School news Joe scores a century It is wonderful to see our young cricketers back on the pitch – not least, Joe Bradshaw, who recently scored 105 runs in an U14s match against Hampton. PE teacher and cricket specialist Freddie Gabbitas said Joe’s performance was ‘‘One of the best schoolboy innings I have ever seen.”
Joe Bradshaw
Return of girls’ sport With sport returning to schools, it’s good to see our Sixth Form girls enjoyed getting back on the courts and pitches.
Gabriel signs for Crystal Palace Third year student, Gabriel BonsuAmako, has signed a two-year contract at Crystal Palace. This amazing achievement is a testament to his hard work and commitment both on and off the field. Gabriel joined Trinity in the First Form and has been part of the Sports Scholarship Programme, which is designed to give scholars the best chance of success in their sporting journey.
Rugby returns with competitive matches Our rugby players have been training hard over the course of the past year and it was great to see a number of our students return to competitive matches. Special recognition goes to Harrison Friday, who has played at scrum-half for Esher’s 1st XV and George Papa, who was rewarded with an appearance for Harlequins U17 Academy against Northampton Saints at Premiership ground, Franklin Gardens.
Gabriel Bonsu-Amako
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Run for Malawi
Members of Trinity Boys Choir and Trinity Girls Choir returned to the famous Abbey Road Studios to record a soundtrack for Disney. The choir enjoyed a live link to Florida throughout the three-hour session, with the producer guiding the singers through the various musical cues from the other side of the Atlantic. Upper Sixth student Eloïse Demay ended up taking a leading role by singing many of the solo sections.
Staff, students and their families took part in a fun fundraising challenge to cover the distance to Malawi by running, walking, or cycling a cumulative total of 7,346 miles - the distance to our partner school in Chipwepwete. In fact, the combined final distances clocked up 11,811 miles and £2,000!
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Joe selected for England Hockey U18s Sixth Form student, Joe Cotton, has been selected for the England U18 Hockey squad. Nick Giles, Head of Hockey at Trinity, and recently announced as one of England Hockey’s U16 coaches said: “Joe is an outstanding role model to younger pupils at Trinity: his approach in both games and training sessions is fantastic and his work ethic, both on and off pitch, is exemplary.”
Back to Abbey Road
Sixth former Zoe Makele and Kate Beresford Miller adding pledges to the tree
Tree of pledges Head of Religious Studies, Kate Beresford-Miller, came up with the idea of marking National Stephen Lawrence Day by asking the school community to make individual pledges for changes they might make to bring about a more equal and caring society. These pledges were displayed on a tree made by teacher Tim Chesters as a visual representation of our school’s commitment to change.
Eloïse Demay (in white cowboy hat) at our Upper Sixth Fun Sports Day where students attend in fancy dress
Students of Trinity School, Malawi
Lower Sixth Neuron task Eager to learn golf With golf in high demand at Trinity, observers will often see the lower astroturf at Trinity transformed into a driving range as our budding young golfers improve their understanding of the game. Head of Golf, Jamie O’Connor said: “One of our Junior Form students has demonstrated outstanding progression, leading to the acquisition of a golf swing that would make anyone envious!”
Trinity’s Lower Sixth Psychology students were tasked to make a model of a neuron ( nerve cells that process and transmit messages in the nervous system through electrical and chemical signals) using household objects alone. The results were impressive, with students arranging fruit, bottle tops, flowers, coins, beads and noodles in creative ways to represent dendrites, axons, nuclei and more.
TED Talk finals
Tree of Pledges
Testing … Testing
Six Second Form students recently competed in the culmination of an inter-form competition that had been running since January. Talks were given on a broad range of topics from ‘Space Mining’ and ‘The Brain’, to ‘What does climate change really mean?’ in front of staff and other students. All finalists performed incredibly well in the face of a large audience and panel of three judges.
Testing every member of our school community before returning to face-to-face education in March was a major operation, with everyone applauding the well-organised process set up in the Underground.
Jamie O’Connor, Head of Golf
Model of a neuron
TED Talk finalists Covid-19 testing
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