THE PETERITE
Editor's note: The format of this year's magazine has been changed slightly from that of previous years For each school term there is a separate section of News in Brief, House Reports and Sport Reports For other activities there is one report covering the whole year.
In this my last year as Editor I would like to thank staff and pupils past and present for their support and co-operation in contributing to the magazine. In particular I am indebted to my colleagues Christopher Hall and Maurice Monteith for their help with artwork and photography
D. S. Newman
Photographs by M. A. Monteith, C. W. Hall, M. J. Grant, D. K. Morris, Yorkshire Evening Press et al.
PETER GROVES CROFT, M.A.
Formerly Scholar and Schoolmaster Fellow Commoner of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Second Master of St. Peter's School, York.
6th November 1928 — 3rd September 1995
"I can truly say that after forty years in my chosen profession I have no regrets, and I wonder how many of you will one day be ableto say the same." Thus concluded Peter's final Chapel address to the school
He was a remarkable man, standing so gaunt in front of us, always able to laugh at Shakespeare's line about the 'hook-nosed fellow of Rome', and as consistent in physique as he was in temperament, proudly wearing in 1966 (when I first met him) the same uniform he had worn in 1949 when (in the Education Corps) he had been the youngest Captain in the British Army No doubt in that role too the great booming voice would impress if not terrify — but only until it was realised just how much worse the bark was than the bite, because in Peter there was a rich humanity which really cared for his pupils and his friends — and how quickly the former became the latter when the genuine warmth of his bonhomie and his outstanding generosity were understood as the hallmarks of his unique personality
He led by example As Second Master he would read and speak in Chapel, was eloquent, honourable anc fair in hisjudgements, taught a full timetable and edited 'The Peterite' Peter in this way showed his respect for the many parents who sacrificed to send their sons and daughters to die school and none of his colleagues viewing this load could complain of their own Under his aegis the morale of the school and those who taught in it was high.
His laughter was contagious and a dinner party with him was always a cherished occasion.... intellectual points driven home with that unassailable precision and logic so appositely linked to the Latin rigour which was his forte Even that was worth ajoke.... about how one parent when referring to a misprint in a school account which had demanded a fee 'per anum' had suggested to Peter that he would prefer to pay in me usual way — 'through die nose'! Resonance, logicality, humour, eloquence, but, above all, mat ability to communicate with people in a warm and altruistic manner was the quality which riade him a great person and a fine Schoolmaster "He contributed enormously to my considerable enjoyment of school, and I am very conscious that his influence on my life has been a lasting one," writes a former pupil, and me sentiment is shared by many.
Shomi Das, former tutor to Prince Charles and currendy the Headmaster of India's Eton, saw me carrying the fax which had informed me of Peter's illness "Peter Croft," he said "I know mat name Was he at Emmanuel?" Even in me foothills of the Himalayas someone knew Peter: the universality of his appeal and the well-travelled man had produced another memorable moment. Italy he loved but I suspect mat it was to France (the most civilised of countries, as he once described it) that he turned most often, and the Guide Michelin would be carried with a deliberately minimal subtlety into the selected restaurant bom asan indication of the gastronomie to be expected and a warning to the chef if he did not produce it
Three weeks before he died, having planned perfecdy his own magnificent funeral service, he took three days away from his role of Carer for his mother, for a final visit to Paris in me splendid style of ajourney by Eurostar Time was running out and sadly the Louvre was closed, but me newly renovated Les Invalides drew from him the usual eloquent and deeply knowledgeable appreciation, the great voice again holding an ad hoc and admiring audience. He walked the length of the Champs Elysees from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde, slowly but insistendy, sampling for what he then knew to be the very last occasion the atmosphere of a city he loved And, of course, the fellow travellers were treated to a shared crossword in the railway carriage. Somehow Peter always had to be heard and respected Of his terminal illness he wrote that he was becoming more a believer in Nemesis than Justice. He will never have an equal But sentimentality was not allowed No regrets
R. J. Bulcock
CHRISTMAS TERM
NEWS IN BRIEF
Weather Change
The St Peter's Geography Department is, as ever, at the forefront of the information technology revolution. Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of St Peter's, the school has been able to buy a new weather station Mr Paterson also informs us that the Internet link is now providing daily satellite weather images
Generation Game
The squash season started with a familiar scene in the Alcuin courts: a Peterite on court, with Mum and Dad watching proudly from the balcony What was unusual about it was the fact that the young man in question was over sixty years old, and his father, also an Old Peterite, was nearly ninety! The occasion was the squash match between the school and the OP's, played in a wonderful atmosphere and spanning the generations Bill Fairweather is the World Over 60's champion, and he beat Matthew Vowles in an absorbing match
The Kingfisher Connection
Matthew Miers of Grove House brought into school a dead kingfisher which had unfortunately flown into one of the windows at his home. Mr. Morris, a keen ornithologist, and Mr Monteith have arranged for the bird to be stuffed by a taxidermist and put on display in a glass case in the science labs This is not the first time that a kingfisher has had a connection with St Peter's: several years ago lab technician Mr Barry Gill discovered a sick young kingfisher on the River Foss He took it home and lovingly nursed it back to health. The story was recorded at the time in the York Evening Press, accompanied by their first-ever colour photograph.
Dramatic Exit
The first meeting of the Debating Society came to a premature end when Chairperson Katy Ramskill accidentally fell out of theballoon during a balloon debate! Katy had the misfortune to slip and fall off the stage, landing on her head. An ambulance was summoned to take her to casualty, but luckily no serious damage was done
Farewell
At the end of the Christmas Term, we said goodbye to Mrs Susie Roberts, the Headmaster's Secretary In his final Commemoration address last summer, Mr. Robin Pittman paid her this tribute: "Susie Roberts took over from Betty Clarkson in 1987 and has been a marvellous help to me for these last eight years Her technical skills are remarkable: just see her and hear her performing at her word-processor. But beyond that she has been such an able personal assistant, fulfilling the role of registrar for her new pupils and being both competent and charming to all the staff, parents and others with whom she deals
The remarkable thing about Susie is that I can give her a task which I myself do not fully understand, and that is never a bar to her discharging it quickly and accuralely Both school and staff generally and I personally give her heartfelt thanks and good wishes."
Mrs Bridget Lewis, who has been teaching Mathematics for two years, also left us at Christmas We wish her and her family every happiness intheir new home in Gloucestershire
James Bellis
Another Christmas leaver was Mr James Bellis, of whom Mr Stephen writes: "Jim Bellis arrived from Fettes to teach Geography, stayed five years and left to run the Geography Department at Giggleswick Phrases such as "you'll love this, it's groovy" or "Geography is great" were frequently heard coming from room C His love of his subject was always evident. Giggleswick's gain is but our loss The fact that Jim has left us to take up a Head of Department post indicates his work as a teacher of geography. He has been on field trips to Arran, run courses on field days around the school, helped many projects and was part of the I.T. revolution! However, these are bland facts and Jim was never bland!! He was House Tutor/Assistant first in The Rise and then in School/Linton His commitment to boarding and its ethos was never in doubt, and he has moved on to a "real boarding school"! As well as his family, which increased by two whilst with us, his next love was rugby Here he stewarded the U.15 XV for several years. However his, and probably their, finest hours came when he took over the U.16 XV this season Tremendous wins over all our major opponents (except Ampleforth 13-0 (A)) was testament to both the team spirit and skill he achieved with this group of young men. Certainly his commitment was rewarded with his move onto the committee of Yorkshire U.16 Colts Jim also loved touring, either organising wonderfully successful tours back to Scotland with the U.15's or accompanying the 1st XV to Ireland Jim was a good organiser of certain events: his "Black Sheep" at the end of term "do's" sticks in the mind (as it always did the next day!!). However, we should not forge': his geography and those who went on field trips We'll never forget the ultimate fifth form experience of being sent in boxer shorts onto the tennis courts at midnight These mild disciplinary methods highlighted his desire that things should go well and be done properly. He wanted those he taught to be self-disciplined and proud of (heir achievements. Our good wishes go to Sue, Catriona and Rory and a huge thanks, as colleague and friend, go to Jim."
Wedding Bells
Our congratulations and best wishes go to the Second Master, Mr Don Hamilton, and his wife Cynthia, who were married in the St Peter's Chapel during the Christmas holiday Mrs Hamilton is the mother of Paul Thompson, the school's most distinguished academic scholar in recent times. We wish them every happiness in married life
CHAPEL
"I didn't send my boy to your school to have ideas put into his head", complained an angry parent to a Headmaster who had invited into his school a spokesman for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament The Head was unimpressed, and rightly so One of the most important functions of the short services in Chapel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday is surely to do exactly that — to put ideas into our heads for consideration, to provide us with a "thought for the day", even if it is a though: with which we may ultimately disagree.
In his first address of the term the Chaplain referred to the importance of keeping an open mind, of being prepared to think; over the term Chapel provided us with plenty to think about As well as Steven Harvey's own lucid c.nd challenging addresses, the school had the opportunity of being exposed to a variety of views, not all of them Christian or even "religious" at all Indeed, the first guest speaker of the year was Ian Lowe, who put forward his own atheistic standpoint. Far from attacking Christianity or for that matter any other sincerely-held religious faith, Ian stressed the common ground and mutual respect that can exist between people of widely differing beliefs Intolerance of people whose views iio not coincide with one's own is the sign of a closed mind, and it must be a good thing for Chapel to reflect a diversity of opinions.
Ian Lowe made a brief reappearance two weeks later, when he was unceremoniously ejected from Chapel by two bouncers (Mr Hubbard and Mr Paterson) for heckling and interrupting the Chaplain This turned out to be the prelude to Mr. Drysdale's week of talks on the Quakers, being a dramatic reconstruction of the occasion when their founder George Fox was removed from York Minster Mr Drysdale went on to explain the historical roots of Quakerism and the strong emphasis on service to the community, which has been of great benefit to the city of York over the years
The first half of the Christmas Term also saw the Chapel being used for three services which have an important role to play in the religious calendar of the school: the Old Peterite Service, at which the address was given by Jonathan Clarke OP; Choral Evensong, which included a sermon preached by the Headmaster; and the termly School Eucharist
The school's Amnesty International Group presented the Chapel addresses in the first week after half-term, leading up to apetition-signing session atthe end of aweek of fund-raising Catherine Hopkinson, Becky Bailes, Stephen Mulryne, Elizabeth Stevenson, Daniel Curley and Grahari Watt made us aware of some of the abuses of human rights that go on in the world and invited us to join them in their campaigning. To answer the potential objection that such campaigns are a futile gesture, Becky read out the words of Julio De Pena Valdez, a trade unionist in the Dominican Republic who was a prisoner of conscience, being held naked and in total darkness in his cell: "When the first two hundred letters came, the guards gave me back my clothes Then the next two
hundred letters came and the prison director got in touch with his superior The letters kept coming and coming: three thousand of them The letters kept arriving and told them to let me go. After I was released, the president called me into his office for a man-to-man talk He said, "How is it that a trade union leader like you has so many friends all over the world?" He showed me an enormous box full of letters he had received, and when we parted he gave them to me. I still have them."
The following week saw the Hopkinson family at the lectern again This time it was Mrs Hopkinson, with a series of addresses leading up to the Remembrance Service on Saturday Ably assisted by Toby Hobson and Katy Hutt, she enabled us to look at war through the eyes of people who were involved in the Second World War. The brilliant enactment of Kenneth Wilson's poem 'Atlantic Convoy' provided a dramatic insight into the life of a combatant, but the addresses stressed the fact that war sucks civilians into its vortex and continues to touch lives long after actual hostilities have ceased. To illustrate this, we heard extracts from Mary Harrison, whose war-time job was to make the models used to brief air-crews for bombing raids, Vera Brittain, who served as a VAD nurse in the First World War, and Philip Whitfield, a paediatrician with the first unit to liberate Belsen, whose experiences led him to conclude "It is notthe dead I pity''
In the week after the Remembrance Day Service, at which the sermon was preached by the Reverend Richard Atkinson, the Chaplain continued the theme of war, asking us to consider whether there can be such a thing as a "just war", which led into an exploration of the ideas behind liberation theology This was followed by a series of presentations on the issue of rain-forest preservation — and once again it was good to see pupils involved Graham Watt opened the week with a powerful and persuasive address on behalf of an organisation called Equafor On the Wednesday Mr John Briscoe spoke on behalf of the charity, which aims to prevent deforestation in Ecuador. Here again the emphasis was on action — every little really can help — as Equafor have shown by actually purchasing and managing an area of rainforest Simon Fishley completed the week in fine style with a wittilydelivered appeal for talented entertainers to contribute to a show on behalf of the charity We even had a sneak preview of some of the delights in store for us, including a promising bagpiper who had recently joined the school from the Edinburgh Academy!
Mr Hubbard was the next guest speaker to take to the floor, with a reading from thethoughts of rabbi Lionel Blue; then the beautiful Advent Carol Service heralded the fact that the Christmas season was upon us Our final guest speaker of the term was Canon Paul Ferguson, the Precentor of York Minster, who explained to us what that job entails, in the week which saw the enthronement of the new Archbishop of York This rounded off a term rich in variety, giving all plenty to think about as we prepared for the Carol Service in the Minster.
D. S. Newman
HOUSE REPORTS
CLIFTON
At the beginning of term we welcomed thirteen new members to the House —twelve third formers and Ray Chung in the sixth form. They all settled in quickly and contributed to many of the House activities
The girls' sporting calendar began with the Badminton Competition After several closely-fought matches (losing to Queen's and Temple, but soundly thrashing The Rise) we were unlucky not to progress beyond the round-robin stage
We were more successful in the girls' cross-country event, coming third in the senior competition with the juniors finishing fourth. A special pat on the back goes to Erica Smith who was first past the post in the junior run, and Katy Hutt who came fourth in the senior. All the runners are to be congratulated on their achievements
Rachel Malster captained the House hockey team into the bronze medal position later in the term With only one defeat in the entire competition we were unlucky not to have filled the top spot — the pitch was obviously too soft
Boys' games competitions were rather thin on the ground this term but we competed well in both the crosscountry and rugby sevens events The less said about the squash the better
In the House cross-country we were fourth in both the senior and junior events Special congratulations go to senior captain Mark Topping who was crowned champion and Richard Kemp who was sixteenth in the junior run Also worthy of a mention is Edward Vickers who came a creditable 81st and Simon Leveson who was unfortunately too ill to compete — shame.
We were drawn in a tough group for the sevens and were beaten by School and Manor (the two finalists), but left Queen's to claim the wooden spoon.
DRONFIELD
The new academic year began with eight new members of the House: six lower sixth formers and two thirdy«;ars We also welcomed Mrs Wike to our team of Tutois It was sad to say goodbye to Lisa Simm after just a few weeks but we wish her every happiness on her return to her former school.
The major sport of the term brought strong contributions from Dronfield, including York and District selection for Danielle Powley, and captaincy of the Second and Under Fourteen XI's respectively for Jessica Ray and Lucy Lyall Our team in the Inter-House Competition played very well to retain the trophy. The cross-country race, held during this term for the first time, featured strong commitment from both senior andjunior runners, with honours shared evenly with The Rise Congratulations in particular to Danielle Powley, Simone Hutchinson and Emma Cox on coming second, third and sixth; Emma-Louise Hall finished a strong fourth in the junior race. Later in the term the Badminton Cup was also retained in a 7-2 win over Grove: well done all who played and particularly the first pairing of Danielle Powley and Caroline Davies
It was also good to see the musical talents of several of our new members, especially Esther Maunder, (Cate Walton and Sally Brown. In drama Diana Russell and Becky Turl performed well Perhaps a little less polished were the three trumpets accompanying the after-dinner carols in the final week of term!
This year's dinner was definitely one of the very best Preparations began weeks in advance, and for the first time in nine years all the hot water had been used b> late afternoon on the day! The formality of the occasion was interspersed with good humour, much of it arising from Danielle's excellent speech and awards According to recent tradition, the Jean Pulleyn Trophy was presented: congratulations this year to Becky Fisher We also congratulated Jessica Ray on her House colours for a fine contribution to Dronfield On the last night, there were the time-established festivities of carols, Christmas cake and punch.
Finally, on behalf of Mrs Taylor and myself I offer very sincere thanks to all of Dronfield for the presentation at the Dinner: your gift will be a treasured memento of many happy years
P. Taylor
The new academic year started with a welcome to the new pupils into the third form — eleven came up from St. Olave's. Tom Wainman joined us from Leeds and Sarah Corcoran arrived (eventually) from Dublin All thirteen settled in well and quickly and it was a pleasure to have them among the numbers
The Christmas Term was, as always, a long, hard slog both in academic matters and Inter-House Competition
In the ever-popular Cross-Country Competition the fortunes of the House were mixed: sixth in the senior girls (Alix Senior 20th) and the junior boys (Jonathan Wright 21st). However, it was tremendous to see thejunior girls finish in third position as the top day House (Abigail Gisbourne 3rd, Katie Cox 5th, and Alex Roach 9th) and the senior boys came home in second place to Linton, Simon Fishley finishing in second place and John Mitchell sixth.
These high finishing places seemed to set the tone for much of the rest of the term. The girls' hockey again took place on two consecutive Wednesdays and the fifteenstrong Grove squad played some delightful hockey against good, hard opposition notching up three wins, two draws and losing only to the eventual winners Dronfield Goals came from Becky Fishley (2) and Nikki Orwell (3) and in her debut role as goalkeeper Sarah Corcoran conceded only three goals. Credit to the rest of the squad (Wiz, Rachel, Nina, Leanne, Susie, Beth, Lee, Alex, Katie, Abi, Ann and Claire) without whom second place would not have been at all possible
The Grove finished as runners-up in the girls' badminton, too In the opening round, there was a conviicing win over School and a narrow defeat at the hands of Dronfield. In a nail-biting semi-final against Queen's the Grove enjoyed a narrow 5-4 victory In the final against Dronfield, the Grove girls suffered from too much inexperience and despite valiant efforts from all lost 7-2 Thanks and congratulations go to the first pair of Rosy and Ann, second pair of Wiz and Nikki and Leanne, Alex, Susie, Iona and Lucy who variously made up the third pair.
The Grove chess team was equally successful this term and were runners-up to Linton inthe final, having quashed Clifton and Queen's in theprevious rounds The four-man squad were Andrew Springgay, Dan Curley, Simon Fishley and Mark Sarton.
Fortunes in the senior boys' squash were less good out in round one — but Paddy Calvert, Andrew Norman and Jonathan Wright deserve credit for their efforts
On a point of personal achievement the House was unanimous in its praise of and congratulations to Peter Freeman who gained representation honours for Yorkshire U.16 Rugby this term — don't be fooled by this mildmannered, courteous facade: Peter must be rated as one of the ten best props in the country in his age group In spite of strong representations at rugby throughout the school the seven-a-side team did not get beyond the preliminary round, but all played with grit and enthusiasm
Dave Hancock, Jim Miers, Dan Curley, Simon Fishley, Jim Yeomans, Sam Wheatley, Walter Wonnacott and Simon Carr were a credit to the red and black
Away from the sports field activities Grovites played significant roles in this year's drama production and in chapel. Graham and Dan both addressed the school during Amnesty Week. Graham in particular stunned his listeners with his own composition which anyone present would have been proud to have written A copy of his words has been specially printed and is to hang in the House as a testimony to his creativity and sensitivity Later in the term Graham spoke again and so did Simon Fishley, as they captained the school's interest in Rainforest preservation.
On the stage Rosy Weatherall and Dan Curley played difficult speaking roles in "Roots" where they sustained convincing west-country accents from start to finish. In ''Look Back in Anger'' Dave Hancock played a thrilling role, quitethe opposite of his own character, and yet acted the part of a much older man so convincingly that he had his audience hanging on his every word
As the term drew to a close the sixth formers and tutors gathered for the Christmas dinner Gareth Mead spoke and Mr. Grant replied on the theme of perception and change. Following this theme, in the last week of term came the announcement that next September Mr. Newman would be taking over as Housemaster of the Grove as Mr Grant would be moving across the road into Dronfield
The year began with some twelve new third years and one new fourth (we gained an extra new fourth year day boarder during the term). James Mee was Head of House, James Griffith — cadet-in-charge C.C.F and Head Chorister — and Christopher Maunder was a school Monitor as well with Steven Arkley as school 1st XI hockey captain The House had some four 1stXV players, Scott O'Keefe, James Mee, Richard Rastall and Kirk Hullis — the latter winning the Morris McGrath Trophy for most-improved player —and some six other regular 2nd XV combatants The U 16 XV's ably led by James Hockin, saw some five other House members represented and six fourth years and three third years represented their year group rugby teams respectively Senior House Rugby 7's and Squash were duly fought over with some success but particular success in the inter-House cross-country where the seniors took the overall team trophy with Steve Arkley (2), Tristan Best (3), Will Vokes-Dudgeon (7), and Chris Ellerbeck (9) all finishing in the top ten (out of some 120 runners) and Ralph Redfern coming in sixth for the juniors
Success for the inter-House chess team ably led by Matthew Hodgson, along with Ralph Redfern, Peter Rivis and Peter Goodrick stormed through the competition to win, with future success possible as all were IVth and JUrd years School drama saw Marcos Patchett once again treading the boards most successfully in the usual excellent choral achievements by choir and chamber choir at Christmas concerts as well as the Carol Service which saw a healthy number of the House represented, with particular note to James Griffith and his Carol Service solos.
Fortunately we all made it to thefifteenthweek though we had said our goodbyes to Andrew Sampson emigrating to Australia and appropriately at the House Dinner paid tribute to James Bellis who leaves us as Assistant Housemaster to take up a post as Head of Geography at Giggleswick School. His contribution in so many areas will be sorely missed; we thank him for all his time and effort, his kind contribution to the House library and we wish him and Sue, Catriona and Rory all the very best for the future
J. A Owen-Barnett
THE MANOR
The new year saw David Powell installed as Head of House and Ian Leadbeater as a School Monitor and Captain of Rugby We welcomed a new batch of Illrd formers and Alex Thornton into the fourth form and Gavin Smith into the L.VIth However, the fourth year were soon to be joined by Koon-yiu via the third year and B J eventually joined the third year via Nigeria and London!! Soon thejuniors were actively "skateboarding" at every opportunity until other pursuits saw Adam and David reaching for their wallets instead. Sadly our chess team failed to hold onto last year's hard-won trophy going out at a very early stage!! However, we were consistently more successful in thejunior House cross-country winning in style with Robert Leadbeater (2nd) and Mark Meilack (3rd) leading in style David Powell led by exampie in the seniors coming in fifth. The House also provided major contributors in the rugby field with 1st XV colours going to Ian Leadbeater who was also awarded a cap, David Powell, Andrew Daughtrey, Matthew Vowles and Ed Whittle Peter Liddle, Peter Anderson, Gavin Kershaw, Ted Duncan, Ben Burton, LukeBell, Tim Tang, Kevin Lloyd all made significant contributions to game one rugby from Peter's appearances in the 1stXV to Ted's debut as "captain" in the cold at Scarborough. The U. 16 XV who had a most successful season were well represented by James Dougherty, Mike Freak, Simon Newton and Ed Brooke who also made a "games" appearance for the 1st XV as substitute The four junior sides were also helped along by their Manor players, fourteen in total!! The strength and depth showed in the senior House seven's tournament where the "1st" :eam won all their games to finish deserved winners. At the time of writing we are in the semi-finals of the House squash with real chances of success as Chris Bradley and Matthew Vowles have also had a very fine season with the 1stteam squash However, it is not only on the games field where important contributions have been made We have all but four of our third year in the school choir and senior representation from Nick and Andrew. Peter and Luke also "contributed" to local charity after their restocking of the fridge!! David Powell and Ian Leadbeater were awarded House colours for their outstarding commitments tothe House over four years This terrr also saw a very fine, if brief, visit from Nick Graham of Selborne College He did much with us, playing hockey for the "Pandas", rugby for the U.16 XV and sharing a room with Andrew, Ben and the Nintendo!
The new third formers, Gemma Bentham and Alison Hughes in the fourth form and Rachel Carter in the lower sixth were all given a warm welcome by the rest of Queen's, helping them to settle in quickly to a very busy first term It was good to see so many willing to join in with House and school activities, and to have teams well supported in the inter-House events The noisy encouragement from the sidelines and tough tactic talk from captain Sarah Richardson were not enough, sadly, to help our hockey team score goals, but excellent defence meant that the Queen's team put up a good fight.
In the girls' badminton, a splendid performance from our senior pair Sarah Richardson and Gemma Scott, very ably backed up by Vicky Bray, Hayley Oram, Carrie Magee and Rachel Milne made for ah exciting match, and we missed the final by only a narrow margin The crosscountry saw all ourjuniors taking part, with some splendid individual performances in particular from Henry Heywood and Hayley Oram. The seniors too gave a good account of themselves; Ruth Dalton doing very well to gain tenth place overall
Many new pupils joined the choir and enjoyed the rewarding (if very demanding) schedule of rehearsals and performance
As Christmas approached, Queen's pupils joined others from the Community Service team to wrap and sort gifts for the homeless, turning the study into Santa's grotto for much of the time
J. Bainbridge
As the new year began the House welcomed several new members, four in the third year and six in the lower sixth Miss Hamilton also joined us following Miss Finney's departure last year.
The first sporting event of theyear wasthe Inter-House Badminton Competition but sadly the team was beaten in the first round by very strong opposition. However, this was followed by an excellent performance in the crosscountry. The Rise came second in the senior event and won the junior There were particularly good performances from Katrina Rayner, the team captain, Susanna Brunton, Fern Brooke and Emily Battye.
Meanwhile the House chess team progressed to the second round of the competition for the first time in several years. Finally the House was out in force for the girls' hockey Despite little time for practice the team played brilliantly with particular pleasing victories over Temple and School and fourth position overall. Special mention should be made of Charlotte Mee and Hannah Burton in the third and fourth year for their fearless play in the midfield despite sixth form opposition
The end of term was asbusy as ever with starring roles in the school productions for several Risites; Nikki Strivens and Katie Gormley in 'Roots', Kate Dowds in 'Look Back in Anger' and Jennie Taylor in 'Twist' All gave stunning performances in outstanding productions
The term ended on a high note with the House dinner which was, as ever, an enjoyable and much appreciated evening
SCHOOL
In its second year as a day House, the House started with a roll of sixty-one, but this soon went up to sixtytwo (thirty-eight boys and twenty-four girls) when Fraser Dunn returned to continue his studies at St Peter's Head of House was Stephen Mulryne and four other members of the upper sixth, Katy Ramskill, Emma Sherbourne, Paul Fotherby and James Duggin, were also School Monitors After the usual first day arrangement and rearrangement of who should be in which lower sixth study, the House got down to a long term of hard work The first decision the House had to make was whether to buy a fridge or microwave with money from the embellishment fund The House was fairly equally split on this and so it was left to the Head of House to make the final decision Being a person who likes his food, a microwave was bought It has been money well spent, with many members of the House using it and despite my reservations, the kitchen has been left reasonably tidy each day If there was any washing-up needed, then there was always someone who had failed to sign out the previous day who could make amends by tidying the kitchen
The House continues to support all of the inter-House competitions. Katy Ramskill writes about thegirls' hockey team, "If you can't win then do it for 'the glory of me House!'" That was to become our motto throughout the House hockey, even despite our painstaking planning, careful team selection and famous T.T.T 's (team tactical talks) with Mr Paterson (our coach, mascot, cheerleader etc. etc.) before our matches. Due to the numerous talented people that you might stumbleupon while ambling through School House we were unfortunately handicapped for the competition and so were unable to field our strongest team Despite this we did all have FUN despite no-score draws being our forte. The fact that I seemed to miss several opportunities to place the ball in between those two white posts they call a goal, bears no significance to the overall result. At the end of the competition we finished fifth. My thanks go to all those who played, especially me third and fourth years who all played well
The girls' badminton team tried hard, but failed to reach the first round of the competition It was pleasing to see so many girls competing in the Cross-Country Competition Out of the fifteen senior girls eligible to compete, twelve ran Gemma Croft came 7th, Katy Ramskill 12th, Charlotte Brassington 19th and Mauricia Hart 29th out of the field of sixty-six In the Junior Competition, Ruth Paterson came 8th, Rebeccca Crowther 14th, Katie Cockill 16thand Emily Hamilton 26th In both competitions the House came fifth overall
This year the boys' Cross-Country Competition was held in the Autumn Term As witii the girls, there was a good turn-out from the senior boys Fourteen ran in the senior competition with Paul Fotherby coming tenth and Jeremy Wood eleventh School House was sixth overall In thejunior competition Oliver Hainsworth ran superbly to win the race He was backed up by Eamon Mulkeen twelfth, Oliver Councell fourteenth and Alan Slee twentieth. This placed the team second overall. The senior
boys' squash team were again unlucky to lose in the final, 2-1 to The Manor, with Paul Fotherby winning his game In the last week of term the boys did very well to reach the final of the rugby 7's competition The semi-final against Temple was a thriller witii the game on a knifeedge In me final they were well beaten by a strong Manor team All the team played very well but a special mention must go to Tom Whitcher, me only fifth former in the team
Dhiren Joshi led the House chess team He writes, "After a whole week of psyching ourselves up for the competition, we were convincingly beaten within twenty minutes by a strong Temple team Despite the result, the team of Nikolai Shepherd, Stephen Mulryne, Christopher Storer and myself gaveour best, and returned to the House knowing diat it is me taking part and not the result which matters."
Preeti Bhat and Toby Hobson took part in two different Chapel services during the term. Preeti played the piano and Toby read a number of items in die week before Remembrance Sunday Their performances showijd me depm of talent wimin me House.
The sense of community in the House was well shown by the collection for me homeless before Christmas Each year group filled a box with gifts for those less wdl off than memselves
At me last House meeting of the term, me House said goodbye to Mr Nick Jones who is becoming a tutor in Linton House and to Andrew Freshney.
TEMPLE
When me House returned from me holidays mere was the good news of me national exam results At 'A' level George Alexander, Wendy Chung, Ben Ferrey, Graham Kershaw and Michael Tildesley were all awarded straight A grades The results at G.C.S.E were equally
impressive; Ed Bray (10 A's), Richard Collier (9 A's), Louise Hudson (9 A's), Philip Kerrigan (10 A's including 6 A*s), Guy Lewis (9 A's), Jon Price (9 A's of which 7 were A*s) and Andrew Taylor (9 A's of which 6 were A*s). This almost certainly represented the best set of results the House has ever had
The House welcomed fifteen new members at the start of term Andrew Kay was made Head of School which was a singular honour and Chris Ball was appointed Head of House. Nick Riggall was made a School Monitor. We were delighted that Faith Alexander was made co-leader of the Orchestra.
The House was unusually well-represented in the First, Second and Third XV's. Andrew Kay, Jon Price and Nick Riggall all played for the First XV and all were awarded their colours for which we congratulate them. Oliver Addy captained the Second XV in what was to prove to be one of their best seasons ever. Jim Bloor also played for the Seconds We congratulate both Oily and Jim on the award of their colours Chris Ball captained the Third XV which also had a very successful season. On the last Saturday of term the House Seven's team (Oliver Addy, Jon Price, Jim Bloor, Nick Riggall, Andy Kay, Nick Kay, Simon Goodrick and Simon Newton) managed to get through to the semi-final of the competition after some very fine Rugger The semi-final against School House was an outstanding match with both sides playing exciting, committed Rugger with the lead changing several times School won by 15-14 scoring in the last nine seconds.
The: first inter-House competition earlier in the term had been the Girls' Cross-Country which had been moved from the Easter Term to avoid over-crowding of events in that term In an unprecedented break from House tradition, Emily Brown organised a House cross-country practice Nothing like this had ever happened before and Emily had clearly started a new tradition. Karly Hoggard won the seniors by a large margin and Sarah Metcalfe came second in thejuniors in another fine performance Helen Austin (22nd), Katie Jenkins (25th), Lucy Wright (30th), Alison Pike (39th) and Lucy Adam (40th) were, along with Sarah Metcalfe, our first six home. In the seniors our first six home including Karly were: Emily Brown (18th), Helen Williamson (21st), Faith Alexander (26th), Rachel Taylor (33rd), and Emma Fitton (34th) We came fourth overall in the seniors and sixth in the juniors. Karly Hoggard has had an outstanding season with Rowntrees A.C and as well as several fine individual performances (third at Sewerby, fifth at Scunthorpe, sixth at West Yorkshire) Karly has run for West Yorkshire and came eighth in the Yorkshire Cross-Country Championships at Barnsley in early December — well done, Karly!
We came seventh in the inter-House senior Boys' Cross-Country but what was impressive was that all the boys ran in what was a tremendous show of House spirit Chris Ball, true to his position as Head of House, led from the front and was our first runner home at 25th He was followed by Andy Kay (30th), Jim Bloor (34th), Nick Kay (44th), Ed Bray (62nd) and Tom Bray (74th) We came a very creditable third in thejuniors. The first six in were:
Ed Rowbottom (4th), Chris Reilly (13th), Daniel Dickinson (15th), Alex Main (37th), Dan Metcalfe (44th) and Chris Maitland (63rd).
The inter-House girls' hockey was played with customary verve and determination but, unfortunately, despite our best efforts the House came sixth Somehow we found it difficult to score goals. The support team members gave each other and the spirit of the team were both superb The following played for the team: Lucy Wright, Faith Alexander, Emma Fitton, Helen Williamson, Katie Jenkins, Helen Austin, Emily Brown, Sarah Metcalfe, Alison Pike, Karly Hoggard and Louise Hudson (captain) We shall be able to field exactly the same team next year
The House chess team of Chris Emmerson, Chris Ball, Daniel Dickinson and Dominic Casperson managed to win convincingly (4-0) over School House only tobe knocked out in the second round by the tightest of margins.
The House squash team of Jon Price, Ed Bray, Chris Ball, Oily Addy and Guy Lewis managed to best The Grove in the first round only to be beaten in the second round by School House The fact that there was a communication problem about who should be playing when, probably speeded our exit from the competition. Jon Price has had a good season with the School First Squash team.
The House Girls' Badminton team of Helen Williamson, Faith Alexander, Louise Hudson, Sarah Metcalfe, Lorna Read, Emily Brown and Emma Fitton managed to get through to the semi-final only to be beaten by Dronfield
The rowers in the House have enjoyed some outstanding successes rowing for the school this term. Helen Williamson, Karly Hoggard, Emma Fitton, Dominic Casperson, Ben Scott and Richard Collier have all rowed for the school and all of them have been in at least one winning race Richard Collier is also to be congratulated on his 31kms sponsored row which enabled him to raise £400
The House was also well represented intheend of term drama productions Jim Bloor and Chris Ball acted with an impressive degree of confidence and conviction in "Roots" while Catherine Hopkinson's portrayal of Alison's mother in "Look Back in Anger" was a measured and convincing performance. Richard Collier worked behind stage to ensure that everything went well Still on the cultural side, Faith Alexander and Philip Kerrigan played outstandingly in the Soloists' Concert A high proportion of the House is involved in the Choir, Band or Orchestra.
Richard Beckett is tobe congratulated (albeit belatedly) for having one of his pictures accepted and shown on the B.B.C. T.V. show "Fist of Fun". Equally, Ian Paterson is to be congratulated on reaching second Kumite level nationally in Karate
It was an exceptionally hectic term as this record indicates and everyone was more than ready for the Christmas break In the last week of term it was announced that Louise Hamilton had been appointed Housemistress of Temple with effect from next September.
SPORT
GIRLS' HOCKEY
1st, 2nd and 3rd XI's
9 September 1995
1st XI v Retiring Captain's XI (Home)
Result: Won 1—0
It was a friendly start to the season as the opposition were old members of the team St Peter's kept up the tradition, winning 1-0 with a goal from captain, Katy Ramskill
2nd XI v Tadcaster Hockey Club (Home)
Result: Lost 0—2
This was a hard game for the team's first outing but nevertheless all played well Gemma Croft and Esther Maunder absorbed much of the pressure at the back with fine tackling. St. Peter's put up a good fight, but lost to the more experienced team.
23 September 1995
1st XI v Mount St. Mary's College (Home)
Result: Won 4—0
The team was always dominant, with old stagers Rowena Smith, Nikki Orwell, Katy Ramskill and Danielle Powley all scoring in the first half Goalkeeper Briony Long made anexcellent save inthe second half when their centre-forward had broken through the defence. An excellent match and result.
2nd XI v Mount St. Mary's College (Home)
Result: Drew 0—0
St Peter's displayed a strong performance, constantly gaining short corners, but although their attempts were plenty theyjust couldn't get the ball past the goalie. Mount St. Mary's played a game of defence and it wasa shame when Becky Fisher's goal wasdisallowed. A good team effort and they managed to prevent a Mount comeback in the second half
30 September 1995
2nd XI v Queen Mary's School (Home)
Result: Won 4—0
Another excellent team performance with ourage and experience making arather one-sided game, though Queen Mary's never gave up Goalscorers: Rachel Malster (2), Zoe Wight and Louise Hudson.
4 October 1995
1st XI v Worksop College (Home)
Result: Won 1—0
This is always oneof the hardest teams that the firsts have to play against We started strongly, with fierce determination and Nikki Orwell did a spectacular dive towards the goalie to put us ahead by one goal This we hung on to for the rest of the match despite immense pressure and a penalty stroke against us
2nd XI v Worksop College (Home)
Result: Won 3—2
In the first half St Peter's were ahead 3-0, the hattrick scored by Rachel Malster In the second half Worksop came back strongly, but our defence managed to absorb most of the pressure; Gemma Croft always remaining cool under attack!
11 October 1995
1st XIYork andDistrict Tournament at Queen Margaret's
The team never really got going: they drew all afternoon 0-0, and finished third in their section
3rd XI v Bootham 2nd XI (Home)
Result: Won 3—0
At last a 3rd XI match! These fixtures arehard to find and one earlier in the term had been called off, and as it turned out, their only other one in the term against Durham was also to be cancelled (for snow) The team on this occasion played with style, flair and tenacity to win easily! Well done 3rd XI!
14 October 1995
1st XI v Giggleswick (Home)
Result: Drew 2—2
A fiercely competitive game with no quarter givenby either side Every player on the pitch gave their all but in the last five minutes exhaustion set in and there were several desperate dives atthe ball. Fortunately both iearns came off the pitch more or less in one piece and the2-2 draw was a just reflection of the game.
2nd XI v Giggleswick (Home)
Result: Won4—1
This was the fastest and most exciting game of the season so far An own goal was scored by Giggleswick in the first half. In the second half Zoe Wight followed, scoring her first hat-trick of the season.
1 November 1995
2nd XI v Bootham 1st XI (Home)
Result: Drew 1—1
This match proved to be a bit of a farce, with people falling over left, right and centre Katie Gormley even managed to break a stick! Zoe yet again scored another goal (yawn) but eventually Bootham got a goal back to equalise.
4 November 1995
1st XI v Pocklington (Away)
Result: Lost 0—1
With several players feeling below par, the team started slowly and took the whole first half to get used to the very heavy pitch, by which time they were a goal down They pulled back in the second half with plenty of shots, but none on target!
2nd XI v Pocklington (Away)
Result: Drew 1—1
Considering the state of the pitch, St Peter's managed really well A superb individual effort from Caroline Davies ensured a goal for us But a fiercely competitive attitude from the opposition helped to score a goal just before the final whistle
8 November 1995
1st XI v Scarborough College (Home)
Result: Lost 0—2
This was a cracking game in the first half despite us not hiving Nikki Orwell or Katie Ramskill in attack Rowena Smith had an excellent (and characteristically) hard-working game. Scarborough began to dominate in the second half and we went two goals down, but all had played well.
2nd XI v Scarborough College (Home)
Result: Drew 0—0
A good quality match There were several good attacks but we just couldn't quite get a goal
11 November 1995
1st and 2nd XI's v Queen Margaret's (Home)
Cancelled
18 November 1995
1st and 3rd XI's v Durham (Away)
Cancelled
22 November 1995
1st XI v Barnard Castle (Away)
Result: Won 2—0
St. Peter's were stronger in every department and this was a good display of system play Good goals from Katie Ramskill and one fine save from Briony Long completed an excellent afternoon
2nd XI v Barnard Castle (Away)
Result: Won 5—0
An enjoyable match for the forwards but not much action in defence! Goalscorers were Louise Hudson (2), Caroline Davies (2) and Zoe Wight.
25 November 1995
1st XI v University 2nd XI (Away)
Result: Won 5—0
Rather one-sided, with our forwards consistently finding holes in the opposition's defence An excellent hat-trick from Nikki who might have scored more had the University goalie not played so well Danielle Powley was outstanding in midfield.
2 December 1995
1st XI v Ackworth (Away)
Result: Won 2—0
Ackworth proved to be good opposition but we played better as a team, with the defence steady and disciplined Goalscorers becoming predictable — Nikki and Katie! A good result.
2nd XI v Ackworth (Away)
Result: Won 2—1
A good all-round team effort with Becky Fisher and Preeti Bhat both playing extremely well in midfield Jessica Ray on the left wing provided many good crosses for goalscoring chances.
4 December 1995
1st XI v Tadcaster Grammar School U 16 XI (Away)
Result: Won 1—0
What a treat to play on astroturf! and another floodlight! The teams were very evenly matched with several good shots at either end Danielle Powley played a stormer of a match; after several fine displays of stickwork she got in a shot which the goalkeeper saved but kicked straight out to Nikki Orwell who grabbed the chance to slot the ball home
9 December 1995
1st XI v The Mount (Away)
Result: Won 3—0
Good use of wings Helen Atkinson and Rachel Malster, particularly in the second half with hard-working support play from Rowena Smith and Katy Ramskill. Charlotte Brassington and Pru Bundy both had a good game indefence Apleasing result from a very tired team at the end of the season
2nd XI v The Mount (Away)
Result: Won2—0
Their hallmark of good team play combined with the ability to dodge was much in evidence in this game A good result to round off a very successful season.
13 December 1995
1st XI v St John's College Cancelled
The following girls have represented the 1st XI:
H Atkinson*, P Bennett, C Brassington*, F Buchan**, P Bundy*, V Hales, B Long*, R Malster, E Maunder, A Newby, N Orwell**, D Powley**, K Ramskill** (captain), E. Sherbourne, R. Smith**.
* = Colours ** = re-awarded Colours
The Jackson-Pacey Trophy for themost improved player was awarded to goalkeeper Briony Long
The following girls have represented the 2ndXI:
O Anderson, P Bennett, P Bhat, A Calvert, G Croft, C. Davies, K. Dowds, R. Fisher, K. Gormley, V. Hales, L Hudson, A Long, R Malster, E Maunder, C Middleton-Walker, A Newby, J Ray (captain), E Sherbourne, N Strivens, Z Wight
The following girls have represented the 3rd XI: F. Alexander, O. Anderson, P. Bhat, A. Calvert, C Davies, M Hart, A Long, A Newby, C Scott, N Strivens, G Walker
Rowena Smith, Rachel Malster and P. A. Fletcher
U.16 HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
This year's Under 16 Hockey Tournament was staged at St Peter's It was unfortunate that we could not put out our strongest team, as some key players were away on a geography trip, butthe team played well considering that we hadnever played together Thestandard of hockey was high, with many of the girls from various schools being chosen for Yorkshire trials Despite some near misses, especially from Zoe Wight and Lucy Richardson, we failed to produce a goal and consequently did not progress to the semi-finals Tadcaster Grammar School, Queen Margaret's, The Mount and Huntington al went through, and the final, as expected, was between Tadcaster and Queen Margaret's. In a tough match Tadcaster Grammar emerged as the victors and received the trophy from Mr Trotman Overall the morning was a great success enjoyed by all the team — especially Tadcaster Grammar!
Lucy Richardson
U.15 XI
23rd September v Mount St. Mary's (Away)
Result: Won 3—1
The U.15's season got off to an excellent start with a convincing 3-1 victory over Mount St Mary's Slchool in Sheffield St Peter's were the stronger team, and scored all three of their goals in the first half Mount St Mary's stepped up a gear in the second half, but only managed to score one goal.
27th September v Silcoates (Away)
Result: Won 3—1
This was a difficult match, but our team played very well. Both teams were strong, and it was 1-1 all through the match butinthe dying minutes St Peter's scored two goals to clinch victory
30fh September v Queen Mary's (Home)
Result: Won 3—0
We had the upper hand in mis match and secured a relatively comfortable victory.
4th October v Worksop College (Home)
Result: Won 1—0
This was a very difficult match, but we had the advantage of playing on home ground, and we managed to get the upper hand in me first half We began :o tire in thesecond half, butwe were able tohold onto our lead
11th October v Bootham School (Home)
Result: Won 6—1
We were the stronger team, butwould have been able to get more goals had we followed up our chances in the circle
14th October v Giggleswick (Home)
Result: Drew 2—2
This was one of the most demanding matches played on not thebest of pitches Giggleswick were a very strong team and perhaps a little fitter than ourselves, butwe were very determined to win, having won all our matches so far, and put upa strong battle Wedid in fact have many shots at goal, but due to a strong defence on the opposition, few were goals. Their goals were obtained from two very fast breaks down their wings This was a good result
4th November v Pocklington (Home)
Result: Won 5—0
This looked to be difficult match at the start, with no goals being scored in the first half This was one of the best matches played by theteam asa whole: allthe players backed each other up and didn't muddle In the second half we stepped up a gear, with Beth Wigglesworth scorirg from an excellent cross from Charlotte Brisby The next goal came when Laura Hodsdon converted a shot from Sara Chapman We went on to score three more goals, achieving the excellent result Particular mention should go to the backs, Charlotte Mee and Hannah Fowler, who played their best match of the season sofar
8:h November v Scarborough College (Away)
Result: Lost 0—1
This was an unfortunate result. We didn't work as a team due to the absence through illness of many of our strongest players, although credit is due to Gemma Bentham and Emma Newton who stood in at very short notice and played very well individually Despite a great deal of distraction from the sidelines, Claire MiddletonWalker managed tokeep goals against down tojust one(!). In thesecond half Charlotte Mee was moved toa sweeper position, to which she adjusted very well, and our defence was much more solid We narrowly missed a few shots at goa1 at theend of the second half, but we really didn't deserve to win
18th November v Hymers College (Away)
Result: Won 2—1
This was a very slow match due to the boggy pitch. Hymers took thelead after a few minutes of the first half, but we quickly sorted ourselves out and got a goal back through Susie Baines. In the second half, we pulled ourselves together, with Charlotte Meeagain going into a sweeper position because of injury to Sara Chapman, and Rebecca Fishley scoring an excellent goal from the edge of the circle. We dominated this half with many chances at goal, butonly managed to score thetwogoals because of a strong goalkeeper
22nd November v Archbishop Holgate's (Away) Won: 9-3
This was our first indoor match of the season We adapted well to thefaster game, with Beth Wigglesworth scoring six of the nine goals, Charlotte Brisby scoring a further two goals and one goal came from Laura Hodsdon
Charlotte Mee supplied a solid defence, supported well by Sara Chapman Lucy Lyall took the place of Claire Middleton-Walker asgoalkeeper and lived up to Claire's standards
9th December v The Mount (Away) Drew: 0—0
We were disappointed with our performance in this match, as in the first half we dominated the game Unfortunately we were unable to penetrate a very strong defence, who cleared everything out of the D We had plenty of chances inthe circle, butdid notmanage to find the back of the net. In the second half The Mount were like a different team and came out attacking. We were under pressure for much of the time, and it was only thanks to Lucy Lyall in goal (who stepped in at short notice) that The Mount didn't score
The following girls represented the Under 15 team: C. Middleton-Walker, C. Mee, H. Fowler, G. Bentham, E-L. Hall, S. Chapman, L. Hodsdon, C. Brisby, B Wigglesworth, H Oram, F Fishley, S Baines, E Newton, A Pike
Charlotte Brisby and Laura Hodsdon
U.14 XI
23rd September v Mount St. Mary's (Home) Result: Won 3—0
After a rather slow start the team began to combine well together. Thoughtful play and improved stickwork produced some fine goals; Katie Jenkins andKatie Barber played particularly well and helped to create chances
27th September v Silcoates (Away)
Result: Drew 0—0
This was a good team effort with everyone giving 100%. However, Silcoates battledjust as well aswe did, and we were unable to penetrate their defence Abigail Gisbourne and Hannah Burton played particularly well in this match.
1 lth October v Bootham School (Home)
Result: Won 4—0
We got off to a good start; Bootham put up a good fight, but strong stickwork helped us to break through their defence, giving us a two-goal lead at half-time In the second half we added twomore, butour stickwork didn't shine as it haddone before theinterval Bootham deserve credit for battling it out to the end against our forwards The winning goals were scored by Sarah Metcalfe, Hannah Burton, Jenny Hutt and Katie Jenkins.
14th October v Giggleswick (Home)
Result: Drew 2—2
Before thematch we were warned that this wasgoing to bea tough one, andweknew that the backs would have something to do. Atthe start we were onedge, wondering what we were about to face The warnings were proved right: itturned out to beavery hard game Sarah Metcalfe scored our first goal, and a sense of relief spread across
the team, but this was soon shattered when Giggleswick equalised Then out of nowhere Hannah Burton and Abigail Gisbourne's "magic act" combined to produce a goal for Abi But this did not stop Giggleswick, who came back at us and equalised again The last five minutes were tense — was it to be our game or theirs? There were chances at both ends, but after five long minutes the whistle blew on a very well-deserved draw (even though we still think we should have won!)
4th November v Pocklington (Home)
Result: Won 5—0
Many of us in the team had played against Pocklington every year since U 11, so we knew what to expect —at least, we thought we did! However, when the game began we realised that either they had got better or we were having an off day Sarah Metcalfe did put us 1-0 up before half-time, but we knew that we could do better. So did Miss Hamilton, who sent us back onto the pitch determined to score at least another three goals after a severe but much-needed lecture. The second-half performance was much better: the two backs, Ruth Paterson and Alexia Brown, played very professionally and managed to clear the ball every time it came into the circle, and Sarah added three more goals to her tally, with Jenny Hutt scoring the fifth goal.
8th November v Scarborough College (Away)
Result: Won 3—0
Our previous visits to Scarborough have always been on very cold days, so it was a relief to step off the bus and discover that it wasn't as cold as we expected. We quickly got into the game and scored one goal in the first half (Sarah Metcalfe again), but were not playing to the best of our ability. The most entertaining part of the match camejust as the ball ran off the sidelines: Miss Hamilton, who thought it was a nice idea to try and stop the ball from rolling down the slope, didn't quite succeed and rolled down the slope with it! The two hockey teams — along with two rugby teams who were trying to get on with a sensible game of rugby at the bottom of the hill all burst into laughter and the game was paused until a red-faced Miss Hamilton re-emerged with the ball
At half-time we were told that our playing must improve because it wasn't very good (or words to that effect) and we were pushed back onto the pitch with our heads full of ways to improve our level of play to our usual standard. The result was that the second half was just like the match against Pocklington, with Ruth Paterson and Alexia Brown playing very well atthe back, and Sarah Metcalfe and Jenny Hutt providing the goals
18th November v Hymers (Away)
Result: Won 2—0
This was a particularly pleasing victory for St Peter's, as we have always had well-contested, hard matches against Hymers, who previously this season had been unbeaten The team had to work hard for this result, on a very wet, soggy pitch, but our efforts were not in vain:
Katrina Wight slipped a good cross in front of the goal, which eventually trickled over the line We were then spurred into action, and dominated the second half; it was a matter of time before we scored again.
The following girls represented the U.14 team: L Lyall, A Brown, R Paterson, H Burton, K Jenkins, K Wight, A Gisbourne, J Hutt, S Metcalfe, K Cox, K Baber, E Smith, A Roach, S Cuthbert-Brown
Lucy Lyall and D. M. We:;tgate
INTER-HOUSE HOCKEY
Unusually for this competition we were treated to fine, clear weather and spectators and players alike could enjoy the hockey without hypothermia! The standard from all teams was higher than ever before and competition was fiercethroughout Nobody seemed to be able to quite stop Dronfield's goalscoring team (though Clifton and School had a good try) Grove, too, were strong contenders and thoroughly deserved to be runners-up. The final placings were:
1st Dronfield
2nd Grove
3rd Clifton
4th The Rise
INTER-HOUSE BADMINTON
This was held over a number of weeks with Houses raising three couples from any year It was pleasing to see a number of third years taking part and as some of the seniors were to find out, that though not as powerful in their shots, they were certainly nippy around the court! Eventually the semi-finalists came through as Grove v Queen's and Dronfield v Temple. The Grove/Queen's match was very close but Grove just won to meet Dronfield in the final. In this there was some interesting badminton played with Dronfield winning 7-2.
1st Dronfield
2nd Grove
3rd Queen's 4th Temple
GIRLS' INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY
In order to avoid a bottleneck of competitions in the Spring Term the cross-country was moved this year to the Autumn Term It also had the knock-on effect of the course being less muddy and therefore easier to run (though not all might agree!) However, there was a good spirit in the teams, particularly the seniors who turned
out in great numbers with sixty-six girls from fifth and sixth forms taking part
Results:
Seniors 1st Dronfield
2nd The Rise
3rd Clifton
4th Temple
The winner of the senior race was Karly Hoggard (Temple)
Juniors 1st The Rise 2nd Dronfield
3rd Grove
4th Clifton
The winner of thejunior race was Erica Smith (Clifton)
YORK & DISTRICT CROSS-COUNTRY
A junior and an inter team were entered in the York & District Cross-Country Championships All the girls acquitted themselves well with the junior team finishing second and the senior team fourth and Karly Hoggard came third in the inters The teams comprised the following girls:
Juniors: Erica Smith, Sarah Metcalfe, Abigail Gisbourne, Hannah Burton, Katie Cox.
Inters: Karly Hoggard, Katy Hurt, Emily Battye, Ruth Dalton
GIRLS' SWIMMING
This has been the most successful swimming term yet for the St. Peter's girls' teams. They have trained hard throughout the term and their effort and commitment has paid dividends
The season got off to a promising start with a victory of 34 points over our old rivals Queen Margaret's. Faith Alexander and Helen Austin both won their individual races and produced fast times in their leg of the relays, which contributed to our accumulation of points
In our second match against The Mount, a high standard of swimming prevailed once again, resulting in a convincing win
We went off to Woodhouse Grove feeling very confident, until we were informed on our arrival that their swimming captain was an ex-U 18 international swimmer However, they did not have the strength in depth that we have at the moment Sarah Metcalfe and Charlotte Brisby showed great strength and speed for the U.14's and U.15's respectively, and once again a real team effort meant that we won the match at all age levels; so far a clean sweep!
Leeds Girls' High School tested our strength and determination when theyfieldeda very strong team against us on the 9th November. This was our closest match and it took a magnificent performance from the U.14 team to clinch an overall victory The senior and U.15 competitions were neck and neck until the final relays but we were narrowly beaten in the medleys However, the gap in the U.14Competition was such that we eventually clinched the match by six points Excellent swims here from Sophie Lloyd and Fiona Buchan particularly
The remaining four matches of the term resulted in convincing wins for St Peter's, thanks to a great effort from all our swimmers We all hoped after our last match that we could go on and retain our unbeaten record next term — watch out for Leeds Girls' High School!!
Results:
v Queen Margaret's
v The Mount
v Woodhouse Grove
v Leeds Girls' H.S
v Harrogate Ladies
v Bootham
v Barnard Castle
v York College Home Away Away Home Away Away Home Home
U.15 U.14
U.15 U.14
U.15 U.14
Won 44-32
Won 42-34
Won 45-31
Won 131-97
Won 40-28
Won 40-28
Won 36-34
Won 116-90
Won 41-35
Won 48-28
Won 41-35
Won 130-98
Lost 21—23
U.15 U.14 Overall
U.15 U.14 Overall
U.15 U.14
Overall Senior U.14
Overall
Senior U.15 U.14
Overall
Lost 19-22
Won 28-17
Won 68-62
Won 38-30
Won 39-29
Draw 34—34
Wonl21-93
Won 42-34
Won 51-25
Won 46-30
Won 139-89
Won 41-19
Won 37-23
Won 78-42
Won 52-23
Won 41-34
Won 50-25
Won 143-82
Emma Sherbourne and D. M. Westgate
GIRLS' SQUASH
Results:
v Old Peterites Lost 0—3
v Staff Lost 0—6
v Pocklington Won 4—2
v Woodhouse Grove Won 3—2
v Ecclesboume* Lost 0—5
v Harrogate College Draw 3—3
(* Woolwich National Cup Competition)
The team, led by captain Danielle Powley, has consisted of Rebecca Fisher, Caroline Barton, Katy Ramskill, Hazel Curry and Rebecca Turl with Miki Ayton acting as reserve on occasion St Peter's have competed well against very strong opposition, particularly County Juniors. One of the most exciting and closely-fought matches of the term featured Rebecca Fisher, playing at 1 against the experienced scholar David Newman where she just lost out 9-7 in the fifth, but making the master sweat!!
J. M. Whitehead
Alter a successful season for the previous year's 1st XV and only two members of that team remaining at the school, the first team had a hard act to follow and losing to the Old Peterites only in the last quarter of the match showed that the team formed mostly from the successful 1994 2nd and under-16 teams promised to do well There then followed another two defeats, again with glimpses of what we were capable of — scoring twenty points against Leeds in the last fifteen minutes and a try for Nick Riggall in the opening minutes of the game against Silcoates — but also showing that we had a tendency to let concentration and pace slip; a fact that almost certainly cost is the match against Silcoates Finally, four weeks into the season we had our first victory against Barnard Castle, with a hat-trick for Jamie Duggin and scores for five more of the team It seemed that we had settled down and a strong performance against Hymers the following week (0-0 at half-time) with strong and committed tackling all round helped to build confidence in the side. However, the first half of the seaon ended with a further two defeats at the hands of a strong Ampleforth side and to a Denstone side when tiredness and lapses in concentration cost us the game The second half of the season saw us improve on our previous performances, starting with a somewhat laboured win over Worksop It was then away to Pocklington where, in spite of having five men out either ill or injured, we played well in bad conditions to lose by only nine points The next match, with the side further depleted (so much so that the second team hooker played scrum half), we played on the snow covered 'Playground' at Durham and again we played excellently in defeat Finally the hard work paid off and we beat Ashville convincingly at home and Woodhouse Grove where determination to keep the ball alive and in the hands gave us a satisfying victory The season ended with a loss to Bradford on a cold, wet day and against strong opposition we did well to stay in the game all through and finish the season with pride
Although the list of results does not read too impressively on its own, it should be known that when we did manage to play our own style of rugby properly we showed that we were able to match the best of teams by using both our quick backs and mobile forwards who, in the scrummage, were a match for every pack that they met Both pack and team were led by Ian Leadbeater whose leadership and determination kept the team together and 1is selection for Yorkshire was a fitting reward for his play Ian's vice-captain in the backs wasJamie Duggin whose stirring speeches to the team each Friday were appreciated all round. Of the rest of the players, it is hard to pick out those worthy of special mention; Stephen Mulryne's quick actions at penalties and free kicks were invaluable to us, Peter Barlow was always there for much needed support in both scrums and in the loose, in the second row Kirk Hullis improved in confidence as the season went on with Andrew Daughtrey continuing to believe he was being played out of position and so kept appearing on the wing, our back row of Andrew Kay,
Edward Whittle and Adam Councell always played well to give us a useful edge over other teams and behind the scrum, David Hancock was an ever-present voice driving us on In the backs, David Powell's tactical and place kicking was habitually excellent and outside him our fast back line of Duggin, Price, Vowles, Riggall and O'Keefe often combined to break through the toughest of defences
Finally I would like to thank on behalf of the whole team both Mr Stephen for being Adam's tackle-bag every Friday and Ian Leadbeater who always showed faith in the team, even when things were not going too well
The following players represented the 1st XV: P Barlow*, S Mulryne*, I Leadbeater*"!", K Hullis*, A Daughtrey*, E Whittle*, A Councell*, A Kay*, D. Hancock*, D. Powell*, M. Vowles*, J. Price*, J Duggin*, N Riggall*, S O'Keefe*, J Mee, P Anderson, J Bloor, E Brooke, I Anderson, J Griffith, M Topping, R Rastall, P Tetlow, T Best, J. Fishley, D. Jackson, N. Lally.
* = Colours
t = Captain Morris/Mcgrath Cup: Kirk Hullis
Results: Played: 13
Retiring Captains
Leeds G.S.
Silcoates
Barnard Castle
Hymers College
Ampleforth College
Denstone College
Worksop College
Pocklington
Durham School
Ashville College
Woodhouse Grove
Bradford G.S
Kirk Hullis
The season started with perhaps the most exciting game of the term. A first win for many players against this team, Leeds fell to committed attack play and a brutish defence policy which was to provide the basis for such good rugby that followed.
Silcoates then Barnard Castle were run over as we notched up nineteen tries with no breach of our defence the centre combination of Jim "Assassin" Bloor and Sam "Fox" Wheatley terrorising opposing teams. Travelling to Hymers, we knew we would be up against it, but John Fishley ran in a couple of exquisite tries on our way to win 19-0
Ampleforth beckoned oneweek later Training became very serious for a coupleof sessions and although we came away with a memorable draw the team were disappointed at letting the win slip from our grasp, having led for the majority of the match
Colleges Denstone and Worksop were dispatched with tries galore for paceman Mark Topping Pocklington was wet, windy and cold but the spectators were treated to some excellent tight forward play — Chris Ward scoring a hat-trick Unfortunately agreat season turned into a good one with a defeat on the road at Durham Despite missing eight regular players (including the captain) the team performed admirably, going down to a good Durham team and a decidedly dodgy penalty decision!
Back to full strength one week later a good Ashville team were knocked off the pitch by a team with a point to prove Seven days passed until the team played some cultured rugby in difficult conditions at Woodhouse Grove. Everybody played to the top of their ability — psyched up by some little lies during the team-talk such as Durham were stuffed by them!
This led us to the last game of the season against Bradford G.S Frankly, the least said the better With the exception of Paul Fotherby and Mark Topping the team performed well below par. This ended the season on a low note which was a shame as the quality of the play and commitment during all other matches was unquestionnable.
Top try scorer by some way was John "Suicide" Fishley with eleven tries followed by Mark Topping, Oily Addy and Paul Fotherby with seven each Oily Addy topped the point scorers collecting 86 points
Thanks to everyone who played with such pride and heart and to D K M for his commitment to both the team and his successful style of coaching My heartfelt thanks are extended to all members of the coaching staff for their advice during the season
It has given me great pleasure to captain such a great bunch of lads and I wish them all very success in the future.
Oliver Addy
I was not sure what to expect from the team in their first game of the season against what proved to be a very strong Leeds side I should not have worried as our side tackled ferociously and the backs showed skill and pace; traits that were to be their hallmark for the rest of the season
The team played simple rugby — recycling the ball quickly and attacking on the flanks; the players were fit and did their job with the minimum of fuss and it was rewarding to not only see the pattern develop but also to watch many individuals become very good players indeed It gave me great pleasure to watch such good rugby week after week culminating in what wasprobably our best team performance against Woodhouse Grove away and I thank the players for their disciplined teamwork.
Finally I wish to make special mention of Oliver who captained the side splendidly with pride and authority; there was no doubt he had the respect of the team and was a major influence on their success. He is an outstanding fly-half who has no weakness to his play; thank you Oliver and I hope you and the rest of the side carry on playing and enjoying your rugby
D. K. Morris
Results:
Won: 9
Points scored:
Leeds G.S.
Silcoates
Barnard Castle
Hymers
Ampleforth
Denstone Worksop
Pocklington
Durham Ashville
Woodhouse Grove
Bradford G.S
Drew: 1 Lost: 2
405 Points conceded:
The following players represented the 2nd XV: Addy* O., Anderson I.*, Anderson P., Ball C, Bell L., Best P., Bloor* J., Burton B., Clark N., Curie)' D., Duncan E., Firth B., Fishley J.*, Fishley S., Fotherby* P., Freeman P., Goodrick S., Griffith* J., Hancock D., Irwin* S., Kaberry W., Kershaw G., Mee* J., Rastall R., Rossington T., Topping* M., Ward C, Wheatley S.,
Liddle* P., Tetlow P., Yeomans J
* denotes award of Second XV colours
The season proved largely successful, being played with a cavalier style and repeating the squad system that had been introduced last year. Although some of the newcomers found it a little disconcerting at first to play well tien rest for a game, the system proved its worth when losing eight players to the 2nd XV against Durham, a win was still gained by players with early season experience. Similarly, despite flu bugs, it was never necessary to compromise style with negative tactics. In all, thirty-four players represented the team, and several also managed to have a number of outings with the Seconds.
The first game of the season was a disappointment, losing 39-0 to Fyling Hall; the match being characterised by a number of handling errors that gave Fyling Hall's backs the opportunity of chasing long kicks and scoring with regularity However, this was treated as a learning opportunity for players to adapt to new positions; only two recognised forwards being on the field.
The Hymer's game gave the chance to put these lessor s into practise, fierce tackling being exemplified by Toby Kiddle Despite a first half of diagonal running which denied our wings sufficient space to capitalise on hard won possession, three tries were scored, a typically individual effort by James Yeomans who also rounded off a fluent looping move, and Mark Allworthy's pace proving the teams capabilities when running straight 17-0 was fine reward for a sublime team performance
Worksop proved to be an interesting encounter, with James Yeomans "sin-binned" for tackling too hard This commitment against unforseen odds resulted in yet another convincing victory St Peter's hardly being flattered by a 31-7 scoreline The highlight of the match was a superbly varied hat-trick of tries by Luke Bell who controlled the game from the wing with a most mature performance
The biggest victory came against Pocklington; the final score being 64-7, only two of the twelve tries being converted Even though all the tries came from thebacks, the gcimewas won in the forwards with rucking that would have graced abigger stage Ben Firth commanded thelineout and the support play meant that the backs were never without an option On the rare occasion that Pocklington won clean ball, they looked a menacing team, but dogged tackling contained them and ensured the new team captain, Ed Vickers was able to celebrate his hat-trick
The most disappointing game was against Ampleforth From the start St Peter's attacked with flair, only to be let down by a series of handling errors The decisive blow came when only fifteen metres from the Ampleforth line with a short time to go; a three man overlap was turned into a breakaway Ampleforth try If only the referee had not played the advantage law so well! Even though Ampleforth leapfrogged into a 15-8 lead, a special tribute must be paid to Simon Goodrick who proved his adaplability by moving from hooker to scrum-half after Chris Ball's head injury
Excitement was the order of the day when playing Durham A sixteen point deficit just after half-time was turned into a 30-28 win, with grim determination and a reversion to running rugby ensuring that the school clinched the Durham Shield, and Ben Burton provided the first of only three forwards' tries of the season.
Joseph Rowntree's First XV provided a typically tough encounter, tackling being superb and after conceding an early try, quick ball released the backs to produce three fluid and dynamic ripostes Tim Rossington excelled up front with a commanding performance
The return against Fyling Hall proved to be another vigorous match; the final score being 7-7, the only Peter's try being scored by Peter Liddle Fyling will probably consider themselves fortunate to salvage a draw, a couple of opportunities to seize the initiative being missed by us.
A potentially tough encounter against Woodhouse Grove gave another opportunity to shine; all of the points of our 33-0 victory being scored in the first half, which included some mazy running from Will Kaberry and a Yeomans hat-trick. Only fierce defending prevented a total rout
The final match against Bradford had been rearranged to accommodate their flu bug, but sadly it coincided with no fewer than eight Upper Sixth interviews, including Tim Tang who missed his chance to captain the side As a result, Bradford were able to strangle our possession in the same way that we had denied Pocklington, but the character of the squad held to restrict the score to 7-12 Try of the match was attributed to James Griffith who finished off the looping, missing move that had become a hallmark of the season. He would surely be the first to pay tribute to the effort that had been put in by his teammates in opening up space for his break from forty yards out
Many thanks to all those who made this a phenomenally entertaining season Special plaudits go to the captains, starting with Chris Ball who led from scrumhalf with gusto, maturity and excellent guidance of the variety of back row forwards Ed Vickers, Kevin Lloyd and Luke Bell also stepped into the role with consummate ease, Kevin having led thepack with sound technique and in gentlemanly fashion all season
The versatility of all players was appreciated, particularly Chris Maunder, Luke Bell and Ray Chung who played in both the backs and forwards at different stages. As well as those already mentioned, George Gagg merits comment on his improvements through the season His tackling and direct running proved a wonderful example in the later stages, and 'Floppy' Evans being almost an ever-present at prop or second row The two running full-backs, Gavin Kershaw and Simon Fishley also typified the spirit of the squad The 1stand 2nd XV's can look forward to an equally entertaining season next year
R. J. M. Negus
It would be difficult not to overstate the events of this season. It may sound a little odd but "it would not be unfair" to say that this season began in February at Edinburgh Academy's New Field That match, reported last year was a high point which significantly overshadowed the previous season's ups and downs It showed very clearly the potential of this side as they outplaj'ed arguably the best U.15's in Scotland
As a coach it is helpful to have realistic optimistic targets for the coming season, to narrow the gap of significant defeats, such as the 47-18 and 41-10 beatings by Pocklington and Ampleforth respectively and toperhaps turn over one or two of the narrow defeats Unfortunately in 1994-95 big wins were rare as were narrow defeats. One must remember that as U.14's this side won few games We were delighted to see so many of the squad turn up and perform so creditably when surrounded by prospective 1st team players at pre-season training
The first match of the season as ever was Leeds. The team, however, had some signifcant changes to some of the most influential players. The hands and physique of Lally saw him move from 15 to 8, Jackson whose resilient strength and ball winning was moved to tight head, giving the pack great mobility and a competitive edge as the locks Dudgeon and Carr and the prop Freeman were no slouches Freak was now at 15 and Simon Newton came in on the right wing. Hockin continued as Captain. The latter change brought about the first impact; Leeds usually produce big strong sides which for us as a smaller unit tend to be too hot to handle The evident pride of this side never idlowed thepowerful Leeds players to cross the gain line and Newton fed Hockin deftly to produce the opening score; without Simons well chosen break and pass that score would not have come. The game progressed well and a score from Leeds did not as in the past bring a drop of heads. An always possible butperhaps unexpected 20-7 victor)' was the start we needed
Ashville offered an extra fixture the following week which gave the opportunity to try out the promising Richardson at centre. The win at Ashville was not the preparation required to meet a resurgent Barnard Castle side away At half-time we were "still on the coach" and trailing to two well-worked scores The strong men in the side and Jackson revelling in a diminutive "Richards" role began to dominate possession The result was hardearned and they learned a lot. The game did not indicate what v/as to happen three days later at home to Hymers.
Injury at 'Barney' pulled Kay out of this vital game and last minute changes putJames Dougherty at 10.James would admit he could only pass well in one direction and Hymers had shown in previous years that any loss of possession would be quickly recycled The competitive edge, tackling, recycling and direct running brought a reversal from 7-22 last year to 41-10 this
Unfortunately Ampleforth would not allow the fairy tale to continue This is our most revered opposition and their approach to rugby is both sporting and uncompromising. Perhaps the previous week had led us to rehix a little. Ampleforth's well drilled and highly competitive side never allowed us the platform of
possession that had so far been enjoyed, however the disappointment of narrow defeat should have been tempered by the knowledge that the gulf between these two sides had been narrowed by sixty points over two years and Hockin & Co had never played their rivals at home in that time Much was learned that afternoon, about digging deep and personal fallibility, but that's what it is all about
Denstone College is a 2lA hours drive away and they have an U 16 side that was their best for some time; the 71-0 result was afinemessage to send back to Ampleforth.
Soon after half-term our second "extra" fixture was against Woodhouse Grove away which gave Hockin and Co who had not been successful in county trials chance to show their worth in sight of thecounty coach Hockin's hat-trick was particularly sweet and Kay's orchestration of events quite dominant; further messages to the selectors were to follow. Pocklington on the first team field were another talisman after last year's big defeat It was a hardfought contest but this time we dominated much of the possession and running play and were not phased by the slick early scores against Victory was again very sweet
And so to Durham, reputedly the best side in the North at least, Daily Mail semi-finalists they had scored an average of fifty points a game. A very early well-made score was ominously conceded but then the side and Hockin showed how far they had come as a unit and as individuals It was hard-fought and above all exciting though hardly pretty As one passer-by enquired, "is that the first team?". The crowd showed their approval of this encounter with great voice The result was I am told, something of a surprise on Wearside.
Peter Freeman reported after his first game for Yorkshire that the forwards won "much good ball but the backs could do little with it'' Hockin again made his point against Bradford who offered a final extra fixture which again away was another chance for the team to gel so well, with Jamie scoring 26 of our 45 points The outcome was a testament to this sides development and commitment to each other Theopposition numbered three county caps, we just one, though three others ought to have joined Peter Freeman
Normally I like to name all individuals in this report, but the season's success was a team success and it would be wrong to single out any individual as a result Jackson, Lally, Brooke and Hockin all played for the first team if briefly and looked very much at home in those surroundings.
I must thank all the parents for their unstinting support and enthusiasm Dr Kemp for the confidence given by the presence of his doctoring skills on the touchline Mrs Kemp for the tremendous evening which she arranged for a completely hoodwinked and greatly touched coach at York Rugby Club Bob Shread for four seasons of support and skill on the training pitch and Susan for her patience with her at times overly obsessed husband Finally P J S andJ W R H for their encouragement and confidence
To the boys I should like to say thank you for so much fun and entertainment before and during the matches Whatever your rugby futures you have been a success already, you will be a success again, win or lose J. P. Bellis
Wednesday 4th October v Barnard Castle (Away)
Result: Lost 15—17
Against a much bigger pack St Peter's started the match well, taking a deserved lead with a try from John Mitchell on the wing. The conversion attempt was ruled over by the linesman but the referee overruled the decision Barnard Castle hit back strongly toward halftime and took the lead with a converted try. The second half started brightly with good support play from "man of the match" Llewellyn producing a score The team started to grow in confidence and a passing interchange saw Chris Steward burst over in the corner However, as the final minutes ticked away Barnard Castle started to move the ball wide and weak tackling led to a converted try In the dying minutes a penalty for off-side was awarded in front of the posts and the three points proved decisive There was no point in doing anything much after this other than shrugging our shoulders and telling ourselves that tomorrow is another day. We were left reflecting on a tensely-fought but technically poor display on a sunny day which should have produced a high-class performance.
Saturday 14th October v Ampleforth (Away)
Result: Lost 0—26
Although the scoreline looks bleak, this result represents an improvement over a fifty points defeat this time last season. We started off well but soon found that defence was the order of the day There were some fine individual displays, but thedeciding factor was self-belief: with a little more, the result would have been much closer.
Wednesday 18th October v Hymers (Home)
Result: Won 22—21
This has to be the performance of the season! We took the lead with a try from Matthew Sigsworth, but Hymers hit back with a converted try to lead 7-5 at the interval Chris Steward hit back shortly after the break with a try that was converted, but Hymers restored their lead with two converted scores Time was now against us, but Stuart Milne drove over to score, and with just two minutes remaining Richard Llewellyn scored the final try to secure the match
Wednesday 15th November v Durham (Home)
Result: Won 26—24
The team started well with early pressure bringing a try for Chris Steward which was converted for a 7-0 lead. During the middle of the first half we went through a bad patch letting in three tries by Durham to trail 7-17 We pulled back one try by Nick Rees just before half-time when the score was 12-17 to Durham A much better performance in the second half brought us two converted tries from Nick Graham and Richard Llewellyn to lead 26-17 Durham scored one more try to trail 24-26, setting up a tight final five minutes but we held on for the win
Saturday 2nd December v Hymers (Away)
Result: Won 27-10
The final match of the season turned out to be a difficult trip to Hymers. With the side suffering from illness James Dougherty and William Vokes-Dudgeon "guested" for the B's Hymers also had their injuries and fielded one or two larger members of the Lower Sixth The match turned out to be a fast-moving and try-studded affair on a dark day. We scrummaged powerfully and embarrassed the opposition at set-pieces, dominated the line-out and were yards quicker and fitter in the loose — it was appropriate that the three forwards (Mark Rusling, William Vokes-Dudgeon and Chris Steward) all figured on the scoresheet Whenever we won good ball it was nearly always used well and recycled — "quick hands" produced tries for both Tom Whitcher and Ed Richardson after typically powerful runs
The following players represented the team: Adam Delaney, Paul Hodgin, Richard Llewellyn, Stuart Milne, John Mitchell, Andrew Norman, Simon Newton, Ian Ray, Nicholas Rees, Edward Richardson, Mark Rusling, Matthew Sigsworth, Stewart Smith (captain), Christopher Steward, William Temple, Alasdair Vickers, Thomas Whitcher.
R. G. Shread and Alasdair Vickers
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U.15 'A' and 'B' XV
Wednesday 13th September v King's School, Pontefract (Home)
Result: Lost 5—39
Th; 'A' team faced a taxing first match of the season agains:an aggressive and straight-running side St Peter's remained committed throughout, but lacked organisation in defence and penetration in attack. Oliver Councell scored our only try of the game, resulting from a sequence of intcrpassing from the forwards
Result: Won 54—0
Our 'B's knew that their match would not be the most difficult of the season The second Pontefract team's backs faced difficult defensive work when try after try slipped through their grasp Three solid conversions came from kicker Andrew Heaps, and it was a very good first match as captain Oliver Robinson led the school into a wellearnec victory. There were ten tries in all, of which eight were scored by forwards, including four from Matthew Parkir
Saturday 16th September v Leeds Grammar School (Home)
Result: Lost 5—20
This was a more spirited and encouraging performance from the 'A's. The team was more organised in defence, the forwards began to formulate a simple but effective rucking style and the backs attacked with greater confidence and pace Little separated the sides for much of the game, with both sides moving the ball to the wings at pace from structured forward play Oliver Hainsworth revealed his potential in the second half by running through the covering winger and full-back to score in the cornei'. The greater attacking options of the Leeds team proved to be decisive, giving them victory in a hotly contested game
Result: Won 15—5
The 'B's registered a good win against an opposition team of comparable standard Ross Everett's opening try was a well-deserved reward for his efforts Daniel Dickinson and Sunny Mak also scored tries, before Leeds ran straight and hard to score the last try of the game
Saturday 30th September v Barnard Castle (Away)
Result: Won 48—7
On a day when conditions were perfect for running rugby, the 'A' team gave an excellent display of flowing play The forwards recycled the ball efficiently, and the backs moved it at pace Eight tries were scored in all, including two each for Oliver Hainsworth and Oliver Councell, the former powering home from twenty metres through a sea of opposition on both occasions The backs looked penetrating throughout and were solid in defence especially Robert Taylor
Result: Won 57—7
The 'B's won by a convincing margin, scoring nine tries, including a second-half hat-trick from Jonathan Steward Unfortunately, though, the taste of victory was soured by the undisciplined and unsporting attitude of some of our team.
Saturday 7th October v Hymers College (Home)
Result: Lost 7—39
The 'A's were overpowered in the first half by a strong and committed Hymers team. The speed and commitment of their back division exposed weaknesses in our defence and left us trailing 29-0 at half-time A spirited fight-back in the second half produced a brilliant individual try from Ben Firth, chipping the ball over his approaching opposite number before retrieving the ball and scoring in the corner.
Result: Drew 10—10
The 'B' team came up against their toughest opposition so far in a match which produced a draw, which was a fair result In a good all-round team performance, St Peter's operated well from a solid front row of Ross Everett, Daniel Dickinson and David Cross Alex Bond and David Cross were the try-scorers.
Saturday 14th October v Ampleforth (Home)
Result: Won 12—5
The 'A' team emerged victorious after sixty minutes of gruelling and hotly-contested rugby, with a display of disciplined forward play and organised midfield and cover defence Ben Firth relieved the pressure constantly, exerted by Ampleforth with precise touch kicking He also grabbed the first try of the game by intercepting a pass and running in from eighty metres The second try came of third phase possession: the forwards produced fast ruck ball, which was moved swiftly through the back line, allowing Oliver Hainsworth to use his strength and speed to beat his opposite number on the outside and score in the corner. For much of the game we absorbed constant pressure from Ampleforth, but the team deserve credit for only allowing them to breach the St Peter's goal line with the last play of the game Overall this was a hardfought and richly-deserved win
Result: Lost 7—19
The 'B's made a slow start, giving Ampleforth the upper hand With all the territory and most of the possession, the visitors were able to score two tries and build up a 12-0 lead at half-time An envigoured St Peter's team restarted the match and pinned down the opposition, culminating in a charge-down and try by Peter Rivis, converted by Tristan Sillars Thereafter there was a great deal of grit and heart from St. Peter's to keep the visitors from adding to their score until a lovely chip-andchase try from their fly-half. St. Peter's deserve credit for their gutsy second half performance.
Wednesday 18th October v Silcoates (Away)
Result: Won 24-12
The 'A's found it difficult to produce their best rugby after the previous week's exploits against Ampleforth This was reflected in the half-time score of 7-0 to Silcoates The players came back strongly in the second half with four tries: the forwards rallied together to play as a cohesive unit, providing good second phase ball which the backs used with greater speed and conviction Tries were scored by Ben Firth chipping and chasing over the advancing defence, Andrew Sampson rampaging through the Silcoates forwards from a kick-off, and two from Oliver Hainsworth in his typical robust manner. This was not a clinical performance — opportunities had been missed —but to their credit the team was able to regain its composure and secure a victory, learning a valuable lesson about the danger of over-confidence and complacency
Friday 20th October v Wellington School (Home)
Result: Lost 14—15
Onlookers agreed that the understrength St. Peter's team was unlucky to lose this hard-fought encounter against the touring side from Somerset. We began in sprightly fashion with a try after ten minutes. The forwards provided good first phase ball from a line-out which was quickly moved to the open-side wing who linked with the looping backs to give Ben Firth a try in the corner — which he duly converted Wellington
retaliated with two tries, but we regained the lead after half-time when Jonathan Wright skilfully collected acrossfield kick from the fly-half to score under the posts Wellington regained the lead after exerting considerable pressure through driving forward play and aerial bombardment Despite dominating the last quarter of the game, we could not convert the pressure into points. A few errors indecision-making indefence and attack helped to contrive a victory of the opposition. Nevertheless, the home side should have been proud of the effort and commitment which they demonstrated throughout the game
Saturday 4th November v Worksop (Away)
Result: Lost 21—26
This was a frustrating match for the 'A' team players, watching parents and coach The boys played seme of their best rugby of the term and could not be faulted for their contribution to the game Tries were scored by Matthew Miers, Andrew Sampson and a brace by Oliver Hainsworth either side of half-time The team will surely relish the return match next season at St. Peter's when the score will hopefully reflect the true ability of both sides.
Result: Won 36—5
At home the 'B's turned in a wonderfully coiiesive performance, playing good, sensible open rugb> The forwards rucked ball incredibly well, and the backs had the time and flair to use the possession to great effect. Five of the six tries came from the backs — two eacli from James Harvey and Alex Bond, and one from Matthew Hodgson. Leading 31-0 at the interval, St. Peter's continued to dominate in the second half; overall this was the best performance of the season so far in terms of effort, ingenuity and attitude. Excellent stuff!
Saturday 11th November v Pocklington (Awc.y)
Result: Won 18—17
St Peter's emerged victorious from a very close encounter in which the lead changed hands five :imes Both teams, to their credit, tried to play an expansive game in atrocious conditions St Peter's got off to an urlikely start with Ben Firth kicking a superb goal from forty metres directly into the prevailing gale St Peter's began to dominate towards half-time as the forwards began to work as a cohesive unit and were very unfortunate to concede an interception try from the Pocklingtoi five metre line Pocklington regained the lead on the stroke of half-time from a forward penalty move. Ben Firth used the elements excellently in the second half, forcing Pocklington on to the back foot. Oliver Hainsworth was illegally robbed of a certain second try from a massive crossfield kick from Ben Firth, resulting in a pena ty try which Ben duly converted to give St Peter's the lead Pocklington came back aggressively but St Peter's showed much resilience in defence and emerged deserved winners Ben Firth demonstrated superb running, passing and kicking fly-half skills Andrew Springgay dominated the line-outs and Oliver Councell arrested many attacks with a series of crunching tackles
Result: Won 24—12
Contending not only with rain but with a strengthening wind, too, the 'B'stook a long time toplay with anykind of cohesion and trailed 5-0 for most of the first half, despite the fact that we were playing with the wind. Shortly before half-time, Andrew Heaps, playing forthe first time at full-back, made a jinking run from thirty metres to score In a positive second-half performance St Peter's pulled together and played moreof their normal game Forwards and backs combined well together and showed more fluency. Ross Everett had a tremendous game fully involved in moves from start to finish and baggiig three tries —all of them the result of full team effort.
Saturday 18th November v Durham (Away)
Result: Lost 7—21
St Peter's did not do themselves justice on this occasion BenFirth gave St Peter's thelead early in the first half, looping outside the right wing to score in the corner The team continued todominate thefirsthalf with both territorial and possessional advantage but allowed the opposition to score from two counter-attacks. The second half was an untidy affair with neither side able to ovsreome the treacherous icy conditions to produce fluent rugby
Saturday 25th November v Ashville (Home)
Result: Won 19—5
The 'A' team came up against a very strong and aggressive Ashville side but St Peter's matched them in all areas of play The pack won the forward battle — ably led by Andrew Springgay who monopolised line-out possession. The back division effectively used the clean possession provided by the forwards. Ben Firth scored using his guile and speed to weave a crafty path through the Ashville midfield with typical flair and confidence. Swift passing along the back line allowed Oliver Hainsworth to scythe his way through a plethora of tackles to score twice in thesecond half This victory, however, was based on the defensive play of the team which relentlessly quelled the Ashville attacks
Result: Won31—0
The 'B's did not winas convincingly as the scoreline suggests, but deserved a victory The tries were scored by Jonathan Wright (2), Oliver Robinson and James Harvey, with conversions for Tristan Sillars, Jonathan Wright and Marcus Pullen. Highlights were Wright's first try — theresult of good team play — and Harvey's kickand-chase; a delightful piece of individualism
Saturday 2nd December v Woodhouse Grove (Home)
Result: Won 12—5
St Peter's emerged as victors from this game more comfortably than the score suggested: they demonstrated how their skills, resilience andteamwork had developed over the term. Ourterritorial and possessional advantage in the first twenty minutes resulted ina well-deserved try by Matthew Miers, darting down the blind side from the back of a ruck. Ben Firth had to leave the field directly from the kick-off with aknee injury, but the team showed courage and determination to withstand the Woodhouse Grove onslaught until half-time The team reorganised and rallied to produce a confident and spirited second-half performance: Simon Price moved to fly-half and controlled thegame with astute tactical kicking, pinning the opposition down inside their own 22. Mark Meilack extended the lead with a try resulting from excellent forward driving play from a set move. The opposition were valiant in defence butwere unable to penetrate into the St Peter's half due to solid midfield and back row defence
Result: Won 53—5
The 'B'snotched up a resounding and highly-deserved victory There were nine tries in all (James Harvey, Jonathan Wright (2), Stuart Wilson, Adam Sharp, Chris Steward (2), Andrew Heaps andChris Reilly) Theteam was allowed toplay itsmost enterprising and free-flowing rugby, demonstrating the ability to show the flair and imagination that had developed throughout the term M. A. Monteith, M. J. Grant and James Emmott
16th September v Leeds Grammar School (Away)
Result: Lost 22—29
There was a great team spirit for the opening match, boosted by a great try from Alan Slee which was then converted by Chris Emmerson. Their large forwards placed a large amount of pressure on us, which resulted in a piece of slack defending to give them a penalty. A spell of sustained possession inside their 22 produced another score for Alan before half-time, but two tries by Leeds left us trailing by just three points, 12-15 The second half was equally close and exciting A converted try by the opposition was quickly answered by our skipper, whoblocked a kick and went over to score Leeds went further ahead with a converted interception, but Edward Birch pulled back five points with a determined run into the corner in the dying moments Overall we had put up a good fight against a bigger and stronger pack and some strong-tackling backs
23rd September v Silcoates (Away)
Result: Won 44—0
We knew we would have to watch out for the opposition's kicks, as there was a slight breeze which favoured the side winning the toss We piled on the pressure right from the start, and Alan Slee managed to get two runaway tries after some excellent ball-handling from both backs and tough play in the forwards Jonathan Else followed this up with his first try of the season, going over from a line-out by the 22 Edward Rowbottom's season started with a try which started with him rolling off the edge of a ruck, and we went into the interval with a 22-0 lead In'the second half Alan Slee completed his hat-trick and Ed Rowbottom picked up a second Niall O'Loughlin got his first of the season off a ruck, and Alex Main followed this up with a try in the corner; in the end we ran out comfortable winners
30th September v Barnard Castle (Home)
Result: Won 60—0
We started off well with three early tries, which helped our confidence immensely and assured us of a good and well earned victory. The forwards presented good ball to the backs which was used to great effect Edward Rowbottom finished off a great piece of play with a fifty metre run in, breaking many tackles after the forwards had won good ball from the kick-off
7th October v Hymers College (Away)
Result: Won 22—5
From the moment we saw the pitch and the wet conditions, which madehandling awkward, we knew that our normal wing to wing rugby would not be a good tactic After a cautious start Alan Slee tried following an overlap move, but Hymers came back at us Solid tackling kept them at bay and limited them to one try in the match Edward Birch, Chris Emmerson and Alistair Robertson scored tries for us; two of our tries were converted It was a good performance, but conditions made it less of a flowing game than we would have liked
14th October v Ampleforth (Away)
Result: Lost 0—17
We expected this to be our toughest match of the season, and so it proved. Robust tackling from the opposition would not let us through, and unfortunately two defensive errors led to tries against us. But we scored two superb tries ourselves — one a support try by our backs putting Richard Kemp over, the other from Edward Rowbottom who picked the ball up from the baclc of a five-metre scrum The Ampleforth hooker rounded off the game for them
4th November v Worksop College (Away)
Result: Won 17—12
Worksop had a big pack, a lot larger than our own It was 12-12 at half-time after wehad started well, scoring two tries in five minutes. However, they came back at us In the second half we were camped in their 22 and the pressure resulted in a winning try
1 lth November v Pocklington (Home)
Result: Lost 0—7
Before the game started we had lost three players This resulted in a hard match. In under five minutes play we had lost our playmaker (Alistair Robertson) Then a piece of poor defence resulted in them scoring the only try and us losing.
18th November v Durham (Home)
Result: Won 76—0
This was a massacre and was stopped after forty minutes. In the end we scored twelve tries.
25th November v Ashville (Away)
Result: Won 17—7
This was a very testing match: Ashville had a much bigger pack than us, including one boy who was over six feet tall But we still managed to win our fair share and place a lot of pressure on their backs. This paid off with three tries — an interception by Alan Slee, an ovsrlap which put David Ashby through, and one from Chris Emmerson
2nd December v Woodhouse Grove (Home)
Result: Abandoned due to injury
Fortunately it turned out that the injury was not serious We were leading 34-10 at the time, with fifteen minutes to go This was the only wet-weather fixture of the term, and a good team performance was well under way, with tries from the inevitable Alan Slee
U.14 'B' XV
16th September v Leeds Grammar School (Away)
Result: Lost 24—36
Against a big Leeds side in favourable conditions, our forwards excelled in the scrums, with hooker Pom Blackwell getting a number of strikes against the head.
In the rucks and mauls we did not fare as well On the wing David Ashby had a great game, scoring two of the five tries by decisive, strong and quick running. The other two tries were scored by Marcus Boulton and Peter Bainbridge
23rd September v Fyling Hall (Away)
Result: Lost 12—24
Fyling Hall clearly had the better of us in the first half, scoring two tries But after half-time we struck back with two tries from James Rossington and Peter Bainbridge. Unfortunately we could not keep up the momemtum, and let in two more easy tries before the end
30th September v Barnard Castle (Home)
Result: Won 62—0
David Ashby and James Rossington scored four tries each in this convincing win Our forwards gave the scrumhalf good, clean ball and hooker Tom Blackwell had a good game The backs moved the ball along the line quickly and Peter Bainbridge, Rory and Marcus Boulton also scored
7th October v Hymers College (Away)
Result: Won 62—0
This was a convincing win with the forwards providing good quick ball which the backs used to great effect In defence all the team tackled well and James Rossington gave an excellent account of himself He and David Ashby both scored from excellent runs, and Andrew Freshney kicked very successfully throughout the match Other tries came from Peter Bainbridge, Ben Dale and John Cole.
14th October v Ampleforth (Away)
Result: Won 65—5
For the first time in the season our forwards had finally got it sorted: they had an amazing game The back row of Daniel Birkett, Andrew Freshney and Peter Goodrick played exceptionally well, getting up on the opposition and keeping in support of everyone throughout the game Tries were scored by Daniel Birkett, Andrew Freshney, Chris Storer, Ben Dale and James Rossington
13th October v Wetherby High School (Home)
Result: Won 47-10
Tlis started off looking as if it could be one of the hardest matches this season, but with a little help from a few 'A' team players we managed to defeat the opposition's 'A' team Good, quick hands through the backs; produced two early scores for Chris Emmerson; other tries came from Alistair Robertson, David Ashby and Niall O'Loughlin. But every time we scored they came straight at us!
4th November v Worksop College (Away)
Result: Won 24-12
This was a very tough physical game. They expected to win convincingly and hit us hard We scored two good tries early on but in the second half we were pinned on our line This was a real test of determination and courage
They scored and we managed to hold them off again The pack played well against tough opposition All in all a gutsy performance
1 lth November v Pocklington (Home)
Result: Lost 0—33
In this match we were totally outplayed as they were big and unstoppable from close distances. We had lost many players through injury and an 'A' team injury lost us a good player. William Millar played well on his debut, however it didn't pay off
18th November v Durham (Home)
Result: Won 39—0
This was a really good performance from our point of view: the forwards did well, rucking effectively and getting good, clean ball for the scrum-half When the backs did get the ball, for the first time in the season they passed well and ran onto the ball at full pace, against a strong team. James Rich, Ed Ashley and Chris Storer deserve a special mention for taking the first-half conversions in the absence of our two regular kickers, Eamon Mulkeen (who came on at half-time) and Andrew Freshney The try-scorers were Euan Bell (3), William Millar and Peter Goodrick.
25th November v Ashville (Away)
Result: Won 31—10
We fielded a slightly weakened side, giving a chance to some of the best players from Games 6 and 7 At the interval we had a slight lead, after an even half featuring some determined play from the opposition In the second half St Peter's established their superiority and ran out comfortable winners. The "highlight" of the match was yet another injury to Euan Bell, sustained with his customary good humour in a rib-crunching clash with the Ashville full-back
29th November v Fyling Hall (Home)
Result: Won 53—15
This result showed clearly how much the team had improved over the term, reversing our earlier defeat to register a convincing victory The wholeteam played well, with particularly strong performances from David Ashby on the wing and James Rossington in the centre.
2nd December v Woodhouse Grove (Home)
Result: Won 27—10
This was a stern test for us against a big physical side. It took us some time to settle and click into gear, but in the final quarter of an evenly-matched contest we got on top and scored two late tries to secure the victory — Hugh Strivens provided the clincher with a fine individual effort
6th December v Scarborough College (Home)
Result: Won 42—5
In appallingly cold and wet conditions, a composite team of 'A' and 'B' players scored a comfortable victory in a scrappy game, to finish the term on a high note Guy Wood, Simon Watkinson, Jonathan Howes and Edward Birch
BOYS' SQUASH
Overall this was a very successful term, with good performances from everyone and some fine victories. On three occasions we scored 5-0 victories, and defeated Ampleforth by a 4-1 margin The only teams who proved too strong for us were Woodhouse Grove — who beat us in a school fixture and in the National Schools' Competition — and Leeds Grammar School Nevertheless, even in these fixtures there were some spirited individual performances: Jeremy Wood played exceptionally well against Woodhouse Grove before going down 3-2, and Matthew Vowles went down 9-7 in the fifth game against Leeds, with Paul Fotherby winning at first string. Chris Bradley made great progress over the term, winning comfortably at first string against Ashville. Jonathan Price also had some good wins, and Chris Maunder played with enthusiasm when called upon.
Paul Fotherby
BOYS' TENNIS
The first team made a promising start to the Midland Bank/L.T.A. Schools' Tennis Competition by winning their match against Harrogate G.S David Powell, Jonathan Reeves and Tim Brogden all won their singles matches, with the first pair also being successful in their doubles — the final score being four sets to two
The winning sequence continued with a well-contested victory over Joseph Rowntree David Powell and Jonathan Reeves won their singles, but Tim Brogden and Tom Hartley lost theirs. With the first pair winning their doubles and the second pair losing theirs, the match score was three sets all, but St. Peter's were victorious by virtue of scoring more games
M Topping
S. Fishley
S Arkley
T Best
D Powell
J Mitchell
W Vokes-Dudgeon
P Day
C Ellerbeck
P Fotherby
O Hainsworth
R Leadbeater
M Meilack
E. Rowbottom
H Heywood
R Redfern
D Ashby
S Mak
J Else
N. O'Loughlin
Linton Grove Queen's Clifton
The Manor School Temple
The Manor School Temple Clifton Linton Grove Queen's
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The Boston Marathon: September 17
Th s year a crew of four decided to enter the Boston Marathon The last time that St Peter's entered a boat for this thirty-one mile race between Lincoln and Boston was thirteen years ago in the same boat Over the summer the crew had been training hard in a York City R.C. quad scull, and several days before the event their own boat returned from being refurbished. The race itself was long and arduous, but there was a support team to help at the lock and cheer on the crew whenever the road went near the riv;r; this often proved to boost the morale in the boat The quad scull finally completed the marathon injust over four hours, raising £270 in sponsorship. The crew was: Richard Collier, James De Boer, Adam Hudson, Robin Gill, £.nd cox Rachel Milne.
York Spring Regatta: September 23
This event was less than a week after the Boston Maration, but the same crew was entered. This time, however, they were in a four and not a quad scull; the transition being made quickly and smoothly! In the first round they were granted a bye, but in the second round they met the tough opposition of Tyne R.C and lost by just over a length. The parents' crew also raced in the Novic;4+ and after beating the York City crew they lost to Nottingham and Union R.C.
Ancholme Head: October 8
For most of the Boat Club this was the first race of the season and proved to be a successful event for us St Peter's entered ten different crew in six different events, and we won four categories in total The winning crews were:
Men's Senior III 4+ (ourfastest crew): Patrick Day, Robin Gill, James De Boer, Ed Goodall, and cox AlbaLuz Buckle
Men's Junior 4+: Andrew Dangerfield, Patrick Day, Robert Drever-Smith, Ed Goodall, and cox Karly Hoggard.
Men's Novice 4+: Richard Collier, Adam Hudson, Andrew Dangerfield, Robert Drever-Smith, and cox Emily Battye
Women's Novice 4+ : Kate Richards, Emma Hook, Emma Fitton, Emily Brown, and cox Jennie Taylor
Dee Autumn Head: October 21
Two men's crews and one women's crew travelled to Chester to race in a very competitive event. All three crews rowed well, and there was a good win for the Men's Senior HI 4+ in a very good time. The winning crew was: Robert Drever-Smith, Andrew Dangerfield, James De Boer, Richard Collier, and cox Karly Hoggard
Fours Head of the River:
November 11
A boys' four and a girls' four trekked down to London for this annual event. Competing against the most experienced and fastest crews in the world, we felt our chances of success were high — we had been reliably informed that only two crews had a better coach than us! Both crews started low down the order, enabling the boys to overtake four crews early on and the girls to overtake one other crew When the results came through the next day on the internet, the boys were ecstatic to find themselves placed out of 500 quality crews.... 215th! (14th out of the 50 in their category) This prompted the response from the third best coach in thecountry: "Err... well.... alright.... yeah." The girls were placed a respectable 443rd The crews were:
Boys: Richard Collier, James De Boer, Andrew Dangerfield, Robert Drever-Smith, and cox Karly Hoggard
Girls: Kate Richards, Jayne Bowers, Emma Fitton, Virginia Mackie, and cox Emily Battye
York Small Boats Head: November 19
This year the weather was particularly good — a change from the usual pattern of snow, hail and floods! We entered five men's events with seven crews, and were particularly successful The wins were in Junior Quads, Junior Fours, and, most notably, in Men's Novice 4+: the crew beat twenty others and won by quite a margin. The MSIII 4+ also raced well, being placed fourth out of a large number of very competitive entries. Also racing were a second junior quad and a fifth form of J15 four who raced well The parents crew improved considerably on last year's time in Novice Fours, and had an enjoyable row
In the women's section, the Women's Novice Four achieved a convincing win, beating twenty other crews Other good performances came from the fifth form
women's novice four and the women's senior 3 four, as well as fourjunior four crews, who raced well in ar; event won by St Leonard's School The winning crews were:
Men's Junior Quads: Richard Colllier, James De Boer, Adam Hudson, Robin Gill, and cox Ben S;cott
Men's Novice Four: Ed Goodall, Patrick Day, Robert Drever-Smith, Dominic Casperson, and cox Tom Lilleyman
Men's Junior Four: Adam Hudson, Ed Gcodall, Patrick Day, Robin Gill, and cox Alba-Luz Buclde.
Women's Novice Four: Kate Richards, Emma Fitton, Hannah Perry, Helen Williamson, and cox Karly Hoggard.
Head of the Float: December 2
In the final event of the term we managed to take four different crews to Liverpool, using only one boal The Head of the Float is on the docks in Liverpool and consists of racing the length of the dock once each way with a break in the middle It is an eights' race and so was very different to the previous racing this term.
All four crews raced well, and there was little difference between SIII and Novice crews times in both the boys' and the girls' events. The MSHI eight was fourth overall (missing third place by one second) and the Men's Novice eight fifth. The girls finished fourth and fifth out of the women's crews Both Novice boats won their events The winning crews were:
Men's Novice Eight: Patrick Day, Ed Goodall, Ed Renvoize, Dominic Casperson, Robert Drever-Smith, Andrew Dangerfield, Adam Hudson, Richard Collier, and cox Alba-Luz Buckle.
Women's Novice Eight: Lucy Fieldhouse, Ka:e De Boer, Hannah Perry, Katrina Rayner, Helen Williamson, Kate Richards, Emma Hook, Emma Fitton, and cot Ben Scott
Robin Gill, Richard Collier and Kate Richards
EASTER TERM
SIR PETER SHEPHERD
CBE, DSc, DUniv., DL
"He was a verray parfit gentil knyght"
Many are the tributes that have poured from the press and the pulpit, the board rooms and the dinner tables, the Council Chambers and the building sites to Sir Peter Shepherd, a former Governor and Fellow of the school who died in January of this year, aged seventy-nine
It would be repetitive to catalogue his many achievements on the national scene and it is rather as a man of York and for his own very considerable personal qualities that St. Peter's will remember him and be enriched by the contribution that he made to the school.
Sir Peter joined the Board of Governors in 1971 and not only gave unsparingly of his own time and experience but made available, on many occasions, the resources of the Shepherd Building Group, by then an international construction and engineering group of the highest repute, of which he was to be Chairman for some twenty-eight years.
In addition to his vast business experience, Sir Peter had been Chairman of the Wool Industry Training Board and the educational challenge thereby provided and gave him an invaluable insight intotheeducational requirements of industry and commerce which contributed so much to the Governors' debates on such matters.
Sir Peter was for many years a member of the General Purposes and Finance Committee of the Governors and Chairman of the Property and Amenities Committee I doubt if the school can ever understand and appreciate the immense contribution he made in that latter capacity His technical know-how was formidable and the professionals — architects, builders, engineers etc — knew that and they soon learned that no detail, however mundane, would be free from examination and questioning The swimming pool, the sports centre, the CDT building and the Chilman building all bear witness to that expertise (In passing, it is worth mentioning that with typical modesty, Sir Peter declined ever to have a new building named after himself.)
Successive Bursars and unwary Chairmen of Finance Committees can also bear witness to the care and attention paid by Sir Peter to financial budgets and the day to day financial control of the school's activities The present healthy state of the school's finances are in no small way attributable to the careful and continuous monitoring pioneered by Sir Peter
If all this gives the impression of an awesome giant of industry, then it could not be further from the truth because in many ways, it is for his personal relationships with people, and for the personal values which he held so highly, that he will be remembered The phrase most used in all the tributes to Sir Peter is "modest and unassuming" Acolleague for many years said, "I cannot think of a Knighthood resting more quietly on anyone else; he cherished that honour as much for his whole family as for himself."
A man of massive integrity and critical of the shoddy, he looked to instil those same virtues, not only be example but by insisting that they were component parts of education in its broadest sense
Sir Peter was immensely proud of his York background and saw St Peter's as an integral pari of the fabric of York and gave unstintingly of his time, experience and effort to the community and the school
But above all, Peter Shepherd was a family man and when in the relaxed company of his wife Pat or his sons, one would see yet another facet — a man proud of his family, enjoying sailing, dancing, travelling and indulging in some mischievous humour.
The extent of the contribution to the school of this dignified and modest man may never be truly known but it will surely be remembered
E. A. K. Dc.nison
NEWS IN BRIEF
CHAPEL
Following Richard Drysdale's Chapel week about Quakerism during the Christmas Term, we pursued our ecumenical interest by welcoming Major Victor Kennedy of the Salvation Army. He spoke to us about what are often perceived to be the three distinctive features of the Salvation Army: soup, soap and salvation.
We celebrated Candlemas with a school Eucharist, conducted for us by Tony Hodge, the Vicar of St Olave's The Service involved the use of a large number of candles using the wooden frames kindly and expertly made for us by Mike Dawson The Eucharist ended with a candlelit recession by the Choir, during which the Chamber Choir sang the Nunc Dimittis to a beautiful Anglican chant
On St. David's Day there was a Eucharist in The Rise for the boarding community I hope these House Eucharists will become a regular feature of our worship Re\ Negus led an informative and interesting week on the relationship between religious belief and the world of business and economics Ian Lowe spoke to us about Georgs Herbert during the week when the Anglican Lectionary commemorated the poet and David Hughes led an engaging and stimulating week on the relationship between teachers and pupils.
During the week in which the Choir sang the Dream of Gerontius in the Minster, Andrew Wright spoke about
Elgar's work and the Headmaster gave an address about John Henry Newman
In the last week of term weturned our attention to Holy Week The Collection on the final morning of term was in aid of the school in Dunblane which had suffered such a tragedy the previous week
S. C. Harvey
Hello
In January we welcomed four new faces to St Peter's Mrs. Lesley Healy joined us from the York Archaeological Trust as the Headmaster's Secretary; Dr. Jenny Haystead is the school's Development Officer, responsible for marketing the school and public relations; Miss Arabella Lowtherjoined the Geography Department; and Mrs Margaret Holt returned to St Peter's for a second spell — some people just can't keep away! — to teach Mathematics
Music and Drama Centre Opened
In February we welcomed Dr. Francis Jackson, former organist at York Minster, and Dame Judi Dench to open the Recital Room and Drama Centre respectively The event was celebrated with a series of musical and dramatic performances, culminating in a show consisting of extracts from plays past and present This reminded us all of the school's fine tradition in performing arts, and in particular the enormous contribution made by the indefatigable Ian Lowe Dame Judi, fresh from her double success in the Laurence Olivier Awards, graced the occasion by performing the final extract herself, to the appreciation of acaptive audience. For her it was a return to the building where she attended dancing classes as a small girl at Clifton Preparatory School
HOUSE REPORTS
CLIFTON
The term was short but busy (like the Rev.) A full Inter-House games programme began with the girls' Senior Netball Competition We finished third, beating Temple, Grove and The Rise The Junior Netball Tournament followed with the girls coming first for the second year running, beating all opposition
The boys' Junior Rugby Sevens Competition took place early in March with the Rev. saying "Make sure Councell and Wright get a damn good kicking." The players performed well and came fourth
In the Top House Quiz we were unfortunately knocked out in the first round; even more unfortunately it was Grove who denied us a semi-final place with a string of lucky stabs in the dark.
The Great Egg Race was entered into with the usual determination although Julian 'CDT King' Woodcock being in the Linton team made the competition a foregone conclusion We came a creditable fifth place with our Heath-Robinson alarm clock going off slightly prematurely — i.e. a bit fell off.
The two squash competitions were contrasting to say the least The girls thrashed Grove in the first round but were beaten by Queen's in the second. The boys however, though not without commitment, were victims of inexperience, losing to Linton but gaining valuable lessons for the future
The swimming competitions were contested well as usual, with Clifton coming third in the girls' event and second in the boys Sophie Lloyd, Charlotte Brisby, Nick Lally and Simon Leveson all won events with the girls' U.14 freestyle relay and U.16 boys' medley relay teams coming first too
No Easter Term would be complete without the Fivea-Side Football Competition Clifton driven by passionate support from the terraces reached the final but were ousted by School in a thriller of a match The Clifton team all played like Juninho whereas the School team were more like Tony Adams. A slapon the wrists goes to Chris Ward who was banned from watching for making animal noises
The term was successful in music aswell In the school Music Competition Alexandra Dow won the junior woodwind section, Zoe Wight took the senior keyboard title, and Mark Allworthy emerged victor in the senior brass section ans was best senior musician
Congratulations too go to 'Skirt' featuring Andrew Kemp and the incredible Guy Wood who won the trophy in the Equafor variety show
At the end of termjunior House colours were awarded to Charlotte Brisby, Sara Chapman, Laura Hodsdon, Emma Taylor, Edward Birch, Matthew Parkin, Jonathan Steward and Russell Parton-Bagnall Nick Lally and Rachel Malster received their senior House colours.
Last but by no means least, during this term the Rev revealed that he is to take up the post of Deputy Head of Kingswood School in Bath next year The School and
Clifton in particular will be losing one of its best loved characters We congratulate him and his successor, Mr Shread, and we wish the Rev a very happy final term with us.
Edward Vickers
DRONFIELD
At the start of the term we welcomed Lorna Read: we hope she will have an enjoyable and successful time in Dronfield In chess, the first competition of the term, we went out in the first round Unfortunately, the quiz team fared no better. In thejunior netball the team, captained by Sam Cuthbert-Brown, had the odds very much against it, being able to field only one team player. Although we were not the most successful team, there was no lack of spirit or support.
There was a more successful outcome in the Senior Netball Competition The team featured three first team players, including the captain Danielle Powley In the final, the team put up a spirited performance, losing 6-8 to School House, whose shooters were on top form The swimming team, captained by Hazel Curry and Jessica Ray, gained places in most events in the final, finishing
a creditable fourth. This was also the result for the House in the Egg Race. In squash, the last sports competition of the term, we beat Queen's in the final.
Danielle Powley
THE; GROVE
This term the House was not quite as successful but there was a great deal of enthusiasm, particularly from middle school Grovites
In spite of much positive support from junior girls the senior netball team made a quick exit with only one win against Temple. Fortunes in thejunior competition were quite different First round wins against School House (7-2) and The Rise (5-4) and a semi-final victory against Tempile (9-1) earned a place in the final against Clifton A very competent Clifton side won 9-5 Congratulations to Beth, Rebecca, Katie, Suzie, Abi, Alex and Leanne
Injuries and illness dogged the junior sevens side
There were wins against Queen's and Linton and a draw with Clifton Well done to Andrew Springgay, Matthew Miers, Jonathan Wright, James Harvey, Simon Watkinson, Edward Ashley and Andrew Muir who enjoyed an exceptional afternoon
Away from the sports field Tom Wainman, Andrew Muir, Mark Rusling and Gareth Mead were good semifinalists in the Top House Quiz losing by the narrowest of margins (36-38) to Queen's. In the Great Egg Race Patrick Calvert, Dan Curley, John Nicholas, Andrew Sprirggay and Simon Watkinson worked well but failed to awaken the judges' sympathies
Lack of senior girls meant Rebecca, Leanne and Suzie had to join Rosy and Nikki in the senior squash, and agairst a strong Clifton side only Nikki managed victory The senior five-a-side team managed fourth place — thanks to James and Daniel Curley, Patrick Calvert, Matfiew Bell, James Yeomans and Alex Stevenson. In the Inter-House swimming there were wins for Simon Carr and Jonathan Wright Congratulations go to Edward Ashley, James Miers and Rod Elliot and also to John Mitchell, Mark Rusling, Simon Watkinson and Andrew Cleaver The Grove did, however, win the Swimming Standards Cup Edward Ashley deserves special mention for obtaining the best standards score. Right at the end of the term and for the second year running The Grove won the Junior Squash Competition Congratulations to Jonathan Wright, Matthew Miers and Simon Watkinson who beat Linton 2-1 in the final.
The account of thisteam's events would be incomplete without mentioning the Variety Show Graham Watt deserves credit for his organisation and inspiration and Dan Curley, Simon Fishley and the compere Sam Wheatley made a major contribution to the success of the evening
M. J. Grant
LINTON
The Easter Term saw the 1stXI hockey captain Steve Arkley ably assisted by that famous pair O'Keefe and Rastall with a liberal sprinkling of House members in the 2nd XI including Simon Goodrick and George Gagg in with team members of James Hockin and Chris Ellerbeck Rowing representation at senior level by James Mee and James Griffith ensured a steady flow of trips up on to the stage pot-hunting and several Colts!Junior Colts continued school rugby representation including Ben Firth, Edward Ferrow, Peter Rivis, Alex Sargeant, Tristan Sillars, Adam Bryce, Peter Goodrick and Hugh Strivens However, despite their abundance we ended up beaten quarterfinalists in the Inter-House junior sevens
We went a stage further in the junior squash with Matthew Bowman, William Kent, and John-Patrick Wilkinson beaten finalists — the latter pair U.14 team stalwarts The senior five-a-side team ended up as playoff contenders but were pipped at the last post Not so for the House egg racers who won the trophy ably led by Julian Woodcock who surpringly devised the best Heath Robinson Alarm Clock (perhaps that's why he was soprone to sleeping in!) Further success for the quiz team of Paul Best, Andrew Sykes, Matthew Bowman and Stuart Milne carried off the trophy on the very last question The swimming gala rounded off the term as usual with wins for Iain Anderson; Tristan Best in the senior freestyle.
Trial exams came and went at the start, offers from UCAS finally arrived for all U.VI, snowballs rained through the garden from time to time and the frenzy of G.C.S.E course work all took its toll so that the end of an all too short a term was welcomed generally A new House Assistant and Tutor Mr Nick Jones soon filled the space vacated by Jim Bellis and the prospect of the Summer Term loomed too soon on the horizon / A. Owen-Barnett
THE MANOR
We began the new term with an addition to the third year This proved one of the most difficult situations I have ever encountered; certainly it caused many problems and it is to the huge credit of the House that things did not get out of hand on their behalf But on to more pleasant things. We had continued success in the U. 14 rugby with A Robertson, J Else, N O'Loughlin, G White and D Ashby all making significant contributions At the senior end the House provided several 1st and 2nd XI players in the hockey with C Bradley showing promise and D Powell receiving 1st team colours The U 16hockey was also well supported by boys in the House with J Dougherty and M Freak exhibiting real talent The main House sporting event of the term was the swimming. L. Bell and G Smith led from the front, helped by outstanding performances from I Ray, A Welsh, A Robertson and a splendid team effort involving twentyone others; the event was won comfortably The junior "7" were equal first in the Inter-House 7's, but came second on a technicality, with A. Sharp and M. Meilack playing splendidly However, it was a busy term off the games field with a fine effort in the Egg Race thanks to our regulars Peter and Nick, who perhaps more than anybody needed to design a working alarm clock! The "Dream of Gerontious" also took up the best efforts of A. Daughtrey and N. Abrams. Away from the House Ian led a most enjoyable trip to the red light district of Paris masquerading as a rugby tour He also starred on the stage in Greece! And so the term ended with the prospect of the summer, cricket, tennis, rowing and exams!
THE RISE
For the upper sixth and fifth form (except for Gemma who was stuck in the Washington D.C snow) the term started with their trials. Due to the lack of work done over the holiday there was considerable stress which proved to be an early indication of what was to follow in the summer.
Trials were soon over and Inter-House competitions upon us The Rise showed much determination and competitive spirit throughout the term and, although we were well and truly beaten by Queen's in the first round of the Squash Competition there was some greater success in thejunior and senior netball. Both teams came fourth; the juniors playing particularly well against strong opposition
The biggest surprise of the term, however, was in achieving second place in the Great Egg Race The team, led by Emily Brown, constructed a sand-powered alarm clock; despite a considerable unfamiliarity with the workings of alarm clocks amongst the senior members of the House!
The term ended with the Inter-House Swimming Gala. A good team effort, particularly in the relays, together with an individual win for Fiona Buchan in the two lengths freestyle brought fifth place overall.
Emily Brown
QUEEN'S
The Easter Term saw some very spirited team performances in netball, squash, football and rugby Our splendid team of intellectuals Henry Heywood, Alexander Banerjea, Adam Wales and captain Sarah Richardson took us to the final of the Top House Quiz, where we lost by only two points in the final minute. We were also robbed in the Great Egg Race where Rachel Milne led James Shepherds Daniel Jackson, Adam Wales and Rosemary Sanderson who produced an impressive Heath Robinson style alarm clock which excelled in artistic flair —even if it didn't work
Successes were enjoyed by many individuals and we were delighted for Ben Dale who won the Junior Soloists' Competition and for the highly commended scores given to Charlotte Black, Henry Heywood and Eleanor Wilton in the French Reading Competition
We ended theterm in fine team spirit at the swimming gala, with loads of support — thanks to James Shepherd and Carrie Magee for their organisation and encouragement J. Bainbridge
SCHOOL
At the start of the Easter Term we welcomed to the House two new tutors: Miss Lowther who became tutor to the fourth year and Mrs. Holt, who joined Mrs. Fletcher tutoring the third year. Both colleagues soon settled into the House and we are very fortunate to have both of them in the team of house staff
As always the Easter Term was a very busy term Many of the sixth form had modular exams, there was plenty of course work to complete, and the music department kept many of the House busy with the 'Dream of Gerontius' and the music competitions Members of the House went on successful rugby and squash tours and at the end of the term the House was well represented in the Variety Show. Special mention must go to Dhiren Joshi's magical talents.
There were plenty of Inter-House competitions during the term. In the Egg Race the team opted for a vastly technical and complex alarm system, according to Fraser Dunn, the captain of the team. Reflecting after the competition he said: "It was a gamble, but a risk which had to be taken as it made the other designs look far inferior In the heat of the competition the gamble went horribly wrong and the team was denied victory as marbles were sent everywhere."
In ihe Top House Quiz, the topical awareness of the two Tims, Brogden and Taylor, and the expertise of the two girls, Rebecca Linaker and Vanessa Humphrey, with the star signs, was unfortunately outweighed by the teams geographical and linguistic inability The House finished in sixth place
The junior girls' netball team got better as the competition progressed but did not progress to the final round of matches having lost 7-2 to The Grove and 6-3 to The Rise The girls' squash team made a good effort, with a special mention going to Charlotte Brassington and Emma Sherbourne, who had not played squash for a long time. Xaty Ramskill and Anna Dixon comfortably won their matches, but the team lost marginally on points to Temple.
In :heJunor Rugby Sevens Competition the team was placed third. Oliver Councell, the captain, believed mat the team had the potential to win the competition, but that lack of organisation and on occasions over-confidence, cost them victory The team won three, lost two and drew one Thejunior boys' squash team lost narrowly to Temple in the ~irst round of the competition Alex Bond and Oliver Councell supported the captain Simon Price as best they could, with Alex showing some natural ability for the sport Paul Fotherby was again the winner of the senior boys' individual Squash Competition, beating Jeremy Wood in the final.
The last week of term saw the finals of the boys' and girls' Swimming Competitions. The boys were placed second in the Standards Cup, scoring 7.25 points and fourth in me Gala, only six points behind second place The outstanding performance came from Alex Bond who won all of his events in the U.15 age group: individual medley, butterfly and freestyle He was well supported by Oliver Councell (1st — U 15 2 lengths backstroke, 2nd 2 lengths breaststroke), Edward Renvoize (2nd — U.16
2 lengths backstroke), Stephen Mulryne (2nd — Senior 2 lengths backstroke) and Alan Slee (1st — U 14 2 lengths freestyle and 2 lengths breaststroke). The U.15team also won the medley relay, missing the record by 0.1 second, and the freestyle relay. In the girls' Swimming Competition the House came second, scoring 49 points Emma Sherbourne won the senior 2 lengths breaststroke and butterfly, and was second in the individual medley race Gemma Croft won the senior 1 length butterfly and was second in the 2 lengths backstroke. Mauricia Hart was second in the senior 1length and 2 lengths freestyle races Philippa Bennett was second in the senior 1length breaststroke and Emily Hamilton was second in thejunior 2 lengths breaststroke
Five terms after School House became a day House, the House won its first Inter-House competition and then a week later, a second The first victory went to the senior girls in the Netball Competition The successful team members were: Emma Sherbourne, Helen Atkinson, Charlotte Brassington, Katy Ramskill (captain), Mauricia Hart, Philippa Bennett and Gemma Croft After the competition Katy wrote: "We were drawn in the group of three and so we had two matches to play before the semi-finals We got off to an excellent start with a commendable victory over Queen's, 10-0 and some outstanding play all round Our second match was against The Rise, who were tough opposition, but we managed to pull together and win 8-2 This moved us into the semifinals where we met Clifton, who were the strongest opposition we had met. However, with some great centre court play by Charlotte and Mauricia, and some outstanding shooting by Phil and Gemma, a close win was achieved taking us into the final against Dronfield This proved, as expected, to be a real clash of the Titans After thirty minutes of tremendous team work and enthusiasm, we secured an 8-6 victory and claimed our first sporting title Particular mention must go to Helen Atkinson and Emma Sherbourne who were excellent in defence and undoubtedly prevented what would have otherwise been an even closer match."
The other winning team was the senior boys' five-aside The squad comprised of: Ben Firth (captain), Jamie Duggin, Paul Fotherby, Stephen Mulryne, Jeremy Wood, Adam Councell and Dhiren Joshi Ben Firth gave this account of the competition: ''Out of seven quality players it was hard to pick five for each match without feeling that we might be missing the talent of those who were not picked. However, after a modest qualifying round, we managed to make it to the semi-finals as underdogs Our first and seemingly impossible task was to take on the favourites, Linton, who had already convincingly beaten us in the qualifying round So, fresh from celebrating Steve's eighteenth birthday, we felt ready to take on the mighty Linton After a thrilling game of spectacular goals, it ended as a five all draw. A penalty shoot-out had to be the deciding factor Confident from our last performance, the famous five strode out once more and after some heart-stopping moments, we went through to the final by six goals to five. As if by magic, the five unlikely heroes clinched a 2-1 victory over Clifton, to everyone's surprise, except of course all of School House."
TEMPLE
The Easter Term was, as ever, intense and busy with several Inter-House competitions The House senior fivea-side team of Oliver Addy, Nick Riggall, Jon Price, Nick Kay and Andrew Kay found it difficult in the early games to settle and realise their full potential Team changes followed with James Bloor, Tom Bray and Robert Triffitt all playing at various points in the term. It was only towards the end of the season that the team found its true form with some spectacular victories — including an outstanding 5-2 victory over The Manor The House team of Chris Maitland, Alex Newton, Andrew Taylor, Sam Venables and Ian Paterson for the Great Egg Race competed with great enthusiasm to design an alarm clock but ultimately lost to what the judges considered to be better designs. We thus lost the Great Egg Race Trophy which we had held for two successive years (Temple is the only House to have achieved this feat) Unfortunately, we also lost the Inter-House General Knowledge Trophy when we were knocked out in the first round
One of the highlights for the House on the sporting side was the success of the House junior sevens team which won the competition. The team was made up of Alex Main, Daniel Dickinson, Edward Rowbottom, Dan Metcalfe, Chris Emmerson, Marcus Pullen and Chris Reilly Although not the favourites to win the competition, the team played with incredible commitment and skill Tackling was fierce and no quarter was given. The team only lost one game — and that only very narrowly and in the closing seconds of the game — in the competition The team were worthy winners of the cup. Over my twelve year tenure the junior team's success in this competition was truly one of the sporting highlights of the last few years.
The Housejunior netball team won two out of its three games with an especially good 4-3 victory over Dronfield The team played intelligent committed netball that was exciting to watch. Members of the team were: Laura Wallace, Alison Pike, Rachel Lund, Sarah Metcalfe, Lucy Wright, Lucy Adam and Helen Austin The senior netball team of Emma, Faith Alexander, Helen Williamson, Rachel Taylor, Louise Hudson, Emily Brown and Karly Hoggard met stiff competition but, as all Temple teams, played with commitment and determination. The game against Dronfield was especially exciting to watch
Thejunior Inter-House boys' squash team of Marcus Pullen, Dan Metcalfe and Stuart Wilson managed to get through to the second round only to bedefeated The girls' squash team of Helen Williamson, Faith Alexander, Louise Hudson, Rachel Lewis and Emily Brown played with characteristic skill and fortitude to get through to the semi-final against Dronfield.
