Issue 9 I Michaelmas Term 2016
Termly Review The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
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Contents MICHAELMAS term 2016 4 Welcome A foreword from the Headmaster
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6 An Assembly with Aid to the Church in Need Sister Annie Demerjian brings news from Aleppo 10 House Life Mr Murphy shares the latest news from More, Mayne, Campion & Fisher House 14 Careers & Vocations Fair Over 100 visitors join us for the School’s annual Careers & Vocations Fair
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18 Ancient Egypt Club Mr El-Dessouki reveals the secrets of the Ancient Egyptains in this new club for the Lower School 24 News from Music Mr Price shares the latest news from the Music Department 28 News from Sport Mr Terblanche shares the latest news from the PE Department
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32 Design a Christmas Card Competition Victoria Borwick MP invites pupils across RBKC to design her official Christmas Greetings Card
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A foreword from the Headmaster 2016 has been a momentous year – too momentous, some might say – and the School, of course, has not been unaffected by events. Brexit means, among other things, a new Prime Minister, who very early on in office made clear her intention to remove the cap of admissions imposed on faith-based schools. In brief, the position since 2010 until now has been that any new school of a religious character should take half its pupils from that religion, and the other half from any other (or no) faith. The Bishops of England and Wales quite understandably regarded it as perverse to turn away Catholics from any new school on the grounds that they were Catholic. Following the Prime Minister’s personal intervention, however, this situation is set to change following a period of public consultation which ended in the middle of December. The Directors’ response to the consultation may be read by clicking here. Most notably, though, we were proud to welcome in October the indefatigably heroic Sister Annie Demerjian from the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, who, as part of her brief foray into the West
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to raise awareness of the plight of Christians in Syria, spoke to the Lower School about her work in Aleppo tending to those suffering from persecution. The boys were transfixed by her simple and compelling description of what the inhabitants of that war-torn city are forced to tolerate, torn apart as they are by the twin forces of profound intolerance and brute geopolitics. Yet somehow, thanks to the work of Sister Annie and Archbishop Jeanbart (who himself visited the School in 2015), the centre continues to hold and the light has not been extinguished. That is something we should hold on to in this Advent season, as we await the true Light that comes into the world at Christmas. So let us continue to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters abroad. That much we can do – and I am proud that as a School we are doing just that.
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Mass of welcome for the new First Form, which this year was celebrated by the School Chaplain, Father Allain, on Tuesday 6 September
A word of welcome We welcome 209 new pupils to the School this term: 124 in the First Form, and 85 in the Lower Sixth. In this Michaelmas edition of the Termly Review we hope to share just a few of the activities and opportunities experienced by pupils since the start of September. From assemblies to art displays, every day has brought new change and visitors to the School’s corridors, as well as a number of new additions to the Clubs & Activities timetable. Our ever-active Vaughan Parents Association has ensured parents have been kept equally entertained, from the Race Night in October to the more recent Christmas Dinner & Dance, which featured the Vaughan’s very own staff band The Cardinals, aka Mr Cogavin and Mr Cardozo. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for what has been - as ever - a very busy and encouraging start to the year. We hope you enjoy the read.
Lower Sixth pupils and form tutors went ice-skating on Thursday 20 October for the Lower Sixth Social Afternoon
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talks & assemblies
Sister Annie brings news from Aleppo We were extremely honoured to welcome Sister Annie Demerjian to speak in an Assembly to the Lower School on Monday 17 October. Sister Annie is an ArmenianCatholic nun and member of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, working and ministering in Syria. Lower School pupils will remember the Assembly given by Archbishop Jeanbart of Aleppo in Syria last October. Like Archbishop Jeanbart, Sister Annie has teamed up with Aid to the Church in Need to help provide emergency support to Christians and others living in the bombed-out remains of the northern city of Aleppo. She sees first-hand the struggles and challenges of the faithful, and has been helping the embattled people of Aleppo with the basic necessities of everyday life, such as food and clothing: ‘I want to share with you the daily life and the struggle of our people.’ Sister Annie explained that another crisis they are facing is fuel, especially during the winter. ‘99% of families in Aleppo cannot buy fuel. Factories have been destroyed leaving thousands of families without income.’ So far the Church has been able to offer 1900 vouchers to families for food and give light to 1100 families – but there is so much more to be done.
