Henrician 2015

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Headteacher’s Welcome I am delighted to present this latest edition of The Henrician which once again acts as a chronicle of school life, giving an insight into the accomplishments of our students and their many remarkable achievements. My sincere thanks to all the staff who support our students so well. Special thanks also to the team that put this together, Mr Kitson, Mr Dyer and Mrs Bradley.

Notable highlights for the whole school during the past 12 months - our first as a National Teaching School – include our attainment of Artsmark Gold status, the renewal of our Sports Games Gold accreditation, and a very successful Ofsted visit looking at our provision for More Able students.

As we look towards the next academic year, we are very much looking forward to moving into our new languages block, which will be completed during the Autumn Term.

We are also looking forward to the refurbishment of our Science laboratories as a result of a successful EFA bid, and upgrading our Arts Theatre, following generous donations from John Martin’s Charity, Wychavon District Council and other benefactors, to whom we are most grateful.

Finally, as we say goodbye to a number of staff, I must recognise the huge contribution of four longstanding colleagues, three of whom have served on the Senior Team during their careers, and will be retiring at the end of this academic year.

Dave Miller, Alan Roberts and Val Butler have 95 years of continuous service at Prince Henry’s between them. Their contribution to Prince Henry’s has been immense. They have been hugely instrumental in supporting and developing generations of students and staff, past and present, and they will be dearly missed by the school’s community, as will Sally Workman, who joined Prince Henry’s as a Textiles teacher in 1986 and has given 29 years of loyal service to the school. I am sure you will want to join me in wishing them a long and happy retirement.

I am proud to commend the 2015 edition to you.

Dr A Evans, Headteacher June 2015

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Welcome A Welcome to Staff At the beginning of the school year we welcomed some new members of staff.

Mr Cains joined us as Head of Geography, whilst Mr Kelly was welcomed into the DT Department. In the Spring Term, we also welcomed Mrs Griffiths as a new member of the History/Politics Department. Mrs Chevens also joined us as a part-time teacher of English.

In addition, the following teaching staff worked for part of the year covering maternity and other staff absence: Miss Torr (Art), and Mrs Van Dam (Languages). We also welcomed Miss Houghton back to the Art Department.

We also welcomed some new support staff members: Mrs Feeney (Teaching School Administrator), Mrs Shephard (Finance Assistant), Mrs Fenney and Mrs Ellis (both Learning Supervisors), Mr Patterson (Sixth Form Private Study Supervisor), Mr Davey (Site Supervisor) and Mr Crouch (IT Technician).

A Farewell to Staff During the course of the year, some members of staff have left us: Miss Pomeroy (Head of Drama) left at Christmas to spend more time with her young family; Mr McGarvey, who had been with us for 18 years, spending part of that time as Head of History and latterly as Head of Sixth Form, also left at Christmas to take up a promotion at a school in Solihull. At Easter, Mr Meehan (IT) took up a Head of Department post at a school in Birmingham.

Some members of support staff also left for pastures new during 2014/15: Miss Schmidt (Receptionist), our Business Manager Ms Smith, and Miss Streather and Miss Capaldi who left their positions as Learning Supervisors to pursue careers in teaching.

At the end of this school year, Mr Quantrell (Mathematics) is relocating to Shropshire, and we will also be saying farewell to Mr Hollis (Geography) and Mrs Garcia (Spanish). After amassing some 124 of service between them, four of the school’s longest serving members of staff will be retiring at the end of the academic year. Their contributions have been acknowledged elsewhere in this edition of The Henrician, but we wish Mrs Butler, Mr Miller, Mr Roberts and Mrs Workman each a long, happy and well-deserved retirement. Furthermore, we would also like to wish Mrs Joynes, who is also retiring, well. She has taught extra-curricular piano and lower strings to Prince Henry’s pupils for the past 22 years, and made a significant contribution to music at the school.

We would like to thank all of these colleagues for their hard work and support, and to wish them well for the future.

Thank You As Chairman of Governors, it is my great pleasure to add my very grateful thanks on behalf of the governors and the wider school community for the enormous contributions that Val Butler, Dave Miller and Alan Roberts have made to the Senior Leadership Team at Prince Henry’s and to wish them a long and happy retirement.

During their remarkable careers at the school they have not just offered devoted service to the school; they have offered support and guidance to, literally, thousands of young people who have grown up in the Vale of Evesham. Staff and governors alike have also benefited hugely from their wisdom, friendship and loyalty down the years. They have represented all that is best in the teaching profession and have embodied the ethos that makes Prince Henry’s such a special place and will be missed by us all.

Mr Steve Butcher Chairman of Governors

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Staff of Prince Henry’s High School 2014-2015 Headteacher: Deputy Headteachers: Assistant Headteachers: Teaching Staff Mrs J M Aitken Mr G A Allen Mrs J C August Mrs S D Bannister Mrs N J Barker Mrs R Baston Ms A J Bell Miss H S L Berry Mrs L M Biggs Mr T A Billington Mrs H E Bloom Mrs L Boyle Mr M C Brant Mr J M Bridgens Mrs J Brooke Mr P A G Bullas Mr D F Z Cains Mrs D Chevens Miss H Clilverd Mr N A Collings Mrs M Cook Mrs J A Coram Mrs D P Couliou Mrs D L Cox Mr J Downe Mr D P J Findlay Mrs C L Fisher Mrs J M Fryer Mrs R J Garcia Miss A Giordano Mr J W Goodhead Mrs E C T Griffiths Mrs S Hall Mr M Head Miss N Heywood Mrs N L Higginson, Mrs G L Hobbiss Mr M B Hollis Miss B J Houghton Mr J T Kelly Mrs P K Kelly Mr J R King Mr R Kitson Mrs K F Knott Mrs A E Lee Mrs R M Loh Mr R Lovett Miss T D Marcham Mrs S L Marsh

Dr A A L Evans Mrs V C Butler, Mr A W Roberts, Mrs H L Wood Mr B J Freeman, Mrs K J Holyoak, Mrs A C Lungley

Ms D Martin Mr J P Martin Ms M A Maurice Mrs K E Mifflin Mrs H L Miles Mr D J Miller Miss C M Moore Mr J M Nightingale Mrs S K Nolan Dr J P Orme Miss C L Park Mr H Parker Mrs C Parker-Winters Mrs J Parnham Dr H Patel Mrs G Pearce Mr T A Pilling Mr T W Quantrell Mrs H A Raven Mr L Roleston Ms L W Rowthorn Mrs M J Sherman Mrs K L A Short Mrs J J Smart Mrs K Smith Mrs B Summers Mrs H B A Taylor Miss S L Thomas Mrs S Thomas Mr M F Thompson Mrs S H Thorner Miss K L Tilt Mrs J K Tozer Mrs A van Dam Mrs L M Walker Miss C Wareham Mrs C E Webb Mr M J Winters Mrs S A Workman Mrs B J Worley

Administration Mr A Hulse Mrs Z Y Bradley Mr P Barrington Mrs G Crouch Mrs A M Davey Mrs R Fenney Mrs H E Green Mrs S Jennings Mrs R A Johnson Mrs C E Jordan Miss D P Perks Mrs A S Price Mrs A M Ridley Mrs E Shephard Mrs N Tranter Mrs M Wall Miss M Willis Behaviour & Welfare Mr C Brewster Miss P Hanson Mrs J Haskell Mrs C Layton Mrs J E Stones Mrs D M Walters Instrumental Staff Ms S Alington Mr A Cross Mrs H Green Mr I Hattersley Mr A Iliffe Mrs S Joynes Mr D Neville Mr R Painter Mr J Riley Mr R Tillotson Mr D Tristram Mrs H Wrieden

Learning Support Mrs R Bennington Mrs S J Crenan Mrs E Ellis Mrs D Feeney Mr L Fisher Mr C Patterson Teaching Assistants Mrs N Brown Mrs J Bunker Mrs C Cook Mrs B Fordham Mrs A Harris Mrs S Hopkins Mrs E Johnson Mrs T Jones Mr D Most Mrs K Phillips Mrs S Taylor Ms J Wood Technicians (Design Technology, ICT and Science) Mr N Clements Mr G Crouch Mr A Dingley Mrs N Jones Mr S Dyer Mrs L E Oliver Mrs C J Dziczkaniece Mr D Pilling Mrs E M Floisand Mr M Spence Site Facilities Management & Supervision Mr P Bell Mr N Hopkins Mr P Davey Mr T Iddon Mrs J Dobbins Mr L Ridings Mr A Drinkwater Mr T Ridings Mrs J Gardiner Mrs J Stanley Mr I Hazeldene Mrs J Southwell Mrs S Holder Mr F Watson

Trustees of the Prince Henry’s High School Academy Trust Mr M Amies, Mr S Butcher, Mr S Cook, Mr J Painter, Mr K Watson Governors of the Prince Henry’s High School Academy Trust Mr S Butcher (Chairman), Mr K Watson (Vice Chairman), Dr A A L Evans (Headteacher), Mrs L Campbell, Mr S L D Cook, Mr J Curran, Mrs G Getting, Mr A Harris, Mr J Painter, Rev E Pillar, Mrs C Rimell, Mrs M Spinks, Miss D Stubbs, Mr M F Thompson, Dr N Townshend, Mrs L Walker

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Head Boy & Girl & Senior Prefects Head Boy & Head Girl band you knew you were in for a treat, and it didn’t disappoint. The tireless commitment of the staff in providing such incredible opportunities is inspiring.

The end of our time at Prince Henry’s is fast approaching, and it is with much affection that we look back over the past five years and share with you some of our highlights.

