Barnardian 2009-2010 by Barnard Castle School

Barnard Castle School magazine 2009/10

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The Barnardian 2010 Magazine of Barnard Castle School

Welcome

November 2009

Farewell

The Chairman of Governors welcomes Mr Stevens to Barnard Castle School.

Snow and more snow wreak havoc with the games’ programme!

Headmaster, Mrs Ewart and their family say their final farewells at the Summer Ball.

Headmaster’s address 2 School prizes 4 Some of those who make the school tick 5 Senior Common Room 6 Pupil representative groups 8 Public Speaking & The Lectern Club 9 Chapel report 10 Charity committee 11 Drama 12 Junior festival of arts 13 Beauty and the Beast 14 The musical year – a review 16 House singing 18 Activities programme 20 CCF – Army 22

CCF – RAF Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award School trips Views of Barney from afar Department overviews House reports Barney run Art Prep School Sport Summer ball Old Barnardians Upper Sixth leavers

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2009/10 Editor >> Mr David Ewart I Special thanks to >> Mark Fuller, Ian Lamming and assistants (photographic contributions) I Collation >> Julia Simpson I Technical support >> Oliver Chrisp and Ben Jeffrey I Prep School Editor >> Mr Nick Seddon (with thanks to contributors and photographers). Design and Production >> yellow torpedo byrå

Mr Charles Atha, with sons Jack and Tom, opens the Fitness and Dance Centre

Change of personnel

Dr Peter Warburton, Director of Sports at Durham University, congratulates the School on its successful year

Headmaster ’s Address

Headmaster’s Speech Day Report of the School Year Chairman of Governors, there is considerable excitement in the audience; our nine weeks long summer holiday is nearly upon us! My colleagues are restless and our pupils are keen to be off. Arrangements are being finalised for those on CCF camp, those off to play rugby and hockey in South Africa, those flying to Cyprus to play cricket and those who will walk from Coast to Coast. Before I start, I am delighted to extend a very warm welcome to Dr Warburton our Distinguished Guest from Durham University and the world of elite sport, the Mayor of Barnard Castle, Mr Cooke who is accompanied by Miss Abrahams, Governors and our guests, to include our many parents. School started in September with 745 boys and girls; a full school has meant we are able to balance and better our budget, spending carefully, wisely and sensibly for we are mean, lean and keen with available finance. We have paid our bills promptly and operated efficiently. We have not discussed downsizing, redundancies and extending debt irresponsibly. At the same time, we have improved the quality of our accommodation and facilities, to include the Macfarlane building, the Atkinson Hall in the Prep School, the extension to the music department, and completion of the fitness and dance centre on time, to be opened shortly by Mr Charles Atha. I recognise the impressive work of the Bursar and the Governors’ House and Finance Committee here. We are very fortunate to be in this strong financial position, indeed one our new Government undoubtedly wished it had inherited from Mr Alistair Darling. Our ability to recruit and retain pupils recognises the high regard with which parental consumers view our service and the end product of a Barnard Castle School education. Our publicity, marketing and public relations are run very efficiently by Mr Seddon in the Prep School and Mr Marlow and Miss Jones in the Senior School, with considerable assistance from our excellent secretarial staff, to include Mrs Wade who retired recently as School Secretary. Our website is one of the best and this, with other marketing information, last year’s excellent Barnardian Magazine edited by Mr James Harrison, and the regular submission of articles to the press about Barney’s business, mean we keep our noise level high in the north-east and beyond. We have successfully recruited pupils from across the UK, Europe and the East and are proud of our diverse range of cultures, languages and peoples. One of the most enjoyable recent evenings involved being taught how to use chopsticks by our Hong Kong Chinese boys and girls at their Moon Dinner. One of the most annoying occasions was being beaten by the Germans at ten-pin bowling; the humiliation was too much, forcing me to retire early from our game. Perhaps this is what the national team should have done in its big match on Sunday afternoon last week.

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Extra-curricular activities ensure we provide balanced education and plenty of exciting recreational opportunities. The design show this week demonstrated the very high standard of art and technology produced by boys and girls taught by Mrs Cuthbertson, Miss Welsh, Mr Beaty, and our technician Mr Gulliver and also in the Prep School, where Mrs Brown’s teaching is excellent. Music continues to thrive with over 140 boys and girls receiving music tuition. We will shortly be entertained by Mr Donnelly’s wind band; the standard of music produced by ensembles, bands and orchestra is of a very high standard. Particularly impressive have been both the standard of music in the Prep School under Mr Atherton's baton, and the excellent sounds of the Director of Music’s musicians; the Chapel choir has sung Choral Evensong in York Minster and Durham Cathedral to considerable acclaim. Drama, under Miss Baldwin's direction has flourished. The School play, ‘Our Day Out’ as well as the musical, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ were both excellent and the seamless ease with which production occurs is highly impressive. It was a delight to attend both productions

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thrived under his direction and leadership. Large numbers of RAF cadets owe him a great debt as they have undertaken air experience flying, obtaining flying or gliding scholarships and certificates, and enjoying summer camps. Mr Monument has run the BTEC in Public Services for senior cadets with considerable success. Young people follow both the Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Awards and it gives me particular pleasure to present their Awards at end of term Nailing Up. Mr Connor has successfully run Young Enterprise for Business Studies’ students and this has seen them hone their business acumen and, in due course we will have young people ready to face Lord Sugar. We have another 20 Community Sports Leader Award winners too. Mr Everall ran a highly entertaining Six Form ‘life skills’ day, teaching our boys and girls how to sow and iron, Mr Fairbairn showed them how to put out a fire, Mr Gulliver taught them about child protection and safeguarding, Mr Lewis taught first-aid and Mr Beaty showed them how to change a car’s wheel. Please note no stereotypical type-casting at Barnard Castle School! We also have many quieter interests for young people, to include Scrabble, chess and model railway society;

School started in September with 745 boys and girls; a full school has meant we are able to balance and better our budget, spending carefully, wisely and sensibly for we are mean, lean and keen with available finance.

with Governors and to hear parents and guests’ very favourable and highly complimentary comments. Our pupils love the opportunity to perform. The Festival of the Arts saw younger pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 act, read, display their art and pottery and make music. What talent we have coming through the School! Mrs Gorman's junior play, ‘Johnny and the Dead’, saw talenta-plenty and lots of fun. The junior and senior public speaking competitions were highly enjoyable occasions; it is good to hear young people articulate clearly and knowledgeably their opinions when the Lectern Club meets. Barney provides masses of opportunities for young people to demonstrate leadership. The Combined Cadet Force, with 160 cadets, thrives; we congratulate Major Caroline Hall, our new commanding officer, her officers and the SSI on their excellent work. The Combined Cadet Force was inspected recently and Col Denney spoke very warmly about his day here. Miss McDonald leaves us after two years, having taken an English post in Bedfordshire; her work has also included involvement with the CCF and we thank her for her contribution. Dr Child stands down as senior officer of the RAF section; over the last 20 years the RAF has

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these are pursued with as much enthusiasm as our other activities. The sports’ programme is the envy of other schools and reflects very positively upon the work undertaken by Miss Cover and Mr Pepper, and their colleagues. Girls’ teams have continued to produce many successes; the most significant was the U14 netball team which reached the National Finals as a result of their excellent coaching by Miss Broadbent and Dr Robson, they were placed 13th nationally. Rugby teams continue to prosper with large numbers representing school teams, County teams, and most impressively North-East of England teams with some being identified by scouts for club teams. The 1st XV reached the last 16 of the Daily Mail Cup; once again this is an outstanding achievement given the extent of the national competition, to include sixth form colleges and sports’ academies. Squash has been consistently successful; this year has been no exception under the captaincy of Robert Harrison, consistently ranked in the top 30 in the country in his age group, and the coaching of Mr Gedye. The team reached the last 16 in the National Schools Competition. Our track and field event athletes won almost every age group in the recent 7 Schools’

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Mr Davy makes a leaving presentation on behalf of Barnard Castle School parents to Mr and Mrs Ewart

Challenge and our cross country runners have done well too, led by Josh Gibson who has won the Barnard Run in each of the last four years, breaking long held record times. We say farewell to Miss Cuneo who leaves after two years as lacrosse coach and one year as Assistant Housemistress of Longfield. We wish her happiness back home in the USA and hope she maintains has a strong interest in the school. The provision of sporting opportunities will be enhanced further in September with the availability of the dance and fitness centre. On behalf of our pupils and staff, I express our thanks to all those involved with this ambitious scheme; Barnard Castle School pupils, of all shapes, ages and sizes, are very fortunate and they know it. There are now no excuses for staff of all ages, shapes and sizes either!

The quality of care provided by Heads of Houses is of a very high standard and our pupils are strongly supported by caring tutors. The work of the Health and Safety Committee, the writing and implementation of risk assessments and the planning of activities, competitions and events are undertaken efficiently. Mrs Ellison, Senior Mistress plays the important lead coordinating pastoral roles and we thank her. Mrs Gorman has been an excellent Housemistress of Marwood for the last seven years; she has led the House to many successes and the girls think very highly of her. As pupils reflect on their time in Marwood, they will remember their House involvement with great affection. I am delighted Mrs Armstrong has accepted the post of Housemistress. The role of Head of House is far from easy and it involves long hours, patience, dedication, commitment and good humour, and we are fortunate to have such talent! Particularly impressive to my mind is the work of boarding House staff in the Pepper, Beaty and Allman teams. Boarding boys and girls have a mass of evening and weekend opportunities available to them and, in the last few weeks, have been barbecuing, paint-balling, visiting the seaside and camping out in the school grounds; I am impressed they and my colleagues, and their mad dogs, have such energy reserves! Another aspect of care is the provision made for those who find learning a challenge. Mrs Nicholson makes a significant contribution to the success of our overseas’ pupils. Mrs Ewart retires after 12 years of distinguished service and 22 years association. As Head of Learning Support, she has built the school's reputation for caring provision, high standards of teaching and learning, and highly effective support for those with specific learning difficulties and those who receive specialist help. This role has expanded significantly as education services have implemented the recommendations of specialist education advisory groups and exam boards. Many pupils, to include those at university and beyond, have good reason to be very grateful to Mrs Ewart and her colleagues. Promoting the School’s academic life is our fundamental responsibility; it involves every pupil and every member of staff. Heads of departments and teachers were highly successful last year and we

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Rebecca Davy, Head of School, says ‘Thank You’ on behalf of all Upper Sixth Leavers

recorded our best ever GCSE results and joint best A level results. The GCSE ‘good pass’ rate of 94%, with 50% of all grades being A* and A saw large numbers of girls scream with delight in August; the boys remained as cool as ever. A-level results saw 69% of all grades at either A or B and this meant results’ day was very special as the overwhelming majority secured first choice university places. Last year’s Head of School and his four deputies between them scored 12 A grades and 5 B grades; impressive! The 2009 destinations of all Upper Sixth leavers’ list is published in your programme and the School takes great delight in this. Three key members of our Science staff leave us today; Mr Charlesworth retired in 2008 but returned at our request to teach Chemistry and we have been extremely fortunate to retain his services; his total service is 29 years. In this time he has not only taught Chemistry and Physics, but has also run rugby and cricket teams most successfully, organised Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expeditions, run a cycling activity and joined a large number of school trips. Mrs Charlesworth, a member of the learning support staff, is also retiring and we thank them both for their years of dedicated service and wish them good health and happiness in retirement. Dr Robson leaves to take up a Teacher Fellowship with the Royal Society of Chemistry at Durham University. We have been exceptionally lucky to have her as our Head of Chemistry for four years; she is an outstanding teacher and Head of Department. In addition, she has contributed significantly to the higher education programme and to the coaching of netball, and she has been presented with a prestigious ‘Netball Teacher Award’. As an Assistant Housemistress of Marwood, she has brought the same high standards to this role. We thank her most warmly for all she has done for the school. Dr Dawson makes academic study look easy; he completed his PhD and graduate teacher programme, giving qualified teacher status, at the same time as teaching a full timetable of Physics. I have observed many lessons and I know he is a first class communicator and is held in high esteem by those he teaches. In addition, his work as a resident boarding House tutor has been very greatly appreciated and valued; he will be remembered for his good humour, sound advice and hard work. During the year, I have presented large numbers of Headmaster’s Certificates for good assessments and for obtaining large numbers of merits and distinctions; this is one of the pleasures of my work. I pay tribute to the work of Mrs Richardson as Co-ordinator of Gifted and Talented, to Mr Everall as Assistant Director of Studies and to our excellent Director of Studies, Rev Ridley who is responsible for the School’s academic programme. The work undertaken and the assistance given, once again this year, are very highly valued. I am delighted Mr Johnson, Head of Modern Languages, has returned today following medical repair work; Mrs Dickinson who has covered his teaching has been incredibly successful and we thank her profusely for the hours she has spent preparing and teaching lessons. She has been a charming colleague too. Learning to do the right thing, becoming socially aware, learning how to listen to others and how to behave are important components of our pupils’ education. I am impressed by the response of the sixth form to leadership skills’ training, the operation of the peer support programme and pupil representation on counter-bullying, equal opportunities and School Council committees. Maggie’s Charity Concert, last week, was electrifying as I witnessed boys and girls raising money through their own initiative and enterprise for a charity of their choice; the evening had a wow factor for everyone in the audience. They raised

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£ 1,000 in two hours. The Charity Committee has, by conservative estimates, raised approximately £6,000 this year. Our School Monitors, four Deputy Heads of School and Head of School Becky Davy have been excellent ambassadors; the high quality of School life is linked closely to the lead they have given, and this has been particularly so with this year’s Head of School: thank you Becky Davy. We also recognise the very positive influence and impact Mr Marlow has on all aspects of school life; without doubt, it is his influence on senior leadership, values and attitudes which is so important in setting standards. I am very grateful for this excellent work. In addition, elected pupil representatives take their responsibilities seriously and set a very good lead. Medical, domestic and maintenance staff also play an important part and we do not underestimate this. We are judged by our actions as far as Ofsted and ISI are concerned and equally importantly by the character of young men and women we turn out. All members of staff share a corporate responsibility for our young people both as tutors and teachers of personal, social and health education. Pupils learn about assessing risk and the importance of taking health and safety seriously. The spiritual life of the School is led strongly by the Chaplain whose three point sermons are witty, interesting, instructive and spiritual; the Bishop of Durham at Confirmation and First Communion service recognised and identified the strong lead given by the Rev. I am proud of the achievements of this year’s Upper Sixth; we all wish you every success in the next stage of your lives. You take with you the benefits of a Barnard Castle School education, positive and happy memories of your time here and, I hope, a wish to promote further the good name and reputation of the School. Such loyalty and affection characterise the memories and perspectives of those who return; this is why I am so pleased the Old Barnardian Club has re-engaged so positively and why the work of Miss Jones, our Old Barnardian Secretary is of critical importance. To those returning, I hope you have a very happy family holiday and feel ready for hard work and purposeful activity in September. To those who will receive prizes, congratulations. I am proud of all these young people and, in reflective moments, I think of them as my children; well, perhaps? I am sure they are horrified by such a suggestion and I dare not think what their mothers might say! The School, I consider, fulfils its aims very successfully; new, young, dynamic and energetic leadership will, I am sure, see Barney prosper further and thrive in the years to come. When the next inspection report is written, I hope the School will have improved further so Barnard Castle will be judged to be a very happy and extremely purposeful school in which excellent academic standards are achieved. I have no doubts Mr Alan Stevens, our new Headmaster, will be excellent.

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School Prizes

SCHOOL PRIZES

Blaxland Prize for Art

Governors’ Prize for English Language Barker Prize for English Literature Adlard Prize for Mathematics Parkinson Prize for Further Mathematics Sowerby Prize for Biology Robinson Prize for Chemistry Wiseman Prize for Physics Walton Prizes for Practical Science

Laura Moss Jane Larcombe William Trewby

Jonathan Lau Owen Waldin Matthew Harrison William Trewby Harriet Keighley Jonathan Lau Jonathan Sayer Crosby Prize for Pre-Medical Studies Owen Waldin Munro Prize for French Rebecca Davy Governors’ Prize for German Matthew Harrison Governors’ Prize for Spanish Rebecca Davy Shields Prize for Classics Matthew Robinson Farrar Prize for Ancient History Charlotte Brown Scott Prize for Geography Charlotte Brown Jackson Prize for Field Study Alistair Brown Mowitt Prize for History Matthew Robinson Governors’ Prize for Politics Felix Pearson Prest Prize for Religious Studies Laura Moss Rowlandson Prize for Economics Toby Spark Vincent Prize for Business Studies Perry Alexander Mellanby Prize for Technology Josh Gibson Horwath, Clark, Whitewell Prize for I.C.T. Robert Hall

Governors’ Prize for Theatre Studies Taylor Award for Drama Governors’ Prize for Drama Governors’ Prize for Music Director of Music’s Prizes

Director of Music’s Prizes

Johnson Prize for Piano Corkish Prize for Musical Endeavour Governors’ Prize for Sports Studies Barker Prizes for Sport

Hughes Prize for Service Contingent Commandant’s Prize

Katherine Mothersill Gemma Cole Sadie Cuthbert Nick Gaven James Corkish Hamish Byers Anson Chan Juliane Frere William Hau Jonathan Lau Josh Hooker Samuel Leung Sarah Phillips Jonathan Sayer Wynna Wong James Corkish George Warren Jack Neville Perry Alexander Chris Bark Robert Harrison John Huck Harriet Keighley Oscar Moore Stelian Nenkov Jake Covins

Academic Honours Award Ties

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have been awarded to: Charlotte Brown Harriet Keighley Jonathan Lau Jack Neville William Trewby

Head of School

Rebecca Davy

Deputies

Hamish Byers Harriet Keighley Matthew Robinson Owen Waldin

Rebecca Davy Adityo Khastigir Stelian Nenkov Matthew Robinson Owen Waldin

Positions of Responsibility Chapel Choir Head of Chapel Choir Deputies

Sophie St LegerHoneybone Hamish Byers Anson Chan Jonathan Lau Wynna Wong

Organ Scholar

James Corkish

Sport Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain

Tom Bramwell Harriet Keighley Jack Atha Sophie Thompson Robert Harrison Dan Miller Ben Wilson Helen Simpson James Ingram Charlotte Brown Cameron Jones Andrew Jordan Jane Larcombe Owen Waldin Katie Mothersill

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Rugby Girls’ Hockey Boys’ Hockey Netball Squash Swimming Cricket Girls’ Athletics Boys’ Athletics Rounders Golf Football Girls’ Tennis Boys’ Tennis Lacrosse

CCF Senior Cadet in CCF

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RSM Daniel Thompson CSM Jake Covins

Head of House Bowes Dale Durham Longfield Marwood Northumberland Tees York

Harriet Keighley Jake Covins Jack Neville Ashley Matthews Rebecca Davy Hamish Byers Perry Alexander Daniel Thompson

School Monitors Jonathan Lau Katie Mothersill Will Trewby Charlotte Brown Matthew Mellish Stelian Nenkov Sarah Phillips Sophie St Leger-Honeybone Toby Spark Juliane Frere Nicholas Gaven Sarah Farr John Huck Maisie Steer-Richards Jonathan Sayer William Hau Matthew Watson Jack Atha Tom Atha Sadie Cuthbert Matthew Harrison Robert Harrison Jane Larcombe Hannah Lyons Hristo Mihaylov Laura Moss

Dinning-Cooke Sword of Honour Westwick Prizes for Achievement

Daniel Thompson Alasdair Anderson Adityo Khastgir Jack Roberts Southern Prizes for Chapel Reading Matthew Mellish Daniel Thompson Southern Prize for Chapel Chorister Sophie St LegerHoneybone Chaplain’s Prizes Jack Atha Tom Atha Jake Covins Robert Harrison Matthew Watson Rotary Club Prizes Sarah Farr Matthew Mellish Hristo Mihaylov Maisie SteerRichards Headmaster’s Prize for a Day Girl Sarah Phillips Headmaster’s Prize for a Day Boy Jack Neville Headmaster’s Prize for a Boarding Girl Juliane Frere Headmaster’s Prize for a Boarding Boy Hamish Byers Thompson-Richardson Prize Hamish Byers The Old Barnardians’ Club Centenary Cup Rebecca Davy

Gold Headmaster’s Certificates Headmaster’s Gold Certificates were presented in Nailing Up, at the end of each term for those who achieved 50 merits or distinctions in the term. The following pupils obtained the Certificates and £10 from the Headmaster’s own pocket: Kerin Borer (x 2!), Lizzie Knight, Daniel Milne, Catrin Robertson, Alex Stirk, Thea Thompson, Eve Wilby

House Academic Competitions The Chairman of Governors Trophies are awarded to the Houses with the highest average pupil effort assessments during the term. They were awarded as follows: Autumn term Years 7 - 9 Years 10 - 13 Spring term Years 7 - 9 Years 10 - 13 Summer term Years 7 -9 Years 10 - 13

Bowes House Marwood House Marwood House Bowes House Marwood House Bowes House

The Work Cups The Houses winning the term’s competition receive £50 for House funds. The results are derived from the average number of merits or distinctions obtained in the term by and each pupil. Autumn term Years 7 - 9 Years 10 - 13 Spring term Years 7 - 9 Years 10 - 13 Summer term Years 7 - 9 Years 10 - 13

Marwood House Bowes House Bowes House Bowes House Bowes House Tees House

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gave willingly of her time to the CCF, supporting MGL, SK and CEH on many a weekend. On the pastoral side of School life, she served Longfield for a year, before transferring to Marwood and in both roles she strived to support her colleagues and tutees at all times. Perhaps

The Senior Common Room is a vibrant and busy place. In September, we welcomed the following new members teachers: Mr Jim Brettell as Head of Latin; Miss Caroline Hall to teach Biology and to be Contingent Commander of the Combined Cadet Force; Miss Amy Jackson to teach Geography; Mrs Lucie Nicholson as ‘English as a Second Language’ teacher; Miss Caroline Snaith to teach Religious Studies and junior Classics; Mr Steven Tomlinson to teach Modern Languages; Mrs Amanda Young to be a part time teacher of Computing. In the Prep School, Mr Carl Rycroft took on the reigns of Head of the Prep School. They have all contributed significantly to School life. Births seemed to be the order of the year with no less than four new additions to the Senior Common Room’s extended family. Congratulations to the Killeens who were blessed with twins, and further congratulations to Mr Neil Toyne and also to Mrs Laura Turner. Mr Paul Johnson, distinguished teacher of Modern Languages, took time off due to ill health in the latter part of the academic year; at the time of writing, he is recovering well and we look forward to welcoming him back in September. During his absence, Mrs Melanie Dickinson joined the staff, most competently taking over the running of his classes. She has proved to be an excellent replacement. Mrs Amanda Gorman stood down as Housemistress of Marwood after seven years of impressive service. She will join Longfield as a tutor. Mrs Alison Armstrong will run Marwood with Mr Alderson and Miss Shorthouse as her deputies. The end of year sees us lose a number of excellent members of staff, some to other schools and others to well earned retirement. Mrs Laoni Butler has taught Year 1 in the Prep School for 2 years. A very good teacher, she has proved to be kind, caring and patient. She has helped her class to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Dogs' Trust. She has guided her classes well and has been an asset to the school. Mrs Holly Steele joined us two years ago as an NQT. A graduate of St Andrews University, and holding a Newcastle University PGCE, she quickly became a valued Year 4 teacher, undertaking boarding house responsibilities and being Head of Drake House. She introduced Yoga and ran a popular Modern Languages’ Club, both activities proving very popular with the children. Holly married Fraser in April 2010 and will take up her position as a Year 2 teacher at Quatar International School. We will miss Holly as an excellent teacher and colleague. Miss Dayna McDonald joined the English and Theatre Studies departments in September 2008. As the first full time non-science tenant of L12, she very quickly transformed a former Physics lab into a colourful English classroom. Dayna contributed much during her 2 years with us. Her organisation of the poetry reading day was successful and she accompanied L6th language sets to Sheffield University. She ran a cookery club and she

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Dayna will chiefly be remembered for a more personal characteristic, namely that she was always so openly cheery and friendly, always happy to wear her heart on her sleeve, always sincere and never sarcastic or cynical. She leaves us to take up a new life in Milton Keynes and to pursue her career in rural Bedfordshire: the prospects are exciting and full of potential, and we wish her every success professionally and personally. Miss Marcy Cuneo joined the School as member of the English Lacrosse Programme, to assist the games’ department and to coach lacrosse to all of the schools’ teams. A graduate of the Catholic University of America, where she read Elementary Education, she took on

work in the Prep School, in her second year here, teaching Maths whilst continuing to coach Lacrosse. She has worked very successfully in the School contributing fully to all aspects of school life and working alongside the Peppers as Assistant Housemistress this year. We wish her all the best for her future career. Mrs Laura Rhodes left Barnard Castle on maternity leave at the end of the summer term 2009. She had been a very important part of the growing success of the RS and Classics Departments. As a resident member of staff and, more recently the resident Assistant Housemistress of Longfield House, she made an important contribution to the pastoral life of the School. In addition, her contribution to the games; programme for girls was greatly appreciated. In March 2010, she decided not to return to her post at Barnard Castle. She and husband, Mark now live in the Newcastle area; Mark works at the university. Laura will return to teaching when her daughter, Annabelle is older. We wish them all happiness and success.

Dr Steven Dawson was honoured to serve on the Physics department front line with Mr McHarry, sharing the teaching of the prestigious Physics Pre-U course to the current Lower Sixth. Astronomy is a passion; Dr Dawson he managed to combine responsibilities in the Department whilst completing his PhD in Mexico. He is a Trustee of the Maldives Care Society Trust which, amongst other activities, actively promotes mentoring between the UK and the Maldives. In addition to taking squash teams away for fixtures, he has contributed much to the success of our school community. He will be missed by both boys and fellow tutors in Northumberland House where he has made a most considerable contribution to School life, and the Physics department. He leaves us for the sunny south coast, to teach Physics at St Bede’s School, East Sussex. We wish him the very best for the future. Dr Jacquie Robson gained her BSc in Chemistry in 1998 from Durham and followed this by writing her PhD in Chemistry from the same university. She qualified as a teacher in 2002 whilst holding the post of Assistant Head of Chemistry at The Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. She joined us as Head of Chemistry in September 2006. The department has undergone significant changes under her leadership: a complete revamp of the KS3 syllabus; new resources to bring to life the new domestic GCSE syllabus; the launch of iGCSE Chemistry; the long overdue commissioning of interactive whiteboards in all three labs and the introduction of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) to name but a few. Outside the classroom, Jacquie initiated and ran the popular ‘Chemistry of Art’ activity and has also been a dedicated tutor in both Tees House and more recently as Assistant Housemistress in Marwood House. She has also played a major role in the development of netball, a sport she is extremely passionate about. During her four years with us Jacquie has coached all age groups and was involved in setting up an elite netball squad. She was involved with the U14 team that reached the National School Netball finals where BCS finished 13th in the whole country. Recently she was nominated for and won the Netball Teacher Award presented by England Netball. She continues to play at a high level herself in the Netball Premier League and also in the National Super League. Jacquie leaves us to take up a one-year post as Teacher Fellow with the Royal Society of Chemistry before she plans to return to the classroom. We wish her well in her new venture and hope to see her back at BCS in her new role promoting Chemistry. Mrs Sheilagh Wade has been a loyal servant of the School for 24 years, as School Secretary. Known for her calm, kind and helpful personality, she has been the 'voice' at the other end of the ‘phone for thousands of parents calling the School via the General Office. She has made a huge impression on teaching and nonteaching staff alike, and she will be sorely missed by everyone who has got to know her during this time. Meticulous in her efficiency, she has kept both Mr Marlow and Mr Ewart on straight and narrow paths during their years as Deputy Head. She retires and will spend more time with her husband, Tony and her granddaughter, Ellie. We wish her and her family happy holidays in their caravan, and hope she will call in to see us from time to time. Mrs Valerie Ewart joined Barnard Castle in 1988, since when she has worked tirelessly and self-effacingly on behalf of all those pupils with learning difficulties. This she did in so much more than simply a professional

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pupils know what she has done, the parents know what she has done and she knows: quite an adequate audience. We wish her a happy retirement. During Mr Howard Charlesworth’s time with us, things have changed considerably; this has included the introduction of girls, the removal of the winter timetable, the refurbishment of large areas of the School, and the building of the Languages’ Block, Art and Technology Centre, and Macfarlane block. There was only one full time female teacher when he arrived in 1981.

manner: her commitment to these pupils was wholly, but quietly zealous and sincerely felt: she did not just do the right thing by them; she was personally committed to seeing them all get on. Over the years she built up a strong team in Learning Support which she led and guided to cover the ground increasingly comprehensively. No stone was left unturned as she sought to find ways of helping each struggling individual find genuine self-belief in and find ways to make progress and to achieve success in important public exams. One instance of this was evident with regard to access arrangements for school exams, GCSEs and A levels: there are so many more entitlements nowadays that Val has secured for our learners and each year seems to have seen one new feature or another: pupils who have been unaccountably written off elsewhere have thrived under her guidance. Outside the Learning Support department, Val contributed in many ways. Her yearly nurturing of the Year 7 English set paid dividends and our pass rates in English would be less positive if her help had not been at hand. She was always been a great support within the department and a sensitive and critical sounding board whenever such help was sought. I know that Martin and Judith Pepper are highly grateful for all she did in Longfield House and her tutoring is going to be sorely missed. It would take too long to list the myriad ways she involved herself as Headmaster’s wife in school life, but suffice it to say, she attended all events with enthusiasm and loyalty. It is fair to say that Val’s complete commitment to her learners was perhaps only matched by bashful modesty and her desire to stay out of the limelight, and so in summary: BCS owes Val a great deal; she underpinned and gave real substance to our mission statements about our caring ethos; potentially these could just be the ‘right’ words, saying the ‘right’ thing in a glossy brochure, but she drove this crucially important part of school life forward and made highly tangible, sensitive and effective our provision for all those with Special Needs. Parents knew that their sons and daughters were in good, caring, proactive hands and I would argue that there is little more important than that in the business that we are in. As More says to Rich, the

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In 1982, he joined Dale as an Assistant Housemaster and worked with Mr Alan Farrar. His contributions to the sporting life of the School, particularly rugby and cricket, the Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and activity cycling have all been highly valued by the School and appreciated by pupils. He attempted to retire two years ago but has now finally decided that, having worn out 3 Housemasters and 3 Headmasters, it is time to retire. A keen ‘keep-fit’ fan, Howard has taken up biking and organised annually the cycle ride to Tan Hill where staff raise a glass to the memory of two former young colleagues. In addition to helping with Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions for over 20 years, as well as joining Mr Waddington on his summer walking trips, he loves to ski and in recent years has become the School’s PGL ‘resort-rep’ for the Courchevel trip. He is also a very fine photographer and keeps meticulous albums to record all his former teams. He has opened the bowling for the staff cricket team, top scored in staff/school basketball matches, been MCR treasurer for ten years and holds the respect of all his colleagues. A colleague recently quipped, “If you want to know what a first class teacher and Assistant Housemaster is supposed to do, then ask Howard what he did, and that will do it!” Howard leaves us for a well earned retirement with Mrs Mary Charlesworth, who also leaves us after teaching in the Learning Support Department for six years. Here, she has made a most important contribution to many young boys and girls’ learning in their formative years in the School. We wish them both a long and happy retirement together.

Mr Oliver Marlow joined Barnard Castle in 2005 from Christ’s Hospital School. His excellent work as Deputy Head has been much admired by colleagues and pupils. He leaves for Eastbourne College at the end of the Autumn Term and we wish him and his family every happiness on the south coast. Mr David Ewart is an old boy of Rossall School and a graduate of Hatfield College, Durham where he also completed a PGCE. Prior to his time at BCS, he taught in two comprehensive schools, in Newcastle and Hertfordshire. He was appointed an Assistant Master at Trent College in 1978 and a resident Housemaster from 1980. He had been in charge of their Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and the School’s swimming team, coaching U15 rugby and hockey teams as well as being immersed in a host of outdoor and indoor activities. He took up his post as Second Master at Barnard Castle in 1988 where he has since served with distinction. He completed the Durham MA and the Open University DMS in his own time whilst fulfilling all his responsibilities. He was appointed Headmaster in April 2004 and has worked diligently to promote the good name of the School and to develop our pupils into finely tuned men and women ready to enter the real world. David has always been passionate about making sure that each and every boy and girl who leaves this School goes on to achieve at the highest level and takes a great pride in the destination of the upper sixth leavers’ list. The School’s academic results have prospered under his guidance and have, in recent years, been the best the School has ever achieved. He has enjoyed teaching Geography and, more recently Maths, considering teaching to be an important part of his work. David has always been a loyal supporter of School sport as well, and he has been proud to attend Twickenham on three separate occasions for the final of the Daily Mail Cup, along with countless other sporting successes to include Bath Cup winners (swimming) and this year’s U15 Netball National Finals, to name but a few. He has also played a leading role in running the Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award here. His roles as Chairman of the Deerbolt HMYOI Independent Monitoring Board, Member of the Durham Dales and High Pennines Duke of Edinburgh’s Expedition Panel, ISI Inspector, Secretary of the regional Royal Geographical Society, Governor of Windlestone School and Member of the East Middlesbrough Learning Trust Board have all kept him busy outside the School. The School will be a different place without his friendly guidance, support and leadership; pupils and staff will miss him greatly. He leaves us for a well deserved retirement and we wish him a long and happy life beyond Barnard Castle. LDM Chairman of Senior Common Room.

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Pupils Representative Groups return; carbonara should be available more often, more jacket potatoes with a greater range of fillings (for example, coronation chicken, tuna, coleslaw and prawns) should be available. Tea: meatballs, ‘chicken in a box’, thick chips, paninis, chicken burgers, chicken wings, and pizza (particularly Dominos pizza) should be on the menu more often; a wider range of fruits should be available, to include grapes and dates; toffee yoghurt should be served as a dessert option. House representatives were asked to report the Minutes of Meetings to Houses. The Headmaster, who attended Meetings, would also inform the School of the outcomes.

The School Council Fourteen members of School were popularly elected to the Council and Becky Davy, as Head of School, chairs meetings. Any topics can be raised. The following suggestions have been made: Visiting schools’ coaches should park outside the school grounds to reduce traffic congestion at 5.00pm: DONE Recycling boxes should be put in House areas; requests for finance to redecorate day Houses and improve storage for bags were made: PHASE 1 STARTED Water Fountains need to be checked daily and a request was made for hot chocolate at break during the winter months. BOTH DONE Mixed common rooms were suggested. These are not popular with girls! Skype and WiFi were requested in boarding House areas but the Headmaster is sceptical as unrestricted use of the internet can lead to significant social and abuse problems. Sports’ skins should be sold in School: DONE. It was hoped that ‘Good Morning BCS’ could be restarted as a School newspaper; Mr McHarry was not keen on this! More frequent lowering of the rising bollard for entry to the eastern section of the campus was requested. This would defeat the purpose of the barrier! A second soccer pitch was recommended: DONE. Members expressed delight about the Dance and Fitness Centre, first suggested in 2006! DONE!

Counter-Bullying Committees 14 pupils sit on the counter-bullying committee and James Ingram was voted Chairman. The national anti-bullying week had gone well in School; Dean Wheeler and James Ingram had spoken to Year groups about the problems of bullying in some schools. The Committee confirmed the effectiveness of education sessions in Assemblies as a way of raising the profile of counter-bullying actions. The Committee agreed to survey the School population about possible areas and times when bullying might occur. This was done and the only identified area and time was on the School buses, at the end of the day; senior pupils and bus monitors had been appointed and their authority will be emphasised to all travellers. 9 pupils sit on the Counter-Cyber Bullying Committee and Rob Hall was elected Chairman. Committee members were pleased Skype facilities for boarders’ use had been put into House offices giving

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Housemasters and House Parents the opportunity to ensure this facility was not abused. The ‘Safer Internet Day’ and the role of CEOP had been explained to all pupils in the School. These were both commended. Committee members suggested up to 100 pupils had Internet facilities on mobile phones; these could be vehicles for Internet abuse. Mobile phone cameras had caused problems when they were first brought into School. Education minimised this problem. Committee members know that social networking sites (Facebook and Bebo, for example) could be used carelessly by pupils and, once messages had been sent, the content was the author's responsibility. Authors should not claim he or she ‘did not know’, or 'did not realise’, or say that 'nobody had told them’. Ignorance was not considered an excuse! Committee members consider they are the ‘eyes and ears’ of the School as far as bearing down on cyberbullying is concerned.

The Food Committee Prior to meetings, 32 nominated House representatives were available at lunch to receive comments, advice, recipes and suggestions about School food. Day Houses: William Manners congratulated the Catering Manager on the excellent day Houses’ Christmas lunches; there were unanimous congratulations. The following requests were made: Hot soup daily, to include broth, a return of the pasta bar, sandwiches and mini-pork pies to be available on the salad bar, and thick chips rather than thin chips on Fridays. Paninis and meatballs would be very popular new options; more jacket potatoes, a wider range of fillings for lunch, a wider range of salad vegetables and a wider choice of fruit would be welcomed at lunch. The choice of two cooked puddings each day was requested; suggestions: jam rolly-polly, jam tart, sticky toffee pudding, ice cream, cheesecake, cornflake pie, Swiss roll, doughnuts, crackers and cheese. Vegetarian recipes should be passed to the catering manager. Food should not be taken out of the Dining Hall as this often led to waste and mess. Boarding Houses: Jack Atha thanked and congratulated the Catering Manager on the excellent Boarders’ Christmas Dinner; everyone agreed. The following requests were made: Breakfast: muesli and bran flakes should be available; eggs should be available every morning to include continental breakfast mornings, and hash browns should be served more often. Lunch: the pasta bar should

The Equal Opportunities Forum Meetings Stelian Nenkov was voted Chairman. Access for disabled people into the Classics and Religious Studies Departments’ classrooms was considered to be a problem. At a School Council Meeting 18 months ago, concern was expressed about congestion on the S block stairs. The Governors had commissioned the architect to devise improvements. The Governors had selected their preference. Disabled access, for those with physical disabilities, would be incorporated when the changes go ahead; at present those with physical disabilities use the back door of S17 for relatively easy access to the building. Improving ease of entry into the School’s Gifted and Talented group was considered. Mrs Richardson already invites heads of departments to nominate new members from each academic year at the start of each year. One member of the group recommended the regional Gifted and Talented Conferences. The 2009 Barnardian Magazine entry, which details Gifted and Talented initiatives, was considered to be an impressive list of School initiatives.

The Games and Games Activities Committee 18 members of School, Miss Cover (Head of Games and Games Activities) and Mr Pepper (Director of Sport) attend meetings; Matthew Mellish was unanimously elected as chairperson. Committee members did not identify any Health and Safety and/or Risk concerns from pupils about either changing rooms or games’ sessions. The range of sports available in the Spring Term is impressive given the difficulty with weather, and pressure on indoor sports’ accommodation. The position will improve substantially when the new dance and fitness centre is opened. There was a suggestion that more football could be played; Miss Cover and Mr Pepper will consider this but, at present, the range of facilities, coaches and inter-school fixtures would not make this easy. There was a suggestion to survey pupils’ preferences for sports; at present, this is done verbally. It was considered to be a good idea. A significant number of pupils would be keen to play basketball. Miss Cover and Mr Pepper said this would be a possibility, either after activities each day (after 5.10pm) and at weekends; we will look for a coach as there is noone on the staff who has appropriate qualifications. Committee members are enthusiastic about Summer Term games with its better weather. Committee members agreed the quality of games’ opportunities is high and the coaching is of a very high standard for all pupils, irrespective of ability and standard.

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Senior Public Speaking Competition This year saw a necessary and welcome expansion of events as the now 8 senior Houses in the School put on their thinking caps to provide a varied and stimulating evening of oratory and discussion. Our adjudicator this year, Prof Gerald Blake, Chairman of Barnard Castle Rotary Club and alumnus of Durham University, made it clear afterwards just how impressed he was by the range of topics and by the skills and teamwork on display. The first presentation by Bowes House challenged the audience to consider the ethics of euthanasia by asking “Whose life is it anyway?” Durham then brought us bang up to date with an ethical issue from the cyber world where illegal down-loading of music and films has become a major issue. Maintaining the self-analytical heat, York House looked at sport and the extent to which rules are being justifiably broken as the race for success and riches hots up. It was something of an intellectual relief when Marwood took the dais to raise the topic of ghosts – that said, the light relief was relative as the speech sought quite sincerely and seriously to make us realise that science might not account for everything. North had the audience straight back in the real world, albeit one perhaps of nightmarish significance and a very firm case was made for us as a nation to be given a much clearer account of our military presence in Afghanistan. Dale looked at the voting system presently available to the UK electorate and eloquently found convincing fault with it, while penultimately Longfield metaphorically threw open the doors to our boarding community in order to dispel the still lingering myths about boarding life. The final team saw us back in ethical territory and we were asked to consider the value of ‘truth’ and the mileage that might reasonably be got from any lie which as Seamus Heaney once remarked helps to “grease the social machinery.” Prof Blake spoke warmly about each team, before awarding the trophy to North House. Congratulations to Hamish Byers, Jack Rigby and Cameron Jones. If you get the chance, do make the effort to come along- it really is one of those occasions that shows BCS at its best. AMW

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Junior Inter-House Public Speaking On Thursday 4th March 2010, the Inters battled it out to win the Inter-House Speaking competition. The format comprised of teams of four from each House; each had a hot topic to debate. Timings were a little shorter than in previous years to accommodate the York-North split, both teams now competing separately. There were obvious nerves and jitters within the teams, not helped by the large audience which had gathered in Big School. The Headmaster positioned himself centrally to cast his eye over the speakers but the competitors kept their nerve and spoke with verve and passion. Topics included arranged marriages, the war in Afghanistan and celebrity couples adopting overseas. The standard was high and it was clear that topics had been well prepared and practised. The competition was judged by Emeritus Professor Gerald Blake, now of Barnard Castle Rotary Club bur formerly of the Geography Department at Durham and former Principal of Collingwood College; he was clearly impressed with the high standard and rightfully praised all the competitors. In the end Tees House speakers were crowned victors for their excellently researched topic on ‘The Bail-out of the Banks’. MLW

The Lectern Club This was a very active and successful year for the Lectern Club. Interest and enthusiasm was at an all time high and the guest lists were quickly filled. The committee (Becky Davy, Jane Larcombe, Sarah Phillips, Dan Thompson and Hamish Byers) worked extremely hard to produce our three events over the year. The theme of the first Lectern Club of the year was ‘Ye Merry Olde England’ and the Committee decided that they would extend special invitations to our international students. In attendance were pupils from Germany, Spain, Bulgaria and Russia. Our speakers delivered some excellent speeches that reflected their interpretation of the theme. As always the kitchens provided a superb meal and everyone made an effort to dress for the occasion. The evaluators decided on the dynamic duo of Matthew Mellish and Josh Gibson as the winners of the mini speeches and Matthew Robinson as the main speech winner. ‘Angels and Demons’ was the theme of the second Lectern event of the year. Again the committee had to turn people away as speakers and evaluators scrambled to get on the guest list. Heads of Houses and Deputy Heads of School were the special guests this time. Speeches were of high quality and varying in topic but in the end the winner of the short speech was Sophie St Leger-Honeybone and the winner of the main speech was Matthew Robinson. The final event of the year fell around Valentine’s Day and the committee decided on a theme of ‘All’s Fair in Love and War’. Once again the popularity of the Club was evident in the final numbers given to the kitchen caterers, who put on yet another superb spread. The Committee did the evaluating this time and after much deliberation decided on Marc Liebermeister as the short speech winner and Donna Opray as the main speech winner. It has been a pleasure overseeing the Lectern Club this year. The enthusiasm and commitment of the Committee made the Club a huge success and the super nights they organised have sparked the interest of the Lower Sixth, many of whom have already asked to be part of next year’s Committee. I wish this year’s Committee all the best for the future. EEB

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Chapel Report has been the Christian foundation personified during his time here. And alongside him, but entirely herself, there is Val – the gentle persuader, the builder of confidence, the provider of Christmas parties to staff children and the one who put 25% extra-timers into the mainstream and never forgot them. Together they brought the kingdom of God a little bit closer for so many. I look round the Chapel at the memorials of venerable old boys and staff but they are not as eloquent as lives lived. Remodelled boarding houses, Physics and ICT labs and that long-awaited dance studio are all very well, but it’s in the humdrum, under the rain and the sun that we all share, that true legacies are made. In the whimsical daily remembrance of a man who was called “Lord” primarily because he was a servant, we are invited to see the Headmaster’s pew as the lowest seat as well as the highest. The service ends with “The Grace”. I march down the aisle. The staff exit the Chapel, following the Headmaster who walks with his wife and our blessing into a bright day, leaving his seat for another good man to fill.

A few sixth formers get there early, after registration, to stand guard. Although no monitor is specifically allocated to the door, the same faces generally appear. The junior boy boarders in particular like to “mosh” in the porch in the hope of getting in first to see how many of them can cram into one pew and avoid sitting on the aisle benches where they get toed by those behind. Inevitably one of them will kick the microphone lead protruding from the floor to the centralised lectern. The sixth formers take it in their stride. Familiar stuff.