The other major sporting success — again one of the most outstanding in recent years — was the victory of the girls' swimming team by a substantial margin over all other Houses There were several outstanding performances with first places for: Helen Williamson, Louise Hudson, Sarah Metcalfe, Helen Austin and Faith Alexander Sophie Triffitt, Karly Hoggard and Rachel
Lund also swam well and secured points for the House The team won three of the four relays and came second in the remaining one — an excellent performance all round The boys' swimming team had a more difficult time because there was a lack of the necessary strength in depth to do really well Nonetheless, there were good performances from Chris Emmerson, Robin Jackson, Chris Ball, Nick Kay, Robert Triffitt, Edward Rowlxrttom and the junior freestyle team which came second
Members of the House were, as usual, active in a whole range of other activities both inside and outside the school Karly Hoggard came ninth in the North Yorkshire Cross-Country Championships and, as a result, was made a reserve for the Girls' English Cross-Country team On the music side, Mark Whiting won the senior strings and Katie Jenkins won the junior keyboard in the Music Competition with impressive performances Faith Alexander was awarded a distinction in Grade Eight Violin which is an exceptional achievement. Mark Whiting was awarded a merit in Grade Seven for the Piano and Rachel Lewis was awarded a merit for Grade Six Piano — both notable achievements. Faith was also a member of the Junior British Chamber Orchestra group which won the National Competition — another singular distinction. Several members of the House were involved in the opening of the Dame Judi Dench Drama Centre and the Francis Jackson Music Centre Caroline Brandon's singing was of an exceptional quality and attracted several laudatory comments Andrew Kay and James Bloor are to be congratulated for being awarded their 1st Hockey Colours and Andrew is to be farther congratulated for winning the Burn Trophy Kieran Harrison is to be congratulated for being chosen to play goalie for the 1stXI Hockey team towards the end of the season
SPORT
NETBALL
1st VII
Despite Yorkshire Water telling us of a severe water shortage, anyone playing through the Spring Term netball season would have great difficulty believing them The majorky of fixtures were played on days where it rained for at 1jast part of the match, if not all of it. We cancelled only one fixture due to snow and had one away match cancelled. The girls managed to maintain their enthusiasm through these conditions — at times more successfully than the staff and resigned themselves to dripping hair and clothes,.
Five colours remained from the previous year including both shooters Lorna Read and Helen Atkinson from the L.VIth were new to the team, having played at the 2nd VII level for the previous two years The first fixture was cancelled so the team were expecting to play a 2nd 'earn from York University in the next match, but were slighly shocked at the arrival of their 1st VII This provec to be an excellent match against strong opposition The attack did well, coping with a zone defence, a tactic little used at school level Rowena Smith in particular had an excsllent game, shooting accurately and timing dodges so thai she invariably caught the ball near the post She continued to produce this standard of play consistently throughout the term, and was rewarded by selection to the U 19 York and District team Unfortunately she had to decline the offer due to musical commitments. Durham brought a much-improved netball team to play a mixed lst/2nd team from school. The match was evenly contested until the last quarter when our superior shooting skills widened the lead Against the university it was obvious we needed more height in defence so Helen was moved from an attacking position She had to completely change her positional and tactical play, but against Durham this was shown to be the right move Helen proved to be a most adaptable player and by the end of the season a very competent defender, particularly good at marking the team Positions stayed the same for the rest of the season and for most of the fixtures we were at full strength However, Danielle Powley was absent for the match against Worksop and her speed and accuracy was rruch missed in the centre court play Players of over six feet in the Worksop circles was the major factor in us losing this game. They always prove to be our strongest schoo opposition and our players were made to look quite small in comparison However, I did feel that the team
did not work well together on that day and there was a lack of effort from some players — this was more disappointing than losing.
We had such a good fixture against the university that another was arranged two weeks later. With Helen and Fiona Buchan in defence, and support from Claire Lawson the team was much strengthened. The score of 29-28 did much to lift morale after the previous defeat and the girls fully deserved the win in a well-fought match The team continued the season in winning form beating the remaining six schools with comfortable margins The last two fixtures against Scarborough College and Ashville were close games with both schools having well coached teams. Ashville also had an "interesting" umpire and the girls did well to beat this team. The more volatile team members managed to remain in control of themselves and the game (although not much effort went in to disguising facial expression), so progress has been made in some directions! The lst's lost three fixtures, two of which were against college sides The College of Ripon & York St John had a strong team, composed of physical education students who finished with a lead of five goals Although the previous three quarters had been roughly even their superior stamina was the deciding factor in the final stages.
However, in general another successful season with my thanks to Fiona as captain and in particular to those who maintained a 100% effort level in practice time as well as during matches. They set a fine example which all should aspire to
The following girls represented the 1st VII:
**Nicola Orwell, **Rowena Smith, *Lorna Read, **Danielle Powley, **Claire Lawson, *Helen Atkinson, **Fiona Buchan, Rachel Malster, Katy Ramskill
* denotes Colours
** Re-award
Results:
v York University
v Durham School
v Worksop College
v York University
York Vlth Form College Won
Yorkshire Coast College Won
v v Lost Won Lost Won
Wakefield G.S. Won College of Ripon & York St John Lost
Mount St Mary's Won
Scarborough College Won
Ashville College Won
23—25 23-13 21-34 29-28 49-30 57-21 32-13 31-36 34-18 24-19 25-21 W. M. Newton
The light mist turned terrain. The rain turned to snow, The story turned to boring.
2nd & 3rd VII
It was again easier to make fixtures for the 2nd VII than it was for the 1st The team should have had fourteen matches but three of these were cancelled. Of thoseplayed five were against schools which played their first team in opposition The results show that senior netball in die school is in a very healdiy state widi strength in depth. It was encouraging that twelvepupils represented this team and there was little to choose between them in the standard of play produced. Lack of netball colours in both home and awayfixturesprevented the 3rd VII from having more fixtures although seven matches were arranged and six played. Another six players represented this team, supported by some who also played in the 2nd VII. On two occasions a fourth team netball fixture was arranged when the remaining ablebodied seniors would have played but these were also cancelled!
A notable result was the 17-14 win against Worksop College, who always provide strong opposition It was a very cold day, and only four of the six teams travelled to Worksop as snow was only cleared from two courts. The conditions were icy and the girls had done well to maintain any enthusiasm as they had to wait an hour for the 1st team to play. As usual Jodieanne Littleboy and Louise Hudson were shooting well and Rachel Malster and Olivia Anderson were strong in defence Real commitment was shown by Olivia who played the whole match as white as a sheet and feeling rather ill (We then didn't see her again for two weeks!) The game against Queen Margaret's was well contested as always, but played in a friendly spirit. Wakefield Girls' High School also provided strong opposition and despite this being a new fixture all the matches were played in a friendly but competitive manner. The match was also memorable for being played in die wettest conditions widi me parental support sheltering under the inevitable umbrellas, the overhanging sports hall window and any otiier shelter diey could find!
Of the fixtures made all ten played against school teams were won and the girls only lost me one match against a strong team from the College of Ripon & York St John They found playing die full amount of time, not usually requested by our 2nd team opposition, a little too strenuous and again like the 1st VII allowed the gap to widen in die last quarter Katy Ramskill and Mauricia Hart, bom playing for die second year, were very dependable in the centre court and Katy is to be congratulated for playing for die 1st VII on several occasions Rachel also played at 1st team level and was a great asset to bom teams, as she adapted well to play most positions. My dianks to Rachel for being a most efficient and organised captain
The 3rd VII played mree fixtures at school level,tiiese being against 2nd team opposition. The closest result was against York College, with convincing wins over Pocklington and Boodiam They did very well against a 3rd team from Ripon & York St John, but had a hard match against York University who turned up with a 2nd VII which we weren't expecting, so mose unlucky enough
to be around at the time were coerced into playing! The team played with entiiusiasm and enjoyed die fixtures arranged. I thank all tiiose who played and Emma Sherbourne who captained the side with entiiusiasm
The following girls represented the 2nd VII: Rachel Malster, Mauricia Hart, Faitii Alexander, Emma Sherbourne, Jodieanne Littleboy, Rebecca Fisher, Amy Newby, Charlotte Brassington, Georgina Rayner, Katy Ramskill, Olivia Anderson, Vicky Hales.
The following girls represented the 3rd VII: Gemma Croft, Louise Hudson, Preeti Bhat, Katie Gormley, Caroline Barton, Natalie Lane
Results — 2nd VH:
Boomam
Archbishop Holgate's Worksop College York College
Queen Margaret's Pocklington Wakefield G.S. College of Ripon & York St John Mount St. Mary's Scarborough College Ashville College
3rd Vn:
v Boomam
v York University
v York College
v Pocklington
v College of Ripon & York St. John
U.15 'A' VII
The netball season got off to a cold snowy start, which prevented training sessions from taking place. The first match on a very cold day at Bootham was quite one-sided, but did allow our girls to work on good spacing and passing. This was followed by a very close indoor match at Milhhorpe We managed to keep ahead tiirough the game, but only just clinched victory by one goal. On another cold, snowy afternoon at Worksop, die :eam, wrapped up in tracksuits, found it hard to get going Play in the first half was clumsy and showed a lack of communication witiiin the team After a few harsh words the team returned to court with a little more enthusiasm, eventually managing tobeat an equally letiiargic Worksop team
The Queen Margaret's match was anotiier which had to be played inside because of adverse weatiier This was me best match played by the U 15's all season, but in the last five minutes of die game die team lost dieir rhythm and timing which affected die result
The remaining matches for the 'A' team all resulted in victory. The shooting combination of Laura Hodsdon and Sara Chapman improved as the season progressed. Hayley Oram in centre court was always steady and reliable Suzanne Baines get the prize for good spacing and timing of dodges, and Charlotte Brisby for her tremendous springing and leaping ability
Ail in all a good season for the U 15's winning nine out of ten matches.
I would like to thank all players who stood in at very short notice for illness, particularly Alison Pike who was always willing and available.
The following girls represented the U.15 'A' team: L Hodsdon, S Chapman, S Baines, H Oram, E Taylor, C Brisby (captain), R Fishley, A Pike, I Wallace
Results:
v Bootham
v Millthorpe
v Worksop
v York College
v Queen Margaret's
v Pocklington
v Wakefield G.H.S
v Mount St Mary's
v Scarborough College
v Ashville College
U.15 'B' VII
of Erica Smith and Sarah Metcalfe made many important interceptions. At the other end the shooters Katrina Wight and Alex Roach kept cool under pressure and the result was a thoroughly deserved 7-6 win There were further good wins against Pocklington and Wakefield G.H.S with the centre court players Katie Cox, Abigail Gisbourne and Sam Cuthbert-Brown all timing their dodges well (at the end of the season Katie also showed she could shoot effectively when needed) The last two games were lost, Mount St Mary's was close and could have gone either way and against Scarborough College allour players could have done with a few more inches! Due to the weather the 'B' team have had only two matches, both winning and losing in great style!
The following girls represented the U.14 'A' VII: L. Adam, A. Brown, H. Burton, K. Cox, S. CuthbertBrown, A Gisbourne, E Hamilton, S Lloyd,
Away Away Away Home Away Home Home Away Home Away
The 'B' team had just two matches losing one, both in fine style Won Won Won Won Lost Won Won Won Won Won , winning 14- 4 13-12 16-14 20-13
S. K Metcalfe, R. Paterson, E. Riley, A Wight . Roach, E. Smith,
The following girls represented the U.14 'B' VII: L. J. Adam, A Brown, H Burton, V Elliott, E Hamilton, Hurt, L. Lyall.
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23-17 one and Well done to all the players who took part in these matches
The following girls represented the U.15 'B S Henderson, L Cleaver, K Cockhill, A Pike L Wallace, B Wigglesworth, H Fowler, L
Results:
v Queen Margaret's v Pocklington
U.14 VII Lost Won 6-19 15- 4
D. M. !' team: (captain), Watson Westgate
Results:
Bootham Hymers
Archbishop Holgates Millthorpe Worksop Giggleswick York College Ackworth
Queen Margaret's 'A' team 'B' team Pocklington 'A' team 'B' team Wakefield G.H.S. Mount St. Mary's Scarborough College
JUNIOR HOUSE NETBALL
The team started well with a strong display against Bootham Abigail Gisbourne dominated the centre court and Mex Roach shot well and outjumped her opponents for any rebounds in the circle However, the momentum this game should have generated was lost in the next few weeks with games cancelled for snow Even in those games we did play (Millthorpe indoors), we struggled with many team changes due to illness. In all fourteen girls playsd for the 'A' team during the term — to their credit everyone who was asked to play gave 100% There were several close games such as the match at Queen Margaret's Although they were quicker to snatch the loose ball we kept our spacing well and the defending pair
Almost every junior was called upon to play in this competition with Dronfield and Rise (in the later stages) having to 'borrow' a non-team fifth year to complete their teams There was a good spirit throughout with Clifton, the eventual winners, looking an exceptionally strong team right from the start In the semi-finals Grove beat Temple convincingly and Clifton likewise beat Rise, with Clifton beating Grove nine goals to five in the final.
Final positions: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Clifton The Grove Temple The Rise
P. Fletcher
CROSS-COUNTRY
A third year and a senior team travelled to Barnard Castle on 6th March for a triangular match involving Polam Hall as well. The girls all ran extremely well on a very testing, hilly course
Karly Hoggard for the seniors set a new course record despite being sent the wrong way at onepoint! The seniors finished up tying for points with Barnard Castle and the juniors finished first with a commendable team spirit being shown throughout the afternoon
The following girls ran:
Juniors: Erica Smith (3rd), Sarah Metcalfe (6th), Fern Brooke (7th), Katie Cox (8th), Hannah Burton (9th), Ruth Paterson (11th), Jenny Hurt (13th), Lucy Lyall (14th), Alex Roach (17th)
Seniors: Karly Hoggard (1st), Simone Hutchinson (3rd), Emma-Louise Hall (6th), Ruth Dalton (9th), Alex Heley (10th), Emma Newton (11th), Susanna Brunton (12th), Gemma Bentham (13th), Helen Austin (15th).
Erica Smith, after representing York and District Schools' in the North Yorkshire Championships was then chosen to run for North Yorkshire Schools' in a match against Humberside Karly Hoggard was also selected for North Yorkshire after coming third in the Yorkshire Schools' Championships Then she was eighth in a North Yorkshire versus Scarborough versus Teesside race and selected as first reserve for the English Schools' team: an excellent achievement In March she ran in an Open event in Scunthorpe against inters, seniors and veterans and was first girl home Well done to both P. Fletcher
SWIMMING
The second half of the season got off to an excellent start, with all the girls pulling together in an attempt to maintain an unbeaten season Ashville College always field strong swimming teams, and it took some well-timed changeovers in the relays for St Peter's to clinch victory
The next six matches all brought about similar results to the first rounds, swam in the Autumn Term, with St Peter's dominating in every age group
All our swimmers were training hard for the Leeds Girls' High School match, which was their focus for this half of the season Credit must be given to all of them who turned up for every training session, some with ear infections and flu bugs! Leeds as usual had very strong swimmers, but we beat them in most of the individual events. The relays, however, were a different story, with Leeds dominating in all age groups At the end of the match, no one had any idea who had won until the points were double checked (nail-biting minutes!) but St Peter's hadjust done enough, and we clinched the overall match by just ten points A great relief
The girls should be proud of their achievements this year They have won seventeen out of seventeen matches with great spirit, and without exception they have been dedicated team members.
My thanks to Emma Sherbourne, who has proved to be an inspirational captain, leading by example, and to Faith Alexander, whom I have been able to rely upon in every match.
The following girls represented the swimming team: Seniors: E. Sherbourne (captain), F. Alexander, K. Hoggard, C. Magee, G. Croft, F. Buchan.
U.15: H Austin, C Brisby, L Watson, H Fowler, S Baines, L Cleaver, R Crowther
U.14: S Metcalfe, E Smith, S Lloyd, K Wight, K. Cox, S. Triffitt.
Results:
SQUASH
After Christmas the girls continued to be successful, winning all but two of their matches The matches were keenly contested and all the team put in some fine individaal performances and showed the spirit that I have come to expect from the squash team. I was pleased to be able to invite some younger talent in the shape of five fourth years to the team practice sessions These girls will be much needed next year, along with Rebecca Fisher and Rebecca Turl in order to replace Captain Powley, Katy, Hazel and Caroline who have served the team well
I would like to thank all the squad for their enthusiasm in working hard at the sessions, and for actually volunteering to finish off with fitness training!! Well done team, and a special thanks to Danielle for being an excellent captain, on and off court She organised us well and her competitive sparkle will be very much missed around the squash courts
Results:
v Ashville
v Woodhouse Grove
v Harrogate College
v Durham
v Queen Margaret's
v Pocklington
Colours:
Re-awirds: D Powley and R Fisher
Awards: K Ramskill, C Barton and H Curry
A Squash Inter-House Competition was again held at the end of term where Clifton gave Queen's a real battle in the semi-final before losing out Queen's then faced the "Mighty Dronfield" in the final and despite the expected defeat — they gave it their all
Final Platings: 1st Dronfield 2nd Queen's 3rd Clifton 4th Temple
HOCKEY CLUB
J. M. Whitehead
The Second Eleven was an excellent side who were a pleasure to watch as well as producing some very good results They also provided a reserve of players for the First Eleven, all of whom fitted in with distinction.
As always the Colts progressed by leaps and bounds and towards the end of the season their hockey showed a level of skill and maturity which was exciting to see.
In closing, as I relinquish the responsibility of school hockey, I should like to thank all my colleagues who have supported me and have contributed so much to hockey at St Peter's, and to wish it every success in the future
The following players represented the First Eleven: S. J Arkley*, M. Airworthy, J. W. H. Bloor*, J. P. Curley*, H. M. Donaldson*, B. J. Fry*, S. P. Goodrick, D. J. Hancock, K. J. Harrison, J. W. J. Hurt*, A. L. T. Kay*, S. T. Mulryne, S O'Keefe, D Powell*, R O Rastall, N D Riggall, A R Wilson
* Colours
The following players represented the Second Eleven: M Allworthy, T T Best, C D Bradley, E L Chadwick, D D Curley, J A M Duggin, M. T. Evans, G. M. Gagg, S. P. Goodrick, K. Hullis, S. T. Mulryne, J. E. F. Price, J. F. Reeves, J. E. Reynolds, C. D. Steele, S. R. Wheatley, A. R. Wilson.
The following players represented the Colts Eleven: M D Baxter, C J Carter, J P G Dougherty, C J Ellerbeck, D A Fieldhouse, M J Freak, P J Freeman, K J Harrison, J P Hockin, R. B. Jackson, N. J. C. Kay, T. C. Lilleyman, J. W. Miers, J. P. Nicholas, A. J. Norman, I. T. Paterson, A. R. Pease, N. C. Shepherd, S M Smith, C D Steward, A M Sweet, J A Tilston, A J Wales, M A Whiting
Results — 1st Eleven:
Barnard Castle School
Scarborough College
Ackworth School
Pocklington School
Pandas H.C
Styx H.C
Wellensyans
As I look back over my twenty-seven hockey reports I find so very often comments about problems with the weather This year has been no exception, indeed it has been more than unusually frustrating, as it seemed toknow which were games days and which were not, and when we were actually starting to play, either rained or snowed as we walked on to the pitches
The First Eleven was a mixture of experience and youth and the squad always worked well together They were skillful, enthusiastic and hard-working and it is disappointing for them that their reports did not always reflect their ability and application. I am confident that the nucleus that is left will provide a sound base for next year. They were captained by Steven Arkley who brought a skill and maturity to thejob which was quite admirable I thank him very much for his attitude and effort on behalf of school hockey
President's XI
Second Eleven: Ampleforth College
Ashville College
Bootham School
Pocklington School
Colts Eleven:
Read School
Ashville College
Bootham School
Barnard Castle School
Ampleforth College
The Stick was awarded to S J Arkley
The Burn Trophy was awarded to A L T Kay R. Hubbard
SENIOR RUGBY SEVENS
For the first year in a long time we entered three tournaments. It enabled all those wanting to play to get a game However, it meant that due to hockey and university commitments plus illness and injury we never actually took to the field with our best seven.
Hymers
Excellent wins over Woodhouse Grove, Mount St. Mary's and Ashville saw us into the semi-final Both we and Ampleforth had our chances but sadly they took theirs
Ampleforth
With a new squad of players we started well winning our first game. However, things went wrong in the second with an injury to Jamie Duggin that was ultimately to keep him out of our visit to Rosslyn Park. This had a significant effect both on the day at Ampleforth and at The National Sevens
Rosslyn Park
The VII's season finished with the world famous Rosslyn tournament, which provided a number of fascinating experiences, from the logistics of bringing the squad together in London from both school and the squash tour, to the rugby
On arrival, Mr. Monteith's surprise tactic of trying to familiarise the squad with each other caused both mirth and consternation Were double beds really the answer?
After a comfortable night and hearty breakfast, and having taken the scenic route through Richmond Park, the tournament was awaited with an air of expectation, when much to our surprise, the Wimbledon soccer team arrived in our car park Surely not the wrong place! No, but this presented the ideal opportunity for Scott O'Keefe and Vinnie Jones to trade autographs
The first match was played against Sir Joseph's, having been approached with caution. After a steady start, Adam Councell broke down the left wing to open the scoring, followed by a quick-fire O'Keefe hat-trick in varied fashion but rounded off with his typical chip and chase style The scoring wasfinishedoff by Richard Rastall with fine support play, before conceding a late consolation try to win 31-5
The crunch game followed against Epsom College, who stifled our possession with huge forwards Councell equalised the first Epsom score with a spontaneous penalty to break in from fifteen metres, before Epsom stretched into a seventeen point lead by half-time An unfortunate hamstring injury to Stephen Mulryne allowed for a tactical change to cope with Epsom's height, the subsequent pressure leading to two Councell interceptions, the first resulting in his own score and the second for a fine Hockin try on the wing A commitment to all-out attack in the dying minute led to an Epsom breakaway which sealed our fate at 17-24
The rest of the tournament was a testament to the character of the team, with an outside chance of qualifying if results went our way. Against Feltham Blacksheep, a physically powerful team with tremendous pace, the tactic
was to play the fastest team we could, hoping for a high score O'Keefe again showed his range of skills to cut inside for a strike from half-way Dave Hancock, followed up with a kick on try, Jonathan Price scoring from a fine break by Jamie Hockin which committed the Feltham defence although resulting in his withdrawal through injury. Matt Vowles' try came from a Rastall turnover after a cross-field recovery Finally, Hancock again and Rastall added extra tries from determined support play 34-12 combined with a defeat for Epsom by Monkton Combe gave us a chance
Taking on the group leaders in the final game was a daunting prospect, especially since they had not conceded a try, but a patient start in which possession was retained for four minutes before another O'Keefe chip and chase gave the breakthrough. This was the first of another stunning hat-trick, supported by David Powell's first try in the corner and another by Councell with persistent support work All in all, a glorious 29-7 victory
Strangely, the simultaneous kick-offs allowed us to watch the second half of the Epsom game in which they scored ten tries, which took us to a points count back We finished second in the group on conversion count
There was much to be satisfied with, and excellent prospects for next year Our group winners progressed to the quarter finals where they were narrowly beaten We have the consolation of having six players able to return, Jamie Hockin able to do so twice The St Peter's style and flexibility will undoubtedly be awkward for opponents Hancock's increasing maturity as a distributor will find the gaps for me industrious Rastall, composed Price and pacy pair of Vowles and Hockin to exploit. Unsung ball winner Kirk Hullis is sure to play an increasingly vital role
The experience of competing with the nation's best was appreciated by all, a fantastic learning opportunity, with a camaraderie unique to the sport and a chance to see how close we can be to the very best.
Hullis the unsung ball winner in action.
U.15 'A' XV
St Peter's v Scarborough College Away. Won 61—7
St Peter's annihilated their opposition in arctic conditions Eleven tries were scored including a hat-trick for Firth, and two each for Springgay and Spilman.
St Peter's v Ashville Away Lost 0—10
Ashville got off to a very promising start with a try from the kick-off after a St Peter's handling error, and another after five minutes from an intercepted pass. The remainder of the game proved to be a rather dour affair in very difficult conditions The St Peter's team defended bravely and gained parity in the forwards; the backs weakened by illness and an injury to Robert Taylor on the field, lacked penetration
St Peter's v King's, Pontefract Away. Lost 0—12
Whilst narrowing the gap substantially on the previous encounter at St. Peter's, the result had as much to do with the ineptness of the St. Peter's side in turning possession into points and in eliminating errors, as it did with the strong running of the King's team
St. Peter's v Yarm Home Won 25-10
St Peter's got off to a sprightly start with two tries in thj first ten minutes from Parkin and Miers Unfortunately the home side tried to over-complicate their play resulting in inevitable mistakes and missed opportunities St Peter's continued to do enough to stay ahead but in a far from emphatic manner. Despite the style of the win, this was a sweet victory avenging the previous season's fifty point defeat
M. A. Monteith
U.15 'B' XV
In the Easter term there were three away fixtures which were all lost: Ashville 0-20; Leeds G.S 5-20; Fylinjj Hall 0-34
This is a squad with some talent; however, what it has gained in skill it has too often sacrificed to poor attitude These boys either needed to be in theright frame of mind at the start of the match or needed to gain an early lead if their rugby was to be constructive and positive The in-house bickering must also be eradicated in order to bring success. At itsbest the team was capable of flowing, exciting rugby and has a willingness to play a running game and score tries with devastating effectiveness
The following players represented the U.14 'B' XV: Ross Everett, Daniel Dickinson, David Cross, Adam Bryce:, Alex Sargeant, Oliver Robinson, Andrew Welsh, Mark Meilack, Andrew Wilson, Adam Sharp, Gareth Pierce, Andrew Heaps, Peter Rivis, Daniel Metcalfe, Chris Reilly, Alex Bond, Jonathan Wright, James Harvey, Marcus Pullen, Tristan Sillars, Matthew Hodgson
M. J. Grant
U.14 'A' XV
The Spring Term began with a return match at home against Ashville which turned into an eight try success in an even game: 17-10 at half-time, after tries from O'Loughlin, Wood and Ashby, then an inspired solo try from Robertson at the opening of the second-half, whose double side steps provoked greater confidence from all the team to come home 44-10 at full-time. This was followed by another eight try win over King's School, Pontefract with a brace of tries apiece from Edward Birch and Ben Dale and solo efforts from Shackleton, Slee and O'Loughlin once again
The game against Yarm School next, also became a one-sided affair with us coming out winners 55-0
Unfortunately the relative ease at which success was gained so far this term, along with a four week weather break, saw ourselves brought back down to earth with a 43-5 defeat in a return match against Leeds Grammar at home Out of our fourteen games so far our three defeats to date had been by only one try each time However, this turned into apainful lessonthat despite size, tackles must be made and every opportunity grasped if success is to be ensured. Further bad weather saw the cancellation of 7's tournaments which might have had the season end on a higher note.
Over the season we scored 450 points with 75 tries conceding 150 points through 22 tries in the seventeen games we played. The enthusiasm, dedication and commitment to both playing and even fitness training made looking after this grasp such good fun. They have a great future of continued success in front of them; their unselfish running style with quick won second phase ball has been the hallmark of their success and they all deserve many congratulations for all their efforts
U.14 'B' XV
Despite the usual bad weather during the Spring Term the 'B' XV managed to play another five games, and apart from one hiccup kept up their momentum from the Christmas Term. Ashville College and All Saints School were both dispatched with relative ease, 47-0 and 46-0 respectively, before our return match with Leeds G.S which was to prove one of the highlights of our season Having lost to a very large and physical Leeds team 24-36 in our first match of the season in September the boys took great satisfaction in recording a resounding 63-5 victory with a display of fifteen-man running rugby which bemused the opposition and was all the more impressive on a damp and boggy pitch Almost inevitably, however, there was to be something of a dip following such an excellent victory and we were duly brought down to earth with a bump by a narrow 14-17 defeat the following Wednesday at Fyling Hall Thankfully the season didn't end on this low note and we had a chance to redeem ourselves against Yarm
This was a hard game and in very wet and muddy conditions even by the standards of 'Riverside Far'(!) we initially stuttered against a big Yarm side whose tight style
of play was far more suited to the conditions than our own Going into half-time 5-0 down this was a match which could well have been lost but for a second-half performance of real composure and skill under pressure which saw us resist the temptation to play more conservatively in the conditions (straight into Yarm's hands) and stick to our running game Three good tries gave us a 15-5 victory and ended the season on the right winning note
Our season's record shows we played eighteen, won fourteen and lost four, scoring 671 points (the vast majority of which was made up of tries — such was the standard of our goal-kicking) and conceding only 187 points; the bare statistics, however impressive though they are, only tell part of the story, as this was a team which does deserve some special praise They were enthusiastic and co-operative throughout a long season, both during training and in matches, and displayed an attitude and skill level which would have matched many an 'A' team's. Perhaps the most pleasing aspect of the season was that having chosen to keep a large 'B' squad of well over twenty (such was the strength in depth that it was difficult to pick a 'first-choice' team), that the boys reacted so positively to this situation; they always accepted with good grace whenever they were rested (and in many cases in whatever position they were asked to play), whilst still showing a real desire to secure a permanent place in the side.
The season having been such a 'team-effort', it would be unfair to single out individuals in a report such as this, as everyone had their moments, but a special mention and thanks are deserved by Simon Watkinson who proved to be a first-rate captain, and also by Richard Kemp who took over once Simon was injured Finally my thanks also go to S C H for refereeing our matches (and to R G S and M J G for their cameo appearances) and to all the parents whose loyalty supported us in a variety of different locations and weather conditions
O. R. T. Edwards
INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING
Under 14
Individual Medley
50 yds Backstroke
50 yds Breaststroke
50 yds Butterfly
50
50
50
50
Under 16
Individual Medley
50 yds Backstroke
50 yds Breaststroke
50 yds Butterfly
50 yds Freestyle
Medley Relay
Freestyle Relay
Seniors
Individual Medley
50 yds Backstroke
100 yds Backstroke
50 yds Breaststroke
100 yds Breaststroke
50 yds Butterfly
50 yds Freestyle
100 yds Freestyle
Medley Relay
Freestyle Relay
** = New Record
Gala Results:
S. Carr
N. Lally
N Lally
Clifton
The Manor
G Smith
I Andersor
G
SQUASH
1st V
After Christmas the best match was against Durham when we won 3-2 Again Matthew played well coming from behind to.win 3-2. For the last game before the tour we travelled down to Worksop and came back having won 5-0 without losing a single game This showed promise for the difficult tour to Edinburgh. The game t.gainst Stuart's Melville produced some excellent squash and Paul Fotherby and Jeremy Wood both won 3-2 The team result is actually rather good when you consider S:uart's Melville reached the final of the National Schools' Competition
Paul Fotherby played a second season as captain of first string and enjoyed success There was only Woodhouse Grove and The Edinburgh Academy to whom he lost. The best game of the season came at Woochouse Grove when a thrilling match against Dominic Hamilton ended up 3-2 to Dominic It was pleasing also to gain a victory at No.l against the National finalists.
Chris Bradley played at second string alter a tremendous pre-season improvement He developed throughout the season but perhaps lost a few games that
he should have won With greater experience he will win these next year. Nevertheless to have played a full season at No.2 in his first year in the 1st team and to have won as many games as he did was pleasing
The third string was occupied by Matthew Vowles who remained very determined all season Several times he produced excellent victories, notably atWoodhouse Grove and The Edinburgh Academy. His touch improved throughout the season to make him a very effective No.3, always knocking at the door of No.2! His efforts this season and last have been rewarded with the captaincy for next year. I wish him every success.
Jeremy Wood in his third season in the first team played most of the season at fourth string, occasionally playing at five. He has been a tremendous asset to the side this year and has worked hard on court at his squash but also created a good atmosphere within the team His win at Stuart's Melville, for one, wasjustice for his efforts towards squash at St. Peter's.
Johnny Price and Chris Maunder shared the final position in the team although Johnny was able to play at fourth string mid-season I hope they enjoyed their squash and I am thankful for their contributions to the 1st team this year Thanks also to Johnny Wright from the fourth year for completing the tour party.
After four years' hard work from Frank Conolly he has produced a squash site at St Peter's capable of competing at the highest schoolboy level. For me he has produced an Under 19 Yorkshire Junior and I am extremely grateful for his tremendous devotion to the success of others. I only hope the success of future teams can be carried on and improved Thanks also go to David Newman for organising and being involved in squash this year and to Reverend Harvey for coming to Edinburgh Also to my team-mates for making a most enjoyable season, thank you and well done!
Awards:
Cap — Paul Fotherby.
Results: Personal Performances:
Christmas Term
Woodhouse Grove
Pocklington
Ampleforth
Ashville
Woodhouse Grove
Barnard Castle
Leeds Grammar
Easter Term:
Pocklington
Ample'orth
Leeds Grammar
Durham
Woodhouse Grove
Barnard Castle
Worksop
Stuart's Melville
Played: 16
9
Re-award Colours — Matthew Vowles and Jeremy Wood Award of Colours — Chris Bradley.
Individual Competition: for the Burdass Trophy
Paul Fotherby defeated Jeremy Wood 3-0 in one semifinal and in the other Matthew Vowles won a very close match against Chris Bradley 3-2. Paul beat Matthew 3-0 in the final.
Senior House Matches:
School House beat Temple 2-1 and Manor beat Linton 3-0 in the semi-finals to set up a repeat of last year's final. Manor won 2-1 with a team of Chris Bradley, Matthew Vowles and David Powell
Paul Fotherby
Paul Fotherby contemplates the meaning of life.
TENNIS
On a shivering afternoon near the end of term the first four completed their "round-robin" series of matches in the Midland Bank/LTA Schools' Tennis Competition. Their opponents were King James', Knaresborough, who won the match This meant that there was a three-way tieatthis stageof the tournament between ourselves, King James' and Joseph Rowntree Joseph Rowntree proceeded to the next stage by virtue of winning more games
Many thanks to Timothy Brogden's mum for providing sandwiches and tea on an otherwise cheerless afternoon!
BOAT CLUB
Viking Longships Regatta — 10th February
This was, as every year a 'fun' regatta, but this year proved to be more successful for the boat club than in previous years The authentic Viking costumes were as ever of a high standard, a number of the Lower 6th crew had grown beards especially for the occasion, while Jim Mee became the Worzel Gummidge of the crew! The number of people from the boat club meant that the support on the towpath was very loud and encouraging! The weather was somewhat better than last year, however it was still a cool day, and some rain showers were about just to make the potato sacks smell really nice!
The Racing: In the first round the L.6 crew were fortunate enough to be granted a bye Both the U.6 crew, and 'Guy Fawkes' — the parents crew won, triumphing over the huge York firemen and the SAS (Sheep Appreciation Society) of Askham Bryan Agricultural College respectively. So, Guy Fawkes then met the L.6, and proved that being young and fit wasn't all mat was required in this event — the L.6 lost by half a length The U.6 also won their second round tie against Mersey
In the quarter finals, the U.6 met tough opposition in the form of 'Southern Viking Sons', who row on the sea at Dover, and lost by half a length The Guy Fawkes boat however was an even more successful crew, and managed to reach the semi-finals (28 crews entered). They too lost to 'Southern Viking Sons' who went on to lose the final by half a length
It is the first time that the boat club has entered three different competitive crews to this race, and also done so well The U.6 crew were awarded the 'Wooden Head' for the best young crew in the event
Trent Head at Nottingham — 25th February
Boys
One Mens Senior III eight travelled down to Nottingham for the Trent Head. The conditions this year were quite good, however the stream was fast The competition at Nottingham is always very strong, and the crew raced against old rivals and some of the best crews in the country The crew came sixth out of fifteen who raced which was a very creditable position; they lost only to crews such as Imperial College, Newcastle and Nottingham University, and beat crews also of a high standard including Durham and Oundle School Girls
On the 25th February the Senior Girls' Novice eight went to Nottingham. The start of the race went well with the girls overtaking Nottingham University within 300 yards of the start This early lead lifted the spirits in the bad,weather. The crew went under the suspension bridge and as soon as they heard the crowd the power increased With 400 yards to go, they were three boat lengths away from Nottingham Trent University but by the end of the race this distance had been reduced to only one boat length The crew won by twenty seconds beating the eleven other crews in their category.
The Yorkshire Head — 9th March
The home fixture of the term turned out to be a very successful event for the Boat Club It provided an opportunity for most of the club to race and wins were attained in both the Mens' and Womens' Novice eights categories The Men's eight did particularly well as they came in eleventh overall out of 161.
The Schools Head — London — March 15th Boys
Two crews travelled to London in one day for this National competition; a Girls' Novice eight, and a Boys' eight (small schools category) It was a long day, beginning early and finishing late but a very worthwhile experience for everyone. The girls' crew had the largest opposition, and the disadvantage of a borrowed boat, but rowed to a high standard and came through to win their event: a great achievement in such a large event. The boys' crew also raced to a high standard, and moved up more than ten places through the order
Girls
Friday, 15th March, was a great day for St I'eter's Novice Girlie eight Having dragged our weary carcasses from our warm and friendly beds at 4.30 in the morning, we climbed on board a "Clifton Economy Bus" and headed for London Shopping, however, was not on the agenda For once the bus didn't break down, and we arrived in London in good time. Pulling our wellies on we wandered casually (why rush?) into Thames Trademen's boathouse With Mr Jones' reassuring voice echoing in our heads that the boat we were to barrow would be a good one, we surveyed the interior of our 'good' boat After ten minutes of: "should this be like this?", and, "Why aren't these the same?", we boated. Every official in sight had early coronaries as Emily screamed in vain to stop us careering towards a pontoon Half an hour later feeling a tad stressed we started our race, and began to thrash through London Pushing past a crew under Hammersmith Bridge, our hopes lifted, and we powered our way to the finish Battered, bruised and wet, thanks tojoy-riding launch drivers, wepaddled back to Thames Trademen's boathouse, only to find Mr. Jones missing, no doubt in the bar However, it was all worth it as we found our names in the Times the next day announcing the fact that we had won! We had beaten fourteen other crews in this prestigious event
North of England Head of the River — 23rd March
This was our last head of the season. Two crews travelled to Chester to compete in this big event Both were successful The Women's Novice eight beat twelve other crews to win their status and the boys beat Sir John Deane's College to win the Mens' Junior Pennant
An excellent day's racing and a superb way to end a very successful term
Robin Gill, Pru Bundy, Richard Collier and Kate de Boer
Katy Hutt.
Ruth Dalton.
Fiona Buchan.
Sara Bell. Michael Freak.
SUMMER TERM ANNIE
MRS. DRONFIELD
On Saturday, April 27th a Memorial Service for Mrs. Sheila Dronfield was held in the school chapel. Here we print extracts from the address, which was given by the Reverend Canon John Young:
Mrs. Dronfield; Doctor Dronfield; Sheila Mary Ross Dronfield, OBE, MB, CHB, JP; or to most of us simply Sheila We gather in large numbers this morning to give thanks to God for, and to celebrate, one remarkable life
I go back to the morning of Sheila's funeral, a small, intimate family gathering I was in my office and received a phone-call from a distraught woman who had just discovered that Sheila had died and found it very hard to cope — it seemed that a light had gone from her life I discovered that some twenty-eight years ago as a young mother with a tiny baby and no home she had contacted Sheila, and Sheila had invited her and her baby into her home until other arrangements could be made And over the years the contact, support and encouragement had continued. I have another memory, too. About a year ago I visited Sheila, and there were two young boys around the place — rather scruffy young lads, but they were needy She felt that they did not get all the love they might have done from their home, so they came into her house and spent time with her She had a habit of encouraging people in such circumstances Even the dog came from the local RSPCA —Lucky, that scourge of postmen and paper-boys and visiting clergy. Until I knew Sheila I had five perfectly good fingers!
Sheila made an enormous contribution to public life As a doctor she was a pioneer of family planning here in York. She loved York Minster and for many years was a guide to its treasures She was a magistrate — she chaired the bench until she retired at the age of seventy This work took her into the York "underworld" She kept in close touch with many folk whom she met in that professional capacity and made many friendships with people with whom many of us would feel a little uneasy: they turned to her in time of need as a true friend
And of course there was this school, in which all her four children were born. John, her husband, was an extremely successful Headmaster for thirty years from 1937 to 1967 He was given immense support by Sheila during those years, some of which were extremely difficult, especially during the War. This Chapel meant a great deal to her Tragically, it was through John that she became involved in the world of Alzheimer's disease: she nursed him through those difficult, painful years. And after John's death she gave considerable time and energy to support fellow-carers
And there was her local church She was a church warden and an active member of New Ainsty rural deanery She loved the Askham Bryan church building and would go there in the quietness of the evening to sit and think and pray She was a fine evangelist —she had a way of inviting people which meant that they came! I recall speaking at a young persons' meeting in her home. She got them in through a magnificent supper and a bit
of bullying She smiled at me and said that as she walked through the village over the previous two weeks sh; saw teenagers everywhere diving into hedges lest tfiey be dragged screaming into her house. But they came in numbers and enjoyed her wonderful hospitality
And then of course there is her family She was, as we have seen, a career woman, but above all she wanted to be a mother And how well she did it It was inspiring to be — albeit briefly — with Elizabeth, Ann, Michael and Patrick along with their partners and their own children as they supported, nursed, laughed with, wept with and encouraged Sheila in her last, great weeks. The quality of their care has been tremendous
We meet, then, to celebrate and give thanks for this remarkable life, shot through with energy, commitment, tenacity, and above all loveand compassion Saint Thomas More in prison, soon to be executed under Henry VIII, wrote in his last letter to his daughter, "Pray for me as I shall pray for you and all your friends, tiiat we may meet merrily in heaven." Merry is a good word for Sheila I believe she is merrily in heaven
Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield on their Wedding Day.
NEWS IN BRIEF
STEVEN HARVEY
Steven Harvey arrived at St. Peter's as Chaplain in 1986, became Housemaster of Clifton in 1989 and left to become Second Master at Kingswood School, Bath in 1996 These are the bald facts; behind them lie an outstanding commitment to all aspects of the community at St Peter's
"The Rev" established a real rapport with the school in Chapel This vital role, guiding the whole school through three services every week showed his capacity to enthuse, provoke (ordination of women priests!!), soothe, teach and stimulate a "captive" congregation His performances as the Pope in a Monty Python sketch and as Don Camillo against Ian Lowe's Pepponi showed the extent to which he would go to keep us awake!
The respect for him as Chaplain enabled Steven to introduce successfully compulsory Eucharists, Sunday services for boarders and House communion services. The standards set in Chapel combined with the ever-improving choir led to some memorable services at Commemoration and Cliristmas in the Minster It was fitting thathe wasgiven the honour of preaching in that great building last summer
Steven was also responsible for compulsory R.S. which produced a similar level of success but much less enjoyment!
Steven was soon involved outside his formal role as R.S teacher and Chaplain A keen staff five-a-side footballer — he eventually took over running both senior and junior House competitions As a player his elbows were sharp and his enthusiasm intense His commitment to the games programme was full — running the junior squash and learning to play and referee rugby A brave man indeed who offered to do his learning with the first team '7', including Ben Councell, in "non-contact" situations!! Having passed his refereeing exams he officiated regularly in the U.14/U.15 matches On the coaching side he was delighted to be involved with this year's outstanding U.16 side
A full timetable for most but Steven managed to do all this whilst Housemaster of Clifton He always expected high standards and the pupils in his House knew his views, admired his fairness and accepted his discipline The tremendous spirit that Steven developed in the House was amply exemplified when Clifton lost by a single point to The Manor in the last senior House rugby final to be played.
All of us who knew Steven will have our own memories from compulsory R.S. to runs for missed roll, from his refereeing to his paperwork, from Lionel Blue to Karaoke Carols in Chapel However, we will all miss an outstanding colleague and friend Personally I will miss the man who married Liz and myself, christened our children and who always enjoyed his food and wine Our loss, which is considerable, is Kingswood's gain He leaves with the very best wishes of all at St Peter's, past and present.
P. J. Stephen
J W R HUTT
It is with regret mat we have to report the retirement through illness of John Hutt. After sometwenty-two years of devoted service, discomfort, during the latter years, turned into arthritis, particularly affecting the kneejoints, causing John to have to retire from school early It is a measure of his commitment to the job with such a thorough 'hands-on' approach that it should ironically have caused this problem — along with the sports hall floor, perhaps. That he had such a commitment there is no doubt: as rugby coach from 1st XV to Under 14 level his teaching ability and organisation ensured a measure of successthat would have eluded others, but that he could transfer that enthusiasm to those that were not quite at the school team level, and for them to be inspired to give of their best and appreciate the time and expertise spent on them, as was the case, is surely the hallmark of an unique ability to get the best out of people. This knack carried throughout to the cricket field at Colts level and many a budding star has been nurtured through holiday cricket coaching courses that John ran for many years However, as director of P.E it is for our transition from the traditional and sometimes narrow menu that might have been expected for those doing games at St Peter's, who were not representing the school, and the full use of the sports facilities with the broadest possible set of activities, that John will be remembered To dovetail all these sports, manage the fixtures and associated administration took considerable talents and an eye for detail This thoroughness carried over to his teaching of geography, always just as important and meticulously planned, marked and encouragement shown as well as high standards expected. Suffice it to say he will be a difficult act to follow; we wish him well in his retirement and hope that the arthritis remains at bay long enough for as full and active a life as he wishes for himself.
JOHN KENDAL CHAPEL
John Kendal, the Finance Bursar, has retired after 26 V2 years service to the school. A much-loved, avuncular figure at St Peter's, John will be missed by all his colleagues and friends on the staff.-We wish him every happiness in his retirement.
CLAIRE COCKAYNE
Claire Cockayne has been with us for two very successful years as Artist-in-Residence She has made a very positive contribution to the Art Department, and we wish her every success in her future career.
BRIAN GROGAN
During the Easter holidays we had the very sad news that Mr Brian Grogan had died Brian was a member of our maintenance staff and worked for the school as a carpenter His gentle sense of humour, lively intelligence and love of an argument is greatly missed by all those that knew him
We welcomed two visitors to our weekday Chapel Services this term: the Reverend Greg Hoyland (Chaplain at the College of Ripon & York St John) and Vikar Lutz Neumeier (a minister of the Evangelical Church of Germany who was on a year's secondment to York Minster) In May the Bishop of Selby presided at Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, baptising two pupils and confirming twenty-three.
Towards the end of the Easter Term, Mark Edwards and I attended a day conference in Oxford for teachers of Science and teachers of Religious Studies. The Conference was concerned with the interface of Science and Theology and was a very stimulating day In the Summer Term Mark and I led a week's Chapel on the theme of the conference, which we hope persuaded it least some pupils that a scientific understanding of the world is not incompatible with Christian faith. The cjrrent Science-Religion debate is a very exciting one, and 1 hope that some pupils felt encouraged to pursue their thinking beyond the apparently widely believed fallacj' that "science leaves no room for religion"
During the week of internal examinations I gave three addresses on hymns and their tunes Hymn-singing is an important part of Peterite spirituality and is something which I have much appreciated and enjoyed during my time as Chaplain. The hymn-singing was particularly good at the Leavers' Service — when, for the first time, the task of giving the address fell to the Chaplain!
The School Eucharist was held on Ascension Day and the Leavers' Eucharist on the morning we broke jp for half-term Once again, the Leavers' Eucharist seemed to be much appreciated by the U.VI
The Commemoration Service in the Minster on the last day of term was very well attended by parents, friends and former pupils The sermon was preached by the new Dean of Ripon, the Very Reverend John Methuen
The money raised through our collections this year is being given to: Botton Village (a Camphill village on the North Yorkshire Moors), Quest Cancer Research and the Romanian Orphanage Trust
S. C. Harvey
BIRTHS
This year saw the safe arrival of two new additions to staff families. We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Negus on the birth of their daughter Angharad Renee at the end of May, and Mr and Mrs Matkin on the birth of their daughter Emily in July
COMMEMORATION
The preacher at the Commemoration Service in the Minster was the Very Reverend John Methuen, Dean of Ripon. This was followed by Prize-giving, at which the prizes werepresented by Canon Lord Pilkington. Formerly Headmaster of the King's School, Canterbury, ami High Master of St. Paul's School, Lord Pilkington is currently Chairman of the B.B.C. Complaints Commission.
Below we print extracts from the Headmaster's Commemoration Day Speech:
It seems as if it is only a few weeks since 1st August when we moved into York. It was the hottest day of last year's long, warm summer I can still remember the faces of the removal men when they realised that they had to carry so many boxes to the attic for storage It is a well known fact, ladies and gentlemen, that school teachers and clergymen are removal mens' least favourite customers Perhaps it is something to do with the quantity of books and papers or the possibility of pianos. Perhaps we are bad at tipping!
I remember that early evening when as a family we wandered into York to find something to eat. We were soon joined at the next table by a group who had clearly come straight from work in the city One young man looked at me and after a short while came over to say, "Didn't you used to be Andrew Trotman, my English teacher?" I had in fact taught him at Radley some fifteen years ago but his use of the past tense was unnerving I am still Andrew Trotman, I think, but that was the first of a number of questions of identity which have punctuated this first year The next was when I was asked to take morning assembly at Clifton Preparatory School It was early in the year, and I took with me the lovely rosewood box from my study that contains the symbolic silver and gold keys of St Peter I talked to the young children about opening new doors and explained the cross keys badge of St Peter's and St Olave's Two days later when I went back to the Prep school to see Mrs Greenwood, a young boy was heard to say,' 'I know who that is, that's Eleanor and Jack's daddy He's the caretaker at St Peter's I know because I've seen his keys."
This has been a very busy year as caretaker.
I remember my very first staff meeting in August At 8.30 a.m the Deputy Bursar asked me if I wanted to have my name added to the list of Headmasters on the wall of the Stephenson Room before or after the meeting The signwriter was already there with paintbrush in hand, I suggested that he got on with it I conducted the meeting consc ous of the paint slowly drying.
Results
During the third week of August the school received the results from the recent A-Level and G.C.S.E examinations. They were excellent. The A-Level results were the best for a number of years with 97% passes At G.C.S.E. the picture was even better with over 97% grade A-C and over 58% grades A/A*
St Peter's position in the Government league tables is a commanding one It is the highest achieving coeducational school north of the Trent I stand by what I have said in the past about league tables They are only one indicator of a school's performance. They do not take into account all the many other things that a school can offer and they take no account of the differing selection procedures, but of course I was very pleased to have inherited such brilliant examination results to start my first year
The academic success has continued. For example, we have received some very good news back as results of the modular examinations in Chemistry and Mathematics have reached us I look forward to receiving the results from this year's external examinations and wish the fifth form and upper sixth form pupils every success.
Careers
Mr Hubbard and his team of careers staff are here to help pupils in the transition from school to the next stage of their success. It follows a process of advice which has run from the ISCO tests and reports through the careers open evenings and the meetings that have been arranged by Houses Two other major events have made a significant contribution to the careers service. The Careers Forum for pupils earlier this term involved many people from industry and the professions Secondly, a management day was held at which members of the lower sixth forms were given problem-solving and initiative tasks to perform under the guidance of team leaders representing a variety of careers
Old Peterite Club
Some of those who have helped these events are former pupils and members of the Old Peterite Club. I would like to thank the Old Peterite Club for the very warm welcome that it has given me in my first year as Headmaster at St Peter's It gave me great pleasure, for example, when Old Peterite, Mr Don Quarrie called in to give a copy of his book Offlag. It is a fascinating account of his experiences in a German prisoner-of-war camp. There is acopy in the library for anyone to borrow. It is always a pleasure to see Old Peterites back at the school whether for the Old Peterite weekend, matches or events like today's Commemoration I have enjoyed the Old Peterite dinners around the country. However, they are not helping my diet! I sincerely hope that the leavers in the audience today will make a commitment to supporting the school in the coming years
Friends
I am grateful for the support given by the Friends of St Peter's I would particularly like to mention Mrs Morag Sweet, who has just retired from chairing that association. All parents and former parents are members of the Friends of St Peter's andjust as I invite the leavers to maintain contacts with the school, I do hope that those parents who are attending their last official function today will maintain a link. Some, I know, have had a long association as three or more children have been in the school Please keep in touch
And, finally....
I would like to say that I am extremely happy to be at St. Peter's and that I am grateful for the support and commitment shown by pupils, parents, staff and Governors Finally, to all our leavers I extend a warm farewell from us all and hope that the most important things that we have taught you of fellowship, a respect for others and a desire to learn will never be forgotten.
PRIZEWINNERS
STEPHENSON PRIZES FOR LATIN:
Senior
Junior
P.E LORD PRIZES FOR CLASSICAL CIVILISATION:
Kirk Hullis
Mark Rusling
Senior Gemma Scott
Junior
WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR THEOLOGY
TOYNE PRIZE FOR EUROPEAN HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY PRIZES:
Senior
Junior
L C LE TOCQ PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS
THE FRIENDS OF ST PETERS PRIZE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES
POLITICS PRIZE
SKRENTNY PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING
BRIAN HOLBECHE MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR A CRITICAL ESSAY
JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY:
IVth Form
Illrd Form
JOHN CROOK PRIZE FOR POETRY
THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES:
Senior
Junior
ROBIN SHANNON MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH
RICHARD ATKINSON MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DRAMA
ARTHUR CRAVEN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR SPOKEN FRENCH:
Senior
Junior
FRENCH ESSAY PRIZE
GERMAN PRIZE
MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRIZE
MATHEMATICS PRIZE
MATHEMATICS PROJECT PRIZE
WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY PRIZE
WILCOX PRIZE FOR PHYSICS
WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR G.C.S.E PRACTICAL WORK
ART PRIZES:
Senior
Junior
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY PRIZE
OLD PETERITE LODGE PRIZES FOR SERVICE TOTHE COMMUNITY
TUDOR HOWAT PRIZE FOR MUSIC COMPOSITION
ORANGE-BROMEHEAD PRIZE FOR STRING INSTRUMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT
PEMBERTON PRIZE FOR WIND AND BRASS
MUSIC PRIZES:
FORM PRIZES:
Senior
Junior
Vth Form
IVth Form
Illrd Form
BARRY DANIEL AWARDS
K.H RHODES PRIZE
NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE
Nikolai Shepherd
David Hancock
James Dow
Andrew Kay
Ruth Dalton
James Dow
Edward Whittle
Hugo Sedgwick
Marcos Patchett
Charlotte Martins
Beth Wigglesworth
Kathleen Jenkins
Catherine Hopkinson
Sally Brown
Hayley Oram
Rosemary Sanderson
David Hancock, Nicola Strivens
Mark Rusling
Laura Hodsdon
Rebecca Bailes
Gareth Mead
Alexander Molyneux
Paul Best
Timothy Brogden
James Curley
Paul Best
Paul Best
Mark Rusling
Rachel Milne
Rebecca Turl
James Shepherd
Catherine Hopkinson
Alison Calvert
Rowena Smith
Timothy Brogden
Mark Allworthy, James Griffith
Benjamin Dale, Laura Hodsdon
Ruth Dalton, Mark Rusling
Nikolai Shepherd, Rachel Taylor
Rebecca Fishley, Hayley Oram
Matthew Sleath
Alexander Thornton
Charlotte Black
Rosemary Sanderson
Alistair Robertson
Jonathan Howes
Emily Kay
Rowena Smith
Andrew Kay
HOUSE REPORTS
CLIFTON
The Inter-House schedule began this term with the Basketball Competition. Clifton's team of James Dow, Mark Allworthy, Edward Vickers, John Fishley, William Kaberry and Chris Ward played with panache and determination, but were defeated by School House in the first round
We had more success in the senior Cricket Competition, progressing to the final after thrashing The Manor and battling past Linton The final against Temple was never in much doubt, but Clifton batted valiantly to 129 for 4 After this the only real competition was which of the Kay brothers got to 50 first. I can't rememeber who did, but Temple reached the target for no wickets Standout players were John Fishley and Edward Vickers for their bad batting, Simon Leveson for his good batting and Chris Carter for his solid wicket-keeping
Next came the Tennis Competitions The boys progressed to the final, in which they defeated The Manor 7-2. The girls equalled this feat by winning their final 5-4 against School House Later on in the term the final of the Alcuin singles competition was played beween David Powell of The Manor and our own Jonathan Reeves Jonathan played well, but was struck by injury and went down 6-2, 6-2.
The Junior Cricket Competition brought another chance for glory. We thrashed Temple in the first round, with Andrew Heaps taking six for fourteen The next match was against the bookies' favourites, The Grove, who struggled to a reasonable target but then bowled us out for seventy after we had been in a position to win
The House rowing was contested well, but our teams, which mixed youth and experience, suffered from the draws. The girls lost in the first round to the eventual winners, Dronfield, after a gutsy performance The boys made it into the second round but were beaten to the tape by the more experienced Temple
On Sports Day weperformed better than wehave done for many years, with the girls taking the overall title and the boys coming second to the annual winners, The Manor. Our many victories were: Mark Topping (senior 800m); Edward Vickers (senior 100m); Nicholas Lally
(intermediate discus); Andrew Kemp (intermediate longjump); Sara Chapman (junior javelin and junior shot — setting new school records in both); Charlotte Brisby (junior long-jump); Lucy Richardson (senior 100m); Erica Smith (junior 800m — new school record — and junior 200m) and the senior relay team of Mark Allworthy, Mark Topping, Edward Vickers and William Kaberry
The term was drawing to a close when the Junior Rounders Competition was held. We won all but two of our matches, losing narrowly to The Grove and to the eventual winners, School House We finished the competition in second place
Before the public examinations started an enjoyable House dinner was held. Several former members of the Clifton staff attended, along with guest speaker Robert Crossley, himself a former Cliftonite Speeches were delivered to critical acclaim by Robert and Head of House Edward Vickers, and nobody drank too much
The big event of the term was Commemoration Clifton was well represented at both the Minster Service and Prizegiving James Dow won the European History Prize and the Economics Prize, Rowena Smith the String Accomplishment Prize and the K H Rhodes Prize, Mark Allworthy the Senior Music Prize, Alison Calvert the Composition Prize, Laura Hodsdon theJunior Music Prize and the Junior Spoken French Prize, and Jonathan Howes a III Form Prize.
During the term the new school Monitors were appointed The next Head of House will be Raymond Chung, and I am sure that he will gain as much enjoyment from it as I did Paul Tetlow becomes the new Head of School and the second Cliftonite to hold that position in two years. Jodieanne Littleboy will be a school Monitor. Good luck to all of them.
At the end of term we all bade a fond farewell to the Rev His six successful years in charge of the House have seen Clifton and its members occupying a significant place within the school, and House spirit and morale have soared. His superhuman contributions to the House, the school, the chapel and in academic and sporting areas will be difficult to match and few others havethe same qualities of tolerance, good humour, efficiency and friendliness He will be very greatly missed, and we all give him our very best wishes for the future
E. J. R. Vickers
DRONFIELD
We were given a bye in the first round of the Tennis Competition, only to lose to School House in the second round; eventually points for third and fourth places were divided between Dronfield and Grove Our strong rowing four won their event, and there was another exciting finish in the athletic sports, with Dronfield again in second place to Clifton Notable events were Danielle Powley's first place in thejavelin and a fine performance from the senior relay team Danielle, together with Sally Brown, also represented York and District in athletics In the Rounders Competition we finished fourth; special thanks are due to Becky Fisher and Tomi Rotowa for helping out in what was ajunior event Although success was mixed this term,
Dronfield's performance in competitions over the year secured the Cambridge Cup for the second year in succession: congratulations to all.
At the half-term stage we congratulated Pru Bundy on her appointment as Head of School and Head of Dronfield and Esther Maunder as a school monitor. Later in the term we congratulated Caroline Barton, Pru Bundy and Tomi Rotowa on their award of House Colours We were also pleased to see Jessica Ray receive the Shuttleworth Cup and Sally Brown the Reading Prize, and we congratulated Becky Fisher on her appointment as captain of girls' squash for the coming year
On a personal note, this term marks the end of fifteen years in boarding, the last nine of them in Dronfield. I take this opportunity to thank all who have supported me so well in what has been an immensely fulfilling period of office Firstly, to my wife, Sue: words cannot dojustice to the dedicated support she has given me and Dronfield over the years Secondly, I thank my assistants, Josie Stenhouse and Nona Blenkin, and Jean Pulleyn, formerly Matron: I very much appreciate all you have done for Dronfield. I also pay tribute to my team of Tutors: Mr. Rex Negus, Mr Chris Hall and Mrs Claire Wike
Our last barbecue was blessed with fine weather and excellent company. The generosity of current members of Dronfield and parents past and present isvery touching, and Sue and I will treasure the memories of that wonderful occasion Our sincere thanks to all who contributed and to our Head of House, Danielle, for her part in organising the occasion It was also good to see so many at our last reception after prize-giving. Ifinishby wishing all of you, both leavers and those who will be returning next year, every success and happiness. Looking after Dronfield has been a great responsibility but also a great privilege: Matthew and Claire Grant have my very best wishes as they begin their time in Dronfield
P. Taylor
THE GROVE
As always the Summer Term promised to be short but very busy and yet The Grove seemed to rise to the challenge The senior boys tennis team (Curley and Curley, Patrick Calvert and Matthew Miers, James Miers and Andrew Norman) contested well against an equally matched School House — result 41-30 The second round against The Manor was short and sweet but we have a young team with promise for the future It was a similar story in the senior cricket: a straightforward first round win against School House (Stewart Smith 4 for 31, Jonaihan Wright 6 for 19and 59 n.o and David Hancock 20 n.o.) Unfortunately at46 we struggled to score against Temple in the semi's and were swiftly surpassed in 63 overs.
The first victory of the term came from the river The Grove four (Robin Gill, James de Boer, Robert DreverSmith and Simon Carr with cox, Oliver Gill) were eventual winners Their final race against Temple was by far and away the closest race of the afternoon
Although The Grove was placed low in the athletic spoils there were some notable individual victories: Peter Freeman (1st — inter, discus); James Miers (1st — inter, high jump and inter 400m); James Yeomans (1st — senior 200m); Simon Fishley (1st — senior 1500m); Abigail Gisbourne (1st—junior 1500m) Congratulations to them and everyone else who played their part, whether or not they were placed
The second team victory of the term went the way of thejunior cricketers who dispatched Clifton in the semi's with little difficulty (Peter Bainbridge 32 n.o., Tim Bainbridge 38 and 4 for 24, James Harvey 3 for 28) In the final The Grove scored 163 (James Harvey 35, Edward Dale 91 n.o.). After the first Linton wicket had gone the rest of the team was readily dismissed by tight bowling and goodfielding— three runs out (James Harley 2 for 22 and Tim Bainbridge 4 for 44)
On the last Saturday of term Inter-House Competition reached its conclusion with the junior rounders. It was most pleasing to see every third and fourth form Grove girl involved. There were some notable victories against Clifton and Dronfield and The Grove finished in third place at the end of the tournament
M. J. Grant
LINTON
The Summer Term came all too quickly, especially for those taking public exams. Richard Rastall, Chris Ellerbeck and Jamie Hockin represented the School XI but we could progress no further than the semi-finals in the Senior Inter-House Competition despite fine batting displays by Hockin and Hullis and the demon bowling of Rastall Inter-House tennis fared no better though Chris Maunder, Tristan Best and Scott O'Keefe represented the school's 1st and 2nd teams. Linton Beavers were beaten finalists in the House basketball despite the last game developing into the finesse of a rugby trial. Steve Arkley and Kirk Hullis gave towering performances throughout Inter-House athletics saw individual wins for Jamie Hockin, Chris Ellerbeck, Will Vokes-Dudgeon, Kirk
Hullis and Steve Arkley along with the intermediate relay team, but even these could notboost our points tally higher than fourth place. We were beaten finalists in the junior Inter-House cricket —the first two rounds saw 6 and 7 wicket bowling figures from William Kent and Hugh Strivens with high batting scores through from Peter Rivis and Peter Goodrick ably led by Tristan Sillars — all school cricketers at U.15 or U.14 levels The junior five-a-side soccer fared as well as their senior counterparts, reaching the play-offs but, not quite overall winners.
Special note must go to Kirk Hullis who represented the county at athletics and Paul 'Packhorse' Best whose Olympic gold medal madehim aphysics phenomenon! The internal exams complemented the external ones so a feeling that the end was in sight soon loomed large, and before we knew it the year drew to a close with the usual boarders trip to a local theme park to expel all excess energy prior to the last night, fortunately It remains for me to wish all our leavers the very best for the future and to thank them for all they have done.
J. A. Owen-Barnett
The term started on a really warm day This was not a sign of things to come and we endured a cold and wet start to proceedings. This included the senior Inter-House cricket where we fielded a young team J Dougherty led the team well but we exited the tournament early on It was pleasing to see the real success of James, Matthew, Mark and Mike on the cricket field; certainly we wish James and Matthew all good luck at the festival at the end of term A Robertson also did well in the U 14 "A" side as wicket-keeper, whilst J Cole and J Else represented the 'B' XI which Jonathan Else captained with distinction. The U.15 squad included M Meilack, D Cross, H Von Achten and G Pierce David Powell played all season in the first pair in the 1st team tennis where he also won the Alcuin Cup For all his efforts in rugby, hockey and tennis he was jointly awarded the Shuttleworth Cup for the "schools most outstanding sportsman" A Sharp also represented the school at tennis with B Burton and K Lloyd making splendid contributions to the rowing. Two House sporting achievements stood out this term Firstly the winning of the first House Basketball Competition with Ed, Hugo, Tom and Tim starring from the U.6th, ably helped by Mark Baxter, Andrew Daughtrey and B J The second was our superb win in the House athletics with a score of 108 with the nearest House fifty points away The most impressive feature was the willingness of all to get involved sothat we managed to score in all but one event Wins for R Leadbeater, L Bell, A Sharp, and ourjunior relays remain in the memory Again there was much done off the games field not least academically where the 5th and U.6th worked well Hugo Sedgwick deservedly won the Politics Prize while Ed Whittle won the Business Studies Prize Fourth form prizes were won by A Thornton and M Sleath and a third form prize by A. Robertson. Alistair also took part in "Resin", the school's contribution to York's Battle of the Bands Ed Brooke also had success with hisband in the charity show
leading to a concertjust before half-term From all of this it is clear just how much goes on in a community like ours I thank all the House for all their efforts during the year and wish our U.6th leavers all good fortune in the future. I would take this opportunity to thank my assistants in the House and wish Mr and Mrs Edwards good luck in their new home and thanks for their efforts in The Manor over the past three years. Finally I would like to thank David and Ian for their support this year as Head of House and Monitor; they worked very hard both in House and school.
P. J. Stephen
QUEEN'S
As we said farewell to our Upper Sixth at the lively House dinner we felt confident about the imminent junior Five-a-side Football Competition but despite their stdwart efforts Mark Stefanini, Tom Spilman, Graham Mackfall, Marcus Boulton and Rory Boulton saw the trophy disappear in the final stages Cricketers, rowers and athletes competed well and we were all pleased for Kate de Boer who broke the high jump record, Hayley Oram who did the same in the discus and Gemma Berttham whose prowess in the athletics won her the Victor Ludorum. There was also drama, informal tennis, a reasonable amount of sunbathing and a great deal of very hard work. Our very best wishes go to Rachel and her Upper Sixth team and many thanks to Mrs Westgate who held the reins for the second half of the term as z cting Housemistress.
J. Bainbridge
THE RISE
The Summer Term isalways somewhat overshadowed by the threat of exams for the upper sixth and fifth form, and as the work rate increased so it seemed did the stress levels (particularly for the upper sixth) However, for the rest of the House life continued as normal, in spite of somewhat wintry conditions.
The House impressed more in the willingness to 'have a go' than in style in both die tennis and die rowing; Emily Battye's patience and skill in coxing should be commended here In the atfiletics The Rise put in a determined performance; special mention should be made of Natalie's high jump success The rounders was also played with good House spirit There were contributions from the lower sixth in me persons of Katie G. and Dud; the team was well captained by Charlotte, and mention must be made of Hannah's impressive catching and stumping in one movement
The House says 'goodbye' to Miss Hamilton as an assistant We have appreciated her good humour and liveliness (most of the time) and will miss her We wish her well in her new position Our thanks also go to Mr and Mrs. Watkinson, Miss Marsh and Miss Terry. Finally I hope that The Rise will continue to flourish next year; I wisi Jayne a happy and successful year and trust that she will be well supported by the rest of the House
SCHOOL
The first day of term saw die first round of the InterHouse Tennis Competitions, which came as a surprise to the girls Unexpectedly diey reached the final after two excellent victories over Rise and Temple. In die final, luck was not on the House's side and after some closely contested matches the team lost to Clifton by five games to four In the boys' competition the House lost to Grove
in the first round. However, die Grove was men disqualified because they fielded an illegal player Being generous opponents, die House team agreed to play the tie again widi The Grove playing a legal team A change of tactics enabled the House to win 40-32 In me semifinal the team lost to The Manor whose team comprised mainly School team players
This year die House was able to field a senior cricket team Dueto rain, diefirstround game against The Grove, was reduced to twenty overs a side. Put in to bat, a solid foundation was laid by the opening batsmen, Jamie Duggin and Stephen Mulryne However, the team failed to score sufficient runs and were well beaten in the end
This term saw die inaugural Inter-House Bastketball Competition James Plant the captain writes: "The first ever Inter-House basketball game was started in style by a School House team gudded widifinessetiiatwould grace any court. Ben Firth in the centre was pivotal, his aggressive rebounding and outlet passes were superb Toby and Jeremy excelled in die back court marking forward passes and working the ball around The basketball chemistry between the two forwards James and Dhiren clicked and reverse passes and elaborate lay-ups electrified die crowd We were stylish in attack and stoic in defence and were the deserved winners over Clifton by twenty-three points to twelve The less said about die semi-final against The Manor the better Team cohesion crumbled and our performance was criminal. We lost by 12-8 In restrospect a good team's performance was dashed by die fickleness of the game.
The first round of dieJunior Cricket Competition was held in very wet weadier. The Manor batted first and scored 99 for six wickets in their allotted twenty overs Alex Bond and Oliver Hainsworth took tiiree wickets each. In reply die House was two runs short of tiieir target with one wicket remaining
For a change Sports Day did not have to be postponed because of me weatiier, although it was very windy The boys' team came tiiird overall widi good support coming from die juniors and seniors Several members of the House put in good performances, the most notable being: Alan Slee (1st in thejunior longjump, 100m and 200m); Oliver Hainsworth (1st intermediate 200m); Stephen Mulryne (2nd senior discus); Christopher Storer (2nd junior 800m) and Adam Councell (2nd senior 400m) The junior boys' relay team was second. The girls' team was placed fifth overall Again there were a number of good performances: Gemma Croft (1st senior 400m); Anna Dixon (2nd senior javelin, 3rd senior shot); Emily Hamilton (3rdjunior 100m); Philippa Bennett (3rd senior 100m) and Elizabem Gibbon (3rd junior highjump) The senior girls' relay team was diird
As far as Inter-House games were concerned, the term ended witii die junior boys' five-a-side football and the junior girls' rounders competitions. The boys tried hard but did not have much success, but the girls played very well, particularly the younger girls and were the winners of die competition This gave the House its diird InterHouse trophy
School prizes were awarded mis year to Nikolai Shepherd (P.E Lord Junior Prize for Classical
Civilisation and Vth Form Prize) and Timothy Brogden (Mathematics Project Prize and Pemberton Prize for Wind and Brass) Helen Atkinson was appointed Head of House for 1996-97 and Miki Ayton and Philippa Bennett joined Helen as school Monitors.
The term ended in the now traditional way with a dinner in honour of the Upper Sixth leavers, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.
My thanks go to Stephen Mulryne as Head of House, the Upper Sixth for acting as House Monitors and especially the tutors — Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Holt, Miss Lowther, Mr Jones and Mr Paterson Without their help and guidance the House would not be the same
P. D. Northfield
TEMPLE
The term turned out to be another intense very busy one with members of the House involved in a whole range of activities within the school community. We congratulate Philip Kerrigan for his Grade 7 (merit) Flute and Mark Whiting for his Grade 8 Violin Associated Board Music Exam. We also congratulate Andrew Taylor for his special commendation in his Maths MEI component On the sporting side, our fortunes were mixed We did moderately well in the boys' and girls' tennis but did not manage to get through to the final rounds We were more fortunate with the boating in that we managed to come second in both the boys' and the girls' races There were several outstanding individual performances on Sports Day and the following people secured first places: Alex Main in the junior shot and the javelin; Edward Rowbottom in thejunior 400m; Guy Lewis in the senior javelin; Emma Fitton in the girls' senior discus; Faith Alexander in the girls' senior shot; Karly Hoggard in the girls' senior 800m and the 1500m in new school records
and, lastly^ Sarah Metcalfe in the girls' junior 400m in a new school record
The House continued to be well represented in the Boat Club which had a successful term We congratulate Richard Collier, Dominic Casperson, Emma Fittcn and Helen Williamson for the award of their colours and Karly Hoggard for the award of her half colours We congratulate Emma Fitton and Richard Collier or their appointments as Captains of Boats for next year
The senior House cricket team repeated their success of last year by winning the Cup for the second successive year Both cricket team players and non-team player:; alike played to an exceptionally high standard The batting of Andrew and Nick Kay was instrumental in the team's success The following people played for the team: Andrew Kay (captain), Nick Kay, Nick Riggall, Jim Bloor, Guy Lewis, Oliver Addy, Chris Ball, Ian Paterson, Robin Jackson, Andrew Taylor, and Kieran Harrison The House junior team led by Daniel Dickinson was not so successful and was knocked out by Clifton We congratulate Andrew Kay, Nick Kay and Nick Riggall on the award of their First XI Caps.
Another prestigious trophy that the House woi was the Junior Five-a-side Competition. The team made up of Marcus Pullen (captain), Chris Reilly, Dan Metcalfe, Daniel Dickinson and Chris Emmerson played with skill and determination and scored twenty-seven goals over the tournament against ten goals scored against them The final against Linton was a tense, exciting game which nearly went to a penalty shoot-out but was won by 2-1 All the members of the team were awarded their House junior colours.
Towards the middle of the term Sam Venables, Lucy Wright and Sophie Triffitt acted in the Middle School Drama productions of "Faust" and "Faustine", The standard of acting was high and the audience certainly enjoyed both productions In May, Caroline Brandon gave a solo in Chapel The warmth and the length of the applause for Caroline's singing said it all.
Several members of the House won prizes on Speech Day and we congratulate Catherine Hopkinson (Poetry and Community Service Prizes), Andrew Kay (Norman Crombie and Geography Prizes), Rebecca Bailes (French), Katie Jenkins (Third Form Essay Prize) and Rachel Taylor (Fifth Form Prize).
Jon Price was appointed Head of House for next year and Richard Collier was appointed a School Monitor Lastly, my thanks to Chris Ball who has been an outstanding Head of House and to all of U VI who gave him so much help My thanks also to Mr Blood, Mrs Newton, Mr. Ellis-Davies, Mr. Hubbard and Mr. Allen for running their Tutor Groups so efficiently I have thoroughly enjoyed my twelve year term as Housemaster of Temple. It has been a privilege to help and guide so many young people through their school career I thank all the parents who havegiven me so much support. I wish Miss Hamilton every success in her new appointment as Housemistress
R. C. G. Drysdale
SPORT
TENNIS
1st VI
The summer certainly did not begin with the start of the tennis season, as the first match on April 20th against York College of Higher and Further Education was played in the pouring rain. Despite this a good standard of play was produced and the team won 4-2. This proved to be the most difficult match in the U 18 York Team Tennis league and the girls easily beat their next three opponents to leave them winners of their section The team consisted of Katy Ramskill, Nicky Orwell, Rowena Smith and Danielle Powley, who had won the league the previous year. Rowena and Danielle were playing in the 1st team for ths third year, whilst Katy and Nicky, new to the school in the Lower Sixth, were in their second year The final of the league took place on June 13th, against the Mount School at Clifton Park Tennis Club, so it was a new experience for all but Rowena to play on the carpeted surface Katy found the opposition at number one much stronger than those playing lower down but she played with her usual tenacity before losing 4-6. The remaining rubbers were all won with both Rowena and Danielle, fighting back from 3-5 to win 7-5, indieir singles matches Nicky played throughout the season with great consistency and produced the best singles results, winning her final match 6-0
The 1st VI fixtures began with an early match against Queen Margaret's, which the team did well to win 5-4 Always our strongest opposition, team morale was greatly helped by this win at the beginning of May A team of four entered the Aberdare Cup knock-out competition, drawing Pocklington away in the first round. Pocklington had two excellent junior players who both won their singles but the girls battled well towin4-2 The next round was against Giggleswick and a result was finally obtained after four-and-a-half hours, winning this match by eight sets to four with two rubbers unfinished Again they had two good players but not sufficient strength in depth We eventually lost to a strong Queen Margaret's team, although all the matches were well contested.
Three of the remaining four fixtures were won easily, 8-1 Worksop College had an excellent first pair for the second year running butdie girls did wellto win this match 5-4. Katy and Nicky lost 5-6 to the third pair after a dispute about the score Jessica Ray and Caroline Davies did well to beat the same pair 6-5
The team had a most successful season, winning all of their matches The 1st VI were well supported by Faith Alexander, Helen Atkinson, Jessica and Caroline. Even/one played with great enthusiasm and commitment despite the pressure of academic work, for a mostly upper sixth team Nicky was a helpful and organised captain, and with only Faith and Helen remaining for another year the others will be missed
The following girls represented the 1st VI: **K Ramskill, **N Orwell, **R Smith, **D Powley,
*F Alexander, H Atkinson, *C
L Hudson
* denotes Colours
** denotes Re-Award
Results:
v Queen Margaret's
v Pocklington
v Scarborough College
v Giggleswick
v Ackworth
v Worksop College
v Mount St Mary's Won Won Won Won Won Won Won
U.18 York Team Tennis League:
v York College of Higher & Further Education
v York College
v Dunnington T.C.
v Pocklington 'B'
v The Mount (final) Won Won Won Won
2nd VI
The 2nd VI also had a very successful season winning all of their matches It was unfortunate that two cancellations left them with only four fixtures, all played before half-term It is becoming impossible to arrange matches after the exams start although this year the team consisted of almost all Vth year pupils so it suited us
The first fixture against Queen Margaret's was again won 5-4 with the third couple of Louise Hudson and Zoe Wight winning a creditable two rubbers AVth year team beat Pocklington 6-3 or by 51 to 31 games as they scored it this way. Our strength in depth was apparent against both Ackworth and Worksop College although two sets in the Worksop match were won 6-5.
The following girls represented the 2nd VI:
H. Atkinson, M. Hart, L. Hudson, R. Malster, R. Fisher, Z Wight, V Hales, P Bhat, A Calvert, L Wallace, C. Davies, J. Ray.
Results:
v Queen Margaret's
v Pocklington
v Ackworth
v Worksop College
U.15
Won 5—4
Won 6—3
Won 6—3
Won 8-1
W. M. Newton
The U 15 squad was made up fo Sara Chapman and Laura Wallace at 1st couple, usually Hayley Oram and Claire Middleton-Walker at No.2 and Suzanne Baines and newcomer to St Peter's, Jane Atkinson at 3rd couple Reserve: Rebecca Fishley.
The squad worked extremely well together and we had some good practice sessions on Monday teatimes, and on Wednesday afternoons in Rowntree Park After a poor start in their matches losing on grass at Scarborough College, and then coming up against a strong Queen
Margaret's team on two occasions, the team put in some good performances; showing more effort and determination. Players became more consistent in their rallying abilities; services improved and confidence grew at the net I feel all the team members improved throughout the season and progress was .made
Overall, a good Summer Term, despite losing three matches in often wet, windy and miserable weather conditions!
J. M. Whitehead
Results:
Scarborough College Away Lost 3—6
Queen Margaret's Home Lost 3—6
Worksop College Away Won 4—0
Woodhouse Grove Home Won 6—3
Leeds Girls' High School Home Won 5—4
Midland Bank League:
Queen Margaret's Lost 0—6
The Mount Drew 3—3
Joseph Rowntree Won 6—0
Fulford Won 5-1
Manor Drew 3—3
U.14 TENNIS
The third year squad consisted of 1st couple, Erica Smith and Rosemary Sanderson, 2nd couple, Abigail Gisbourne and Alex Dow, and 3rd couple, Katie Cox and Katrina Wight. Reserves were Vicky Elliott and Charlotte Black
The team strongly benefitted from having some coaching sessions in the Autumn Term and so team spirit was high throughout the summer Erica Smith put in some good singles performances and thoroughly deserved her No.l ranking, but was well backed up in the doubles combination, playing with Rosemary Sanderson, a steady player. The team came up against some very strong and talented opposition, and despite losing some matches, they always tried hard They will learn from these games and hopefully consolidate and build their skills further on the tennis court in 1997 Well done
J. M. Whitehead
was closely contested with the result uncertain to thefinal round, where Clifton eventually beat School by 5-4. W. M. Newton
SHUTTLEWORTH CUP
This year the cup was awarded to Jessica Ray. Jessica did much to promote sport within the school, always playing with a competitive spirit and much enthusiasm She captained the 2nd XI having played for this team for three years Jessica also captained the 2nd VI again after three years and gained 1st team tennis colours She represented the school swimming teams from U.14 through to senior and was particularly helpful to the P.E. department when we needed a life-saver to enable some swimming options to take place.
W. M. Newton
ATHLETICS
Four girls were selected to represent York & District in the North Yorkshire Schools' Athletics Championships these were Danielle Powley (javelin), Sally Brown (discus), Karly Hoggard (800 metres) and Erica .Smith (200 metres) Karly was unfortunately injured and could not take part, but the others acquitted themselves well: Erica Smith winning her race. She went on to represent North Yorkshire v Humberside where she again won the 200 metres and is due to run for North Yorkshire in the English Schools' Athletics Championships in the summer holidays An excellent achievement, well done Enca!
Sports Day
An enjoyable afternoon with some commendable new records — also plenty of encouragement for those girls hopeful of gaining an odd point for their Houses! (Clifton taking the girls' athletics shield this year.)
Sports Day Winners:
Junior Events (3rd & 4th Years)
100m
200m
400m
800m
Results: Selby Tennis Club York College
The Mount Pocklington Bootham
The House matches were played early in the season with the shock of matchesfor some teams on the first day of the Summer Term! The early knock-out rounds, where the results were dependant on the number of games won, went mostly according to form although it was the first year that Dronfield did not reach the semi-final. The final
1500m
High Jump Long Jump
Shot Putt
Discus
Javelin
Relay
* New Record
G. Bentham
E. Smith
S Metcalfe
E Smith
A Gisbourne
G Bentham
C Brisby
S Chapman
H Oram
S. Chapman
Clifton (Q) (C) (T) (C) (G) (Q) (C) (C) (Q) (C)
Senior Events (5th & 6th Years)
100m
200m
400m
800m
1500m
High Jump
Long Jump
L. Richardson
L Read
G Croft
K Hoggard
K Hoggard
K De Boer
Void (C) (D) (S) (T) (T) (Q)
2m 48.!isec 5m 55.''sec* 1.40m*
Discus
Javelir
Relay
Victor Ludorum Gemma Bentham (Queen's) P. Fletcher
ROUNDERS
Boih Under 15's and 14's got off to a very slow start with many matches being rained off in the first half of term (the wettest May on record!). The first match was at Pocldington where one team won and one lost, but there was a good standard of fielding for the start of the season Scarborough College always produce good teams but this summer St Peter's managed two good wins, with the Under 14's hitting particularly well After a month's gap we beat Woodhouse Grove at Under 14 level but lost to an outstanding and polished Under 15 team (we were depleted that day also fielding a tennis team). We then went on to beat Mount St. Mary's and Bootham easily and in the last match against Joseph Rowntree we rounded off the season with two good wins
Mention must be made of the following Under 15 players: Sara Chapman, Claire Middleton-Walker and Charlotte Brisby for their excellent hitting ability; Suzie Baines and Vicky Bray for good catches and solid fielding. In the Under 14's: Emily Hamilton who improved with every match she played; Fern Brooke for consistent hitting and Hannah Burton, Abigail Gisbourne and Alex Dow for their reliable fielding.
We must also note that one senior friendly match was played against Bootham — loudly and enthusiastically— ending in a fair \2Vi-\2Vi draw
The following girls represented the U.15 team: J Atkinson, S Baines, G Bentham, V Bray, C Brisby, S Chapman, L Cleaver, R Fishley, L Hodsdon, C. Mee (capt.), C. Middleton-Walker, H. Oram, A. Pike, E. Taylor, L. Watson.
Results:
v Queen Margaret's
v Pocklington
v Scarborough College
v Ackworth
v York College
v Hymers
v Woodhouse Grove
v Mount St Mary's
v Bootham
v Joseph Rowntree Away Away Away Away Home Away Home Home Home Away
The following girls represented the U.14 team: K. Baber, F. Brooke, H. Burton (capt.), K. Cox, A. Dow, A Gisbourne, E Hamilton, J Hutt, K Jenkins, L Lyall, S. Metcalfe, R. Paterson, E. Smith, K. Wight.
Results:
v Queen Margaret's
v Pocklington
The following girls represented the senior team: P Bennett, C Brassington, E Brown, S Brunton, A Dixon, K Gormley, C Magee, K Rayner, G. Walker.
Results: v Bootham
House Rounders
Home Drew 12'/2—12'/2
On the last Saturday of term the House Rounders Competition took place which was a pleasant way to round off the season All the games were played with enthusiasm and good spirit, School House winning five of their six matches to take the trophy.
The final results were:
1st School
2nd Clifton
3rd The Grove
4th Dronfield
D. Westgate/P. Fletcher
THE CAMBRIDGE CUP (Holders: Dronfield)
Dronfield dominated throughout the year and despite many of the competitions being close they managed to win five of them outright This is their second year of winning the cup — who is going to topple them? (Clifton made a valiant effort this year.)
Junior Cross-Country
Senior Cross-Country
Hockey
Badminton
Squash
Junior Netball
Senior Netball
Swimming
Rowing
Tennis
Athletics
Winners: Dronfield
INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS - BOYS
1500m
High Jump Long Jump Shot
Discus
Javelin Relay
H Heywood
O Osho
A Slee
A. Main
J Else
A Main
The Manor
Intermediate Age Group: 100m
200m 400m 800m
1500m
3000m
High Jump Long Jump Shot
Discus
Javelin Relay
J Hockin
O Hainsworth
J Miers
C Ellerbeck
R Leadbeater
W Vokes-Dudgeon (L)
J. Miers
A Kemp
P Freeman
N Lally
A. Sharp Linton
Senior Age Group:
E Vickers
J Yeomans
L Bell
M Topping
S Fishley
S Arkley
High Jump Long Jump Shot
Discus
Javelin
Relay
P Fotherby
K Hullis
I Leadbeater
A Daughtrey
G Lewis
Clifton
The following athletes are to be congratulated for winning through area trials, to represent their district of York and Selby:—
Alan Slee, Erica Smith, James Miers, Karly Hoggard, Matthew Vowles, Sally Brown, Kirk Hullis and Danielle Powley Special mention must go to those who won at district level, and so represented their county —• Erica Smith, James Miers, Matthew Vowles, Kirk Hullis and Alan Slee
But particular credit is due to Erica Smith who is representing her county at the English Schools' National Championships in Sheffield this summer, competing in the junior girls' 200 metres.
CRICKET RETROSPECT
The 1996 season was one of the most enjoyable and successful for some years The 1st XI, admirably captainec both on and off thefieldby Andrew Kay, won eight matches and played some fine attacking cricket Of three defeats, two were at the festival, when winning the toss was essential and we lost it in every match The records show that there was one defeat in term-time. Much of the success of the team was earned by the Kay brothers with Andrew scoring three centuries and Nick developing into a fine all-rounder I am particularly grateful to the five members of the upper sixth, Messrs Kay, Duggin, Joshi, Reynolds and Riggall. Their enthusiasm and commitment were splendid Thanks also to Stephen Mulryne He must have been disappointed not to secure a 1st XI place, but he took over the captaincy of a young 2nd XI and did a terrif c job
The batting was quite strong, but all too often players started well, without being able to go on to make a big score Certainly in school matches we were a better team batting first. Andrew Kay had an excellent season and his selection for the Yorkshire Senior Schools' XI was ajust reward. He scored nearly 800 runs and set a fine example with his strokeplay and his running between the wickets. Finding a suitable opening partner for him was not easy Richard Rastall started the season well, but after two good innings, his technique was found wanting against the more accurate bowling in the 1st XI. If he is prepared to practise regularly in the winter he could earn a place next season. James Dougherty occupied the opening position in the last few matches and slowly began to look the part. His innings against Rossall at the festival was encouraging James Reynolds applied himself well at No.3 and played some good positive innings Nick Kay had a rather disappointing start to the season, but finished in fine form It was good to see him make his first century for the 1st XI: I hope there will be more to come. James Duggin was promoted to No.5 after the early matches and did a very good job for the team. His calm and sensible approach was valuable on several occasions He was a worthy winner of the Colin Bosomworth Cup for the most improved player. Simon Leveson had a frustrating season. He plays some superb shots, but after twenty-five innings in the 1st XI his highest score is only twenty-six. He does not lack confidence, but application is in short supply. Chris Ellerbeck played some promising innings. I hope that he will practise hard in the winter to gain more confidence in his attacking play Nick Riggall struck the ball well and played some useful innings. James Hockin started well in the team, hitting the ball hard Later in the season his concentration let him down. With regular practice he could be an effective player next year
Nick Riggall and Nick Kay were a good pair of opening bowlers Nick Riggall's ability to swing the ball enabled him to take the wicket of top order batsman and he did well to be selected for the final Yorkshire trial Nick Kay bowled steadily all season and had several very good performances Particularly memorable was his superb effort against Cranleigh when he bowled unchanged for twenty-seven overs, taking five for thirty-one. Chris Ellerbeck bowled effectively at medium pace and has the potential to become a good bowler. With limited opportunities Simon Leveson and Matthew Sigsworth also showed promise Dhiren Joshi had a mixed season with his leg-spin On occasions, especially against Durham, he bowled very well, but all too often his length was inconsistent and his cause was not helped by his reluctance to bowl the googly However, in the two years in the 1st XI he has been a pleasure to watch. The cricket was always interesting when he was bowling and his enthusiasm was infectious James Duggin bowled his offcutters steadily and was unlucky not to take more wickets
The fielding was good, but rather inconsistent. One or two members of the team could be outstanding if they took more pride in their fielding. The Fielding Cup was won by David Hancock, whose wicket-keeping improved steadily during the season and he kept excellently at the festival.
The Senior House Cup was retained by Temple who beat Clifton by ten wickets For the second year the Kay brothers were undefeated in the final TheJunior Cup was won by The Grove, who defeated Linton in the final
The festival at Loretto was a great success We are very grateful to the staff and players at Loretto for their splendid organisation and hospitality Nick Kay won the Young Player Award for his all-round performances, but he could also have won the Bowling Award.
My thanks to many who have helped to make the season so enjoyable To Keith Mohan for all his work and enthusiastic support as coach — if only the standard of his jokes would improve! To David Watkinson, whose help on Game 1 was invaluable To Chris Heaton, who again scored for the 1st XI To Robin Scarce and his groundstaff for the superb pitches they produced In this context we are very grateful for the advice and help that we get from Mike Corley, the T.C.C.B.'s deputy inspector of pitches. To the cricket committee, which has now been raising funds to help the school cricket for twenty years This year they gave the school a new Bola bowling machine, which has already proved a great asset Finally, my thanks and good wishes to John Hutt, who retired as Director of Sport at the end of the school year.
D. Kirby
The following players represented the 1st XI: t*A L T Kay (captain) 1993-94-95-96, t*D Joshi 1995-96, t*N J C Kay 1995-96, t*N J Riggall 1995-96, *J. A. M. Duggin 1996, *J. E. Reynolds 1995-96, *C J Ellerbeck 1996, *D J Hancock 1996, *S. J. Leveson 1996, J. P. G. Dougherty, J. P. Hockin, R O Rastall, M C Sigsworth
t = Cap
* = Colours
The following players represented the 2nd XI:
*S J Mulryne (captain), *J W T Hutt, P F Barlow, M. D. Baxter, J. W. H. Bloor, C. J. Carter, C. Dearnley, J P G Dougherty, M J Freak, J P Hockin,
A. D. S. Kemp, N. R. A. Lally, G. J. Lewis, R O Rastall, M C Sigsworth, S M Smith
* = Colours
1st XI
A L T Kay
N. J. C. Kay
J E Reynolds
J A M Duggin
R 0 Rastall
N D Riggall
C J Ellerbeck
S J Leveson
J. P. G. Dougherty
D Joshi
J P Hockin
D J Hancock
Also batted: S T Mulryne 5, 0; M C
Not Out Bowling
N J C Kay
S. J. Leveson
N. D. Riggall
D Joshi
J A M Duggin
C J Ellerbeck
E
Also bowled: J P G Dougherty 30-6-114-1; M C Sigsworth 31-3-122-1; R O Rastall 4-0-18-0
Results:
ST PETER'S v YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C
Played at home on Sunday, 21st April
Result: Won.
Yorkshire Gents 211-4 dec (E Stephenson 151 rot out, M Spence 33)
St. Peter's 213-2 (A. Kay 72, P. Rastall 63, J. Reynolds 42 not out)
ST. PETER'S v BRADFORD G.S.
Played at home on Wednesday, 24th April
Result: Drawn Bradford G.S 236-5 dec (R Walker 74, A Pathmanathon 68, A Myers 36)
St. Peter's 173-7 (J. Reynolds 52, P. Rastnll 48, R Walker 4-51)
ST PETER'S v SEDBERGH SCHOOL
Played away on Saturday, 27th April.
Result: Drawn Sedbergh 148 (C Heap 54, N Kay 6-21)
St Peter's 98-8 (N Riggall 30 not out, B Biker 3-31, J Chapman 3-18)
ST. PETER'S v M.C.C.
Played at home on Wednesday, 1st May
Result: Abandoned
M.C.C. 110-4
ST PETER'S v OLD PETERITES
Played at home on Sunday, 5th May
Result: Won.
Old Peterites 237-5 dec (N Muirhead 54, J Stubbs 53, P Burdass 52, T Cooper 47)
St Peter's 238-5 (A Kay 138 not out, N Muirhead 3-66)
ST PETER'S v YORK C.C
Played at home on Wednesday, 8th May
Result: Won.
York C.C 209-3 dec (A Twigg 122 retired, D Babbich 51 not out)
St Peter's 214-4 (N Kay 63, J Reynolds 59, J Duggin 51 not out)
ST PETER'S v BARNARD CASTLE
Played at home on Saturday, 11th May
Result: Lost.
Barnard Castle 158 (L Haslam 80 not out, N Kay 5-26)
St Peter's 110 (N Hatch 5-22)
ST. PETER'S v FORTY CLUB
Played at home on Wednesday, 15th May
Result: Won
Forty Club 76 (J Oxley 50, N Riggall 5-7)
St. Peter's 77-1 (A. Kay 52 not out)
ST PETER'S v LEEDS G.S
Played away on Saturday, 18th May.
Result: Won.
St Peter's 199 (A Kay 51, C Ellerbeck 39 not out, T Golby 4-59, S Kershaw 5-46)
Leeds G.S. 120 (R. Wyn Griffiths 41, J. Duggin 3-5, N. Riggall 3-45)
ST. PETER'S v PRESIDENT'S XI
Played at home on Wednesday, 29th May
Result: Won
President's XI III (K Mohan 36, N Riggall 4-11, D. Joshi 4-16)
St Peter's 113-6 (J Duggin 42 not out, K Ambrosen 3-14)
ST. PETER'S v AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE
Played away on Saturday, 1st June
Result: Drawn
St. Peter's 214-7 dec. (A. Kay 113 not out, N. Kay 66, T Pinsent 5-47)
Ampleforth 155-8 (T Pinsent 46, N Kay 3-59)
ST PETER'S v DURHAM SCHOOL
Played at home on Saturday, 8th June.
Result: Drawn.
St Peter's 259-5 dec (A Kay 102, J Duggin 52, J Reynolds 50)
Durham 199-7 (A. Grieg 57 not out, I. Laidler 40, S Birtwistle 38, D Joshi 5-56)
ST. PETER'S v POCKLINGTON SCHOOL
Played at home on Saturday, 15th June.
Result: Drawn
St Peer's 257-8 dec (N Kay 115)
Pockliigton 224-7 (S. Mouncey 75, G. Stewart 73, N Kay 3-62)
ST. PETER'S v WORKSOP COLLEGE
Played away on Saturday, 22nd June.
Result: Drawn Worksop 248-3 dec (H Straw 84 not out, J Pearson 61 not out, G. Harvey 51)
St Piter's 188-7 (N Kay 69, J Reynolds 30, R Wilkinson 4-57)
ST PETER'S v SAINTS C.C
Played at home on Tuesday, 25th June
Result: Drawn.
Saints C.C 170 (J Gouldthorpe 66, M Cook 50, S Leveson 4-16)
St. Peter's 144-9 (N. Kay 53, D. Wass 5-31, J. Harraw 3-19)
ST PETER'S v CRANLEIGH SCHOOL
Played at Loretto on Monday, 1st July. Result: Won
St. Peter's 118 (A. Kay 41, I. Houston 4-26)
Cranleigh 111 (J Bennett 36, N Kay 5-31)
ST PETER'S v MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD
Played at Loretto on Tuesday, 2nd July. Result: Lost
St Peter's 191-8 (A Kay 62, N Kay 47, E Lamb 5-41)
Merchant Taylors' 194-5 (D. Grundy 45, A. Thorpe 42 not out, P Wise 37, E Lamb 32 not out, N Kay 3-54)
ST PETER'S v ROSSALL SCHOOL
Played at Loretto on Wednesday, 3rd July Result: Won
St Peter's 251-6 (N Kay 75, A Kay 47, J Dougherty 46)
Rossall 71 (N. Riggall 5-29, D. Joshi 3-12)
ST PETER'S v LORETTO SCHOOL
Played away on Friday, 5th July Result: Lost.
St Peter's 112 (J Boon 4-30, M McCreath 3-21, H Balfour-Melville 3-36)
Loretto 115-8 (S Smith 33 not out, J Boon 32, N Kay 5-35)
Summary of Results: Opponents
Yorkshire
Gentlemen C.C
Bradford G.S
Sedbergh School
M.C.C
Old Peterites
York C.C
Barnard Castle School
Forty Club
Leeds G.S
President's XI
Ampleforth College
Durham School
Pocklington School
Worksop College
Saints C.C
Cranleigh School
Merchant Taylors' School
Rossall School Loretto
The 2nd XI have had a very mixed season The batting was always going to be brittle and the two defeats were both the direct result of the early order failing. However, there has been much that is encouraging and I have been particularly impressed by the excellent spirit in which the matches have been played.
For the most of the season the team has been led by Stephen Mulryne who was given good support in his role by Jim Bloor They gave great encouragement to the fifth formers in this young side and tried hard to keep them all involved in the game. Stephen was always keen to get the innings off to a rapid start and whilst he often succeeded, it was a shame that he did not then try to consolidate his own position before giving his wicket away The batting was always positive with other good knocks from Mark Baxter, Jim Bloor, Andrew Kemp, Jamie Hockin, Nick Lally and several major contributions from Jamie Hutt Mark Baxter has now developed into a competent opening bat and Andrew Kemp has considerable potential in the middle order if he can start to pick out the yorker which has been his undoing on numerous occasions this season
The strength of the side lay in its bowling Guy Lewis and Mike Freak have bowled well all season with remarkably little luck Matthew Sigsworth has looked capable of taking many more wickets but he must learn to bowl a consistently fuller length before he can be a real match-winner The spin of Chris Dearnley and Stuart Smith has been very successful; both finished the season bowling accurately, with a great deal of confidence and troubling good batsmen.
Some excellent catches were taken (and some remarkably simple ones put down) but the general standard of the ground fielding improved over the season and many runs were saved Chris Carter has worked hard and has made considerable progress behind the stumps; he is now a sound wicket-keeper who has the confidence of his bowlers
The team and I would like to thank David Burgess who has scored for most of the matches The 2nd XI have clearly enjoyed their cricket and much has been learnt for the future
D. J. Watkinson
St. Peter's 146-8
Results:
Bradford G.S 119-4 St Peter's 147
Drawn
A. Kemp 32, M. Sigsworth 3-34
St. Peter's 161-9 Sedbergh 205-5 dec.
Drawn
J Hutt 58, J Hockin 52, J Bloor 3-79
St Peter's 82 Yarm 1st XI 83-5
Lost
Barnard Castle 125 St Peter's 233-5 dec
Won
S. Mulryne 31, M. Baxter 53, J. Hutt 66 not out, J. Hockin 69, M. Sigsworth 3-26, C. Dearnley 3-33
Leeds 179-9 dec.
Drawn J Bloor 31, N Lally 35, C Dearnley 4-27, S Smith 3-7
St Peter's 120-5 Ampleforth 184-8 da; Drawn S Mulryne 30
Durham 181-9 St Peter's 215-5 dec
Drawn J. Hutt 49, A. Kemp 45 not out, J. Bloor 38, C. Dearnley 3-55, S Smith 3-33
Worksop 181 St Peter's 44
Lost G Lewis 3-23, S Mulryne 3-22, S Smith 3-31
Under 15 Colts
The Under 15 Colts started the season with a squad of nineteen keen players This made selection attimes very difficult However, in the tradition of the team, as many as possible were given the opportunity to play in the team. Jonathan Wright was appointed captain for the first part of the season, but after breaking a bone in his arm, Edward Dale took over the captaincy after half-term.
The opening game of the season against Sedbergh at home, was the usual well-contested game. The school batted first making steady progress to 132-9, with Tristan Sillars scoring 44. The last pair of Chris Magee and Andrew Acaster then took the score to 163 with Aidrew playing the supporting role This gave a good scDre to bowl at After a good start, having the visitors at 4-2 at one stage, the Sedbergh batsmen got on top of the bowling and passed the target with the loss of just two more wickets Andrew Acaster was the best bowler taking 3-34
The second game of the season against Ashville was abandoned without a ball being bowled and so the team went to Bootham looking for its first win of the season. Usually this fixture gives the opportunity to give a game to more of the squad, but without win under the belt, a strong team was selected. The school batted first, scoring 170-5, with Daniel Dickinson scoring an unbeaten 39 and the captain Jonathan Wright, 29 In reply Bootham ended on 144-9 with the school being unable to bowl sufficiently accurate enough to get the last wicket
The game the following Saturday was against Barnard Castle The opposition batted first and were not a strong batting side, but after a very good start having the opposition at 44-5, some erratic bowling allowed the visitors to get to 125 all out. This should not have been a difficult target but Barnard Castle bowled and fielded well and the school played some poor shots In the end the school staggered to 106-9,with Andrew Heaps (tatting after a nasty arm injury during the game) and Alex Bond holding out for the last two overs
Due to mechanical problems with the mini-bus and road works in Leeds, the team arrived for its next game against Bradford one hour late It was decided to play a thirty over game Batting first, the thought of a limited
over game seemed to give the team thepsychological boost it needed to get off to a brisk start. Edward Dale put bat to ball and scored a half century in very quick time Eventually he was dismissed for sixty-eight with the score on 108-4 A middle order collapse followed and it looked like the team would be all out for about 115 with several overs remaining. However, Henry Von Achten who was drafted into the team at the last minute, kept things going with some solid shots and with Andrew Heaps took the final score to 139-9 in the thirty overs. Bradford attacked the bowling from the start and kept up with the required run rale for the first fifteen overs. Jonathan Wright and Alex Bond then made the breakthrough and between diem took the last eight wickets, taking the score from 79-2 to 99 all out. Alex was twice on a hat-trick and Jonathan ended the innings on a hat-trick This was an all-round team performance and they deserved their first win of the season.
The following Saturday the school travelled to Leeds G.S. for their next fixture. The independent schools in the Leeds area decided this season to play eighty over games with the first side allowed a maximum of fortythree overs. Having played something similar in the corresponding game last year, it was decided to play to these rules this year. The school batted first and Edward Dale started where he left off in the game against Bradford, scoring seventy-two in very quick time The innings was aggressive, but controlled. He was well supported by Jonathan Wright (35), Mark Stefanini (44) and Chris Magee (62 not out) The school declared on 235-5 ifter forty overs. Leeds had a strong batting side and the school were without their two regular opening bowlers. Leeds kept up with the asking rate for most of their innings losing most of their wickets in two quick spells The first was when the score was eighty-eight when they lost three wickets without scoring a run and then at the end of the game when they lost two wickets on 223, leaving the last pair at the wicket requiring another thirteen runs This they managed to achieve on the penultimate ball of the game
As usual Manchester Schools' Cricket Association brought a strong team, which thisyear was too strong for the school. Batting first the school stumbled to 117. Andrew Acaster batting at number 10was well supported by Robert Taylor and Andrew Springgay and were it not for his thirty runs, the school's total would have been very low In reply Manchester passed the total required with the loss of just one wicket.
Ampleforth were a strong side both batting and bowling The school's bowling attack was not strong enough to bowl out the opposition, but some good catching meant mat six wickets had been taken when Ampleforth declaredjust before tea at 164-6 Against some very good fast bowling and one very good spinner the school struggled to 90-6 at close of play Daniel Dickinson held the innings together initially and Robert Taylor and Andrew Acaster had a good partnership near the end, just when Ampleforth were getting on top
Cowley High School from St Helens brought a team of similar strength to the school team. Batting first Cowley made 155-5 in their thirty overs In reply Edward Dale
scored sixty-four and laid the foundation for victory At the other end wickets fell steadily until the arrival of Peter Rivis who scored an unbeaten twenty-seven and clinched victory in the penultimate over of the game.
Durham like Ampleforth were too strong a team for the school. Batting first Durham set a target well beyond the capability of the school Peter Rivis batted throughout the school's innings and was undefeated at the end
The match against Pocklington was a much more balanced affair with two teams of similiar ability Batting first St Peter's scored 181-6 with Edward Dale again laying the foundation with a controlled eighty-eight and Peter Rivis continuing where he left off in the game against Durham, scoring fifty. Having had their confidence knocked in the last two games, the school was tempted to continue batting after tea, but after some sound advice the declaration was made at tea. In reply Pocklington lost wickets steadily and were 76-9 at close of play The Pocklington number 11 only needed to survive one ball to save the game. The main wicket takers were Christopher Magee and Tristan Sillars
The game against Scarborough College was a thirty overs match Scarborough batted first The school failed to hold its catches and the College finished on 155-3 In reply the school lost wickets steadily and the team was eventually all out for 106 in the twenty-fourth over
The last game of the season reflected much of what we have been trying to achieve all season The game was against Yarm and for the record, the school won The team was not the strongest we could have fielded. Two squad members who had not played before were give a game so that all squad members had played in at least one game Everyone in the team either batted or bowled Batting first the opening pair played very straight against some good bowling and kept to their target of five runs per over, by taking quick singles and turning ones into twos and twos into threes In the last few overs Jonathan Wright and Alex Bond attacked the bowling leaving the school on 202-5 in their thirty overs. Alex Banerjea opened the bowling and took a wicket in his first over Yarm were never on top of the asking rate and finally ended on 142-6.
Overall it has been an enjoyable season and all of the players have made good progress in their skills. The fielding was much better this year compared to when the same squad played as U 14's The one weak area was the bowling which lacked consistency The batting was at times exciting Both myself and the squad have been very grateful for the expert assistance given by Guy Shuttleworth His experience, help and advice contributed to the success of the team
Played: 12 Won: 3 Lost: 5 Drew: 4
Results:
St. Peter's 163 (T. Sillars 44, C. Magee 22 not out) Sedbergh 164-4 (A Acaster 3-34)
St Peter's 170-5 (D Dickinson 39 not out, J Wright 29) Bootham 144-9 (A Acaster 2-18, P Rivis 2-21)
Barnard Castle 125 (A Heaps 2-12, J Wright 4-49, A Bond 2-21)
St Peter's 106-9 (E Dale 24, D Dickinson 20, C Magee 20)
St Peter's 139-9 (E Dale 68)
Bradford 99 (J Wright 4-26, A Bond 4-22)
St Peter's 235-5 (E Dale 72, J Wright 35, M Stefanini 44, C. Magee 62 not out)
Leeds G.S 236-9 (A Springgay 5-83)
St Peter's 117 (A Acaster 30 not out)
Manchester Schools' Cricket Association 118-1
Ampleforth 164-6
St. Peter's 90-6 (D. Dickinson 23)
Cowley High School 155-5
St. Peter's 156-8 (E. Dale 64, P. Rivis 27 not out)
Durham 284-4
St Peter's 85
St. Peter's 181-6 (E. Dale 88, P. Rivis 50)
Pocklington 76-9 (C Magee 3-10, T Sillars 3-26)
Scarborough College 155-3
St Peter's 106 (E Dale 27)
St Peter's 202-5 (J Wright 60 not out, P Rivis 36, D Dickinson 24, A. Bond 26) Yarm 142-6
P. D. Northfield
U.14 'A' XI
The Under 14 'A' XI began the season boasting a proud unbeaten record from their previous two years in St. Olave's, and much potential. Although they were in fact to lose a match, to Ampleforth, the squad showed a pleasing level of enthusiasm and ability, which produced a thoroughly enjoyable season
The batting all year was disappointing, the highest total of 137-9 coming in the very last game against Yarm, thanks to an unbroken last wicket partnership of sixty between Tim Bainbridge and Jonathan Lally Only Graham Mackfall and Alex Main showed anything like their true ability; both have the talent to dominate an attack, and provided that they can learn to build innings patiently, they will both score many more runs. Other players, notably Chris Emmerson, Peter Bainbridge, Lundi Shackleton and later in the season, Peter Goodrick, all played well on occasions, but all too often, the boys succeeded in giving their wickets away
The tone for the season was set in the very first match at Sedbergh in late April On a wet pitch, Sedbergh were bowled out for sixty-one, and the boys were confident of a comfortable victory. When tea was taken thirty minutes later, a somewhat subdued St Peter's had been reduced
to six for five! Fortunately Graham Mackfall and Chris Emmerson played sensibly to see us home by five wickets. Never once during the season did the team make a decent start, despite trying no fewer than seven opening batsmen. Of these, Tom Blackwell played correctly without much luck, but the early loss of wickets consistently meant that we were never able to mount a serious run-chase against decent totals. Three times, against Bradford, Leeds and Worksop, St Peter's had the worse of a drawn match, having conceded large totals
The team generally bowled well, Graham Mackfall and Jonathan Lally often without much luck Alex Main, at Durham bowled a superb spell of 18-12-15-5 on a tiny pitch, to win a thrilling game, but the main wicket taker was Tim Bainbridge, with his left arm spin Tim showed confidence and variety in his bowling and was virtually unplayable at Barnard Castle, where he took seven for sixteen Other returns during the season included five for thirty-nine, four for twenty-seven and five for five against Scarborough giving him a total of twenty-nine wickets at an impressive average of sixty-eight.
The fielding was of a variable standard. Chris Emmerson was outstanding all season in the covers, saving countless runs with his athleticism and pace, and Alistair Robertson proved a tidier wicket-keeper than anyone against whom we played Edward Ashley, at Ampleforth and Peter Goodrick, at slip against Worksop, took outstanding catches, but too many chances were dropped and too many easy runs conceded
Alex Main captained the side with increasing confidence, rotating his bowlers and adjusting his field as dictated by the match situation. I hope that Alex, and all the squad feel that they have gained from th s year; I am sure that the experience will make them all better players As batsmen, they have found that occupation of the crease is essential to build a major innings As they get older, bowlers will bowl fewer bad balls; hence patience is vital
In the field the boys experienced, possibly for he first time, how difficult the game can be on a flat pit:h on a hot day, facing good batsmen I suspect that they will remember the sessions in the field against Leeds and Worksop, when the ball was regularly disappearing to the boundary, and learn the importance of remaining ]X)sitive at all times
The following players represented the U.14 'A' XI: E Ashley, S Watkinson, L Shackleton, A Main, G. Mackfall, P. Bainbridge, C. Emmerson, A. Rotertson, E Birch, T Bainbridge, J Lally, T Blackwell, H Strivens, E Rowbottom, W Kent, P Goodrick, J Else, J Rossington
Results:
v Sedbergh Away Won by 5 wickets
Sedbergh 61 all out (Main 4-13, Mackfall 3-7)
St. Peter's 62-5 (Mackfall 28*)
v Barnard Castle Away Won by 9 wickets
Barnard Castle 75 all out (T. Bainbridge 7-16)
St Peter's 76-1 (Mackfall 31*, Main 25*)
v Bradford G.S Home Match drawn
Bradford G.S 127-8 dec
St Peter's 102-5 (P Bainbridge 31*, Main 22)
v Leeds G.S Home Match drawn Leeds G.S 192-8 dec
St Peter's 112-8 (Mackfall 36, Robertson 20)
v. Ampleforth Away Lost by 21 runs
Ampleforth 110 all out (T Bainbridge 5-39, Mackfall 3-22
St Peter's 89 all out (Mackfall 37)
v Cowley H.S Home Won by 9 wickets (30 overs)
Cowley 78 all out (Strivens 4-13)
St Peter's 80-1 (Kent 32*, Emmerson 23)
v Dunam Away Won by 7 runs
St. Peter's 112 all out (Main 29)
Durham 105 all out (Main-5-15, T. Bainbridge 4-27)
v Scaiborough Home Won by 8 wickets (30 overs)
Scarborough 53 all out (T. Bainbridge 5-5)
St Peter's 57-2
v Worksop Home Match drawn Worksop 189-6 dec. (T. Bainbridge 3-35)
St Peer's 116-7 (Mackfall 44)
v Yarn Home Won by 77 runs (30 overs)
St. Peier's 137-9 (T. Bainbridge 31*, Mackfall 26, Goodrick 25, Lally 20*)
Yarm (30 all out
Played: 10 Won: 6 Drawn: 3 Lost: 1
U.14 'B' XI
In contrast to the 'A' team, the 'B's produced some very good opening stands, Jonathan Else figuring in partnerships of over seventy with both Simon Watkinson and William Kent Generally, thebatting was good; James Rossington scored over 100 runs including fifty-one not out vs Ampleforth Edwards, Ashley and Rowbottom both contributed well, and Eamon Mulkeen's late innings almost pulled off a victory in the second match vs Ampleforth
Similarly with the bowling, someone always seemed to have a good day, Andrew Dearnley (5 for 22 vs Barnard Castle), Jonathan Howes (5 for 4 vs. Sedbergh) and High Strivens' (3 for 1vs Worksop) performances sticking in the memory. The bowling improved throughout the season, culminating with Edward Rowbottom dismissing the final Worksop batsman with a leg-stump yorker to tie a thrilling last match James Rich, John Cole and David Burgess all progressed as spin-bowlers,
complementing the pace attack of Edward Birch, Alan Slee and Eamon Mulkeen. Until injury interrupted his season, Charlie Barnett did well behind the stumps, but proved less effective as a scorer!
The highlight, however, was the improvement shown in the fielding: William Kent setting the tone in the very first match, and some very good catches were held, even at slip, by James Rich Chris Storer, who won thefielding prize, made more improvement than most and danger man Rod Elliot was also a sound performer This positive attitude almost won the day at Ampleforth, and contributed to wins over Barnard Castle and Pocklington, and an amazing tie with Worksop This willingness to have a go at anything in the field cost Edward Cross the last four weeks of the season, when many more experienced players would have got out of the way!
It has been a thoroughly enjoyable first season of St Peter's cricket for me, and for this I must thank several people Mr Kirby's advice, and Mr Mohan's assistance with coaching both pre-season and during the summer were invaluable, whilst Mr Stephen's enthusiasm in running the 'B' XI meant that all of the boys were involved Thanks too to our loyal following of parents who sat through some cold, wet summer afternoons, and were ever willing to help out when necessary Finally, I must thank the players, whose commitment, obvious enjoyment and willingness to learn made my job a very simple one
N. A. Matkin
The following players represented the U.14 'B' XI: T Blackwell, W Kent, J Rich, J Rossington, J Howes, R. Elliot, J. Else, A. Slee, J. Cole, H. Strivens, C Barnett, E Ashley, L Shackleton, E Cross, D Burgess, C Storer, E Rowbottom, A Dearnley, P Goodrick, E Mulkeen, S Watkinson, E Birch
Results:
v Sedbergh Home Won by 87 runs
St Peter's 133 all out (Rossington 30, Slee 20)
Sedbergh 46 all out (Howes 5-4)
v Ampleforth Away Lost by 2 wickets
St Peter's 112-7 dec (Rossington 51*, Ashley 23) Ampleforth 114-8 (Shackleton 3-15)
v Barnard Castle Home Won by 8 wickets
Barnard Castle 94 all out (Dearnley 5-22)
St Peter's 95-2 (Else 39, Rowbottom 21)
v Ampleforth Home Match drawn Ampleforth 150-8 dec.
St Peter's 147-4 (Kent 57*, Else 29, Rossington 20)
v Pocklington Home Won by 100 runs
St Peter's 167-6 dec (Else 56, Watkinson 28, Rossington 24)
Pocklington 67 all out (Strivens 3-1)
v Worksop Home Match tied
St Peter's 91 all out (Ashley 28) Worksop 91 all out
Played: 6 Won: 3 Drawn: 1 Lost: 1 Tied: 1
TENNIS 1st VI
The season started slowly with injuries to both David Powell and Jonathan Reeves disrupting the side Prior to half-term, the first team won just the one match against Hymers College but following the break they only lost the one match against Ampleforth College The overall record for the season was played nine, won four and lost five with the match against Ashville College being lost to the weather.
Timothy Brogden captained the side well and his help with the organisation of the 1stVI was much appreciated. This is the third year that Tim and Jonathan Reeves have played together and they are a most difficult pair to defeat Although they featured at number two pair in the InterSchool matches they were the most successful combination, winning 83% of their sets Tim's greatest quality on court was his determination; he was able to produce strong groundstrokes on both wings and his volleys were firm and confident Jonathan's great height and reach was the perfect foil for hispartner. He possesses a good, deep serve and his overhead and first volley can be frightening.
At first pair and both representing the school for the first time were David Powell and Paul Fotherby It shows the calibre of the two players that they were able to play at this standard during their first year together David was probably one of the top six player's to represent the school during the last decade It is hard to find any weaknesses in his game; he was particular strong off the ground and also possessed a strong serve. He found a most able partner in Paul Fotherby who used his county squash racquet skills to great effect on the tennis court. Paul was the most gifted player, on both the volley and overhead shots, in the whole team and often embarrassed the opposition with dramatic finishing shots from all parts of the court David and Paul enjoyed a 71 %success record in sets played together I hope that all of the upper sixth players named above will continue with their tennis as they all should now be able to hold their own in club sides.
Tennis is littered with talented feet and hands which lacked either direction, powers of concentration, selfconfidence or proper motivation. The first two pairs had these qualities and often laid the foundations for victory in the school matches. However, the main reason that the season was not even more successful was the fact that it was difficult to find a strong third pair To this end, eight players were used in various combinations to try and find that elusive winning blend! They all tried hard, but with limited success By the end of the season Christopher Bradley and Daniel Curley had established themselves in the third pair position. However, both players have a lot of work to do on their game if they are to be effective at first pair next season.
I would liketo thank Mr. Taylor for his help in running the 2nd VI, the Reverend Harvey for taking the U.15 squad and Mr. Newman for his efforts with the developing players
Colours
These were re-awarded to Timothy Brogden and Jonathan Reeves and awarded to Paul Fotherby and David Powell
The following players represented the 1st VI team: P. R. Fotherby & D. Powell, T. C. Brogden (capt.) & J. F. Reeves, D. D. Curley, C. D. Bradley, S. O'Xeefe, H M Donaldson, J A G Dow, T J Hartley, C J Maunder, M J Shepherd
Individual Competition — for the Alcuin Trophy
The Final: David Powell defeated Jonathan Reeves 6-2, 6-2.
Losing semi-finalists: Tim Brogden and Paul Fotherby
Inter-House Tennis Competition
The Final: Clifton 7—2 The Manor
Kesults:
Bradford G.S
York University
Pocklington G.S
Hymers College
Q.E.G.S Wakefield
Worksop College
Ampleforth College
Durham School
York Lawn Tennis Club
Barnard Castle School
Woodhouse Grove
St. Peter's Staff
2nd VI
This was a good season overall, once pairings were established and the traditionally very difficult fixture against Bradford Grammar School was out of the way. Four out of the next five matches were won, including a memorable performance against Ampleforth College
The only blemish was a disappointing failure at Pocklington, although the unfamiliar grass surface played a significant part. The team facing Woodhouse Grove was much under strength and, in the circumstances, put up a good performance, with the result hanging on the outcome of the final round.
At full strength, this was a very competent team. Henry Donaldson and James Shepherd played particularly well and gained first team places for some of the fixtures
James Dow deserves credit for his steady play, and it was good to see him representing the first team later in the season. Chris Bradley and Daniel Curley showed promise as the season developed and will surely command regular first team selection next season The pairings of Edward and Tom Bray and Andrew Norman and Marcus Pullen
were formidable opposition when playing well. Towards the end of the season, Scott O'Keefe's much improved game made him a good prospect for next year
My thanks to all mentioned above, and in particular to James Shepherd, James Dow and Scott O'Keefe who captained the team on various occasions Tom Hartley, Matthew Vowles, Raymond Chung, Adam Sharp and Olivet Robinson also played.
P. Taylor
Results:
Bradford G.S.
Giggleswick Sch. 1st VI
Pocklington G.S
Q.E.G.S Wakefield
Worksop College
Ampleforth College
Durham School
Woodhouse Grove
Senior VI vs. Read School 1st VI
U.15 VI
The U 15 boys' tennis team played nine matches this season, winning four (against Ashville, Barnard Castle, Durham and Reed School, Drax), losing four (against Ampleforth. Giggleswick, Reed School, Drax (second fixture)and Woodhouse Grove) and drawing one (against Pockl ngton) The team consisted of Oliver Councell, Matthew Hodgson, Daniel Metcalfe, Matthew Miers, Matthew Parkin, Simon Price (captain) and David Wainman, and there were occasional guest appearances by Mi reus Pullen. Matthew Hodgson and David Wainman played consistently well as a pair throughout the season, and Oliver Councell and Daniel Metcalfe showed their poteniial to develop into strong and talented players
S. C. Harvey
The first semi-final saw Linton prove their status as favourites by beating Queen's in the most entertaining match of the championships The second semi-final was an altogether more stoic (boring?) affair due to Manor and School's defensive prowess and School's inability to fulfil anything near their potential In the end a match where neither team played their best, it was a case of who played the less worse and it was Manor who won.
The final was somewhat of an anticlimax compared to the atmosphere generated by the music (get another tape Linton: if I hear Pulp Fiction ever again...) Steve Arkley never fulfilled his Jordanesque ability and it was Manor's Tim Tang who electrified the crowd In the end it was Manor led by Tim and captain Tom Hartley who won the day.
There is a strong possibility that this competition will become a permanent sporting fixture and perhaps the quality of play could be increased if more support was given to the teams to spur them on
Thanks must be given to Mr. Owen-Barnett who allowed the competition to take place, to Mr. Jones (referee) and a special thank you to Mr. Paterson who not only refereed but oversaw the drawing of the teams
Thank you to all who competed
FENCING
James Plant
Results:
Ampleforth College
Durham School
Barnard Castle School
Ashville College
Giggl;swick School
Pocklington G.S.
Read School, Drax Woochouse Grove
HOUSE BASKETBALL
The House basketball tipped off with School versus Clifton and School played with style and flair (no bias intenced) to beat a confident Clifton led by their top scorer the (over) confident Mark Allworthy Grove against Manor was a more tightly contested affair with Manor breaking free to win. The last of the first rounds showed Queen's justly pull off a surprise victory over Temple (whose upper sixth perhaps should have allowed their youngers and betters to play)
Well the year has gone quickly and once again I find myself struggling to concoct a fencing report which manages to encapsulate the results as well as containing something to prevent the reader from going to sleep
The results, as always I have to say, have been good: we have won twice against Bootham School, and once against Harrogate Our two defeats have been at the hands of Ampleforth who have capitalised on our "B" team's inexperience to ensure that they win overall even when our "A" team comprehensively beats theirs. The younger fencers have the ability but must become more confident to fulfil their potential and win more consistently
The team has gained several Amateur Fencing Association grade awards: seven grade one awards, one grade two, one grade three and Adam Hudson put his captain and vice-captain to shame by gaining his grade seven before them.
The team has often had Dynasty-esque drama to liven up a fast sport which is slowed down by unreliable equipment. For example Toby stormed out of the team after differences with Major McCarter over Toby's exciting but often over-excitable support All was not lost when Major McCarter acted diplomatically to win back his "chum" Major McCarter must also be looking forward to the driving test for minibus drivers (although I don't think he's realised that getting a minibus onto two wheels on a roundabout is in the test).
I must thank the fencers for their efforts, Mr Hutt for his support (I wish him good luck in his retirement) and special thanks to Major McCarter for his tireless teaching and dedication.
I hope we have success next year which for half the team, myself included, will be their last year at St. Peter's. James Plant
BOAT CLUB
Strathclyde International Regatta — 20 April
In previous years racing at Strathclyde has been an excellent way to start the regatta season This year was no exception On the last Saturday of the Easter holiday four crews travelled to Glasgow to race in both fours and eights events Both Womens' crews were unsuccessful, however our Mens Novice four and Mens Restricted II eight (Senior III) won their events despite stiff competition from Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities.