A team building weekend last summer where we scaled new heights and shared unforgettable experiences helped establish a strong team of Senior Prefects. We have worked well together helping to support staff with school events and organizing fundraising events from cake sales to a Winter Ball, for which tickets for the latter sold out in record time! The charity fundraising club, Interact, has also broken new records this year as teachers and Senior Prefects took to the catwalk for a fashion show where everything from vintage to grunge was worn, raising eyebrows as well as money for local charities! Under the supportive guidance of the Sixth Form Team the past two years have been some of our best years at Prince Henry’s. A potentially stressful year making choices for our future, writing personal statements and meeting UCAS deadlines flew by with the minimum of worry thanks to the help of the staff.

We’d firstly like to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to the teachers and all the staff at Prince Henry’s.

Without their constant care, support and motivation, our time here would have been far less enjoyable. They have always been incredibly supportive and approachable, and this together with their expectation that we work to the best of our ability has helped us reach our potential. It is sometimes easy to overlook the tremendous effort made by all the staff, from caretakers to the Senior Management This year has been a special year in many ways, Team, to ensure the successful day-to-day operation of the with moving acts of remembrance throughout the year for those who fought in the First and school and for this dedication we are truly grateful.

Second World War. It has been a huge privilege Right from the very first day as a Year 9 up to today, there to be Head Boy and Head Girl at Prince Henry’s have been so many new opportunities and experiences and we too have special reasons to remember which have undoubtedly helped prepare us for the next this year for the rest of our lives.

stage in life. However daunting a prospect that future is, we carry with us the confidence we’ve gained at Prince All that remains is for us to say goodbye to our school and to wish all the very best to both Henry’s. the staff and pupils whether staying or moving There is rarely a day that goes by during the school term on to new ventures this year. Prince Henry’s where there isn’t a concert to rehearse for, a trip to look is an amazing school, we feel so proud to be forward to or the excitement of a forthcoming show. Henricians and we’re sure that as the old war The Battle of the Bands is always a tightly fought contest song goes ‘we’ll meet again’! showcasing some of Prince Henry’s amazing talent, and this year was no exception. When the school production William Brookman & Holly Sagar of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream saw the Arts Head Boy & Head Girl Centre transformed into a fairy wonderland with a swing

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Senior Prefects 2014-2015 Dan Barber James Beaumont William Brookman Jack Brown Daniel Burke Adrian Cook Max Ellis Douglas Haycock Michael Lolley James Mackins Matthew Manns James Sheppy David Trevorrow Max von Niebel Thomas Watson James Williamson

Emmy Badham Esme Barker Philippa Bayliss Megan Betteridge Isobel Brown Genevieve George Emily Hall Emma Jaura Hannah Lewis Rhian Miles Ami Phillips Holly Sagar Anjelica Sephton Ellen Smith Billie Thomas Eleanor Wright

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Art Sixth Form Art Trip On 2nd October, 25 excited sixth formers arrived at school at 7:15 eager to see what the day had in store. We headed off to London armed with maps and packed lunches. The three hour coach journey flew by and we arrived at Baker Street keen to undertake our adventure. We gathered around the Sherlock Holmes statue for our final briefing before we went our separate ways in our groups of three. We had planned our tube routes meticulously in the previous week. Since this was my first time on the tube, I was slightly nervous but I was assured I was in safe hands. When we reached our destination of the Tate Modern Gallery we enjoyed viewing the artwork which inspired us to progress further in our personal projects throughout the year. Then we navigated our way through London to the Saatchi Gallery which was very influential, with some astonishing exhibitions. After hours of investigating we met back at the Sherlock Holmes statue. Once the group photos were completed, we boarded the coach to start the journey back home. We all had a very enjoyable day and on behalf of the pupils, I would like to say a huge thanks you to Mrs ParkerWinters and Miss Torr for organising such a fantastic trip!

Hattie Wilson, Year 12

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Cheltenham Fine Art Studios On Friday 11th July, a number of A-level Art students made a trip to Cheltenham Fine Art Studios to take part in a Life Drawing Class. For many of us, this was a first-time experience and although this meant a few were reluctant to begin with, by the end of the day all of us were fascinated by what we had achieved in just a few hours. On arrival we were introduced to our mentors for the day and our model – who were all lovely – and we got stuck in straight away! Experimenting with materials from charcoals and chalks, to felt pens and paints, we were all able to find a preferred style and given freedom to test the waters. Leaving with two portfolios full of work, we all felt it had been a very productive day, encouraging some very positive attitudes towards life drawing, with some of us hoping to continue experimenting with this style in the coming months!

Katie Milner, Year 13

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Business Studies & Duke of Edinburgh

Destinations Day On Wednesday 4th March 2015, Year 10 pupils were taken off timetable to attend “taster” sessions in a variety of careers such as Forensic Science, Hair & Beauty, Hospitality, Art & Design & Engineering. Outside speakers were invited into school to give advice and the opportunity for pupils to ask questions. Pupils chose the sessions they wanted to attend beforehand and also attended a compulsory “Speed Dating” session and CV Writing session. The Speed Dating provided the information on how to enter different careers, and had representatives from Sixth Form, College, University, Apprenticeship providers & Work-Based Training providers. The feedback from the pupils has been very positive and they really enjoyed the day. One pupil summed up the day as follows: “I liked the Art and Design and the Forensic Science sessions because they were interesting and showed me how to get into those particular career paths. I thought the whole day was interesting because it showed me different job options rather than the obvious ones”.

We are grateful to all the employers and outside speakers for giving their time to come into school to speak to our pupils.

Mrs R Johnson

Young Enterprise Young Enterprise was a great experience and as a team we learned and grew so much. We faced challenges right through the project from coming up with a product idea to selling that product. The biggest challenge we faced as a team was probably giving a presentation about our company to hundreds of other teams and judges; however this also offered the greatest reward in the sense of achievement when we had finished. We decided to make apple juice as our product, using apples from the school orchard along with other locally sourced apples and then pressed it all ourselves with assistance from the fantastic Pershore College pressing facility. Overall, this was a great experience and would definitely do it again.

Alan Styan, Year 12

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Duke of Edinburgh Midway through July we went on the practice walk for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold award. We set out to Snowdonia to complete four days walking through rural Wales.

The first day was a stark contrast to what we were about to encounter. We arrived at the campsite and had plenty of time to pitch tents before an afternoon of relaxing on the beach and fish and chips for dinner. The next morning however, we had to get up early in order to start the first day’s walking. The group split off in teams of six or seven on the routes which we had planned weeks before in school. Each team had to meet various checkpoints throughout the day, where we would catch up with teachers to re-fill water supplies and check that we were on track to reach the campsite before dark! With 20km to walk each day, for some of us this was looking unlikely…

Despite the long distances and the difficult terrain, all the teams reunited each night at various campsites around Snowdon. By the fifth night, everyone was exhausted and ready for final fish and chips, to celebrate the achievement of completing the walk. Everyone was relieved that we had completed the challenge, but the novelty soon wore off when the realisation dawned that we had to do it all again next year!

The assessed walk is taking place in July this year, and all the teams are getting ready to complete the challenge again. For some of us this will be the culmination of four years’ worth of D of E expeditions. We are looking forward to embarking on the next stage of this exciting excursion.

Daniel Burke, Max Ellis and Holly Sagar, Year 13

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Design & Technology

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Masterchef Every June, Prince Henry’s hosts its very own Masterchef competition. The Year 10 students make a range of delicious desserts and fight to represent their house in the Semi Finals. Only one team from each house can go through however and the competition is fierce. The Year 9 entrants have to prepare a savoury dish that contains at least one vegetable. The judging is taken very seriously and the panel includes Headteacher Dr Evans and the Head of each Year. The judges taste the dishes and quiz the teams about their ingredients and cooking skills. The standard over the last few years in the final has been fantastic and the judges have found it hard to pick a winner. Dishes are presented beautifully and the judges have commented that they would be prepared to pay for any of the meals in a restaurant. Last year the Year 9 winners were Bradley Thomson and Jack Ricketts who won with their Mediterranean pork with Roasted Vegetables and a Pineapple and Chilli Salsa. For Year 10 Jess Thomas, Amber Rees and Lola Gisbourne were the winners with their Chocolate Tart with Homemade Raspberry Ice cream. We are looking forward to another high standard competition this year‌

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English ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ - RSC Live Broadcast On the 20th November the Sixth Formers and Year 11s gathered together in the Arts Centre to watch a live broadcast of the RSC’s Shakespeare production, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”. It was such a privilege to join in on the event where over 15,000 students nationwide got involved and watched the play being broadcast on the big screen. The plot of the romantic comedy centres on Valentine and Proteus, the two gentlemen of Verona, who travel to Milan and learn about the world of courtship. They are best friends, but love for the same woman comes between them. The women in the play are Sylvia and Julia. Using the ploy of disguises, true love prevails and the friends are reconciled and look to share ‘one mutual happiness’. Everyone enjoyed the morning and those who stayed for the questions and answers had an insight to the play as Pearl Chanda (who played Julia) and Nicholas Gerard- Martin (who played Turio) answered questions from all the schools that got involved.

Jessica Thompson, Year 11

Haworth On 6th November 2014 the Literature students of Year 12 awoke at the crack of dawn for our adventure across the Yorkshire Moors.

Piling on to the coach at 6am in varying states of consciousness with pillows and blankets in tow, the day ahead still seemed somehow promising and as we made our way up increasingly winding roads, spirits rose. Our day in Haworth began with a trek across the dales to Top Withens - a farmhouse thought to be the inspiration for Bronte’s Wuthering Heights - with a competition to reach our destination soon established between the boys and girls. The historical ruins provided many a photo opportunity, including Mr Findlay’s ‘Oscar selfie’ style picture of the group in all our welly and walking booted glory. The walk back to the town via the beautiful Bronte Bridge resulted in a few comical stumbles but our efforts were soon rewarded by the giant Yorkshire puddings that awaited us at The Black Bull Inn. With full stomachs we explored the cobble stoned town, asking ‘Who are we?!’ as in the vintage shop scene in the film Wild Child and pondering on just how much more we could eat in Haworth’s sweet shop.