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‘We are all of us brothers and sisters. We need your support with the prayer, and with everything you are doing to help support us. When I look at you, you are the future. Not just for England, but for our world. Try to be the bridge-maker for peace.’
An Assembly with John Pontifex John Pontifex, Head of Press & Information at ACN UK, returned to the Vaughan in November for a separate assembly with the Sixth Form. Showing a video that had been commissioned specifically for Sister Annie’s visit, Mr Pontifex was keen to return to the School to share the footage with Sixth Form pupils. Speaking amongst the remains of devastated Aleppo, Sister Annie shared heart-breaking accounts of families torn apart by the four-year siege, and revealed the extent of the destruction in the once-thriving city. With the number of Christians in Aleppo estimated to have fallen from more than 200,000 to less than 35,000 since the war began, some of Sister Annie’s case stories were so traumatic that the video - eye-opening as it was - had already been heavily edited, with many bloodied scenes deemed too extreme for public display and faces blurred for the individuals’ protection. Mr Pontifex also asked pupils to spare a thought and prayer for Sister Annie, the cameramen and crew who had put their own lives at risk by speaking out and producing such a powerful and incredibly moving film.
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Over the last four years, Cardinal Vaughan has raised well over ÂŁ30,000 for Aid to the Church in Need, which has largely gone to supporting the Good Shepherd School in Kassala, Sudan. Thank you for your generosity.
Drawings from Syria After his assembly, Mr Pontifex described the pleas of thousands of Syrian children and shared some of their heartbreaking drawings of scenes of desperation:
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Red Wednesday On 23 November, Cardinal Vaughan took part in a nationwide campaign organised by Aid to the Church in Need in support of all those who are being persecuted for their faith. The campaign was called Red Wednesday, with Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey lighting up their iconic facades red as a tribute to all who, in recent times, have suffered injustice or been targeted for their beliefs. Pupils were invited to participate in #RedWednesday by wearing their own clothes to school on 23 November, of which one item of clothing had to be red. There was a cost of ÂŁ2 to participate, raising a grand total of ÂŁ1,579 for our persecuted brothers and sisters.
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house life
News from the Houses Firstly, a huge congratulations to Campion for earning the House Holiday this term. This was achieved through outstanding work in all subjects, superb attendance and participation in the extra-curricular offering of the Vaughan, as well as great performances in the early House events that have taken place this term. Nine boys battled it out in the First Form Rubik’s Cube Challenge Finale in December, with all completing the challenge in under three and a half minutes. The House Spelling Bee competition saw another 16 First Formers take to the stage in the New Hall for the Spelling Bee Final, with four boys named as the eventual winners: Alexander Habte (1st), Callum Johnston (2nd) and Adon Thayil and Manus McFadden (joint 3rd).
In sport, over thirty Sixth Form boys and girls took part in the House Volleyball competition on an early Monday morning before school. With 100% records in the early matches, Campion and Fisher met in the winner-takes-all decider, with Campion House emerging victorious.
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Campion continued their dominance in the House sports competition with victory in the Lower School House Rugby tournament. Pupils in the First, Second and Third Forms took part in roundrobin matches at Twickenham, demonstrating great skill and teamwork but, most importantly, outstanding sportsmanship during and after each match.
The biggest success of the term, from a participation perspective, has got to be the House Indoor Rowing competition. With the exception of those on the injury list or away for GCSE moderation, every single boy in the First to Fifth Forms took part. Run in conjunction with London Youth Rowing, each pupil participated in a virtual race against fifteen peers, with the remainder of the year group supporting their House rowers and watching the race progress closely. To conclude each day’s events, a number of relays took place which were not won by those teams with the best rowers, but those that had changeover speeds similar to those found at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix.