York Spring Regatta — 4 May
Overall entries for the York Spring Regatta were down this year; this was a shame since the racing was of good quality and the conditions perfect Local events provide a great opportunity for even the most inexperienced rowers to compete This year we entered eleven crews Two were successful: one of our three Womens Novice fours, who inevitably ended up racing in a Peter's v Peter's final after beating Ripon and York St John and York University, and the Mens Senior III eight which beat Leeds University after a re-row due to equipment failure
Bradford Regatta — 18 May
Bradford has always been a favourite with the school since it provides valuable nearby racing in a very pleasant environment This year we raced in Mens Novice fours and Novice and Senior Womens events The fifth form boys raced hard in their Novice event, but lost to Newark in the four and Hollingworth Lake in the Quad. The girls were more successful; they left Bradford with four wins between them
Thames-Ditton Regatta — 18 May
The senior boys skipped Bradford and travelled south to race in a more competitive event. Thames-Ditton was unknown to virtually all the Boat Club; we had little idea of what to expect, except that the quality of rowing would be high However, we were not outclassed in the Senior III eight event; we beat Tonbridge School easily then Twickenham in the final. Ten hours of travelling had been worth it and the race experience made us feel positive about our entries in Peterborough Regatta and, of course, Henley.
National Schools' Regatta
This regatta is attended every year by the best rowing schools and junior rowers in the country. This year we took three eights to Nottingham in half-term for the event the most since 1994.
The competition was very strong as expected, £.11 the crews raced their hardest and performed well. The Boys' eight in the 1st Eights category were very quick 'out of the blocks' but unfortunately could not hold their pace for the whole 2,000 metre course, and lost to big names such as Shiplake College In Championships Girls' eight event, the crew narrowly missed qualification for the final and lost to Bryanston School This year a girls J16 eight also competed, and despite an impressive last minute sprint for the finish, just missed reaching thefinalby seven seconds, which over a course of this length is not much
Despite the lack of success everyone learned a great deal about rowing, and what the other schools in the country perform like It was a great experience and everyone enjoyed the day (Although Mr Ellis-Davis was worried that someone had stolen the bus!)
Peterborough Regatta
On Sunday 3 June, the senior boys squad went to Peterborough Regatta. It was a very hot, sunny day and conditions over the 500m course were good
The Senior 2 VIII raced first against three other :rews and came last in a time of 1 min 29.3 seconds behind the winners
The Senior 1VIII then raced against Oundle School in the Senior 1 heat and lost by about %of a length, again in a time of 1:29
In the Senior 1 final the St. Peter's eight went up against Oundle School again, along with York City and Son's of the Thames We were alongside the Oundk eight in equal third place until about 200m to go when they pulled out a half-length lead on us, leaving us to finish in a time of 1:29. York City won the event after a rs-row against Sons of the Thames
Women's Henley
Henley Womens' Regatta was held on the 22 and 23 June. The conditions were favourable for fast times as the Peter's crew were only six seconds off last year's winning time.
Out of eight crews we achieved the second fastest time of the first round Unfortunately, due to our draw we were against St Paul's of the U.S.A who went on to win the category
Many thanks must go to the Headmaster and the parents who came and gave their full support in a very good, competitive race
Mr Jones' parents must also bethanked for producing a delicious birthday cake for Emily Battye, Emma Fitton and Helen Williamson, who all celebrated their birthdays over the Henley weekend
In all it was a very good weekend and the crew produced their best rowing possible Thanks must also go to the coaches; Mr. Hall and Mr. Jones, for taking the time and effort to arrange such an experience
York Summer Regatta — 22 June
Oar entry in York Summer Regatta was somewhat diluted since the girls senior crew was racing in Henley However, we still managed to put out six Novice fours and three Senior Mens eights
We had two wins: a Women's Novice four which included Ruth Dalton and Gemma fientham, who were experiencing their first regatta and the Mens Senior III eight, they beat York University in a straight final. However, the event was abandoned when it was discovered that York had a woman rowing for them in bow seat — 'Bob'!
Henley Royal Regatta
After much deliberation it was decided toenter an eight for Henley Due to the large entry for the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup (forty-four school crews in all) St. Peter's had to qualify. We travelled down on Friday afternoon to race in near perfect conditions the same evening We were optimistic about our chances, hoping to produce a good enough time to enable us to be in the
regatta the following Wednesday However, our time of 7:14:6 was not good enough and we left the same evening feeling disappointed, but happy with the experience and with a firm grounding for next year
Summary
This year has seen many changes in the Boat Club Staff have moved on, we have entered previously unknown events and we have been lucky enough to have new equipment to play with
All in all the club has entered twenty-three regattas and head races and has, as a result clocked up almost thirty wins. Several of those deserve a mention. The Women's Novice eight had an excpetional head season; they won four events in succession, at Nottingham, York, Chester and in the Schools' Head of the River: the last of those being perhaps one of our best wins ever The boys did particularly well at Strathclyde and Thames-Ditton, their determination at Peterborough is also worth noting On the strength of all this it was decided to enter crews in both Henley and Women's Henley Although success was not great bom events provided valuable racing experience and incentive for next year
Ann Hodgson's Boat Club commitments were honoured when our new Janousek eight was named after her, by her, at the Staff v Parents Scratch Regatta and Barbeque. This was a complete success, not least because the staff once again won the now traditional eights race against the parents! Sincere thanks must go to the Guy Fawkes Boat Club for organising this event and for their continued support, both morally and financially.
Finally thanks to this year's captains: James De Boer, Emma Cox, Rachel Milne and particularly Robin Gill for keeping the start organised. Also to the coaches Maurice Monteith, Dave Hughes, Victoria Green and Arabella Lowther for their work with the Novices, to Arthur EllisDavies and Nick Jones for their commitment in maintaining such a serious and successful girls squad and to John Ward for his hard work and inevitable success with the senior boys
Robin Gill, Emma Fitton, Richard Collier, Robert Drever-Smith, Jayne Bowers and C. W. Hall
TRAVEL
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL CHOIR AND BAND TRIP TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Summer 1995
As the Iron Curtain rises and Michael Jackson films his new video there, St Peter's had to be next to travel across Europe to visit the famous city of 'Prague' and the not-so-famous city of 'Bratislava'
We set off on the 22nd August after many farewells to girlfriends, boyfriends, and last but not least, parents The first night of the journey was... er, different! This was largely due to the fact that the staff had misinformed us and there wasn't really any air-conditioning on the top floor of the coach We woke up tofindourselves at Dover, ready to board the ferry. After that it seemed that every time we got off the bus we were in a different country First France, then Belgium, Germany and finally the Czech Republic Once in the Republic, it wasn't long before we reached Prague I hasten to tell you that this was after many false alarms from the infamous Lucy Appleyard
"Look, there's Prague! I've been here before! How exciting!"
Er, no, I don't think so, Lucy This happened several times until Lucy finally struck it lucky
When we finally arrived at the hotel, we were all a bit worried! I have to say that in this case, the phrase 'never judge a book by its cover' was certainly true Once inside we couldn't have wished for a nicer place to stay. Apart from the fact that we were on the sixteenth floor and our room was next to Mr Wright's room, the accommodation was brilliant.
Our first concert was in an Old People's home As well as this being our first chance to perform in Prague, it was also the first time we met our guide! She turned out to be quite a pleasant person with practically no
experience of speaking the English language On the other hand she seemed quite partial to reminding us about the 'Number 11 tram'! I don't think any of us would have been able to forget which number tram would take us back to the hotel by the time she had finished!
Whilst we were in Prague we were taken to visit some castles Thefirstone that we visited was 'Konipiste Castle' home of Archduke Franz Ferdinand In the afternoon we were taken back to Prague and we went to visit St. Vitus' Cathedral As we approached the entrance to the courtyard, some of the boys noticed the guards standing to attention by the gates. The really tasty packed-lunches were thrown into the nearest bin and they ran up to the guards, trying to make them crack a smile and started taking pictures of them. Unfortunately, their efforts were in vain, as not even the sight of Mr Grant and Mr Blood could make them smile.
We performed two more concerts in Prague, both of which took place in the Old Town Square Both concerts drew in the crowds, who flocked in to listen to performances from the Choir, the Band, the Girls Close Harmony. However, the biggest attraction seemed to be the Rockin' Hairdressers who managed to charm every female in the audience with their bow ties, waistcoats, sunglasses and most importantly, their sweet and sexy voices!
After the evening concert in St Niklaus Church in the Old Town Square, we split up and some of us went to Charles' Bridge whilst others went to St Wenceslas Square The next evening we all went for a boat trip along the river Vltava — well, everyone except for Miss Marsh and Mr Leslie who decided that a trip to the Opera seemed to be the more favourable option It was absolutely fantastic, from the scenic point of view. Others found it good because the beers were especially cheap
The next day we packed up and set off on the next leg of thejourney, down to Bratislava Thisjourney was
relatively comfortable but when we arrived in Bratislava, we were shocked by the difference between the city we were arriving at, and the city that we had just left After being in Bratislava for a few hours, I think most of us realised just how lucky we really are The family that Emma and I were allocated to were so nice and perhaps one of the most hospitable families that I have ever met They catered for our every need and nothing was too much trouble. It was apparent that their budget was being very tightly stretched by having Emma and I to stay, yet they still insisted on paying for everything, including nights out at the local hot spots and taxi's to take us everywhere. One thing that was quite amusing was when we arrived back in the early hours of the morning to find Madame Simonava (our host) standing in her nightie, wiggling up and down on the spot and chattering in Slovakian to Emma and I. We couldn't really understand what she was trying to say, but after a few more hand movements, a bit more jiggling and the use of a dictionary, we finally understood that she was, in fact, asking us if we had been dancing.
In other apartments around Bratislava, other amusing incidents were taking place For example, in the Ramskill/Appleyard (surprise) household, they were being fed Plum Dumplings —a speciality that Lucy informed us about on thejourney to Prague, but one which no-one else had the bad luck to experience! These 'Plum Dumplings' somehow made their way off the plate, into a napkin, across to Lucy's 'Vanity Case', and all the way back to York!
Our concert in Bratislava was the one where we performed to the highest standard and received the longest and loudest applause. I think that we did an excellent job of representing our school in this concert
The next day we were supposed to sight-see but unfortunately rain meant that we had to doour sight-seeing from the coach In the afternoon, we were left to go shopping on our own. Although everything was a lot cheaper here, there were hardly any shops which didn't really help That evening they arranged a party for us at their school where we socialised and sang together Once again, the hospitality shown was brilliant and about ten of us were taken for yet another night on the town.
That was our last night in the Czech Republic, and early tie next morning we set off back to England We stopped at Kamp Bornhofen in Germany for a decent nights sleep. On the way out to Prague we stopped in Kamp Bornhofen for the night and we were allowed to go swimming which was wonderful after being stuck on a bus lor twenty hours However, on the way back we arrived in Germany later than before so we were therefore unable to go swimming.
The music tour to Prague and Bratislava was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Wright, Mr Blood, Miss Marsh, Mr. Grant, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwards and Mr Leslie for taking us across Europe to experience something quite unlike anything we had experienced before Also I think that it is appropriate to thank all of the pupils and parents who helped with all of the fundra sing which helped to make this tour possible. Faith Alexander
CHOIR AND BAND TOUR TO PRAGUE AND BRATISLAVA 1995
At midnight on August 21st the choir and band boarded the coach, ready to depart for Prague An hour later, the coach left school — the delay due to numerous failed attempts to fit luggage and instruments into the boot of the coach
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at Kamp Bornhofen in Koblenz, Germany As soon as we arrived, we left; for the local outdoor swimming pool to cool down after the long coach ride, and to use up the energy conserved from eighteen hours' sitting still
We left Germany early next morning, and arrived at the Hotel Rhea in Prague in the evening After dinner we wandered around the hotel and its surroundings, before returning to the hotel for the night However, Mr Grant's slip of the tongue in Germany: "Failure to abuse alcohol will result in very serious punishment" did not bode well for the rest of the tour
Our first concert was in an old peoples' home where the heat made it very difficult for us to perform our best, especially as it was our first concert —but the standard of music was still very high.
The next day, we performed in the Old Town Square, (which contains lots of impressive buildings and statues) attracting a very large audience and proving that we can perform just as well outside as inside. After the concert, we were allowed to wander around Prague, locating any one of the four "MacDonalds" and spending all our money
Our final concert in Prague was at "Our Lady of the Snows" — a church near the Old Town Square This was an excellent concert — although there was some confusion when Mr Wright pressed the "transpose" button on the keyboard instead of the "volume" —causing the Girls' Close Harmony group to sing in even closer harmony
On our last night in Prague we went on a boat cruise on the River Vltava (accompanied by Smetena) where all the buildings and bridges were floodlit
We left Prague on 27th August, and arrived in Bratislava at about 3 p.m where we were split into pairs and sent away to our host families — members of the Bratislavan Girls' Choir. Many people were surprised by how smart the houses were inside — dispelling initial impressions on seeing the uninviting buildings; most people found their hosts extremely welcoming There was a concert later that evening in Bratislava's main church
our final concert of the tour; another full house.
We left Bratislava a couple of days later (again via Germany), a good time having been had by all The standard of music throughout the tour was excellent (reducing some to tears(!)) and thanks to Mr and Mrs Edwards, Mr Grant, and to Mr Leslie, Miss Marsh, Mr Blood and Mr. Wright for all their hard work in helping the various groups to perform their best
Laura Hodsdon and Emma Taylor
Monday 16 October
We leave from St Peter's at 10.58 p.m — 2 minutes early Last year's "organised chaos" (thanks Rosy) turns into a smoothly oiled machine.... helped by me not asking if anyone had forgotten their passport!
Tuesday 17 October
5.30 a.m — The first delight of the trip — a P&O farmhouse breakfast — bacon, eggs, sausage, beans, fried bread and hash —just what I needed after a sleepless night and eight hours of autoroute to come, although it's disgusting to see many prefer crashing out on sofas.
"The Lion King" causes almost as much crying as departure time eight days later and "Speed" is a very good film but perhaps not whilst sitting in a coach!
4.00 p.m. — Arrive Brochon. Video evidence betrays only one missed "bise" —shame on you Emma Hook! Ed Goodall is annoyed because his correspondent has longer hair than him, but they do look a perfect match, confirming Philip Kerrigan's observation that most seem suited. Later on Kate Walton says that her correspondent Benjamin kept saying, "We go to the beach" and called Ed a "fat pig" because of his bad (unspecified) habits
5.15 p.m — Arrive Selongey Video betrays not only three missed "bises" but, in one case, no recognition of partner at all. Rachel Lund is almost knocked off her feet by a "triple bise" though
Wednesday 18 October
School for some, sleep for others and into Dijon for a successful hunt for 'A' Level material at the Conseil Regional de Bourgogne for yours truly
Thursday 19 October
School in the morning, Dijon tour in the afternoon See last year's Peterite for comments on the tour (and probably the previous year's too). Becky Fistiley's delivery of the speech is one of the best yet
Friday 20 October
Trips to some caves is made more interesting when French coach leading us disappears into the distance on the autoroute and is next seen waiting in the slip road of the junction we need to turn off at as we fly past the junction, committed to overtaking the 999th Norbert Dentressangle lorry (or was it the 998th Carrie?) No problemo —Alec, our driver, has been an international rally driver/navigator in his time and I've navigated a few rallies too, so out come the maps — much more fun than just following a smoking French rear end....! I annoy everyone by flashing my video light in the caves The Cormatin Chateau in the afternoon was very interesting, the guide being particularly good at pitching the information at the right level Most G.C.S.E pupils know that 'mettre la table' means 'to lay the table' without questioning how 'mettre' (to put) comes to mean 'to lay' This is apparently because the bedroom in French chateau life was not the private room it is today, but more of a social gathering place — a dining room, lounge and bedroom in one At dinner time, therefore, it was necessary to make space for the dining table, bring it into the room and to 'put' it in the required place Another interesting derivation is the French word for uncorking a red wine and leaving it to reach room temperature l)efore drinking It is 'chambre' and, yes, it is because this used to be done in the 'chambre' — the bedroom Helen Austin
is amazed to find that she is in a village she knows well from the past — she regularly visited the boulangerie opposite the entrance when she stayed with a friend from her previous school
Saturday 21 October — Tuesday 24 October (In families)
Saturday is Diana Russell's favourite day because she "slepi: all morning" citing the previous night's party as a thin excuse However, she wakes up in time for Sunday's wine tasting, although only temporarily, as she explains that her correspondent's father made sure she tasted every single type of wine!
The only English thing Emma sees over the weekend is the family greyhound She explains that "Unfortunately, our conversation was limited to growls."
Alby Buckle's weekend revolves around chocolate and boys —the former being the basis of her diet, the latter "not having much about them, nothing like our hunks in England." However, they do "get higher marks when it corres to talking — they do sound dead sexy when they try to speak English." Liz Stephenson agrees, "soooo smooth"(sic) Anna Dixon reckons they're good singers and Diana says there aren't any gorgeous blokes in Dijon (the voice of experience).
Abby Hickman reckons the weekend wasn't as much fun as being in the boarding house — must be something to do with her observation that her correspondent's mother wore shell suits. The prize for the weirdest in family exper ence goes to Kate (whose correspondent, Ben, apparently has a great woolly hat he wears everywhere). Let her explain in her own words
"Grave Digging Tuesday 4.00 p.m Mum says 'We will take the dog on a walk to the forest.' The dog is HUGE. Dad takes pickaxe from garage. I wonder why maybe something to do with the dog? Mum explains we are going to see the 'petit mort' — great! I think she's kidding... but no... we arrive at a 4,000 year old cemetery in the forest Father hacks the stones marking
a grave and then digs away the soil I sit there watching repeating to myself — 'Oh my God' He digs for about half an hour, doesn't find anything — hole about a foot deep — it's getting dark so we decide to go home and he says 'I'll come back again tomorrow to finish it off.' I smile and thank God I'm going home 'tomorrow'
"P.S. Had a great time really. Just this one minor incident to cause me any worry!"
Wednesday 25 October
Usual silly-hour departure time, lots of tears Will newly-formed international relationships stand the test of time and absence? A smooth hitch-free drive to Calais gets us thinking in terms of an early ferry... wrong... It's those bow doors gain — this time they jam shut and some fifty articulated lorries have to reverse off one at a time before we can get on two hours late, but who cares? It's Awards Time Here's a selection:
Ed gets the "worst beard" award. Carrie Magee gets the "best hair colour" Clare Middleton-Walker gets the "biggest Shazza" and, for the second year running, Sam Venables wins the "cutest haircut" Alec's coach wins the "biggest ecological disaster" award for pumping volumes of black smoke into an already fog-laden Dijon atmosphere Although Ihad nothing to do with nominating most awards this year I am happy to agree to correct a slanderous and completely untrue award — Becky should not have been awarded the loudest mouth award — it should have been awarded to... Becki
My thanks to the many of you who contributed anecdotes to help me write this and to the Year 3 pupils who presented me with a Blackburn Rovers mug (no I'm not a glory supporter, but have followed them for about thirty years!) In future the exchange is to strengthen links with Brochon and weaken those with Selongey. Wherever we go I hope that participants appreciate the experience I certainly appreciate seeing the many long-lasting friendships created Finally thanks to Louise and Gillian for helping me on the trip
Vive l'echange!
C. A. Hodsdon
The Ski Trip — Les Arcs
The holiday began with fun and games on the bus One minute down the A19 North and the driver realised we had a slight problem Approximately two hours later, we finally started ourjourney proper from agarage in Thirsk (having belatedly welcomed Claire — and her passport on board) Visual entertainment was provided by various 'educational' videos
On our arrival at the hotel, room allocation proved somewhat confused and as the girls were left to squabble, the boys (sic) hit the slopes on the bumboards Unfortunately within a few minutes Jayne came a cropper and took no further part in our fun in the snow
On our first night Dan, Mark, Chris W. and Tim became acquainted with the bar staff and whenever together in the bar one name resounded heartily: "Schumacher"
New Years Eve meant a cullinary marathon, with only those of a discerning palate staying the pace Simon, disgruntled, took matters into hisown hands and procured a popular Italian delicacy which he then ate squarely for three meals a day. Cold pizza aside, the New Year was welcomed in (by most) twice (French and English time) and I think we all enjoyed the virtually empty slopes on New Year's Day.
Indeed after several days of heavy snow, ski-ing was of the top flight Jim, Simon and Sam thrilled us all throughout the week with their aerial antics and feats of bravery. Some people were out to prove a point: Emma Fitton proved that the "Ralentir" sign is the best method of stopping (though Becky F found Mrs W equally effective); Andy showed that the fastest way down the mountain is not necessarily on skis; Nicki (winner of "Wild Woman of the Week" Award) became adept at eating snow, and Chris W and Dave impressed on their boards During the course of the week the beginners became confident and more adventurous — they were unfailingly cheerful and keen to improve Helen and Charlotte, who quickly progressed into the intermediate group, were certainly right to do so (in spite of Helen's attempts to kill Mr W.) There were never any shortages of nominations for the award of the 'wipe out of the day', though thankfully these only resulted in sore and bruised limbs rather than anything more serious
The Alps served as a romantic backdrop and those with amorous ambitions bore fruit These included Helen and Chris, Nick and Becky, Sam and Claire, and Katy's love for the younger man was experienced by some plucky young fellow Apres ski on the last night was unrivalled, culminating in "that" trip to the snow canyon.
Finally a big thank you to Mr and Mrs Watkinson, Simon and Ian, Mr Grant, Emma the Rep and the two bus drivers. Thanks to everyone else on the trip, and finally to Louise and Annabel for their contribution to European relationships.
Nick Riggall and Chris Ball
THE GREEK TRIP — EASTER
We left school on Friday morning and arrived in Athens at about 2.00 a.m., expecting a lie-in the next morning, but the wily Odysseus (Mr Newman) our gallant leader had other ideas.
Saturday: Woken up disgustingly early for our first cultural experience The National Archaeological Museum in Athens was our target and some superb route-finding by Mr. Monteith got us there without getting lost in the narrow streets
That afternoon we visited Cape Sounion and thetemple of Poseidon. Ted Duncan offered to buy anyone who found Lord Byron's famous piece of graffiti a drink, so Adam Councell, Paul Fotherby and Scott O'Keefe busied themselves while the rest of us admired the architecture. (Ted s money was safe even though a telephoto camera was used to get a close-up of the columns.)
Sunday: The acropolis — for some the highlight of the trip A pleasant ride on the underground got us into the cuntre of Athens Mrs Westgate enjoyed the ride so much that she paid a man £100 just to stand next to her on the tube We visited the agora and the acropolis before taking a safer option (despite Athenian driving) and walking back to the hotel.
Monday: We left Athens on a sixties-style hippy coach whici was to be our transport for the next few days We soon found a name for it and called it the "Love Bus" The drive took us to Delphi where we spent the night
Tuesday: Visited the sanctuary to Apollo at Delphi The site is built on a steep hill and before we were halfway up many of us were cursing the idiot who decided to build it there — especially Leddy who eventually made it to the top just as we were all leaving The running track gave some of the lads an opportunity to show off their fitness: the track, deceptively long, was eaten up by Oily Addy who emerged as the champion As the party scribe I watcled this event from the safety of the sideline, as did all the girls. Then it was back onto the "Love Bus" and on to Olympia
Wednesday: We visited the site at Olympia in the morning, after abreakfast of cockroach and maggots The site was sensibly placed on flat ground, a fact for which most of us were grateful. We left after a quick game of hide and seek with the bus driver and the bus, and drove to Tolon Here we sadly left the "Love Bus" in which we had spent at least four hours a day for the last three days, during which we had become quite attached to it. Alex Stevenson went to bed at this point feeling ill and was not seen for days
Thursday: This was to be our day of leisure and we enjoyed our first significant lie-in of the trip before heading down to the beach Despite the wind some adventurers donned their bikinis only to have their worst suspicions confirmed by Mrs Westgate's comments about beached whales. Meanwhile, Steev began his serious worship of Dionysus around the bars of Tolon The itinerary promised a "Greek evening" which had kept us in suspense throughout the week. The music turned out lo be traditional, the costume not so: our friendly
barmen Costas (Rosie!) and Nicos (Rosie!), all dressed up in jeans and T-shirts, showed us some moves, which we practised with differing degrees of success
Friday: We spent the morning at the ancient Greek theatre at Epidavros, the magnificence of which made its mark on the whole of the party After listening to several terrifying Greek women light matches and drop coins in the centre of the stage, and a group of ageing Californians singing patriotic songs, Rosie ventured to perform a piece for the crowds which impressed all concerned Desperate to leave Epidavros with a lasting impression on us, we sang an "exciting" rendition of Jerusalem before moving on to the ancient site of Mycenae. To some, this was merely a pile of rubble, but to our noble and charismatic leader (and two faithful followers) it was a scene charged with an eerie wonder which resulted in them reaching the bus twenty minutes late The supposed tomb of Agamemnon was our last site of the trip, and Adam, obviously still under the influence of the trip to Olympia, completed the visit injust over a minute — a personal best.
The day came to a close with Steev being kidnapped by a couple of Greeks as he attempted to hitch-hike back to the hotel Apparently unfazed by the incident, he spoke highly of his kidnappers, saying that "at least they slowed down before I threw myself out of the car."
Saturday: Our final and warmest day, which was made the most of by taking a boat to a small island and having a barbecue there Alex finally got out of bed for this trip and the general consensus was that as long as we kept him out of Steev's way he could come to no harm The weather may have been warmer, but the sea certainly was not, so hearty congratulations to all those who braved the water for the final time, and especially to Mrs Westgate who finally ventured in
Throughout the trip Mr. Newman's fantastic grasp of the Greek language impressed us all, as did his patience in trying to teach us just one Greek word — we never did quite get the hang of how to say thank you I'm sure all on the trip would like to thank Mr Monteith, not only for his expert bin holding but also for not phoning the police when his rucksack and camera went missing (they were found on Scott O'Keefe's balcony the next morning, and he pleaded guilty to committing a childish prank); Mrs. Westgate for keeping Mr. Newman in order and for looking after Alex while we all enjoyed ourselves; and of course Mr Newman whose calm when under pressure and ability to look like he's in control amazed us all We all had a memorable and enjoyable trip which could not have worked without them.
The Party: Mr Newman, Mrs Westgate, Mr Monteith, Adam Councell, Paul Fotherby, Oliver Addy, Ian Leadbeater, Kevin Lloyd, Kit Rayner, Emma Cox, Rachel Milne, Rosy Weatherall, Sarah Richardson, Louisa Castle, Scott O'Keefe, Ted Duncan, Nick Clark, Toby Kiddle, Alex Stevenson, Rachel Carter, Gemma Scott, Esther Maunder, plus tour correspondents....
Nikki Strivens and Steev Mulryne
GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIP 1996
1700 hours, 15.9.95, Friday The peaceful village of Kirby Grindalythe in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds became a home-from-home for sixty fifth form Peterites, gathering vital data for their G.C.S.E geography studies
First was a tour of the Cranedale Centre, whose facilities and equipment we were to use over the next two days. We were also assigned our 'own' member of staff, who were met with varying degrees of approval, and who were to prove hard taskmasters —we soon realised this wasn't the holiday we had thought it would be!
The only ones to get a good night's sleep were the boarders, and the early hours were punctuated by barefooted dashes across the tennis court totheloos, trying to avoid the teachers who lurked in every doorway!
Saturday was taken up with putting into practice the lessons of the previous evening For Mr Bellis' set this consisted of studying the climates of various woodland habitats and the vegetation of each Mr Paterson's set did similar studies of the microclimate in and around the centre Mr Hurt's set conducted an environment study of Snainton village and surroundings, surveying the buildings and land use All sets returned on Saturday evening to the centre and analysed the data in the form
of graphs and maps Mr Paterson (who became known to Mr. Bellis' set as 'Daddy P.' —don't ask!) provided drinks and chocolate to those forced to work on far into the night!
Bright and early on Sunday morning, we set out in the centre minibuses for Flamborough Head — the site of possibly hundreds of school Geography trips! Unfortunately our minibus was slightly intractable to say the least; Mr Paterson gave suggestions on amount of choke required while we fell further and further behind, and at some points it was thought we might have to get out and push We did finally reach Flamborough Head to everyone's surprise, and spent the day examining subsidence, stacks, stumps, and rock type; and taking numerous field sketches!
We returned to school at four o'clock and despite the hard work, it was generally agreed (O.K there were a few exceptions!) that the weekend was a success — even the food was quite good!
On behalf of the fifth form geographers I would like to extend warm thanks to Mr Bellis, Mr Patersoa, Mr Hurt, Miss Terry and all the staff of the Cranedale Centre who made thetrip such a success Good luck for next year!
Ruth Dalton
A rugby tour is a personal experience for all those who have the opportunity to go To put on paper the feelings, enjoyment and camaraderie is not easy. However, here is my best attempt
The original idea sounded great We were to go to Paris in the spring, sit in the sunshine outdoors in small cafes and play two games of fluent running rugby in evening sunshine The reality was that it was cold and wet, we were in a hotel in the red light district of Paris, and our single game was played under floodlights in a blizzard!! (Our second having to be cancelled due to an overabundance of the white stuff.)
The journey out was uneventful until we arrived in Paris and tried to park near our hotel (100yds from the Moulin Rouge) A full tour of available night spots then ensued with our driver offering "valuable" advice on when: not to go!! Once in the hotel Rex "interpreter" Negus sorted us out Then wedisappeared to discoverjust how expensive the beer was (thank heavens for the shopping stop in Calais)
Next morning began with a "most enjoyable" run down to and along the Seine Five miles, past The Louvre along the river and up towards Notre Damme and then back for food Our driver came up trumps for the boys who found a good watering hole Then it was off to train in soaking conditions in the outskirts of Paris. Mr. Monteith ensured that all laws in the line-out would be infringed in true "gaelic" style and Oli Addy found the trees a little difficult! A good night was had by all and fortunately time fades specific details
The weather was now closing in and we had to train the next morning in the park in front of The Louvre Things went well despite thebiting cold, Kirk went higher than ever and the backs practised diligently with the sort of urging from Ian that nobody ignores!
Snow continued to fall as we left for Gretz Tournan We arrived to find a huddle of cold opponents Rex in good French explained that as we had come rather a long way it would be a good idea if wegot started and to prove a point we cleared the snow off the lines Considering the conditions we had a splendid game with Ian's pack totally out-playing the opposition in the tight It was a shame that all this good ball was delivered on such a cold evening Despite this Jamie Duggin and his backs worked well with us running out winners 15-5 Ian's brief exit to the "blood bin" allowed Tris to sample French hospitality for the first time, getting punched before touching the ball
The hardness on the field was only matched by the excellent hospitality off it A small club with great spirit will be remembered by us all with affection The Judge convened a court on the way home to try Scott and J.P. for spilling beer, training too hard and other offences Sentence was passed on the two unfortunates and on the staff. It was a nice gesture to allow us to wear shorts on the run!!
By the next day it was obvious that our second game was off so we departed for home. A journey from hell ensured twenty hours including four hours on the ferry (where are the photos?) 5.30 a.m saw us unloading our duty free into The Manor. This was followed by showers, breakfast, chapel and school — a restful half-term!
My thanks go to Messrs Negus and Monteith for all their help and to the whole squad for their efforts. I must also mention Liz who took over in The Manor at the shortest notice and ensured all was well at this end.
CLUBS & ACTIVITIES
THE LIVERPOOL PHYSICS OLYMPICS
On Saturday 14th October, a team from St Peter's participated in the University of Liverpool's fourth annual Physics Olympics The team, comprising Paul Best, Timothy Brogden, Dominic Casperson and Guy Roberts with Mark Edwards as the team leader left York early to reach Liverpool for the 11 o'clock start.
After an uneventful two and a half hour train journey, we arrived in Liverpool an hour early, giving us plenty of time to find the university physics department. Thanks to Mr Edward's superb navigation, we reached the department with half an hour to spare. It was at that moment that we suffered our first embarrassment Of the thirty teams present, we were the only one dressed formally, and muffled sniggers could be heard from all corners of the room as we entered. We half seriously worried about us being awarded the fancy dress prize as a joke
The competition itself was a light-hearted affair, akin to our own great egg race event There were five sections, each lasting half an hour, with a lunch break at midday. In each section, a physics orientated practical task was to be completed against the clock with the materials provided, and the winning team was the one which had the great success
The five events were as follows:
1 Measuring the distance between and the height of two large crosses on the wall of a building from within a restricted region about 100 metres away using only two metre rulers
2 Constructing an electromagnet using two iron nails, two batteries, a given length of wire, and a given length of insulating tape, which could pick up as many paperclips as possible.
3. Retrieving a member of thegroup from an "island" surrounded by "water" from as far away aspossible using three long planks of wood and a length of rope. (Not the ideal event for formal attire.)
4 Measuring the uplift force on a balloon using ten elastic bands, a one hundred gram mass and a metre ruler
5 Walking as a group at a constant acceleration over a given distance in a given time.
This may all sound easy enough. However, some of the scenes they gave rise to were very amusing During the bridge building event three of us ended up sitting in the mud tugging with all our might to hold our hapless construction together whilst the fourth gingerly tip-toed along it. While this was going on Mr. Edwards, who was allowed to watch but not help was pacing around holding his head in despair at our feeble efforts
In the end we didn't win any of the main events, but won a cash prize on a difficult bonus crossword round, which involved completing a testing crossword, and then having our completed solution pulled out of a hat Although we didn't win any major prizes, it was a
beneficial experience, since we learned a lot about working together as a team under pressure All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable day
SCIENCE SOCIETY 1995-6
The Science Society enjoyed a lecture by Dr. White and Dr Malloy from the Department of Biology at York University, with the intriguing title Optical Tweezers. A fascinated audience was amazed to learn how the contractions in the individual actin filaments in muscles could be calculated using focused lasers to measure distances shorter than half the width of a cell membrane, and how organelles could be moved within cells, using the force of light, without being damaged
Several very new and challenging ideas were made much easier, using video and analogies with easy-to-grasp situations For example, though "the force of the sun on your body when you lie on a beach in Benidorm is equivalent to the weight of half a fruit fly" (a grain of sugar), if you do not involve the force exerted by die sun in astronomical calculations a space rocket will never reach its target
Paul Best
Dr Paul Howard, keeper of Biology at the Yorkshire Museum, confirmed what you may already have suspected: that it takes a great deal of energy to be really unpleasant! In his lecture Venom, he explained how venomous creatures avoid expending energy on regularly replenishing their venom, preferring instead to avoid confrontation by hiding, camouflaging themselves or deterring opponents by issuing warnings.
Some creatures develop ingenious hunting strategies For example, to attract their prey, some spiders mimic the pheromones of moths, and snakes wriggle the ends of their tails to look like worms Never equate size and power Amongst spiders and scorpions, the small ones are often the most venomous
This lecture, complete with live specimens, was a powerxul incentive to visit the exhibition, where the natural habitats of venomous creatures are simulated and their warning cries may be heard.
A highlight of the year is always Mr Lancaster's Christmas Lecture. This year's lecture, The Halogens, was supported by an interesting battery of technological aids Mr Gill found reassurance in a mask and protective clothing, but even so, some experiments were deemed too unpredictable for St Peter's students and so presented on video. We were hopeful, but nothing actually exploded!
In an experimental finale which combined aesthetic beauty and scientific precision, Mr. Lancaster demonstrated the iodine clock reaction Two reactions were taking place in the same beaker, one producing iodine and hence a purple colour and the other consuming it. However, the changes were not gradual but occurred in a series of instants, producing vivid oscillations of colour.
During the Easter Term, Dr Leonardo Botacci from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Hull, challenged our brains with the problem "Can Computers Think?" He investigated the history of Artificial Intelligence, and the interface between thinking and morality, concluding that cognitive science is rule following and psychology is about finding out what the rules are Since a computer can follow rules it can think, providing that the rules are explicit
Yet once more a great time was had by all at The Great Egg Race. This year's task was to make an alarm clock in the style of Heath-Robinson, using wood, paper, sand, candles, water and string The clear winners were Linton So now we know how they manage to get from St. Peter's Grove to school in time for breakfast
Many thanks to Mr. Allen for providing a varied and enjoyable programme
Catherine Hopkinson
(Above)
British Physics Challenge 1996
Ruth Dalton, Peter Freeman, Adam Wales, Andrew Pease, Ben Scott, Alasdair Vickers, James Miers, Nikolai Shepherd, (Bronze Class 1).
Mark Rusting (Silver).
(Right)
British Physics Olympiad 1996
Paul Best, Jonathan Reeves (Gold Award), Edward Vickers, Tim Brogden (Silver Award).
Paul went on to become reserve for the British team of 5.
Under the captain, Matthew Parkin, the school team again took part in the York Schools League during the Christmas and Easter Terms These regular games were an opportunity for our six players to face among other schools, Bootham, Pocklington, Huntington and Fulford The third year contingent played well over the year Peter Goodrick won three games during the season, David Ashby casually slaughtered his opponent from Pocklington in ten minutes before gracefully retiring from the team (to give greater time to the Training Choir). John Greener and Charles Robinson showed enormous potential for the future (some clear evidence here that those years of playing against the computer are starting to pay off)
Highlights of the year included the victory against Huntington and the draw we achieved against the legendary and dreaded Bootham, thanks to Paul Best with a lucky twist on board four in the last few minutes of play James Mee lost on board six to a ten year-old from Pocklington. We were amused.
St. Peter's hosted the first Under 15 York Schools' Rapidplay Championship in the Memorial Hall on Saturday 18th November. This was an all day event with seventy players taking part drawn from schools in the York area St Peter's and St Olave's provided thirty players. Matthew Hodsdon (fourth year) was the overall winner in the Under 15 category, beating all his opponents in the five rounds Peter Rivis was also successful, winning a Merit Award for his fine performance. Ralph Redfern and Foluso Rotowa ????? The day went extremely well and will take place again next year.
On Sunday 17th June the U 18 Yorkshire Chess Championships also took place, again in the Memorial Hall. Twenty-one players from St. Peter's and St. Olave's met tough opponents in the North of England's top young players There was one strong performance: Chris Maunder's third game. Apart from that it seemed we had, in the words of James Griffith, "The Chess Team From Hell." Perhaps the division of mental resources resulting from ponderous exam revision, crammed in between game, took its toll Mark Stefanini was alas unable to attend this event. Instead he represented St. Peter's in the York U.18 (Outdoor) Championship on the giant chess set in Parliament Square, which took place on the same day. This event was an opportunity for York's best young players, in hot pursuit of various trophies, to represent their clubs and raise the profile of the game in the City
The chess House matches took place in the Christmas Term and satisfied the universal demand for chess in the rest of the school The key criteria for potential House team members was the ability to recognise most of the pieces All Houses successfully put out a team There were some intense moments and much new talent came to light (Since his debut as a humble Grove House chess team member, Dan Curley has shot through to the school team where he moves on to further triumphs.) The Linton House team breezed through to a well-deserved victory
COMMUNITY SERVICE
A small but enthusiastic team of workers gave a great deal of time to community efforts in the first term, with flag days, envelope collections and a collection for a Romanian convoy sending toiletries and medicines Our fourth Christmas appeal for gifts for the homeless was a huge success. We delivered over 100 toys to families at the York shelter, and numerous parcels of clothes, food and essential toiletries to the Peaseholme Green shelter. We are very grateful to everyone who gave gifts and the time to help with sorting and wrapping
The Christmas party for the elderly in a new venue, the Drama Centre, went very well indeed. We were brilliantly entertained by the Swing Band, the Choir, and Mr Hall's expert bingo calling, and a joyous time was had by all.
R.A.F. SECTION
Back in July R.A.F. Honington turned out to be a wonderful venue for summer camp, especially once the Fourth of July celebrations were over By then the U.S.A.F. detachment from Lakenheath had slept it off and F-15s flying in tandem from dawn to dusk made us feel far more at home than the relative tranquility of the R.A.F regiment activities Not that we weren't looked after by the regiment, not at all They took us on the most demanding orienteering exercises, and a night exercise which took place on a training area adjacent to regular army manoeuvres so that it almost sounded as though we were in the thick of battle. The camp also gave an opportunity for the nostalgic amongst us to bid a fond farewell to the chipmunk Bulldogs are now in place in air experience flights and do provide a far better experience for cadets whatever their ability — or size We enjoyed two flying slots at R.A.F. Leeming this year.
It has been a busy year for individual achievements: Andrew Dangerfield successfully completed his initial glider training; James Mee and Robin Gill completed their flying scholarships in the summer, as did Kirk Hullis at Easter We were delighted that the official presentation of James' and Robin's wings could be made by Gp. Capt. P Whalley, the inspecting officer at the biennial inspection.
On a cold day with snow lying thick on the ground our cadets stood proud and disciplined for the inspection, and showed the spirit which the C.C.F tries to engender in the cadets. The R.A.F. exercise devised by Iain Anderson proved that many of our boys and girls can be more cunning than the plan itself
The section currently consists of about thirty enthusiastic cadets, hungry to have a go at whatever is on offer Kirk Hullis goes off to R.A.F Halton on the cadet leadership course in the summer, eighteen are looking forward to summer camp at R.A.F Leuchars, and there are others queuing for places on initial and basic glider training and a cadet weekend in the coming term.
These cadets will get out of the C.C.F. what they are prepared to put in in terms of time and effort
Per ardua ad astra
M. J. Grant
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
The school Amnesty International Group has been very active this year and enjoyed wide support
The year got off to a good start, thanks to the talents and generosity of Miss Marsh and Mrs Wright who gave a most successful recital for Oboe and Piano/Organ in the school chapel in aid of Amnesty. We have been lucky to have much creative support: we are grateful to Miss Cockayne who donated postcards of her print "Denise's Garden''
This was the year that Amnesty became technologically minded Following a meeting to explore Amnesty on the school internet station we received case appeals this way arid even returned responses using the internet The fax came in useful too When we received crisis appeals and the post would have taken too long, it was a great advantage This didn't mean that we were any less active in letter writing. During Amnesty Week alone 117 letters were written at school and a toal of 321 signatures collected on the petition for Bao Gee, imprisoned without trial for trying to establish a human rights group in China, requesting his family be allowed access to him and to provide medicines. Thank you to all who wrote and signed Thanks also to everyone who supported Amnesty Week in other ways: attending the sale of "old" merchandise, the video presentation, the cake sale and taking part in the sponsored swim The following week's non-uniform day raised funds in style as fashion victims were invited to help victims of oppression
This year's committee of Catherine Hopkinson, Claire Lawson and Emma Cox wish great luck to the incoming team of Dan Curley, Ray Chung, Graham Watt and Carrie Magee Particular thanks to Mr Drysdale for his encouragement Catherine Hopkinson
TOP HOUSE QUIZ
The opening round of the competition was once again run on the lines of a "pub quiz" with all nine Houses participating It was a good-humoured occasion and Grove, Linton, Manor and Queen's went forward to the semi-finals Linton, last year's losing finalists, and Queen's successfully dealt with their respective opponents and met in an exciting final on March 15th. Queen's forged ahead, seemingly invincible, but Linton fought back in the last round to win the trophy for the first time
Congratulations to the team —Andrew Sykes, Matthew Bowman, Stuart Milne and captain Paul Best. My thanks to everyone who helped make the quiz so enjoyable
John Shaw
Duke of Edinburgh.
MUSIC
THE SCHOOL CHOIR
We have tried an experiment this year in selecting more third form singers and putting them together to form a Training Choir which has been directed by Joanna Marsh — it has proved an excellent idea
Ths School Choir, having returned from a most successful tour with the band to Prague and Bratislava, startec the term in very fine form singing Palestrina's magnificent "Tu es Petrus" for the Old Peterite Service Wood's Evening Service in D was on the menu for the Choral Evensong later on in September together with Rutter's evocative anthem "The Lord is my Shepherd" with an obligato oboe part played beautifully by Tim Brogdsn
The Christmas Concert saw lighter fare and then the Advent Carol Service and Christmas Carol Service were as special as ever In the Minster James Griffith's tenor solo in the magical carol "Iona" by Edmund Walters demonstrated his fine lyrical voice which we shall all miss greatly
The brass group played impressively with Gabrieli's canzon bringing to mind all the splendour of St Mark's Venice and the special accompaniments for the congregation carols adding extra zest to the occasion. A small String Ensemble also played this year accompanying Terry's *'Myn Lyking" stylishly while the opening procession was particularly "punchy" and concise
The main work of the year was Elgar's "Dream of Gerontius" The idea came about when I suggested to Roger Muttitt, Director of Music at Durham School performing Verdi's Requiem in Durham and York but, as Durham University had just performed it we changed our choice to Elgar's "Dream", a more complicated work with the choir's music often splitting into two choruses and semi-chorus. The choir did indeed find it difficult at first, but, gradually its supreme quality unfolded itself. When it came to the performances themselves few will forget the blazing C major majesty of' 'Praise to the holiest in the height", the complicated rhythms negotiated with precis on and venom in the "Demon's Chorus",
Gerontius glimpsing God or the ethereal Angel's Farewell
The coach journeys to Durham, the camaraderie of the singers and players from the four schools involved (St. Peter's, Durham School, Teesside High School and Queen Mary's, Topcliffe) gave the pupils, I hope, a glimpse of what Choral Society life is like — one of the essential and enjoyable elements of British Musical life
The soloists: Philip Salmon, tenor; Carole Wilson, mezzo-soprano and Thomas Guthie, bass were outstanding and the whole project was so eminently worthwhile
Thank you to the two Headmasters, who were so encouraging and thank you to all who contributed in any way.
SPECIAL CONCERTS
Jane Wright and Joanna Marsh gave a Recital for Oboe, Organ and Piano on Friday 15 September in the Chapel Jane Wright's tone was a beautiful as ever especially in the opening Fantasia by Krebs which is a type of duet with organ Joanna Marsh's skill was demonstrated in Howells' Psalm Prelude 'De Profundis' and the Poulenc 'Sonata' saw both performers in exhilarating and lyrical combination It was a most enjoyable evening
In October Ronald Smith gave us a concert entitled 'Giants of the Keyboard'. His account of five of Chopin's Op. 25 studies was mesmerising, his playing of Beethoven's 'Waldstein Sonata' exhilarating and his concluding piece Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody was breathtaking.
It was a real experience tohave an artist of such calibre at St Peter's
THE MUSIC ANNEXE
When I came for an interview at St Peter's in the spring of 1986 I remember being shown around the Methodist buildings and the plans for their refurbishment were discussed Well they have now been transformed into three instrumental teaching rooms, a junior school classroom, a small senior school classroom and a recital room.
There were two major events celebrating this new development. In November a concert with readings saw some notable solos including Faith Alexander in the Fourth Movement of Franck's Violin Sonata and Zoe Wight in Seibert's 'Lazy Trumpeter'; The Salon Selectives (the Girls' Close Harmony Group) were excellent in Lloyd-Webber's 7 don't know how to love him'.
In February the official opening took place Dr Francis Jackson, organist of York Minster 1946-1982 opened the Jackson Recital Room and played the minuet from Ravel's 'Le Tombeau de Couperis' with all the delicacy one would expect He also expertly accompanied two of our pupils, Tim Brogden and Faith Alexander. The Swing Band concluded the concert in lively style with 'Tuxedo Junction'. It was such a special occasion with Dame Judi Dench also present as we all moved on to the opening of the Dame Judi Dench Theatre
CHRISTMAS CONCERT STRING ORCHESTRA
The Christmas Concert was one of those affairs which needs, and thankfully gets, die expert logistical flair of Mr Lowe so many and various are me groups represented in it. The Training Choir under Joanna Marsh's dynamic direction and Mark Edwards excellent accompaniment were superb and the experiment of putting all the third form singers together proved very successful Rowena Smith's solo viola playing in a Christmas Dance by Vaughan Williams demonstrated me quality of her playing and the tremendous service which she has given to the orchestra.
The Swing Band with Glen Miller numbers were in good form as was the Wind Band with its 'Cats' selection and Anderson's 'Forgotten Dreams'.
The Salon Selectives and Rockin' Hairdressers also demonstrated their close harmony singing.
The School Choir's 'West Side Story' selection was lively as was their account of an elaborate arrangement of 'Jingle Bells'.
It was especially good to see Margaret Lamb's first public appearance as our new Head of Strings conducting some Purcell and Grainger It was immediately apparent what a force for quality she will be. As a former member of the Philharmonia she will bring a wealth of experience to our players.
MUSIC COMPETITION
SECTION WINNERS
Junior Keyboard
Junior Brass
Junior Woodwind
Junior Strings
Senior Strings
Senior Woodwind
Senior Brass
Senior Keyboard
Prize for Best Junior Musician
Prize for Best Senior Musician
Kathleen Jenkins
Ben Dale
Alexandra Dow
Oliver Hainsworth
Mark Whiting
Tim Brogden
Mark Allworthy
Zoe Wight
Ben Dale
Mark Allworthy
The Music Competition was adjudicated this year by Roger Benedict, Principal Viola with the Philharmonia Orchestra. He welcomed the opportunity to see how his former colleague, Margaret Lamb, was settling into the rigours of school life 'up North' I think that he was satisfied and I know that he was impressed with the general level of music excellence within the school.
It is always so good to see so many of the players raising their standard so much during this competition The adjudicator's comments were alluseful and the whole evening was most entertaining
One might, quite rightly, suppose that a position as viola player with the Philharmonia Orchestra would be a totally different experience from that of Head of String at St. Peter's; mis I have found. However, mere have been some startling similarities Take, for instance, the Summer Concert, in which the Symphony Orchestra tackled "Die Fledermaus" Overture by Johann Strauss, and the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. There were plenty of worrying moments during the months of preparation, huddles of staff could be found voicing their concerns over whether this time the strings were being stretched beyond their breaking point I have now learnt mough, that orchestral musicians universally seem to follow basic rules; first, keep a general level of chat and "tuning" going at all times during a rehearsal in order to drown out annoying instructions from the conductor, and secondly, withhold any indication of true potential until the concert itself so as to keep everyone guessing whether they have an embarrassing disaster on their hands or not Luckily, the third rule comes into play during a performance — full concentration and give the audience everything possible within the players' capabilities A programme of mese particular pieces contains well-known traps for the unwary The Strauss has to be played with all the little rhythmic quirks which makes nineteenth century Viennese music so delightful, together with multiple tempo changes and sudden halts in the music which could so easily catch out the one player dreaming about tomorrow's cricket match or how they are going to fit three year's of revision for G.S.S.E. 's into the next two weeks Beethoven Fifth's problems are caused by it beingjust so well-known that no deviation will be missed. Consider the problem of getting the piece started The conductor can do no more than give a confident down beat, and hope the orchestra will play "da da da dum" The sight of Miss Marsh's face when the possibility of total silence ensuing flashed across her mind is one that will remain with me for a long time Thankfully, in the event, all went well; full credit to the competence of the players and conductor, Miss Marsh
Sadly missed from the orchestra next year will be Rowena Smith She has been the mainstay of the viola section during the year, and gave a spirited account of the "Christmas Dance" from Vaughan Williams Suite for Viola and Orchestra in the concert in December. Also lost to the outside world will be Ginny Mackie, one of the joint leaders, who could be recognised by her pickup mike clinging to the belly of her violin like some parasitical insect Sadly we were never to experience die effect this could have if it had been plugged in during rehearsals; it could so easily have started a new trend Fans of Richard Collier will be sad to learn that he can now only be viewed during appearances witii the Swing Band Hisyears of resistance to using horse hair have born fruit, and he will no longer be persuaded to wield a bow for the orchestra
Margaret Lamb
WIND BAND
Ail last year's band members, minus, of course, the ojd Upper Sixth turned up to the first rehearsal of the Christmas Term, which was an achievement in itself Everyone came fired with enthusiasm from a highly successful trip to Prague and Bratislava in August where the band demonstrated its high standards of musicianship at several prestigious venues. We werejoined by our wellseasoned (and oft quoted as long-suffering) conductor Mr Blood plus an eager team of new recruits, especially strong in the flute, clarinet and trumpet sections. An accomplished performance in the Christmas Concert boded well for the rest of the school year From the start of the Easter Term we launched head-long into preparing several new marches to accompany the C.C.F Inspection The results were unfortunately predictable: despite our being armed with a host of clothes pegs, the wind played havoc with the music folders and even the stands The mission was reluctantly abandoned and it was left to Mr. Blood and a few band stalwarts to clear the chairs and stands, away before the inspection team arrived Disappointment was shrugged off and later, skills and techniques were honed, new pieces added to the repertoire and old favourites brushed up in time for two important concerts The first of these was ajoint undertaking, with Accet Symphonic Band, from Sweden, where our talented ensemble also adopted the prefix 'Symphonic' for the first time (to keep the British end up). "Allied Honour" one of the decommissioned C.C.F marches and the universally loved "Lion King" were the order of the evening which wasagreeably rounded off with ajoint band rendition of "Greensleeves" and the "Derry Air". The final band performance of an R.A.F March Past and a ' 'Tribute to Henry Mancini'' in the Summer Concert was the climax of a busy but hugely rewarding and enjoyable musical year thanks to the heroic efforts of Mr Blood and the many dedicated musicians.
Philip Kerrigan
SUMMER CONCERT
In the Summer Concert the Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Joanna Marsh in the Overture from Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss and the first movement from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony The difficult speed changes in the Strauss were executed with real style and the Viennese character beautifully captured especially by the strings; the intensity of the Beethoven was thrilling and the wind and brass playing was excellent. As has become customary, two of our senior pupils played movements from concertos:- Tim Brogden played the slow movement from Albinoni's Oboe Concerto in D quite exquisitely with a marvellous sense of line and shape and impressive breath control; Mark Allworthy gave a lively and poised account of the final rondo of Mozart's third Horn Concerto; both performances demonstrated what fine players they have become The first half ended with the School Choir (110 strong) singing Bruckner followed by the Carpenters and then Ain't Misbehavin' — a really big sound.
The second half saw the Swing Band playing with all the vigour that we have become used to with excellently contrasted pieces, the Chamber Choir singing with verve, the Rockin' Hairdressers performing with humour and the Wind Band concluding the concert with polish and precision It was an excellent evening
COMMEMORATION SERVICE
A grand occasion, as ever but also a slightly sad one for me as this was the tenth and last such service which Rev Steven Harvey and I would plan together, as he will be installed at Kingswood School, Bath in September where we all wish him well
The Brass Group's Grand March from "Aida" and Prelude from "Die Miestersinger" were suitably noble and impressive and their fanfares and special accompaniments in the hymns added further lustre William Walton's Jubilate Deo, with its vigorous rhythms and spiky accompaniment and Stanford's ethereal "Bead quorum via" were the main contributions from the School Choir and Parry's "My soul, there is a country" by the Chamber Choir was powerful
As one leaves the Minster the thought — how lucky we are to be able to use such a wonderful building for events such as this cannot be far away
THE CHAMBER CHOIR
Friday evenings continue to be special social occasions but are also times when musical excellence is achieved by a small group of dedicated singers The Chamber Choir's traditional Christmas Carol outings were as good as ever and their singing at the special events in the new Recital Room were of a high standard As the choir loses over half its members, I wish all the leavers well and hope that they keep singing to a high standard.
GIRLS' CLOSE HARMONY GROUP
Fresh from their extremely polished performances in Prague and Bratislava last summer, the girls underwent some personal changes during the year to give other keen singers the opportunity to be part of the ensemble Two new third years were added to the group, Rachel Lund and Erica Smith and one lower sixth former, Amy Newby. These three have had a great deal to offer to the group in terms of vocal colour and personality. Caroline Brandon, fourth year, also joined this year Principally a jazz and light music singer, her voice has an extraordinary maturity which the school was able to witness when she sang in Chapel in the Summer Term (This is a slot before Chapel begins on Fridays where selected school musicians are given the chance to perform in front of the school.) Her voice has added an enormous amount of depth to the overall sound of the ensemble The group performed three times during the year, before Chapel and in concerts in the Memorial Hall and the Recital Room (both during the Christmas Term) Repertoire this year has included "Somewhere" — Bernstein, "Michelle" — Beatles, "Fly Away" — John Denver and various arrangements of Gospel songs and Spirituals
The following represented the Girls' Close Harmony Group:
Faith Alexander, Amy Newby, Iona Marks, Emma Stone, Emma Taylor, Laura Hodsdon, Caroline Brandon, Erica Smith, Rachel Lund
MUSIC STAFF
Denise Grayston, our classical guitar teacher, left us during the year as she moved with her husband to run a small hotel in Mid-Wales. We welcome Andy Normandale and Don Bousted who have taken over her teaching
Janus Wadsworth, our horn specialist has now taken over a full-time post with East Riding Music Service. We thank him for his work at St Peter's
We also said goodbye to two long serving visiting teachers. First, we send very good wishes to Jennifer Barker who has taught piano so expertly with such attention to detail over many years and who has. given tremendous encouragement to her pupils Secondly, we said a farewell to Jose Honing who has almost been a fulltime teacher at St Peter's such was the quality ofteaching and her involvement in extra-curricular groups She has been a tremendous asset to the string playing at both St. Olave's and St Peter's and has always set the highest standards in her teaching. Personally I found her such a help and guiding force when I arrived at St Peter's in September 1986
Finally we wish every success in the future to Adam Leslie who leaves his position as Head of Music in St. Olave's to take charge of the music at Gilling Castle, the Junior School of Ampleforth We thank him for all his work here, especially in choral music and particularly with the Rockin' Hairdressers and wish him well as he faces new challenges.
My grateful thanks also go to Jo Marsh whose work with the Training Choir this year has been so impressive, to Chris Blood, who continues to achieve high standards with the Bands and Wind groups, and Maggie Lamb who has been such a new driving force with the Strings this year and has brought such a good fresh musical view into the Music Department We all look forward to nex:year's challenges
DRAMA
TRIPLE BILL - A HAND OF ACES!
"] went to the plays last night."
"Was it a double bill?"
"No, there were three plays."
"You're kidding! All on one night?"
"Well, you could see them over several nights if you wanted to, but I saw them all at one sitting — well, sitting, walking, sitting, walking, sitting, actually."
"Who were the producers?"
"ProducER — there wasjust the one — fantastic chap really, stamina of a pit pony but awful at making decisions."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, choosing a play with him is like being let loose in a library on a supermarket trolley-style dash — I'll have one of them, one of them oh, and these are good, I'll have one of them."
Ian Lowe's shopping trolley contained:
1 Roots by Arnold Wesker
1 Twist by Ian Lowe
I I»ok Back in Anger by John Osborne
These ingredients blended into a superb first event for the new Dame Judi Dench Theatre
In Roots we were treated to a traditional stage set furnished in a 'lived-in' style with a table, obviously
somebody's favourite chair, a dresser, some drawers and a number of dining chairs This is a family setting, with a few child's toys lying about along with other articles to show that life goes on here The scene is lit in a dim, dirty yellow effect which suggests its age and that we are at some time earlier this century. It is a domestic scene and we are left in no doubt about the location as Jenny and Jimmy Beales (Rosy Weatherall and Chris Ball) open the play with anticipation of the arrival of Jennie's sister, BeatieBryan (Kate Dowds). The actors convincingly place us in Norfolk with careful dialect and accent — skilfully balanced between Jenny's gentle sound and the more roughened edge of Jimmy's voice. Beatie has been away and in the company of members of another place and culture At the start of the play, we sense that she tries to disguise her origins, but at the same time she needs to quickly relate to her family, and soher accent is muted, but present As the story progresses, Beatie loses her disguise more easily and she returns to the clear accent of her upbringing
Beatie is expecting her fiance" to visit, and, at her parent's house (Mr and Mrs Bryant — Jim Bloor and Katy Ramskill) she enthuses about her new life, the broadening of her horizons and her new love of culture and higher things There develops a wonderful tension, expertly held by Katy, Kim and Kate, as her folks, especially Mum, wish to join in her enthusiasm and appreciation whilst not wishing to denigrate their own
ways of living, their own education, values and traditions. They are pleased for her happiness but bitter about the callous and casual way that she dismisses her upbringing. Mr Bryant is very much wrapped up in the trials of their daily existence, and the death of local character, Stan Mann (Marcos Patchett), and the cutting of Mr Bryant's work by estate manager Mr Healey (Dan Curley), are marks of the real presence of hardship and disaster in this tight-knit, low 'roots' existence
The final scene gathers the family, including brother Frank (Kevin Lloyd) and his wife Pearl (Diana Russell), for a meal, to which we expect Beatie's fiance Throughout the play Beatie has been lauding her new life with him and repeating many of the things he says or would say, and we are very aware of the artificial veneer that she wears It becomes clear that her fiance will not arrive for the meal and out of the ashes of this now broken relationship in which she has cloaked herself in his beliefs and values, out of the ashes of the desperate, poor and no-hope existence of her home, she rises up with a triumphant realisation of her own self This final scene was so powerful, so moving, and acted with great sensitivity and expertise
Up sticks and migrate to the Memorial Hall for Twist. Eight actors, all female To the fore, on low stage, four teenage girls, Beth (Katy Hurt), Emma (Anna Stevenson), Jane (Rebecca Turl) and Mary (Jennifer Taylor) They are dressed for a night's 'sleepover', as they would say in the U.S.A., and we soon understand the hierarchy of power amongst them Seated as we are, we are part of the intimacy of this group — we sense their fun, and their squabbles, teasing, testing, daring... who brought cigarettes, booze? I have never been a girl, but these scenes were carefully woven so that all their 'girl' traits were vivid and meaningful
The action of their evening/night was interspersed with the nostalgic reflections and recollections of four adults, played by Rachel Milne, Liz Stevenson, Gemma Scott and Sarah Richardson Seated on the main stage, in a formal row, higher and further away, their observations come to us from a distance — over time, as though we were seeing the future. Dressed in some stereotypical way, we sense the success of the adults, their failures, their life choices and values and we know for sure that these are the adult versions of the children —but who is who? Is Emma the power-dressed success, or... and there's the twist! Wonderful drama, played with conviction and skill Excellent!
On return to the Dame Judi Dench Theatre, we are in the round for Look Back in Anger. There, immortalised by John Osborne's masterpiece drama, is the ironing-board That, along with the sideboard, the basket of laundry, kitchen table, and newspapers, put us in the land of bed-sitters and lodgings
Has anyone ever ironed with such restrained frustration and smouldering resentment? Or let it out with such precision and control? Alison Porter (Nicola Strivens) listens, with mounting bitterness, to the banter and bickering of her husband Jimmy (David Hancock) and their live-in friend Cliff (Stephen Mulryne). Jimmy loudly bemoans his failings, the failings of others and life's
shortcomings in general, whilst Cliff, sensing the effect on Alison, attempts to appease, mollify and calm the situation Jimmy's growing feelings of despair begin to embrace the relationship with Alison and her family and friends These are issues that have obviously been round and round before Cliff is used to it, Alison wishes it would stop. Oh, what a pot is on the boil — bubbling with great care and sensitivity — the three create a compelling sense of unease and impending crisis. In a later scene we witness the relationship between Cliff and Alison — and this is done so carefully that whilst we may always suspect, we never actually know if there is a more intimate aspect to their friendship As the story develops we learn of Jimmy's dashed hopes for success, Alison's unfulfilled ambitions for motherhood — they come to us as wreckage on the rocks of real life and the emerging anger of each whips and lashes the other Cliff in in between and needs to look out for himself Before long it is clear that the marriage will fail and the arrival of Alison's friend, Helena (played superbly by Katie Gormley) serves to spice the brew. Alison's mother (Catherine Hopkmson) contributes her observations and judgements to the situation and we know that this story of despair and frustration will end with remorse and recrimination As Ian Lowe observes in theprogramme, this play is timeless, and future generations of young actors will cut their teeth on it If they make half as good a job as this team did, it would hold me still. Tremendous!
Congratulations must also to to pupils and staff who provided support services; sound, light, props, costume, scene-shifting, music, etc all of these are indispensable contributions to a production of this standard.
The whole production was a challenging prospect for a producer and cast, but the superb evening of drama and the appreciation of the audience were fitting reward for the effort expended in meeting that challenge Tnist Ian Lowe to pick a shopping trolley on which all the wheels go in the direction you want them to! Congratulations Ian M. R. T. Jones
"FAUSTUS" AND "FAUSTINE"
There is a risk that I shall applaud the Third Form Drama Evening in the way Doctor Johnson praised the dog for walking on its hind legs — for the fact that it happened at all, rather than for the fact of its being done so veiy well.
But very well done it was. To be honest, I thought I was coming to the Dame Judi Dench Theatre to watch the two plays out of duty I suppose I came with the expectation of burying them: I certainly stay to praise. First, the adaptations themselves were skilful; so was the notion of pairing diem This abbreviated version of "Faustus" demonstrated not only the wisdom of the original as drama, but also the sheer intelligence (rather than the stupidity) of all the characters caught up in it "I'austine" proved an illuminating modern counterpart, showing how the temptation to sell one's soul to the devil may be motivated by a thirst for more kinds of knowledge or experience man the straightforwardly
intellectual. By itself, this shortened drama would have bewildered us: we were given too few clues to identify characters altered through time But paired with "Faustus" it worked, because we had a framework of expectation within which changes and different "voices" might be understood
If the script and the direction the actors had been given were of high quality, their performances were frequently superb, never less than good Whereas me video-player temperamentally refused to do what it was told at key moments in "Faustine", support from those part-players who were me Evil Spirits in "Faustus" and (for example) the Dancers in "Faustine" was reliable and convincing I wonder how much of his soul Ian Lowe would sell for such technical reliability?
'Voices-Off were effective They are difficult to do because you must project your voice almost from cold. The only way to do this well is to stay in character even when your role involves you staying out of sight: more experienced school actors man these have failed in me past, but tonight I was convinced on each occasion
This ability to stay in character even when out of me spotlight was evinced by all the main characters — and to my mind it is what lifted both productions from the level I have come to expect of Third Form Drama into something much more mature.
Any ordinary player can be coached into a reasonably competent delivery of good lines Such a player will gain my belief in those lines — but my belief then switches between actors as the lines are shared Alistair Robertson was me Mephistophilis-figure while Katrina Wight shared the Faustus-figure with Eleanor Wilton in "Faustine"; Guy Wood played Faustus himself, to Guy White as Mephistophilis: I did not want to take my eyes off any one of them while they were on stage. They commanded it
The 'secret' understood by each was to keep acting while me other was talking So, during "Faustine", I found myself learning as much about Alistair Robertson's T.V salesman-Mephistophilis while he was watching the target of his temptations as I did while he was talking to her; and as much about Eleanor Wilton's/GrandmotherFaustus's desires when she was listening. The same was true during "Faustus": Guy White's Mephistophilis moved between glee and horror to great effect behind Guy Wood's Faustian soliloquies
Such attention to detail was not confined to the characters I am able to identify in a review of this length. Those who played Ella who narrated "Faustine", and the Dancers who both supported and mocked, were similarly, continuously confident of their roles; while me Spirits of the Seven Deadly Sins in "Faustus" matched meir ability to stay in character.
Mrs. Hopkinson should be proud of what she achieved with such awkwardly and scarcely available time and resources, and so should the team of actors who overcame considerable obstacles of occasion and morale to do it with her I did notjust enjoy me evening: I came away having been moved by mejoint productions I am sure mere were many in the audience who would agree with me
David Hughes
WORDS &
PICTURES
CWM IDWAL
I live all seasons here — All years and months, starlight and storm, Clear August moonshine, spindrift-filled New Year, Lake-surface-stripping wind, hand-tearing rock still warm
At midnight after drought, Or skimmed with verglas, winter's glaze On which my cramponed boots will skid about Like some ice-skater's nightmare One day I shall laze
Among huge-bouldered scree, Or dawdle to the ridge around The upper cwm in swirling mist, to be Alone on rock, in space, at height, in this air's sound
And stay until I dare Take one step more I want to go Beyond experience on this crag. Out there In Hanging Garden Gulley, Snowdon Lilies grow David Hughes
A MERCHANT'S LIGHT
Candle drips on the gleaming dragons, smartly polished brass, awash with sizzling wax.
Waves batter freshly formed oak timbers, as a new galleon returns home full of cargo
Chinese spice fills the candle-lit air while moonlight and flame look down on pen and parchment
A diary of his solitude, in mind and reason not of his body and blood.
For there were sailors, birds and the sun with him on his trip, none though gave sanctuary.
And it was with them that he would die, all to be alone, shining, chirping and crying
Rock met wood, unmatched and no gamble. New oak to matchsticks, fresh spices to air and sea
Alone and half dead, on foreign sands, book and candlestick, live on in his memory
Jonathan Else
Mark Topping.
Gemma Scott.
SIR ROGER NEWDIGATE PRIZE 1995
Old Peterite poet and thespian, Antony Dunn, continues to gain accoladesfor his achievements. Antony, a former Manorite, was awarded this prestigious prize for this poem:
JUDITH WITH THE HEAD OF HOLOFERNES
Judith cannot wait for the invention of the camera. Posing for the umpteenth sculpture of this week, the chinking of chisels bringing on a migraine, and that red paint in the carpet nagging at her tired eye, she is fast losing her fabled patience
Besides, she feels daft standing for sculptors and painters with her ammunition pouch of lipstick, perfume and blade in one hand and a big pineapple in the other — the head of Holofernes is stinking on a stake above the city's proud walls
while the whole paparazzi of artists drools shamelessly over flesh, quick and dead The papers will insist on calling her the Black Widow, and their readers, of course, don't want to hear that God has been involved — always sure to spoil the human angle.
Hard to look triumphant when her triumph is so misunderstood Best to daydream, not interpreting pictures of herself chained to railings, or throwing her body beneath Nebudchadnezzar's horse Patience Give them breasts and thighs for now God later
Antony Dunn
GUILT AND GRATITUDE
I stop and stare at you gazing sadly Out onto the world; and I think just how Alike we are and how easily you Could have been me and I you; yet you know Things I cannot begin to understand
The harsh black ugliness of the wheelchair Brings out the beauty of your unlined face. I can sense your hatred of your own legs, Dangling useless, ignoring desperate prayers To be able to run, to be free.
Your eyes meet mine: I hold them with pain and fear, And you smile — a warm smile that makes me, Who have what you want so much, Realise how grateful I should be. But can I be grateful for guilt?
Rebecca Fishley
ALONE
The blackness stretches out before me, Never-ending, relentless, surrounding me, Drowning me in blackness, Destroying all memories of light and happiness, Robbing me of my freedom.
I long for light, an end to the black, A happy thought, a light at the end of the tunnel, Your smile, your tender looks, gone, gone forever, Lost in the blackness, creating my emptiness.
Why? How I long for an explanation, A justification for the unfairness Why you? You were my light, my happiness, Your smile, the end to my childhood tears — gone. Your death, the creation of tears to overcome — alone
Simi Henderson
Simone Hutchinson.
Chris Carter.
"Okay, sure, see you at eight then Bye!" were the last words Anna said as she walked away, back across the park.
"I don't believe it I'm meeting Anna, at the fair, tonight! Oh wow. My luck is in." Jamie was ecstatic about his date for the night He was telling Ben about the encounter at the park. "She must really fancy me. What should I wear? Do I pay for the rides? Do Ikiss her? What am I going to say?" Jamie was wittering nervously down the phone
"You'll be fine. Just be yourself. Good luck, see ya."
Ten to eight Jamie was standing by the arcades He'd been there twenty minutes already. He'd decided to wear his whitejeans and checked shirt and look casual, but with no effort He was freezing cold, in the middle of November wearing just a shirt. His cheeks were icy as the wind from the hill slapped around his hair Looking down he saw he was standing in a large puddle, the bottom of hisjeans saturated already Histoes were numb "She'd better be worth it," he murmured to himself At five to eight he looked up There she was, walking towards him Wow, she looked great in a hat, scarf and a huge warm coat.
"Hi ya Aren't you a bit cold in just a shirt? It's freezing out." She was standing directly in front of him now She had to shout to be heard over the noise of the arcades
"No, not cold at all. I don't feel cold me, no, I'm really hard, can't feel a thing, no, nope, no problem here How about you? you cold?"
"Erm, no I'm fine. What do you want to do? Get something to eat?"
"Okay." He'd relaxed a bit, but was shaking Should he hold her hand or not? A couple ran past, laughing and giggling to each other; they looked really happy together.
"So what do you want to eat? How about a hot dog or candy floss or what?"
"Anything I'm starving."
"Me too, and I've had dinner."
As they walked across to the food vans everyone was laughing The night was dark but the fair was really colourful: bright white bulbs and flashing pictures illuminated all the attractions There was a general atmosphere of busy, moving people A strong odour of onions hit them, then candy floss and some indescribable smells which could have been anything A man was winding the fluffy pink candy floss onto sticks so it looked like a cloud Jamie bought some for them both as well as hot dogs The ketchup bottle was clogged and messy, so eventually he gave up. What meat were hot dogs made of? Ugh, they're so disgusting
It was bitterly cold out on the field. The wind stung their hands and faces as they ate Jamie could hardly hear Anna for the din of the Waltzer's sirens as the cars spun around and around, whirling the opposite way to the huge carousel which revolved slowly He finished his hot dog quickly, eager to get on with everything. He was nervous, trying to impress Anna who he did not know well A few people from school passed them and waved, then hurried away, whispering and gossiping.
Adam Delaney.
Preeti Bhat.
"Boy, it's cold. Do you want a drink?" Jamie went to buy them both a hot chocolate while Anna finished eating When he returned to the seat near the darts stand they sat clasping die paper cups in botii hands for warmth. The first sip burnt their tongues and left a tingling sore sensation at die tip It was not a bad night so far, things were going well between diem.
"You've already eaten today?" asked Anna, curious at how much he could put away.
"Yeah I had chips and sausages and sweets and stuff before you arrived."
"And you feel okay?"
"Yeah, why not? I can eat anything. Do you want to go on die rides?"
"Yeah, The dodgems are my favourite."
Jamie and Anna squeezed into the car togedier Anna was driving. They slipped the seat belts around meir necks tfieywere too tight as always The siren went and diey were off Zoom! Around she went Bash! Head first into some guy in the yellow car. They were flung forward in dieir seats Anna loved it The car spun around and drove the opposite way The lights were blurred and die music loud. Jamie was getting dizzy. Crash! They hit anomer car Jamie lurched to die left, hitting his head on the back of the car Bang! They were hit from the right Jamie and Annajerked again. Jamie was beginning to feel nauseous. All he could see were colours blurred into an obscure picture The siren sounded for the end of die ride Thank God. Jamie staggered out of the cr and back onto die muddy waste ground He felt sick
"Are you okay?" asked Anna looking concerned "You look kinda green."
"Yeah, I'm fine. What ride's next?" lied Jamie.
Seated in die car of die Waltzer, Jamie was beginning to feel a little better; he didn't want to appear a wimp in front of Anna The bar was dropped holding diem into me car — mere was no way out now The tacky dance music from a few monms ago was really loud The lights changed, moved to die music. The carousel began to revolve "Spin us!" yelled Anna, who loved the ride "Faster! Faster!'' The guy on me carousel spun dieir car Oh, no. Jamie felt sick. His head was forced back against die car His face felt like it was going to be pulled away His eyes were being pushed upwards The G-force was really strong. Anna was screaming, but she was enjoying it Jamie turned green as die nausea took over The lights blurred, everydiing became incoherent The beat of the music drummed inside his head. He felt the hot dogs rising He could smell the onions He could taste die candyfloss
Hurghh Blurghh He vomited The sick covered him; it covered Anna; it flew through die air and hit odier people. It kept coming. Anna was not enjoying it any more The spinning began to cease Vision returned The ride attendant stopped die car What a mess Jamie was covered from head to foot in half digested hot dog, chips and candyfloss and die usual carrot lumps The smell was die foulest tiling ever Everyone else got off the ride, retching because of the smell.
Anna looked over atJamie He had sick plastered over his right cheek She looked down at herself She had chunks in her hair, down her coat. She felt ill.
"Arghh I can't believe you This has to be die most embarrassing night of my life!" With that she flung the bar forward and walked unsteadily home
Dazed and feeling quite ill, Jamie sat in die car Loads of people were staring, laughing, walking away. The attendant of the ride helped him up and off Sick covered his whitejeans in luminous splotches He felt worse than he'd ever done before What a wally He'd never face Anna again
Beth Wigglesworth Winner of the Fourth Form Essay Prize
Ruth Dalton.
Rachel Milne.
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
ALCUIN LIBRARY
The computerisation of the Library stock is now nearly complete (by the time you read this it may well be finished). As I write we have 9,450 books on the computer catalogue, and the eventual number will be close to 10,000 Since the end of the last school year at the beginning of July, 1995, some 1,850 books have been added to our computer records These include 774 new stock items (721 books, 36 videos, 6 CD-ROMs and 11 sound recordings — these the nucleus of our new and, we hope, growing collection).
I am once again privileged to acknowledge several generous donations to the library In particular this year I have to thank Old Peterites Simon Atkinson, James Harrison, John Mitchell, Richard Sharpe, Christopher Smith, and the late Jeremy J Beadle, for a magnificent donation of classics books in memory of the late Peter Croft Leavers' donations have been received from Lucy Appleyard, Caroline Barton, Dominic Casperson, James Curley, Benjamin Firth, Simon Firth, Andrew Kay, Duncan Lamb, Ian Leadbeater, Kevin Lloyd, Marcos Patchett, David Powell, Katrina Rayner, Sarah Richardson, Emma Sherbourne, Rowena Smith and Tim Tang — we extend our sincere thanks to them all.
Personal thanks are due from me to many members of staff, and in particular I would once again like to thank John Mitchell for all his help (and for occasionally erupting from the Archives like the Demon King to demand silence in my absence — much tothe astonishment of those pupils who are unfamiliar with his lair) and I.T Staff Mike Jones and Chris Lawrie (the Lone Ranger now aided by Tonto?) and for much appreciated support
Avril Pedley, Librarian
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Thanks to the generosity of Old Peterites and others, many items have been added to our collection, and visitors have increased in number It is gratifying to see so much interest, and the pleasure shown when individuals come across their own records and photographs and those of contemporaries
Amongst other memorabilia presented this year have been: 1920 School photograph K. H. England (1920-21) O.T.C. Swagger stick, badge and Copy Card A D G Staines (1950-51) Prize book gained by Wilfred Ingham (1901-08) Miss Ingham
Drama programmes, news cuttings, etc
David Rumfitt (1930-39)
Further shields, badges, photographs of Haydn Hanks (1928-35) Miss B Hanks (U.S.A.)
Exercise books, drawing books, prizes, badges, water colours, scarves, etc., L E Cutforth (1912-17) These were presented by his two daughters, Mrs. Campbell of Cheshire and Mrs Harrington of Zimbabwe who paid their first visit to the school, and kindly gave these items in memory of their distinguished Old Peterite father, Major-General Sir L E Cutforth, KBE, CB, who died in 1980
A recent publication concerns the work of W. J. Boddy, for many years drawing master with us An exhibition of his paintings is being mounted in York City Art Gallery in July Two examples of his work are in the Rhodes Room, and the Archivist will be interested to hear of any that readers know of, or see for sale A large volume on another OP has been bought "Swettenham" by H. S. Barlow, a full life of colonialist Sir Frank Swettenham who gave his name originally to a port in Malaysia and is, so far as the archivist knows, the only OP to have his picture —a splendid one by John Singer Sargent — in the National Portrait Gallery.
/ V. Mitchell
OLD PETERITE NEWS
This year we have decided not to duplicate material from the Old Peterite Newsletter.
P. F. Ringrose (1940-44: School)
We were sorry to see this death reported in a local paper. Peter died on 17th January 1996 in Harrogate District Hospital, aged sixty-nine years
Peter was born in York on the 7th July 1926 and attended St Peter's School between 1939 and 1944 He was a stylish athlete and was commissioned in the R.N.V.R He attended Clare College, Cambridge where he read Law and subsequently practised as a solicitor in Leeds and Harrogate becoming senior partner of Lufton & Fawcett in 1956 He was a member of the Ripon Diocesan Board of Finance between 1959 and 1964 and President of the Leeds Law Society in 1974 He retired in 1987 when he became a consultant with Lufton & Fawcett and is survived by his wife Joan and four children, Mark, Julie, Roger and Marianne.
Prize List
Stephenson Prizes for Latin
Senior Kirk Hullis junior Hayley Oram
P.E Lord Prizes for Classical Civilisation
Senior Esther Maunder junior Matthew Parkin
Whytehead Memorial Prize for Theology
David Hancock
Toyne Prize for European History
Philip Kerrigan
Geography Prizes
Senior Alison Heaton junior Christopher Maitland
L.C Le Tocq Prize for Economics
Alison Heaton
The Friends of St Peter's Prize for Business Studies
Philippa Bennett
Politics Prize
James Plant
Skrentny Prize for Creative Writing
Peter Bainbridge
Brian Holbeche Memorial Prize for a Critical Essay
Rachel Harran
Jack Brittain Memorial Prizes for Middle School Essay
IVth form Alastair Robertson lllrd form Richard Gibbon
John Crook Prize for Poetry
James Tilston
The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes
Senior Ruth Dalton junior Charlotte Black
Robin Shannon Memorial Prize for Spoken English
Samuel Brown
Richard Atkinson Memorial Prizes for Drama
Katherine Gormley
Arthur Craven Memorial Prizes for Spoken French
Senior Alexander Thornton junior Eleanor Wilton
French Essay Prize
Kirk Hullis
Middle School Information Technology Prize
Christopher Emmerson
Mathematics Prize
Andrew Taylor
Mathematics Project Prize
Peter Hield
Walter Smith Prize for Biology
Jonathan Price
Chemistry Prize
Simon Fishley
Wilcox Prize for Physics
Andrew Taylor
Walter Smith Prize for GCSE Practical Work
Hayley Oram
Art Prizes
Senior James Yeomans junior Hayley Oram
Design and Technology Prize
Tristan Best
Old Peterite Lodge Prizes for Service to the Community
Alba-Luz Buckle Raymond Chung
Tudor Howat Prize for Music Composition
Emma Taylor
Orange-Bromehead Prize for String Instrument Accomplishment
Faith Alexander
Pemberton Prize for Wind and Brass
Matthew Evans
Music Prizes
Senior Richard Collier, Marie-Sophie Dalglish junior Guy Wood, David Jackson Form Prizes
Vth form Christopher Maitland, Hayley Oram, Matthew Sleath, Alexander Thornton
IVth form Charlotte Black, Vanessa Humphrey, Alistair Robertson, Rosemary Sanderson lllrd form Alexander Drysdale, Matthew Maitland, Andrew Roberts, Nicholas Rusling
Barry Daniel Award
Sarah Brown Graham Watt
Leadership Prize (sponsored by the Army)
Paul Tetlow
The Shepherd Scholarship
Timothy Taylor
K.H Rhodes Prize
Prudence Bundy
Norman Crombie Memorial Prize
Paul Tetlow
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to all those pupils and staff who have contributed to this issue of the Peterite and especially to those people who provided their words in electronic form Perhaps the remaining technophobes would get their act into gear for next year As a past editor of the Peterite commented "Nobody who hasn't done it realises what a lot of work it is" The only comforting thought is that several members of staff have now "done it".
Although David Newman's, the retiring editor, suggestion of a more succinct journal of the year did not find approval with members of the Senior Common Room nobody rose to his challenge to take the job on! The text is unexpurgated and unedited It is intended to give a flavour of the diverse range of activities which characterise a St Peter's School year
Special thanks go to IDEAS (Yorkshire) Ltd for the design and artwork of this year's issue of The Peterite, and to Noel Richardson & Co Ltd (York) for the printing
The photographs were provided by many people but special mention must be made of Chris Hall, Maurice Monteith, David Newman and David Morris Professional photographs by Andrew Nadolski, Monty Rackusen and courtesy of the York Evening Press are also included
J M Haystead Director of Development & Media Relations
Head Master's Commemoration Speech
My Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, Sheriff and his lady, High-Sheriff, Sir Leon Brittan, Dean of York, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
I welcome youall here today to our prizegiving It is a ritual which celebrates the achievements of our school and which marks the transition between what has come before and what comes after It will have most significance for those pupils whoare leaving school today—those parents who no longer have a schoolchild but a young adult—those teachers whoare leaving and moving to another phase in their lives — butit has significance to usall asa milestone — another academic year haspassed Another round of activities Another setof achievements Let me mention some of them
Academic Scholarships
Miki Ayton
Philippa Bennett
Preeti Bhat
Charlotte Black
Susanna Brunton
Alison Calvert
Ruth Dalton
David Hancock
Rachel Harran
Kirk Hullis
Vanessa Humphrey
Louisa Kiddle
Matthew Maitland
Andrew Roberts
Alistair Robertson
Mark Rusling
Nicholas Rusling
Rosemary Sanderson
Benjamin Scott
Nikolai Shepherd
Trevor Smith
Hannah Stower
Andrew Taylor
Rachel Taylor
James Tilston
Guy White
Heads of School
Prudence A Bundy
Paul D Tetlow
Monitors:
Helen E Atkinson
Miki Y Ayton
Philippa S Bennett
T Tristan Best
Jayne EBowers
Raymond JH Chung
Richard J SCollier
Andrew JDaughtrey
Matthew T Evans
David J Hancock
Kirk Hullis
]odieanne Littleboy
Carolyn A Magee
Esther C Maunder
Jonathon EFPrice
Matthew PVowles
Gemma C Walker
We began theyear with excellent A Level results St Peter's was placed in the First Division ofthe "Daily Telegraph's" A level League Table and the twelfth highest mixed school CCSE results were better than ever with 99% of pupils gaining grades A-C 63% achieved grade A or A* and we were thefourth highest mixed school I praise not only the high fliers, butthe large number of pupils who responded sowell to thechallenge of public examinations I hope that examinations that have just finished have gone well I thank theChaplain for spotting the following piece in the Sri Lankan "Daily News" A press conference was called by thestate exam board in Dhaka to explain the4000 expulsions of pupils for cheating and physical attacks on staff The spokesman said "I blame the parents Many insist on sitting with their children during the exams and helping with theanswers, andbeing bigger and stronger, they usually commit the most violent atrocities on the monitors The ones sitting Geography are theworst: they are vicious!"
You maybeaware that what was once an argument against league tables hasnowbeen put forward asagenuine proposal In a recent edition of the Secondary Head's Association journal HEADLINES (or HEADLICE, asmy children call it)a case was made for all extra-curricular activities to be included in the league tables
What a boon that would beto St Peter's, because if you look carefully at theexam results of our pupils, youwill see that some of our best musicians and sportswomen andsportsmen were among our highest achievers
There hasbeen significant support for this year's three charities: EckersleyHouse, Childline and the Balkan Project through the efforts of ourpupils in addition to the Community Service work which continued throughout the year.
• The Amnesty Group concentrated on efforts to free children in captivity forpolitical reasons.
• Over SO pupils areenrolled in the Duke Of Edinburgh Award scheme. Adam Hudson wasawarded a Gold Award: the first for21 years
• a chamber music group from St Olave's reached the National Finals of the Schools' Chamber Music Competition.
Faith Alexander was a member of the winning string trio for senior pupils together with two friends from the City of Leedsyouth orchestra. They performed in a winners concert at theprestigious music venue, St John's Smith Square, London.
We had our best ever results in music performance examinations in December, only to do even better in March! Rachel Harran's 2 grade S's with distinction for flute and piano deserves special mention.
And agroup of St Peter's pupils reached the finals of a national pop group competition
• As many of you know, there were two very successful drama productions this year. "Grease" andthe "Caucasian Chalk Circle". The latter play's theme inspired Gareth Pierce in the fifth year to write and acta short one-man play as a curtain raiser to the production. It was a tremendous tour deforce.He played five parts with asmany regional accents. I wonder if there isany truth in the rumour that Mr Lowe is considering staging "Two Gentlemen of Verona" next year with Gareth playing both parts?
• In sport, traditions continue.
St Peter's 15year old cricketers had a good victory over a Manchester schools select team. The fixture has been in existence for 42 years and there aresome famous names amongst past teams:- Crawley, Yates, Lloyd and Atherton.
The first eleven isa young side who began theseason with some notable results, including defeating the MCC. What apity so many games were lost this season tothe weather.
After a gap of 21 years, pupils were entered for the John Parry Swimming Relays. The two girls teams won and the boys were well placed.
Andrew Roberts continued to do well in his swimming at national level and was included in ajunior Great Britain team that went to Canada.
The girls tennis teams were unbeaten and won the final of the York League.
The netball teams won26 out of 30 matches.
The under 14 and the under 15girls' hockey teams won every match and we played boys hockey matches for the first time ever for the same age group.
In rugby for the second year running, StPeter's wonthe Durham Shield for the total matches won against oneof our traditional rivals. There were also clean sweeps over Woodhouse Grove and Barnard Castle.
In rowing the boys' andgirls' crews had a very successful season and thegirls' under 16 four wonthe first medal for the Boat Club — a silver— at the National Schools'Regatta. They were rowing in "Yorkie" the boat donated to the school by Nestle Rowntree.
The boys' first eight races at Henley on Wednesday. I wish them the best of luck.
Last but not least, teaming up with hisfather, Mark Baxter won, the national Father and Sons Golfing Tournament.
Our commemoration service, this prize giving, my speech mark theend of another successful year These rituals provide uswith some stability — a marker Weall need to know where we are so that we can plan howto getwhere wewant to go A Yorkshireman John Harrison—struggled for 40years to solve the problem of howa ship's position at sea could befixed You canread about it in Dava Sobel's book, "Longitude" in our library
There were plenty of charts andmaps but they were no use to you if you didn't know whereyou were
The sun's angle at midday helped fix a navigator's position north or south of the Equator, but it was not possible to calculate howfar east or west one had travelled Hissolution to thecompetition set by Parliament in 1 714 was for the ship to carry two clocks One was kept setat thetime ofthe last port and theother adjusted to match the sun's position at midday The time difference gave the position east or west of the last port Prototypes were carried by Captain James Cook on the Endeavour This system was used for nearly two centuries Nowadays there are thousands -
satellites circulating the earth to help ships navigate the seas and spaceships to navigate the universe
Such are the changes that have happened during our lifetimes Which of you adults could imagine (when you were children) the world in which we now live
Who would have imagined that on Monday night Hong Kong would be handed back to China
How then can we expect to know what the world will be like when these children are our age?
Technological change is exponential and, it would seem, unstoppable We are being swept along on a tide of change
Who would have predicted that our own Modern Languages department would be able to video conference with our French exchange school in Burgundy The effects of such developments on every aspect of our lives is well documented For some, time stands still At the recent Memorial Service for Kenneth Chilman, one visitor asked Mr Mitchell if he could be introduced to Mr Dronfield
The implications for education are dramatic Not only the content of our teaching is changing but the method of its delivery and the expectations of our pupils If they are to succeed in the world they must expect to continue their education, to retrain and change occupations We believe that they will need good communication skills and thinking skills with the ability to learn independently They will need social skills and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances
For our nation, this is a great challenge Ranked 29th in a world league based on maths and science tests, we must surely respond
I share the concern voiced by the Prince of Wales about educational standards Like the boy in the "Emperor's New Clothes", his comments strike to the core
In order to ensure that the education we provide will be appropriate we have this year undertaken a major strategic planning exercise The first stage has been to develop a vision of the future of the school We are currently developing strategies to move us towards the realisation of that vision This planning has involved the school community in its widest sense and will continue to do so
Like John Harrison's two clocks we have to have one eye on where we have come from, and one eye on where we are now, to help us chart our path for the future
We strive for all pupils to reach high levels of academic achievement and some attain exceptional results in public examinations But all leave here as well-rounded individuals, as mature, social beings with many skills and interests and with every chance of succeeding in their chosen field in the future
They leave with strong bonds of friendship, with respect for their dedicated teachers, tutors and house staff They leave with an understanding of some of the problems of the less fortunate and many have a desire to serve their community and their country Following in the tradition of the past, many will be successful and find fame, fortune or personal satisfaction All this we wish to retain But we also want to ensure that they are
equipped for that uncertain future We want to ensure that we can continue to provide this excellent educational experience for similar numbers of children
In an increasingly competitive world we have to plan to maintain our position as one of the best independent schools in the country We cannot afford to rest on our laurels
We know some of the changes in the immediate future :
Today 100 Vlth Formers leave and more than a 110 children will join St Peter's in September.
• Today among our leavers are the first group of girls to have joined the school as eight year olds in St Olave's. With the addition of Clifton Preparatory School, the total number will be around 980 pupils in the three schools on this campus with over 510 pupils in St Peter's
In our school assembly, I have said farewell to the domestic and teaching staff leaving this Summer
I should like to thank them for their contribution to the life of the school and assure them that although the times they were thanked may not seem in proportion to their efforts, they did touch the lives of so many pupils and colleagues
At this moment of reflection and sadness, I will mention the death of one of our pupils, Foluso Rotowa at half term In his memory, we are fundraising for a significant contribution to medical equipment Pupils held a talent show on Tuesday raising £800 to which Barclays Bank added a further £1000 The project will be the focus of our charity walk in May next year
Head Girl's Commemoration
Vote of Thanks
Leon Brittan and Mr Don Hamilton
Sadly for the school community, we also say farewell to Mr Don Hamilton and wish him and Mrs Hamilton every happiness in retirement He has served St Peter's since 1969 as Head of Physics, Housemaster of the Grove and as Second Master since 1987 I thank him for his loyalty and friendship His devotion and commitment to the school have been tireless Let us take this opportunity to express our appreciation
Today is a day of commemoration and we look forward as well as back St Peter's School has just as strong a sense of its future as it does of its past My staff and Governors look to you pupils and parents to help us to keep on course, to give children the best start in life possible We look to our leavers to carry our good name into the wider world as you embark on your travels and continue your education You have reached a turning point The future is yours but don't forget us The school will be here waiting to hear of your successes We shall be adapting to the needs of future generations of children
God bless yo.u all!
My Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, Sheriff and his lady, High-Sheriff, Sir Leon Brittan, Dean of York, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
As some of you may know, I have been here for 10 years since the first girls were allowed into the school and so I feel very honoured to be the first Head Girl to make this speech The process of writing it made me think of other commemorations that I have been to Between mine and my older brother and sisters, I think it works out to be about a day and a half in total I am glad that I don't have to do it all at once!
I would like to thank Sir Leon Brittan for coming and speaking to us today Thank you to Paul as Head Boy and the rest of the Monitors for their support over the last year Thank you to the staff, especially the Head Master and Second Master for their support and guidance
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank those who work behind the scenes, they, I fear, are sometimes taken for granted I am not going to name all of them as it would take too long and I would undoubtedly forget some of them But all those who work to make the school look its best and to keep it running smoothly, thank you
Prudence Bundy (UVI)
The first girls since St Peter's School became co-educational to go right through from starting at St Olave's in 1987:
Helen Atkinson
Alba-Luz Sandobel Buckle
Prudence Bundy
Gemma Croft
Emma Fitton
Mauricia Hart
jodieanne Littleboy
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Board of Governors 1996/7
Chairman:
Members:
Clerk to the Board:
Changesto the Board for 1997/8
Retiring:
New Members:
E A K Denison, Esq., O.B.E., T.D., M.A., B.C.L
County Councillor D J Ashton, F.C.A
R A Elliott, Esq., F.C.A, M.LI.A.(dip)
The Very Revd R Furnell (Dean of York)
F BSHarnby, Esq
W M Hudson, Esq
C E King-Reynolds, Esq.,J.P., M A., L, R A M
N A McMahon Turner
G Millar, Esq F.C.A
Major General D M Naylor, C B., M.B.E., D.L
Dr R B Page, M.A., M.B., BChir
Mrs E M Reid
Mrs C Rymer,J.P
Mrs J Stephenson, B.A
Professor A Suggett, B.Sc, Ph.D
RJ Wilson, Esq. M.A.
D G D Blackburn, Esq
G E King-Reynolds, Esq
Professor A Suggett
D G D Blackburn, Esq
N Shepherd, Esq
R Wood, Esq
RC Dixon B.A (Clerk to the Board)
Friends of St Peter's School
Looking back over the year, Ithink we can feel quite happy with what we have achieved
This year's committee has been House-based for the first time, Boarding Houses as well as day Houses, and it is hoped that our support in the Houses will be put to good use The committee has met four times in addition to the Annual General Meeting
During 1996/7 the Friends have hosted a reception after the first Evensong; assisted with the very successful Open Evening; held a very enjoyable Quiz Night; held a 'Welcome' Evening for St Olave's )5 parents; and organised a sell-out 'Christine Austin WineTasting' Friends provided their traditional assistance with the 'Leavers Ball' decorations and bar; and the end of term 'Strawberries and Wine Evening' Friends contributed funds towards a CD stand and CD's for the library, an orchestral xylophone, benches for the school grounds and fencing under-jackets
Many thanks to all committee members and particularly to those who retire this year I hope they will still attend our events New committee members will be chosen in September Our aim is "to foster a close and friendly relationship amongst parents and staff, past and present, and Old Peterites, and to support the school." Our social events are an enjoyable way of bringing members together and making everyone feel part of an organisation that is ready and able to support the school whenever appropriate
Thank you all for the part you have played in this and for making my year as chair such an enjoyable one.
A Sanderson
The Old Peterite Club 1996/7 Office Holders
President: W M Hudson
Secretary: P J Netherwood
Treasurer: A B Tuck
996/7 Committee
President: A F Trotman
Chairman: Mrs A Sanderson
Secretaries: Mrs RMiers
Mrs J Kemp
Treasurer: Mrs ] Day
Staff representatives:
Miss GTerry
D JHughes
Members: Mrs W Baber
Mrs J Bray
Mrs D Carter
Mrs D Curiey
Mrs J Firth
Mr RFitton
Mrs PFowler
H Fowles
Mrs G Freak
Mrs A Hainsworth
Mrs D Harran
Mrs FMiddleton-
Walker
Mrs J Rich
Mrs PRobertson
Mrs M Sweet
Changes for 1997/8
Secretary: Mrs j Rich
Treasurer: Mrs FMiddletonWalker
Symphony Orchestra
The Symphony Orchestra has had a major focus within the Department this year; with so many good string players in St Peter's and, indeed, St Olave's, we decided to arrange regular evening rehearsals approximately three weekly intervals throughout the School year. We also arrangedfor several of theinstrumental teachers to be on hand to assist during the rehearsals, not the leastRaimonda Koco, new to our department, who led the orchestra and gave valuable guidanceat critical times.
The Symphony Orchestra has included the best players from St Peter's and St Olave's and the result has been excellent to see in the splendid Autumn performances of the 'Dambusters March, Herold's 'Clog Dance' and a selection from Delibes'' Copellia '.In the Summer concert the first movement of Dvorak's ' New World ' Symphony together with sections of Mussorgsky's ' Pictures from an Exhibition ' were performed to a high standard with evident enthusiasm. The Dvorakmovement's having some most complicated areas which were negotiated so convincingly. Special thanksgo to those parents who made special cakes or biscuits for rehearsal-break refreshments which have helped to make these rehearsals occasions to look forward to. Many thanks also to Chris Blood for his help with the wind and brass side of things and especially to Maggy Lamb for all her help with not only string matters but also asa coordinator for the whole orchestra.
Music
The String Orchestra
The works tackled by the String Orchestra during the year showed the versatility of this ensemble For the St Cecilia's Day Concert, 'The Waltzing Cat' and 'Plink Plank Plunk' by Leroy Anderson were performed with great character by the String Orchestra (followers of Richard Collier's double bass career will be interested to note that he was persuaded out of orchestral retirement, minus bow, of course, to double the size of the bass section for the latter piece), while the Chamber Orchestra tackled the challenging 'Finale' from Mozart's 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'. A Caledonian version of the first movement of this piece was then rendered with great spirit and foot stamping at the Cabaret evening 'All Saltz of Music'
The highlight of the year was undoubtedly Faith Alexander's and Marie-Sophie Dalglish's outstanding performance of Bach's Double Violin Concerto in the Spring Term Concert The soloists executed the complex contrapuntal melodies with style, grace and maturity The excellent accompaniment by the Chamber Orchestra ensured a memorable performance This concert also stretched the whole ranks of the Orchestra to its limits with a complete play through of' The Capriol Suite' by Peter Warlock This collection of familiar sounding dances is deceptive in its simplicity, and gave rise to some rather worried last minute staring at the dots on the page, and some greatly relieved expressions as the last chords died away
During the summer term, the Chamber Orchestra was joined by some wind and brass players to rehearse and perform various works with Upper Sixth soloists Faith Alexander once again showed her talent in a stylish performance of the 1st Movement of Haydn's 2nd Violin Concerto in G major. A sparkling rendition of the 1st Movement of Mozart's 23rd Piano Concerto in A major was given by Rachel Harran and Faure's 'Elegy for Cello', performed by Joanna Mawby, provided a lyrical contrast to balance the programme Again, the Chamber Orchestra played with its customary sensitivity to accompany the soloists
Under the expert direction of Ms Lamb and Mr Wright the String Orchestra has proved most enjoyable The less experienced players benefit from playing alongside the more advanced musicians, who themselves are given the opportunity to excel in the smaller Chamber Orchestra
Joanna Mawby (UVI)
Footnote: A word or two on |oanna Mawby - modesty will have prevented her from eulogising on her own performance of the Faure, but from the viola section, I can assure you that she played her cello quite beautifully During her short time with us at St Peter's, her ever willing and very able contribution to the music has been a real asset, and has enabled us to tackle some of the ambitious works she has written about above
Band Report
Although we had not rehearsed for over two months, after the summer holidays we all soon got back into the way of the band and began working for the St Cecilia's Day Concert which was to be held later in the Christmas term. As always Mr Blood was our able conductor although his incapability to use numbers instead of fust grunts at the start of pieces caused many performers to laugh instead of play. In the Christmas term we played 'Lustsiel Overture' and an arrangement of the Toccata in D Minor by Bach. Along with these two we also played the theme tune from TV's 'Soldier, Soldier'Musket, Fife and Drum - which seemed to resurface throughout the year whenever we needed another piece, which meant Carrie telling me about her love for Robson 6 Jerome. We did not have a Band Concert in the Easter term, but instead saved ourselves for the two concerts of the Summer term. The first, 'All Salz of Musik' was to raise funds for the forthcoming music tour to Salzburg As well as the above mentioned TV theme, we also played the many pieces in one 'Instant Concert' in which the trumpet section were reluctant to clap the offbeats in the 'Chicken Reek' section but were extremely willing to 'groan' at the end of the following section.
The Head of Band, Matthew 'Floppy' Evans, led everyone in the 'Wizard of Oz' making 'Munchkin' sounds in the performance. 'The Rockford Files', 'Northpoint Fantasy' and the Suite from' Carmen' were also performed. On Bank Holiday Monday during half term, we spent the day performing in the Museum Gardens but it was not one of our usual standard as many people were missing. We played 'Montagues & Capulets' from Prokovief's 'Romeo and Juliet' and Hoist'sSuit No 1 in E flat which we also played in the final concert of the year. In the Museum Gardens, we also played pieces from the other concerts and a selection from 'Star Wars'.
Everyone worked hard throughout the year and we are looking forward to the Austrian Tour in July. Thanksgo to Mr Blood for all his efforts over the past year as none of this would have been possible without him and who has convinced us that playing in the band is really lots of fun!
The School Choir has developed well this year and it has been so pleasing to see so many former members of the Training Choir moving over to the School Choir; in fact, more than ever before so that the choir now numbers well over 100 members Much of this success has been due to Joanna Marsh's excellent work with the Training Choir ably supported by Mark Edwards This has brought it's own problems not least in providing music for everyone, nevertheless, we have coped but now are undertaking a review of the structure of Choral music at St Peter's The Choral Evensong in September was the chance to sing two works especially associated with York Minster - Noble's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B minor and Bairstow's ' Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels ' Both are in preparation for a concert next year featuring works connected with the Minster and in which Dr Francis Jackson, who suggested the project, will play the organ
At the St Cecilia's Day Concert Pergolesi's
lively Magnificat accompanied by strings was a highlight and in the Advent Carol service Simon Lindley's beautiful setting of ' Ave Maria ' was evocatively sung by the senior girls in the choir
The Carol service in the Minster was again a memorable occasion with an American setting by Ronald Arnatt of Rosetti's words' Love came down at Christmas' together with Walther's 17th century setting of 'Joseph Lieber, Joseph mein' being particularly notable
Much of the School Choir's rehearsal time has focused on music for the Summer's tour to Austria Old favourites by John Rutter have resurfaced such as 'Good Ale', 'O waly, waly', 'Dashing away with the smoothing iron' but have been rehearsed alongside new pieces like Michael Neaum's 'The water of Tyne', 'One Singular Sensation' from 'Chorus Line' and an arrangement of' Meet the Flintstones 'one young tenor asked of this latter piece ' is this for Commem ?' the idea of choir recession in the Minster concluding with a solo voice plaintively calling out' Wilma! ' was contemplated but discarded ! Instead, Schutz's Psalm 100 was sung antiphonally with the brass group at the Commemoration Service in the Minster and gave a glimpse, I hope, of the excitement which Schutz must have felt when he heard similar pieces on his first visit to Venice in the early 1 7th century and then went home to Germany to imitate the new style Edgar Bainton's 'And I saw a new heaven' was the second anthem and its long ethereal lines were well suited to the Minster's broad acoustics
The Chamber Choir has been the noisiest in rehearsal which I remember, but despite this, have worked well on their regular Friday night slot to produce high standard
Rosemary Sanderson (IV)
performances The normal Christmas events at the St Sampson's Centre and Bootham Park Hospital and for our own Community Service's Tea party concluded a long tiring term and then in the Easter term the chamber choir's major contribution to a special Sunday evening service including evidence of their enthusiasm for Palestrina and sixteenth century English church music was much appreciated. Besides this sacred music new arrangements of Beatles' songs and various folk song arrangements including a complex version of 'Scarborough Fair ' have been successfully tackled
The Girls' Close Harmony Croup's main performance during the year was for an evening organized by Joanna Marsh in aid of Amnesty International, a charity which the department has regularly supported over the last five years In the concert a setting of some extracts from a diary of a thirteen-year-old Bosnian girl during the period 1991-1993 set to music by Anthony Powers was sung most movingly The setting in fourteen short movements gave a glimpse of the impact of that terrible war on ayoung child I am certain that both performers and listeners gained so much from the experience
The Barbershop Group has been most ably lead by Mark Edwards this year and it has been especially pleasing to see them develop so well With only one member remaining from last year there was a major job of rebuilding to be undertaken, not just in singing the music to a high standard but also in really performing which has always been such a hallmark of the 'Rockin' Hairdressers'
Bratislavan Choir Visit
The year started with a visit from the Bratislavan Boys' Choir who we had met on our own tour to Eastern Europe in 7 995. Together with our choir we gave a joint concertin the School Chapel. Their singing of their own folk-songs was especially poignant and it is alwaysinteresting to compare the difference in tone quality between Eastern European choirs and our own. The great generosity of our pupils and parents when the Bratislavan coach was broken into and robbed was so good to see and our visitors werevery grateful for this.
All Saltz of Musik
All Saltz of Musik was the title of the special concert in May to raise money for the Music Tour to Salzburg. Like the two previous concerts of this sort, the hall was arranged as if for a cabaret with an informal arrangement of tables and chairs, a licensed bar and 'nibbles '. The Band 's excellent playing of the theme music from ' Soldier, Soldier', the Chamber Choir's performance of 16th century madrigals, the School Choir's singing of Folk song arrangements and these combined with the versatility of the Rockin' Hairdressers and the sheer energy of the Swing Band all augur well for another excellent tour. The evening raised £1000, which was marvellous- many thanks to all who helped.
Music
Music Competition
We wereveryfortunate indeedto have David Owen Norris as our Music Competition Adjudicator this year; not only did he do this job fantastically well,but also gave us a marvellous concert the evening before with many amusing anecdotes as well recounting his more bizarre experiences as an international concert pianist and broadcaster. In the Competition itself he was full of practical and sensible advice to all the splendid group of musicians who reached the finals.
Competition Results
Woodwind
Senior Rachel Harran
junior Simon Jackson
Brass
Senior Robin Jackson
junior Ben Dale
Strings
Senior Marie-Sophie Dalglish
junior Caroline Liddle
Piano
Senior Joanna Mawby
junior David Jackson
Overall Winner
Senior Marie-Sophie Dalglish
junior David Jackson
Music staff
This year Robert Patterson, the organ scholar at York Minster, joined as a piano teacher as did Mrs Pamela Denny, a very experienced teacher who travels to us from Dewsbury An international flavour has been added to the Department as Mrs Barbara Oakes from New Zealand and Mrs Raimonda Koco from Albania joined us in September to teach violin Mrs Penny Ferguson came to us last November as some of her 'cello pupils transferred from York College and as our own cello teaching was increasing - we now have two cello teachers with almost thirty cellists in total in the Junior and Senior Schools The continued expansion in all areas of instrumental teaching isso pleasing to see Ms Margaret Lamb has done so much to encourage this in the area of strings and Mr Christopher Blood has done the same for woodwind and brass The further growth of chamber music in the school is also a tribute to their work
Miss Joanna Marsh has continued to give valuable support to the department with her organization of Associated Board exams, rehearsing with the Training Choir, organizing concerts and accompanying work in so many areas besides of course, organ-playing - she will be missed greatly as she moves to Christ's Hospital, Horsham Mr Christopher Johnson, after a short period with us as Head of Music in St Olave's has decided to pursue his career elsewhere and we wish him success with this Mr Paul Miles-Kingston, one of our piano teachers leaves us to take up a fulltime job with Banks Music Publishing and Mr Don Bousted, one of our guitar teachers is also leaving to move to Ormskirk
My thanks go to all members of the Music Department for another excellent year
Music Awards Associated Board Music Results
Edward Long Awards
Faith Alexander (UVI)
Katherine Cormley (UVI)
Rachel Harran (UVI)
Marie-Sophie Dalglish (LVI)
Robin Jackson ( LVI)
Mark Whiting (LVI)
Andrew Acaster (V)
Oliver Hainsworth (V)
Rosemary Sanderson (IV)
David Jackson (III)
Simon Jackson (III)
Waine Awards
Katherine Cormley (UVI)
Rachel Harran (UVI)
Guy Lewis (UVI)
Alison Calvert (LVI)
Marie-Sophie Dalglish (LVI)
Robin Jackson (LVI)
lona Marks (LVI)
Mark Whiting (LVI)
Zoe Wight (LVI) '
Andrew Acaster (V)
Oliver Hainsworth (V)
Benjamin Dale (IV)
Alexandra Dow (IV)
Katie Jenkins (IV)
Rosemary Sanderson (IV)
Katrina Wight (IV)
David Jackson (III)
Simon Jackson (III)
Hannah Stower (III)
Simon Scott Whiteley (III)
Violin/ Piano
Saxophone/ Piano
Flute/Piano
Violin/Piano Horn/Piano
Violin/Piano
Trumpet/Piano
Violin
Bassoon/Piano
Viola/Piano
Oboe/Piano
Saxophone/ Piano
Flute/Piano
Singing/Violin
Clarinet/Piano
Violin/Piano
Horn/Piano
Violin
Violin/Piano
Trumpet/Piano
Trumpet/Piano
Violin
Trombone/Piano
Flute
Violin/Piano
Bassoon/Piano
Cello/Piano
Viola/Piano
Oboe/Piano
Violin
Trombone/Piano
Dean Milner White Scholar Award
Simon Scott Whiteley (III) Trombone/Piano
Autumn Term
Nicholas Chung
David Kirkham
Philip Townsend
Sophie Triffitt
Charles Barnett
Emily Hamilton
Katy Barber
Eleanor Wilton
Alistair
Victoria Elliot
Fiona Atkinson
Alexandra Dow
Oliver Gill
Henry Heywood
Abilgail Hickman
Andrew Lyall
Kathleen Jenkins
Louis Fell
Philip Kerrigan
Thomas Garnett
Katrina Wight
Preeti Bhat
Robin Jackson
Philip Kerrigan
Rachel Harran
Rachel Harran Instrument
Piano
Spring Term
Eleanor Wilton
Jennifer Cogbill
Laura Gilding
Rebecca Lander
John-Patrick Wilkinson
Emma Riley
Vanessa Humphrey
Ruth Easby
Ruth Eskeil
Caroline Liddle
Charlotte Mee
Katherine Downes
Laura Gilding
Eleanor Wilton
David Burgess
Erica Smith
Jane Atkinson
David Jackson
David Jackson
Simon Jackson
Sarah Easby
Hannah Stower
Rosemary Sanderson
Rosemary Sanderson
Robin Jackson
Alison Calvert
Joanna Mawby
Summer Term
Piano
Violin
Piano Bassoon Horn in F
Piano
Cello
Thomas Spilman Guitar
Simon Austin Trumpet
Sarah Easby Violin
Simon Jackson
Piano
xandra Dow Flute
L.
One of the hardest decisions facing anyone brave enough to produce a school play is the initial selection of the right show This can make or break the success of the production from the outset The vastly experienced and tireless Ian Lowe yet again got it right by choosing a show that was not only ideal for a school audience but also uniquely suited to the collection of individuals in the school at the time
It is hard to imagine a more plausible group of "pink ladies" than Suzanna Brunton, Faith Alexander, Katie Gormley and Charlotte Brassington, or more likely lads than Gareth Pierce, Edd Brooke, Ted Duncan and Peter Anderson These two sets of guys and gals are the backbone of the show, and both were entirely convincing and full of humour in their group dynamics, not to mention their impeccable American accents
Other essential ingredients in the success of the show were two outstanding principals (Emily Appleyard and David Hancock), strong supporting performances from the straightlaced Patty (Kate Dowds) and the ' pusillanimous Eugene (Sam Cooper), an hilarious cameo role for Richard Rastall as the cool compere Vince Fontaine and an eyecatching singing slot for Andy Kemp as Johnny Casino, aided by a chorus of singers and dancers This was indeed a remarkable show, for me the most accomplished and enjoyable performance I have seen in my nine years at St Peter's
Sometimes a reviewer of a school play has to avoid telling the whole truth, as the whole truth can be needlessly unkind to some of the performers On other occasions he may fall into the trap of damning with faint praise by saying everyone was good when they weren't really But on this occasion I can honestly say that everything about the show was outstanding As the cast took their bows, I did not find myself thinking, "Didn't they do • well, considering...?" or "How did Emily and David measure up to Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta?" I simply hoped that they would come back for an encore of "Creased Lightning" or "Summer Lovin'", and felt that buzz of excitement that one gets - all too
rarely - from a really exuberant spectacle The last time I felt like that was when Northampton Town got promotion from the Fourth Division nearly twenty years ago!
On reflection, perhaps the producer was right not to lead them back in for a rousing finale: the hallmark of a really good show is to leave the audience begging for more So, why was it such a box-office smash? I have already touched on the exuberance of the performers, and I think this was the key Wherever one looked, people had smiles on their faces: actors, musicians, even the backstage crew (as ever, the old stalwarts like Dick Hubbard and David Hughes were there in the background, along with set designers Chris Hall and Alistair Cray and costume designer Arbell Lowther) One sensed that the show was great fun for all those involved, and that there would be a sense of loss when it was all over To produce a show of such calibre in the penultimate week of a long and tiring term is a remarkable achievement, for which Ian Lowe deserves great credit, as do the other
members of the production team, the remarkable Spencers - one leading a slick and lively orchestra with style and composure, the other bringing gusto and a touch of class to the choreography But the most credit must go to the performers, who rose to the occasion and showed us what they were capable of
One of the things which gave me most pleasure as a specatator was to see individuals discovering new talents in themselves and bringing them out in each other We all knew David Hancock could act; but could he sing? Or dance? I suspect he didn't know the answers to those questions himself until he had a go, and discovered that the answer was emphatically in the affirmative Likewise, we all knew Faith Alexander to be an accomplished musician and singer, but could she act? Not half Perhaps the biggest revelation of all was Peter Anderson Most people in the school would know of him by his reputation as an extrovert rugby-player; few of us would have had him down asa versatile actor, capable of playing for laughs and moving an audience almost to tears within the same breath Katie Cormley as Rizzo also showed the ability to cover a wide range of moods and emotions These are just a few examples: the same could be said of any of the principals, all of whom showed us qualities in themselves that we do not normally see
I have picked out some individuals, but that is not really fair on the others, who were just as good I have hardly mentioned the faultless Emily Appleyard, the outstanding Suzanna Brunton, the excellent Careth Pierce (What an an accent! What a voice!), the peerless Ted Duncan (What a laugh!), the immaculate Charlotte Brassington (What body language!), the egregious Edd Brooke....has anyone got a thesaurus, because I'm running out of superlatives and I haven't even got on to the musicians yet Above all what made the show work was the teamwork, the chemistry and interaction of the artistes, who supported each other and worked for each other Brilliant!
D S Newman
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Middle School Drama
It has always been difficult to find the time and the people for middle school drama productions Changes in this year's daily routines make it harder still. When the School institutionally seems to offer no priority to time for drama, it is not surprising the youngsters themselves take some convincing of each rehearsal's importance This production of Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle has, therefore, even more of the miracle about it than usual
I am not sure that Gareth Pierce's new 'frame' fits Brecht's play exactly: the decision demanded by the situation he creates is not quite in the wisdom-ofSolomon class, as the judge's final decision about the baby certainly is Nevertheless, both in his writing and in his acting, Careth achieved a genuine tour de force and set precisely the right tone for this production, conjuring a sympathetic, humorous and thoughtful reaction from an audience which might have laughed of everyone but stayed to laugh with the whole cast instead, and to understand
Discovering the right balance between Comic and Tragedy is the most difficult aspect of the play This production found it and exploited it successfully, risking farce on the one side, melodrama on the other, while never quite falling into
either For example, the sight of a loser being hanged in the revolution provoked mirth at the not-quite-right mechanics of the process, but also touched pity by its very awkwardness Real lynchings don't get the procedures right but they're still lethal Comically, the casting of the bath scene had many in the audience speculating wildly that this just might be the Judi Dench Theatre's first nudity The tension thus generated dissolved into a serious appreciation of Grusha's situation and the sacrifices she would make for the dead Governor's child More centrally still, we were deliberately tempted to laugh at the near-caricature of the Governor's wife: our laughter took us towards despair over the woman's arrogance We could understand how she is impervious to the real feelings she herself incites. Indeed, the players held the balance with such poise that it led us directly to the play's central paradox, the wisdom and justice of the drunken blockhead in judge's robes
There was genuine co-operation on stage throughout, and a series of inter-actions which felt like real people relating to each other The soldiers worked in companies hurriedly flung together by the turmoil of the times - drilled, but not perfectly; loyal, but really to their own interests Peasant families struggled to
work out who offered them threats in their troubles, and who offered security. The lovers stumbled through early encounters, exploring their feelings as they arose, not unfolding them as if they were scripted Their re-union came with the genuine happiness of having got there at last The court blundered towards justice as its officials tried to outmanoeuvre each other and the drunkard they appointed into what they thought was their power
Because this production did not otherwise have a star, I shall single out Lauren Grant who gave an assured and mature performance as the Governor's child at the centre of The Caucasian Chalk Circle As the still point in chaos, everything revolved around this focus We comprehended why the Governor's wife was not worthy of her child; we understood exactly what the child had gained from Grusha's devotion; and we knew who inspired the devotion We could see exactly why the judge had come to the right decision, and know that he was right
I congratulate the whole cast and all their helpers on an enjoyable, funny and moving production
D J Hughes
St Peter's School pupils are currently producing Art work of an incredibly high standard as indicated by the work around the school and the CCSE and 'A' Level examination results in August 1996. 50 pupils were entered for CCSE in Art and Design in 1996 and all 50 were awarded A* passes 20 pupils were entered for 'A Level Art. 18 Gained A Grade passes and 2 gained BGrade passes
50 entrants for GCSE Art all awarded A*'s
London Examination Board Subject Officer, Tom McLean commented that the syllabus encourages the development of sound working habits and St Peter's exceptional results indicate that staff have succeeded in motivating students and achieved an incredible level of commitment
Georgina Terry studied at Falmouth College of Art and Birmingham University and gained a great deal of valuable experience whilst Artist in Residence at Christ's Hospital School, Sussex Chris Hall studied Fine Art at Bretton College of Higher Education and gained his teaching qualification at Manchester Metroplitan University This year's Sculpture in Residence, Alastair Gray, specialises in ceramics The injection of new ideas and skills through the parttime Artist in Residence position has proved extremely valuable The pupils see the artists carrying out their professional work in their non teaching time and their influence as role models is as important as the direct teaching of techniques The full-time teachers also continue to be active professionals in terms of producing, exhibiting and selling their work Georgina Terry is a sculptress and Chris Hall is a painter and printmaker, specialising in lino and lino etching Anyone with a knowledge of St Peter's School, where sport and extra-curricular opportunities are many and varied, will realise the extent of commitment required of pupils who, in the majority of cases, are also involved in choirs, orchestras, drama and team sports We look forward with eager anticipation to hearing the results of the Art GCSE and 'A' Level examination results this August
Artist in Residence Alastair Gray
When I first arrived at St Peter's I really did wonder what I had let myself in for. Not only did the Grounds staff decide that one of my sculptures would look better situated in "Clancy's" Scrap Yard but my first lesson was with a class of what seemed like three or four hundred prep school children, all eager to demonstrate their skill in handling several tons of clay.
However, after a few weeks I soon got into the swing of things! Not only with the teaching commitment but also with the continuation of my own work. During this year I have managed to develop my work considerably and for me the residency at St Peter's has been extremely successful.
A Gray
1 Emma Fitton pictured with work
2 Edward Duncan, self-portrait
3 Zoe Wight, 'Annabel Long'
4 James Yeomans, self-portrait
5 Edward Duncan, self-portrait
6. Mauricia Hart, self-portrait
7. Alastair Gray, Artist in Residence
8 Alison Pike, 'Bacon Pigs'
9 Robert Taylor, 'Pigsty Pig & Rabbit'
10 Andrew Daughtry, 'Heads'
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There is a highway that runs into the hills above Kansas City The grass is the height of a man and green as can be It traps the rain in its folds, and the rain runs into the earth and feeds it, and from the hillsides spring streams of bright water that run to the valleys, and the crops grow tall in the valleys
The cattle feed well in the valleys, and the men live happy in the valleys
Finally the road comes to a peak, and you can stop there, amid the trees that are tall and strong, and look down upon the great valley of Morrisom, where once the great herd of buffalo flowed, and now the amber fields of grain sway in the occasional breeze.
There is a highway that runs into the hills above Kansas City The earth is skittled with rocks and stones, and the ground cuts the feet of those who walk upon it
From the hillsides the scar-ghosts of streams cut down to the valley floor and the soil that is red as the sunset Finally the road comes to a peak, and you look there upon the great valley of Morrisom, where once the great herd of buffalo flowed But now the earth is cracked and bleeding, and the crops grow to no more than the height of a baby, before they fall to the ground, weak and useless, to die.
"We have had no rain for a year, the harvest has failed, the cattle are ill and give no milk, and still the rains will not come "This is what they say in the great valley of Morrisom
"We do not understand, "they say, and well they might, for they have never before been hungry Their fathers before them were never hungry, their fathers' fathers before them were never hungry
They are worried and they are afraid, but they do not understand, so they do nothing but wait for the rains and pray
"Father, father, come quickly, come quickly home Susie has fever and she is crying and shouting Hurry father, come quickly home."
The father comes home, though the crops are failing and need tending, for he is worried and afraid The mother too is worried and afraid, for the child cries out, and her forehead burns like the sun, and her mouth is dry and there is no milk The father arrives and the mother comes to him, but there is nothing he can do but stand and wring his hands with anxiousness His brow creases and the furrows crack the weather-beaten skin It is a farmer's face, it is a face of the land, and now it too is cracking and breaking, as the land is already cracked and broken
"Go to the store," says the woman She is whispering, and the worry in the voice is like the frost that blades the grass with its icy edge on a sunny winters day "Co to the store," she says, "and phone for the doctor Please go quickly "Have no doubt that it is fear in the voice, have no doubt it is fear The man does not doubt He understands, understands the fear, the fear that bites hard at his stomach and clamps his throat in its dryness, the fear that he too has in his own eyes, his body, his heart He understands well this fear and the need to go quickly Silently he hurries out across the fields that now spew red dust into the sky Silently he hurries to the store
The people sit inside the church, which stands lonely amidst the great red vastness of the land, below the endless horizon of blue, framed by the hills behind, which smart in the heat like nerves exposed
"Praise the Lord", the preacher cries, and the flock offer up their "Alleluias!", and "Praise Hims!", but they fall flat in the stifling air of the church; limpid, insipid, automaton responses These people are hungry, their children are starving and their land has turned into desert They do not want to praise Cod, not while the days are black with dust in the air, and the sunsets blaze blood red through the haze, scarring retinas and denting faith Not while the crops fail and fall to the floor as useless husks, and the cattle run dry and are dying They are bewildered, they despair and they are afraid, and they look for solace in the familiar ritual of church Like soldiers laughing before the battle, like children whistling in the dark, they try to distract themselves from their fear It does not work The words are empty; the cup of promises is broken and faith runs dry The service fails to quell their fear Instead it intensifies it ,for without faith they are even more afraid , and the service brings home to them their faithlessness
The father runs to the store The day is dim and hazy, the light split and blocked by a thousand thousand grains of dust
The heat hangs heavy in the air Sweat meanders its' way down rivulets of his cracked and wrinkled skin He comes to the door of the store; ~McGaskill's Goods and Variety", Hoarsely, his throat roughened by the biting of many a grain of sand, his breathing laboured from the heaviness of the heat, he asks, "Y'all mind if I use the phone?" McGaskill nods his assent He dials the numbers, reading off the slip of paper he carries in his hand He grips the black ear piece too hard, the stark whites of his knuckles illuminating his worry He jabs his fingers into the number holes and dials frantically, his hand jittering as though it is independent of his body Talking to the doctor in
staccato bursts of hissed anxiety his face sets in the stone mask of concentration He listens, thanks the doctor and hangs up He thanks McGaskill too and hurries out, his face set and determined
The people stand outside the church The service is over but they still feel empty The words of faith and God and love leave them hollow, so they talk about the land, about the rains, about what they will do Soon they fall silent They have said it all before and they will say it all again They trail off, leaving sentences unfinished, indistinct They break up, wander home, meandering across the fields, indistinct, sad, afraid
The father comes home The mother kneels by the side of the child, stroking her arm and cooing in her ear The child is hot and sweat trickles down her brow She tosses and moans and cries out with fever She is covered in blankets and her head rests on two pillows made of tired and sleazy cloth At first the mother does not hear him come in, staying there, hunched and whispering softly, stroking the childs arm, wiping her brow, crying softly to herself in the heat and the gloom He stands at the door watching with sadness in his eyes, but there is also fear there Have no doubt it is fear in his eyes, a fear that is not undimmed He stirs, and she hears him and whips round "What does he say?" she implores of him, her voice anxious, straining for the knowledge
"Keep her warm, give her plenty a' water Ain't nuthin' more that we can do, "he says, "Doctor says he's too far away to bring the drugs Says by the time he gets here it'll be over, either way "She turns around and sighs He comes to her, and they watch the child, heads bowed together in silent prayer
The people sit inside the church, their
heads bowed together in silent prayer A fly buzzes at the window, and a rogue hymnal is knocked to the floor "Amen," says the preacher, and the people respond in sombre unison The preacher raises his arms to heaven, and with a mixture of sorrow and joy intones, "I am the resurrection and the life Whosoever believeth in me shall have eternal life."