Our Bronte inspired trip ended in a tour of the town’s crowded graveyard, giving us an insight into Victorian life and death, and finally a talk at the Bronte museum on our AS level literature text, Jane Eyre. The talk was a great insight into the tragic lives of the Brontes. Charlotte lost her mother and two sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, very early on with Emily, Anne and Branwell also dying before her. Experiencing the claustrophobic atmosphere of the Parsonage helped us understand the Brontes’ need to escape into the imaginative worlds of Angria and Gondal. The Brontes spent most of their short lives at the parsonage, apart from a few years at schools and as governesses.

We then had an opportunity to explore the parsonage itself. It was incredible to think that Charlotte’s novel ‘Jane Eyre’, Emily’s ‘Wuthering Heights’, and Anne’s ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’ were all written in this house. The floor boards squeaked quite theatrically and the rooms had been so beautifully restored that it really felt as if we would stumble across Charlotte Bronte in the next room. All the Brontes were very talented, and in the parsonage we saw sketches, paintings and even handmade miniature books that Charlotte herself had toiled over for hours. The majority of us also squealed in disgust over the lock of Charlotte Bronte’s own hair. We then had another talk on the possible interpretation of ‘Jane Eyre’, which gave us lots of helpful hints for our English coursework. We returned to the coach with minds brimming with Bronte knowledge ready for another sleepy journey home.

Freya Jowett, Year 12

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‘Love’s Labours Lost’ - Royal Shakespeare Theatre On Monday 17th November, a group of Prince Henry’s students, accompanied by Mrs Barker, Mrs Lee and Mr Winters, visited the RST Stratford to see a production of an early WW1 version of Shakespeare’s ‘Love’s Labour Lost.’ The company director Christopher Luscombe and designer Simon Higlett turned Shakespeare’s grand works into a witty and exciting story set during the period just after World War One. This felt very appropriate given the centenary year, but also very fitting with the themes and ideas within the play. The visual spectacle of the stage, created by Higlett as the spitting image of the Edwardian manor, amazing costumes and a string of stirring songs certainly gave the atmosphere of this significant historical era..topped off by our spectacular seats!

A fantastic evening was had by all!

Ellen Day, Year 10

‘Love’s Labours Won’ - Royal Shakespeare Theatre In February 50 pupils travelled to the RSC to see Love’s Labour’s Won at the RSC. The play centres around two couples – Benedick and Beatrice and Hero and Claudio - focusing on the couples’ changing ideas of love and marriage in amongst a hilarious and devious plot to bring together and separate the couples respectively.

All those who saw it would certainly agree that the play was incredible – the witty dialogue and side-splitting sketches, paired with the additions of the songs and musical score meant the play was not one to forget!

The cast was an absolute treat. Entertaining and original adaptations of old characters meant the play was seen in a new light; Benedick most of all! His soliloquies were bursting with humour and emotion. He commanded the audience’s absolute silence at some points and had them raucous with laughter at others.

And the set – as always – was superb. It was designed to look like a post-war stately home, but with parts of the stage sliding forward and backwards, and parts sinking and rising into the floor at points!

The play, all in all, was absolutely phenomenal and it’s recommended to anyone and everyone who enjoys a riotous laugh but also some moments that make you think.

Izzy Bromfield and Imogen Parkin, Year 10

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Geography Sorrento On 25th March we set off for Gatwick airport for our geography trip to Sorrento in Italy. We started our trip by visiting Pompeii and Herculaneum, two ancient cities that were destroyed by volcanic eruptions. We looked for evidence of what life used to be like in the towns and could see how close they were to the huge Mount Vesuvius. Afterwards we made a trek up to the top of the volcano and saw how the eruption had created a massive crater. We were able to take some great pictures from the summit.

Sorrento is on the Amalfi coast and we took a coach ride along the winding clifftop roads. The views were stunning and when we stopped for ice cream Mr Hollis got sunburnt!

My favourite day out was visiting the site of a dormant volcano called Solfatara. The air smelt horrible due to the sulphur gases. The tour guide showed us how the local people had used this natural heat to make a sauna.

On the final day we visited a traditional Italian farm where we all got to see how mozzarella cheese is made and we were given some to taste, however the teachers were very keen to get seconds!

Jess Cook, Year 10

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Cadbury World On Friday 6th March, 51 Year 9 geographers took a coach to visit Cadbury World in Bournville, Birmingham. Whilst we were on the trip we learnt about where the chocolate we eat every day comes from. We had a tour and a workshop where we discovered about the shipping of chocolate to different countries, how it is made and how Cadburys is helping to make all their chocolate ‘fair trade’. The talk showed us about one of Cadbury’s main supplies of chocolate, the country of Ghana and we were surprised to find out that the supply of cocoa beans is running out. It was a great day out and we enjoyed our visit, especially eating all the chocolate!

Stewart Russell-Moya and Molly Pitchforth, Year 9

Year 12 Dorset Trip On 17 April the Year 12 geographers travelled down to the Dorset coast for a weekend of waves, walking and wellies. The aim was to complete some geography field work and see at first-hand the dramatic coastlines they have been learning about and start preparing for their Unit 2 exam in the Summer Term. The first stop was a visit to the sunny natural landmarks of Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove situated along the protected Jurassic Coast. The tour guides from PGL even managed to teach the students a song to remember how the landforms were created. (Though I’m not sure we will see them on the next edition of Britain’s Got Talent!)

After being treated to an ice cream, the coach took the students towards the Studland Peninsular. At this National Trust managed area the students worked in teams to learn and use the specialist equipment for measuring changes in the sand dune ecosystem.

The location for the final day was a wind-swept Chesil Beach and Isle of Purbeck, home to the London 2012 Olympic sailing venue. The group walked along the man-made coastal defences and witnessed the millions of pounds and huge efforts people go to in order to protect their homes from the force of the sea.

Mr D Cains, Head of Geography

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History Berlin

Berlin was an amazing experience. First off the tropical island swimming park was incredibly large and lots of fun; I had a good time playing volleyball myself! The swimming was great and the park so large that you’d never get bored jumping from attraction to attraction.

The actual city of Berlin though was extremely nice, the people were very friendly and the tour guides were very polite. The monuments are breathtaking and you cannot comprehend the history behind them until you see them; I promise you they are worth seeing. Places like the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate are marvellous examples of German architecture and places like the Garden of Frederick the Great give you a real taste of different cultures and how they lived through the stories told in the buildings. The city is quite different to any you will find here in England, it’s much quieter than London but just as entertaining and this provides a very good atmosphere which I enjoyed a lot.

The museums themselves have a wide range of exhibits inside. They can range from personal letters from German people to their families to the technology behind groups such as the Gestapo and the Stasi. They are extremely entertaining and especially if History interests you. Seeing these things in person rather than through a textbook is a much better way of understanding the life of the German people during the Nazi dictatorship and we all learnt a lot.

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The darker secrets of Berlin are hidden in places like Sachsenhausen which not only provide a good insight into the History of Germany but they also provided us with many stories that none of us will forget. Places like the Jewish Museum let you see life from the perspective of the people the Nazis persecuted, so this unique experience helps you to understand what you have been taught and how life would have been for some of the specific groups that were targeted in Nazi Germany. Personally, this was the most interesting part, as no lesson in school or place in the world can really grip you as much as Berlin and the camps around it do with their past.

The food provided in Berlin and the outskirts of Berlin included traditional German cuisine which is very tasty I must say! It’s quite different to the food you would usually find in England but different is good and this is a key example of that.

In conclusion I enjoyed the Berlin trip immensely and I would highly recommend those taking History & RE to go on the trip next time!

Tom Sedman, Year 10

Houses of Parliament On the 30th January AS Politics students and a few AS History students attended a trip to the Houses of Parliament. We left school to be at Parliament by 2 o’clock, though with spare time on our hands we took a short detour to No.10 Downing Street and around the grounds of Parliament Square. Upon our arrival at Portcullis House, we were searched by security before being introduced to our tour guide. We began our tour with an exclusive viewing of Emily Wilding Davison’s ‘Votes for Women’ scarf and then went through the central lobby to see Winston Churchill’s memorial flowers (which had been laid as it was the 50th anniversary of his funeral). We sat just outside the Commons discussing how legislation was made, and main functions of the Commons. We then went in and stood behind the ‘frontbenchers’ seats (which we were not allowed to sit on) where we went into further detail of the House. After the Commons we viewed the Lords which seemed much more majestic than the former, both equally as interesting as the other. Our day finished with a workshop on making legislation which was an eye opener. A great day for all of us.

Brent McOmish, Year 12

Hive Trip On Wednesday 22nd October, the PHHS History Club went on a trip to ‘The Hive’ library and information hub in Worcester to conduct some exciting research into the soldiers who had died in the First World War, and had attended Prince Henry’s.

We were taught how to use the different research tools available at The Hive, including the website “ancestry.com” which proved invaluable when researching information about the soldiers listed on our school war memorial. We were also able to access the “Soldiers Died in The Great War” register, and the list of soldiers who received medals, in order to find out more specific details about each of the 28 soldiers we were researching. The film rolls of marriage, birth and burial records were also available to us, and we were able to use the 1911 census to discover more about the families of these soldiers, and even find some who survived The Great War. To finish off the afternoon, we visited the Worcester Museum, which had a special exhibition on charting the development of the Worcestershire Regiment in wars through the ages. A special display honouring the fallen soldiers in this regiment from 2007 to the present day was a particularly poignant part of the exhibition, as it linked the First World War to the devastation that is still happening in wars worldwide today.