Gradually the rest arrive as the organ plays – some girls deliberately leaving it late because it’s “cooler” to sit in the ante-Chapel and warmer in winter because of the blow heater near the door. A litter of books is left on the Chapel corridor windowsills a bit like the shoes outside a mosque. Longfield girls, in the summer, trust them to the concrete plinths outside the linen rooms, at the mercy of sudden squalls and the drizzle that comes from nowhere even in June, but then lessons start at 9.10am and none of them fancy walking further than they need. The historic Houses sit at the front, Durham facing North at the altar end, Tees and York further back, the girls’ Houses occupying the choir stalls and back rows, Dale split between the gallery and downstairs. A few House staff keep the peace in the house pews but the majority slip into the L shape right and left of the Head and Deputy Head benches. It’s 50p for a birthday announcement – proceeds to charity - and £1 if they want some laughable nickname. Sometimes I’m not sure whether it may be rude or

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inappropriate. Like the hymn boards, which mysteriously feature number 666, courtesy of some late night prank, I tend to check the facts beforehand. I wonder sometimes if the Chapel should really be open from 7am to 9pm – but the principle seems important. I often catch Preppie musicians playing James Bond a la Matthew Atherton on the organ at lunchtime. The peer supporters have a couple of comfy chairs at the back of Chapel, when needed. As House singing approaches, rehearsals spill into the Chapel, and in the sunlit days of summer it’s a tranquil place to sit and reflect. We start with a hymn. We still insist on a wide repertoire, otherwise it’d be “Jerusalem” and “I vow to thee” all the time. Sometimes I accede to requests. Near the anniversary of Tony Parkinson’s death, Martin Ince will ask for “To be a pilgrim” which on Tony’s lips always became “To be a penguin”. The monitor reads the Bible. I pick the readings because lectionaries don’t cater well for different year groups attending 3 out of 4 days with a House meeting on Wednesdays. The trick is a reading able to stand alone but support a theme through a week. Not that the monitor always knows this. Overcome by the fear that a “helpful mate” has changed the page, or underestimating how difficult it is to read to 300 critics, they often make a mess of St Paul but deal alright with the gospels. The clever ones, with an agnostic bent, inflect “This is the Word of the Lord” with a question mark. They stand on a foot stool inscribed with “In Principio Verbum” at the lectern which goes right back to the Chapel opening in 1912 - a testimony to the nondenominational Protestantism which founded the school. History under their feet. I read a poem or tell a story. It’s a kind of “Thought for the day” and better, I would like to think, than the Radio 4 version, but feed-back is rare and the seniors still miss the “funny things” that I do on Wednesdays with the Prep school. Looking on from the back, always there, unless he’s running the simultaneous assembly, is the Headmaster. I sometimes think he could have been Chaplain as well as Deputy Head then Head. Champion of the “A-team” Geographers, the straightener of ties at Chapel entrance, the orderer of the lunch queue, passionate about the Samaritans since student days, the turner of blind eyes to childish antics but the fearsome opponent of bullies and the champion of the weak, David Ewart

Chapel Highlights 3 weekend Retreats to Keswick for confirmation candidates and those already confirmed. The usual Seasonal Services of Harvest Festival, Remembrance, 3 Senior Carol Services, 2 Prep School Carol services and the Pre-Prep nativity. The annual confirmation service (21 candidates) followed by a huge lunch – the service conducted by Tom Wright, Lord Bishop of Durham, in his final year in the Diocese. Wonderful choral evensongs in York Minster and Durham Cathedral and huge credit to Mark Mawhinney, Matthew Atherton and the whole Chapel Choir for the fantastic quality of music all year. The introduction of Festal Eucharists on Advent Sunday and the first Sunday back at school after Easter. Incense, bells and full ceremony. The first Prep School Evensong with the ever stronger Prep School Choir under Matthew Atherton’s direction. Excellent House Services from Durham, Tees and Longfield A moving Lenten Liturgy in February A fascinating One World Week sermon by Dr Nigel Oakley The week in week out, Tuesday lunch-time communions open to anyone any time. In the light of new relaxed regulations, far more enquiries about weddings in the school Chapel and five ceremonies this year including Claire Ewart. The launch of Christmas cards and consciousness raising for the Chapel centenary window in 2012 SJR

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Charity Committee We had raised a lot of money for Haiti – £1300 to be precise. The map of that country in Central Hall, put together in hours by Art students, was now covered in paper slips signed by people in school who wanted to place their money where their hearts were touched. And now the man from Rotary came into Chapel with his Shelter Box, needing 3 sixth formers to lift it. What a brilliant concept. Everything for up to 10 people to survive just about any disaster – from tent to tools to water cleansing. A deal with major airlines and border agencies for the boxes to be waved through red tape and put on the next flight. Here was the assurance that our money translated directly into action. A few months later there were different speakers – this time from the Darlington Samaritans, explaining that the £3,700 raised by the Barnard Run would keep their switchboard open 24/7 for many weeks for the 35,000 calls they take every year from the lonely and the desperate. The Charity committee, that loose affiliation of enthusiastic volunteers, has done wonders again this year. There was the cake decorating and auction, the Easter egg hunt, the sale of Christmas goods, the mass turn out for Gladiator and the regular non-uniform days. Gemma Cole did the Playtex moonwalk for breast cancer, some of our forces children got behind the donation to SSAFA. Nick Crowe has devised a miniature world cup in the last fortnight of term to send money to our Kenyan Project Swallow. Donna Opray, Harriet Knowles, Hannah Robertson and James Ingram, with many others, are masterminding the concert for Maggie’s Place – a wonderful centre for patients, undergoing treatment for cancer, where they can find a listening ear, shared experiences, a serene environment and endless coffee. These and many other efforts are sparkling jewels in a caring school. The donations listed below represent only the money which has come through the committee, but I know that at least 3 staff have done various physical feats for charity sponsorship and there are endless accounts of young people showing that they care. I am privileged to have had a hand in promoting and encouraging just a few of them. SJR

Peer Support Programme I am grateful to the Darlington Samaritans for training many more members of the Sixth Form to become Peer Supporters; we now have some fifty sixth formers making a difference. They offer confidential support to all pupils in the school, making an impact both during the school day and in the boarding community. This year, thanks to the hard work of Oliver Crisp, we have been able to offer an internet resource allowing pupils the opportunity to send a confidential e-mail to a Peer Supporter. Feedback from both the Peer Supporters and pupils within the school has been excellent and I would like to thank the Peer Supporters for their hard work this year. I look forward to considering new initiatives for the Peer Support next term. AJA

Donations this year: Haiti Appeal £1,300 The Barnard Run Charity (The Samaritans) £3,700 St Cuthbert’s Hospice £600 SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors and Air Force) £700 Playtex Moonwalk £800 Christian Aid £900 Barnardo’s £100 Project Swallow £150 Maggie’s Place £ 1,019 (and more to come) Salvation Army (Harvest donation) £150 Parkinson’s £150 TOTAL £9,569

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Senior Play In November 2009, 22 students from Years 10, 11, Lower and Upper Sixth took to the stage to perform Willy Russell’s ‘Our Day Out’. The play follows the school trip of a Liverpool school’s progress class to the zoo, Conway Castle, the beach and the fairground and provides many laughs along the way. There were some great performances from our acting veterans, including Hannah Robertson as the downtrodden Carol and Jevany Thompson and Laura Holmes as the flirtatious Linda and Karen, but the real surprise was the amount of fresh faces that took part: Nick Gaven had a fantastic cameo role as the bus driver; Matthew Robinson played a very grumpy Mr Briggs and Sadie Cuthbert was outstanding as Mrs Kay. In fact, all of the cast, new and experienced, worked hard together to produce a true ensemble piece. And the team work didn’t stop there: Charlotte Dickinson headed a brand new backstage crew (mainly made up of Year 7 students who have been christened ‘The Tiny Team’ by Mr Fairbairn) who all helped to get Barney’s drama for 2009-2010 off to a great start EB

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Junior Festival of the Arts What more could one want at the end of a tiring, busy term than an evening of happy, relaxing entertainment from a really talented group of young performers? A full audience was treated to a diverse programme which highlighted clearly just how confident and promising our younger pupils are. The evening commenced with the junior orchestra under the direction of Mr Donnelly, performing a selection of lively numbers. This was interspersed with 2 quite remarkable piano solos by Juliet O’Brien and Seb Marlow, and some poetry crisply recited by Martha Clarkson whose word play and imagery were very striking. (Congratulations here go also to Mrs Beaty for creating the opportunity in her creative writing club for such originality to flourish.) After the interval, the audience returned to find a much changed Big School: the stage had been set for the Junior production of Terry Pratchett’s “Johnny and the Dead”. This is a demanding play: seemingly straightforward in content at the start – a group of young people, led by the conscientious Johnny (who finds he can communicate with the dead), seeks to stop the destruction of a graveyard at the hands of uncaring commercialised modernity – the play moves into some more metaphysical terrain with weighty ponderings upon the nature of the after-life. Lightening the load, we are given some clear characterisations: the dead are a selection of recognisable types (suffragette, communist, suicide victim etc!), as are Johnny’s friends, but, that said, they are by no means easy to play; and Johnny himself is a quite conflicted young man with a lot to consider and a lot to say. All of which brings me round to the key issue which is that this young cast did a very impressive job and they all deserve the fullest praise. It is an ensemble piece and most of the scenes called for ensemble acting that was secure and mature – the dead were individualised (full marks to the costume and make-up crew in this regard), but also cohesive – sadly, they became as quickly addicted to Aussie soaps as many of the living and one gained a real sense of their changing perspective and ambitions; but it would be unjust not to pick out a couple of remarkable individual performances: Sam Everall did a brilliant job as Johnny, as did Dan Gilligan as Alderman Bowler. Congratulations to Mrs Gorman for bringing all this together at a stage of the school year when we are besieged with so many other demands and to all those others who contributed. So, this was a highly successful evening and one that confirms that the music and drama departments have the strongest of foundations to build upon in the years ahead.

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Musical 42 students on stage and 11 students backstage all helped to make this year’s musical, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, a sell-out success. Becky Davy and Matthew Robinson were the leads and both gave strong performances, particularly musical regular Becky who had more to do than any other cast member in her last performance at Barnard Castle School. They were ably supported by the enchanted objects of the castle: Nick Gaven as Lumiere, Maisie SteerRichards as Mrs Potts, Dale Keogh as Cogsworth, James Preston-Pacey as Chip (our youngest cast member as a year 7), Laura Holmes as Babette and Sophie St-Leger Honeybone who regularly stole the show with her dramatic performance as diva wardrobe, Madame de la Grande Bouche; they not only gave excellent performances, but they coped brilliantly with their demanding, restrictive and huge costumes! The townsfolk were lead by many new comers who all rose to the challenge of performing in their first musical including: Andrew Jordan as the villain Gaston; Charlie Hammond as his sidekick Lefou; Freddie McBain as the asylum owner Monsieur D’arque; Alex Allison as Belle’s father Maurice and more of our musical regulars, Hannah Robertson, Jevany Thompson and Martha Moore, as the Silly Girls. All of the vast supporting cast worked hard to learn lines, songs and dance routines and many also had to learn how to get on and off stage in costumes that made them three times their normal size! As always, the backstage and technical crew were instrumental in helping to make sure that everything was alright on the night. Arts Ties were awarded to: Becky Davy, Nicholas Gaven, Matthew Robinson, Maisie Steer-Richards. EB

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The musical year – a review Music Overview All the school’s major ensembles have had a productive year and much has been achieved. We have also been very fortunate to have had the use of a Steinway concert grand piano in Big School in early October and to host a number of recitals and masterclasses using such an extremely fine instrument. Just before the October half term a group of pupils travelled to London to a Royal Opera House production of Ravel’s L’heure espagnole and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and I am grateful to Mr & Mrs Beaty for their help with that trip. In January, in preparation for the Independent Schools’ cathedral concert, we hosted a massed rehearsal which Will Todd was able to take both in Chapel and Big School. Coming in the middle of school examinations, I was most grateful to Mr Fairbairn and his team for accommodating so many musicians so efficiently. Will Todd returned to the school in March for the Music Festival and Winners’ Concert which was a highly enjoyable evening with James Corkish winning the cup for Musician of the Year. We had two visiting organists performing in Chapel during the academic year. Ian Tracey travelled from Liverpool Cathedral and gave a superbly entertaining recital at the beginning of October and then in April Andrew Cantrill from Croydon Parish Church and an old boy of the school gave a recital organised by the local organists association. Later in the summer term, it was excellent to enjoy an impressive musical evening organised by the pupils themselves raising funds for the cancer charity ‘Maggies’. On Speech day, as well as a record number of Director of Music prizes reflecting our extremely strong upper sixth, there was a new prize for musical endeavour presented to the school by Mr & Mrs Corkish, and won for the first time this year by George Warren.

In March Mrs Abela returned to the music department from maternity leave and got straight to work setting the summer music examinations. I would like to express our gratitude to Miss Rebecca Lowe who had covered her maternity leave in the first two terms of the year. With her developing singing career, I am sure she will maintain her connection with the school. Earlier in the

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year we said farewell to Mr Jon Snowdon who had taught brass at Barnard Castle for many years and he will be greatly missed. As the year draws to a close, we also said farewell to Mr James Palser as he relocates to London to pursue his career and we thank him for the huge amount of work he has done in developing percussion at the school. AMM

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The choir has had a very strong lead this year from Sophie St Leger-Honeybone as Head of Chapel Choir and she has been ably supported by a very committed group of Upper Sixth pupils. At the Senior Choristers dinner at the end of June we bid farewell to a very large group of leavers. Anson Chan has been in the choir since Year 4 and together with Sophie has clocked up a tremendous number of hours of singing and rehearsing. From the altos we are going to miss Wynna Wong and Sarah Phillips, while the sopranos will miss the expertise of Juliane Frere and Rebecca Davy who have both performed solos at the carol services. The bass section will look very depleted next year as we see Jonathan Lau, Hamish Byers, Sam Leung and Will Hau depart. Originally a bass but recently a tenor we also say goodbye to James Corkish, this year’s organ scholar. It has been an especially busy year with our annual concert at Newbiggin Chapel in the autumn, the Christmas concert in the Bowes Museum and the carol services and visits to York Minster in November and Durham Cathedral in May. The choir also provided a large number of singers for the joint Independent Schools concert in Durham Cathedral in February. In addition to the movements from Karl Jenkins’ ‘The Armed Man’ the massed choirs from ten different schools also sang Will Todd’s ‘The House of the Lord’ and Handel’s ‘Zadok the Priest’. The concert in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust raised in excess of £6,000 for this charity. The commitment of all members of the Chapel Choir is greatly valued as is the support that they receive from parents and friends. The choir has also been fortunate to have had the support and encouragement of Mr and Mrs Ewart over the years and it was a pleasure to be able to sing for their daughter’s wedding during the Easter holiday and at their final Barnardian Day service at the end of June. AMM

Chapel Organ Recitals After a successful series of spring and summer 2009 concerts in Chapel to celebrate the refurbishment of the organ, we were honoured to conclude the series last October with a concert by Professor Dr. Ian Tracey, Organist of Liverpool Cathedral and the City of Liverpool. This was a fantastic recital and Prof. Tracey’s exquisite playing was inspirational to all who heard him. Prof. Tracey described our instrument as a versatile, first-class instrument. The organ continues to be well played and much loved by the 5 pupils who learn to play it. It has been a great pleasure this year to have our pupils playing the organ for Chapel Services. I am delighted that James Corkish, George Warren, Sebastian Marlow and Juliet O’Brien have been keen and willing to play for weekday morning Chapel Services and to help me with some Sunday Services. This is a huge achievement and I am proud of them. We welcomed back to the School Andrew Cantrill (former organ pupil from 1987) who gave a recital this April in association with the Darlington & Durham Organists’ and Choirmasters’ Association. Andrew was a pupil just after the organ was rebuilt in 1986 and he

said how much he had enjoyed his return visit and that the organ had been somewhat tamed since his days! More organic concerts are planned for 2010-11 and to kick these off, I am embarking on, with George Warren (year 8), an “Organathon” where we are going to try and play 100 hours of concerts in various churches from July – Christmas to raise money for local churches and charities. We start in Chapel on the 10th July 2010 and hope to give another concert in Chapel in either October or November. For more information see www.majorandminor.co.uk MSA

Chamber Choir The Chamber Choir continues to sing on Thursday evenings at 4pm, with a small, but dedicated group of pupils. This year we sang for the Butterwick Hospice’s Christmas “Light up a life” Service at Bishop Auckland and performed in the Gala Concert in May where our programme included a medley from ‘Les Miserables’. I hope that more boys and girls will be encouraged to sing with us in the future. It is good teamwork and an enjoyable half an hour. MSA

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Choral Society In 2009-10 the School Choral Society gave two major concerts. The first of these was in December in the Big School and was a performance of Haydn’s Creation with chorus and orchestra. The soloists were Rebecca Lowe, Jon Grave and Peter Coulson and the orchestra was led by Martin Bainbridge. Creation is one of the major works of the choral repertoire and the choral society coped well with the demanding choruses in the work. Earlier in the autumn term, the choral society also took part in a Remembrance-tide concert in the school chapel which included a performance of S S Wesley’s large-scale anthem Ascribe unto the Lord. The second main concert was in the Bowes Museum in late May. The concert began with a selection of operatic choruses including numbers from Carmen and Idomeneo. Richard Gratwick then gave an inspirational performance of Mozart’s violin concerto in G. The major choral work was Gounod’s St Cecilia Mass, scored for large orchestra including harp and very rich in orchestral colour. The solo sections which were sung by Rebecca Lowe, Paul Smith and Peter Coulson are reflective in contrast to the more robust movements performed by the chorus. The orchestra was again most ably led by Martin Bainbridge. The next choral society season begins in September with concerts planned for the School Chapel and Durham Cathedral. As ever, new members are always welcome. Mark Mawhinney, Director of Music

Senior Orchestra The Senior Orchestra’s main work in the first half of the year was to prepare for the Independent Schools’ charity concert in Durham Cathedral in February. There was a huge amount of music to cover including Crown Imperial (Coronation March) by William Walton, the Capriol Suite

performed a mandolin concerto by Vivaldi. I am grateful to Mrs Snowdon and Mrs Webb for all their help and encouragement with the orchestra this year. I was also pleased that Edward Deytrikh and Lucy Parkinson were able to spare the time from their studies to play for both major choral society concerts this year. We say farewell to a number of players who are leaving the orchestra this year, namely James Lee, Hamish Byers, Sarah Phillips, Edward Deytrikh and Sebastian Marlow and we wish them well for the future. AMM

Wind Band A dear friend of mine once said “A wind band has it all. Orchestral woodwind, a punchy brass section, limitless percussion and, perhaps best of all, a full family of saxophones”. What more could you want? This year the BCS wind band had a busy diverse program starting with the Durham Christmas Shopping Extravaganza which was held at the Darlington football stadium. As is often the case when giving concerts, the performers are short of rehearsal time so it was a fantastic effort by the musicians to get an hour of music together. Our annual Gala Concert came next. Almost all of the musicians at the School took part with excellent performances by the senior orchestra, jazz saxophone ensemble, chamber choir, string quartet and of course the wind band. As always, the wind band’s contribution to the evening was worth waiting for and what better choice for their opening performance than a new arrangement of Latin Gold. The Lord of the Dance was next, followed by Michael Jackson’s Bad and another new arrangement of the theme tune from the Pirates of the Caribbean. To finish a rousing rendition of the Brass Band number Barnard Castle. The standard of playing on the night was extremely high and produced a thoroughly enjoyable concert. Our final appearance of the school year was at speech day. We were there to provide a musical interlude for what would be Mr Ewart’s final public engagement as Headmaster. It was an honour to perform at this event and we all wish Mr and Mrs Ewart all the best for the future and thank them for their support over the years. A special thanks to the following musicians for their support over the years. J. Corkish, J. Hooker, J. Sayer and S. Phillips. We hope they have a successful time at University and we wish them all well for the future. MD

Jazz Ensemble by Peter Warlock and an arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Night on a Bare Mountain. Some members of the orchestra also played in the Concert Band pieces and accompanied the second choral part of the concert. We were fortunate to be able to have two rehearsals at Polam Hall School with players from all ten schools as well as a full day’s rehearsal on the day of the concert. The conductor for the Cathedral Concert was Will Todd, originally from Durham, but now working and composing in Surrey. The concert was a great success, performed in front of a full cathedral and carefully staged-managed by Simon Tasker, to whom all the schools owe a great debt of gratitude. The other schools which took part in the Cathedral Concert were The Chorister School, Durham, Durham High School for Girls, Durham School, Hurworth House School, Polam Hall School, Red House School, Sunderland High School, Teesside High School and Yarm School. After the excitement of performing with a 100-strong orchestra in February, we returned to our weekly rehearsals enthused to prepare for the Gala Concert in May. As well as performances by the Senior Orchestra, the String Ensemble also played and James Corkish

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The Jazz ensemble looked more like a traditional big band this year with the introduction of 3 trumpets to go alongside the 12 saxophonists and rhythm section already in the band. Our long awaited opening concert was the reintroduction of the very popular Valentine’s Jazz Evening, a night devoted entirely to jazz, featuring a professional jazz quartet, the school jazz ensemble and soloists. The whole evening was spread over three rooms, with soloists in the Nicholson and Emberton rooms and the quartet and jazz ensemble residing in Big School. The evening got underway at 7.30 and finished at 11.00pm with continuous live music. In the Emberton Room the relaxed and appreciative audience were entertained by Josh Hooker, James Corkish, Dan Miller, James Robertson and Dan Priestley. In the Nicholson Room the high standard continued with; Jonathan Sayer, Arjen Jongschaap, Elizabeth Gorman and from the prep school Zak Day. In Big School the Donnelly quartet performed for the first half, and the jazz ensemble finished off a great

night of jazz that any venue or festival in the country would have appreciated. The whole evening was in aid of St Cuthbert’s Hospice and raised a fantastic sum of £823.12. Special thanks to: Jonathan Sayer, Josh Hooker, James Corkish, Sarah Phillips and Edward Deytrikh for their loyal service to the jazz ensemble and we wish them every success in the future. MD

Junior Orchestra and Junior Festival of the Arts On 29th June 26 young musicians took to the stage for the annual Junior Festival of Arts. The standard was extremely high and the enthusiastic audience heard a great variety of ensembles and soloists. The evening was split into two halves with the Junior Orchestra performing in the first section. The first piece was a lively arrangement of “Yellow Bird” swiftly followed by the ever popular “Theme from Batman”. There are a great deal of talented young musicians in the orchestra and the next item feature one of them. Juliet O’Brien put down her violin and sat down at the piano and played Prelude by Casanovas. After readings from a selection of pieces from Mrs Beaty’s creative writing club by Martha Clarkson, there was another piano solo, this time by our lead trumpet player Seb Marlow, who perform Chopin’s “Raindrop Prelude”. Two more numbers by the orchestra, “Lord of the Dance” and “The Theme from Wallace and Gromit” were a fitting end to our part of what is an extremely important concert. MD

Practical Music Examination Results Highlights of recent success include: Arjen Jongschaap Jazz Sax Dip LCM Josh Bentham Jazz Sax Dip LCM Katie Welsh Jazz Sax Dip LCM Daniel Miller Jazz Sax Grade VIII with distinction Daniel Miller Jazz Piano Grade VIII with merit Oriana Bezzina Jazz Sax Grade VIII with merit James Corkish Singing Grade VII with merit Lucy Parkinson Violin Grade VII Edward Deytrikh Violin Grade VII Stephen Chan Piano Grade VII Sebastian Marlow Piano Grade VI with distinction Christian Prior Singing Grade VI with merit George Warren Piano Grade VI with merit Daniel Priestley Jazz Sax Grade VI Vincent Lau Oboe Grade VI James Robertson Electronic Grade VI with Keyboard distinction Edward Deytrikh Clarinet Grade V with distinction Edward Deytrikh Piano Grade V with merit Arts Ties for Music Edward Deytrikh, Matt Emmerson, Edward Grundy, William Hau, Juliane Frere, Arjen Jongschaap, Dan Miller

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House Singing Competition The adjudicator was Mr James Randle who awarded the Coombs Cup and the Junior Singing Trophy on the day of the competition. The junior competition was won by Tees House and the senior competition by Marwood. Once again, many thanks to all who put in such a lot of hard work to make this such a successful musical event. AMM

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Activities Programme

The personal journeys that people undertake whilst learning to lead, stand them in good stead for their future careers and life itself.

Community Sports Leaders Award Sports Leaders UK awards use the medium of sport to help people to learn to lead. They learn the essential skills of leadership: communication, organisation and motivation; in addition to this, they grow in confidence and self belief. The personal journeys that people undertake whilst learning to lead, stand them in good stead for their future careers and life itself. The Level 2 Award in Community Sports Leadership is a nationally recognised qualification that enables successful candidates to independently lead small groups of people in sport and recreational activities. The qualification teaches generic leadership skills such as organisation, planning, communication and teamwork through the medium of sport. CSLA Award Winners: Jack Atha, Tom Atha, Charlotte Brown, Anson Chan, Rebecca Davy, Sarah Farr, Katie Harrison, Robert Harrison, Andrew Jordan, Harriet Keighley, Charlotte Langston, Ashley Matthews, Ben Mensah, Jack Neville, Laura Ritchie-Bland, Owen Waldin. The 16 candidates should be given special credit for actively pursuing an activity which will equip them with an extra vocational qualification, in order to expand their already impressive BCS resumes. They have been actively involved in the organisation of sport within the School and have run their own activity for twenty Prep School children every Thursday for the summer term. LDM

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Film Club What could be more pleasant than rounding off a hard day in the classroom with a little light entertainment? Clearly, plenty of Lower School pupils asked themselves this question, decided that the answer was ‘nothing,’ and consequently Film Club activity grew steadily in popularity as the year went on. (Any academicallyinclined reader waiting to hear that each viewing (obviously of something ‘difficult’ and arty) was followed by a serious discussion of filmic techniques, auteur theory etc will be sorely disappointed: the ‘activity’ went no further than ‘relaxed enrichment,’ to coin a dignifying phrase; but surely there is a place in School for that sort of thing.) What have we watched? Whatever any one could ‘borrow’ from home; and don’t think that a compulsory 12 certificate means that the films have been lightweight, Disney-type, Hollywood fluff – if you want one piece of serious observation (that sadly shows that this writer is getting older), it is hard to believe the sort of thing (action/language/general sauciness!) that can now be found on your average 12: more than once, yours truly had to take a good hard look at the DVD case to check that a 15 had not been smuggled in. So, forget Teesside Park: relive the days of cosy, friendly cinemas by coming along to L5 any Thursday. Just pull up a desk and chill for an hour. EB

ICT – Animation Club This year we stared an Animation Club for Years 7-9. We spent a term learning some basic stop-frame animation techniques, similar to the ones used by Aardman Studios for the Wallace and Grommit cartoons. Each group used a combination of pasticene, Lego figures and printed backgrounds to tell a short story. Students used digitial cameras to take lots of photographs; they then used some simple software to compress and edit the images into a short 10-20 second animated film. We are continuing to run Animation Club during next academic year - who knows, we may find another Nick Park amongst our students! AY

Model Railway Society The layout models several stations in Teesdale, prior to the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, including Barnard Castle station itself and Romaldkirk. We have begun to add the branch line that ran to Middleton-in-Teesdale and are looking forward to several sessions completing this new section of the layout. NT

Wargames Club The Wargames Club continues to attract pupils of all ages and they can regularly be found enjoying many different styles of game. This year, Warhammer 40,000 has continued to prove popular as has the Magic: The Gathering card game. NT

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Army This year has most certainly been a very busy year for the CCF Army Section. Cadets have taken part in an eclectic array of activities including competitions, field days, Remembrance Parade, the Biannual Inspection, adventure training and exercise first and second look. The year began with a warm welcome to Major Hall as the new Contingent Commander and the promotions of RSM Dan Thompson as head of the CCF and CSM Jake Covins as second in command. Both have been a real asset to the CCF this year. Throughout the year, cadets have taken part in some rigorous military training in their year groups. Although the training must follow the cadet syllabus, the cadets have enjoyed learning new material and those who have attended the field days and exercises throughout the year have been able to put into practice what they had learnt in the classroom. The year 10s have completed a first aid cadre, passed their weapon handling test and this term have enjoyed a section attack and battle drills cadre. The Year 11 cadets completed a map reading and methods of instruction cadre. The L6th cadets spent the first term working towards their BTEC Award in Public Services which they have also passed, most with distinctions. They also attended an orders and model making cadre. The Upper Sixth NCOs have been a tremendous help throughout the year with their teaching and assistance of lessons on a weekly basis. In October, 8 cadets represented the Contingent in the annual Exercise Colts Canter held at Strensall Camp, York. The team of CSM Jake Covins, Sgt Donna Opray, Sgt Oscar Moore, Cpl Sam Hunter, Cpl Will Trewby, L/Cpl Charis Preece and L/Cpl James Dickinson lead by RSM Dan Thompson began the day with a full kit inspection, where they gained full marks; a 3 mile forced march carrying webbing and weapons, a falling plate shoot at 100m as well as 1st aid and map reading senarios. The team gave 100% and just missed out on the medals, coming 4th out of the 22 Contingents which were in the competition. The Year 10 cadets enjoyed a field day at school in October where they spent the day handling the cadet GP rifle. During the day, they learnt the marksmanship principles, how to load, unload the rifle, the stoppage drills and how to dissemble, clean and assemble the rifle. Since then, all cadets have now passed their weapon handling test, therefore can now shoot the rifle confidently with live rounds on the range and blank rounds when on military exercises. Their second field day, held in March was at Stainton Camp. Here the 33 cadets took part in their 1st aid assessment. They all passed and even had time at the end of the day for a drill lesson, taken by Sergeant Major Graham Moore. All cadets were involved in preparations leading up and the actual Biannual Inspection which took part at School in October. The inspecting officer, Colonel Brian Denney, was very impressed with the cadets in terms of their understanding of the cadet syllabus, the enthusiasm they displayed for the activities they were involved in and the high level of confidence they portrayed as he asked them questions throughout the day. Colonel Denney enjoyed watching an honour guard, commanded by RSM Dan Thompson, before touring areas of the School grounds and observing cadets taking part in their training. Training included first aid, map reading, weapon handing, lecturettes, swimming, the BTEC course in public services and aircraft recognition. Colonel Denney has since written his report which is very complimentary towards the cadets and staff.

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A group of 20 senior cadets represented the Contingent in the Remembrance Parade at Barnard Castle. After a service at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, the cadets lead the parade behind the band to the cenotaph in the grounds of Bowes Museum. After a minutes silence, RSM Dan Thompson laid a wreath on behalf of the School. The spring term began with a presentation by the Rifles Regiment which is based at Catterick Garrison. We are affiliated to the Regiment so cadets were given an insight into the history of this Regiment, as well as learning what the Regiment is currently doing both in the UK and on tours abroad. All cadets took part in the annual House shooting competition. The competition took part over a number of weeks in the Schools indoor range. Cadets used the number 8 rifles and had 4 shoots including in the supported position and unsupported position, a timed shoot and grouping. The House results, from first place to eighth place were as follows: York (RSM Dan Thompson), Tees (Cdt Hugh Carter), North (Cdt Will Barnes), Marwood (Sgt Fenny Jongschaap), Longfield (L/Cpl Charlotte Langston), Durham (Sgt Rob Hall), Dale (CSM Jake Covins) and Bowes (Cpl Harriet Keighley). 11 cadets and 3 CCF staff enjoyed a 4 day adventure training package in Keswick during the Easter holidays. They took part in rock climbing, abseiling, sailing and canoeing. Unfortunately due to the unexpected arrival of snow on the penultimate day, the days walking activity was cancelled and cadets enjoyed a shopping spree in Kendal followed by a meal out at a local Indian restaurant. The Year 9 cadets attended a CCF recruitment presentation given by Major Hall and WO1 Lewis. From that presentation, a record number of 80 year 9 pupils have now joined the CCF (60 in the Army section and 20 in the RAF). After joining the CCF, the Year 9 recruits were given their uniform and boots and enjoyed a field day held at School in May. They took part in a series of lessons including camouflage and concealment, the 24 hour ration pack, basha building and shooting. Two weeks later, 60 of the Year 9 cadets enjoyed an overnight Exercise First Look, held at Downholme, Catterick Garrison Training Area. They were able to apply what they had learnt on the field day, as well as taking part in command tasks and an escape and evasion night exercise. At the time of writing, the Year 11, L6th and U6th cadets have ended their training as they now concentrate on their external examinations. The Year 10 cadets will embark on Exercise Second Look at the end of June where they will spend a days training at Catterick. At the end of term, 28 cadets will spend the first 7 days of the Summer holidays on annual camp at Wathgill Training Camp where they will take part in military and adventure training activities. During my first year as the Continent Commander, I should like to say thank you to SSI Martyn Lewis and the Officers who have put in a high amount of enthusiasm into the CCF, and also to all the NCOs which have done a brilliant job in teaching the younger cadets. We say goodbye to all the U6th cadets, as well as those who are leaving the school and wish them well for the future. 2nd Lieutenant McDonald has resigned her commission due to relocating to Bedfordshire at the end of the summer term. Flying Officer Mark West will take up the position of OC RAF Section as from September 2010. This will allow Flight Lieutenant Richard Child to stand down from the position which he has held since 1994.

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RAF This has been a very successful year for the Section in terms of the individual achievements of the cadets. The Air Cadet Organization (ACO) runs an excellent programme of training courses, of which our senior cadets have taken full advantage. The CCF should, of course, be enjoyable, but it also offers cadets the opportunity to gain impressive qualifications that add lustre to their CVs and UCAS Personal Statements. Last summer, Edward Grundy obtained his Gold Wings for gliding and became the first cadet during my time with the Section to be awarded a Distinction on the Air Cadet Leadership Course at RAFC Cranwell. He has since gained a Flying Scholarship. He was promoted Flight Sergeant and has led the Section during his first year in the Sixth Form. Sergeants Robert Hall and James Ingram obtained their Blue Wings for gliding last summer and Robert has a place on this year’s Air Cadet Leadership Course. The ACO has offered work experience placements over the summer and both James Ingram and Edward Deytrikh hope to secure places. Edward also has a Gliding Scholarship as does Varun Balupuri, and we hope the weather is kind to them during their courses. Many of our senior cadets complete the BTEC qualification as well as the RAF Proficiency examinations. This year, Robert Hall and James Ingram also passed the Advanced Air Navigation examination under the tuition of Matron Jan Brown, our navigation expert. Robert and James are now Senior Cadets, while Matron can bask in the well-deserved glory of maintaining her 100% pass rate for her students. We should press to have Advanced Air Navigation included in school league tables. We have been lucky with the weather for flying from RAF Leeming this year and once again Flt Lt Russ Brownridge and his 11 AEF have done us proud on each of our three visits. Our 2009 Summer Camp was also at RAF Leeming with nine cadets attending: Varun Balupuri, Ryan Brogden, Ellie Brown, Robert Hall, Joseph Noaman, Alistair Notman, Gavin Shaw, Charlotte Stewart and Heather Tosley. The activities were generally good, especially the flying at RAF Leeming and gliding at RAF Topcliffe. The amenities were less impressive, but the RAF, like the other Services has been experiencing great pressure on its resources. This has been clear from our Summer Camps over the past five years, but it has clearly now reached a critical point, because this year we received no Summer Camp allocation. This is the first time during my 20 years with the Section and it is disappointing for our enthusiastic cadets. I hope that we shall have better luck next year. This year’s recruits, although few in number are of high quality and the Peter Wise Trophy was won by William Barnes with Calum Matthews receiving the Aquila Trophy. We say goodbye this year to our leavers, Sgts Ryan Brogden, Charlotte Brown and Fenny Jongschaap, and JCpl Jack Roberts. We have also had to say farewell to Sgt Dave Devitt who left the ACO in February to be posted back to his trade at RAF Benson. He was very much a ‘hands on’ training NCO and made a great contribution to the Section during his time with us. Finally, but by no means least, in addition to Matron Jan Brown, the Section would not function without the contribution of the officers, Flt Lt Beaty and Fg Off West. Mr Beaty’s long service was recognised this year with his well-deserved promotion and we hope Mr West will not be far behind. RC

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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Silver Award 2009 Silver Award Winners: Heather Appleby, William Ford, Robert Hall, Matthew Harrison, James Ingram, Adam Mason, Daniel Miller, Rachel Metcalf, Sam Oakes, Ryan Strawbridge, Ross Whalley, George Woollard. This year’s training for Years 10 and 11 has been influenced by the volcanic eruption in Iceland and the ever increasing number of GCSE examination modules which Year 10 pupils are now doing. We had to rearrange the initial training programme resulting in the Year 10’s and 11’s doing their training during the last weeks of the summer term. All the training was done in Teesdale. The Year 11’s started at Cow Green reservoir and walked back to School over three days. Year 10’s started their walk at Romaldkirk and walked to Holwick. They then walked back to school the following day, carrying all their kit. The fun of sorting out the logistics of having enough kit, staffing, transport, getting all the ‘paperwork’ in place, re-booking campsites, adjusting starting times due to Biology and Music exams still being done (even on the day of departure), transporting the two year groups to different starting points at different times, was challenging. Also, the Gold groups were out on assessment at the same time and they also required a lot of kit from the stores. Would I remember to pick up Tom Vickers on that first afternoon to take him to meet his group in the afternoon so he could take complete some of the walk? Tom had serious leg fracture in September 2009 and has only just started to walk without crutches. However, he is determined to do his assessment expedition with his group in September. I breathed a sigh of relief once all the groups arrived at the first nights campsite at Holwick. Day one done; two more to go. The reports from the staff monitoring the groups throughout the day said they all did well and were strong groups. Another sigh of relief! Despite the rain, which was now starting to fall harder (having had weeks of no rain), all the groups pitched camp and cooked their evening meal with great efficiency. I was impressed with the overall standard of camping and behaviour on the site. Even the biting midges which had come out in large numbers that evening didn’t dampen the high morale. That night, a massive thunderstorm struck and one of the boy’s tents flooded. However, they sorted themselves out and crashed in with another boy’s tent; five of them in a two man tent! A local DofE assessor had come along to help with the training; she was very impressed with the overall maturity and independence of all the groups. She was amazed at how little input they needed from staff. Her experience with groups is usually high dependency from adults during training. Day two went well. The Year 10s walked 17.5 km back to school and the Year 11’s walked carrying full rucksacks to their next campsite. The day got hotter and hotter. When the Year 10’s arrived back at school, they were all very weary and tied; the heat having drained their energy. However, they all completed the route successfully. The Year 11’s all completed day two successfully, again the heat having a debilitating effect. Having dispatched of the Year 10s, I breathed another sigh of relief. Only two groups of Year 11 left to monitor! Day three went well and the two groups completed successfully. Again, the hot weather had sapped their energy. They will be doing their assessment expedition in late September and I am sure they will be successful. I should like to thank Steve Tomlinson, Jim Brettell, David Dalton and Stuart Everall for their support and help during the training. PCO

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At the start of the academic year, five pupils, four just beginning their upper sixth year and one who had just left the school, meandered their way through the northern Dales with a view to completing their assessed expedition. Their rather pleasant route took them from Reeth in the east to Kirkby Stephen in the west. They were not blessed with the best of weather: cool and showery conditions throughout, and very poor visibility as they crossed Nine Standards Rigg. The team consisted of: Hamish Byers, Sarah Phillips, Sarah Farr, Georgia Chipchase and Matthew Noble. They worked very well together. Their assessor, Alan Ball, was due to retire at the end of the season. His vast experience and relaxed, friendly manner made the group feel comfortable and at ease throughout. Minor alterations to route and timings were readily discussed and agreed and the expedition concluded successfully. I was impressed with the contribution each person made to the success of the group: Hamish, always cheerful and full of fun, kept the group going when others would have crumbled; Sarah Phillips had an intelligent and confident approach showing excellent leadership; Sarah Farr was a strong and determined walker; Georgia Chipchase, a good allround player, showed great resilience and Matthew Noble brought a no-nonsense approach to the overall endeavour. All in all they made a great team! I hope to see them achieving the full award very soon. The numbers joining the award in the lower sixth are healthier than ever. Twenty-six pupils successfully completed training expeditions in 2009/10. If you want to know about navigating in fog, speak to Rob Hall, Will Ford, Ryan Strawbridge, Angus Robertson and Arjen Jongschaap; if you have any questions about the fun of wild camping have a word with James Ingram, Alex Wilson, Jessica Brice, Brooke Goudie, Helen Simpson and Helen Alderson; if the warm, sunny midge-free experience is more to your liking, speak to Heather Appleby, Harry Bainbridge, Jess Scott, Rachel Metcalf, Kate Swinbank, Rachel Brown, Jevany Thompson, Dan Miller and Cameron Jones; if it is the need to have a suitable escape route after experiencing four seasons in one day the people to see are George Woollard, Sam Oakes, Ross Whalley, Nick Phillips, Chris Legg and Nick McGregor. It is really great to see so many people wanting to join the Award. However, to complete the Award requires considerable commitment. Over the course of two years, the target is to complete each of the following sections: Volunteering (12 months); Physical and Skills (one for 12 months and one for 6 months); Residential (4 nights and 5 days); Expedition (4 days and 3 nights). Any new recruits are expected to complete one training expedition in the autumn term and a second in the summer term, before being ready for an assessed expedition at the end of the summer term. With a little thought and research, it is a relatively easy matter to complete the five units over the course of the sixth form. Come and join the fun! CHA

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Sixth Form Ski Trip Eight days skiing in February is a huge incentive and reward for naturally conscientious people. The 10 boys and 7 girls who joined 8 staff had worked with notorious effectiveness to justify their holiday. The long coach journey to Kitzbuhel, Austria passed relatively quickly; DVDs, sing-a-longs, games and pupil/staff banter, as well as sleep, were distractions to the miles of motorway travel. The hotel Kaiser met our needs; most of us thought it was ‘cheap and very cheerful’, an ideal combination for 18-year-olds! The nightlife in the resort was great; barmaid Sally looked after us well and Matt Robinson’s karaoke singing wowed many in the hotel and the resort! The snow was a very good quality and allowed the best 'top gun' skiers to enjoy the black run slopes whilst providing the intermediate and low intermediate groups plenty of opportunities to practise skills and enjoy the slopes. Sledging one evening was a great experience; the route was a kilometre long. The party had a fantastic holiday and we all thank Mr Nicholson, our assistant leader, and Mr Bishop, both ski instructor and party leader, for a great week away from the rigours of work, learning and revision. Jack Rigby.

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Including the staff, we had 49 very excited people on board our PGL coach to Courchevel, for our annual pilgrimage to one of the world best ski resorts. Courchevel 1850 has become our top destination for reasons best explained by a quick look at the photographs with this article. “It just does not get any better than this!” (as some of us kept saying all week). Top Gun heroics seemed to complement perfectly the ‘Power Plough’ of the rapidly improving beginners’ group and, by the end of the week, we had skied almost every piste between the groups, at one time or another. Our favourites included some interesting bits in the new snow near a lift we called ‘Fu Man Chu’, and also the Family Fun Park where we tried our hand at the border cross run and the various ramps and boxes. All had tales of daring to report when they got back to the hotel and, judging by the stories I heard, I would imagine some of our skiers believed they might have appeared on local airport radar!!

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We also discovered ice skating is a lot of fun, bowling is a very noisy and happy affair and that the chocolate crepes in Courchevel 1850 are simply divine. Some of us also discovered that the sledge run was closed due to too much new snow. Courchevel is definitely a place for the famous and, whilst some spotted Jason Donovan, I spotted a nice pair of skis for a measly five thousand pounds! We all spotted the airport that was used as a backdrop for a James Bond Film. In a week that also squeezed in a spot of international ‘spoofing’ (10 Euros cash prize to the winner) I managed to accumulate a few favourite memories and have popped them below for one last blast... The balance and improvement of Tom Johnson when skiing linked turns in the new snow and the enthusiasm of Bradley for straight lining it... The massive improvement of our girl power group (more like girls “are loud” really) and how they put lots of the boys to shame with their progress... The ‘need for speed’ that all of our intermediate boys groups seemed to have every day... The huge progress of Thomas and Mark Nicholson (our youngest skiers), and the serene snow ploughing of our happiest beginner ever... All in all it was another absolutely fabulous trip and my most sincere thanks go to all the boys and girls for making it one of the happiest in my memory and to the staff who helped make it such a wonderful holiday for us all. GB

water-sports enthusiasts included Mrs Waddington, Sarah Waddington and Tom Packham who acted as support to instructors. The river Ure, between Boroughbridge and York was the focus of the main activities. Whilst some more competent young canoeists practised and then undertook examination for the ones star BCU Award, the majority practised their canoeing and kayaking skills. The weekend involved not only these more serious activities but also swimming and jumping into the river in great weather. Instructors from the Aldwark Water Activity Centre were on hand throughout the weekend to ensure participants’ safety. This was a great weekend, much enjoyed by everybody who took part. Thank you to the staff who gave up their weekend. PCO

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32 boys and girls, mainly from Years 7, 8 and 9, left School on Friday evening; excitement levels were very high and a degree of restraint was felt by the young enthusiasts as Mrs Young, Mrs Campbell, Mr Tomlinson and Mr Butler kept their beady eyes peeled ready for trouble! The weekend was to be taken up largely with watersports: canoeing, kayaking and rafting. More advanced

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Views of Barney from afar A Bulgarian's view Barney has been a really friendly place. Our induction was very useful and helped us to come to terms quickly with our new way of life. The food has been very good, particularly breakfasts and Stelly has usually needed to go back to bed to recover after a huge breakfast! The freedom of the fields and the opportunity to play games, basketball in the gym, swimming in the pool and playing 3rd XV rugby have been fantastic. House staff have been very kind taking us to cities like Leeds, York, Durham to include the amazing Norman Cathedral and listening to the choir sing Evensong, and Newcastle, taking us the Falcons’ rugby matches and Manchester United football matches, and plays at local theatres, to include Blood Brothers in Newcastle, and even a day out at the seaside. The big differences with our own school have been featuring on a whole school photograph, getting to know teachers well, going to Chapel (to include the memorable Carol Services), joining the Chinese community at their New Year Dinner and listening to House staff singing the 12 Days of Christmas. We will remember the inter-House competitions, and particularly the singing competition, was an amazing experience. Academically, we think we have done the business; we've both obtained 7.5 on IELTs and we were required to get 6.5 for university entry. Stelly is hopeful he will obtain the grades required for University College London or Bristol and Hristo is hopeful he will obtain the grades required for Lancaster. The amount of help given by the Headmaster with UCAS advice, and by teaching staff, particularly in the days before module exams, has been amazing. We look forward to Speech Day and Prize Giving followed by the Summer Ball; we have seen photographs from last year and we expect to have a truly amazing time. We are delighted we can keep in contact with both the school and our pals using the Old Barnardians’ web site. Thanks for having us; it is a truly amazing school. Stelian Nenkov and Hristo Mihaylov

Far Eastern views The difference in environments is immense; in Hong Kong, China, we live in tower blocks overlooking other buildings in a dense, urban environment. In Barney, we look out of our windows and see sheep in the fields, yellow oilseed blowing in the wind, and miles of uninterrupted space. We have found Barney to be a friendly place. A good education is very important and we welcome help with Maths and Science subjects and with learning English; this has been fantastic at Barney. Mr McHarry, Dr Robson and Mr Nicholson have been really helpful. We like meeting people from different backgrounds to our own and our friends have always been friendly. The Hong Kong Chinese New Year Dinner allows us to repay

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the friendships and kindnesses of House staff to include Matrons Brown and Broadwell. We took part in the independent schools concert in Durham Cathedral; we enjoyed Will Todd’s, ‘Arms and the Man’, with James playing the viola and Jonathan playing the clarinet in the orchestra, and Anson, Samuel, Wynna and William singing in the 300 person chorus. School music is great. Sport has also been good fun; we have represented the School at badminton, rugby, tennis and basketball. We've also learned to play rugby and William and Samuel have represented the School. Our English lessons with Mrs Niven were good fun and she was always very helpful, to include having us for meals at her house. House activities were also good fun and we particularly enjoyed the art, music and racquet sports’ competitions.