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One of the final House events of the term was the Upper School Talent Show, and its success would not have been possible without pupils stepping forward to demonstrate their talent in front of a hall full of their peers and teachers.
Top House Point Scorers this Term First Form Jacob Jolliffe (1F) – 344 points Rocco Tesei (1Ma) – 344 points Niall Kiely (1Ma) – 332 points Second Form Yared Yohannes (2C) – 494 points Terence Gallagher (2F) – 350 points Jonathan Eastmond (2M) – 290 points Third Form
A huge congratulations should therefore go to all of the pupils that performed, with the brilliantly entertaining and diverse acts including a dancing tiger, drummer and numerous singers. But the show was stolen by the last act of the afternoon, Hugo Allain, with his tap-dancing showpiece. It would be very surprising if Simon Cowell’s ears were not twitching from the chants of ‘HUGO… HUGO’ resounding from 89 Addison Road.
Dominic de Vivenot (3C) – 325 points Alessandro MacKinnon (3Ma) – 282 points Antonio Raez (3M) – 276 points Fourth Form Ruairi Coyne (4Ma) 237 points Kacper Mikowski (4C) – 233 points Callum Whelan (4F) – 231 points Fifth Form Conor Quinn (5M) – 246 points Luke Warren (5F) – 210 points Maximilian Barbaroussis (5C) – 208 points
I would just like to finish by congratulating some of the top House Point scorers in each year group during this Michaelmas term, and wish good luck to all four Houses in the race to the Easter House Holiday! Mr Murphy Head of Fisher House
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careers
Careers & Vocations Fair We welcomed over 100 visitors from various companies, post-16 colleges, Universities and volunteering organisations on Friday 21 October for the School’s annual Careers & Vocations Fair. The event was open to all pupils in the Third to and much more. We were also particularly pleased Sixth Forms and offered them an opportunity to to be joined by five Old Vaughanians who find out more about careers, pathways, further education courses and general insights into the world of work and student life. Head of Careers, Mr Spence-Hill, said: ‘We were thrilled with the success of the Fair and how representatives from so many companies and organisations were willing to give up their time to speak to our pupils and offer them further advice regarding their future. ‘Some of the organisations who were represented include: Goldman Sachs, EY, AAT, Visa, Network Rail, Sir Robert McAlpine, Tuckers Solicitors, Morgan Sindall, Civil Service, Accenture, CBRE, M&G Investments, Tuckers Solicitors, Santander, University of Cambridge, Loughborough University, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London
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Old Vaughanians: Chris Sreeves (1 Sean Moran (2003-10), Roy Ledgister (1985
represented their own industries including structural engineering, real estate, teaching, law and investment banking. ‘All of the visitors were extremely impressed with the mature, polite and enthusiastic attitude that our pupils demonstrated. This is really encouraging and I hope that the pupils have been inspired to reflect on and explore the wide range of opportunities available to them, enabling them to make informed decisions regarding their future.’
1965-71), Chris Chambers (2004-12), 5-92) and Robert Charnley (1977-84)
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Community Service We were very pleased to continue our partnerships with Crisis UK and Notting Hill Housing Trust this year, and our pupils enthusiasm for volunteering in both the local and School community remains admirable.
Upper Sixth Former Aleksander Kozlowski has demonstrated such superb personal and sporting abilities that the organisers of the West London Penguin Swimming and Water Polo Club have awarded him the Jack Petchey Award for November 2016. Despite only recently joining the club, Aleksander is described by Club Leader Sue Seagroatt as ‘a great role model’, going on to say that he ‘has been a great support in the running of the club. It’s brave to take up a sport at age 16 that demands a high level of swimming, technical ability and stamina. Yet despite initially finding it exhausting, Aleks immediately loved the game and has trained with optimism and determination. Aleks always anticipates what will be most helpful, whether it is explaining to new children why he is passionate about water polo, or helping organise the younger members, to whom he sets a brilliant example of respect and cooperation.’ Well done, Aleksander! Next stop, Tokyo 2020? Mr O’Connell Community Services Co-ordinator
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Thank you to all those parents who donated items to the School’s Christmas Food Bank Collection earlier this December. We were delighted with the van-load of boxes and food packages we were able to send off with Notting Hill House Trust to help those in need this Christmas.