Mr J King

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Interact At the time of going to print, PHHS Interact had raised £4,146.73 Children in Need On 14th November Interact decided to hold a fair for the cause of Children in Need. We created many stalls such as Guess the Sweets in the Jar, cake stalls and Guess the Name of the Teddy. The event was a huge success with many pupils coming along to support Interact. A few weeks later, Year 9 put on a fundraiser where two pupils from each form ran a stall. This was also very successful and gave Year 9 pupils a warm welcome to the school.

Lucy Malley and Olivia Edwards, Year 9

Ebola Fund Raising As students heard about the Ebola crisis in West Africa there was a strong desire to raise money to contribute to the Ebola Appeal. We decided the quickest and most effective way to do this was to hold a non-uniform day. The whole school showed their support and as well as raising money, awareness of this international issue was raised.

Ella Wright, Year 13, President of Interact

Vegetable Collection The last school week in December everyone was encouraged to bring at least one vegetable to school to provide a Christmas Dinner for people in crisis situations in the Evesham area. There was a huge response to our appeal, students and staff brought sprouts, potatoes, carrots and onions. All these vegetables went towards a Christmas dinner which took place at Caring Hands Diner. The volunteers at the Diner were overwhelmed by the generosity of our staff and students when we dropped of several sacks and boxes of vegetables.

Ella Middleton and Megan Left, Year 9

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Battle of the Bands On 11th December 2014 Prince Henry’s High School hosted the Battle of the Bands in Evesham Arts Centre. Members of Interact were at the doors of the Art Centre to greet the members of the public who were attending the event. They were also collecting and selling tickets and in the interval, Interact supplied bags containing a variety of sweets and canned drinks in order to raise money for Make a Wish Foundation and Working World.

There were many highly talented musicians competing in the Battle of the Bands both from Prince Henry’s and many other schools and the two hosts as well as teachers as judges helped to create a comedy aspect to the whole event. It was a very enjoyable event and we would highly recommend you to attend in the future.

Maya Matthews, Sophie Whitley and Laura Bennett, Year 10

Fashion Show This year Interact bought fashion to the Prince Henry’s stage, organising an evening of fashion, music and charity fun. The aim for the evening was to raise funds for the international charity Make A Wish Foundation, and the local organisation of Working World. With support from students and teachers, Interact managed to raise a total of £538.20 for these worthwhile charities.

The evening of sparkles, glamour, and sophistication kicked off with a vintage collection followed by the genius musical talents of a student band known as The Harts. Their indie style fitted the night’s atmosphere perfectly, stirring up the crowd and giving a buzz to both the audience and the models. Prince Henry’s very own Gok Wan (James Colby) took to the floor several times during the evening, playing the role of fashion guru as he transformed two busy and stressed Year 11s into prom princes and princesses. The comedic value of James’ humour struck a chord with the audience, and by the end of the act the audience was feeling excited and ready to see the next clothing lines.

Festival, grunge, going out and prom were the styles which our models epitomised as they strutted down the catwalk, framed by a dazzled audience.

During the interval, Interact took to selling the clothes which had been so beautifully modelled. All clothing had been either donated from students and teachers, or sourced from the local charity shops. The clothes sales were a huge success, and many bought our vintage gems as a result of the inspiring outfits worn during the first half of the show. A local bridal boutique joined in with the selling on the night, and one of Interacts’ own models wore one of their stunning Cinderella prom dresses in the second half.

The second half kicked off with another song from The Harts, and was followed by the Interact Raffle. Many members of the audience left at the end of the night with great prizes, including a free meal for two at the Northwick Hotel, a free day’s membership at the leisure centre, Easter hampers, and an iPod Shuffle.

All the way through the event the effort from technicians, models, musicians and back stage crew had been flawless, and gave way to a spectacular night. Interact would therefore like to thank anyone who came or helped make the night such a huge success.

Pippa Bayliss, Year 13, Interact Secretary

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ICT, Computing & Media Thorpe Park After a few days of rain during the week, we were pleased to see the sun shining as we headed down the M40 for our ICT enrichment trip to Thorpe Park in October.

This trip enabled Youth Award students to fulfil their task of arranging and planning a visit to a location over a hundred miles away. The students were able to prepare a risk assessment, budgeting sheets and time-management plans.

It also enabled Media pupils to develop their photography skills by taking images from unusual angles.

The Computing pupils investigated programming for Health and Safety in the rides and how the carts rely on a break in a circuit to stop the ride in an emergency. With the five minute waiting times, Mr Brant and Mr Pilling were able to check at least ten different rides!

Luckily the weather held, with sunshine most of the day, the only people who got wet were those riding the Tidal Wave and Mrs Phillips on Loggers Leap!

Mrs J Smart

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Cyber-Security On the afternoon of 11th February, the Year 9 students attended an afternoon of events presented by Rhian Kavanagh, from e-Skills UK. Interviews with cyber-security professionals introduced them to some of the electronic threats that cyber-security professionals deal with. They also had the opportunity to find out what careers in the field are available to them, and what qualifications they would need. They were introduced to some encryption techniques, and they had a go at cracking some codes.

They were shown some techniques that unscrupulous people use to stalk the unsuspecting using social media, and how to protect themselves against those techniques.

Bristol Zoo On 29th April, 58 Year 10 photographers descended on Bristol Zoo to experiment with animal photography. With prizes on offer for the top photos of the day, everyone was eager to get started.

Expecting rain, we went off with coats and umbrellas, only to find that the sun was shining on Bristol. Animals were out and about and ready for us – especially the lemurs! A great day was had by all and some fantastic images were captured.

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Learning

Resource Centre

Worcestershire Teen Book Award

Newsday

A group of Year 9 students came to meetings starting in January to discuss the six books shortlisted for the Worcestershire Teen Book Award. Students from all the Worcestershire reading groups taking part will choose their favourite book from the shortlist, and the winning book will be announced on 19th March.

Newsday at Prince Henry’s was on March 11th, when a team of 29 students from all year groups produced ‘The Prince’s Herald’ newspaper in a day. Jessica Matthews and Bethany Tether from Year 12, were the Editors, with Lewis Maskell and Max Pearson, Year 13, heading the IT team.

The six books were themselves chosen by students in Worcestershire, and our school’s choices were selected by three different Year 9 English classes in the Learning Resource Centre. Our group has been enthusiastically discussing the books once a week at lunchtime, and Edward Sommers 9W was the first student to finish reading all six books.

The group chose The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher as their favourite book, with Thirteen by Tom Hoyle coming second.

Mrs R Bennington

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Articles were written by all the team on a wide range of subjects from national and international news and sport, to local and school news and feature articles. Many were written on the day and some were prepared before the event. The pressure was always on to get the newspaper finished in a day, but it was great fun for all the team and is now available for viewing on the school website.

Mrs R Bennington

Waterstones Trip On Thursday 4th June, a trip was organised by the Learning Resource Centre to Waterstones bookshop in Cheltenham, and a group of 14 Year 9 students set off to choose some new and exciting books for the LRC as well as bringing back some books for ourselves.

When we arrived, we were met by a representative of Waterstones and she gave us a quick insight into which books had recently been released and what she believed our target audience would find interesting and enjoyable. After that, we looked around the store scanning through blurbs, and eventually picking out three books each for the LRC, as well as picking out a few novels that we personally would want to buy. They served squash and biscuits as refreshments and we even had time for a quick visit to the instore Costa after we made our purchases from the store.

It will be great for us and our friends to borrow and read some of the books we have chosen for the LRC. Stella Lincoln, Year 9

World Book Day

To celebrate World Book Day (5th March), Mark Robson, the famous author of the ‘Imperial’, ‘Dragon Orb’ and ‘Devil’s Triangle’ series, came to talk to Year 9. He gave a fascinating account of his colourful career as an RAF pilot, and his determination to be a published author.

He then gave creative writing workshops to Year 9 classes and had all the students writing the beginning of a story.

We have also held a very successful Book Swap Event in the Learning Resource Centre on the 5th and 6th March for students and staff to bring in books to swap or buy. The proceeds will go to charity.

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World War I Centenary Commemoration An Evening of Remembrance On the evening of Monday 10th November students, staff and members of the local community gathered to commemorate the centenary of the First World War at the Evesham Arts Centre. In what was a sell out production, students from the school performed a range of performance pieces which included music, drama, poetry and historical readings. The quality of the performances were astonishing and included songs such ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ and ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’ performed by the school’s Barbershop choir ‘The Decorators’. There were Drama pieces inspired by Siegfried Sassoon’s ‘Aftermath’ and Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’, with dramatic readings from among others, Michael Morpurgo’s ‘War Horse’, and the poetry of Edith Sitwell and John McCrae.

The finale of the production was particularly poignant as ‘The Benedictus’ from Karl Jenkin’s “The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace” sung by the Chamber Choir rang out followed by a reading of ‘The Death of Harry Patch’. Students were then joined on stage by members of the local cadet forces, The Royal British Legion’ and Chelsea Pensioners to honour the One Minute Silence as the Last Post sounded and poppy petals fell from above.

The school was honoured by the presence of local dignitaries, the Royal British Legion and two Chelsea Pensioners for this very moving and memorable occasion.

The ‘Evening of Remembrance’ forms part of a year-long ‘Remembrance Project’ which Prince Henry’s is conducting to properly commemorate the centenary of World War One. The inspiration for the project was the Roll of Honour within the school which records the names of former Prince Henry’s students.

In addition to the ‘Evening of Remembrance’ students have visited the Hive in Worcester to conduct research into the school’s war dead. Other events within the school include assemblies held on the importance of Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day; a visit by a drama group on 12th November to perform ‘Your Country Needs You’; a Battlefields Trip planned for 2015, as well as numerous other contributions within lessons across the curriculum.

