CULFORD'S VERY OWN CORNWALLIS MAGAZINE AKA
THE GENTLMEN'S Edition
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CULFORD FEATURE
MEET THE NEW CORNWALLIS PREFECTS FOR 2017
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e are delighted to introduce the new House Prefects of Cornwallis. From left to right we have: Max McCrea, Jono Le Grice, Martynas Blazys, Freddie Allum, Gabriel Williams, Samuel Lucas, Rapolas Usaris, Frederick Mann, Charles Schofield and last but not least, Arran Dhesi. Max is a talented mathematician who is currently volunteering in a Malawian school. Jono is one of our new Green Blazers and a keen photographer. Martynas has also recently been awarded with a Green Blazer and Head Of Cornwallis. He is a confident and smiley character, who definitely knows how to dress. Freddie is a talented all round student with 3 different scholarships showing his outstanding abilities. Gabriel is a budding actor staring in our recent school musical "Les Misérables". Gabriel loves taking part in all there is to do at Culford and is a great role model. Samuel is one of those guys that always has a smile on his face and brings a great deal to the house. Rapolas may come across as a tough rugby boy, however he has one of the kindest hearts and is a valuable asset to the house. Frederick Mann... Well, what's not to say about the kid? He is the kind of guy that is always up for a laugh and willing to do ALMOST anything. He has been involved in school plays as well as the Malawi trip. Charlie Schofield may get a bit of stick for being the son of the Prep School Headmaster, but he is such a genuine guy that deserved his green blazer. I'm sure the house is looking forward to what he has to offer. Now, to finish off the bunch is Arran Dhesi. This man has become involved in numerous activities, including the Malawi trip, and always manages to bring a smile to the rest of the house!
Frederick Mann talks about the process of becoming a prefect... Although the idea of becoming a school prefect may seem daunting to consider, I would reallly recommend putting a lot of thought into applying. There are three steps to becoming a prefect. These steps include; a letter of application, an application form, and a formal interview with Mr Reynolds, Mr Fox, and the current Head of House. A piece of advice for the letter of application is, "Don’t be yourself; be the best version of yourself". What I mean by this is that you shouldn't say you are something you are not, but instead show the best sides of yourself. Also, try and ensure you throw yourself into all aspects of Culford life. This might be in sport, drama, music or charities etc. Nothing looks worse than an empty letter of application! Next is the application form. You will be asked what prefect team you would like to join. There are three teams; academic prefects, charities and chaplaincy prefects, and Sixth Form prefects. The academic, charities and chaplaincy prefect roles are fairly self explanatory, while the Sixth Form prefects primarily deal with events. Lastly, the interview. Now, a few of you may know Mr Reynolds, however in this situation he is about as intimidating as a garden mouse! This usually takes around 15 minutes. Although the light that reflects off the top of Mr Reynolds’ head may be a bit distracting (!), it definitely taught me that no matter the weather outside, I would always recommend you take sunglasses to an interview... Finally, although this may be your first formal interview and may be intimidating, I think it helps develop a life skill that will definitely be useful in the future. You will benefit from it in the long term.
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO START CULFORD
IN FOURTH FORM By Anesu Marumahoko
Random faces, different jokes and brand new surroundings. That’s how I remember my first day here at Culford. To be honest, I really didn’t want to be here; almost nine hours away from my beloved home in Kenya, and not to mention, surrounded by a bunch of people I didn’t care about. Looking back at that gloomy and nerveracking day, it is a massive contrast to what I feel today. It’s actually pretty funny how I thought of my friends back then. For instance, Xander Bell, AKA “Ding Dong”. I first thought of him as an arrogant, know-it-all tennis player. I really didn’t want to be associated with him. So, as teenagers tend to deal with people they don’t want to be around, I stayed away from him. But as the weeks went on, Culford allowed me to see Xander in a completely different way. He is a great footballer, accompanied with a great sense of humour, not to mention his exceptional tennis skills. As the days went on, we had some considerable banter. I mainly recall the time I heard Timi get caught by Mr Johnson-Monday for playing 'Run' on his laptop. I also heard that his response to the Headmaster, asking him what he was doing, was, “Sir, I am playing 'Run'.” In all fairness to Timi, he wasn’t the only one. But just in general, this Fourth Form year has been exceptional. The sport has been great fun, the learning has been phenomenal and not to mention the sizeable amount of activities available for us. Not only for me, but for everyone else here, the Fourth Form year at Culford has shown me a different side to myself, and taught me not to judge people by their covers. In conclusion, it has ticked off all the Headmaster's boxes. Yes, it has been challenging, with great activities and resources to test ourselves. Not forgetting, it has been hugely enriching with the help of the quality staff and the stunning new library. And finally, it’s been a whole lot of fun, thanks to the enjoyable people, as well as my friends, who have been a joy to live and work.