Building upon the success of the last few years, the School welcomed up to 200 local Senior Citizens on Friday 5 December for a Christmas Tea Dance. Guests enjoyed a seasonal buffet of festive sandwiches, cakes and drinks, with carol singing by the Schola Cantorum and dancing to the School’s Big Band. Sixth Form pupils were on-hand throughout the occasion to ensure eveything ran smoothly and a good time was had by all.
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Art Department corridor out-of-this-world Science and Art have collaborated once again this year, this time to design a unique Solar System Mural for a corridor in the New Building. The whole school has been very excited to see the mural slowly develop, with Miss Carew organising pupils from the Fourth Form to take part. Science Teacher Miss Bradford was also recruited to help calculate the measurements to ensure the planets are in proportion to each other. ‘It’s the best corridor in the school’, one Second Form pupil commented. ‘And it’s educational!’ A huge thank you to the following boys who spent many evenings painting in the Art Department to help create our wonderful Solar System: Anthony Sarmiento, 4F Owen Roberts-McIntosh, 4F Michael Mendoza, 4C Ziggy Stasiak, 4F Victorino Jnr De Castro, 4Ma Pedro Rodrigues, 4F Andrew Merizalde, 4C Miss Carew Head of Art
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clubs & Activities
The Ancient Egypt Club Ancient Greek and Latin are popular subjects with pupils at the Vaughan, as they quickly become immersed in the culture and history of these great classical civilisations. Yet there is another influential civilisation that predates both by at least 3,000 years: the Ancient Egyptians. We all know about Alexander the Great who was crowned pharaoh after defeating the Persians and ending their occupation of Egypt, as well as being the founder of Alexandria, the capital of Hellenistic knowledge. We also know the role Mark Antony and Cleopatra played at the Battle of Actium against Octavian, leading to the establishment the Roman Empire. Yet the Pyramids of Giza were already tourist attractions by then at 2,500 years old. Even Cleopatra and Mark Antony enjoyed a Nile cruise for their honeymoon, in true Thomas-Cook-style, with excursions to all the wondrous sites. This year First Form boys were offered an opportunity to find out more, to learn Hieroglyphics,
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to understand why pharaohs employed thousands of artisans, stonemasons and well-fed labourers to construct magnificent monuments with the simplest of bronze-age tools.
Every Tuesday lunch time, our young Egyptologists explore culture and mythology, empowering them to interpret famous artefacts and answer popular questions about the oldest nation-state and its people.
‘I joined the Club because I’m really interested in History and I wanted to know what the Egyptians were like and what they did.’ Alexander Mordis Osterweil, 1Ma
‘My favourite bit about Ancient Egypt Club is learning about the pharaohs. I do admire a lot of pharaohs from that period.’ Antonio Gonzalez Napoles Club Captain, 1Ma
I have been so impressed with the knowledge and enthusiasm of the boys this term. I hope the club has inspired them to consider a future in Archaeology; to perhaps become the next Howard Carter or Zahi Hawass? There is still so much yet to be found beneath the sands of the Egyptian desert. Mr El-Dessouki Teacher of Psychology
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Geography Society The Cardinal Vaughan Geography Society has continued to go from strength to strength. Launched by Sixth Form Geographers last year, the Club, which meets on a Monday lunch time, is a chance for pupils to learn more about Geography through practicals and activities. Each week a different topic is covered by the Sixth own volcano, as well as build their own flood Formers who aim to pass on their enthusiasm for defences which were then tested in the Geography Department’s new Tsunami Simulation Unit (a the subject to younger pupils. large plastic box)! Topics range from an introduction to GCSE subjects such as map skills and tectonics, to Plans for future sessions include studying more unique topics like Prehistoric Geographies Subterranean Geography by designing their own and even Feminist Geography. The sessions also tunnel system and a tournament of everyone’s focus on teaching practical geographical skills favourite online geography game: Geoguessur! such as drawing diagrams and cartography, with pupils drawing a map of their journey to school The team behind the group are Upper Sixth Form - with varying degress of accuracy! Perhaps pupils: Ben Farmer, Louis Oliva, Freddie Billinge, unsurprisingly, the more practical sessions have Feenagh McGuire and Jemima Carr-Jones, with been more popular with the pupils. Lower Sixth members currently being recruited to help them out. Please speak to Head Boy, Ben In recent weeks these practicals have included a Farmer, for further details. chance for boys to design and then erupt their
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Geography Society is held every Monday lunch time from 12.45 pm in Room 111. Open to all pupils in the First to Third Forms.