Mr B Freeman, Assistant Headteacher & Head of History

Battlefields Trip - June 2014 On Saturday 14th June, a group of Year 9 pupils were given the opportunity to visit historic First World War battlefields and memorials in Belgium and France. After a very early start on the Saturday morning, we were off to Dover for the (surprisingly calm!) ferry crossing. Just hours after we arrived in Calais, we were off to our first stop: The Vimy Ridge Museum and Memorial. Here we got to witness the devastating effect the war had on the French landscape, shaping it into deep craters and uneven mounds. We even got to wander around some trenches, which really made you stop and think about the lives of the poor soldiers that had to endure them day by day. After our experiences in the trenches, we drove down the road to visit

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the spectacular Vimy Ridge Memorial. Later on in the day, we arrived at the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium.

Here, we were moved and amazed by the largest war cemetery in the world. As we walked amongst the sea of graves that marked the fallen heroes, we all reflected on just how lucky we were to be alive thanks to those brave men who gave their lives to protect our country. After our powerfully moving visit to Tyne Cot, we made our way to our hotel just outside Ypres.

On our second day we visited the Memorial Museum at Passchendaele, where we were given a guided tour of the museum and a trip around some mock-up trenches. Inside the museum we learnt all sorts of interesting things, like the different uniforms worn by foreign soldiers, the effects gas had on the troops in the trenches and the layout of the underground dugouts. After lunch we made our way down the road to Langemark, a cemetery for the German soldiers. The first thing we noticed upon our arrival was the way in which the German soldiers were buried. Due to the dislike of the Germans at the time, the Allied troops refused to give up much land for the enemy. So instead of burying them under the normal, upright tombstones, they were each buried under engraved slabs. One of the most moving parts about our visit to Langemark was that there were at least twenty men under each stone, and under a giant tomb in the entrance to the cemetery, twenty-two thousand men were laid to rest. We all walked solemnly around, paying our respects to the fallen soldiers, and then moved onto our next stop: an underground dressing station at Cryer Farm, so named because the remains of an old soldier, Lieutenant Bernard Cryer, supposedly still lie there today. After another stop at some more mock-up trenches, we went off into the beautiful town of Ypres to visit the In Flanders Fields Museum. After a very insightful trip around the museum’s exhibits, we were given the opportunity to visit a Belgian chocolate shop, where we all left with empty wallets thanks to an overzealous chocolatier! No sooner had we returned to our hotel for our evening meal and a slight rest, we were back out into Ypres for the Last Post Memorial Ceremony under the spectacular Menin Gate. After a thoroughly moving ceremony, we were given the chance to explore the amazing gate and pay our respects to the thousands of names engraved onto it.

On our final morning our first stop was the Essex Farm Cemetery, home to some of the youngest fallen soldiers in the war. Seeing the graves of the young men (one only fifteen years old) really brought the war home for us, making us realise that if we were born one-hundred years ago, it could have been us in those graves. We then moved onto our final stop: the Talbot House Museum in Poperinge. The building was used to house the allied soldiers and give them a place to sleep and relax in before moving onto the frontline hell that was Ypres Salient.

I would like to say a huge thanks to our teachers, and everyone involved in organising a brilliant, educational and once-in-a-lifetime trip. It was a truly remarkable trip, and one that we were particularly glad to make during the centenary year of the first World War. Jake Draper, Year 9

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Maths Core Maths Day On Thursday 26th February we hosted our first Core Maths Day. This was organised in collaboration with the Maths departments from South Bromsgrove and Trinity High Schools and involved 90 Year 11 students across the three schools. The students were treated to three Maths workshops: one on Modern Coding, another entitled The Number Matrix, and a final one on Freaky Probability.

The workshops were delivered by two visiting mathematicians, Dr Katie Steckles and Prof David Burghes. These were designed to show some of the wider uses of Maths and help to give the students extra enthusiasm for the subject. Topics covered included barcodes, binary and the likelihood of winning the lottery. They also had the chance to hear from two speakers describing how Maths is used in their careers. One spoke about how Maths is used in Construction and another about the importance of Maths and Statistics in Performance and Psychological Testing.

As well as this the students heard a little about the new Core Maths course available in Year 12.

This is a level 3 post 16 qualification aimed at anyone with a C or above at GCSE who wants to continue studying Maths at a higher level. It was a fun and informative day and most students enjoyed experiencing Maths in a more real life context.

Mrs B Summers

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Bletchley Park A small group of Year 9 students will be spending a day at Bletchley Park in July, where they will get an opportunity to explore some of the iconic World War II Codebreaking huts and blocks and learn all about the astonishing achievements of the Codebreakers whose work is said to have helped shorten the war by two years. Pupils have spent several lunchtime sessions in school preparing for the visit. One of these sessions involved researching Alan Turing and his contribution to codebreaking. In another session, the pupils learnt about different codes and ciphers including the Railfence Cipher and the Caesar Cipher and discovered how to decode messages. The pupils have shown great enthusiasm and interest in the topic so far and are looking forward to our visit.

World War I Project This year, as part of the school’s World War I centenary commemorations, all Year 9 and 10 students completed a small Statistics project in their Maths lessons. They had to analyse data on, amongst other things, the number of soldiers mobilised, injured and killed. This allowed students to see the effects of war and also think about why some soldiers had a better chance of coming out unharmed than others. Most students put a lot of effort into their work and there were some fantastic posters produced. Some of these are now on display in Abbey Block.

Miss H Clilverd

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Modern Foreign Languages & International Links

German Exchange In October, 13 pupils spent a week in Dresden on the German exchange. It was an action packed week starting with a middle of the night coach trip to Stansted airport. The stop off to change planes in Cologne did, however, allow for time to explore Cologne city centre.

We had wonderful late summer weather which made the days out even more enjoyable. We explored Dresden city centre, including a climb to the top of the Frauenkirche; a trip to MeiĂ&#x;en and the famous porcelain factory; and a trip to Leipzig where we had a tour of the history museum which gave us a real insight into life in East Germany between 1949 and 1989. It was a particularly interesting time to be in former East Germany as this year it is 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The pupils taking part in the exchange were a real credit to Prince Henry’s. They tried really hard to speak German with their exchange families and embraced the whole exchange experience wholeheartedly.

Mrs J Brooke

Languages Day This year, Year 9 pupils were fortunate enough to participate in the European Day of Languages on 29th September 2014. As a year group, we took part in a variety of cultural and language based activities, from Chinese cookery to basic Italian, Latin and Russian lessons. We also built an Eiffel Tower out of construction straws and even attempted belly dancing!

One of the most popular activities was the Chinese cookery workshop. The chef, who was from a company called Fusion Cooking, concocted a delicious blend of traditional oriental ingredients, such as lemon grass, spring onions, peppers and mango. The end product was a healthy, completely vegetarian meal and was enjoyed by all.

Many thanks to everyone who ran each activity, to the language department for organising it and to all those who came into school, gave up their time and made it a brilliant day!

Evan Jones and Phoebe Jeffries, Year 9

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French Exchange It was a freezing cold morning in March when I set out on our French exchange. I was both excited and nervous, yet the week ahead of me was like nothing I could have imagined.

A plane flight and two long journeys later we arrives in Milau. This was it! The moment we had been waiting for since booking the trip… Meeting our exchange partners! There was a strong feeling of awkwardness in the air when we all departed the coach and into our exchanges cars but we were all just as nervous as each other and I felt more comfortable than I ever expected to be on the first night.

Now if you ever feel hard done by about having to wake up at 7:45 because of school you’ve got nothing on how I felt having to wake up at 6:30 (5:30 British time) to go to school on that first morning. By 8:00 (7:00 back in the UK) we were all in the school yard exchanging stories of our first night. Everyone seemed relieved at how happily they’d fitted in but nobody shared quite the same enthusiasm towards the time they had to get up and be at school by! We spent the morning in lessons making some sort of attempt to understand what was going on but struggling due to the tiredness.

In the afternoon we visited the Viaduct (the tallest bridge in the world)! The view was mind blowing!

The next morning was very similar to the last, wake up at hours we didn’t know existed, then face a morning of lessons in complete French. That afternoon we got the afternoon off and we spent the afternoon with Tom and his exchange partner. It was an afternoon I will never forget, that was when the friendships between us were really made and I started to feel much better about the remaining time we had left.

The next few days went far too quickly but they were brilliant. We felt more confident joining in with the jokes and conversations our exchanges had with their friends and everything just felt normal.

The weekend was brilliant I got to spend a day out with friends and their exchanges, it was really good fun and the weather was incredible. On Sunday, Tom and I spent the at the beach playing volleyball and football; it was a hilarious and brilliant day that was one of my fondest memories of the trip.

The next day was the worst part of the whole week; just as we were starting to get used to everything we had to say goodbye. It was something we all thought would be incredibly easy but was the complete opposite. There were tears all over the place, it was surprisingly pleasant to see it though because it showed how close we had all become to our exchanges.

It was honestly one of the funniest and best weeks of my life and I will never forget it. It was still a relief to get home and see my family and friends and go back to school the next day though! I cannot wait for them to come to England...

Tristan O’Neil, Year 9

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Performing Arts A Midsummer Night’s Dream On the 19th-21st March 2015, Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ took to the stage, however not quite in the way you would expect! The play was thrown in to the midst of the 1940s, where director, Maxine Cook, transformed over 40 students in to vintage, pin curled Athenians, extremely backcombed dancing fairies and hilariously adoring Lovers. These students, alongside the Music Department’s very own Andrew Sisters made a night to remember for the family, friends and teachers who attended.

Within the cast, students from a range of year groups were seen balancing school work alongside rehearsals and learning the complex Shakespearean lines, which trust me, is a bit of a handful! Yet the atmosphere backstage remained constantly electric, with this excitement being channelled directly in to each and every character’s performances.

However, the show would not be possible without all the people supporting us backstage. This year, students were primarily involved in creating Mrs Cooks vision, from painting the stage to makeup and costume, including Grace Capewell who worked magic designing and creating the costumes for the fairies, forming the mystical world of Titania and Oberon. Similarly, the backstage manager, Mrs Hall was on hand to keep the dreaded bower in place and shush the odd noisy cast member, as well as Mr Dyer and his team providing lighting and sound. But of course, the woman of the hour was Mrs Cook, who relentlessly pursued her vision and created both beauty and comedy on stage simultaneously.