I am not the greatest, I have felt very involved with swimming and athletics particularly. I have enjoyed trips out to major cities and particularly singing with the Chapel Choir in York Minster and Durham Cathedral, and taking part in the Bowes Museum Carol Services; these have been experiences to stay with me for the rest of my life. Most of all, I have loved being in Longfield; the Peppers and their family, and the tutors, and the other girls have been great to be around and I will miss them all very much. Juliane Frere

The School has been very kind and we will miss our friends. Whether or not we manage to go to British universities is unsure and we have also applied to University in Hong Kong; the Headmaster has helped us very much. We must wait until August to see. We will always hold the School with affection and remember it as a very nice place to spend our secondary education years. Goodbye Barney and thank you! Angie, Anson, James, Jonathan, Samuel, William and Wynna

The German perspective

A Swiss view of Barney This is the end of my second year and time has really flown! I am going to miss my teachers, particularly Mr Johnson who has an amazing sense of humour; my other teachers have also been very kind. In fact, everybody at Barney has been really nice and this was particularly important when I first arrived. Learning in a different language was difficult but I picked up English very quickly. The School’s location is beautiful; I love the views over North Yorkshire from the top of the fields. I enjoy playing sport here; even though

The Spanish perspective ‘How I miss the girls in Madrid, olive oil on salads, my moped, the freedom to wear ear-rings and beach shorts all day, and the sunshine!’ But our time at Barney easily compensates for the things we take for granted at home!’ We didn't have to work hard in Spain; it was very easy by comparison. Here, we are expected to work hard, we have targets to meet and we have exams to sit. We have to work hard in Prep. We've realised there is a reason for this and we are hoping to do very well in our exams. In our Spanish schools we can wear whatever we want; we have actually enjoyed looking smart and the School photograph will amaze our friends at home. The British breakfasts are fantastic and we particularly enjoy weetabix, bacon and eggs, black pudding, and as much toast with marmalade as we can eat! In Spanish schools, you don't play sport. We've really enjoyed sporting opportunities to include tennis, football and playing rugby with the international 3rd XV; this was the most amazing experience ever. We miss the sunshine of Madrid and the long hot summers evenings; however there is something special about snow, ice, icicles, the North wind, and the rain! We wouldn't have missed it! Above all, we've learnt a lot about friendship; English people are really nice and Barney has been fantastic place to live, work and enjoy life. The teachers have been amazing, always ready to help, to talk, to advise and to encourage. Our teachers in Spain don't offer any of these things. Thanks for a great year; we will be back! Carlos, Lazaro and Imaz

School food has not been as good as at home; we have missed our German sausage, sauerbraten and sauerkraut, and brat-wurst! But we have not starved and we will never forget your roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, and apple pie and custard! In our schools, there is little emphasis on life after classes; we've really enjoyed taking part in activities and clubs. Your teachers are prepared to run clinic teaching sessions; that would never happen in Germany. Teachers are amazingly kind giving help and the relationship that they are prepared to have with pupils, too, is amazing. We will miss our English friends. We will miss Mr Connor’s jokes, to include the one which always makes him laugh: Mr Connor goes into a pub and sees Vincent van Gogh standing at the bar. Mr Connor asks van Gogh, ‘Would you like a beer?’ van Gogh answers, ‘ I am OK, thanks. I've already got one eer!’ Who says we have no sense of humour? Torsen Habert, Marc Leibermeister and Lukas Killinger

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Art The Art Department has had another excellent year. Miss Welsh and I have been delighted with the amount of wonderful work that has been produced by pupils in Year 7, 8, 9, and 10, as well as the impressive standards achieved by the GCSE, AS and A2 students. We took our two year ten groups to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in the summer term to see, as well as the Park’s own collection, the David Nash Exhibition. Despite the weather it was a very enjoyable day, from walking in the delightful grounds to partaking of the delicious cakes in the restaurant. Another new venture was three sixth form pupils working with the Swaledale Festival to produce art work in collaboration with a local artist. This was a very positive experience and the work, exhibited in the Bowes Museum, was put into a secret auction and all three pupils were successful in selling their pictures. Our annual Design exhibition was very well attended by staff, pupils, parents and friends and proved to be a very pleasant end to a busy and vibrant year. An Arts Tie was awarded to Kate Mothersill. SRC

Biology A number of questions in exam papers expect candidates to be able to apply their knowledge to different circumstances from those that they may have studied in the classroom. They need to be able to look at adaptations of organisms and explain how these may be useful in helping them to survive. We are lucky enough to have on our doorstep, access to rivers, moorland, woodland, SSSI’s and, within an hour, we can be on the coast. So topic areas such as zonation on the rocky shore, predator prey relationships, species evenness and species’ richness, pyramids of biomass, succession, evolution, adaptation, woodland management and biodiversity are all there for the pupils to see, feel and immerse themselves in. MNRF

they attempted via the Young Enterprise website to sell into new markets which included selling ‘Barnard Castle Rugby’ hooded tops to Millfield School.” All the students have now been awarded the ‘Company Programme Achievement’ Certificates. Year 12: Young Enterprise is hoping to make up for a slow start to the year. Although the entire AS Business Studies group wished to repeat the success of Perry Alexander’s ‘Paramount Stitching’, only the girls showed the entrepreneurial spirit needed for success. Many ideas were talked about and researched by the boys, including running vests, key rings, mugs and Christmas Cards, but turning these ideas into cash proved too much of a task. It was Brooke Goudie, Helen Evans, Anna Dawson and Sophie Thompson who were motivated enough to produce a fantastic School Calendar for 2011. Year 10: Eager and motivated, GCSE Business Studies pupils showed their spirit by arranging food and beverage to be sold at sporting occasions. The students were able to write a short business plan and from this their ideas were put into action. Well done to Sophie Brown, Megan Gonsalves-Collins, Evie Kennedy, Hannah Pullen, and Chloe Thacker for selling food and beverage at various sporting events and washing cars. NJC

Case study On Tuesday 1st June 2010, I began work experience in Sunderland for ‘Fitz Architects.’ It was an amazing week as I have been interested in being an architect for some time and I was uncertain the profession was different to what I expected. However, it was much better than I expected and I really enjoyed myself. I was taught and shown a great deal from the 4 days at Sunderland; learning about CAD software to create the layout of a building, then being taught how to produce one’s building into a 3D life like design on the computer. As I began creating my own designs, I realised how practical plans must be for the building to stand, be proportional, efficient and environmentally friendly. I also had the opportunity to sit through design meetings with architects, planners and clients. Here I learnt how much of a people person one needs to be to balance a design with the demands of the planners and the client whilst remaining inside the budget. Thank you to Mr Connor for putting me forward to Fitz Architects Sunderland; I am now seriously looking at a career in Architecture. Sophie Thompson AS Business Studies Student

Business Studies and Chemistry Economics Business operation: Mr Alexander, Managing Director was able to steer the merchandise business out of port and into open water. The company maintained sales with their star product of good quality embroided hooded tops and achieved record sales at Christmas. The magic did not stop there and the team took its existing product into new markets. From the well known traditional style, the team produced clothing for squash, swimming and the Combined Cadet Force. Mr. Connor, the link teacher, commented, "I am delighted with how the company equipped itself. The boys and girls have shown great business acumen coming up with some great ideas, composing some well thought- out business strategies and, most importantly, delivering on those plans. I was most impressed when

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2009 got underway with 31 students studying AS level chemistry and 25 students studying A2. Once again a good number of our students have applied for university courses in chemistry related disciplines. The current upper 6th chemists currently have conditional offers for medicine (1), pharmacology (1), chemistry (4), chemical engineering (2) and biochemistry (2). We hope that this trend will continue in the years to come and are very pleased that many of the lower sixth students are certainly well placed to do the same should they choose. Open day this year was as popular as ever and once again there was no shortage of volunteers from the lower years to be involved. This year’s demonstrations included home made play-dough and sherbet, the nonburning £5 note (which used to be a £10 note before the recession) and the exploding can.

Many of the students involved also attended Chemistry Club, run by Mr West, during the first term. In addition to the demonstrations mentioned above they also had the opportunity to do fire-writing, make batteries and slime as well as growing crystal snowflakes using borax which they can take home and hang on their Christmas tree. This year we introduced iGCSE chemistry to the school. This more challenging course has been likened to the old O level and is far better preparation for those who go on to study chemistry at a higher level. The course has been well received by the current year 10 set which began the course back in September. As they continue to get their teeth into the second year of iGCSE chemistry a further two sets will begin the course in September 2010. In March, Mr West and four Year 8 pupils entered the Salters’ Chemistry Challenge at Durham University. There were representatives from 14 other schools from across the North-East and the day consisted of two different challenge activities. The morning challenge was a “whodunit?” which saw the students using analytical Chemistry in a race to identify who the murderer was. The afternoon was spent looking at acidbase chemistry using different indicators. The team of Fiona Matthews, Lizzie Knight, Ethan Kelsall and Daniel Milne worked tremendously well together throughout the day. They were suitably rewarded for their efforts with a very creditable 3rd place in what was a very strong competition. The pupils were then treated to a series of demonstrations that included setting fire to hydrogen and methane balloons and setting off a rocket with static electricity. A very enjoyable day! At the end of May, Dr Butterfield took 10 students from Years 9 and 10 to a ‘Chemistry at Work’ event at the University of Teesside. This event was an opportunity for students to meet, and talk to, a variety of people whose jobs are in some way linked to chemistry. The event was very well organised and there were representatives from, amongst others, Northumbrian Water, GlaxoSmithKline, Cranfield University and British Energy. The day also involved practical classes in obtaining and analysing fingerprints along with some DNA profiling under the supervision of the university’s Forensic Science department, as well as a session understanding more about polymers and how they are recycled. They also had the chance to visit the Pathophysiology department to test some fake urine for sugars, salts, proteins and ketones. The day finished with a ‘Chemicool demonstration’ on combustion and an opportunity to see some classic experiments. The students all seemed to enjoy their day and left with smiles on their faces and a number of free goodies. After exams, many lower school classes got to experience some luminescence chemistry including making solutions that glowed, making envelopes that flashed with cold light and seeing rocks and solutions that change colour under UV light. This off-curriculum topic follows the success of last year’s Forensic Chemistry investigation and the previous year’s Firework Chemistry study. The department will undergo some changes in personnel this summer. Mr Charlesworth, who tried to retire two years ago but we wouldn't let him, is finally saying goodbye after 29 years in the department. Dr Robson is also leaving us after 4 years as Head of Department to take up the post of Teacher Fellow with the Royal Society of Chemistry. We wish them both well for the future. Dr E McDermott and Dr G Mancino will join us in September and we look forward to welcoming them aboard. IMB

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Chemistry of Art In the Autumn term, a number of interested sixth formers signed up for an activity that combined the history of art directly with chemistry. Starting with a trip to the Bowes Museum to see works by painters through the ages, the visit included a talk from the Art Restoration expert at the museum, Jon Old. The group learned about how the effects of a painting could depend on the type of paint that had been used, and the differences between working with egg tempera and oil paint. They saw paintings that used these different paints to get an idea of the different effects. The pupils then returned to the laboratory to begin making their own pigments using a variety of chemical techniques in order to create their own paints. Before the advent of craft shops and mass produced paints, many artists were chemists too as they were required to manufacture their own materials. Later, more successful painters would use a technician to create their paint for them. Students followed recipes for a variety of traditional colour pigments such as chrome yellow, indigo, cobalt blue and a variety of reds and oranges. With many traditional colour pigments containing toxic lead and chromium compounds, careful chemistry techniques were used to make a supply of pigments without anyone coming to any harm. Each student then tried their hand at making some egg tempera paint by mixing up the pigments with raw eggs, as well as making oil paints using linseed oil. Wooden boards were prepared using homemade gesso to produce a smooth, white surface to paint on. Other techniques were experimented with such as the production of glass beads coloured with cobalt compounds which were then ground up to produce smalt, an alternative pigment. The art of sgraffito was also attempted. Pupils then tested their homemade paints and experienced the quick-drying qualities of egg-tempera and the ease with which oil colours blend, and realised just what a labour of love some of the paintings they had visited really were! KW and JMR

Classics At the start of the year, we welcomed Mr Jim Brettell as Head of Latin and Miss Caroline Snaith as a teacher of junior Classics classes. Both have made a huge impact with their professionalism and have inspired their students, both junior and senior, throughout the academic year. Classics is alive and well at Barney – this year we have embarked on GCSE Ancient History for the first time, with 17 Year 10 students taking modules in June. Overall 80 pupils voluntarily study Latin or Classics from year 10 upwards, a figure we as a department are proud of. As ever the Classics Department has enjoyed some trips out and about in the North-East to complement the studies of our students. We are planning to go further afield in April 2011 with our bi-annual trip to Rome and the Bay of Naples already being planned for approximately 40 GCSE and A level students. Trips this year have included the Lower 6th Latin set to a Latin recitation competition at RGS Newcastle and a trip to Newcastle University Classics Open Day for 6th

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form Latin and Classics groups. The Lower 6th Classics set also went on field trips to Stanwick Camp and Piercebridge and Hadrian’s Wall to aid their study of Roman Britain at AS level. A unique opportunity also arose for the Lower 6th set to visit a commercial archaeological dig, at the roman site at Healam Bridge near Leeming. This was being excavated as a result of the widening of the A1 and we gained a fascinating insight into archaeology from Katy Fraser’s father, a professional archaeologist, who kindly invited us and was able to guide us round the site. JDG

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The Extended Project Qualification, or EPQ, has been introduced to Sixth Form curricula across the country as a free-standing part of the Sixth Form Diploma qualifications. At Barnard Castle School, the EPQ was introduced this year as an optional activity for a few Gifted and Talented sixth formers across a number of different subjects with the aim of allowing students to explore in much more detail a topic of their own choice, and to give them a taste of University-style dissertation research. The project, equivalent to a single A2 qualification, was advertised at the end of the Lower Sixth year and interested students put themselves forward to be interviewed by staff for the right to participate in the scheme. A lucky few were selected as the pilot students for the project at Barnard Castle School. Three chemistry projects were completed by Sarah Farr, Matthew Harrison and Adityo Khastgir, one Physics investigation by Will Trewby and a Philosophy and Theology project by Sarah Phillips. Students were required to engage in initial research to enable them to develop a dissertation title of their choice and, after project approval from their supervisor, undertook extensive research to enable them to complete an in-depth 5000 word dissertation. Students met regularly with their academic supervisors to discuss their progress. Everyone had the opportunity to work with Mrs Shovlin in the library to learn about effective research methods using both the internet and paper-based articles and books, as well as learning how to reference their work correctly and to produce a good bibliography. An induction visit to Durham University library, which then allowed the students access to the University’s vast range of resources and research journals, was also a valuable experience. Sarah, Matthew and Adityo produced dissertations that examined Alternative Energy Sources, Future Fuels for Cars and the Causes, Consequences and Prevention of Ozone Depletion respectively. Will conducted a number of experiments in school to investigate the whether the acoustic properties of Big School and the Chapel were suitable for their current use, and to see whether they could be improved. Sarah produced an in depth philosophical and personal reflection of the work of Sartre and other existentialists. Although the contents of the dissertation form a large part of the assessment of the EPQ, along with marks awarded for the project presentation given by each student at the end of their research, much of the grade depended on how well the research was planned, implemented and evaluated. As an introduction to research, all five students said that they felt the project taught them a lot about themselves as well as their chosen topic and the research process. The freedom to explore ANY topic of interest, unrestricted by examination curricula, was also appreciated by all. I was lucky enough to read all five projects and to attend the excellent research presentations given by the students. I was hugely impressed by the very high standard of work produced, and I thank all the EPQ students for their hard work and efforts in making the pilot year such a success. JMR

To start with an architectural overview, this has been a year of entrenchment and of coming to terms with our various annexations: most of us in the department now have our own rooms, thanks to the fact that the L block now has 2 outposts, both at some remove from the ‘mothership’. AMG presides happily over her own space which is adjacent to the North House TV room, and thanks to York House for ceding that patch, while the move of the Physics department to a loftier station a couple of years ago vacated 2 Labs, one of which is now L12, and home for the past 2 years to Miss McDonald. Our hopes of gaining a departmental office space in the former preparation room are kept alive by the maintenance department: when we do get our hands on this, there will be an interesting discussion with MFL about just how the spoils are to be divided up. (By the way, anyone strolling past the L block and seeing L4’s delightfully pink blinds (which, I can tell readers who like that sort of detail, entirely complement the wholly pink interior) may well think that L4 is now some sort of crèche facility. Not so – EB simply likes pink!) We have continued to wear out the path to the Media Museum in Bradford: the ‘make-an-advert’ day is now a staple and highly successful part of our oral assessment GCSE programme, and the fruits of the pupils’ labours can be seen and enjoyed by visiting the School website. However, a new approach to the day was tested out by AMG’s class: a trailer for a film, the genre to be selected by them. Reports and visual evidence suggest that was a really enjoyable, immersive activity for all and an effective alternative; perhaps the way forward for the next cohort? Members of year 11 enjoyed a Poetry Live day in Newcastle: in addition to listening to some illuminating readings from their set poets, they were also able to put some challenging questions to the writers, all of which adds greatly to what they might bring to the table in the exam. I must record the high level of success the department enjoyed across the board in external exams: thanks to the sterling efforts of all my colleagues and, of course, the pupils themselves. Our complements also go to Mathew Robinson who secured an offer to study English Literature at Oxford. We said farewell to 2 members of staff this year. Our thanks and best wishes go to Miss McDonald who leaves us after 2 years to further her career in Bedfordshire. We also acknowledge the sterling contribution that IVE has made to the department over many years, both as an English teacher with year 7 and as Head of Learning Support, in which role she has aided many pupils to achieve success. As a parent of two such OBs who thrived with her assistance, I would like to record my deep, personal gratitude. We wish her a very happy retirement. AMW

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Gifted and Talented Programme ‘A rising tide lifts all ships’ As well as providing support for our most able pupils, the Gifted and Talented programme aims to encourage a culture of aspiration and achievement and pupils who are gifted or talented in a particular area should feel positive about the opportunities that this presents. In particular this year, a group of Year 8 pupils visited the BBC television and radio studios in Newcastle as part of their preparation for BBC School Report Day on March 11th. They worked hard as a team to research, write, present and produce news articles, videos and audio reports on a wide range of subjects from the world’s oldest woman, Yorkshire puddings, kidnappings and school sports news. The group was commended by the BBC for producing a very professional website, which can be found on a link to the BBC’s own online news pages. The School has also had close links with Durham University this year and pupils have taken part in many events there; a trip to Durham University for a French workshop and taster session in Arabic for talented linguists from Year 11, visits from Routes into Languages student ambassadors to the Modern Languages department, courses about medicine, witchcraft and the history of books, and a weekend residential course to sample University life and study Anthropology and Economics for two Year 10 boys. Members of the 6th Form have also visited Durham University Library as part of their EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) which focuses on research, planning and presentation skills and has been introduced and led by Dr Robson this year. Gifted and Talented pupils interested in Classics participated in the JACT schools Latin reading competition - Congratulations to Jevany Thompson, who was awarded second prize! – and are becoming proficient in Greek thanks to extra-curricular Greek lessons given by Mr Brettell. Barney is also very lucky to have some incredibly gifted actors, musicians, artists and sportsmen and women, whose talents have shone in the Senior play ‘Our Day out’, the musical ‘Beauty and the Beast’, musical concerts and performances at various location including the Arts Centre in Darlington, and at regular matches throughout the school year. The U16 Netball team travelled to Brighton to play in the National Schools tournament. In May, the most able artists in the sixth form visited the Bowes Museum to meet artists and talk about their work. With such a lot of talent under one roof, every effort is made at the school to ensure that our gifted and talented students fulfil their individual potential. We also believe that effective provision for our most able pupils benefits and enhances the performance of all of our students. This is why we aim to identify Gifted and Talented pupils as soon as possible, and this year is no exception, with 8 new members from Year 7 being added to the list. 1. Identification of Year 7 Gifted and Talented pupils. 2. Trip to BBC Newcastle to look round the TV and radio studios. 3. Produced News articles, videos and audio reports for BBC School Report Day on 11th March.

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4. Years 8 and 9 Gifted & Talented Design and Technology Engineering Day at Cummings Engineering. 5. EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) for Upper Sixth, led by Dr Robson. 6. Visit from routes into languages ambassadors for MFL. 7. Trip to Durham University for linguists for a French workshop and taster session in Arabic. 8. Netball team at National Schools’ competition. 9. Performance at Arts Centre Darlington for gifted musicians. 10. Residential weekend at Durham University studying Anthropology and Economics. 11. Durham University events as part of Young G and T, including, ‘Introduction to Medicine’, ‘What is a book?’ and ‘Witchcraft for Muggles’. 12. Talented singers and actors took part in the school musical and senior play. 13. L6 Latin took part in JACT Schools Latin reading comprehension at Newcastle in December. (incl. Ovid’s poem Metamorphosis); Jevany Thompson won 2nd prize. 14. Extra-curricular Greek lessons. 15. Sixth Form artists met with artists at The Bowes Museum in May. LVR

Geography To be or not to be a successful Barney geographer, one has to learn to enjoy and benefit from fieldwork; it is the department’s policy to take every pupil on a relevant educational and geographical experience field trip, each year! Miss Jackson, armed with risk assessment, pupils’ consent slips, clipboards and worksheets, measuring tapes and reference books staggered to the minibus; the Upper Sixth geographers were off to Newcastle to study quayside and dock regeneration. Days later, as Mr Dalton commanded, she staggered forth, ready once again to take the Lower Sixth geographers to Arkengarthdale to complete their AS river studies’ data collection exercises. Weeks later, wearing wellingtons and waterproofs, she joined Year 11 on their trip to Robin Hood's Bay and Sandsend to study coastal erosion and deposition, to revise map reading and to analyse the formation and change of different rocks, all compulsory syllabus content. Mr Alderson watched in amazement at his pupils’ energy and engagement. Year 10 geographers, in better weather, left for Swaledale to study features of the different courses of the river; they subsequently enjoyed a day in the Lake District evidencing, at first hand, glacial erosion and glacial deposition. As Nick Stoddart confessed in Year 11, it is this sort of practical work which brings Geography to life (and which allows him to get to know is Housemaster even better). Freddie Marlow, a Year 11 geographer, said he had found the GCSE exam questions relatively easy to answer having been on a total of three field courses. To take the whole of Year 9 to Durham to analyse the growth and development of the city over time was certainly ambitious; Mr Dalton and Mr Alderson never shirk such a challenge. 100 boys and girls and 9 staff had hoped for an end-of-afternoon ice-cream reward in the market-place; Mr Dalton confirmed the departmental budget would not run to this, and anyway, ice cream was a luxury rather than a necessity for life. Typical! Year 8 visited a lowland farm, as part of their syllabus research for the agriculture topic; Mr Hodgson provided

all in the Year with the opportunity of ‘hands-on’ experiences in a carefully planned farm visit: thank you! Groups later walked from Low Force to High Force to wonder, with explanation, at the majesty of the highest waterfall in England. The whole of Year 7 was coached to Whinlatter Forest to participate in and enjoy an orienteering course requiring them to draw on their knowledge and skills acquired whilst studying maps; the linking of brain and brawn produced a most valuable day’s activity. Geography is a dynamic subject, brought to life by the involvement of pupils in the practical application of knowledge and evidence-based research. For those senior pupils who particularly enjoy the rigours of academic challenge, the department takes them to Geographical Association and Royal Geographical Society meetings. The work of the head of department and his lieutenants is never complete! DWD

ICT To mark ‘Safer Internet Day’ 2010, the ICT department organised a series of workshops for students in Years 79 and assemblies for the whole school. Young people and children are today amongst the biggest user groups of online and mobile technologies in Europe. The Safer Internet Programme aims at empowering and protecting children and young people online by awareness raising initiatives and by fighting illegal and harmful online content and conduct. The students were given valuable advice on how to have fun with new technology, whilst staying in control of the risks. The presentations and worksheets used can be downloaded from the thinkuknow website http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/. The site is divided into 5 sections; 5-7, 8-10, 11-16, parent/carer and teacher/trainer. The resources which range from films, presentations and games cover issues of grooming by sexual predators, children's risk taking behaviour online and cyberbullying. Most importantly, there’s also a place which anyone can use to report if they feel uncomfortable or worried about someone they are chatting to online. For further information please contact jb@barneyschool.org.uk. JB

The School Library To show off our newly revamped junior fiction area, we started the year displaying some excellent genre posters to help guide library users. These were completed by Shannon Currah, Amanda Usher and Claire Wilkinson all earning themselves selection boxes in recognition of their fantastic work: Kiera Sanderson had previously been awarded her prize. Students were also given the opportunity to write book reviews and recommendations which could then be clipped to the books. For World Book Day, ‘£1 World Book Day Book Vouchers’ were given to all students and this year students could swap them in the library for the specially produced World Book Day Books without having to go to the book shop. With World Book Day came ‘reading fever’; during the week anyone seen reading for pleasure in the library or around School was given a raffle ticket. The library was

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certainly happy to see some new faces reading amongst the regulars. The owner of the winning ticket was Alexander Lea who collected an Easter egg. William Richardson was the winner of the second Easter egg after writing the best text message to a book character. All the World Book Day competitions proved to be a great success. For open morning, we had some very enthusiastic students aimed with their code breaker manuals posing as officers on patrol travelling around the city (library) locating grid references and solving Maths puzzles. When they had located and solved the puzzles they were then able to break the code, get the key and unlock the treasure chest which was filled with goodies which visitors could also enjoy. Thank you to all the busy patrol officers and indeed all users of the library who have helped keep it a quiet, busy and productive place to study! CLS

Mathematics BARNEY’S G8

Why not take the challenge yourself? Below is an easy, medium and difficult question from this years challenge (all to be done without a calculator). Q7

Mr Owens wants to keep the students quiet during a Mathematics lesson. He asks them to multiply all of the numbers from 1 to 99 together and then tell him the last-but-one digit of the result. What is the correct answer? A0

Q23 A single polygon is made by joining dots in the 4 × 4 grid with straight lines, which meet only at dots at their end points. No dot is at more than one corner. The diagram shows a five-sided polygon formed in this way. What is the greatest possible number of sides of a polygon formed by joining the dots using the same rules?

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Physics E 16

Intermediate Maths Challenge 200,000 pupils from 3,000 schools took part. Only the top 5% of those taking part win a Gold Certificate. 128 members of Years 9, 10 and 11 participated this year. The School saw 45 pupils win Certificates, in total.

AA Standard Last summer, the Mathematics Department had our best ever Further Mathematics A Level results. David Anderson, Aaron Hancock, Joseph Heslop, Edward Keighley, Vincent Lau, Jessica Neville, David Orr and Gabriel Tsoi all achieved A grades for A Level Mathematics after sitting 6 modules in their lower sixth and then achieved A grades in A Level Further Mathematics with another 6 modules in their upper sixth. A total of 96 Mathematics modules taken between them with an average of 88% per module! Another 19 pupils in the upper sixth achieved A Level Mathematics grades last year.

The Tony Parkinson Mathematical Challenge This award is given to a student of Mathematics in Year 11 who, in the opinion of the teachers in the Department has been the most successful in Mathematics relative to their ability. The award for 2009/10 was presented to Lewis Thirling (Dale House).

Junior Mathematical Challenge The School had yet another bumper year of UKMT Junior Maths Challenge certificates - 40 pupils in years 7 and year 8 who took up the Challenge getting a Gold, Silver or Bronze certificate. We achieved 8 Gold Awards and Daniel Milne qualified for the Junior Mathematics Olympiad. Only the better mathematicians in each school takes part (about 240,000) and only about 4 – 5% of the entries get Gold. ‘Best in School’ was Daniel Milne and the other Gold Certificate winners were: Lizzie Knight, Alex Sowerby, Ethan Kelsall, Timothy Stirke, Oliver Larcombe, Kerin Borer, Tom Joashi

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Set 1 in Year 9 has embarked upon GCSE French, with the aim of taking their exams a year early in Year 10. They have made an excellent start to the course and are on track for success next year. Bien fait! On Open Day in October, Big School was transformed into a French Café with café au lait, gateaux and croissants, menus in French, flags and, most importantly, our fantastic serveurs and serveuses, who dressed in French costume and welcomed visitors and took orders in French. Our dual linguist group in Year 11 worked hard to plan lessons and fun activities for a year 6 French class and visited the prep school one morning to teach them on the topic of School . Our ‘teachers’ proved themselves to be very patient, with excellent subject knowledge –the professeurs of the future? We also welcomed two members of staff who have worked in the department temporarily, and would like to say merci to Emilie Canchon and Melanie Dickinson for all of their help. LVR

Gold Certificates and book tokens were presented to: Chris Moore (Year 10) Aaron Day (Year 10) Lottie Holmes (Year 10) Sebastian Marlow (Year 9) Gold and ‘Best in School’ Certificate and book token were presented to: Hamish Carter (Year 9)

Modern Foreign Languages This year, the Department has organised several events to give our pupils the opportunity to practise their language skills and improve their cultural knowledge. These have included numerous French, German and Spanish breakfasts to give pupils a chance to sample typical food from those countries, a visit to Durham to take part in a GCSE French workshop with university students and lecturers, a visit to a German Christmas Market in December, meals at a Spanish restaurant, cinema trips for the sixth form linguists to see foreign language films such as ‘Armée du crime’, conference and study days for A level classes and more recently, we hosted students from Durham University who came in to school to help some classes with speaking practice and to answer questions about studying languages at university.

International GCSE: having successfully piloted its first group of students through the IGCSE course, the Physics Department had four of its eight sets in Years 10 and 11 studying for the International exam by the end of the 2009-10 academic year. With the threat of even more change to the domestic GCSE course coming in 2011, the decision was taken to start all Year 10 students on IGCSE from September 2010 and thereby ensure the stability which the domestic course has lacked in the recent past. All the advantages of the International course are now available to all our students in terms of the pace of the teaching, the inclusion of much more physics and the avoidance of the interruptions caused by modular exams and time-consuming but, ultimately, uninspiring practical assessments. Papers at core and extended levels are offered to all candidates and, as with the home GCSE, grades from A* to G are available. The approach required by the linear nature of the course, however, will provide better preparation for future study. The Cambridge Pre-U: in September last year, having spent much of 2009 preparing the material, attending meetings and discussing the content and delivery with the designers of the course, the department introduced its first set of students to the Cambridge Pre-U. Drawn entirely from the group who had followed the International GCSE during the previous two years, they were already in tune with the linear nature of the course and have found their first year to be both challenging and stimulating. At Barnard Castle, we have divided the course into several units: 1. Classical Waves 2. Secrets of the Atom 3. The Birth of the Quantum 4. Modern Materials 5. Space and Time 6. Frogs’ Legs and Power 7. Newton’s Clockwork Universe 8. Time and Tide 9. Faraday’s Field 10. Oersted’s Discovery 11. Einstein’s Revolution 12. Change, Chance and the Arrow of Time 13. Deeper and Deeper 14. The Nature of Reality 15. Measuring the Universe

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Under each of these headings, students study basic A-level work but go somewhat beyond this in terms of looking at the development of the great ideas associated with Physics and their philosophical implications. It offers a real chance for students to explore these ideas and see Physics as man’s attempt to explain the Universe in which he finds himself as well as to appreciate the limitations of science – something often overlooked in an age in which it appears to dominate. Open Day: the theme of this year’s open day was changed from last year’s study of Time to something entirely more practical and everyday but no less revolutionary in its way. The Story of Television proved popular with visitors and included demonstrations of the process of television, a working model of Baird’s original “Televisor”, the colour process, high definition television, archive film and a video produced by the department tracing the development of television in Britain. A film of the day can be seen on the Physics Department’s page of the school website and much positive feedback was received from visitors who turned up in large numbers. Our student demonstrators not only manned the television displays but also gave guests a guided tour of the department’s student website which continues to offer a great deal in terms of extra resources to all pupils studying Physics from Year 7 to the Upper Sixth. PM

The Year 9 annual trip to Beth Shalom, the only Holocaust memorial centre in the country, was also a success. We were fortunate to speak to Jewish survivors as well as explore recent genocide in Darfur. In the Easter Term, we will be inviting a member of the team from Beth Shalom to visit us to discuss recent genocides in our world. The GCSE classes have spoken with Muslim teachers and next year we will visit a mosque in Bradford to experience Muslim life in the UK. We will also attend a two day conference in London to explore the major world religions. The A2 classes visited the LIFE Centre in Newcastle and were taken into a forensic lab to explore the ethics of finance spent on catching criminals and exploring DNA. Next year, they will also be attending lectures from Durham University, led by Professor Robert Song. AJA

Howath and Alex Farr won us the Intermediate Level competition.

Cummins Engine Co Engineering Day: Years 9 and 10 Engineering in an industrial context was the theme of a visit to Cummins Engine Co Ltd in Darlington which gave the pupils an excellent understanding of what engineers do. Teamwork, problem solving, group presentations and a tour of the manufacturing plant engaged all to make this a popular visit. AMB

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Religious Studies Design Technology is a subject that has evolved considerably since the days of woodwork and metalwork. This makes for a range of interesting and varied topics throughout the year groups which are undertaken during the course of the year. Workshop and classroom based work has been reinforced with a number of educational visits and industry days designed to give pupils an insight to how the subject is relevant to a variety of careers and its effect on everyday life.

INPUT Day: Years 10 to 13

The RS department welcomed Miss Snaith to the department at the start of the year and her energy and enthusiasm have been dynamic and are appreciated by us. Year 7 has explored world religions and in particular Hinduism. In September, they will be attending a Hindu Mandir in Newcastle and will have a meal cooked for them, dress up, play music and explore the key beliefs of the religion. We visited Lindisfarne with the Year 8, exploring the footsteps of Aidan and Cuthbert and helping pupils to understand the significance of religion in the North East of England. We were also fortunate to have Mr Brettell with us on the trip as he taught the pupils about natural habitats on Lindisfarne; the pupils enjoyed the trip and will benefit from this experience. Next year, along with the annual trip to Beth Shalom, we will be visiting a Buddhist Temple in Darlington.

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Senior technologists and a number of visiting engineers learnt about the importance of teamwork whilst problem solving. The challenge was to develop a prototype vehicle for the internal inspection of high pressure gas pipelines. This was followed by each team being responsible for a component section of the London Eye, the individual sections being assembled into a finished scale model.

Rotary Club Technology Tournament: Years 7 to 10 Catterick Garrison was the venue for this annual event which is a competition between schools in North Yorkshire. Junior, inter and senior teams competed in groups to solve design challenges which involved making a prototype light beacon using provided components along with design ideas and evidence of problem solving. The teamwork and design abilities of one of our teams, Nathan Miller, Charlie Naseby, Adam

2009-2010 has been another busy year for the sixth form Theatre Studies students. In November, the lower sixth were assessed on their practical skills in scenes from ‘A Night on the Tiles’ and their own devised piece ‘Born to Die’. There were some great performances given by all involved including: Grace Bishop’s comic nosey neighbour; Jevany Thompson’s emotional girlfriend with a secret; Oliver Chrisp’s and Hannah Robertson’s slow motion domestic abuse relationship and Donna Opray’s drunken mother. Then in March, Donna, Hannah and Jevany took to the stage again to help out Gemma Cole with her final performance examination. Gemma chose a scene from ‘His Dark Materials’ in which she played the evil Mrs Coulter and her devised piece, ‘At Journey’s End’, used masks to explore the aftermath of a car crash. During all of this they still had time to watch some fantastic professional productions, some of the favourites being ‘Rain Man’ with Neil Morrissey, TrAPPED by Tilted productions and the very scary ‘The Woman in Black’ all of which have provided the lower sixth with their inspiration for next year. EB

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Bowes Housemistress: Mrs B Ellison Head of House: Harriet Keighley Despite another rather disappointing summer holiday as far as the weather was concerned, we were all enthusiastic and hopeful when we met on the Sunday before the start of term for the traditional New Starters’ Tea. The new girls were, as usual, looking only slightly more nervous than their parents, and the new Head of House, Harriet Keighley looked very excited about her new role. She was most ably assisted on that occasion, and indeed has been all year, by her Deputies, Maisie Steer-Richards and Sarah Phillips. So the girls were looked after by the members of the sixth form and a handful of Year 8s, for whom it seemed no time at all since they were “new girls” themselves. By the end of the first week the Year 7s were quickly swept up in the busy life of Barnard Castle School which, as usual in September involves practising for the House Singing Competition, and I was just as impressed as ever by the sense of loyalty and belonging this competition engenders in the pupils. Particular thanks must go the Sophie St Leger-Honeybone who worked so hard that she succumbed to illness just before the event; however Sadie Cuthbert, together with the rest of the Upper Sixth team, stepped up to the mark in her absence. We all thoroughly enjoyed the night and, although the Adjudicator’s decision cannot possibly please everyone, on this occasion I thought he got it almost right! The next highlight of the term is always the play and this year was no exception; I gather that one of the

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stars of the show was Sadie Cuthbert – I wish I could have seen it. Then we knuckled down to exams and fought the weather and the other Houses in the interHouse hockey competition. This term our juniors won but the seniors, who again looked likely to be the strongest team, could not quite pull it off.

In January we returned with snow on the ground, and with more falling on a regular basis; this caused considerable disruption and extra pressure on those pupils in the sixth form who had modules. There were some who were quite happy not to have to practise for the Barnard Run, and indeed the conditions were so bad that, for once, the Bash was postponed until after half-term, which may have been to our advantage as we won overall. There were some very strong performances in the Barnard Run as well, giving us another win in the senior competition. In March, we had to give up the public speaking trophy, after holding it for the past two years, but Sarah Phillips gave a most thought-provoking speech, and was suitably supported by Sophie St Leger-Honeybone (chair) and Rachel Metcalf who gave the vote of thanks. Rehearsals for the musical were gathering momentum throughout the term, and once again the performances were extremely professional, with some simply stunning costumes. I have vivid memories of Sophie St Leger Honeybone as a wardrobe and Maisie as a teapot, to name but two! As the Spring Term progressed we all took part in a wide range of Wednesday afternoon inter-House competitions and, this year, as usual, Bowes girls did their very best, winning some, losing some, but enjoying taking part. Winning the Activities Prize at the end of the term is the icing on the cake, and in the Spring Term we won it, together with most of the other end of term

prizes, or so it seemed to me. The ones I am always most pleased to win are the Merit Prizes and the Assessment Prizes, and it was no surprise that we won the latter, given that we always have the longest list of winners of Headmaster’s Certificates, and I congratulate all members of the House for maintaining a very high level of effort in the classroom. The Easter holiday for some meant holiday trips, for others serious revision for their forthcoming exams and, before we knew it, the exam period was upon us and Year 11 and the Upper Sixth were off on study leave. The main extra-curricular event of the Summer Term is always sports’ day, and after the same difficulties of putting together a team with so many pupils out of School we actually had relatively few last minute changes. This year was no exception to what I have become used to, and that is that although some girls will try to wriggle out of competing, there are always plenty who will stand in at the very last minute, and this year even some of the wrigglers who eventually were persuaded to participate did extremely well, and hopefully enjoyed taking part! We saw some impressive individual performances, notably from record breakers Caitlin Bainbridge (long jump) and the Intermediate 4 by 100m relay team (Caitlin Bainbridge, Caroline Simpson, Niamh Tait and Katie Ferguson). All the other competitors gave impressive performances, with many winning their events and achieving personal bests. Congratulations are due to all who took part, but particular congratulations must go to Caitlin Bainbridge for winning the Intermediate Victrix Ludorum, and to Sophie Thomson, Elise Ferguson, Niamh Tait and Caroline Simpson for doing such a good job of organizing the teams. Thank you girls. And so to a very special end of term and Speech Day. Once again I was very proud of all the prize winners in the House (there were 28 of them, so too many to list here), and of the fact that we once again were presented in Nailing-Up with one of the Merit Prizes and one of the Assessment Prizes. It has been another extremely successful term, and the success of the House is down to the girls; I know that I can always rely on them to give of their very best, and that is just what they do. I must also acknowledge the part their tutors play; they are all very good at twisting arms! On a serious note, though, I know, and I think the girls know, that we are very lucky indeed to have a team of tutors who work so hard to support their tutees and the House, and I thank them all for their hard work. Next year’s Head of House will be Rachel Metcalf, with Helen Alderson and Sophie Thompson as her Deputies. I am confident that the whole of the upper sixth will be another very strong team, and they know that they have a difficult act to follow. My final thanks go to Harriet and every member of this year’s upper sixth for doing a wonderful job in supporting me through some difficult times this year, and I wish them all the very best for their futures. BE

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Dale Housemaster: Mr DW Dalton Head of House: Jake Covins I am sometimes asked to describe what Barnard Castle School is like. Over the years my opinion changes but one characteristic has been constant. Barnard Castle School is a very busy place; there is always something going on and it is a very lively place with which to be associated. It is not just the grand, annual events such as the Carol Service and Barnard Run Day that demonstrate this, but also the huge number of more low-key daily activities that occur; the recent World Cup five aside tournament, for example, or Maggie’s Concert at the end of the Summer Term. The Houses are a very important part of the structure and routine of the School. I am delighted to say that the members of Dale House have played their part in making Barnard Castle School such a vibrant and lively place.

Into this hectic institution were thrown 12 new pupils. Patrick Easby, Jack Ellis, David Evans, Jerome Hardy, Alex Ingram, Tom Metcalf, Aidan Moran, James Preston-Pacey, Hugh Roberts, Jake Sargent and Callum Simpson all came into Year 7 and Chris Bury into the Lower Sixth. Over the course of the year they have all played their part in the busy life of the School. Right from the start, indeed from the new pupils’ tea, Jake Covins as Head of House has been outstanding. He has led the House impressively and efficiently and quickly gained the respect of everybody associated with Dale House. I have enjoyed working with the upper sixth monitors; they too have made significant contributions, not just over the past twelve months but during their time at the School. The House Music Competition this year was adjudicated by Mr James Randle, Director of Music at St Chad’s College, Durham. The juniors performed a splendid version of, ‘Stand By Me’ by Benny King. Mr Randle felt that the group captured the spirit of the song and sang well together. Determined to entertain, the seniors performed, ‘What’s New, Pussy Cat?’ written by Burt Bacharach and originally performed by Tom Jones. It certainly was entertaining and great fun to watch. Whilst a huge numbers of seniors performed in the part song, it was Yasha Mirsamadi who deserved the most credit. He bravely took the lead part in Coldplay’s, ‘Viva la Vida’, possibly the performance of the night. Overall, we didn’t quite catch Mr Randle’s eye, or ear for that matter, and success in this competition must wait another year. We introduced a new concept at the end of the Autumn Term. As the nights got darker all members of the House, staff included, took part in the House table tennis competition. The final was played on the last day of term with the whole House watching; John Huck beat Yasha Mirsamadi to win the Charlesworth Challenge Trophy.

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The heavy snow over Christmas and the New Year continued into the Spring Term. Preparation for the Barney Run was disrupted but when the snow melted we were able to practise as normal. Highlights of the three races include Ethan Kelsall 2nd, Cameron WaiterMackenzie 6th, James Preston-Pacey 8th, Hamish Glover 10th, Jack Ellis 12th and David Evans 13th in the juniors. In the intermediates, James Watson came 5th and Jack Roberts 13th. There was better news in the seniors with James Ingram 2nd, Anthony Harrison 4th, Sam Hunter 9th, Jake Covins 14th, Sam Oakes 17th and Chris Bury 19th. This year it was decided to collect sponsorship money for The Samaritans. Significant sums of money were raised by Nick Crowe, Dan Miller, Andrew Hall, Nathan Miller, Mathew Pinkney, Jack Ellis, Alex Ingram, Jake Sargent, Adam Miller and James Swainston. A huge sum of money was collected by James Ingram. The juniors won House rugby, House swimming and House hockey – the Triple Crown. This is clearly a very talented group of pupils. Success came our way in a number of the Wednesday afternoon competitions, with first place in the cake decorating competition being the clear highlight. At the end of the Summer Term the House won the activities cup. It was the turn of the Lower Sixth to take the stage in the House public speaking competition. Nick Crowe’s thoughts on reforming the political voting system were both interesting and illuminating. James Ingram delivered a fine vote of thanks and Chris Bury was a hugely entertaining chairman who had the audience gripped and sitting on the edge of their seats. They eventually came second; of course all three can compete next year. It was fast brains and speedy fingers in the House quiz. This is an exciting and enjoyable competition to watch. The knowledge of all the pupils across a wide range of subjects is impressive. Our team of Nick Crowe, Varun Balupuri, Aaron Day and Mathew Pinkney eventually went on to win this competition for the second year running. The sun shone on Sports Day. Sadly the juniors were unable to retain the trophy; however, the seniors did win the tug of war competition. Individual noteworthy performances in the juniors included Cameron WaiterMcKenzie winning the 400 metres and coming second in the 200 metres. Hamish Glover came first in the shot. Ethan Kelsall was second in the high jump and 800 metres. Duncan Hewitson came second in the triple jump. The juniors were a close second in the 4 by 100 metres relay. In the intermediates, Agni Ghosh was second in the 200 metres and James Watson second in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Both these boys can compete at this level next year. In the seniors, James Ingram won the 3000 metres with Jake Covins second. James also won the 1500 metres.