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CVMS Eco Club The Vaughan’s Eco Club won an EcoSchools Silver Award in September for its dedication to the sustainability of the school. The Club meets on a monthly basis to discuss any issues, plans and ideas, while carrying out regular tasks such as collecting recycling from the classrooms and offices. This term sees a further push to ensure that lights and projectors are switched off at lunch and the end of the day. This energy-saving initiative is sure to save the School some extra money, as well as helping the planet. Moving forward, Eco Club is now aiming for the ultimate Green Flag Award, with plans to get the CVMS beehive producing honey this spring. Miss Hellier Eco Co-ordinator
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The Great CVMS Bake Off Raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support, every September the School’s teaching and support staff roll up their sleeves in preparation for the annual - and much anticipated - Great CVMS Bake Off. This was the fourth year the Vaughan has held a Bake Off-inspired Macmillan Coffee Morning and, as ever, the standard was extraordinarily high. With everything from a gluten-free Victoria Sponge and salted caramel cupcakes to Dr Szatkowski’s prize-winning poppy seed lemon drizzle cake (as well as Mr Bell’s own unexpectedly tasty effort at a Lemon Drizzle - his first bake in over twenty years), Head Chef Esther resumed her role as the Mary Berry of the competition, judging the bakes according to two different categories: Best Decorated and Best Tasting. Teas and coffees were provided by Mr Rammelt, with Miss Carew, Mr Smith and Miss Bugg in charge of announcing the raffle prize winners. Overall, over £270 was raised in the short twenty-minute break time, bringing the four-year total to over £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Huge thanks to Miss Carew for organising the event once again, as well as everyone who baked and donated to the cause - you’re all star bakers!
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music
Latest News from the Music Department The Music Department has been a hive of activity this term once again with many pupils taking full advantage of the varied musical opportunities at the School. We began the year with a record number of boys (36) taking Music at GCSE in the Third Form and with Mr Jackson’s exciting new music curriculum coming into full force. I hope that the boys have enjoyed their Lower School music lessons this term. We were also very pleased to reflect on some outstanding exam results in the summer where the Department was once again amongst the very highest achieving aspects of the School at all levels. There’s more going on than just concerts on the top floor!
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But there have been plenty of concert opportunities as well, with a few events standing out. In October we welcomed the National Youth Jazz Orchestra to the School for a joint concert with our Big Band. What an amazing evening it was. The Big Band also made a return visit to the Bull’s Head in Barnes, our spiritual home, as well as performing for the Senior Citizens Christmas Party and also playing at the National Concert Band Festival London Heat, which was held once again at the Vaughan early in December. It was our Concert Band itself that shone that particular day though, winning a Gold Award - congratulations to them and to Miss Wilby who directs the Concert Band with great skill and commitment.