As a Year 13, this production was to be my last, and the sense of pride and achievement felt when standing with your peers to the sound of applause is something that definitely got the tears flowing for some of my fellow class mates. The memories and friendships that these shows create are definitely a highlight for myself, which I’m sure is true for many other members of the Drama and Music departments, and it was a true honour to be involved in such a successful show and with such talented people.

Billie Thomas, Year 13

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Prince Henry’s Music Summary In July 2014 (after the 2014 edition had gone to press) a commemoration service was held to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of the local benefactor, John Martin. The PHHS Singers and Brass Ensemble joined with musicians from The De Montfort School and Worcester Cathedral choir to lead the music in a service of thanksgiving at Worcester Cathedral.

2014-15 has been another busy year for the Music Department. The new school year began with a performance of Karl Jenkins’s ‘The Armed Man’ at the Royal Albert Hall, with a group of 600 singers including many from Prince Henry’s. It was a real privilege to be invited to participate in such a prestigious event which formed part of the World War I centenary commemoration.

In November came ‘An Evening of Popular Music’, which included wonderful performances from Maxed Out (now Priori), Big Band, the fabulous Harmoneves, our home-grown A-level Music group as well as the Battle of the Bands winners ‘Altered Scale.’ The Decorators also gave a very realistic and mystical performance of ‘John Williams Is The Man’, a vocal medley of his most famous film scores, which was emphasised by firstly being unable to see the singers due to an out-of-control smoke machine, then by a full evacuation of the premises as the smoke drifted up towards the fire alarm! It certainly was a dramatic and memorable evening. Battle of the Bands led us into December and the Christmas season, which is always very enjoyable. At Christmas we held our annual Christmas concert (see below) and then performed some well known hymns at All Saints Church in Evesham. Our Brass Band also entertained residents of Yates Court care home with traditional carols.

In March our own ‘The Harmoneves’ and ‘The Decorators’ battled it out for the title of ‘Best Group’, while Natalie Wilde competed in the soloist section in the ‘W Factor.’ Heather Swindlehurst and Josh Hartland also gave moving performances. Then came “A Midsummer’s Dream” – our school production for the year. The return of eagerly-anticipated Chamber Concert was a success, and also raised funds for our forthcoming Music Tour.

Jessica Hutchings, Year 13

Christmas Concert The Christmas concert was a perfect way for Prince Henry’s students to showcase the immense talent and the work that has taken place in the first term in the music department. To open the show the Massed Voices performed the esteemed ‘Zadok the Priest’. This piece set the standard for the evening.

The show consisted of various genres from rock soloist Dom Watton to the elegant rendition of Handel’s Messiah performed by PHHS singers. Vocal accapella groups, the ‘Harmoneves’ and ‘The Decorators’ brought in the festive cheer with renditions of ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ and ‘White Christmas’.

To top off the evening every performer joined on stage to perform ‘Sing Gloria’. The finale piece was both uplifting and captivating. We continue to practise and build on our repertoire for Barcelona Tour 2015 and forthcoming performances.

Sophie Sentance, Year 12

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Physical Education & Sport

Sporting Achievements Many Prince Henry’s students achieve considerable sporting success in and outside of school. We congratulate all of them and here are just a few success stories from 2014-15:Prince Henry’s U16 Cricket Team were once again Midland champions in the National Chance to Shine competition and in the national finals came third.

We have three World Irish Dancing Champions. In the 2015 Championships Olivia Gittens won World Figure category while, Sarah Godwin and Becky Webb were members of the winning team.

All three girls have also been highly successful in other top level competitions.

Henry Talbot has had another highly successful year in competitive fencing and has been selected to represent Wales in the Junior Commonwealth games in South Africa this summer.

Once again Craig Witheford and Holly Bilsborrow qualified for the National Table Tennis Championships.

Martha Farnworth has competed in the Sainsbury’s School Games as part of England Ladies Junior Rugby development group. Both Martha and Megan Willoughby are ranked in the top 32 players in the country for their age.

Casarena Ferreira won the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Cross Country Championship in February and then went on to represent the county in the national National Cross Country Championships in Blackburn in March. She ran a distance of 3200 metres in a stunning time of 12 minutes 8 seconds, placing her 30th out of 345 runners.

Prince Henry’s Cyclists In September some of the world’s greatest road cyclists gathered to take part in the tour of Britain. This luckily rode straight past the front door of Prince Henry’s, or the end of Inches Lane to be exact. Six pupils had the privilege to not only watch the like of Sir Bradley Wiggins and the rest of Team Sky zip past us and down the High Street, but we got to ride part of the stage afterwards as well. We set off in pursuit of the riders down the High Street along with pupils from the Vale of Evesham School, to a roar from the gathering crowds and were clapped along the route. It was a truly memorable experience and one we will never forget.

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Dance Festival Once again, the annual dance festival held in the Arts Centre was a huge success. Schools from all over the Vale of Evesham bought their enthused and excited dancers to participate in the morning festival. It was a joy to see such a variety of performances: several different genres of dance, some based around school projects and others taken from specific tribal movements. The dance group of Prince Henry’s High School decided on a contemporary piece which we had been practising in the Monday lunchtime club. Comprised of around 15 members from all years, PHHS dancers are a close group, whose friendship has developed from such a passion. It was therefore a privilege to perform as a team to open up the first half. The morning progressed with children of all ages wriggling in their chairs with the excitement of performing on such an incredible stage. At the end of every piece, the breathless, beaming students returned to their seats to watch the next routine from another school, basking in pride at the claps they received from the packed audience. It was lovely to see students of all ages join together over the common denominator of dance. By mid-day, all the students were noticeably exhilarated yet exhausted, and clambered on their respectable buses to return to their schools, to tell their fellow classmates what an enjoyable morning they had had.

Our thanks go especially to Fran Johnson and Mrs Knott for organising such a successful event, as well as to all those who took part.

Pippa Baylis Year 13

Inclusion Festival Prince Henry’s High School hosted the Inclusion Festival on Wednesday 25th March 2015 where pupils with SEND were invited to participate in eight different activities. This Year 9 local schools attended with just under one hundred pupils taking part in this hugely popular event. Activities that were on offer included Sitting Volleyball, Running Challenges, Rowing, Boccia, New Age Kurling, Archery, Cone Challenge and Agility/Balance Challenges.

Prince Henry’s High School Young Leaders from Year 9 helped to plan and run this successful event. They were able to provide the visiting schools with a structured and safe environment to help pupils take part in activities that they may not have done before whilst promoting the Olympic and Paralympic Values of respect, excellence, friendship, determination, courage, equality and inspiration. All the pupils and staff from the visiting schools thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity with several returning from last year’s event.

Mrs S Thorner

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Science Bristol Zoo Trip This term, A Level Biology students paid a visit to Bristol Zoo. Apart from being a brilliant day out, the trip helped to widen our knowledge and reinforce what we already know about the role of Zoos in conservation and animal behaviour. On the day, we got the opportunity to sit in on talks by experts at the Zoo and were able to hold mealworms and experiment with Giant African Land Snails (not everybody liked that bit!) There were many other activities that we were able to attend, such as “ The Amazing Animal show” and “Feed the Lorikeets”. For students, the trip was a great opportunity to take a well-deserved break from the classroom, whilst still learning throughout the day. Thoroughly enjoyed by all!

Megan Betteridge, Ella Brown and Gigi George, Year 13

AS Chemistry in Action Day I really enjoyed the trip and learnt a lot. The best educational lecture was one delivered by an Examiner about exam tips and techniques. The most enjoyable lecture was ‘The Chemistry of Chocolate’ and I found learning how our breath can tell so much about our health fascinating. I wanted to go on the trip because Chemistry really intrigues me and I also like learning about new things; I came away feeling it had been a really good experience.

Allan Styan, Year 12

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International Conference Centre On Monday 2nd March a group of Year 11 pupils visited the International Conference Centre in Birmingham for the annual Science Live Conference. Speakers this year included Professors Robert Winston, Jim Al-Khalili, Andrea Sella and Dr. Aderin Pocock. With such erudition on show there was a chance the science would be baffling and inaccessible. Nothing could have been further from the truth. It may have been Professor Sella using Chemistry to explain why zebras are striped, or Professor Al-Khalili speculating on time travel both into the past via wormholes or into the future, or Professor Winston on fertility. They all made their subjects engaging and a pleasure to listen to. An objective of such a conference is to stimulate interest in Science (who really isn’t interested in science?) and encourage students to choose it as a career. Considering around 5,000 students from different schools attended I am sure many of them will opt to study Science and keep Britain at the cutting edge of new discoveries. Roll on next year so we can attend the next one!

Mr J Goodhead

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Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics VEX Robotics - National Finals VEX Robotics is an International Competition in which young engineers and programmers design, build and program fully functional robots to compete in the VEX Skyrise competition.

Having won through the local rounds of the national competition, our Year 12 team competed in the Midlands Regional Final, finishing as runners-up. This meant that they qualified for the National Finals, held at the Big Bang Science fair at the NEC in Birmingham on 13th-14th March.

After some initial technical and software issues, the team came back strongly winning six of their seven qualification matches. On day two, having chosen a strategic alliance with two other teams, they reached the Grand Final. Finishing as runners-up qualified the team to represent the UK in the World Championships in Kentucky, USA from 15th-18th April.

Unfortunately, the timescales involved in raising the significant funds required for the competition entry fee, travel and accommodation costs were too tight to enable the team to attend, despite valiant efforts by the team and Mr Parker. However this does not detract from what has been a remarkable achievement by everyone involved.