At Speech Day Alistair Brown was awarded the Jackson Prize for Field Study, Josh Hooker the Director of Music’s Prize, John Huck the Barker Prize for Sport and Jake Covins, covering all bases, the Contingent Commander’s Prize and the Chaplain’s Prize. In the Lower Sixth, Dan Miller was awarded the Physics Prize and Nick Crowe the Politics Prize. Adam Miller won the Year 11 Mathematics Prize. In Year 10, Aaron Day won the Mathematics Prize, Mathew Pinkney the Physics Prize and the History Prize, Jonathan Connors won the Classical Civilisation Prize and Denis Hackett the ICT Prize. Hans Kukreja won the Mathematics and German Prizes in Year 9. Dan Milne won the Physics and Chemistry Prizes in Year 8. Finally, in Year 7 Alex Ingram won the Classics Prize and James Preston-Pacey won the Music Prize. Lewis Thirling won the English Award for Endeavour and Dan Milne was the winner of the Junior Mathematics Olympiad. In the Autumn Term the Tutors’ Prize was awarded to Nathan Miller; James Ingram won it in the Spring Term and Chris Bury in the Summer Term. The Charlesworth Challenge Cup was awarded to James Ingram. I mentioned a fine group of House Monitors at the start of this article. We say goodbye to Alistair Brown, Jake Covins, Josh Hooker, John Huck, Yasha Mirsamadi, James Roper, Hugh Vernon, Tom Weir and Nick Wilkinson. They have all made a significant contribution both to the life of the School but also to Dale House. Jake Covins has been an outstanding Head of House and I would like to thank him for his hard work and support. His conduct throughout the year has been without fault. Whilst we will miss him next year, we would like to wish Jake and all the other leavers good luck for the future. Next year’s Head of House will be James Ingram, with Dan Miller and Chris Bury his Deputies. Next Year’s Head of School will be Nick Crowe. We all wish him good luck. Sadly we also say goodbye to Mrs Armstrong who leaves us to become Housemistress of Marwood House. Mrs Armstrong joined Dale House 11 years ago and has been Assistant Housemistress for the past 9 years. Members of the House were hugely disappointed when they were told that Mrs Armstrong was to leave. She is held in very high regard by all the pupils, both past and present. I would like to record publicly my sincere thanks for everything she has done. She has certainly made my job as Housemaster considerably easier. Her dedication, commitment and service to the House will be greatly missed. I would also like to thank Miss Broadbent, Mr Gorman, Mr Everitt and Mr Nicholson for their continued support. I am lucky to have them all in Dale House, as are the boys. We will be joined by Mr Usher as Assistant Housemaster next term. Once again, it has been another successful year in Dale House. Barnard Castle School is a very busy community. The members of Dale House play their part in making it such a vibrant place. DWD

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Durham Housemaster: Mr MP Ince Head of House: Jack Neville At the dawn of a new year, we were very happy to introduce eleven new Year 7s and two Year 8s into the House along with Mr Gedye, who joined ‘the forces of good’ after what seemed like an eternity in York House. We got straight into the utter majesty of singing practices as quickly as we could. Mr Donnelly, as usual, was kind enough to take charge of the juniors and started training them to sing, ‘I Wanna Be Like You’ from The Jungle Book. As magnificent as they were on the day, it was not to be. Mr Everall made the good point that this was the second year on the trot that Mr Donnelly, a respected musician, had failed to bring the trophy home. His excuse, basically that one cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, seemed to many observers to smack of desperation… The seniors were equally empty handed. The part song sounded good but the adjudicator thought otherwise and the unison, ‘Gold’ by Spandau Ballet (a bloomin’ awful song at the best of times) failed to impress either. Oh well – there’s always next year!

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The Autumn Term is a busy one for sports, so let’s start with rugby. The seniors and inters were outgunned in their competitions, but the juniors were unlucky to come second to Dale House. The swimming went better. The juniors were again magnificent, but sadly again second to Dale! The inters and seniors, however, went one better and won back the Gillet Cup for the first time in ages. Well done to the swimming captain, Mark Jenkins and his team. The term ended with a fantastic Christmas Dinner that we were very proud to share with Bowes House. Oh great: it’s time to talk about the Barney Bash. It’s always awful when the behaviour of a few boys spoils the efforts of the whole House, but that is exactly what happened. Four boys cheated in the Barney Bash; their behaviour meant that we could not win a competition that lots of people had worked very hard for. Congratulations to Sam Leeming, however, for winning the junior Barnard Run – a great effort. The squash competitions are traditionally fertile ground for Durham. The juniors put the disappointments of the first term behind them and won their event with ease. The seniors also disposed of all opponents without fuss. Robert Harrison, the squash captain, has been a stalwart of House and school teams for a long time now. We wish him all the best with his game in the future, as we do to Jack Neville and Owen Waldin – two more Durham Squash troopers. We

did very well in the hockey competitions as well. The inters saw off some strong teams to win their event and the seniors, brilliantly led by Alasdair Anderson, saw off a strong challenge from York House to bring further glory to the House. The summer term should have seen us challenge for the three cricket competitions, but it was not to be. The seniors got knocked out early on. The inters and juniors won through to their respective finals but, for some reason, they were not played – a disappointment for all concerned. The juniors did very well on Sports’ Day, winning their competition by a country mile. They were ably led by Sam Theakston, who also won the Victor Ludorum. It just remains for me to thank Jack Neville, the Head of House, and his team of monitors for their help. They have been magnificent, setting the right example and always being willing to volunteer for whatever unpleasant task I had in store for them. We all wish them best wishes for the future. Lastly I should like to thank Messrs Everall, Child, Gedye, Maude, Goldberg and Donnelly for their help this year: the job would be much harder without their help and advice. It has been an excellent year for Durham House and let’s hope for more of the same next year. MPI

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Longfield Houseparents : Mr and Mrs MT Pepper Head of House : Ashley Matthews There were mixed emotions in Longfield House at the end of another busy and exciting year. This year has proved to be a successful year but one that culminated in some sad farewells. Some of those notable successes included our Sports’ Day performances. Francesca Pollock and Emma Robson were joint winners of the junior Victrix Ludorum having both won three events. Donna Opray won the discus and Brooke Goudie the Hhigh jump; Emily Turner won the 300m and javelin. We won three relay races and broke the School record in one of the House Relays. In fact Longfield were just pipped to the post by a few points. Well done to all the girls who took part.

The glory doesn’t finish there! We won the House netball and rounders, achieved full marks for our unison House song in the House singing competition and secured the overall House Activity Cup in the Summer Term. We’ve had girls representing the County at hockey and athletics. Longfield girls have continued to perform in both the junior and senior drama productions whether it has been on stage or behind the scenes helping Mr Fairbairn or with make-up, three of our girls organised the “Maggies’ Concert” and several others

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were involved in raising £1,000. Girls in Year 9 and above continued to make significant contributions in the CCF, our Year 7 put on a very entertaining soiree and nearly 200 people attended the Longfield Dinner in May. Sadness came about when we had to say goodbye to some of our most noticeable staff. Mrs Ewart has not only been the Headmaster’s wife, Head of Learning Support, teacher of English but also a tutor in Longfield on and off for about 20 years. She will be sorely missed by staff and girls alike. Her calming presence and her ability to offer both wisdom and experience will never be forgotten. Her renowned success of turning our L6th from “Ladettes to Ladies” is a mere taste of the contribution she has made in Longfield.

Miss Cuneo, our Assistant Housemistress, departs to return home to the USA and her family. She has made a significant impact not only in our House, but within the games department and at Prep School where she has been teaching Maths for the last year, as well as been Housemistress for Grenville. Her ability to enthuse and excite people of all ages will be very much missed and we are sure that she will have a very successful teaching career, whether that is in the USA or back here in the UK one day. Miss Shorthouse has unfortunately been misguided in some way and has taken the opportunity to become Assistant Housemistress in Marwood. After her appointment, you can imagine relationships were very fraught as we obviously had an infiltrator in the camp. We do wish her well, however; Mrs Armstrong and Miss Shorthouse will forge an extremely good team. She has been a very good tutor for four years in Longfield and we know her talents will be hard to replace. House singing always gets the year off to a competitive and sometimes emotional start, and that’s just how the

Houseparents feel! All the girls performed superbly and worked extremely hard with Miss Jackson, who was invaluable throughout providing appropriate advice where necessary. The sixth form organised and coordinated auditions and rehearsals alike to a very professional standard. To achieve full marks for the senior unison was an outstanding performance and brought a degree of comfort for finishing second overall. Traditional activities took part throughout the year; the Halloween party, Christmas party with Secret Santa, the Boarders’ Christmas Dinner, the Year 7 soiree, hot chocolate and marshmallow evenings, trips to the cinema, curry and/or pizza nights, and a whole host of other trips like Go Karting, Wet ‘n’ Wild, The Metro Centre, ice skating, Lightwater Valley and The Rocky Horror Show. We are indebted to Miss Jones and Mrs Flack for the hard work they undertake each term; they are certainly the unsung heroes of Longfield. Our tutors also play a significant role and, if they were not prepared to use so much of their own personal time out of hours, the girls would not be provided with the opportunities they receive. Mr Kean still uses his secret code word for his cinema trips, Mrs Ewart used her ‘elfs’ to wrap Christmas presents and Miss Shorthouse always managed to find a good eating place to visit. Miss Hall has made a significant contribution in providing a range of trips for the girls this year, which we are extremely grateful for. Her planning and implementation has almost been military standard! She has also provided the girls in the Lodge with a variety of activities each Thursday when she has been on duty there; their nights’ camping was a big hit. Miss Snaith has proven to be very popular with the girls. She has always made herself available to each and everyone of them and will continue to be a real asset to Longfield in future years. The girls in Longfield Courts need a special mention; not for having to put up with Miss Jackson or Miss Sanderson, but for the way they have managed themselves living in our new ‘extension’. It has gone well and the girls deserve real credit and by working closely with the staff in there it has been a happy and caring environment. The Barney Run of course would feature as a highlight for all the girls and they all performed well on the day. This only leaves us to wish the Upper Sixth every success with the future and hope they all secure places in their chosen Universities. We would like to thank Ashley for her contributions over the course of the year as Head of House; she has had great support from her peers, especially Hannah Lyons her Deputy. Juliane Frere will be dreadfully missed by our Year 7’s. We hope all our leavers have time to keep in touch. Finally, but by no means last, we would like to pay special tribute to Mr Ewart and thank him for all his unfailing support throughout our time here. We hope he thoroughly enjoys his well deserved retirement. Generous to the end, he has secured a property with land big enough to look after the increasing number of dogs on site at School as and when required! MTP

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Marwood Housemistress: Mrs AM Gorman Head of House: Rebecca Davy ‘Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own.’ September 2009 saw the arrival of ten new and nervous Year 7s. Jillian Barbato, Lucy Hardie-Hammond, Abby Hardy, Amelia Martin, Philippa Naseby, Caitrin Robertson, Sarah Scanlon, Stephanie Pratt, Alice Whitehead and Alice Jackson settled immediately into the routines of a busy girls’ day House and quickly made their mark on the junior section of the House. The Autumn Term is always punctuated by bursts of vibrant activity and this one started as it meant to go on with rehearsals for the House Singing Competition in full swing before the end of the second week. The songs chosen were catchy and imaginative with the juniors choosing, ‘Son of Man. and dressing themselves in a variety of outfits stolen from their dads’ wardrobes! The seniors chose, ‘Sunday Morning’ for their House Unison and bravely stepped onto the stage in pyjamas! The part-song was the moving African piece, ‘Siyahamba’ and this seemed to resonate with the adjudicator, in particular. The new Head of House, Becky Davy, supported by her Deputies, Katy Harrison and Katie Mothersill, were ably assisted by the new House Monitors and their superb leadership skills led them to an outstanding victory on the night of the Senior Singing Competition. Celebrations lasted for several days and the cup was proudly displayed in the Marwood Office for all to see. House Singing seemed to set the tone for the rest of the term and was followed by successes in many quarters. The inter girls won the House table tennis, the senior girls won the House pool, the junior girls won the House chess and the seniors the House badminton. Both the inters and seniors won the House hockey. The coveted competition is always the White Cup for swimming and this was won by all three age groups. The study began to groan under the weight of the silverware and the girls walked with their heads held high, justifiably proud of some excellent teamwork. Several members of the House were kept busy by plays and concerts and, as always, it has been a pleasure to see them performing to such a high standard in drama and music. The Autumn Term saw Martha Moore, Jevany Thompson, Laura Holmes, Jasmin Jenkinson, Kathryn Johnston, and Laura Moss appearing in an excellent production of, ‘Our Day Out’, and Imogen Richardson, Ellie Dinnes, Laura Moss, Heather Appleby, Aarti Devgan, Jevany Thompson and

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Becky Davy reading in the Remembrance Day Concert, with Whizzy Gorman and Imogen Ridley singing solos. The term was completed by three excellent readings from Juliet O’ Brien, Rebecca Davy and Caitrin Robertson who were the Marwood representatives in the Carol Services. Academic success has also continued to figure prominently on the list of the girls’ priorities and at the end of the Autumn Term Caitrin Robertson, Alex Stirk, Thea Thompson and Lizzie Knight received a Gold Award from the Headmaster in recognition of their fifty Merits. The prize for the highest assessment average was awarded to the junior section of the House once again and is testimony to the amount of effort that they have collectively put into their work. Headmaster’s Certificates have been awarded to many of the girls in all three terms and each deserves congratulations for her efforts. The vagaries of the weather were as apparent as usual at the beginning of the Spring Term and scarves, gloves and hats were a necessary addition to PE kit for running practices. Marwood’s run of success continued and some outstanding individual performances from Thea Thompson, who took first place for the intermediates, and Rachel Brown who came in first for the seniors, were supported by an excellent team effort from the whole House. The inters won their Barney Bash Competition and the seniors took first place and the Turnbull Shield in the Barnard Run itself. Marwood was equally well represented in concerts in the Spring Term with many of the girls appearing in the Gala Concert and Caitrin Robertson, Juliet O’Brien, Whizzy Gorman, Martha Moore and Naomi Day winning five of the eighteen sections in the Music Festival in March. Well done to them! The House has adopted a charity this year and several ‘bake sales’ have raised three hundred pounds for Smile Train, a charity which operates on young children who have been born with a cleft palate in undeveloped countries. It has been a great pleasure to see the girls’ compassion and thank you to all the mums who have spent several Sundays baking! A highlight of the Spring Term was the musical, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, in which our Head of House, Becky Davy, played the lead, Belle. Her performance was outstanding and supported by Jevany Thompson, Martha Moore, Sarah Child, Rebekah Westgarth, Laura Holmes, Francesca Matthews, Naomi Day, Imogen Ridley, Imogen Richardson, Charlotte Dickinson and Sophie Thompson who also took roles within the production and Alice Jackson and Pippa Naseby who helped backstage. The House Public Speaking Competition at the end of the term was a particularly enjoyable evening with Jevany Thompson, Kathryn Johnston and Aarti Devgan speaking for the House. Their performance was confident and polished; a tough act to follow next year! The Summer Term is always a quiet one in the House with Year 11, Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth away on study leave but the rest of the House stepped into the breach and activities and competitions were greeted with enthusiasm as the weather improved and shirt-sleeve order was declared. Both juniors and inters won the House rounders and many of the girls enjoyed hours of sunshine and sunbathing out on the fields.

Many of the girls, including Martha Moore, Laura Holmes, Naomi Day, Charlie Penman, Thea Thompson, Whizzy Gorman and Imogen Ridley also took part in the Cancer Concert at the end of the Summer Term and the standard of performance was exceptionally high. The junior play also took place in the Summer Term and Caitrin Robertson, Emily Newton, Rachel Pratt, Rebecca Watson, Fiona Matthews, Shannon Currah and Tamsin Brown took part and helped to make the production a success. Juliet O’ Brien and Naomi Day represented the House in the junior orchestra, Martha Clarkson read and Caitrin Robertson played in the junior orchestra and performed in the junior play, ‘Johnny and the Dead’ in which she played the role of Sylvia Liberty, a suffragette, with confidence and maturity. Sports Day did not result in success overall but there were some outstanding individual performances that are worthy of mention. Rachel Brown competed in the senior 1500m, the 800m and the long jump and won all three events. Appropriately, she was pronounced Victrix Ludorum at end of the competition. Rebekah Westgarth won both the intermediate 1500m and the high jump and set a new record in both events! Thea Thompson won the 800m and set a new record in this event, Shannon Currah won the junior javelin and Gaby Hazell won the intermediate shot. Congratulations to all of them on some thoroughly enjoyable, talented and memorable performances. It was a great pleasure to see many members of the House receiving academic prizes on Speech Day once again and this year’s winners are as follows: Rebecca Davy, Laura Moss, Kate Mothersill, Heather Appleby, Imogen Ridley, Jevany Thompson, Whizzy Gorman, Ellie Dinnes, Lucy Parkinson, Gaby Hazell, Sarah Child, Tamsin Brown, Juliet O’Brien, Thea Thompson, Lizzie Knight, Martha Clarkson and Caitrin Robertson. Well done to all of them. Sadly, this time of year always results in goodbyes and this year is no exception. Miss McDonald has been a tutor to the Year 7 girls in Marwood for only one year but she has become an established member of the House and we will miss her sense of humour and her warmth next year. Dr Robson has been with us for two years and has made her mark as Assistant Head of House this year. She leaves us to take up a prestigious post at Durham University. We wish them both well and I know the girls would want to thank them for the care and support they have given them. Becky Davy as Head of House has combined her role within the House with her responsibilities as Head of School. She has been an outstanding Head of House and we wish her much luck for the future. Her Deputies, Kate Mothersill and Katy Harrison, have given her a great deal of support, both moral and practical and they, in turn, have been supported by an excellent team of House Monitors. We will miss all of them. Finally, my thanks go to Mr Alderson, as the Assistant Housemaster and the other tutors: Mr McHarry whose help and advice over the years has been invaluable, Mr Mawhinney and Mrs Nicholson. All have offered their help and support unstintingly. I know the girls would want to thank them all for another year of care and support. This is also my last term as a Housemistress and it has been a great privilege and pleasure to see the current Upper Sixth all the way through their Senior School years. All the girls have been wonderful company and I will miss the hustle and bustle, gossip and thoroughly feminine environs of Marwood House next year. I am sure it will continue to thrive under the caring eye of Mrs Armstrong as the new Housemistress, and Miss Shorthouse who will become the new Assistant. I hope they derive as much pleasure as I have and we all wish them many happy years in Marwood House. AMG

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year; they have been a great support to us all. Last but not least, I wish to thank the boys of Northumberland House; without your unfailing energy and passion, we should not have enjoyed this year in the House as much as we have. The House monitors will look back on their last year at Barney with affection. Thank you, and good luck in the future! H. Byers

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North Housemaster : Mr AM Beaty Head of House : Hamish Byers In the first year of the boarding House split, we have faced stronger opposition in inter-House competitions than we formerly faced; there were years where we would have normally walked to victory! Last year, all the boarders worked together as a joint force against the day Houses. This year, however, the team talks, before all important House events to include charades, was, “Do your best! However, make sure you beat York House!” Needless to say, we stormed the House charades’ competition thanks to the great leadership of one of our House monitors, Timothy McCormick.

In other House competitions, we were as successful; the intermediate House rugby team, captained by David Brown beat off all opposition successfully. We came second in the senior House rugby (yes, we lost to York House by one point) and the team was captained by Toby Spark. The House singing competition was an interesting event in which the boys’ boarding Houses have never really excelled. Nevertheless, one member of the music staff said, “How can you really expect a group of rugby players to sound any better than a lot of out-of-tune cement mixers?” We took this as a compliment! We also won the Barney Bash, retaining the trophy for yet another year. In the various other House competitions during the year we did reasonably well. Sadly we didn’t win any more but we tried especially hard!

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In the boarding House itself, all the upper sixth agree that it has been a hard but enjoyable year for us. We have learnt a lot about ourselves and believe that we have become excellent crowd controllers and diplomats. As Head of House, I have found this year a steep learning curve and not just in my academic studies. I now know how to get year 7 boys to tidy their rooms whilst trying to calm Matron down after the fourth consecutive day of rooms looking like bomb had hit them as well as becoming an expert at rounding people up from the School’s playing fields to get them in to do some work at 7.00pm, at the beginning of prep. I could not have done this without a strong team of monitors and two House deputies, Jack Rigby and Toby Spark. These are the guys who take the training sessions for all the competitions, or the early morning runs for those people who believe that waking up the upper sixth at half past six on a Sunday morning is a funny thing to do! Some notable performances on Sports Day include: U15 boys 100m (11.77), 200m (25.26) and long jump (4.94m), all won by Ivan Gaskin (Victor Ludorum U15); Ryan Brogden was winner of the 800m (2.25.40); Harry Holden won the high jump (1.65m). In the U18 boys’ competition, Bruce Clegg beat stiff competition to win the long jump (5.77m) and Northumberland won both the 4 x 100m relay and House relay.

This has been another busy year as both the boys and tutors have adjusted to the different structure of the Houses. Encouraging seven year seven boys, who all share a dormitory, to get along and learn how to solve minor disputes seemed a challenge at the start of the year but seeing them play, work and enjoy each others’ company over the summer term has been very rewarding. Hamish and his Monitors have done a superb job, making the running of the House smooth and offering assistance to Mrs Beaty and myself as well as the tutors whenever needed.

This year, we welcomed Mr Brettell as a House Tutor and Mr Connor as House Tutor and Boarding Master. They have contributed much to the House this year. Mr Monument continues to be an excellent assistant and much of the work he does, often behind the scenes, is greatly appreciated. This year, we say goodbye to Dr Steven Dawson who has served the House for three years as Tutor and Boarding Master. He has been well liked and respected by the boys and I know his tutor group will very much miss his careful guidance. AMB

We can’t neglect to mention the amazing work of Matron Brown; without her cheery disposition, nobody would get up in the morning or ever tidy up! We thank her for her unfailing support to the House monitors and for supplying our toast in the evenings! Matron, what would we do without you? All the House tutors and Mr and Mrs Beaty have kept us on the straight and narrow during this academic

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Tees Housemaster: Mr G Bishop Head of House: Perry Alexander This has been a very good one for the boys in Tees. I value energy and commitment and, with Perry Alexander at the helm, we have seen a very great deal of both. , From singing to activities to running to cricket, to Sports day and Speech and Prize Day, Tees has been the single most successful boys’ House this year. House singing certainly exercised our boys in the Autumn Term and boy, did we exercise our lungs! The juniors carried away the trophy with a superb rendition of “A Windmill in Old Amsterdam”. Complete with squeaky mice moments and a lot of fun and enthusiasm, we were all left to declare, “How lucky we are living in a Windmill in Old Amsterdam”. Hooray and the trophy now rests in Old Tees House office. The seniors were the top boys’ House but found it difficult to wrest the trophy from the girls, despite our version of the chart topping performance of, “I want it that way “ by the Back Street Boys. As a part song, it was wonderful and, with a shirt ripping harmonised finale, it brought the house down. In the Unison our version of “Weather With You” by Crowded House also proved a crowd pleaser, with excellent guitar accompaniment from James Corkish and Jack Roberts. Top boys’ House, now that will do nicely! By October, we had started to amass an increasing number of merits, in fact over 1200 during the year, and we earned our first Headmaster’s Certificates in number; well done to Calum Matthews, Edward Deytrikh, Edward Grundy, Angus Robertson, Matt Emmerson, William Trewby and Michael Kelly; you were the first. As the nights drew in, House activities moved indoors and we found ourselves applauding the winner of the junior poetry competition. Alex Sowerby wrote about prejudice... “Because of someone’s skin, don’t stop them fitting in...” As it got muddier, we provided Harvey Barkes, Angus Brown, Andrew Fearneyhough, Matthew Fearneyhough, and Tom Marston for the SW Durham cross country squads and they got some background fitness that would stand them in good stead later in ‘Barney Running’ season. In complete contrast, we sent George Warren, Jacob Bradford-Parker and Michael Wilkinson off for a spot of inter-house cake decoration. It must be said that we are not very good at this sort of thing so we played to our strengths and made a ‘Nintendo’ cake which was thought to be a first class effort. As the end of a busy term drew closer, we beat Durham in the senior rugby competition but struggled to find form and finished mid table. Our inters fared much better, being runners

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up; we were aided by the huge work rate of Calum Matthews up front and the sheer cheek of Will Grundy in the backs. On a less muddy note, we were good indoors, wining the junior chess and finishing second in both the inter and senior TT comps. In the House ‘footy’, we selected ‘Sir Alex’ Harrison as our manager who, aided by Ben Tremewan as our MVP, decided on a counter attacking policy. He played a 5:1 formation; our seniors watched the match from the pool table as we celebrated a win over everyone except York, with whom we drew, losing the table on goal difference. By the time the term drew to a close, we had amassed nearly 750 merits and felt exhausted but pleased. 2010 has been a good year for Tees; we started the way we meant to carry on with plenty of perspiration and grit in the Bash and beyond. Perry Alexander, Will Trewby and Jack Roberts always set a good example in the running. It was inspired stuff and we came top in the senior Bash and third and fourth in the other two age groups. Tees won the senior Barnard Run for the first time in a number of years. As I have often said, it is not so much about the top runners doing their thing but the slower ones who tough it out. Our top finisher in each event was Finlay Tait (6th seniors), Andrew Fearneyhough (3rd juniors) and Calum Matthews (winner of the intermediates).

When Ben Wynn-Jones, who had missed the Bash, stepped in with only 5 minutes to go, to join Hamish and Hugh Carter and Rory Abraham in the House speaking competition I saw it as a good omen. We won, too, speaking about the credit crunch and the government bank bail-out. Our inters then went on to triumph in the chess and I sat down thinking my Christmas wishes were coming true and planned the readers for Tees House Sunday service with the Rev. Our theme was the idea that one should always make the most of chances in life. Matt Emmerson, Will Trewby, George Woollard, Angus Robertson, Jonathan Sayer and Andrew Jordan all read for us and we enjoyed a superb musical interlude, courtesy of James Corkish and George Warren. As an Englishman, I was pleased to select and enjoyed singing ‘Swing low, sweet chariot’

in Chapel as the Rev always seems to make me sing ‘Bread of Heaven’ at the start of each term! As we gathered our breath, we found the puff to cheer for Nick Packham and his competition winning inters’ squash team and celebrated eight of us winning certificates in the national Mathematical Challenge; well done here to Chris Moore with a gold and Calum Matthews who was ‘best in school’ and gold award. We also added up our merits and discovered, amongst the biscuit wrappers another 547. Mr Lewis’ tutor group was really beginning to get a move on with this and fast catching the junior merit machines of Mr Toyne and Mr Johnson. Summer started without Mr Johnson (who was convalescing) but with the very cheerful Mrs Dickinson as Year 8 tutor. It also started with a warm breeze and a spot of pretty awful speed tennis; we were defeated by some of the girls’ Houses. Our double centurion, senior batsman Ben Wilson captained our senior cricketers to a great win in the senior competition, with strong support from George Woollard who took five

wickets in the final. Mr Ince had to settle for revenge in the junior competition where we lost in the final as our bowlers could not quite match Tom Sowerby who had to be retired having scored a maximum run total. Despite his prowess, our juniors had a problem beating the girls’ Houses at rounders. When I asked why we lost, I was told by Jack Marston that, “rounders is a girls’ game so how could we be any good at it because we are real boys.” When it comes to Sports Day, planning is half the battle. Perry Alexander nominated one monitor to be in charge of each team group. Tees always gets stuck in to a challenge and Tees won senior Sports Day by one point; everyone played his part, no matter how lacking in glamour it might have seemed at the time. Finlay Tait won the 100m and 200m, David Rutter (who stepped in at the last moment) finished 10th in his socks for the 400m! Scoring one point helped us carry the day. By the time we reached the end of term, spirits were still high enough to celebrate the thirty three prizes that members of Tees House collected on Speech Day. Also Mr Lewis’ tutor group completed its assault on the merit totals, tipping the balance in our favour; the Headmaster announced at Nailing Up that £50 is winging its way to Tees House funds for winning the senior merit prize. This is particularly pleasing as we seem to be the only House which can occasionally break the stereotype and pip the girls in this area. At our final House meeting we spared a thought for a speedy return to best health for Mr Johnson, thanked Mrs Dickinson for her help and support, and hoped that motherhood would suit Miss Brown. As we left for the summer break, we also said our goodbyes to our outgoing Upper Sixth, wishing them success and good fortune in the years ahead. Perry Alexander, William Trewby, David Rutter, Matthew Harrison, Andrew Jordan, Michael Kelly, James Corkish, Jack Roberts (and his Diablo), Adityo Kastghir, Ben Packham, William Manners and Jonathan Sayer were all asked to remember us on Saturday mornings; we hope they will all look back upon their time here with fond memories. GB

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York Housemaster: Mr AJ Allman Head of House: Daniel Thompson. This has been an historic year for York House and I am delighted that all of our pupils have responded so positively to the vertical split from the start of the year. It has been good to see such a strong sense of community from all year groups representing York House and I congratulate all of them on their achievements throughout the year.

I should like to thank my team of tutors for their considerable efforts. Mr Tomlinson settled quickly in his first year and we have been very lucky to welcome back Mr West and Mr Jacobs along with our long-standing Miss Cover and Mr Atherton. I am indebted to Mr Butler, our Assistant Housemaster, who has worked tirelessly throughout the term, always managing to get the best out of all our pupils; I know that all members of the House are grateful to him for his energy and organisation. I am also grateful to Matron Broadwell for the welfare, care and attention she has shown to all pupils when helping them to organise their day. Daniel Thompson has been an outstanding Head of House, setting a good example on all occasions and being a sensational leader. Matthew Mellish and Oscar Moore (both Deputy Heads of House) have also led the House well, along with an excellent team of Monitors. There have been countless trips throughout the year. Some of the highlights have been Mr West and Mr Jacobs’ football trips to Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Sunderland and Manchester United. Pupils have also visited the theatre on a number of occasions, as well as the cinema, bowling, go-karting and, of course, the trip to Archers Ice Cream Farm. There have been many other visits in the local area and I am grateful to my tutors for helping to organise them. Mr West and Mr Jacobs have also organised a weekly indoor football activity and this continues to be a hit with many members of the House. Thank you also to Dan Thompson and Mr Butler for taking numerous swimming activities throughout the year. The Autumn Term was a hugely successful one. Mr Atherton assisted considerably with the House Singing Competition and, although neither our seniors nor juniors were successful in winning, they all did the House proud when they were on the stage. I was particularly impressed by the effort that our new overseas’ pupils put into learning the lyrics of Takethat’s song, “Rule the World” off by heart. In particular, Torsten Harbart was inspirational in leading the part song along with Dale Keogh, Ben Mensah, Stelian Nenkov, Jack Atha and Dan Thompson. House members really proved themselves as a unit in the Guy Making Competition. Oliver Knox and Dan Thompson took a mixture of seniors, inters and juniors to the Art Block to create a guy replica of the Chaplain, Rev Ridley. Sam Goyette, Dale Holden-Dalby and Kwame

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Mensah took great delight in designing the body and Nathaniel Davis and John Brogden did a great job on the facial characteristics. We were delighted to be victorious in this event. I was delighted with the House spirit in the interHouse rugby competitions. The Seniors won the competition under the leadership of Felix Pearson and Matthew Mellish, to become the first ever York House senior champions. The inters battled hard but were unable to match the success of the seniors in the final game. However Dan Hall, Alex Finkill, John Brogden and Guy Coser were particularly impressive and look promising for the future. The juniors tried their best and I was delighted to see that due to low numbers in Year 7 and 8 (as a result of the vertical split) all of the Year Group took part. I know that with their team spirit and friendship, they will be successful in the future. I was delighted the seniors were also successful in wining the House Swimming Competition. Whilst Sam Leung and Dan Thompson were particularly impressive in their efforts, all the seniors grouped together to beat Durham by two points. We did not win the swimming overall because the intermediates came second behind Durham by five points. The juniors came third and I was delighted by Jake McGrath who swam strongly and led the rest of the team throughout the competition. The Spring Term was busy one and, after the snow had finally cleared, practices for the historic Barney Bash and Barnard Run began. I was impressed by Will Prior and Ben Jeffrey for the seniors, as they practised hard and did well to finish in the top 5 in the Barney Bash. John Brogden won the Barnard Run for the intermediates and this was a huge achievement. House spirit was excellent in all Year groups and I was particularly delighted by the efforts of Ed Young and Josh Picken.

The second half of term was dominated by House Hockey. It was great to see all of the players amongst each year group commit so much effort in every game. Jack Atha (School 1st XI captain) led the troops for the seniors and it was a shame that Durham House was too strong for us in the final group game. John Brogden led the intermediates; they competed well but fell short when they were up against Durham House. The juniors competed well and I was impressed in particular by the performances of Matthew Hunter and Zach Lucas. I was delighted the juniors won the Football Competition under the excellent leadership of Arran Keogh. Jack Blackburn and Dan Brown were very impressive and scored some great goals, whilst Matthew Hunter and Harry McGuire were solid at the back. The House Public Speaking Competition was very enjoyable. Matthew Mellish was very impressive as the main speaker, with Dan Thompson as chaiman and Jack Atha giving the vote of thanks. Dan Gilligan, Nathan Brown and Sam Goyette also gave a good account on the advantages of boarding schools in the Intermediate House Speaking Competition. I was delighted to see many of the members of the House participating in the musical “Beauty and the Beast.” Dale Keogh was outstanding and Dan Gilligan and Nathan Brown also gave good performances. Dale

Holden-Dalby, Dan Gilligan and Arran Keogh performed well in the Junior Play. The weather was kind to us in the Summer Term; Sports Day was on schedule and we were blessed with good weather. I felt very proud of the efforts pupils in the House made; Felix Pearson, our Head of Sport, and Dan Thompson were excellent in organising each of the events. It was a great shame the seniors missed winning their competition by one point; they should still feel very proud of their achievements. The inter and juniors were also outstanding in their efforts and I know that they will try hard to be victorious in the future.

It is important to mention some personal achievements of some of the pupils in the House. Sam Leung, William Hau, Stanley Wong and Enoch Leung represented the choir for evensong at Durham Cathedral. Guy van den Dries and Matthew Mellish have had a number of rugby trials with premier league clubs. Dan Hall won a major golf award and a number of pupils represented the local football club throughout the year. Dan Thompson was excellent as Regimental Sergeant Major in the CCF and Remembrance Sunday will always be one of his proudest moments. Many other members of the House have been committed to the CCF and it was good to see Sam Goyette being mentioned as a promising leader in the future. Chris Legg and Kelvin Chan had a successful season in squash and I look forward to them achieving many awards in the future. The House prizes were as follows: rugby players of the year: Arran Keogh, Dan Hall and Matthew Mellish; cricketers of the year: Harry McGuire, Nathan Brown and Ben Mensah; the prestigious Gedye ‘Sportsman of the Year’ went to Felix Pearson. Dale Keogh won the Arts Cup for his commitment to charity work and drama and Alex Finkill won the Resident Assessment Trophy for impressing Matron. The Year Group Cups, voted for by House staff were awarded as follows: The Junior Cup: Jake McGrath; The Intermediate Cup: John Brogden; The Kinnair Cup: Kwame Mensah; and The Senior Cup: Dan Thompson. Next year I look forward to my second year as Housemaster and I am sure that Adam Mason, his assistants Lucas Killinger and Aidan Grant, and the team of monitors will continue to take York House from strength to strength. AJA

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Josh Gibson... The 118th Butterwick Barnard Run What an Achievement! Charity Cup The weather played havoc with preparations for the ‘Barney Bashes’ this year – despite being a sport for winter, it is not a winter sport. So, with the coldest and snowiest winter for many years, it is only right to pay tribute to all who find running a bit of a grind at the best of times, never mind slogging around a cross country course in conditions you would not put your dog out in. However, for the aficionados, the practices, and the Bash, offer the chance to show a bit of grit. There is something character forming about the Barney Run, to see the camaraderie at the finish line – whether it is a mere practice, or a bash, or the run – is really is inspirational. The ‘Butterwick Charity Cup’ was established in 2005, formally changing the Bashes into a charity run. Mr Fuller donated the cups from a surplus generated from his charity work as the school photographer. The aim was for the school to support a close to home charity each year. We supported the Butterwick Hospice in Bishop Auckland for three years, followed by Pancreatic Cancer UK and then Help for Heroes. This year, it was to be the Samaritans, a charity which the retiring Headmaster has long supported. Thanks to the support of pupils, parents, family and friends the school has raised over £25,000 from the Barney Bashes in six years. Thank you for your kind and generous support. This year, the Darlington branch of the Samaritans received a cheque for £3700, about a fifth of their annual budget. While the run is for charity, it is still a competition. There are two big cups up for grabs – one for the overall winner of the boys’ Houses and one for the girls’ Houses. It is a competition where everyone’s effort counts. Each finishing position carries a score, when these are all totted up the lowest score wins. To cut a long story short, North House, were overall winners in the boys’ competition and Bowes House were the victors in the girls’ races. York managed to beat Tees into second place in the senior competition and North into second place in the intermediate category. However, the junior age group proved to be their undoing when York lost to every other House. Durham’s best performance was in the junior competition (second), while Tees managed second in the seniors’. Dale was third in the junior race. In the girls’ competition Longfield were runners up to Bowes at both junior and senior level and Marwood in the intermediate race.

The senior boys’ race – the Lloyd Evans Cup – is the highlight of the day, perhaps more so this year than it has been for many years. Josh Gibson won in a time of 25.11. James Ingram, determined to give Josh a run for his money, finished just a few seconds behind, in a time of 25.18, while Ben Allison-Hughes was third in 25.22. Josh’s victory is a great achievement since he has won the Lloyd Evans Cup in each year he could compete, giving him a hat trick of successive victories. He also won the Blacket Cup in 2007 which makes him unbeaten in four years. This feat has not been accomplished in recent memory. Peter Clarke won twice, in 1999 and 2000; Jack White did the double in 2001 and 2002, as did Luke Kelton in 2003 and 2004. Luke also won the Blacket Cup in 2001 and 2002, giving him a string of four successive wins. However, Nick Zissler broke the spell with an incredible performance in 2005 when he got around the modern course in a record time of 23.05. The best ever performance was in 1979, on the ‘old course’, when Geoffrey Turnbull put down an unassailable record of 20.45. For this reason, the two times sit side by side in the record books. CHA

In the senior girls’ race, the Turnbull Shield, Rachel Brown (19.35), Alice McBain (19.42) and Emily Turner (21.30) took first, second and third, respectively. This was a keenly contested race with Alice determined to take on the outstanding Rachel Brown. The seven-second gap mirrors that of the senior boys. Another great race! The inter girls compete for the Fred Turnbull Cup, first run in 2006. Thea Thompson was never going to let anyone past her and won in a cracking time of 19.13. Rebekah Westgarth (20.35) was not far behind, finishing second and Niamh Tait (21.43) followed home bravely in third. The intermediate boys compete for the Blacket Cup. Luke Kelton holds the record, 14.59 – dispiritingly fast for those who follow. This year John Brogden (18.03), Bret Upton (18.09) and Jonny Coser (18.12) took the honours in one of the closest races of the day. The Geoffrey Turnbull Cup, (junior girls’) was won by Emma Robson (20.40), with Ellie Everall (21.12) and Lizzie Knight (21.56) finishing second and third. The Wilford Cup (junior boys’) was convincingly won by Sam Leeming in a time of 18.07. Ethan Kelsall was runner up

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Josh arrived in Year 9 (2006) and was inspired by the experienced long distance runner, Mr. Gedye. The well respected former Housemaster encouraged Josh to run in various House competitions. In return, the Master of Classics would reward Josh with Mars Bars! In preparation, Josh’s passion ran deep and he would not think twice of training at 6.00am in the morning, running the Barney Run 4 times a week in addition to his academic studies and his commitment to rugby sevens. Josh has also run for County Durham, winning various cross country events in the North East. He has also represented the school at the England Cross Country Trials. His unique achievement in winning the Lloyd Evans Cup three times consecutively has not been equaled in recent memory. Winner of the Barney Bash, Intermediate: 2006, 2007 Winner of the Barney Bash, Senior 2008, 2009, 2010 Winner of the Blackett Cup (U15): 2007 Winner of the Lloyd-Evans Cup 2008, 2009, 2010 His family has donated the ‘Cup for Consistency’. We hope to see Josh running in the Old Barnardians in years to come. NJC

and Tom Metcalf third in times of 18.48 and 18.52 respectively. However, the wonderful 1997 performance by Alistair McCulloch sets the benchmark at this age group (15.19) and keeps his memory alive within the school. The boys’ House competition now has the potential to deliver a much more finely balanced outcome since the vertical split of North and York gives effective competition between five houses. Tees, beating Durham by just two points, took the Barnard Cup. A very strong performance by Durham’s intermediate team was not quite enough to counter the senior boys of Tees House. Dale took the Junior Barnard Cup by five points from Tees. The day houses pushed North and York into fourth and fifth places respectively. Honours were shared between the day houses in the girls’ competitions. Marwood won the Chatt Cup, with an outstanding contribution form the intermediates. Bowes won the junior girls’ event with a convincing 32 points lead over their nearest rivals. CHA

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House results The Barnard Cup Senior Boys (10 from 12) Intermediate Boys (8 from 10) Total points Position

TEES 225 150 375 1st

DURHAM 284 93 377 2nd

YORK 260 172 432 3rd

DALE 242 216 458 4th

NORTH 788 205 993 5th

The Junior Barnard Cup Junior Boys (8 from 10) Position

DALE 105 1st

DURHAM 110 2nd

TEES 142 3rd

NORTH 197 4th

YORK 318 5th

The Chatt Cup Senior Girls (8 from10) Intermediate Girls (8 from 10) Total points Position

MARWOOD 105 56 161 1st

BOWES 83 118 201 2nd

LONGFIELD 116 132 248 3rd

The Ross Cup Junior Girls (8 from 10) Position

BOWES 77 1st

MARWOOD 109 2nd

LONGFIELD 126 3rd

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Katherine Walton Yr 11 Freddie Marlow Yr 11 Finlay Tait Yr 11

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Anthony Harrison Yr 11

Eleanor Brown Yr 11

Caitrin Robertson Yr 7 Ellie Sowden Yr 9

Emily Watson Yr 7 Erica Lee Yr 9

Ivan Gaskin Yr 9

Fiona Matthews Yr 8

Eleanor Everall Yr 7

Jermaine Franke L6

Isobel Burnett Yr 8

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Charlie Hammond Yr 11

Charlotte Langston U6

Donna Opray L6

Emma Robson Yr 8

Georgia Chipchase U6

Hannah Lyons U6

Abbie Hardy Yr 7

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Hannah Robertson L6

Alice Jackson Yr 7

Katy Fraser L6

Rebekah Westgarth Yr 9

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Kathryn Turnbull U6

Katie Mothersill U6

Lizzie Knight Yr 8

Max Hargrove Yr 8

Laura Greaves Yr 8

Samantha Pearce Yr 11

Naomi Day Yr 9

Rhiannon Wilby Yr 9

Sarah Waddington Yr 11

Sarah Stephenson Yr 8

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Kiera Davidson Yr 9

Vanessa Young U6

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Leah Bloomfield Yr 8

Lizzie Clouston Yr 8

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Speech Day: Headmasterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Address Chairman, Mr and Mrs Ewart, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, good afternoon. My first year has passed in a whirlwind of activity and I should like to thank you all for making me and my family feel so welcome. I would like to say to parents that I am indebted to you all for entrusting us with the education of your children. It is a responsibility we take very seriously and one that provides us with such rewarding experiences. I would like to thank the Barney Friends in particular, who continue to play an important part in supporting the social life of the school. Through their continued hard work we have been able to purchase a Hard Drive Camcorder and some portable football goals. I have enjoyed the social events and would heartily recommend them to all parents. Having served for a year now I have a clearer picture of what is distinctive about an education at Barney. Walk through the gates of the Prep School and without a word spoken the happiness of the pupils is obvious. As a headmaster I am fortunate to work in a school where the pupils are excited to attend each day and where those same pupils have a desire to learn. This is a place of distinctive strength and character. The academic profile of the school remains sound and I have been encouraged by the quality of teaching and learning that takes place on a daily basis. We can be proud of our pupil's achievements in the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Key Stage 1 tests. The Year 6 pupils did splendidly well in the entrance exams to the Senior School and they all deserve praise for their hard work and endeavour. However, statistics only ever tell you part of the story. I am privileged to be able to observe lessons and get a true picture of the importance of a Barney education. For it is not only that the children learn facts and gain understanding in a whole range of subjects, but it is also the constant reinforcement of values that is so noteworthy. The Barney Way reflects those values and the pupils here are friendly, courteous and enthusiastic. They are also hard working, energetic and full of stamina - they need to be. I had thought that I might talk about an average day in the life of a Prep School pupil, but there is no such thing; that is what stands out most about an education at Barney - it is certainly not average. The School Council provides the pupils with a forum through which they can formally be involved in shaping the life of the school. The 'Green Mean Machines' subcommittee are our eco-warriors and environmental conscience. The school council have introduced toys to play times and promoted much of our charity work. As a result over ÂŁ7000 has been raised for worthy causes this year - a significant achievement. In this way the Barney pupils show the importance of valuing others first, before ourselves. The opportunities to experience culture are a feature of life at the school. The broad curriculum and the extensive excursion programme promote both educational and cultural development. This is a key element in our provision of a wide range of educational experiences and something of which we are proud. The love of Art is distinctive, as is the quality of the art that is produced by the pupils. This year the pupils have used a wide variety of media to express themselves artistically and the results of their endeavours are regularly displayed around the school. A clear indicator of the success of Art teaching can be seen by the oversubscribed art clubs. Our artists have