The coffin is picked up, and the people follow it out of the door Outside the air is red and thick, and the ever present dust still hangs heavy about the earth
The coffin is lowered into the ground, the words are said, and then it is over The people drift away, the men looking alternately into the far distance, or down at their dust coloured feet The women bunch together and cry hot tears onto each others shoulders They cry for the girl, who was weak and starving, and who succumbed to the fever and died
They cry for the land that is cracked and broken, the land that was green and is no more They cry for the family that is saddened and grieving, the family that was happy and is no more They cry for all these things, but mostly they cry for the crying They are crying to blot out their fear, they are crying to be brave
Like the child that is afraid of the night, they are whistling in the dark
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, April '97
Alistair Robertson (IV)
A time when I have run away voluntarily
from a state of comfort and protection.
I slowly came around from my sleep I was aware of loud engines whizzing by, voices shouting I was disoriented As realisation dawned and I opened my eyes, I read a scrawled piece of writing a few feet above my head. "Tracey and Jackie were 'ere." This landmark had become familiar to me over the last few nights Oddly, I found it comforting 'Dee's Pizza' allowed me to sleep in their doorway It was a place I could return to at the end of the day The doorway of a pizza parlour. My new home.
I sat up against the door, and looked out on to the street Everyone was bustling around, and had important places to go I was once like that I had school The reason I left was that my parents expected highly of me, and I felt I couldn't live up to their expectations However, that's a different story Iwas annoyed at being woken I blamed this on the traffic Sleep had become a refuge for me , a place I could escape to, where none of my problems could reach me I always felt disappointed when I woke up, and sometimes wished I could sleep forever, but that was a gift that God would give me when he was ready It would be rude to grant myself this gift Rude and selfish
I was wrenched away from this suicidal train of thought as my back caved in and the world turned ninety degrees. My fall ,came to a stop as my head hit the floor
Dee had opened the door, and was looking down at me It was time for me to leave I picked up my rucksack, which also served as a pillow at night, stuffed my hands deep into the recesses of my pockets, and walked slowly off There was no need to rush, as I had nowhere to go. I had another full day to fill before I could return to Dee's
It was a freezing November morning, and the cold ate away through my clothes, biting my whole body like bugs There was nothing I could do I was hungry, so I went for a seat in a cafe I emptied out my wallet, and a few coins span on to the plastic table A grand total of three pounds forty eight I had left home with forty pounds nine days ago, and soon realised it wasn't enough My spirits hit rock bottom I ordered a cup of soup and sat thinking I couldn't live like this forever I watched a tear fall into the liquid and send small waves rippling back and forth I'd like to be a tear I'd like to be anything but a human, I thought My thoughts turned to my parents, and I became even more upset I missed them I missed the comfort and protection they offered I missed my dog I missed my own bed I had thought a big city life would be exciting Life on the edge That's what I'd wanted But I hated it I was feeling desperate, vulnerable, and scared I gave myself two options I could either grant myself an eternal sleep, or I could return home If I gave myself the gift of eternal sleep that God had intended to give me, it would be rude Rude and selfish I picked up the telephone ad called my home My real home The next day I was asleep again, but this time in my own bed. I was home, and I was a safe
Douglas Highet (IV)
Time passes, but it is never forgotten You can fight with your emotions, but you never win You can deny what has happened, but you really know the truth If something happens in your life that hurts, it will remain with you for along time -perhaps for your lifetime It happened to me More than once My parents divorced after eleven years of fighting Physical and emotional fighting I was ten at the time I would lie in bed at night, listening to the screaming downstairs, until the door would slam and it was silence once more Sometimes, I would hear a slap in the face or words which I didn't understand I had always been close to Dad up till then My mother was serious and responsible, whereas Dad was fun We would do lots of things together Anything we did was exciting - even the walks with the dogs or the washing up Dad understood me He really did He could tell whether I was upset or happyeven when the tell-tale signs of red, swollen eyes or a wrinkled-up face were not there He tried to hide the arguments from me He tried But I knew there was something wrong I didn't really understand then but I think I do now just before my mother and father got married, my mother's brother had died after a long, painful fight against cancer After that, my mother's emotions and character had just disintegrated The only emotion I had ever seen in my mother's face was sorrow I never saw her cry Ever She was bitter Bitter that her brother had been taken away from her even now my mother does not mention him
I think dad was my mother's target for the blame I do not know why, but I do know that they had struggled on for ten more years to look after me It was so unfair on Dad Even though I am angry at what he has done, I pity him He was a good man and I'm sure he never meant to hurt his family - especially me
Dad is so clear in my mind The image I have of him is of brown, sparkling eyes and a lop-sided, warm smile I remember him in the morning, in a smart suit for work and small lumps of tissue on his face for rushed mistakes, shaving He would always be in such a rush, but he always made sure I was all right, that I was ready He would still be angry from the argument the night before, and so he would yell at my mother to get organised You see, my mother was very selfish - and still is, in fact - and she would always leave dad to sort out the bills, do the cooking and look after me
My mother had a job as a waitress, but my father was a bank manager, and therefore he generally kept the family and the house in order
My memories of him are so strong that I want to forget them Time passes, but it is never forgotten Never You see, my father left and soon - very soon - my life changed I began to despise my mother and blamed her for my father's departure The thing is, he never called us Never Not even a letter We did not know where he was I doubt that my mother actually cared, but she knew that life without my father would be terrible
And it was I remember asking my mother where he was on the first night without him She simply replied; "Oh, I don't know and I don't care." I was so angry Even though I was young, I was still annoyed My father was like both parents to me, and now that he had gone, I was an orphan An orphan with a wicked matron to look after me
I often wonder where my father is now Should I feel angry, betrayed and shocked with him? I do not know the answer to that question that goes over in my mind time and time again I sometimes think he has another family now and I get envious When a birthday or Christmas comes, no cards signed 'Dad' are there Nothing is there I can't understand Did he care for me? Or is it my mother? Is she the one keeping him away from me? Time passes but it is never forgotten
Above all, I cry I cry and I cry and I cry I want to escape; escape from my mother; escape from this life which I no longer want I have still never seen my mother cry She does not care, she does not understand I cry for my father but I do not get an answer And I will cry until he comes back Time passes but it is never forgotten
The Aircraft Carrier
Katie Jenkins (IV)
The carrier lifts
From the distance with its flag
Flying high - a ship
Proud of what it's going
To do The engines roar as The planes get ready
For combat Below
The infra-red bleeps as a
Target closes The
Missiles are locked
Into position, waiting
For the Captain's word
The bogies come in
To sight and the first missiles
Are fired One, two bogies
Fall from the burning
Sky Shouts of triumph ring out
From the sailors, but i They are short-lived
A dark mist covers the ship
Out of the distance
Comes the enemy
Who fire their own missiles back
At us before we
Can react They come
Swiftly closer and closer
Our missiles won't fire:
There are too many
Of our planes in the sky, the Computers are con-
-fused We are helpless
The Captain is trying his Best to over-ride
The computers but They just over-ride him There Is nothing he can
Do..
Ben Taylor (III)
The Outsider I am nothing more than grain
Unsteady hands clawed ad graspedCould not catch Ghosts of gold teased and taunted, Not mine, not mineGuarded by uniformed soldiers; Steel bars, mockingly steal my happiness• Watch it slip away No life enters through the picture frame, Watch a painted happinessFalse; my life pleads death, Deaf ears fall blind, Flood my eyes with contemptwash away! Kill, and be killed - slowly
Vanessa Humphrey (IV)
The Outsider
I am trapped, lost, No one to guide me, Who can even hear me?
They don't understand me I hear the laughing, The spiteful talking
I want to join them, Talk to them, laugh with them, Would they ever let me?
I sit, watching, longing, Wishing I could be like them, Never different
Will I ever see their love? Or will I stay , here, Always, the Outsider
Eleanor Wilton (IV)
The Outsider
In my mind I can see The cold glass
There, yet not there, Visible yet invisible I push against it, Cold, hard, solid I am trapped Inside yet an outsider, Not able to move, Or to escape I shout, Screaming yet unheard, My body my prison, My mind my torture
Emily Hamilton (IV)
I have nothing to do, I can't do anything, I have nowhere to go, I can't go anywhere, My life has been that of aseed, that has grown into a beautiful crop, and has been harvested, ending my days in the field of life Now I am unable to stop the grains of my life slip through my fingers and fall to the floor as nothing
No one helps me to pick up those scattered grains, No one helps me to rebuild those shattered dreams, No one offers me enough support so that I might rebuild my life,
No one waters me with the love I need to grow again
I will never again stand tall, And whisper in the wind to my friends, I have lost all I had and gained nothing
I will never again feel the power of love, that of afriend, that as tender as a mother gives her child I will never again be the beautiful and valuable crop I once was
The grains of my life still lie there, wishing someone would sweep them away to a place where no one can see them, no one can stare at them, no one can laugh at them, A place where someone will value them
1 am falling through the vacuum of my life, with no one to catch me, not able to stop falling, falling towards the black hole, that will engulf my alienated body and mind Forever
Alison Pike (V)
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I saw James Edwards, the coach for Putney Swimming Club, sitting by the poolside timing one of his swimmers He was sitting quietly, noting down times His old eyes gazed at his stopwatch, not wishing to believe the time it showed The man who had coached me in his youth had not changed a bit in the twenty years I had known him Now I had to go and seek his advice about the greatest dilemma in my coaching career I made my way through the maze of swimming bags just dumped on the ground by swimmers
James recognised me instantly and after shaking my hand made a comment on how low the standard of British swimming was I agreed with him, then asked him if I could have a word with him over a cup of coffee The morning swimming session was nearly finished and he agreed to meet me in the pool cafe in half an hour
I went straight over to the cafe It was a small place run by a kindhearted mother of one of the local swimmers I ordered a cup of coffee and sat down at one of the tables
I stared unblinking into my white polystyrene cup of coffee, stirring it with a plastic spoon Everything was flooding back to me as I ran over the events in my mind How I lost my best swimmer
Peter Francis had been a great prospect: young, talented, ambitious He had won nearly every butterfly event he went in for He was National Age Group Champion and last year, aged 14, he had swum for England juniors
Then, about a month ago, he had swum very badly in the Kent County Championships, failing to even make the
medals I asked him what had gone wrong, as I thought he would have a professional enough attitude to admit that he had not done as well as he should have Instead, he just looked down insolently and walked away
The next week he did not show up for training I was not worried and assumed he had caught the flu bug which was going around the club which would also be a possible explanation as to why he had not swum so well
Then, the following Monday, he wandered onto the poolside at least half an hour late I began to feel slightly worried; normally he was one of the first people here, anxious to start I went up to him and asked him if he was better, he just looked at me and said that he had not been ill I was naturally taken back by this and asked him where the hell he had been and what he had been doing All he said was that he had been going out with people, then turned away and got ready to start
During the training session, I noticed he was not performing as well as he usually did It was not just that his times were slower, because they would be after a week off His whole attitude had changed, he just did not seem interested any more
At the end of the session, I called him over to the side of the pool and asked him what was going on He stared vaguely out of the big glass window at that side of the pool and replied, "I don't know, I don't really care either Swimming is rubbish now."
That was just too much for me and instead of working the problem out as I should have done, I went completely off
the rails and started shouting at him Not all the swimmers had gone at that point and I remember them all staring at me as I yelled at Peter I told him what I thought of him and how he did not care anymore and how he should stick to swimming Peter was obviously shaken by all this and walked away quietly into the changing rooms I just sat down on the nearest chair and buried my head in my hands. During the next few weeks he only attended rarely and never spoke to me when he did
I looked up from my coffee and saw James walking over to join me I told him the story and asked him what I should do He replied, "Treat him like any other It's only because he's the best you've ever had that you're so worried and asking my advice." I considered this and decided to act upon it If one of my average swimmers was doing what Peter was doing I would have given them an ultimatum
Therefore, next time he came to training I confronted him and said, "I've noticed your attendance and attitude have been poor recently Either you get back to where you were two months ago or you leave."
He replied, "OK then, I've lost all interest and found other things to do but thanks for everything. It's been great fun." So at the end of the session, I cancelled his subscription to the club and that was it I saw him in his mother's car, disappearing for the last time, his last words, "It's been great fun" still echoing in my mind
Andrew Roberts (III)
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"It was always dark It was always night
The light was my enemy and I did not live by it. The night is thick and deep, whereas, the day has nothing to hide I was a highwayman, in a time of great highwaymen After my first time I realised that even if I hung from the yardarm the next day, I could say that I had lived In my victims, I saw what I strove to oppose Greedy, selfish people who did not work for their money, deserved to die They had no meaning to anyone, and had nothing to offer the world For me, it was better to give the world fear, than nothing at all...
At the beginning, I was inexperienced, and I found it difficult The coaches would come and go, but I would remain in the shadows, telling myself that something wasn't quite right Days followed nights, nights followed days, and I remained still in the shadows Iwas unable to find out what it was holding me back The night became longer and longer, and I nearly destroyed myself with my thoughts. I could not decide what was worse, turning my back on my own fear, or accepting defeat by its omnipotence If I had not stepped out when I did, I think that I would have become my own hate, and enemy
The night was darker than any I can
remember, the rain had destroyed the track, and the fog had reduced a mile to a few paces A small stage rolled slowly towards me and I waited, my heart pounded and my sword glinted with impatience in the fading moonlight The large silhouette approached in the evening mist, and my gut mixed fear with an excitement, unlike any that I had previously experienced Suddenly, I sprung from the roadside into the middle of the path With rehearsed fluency, I drew my pistol from my belt, and raised it to the open sky I pulled the trigger and let out two shots. The horses became excited and I cut them loose They galloped into the night and disappeared
The driver was a young boy, who ran away, neither strong enough, nor brave enough to challenge me However, I had not anticipated such an easy dismissal I turned and moved to the back of the carriage Empty ale casks littered the floor where the coach had been stopped. My eyes met with those of a drunken postillion We understood each other all too well, and I smiled "Shingl" My blade left its sheath, and the cold, hard steel met warm throat All the time my eyes remained on his, and suddenly they were different. The fear was gone, and all that remained was lifeless complacency
The dead man dropped to the ground, and the muddy water mixed with a much thicker liquid
The guards were dispatched, and I made for the carriage I drew back the scarlet curtain and looked inside An old, overweight man was crouched on the floor, whimpering, "take it", he pleaded, pointing to the bag on the seat I opened the door and stepped in, sitting opposite the man "I do not wish to harm you," I whispered, "merely to warn you." The man still looked terrified, but had an element of surprise about him "You are the divide between rich and poor, because you are rich and give nothing, but take from those who have very little I am your angel of death, and when I have gone, you will tell your friends, that when you met me, you were not trembling with fear You will be lying." With those words I stepped out into the night
I looked about me, and there was no-one there I smelt the fresh rain, and felt it on my back That smell would always mean this place, and my first I turned my head to the sky and shut my eyes The adrenaline seethed through my veins, and I let out a cry of victory, It was at that moment, that I realised that the night would be mine forever
Peter Bainbridge (IV)
Community Service
Many thanks to everyone who gave their valuable support in time, money or encouragement to the numerous activities organised by the Community Service group over the year Gifts of money and goods are vital to so many of our projects but time is the most important commodity of all and so often very generously given
In October we were able to host a group of visitors from Princess Mary House in Harrogate Some of the sixth form had lunch with them and took them shopping and to Clifton Moor bowling alley, helping them with their wheelchairs and generally having a good time
Our Boxes for Bosnia Christmas appeal was brilliantly supported and we were pleased to be able to send so many gifts, through the charity Nobody's Children
Red Nose Day was a huge success with St Peter's, St Olave's, and Clifton Prep, pupils paying for the privilege of not wearing uniform. There were some highly imaginative costumes, lots of fun and games and a joint effort from all three schools when everyone got together to write Comic Relief in enormous letters across the car park We raised £1,000 in total, which we divided between different charities for children
There has been all the usual work in the community too with sixth form volunteers visiting the residents of Fothergill Homes and Burton Croft, befriending the blind residents in the Wilberforce Home, helping at The Glen and the S.N.A.P.P.Y playscheme and many others Our Christmas party went ahead as usual but with a tinge of sadness due to the death in the same week of Mr Douglas Fletcher of Fothergill Homes Doug and his wife have been hosts to numerous St Peter's visitors over the years and he was an enthusiastic and loyal member of the Choral Society. He always took the greatest interest in the life of the school and he will be much missed
There are loads of other projects, new and established ones, to keep us involved with the local and wider community. If we can help you, let us know
J Bainbridge
CCF RAF Section
Summer camp took us up to St Andrews and RAF Leuchars where there were more Peterites than we expected Camp Commandant was Sqn Ldr M Fry whose first CCF camp had been as a cadet of St Peter's School CCF Later in the week we were to meet up again with a couple of more recent old boys: Jeremy Doncaster who is currently based at Leuchars and his brother Matt who flew from Linton-on-Ouse where he is a flying instructor A good week was enjoyed by all
During the remainder of the summer, Kirk Hullis gained his Flying Scholarship As the term got underway various opportunities for glider training presented themselves Andrew Dangerfield finally managed to get his Basic Glider Training Certificate after many weeks of trying against competition from the weather In the Easter holidays Peter Hield was also awarded his Certificate with a recommendation for Advanced Glider Training, the first such recommendation made of a cadet at St Peter's in the last 8 years As Sergeant during the last twelve months and with his gliding certificate Peter has been able to use his CCF activities as the service part of his Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award
Other cadets have also been busy this year Robert Leadbeater was able to travel to Akrotiri and back in a day during the Christmas term He travelled by train and was accommodated overnight at RAF Brize Norton, awoke early the following morning to attend the pre-flight briefing before flying out in a RAF VC10 to Cyprus and back within 12 hours School the next day must have seemed a little dull William Burns and Simon Matthews successfully completed their Initial Glider Training in the Easter term Back in the Christmas term again two cadets attended the weekend cadre run annually at RAF Linton-on-Ouse William Burns and David Liddle enjoyed a demanding yet very satisfying weekend developing leadership techniques William Burns, David Liddle and Ben Lea were fortunate enough to get places on the Easter Camp in Germany - more of a holiday than a real insight into service life
Top House Quiz
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At various times of the year some 34 cadets had the opportunity to enjoy either Air Experience Flying or Air Experience Gliding - a 20 to 30 minute sortie in a Bulldog or Vigilant We finally severed our connections with RAF Leeming this year and will, in future, do our AEF out of RAF Church Fenton which will drastically reduce travel time to and from the base We also had an enjoyable afternoon up at the university attempting their orienteering course - a very useful follow up to the map and compass work which recruits do for their Ptl proficiency tests
As another busy year draws to an end we thank and congratulate all those who have contributed to the year's programme at whatever level As the holiday looms seventeen cadets head for RAF Coningsby for Summer Camp and we wish Robert Bedford all the best for his Flying Scholarship and also to Chris Maitland who heads for RAF Halton for the Air Cadet Leadership Course
Per administrationem ad astra!
Since this was the seventh year for the quiz master, the questions for the opening round were based upon the number seven. The nine Houses rose to the challenge, although it was somewhat frustrating trying to remember the names of the Seven Dwarfs !
Queens, Linton, Temple and Grove went on to the semi-finals. Linton, winners last year, and Temple, winners in 1995, successfully dealt with their respective opponents and met in the final on March 13th. Linton forged ahead in the first round and despite a brave effort by Temple, easily won the competition for the second time. Congratulations to the team - Philip Townsend, Andrew Sykes, Matthew Hodgson and captain, Kirk Hullis.
My thanks to everyone who helped make the quiz so enjoyable.
JW G Shaw
CCF - Army Section
The annual summer camp at Warcop Training Centre was highly successful. The cadets took part in all activities with vigour and enthusiasm. Such was their enjoyment that many did not want to leave Activities undertaken included section attacks and patrolling, raft-building, over-night exercise, orienteering, canoeing, shooting, rock climbing, combat first-aid 30 fifth and sixth form NCOs remained in the Army section after camp. The section was strengthened in September with 60 new eager recruits. The new recruits successfully were trained under the instruction of the senior NCOs We are very grateful to 9 Cadet Training Team, The Green Howards Regiment, and The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, for their assistance and guidance with training
Throughout the year, the cadets have shown much interest in the wide variety of activities on offer A total of 25 cadets (girls and boys) have taken advantage of the many courses offered by the services, including gliding, outward bound and leadership training. The contingent has also continued to perform at a good standard in the various shooting competitions throughout the district
The section now looks forward with much anticipation to the forthcoming annual camp at Wathgill Training Centre, Catterick, where the cadets can put into practice the knowledge and skills which they have learnt throughout the year This will also give the senior NCOs the opportunity to prepare fully for instructing the new recruits cadre, consisting of 75 recruits, in September 1997.
On behalf of the section I would like to thank CSM Tetlow for his tireless service towards the Army section of the CCF over the past 4 years. CSM Tetlow is indeed a very deserved winner of the Leadership Award presented by the army to a member of the school
Debating Society
There are few people who would dare deny that the Debating Society has experienced a revolution of immense proportions over the last year The debating year started with the Memorial Hall hosting a crowd of more than 250 people to witness the largest Balloon Debate ever held at St Peter's and by the end of the evening the 8 contestants had been whittled down to the winner: Wee Jock Poopong McPlop the Aberdeen toilet cleaner with a spoon and Jack Charlton coming in a close 2nd and 3rd During the remainder of that term, the society came together to discuss a number of issues including Terrorism (in the form of the first middle-school debate) and the equality of the sexes in debate against Queen Mary's
After the Christmas break, it seemed that our prowess had been realised by other schools in the area following cancellations from the likes of Bootham but this did not impede a fine victory for a middle school team against a much older return team from Queen Mary's in a debate about the merits of technology Less than two weeks later, the capacity crowd from Lecture Theatre took part in the first multimedia debate which made use of visual aids, CD-ROM, the Internet and musical
Duke of Edinburgh Award
As Margaret Holt explains "the scheme is entirely voluntary It is not timetabled and therefore does not run on the same lines as other school activities - its success depends on pupils' initiative, self motivation and dedication" The three awards (Gold, Silver and Bronze) are each divided into the same four sections -service, expedition, skills and physical recreation, with different standards being required at each level
The group at St Peter's now numbers about fifty pupils, divided equally between boys and girls and on one busy weekend in the Spring almost forty were taking part in Bronze and Silver expeditions Ten participants have just completed their First Aid Certificates At the top of the tree, Adam Hudson has completed his Cold (and will receive the award at Buckingham Palace) Congratulations to all of them and to Margaret Holt
equipment - the influence of Mr Jones (IT) was evident in our Valentine's debate titled "This house believes that it is a beautiful world."
The undoubted highlight of the year, however, was our first invitation ever to a National Debating Competition in Durham Our three highly-trained teams competed with teams from all over the UK and even spoke against international debaters It proved to be a valuable experience in terms of the Society's development in the skills of top level debating and was thoroughly enjoyed by all even when the chips were down (isn't that right Mr Jones?!)
All in all, it was a year of high yield for those involved with the Society and we all hope that with Brian McBride and Andy Kemp at the helm it will continue to flourish next year Thanks go to Mr Jones, all those who attended this year's debates and all those who spoke in them: F Dunn, B McBride, K Cormley, G Rayner, C Smith, J Plant, J Carlton, PKerrigan, P Anderson, E Duncan, S Wheatley, G Pierce, A Robertson, N,0'Loughlin, D Birkett, A Kemp,E Brooke, A Sykes and SBrown
Kirk Hullis (UVI) and Richard Rastall (UVI)
to Brochon
Year 5 & 6th form
October 1996
Having finally left school, after an hour's delay waiting for the coach due to a brake problem (we wanted to actually stop at Dover and use the ferry not invent our own means of crossing the Channel!!), we began our voyage to Dijon
At Dover Mr Hodsdon's famous voice came over the speakers to commence his lecture on behaviour through customs - now what naughty tricks was he really up to?!!
There were a few amusing incidents on the ferry involving Becky Linaker, Naomi Jessop and a large number of Rangers supporters but we'll have to leave that for another time
The excitement mounted as we got closer and closer to Brochon, and so the coach driver decided to torment us all and drive as slowly as possible After 'fairing la bise' with our hosts, we were left to our own devices Fortunately for some we met up the next day back at school, no rest for the wicked hey?!
The next few days involved cultural trips including a visit to the Amora mustard factory, a trip to the little town of Vezelay (which just so happened to be on the top of a hill!), a chateau and a tour around the local newspaper printing office 'Le Bien Public' The latter produced an article, including a photo of Ali Calvert showing great concentration as she read her speech to French and English pupils, parents, teachers and M Teis, the French headmaster
The week passed by rather rapidly - they do say time flies when you're having fun!
The French families were excellent hosts and many Peterites made new friends Some of the correspondents were boarders and thus four people had to stay at school all week (except the weekend) Unfortunately for them the accommodation was not quite up to the standard we have here at Peter's The Headmaster explained that this was because they were renovating the 'internat'; apparently next year the accommodation will be like a 3 star hotel
We were, of course, there to try new things and many of us were very brave on the food front, Sam Cooper for one! After one particular meal, which we must state here he did thoroughly enjoy, he thanked the mother and then asked what it was that they had just eaten She replied, "Rabbit, but don't tell the youngest brother." "Why?" Sam asked naturally To which his correspondent told him, "It was his pet and we've told him that it ran away!" Not much Sam could say really!
A very enjoyable 10 days We look forward to their return in March
Finally special thanks to Mr Hodsdon, Mr Lawrie and Mrs Garner for putting up with us all for so long-or should it be the other way round?! No, seriously, thank you
Karly Hoggard (LVI) and Rachel Taylor (LVI)
to Selongey (J5, years 3 & 4)
October 1996
When we finally got underway (having waited at school for an hour as the coach had a brake problem) the voyage to Dover went reasonably quickly
At Dover we met a band of Rangers supporters on their way to Rotterdam, during the voyage one of the less intelligent comments was made by Chris Storer Certainly even hinting that Scottish football is not the best in the world is not a particularly clever idea with five Rangers supporters behind you Thankfully (or maybe not!!) Chris escaped unscathed
After having dropped off the older members of the party at Brochon we reached our destination - Selongey Here we stayed with our hosts for the rest of the weekend
We were reunited with our English friends at school after the weekend Here we discovered that Maths is no more interesting in French than it is in English despite Alex Drysdale's rapidly failing attempts to communicate with the French females However Edward Ashley had slightly more success later on in our trip!!
During the rest of the week we experienced many trips, including one to the Amora mustard museum, where we discovered the history of mustard making The next trip was to the town of Vezelay Here we visited the church on top of the hill on which the town was situated, unfortunately many of us could not fully appreciate the church as the ascent was a bit too excessive! We also visited a nearby chateau where certain members of the party found some of the French art quite enlightening! The final trip was to see how the newspaper, 'Le Bien Public', is made An enjoyable tour, despite the fact that Charlie Barnet and Will Kent managed to get told off by the pleasant tour guide
During our days at school we would like to thank our French friends for the many games of 'baby-foot' I'm sure that all present at the games would agree that it was a travesty of justice that we did not win, we outplayed the French in all areas of the field, despite being beaten 10-1! Better luck next time!
Towards the end of our stay we had an excellent reception at school, Chris Storer gave a wonderful speech After this we had a chance for the last of many visits to the local shopping centre, 'La Toison D'Or' With all our money spent we were ready to return home
We would like to thank our French hosts for taking care of us for ten days and we hope that we can do as well when they return in Easter We would also like to thank Mr Hodsdon, Mr Lawrie and Mrs Garner for their good humour throughout the trip
Nick Rusling (III)
Ski Trip
From the moment that our white bus trundled down the ramp at Calais, we knew that the ski trip was going to be something special It was! We arrived at the "Hotel Les Rois Mages" in Montgenevre on Sunday afternoon and were greeted by our impish rep., Jo After looking round the town we first hit the slopes for a spot of sledging, which thankfully passed without incident
The next morning started early with a fire drill Myself and a few other hardy souls braved the icy early morning conditions wearing little more than a pair of longJohns! I have still not understood why this was so On this day we skied properly (or thereabouts) for the first time Throughout the week the snow conditions were magnificent, although the same could not always be said for the weather, or the visibility - perhaps this explains why two of the snowboarders ended up creeping back into France past the Italian border post! The beginners all made good progress, although Mr Monteith's apparent colour blindness led some to progress more quickly than they anticipated The soft snow thankfully helped to keep the injuries down to minor stitching incidents - although how minor Jamie considered having stitches in his mouth on New Year's Eve is something best left to the imagination Rumour has it that Jamie was also concerned that Ian should not have any more stitches than him, when Ian stuck his ski in his head Some people had fun attempting snowboarding with varying degrees of success - Ed showed how much skateboarding helps here Most instructors gave their groups a good tour of the resort from varying angles , although jean seemed very attached to his favourite blue run, and Death Valley (mind the snakes)
Careers Forum
The apres ski on the second evening involved a visit to the local karaoke bar Jamie and I set the tone for the evening with a stirring rendition of "Pretty Woman" This was followed by Ed and Chods' rather loud version of "Beat It" dedicated to Mr Monteith "because he's Irish" - a comment later denied The remainder of the evening elapsed quietly The following evening being New Year's Eve, we had a disco in the hotel Our evening entertainment was punctuated by games of pool which was prolonged when Zoe and Vicky took up the challenge of learning the game
We were all very sad to leave on the Saturday evening, but after saying a fond farewell to our Scottish friends we wended our way home We were lulled to sleep on the return journey by Jamie, Mike and Nick singing a pleasant, though long lasting, song about Singapore amongst other things All that remains is to thank Mr and Mrs Watkinson, Mr and Mrs Grant and Mr Monteith for their good humour during the trip, which will be remembered for a long time by everyone concerned
Mark Rusling (LVI)
On the last Saturday of the Easter term, 1997, forty representatives of a variety of careersappropriate for St Peter'sleavers were available for discussion with V and Lower Vlth Formers.
Liverpool Physics Olympics 1996
On Saturday, 18th October, 1996, the St Peter's team, accompanied by Mr Edwards, departed from York Station for Liverpool University to compete in the Liverpool Physics Olympics It was decided to enter this competition for a second time following our success in the previous year.
Each team was given six challenges and in each challenge the teams were ranked on performance, the winning team was the one that had the highest average ranking for the six events The challenges included making a bridge with planks and a rope, making a dynamo, making a simple harmonic oscillator, directing a laser through a maze, producing the highest structures from cartons and a Fermi Quiz in which estimates had to be made of various quantities
Overall our team finished sixteenth out of the thirty entrants and, but for a disaster in the dynamo event, would have secured a comfortable top ten position The day, including the visit to MacDonalds was enjoyed by all and next year's Upper Sixth physicists can look forward to the 1997 event
D K Morris
The team below:
Back Row: Andrew Daughtrey, Fraser Dunn
Front Row: Sarah Wright, Emily Kay
Success at the British Physics Challenge
in recent years the following Vth years were successful this year
Fermi Quiz
Why not have a go at the Fermi Quiz printed below Answers to Mr Morris, Physics Department by 1 November Prize £20 Book Token
For each question give an answer to the nearest power of 10 For example if your estimate is 1000, as this is 103 you should write your answer to the question as 3
Fermi Quiz Questions
1 How many naturally-occurring elements are there?
2 What is the kinetic energy of the fastest tennis balls served at Wimbledon? (j)
3 If rain falls on Merseyside to a depth of 1cm, what is the mass of the rain? (kg)
4 From what distance must an orange be viewed to appear the same angular size as the Moon viewed from the Earth? (m)
5 By how much does the water flowing over Niagara Falls heat up if its potential energy is converted into thermal energy? (K)
6 How many atoms are there in a cup of tea?
7 What would be the mass of a table tennis ball filled with material from a neutron star? (kg)
8 How many blades of grass are there on the pitch at Wembley?
9 What is the power output of a cyclist travelling at lOm.p.h up a1 in 10 hill? (W)
10 How many wavelengths of green light could fit in the distance between Liverpool and London ?
11 Assuming a mass loss of 0.1% in the fission process, what mass of fuel is needed to power a 1 GW nuclear reactor for one day? (kg)
12 How much energy is stored in a fully-charged car battery? (J)
13 How much food energy does an average Briton consume in his/her life? (|)
14 If a signal is transmitted along a transatlantic optic fibre from Liverpool, how long will it take to reach New York? (s)
15 How many people were in the Beatles?
Th e pop 9I ou p 'Resin, won Phe .unxor seo , ^ ^ ^ ^ , ^ on the Junior »« . arTains t 9 other , 2 7 June, 1997 They competed against - n on Friday, 27 Jun -he Bands at i.™ —f i formed in early 1996 Bands 'Resin formea .ced by Nirvana, Pea. & Jam, Velvet and Underworld
They are left to right: tar), Marcus Boulton (guitar), Tim Bainbridge (drums), Alastair Robert and Rory Boulton (bas£
In the photograph: 5/ Can, Guy Wood, Andy Kemp and Ed Brooke.
Skirt got to the final of the Radio One "Bright Young Things" Competition - one of the conditions being that they had to write all their own music as well asplaying it Although they didn't win they were described as"the real discovery of the competition" and are now getting agood number of local bookings Planning f
2000 and Beyond
At the end of 1996, the Governing Board approved a process for developing a strategic plan for the school The first stage of this was the development of a Vision for the Future: Towards 2000 and Beyond and five Vision Groups (involving staff and other members of the school community) met and produced written reports.
The five groups covered:
1 The Curriculum, Standards of Attainment and Assessment
L4 Relationships with Parents and the Wider Community.
5 Sport and Extra-Curricular Activities
The general brief was to identify the current position, current strengths and weaknesses, and discuss and specify the desired state for all three schools by the year 2000 and the year 2005, taking into account, asfar as possible, the likely educational, cultural, social and legal changes
These reports were summarised to form
Clifton Preparatory School
A revised structure for Clifton Preparatory School and St Olave's will become effective form 1st September 1997 The high demand for places at CPS and the impossibility of expanding the number of places because of planning restrictions, prompted consideration of the role of CPS in the overall structure of the school It was decided that CPS should clearly be a pre-preparatory school Children should enter at the age of three or four and stay until they are eight At this point they should either transfer to St Olave's School or go to another Junior School
From 1998, children will transfer to St Olave's in the September after their eighth birthday Transitional arrangements will extend for three years until the last of those in age groups eight to eleven have moved through CPS By the year 2000 the process will be complete
For those children moving to St Olave's further assessment will take place at the age of eleven to identify the best educational route for a child This will allow pupils who are going elsewhere to leave, while, at the same time, ensuring that the academic potential of the pupils who stay for the upper years in St Olave's and St Peter's is maintained
"Head sees doubles and trebles"
"Head sees doubles and trebles"
"Head sees doubles and trebles"
In the photograph:
Inset Picture: Catherine and Phillipa Hurd who start in September.
The Head Master is seeing double with nine sets of twins and a set of triplets at his school.
Pictured back, from left: Rory and Marcus Boulton, Rupert and Sam Brown, Sarah and Ruth Easby, Nicholas and Robert Scaife (who start inSeptember).
Middle, from left: David Jackson, Timothy Bainbridge, SimonJackson, Peter Bainbridge, Khalil, Khaled and Nourah Ma'aye.
Front, from left: Amy and Lucy Taylor, Sarah and Rebecca Askham.
According to the Evening Press the Head Master is seeing double AND triple! He faces the unusual prospect of having NINE sets of twins and one set of triplets in the school from September There will be 21 children from multiple births, five at St Olave's and 2 at Clifton Preparatory School
He commented, "It is fun We have never had this many before Some of the identical twins can be hard to tell apart but they have their own personalities and their teachers know which is which" But he added "It is
also a great responsibility They are all individuals and we must never try to lump them together We must respect their individuality."
'Intelligence or Adaptabilitywhich is the more important characteristic for future commercial and educational success?"
This was the topic for the prestigious Loretto/Heriot Watt Essay Prize won by Andrew Springgay Andrew, his family and his St Peter's School Housemaster travelled to Edinburgh to receive his prize of £50 in cash and £50 in book tokens from Peter A Burt Esq., Group Chief Executive, Bank of Scotland Peter Burt then delivered the Loretto/ Heriot Watt lecture
The Essay Competition was open to all pupils in full-time education in schools A panel of judges nominated by LorettoSchool and Heriot-Watt University selected a limited number of the best essays and Peter Burt made the final judgement
Information Technology
On Saturday, 30 November, 1996, Kate Bellingham, former 'Tomorrow's World' presenter officially opened the St Peter's School Information Technology Laboratory and a one day Schools' Information Technology Fair.
The photograph shows Kate Bellingham with the Head Master and Chairman of the Governors in St Peter's new Information Technology Laboratory
The Fair included hands-on displays and an Acorn Pocket Book palmtop computer raffle There were demonstrations of Music software and equipment; multimedia CD Roms; word-processing by dictation; touch screen computers; Internet and the World Wide Web; Realtime logging of data; PC's Apple Macs, and Acorn computers; Model devices operated by computer control and software equipment for people with special needs
The fair was well received and it is hoped to follow on with a similar event in future years
Photo: Andrew Springgay
Senior Common Room
At the beginning of the year we extended a warm welcome to our ne chaplain, Jeffrey Daly, and to Angela Tooby-Smith and Lindsay Stark, joining the Geography and Chemistry departments respectively
The year was punctuated by several happy events In the New Year, David Newman and Debbie Westgate were married, followed at the end of the Easter term by Richard Wallace and Suzanne Kirby We wish both couples every possible happiness The summer term saw two additions to staff families:
Edward Stephen and Isobel Hall Many congratulations to Paddy and Liz and Chris and Judith To complete this catalogue of celebration, towards the end of the summer Louise Hamilton announced her engagement and forthcoming marriage: our very best wishes to her and to Dominic
The key social event of the year was as usual the Christmas Party The Chairman's embarrassment at having ordered a superfluity of beer was fortunately spared by the kind intervention of the Cricket Club Committee the following evening!
After saying goodbye to Rex Negus at the end of the Easter term, we welcomed Andrew Severn to lead Economics and Business Studies Stephen O'Loughlin also joined us, to cover Liz Stephen's maternity leave At the end of the school year, Don Hamilton retired after many years of service to St Peter's, latterly as Second Master: we wish both Don and Cynthia every happiness Our best wishes also to Oliver Edwards, Nick Jones and Jo Marsh in their new posts. Carole Wilson, who for several years now has helped on a part-time basis in the History department, also left us, and Margaret Holt announced her forthcoming move after an all too brief return to St Peter's Alastair Gray, our Artist in Residence for the past year, takes our best wishes with him to Switzerland and Aiglon College
Finally, I take this opportunity to thank Ian Lowe, who stood down from his position of SCR Secretary at the end of the year His efforts on behalf of his colleagues over the years have been considerable, and I know that he will continue to be a helpful and supportive colleague to us all Ian was succeeded by Arbell Lowther, who has a particular brief to re-launch the social programme: we look forward to this with eager anticipation!
Headmaster: A F Trotman, MA. (Balliol College, Oxford)
Second Master: D H Hamilton, B.Sc. (Nottingham)
Senior Chaplain: Revd j Daly, M.A. (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge)
Art Miss C Terry, B.A.(Falmouth College of Art), M.A.(Birmingham College of Art). Head of Department.
Biology
P Taylor
C W Hall, B.A. (Bretton Hall College of Higher Education)
A H Cray, B.A.(St John's College, York). Sculptor in Residence
B Allen, B.Sc. (Durham), M.I.Biol. Head of Department.
M A Monteith, B.Sc. (Newcastle)
P] Stephen, B.Ed. (Durham)
Careers/Personal and Social Education
Chemistry
R H Hubbard B.Sc. (Manchester). Head of Department.
P D North field, B.Sc.(Manchester), C.Chem., F.R.S.C. Head of Department.
I H Lancaster, B.Sc. (Birmingham)
R C Shread, B.Tech.(Bradford), M.Sc. (York), F.V.C.M
Mrs L Stark, B.Sc. (Leeds)
Classics P Taylor, M.A.(Liverpool). Head of Department.
D S Newman, M.A. (Scholar of Magdalen College, Oxford) Economics/Business Studies
RI M Negus, B.A. (Newcastle). Head of Department.
N H Jones, B.A. (Nottingham)
English R j Bulcock, M.A. (St Peter's College, Oxford). Head of Department.
Mrs M Hopkinson, M.A. (London)
D J Hughes, B.A. (York)
I M K Lowe, B.A. (York). (Head of Department of General Studies)
IA Owen-Barnett, B.A.(Open), Cert. Ed. (Borough Road College, Middlesex)
Geography
D M Paterson, B.A. (Durham). Head of Department.
Miss A Lowther, B.A. (Exeter)
Mrs A Tooby-Smith, B.A. (Aberystwyth) Government and Politics
Mrs E A Stephen, B.Sc. Econ. (London School of Economics). Head of Department.
History R C C Drysdale, M.A. (St Andrew's). Head of Department.
0 RT Edwards, B.A. (Leeds)
Mrs CA Wilson, B.Ed. (Leeds) Information Technology
M R T Jones, Cert. Ed. (Bretton Hall College of Higher Education). Head of Department. Mathematics
Dj Watkinson, B.Sc. (Sheffeld). Head of Department.
A W Ellis-Davies, B.Sc. (University College of North Wales)
N A Matkin, B.Sc. (Leeds)
DI Spencer, B.Sc, (Leeds)
Mrs M C Wike, B.Sc. (Loughborough)
Mrs M E Holt, B.Sc. (Durham) Modern Languages
C A Hodsdon, B.A. (Lancaster). Head of Department.
Mrs I Bainbridge, B.A. (Durham)
M j Grant. B.A. (Manchester Poytechnic)
Miss I L M Hamilton, B.A. (Durham) Head of Spanish.
D Kirby, M.A. (Emmanuel College, Cambridge) Head of German.
1 W G Shaw, B.A. (Leeds)
Music A P Wright, B Mus. (London), L.R.A.M. Director of Music.
C Blood, A.R.C.M. Cert Adv Study, (Royal College of Music, London) Head of Wind Studies.
Ms I B Marsh, M.A., F.R.C.O. (Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge) School Organist.
Ms M K Lamb, L.R.A.M. (Royal Academy of Music). Head of String Studies.
Physical Education and Games
M W Johnston, B.A. (Newcastle Polytechnic), P.G.C.E. Head of Department.
Mrs W M Shepherd, Cert. Ed. (Bedford College of Physical Education). Head of Girls Games.
Mrs P A Fletcher, Cert Ed, (Coventry College of Education)
Mrs D M Westgate, B.Ed., (Bedford College of Physical Education)
Physics
D K Morris, B.Sc. (Liverpool). Head of Department.
MA Edwards, B.Sc. (Durham).
D H Hamilton, B.Sc. (Nottingham).
R H Hubbard B.Sc. (Manchester).
Religious Studies Revd j Daly, M.A. (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge). Chaplain.
Technology
Mrs S M Watkinson, B.A. (Nottingham)
M Dawson, Cert. Ed, (St John's College, York). Head of Department.
R Wallace, B.Sc. (Surrey)
Changes to the Senior Common Room 1997/8 Departures:
Arrivals:
Changes:
D H Hamilton, A H Gray,
M E Holt, Ms 1 B Marsh
R C Perry
Miss 1 AC Duncalf
Miss R Thomas
A Severn
R W Doyle
M A Lodge
1 D Gillespie
M1 Bawtree
A W Rogerson
D ) Watkinson
D1 Spencer
Mrs D M Westgate
Miss J L M Hamilton
R J M Negus, N H Jones, 0 RT Edward
Deputy Head Master
Artist in Residence
Artist in Residence
Ecomomics and Business Studies
Ecomomics and Business Studies
History
Mathematics
School Organist
Physics
Director of Studies
Head of Department of Mathematics
Mrs Newman
Mrs North
Margaret Holt
In autumn 1995, when Bridget Lewis announced that she was to move to Gloucester due to her husband's new posting, we were very much aware that finding an experienced and enthusiastic part-time mathematics teacher was not going to be easy I consider it very fortunate for us that Margaret Holt was looking for a new challenge at that time Margaret was, of course, well known to most of us When I took over the department in 1989 Margaret was a full-time member of staff and I was very disappointed when she decided to leave us in the summer of 1990 to seek employment outside the allconsuming, six day week of St Peter's Margaret spent the next five years pursuing a variety of activities, including teaching within the prison service, but was keen to rejoin us on a part-time basis from January 1996
"Part-time" has never been the expression to describe Margaret's commitment! Margaret enjoys spending her time with people, both staff and pupils, and from the moment she returned Margaret was involved in as much as time allowed In the classroom she is enthusiastic about mathematics, possesses a remarkable patience with even the most reluctant learner and was always willing to make herself available to help any of her pupils Peter Northfield was quick to realise that Margaret would be an excellent addition to his tutorial team in School House and I know that her sound advice and care for each individual was always appreciated A year ago Margaret agreed to take over responsibility for the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme within the School She was the ideal person Under her guidance the number of pupils involved in the scheme grew at an astonishing rate and her abilities as an organiser and motivator will be greatly missed I have greatly enjoyed working with Margaret and I know that I and all my colleagues will miss her company and professionalism; nothing was ever too much trouble and my only criticism of her was her inability to say "No" when asked to take on just one more task or responsibility We wish Margaret and Pete well on their move to Switzerland when he takes up his new post later in the year
D J Watkinson
Geoff Wogan
After sixteen years at St Peter's, Geoff Wogan, our Catering Officer, left to take up a similar position at Loretto This period has seen many changes in the school's catering operation, and Geoff has been responsible for great improvements in this very important area of the school
Feeding the combined communities of St Olave's and St Peter's is no insignificant task Geoff approached high-volume catering in an efficient and imaginative manner: the results were a quality and variety to rank among the best on our circuit Yet Geoff also fostered a concern for the individual: his special catering arrangements were appreciated by a good number of Peterites over the years The excellent rapport between members of the school, particularly on the boarding side, and the catering staff was in no small part due to Geoff And then there were the functions! Too many to mention, of course, but particularly memorable among them was the superb catering for the visit of the Duchess of Kent some years ago There have been all those house dinners, wedding receptions and other occasions - the list goes on Geoff presided over them all in a characteristically calm yet authoritative manner
Among interests outside St Peter's, Geoff very much enjoyed his rugby He played at first team level for York Rl and also turned out for the Staff XV, demonstrating a markedly superior degree of fitness to that of most of his friends in the SCR! Then a cruel injury curtailed his playing days (many of us will remember that he was on crutches for quite a while after returning to work): in spite of this great disappointment, he never lost his sense of humour He has now taken up golf again, and there will obviously be many opportunities for him to develop this skill sport north of the border
Geoff's departure also means that the school loses the services of Ruth They have been so much a part of our community over the years, and we wish them both every happiness in their new school: Loretto's gain is very much St Peter's loss
Joanna Marsh
When we interviewed for the new post of School Organist early in 1994, all of the candidates wore trousers, nothing unusual so far you may be thinking, but one of those candidates was a woman This candidate was Joanna Marsh who was clearly the best but, a female member of staff or potential member of staff in trousers was a matter for some discussion; finally it was agreed that playing the organ required a relaxation of the rules, a relaxation which , ever since, has applied to all female members of staff, organists or not!
In these days of Direct Banking and Direct Insurance, one of Jo Marsh's characteristics is her directness ; it took some of us a little while to get used to this Besides her lively and imaginative teaching, her work with the training choir, especially those in the fourth form was outstanding as was her establishment of a Girls' Close Harmony Group - a first at St Peter's
Jo Marsh's organ playing has always been most distinguished in Chapel or in the Minster and this has always been the result of thorough preparation and practice It was so good that she was invited to give an organ recital in the Minster earlier this year, a recital whose well balanced programme was excellently executed
Thank you for all accompanying, sorting music, administering the Associated Board Exams, playing the violin in the orchestras and all the other jobs you have fulfilled, we will all miss your quick mind, abundance of ideas, sense of humour and 'joie de vivre'
Good luck in your new School - Christ's Hospital
A P Wright
P Taylor
Rex Negus
At the end of the Easter term, after nearly three years as Head of Economics and Business Studies, Rex left St Peter's to start a new career outside teaching During his time at the school he contributed unstintingly to many areas of the community For two years he was a tutor in Dronfield, and as, housemaster during those years, I can speak highly of his commitment and sensitivity. More recently, he took on additional duties on the boarding side as an assistant in the Manor
Rex was a dedicated rugby coach and society referee Although his main responsibility was the Third XV, he was also involved with other sides His quiet advice as a referee was appreciated by several of us involved in school matches: he seldom missed anything! As his leaving present, he requested a First XV jersey to remind him of his involvement in rugby at St Peter's His extra-curricular commitment also extended to the CCF and athletics, and latterly Rex was helping with Careers
In a short time, Rex made a very considerable contribution to the life of St Peter's He made many friends here and always spoke very highly of the School. We wish him, Gail and their two small children every happir
Anne Dawson
Anne Dawson retired this May after nearly twenty years of service to the school, first at St Olave's and then for the last ten years as the Head Master's Assistant Secretary at St Peter's Her warmth, care, organisational skills and her unflappability will be greatly missed
To many parents and visitors forming a first impression of the school, staff spouses anxious for ET-type messages to be relayed, and colleagues from other schools desperate to know if the under-! 4 tiddlywinks match had been rained off, Anne was the reassuringly human voice of St Peter's There are a few members of the teaching staff who do not have their own personal memories of individual acts of help and consideration form Anne; certainly the master i/c Oxbridge who managed to lose all the applications and accompanying cheques one year will always be grateful for the way she immediately recognised total panic, dropped everything to organise a rational and systematic search and, of course, found them within ten minutes! We all wish her and Denis all the very best for the future
I M K Lowe
Carole Wilson
Carole Wilson's time in the school was characterised by a commitment above and beyond that of a "part-time" member of staff Her GCSE sets much appreciated her real concern for their academic progress She takes with her the best wishes of her colleagues at St Peter's
Oliver Edwards
Oliver Edwards came to St Peter's 3 years ago to teach History at both GCSE and 'A' Level and immediately became a most conscientious Assistant Housemaster in Linton Unfortunately, Linton is losing two excellent members of staff this year His work outside the classroom was hugely appreciated and was rounded off by his coaching the Under 14 Rugby team, which achieved an unbeatable season Our loss to Bristol Grammar School is surely their gain
J A Owen-Barnett
Nick Jones
Nick Jones was appointed to teach Economics and Business Studies, but his excellent academic teaching was complemented by his very hard work outside the classroom, particularly as the Senior Girls Rowing Coach and as Assistant Housemaster in Linton He was always generous with his time, for example, helping out with the Austrian Music Tour and organising the 1997 Leaver's Ball Cheltenham College have gained an outstanding member of staff who will surely achieve great things in the future
I A Owen-Barnett
Don Hamilton (1969-1997)
To encapsulate the life and times of a teacher in words is a task beyond even the most skilful pen, and particularly the life and times of an individual such as Don Hamilton Universally recognised as a complex individual, and on occasions a spiky and difficult colleague, he nevertheless earned great respect from pupil and fellow teacher In his twenty eight years of totally devoted service to this school, Don Hamilton was known as a quite outstanding teacher of physics and as a superbly organised and clear thinking administrator The fact that he has been replaced by two to cover his responsibilities perhaps says more than any words could do
A native Yorkshireman, Don was born in Pudsey, not far from one of his great heroes, Sir Len Hutton His early schooling was at the local catholic boys' grammar school - St Bede'scharacterised, in his own estimation, by his inability to gain anything of long lasting worth from the system as it operated in that school However his record of outstanding academic success is a reflection of the way in which he has approached everything he has done in his life ; total and ruthless dedication and commitment With no interest in sport he devoted his time to his studies, carried off most of the prizes each year and gradually was attracted to the sciences, firstly with a fascination for chemistry but gradually towards the logical and exact science of physics, perhaps influenced to an extent by his aircraft engineer father
Having been selected as one of five boys to stay for an extra year after A levels to try for an Oxbridge place, the school decided early in the year that, after all, none was worthy and thus began a fruitless year The fact that all five later obtained top degrees, including Don's first class honours, perhaps has influenced his own approach in his chosen career and the way in which he regards the pupil who needs most encouragement
Thus to Nottingham University which was in many ways a reflection of school A fiercely determined worker, he saw university not as a place for three dissolute years of pleasure, but as a place for study and dedication to the subject of his choice Not surprisingly with his high achievement, his professor was sure he ought to do research after his primary degree and for a time Don was tempted But after only one term he knew that this was not for him, neither by inclination nor inspiration, and he determined to
become a teacher His professor was appalled, regarding school teaching as a waste of time and Don's choice'as a waste of a first class physicist
However after qualification he went to Kettering Grammar School upon a chance encounter and stayed for four years as an assistant teacher of physics Perhaps in these days of emphasis on class size it is salutary to be reminded that Don Hamilton taught classes of 60 pupils - two of the lower sets being joined together since the department was one teacher short and young Hamilton could obviously cope !
Again without application Don was taken to Arnold School, his first venture into or experience of the Independent sector It was here that his great talent as a teacher was most clearly seen and his enlightened Headmaster at the time recognised that an assistant's post was beneath the capabilities of the man, and wrote to the top schools in HMC to say that if they had need of a first class teacher of physics young Hamilton could be the answer Don was taken up by Peter Gardiner as Head of Physics at St Peter's and despite this offer being made in November, to start in January, typically Don refused to move until he had seen his A level candidates through their exams, at the end of the year Most fortunately for us Peter Gardiner understood this and held open the post It is a matter of no little pride that Don has never made a formal application for a post in his teaching career, a mark denied to most of us
So, in 1969 at the age of 28 Don Hamilton joined the staff of St Peter's and immediately approached this post with all the vigour and dedication that had typified his life and work to this point Public examination results in Physics moved inexorably upwards but so too did the accessibility of the subject, even to those for whom academic study did not come easily By superb classroom practice Don enthused all his pupils, from the outstandingly gifted to the boy who had to be nurtured and led to success
But St Peter's is much more than academic work in the classroom and Don brought all his energy to the extra curricular side of school life After a brief spell as a helper, Don took over the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and almost immediately it became one of the biggest attractions for boys When he finished his association with this aspect, there were over thirty bronze award holders, twenty plus silvers and a remarkable seventeen gold award holders The memories of this, of visits to Buckingham Palace for the award ceremonies, and of running across hills at week-ends to check on numerous expeditions, are
some of the fondest he will carry from the school
His involvement in D of E and its association with the mountains led to a passion for orienteering and here again the opportunity to work with pupils beyond the classroom gave him the opportunity to develop his relationship with them which he firmly believes added to his teaching successes Orienteering experienced great popularity under Don Hamilton, and practically every Sunday in term time a group was involved in competition and practice Inevitably the standard was recognised beyond the school to the level of representatives in the British Schools' orienteering team Once more Don had taken an activity, with which he may have had no natural affinity, and developed his pupils with that attention to detail and total lack of self interest so typical of all his work at St Peter's
As the proportion of day pupils rose a new Day House was created, and Don Hamilton became the first Housemaster of Clifton So by the mid eighties Don was Housemaster and Head of Science, teaching a full timetable and fully involving himself with life beyond the classroom The new Head Master, and the fourth St Peter's Head with whom Don had worked, Robin Pittman, recognised his abilities and in 1988 appointed him Second Master Typically Don retained his role as Head of Science and his leadership of the Physics Department while at the same time entering, with great enthusiasm, preparation for the time of great change that was to come over St Peter's in the next few years
This time is one of mixed memories for Don Hamilton The life of the school moved swiftly, with new ideas of marketing and careful attention to statistical record keeping being something which appealed to Don's sense of order and detail However he also began to feel that sense of detachment from the everyday contact with pupils, and as it became obvious that he could not carry the responsibilities of Second Master with a full teaching commitment, he withdrew more from the classroom This is one of his main regrets, not being able to deliver the subject for which he has always retained much enthusiasm For a teacher to say after a long career that he can remember very few lessons he did not enjoy, and that his teaching is memorable for the way humour played its part in understanding is a tribute to a natural teacher It may also be a surprise to those who only saw the public figure beyond the classroom
Although he would never have admitted
it, Don Hamilton appeared to be the archetypal confirmed bachelor, seen in a succession of desirable cars and enjoying holidays in far away places Then one of those conjunctions of fates so loved by the fiction writer, but remarkable in real life, occurred Don will recall many very able pupils with whom he loved to stretch out the demands of problem solving in Physics One such was Paul Thompson, a remarkable pupil not only for his nine A level successes in one year, but for the breadth of those subjects Inevitably, as his teacher, Don would meet Paul's mother at parents' evenings never thinking that this brilliant pupil would several years later become his step son But so it transpired and when Cynthia married Don Hamilton, less than two years before his retirement, it represented a great joy and delight for a great many people
Don will carry many things into retirement He will certainly take a fascination for, and a voracious appetite to learn more about, the world of the computer Only a very few years ago he admits to being a total sceptic, but as he recognised the flow of the tide and being one who '.. can't flannel if I don't know enough about it...' he set to with all the single minded determination seen throughout his life, to learn and now has his own page on the world wide web where anyone can learn more about St Peter's, Guy Fawkes, and Physics links There will be many Old Boys and Girls communicating in this way for years to come
The golf courses of Yorkshire and beyond will see much of him Like his gardening Don would not claim a natural affinity, yet he seeks the perfect shot, the perfect set of clubs and the perfect course with all the tenacity in his possession He won't give up till he finds them
How does one sum up the career of Don Hamilton ? He would be the first to cringe in embarrassment were anyone to suggest that St Peter's had lost a Mr Chips figure, a grand old man of the common room Perhaps marriage has helped put into perspective those things he has done, and the ways in which he has done them Perhaps marriage has also mellowed him, and may continue to do so, for in his time mellow he was not And yet one can never take away that best attribute of the old school master, total and utter dedication to his job whatever he was asked or chose to do Leeds United, in their heyday were not pretty, but very effective Don Hamilton was never pretty, but this school has a great deal to be very, very grateful to him for
St Peter's School Uniform
T Mulryne
New middle school uniforms are being introduced starting with the September 1997 intake of third form pupils The brown tweed jackets (in the photograph) which have had a distinguished place in school life since before the Second World War are now on the way out The aim for the future is to preserve the best of the school's traditional style, updated for the new millennium, while still maintaining contact with our past uniforms, examples of which are being modelled in the photograph Olavites Jonathan Kemp, Simon Wallis and James Brown are wearing a miscellany of old uniform itemsfrom left, a Rugby colours blazer, 1937-38, with straw boater; an old Peterite Club blazer with a rowing (cox's) cap, and a hockey blazer and cap (1922)
The new uniform features an extremely smart chocolate brown blazer in different styles for the girls and boys and alternative styles of skirts for the girls in a specially woven brown and cream check
Library Archives
The Alcuin Library
At long last the computerisation of the Alcuin Library has been completed and our entire stock is now available for searching and borrowing via the computer - nearly 11,000 items all told Of these items an increasing proportion are non-book materialsCD-ROMs and our growing collection of music CDs in particular (with an Internet link being installed in the summer holidays), but Peterites can rest assured that traditional items are not under threat
The Friends of St Peter's have very kindly given to the Library a handsome revolving (and locking!) stand for the display of CDs and CD-ROMs This has ensured that these resources are given the prominence they deserve, and they form a notable feature in the library
Book donations have been received from:
Christopher D Bradley, Sally E Brown, Daniel D Curley, Catherine H Dixon, Katherine L and Michael T Dowds, Emma J Fitton, Katherine A Gormley, David J Hancock, Emily ) Kay, Philip R.S Kerrigan, Simon J Leveson, Guy) Lewis, Jonathan E.F Price, E Rebecca Reavley, M James Shepherd, W Robert C Triffitt, and James M.R Yeomans
Sincere thanks are due to all the above for their generosity (All donations go into the library with an appropriate bookplate, and the donor's name is also recorded for all to see on the computer screen.)
As ever I must also thank Mr John Mitchell for his help and advice, and the IT staff who are an "ever present help in time of trouble"
A) M Pedley
The Archive Department
Interest continues to grow in the archives room, and the number of visitors reflects this We are also pleased to have received appreciative letters, and a number of donated items Following articles about Wentworth Ping in the media, an Old Peterite, Charles Clark, returned to the school Pingo's top hat in its leather case, a post office savings book of 1890 and several family items which have been returned to them On a recent visit Hugh Wentworth Ping and the former Betty Ping kindly allowed the school to keep the top hat, and also gave many interesting photographs of life in St Olave's One of these showed the boys wearing straw boaters with blue bands We hadn't realised that these were part of the uniform in the Junior School Does anybody still have one? Hugh Wentworth Ping also gave several most useful items of boat club uniform and photographs, and a box full of back numbers of "The Peterite" which will make up new sets for binding We have also been promised items connected with Chilly, and the offer of a complete scout uniform of the Chilman Croup, and look forward to receiving these
Mr Kenneth F Simpson, who some years ago gave us photographs of St Olave's and an autograph album with contributions from Ping, Roddy and others, is moving south so paid a visit with his wife He has many happy memories of his time in Olave's and Peter's from 1924 to 1930 (School House) and enjoyed looking around On leaving Mr and Mrs Simpson gave a most generous cheque to be used for archival purposes As Chilly was obviously a great hero of young Master Simpson, some of this money will be used to provide a brass memorial plaque to Chilly in the ante-chapel
Don Hamilton has kindly handed over David Cummin's teaching gown which Dora had given to him It is pleasing to have a tangible memento of one who played such an important role in school and city
A local bookseller kindly reported a most interesting and somewhat rare book on the Gunpowder Plot, published in 1679, one of the very first accounts in print other than government records Fortunately the school was able to buy this to add to the archival section on books by or about Peterites The school is most grateful to all our donors and those who have helped in any way, with particular thanks to Angela Sanderson for her willing and invaluable help in a voluntary capacity Would that there were more like her! Offers of help are always welcome, and the work is interesting
JV Mitchell
HOUSE
CLIFTON
I was very pleased in November to be offered the roll of Housemistress of Clifton I must admit that at the time I was not fully aware of all that was in store! However having reached the end of the year I can reflect on the past two terms with pleasure I do not believe that until one takes on this role one fully appreciates the tremendous effort that our pupils put into school; their commitment to their studies and their sporting, musical and other extra-curricular activities, and the comradeship within the houses
Since I only spent two of the three terms attached to Clifton I thought it appropriate for the pupils themselves to contribute to their House report. I am grateful to Brian McBride and Jenny Hutt for giving us an insight into their year in Clifton
Simply for completeness, before their reports, I would like to mention some additional outstanding achievements in Clifton Iwas fortunate to take over the house in which our Head Boy resided I already taught Paul and was aware of his positive presence Along with Head of House, Ray Chung, Paul assisted me in many ways Paul was awarded the school prize for Leadership and also the House Pemberton Plate for his significant contribution to the school
Adam Hudson is another Cliftonite whose achievements deserve recognition Adam achieved a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, the first in the school for twenty years I am delighted that Patrick Day is also very close to achieving the same and I look forward to hearing news from him Rachel Harran excelled in piano playing and gained the Senior woodwind music prize in addition to the English prize - a talented young lady. Alison Heaton was awarded both the economics and the geography prize (She can be seen in action on the Egg Race photograph)
Third and fifth form pupils played their part in inter-house competitions It was good to see the team spirit which operated across the year groups in competitions such as the Great Egg Race and the inter-house Quiz Additional prize winners are Matthew Parkin for Classics and Emma Taylor for music composition
I look forward to the year ahead and extend a warm welcome for incoming pupils Ialso wish our leaving upper sixth year every success in the future Now over to Brian and Jenny
CLIFTON
Fourth Form Report Lower Sixth Report
The fourth year pupils in Clifton have had a very enjoyable and successful year The first House event was the inter-house hockey in which Erica, Katrina, Alyx and I took part and we won The boys competed with determination in the inter-house rugby and came fourth with particular congratulations to Ed for excellent tries and drop goals All the girls played excellently in the netball with a very close match against Grove in the final Extra time was played but with Clifton team spirit we soared through to win All the team received House Colours Both inter-house swimming competitions were successful with the boys winning their section (with great captaincy and contribution from Jon Lally) and the girls coming second In the summer term we played excellent rounders to win every match and the full house competition The boys reached the semi- final of the cricket but were defeated by School Again there was a great performance by Joni Lally
The fourth year competed with enthusiasm on Sports Day Erica Smith won all three of her events breaking two records and winning the Victrix Ludorum Andrew Lyall finished 2nd in the 800m with a speedy finish, Joni Lally came 3rd in the 1500m and I came 3rd in the Javelin! A mention should be made here of our talented middle distance runner in the third form, Sandy Cowan Sandy along with Erica has been awarded prizes for Athletics outside school
Guy Wood won a music award for playing the drums Ed Birch played Rugby for North Yorkshire and Jonathan Howes and Guy Wood played for a section of the county Erica, Katrina and I represented the school in the U15 hockey tournament of York which we won We all got good orders with few 'U's' and Ed Birch got a girlfriend!!!!!!
It's been an eventful year in the Lower sixth, with many achievements in all fields of school life Of course, due to the sheer amount of unbridled talent in Clifton, it would be impossible to tell of all the achievements of the Lower Sixth this year so here are just a few of them.
Clifton gave a variety of magnificent sporting performances throughout the year The boys were on top form; the rugby pitch shook with the might of Nick Lally, representing the school in the 1st XV, with Chris Carter and Chris Steward also giving impressive performances in the 3rd XV In squash, Chris Carter and Andrew Pease gave a blinding show of skill, reaching the semi-finals of the inter-house competition with Chris Steward giving a sterling effort in the inter-house hockey Andy Kemp, Nick Lally and Chris Carter showed their formidable cricketing prowess, being inexplicably beaten in the first round of the interhouse cricket, and Alex Sweet, Clifton's Lower Sixth tennis king, was tragically beaten in the first round of the house tennis, but redeemed himself off the games field with his unique and all too frequent, sleep inducing lectures on the calibre of the AK47 and every other military fact known to man
The girls also showed off their incredible sporting skills, with a crushing victory in the inter-house girls' hockey As captain of girls' crosscountry Katy Hutt 'ran like the wind' (fuelled by a passionate and allconsuming rage at being ruthlessly dropped from the food committee), coming fifteenth in the girls' interhouse cross-country, with Zoe Wight making a dazzling improvement from last year coming thirteenth Alison Calvert also made the house proud, losing only narrowly in the inter-house squash Clifton also made the other houses wince by displaying their classic
skills in the inter-house netball, and were victims of a scurrilous administrative disaster, being crowned girls' winners of sports day, before the crown was passed on to Dronfield! However, this minor setback was not enough to stop Clifton's glory from shining through in other areas of school life!
The Lower Sixth also made a colourful impression this year off the games field. Emily Appleyard gave a fine performance in 'Grease', and 'Skirt', Andy Kemp and Guy Wood's band, played brilliantly in the 'Bright Young Things' music contest in Leeds, losing in scandalous circumstances to a far inferior opposition, but still getting a slot on the coveted 'Newsround' Also, true to form, Brian McBride acted the spoon in the Balloon Debate, coming a close second, and competed in the Schools Debating Championships in Durham, with the support of the irrepressible Andy Kemp.
Andrew Pease and Chris Steward showed their true colours, emerging as rabid chess-animals, making fanatical efforts in the inter-house chess competition, reaching the finals. (Chris was so consumed with the chess (and with Pot-noodles), that he unfortunately didn't have time to wash his games kit for the whole year, adding a much-talked (and much balked) about aroma in room !
The house dinner gave us all an eagerly awaited opportunity to see again Rev. Harvey, whose job in the house was taken over admirably by Mr Shread in the Christmas term and by Mrs Wike in the Easter term The dinner was also memorable for Head of House Ray Chung's witty speech, and we look forward to seeing Amy Greetham as Head of House next year, and we wish her luck in this role
Brian McBride (LVI)
Jenny Hutt (IV)
Housemistress
Mrs M CWIKE
Assistants
Mr N A MATKIN
Mr D J SPENCER
Head of House RAYMOND CHUNG
R.J.Bulcock
Bevan: James G M
Chadwick: Edgar L
Chung: Raymond J H
Day: Patrick N
Harran Rachel E
Heaton: Alison G
Hook: Emma M
Hudson: Adam W
Kaberry: William M
Leveson: Simon J
Littleboy: Jodieanne
Tetlow : Paul D
Ward: Christopher
LStark
Brisby: CharlotteR
Burns: William C
Chapman: Sara A
Emmott: JamesB
Heaps: Andrew j
Hodsdon: Laura E
Magee: Christopher J W
Parkin: MatthewJ
Parton-Bagnall: Russell H
Robinson: Oliver J L
Steward: Jonathan M
Taylor: Emma V
R.Wallace
Bedford: Helena
Birch: Edward
Dow: Alexandra M C
Dearnley: Andrew
Easby: Ruth A
Easby: Sarah J
Howes: R Jonathan
Hutt: Jennifer A
Kemp: RichardS
Kirkman: David
Lally: Jonathan P
Lloyd: Sophie L
Lyall: Andrew McC
Smith: Erica J
Wight: KatrinaR
Wood: Guy M
D.J.Spencer
Cowan: Alexander M
Garnett: Thomas D
Gill: Edward B
Greetham: RobertF
Hancock: Steven
Hudson: KateE
Robinson: Guy T
Round: James R
Shrimpton: Christopher
Thomas-Peter: Daniel
Williams: HeatherR
N.A.Matkin
Appleyard: EmilyF
Bedford: Robert
Calvert: AlisonE
Carter: Christopher J
Greetham: Amy
Hales: Victoria R L
Hutt: Catherine H
Kemp: Andrew D S
Lally: Nicholas R A
McBride: BrianP
Pease: AndrewR
Richardson: Lucy J
Steward: Christopher D
Sweet: Alexander M
Vickers: AlasdairR
Wight: Zoe C
DRONFIELD
The year started with a big change round not only did we have the new tutor, Mrs Tooby-Smith, but also we had the big change of Housemaster to Mr Grant.
When trying to find a team for the House Badminton the question of who can actually play Badminton was often asked with the reply of "Yes, but it was four years ago" What we lacked in skill we made up in determination and eventually won without conceding a match
The House hockey was not quite so successful although we managed not to concede any goals we unfortunately failed to score any! This was not due to the valiant efforts of our forward line of Becky Turl, Alison Randell, Marie-Sophie Dalglish, Becky Fisher and Tomi Rotowa who had a number of shots that rebounded off the post
At half term Alison Randell joined us as the South African Exchange Not only did she contribute to the Hockey but also to the House She made many friends and was sadly missed when she left at Christmas
The House Cross Country was run with 'enthusiasm' We had a good win by the Seniors with commendable runs by Emma-Louise Hall and Becky Fisher who came first and eighth respectively The Juniors unfortunately did not do quite so well but there were good runs by Kate Lilleyman and Lucy Lyall who came ninth and eleventh respectively
At the beginning of the Easter term we had another change in the House Mr Shread and Mrs Wike changed places in Clifton and Mr Shread joined us
Dronfield put up a great effort in the Inter-House Netball with outstanding effort by the team captain, Lorna Read, and Olivia Anderson who played well in the centre court We were unfortunately knocked out in the semi-finals by Clifton after a very close match with the final score of 10 goals to 11
In the Squash, however, we were undefeated despite talented performances from the other Houses It was not an unfair advantage to have four of the School's first Squash team playing for Dronfield!
We managed to get through to 1 3 of the 20 finals in the House swimming including the 4 relays Although we did not manage to win any races Lizzie Sargeant came second in her two lengths freestyle and Amy Burrell and Hannah Fowler came third in their races
During the summer term we were happy to congratulate Mr Hall on the new
arrival of his baby, Isobel We wish him many sleepful nights!
The House Chess was played with vigour! enthusiasm! and talent! managing to beat Rise in the first round but we got knocked out in the quarter-finals with good efforts from Kate Walton, Sally Brown, Susan Chalmers and Sheila Tong
The Juniors played with great enthusiasm in the House Rounders although they should learn to keep their legs together Although they did not come last they did not win either A good time was had by all
The House tennis was a disaster due to disturbances from the rain which dramatically affected our tennis ability and we ended up coming joint third
when the last match was completely drained off
Dronfield managed to break two school records in the House Athletics MarieSophie Dalglish broke the School 200 Metre Record and the Senior House Relay of Hannah Fowler, Pru Bundy, Tomi Rotowa, and Marie-Sophie Dalglish broke the School Record set by Dronfield two years earlier
Best of luck to Rebecca Fisher who is next year's Head of House
Prudence Bundy (UVI)
House
Mr and Mrs M I GRANT
M.J.Grant
Anderson: Olivia M I
Brown: Sarah E (Sally)
Buckle: Alba-Luz FE Sandobal
Bundy: Prudence A
Kay: Emily J
Maunder: Esther C J
Newby: Amy L
Perry: Hannah N J
Read: Lorna J
Russell: Diana MF
Walton: Katherine L
Wright: Sarah)
C.W.Hall
Atkinson: Fiona K
Dalglish: Marie-Sophie
Fisher: RebeccaE
Lloyd: Jacqueline A
Long: Annabel
Rotowa: Tomilewa O
Stevenson: Anna J I
Turl: RebeccaR
Ward: Annabel
R.G Shread
Burrell: Amy M
Cuthbert-BrowmSamantha L
Fowler: HannahE
Hall: Emma-Louise
Lyall: Lucy A
Middleton-Walker: Claire L
A.Tooby-Smith
Chalmers: Susan M
Heaton: Sophia C
Heaton: Monika J
Lilleyman: Kate E L
Marks: Caroline J
Sargeant: Elizabeth L
Sturgess: HollyR
Tong: (ShuiLing) Sheila
THE GROVE
THE GROVE
Winners:
• Senior Boys' Tennis
• Junior Girls' Cross-country
• Egg Race
Runners-up:
• Senior Rugby Sevens
• Junior Girls' Netball
Housemaster
Mr D S NEWMAN
Assistant Mr M DAWSON
Head of House DAVID HANCOCK
M.Dawson
Curley: Daniel D
Drever-Smith: Robert J
Fishley : Simon M
Hancock: David J
Stevenson: Alexander G W
Watt: Graham N
Wheatley: Sam R
Yeomans: James M R
J.W.G.Shaw
Freeman: PeterJ
Harrison: Ann C
Marks: lona V
Metcalfe: Rachel C
Miers: James W
Mistry: Nina S
Mitchell: John E M
Nicholas: John P
Norman: Andrew J
Reed-Stephenson: Jackson
Robertson: Hamish P M
Rusling: Mark S
Scott: Claire R
Senior: Alexandra L
Smith: Stewart M
D.K.Morris
Baines: Suzanne E
Cleaver: Leanne E
Dale: Edward J
Fishley: G Rebecca
Gill: Oliver J N
Harvey: James A
Miers: Matthew J
Muir: Andrew
Springgay: Andrew P
Wainman: David B
Wigglesworth: Beth
M.Hopkinson
Ashley: Edward J
Bainbridge: Peter A
Bainbridge: Timothy T
Brown: Alexia S
Cleaver: Andrew J
Corcoran: Sarah A
Cox: Katherine A
Elliot: Rodney ]
Gisbourne: Abigail C
Kerr: Deborah E
Liddle: Caroline
Middleton: Louisa
Roach: Alexandra J
Sarton: Mark R H
Wainman: Thomas C
Watkinson: Simon M
Wiseman: Victoria A
C.A.Hodsdon
Cooke: Harry T
Drysdale: Alexander J
Gibbon: Richard N R
Hall: Claire L
Kitchin: Miles E
Magee: Matthew J
Rusling: Nicholas J
Sargeant: Joanna H
Smith: James P
Stower: Hannah M
Wood: lames M
LINTON
The year has been dominated by the serious illness and subsequent death of one of our fourth years, Foluso Rotawa, a tribute to whom is published near by Anecdotes and the jocularity that usually, try to break up the rather dry statement of the House's progress, through the year, seem to be inappropriate, under such circumstances
The year began with some 12 new third years and 3 new lower sixth Tristan Best was Head of House with Kirk Hullis also a school monitor Scott O'Keefe was Captain of Rugby, Kirk Hullis and Richard Rastall administered a most successful School Debating Society, as Chairman and Secretary Apart from Scott, Kirk and Richard, Nick Clark, Jamie Hockin and Chris Ellerbeck were IXV stalwarts Tristan was the Captain of a most successful 2XV with Simon Coodrick, George Gagg and Will Vokes-Dudgeon also in that team U16 team members included Ben Firth and Edward Ferrow The seniors won the inter-house 7's trophy which has, at senior level, replaced the more traditional 15-a side competition The senior squash team, made up of IVth's and lllrd's - John Patrick
Wilkinson, Will Kent and Sam Brown - lost in the final to Manor, but the senior crosscountry team fared better by winning the trophy again this year with Tristan Best coming first and other team members accordingly: Will Vokes-Dudgeon (6) Richard Rastall (7) Ralph Redfern (18) Kirk Hullis(20) and Ben Firth (21)
In the junior event the team came second overall with David Burgess leading the juniors at 11th then came Sam Brown, Charles Robinson and J-P Wilkinson all in the top 20 of some 110 runners School Squash representation was exceptionalSam Brown in the School's senior 1st team, John-Patrick Wilkinson, Will Kent, Rupert Brown and Phil Townsend for the U15'sand U14's.
School Drama saw Sam Cooper treading the boards most successfully in the production of Grease and choral and musical achievement in the Minster's Carol Service were ably assisted by Ben Firth, Edward Ferrow, Ralph Redfern, Charles Robinson, John Patrick Wilkinson David Burgess
The Easter term saw Scott O'Keefe, Richard Rastall, Chris Ellerbeck, Simon Goodrick and George Gagg representing the 1X1 with Kirk Hullis as 2X1 Captain ably assisted by Jamie Hockin Under 16 XI had Ben Firth, Tristan Sillars and Alex Sargeant as regular players Peter Goodrick was a regular U15 XV player, Hugh Strivens, J-PWilkinson, and Ben Targett I in the U15 B's, with Sam Brown and Tom Firth in U 14 A's and Rupert Brown, Roger Bryce, Dan CuthbertBrown, Will Gagg, Bruno Les and John Morley in the U 14 B's, yet despite the numbers of school junior players our junior rugby side fared less better than their senior counterparts in inter-house competition Although our egg racers were not as successful as last year our quiz team won the inter-house trophyKirk Hullis, Tristan Sillars, Andrew Sykes and Philip Townsend
The swimming gala rounded off the term, as usual, but our only winners were the U15 freestyle relay team
The summer term came all too quickly for those taking public exams Jamie Hocking and Chris Ellerbeck represented the 1 XI, Peter Rivis the 2 XI and Will Vokes-Dudgeon the senior boys rowing Tristan Sillars and Matthew Hodgson were in the school senior tennis team and John-Patrick Wilkinson in the junior tennis team Vth years school rowers, Adam Bryce, Ralph Redfern and David Liddle and U15 cricketers Peter Goodrick, Hugh Strivens, Will Kent and David Burgess Sam Brown represented the U14 A XI and Rupert Brown, Phil Townsend and John Morley the U 14 B team However, although the senior house cricket team reached the semi's, the juniors did not fare so well The tennis team lost to the eventual winners of the competition but the chess team of Matthew Hodgson, Peter Rivis, Ralph Redfern and Phil Townsend once again reigned supreme! Inter-house athletics saw individual wins for Tristan Best, Alex Sargeant, Scott O'Keefe, Ben Firth and the Senior Relay Teams but we still only came fourth overall
It remains for me to wish all our leavers the very best for the future and thank them for all they have done
JA Owen-Barnett
Foluso Rotawa
12 June, 1982 - 26 May, 1997
Foluso Rotawa joined St Olave'sWentworth House - in September 1993 and moved up into Linton House in September 1995 During the latter half of the 1996 Summer term, renal cancer was diagnosed Treatment involved the removal of a kidney and a long course of chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy Apart from some short visits during the last few weeks of the Christmas term 1996 - along with his participation in the house Christmas dinner -Foluso returned to the school full time for the Easter term of this year Sadly his remission was not to last, he fell ill again during the Easter holidays and passed away on 26 May at St James' Hospital, Leeds His funeral was held on 12 June - his fifteenth birthday, at Bridge Street Pentecostal Church, Leeds
At school, at that time, we had internal,, end of year exams and external, public exams But the measure of the impact of Foluso's passing, and our feelings of loss, was such that, well over 100 of his friends, Tomi's friends - his sister in LVI Dronfield - and staff, both teaching and domestic, all felt the need to be at his funeral to say goodbye to Foluso. Four years is a long time to be part of a boarding community like ours, and it caused a bitter sadness which many will remember for a long time to come - just
as they will his funeral - a chance to celebrate his life and give thanks for the joy he brought us
I will always remember his broad smileit could light up a room, particularly with his mischievous wit and that dry sense of humour, which belied his youth He never had a bad word about anyonealways very caring; always very sensitive to the needs of others, always full of fun
I never heard him complain once throughout his illness, he was so brave as he always tried to focus a determined effort on getting better and always wanted to greet visitors with a smile That determination came over in his school work He was an intelligent and thoughtful young man He persevered and succeeded to catch up with one and a half terms' work, which he missed, when the illness held him back, first time around Then he came back to school for the Easter Term, laughing and joking it was as if all our prayers were answeredthe excellent care he received at St James', along with the love and support of family and friends - but particularly his mum - all seemed to have carried the day
Sadly it was not to last and his passing has had a profound effect on many, particularly in his house Linton, and his year group in general A fund has been set up to donate appropriate equipment to the adolescent oncology ward, where he stayed, in St James' Internal charity concerts and events have contributed to this, along with parents' and pupils' donations A brass plaque for the chapel is also to be provided , by his friends and inspired by his situation, the 'Eckersley House' Appeal (accommodation for the families of sick children to be able to stay near to St James') has been one of the charities we have supported throughout this year's chapel collections He is sorely missed, yet, his name lives on, admirably commemorated in charitable giving, and in our hearts
So young ...
The class sits silently, waiting, hoping for a burst of energy so alive even Physics would not be boring But nothing happens: The air is dead, knowing he is gone
The Basketball court still waits for the insults and trickery of someone loved and treasured Caught in the trap of a disease that is unforgiving and barbaric his body slowly faded into a memory..
The imprints of his smile still beam across the school His mischief will never be forgotten, though certainly forgiven by unsuspecting teachers
I am sitting in the security of a profession that awaits me Blossom falls on that Monday morning as the end of a life arrives.. security is no more
Whilst we carry on with our lives and do the things that we enjoy his soul lives in a memorial to a most loved son, brother, and friend. Many will forget but his smile will stay with me Until I join him to look over the people I still cherish
Guy Wood (IV)
i.m. Foluso Rotawa, d 26.5.97
eleven thirty seven it is though I will not know for two days the moment of your dying
above the woods of Cwm Llan below Snowdon a buzzard lifts its voice a soft call
in the silence of your death I shall remember the buzzard circling and soaring for ever
D | Hughes
LINTON
Housemaster
Mr J A OWEN-BARNETT
Assistants
Mr O R T EDWARDS
Mr N HJONES
Head of House TRISTAN BEST
J.A.Owen-Barnett
Bowman: Matthew E
Brown: Rupert
Cuthbert-Brown: Daniel
Dunn: Fraser J
Ferrow: Edward P
Gagg: William
Hockin: JamesP
Hodgson: Matthew J
Hullis: Kirk
Lilleyman: Edward G
O'Keefe: Scott
Redfern: RalphE
Rotowa: Foluso A
Townsend: Philip D
N H Jones
Best: Tristan T
Brown: Samuel
Bryce: Adam
Burgess: David P
Cooper: Samuel J P
Firth: Thomas
Goodrick: SimonP
Lilleyman: Thomas C
Rayner: Jonathan J
Rivis: Peter A
Sillars: Tristan R G
Sturgess: AdamS
Wilkinson: John-Patrick
R.C.G.Drysdale
Clark: Nicholas A W
Crowther: Matthew T C
Cunningham: Peter
1iiHHIo* r^a\/i/H
LIUUIc: LJavWJ
Fisher: Alan B
Goodrick: Peter J
Greener: John H D
Lee: Kai Tai
Morley: John
Sargeant: j Alexander
Strivens: Hugh G
Temple: William M L
Vokes-Dudgeon: William 1
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O. R. T. Edwards
Bryce: Roger
Ellerbeck: Christopher)
Firth: Benjamin J
Freund: Kai Lorenz
Gagg: George M
Jackson: Alexander J
Kent: C William C
Les: Bruno J
Milne: Stuart D
Rastall: Richard O
Robinson: Charles A H
S
Sykes: Andrew F
Targett: Benjamin j
THE MANOR
After nine exhausting weeks of renovation the boys returned to a "new" Manor The old skills remained and within minutes table tennis bats were flying!! We also welcomed our new third year and Nick Joseph into the Lower 6 Nick settled in quickly, showing talents outside the classroom, using Saturday afternoons to go gliding, eventually flying solo in the Easter term. This proved to be a prelude to his award of a Flying Scholarship
Rugby, however, provided the major participant activity for the term The house produced twenty five players each week to represent the school from 1 st XV to Under 14 'B' XV 1st XV colours were gained by Peter Anderson, Gavin Kershaw, James Dougherty, and Andrew Daughtrey who also won a "cap" Peter being awarded the Morris McCrath Trophy In the juniors the U15's had an
excellent season led by Alistair Robertson, whilst Daniel Wright played a major part in the unbeaten Under 14 season It was sad to see Matthew Vowles and Ted Duncan miss the whole season through injury with 1st team honours there for the taking Matthew's injury gave Chris Bradley the chance to take over the 1 st team squash, which he did excellently He followed this up with a fine season as Captain of School Tennis Our success last season could not be matched as we lost the Inter House 7's competition to the eventual winners, Linton
The house cross-country provided splendid runs for both senior and junior teams The seniors were second and the juniors first, with Peter Anderson and Jonathan Else performing excellently With all this going on it was good to see the school production of "Grease" featuring Ted, Simon Edward, Gareth and Peter who all managed to appear type-cast!! It was a wonderful performance and was much enjoyed by those able to get tickets The senior house squash completed the term by winning the competition, well done Chris The egg race came and went with our customary lack of success - thanks again Peter!! With so much on during the Easter term it was hard to remember that amongst concerts, hockey, 7's rugby and house swimming that much academic work was going on - sadly not always enough in "free" periods!
The 1 st XI hockey saw success for Chris Bradley, James Dougherty and Mike Freak The Under 16's saw contributions from Alex Thornton, Matthew Connelly, Gareth Pierce, Henry Von Achten and in goal from Mark Meilack, Peter Nield and Gavin Smith alongside Andrew Welsh, Ian Ray and Alistair Robertson led us to a splendid victory in the house swimming gala
The end of term brought a mad rush for time on the house computer so that coursework could be completed Even the most unlikely were up early to workDavid, Niall and even Jonathan B!! Sadly the Easter holiday saw the departure of David Ashby Despite the circumstances it did not alter the fact that he was a good academic student and a friend to many
Summer brought rain and exams It also brought some cricket with Matthew Sigsworth and James Dougherty doing well in the 1st XI - James winning the Colin Bosomworth Trophy Mike Freak captained the 2nd XI in a very successful season Good bowling from Nick Joseph and batting from Mark Baxter contributed much to this success Tennis saw Chris Bradley back in the limelight with Greg Sharp and Eamon Mulkeen doing well in their age groups However, throughout the year nothing rivalled skateboarding as a leisure activity Should they eventually award a GCSE for it Henry will get an A*
Despite our enthusiasm, the chess went the way of the egg race, but not before Matthew Vowles had written some memorable reports for house meetings!! Much also went on with Choir, CCF and Duke of Edinburgh providing many outlets for participation The middle school play with Alastair, David, Eamon, Niall, Jonathan and Gareth were much enjoyed by those who took part and watched
However, a house is really about its personalities The upper sixth leavers will be missed They contributed hugely from Matthew Vowles efforts in securing the Athletics Shield again, to Ted, Peter and Gavin's skateboarding masterclasses!! They accepted discipline without a problem despite often disagreeing with the policy .They had good humour and did not throw their weight around I would like to thank Andrew Daughtrey as Head of House for his splendid support during the year He was a mature and genuine influence
Mark Edwards, and David Hughes were excellent as tutors and David most kindly stepped into the breech during the summer term after Rex Negus had left us Special thanks to Maurice Monteith for his outstandingly hard work in the house, and to Liz who has the house and now three boys to look after Finally, we welcome back John Bulcock as a tutor next year Both John and Anne have hearts that have always been in the Manor and their influence will be invaluable in the coming years
P J Stephen
THE MANOR
Housemaster
Mr P | STEPHEN
Assistants
Mr M A MONTEITH
MrRJ M NEGUS
Head of House
ANDREW DAUGHTREY
P.J.Stephen
Brotheridge: J Laurence
Dyer: Samuel
Hall: Mark P
Law: Rockman
Wright: Daniel P
M.A.Monteith
Ashby: David W M
Barkess: Jonathan
Bell: Euan C
Birkett: Daniel M
Cole: John D R
Else: Jonathan J
O'Loughlin: Niall C
Robertson: Alistair J
Sharp: Gregory B
White: Guy M A
D.J.Hughes
Baxter: Mark D
Bellis: G Oscar H P
Brooke: C Edward C
Dougherty: James P G
Freak: Michael J
Joseph: Nicholas M
Newton: Simon R
Ray: Ian M
Shoat: Mark A
Sigsworth: Matthew C
M.A.Edwards
Addyman: MA X
Connelly: Matthew T
Cross: David R
Heaton: Christopher J
Leadbeater: Robert C
Mak: Sunny
Meilack: Mark L
Pierce: Gareth W
Sharp: Adam J
Sleath: Matthew D
Thornton: J Alexander N
Tse: Koon-yiu T
Von Achten: Henry N
Welsh: Andrew J
R J M Negus
Anderson: Peter N
Bradley: Christopher D
Burton : Benjamin R
Daughtrey : Andrew J
Duncan: Edward C H
Hield Peter A
Kershaw: Gavin P
Smith: Gavin M
Vowles: Matthew P
The new third years and lower sixth pupils settled in very well with a good set of preliminary orders and an excellent record for the whole house in the first order, especially for the fourth years It was really encouraging to see so many Queen's pupils involved in the Open Evening, not just in the choir and orchestra but acting as guides around the place Many of the sporting events of the term saw us as very keen participants ,if not exactly leaders in the field, but we were pleased to celebrate with Gemma Bentham when she took the Senior Girl's Cross Country Cup individual winner, leading the house to take the overall second place in the senior event The sixth form decided to break with tradition from a formal house dinner at Christmas and we had a pizza party instead which turned out to be a brilliant alternative We managed to celebrate the end of term in good form despite several members of the house succumbing to the dreaded 'flu bug
The Easter term saw netball, boys' hockey, rugby 7's and the swimming sports present some close run competition for our teams, all enthusiastically supported by a noisy home crowd Still the trophies deluded us, despite some feisty sparring which took us to a very exciting final in the boys' hockey Brains, wit and dexterity were all put to the test in the Inter House Quiz and the Great Egg Race, enjoyed by participants and spectators alike
Our musicians have had a very busy year and there were some super individual performances as well as many of the house being involved in the choir, orchestra and band. Ben Dale deserves special mention as overall winner in the music competition and many congratulations to Marcus and Rory Boulton who played in the rock band Resin in the York Schools' Battle of the Bands and won first prize Emma Riley and Lundi Shackleton joined the cast of The Caucasian Chalk Circle for a lively and original performance, with Rosemary Sanderson very impressive in the female lead role Eleanor Wilton did really well against strong competition to win the junior prize for spoken French, and Ruth Dalton and Charlotte Black each won their section of the Old Peterite Club reading prize
A glorious day for the inter house athletics was starred with some fine performances by Queen's Barry Jackson's stunning running, Richard Gooder's expert jumping, Gemma Bentham's superb all round achievement and the good sportsmanship of everyone who was ready to have a go meant that we did very well indeed There was chilly inter house cricket and damp tennis and there was much hard work for the exams. As we said our farewells and good luck to our leavers with a full house dinner and the presentation of the unofficial Queen's House awards, we were in fine spirits. Commemoration and Prizegiving saw many of our number collecting prizes, and we must single out Hayley Oram for her brilliant achievements and four awards The hard work for the exams clearly paid off and our trophy came on the last day when we were presented with the Merit Cup We thank Carrie Magee and Matthew Evans for their excellent leadership and support throughout the year and wish them and the rest of the upper sixth team all the best for the future
JBainbridge
QUEEN'S
Housemistress
Mrs J BAINBRIDGE
Accjcl-arit*; njj i j LU i t J
Mr D KIRBY
Mrs D M NEWMAN
Head of House CAROLYN MAGEE
I.H.Lancaster
Bastawrous: Andrew
Bowtell: Anna
Dalton: Ruth C
De Boer: Katharine A
Delaney: Adam K
Fell: Louis MR
Hodgin: Paul D
Jackson: Daniel
Lewis: Jessica R
Price: Helen
Rees: NicholasR
Richardson: EdwardP
Wales: Adam J
Watson: K Lianne
A.P.Wright
Abel: ThomasP
Haigh: Daniel
Horsley: Louise G
Jackson: Barry
Maitland: Matthew E
Marsden: Edward R H
Price: Laura J
Spilman: Mark W
Stefanini: Catherine A
Wales: Lucy C
Whiteley: SimonS
Williams: Christopher A
D.M.Newman
Atkinson: Jane
Alston: Gareth P
Banerjea: Alexander
Bentham: Gemma L
Bray: Victoria J A
Hughes: Alison M
Lea: Benjamin A
Matthews: SimonE
Miles: Matthew L
Molyneux: Alexander J
Oram: Hayley K
Roke: Ian T
Spilman: Thomas R J
Stefanini: Mark C
Watson: Lucy A
Winder: Jonathan E J
D.Kirby
Bailes: Victoria L
Black: Charlotte L
Boulton: Marcus J H
Boulton: Rory C J
Cross: Edward M J
Dale: Benjamin j
Gilding: Laura C
Heywood: Henry
Mackfall: Graham
Rich: James R
Riley: Emma C
Sanderson: Rosemary J
Shackleton: Lundi C
Wilton: Eleanor C M
1.M.K.Lowe
Carter: Rachel A
Evans: Matthew T
Goodall: Edward O J
Gooder: Richard
Hickman: Abigail G
Magee: Carolyn A
Rossington: Timothy
Steele: Christopher D
Wilson: AndrewR
Christmas Term
The Rise welcomed five third years and three new girls to the Lower Sixth at the beginning of the term Mrs Shepherd also took over duties from Miss Hamilton
The first Inter-House challenge was the Cross Country, for which some members of the House practised in good House tradition In spite of considerable effort, and some good individual performances, the House came fourth in both the senior and junior competitions Towards the end of the Christmas term came the hockey which generated a lot of enthusiasm, and indeed much skill, aggression and determination were evident in some very close games Particular mention must be made here of many of the juniors Hannaff s contribution was much appreciated, and Melissa and Linda must be congratulated on the way in which they fearlessly tackled some of the Senior girls (Pru Bundy?)
The Rise played a significant part in this year's play, Grease, with many members from the House participating
It is perhaps a little disconcerting that certain parts were played with so much authenticity; Katie Gormley must be congratulated on her excellent performance as one of the Pink Ladies The term ended with a mixture of excitement and dread, as some looked forward to a time of well earned relaxation, and others faced a holiday of revision (though Mr Watkinson probably remains sceptical as to how many actually achieved the latter!) The House dinner provided a final gathering when we were all able to thank Mr and Mrs Watkinson, Miss Marsh, Mrs Shepherd and Miss Terry for their help and support throughout the term
Easter Term
The Easter term began with exams for the Fifth form and Upper Sixth, but this did not appear to raise the level of stress within the House too significantly - at least until the results!
The first significant sporting event for the House was the netball In the junior event the thirds and fourths put in an energetic performance, but unfortunately only managed to be placed fifth The senior netball, under the joint captaincy of Katie and Georgina was also steered enthusiastically to fifth place Special recognition must go to Natalie Lane for her good skills on the court, and for her work with the juniors
The Rise proved to be much more successful in the Inter-House squash
Captained by Clare Smith and including half of the school team, they reached a very well earned second place, to be beaten by Dronfield - and the other half of the school team
-<The Great Egg Race always attracts much enthusiasm and excitement, but unfortunately this was no substitute for creativity, and the performance on the night was undistinguished *•
THE RISE
Summer Term
As exams loomed stress levels rose in the House, but the sport continued, beginning with the swimming Captained by Jennie, who worked hard for the whole team, we only managed to come sixth overall, due to much strong opposition
The junior rounders was one of few events to take place in the sunshine this termperhaps this made practises on the Rise Lawn more tempting than usual Hannah captained the side well and there were some good performances - though some of the third years will undoubtedly best remember the afternoon for hunting amongst the nettles for lost rounders balls
Sports Day was another day blessed with magnificent sunshine, and The Rise came a commendable third with excellent individual performances from Emma and Ruth
Although the Trophy shelf looks decidedly bare there was considerable commitment shown by many members of the House over the year, and we hope that you will continue to show good Rise spirit, which must result in winning something before too long!
House colours were awarded to Jayne Bowers, (who has been an excellent Head of House -DJW), to Sophie Brown, for her patience with the third and fourth years, and to Kate Dowds for her dedication to the House since the third year
The House must say a fond farewell to Miss Marsh After spending three years in the House she will be missed for her bubbly personality We wish her all the best in her new post at ChrisfsHospital, Sussex Iwish Emily and the other members of the House all the best for the future, and hope that they will enjoy the coming year as I have done
Jayne Bowers (UVI)
C Terry
Barkess: Amanda
Battye: Emily V
Bell: Sara S
Crawford: Amy G
Dodgson: Gemma L
Lane: Natalie V
Smith: E Clare
Taylor: Jennifer
Ward: Ruth E
W.M.Shepherd
Bowers: Jayne E
Brown: Sophie )
Brunton: Susannah Y
Dowds: Katherine L
Gormley: Katherine A
Henderson: Simi A
Mee: Charlotte S
Newton: Emma M
Rayner: Georgina M
Reavley: E Rebecca
Richards: Katherine E
Stevenson: Elizabeth J
Zimmermann: Nicola T
J B Marsh
Baber: Kathleen A
Brooke: Fern C
Burton: Hannah S
Cheng: Man Yan
Clark: Linda A
Cogbill: Jennifer E
Eskell: Rachel M
Lander: Rebecca: G M
Moran: Melissa A
Autumn Term
The term started with a roll of 64 The House welcomed 11 new members of the 3rd year, Mark Watson to the 4th year and Bethany Hamblin, Alyson Shuttleworth and Edward Sykes to the Lower Sixth. Part way through the term we were joined by Gemma Olsen (4th year) and Joanna Mawby (Upper Sixth), both of whom had come from York College for Girls Helen Atkinson was Head of House and Miki Ayton, Philippa Bennett and Gemma Walker were also School Monitors
Over the summer holidays a tutor's office and a computer room had been built out of space taken from the 3rd and 4th Form Studies The computer room was equipped with a multi-media PC and printer. Throughout the year this equipment has been a great benefit to members of the House and much use has been made of it The embellishment fund was large enough to buy a fridge for the kitchen and this has helped keeping the milk fresh.
The term saw the usual inter-house competitions The senior boy's squash team of Nikolai Shepherd, Edward Sykes and Alex Bond tried hard but failed to beat Clifton in the first round of the competition The girls gave their best in the Badminton Competition and came a very creditable 4th The Senior Sevens Competition held at the end of term saw a joint team made from members of School and Temple Houses, which for some strange reason was called the "Tool" team School House members included Toby Kiddle, Oliver Councell, Edward Sykes, Simon Price, James Plant, Oliver Hainsworth, Tom Whitcher and Alex Bond The team played well but narrowly failed to make the final stages of the competition
Once again the House was heavily penalised by the handicapping system of the Hockey Competition After two very entertaining Wednesday afternoons, the House was placed 4th having played 6, won 1, drew 4 and lost 1. It was pleasing to see that the House had members of each year group participating with a special mention going to Jane Todd of the 3rd year
As in previous years the House tends to do well in individual events rather than team competitions In the Senior Girls' Cross-Country Competition Gemma Croft was 3rd, Rebecca Crowther 9th and Katie Cockill 10th This placed the House in 3rd place overall In the junior girls' race Ruth Paterson was 6th, Emily Hamilton
15th and Jane Todd 26th The House was 6th overall The Senior Boys' CrossCountry Competition saw Edward Renvoize come 12th, Andrew Dangerfield 13th and Edward Sykes 22nd Despite these high placings the House was 6th overall Callan Murray-Hocking ran very well in the Junior Boys' Competition coming home in 8th place and he was closely followed by Eamon Mulkeen (10th) and Mark Watson (20th) These high positions helped place the House in 3rd position overall
The House again collected Christmas items for the Charity 'Nobody's Children' and it was good to see that every common room filled at least one box Many members of the House were involved in the School's production of 'Grease' Some performed on stage, some in the band and some behind the scenes They all contributed to a very enjoyable production
At the end of the term the House said good-bye to Elizabeth Gibbon who was leaving the School to go to Gordonstoun School.
Easter Term
Despite the Easter term only being 10 weeks long, there was, as usual,a disproportionate number of inter-house competitions Rarely a day went by in the second half of term without the House taking part in one competition or another Having so many events in such a short time placed great demands on some members of the House and so there were occasions when the House did not put its strongest team out This was particularly the case with the Senior Girls' Swimming Competition
The junior girls were drawn against The Grove and Clifton in the Netball Competition and despite giving their best failed to make the semi-final stage The senior girls squash team of Anna Dixon, Miki Ayton, Alyson Shuttleworth, Emma Stone and Helen Atkinson beat the Grove in the first round but then lost to the eventual winners, Dronfield The Top House Quiz team of James Plant, Becky Linaker, Chris Storer and Guy Fowles unfortunately failed to make the final stages of the competition
The Great Egg Race was a repeat of the task set some years ago The aim was to build a flying machine which would travel down a line and drop a 'bomb' onto a target The team of Joanna Mawby, Nikolai Shepherd, Simon Price, Nicholas Chung and Guy Fowles produced a highly successful machine
which performed well in practice but then failed to deliver when it mattered the most Once again, better luck next year
As last year the House had to wait until the last week of term to win a competition and then, as before, we won two trophies The senior girls' netball team of Joanna Mawby, Charlotte Brassington, Mauricia Hart, Gemma Graft, Gemma Walker, Helen Atkinson, Bethany Hamblin and Kate Matthews fought their way into the final where they met Clifton For most of the final the score was very close with first one side taking the lead and then the other As the game reached its final stages the greater experience and probably height, saw the House team through to victory and so retained the trophy won last year
The Girls' and Boys' Swimming Galas again brought success to a number of individuals in the House and for the first time, team success Gemma Croft won the 1 length back-stroke in the senior age group and was 2nd in the 1 length flystroke Emily Hamilton was 2nd in the junior 1 length back-stroke and Rebecca Crowther 2nd in the senior 2 length back-stroke and 3rd in the senior 1 length free-style Alex Bond won the U16 individual medley, 2 length butterfly and 2 length free-style Simon Hope was 2nd in the U14 individual medley and 2 length free-style and Oliver Councell won the U16 2 length back-stroke The U16 rely team won both medley and free-style races Overall this placed the boys in 3rd position, but with the effort of all those who swam, the House won the Standards Cup
It was Red Nose Day again this year and the House got into the spirit of the day with some very imaginative items of fancy dress. Over £60 was collected. Early in the term the House held its Annual Dinner but for the first time the dinner was for all members of the House and not just the Sixth Form Mr Hubbard was our guest and he spoke about his recollections of being a House Master
The Easter term is always a busy term academically. It starts with trial examinations and for many in the Sixth Form, it continues with module examinations The Upper Sixth continued to visit colleges and universities and to finalise their choices for next year Early in the term Joanna Mawby and Philippa Bennett heard that they had been successful in their applications to Christ's College, Cambridge and Queens' College, Cambridge respectively Many members of the House continue to
support the musical activities of the School and they had a busy term Several members of the House took part in the Music Competitions with Joanna Mawby winning the Senior Piano section At the end of term the House said goodbye to Eamon Mulkeen who was moving to The Manor to become a boarder
Summer Term
The term started with the Boys' Tennis Competition on the first day back The team of Simon Price, Oliver Councell, Douglas Highet and Alan Slee were unfortunately still in holiday mood and thus lost to Linton The senior cricket team fared no better against Temple, the highlight of the game being Tom Whitcher's 36 which included one six. The junior cricket team fared much better The team was given a bye in round one and then played Clifton in the semi-final School House scored 128-4 with Trevor Smith 56 n.o and Alan Slee 27 n.o In reply Clifton could only score 79-6 in their allotted overs with Trevor Smith taking 3 wickets and Mark Watson 2 In the final against Temple, under the leadership of Christopher Storer, the House batted first and scored 146-4 with Trevor Smith 62 n.o and Mark Watson 29 n.o In reply Temple were skittled out for 61 with Trevor Smith taking 5 wickets and Mark Watson 4 The senior girls tennis team changed its team members from round to round due to examination commitments Because of the weather and other reasons, it was eventually agreed that we should share the cup with Clifton Chess does not appear to be the House's strength and once again we failed to make round 2, but for the first year there was competition for the places Guy Fowles won his game, but the House lost 2 boards to 1 against Queens. Once again the House had a strong junior rounders team The team of Catherine Fielder, Jemma Olsen, Emily Hamilton, Vicki Elliott, Vanessa Humphrey, Ruth Paterson and Jane Todd lost only to Clifton and so came second in the competition
The inter-house Athletics Competition was held on a very hot afternoon and some good performances were seen The boys were 4= in their competition and the girls 7 Individual achievements in their own age groups included Jane Todd (1st 800m), Alan Slee (1st 100m), Simon Price (1st discus), Oliver Hainsworth (1st 200m), Anna Dixon (2nd javelin), Ruth Paterson (2nd 1500m), Tom Whitcher (2nd javelin), Oliver Hainsworth (2nd
400m), Simon Hope (2nd 400m), and Callan Murray-Hocking (2nd 1500m)
The intermediate boys' relay team won the 4x100m relay, narrowly missing the record
Although the girls only won competition outright (senior girls' netball), they picked up points for the Cambridge Cup steadily throughout the year in crosscountry, badminton, hockey, squash, netball, rounders and tennis The House was eventually placed a very creditable 4th, scoring 28 points
Tim Taylor became the first winner of the Shepherd Scholarship after his presentation on 'What makes a good manager?' Tim was later seen in Betty's window, reading the Financial Times, with mobile 'phone to-hand! School Prizes were awarded this year to Philippa Bennett (The Friends of St Peter's Prize for Business Studies), James Plant (Politics Prize), and Vanessa Humphrey (IVth Form Prize) Preeti Bhat was appointed Head of House for 1997-98
At the end of term the tutors held a dinner in the Rhodes Room for the Upper Sixth leavers, which once again proved a fitting way to say good-bye Other leavers from the House included: Ross Everett (moving to Linton), Rebecca Crowther (York Sixth Form College) and Alyson Shuttleworth
My thanks go to Helen Atkinson as Head of House, the Upper Sixth for acting as House Monitors and especially the tutors - Mrs Fletcher, Mrs Holt, Miss Lowther, Mr Jones and Mr Paterson Without the help and guidance of the tutors the House would not be the same At the time of writing this report it was known that Mrs Holt would be leaving St Peter's to join her husband in Switzerland, but it was not known whether she would be leaving at the end of the Summer term or at the end of the Winter term I would especially like to thank Mrs Holt for all the hard work she has put in, which has been well beyond the call of duty As well as being the Lower Sixth tutor, Mrs Holt has been responsible for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme The large number of students who have been involved in the scheme this year isa reflection of the hard work which Mrs Holt has put in The School and the House will miss her, but wish her well for years in Switzerland
P D Northfield
SCHOOL
Housemaster
Mr PD NORTHFIELD
Assistants
Mrs P A FLETCHER
Mr D M PATERSON
Head of House
HELEN ATKINSON
D.M.Paterson
Acaster: Andrew P
Bond: Alexander P
Cockill: Katie A L
Councell: Oliver G
Crowther: Rebecca L
Dadd:John C
Everett: RossA
Hainsworth: Oliver J
Hussein: Mohammed S
Jessop: Naomi G
Linaker: Rebecca A
Nicholson: Paul R
Price: Simon DK
Taylor: Robert j
M.R.T.Jones
Atkinson: HelenE
Ayton: Miki Y
Bennett: Philippa S
Brassington: Charlotte A
Dixon: Anna J
Hart: Mauricia J
Kiddle: P Tobias
McMeekin: PollyE
Plant: James R
Walker: Gemma C
A.M.Lowther
Barnett: Charles D R
Blackwell: Thomas
Chung: Nicholas F W
Elliott: Victoria E
Gibbon: Elizabeth C
Hamilton: Emily C
Highet: Douglas )
Humphrey: Vanessa R
Millar: William F
Mulkeen: EamonP
Olsen: jemma L
Paterson: Ruth
Slee: Alan D
Storer: Christopher W G
Watson: Mark
M E Holt
Bhat: Preeti V
Croft: Gemma
Dangerfield: Andrew T
Fieldhouse: David A
Hamlin: Bethany
Hobson: Toby
Matthews: Katherine V
Renvoize: EdwardP
Shepherd: Nikolai C
Shuttleworth: Alyson
Stone: Emma L
Sykes: Edward D
Taylor: Timothy J
Whitcher: Thomas M
P.A.Fletcher
Brooks: Mark D
Brotherton: LWilliam A
Duffin: Andrew J B
Fielder: Catherine J
Fowles: Guy J
Gale: Richard A D
Hope: Simon A C
Kiddle: Louisa J
Mawby: J
Murray-Hocking: Callan
Smith: Trevor T
Todd: jane A
TEMPLE
There's something about Temple, and our lofty situation We're a resilient, determined lot, you have to be to make it up those stairs three times a day We've shown it, I think, in all those other heights we've scaled this year be it in the concert hall, the classroom, or on the sports field
We didn't win the Merit Cup, but we're a sharing house, and don't mind stepping back from the limelight now and again Our four greatest intellectual minds (Profs Collier, Maitland, Venables and Roberts) fought valiantly in defeat against Linton in the final of the Inter House Quiz Robin Jackson gathered a collection of tactical thinkers to pit their wits in the Inter House Chess Tournament Unfortunately, not even the minds of Chris Emmerson, Sam Venables and Simon Jackson could outwit those other Chess Masters, as we were check mated once too often We have had many prize winners in Temple this year, and to achieve such high academic standards whilst still excelling in sport and music, deserves much praise Congratulations to Philip Kerrigan, Christopher Maitland, James Tilston, Christopher Emmerson, Andrew Taylor, Jonathan Price, Faith Alexander, Richard Collier, David Jackson, and Andrew Roberts
Temple has many talented musicians and the concerts they have been involved in have been wonderful Such dedication and commitment is admirable and I congratulate and thank all those involved I would also like to mention the Music Competition winners in Temple, Mark Whiting for Keyboards, Robin Jackson for Senior Brass, Simon Jackson for Junior Woodwind and David Jackson for Junior Piano
There are many achievements worthy of note; Rachel Lund deserves much encouragement for her efforts to initiate a recycling scheme at school Emma Fitton rowed 31 miles to raise money for charity, Alison and Richard Pike were successful in the National Schools Skiing competition, and Lucy Adam performed brilliantly as the narrator in "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" Alison Castle's art work has been displayed in School, and several pieces of her work have been
sold Alex Main in the fourth year has played cricket for the First Eleven, and Christopher Emmerson has had rugby trials for North Yorkshire Helen Austin was chosen to represent St Peter's in an exchange with The Clarendon School, South Africa My congratulations go to Rachel Taylor and Nicholas Kay the Heads of School this coming year
Our prowess on the sports field has combined grace and skill with wit and aggression Temple dominated the Inter House Rugby Sevens from start to finishwho could compare with the torrent of tackles from James Rossington in particular, and with the poetic passes of the Rowbottom brothers down the wing Our relaxed approach to the Boys' Senior Inter House Hockey Tournament belied a set of interesting tactics, and we fought hard to win the tournament
Sports Day gave the many and varied athletes of Temple the opportunity to show off their many and varied skills Ben Taylor performed brilliantly in the shot and the long jump competitions, coming first in both In June, Ben took part in the HMC National U15 Long Jump Finals and he came fifth out of twenty four competitors Other commendable performances came from Stuart Wilson in the High Jump and Discus and Jonathan Price who came first in both the 400m and 800m and then went on to win the Fielding Cup The girls performed equally well and credit must go to Alison Castle for her all round contribution and also to Vicky Johnston who showed herself to be a very able athlete, both in track and field events
The Girls' Inter House Swimming was a medley of power, speed and style and we glided smoothly to victory Particular thanks must go to Faith Alexander and Sarah Metcalfe who captained the teams, and to Helen Austin and Jennie Scott for representing their house and school consistently throughout the year
Although the Boys' Swimming team was not as successful, one name to mention is Andrew Roberts Andrew broke two long standing School records knocking almost two seconds off the U14 Medley and the U14 Breaststroke records Andrew has competed in many national events this
year He toured Canada with the National Squad, and won the North Eastern Counties Open Age Group 100m Breast stroke Competition He is an exciting prospect
The Boys' Inter House tennis team played with determination and Marcus Pullen gave a great performance despite playing most of his matches on one leg I Later, with both knees in working order, Marcus went on to win the Alcuin Cup Credit must go to Faith Alexander and to Laura Wallace who won the York League U18 tennis final The Girls Inter House squash and tennis teams deserve praise for their enthusiasm and commitment to the House, and although they did not win, I am most grateful to those who stepped in at the last minute and to Laura Wallace for her help in organising the teams Congratulations must go to Rachel Lewis who is to be School Tennis Captain next year, and also to Nicholas Kay who is to be Cricket Captain The Senior Inter House Cricket saw Guy Lewis lead the House team thoughtfully and skilfully with Temple scoring a decisive victory in the final The Junior Cricket team also reached the final, and in spite of an excellent line up of batsmen (Alex Main, James Rossington, Ben Taylor to name but three), we were unable to compete with School House
Though I am always delighted when we win, and sorry for those involved when we lose, I am proud of every member of Temple, of their achievements and of the variety that they bring to the House Our spirit is enviable The support and encouragement, laughter and enthusiasm shared by those in Temple is wonderful In this, and in all aspects of House life, I must thank my tutors for their invaluable contributions; Peter Taylor, Dick Hubbard, Arthur Ellis-Davies, Bruce Allen and Chris Blood They have eased my way through this year As too has Jonathan Price, an admirable Head of House, and I thank him for all his support this year Ian Paterson who succeeds him, I am sure will prove equally adept and together we will enjoy another happy and successful year in Temple
TEMPLE
Housemistress
Mrs | L M NORTH
Tutors
Mr C BLOOD
Mr A W ELLIS-DAVIES
Mr RH HUBBARD
Mr B ALLEN
Mr P TAYLOR
Head of House
JONATHAN PRICE
A.W Ellis-Davies
Alexander: Faith B S
Bray: Edward P J
Brown: Emily C
Collier: Richard J
Fitton: Emma j
Hudson: Louise R
Kerrigan: Philip R S
Lewis: Guy j
Price: Jonathan E F
Taylor: Andrew G L
Triffitt: W Robert C
Williamson:Helen E
P.Taylor
Bray: Thomas R H
Castle: Alison
Harrison: Kieran J
Hoggard: Karly
Jackson: Robin B
Kay: Nicholas J C
Lewis: Rachel M
Longden:Suzanna
Paterson: Ian T
Scott: Benjamin D
Taylor: Rachel E
Tilston: JamesA
Tully: Claire A
Whiting: Mark A
C.BIood
Austin: Helen L
Brandon: CarolineE
Dickinson: Daniel j
Hopkinson: FionaE
Maitland: Christopher j
Metcalfe: Daniel M H
Pike: AlisonR
Pullen: Marcus J
Reilly: Christopher T
Wallace: Laura
Wilson: Stuart J
B Allen
Adam: LucyE
Emmerson: Christopher J
Fell: GeorgeF
Fitton: TimothyR
Jenkins: E Kathleen
Lund: C Rachel
Main: Alex T
Metcalfe: Sarah A
Rossington: James
Rowbottom: Edward J
Triffitt: Sophie R
Venables: Samuel D
Wright: Lucy A
R.H.Hubbard
Downes: Katherine J
Jackson: David
Jackson: Simon
Johnston: Victoria C
Lynn: Stephen D
Metcalfe: David T
Newbound: James D H
Pike: Richard J
Roberts: Andrew D
Rowbottom: Robert W
Scott: Jennie
Seastron: Kathryn A
Taylor: Benjamin P O
SPORT
GIRLS HOCKEY
Girls 1st, 2nd and 3rd XI
On the first Saturday of term there was a very enjoyable game against the Old Peterites resulting in a 1-1 draw Little did the first XI know this was to be the storyline of the term - 6 drawn games in all, quite apart,from the 1st XI Tournament where they drew all afternoon! It was one of those seasons where there were no lucky breaks and goals only coming from hard work and determination With some quite radical changes to the rules (offside being abandoned for one) we invited Jane Nockolds, a coach from the All England Hockey Club, to come and interpret these for us She held coaching games for all age groups and gave us a lot of ideas to put into practice during the season, some of which worked and some which did not - but we did try!
Our first two games of the season were against Hymers and Worksop (on astro), both fearsomely efficient sides Against Hymers the 1 sts were beaten but the 2nds showed great form winning 5-2 Claire Middleton-Walker played an excellent debut game in goal at Worksop and Preeti Bhat made many good tackles especially on the reverse stick side with Pru Bundy, as ever, absorbing a lot of pressure at the back as sweeper Then on to a win against Pocklington with good teamwork emerging Charlotte Brassington as captain played extremely well in midfield, showing characteristic determination The 2nd XI also won 2-1 with both Marie-Sophie Dalglish and Alison Calvert timing their tackles well After a long trip to Giggleswick, the 1 sts had one of their best matches of the
season and the 0-0 draw gives no clue to the calibre of the game Time and again Charlotte Brisby made excellent runs down the wing, leaving Giggleswick players trailing in her wake and in defence Gemma Croft and Preeti Bhat tackled well and set up good counter attacks Good hockey was again played in the 1 st Xl's next game against York Sixth Form College, a 1-1 draw, the goal coming from Helen Atkinson deflecting the ball round the goalkeeper's pads The 2nd XI meanwhile, with Faith Alexander as captain, were playing with increasing confidence and notching up some very high scores, even scoring 7 against Queen Margaret's Durham proved to be a good quality game for the 1st XI with Vicky Hales and Becky Fisher playing extremely steadily in midfield as they did all season The 2nd XI won very easily On the astro pitch at Tadcaster GS the 1st XI lost while the 2nd XI won, but both teams enjoyed playing on the surface, and under floodlights as well! The 2nd XI had an excellent season winning 8 of their 11 games and scoring 37 goals on the way Mauricia Hart played consistently well on the forward line with Gemma Walker and Phil Bennett always looking for goal scoring chances The defence was always solid with both Faith Alexander and Esther Maunder extremely reliable in their tackles Olivia Anderson distributed the ball well in midfield, Marie-Sophie Dalglish played with spirit, and Amy Newby made some good saves in goal The 1st XI made a final flourish at the end of term beating Silcoates and Mount St Mary's with good attack from Zoe Wight and Charlotte Brisby, and Charlotte Brassington stifling many of the Silcoates attacks This game was memorable for our goal which came from a solo effort by Charlotte Brassington down the wing who rocketted the ball across to Helen Atkinson to net in textbook fashion Enjoyable to watch It must be noted that Ruth Ward has had the unenviable task of
being 1st XI substitute throughout the season but has done so with a cheery willingness and has played well wherever needed, in both defence and attack
The 3rd XI have had 3 enjoyable games with some good individual work, particularly from Becky Turl, Tomi Rotowa, Amy Greetham and Hayley Oram Mention must be made of an outstanding result by a combined Under 16/Under 15 team in the York and District Under 16 Tournament held on a brilliantly sunny day at St Peter's The full Under 16 team could not be fielded due to a long arranged school trip but the girls all played with great spirit and skill to win through to the final Here they drew with Queen Margaret's to share the shield Well done to all!
P A Fletcher
The following girls represented the 1st XI H Atkinson**, PBennett, PBhat*, C Brassington**(Capt), C Brisby*, P Bundy**, SChapman, G Croft*, M-S Dalglish, R Fisher*, R Fishley, V Hales*, M Hart, E Maunder, C Middleton-Walker*, A Newby, R Ward, Z Wight
* colours
** re-awarded colours
The Jackson-Pacey Trophy for the most improved player: PBhat
The following girls represented the2nd XI FAlexander (Capt), O Anderson, S Baines, P Bennett, V Bray, A Calvert, M-S Dalglish, RFishley, KGormley, A Greetham, M Hart, L Hudson, C Mee, C Middleton-Walker, A Newby, H Oram, G Walker, R Ward, Z Wight.
The following girls represented the 3rd XI S Baines, A Bowtell, V Bray, A Burrell, H Fowler, A Greetham, E-L Hall, J Lewis, S Longden, H Oram, A Randall, T Rotowa, L Richardson, R Turl, G Walker
Results -
Old Peterites Hymers Worksop Pocklington Giggleswick
1st XI
(H) (H) (A) (H) (A)
York Sixth Form College (H)
The Mount Queen Margaret's Tadcaster GS Durham
Mount St Mary's
Barnard Castle
Silcoates
Ackworth (H) (A) (A) (H) (H) (H) (H) (H)
Scarborough College (H)
Results -
2nd XI
1st XI
Results -
(H) (A) (H) (A) (A) (A) A) (A) (A) (H)
3rd
XI (A) (A) (H)
Girls Under 15
The Under 15 Girls Hockey Team have had a brilliant season, totally undefeated, and drawing only one match Our key to success is playing well together as a team; with our super stopping goalie, Lucy Lyall, who rarely lets a ball past; the hard core defence of Ruth Paterson and Alexia Brown; the fit midfield of Erica Smith, Katie Jenkins and Katrina Wight; and the formidable strikers, Abi Gisbourne, Hannah Burton, Sarah Metcalfe, Jenny Hutt and Katie Baber; not forgetting our reliable sub, Katie Cox
The season started at home against Bootham with an easy 5-0 win, then it was over to Pocklington, where we played a hard match but won 2-1 The defence in this match played particularly well, soaking up pressure from Pocklington's attack Special congratulations to Sarah Metcalfe who again succeeded in knocking over the oppositon's goalie whilst failing to score a goal!!
Away from home after a long journey to Giggleswick, we played our toughest
match of the season, and came from behind to clinch a 2-2 draw This match brought a major change to the team, with Sarah Metcalfe out of the team injured, Alexia went up to C.F and Alex Dow came in as L.B and despite the changes we played possibly our best match of the season
We had an easy victory at the Mount School, with excellent goals coming from Abi, Jenny, Alexia and Katie Baber Our next match was Queen Margaret's, often a very tough one but with Hannah B playing her usual class game with her nifty stick work, and excellent play by Katie Jenkins and Abi, who set up both goals with her controlled stick work down the right wing, we again won 2O.We also defeated Silcoates, Queen Mary's and Scarborough College, the Scarborough and Ryedale Champions, with a menorable save from Lucy Lyall in the dying stages of the Scarborough game
Our glory day arrived on the 18th January when we took part in the York and District Under 15 Hockey Tournament We played six matches in our section and went through to the semi-finals as section winners In the semi-finals we played really well and beat the Mount School 4-0 By this time we were exhausted and due to play Queen Margaret's in the final With such determination and team spirit, we did not allow fatigue to deter us and we managed to win the match with an excellent Abi Gisbourne goal, to become the York and District Champions
This rounded offan excellent season of hockey With great thanks to Mrs Newman our team coach Nice one gals!