Congratulations to Alan Styan, Josh Lowe, Josh Righton, Jake Kimberly and Ben Heslop, and thank you to Mr Parker and Miss Park for their hard work and support.

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STEM Trips Aston-Martin at Malvern Festival of Innovation Friday 3rd October I went on an Aston Martin trip in October. I wanted to go because my ideal career would be an engineer.

I really enjoyed it because the speakers make it interesting describing what is involved in working for Aston Martin and they brought a new Aston Martin car in for everyone to look at. Whilst I was there I learned about different routes into engineering and different aspects of building a car. As a result of the trip I now have an idea of what I need to do in order to become an engineer and know this is the route I want to pursue.

Gilly Russell, Year 9 STEM Day Friday 21st October The PHHS/Pyramid STEM day involved 400 pupils from five schools coming to Prince Henry’s for a one hour Bloodhound and one hour Planetarium show.

The Bloodhound project is a STEM project to make a car that will go above 1,000 mph and break the world landspeed record. The presenters wowed the audience exploding hydrogen and showing how the aerodynamics of a paper aeroplane make a huge difference to the speed they fly at. The show was aimed at inspiring future scientists, mathematicians and designers of the future by showing cutting edge research.

QinetiQ STEM Day Friday 14th November I wanted to go onto the QinetiQ trip because it looked like a day of fun practical activities. One of the activities was to learn to program robots. This was great as I had not done it before and it is not something we would get a chance to do at school. This trip has helped me to see how fun Science and Maths can be and will help me make decisions about future careers I am considering.

Joseph Golding, Year 9

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Religious Education & Teaching School A Community of Enquiry In February around 30 Sixth Form students attended a ‘Community of Enquiry’ conference at The Chase in Worcester. Here our students engaged in discussions about the existence of God, moral relativism, the rights of the embryo, the role of science, and the environment. Students from three different Worcestershire Schools placed randomly in groups set about wrestling with questions that are the bread and butter of our subject.

This was Education at its best: students engaging with complex issues with no easy answers; students genuinely listening to each other’s points of views and grappling with alternative points of view. As teachers it was a real pleasure to witness something that often adults we struggle to do – keep an open mind, really hear different views and be willing to change our minds.

Information and knowledge is important but the search for knowledge is at the heart of Philosophy and Ethics; these questions remain as relevant today as they were in Plato’s, Jesus or Mohammad’s (PBUH) day: What can we know? Is the physical universe all there is? How should we live?

We were so proud to see the maturity and interest that our students showed. Hopefully as the exams continue they will remember that behind it all is something of real worth.

Mrs K Short

Teaching School It’s been a year since our designation as a National Teaching School, and what a year it’s been! Teaching Schools work in many different ways but all have a responsibility to train the next generation of teachers and provide the highest quality of professional development for them. We have been working extremely hard this year doing both of these things: Training new teachers: Prince Henry’s is now the Lead School in the South Worcestershire Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Consortium.

This means we are now have a significant responsibility to recruit and train new entrants to the teaching profession. By running the School Experience Programme (SEP) we have hosted over 60 graduates since September who have visited our departments and observed lessons, many of whom have gone on to apply for teacher training this September! This year we have trained many new teachers both on the School Direct and PGCE route and we have recruited even larger numbers for next school year. The benefits of having trainee teachers in the school are immeasurable as, not only do they ensure we are delivering the best lesson we can, but they help to support our extra-curricular activities, such as school plays and sports fixtures.

Being a National Teaching School means opening our doors not only to trainees but to other teachers and professionals. This year we have hosted numerous visits from teachers across not just Worcestershire but the whole country who have visited the school to work with our teachers. We are always very proud of the quality of teaching and learning that happens here, it’s great when others want to see it too!

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Delivering training and professional development: Developing our own teachers is a continual priority and at Prince Henrys we now work closely with Edge Hill University to deliver some national professional qualifications in Senior and Middle Leadership. Our NPQSL course, which trains teachers to become Senior Leaders in Schools, has been extremely popular with many local schools sending participants. We will be expanding this provision next academic year by facilitating Edge Hill’s RQT (recently qualified teacher) programme, alongside the NPQSL and NPQML. In December we hosted a SEND (Special Educational Needs) conference open to schools across the county.

Lorraine Petersen OBE delivered the key note speech and our teachers were trained in the new SEND code of practise by a wide range of experts. It was a fantastic day and one where teachers were able to take practical ideas back to the classroom.

We are delighted that three of our colleagues have been awarded the title of Specialist Leader of Education in their field. Mrs Barker is now an SLE for English, Mrs Fisher is an SLE for Science and Mr Brant is an SLE for ITC. This title comes in recognition of their expertise in their subject area and all colleagues are now working in this role to support teachers in other schools. We are very proud of them!

We hope that all the work we are doing as a Teaching School allows us to recruit and train the very best teachers for Prince Henry’s. Teachers who will continue to develop their expertise and always aspire to be the best possible teachers they can be.

We are expecting an even busier year next year!

Mrs H Wood Deputy Headteacher

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Sixth Form Senior Prefect Weekend There was a mixed reaction from the prefects, on the morning of departure. Some dreaded the thought of heights, others the idea of camping, and several the knowledge of having to cook for themselves. Yet when we arrived at Upton Warren, it was evident that any apprehension previously experienced was rapidly disintegrating.

As soon as we had got ourselves sorted and tents pitched, we were launched into high rope activities: monkey rings 30 feet in the air, Jacob’s ladder, and a thin balancing pole; no comforting thought for those who feared the huge heights. We were split into three teams in order for all of us to test ourselves in every area. A rather entertaining task was the ‘scales of justice’ as the employees named it. A more apt name possibly would be the scales of faith. One team member, who had to balance on the thin planks of wood, had to completely trust their team mates who were controlling the gradients and height of the wood from below via attached ropes which hung from each corner. Each team adopted a different approach to tackling this challenge – with many ending up in the swamp below the rig, much to the entertainment of everyone there.

After completing the tasks, we all traipsed to showers and the cooking facilities. We were greeted by a tiny kitchen. It was definitely a challenge in itself, trying to cook pasta bakes, microwave lasagnes and curry dishes with about 10 others attempting to do the same thing. Then, the evening was ours to relax around the campfire, socialise and keep up with the football World Cup results.

We awoke the next morning to crisp air, the bleating of sheep and the sound of satisfied snores from other tents. Once we were all up, we were thrown into typical team building exercises. After lunch, we headed for Aztec’s lake and a raft building and relay challenge. Three teams built rafts of various sizes; some proved to be more efficient than others on the lake. One team’s raft suffered a severe disadvantage - one of their members played rugby, and was a regular at the gym. The sheer body mass of this member led to their raft being completely submerged in one corner when they tried to sit on it, and in the opposing corner, another member was left dangling, feet only scraping the surface of the lake’s water. It was an entertaining experience for all, no matter where they were placed in the race.

The sun was still blazing, and as we left the lake, making a scramble for ice creams and a dry set of clothes, many t-shirt tans were displayed. The days we spent away together were truly spectacular and enhanced by the great weather. In one way or another, our abilities were pushed and stretched. It is safe to say everyone did themselves proud with their accomplishments on the trip. The group of prefects that had left for the trip had returned a team of friends.

Pippa Bayliss, Year 13 Deputy Head Girl

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Oxford Medicine Outreach Day On 7th February we visited Oriel College, Oxford, to attend a medicine outreach day. The day was run by current medical students to help prospective students find out more about studying medicine at Oxford and also how to make a strong application to medical school.

Upon arrival, we were taken to one of the lecture theatres where we were welcomed and given a lecture about Oxford applications. This gave us useful information about the different colleges, the way in which the course is structured, how it differs from other undergraduate medical courses and the entry requirements for studying medicine.

After the tour we attended a session on personal statements where we learnt some beneficial techniques, common errors and successful structuring.

Once we had eaten lunch we were given a talk by a member of the BMAT board. She talked us through both admissions tests, UKCAT and BMAT and advised us about how to prepare and achieve good marks.

The penultimate session was an interactive session where we were able to see what it was like to be a doctor in real life scenarios. Two actors took on the

roles of different patients and the students on the course took it in turns to pretend to be the doctor and diagnose the problem. The session was taken by a local GP who showed us how to handle different types of patient and patient behaviour in certain situations. This was useful because it helped us to develop our communication and inference skills, both of which are essential to doctors.

The day ended with a question and answer session about student life at Oxford.

We thoroughly enjoyed the day and found it very informative about the application process, student life and medicine as a career.

Molly Hardwick and Katie Wright, Year 12

Residential at Oriel College On Monday 23rd March, five Year 12 students, me included, were invited to Oriel College at Oxford University for two days. The purpose of the residential was to teach us about the application process for Oxford and to give an experience of life at Oxford.

We ate in the Great Hall and we all felt immersed in a Harry Potter style environment and saw the beauty of the college first hand. We also undertook a selfie scavenger hunt around Oxford in the evening before a quiz in which our team came third!

Upon arrival at the college on the first day, we were taken to a hall in which we had an icebreaker activity.

Following this, our task for the two days was given to us. This was to provide a presentation about the Golden Record, a record that details what it means to be human and has left the solar system aboard the Voyager space probe in 2014. We had to decide what we would put on the Golden Record and explain why we could choose these items on the second day.

Our rooms for the night were surprisingly spacious and allowed us to gain more valuable experience into life at Oxford. The next day we made our presentations in groups and had fun debates about what should go into the Record prior to presenting them to the rest of the groups. Despite our group not winning the presentation we are still convinced our ideas were the best.

Following our introduction to our task we had subject sessions in which I personally experienced Law, Politics and History. These illustrated what studying at Oxford would be like and were above all else fascinating to experience. Quite possibly the highlights of our trip however were the meals.

We then said our goodbyes and left the college immersed in life at Oxford and satisfied after a successful residential trip!