Senior Strings rehearse for the St Cecilia Concert in November
Miss Wilby also arranged the two very lovely Early Evening Recitals we held this term – one for the younger boys and a second one for the older students who are taking GCSE and A-Level. There was some very encouraging playing in both concerts. This might be an opportune moment to thank the instrumental teachers for their work – what a sterling job they do week after week.
pleasure to work with and we all wish him the very best for the future. I was very pleased to appoint Thomas Marshall to cover in the period up until Christmas – he has been a delight – and in January we welcome our new Music Administrator, Tanya Watkins. Tanya has great experience in the role having been the Music Administrator at Kingston Grammar School for the past eight years. We all look forward very much to seeing what she brings We were all very sorry to learn that Adam Wright, to the Department and to working with her in the who has taught the trumpet at the Vaughan years ahead. for 15 years, was no longer able to make the teaching fit around his young family and would The St Cecilia Concert in November was very well therefore be leaving at the end of this term. attended and the large audience of parents and Adam has been a first-class trumpet teacher and a friends were treated to an evening of English music delightful colleague and we will all miss his greatly (other than the Second Orchestra who performed professional presence very much. Brahms and Dvorak!). Highlights included Handel from Senior Strings, lots of lovely Eric Coates and Anther person who left early this term was our some beautiful Vaughan Williams from the School Administrator, Mr Brennan. Dominic, an Old Choir, with two superb solo contributions from Vaughanian, had been with us for three years and Filippo Turkheimer and Luciano Cusack. in that time had done a great deal of lovely work for the Department. Dominic was always a real The St Cecilia Concert also saw a performance from
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The School Choir sings Handel’s Messiah
Sixth Form Choir, which has gone from strength to strength this year. Numbering at one point over 100, it has now settled to a more manageable fifty or so and they have been busy, singing for an Evensong at Selwyn College, Cambridge and also for the Vigil Mass at Westminster Cathedral late in November. This was the first time that the Sixth Form girls have sung at Westminster Cathedral and it was very lovely to hear them in that most famous of spaces for choral music. This is a very exciting time to be in the Sixth Form Choir, under the super direction of Mr Jackson and I hope that those involved will work just as hard next term so that they can build on the momentum achieved this term.
Remembrance Sunday. The Schola gave a concert for the Army Benevolent Fund at Haileybury School in October and sang the Duruflé Requiem for our own Remembrance Mass in November. The Schola sang twice at Westminster Cathedral during the term and also led the singing at a Mass to celebrate Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor’s fiftieth anniversary of joining the Priesthood. Time at the end of term was spent learning Handel’s Messiah for a concert performance given at St Gabriel’s, Pimlico in December. This was a memorable evening with the solos sung by the boys of the choir (sixteen of them) as well as the choruses. In preparation for this we welcomed internationally renowned conductor Paul McCreesh to the School to take the boys through their paces. As I write, we are hard at work preparing for the Carol Service, which will include the first performance of a new Carol commissioned for the evening by Ben Parry, who amongst other things directs the National Youth Choir.
The Schola has been very busy as always, aided by the introduction of some very talented new First Form boys in September. Seventeen boys sang in English National Opera’s production of Tosca across the term. Other highlights include an Evensong at Winchester Cathedral in September and a beautiful service at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square for Next term has lots to keep us busy as well – these
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events include the Big Band Evening in early February, a concert by the Schola at the Temple Church in March, the Annual Music Competition and the Easter Concert which this year is being held at St John’s, Smith Square and is a performance of Vaughan Williams’s remarkable Sea Symphony. I hope you will be able to join us at some of the many events that will fill the weeks between now and Easter. In the meantime, thanks to all who have supported the Music this term and best wishes to everyone for Christmas and the New Year!
Handel’s Messiah at St Gabriel’s, Pimlico
Mr S Price Director of Music
Tosca at the English National Opera, photo © Richard Hubert Smith
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sport
Latest News from the PE Department It has been another extremely busy and very successful term for sport at the Vaughan. Rugby continues to grow from strength to strength and this season saw us fielding thirteen regular sides. At Under-12 (Year Seven), half the year group represented the School on a regular basis and with great success. Having similar numbers participating at Under-13 and Under-14 underlines the fact that the future of Vaughan Rugby looks bright.
popular activity that is regularly attended by boys from across the year groups.