Jenny Hutt (IV) and Alexia Brown (IV)
Girls Under 14
This season has been successful for us as we have had some challenging and enjoyable matches We had a hockey tournament at the end of the Spring Term at the Mount School in which we played very well, managing to win our section for a place in the semi-finals We beat Oaklands in thesemi's and went on to the finals Queen Margaret's played a skilful and fast game beating us 2-0
Throughout the whole season the team played a very skillful and tactical game On the right, Katherine Downes and Joanna Sargeant used their skill to work well together, helped by Hannah Stower On the left side Jane Todd, was helped enormously by Claire Hall, Elizabeth Sargeant and Vicky Johnston putting constant pressure in the attack, pushing the ball up the wing Jennie Scott helped both sides in attack and defence When the attack lost the ball to the opposition, Jennie Scott was always very fast to chase the ball back to the attack The two defenders, Kate Hudson and Catherine Fielder alongside Holly Sturgess, the goalkeeper, all worked so hard in every match making sure the ball wasn't in the defending circle long! Melissa Moran was always on the goalpads waiting for a cross from the right or left, converting many of the team's goals
Kate Hudson captained our team so well, keeping us all in order, keeping us fit and telling us our wrongs and rights, thank you! And finally I would like to thank Miss Hamilton for being a good coach throughout our season when we all learnt a great deal It was such a shame she could not join us at the Mount School for the York and District Tournament
Melissa Moran (III)
Cirls who represented the Under 14 Team:
K Downes (RW), ) Sargeant (Rl), C Hall (CF), M Moran (LI),) Todd (LH), H Stower (RH), J Scott (CH), E Sargeant (LH)/ V Johnston (LH), K Hudson (Capt) (RB), C Fielder (LB), H Sturgess (G), L Clark (Res)
Results -
Hymers Bootham Pocklington Silcoates
Worksop College Ciggleswick The Mount Queen Margaret's Mount St Mary's Barnard Castle Ackworth Scarborough Colleg
Other than a 'B' hockey team losing to Queen Margaret's on November 9th, the School had convincing wins against all other opposition and would probably have won the York and District Hockey Tournament if it had been played during our hockey season.
Girls Inter-House
Hockey
As usual with teams in house kit, this was a very colourful occasion, the atmosphere good and the support extremely loud! Those 3rd and 4th Years who played for their teams did so extremely well showing the wealth of hockey talent there is coming up through the school The points between Clifton and Temple were very close but the final placings were:
BOYS HOCKEY
Boys 1st XI
This season was the first for over a quarter of a century in which the 1st XI had not been coached by Dick Hubbard, who nevertheless continued to give valuable support The new man at the helm was Mike Johnston and his eagerness to play as much hockey as possible on astroturf meant taking trips to the facility at York university at every time this was feasible Many games still had to be played on grass, however, and the difficulties of frequently switching surfaces meant that the team's consistency and development were hampered.
The team which Mr Johnston took over comprised only three of last year's regular 1 st team, and consequently there was strong competition for many places The goalkeeping spot was typical of this, with Matthew Evans and Peter Freeman sharing duties for the early games before the latter's superior shot-stopping ability allowed him to make the position his own for the rest of the season
The defence was unsettled early on, but the ever-present Simon Coodrick at sweeper thwarted many dangerous attacks Full-backs Chris Steele and Chris Bradley both had to adapt to unfamiliar positions, but improved enormously as the season progressed. Nick Kay at centre-back completed the defence, although his regular sorties deep into the opposition half suggest he felt he was actually a natural centre-forward being played out of position.
The experience in the side was concentrated in the midfield of Scott O'Keefe, David Hancock and Richard Rastall, although it took a while for this unit to adjust to astroturf hockey Marking was occasionally poor, but Richard's ability to turn tightly and Scott's incisive running off the ball meant that they posed a constant threat to the opposition goal
Wingers Andrew Wilson and Mark Whiting both strike the ball extremely well and regularly peppered the goal, but the most potent threat came from
Andrew's strong running with the ball Chris Ellerbeck worked hard at centreforward and made some excellent runs, but did not have the luck with his finishing needed to make him a prolific goal-scorer When injury and illness struck he was replaced by James Dougherty whose performances on grass against the club sides were excellent
John Nicholas made several appearances on the wing and although his dribbling skills were the best in the squad he must learn to stop the ball cleanly and consistently if he is to secure a place next season Mike Freak was the utility player in the squad, appearing in both defence and attack, putting in his best performances in the grass games towards the end of the season
The results, although not outstanding, are a testament to the hard work of both players and coaches in a difficult season where styles of play had to be changed frequently and consistency was always going to be hard to find
David Hancock (UVI)
Having started the season without a pattern of play, the 1st XI developed into an excellent unit. The transition from grass to astroturf is not an easy one, but having mastered the possession game, the team played some excellent hockey, the highlight of the season being the one-nil up against Styx at half time and giving them a real shock.
If our players are to continue to play when they leave school they must be familiar with synthetic pitches. The vast improvement in such a short season, I hope, justified all the travel.
I would like to thank all those who helped during the season. The setting up of U14 and ill5 teams bodes well for the future.
M Johnston Squad:
D Hancock (Captain), M Evans, P Freeman, C Bradley, M Freak, SCoodrick, N Kay, C Steele, RRastall, SO'Keefe, A Wilson, JDougherty, C Ellerbeck, J Nicholas, M Whiting
The Stick was awarded to D Hancock. The Burn Trophy was awarded to CSteele
1st XI
Pandas H C
StyxH C
Wellensyans HC
XI
Colts Hockey
We started the season with a squad of thirty players, which contained the usual mix of experience; a few had played club hockey but the majority had played very little, if at all, before However, within a couple of weeks and only a handful of practice sessions we faced our first competitive match and the side acquitted themselves very well to defeat local rivals, Pocklington School This year we attempted to arrange more B Team matches with the emphasis on getting as many boys as possible to represent the School and thereby give them the chance to develop their play Unfortunately this plan was affected somewhat by bad weather and unforeseen cancellations, but even so twenty seven of the squad went on to appear in the games The results overall were very pleasing, but more importantly the players trained hard through the skill practices and each one reached a good level of ability and team awareness by the end of the season They can all look forward and will certainly be ready for the challenge of senior hockey next year I thank them for their efforts and also Mr Edwards for his unfailing support
D K Morris
NETBALL
1st VII Netball
The season started as usual at the beginning of the Spring Term and the UVI mostly showed commitment in attending the games sessions during trial exams although this attitude did not always prevail as the season progressed The term started with poor weather conditions and the first match against Barnard Castle was postponed to a later date but all the other matches went ahead and the weather was certainly much improved on the previous year.
As with the hockey teams there were a number of good all round players and it was difficult to choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd team as even the 3rd team players would not have been out of place in the 1st team in the majority of matches We were well off for defence players, less so for shooters, having lost two very consistent players from the previous UVIth In fact, only Helen Atkinson and Lorna Read remained from the 1st VII both of them playing in defence, although Helen was very adaptable and could play most positions equally well Lorna moved to centre and five new players joined her Gemma Croft, JodieAnne Littleboy and Becky Fisher played the two shooting positions, for the majority of matches, joined on occasion by Sara Chapman Luckily one of them was always on form, and sometimes even both of them shot well on the day!
The following boys represented the Colts XI: A P Acaster, A Banerjea, M T Connelly, D ) Dickinson, B ) Firth, O J Hainsworth, A J Heaps, A J Jackson, C ). W. Magee, C. J. Maitland, M. L. Meilack, D. M. H. Metcalfe, M. J. Miers, G W Pierce, S D K Price, M J Pullen, J A Sargeant, T R G Sillars, T R J Spilman, A P Springgay, M C Stefanini, J M Steward, A S Sturgess, R J Taylor, J A N Thornton, H N Von Achten, D B Wainman
Results - Colts XI
Pocklington School
Worksop College 'A' XI
Worksop College 'B' XI
Ashville College 'A' XI
Ashville College 'B' XI
Ampleforth College
Bootham School
Barnard Castle School
Ampleforth
Pocklington School
reached the National Finals but it was a lack lustre team that lost the final match to Scarborough College
W M Shepherd
The following girls represented the 1st Gemma Croft*, Becky Fisher*, Jodie-Anne Littleboy*, Mauricia Hart*, Lorna Read*, Olivia Anderson*, Helen Atkinson** (capt), Natalie Lane*, Alison Castle, Faith Alexander, Marie-Sophie Dalglish, Anna Bowtell, Amy Newby, Sara Chapman, Amy Greetham
* Denotes colour
** Re-awarded
Results- 1st VII
Batley Grammar Schoo Hymers
All Saints
Worksop College
Durham
The Law
York
Mount
Ashville
It took a while to select a settled team and therefore it took time for the players to work well together, but the first four matches were won easily and the team was not stretched by the opposition This certainly changed when they met Worksop in early February, and found that there were both attack and defence players of over 6 feet, therefore there was little chance of gaining a rebound in either circle However, I still felt that it was disappointing that the team didn't give 100% effort to the final whistle in this match The teams worked well and had good morale, when things were going their way, easy for all of us, but in the three matches they lost, effort was lacking
The team had a good performance against the Law College and a 2nd VII from York University This was played in the pouring rain but the attitude was good, and result excellent Mount St Mary's had an unexpectedly strong team and we were 1 3-16 down at half time, but two goals in the lead at the third quarter with a final result of 25-22 Joseph Rowntree provided the strongest opposition, with a team that again
2nd VII Netball
The 2nd Team had a good season, winning 12 of their 1 3 matches. Again they started the term with an unsettled team but commitment and enthusiasm was high and as the term progressed morale was good with effort maintained The LVI who played regularly were Vicky Hales, Amy Greetham and Alison Castle and they set a good standard for others to follow They were supported by Sara Chapman and Charlotte Brisby from the Vth Year and they should form a good basis for next year's 1st VII from which four players will be leaving this year
The first match was against Pocklington's 1st team, and they did well to win by one goal in a closely contested game. They also had convincing results against 1 st teams from Barnard Castle, Ackworth, Queen Margaret's and Bootham They also fought well against Mount St Mary's and Scarborough College when they won the game by only two and three goals respectively
W M Shepherd
The following girls represented the 2nd Amy Newby, Sara Chapman, Vicky Hales, Amy Greetham, Charlotte Brassington, Charlotte Brisby, Alison Castle, Faith Alexander and Gemma Croft, Alison Calvert, Jodie-Anne Littleboy, Katie Gormley, Natalie Lane, Susie Baines, Jo Mawby, Becky Fisher
Results -
Pocklington (1sts)
2nd VII
Barnard Castle (1 sts) (H)
All Saints
Worksop College
Ackworth (Ists)
Queen Margaret's
Bootham (1sts)
Mount St Mary's
Joseph Rowntree
Ashville College
3rd VII Netball
The 3rd team won all of their five fixtures They had convincing wins in the first four matches with a particularly good score of 1 7-9 against Worksop Although the team did not have regular practice, partly due to a constantly changing team, they worked well together, playing with enthusiasm Most of them attended three netball sessions week, and it was encouraging that so many players represented the Senior Team!
W M Shepherd
The following girls representedthe 3rd VII: Katie Gormley, Amy Newby, Hayley Oram, Susie Baines, Charlotte Brassington, Alison Calvert, Anna Bowtell, Louise Hudson, Jessica Lewis, Rebecca Fishley
Results - 3rd VII
Pocklington 2nds (A) Won Barnard Castle 2nds (H) Won Worksop College (H) Won Bootham College (H) Won The Law College (A) Won
Under 15 Netball
The Under 15's had 3 fixtures in the Autumn Term, (our hockey term) which we used as practice matches to put us in netball mode Unfortunately, the team's first match was against Joseph Rowntree School, whose teams dominate netball in York Our lack of practice showed through! A despondent team had a lack lustre game at Bootham, where our attacking skills lacked polish and accuracy A deflated team then went on to Ashville only to be beaten again Lots of work to be done before the start of the netball season!!
Thankfully a revitalised Under 15 team returned from their Christmas break ready for some hard work which was consequently rewarded with a win in
their first match against Pocklington The team went on to play eleven matches over the course of the season with mostly positive results and, by mid-season were beginning to work together as a team Alexia Brown was brought into the team at this stage as G.A as it was felt that her height would benefit the attacking circle, especially in collecting rebounds Indeed, this seemed to have a positive effect and Alex Roach as G.S increased in confidence with the change The centre court were steady throughout the season but missed Abi Gisbourne when she disappeared for a tonsilectomy! Hannah Burton did a wonderful job in her absence however, and Erica Smith as G.D improved with every game , with her tremendous speed around the court and her general athletic ability All in all, a good season for the Under 15's
D M Newman
Girls who represented the 'A' Team:
A Roach, K Wight, A Brown, K Cox, A Gisbourne, H Burton, S Cuthbert-Brown, E Smith, S Metcalfe
Under 15 'B' Team
The Under 15 'B' Team played 4 matches, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 They were an enthusiastic and cheerful team, who enjoyed their matches and always played with good spirit Jenny Hutt, Ruth Paterson and Hannah Burton were a formidable centre court combination, but the shooting and defending combinations were subject to frequent changes
'B' Team:
V Elliott, V Humphrey, K Wright, L Adam, | Hutt, R Paterson, H Burton, A Brown, E Riley, S Corcoran, F Brooke
Under 14 Netball
Both Under 14 A and B teams have had a busy season - the A's playing 16 matches and the B's pleasingly, 10 All were played in a good spirit and the girls' standard of netball and understanding of the game steadily improved throughout the year The A team had just 3 matches in the Autumn Term and of these the first game against a very strong Joseph Rowntree team was an excellent result, with centre court players Melissa Moran and Jo Sargeant combining very well The team also played very creditably in the Under 14 Tournament to reach the semifinals but were then knocked out by Queen Margaret's In the main netball term after Christmas they played well without loss in their first 6 games Several variations in defence were tried Katherine Downes in particular showed very good work rate and jumping ability Queen Margaret's again proved too strong and fast a team but we, nevertheless, put up a strong fight with jenny Scott playing an intelligent game and Jo Sargeant making many good interceptions One of the best games of the term was against Silcoates It was initially very close but they drew ahead just before half time and from then on were always in control Kate Hudson played in for the close shot from Catherine Fielder who proved to be very steady in her shooting.Both were good at jumping for rebounds Their final game was of good quality but they were narrowly beaten by Woodhouse Grove Mention must be made of Melissa Moran who played extremely well throughout the season showing increasingly good netball skills and a will to win
The B Team played 10 games which meant that a large number of girls had the chance to play in matches They have won some and lost some but all girls who played did so very creditably Their best games were against Pocklington where their marking and dodging skills were much in evidence and against Harrogate Ladies College where Heather Williams shooting and domination in the circle was excellent Heather proved to be very versatile, playing both in A's and B's as shooter or defender Claire Hall as centre always worked hard and showed good dodging ability in the centre court, linking well with Susan Chalmers and Jane Todd who played steadily throughout Lizzie Sargeant, too, played for both A's and B's in defence and showed good ability in snatching and rebounds under the post All the girls' skills improved over the 2 terms and they were a very pleasant group to coach
The following girls represented the Under 14 'A' VII:
K Downes, C Fielder, K Hudson,V Johnston, M Moran (Capt), E Sargeant, J Sargeant, J Scott, H Stower, HWilliams
The following girls represented the Under 14'B' VII:
SChalmers, L Clark, C Hall (Capt) L Horsley, V Johnston, R Lander, K Lilleyman, K Seastron, C Stefanini, H Stower, J Todd, LWales, H Williams
ResultsUnder 14
'A' VII
Joseph
Queen
ResultsUnder 14
Queen Margaret's Giggleswick
All
Harrogate Ladies College (A) Joseph Rowntree
Ashville (A) (A)
House Netball
Senior
The seven Houses competed for this trophy, playing in two sections Dronfield beat Queen's 1 3-4 in the 3rd and 4th play off, whilst a strong side from School House beat Clifton 12-9 in a well contested final played in a sporting and pleasant atmosphere.
Final placings: 1st School 2nd Clifton 3rd Dronfield 4th Queens
Junior
This was played at the end of the netball (Spring) term with both the Final and the 3rd/4th play off extremely tight In the 3rd/4th placing Temple and Dronfield drew 3-3 and decided to share the points as both teams were equally good! The final between Clifton and Grove,
however, was played to the death after the score was 9 all at full time In extra time Clifton managed to dredge up some extra energy and drew ahead to win 12-9
W M Shepherd
Final placings: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Clifton Grove Dronfield Temple
RUGBY
1 st XV Rugby
This was a season of close calls, for in all but two of our normal season games the result was in doubt for much of the encounter If kicks had gone over in the last minute of the games against both Leeds and Ampleforth the matches would have been drawn Only in the Durham game did we come up against a side that was simply too good for us on the day.
With so many close games the referees came in for much scrutiny For the most part they were fine in some cases they were very good indeed and, sadly, in one game, in particular, unacceptable The boys learnt the need for discipline and to listen to the man with the whistle With this maturity came a realisation of the importance of not conceding penalties This will be a vital lesson to carry forward to next season As will be the futility of kicking for no purpose If this is ironed out we will make much better use of possession in the future Against Woodhouse Grove, the boys saw for themselves the benefit of controlling the football and hence possession In other games lapses of concentration conceded the ball too often for a real pattern of play to develop.
Luck is a strange thing and some seasons you have had the edge because "lady luck" has shone With the exception of games against Giggleswick and Pocklington she did not appear much this year! Injuries to key players made a significant impact on the season
Matthew Vowles was lost to us for the entire term and Kirk Hullis missed 8 matches in the middle of the season At half term we had lost Nick Clark until the tour It was difficult to send out a consistent side week by week. Nick Lally worked hard at No 8 without ever having the physique to match his opposite number He will enjoy the prospect of playing in position next season The open side slot was occupied with growing confidence by Nick Clark when his knee injury ended his season James Miers played with distinction against Ampleforth but later found the big forwards a problem After half term, Alistair McCallum, a 16 year old from Selbourne College, took up the gauntlet and played with real bite, thoroughly deserving his colours, awarded following the Bradford game Dan Jackson grew in stature on the blind side and will bea force in the coming season At lock Andrew Daughtrey was a source of real strength and tremendous tackling Ampleforth was his outstanding game and his efforts deserved more than the last minute defeat Kirk's injury prevented his move to the back row but did allow Peter Anderson to secure, and make his own, the other second row slot Paul Tetlow, Richard Rastall, and Chris Ward acquitted themselves with distinction in the tight and contributed much to the loose with Richard's ball retention a lesson to all David Hancock began well as scrum half until injury cost him his place Chris Ellerbeck entered the fray and made the position his learning to boss his forwards and control the game Nick Kay, bad back and all, played well at outside half and will develop better next year having the confidence to move the ball as his first option In the centre, Jonathan Price and James Dougherty showed real heart in defence and supported play with pace
However in midfield we took the wrong option too often and our defeat by Denstone was an object lesson in this!! On the wing Gavin Kershaw soon established himself as a fast back with a ferocious tackle Jamie Hockin was always dangerous going forward and will have hugely benefited from his experiences ready for next year. Certainly his tackling has improved and he should provide a major danger in 1997/8 Scott O'Keefe (White Predators and all!!) captained the side from fullback with real flair Tries against Barnard Castle and Bradford stick very firmly in the memory It takes some individual skill to field a high ball under your own posts with no support available and then score under the posts at the other end without another player touching the ball!
I would like to thank this year's players (and those from the past) for the huge commitment they have given to St Peter's and the enjoyment they have
shared with me. It has been a pleasure to coach the 1 st XV and I take away irreplaceable memories, from both on and off the field!! Real thanks must go to Scott as Captain and to the Staff who have helped so much None more so than David Morris whose support as 2nd XV coach has been invaluable Maurice Monteith and Rex Negus were tremendous in their efforts, not only on bleak Mondays but also during the sevens season
Finally all our thanks goes to the loyal parents who always followed the boys and gave support and not criticism I wish Robert Doyle all good wishes and luck for the coming years as he takes over I am sure he will enjoy it as much as I did
P J Stephen
The following boys represented the 1st XV: C Ward*, R Rastall*, P Tetlow*, P Anderson*, K Hullis*, A Daughtrey*, N Clark*, A McCallum*, D Jackson*, N Lally*, C Ellerbeck*, N Kay*, J Price*, J Dougherty*, J Hockin*, G Kershaw*,S 0'Keefe*+, D Hancock, SLeveson, S Wheatley, J Miers, M Freak, P Freeman
* Colours + Cap Morris McGrath Trophy - Peter Anderson
Results
1st XV
2nd XV Rugby
With the three previous 2nd XV's having outstanding seasons, this year's team had additional pressure on it to succeed and maintain such a high reputation Thrown in at the deep end against one of our toughest rivals, we found ourselves trailing by twelve points at the end of the first half at Leeds However, with dogged determination and brave tackling, we managed to claw our way back into contention and eventually won by the narrowest of margins
Things looked promising for the season ahead, and the desire to win amongst all the players was particularly evident in the
following three games, when only temporary lapses in concentration during the middle period of the game allowed the opponents to put points on the board
One week later, and we were playing a totally different type of opposition Losing our first match of the season, Hymers dealt a warning to us, making us realise that it wasn't all going to be freesailing The disappointment of defeat made training become much more serious in the week leading up to the match against Ampleforth; and despite losing to our main rivals at home, the team can be pleased with their performance, holding a well drilled Ampleforth team to only a seven point lead at half time
Colleges Denstone and Worksop were relative 'walks in the park' after the two previous matches, with Andy Kemp scoring a hat-trick of tries against Denstone, and Toby Kiddle deciding to change his position during both matches and run in two tries from the wing! The match against Pocklington saw a temporary change in our coaching figure, and the familiar words of encouragement from the sideline of 'tackle by the legs' enabled us to romp to victory in convincing style Next followed Durham, and frankly the less said the better The overall performance of the team was well below par, and our determination to correct this low point in our season was clear in the following matches Firstly,a strong Ashville side was dispatched on a bitterly cold day in Harrogate; and despite the final score against Woodhouse Grove, it does not give a true reflection on the nature of the game With the vast majority of the territory and possession throughout the match, it seemed inevitable that we would achieve a try It was a credit to our opposition's defence that we did not
This led us into the last game of the season away at Bradford Grammar School, and probably our greatest performance A first win for many of the players against this team, it was nothing short of excellent, ending the season on a high note
Top try scorer during the season was David Hancock with nine tries, followed by Andy Kemp, Jim Miers and Sam Wheatley with five Sam topped the point scorers collecting 59 points; and the award for the safest hands throughout the season must go to Simon 'Fishman' Leveson Thanks to everyone who played such committed and entertaining rugby, and to Mr Morris, whose coaching of a simple yet effective style of rugby enabled us to have such a rewarding season
Tristan Best (UVI)
As mentioned by Tristan, the 2nd XV had a lot to live up to as they kicked off a new season on a very hot sunny afternoon in Leeds. Leeds Grammar put us under relentless pressure from the whistle and we were forced to defend desperately, hardly making it out of our third of the field, to reach half time only trailing 0-12. In the second half, going down hill, we scrapped our way back into the game and, despite losing three players through injury and finishing the game with only fourteen men, we scored two converted tries to win the match 1412. It has to be said that this was one of the gutsiest performances by a 2nd XV in my time running the side. What a start!
Things clicked against Silcoates on a windy afternoon, the performance against Ciggleswick was unconvincing and Barnard Castle away was a lot closer than the score suggests; we had four wins out of four but had not really yet developed our pattern of play. Hymers and Ampleforth were both good efforts against better opposition, Denstone proved rather too easy and we dominated Worksop without playing at all well as a team.
I was to miss the Pocklington match but by all accounts we played extremely well to secure a fine victory against a good side. The team by now was starting to take shape, which made our capitulation against Durham all the more surprising. One only had to look at our physically and emotionally spent players at the end of the contest to realise that the team could not be faulted for its guts and determination, but in my opinion we gave them too much respect and did not take the game to them in the right waywe showed how well we could defend but they did not see our attack.
Despite this blip the side continued to come together and against Ashville, in appalling conditions, we played a superb match. This was followed by another outstanding display, despite the result, against Woodhouse Grove and then on to Bradford were we achieved an amazing victory. By this stage all the players in the team were instinctively doing their jobs properly and our movement and support play in attack and disciplined no-nonsense defence were a pleasure to watch.
The players can be proud of their achievements during the season; I thank them for their commitment and wish them all the best next year wherever they are playing their rugby.
D K Morris
The following players represented the 2nd XV:
Anderson P.N., Best T.T.*, Brooke C.E.C., Burton B.R., Carr S.D., Carter C.J., Councell O.G., Curley D.D.*, Ellerbeck C.J., Fishley S.M.*, Freak M.J., Freeman P.J., Gagg G.M., Goodrick S.P.*, Hancock D.J., Hullis K., Kaberry W.M.*, Kemp A.D.S., Kershaw G.P., Kiddle P.T.*, Lally N.R.A., Leveson S.J.*, Miers j.W., Norman A.J., Reed-Stephenson J., Richardson E.P., Rossington T.*, Spilman T.R.J., Stefanini M.C., Sykes E.D., Vokes-Dudgeon W.P., Wheatley S.R., Whitcher T.M.*, Yeomans J.M.R
* denotes award of 2nd XV colours.
Results
Leeds C.S
Silcoates
Ciggleswick
Barnard Castle
Hymers College
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2nd XV
Ampleforth College
Denstone College
Worksop College
Pocklington
Durham
Ashville College
Woodhouse Grove
Bradford C.S
Under 16 'A' XV
With such a mobile and yet lightweight set of forwards it was clear that it would be necessary to develop an open style of rugby The pack worked very hard at ensuring that we would win enough ball from the set piece John Dadd and Robert Leadbeater proved to be very effective in the set scrum throughout the season and their progress as props was exemplified by their excellent end of season performances against Woodhouse Grove and Bradford Russell Parton-Bagnall showed real talent in the hooking role and was never in trouble throughout the season, his consistency kept Daniel Dickinson out of the side Matthew Parkin and Jonathan Steward locked the pack in all the games and developed a fine understanding. Their line-out displays along with Andrew Springgay were fundamental in our success during the season Andrew took a great deal of ball and showed splendid athleticism with his two-handed catching at two and Jonathan filled this position well during his absence through injury The back row saw several enforced changes but everpresent was Oliver Councell who had a really fine season His big hits and support play were a feature when the team were playing at their best Their was a great battle for the No 9 shirt all season between Matthew Miers and Gareth Pierce Although Matthew
established himself in the side there was never much to choose between these two talented individuals - Gareth subsequently enjoyed many an outing with the 3rd XV Ben Firth grew in confidence at outside-half producing his best play with exciting running and sheer pace where his quick thinking produced some memorable breaks - namely the two interception tries at Durham which turned the match into a comfortable win. He was also a most consistent goal kicker but did not always bring his backs into play and will probably move to the wing or full-back in the future - there is no doubt about his great individual talent Our two centres were ever-present with Robert Taylor producing his usual quota of tackles and running breaks Tom Spilman also made numerous important tackles and showed some fine touches and good decision making outside Robert Simon Price made progress in the full-back position, with a great pair of hands under the high ball and fine cover tackling as the last line of defence As the season progressed he became better and more confident at joining the line in attack Oliver Hainsworth improved throughout the season on the wing, going through to the final Yorkshire trial along with Andrew Springgay He has great speed and attacking abilities which were not seen enough during the season His defence and in particular his tackling showed his courage and I hope that he can make further progress at representative level next season On the other wing, Alex Bond, Marcus Pullen and Mark Stefanini all featured through the season and they showed real pace and a good eye for the break
Only against Woodhouse Grove, who fielded a side with a large number of players with first and second XV experience, were we outclassed during the season In this match we were reminded of the need to retain possession of the ball and maintain a pattern of play In all the other matches we gave a good account of ourselves and the defeats could have been reversed The boys worked hard at all aspects of their game but fundamental to their success was their tackling on or behind the gain line and their team spirit
Finally, my thanks to Messrs Monteith and Slingsby for all their help with coaching the squad and in particular with the forwards, the parents for their support and to the vice-captain Ben Firth But most of all my gratitude is to Andrew Springgay who led the team with great skill He has the great advantage of not merely being a gamesplayer of outstanding ability but a real leader of men
The following boys represented the U16AXV:
A Bond, O Councell, D Cross, J Dadd, D Dickinson, R Everett, E Ferrow, B Firth, (Vice-captain), O Hainsworth, R Leadbeater, M Miers, M Perkin, R PartonBagnall, G Pierce, S Price, M Pullen, A Sharp, T Spilman, A Springgay,( Captain) M Stefanini, j Steward, RTaylor, A Welsh
Results -111 6
King's, Pontefract
Leeds Grammar School
Hymers College
Ampleforth College
Pocklington School
Durham School
Woodhouse Grove School
Bradford Grammar Schoo
Under 16 Rugby Tour to Ireland
13-1 3
10-14 24-7 0-53 10-19
Before our departure, Mr Monteith had told us that the main aims of our tour were to, "Make friends, play good rugby, develop our comradeship and to enjoy the pleasant surroundings of Ireland" Wishful thinking you might say, but I would like to think that we achieved all or most of these things one way or another
We played good rugby in patches In our first game against Limavady Grammar school, we won 14-0 without really
reaching top gear In truth, we could and should have won by at least 40 points against a weak yet spirited opposition We had a few early scares, but an assured kicking performance from Ben Firth enabled us to slow the game down and assert pressure on the opposition when we felt like it Our dominance in the line-out provided the backs with plenty of ball, but more often than not, our pace on the wings let us down Our performance was lack-lustre, lacking the aggression and determination that we so often display, but we could not complain with the win, after all, if you can win without playing well, think what you can do when you are playing well In contrast, we seldom lose by as great a margin as we did against Portora Royal Grammar school We lost 42-0, and it may have been more if Simon Price had not been on fine tacking form Once we went behind, our heads, uncharacteristically went down It was a bitter pill to swallow, losing to Mr Monteith's former school
But at least we could leave Ireland with our heads held high after an assured performance against Sligo Grammar School Such a performance had been a long time in coming, but it was anything but easy We had opened the scoring, yet didn't really look to be controlling the game Suddenly the game turned into another Ampleforth, it had been turned on its head, with Sligo leading 19-7, and only 15 minutes remaining But unlike against Portora, our heads kept firmly upright, with Ben Firth, who, in general, had a frustrating tour, leading the cavalry charge His typical arrogant running was a joy to watch and proved decisive as he scored in the corner, following a cheeky move involving the backs St Peter's had the bit between their teeth and took the game to Sligo in the final minutes, scoring and then converting to make the score 19-19 as the final whistle blew There were many notable performance, none more so than Robert Taylor and Tom Spilman in the centres, who tackled excellently; Oliver Councell, although not
on 'arm breaking' form, tackled anything that moved There was some excellent forward play by unsung heroes such as John Dadd, Robert Leadbeater and Ross Everett; and Matthew Mier's cheeky runs down the blind side were more than a handful for the defence Although the result itself was a bit disappointing, the team showed real character and determination - two of the most sought after qualities in a team Again the problem was that the team we played was a 2nd XV as there is no U16 circuit in Ireland This was common in all the teams we played, so therefore it is to our credit that we could cope with such sides, as we were at an obvious physical disadvantage
Having been soundly beaten by Portora, we were looking forward to our brief stay with them even less But in fact, whilst billeted with pupils of the school, we made friends Every family, without exception, was extremely hospitable The boys themselves took us out for that evening, which proved to be much fun, and by playing an elaborate practical joke on us later on, they proved to us that the Irish can, at times, have a sense of humour
The comradeship we have developed as a team during the years, and the five days spent on tour with each other, enabled us to pull together and force the draw at Sligo Andrew Springgay captained the side in his typical robust and authoritarian manner Indeed the tour has done our already thriving team-spirit a world of good, for we have learnt a lot about each other and the way we play rugby
The scenery, although nice, never seemed to hold our attention for long Nevertheless, I'm sure we will all look back upon the tour with fond memories, having achieved all we wanted to achieve, whilst having a pretty good time in the process
Russell Parton Bagnall (V)
Under 15 'A' XV
The A-team had a memorable rugby season, playing 15-man rugby with commitment and flair throughout Their success was based upon a high level of skill, fitness and team-spirit I commend the boys for being able to overcome the size-advantage enjoyed by many of their opponents The team played to their strengths - the forwards competently won clean first-phase ball, retained ball efficiently at the breakdown of play and linked fluently with the backs The back division was able to exploit weaknesses in the defence of opposition due to their superior speed of thought, hand and foot Swift counter-attacking after resolute and aggressive defence often proved decisive in close-fought matches
Alan Slee was the outstanding player of the season, scoring 52 out of a total of 122 tries This tremendous achievement was based upon the numerous tryscoring opportunities created by the team and upon Alan's prowess as a clinical try-scorer I commend each member of the team for their individual contribution towards the team's success I also want to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate Alistair Robertson for his captaincy In Alistair, the team had a fine captain - he read the game adeptly, communicated clearly with the team and lead by example in both attack and defence
The A-team completed the season with success at Vlls - runners-up at Hymers and Ashville, and winners at the Ampleforth Vlls competition Never have I seen a group of boys play with such commitment than in the final which they won 26-10 against Ampleforth They will indeed be fortunate to ever play as well again
Undoubtedly the boys in the Under 15 Asquad have considerable talent: I hope
that in the years ahead they will continue to train hard to improve their ability, and understanding of rugby, so that they can continue to enjoy their participation in the game and strive to be the best that they can be
M.A Monteith
The following boys represented the Under15 'A' XV: Ashby, Barnett, Birch, Boulton R., Else, Emmerson, Goodrick, Howes, Main, O'Loughlin, Robertson, Rossington, Rowbottom, Shackleton, Slee, Watson, White, Wood
Results
PLAYED - 18
WON - 16
LOST - 1
DRAWN - 1
Under 14 'A' XV
The U14 Rugby season began in September with the usual task of sorting out the two teams from the influx of boys new into St Peter's It was obvious from the start that there would be fierce competition for team places, which was to continue throughout the year, though fairly quickly a settled A XV squad was established After getting the 'summer mist' out of their systems in the opening weeks, which included a couple of disjointed, though still successful matches against Leeds Grammar School and King's Pontefract, the team quickly established a rhythm and pattern of play Strong set-piece work by the forwards laid the foundations for a fast 15-man rucking and handling game which simply overwhelmed many of our opponents, (the heavy defeats of Ampleforth and Worksop particularly stick in the mind), as well as seeing the team through tougher tests such as Mount St Mary's and
Barnard Castle The style and execution of the boys play drew many compliments from opposition coaches and parentsand such praise often does not come easily!
However, whilst we were undefeated in all our regular school fixtures outside of tournaments , and won many with impressive performances, the game which really stood out from the season was the fixture with Woodhouse Grove in November Not only was this the toughest match, but also undoubtedly the team's finest performance Playing away against a physically bigger side, who were themselves unbeaten up to this point, and in a tremendous atmosphere generated by the supporters of both sides, the boys produced a magnificent 15-man performance, combining excellent attacking, which produced three tries, and a totally committed defensive effort which weathered several Woodhouse Grove onslaught to seal the match at 1 7-0 winners
The team faltered a little, ( and enjoyed a fair amount of bad luck), in our three end of season tournaments Narrowly beaten in the group stage of the Yorkshire Independent Schools Under 14 Cup by an inspired Leeds Grammar School performance, the boys were also pipped by a point in the opening rounds of the Hymers 7's by a Woodhouse Grove VII keen for revenge We did get back into our stride by winning the Ashville 7's (in which a 2nd VII was also entered, and performed very creditably reaching the knockout stages against other schools 1st Vll's)
Overall, despite the disappointments at the end it was a very enjoyable and successful season My lasting impression of this team is not though, entirely based on their match results What really impressed me was not only the way they played, but how they trained They never became complacent, never felt that they
couldn't get better and all the boys worked hard to improve their skills and fitness, and trained and played not as individuals but with a real sense of team spirit On the field and (almost always) off it they conducted themselves in a very mature manner It is their attitude that is the real reason for their successes
It would be unfair to single out individuals in this report as everyone who played for the A XV during the two terms gave their all and made valuable contributions, but a special mention is deserved by Alex Drysdale and Nick Rusling, who as Captain and pack-leader respectively, played with great enthusiasm and led by example My thanks also go to my co-coaches, especially the Head Master and J OwenBarnett, all our referees at home and away, and also to all the parents who so loyally supported the boys whatever the time, location or weather
Under 14 'B' Rugby
The Under 14 B team showed great spirit and determination throughout the Christmas term What they lacked sometimes in size in the forwards was compensated for by terrier-like commitment to winning the ball and maintaining possession Against boys who were sometimes of greater physical stature ( and particularly when playing against the first teams of smaller schools) they made up for lack of size by better technique and teamwork
The three quarters were quick to move the ball and support each other We were very impressed with their willingness to learn and to play a style of rugby which relied on whole team involvement and pace Similarly, their defence was sound and their ability to tackle rarely let them down
At the start of the Easter term illness and inclement weather caused some fixtures to be cancelled but four matches were achieved - wins in all of them The first two before half term were away and against Ashville (7-0) and Leeds Grammar (10-5) Narrow score lines kept the games close and our unselfish but committed 15 man rugby ensured we prevailed A try in each game for Andrew Duffin at centre and a No.8 pick up from a 5 metre scrum for James Wood in the Leeds game saw us through
After half term two games, a high scoring game against Fyling Hall saw a further brace of tries for James Wood and a hat trick for Rupert Brown with Tom Firth and Mark Hall adding one each which saw us comfortably through to a 43-0 win Against Yarm, a much bigger side saw us having to work hard, both for territory and possession; the fact that scores fell to wingers and full back in the line was proof enough of our ability to keep running the ball - although James Wood got on the score sheet with another well executed no 8 pick up score and saw us through to a 29-12 victory
The team was skilfully captained by the ever-enthusiastic Edward Marsden He was loyally supported by his fellow team members who together contributed to an enjoyable and successful two terms together
A FTrotman and
J A Owen-Barnett
SQUASH
The 1996-97 season was one of consolidation for the girls squash team having lost most of the experienced sixth formers the previous summer The regular team consisted of Captain - Rebecca
Fisher again at No 1 string; Rebecca Turl and some talented ( but new to match play) fifth formers These were EmmaLouise Hall who soon emereged as the No 2 string; Claire Middleton-Walker; Laura Wallace and Sara Chapman These players gained in confidence and experience as the season went on and they all put in some gutsy performances against often strong opposition Rebecca did particularly well against Rebecca Hepworth from Queen Margarets in taking a game against the British ranked No 12 player She also proved to be a popular and respected Captain as well as the best player in the team and I should like to thank her for her help on court in coaching her younger colleagues
We are looking forward to next season where we are hoping for a few more wins as the players improve and generally become more match tight Team spirit was extremely good as I have come to expect from the squash team!
M Whitehead
Cirls who represented the senior squash team:
Rebecca Fisher**, Rebecca Turl**, EmmaLouise Hall, Claire Midlleton-Walker, Sara Chapman, Gemma Dodgson, Hayley Oram, Claire Smith, Ruth Ward
* Colours
** Colours re-awarded
Results -
Inter-House Squash Competition
This was an enjoyable competition once again; although the outcome was really never in doubt with Dronfield having the luxury of having the majority of the first team in their side However, all the teams competed demonstrating the right attitude and it was nice to see some promising juniors making their debut's in these teams
M Whitehead Winners - Dronfield Runners-Up - The Rise
SWIMMING Girls
Autumn Term 1996
Unfortunately, we didn't really start our matches until after half-term, but this in fact turned out to be a good thing This gave us a very good opportunity to get to grips with our training and more importantly, gave Mrs Newman a chance to see all of the new talent that had arrived Among the new people were, in fact, some excellent swimmers There were so many new swimmers that Mrs Newman decided that the easiest thing would be to make two teams that alternated between each match Another thing I would like to say is thank you to Mrs Newman for arranging for Olympic Swimmer, Caroline Foot, to come and train us
The first match of the season was against Harrogate Ladies College who are one of our toughest competitors There were some excellent performances from Sarah Metcalfe and Charlotte Brisby who both won their individual races This proved to be a very positive start for the swimming team This winning streak carried on for the next two matches against local rivals, Bootham, and a team new to our agenda, Ackworth Because we had never swum against Ackworth we weren't sure what to expect Fortunately the strength of our team proved to be unbeatable
The next match was against Leeds Girls High School who have always been our strongest competitors, and this year proved to be no exception Unfortunately, they proved to be that little bit faster than us winning by a mere two point margin This was to be our only loss for this half of the season As the team went on to defeat Queen Margaret's for the last match of the season
Easter Term 1997
This term started as well as last term finished with an away match against Bootham that ended in victory once again The team proved that although we had been on holiday and probably not done much training, we still showed the strength and determination that we are renowned for!
The team went on to win against the Mount and Ashville College However, we got a big shock when we went north to swim against Durham School This match was particularly important to us because the coach of their team used to teach at our school We wanted to show them that we were the best and that they were going to have to fight for victory This
match proved to be our lifesaver because it made us realise that we really needed to work on sprints over two lengths! After another victory we headed back to York to do some serious traning
This was to come in very handy on the 8th March when the seniors and the Under 15's took part in the 'John Parry North of England Independent School Relays', which were 4 x 50 metres The Under 15 team did very well, winning both the relays that they entered The swimmers in this category were Lizze Sargeant, Sophie Lloyd, Jo Sargeant, Erica Smith and last but not least Sarah Metcalfe! The senior team also competed to a very high level winning the Medley Relay, but just being beaten by a tenth of second The swimmers representing the senior team were Hannah Fowler, Carrie Magee, Charlotte Brisby and Faith Alexander
Following this there was a win and a loss against Leeds Girls High School and Harrogate Ladies College The final match of the season was against Queen Margaret's This was a very enjoyable
match which ended in victory for us
Once again I would like to say an enormous thank you to Mrs Newman for training us, and more importantly, encouraginng and supporting us the whole way
Faith Alexander (UVI)
Girls who represented the swimming teams: Senior Faith Alexander**(Capt), Carrie Magee*, Gemma Croft*, Karly Hoggard*, Jennie Taylor, Alison Castle, Claire Tully, Rebecca Turl, Fiona Atkinson, Helen Austin*, Charlotte Brisby*, Lucy Watson, Hannah Fowler*, Rebecca Crowther, Leanne Cleaver, Susie Baines
Under 15
Sarah Metcalfe, Erica Smith, Sophie Lloyd, Sophie Triffitt, Katrina Wight, Katie Cox
Under 14
Joanna Sargeant, Melissa Moran, Lizzie Sargeant, Jennie Scott, Catherine Fielder, Hannah Stower
* Denotes Colours
** Denotes Re-award
Results - Girls
John Parry Relays North of England Independent Schools swimming champions. From left to right: Joanna Sargeant, Erica Smith, Sarah Metcalfe, Lizzie Sargeant and Sophie Lloyd.
Boys TENNIS
For the first time for many years the school was represented in the North Of England John Parry Relays for Independent Schools The Junior Team competed well, but the highlight was the senior teams third place in the Freestlye Relay against a very strong field
Swimming matches have been organised for the boys in the coming season
M Johnston
Boys who represented theseniors: A Baird, N Lally, S Leveson, S Smith, A Wilson
Boys who represented the juniors: C Emmerson, ) Lally, J Roberts, A Robertson
Results-- Boy
1st VI Girls
Faith Alexander (captain) was the only colour remaining from the previous year The rest of that 1 st team had played together since the Vth year so I didn't expect such a high standard of play this summer I was pleased that this certainly wasn't the case Faith partnered Jo Mawby, new to the school, but unfortunately with us for only one year They made an excellent 1st pair, losing few rubbers, and producing consistent ground strokes and steady net play They were well supported by Sara Chapman and Laura Wallace from the Vth year who have played together since entering St Peter's They too achieved excellent results, only dropping one set in nine matches The 3rd pair of Becky Fisher and Marie-Sophie Dalglish improved as the term progressed, enjoyed the tennis, entertained us all and won the rubbers when necessary!
The weather decimated the fixtures made and the rain seemed to sense when it was Wednesday or Saturday Both Barnard Castle and Scarborough arrived in sunshine but the downpour began before a ball was hit The majority of matches were easily won with Hymers providing the strongest opposition with a team that included a Yorkshire junior The final match of the season, against Queen Margaret's, was abandoned at 3 all after playing for an hour and a half in heavy rain
The 1st four players played in the U18 York and District Team Tennis League, and despite them all becoming involved in external exams they were available for every match They won the section easily
and met the Mount School in the final Jo and Sara won their singles and both pairs won the doubles Jo and Faith had a convincing 6-0 score whilst Laura and Sara did well to win 7-5 having been 2-5 down This gave us the cup for the third year in succession
W Shepherd
The following girls represented the 1st VI: Faith Alexander (Captain), Jo Mawby, * Sara Chapman*, Laura Wallace*, Becky Fisher, Marie-Sophie Dalglish, Rachel Lewis
* Denotes colours
Results - 1st VI
York College of H & FE
Ciggleswick
Bishopthorpe TC
Durham
Durvnington TC
Pocklington
Pocklington
Hyrners
The
2nd VI Girls
This team had more fixtures cancelled than the 1 sts, as all their matches were played on a Wednesday or Saturday They only had three matches but two of these were convincing wins against 1st teams from Ackworth and Mount St Mary's There were twelve LVIth all of a similar standard which bodes well for next year
W Shepherd
The following girls representedthe 2nd VI: Vicky Hales, Preeti Bhat, Rachel Lewis, Alison Calvert, Amy Creetham, Becky Fisher, Marie-Sophie-Dalglish, Ruth Ward, Clare Smith
Evening Press photographer catches a smile from the 1st IV. Left to right: jo Mawby, Laura Wallace, Sara Chapman and Faith Alexander.
Results - 2nd VI
Ackworth (A) Won 7-2
Mount St Mary's (A) Won 7-2
Pocklington (A) Drew 2-2
Under 15 Girls
The team competed in the U15 Midland Bank League and also had a few friendly matches; winning 50% of their games throughout the season I feel this was a good performance overall, especially as our No1 player Erica Smith was unavailable through injury for some of the games
Opposition was very strong with schools such as Queen Margaret's and Pocklington although the girls were usually not too overawed and competed well Usually the team was Erica Smith, Rosemary Sanderson, Alex Dow, Abi Gisboume with reserves Vicky Elliot and Katie Cox
We played with enthusiasm and despite not always winning, the girls enjoyed the matches Given more practice and coaching we can consolidate and build for the future at senior level Well done!
M Whitehead
Results -
U15
Queen Ethelburga's Giggleswick
Queen Margaret's Millthorpe
The Mount Fulford Worksop
Hymers
Bootham
All Saints
Queen Margaret's Pocklington
Under 14 Girls
(Abandoned)
player who will continue to develop with further match play Number 4 player was Katherine Downes who hit steadily throughout Other players to fill in were Hannah Stower, jane Todd and Kathryn Seastron
Overall a good season and I am pleased with the effort shown by all the players and their demonstration of a strong team spirit
M Whitehead
Results
Bootham
Selby T C
The Mount
Pocklington Worksop
Hymers
Bootham
Pocklington
The Mount
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U14
The team consisted of Catherine Fielder, Melissa Moran, Lucy Wales and Katherine Downes who competed in the York Junior Team Tennis League The girls played well throughout the summer (despite the wet, miserable weather!) and eventually finished as runners-up in the League behind a very strong Pocklington side Catherine proved to be a strong number one and she used her hard solid groundstrokes and service to good effect In the doubles she was ably assisted by Mel and they improved, and consolidated their net play in particular, as the season progressed Lucy Wales, a newcomer to St Peter's, played with enthusiasm and is a useful, all-round
Inter-House Tennis
This proved to be extremely difficult to play as the first three dates for rounds were rained off In the last week of term three dates were arranged for the final between Clifton and School but when it was still raining on the final Thursday of term it was decided to share the cup with Dronfield and Temple sharing the points for 3rd and 4th position
W Shepherd
Shuttleworth Cup
The cup is awarded to someone who makes an outstanding contribution to sport. This year it was awarded to jo Mawby, who not only played 1st team tennis and Netball but willingly substituted for fixtures at the last minute and despite spending only one year at the school was an admirable ambassador for us.
1st VI Boys
The 1997 season was both disappointing and frustrating The prospects for the season were good, but the 1 st VI fell some way short of its potential It is true that injuries, illness and various other reasons deprived us of players in a number of matches Indeed in the last week of term, against Barnard Castle school, there were no members of the Upper Sixth playing and three members of the Fourth Form in the side
Individually all the players had good days, but effective team performances were rare The overall record for school matches was played eight, won three and lost five, with the match against Worksop College being lost to the weather
Christopher Bradley did an enthusiastic job as captain and deserved more success He was particularly strong off the ground and volleyed well at the net However, his lack of a regular partner and problems with his service action did not give him a platform from which he could excel This variation in form haunted Edward Bray, who also possesses such a fine all round game on his day The pair worked hard at their game in practice but rarely dominated the weaker pairings when they played them Daniel Curley was unlucky having to miss the second half of the season through injury Up to that point, he forged a promising partnership with Thomas Bray Daniel showed a good deal of skill on a Tennis court with a strong serve and forehand
During the second half of the term, the young pairing of Tristan Sillars and Edward Ashley came to the fore - they played at first pair and showed commendable spirit They both still have some way to go and will need to work hard at their games if the school is to make an impact at National level in the Midland Bank competition next September Tristan, who is going to captain the side a year early, shows great maturity on court and rarely becomes flustered He has a good all round game, but will need to add power and sharpness to his shots if he is to make an impact at this level Edward Ashley's skills have developed earlier than expected and he has shown great promise already this season However, he must work hard both on his service action as this does not yet have the power to trouble the opposition and his volleys which he does not put away - so important when one has the chance to end the point
Both Thomas Bray and Marcus Pullen suffered from the lack of a permanent doubles partner - each was worthy of a place in the first team but sadly their partners did not match up to the standard required Tom was the most natural and talented doubles players in the side He possesses an excellent volleying technique and a fine eye for a tennis ball - all that is required now is for him to work hard at the different aspects of the game during the Winter - he should be a leading light in next year's team Marcus Pullen won the singles competition and is a fine competitor who possesses a great deal of inner strength and athletic ability I am optimistic that he will make an impact in the singles play of the Midland Bank competition However, he still needs to
work on that service action and look to get to the net much more often in doubles play
I would like to thank Mr Halper for his help with coaching the first team, Mr Taylor for his support with the 2nd VI, Mr Paterson for taking on the U15 squad and Mr Newman for his efforts with the developing players
R G Shread
Colours
These were awarded to the Captain Christopher Bradley and Thomas Bray
The following players represented the 1st VI team:
E J Ashley, C D Bradley, E P J Bray, T R H Bray, E L Chadwick, R J H Chung, D D Curley, A J Norman, M j Pullen, T R G Sillars, A D Slee andJP Wilkinson
Individual Competitionfor the Alcuin Trophy
The Final: Marcus Pullen defeated Daniel Curley 0 - 6, 6 - 3, 6 - 0
Inter-House Tennis Competition
The Final: Grove 6 - 0 Temple
2nd VI Boys
The season began with some promise There was strength in depth, and initially all went according to expectation Although the team went down to Bradford Grammar School, traditionally one of the toughest fixtures, there was a spirited fight This was followed by what proved to be the only win of the season, against Giggleswick's 1st VI From that point on, however, changes at first team level effected team selection and undermined the solid start Two matches were lost through the weather, and there were two cancellations on the part of the opposition; on past form, success was a realistic expectation in at least two of these The bare statistics do not do justice to a team which deserved better
My thanks to the captain, James Miers, for his leadership throughout the season
Other regular players were Ian Ray, Matthew Hodgson, David Wainman, Alasdair Vickers and Alex Sweet Edgar Chadwick, Tristan Best, Gareth Pierce, lames Tilston, Daniel Metcalfe and Simon Price also represented the school
P Taylor
Results -
Ashville College
Giggleswick
Hymers College
Pocklington
Ampleforth College (A)
CRICKET
1 st XI Cricket
Retrospect
Sadly the 1997 season will probably be remembered most for the dreadful weather, which ruined eight matches On a brighter note, however, the 1st XI, which started the season as a young inexperienced team, developed into an effective and successful unit Despite the weather seven matches were won and only one was lost Much credit must go to David Hancock, the captain, not only for his leadership but also for his inspiring wicket-keeping It was a just reward, when he was selected for the Yorkshire Senior Schools XI He was given excellent support by his vice-captain, Nick Kay
The batting was not entirely reliable, as
we saw at Durham, but usually it was adequate and occasionally very good One of the successes of the year was Simon Leveson, who responded well to the responsibility of opening the batting He never gave his wicket away carelessly and played some valuable innings It was a pleasure to see him play so well in his last season His opening partner was usually James Dougherty, who made good progress during the season He has a sound temperament and rarely failed to give the team a solid start. It was a pity that his fine innings against Ampleforth ended short of the century he deserved At the start of the season Edward Dale opened the innings and twice showed that he has the ability to score runs at this level Nick Kay averaged fractionally below fifty, scoring 799 runs and he always scored his runs at a rapid rate He scored one century and could (and should) have scored several more If he and all of us, who watched him play, were at times frustrated by the careless manner of some of his dismissals, that is to deny the commendable aggression and spontaneity of his strokeplay If he is to move to a higher grade of cricket, he will have to be more selective in his shots, but for the moment let us congratulate him on a very good season
Edward Sykes provided solidarity in the middle order He has a good defence, but at present is restricted in his strokeplay, especially against spin He showed promise when given a chance to open Chris Ellerbeck played only two good innings during the term, but came into his own at the festival, when he showed what a quality player he can be His running between the wickets was a great asset The same can be said of Jamie Hockin, who had a good season His back-foot play needs a lot of practice, but his driving was powerful and usually disciplined Alex Main, still an Under 15 Colt, showed promise in his first season in the team Although he made no high scores, he played a number of valuable innings and should have gained a lot of experience Matthew Sigsworth and David Hancock had few chances to play long innings, but both have the ability to be useful batsmen Tim Bainbridge can also bat capably, as he showed when twice saving a match for us
The opening bowling was rather disappointing Nick Kay was always steady, but did not swing the ball as effectively as in the previous season. Matthew Sigsworth has considerable potential, but rarely bowled with consistent pace and accuracy, not once did he hit the wickets In addition he delivered a liberal sprinkling of wides and no-balls Hard work and discipline are needed before next season Guy Lewis opened the bowling on several occasions
Results 1st
St Peter's 202-7
(E Dale 68, J Hockin 37, C Ellerbeck 36)
St Peter's 171-9
(N Kay 83, N Cockcroft 3-4 C Saxton 3-39)
St Peter's
St Peter's 207-7
(S Leveson 58, E Dale 48, N Kay 38, C Lovell 4-101, S Halls 3-41)
St Peter's 100-1
(N Kay 53 not out)
St Peter's 118-5 (C Mackfall 3 24)
St Peter's
Yorkshire 244-6
(A Billington (104 not out, EStephenson 32, JBurdass 30)
Bradford CS 212-8 dec
(B Cocker 100 not out, A Modgill 43, | Dougherty 4-53)
Sedbergh School 81-0 (S Farnsworth 57 not out)
MCC 206-5 dec (R Atkinson 55, N Tubbs 42 not out)
Giggleswick School 96
(N Kay 3-1 3, M Sigsworth 3-26)
York CC 181-3 dec
(A Twigg 67, P Skilbeck 43 not out, G Everest 40)
Barnard Castle School 131-0
(S Davies 66 not out, N Hatch 57)
St Peter's 230-5 dec
(N Kay 83, E Sykes 48, | Hockin 43 not out)
St Peter's
St Peter's 152-5
(S Leveson 73, J Dougherty 31)
St Peter's 273-3 dec G Dougherty 87, N Kay 62, JHockin 52 not out, C Ellerbeck 44 not out)
St Peter's 152
(N Kay 74, j Dougherty 36, R English 6-31, C Wides 4-30)
St Peter's 136-9 (P Mouncey 4-40, A Mitchell 4-41)
St Peter's 28-3
St Aidan's School 173-9 (S Mason 63, M Helmshaw 37, N Kay 3-33)
Leeds GS 179-8
(R Wyn-Grffith 123)
President's XI 146
(M Baxter 53, T Bainbridge 6-29)
Ampleforth College 188-7
(M Wilkie 45, G Denny 33, A Jenkins 30, T Bainbridge 3-79)
Durham School 153-6
(A Headly 56, F Watts 34, T Bainbridge 5-43)
Pocklington School 210-9 dec
(C Rook 60, P Mouncey 51, A Mitchell 35 not out, JDougherty 4-70)
College
when Nick Kay was injured He bowled tidily but without penetration, though he had little luck and might well have taken more wickets Late in the season Mike Freak played in a few matches and he bowled with good pace and accuracy James Dougherty was an immensely effective member of the attack He bowled his gentle medium-pace outswingers very accurately and most batsmen found him difficult to attack, even on the plumb St Peter's pitches Chris Ellerbeck bowled moderately during term-time, but it all came together at the festival, where he bowled superbly He bowled his inswing at a full length and brisk pace and took wickets regularly His 6 for 14 against Rossall was an outstanding spell Jamie Hockin had limited chances because of the success of other bowlers, but he bowled quite well when called upon After a good Under 15 season, Graham Mackfall showed considerable promise in the last few matches If there was a lot of strength in depth in the pace bowling, there was a dearth of spin bowlers Stewart Smith tried hard, but his off-spin was not quite good enough to earn him a regular place It was therefore a great relief that left-arm spinner Tim Bainbridge was able to bridge the gap from Under 14 cricket in 1996 to become by far the leading wicket taker in the 1st XI in 1997 Inevitably there were days when he was put under severe pressure, but he coped remarkably well and often bowled long testing spells on good pitches At the festival he took 1 3 wickets for 90 in 46 overs, a fine achievement
The fielding was erratic David Hancock set a fine example and there were several good athletic fielders, who couid be even better However as a team they were not consistent enough to exert real pressure on the batting side and far too many catches were dropped Sadly, voluntary fielding practice seems to be a thing of the past and it shows!
The Colin Bosomworth Cup for the most improved player was won by James Dougherty and Jamie Hockin won the Fielding Cup In the Senior House competition Temple easily defeated the Manor in the final by nine wickets The Junior Cup was won by School House who defeated Temple in the final
The Cranleigh festival was very successful We are grateful to Clem Williams and Neil Bennett for their organisation and of course, five days of sunshine were particularly welcome We won three matches and were dominant in the other two matches, both drawn Nick Kay, Chris Ellerbeck and Simon Leveson batted well and all the bowlers were on form, supported by good catching and brilliant wicket-keeping by David Hancock He will be a hard act to follow next year, he
has been a tremendous help to Tim Bainbridge and the medium pacers At the Festival Dinner he was given a special award in recognition of the excellence of his wicket-keeping
My thanks once again to Keith Mohan for all his work and help and to David Watkinson who ran the 2nd XI so well It was a pleasure to have Mike Johnston back at St Peter's and I greatly appreciate his support An outstanding feature of the season was the excellent scoring by Alison Castle Her scorebook was a work of art and we are very grateful to her
D Kirby
The following boys represented the 1st XI: D ] Hancock (Captain)+*, N JC Kay (ViceCaptain)+*, T T Bainbridge*, J P G Dougherty*, C J Ellerbeck*, J.P Hockin*, S J Leveson*, M C Sigsworth*, E D Sykes*, M D Baxter, E j Dale, G ) Lewis, G Mackfall, A T Main, S M Smith + cap * colours
2nd XI Cricket
The 2nd XI have had a good season which has included a good number of very promising individual performances Although there were a couple of close shaves, against Ampleforth and Bradford, the side was only beaten by the 1st Xl's of Yarm and Bootham and then only under limited overs rules Michael Freak led the side with ever increasing confidence; he encouraged the team to play in a good spirit and was never afraid to give opportunities to the younger players in the side I am sure that he has learnt a great deal from the experience
The batting was very positive; Mark Baxter always tried to get the innings off to a rapid start and it was unfortunate that he so often gave his wicket away when he appeared to be set in the twenties or thirties Before his promotion to the 1st XI Edward Sykes gave stability to the order but the major partnerships consistently involved Andrew Kemp Andrew scored 264 runs at an average of 66; he never gave his wicket away easily and seemed to thrive under circumstances when the bowlers were on top He certainly has the ability to score runs at a higher level Peter Rivis, Stuart Smith and Guy Lewis also made significant contributions; Guy's 42 in around twenty minutes in the run chase against Giggleswick being one of the highlights of the season The batting always looked better when chasing a score and was always successful under these circumstances The victories against Ashville and Giggleswick, following late declarations, were particularly satisfying
Results 1st XI
St Peter's v 198-8
(N Kay 98, JHockin 32, P Hodson 5-33, S Lawrence 3-66)
St Peter's v 127-3 (S Leveson 65 not out)
Saints CC 195-3 dec (S Holgate 50 not out, PJefferson 34, J Rhodes 31)
Woodhouse Grove School 154-9 dec (C Bennett 50, JDougherty 3-24) (H)
Cranleigh Festival, 7-11 July
St Peter's 180-8 (S Leveson 68, M McCreath 3-62)
St Peter's 246-5 dec
N Kay 109, C Ellerbeck 51 not out, JDougherty 37)
St Peter's 181 (N Kay 78, JDougherty 32, J Rasheed 4-55, A Sharland 3-37)
St Peter's 228-8 dec (N Kay 68, C Ellerbeck 60, SQuerpel 4-49)
St Peter's 66-5 (M Clapp4-21)
1st XI Averages
Batting, * = Not out
N J C Kay
J P
Loretto School 118 (M McCreath 34, T Bainbride 4-33, N Kay 3-16)
Cranleigh School 131-7 (T Bainbridge 4-29 C Ellerbeck 3-27)
Merchant Taylor's School, Northwood 89-7 (J Dougherty 3-17)
Elizabeth College, Guernsey 86 (T Bainbridge 3-14)
Rossall School 63 (C Ellerbeck 6-14, JDougherty 3-20)
Good bowling was consistently supported by safe catching and the general standard of ground fielding always encouraged the bowlers It was pleasing to see the bowlers keeping the ball up to the bat and having the confidence to try to vary their line and pace Nick Joseph improved considerably over the season and appeared capable of running through a side The spin of Stuart Smith and Andrew Kemp was always difficult for the opposition; they bowled accurately and were never afraid to flight the ball in their search for wickets Chris Carter continues to improve behind the stumps and has also shown more confidence with the bat, his stand of 78 with Michael Freak for the ninth wicket at Ampleforth, following the only poor batting performance of the season, certainly saved that game
A number of other fifth formers, particularly Daniel Dickinson, Andrew Heaps and Robert Taylor, have made good progress over a season in which they have not been able to command a regular place and there is certainly the basis of a good side for next summer Finally, I would like to thank Michael Freak for all his efforts in captaining the side and to say how much I have enjoyed their enthusiasm and their desire to play positive cricket
D J Watkinson
Results 2nd XI
St Peter's 157-5 dec v Bradford CS 152-3 Match drawn Rivis 30, Kemp 30
St Peter's 159-2 v Ashville 156-5 dec Won by 8 wickets Sykes 72 not out, Kemp 34 c
St Peter's 240-4 v Giggleswick 237-8 dec Won by 6 wickets
Baxter 33, Sykes 58, Kemp 32 not out, Lewis 42, Kemp 3-82
YarmlstXI 109-5 v St Peter's 108-7 Lost by 5 wickets (30 overs)
Kemp 50 not out, Smith 4-46
St Peter's 55-3 v Barnard Castle 51 Won by 7 wickets
Freak 3-24, Joseph 3-12
Bootham 1 st XI 141-7 v St Peter's 139-2 Lost by 3 wickets (30 overs)
Smith 44 not out, Kemp 70 not out, Smith 3-28
Ampleforth 156-4 v St Peter's 158-9
Match drawn Freak 52 not out
St Peter's 139-4 v Durham 138 Won by 6 wickets Rivis 63 not outjoseph 4-42
St Peter's 85-3 v Pocklington 82
Won by 7 wickets
Kemp 7-33
2nd XI Selected from: M JFreak (Captain)*, G J Lewis*, M D Baxter*, C JCarter*, N M Joseph*, AD S Kemp*, P A Rivis*, S M Smith*, A P Acaster, A Banarjea, A P Bond, EJ Dale, D J Dickinson, J A Harvey, A J Heaps, N RA Lally, C J W Magee, A P Springgay, M C Stefanini, R J Taylor
U15 Cricket
In the early part of the season the only real winner was the weather The boys travelled to Sedburgh and Barnard Castle only to have the games abandoned Despite the frustrations they worked very hard in the nets and made real progress on the field
Once Tim Bainbridge and Alex Main had been elevated to the 1 st XI, where they secured their places for the season, it was decided to operate a squad system It was intended that all members of this squad of 1 7 would have the opportunity of representing the school during the season
Sadly the loss of games to the weather did not help this (4 in total)
The boys always fielded well and at times the catching was good The bowling could be very good but could also be limited if the opposition were not going for runs At this age attacking cricket is the only sensible way for the boys to learn To this end if we won the boys we batted with the instruction that we would declare at, or before half time Some fine cricket ensued with both sides gaining something from most matches The Durham game was a real exception to this and brings "true" cricket into disrepute
Peter Bainbridge, Tom Blackwell and Simon Watkinson shouldered the burden of the opening slots and made real progress throughout the season However, for Peter to really thrive in this position he must work at his running between the wickets and Simon and Tom must work at putting the bad ball away The remainder of the batting line up changed match by match with players scoring runs only to find that they had been relegated or even "dropped" for the following match I feel sure that this did not help the results on occasion, however, the benefits to each player in being given the chance was seen to be paramount Outstanding scores included Graham Macfalls 91 vs Durham, Chris Emmerson 50 vs Ashville, William Kent's 50 vs Ampleforth and Graham Macfalls 50 vs Pocklington
In the bowling our opening attack of Graham Macfall and Jonathan Lally was ably backed up by Mark Watson and a
much improved Hugh Strivens David Burgess led the progress in the spinning department Once he can push the ball through a little more he will become a fine bowler Charlie Barnett made great strides with his offspin whilst Will Kent showed his potential as a slow left armer Behind the stumps Alastair Robertson did well and the season also saw his two deputies perform well for house and school Both Lundi Shackleton and Chris should keep this string to their cricketing bow
As Guy Shuttleworth said, "The spirit of the group was excellent, nobody grumbled, and all gave of their best, both in practice and the school matches, and what was a real pleasure to see -everybody acted upon the advice offered in the nets and the practices In particular, the running between the wickets improved greatly, and this was very noticeable in the match at Pocklington The skipper Alastair Robertson, played his part well, used his bowlers and set his fields, both sensibly, and gave praise when it was due »*
Results U15 XI
SEDBURCH (A)
Abandoned (Rain)
ASHVILLE (A)
St Peter's 118-9 dec (Emmerson 52) Ashville 109 for 9
BOOTHAM (A)
30 overs Bootham 128-6
St Peter's 83 all out
BARNARD CASTLE (A)
Abandoned (Rain)
BRADFORD G.S (M)
St Peter's 80 all out
BCS 79 all out
(Lally 5 for 50, Macfall 4 for 20)
LEEDS G S (M)
Abandoned (Rain)
MANCHESTER SCHOOLS (M)
M Schools 110 for 8 dec
St Peter's 111 for 7 (P Bainbridge 30, PGoodrick 34)
AMPLEFORTH (A)
St Peter's 150 for 5 dec (Kent 50)
Ampleforth 153 for 7
(Lally 3 for 47, Macfall 3 for 33)
COWLEY (M)
30 overs Cowley 109 for 9
St Peter's 110 for 3 (Macfall 56)
DURHAM SCHOOL (M)
St Peter's 225 for 5 dec (Macfall 91, Robertson 43*) (34 overs) Durham 86 for 6
(Macfall 3 for 28) (46 overs)
POCKLINGTON (A)
Pocklington 144 all out (Macfall 5 for 27)
St Peter's 148 for 6 (Macfall 58, Goodrick 31)
SCARBOROUGH (M)
Abandoned (Rain)
YARM (A)
Cancelled (Yarm)
There were some tremendous victories, beating Bradford by 1 run, the Manchester Schools Association XI and Pocklington by 4 wickets Well done everybody!"! must thank Alastair Robertson for his excellent efforts as captain and the boys for being a pleasure to coach Many thanks must also go to Mr Northfield for his time and umpiring and to Mr Shuttleworth Without his generous efforts as umpire we could not have got through the season
In addition, I would thank the parents who watched regularly and positively without, at any time, putting pressure on the boys or criticising their performances
P J Stephen
Squad:
A Robertson, L Shackleton, C Emmerson, A Macfall, P Bainbridge, E Cross, H Strivens, A Dearnley, M Watson, D Burgess, W Kent, J Laity, S Watkinson, T Blackwell, J Rossingham, J Rich, P Goodrick
Under 14 Cricket
This has been a highly successful season for the Under 14's, finishing with an unbeaten record of 6 wins and a draw against Ampleforth from their 7 matches Throughout the boys played with commitment and obvious enjoyment, and will I hope have gained something from the season
The batting highlights of the year were provided mostly by the Captain, Trevor Smith, who hit the ball extremely hard His unbeaten 63 against Bradford was his one substantial score, but he usually contributed and always looked dangerous Mark Spilman, with a blistering 40 against Barnard Castle, and Ben Taylor, with a commanding 36 at Bradford showed glimpses of their potential, but all too often the boys succeeded in giving away their wickets against some often mediocre bowling Richard Gibbon played very correctly at times, but simply failed to score many runs, whilst Edward Marsden, Guy Fowles, Richard Pike and Rupert Brown all contributed usefully at some stage I hope that the biggest lesson learnt this year will be that patience is required to make a big score, and that occupation of the crease is vital
The top wicket taker was again Trevor Smith, who bowled a consistently full length at a brisk pace, to produce many very encouraging returns, most notably
his 7 for 33 against Durham Sam Brown bowled with pace and an increasing amount of control as the season progressed, and was unlucky not to take more wickets Edward Marsden bowled some unplayable outswingers, but seemed to have little control over his line or length at times As with Sam, he has the potential to become a very useful bowler if he will listen to the advice offered and work at his game Robert Greetham bowled consistently to take useful wickets, whilst three slow bowlers, Mark Spilman and Jamie Smith with their off breaks, and Richard Gibbon with his left arm spin, all bowled well on occasions
The fielding was generally of a high standard, with Alex Drysdale saving countless runs with his pace and enthusiasm Sam and Rupert Brown also fielded consistently well, Ben Taylor proved an extremely competent slip catcher, and Richard Pike was an example to everyone with his willingness to chase everything Guy Fowles kept wicket tidily throughout, and latterly Alex Drysdale showed real potential when he was given an opportunity behind the stumps I hope that the boys will remember something of my enthusiasm for fielding, and soon realise that if they cannot enjoy time spent in the field, then they will not enjoy their cricket
The Under 14 B team season was unfortunately decimated by the weather, only two games being played This was particularly unfortunate for those boys who spent many hours practising in the nets, but did not get an opportunity to represent the school I hope that they will not be discouraged, as several players from the original B team did represent the A's later in the season
Overall it was an enjoyable season, despite the all too frequent interventions of the weather The season is such a short one that to lose three fixtures to rain is terribly disappointing, but the boys maintained their enthusiasm throughout To end the season with such an impressive record was a considerable achievement, but they will only continue their success by working hard to improve
My thanks must go to Mr Johnston and Mr Mohan for their considerable assistance with coaching, both throughout the Easter term and during the Summer months, and also to our ever loyal group of supporting parents, who were always to be found on the boundary Your presence was appreciated!
N A Matkin
ROUNDERS
Under 15
In their first match against Pocklington they lost decisively Things could only get better and fortunately they did A transformed team played Giggleswick the following Saturday winning 18-10 Vanessa Humphrey and Ruth Paterson both scored rounder after rounder until their legs wore out, and Katrina Wight made a spectacular close range catch in the second innings The following Wednesday Scarborough College arrived but so did thunder, lightning, snow and hail, so not a ball was bowled! Both A and B Teams played Joseph Rowntree, the A's losing narrowly by 1 rounder (a pity their fielding was so poor in the first innings, though they perked up in the second) and the B team winning 12-5 Both teams beat Ackworth convincingly, with good play from all deep fielders especially Abigail Gisbourne for the A's and Kate Baber for the B's Hannah Burton played well at 4th Post, Fern Brooke played with spirit, and captain Sarah Metcalfe had the game well under control from her back-stop position They beat both Silcoates and Hymers with Vanessa Humphrey again in good batting form, good, consistent bowling from Katie Cox, and the fielding from backstop Sarah to 1st Post Erica Smith excellent, at one point against Silcoates getting 3 girls out in 3 consecutive balls Jenny Hutt had a very good game against Hymers both fielding well and placing her hits past 1st Deep
P
A Fletcher
The following girls represented the Under IS A Rounders Team:
K Baber, F Brooke, H Burton, K Cox, S Cuthbert-Brown, A Dow, A Gisbourne, E Hamilton, V Humphrey, K Hutt, Jenkins, S Metcalfe (Capt), R Paterson, E Smith, K Wight
The following girls represented the Under IS B Rounders Team: K Baber, A Brown, S Cuthbert-Brown, A Dow, V Elliott, E Hamilton, J Hutt, K Jenkins, R Sanderson, K Wight
Results U15
Pocklington
Giggleswick
Ackworth
Silcoates
Hymers
Under 14
The Under 14 Rounders team have had an enjoyable and successful season, winning 7 out of 8 matches in fine style The one match which they lost against Giggleswick, followed an uncharacteristic fielding collapse in the 2nd innings having been 10 rounders ahead after the first
The team displayed solid fielding skills throughout every other match, with Melissa Moran in control of the field as backstop All three deep fielders made some excellent throws into 4th Post, preventing almost inevitable rounders being scored by the opposition, and also taking some very difficult catches
Catherine Fielder batted exceptionally well throughout the season, scoring in every match, but player of the season must be awarded to Joanna Sargeant, team captain, who scored countless rounders in every game and saved the day for the team on many occasions My thanks to all the players who stepped in so frequently when the rounders team was depleted for tennis matches
C/'r/s who represented the A Team: C Fielder, M Moran, H Stower, C Hall, E Sargeant, J Scott, K Hudson, K Downes, V Johnston, K Lilleyman, J Sargeant (Capt),J Todd, S Chalmers, L Horsley, H Williams
House Rounders
The 7-a-side rounders competition was played throughout one Wednesday games afternoon in May, all Houses playing each other Clifton were in good batting form, even managing to score 11 rounders in one match in just an 8 minute innings School House also played well but were also beaten by Clifton The final placings were:
1st Clifton
2nd School
3rd Grove
4th Rise
P A Fletcher
INTER-HOUSE BADMINTON
Just two couples from each House this year owing to a shortage of time, but even so the tournament was able to be played in round robin style Another close finish, with Dronfield and Temple having scored total points against everyone else, the placings depended on the outcome of this match Dronfield won by the narrowest of margins - 3 points - to become the winners
1st Dronfield
2nd Temple
3rd Queens
4th School
P A Fletcher
CROSSCOUNTRY
Inter-House Girls
Another day making conditions (for some) easy and also with the knock-on effect of a very good turnout for the senior race (60 5th and 6th Form girls ran this year) All juniors ran with 15 runners back home in under the 15 minute mark - a very good effort The winner of the junior race was Erica Smith (Clifton) and the senior race, Gemma Bentham (Queen's) The final placings were:
Junior Senior
1st Grove Dronfield
2nd Clifton Queens
3rd Temple School
The winner of the Cowan junior race wasA (Clifton) and the T Best (Linton) Th
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Sth 6th 7th
P A Fletcher e final senior race, placings were Senior Linton Manor Grove Queens Temple School Clifton
Junior Manor Linton School
Temple Queens Clifton
Grove
York and District
Cross Country
Both a Junior and an Inter team were entered into the York and District Championships and though there was no senior race Karly Hoggard went through to train for the York and District Team The combined St Olave's/St Peter's team came 3rd in the Junior race with Katherine Downes the highest placed runner In the Inter race the team came 2nd with Erica Smith also coming a very creditable 2nd out of 34 runners
P A Fletcher
The girls representing the teams were: juniors: K Downes, J Sargeant, M Moran, V Johnston
Inters: E Smith, A Gisbourne, H Burton, R Easby
ATHLETICS
Erica Smith and Jo Sargeant went through to represent York and district in the North Yorkshire Schools' Athletics Championships in 300m and Javelin respectively They both won their events and the following weekend were selected for North Yorkshire and Humberside At the end of term they went to London to take part in the HM Schools' Athletics Championships, again with excellent performances They came away with 2 gold medals (Jo in the Javelin and Erica in the 200m) and 1 silver (Erica in the 100m)
Following their success at the HMC Athletics competition at the end of the summer term, Sandy Cowan and Joanna Sargeant were selected to represent North Yorkshire at the English Schools Athletics Meeting held in Sheffield on 11th and 12th of July Joanna, sadly, was unable to compete as an infected leg necessitated 3 days in hospital Sandy, however, produced a personal best in the Junior Boys 800m. Congratulations go to Sandy and Joanna for being selected for the championships
SPORTS DAY
Excellent weather, 8 new girls' records and a good all round standard of the teams made this one of the best Sports Days of recent years A well deserved Victrix Ludorum was awarded to Erica Smith who won 3 events with new records in 2 (hard luck to Gemma Bentham who also won 3 events but with only 1 new record - certainly enough to win the medal most years), and the House cup went to Dronfield who managed to beat Clifton by 1 point
Sports Day Girls
Junior 100m
Junior 200m
Junior 400m
Junior 800m
Junior 1500m
Junior High Jump
Junior Long Jump
Junior Discus
Junior Javelin
Junior Shot
Junior 4x100 Relay
Senior 100m
Senior 200m
Senior 400m
Senior 800m
Senior 1500m
Senior High Jump
Senior Long Jump
Senior Discus
Senior javelin
Senior Shot
Senior 4x100 Relay
House Positions: 1st
Boys
junior 100m
Junior 200m
Junior 400m
junior 800m
junior 1500m
junior High jump
junior Long Jump
Junior Discus
Junior javelin
Junior Shot
junior 4x100 Relay
Intermediate 100m
Intermediate 200m
Intermediate 400m
Intermediate 800m
Intermediate 1500 m
Intermediate 30000m
Intermediate High jump
Intermediate Long Jump
Intermediate Discus
Intermediate Shot
Intermediate javelin
Intermediate Relay
Senior 100m
Senior 200m
Senior 400m
Senior 800m
Senior 1500m
Senior 3000m
Senior High Jump
Senior Long Jump
Senior Discus
Senior javelin
Senior Shot
Senior 4x100 Relay
House Positions:
Results * new record
E Smith
S Metcalfe J Todd
A Gisbourne
J Sargeant
E Smith
M Moran
J Sargeant K Hudson
G Bentham M-S Dalglish E Newton K Hoggard G Bentham C Brisby G Bentham P Bundy R Ward P Bundy Dronfield*
Dronfield
B Jackson TAbel
B Jackson A Cowan A Cowan A Cowan
B Taylor
R Greetham D Wright B Taylor Queens ASIee
D Hainsworth A Robertson
J Else
R Leadbetter A Welsh M Addyman
B Firth
S Price
A Sargeant
A Sharp School
W Kaberry
W Kaberry
| Price
J Price
P Anderson
T Best
R Gooder
S O'Kieffe
A Daughtrey
G Lewis
P Freeman
(C) (C)
CD (S)
BOAT CLUB
Christmas Term
Boston Marathon
St Peter's entered two crews in this mammoth event; to row 31 miles from Lincoln to Boston on the River Witham No records were broken by the Women's Junior Eight or the Men's Junior Quad, but the sweltering late summer conditions made for a good day's racing and a 'pleasant' reintroduction to rowing
Ancholme Head, Brigg
Virtually the whole Boat Club took to the water for the Ancholme Head in Brigg We entered 14 categories and won four of them:
Women's Senior III Four: Rachel Taylor, Jacqie Lloyd, Ruth Dalton, Prudence Bundy, Cox: Emily Battye
Women's Novice Four: Emily Kay, Kate Richards, Kate Walton, Sarah Wright Cox: Jennie Taylor
Women's junior Coxed Quad: Kate de Boer, Leanne Watson, Prudence Bundy, Anna Stevenson, Cox: Ben Scott
Women's Novice Single Scull: Emma Fitton
Andrew Muir subbed in Newark's Junior 16 Four which beat St Peter's!
Dee Autumn Head
During the first weekend of half term three crews travelled to Chester to race in the Dee Autumn Head Conditions were excellent and we had a win at Senior II level, in Yorkie; the boat kindly donated to us by the Guy Fawkes Boat Club and Nestle Rowntree
The winning crew was: Richard Collier, Adam Hudson, Robert Drever-Smith, Patrick Day Cox: Karly Hoggard
Northwich
Four crews raced in the Northwich Small Boats Head This is a comparatively new event for St Peter's and proved successful at all levels We secured one win in the Junior 18 Fours event by beating Sir John Dean's College and Lancaster Royal Grammar School
The winning crew was: Ian Murray (York City), Robert Drever-Smith, Edward Goodall, Richard Collier, Cox: Karly Hoggard
York Small Boats Head
Fifteen crews raced in three division The event had its biggest entry ever with 420 crews in total Conditions were poor,
which made racing difficult, particularly for our relatively inexperienced novice rowers Though we had no wins, our results were encouraging Andrew Dangerfield, Edward Goodall, Robert Drever-Smith and Richard Collier did particularly well; they rowed in the Open Coxless Quad category in a boat borrowed from Lancaster Royal Grammar School and came in fifteenth out of 365 crews
Head of the Float, Liverpool
This was our last event of the term The setting is not the most picturesque, but the racing proved competitive, particularly for our novice rowers We entered six crews, four of whom won The winning crews were:
Women's Novice Eight: Emily Kay, Emma Newton, Helen Austin, Laura Hodsdon, Emma Taylor, Katy Cockill, Rebecca Linaker, Beth Wigglesworth Cox: Jennie Taylor
Men's Novice Eight: Simon Matthews, William Burns, Andrew Muir, Gareth Alston, Adam Bryce, Ralph Redfern, Oliver Gill, David Liddle, Cox: Paul Nicholson
Women's Senior II Eight: Rachel Taylor, Anna Stevenson, Hannah Perry, Kate Walton, Leanne Watson, Helen Williamson, Kate Richards, Cox: Ben Scott
Women's Senior III Eight: Ruth Dalton, Kate Walton, Rachel Taylor, Gemma Bentham, Helen Austin, Sarah Wright, Katy Hutt, jacque Lloyd, Cox: Ben Scott
Easter Term
Viking Longships Challenge
The Easter Term began with the Viking Longships Challenge Our two crews, Peter's Pillagers and Thor's Thugs made up of Peterites and the Guy Fawkes Boat Club raced in the Championship and Festival Spirit events respectively Neither did particularly well, but Richard Collier, Edward Renvoize, Andrew Dangerfield and Edward Goodall went on to win the Barrel Rolling Competition in Parliament Square The prize - a keg of beer!
Trent Head, Nottingham
Trent Head has previously provided excellent competition for our crews, unfortunately severe flooding in York meant that we were unable to get to our boat house and all St Peter's entries were scratched
Yorkshire Head, York
Once again the home event provided the opportunity for the whole Boat Club to compete Three Eights and three Fours raced in total The Senior Boys racing in
the junior Eight category came eleventh out of 120 boats Had they not had equipment failure on the Clifton Bend they would easily have won their category and finished in the top five The Senior Girls had an excellent row and beat their nearest competition by over two minutes; they won the Women's Senior III category and were the fastest women's crew on the water The crew was: Emma Fitton, Anna Stevenson, Leanne Watson, Prudence Bundy, Rachel Taylor, Kate Walton, Ruth Dalton, Jayne Bowers, Cox: Emily Battye
North of England Head, Chester
Three crews raced in Chester Both Novice Eights did particularly well The Fifth Form boys came third, beating eight other boats including a convincing win over Leeds University The Fifth Form girls came in half way - eleventh out of twenty Again, very encouraging, since all but two of the twenty were club or university crews
The Schools' Head
The Schools' Head on the Thames in London was the highlight of the term Our hard work and long hours on water throughout the winter paid off with some excellent results against the biggest and best rowing schools in the country The Senior Boys came second in their category and a very encouraging 31st overall (total - 320 crews) The Fifth Form boys beat Bryanston, Shiplake and St Edwards's J16 crews and came in 78th But perhaps the most successful result was from the Fifth Form girls; they came second in their category, losing to George Watson's, Edinburgh by only a few seconds
Summer Term
Poplar Regatta
The Regatta season began with a Senior Boys' Eight travelling to London to race in the Poplar Spring Regatta This multi lane event provided opportunity for the boys to race against some of the best school competition in the country Their Easter training paid off and although no records were broken, St Peter's certainly did not disgrace themselves
York Spring Regatta
Thirteen crews raced in the first home regatta of the Summer Term Belfast Methodist College provided most of the competition in this poorly attended event We had one clear win and several near misses, most notable was in the Women's Novice Four category, where a St Peter's crew won two races only to lose to York City in the final The winning Junior Four that beat Belfast by over three lengths was: Robert DreverSmith, William Vokes-Dudgeon, Patrick Day, Adam Hudson, Cox: Paul Nicholson
Nottingham City Regatta
The Senior Boys' Eight raced at this event in the Senior II category they came last in their heat, losing to Shrewsbury, Cheltenham and Reading
Bedford Regatta
Our rowers raced against big competition at this new event for St Peter's None of our crews got beyond their first rounds, but there were extremely good rows from the Novice Boys Eight who lost to Cambridge College of Art and Technology and our Women's Senior III Eight who put up a good fight against Churchill College, Cambridge
National Schools' Regatta
The National Schools' Regatta provided excellent racing experience against Britain's top rowing schools The Senior Boys' Eight racing in the School First Eight category had an excellent first race, beating Monmouth and Bryanston to secure a place in the semi final The Junior 16 Eight beat Bryanston and an Eton crew in their heat, but lost to Radley and Monmouth in the semi
The Senior Girls rowing in the Championship Eights were not so lucky They beat St Paul's Girls, but this was not sufficient to get them into the final
Perhaps the best result of the weekend was in the Women's Junior 16 Four Our girls beat Durham, Aberdeen and Surbitan to win Silver King's Worcester took Gold This is St Peter's first medal in the National Schools' Regatta The winning crew was: Helen Austin, Gemma Bentham, Laura Hodsdon, Emma Newton, Cox: Charlotte Mee
Peterborough Regatta
At Peterborough the Senior Boys' Eight raced in two categories: Senior II and Junior They rowed well in both categories and gained valuable multi lane racing experience although nothing was won
Loughborough Regatta
Seven crews raced at all levels in this new regatta for St Peter's The Novice Eight raced well and beat Nottingham University and Loughborough but lost to Llandaff The Senior III Girls' Eight were forced to race Senior II and put up a good fight against stiff competition from Loughborough and Nottingham Trent University However, we did secure a clear win; the Fifth Form girls beat the Grange School to win in the Women's Junior 16 category The winning crew was: Helen Austin, Laura Hodsdon, Gemma Bentham, Emma Newton, Cox: Jennie Taylor
Durham Regatta
We have had two years away from Durham but the recent success of the
boys' First Eight meant that their chances of racing at Henley would be secured by a good result at this prestigious northern event The boys drew Durham University and lost by a canvas, but their performance was sufficient and a place in the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup was theirs
York Summer Regatta
For many people this was their last opportunity to race for St Peter's Although conditions were poor the day was a success and we had several wins at all levels The Senior III Girls' Eight beat Leeds University The Senior Boys racing in the Senior II category beat York City A Sixth Form/Fifth Form Women's Novice Four beat eight other crews to win their event. Finally, the Fifth Form boys racing in the Novice Eight category beat York University easily The winning crews were:
Women's Senior III Eight: Rachel Taylor, Kate Walton, Ruth Dalton, Jacquie Lloyd, Helen Austin, Laura Hodsdon, Gemma Bentham, Prudence Bundy Cox: Emily Battye
Senior II Eight: Patrick Day, Robert Drever- Smith, Richard Collier, Edward Goodall, Andrew Dangerfield, Edward Renvoize, William Vokes-Dudgeon, Adam Hudson, Cox: Katy Hoggard
Women's Novice Four: Emily Kay, Kate Walton, Helen Austin, Laura Hodsdon, Cox: Charlotte Mee
Novice Eight: Andrew Muir, William Burns, Simon Matthews, Adam Bryce, Oliver
Gill, Gareth Alston, David Liddle, Ralph Redfern, Cox: Ben Scott
Henley Royal Regatta
First Day: Wednesday 2 July
St Peter's v King's, Worcester Peter's took half a length at the start and went on to win the heat by three lengths
Second Day: Thursday 3 July
St Peter's v St Edward's, Oxford Second round
St Edward's are a strong crew, who won the School's Head on the Thames last March Peter's lost to Edward's
To get through the first day at Henley was a great achievement for the crew, with no subs and racing in a boat borrowed from St Peter's girls since they do not have a decent one of their own The favourite for the Princess Elizabeth cup was Radley, but they were knocked out by Westminster School
Summary
Our 100 crews racing in 22 events nationwide is a good indicator of the Boat Club's current level of success This year has undoubtedly been a good one, not only through excellent rowing and results, but also because of the sheer level of enthusiasm and commitment generated in the Club
Several events are worth a final mention In the Schools' Head and National
Schools' Regatta we gained better results than ever before The Fifth Form boys and girls squads have done very well and so hopefully secured their chances of doing even better in the Sixth Form The Boys' First Eights has had an excellent regatta season; Henley being the reward for their hard work and long hours on the water
As always, the commitment and enthusiasm of the pupils has been matched by that of the staff and parents The Guy Fawkes Boat Club has continued its invaluable support Allowing the Parents to win the Staff v Parents race earlier this term was engineered as a means of sustaining this valuable partnership!
Thanks to Emma Fitton and Richard and Collier for their help and leadership amongst their peers and good luck to Emily Battye and Andrew Dangerfield, Captains for next year
Finally, thanks to the coaches, in particular Nick Jones whose drive and enthusiasm has led the Sixth Form Girls Squad onto great things during the last three years We wish him well at Cheltenham College
Colours were awarded to:
Richard Collier
Patrick Day
Emma Fitton
Kate Walton
Robert Drever-Smith Prudence Bundy
Adam Hudson Jayne Bowers
C W Hall
Henley Royal Regatta
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Brogden
Reeves Vickers
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Smith Barton
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Upper Sixth Results and Destinations 1996
Trinity College, Cambridge (Mathematics)
Warwick University (Mathematics)
Magdalen College, Oxford (Physics)
Clare College, Cambridge (Natural Sciences)
Somerville College, Oxford (Human Sciences)
St Andrew's University (Politics)
Birmingham University (Theoretical Physics & Applied Mathematics)
Birmingham University (Physics)
Mansfield College, Oxford (PPE)
St Hugh's College, Oxford (Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry)
Lincoln College, Oxford (Mathematics)
Warwick University (Mathematics)
Girton College, Cambridge (Natural Sciences)
King's College, London (Law)
Edinburgh University (Veterinary Science)
Durham University (Politics)
Durham University (Natural Sciences)
Imperial College, London (Env and Earth Resources Engineering)
Nottingham University (Manufacturing and Engineering Management)
Birmingham University (Chemical Engineering)
London School of Economics (Economics)
Sheffield University (Economics and Politics)
Newcastle University (Computing Science)
Leeds University (English)
Bath University (Economics)
Leeds College of Art (Art Foundation Course)
London School of Economics (Social Policy and Government)
Manchester University (Government and Law)
Leeds University (Economic Studies)
Bristol University (Law)
Sheffield University (French and Business Studies)
Bradford University (Business and Management Studies)
Bristol University (Law)
Pembroke College, Oxford (Arabic)
Coventry University (Transport Design)
Loughborough University (Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
York College of Art (Art Foundation Course)
York College of Art (Art Foundation Course)
Lancaster University (Management)
Edinburgh University (Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
Sheffield University (Dentistry)
Sheffield University (French and German)
Hull University (Geography)
Edinburgh University (Geography)
Hazel Curry
Ian Leadbeater
lames Hutt
Philip Metcalfe
Sarah Richardson
Edward Whittle
Fiona Buchan
Peter Liddle
Thomas Hartley
Alexander Newton
lessica Ray
Karen Blythe
Deborah Burgess
Simon Irwin
Nicola Orwell
Julian Woodcock
Robert Sanderson
Briony Long
lain Anderson
Stephen Mulryne
Lucinda Ellerbeck
Peter Barlow
Benjamin Firth
Benjamin Fry
Dhiren joshi
Claire Lawson
James Maloney
lames Griffith
Lucy Appleyard
Simon Firth
Three A-level passes
Paul Watson
Emma Cox
Rachel Malster
Paul Fotherby
Luke Bell
Kevin Lloyd
Mark Topping
Caroline Davies
Emma Sherbourne
Rebecca Thornton
lames Bloor
Charlotte Reed-Stephenson
Two A-level passes
Edward Battye
Katrina Rayner
ABCC
ABCC
BBBC
BBBC
BBBC
ABBE
ABCD
ABCD
BBCC
BBCC
ABCE
BBCD
BCCC
BCCC
BCCC
CCCC
BCCE
BCDD
CCCD
CCCD
CCDD
ADEE
CCDE
CCDE
CCDE
CCDE
CDDD
CCEE
Surrey Institute of Art and Design (Fashion Promotion and Illustration)
Leeds University (Classical Civilisation)
St Andrew's University (Economics)
School of Oriental and African Studies (Japanese)
Loughborough University (Politics with French)
York College of Art (Art Foundation Course)
Leicester University (Psychology and Sociology)
Liverpool University (Diagnostic Radiography)
Lancaster University (Computer Systems Engineering)
Loughborough University (Economics with Accountancy)
Guy's Hospital, London (Nursing)
Loughborough University (Human Biology)
UMIST (Foundation Engineering)
Harper Adams College (Agriculture) Service with the Army
Edinburgh University (Engineering)
Salford University (Business Studies)
Reading University (Environment Biology)
Nottingham Trent University (European Business Studies)
Employment
Dundee University (Pharmacology)
UMIST (Foundation Engineering)
Warwick University (Mech Engineering)
Leeds Metropolitan University (European Marketing)
Nottingham Trent University (Business Admin and Urban Studies)
Loughborough University (Industrial Design and Technology)
|ohn Moores University (Physical EducationPrimary)
Loughborough University (European Business) Northumbria University (Combined Arts) Newcastle University (Architecture)
Napier University (Occupational Therapy) West of England University (Business Studies and Administration)
Competing professionally in show jumping prior to Loughborough University (Business)
Huddersfield University (Business Studies)
Riggall
Weatherall
Beckett
Sheffield University (Geography and Mathematics)
Bradford University (International Business Mgt with French)
Bradford University (Electronic Imaging and Media Communication)
Edinburgh University (Geography)
One A-level pass
Virginia Mackie
Matthew Bell
Leeds College of Art (Art Foundation Course)
Nottingham Trent (Foundation Course in Business)
PRIZE LIST
Stephenson Prizesfor Latin
Senior
Junior
P.E Lord Prizes for Classical Civilisation
Senior
Junior
Foluso Rotowa Memorial Prize (Classical Coursework)
Toyne Prizefor European History
Geography Prizes
Senior
Junior
LC Le TocqPrizefor Economics
The Friends of St Peter's Prizefor BusinessStudies
Politics Prize
Skrentny Prizefor Creative Writing
Brian Holbeche Memorial Prize for a Critical Essay
Jack Brittain Memorial Prizes for Middle School Essay IVth form lllrd form
John Crook Prize for Poetry
TheOld Peterite Club ReadingPrizes
Senior
Junior
Robin Shannon Memorial Prize for SpokenEnglish
Richard Atkinson Memorial Prizes for Drama
Arthur Craven Memorial Prize for Spoken French
Senior
French Essay Prize
German Essay Prize
Middle School Information Technology Prize
Mathematics Prize
Walter Smith Prize for Biology
Chemistry Prize
Wilcox Prizefor Physics
Walter Smith Prizefor GCSE Practical Work
Art Prizes
Senior
Junior
Design and Technology Prize
OldPeterite LodgePrizefor Serviceto the Community
Tudor Howat Prize for Music Composition
Orange-Bromhead Prize for String Instrument Accomplishment
Pemberton Prize for Wind andBrass
Music Prizes
Senior
Junior
Form Prizes
Vth form
IVth form lllrd form
Barry Daniel Award
Leadership Prize(sponsored bytheArmy)
The Shepherd Scholarship
KH RhodesPrize
Norman Crombie Memorial Prize
Hayley Oram
Rosemary Sanderson
Nikolai Shepherd
Eamon Mulkeen
John-Patrick Wilkinson
Mark Rusting
Nicholas Joseph
Edward Birch
James Miers
Gemma Croft
Nicholas Kay
Alexia Richardson
Mark Rusling
Alex Drysdale
Clare Fletcher
Alexia Richardson
Hayley Oram
SimonJackson
Brian McBride
Gareth Pierce and Sophia Heaton
Hayley Oram
Alex Thornton
Rachel Lewis
Philip Townsend
Kai Ta Lee
Ruth Dalton
Preeti Bhat
Kai Tai Lee
Vanessa Humphrey
Ruth Ward
David Kirkman
Katrina Wight
Jennie Taylor
David Jackson
Marie-Sophie Dalglish
RobinJackson
Marie-Sophie Dalglish and Mark Whiting
DavidJackson and SimonJackson
Charlotte Black,
Vanessa Humphrey, Alastair
Robertson andJonathan Howes
Nicholas Rusling, Andrew Robers, Matthew
Maitland, Trevor Smith, Louisa Kiddle
Robert Heaps, Maneka Braganza, Daniel Moroney, Indraneil Basu
Andrew Muir
Andrew Muir
Alison Hughes
Rachel Taylor
Nicholas Kay
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to all those pupils and staff who have contributed to this issue of the Peterite and to those Old Peterite's who responded to the requestfor information about their current coursesof study andtheir graduations It has beenan interesting year and it ishopedthat this edition capturessomeof the memorable events that made it special as well asincluding all the usual activities of any St Peter's School year Ofcourse it is the people that matter Someof the ones you would most like to remember
may bethe most camera-shy so may not appear in these pages For those that do, we must thank Mr
Chris Hall, Mr Maurice Monteith, the York Evening Press, TheYorkshire Post but especially Mr David Morris for hisuntiring efforts throughout theyear with somewonderful results
Special thanks go to PaulSissons and Nick Waters, Colour Box Design, for the design and artwork and to Linden Richardson, Noel Richardson Co.(York), forthe printing
Dr Jenny Haystead
Director Development
and Media Relations
Head Master'sCommemorationSpeech 11June1998
LordMayor, Lady Mayoress, Sheriff.Sherrif's Lady, HrGill.
Academic Scholarships
Preeti Bhat
Charlotte Black
Alison Calvert
Katie Cockill
RuthDalton
Rebecca Fishley
Vanessa Humphrey
Louisa Kiddle
Matthew Maitland
HayleyQram
Andrew Roberts
AlistairRobertson
MarkRusling
Nicholas Rusling
Rosemary Sanderson
Benjamin Scott
Nikolai Shepherd
Matthew Sleath
TrevorSmith
Hannah Slower
RachelTaylor
AlexanderThornton
JamesTilston
Quy White
OliverWilson
Heads ofSchool
RachelTaylor
Nicholas Kay
Monitors
Emily Battye
Preeti Bhat
RuthDalton
Marie-Sophie Dalglish
Rebecca Fisher
Andrew Dangerfield
Peter Freeman
Michael Freak
KarlyHoggarfl
AmyGreetham
Ian Paterson
DanielJackson
Clare Smith
MarkRusling
Zoe Wight
William Vokes-Dudgeon
(anonWoods,Chairman, Ladies andGentlemen I extend on behalf ofStPeter'savery warm welcome toallofourguests who havejoined usforall orpart ofour Commemoration.
One of the annual events in the ritual of the year is the taking of the School photographs Mr Wallace carefully arranges for the school community to appear in all the possible groups to which the pupils and staff belong Some pupils undergo rapid changes of character as they appear and reappear dressed in the appropriate costume to provide a lasting record of their House, band, team, or CCF Contingent of thatyear
Because the photographs are nearly all taken in front of the Main Hall,from mystudy window, Ihave a ring-side view
As you can imagine, the whole preparation for the pictures takes a long while in contrast to the fraction of a second when the camera shutter freezesthe moment intime
Have you ever looked back at old team photographs?
If you have not already done so, go and visit our archives and ask to look back at the group photographs of the school in years past There are some where the picture of an absentee is added, with an amusing effect that may remind the adults in the audience of the posters for the famous "Carry On" films: a huge face printed above a tiny cartoon body
When I arrived at Oxford, it took me a long time to reconcile the real Master of Balliol and Old Peterite, Christopher Hill, with the image that I had gained from this kind of treatment in an old Rugby team photograph of 1934
Why do we take such photographs? Why do we wantto have imagesfrozen in time?
They help us to look back, but do they not also help ustolookforward?
When we look into the eyes of the pupils in school photographs, are there any clues as to their likely future? Can we see ambition in the eyes of those who went on to achieve great success in their chosen field?
We launch young people off into the world and what becomes of them? Did we give them the right start? Do we give them the right start? Are we providing the kind of education that will help current pupils who have been with usas our school motto says "over the ancient ways" to do more than cope with the demands of the world from what we know of the past? How many of these pupils will be the movers and shakers? How many will distinguish themselves academically,? How many will dedicate themselves to the welfare of their fellow man? How many will take a leading role in industry, in Government or in defending ourfreedom?
If current achievement isanything to go by, then we canexpect academicsuccess.OurA level results last year were good,though slightly down on 1996 Our GCSEresults lastyear were better than ever Among our current pupils, the most distinguished achievement was Ruth Dalton's Open Scholarship from the William Akroyd Foundation The scholarship is an award from the will of a 15th Century clergyman Ruth completed an examination and interview and wassuccessful from a field of some 75 of the most academic pupils from the North East Old scholars include Professor Cheshire and Lord Beveridge Congratulations, Ruth!
We have again had excellent results in the National PhysicsChallenge and PhysicsOlympiad In Business Studies and Economics there was success for the first time in the Argos business challenge and a team acquitted itself in the Institute of Directors export challenge
Perhaps our pupils will follow in the footsteps of former pupils such as Lorna Highet who has just gained afirst in medicine at Cambridge,James Dow who has won a prize in moral philosophy at St Andrews, Edward Goodall who won the Hermann Ramm prize in local archeology and Paul Thompson whose researches into the surface anatomy of the brain are bringing him international recognition together with aProfessorship at UCLA
Perhaps we saw an actor and actress of the future in Mr Lowe's splendid production of Romeo and Juliet Sophia Heaton and Gareth Pierce as the starcrossed lovers led a strong cast Gareth has now been successful auditioning for the National Youth Theatre and joins the company for this Summer This isa remarkable achievement
Our musicians began the year following on from a tour to Salzburg Among the concerts in the year, in October the school celebrated Schubert's centenary with a concert given by a number of our very talented visiting teachers In March, it was Haydn's turn in a concert at St Michael-le-Belfry which included the Nelson Mass
In addition to the outstanding performances by the Wind Band, Choir, String Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra, the Summer Concert was most memorable for the quality of playing by the four soloists Robin Jackson, Mark Whiting, Zoe Wight and Marie-Sophie Dalglish have the talent to develop their music beyond St Peter's Having heard the quality of their replacements at the music competitions and the St Olave's concert, I am pleasedthat others will follow intheir wake
I hope that many of you managed to see the Art exhibition byour GCSE and A level pupils and by our two artists in residence The A level work is still on display in the Chilman Building today I hope that our remarkable success in art continues and I am
grateful to the pupils and staff who have left work for the school to display and to the Friends of St Peter's who purchased a picture from our artist in residence, Ruth Thomas, wholeaves us thisSummer
AllStPeter'sPupilsplayed their part in servicetothe community this year,to be part of what the Prime Minister described as the "Giving Age"
As well as the three charities which have been supported throughout the year, two major events took place
The talent show was a most enjoyable evening and I congratulate allthosewho took part Andrew Kemp and Mark Rusling deserve our applause for helping to raise£1000to which Barclays Bank kindlyadded afurther£900
The Peterswalk was a masterpiece of organization; it was hugely enjoyable at the time but very painful the next day As an event it brought together the schoolcommunity of pupils,parents, governors, Old Peteritesandfriendsof the school We even had a fly past from RAF Air Sea rescue asone of our parents flew his helicopter alongpartofthe route on his way to a mountain exercise inthe Lake District Iam sure thatfromtheair(and no doubtfrom theground)we resembled Napoleon'sretreatfrom Moscow!
Of the £14,000 raised £10,000 will go to The Anthony Nolan Trust for Bone Marrow Transplants and£4000 to other cancer charities linked to Leeds General Infirmary, in memoryofFolusoRotowa
We can expect many to distinguish themselves in Sport ifoursuccessoverthe yearis to be continued
Many of our school teams and some individuals achievedoutstanding successthisyear Andrew Dangerfield was selected to representGreat Britain in an International regatta in Munich He has also been invited for final trials for the World Junior Championships which take place later this Summer
He will be joinedatthose final trials byHelen Austin and Gemma Bentham who will be rowing in anew coxlesspair, kindlygivenbytheOld Peterite Club
The Old Peterite Club and the Friends of St Peter's kindly contributed to the purchase of a new cricket scoreboard which was bought for the school by the cricket clubcommittee, or friends ofthetop bank as theyare known
This has been a mixed season for the first eleven, with some notable achievements Victories over Sedbergh and Ampleforth earlier in the term were richly deserved but the partnership between Jamie Hockin and Nicholas Kay in which Nicholas scored 200 Not Out wasoutstanding Nicholas went on to represent Leicestershire at senior second eleven level After prizegiving, the team continues a two day match againstthe Old Peterites
It was for Scottish Schools Rugby at U15 that Alexander Drysdale was to be selected He was a member of a very successful school team that won the Yorkshire Schools' Cup and reached the SemifinaloftheDailyMail National U15 competition
Further international success was achieved by Jackson Reed Stephenson who represented Great Britain as a member of the show jumping team following his victory in the junior section of the Horse ofthe YearShow at Wembley
Our girls'U15 and boys' seniortennis teams won the regional finals of the Midland Bank competition
The girls went on to represent the North in the nationalfinal
Among our athletes, Joanna Sergeant, and Sandy Cowanwere NorthYorkshire champions and will go on to representthe county in the National finals
Who knows what the future holds for them? What team photographs will they occupy in the future? They are names to watch and will perhaps join our former pupil James Thompson who is currently makinghis markin theworldof motorsport
Many of the pupils here are multi-talented and excel in two or more fields I hope that the school has helped to foster that variety The CCF, the Community Service programme, The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, ourFrench exchange and the spiritual tradition symbolised in our regular chapel services all contribute Qualities of leadership are already evident in our senior pupils and havebeennurtured byresponsible roles such as Monitor, Headof House, NCO, leader of the choirs ororchestrasand sports captains
I hope that the experience that they have gained will help toguidethemovertheir futurepaths
I havefocused thus far on the pupils Now I need to saya few wordsabout the people whostriveto help them
AsItry to give you a picture in wordsof the School, I am conscious that we have welcomed some new facesand say farewell to (I won't say Old Faces) this year
I have enjoyed working with our new Governors and with new colleagues It has been a particular pleasure welcoming Mr Perryas Deputy Head Parents and pupils will join me in thanking Mr and Mrs Newman for their outstanding contribution to the life of the school and we all wish you every successandhappinessatRepton
Head Boy's Commemoration VoteofThanks
It is a pleasure to see Mr and Mrs King-Reynolds with us today Mr King -Reynolds retired from the Board last Summer but was unable to bewith usat last year's Commem May I repeat my thanks and bestwishesto you
I would like to thank The Dean of York, Mr Bryan Harnby and Mr DavidBlackburn whosteppeddown fromtheGoverning Bodythisyear
Among our guests today is Col Barker who retires this Summeras Army Liaisonofficer for our area On behalfof manyPeteriteswho have appreciatedyour advice and care overtheyears, I thankyou
I should like to thank the team of staff in all three schools Success at the final hurdleis due inno small part to the groundwork in our own preparatory and junior schools and in the schools who supply us pupilsat 13orforsixthform
It starts with a"Sound Beginning" During thisyear, we have not only had a Government report praising the Nursery classin Clifton Prep, but alsoa detailed inspection carried out bythe Independent Schools' Joint Council in St Olave's Mrs Greenwood and Mr Mulryne, to you and your staff I owe a debt of gratitude
To all thosewhocontribute tothe life oftheschool, I thankyou I hopethatyouenjoyyourjustlydeserved holidays We need them to return refreshed for cont next page ^
On 5 September 1988 I began my career at this school Ten years on, I stand before you proud a nd honoured to be a pa rt ofSt Peter's School
Here today, we are commending everything that symbolises St Peter's Clearly,this school breeds outstanding athletes, academics and musicians but that is not all It breeds people with personality and character and it gives pupils the opportunity to express themselves in many different ways
Indeed, it is the people at St Peter's that make it what it is Throughout my time at the school and especially over the past three years I have come to recognise the true value of the people at St Peter's Those people I have shared some of my most enjoyable times with in the classroom and on the sportsfield and those people I could always turn to for support at difficult times Indeed, it is these people, both pupils and staff, who Ihave cometo knowas friends
It would be wrong not to give special thanks to Rachel and my fellow monitors for the outstanding work they have done in the school throughout this past year, carrying out thankless tasksoften atveryshort noticewith maturity and assurance
They say your school years are the best years of your life Well Iknow Iam not alone when IsayI will take memories with me of my time at this school Memories I will cherishfor the rest of my life
Finally, on behalf of the school, I would like to; give my sincere thanks to Mr and Mrs Gill for accepting the invitation to be here today and especially to Mr Gill for presenting our school prizes
Thankyou
Nick Kay (UVI)
com ^ another year: to help consitute the teams for the photographs intheyears to come
I have in mystudy a painting bythe lateJohn Brown who was Head of Art here It isan oil painting of the school in the late sixties: the hair cuts and motor cars place the picture in time There are individual pupils and staff that many of the Old Peterites who arewith ustoday could recognize
This term, new watercolours of the front of school and of St Olave's were commissioned by the artist KenHoward, a fellow of the Royal Academy
Many pupils and staff joined me in watching the artistatwork
Some pupils moved into position in graceful slow motion at the direction of the artist They moved like shadows and like shadows they fade at dusk to reappear with each new dawn together with the next generation of pupils
Even before the pictures areavailable next term, the school roll will have changed From the total roll of over 500 pupils at St Peter's, 100 leaveand join each year
The buildings however, remain the same But this is not entirely true
Last Summer, I explained how our Vision of the future wasto chart the development programme for the years to come We have planned carefully the changes to our campus which began with a detailed analysis of how we usespaceand our needs
The changes which I hope will take place over the next few years as we shape the school for the next century are subject to the constraints of planning permission,finance and economicstability
This Summer, a new Computer teaching suite will be installed for St Olave's and a fibre optic network will linkthe three schools
Later, a new girls' boarding extension will be built for St Olave's, a new class room block will be built for St Peter's, an art and technology facility for St Olave's and Clifton Prep, the Main Memorial Hall will be refurbished, new changing rooms will be constructed aswill anew sports pavilion
These are all exciting projects and Ishall give more details as soon as theyare available
Parents: I hope that you are proud of the children who sit before me today Together, we have helped them to achieve their and your goals and aspirations
Leavers: you carry with you today a responsibility to ensure that the world of the future,your world, will keepthe quality of life for all its people asits guiding principal Do not ask what the world will give you, but what you can give to the world.: I wish you all success :Weshallfollowyourprogresswith pride
AFTrotman
TheOld PeteriteClub1997/8
OfficeHolders
President:
Secretary: Treasurer: WM Hudson PJNetherwood ABTuck
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FriendsofStPeter's
I think I can confidently report another successful yearfor the Friends Webegan with a very enjoyable Boat Trip 60 people cruised the Ouse on 26 September and dined at the Ship Inn at Acaster Malbis We have had requests to repeat this, probably in the Summer Term, when the evening would be lighter
Unfortunately, our Quiz Night planned for 16 January had to be cancelled the week before when only four tickets had been sold, despite it being so successfuI the previousyear when it was heldon the same date This was the only low spot in the year when our role of supporting the school seemed to overtake our socialfunction
Wendy Shepherd took Georgina Terry's place on the committee and we thank Georgina for her loyalty and support Wendy felt that staff did not fully understand the role of the Friends, so a note was sentto eachmernberof staff offering suggestions of support we couldgiveto departments
School support this year has been given in many ways We ran the bar at the Leaver's Ball and we were present at the Open Evenings in October On Peterswalk we manned a refreshment stop and helped wherever we were needed I think we all enjoyedbeing part of a wonderful occasion
We prepared the Memorial Hall for the Cabaret
I997/8Committee
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Treasurer:
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MrAFTrotman
MrsASanderson
MrsJRich
MrsFMiddleton-Walker
MrDavid Hughes
MrsWendyShepherd
Dr Jenny Haystead
Members:
MrsM Howes
MrsKChapman
MrsMLloyd
MrsPFowler
MrsD Westmoreland
MrsJ Firth
BoardofGovernors1997/8
Chairman: EA K Denison,Esq., O.B.E.J.D., M.A.,B.C.L
Members: County Councillor DJ Ashton, F.C.A
RAEIIiott,Esq.,F.C.A,M.U.A.(dip)
The VeryRevdRFumell (Dean ofYork) FBSHarnby.Esq
WM Hudson,Esq
NAMcMahonTurner.Esq
GMillar, Esq F.C.A
Prof NJ Maitland, Ph.D.B.Sc
MajorGeneralDMNaylor,CB.,M.B.E.,D.L
Concert, ran the bar andthe raffle and we were able to give the Music Department acheque for £379.48 towards nextyears musictour toSpain
OnSports Daythis year we served refreshments and we were present in the houses at the induction's for new pupilson Saturday 13 June
We were again able to donate funds to various departments We gave £500 towards the electronic scoreboard, we bought a picture for the school by the Artist in Residence, Ruth Thomas and we are funding satellite navigation equipment for Mountaineering and Geography
I feel that this year's committee has been very committed and supportive Judith, Gill, Hilary and I have now served our time and in many ways I shall be sorry to go I will leave satisfied with what the Friends have achieved, but these achievements mustbebuilton
I would like to thank you all for your help and support You each have other commitments and whatever time you have given to the Friends has been greatly appreciated, but I must especially thank Fiona forall shehasdone thisyear I lookforward to coming to your social events simply for pleasure without being involved in any organisation My best wishes go to next years committee
ASanderson
MrsAMa'aye
MrsGFreak
MrsPRobertson
MrsASanderson
MrsPTaylor
MrsWBaber
MrsHRose
MrsPBrincklow
MrsJFitton
MrsH Castle
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Chairman:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
MrsWBaber
MrsHRose
MrsF Middleton-Walker
DrRBPage,M.A.,M.B.,BChir
MrsEMReid
MrsCRymer.J.P
PNShepherd, H.N.D., Dip P.M
MrsJStephenson, B.A
RJ Wilson,Esq MA
JR Wood Esq
Clerkto the Board: RCDixon.B.A
New Members: DrPHewish
Brigadier PLyddon.M.B.E
NWBainbridge.Esq
CanonPJ FegusonMAFRCO (CHM)
Edward
RebeccaTurl
Bethany Hamblin (UVI)
Rodney Elliot (V)
LucyAdam (V)
Vanessa Humphrey (V)
Alexandra Roach (V)
Ruth Ward (UVI)
DavidKirkman(V)
Adam Delaney (UVI)
Adam Delaney (UVI)
Rebecca Fisher (UVI)
Rebecca Fisher (UVI)
Peter Bainbridge(V)
Edward Brooke (UVI)
Brooke (UVI)
(UVI)
School ChoirandChapel Choir
This year, because the School Choir has grown so much (it now numbers 120!) it was decided to createanothe%horal unit -the Chapel Choir
Theintention is that the Chapel Choir will takeover the main reponsI||ility for'service' music within the school and that the School Choir will mainly be a 'concert' choir This does not mean that the chapel choir will not sing secular music or that the School Choir will not be involved in our major School services, suchas those in the Minster but that each will have itsactivitiescentredmoreinsome areas
The first major event of the year was a Choral Evensong in the School Chapel - Stanford in B flat, that most traditional of settings received an outing and its strong rhythms and well-build climaxes were popular with the choir; the anthem ' TheKing of love', a hymn-anthem byEdward Bairstow ispart of a policy of collecting together anthems associated with York Minster in preparation for a concert with Francis Jackson at some point in the future
The Advent Carol Service was rather different this year involving both St Peter's and St Olave's choirs and again the Chapel in candle-light created a special atmosphere
Musical Soiree
In November we presented an evening of Chamber music in the Jackson Recital Room - the evening started with a lively marchfrom the 'Carnival of the Animals' arranged and directed by Christopher Blood; the Girls' Close Harmony Group's items included a lush performance of 'California Dreaming';one of our quartets played a Rhumbaby Anita Hewitt-Jones and the Wind Quintet was impressive in'The Liberty Bell'by Sousa.The evening also included solos by Ruth Easby, Rosemary Sanderson, Simon Jackson and Emily Appleyard,all well performedand presented
Schubert Bicentenary Concert
One of the great features of having such a large music department (five full-timers and thirty two visiting teachers) is that is possible to call on their services for special events The bicentenary of Schubert's birth was one such event Schubert the supreme melodist whose worksfor all mediumsare lovedboth byperformersand listeners Ms Lamb in her normal energetic way gathered together a group of nine to perform two of Schubert's best-loved works - the 'Trout' quintet and the Octet, but before we heard these, Brian Newbould, Professor of Music at Hull University, gave an illuminating and humorous introductory talk on the two piecesand their place in Schubert's output The octet's composition during a period of unhappy illness is one of those miracles of music -
that such awork that exudes life and vigour could flow from someone nearing the end of their short life is quiteremarkable
Thank you to all the performers - it was a lovely evening
Christmas Concert
TheChristmas Concert featured anarray of talentthe wind band's opening selection included 'Candle in the Wind' as a sombre reminder of events earlier that summer but also included Leroy Anderson's 'Sleigh Ride'complete with jangling harnesses The brass group'sperformance of'Rudolf,the red-nosed reindeer' arranged in a most humorous way by Franckenpohl was tremendously impressive and it was good to reflect that most of the players in the groupwill be with usforanothertwoyears
The School Choir's contributions included a very rapid performance of 'The Rhythm of life' where every word wasclear and, if anything the audience was more breathlessthan the choir!
Catherine Bush provided awistful accompaniment to 'TheLarkin theclearair' arranged byLouis Halsey for choir and flute solo evoking all the atmosphere ofthe Englishcountryside Two lush carols'Starlight Lullaby' by Philip Lane and 'Mid-Winter' by Bob Chilcot sung with shape and conviction concluded theSchoolChoir'scontribution
The Girls' Close Harmony, now directed by Michael Bawtree, sang ' Sometimes I feel like a motherless child' arranged by Michael Neum demonstrated theirdeveloping confidence
Christmas CarolService inYork Minster
The service's introit -'In dulci jubilo' sung from the West End set the tone for the service with Hylton Stewart's 'On this day earth shall ring' providing a real climax but, perhaps the highlight will be remembered as Peter Miles' singing 'The Three Kings' by Peter Cornelius, accompanied by the chamber choir- singing ofthisquality is a real treat andin Peterwe have a soloist ofconsummate ability and interpretative skills The Brass Group were as impressive as ever in all the special arrangements for congregational carols and, of course, it isthese that create the that particular atmosphere which is such a featureofthisservice
Haydn Concertat
StMichael-
leBelfrey
The Choral Society worked during the Easter Term on Haydn's 'Nelson Mass'; Tuesday evenings were given over to rehearsalswith a choir of
parents, staff and friends of the school;the School Choir rehearsed at their normal times on Monday and Friday lunchtimes and then for the final rehearsals the combined choirs became 'the Choral Society' numberingabout 150
The decisionto takea majorconcert like thisoutside school is by turns exciting and hazardous There is a new acoustic to experience and get used to, thereis the problem of fitting everyone in - quite a major problem in this case and there is simply the refreshingfeeling of'going somewherenew'
The concert itselftook place on Tuesday 10thMarch in the lovely surroundings and true-sounding ambience of St Michael-le Belfrey The evening consisted of two works by Haydn - the first Symphony no60 in CII distratto' was conducted by Michael Bawtree with clarity, efficiency and genuine musicianship It was a performance bringing out all the dramatic gestures of the piece some most humorous - unpredictable rhythms, sudden interjections by brass and timpani and imitations of tuning instruments within the piece What Haydn described in later years as 'that old pancake' certainly wasnot at allflat but as buoyant as entertaining as could be
Haydn's 'Nelson Mass' followed Thismost dramatic and lively work gained its nickname from being written at a time when Napoleon was threatening Austria with invasion; Nelson was seen asthe only possible person who could prevent this Clear indications of thosetroubled times are heard inthe Benedictus where trumpets and drums burst forth with iteratedsounds creatinga feeling ofterror
The Soloists :- Judith Hartley - soprano, Janet Mander- contralto, Edmund Strurmheit- tenor and Christopher Gulley- bass were outstanding and blended together particularly effectively in the sections for solo quartet The choral society sang with vitality, drama and supplication as the music required - clear textures in thefugal sectionsof the 'Kyrie', bright-sounding sonorities for the 'Gloria' and when they cameto the 'Benedictus' the drama of a nation under threat waseasy to imagine as the repeated notes of choir, trumpets and timpani filled thechurch Well done toall involved
The wholeevening was quite special
St.Peter'sBand Report
After last summer's successful tour of Austria, the band that assembled in September had a lot to live up to Fortunately the new school year brought a number of additions to the band, which has helped to boost the clarinet, flute and trumpet sections whilst maintaining our high standard of playing
The highlight of the winter term for the band was the Christmas Concert, which was held in the Memorial Hall, where the band played their own tribute to Lady Diana with a performance of Elton John's 'Candle in the Wind.' This was contrasted with aspirited 'Sleigh Ride' by LeroyAnderson anda maximum score for 'Grand Slam' by Aubrey Beswick
During the Easter term the band concentrated on repertoire building for the school CCF Bi-annual inspection which took place in May The pieces for this occasion were specially arranged by our very own 'Captain Blood' and there was an apparent appropriateness in certain pieces such as the Irish Washerwoman (supposedly dedicated to Mr.Monteith) Bythe time the day of the inspection arrived the band was well-rehearsed and armed with the obligatory clothes pegs (that's four pegs and no less!) we could not fail to make a good impression The 1996 inspection was abandoned due to bad weather, however this year the weather offered ideal conditions for certain members of the band to perfect their sun tans The pace with which the inspection wasconducted tested the stamina of the band to the last semi-quaver Nevertheless the band coped amazingly well and put on 'ajolly good show'in the wordsof the General himself
The year ended on a high note with the band's performance in the Summer Concert where 'Peer Gynt' by Grieg and 'Mars' from the Planets by Hoist were played in a highly professional manner In the latter piece, the percussion (inthe able hands of Guy and Rose) captured the mood perfectly and succeeded in conveying the threat of war within the confinesoftheMemorial Hall
It remains to congratulate all the members of the band for a successful years work and to thank Mr Bloodforallhiseffortsand perseverance
Alison Calvert (UVI)
CabaretConcert
As ever, our Cabaret Concert proved very popular; that mix of informality which comes from the tables laid out around the hall and abar at the back, create an ambience which is pleasantly relaxed for both audienceand performers
We set the programme out like a menu with the Swing Band, the main performers of the evening described as 'Fromage'-(Cheesy bits!) Some of the highlights of their performances were 'Tuxedo Junction', Basin Street Blues' and The Muppet Show' but the real sensation was Allan Hughes singing 'My Life' with the Band Mr Hughes spent many years in the entertainment business and this was very clear from the professionalism and commitment of his singing - it was a real treat and he has been booked for next year as we continue to raise moneyfor our major music tour
The Chamber Choir also performed a substantial number of pieces including 'Overthe Rainbow', one of the 'Songs of Springtime' by Moeran and some Victorian ballads beautifully arranged by Jonathan Rathbone; these were well-received especially 'Come into the garden Maud' and 'On the road to Mandalay'
The Girls' Close Harmony's rendering of 'Hail Holy Queen' from 'Sister Act' had all the humour that it had in the film with its rather austere beginning breaking into jazzy excess! The Barbershop's yodelling in their 'Tyrolean Folk Songs' was most entertaining and this group clearly demonstrated how much it hasdeveloped in the lastyear
Our saxophone group or 'Raw Sax' as they call themselves transported us to a downtown nightclub, the 'Flute Fancies', with their 'American Patrol', took us to the parade-ground and the Wind Quintet's Ragtime Dance took usto the Deep South before we came back to the conventional Edwardian drawing room of Elgar's'Salutd'amour', performed bythe String Quartet
Nearly C900 was raised for the Music Tour - Thank You to all those parents and friends who helped to make the evening so successful, all co-ordinated by the'Friends of St Peter's'under the Chairmanship of Angela Sanderson
SummerConcert
The Summer Concert on Friday 29th May saw the very best of St Peter's music featuring, as it has traditionally for the last few years, solo concerto movements by upper sixth leavers The concert started with performances of two vastly contrasted
pieces - an Ascensiontide anthem 'God is gone' up by Arthur Hutchings and a setting of Cole Porter's brilliant words let's do it' arranged by David Blackwell and sung by the newly formed Chapel Choir whose ever-increasing quality presages well forthefuture
The string orchestra's performance of Grieg's Holberg Suite showed what a fine group they have become under Ms Lamb's direction- difficult music executed with style and maturity
The school choir's performances of two folk song arrangements 'Barbara Ellen' and 'Oh! No John' were well-polished and entertaining and then lullaby of Birdland' arranged by that doyen of York Musicians - Andrew Carter was a real treat sung with humour and, at the sametime, sensitivity
Thewind band under Mr Blood also performed some Grieg; this time the 'Peer Gynt' Suite played with as much skill as the strings had displayed earlier This was followed by an arrangement of Hoist's Mars from 'the Planets' - the swirling five-four patterns creating all the menace of war which the composer had intended and the hammer-blows by the whole band portraying graphically the bleak destruction brought bythe fighting of conflicting nations
The evening's concerto performances were by four of our leavers Mark Whiting played the first movement of Kabalevsky's violin concerto in C major - a fast movement with ever-changing rhythms and the clean-textured ,often transparent orchestration which is so characteristic of Russians composers; Mark played excellently and with real vivacity
Robin Jackson's performance of the second movement of Mozart's first horn concerto was full of the rustic character which one associates with these 6/8 movements and demonstrated what a secure player hehasbecome
Zoe Wight's choice of a relatively unknown concerto byAruntunian (the name can be spelt in a variety of ways!) was inspired, the concerto was a perfect vehicle for her dynamic qualities and musicianship and she really sold the piece to the audience
Then acomplete contrast, we often say in the music department that it is in the slow movements that musicians reveal their quality, well Marie Sophie Dalglish chose the slow movement of the first violin concerto by Bruch,beautiful music, in fact, I believe the work has been rated the most popular piece by Classic FM listeners for several years running It was a real treat Marie-Sophie's sweet, evocative sound which has enthralled us over the last two years was at itsvery bestand moving
Four soloists of a very high calibre-we'll miss them all!