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also been involved in both individual and team Art competitions locally. There has been significant music progress this year. We have seen an increase in the number of children playing instruments and there has been considerable enthusiasm for ensemble music. The choir has 60 members, the school orchestra has over thirty instrumentalists and the drum group has been a great success. Playing and singing together is very enjoyable and I am pleased that so many of our pupils are taking advantage of this experience. I am pleased that all of our pupils, no matter what their age, have had the chance to perform in a concert and in chapel. Drama also has a prominent place in school life. The lessons are eagerly anticipated and the school play, Ye Ha, was a triumph. On top of this the pupils have performed role plays in assemblies and in lessons. The growth in self esteem and confidence that is derived from these opportunities is a significant aspect of what the pupils can gain in the Prep School. Sport has always been an important feature of a Barney education. The boys and girls enjoy sport as can be best witnessed during our thriving inter-house competitions. We are unashamedly competitive at Barney; we encourage effort, collective responsibility, a willingness to put yourself out for others, enthusiasm and sportsmanship. These are values that are fostered in all Barney pupils along with an understanding that you should do your best to be your best. Through competition children can learn to win with grace and, more importantly, when things don't go their way to put things in perspective, dust themselves down and get on with whatever challenge is next. Our sports teams and our individual athletes have represented the school in fine style this year and maintained Barney's good reputation on the games field. Life is full of adventures and as is the norm at this time of year, not only do we say good bye to some of our pupils, but also to some of our staff: Mrs Priestley and Miss Lane have been invaluable cover for the teachers that are away on maternity leave. It has been a comfort that their expert hands have guided their charges so well and I am very grateful for all they have done for the pupils. Mrs Charlesworth has been with us for six years. I know that pupils and parents have greatly valued her teaching and pastoral care in the Learning Support Department over the years. Miss Cuneo has been a super contributor; she has taught games and Maths as well as taking charge of Grenville House. Her cheerful demeanour has been welcome and her willingness to roll her sleeves up and 'get stuck in' has been greatly appreciated. We wish her well on her return to the States. Mrs Butler has been with us for two years now and she leaves us to have a break and spend more time with her family. Laonie has been an inspiring influence on the teaching of Year 1. Mrs Steele is embarking on a foreign adventure joining her husband Fraser in Qatar. Holly has been a valued teacher and she has thrown herself into leading Drake House. Holly's skill for modern languages has been a significant aspect of her teaching and she has also played an important role on duty in the boarding house. I would also like to pay tribute to Mr and Mrs Ewart who have been great supporters of the Prep School. Their influence has been appreciated in the classroom and in the boarding house and they have been great

friends to pupils and staff alike. Mrs Ewart has been instrumental in the development of the Learning Support department and I am very grateful to Mr Ewart for guiding me through my first year of headship. He has allowed me the independence to grow into the role and given me the confidence to move forward; it has also been a comfort to have someone so experienced to go to for advice when necessary. I am pleased that they have agreed to present the prizes today and I would like offer them our sincere thanks for all that they have given us during their time at the School. There are so many activities that take place at school and in the boarding house that children are provided with plenty of opportunities to participate and there are so many people involved in this that are deserving of our thanks. We are indebted to the bursar and his office, the domestic staff, Mr Fairbairn and the 'Green Men' for all that they do on a daily basis. In the boarding house I would like to thank our house parents Mr and Mrs Killeen and our wonderful matrons, Miss Sanderson and Miss Colachevski, for all that they do to support the lives of our boarders. I would like to thank the Senior School staff that teach Prep School classes and thus ensure a smooth transition for the pupils from Prep to Senior School. I have been supported this year by so many people, however I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Senior Management Team for their hard work, professionalism and enthusiasm. Mrs Robertson and Mrs Turner have been unstinting in helping me to settle in and understand how the school works. Mr Seddon has been of considerable support this year, he has worked tirelessly and with expertise to ensure the nitty gritty of the day to day business of the school is taken care of. I cannot thank enough our very special Prep School secretary Mrs Morse. She is always a breath of fresh air and her cheerfulness is infectious. She is extremely good at her job and she is a good friend to the children, parents and staff. I am also grateful that she has managed to keep me on the straight and narrow this year. The achievements that Barney pupils make in and out of the class room would not be possible without our dedicated team of teachers and teaching assistants. One clear and distinct feature of a Barney education is to be found in the strength of the staff. They are highly skilled, committed, enthusiastic and good fun; they give of their time willingly and cheerfully. The teaching staff is undoubtedly a crucial element in the success of the pupils in the school and they deserve our wholehearted thanks. I would like to wish our leavers the very best of good fortune as they embark on the next stage of their school life. Having completed the preparatory stage they are all well prepared for what lies ahead and I am sure that they will all enjoy new challenges and opportunities. Nelson Mandela has been one of the greatest statesmen of recent history. To all pupils I leave you with one of his famous quotes: "It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another." This is a school that will give you the opportunity and encouragement to succeed. It is now down to each one of you to do your best and make something out of what you have. Carl Rycroft Headmaster

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Dads’ Cricket Match

Playground toys

Helping out at the Tea Party

Barney Friends Another great year has been had for the “Friends”. This year we have had the Quiz Night, which always sparks a lot of debate and laughter! We have also enjoyed a ceilidh, followed by fish and chips from a van, excellent! Year groups have also organised various meals and get togethers which have been very much enjoyed by everyone. The “Friends” run a cake stall and tea and coffee stand at the Prep School Sports Day making a small profit on this. A regular second hand clothes sale is held at least 3 times a year with money going to a designated charity, and the “Friends” funds. The dads did us proud again in a spectacular cricket match watched and fed by the mums. The children joined in and had some fun and games of their own. With the funds raised from various activities, we have managed to purchase some playground equipment, digital cameras and books for the library. We are in regular consultation with the Headmaster Mr Rycroft as to where the next lot of profit may be spent in order that the children can benefit from our fundraising activities. This year we will be saying goodbye to Mrs Sarah Marlow who has been instrumental in getting the “friends” going and has been a fantastic liaison between us and school. We will miss her on so many levels and would like to wish her and her family every success for the future in the sunny south. None of this would be possible without the support of all the staff at school and in particular Mrs Morse, the school secretary, who is always there to keep us straight! Mrs Kirstie Petley

Music Wow; what a musical year. It has been a joy to work with the children in Prep School this year. About eighty music lessons happen per week with children learning instruments in and out of school, and many preparing for graded music examinations. Music in the Prep School has rocketed this year and the support from staff and pupils has been tremendous. Our Prep Choir has grown from eighteen members to sixty and we now rehearse twice a week; appropriately we ended our year’s music with a service of Choral Evensong in Chapel in the cathedral style. This was the first ever Prep School Evensong and the choir sang the Magnificat, Nunc Dimitis, Response and Anthem. Our Prep Orchestra has grown from 12 players to over 30 and the support from the instrumental teachers has been fantastic in their encouragement and support. We have a Brass section of six and a vast percussion group. We have also established a Drum Group, which has over 20 members, having performed in the November Concert and Speech Day.

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Meeting at New Pupils’ Tea

Parental support on Sports Day

We have held numerous musical events this year from Chapel Services through to Concerts and Plays. All have been very well supported and thoroughly enjoyable ventures. Everything has been a highlight for me, so I shall list all the events below: Steinway & Sons Piano Event in October Harvest Festival Service in Chapel November Concert in Chapel – Swingin’ Samson Christmas Carol Services Pre-Prep Nativity Service Founders’ Day Service House Singing Competition and Concert Pre-Prep Concert Choral Evensong in Chapel Ye Ha Production The enthusiasm and commitment of the children to music has been splendid and I must publicly thank the Staff for their help, specifically Mrs. Robertson, Mr, Rycroft, Mr. Mawhinney, Mr. Palser, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Snowden and Mr. Milgate. It has been a great pleasure to work with the children in Prep School this year. I am very lucky. Mr Atherton, Director of Music

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Founders’ Day Service

End of Term Gathering

Chapel The key difference this year has been the pile of books and bags littering the ante-chapel at 8.40 on a Wednesday morning as the resurgent Prep School Choir come straight from school buses to rehearse before the weekly service. It makes a difference. Under Mr Atherton’s direction they have performed the first ever Prep School Evensong, learned some mainstream anthems and impressed everybody at Speech Day. Some of the very young have also learned a new litany at the chapel door. “Where are we going?” asks Mrs Butler.

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“God’s house” they reply. “How do we behave?” “Like guests,” and in they troop waving at me cheerily on the way. It’s a huge privilege to play a small part in orchestrating the wonder and genius of children. The Pre-Prep Nativity has a timeless, unaffected charm which brings tears to the eyes of grandparents. The harvest cards, displayed in chapel and then distributed to people in the community, feature everything from scarecrows to tractors, scribbles to fine art – but have a vibrant enthusiasm which is infectious. My personal highlight? One of my short talks, illustrating the possibility that any one of us might be Jesus in disguise, threw up a lad whose name I had momentarily forgotten. Tripping up on the way to sitting

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on the “throne of Jesus”, he was rubbing a bashed knee when I asked his name. Already in role, he replied “Jesus”. But have you got another name I asked. “Yes. Jesus the Lord of Death!”– uttered with dramatic passion. “Ah yes,” I continued, “but have you got a name which your teachers or parents call you?” “Forgetful?” he volunteered. This confirmed 2 things first that Mr Rycroft’s description of me as Monty Python may be correct and second that the Kingdom of God and the last laugh really do belong to children. SJR

The Wise Men – Pre-Prep Nativity

Prep School in Chapel

Angels – Pre-Prep Nativity

Start of Sport Relief Mile

Special Events In addition to everything that the Prep School pupils undertake in and out of the classroom, comes all those extras; extras that make Barney stand out. Not only do they extend the range of opportunities on offer, but they show Prep School at its best, usually involving fun, laughter and more often than not, raising money for charity. There were many times when we asked the children to help a deserving cause and we were never disappointed. Pirate Day was a favourite, the Epilepsy in Action tea party has become an established fixture in the calendar and watching the whole school run a mile around the grounds was inspirational. The visit of The Jungle Book enthralled us, playing the Steinway piano impressed us and the Happy Puzzle Day educated us. Throw in all the Music, Drama, Art, Sport and trips that we take for granted and one wonders how we fit everything in. We are a busy school; we make no apologies for that, and the children have to thank all the staff for their hard work and dedication that makes these things happen. NIS

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Christmas Lunch

Pirate Day

Success at Happy Puzzle Day

Having fun on Snow Day

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Year 6 Creative writing Based on an exert from Robinson Crusoe. “I woke up relieved that I hadn’t been killed. My eyes stung from the salty water and my mouth was filled with sand. All I could remember was the the waves crashing over me. I dragged my body onto the shore. All I could see was the golden sand and emerald grass and some palm trees. I remember hearing the monkeys screeching. It seemed that they were as scared of me as I was of them!” Cammy Glover “My eyes were stinging like mad because of the salty water that had washed up onto my dripping wet face. I felt so relieved to be lying on the golden gritty sand and to hear the seagulls singing. I quickly sprang to my feet and raced up the lush green grass and sat myself under the shaded palm trees. I began to look round the island. It seemed huge with many palm trees with the shining blades of grass blowing in the wind. The sky was cloudy and gloomy and the wind was blowing in my face. At that moment I thought to myself how lucky I was to be alive.” Isla Hewitson

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Tennis on the Astroturf

Horse riding – a popular activity!

Visit to Egglestone Abbey

Making sandcastles

Fun in the snow!

Old Courts The boarders have had a very busy and exciting year in Old Courts. We have been on lots of weekend trips throughout the year including: The Centre for Life, Richmond Castle, Lightwater Valley, South Lakes Wild Animal Park, Fun City, Egglestone Abbey and many more. The monitors have been excellent and the weekly meetings have been beneficial to ensure the boarders have their say in what we do and any changes of routine to help the Boarding House run smoothly. Our evening activities, especially the team games, have been enjoyed by all. Several children have had weekly horse riding lessons whilst others have attended Scouts and represented the local Rugby Club. FMK and MK

Painting in the Boarding House

A day at the beach

Bowling trip to Teeside Park

Skiming stones in the river

‘Aye Aye Captain’

‘People Who Help Us’

Making dens in our bedrooms

Our first Sports Day

Growing a beanstalk from magic beans

Reception We all helped make a scarecrow for our outside classroom to scare the birds away from our seeds that we had planted in our garden

Mr Rowlandson brought in a new born baby lamb for us to look at from his farm. We got to ask lots of exciting questions

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In September 2009, Barnard Castle Prep School, welcomed another 16 new faces into the Reception class, 8 boys and 8 girls and what a super year in Reception we have all had! From their very first day at school, it has been non-stop! We have all learnt and developed so much, academically, personally and socially. We have studied a wealth of topics including, ‘Seasons’, ‘People who Help Us’, ‘Festivals’, ‘Journeys’ and many more. We have had visitors from baby chicks and lambs, the school nurses, Mrs Heintz who taught us how to wear Indian clothes, Mrs Petley who talked to us about our skeleton and the local police officers. We have visited Raby Castle to see Father Christmas and ended our year visiting the Blue Reef Aquarium at Tynemouth and going to the beach! Throughout the year we have developed our skills in reading, writing, counting, drawing and much, much more. We have enjoyed our PE lessons of gymnastics, games, dance and athletics; the highlight was our swimming lessons for a term. The children have developed musically and thoroughly enjoy their weekly music lesson with our Director of Music, Mr Atherton. We have enjoyed the work in our outside classroom from gardening, to building our scarecrow to whizzing round on scooters to help us understand road signs and road safety. The children have achieved so much and I am so very proud of them. I look forward to watching the children grow and develop throughout the school. Well done Reception! Mrs Turner

A big Barney welcome to the new Reception Class on their first day at Barnard Castle Prep School

The Reception class were angels and shepherds in our Nativity play, ‘Born in a Barney Barn’. We had lots of fun and enjoyed singing our songs

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Even more peg dolls

A typical day

Fun at the Jolly Jungle

Pirate Day!

Year 1 Year 1 has had a terrific year. The children have worked so hard and developed so much. Our first trip was a walk to the Bowes Museum to view the toy exhibits and have a go at making peg dolls. It was a lovely day, rounded off by seeing the ‘Silver Swan’ automaton in all its glory. The children also had fun comparing old and new toys. In Art we looked at some of the work of Van Gogh and everyone produced an eye-catching version of ‘The Starry Night’. We studied weather in Geography and the North wind featured heavily in our wind experiments. It was our turn to go to Teesdale Sports Centre and have swimming lessons with Tracey and soft play in the ‘Jolly Jungle’, which the children enjoyed immensely. Raising money for charitable causes has been something Year 1 have excelled at; because they nurtured their daffodil bulbs so well they raised hundreds of pounds for Marie Curie. For our spring term trip the children became radio broadcasters for the day by sending their ‘Mother’s Day’ messages over the airwaves. Our topics for History and Geography were Houses and Homes and The Environment. This gave us the chance to go on a variety of walks around the school discussing the environment and buildings. Another highlight was when Mr. Rowlandson brought in a young lamb and told us all about its care and growth.

Fun at the Aquarium

Raising money for Marie Curie

Finding signs of new life

Where are we?

Can you see it?

In a spiders web…

The class have really shone and rejoiced in some truly delightful singing this year; their talents were exhibited to great effect in the Pre-Prep Singing Concert. The children made some super 3-D models of houses in our DT lessons, which linked in with our art topic exploring the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. They also worked hard to make some intricate rolled paper beads which they strung into necklaces for Mothering Sunday gifts. During the summer term the glorious sunshine has made our Science lessons come to life and the children have really loved the lessons on ‘Solar and Wind Power’. There were lots of smiles when each group of children built their own solar powered fans and they really cooled them down! The wind powered cars and boats were very popular too. A charming and dramatic performance was created by the class for our Year One Assembly; we used the fables of ‘The Sun and the Wind’ and the ‘The Lion and the Mouse’ to illustrate some ideas from our PSHE work on Friendship. It was fantastic to see the confidence with which even the most reserved characters spoke, sang and acted their parts. Oscars all round! Our trip to the Blue Reef Aquarium was a colourful feast for the eyes with so many fish to be seen. The seals stole the show when they performed and splashed the children on purpose! Digging on ‘Long Sands’ beach,The Teddy Bear’s Picnic and Sport’s Day rounded the year off perfectly. We wish all our Year 1 children the very best in their school career, they have truly been a pleasure to teach. Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Michelin

It’s hectic aboard ship Master Mate!

Fun outdoors

Year 2 The year began with our trip to The Locomotion at Shildon. We constructed an ‘Engine Timeline’ and explored the varied exhibits in the museum. Our topic on ‘Keeping Healthy’ encouraged us to think carefully of caring for our bodies and keep ourselves fit while the annual Christmas play rounded off a very busy term. The Spring Term began with a workshop on ‘Pattern’ at the Bowes Museum and we duly returned to school laden with our many varied pieces of work. Everyone was keen to get outside to identify various plants and minibeasts as part of our study of the environment. Our map showing where we each live attracted a great deal of interest. Pirate day proved very popular, as did our assembly entitled ‘The Grumpy Farmer’. The Summer term saw us on a visit to Raby Castle. In Geography we looked at the water cycle and the progress of the River Tees while our traditional Sports Day and Teddy Bears’ Picnic proved a very popular end to a busy and challenging year! Mrs Tulip

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Ah yes… here are some likely farmers!

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Using a quill pen.

Archaeologists for the day!

Our visit to the Lakes Aquarium

Sorting different materials at Arbeia

Dressing up as Anglo-Saxons

Year 3 The Year 3 children have been on three trips this year. In the Autumn Term we went to Arbeia where the children were transformed into soldiers for the day and Mrs Killeen was the Commanding Officer. Everyone had great fun in the afternoon when they were able to find out more about the job of an archaeologist by digging for artefacts in the Timequest room. In the Spring Term we went to Bede’s World to find out how the AngloSaxons lived. Some said they would prefer to be a farmer and others liked the idea of being a monk. We practised writing with a quill and ink. Most children coped very well and were naturals! In the Summer Term we went to the Lakes Aquarium and had a journey on the Lakeside Railway. The children had great fun looking at all the animals and finding out about several different living things. They then chose their favourite creature to draw in preparation for painting a tile when they returned to school. Mrs Killeen

Our journey on a steam train

Look who we found!

Bede’s world trip

The ‘Hall of Steel’ at Leeds Armouries

Having fun in Art on Pirate Day

Year 4 We have had a busy, fun-packed year in Year 4… We have been on a number of interesting and exciting trips to Bolton Castle, the Centre for Life and Leeds Armouries. In Science we have learnt about skeletons, forces and friction. We enjoyed creating ‘stained glass’ panels in Design Technology and studying the work of Keith Haring in Art. We have also worked hard to raise lots of money for charities, such as the NSPCC and Epilepsy in Action, through tea parties and sponsored Maths tests. We are all looking forward to the summer holidays and beginning Year 5. Mrs Brown and Mrs Steele

Epilepsy in Action charity tea party

With the Christmas tree decorations we made in Design and Technology

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Testing boats which we designed and built in Science

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A farmers daughter

Birthdays in France

Children in Need

Class talk by the Stig!

A typical miner

Year 5 Seven new children and one new teacher started the year. A variety of interesting topics have been covered from flashing electronics to making circuits and growing runner beans. Trips to White Scar Caves, Hartlepool Historic Quay and Killhope Lead Mine have been fun along with the two residential trips to Robinwood and France. Another highlight has been the books the children wrote in our “Myths and Legends” topic and the class talks each individual presented with some fantastic PowerPoint presentations and props. We have had a great year. The children have worked together extremely well to create a lovely atmosphere in the Year 5 Classroom Block. Mrs Seddon and Miss Bennington

Hartlepool Historic Quay

Killhope lead mine

U11’s Rugby wearing their new kit

Look what I made in DT!

Getting dirty at Robinwood!

By Tower Bridge on London Trip

Year 5 on a sunny day!

The winning U11 Athletics Team

The Senior Art Team

Year 6 Three classes of fifteen, with setting for Maths and English, subject teaching from Prep and Senior School staff and we were off to a flying start. Lessons and academic work remained the priority throughout the year but there was so much more to the year than that. The Entrance Exam to Senior School was taken and passed by everyone with 6 children receiving awards. The SATs were tackled confidently in May and very good results were achieved. The Autumn term saw us off to London for four days and what a fantastic experience it was for all of us. Most of the year went to Robinwood in March for the weekend of outdoor and team building activities and many then went to France in the summer term to experience the delights of French cuisine and culture. Added to this was

Outside Shakespeare’s Globe on London Trip

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Taking responsibility for re-cycling

Eden Camp, the Safety Carousel, Wet’n’ Wild and the disco so there was plenty to keep us busy. Let’s not forget all the Art, Music, Drama and Sport that we tend to take for granted. Year 6 lead the Art Team, produced some fabulous pieces for display, the Choir became a fixture in Wednesday Chapel services and the termly concerts, ‘Ye Ha’ was a tremendous success and the girls’ hockey team was unbeaten. With the new Headmaster came new innovations and Year 6s were keen to help distribute milk and biscuits to the younger children after school. Recycling was introduced and, again, the Year 6 children helped with the weekly collection from around the school. The three children elected to the School Council led from the front in the many fund raising events organised for the whole school and took the lead in school and house teams. All the year group received Special Mention Certificates and most Merit Certificates during the year in recognition of their achievements. All in all, another very busy, productive and successful year. Mr. Ayres, Mrs Robertson and Mr Seddon

Year 6 leading the School Council

Using Senior School workshops in DT.

Members of the Chess team

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Creative writing How The Colourful Zebra Got Her Stripes Once upon a time there was a zebra she was rainbow coloured but every time the rainbow came out she turned different rainbow colours. And then she saw another zebra. It was a boy and they looked at each other’s eyes and then they fell in love. Both of their families were all rainbow coloured and they were from Africa. By Nidhi Devgan, Year 1

The Magical Bird It has rainbow colours with sparkles all over it and it has at the end a golden ball which can turn into a compass so it knows which way to go. I go to the Chocolate Factory. As I fly on the magical bird, I feel a little bit scared. It’s also cool to be flying. I ask the magical bird to take me home because it’s bed time. The magical bird is tired and so am I. When we get home we both have a rest. By Rebecca Clark, Year 1

Rainbow Fish Rainbow fish Shimmering and shining In the Sunshine Twirling through the sea Like a ballerina By Keeva Johnson, Reception

Journey As the sun rose to bring light to the earth, Sir Kenyos woke with a never ending yawn. Slowly he climbed up to his feet. Jumping up to Hawrituss’s black wings, Sir Kenyos unsheathed his sword from his scabbard. Hawkritus flapped his wings and took off. Swinging from side to side, Sir Kenyos could hear screams at Death Jungle. Hawkritus swooped down. People were running like mad. In front of Sir Kenyos were two sparkling rubies. A black dot moved around inside the red ruby. Then there was a sudden crash! Trees fell down and a massive shadow rose into the air. The rubies were eyes and the shadow was a giant monkey. Looking down from a great height, the giant monkey crouched to look at its prey. Blood was dripping from its teeth. By Aidan West, Year 5

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Staff at Pizza Hut

Ice cream before the London Eye

Yr6 at the Imperial War Museum

The Battle of Britain Monument

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The National Gallery was next as we listened to talks about the paintings we are studying in Art. We then walked down Whitehall, peering through the Downing St. railings. We looked for our names on The Battle of Britain Monument on the Embankment. Day three saw us at the Imperial War Museum where we followed up our work on the two World Wars. The afternoon was spent at the Science Museum and, having seen the Flight and Space exhibitions, ended up in Launch Pad, the interactive learning experience where we learnt by playing, building, bashing, pulling, pushing, bouncing and pedaling. The London Eye was our last port of call and after an introductory film and ice cream we timed our flight to perfection, starting in daylight, spotting all the landmarks before descending at dusk with London lighting up below us. The final morning was at Shakespeare’s Globe where we learnt all about the history and traditions of his plays before a tour round followed by a Macbeth workshop where we learnt acting techniques and how to put together a mini play. It was a fantastic trip, one the children and staff will remember forever. NIS

For many, the London trip is the highlight of the year. Four days away with their friends and the educational content of the trip make it a valuable learning and social experience. Having arrived at The Royal National Hotel, we unpacked and made our way to Pizza Hut and then on to The Lion King. We thoroughly enjoyed the show, especially the beginning when all the animals arrive on stage singing ‘The Circle of Life’. Day two began at The Tower of London. The Crown Jewels remain a favourite with The White Tower, Bloody Tower and the torture equipment holding our attention. A very informative talk on HMS Belfast about the history of the ship was followed by us being let loose for a tour round. We climbed up and down decks, sat in the Captain’s chair, squeezed into gun turrets and saw how the men lived and worked on board. Yr 6 at the Tower of London

Yr 6 in Trafalgar Square outside The National Gallery

Exploring HMS Belfast

On the Batobus

On the London Eye

Fun in the sand

Inside the Chocolate Factory

France

Le Pyramide outside the Louvre

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We started with an exciting day in Parc Asterix, the children displaying their daredevil side, going on many rides over and over again! In Paris we ascended the Eiffel Tower before boarding the Batobus to take us to Notre Dame. We saw the amazing stained glass windows, the gigantic organ and listened to the choir. To end the day we walked past some of the famous sights of Paris, finishing at the Arc du Triomphe. On Saturday we practised our French at Le Touquet market before going to a local chocolate factory where we sampled some of the produce. We spent the afternoon on the beach flying kites, building sand sculptures, playing games and speed sailing. Arras was our first stop on Sunday where we went into the tunnels which were used by the British soldiers in the First World War. We spent the afternoon at Vimy Ridge, exploring the reconstructed trenches and learning about the battles that took place in WW1. We walked through the forest to the memorial where the names of over 11,000 soldiers who died in the battle are inscribed. During our evening meal we had the chance to sample snails and mussels. On our way home we visited Nausicaa where we all thoroughly enjoyed seeing sharks, sea lions, seahorses and sting rays. It was a great way to end a fantastic trip. EJB

Le Touquet market

Speed sailing

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Year 6 working hard in the Senior School Technology workshop

Year 4 making their Mod Roc Indian Village Houses

Year 6 working in the Senior School Technology workshop

Junior Art Club working on a mosaic entry for the local art competition

If I can just get this bit straight…

Art and Design We have enjoyed another exciting year of new and interesting topics in Art and Design. We looked at the work of some different artists and some old favourites. Amongst the most eagerly received were Bridget Riley and Keith Haring although Monet and Van Gogh also figured highly in the popularity stakes. We have made Cuban papier mache sunshines and a button and bead collage in Junior Art Club and Manga drawing and play props in Senior Art Club. Of course the main event for both art clubs was the local art competition held in Darlington. Year 3 and 4 Art Club made a lovely, colourful mosaic and Year 5 and 6 produced an impressive ‘Church Window’ using glass paints and acrylic sheet. In Design Technology we have built moving toys and steady hand games in Year 6, working in the Senior School workshops and Year 5 have had their first experience using soldering irons to build an LED circuit for their plastazote ornaments. Year 3 have made wiggly ear projects using levers and designed photograph frames. Year 4 have sewn Christmas tree decorations in textiles, built Mod Roc Indian Village houses and painted ‘Stained Glass’ panels. HMB

Dr Spooner and his assistant Rooster

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School Play Ye Ha! “Welcome to the wild west, folks, and our little ol’ town of Splodge City. Something stinks in this town… and it ain’t the drains!” Once again, the pupils of Years 5 and 6 raised the rafters in Big School with a rousing performance of ‘Ye Ha!’, a musical play which tells the tale of a hapless

Senior Art Club hard at work creating our entry for the local art competition

Year 5 busy soldering their LED circuits

Some of Year 6 Steady Hand Game – circuit building

Year 5 woodwork session

Snuffit and Rott, undertakers of Splodge City

“That’s my boy!” Ma Hubbard and Wilbur the chef

sheriff and his attempts to tame the wild west with the help of heroine Billie Jo Brisket and her faithful horse, Lightning. Townsfolk, Indians, saloon girls, retired prospectors and two undertakers joined together to foil the dastardly plots of the local mayor, and his posse of outlaws, as they searched for hidden gold. Thanks, as always, to Mr Atherton and the band and to Mr Fairbairn and his team for all the added extras which help to create such a professional performance. RAR

Mad Dog McNut and Bronco Bill

“Agh! I’m naked!” “Me too!”

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Ballet

Judo

Activities There is a wide ranging choice of extra curricular activities for the children each term. ‘Something for everyone’ should be the motto as sport, music, drama, art, indoor and outdoor activities are available for the children to choose. More children than ever this year have opted to be active at lunchtimes or stay after school in order to sample what’s on offer. All our major sports are represented and many minor ones as well. Choir, drums and orchestra give our musicians practice time and chess, feltcraft, ICT, cookery, dance and modelling help pass the cold evenings engaged in worthwhile pastimes. NIS

Drumming

Unbeaten U11 hockey team with new kit

Cookery

Orchestra

Modelling

Art

Senior girls cross-country

House netball

U11 rugby on the attack v Yarm

Sport U11 girls at National Athletics Championships

Year 1 balance work

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This has, again, been a successful year for our sportsmen and women. There were many highs, great competitive spirit shown in house and school matches and also good sportsmanship when things didn’t always go according to plan. Our youngest children showed much enthusiasm and potential in PE lessons with our eldest competing at the Prep Schools’ National Athletics Championships. Producing teams to compete at house level, locally and wider afield against other schools in rugby, hockey, football, netball, cross-country running, cricket, tennis, rounders and athletics gives our children a fantastic start to their sporting life. Our runners always do well and at Teesside, the U9 and U11 boys teams came away victorious. The U9s show potential as a sporting year group and the boys returned victorious from the prestigious Bradford rugby tournament and finished 2nd at the HMC Athletics tournament. The U10 boys had successful rugby, football and athletics terms, winning far more games than they lost. The U11 girls are a talented group and had an unbeaten hockey season, reaching the semi finals of the HMC and winning our Cluster tournament. In the summer term they won 3 athletics matches, including, again, the Cluster meeting in fine style. NIS and SMS

Junior boys house cross-country

Winners at HMC Athletics

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We bought new playground toys with some of our budget and all the children love playing with them

Polling Day

School Council In September, Barnard Castle Prep School introduced the new School Council. All children had the opportunity to stand for School Council and we took a democratic vote to vote for representatives for each class from Reception to Year 6, as well as a Boarding House Representative. The children spent a week writing their manifestoes before the deciding whether they would like to stand or not. The candidates read their manifestoes to the class before going to the Atkinson Hall, which had become our very own polling station, to place their votes on ballot papers. Councillor Rowlandson allowed us to borrow the ballot boxes that are used in local elections and the

Our own Polling Station!

We visited the council chambers in Barnard Castle and invited Councillor Rowlandson and Mr Mayor to be part of our meeting

Sport Relief Mile

classes took it in turns to vote. It was a very exciting day. Mr Rycroft announced the winning candidates the next day in assembly and all councillors were presented with their own School Councillor badge. The School Council attend meetings once a week to discuss issues and ideas. Each class have their own suggestion box for their classes to put new ideas in place. We discuss a variety of issues from children’s suggestions, to ways of improving our school to Fundraising events. We have also established ‘The Green Mean Machines’ which has allowed us to work towards obtaining the Bronze and most recently Silver Eco-Awards for our school. Next year we are hoping to achieve Green Flag status. The councillors regularly feedback to their classes about issues and items discussed, and we also have a termly assembly to share our achievements with the whole school. We have had a great first year as a School Council and look forward to seeing what the next representatives on the School Council can achieve. Well done Councillors! LERT

The candidates were announced in assembly and Mr Rycroft presented the school Councillors with their Council badge

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Charity Work Prep School children have been incredibly busy this year in raising thousands of pounds for different charities. Lead by the School Council, the children have needed no excuse to help those less fortunate than themselves. Sometimes it has been as simple as the ever popular casual clothes day or just bringing in a favourite mug for a cup of tea and at others making a real effort to dress up as pirates for the day. Being made aware of disasters such as Haiti, illnesses like Epilepsy and the work of organisations like Children In Need and Marie Curie is an important part of a child’s education. Having fun, while doing something that is genuinely worthwhile has always been at the heart of Prep School. NIS

Dressing up for Pirate Day

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Enjoying the cake sale

The School Council get ready for the Sport Relief Mile

Raising money for the NSPCC

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Year 6 Creative writing Weather Water dripping from the sky Evening, blazing ball in the sky Autumn days get colder. The wind and snow blows everywhere Horrible and scary thunderbolts. Easter Sunday, sunny spells Rain is on the way. Helen Walgate

Black Blackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cruising shark Hunting bright colours It lurks in the shadows, As stealthy as an assassin Stalking his target. Black is the evil in paintings, Used to represent death or doom. Black can be magical: The night sky, holding the moon, Playing with the stars. It can be lucky, Like a lucky black cat. Or it can mean doom, A black crow. Black is a quiet colour, Unobtrusive, but scary. Almost haunting you in your sleep, Black creeps up beside your bed; Howls in your ears. You can hear the jeering of black As it laughs at the weakness of yellow, The pathos of green. Always a loner, Black teams up with grey and red; They dominate the other colours And torture the weak Like dark blue, always feeling sorry for itself And the pointless mess of brown. Zak Day

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Robinwood In March 60 intrepid pupils and 5 staff departed for Alston for the Robinwood weekend. We were quickly introduced to our group leaders and began as always with the nature walk. This provided both the children and the Robinwood staff with the opportunity to get to know each other and build up the bonds that would be essential during 12 or more challenging activities. After completing the walk and solving the puzzles along the way, we then began our activity programmes. All the groups did the same activities only in a different order. We took a huge leap of faith off the Trapeeze conquering any fear of heights along the way; solved the fiendish Crystal Maze Piranha Pool before getting eaten; soared on the Giant Swing and the scaled the Climbing Wall; used the bonds built on the walk to navigate the night line and escape the Dragons Quest kingdom and above all we all learned a little bit more about the other people in our group, especially the staff! We learned to work together and to push and challenge ourselves, we learnt to solve problems, we learnt to be independent and live away from home and we learnt to do things we had never done before. Once again it was the dedication of the staff that made the Robinwood trip possible, ensuring all the pupils who went left with a sense of achievement. Without the help and support of Miss Bennington, Mrs Thirling, Mr Killeen and Mrs Seddon the trip would not have taken place. The children themselves played their part with their tireless enthusiasm for the challenges and their excellent support for each other. They never once let me down and were always prepared to have a go! STA

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Y6 Memories of Prep School

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Aiden Rusk Being on the rugby team, I was on the bench and came on as a winger. Being on the football team and winning the soccer cup and being on the Cricket team and getting wickets. Isla Hewitson My favourite Prep School memories were the opportunities to go on all the sporting fixtures and exciting trips. Max Dalton I really enjoyed the French Trip and eating snails and muscles, I didn’t think I could do it but I’m really glad I did. Charlotte Ferguson My earliest memory was when I was in Reception and I won a jar of Smarties by guessing how many there were. In Year 5 at Robinwood, Mr. Ayres scared Emily and me to death by jumping out of a tree. Henry Thompson My best bit of Prep. School was being the fastest winger in the world! Andrew Usher My favourite time in Prep School was the London trip and the Lion king, it was amazing. A great experience. Kim Hodgson My outstanding memory of Prep School was having Mr Ayres as the class teacher and being the School Council rep. Tom Greaves My Memory of Prep School is the year 5 + 6 play, especially ‘Ye Ha’ as Big Chief Walking Weasel. It felt like being a real actor, all the staging and microphones were fantastic. Dylan Custance My best memory was when I went to the first Chess fixture. I managed not to lose any of my matches. Olivia Porter My Favourite Prep School moment was when I got to play an instrument at the start of the year. It was so fast I have already taken my step 1 exam. I am so lucky to have such great opportunities. Amy Alderdice I only started Prep School at the beginning of year 6 and the year has passed so quickly. Me and my friends have had so much fun and the teachers are so nice, especially Mr Ayres. Cora West I have been in Prep School for 8 years. My favourite part was the French Trip which was really great fun because we went to Parc Asterix. I went on loads of rollercoasters and different rides.

Matthew Moss I remember when I was captain of the U11 cricket team. I got 3 wickets, 2 catches and when we batted I stayed in for the whole innings and scored 15 runs. Zak Day My favourite memory of Prep School was when I won the High Jump at HMC in year 4. I was the Champion of the North East and I also won in Year 5 and 6 as well. Tom Wilkinson My favourite memory from Prep School was the HMC football when I was made captain for some of the matches.

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Katie Rhodes I remember when I was goalie for the hockey team and I fell over backwards. I couldn’t get up, nobody helped me and everybody laughed at me.

John Clouston I came to Prep School in Year 3 and my favourite moment was in Year 5 when I was made captain of the football team.

Ellen Gossage My first memory of Prep School was the day I started. Libby looked after me and I was too scared to go anywhere without her, even to the toilet!

William Elms My memories of Prep School include scoring 12 conversions and 3 tries at a rugby tournament. I enjoyed the HMC Athletics in Years 4, 5 and 6 and London was my favourite trip.

Helen Walgate I remember my first day in Prep School and all the funny times I’ve had. I also remember a wasp crawling over Lexy’s face in Year 5. Jessica Hall I remember when we went to London and I was crying on the London Eye because I’m afraid of heights. I was in a pod with Mrs Thirling and Miss Bennington and they looked after me. Alex Booth My favourite thing at Prep School was in Year 5 in the school play, ‘What A Knight.’ I was the only year 5 to get a main part and everyone groaned when I said a joke. Stella Nichols My best memory was when I won the High Jump at HMC and I also broke the school throwing record which still stands. The London trip was my favourite trip. I enjoyed exploring London with my friends. Brogan Wilson I remember when Andrew hurt his head and had to go to the Medical Centre. When Ruby and I went to see if he was ok, Ruby ran into the wall and had to go herself! Erin Porter My favourite memory was the London trip. The London Eye was the best bit because you could see the whole of London and there was a beautiful sunset. Alex Howarth I remember in Year 6 being captain of Grenville’s Tug of War team and winning the trophy. In Year 5 I found loads of quartz at Killope Mine and going on the London Eye was the best bit of the London Trip. Jack Dickinson One of my favourite memories was in London at The Science Museum. We went to Launch Pad and we all thought it was ‘mint.’ Molly Nixon My favourite thing in Prep School was when we went to London, all of the different sights and museums we visited were really interesting. I learnt a lot. Tom Crowther I remember at Hamsterley Forest in Year5 when Rory fell down a steep slope and he pulled me down with him. Ellen started screaming and wouldn’t stop!

Emily Lines I’ve been at Prep School for 4 years and remember in Year 4 when I fell over and broke both arms. I couldn’t write much and had to go home early as I was feeling tired! Ellie Pindolia I remember going on the Giant Swing at Robinwood with Lexy and singing “I Believe I Can Fly’. I was amazed by The Lion King in London. It was one of the best trips I’ve been on. Beth Salkeld I remember when I had my first day at Prep School. I was really nervous but everyone was kind to me. It was fun and interesting. Lexy Dalton I started in Year 2 and I won the obstacle race on Sports Day. I love roller coasters and went on the Goudourix ride on the French Trip with Caroline. I can remember the Giant Swing at Robinwood. I’ve had a great time at Prep School. Cammy Glover In year 5 I came 3rd in the modeling competition. In year 6 I got into the cricket, rugby and football teams. Connor Lewis My best memory was the first Chess match in the league. I won my first match by checkmating my opponent. Franscesca Waiter- Mackenzie I remember in Year 6 on Sports Day when I won the 100m and 200m. In London, my bathroom overflowed and Lucy, Erin and I had to clean all the mess up with toilet roll. Angus Farr I remember at the HMC football tournament in Year 6 when I scored 3 goals. Ruby Wilkinson I remember my first night in the Boarding House, everyone was really nice to me. After Prep, we started to play games before bedtime. I didn’t feel tired at all and I couldn’t get to sleep for ages. Lucy Newton My best moment was when I competed in the Final of the HMC Athletics Championships a year younger than the average. This was an occasion I will always remember.

Genevieve Myhan The things I remember from Prep School are never getting a de-merit and getting locked out of my room in London. The man had to break open the door so I could get all my bags out. At Robinwood I got filthy on the Assault Course and had to be hosed down.

Alice Ridley The proudest moment was when I received the Headmaster’s prize on Speech Day; this really pleased my family.

Caroline Waldin I remember in Games when Lexy accidently hit me on the nose and it started to bleed and I threw up. The next day she gave me a teddy bear to say sorry.

Andrew Mackay My favourite times at Prep School were when I was in the boarding house; the range of activities and outings was amazing.

Fransesca Summers I remember Sports Day in Year 5. I was in the 200m race and was really nervous but I won and I was really proud of myself.

David Burnett I tried really hard at games and my proudest moment was winning a Gold Athletics Standard which was presented in School Assembly.

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Rugby and Hockey Tour to South Africa Fourteen keen hockey players and thirty-six rugby enthusiasts met at the top of the School drive on Saturday, 17th July, bound for Johannesburg, South Africa. The seven members of staff already looked the part having donned tour kit which had arrived in the nick of time! The tour brochure detailed the generosity of sponsors and donors who had assisted very considerably Mr Pepper's ambitious plan of touring South Africa with rugby and hockey teams. The tourists had themselves raised £24,000 to make their South African dream possible. Perry Alexander, a native of South Africa, was somewhat relaxed about going ‘home’ but subsequently described this tour as one of the great events of his life, to date. In conversation, he considered the win against St Stithian’s College, Johannesburg, to be important to the team; the tourists were keen to make their mark! The second match, against Glenwood High School, three days later, saw a heavy defeat; this gave the tourists a taste of what it's like to play against very good opposition: “We were walloped!” The third match, against Nico Malan High School, Port Elizabeth saw a tough match, a close match and a narrow defeat. The last match against Kasselsvlei Secondary High School, Cape Town was won in a much enjoyed match, the final match challenge of the tour.

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The girls were equally keen to return to the UK with a strong playing record. Their first match at Brescia House College, Pretoria was won and the team celebrated prior to departing for Cape Town the next morning. The second match at Westerford High School was won; the team coaches were delighted. The third match at Nico Malan High School, Port Elizabeth saw a narrow defeat. The fourth match, at St Mary's, DSG, Durban was lost but this was an exciting game and the team was pleased with its performance against a strong opposition. The fifth and final match at Durban High School was won in the last minute of the game as the result of a penalty flick. Three wins and two defeats was a very satisfactory overall result. Whilst a key aim of the tour was to play sport, for all the tourists the most important thing was the experience of visiting South Africa. The highlights would include, as Matthew Tait had advised, the big experience of playing sport in a country where sport appears to be the major focus of national passion uniting the country. Meeting South Africans, listening to and watching them in their homes, in their communities and at sporting venues were wonderful experiences. The safari trip was simply amazing and four out of the big five wild animals were seen; only the leopard remained elusive. Elephants, water buffaloes, hippos and rhinos were photographed and such images will form a major part of any album collection. Other amazing adventures such as the bungee jump (the highest jump in the world), surfing in Jeffreys Bay, the day at the water-park and the visit to Robben Island were all very much enjoyed. The whole party returned safely on 5th August, at the end of an exciting and successful tour. This has been, for all, the experience of a lifetime. Every member of the tour party is deeply appreciative of the School, its staff and coaches who accompanied the trip and the many sponsors for making this amazing trip possible. THANK YOU! Perry Alexander and Sarah Farr

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1st XV Rugby T. Bramwell (C). Team from: P. Alexander, B. Allison-Hughes, K. Armstrong, C. Bark, H. Byers, J. Covins, N. Crowe, J. Dickinson, J. Gibson, A Harrison, J. Huck, C. Jones, C. Legg, F. Marlow, M. Mellish, Y. Mirsamed, O. Moore, J Neville, F. Pearson, J. Rigby, A. Robertson, T. Spark, F. Tait, D. Thompson, W. Trewby, G. Upton, G. van den Dries, O. Waldin, J. Webster, S. Webster, G. Woollard, T. Weir. P 16/W 12/L 4/D 0 Results: Durham Yarm RGS Pocklington Hymers Woodhouse Grove St. Peter’s Mowden Park RFU Kings Dame Allans Sedbergh

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20-17 46-3 18-24 34-0 24-15 13-17 29-10 68-0 10-7 31-10 10-46

Daily Mail Cup Results: St. Bede’s Hartlepool 6th Form Durham Giggleswick QEGS Wakefield

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59-3 61-0 27-3 25-10 11-23

Leading Points Scorers: Name M. Mellish T. Bramwell J. Neville

Tries 4 12 11

Cons 34

Pens 15

Total 133 60 55

School Colours were awarded to: T. Bramwell, P. Alexander, C. Bark, J. Huck, M. Mellish, O. Moore, J. Neville, J. Rigby, O. Waldin.