At Senior Level, it has been a season of transition with the First XV starting to play some good rugby towards the end of the season. Quite often it has been the case that we have ended up on the losing side of the really close encounters; however, this has only motivated the team to learn from their mistakes. This very young squad has another two seasons together, with some exciting talent joining next season.
The School continues to enjoy unprecedented success in cross-country, dominating the competition at regular events such as the RBKC Mini-Marathon, the Cardinals Cup and the Haskell Cup. At the Schools Indoor Rowing Championship held in October, the Vaughan won all three of the categories entered.
Rowing is another popular club for boys and girls in the Sixth Form with sixteen pupils taking to the water at 7.00 am every Friday morning, as well as up to twenty-five pupils perfecting their craft on the rowing machines every Wednesday morning.
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win on Wednesday 30 November against Francis Holland School, Sloane Square. Senior Football is well under way having played their first couple of fixtures, and with the annual highlight, the fixture against Corinthian Casuals, scheduled for 10 December 2016. This will set the tone for an exciting Football season between January and April. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone involved in sport at Cardinal Vaughan for making it possible for our boys and girls to enjoy a wealth of opportunities outside the classroom. For more details and to download our sports app, please visit www.cvmssport.co.uk and follow us on Twitter: @cvmssport Mr Terblanche Head of Physical Education
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Other sporting achievements this term... Fencing: Fourth Former Kajetan McDonnell represents Great Britain in the Eurofencing Under-17 Cadet Sabre Tournament in Germany, maintaining his ranking as number 18th in the country.
Athletics: Dominic Ogbechie wins four out of five events at the Junior Boys International in Ireland, producing five personal bests while placing him number one in the country for Long Jump, High Jump, 60m Hurdles and Pentathlon. Sixth Formers Alex Dabek (L6LH) and Julia Wojtaszak (U6AB) represented Polonia SideOut Academy in the first round of the National Under-18’s Volleyball Championships on Saturday 15 October, hosted by the Ashcombe Volleyball Club in Dorking. As a result of their good performance, the team successfully moved on to round two, hosted by the Malory Eagles Volleyball Club, on Saturday 12 November. Frankie Moore, Chairwoman of the Polonia Ladies Volleyball Club, said: ‘The Club is very proud of this accomplishment and most grateful to Alex and Julia and their team mates for their hard work, good attitude and high standard of play. In addition to playing matches, the team also performed referee duties when the other teams played their matches and they did this in a way which made the team and their support proud. The same high standard of deportment was observed during transportation to and from the venue. I hope Alex and Julia continue to represent the club for the rest of the season in the local and national competitions.’
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Design a Christmas Card Competition Pupils were invited to design a Christmas Card this term, with the winning design from each category (age, group or individual) to be included in Victoria Borwick MP’s official Christmas greetings card. Lady Borwick wrote: ‘Thank you very much to all your wonderful pupils for sending in such excellent Christmas Card designs for our Christmas Card competition. I was pleased to receive so many entries. In particular, I would like to congratulate Alfonso Mendes de Vigo, Antonio Raez, Callum Johnston, Harry Zonneveld, Joshua Iwanczuk, Leon Halpenny, Maciej Romanowski, Manus McFadden, Mario Toma, Mesdar Woldesus, Nathaniel Sewell, Nélson Fernandes Serrao, Niles Toussaint, Patryk Merchant, Ray Cabling and Vinz Kakilala. All the entries were very impressive and have made us all feel very festive! Once again, thank you very much and we hope that you have a good end to the autumn term.’
Joshua Iwanczuk, 1M Nathaniel Sewell, 3M
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Maciej Romanowski, 3M Joshua Iwanczuk, 1M
Leon Halpenny, 2M
Antonio Raez, 3M
Patryk Merchant, 1M
Harry Zonneveld, 3M
Nélson Fernandes Serrão, 4Ma
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