The evening ended with our Symphony orchestra playing Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger' Overture with all the appropriate grandeur which the piece demands and the rich textures which so perfectly give every section of the orchestra rewarding and challenging music were all brought to life The orchestra showed both in this, and in the complicated accompaniments to the concertos, what a capable group they are What a pleasure it would bt: to he.irthem in a purpose-built concert hall at school where their quality could be even more clearly demonstrated-they really deserve it as doallourmajorgroups
MusicCompetition
Musicians, like any other profession, come in all sortsof characters, inTessMiller theadjudicator for our Annual Music Competition we had an example
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of someone who was both gentle and strong , quietly spoken but commanding the respect of all who heard her comment on the many fine performances during the evening of the competition
Tess Miller is an oboist who has played in many of the leading London Orchestras and has also featured as soloist in Mozart's Oboe Concertoatthe Proms; we were therefore very privileged to have her to judge our music competition and, earlier in the day, coach ourWind Quintet
It was especially good to hear so many comments about posture; as a teacherand expert on Alexander Technique,Tess Miller was able to giveadvicewhich could save manyproblemsin the future
The winners were:-
SeniorStrings:
Senior Brass:
SeniorWoodwind:
SeniorKeyboard:
Singing:
Percussion:
Composition:
JuniorStrings:
Junior Brass:
JuniorWoodwind:
JuniorKeyboard:
Overall Winners:
Staff
Marie-SophieDalglish (violin)
Zoe Wight(trumpet)
Alison Calvert(clarinet) and Sarah Easby (oboe)
KatrinaWight(piano)
Peter Miles (baritone)
Rose Strickland-Constable (xylophone)
DavidJackson
DavidJackson (viola)
Simon Whiteley(trombone)
CatherineBush (soprano) and DavidJackson (countertenor)
Simon Jackson
Senior: Marie-Sophie Dalglish; Junior: DavidJackson
us to take up a full time appointment as School Organist at Bradfield College, Berkshire where we wishhim well David Gibbsthe newOrganscholarat York Minster will be taking over much of Robert's teaching and it isgood that another close link with the Minster will be maintained to our mutual benefit
Linda Suggitt one of our singing teachers leavesus tojoin herpartner in Chester; she has done excellent work at St Peter's, bringing her real professional talentsto inspirea an admirable group of pupils, we will miss her
Most of all I would like to thank our full-timers especially Chistopher Blood and Margaret Lamb for all the exceptional work that they do to make the music-making at St Peter's so strong and healthy- we look forward next year to a Choral Evensong in York Minster in October, a major production of 'The Pirates of Penzance' in March at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre and much more culminating in a major music tour to Lake Geneva and Spain nextSummer
Miscellaneous
In September Michael Bawtreejoined us as our new School Organist; as organ scholar at Christ's College, Cambridge he was already skilled with choirs and at accompanying and has used these talents to great effectiveness already Hisability to arrange and compose has already been heard to great effect As a musician of some distinction I know that his pupils will benefit greatly from his continued guidance
Rowan Williams joined us temporarily mainly teaching inStOlave'sbut alsosome sixth form work where his wit and genuine interest in the topics coveredproved popularwiththe pupilswe wishhim well in his chosen change to furniture restorationat least he will have different sorts of suites to discuss!SaraGilford has now taken over as Headof Music in St Olave's but also involved in teaching GCSE and A Level work where she has already provedherself most effective
Carolyn Vaughan joined us during theyearteaching clarinet and saxophone as these areas of tuition continue to expand andhas alreadydemonstrated a clear intention to makeher lessons fun
Jane Osborne also joined us as our third cello teacher demonstrating most pleasingly what a growing string department we have, travelling from llkley each week where her husband runs a music shop has alsogiven us the chance to receiveweekly deliveriesofmusic
Christopher Gulleyjoined us as newsinging teacher, moving up from Exeter to take up a post as one of the SongmenatYorkMinster; hehas developed the boys'solo singing inthe school excellently and ably assisted with vocal training for the whole School Choir- we look forward to hiscontinued work inthe department
Robert Patterson's piano teaching and accompanimental skills will be missed as he leaves
At various time members of the music department are asked to I provide music for special I occasions not necessarily connected with the school - it is good to dothese as our pupils get valuable performance experience in different venues and it takes our music into the community which is surely a good thing One of the most exciting was taking a group of twenty choristers to perform in a film of 'Elizabeth I' - soon to be released Our choristers, suited dressed in Elizabethan garb and specially-designed hair styles were the choir for Elizabeth I's Coronation (York Minster replacing Westminster Abbey for the purpose of the film) It was so interesting to be involved in such aventure and to seethe marvellous array of costumes and for some of our pupilsto meet Richard Attenborough,one of thestars oftheproduction
Thisyear we have also taken our Chamber Choir to sing carols at Bootham Park Hospital and thesame choir with brass group to the St Sampson's Centre Carol Service
In theSpring, our Brass Groupplayed atThe Fairfield Manor Hotel for an International gathering of ' Lions' - Mr Blood showed hiscapabilities arranoinn a group of national anthems for the occasion - the Italian I national anthem was eventually I foundaftersomeseachingl
In the Summer, our Chamber Choir went to Castle Howard where we performed in a concert at the Gatehouse in aid of Coneysthorpe Church - it is not just the musical sideof things that are important on these occasions but also the camaraderie for instance when playing football in the grounds of Castle Howard or being lavishly entertained as happened when our String Quartet
played at the York Medical Society's Summer Gathering at the Medical Society Rooms in Stonegate Sitting and listening to our School String Quartet - Marie So^hie-Dalglish (First Violin), Mark Whiting (Second Violin), David Jackson (Viola) and Daisy Cannons (Cello) play on this occasion was very pleasurable and the quality of their playing excellent Theywere a realcredit to the School
A PWright
MusicAwards
EdwardLongAwards
Marie-Sophie Dalglish (UVI) Violin/Piano
Robin Jackson (UVI) Horn/Piano
Mark Whiting (UVI) Violin/Piano
Andrew Acaster(LVI) Trumpet/Piano
Oliver Hainsworth(LVI) Violin
Ruth Easby (V) Clarinet/Piano
Sarah EasbyfV) Oboe/Violin/Piano
RosemarySanderson (V) Bassoon/Piano
David Jackson (IV) Viola/Piano
Simon Jackson (IV) Oboe/Piano
Paul Wilson (III) Viola/Piano
WaineAwards
Alison Calvert (UVI) Clarinet/Piano
Marie-Sophie Dalglish (UVI) Violin/ Piano
Robin Jackson (UVI) Horn/Piano
lona Marks (UVI) Violin
Mark Whiting (UVI) Violin/Piano
AndrewAcaster(LVI) Trumpet/Piano
Oliver Hainsworth(LVI) Violin
Benjamin Dale (V) Trombone/Piano
Alexandra Dow (V) Flute
Sarah Easby(V) Oboe/Violin/Piano
Katie Jenkins (V) Violin/Piano
RosemarySanderson (V) Bassoon/Piano
Katrina Wight (V) Cello/Piano
DavidJackson (IV) Viola/Piano
Simon Jackson (IV) Oboe/Piano
Hannah Stower(IV) Violin
Simon Whiteley (IV) Trombone/Piano
ManekaBraganza(lll) Cello/Piano
Catherine Bush (III) Flute/Piano
DeanMilnerWhite ScholarAward
TheChamberChoir
This year, the weekly Friday night rehearsals proved to be enjoyable, musical and sociable, bringing together old faces and new The choir performed at their annual Christmas appointments in the St Sampson's Centre and Bootham Park Hospital, gaining in confidence from the ever enthusiastic and effervescent audiences This confidence and developing quality of sound was at its highest when accompanying Peter Miles with his exquisite and memorable rendition of "The Three Kings" in the Minster ChristmasService
As the year progressed the choir continued to perform well in musical school functions and the departure of two prominent female singers allowed other less confident singers the chance to sample the Chamber Choir experience Thanks to the leadership of the likes of Amy Greetham, Marie-Sophie Dalglish and Zoe Wight, the new girls soonfound their feet in time for the Summer Cabaret evening Prominent in this very
successful evening wasOliver Hainsworth,whose first solo for the Chamber Choir, "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen" seemed to be much appreciated bythe audience
The final performance of the year proved to be consistently successful This formal concert was held at the Castle Howard Gate House in front of an important invited audience The Chamber Choir rose to the occasion and sang brilliantly with notable solo performances by Peter Miles, Oliver Hainsworth, Gareth Pierce, Louis Fell and Andrew Acaster
Our thanks must go to Mr Wright for his tireless conducting and misguidedyet still amusing sense of humour Thanks also go to Mr Bawtree who accompanied on keyboard so effortlessly on many occasions and not forgetting Mrs Wright who provided the Chamber Choir with a very much appreciated mealat the endof the year We look forward to singing and eating a bit more nextyear
Oliver Hainsworth (LVI)
MusicTourtoAustria
The 'VonTrapps' performed there,St Peters had tobe next to venture to the famous musical city of Salzburg
The coaches set off from York at the not at all ridiculous time ofhalf past midnighton the journey to Dover where we took the ferry acrossthe Channel to Calais (I am not one to askabout theferry trip however, asIspent the entire time onthetopdeck looking for the escape routesfor when wesank I)
There was much questioning aswe set offabout the eating arrangements The itinerary said that our first meal would be provided when we arrived in Germany A few of the boys imagined themselves starving to death but were slightly happier when they were reassured that it was a misprint and that we would beeating in the next 24 hours!
After a long and tiring trip weeventually arrived at our hotel in Germany in time for a meal which everyone thought they were ready for By thinking of the saying "if you are starving you will eat anything" I formed my ownconclusion that there was not a single starving person sitting in that diningroom
Inthe evening we were set free toexplore the village or in MrMonteith's case explore the pubs to sample the German beers
We eventually retired for the night I think everybody was pleased to see a bed or at least something which resembled a bed
The next morning (andthe others to follow) we were woken at an obscene hour and made to have some more fun trying to load the bus again It would probably be easier to put a ship inabottle but it was eventually done and we set off for Austria Fora long trip it passed by surprisingly quickly and we arrived atourhotel-the'Gasthof Hutter'intimefortea
A few of uswere mad enough to venture into the swimming pool after tea If it had been any colder it could have been used asaskating rink! We werelet loose in the village to"look at the'scenery'"
On the Sunday we set out to Liechtensteinklam Gorge - a long walkway with ramps and tunnels leading to a spectacular waterfall That is for those of us who went the right way! Mr Monteith was sure heknew where hewas going ashemarcheda dozen people up a muddy hill somewhere in the
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Simon Whiteley (IV)
opposite direction Ms Lambwas alsoquite content asshewasthe one who had asit down on abench waiting for them toreturn
In theafternoon ourfirst chance to perform wasin a small church in Annaberg The service was ofcourse conducted in German The several of Mr Wright's attempts to bring in the choir during the prayers however,failed miserably
The next day we set out for Innsbruck where we were able to visit some of the sights and shops in this lovely little city then perform an outdoor concert to appreciative passers by
Ournext excursion wasinto Bavaria to visit theSalt mine and Hitler's Eagles Nest The salt mine included a miniature train ride and a hugeslide into the mine It was a beautiful and very large salt grotto A lovely experience except the fact that we were dressed up to look like oompa lumpas in very flattering whitesuits We weregivenminiature pots of salt from the mine asa souvenir on the way out Where was it you put yours Sam Venables? no, Jo Mawbydid not have an extremecase ofdandruff did she Sam?
The EaglesNest was a fascinating experienceon top of a mountain where you could catch a glimpse of the most spectacular view of Bavaria The coach drive however, was not an experience for people who suffer from vertigo as we discovered watching the fearful facesof Emma and Mrs Edwards turning white
The concert on this day was one to remember The smiles of satisfaction from our audience made the evening One man got so into the music that when the band played Rule Britannia he leaped out of his seat to stand to attention A very embarrassed wife who had by now turned an interesting shade of beetrootsat tuggingat his shirtto drag him down Our next daywasspent inZell am See I understand that there was quite aspectacular view of the city from the topofthe mountain buta few ofus decided to keepourfeeton the groundratherthan dangle on the end ofa piece ofstring in a box which theycalled a'cable car' Crazy Golfseemedlike much more ofan adventure and Mrs Edwards looked delighted at the prospect of accompanying poor Jane to hospital withhertonsillitis
In the afternoon we were able to go swimming, venture round the town and gofor a paddle out on the lake in the pedal boats Most people could have won a prize for finding the takkiest shop in Zell am See so the majority, finally, being British born and British bred plonked for Macdonalds which in Austria, it has to be said, was nothing to boast about!
Our final day was spent in Salzburg where we had the opportunity to visit many sights including
Mozart's birthplace and the castle where you can seethe house where the 'Sound of Music'wasset!
We were able to go shopping for gifts and souvenirs before a picnic in the Mirabellgarten, the famous gardens in Salzburg, where I am embarrassed to admit, a large proportion of the tour party nearly got arrested for swimming in the fountain And where was Mr Wright? yes, he had hidden and was not going to admit that he was in charge!
Our last concert was at an Old Peoples' Home- a good concert, but it brought an element ofsadness to rea lise that theend had come so soon
So, by the end ofthe holiday was there any budding romance? well, there was the obvious inseparable couple, Emma and Mark Mark would try anything to get into our roomto see Emmaafter we had gone to bed Sorry, I had to mentionthat part!
I understand that John Cole was performing his audition for a performance of 'Interview with the Vampire' but as it was pointed out, isn't John a vegetarian Emma Riley? I would also like to extend my own personal thanks to Lucy Adam who was so very thoughtful in assisting with 'European relations' I'm sureeveryone elsewould like to thank Lucy as-well And of course the relationship that blossomed after the trip- Laura and ON, how sweet!
I believe Charlotte Mee's experiences of ripping a ligament in herleg were also well worththe pain she boreas she wasescorted in anambulancejoinedby her ever faithful friend Katie Gormley by what was describedas a hunk ina pufferJacket' I alsobelieve thatAndyAcastertook quite a shiningtoCharlotte!
It was the language that baffled most of the tour party Most peoplecould handlethe most important sentence of course - 'ein bierre bitte' Mr Wright's several attempts of describing items of music in German also caused some amusement The audience were in stitches at his wonderful description of the 'Bluebird': "Es ist about ein bird das ist blau" Becky Fishley's linguistic skills did however, come in handy and we were grateful to her.Thanks Becky!
The end came too quickly but the state of the teachers suggested that they needed another holiday away from all of the pupils! Mr Blood was homesick, Mr Monteith and Mr Jones had exhausted all of the pubs and Mr Wright who had spent best part of the trip asleepdrew the laststraw when he was caught in the pose for one last photograph asleep in a virtually emptybeerglass I think Miss Marshand Ms Lamb could have carried on acting like teenagers for much longer, but too much illusion has got to be bad for us! Mr and Mrs Edwards deserved abreak
from constant dramas and looking after everyone else'sneeds, they were probably about to drop dead but it was appreciated MrEdwardsalso liked tofeel useful patrolling up and dqyvn thecorridors,keen to prevent any more experiences with European relations Mr O-B's underground train station voice will not be forgotten I'm sure most peopleeven now still have those announcementsgoing through their heads Mrs0-B deserves a medalfor merelykeeping her cool insituations whenmostpeople wouldhave either,been ripping their hair out or committing homicide
Thecoach journey back wascertainty entertaining We watched a video of Tyrol' which I needn't elaborate on Let's just say the next video was marginally more appreciatedby most!
Andy Acaster and Co.'s stand upcomedy will notbe forgotten aswe were led in achorus of 'the wheels on the coach go round and round'- perhaps not a compliment tothe music performed on tour I'd love to thank every person individually for making this tour work but so much effort was put into it by so many,so forfear of missing someone, I will say one big thank you to everyone who made this a tour one which I guarantee will never be forgotten
JennieTaylor (UVI)
MusicTourPostscript
Having been gripped by the holiday spirit, our keenness to sample what Austria had to offer was all too evident The locals were friendly, comfortable, spacious and typically Austrian The people too were noticeably amiable and eager to converse Perhaps in certain instances they appeared too friendly - of this Ishall say no more - but it was not only the Austrians who were friendly, for the general atmosphere that we created between ourselves was one of the more impressive features of the tour Sometimes it felt to me as though I was striving for success as part of a team, rather than playing music in front of Austrians I've always felt that camaraderie is one of the most valuable parts of school life and a recognisable characteristic of any good school trip such asthis one For those more reclusive among us, the tour was a useful way of talking to people who you normally wouldn't speak to at school It certainly helped me realise that there is life beyond my own peer group
EleanorWilton
Laura Gilding
Charles Hazlerigg
NicholasChung
SophieTriffit
Lydia Davidson
Jacqueline Lloyd
Nicholas Rusling
AmyGreetham
Douglas Highet
Mandy Cheng
RachelEskell
Laura Gilding
DavidBurgess
Laura Chalmers
David Jackson
Simon Whiteley
Emily Appleyard
KatieJenkins
Andrew Lyall
Erica Smith
Zoe Wight
Rosemary Sanderson
Laura Chalmers
PeterMiles
CharlesCrowther
Gavin Westmoreland
WilliamSmithson
Vanessa Humphrey
KatherineDownes
Sam Brandon
RuthEasby
RachelEskell
Charlotte Black
Jane Atkinson
Marcus Matusiak
JaneAtkinson
LucyHewish
Paul Wilson
Matthew Miles
SimonJackson
Victoria Trenouth
Preeti Bhat
RobinJackson
Laura Hodsdon
James Walker
David Jackson
Edward Parkin
Victoria Trenouth
Matthew Welsh
Caroline Liddle
Simon Austin
Helen Katsarelis
AlexanderThornton
SamBrandon
CharloteeMee
ManekaBraganza
Sheila Tong
SarahEasby
David Jackson
RuthEasby
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StPeter'sStringMusic
This year's string playing has largely been dominated byour two upper sixth violinists, MarieSophie Dalglish and Mark Whiting, whose exceptional talents raised the standard of music making in St Peter's far beyond that which would normally be found in a non-specialist school Inthe Christmas concert,the String Orchestra wasable to tackle Elgar's beautiful 'Serenade for Strings';:the long, soaring phrases were sustained with an astonishing maturity by all sections of the orchestra, producing amusical experience for both performers and audience to remember The Carol Service in York Minster started with the Overture from Handel's "Messiah", played by a small string group plus SimonJackson and Sarah Easby (oboes), and Rosemary Sanderson (bassoon) A moment for reflection was then provided in the middle of the service with the "Pastoral Symphony" from the same work
The EasterTermwas the time for more competitive music There were some splendid performances in both junior and senior sections, and the winners were David Jackson (viola), playing the slow movementfrom theTchaikovskyviolinconcerto and Marie-Sophie Dalglish, who played the charming "Romance" by Svensden These two players, along with Mark Whiting and Katrina Wight (cello), represented the school in the under 19 section of the National Chamber Music for Schools Trust Competition, where they managed to get as far as the semi-finals This term was also the term for auditionsfor orchestras outside school, andit was a great achievement for Paul Wilson (viola) to gain a place in the National Children's Orchestra He will beplaying inconcerts in London andaround Britain duringschoolholidaysoverthe course oftheyear
In the Summer Term music is necessarily disrupted by the massive number of exams taking place However, this did not prevent the Summer Concert from taking placejust before half-term, inwhich we were treated to a serenely beautiful performance of the slow movement of the Bruch violin concerto,
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SchoolOrganist
School Organist, Michael Bawtree, has had a busy year having given concerts at Westminster Abbey, the Grosvenor Chapel, London and in Sheffield He has also been shortlisted for the BBC Radio 3 Young Artists' Forum which could result in a broadcast recital During the summer holidays he has recitals scheduled at Cathedrals in Dublin, Hereford, Truro and Carlisle and a performance as part of the Cambridge Summer Recital Series at St Catharine's College Each recital is a different programme as Michael enjoys choosing repertoire to suit each instrument
played by Marie-Sophie Dalglish, and a fiery rendition of the first movement of Kabalevsky's violin concerto by Mark Whiting: both were accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra The String Orchestra made the very ambitious choice of Grieg's "Holberg Suite", in which they rose to the occasion admirably Rounding off theyear without achance to hearthe two starviolinists one lasttime proved an impossibility, and so an arrangement of the Andante from Bach'sSonata for soloviolin was made especially for the occasion of the Commemoration Service I'm surethat anyone who heard this beautiful music being played so expressively will remember it for a long time to come
MLamb
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FairyTale:ATrueStory
Thirteen boys and teacher, Mr Blood, made their big screen debut in the film Fairy Tale: ATrue Story They took on the roles of a First World War boys band as a train carrying wounded soldiers arrived at Bradford Dressed in wartime uniforms, the boys can be seen and heard playing 'See The Conquering Hero'from Handel'sJudas Maccabaeus Guy Wood plays the St Peter'sSchool drum which is thoughtto be about 100 years old The photographs show the boys on the set and a First World War picture of the St Peter's Officers Training Corps Band with the big drum used forthefilm
The boys in the band were Marcus Matusiak, Henry Heywood, Matthew Welsh, Charles Robinson, Ben Dale, David Burgess, Douglas Highet, Charles Barnett, Alistair Robertson, Ben Burnett, Tom Bowman, Edward Ferrow and Guy Wood
ROJVIEO &JULIET
The production's premiss set us at election-time in Verona, a city where the power-rivalry between Capulets and Montagues is so fierce as to be murderous Yet this foundation for our understanding was perhaps not sufficiently secured: we may be too used to our own democracy where power is determined by crossesonvoting slips rather than on hit lists So the election leaflets and exhortations to 'vote for us' which greeted the audience established an atmosphere that was comfortable or boring-polical rather than threatening From here to the violence of the actual political encounters felt like a disjunction in the play ratherthan alogical step But perhaps this is in Shakespeare anyway: Romeo and Juliet experience it as their ordinary world, so they don't feel personally threatened by it They will when they grow up, but not yet And when they fall in love with each other, they are thrown across the disjunction to which theyare blind
Inthe opening scenes Iwanted to seemuch more exploration of the relationship between Romeo and Mercutio Why are Romeo and Mercutio so close? Alistair Robertson's androgynous attraction hinted at all sorts of reasons for thisandforTybalt'sjealousy of theircloseness, which added a personal hatred of Romeo to his political enmWy Still, to keep the overall production to a manageable length, some themes have to be sketched rather than fully developed; and this one was shown clearly enough to drive the narrative I imagine Romeo himself would not have articulated his closeness to Mercutio, so why should the play? It is enough that sympathised with Romeo killing Tybalt at the sametime as Iunderstood the Capulets'grief and desire for revenge at Tybalt's death The loss of Mercutio left a gapinthe playasit did inthe lives of those around him Richard Gibbon's acting as Benvolio was a revelation: he possessed the stature to mediate plausibly between the people of power in the city, and between the playand itsaudience
What did sufficiently ground the production in the force of lust for Power was a high quality of acting among those who played the Montagues, the Capulets and the Ruling Family Dan Jackson played Montague as solidly oblivious to human frailty or flexibility
Brian McBride as Capulet could see nothing beyond his own place at the pinnacle of hierarchy Tim Bainbridge became a Prince who wanted to allow his people electoral autonomy However, he laid down strict limits,and was forced into [over ' reacting to the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt Romeo, already married to Juliet, was left stretched acrossthe power-gap
Brian McBride, of course, was desperately disappointed to play only the first night; and
even
that was a triumph of self-control over illness It is a tremendous tribute to the quality of this cast as a whole that when Brian was too ill to appear again, Ian Lowe took over and they all had the maturity to work as if
nothing had changed Ian himself deserves credit for having developed such actors, as well as for stepping into the role at very short notice and with considerablesuccess
The acting of Gareth Pierce as Romeo and Sophia Heaton as Juliet was paradoxically mature in its presentation of their characters' naivete These two worked hard to bind the wholething together, and I for one was moved almost to tears at the play's conclusion - grief for their loss, and frustration at their parents' inability to perceive where it had all gone wrong
The sensethat they were adrift in aworld too big for them was well established at the party where they met andfell in love: you had the feeling that they understood themselves to be players in the kind of opera where you know everything ends happily because the characters are needed for the next episode They were aware of dramatic tension but unaware of its implications in the real world
Sophie Lloyd's performance as Sister Lawrence worked well to further this interpretation of Romeo and Juliet The Church represented a spiritual authority which should have transcended all the temporal power-games around them,but which could not do so - feting, in particular, caught up in Capulet's attempft to insinuate himself into the ruling family by marrying Juliet to Paris Attempting to maintljn the Church's effective power, Sister Lawrence tries the desperate trick of faking Juliet's death The tensionbetween the human andthe political was palpable in Sophie's performance of her dilemmas
There was a strong sense that fate was working inevitably asthe play approached its climax The different strands were effectively integrated We detachedly watch Capulet's grief at Juliet's 'death' because we know she is still alive We are more involved when we see Romeo's grief at her 'death' because we know how hewill react and soweknow it isa premonitory grief And ' we are subsumed entirely in grief when they both liethere
The effect on the audiences of this year's performances of Romeo and Juliet is well summed up in the single sentence I heard during thesecondnight interval - it's better than 'Grease'! You expect school audiences to prefer modern musical to Shakespearean tragedy,so that reaction says a lot It was not a superficial reaction to a superficial production, this play has depth and complexity: both wererevealed
DJ Hughes
"OurDay Ouf /i Wuty
I What a pleasure my night in turned out to be Yet again Mrs Hopkinson I encouraged a fine set of performances from the Middle School On this occasion I the Assistant Producer/Director took the form of the rather less hirsute Gareth I Pierce and Mr Lowe was confined to the lighting deck
I "Our Day Out" chartsthe adventure of the Progress Class, a groupof less ableand I disadvantaged children (and their teachers) from a rather tougher inner city •• ' school than our dear St Peter's! Sophia Heaton fresh from her success as Juliet earlier thisyear, madea convincing middle school teacher with aheart, guiding her more difficult pupilsandcolleaguesthrough variousemotional troughs andhurdles
Mark Brookstook the role of a teacher as though he had been born to it -1am sure hisfather handed down a few tips Katie Millar played his charming and typically sensible partner All aboard, the bus load of maladjusted youngsters were driven to the seaside by Rose Strickland-Constable Rose was clearly having trouble with her clutch control tojudge from thejerking back and forth of the occupants, who were lucky to escapewithout severe whiplash
Theparty wasdefinitely a mixed bagwith Alan Crompton and Alan Mak astwo of the most unlikely, likely lads at large The rest of the hooligan element were played byJenny Cogbill, Daniel Haigh, Michael Hemsworth, David and Simon Jackson, Nourah Ma'aye, Paula McBride, Helena Sharp, Fiona Morrison and Paul Wilson
Katherine Morris was definitely the dolly inthis mixture
Sue Chalmersand Monika Heaton maynot havebeenonthe busbut they were certainly takenfor a ridebythe hoards who stripped their stall of sweets,without parting with a penny Atimely reminder to never act with children and animals In this case the Generation Gamecuddly toy appeared inthe form of Susanna Daleas a rather alarming monkey-that growled
Simon Whiteley wasexcellent as the cold bureaucratic teacher, only briefly humbled bythe distressof one of hischarges Themost telling sceneof the play was that between Simon and Ella Hewitt Ella isperched on the cliff edge contemplating the bleakness and futility of her life and wondering with touching simplicity why happiness isso fleeting Simon has to reach deep into forgotten areas of hissoul to find his humanity andso coax her down from danger This scene was beautifully handled by this pair, whosetiming and pathosshowed considerable skill and understanding
In the end the whole group enjoy a wonderful day out, but it isthe hard hearted Whiteley who ultimately cannot sustain happiness beyond the moment
"Our Day Out" was thoroughly accomplished production and this reviewer found it both enjoyable and poignant I was left wondering however, if MIL could ever beaswell dressed as the Progress Group - not a shirt tail or ketchup stain in sight
A M Lowther
creativewriting TheGuiccioli Miniature
Hegot up from his seat at the table in the cafe and walked across the Piazza San Marco He turned and went past the cathedral, and headed down between the two pillars to the water's edge He stopped and looked out at the canals With his eyes he followed the gliding of the gondola,and hesaw an empty shadow, ghostlike and fast-moving, far out in the centre of the channel And he waslooking out across St Mark's Canal to the dim outlines of San Giorgio Island when a shadow fell on the pavement and he hearda man'svoice
"You American?"
Jerry noddedsilently
"Justcome toVen ice?"
The stranger was tall with a haunted look in his eyes He wore a coat and hat, with the brim turneddown Hishands trembled
Out inthe channel theshadowvanished
"Been herea few days,"said Jerry
"Maybeyou can helpafellow American?"
Jerry waited Then the man put his hand into his coat pocket and pulled out a small, glistening object
"Give me ten for it and it's yours."
"What is it?"
"A miniature Worth hundreds maybe more! Ten, and it'syours." Heput it in his hand "Ten dollars, go on take something back from Venice How long are you gonna be here?"
"Till tomorrow."
"Then you going home?"
"Yes."
"Tendollars Best buyyou'll ever make." Jerry lifted it into the light "The Guiccioli miniature," he added "Well, a copy The original isinthe Pitti Palacein Florence."
It was the face of abeautiful woman, brown eyes and auburn hair Her features were small but perfectlyshaped
" I painted it myself I came here afew years ago and now I have finished it I'll soon die Please gimmeten bucks for it."
Jerry looked down at it and he remembered suddenly Theresa Guiccioli Lord Byron, the great Romantic poet the two of them had been in love
"How about it?"
"I've gotvery little money left."
"The original is priceless Gosee it I'm broke, please."
Jerrywas taunted by the man'spiercingeyes
"All right",said Jerry "I'll buy it" Jerry handed him the ten dollar note " Where are you going to go?" implored Jerry
"Where can a doomed mango?" and he left Jerry stood there a long time He turned and headed home,pastthe restaurants,the cafesand finally back to where he was staying He felt he was followed on the way back, he turned a numberof times, no-one wasthere
Jerry headed up to his room, turned on his light and reviewed the miniature He remembered the romantic poetry Lord Byron had written He thought of the strange man's words,
"Where can a doomed man go?"
Suddenly, the miniatures beautiful face became repellent to him His hands became clammy He got up and went to the old,cracked mirror that hung onthe wall It was hisown face - but hehad changed!His face waswhite, drawn with fear,his eyes two black pools Jerry felt that for some strange feeling, with the passing of the painting hehad becomecursed A doomedman
He turned out the light and gazed into the street below and the dark waters of theVenetian canal He wastight with fear, he looked as frightened as the painter who had sold him the painting A doomed man He wentto bed
His sleep was restless, he awoke several times Once hewas sure he heard something, hesprang out of the bed looking straight ahead in fear He could not stay here much longer, he dressed in a panic His eyes now fixed on the doorknob, he could have sworn it began to open slowly He screamed, the turning stopped He cautiously approached the door and opened it slowly, inch byinch The corridor wasblack,but he could tell it wasempty
He shut the door, went to the window and opened it He picked up the miniature and threw it out the window He felt a hugeweight had been lifted of him when he heard the splash of the water He wasfree of hiscurse - if there wasone! He laughed, andsaid aloud,
"Si Ily su perstitious fool!"
Ashe sat in his planeseat waiting for the plane to take off, the stewardess offered him a selection of newspapers He picked an Italian newspaper He loved reading Italian He came to Venice to improve his Italian There was a slight smile of pleasure on his face as he began to read He turned the first page The smile drained from his face
There was a picture of the painter he met by the canal Hewas lying on his back on a cobblestone street, his face turned up to the sky Jerry read further
The"painter" had been one of the three men who had stolen the Guiccioli miniature from the Pitti Palace He then double-crossed his partners and ran off with the treasure His partners had finally caught up with him in Venice, after chasing him all over Italy
The police had captured the murderers and were now searching desperately for the priceless miniature
Jerryslowly put down the newspaper
"Is anything wrong?" the stewardess asked him
Jerrydidnotanswer
Edward Taylor (III)
V'Parklife'
It was a warm, lazy Summer's day The tall oaks and willows cast a long tired shadow, their boughs whispering with breathless sighs In the distance I heard a lawnmower and I could smell the freshly cut grass Everything reminded me of summer, of warmth and of peace and of happiness Everything was summer It was just a perfect day
I sat on the rusted old bench under the shade of a large oak The sun was high in the sky glowing with a lulling yet intense radiance In front of me was the park An old couple taking an afternoon stroll with the weary steps of age, found a pleasant picnicking spot from which they could watch the Sunday afternoon cricket Lazily people clapped the batsmen as they came in and got out Around the boundary plump men in summer hats read the newspaper, watched the cricket and supped on warm ale
High above an aeroplane flew over The monotonous buzzing of itsjet engine stimulated relaxation To my right three young men and two ladies were gently throwing a Frisbee, gaining intense enjoyment from the repetitive game The leaves of the trees were dancing softly in the cool summer breeze enticing the eyes to shut as I drifted deeper into my subconscious Everything was content and dreamy I wished maybe I could pause time and remain in this blissful nirvana forever Here life was timeless
To my left a family were picnicking The mother laid out a vast spread of food on a tartan rug There were jam scones, cream cakes, chicken legs, sandwiches, fruits and many other delicacies which made my mouth water The two children of no more than six were desperately trying to find 'where do the squirrels live, mummy?' and were exploring the vast jungle landscape oftheoaksand willows
The declaration of one of the cricketing sides drew a slight stir of acknowledgement from some of the plump gentlemen, but it was no more than that A small game of football had begun between some teenage boys using their jerseys as goal posts and soon they were well into a hard-hitting F.A Cup match which resulted in a penalty shoot-out Arsenal won, or was it Manchester United? I don't know My attention span was rapidly decreasing as Ibegan to drift off into adreamy sleep,the sun stroking my face asa mother to her child I was not asleep but with eyes shut I was deep, hidden in the vast plains of the subconscious All around me was contentment
senses I remember the sensation of feeling very cold The sun on the horizon was glowing out the last embers of daylight This day was passed, into a timeless pit of oblivion It was a perfect day which was now just a part of memory, the memory of living existence which would fade as a candle does and as the sun goes down Where? Who knows, into what we call oblivion
Evening had drawn on The game of cricket had ended and everybody had left The park was empty and in the cool haze of dusk it seemed very cold and distanced As I stood up and brushed myself down, yawning I realised that today I had experienced what is called 'Parklife' I had seen people come and go, play cricket, have a kick about, take a stroll, have a picnic, read the newspaper, drink warm ale and relax Yes I had witnessed'Parklife'
AlexDrysdale.(IV)
Inaccessible
A crystal droplet suspended in defiant inanimation
Plummets, shatters with the dream, Fragments of a long gone reverie
Her wish - achild's - soclear, so simple,so black and white
A world of extremes, afear of uncertainty
Innocence lost Her heart, raped by dread, Guarded by impenetrable barrier of cynicism; A hedge of gleaming thorns, a moat of iridescent acid
Look but don'ttouch
Does nothing betray hervulnerability, her need to be loved,
But more - to be understood?
She glimpses- non,ce n'est rien - personne, Itspinsoutofreach
Obsolete Emptiness
HayleyOram(LVI)
On Dreams
"InAnUnfamiliarCorridor"
In an unfamiliar corridor of familiar rooms, familiarfaces,
Arowof names.a list of places
Each registers, Is recognised somewhere in the mind
Recognised within the mind Known asa mutual friend,
A distant relative Names that lend Themselves to sleep, Only to sleep You begin to rest
Asyour consciousness starts to rest, you continue to act
A blur of the truth, mendacious fact; Somehow believed, Although forgotten after waking
At the morrow's sunriseyou will wake, a Imost as before,
Not noting the hours of darkness, nor Time that has passed, And you can never recall the night
Simon Jackson (IV)
TheGarden
Itisdawn,and damp,
Thegarden glistens with dew
That washes, with my tears, Tarnished memories of my broken dreams
I am alone,and I feel
That I am the only un-green thing here
I lookforthe reassuring grey-brown of tree trunks,
The silversparkling of soaked cobwebs, And the first flowers, waiting for the sun
Butl am blind to those
All Isense isshimmering emerald, From leavesto lawn,twitching in the breeze, bewitching,
Itisserpent-like
Theair breathes temptation; The garden remembers Eve
Alexia Richardson (LVI)
activities
Peterswalk
On Bank Holiday Monday the 500 pupils from the senior school participated in a 20 mile walk from Boroughbridge to York to raise cash for Cancer Charities Theschool held similar charity walks in 1986, 1989 and 1993 but this year's event had extra poignancy St Peter's pupil Foluso Rotowa died last May, aged 14, after losing his long battle against renal cancer Foluso's Housemaster, John Owen-Bamett paid tribute to the courage of the teenager who never complained despite his illness." He is sorely missed, yet hisname liveson admirably commemorated incharitablegiving and inour hearts."
Afleet of coaches took the pupils to the start and more than 200 parents and staff marshalled the walk and provided refreshments along the way Some pupils ran, some cycled and two rode horses along the banks of the River Ure and River Ouse Co-ordinator David Hughes said: "The real drive is getting the wholeschoolcommunity involved."
The fundraising campaign got off to a flying start when pupils took part in a talent competition and concert organised by Mark Rusling and Andrew Kemp Altogether more than £14,000 was raised and £10,000wasdonated to theAnthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust
CCF- ArmySection 1
Wathgill Training Centre,Catterick wasthe setting for the annual camp in Summer 1997 The activities were varied including shooting, ambushes, rock climbing, canoeing and an over-night exercise, which all helped to produce a highly successful and enjoyed camp Theend of camp signalled the exit for Paul Tetlow as the Senior Cadet, the position being filled byCSM Sweet
On returning to school in September 1997,there were 80 new cadets eager to start their training in the CCF, the largest intake for some years The senior NCO's did their jobs efficiently and effectively, teaching the cadets all they would need to know They were helped in this task by nine Cadet Training Team to whom we are verygrateful for their time andeffort over theyear
September also sawthe return of theOld Peterite Major Mark Lodgewho after an absenceto serveinthe Army returned to the school to teach History and also help with the CCF, he brought with him enthusiasm and vigour which has certainly beennoticed within the CCF
Thecadets were given ataste of what to expect on camp at the field day that was held in October 1997 There were activities such as section attacks,weapon demonstrations, shooting and much more At the end of the field day the whole contingent were presented with their new shoulder epaulettes as their affiliation changed from the GreenHowardsto the Prince of Wales'Own Regiment ofYorkshire
The CCF's biannual inspection also fell this year The whole contingent paraded outside the CCF huts, with eight cadets, lead by CSM Lilleyman presenting the honour guard After the inspection the whole contingent moved up to the training area at Strensall where the competition of 'Exercise Cross Keys Challenge'washeld
The whole contingent are now preparing to go on the annual Summer camp which will be at Proteus campjust outside Nottingham Fifty-five cadets aregoing on campthisyear, which is one of the biggest campsfor manyyears
I would like to thank Lieutenant Colonel Baber of the Royal Military Police for his coaching of the shooting team overthe pastyear He has given a lot of time andeffort to coachthe team inthe hopethat for once, we might be able to beat Ampleforth His coaching was well demonstrated byTom Lilleyman who camethird in the 15 North Eastern Brigade Shooting Competition As well as spending a lot of time with the shooting team,Colonel Baber has alsostaged two demonstrations of the Military Police which were both well received by the cadets and the other members of the school who came to watch them The shooting team are now preparing to go to Bisley,the National Rifle meet that isheld eachyear with the coaching they have receivedthey hopeto do well For thisassistance weare verygrateful to Colonel Baber
On behalf of the whole contingent I would like to thank the Officers who run the CCF As the Commanding Officer of the contingent, MajorTooms works hardto ensurethat the cadets haveas much fun as possible He is well supported by Major Lodge and Lieutenant Monteith who both give up free time to help run the CCF We also welcome 2nd Lieutenant A M Lowther and 2nd Lieutenant E K White into the CCF I hope they haveas muchfun inthe CCFasI did in my fouryearsthere
CSM AM Sweet (UVI)
Politics Lecture
On the day that Scotland voted to have its own Parliament, Professor Philip Norton,Professor of Politics at Hull University, spoke to Sixth Form students about how the new parliament would operate He predicted that Yorkshire and other English regions would soon ask for their own parliament, and that the English electorate would start to question the subsidies that were given to Scotland Hesaid it was too soon to say exactly how the parliament would operate but, when it begins to operate in the year 2000, clashes between the Scottish Parliament and the British Government are inevitable
Community Service Report
It is midnight in the recital room,just after the end of term asI write thisto the strains of the Music ofthe Night played on pianoand flute Agroup ofthird year girls have roped in friends, parents and staff to play, sponsorand encourageas theytake part ina 36hour nonstop piano marathon for the Dian Fosseygorilla fundand also Children in Need Community Service took on afew new projects this year, as wellas keepinggoing theold favourites We still enjoy our contact with Fothergill homes,
whose residents welcome our pupils as visitors on a regular basis They came to our very popular Christmas get together organised bythe SixthForm, where we were splendidly entertained as usual by the choir, the swing band, Mr Spencer's piano playing and Mr Hall's inimitable bingo They also enjoyed our summer coach outing and wonderful afternoon tea provided by the ladies of the Galtres Centre, Easingwold
Almost everyone in St Peter's supported our participation in the World's Biggest Coffee Party, when coffee and refreshments were kindly provided by the catering staff and parents, and we raised a tidy sum forthe CancerReliefMacmillan fund
We were highly entertained by the staff and residentsof PrincessMary House in Harrogate when they challenged our Sixth Form to a pub style quiz during their young visitors' week In an exciting contest, theirteamproved too much for us with their fantastic knowledge of pop music in particular We lookforward to the return match
Our Boxes For Bosnia Appeal 1997 had the most fantastic response For the first time, the whole
campus, including Clifton Prep, took part and there was great excitement for the younger ones when Radio York came to interview them as they packed boxes with groceries, toiletries and school equipment Mrs Sanderson kindlyallocated space in St Olave'slibraryto store the hugepiles ofdonations and boxes and we were very glad of her invaluable help As you read this we shallbe preparing to launch our next Christmas appeal, and I hope we can once again relyonyourbrilliantsupport
InSeptember 1998we begin our new venture, when Community Service also becomes an option in the General Studies programme for the Lower Sixth We hopethat this will givefar more pupilsthe chance to helpin the localcommunity on a regular basis Pupils have worked with organisations such as S.N.A.P.P.Y., the Wilberforce Home for the Blind, the Glen, to name only a few; we want to be ableto do more and we hope you will come forward to let us know if there are other thing we could or indeed should be doing
Sk/* report /??"?/?£
On the early morning of 28 December (or late night of the 27th) agroup of the Peterites assembled for the annual ski trip Having circled Verona airport several times the fog cleared and we arrived at Folgarida, relieved to see plenty of snow The inevitable bum-boarding (such useful things bumboards!) preceded the evening meal; thankfully this yearwithout injury
Breakfast never a particularly lively affair at 7.30 am(for most of us!) was followed bythe twice daily trek to the ski lift, where we quickly learnt to adapt to the local approach towards queuing Our ski instructors were interesting characters, there was Marco whose English seemed limited to off-piste (encouraged by Jamie and Nick) and 'fog'; Egon who taught his group how to turn properly (shame Mr Monteith missed out on that group) and whose catch phrasewas "ze pressureiz on ze valleyski" and Pedro who kept the advanced group from breaking life and limb The snowboarders were well instructed - the beginners made good progressand the advanced group were impressive in their ability
to 'catch some phat(?l) air' Fiona must be congratulated on her progress during the weekand Alison on her victory in 'The Race' - wasthere ever any doubt?
The apres ski was generally convivial - the rep certainly did her utmost to befriendly at times and no-one could forget Nuncio's skill with the guitar NewYear's Eve wasa reasonably lively evening; the rendering ofJerusalem wasparticularly memorable, although the other guests did express a degree of sympathy for the Director of Music Adam seemed to enjoy his 18th birthday - doubtless the rather lacklustre nature of his skiing thefollowing day was due to Ed's snoring keeping him awake The fifth form managed an evening skating and bumboarding without injury, and the bar games were enjoyed more by some than others - eating marshmallows will never seem quite the same again
So, another year over Folgarida survived the onslaught with only a few Italians muttering (or
shoutingj'mad Inglesi' and Iam sure they can't have been referring to any of our group, who could be decidedly helpful andcharming when young Italian women fell on the slopes There were romances made (not many) and (briefly) broken (what is it about Becky and snow?) new skills developeddigging craters, cleaning, diplomacy (a definite victoryfor Becky), chivalry (whywas Mrs Watkinson left stranded half way down a black slope?) and photography (it would have been such a good photo,Adam)
Fog at Verona made the homeward journey rather tedious, enlivened slightly by Mr M losing and finding a list and Natalie getting the time right The staff would like to thank all who went for their constant good humour, good company and general consideration I would particularly like to thank those who at anytime took responsibility for Ian on theslopes, and managedto return him inone piece!
SM Watkinson
JBainbridge
Battlefields Trip 1998
The party of 47 left for France early on Wednesday morning Even while still in England the journey was eventful - Callan MurrayHocking had misplaced his passport and looked set to remain behind However, he was allowed to continue with the party
After travelling through the Channel Tunnel we quickly arrived at the 'Hotel' Kosmos This proved to be interesting as I cannot say that the Hotel Kosmos is oneof the most salubrious locations in which I have stayed The unusual brand of Belgian cuisine served at the hotel was not everyone's liking although Jamie Smith insisted that the meatball soup was delicious! In the evening we attended a moving Last Post ceremony inYpresandthe whole party was ready fora rest The next day was spent visiting British and German graveyards The vast number of graves really brought the enormity of the war home, especially the grave of a 15 year old boy Afterwards we saw the battlefield of Hill 60 In a nearby museum there were some reconstructed trenches Wewitnessed someacrobatic jumping overthe trenches bySam Brown!
Jamie Smith standing beneath his great uncle's name on the Thiepval monument at the Somme
The evening was spent playing football with some newly acquired friends from another school staying in the Hotel and an Ethiopian student After sampling some more culinary delights, which we later to find was rabbit, the evening wasto prove uneventful-except for the mysterious disappearance of Jo Sargeant and Ben Taylor! However, we were all glad to see them backsafelyforthe evening
In the morning we left them behind and headed for France to stay in the town of Arras The first stop wasVimy Ridge - now aCanadian National Park run by students from Quebec Here there was a memorial to the Canadian troops of the War Afterwards we were able to seethe tunnels dug by the Canadians in order to take the Ridge We then had a brief stop at a vast French Cemetery with 20,000 graves and the adjoining museum
The next day we visited the Somme Battlefield Matthew Maitland, on crutches, found the mud quite difficult andat one point nearlysunk! Later in the day we saw the memorials to the Northern Irish and the South Africans Here Kate Hudson and Louise Horsley displayed some poor driving skills with Matthew in his wheelchair!
We were now at the last night on the trip In Arras for the previous two days there had been a fair and we spent both nights enjoying its delights Alex Drysdale realised that you should not go on aridejust after eating Later Tom Abel and I battled with Miss 'Road Rage' Lowther and MrTayloron the dodgems!
In the morning we left on the trip home After an uneventful journey we arrived back at school on the Sunday evening before the start of the new term For such an interesting trip we would like to thank the staff who bravely travelled with us, Mr Drysdale, Mr Lodge, Miss Lowther, Mr Sargeantand MrTaylor
NickRusling(IV)
LIVERPOOL PHVSICS
OLVmPICS 1991
On the 18th October Liverpool University held its annual physics competition and again St Peter's School sent four of its finest physicists to do battle against 29 other schools from around the country However, these four brave souls were not alone, for Mr Morris and MrRogerson had accompanied them soas to provide moral support
At 11:00 the events began and we first had to discover the most efficient way to guide a ball through six gates We set to work and within approximately 15 minutes found a solution which we believed might challenge for top honours However, we only managed to finish with the main field It was time to move on to an exercise in which we had to simulate the orbit ofJupiter and two of its moons Kay (the brightest member of our team), naturally was the sun and I was given the responsibility of being the largest planet in the solar system (I was told it was nothing personal), whilst Ben and Robert were the two moons We believed we had done well and our poor showing can only be put down to bias onthe part of thejudges After this we moved on to what was to prove our most successful event It involved building a bridge to enable a member of our team to cross to an island where a tower of paper cups had to be built This challenge allowed Robert to show that he had definitely been a boy scout It also proved that Ben did have ausebecauseasthe lightest member of our team he was sent out across the bridge Despite our undoubted good performance here I believe that a distinct amount of favouritism was shown in adjudging usthe winners
Rogerson, allegedly dragged against their will to the pub We were slightly doubtful of this reason, but had to concentrate on the job at hand, for the first event
after lunch was the building of an electromagnet It must have been mental fatigue which led to our rather poor showing We then had to hand in the Fermi Paper which tested our skills of estimation Unfortunately it showed them to be rather poor, but by this point I do not believe we could have done much to alter the overall outcome The final task involved measuring the distance between two buildings without moving from a set point We managed to beabout 30 metres away from the right value and unsurprisingly finished low down the field
Despite the disappointments and questionable judging decisions it was an enjoyable day and I would like to express our thanks to Mr Morris for organising the trip and to Mr Rogerson for giving his support even when it became clear we were not goingtodoverywell
Andrew Pease (UVI)
This was the first time that I had attended this competition as it was Mr Edwards who had accompanied the team in previous years The six events were on the whole simple, but provided an ample test of the ingenuity and team work skills of the competitors I saw our boys in a different light from that in the classroom and I have to say that I was somewhat surprised to see who emerged as the natural team leader.The day was well organised and most enjoyable and winning one of the events wasa bonus and a first for us Overall our team, Wavelength, came 10th out of the 30 entrants Sandwiched either side of the competition was a quick look around the Catholic Cathedral and a pitstop at McDonalds In self-defence, the visit to the Philharmonic for lunch was with my own Physics Alevel teacher, who had brought a team and who twisted my arm tojoin him.Thankyou to the team of Andrew Pease, Ben Scott, Kai Tai Lee and Robert Bedford and also to Mr Rogerson Hopefully next year's upper sixth physicists will be back at Liverpool in 1998 and who knows maybe they can go one better
DK Morris
St Peter's School continued its record of success in this year's national physics competitions for high achievers Daniel Birkett, Jonathan Else,Samuel Venables and John-Patrick Wilkinson received commendation certificates in the Physics Challenge competition for GCSEpupils In the Physics Olympiad for A Level pupils, Benjamin Scott received a Silver Medal; Robert Bedford, Kai Tai Lee and Andrew Pease received Bronze Class I Medals; and Alasdair Vickers received aBronze Class II Medal
Fermi Quiz 10
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LastYearsWinner: KaiTai Lee
Why not have a go at the Fermi Quiz printed below Answers to Mr Morris, Physics Department by 1 December 1998 Prize:£20BookToken
For each question give an answer to the nearest power of 10 Forexample ifyour estimate is 1000, as this is 103 you should write your answer to the question as3
Fermi Quiz Questions
1 How many seconds are there are until the next millennium?
2 What is the magnitude of the electric field at ground level directly underneath a single national grid powerline?(Vm_1)
3 Orbiting at an altitude where the air pressure is 10 uPa, how many atoms are there in the shuttle's cargo bay?
4 What isthe massof adroplet of drizzle? (kg)
5 What size is the smallest object on the Earth's surface that is visible with the naked eye from orbit? (m)
6 How much (excess) charge builds up in a large thundercloud? (C)
7 How many radon atoms decay in an averagesized living room inayear?
8 What is the angular velocity of the wheels on Thrust SSC when it broke the sound barrier? (rads-1)
9 What volume of air is breathed by each person perday? (m3)
10 What isthe massof Mt Everest? (kg)
11 What is the speed of the Moon around the Earth? (ms"1)
12 By how much would the sea level rise if all of the ice inAntarctica melted? (m)
13 How much chemical energy is stored in a full petrol tankofan average-sized car? (J)
14 When the spacecraft Cassini reaches Saturn how long will it take its radio transmissions to reach Earth? (s)
15 Howfastdoyourfingernailsgrow? (ms"1)
Then it was time for lunch, a time that led to the disappearance of Mr Morris and Mr
TheAlcuin Library
The library continues to grow at a steady pace (more than 11,500 items are now recorded on the computer catalogue) and to keep abreast of the latest technology An Internet link has now been installed and, despite some initial trepidationmainly from the Librarian - has proved a considerable boon Fears that significant disturbance would result have proved unfounded and the pupils have used thefacility sensibly One intriguing spin-off is that book circulation has risen, partly as a direct result of the Internet Pupils who get stuck during complicated searches seem amazed to discover that a good traditional bookon the shelves by their elbow has just the information they are seeking, and even those who use the Internet successfully get sidetracked from their technological paths by attractive books and magazines they might not otherwise have seen - altogether a very satisfactory integration of the old andthe new so far
Book donations have been received from the following pupils:
Mark Baxter, Robert Bedford, Edward Brooke, Alison Castle, Kieran Harrison, Robin Jackson, Nicholas Kay, Stuart Milne, John Mitchell, Mark Rusling, Alexandra Senior, Nikolai Shepherd, Mark Shoat, James Tilston, Sophie Triffitt, Claire Tully, and Adam Wales Further donations have been received from Stephen O'Loughlin (Staff) and Professor Christopher Hill and Fiona and Graham Watt(OPs)
Sincere thanks are due to all the above for their generosity (All donations go into the library with an appropriate bookplate, and the donor's name is also recorded onthe computer.)
The IT staff continue to provide the Library with immense support - the tales from some schools of Librarian and IT Department at war are unheard of here,to my great relief My thanks to them and to Mr John Mitchell (Archivist) fortheir helpin manyandvariousways
APedley
FromTheArchives
It isalways most pleasing when the department is able to help a growing number of genealogical enquirers, andto find missing piecesof information from correspondents and callers, and it is particularly pleasingwhen gifts of varying kinds arrive This year these include a girl's original uniformjacket (Mrs Atkinson),a complete scout uniform of the Chilman Troop (Mr Miers), a photograph of St Olave's cricket eleven in 1932 (Mr Lockwood), tiesfromthe widow of Dr Piatt and several itemsfrom Mrs J.Todd, daughter of Brigadier Eastwood (1933-36) His rugger cap, Petrana, programmes and photographs are all features of our collection now, and she allowed us photo-copies of all his school reports and weights ft measures slips Michael Hollway's daughter also called and presentedsomeitems and collected copiesof material for a surprise scrapbookfor his 80th birthday, as did PhilipMorris'sdaughterfor his 60th
Another fascinating letter came from Revd Richard Burkitt, enclosing photo-copies of letters found in his great-grandfather's desk Charles Wright was a pupilfrom 1854-1858 Unfortunately the set of lettershome is notcomplete butthereare sufficient to show his development from innocent,homesick boy to a relaxed young man writing to his father in a mixture of Latin and Greek!
It is interesting to have detailsofthe life ofa boyin and outofschool Nicknamesand slangword are included"tattie trap, half cracked with joy, day coves, stunner, stodging, bosh, new codgers, grub" His request fora parcel and money is alsofamiliar though- he asks for "An English dictionary, hisnarrow boxof pens, card case of leads, sealing wax, earthenware ink bottle, pasties, nuts,gingerbread, pot of strawberry preserve,andan orderallowing himto purchase herringsat the Porters"
TheReverend Burkitt haskindly typedout allthe letters and addedbackground notes, together with copiesof family photographs, and thewhole presentation now inthearchives makesinteresting reading
As always I am grateful to all those who have helped in any way even if they are not listed, and to Angela Sanderson who continues to give regular,willing, voluntary help inso manyways We are still looking for other helpers with indexing, sorting, filing andconserving items, so offers will bemostwelcome It is interestingand valuableworkand some of it, especially indexingofpastnumbersof"The Peterite", could be done at home
JVMitchell
Challengefor Management is a managementday for allVlth Formersto prepare them for the world of work 13 leaders from businesses in Yorkshire and staff with careers and management expertise donated their time The leaders were most complimentary about the ability and attitude of the106 pupils who participated and a number askedif they couldcomeback nextyear! RH Hubbard
TopHouseQuiz
The major concern as this year's quiz approached was asto the whereabouts of the buzzer kit All quiz addicts enjoy the thrill of being first to hit the button Intensive searches however proved fruitless After a tightly contested opening round, the quizmaster was faced with the task of producing sets of questions of a similar nature for the semi-finalists and giving them the choice of set In the event this proved most successful and the format was carried through to the final between Clifton and Queens held on March 12th It was very closely fought and Queen's came out winners by 56 points to 49 Congratulations to Rose Strickland-Constable, Catherine Stafanini, Eleanor Wilton and captain Ruth Dalton on their success
JWGShaw
AmnestyInternational Somethouqhtsonthe Christmas Lecture
This year's Christmas Lecture was a demonstration of the properties of Nitrogen: from the inert to the spectacular; presented by Mr Lancasterforthe ScienceSociety
The Lecture Theatre was hard pushed to accommodate the whole audience, although the department waswelcome of the hearty response
As an experienced chemist, Mr Lancaster was able to draw from experience, an entertaining and valuable demonstration into the historical and modern uses of the element, including itsuse inthe Second World War which incorporated the useof some genuine laboratory glassware of the era Some very useful reactions were demonstrated, although the use of nitrates in explosives had to beexcluded from the eveningmuch to Mr Lancaster's dismay
All in all the evening was a very entertaining and informative account for all year groups and was well worth the efforts of Mr Lancaster and the department
Oliver Wilson (HIP)
TheHead Master'sChristmasLettertoParentsbegan:
" As I sit to begin this Christmas letter, Iam looking out of mystudy window at the floodlit main building and Christmas lights inthe tree in the middle of the lawn Parents may have hearda short piece on Radio York when a resident of the city phoned in to say that she had only felt that the spirit of Christmas had arrived when she drove past 'that famous school in Clifton that looked so beautiful festooned with Christmas lights.'
Worldwide Appeal - Real Lives - November 1997
Nick Kay and Preeti Bhat act as gown bearers for the Lord ChiefJustice of Appeal
JorvikViking Championship 1998: Peter's Pillagers
DukeofEdinburgh Award Scheme
Gold Diskfor Resin
Cabaret
The traditional cabaret evening was held in the Memorial Hall in the second week in May The purpose was to make music, have fun and raise some funds to contribute to the Music Tour in Summer 1999 The high standard of performance and the relaxed atmosphere ensured a very enjoyable evening for audience and participants
Jennie Taylor and Alex Sweet have received their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards Sam Brown,Rupert Brown,Kate Hudson,Catherine Stefanini,Ed Gill, Richard Gale and Simon Hope successfully completed the Silver Award Expedition
Resin won the York Inter-Schools Battle of the Bands competition at the Barbican Centre watched by 1,500 supporters
Members of the band were presented with their gold disk trophy, sponsored by Norwich Union, byJohn Fletcher and TinaWright whojointly organised the competition The boysalso won music shop vouchers and recording time ina local studio to help realise theirdreamsof stardom
At the beginning of the academic year three colleagues joined the staff: Robert Doyle (Economics and Business Studies), Ruth Thomas and Jo-Anna Duncalf (Artists in Residence) Arbell Lowtherorganised herfirst event as Social Secretary: a curry evening, aimed principally at new colleagues, which was well supported Other activities included avisit to York Brewery and aparticularly successful quiz night, bringing together colleagues, both teaching and nonteaching, from all three schools The staff lost narrowly totheThird XI, despite a gallant innings from Arbell and a desperate attempt by the Chairman to hit a six off the final ball of the match There was a similarly close result in the annual tennis fixture against the First VI: the staff eventually went down 4-5 Several colleagues ran Peterswalk and the Easingwold half-marathon the following Sunday (Messrs Hall, Newman and Taylor - finishing inthat order, inboth events!)
This year was also marked with particular sadness over the loss of Mary Tooms, Julie Dransfield and Betty Green That three colleagues should face such bereavement in a single term was a particularly sad coincidence: our sympathy goes out to them On a happier note, we were delighted by the news of the arrival of Olivia Shread, Emilia Grant and the Gillespie twins Marietta and Nicola Congratulations were also extended to Maurice Monteith and Eleanor White, whose engagement was greeted with considerable interest from the press! We were also very pleased to hear of Maurice's appointment as Housemaster ofThe Grove in succession to David Newman
At the presentation to leavers, held as usual on the Music School lawn, David Newman removed hiskit to give us- and two unsuspecting Olavites - aglimpse of one of hisextra-curricular roles at Repton We wish him, Debbie and our other leaversevery happiness inthefuture
PTaylor
1997/8
Mathematics
Headmaster:
A FTrotman,J.P.,M.A.(Balliol College Oxford)
DeputyHeadmaster:
RCPerry M.Ed (Stirling)
DirectorofStudies:
D J Watkinson,B.Sc (Sheffield)
SeniorChaplain:
The RevdJ Daly,M.A (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge)
Miss G Terry, B.A.(Falmouth College of Art), M.A (Birmingham College ofArt) Head of Department
CW Hall, BA(Bretton Hall College of Higher Education)
MissJ A Duncalf,M.A (Cardiff) Artist in Residence
Miss RThomas, M.A (Leeds)Artist in Residence
B Allen, B.Sc (Durham), M.I.Biol Head of Department
M A Monteith, B Sc (Newcastle)
PJ Stephen, B.Ed (Durham)
Careers/PersonalandSocialEducation
R H Hubbard B Sc (Manchester) Head of Department Chemistry
P D Northfield,B.Sc.(Manchester), CChem., F.R.S.C Head of Department
IH Lancaster B Sc (Birmingham)
R 6 Shread,B.Tech.(Bradford),M.Sc (York), F.V.CM
Mrs LStark, B.Sc (Leeds)
Classics
PTaylor, MA(Liverpool) Head of Department
D S Newman M.A (Scholar of Magdalen College Oxford) Economics/BusinessStudies
ASevern B.A (York) Headof Department
RWDoyle,B.Sc (Cardiff)
English
R J Bulcock, M.A (St Peter's College, Oxford) Head of Department
DJ Hughes, B.A (York)
IM K Lowe,B.A (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) Headof Department
M iss A M Lowther, B.A (Exeter)
MrsATooby-Smith, B.A (Aberystwyth) Governmentand Politics
Mrs EAStephen, B.Sc Econ (London School of Economics) Head of Department
RC Perry, M.Ed (Stirling)
History
R CGDrysdale,M A (StAndrew's) Head of Department
M A Lodge, B.A (Lancaster), B.A (Open)
RCPerry, M.Ed (Stirling)
InformationTechnology
M RTJones Cert Ed (Bretton Hall College of Higher Education) Head of Department
D J Spencer, B Sc, (Leeds) Head of Department
AWEIIis-Davies.B.Sc
(University College of North Wales)
JD Gillespie,B.Sc (Durham)
N A Matkin,B.Sc (Leeds)
D J Watkinson, B Sc (Sheffeld)
Mrs M C Wike, B.Sc (Loughborough)
Modern Languages
CA Hodsdon,B.A (Lancaster) Head of Department
MrsJ Bainbridge B.A (Durham)
M J Grant BA (Manchester Poytechnic)
MrsJLM North,B.A (Durham) Head of Spanish
D Kirby, M A (Emmanuel College, Cambridge) Head of German
JWG Shaw B.A (Leeds)
Music
AP Wright B Mus (London) LR.A.M Directorof Music
M J Bawtree,B.A., F.R.C.O (Christ'sCollege,Cambridge) School Organist
C Blood,A.R.C.M CertAdvStudy, (Royal Collegeof Music, London) Head of Wind Studies
Ms M K Lamb,LRAM (Royal College of Music) Head of String Studies
PhysicalEducationand Games
M WJohnston, 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
MrsPA Fletcher,Cert Ed, (Coventry Collegeof Education)
Mrs D M Newman,B.Ed., (Bedford College of Physical Education)
Physics
D K Morris B Sc (Liverpool) Headof Department
M A Edwards B Sc (Durham) AWRogerson,MA(York)
ReligiousStudies
The RevdJ 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
Pedley,M.A.(NewnhamCollege,Cambridge) A.L.A.' Librarian
J VMitchell,Cert Ed Archivist
David Newman
David Newman left at the end of the year after ten years to take up the post of Head of Classics at Repton School When Davidcameto interview for the St Peter's job, a former colleague expressed the view that Classicsat St Peter's was 'at a low ebb.' That this is manifestly not the case now is due in no small part to David's enthusiastic commitment to his subject From the detailed analysis of an A level text to Elvis songs in Latin, David engaged his students His sense of humour and command of his subject were strong features of his classroom style David also organised several successful trips to Greece and took other initiatives: for example, a sixth form revision day for schools in the area, which has now become an annual event hosted by each school in turn
In his last two years at St Peter's David was Housemasterof The Grove, a position to which he brought his considerable pastoral strengths He left his mark in many other areas, whether as Chairman of the Senior Common Room, squash and tennis coach, careers adviser or showman (onethinks, for example, of theTalentShow!)
In his final dayshere David left us with a powerful senseof what we will miss so much about him In his fine address at the Leavers' Service, he entertained andstimulated us, and he spoke with touching warmth of his years at St Peter's With typical generosity, he and Deborah entertained their colleagues and friends to a most enjoyable farewell partyjust after the end of term Wewish them, James and Thomas every possible happinessat Repton and hopethat they will keep intouch with the manyfriends they have madeat St Peter's The planned trip to Greece - a joint venture between St Peter'sand Repton -will be a start
P Taylor
When Debbie first joined St Peter's it was, in her words, 'just part time' It quickly became apparent to everyoneconcernedthat thiswas notthe case, as Debbiebecame moreandmore involved with the life of the school Hercommitment to the girls'swimming has shown itself in the team spirit and real affection from the girls, and her rallying cries and staunch encouragement in the hockey , netball, tennis and trampoline sessionsto nameonly a few are familiar to staff andpupilsalike
She decided to help in the Careers Department and with P.S.E.,excelling in both areas with her tact, sensitivity and boundlessenergywheninformation had to be soughtout
As assistant Housemistress inQueen's Debbiehasbeen the mainstay Herdiplomacy and strong sense of fair play havealways been at theforefront, whether dealing with colleagues, pupilsor parents A patient, responsive listener, she has given many hours of her time to pupils, setting the highest standards and never giving upon any problem,however challenging or time consuming She has kept her head and her sense of humour on many occasions when those about her have been in danger of losing theirs! When she stepped in asacting Housemistress on three occasions during my illness it was without questiona seamless change over, and pupilswere keen to point out that they hardly noticed the change as she was just asmuch of a dragon asMrs B! We have worked very closely together in Queen's andto saythat she will be missed is an understatement indeed But she and her family must move on, as a new career beckons She leaves with my personal thanks for all her kindness and support and with our very best wishesforthewholefamily'ssuccessand future happiness
JBainbridge
RuthThomas
RuthThomas left after a yearas Artist inResidence, specialising in prints, to take up her new position with a print firm in Leicester We wish her every happiness and are delighted that, thanks to the Friendsof St Peter's, we have one of Ruth'sworks on display in the main corridor as a reminder of her timeatSt Peter's
P Taylor
JohnGillespie
John Gillespie left the Maths Department after a yearto take uphisnew position at HarrogateLadies' College During his short time with us John demonstrated aquiet, unassuming manner It was an eventful and sometimes worrying time for John andhis family, especially following the birth oftheir twin daughters We are delighted that thetwins are making such good progress and wish John and his family every happiness
DJ Spencer
housereports -
CLIFTON
The painters and decorators were busy over the summer of 97 and we returned to a cleaner brighter Clifton in September The sixth form rooms and the stairway had been painted and a new stair carpet laid A large third form group of seventeen children joined the House To the dismay of the fourth form the thirds were given the larger first floor common room I thank this fourth form group for taking the news so well There have been afew moans during theyear but on the whole they are a great year group who willingly cooperate (At least they did not have to climb the stairs 20+times a week!)
Along with the third form came one new member of the lower sixth, Alexia Richardson Alexia became part of the year group so quickly that within aweek or two it was difficult to remember that she was new
There was one other newcomer to the House - Mr Severn as the Upper sixth tutor He has been a valuable asset to the House bringing with him his experience with sixth formers and Careers in general
Inter-house sport started well and indicated the enthusiasm and commitment to the House that was to be apparent throughout the year In the senior girl's cross-country more than a dozen girls turned out, an excellent effort by all In the Junior section two third year pupils gave pleasing individual performances, Hannah Smith winning the event with Jo Topping third In both the Junior and Senior team events Clifton came second This set a trend for the year! In so many
inter-house events we were to be runners up
During October our Head of House, Amy Greetham, was skiing for the school in the Northern Championships The team won and due to further excellent performances qualified for the British finals Amy, who is a member of the English Schools Ski Squad was placed 7th in the National Championships
In November many Cliftonites were busy rehearsing for the School play It was pleasing to see so many of the House taking part Similarly in May the middle school playsawthree of ourthird formers performing well
House dinner took a new format this year For the first time a full House Christmas dinner took place It was very successful and will certainly be repeated A witty speech by Amy Greetham and Zoe Wight added to the entertainment The summer term saw an Upper sixth only, leavers dinner It was an extremely pleasant evening Brian McBride's wit kept many of us in stitches throughout the evening as he recounted his numerous driving tests and driving experiences to date
Throughout the Easter term Cliftonites continued to excel in many areas Robert Greetham and James Round were both members of the School Rugby team who reached the semi finals of the National Daily Mail Cup One member of the third form was showing an unusual talent! That was, collecting merits (and sometimes distinctions) on a regular basis Alan Mak became known asthe'merit king'in House
Each week we would sit in assembly to hear, not if he had a merit but how many By the end of the
year Alan had been awarded 21 Merits and 2 distinctions Alan'scontribution to the House has been immense He willingly competed in various sporting activities including swimming, rugby and cricket, was part of the Egg race team and a member of the successful Top House Quiz Team This team lead by Andrew Pease and including Tom Garnett and David Kirkman reached the final of the Quiz but were beaten by a strong Queens side - anothersecond place!
The junior girl's netball team were yet again second but the senior girls excelled themselves and against allodds werevictorious
Thelast week of the Easter term stands out in my mind asa special week in the year,a week when I sawsomanychildren at their best Theeffort and enthusiasm demonstrated by so many was quite uplifting On the Monday the Rugby sevens took place in addition to the Great Egg Race As I entered the CDT room that afternoon the place was buzzing with activity On the Wednesday afternoon the swimming pool was alive with determination from the competitors and cheering from spectators Both Robert Greetham and Joni Lally won their events and there were other gutsy performances from others That eveningT98took place, the talent show Thishad been organised by Andrew Kemp (Clifton) and Mark Rusling (Grove) Their professionalism was outstanding as was the manner in which they had encouraged pupils to perform with humour andvitality Earlier in the year Andrew had given an excellent presentation in chapel for Amnesty
International He clearly demonstrated agift for encouraging the pupils to think of others The talent show was brilliant with some very zany performers, including 'Carpenter Joe'(aliasOliver Robinson) Fourth former Tom Garnett gave an excellent performance on the tambourine appearing a real professional I was amazed to find that he had only picked up the instrument that week Other House performers were Russell Parton- Bagnall and Guy Wood Andrew Kemp was later awarded the Clifton House Pemberton plate Thisispresented each yearto the pupil who has made asignificant contribution to life in the school
The CCF has been strong in House this year With Alex Sweet being contingent company Sargeant Major all were kept in order During the year scholarship awards were given from the RAF to both Robert Bedford (U6) andWilliam Burns(L6) These awardsare difficult to achieve soboth boys did very well Alex has also been given a sponsorship towards his commission from the Royal Logisticscorp
The summer term made way for exams!!! But before that we saw some pleasing sporting performances Both Erica Smith and Sandy Cowan won their events in the York and district championships Within the house there were other good athletes and it seemedthat we would have a chance of winning sports day On a dry Friday afternoon, one of the few this term, the pupils did their best There were so many excellent performances that I cannot list all the winners
Our middle distance runners (Sandy Cowan, Charlie Crowther and Hannah Smith) did particularly well as did Erica and Jo Topping Sarah Chapman also won the Javelin It was not only the winners who ran their hearts out Many second and third places meant that at last we had another first place The girl's won the House trophy A just reward after being pipped at the post last year by one point! Erica Smith was awarded theVictrixLudorum for the secondyear running for herexcellent performances
The wet weather had made inter-house sport difficult Our boys were knocked out early in the cricket andtennis but our girl's tennis team made the final only to achieve another second But, well donegirls,a fine effort
At the end of May exam leave began for the Upper sixth Sarah Chapman was apointed the new Head of House to take over from Amy Academic awards were announced Ed Birch achieved the Geography Prize and Alexia Richardson the Skrentny Prize for creative writing
It has been a good year in House My special thanks to Amy and my tutors, and a particular thank you to Mr Matkin who stepped in for me during November and December With nineteen of the House leaving we have thirteen third formersjoining in September sowe look forward to another eventful year
Housemistress: Assistants:
Head of House:
N A Matkin
Henry JBurton
ChristopherM Chapman
CharlesACrowther H
Johnson Cunningham
RobertDJHeaps
Abigail CKirkman
AlanMak
Paula EMcBride
Katie HMillar
JamesSMorgan
WilliamANParker
Edward 6 Parkin
Hannah RSmith
Alice ESweet
Joanne LTopping
ClareJWay-Bradley
DJ Spencer
AlexanderM Cowan
ThomasDGamett
Edward BGiil
Robert FGreetham
Steven Hancock
Kate E Hudson
GuyTRobinson
JamesR Round
Christopher AShrimptori
DanielJThomas-Peter
Williams HeatherR
RWallace
RobertD Bedford
Edward Birch
AndrewDearnley
Alexandra MC Dow
RuthAEasby
SarahJEasby
RJonathan Howes
JenniferAHutt
Richards Kemp
David LKirkman
JonathanPLally
Sophie LLloyd
Andrew MLyall
EricaJ Smith
KatrinaR Wight
Guy M Wood
LStark
WilliamCBums
SaraAChapman ' JamesBEmmott
Andrew J Heaps
Laura EHodsdon
Matthew J Parkin
Russell HParton-Bagnall
Alexia Richardson
Oliver JLRobinson
Jonathan M Steward
EmmaVTaylor
AW Severn
Emily FAppleyard
Helena LBedford
Alison ECalvert
Christopher J Carter
AmyCGreethara
Victoria RLHales
Catherine HHutt
Andrew DSKemp
NicholasRALally
Brian PMcBride
Andrew RPease
LucyJ Richardson
Christopher DSteward
Alexander M Sweet
AlasdairRVickers
ZoeC Wight
MCWike
N A Matkin
0 JSpencer
Amy Greetham
ChristmasTerm
The new academic year began with a House roll of 30 of which we welcomed eight newcomers, and at half-term we welcomed the South African Exchangefrom Clarendon College, JocelynHogan She madea big impact within days of herarrivalby winning the Senior Inter-House cross-country Other results fourth, Emma-Louise, Becky R, Catherine, Philippa, Hannah and Lucy finished in the top 24 Overall result: Dronfield first Junior competition: Dronfield fourth - Kate 8th,Lyndsay 9th, Holly 16th, Helena 20th
In the Inter-House hockey goals came from Emma-Louise (4) and Becky R, (2): two each against Rise, Queens and Temple Overall result: Dronfield, first! Later in the term Philippa is declared the most improved hockey player of the season Welldone!
On an individual level Sophia performed superbly in Mr Lowe'sadaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and became thejoint winner of this year's Drama prize, about which we were all delighted As the term drew to an end the expectations of the Dronfield House Christmas grew and grew It was, ofcourse, a realfun evening with some well directed leg-pulling followed by a dance lesson from Mrs Stenhouse It was also the occasion upon which we said our official farewell to Joss Hogan:a great friend to many here anda fine ambassadorfor herschoolandcountry
As a conclusion to an already exhausting term there were the Girls' Swimming Gala Rinals Such is the enthusiasm and strength that we have a swimmer in all but one race! Pinal position: second with 76 points to Temple's 80 Congratulations to our winners: Hannah, Charlotte, Lyndsay, Lizzie and Joss
EasterTerm
The new term started with the arrival of Harriet Adamson The Junior House Netball team: Kate, Susan, Harriet, Holly, Lyndsay, Lizzie, Carrie, Helena 5- 5 against Grove and 5- 7 against Clifton was not quite enough to see us beyond the opening round But the girls played hard and put upa good fight Jacqui made her appearance on Blue Peter rowing as a Viking in the Viking Longboat Regatta
In the Senior House Netball, Hannah, Charlotte, Philippa, Marie-Sophie, Catherine, Becky Fand Samantha did extremely well losing to a terribly strong Clifton team in the final This is a young team and will have plenty to offer next year albeit without the strong vocal support from Fiona, Anna and Annabel Becky Kealey will have to take sole charge of our cheer-leaders nextyear after her performance at the House dinner!
In the opening round of the Inter-House Quiz Tomilewa, Samantha, Susan, Lyndsay get as rough a ride asthey might possibly hope to have got In the Inter-House badminton the girls did jolly well 159 points puts us into second place, only 7 points behind School Congratulations to Clara, Lyndsay, Claire and Becky R Soon after Becky R, Becky T, Emma-Louise and Claire bring the Senior squash cup back home Excellent What a team we have for the Great Egg Race: Anna, Amy, Lucy, Sophia, KateandHelena
We come joint third!...? Congratulations to Marie-Sophie - the first Peterite to play for York and District Netball She is also the recipient of thisyear'sSchool Musicprize
SummerTerm
The term starts with the Senior tennis competition Marie-Sophie, Becky R, Claire, Philippa, Charlotte, Catherine and Hannah all play a key role The early rounds are pretty straightforward against hard competition, but we eventually go out toTempleinthe semis Peterswalk is this year's major challenge and without exception every member of Dronfield completed the walk By way of a celebration we hold the House barbecue A nice relaxing endto a strenuous day In the Middle School play we have representation in Susan, Monika, Helena and Sophia .Still onthe Middle schooltheme the next sporting occasion is the Junior House Rounders We finished 2nd in the opening round butTemple and Grove are too much in the semis and playoff
On Sports day we were beaten into third place by a meretwo points Lizzie won theJunior shot and the Senior relay team (Tomilewa, Charlotte, Hannah, Marie-Sophie) equaled the record they set last year Well done Second places also for Charlotte (Senior High Jump), Marie-Sophie (Senior 100m and 200m), Samantha (Senior Shot), Susan (Junior 400m), Amy (400m) and Harriet (Junior 1500m) Catherine, Tomilewa, Emma-Louise and Lyndsay also earn us points Welldoneoneandall
Rather less successfully Charlotte, Lizzie, Susan, Helena, andSheila boldly go where no man dares: the inaugural Chess and Backgammon competition We know the rules for next year now! The fantastic artwork of Sarah, Samantha, Lucy, Anna,Becky R, and BeckyT., isexhibited for the A level and GCSE assessment Some of the resultsoftheir laboursare verygood indeed
In conclusion Dronfield has enjoyed another successful year and we extend our congratulations to Temple who beat us by the very narrowest of margins to win the Cambridge Cup
DRONFIELD
Housemaster: Assistant:
Head of House:
M J Grant
LyndsayEBurrell
Helena FSharp
AT Severn
HarrietJAdamson
SysanWIChalmers
MonikaJHeaton
Sophia CHeaton
KateELLilleyman
CarolineJ Marks
Elizabeth LSargeant
HollyRSturgess
ShuiL(Sheila)Tong
SarahACorcoran
Samantha LCuthbert-Brown
LucyALyall
RGShread
Charlotte RBrisby
AmyMBurrell
Hannah E Fowler
Emma-Louise Hall
Catherine A WHurd
PhilippalWHurd
Rebecca LKealey
Claire LMiddleton-Walker
KWCIaraYuen
Rather than attempt to catalogue absolutely everything that hashappened this year,I will pick out the highlights On the sports front, our sideboard may not be weighed down with silverware, but nonetheless it has been an excellent year The aspect that gives me most pleasure is that Grove pupils are proud to represent the House,look forward to it and enjoy it This was very much in evidence in the girls hockey tournament, a very enjoyable competition whose format ensures that everyone plays everyone else and all five year groups are represented We had a talented side again this year, led by Claire Scott, and the overall standard was high; we came close to victory, eventually finishing third The boys senior 7s rugby tournament was equally wellcontested, with our lads giving 100 per cent before going out at the semi-final stage to our bogey team Linton The flu-ravaged juniors put up a brave effort but came up against stronger and bigger opposition We also competed with spirit in the other winter events - cross-country (well done, Alex Drysdale), badminton and squash - and there were some fine individual performances in the swimming galas, in particular JoSargeant, Ed Ashley, Richard Gibbon andTomShowan
We had to wait until the summer term for our first outright team victory: we retained the tennis trophy by defeating Temple in the final, thanks to our greater strength in depth - the team consisted of Andrew Norman, James Miers, EdAshley and David Wainman With Rod Elliot and Tom Wainman waiting in the wings for next year, there isagood chance that Grove will take the title for the third year in arow Thecricketers did notfare so well,although Richard Gibbon and Jamie Smith deserve a mention for their contributions to our victory over Linton in the first round of thejunior competition; the seniors were done by the golden arm of Alex Banerjee, allied to his sneaky wheeler-dealing during the lunch-break The summer term also saw us competing in the girls tennis and rounders competitions, but the most memorable event was the inter-house athletics competition
There were some fine individual performances: Jo Sargeant continued to show what a superb all-round sportswoman she is by winning three events, two of them with a school record Melissa Moran (welcome aboard, Mel) also set a new record inthe discus; other winners werePete Freeman (senior shot), Ed Ashley (intermediate javelin), Tom Showan (junior discus) and Junya Iwamoto (junior shot) Well done to all who took
part in what was another very enjoyable afternoon
The important thing about all these events really isn't whether we won or not: being there is what counts, and I extend my thanks to everyone who made the effort to support the House either as competitors or spectators There isan impressive level of commitment to inter-house sport, and I hope it will continue to flourish Nor should we forget the other inter-house activities: the Grove was proud to enter teams for the Egg Race (another near-victory), TopHouse Quiz and Chess ft Backgammon Cup I was also very pleased to see that we have some real acting talent at the junior end of the House: congratulations to Ella Hewitt,Alan Crompton and Paul Wilson for their roles in Our DayOut And spare a thought for our musicians and choristers, who perhaps do not always receivethe recognition theydeserve
Music is not a "house" activity as such, but I am very aware of how much time and commitment the musicians give to the school: the schedule of rehearsals and concerts can be punishing, and it
is very much to their credit that they seemto take in their stridethe many demandsontheir time A prime example of this is Peter Miles, whom I congratulate on his appointment as Head of School We can also boast an excellent Head of House in Leanne Cleaver, and two school monitors - Andrew Muir andAndrew Springgayan indication of what a strong year group there is to lead the House in 1998-9
Finally, my thanks to all the tutors, each of whom brings something unique and special to the House, and to Mark Rusling, who as Head of House has set a fine example He will be remembered principally for those magnificent fund-raising Talent Shows - incidentally, Grovites featured prominently again this yearbut what I have particularly valued is the way that his personality has helped to create exactly the right spirit and social environment in the House I have been proud to belong to the Grovf, and Iwish Mr Monteith every success ashetakes overasHousemaster
DS Newman
Housemaster
Assistant
HeadofHouse
M Dawson
Jonathan Batten
James Courtman
Alan Crampton
Joanne Feeman
EfiaHewitt
Oliver Hincheliff
Junyalwamoto
NickMiddleton
AlieeOttewell
EmmajoRead
ThomasShowan
Charlotte Ware
Gavin Westmoreland
Paul Wilson
CHodsdon
HarryCooke
AlexanderDrysdale
Richard Gibbon
Claire Hall
Miles Kitchin
Matthew Magee
Nicholas Rusling
Joanna Sargeanf
James Smith
Hannah Stower
JamesWood
MrsMHopkinson
EdwardAshley
PeterBainbridge
TimBainbridge
Alexia Brown
Andrew Cleaver
(CatherineCox : RodneyElliot
Abigail Gisbourne
Deborah Kerr
Caroline Liddle
LouisaMiddleton
Alexandra Roach • Mark Sarton
Thomas Wainman
Simon Watkinson
Victoria Wiseman
DK Morris
Suzanne Baines
LeanneCleaver
Edward Dale
Rebecca Fishley
OliverGili
James Harvey
Benjamin Hewitt
Matthew Miers
Peter Miles
Andrew Muir
Andrew Springgay
David Wainman
RGShread
SimonCarr
PeterFreeman
lona Marks
Rachel Metcalfe
James Miers
NinaMistry
John Mitchell
John Nicholas
Andrew Norman
Jackson Reed-Stephenson
Hamish Robertson
Mark Rusling
Claire Scott
AlexandraSenior
StewartSmith
MrDS Newman
Mr M Dawson
Mark Rusling
The year began with five new lllrd years and 3 LVIths - 2 saw the light and joined us from day housesand anew assistant housemaster (alsoex day - Grove 75-80) Mr Mark Lodge took the plunge William Vokes-Dudgeon was head of house and school monitor. Tom Lilleyman was captain of shooting, Tristan Sillars captain of Tennis and Ralph Redfern captain of Fencing Jamie Hockin, Chris Ellerbeck and Will VokesDudgeon (who won the Morris McGrath Trophy) were IXV Stalwarts Ben Firth, Ross Everett and Stuart Milne played for a most successful 2XV and 3XV combatants were Peter Rivis, Edward Baker and Matthew Hodgson The U16 team members included John-Patrick Wilkinson, Peter Goodrickand Hugh Strivens The seniorswon the inter house 7's trophy again this year but we did not retain the senior crosscountry,yet wecame a creditable 3rd Will Vokes-Dudgeon coming second and Ralph Redfern, Ben Firth and John Greenerfinishinginthetop20 Thejuniors fared less well, though Sam Brown came in fourth and his brother Rupert came 9th out of the 100 or so runners
School drama saw Sam Cooper treading the boards in another leading role in the main production of Romeo and Juliet Choral and musical achievement in the Minster's Carol service were ably assisted by Charles Robinson, David Burgess and John-Patrick Wilkinson - the house Christmas dinner rounded off as the
highlight of the term, chocolate medals for some of those present (and absent friends) along with a sheep
The Easter term began with the dreaded trial exams Jamie Hockin and Chris Ellerbeck played 1st XI Hockey with Ben Firth and Chris Magee playing for the 2nd XI John-Patrick Wilkinson, Peter Goodrick, Charles Robinson, Andrew Sykes and HughStrivens playing for the U16team
The U15 Rugby team were immersed in the Daily Mail Cup and the Brown brothers were part of this most successful group who faltered at the
semi-final stage only just missing a trip to Twickenham In the U15b's Will Gagg.Tom Firth, John Morley, Roger Bryce, Bruno Les and Dan Cuthbert-Brown regularly represented the school Khalil and Khaled Ma'aye represented the U14a team throughout the two terms yet, despite all this rugby representation the junior house 7's were unable to emulate their senior counterparts in the annual inter-house competition Swimming success in the House Gala at the end of term was as unspectacular, however the U16 freestyle team of John-Patrick Wilkinson, Charles Robinson, John Greener and
HughStrivensdid managea win The highlight of the term undoubtedly was the 'Full Monty' at T98' a sight for sore and tired eyesafter the long Winter
The Summer term came all too quickly for those taking public exams Hockin and Ellerbeck once again represented the school's 1st XI along with Peter Rivis Peter Goodrick, Chris Magee, Hugh Strivens, David Burgess and Will Kent also represented the school at 2nd and 3rd XI, who along with the U15 Cricketers the Brown brothers ensured that the seniors won the interhouse cricket competition with our 1st XI trio scoring the lion's shareof the runsandtaking the most wickets during the 3rounds Bruno Les also played for the U15's along with the Ma'aye brothers for the U14's but the juniors rather like the Rugby, werenot quite ableto copythe seniors in their inter-house competition School Tennis players consisting of Tristan Sillars, Matthew Hodgson, John-Patrick Wilkinson and Phil Townsend saw us through to the semi-finals of the tennis competition only to be pipped at the post by the eventual winners Rowing team members comprised of a whole boatload ofVth and Vlth formers who managed at one time or another to troop up on stage to collect various trophies for their efforts - Adam Bryce, David Liddle, John Greener, Edward Lilleyman and RalphRedfernto name but a few
Inter house athletics saw us come an admirable second place in the competition with thanks to wins from Will Vokes-Dudgeon, Sam Brown, Chris EllerbeckandJamieHockin
It remains for me to wish all our leavers the very best for the future and thank them for all they have done
JAOwen-Barnett
Housemaster; Assistant:
Headof House:
JAOwen-Barnett
Matthew E Bowman
RupertJ Brown «
RogerAEBryce
Daniel JCuthbert-Brown
Edward PFerrow
BenjaminJFirtr)
William JGagg
JwnesPHockta
MatthewJHodgsoa
Edward G Lilleyman
KhaledR Ma'aye
KhalilE Ma'aye
ChristopherJW Magee
StuartDMitne
RalphERedfem
BenjaminJTargett
Philip DTownsend"
MA Lodge
Samuel BBrown
Adam R Bryce
David PBurgess
SamuelJ PCooper
JamesRCraven
ThomasSFirth
SyedAJabbar
AlexanderJ Jackson
CWilliamCKent
ThomasCUIIeyman
Jonathan J Rayner
PeterA Rivis
TristanRGSillars
AdamSSturgess
Andrew FSykes
John-Patrick Wilkinson
RCGDrysdale
ThornasP Atkinson
Edward JBaker
PeterPCunningham
Christopher JEllerbeck
RossA Everett
PeterJGoodrick
John HOGreener
KaiTaiLee
BrunoJLes
DavidLiddle
JohnRSMorley
CharlesAH Robinson
Hugh G Strivens
William MLTempie
William PVokes-Dudgeon
MrJAOwen-Barnett
Mr MA Lodge
William Vokes-Dudgeon
THEMANOR
Writing house reports can be avery dry account of deeds done, prizeswon, achievements gained Butthis would not tell the realstory of a boarding house A house is a small tight knit unit, where the individual personalities are the most significant part of that community As members of the house arrive and then eventually leave they addtheir own mark onthe place Sometimes it might seem easy to have just the quiet ones, especially when yet another piece of coursework is late, X has been caught smoking, there is another party to say no to and the kitchen looks like the black holeof Calcutta However it ismore often than not that the boyswho are responsible for these irritations also do the most for the houseand school
Contributions to school sport have been significant throughout the entire games programme, from 1ST XV to U14 "B" XV rugby, from hockey to cross country and from cricket and tennis to rowing and athletics Mike Freak and James Dougherty played with excellence in both 1stTeam rugby and hockey,with Jamesalso going on to perform well in the 1st XI cricket, being awarded the Fielding Cup For his huge contribution to our games programme and his tremendous sportsmanship he was jointly awarded the Shuttleworth Cup To list all other sporting achievements by name would take too much of my allotted space However I would mention Alistair Robertson's selection for
Yorkshire U16XVand DanWright's forYorkshire ; U15 XV In athletics Rob Leadbeater, Adam ; Sharp, Mark Meilack,ChrisHeaton, EuanBell and Jonathan Else all represented North Yorkshire, and also helped to retain the Athletics Shield on f Sports Day However it is not just the winners | who count, on sports day, in all age groups the boys only failed to gain a point in three events Without those boys who came in second, third and fourth the shield would not have been won This was also true of the cross country where all the seniors ran, winning in style Certainly the junior end of the house should take note of this commitment to the Manor from all involved Sadly Ian Ray's illness prevented him from '• Captaining the Swimming team, but in his ; absence Andrew Welsh did an excellent job, helping us to a most creditable second place I would pay particular tribute to the 4th year who, through necessity, all swam in the event The final inter house sporting activities saw us lose the final of the senior cricket (yet again),despite i the efforts of Matthew Sigsworth, James Dougherty (84) and Mark Baxter In the junior event we did very well to get to the semi-finals due to a belligerent 86 not out from Lewis Henderson In other inter house events we had mixed success, the chess provided defeat but a memorable report from Nick and Ed !! However the "EggRace" sawtriumph with RobLeadbeater leading us to victory
Whilst these activities took up much of the time, culture did spring forth in the form of Romeoand Juliet, with Gareth Pierce as Romeo and Alistair Robertson as Mercurtio, both parts played quite superbly For Gareth this was a prelude to his winning aplace with TheNational Youth Theatre this summer As usual there were significant contributions to the school choirs and bands As well asthe formal music in the school there was much informal practicing for the talent show and the three "school bands", that Alistair, Gareth, Edand Simon took part in Certainly the number of speakers and guitars that periodically found their way into the office were evidence of the popularity of the instrument and the "noise" they could produce, eveninprep (Ernieetal)
Much hard work was done during the year with coursework providing its usual hiatus at the end of the Christmas term, the fifth year, especially Niall and Jonathan, would like to express their special thanks to geography GCSE and to proplus tablets It was good to see prizes being collected at commemoration by Eamon, Alistair, Alex, Gareth and Nick Joseph who won the Geography prize It was good to have John Bulcock back inthe house as a Tutor in the L6th I would thank all the tutors for their efforts not onlyto keep ontop of the pupils progressbut also to master the new order system! Special thanks must go to Mr Edwards for his splendid efforts in the house over the past five years, as resident assistant and latterly as tutor, certainly his experience will be valued in Queens, whose gain is our loss I wish him andJuliet all good fortune in their new post at Queen Margaret's We also say our good-byes to Mr Monteith who has made a huge contribution to both the school and the
Manor in the last four years, and he takes with him our thanks and very best wishes as the new Housemaster of Grove and congratulations on his engagement to Ellie White I would also take the opportunity to formally welcome Rob Doyle to the house and to wish our new resident assistant Michael Hall good wishes for nextyear Finally I would thank the upper sixth for their tremendous contributions to both school and house communities They have worked very hard fortheir exams,played with distinction for house and school teams and always remained good humoured in the Manor Special thanks to ED for hiscareofourchildren andto Mike and Henry for their constant reminders of the need to take Liz out and their consequent babysitting Mike also proved to beaquite outstanding Head of House, showing loyalty to both myself and his peers He, along with the other leavers, does so with all good wishes for the future and good luck with their examresults
PJ Stephen
Housemaster:
Assistant:
Head of House:
PJ Stephen (EA Stephen)
WilliamABattye
AlexanderK Burckhardt
CharlieSJChambers
Jonathan W Fort
DannyGreening «
CbarlesREHazlerigg
Peter HHenwood
ThomasYH Leung
Rodger WLovel
Marcus A Matusiak
LiareTLMcGuigan
JamesAWalker "
Matthew GWeIsh
MJBulcock
J LaurenceBrotheridge
SamuelTGDyer
MarkPeterHall
LewisR Henderson
RoekmanLaw
TomasBThorpe
Daniel PWright
M h Monteith
Jonathan Barkess EuanCBell
Daniel MBirkett
John ORCole
JonathanJ Else Eamen PMulkeen
NiallCO'Loughlin
AiistairJ Robertson
Gregory BSharp
GuyMAWhite
MA Edwards
MichaelAXAddyman
MatthewTConnelly
David RCross
Christopher JHeaton
Robert CLeadbeater
DavidJMMacFie
Ho-tim (Sunny) Mak
MarkLMeilack
GarethW Pierce
AdamJ Sharp
MatthewDSIeath
JAlexander H Thornton
Koon-yiuTTse
Henry H von Achten
AndrewJWelsh
DanieUWhittle
DJ Hughes
Mark DBaxter
GOscarHPBellis
CEdwardCBrooke
James PG Dougherty
MichaelJ Freak
Nicholas MJoseph
Simon RNewton
IanM Ray
MarkAShoat
Matthew CSigsworth
MrPJStephen
Mr MA Monteith
Michael Freak
UEEN'S
September saw the housebuzzing with 72 pupils, including 16 newthirdyearsand LucyTerryin the Lower Sixth, although even after a few days it was hard to think of Lucy as a new girl! Dan Jackson as Head of House and his stalwart deputy Ruth Dalton soon had things running smoothly, with Ed Richardson doing his best to undo all their good work as usual The long first term flew past with everyone settling in quite quickly and many Queen's pupils took part in the very moving CarolService inthe Minster
It has proved to be asuccessful year for trophies and achievements, starting with the inter house cross country when Nick Rees cruised in to win the trophy for the seniors and Gemma Bentham and Joseph Spilman ran brilliantly in their sections The chess and backgammon trophy was collected by Mark Stefanini who selected a fearsome team in Alex Banerjea, Rose Strickland Constable, and Helen Katsarelis and the inter house quiz trophy at last found its rightful place Queen's this year after two years of very narrow margins in the final; Ruth Dalton and her crew of Rose Strickland Constable, Matthew Maitland, Catherine Stefanini and Eleanor Wilton did a great job Much to our pride (and their astonishment!) the Queen's parents won the quiz in their challenge to School House parents Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Bush, Mr Dale and Dr Stefanini, and thanks to everyone who came and supported the event Despite the disappointment of missing out on the cricket trophies I must congratulate both thejunior and the senior teams for real determination and their captains Mark Spilman and Alex Banerjea for
enthusiastic captaincy and excellent sportsmanship On Sports Day Queen's put up a very good show with some sound individual performances, Hayley Oram winning the senior discus and Gemma Bentham only narrowly missing the victrix ludorum The Merit Cup stays for another year in Queen's proving once again that hard work does come into the picture sometimes, despite mysuspicions
Individuals have truly excelled in many fields Gemma Bentham has reached the very highest standard in rowing and by the time this publication is out we hope to have seen her compete at international level We celebrate with her and wish her the very best as her training continues Our musicians have given some fine performances and special mention must go to Simon Whiteley, Catherine Bush, Maneka Braganza, Rose Strickland Constable, Laura Gilding, Rosemary Sanderson, Ben Dale, Eleanor Wilton, Henry Heywood and Charlotte Black for their enthusiastic and talented contributions We all enjoyed seeing Rose feature in the school's two drama productions; indeed Susanna Dale's fearsome monkey, Daniel Haigh's stroppy attendant and Simon Whiteley's impressive study of the aggressive school master in Our DayOut made us see them all ina different light! Hayley Oram won the senior reading prize and gave a lovely rendition of the beautiful poem Counter Balance at the Commemoration service, and we were very proud to congratulate Alison Hughes at the very end of term when it was announced that she had been awarded the Shepherd Memorial Prize Susanna Dale and Laura Chalmers put in an enormous amount of effort to organisevolunteers and sponsors ina 36 hour piano marathon for charity and they survivedandevenenjoyed it
We said farewell to our leavers in true Queen's style at the house dinner, and we give Daniel
Jackson and all the Upper Sixth our very best wishes for their future studies All the best to Vicky Bailes as she moves with her family to Switzerland andstarts her sixth form years there Good bye also to Mrs Newman, with love from the whole house and good luck in the new career The house begins the new academic year in the capable hands of Hayley Oram and her team Let's hope it will be a happy and successful one forusall
J Bainbridge
Housemistress: Assistants:
Head of House:
DKirby
JamesABough
Maneka AA Braganza
CatherineSHBush
Laura J Chalmers
SusannaJDale
Robert M Hayward
Helen Katsarelis
Jonathan MJ MacGregor
DanielJ Moroney
NicholasPScaife
RobertAScaife
William J Smithson
Joseph BSpilman
Rose Strickland- Constable
JamesETaylor
OliverWilson
APWright
Thomas PAbel
Daniel Haigh
Louise6 Horsley
BarryJackson
Matthew EMaitland
Edward RHMarsden
Laura JPrice
MarkWSpilman
CatherineAStefanini ;:::
Lucy CWales
Simon SWhiteley
Christopher A Williams
DM Newman
Victoria LBailes
Charlotte LBIack
MarcusJHBouIton
RoryCJBoulton
EdwardMJCross
Benjamin J Dale
LauraCGilding
HenryHeywood
Graham Mackfall
JamesRRich
Emma C Riley
RosemaryJ Sanderson
LundiCShackleton
EleanorCMWilton
IMKLowe
GarethP Alston
JaneCMAtkinson
Alexander P Banerjea
Gemma LBentham
Alison M Hughes
BenjaminA Lea
Simon E Matthews
Matthew LMiles
„ Alexander JMolyneux
Hayley K Oram
Thomas RJ Spilman
MarkCStefanini
Lucy M Terry
LucyAWatson
Jonathan EJWinder
IH Lancaster
Andrew Bastawrous
AnnaCBowtell
RuthCDalton
Katharine A De Boer
AdamKDelaney
LouisMRFell
PaulDHodgin
aDanielJackson K
Jessica R Lewis
HelenA Price
NicholasRRees
Edward P Richardson
AdamJ Wales
Klianne Watson
Mrs J Bainbridge Mr DKirby
Mrs DM Newman
Daniel Jackson
ChristmasTerm
We started the term bywelcoming new additions to the house; Nicky, Nourah and Susan into the third year, Vicky and Jocelyn into the fourth year and Vivian and Vicky into the lower sixth Theyall adapted quickly to life in The Rise making valuable contributions to the house
During the course of the term both Jocelyn and Susan demonstrated their sporting flair in the much dreaded inter-house cross country enabling the junior team to come first overall Facing tough competition from abroad the seniors gained little success The inter-house hockey competition soon followed Ruth showed a great deal of skill and experience in leading the team and, mainly due to her organisation and enthusiasm, the house secured fourth place Together with Ruth, Hannah had an excellent seasonwith the 1 stXI
Jennie made an excellent, although rather violent, contribution to the school production of RomeoandJuliet
The term finished in style with the annual House Christmas Dinner The kitchen staff provided a fabulous meal that wasappreciated bythe whole house It was a particularly enjoyable evening which certainly had an effect on the house's performance in the inter-house swimming the following day Fourth place was highly commendable considering the events of the night before!
EasterTerm
The Easter Term started with the trial examinations and there was evidence that some of the house had actually prepared for the experience However, there were certainly some warningsgiven both by the papersand by Mrand Mrs Watkinson of what lay ahead
Natalie led the house into the netball competition with her customary zeal and
determination; both on and off the court After defeat by Dronfield we had to settle for fourth • place Enthusiasm and enjoyment rather than expertise were evident in the badminton and squash competitions when The Rise was only ableto competefor the minor places
In the Great Egg Race we gave considerable thought to the design of our device to fire a table tennis ball Critics were suggesting that we would be unable to generate sufficient power We were able to prove them wrong but unfortunately the target was not on the ceiling of the Memorial Hall
At the end of term Melissa and Vicky left us to join day houses;Melissa's prowess on the games field will be sadly missed
SummerTerm
The summer term saw very little sunshine; the weather only fit for examination revision and watching the World Cup The house did defeat Queens to reach the second round of the tennis competition but then Clifton wereableto beat us quite easily Due to injuries and illnessthejuniors were struggling to compete in the rounders despite Fern kindly offering her services Despite finishing sixth in the athletics competition on Sports Day there were some notable achievements; Natalie again winning the high jump and Emma, having been built up by her rowing training, winning theshot putt
Peterswalk took place on one of the term's more pleasant days and after an exhausting day the barbecue was an ideal end It gave us the opportunity to compare blisters and rest our aching muscles The rather aptly named middle school play "Our Day Out" was a great hit and I know that Jennyand Nourah thoroughly enjoyed their involvement
This leaves meto say thank you to Mrs Shepherd for her contribution over the year and a particular thank you to MissTerry who is leaving us to join Temple after six years asa tutor in the house where her sound advice, friendly encouragement and shoulder to cryon havebeen very much appreciated May I especially thank Mr and Mrs Watkinson for being so patient and supportive and, lastly, may Iwish Charlotte every successin her roleas Head of Housenextyear
Housemaster: Assistant:
Head ofHouse:
WMShepfcerd
ManYan (Mandy) Cheng
LindaACIark
Jennifer ECogbill
Rebecca 6MLander
Nourah EMa'aye
Jocelyji Murray
NieholaCE Robertson
Susan M Wilkinson
GTerry
KatbleenABaber
FernCBrooke
HannahSBurton
Rachel MEskeli
SimiA Henderson
Vivian CYLaw
CharlotteSMee
Emma M Newton
Victoria FTrenouth
D l Watkinson
Amanda Barkess
EmilyVBattye
SaraSBell
AmyG Crawford
Gemma L Dodgson
NatalieVLane
EClare Smith
JenniferTaylor
Ruth EWard
Battye
Emily Battye(UVI) Tkf
housereports SCHOOL
AutumnTerm
The term started with a roll of 63 The House welcomed 13 new members of the 3rd year and KimAeons,Penny Brincklow and Riona Gifford to the Lower Sixth Mr Mike Johnston joined the staff pastoral team as tutor to the 4th year Preeti Bhat was Head of House and Andrew Dangerfield wasalsoa School Monitor
During the term the house took part in the usual inter-house competitions This year the girls were not heavily penalised by the handicapping system of the Hockey Competition After two very entertaining afternoons the House was placed 5th having played 6, won 2, drawn 3 and lost one Once again it wasgood to see members of each year group playing intheteam
In the Cross-Country Competitions the House had anumber of individuals whodid very well In the senior girls' event Ruth Paterson was 3rd The senior girls'team was 7th overall and the junior girls' team 3rd overall In the senior boys' competition Nikolai Shepherd was8th and in the junior competition Guy Fowles was 10th and Andrew Duffin 11th Overall the teams were 6th and4th respectively
Once again the House lacked depth in the girls' swimming competition Individually Gemma Croft won the 1 length backstroke and was 2nd in the 2 length backstroke Catherine Fielder was 2nd in the 1 length backstroke and 3rd in the 1 length butterfly
TheSenior Sevens Competition wasagain held at the end of term The team squadof Edward Sykes, Oliver Councell, Nikolai Shepherd, Alan Slee, Simon Price, Tom Whitcher, Robert Taylor, Oliver Hainsworth, Alex Bond and Andrew Acaster did very well to reach the final of the competition and were very unlucky not to win, the game turning onthe bounce ofthe ball
The House again collected Christmas items for the Charity 'Nobody's Children' and it was good
to see thatanumberof boxeswerefilled andsent to Bosnia During the term Mark Watson was selected to represent Yorkshire Rugby Union in his age group Over the Christmas holidays Kim Aeons and Penny Brincklow were part of the School's skiing team which competed at the British Schools' Championships The team was placed 11th Also over the holidays Nikolai Shepherd heard that he had gained a place at Pembroke College, Oxford, to read Law In a school assembly earlier in the term the rock group 'Resin' of which Douglas Highet is a member was presented with their trophy for winning the Battle ofthe Bands Competition
SpringTerm
At the start of term the House welcomed Harriet Julian into the 3rd year During the term there was, asin previousyears,a large number of interhouse competitions It was a great relief to the House staff that members of the House rallied round and that teams were always found for the variouscompetitions
The House team of Preeti Bhat, Emma Stone, Vanessa Humphrey, Emily Hamilton and Jemma Olsen did their best in the squash competition but were well beaten in the first round.Thejunior netball team were also knocked out in the first round, but it was pleasing to seethat all the girls inyears 3 and4 took part
The senior team of Preeti Bhat, Bethany Hamblin, Kate Matthews, Riona Gifford, Gemma Croft, PennyBrincklow and Kim Aeons came3rd in their competition after beating The Rise in the playoff for 3rd and4th place
Nikolai Shepherd again led the House teams for the Top House Quiz and the Great Egg Race Competitions As in previous years the House did not do verywell inthe Quiz The team was goodat the difficult questions but failed to pick-up the points for the easy questions Nikolai was determined that thisyearthe Housewas going to have success in the Great Egg Race This year's challenge wasto design adevice for projectinga table-tennis ball at a target Their 'machine' successfully delivered the ball on their first four attempts but failed to find the scoring areas Sadly on their penultimate attempt their machine broke up and so once again the team had to settle for the consolation prize of a cream eggforeachmemberof theteam
In the boys' swimming competition Alex Bond, Oliver Councell, Charles Barnett, Alan Slee, Simon Hope and Indraneil Basu made the finals TheHousealso madethefinals of anumber of the relay events On the day Alex Bond won the senior individual medley, butterfly and freestyle events, Oliver Councell won the senior backstroke and Simon Hope won the U15 butterfly Overall the House was placed 3rd and also3rd inthe Standards Cup
At the end of term the junior 7's rugby competition was held with the team failing to make the final stages of the event Due to illness the team was not as strong as it might have been, but those who did play: Guy Fowles, Callan Murray-Hocking, Andrew Duffin, Bryn Gifford, Simon Hope,Robert Thompson, Jeremy Rose and Michael Hemsworh gave their best and were unlucky to beknocked out
The team success of the term came in the girls' badminton team, a competition which has not proved to be one of our stronger events in the past The team of Vicki Elliott, Emily Hamilton, Vanessa Humphrey and Catherine Fielder won the competition by7 points
During the term Andrew Dangerfield competed in the single sculling events at a number of national competitions His success led to him being selected to represent Great Britain at the Munich Regetta Andrew competed in the Double Sculls and Quad Sculls In the latter the crew was third in the B race David Fieldhouse made the final stages of a national Economics competition and five members of the house,Billy Brotherton, Andrew Duffin, Guy Fowles, Callan Murray-Hocking and Trevor Smith, were in the U15 rugby squad which made the semi-finals of the Daily Mail Cup Andrew Acaster and Oliver Hainsworth reached the music competition finals, with Oliver competing in two sections A talent competition was held at the end of term and several members of the house took part It turned outto be a very revealing event
SummerTerm
The Summer term saw the usual rush of interhouse competitions The boys'tennis team lost in thefirst roundto Clifton.The two houses won the samenumber ofsets but the House lost on games won The girls' team lost to Drohfield by 5games in round one The senior boys'cricket team lost to Linton with Tom Whitcher making his customary entertaining display with the bat The junior boys' team lost narrowly to Temple in the first round.The girls'rounders teamfailed to make the semi-finals losing to the Groveand Temple in the first stageofthe competition
After being in existence for four years the House had finally saved sufficient money to purchase a set of House sports shirts No longer will we be the only house having to playin white
During the term a social event was organised by the 'Friends of St Peter's' for the parents of students in years 3 and 4 It took the form of a quiz evening between the parents of School House and Queen's House A thoroughly entertaining evening was had by all who attended For the record, a team from Queen's won the quiz
Many members of the House competed on Athletics Day The girls did their best but ended up supporting the other houses when the points were added up Ruth Paterson won the senior 800m, Riona Gifford was second in the senior javelin, Jane Todd was third in the junior 800m, Vanessa Humphrey third inthe seniordiscus, Kim Aeons third in the senior high jump and Catherine Fielder third in the junior javelin The boys fared better in the overall competition coming fourth Winners of events were Simon Price (discus), Oliver Hanisworth (long jump, 200m), Alan Slee (100m, 200m) The following were placed second in their events: Robert Thompson (long jump, high jump), Callan Murray-Hocking (1500m) and Alan Slee (long jump) Robert Taylor (high jump), Indraneil Basu (shot), Jeremy Rose (400m and 800 m) and Merwyn Watson (1500m) achieved third places For his performances in the sprints, Oliver Hainsworth shared the 'Give Lewis' trophy with JamesDougherty ofThe Manor
The Middle School play 'Our DayOut' wasa great success with the following members of the House involved: Mark Brooks, Michael Hemsworth and Katherine Morris
Many members of the House continue to give much to the musical life of the School Apart from Commemoration, the two major musical events this term were the Cabaret Concert and the Summer Concert Prominent in the performances were Andrew Acaster and Oliver Hainsworth At the end of term, Paul Nicholson's band 'Camaro' played inthe final of the 'Battle of the Bands' competition in the over 16agegroup Last term, together with Resin, the two groups" raised £140 for Leonard Peltier, a prisoner ok conscience
At the end of term the House said farewell to the Upper Sixth Other leavers from the House included: Alan Slee and Nick Chung (York Sixth Form College) and Charles Barnett who was**"1 becoming a boarder in Linton House
My thanks go to Preeti Bhat as Head of House, the Upper Sixthfor acting asHouseMonitors and especially the tutors-Mrs Fletcher, Mr Johnston Miss Lowther, Mr Jones and Mr Paterson for theii helpandguidance
PDNorthfield
SCHOOL
Housemaster: Assistants:
Headof House:
PA Fletcher
Sarah EAlston
Indraneil Basu
Simon Cheung
CharlotteJ Cundall
lydia M Davidson
BrynS Gifford
MichaelJ Hemsworth : M:
HarrietSJulian
SijpesteijnCasper H Kaars
Katherine E Morris
Jeremy H Rose
TariqNShah
Robert M Thompson
Merwyn D Watson
MW Johnston
Mark D Brooks
LWilliamABrotherton
Andrew J Duffin
Catherine J Fielder
GuyJ Fowles
RichardADSale
SimonACHope
LouisaJ Kiddle
Callan Murray-Hocking
TrevorCSmith
JaneATodd
AM Lowther
Charles DRBarnett
Thomas BlackwelI
NicholasFWChung
Victoria E Elliott
EmilyCHamilton
DouglasJHigbet
Vanessa R Hum phrey
William FMillar
JemmaLOIsen
Ruth Paterson
AlanDSIee
ChristopherWGStorer
Mark D Watson
D M Paterson
Andrew PAcaster
KimCAcons
Alexander P Bond
PenelopeA Brincklow
KatieALCockill
OliverGCouncell
JohnCDadd
Riona B Gifford
OliverJ Hainsworth
RebeccaA Unaket
PaulR Nicholson
Simon DK Price
RobertJTaylor
MRT Jones
PreetiVBhat
Gemma Croft
AndrewT Dangerfield
DavidA Fieldhouse
Bethany RHamblin
Toby Hobson
KatharineVMatthews
iEdwardPRenvoize
Nikolai CShepherd
EmmaLStone
Edward DSykes
Timothy J Taylor
Thomas M Whitcher
Mr PDNorthfield
Mrs PA Fletcher
Mr DM Paterson
Preeti Bhat
jousereports!
TEMPLE
Music
There have been 21 members of the House involved inone or more of the music groups in school,and the concerts they have taken part in have shown great commitment from them all, so well done In particular, I wanted to highlight Sam Brandon and Simon Austin's involvement in the CCF as buglers, Lucy Adam's saxophone performances with the group RawSax, and Mark Whiting's beautiful violin duet with Marie-Sophie Dalglish in the Minster at Commemoration Fantastic!
The school music competition was also a great success, with Temple being represented in all but three finals Congratulations go to Sam Brandon (junior brass final), David Jackson (junior singing, strings and keyboard finals), Clare Fletcher (junior woodwind final), Simon Jackson (junior woodwind and keyboard finals), Lucy Hewish and Robin Jackson (senior brass final), Caroline Brandon (senior singing final) and Mark Whiting (senior strings final) David Jackson went on to win the singing and share the strings prize, and Simon Jackson won the Keyboard prize DavidJackson also won the overall award for Junior musician All those involved deserve congratulations for their outstanding performances
Sport
For the first time in memory, Temple won the Cambridge Cup!All the girls who took part in House sport this year contributed to this excellent result The Junior girls did brilliantly, winning the House Netball and Rounders - well done to Katherine Downes, Vicki Johnston, Jennie Scott, Kathryn Seastron, Jenny Ashley, Clare Fletcher, Georgina Aeons and Fiona Morrison for their tireless enthusiasm and commitment to Temple's success in House events Temple girls also won the House Swimming and Tennis and came runners up in the House Squash These events brought out the best of Temple House spirit, with great leadership and support from KarlyHoggard, Rachel Lewisand Laura Wallace In the swimming, the combination of Claire Tully, Helen Austin, Sarah Metcalfe, Karly Hoggard, Lucy Hewish, Clare Fletcher, Jennie Scott, Jenny Ashley, and Rachel Lund proved too much for the other Houses, and the team won the competition convincingly, breaking the medley relay record as they went! In the tennis, we beat
Clifton in a well fought final, and all three pairs played with real grit and determination - Jenny Ashley and Clare Fletcher were probably the best third pair the competition has ever seen, and Katherine Downes, Laura Hardy, Laura Wallace and Rachel Lewis all played to a consistently high standard Even inthe events that we did not win, the girls took part with enthusiasm and commitment, and their support for one another has been excellent
The boys have done equally well this year, winning the Junior Sevens, Junior Cricket, and the Swimming, and coming runners up (again) in the Tennis,losing to Grove in the final (again!)
Temple had a very strong Junior Sevenssquad in the form of Ben Taylor, Richard Pike,James Newbound, Robert Rowbottom, Dan Lloyd, Tom Main, Steven Emmerson and John Kinnell The leadership of Richard and Ben brought the team together in united determination to retain the trophy, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the team demolished any opposition that they came up against Temple'svictory wasvery well deserved
TheJuniorCricketteam met tough opposition inthe final against Queens Tom Main was our star wicket taker, but our winnina formula came down to the
fact that 11 boys played as a team, supporting and encouraging each other throughout the tournament Once again, Ben Taylor's mature, organised approach to the matches played an important part in the final victory Congratulations to Ben, Andy Roberts, Richard Pike, James Newbound, Dan Lloyd, Tom Main, Ed Taylor, Alex Porte, David Metcalfe, Robert Rowbottom, and Stephen Lynn Also thanks to Philip Walker for his excellent scoring
The Swimming was fantastic, and Temple was represented in 23 of the 28 finals We then went on to win 12 of those finals, and come second in many of the others Everyone swam very well, and there were some excellent performances in particular from Steven Emmerson, Andrew Roberts,Alex Porte, and Dan Lloyd Nick Kay's recruiting tactics for the competition were an example to us all, either sly persuasion or brute force saw "volunteers" come forward to take part
Tom Bray, Marcus Pullen, George Fell, and James Tilston all playedverywell intheTennisfinal against Grove, but couldn't quite clinch the victory Marcus and Tom made up for it however, in a fantastic Alcuin Trophy final Marcus won the match, but it was great to have an all Temple finalcongratulations to both of them
Aquick mention of some outstanding performances on Sports Day... Dan Lloyd ransuperbly in the junior 100m., 200m,and relay (along with James Everard, Alex Porte and Sam Brandon), winning all three of the races-a brilliant effort, andthejunior girls relay team (Vicki Johnston, Clare Fletcher, Katherine Downes and Jenny Ashley) not only won but also broke the record! Sports Day gives everyone the opportunity to have ago at something they may not have done for a while, and it was great to see Fiona Morrison and Alison Pike throwing the discus, Rachel Lund doing the highjump, Chris Reilly in the• longjump and Katie Jenkins running the 1500m Well doneto all those who took part
Otheroutstandingsporting achievementsthatmustbe highlighted
MarcusPullenandTom Bray: U18LT.A Regional Champions
Ben Taylor and RichardPike: U15 YorkshireTrials-got into last 48
JennyAshleyand Clare Fletcher: CountyNetballTrials N.E Region U14Tennis Champions
Helen Austin: U18 National Rowing Squad
OtherActivities
Members ofTemple have managed to take part in a wide rangeof activities this year, not just sport and music Fiona Morrison,DavidandSimonJacksonall took part in the Middle School Play "Our Day Out", Alison Pike and Laura Wallace have helped teach keyboard skills to children in Clifton Prep, James Tilston, Andrew Roberts, Sam Venables and John Kinnell were our team for the Top House Quiz, and practically everyone helped in some way when we decided to paint the doors and skirting boards in Temple theverytasteful and stylish green and black (whoseingenious idea was that?)
Hardwork
It has to be said however, that there is one other reasonfor coming intoTemple, and that of course is to get some work done In Temple, this is, on the whole, an accepted idea, and we have had our fair share of merits and a few distinctions this year There are some members of Temple who produce consistently high standards of work, and congratulations must go to the following Prize Winners:
Rachel Taylor, Nick Kay, Clare Fletcher, Simon Jackson, Rachel Lewis, David Jackson, Mark Whiting and Andrew Roberts
Andfinally
I would like to.thank Ian Paterson for his help as Head of House, and I wish all the Upper Sixth success in their examinations and their futurewhatever and whereverthat may be
Sophie Triffitt and John Kinnell also leave us this year, Sophie to join York Sixth Form College, and Johnto FettesCollege Although wearesorry to see them go, we wish them happiness and success in theirfuture studies
My thanks must go to Mr Taylor, Mr Blood, Mr Doyle, Mr Ellis-Davies and Mr Allen for their continued support and enthusiasm in the House I am sorry to see Mr Doyle move to the Manor after only one year in Temple but we are very much looking forward to welcoming Miss Terry into Temple fromSeptember
Finally, I would like to saycongratulations to Alison Pike, Helen Austin and Laura Wallace who have been appointed monitors for next year, and in particular congratulations to Laura who is to be Head of House Iam su re that 1998-1999 is going to be anothersuccessful,happyyearforTemple
J LM North
Housemistress: Tutors:
HeadofHouse:
C Blood
GeorgiaaE Aeons
JenniferSVAshley
Simon E Austin
Samuel FD Brandon
Steven DEmmerson i
JamesJEverard
Clare E Fletcher
JohnAKinnell
DanielJTLIoyd
ThomasMain
Fiona R Morrison
AlexanderEG Porte
Edward CTaylor
Philip D Walker
ThomasH Wiseman
BAIIen
KatherineJDownes
David WJackson
SimonJJackson
Victoria CJohnston
StephenDLynn
DavidTMetcalfe
James DHNewbound
RichardJ Pike
Andrew D Roberts
Robert WRowbottom
Jennie Scott
KathrynASeastron
Benjamin POTaylor
RW Doyle
Lucy E Adam
ChristopherJ Emmerstih
GeorgeF Fell
Timothy RFitton
E Kathleen Jenkins
CRachelLund
AlexTMain
SarahAMetcalfe
JamesRossington
EdwardJ Rowbottom
Sophie RTriffitt
Samuel DVenaMes
LucyAWright
PTaylor
Helen LAustin
Caroline E Brandon
DanieU Dickinson
Katharine LGarnett
Laura FHardy
LucyRHewish
Fiona EHopkinson
Christopher) Maitland
Alison R Pike
MarcusJ Puilen
ChristopherTReilly
Laura Wallace
Stuart J Wilson
AW Ellis-Davies
Thomas RHiray AlisonJCastle
Kieranj Harrison
KarlyHoggard
Robin B Jackson
NicholasJCKay
Rachel M Lewis
IanTPaterson
Benjamin D Scott
Rachel ETaylor
JamesATilston
ClaireATully
MarkAWhiting
MrCBtood
Miss G Terry
Mr AW Ellis-Davies
MrPTaylor
Ian Paterson
MrsJLM North Mr BAIIen
BoatClub
ChristmasTerm
The Boston Marathon proved asgruellingasever; the 31 miles were rowed by a boys' eight and a girl'seight Neitherdid particularly well but both enjoyed the row from Lincoln to Boston
14 crews competed in the Ancholme Head St Peter's left with eight wins at Junior, Novice and Senior levels The most notable winning crews were:
Novice Four:
AMuir.ABryce, S Matthews, WTemple, cox: JEmmott
Junior Single Scull: ADangerfield
Novice Single Scull: ADangerfield
As always this event was useful in preparing crews for the 'small boats' events later in the term and provided the first opportunity for the new Fifth Form intake to row competitively
The Lower Sixth boys racing in the Novice category at Chester did extremely well in the Dee Autumn Head They beat four other crews to come first The girls Senior III Four were destined for the same result, but had equipment failure ten strokes before the finish and consequently lost to Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
Novice Four:
OQill.WBurns, S Matthews, A Muir, cox: B Scott
Two weeks later crews travelled to Northwich to race in the Autumn Head; a new event for St Peter's The UpperSixth girls racing in the Senior III Four category beat nine other crews to win convincingly Andrew Dangerfield sculled in two divisions, at Novice and Junior levels His results in both were very encouraging and proved his future potential as a sculler Only three seconds came between Andrew and the winner of the Novice category A boys four racing in the Junior category beat Grosvenor Rowing Club to complete asuccessful days rowing
Womens Senior
II Four: LWatson, RTaylor, ETaylorJ Lloyd, cox: B Scott
Junior Four:
A Dangerfield,A Bryce, AMuir.AThomton, cox: B Scott
On the same day Arthur Ellis-Davies took the
Lower Sixth girls to London to race in the Four's Head Their success at last years National School's Regatta put them in an encouraging position to do well at this prestigious event In the Senior III category they came second, beating St Paul's Girls, Kingston Grammarand nine other Schools; only losing to the infamous Lady Eleanor Holies A great achievement
As always, York Small Boats Head provided the opportunity for the whole boat club to race We entered 17 crews in total with ranging degrees ofy success The Lower Sixth girls lost to York University in their Senior III Four, but beat 21 other crews The Lower Sixth boys also had to settle for second place; they beat 27 crews but lost to Newcastle University A Lower/Upper Sixth girls crew came first in the Junior category by beating St Leonards School and Sir John Dean College Andrew Dangerfield made significant progress by beating all 20 scullers in the Novice Single Sculls and all five of the Junior scullers His Novice time of 13:06 also put him ahead of thebestSeniorlandSeniorlltimesanda mere 14 seconds behind Elite sculler, Wells of Queen Elizabeth High School, which provided a good marker for future aims and achievements
The seven divisions of the Head of the Float meant that virtually the whole Boat Club could race without having to take too many boats to Liverpool Six Eights raced in total and despite strong competition from Manchester University in all categories, the Novice eight won by over 30 seconds, a significant margin in this 2800 metre head race
Novice Eight:
0,Gill,AMuir,S Matthews, W Burns,A Thornton,A Bryce, M Miles.GAIston, cox: KHoggard
Andrew Dangerfield's potential was once again realised at Newark Small Boats Head Andrew raced in the NoviceandJuniorSinglescategories and won both - his Junior time made him the fastest sculler of the day, ahead of all others, including those racing in the Elite category
EasterTerm
Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club, Rochdale hosted the first North of England Indoor Rowing Competition St Peter's entered three teams and Helen Austin as an individual participator No records were broken by the teams, but Helen Austin won the 16 - 18 heavyweight women category!