Yet again, the 1st XV has produced a season of high quality rugby. Specific highlights of the season are the victories against Hymers and the Daily Mail Cup (DMC) game against Durham; these were two very good teams which expected to win. Hymers had a very big pack and effective backs; BCS dug deep to win with Chris Legg sealing victory with the last play of the match. Perry Alexander was outstanding and Jack Rigby emphasised his ability to be a fast robust runner with the ball. Tom Bramwell’s emotional post-match speech will be remembered for a long time. Against our old rivals Durham, the fact that most of their pupils and teaching staff had made the journey to BCS, made it extra-special to dominate and play precise controlled rugby for 90% of the match; Tom Bramwell and Jack Neville were outstanding in midfield, with Kieran Armstrong and John Huck dominating most contact situations. Winning 12 matches out of 16 has been both very pleasing, yet frustrating. The defeats against RGS Newcastle and Woodhouse Grove were very disappointing performances. To continue playing after Christmas in the DMC was a real bonus and our success was due to the depth in quality of the squad and the willingness of each player to work for one another both in training and during matches. We perhaps did not have the out and out game breaker that had blessed us in previous seasons but the squad had a fantastic work ethic. Injuries played a significant role in how we adapted and developed; it was a shame that Chris Bark effectively ended his outstanding schoolboy career so early in the season at RGS. He had performed extremely well for BCS since joining us from Sunderland. Hamish Byers’ flirtation with 1st XV rugby was cut short after an argument with one of his rugby boots on his bedroom floor. Oscar Moore, another significant 1st XV player over the last three seasons, had his season disrupted, as did Owen Waldin, Ben

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Allison-Hughes and the very promising Guy van den Dries, through injury. Chris Legg was missed in the DMC match against QEGS. The talent Toby Spark undoubtedly has was also stifled by injury. However, the cruellest blow had to have been served up to Matthew Harrison who broke his leg in one of our warm up matches. It was fantastic to see him getting fit for the tour to South Africa in the summer term. John Huck was awarded the Players’ Player Award indicating that, with the appropriate amount of dedication and motivation, it is possible to be truly outstanding in more than one sport at our school. John would have been awarded MTP’s most consistent player award too, although Jack Neville had a brilliant second half of the season and Matthew Mellish grew in stature as the season progressed. Tom Bramwell was a constant threat to opposition defences and was able to break tackles with ease and have the ability of putting people in gaps. Perry Alexander marshalled well from fullback improving his positional sense and making incisive line breaks with ease on occasions. Oscar Moore added a real physicality to the forward pack, something his brother was never able to do! Felix Pearson proved to be elusive but effective with ball in hand and Daniel Thompson was involved with most things positive. Cameron Jones quietly asserted himself as a 1st XV player, forging a good partnership with Bramwell, and Chris Legg demonstrated that he could be a potent weapon for us next season. Along with the guile and know-how of Greg Upton, next years’ midfield looks exciting. Angus Robertson and Anthony Harrison indicated that they will forge a formidable back row in the future and Finlay Tait possesses huge potential. The work Mrs Deacon undertook in the Autumn Term on the fitness and general conditioning of the players demands a special mention. It was noted on several occasions how fit and well conditioned our players looked. Her work on technical aspects in the gym added to her running/speed sessions have been well received by the players and I am aware of how they have benefitted individually and collectively. Whilst she will be missed, her replacement Mr Woodward, who it cannot be said is as pleasing on the eye, has made an immediate impact since Easter. MTP Representative Honours: U18 County Schools: T. Bramwell, F. Pearson, J. Rigby, M. Mellish. U18 North of England: T. Bramwell, F. Pearson, J. Rigby, M. Mellish. U16 County Schools: A. Harrison, G. van den Dries, C. Pollock, F. Tait, A. Lister, J. Dickinson, J. Webster, B. Clegg, D. Potts, F. Marlow. U16 North of England: A. Harrison, G. van den Dries, A. Lister, D. Potts.

1st VII Rugby Teams from: Core squad: T. Bramwell, P. Alexander, J. Huck, C. Jones, A. Lazaro, M. Mellish, O. Moore, J Neville, F. Pearson, J. Rigby, A. Robertson, O. Waldin. T. Spark, G. Upton, G. Woollard, T. Weir, K. Armstrong, J. Gibson, N. McGregor, Y. Mirsamardi, B. Allison-Hughes, L Summers.

The first tournament was down in Hereford to the very prestigious Marches 7s. Some top English and Welsh schools enter this tournament. Convincing wins against Adams Grammar School, Llanhari and Worth School and a more convincing quarter final win, 47-0 against Old Swinford Hospital meant a semi-final against the renowned Millfield. Losing 21-7 at half time did not help our cause but then an incredible squad effort, producing some stunning rugby, secured an eventual

victory 28-21; this was a fantastic achievement against a 7s team which has arguably one of the best schools’ record in the country. The final against Christ’s College Brecon was a bit of an anti-climax. We were eventual winners 19-7 and the champagne corks were ready to be popped! At the North of England 7s at Birkenhead, BCS continued in the same vein, without really producing the same quality of performance, winning our group games easily 38-5, 47-0, 39-5 and 50-7. The quarter final performance against Kirkham GS was disappointing, ending in defeat 14-12, especially in the manner that we conceded a try with the last play of the game. At Ampleforth we had a mixed day. We lost one group game to Hymers playing poorly; in the quarter final against Sedbergh, we were completely dominant for eleven minutes of the fourteen only to end up losing 2119, again conceding very late on. For the Hymers tournament, we had learnt lessons from the two previous tournaments and produced some of our best 7s of the season. We only conceded two tries until the semi-final stage where we were able to exert revenge on QEGS Wakefield from the DMC defeat winning comfortably 29-12. In a very closely fought final against the hosts we were successful, 26-14, in bringing home our second piece of silverware for the season. Due to other commitments, injuries and in the attempt to encourage competition for places, we fielded a different squad at the Durham School ‘Bain 7s’. To reach the final and lose narrowly to Ampleforth’s first choice VII was an outstanding achievement. To this point, the 7s season had probably been rated as one of the most successful for some time. The core squad had worked extremely hard and their discipline at this form of the game was excellent. Therefore at the National Schools’ 7s, Rosslyn Park, the defeat and the manner of it, against a good Eton team was very disappointing for all concerned. It was a shame the season ended in such a way; the whole squad deserves tremendous praise for their commitment and the level of performance they produced. MTP

2nd XV Rugby Captains: W. Trewby and T. Spark. Team from: B. Allison-Hughes, H. Bainbridge, H. Byers J. Covins, N. Crowe, C. Gliniecki, J. Hooker, A. Hopkin, J. Ingram, A. Jordan, G. McGrath, J. McKenzie, B. Mensah, J. Peat, T. Raw, T. Spark, L. Summers, T. Weir, A. Wheeler, G. Woollard. Results: Durham Richmond Duchess High RGS, Newcastle QEGS Penrith Pocklington Hymers Richmond Woodhouse Grove St Peter’s QE Darlington MacMillan Academy Kings Tynemouth Sedbergh Austin Friars Dame Allan's

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Jake Covins were particularly successful jumping in the line and winning ball for the backs; George Woollard was a versatile forward and played effective pack rugby. Ben Allison Hughes, at No 8, regularly dominated the back of the line-out. Joshua Peat, William Trewby and James Ingram were successful flankers, with a reputation for making their tackles. The pack and backs were well connected by Michael Waldin; Toby Spark, at fly half, could kick successfully and ran straight with a strong hand off. Greg Upton and Ashley Wheeler were strong runners in the centre, and defended well. The wings, Alex Hopkin, Grant McGrath, Adam McKenzie and Tom Weir also made much ground for their team as well as defending successfully. Lucas Summers was an effective full-back. Team consistency was not strong as Ben Allison Hughes, Jake Covins, Nick Crowe and Greg Upton regularly played for the 1st XV. A record of only two losses during a long and busy season showed how well the team coped with the challenge of its fixture list. It was a matter of sadness that Hamish Byers played only a few matches; his severe leg injury incapacitated him for much of the season. T. Spark

3rd XV Rugby Captain: M. Robinson. Team from: M. Watson, J. Hooker, C. Gonzalez-Valerio, C. Glinieki, N. Gaven, G. Woollard, H. Vernon, E. Grundy, J. Sayer, S. Nenkov, J. Ingram, T Raw, S. Leung, M. Kelly, N. Phillips, J Atha, B. Mensah, D. Wheeler, T. Atha, A. Mason, A. Ho, N. McGregor, G. McGrath, J. McKenzie, A. Lazaro

Results: Yarm RGS Newcastle QEGS Penrith Pocklington Hymers Woodhouse Grove St Peter’s Q.E. VI Form

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58-0 36-0 36-0 58-0 15-7 10-0 33-0 21-29

This was an outstanding season in many ways: we remained unbeaten until our final game and had also conceded only one try up to that point. However, it was the way we played our rugby which really proved to be immensely satisfying. With quick and skilful backs, we were determined to run the ball from just about anywhere and we were rewarded with some wonderful scores and some highly impressive scorelines. Our first game, against Yarm School, proved to be a gentle loosener. We scored ten tries and, in truth, the Yarm boys never got near our line. Forwards and backs worked well together and we had the first glimpse this year of Tom Atha’s chip’n’chase. Next up were RGS Newcastle: on an especially windy day we defended magnificently when required and ran in six tries. A few days later, QEGS Penrith were put to the sword by our exciting backs. By the time we had beaten Pocklington, we had won all four games convincingly, scoring nearly 200 points in the process! We knew that it would get harder as the season wore on, and so it proved in our next two encounters. Travelling down to Hymers is always difficult to adjust to and, once again, our worst performance of the season came in Hull. We were ill-disciplined for much of the game, although we still scored three good tries, and it was a great relief when the final whistle blew. The game against Woodhouse Grove was a poor spectacle but at least we held our discipline this time facing the most extreme provocation. Just as they had been last year, Woodhouse Grove were more interested in thuggery than rugby; victory was very sweet! St Peter’s was entirely different: we played some fantastic rugby, against a side who usually give us a good run for our

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money, and were comprehensive victors. And so to what became our last game of the season. Although not scheduled to play against Q.E. VI Form until later in the year, we were asked to field a weaker 2nd XV or a 3rd XV against a supposedly weak Q.E. side. We opted for the latter and in a very physical, but for the most part fair, game we were narrowly defeated. We had chances in the second half to put the game away but, to their credit, Q.E. always came back and, urged on by their vociferous supporters, thoroughly enjoyed their moment of victory. Sadly, we were not able to get our revenge as the scheduled game was postponed owing to the pitch being waterlogged. Final games against Sedbergh and Stokesley also had to be abandoned. Our forwards were especially strong this year. Matthew Watson made a welcome return to the rugby field, after a year’s sabbatical, and his strength at scrum-time was particularly evident. He was supported up front by our new Spanish import, Carlos Gonzalez, and by Josh Hooker and Nick Gaven. Nick had another extremely impressive season – he has been a first-rate 3rd XV player for the last two years and we will miss him next year. Hugh Vernon, Jonathan Sayer, Michael Kelly and Sam Leung were also important members of a pack which dominated their opponents throughout the season. In the backs, we were blessed with genuine pace and creativity. Jack Atha continued to demonstrate what a really fine sportsman he is with an excellent service from the base of the scrum. At fly half we had the silky skills of Ben Mensah and our centre pairing of Dean Wheeler and Tom Atha made numerous line breaks. With speed on the wings, in the forms of Anthony Ho, Nick McGregor and Adam Mason, it is no wonder that we scored so many tries. Our second Spanish import, Alejandro Lazaro, showed glimpses of real class and I would be surprised if he does not play for the 1st XV next year. Finally, I would like to say a word about our captain this year, Matthew Robinson. Matthew has been a first-rate leader, both in training and on the pitch. He is the perfect example of a third team player: he gives his all from the first whistle, but he plays the game in the right spirit and is the first to shake hands with the opposition at the end of the match. His absence from the Q.E. match, owing to unforeseen circumstances, was the reason we lost our unbeaten record (or so he tells me!) Thank you once again to parents and friends who have supported us this year. It is an impressive achievement for a school of our size to be able to field three senior rugby sides on a regular basis (in fact, this year we could also have fielded a 4th XV so great was the enthusiasm for continuing to play rugby in the Sixth Form). As always, I am already looking forward to next year. DSG

P 11/W 9/D 1/L 1 Points for 413/points against 77. Leading points scorers: B. Clegg 99, F. Tait 70, C. Pollock 59

Expectations were obviously high with this talented group of players. Last season’s splendid achievements had stood them in good stead as a confident and healthy bunch reported for pre-season. Andy Lister was made captain again and, whilst he received pleasurable news, Nick Stoddart did not, as a rather innocuous tackle caused a knee injury that kept him sidelined all year. I hope he is back playing soon! What was apparent from the very first game against Durham was that the team contained some fine and skilful rugby players, many who could produce that flash of brilliance that would lead to a score. An easy win ensued. The second game, however, was against Sedbergh and here two contrasting styles battled against each other. Barney’s forward power ultimately had Sedbergh clinging on at the end but despite several close calls in the last few minutes a score would not come and a loss was recorded. Without wishing to sound condescending to the opposition, the two Sedbergh games and the one with St. Peter’s were the only real genuine tests during the term. Too often the opposition had an inferiority complex because of previous years’ results so it was hard to gauge how the team were progressing. Against St. Peter’s the side had to work hard to gain victory and in the final match of the term against Sedbergh a splendid contest ended in a draw, which left both teams somewhat frustrated with what might have been. 27 players in all represented the team throughout the season and it was pleasing to see not just the skill of the “known players” but also the progress the “lesser known” ones made! The forwards all worked tirelessly in the set-pieces and were keen to run in open play. J. Harrison, W. Prior, the Webster twins, D. Potts, F. Marlow, F. Metcalfe, J. Dickinson, G. Van den Dries and A Harrison were all to the fore in this aspect and amongst the backs of A. Lister, P. Wickham, B. Clegg, B. Simpson, R. Powell, F. Tait, S. Hunter and C. Pollock speed, guile and skill were invariably present. D. Potts, B. Clegg and F. Tait were ever present in all the games as indeed were many sets of parents, for which I am grateful. Their support was always encouraging and positive. Finally my thanks to LDM for his input into the coaching and to all the players for their efforts, it was a pleasurable experience to be involved! DCSE

U16 VII Rugby U16 XV Rugby Captain: A. Lister. Team from: P. Borer, M. Brown, B. Clegg, J. Dickinson, B. Duffield, R. Gatenby, A. Harrison, J. Harrison, S. Hunter, D. Keogh, F. Marlow, B. McAulay, F. Metcalfe, A. Miller, C. Pollock, D. Potts, R. Powell, W. Prior, B. Simpson, F. Tait, G. van den Dries, K. Walters, J. Webster, S. Webster, P. Wickham. Results: Durham Sedbergh Yarm RGS Newcastle Pocklington Richmond and District Hymer’s Richmond St. Peter’s Harton Sedbergh

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For 62 15 38 24 31 42 43 64 17 65 12

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Team from: B. Clegg, J. Dickinson, B. Duffield, A. Harrison, S. Hunter, D. Keogh, A. Lister, F. Marlow, B. McAulay, C. Pollock, B. Simpson, F. Tait, G. van den Dries, J. Webster, P. Wickham. Results: COUNTY SEVENS Durham won 45-0 Emmanuel won 55-0 Whickham won 52-0 Yarm won 36-0 (winners) SEDBERGH SEVENS Wirral GS won 28-12 Sedbergh lost 22-38 RGS Newcastle won 32 -7 Giggleswick won 50-5 Pocklington won 47- 0 Wilmslow won 24 -7 Sedbergh (final) lost 10 -33 WARWICK SEVENS KES Aston won 40-5 King’s Macclesfield won 29-0 Kirkham won 45-7

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won 14-10 Portsmouth GS won 31-0 Adams’ GS 5-31 St. Joseph’s (final) lost DURHAM SCHOOL SEVENS Durham won 38-7 King’s Tynemouth won 52-7 won 54-0 Ashville won 41-7 Yarm won 47-10 Durham (final) LONDON IRISH INVITATIONAL SEVENS won 19-5 All Saints, Essex Oratory School won 26-7 Millfield lost 12-34 NATIONAL SCHOOLBOY SEVENS lost 10-24 Reigate GS 51-0 Claremont Fancourt won 48-24 Llandaff Cathedral won

The sevens’ season turned out to be one of contrasting fortunes but ultimately it was one of disappointment and frustration. Once the snow had cleared the squad began to prepare and the first tournament was soon upon them. The County Sevens demonstrated well the ability within the squad. Four games, four wins and not a point conceded, so a promising start had been made. The next competition at Sedbergh was going to be tougher but the day pinpointed not only the team’s strengths but also its weaknesses. Five good victories were achieved but losing to Sedbergh twice was not the best feeling but showed that against the better sides the team would have to improve especially in defence. In last year’s Warwick Tournament this side had reached the final and lost to St. Joseph’s so it was déjà vu when exactly the thing happened this year. Good performances were evident in order to get to the final but once there defensive frailties were apparent again and runners’ up was all that could be achieved. The Durham School Sevens provided the chance to put matters right and the squad took this opportunity well to run out worthy winners. The two finals in London now remained. At London Irish two routine group game victories were gained before facing Millfield. Their work rate in defence overshadowed ours and so our tournament was over. The National Schoolboy Sevens provided the last chance for success, could the team qualify for the later stages? The answer was quickly given when a lethargic display against Reigate condemned the side to second place and no qualification. Ultimately, then, the side did not quite do themselves justice and opportunities went begging. Coaches and players alike were very frustrated and the journey home was quite sombre! My thanks, then, to all the players for their efforts and company throughout the sevens’ season. To LDM and JWL, my thanks for your assistance and, to the parents thank you for your loyal and appreciated support. DCSE

U16B XV Rugby Team from: L. Thirling, S. Opray, P. Borer, P. Whickham, T. Johnson, F. Metcalf, B. Duffield, D. Keogh, K. Walters, C. Hammond, W. Prior, R. Gatenby, N. Stanwix, N. Miller, B. Jeffery, M. Brown, A. Notman, G. Shaw, R. Gillespie. Result: Sedbergh

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An exciting season of senior rugby commenced in September, when a squad of committed enthusiastic young men gathered under the umbrella of U16 rugby. Training was conducted by Mr Everall and Mr Monument and included all those boys eligible for the 16’s age group. The high standards of the 16A age group immediately had an effect on those who considered themselves to be ‘B’ team players, and caused a real

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headache in selection as competition for places was at an all time high. The awful weather, along with injuries in the squad, hampered fixtures right from the start and forced half of our planned fixtures to be cancelled which, of course, has been upsetting for both coaches and players alike. It is for this reason that the boys should be given extra credit for their continued commitment to a gruelling training structure. The development of the squad as a whole has been outstanding and it is a testament to the boys’ commitment that they turned out on all occasions. The season, all in all, was a success with young men stepping fearlessly into the new realm of senior rugby. The boys’ commitment and team attitude have been a testimony to the squad and BCS rugby. On behalf of myself and Mr Everall, thank you, well done and good luck. LDM

U15 XV Rugby Captain: R. Abraham. Team from: I. Cameron, J. Beedle, M. Pinkney, H. Carter, W. Barnes, C. Matthews, D. Brown, C. Moore, N. Brown, A. Day, F. McBain, B. Upton, D. Hall, S. Greaves, D. Swires, R. Barrett, C. Lee, N. Packham, J. Brooks. Results: Durham Yarm Egglescliffe RGS Newcastle Richmond District Pocklington MacMillan Hymers Mill Hill Woodhouse Grove St Peter’s Egglescliffe King’s Tynemouth Sedbergh Gosforth High

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19-31 14-31 24-12 7-55 0-19 17-7 15-26 31-20 5-31 0-39 5-32 15-7 24-12 40-3 8-19

A gruelling schedule of fixtures awaited the squad in September. As we trained for the first time, on a sunny afternoon, I wondered if the boys could imagine just how far they would come in the months ahead. Fifteen fixtures lay ahead in what would prove to be an outstanding period of growth for a team coming of age. The season began with the traditional Durham fixture, one week into term and, with limited practice time under our belt, we travelled to Durham brimming with confidence and determination to improve upon previous years’ results. The Dunelmians had the measure of us this year and out-played us in what was a close game. We got back on the bus and began our reflection; it was here that the boys decided to make this year as successful as possible, not only in terms of building a team but pulling together off the field too! It was her that our journey really began. The next two games saw winning results against Teesside rivals Yarm and Egglescliffe. Both games saw performances in which the team gelled and the boys really began to sing off the same song sheet. We lost the next four games in what seemed to be our most inconsistent period of the year. Against RGS, we dropped back to a standard once expected of this team; stern words and long reflection were required from the boys to turn this side around and fulfil the potential we all knew was lurking below the surface. Performances rather than results became the focus of our success and, on the whole, we achieved good performances with some inconsistency at all stages this year. The high point of this season has to be the performance against Sedbergh ‘B’, the only ‘B’ team which we played against this year. Whilst it is a difficult challenge to face any Sedbergh side, the BCS boys

approached this game with an air of confidence and an attitude of which any coach would be proud. The performance was magnificent, with all areas of the team working together and for each other. This has been a most rewarding and challenging coaching season at BCS to date. The boys have come a long way and I praise their commitment and enthusiasm. We have realised that we cannot rely solely upon individuals; collectively, we can achieve much more than we thought. I wish the team all the best for the season ahead; I shall be following their progress closely and they should rest assured they will have the best of guidance from Mr Everall. LDM

U14 XV Rugby Captain: N Gilbertson; team from: C. Harrison, M. Jones, D. Thompson, W. Richardson, L. Sowerby, B. Wynn Jones, N. Gilbertson, J. Coser, G. Coser, K. Wilson, R. Fenwick, W. Grundy, I. Gaskin, A. Ghosh, J. Raper, A. Finkill, J. Brogden, S. Goyette, H. Holden, S Marlow. Results: Durham Yarm Red House Harton RGS Newcastle Richmond & District Pocklington Hymers Northfield Woodhouse Grove St Peter’s Richmond King’s Tynemouth Park View Sedbergh Dame Allans County Cup Final Egglescliffe 7 A–Sides Sedbergh Bradford 10s

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This has been an outstanding season. From the first training session, it was apparent this was a group of boys who were dedicated to their rugby. A lot of hard work was put into all the training sessions. The team was reinforced from last year with Guy and Jonny Coser and Alex Finkill joining the school during the summer. Nick Gilbertson was appointed captain and he led by example and showed throughout the season that he was an outstanding ambassador to the team and the school. Forward power was our key to success with a rampant and robust back row and a very solid looking tight five which meant we were able to produce the threequarters with some quality ball with which to attack the opposition. A very pacey back line of Agni Ghosh, John Brogden, James Raper, Ivan Gaskin and Alex Finkill ran in many tries. The connection between the pack and backs was maintained throughout the season by Kit Wilson and the ever creative Will Grundy at half back. The season finished on a high, beating the hosts 31-7 in the Sedbergh 7s, led superbly by Jonny Coser, and beating Egglescliffe 55-5 in the County Cup final. A special mention must be made to three outstanding players who, without doubt, can achieve great things in rugby if they remain focused: Guy Coser, Ben Wynn-Jones and Ivan Gaskin. I should also like to thank the occasional players who always supported the team from the sidelines. I would also like to thank publicly all the parents who have supported the boys in all types of weather throughout the season. MGL

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U14B XV Rugby Captain: S. Everall. Team from: A. Allison, R. Amery, J. Beauchamp, H. Carter, B. Crow, B. Earl, R. Fenwick, A. Finkhill, J. Goudie. S. Goyette, W. Grundy, H. Holden, D. Holden-Dalby, G. Jones, T. Knox, A. Lowrey-English, S. Marlow, N. Miller, C. Parnell, B. Paterson, D. Priestley, A. Rowland-Jones, A. Shaw, B. Spratt, M. Stirk, D. Thompson, R. Thompson, J. Watson, M. White, K. Wilson. Results: Durham Yarm Ian Ramsey RGS Newcastle Pocklington Hymers Woodhouse Grove St Peter’s Grindon Hall

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47-24 15-15 0-38 7-33 14-15 43-26 5-36 12-24 34-0

P 9/W 3/D 1/L 5

These results did not reflect the effort and hard work this squad put in over the season. With a big turnover of players and quite a few long-term injuries, it was difficult to field a settled side. At times, we played attractive rugby with most of our tries coming when we got the ball out wide and used pace on the wings. Defensively, we struggled against the bigger physical sides where our tackling sometimes deserted us and this proved costly on more than one occasion. One exception was James Goudie who tackled everyone in sight and was voted ‘team player of the year’. Many thanks to coaches Mr Brown, Mr Lewis and Mr Everall; thank you also to the many parents who supported us at both home and away matches. JWL

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RGS Newcastle XV with size and weight being a disadvantage for us. Ethan Kelsall’s (U13 player of the year) tackling and Matthew Hunter’s try could not be faulted. After the two heavy defeats, it was clear that was some restructuring to be done. Duncan Hewitson (U13 most improved player) was moved into the forwards; Cameron Waiter-Mackenzie, George Hall were brought into the team, all of whom would play significant roles in the forthcoming matches and the end of season success. In October, we lost many players due to sickness and Angus Brown, play maker and a key member of the team was laid up for the rest of the season. The coaching staff stepped up the training, the squad reacted. In the following weeks, the boys had close games with Pocklington, Hymers and Richmond and District, all of which could have either way. The forwards, consisting of Beckworth, Moss, Ononeze, Moore, Bolton, Adams, Hall, Glover, Lilley and Hewitson, all showed great rucking and mauling skills to carve out some great moves and putting many points on the board. A tough game against Hymers brought the best out in Tom Marston by carrying three players of the opposition over the try line. Training drills were also paying off and the team were starting to become confident with the tackling. One of two wins over Woodhouse Grove saw Hamish Glover score two fantastic tries and Ollie Pearce and out paced their backs on many occasions. This started the momentum for the rest of season with wins over Grindon Hall, St Martin’s and Richmond School. These games saw the appearance of Joe Scott (North House) promoted from the well drilled B team. The last match of the season proved to be the best match with all of the team playing to high standard and giving no quarter. A special mention must to go Mark Moss (Vice Captain), Ethan Kelsall, Max Hargrove, George Hall, Duncan Hewitson and Sam Leeming and the rest of the squad for saving the best till last.

Captain: S. Leeming. Team from: B. Lilley, M. Moss, J. Beckwith, G. Hall, H. Glover, J. Davidson, D. Hewitson, T. Marston, M. Hargrove, C. WaiterMackenzie, E. Kelsall, S. Theakston, O. Pearce, M. Hunter, A. Keogh, A. Brown, N. Moore, L. Ononeze, T. Adamson, A. Brown. J. Scott.

Sevens

Honours Durham County Cup Finalists Durham School Sevens Plate Winners

Terrington Hall

Results Cundall Manor Richmond School St Martin’s Woodhouse Grove Grindon Hall Hymers Richmond & District Pocklington St Olave's RGS Newcastle Aysgarth Yarm

lost won won won won lost lost lost lost lost lost won

0-14 48-0 7-5 29-0 47-0 7-22 7-22 14-22 7-42 7-47 0-44 27-7

P 12/W 5/L 8

A well-organised Terrington Hall Sevens saw a strong team arrive early. The boys had very good wins over Sedbergh and Grindon Hall with special mentions to Angus Brown and Ollie Pearce. The team went on to meet a strong Cundall Manor team. It could have gone either way but the side in pink won it with some great passing and width play.

Durham School A great win at Durham School saw Barnard Castle beat Mowden Hall in the Plate final. The first trophy for these boys and certainly not the last. Great Sevens play saw Max Hargrove score in every game of the tournament.

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Joe Paterno once remarked, “When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes reality.” This seemed to be the conclusion to the story of a good season for the U13 A team. The season’s fixtures commenced against Yarm: the boys were up for the game but this well drilled Yarm School team was the stronger unit in the first half. However the philosophy of the School of never giving up and never giving a quarter, enabled the boys to put four tries over the line, thanks to Sam Leeming and Sam Theakston. It was a different story against a very strong

Choosing the U13 sevens team was very difficult with every boy on the XVs squad staking a claim. If I could have, I would have taken everyone.

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Rosslyn Park National Schools Tournament saw BCS take a very strong U13 team away to London. The boys met teams from Dublin, Bradford and Cardiff winning two out of the three games. Unfortunately, it was not to be our on day on this occasion to go through to the finals and set off to return to the North East feeling proud of the season’s achievements. Many thanks are due to Mr Dalton for his assistance with coaching. NJC

U13B XV Rugby Captain: B. Pullan. Team from: T. Adamson, L. Beadle, A. Brown, J. Davidson, A. Fearneyhough, M. Fearneyhough, S. Graham, G. Hall, M. Hargrove, M. Hunter, A. Keogh, O. Larcombe, A. Lea, B. Lilley, Z. Lucas, J. McCall, M. McKitton, N. Moore, D. Oliver, L. Ononeze, O. Pearse, J. Scott, A. Sowerby, T. Stirke, B. Tremewan, C. Waiter-Mackenzie, J. Wardle and J Wren. Results: Yarm Aysgarth RGS Newcastle St Olave’s Pocklington Hymers Durham Grindon Hall Woodhouse Grove Cundall Manor

won lost lost won lost won won draw lost won

17-5 5-15 5-53 29-10 15-17 27-19 15-10 10-10 7-10 42-0

The U13B XV opened the season with a fine win away to Yarm School. Having been 5-0 up at half time some impressive rugby eventually saw them win 17-5. Max Hargrove, Cameron Waiter-Mackenzie and Leonard Beadle, all backs, marked their cards early with strong performances. The game against Aysgarth saw a reversal of this score, although Barnard Castle was only one try down with less than a couple of minutes to go. Ben Pullan, Andrew Fearneyhough and Tom Adamson all looked impressive in this game. RGS Newcastle was too strong and it was pleasing to see the side bounce back with a victory away to St Olaves in possibly their best game of the season. The game against Pocklington was intriguing. Barnard Castle was slightly in front up to half time. Pocklington made a couple key substitutions and the game in the second half was very different. It was disappointing to lose 15-17. Wins at home against Hymers and Pocklington saw the forwards starting to shine. Ben Tremewan, George Hall, James Wren and Joe Scott have all made significant contributions throughout the season. The game against Grindon Hall was drawn and the match against Woodhouse Grove narrowly lost 7-10. The final game, before the winter curtailed the remaining fixtures, was pleasing. Not only from the point of view of the result, 42-0 against Cundall Manor, but in the manner that the victory was secured. It was clear from this final game that the team had learnt a great deal throughout the season. More pleasing to see was the obvious respect they had for one another. This was a true team, playing together as a team by far the most effective way to play rugby and win matches. DWD

U12A XV Rugby Captain: H. Barkes. Team from: S. Adamson J. Blackburn,J. Ellis, A. Ferguson, J. Hardy, R. Holden, J. Jennings, D. Maidwell, J. Marston, J. Hetherington, T. Metcalf, T. Metcalfe, C. Simpson, S. Stainthorp, H. Watson, N. White Results: Yarm Aysgarth RGS Newcastle St Olave’s Durham Hymers Woodhouse Grove Richmond St Martin’s Harton King’s Tynemouth Dame Allans St John’s (cup)

lost won lost lost lost lost lost won won won won won won

14-36 58-0 7-44 0-64 10-22 10-22 0-24 55-14 43-14 45-12 78-0 7-0 45-10 (no conversions)

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won

Ian Ramsey

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Yarm (cup final)

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30-10 (no conversions) 40-5 (no conversions) 10-24 (2 tries to 3!)

As you can see from the above results, we were beaten by Yarm (the only A or B team in the school to do so!) at the start of the season and then finished by being beaten again. However, I do believe that we could have won that Cup Final and the boys should feel confident about the start of next season in September. What has impressed me most about these young players is that they have always worked together as a team, have never criticised one another when mistakes have happened and have always been supportive of each other. Sometimes players join the School with reputations which they never demonstrate and with a pre-madonna attitude. Not so this bunch. They have shown nothing but support from and for each other. There is potential for a great side and they will develop technically as they progress through the years. The game I should most like to forget is the one against St.Olaves when we played with only 14 men (due to swine flu); the opposition didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even up the

numbers until half time and our tackling was an embarrassment. My most memorable afternoon was the 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament at Pocklington; we only had 8 players in the squad and they fought and battled their hearts out and made me very proud indeed, especially with rain all day. Their performance against RGS Newcastle and in the final of the plate which we won were very impressive. I thank the captain for his help and leadership and I wish them all well next season. MHN

U12B XV Rugby Captain: A.Ferguson. Team from: J. Blackburn, J. Bloomfield, D. Brown, O. Carter, C. Douglas, J. Glowienko, J. Hardy, D. Hoxholli, A. Ingram, T. Joashi, D. Maidwell, J. McGrath, H. McGuire, T. Metcalf, J. Picken, M. Raper, H. Roberts, B. Roddam, M. RyvesWebb, C. Simpson, B. Sowden, C. Spence, S. Stainthorp, M. Stirke, H. Watson, N. White, E. Young. Cundall Manor Harton St Martin's Richmond

won cancelled won won

69-0 27-0 48-0

Woodhouse Grove Durham Pocklington St Olave's RGS Newcastle Yarm

won won won lost lost won

17-15 43-0 20-0 10-17 28-0 30-12

The playing record below speaks for itself. This squad of players, the majority of whom were new to the game, only lost two games and won most, handsomely. We had a large and mobile pack with Harry Watson and Daniel Brown making many foraging forward runs. We also had some skilful and fast backs with Jerome Hardy proving hard to stop when he was in full stride. Angus Ferguson captained the side well and his versatility proved invaluable. The most pleasing aspect of the season was witnessing so many players progressing to the A team and others, initially overlooked, breaking in to the B team. Matthew Stirke found his feet and was a strong player for us towards the end of the season. I hope this group of players continue to enjoy the game, listen to their coaches and represent the School at the highest level possible in years to come. BCU

Memories of the Daily Mail Cup

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U16 7’s Rugby Cricket – Cyprus tour

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1st XI Cricket Captain: B. Wilson. Team from: J. Huck, G. Upton, A. Robertson, B. Upton, T. Romaines, T. Newton, F. Marlow, K. Wilson, C. Pollock, M. Brown, D. Thompson, J. Sayer, B. Mensah, R. Stanwix, J. Dickinson P 16/W 2/D 2/L 12 Awards: Freddie Marlow, Fielding: Ben Wilson, Batting: Ben Wilson and Angus Robertson, Bowling: Players’ Player: John Huck Results: RGS Newcastle (a) Won 234 for 7 RGS 235 for 1 (B. Wilson 106*, J. Huck 98*) BCS Sedbergh (a) Lost 112 all out (J. Huck 54) BCS Sedbergh 113 for 0 Kings, Tynemouth (h) Drew BCS 258 for 2 ( B. Wilson 115*, B. Upton 78*) 204 for 6 Kings Durham (Twenty/20) (a) Lost 85 all out BCS Durham 86 for 2 Doghouse CC (Twenty/20) (h) Lost Doghouse 116 for 5 BCS 111 all out (J. Huck 44, B. Wilson 35) Yarm (Twenty/20) (h) Won 133 for 5 (B. Wilson 3 for 17) Yarm 134 for 2 (J. Huck 91*) BCS St. Peters (a) Lost St. Peters 219 for 5 (B. Wilson 4 for 52) 98 all out (B. Wilson 26) BCS Durham School (a) Lost 262 for 7 (B. Wilson 151*) BCS 264 for 5 Durham MCC (h) Lost MCC 208 for 8 (B. Upton 3 for 43, A. Robertson 3 for 23) BCS 173 all out (B. Wilson 48, M. Brown 34) Durham Pilgrims (h) Drew Pilgrims 27 for 4 Rained off Giggleswick (h) Lost BCS 94 all out Giggleswick 95 for 2 Old Barnardians (Twenty/20) (h) Lost OB’s 145 for 9(A. Robertson 4 for 31, B. Wilson 3 for 28) BCS 116 all out Edinburgh Academy (Ipswich festival) Lost Academy 153 all out (K. Wilson 4 for 38, B. Wilson 3 for 35) BCS 102 all out Ipswich School (Ipswich festival) Lost BCS 268 for 7 (J. Huck 165, B. Wilson 61) Ipswich 270 for 6 Kings Macclesfield (Ipswich festival) Lost BCS 199 all out (T. Newton 50, B. Upton 43) Kings 200 for 3 RGS Newcastle (Twenty/20) (h) Lost BCS 113 all out (T. Newton 36) RGS 117 for 7 School Colours awarded to John Huck. 2010 Batting Batting Name J. Huck B. Wilson B. Upton T. Newton G. Upton Bowling Name A.Robertson B. Wilson B. Upton K. Wilson

and bowling statistics. Innings 11 14 9 10 14 Ovrs 66 67.3 87.3 80.3

Mdns 14 1 5 5

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Runs 519 595 243 149 113 Runs 280 344 358 404

Average 57.67 54.09 30.38 14.90 8.07 Wkts 16 16 14 12

Av 17.50 21.50 25.57 33.67

Cricket statistics have been known to disguise somewhat the truth about players and teams in the past but this year they tell the truth in a brutal and honest fashion. We were propped up all season by Ben Wilson and John Huck, and boy did they have to do some propping! There were glimpses from Bret Upton of the great performer he hopes to be one day and Tom Newton showed some of his promise towards the end of term, especially at the festival in Ipswich; cricket at Barnard Castle School will be worse off without him. So to the highlight! Ben Wilson’s three hundreds at the start of the season were classical and hopefully showed our younger players how to bat for long periods. John Huck’s 165 against Ipswich was actually his first hundred for the team and, although well overdue, was a real treat to watch. He gave just one half chance on 80 and combined a sensible approach, initially, with some big hitting latterly. Tom Newton responded to the team’s needs and crafted his maiden, and only, fifty whilst at the festival; his knock against RGS, in the final game, was a satisfying way to sign off. Christian Pollock came with us to Ipswich and was arguably our best bowler; he also has the ability to hit the ball a very long way. I hope he works at his game because he is blessed with all the attributes required to make a very useful all-rounder. Kit Wilson proved to be one of our most reliable bowlers; with a little movement each way on a good line and length, he offered his brother some sort of control in the field. I managed to persuade Angus Robertson to come out of a ridiculously early retirement from the game and I am thankful he did so. He bowled with good accuracy and appreciable movement to trouble all the batsmen he bowled at; I hope he plays again next season because he can bat too. My thanks go to everyone who managed to juggle their academic and sporting requirements and make themselves available to play. We would be stuck without the excellent services provided by our regular umpire Lawrie Swires and the new kid on the block, Colin MeGennis, so thanks to them also from all the players. John Lister was on hand, as ever, to offer his invaluable advice and I am sure I can also thank him on behalf of all the players. BCU

Cyprus Cricket Tour Tour party: Mr. BC Usher, Mr. JM Lister, Mr. JD Gedye, Mr. L Swires (umpire), B. Wilson (capt), J. Dickinson, B. Duffield, C. Pollock, M. Brown, F. Marlow, A. Harrison, D. Swires, J. Beedle, N. Gilbertson, J. Raper, H. Carter, J. Gill, H. Holden, A. Finkill, S. Marlow, S. Goyette, M. White, K. Wilson. Match 1 (30 overs) BCS 168 for 7 (B.Wilson 75, M.Brown 31), RAF Akrotiri 118 (K.Wilson 6 for 21) Won by 50 runs Match 2 (20 overs) Dhekelia 158 for 6 (Duffield 2 for 17), BCS 145 for 6 (Pollock 37, Brown 27, F.Marlow 29) Lost by 13 runs Match 3 (40 overs) Cyprus Development Team 155 for 8 (S. Marlow 3 for 21, J.Raper 2 for12) BCS 158 for 0 (B.Wilson 102n.o. S. Marlow 48 n.o.) Won by 10 wickets

Twenty pupils from Years 9 to 11, plus captain Ben Wilson from the Lower Sixth and four staff assembled at School on the day after the end of the summer term, in keen anticipation of playing cricket with virtually guaranteed sunshine. Tour leader, Mr Usher had put together a packed itinerary and ensured that we arrived at Manchester airport in good time. After an overnight flight and a day of familiarization with our apartments and facilities in Limassol, many of the boys were too tired to eat dinner!

By Tuesday they were up and raring to go for a practice day at Happy Valley, the British forces’ sports grounds, set in a spectacular location. John Lister took a tiring session where the boys soon realised the temperatures they would have to cope with when playing. The evening was spent sampling typical Cypriot food at a local restaurant. The first match was on Wednesday against RAF Akrotiri. A bad start saw both Marlow brothers back in the pavilion with no runs on the board; however, Captain Ben Wilson and Mathew Brown steadied the ship. Christian Pollock, James Dickinson, Ben Duffield and Dan Swires all scored useful runs towards the end. Star of the show in the field was Kit Wilson with a superb six wickets, with Christian Pollock bowling very well to pick up two. It was fine all round performance by the team and spirits were high as we had a rest day on Thursday, enjoying the water park at Fasouri. On Friday, we took on Dhekelia on the army base, one hour from our resort in a 20-20 game. A rather sloppy bowling and fielding performance allowed Dhekelia to score 158, and this proved too much for the boys to chase, despite a superb 37 from 15 balls by Christian Pollock and some useful knocks from Jonty Gill, Freddie Marlow and Mathew Brown. The boys were left in no doubt that a better performance was required in our toughest match of the week at Happy Valley on Saturday. The Cyprus Development Team started well but some crucial wickets pegged them back; fine catches were held by Ben Duffield and James Dickinson whilst in the middle of the innings their batsmen had trouble getting the bowling of James Raper and Matthew White away for runs. Alex Finkill and Hamish Carter also caused problems but Seb Marlow had the best figures overall. The Year 9 boys had really come into their own in this game, but 156 was still going to be tough to chase on a slow outfield. Ben Wilson and Seb Marlow then batted superbly for 36 overs, giving few chances and concentrating brilliantly to knock the runs off without loss – a fantastic way to end the tour. Ben Wilson led from the front throughout the week and scored 186 runs in three innings at an average of 93. This was a terrific achievement and it was good for the younger players to have a chance to bat with him. Over the week the boys enjoyed a fantastic experience of touring. They learned a lot about playing cricket in different conditions and they behaved with great credit throughout. Mr Usher ensured there was the right balance between cricket and relaxation, so that the tour at times had a holiday feel. All twenty- three of us who took part had an experience that we will not forget in a fantastic location and we thank him very much for his superb organisation of the trip. JDG

2nd XI Cricket Captain: Jake Covins. Team from: T.Romaines, A.Lister, F.Marlow, T.Newton, K.Armstrong, D.Thompson, M.Brown, J.Atha, G.Woollard, C.Pollock, K.Walters, N.Stanwix, P.Wickham, W.Prior, B.Duffield, A.Mason, B.Mensah, J.Dickinson, T.Spark, J.Gibson, T.Harrison. Results: BCS 69, Sedbergh 70 for 6 King’s Tynemouth 78 BCS 79 for 4 (Stanwix 38n.o)

Won by 6 wickets

BCS 127 (Brown 81n.o.) Ampleforth 131 for 5

Lost by 5 wickets

Lost by 4 wickets

BCS 149 (Armstrong 71, Woollard 40), Durham 123 (Sayer 3 for 18) Won by 26 runs Giggleswick 135 all out (Mensah 3 for 32), BCS 77 (Covins 25) Lost by 58 runs Dame Allans 194 for 3 BCS 175 for 3 (Spark 77, Thompson 39) Lost by 19runs

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Results:

P 6/W 2/L 4 Batting Avs: K.Armstrong N.Stanwix G.Woollard A.Lister J.Covins A.Mason C.Pollock J.Atha Bowling Avs: J.Dickinson J.Sayer B.Duffield J.Covins J.Atha A.Mason C.Pollock

Inns 5 4 5 5 6 3 3 3 Overs 11 17.5 20 10.1 12 24 21

NOs Runs 0 117 1 50 0 64 0 40 1 48 1 11 0 8 1 1 M R 2 36 4 79 2 93 0 64 0 62 2 107 3 80

Ave 23.4 16.6 12.8 10.0 9.6 5.5 2.6 0.5 W 3 6 6 4 3 4 2

RGS, Newcastle King's, Tynemouth Durham School Giggleswick Yarm

Ave 12.0 13.1 15.5 16.0 20.6 26.7 40.0

U15 X1 Cricket Captain: P. Stanwix. Team from: R. Abraham, W. Barnes, R. Barrett, J. Beedle, J. Brooks, D. Brown, N. Brown, S. Greaves, D. Hall, J. McNeil, D. Stocks, D. Swires, B. Upton.

2010

OPPOSITION 191-3 32-3 138-1 102 59

P 5/W 2/L 3

This was an enjoyable season for the 2nd XI, with a pool of enthusiastic cricketers to choose from. Jake Covins was a fine captain who had high standards and motivated his team well. He led from the front by example, and the boys enjoyed their cricket, showing tremendous team spirit. The first game of the season saw a poor batting display against Sedbergh, with none of the batsmen looking in any kind of form. Bowling and fielding were excellent, however and the team’s heads stayed high and they were able to pick up 6 wickets in defending a meagre total of 69! A good win followed against King’s Tynemouth in a 20/20 game. Again the fielding and bowling was strong, spearheaded by Jonathan Sayer and Adam Mason and backed up by Christian Pollock, James Dickinson and Ben Duffield’s off-spin. Neil Stanwix smashed a quick 38 not out to secure victory in just 11 overs. At Ampleforth, Mathew Brown played a fine innings, carrying his bat for 81 not out. His best support came from Jake Covins and Will Prior. Five Ampleforth wickets were spread around our bowlers, but the game was lost. A fine performance against Durham in a tight game followed: George Woollard and Kieran Armstrong enjoyed a century partnership for the third wicket, before more fine fielding and bowling (including a fantastic catch from captain Covins) won the game. Jonathan Sayer took three wickets and there were two each for Dickinson, Mason and Duffield. The batting let us down again against Giggleswick. After bowling them out for 135 (Ben Mensah and Jack Atha taking five of the wickets between them and two excellent catches from Jack Rigby and James Dickinson), we succumbed to a batting collapse – most players getting themselves out rather than getting out to good balls. Only captain Covins made an effective contribution. The final match of the season at Benwell Hill Cricket Club against Dame Allan’s was a high scoring affair on a fine batting track. The bowlers failed to make much impact, but Toby Spark and Dan Thompson shared a century partnership with fine support from Kieran Armstrong to get within 19 runs of the strong total of Dame Allan’s. Our thanks to all the players, who enjoyed their cricket and were a credit to the school. It is not easy to get teams out in exam season (as can be seen by the number of players used) but six fixtures were completed and thoroughly enjoyed by st6aff and pupils. We hope that the boys who are leaving will continue to play and enjoy cricket in the future. JDG/JGB

BCS 49 31 137 150-5 151-5

Leading run scorers: S. Greaves: 109 runs @ 27 runs/innings – 18 fours and 2 sixes D. Swires: 76 runs @ 15 runs/innings – 6 fours and 1 six R. Abraham: 56 runs @ 11 runs/innings – 8 fours R. Barrett: 54 runs @ 11 runs/innings – 2 fours P. Stanwix: 53 runs @ 11 runs/innings – 7 fours Leading wicket takers: R. Barrett: 6 wickets @ 16 runs/wicket S. Greaves: 5 wickets @ 12 runs/wicket R. Abraham: 4 wickets @ 15 runs/wicket D. Hall: 4 wickets @ 23 runs/wicket Leading fielders: P. Stanwix: 3 catches D. Swires, S. Greaves, R Abraham and J. Brooks each took 2 catches

As the results show, the U15XI found the going quite tough, especially at the beginning of the season. The strength of the side was diminished by the fact that Bret Upton was a regular on the first team but, to the side's credit, they kept practising and persevering and improvement was certainly evident by the end of the term. The first game against the RGS saw the side bowl and field well but found batting somewhat harder. Against King’s, after the openers had been dismissed, the batting completely folded as the score went from 28-1 to 32 all out! The game against Durham provided signs of improvement with a score of 137 but the opposition made light work of this total. After half term, the first two matches were cancelled so the final two games produced the best displays of the season. Batting first against Giggleswick, Sean Greaves became the only person to pass 50 in the season in a sound batting performance and then the bowling was far more disciplined. Similarly, against Yarm, the batting display was consistent with Sean Greaves again figuring prominently and the bowling and fielding, too, were effective. As the statistics show there were several batsmen, who could be relied on to produce some runs and on the bowling front the wickets were shared around. The team, then, finished in good heart and there was a solid core of boys that ultimately gave a good account of themselves. My thanks, then, to the pupils for their efforts, especially to those who inevitably do not get the chance to contribute as much as others but still continue to give of their best. DCSE

U14 XI Cricket Captain: W. Grundy. Team from: K. Wilson, S. Marlow, N. Gilbertson, J. Brogden, S. Everall, A. Finkill, J. Coser, G. Coser, J. Raper, S. Goyette, J. Gill, H. Carter, J. Hall, D. Holden-Dalby, W. Richardson. W 7/D 1/L 2

The team had a very successful and rewarding season. Their playing record speaks for itself and only a narrow defeat to Durham School in the County semi-final stopped it being a very memorable one for them. On the batting front, there were fifties for Nicholas Gilbertson (2), Sebastian Marlow (2), John Brogden and Wiliam Grundy; they were supported well by the Coser brothers in the middle order. Alex Finkill took the bowling honours with 19 wickets but James Raper and the Coser brothers, again, chipped in with more than 10 wickets each.