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ACTIVITY REVIEW
SELF-REPORT
MALAWI TAKES ON 7 CORNWALLIANS AN INSIGHT INTO THE EXPLORATION WITH SAMUEL LUCAS & GABRIEL WILLIAMS SAMUEL LUCAS (L6) WRITES A SHORT PIECE ON WHAT HE HOPES TO GET OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE... I will be traveling out to Malawi on the 3rd July along with 16 other pupils from Culford. We will be spending 17 days in Malawi helping to construct a new building at Nankufi School, as well as visiting an orphanage, a jail and a hospital. Whilst we are out there, we will be helping with four different projects at Fisherman's Rest. These are: The Good Food Project, where we will be handing out breakfast for the children when they get to School; Project My Girl, where the girls of the group will be teaching and explaining issues related to sexual health to the girls at Nankufi School; Tree Project and Changu Changu Stove, where we will be trying to get the community involved in re-foresting the countryside; and the
final project of building either a dormitory or a library at the school, to aid learning and improve the livelihoods of all the pupils. Going to a country such as Malawi will be a life changing and rare experience that very few will have the pleasure of doing. I believe that we are in an extremely privileged and fortunate position and that this is our chance, although it sounds about as clichĂŠd as it gets, to give back to those who live in a poverty-stricken country. This certainly rings true in our case, as we have spent around ÂŁ850 in total between us on items to give to the community out there. All there is left to say before we depart for an amazing two and a half weeks, is thank you to anyone who has supported us in fundraising for the trip in any way.
GABRIEL WILLIAMS GOES ON TO TELL US THE PREPARATION HE HAS HAD TO UNDERGO FOR THIS TRIP... Malawi fundraising was easy to forget about, particularly for the first half of the year. As the first term went by, I devoted little thought, and even less effort, into fundraising except for the token Malawi group meetings. When Christmas arrived and the end of the year was starting to appear on the horizon, fundraising became a much more serious issue, lingering at the back of my mind. I started brainstorming for ideas for a fundraising method, and frustratingly came against a dead-end several times before the idea of running a marathon arose. Drawing inspiration from the fact that my Housemaster, Mr. Reynolds, was also running a marathon, I decided to try and fundraise through sponsorships for my marathon. This took place on the 8th May. I started training in early April, about two months before I was due to run. I ended up training for about an hour every second day of the week, with about 2-3 hours of running on Sunday for a long run. This long run was perhaps the hardest thing about training, as the idea of losing 3 hours of my day out in the wind and the cold was not particularly appealing. Holidays also posed a problem to my training, as I would often struggle to find the time and adjust my holiday schedule to fit in with training.
This was made worse by the travelling I had to do to visit my family, as my parents live in Uganda, Africa. As a result of this, I lost out on training time. However, I still felt ready for my marathon and was hoping to complete it in about 4 hours. By the time the 8th May had arrived, I had raised about £900 in sponsorship from friends and family on Facebook and donations at events such as the Malawi dinner. The Marathon itself was far tougher than I had anticipated, with the 8th being the hottest day of the year so far and the temperature about 26 degreesin the sun. I ended up having lots of trouble during the race, vomiting at about 15 miles in, after I drank too much water going up a particularly steep hill. This had the unfortunate effect of making me dehydrated after losing so much fluid so that I was plagued by cramps for the remaining 11 miles. As a result I ended up having to walk and slow jog (which resembled more of a stumble) the whole way. Thankfully, the other runners were amazingly supportive, and the people who lived near the course had set up hoses and sprinklers on the road and were handing out water and energy food. I forced myself to push on and ended up finishing after a gruelling 5 hours and 20 minutes. Looking back, it was a good experience, but that's easy to say now that it's over. I think the trip to Malawi will be great and I am really looking forward to it. I’ve already learnt a lot from the fundraising process and things can only get better from here!
A VERY
SAD TIME FOR THE GENTLEMEN By Luigi Murton Another year has passed in Cornwallis, and we sadly have to say goodbye to another set of unique individuals. Cornwallis is a proud and prosperous house but the pupils are the key element to its success. Every year is a different year, and in the summer term certain members permanently depart from the humble abode. There are a wide variety of personalities that are leaving this year, from the Fourth Form: William Pickersgill. From Lower Fifth: Julius Adamski and Arnau Coca. Upper Fifth: Clemens Rathmanner, Angus Robins, Frank Scott, Thomas Smith and James Vickers. In Lower Sixth; Emilien Rougon, Konstantin Pfitzer and Sebastian Woods. Finally, the current Upper Sixth of 2016; Alex Blumfield, Edward Aylott, Niall Buckley, George Callaghan, Kieran D'Lima, Christopher Howells, Alex Sanderson, Martin Sharples, Jack Veitch, Hugo von Bussmann, Harry Connor, Daniel Ekpe, Michael Kimwele, Oliver Oulton, James Spratt, Jake Sumner, Holland Thomas and last but not least Tayden Yuen. In the leavers' list this year we see some fascinating and wonderful achievements; from James Spratt’s shooting to Thomas Smith’s rugby.
However, sport is not the only thing Cornwallis can boast of. We also have gifted musicians such as Tayden Yuen. All together the leavers of 2016 are a talented and diverse set of Cornwallians. There is always one person who has to say goodbye that everyone will remember; the Housemaster. Many people believe that Mr Reynold’s job gets easier as time goes on- it doesn’t! Although Mr Reynolds may receive about 20 mugs and 20 bottles of wine, that certainly does not make up for the fact that he will not see a significant number of his friends and companions for a long time. Mr Reynolds will always be in the mind of the 2016 Cornwallians and is a valuable asset to the house. Cornwallis is a house that does not have a definition, because there are too many areas of talent to squeeze into one sentence. This year has been a memorable year and I am certain that the leavers of 2016 will go on to achieve astonishing things. Therefore on behalf of Cornwallis, I would like to thank the leavers of 2016 for contributing so much to the house, and to wish them good luck for the foreseeable future!
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