The Viking Longships Regatta was spiced up this year by a film crew from Blue Peter Connie, a current presenter, rowed for St Peter's which made little difference to the speed of the boat, despite words of encouragement from Ruth Dalton St Peter's lost in the first round to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge However, Ben Scott's
comment, "You don't have to dress up as a Viking to take part," will be forgotten by few and has been immortalised on film bythe BBC
Trent Head was the first major event of the term St Peter's had a good entry from both the Sixth and Fifth forms The Novice Eight did remarkably well to come in joint eighth with Nottingham University and ahead of eight other crews A Senior III Eight also came in eighth, ahead of 14 crews
In London the Sixth Form girls raced Senior III for the Women's Head of the River The conditions were favourable and St Peter's came in a very respectable thirteenth place out of 52 crews The previous night spent on Tideway Scullers boat house floor had not been in vain and the girls left feeling that the result was a good one
In York on the same day the rest of the boat club were prepared for the Yorkshire Head Unfortunately severe flooding led to the event being cancelled at the last minute
The School's Head, now a permanent fixture in the Easter calendar proved once again to be worthwhile Not only in terms of results, but also as a measure for future success The boy's First Eight came in 50th overall and the Lower Sixth girls were third in their category, losing to Kingston Grammar and Haberdasher's, Monmouth, but beating amongst others: Oundle, George Heriots and Bedford High School; crews that the gkls would find themselves up against regularly as the season progressed
Three eights raced in Chester in the North of England Head The Fifth Form girls had worked hard in preparation for this race; coxed beautifully by Rachel Lund they came in a very respectable ninth place out of 18 crews The Novice eight, a mixture of Lower Sixth and Fifth Form boys, faced stiff competition and had their best row to date; they came seventh ahead of six other eights A Lower Sixth eight racing in the Junior category won by beating Sir John Dean College by over two minutes Their result put them in the 21st position out of a total of 66 crews They were perhaps grateful that Royal Shrewsbury School 'scratched' from the Junior category at the last minute!
Junior Eight:
SMathews.AMuir.OGill, ASpringgay, M Miles, G Alston, DLiddle.W Burns, cox: ELilleyman
Andrew Dangerfield had some excellent results at the Northwich Head in the Easter holidays He raced in the Junior Single category in the first division with the exact same time as Dostal of Warrington who was competing in the Elite category Both boys sculled together in a double in the second division and won that as well This was an outstanding achievement and put Andrew in a good position for national and
perhapsinternational scullingsuccess
At the same event Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham rowed acoxless pair Any reservations that they may have had about moving into an unfamiliar boat without a cox soon dissolved as the girls cruised through to win the Junior category by half a minute
On the strength of their recent success it was decided to send Andrew, Gemma and Helen to Docklands to test their strength and rowing abilities against the best in the country in the JuniorSquadTrials
SummerTerm
Thanks to the Old Peterite Club's kind donation of a new coxless pair Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin were able to row throughout the Easter holiday and with Andrew Dangerfield they spent the first weekend of the Summer term at the GB Junior Squad trials at Docklands. Their hard work and commitment paid off; Helen and Gemma came second over a distance of 1750 metres They lost to Kingston Grammar by a second but beat eight crews, including the formidable Lady Eleanor Holies and Queen
Elizabeth HighSchool Andrew took first place in his race, ahead of 34 of the bestJunior scullers in the country On the strength of those results all three were asked back to the Final Squad Trials laterintheterm
On the Sunday Poplar Regatta proved too much of a temptation for the three Unfortunately bad weather disrupted the programme and only • Andrew was able to race He beat 26 other scullersto win theJuniorSingleScull category Back on home water St Peter's entered twelve crews in the YorkSpring Regatta. The Fifth Form boys raced well and beat Oundle, only to lose to Durham School in their semi-final The Upper Sixth girls won theirsemi-final in both theSenior III and Junior categories, but sadly lost both finals to Oundle Gemma Bentham did remarkably well by winning both the Novice and Senior III single scull events A great achievement, since it was only her fourth time in a sculling boat
The following weekend crews faced much stiffer competition at Nottingham City Regatta. St Peter's had eights, doubles and pairs racing on both Saturday and Sunday of this event No records were broken, but it was good experience for what was to come later intheterm
Andrew Dangerfield was to race at Nottingham but his entry was withdrawn after he was called upto represent Great Britain at Munich Regatta. Andrew's sculling expertise had been recognised a.t the Docklands trials and he raced in a double scull and quad scull This was a tremendous achievement, particularly since Andrew was asked to stroke both boats Meanwhile in Bradford the following Saturday six crews rowed the 600 meters of the River Aire near Shipley Conditions were perfect and we had some good results Both boys and girls Novice Fours won their categories TheUpper Sixth girls were faced with the same frustrating conclusion as York; they beat Durham in the semi-final, only to lose to Hollingworth Lakeinthefinal Novice Four:
JHowes.ABryce.A Thornton,RRedfern, cox: B Scott
Women's Novice Four:
S Corcoran, ARoach, C Black,KBaber, cox: RLund
The National Schools' Regatta was,asalways, a highpointoftheSummerterm Longoutingsand previous regatta experience paid off for some, whilst others learnt one or two lessons at this majorevent
Theboys First Eight beat Worcester R G S easily in their heat,but this was not sufficient to put them through to the semi-final The Fifth Form boys beat King's Worcester and St Edward's to give them a place in the final of the Junior 16 Fours However, despite a fantastic performance, particularly against Aberdeen, the boys had to settle for fifth place, beating Bedford Modern by acomfortable 14seconds
Helen Austin, Laura Hodsdon, Gemma Bentham, Emma Newton and cox, Rebecca Linaker, raced well in the Girls Junior Four category They repeated their medal successof the previousyear by beating Oundle by just a second to take Bronze An encouraging result, but not as good a performance as had beenanticipated
The Fifth Form girlsfaced stiff competition in the Junior 16 Eights Henley, Gloucester and George Watson's proved too strong for the girls, who unfortunatelydid notgetthrough totheirfinal
On the Sunday the story was much the same for the Fifth Form girls,this time rowing aJunior 16 Four Andrew Dangerfield did not scull to the level expected of him, nor did Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham in a coxless pair However, lessons were learnt and the experience was very useful
At Peterborough Regatta the Lower Sixth and Fifth Form boys did extremely well; they cruised through their heat beating National Westminster Bank and Bedford Modern for a place in the final, where they beat Nottingham Trent University by less than a canvas to win the Novice Eight category
Novice Eight:
DLiddle, M Miles, AMuir, cox: ELilleyman
At Docklands Regatta just four girls raced; the still relatively inexperienced double of Laura Hodsdon and Emma Newton raced well, but had to settle for last place Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham, however, did extremely well in the Senior I coxless pair,to win Bronze and lost Silver byjust a secondto Northwich
At Holme Pierrepont for Loughborough Regatta Andrew Dangerfield was back on form and won boththe Senior II and Elite categories OurSenior IV Eight also did well; they beat Birmingham and Nottingham Universities easily and lost byjust 0.34 of a secondto Nottingham Trent University York Summer Regatta proved successful for many individuals and for the Boat Club as a whole This terms new Fourth Form rowers put up a good fight against Yarm School and Loughborough Students The Upper Sixth girls, racing for the last time won the Senior III Fours category A Fifth/Sixth Form boys crew beat RAF Digbyto win the Senior IVFours and our Senior III Eight beat St Hild and St Bede College by a third of a length ina straightfinal
The Guy Fawkes Boat Clubwerealso rewarded for their long hours of training; they beat Collingwood College in the Mixed Fours category On the whole this was a good days racing that was topped by St Peter's being awarded the Victor Ludorum Shield for being the most successful crew of the Regatta
Women's Senior II Four:
Senior IV Four:
S Matthews,G Alston, 0 Gill, ASpringgay, E Birch,
LWatson.RTaylor.R
DaltonJ Lloyd, cox: R Linaker
JHowes.AMuir.OGill
Bryce, cox: B Scott
JHowes.AThornton.E
Birch, ABryce, 0 Gill,J Greener,M Miles, AMuir, cox: ELilleyman
The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta was not an option for this years First Eight, due to academic commitments However, after Andrew Dangerfield's success at Loughborough it was decidedto enter him for the Diamond Sculls; defined as being an event for 'a singlesculler of international standing' Andrew was successful in qualifying for the event and was thrown into the draw, along with Peter Haining, Greg Searle and 21 other international oarsmen This was a tremendous achievement in itself, but Andrew went on to even better things, by beating McKenzie of Twickenham in the first round Unfortunately he lost to Vanden Brockof CastleDore inthe second round, but his time of 8:09 put him ahead of his nearestjuniorrival, DiLuzioof Mortlake Andrew left Henley, having won a race in an international sculling event and in the safe knowledge that he was thefastestjunior sculler inthe country
Andrew Dangerfield, Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin were well prepared for the final Junior Squad Trials, which took place over four days at Holme Pierrepont; a place they were all now very familiar with Weights, runs and many hours on the water were put to the test as the three'seat raced'against the bestjunior oarsmen and women in the country Any apprehension that coaches and rowers may have felt disappeared as it soonbecameclear that all three would represent Britain in the summer This is an incredible achievement for the rowers and a tribute to coaches John Ward and Arthur ElIis— Davies never before have pupils from St Peter's School rowedto sucha high level
This has undoubtedly been an excellent year for the Boat Club Races have been won at all levels thanks to hard work and long hours of training
Senior III Eight:
put in byboth rowersand coaches
It is easy to pinpoint the highlights of the year, particularly with reference to: Andrew Dangerfield, Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin and their incredible contribution to rowing at St Peter's However, progress hasalso been made in other areas Rowers have competed in all types of competitions all over the country; success should perhaps be recognised in terms of experience as well as actual wins
Thank you to the Guy Fawkes Boat Club for their support, for donating a new single scull to the school and for allowing the staff to win the Staff V GuyFawkesRace !
Thank you to Captains Andrew Dangerfield and Emily Battye and good luck to Andrew Muir, Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin; Captains for nextyear
Finally, thank you to Ian Doyle for coaching and inspiring the Fifth Form girls, to Maurice Monteith, David Hughes andArbell Lowtherwho have introduced the current Fourth Form to rowing and particularly to Arthur Ellis-Davis and John Ward for many hours of expert coaching with theSixth Form
Rowing Colours
Full Colours:
Half Colours:
Andrew Dangerfield
Gemma Bentham
HelenAustin
Ben Scott
Laura Hodsdon
Emma Newton
CWHall
As St Peter's celebrated Commemoration, Helen Austin, Gemma Bentham and Andrew Dangerfield were starting the strenuous fourdayGreat Britainjunior final trials
Gemma and Andrew were selected to represent Great Britain at the Coupe de la Jeunesse (the Europeanjunior championships) Gemma would rowina pairand Andrew would scull inasingle
Helen was selected to row in a coxless four, but whether at the Coupe or at the Junior World Championships had to be deferred until a fellow crew member recovered from illness When, a fortnight later, the four won the Senior Gold Medal at the National Championships they also won the right to compete at theWorlds
For all three there followed four weeks of intensive training-at York for Andrew,in London for Gemma and Chester for Helen Gemma's training was interrupted by a rib stress-fracture which threatened her selection; butall would be well
At the end of July, Gemma and Andrew travelled to Candia, 20 miles north of Turin in Italy for the two-day Coupe
In Saturday's races, Andrew was unlucky enough to draw Italy and France (the eventual Gold and Silver medalists) in a three-boat eliminator and missed the A Final Justice was done on Sunday, however, when Andrew won the Bronze medal beating Portugal, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Spain
Gemma won her Bronze medal on Saturday, being beaten by France and Ireland On Sunday her pair beat Ireland, Italy and Switzerland to gainaSilver medal
A few days later, Helen went to Ottensheim on the Danube, some ten miles upstream of Linz in Austria
On the first day her team were content to let Germany win the first eliminator; China won the second That left six boats to compete on the next day for the four remaining places in the A Final Thiswould turn out to be the most exciting raceof the Championships :-
500 m gone:
1000 mgone:
1250 mgone:
Great Britain sixth behind Australia, Canada, Poland, Romania and USA
Great Britainsixth,...
Great Britain sixth
after an agonising delay the photo finish could not separate Canada and Romania at equal third, but it did clearly show that Great Britain beat them by at least 1/100 second! Australia and the USA were out! Two days later in the A Final, Great Britain rowed their fastest race (under seven minutes) to come fifth China won, Germany were second and Romania and Canada gained their revenge on Great Britain As they crossed the line was there water between any two boats ?I can't say, my eyes were closed and myheart had stopped beating long before!
AEIIis-Davies
c1st XICricket
Apart from two dismal weeks at the end of term, the 1998 XI had a good season It would have been better had two key bowlers not sustained injuries In all, eight matches were won and three lost Four wins at the Festival helped to retrieve the season, which three defeats in four matches had threatened to ruin The season saw the end of the Kayera! Like his elder brother, Andrew, who scored a fine century for the Old Peterites, Nick was an excellent Captain and hada prolific season with the bat
The batting revolved inevitably round Nick Kay Hebecame the first Peterite to score a thousand runs in a season and his remarkable 200 not out against Giggleswick (made from only 154 balls and including 6 sixesand 32 fours) wasthe highest individual score for the school He played for Leicestershire 2nd XI v Yorkshire, for the Yorkshire U19 XI and for the Yorkshire Senior Schools XI In every way hehas beena credit to the school and I wish him success in his cricketing career The opening batting position has been a problem all season James Dougherty had a disheartening season Nothing went right for him and it was only at the Festival that he began to play as we know he can Edward Sykes batted quite well, defensively but hisattacking play was limited He was a very good team man and never complained if he did not get into bat Peter Rivis showed considerable promise in the second half of term and it was a pity that he had to miss the last nine matches As he did last year, Chris Ellerbeck came good at the Festival He is predominantly a front-foot player and scored a lot of runs with the on-d rive Many would benefit if they would learn from Chris' superb running between the wickets For much of the season Jamie Hockin batted without confidence The familiar straight drive into Queen Anne's was rarely seen, his unselfish innings against Giggleswick in support of Nick Kay was good to watch He pushed singles to give Nick the bowling and ran every conceivable run Their standof208wasarealjointeffort J
In the second half of the season Trevor Smith joined the team from the Under 15 Colts and immediately made a good impression He has a
NickKay becamethe first Peteritetoscoreathousand
runs inaseason
wide range of shots and if he can learn to apply himself for long innings, he should have a bright future Alex Main continued to improve but he did not often have thechance to build oninnings Hewill certainly get the chance next year,as will several other younger players who showed potential this year Graham Mackfall and Tim Bainbridge are capable of making a lot of runs Towards the end of the season Peter Bainbridge and Mark Spilman showed promise when opening the innings
The opening bowling, like the batting, was not consistent enough to put the opposition under pressure This is not a criticism of Graham Mackfall, who replaced the injured Nick Kay In his first full season Graham bowled very well, often much better than his figures showed He bowled 195 overs, 72 of which were maidens - a remarkable record His opening partner for much of the term was Matthew Sigsworth He
practised hard indoors before the season and bowled veryfast Keith Mohan devoted a lot of time - sadly not acknowledgedtrying to help him, but in matches he was rarely threatening, not least because he again bowled somany wides and noballs It was only when Nick Kay and Graham Mackfall bowled in harness that the opening attack was effective One of the main strengths was the medium pace bowling of James Dougherty and Chris Ellerbeck James had some outstanding performances especially at the Fesival, when he won the bowling award He and Chris were difficult to play even on good pitches, because they had the ability to swing the ball Alex Main bowled well on occasions,although hewasbelow hisusual pace Two other bowlers Sam Brown and Trevor Smith bowled with promise,but had limited opportunities After his injury, Tim Bainbridge work hard to get back into the groove, but he was never at his best Even so, he gave the attack variety and control which had sometimes been lacking during his absence Peter Rivis did agood job ina few matches He is not a big spinner of the ball but he bowls a consistent line With some experience Mark Spilman also could develop into a more than useful offspinner
The fielding was mostly very good Chris Carter did an excellentjob as wicket keeper and won the Colin Bosomworth Cup for the most improved player, Having fielded outstandingly all season, Jarnes Dougherty won the Fielding Cup NickKay was first class at slip, Alex Main and Ed Sykes took some good catches and Chris Ellerbeck and Jamie Hockin werealwaysathletic and efficient
The Senior House Cup was won by Linton who beat the Manor in a high-scoring match and in the Junior Competition final Temple narrowly defeatedQueen's
This year's Festival was at Merchant Taylor's Northwood and we are grateful to Harry Latchman and his helpers for organizing a very enjoyable week The grounds were good and happily we had fine days of cricket without any interruption of rain
Keith Mohan, David Watkinson and Mike Johnston again worked many hours to help all who were keen to play the game and I am very grateful to them We were greatly indebted to
Alison Castle who again did a superb job as 1 scorer Ido not know how wewill replace her next year Her task was eased this year by the installation of the electronic scoreboard This really is an asset and we want to thank the Cricket Social Committee who provided most of the money for it Our thanks also to the Old Peterite Club and the Friends of St Peter's who generously helped with the funding Thanks also to the maintenance staff at the school who dida great job preparing the scorebox before the electronic units wereinstalled
The term finished with a two day Old Peterite match, although the weather made conditions unpleasant, the return to the traditional match was much appreciated It was particularly good to see so many parents of Old Peterite cricketers back at the school They were always great supportersof theteam
DKirby
Thefollowing represented the 1st XI
NKay(Capt)+*,J Dougherty+*,CEIIerbeck+*, TBainbridge*,CCarter\JHockin*,GMackfair,A Main*, P Rivis*,MSigsworth*, ESykes*, PBainbridge,M Baxter,S Brown,E D; D Dickinson, A Robertson,TSmith.MSpilman + Cap Colours
Results
StPeter's 152-8 (CEIIerbeck52)
StPeter's 151-8 (N Kay 68)
St Peter's 38-2
StPeter's 147-5
(NKay62, A Main 30not out)
St Peter's 268-3 dec (N Kay 200 notout, J Hockin56notout, Stangstaff3-86)
StPeter's 122-9
(JHockin43,PHarrand4-12)
StPeter's 203-5
(JHockin45,CEHerbeck39, M Sigsworth 36not out, JDougherty 30)
St Peter's 123-8
(CEIIerbeck34,ASmith3-15, S Mason 3-22)
StPeter's 179-8 (NKay73,J Dougherty 45)
StPeter's 149-9 (NKay73,CEIIerbeck44, RKirby 4-55,1Dews3-20)
StPeter's 153-2 _—~———— (N Kay 55 notout, CEIIerbeck37notout)
StPeter's 203-6 dec (PRivis64,TSmithnotout, N Kay38)
StPeter's 125-6
(NKay 80not out,P Mouncey4StPeter's 30 __ S
(RGilbert7-15,NZak3-11)
StPeter's 145-8 (NKay31,MHiggins4-45)
v Yorkshire GentlemenCC 175-8dec (D Ogram 70, CEllerbeck4-47)
v Bradford GrammarSchool 147-9dec (M Pathmanathan 35,M Sigsworth
3-24)
v SedberghSchool 35 (CEIIerbeck3-0,J Dougherty 3-11)
v MCC 222-3 dec (JHenderson 59,SSimpson58, RHolgate50notout)
v Giggleswick School 206-6 (NHarrison78,CSmall46, M Sigsworth 4-67)
YorkCC 212-5dec (KPower77,IDews51) BarnardCastleSchool 200 (PCIarke32,SDavies31)
v StAidan'sSchool 159-8dec (RBradshaw41,J Dougherty 5-37)
v LeedsGrammarSchool 204-7 dec (ABrown63,P Rivis 3-61)
v President'sXI 167-7dec (SGorman70,AMain5-29)
v Ampleforth College 152 (SHarle43,J Dougherty6-38)
Durham School 179-6 (CBurdon50,J Davidson48)
Pocklington School 35)
Scarborough College 235 (PSeed127,AGallagher45 GMackfall6-40) SaintsCC 213-3dec (MCowell91 notout.RHolgate
RESULTSCONT.
StPeter's 118-6dec and 145 (JHockin30,AKay3-24)
StPeter's 190 (NKay90,JDougherty39, S Bri macombe 5-49,NVerity 4-60)
V V OldPeterites 126-7 (PBrierley34) and 194-8 (AKay126,GMackfall3-38)
WoodhouseGroveSchool 230 (NSmith 65,TBould 38, S Bri macombe37, J Dougherty 3-35, TBainbridge3-72)
MerchantTaylor'sFestival6-lOJulyl998
StPeter's v Loretto School 70-3 69 (JDoughterty5-28,CEIIerbeck3-14)
StPeter's 164-9
(JDougherty46, A Houston 4-24)
StPeter's 71-1 {N Kay 50 notout)
StPeter's 214-7dee (C Ellerbeck 66notout, N Kay 38 GDinsdale3-73)
StPeter's 220-7 dee (CEIIerbeck47,JHockin46, N Kay42)
1stXIAverages
*-Notout
Batting
NKay
C Ellerbeck
PRivis
JHockin
TSmith
MSigsworth
AMain
J Dougherty
E Sykes
MSpilman
PBainbridge
GMackfall
M Baxter
EDale
CCarter
TBainbridge
Also batted:
V V V V Cranleigh School 55 (JDougherty5-10)
ElizabethCollege, Guernsey 69 (J Dougherty5-26,CEIIerbeck4-13) RossallSchool 88 (JDougherty6-17)
MerchantTaylor'sSchool 211-6 (ASharland74notout,JWyand49, JFienberg40,SNoach31)
A record of played9,won 3, drawn 2,lost 4 hardly gives a true reflection of the 2nd Xl's season There were many good individual performances but the batting collapsed badly on three occasions leading to the defeats by Barnard Castle and Ampleforth and the failure to beat Ashville's 107despite at one time being 86 for 1! The side were only outclassed by Sedbergh and Leeds
When not on duty for the 1st XI Mark Baxter always gave the innings an aggressive start Although he averaged over 30 it was unfortunate that he only once went on to make 50 having always succeeded in playing himself in and started to dominate the bowling Peter Bainbridge made excellent progress over the season He always played very correctly and as the season progressed he was looking to score more quickly With Peter at the wicket life was neverdull for hispartners who hadto remainvery alert to some of his rather bizarre and optimistic calling-in thefirst four games he wasinvolved in four run outs, being the victim himself on three occasions Thankfully he also improved in this area over the season and, after an excellent 70at Pocklington,fully deserved his chance in the 1st XI Stuart Smith and Daniel Dickinson have each batted well on several occasions but they should both learn to tailor their innings to the match situation Useful contributions to the batting were also made by Mark Stefanini, James Rossington and SimonWatkinson
The bowling was always steady Although his 514 at Ashville put the side in a very strong position Nick Joseph bowled too many bad balls to keep the opposition under pressure Nick's best bowling was probably at Pocklington where hefinished wicketless but only gave away 7 runs in lOovers Jonathan Lally improved greatly over the season He bowls straight and keepsthe ball up to the bat giving himself every opportunity to take wickets In his eight matches he took 18 wickets at an average of 13 runs each and promises much for the future Stuart Smith was the other major wicket taker; he was never afraid to give the ball air and he provided the attack with some much needed variety Peter Bainbridge and James Harvey also bowled well andtookvaluable wickets
Alastair Robertson has greatly improved his technique behind the stumps Standing back he is secure and tidy; before next season he must practise standing up to the slower medium pace bowlers With the exception of the Ampleforth match the catching was good and the general standard of ground fielding was satisfactory Mark Stefanini's introduction to the side notonly added to the middle order batting but also significantly strengthened the outfielding Stuart Smith captained the side well He encouraged the younger players,did all he could to get everyone involved and ensured that the side played positive cricket in the right spirit He used his bowlers well and was very astute with his field placing I am very grateful to him for all his efforts The team and I are also grateful to Susan Chalmers for her efforts in the scorebox Together with the faithful band of parents I have enjoyed another season with the 2ndXI and look forward to a little moresunshine nextsummer
DJ Watkinson
UI5ColtsCricket
This has been a most enjoyable group of players to coachthisseason.They haveall worked hard in the nets on their own techniques and have produced splendid commitment on the field They also accepted a strict routine of rotating players in each game and altering both batting and bowling orders to ensure that all of the members of the squad both played and participated during theseason
It was also accepted that if we won the toss we would bat first and declare at tea In this way it was felt that each game would have the chance of a result and the boys would learn to bowl under pressure Our quicker bowlers were Ben Taylor, Sam Brown, Trevor Smith and EdMarsden who were ably supported by Rupert Brown, Richard Pike, Nick Rusling and, after injury, Rob Greetham The spin department developed well with Mark Spilman, Richard Gibbon and James Smith all taking wickets Good tight bowling enabled us to win games against Barnard Castle (Marsden 5 for 9 and TSmith 3 for 12), Durham (Spilman 3 for 5) and Ampleforth (S Brown 4 for 27) and produce good draws against Ashville (Taylor 4 for 19),Giggleswick (Spilman 3 for 17) and Bradford GS (J Smith 3 for 10)
We d id not operate a settled batting order so that all the boys could sample experiences both early and late on in an innings However, if asked to pick the opening pair, it would have been M Spilman and R Gibbon,both of whom made good scores going in first T Smith proved a talented batsman who hit the ball very hard His promotion to the 1 st XI wasthoroughly deserved and produced an unbeaten 45 in hisfirst innings R Pike, BTaylor, R Brown, A Drysdale, G Fowles and S Brown all produced fine middle order inningsduring the courseof the season
The fielding often made the difference this year, it was always keen and, on occasions, outstanding Catches were taken that would have graced any standard of cricket and the real encouragement given to each other in the field was a splendid feature of the boys play this summer It was certainly good to have two such competent wicket keepers throughout the season Both Guy and Alex made great improvements,especially standing up
I would like to thank both Trevor Smith and Richard Gibbon for their work as Captains this term and to congratulate Sam Brown, Trevor Smith, and Mark Spilman on their selection for the 1st XI Festival It has also been a pleasure to have really supportive parents who at no time sought to criticise the boys or to question the way the side was selected or run Thanks must also go to Mr Northfield and Mr Shuttleworth for their tremendous help,not only umpiring most of the matches, but also in giving much useful advice inthe netsand on the boundary PJ Stephen
The following reoresentedthe U16Colts:
T Smith,R Gibbon, M Spilman, S Brown, B Taylor, E Marsden,R Brown, J Smith, N Rusling, G Fowles,A Drysdale, R Oike,BLes, TThorpe, R Greetham, S Whiteley.
2ndXICricketResults
St Peter's 161-8 dec
M Baxter42, D Dickinson 30,S.Smith 41
St Peter's 101-9
M.Baxter 50, N Joseph 5-19,J.Lally3-39
St Peter's 158-7 dec
P Bainbridge 33, M Stefanini 40, J.Lally3-29,S.Smith5-14
St Peter's 123
S.Watkinson31
St Peter's70-4
Won by 6 wickets
J Lally3-24,S Smith 3-19
St Peter's 108
S Smith 30, N.Joseph 4-36, J Lally3-47
St Peter's 156
J Rossington 40, J Harvey3-34
St Peter's 166-6 dec
P Bainbridge70, M Baxter 30
St Peter's 103-1
S.Smith40notout,J.lally4-17, A.Banerjea3-14
UI5ColtsCricketResults
Ashville
St Peter's
Ashville
Giggleswick
St Peter's Giggleswick
Bootham (300vers)
Bootham
StPeter's
BarnardCastle
St Peter's
BarnardCastle
Bradford G.S
StPeter's
Bradford G.S
Leeds G.S
St Peter's
Leeds
Manchester Schools
StPeter's
Manchester
Ampleforth
St Peter's
Ampleforth
Durham
Durham
St Peter's Pocklington
Abandoned dueto rain
Scarborough College
Scarborough StPeter's
* Denotes notout
Sedbergh 162-1
Lost by9 wickets
Ashville 107 Matchdrawn
Giggleswick 60 Wonby98runs
BarnardCastle 126-2 Lost by 8 wickets
Bootham 69
LeedsGS 193-8dec Lostby85runs
Ampleforth 174-6 dec LostbylSruns
Pocklington 88-7 Matchdrawn
Scarborough College 102 Won by 9 wickets
174for 9 97 for 8
107allout 83for 7
173 for 7 134for 9
170all out 28allout
134for 9 112for8
69allout 70 for4
144allout 145 for 6
161 all out 97allout
93allout 94for 5
(Pike46) (Taylor 4 for 19)
(R Brown 20, Gibbon 19) (Spilman 3 for 17)
(Gibbon 4for 45) (TSmith 50, Spilman 49)
(Taylor36,TSmith32,RBrown22) (Marsden 5for9,TSmith 3for 12)
(Drysdale 26, Spilman 23, Gibbon 20 (J Smith 3 for 10)
(TSmith 19, R Brown 17)
(Gibbon 48, Spilman 36) (S Brown 2 for 24)
(TSmith 67, S Brown 23) (S Brown 4 for 27)
(Spilman 3 for 5) (Spilman 66*)
74allout 80 for 6
(Rusling 4for 6, Greetham 3 for 26) (Spilman 22,Fowles 18)
liiportjfcAu.tat^
Under14Cricket
This has been a hugely disappointing season for the Under 14s, finishing the season with just one win and one draw from eight matches Whilst those bare statistics paint a bleak picture for the future, I maintain that as a group there is some potential, especially amongst the batsmen, and the simple fact that the boys are on the whole physically so small compared with most of the opposition has been a serious handicap
Perhapsthe writing wason the wall after the very first match at Sedbergh On a wet pitch, against what was at best an ordinary side, we contrived to drop 6 catches in letting Sedbergh score 116, and were then bowled out ourselves for 52, 21 of which were extras ! Indeed, it isa measure of the frailty of the batting that the top run scorer all seasonwas'extras'
The disappointing batting continued against Giggleswick in the next match, when on a blameless Wightman pitch against some mediocre bowling, we could muster only 89 for 8 in 39 overs Iwassaddened that to sayso many of the boys play lots of cricket outside of school, they showed no appreciation of the element of time within the game, and that to have the chance of a result in such ashort match, there is an onus on both sides to play positive cricket I hope morethan anything they will take away this simple fact from this year; that they must be prepared to lose matches if they are to have a chance of winning them, and such a dilatory scoring rate will make attacking declarations very difficult Giggleswick duly scored the required runs in untroubled fashion to win by 9 wickets
At Barnard Castle it wasa similar story, St Peter's scoring 87 for 9 off 38 overs in over half time, Barnard Castle duly scoring the runs with little difficulty, despite losing 6 wickets
Morale was lifted briefly bya crushing win by104 runs against Bradford Grammar School We scored 141 for 5 declared, with useful contributions from Peter Henwood (38 not out) and Tom Main (35), although the 26 byes conceded by the Bradford wicketkeeper were a most welcome bonus ! Bradford then amazingly managed to self destruct, being bowled out for 37 in 22 overs, Nick Scaife taking 4 for 3 with his gentle outswingers
Leeds Grammar School and Ampleforth in the next two matches represented unsurprisingly the two strongest sides we played, and whilst both resulted in defeats, there were encouraging aspects in both performances Against Leeds,we played a30 overs match,and after 12 overs from Tom Main and Nick Scaife, Leeds had scored only 17, thanks to some good bowling supported by lively fielding The remaining bowlers however were less impressive, and Leeds accelerated to 122 for 8 in their allotted overs, which on a slow pitch was always going to bedifficult The target quickly proved beyond us, as Leeds produced some of the best sustained bowling that I have seen from an under 14 side There was simply no weak link in their attack, and whilst a final total of 92 for 6 suggests a narrow defeat, there was only ever going to be one winner That we ended anywhere near was due largely to a magnificent » The Petfrite
assault on Leeds county opening bowler by Tom Main, who finished 26 not out including two daring hookshots for 4
The defeat at Ampleforth was particularly disappointing, because as a team we batted as well as at any time all season, scoring 128 Unfortunately we were chasing 195 for 6 declared, Ampleforth's opener scoring an impressive unbeaten century Infuriatingly however, hewas dropped having made 10 ! These two defeats confirmed that we were simply unable to bat, bowl and field well in the same match
On a miserable day at Pocklington, we were thoroughly outplayed but escaped with a draw Pocklington scored 157 for 6 declared, the bowlers bowling well in difficult conditions, but with most of the fielders looking disinterested After a reasonable start, our middle order collapsed as ever, St Peter's finishing a distant 74 for 6, despite receiving the same number of overs (34) as theopposition
The final match, at home to Scarborough, saw the boys play some of their best cricket of the season for all but the crucial final 30 minutes Nick Scaife again bowled tidily to claim 4 for 34, and the fielding and catching was good A total of 128 for 8 declared seemed well within our scope, despite the unfortunate first ball loss of Rob Scaife, and we began the final 20 overs well placed at 46 for 2 Unfortunately, off the very next ball, Tom Main, who had once again batted with authority, hit a full toss like a rocket, straight into the hands of square leg, and from then on the boys seemed to have little idea how to pursue 4 or 5 runs per over, and we were duly bowled out for 96 with 7 oversremaining
By contrast to the 'A' team,the 'B' team enjoyed a most successful year, three comprehensive victoriesand a narrowdefeatagainst Ampleforth being their final record Much of the credit for this must go to Mr Heaps, whose infectious enthusiasm for the game quickly rubbed off on the boys, and helped them to thoroughly enjoy their cricket Peter Henwood, Khaled Ma'aye, Edward Parkin and Daniel Lloyd all enjoyed success with the bat, whilst Jonathan MacGregor, bowling leg spin, returned the remarkable figures of 7 wickets for 9 runs in the first match against Giggleswick All of these boys played forthe'A'team later inthe season
It was unfortunate that the weather dictated that we could not have a single middle practice until half term, which obviously did not help the team I was disappointed however that as a group, the boys did not practise well, seeming unable or unwilling to listen to the advice being offered, and appearing unconcerned by their constant failures Their attitude to fielding practices was very poor, being unable to concentrate for any length of time I hope that maturity will help them to realise that they will only make the best of their natural talents if they apply themselves,and take note of the advice on offer Many of the boys I suspect think that they are better playersthan they really are I hope that on reflection on this year they realise exactly what their relative strength is, and listen to those impartial observers with more experience than them I reiterate that I believe they have some potential, and even by next year could well be a
reasonable side, but they must want to improve
To end on a positive note, James Taylor, Edward Taylor, Henry Burton and Tom Main all possess a sound technique asbatsmen,which I believe will see them develop into good players In addition to Tom Main, Daniel Moroney, Will Smithson and Nick Scaife all showed promise with the ball, whilst Jonathan MacGregor's leg spin, mentioned earlier, isdefinitely worth persevering with, as he can bowl it at pace, and genuinely turn the ball; greater control will come with experience Edward Taylor's wicketkeeping was varied; he looks very good stood up, outside off stump,but must become more mobile stood back if he is to develop Finally, a comment on the fielding Far too often, the boys looked disinterested in the field, and failed to gel asa team.I hopethattheywill learntoenjoyfielding, as I believe it is asenjoyable asyou make it, and ultimately more time is spent by all cricketers fielding than either batting or bowling!
My thanks must go to Mr Johnston for his help in organising the various sessions in a season greatly affected by the weather Mr Mohan's expertise at the numerous net sessions was as ever invaluable; and of course Mr Heaps, who was a tremendous help to me and the boys Thanks too to the loyal group of parents who watched most of the matches I am sure that their support was appreciated by the boys
NMatkin
Girls Hockey Girlslstand Zndr XI Hockey
With more wins than losses for the 1st XI and only two losses for the whole term for the 2nd XI this has been asuccessful and enjoyable season Theyhave been excellent teams to coach and have shown a willingness to adapt to playing any position - very necessary as there was a surfeit of forwards Perhaps fitness was their weakest point and it would have been totheir benefit if somehad taken it upon themselvesto go outforsome extra training
Ably captained by Becky Fisher the 1st XI beat the OP's 1 - 0 in their opening game,which was a high quality one and good to see so many of the 'stars' from the past With the 1 stXI playing most of their matches on grass but a few on 'astro' it is to their credit that they are still in contention with those schools who do have the benefit of astroturf pitches, which undoubtedly makes a difference to their skills and speed Of the astro matches Tadcaster Grammar School provedto be too fast for us and beat us 2 - 0 while against the Sixth Form College we gave theman excellent game and drew1 - 1 (a well worked penalty corner with Zoe Wight slotting the ball home) The team annihilated York University 'A' XI with a well deserved hat trick from Hannah Burton Towards the end of the term at Durham the 1 sts played an exciting matchending in a 2 - 2 draw Ruth Ward, asever, always looked to attack and her speed and determination resulted in her scoring both goals Unfortunately, at Mount St Mary'swe hadall the play but suffered a breakaway goal latein the second half
Of the grass games the team had a good win over Pocklington with a well taken goal from Charlotte Brisby and an excellent game from Hannah Burton whose work rate throughout the season was commendable Goalkeeper, Claire MiddletonWalker, had a finegame, totally dominating the goal area Easingwold were a well drilled team but our midfield play was outstanding, especially Becky Fisher who showed good stickwork skills in tight situations The resulting win was well deserved Hymers are perhaps the strongest team on the circuit and the 1st XI put upa goodfight but loston this occasion to a better side - but not much better! In defence Preeti Bhat and Sara Chapman timed their tackles well, both managing to give good passes upfield under pressure The team drew
against a very strong Worksop side but played a frustrating game at Ackworth which they should have won easily but seemed to have forgotten where the goal was! The 1 st XI tournament proved to bea good afternoon, the team was working well as a unit and extra spirit was generated after Charlotte Brisby's shot soared high into the back of the Mount's net They totally dominated in that game and went on to beat the Sixth Form College and Bootham as well, finishing 3rd overall Vicky Hales and Gemma Croft wereunflustered in defence throughout the afternoon and showed good ability inbeating on coming forwards
The 1st lost to Giggleswick playing a disappointing lack-lustre game,though they picked up a little in the second half However, they finished the season strongly to beat The Mount and Queen Margaret's with Erica Smith tackling well in the reverse stick sideand Abigail Gisbourne looking dominant on the wing
The 2nd XI have had an outstanding season only losing 2 oftheir 14 matches Theyhad a particularly strong midfield in captain Marie-Sophie Dalglish, Alison Calvert and BeckyTurl all continually giving goodpasses totheir forwards whoscored 47timesan almostembarrassing numberofgoals!
Kate Garnett and Sarah Metcalfe always knew where the goal was, while Jenny Hutt showedgood readingofthegame and positioning In close games such as those against Bootham 1st XI and Ashville 1stXI Abigail Gisbourne made manyfast runs down the right wing with good crosses to set up scoring chances In many games the defence were able to pushupfield and Charlotte Mee was always ready to 'have a go' Catherine Hurd's work rate was commendable Pocklington and Worksop presented good opposition but Lucy Hewish played steadily in goal, making some telling saves They completed
theterm with some notable wins againstThe Mount (good playfrom Hayley Oramand4goalsfrom Kate Garnett), Mount St Mary's (or was it just that we were better swimmers than they were?) andQueen Margaret's
Bothteamswerea credit to theschool and thesigns all augur well for the future Pippa Hurd was awarded the Jackson-Pacey Trophy for the most improved player Starting off as'sub'for the 1st XI, then playing in both attack and defence, this was well deserved
3rdXIHockey
The 3rd XI have played just 3 fixtures but have succeeded inscoring 18 goals Tomi Rotowa's speed onto the ball andClareScott's skill onthe left wing accounted for many of these, while Katie Jenkins and Alexia Brown played well in defence Amy Greethamand Alison Castleboth playedwith spirit
Under16Yorkand District
HockeyTournament
This was held at St Peter's with a mixture of under 15's and 16's forming a team due to a clash of commitments They had a bad start losing to Tadcaster but picked themselves up to play brilliantly against Manor (6 - 0 in 15 minutes) and TheMount It washard luckthat theyshouldgoout on a penalty stroke competition in the semi-final after drawing with Huntington who went on to become theeventualwinners
PA Fletcher
X XIHockey Results
Queen Margaret's girlsrepresented the 1 stXI *CBrisby,*HBurton,*SChapman,"
G Croft, M-SDalglish, (Captain), A Gisbourne,**V Hales,LHewish,*P Hurd.HOram +"+C+Middleton-Walker,*ESmith,RTurl,-R Ward, Z Wight * M* Colours Re-awarded Colours Girls2ndXI(JockeyResults
GirlsUnderMI Hockey
TheU15X1 have had anoutstanding season,playing twelve matches, winning ten and drawing two Thisterm they also went on to be joint Yorkand District champions along with Tadcaster Grammar School
During this tournament which was played in February, the team scored many goals intheir qualifying section and conceded none They beat Oaklands 2-0 in the semi final and held Tadcaster (ateam who regularly play on astro turf) toaO-Odrawinthefinal A wonderful achievement!
This U15 team is a team of naturally very attacking players, so early in the season we had to take aclose look at defence and decide our strategy Kate Hudson had a very good season as right back growing in confidence and skill with every match With Holly Sturgess behind her in goal, these two formed the backbone of what was to develop into a solid and reliable defence Lizzie Sargeant our usual formidable left back was injured mid-vyay through the seasonso to plug the gap Vicki Johnston was brought into the team and Catherine Fieldertook upa centre backrole
With so many strikers wanting to be up field in scoring positions, it was essential to form a solid three at the back Jo Sargeant with her speed and deft stick work was given afree role to allow her to run at opponents and get into scoring positions She playedthis rolewell and indeedscored manygoals throughout the season Our two wings, Katherine Downes on the right and Jane Todd onthe left,also hada fine season
Katherine produced consistent crossesfrom the right in ever/ game,andalso scored manyspectacular goalsfrom someamazingangles
Jane always played sensibly on the left, beating many opponents with her very adept reverse stick dodge Throughout the season Jennie Scott and Captain Hannah Stower were the team's work horses in midfield They coped admirably with large holes that mysteriously appeared in the middle of the pitch! Claire Hall noticed this gap which she kept opening and decided that there were enough strikers on this team From her centre forward role she very ably helped to plug the midfield gap whenever the team were under pressure
Completing the forward line was Melissa Moran who intimidated many an opposing goalkeeper with her relentless ability to be in the right place to pop in the rebounds Her first touch onsome verydifficult balls improved with the progression of the seasonand herskillful reversestick hit paiddividends
I must also mention Heather Williams, whoalways stepped infortheteamat the last minute to cover absenceand injury,and who wasalways willing to fit into any position without complaint
I have thoroughly enjoyed coaching this team in my last hockey season at St Peter's They have approached all matches with good humour and sportsmanship and they always gave of their best They have been receptive to new ideas and keen to improve their skills
I am sure that many of them will go on to play in the 1st and 2ndXI next year andwill not be daunted by the prospect
Aboveall I hope they continueto enjoy theirhockey
DM Newman
ABrown,ACalvert,ACastle,SChapman,G Croft, M-SDalglish (Captain),RFishley, K+Garnett,A6isbourne,AGreetham,VHales, S Metcalfe, HOram,CSmith,RTurl,ZWight
The following girlsrepresented the 3rdXI KDeBoer,ABowtell,ABrown,ACastle,RFishl LHardy.CHurd.LHewishJHutt.CMee,
ey.RGifford.AGreetha
5-3
3-1 m,E-LHall, LtHardy,LHewish,CHurd,KJenkins,JLewis,RPaterson,TRotowa,CScott,CSmith, AtStevenson
The Under 15 Bteam played just two matches in the Autumn term The first was against Bootham on ayery windy and cold day They displayed some fine stick work and some yery strong, positiye, attacking play The attack prayed unstoppable and found themselyes in goal scoring positions on numerous occasions many of which were taken advantage of Our defence were rarely tested as the ball hardly got past the midfield In their second game against Mount St Mary's a mixed A and B team performed exceptionally well on a pitch that resembled a swimming pool! (You will remember this was a particularly wet November)
Despite the conditions both teams managed to turn this into an exciting match by producing some high standard hockey against the odds
DM Newman
6irlslstandUnderl5XIHockeyTour
Following all the end of term celebrations, two minibuses full of sedate girls (thankfully very quiet for once!) departed very early on Saturday morning en route for Ipswich
We arrived at Royal Hospital school for our first match feeling relieved to be out of the buses Both teams had good wins Ruth Ward scored 4 goals for the 1st XI (Mrs Fletcher put it down to the amount of burgers she'd consumed earlier) Jo Sargeant was almost knocked unconscious five minutes into the under 15 game by a very hard hit from the opposition The rest of the team went on to achieve agood win despite being a little shaken Luckilytheeggon Jo's head and the black eye that ensued did not detract her from her enjoyment of the weekend During the match Mr Newman took it upon himself to tour Ipswich to get the lie of the land (or at least this was the excuse hegavefor arrivingjust in time to hear the final whistle!)
We arrived at our five star accommodation later than anticipated which left the under 15's just half an hour to get themselves ready for our night on the town Never did a more glamorous set of girls appear for aSaturday night out at the Odeon Our shy, retiring girls chose mainly to watch The Full Monty It was either this or the new Bond film (Seen one seen 'em all - was the general impression) Later on we descended upon the Ipswich Town Pizza Hut - a small quiet little restaurant (until we arrived) A ¥ery accommodating Manager when chatted up by Mrs Newman eyentually managed to squeeze 25 of us in and even gave us balloons! I think it was the IstXI's charm and good looksthatfinally swung it
Sunday morning bright and early we arrived at Ipswich High School, but the opposition were more geared up for a 10.00 am start than we were The Ist's forgot which end they were aiming to - hence the own goal Sarah Chapman did however execute a magnificent stop on the line which saved the day A satisfying 2- 2 result The under 15's failed to wake up following late night balloon fights and found themselves 3- 0 down at half time against strong opposition A few choice words from Mrs Newman and assistant coach Mrs Moran and they managed to salvage 2 goals in the second half
After delicious cakes all baked by the Ipswich girls, it was over to Woodbridge, where one of the staff kindly gave us avery amusing tour of the town and the famousTidal Mill Following an enjoyable session in the bowling alley where the 1 st's realised that this sport could well be their forte, it was back to school to meet our hosts Once greeted by some of the 1st XI were given the 'alternative tour' of Woodbridge (Need we say more!)
Not surprisingly on the Monday morning a lie in would have seemed more appealing to everyone than another hockey match, particularly as the girls were all by now bosom pals with their hosts and in the words of the under 15's "did not want to beat their friends." However, with the set in of arctic conditions both matches got underway and were played in fine competitive spirit Both the Senior Captains hobbled off injured but still managed to cheer on their teams from the sidelines Woodbridge won the Senior match and St Peter's won the Under 15 game, so everyone was happy that honours were given
Many thanks to Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Newman for organising the tour, Mr Newman for his support and nayigational skills and Mrs Shepherd and Mr Monteitti for driving the bus Thanks also to the parents who made the load a little lighter bytheir support and encouragement
Becky Fisher UVI
Thegirls who representedthe Under 15BTeamwere: SChalmers,LCIark,LHorsley,L Wales,VJohnston,HWilliams,CStefanini,R Lander,K Seastron,JTodd, H Sturgess
Throughout the whole season the under 14 team has played with 100°/o commitment and dedication They haye learnt how to support each other, on and off the pitch and their positive, determined approach to every game and e¥ery situation isa credit to them
The team remained unbeaten all season, drawing only once to Queen Margaret's in a nail biting match which ended 2-2 St Peter's managed to keep their cool throughout, in spite of the shrieks of panic coming from the opposition The team had very few close matches, which actually proved to be quite frustrating, particularly with a 15-0 victory over Ackworth and a 7- 0 victory over Silcoates
Congratulations must go to Jenny Ashley for her total domination of midfield play Jenny has superb vision and her precision and forward thinking gave the goal scorers plenty of opportunity to show off their very good skills Lyndsay Burrell's speed and accuracy on the right wing combined magically with Clare Fletcher's skillful play and together they created many goal opportunities Clare's ability to take the ball round several players and still have the energy to slot it neatly into the goal was a joy to watch aswas JoTopping, who carefully poised bythe goal sent several flying into the back of the net
Charlotte Ware on the left wing showed endless determination and she worked well both with Susanna Dale and then with our multitalented super sub Hannah Smith - Hannah managed to play almost every position on the field during the course of the season, but what really shone through was her grit and commitment to each game that she played She never once gave up on aball and her determination was admirable Our midfield worked tirelessly with Georgie Aeons and Katherine Morris playing extremely well Rose Strickland-Constable and Nichola Robertson defended brilliantly when
it sport frAH
required, although they were often left to twiddle their thumbs as the forwards scored goal aftergoal!
Our final line of defence was Katie Millar who was dynamic in goal and her cheery sense of humour throughout the season even when cold and suffering from frost bite was much appreciated.
I would liketo thank allthe team and the reserves for their superb efforts and for their support, especially when my back injury meant I was unable to referee, run about or do anything more than stand on the sidelines and shout I thoroughly enjoyed the season nevertheless and can't wait for the nextone!
J LM North
GirlsInterHouseHockey
Without doubt an excellent standard of Hockey was shown byall housesfrom 3rd year players to sixth form It was good to note as well that the occasion was well supported from the sidelines bya large number of spectators The competition was close with Dronfield and Grove tying on points at the end of the competition But Dronfield were deemed the winners due to their superior goals tally and having conceded none Thefinal positionswere:
1st
Znd 3rd
P Fletcher Grove Clifton Rise
Ath
BoysHockey
Boys1stXIHockey
The First Eleven season started with the experiment of a voluntary club on Tuesday evenings in the Christmas term This proved very successful in bringing on players unfamiliar with the game on artificial surfaces The new floor in the sports centre is ideal as it is actually faster than astro turf The club was open to Old Peteritesand this meantthat theyounger players gained the benefit of playing with and against the more experienced Todd brothers, Steve Arkley, Andy Kay and David Hancock The club will be running again this year and all are welcome
The transition is almost complete towards hockey on synthetic surfaces Whereas last year the team often wanted to play on grass now they are demanding astro every time This was highlighted by their request to play Styx at the university It has been many years since the school scored four goals against the Styx Eleven This was the highlight of the season although they lost 9-4, the team against them included Norman Hughes, the ex Great Britain Captain and Coach, and a number of other players with representative honours
If the game is to continue to improve we must take every opportunity to play on synthetic surfaces with all teams not just the Senior Elevens
School matches were played at under fourteen and under fifteen age groups and this is due largely to the efforts of Mr Stephen and Mr Perry, thankyou verymuch
I would also like to thank Mr Paterson,Mr Morris and Mr Edwards for their unstinting efforts throughout the season
I would like to put on record what fine team spirit the group had They played for each other and were a pleasure to coach I would like also to thank the parents who at all times came to give proper support to all membersof the team
M Johnston
Boys who represented the 1st XI hockeyteam:
N Kay*, P Freeman*,I Paterson*, D Fieldhouse*, M Freak*, J Nicholas*, A Robertson, C Ellerbeck*, P Miles*, M Whiting*, J Dougherty*, J Hockin* M Stefanini, J Steward,D Dickinson
* Denotes Colours
Caps:
TheStick:
TheSM Burn Trophy:
Player's Player:
N Kay, J Dougherty NKay J Dougherty J Dougherty
BoysZndXIHockey
The 2nd XI suffered from a severe shortage ofgames - the first two were cancelled andthen Pocklington decided to send a team of 3rd and 4th yearsfor the match - they were given a game against a mostly 3rd XI along with afew 2nd XI players (which gave Stewart Smith an opportunity to demonstrate his ample personal skills in playing a true Captain's game capturing two goals, including a spectacular solo effort, beating at least 2 defenders before slotting the ball home past the keeper) However, whentheopportunity of a game did arise, the2nd XI showed flashes of their quality in games against a combined 1st and 2nd XI from Hall Cross School, Doncaster; Scarborough College; and Bootham 1st XI
A large andvery physical Hall Crossside brought a tough challenge, but by retaining their composure, St Peter's played some excellent hockey and deserved a result,but were denied by two soft goals that were conceded late on,together with wasted chancesin front ofgoal.Thesedefensive errors were due to inexperience, but which were corrected as the season progresssed There were some signs of what couldbe achievedby the team,however, and it was characteristic of the team's performances throughout the season - some poor defensive work and marking, interjected with occasional spells of outstanding link up attacking play, which more often than not lead to a shooting chance oreven, on occasion, a goal
The same was trueagainst Scarborough - the match was closer than the score suggested for the most part of the match, but two late goals dashed any chances of what would have been a memorable result against a strong Scarborough team The Bootham game was played away on an appalling surface,denying us the opportunity to show off our silky passing skills, but despite this the team
adapted excellently and had the majority of the possession- therecouldhave been manymore goals had the opportunities been finished This proved to be a crucial point of the 2nd Xl's play - there were many openings created by the mid-field, only for thechances to go unconverted
The mid-field was the creative nucleus of the side and together with the centre-forwards had an embarrassment of riches, with players such as Baxter, Macfie, Pullen, Dickinson, Spilman, Stefanini andHainsworth alleager to carve outgoal chancesfrom nothingforthe team
The attacking play was supported by a usually reliable and strong defence, which unfortunately was caught out late in the both games against Scarborough andHall Cross, allowing the oppostion back into the game Ever-present sweeper Whittle improved all the time and there was a solid and imposing presence at centre-back in Shepherd The other backs rotated often, but the fierce tackling andvisionary distribution of Miers and Smith were key to the team'sgood performances
Magee in goal showed great potential, but was unfortunately prone to sliding in rather late at attacking forwards The team could have won all three matches had chances in front of goal been converted - there were many fine individual talents up front, which were sometimes recognised with promotion to FirstTeam status, ony to find that the abilityto passto team-mateswas, unfortunately for them, a prerequisiteof FirstTeam play
This lack of passing early on induced inconsistency, and was possibly responsible for the disappointing results However, theteam improved immeasurably over the course of the season,and was capable of excellent hockey-as demonstratedtothe firstteam in an Astro practice in which they were comprehensively outplayed by a 2nd XI which alwaysshowed greatdetermination and teamspirit With morematchesthe 2nd teamwould surely have gainedthe resultstheydeserved Thefinal summary of scores does not give a just reflection of the dedication, talent and comradeship within the team
Mark Baxter (UVI)
Theboys who representedthe 2ndXI team: M Baxter, D Dickinson, MPullen,DVIacfie, C Magee, R Jackson, M Stefanini, J Steward, M Miers, D Wainman, N Shepherd, S Smith, J Mitchell, T Spilman, H Von Achten, A Acaster, A Banerjea, B Firth, 0 Hainsworth, CMaitland.G Pierce
BoysJuniorUockey
The Hockey season waswithout doubt a successful one, ending in two successive 4-0 wins The opposition was well drilled and significantly better than the scorelines indicated Ourteam waspicked from both third and fourth forms, and showed excellent commitment both in training and on the field The twice weekly team practices helped to build a solid defence that did not concede a goal in either game Midfield and forwards worked well together to produce some fine attacking play that resulted in8 goals inthetwo games These included two hat tricks by P Henwood and B Les However, as is usuallythecase, allthegoalswerea resultofsolid team performances We are all looking forward to nextseason with confidence
Richard Gale (IV)
ColtsBoysHockey
The squad this year consisted of twenty two players and as ever, for boys who overall had played little hockey before, they set about the acquisition of the new skills with enthusiasm right from the first session The opening match wasbarely a week into the term andalthough our opponents, Pocklington School, had more experience of match play than us our pace and competitiveness saw us through to a 2-1 win The team was rightly pleased with its achievement and were looking forward to the gamesahead In the next match we met Worksop College, who camewith an awesome reputation and a number of representative players As we watched them go- through their routines in the warm-up beforehand we wondered with some trepidation what lay in store for us As it transpired we were far more determined than them and showed a greater willingness to play for each other; traits that enabled us to record a 2-0 victory,whilst the B-team went down 3-2 on the adjacent pitch The home game against a young Ashville College side presented the opportunity to look at some new players in the A-team and we cantered home to a 7-0 victory In the next game our run of wins was to come to a halt as we went down 2-5 away at Ampleforth On a grassy pitch against older, stronger boys we were simply unable to compete effectively Three days later we put this defeat behind us and regained our momentum against a skilful Scarborough College side as we played some of our best hockey of the season to run out 4-2 winners The B XI then went on to win 2-0 against Sedburgh College and we finished the season with an outstanding 4-1 defeat of Bootham School whereoursuperiorteam playagain enabled us to overcome opponents that man for man were more skilful and experienced I have not mentioned any individuals as all of the boyswere an asset to the squad and with one exception all represented the School Each player improved their technical and team awareness skills considerably asthe season progressed and many will goon next year to compete for places in the
senior sides Thank you to Mr Edwards for his untiring support and to the boys for a most enjoyable and rewarding term
DK Morris
Played 9Won 7 Lost 2
The following boys representedthe School: EAshley, PBainbridge,T Bainbridge, C Barnett, D Birkett, D Burgess, J Else, C Emmerson, G Fell,P Goodrick, G Mackfall, A Main, E Mulkeen, A Robertson, C Robinson, LShackleton, H Strivens, ASykes,TWainman,SWatkinson,J-P Wilkinson
St. PetersBoysHockeyClub
St Peters Hockey Club has gonefrom strength to strength over the past two years, and it was no coincidence that 35 senior boys played hockey in this past season The competition for places in the 1 stXI wasstrong throughout the season with everybody fighting for a place This was certainly one of the factors that contributed to an excellent first XI season that saw the team lose onlytwo fixtures out ofeleven
Peter Freeman again had afine season between the posts There are few goalkeepers on our circuit who were as a good a shot stopper as Peter
An unfortunate illness to Ian Paterson meant that Alistair Robertson was able to establish himself as left back in defence With two years aheadof him Alistair has the potential to become a verygood player
MichealFreakfound the position of sweepervery much to his liking and his ability to make vital tacklesgave the defence asolidfoundation
David Fieldhouse made the position of centre marker his own despite enormous competition David also made saving tackles and did not allow a 'cack-handed'centreforward from Styxto spoil a fine season
The defence was completed by John Nicholas, whose ability to strike the ball from deep made
him avaluable assetto the side
Chris Ellerbeck dropped back into the mid-field after spending the previous as centre forward With this transformation Chris immediately began to score goals and his hat trick in the final game of the season was just reward for his commitmenttohard workand training !
Peter Miles'ability to readthe gamegavetheside good 'vision' in the middle of mid-field Peters's outstanding performance against Yarm is worth particularmention
Mark Whiting's constant running down the left wing always gave the side options, and with a little more composure and luck in front of goal, Markcould havebeen a regulargoal scorer
Jamie Hockin's pace and ability to beat players down the right wing made him aconstant threat to the opposition throughout the season His tireless running was a credit to him
James 'goal machine' Dougherty was the sides outstanding player of the season Not only did James score 17 goals in 11 matches, but his control, pace and ability to score from any angle made him a pleasure to watch and play alongside He was the worthy winner of the J.M Burn trophy and was voted players player of the year
MarkStefanini is worthy ofa mention as he often came as reserve and never complained if hesaw little action
The School hockeyseason only lasted nineweeks, but the improvement in the side and in each player was evident for all to see Hockey, at the highest level is played on Astroturf and is a far more enjoyable game to play The team's improvement is very much down to the importance placed by Mr Johnston of playing on Astroturf However if hockey is going to reacha higher level at St Peter's,it is important that it is not played on Astroturf every time it isavailable, but everytime
Nick Kay (UVI)
Netball
IstVII Netball
The Spring Term started with the usual exams for the Vth and UVIth but all those involved also came to all the netball practises and this enthusiasm and commitment prevailed all term Only three of the team remained from the previousyear-Gemma Croft, Rebecca Fisherand Natalie Lane, but Gemma and Becky played the shooting positions with Natalie in defence so the core players were in place As with all the first teams this year, it was equally difficult to select the first netball as there was great strength in depth with many competent players competing for the seven places
The first match was a practise game against students from the College of Ripon and York, St John They started with a 2nd team but found themselves behind in every quarter This was in part due to the consistently good shooting from both Gemma and Becky who continued the
~1 sport fr,, M
season in this vein and the superiority of their shooting was reflected in the score margin of nearly all the matches Gemma's height in the attacking circle was invaluable and after ten years she was even persuaded (at times) to leave the ground with some quite athletic jumping! The match was lost in the last quarter when the college team played some of their first team supporters, but the score of 21 -26 reflected the hard fought game
The majority of the schools played did not stretch the team but they always played to the best of their ability with 100°/o effort The team wasably captained by Amy Qreetham who played well in the centre court supported by Vicky Hales, Charlotte Brisby and Marie-Sophie Dalglish Amy quietly appeared in the available space as did Marie Sophie but in an altogether different manner! Marie-Sophie wasthe opposite of quiet but she made great progress through the season showing much improved netball skills and kept us all amused even on the coldest days! She is also to be congratulated on her selection for the U19Yorkand DistrictTeam
The best opposition was provided by York Vlth Form College with each quarter finishing with the school in the lead by only one or two goals Alison Castle and Natalie were very dependable in defence and ably supported by Charlotte on the wing They both played well particularly in keeping the shooters to the outside of the circle and rarely allowed them to have a second chance with any rebounds
The only school match lost was to Joseph Rowntree who had a very tall team who again reached the National finals Although theirteam was superior in all areas, the girls continued to work hard to the final whistle and were complimented on their standard of play by the opposition
My thanks to all the team, particularly Amy as captain They were a pleasure to coach, had excellent morale, worked hard, and I think we alsohad lotsof fun
WM Shepherd
The following represented the 1st VII:
G Croft**, R Fisher**, V Hales*, M-S Dalglish*, A Greetham*, C Brisby*, N Lane**, A Castle*, S Baines, PBrinklow
* colours
** re-awarded colours
2ndand3rdVIINetball
The 2nd and 3rd netball teams had 18 fixtures despite several cancellations As in previous years There were a large number of girls willing to play team netball many of them practising three times a week The standard was high and team selection was difficult and again enthusiasm and commitment was high, during both exams and poor weather! Only four matches were lost but of these the 2nd VII hada very creditable score of 19 - 40 against Joseph Rowntree's U16 team Three of the fixtures lost were against U16 teams who were probably strongest than their 1st team
The 2nd team shooters - Kim Aeons and Sara Chapman played consistently well throughout
the season and in some years would both have been in the 1st VII Penny Brincklow, Erica Smith and Abi Gisbourne mostly played in the centre court positions with Anna Bowtell and Jessica Lewis as the defence but on occasion helped by others
The team had a close match with York VI Form College in a high scoring game before edging in front inthe last quarter by4goalsthey did well to beat Hymers College in aspirited gameand had a good win against Scarborough College by only one goal Several of the matches were played against 1st teams from other schools which reflects the high standard of play
The 3rd VII consisted of a very changeable team to allow many girlsto have match play They won 4 of the matches convincingly and only lost once to an U16 team from Queen Mary's Alexia Brown played shooter in all the fixtures but the other positions were in a constant state of flux but I think the netball was enjoyed by all and the seniors were avery pleasant group to coach and umpire
WM Shepherd
The following represented the 2nd and 3rd VII :-
A Bowtell, K Cox,S Baines,S Chapman, ABrown, ESmith, A Gisbourne, PBrincklow, J Lewis, M-S Dalglish,V Hales, HOram, KMatthews, A Pike, S Metcalfe, K Aeons, A Calvert, PBhat, KWight, L Richardson, KGarnett
GirlsUnderl5VIINetball
The under 15 netball team has had a mostsuccessful term, improving its standard of play with every match
After a few sessions working on general fitness, it was down to team tactics and trying out different combinations of players in various playing positions Catherine Fielder and Kate Hudson proved to be an effective pairing in the shooting circle Both got off to an unsteady start until they became more familiar with, and more confident about a change we made to their usual shooting action As the season progressedthey both decided that thishad paid dividends
Major changes were made in centre court, taking into account individual strengths Captain Melilssa Moran made a reliable Centre with her beautifully timed dodge and her ability to hold a space Jennie Scott as WingAttack wasan accurate feeder of the ball into the shooters and LizzieSargeant surprised us all with her terrier-like work as Wing Defence, stickingto her opponents likeglue and making them work hard for every pass
Major changes inthe defending circle alsoaddedto the team's growing confidence Joanna Sargeant adapted to the Goal Defence position as if she had always been there Her numerous interceptions which shemade in every match were crucial to the team's success Katherine Downes linking with her as Goal Keeper was also an asset, with her tremendousabilitytojump and hernatural spring
All seemed to begoing smoothly for the team until Kate suffered a nasty break to her fingers in the School House Matches This obviously necessitated more changes We quickly discovered at this point that Katherine D could also shoot She very ably took Kate's place until late in the season Heather Williams and Vicki Johnston were very reliable 8th players, who could also slot into the team almost anywhere Theywere regularly called upon toplay Theteam played ten school matches, winning nine
and drawing one, on aday when four ofthe 1st team players were committed to a major swimming event The most memorable match for the players and supporters alike was on 9 March when for the first time ever a St Peter's team beat Joseph Rowntree School at netball a victory the girls thoroughly deserved and had worked very hard to achieve Theunder 15's werealsothisyears runners up in the York and District Tournament on 4 March, ironically losingonlyto Joseph Rowntree
Finally, I would like to say a special 'Thank You ' to KateHudsonwhodespite her disappointment at not being able to play for several weeks supported and encouraged her team at every match, even the Tournamentwhichlastedalmostthree hours!
DM Newman
The following representedthe under 15 team :H Sturgess, C Fielder, K Hudson, L Sargeant, H Stower, J Scott, J Sargeant, M Moran, J Todd,H Williams, C Hall, KDownes.VJohnston
1stVIINetballResults:
College of Ripon ft York, StJoh Vs Barnard Castle All Saints
Giggleswick
Pocklington
Ackworth
Ashville
StJohn's (3a)
Vlth Form College
Mount St Mary's Hymers
Joseph Rowntree
Scarborough College March 18th Law College
2nd and 3rdVII Netball Results
MountStMary's
MountStMary's
UnderRVIINetball
The under 14's are avery competitive team who have come on a long way this year They are beginning to understand more advanced play andthe needfor'holding space' - notjust endless running! They have worked well with each other and been a very pleasant team to coach With three shooters, all playing well, Jo Topping, Suzanna Dale and Helen Katsarelis have all had to take their time 'off court' - which to their credit they have all done with good grace The first matches against Barnard Castle and Giggleswick gave the centre court and shootersa good work-out but hardly troubled the defence Jenny Ashley was dominant in the centre court, combining well with Lyndsay Burrell who gave very good accurate passes into the shooting circle Hymerswerea strong fixture and here the defence were put to the test Goalkeeper, Rose Strickland-Constable'
The following girls represented the under 14 team :-
K Millar, N Robertson, R Strickland-Constable, G Aeons,J Ashley, K Morris, LBurrell, C Fletcher,J Topping, HSmith, S Dale, C Ware, MBraganza
This was played in the usual competitive atmosphere with the few not involved giving plenty of vocal support School beat Rise by 125 in the 3rd/4th play off but Clifton were the overall winners beating Dronfield 13 - 5 in the final The game was closely contested and much closerthanthescore suggests
Rugby IstXVRugby
Pre-season began with the boys working off the excesses of their summer holidays whilst I tried to learn a few names and grilled the inimitable Paddy for information on who played what position etc The week ended with a team heading south to play in the Loughborough 10s tournament and although no trophies were won, it certainly established which players had been enjoying afew too many BBQs overthe summer!
The season proper began with a narrow win over a spirited Retiring Captain's side, but really got going at Leeds Grammar's new campus This was their first home match on their new pitch and in blustery conditions we turned in a very disciplined and tactically astute second half performance to record a notable victory
That victory provided a huge fillip for the team's confidence and this was evident in the following weeks with three high scoring wins When they began with self-belief they looked like aside that could beat any defence Particularly imposing was the strong running of James Dougherty in the centre and Chris Ellerbeck's sniping runs around the base of the scrum Despite a fairly small pack, we were winning sufficient ball to always pose a threat and the idea of running at gaps - not big, fat, hairy bodies - was beginning to get through, even to the front row (Pete Freeman's piercing runsespecially!)
Then came the mid-season crunch matches which can make or break a season Against a Hymers side that hadyet to concede a try we put in a superb 40 minutes and they were visibly worried We weren't able to sustain the intensity for the full 80 minutes, but it was a brave performance against the most impressive allround side we played all season Afterthat defeat it took them a while to get going against old rivalsAmpleforth, but once we realised we could compete, compete we did Chris Carter's lineout work with hisjumpers Will Vokes-Dudgeon and Andrew Springgay wasa revelation and the front row put on a great display of controlled scrummaging Our fairly light back-row was bolstered by Nick Lally's physical presence and Oily Councell and James Miers played out of their skins to disrupt every move by the opposition Ultimately,the result camedown to the final kick of the game and although it went the wrong side of the posts, I can honestly say that all fifteen players could not have given any more to try and win the match Itjust wasn't to be, not that day anyway
Denstone away provided the first genuinely disappointing performance of the season, one that Paddy Stephen had already described beforehand virtually play-by play! A distracted St Peter's side pitted against a well organised opposition and a person with a whistle Andrew Kemp came into his own and was cynically denied what would have been an outstanding last-gasp winning try
Pocklington is a game probably best forgotten although the final flourish with a great break
from the attacking full-back Michael Freak nearly turned it An entirely more positive performance came in our heaviest defeat, against an imposing Durham side Captain Dan Jackson led from the front and we contested every ball equally until their sheer size and pace overwhelmed us Hardly a tackle was missed all day and despite the score line everyone spectating wasimmensely proud oftheteam
The team spirit shone through again against Ashville when we put ourselves under enormous pressure before scoring 24 unanswered points in the last twenty minutes to pull off a remarkable come-from-behind victory The trip to Woodhouse Grove is notable for one thingJonah Lomu's cousin Now we know what it felt like to be TonyUnderwood inthe last WorldCup!
The climax to the season against Bradford was a wonderful note to end the season on All fifteen players surpassed themselves and the workrate and ball retention was superb It was a day when everything worked as it should, Jamie Hockin delivered the big boshwe had all been waiting for and even Nick Kay's legendary "dummy-dummysplat" move went without the normal "splat" at the end
A fine end to a season which should linger in the memoryof all those involved fora very long time
Captains-D Jackson,J Dougherty
Most Improved Player-W.Vokes-Dudgeon
Colours - As Above, Plus N Kay, C Carter, P Freeman, J Miers, C Ellerbeck, M Freak, A Kemp, N Lally, J Hockin, A Springgay, 0 Councell, 0 Hainsworth.T.Spilman
RW Doyle
1stXVRugby Results
Retiring Captain's
LeedsGrammar School
Silcoates
Giggleswick
Barnard Castle
Hymers Col lege
Ampleforth College
Denstone College
Pocklington
Durham
Ashville
Woodhouse Grove
Bradford GrammarSchool
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Abnd 1
A Norman, S Milne, R Leadbeater, D Cross, J Dadd, R Everett, R Parton-Bagnell, D Dickinson, N Shepherd, A Delaney, M Parkin, E Richardson, I Ray.SCarr, J Steward,M Miers,RTaylor, P Miles,T Spilman, B Firth, 0 Hainsworth, M Stefanini, S Price,
As can be seen from the results the team had an outstanding season Theyoften played with style combining forward and back playtogreat effect
The season started with wins over Leeds G.S., Silcoates, Giggleswick, and Barnard Castle All were fine all round team performances Special mention must be made, however, of Ben Firth's personal total of 53 points against Silcoates and of Simon Carr'sfine performance, in both attack and defense, in trying circumstances at Giggleswick
As is always the case with second teams, especially successful ones, the first team start to require players and the pattern of play becomes disrupted It isto the credit of players who came in to the side that it was always difficult to tell who the newcomers were Nickolai Shepherd's debut at hooker against Denstone, taking eight against the head, being a highlight
As hookers Russell Parton-Bagnall and Dan Dickinson know, Prop forwards are becoming increasingly rare breed asthe game quickens up Robert Leadbeater was an ever present who scrummaged solidly and wasfitterthan the back row We were unfortunate to lose David Cross to a serious knee injury early in the season, John Dadd to back problems, and Ross Everett was dropped to the first team Stuart Milne filled the gapeasily, but ismade in the oldfashioned mode, and did not appreciate our open style It should be remembered that if he had not been prepared to be run off hisfeet week in week out, we would have struggled to honour fixtures
Ampleforth exposed our frailties Too many of our players, whilst comfortable in attack, relied on others to do the hard graft You do not win matcheswhensomeofyourside play touch
A run of wins against Denstone, Pocklington, Durham, and Ashville, were based on driving forward play linked to moving the ball wide swiftly Matthew Parkin, Adam Delaney and Ed Richardson all revelled in running at the opposition, whilst Ian Ray enjoyed stopping the opposition running!
Attacking options were developed from the base of the scrum Jonathon Steward gained a feeling for when to break, and Matthew Miers grew in confidence, becoming a fine attacking and defensive scrum half
The backs were well marshalled by Andrew Norman They played to their strengths with the ball, but perhaps relied too much on Rob Taylor, Peter Miles, and Tom Spilman in defense Simon Price played well at full back, throughout the season, and began to recognise and use overlaps well
The last match of the season was adisappointing
loss to Bradford G.S We lost because we were trying too hard to win our last game We made too many errors, and lost our pattern It did not matter because the effort and application were therefor alltosee
The season was an enjoyable one, I would like to thank all those who played and supported the side Ihope that those who are leaving the school take up club and university rugby, and enjoy it in all its aspects
M W Johnston
3rd XVRugby
This was a season of mixed fortunes, but excellent spirit among the third team squad The players conducted themselves well onthe field of play and were often to be heard in fine voice off it! The squad system was used to the full and twenty-six players inall appearedforthe team
The season started off with a mismatch away at Fyling Hall, the hosts later returned to St Peter's and beat the -2nd XV It was difficult to defend against their representative players in the backs who ran with a great deal of ambition Therewas also a great shortageof possession at the line out where the home side had certainly mastered the art of'support' at the line-out
The next match was a potentially difficult trip to Giggleswick However, the 3rd XV showed great determination in gaining their first win of the season Both teams were well matched in the forward battle, but it was behind the scrum where we held the aces Two long range tries by Edward Sykes and Jackson Reed-Stevenson in the centres, provided a deserved half-time advantage The team held out for a well deserved victory intheface of a second half onslaught
The next away game, against Barnard Castle, saw a similar game developing with the 3rd XV producing fast running rugby, in which the pace and exuberance of their backswas a marvel Four tries in all from Marcus Pullen, Edward Sykes and Jackson Reed-Stevenson Barnard Castle stayed in the game with the help of a hard, uncompromising packwho managed to bring the best out of the 3rdXVforwards - the tackle count wasveryhigh
The following week saw the 3rd XVface a Hymers College side on the 1st XV With a good sized crowed in attendance, Mark Steffanini put on a superb attacking performance from full back scoring two tries inside thefirst ten minutes-the next match saw his promotion to the 2nd XV ! Hymers College came back into the match after half-time, but Tom Whitcher secured victory with a try from short range
A defeat at the hands of Ampleforth punctuated this good run of results The match was finely balanced at half-time but the superior rucking skills of the opposition brought them victory Theywere solid in defence andfor onceour backs were held in check The match reached a high level of commitment in an atmosphere often resembling a cup tie and was played in a great spirit byboth teams
St Peter's started at considerable pace right from the start against Pocklington and it was the all-
action, all court nature of our back five and midfield that made all the running Eleven tries werescored inall that day (a hat-trick for Marcus Pullen) with the whole team playing in champagne style with backs and forwards running riot! It was a truly thrilling performance which was rounded off by a golden try, which started from a passing move within our own in goal area The ball was moved confidently between the centres to the reserve full back James Harvey, who used his pace to take him to the half-way line and a slick pass saw Christopher Reilly sprint the final fifty metres to round off thescoring that afternoon
We were outclassed by a very strong Sedbergh side the following week They showed how to ruck with intensity and their passing along the back line producedfew mistakes One only hadto look at our physically and emotionally spent playersat the end of the match to realisethat the team could not be faulted for its guts and determination
So to the final match of the season,a narrow and controversial defeat by a Bradford side who clearly considered themselves fortunate to have received the benefit of the doubt concerning a decision on a try The referee should nearly always stand near the scrum-half putting in to theset scrum
The players can be proud of their achievements during the season; I thank them for their commitment and wish them all the best next yearwhereverthey areplayingtheir rugby
Thefollowing represented the 3rd XV: Lowersixth:
A.P Acaster; A.P Bond; J.A Harvey; AJ Heaps B.E Hewitt; M.J.Hodgson; R.H Parton-Bagnall G.W Pierce; M.J Pullen; C.T Reilly; P.A Rivis OJ.L Robinson; AJ Sharp; M.C Stefanini; A.J Welsh and SJ Wilson
Uppersixth:
K.T Lee; S.D Milne; J.E.M Mitchell; S.R Newton; J Reed-Stephenson; E.P Richardson; M.S Rusling; S.M Smith; E Sykes and T.M Whitcher
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3rd XVRugbyResults
Fyling
The season began well with a sound, if unspectacular, win overYork U17 Colts Thiswas soon followed byamost impressive victory away at Leeds Grammar school, the back row ofJ Else, E Rowbottom and P Goodrick, giving excellent support to the midfield backs It was very clear that we had astrong squad of players asthe "B" XV had an equally firn win on that day This
strength in depth proved invaluable as the season progressed
Havingstarted so well it was a disappointment to lose at home to Hymers This game exposed weaknesses in discipline, aswe conceded far too many penalties, often wasting good positions because of this Another problem was highlighted with Alan Slee not on the field, as simple goal kicks were not taken As so often happens, a poor performance was followed immediately with a superb one The match at Ampleforth showed all that isgood in schoolboy rugby It was played with total commitment by two good sides playing attractive rugby, with a referee who tried to allow the game to flow The tackling was exceptional in mid-field with Aljstair Robertson and Alex Main at their best It was a game that both sides could have won and neither deserved to lose (sadlywe did !)
After halfterm sawa return toYorkRFC Colts,but this time under lights and with a slightly depleted side The experience of flood lights was good, as was playing bigger and stronger boys Our rucking was not tight enough and we took too many wrong options, and, as a result, York gainedtheir revenge
By now 16 members of the side had been picked to represent York and Selby in the U16Trials This eventually led to the selection of Alastair Robertson Mark Watson and Lundi Shackleton for Yorkshire U16 However, this progress through the trials did not prevent a very determined Pocklington side from exposing a level of over-confidence, lack of discipline, and lackof cohesion inthefirst half ofour match, The boys rallied in the second half to run out winners but not before important lessons had been learnt
With sixplayers involved intrials, we had a tough match with Woodhouse Grove The forward battle was close and saw the emergence of Greg Sharp into the "A" team Sadly, we lacked experience in the backsand this proved to beour undoing
The first half of the Durham School gamesaw the boys return to their best, scoring over 30 points The second half measured their steel in a more physical encounter (Guy'sface!) and they passed thetest well, running outconvincing winners
The Ashvilie match showed how strong thesquad of players had become, with the three county players unavailable, their replacements playeda full part in an excellent win Sadly, the final match against Bradford Grammar School was cancelled, leaving the season without a deserved finale
Thestrength in depth isthere for the coming two seasons in the 1st XV If the players continue to work as hard, both in training and on the field,as they have done this year, things augur well for the future An-attention to pre-season fitness will prove vital in the competition for places comeSeptember
I would like to thank the entire squad for their efforts and especially Alistair, Ernie and Daniel for their help asCaptains during the term It was also of great help to have such a loyal group of supportive parents Parents who supported the team and notjust their own offspring, who were
constructive and positive, even in defeat, and who did not spend the afternoon "refereeing" the game Finally, I would like to thank Mr Perry for unstinting efforts with the "B"XV, in what must havebeen a rather busyfirst term for him!
PJStephen
The following represented the U16 XV:
G White, DDickinson, CBarnett, N O'Loughlin,J Howes, M Watson *, E Rowbottom, J Else+, P Goodrick,G Wood,G Sharp, J Lally, J Rossington, L Shackleton*, A Robertson*+, A Main, A Slee, J Cole, M Boulton, E Birch, S Watkinson, E Mulkeen,R Boulton,D BirkettJBIackwell
Yorkshire U16
+ Captain
Underl6XU Rugby Results
v YorkRUFCU17Colts
v Leeds6S
v Hymers
v Ampleforth
v Denstone
v YorkRUFCU17ColtS
v Pocklington
v WoodhouseSrove
v Durham
Ashville College
V Bradford 6S
Under15'A'XV Rugby
" Iwant us to enjoy playing rugby, become better players and win when we can".These aspirations expressed by a team member in September became the focus for the season ahead I believe that, over the course of the season, these goals wereachieved by the entireteam
The team had a triumphant season, winning 21 games out of the 22 played, and scoring 174 tries in the process During the season,20 players out of the 22 who represented the "A" team managed to score tries, high-lighting the attacking prowess and options available to the side The defensive qualities and pride exhibited by the team in 'defending the line' were clearly illustrated in the miserly 14 tries that they conceded The team was unbeaten onthe normal school circuit including notable victories against Durham (0-101), Ampleforth (77-0) and Bradford Grammar School (45-0) The playing calibre of the squad was reiterated by six players (Tom Abel, Matthew Maitland,Richard Pike,Nick Rusling, Ben Taylor and Daniel Wright) being selected to represent Yorkshire in their unbeaten season, and the selection of Alex Drysdale to represent Scotkand at under -15 level I congratulate Alex for skillfully captaining the sideand always leading by example
Played 22 Won 21 Lost 1 Pointsfor-1033 Pointsagainst-93
Leading PointsScorer- Ben Taylor (297)
The Daily Mail Cup and Yorkshire Cup provided the boys with the opportunity to expose their many talents against stronger opposition They progressed comfortably through 6 rounds of the Daily Mail Cup but lost (13-5) in a hard fought, expansive epicagainst RGS High Wycombe in the semi-final The Yorkshire Cup proved to be more productive with a victory over QUEGS, Wakefield (15-20) in the semi-final and a resounding win against Prince Henry's, Otley (58-0) in the final, assuaging the previous week's disappointment I want to thank all parents,colleagues and friends who travelled throughout Englandto support the boys
The referee's letter after the semi-final against
High Wycombe perhaps epitomises the true strength and character ofthe under-15 team
"They played rugby with a fine sporting spirit and showed outstanding grace after the final whistle went, having to cope with the disappointment of losing such an enthralling contest Toa man this team was a great credit to St Peter's School."
I trust that in the years to come the boys will maintain their desire and dedication to train hard, so that they can continue to enjoy playing rugby, become better players and win when they can
MAMonteith
Underl5TXVRugby
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To start, forgive me if I eulogize over what was undoubtedly the season's highlight: the second match against Durham Earlier intheyear wehad travelled to Durham where in wet, muddy conditions we beat 31- 5ateam which included our own Daniel Cuthbert-Brown and later, their only try-scorer, Laurence Brotheridge The return game in York was full of big match promise and the boys did not fail to deliver the goods Played with determination and a coordination hitherto unseen this season they squeezed out a 17 - 15 victory against a much changed side which could have easily taken this St Peter's team to the cleaners The boys played with unselfishness, control and aspeed of delivery and attack which underlined all theverybest inthis squad, andwas epitomized by James Newbound's try squeezed in at the left corner flag And yes,I have forgiven them the previousevening's session!
But one match does not make a season There were bad times as well asgood, losses as well as wins, not least because with such a large and blossoming squad there was too little consistency from one match to the next - andyet the boysaccepted the needto give others a game quite willingly, aware that at another time or in a different school several of these players would have had no difficulty holding down an "A" team place
The comedy trio Roger Bryce, Will Gagg andJohn Morley propped up not only the scrum but also the team spirit Their strength at the set piece was a vital keyto so much possession At hooker there was no end of possibilities: Daniel
Cuthbert-Brown, Mark Hall and Miles Kitchin were all capable of filling this position and that of flanker, but were equally good ball winners and could be incisive in attack although their over-enthusiasm often delivered our possession into the hands of the opposition David Metcalfe, Guy Robinson and Laurence Brotheridge shared the second row places - all three played with thorough commitment,the difference lay in their size and strength At flanker add to the list of hookers Matthew Magee, Simon Hopeand Bruno Les and consider the frustration they had to endure sitting out matches when they could not all play Nor should it be forgotten that at this level physique is not everything - each of these boys has at some stage during the season knocked down boys who were significantly bigger than themselves James Wood completes the forward line-up at No.8 Why hewas blessed with two arms I still do not know - ball tucked under one arm was Woody's way; but for all the shouting at him to use two hestill came away as the season's tophy-scorer with atally of 15
Edward Marsden heldthe scrum-half position all season He has improved by becoming even cheekier with hisdarting runsand byspeeding up his delivery, and his 18 conversions were invaluable He kept Jamie Smith well-served With the time Jamie hadand his secure hands, he could make the right decisions most of the time, seeking touch or feeding the centres appropriately As captain he led by quiet example
In the three-quarters Richard Gibbon and Andrew Duffin became a formidable combination Their hands, strength and ability to break the tackle made them invaluable in attack In defence they were equally capable of trysaving tackles To fill the wing position there was
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again no end of choice: James Newbound, Rockman Law, Sandy Cowan, Simon Hope and Daniel Thomas-Peter All had a tremendous turn of pace but they did not all find the role of defender as easy From my point of view DT-P was the season's most improved player In September he almost looked scared of the ball - by season end he couldn't wait to get his hands on it, and then ran with the confidence of an old campaigner with nothing else on his mind than scoring tries If he learns the art of defence as effectively next year he could win the award again To round off the regulars we must not forget Tom Garnett at full-back Tom made the position his own - sound in the tackle, secure under the high ball and ever-willing to join the back line atpace
Final mentions go to Tom Firth (who missed the lion's share of the season through injury), Lewis Henderson, Rupert Brown, Chris Williams and David Jackson for their contribution to the success of the season Thanks also to Messrs Monteith and Stephen for their guidance and expertise, to Messrs Taylor and Watkinson for refereeing, andto the touch linefaithful who lent their support much to the appreciation of the boys
M J Grant
UnderIVA'XV Rugby
The bare statistics hardly dojustice to the effort and progress that was shown throughout the two terms Sizewas not on our sideand, at times, larger schools produced larger players and we would be sorely outgunned However, as the season went on, much credit was due to all players who accepted the need to keep tackling and take the knocks and keep running the ballso that well-rucked ball could be converted into scores What was very encouraging when tackling was good, the unit skills and basic individual skills were much in evidence so that with greater physical maturity, more wins will comethe group'sway, as they get older - only 3 of our losses involved a points difference of more than acouple of tries and atjunior level acouple of tries is a lead that can quickly and easily be overhauled
The season began with a balanced win of 4 tries and 26 points in each half against King's; Daniel Lloyd beginning his scoring tally with 4 tries, a brace in each half Our next game against Leeds saw us drawing 19-19 with ten minutes to go but fitness and size saw the opposition slip 3 tries past usthen, to make the score line more secure than the effort and territory, which was actually gained, up till that point Against Giggleswick next, Lloyd went one better than the first game, to score 5 triesof the 10 which we scored in total, a fast moving 15 man style was beginning to emerge so that determined backing up saw scores flow with another balanced performance of 27 points in each half The game against Barnard Castle saw the determination of the front row ofJunya Iwamoto, Matthew Welshand Tom Leung secure solid first phase ball, often against the head,and tremendous drive at rucks to ensure possession was secured early Next, against Hymers, we seemed slow off the mark allowing them to get the upper hand in the first half through our own lack of determination rather than just their good play and against Ampleforthsuperiororganizationandflairleftus wanting, but we never gave up with Iwamoto scoring the final try after much concerted effort
an round Despite not winning against uenstone our scrum half Joss Spilman scored our only try but his terrier-like doggedness and ability to tackle anything that came his way, was the hallmark of all his play throughout the season One of our best games of the season rounded off the first half of the Autumn term against a touring sidefrom Exeter with Tom Main showing gutsy running to scorejust after the interval and the back row of Charles Crowther, Daniel Lloyd andJunya Iwamoto running themselves into the ground both in defense and attack Another hard tackling performance came next, against Pocklington with a dogged resistance maintaining a score line that could have been very much different had lack of effort and perseverance crept in Durham were our next opponents with Daniel Moroney ableto show his obvious speed just at the right time to put a stop to much opposition pressure and run-2/3 of the field to score Against Ashville away, we seemed to live up to an image of bad travellers and made heavy work of a game we could have won Two games in one week against traditionally difficult opposition finished off the Autumn term with a close defeat against Woodhouse Grove and a very pleasing win, away against Bradford Grammar Some bone crushing tackling by Matthew Welsh, committed running by Tom Showan, Steven Emmerson and Charlie Chambers in the forward rushes and deft little chip kicks from James Taylor who was always very apt at reading a game and whose kicking both from set piece and over the posts always showedflairandskill
The Easter term began with a return fixture against Ashville, at home this time, slick passing and determined running by Khalil and Khaled Ma'aye in the three quarters augmented by the full back Jeremy Rose entering the line to create overlaps, ensured the hard work of all the forwards was rewarded with a good win, a 15 man effort that deserves much praise for such perseverance and determination Against Durham next, Robert Thompson provided the only try of the first half with one of his usual penetrating runs down the wing but the 15a side season finished a little lacklustre with an
indifferent game in cold conditions ayan^v MountSt Mary's
We took part in some 7's and 15's tournaments, firstly at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield where we lost to the hosts 10-0, won against Pocklington 10-7 and narrowly lost to Leeds 12-10 - very heartening score lines considering our confrontations against the latter 2 schools earlier on in the season In the Ashville 7's our first match against the home team was a close 19-12 loss, the following two games in our group came out as wins,against Hall Cross 2-14 and Ripon Grammar 24-21 We won our semifinal against Ermysteads 20-14 but were unable to overcome Ashville again in the final, going down 26-22 ina great battling performance
Perhaps the successes inthe shorter games of the 15 aside tournament and the 7's provide further proof that the potential of the side in most definitely there and with a little more size to go on the back of the already solid determination and commitmentall goes towards continued and greatersuccess infutureyears
JAOwen-Barnett
Results
King'sSchool
Leeds6.S
Giggleswick
Barnard Castle
Hymers College
Ampleforth
Denstone College
Exeter School
Pocklington
Durham
Ashville
WoodhouseGrove
BradfordG.S
Ashville
Durham
Mount
Won 7
Mary's
Points:
GirlsTennis
Girls1stVITennis
The 1st VI had another busy term playing a total of 13 fixtures with the majority of these before half term Sara Chapman, Laura Wallace, Becky Fisher and Marie-Sophie Dalglish had all played for last year's team whilst Rachel Lewis had also represented the 1st VI therefore team selection (for a change) was easy and Preeti Bhat became the sixth player
Sara and Laura playing together for the fourth yearfor St Peter'sprovedas dependable as during the previous year They continued to improve through the term with penetrating ground strokes and steady volleys They both had good wins in the single matches in the U18 team tennis competition and were instrumental in the team winning the league for the fourth successive year Thisyear was also a joint first as the U14 team won their league as well Rachel and Preeti played together as2nd pair and again had some good results Rachel has very reliable ground strokes whilst Preeti volleyed well and was good at retrieving and generally ran about everywhere! Becky and Marie-Sophie (under threat of separation!) started the season playing calm, restrained tennis - not that I expected this to last! However,they played well against Queen Margaret's winning two of thethree rounds
Most of the matches werewon convincingly with Pocklington providing the strongest opposition This was a league fixture ending with athree all draw, although the competition was won due to the superior number of sets we won overall It was a goodwin against Queen Margaret's as they play tennis all year, but the girls played with determination and had a deserved victory Scarborough College provided a stronger team than expected and again the girls played with determination to have another narrow win
Theterm ended with afixture against Clarendon School from South Africa,who we hosted for five days Thiswasn't a good week for us with several team members on the Geography fieldtrip However, it gave two talented 3rd years the opportunity to play, Jenny Ashley and Hannah Smith and after a shaky start had an excellent win overthe 3rdcouple Jennyalso playedfor the 1 st team on other occasions Thefirst time a 3rd year has done so This obviously augers well for thefuture
My thanks to the team and Rachel ascaptain for an entertaining season enjoyed by us all The tennis continued to flourish not least because of the invaluable coaching by Margaret Whitehead with the 3rdand4thyears
W M Shepherd
The following represented the 1 stVI :S Chapman**, L Wallace**, R Fisher*, M-S Dalglish*, P Bhat*, R Lewis*,J Ashley, H Smith, R Ward*
"Colours **Re-awarded
1stVI Results
Girls2ndVITennis
The 2nd VI had a better season than last year when so many fixtures were cancelled A large number of the LVIwere of a similar standard and they were supported by six 5th years who also practised three times a week The matches for this team were closely contested with opposition from Queen Mary's, Ackworth,Queen Margaret's and Scarborough College of a similar standard The 5th years played Queen Mary's in an U16 fixture where Erica Smith and Rosemary Sanderson continued their partnership to win all their matches Ackworth were also beaten bya narrow 5- 4 margin but the scoreswere reversed against Queen Margaret's and Scarborough College Erica partnered Ruth Ward against Queen Margaret's and although they both played well were unlucky notto win the third rubber
The 2nd VI did not have asettled team although Erica, Ruth, Kim Aeons and Claire MiddletonWalker provided the nucleus for the team The partnerships also changed, partly through players being unavailable for selection but also to try out different combinations Thebenefits of this will hopefully be seennextyear
It isgood to seethat tennis is popular with many girls wanting to play for a team, it is a difficult decision to restrict the numbers,something that didn't happen this year due to the very similar standard of the players However, a smaller group would make great progress although the girls played with enthusiasm and commitment, winning more than they lost
W M Shepherd
The following girls represented the 2nd VI :E Smith, R Sanderson, C Middleton-Walker, K Aeons, S Baines,PHurd, L Hardy, R Ward, VHales, A Calvert, K Cox, V Elliott, A Gisbourne,A Dow, C Hurd
ShuttleworthCup
The cup is awarded annually to the girl who has made an outstanding contribution to sport, although not necessarily through team participation This year it was awarded to Ruth Ward who played 1st team hockey, squash and 1st / 2nd tennis Ruth was always enthusiastic and willing to help in any area of sport She substituted on many occasion when we were short of players at the last minute and always with goodgrace!
W M Shepherd
GirlsInter-HouseTennis
The Inter-house tennis was played through the first part of the Summer term with three couples of any age representing each house In the second round Rise were narrowly beaten by Clifton with only one game difference Temple and Clifton contested the final with Temple showing their superior strength with the match finishing with them winning 5-2
W M Shepherd
GirlsUnder15Tennis
The under 15 team played eleven matches this Summer and won eight of them This a very creditable performance against a good opposition in the form of Pocklington and Queen Margaret's The usual team format was Catherine and Melissa at first pair and with Katherine and Lucy at second pair They played some nice singles in the Midland Bank league and had a positive attitude in being prepared to battle and chase every ball Jo Sargeant was a welcome new addition to the squad and like the rest of the team, improved over the matches and sessionsthroughout the term The under 15's are an enthusiastic bunch who are willing to learn and I am pleased with the progress they have made
Thank you to all the girls who represented the under 15 team andfor playing the majority of the matches inthe wet and windy conditions!
JM Whitehead
The following girls represented the under 15 team :C Fielder, M Moran,KDownes, LWales, J Sargeant, H Stower, H Sturgess, J Scott, J Todd
GirlsUnderl5TennisResults
GirlsUnderRTennis
Having been the successful North East Under 13 Midland Bank Champions earlier on in the academic year, the under 14 team have had another great season despite the miserable English Summer! We had the setback of losing the talented Rebecca Fong to the Mount School but we were very fortunate in being able to replace her with two newcomers to St Peter'sHannah Smith and Catherine Bush Both girlsare good solid hitters of the ball and Hannah, in particular, proved to be a reliable and skilful partner for our best player Jenny Ashley They formed a good partnership and justified their appearances in some of the senior matches against older opposition, not to mention the South African touring team The new girls made our team even stronger in depth this year and the second pair of Clare Fletcher and Sue Dale once again came upwith someexcellent wins
Overall, we won five out of eight matches and St Peter's won the under 14 YorkJuniorTeam Tennis
League All these girls show great potential for the future and it is good to seethem performing outside ofschool at Senior clublevel
Well doneto everybody who played and attended team practiceson Mondayafternoon
JM Whitehead
The following girls represented the under 14 team :J Ashley,H Smith,C Fletcher,S Dale, CBush, R Strickland-Constable, G Aeons, N+Robertson
GirlsUnderRTennisResults
BoysTennis BoyslstVITennis
The 1998 season turned out to be one of the most successful in recent years Thisyear we entered the Midland Bank National SchoolsTennis Competition and becameRegionalChampions Our sectionofthe leaguebegan inSeptember with victories over both Joseph Rowntree and Stokesley School bya margin of4setsto2
The final stageofthis Regional leaguewasplayed at York LTC, between Pocklington GS and St Peter's, both teams having 100%records St Peter's made a fantastic start wining the opening doubles 6-2 and 6-1 However, in the four singles matches Pocklington GS came back strongly to win at first and second seed 7-5 and 6-1 So the match was decided bythe CaptainTristan Sillars and Tom Bray, whoboth wontheir singles matchesby a score of 62 The St Peter's siderunning outwinners by 4 sets to 2
As Regional Champions they proceeded to the knock-out stage of the competition at the beginning of May but eventually went out of the event to a strong Beverley school side by 4setsto2 The spirit in the side was excellent and with only
losing one player the team will enter the competition next year with even greater confidence
The overall record for the regular school matches was played nine, won four and lost four, with the match against QEGS, Wakefield being a draw Tristan Sillars did a marvellous job ascaptain in his lower sixth year and deserved more success He did not hit the ball particularly hard but played avery consistent game often outwitting his opponents However, his captaincy was sadly cut short in the second half of the season with a chronic back problem which left him with no alternative but to retire from the game His leadership skills and fine manners will be a great loss to the sidenext year.The first pair ofTom Bray and Marcus Pullen started the season well Tom, clearly the best doubles player in the school, possesses a fine all round game He showed his best form when rallying at the net, where he often came out on top Marcus, still prefers to hit the 'big shots' from the back of the court This enabled him to win the Alcuin Trophy (Boy's singles competition) for the second year running However, he will need to add to his volleying skillsovertheSummer holidays inorder to reveal his true potential indoublesplaynext season
The demise of Tristan Sillars produced a new partnership between Edward Ashley and JohnPatrick Wilkinson These two fifth formers grew in confidence all season and towards the end became
first pair on merit Edward's game has moved on, with the addition of power and consistency Although hemust work on his secondserve, it isnot just a means ofstarting the rally, atthis level it is too easy a target John-Patrick has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks breaking intoto the first team with such effect He is fearless at the net and possessvery fast hands His future looks bright and if he works at his game over the holidays he should start to dominate opponents next season
Finally, Andrew Norman, who had to play most of the season without a regular partner In his final year, Andrew showed what a fine player he has turned into, he has all the shots with a lovelysmooth action I hope that he continues with his tennis outside school
I would like to thank Mr Halper, the University number one, for his help with coaching the first team, Mr Taylor for hissupport with the 2nd VI and Mr Patersonfor hishelp and encouragement of the U15 sguad Finally, very special thanks to Mr Newman for his many years of effort with the developing players, he will be sadly missed as he moves on tothat fineTennisschoolRepton
RGShread
Colours
These were awarded to Edward Ashley, Tom Bray, Andrew Norman, Marcus Pullen, and the Captain Tristan Sillars
The following playersrepresentedthe 1stVI team: E J Ashley, T R H Bray, M J Hodgson, D J MacFie, A.J.Norman, M.J Pullen, L C Shackleton, T R G SillarsandJ-PWilkinson
Individual Competition - for theAlcuinTrophy
The Final: MarcusPullen defeated Tom Bray 6-2,4 -6,6-2
Inter-HouseTennis Competition
The Final: Grove4-2Temple
Boys2nd VITennis
On paper, this promisedto be a goodseason In large part the team did not disappoint, except perhapsat Pocklington, where a heavy defeat, albeit on grass, should have been a much closer affair There were notable successes against Leeds, Bradford,QEGS andespecially Worksop The seasonended, as it had begun, with a strong performance Thatfour players also representedthe FirstVI atvariouspointsduring the season is evidence of the strengths of a squad which finished with a very creditable record My special thanks go to James Miers, the captain,and Ian Ray, who formed the senior pair and turned out to play even atthe height ofthe exams
The team was selected from: James Miers, Ian Ray, John-Patrick Wilkinson, David MacFie, Matthew Hodgson, Lundi Shackleton, Alan Slee, Eamon Mulkeen, GuyWood, DavidWainman and Matthew Parkin
PTaylor
Fixtures
Leeds GrammarSchool
Giggleswick School 1stVI
Bradford GrammarSchool
Pocklington School
QEGS Wakefield
Worksop College
Ampleforth College
1stVI
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BoysSquash
This was a rebuilding season made enjoyable by the fact that all teams displayed immense amountsof enthusiasm
The First V was a superb set to work with; young inage, often two or eventhreeyearsthejunior to theiropponents,and yet mature and dedicated in their matches and training The whole team improved throughout the season with expert professional coaching from Mr.Matt Bridson
Our number 1 player this season, Simon Watkinson, was a good Captain His competitive spirit was infectious throughout the team and made him a difficult opponent His finest game was against Pocklington when facing almost certain defeat his resilience and dogged determination to chase down every shot finally broke the spirit of his opponent and Simon ran out a worthy winner The number 2 spot was hotly contested between Sam Brown, J-P Wilkinson and Ed Ashley All three are highly competitive and determined to improve their game Shot selection issometimes a problem but this improved throughout the year The number 5 spot was ably filled by Will Kent who although often overpowered by older opponents never failed the team with hissupport The next season is avery exciting prospect We have entered the York and District Men's League to complement our normal fixtures and the experience gained will undoubtedly makeour FirstVa difficult team to beat overthe nexttwo yea rs
The Under 15 team performed well and when at full strength we were a difficult team to beat Samand Rupert Brown were the backbone of the team and receivedvaluable support from Richard Gale, Guy Fowles and Phil Townsend The highlight of the year was our match against Ampleforth Both Sam and Rupert had played earlier in the term for the First V at Ampleforth where they had been three years younger than their opponents but this time the matches were on equal terms The result was never in doubt and a rather shell shocked Ampleforth team were left contemplating the fact that our team would be aroundto playthemforafurtherthree years
The Under 14 team is largely made up of boys who have just started playing the game Whilst shot selection is somewhat questionable the level of enthusiasm isbeyond doubt Throughout the season our number 1 was Jeremy Rose Jeremy is a gifted player who also represented the Under 15 team and trained with the First V He sets himself very high standards and perhaps his only weakness at present is a lapse of concentration when things do not go according to plan However, I have no doubt that he will develop into a veryfine player
A W Severn
GirlsSquash
Our Squash team once gain benefited from good strength in depth and we completed well, building on experience and gained in the previous season We largely fielded the same team for most of the matches and had dependable reserves to call on The opposition were strong particularly against Queen Margaret's and Bradford Girls who have Junior County players The matches were very well fought, competitive andof a high standard All of the regular team members put in some good individual performances and our strong sense of team spirit both on the court and in the minibus usuallysaw us through
We will all certainly miss Becky Fisher who has represented the team for the last five years She has been a popular and respected Captain and probably the most talented squash player to feature in the girls team to date I would like to thank her for her commitment and help for her very pleasant manner We wish her well successful season and an
Overall another enjoyable one
JM Whitehead
The following represented the Girls Senior Squashteam:
RFisher**, E L Hall*, RTurl, C Middleton-Walker*, SChapman*,LWallace*
Reserves/Second Team Squad :
R Ward, C Smith, G Dodgson, H Oram, R Sanderson,S Cuthbert-Brown, S Lloyd,L Wright, SEasby.CBrisby
'Denotes Colours **Reawarded
GirlsSquash Results
v The Staff
v Ashville
v Pocklington
v Harroagate College
v Queen Margaret's
v WoodhouseGrove
v Bradford GrammarSchool
v Ashville
v Queen Margaret's
v WoodhouseGrove
v Pocklington
v Harrogate College
Swimming GirlsSwimminqTeam
Christmasterm
A new school year brought a new team faced with matching or even beating last years superb results Ourproblem thisyear was that we had so many seniors who were keen to swim it was difficult to find a balance between putting out the best team for a match and at the same time giving everyone a chanceto swimfor the school
Ourfirst match against Ashville College isalways keenly contested and this one was no exception, so it was very pleasing to emerge victorious having won every race except one The match against Ackworth was made difficult as we lost several swimmers to a hockey match and a tennis competition (in the winter term!) Everything depended onthefinal race, theSenior girls relay always an exciting way to complete a fixture Luckily we won and the match was drawn - a fitting end to a closematch
The team was boosted by the arrival of Jocelyn Hogan an exchange student from South Africa who proved very accomplished on all four strokes In order to give more girls races we took both A and Bsenior teams to Harrogate College and with Jocelyn strengthening the usualAteam we managed to win this match quite easily Our match against local rivals Queen Margaret's proved a surprise for us All of the QM teams were very strong At the start of the relays we were trailing by six points but excellent team work and the benefit of take-over practice meant that the seniors won their age group but the under 15's and under 14's then joined with St Olave's teams to swim against Leeds Girls High At their request we had to leave behind our very strong under 15 team - word had gotaround!
The final match of the term was a local derby against Bootham We had accumulated a large lead by the relays affording us the luxury of trying out different combinations for the teams Some worked,some didn't - but we still won the match An excellent end to a superb terms swimming Easyon the Christmas pudding girls
Easterterm
The start of the Easterterm sawa welcome return to boys swimming at St Peter's They had a lot to live up to to emulate the success of the girls' teams but they were a determined bunch who gave it their best shot The pool was very crowded for the match against Ashville College The girls easily won their section but the boys were much closer with Ashville emerging as winner byjust nine points You'll get them next time boys!
The match against The Mount proved an easy victory despite a large number of club swimmers at The Mount Wethen visited Queen Margaret's for our return match in February with depleted numbers because of the rampant flu bug that I am sure everyone remembers only too well, it was a superb match with brilliant team spirit on both sides which we sadlt lost byjust two points We will be back next year,QM, more determined than ever!!
Again this year we were able to send four teams
to The John Parry Relays which were held at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire We were hoping to repeat last year's success but this time only the senior girls freestyle team came awayas winners following a good team swim and a superb last leg of 29 secondsby SarahMetcalfe In May for the first time ever we entered two senior girls teams in The Otter Cup and Bath Medley competitions at Crystal Palace Teams from all over the country were competing and the girls weredel ighted to find Eton College were participating in the boys events and HRH Prince William was swimming Despite the excitement or maybe because of it the teams swam exceptionally well The medley team of Kate De Boer, Hele Austin, Karly Hoggard and Sarah Metcalfe finished 12th out of 35 schools and the freestyle team of Charlotte Brisby, Helen Austin, Hannah Fowlerand Sarah Metcalfe finished 15th missing thefinalbyjusthundredthsof a second It was an excellent end to a superb years swimming, thanks to both the commitment of the swimmers and the tireless support and coaching from Mrs Newman Some girlsswam in every match whilst others only managed one or two but everyone gave their best and I believe theyall enjoyed theirswimming
Karly Hoggard
Girlswhorepresentedthe swimmingteams:
Seniors
K Hoggard**(Capt),G Croft**, CTully*,A Castle, J Hogan, K De Boer*, J Taylor*, H Austin**, C Brisby**, H Fowler**, L Watson, L Hewish, S Metcalfe*,E Smith, SLloyd
Underl5
C Fielder, J Sargeant, E Sargeant, J Scott, M Moran.HStower
J Ashley, L Burrell, C Fletcher, N Robertson, H Sharpe
"Colours **Re-awarded Colours
ANotefromtheCoach
I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the swimmers who have worked with maximum effort and commitment over the last few years The strength ofthegirls' swimming at St Peter's is the direct result of their hard work and the excellent team spirit they havefostered Most of the upper sixth swimmers who leave this year havebeen swimming intheschoolteamfor many years and I would like to say aspecial thank you to them and to Karly Hoggard who has been an exceptional captain in her support both for me and our younger swimmers, whom she has alwaysencouraged
I wish Hannah Fowler good luck as next years captain I know that shewill also do an excellent job
GirlsSwimmingTeam Results
AutumnTerm
SpringTerm
Boys InterHouse SwimmingFinals
BoysAthletics
The Summer term saw the first athletics fixture in many years and hopefully this trip to Ampleforth will mark the beginning of a continued development of the sport at StPeter's The senior team came fourth out of the five schools,beating Bradford and keeping pace with likes of Seburgh and Woodhouse Grove for much of the afternoon Meanwhile, the intermediate team trailed in fourth out of four but should be commended on some fine individual performances Overall a successful and thoroughly enjoyable day with "Team Oakley" emerging with much creditfortheirefforts
The York and District trials involved a record number of boys competing and eleven were successful in being selected to go forward to the NorthYorkshiretrials:
SeniorBoys
IntermediateBoys
Congratulations to both Mark Meilack for being selected for North Yorkshire and all those who competed at the trials but were unsuccessful Fourboysimproved ontheir personal bestsat the trial, we can ask for no more than that - well done
Thanks must go to Mrs Tooby-Smith (there cannot be many schools that can boast an Olympicfinalistasa running coach) and our loyal bandof supporters, Bradley and Bobby, who were especially vocal whenever a starting pistol was fired!
RW Doyle
BoysAthleticsResults
New School Record
GirlsAthleticsResults
Sen
JunShot
Jun800
GirlsRounders
Due to another particularly wet Summer term very few rounders matches were actually played Theseniors managed to play their annual fixture against Bootham, both A and B teams winning and enjoying a very friendly match which was played infine spirit byboth schools Kate Qarnett and Riona Gifford were assets to the team with their enthusiasm andall round ability
TheUnder 15and Under Hteams had a few more matches but because the weather had also caused a backlog of tennis fixtures they were rarely able to field their strongest nine players, (most of the tennis players are also rounders players) however, this did have a knock-on effect inthat it gave many moregirls in theyear group a chanceto playforthe team
The Under 15's played 6 matches and played particularly well against Mount St Mary's and Bootham, Catherine Fielder, Jo Sargeant and Melissa Moran were the three players on the team with the hitting power therefore the three who scored the most of the rounders The rest of the team played an important role in keeping the innings open and playing sensibly so that these three could take the scoring chances All of the team fielded competently in all of the matches Despite the lackof opportunity forteam practice, the team had avery creditable season and most
importantly went out to enjoy their games This was also true in the case of the Under 15 B team who also played with great enthusiasm in their matches
The under 14 team at full strength were outstanding intheirfielding particularly Lyndsay Burrell as backstop, Clare Fletcher as deep field and Jo Topping as 2nd post They were all consistent in their batting, particularly Rose Strickland-Constable who at the start of the season couldn't miss The B team also plaxyed well in their few matches, especially Alice Sweet on 1st postand Laura Chalmersas a deepfielder
Girlswhorepresentedthe roundersteams:
Seniors
N Lane, K Garnett, LHewish, R Gifford, R Turl, T Rotowa, A Bowtell, J Lewis, S Metcalfe, G Dodgson, L Cleaver, K Jenkins,A Brown, J Hutt,A Ward, S Lloyd,F Brooke,FAtkinson
Underl5
C Fielder, M Moran, C Hall,J Sargeant, J Scott,K Hudson, K Dwonder, E Sargeant, J Todd, K Lilleyman, H Williams, L Clark, S Chalmers, H Sturgess,R Lander, KSeastron,LHorsley, LWales, H Stower, M Heaton, J Murray, H Adamson, C Marks, M Cheng
Under U
L Burrell, J Ashley, R Strickland-Constable, H Smith,J Topping,S Wilkinson,C Ware,C Fletcher, G Aeons, S Dale, E Hewitt, H Katsarelis, C WayBradley, A Sweet, HSharp, J Freeman, C Bush, K Morris, M Braganza, L Chalmers, N Robertson, A Kirkman
D M Newman and P AFIetcher
GirlsHouse Badminton
Girls from all years played and a spirit of competition prevailed All enjoyed the matches and the final result between School and Dronfield wasveryclose Theresultswere:
GirlsCross Country
IntheYork and District Championships 6 girls ran in the intermediate race with Abigail Gisboume the highest place runner of the team coming 6th The team did very well over all to come 2nd In the Juniors eight 3rd year girls took part with Hannah Smith and Jo Topping running very strongly The team wasagain placed 2nd
Intermediateteam:
Abigail Gisbourne, Jocelyn Murray, Ruth Easby, Ruth Paterson, EricaSmith, Hannah Burton
Juniorteam:
Hannah Smith, Jo Topping, Jenny Ashley, Lydia Davidson, Susan Wilkinson, Lyndsay Burrell, Nicholas Robertson, Alice Ottewell
Erica Smith,JoTopping and Hannah Smith went on to run for York and District against East Humberside and Joand Hannah also in the North Yorkshire Schools' Championships Hannah was selected for the North Yorkshire team against Humberside and came a very creditable 13th in a large field of runners The girls have trained hard this season and acquitted themselves well Perhaps the only disappointing aspect is the unchallenging nature of some of the courses, though maybe this is from the spectators viewpoint!
P Fletcher
GirlsHouseCross
Country
The senior house cross country was very well supported (80 runners this year) and there was some impressive running Jocelyn Hogan, our exchange student from South Africa managed to pip Gemma Bentham for 1st place but both ran an extremely good race For the juniors, all 3rd and 4th years took part with Hannah Smith of Clifton a clear winner
Thefinalresultswere:
UPPER SIXTH FORM DESTINATIONS 1997 1997 GRADUATES
Wie College Kent: International Business Studies
Northumbria: Biology
Manchester Metropolitan: Business Studies
Nottingham :American Studies:
Nottingham: Economics
Queen's College,Cambridge : Economics
Loughborough : Industrial Design and Technology
Northumbria: Business Adminstration
Oxford Brookes: Business and Management
Reapplying
Bristol: Social Policy and Planning
Newcastle: Combined Studies
Newcastle : Business Studies
Northymbria
Manchester: Classics
Edinburgh : Economics and Politics
Queen's College,Cambridge : Law
Reapplying
Plymouth : Physical Recreational Studies
Newcastle: Agriculture
Reading : German and Management Studies
London, St George's: Medicine
Reapplying
Manchester: Social Anthropology
UWE, Bristol: International Business Studies/Spanish
Brimingham: Medicine
Nottingham: Mechanical Engineering
University College, London : Mathswith Management
Aston University: Logistics
Edinburgh: Nursing
Durham : Physics and Astronomy
Camberwell College of Art: Sculpture
Coventry: Automotive Engineering Design
Liverpool:Aerospace Engineering
Girton College, Cambridge : Natural Sciences
Reading: Education and Art
Newcastle: Agriculture
Durham : Archaeology
Nottingham: Mechanical Engineering
Sheffield Hallam : Building Surveying
Reapplying
Jesus College,Cambridge: Philosophy
Edinburgh; Linguistics
Nottingham Trent:Textile Design
Bristol: Law
Sheffield Hallam: Biological Studies (HND)
Imperial College: Mechanical Engineering
Sheffield: English
Loughborough: Banking and Finance
London College of Fashion: Fashion Promotion
Bristol: French
Northumbria: HND Computing
Imperial College: Microbiology
Bristol: History of Art and French
Manchester Metropolitan: History of Film
Durham: Archaeology
Manchester: Classical Studies
Loughborough: Engineering
Nottingham University: Classical Civilisations
Newcastle: European Business Management
Sheffield: History
Christ's College, Cambridge : Natural Sciences
Durham: Human Sciences
Liverpool John Moore :Applied Zoology
Not known yet
Art Foundation Course
Liverpool: English
Bristol: Medicine
Durham: European Studies
Sheffield Hallam : European Business with French
Manchester: Government and Politics
Northumbria : European Health Science
Northumbria : History of Modern Art/Design/Film
London School of Economics: Economics
Aberdeen : Medicine
Loughborough : Automotive Engineering
Newcastle: Physiotherapy
Manchester: Classical Civilisation
Durham: Sociology
Birmingham: Physics
Nottigham : Economics
Reapplying
Loughborough: Mechanical Engineering/Physics
Reapplying
Edinburgh: Linguistics
Manchester: Finance
Manchester: Economics
Loughborough: Polictics
Reapplying
Newcastle Northumbria: Business Administration
Manchester: Maths
Chelsea College of Art: FineArt and Multimedia
LeftSt Peter's in 1982
Simon Burns
LeftSt Peter's
Sarah Brayshaw
Olivia Cameron
Louise Cooper
Michael Davies
Tim Davies
Peter Devine
Tom Devine
Stephen Dowding
Jessica Ensor
Sarah Gibson
Vanessa Jelbert
John Langford
John Lee
Damien Lipman
Robert Nadian
Tom Oakley
Emma Page
Richard Pipes
HughShedden
Oxford Brookes: French/German/Business Studies
B.A (Newcastle Northumbriaj:6raphic Design in 1993
B.A (Staffordshire): Business Studies
B.Sc (Loughborough): Communication a Media Studies
B.A (Ripon ft York St John): Drama, Film, TV/English Literature
B.A (StJohn's, Oxford): Philosophy, Politics a Economics
M.Eng (Birmingham) :Chemical Engineering with Management:;; BBA(Lancaster): Management
B.Sc (Durham): Geography
B.A (Sussex) M.A (Sussex): History
B.A (Manchester Metropolitan): History of Art
B.Eng a Com (Birmingham): Manufacturing Engineering a Business BA(Liverpool): English
B.A (Northumbria): Business Studies
B.A, (Durham) M.A (StJohn'sCollege): History
B.Sc (Salford): Quality Management
B A (Sheffield): Russian Studies
B.Sc (Manchester) Molecular Biology
B.A (Newcastle): Fine Art
B.A (Liverpool): Politics
B.A (Newcastle): Politics
LeftSt Peter'sin 1994
Dominic Greeves
Andrew Fotherby
Richard Hugill
Timothy Ramskill
John Readman
Paul Taylor
Margaret Wood
B.Sc (Nottingham Trent): Construction Management B Eng (Leeds): Management with Mechanical a Manufacturing Engineering
B.A AKC (King's College London): History
B.A (Durham): Economics
B.Sc (Nottingham): Production Management ft Japanese
B.A (College of St Hilda 8 St Bede, Durham): Politics
B.A (Birmingham): Theology
PRIZtLIST1999
IIIForm
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
VForm
Art Prize (Junior)
Design and Technology Prize
PELord 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
VIForm
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
LeTocq 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
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
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
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
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to all pupils, staff and Old Peterite's who have contributed to this edition of the Peterite Wehope that theyear's highlights have beencaptured andthat readersenjoy thevaried material
Special thanks go to Mr David Morris for his photography and untiring assistance and to Sally Cook forher patient help
Thanks also to the Yorkshire Evening Press,The Yorkshire Post, to Chris Parker and Nick Waters at Colour BoxDesignfordesign andartworkand to Linden Richardson, YorkCity Printersforthe printing
Julia Davis Director of Development
and Media Relations
Head Master'sCommemorationSpeech
MayIon yourbehalfthankMrsChristina Reesforpreachingtoustodayand alsofor doingtheschoolthehonourofpresenting theprizes?
I am grateful to the Deanand Chapter for allowing theschoolto use the Minster for today'sservice and prizegiving
Today's Service of Commemoration and Prizegiving breaks with tradition Prizegiving has takenplacein a number of venues Head Masters have delivered pep-talks in the Sportshall
Academic
Scholarships
Daniel MBirkett
Charlotte L Black
HannahS Burton
KatieALCockill
G Rebecca Fishley
Laura CGilding
DavidJC Henderson
DouglasJHighet
Catherine Hildebrand
Helen M Hildebrand
RJonathan Howes
AmandaJ Hughes
Vanessa R Humphrey
LouisaJ Kiddle
Sophie L Lloyd
Matthew EMaitland
HayleyKOram
EmilyPearson
Andrew D Roberts
AlistairJ Robertson
NicholasJ Rusting
RosemaryJSanderson
Matthew DSIeath
TrevorCSmith
Hannah M Slower
J Alexander N Thornton
Oliver Wilson
HeadsofSchool
Charlotte Brisby
PeterMiles
Monitors
Helen Austin
SaraChapman
LeanneCleaver
Benjamin Firth
Hannah Fowler
Charlotte Mee
Claire Middleton-Walker
Andrew Muir
HayleyOram
6areth Pierce
AlisonPike
SimonPrice
Tristan Sillars
Andrew Springgay
Jonathan Steward
Emma Taylor
Laura Wallace
Head Masters have delivered a soliloquy in the Theatre Royal or asked for EyesDown 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 preparationsforadig
In all probability, the survey will confirm that there is a Romancemetery on our campus Perhapsit will find that there is enough to excavateand be a better Roman sitefor Channel 4'sTime Team to choosefor 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 thepast
Today, mybrief summary of the year isa 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 teamfrom the HeadMasters'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 newspapersforthe nextfewyears!
The inspectors found that a significant number of lessons observed were inspirational and that the children displayed personal initiative andcreativity Pupils came across as relaxed, articulate and well motivated The inspectors found astrong 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 examresultshad found their way intothe pages oftheGuinness Book ofRecords, the Department held an exhibition in the officesofAddleshaw Boothin central Leeds
Thesuccess of the Art Department catches the eye and Iam 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 tothe very bestschools in England
The inspectors posed questions for us to address as weplan forthe futureand build now on oursuccess 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 atA level andGCSE 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 whateverlevel
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 MacmillanCancer Relief
When theschool last produced 'Pirates', ourClerk to the Governors,Roger Dixon, took the part ofMabel 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 pushedthem back into third place
Katy shares the honourofan ArmyScholarship with David Cross and Riona Gifford was awarded a Scholarship by the RAF
The productionof'Equus'drew upon an experienced cast The play was outstanding with performances worthyofthe 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 Britainthisseason 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 aseries of matches including agame against Australia I was delighted to watch him play at Twickenham asa guestoftheRugbyFootball Union
All of us at St Peter'sare proud of our girls andboys 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 arrangedto help raise fundsfor the tour was a superb fashion show, generously supported by Brown's ofYork
Ourgirls' hockeyteamvisited Spain in October This weekend,the cricket eleven travels to Guernsey for their annualcricket festival Ina week'stime,many of the musicians you have heard today will be performing inGeneva and then in Barcelona
I wishall ofthose touring abroad every success You have a wonderful opportunity, notonlyto workhard together in a common purpose to reach higher standards but also to share with others your enthusiasmand helpbuildbridges between nations
You travelas ambassadorsfor 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 representedthe north in the national final Onlylast week, five pupils were worthy winners of the Battle ofthe 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 chapelservices, the Carol Service and today's Commemoration are
Oliver Robinson and Russell Parton-Bagnall organised aschool variety show, which raised£800 forYork againstCancer
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 pupilsand staff to collect food, clothing and children's toys Over€2000 was alsoraised which helpedcover mostofthetransport costs to ensure that a lorry could be sent to a refugee campinMacedonia
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 hasserved under six Head Masters at St Peter's since joining the school in 1965as Head of GroveHouse,Headof Biology and Head of Science Mr Clive Robinson retires from St Olave's, aschool he joined in 1972 At Christmas Mr David Blissett retires from St Olave's Between them,they have given96yearsof loyal service
County Councillor DavidAshton, Dr Rosie Page and Mrs Judy Stephenson step down this term from our Board ofGovernors Theyhave supportedthe 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 theYorkshire Post about MrJohn Dronfield who was Head Master herefrom 1937 to 1967 It would have been his 100th birthday last December It is a great honour to welcome his children andtheir families to our service heretoday 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
Head ofSchool'sSpeech
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 presentationstothe school In addition the school hassixth 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 Thissummer, Laura Gilding will bethe 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
MyLords, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have shared some of our treasures here with you today from our past and ourpresent
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 manyachievements of this year I wish every successto all of our leavers andI hope that the school enjoys a veryhappy holiday AFTrotman
Inthe rush and excitementof school life,it is very easyto forget the hard workand loyalty of all the people behind the scenes It isvery important at times like this we say thank you to all those who make ourschool livesmorecomfortable
For instance, without the excellent food we get from Mr Dransfield and the catering staff we wouldn't havethe energy to enjoy our classroom and sporting activities
Visitors to our schoolremark on the quality of our games pitches Again,our thanks to the ground staff who prepare our pitches inall weathers to a very high standard
In the same vein, visitors comment about the well maintained state of our buildings and surroundings Again, asincere thanks mustgo 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 inthe school In aschool 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 payment offees at the beginning ofeachterm
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 havean amnestyforthe return oflate books?