However, it was a team effort this season and William Grundy did a fantastic job as captain. The team played nearly all season without Kit Wilson who was a permanent fixture in the first team. It has been a pleasure to work with this set of boys and I am sure there are some potential first team cricketers for the future. Many thanks to Mr. Marlow for helping out with practices and umpiring. Thank you also to all the parents who supported us throughout the season. J Lister

U13 XI Cricket Captain: T. Sowerby. Team from: S. Leeming, O. Pearce, A. Brown, M. Moss, T. Adamson, G. Hall, J. Bolton, M. McKitton, T. Stirk, T. Marston, H. Glover, D. Priestley.

The season began with an enthusiastic squad vying for places in the team for the first game at Terrington Hall. As we set off York bound, the weather turned dark and drizzly; we hoped that this was not an omen! At the toss, skipper Tom Sowerby chose to field; this was perhaps a mistake as a strong side then scored 187 runs from 30 overs, a target which proved to be too great for a valiant side which finished 80 runs behind. It was clear that we had some work to do on our bowling, batting and fielding techniques. The squad, under the guidance of John Lister, set about the work needed and, with one more heavy defeat, we seemed to turn a corner, dominating King’s Tynemouth in our third fixture, and without loss. Our successful streak was cut short by an impressive Eaglescliffe School team, in the County Cup, finishing 30 runs behind. Mixed success followed in the weeks to come, with the boys improving in individual and team play but, more often than not, losing by narrow margins. The pinnacle of the season had to be playing on the first class pitch at Jesmond under superb weather conditions against a well matched RGS Newcastle side. Extras determined the outcome, with simple errors punishing us in the long run. However a superb batting performance saw a tight game go down to the last over. The boys have come a long way this season and have improved significantly. As a team, they must remember to back each other in the decisions they make and encourage one another after mistakes happen as they inevitably will. Special thanks go to John Lister who put right some early season wrongs. I am sure that with further effort and determination, narrow loses will turn into victories. LDM

U12 XI Cricket Captain: H. Barkes. Team from: J. Ellis, J. Hetherington, S. Stainthorp, H. McGuire, T. Metcalfe, H. Watson, B. Roddam, T. Joashi, T. Hunter, S. Adamson, A. Ferguson, O. Carter, J. Picken, N. White, D. Brown Results: King’s Tynemouth Durham Johnston St Olave's Cundall Manor St Martin’s Yarm

Won by 75 runs Lost by 38 runs Lost by 6 wickets Cancelled Won by 42 runs Cancelled

After a very bright start, 2010 proved to be a frustrating year for the U12 team. With only six fixtures arranged in a short term, we lost one to the weather and another to a clash whilst another team actually arrived on a day when no fixture had been confirmed! Our first match, against King’s Tynemouth, proved to be the most convincing opening performance by an U12 team which I have seen at this school. We outplayed the

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opposition in every department; noteworthy performances including excellent 30s from Sandy Stainthorp, Tom Metcalfe and Harry Watson and fine bowling from Jarlath Hetherington, Harry Watson (3 wickets), Tom Metcalfe (1), Harry McGuire (2), Sandy Stainthorp and Jack Ellis (2). Our next match was a cup match against Durham Johnston and here our inexperience showed. Chasing an attainable 118 off 20 overs, nobody stepped up to the plate and took control of the run-chase and so, while several of the team batted well, the innings simply petered out some 40 runs short of the target. However, it is worth noting a superb catch by Jarlath Hetherington as well as good catches from Harry Watson (2), Tom Metcalfe and Harvey Barkes. It is a pity that our catching was not this sharp in every match this season. The next match, against St Olave’s, proved to be the best of the season; this was a very close affair in which we were just pipped at the post. Again, our inexperience showed. A very fine knock from Jarlath Hetherington (43) was the cornerstone of our innings (129 for 9 off 25 overs). However, one of their batsmen scored a fine 58 and, helped by a couple of dropped catches, some sloppy fielding and far too many extras, we could not defend the total and St Olave’s made it home with 8 balls to spare. Our final match was against St Martin’s and we won this convincingly. An excellent batting performance (Sandy Stainthorp 22 and Harry McGuire 38* with good support from Harry Watson, who hit a magnificent six, and Ben Roddam) saw us reach a commanding 152 off 25 overs. After Hetherington took a wicket in his first over and Watson two in the next the result never looked in doubt and they were dismissed for 110 with Harry Watson taking 3 wickets, Jarlath Hetherington 2 and Harry McGuire 3 including 2 in 2 balls. Overall, it was very pleasing to note that there was a wide base of talent in this season’s squad. This bodes well for the future; in previous years there has been too much dependence on just 2 or 3 key players. And while there are areas which need more work, notably fielding, running between wickets and strategy, next year’s coach will have plenty of talent to work with. In summary, we played 4 matches, won 2 and lost 2, 2 having been cancelled. At our best, we showed ourselves to be capable of winning convincingly; there is more than enough to give the team confidence to take up the challenge in the 2011 season. Overall, this has been an enjoyable and rewarding season for players and coaches and the side shows excellent potential for the next 6 years. We wish them well in the future. DGG/IMB

1st XI Football Captain: A Jordan. Team from: G. Upton, D. Thompson, R. Brogden, D. Keogh, A. Harrison, C. Bury, B. Duffield, W. Hau, J. Atha, T. Atha, T. Miller, A. Grant, M. Brown, L. Killinger, A. Lazaro, M. Kelly, T. Spark, I. Ononeze, A. Wilson, B. Mensah, F. Metcalfe, A, Mason. P 5/D 1/L 4

There could be many excuses made for our poor showing this season; injuries, absences, losing players to other sports etc. However, naïve defending and the lack of a striker were the main causes for the defeats we suffered. Overall, team spirit was good and there were some positive performances, particularly from players in years 11 and 12 which bode well for next year. Particular players to stand out were Alex Wilson – a midfield dynamo, and Dale Keogh at left-back and Mathew Brown with pace to spare on the right wing. The games themselves were disappointing as we seemed to need to concede two or three goals before we began to play. Players were at times caught out with

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sloppy passing or were too hesitant at the back. Even in our drawn game the team was 3-0 down before they sparked in to life. I am hoping for a more consistent level of performance and team selection next year which should yield better results. Then this year can be referred to as ‘developmental’. ARJ

Girls U16 Football Captain: H Byers. Team from: G. Hazell, S. Pearce, H. McHugh, B. McKitton, K. Ferguson, L. Carden-Grigg, I. Richardson, L. Holmes, S. Brown, C. Thacker, E. Dinnes, J. Thompson, V. Richardson. P 3/W 2/L/1

This was a very short season for the girls as there were insufficient teams for a local league. They therefore played three friendly games against 2 Dales FC, Teesdale School and Middlesbrough Girls’ Academy. The first was a reasonably evenly contested affair with a strong performance in defence from our girls and good finishing from Becky McKitton and Sam Pearce awarding us a 2-0 victory. The next two games were not so even. Against a very inexperienced Teesdale team, our girls were in rampant form, earning a comfortable 81 victory despite my decision to make numerous substitutions. The game against Middlesbrough was a completely different affair. The game was played in awful conditions against a far superior team who cut through our defence at will and we ended up losing 110. Hopefully there will again be an under 16 league next year giving at least some of the girls a chance to show their competitive edge.

Girls U12 Football Captain: S. Scanlan Team From: I. Hewitson, S. Nichols, F. Summers, A. Ridley, C. West, C. Waldin, A. Martin, H. Wynn-Jones, P. Maw, P. Naseby, E. Thorman, E. Everall. P 8/W 1/L 7

There can never have been a steeper learning curve for a team than for these girls. For some of them it has been their first year of football and they have participated in a league affiliated to the Football Association. The weather has wreaked havoc with both training and matches and there was a subsequent fixture pile-up at the season’s end. Nevertheless, the girls have never complained and approached each new game with tremendous enthusiasm. We have suffered some heavy defeats along the way against some good attacking teams, but heads have been held high at all times and there has been a great team spirit. This was particularly the case after a fantastic 2-0 victory at home against 2 Dales FC! The girls in year 6 deserve special mention for their battling qualities, particularly as they have played against girls who appeared almost twice their size. Next year the team will be split, as the girls will fall into two different age categories. Their progress in the Wensleydale Nike Junior Football League can be followed at http://fulltime.thefa.com. ARJ

Girls 1st XI Hockey Captain: Harriet Keighley. Team from: J. Jenkinson, C. Brown, H. Byers, R. Brown, R. Davy, E. Peat, L. Ritchie-Bland, A. Dawson, J. Scott, E. Turner, C. Langston, B. Goudie, S. Farr, K. Walton, H. Simpson, V. Richardson P 12/W 10/D 1/L 1

Goals for 43. Goals against 12. won Durham (H) won Pocklington (H) won Richmond (H) won Egglescliffe (A) St Peter’s (A) won St Bees (A) won won Durham (A) (Cup) won Giggleswick (H) King’s Tynemouth (A) drew won Sedbergh (H) RGS Newcastle (A) won Ampleforth (A) lost

3-1 2-1 4-0 4-1 2-1 11-0 1-0 3-1 2-2 1-0 7-0 2-4

What a difference a year makes! The 1st XI squad has been magnificent this season. The girls have been enthusiastic, have worked very hard and have produced some exciting, attacking hockey. To go through the whole season losing just one game means that this has been the best season in terms of results for the girls in the history of the School. The defence was magnificent all season. The goalkeeper, Jasmin Jenkinson, kept us in some tight games with some brilliant saves and the full backs, Hannah Byers and Charlotte Brown, formed a formidable defensive partnership. The midfield of Rachel Brown, Harriet Keighley, Becky Davy and Brooke Goudie was simply fantastic – they never stopped running all season and were the rock on which our success was built. The inside forwards, Emma Peat, Laura Ritchie-Bland and, when Laura was injured, Emily Turner, set up most of our chances with some incisive passing and running. The forward line of Anna Dawson, Charlotte Langston and Jess Scott were our first line of defence as well as being reliable and strong up front. We were also lucky to have some tremendous support players like Sarah Farr, Katherine Walton, Helen Simpson and Victoria Richardson that we could count on in case of injury. The season started well with a deserved victory over Durham School before we faced Pocklington. In a hard fought game against an excellent team we claimed the winner with three minutes left! This was the first game when it was clear that this team was going to be a bit special. C. Brown, Byers and Jenkinson kept us in the game with some tenacious defending. The midfield of Keighley, R Brown, Davy, Peat and Ritchie-Bland denied Pocklington’s play-makers any space at all before Dawson popped up to score the winner. More victories in the next two fixtures meant that confidence was growing very quickly. The game at St Peter’s was a very close run thing. We were the better team, but the pitch had so much sand on it that our passing game virtually ground to a halt. We fell behind, but gathered ourselves in the second half. Peat scored her first goal for the 1st XI and Anna Dawson (who else?) popped up to score the winner with the last hit of the match. Next on the hit list was St Bees. They were aided by our bus breaking down on the way to the game which delayed us somewhat, but Turner scored after 24 seconds and the rest of the game was a bit of a procession. Success kept on coming. Durham was defeated again, this time in the cup. Then came Sedbergh and Giggleswick. Both teams had been successful against us in recent seasons but we were too strong for them this year. In the North Eastern finals, we came up against some exceptional opposition. In our first two games we gave all that we had against Scarborough and Wakefield. Victory in either of these games would have certainly resulted in us progressing through to the northern finals. We were incredibly unlucky – in both games we were 1-0 up, only to concede unlucky equalisers in the last minute. We had to beat Pocklington in our last game to go through, but the girls were absolutely shattered and we unfortunately lost.

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The day after the finals, we played King’s Tynemouth. Considering the girls were absolutely dead on their feet, we battled hard and secured a commendable draw. RGS Newcastle was put to the sword but the season ended with the only defeat of the season – against a very strong Ampleforth team. Anna Dawson ended the season as the top goal scorer with 25 goals. She managed to score in every game of the season – an achievement which has never been done before. The U6th players have also been special. They worked incredibly hard and set the right example for the team to follow. Last, but certainly not least, there was the captain, Harriet Keighley. I said earlier in the report that this was the best set of results for a girls’ 1st XI Hockey team, so it seems appropriate to say that they were led by the best captain the girls 1st XI Hockey team has ever had. School Colours awarded to: C. Brown, H. Keighley, C. Langston, L. Ritchie-Bland. MPI

Girls 2nd XI Hockey Captain: K. Harrison. Team from: J. Brice, H. Knowles, V. Young, D. Opray, J. Amery, E. Anderson, S. Farr, K. Walton, S. Pearce, P. Wilkinson, H. Simpson, C. Preece, B. Goudie, A. Matthews, V. Richardson, H. Alderson, H. Lyons, H. Robertson, C. Dickinson, R. Davy, C. Langston, H. McHugh P 10/W 6/D 2/L 2. Goals for 18. Goals conceded 13.

It was another good year for the 2nd team, losing only two matches, one of which was against Yarm’s 1st team. The girls have proved a match for most 2nd teams and will be hoping to avenge the loses against Yarm and Ampleforth in the Autumn. My pick of the result has to be the win away from home on grass against Hymers; the girls were unstoppable in this match. I should like to thank captain Katy Harrison and vice captain Jane Larcombe who ensured everything ran smoothly. I look forward to seeing this year’s LVIth play for the 1st XI; to the girls who will not be here, we wish you a fond farewell and the best of luck in the future. CJG

Girls 3rd XI Hockey Captain: Hannah Lyons; vice captain: Vanessa Young. Team from: J. Brice, H. Knowles, D. Opray, J. Amery, E. Anderson, S. Pearce, P. Wilkinson, C. Preece, A. Matthews, H. Alderson, H. Robertson, C. Dickinson, J. Brice, S. Thompson, S. Wray, R. Coxan, J. Roberts, H. McHugh, L. Carden-Grigg, V. Young P 7/W 3/D 0/L 4. Goals scored 12. Goals conceded 12.

The playing season started disappointingly for the 3rd team which lost the first 3 matches; the first of these was against Yarm’s 2nd XI. Undeterred, the girls worked hard in training and won their next three matches convincingly; this included a great 3-2 victory over Polam Hall’s 1st XI. By the time the girls came to their final match against Ampleforth, they were determined to go out on a high. Unfortunately they came up against an equally determined Ampleforth team and lost 2-0. We now have a 3rd XI and regularly have over forty girls out on senior games; this can only be great for the development of hockey at Barnard Castle. I should like to thank the Upper Sixth girls who played for the 3rd XI and, in particular, Hannah Lyons who proved to be a great captain. CJG

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Girls U16 XI Hockey Captain: K. Walton; team from: J. Amery, S. Pearce, P. Wilkinson, C. Preece, C. Dickinson, S. Thompson, S. Wray, R. Coxan, J. Roberts, H. McHugh, L. Carden-Grigg, P 5/w 3/D 0/L 2. Goals scored 16. Goals conceded 8.

This was a good season for the U16 squad with good wins against Macmillan Academy, Carmel School and Longfield School. In the National Cup, we were beaten by Durham School in the final of the County round, playing with a weakened team. This was due to four of our strongest U16 players playing for the 1st XI team in the U18 competition. The girls have told me they are determined to reverse the Durham result next year! CJG

Girls U15 XI Hockey Captain: Gaby Hazell. Team from: R. McKitton, C. Thacker, J. Allison-Hughes, O. Metcalf, K. Ferguson, L. Holmes, S. Brown, C. Simpson, J. Thompson, I. Richardson, C. Wilkinson. Results: Ampleforth Giggleswick Hymers Pocklington RGS Newcastle Sedbergh St Bees St Peter’s Yarm

draw lost draw lost lost lost won lost lost

0-0 1-3 1-1 0-2 1-2 0-3 3-0 1-2 0-3

P 9/W 1/L 6/D 2.

This was a very tough season for the U15 girls with many matches being against strong opposition. However, despite several very close matches which went against us, the girls never let their heads drop. They were extremely enthusiastic in training, very physical in games and, throughout the season, bonded well as a team. We had a difficult start to the season with tough matches against Yarm, Pocklington and St Peter’s; these three schools are our strongest opponents. The girls fought hard against each school and our defence definitely improved their fitness through non-stop attacks from the opposition. We played extremely well against St Bees to secure a win; the attacking players scored three impressive goals. The most frustrating games of the season were against Hymers and Ampleforth where we only managed to draw. Hymers was a very good team and the girls played extremely well to finish the game at 1-1. In contrast, the Ampleforth game was end to end until the last ten minutes; we had around five chances at goal but could not score. I have enjoyed coaching this group of girls and have been very impressed by their enthusiasm and commitment to hockey. I hope they continue to work hard to improve their skills and focus on getting a place in the senior teams. LJS

Girls U14 Hockey Captain: T. Brown. Team from: A. Glowienko, R. Westgarth, A. Usher, H. Stephenson, R. Pratt, T. Thompson, N. Tait, I. Borer, C. Bainbridge, E Newton, E. Ferguson, E. Robson, K. Body, J. Stephenson. Results: Yarm (A) Pocklington (A)

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7-0 Sunderland High (H) Won King's, Tynemouth (A)Cancelled Casterton (A) Cancelled St Peter's (H) Drew 1-1 Won 2-1 Hymers (A) Won 10-0 Carmel (H) Won 2-1 Giggleswick (A) Won 1-0 Durham (H) Richmond (H) Won 4-0 North of England Semi Finals v St Peters 2-1 Won North of England Semi Finals v Hull Collegiate 1-0 Won Drew 0-0 Sedbergh (A) North of England Finals v Queen Elizabeth (A) Lost 1-3 North of England Finals v Arnold (A) 0-2 Lost North of England Finals v Wakefield (A) 0-4 Lost RGS Newcastle (H) Cancelled Ampleforth (H) Won 3-1

This has been a busy and successful hockey season for this very talented, competitive and enthusiastic group of girls. The first game against Yarm took some getting into as the pitch was not full size; the girls found difficulty getting to grips with this! However we were the dominant team and achieved a comfortable win! Pocklington provided us with an exciting game which could have gone either way apart from our determination to get the extra goal to seal victory! Other good matches included St Peter’s which resulted in a draw; this is one we will want to win next year! In the Regional rounds of the National Hockey Competition, there was some strong opposition, to include St Peter’s; this was a close match but our competitive edge won it for us. Hull Collegiate had beaten Hymers and this was an ultra competitive game for us; we defended brilliantly and went on to score a breakaway goal! This was enough to see the team qualify for the North of England Finals in Manchester! In between the finals we had a good competitive game against Sedbergh. Again they always provide us with good competition and a draw resulted. In the finals in Manchester, the standard of play was very high; it was very good experience to play against such teams but it also highlighted our weaknesses! Our girls played extraordinarily well particularly in midfield, absorbing pressure and keeping games alive. Our defence, with Abbi Glowienko in goal, played very well but we lost all our games, to include Arnold School which went on to win the National Finals. The girls were good ambassadors for the school! The remainder of the season saw a good win against Ampleforth, making this one of the best seasons for a girl’s hockey team! Congratulations and well done to all involved; I look forward to watching their progress over the next few years! AA

Girls U13 XI Hockey Captain: E. Ferguson; team from: C. Atkinson, K. Body, L. Bloomfield, L. Bussey, E. Clouston, S. Currah, K. Gibson, L. Greaves, C. Hodgkins, L. Knight, J. Knox, J. Metcalf, F. Pollock, H. Roache, E. Robson, S. Stephenson. Results: Cundall Manor Pocklington Casterton Terrington Hall St Bees Hymers King’s, Tynemouth Giggleswick Red House St Olave’s

lost lost lost won won drew won won won won

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P 12/won 6/lost 4/drew 2

The girls began the season with a tough game away at Cundall Manor. The grass surface proved challenging and we struggled to hit the ball over a long distance and, despite working hard, poor fitness was evident. This allowed the opposition to break through our defence several times leaving us heavily defeated. We went on to challenge Pocklington in what was to be a very close contest; we kept possession well and looked threatening on attack several times but we just struggled to find the back of the net. Against Casterton, Elise Ferguson had an excellent game in midfield and our goal keeper Christie Hodgkins made some important saves. However, Casterton had a strong player in the midfield who tackled well and proved very difficult to close down, dominating much of the game. Emma Robson scored from a short corner but we later conceded two goals to lose the match. We beat Terrington Hall in a 7 aside game at home. There were goals flying in from all areas of the circle and this built confidence in the team. The match against Hymers was to be one of the best of the season. Despite no goals being scored, there were some excellent stick skills on display and both teams worked tirelessly throughout the match. Barney looked the stronger side but our shooting accuracy let us down on several occasions. The support on the sidelines was impressive and I think some of the parents wanted to be subbed on! The latter half of the season proved much more successful. With the acquisition of dribbling, passing and tackling skills, the focus of every training session became goal scoring! Good results against Giggleswick, Kings Tynemouth and St Olaves followed and were thoroughly well deserved. Queen Mary’s was our last opponent of the season and the girls were keen to complete the term with a victory. The game was played on a wet grass pitch, a non-favourable surface with our girls. Both teams were evenly matched and it was end to end play. Barney conceded a goal early in the second half and despite all their efforts lost one nil at full time. All players have improved their skills throughout the term and special thanks go to Mrs Armstrong, Mr Gregory and Mr Ince for assisting with training and supporting on the sidelines. TCB

Girls U12 XI Hockey Captain: K. Borer; team from: P. Naseby, H. Wynn-Jones, C. Harris, S. Scanlon, E. Everall, P. Maw, B. Findlay. B Squad: C. Robertson (C), A. Jackson, A. Whitehead, A. Gilligan, E. Thorman, E. Watson, E. Beauchamp Results: St Martin's St Olave's Polam Hall Hymers Yarm Durham Choristers St Anne's Windermere Sunderland Giggleswick RGS Newcastle Pocklington

lost lost won lost lost lost lost won won lost won

0-6 2-1 5-0 0-8 0-3 2-0 0-3 5-1 3-2 5-1 2-1

The U12 A team had a tough schedule and lost some very close matches. They started their season with a great wins against Pocklington, Sunderland, Giggleswick and Polam Hall. They played together as a team and won the match in the last minute with a score of 3-2.

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Hymers and St. Martins were extremely skilled and dominated the match from the beginning; it was in these matches that the girls’ attitude most impressed me. Our goalkeeper, Bethan Findlay, despite never playing in goal before, made some incredible saves. In February, the combination of both the A and B teams represented the school in the Durham County Tournament. The A team took home 1st place, and for the third year in a row. Well Done! U12 B Results: St Martin’s St Olave’s Polam Hall Sunderland High Hymers Yarm St Anne’s RGS Newcastle Pocklington Durham Choristers

won lost won won lost won lost lost won lost

2-1 2-1 6-0 2-0 1-3 2-1 0-3 1-0 2-1 1-0

The B team was made up of some very tough competitors. Despite many changes to the team throughout the season, the girls played hard to retain their positions. Some of the girls were new to hockey and improved very quickly. The B squad started the season with a great win against Pocklington. They lost some very close matches to Durham Choristers and RGS Newcastle but managed an excellent win against St. Martins. The girls impressed with their commitment and enthusiastic attitudes. They were a pleasure to coach. Well done. MC

Boys 1st XI Hockey Captain: J. Atha; team from: T. Atha, A. Anderson, J. Covins, B. Mensah, O. Potts, D. Wheeler, A. Mason, T. Miller, H. Bainbridge, R. Gillespie, A. Lister, J. Dickinson, Y. Mirsamadi P 7/W 4/L 3 Goals scored 18; goals against 15. Results: Scarborough College lost St Peter’s lost Pocklington won RGS Newcastle won Yarm won Prior Pursglove won Ampleforth lost

0-5 0-3 6-0 3-0 6-2 3-0 0-5

Seven matches were cancelled at the start of the season; the only activity possible on the ‘All Weather’ pitch for the first 3 weeks of January was ICE hockey! When things started to improve, it was clear we had a talented squad from which to select; however, many were inexperienced at 1st XI standard and we had no opportunity to practise. The first two games confirmed this. Scarborough and St Peter’s were excellent teams. We played well in patches, particularly against Scarborough, but we were outclassed in both games. Victories came against Pocklington and RGS Newcastle; however, the squad still had a feeling that things were not right. The main problem was our inability to pass the ball properly, quite an important skill to have if you want to play hockey! We were hanging onto the ball too much and losing possession. Then came the game against Yarm; we had never beaten this team and I did not feel confident! Something miraculous, however, happened. We started to pass the ball to each other! We scored some really good goals, usually on the break, and Yarm did not know what to do. We were 3-2 up at half-time and completely controlled the second half, eventually

winning by the tidy margin of 6-2! There are particular memories from the game: Adam Mason scored a hattrick, Ben Mensah, who is very inexperienced at 1st team level, made the Yarm North of England centre back look like a novice and, best of all, the Yarm team became so desperate in the 2nd half that they were shouting at their own umpire! The team’s confidence continued. Prior Pursglove had some excellent players; their goalkeeper, for example, made no attempt to hide his confidence at the start. By the second half, the same keeper was sitting in the back of his goal with his face in his hands. In the final fixture, against an undefeated Ampleforth team, we dominated the second half and emerge deserved winners. Jack Atha, Tom Atha and Alasdair Anderson have represented the 1st XI for the last three years; they are all excellent, skilful and hard working players and we could not have done without them this year. Jake Covins and Ben Mensah played valiantly. Jack Atha emerged as an inspirational captain; he thoroughly enjoyed the game against Yarm! We send our thanks to the Upper sixth leavers and hope you all continue to enjoy the game. School Colours were awarded to: A. Anderson, J. Atha, T. Atha, J. Covins. MPI

Boys 2nd XI Hockey Captain: Ben Mensah; vice captain:Yasha Mirsamadi; team from: D Keogh, R Stanwix, A. Grant, J. Harrison, D. Potts, M. Robinson, T. Miller, H. Bainbridge, F. Marlow, A. Mason, P. Borer, F. Tait, M. Brown, K. Mensah. Results: P 3/W 2/L 1 Goals scored 13. Goals conceded 5.

This was a frustrating and disrupted term for the 2nd X1 team; we were not able to use our Astroturf pitch for most of January due to the snow and freezing temperatures. It was 6th February before we finally managed to get into competitive action against Scarborough College with the boys showing great determination as a team, beating them 5-1. With virtually no preparation, I was extremely impressed by the way the team passed the ball and showed sufficient natural ability against Scarborough. After half term, we were straight back into action against a very strong St Peter’s team; unfortunately our core skills let us down when we were put under pressure and we eventually lost the match 4-1. With only a week to pick themselves back up the team showed great determination and bounced back with a fantastic performance against Pocklington School. The 2nd team never looked in trouble, scoring 7 unanswered goals and keeping a clean sheet for the first time. I should like to thank all members of the team for persevering in what was a short hockey term and, in particular, I should like to thank the Upper Sixth players, Ben Mensah, Yasha Mirsamadi and Matthew Robinson for the lead they gave. CJG

Boys U15 XI Hockey Captain: R. Abraham. Team from: J. Brooks, D. Brown, D. Hall, R. Barratt, H. Welsh, J. Beedle, N. Packham, D. Stocks, W. Barnes, S. Greaves, J. Webster, J. McNeill, F. McBain. Results: St Peter's Pocklington Yarm

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“Sorry boys but the match is cancelled” is probably going to be the most frequently used term of the boys’ hockey season! The majority of the matches were cancelled as were the majority of games’ sessions and after school practices! Two new members to the school, coupled with a fresh, new determination by other members of the year group, were a recipe for greater success! The first game against Scarborough College was an eye opener; the boys played the best hockey that Mr Gregory had seen them produce over the last three years (much to his surprise!!). It was a convincing win and a boost for the boys. The match against Pocklington was very one-sided with the team dominating a somewhat weaker opposition; once again, they were very happy to get a good win under their belts! The final game was the most challenging against a very strong St Peter’s team with several very impressive players who dominated the field and put pressure on our defence; we struggled to stop lifted balls and some very skilful stick work. A sterling performance by Harry Welsh in goal kept the score down to single figures! It is a shame this team did not get more chances to shine but they were a pleasure to coach; well done to all involved and let us hope for a milder winter next year! AA

weather during the term made matches and training difficult due to snow or the pitch being frozen. The season started at Eaglescliffe School with a seven-a-side tournament on a very cold January evening. Both teams played extremely well even though some of the boys had not played hockey for almost a year. The A-team won the majority of its matches and were placed second overall. Our first non-tournament matches were two seven-aside games against St Olave’s. The A-team worked hard against fast opposition but always looked like the stronger team in attack, the midfield and forward players bonded well to score five goals. The B-team did extremely well in attack and defence and managed to draw against a skilful St Olave’s team. Our next matches were at home against Durham School. Having played them at the Eaglescliffe tournament, we knew what to expect and both the A and B team put in great performances to win convincingly. Laurence Jackson and St Martin’s were our hardest matches. There were several opportunities to go ahead in these games but we didn’t monopolise on these chances. Our last match was a difficult one as it was the only 11 a-side game of the season and a lot of the U13 players were unable to play due to other commitments. Fortunately several U12 players stepped in to fill the gaps in the team. The boys played extremely well given their lack of experience of playing on a full pitch and a draw was a very fair result against this opposition. I have enjoyed working with this group of boys; they have been hard working and also good fun. I think with the same dedication and hard work these boys can do extremely well. LJS

Boys U14 XI Hockey Captain: J. Brogden. Team from: A. Keogh, T. Marston, S. Hampson, R. Fenwick, J. Goudie, W. Grundy, A. Allison, M. Stirk, J. Beauchamp, C. McKenzie, N. Gilbertson, B. Wynn-Jones, C. Harrison, S. Everall, H. Holden, P 3/W 0/L 3 Goals scored 1. Goals conceded 12.

The boys worked hard in training to improve their skills once the weather finally allowed us to get onto the astro pitch. In their first two matches against St Peter’s and Yarm, the team was outclassed and the results were a fair reflection of the games. The boys were unlucky to lose to Pocklington 2-1. If the U14’s had a bit more luck and better application across the pitch, the score lines would have been very different. With better weather next year, and some hard work in training and games’ lessons, we might see very different results next year. CJG

Boys U13 XI Hockey Team from: A. Keogh, M. Moss, T. Marston, M. Hargrove, S. Hampson, B. Pullan, S. Theakston, S. Leeming, M. Hunter, A. Brown, O. Pearse, A. Bartlett, C. McKenzie, A. Sowerby, E. Kelsall, L. Ononeze, L. Beadle. Results: St Olave’s (A Team) St Olave’s (B Team) Durham (A Team) Durham (B Team) Lawrence Jackson St Martin’s St Anne’s, Windermere

won draw won won draw lost draw

5-1 3-3 9-2 7-1 2-2 0-4 1-1

Boys U12 XI Hockey Team from: J. Glowienko, H. Barkes, D. Brown, N. Davis, R. Holden, S. Stainthorpe, H. McGuire, C. Simpson, N. White, S. Adamson, J. Blackburn, O. Crowther, C. Douglas, P. Easby, J. Picken, T. Metcalf, J. Blackburn, A. Ferguson, T. Joashi. P 5/W 0/L 5. Goals for 2. Goals conceded 14.

The U12 team went into their matches with very little practice; the weather throughout the first half of the term was terrible. The team had only one games’ lesson, due to snow and ice on the pitches, to prepare for their first match; both our A and B teams lost to strong St Olave’s School teams. Late in the season, we commenced training and the boys made real strides with their hockey and our results do not reflect how well they played or how much they improved. Unfortunately their last two matches were against strong opposition and, although they acquitted themselves very well, they were outclassed 4-0 by a very strong St Martin’s team and lost 2-1 in their final match against Laurence Jackson. Hopefully with better weather next season and more time spent training as a squad, we will see much better results next year. CJG

1st VII Netball Captain: Sophie Thompson*. Team from: B. Goudie+, K. Harrison+, E. Peat, D. Opray+, V. Richardson, J. Scott+, K. Swinbank+. * awarded Full School Colours. + awarded or re-awarded Half Colours

P 7/W 3/L 1/D 3 Results:

This U13 team have had a great season with only a few fixtures to improve their game. Unfortunately, the

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lost lost cancelled lost lost lost lost

20-29 18-14 10-24 10-31 17-32 12-17

This was a development season for this young team with all players, except Katy Harrison, selected from the Lower Sixth or Year 11. Captained by Sophie Thompson, the team came up against squads from other schools that were usually one or two years older than them, but there were some good displays of netball from Barney’s most talented players who have worked hard on developing their skills and tactical awareness ready to come out fighting next year. The weather didn’t help the start of the season, with a number of potentially winnable fixtures being cancelled due to the heavy snow. The latter part of the season contained the hardest fixtures and the girls understandably struggled, but put up some very good displays. Against a strong RGS side dominated by their Upper Sixth, Barney really started strongly, going ahead early and fighting to stay in contention throughout the first half. With only one goal in it at half-time, it looked like a win was on the cards to start the season off well. At half time, however, effective position changes by RGS made their play much more difficult to break down and they were able to move the ball through the centre court more efficiently. RGS made Barney suffer with numerous turnovers by their defence and the result flattered the opposition. The Giggleswick game was an infuriating one for the team! Again, a strong start was made and some good, flowing netball brought the ball down to the Barney attacking circle over and over again. Despite everyone’s best efforts, however, the ball would not go through the net and, despite having more scoring opportunities than the opposition, luck was on their side and they edged the win. If points were awarded for style, our girls’ would have certainly won out! The Yarm and Sedbergh teams were both strong and experienced and, with superior height in the circle, especially with Sedbergh’s shooter towering at over 6 foot, there was little opportunity to intercept the ball. The opposition used their height advantage to make numerous interceptions and, despite fighting hard in the centre court and again displaying some excellent skills, the opposition proved too strong. Against Durham School was a different story! Again, a close first half was punctuated with some stunning netball from the Barney team but changes made by the opposition at half time again proved to be the turning point. Our defence were unable to cut out the ball supply to their shooters and they opened up an unassailable lead. With a win proving to be elusive, the girls gathered themselves for the final clash of the season against Ampleforth. With morale still high after a season of hard work and close calls, the feeling was one of quiet determination in the warm up. The opposition came out with all guns blazing and quickly scored the opening few goals, but Barney were hot on their heels and top class work from Thompson and Swinbank in the attacking third meant our shooters received excellent service. As half time approached the score was close enough to sense a possible victory. In the latter stages of the match, however, the pressure started to show and, although the circle continued to receive excellent service from the centre court players, the ball refused to hit the target. Again, Barney looked the better team throughout the mid-court but the conversions would not come. Work rate from all players was absolutely outstanding but the win was just not meant to be! Overall, the players were disappointed with their season but their coaches were extremely proud of all their hard work throughout the year. All this will no doubt

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be rewarded next season and all players should be justifiably proud of their efforts. Thanks and congratulations in particular to Captain Sophie Thompson who led by example throughout the year both in training and on the court, and to our Year 11 rookies Tory Richardson and Emma Peat who broke through into the First Team with style. JMR

Netball Elite Squad Squad for 2009-2010: I. Borer, S. Farr, S. Thompson, D. Opray, E. Peat, V. Richardson, N. Shaw, J. Scott, E. Sowden, K. Swinbank, S. Thompson, T. Thompson, A. Usher, K. Walton

With many girls living a long distance away from local high-performance training squads in Newcastle or Hartlepool, Barney again set up and ran an ‘Elite Squad’ within School to work with our most talented netballers across all age groups. The sessions were designed to run like a club training night and aimed to develop the game skills and tactical awareness required for high level play. Coached by a well-qualified netball coach and a Netball Superleague player, the activities were designed to be above and beyond those usually delivered during school games lessons and activities. To be selected for the squad, players were required to trial at the start of the year, and sessions ran weekly across two terms. In the past, the Elite squad has had visits from Team Northumbria Superleague players, has had talks on advanced sports nutrition and strength and conditioning training and has had sessions going over advanced rules of gameplay with a qualified umpire. The girls enthusiastically turned out each week, keen to further improve their skills and work hard on their fitness and agility. JMR

2nd VII Netball Captain: H. Knowles. Team from: H. Alderson, C. Brown, R. Coxon, S. Farr, H. Keighley, S. Pearce, C. Preece, L. Ritchie-Bland, N. Shaw, E. Turner, K. Walton, S. Wray. Results: St Peter’s Pocklington RGS Newcastle Giggleswick Polam Hall Yarm Sedbergh Durham Ampleforth

cancelled cancelled won won cancelled lost lost won lost

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them back. Two year nine pupils were selected to play and Iona Borer and Kimberly Brolly certainly did not disappoint. Despite Kim spending most of the game apologising for accidental contact they both enjoyed their debut for the 2nd team. Goals were flying in from all areas of the circle and Sophie Wray linked well with the younger, yet taller, Iona. The next game against Polam Hall fell foul to the weather and whilst we did have access to the indoor court, the buses left early and it was deemed not safe to travel. Our next challenges came against Yarm and Sedbergh. They were both tough games and our young squad lacked experience at times and there were some careless errors which allowed the opposition to dominate. They battled tirelessly though and actually won the last quarter at Yarm, reducing a ten goal deficit to only four. The Yarm umpire admitted that she was worried that we were going to steal the game in the last quarter! A four goal loss to Yarm was disappointing but with a shooter down this was expected to be the case. Sarah Farr proved to be a ‘utility player’, stepping in to play GS and working well with Emily Turner in the shooting circle. Sedbergh proved too hot to handle and despite Barney battling to the final whistle. Our opponents were the stronger side on the day and fully deserved the victory. Our next opponents were Durham School and with wet and windy conditions it was going to be a difficult match. Strict instructions were given prior to the start ‘keep it simple, short passes’. It was a frustrating game with lots of errors, passes were flying all over the place and usually being blown out of court. Both teams worked hard and the result could have gone either way. Fortunately we scored just before the final whistle to take an 11-10 victory. With many of the girls staying into the sixth form it is onwards and upwards for this young but promising team. They have behaved impeccably on and off the court, always courteous to the opposing teams and to the umpires, and never giving up! At this point I would like to mention the excellent coaching and umpiring contributions from Dr Robson, Miss Shorthouse and Mrs Thompson. They have each helped to develop the player’s skills on court and inspired them with fighting team spirit. We will miss Dr Robson immensely, she has given up so much of her busy schedule to raise the standard of netball at our school and her Superleague experience at Team Northumbria has brought fresh ideas and match winning tactics to our teams. Her strict umpiring and motivational team talks will be hard to match. Thanks for everything and good luck in next season’s Superleague – we will be watching! TCB

P 6/W 3/L 3

Our season began with snow and lots of it! The poor weather meant that the first two matches were unfortunately cancelled. This did, however, allow greater preparation during games time in the sports hall. Harriet Knowles was chosen as captain and she performed creditably in this role throughout the season. In the first match against RGS Newcastle both sides started well, the centre court players worked tirelessly and fed the ball in to the shooters well. In defence Natalie Shaw and Charis Preece played well, anticipating the RGS passes and intercepting the ball at crucial times to put Barney into the lead. In the latter half of the game Barney looked in control, with slick moves that saw our shooters finding ample space in the circle. This was a good first win on the score sheet. Away to Giggleswick the side encountered a similar game. Barney used some effective centre pass tactics and kept possession well. The squad were slightly depleted due to County Cross Country trials taking place on the same day, yet Barney did not let this hold

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U15 VII Netball Captain: Katie Ferguson. Team from: J. Allison-Hughes, S. Brown, G. Hazell, C. Simpson, J. Thompson, O. Metcalfe, L. Homes, C. Thacker. Results: Sedbergh Polam Hall Cundall Manor Durham School Durham High

lost won lost lost lost

4-25 17-3 14-15 6-26 6-20

P 5/W 1/L 4

This U15 team started the season with a very negative attitude about netball due to their limited success in previous seasons. Unfortunately the weather didn’t help as it hindered training and many matches were cancelled. Out of a possible nine matches only five were played and all of those were against very competent netball schools.

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Our season began with a very hard game against Sedbergh, the Barney girls fought hard but we were outplayed by stronger opposition. In the next match we secured a win against Polam Hall, this helped the girls regain some confidence. We then managed to hold Cundall Manner off for the majority of the match but we lost it in the last quarter, we were defeated by one goal. Our last two games were against a similar standard of opposition, unfortunately we couldn’t manage to get the ball through the net often enough. The final scores don’t actually reflect how well the girls played. I would like to say well done to this group of girls who started the season with their heads down but worked hard to prove that they are capable netball players. I hope they continue to play next season! LJS

U14 VII Netball Captain: T. Thompson. Team from: K. Brolly, I. Borer, T. Brown, E. Ferguson, E. Newton, R. Pratt, E. Robson, H. Stephenson, E. Sowden, N. Tait, A. Usher. County Round of National Schools Netball Competition: Winners Regional Round of National Schools Netball Competition: Runners Up National Schools Netball Finals: 13th St Peter’s Pocklington Sedbergh Darlington Town Queen Mary’s Polam Hall Yarm Durham High

cancelled cancelled won won won won won won

31-7 18-8 25-13 26-5 33-8 33-11

It has been a fantastic season for this talented team. They won all of their inter-school matches and were the first Barnard Castle School Netball team to qualify for the National Finals. The start of the Spring term was heavily disrupted due to the weather. Early scheduled matches were cancelled because of the heavy snowfall. The first match saw the team travel to Sedbergh. The team performed extremely well against highly competitive rivals and built up a convincing lead at half time. Ellie Sowden and Helen Stephenson intercepted many of the Sedbergh attacks, anticipating their passes and restricting their scoring opportunities. The centre court players worked as a cohesive unit and delivered the ball safely from the centre pass to the attacking circle. Iona Borer and Thea Thomspon linked incredibly well in the attacking third and rarely missed their shots. The score speaks for itself, an excellent game and a great result. Darlington Town consisted of club players from a variety of local schools. They had some skilful players and put up a good fight against us. Ellie was unavailable to play in defence so Kimberly Brolly, Rachel Pratt and Amanda Usher volunteered to play in the defensive circle. They worked hard but we were missing height under the post for important rebounds. Emma Robson made her debut in the team and played well at wing attack. Positional changes were made in the last quarter and Thea had a run out at centre, proving herself as an extremely versatile player. The match against Queen Mary’s was fast and furious. Both teams were competitive and it made for an exciting game. There was a clash of heads in the third quarter between Ellie and her opponent which led to a brief stoppage, whilst the Queen Mary’s player received some treatment. Barney were keen to play on and with a ten goal lead could see victory ahead. They kept their composure and ended the game in a flourish. The following games against Polam Hall and Yarm saw the U14 team at their best. They completely outplayed

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their opponents and this allowed us to make positional changes and try out new partnerships on court. Emily Newton enjoyed playing goal shooter with Rachel Pratt at goal attack. Preparation for the National Schools Netball Finals was well underway and Durham High School provided our last scheduled game before the trip to Brighton. It was a game that Barney dominated from the start, we kept possession well and used a variety of passes into the attacking circle to outwit the defence. Confidence was flying high on the bus journey home and with cheers on the Central Hall table the excitement was certainly building the big day on March 20th. TCB

U14 National Schools Netball Finals, Roedean School, Brighton. March 2010 The U14’s began their quest for the National School Finals early in October winning their County Tournament at Polam Hall School. The Regional round of the competition took place in January at the Blues Flames venue in Newcastle. Sadly Tamsin Brown, our first choice centre, was unwell and therefore unable to play. The team were disappointed to be without Tamsin, but nevertheless, they were determined to qualify. They competed against the winners and runners up from each county and some of the games were extremely tough contests. The National Schools Finals were held in March at Roedean School in Brighton. On an icy cold day on Brighton sea-front, the talented U14 netball squad took to the courts to try to make an impact at National Level for the first time. Having fought their way through difficult County and Regional Schools rounds to earn the right to represent the North-East at these prestigious finals, nerves and excitement were in abundance in both teachers and travelling staff and parents alike. The squad made the journey to Brighton on the train the day before the tournament and enjoyed an evening in Brighton before an early night to ensure they were fully prepared for the Big Day. Arranged into two round-robin ‘leagues’, the best 18 school teams from all England lined up against each other for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of our players. Competition was bound to be fierce, with only the top two in each league of nine progressing to the semi-final stage. In recent years, North-East teams have regularly come away without a win to their name so the girls were ready for a tough battle ahead. Match one was against Guildford High School. After struggling to warm-up in the icy wind, the girls nevertheless made a sharp start and, with both ends struggling to sink goals in the blustery seaside conditions, Barney took the lead early on. With the scores edging up and never more than one goal between them, the teams were level at half time. Despite a strong second half, the Barney side suffered an unlucky turnover which allowed the Guildford side to edge ahead and unfortunately Barney ran out of game time to claw the score back and lost 6-8. This excellent performance saw the first points in the bag (for scoring more than half of the opposition’s tally), but sadly not a win against the eventual semi-finalists. After a game’s rest, and with little time to warm-up again, the girls took to the court against Altrincham Girls’ Grammar with cold legs! Unfortunately, the Cheshire side took an early lead and it proved to be uncatchable with Barney losing 11-3. The real surprise was that this team failed to progress to the semi-final stage as they were extremely strong. The next match, against Grammar School at Leeds, also proved to be a big ask for the cold, tired legs of the squad and no points were achieved (losing 4-10). It would have been easy for the side to lose heart at this point but, in true Barney style, they came back fighting.