This school strives to excellence in every aspect of school life Toachieve 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 exampleof Keith Mowan
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 mytime at St Peter'sSchool-in theclassroom, in the concert hallandon 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 mytutor, Mr Morris,hasmade the roleof Head ofSchool mucheasier I amsure that Alistairand Charlotte will receivesimilar support nextyear
Goodluckandthankyou very much
Peter S Miles
CHRISTINAREES'COMMEMORATIONADDRESS
Goodmorning. It isagreatpleasuretobe invitedtopreachatthissplendidoccasion in the lifeofStPeter'sSchool. Todayisthe daywhencertainachievementsare recognisedandtheendofanother academicyearisformally celebrated. (However, Iimaginetherehavebeen informalcelebrationsalready!).
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 ourschools for better or worse!
Our understanding of who we are isformed by the peoplewe spend thefirst fewyears of our liveswith, and then bythose we meet in school: teachersand other staff, and fellow students
Our sense of belonging, and our identities, extend from our familiesto includeourfriendshipsand ourschools
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!
In onesense, 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 isthe experience of change and a shifting in one'ssense of identity and belonging
It is just as well that I am here with you today, instead of speaking to students from Clifton andSt Olave's, because I didn't really begin to go to school properly until Iwas fifteen, and all Iwould have said to them is what fun it was not going to school, but having lessons taught to me bymy parentswhilewe sailed aroundon the little boatthat was our home
When I reached fifteen everything changed I stopped living on the boatfull 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 wasvery much tied up with life on theboat, and Ioftenfelt like a fishout ofwater
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 ableto clean fish, divefor shellsand 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 wasnew itself and quite unconventional When I left, four yearslater,I had developeda fiercely strong sense of belonging totheschool andmy friends, and that has stayed with me eversince
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 staywith you, and close friendships can and do last You do belong to St Peter'sand to each other, andthat 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 yourfriendswith you as you leave, so too, ifyou follow Christ, you take your faith, and your understanding ofGod 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, wecan be confident that God isboth 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 belongto God?
I imagine that part of what makes St Peter's a happy school is theway peopletreat each other,andthat'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'sthat 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 academicand the social
So too with life outside of school: certain ways of behaving will benefit us and those around usmore than other ways, but the purpose is not just to
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, themeaning, as well asthe 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 ofGod'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
Myfirst wish would be for confidence I don't know why so many of us struggle with loving and accepting ourselves,but we do,so Iwould 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 ortakethat awayfromyou Youhavewithin youall that you need to face the next step in life So, be confident
Mynextwishis for courage, the type ofcourage that will helpyou to do what you believe is right, andto be thetypeof person you knowyou canbe Life only becomes boring ifyoustop beingwho you really are, or if you never risk finding out who you really are So, be spontaneous and take risks The Holy Spirit caninspire you and helpyoutodo the mostamazing things, but living like thattakescourage
Mythird and last wish is for compassion, thetype of compassionthat causes you to care aboutthe world around you and all living creatures, including siblingsand parents! WhentheapostleJohn was an old man he wrote,"Beloved,let us loveone another, for love is of God, and those who love are born of God and know God....God is love, and ifyou 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, truewisdom and insight, and thatis alifeoflove
Wherever you go from here,for each of you, Iwish you confidence, courage and compassion, and the deep knowledge that your past, your present and future, your security and your identity come ultimatelyfrom belongingtotheGod whois love Christina Rees TheOld
President: Secretary: Treasurer: WM Hudson PJ Netherwood ABTuck
CHAIRMAN'SREPORT
1998/99
This is rather an unusual report, in that it has not beenwritten by the Chairman, but compiled bythe Treasurer, Fiona Middleton-Walker and the Secretary, Hillary Rose, in the absence of a Chairman As manyofyouareaware 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 Thereforewe can confidently report on a somewhat remarkableyearin all aspects!
Firstofallwe must pay tribute to our new members, Adrianne Johnson, Manar Matusiak and Sandra Middleton, who have proved to bevery willing and able inthe events in which we havegiven a helping hand The role played bythe 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 otherthanthoseon 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 atwhichthe FOSPs wereableto offer their services thisyear wasat theAntiques Evening on 10ctoberwhich wasverycompetentlyorganised by Wendy Sheprerdand Fiona Middleton-Walker in aid of the Hockey Tour to Madrid This was avery enjoyable and successful evening at which the Friends helped withthe 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 theOpenDay It is amazing how much one learnsasaguide!
On 4Octoberthe Friendshelped with the organising and running of the bar and raffle (to which many very generous donations were made) for the CabaretEvening Thisprovedto be averysuccessful evening both musically and financially, with a donation of £400 given towards the music tour to Barcelona
The following evening, Friday 5 October, a very enjoyable social evening was held at Megabowl,
playing 2gameswith supper and 'bubbly' included The fact that the Chairman's husband, John, won as topscorerwas purely incidental!
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 peopleto donateto all thestalls- notan easy task, especially with such short notice The reponse was incredible and astaggering £700was donated towardsthe MusicTour
At the moment of writing there are 2 occasions remaining at which the Friends will be helpingSports Day on 4June where onceagain the Friends will be serving refreshments for both parents and pupils, and once again we hope to help with the setting upof the Art display on 23Juneandto man the dooratthe privateviewing
Throughout the year the Friends have contributed £250 towards the Satellite system, where David Hughes managed to obtain 2 for the price of 1! WendyShepherd 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 upthe amounts to round figures
In summing up we can congratulate ourselves on another successful year, having contributed in manyways to helpthestaffofSt Peter's withevents 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 andJo Fitton In order to keep upthe good work we must try to encourage new members to join us in our satisfyingachievements
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 enthusiasmwill be sorely missed
HillaryRose
Fiona Middleton-Walker
FRIENDS OFST PETER'S
1998/9Committee
President: Chairman:
Secretaries:
Treasurer: Staffrepresentatives
MrAFTrotman
MrsWBaber
Mrs HRose
MrsF Middleton-Walker
Mr David Hughes
MrsWendyShepherd
DrJenny Haystead
MrsM Howes
Members:
MrsKChapman
Mrs MLloyd
Mrs PFowler
Mrs D Westmoreland
MrsJ Firth
MrsAMa'aye
MrsGFreak
MrsPRobertson
MrsASanderson
Mrs PTaylor
MrsWBaber
MrsHRose
MrsPBrincklow
MrsJ Fitton
MrsH Castle
Changesfor 1999/2000
Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: MrsHRose
Mrs M Matusiak
MrsFMiddleton-Walker
Board ofGovernors1998/9
Chairman: EA K Denison, Esq., O.B.E.J.D., MA, B.C.L
Members: County Councillor DJ Ashton, F.C.A
R A Elliott, Esq., F.C.A.,M.LIA(dip)
Canon PJ Feguson MA, F.R.C.0.(C.H.M.)
MrsPHewish
WMHudson, Esq
BrigadierP Lyddon, M.B.E
N A McMahonTurner, Esq
GMillar, Esq., F.CA
Prof.NJMaitland,Ph.D,B.Sc
MajorGeneral D M Naylor, CB., M.B.E., D.L
DrRBPage,MA,M.B.,BChir
Mrs E MReid
MrsCRymer.J.P
PN Shepherd, H.N.D.,Dip., P.M
MrsJ Stephenson, BA
RJ Wilson, Esq., MA
JR Wood, Esq
Clerk
totheBoard: RCDixon,Esq.,BA
New Members: MWBainbridge.Esq
Thisyearhas beenthe'YearoftheSoloSinger'.
HaviMtwelvesolosingingspotsintheChristmasCarolServiceaswellasa liberaldistributionofsolos throuRi||(tuttheyear'sconcertshas beenquiteexceptionaland impressive.
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The SummeljConcert waft an excellent evening with some inSedibly matire solo performances 1 1
Alex Banerjealtconductef the Romance from Mozart's'Eine Kl|ine Nacht Musik' andthen later played Beett§pi|'s Romance in Ffor violin and orchestra; both tasks showing what a hard working and sensitive musician he has become Oliver Hainsworth's Aria from Bellini's la SomnHmbula' hadjall that one could askauthority, lyricisrf'and control His voice has developed so vj^ll this year and together with Peter Miles arjf Andrew Acaster hehas sung with the Minstejf Choir at various times We wish Oliver evffy success as he applies for singing coursesjit Music Conservatoires nextyear 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 ashe leavjfto take upa 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 mafu' from Handel's 'Xerxes' where itll||£monsi|ated'11| intensity of line and phrase which w f lliii«*ilijd over the last two years; he takes upa singing placeat 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 theorchestra-full of effervescence, wit and sparkle We will missboth of them as well *e»*»(ear
SchoolC
On Monday Octoberjfcth, for the first time in twenty-five years, y e Chapel Ch<J|fsang Choral Evensong inYorkjsfinster 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 ^••••Prfeter It wasa lovely experience and one which, Ihope, will become an annual event in our calendar Herbert Howells' 'St Paul's' Service is not easyand 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
anthem sung with real zest and the responsesby John Barnard werealsowell-handled
In the next week a choir arrived from Bad Zwesten in Germany to give ajoint concert and behosted byourpupilsand 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,asit wasa few weeks later at the School Remembrance Service - one of the most memorable for manyyears
At the Christmas Concert, the School Choir (now having reached 128strong!) 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 ofthis BlackAmericanCarol
The Thirdand Fourth FormSchool 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
SymphonyOrchestra
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'sOverture'A Life for the Tsar'
These experiences for our talented instrumentalists arevery special and it is such apity that we cannot find more time for them It came as no great surprise that, during our School Inspection
Paul Wilson
Catherine Bush
Katrina Wight
Oliver Hainsworth
Rosemary Sanderson
Victoria Trenouth
Eleanor Baker
Thomas Garnett
DavidJackson
Viviar Law
Matthew Miles
Alexander Banerjea
Lucy Newish
Paul Wilson
SimonJackson
EleanorWilton
Laura Gilding
Ruth liasby
Katherine Garnett
Henry Heywood
Catherine Bush
Marcus Matusiak
Charlotte Black
Daisy Cannons
HarrietJulian
Natalie Baldry
Alice Ottewell
DavidJackson
KatherineDownes
Natalie Baldry
Clare Fletcher
Laura Heaps
Samuel Brandon
ManekaBraganza
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
StPeter'sStrings
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 andfor 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 avery convincing performance Inthesummer term this group was
FelicityJohnson
Robert
Simon
Laura Chalmers
Laura Gilding
Andrew Hancock
Rebecca Gill
SimonJackson
Justin Grace
SusanneDale
Catherine Hildebrand
Charles Hazlerigg
Steven Hancock
SamuelVenables
JenniferCogbill
Peter Miles
Henry Heywood
Anna Clarke
Tessa Marsden
JazzSaxophone Theory
Flute
Piano
Classical
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 within ing Grade 8gives some ides the School i of the quality anddepth of the practical music
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 Thisprovedtaxing 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 inthe 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^, andfrom theviola of pjvid Jackson, wHj wjBfi trie SeniorSection J
WeiI doneto allthosewho did sowellI
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Paul Wilson is to be congratulated for gaining a place in the Northern Junior Philharmonic Orchestra Thisorchestrajpieets 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 tl|ir way through Jigs, Reels and fllrnpipes: well worthseeing
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 changedover theyearsconsiderably I think I can honestly say that it is asgood 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 awind band such as this
This year the band has been as busy asever 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 beenheardduring this year's events and some that will be heard for the first time inSpain, during the summer tour
Our first event of the year was the Christmas Concert that saw usplaying '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 wewerestill amazingly cheesy!)
Next upwas theSummer Fete with anold 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 saxophonesolo The concert alsosawa smaller wind band accompanying The Carnival ofVenice'
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
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 Fernand Samtrying 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 anda cuddle Thankyou
Finally, none of this would be possible were it not for the enormous work and effort Mr Blood gives each year Ona 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 thefour S's- Sun, Sea, Sand andSchoolRules!
I wish all the bandwell for the future andfor now I bidthem afondfarewell
Andrew Acaster
SWINGBAND1998/99
Lastyear wasa verysuccessful yearfor 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 BurtonCroft 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 thesame (if not better) level : Our amazing repertoire consisted of songs such as'California Dreaming', TuxedoJunejbn', 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 enjoyableyear
Lucy Adam
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 theSpiritual'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 thetradition spice to the Service
HUSKAWARDS 1998/99
EdwardLongAwards
Andrew Acaster(UVI)
OliverHainsworth(UVI)
RuthEasby(LVI)
RosemarySanderson(LVI)
DavidJackson (V)
SimonJackson (V)
SamuelBrandon(IV)
Paul Wilson(IV)
DaisyCannons(III)
RuthWainaina (Nil
WaineAwards
Andrew Acaster(UVI)
Oliver Hainsworth(UVI)
Eleanor Baker (LVI; Benjamin Dale(LV)
Alexandra Dow(LVI)
KatieJenkins(LVI)
Katrina Wight (LVI)
David Jackson(V)
SimonJackson(V)
HannahStower (VI
Simon Whiteley(V)
ManekaBraganza(IV)
Samuel Brandon(IV)
Catherine Bush(IV)
DaisyCannons(lll)
DuncanDownes(l I)
Trumpet/Singing
Violin/Singing
Clarinet/Piano
Bassoon/Piano/Singing
Viola/Piano/Organ
Oboe/Piano/Organ
Trumpet/Piano
Viola/Piano/Organ
Cello/Piano Viola
Trumpet/Singing Violin/Singing
Singing/Piano
Trombone/Piano Flute
Violin/Piano
Cello/Piano
Viola/Piano/Organ
Oboe/Piano/Organ Violin
Trombone/Piano
Cello/Piano
Trumpet/Piano Flute/Piano
Cello/Piano DoubleBass
DeanMilnerWhiteScholarAward
SimonWhiteleyfV) Trombone/Piano
HonoraryMusicScholarship
PeterMiles (UVI) Singing/Tuba/Piano
CabaretEvening
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 inthisjazzy 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 goodfor our pupilsto 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
them What is most important is that they bring somuch pleasureto 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 hasprogressed sowell thisyearand whose members remain constant for another yearyet
CommemorationService
The idea of changing the Commemoration Service into a Service incorporating Prize-Giving was a decision which caused some scepticism but was one which workedverysuccessfully
The BrassGroup opening Fanfare byArthur Bliss, played as the Civic Party entered, was quite majestic andtheir 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 beable to miss them!
The School Choir sang ananthem'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 isa 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
Staff
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,oneof our piano teachers has also left us as she moves to North Wales on her husband,Jon's retirement She was astickler 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' inoperation 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 afantastic supporter of the music herethat 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 injoining -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
We do have an excellent Music Staff at the School who all contribute so much to the well-
being of the School My thanks go to Margaret Lambfor 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 mesome of the extra A level teaching caused by Michael Bawtree's departure mid-year
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 thisyear-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
WINNERS
JuniorWoodwind:
Junior Brass:
JuniorStrings:
JuniorKeyboard:
JuniorSinging:
Catherine Bush (flute)
Samuel Brandon (trumpet)
DaisyCannons (cello)
Natalie Baldry (piano)
HarrietJulian (soprano)
BestJunior Musician: DaisyCannons (cello)
Senior Woodwind:
Senior Brass:
SeniorStrings:
Senior Keyboard:
SeniorSinging:
Ruth Easby (clarinet)
And rew Acaster (trumpet)
DavidJackson(viola)
David Jackson (piano)
Classical:Peter Miles (baritone)
Light:Gareth Pierce (baritone)
BestSenior Musician: Ruth Easby (clarinet)
KateGamett
Jonathan
Alison
Charlotte
Gemma
KateGarnett
Paul
Paul
Phillipa
MusicTourto Lake Genevaand Spain
The music tour to LakeGeneva 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
Weall 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 asit 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 keepas 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 uslost!
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 andso found it hard to accommodate for performing in the open-air! Our next concert wasagain in the open-air, but this time the atmosphere was livelier and peoplegot upand danced in front of those performing The fourth concert was probably the most spectacular We had the opportunity to sing in Barcelona Cathedral Exceptforthe overwhelming heat,it went well and it wasa great experience We also performed ina reconstructed Spanishvillagejust outside Barcelona Ourfinal concert wasvery successful Although we had planned to sing ata 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 andthe soloistswerealso 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! ! !
The mainmusicaleventduringtheyearwasaproductionofGilbertandSullivan'soperetta 'ThePiratesof Penzance'andthe leadcharacterswereafirst-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 asthe 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 ahuge 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 adepartment we owe atremendous 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 backstageteam atthe Joseph RowntreeTheatre headed byDavid Bushby
CAST ORCHESTRA
Frederic {the Pirate Apprentice)
The Pirate King
AN DREWACASTER
ALISTAIR ROBERTSON
Samuel RUSSELL PARTON-BAGNALL (his Lieutenant)
Major-General Stanley
SergeantofPolice
Ruth PETERMILES ANDREW LYALL
KATRINA WIGHT (APiratical Maid of all Work)
Mabel
Edith
1st Flute
2nd Flute/Piccolo
Oboe
1st Clarinet
2nd Clarinet
Bassoon
Trumpet
Trombone
Horn
DELLAWADSWORTH
CATHERINEBUSH
SIMONJACKSON
CAROLINEVAUGHAN
ALICE OTTEWELL
COLIN ALLISON
CHRISTOPHER BLOOD
SIMON WHITELEY
MARK EDWARDS
Percussion ROSESTRICKLAND-CONSTABLE
CHARLOTTEBLACK
ROSEMARYSANDERSON
Kate Isabel KATHLEENBABER
(General Stanley's Daughters)
'GENERAL'SDAUGHTERS' ChorusofGirls
ERICASMITH
ELEANOR WILTON
JENNIFER HUTT
RACHELLUND
LAURA GILDING
SUSAN CHALMERS
ELIZABETH PUXON
RACHELESKELL
EMILYPEARSON
SOPHIELLOYD
FERNBROOKE
CAROLINELIDDLE
RUTHEASBY
ELEANOR BAKER
'PIRATESANDPOLICEMEN' ChorusofBoys
ALAN MAK
EDWARDFERROW
ALEXANDER DRYSDALE
RICHARD GIBBON
JONATHAN LALLY
MARKWATSON
WILLIAM ROBINSON
EAMONMULKEEN
NIALLO'LOUGHLIN
DOUGLAS HIGHET
TIMOTHY BAINRBIDGE
BENJAMINTAYLOR
DAVIDJACKSON
1stViolin
2ndViolin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
CREW
DirectorofMusic
Assistant Musical Directors
Production Director
Costumes
Stage Hands
Set Painters
Lighting
Front of House
JEANFLETCHER
RACHELMEREDITH
MARGARET LAMB
SARAGILFORD
ALAN EASTERBROOK
ANDREWWRIGHT
MICHAFI RAWTRFF
MARK EDWARDS
CHRISTOPHERGULLEY
ARBELLLOWTHER
HELENABEDFORD
HUGHSTRIVENS
CHRISTOPHER MAGEE
SARAHWILSON
HANNAH FOWLER
SAMANTHACUTHBERT-BROWN
ALEXANDRA ROACH
DAVID BUSHBY
MREtMRSLUND
ALEXANDER BANERJEA and manyotherpupils, colleagues, parents and friends
There are plays that might beconsidered 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 Thesemight demand a morecerebral 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 boywho has blinded six horses with a pick DysartallowsAlan's confused animal instinct and his wholly consuming passion to challenge his own sense of safety and 'ordinariness' andto question his'curing' mission as a doctor
Dysart's recounting of events through the play is supported byanumber of character witnesses in his cross-examination of his extraordinary patientand hisown personal life-values
I had not seenthis play before but Iwasaware of its controversial and acclaimed statusand I came to seeit with a marvellous feeling of anticipation ofsomething special and exciting.This sensewas heightened all the more by reading producer Ian Lowe's notes, the last line of which read 'I wish youanuncomfortable evening'
This was an outstanding production of pace, passion and quality performances A test of the success of aschool play is whether or not one is able to forget that these are youngsters who, earlier inthe day, may have been inthe 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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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
Alan Crompton played the difficult role of the youth, Alan Strang, with such conviction and accuracy, showing us, at one momentjust a boy as anyothers, andat 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 inthe 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 wereenthrallingscenes
The playwas setsimply 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'soffice
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 havesaid- '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 afine dramatic whole The time and effort that the actors and crew had committed was obvious and all should be congratulated on an excellent piece oftheatre Thankyou
MikeJones
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Middle School Drama 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 afew 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 intheface of Prospero's (apparent) opposition in a way which persuaded both the audience and her father of the Tightnessof herchoice
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
way, the production had already made its own luck If Ariel's many voices come from somewhere else, whyshouldn't Ferdinand's own? After all, so much of what Ferdinand actually says on stage is soliloquy where he isvoicing his thoughts to himself or to the audience rather than addressing another character And we are all used to "voice-overs" infilms 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 DanLloyd
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 isadequate 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 hemet Prospero at the play's denouement showed the growing rangeof 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" asexactly 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 usbelieve in this,and inthe longer security of the marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand upon which thefuture will grow
In 'The Tempest' there are always subversive undercurrents, reminding usthat 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 excellentjob 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 usProspero'sown thoughts moving in similar, potentially almost arbitrary fashion Caliban is the random element within and without us who can frustrate all our designsand make uslaugh while doing so, at ourselvesor 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
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ToWhomsoeverThisMayConcern
John removed a large chunk of rock from the eroding wall and as the dust settled around him hecouldjust makeout a small corner of paper enclosed in a glassframe sticking out of agap inthe wall
Renovation was going well The storm last night had brought down astone archway at FountainsAbbey and John Fisher,being anarchitectural expert of renovating old buildings, had been called in to restore the Abbey in time for theSummertourist season
Freeing the frame and removing the thick, grey dust that encased it, John realised there were markings on the paper A closer inspection revealed actual English writing,containing flicks of ink and long,elaborate letters At the bottom of the first page wasa hand drawn picture of a man with sunken eyes and stigmata wounds being stretched on a rack by black elves while a devilish creature stood nearby laughing,with the simple word below - HELL Intrigued, John quickly left the site and paid a visit to Dan Falzon, the architectural curator at FountainsAbbeyto show him his new'find'
"Look at what I've found" said John as heentered Dan's office Dan's face lit upwhen he saw the object "Where didyoufind that?" he stammered,taking the frame assoftly asa mother taking a baby "It was in the archway wall," John replied "It must have been hidden thereon purpose or else the paper wouldn't be preserved so carefully inthe glass frame"
"Let's see what we have here," Dan said excitedly, "but be careful and don't touch the paper - it may turn to dust in your hands!" He prised open the frame with a small tool and using pliers laid each page out on the table in frontofhim
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 had to have been written by a monk living in or near FountainsAbbey (since monkswere only one of an elite few who could actually read and write in the daysofworking monasteries) "Yet FountainsAbbey had not been a working Abbey since the 1530's" John mused "so this script has to be at least 450 yearsold" Excited bythisfact,John translated the first page - it was written in old English script which,to the average person,would have seemed like a foreign language, but John was trained in reading the script and used to seeingsuchdialogue
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 "This waswritten bya monk in the 16th Century," Dan said out loud, "yet the writing is still legible and the quality of detail still evident in the drawings, amazing"
To whomsoeverthismayconcern'', it read,
'/ 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 the veryfoundations of this once stable society and taken it apart, stone by stone, tosuit herneeds. Iam of course referring toourvery own religion which Henry the Eighth installed -the Church of England.Mary, Queen of England(I
use this title out of pure courtesy) is aself proclaimed Papist who insists on ignoring the Church of England's ways by betraying our country and worshipping the religious ways of another - The Pope. Furthermore, she persecutes anyone who will not abide by her rules of becoming a follower of the Roman Catholic Church.
Sheseems to have been possessedby the Devilhimself, herfollowers acting in a mannernotunlike that of the fiendish creaturesshown below, torturing her England into submission or death. We are in a living hell where Mary commandssuch authority that she cannot be overruled. I fear for mylife and forthose around me'.
John studied the picture below the words The monk had captured the timeless expressions of the figures perfectly; the Devil's wicked laugh, the elves'blank faces obeying their leader and the man'shorrendous face,locked inaneverlasting scream ofagony
The second and third pages revealed the writer's identity - he was indeed a monk, Brother Jonathan, hiding in exile from Mary I, Queen of England who persecuted Protestants for their beliefs He explained that he wrote of his feelings whilst hiding in the stables of Fountains Abbey, with food being smuggled out to him by the farm-hand Yet one day the farm-hand didn't turn up, andJonathan 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 hehad beentaught byGod to forgive people, but he could neverforgive Mary I (or 'Bloody Mary' asheoften referred to her) for her sinsand actions There were nodrawings on these pages;Johnguessed the monk had runout of ink
Fascinated by such revelations, John and Dan focused on the fourth and last page 'The ninth day, the 6th month in the year of Our Lord 1554'. "Written overa month after the first piece," John observed
"His writing seems to have changed," Dan said "It looks like it's been written ina rush, likethe monk didn't have much time to spare"
'My time here is nearing its end. Fountains Abbey has been taken by Mary because of its Protestant links, and I fear it is only a matter of time before I am discovered and persecuted. England must be rescued from this depravity before our heritage and foundation religion is lost forever. I will hide this script in a wall fissure in the ruinedpartoftheAbbey in the hope thatsomeone will read about the sins committed by Mary I and ensure that such atrocities neveroccuragain'.
Dan andJohn stood motionless, not daring to move This tiny scrap of paper indicated that the monk had surely been captured, tortured and met his end in exactly the same way that he himself had drawn only months earlier Yet, in a strange twist of fate, it was as if the monk's spirit had finally been liberated after all these years
GuyFowles Year 10
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Omagh
Omagh, an Irish church, 11.00 am Friday 14 August, 1998
The worshipper
She was sitting in silence, Praying for the tragic conflict to end She thought it wouldn't be long; She knew that all their souls would be condemned
Omagh, the Courthouse, 3.00 pm Saturday 15 August, 1998
The crowd
Panic, mayhem and running
When would it blow? The warning didn't say They all fled from the courthouse; Where they stopped they thought they could safely stay
Omagh, outside the Courthouse, 3.05 pm Saturday 15 August, 1998
The Constable on duty
He thought that they were all safe; He thought the bomb would explode far away But why was he full of doubt?
Would he be right? Or would he curse the day?
Omagh, Town Centre, 3.10 pm Saturday 15 August, 1998
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
Theshop 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
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,
In praise for his needless contributions
He did not know he was unjust
It was too late to reverse his actions
Interdenominational Service of Prayer and Reflection, Omagh, Town Centre, 2.45 pm Saturday 22 August, 1998
The congregation
The families were in mourning, For those innocent by-standers departed Since the bomb had long gone by
For some their lives had only just started
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Saturday 5 September, 1998
The last to die
Everywhere it was hectic
Would he be the twenty-ninth, by fate?
Doctors were standing around
But they could not help him; it was too late
Omagh, Town Centre 3.10 pm Saturday 22 August, 1999
The politician
As he walks through the centre
He cannot see much damage surviving
The memorials have gone
But their memories are still remaining
Philip Townsend Year 10
Letter from aFriend
Exhausted, demoralised, weak with despair, walking and walking no rest from the fear that sickens and grinds within me
Your last letter comforts me, a hope in my heart, longing and longirg for home and peace, 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
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
"AutonomyintheSouthEast"
Fridayam; caught inthe crossfire whereyour brothers and sistersare fighting their mothersand fathers
Autonomy in thesouth east
Ducking down,crouched inthe comer to flee theviolence and oppression ofyour fatherland's RAT-TAT-TATagainstyour mother's brick-wall body Mama'sscreaming, thefear in her mouthpiece, the blood on herwhite shawl, hereyes wide open shocked,bloodshot
Through the holesinthe wall,the eyes spy, - eyesofthefatherfigure.thePKK who killedyour teachers, who kill the kids who don't fight back
Butyou're too petrified evento breathe Lostthevoice to protest Lostyourvision to a blindfold tied tight likethorns aroundyour head Skin, white as mama's shawl
Don't resist, when a number of "CLASSIFIED"plain clothes agents bruiseyour wrists and neck, asyou'redragged down 7 stepsto a "DELETED"location where the crown isripped from your head, you strain to see your enemy, invain,inthe pitch room
Silence
A sea ringwhite light floods through your corneas, fogsyour retinas, andseeps into your brain like a violent magnesium flare Heart convulses,cerebellum flexes into darkness cold
Then the light is on again, andoff, on.. off. .on. .off. .faster, on Off On Off, faster, faster,colder, brighter
Chest pounding, brain bursting out ofyour skull you try to move butyour ankles are clamped You can't holdyour headbecauseyour hands are tied...the pain...tearing outyoureyes
Slicing atyour face like hot razors, biting atyour lenses..
Darkness...stomach...sick, head...aches,eyes...burning...tears of thefire brand lines intoyour cheeks
Justasyour pulsebeginsto slow, from the arm ofthe lawyou didn't even see embraceyou
SNAP!
Your legs crack back Fromthe corner of an eye, another blue flash-CRACK! Theintensity ofthe pain rushes around the body.. stuttering. .bolting oneach shock
CRACK! CRACK! Kicking and screaming into the cold black Legs numbed by vile pain Criesinthedark, screaming :"MAMA!"
Remnantsdfthat lastcrick-CRACK! surging throughyour veins And inthe blue electric light; "Made in Britain",written on that prod
Devoidoffeeling now Beaten,blinded, binded, cold, confused, petrified, exhaustedand lifelessbody, lying in itsback, staring into heaven. .wishing
Strippedfrom the waist down Age 14, rapedofyour "Child's Rights" by sevenmenof the law
Detainedand punished, by the strength of apen, and theslip of a wrist Backburning from their whips and chains, clothes stained with blood and urine 18daystogo Officially"disappeared" Screamingfor Mama Whoisbeyondthelaw?
Paul Nicholson UVI
ConinqsbyFlight
The year 98 - 99 was a year in which agreat 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 Thisexciting 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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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 RAFVigilant powered glider
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 manyyears 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 pointsout of apossible 600
Summer camp 1999 was a test of physical endurance Although RAF Uxbridge is a nonflying base it outstripped the expectations of all, providing abusy 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 FirstAid 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 nextyear
Final thanks go (as they always should) to the section quartermaster FS Amy Burrell and her morethan able assistant Cpl Emma Newton who, in our times of greatest need, fulfilled our demands ingoodspirit-well,mostof thetime!
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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 successand 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 asshe won the school competition Rock climbing and canoeing followed andthesewerealways 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 andon very unfriendly terms with each other!!
The overnight exercise, which is always one of the favourites, began on Thursday morning with section attacks,which werethe hardest but most realistic that I have done in my3 yearsof CCF The whole 2 days went well and were skilfully commanded by ourJUO David Cross
Other activities of the week included shooting, patrol exercises and theassaultcourse
Our Contingent Commander Major Tooms organised the week and with support from his Officers, NCOs and Cadets the week was much enjoyed byeverybody
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 luckfor thefuture
SHOOTINGTEAM
The seasonstarted 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 aswe 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 Easter term arrived with a welcomed return to full bore shooting and warmer weather This wasan 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 Junewas a goodtest of our skills before the nationals However, onethought was in the back of everyone's mind; will we shoot as well without the watchful eyeof ColJohn? It was a2dayshoot 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
organised food and accommodation, for which wewereverygrateful
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 someexcellent achievements to look backon We were competing against strong teams from all over the UK and Canada in 8 different competitions These involved both deliberate and
rapid shooting, including the famous Ashburton, in which we were placed 29th out of 61 teams Other team competitions werethe Snap, in which we were placed 19th, and the Marling where we were placed 5th We didjust aswell 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 havedonea lot worse!
Katy Baber
Helena Bedford
FRENCHEXCHANGETOBROCHON
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 andTom 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" seemedto be missing!
Our correspondents were varied, ranging from the type who leaveyou 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 wasnot 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 afair 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 usand organising the trip were expressed in the shape of a bottle Everyoneon the coach sat upwith 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 plancould 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
FRENCHEXCHANGETOBROCHONSELONGEY
OCTOBER 1998
After ajourney prolonged bySouth Park videos,we arrived at Selongeyjust in time for afternoon break After meeting our correspondents and drinking lots of hot chocolate, we returned home with our host families for theweekend
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 thevarioussubstances-the vinegar was especially popular The next daythere wasavisit to another museum charting man'sevolution,which for some reason included a mini farmyard We also visited somecaveswhere someof us coveredourselves in the mudfrom the walls
Friday was spent at the school in Selongey, an interesting experience, asit wasso 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 thecoachhome
Overthe weekend ma ny of us attended a party (where the CD player exploded) andwent to the ci nemato see an Englishfilm 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 obviousstatement of "jesuisanglaise"
OnTuesday 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 thecoach entertained
• "The Farmer Giles Award" was given to Seth Wilson because of his insistence on wearing a Barbour and flat capeverywhere
• "The Best Bum BagAward" went to Michael Hemsworth for his funky little leatherette number (there was strong competition from Gavinfor thisone)
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
RUGBYTOURTOARGENTINA& 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 theAndes The weather was far warmer than anticipated and so a water fight in the stream with St George's School was deemed the only wayto cool down On the dayof the game, after a very physical training session, the kangaroo court sat in session Guy Fowles was the first to betried and despite the best (well, half-hearted) efforts of his lawyer to defend him,he wasfound guilty of what thejudge 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 cheereveryoneup
On to BuenosAires, 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 borevery little resemblance to what we recognise as rugby union The highlights of the day werethe 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 wasa 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,LundiShackleton,etc.) achieved much success on the pitch against over-age players,aswell assuccess off the pitch with Argentinians that perhapswere also playing outoftheiragegroup
Thereturn to BuenosAires saw thefirst 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 onsome 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
Onthe returnjourney, 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 anyside theyfacethiscoming 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 onthe pitch and off
Robert Doyle
activities B
COMMUNITYSERVKEREPORT
1998-1999
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 Thisyear has been veryspecialas it saw the launchof our scheme to enable Lower Sixth pupils to do service as part of the Tuesday afternoon General Studies programme This opportunity ran alongside the usualvoluntary work which so manyof ourpupils do in their free time, and consequently the number of pupils able to help in the community has greatly increasedand 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 theWilberforce Centrefor the blind,to namejust a few Our contacts still remain very strong of course with the local Fothergil and Burton Croft
Girls'HockeyTourtoMadrid 1998
On the first dayof half term,Saturday 17October 1998, a groupof 12 girls boundfor Spain'scapital city met early in the morning at school We arrived at Manchester Airport in good time, only to find out that wewould 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 Onthe approach to Barcelona we were told that the temperature was 25°c!l Hmm thefleecesthat wehad setoff in had togo
residential homes, and we all enjoyed a really lively Christmas party with many local residents, as well as thetraditional summerouting
The whole school campus has been able to be involved in a lot of community ventures throughout theyear, and apattern has now been set We know we can relyonthefantastic 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
The second leg of thejourney 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!
Thenext morning was warm and sunnyand weall decided to go to the market which was quite a
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 wastheir 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
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
r help! We took part in the Biggest Coffee Party in the World to help raise funds for Maemillan nurses and everyone enjoyed civing money to Comic Relief when we all dressed up in unusual outfits and made huge patterns on the car park with our version of a mile of coins on Red Nose Day Our now traditional Christmas Boxes For Bosnia appeal was the most successful so far and it seemed only a short while after that when we had to ask for help once aga n, this time to respond to the appalling situation in Kosovo.The response really wasoverwhelming, with somany donations of food, toiletries, clothing and emergency supplies that we tad to turn the Stephenson Room into an emergengy storage depot Money also came incopiousamounts, and our thanks go once again to everyone for their generosity and offers of help The summer holidays saw several of our pupils volunteering to helpon summer playschemes for children with special needs, and another busy year came to an end We woulc like to do even more Letus know if wecan help vou
J.Bainbridge
whatever we wanted Some went to see the Royal Palaceand some.. yes, justfora changewent 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 upthe pitch from the back Everyone played really well, all giving 110°/oandwe madea goodimpression
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 hopedfor This was the first ever tour for the girls that hasgone abroad and I hope it is thefirst of many in thefuture
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- especiallythosewho helpedto raiseor who gavemoneytowards the expensesof the tour
SaraChapman
Ski Trip 1999
Whilst the Hotel Emeraude lovingly prepared its rooms, ski instructorsAndre, 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 useonly, 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 havebeen moreappreciative
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 weekwas not easily forgotten byanyone Thosewho had not skied before did gradually seem to pick upthat the idea is to stand upon 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 gofor the subtle approach indemonstrating 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
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 Lessonsevery morning proved entertaining,although we became convinced that Janik and Andre hada death wishfor their unsuspecting English charges after an alarming encounter with a poor excuse for a piste which left everyone knee-ceep insnow-never again! TomSpilman'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 Dtiatethis new skill of skiing ongrass - with the exception of Tom Hewasforgiven hisfall, however, when, with careless disregard for his own safety, hesaved usall from the vicious clutches of a mentally disturbed English teacher who seemed selfishly unwilling to share his slalom course with us Nevertheless, bythe end of the week, everyone had benefited from
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 theart of parallelturns
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 developeda 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 everyevening
Theweek was marred only byan 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 sharingour 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
activities Q
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'Isthis it? It's manky!' This wasthe 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, dueto 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 fora luxuriousyet irritatinglyshortsleep
Mr Newman had promised usbright 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?'
Aclassicstripto Greecehadbeenintheoffing for a few years, and when Mr Newman left to teach at Repton school at the endof lastyear,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 wasthat 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 streetsofAthensattheend ofthe lastEaster holidays
It was a short walk from the hotel to the Acropolis, which looked surreal as it loomed over the modern buildings Unfortunately, though wewere too cold and tired to fully appreciate the visit (with some actually goinqto sleepinthe 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 Thiswe eventually did, but not before being introduced, by our resident seafood-expert Adam,to squid,a Greekdelicacy, which Ed andAdam then ate at every possible opportunity for the remainder ofthetrip
Oursecond night in Athens happened to coincide with the Greek Orthodox Easter, an event as widely celebrated there asour Christmas is here At midnight we were treated to the bizarre spectacle of five Orthodox priests, complete with grey beardsand 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 anOrthodox priestjust so Icould wear the robe and hat, Iset off with the rest of the group on the walk back to the hotel, which was punctuated by frequent bursts of fireworks asthe 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 ona 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 theyhad, infact,hitched a ridebackup to thehotel 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,butwhydid it haveto behalfwayup 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,buttheslopehadclearlytaken itstoll on everyone except Kemp, an American from Repton with more irritatingly limitless energy and cheerfulness than Ainsley Harriot, whojumped at the chance of showing them up despite all their hard training Kemp duly thrashed both MrTaylorand Mr Newman whowere left ruingtheirdecision to cheaton theirjog (allegedly). Delphi is, of course, famous for its Oracle and, not havingdoneanyclassicalcivilisation myself, Ihadbeen 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 bagsand left by the 4th century AD and not, asI had thought, a prophetic rustling of leaves sent from the heavens Disappointing that, if not entirely surprising
ThenextsitewasOlympia,an amazing placebecauseof the way in which the temples and other buildings had been left just as they fell when destroyed by an earthquake around the 6th CenturyAD 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 waseerily intact Thestadium 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 undera clear bluesky, it wassnowing in York Cue satisfiedsmirksall 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 totheFirstWorldWar Battlefields.
Forty two fourth former historians and six accompanying staff made a particularly specialtrip to the First World War Battlefields of Ypres, Vimy Ridge andthe Somme in March
Thiswas 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,anOP and a Governor,met us at theThiepval Monument to laythe wreaths A wreathwasaIso laidby a fourth formerfromthe School SimonAustin playedthe Last Post It wasa moving and sombre occasion Simon's rendition of the Last Posthada a particular poignancy for usall aswe 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 Thiscommemoration set the tone for the trip andthe occasion will remain in themindsofthosewhoweretherefora longtime KevinSergeanthad undertakenthe research on the OPs whodiedthroughthe website of the Imperial War GravesCommission Wevisited several of the graves and paid our silent tributes Thisact of commemoration gave the whole trip aparticular focusand brought home the reality of the suffereing of that generation The experience wasa humblingone
TheHistory Department hasbeenorganisingthistripforseveral yearsnow andthereis no doubt that it brings home to students the full horrors of the conflict in away that noamount of classroom teaching can achieve To stand insilence with 300 people or more at the Menin Gate in Ypres at eight o'clock one evening when the Last Post is
the stunningly enormous ants which we frequently found running across our faces, and which could be clearly seenin detail from adistance of somefive orsix metres away The weather was extremely kind to us however,and allowed us to endthe daydistinctly more lobster-like than we had begun it The next day was a day trip to Epidauros and Mycenae The former is dominated bya huge theatre,begun bythe Greeksand then later added to bythe Romans,and we were given demonstrations of the unique acousticsof the placeby 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 byBen 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'sGate The ruins command astunning view of the surrounding countryside,and it issaid that the outline ofAgamemnon lying in state canbeseen inthe 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 wassadly not in evidence Stopping off on the way to visit a 'beehive'tomb,assumedto havebelonged 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 Backto the hotel,whereweweregiven lessonsin 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 Wethen piled straight onto the coach to depart for Athens airport, the sound of Zorba's Dance ringing insistentlyinourears
It only remainsfor meto thank, on oehalf of everyone, Mr Taylor, Miss Ellis and Mr Newrran for making the tripsuchaninterestingandenjoyableone
Laura Hodsdon
sounded is an experiencethat will remainembedded inthe memoryfor life
Wevisited all the usual places:the Flanders Fields' Museum in Ypres (surely the best museum ofthe FirstWorldWar ?),TyneCotCemetery, the largest Britishwar 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 Peteritesto that appalling conflict?
Fermi Quiz
PHYSKSOLYMPICS
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 PhysicsOlympics
We arrived at Liverpool to astation 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, 2elastic 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 astructure one side of a line with 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
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
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 usan 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!
Christopher Maitland (UVI)
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LastYear'sWinner: Andrew Heaps
Why not have a go at the Fermi Quiz printed below Answers to Mr Morris, Physics Department by 1 February 2000 Prize:£20 BookToken
For each question give an answer to the nearest power of 10 For example, if your estimate is 1000, as this is 103 you should write your answer to the question as3
Fermi Quiz Questions
1 How many peoplewere inThe Beatles?
2 What is the total combined land area ofthe UK, USAandAustralia? m2
3 If one Gbyte of information isprinted out as text (using 12point) what massof paper would be required? kg
4 How far intotal haveall the peoplewho are alivetodaywalked? m
5 How long would it take sound to travel from the USAtoAustralia? s
6 Howmanyelectronsareinyourteam?
7 Byhow much doesthe water flowing over a 100m high waterfall heat up if its potential energy isconverted into thermal energy? K
8 How many atoms arethere in acanofCoke™?
9 A'camel day' isanancientunit of distance How many camel daysarethere in alight year?
10 Ifthe population of the USAandAustralia decided to come to Liverpool at the same time, byhow much would the Earth'scentre of mass shift? m
BRITISHPHYSICSOLYMPIADANDPHYSICSCHALLENGEI999
This year 820 A-level students entered the Olympiad Competition, with 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 Iand Gareth 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 GCSEstudents, Steven Hancock received a Bronze Award and Andrew Robertsand Nick Rusling gained Commendation Awards
LIBRARYANDARCHIVJES
THEALCUIN LIBRARY
I am ableto 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 usedalongside 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 pupilsand 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,eventhough 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
ARCHIVESDEPARTMENT
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 inSchool Housefrom 1935to 1938 Wenow
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 1928and is oneof 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 thisyear'sOld 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 asa researcher by cataloguing all the photographs in 'The Peterite' for the last hundred years
JohnV Mitchell, Hon Archivist
TOPHOUSEQUIZ
The ninth annual competition had been early anticipated by thesmall band of quiz addicts-all the more so because the buzzer had finally been located! The opening round saw all nine houses fighting for a place in the semi-finals The decisive factor here proved to lie in the identification of the first line of well-known hymns In the semi-finals, the Grove and Queens triumphed over the Manor and Clifton The final took place on 23 March Queens, the holders of the trophy, knew that the Grove, winners in 1994, would mount a strong challenge In the event, Queens stormed into an early lead and came out winners by 90 points to 58 Congratulations go to the Queens team -Alex Banerjea, Catherine Stefanini, Rose StricklandConstable and Amanda Hughes My personal thanks to everyone who took part and made the quiz so enjoyable
Challengefor 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
FashionShow
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
CAREERSFORUM
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 job,'warts andall'
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, theteam had a very goodandenjoyableseason
John Shaw
We welcomed Elisabeth Ellis (Classics), Michael Hall (Mathematics), Terry James (Biology) and Alison Rogers(Artist in Residence) at the start of the year Although the social calendar was 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 fixture against the Third XI,and another win in the annual tennis match, in which Bob Shread captained a slightly reinforced team
Maurice Monteith and Ellie White were married at Easter, and many of us were able to congratulate them on the happy day The arrival of Edward Lodge and (Catherine Spencer gave furthercauseforcelebration
Of thisyear's leavers mention is madeelsewhere Ourvery best wishes go with them, especially so in the case of BruceAllen after so many years of service to St Peter's: we wish him and Vanessa everyhappiness intheir retirement
P Taylor
1998/9
Headmaster:
AFTrotman.J.P. M A (Balliol College Oxford)
DeputyHeadmaster:
RCPerry, M.Ed (Stirling)
DirectorofStudies:
D J Watkinson.B.Sc (Sheffield)
SeniorChaplain:
The Revd J Daly,M A (Fitzwilliam College,Cambridge)
MissGTerry,B.A.(Falmouth College ofArt), M A (Birmingham CollegeofArt) Head of Department
C W Hall,BA (Bretton HallCollege of Higher Education)
MissJ A Duncalf,M A (Cardiff) Artist in Residence
MissA.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/Personaland SocialEducation
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)
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
Miss EEllis,B.A., (CorpusChristi College,Oxford) Economics/BusinessStudies
ASevern,BA (York) Head of Department
RW Doyle, B.Sc (Cardiff)
English
R J Bulcock, M.A (St Peter'sCollege, Oxford) Head of Department
Mrs M Hopkinson,M A (London)
DJ Hughes BA (York)
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, BA (Durham) Headof Department
MissA M Lowther, B.A (Exeter)
MrsATooby-Smith B.A (Aberystwyth)
GovernmentandPolitics
Mrs EAStephen, B.Sc Econ (London School of Economics) Head of Department
RCPerry,M.Ed (Stirling)
History
RCGDrysdale, M A (StAndrew's) Headof Department
M A Lodge, B.A (Lancaster), B.A (Open)
RCPerry,M.Ed (Stirling)
InformationTechnology
MRTJones,Cert Ed (Bretton Hall College of Higher Education) Head of Department
Mathematics
D J Spencer, B.Sc,(Leeds) Head of Depanment
AWEIIis-Davies, B.Sc (UniversityColleije of North Wales)
N A Matkin, B.Sc (Leeds)
DJWatkinson,B.Sc.(Sheffeld)
Mrs M CWike, B.Sc (Loughborough)
MrMHall, B.Sc.,(Edinburgh)
Modem
Languages
CA Hodsdon BA (Lancaster) Head of Department
MrsJ Bainbridge, B.A (Durham)
M J Grant, B.A (Manchester Poytechnicl
MrsJ LM North BA (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),LRAM Director of Music
M J Bawtree BA F.R.C.O (Christ'sCollege Cambridge) School Organist
C Blood, A.R.C.M CertAdvStudy, (Royal College of Music, London) Head of Wind Studies
Ms M K Lamb,LRAM (Royal College of Music) Head of String Studies
PhysicalEducationand Games
M WJohnston, 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) Headof Department
M A Edwards B.Sc (Durham)
R H Hubbard B.Sc (Manchester) AWRogerson.MAfYork)
ReligiousStudies
TheRevd J Daly,M A (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge) Chaplain
MrsS M Watkinson B.A (Nottingham)
Technology
M Dawson, Cert Ed, (StJohn's College,York) Headof Department
R Wallace,B.Sc (Surrey)
Library
MrsAJ Pedley,M A (Newnham College,Cambridge) A LA Librarian
J VMitchell,Cert Ed Archivist
Arrivals:
Rogers
MrAAvery Business Studies
Mr PTaylor Politics
Mr M Lawrence Biology
Miss L Bass Artist in Residence
Miss M Gregerson Artist in Residence SeniorCommon Room1998/9
MrsCWilsonB.Ed.(Leeds)
BRUCEALLEN
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, heis 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! Hewas a fine rugby player, being one of the last staff to play against the boys! (HSEtake 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 ofyour family and Bruce has been a lucky man in this area On a personal level I have worked with Brucefor 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 Stenhouse
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 amember 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 ofaboarding house It isindeeda many-sided position
Josie brought to this postjust the right qualities: a willingness to listen,approachability and discretion I know how highly she was regarded bythose 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
LizStephen
Lizjoined St Peter'sten yearsagoto headthe Politics Department Shebrought a period of continuity to her subject after several yearsof change,and under her leadership Politics has flourished Her engaging style appealed to her students, and this, together with frequent encouragement, brought the best from them Liz demonstrated an impressive command of her field, sharp wit and an unrivalled knowledge ofcurrent affairs
It is nosmall achievement to combine a verysuccessfulteaching career with the responsibility of motherhood to three sonsand the extended family of the Manor We are very glad that she will continue to be part of our community with Paddyand herfamily in the Manor Wewill follow her legal career with interest and wish her every success
PTaylor
Artists in Residence
Jo-Anna Duncalf was Artist in Residence for two years and specialised in Ceramics She was an inspiration to the students Sheis the new Artist in Residenceat Bishop Stortford
Alison Rogerswas Artist in Residencefor one year and specialised in Printmaking Her brilliant sense of humour and excellent teaching will be missed in thedepartment
School Organist
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 youput in front ofme'Bawtree wasan 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 desireto challenge ourpupilswith wide listening
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 uptheseyoung voices
CLIFTON
Theyear began with a role of 63 pupils Thirteen third formersjoined the House Fivewere 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 oneanother The Upper sixth year responded very well to responsibilities givento them andall 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 meantto go on SandyCowan ransuperblyto 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 girlsfollowed 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 isso 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 gamewas 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 byMrs Chapman
The New Year brought more inter-house success with the girls winning the Senior netball trophy AsI 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 receivefrom 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 ageda number of yearsto 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 successthisyear
Rednosedaysaw the launch ofT99with 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 verygoodcause Clifton made a varied contribution to the show including our cleaners Carol and Tina being judges Mention must be made hereof oneof the performers - Mr Spencer whose digits and counting won him the Blind date competition!
Successinsport continued as the seniorgirls won the tennis Sadlysportsdaydid 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 werejust too tough to beat
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 Toachieve 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 awardedto a numberof pupils
It hasbeen an unusual year for me personally but an excellent year for Clifton House I must thank my headof House Sara Chapmanfor the example she hasset 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 UpperSixthTutor I thank all mytutorsfor their support to me and to the pupils I am sorry to be loosing Mr Matkin who hasbeen 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 isgood wishes for the future for all our leavers It has been apleasure knowing you...Yes, all of you!!!
MCWike
Housemistress:
Assistant:
Headof House:
L Stark
Piers RMBevan
OliverJG Butler
CharlesAOelaney
Christopher CGamett
Andrew Hancock
LauraA Heaps
Matthew SHodsdon
Jonathans Kemp
JohnH King
ChristopherJNicholson
QeorginaERobinson
Helen LSIee
RuthMWainaina
NA Matkin
HenryJBurton
ChristopherMChapman
NCharlesACrowther
Johnson Cunningham
Robert OJHeaps
Abigail CKirkman
Alan Mak
Paula EMcBride
Katie H Millar
JamesSMorgan
Edward G Parkin
Hannah RSmith
Alice ESweet
Joanne(.Topping
ClareJWay-Bradley
DJSpencer
SandyM Cowan
Thomas DGamett
Edward B Gill
Robert FGreetham
Steven Hancock
KateEHudson
GuyTRobinson
James R Round
Christopher AShrimpton
Daniel IThomas-Peter
HeatherRWilliams
R Wallace
Helena LBedford
Edward Birch
Alexandra MC Dow
RuthAEasby
RJonathan Howes
JenniferAHutt
David LKirkman
Jonathan Ptally
SophieLLIoyd
AndrewMLyall
EricaJ Smith
KatrinaRWight
AW Severn
WilliamCBurns
SaraAChapman
James BEmmott
AndrewJHeaps
Laura E Hodsdon
Matthew JParkin
Russell HParton-Bagnall
Alexia Richardson
OliverJL Robinson
Jonathan M Steward
EmmaVTaylor
Mrs MCWike
Mr NA Matkin
SaraAChapman
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 andvaried 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 moreon thetrophy shelf
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 Dronfieldteam
The enthusiasm and spirit shown at such events typifies what living underthe same roof cando 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 makeyour contribution are multiple but the greatest satisfaction doescome on public occasions This does, of course, extend
number we have to include the dedicated members of the rowing club amongst whom Dronfield supplies Lucy Land Susan
Sadly there was noAthletics 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
The senior netball competition was all about coming second this year with some very close fought games at different stages Lizzie, Becky K, Charlotte, Emma-Louise, Philippa, Catherine,
members who participated in some very exciting netball but were pipped at the post at bothsemifinal and play-off stages
In the House rounders we were faced with some tough challenges in the Grove ard Temple teams and went out early in the competition Notable was the fact that we did not go down without a fight and there were some spirited performances from both team and non-team players Daisy and Karen are prime examples from each category but everyone is to be commended on their contribution: Kate, Lucy R, Rosie B, Rosie D, Helena and Lyndsay; much vocal support on a cold afternoon coming fromEmi
The hockey competition is always the occasion upon which the girls are invited to show their true strengths This isa physical confrontation in which third formers can end up shoulder to shoulder with Upper Sixth Formers and grow in stature within the course of one afternoon It is always a close competition and goesdown to the last game, but in many ways winning is immaterial - there is satisfaction enough in merely surviving a couple of gruelling hours' hockey sometimes in the most awful weather conditions Claire, Holly, Charlotte, Catherine, Philippa, Hannah, Lizzie, Emma-Louise, Amy W, Lyndsay and Rosie B deserve our congratulations for their success on the day Thanks to Clara for the production of the House banner andto Becky and Amy B for their vocal support
But worthy contributions to House spirit do not always haveto bemadeonthe sportsfield as was
intimated at the start of this report The interHouse quiz and the chess competition provide opportunities for involvement and contribution and the Houseenvironment 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 asmaller role than we had seen her in previously Nevertheless, she performed exquisitely
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 sameor similar ventures In this vein Eleanor took advantage of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Schemeand even in her first term in anew school organised her own work in aYork charity shop to satisfy theService part of hersilveraward
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 hopeofbeing 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
of our worse moments To MrsStenhouse we bid a fond farewell as thisyeardrawsto a close Forfive 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 thefuture
Finally, best wishes go to the leavers at the end of this busy year Tothe Upper Sixth asthey 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 peopleas a result oftheir effr nsriere
MJ.Grant
House:
Assistant:
Head of House:
MJ Grant
Ftosie Battye
Daisy Dyer
RosieDyer
KateHenwood
Elizabeth Puxon
LucyRobertson
CWHall
LyndsayBurrell
FelicityCave
Samantha Cuthbert-Brown
EleanorGillespie
Karen Hunt
LucyLyall
Emily Pearson : Helena Sharp
Emilia Tolvanen
AmyWinepress
ATSevern
Harriet Adamson
Susan Chalmers
Monika Beaton
Sophia Heaton
Katelilleyrnan
Caroline Marks
Elizabeth Sargeant
HollySturgess
Sheila Tong
RGShread
Charlotte Brisby
AmyBurrell
Hannah Fowler
Emma-Louise Hall
Catherine Hurd
Philippa Hurd
Rebecca Kealey
Claire Middleton-Walker
LucyWatson
ClaraYuen
"They're like a herd of marauding wildebeast stomping throughout the house, before migrating out through the door (and probably the windows) ofthe Grove,just as the bell rings"whilst not strictly accurate, this was an initial impression of myfirst day as Housemaster ofThe 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 inthe 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
naively attributed the initial noise and bustle in theThird Formcommon 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 lifebecause 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 readcarefully)
It is a measure of the commitment of the members of the Grove that I can confidently say that the Grove had acompetitor 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 Wedidn'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,Rugbyand Hockey; secondin 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
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 inT '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 inthe 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,MrsHopkinson, MrMorrisandMrShawforall the work they have done in helping both me and the members of the House
MAMonteith
THEGROVE
The year began with 6 new Third Years from Wentworth and 4 new Lower Sixth Ben Firth was Head ofHouse, School Monitorand Cadet i/e CCF;Tristan Sillars was a School Monitor, Peter Rivis was Captain of Cricket and Ralph Redfern Captain of Fencing BenFirth andRoss Everett played for the 1st XV, Peter Goodrick and JohnPatrick Wilkinson for a most successful 2nd XV and 3rdXV 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
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 notfare so well with James Craven leading the house's FourthYears and Andrew Chalmers leading inour 3rds TheHouse 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 bysome bodychocolate!
The Easter Term began with trial exams that came asa shock to the system for some Chris Magee, who won his school colours, played hockey for the 1st XI with Ben Firth, Peter Goodrick, John-Patrick Wilkinson, Edward Baker, Hugh Strivens and Charles Robinson representing the 2nd XI TheU16XI had Captain Sam Brown and Rupert Brown playing forthem Despite such star studded talent, the Inter House HockeyTrophy slipped through our grasp Junior rugby continued through the Easter Term with Khaled and Khalil Ma'aye representing the U15s, Andrew Chalmersand Jimmy Cheng the U 14s but the Junior House Team only fare as well as their Senior counterparts in their Inter House Sevens The House Swimming Gala saw only 1 individual win for Ben Lander so ourteam result saw us a little low down in the order School Squash team members included Samand Rupert Brown, JohnPatrick Wilkinson, Fred Newton and Phil Townsendfortheschools 1stteam
The Summer Term came all too early for those taking public exams Peter Rivis asCaptain with Chris Magee and Sam Brown appearing for the 1st XI along with Tristan Sillars, Peter Goodrick, David Burgess, Rupert Brown and Hugh Strivens
doing battle for the 2nd XI
None the less we were unable to retain the Inter House Cricket Trophyas the weather got the better of us alI 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 comethrough to the final School Tennis Team players saw John-Patrick Wilkinson and Matthew Hodgson representing the school 2ndteam,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 inthe House Tennisas 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
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
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, ft remainsfor me to wish all our leaversthevery b|s1 for the future,to thank them for all they have <jpneandto remind them to keep in touch There may not have been much silverware onthe mantelpiece thisyearbut_ it isthe people in the house that make the house successful and it hasbeen another very sucessful year
JAOwen-Bamett
LINTON
Housemaster:
Assistant:
Headof House: :j
JAOwen-Bamett
MatthewE Bowman
RupertJ Brown
RogerAEBryce
Andrew JChalmers
Danie1J Cuthbert-Brown
Edward PFerrow
BenjaminJFirth
WilliamJGagg
Matthew J Hodgson
EdwardGLilleyman
KbaledRMa'aye
Khalil E Ma'aye
Chrtstopherj W Magee
Frederick H 6 Newton
Jean Paul Potter
Ralph ERedfern
Philip DTownsend
MA Lodge
Samuel BBrawn
Adam RBryce
David PBurgess
Man Kai(Jimmy)Cheng
JamesRCraven
ThomasSFirth
Alexanderj Jackson
WilliamCKent
William AN Parker
Jonathan JRayner
PeterARMs
TobiasRH Robinson
WilliamRGRobinson
TristanSSiliars
AdaroFSturgess
Andrew SSykes
John-Patrick Wilkinson
RCQDrysdale
Tom PAtkinson
EdwardJBaker
Peter P Cunningham
RossA Everett
PeterJ Goodrick
BenjaminJLander
BrunoJ Les
David Liddle
JohnRSMorley
CharlesAHRobinson
Richards Scott
AlexanderSfarjilani
Hugh G Strivens
Hao-Wei(Jacky)Wu
Mr JA Owen-Barnett
Mr MA Lodge
Benjamin J Firth
THEMANOR
Sitting down to write a report on the house over the previous year isnot 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 ForChris, 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
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 andall), 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 inal 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 wasalso refreshing to see Laurencejet 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 amusical 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 Iwill 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 andto makethe most of their time here This coupled with real
individuality has been the corner stone of the housethis year Iwish 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 Ithank 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
PJ Stephen
Housemaster:
ResidentAssistant:
Non-Resident Assistant:
Headof House:
PJ Stephen/EA Stephen
Christopher Browne
Stephen CCaley
LiamJConnelly
DavidJC Henderson
JosephJ Holloway
Giles DEJameson
JunOkumura
SNasser HRizvi
Matthew JSuggit
PhilipJ Walton
BenJWard
ChristopherM Wright
MHall
William A Battye
Alexander KBurckhardt
CharlieSJ Chambers
Jonathan W Fort
DannyGreening
Charles REHazlerigg
Peter HHenwood
ThomasYHLeung
Rodger WLovel
MarcusAMatusiak
LiamTLMeGuigan
JulianAPoston
JamesAWalker
MatthewGWelsh
MJ Bawtree
JLaurence Brotheridge
SamuelTGDyer
Mark Peter Hall
Lewis R Henderson
Rockman Law
Tomas BThorpe
Daniel PWright
RW Doyle
JonathanBarkess
EuanCBe11
Daniel M Birkett
JohnDRCole
Jonathan J Else
EamonPMulkeen
NiallCO'Loughlin
Alistair JRobertson
Gregory BSharp
DavidASutherland
DJHughes
Matthew TConnelly
ChristopherJ 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
Henryvon NAehten
Andrew J Welsh
Thisyear 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 newThird 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! HayleyOramquickly provedto 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 seeJoseph Spilman bring the junior trophy back to Queen's The girls' hockey competition certainly saw enthusiasm from players and supporters, not least because LucyTerrywasable 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 verysharply to win inthe final; there were many comments made about their good sportsmanship, too, which makes the victory
even more pleasing The girls rounders team gave a very strong performance, with some determined, tactical play and...another trophy! Gemma Benthamcontinued throughout theyear with her incredibly demanding rowing training and had manysuccesses incompetition Wewish her well asshe 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 havebeen proud to see the house involved in the many
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 Milesfor 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 celebrated in true Queen's style at our leavers' dinner when the whole house enjoyeda 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
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, andto Hayley Oram for everything
J Bainbridge
Housemistress: Assistants:
Headof House:
MAEdwards
Charlotte LH Amos
Mary-Anne Bastawrous
JamesBBrown
Michael CDelph
Thomas W Fife
JamesAHingston
SarahJHorsley
AmandaJ Hughes
FelicityLJohnson
RiyazMaderbocus
Tessa RMarsden
DKirby
JamesABough
ManekaAA Braganza
Catherine SH Bush
Laura JChalmers
SusannaJ Dale
Robert MHayward
Helen Katsarelis
Jonathan MJ MacGregor
DanielJMoroney
NicholasPScaife
RobertAScaife
WilliamJSmithson
Joseph BSpilman
Rose Strickland-Constable
JamesETaylor
QliverWilson
AP Wright
Thomas PAbel
Daniel Haigh
Louise 6 Horsley
BarryJackson
Matthew EMaitland
Edward RHMarsden
LauraJ Price
MarkWSpilman
Catherine AStefanini
LucyCWales
SirwmSWhiteley
ChristopherAWilliams
IH Lancaster
Charlotte LBlack
MarcusJH Boulton
RoryCJBoulton
BenjaminJ Dale
LauraCGilding
Henry Heywood
Graham Mackfall
James R Rich
EmmaCRiley
RosemaryJ Sanderson
LundiCShackleton
EleartorCM Wilton
IMKLowe
GarethP Alston
Alexander PBanerjea
: Gemma LBentham
Alison M Hughes
Mohammed S Hussein
BenjaminALea
Simon E Matthews
Matthew LMiles
Alexander JMolyneux
HayleyKOram
Thomas RJSpilman
MarkCStefanini
Lucy MTerry
Jonathan EJ Winder
Mrs J Bainbridge
Mr DKirby
Mr MA Edwards
Hayley K Oram
THE RISE
September - another new year; asalways it was good to see the old faces, and to welcome the new, including that of Miss Ellis as a tutor The fifth form werequick 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 beglad to remedy next year Nicky and Susan will undoubtedly be pleasedto be relieved of the breadcollection!
The first half of term was spent settling inseemingly 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 avery positive influence inthe House, always readyto 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 asportswoman, by current Rise standards she was a bonus in the House hockey! Again the House fought hardalmost 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 hadcome to becustomary 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 nextyear! 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
certainly gave of their best Catherine's performance being worthy of a special mention We shall not devote too much spaceto 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 inTheRise 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 peopleappreciating 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 Houseone
evening Housesport this term involvedSquashasignificant 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 hasbeen 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 bothjuniors 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 bythose 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
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 playersinto 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 Iwrite this Jenny is preparing to go to Clarendon School in South
Africa It has been strange not to have any Third Years, and Nicky, Susan and Nourah have coped well with being the youngest members of the House for the second year running The good humour of the House hasbeen notable-Mandy's constant smile brightens up most days! Our thanks go to Charlotte for her loyalty to the House, and for positive leadership She hasledby example -cheerfully and with asenseof humour, maintaining her own standards and expecting others to meet them She will be missed Our thanks also go to Emma who has provided many lighter moments over the last five years! Our good wishes go to all our leavers - Charlotte, Emma, Simi, Vicky, Vivian and Jocelyn, and to Nourah who leaves us to join School House We have enjoyed having Miss Ellis during her first year at St Peter's, a slightly (?) more youthful face one evening a week cannot go amiss, and thank both her and Mrs Shepherd for their valued helpas tutors andassistants
DJEtSMWatkinson
THE RISE
House: Assistants:
HeadofHouse:
E Ellis
ManYan(Mandy) Cheng
LindaACIark
JenniferECogbili
Rebecca GM Lander
Nourah EMa'aye
Jocelyn Murray
NieholaCE Robertson
SusanM Wilkinson
WM Shepherd
KatbleenABaber
Eleanor Baker
Fern CBrooke
HannahS Burton
Rachel M Eskell
CatherineRFort
Simi A Henderson
Catherine Hildebrand
Vivian CY Law
Gloria Mak
Charlotte SMee
EmmaM Newton
Victoria FTrenouth
Sarah RWilson
Mr and Mrs DJWatkinson
Mrs WM Shepherd
Miss E Ellis
Charlotte SMee
house reports
SCHOOL
round The senior team of Penny Brincklow, Kim Aeons, Antonia Hazlerigg, Catherine Fielder, Jane Todd and Phoebe Julian were more successful and camethird 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 byjust one point The team was goodat current affairs but did not excelat naming thefirst 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 ChrisStorer writes:'Six members of the Housewere 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 amarvel on the 'blowy bottle', Billy Brotherton asthe vocalist wasnot to bemissedand Idid mybeston the harp.The audience wasecstatic, but sadlythejudge wasnot impressed I'
Autumn Term:
The term started with a roll of 62 The House welcomed 13 new members of the 3rdyear, Antonia Hazlerigg to the 5th yearand Sophie Wilkinson andBen Stanley to the LowerSixth Simon Price wasHead of House
The girls' hockey team was not asstrong 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 thecompetition 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 teamsgoal" At that moment Penelopejogged upwiping a bead of perspiration from her slightly muddied cheeks "Jolly hockey sticks, that was a giggle! Sosorry 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 andcame in 2nd in the senior competition,just 5seconds 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 aclosely 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 anoutstanding overall performance
Spring Term
Thejunior netball teamsgave their best, but were knocked out in the qualifying
The boys' hockey team was handicapped by only having 6 players for a 7's competition and lost both of their games in the qualifying round At least they managed to scoreone goal,but conceded 19!
Thejunior boys' did well in their rugby sevens competition The squad of Bryn Gifford, Michael Hemsworth, Jeremy Rose, Robert Thompson, Merwyn Watson, James Robinson, Simon Spencer, James Sugden and Lewis White made it through to the final rounds of the competition but lost to Temple in the semi-final
The girls' badminton team failed to retain the trophy but played very well Overall the House was placed 4th with Catherine Fielder and Rebecca Gill playing particularly well
Swimming is not a strong house sport for the girls and it is always disappointing to seeonly a few members of the house competing Those that did take part did well: Natalie Baldry, Jemma Olsen and Riona Gifford each came third in theirevents and Catherine Fielderand Antonia Hazlerigg were fourth in their races The boys are much stronger at swimming and this year came first in the competition,well ahead of Temple, their closest rivals Alex Bond won the senior individual medly, butterfly and freestyle events, Oliver Councell won the senior backstroke and breaststroke and Raymond Janes won the U14 individual medlay race Inthe relaysthe House won 5 out of the 8 events: the U16 and senior medley relays, and all of the freestyle relays exceptfortheU14race
Many members of the Housecontinue to contribute to the musical life of the School In the music competitions Harriet Julian won the junior singing section, Natalie Baldry won the junior keyboard section and Andrew Acaster won the senior brass section At the end of term several members of the House took part in the production of 'Pirates of Penzance' which was directed by Miss Lowther Andrew Acaster took the lead role of Frederic, which he performed superbly, and Mark Watson and Douglas Highet gave strong support to the chorus of pirates and policemen Two members of the House were also successful in the Associated Board examinations Vanessa Humphrey obtained adistinction at Grade 5(theory),and Oliver Hainsworth
a distinction at Grade 8 (violin) which was an outstanding achievement
At the end of term the House saidgoodbye to Eva Rees who wasmovingto 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 Cliftonteam
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 inthe 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 whojoined the School from Fulford School
The Middle School Play this year was The Tempest' Katherine Morris (Miranda) ft Michael Hemsworth (Trinculo) took main parts and they were well supported byNatalie 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 upa brave performance against strong opposition but lost toTemple by 9 wickets
During the term Ruth Paterson was appointed as next year's captain for girls' cross-country and Antonia Hazlerigg asjoint captain of netball
Ruth Paterson has become the second School House winner of the Shepherd Scholarship Against strong competition shewasawarded the Scholarship after convincing the panel that her presentation wasthe best
In the last week of term, Paul Nicholson was a member of the Dead Blues Band,which won the Battleof the Bands competition
Fourmembers ofthe Housewereawarded School Prizesthisyear:Paul Nicholson (SeniorArt 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 helpduring my time as Housemaster Without their assistance the House would not be the Houseit is
PDNorthfield
Housemaster; Assistants;
HeadofHou.se:
MW Johnston
Sijpestiejn
E Morris
Jeremy H Rose
TariqNSbab
Robert MThompson
Merwyn DWatson
AM lowther
Mark DBrooks
William A Brotbertort
AndrewJ Duffin
CatherineJFielder
6uyj Eowles RichardAD Sale
Antonia Hazlerigg
JaneATodd
TEMPLE
Thefirst thing that Imust sayisthis:Temple ismadeup of 70 pupils,5tutorsand me All of those70pupils have contributed something towards the energetic atmosphere in the House Not everyone isa sportsman orwoman,noteveryonecan playa musical instrument, and not everyone getsall "1E"s in hisor herorders But everyone does give something of himself or herself to the House, and forthat Iam verythankful
HUSK
Oneclear moment comesto mind when Istart thinking of Temple's involvement with music in the school Whilst grasping aprecious moment of peace and quiet at lunchtime in the House,Iwasblasted backto 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 theJunior BrassPrizethis yearand congratulations must also go to Daisy Cannons, who not only won the Junior Strings Prize, but also Best Junior Musician Prize IntheSenior Music competition, David Jackson won both Senior Keyboard and Senior Strings Prizes Both DavidandSimonJacksonshouldbe congratulated on their amazing musical achievement; in particular, their playing of the organ for chapel serviceswhich hasbeenoutstanding
Thereare manyothers inTemplewho havetaken music examinations this year sowell doneto 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 Ican relate to those of you who havedone it thisyear
SPORT
The boys have, as always, entered into the spirit of all Housecompetitions andthey havehad varying degrees of success Temple lost inthefinal of the RugbySevens 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
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 inthisevent
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 shouldgoto Marcus Pullenwho hasplayed 1st VI Tennisvery successfully for the last three years, and haswon theAlcuin CupTrophytwice ina row Thisyear he played onceagain inthe final of the Alcuin Cupand 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 playentirely for the Senior CricketTournament, but theJunior team went through to the semi-finals where we lost to Queens The whole team played with great spirit but special mention should goto Philip (Pinkie) Walker,who strodeonto the field low down the order but who scored 15superb and frankly unexpected runs, 12 of which were fourscongratulations!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 andThomasWisemanas scorer Thanksto all those who took part Compliments alsotoourverystylishly dressedumpire...!
Marcus Pullen captained the Inter House Hockey sideDan 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 andtoa veryhighstandard
Theboys were lesssuccessful 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
The girls have done extremely well this year and have consequently been able to retain the Cambridge Cupthis is an excellent achievement and Iamgrateful 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 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 ranextremely 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
came 2nd in 3 more, and this is an outstanding performance
The Senior Girls netball team struggled hard and unfortunately not even the lethal combination of Kate Garnett, Katherine Downes,AN Pike,JennyScott,Laura Wallace,Sarah Metcalfe, KatieJenkins and LucyAdam couldwin us a placeinthefinal The Juniorteam,onthe other hand,was aforce to be reckoned with and their competition was played to a verv high standard GeorgieAeonssurprised herself as well as the restof 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, andEmilyAdam
The Tennis competition saw Temple Girls reach the final once again, but this time Clifton were the better team ontheday Therewassomegreet 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 inskillyoumade upforin enthusiasm!
There have been several other sporting achievements that shouldbehighlighted
Edward Taylor has reached avery high standard in his cricket and was selected to play for North Yorkshire Schoolboys U16XI This isthe result of a great deal of hardworkand commitment for Ed - GoodLuck
Both Edward Taylor and Tom Main have played for the School 1stXI this year andTom'soutstanding bowling has earned him quite a reputation - again an outstanding achievement for 4th years Both Ed and Tomhaveearnedplaceson thecricket tour to Guernsey and Iwishthem everysuccess
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 them luck at the National Age Group Championshipsin August
DRAMA&OTHERACTIVITIES
Temple seems to have collected some very fine acting talent this year and Icongratulate 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 DanLloydin 'TheTempest' Lucy was an excellent 'nurse' in 'Equus' andshe should
also becongratulated for achieving hersilver medal in theSpeechandDramaAwards
In 'The Tempest', Duncan was a superb Prospero and Benand Daisywerevery entertaining asAlonso 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 theseperformances is worthy of praise- welldone!
The Egg Race challenge this year was to make aset 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 noisesandSam's choiceoftunewasvery patriotic!
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 "Ican-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 throughto thesemifinals
Talking of intellect, however, Ishould add that Temple has its fair share of Academic Prize Winners this year and congratulations must go to the following people fortheir consistent hardworkand effort: Duncan Dowries:
Helen Hildebrand:
AlexPorte:
SimonJackson:
Andrew Roberts:
3rdform prizeforacademic merit
3rd Form prizeforacademic meritftJackBrittainMemorial PrizeforMiddleSchool Essay
RobertShannonMemorial Prize forSpoken English SkrentnyPrizeforcreative writing
John Crooke Prizeforpoetry Geographyprize The King -ReynoldsPrizefor MiddleSchool Mathematics 5thForm prizeforAcademic
Merit
Caroline Brandon: WhyteheadMemorialPrizefor Theology
DanielDickinson: LeTocqPrizeforEconomics
LauraWallace: The HSBC PrizeforU6 Business StudiesCoursework
ChristopherMaitland: WilcoxPrizeforPhysics
Iwould liketo thank Laura Wallacefor herhard workas Head of House and Iwish all the Upper Sixth success in their examinations and their future - whatever and whereverthat maybe
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 futurestudies
I would also like to thank all the tutors in Temple this year - Mr Allen, Mr Ellis-Davies, Mr Taylor, Mr Blood, MissTerry, and Mrs Holt - for all their helpandsupport Their input into the welfare and happiness of their tutees isinvaluable andgreatlyappreciated
This year, Temple says goodbye to Mr Allen who has been atutor with the House since 1988 Wethank him for all hishardwork and patience andwish him ahappy retirement
It isalso with sadnessthat wesaygoodbyeto Mr Taylor who will be joining Clifton as a tutor from next September Mr Taylor has been an excellent tutor and shall bemissedin Temple
I would like to welcome Mr Laurence and Mr Northfield intoTempleasnewtutorstotheHouse
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 beenappointed monitors I feelsurethat 1999- 2000is going to be another happy, successful and no doubt eventful yearforTemple
J.LM.North
TEMPLE
Housemistress: Tutors:
HeadofHouse: CBlood
EmilyJAdam
R DaisyCannons
AnnaEClarke
Duncan WDownes
OliverDuke
Benjamin QGraves
Helen M Hildebrand
Jenny Hoggard
GeorginaAJohnston
HenryJ MacLeod
WilliamJ Morrison
Stephen M Pike
ThomasGSeastron
Joseph 0Shepherd
AdrianHBWarmington
RSethAWilson
PJamesWright
B Allen
GeorginaEAeons
JenniferSVAshley
Simon EAustin
SamuelFD Brandon
Steven D Emmerson
JamesJEverard
Clare E Fletcher
DanielJTLloyd
Thomas Main
Fiona R Morrison
AlexanderEG Porte
Edward CTaylor
PhilipDWalker
Thomas H Wiseman
GTerry
KatherineJ Downes
DavidWJackson
SimonJJackson
VictoriaCJohnston
StephenDLynn
DavidTMetcalfe
VictoriaJ Newbould
James DHNewbound
RichardJ Pike
AndrewD Roberts
RobertW Rowbottom
JennieScott
KathrynASeastron
BenjaminPOTaylor
AW Ellis-Davies
Lucy EAdam
ChristopherJEmmerson
George FFell
TimothyR Fitton
E KatieJenkins
CRachel Lund
AlexTMain
SarahA Metcalfe
JamesRossington
EdwardJ Rowbottom
PTaylor
MissGTerry
MrCBIood
MrAW Ellis-Davies
Laura Wallace
Helen LAustin
Caroline E Brandon
DanielJ Dickinson
KatherineLGarnett
Laura FHardy
LucyRHewish
Fiona EHopkinson
ChristopherJ Maitland
AlisonR Pike
MarcusJ Pullen
ChristopherTReilly
Laura Wallace
StuartJ Wilson
Samuel DVenables JLM
BOATCLUB
ChristmasTerm
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 ofthem 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 SingleScull: G Bentham
Women'sJunior Single Scull: H Austin
Women's Senior III DoubleScull: H Austin,G Bentham
HelenandGemma were also thefastest women's crewat theeventand 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 upagainst some of the best athletes in the country and came avery 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 awin in the Women's Novice Fourcategory
Women's Novice Four:
ENewton.LLyall, LMiddleton.E Riley, cox:R Lund
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
second over the 3000 metre course Simon Matthews and Oliver Gill raced well inthe Double Sculls category but lost to strong competition from TyneandSt Leonard's School The new Fifth form rowers all managed to finish the courseand the Guy Fawkes Boat Club had a good thrash in the Men's and Women's Novice Fourscategories 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 DoubleScull:
H Austin,G Bentham
Women's Senior II Coxless Pair:
H Austin,G Bentham
Women'sJunior 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 agood degree ofsuccess
The Senior IV Eight andSenior III Eight camejoint 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, RRedfern, 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 inthe 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 metrecourse
tasterTerm
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:
A Muir, M Sarton, EBirch,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 bestjunior 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 boysbeat SirJohn Deane's College easily and Royal Chester by just two secondsto 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,GAlston, 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 asthey prepared for the regatta season This provided valuable experience for the four, which filtered into both boys'andgirls'squads during the summer term
SummerTerm
The Senior Boys Squad got off to a good start at Strathclyde International Regatta inGlasgow 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 beatSt 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
into a cox's seatto 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 provedtoostrongfor 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 afterjust sixweeks' sculling
Junior Eight:
S Matthews,G Alston, OGill.W Burns, E Birch,J Howes,D Liddle, A Muir, cox:AThornton
At Durham City Regatta two Senior Boys Eights didextremely well TheJunior Eight beat Durham School for the second time in a fortnight, this time on Durham's own water and the Senior III Eight beat St Andrew's then University College, Durham in an exciting final over the 750 metre courseon the RiverWear
Junior Eight:
OGill,SMatthews,AMuir,G Alston, D Liddle, WBurns,M Sarton, A Bryce, cox:AThornton
Senior III Eight:
OGill.S Matthews, AMuir.GAlston, D Litldle.'W Burns,J Howes,E Birch, cox:AThomton
Tyne Regatta provided asuitable opportunity for our relatively inexperienced crews to compete The trip to Newcastle was made worthwhile for the GirlsSquad, who had wins inthe Novice Fours and Senior IV Fours categories, and also for the boys Junior 16 Eight who fought hard against Durham School onlyto lose bylessthana canvas
Women's Novice Four:
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 TheSenior 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 andsemi-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 HoliesSchool AGold and Silver at the National Schools' Regatta isa tremendous achievement and earned the girls a complimentary write upin'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 andOundle, all three beating thepreviousrecord.'
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 beputto good uselater in theterm
Aftera gooddealof discussionanddeliberation it was decided to enter an eight for Henley Royal Regatta Thecrew.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 abid 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
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 theSenior III Eightsevent
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 skillsto good use afterjust sixweeks of training Both boys and girls crews rowed enthusiastically, with a Novice Eight deservinga particularmention
Senior IV Eight:
S Matthews,W Burns, M Sarton, DLiddle.OGill.ABryce, G Alston,A Muir, cox:AThornton
Women's Senior III Eight:
L Middleton,L Lyall,K Baber, E Riley, C Black, ARoach,R Lander, H Williams, cox:R Lund
Gemma Bentham and Helen Austin were absent from the excitement of the home regatta Their performance at Women's Henley the same day wasoutstanding; they racedagainst a composite crew from Kingston and London University in the first round of the Redgrave Open Coxless Pairs Unfortunately, age and experience were against them and they lost bytwo lengths
The'Henley Eight'were requiredto qualify for the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at HenleyRoyal
Regatta They rowed superbly over the course, but their time wasjust 5 seconds too slow The boys came away disappointed but knowing that theycould not haveworked 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 metrecourse
The 'Henley Eight': SMatthews, 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 GBrowers from Hampton School Victoria Johnston sculled in 3 events, getting through one round in Junior Single Sculls, coming fourth in ascratch 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 hersinthe Senior OpenCoxless Pairs rowing with University of LondonWomens' 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
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 byboth rowersand coaches
TheSeniorGirlsSquad have progressed well;they had a productive head season and clocked up several wins on the regatta circuit Mr ElIis— 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
JohnWard has brought out the bestonthe Senior
Boys Squad; they have undoubtedly enjoyed themselvesthroughouttheyearand well deserve the success and prestige that has come with it Thelast few weeksof 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 successwill certainlycome nextyear
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 twoyears 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: Captainsfor nextyear
Rowing Colours:
Full Colours:
Andrew Muir
Full Colours-reawarded:
Gemma Bentham
Helen Austin
HalfColours:
OliverGill
Simon Matthews
Gareth Alston
AdamBryce
David Liddle
William Burns
AlexanderThornton
Edward Birch
Jonathan Howes
MarkSarton
Rachel Lund
Classof99
Helen Austin and Gemma Bentham were under no illusion that last season wasgoing to beeasy With a December birthday, Helen wasjust three weeks too old for the Junior Greet Britain team she had been part of lastyear She hadto aim for a place in the Under-23 squad, while this left Gemma, still a Junior, without her regular rowing partner
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 5kilometres she was amere 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 anentry 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 wasalsosetfor Germany At Spnng 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 asasculler and asa rower
CWHall
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 onstroke side, it wasdecided 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 ina pair in the Coupe dela Jeunesse with Sarah Ledwidge, her partner from last year She also came home from Cork with Goldmedals
The season was over and it wasti me for a rest but still with A-level results to come! Helen and Gemma mustered 7A's and 1 B between themexactly 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 Lost6 Drawn1
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 seasonfor me andfor the many supporters watching I challenge anyone to recall a more enthralling and committed performance from 15rugby players Not only didthe 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 wasthe 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 upto 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 bothStOlave'sand St Peter's
Certainly we could have won; Andrew Springgay's brave resolve to continue running the numerous penalties near the Durham line
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 atravesty 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 showedwe did not lose If everthere wasa 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
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 realworth intheir excellent play in the loose Niall stood out on several occasions with his tireless close-support play and slick handling
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 ofJonathan 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 placeand 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 hisskill andathleticism earned him aplace 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 successin hisrugbycareerat 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
MOST IMPROVEDPLAYER-M MIERS
COLOURS-Asabove.plusN.O'LOUGHLIN,
J ELSE, R.TAYLOR, A ROBERTSON, D.DICKINSON, R LEADBEATER, T.SPILMAN, 0 HAINSWORTH, L SHACKLETON, E ROWBOTTOM, M PARKIN, M WATSON, P MILES, A MAIN,
RWDoyle
Winners Inter House Competition
Senior Grove
Junior Manor
2ndXVRugby
Played 10 Won9 Lost 1
Pointsfor 301 Pointsagainst 66
Squad: R Everett, SPrice,JPWilkinson, EBirch, C Emmerson, B Firth, E Mulkeen, L Shackleton, DBirkett, MWatson,R Elliot,GSharp, P Goodrick, JRossington, JSteward, J Rich, J Harvey,M Miles
A committed side reaped the results it deserved throughout the season The Captain, Ross Everett, led byexample, always inthe 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 iseasyto 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 inthe 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
MW Johnston
3rdXVRugby
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 Collegeteamswere the only reverses to report With such a large number of boys wanting to play it was always going to be difficult to balance putting the bestsideout each week and rotating the squad However, with such good humour in the side and a large amount of skill this problem neverarose
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 hereas theyfilled keypositions 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 Crosswas unlucky to be injured soearly on, but with George Fell, John Morley and William Gagg asprops we hardly took abackward 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 thesidewith a great deal of skill and leadership andwasat 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 histwo-handed catching at number two The back row was ahotly contested area,with John Cole clearly an outstanding player who will nodoubt playhigher next season Hisbig hitsandsupport playwere a feature when the team were playing at their best Adam Sharp, Andrew Welsh and HughStrivensall contributed vastly to the overall success of the pack
There was agreat 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 centrestage with the ball in his handsand hehad 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 andAlex Bond were rocks in mid-field Jonathan made numerous tackles and somefine touches, whereasAlexcouldberelied 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 atjoining 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 blisteringspeed
Finally, my thanks to Messrs Doyle and Johnston for all their help with the fitness work, the parentsfor their support and to thevice-captain, PeterRivis But most of all mygratitude isto Oliver Robinson who led the team with great skill
The following represented the3rdXV:
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
LVI E Bell, T Blackwell, MJH Boulton, RCJ Boulton, JDR Cole, GF Fell, JP Lally, CWG Storer, HG Strivens, SM Watkinson EtJP Wilkinson
V WJ Gagg, ME KitehinEtJRS Morley
Results
Fylinghall 1stXV
Giggleswick
BarnardCastle
HymersCollege
Ampleforth College
Pocklington School
Durham School
Fylinghall IstXV
MountSt Mary's
UI6Rugby
In writing this report it would be easy to highlight excellent individual performances andachievements throughout theseason, for there were many However, that would beto 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 theseason 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 1stXV In anyseasoncertain 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 showedjust 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 XVfor 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 weeksand let loosethe mostdestructive period of rugby Ihave seen for a long time Substitutions enabled all the remaining squad membersto get on the field with Rockman completing awonderful move to finish the season ingreatstyle
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 hadtwo St Peter's boys playing (Rupert and Sam Brown), Yorkshire had three on the benchand lost!
After the holiday we started our sevens preparation The boys were excellent, turning out for practices in their own time Inthe endwe could haveselected 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,bya single score, does them huge credit
It wasan absolute pleasure to coach this group of players, Aand 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 teamsthisseason; 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, EMarsden, D Metcalfe,J Newbound, G Robinson, D Thomas-Peter,J Wood
+County representatives *North Yorkshire
U15'A'XVRugby
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 20points 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 byTom Leung Tom's absence for the rest of the season weakened the team in both the 'tight'and the loose'
Theteam rallied together and enjoyed three good wins in the YorkshireCup, 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 asfruitful, but the players, whilst losing four out of the remaining sixgames, still worked hardand never conceded morethan five tries in anyof these games The team also produced competent performances in the three VN'stournaments that they enteredwinning morethan three-quarters oftheir games
Overall the Under-15's won nine games out of the seventeen games played at fifteen-aside Over350 points were scored,less than 200 wereconceded, andfour gameswere lost by two points Many players madesteady 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 playedas if his life depended on it
Overall, this has been a tough rugby season, but I hope that the rugby that the players haveexperienced (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 parentsfor their undaunted support
M A Monteith
Sadly, this seasonwas marred bya lackof playing opportunities anda 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 isthe key and constantly stressed No one individual stood out as being better or morecrucial than the rest What waspleasing andsurprising, inspite of this, wasthe large number of boyskeento 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 aconstructive powerhouse role..Various combinations in the back row included Hayward, Cunningham, Porte, Watson, Smithson, Bough, Kissack and Hinchliffe At scrum half Heapsand Hinchliffe werethe main playerswith Scaifeand Parkincompleting the halfback combination In the centre there were representations by Ma'aye, Moroney, Parkinand MacGregor Wing andfull-back positions werefilled by Mak, Courtman, Crompton, Craven, Watson,Rose, Parkerand 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 goodthing
MJ Grant
DIVA'XVRugby
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 by2 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 sttry ofthe 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) ReservesincludedJonathan Kemp, David Henderson and Matthew Suggit
The side werejustifiably 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 goon to greater and better things nextseason
Played 14 Won 12 Lost 2
Pointsfor 491 Pointsagainst 98
M A Lodge
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 JamesSugden and the terrierlike determination of Simon Spencer,who would not let the opposition maul successfully by hanging onto the ballfor all his worth
The first gameafter 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 wewentforward aftersoaking up pressure and lifting usjust 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
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
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
1stXI Hockey-Boys
Played 10 Won4 Drawn2
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 adifferent shape as our success over the past two seasons meant that certain schoolswanted to playour 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 theteam
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 indefence
David MacFie led the attack ably He matured into ateam 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 scoredsome finegoals
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
ThePlayers'Player- Peter Miles
MWJohnston
Znd XI Hockey-Boys
TheSquad
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, SimonWatkinson, J.P.Wilkinson
Played9 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
Thesquad was a large one almost big enough to field athird 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 nextseason
DM Paterson
ColtsBoysHockey
The squadthisyear was smaller than usual,but it wasevident from the first session that therewas 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 weweregoing to improve ourteam 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 1stXI places isgoing to be fierce nextyear
DK Morris
The following boysrepresented theSchool: R Brown,S Brown,A Drysdale, G Fowles, R Gale, R Gibbon, R Greetham, LHenderson, M Magee, E Marsden, R Rowbottom, T Smith, B Taylor, TThorpe
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
The Fielding Cup was won by Trevor Smith The Colin Bosomworth Cup for the Most Improved Player was won by Alex Main TheJunior 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
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
Thefollowingrepresentedthe1stXI
PARivis(Captain)*,nBainbridge*,GMackfall*,ATMain*,PABainbridge*,RNR
Gibbon*,
AJ Robertson*,TCSmith*,MWSpilman,SB Brown,AJ Heaps,J Rossington "Colours
IstXIAverages
*-not out
Batting AT Main
GMackfall
PABainbridge
PARivis
TMain
TTBainbridge
RNR Gibbon
TCSmith
MWSpilman
SB Brown
ECTaylor
AJ Robertson
J Rossington
JETaylor
AJ Heaps
Also batted:
Bowling
TC Smith
MWSpilman
TMain
AT
GMackfall
TTBainbridge
PABainbridge
PARivis
AJ Heaps
SB Brown
Alsobowled:J Rossington 10
IstXI RESULTS
StPeter's v 61-2
StPeter's v 106 AMain48
MSmart3-5
StPeter's v 108-6
PRivis45
SLangstaff3-25
StPeter's v 180-7
MSpilman66
RGibbon59
StPeter's v 142-8 dec
EWilliamson3-30
St Peter's v 183-8 dec AMain54 M Donovan 3-42
StPeter's v 165-7
TSmith59notout
YorkshireGentlemen CC 219-6dec
GShuttleworth51 ABillington 51 not out NElliot 45 TBainbridge3-67
MCC 190-5dec SHolgate60 JHenderson53 JDavis 50not out GiggleswickSchool 166-8dec
JSmailes63 AMain3-40 YorkCC 199-5dec
JMcCready53 M Owen43
BarnardCastle School 123-9
GWilks39 R Wood33 MSpilman3-41 Bradford GS 152-9
SBenzafar53 B Graham42
TSmith4-29 GMackfall 3-26
StAiden'sSchool 204-1 dec
SMason IHnotout RBradshaw76
StPeter's 221-9 dec
AMain96
PBainbridge56
NGopinchandrian5
-47
AMetcalfe 3-63
StPeter's
StPeter's 180
PBainbridge43 AMain31
JTussaud4-44
MWilkie3-31
StPeter's 165-6
TSmith67notout
StPeter's 182-7 AMain97notout
CFarrell4-38 NFIetcher3-28
StPeter's 202 AMain79
NZak3-40
TCrews3-58
StPeter's 171-7 dec
AMain64notout
Leeds
217-7
N Robinson53
GJames50notout
JHealy43
CLeadbeater32
TMain3-27
President'sXI 134-2
J Glen57
SPrest50
AmpleforthCollege
S Phillips72not out
MWilkie40
DAnsell31
PocklingtonSchool 237-5 dec
BWilliams85
CGIadstone63
J Dickson36
TSmith3-43
Saints CC 180-7
MCowell73
NTubbs37
TBainbridge4-30
AMain3-13
ScarboroughCollege 191-8
C Gilbert69
NZak33
TBainbridge3-41
OldPeterites 183-6
JStubbs58notout
PBrierley39
TSmith3-29and25-0
ElizabethCollege, GuernseyFestival
StPeter's \ 164
SWorth4-27
StPeter's v 227-7 dec
AMain55
MSpilman47
TSmith34
TMain34notout
SKelshaw3-35
PTerBekke3-47
StPeter's v 250-8dec
GMackfall 111 not out
PBainbridge58
StPeter's 185-6 dec
GMackfall 78 notout PRivis36
StPeter's PRivis60
RGibbon48
DHutchinson 3-57
CranleighSchool 165-6
AHouston46
Rossall School 130-7
SKelshaw38
TSmith3-29
MerchantTaylors 231-8
FFienberg75
JLane 61
GMackfall 3-34
TSmith3-45
ElizabethCollege 174-8
NChambers51 notout
TSmith4-35
AMain3-44
LorettoSchool 200-7 dec
JWylie94
ADuncan-Millar36
GMackfall 3-37
ZndXI 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 Infour of the drawn matches wewere 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 OnlyAmpleforth appeared to be considerably stronger thanus
Starting the season at Sedbergh, on apitch 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 wewould see throughout most of the season Edward'stwo 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 sooften been his undoing Hewas 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 awaytoo often
The bowlers were only able to dismiss three sides but this statistic hides somevery good performances Jonathan Lally bowled consistently well He bowledveryfew bad ballsand bykeeping the ball upto 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 Hedid 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; hewill 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 usefulwickets He was never afraidto givethe 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
U15Cricket
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 waya very largesquad 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 goodexample particularly with the bat
I must mention the excellent contribution of JamesTaylor 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
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;therewere someoutstanding catchesfromseveral 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 andthe 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 hedid all he could to get everyone involved and was willing to try something different to get a result His declarations were alwaysgenerousas he tried to playvery positivecricket Iam verygrateful to him for his efforts I have enjoyed this season and am very grateful to those members ofthesidewhoshowedtotal commitment to cricket atSt Peter's
D J Watkinson
2ndXI Results:
St Peter's21 V
St Peter's 190-2 dec v
EDale 101 not out, C Magee 70notout,TSillars3-5Q
St Peter's200-5 dec
Match drawn
St Peter's 180-7 dee
EDale 46, C Magee 60, A Heaps5-36
St Peter's 93 Heaps32,AHeaps4-11
St Peter's 188-2 dec
EDale 56, C Magee 50, D Dickinson 39 notout
St Peter's 107-8
EDale 54,TSillars5-13
StPeter's 117
St Peter's 190-8 dec
M Stefanini 70, SWatkinson 55 notout
StPeter's 218-4
M Stefanini94,ISiiIars41, J Lally3-21,DBurgess3-72
StPeter's 133-2
M Stefanini 43, D Dickinson 50 notout, TSillars3-15,DBurgess3-62
Sedbergh 22-2
Ashville 127-5
Giggleswick 136-5
EDale111,MStefanini41
Barnard Castle 114
Bradford OS 94-6
Bootham 192-2
Leeds QS 151
Ampleforth 118-2
Durham 190-2
Pocklington 180-8
Scarborough College 130
UI5 Results
vSedburgh(away)
St Peter's 82 all out (Henry Burton 23) Sedburgh84for3(WilliamSmithson2for31)
vAshville College (away) Ashville 130for9 (Nick Scaife4for 54)
StPeters49allout
vGiggleswick(home)
St Peter's 106for 9 (Henry Burton 31) Giggleswick 73all out (NickScaife 5 for 16, Tom Main 2 for 17, William Smithson2for20)
v Bradford GS (away)
St Peter's 105 for 7 dec (Henry Burton 27, Tom Main21) Bradford 76 for 8 (Tom Main 3 for 13, NickScaife 3 for 28, James Bough2for5)
An XI vBootham School (away)
Bootham School 103 for 6dec(JeremyRose 3 for 29, JamesTaylor2 for 11)
St Peters 104 for! (EdwardTaylor 54n.o., JamesTaylor 23)
ftl spor t illfig P
v Leeds GS (home)
St Peter's 120 for 8 dec(JosephSpilman 26) LeedsGS 122 for7 (Nick Scaife2for48,JamesTaylor2for33)
Ampleforth150for6(WilliamSmithsori2for29)
St Peter's 148 for9 dec (Edward Taylor 54) Ampleforth 150 for6 (William Smithson 2 for29)
v DurhamSchool (home)
StPeter's 217for 2 dec(Henry Burton 75 n.o., Edward Taylor 23, JamesTaylor 53, William Smithson 40) Durham 122 for 3
v Pocklington School (away)
Pocklington 51 all out (James Bough4for 19, Nick Scaife 3 for 19, Tom Main2 for2)
StPeter's 55 forO (Henry Burton 23 n.o., Edward Taylor 20 n.o.)
vScarborough College (home)
StPeter's 145for 5dec (JamesTaylor 41, Tom Main 47 n.o.)
Scarborough 147 for3
PlayingSquad
H Burton,J Bough,R Heaps,0 Hinchliffe, D Moroney, WSmithson,J Spilman,J Rose, ETaylor.JTaylor, NScaife,RScaife.TMain, PHenwood.Khaled Ma aye, Khalil Maaye, R Hayward, A Porte,J MacGregor, C Hazlerigg, W Battye
C Robinson
InterHouseCricketWinners
Junior-Queens
UKCricket
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 adequatetotal, Giggleswick being bowled out for 25 in 32 overs !Chris Nicholson took 5for 2and Lewis White 2for 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 scorean impressively brisk unbeaten 34, allowing us to declare at 116for 6 In what was always a tight match, I was delighted to secure a win by24 runs, as Barnard Castlewere well placed at 83 for 6 This was very much a team effort, with thewickets sharedbetween five bowlers
There followed a memorable fixture against Bradford G.S Under 15's Bradford scored 151for 5declared 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 astrong attack, I could not have predicted what followed The two opening bowlers were quick for Under 15's, andsimply 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 19for 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 inall, and it wasmorally pleasing that in order to dismiss them both, they had to bring back the two openers with 6 oversleft to securetheir victory
The fixture against Leeds alsosawfortunesfluctuate At 36for 6, it appeared that we were on coursefor a heavy defeat, but Charlie Delaney and Stephen Pikeadded38valuable runs in a brave 7th wicket stand Atotal 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
the 5th wicket fell at 69, it was anyone's game, but crucially, four catches werethen dropped to aIlow 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 theopposition didsomany ofthe basicswell
The final two matches were both against mediocre opposition, and what could well have been two victories ended as a draw and adefeat 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 doublefigures,but we endedadisappointing 133for 8
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 arespectable 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 anytime inthe season 20 off 4overs, 10 off 2 overswere required,and whilst we had difficult chances, Scarborough deservedly won inthe lastover
This has been an enjoyable season, which suggests much promise for the future Henry Mcleod andAndrew 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 KempandToby Cleminson will each add patience and shot selection to their obvious ability to hit the ball cleanly, as there isnodoubt that they both have good eyes On the whole the boys have tried hard, and after lots of encouragement (!), have improved asfielders 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 nextyear
Finally, I must thank all those who have helped methis year Firstly, the ever enthusiastic Mr Stephen, for ensuringthat the 'B' team ranso efficiently, but especially for his ability to endlessly make running in the rain soenjoyable I Mr Mohan,asever, 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 paying 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 greatlyappreciated.
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 setsto 1)and Durham 6th FormCollege (6setstoO)
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 amaximum of three rounds to reach the National Finals However, the 1st IV were defeated at the hands of Pocklington GS in athrilling 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 recordfor 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 isspeed Oneof 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 hasthe 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 lossto thesidenextyear
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 helpbring onayoungand verytalentedside
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 ina few matches However, both will needto add power to their all round game if they are to improve on this year's record This will enable them to cometo 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 easyto 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 maturetheir games still further
I would like to thank Mr Halper, the University number one, for his help with coaching the first team during the lastthreeyears;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,thanksto Mr Potter for hiseffort with the developing players, he has done afine job in his first yearattheschool
Colours
First team colours were re-awarded to the Captain Marcus Pullen and Edward Ashley and awarded for thefirst time to Guy Fowles, Thomas Garnettand EdwardMarsden
The following players represented the 1st VI team:
E J Ashley, RA 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
TheFinal: Grove5-1 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 Fiercecompetition 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 themselvesatfirst pair early in theterm,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
Theteam wasselected 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
HymersCollege
Leeds GS
Ashvtlle College
SilcoatesSchool
PocklingtonSchool
QEGS Wakefield
Worksop College
Bradford GS
Ampleforth College
WoodhouseGrove
BOYSATHLETICS
This season was the busiest yet for our athletes with several new meetings added to the calendar, including our inaugural entry into the TSBNational Schools' Cup Captain of Athletics, Ben Firth, was kept busy chasing up team selections and did a sterlingjob allterm
The first meet, the Northern HMC Championships, took place at the imposing Gateshead Stadium and our three agegroups 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 inthe 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 inYork 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 ashe progressed through to the national trials in the 1500m All those who representedtheschool onthetrack or in the field events should be proud of their efforts, well done
BOYSSWIMMING
Inter-House Swimming Final
1st
1 2nd
1
U16IM
U
RW Doyle
GIRLS HOCKEY
Thiswasan outstanding year for all age groups From the first whistle of the seasonthe 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 useof her boundless energy! Hannah Burton was hard working as ever at centre forward with very good close stick skills Onthe 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 asCaptain, 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 goodstickwork in the circle,Melissa rarely missing a chance infront 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 werefew goals conceded
We are gradually getting moregamesfor the 3rd XI (6thisyear) because the strength of our hockey meanswecan often take on other schools' 2ndXls In these 6games 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 stoodout in defence
Another highlight of the season: at half term a senior squadwent to Madrid Thetour was very enjoyable, the weather extremely pleasant, although the hockey a little too hot for us! We marvelled at the sights of Madrid and Toledoand thoroughly envied thesportsfacilities at the ClubdeCampo
Throughout the term the Under 16's had been going from strength to strength Five olayers had been chosen for the York and District SquadKatherine Downes, Melissa Moran,Jo Sargeant,Jennie Scott andJane 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 nextyear'stournament
The Junior teams also had an excellent season The Under 15 Ateam 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 inthis team but they havecometo realise a team has to use all its players, notjust 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 DaisyCannonsand Laura Heapswere chosenfor 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
Throughout the term theJunior teamsshowed great spirit,often undersome adverseweather conditions - even managing to playon the Wightman pitch when all around them was under water Woe betide anyone who missed the ball onthe 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
Old Peterites Easingwold
Hymers
Mount St Mary's
York HighSchool,South Africa
Ackworth
Mount Silcoates
Ashville
Durham
Barnard Castle
Scarborough College
Queen Margaret's
Tournaments
U19 BritishAerospaceTournament v York6th Form College
Huntington
Joseph Rowntree
Queen Margaret's
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**, JTodd, A Winepress
**reawarded colours
* new colours
PaceyJackson Trophy -Charlotte Mee
C Mee (captain), S Baines, E Baker, K Garnett, CHall, A Hazlerigg, L Hewish, C Hurd, J Hutt, K Hudson, KJenkins,S Metcalfe, M Moran,H Oram, E Pearson, ESargeant, HStower, HSturgess, A Winepress
Results: 3rd XIand UI6
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:
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, ESargeant, 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
The following girls represented the team:
J Ashley (captain), G Aeons, LBurrell, S Dale, C Fletcher, K Millar, K Morris, N Robertson, H Smith, RStrickland-Constable,JTopping, C Ware
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 InterHouseHockeyCompetition: Results: 1st 2nd
NETBALL
IstVII
4 Lost 3 LostO
1stTeamSquad
Kim Aeons, Sara Chapman,* Susie Baines,* Melissa Moran,* Katherine Downes, Jo Sargeant, Charlotte Brisby,** Sarah Metcalfe, Antonia Hazlerigg, Catherine Fielder,Erica Smith
Zndand3rdTeamSquad
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
1stTeam Report
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 avariety 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 andCharlotte were also chosen for theYork and DistrictTeamsatU16andU19 respectively
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 StJohn on February 10th by 11 goals the team was back to full strength for a return match on March 3rd Thiswas a very competitive match with the team winning byjust one goal, 23 - 22 after an hour of play Unfortunately key players were again missing for the Giggleswick fixture although good
wins were achieved in the last two matches against Worksop College and Scarborough College-two of our strongest opponents
It isalways difficult for theVth yearsto crossthe gulf between U15 playand 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 Joall gained valuable experience this year although Jomoved around from attack to defence and even Katherine played in defence anda shooting position! Antonia's height will be much needed in the defending circle!
2nd&3rdTeam Report
Although the two teams had 18 fixtures between them the players were almost interchangeable! This says much about the standard of the 3rdteam They had 7fixtures, winning 6of them - 3of these had ascore of 11 or more goal difference The2nd VII had 11 fixtures although 4of 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, noneof them had three! Something to be worked onfor nextyear!
Despite the regular changes in the 2nd VII morale remained high Jennie Scott played consistently well at centre, ably assisted by Amy Winepress who playedjust 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 againstAshville College andDurham
UKandUIS Netball
The U15 'A' team won all their matches this season; they are a good neat team with no weak links The team had awell worked out system of centre passes which were controlled accurately byJenny 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 speedand Susanna Dale'saccuracy meant we had strength in all areasof 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 Sweetveryable inthe shooting circle
TheU14s madea 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'splayed with enthusiasm and energy - mention must be made in particular of RosieBattye who played extremely well indefence
WM Shepherd
ResultsllMII
U15'B'
The following girls played for the Under 15 'A' team - J Ashley, L Burrell Dale, C Fletcher, H Katsarelis, H Smith, RStrickland-Constable, J Toppin CWare
The following girls played for the Under 15 'B' team - GAeons, SAlsto M Braganza, LChalmers, L Davidson, E Hewitt,A Kirkman, HJulian, K Morri
EJ Read, N Robertson, A Sweet, C Ware
The following girls playedfor the Under 14'A'team-R Battye, L Collier,D Cannons,F Duffin,SFishley.GJohnston,LMclntyre, G Robinson HSIee
The following girls playedfor the Under 14'B'team-NBaldry, MA Bastawrous,R Battye,LCollier,J Elliot,LHeaps,J Hoggard.G Johnston, PJulian,LRobertson,G Robinson, RWainaina
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Temple Queens Grove Clifton
GIRLSTENNIS
GirlslstVItennis
Won 9 Lost 2
TEAM SQUAD
SaraChapman",LauraWallace**,Jenny Ashley*,HannahSmith*,AmyWinepress, Erica Smith,Melissa Moran, Catherine Fielder, Annabel Kissack, Claire Middleton-Walker
"Colours **Re-awarded
SaraChapman and Laura Wallacewere playing theirthirdyearfbrtheschool IstVI Theyhave both given great commitment to the tennis teamsfrom when theyfirst paired togetherat U12s Jenny AshleyandHannahSmith,although only in the4thYear, played regularly forthe 1stVI unless the U15Midland Bankteams had a fixture Theyplayedconsistently excellenttennis andtheir pace ofshot provedtoo much for most ofthe opposition Theyare theyoungest to have received tennis, colourswhich werevery 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 bythe 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 Jennyand Hannah and Sara and Laura both winning two rubbers Erica and Amy battled well but lost two sets5-6
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 playstennis all year, as often the girls arebeaten before going on court
The teamswerea pleasureto coach, and Saraand Laurawill bemissed nextyear, butthe standard is continually improving and I thank Margaret Whitehead for the work she does with the youngerteams
GirlsZndVITennis
Won4 Lost 1 TEAMSQUAD
Melissa Moran, Catherine Fielder,Amy Winepress, Claire Middleton-Walker, Katherine Downes RosemarySanderson, Annabel Kissack Susie Baines, Kim Aeons, Penny Brincklow Susanna Dale
It isdifficult to arrangefixturesfor the 2nd VI as so few schools play matchesafter half-term and veryfew opponents have amplecourt space This isparticularly frustrating for usaswehave strength indepth, shown by theteamsquads,but interest becomes moredifficult tosustain
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 averystrong 1stpair
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 nextseason
Inter-HouseTennis
Clifton beatTemple 5-4
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 representativeteam
WM Shepherd
Ul5GirlsTennis
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 1string
This builds on the success achieved at U13 level where this team progressed to be the North East Champions
The team played with enthusiasm and good spirit throughout and are to be congratulated on their consistency over the term, by winning every match
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
UnderRTennis
The regularteam consisted of Lucy Collier, Helen Slee, RosieDyerand 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 tacticswill improve further!!
Results UI4Tennis
v Pocklington
v Durham
v Bootham
v Worksop
v The Mount
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
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 Forthe 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 welldirected
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, LucyCollier 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 playedfor both 'A's and 'B's) wasa very good all rounder and particularly adept at placing her hits past 1 stdeep
PA Fletcher
ResultsofHouseRounders
RoundersResults:
Queen Mary's(A)
Queen Mary's(A)
Bootham (H)
Bootham (H)
Bootham (A)
Bootham (A)
Hymers (H)
Hymers (H)
Hymers (H)
Pocklington(H)
Pocklington(H)
Scarborough Col (H)
Scarborough Col(H)
BarnardCastle (A)
Barnard Castle A (A)
Barnard Castle B (A)
Barnard Castle B(A)
Barnard CastleA(A)
ThefollowinggirlsrepresentedtheSeniorteams:
C Brisby,F Brooke, S Cuthbert-Brown, F Cave, LCIark,H Fowler, RGifford,EL Hall, AHazlerigg, S Henderson,LHewish,KJenkins,KLilleyman,SMetcalfe, ENewton, H Oram, E Pearson, ESargeant, JTodd,VTrenouth.L Watson
Thefollowinggirlsrepresentedthe 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
Thefollowinggirlsrepresentedthe U1Ateam:
EAdam, N Baldry, MABastawrous, R Battye, DCannons, LCollier, FDuffin, D Dyer, R Dyer,J Elliot, RGill, L Heaps, K Henwood,J Hoggard, GJohnston,L Mclntyre, LRobertson, G Robinson, H Slee,RWainaina
GIRLSSWIMMING
Thegirls 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 3out of the 4finals, 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 bestteamsfrom all overthe country
However, every swimmer deserves just as much praise for some find the training very hard -but still manage to stick with it! The U14's started out without much confidence but they showed just how much they had improvedwith a fine win over Harrogate College intheir last match (they had lost there rather heavily to them in the Autumn term) Mention must be made ofJenny Hoggard in particular (who alsoswam in the Bath Cup) who is a very fit and strong swimmer and also Laura Heaps who had many good races TheUnder 15's havealwaysshown a goodteam spirit;they havewon9 and lost 3 matches Their determination often seesthem beating opponents of equal swimming ability In particular, Lyndsay Burrell has swum extremely
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 everystroke 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 raceandall haveacquitted 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 verygood captain
Winner of Fowler Cup: Charlotte Brisby
PA Fletcher
U14 37-39
U15 50-26 Snr 44-32
v Harrogate College (H) U14 U15
v Queen Margaret's (H) U14 U15
v Ackworth(H)
v Leeds GHS(H)
Overall W 131-97
33-43 28-42 49-27
Overall L110-112 38-38 42-34 48-28
Overallw128-10O
U14 45-31 U15 45-31
0verallW90-62
U14 37-31
U15 28V2-29V2 Snr 39-29
Overall W104V2-99V2
U14B 28-48 U15B 44-32
SnrB 35-41
Overall L107-121
U14 39-37 U15 50-26 Snr 50-26
Overall W 139-89 31-37 26-43 32-37
Overall L123-151
U14 44-32 U15 46-30
OverallW90-62
U14 43V2-32V2 U15 44-32 Snr 44-32
Overall W131V2-961/2
U14 28-48 U15 46-30 Snr 52-24
OverallW126-102
13.3.99
14.5.99
U15 42-26
Snr 43-25
Overall W 123-81
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
Bath Cup, Crystal Palace(IndependentSchools Invitation Relays)
Senior MedleyTeam- 11th out of 36schools
Senior FreestyleTeam- 8th out of 37schools
H Fowler (capt),CBrisby,S Metcalfe,J Sargeant, J Hoggard
The following girlsswam for theseniorteam:
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 girlsswamfor the Under 15 team:
J Ashley, LBurreH,CFIetcher,KHunt,N Robertson, H Sharp
The following girlsswam for the Under 14 team: R BattyeACIarke,J Elliot,LHeaps,J Hoggard, LMclntyre, E Puxon,H Slee
GIRLSATHLETICS
The Under 14 and 15 girls had 2 matches and won both Against Giggleswick they won 124 points to 109 and atWorksop there was a slightly more baffling scoring system but again we came out on top with 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 jump at Worksop after several no-jumps), Jenny Ashley (javelin) ano Hannah Smith (800m)
Yorkand DistrictAthletic
The following girlswereselectedfortheYorkand Districtteam:
ESmith (Senior 200m and400m)
JSargeant(lnterjavelin)
KDownes(Inter longjump)
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 heldduring thesummer-well doneJo!
Fortheiroutstanding effort and enthusiasm inathleticsthe NewmanCup was jointly presentedto EricaSmith and Jo Sargeant
PA Fletcher
GIRLS(ROSSCOUNTRY
On a wetand 'knees-deep-in-mud' dayin December the girls took part in theYork and District Cross Country Competition They all acquitted themselves well with theJunior Team coming 2ndout of 13 schools and the Inter Team coming 4th Thehighest placed runners were Hannah Smith (7th) for the Inters andAnna Clarke (5th) for the Juniors
Thefollowing girls ran for the IntersTeam: 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 forher excellent commitment by being selected forthe English Schools Championships-well done Anna
SQUASH
At the end of the 1998/99 season it was decided thatthepromisngtalentsoftheFirstVwouldbe bestserved byjoining theYork 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 experienceoveryouth
The following matchesover the season proved to be avery 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,
(AMBRII)GE(UP
maintained his progress of the previous season and it will take avery 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 SchoolsCompetition AW Severn
GirlsSquash1998-99
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**
HighlightsoftheYear
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 intheSeniorTeamsincethe Fifthyear 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 theyshow lots of potentiaI for the futureseason Theyareakeen bunch!!
We ended the Spring term with the final of the Inter-House Competition where the mighty Dronfield beatTemple inwhat wasa goodbattle
Fixtures
Queen Margaret's (away)
Woodhouse Grove (away)
Pocklington (home)
Ashville(home)
Pocklington (away)
WoodhouseGrove(home)
Queen Margaret's(home)
HarrogateCollege (home)
SM Whitehead
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 wasagainst Bootham, and although Iwas unable to be there to see it, the acting captain,Sunny Mak, led the team well, bringing it home at a score of 10games 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 gamesot 6, with Steven Hancock winning 3of 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 bea victory, this time against Bootham at a score of 13 games to 3 - need I say more..
The final 2 matches were against a new team,that of the Army Foundation College How might wefare against a team of Her Majesty's Finest? {Rather well actually). Both were victories, the first more convincing than the second Jonathan Barkess should becommended for his excellent debut (in the second of these matches) in the amateur fencing world thrashing his wayto 3victories
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 needto have seen it to believe it!) the team would surely have suffered,Adam Sturgess,for the enthusiasm and dependability I have cometo associate with him Last,but not least, Iwould 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 thesame energy and zeal
Choose sport Choose justified combat Choose a sabre Choose an accelerating lunge Chooseaparry 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
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Sat19June
Sat26June
Fri 2 July
°/oWin/Loss
1st round ofthe Inter-HouseTennis Competition
HymersCollege 4.00pm Away Lost 4-5
HymersCollege 4.00pm Away Won 8-1
Hymers College 4.00pm Away LostO-9
1stround ofthe Inter-House Tennis Competition
Leeds GS 2.00pm Home Lost3-6
Leeds GS 2.00pm Home Won7-2
Semi-Final of the Inter-HouseTennis
Giggleswick
2.30pm Away Won9-0
PocklingtonGS
4.00pm Away Won5-4
QEGS
2.00pm Away Won6-3
TheFina
Worksop College
2.30pm Home
Won6V2-21/2
Bradford GS 2.00pm Home Draw41/2-41/2
University ofYork 1.30pm Home Lost3-6
Ashville IstVI 2.00pm Home Won9-0
Silcoates IstVI 2.00pm Home Won6V2-21/2
PocklingtonGS 4.30pm Home Won 9-0
QEGS
2.00pm Away Won6-3
of the Inter-HouseTennisC Grove5-1 The Manor
Worksop College 2.30pm Home Won 7-2
Bradford GS 2.00pm Home Won5-4
Leeds GS 2.00pm Away Lost2V2-6V2
Competition
Ashville Ul6's 2.00pm Home Lost3-6
SilcoatesSchoo 2.00pm Home Won6-3
PocklingtonGS 2.00pm Home Lost2-7
Pocklington GS 2.00pm Away Won7-2
ompetition:
Barnard Castle
2.30pm Home Won7V2-11/2
Bradford GS 2.00pm Home Won 5-4
WoodhouseGrov 4.00pmAway Lost 2-7
York Lawn TC
6.30pm Home Lost 46-62
Ampleforth College 2.00pm Away Lost11/2-7V2
Woodhouse Grove 2.00pm Away Won5-4
Barnard Castle 2.30pm Away Won 8-1
Old Peterites 2.00pm Home
St Peter's Staff
65%
Ampleforth College
2.00pm Away Lost11/2-71/2
Woodhouse Grove 2.00pm Away Won9-0
Ampleforth College 2.00pm Home Won7-2
Giggleswick U16's 2.30pm Away Won6-3
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1998GRADUATES
MBChB(Leeds):Medicine
BSc (HarperAdamsAgricultural College): Agricultural Engineeringwith Marketingand Management
BA(Birmingham): FrenchStudiesand ModernGreek
MBBS(Lond)(King'sCollege,London):Medicine
BSc (Aston): OpthalmicOptics
BMid(Southampton): Midwifery
BSc (Northumbria at Newcastle)Sociology and Social Research
MA(Glasgow) Sociology
BA(Napier,Edinburgh):Hospitality/Tourist Management
BMus(Edinburgh):Music
BA(Somerville,Oxford):HumanSciences
LLB(Anglia):Law
BA (University College,Durham):Theologyand Philosophy
BSc (Lancaster):Biological Science
BSc (Newcastle) Agriculture
BSc (LondonSchoolof Economics):Economics
BA (Durham):Economics
LLB (Newcastle):Law
BSc (University College,London):Speech Sciences
BA (ClareCollege, Cambridge): Law
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UPPERSIXTHFORM DESTINATIONS 1998
XNottingham Trent University: Contemporary Arts
Queen Mary Et Westfield, London:
Geography ft Business Studies
Sheffield Hallam: History of Art, Design Et Film
Leeds University: Medicine
Birmingham University: French Studies and Italian
Liverpool University: Medicine
Durham University: Physics
Hull University: American Studies
College of Ripon and York St John: History/English
Newcastle University: Medicine
York University: Sociology
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Bristol University: French and Spanish
Edinburgh University: Medicine
York College of Art: Foundation Art Course
Newcastle University: Business Management
Newcastle University:
Agribusiness Management Et Marketing
Reading University: Psychology
Kings College, London: Business Management
Southampton University: Corporate Communication
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Edinburgh University: Zoology
Durham University: Psychology
University of Lincolnshire 8t Humberside: Criminology and Journalism
Edinburgh University: Economics
Reading University: Politics
Harper Adams College: Agriculture (HND)
Loughborough University: Quantity Surveying
Royal Agricultural College: Agriculture and Land Management
UMIST: International Management and American Business
UMIST: Management and Marketing of Textiles
University College, Chester:
Physical Education, Sports Science with Health Studies
Nottingham University: Genetics
Bristol University: Biology
Edinburgh University: Economics and Politics
Birmingham University: German with Business Studies
Nottingham University: Mathematics
Employment: Corporate IT/lnternet Sales
University of the West of England: Politics
Manchester University: Mechanical Engineering
Bradford University: Pharmacy
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Cardiff University: Architectural Studies
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Leeds University: Social Policy Et Sociology
Birmingham University: Finance Et Accounting
East London University: Criminology Et Criminal Justice
Imperial College, London: Architectural Engineering
Liverpool University: Law
Employment: Accountancy
Newcastle University: Mechanical Engineering
University of Northumbria: Psychology with Computing
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Paterson
Pease
Price
Ray
Reed-Step
Nicholas Rees
Edward
Edward
Lucy
Hamish
Tomilewa
Mark
Benjamin
Claire
Alexandra
Nikolai
Mark
Matthew
Clare
Stewart
Anna
Christopher
Emma
Alexander
Edward
Jennifer
Rachel
Timothy
William
James
Claire
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Alasdair
William
Adam
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Ruth
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Thomas
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Edinburgh University: Music
Newcastle University: Law
Warwick University: English Literature
Manchester University: Physiotherapy
Nottingham University: Econometrics
Reading University: History
Leeds University: International Studies
Birmingham University: Dentistry
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Manchester University: Computer Science
Newcastle University: Law with French
Durham University: Geography
Imperial College, London:
Electrical Et Electronic Engineering
Newcastle University: Law with French
Bath: Aerospace Engineering
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Bradford University: Electronic Imaging Et
Communication
Renvoize
Richardson
Richardson
Robertson
Rotowa
Rusling
Scott
Scott
Senior
Shepherd
Shoat
Sigsworth
Smith
Smith
Stevenson
Steward
Stone
Sweet
Sykes
Taylor
Taylor
Taylor
Temple
Tilston
Tully
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Vickers
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Ward
Watson
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London School of Economics: History
Newcastle University: Agriculture
Loughborough University: Modern European Studies
Edinburgh College of Art: Fine Art Tapestry
Nottingham University: Politics
Trinity Hall College, Cambridge: Law
St Catharine's, Cambridge: Computer Science
Nottingham University: Chemistry Et Management
Studies
Leeds University: Textile Management
Pembroke College, Oxford: Law
College of Ripon EtYork St John:
American Studies Et Literature
Newcastle University: Agriculture
Edinburgh University: Biology
Southampton University: Medicine
Glasgow University: History of Art
Exeter University: Economics
Newcastle University:
Agribusiness Management Et Marketing
University of Central Lancashire: Social Et Community Forestry
Newcastle University: Agri-Business Management
King's College Hospital: Nursing
Liverpool University: French Et Hispanic Studies
Employment: Property Consultant
University of Humberside: Architecture
St Catharine's, Cambridge: Law
Queen's Marlborough College: Business Et Finance
Art Foundation
Sidney Sussex, Cambridge: Natural Science
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Kent University: Social Policy Et Politic Management
Exeter University: Economics
Aberdeen University: Politics
Goldsmiths College, London: History of Art
Newcastle University: Genetics
Edinburgh University: Environmental Geoscience
Newcastle University: Economics
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