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Higham School proved no obstacle and the girls started to find their feet with a stunning 15-2 thrashing of the opposition. The girls showed some flashes of outstanding netball and proved themselves to be one of the better teams at the tournament with this display. Eventual finalists Parkstone Grammar were the only other side who managed a score like this against this particular team. Keeping the standard high, the team looked like they would just squeeze past The Broxbourne School, and they battled all the way to the last minute, only to miss out by just one goal in a narrow 6-7 defeat. The stinging disappointment unfortunately made heads drop and the performance against eventual finalists Parkstone Grammar was probably the weakest of the day, losing out 15-3. Not wanting to suffer another defeat like that, the girls pulled their socks up for the match against Beaconsfield High and again performed extremely well, being very unlucky to lose out by only 1 goal in another defeat by the narrowest of margins (lost 9-10). Knowing now that qualification for the semi-finals was out of reach, it would have been easy for the team to lose concentration in the final match, against Wellingborough School, but the girls were determined to go out on a high and put in another excellent performance to win 11-5. Overall, the day was a huge learning experience for our young talent. After all results were in, they finished 13th in the country – the best result of all six North-East teams – and with many results only just going against them by one or two goals, it could have easily been much higher. Every girl in the squad made a valuable contribution to the tournament. In summary: Year 8 superstars Elise Ferguson and Emma Robson held their own against older girls; super-subs Niamh Tait, Emily Newton and Rachel Pratt all caused opposition teams significant problems in the centre court; superb Goal Keeper Helen Stephenson reached new heights with some superb rebounds and excellent interceptions; Ellie Sowden was as solid as ever at Goal Defence, causing opposition attackers to make mistakes and picking off any loose balls; Amanda Usher caused the attackers all manner of problems around the edge of the circle; Tamsin Brown was superb at Centre and really showed us how much she was missed at the Regional round; Kimberly Brolly was a menace to opposition defence at Wing Attack, and fed the shooters superbly and last, but absolutely not least, were super-shooters Iona Borer and Captain Thea Thompson who shone on the National stage and impressed all spectators with their almost telepathic interplay and solid shooting despite the blustery winds. Miss Broadbent and Dr Robson are incredibly proud of what this talented young team achieved, and parents, players and staff thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Congratulations to all involved. JMR

U13 VII Netball Captain: E Robson. Team from: E Ferguson, L Bussey, C Atkinson, K Body, S Stephenson, L Knight, L Greaves Results Pocklington St Martin’s Cundall Manor Durham Queen Mary’s Durham High Polam Hall

cancelled won won won lost cancelled lost

18-10 19-9 13-11 6-15 15-25

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Pocklington was cancelled but the next three games saw the team show off their skills on the court. Elise, Katie Body and Emma Robson dominated the attacking half of the court feeding some fast accurate balls into the circle. This led to some good goals from Katie Gibson and Emma. There were some strong performances by Jenny Stephenson, Chloe Atkinson and Lorna Bussey in defence all of whom made some excellent interceptions turning defence into attack. There were many occasions where this team of girls showed a very determined and competitive edge, however, there were also times where this led to them making panicked decisions and unintentionally giving away possession! That said, this showed the girls wanted to win and do well and this will be something that they will develop with more experience. They are a delightful group of girls who, I know, will continue to work hard and will go from strength to strength. Well done all of you! AA

U12 Netball A, B and C teams Captain: S. Pratt. Team from: K. Borer, P. Maw, P. Naseby, S.Scanlan, E.Everall, H. Wynn Jones, K. Shaw, L. Hardy Hammond, C. Robertson, A. Whitehead, A. Jackson, A. Martin, B. Findlay, E. Thorman, H. Wynn-Jones, A. Hardy. U12A U12A U12B U12A U12A U12A U12B U12C U12A U12A

St Martin’s Polam Hall Polam Hall Tournament Cundall Manor Durham Durham Choristers Durham Choristers Queen Mary’s Queen Mary’s

draw won won 3rd Place lost won won won cancelled cancelled

7-7 14-4 11-0 5-4 13-3 5-3 5-1

P 10/W 5/L 1/D 1

Due to the bad weather this winter a number of matches were cancelled and training was also disrupted. However, the Under 12 netball teams couldn’t have been more enthusiastic this season if they tried. The A team was captained by Stephanie Pratt who showed great maturity whilst leading the team during matches and hosting the opposition before and after. Players who proved to be excellent in defence were Kerin Borer, Amelia Martin and Pippa Maw. Stephanie Pratt and Bethan Findlay both improved their accuracy in goal shooting. Sarah Scanlan showed a natural flair for playing at centre and the wing positions were effectively played throughout the season by Ellie Everall, Pippa Naseby and Alice Whitehead. All the teams were incredibly eager to do well and with each match they improved in terms of their team work, ball skills and ability to read the opposition. Well done on a short but enjoyable season and good luck to all the players for next year. TCB

Girls U15 Rounders Team from: G. Hazell, C. Simpson, J. Allison-Hughes, C. Thacker, S. Brown, O. Metcalfe, K. Ferguson, I. Richardson, J. Thompson, E. Kennedy, L. Holmes, M. Gonsalves-Collins, H. Pullan, R. McKitten Results: Durham & Q.Mary’s Pocklington Ampleforth St Peter’s

won 10.5-8 lost 16.6-5.5 Cancelled won 12-5 lost 10.5-15.5

After playing together for quite a few years, the girls really seemed to know how to work together and they used this to their advantage. They are a great fielding

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team, making some very good plays to keep the opponents runs down. Unfortunately the girls lost their first match of the season to St. Peter’s. They completely redeemed themselves with their win against Ampleforth. The girls were playing 36 balls but were able to get the opposition out before allowing them to use them all. They were very smart whilst batting, knowing when to run and when to not take the risk. In their final match against both Durham and Queen Mary’s BCS came out strongly. They defeated Durham with some fantastic batting; Sophie Brown had lots of power behind the bat and combined with Caroline Simpson; they scored 4 rounders. Our usual bowler, Gaby Hazell was absent due to athletics but Megan GonsalvesCollins stepped in and, with the help of her team-mates, kept the oppositions score low, winning the match. The U15s then played Queen Mary’s. Queen Mary’s had some very good hitters and great batting tactics which proved to be too much for BCS and they scored 12 rounders at their first bat. Unfortunately the U15s were not as fortunate and they were not able to produce as many runs, eventually losing the match, 16.5- 5.5. MC

Girls U14 Rounders Captain: I. Borer. Team from: C. Bainbridge, K. Brolly, T. Brown, R. Fraser, A. Glowienko, E. Newton, S. Perkins, R. Pratt, N. Tait, T. Thompson, E. Sowden, H. Stephenson, J. Stephenson, B. Watson, R. Westgarth, A. Usher. St Peter’s Ampleforth Sedbergh Pocklington Queen Mary’s Durham

won won won cancelled lost won

14-15 16-14½ 19-9 5½-10 5-3

The season began with a very close game against St Peter’s at home. During the first innings Kimberly Brolly, Rachel Pratt and Thea Thompson batted well to put points on the scoreboard but many of the Barney girls were called out at first base due to a strong Peter’s partnership between their backstop and 1st post fielder. The girls fielded well but St Peter’s led at half time, partly due to the fact that we were all out before the 36 balls had been played! In the second innings, Caitlin Bainbridge took some excellent catches which made her worthy of player of the match. The St Peter’s score was kept to a minimum and Barney pulled it out of the bag taking victory by a rounder. The second game saw the team travelling to Ampleforth but we were missing key players due to injuries and tennis commitments. Nevertheless the team started well, hitting into large spaces and putting the opposition under considerable pressure. Barney fielded well despite battling with the wind constantly blowing the posts down! Niamh Tait demonstrated some excellent throwing in the deep field to stop crucial full rounders being scored. The Barney girls took their chances and tested Ampleforth’s fielding. The risks paid off and we came away with another well deserved victory. Our next match was a combined Year 9 and Year 10 team against Sedbergh. Sophie Brown captained the team and we won the toss and choose to field first. Helen Stephenson and Jenny Stephenson both took excellent catches and Sophie Brown, Iona Borer and Tamsin Brown batted strongly and scored lots of rounders. We kept the Sedbergh scoring opportunities to a minimum and the girls were delighted to win by such a large margin. Our next fixture was a triangular event held at home. Batting proved problematic at times and we lost to a stronger Queen Mary’s side. The match against Durham School was a low scoring game but Rachel Pratt, Emily Newton and Iona Borer worked hard to score crucial

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Girls U13 Rounders A and B teams Team from: K. Body, E. Robson, E. Ferguson, J. Metcalf, L. Greaves, L. Bloomfield, C. Thompson, L. Bussey, S. Currah, I. Burnett, K. Gibson. U13A U13A U13B U13A U13A U13B U13A U13A U13A U13A

Giggleswick St Martin’s St Martin’s Terrington Hall St. Olave’s St. Olave’s Pocklington Cundall Manor Durham School Queen Mary’s

lost won cancelled lost lost lost cancelled cancelled won lost

71-21 12-10 18-11.5 11.5-17 9.5-15.5

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All of the girls would agree that the first match of the season was fairly dismal! We lost 71-21 to a very capable Giggleswick team and after watching ball after ball sail past deep field, there was one of two choices to be made: a) to accept this as the state of affairs for the rest of the season, or b) have a serious rethink about tactics, positions and attitudes. Thankfully the latter option was chosen and the team has gone from strength to strength in every aspect. So much so, that choosing a first team has become a difficult task as so many girls now have so much to offer. Dedication to practice during games lessons and also every Monday after school is worthy of note. Outstanding improvements all round have been made in the way fielders support the bases, which has stopped a great deal of half rounders. Jane Metcalf and Elise Ferguson have both done a super job as bowler, with Emma Robson and her quick hands and equally quick thinking at back stop. Katie Body has led the way as the captain with excellent and accurate throwing from deep field. Laura Greaves and Leah Bloomfield have blossomed in confidence whilst fielding, no longer being scared to run and catch high balls. Chloe Thompson, Lizzie Knight and Lorna Bussey started the season confidently as fielders and have supported the development and confidence of others in the team. With some super weather (with just a couple of cancellations due to the typical British summer rain) the team have managed to win. It has been a pleasure looking after such a positive group of girls who have gone from playing as individuals to working as a tight rounders team. I wish them all the best for next season. LJS

Girls U12 Rounders Captain: E. Everall. Team from: S. Pratt, P. Naseby, H. Wynn-Jones, A. Whitehead, A. Martin, P. Maw, S. Scanlan, K. Borer, C. Robertson Results: Giggleswick St Martin’s St Olave’s Pocklington Cundall Manor Durham Queen Mary’s

lost lost lost cancelled cancelled won lost

6.5 to 7.5 11-16

6 to 4.5 3.5 to 6

The team has worked hard in training; using games and activity time to practise their skills. We have enjoyed all of our Thursday and Saturday matches regardless of

their outcome. We were very much outplayed in our first game where Giggleswick were the more experienced team. We became very determined and trained all the harder! We have improved our overall fitness, catching and throwing although our batting still needs some work. Alice and Amelia have always been on hand to help and encourage everyone with Captain Ellie looking after the whole team. We really enjoyed a three way tournament with Queen Mary’s and Durham School and cherish our win against Durham where we got all of their team out! Pip Naseby has proved to be a very great backstop and Alice’s determined running forces the oppositions fielding to make errors. Best player of the season goes to Sarah Scanlan who exhibits great skills all round! A good season had by all, well done girls. CJS

Senior Boys Tennis Captain: O. Waldin. Team from: M. Waldin, L. Killinger, B. Greimel, J. Neville, C. Bury, S. Tsoi, T. Atha, J. Trewhella, P. Borer, F. Metcalfe

This year, the tennis team had a successful season winning five from seven matches and becoming the Durham County Schools’ U19 champions for the second year running. What defines a good team is not how they react in victory but their reaction in defeat. This team’s reaction to defeat was second to none and this ensured an excellent season. Unfortunately, the last game of the season was a nail biting loss, which was a bitter pill to swallow for this a great team. Owen and Michael Waldin (Team Waldin) were the 1st seeds for the second year running in their third season for the 1sts. ‘Mikey’s’ seemingly perfect technique and timing, along with his mental toughness (leading to the nickname, ‘Iron Mike’) made him an extremely valuable player. A 71% winning ratio emphasises how strong a team this year’s was with the ever present Waldin brothers being graced by the presence of “Team Deutschland” at number two seed; Lukas Killinger and Benedict Greimel were vital teammates and strengthened the squad. It was nice to have some European flamboyance back in the team, with constant high fives and encouragement ensuring we were always motivated for the big matches. The number three pairing was usually Jack Neville with Chris Bury although Stephen Tsoi made some appearances. Jack has played for the 1st team for 3 seasons now and finally, in his last year, managed to win his first set, a great moment for the whole team! Chris has been a great team player, always giving 100% and a ‘never-die’ attitude; this boy just doesn’t know when to give up, on one occasion winning his singles at Giggleswick in two hours of hard court slugfest. A pre-season tournament at Bradford, with some good performances, prepared the team for the season ahead. The season started with a tough away match to Giggleswick, who boasted the U16 15th seed in England. The team dug in and fought for an impressive win. Then came Ampleforth and, with it, another tight win followed by the biggest match of the season away to Sedbergh. Sedbergh proved too strong with “Team Waldin” dropping their 1st set of the season, and the first loss for the team. Pocklington was up next and the team responded perfectly to the Sedbergh loss with what can only be described as a demolition winning by 6 sets to 2. The last scheduled match of the season was against St Peter’s; they seem to produce strong teams year in and year out; however, with the team full of confidence; the opposition was easily dispatched with a 7-2 mauling. Then there was the County Cup Final, played against Durham Johnson with 4 players, playing both singles and doubles. Team Deutschland and Team Waldin

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combined to great effect, with a massive 6 set to 0 victory and cruised into the inter-region Final which was to be held against the club players from Egglescliffe at the David Lloyd centre. It was to be Owen Waldin’s last match for the School and, ironically, happened to be one of the bitterest losses. The teams tied on sets but unfortunately lost on game count by 2 games, of which a total of 54 were played! His team believe that their captain has many abilities, that he has been a fine captain, and fine player. Over the years, Owens’s natural confidence meant he was never intimidated and raised his level in a tight game. This has lead to ‘Team Waldin’ shading the majority of their opponents over time. Mike and Owen were unbeaten two years ago at No. 2 couple and dropped only two sets last season at top pairing. It will be up to the remainder of the senior team to carry on where this year left off and the few second team matches have whetted the appetite of Stehpen Tsoi, Patrick Borer, Johnny Trewhella and Freddie Metcalfe for this task. Good luck to them all. School Colours were already held by Owen Waldin and were awardrd to Michael Waldin. GB

Boys U15 Tennis Team from: N. Stainthorp, A. Farr, J. Connors, N. Packham, F. McBain, D. Hackett.

This has been a testing season for the U15s; team members have played with enthusiasm and great heart but struggled to convert the tight points and games to team results. Nicky and Alex, despite being the junior pairing have popped into first pair slot quite effectively and, when playing positively and communicating well, are a match for most opponents. Alex’s forehand is sound and Nicky has a good all court game. They will continue to improve. Nick and Johnny are fast improving at second pair but will move up to the senior ranks next year where Nick’s beautiful one handed backhand, and the squash volleying of both, will be great assets. They are still adding some consistency to their game. Dennis and Freddie can be competitive and, if we can channel Dennis’ smooth strokeplay, and Freddie’s competitive spirit, we will have a result. Owen Waldin (Tennis Captain 2010)

Senior Girls Tennis Captain: J. Larcombe. Team from: S. Farr, E. Peat, K. Walton, G. Bishop, H. Alderson, J. Jenkinson, R. Brown, H. Byers, V. Richardson, S. Wray, J. Amery Results: Durham St Peter’s Sedbergh St Bees Ampleforth Pocklington

Team from: E. Newton, H. Stephenson, T. Brown, T. Thompson Results: Durham Durham Johnston St Leonards Yarm – U14 Durham High St Bees

won lost won won lost won

The girls have continued to make good progress this term. They have continued to work well in training with Geoff Thomas working on shot selection and court positioning. They have played some great matches over the season and have played with determination. Well done. Many thanks to our coach for his help throughout the season, and to the girls for their efforts. They have really made progress and have been great fun to be with. I look forward to further success next year. FC

Team from: C. Atkinson, E. Knight, E. Ferguson, S. Stephenson Results: Durham Durham Johnston Yarm – U12 Yarm – U13 Durham High St Leonards Framwellgate St Martin’s Windermere St Anne’s

cancelled lost lost won lost lost

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Captain: K. Mothersill. Team from: C. Brown, L. Ritchie-Bland, A. Dawson, S. Farr, H. Simpson, R. Brown, J. Jenkinson, S. Thompson, E. Anderson, J. Brice, T. Richardson, J. Amery.

drew lost lost won won won

Captain: S. Currah. Team from: K. Body, E. Ferguson, C. Atkinson, L. Bussey, L. Greaves, L. Bloomfield, J. Walgate, H. Roache, E. Clouston, C. Thompson, E. Robson, J. Metcalf, F. Pollock Results: Sedbergh Casterton

The girls have had a mixed season; for some, they have played their first ever matches and, at times, it has been a steep learning curve, but one they have enjoyed. They have continued to work well in training with their tennis coaches working on shot selection and court positioning. As the season has gone on, they have grown in confidence and their match play has improved. Many thanks to our tennis coaches, Stuart Gaydon and Geoff Thomas, for their help throughout the season; congratulations to the girls for their efforts. They have really made progress and have been great fun to be with. I look forward to further success next year. FC

Results: Sedbergh Casterton Amplerforth Fettes* Casterton* Sedbergh*

and snow covering the pitch but Barney cam out very strong and they were able to defeat Casterton, Sedbergh and Fettes, a great achievement. The 1st team followed the tournament with a very close match against Sedbergh at home which ended in a draw. The final match of the term was played at Ampleforth. It was a very wet and cold day; Barney could not seem to pull together and they ended their season with a 7-4 loss. The 1st team’s strong defence was made up by Charlotte Brown, Jasmin Jenkinson and Kate Mothersill. The midfield was brought together by North of England player, Tori Richardson as well as Helen Simpson and Anna Dawson. Leading the team in goals this year, the attack was led by Rachel Brown. Other contributors were Josie Amery, Sophie Thompson, and Emma Anderson. This was a great season for the girls and I wish them the best of luck in the future. School colours were awarded to : Kate Mothersill and Charlotte Brown. MC

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The girls have had a very tough season. The results have not been a good reflection on how the girls have played. They have had a number of close matches and have improved as the season has gone on. The first pair has been unlucky on a number of occasions and has played with great determination. The majority of the girls are in Year 11 and the Lower Sixth and I hope that, next year, they will be able to improve on their performances. Many thanks to all the girls for their efforts this term. We all appreciate the help given by Geoff Thomas who has coached the girls throughout the season. I look forward to a more successful year next year. School colours were awarded to Sarah Farr and Jane Larcombe. FC

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5-5 5-4 7-4 4-2 3-2 4-1

*played at the Small Schools Tournament.

Whilst they had a very short season this year, the 1st lacrosse team managed to make some great improvements. Led by captain, Kate Mothersill, a 5 year 1st team goalie, the team ended their season with a record of Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 2. Whilst they were up against some stiff competition throughout the term, Barney took their chances and entered the small schools tournament. It was a very cold morning with ice

lost lost

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After only two years of lacrosse, the U13 team players were finally given the opportunity of their first ever match against Sedbergh School. It was clear from the start that it was going to be a tough match and the U13’s fell to the opposition 7-3. With a very short term, and one in which time was split with netball, it was hard for the U13s to get much training for their next match. Their second and last match of the season was played against Casterton School. Katie Body stepped up to play goal for her first ever match and captain Shannon Currah did her best to lead her team. Unfortunately Casterton School had a very talented year group and Barney lost heavily, 7-1. Barney fought to the very last whistle and, though the score did not show it, they put up a fantastic fight. This is a very talented year group; I will be very interested to see what even more practice can do for these girls. Well done and good luck for the future. MC

1st V Squash Captain: R. Harrison. Team from: R. Harrison +, O. Waldin +, K. To *, M. Waldin +, B. Packham *, C. Legg *, M. Tsang *, J. Neville*, B. Allison-Hughes, K. Mensah, A. Wilson + Full Colours * Half Colours Results: Autumn Term: Joseph Rowntree G.S. at Leeds Glaxo Ampleforth St Aidans Spring Term: Sedbergh (A) Sedbergh (H) St Wilfrids

lost lost won won won

0-5 1-4 4-1 5-0 4-1

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5-0 5-0 4-1

Woodhouse Grove Joseph Rowntree Glaxo Jesters G.S at Leeds Trinity, Croydon

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4-1 2-3 3-2 1-4 4-1 5-0

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Aylesbury G.S Glaxo

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1-4 4-1

P 16/W 11/L 5

This was a successful season, and there was strength in depth in the squad, eleven players in all being used. The highlights of the season were three victories over the adults of Glaxo Squash Club, and a decent run in the National Schools’ Championships. In this event the team qualified for the second phase after defeating St Aidan’s from Harrogate, a match which saw captain Robert Harrison lose his only tie of the season at number one. In January a tense battle at Pontefract Squash Club against St. Wilfrid’s, ended in victory and a place in the last 16 nationally. At home against Joseph Rowntree a narrow and slightly unlucky defeat meant that the team just missed out on a quarter final place, after Chris Legg was injured when in with a good chance of the victory that would have won the tie. Local schools were generally well beaten, except when we couldn’t field a full side, and a short tour to the south-east was enjoyed by all, winning against Trinity, but losing out to Aylesbury Grammar School. Robert Harrison was a strong number one, and proved to be a fine captain, leading by example on court, and behaving like a gentleman off it. He won ten of his eleven matches, playing some very fine squash in the process. In his school career he made over forty appearances and had five years in the team. He will be a big miss next year. We were fortunate to find a talented number two in Kevin To, only in Year 10, who has a fine array of shots and won six of his twelve matches. This enabled Owen Waldin to drop to three where he won six of his 10 matches. As he leaves, I thank him for four fine years in the team, with 38 appearances, always displaying spirit, determination and competitive edge. His younger brother Michael played 14 times this year, winning eight. He will return next year as captain. Ben Packham won nine of his 11 matches at four or five, a fine record while Matthew Tsang and Jack Neville both had winning records for the season. Ben Allison-Hughes, Alex Wilson and Kwame Mensah all made appearances and gave it their all. I should like to thank all the players for their efforts – they clearly enjoyed their squash and made improvements to their games. The standard of squash in the school remains high, despite the pressures of all the other sports. I am once again most grateful to Stuart Gaydon for his coaching and expertise.

2nd V Squash Team from: J. Larcombe, K. Mensah, J. Trewhella, J. Kwan, T. Johnson, A. Wilson B. Allison-Hughes, B. Packham Results: Ampleforth Woodhouse Grove Durham 1st Durham 1st

won lost won won

5-0 2-3 5-0 3-2

The 2nd team comprised a keen group of players who improved dramatically during the season, and enjoyed regular games sessions. Jane Larcombe kept the flag flying for the girls and surprised her male opponents with her tenacity and skill. Kwame Mensah was by far the most improved player while Johnny Trewhella and Jeremy Kwan always had the right attitude in training and in matches. JDG

U15 Squash Team from: N. Packham, W. Grundy, S. Everall, J. Connors, N. Stainthorp, R. Abraham, B. Upton, H. Carter, M. Stirk, M. White, D. Swires, K. Wilson

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Results: Leeds Grammar Leeds Grammar Ampleforth Leeds Grammar Sedbergh Sedbergh Ampleforth Dave Allan’s St Aidans

Fencing lost lost won lost won won won lost lost

4-1 3-2 3-1 0-5 3-2 5-0 3-2 4-1 5-0

P 9/W 5/L 4

The team played some very tough opposition this year and in the majority of the games came out on top. They showed great character to win most of their close, 3-2, games and learned a lot from playing much stronger teams. The team drew some tough competition in the National Schools’ tournament. The opposition players were generally slightly older and therefore slightly stronger. This did not faze the team’s players who gave it their all in each and every match and who are now more prepared than ever for next year. Nick Packham deserves particular note for his part in the victory over Leeds Grammar. Nick kept his cool and played some very impressive shots in a tense final game against a strong opponent. Matthew White has improved greatly over the season. He has been practising his finishing shots and has not lost a single game all season. The whole team have worked immensely hard all season and have improved dramatically. In training they were eager to take advice from the coaches and picked up new skills quickly. Over the season they have become more comfortable on the court and the experience they have gained will be invaluable next year. SAD

Basketball Senior team from: D. Han, J. Lee, H. Mihaylov, S. Nenkov, S. Tsoi, A. Lazaro, B. Greimel, A. Wilson, N. McGregor, A. Jordan, P. Wickham, D. Keogh. Results: Sedbergh St. Andrew’s Chile Sedbergh

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Junior team from: B. Wynn-Jones, S. Goyette, D. Hall, A. Ghosh, C. Lee, H. Holden, D. Swires, G. Coser, J. Coser, A. Allison, N. Gilbertson. Results: Sedbergh Sedbergh

lost lost

Basketball at School is undoubtedly a minority sport. It is taught as part of the PE curriculum in Years 7 and 8 but thereafter it is only pursued by those who can gain access to the Sports Hall after school hours. As a result, boarders tend to provide the majority of the side. Games occur just in the Easter term and whilst the skill level of some leaves a little to be desired the enthusiasm is readily apparent. Success was obviously not measured by results this season but, amongst the seniors, Dale Han, Stephen Tsoi and Alexandro Lazaro showed ability. The juniors’ games against Sedbergh were a lot closer and, but for one failed shot in the first game, a single point defeat would have been reversed. Dan Hall, Sam Goyette and Ben Wynn-Jones were the mainstays of the team and scored the majority of the points. The season is quickly over but it is pleasing to note that basketball provides opportunities for school participation for many pupils who would not normally get the chance to play. DCSE

The School is fortunate to have Ian Aberdeen, a UK team coach, to teach the School's 15 participants each week. The sport is becoming more popular and the Sports Hall or Big School are used for coaching sessions. Ian Aberdeen supplies equipment for those who are starters in the sport. Pupils can practise epee and foil fencing. The three senior participants are Hamish Byers, and Josie Amery and Juliane Frere who took part this year in the National Championships at Crystal Palace. Josie Amery came 20th in the National Youth Championships: congratulations! Hamish Byers.

Golf Captain: C. Jones. Team from: D. Hall, F. Pearson, T. Weir, J. Huck, T. Raw, C. Legg, J. Gibson, A. Wilson, D. Wheeler, O. Potts, L. Summers Results: Ampleforth Sedbergh St Bees Sedbergh

lost lost won lost

1-3 1-3 3-0 1-2

Although this may not have been our most successful season, it was an extremely enjoyable one with a very promising group of Lower Sixth golfers producing some encouraging performances. Against Ampleforth, our first match, we were very close to victory in three rubbers and an overall defeat could easily have been a victory. Likewise, against Sedbergh, the three matches we lost all went down to the last hole. We achieved a very impressive win against St Bees and then had another very close match against Sedbergh to finish the season. Our best performer of the season was, not surprisingly, Dan Hall who also proved to be the most colourful on the course. Cameron Jones captained the team with his usual quiet but effective diplomacy and there were strong performances from the old hands, Felix Pearson, John Huck, Tom Weir and Josh Gibson. However, looking ahead to next year we ought to have a very strong side with Alex Wilson, Dean Wheeler, Chris Legg, Tom Raw, Oliver Potts and Lucas Summers all gaining valuable experience. School Colours were awarded to Felix Pearson and Cameron Jones. DSG

Table Tennis Table Tennis has proved a very popular activity this year and we were delighted by the number of Year 7s and 8s boys and girls queuing to sign-up in September. Weekly practice sessions on Tuesday afternoons have revealed a number of very promising young players; we practise in House Common Rooms. An elite team of 6 junior boys recently took part in a friendly match against Teesdale School. Needless to say, Teesdale boasted some tough opposition but it was the Barney boys, Alex Ingram, Tom Joashi, Angus Ferguson, James Ellis, Enoch Leung and James Watson who came out on top, winning a very enjoyable contest 6 games to 3. ST

Riding The pupils in the Riding Club have thoroughly enjoyed a year’s riding at Raygill Riding Centre. With some pupils having had a lot of riding experience, to those who had never ridden before, all have improved their riding technique since September.

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During the weekly lessons, the pupils have taken part in pony club games, hacking, dressage, stable management and this term have enjoyed show jumping. Pupils are asked to be responsible for their horses, both in collection from fields and yards and saddling prior to exercise. Following the session’s activity, participants learn to groom and look after their horses. CEH

Athletics It has been a very busy summer term for our athletes: 1 May 5 May 13 May 13 May 15 May 15 May 22 May 12 June 19 June

Boys v Sedbergh, Durham & Pocklington HMC athletics Junior girls v St Olaves & Pocklington Area trials Independent Schools girls athletics Boys v Ampleforth, Sedbergh & St Peters Girls v Casterton, Leeds Grammar & Windermere County trials Girls & Boys v Ampleforth, Durham, Pocklington, Sedbergh, Windermere & Yarm 19 June Inter Counties

The first competition of the season was at home against Durham, Pocklington and Sedbergh. The points were as follows: U19 Sed 157 BCS 143 Dur 82 Pock 0

U17 BCS 139 Sed 107 Pock 90 Dur 66

U15 Sed 157 BCS 143 Dur 82 Pock 0

This was a very tough competition against Sedbergh and, although they beat us in two age groups, we still managed to win the whole competition on points’ total. Particular congratulations to Felix Pearson (400m), Andrew Jordan (Discus), Finlay Tait (100m & High Jump), Bruce Clegg (200m, Triple Jump & Long Jump), Anthony Harrison (Javelin), Ivan Gaskin (100m & 200m), Ben Wynn-Jones (400m, Shot Putt & Discus) and Alex Allison (Triple Jump) who all won their events. The Northern HMC was a very competitive event hosted by RGS Newcastle at Gateshead Stadium. We performed well as a team with several steady performances and a few wins: Ivan Gaskin (100m), Finlay Tait (High Jump), Chris Legg (Javelin), Helen Alderson (Shot Putt) and Helen Simpson (Long Jump). Chris Legg’s performance was outstanding as he broke the competition record for the javelin and also threw further than the 50m measuring tape! Senior boys were fourth, senior girls were fourth, intermediate boys were second, intermediate girls were thirteenth, junior boys were sixth and junior girls were third. This is our best overall performance in five years so well done to all the competitors. The junior girls had a friendly competition against St Olaves and Pocklington at St Olaves. The overall scores were St Olaves – 186 points, Pocklington – 149 points and Barnard Castle – 148.5 points. St Olaves was clearly the strongest team but we were very unlucky that Pocklington beat us by only half a point. Individual winners included: Elise Ferguson (100m), Chloe Atkinson (High Jump) and Sarah Scanlan (100m). LJS Our next fixture was the Girls Independent Schools Athletics at Huntington Stadium. This was a very competitive event where we performed extremely well against twenty two other able and motivated schools. The U12 girls were ninth, U13 girls were fourth, U14 girls were first and the U15 girls were thirteenth. Out of all of the teams we had two individual wins from Niamh Tait (Shot Putt) and Gaby Hazell (Shot Putt). However, all of the girls in the U14 team performed extremely well; they were placed in the top three in the majority of events. Congratulations to Niamh Tait, Thea Thompson,

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Caitlin Bainbridge, Rebekah Westgarth and Kimberly Brolly on achieving first place in this very tough competition. When the girls went to Huntington Stadium the U19 & U17 boys went to Ampleforth for an invitational competition against Sedbergh and Ampleforth. This was a very relaxed event on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The BCS boys worked hard and were dominant in the sprinting events, relays and in the field events. Casterton School hosted BCS, Leeds Grammar and Windermere St Anne’s for a girl’s athletics competition. The age groups were from U10 – U15. It was an extremely hot and busy day with girls competing in several events. As a school we performed extremely well, winning the whole competition. We scored 608 points, Casterton scored 529, Leeds scored 408 and WSA scored 329. The individual age group scores for the senior school were: U12 BCS 107 Leeds 103 Cas 97

U13 Cas 111 U14 BCS 96 WSA 110 Cas 69 BCS 105 Leeds 27 Leeds 75

U15 Cas 136 BCS 124 WSA 105 Leeds 34

Towards the end of the athletics season we hosted boys and girls from Ampleforth, Durham School, Pocklington, Sedbergh, Windermere St Anne’s and Yarm. Unfortunately several schools didn’t bring full teams but the day was still a success. It was very busy on the athletics track with many wins from BCS. The results were as follows: U12B BCS 71 U13B Dur 68 Pock 65 BCS 66 Yarm 58 Dur 57 Pock 44 WSA 21

U14B Sed BCS Yarm Pock Dur Amp WSA

70 58 44 39 36 30 24

U15B Sed 65 Amp 53 Dur 46 Pock 45 Yarm 45 BCS 28 WSA 20

U12G BCS 65 U13G Pock 59 Pock 56 BCS 54 Dur 46 Yarm 41 Sed 40 WSA 23 WSA 38 Dur 34

U14G BCS Pock Dur Yarm Sed Amp WSA

69 52 41 41 39 25 10

U15G BCS 54 Sed 50 Yarm 47 Pock 46 Dur 35 Amp 33 WSA 12

We entered all eight age groups and were first in four, second in three and sixth in one. Considering that our best athletes were competing at Monkton stadium in a county competition on this day, I thought we performed extremely well. We had far too many firsts to mention every name but congratulations to all involved in this competition. The school performed extremely well at the Area Athletics Trials. Twenty nine U17 and U15 athletes competed and twenty three got through to compete for South West Durham at Monkton Stadium: Thea Thompson (800m), Caitlin Bainbridge (200m), Rebekah Westgarth (High Jump), Niamh Tait (Shot Putt), Kimberly Brolly (Discus), Tamsin Brown (Hurdles), Gaby Hazell (Shot), Alice McBain (1500m), Emily Turner (Javelin), Tori Richardson (Discus), Ivan Gaskin (100m), Agni Ghosh (200m), Ben Wynn-Jones (Discus), Max Jones (Javelin), Harry Holden (High Jump), Alex Allison (Hurdles), John Brogden (800m), James Watson (1500m), Bruce Clegg (Long Jump), Anthony Harrison (Javelin), Finlay Tait (Hurdles), Christian Pollock (Shot Putt) and Dale Keogh (Triple Jump). Unfortunately Dale Keogh was not able to attend due to injury. The following U19 athletes were hand picked to go through to compete for South West Durham: Andrew Jordan (400m Hurdles), Felix Pearson (800m), James Ingram (3000m), Chris Legg (Javelin), Donna Opray (Discus), Helen Simpson (Long Jump), Rachel Brown (800m) and Helen Alderson (Shot Putt). Emily Turner, Christian Pollock, Gaby Hazell, Ivan Gaskin and Kimberly Brolly won their events and Ben Wynn-Jones was second; all six of these athletes were picked to

compete for Durham County at the Inter Counties competition at Gateshead Stadium. Unfortunately Christian Pollock decided not to attend this competition due to a 2nd team cricket match. This was to be the toughest competition of the season for these elite athletes as they were up against competitors who regularly train with an athletics club. Kimberly Brolly was second, Gaby Hazell, Emily Turner, Ivan Gaskin and Ben Wynn-Jones were fourth. These five pupils have performed amazingly well this season and they should be extremely proud of themselves, getting to the inter-counties competition was not an easy process, well done! This has been another very successful athletics term. Well done to those pupils who performed well individually and also to all pupils who helped us gain valuable points in the team competitions. LJS

Swimming Captain: D. Miller. Team from: R. Hall, T. Romaines, K. Chan S. Tsoi, A. Miller, D. Hackett, B. Jennings, J. Robertson, J. Beauchamp, N. Miller, J. Hall, B. Ridley, A. Lea, C. Parnell, G. Jones, H. Glover Junior Sedbergh Leeds Durham Ampleforth St Martin’s Whitgift

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Inters Lost Lost Won Lost

Senior Won Lost Won Won

Overall Won Lost Won Won Won 6th

Senior Medley 10th Freestyle 8th 4 x 100m 41st Aldenham Cup 14th 4 x 50m Medley 45th Dunelm 4 x 50m Medley Cup 14th

We had a difficult start to the year as the pool was out of action for nearly the whole of the first half of the Autumn Term. The seniors did manage to swim a couple of times at the sports centre but it didn’t go down too well with some of the other swimmers. (We made too much splash and got a few people’s hair wet!!!) This meant that a couple of our normal matches did not take place and that we were not at our best at the John Parry Relays; in addition, it was a tough match against the Grammar School at Leeds. By the start of the spring term normal service had been resumed. We started the term with a win against Sedbergh; the intermediates narrowly lost but a strong senior performance secured a win. This was repeated in our match against Ampleforth. All three age groups swam well against Durham and there were a number of close races. The junior match against St Martins was enjoyed by all and was very close with the result being decided on the final relay – unfortunately in St Martin’s favour but there were some great races. The Bath and Otter Cup returned to Crystal Palace and the 50m pool. The boys really did notice the difference; for many it was the first time they had swum in a 50m pool and found it very different from racing in our bath tub!! However, they will all be eligible to swim in the competition next year and, hopefully, we will manage a couple of sessions over at the 50m pool in Sunderland. Many thanks to the team swimmers for their efforts in training; it has been both entertaining and hard work. FC

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Sports Day The weather was kind to us once again this year, and meant that the day could run as planned. Several new events have been introduced especially in the girl’s competition. The splitting of North and York Houses did provided some challenges, but did make more a more even and exciting competition with the boys’ event being decided by the final event the Tug of War. Several records in the girls’ events were broken and there were a number of excellent performances. Well done to all pupils involved and many thanks to all the staff who helped both on the day and leading up to Sports Day. Junior Boys Competitor House Event 100m S Theakston Durham (Eric Scot-Ingram Trophy) 200m S Theakston Durham C Waiter- McKenzie 400m Caden Cup 62.53 S Leeming Durham 800m 1500m S. Leeming Durham Long Jump S Theakston Durham High Jump A Keogh York Shot H Glover Dale Tees Triple Jump B Tremewan M Hargrove Durham Javelin J Beckwith Durham Discus Tug of War Tees 4 × 100m Relay Durham House Relay Durham Victor S Theakston Durham Intermediate Boys Competitor Event 100m I Gaskin (Adam Barker Trophy) 200m I Gaskin (Adam Barker Trophy) 400m B Wynn-Jones (Ladies Challenge Cup) 800m Brogden 1500m J Brogden Long Jump I Gaskin High Jump H Holden Shot D Hall Triple Jump R Abraham Javelin S Goyette Discus B Wynn-Jones Tug of War 4 × 100m Relay House Relay Victor I Gaskin Senior Boys Event Competitor 100m F Tait (Clark Challenge Cup) 200m F Tait (Richard Austen Cup) 400m F Pearson (Richardson Cup) 800m B Mensah (Bayles Cup) 1500m J. Ingram (Mutimer Cup) 3000m J Ingram Long Jump B. Clegg (Yeadon Cup) High Jump D Thompson (Adam Wilkie Trophy) Shot O Moore Triple Jump D Keogh Javelin C Legg Discus A Jordan Tug of war 4 × 100m Relay House Relay Victor F Tait

Time/distance 13.22 27.43 Dale 2:35.56 5.15.80 4.45 1.35 9.60 9.05 NR 27.74 19.40 56.44 2.12.20

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York York North North York Tees York Tees Tees Tees Tees North

2.25.40 5:06.86 4.94 4.94 10.70 10.97 NR 31.65 26.13 51.37 1.58.56

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Tees

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York

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York

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Dale

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York

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York York York Tees Dale North North Tees

10.89 11.30 44.71 26.50 48.19 1.41.56

Junior Girls Competitor Event F Pollock 100m E Ferguson 200m F Pollock 300m 800m E Robson (MacGregor Cup) 1500m E Robson Long Jump F Pollock High Jump E Robson L Knight Discus Javelin S Currah Shot K Body 4 × 100m Relay House Relay F Pollock Victrix & E Robson Intermediate Girls Event Competitor 100m C Bainbridge (Kelsall Cup) C Bainbridge 200m O Metcalfe 300m 800m T Thompson (Sutherland Trophy) 1500m R Westgarth Shot G Hazell Long Jump C Bainbridge High Jump B Westgarth Javelin T Brown Discus K Brolly House Relay 4 × 100m Relay Victrix C Bainbridge Senior Girls Event Competitor 100m H Simpson (Le Duc Trophy) 200m S Thompson 300m E Turner (Auckland Cup) 800m R Brown (Stewart Cup) 1500m R Brown (Moss Cup) Long Jump R Brown (Robson Cup) High Jump B Goudie Javelin E Turner Shot H Alderson Discus D Opray 4 × 100m Relay House Relay Victrix R Brown

House Longfield Bowes Longfield Longfield

Time/distance 13.:96 29:46 49.74 NR 2:50:48

Longfield Longfield Longfield Marwood Marwood Marwood Longfield Bowes Longfield

5:52.08 4:00 1.25 13:30 13.60 6:41 59:16 2:15:21

House Bowes

Time/distance 12.96

Bowes Bowes Marwood

27:34 53.49 NR 2:41.73 NR

Marwood Marwood Bowes Marwood Marwood Longfield Bowes Bowes Bowes

5:45:44 NR 7.97 5.13 NR 1:46 NR 19.51 19:78 2:13:67 55:07 NR

House Bowes

Time/distance 13:85

Bowes Longfield

29:98 48.37

Marwood

2:58:70

Marwood

5:59

Marwood

04:35

Longfield Longfield Bowes Longfield Longfield Longfield Marwood

1.40 28:40 8:29 22.78 NR 57:45 2:07:82 NR

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Leavers brought their school days to an end with a spectacular display of glamour. Sixth formers were joined by staff, friends and family for the annual Leavers’ Ball. A champagne reception was followed by dinner and dancing into the night in a stunning marquee specially erected for the occasion. The ball brought to an end pupils’ school days at Barnard Castle; this year the event had greater poignancy as it saw the retirement of Headmaster Mr Ewart and Mrs Ewart after a 22 year long association with the school for them. “Our ability to recruit and retain students recognises the quality of the school,” he said. “I am very proud of all of our students and the school which fulfils its aims very successfully.” Head of School, Becky Davy added: “One of my favourite things about Barnard Castle School is the fact there are huge opportunities to flourish in every aspect.” 018>>

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Sadie Cuthbert, Laura Moss

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cheeky Atha and guest!

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Chairman of Governors

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Old Barnardians News The Annual Dinner in March allowed 150 Old Barnardians and their guests to return to School to meet old friends, to include members of staff, and witness the changes, improvements and developments we have seen in recent years. We were particularly pleased to welcome a large group from the 1980 to 1985 years as well as those from 2000 to 2005. John Ray had worked with Dinner Secretary, Peter Hodges, to run the occasion as a Dinner and Ball; the music of the well-known North-East band Chamelion was much enjoyed. Days earlier, a group of five Old Barnardians ran in the Barnard Run and the winner, Edward Challis, on being presented with the Ewart Tankard, remarked that he still hated ‘top tree’! Luke Kelton, Alex Roberts, Andrew Moss and Peter Groves also recorded impressive times. Barnardian Day, on Sunday 27th June, was a great success and over 200 OBs returned for the Chapel service; all were warmly welcomed by the Chaplain and Headmaster. Following this, there were tennis, netball, football, golf and two cricket matches against School teams. Families enjoyed the opportunity for a barbecue lunch, ice creams, sparkling wine, afternoon tea and the opportunity to cavort on a Bouncy Castle. Despite being a great social occasion, our excellent OB Secretary, Dorothy Jones was disappointed the sports’ competitions ended at one minute to three to allow people interested in watching the England versus Germany football match on television to do so. What a disappointment the game proved to be after all the OB teams had won their matches! At the AGM, the OB Secretary recorded the Club’s thanks to Mr Gerry Camozzi, outgoing Chairman and the unanimous election of Mr Stuart Everall as the new Chairman for the next five years. Dorothy Jones was also pleased to record in the AGM Minutes that nearly 1,000 OBs had signed up on Web Alumnus; this will allow OBs to contact with one another and to remain in easy electronic contact with the School. DJ, OB Secretary

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Barnardian Day, on Sunday 27th June, was a great success and over 200 OBs returned for the Chapel service; all were warmly welcomed by the Chaplain and Headmaster.

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