Ewan Billinge, Year 12

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Extra Curricular

Mock Trial On 16th May, 13 Year 9 students travelled to Newport Crown Court, Wales to take part in the Mock Trial 2015 regional final. It was an early start as we had to arrive at 7:00 am and surprisingly, Mr King wasn’t late!

We left around 7:30 to embark on a two hour journey. When we arrived we were met with a security check and shortly after led to our very executive Prince Henry’s private room. Then our personal guide led us to a welcoming assembly.

Soon after this we went against our first opponent. It was the defence team first- Evan Jones and Josh Sellick.

After a tense first round the magistrates retired to their retiree room to decide the verdict. The trial was about a lady’s car being vandalised with green and red paint.

We then had our lunch which was soon followed by our second case. The second case was just as tense but it was the prosecution team (Joe Lambon and Tristian’ O’Neil).

After this it was time to find out who won. Unfortunately it wasn’t us but we all left knowing we had done our best. We would like to thank Miss Thomas, Mrs Thomas, Mr King and all the magistrates and lawyers that helped us achieve our success.

Ella Middleton and Lucy Malley, Year 9

Because We’re Worth It On 22nd January Miss Wareham organised for 10 speakers to come and talk to the ‘Because We’re Worth It’ girls in Year 11. The speakers were a mixture of successful women from a range of fields including the army and the West Midlands Business person of the year. The girls enjoyed afternoon tea before completing a workshop, asking the speakers questions, and taking part in a range of activities. It was a rewarding experience for the girls to have so many successful female role models come in and speak to them.

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Ski Trip We had been counting down the days for weeks! Every Biology lesson we would remind Dr Orme of how many sleeps we had left until the ski trip…Eventually, after what seemed like decades of waiting, the day sprung upon us.

We all arrived at school at 4:30 on Saturday 14th February, enthusiastically greeting each other as we prepared ourselves for the 20 hour coach journey we were about to endure. We waved final goodbyes to our families as we bounded onto our luxury coach; we pulled out endless supplies of chocolate and crisps, which we considered comfort food for the long journey to Pila.

We arrived in Dover around four hours later, where we boarded the ferry to France. We must have played at least fifty games of eye spy by this point; I had never been so happy to stretch my legs! At Dover we had two new coach drivers take the wheel…to say the least they were both very entertaining and managed to keep our spirits up as we drove on throughout the night towards Italy. The most sleep anyone managed to get was around two hours, but luckily excitement took over tiredness as we entered what looked like Narnia.

We headed up the pictures, mountains the view was amazing - I could not wait to get skiing down them!

We arrived at the hotel 12 hours later, where we were greeted with a warm welcome by Roberto, the owner of our hotel. After a dramatic snowball fight and walk through the village in the gleaming snow we gathered in the lounge. (which soon became known as ‘wi-fi room’) We had a quick meeting with our Inter Ski coordinator Pat, who informed us on the rules and most importantly the ‘safety’ instructions- …I think that “nobody is to be jumping off ski lifts” was maybe mentioned in these instructions? (oops…) We were given our keys and devoured a three course meal before heading off to our rooms to unpack suitcases and get a much needed night’s sleep.

The following morning was full of excitement; we were all buzzing as we could not wait to go up the mountains to tackle the snow! It was a 20 minute coach journey to Pila, the route there was very scenic, so we didn’t mind too much. We shuffled our way through ski boot fit and picked up our skis and headed for the slopes.

At the top we met our instructor, Jackie, who was lovely. After learning the basics for three days we were brave enough to leave the nursery slope. I found out that the way to make both your ski instructor and the Italians really angry is to jump off your ski lift before it reaches the top!! The snow and mountains were fantastic and we were blessed with sun for most of the week. Somehow, despite all the falls, tumbles and collisions only one of us had a visit to the medical centre.

In the evenings we were not allowed to rest! Ice skating was bizarre as we seemed to have a gate crashed a cross dressing Italian party! The disco was ….interesting. We managed some retail therapy and hot chocolate in the Roman town of Aosta and stocked up with chocolate at the supermarket.

After a full week of skiing, we had a presentation evening where we all got certificates to show how much we had learned. Alfie was the star skier of the week despite his wiggly hips.

It was an amazing week in the Italian Alps and one of the highlights of my time at Prince Henrys.

Charlotte Lea, Year 11

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Speech Day 2014 Speech Day 2014 Prince Henry’s annual Speech Day ceremony was held on Friday 4th July, after the 2014 edition of The Henrician had gone to print. Once again, it marked the culmination of an extremely busy and successful year for the school.

The ceremony itself followed its traditional format with Chairman of Governors, Mr Butcher, opening proceedings. Dr Evans then delivered the Headteacher’s report which, once again, included a video summary of the year which was especially created for the occasion. During his report, the Head reflected on the highlights of 2013/14 (many of which were featured in the 2014 edition of The Henrician) and then used the occasion to mark the launch of Prince Henry’s activities to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of WW1. Central to this was a powerful and moving performance of the “Benedictus” from “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” by some of the Prince Henry’s Singers accompanied by Sophie Metcalfe on violin, followed by a reading of Laurence Binyon’s “For the Fallen”, read by Head Girl, Charlotte Rimell.

The stage was then handed over to Sir Peter Luff MP for Mid Worcestershire. Throughout his tenure as our local MP, Sir Peter was always a committed advocate of better funding for schools and a significant ambassador for Prince Henry’s in supporting our bids for capital funding of building projects. It was fitting, therefore, that following his recent knighthood and during his final year as our MP, he should act as our Guest Speaker. An enthusiastic champion of educational development –particularly in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), he addressed the prize winners directly about the importance of fulfilling their potential and the opportunities available to them, as well as reminding them of the importance of three core values: loyalty, service and duty. He then presented all the prize winners with the books they had chosen, before receiving a vote of thanks from Head Boy Harry Poole. The ceremony ended with the National Anthem, and was followed by the usual excellent tea prepared and served by Mrs Cox and her team in the PRH.

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Prize Winners 2014 Year 9 Merit Prizes: Eleanor Agg, Laura Bennett, Rachel Fenney, Melissa Gathergood, George Burford, George Hoare,

Charlotte Hornblow, Storm Joubert, Bradley Mason, Erin Millar, Jonathan Peebles, Sophie Whitley Year 10 Merit Prizes: Luc Allberry, Katie Brown, Evelyn Coltman, James Davis, Alexander Lacey, Rory Porter, Jessica Reynolds, James Saxton, Niamh Smit, Jessie Thomas, Abigail Williams, Chloe Witheford Year 11 Merit Prizes: Harry Bermingham, Ewan Billinge, Emily Brush, Benjamin Coley, Daniel Evans, Hannah Grinnall, Megan Willoughby, Benjamin Heslop, Jemima Hutchison, Frances Russell, Thomas Simpson, Georgia Wilcox Year 12 Merit Prizes: Harriet Arnold, Caitlin Bromfield, William Brookman, Genevieve George, Rebekah Goodwin, Jessica Hutchings, Hope Lambon, Henry Mallory, Rhys Milbury, Nicholas Murphy, Peter Sadler, Bethan Smith Agate Prize for Commitment & Loyalty to School Music Alderman Byrd Memorial Prize for English Andrew Thomas Prize for Computing Bailey Cup & Prize for Singing Bent Prize for Modern Languages Bond Prize for Perseverance Burlingham Prize for Science Campden BRI Prize for Biological Science Chairman of Governors’ Prize for Drama Denne Gilkes Cup & Prize for Musicianship Denne Gilkes Prize for Poetry EDFAS Young Arts Bursary EDFAS Young Arts Bursary Elliott Prize for Chemistry English Department Prize Feek Barnard Prize Felton Prize for Maths & Science Fowler Prize for Mathematics Gill Smith Prize for Spoken Gordon Grove Prize for Best Y11 Mathematics Qualifying Examination Griffith-Jones Prize for Drama Griffith-Jones Prize for English Guy Spencer Prize for Art Halse Memorial Prize Hancock Prize for Endeavour & Perseverance Hartwell Prize for Design Technology Heathcote German Scholarship Heathcote Memorial Prize Heathcote Memorial Prize Heathcote Memorial Prize & Wychavon Shield for Proficiency in Modern European Languages Heathcote Prize for Modern Languages Hutchinson Prize for History Keyte General Paper Prize Knapp Prize for Promise in Humanities Martin Prize for Promise in Science Masters Prize for Geography Miller Prize for Creative Art N F Davies Prize for English Newbury Prize for Effort Peter Spencer Prize for Geography Philip Martin Memorial Prize for ICT Piper Prize for Maths & Physics Politics Department Prize Powell Prize for ICT Prince Henry’s Prize for All Round Achievement

Nicholas Brown Eleanor Price Jemima Barnett Georgia Chandler Adam Woolley Elizabeth Giles Celia Lee Anna Scott Georgia Chandler Alexander Browne Harriet Nicholls Nicola Ford Emily Hall Patrick Sullivan Bethany Garland Simon Cox James Fraser Alexandre Westcott German Sarah Hiscock Joseph Sandham Thomas Watson Jessica Robertshaw Zoe Pillar Sophie Gibbons Charlie Crisp Jemima Barnett Sarah Cope Victoria Baldwin Adam Haycock Charlotte Kirk Max Ellis Joseph Sandham Georgina Campbell Matthew Cuff Emma Hardiman Craig Jones Amber Osborne Oliver Salcedo Aaron Parkes Alexandra Brooks Heather Toplis Robert Maher Ellie Rathkey Samuel King Charlotte Rimell

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Speech Day 2014 Religious Studies Department Prize Phoebe Knowles Ross Prize for Statistics Anna Scott Rotary Club Prize for Economics Albert Wall Shaw Prize for Science Albert Wall Special Prize for Health & Social Care Ellenor Baldwin Stacey Prize for Religious Education Victoria Keeble Textiles Prize Olivia Houghton The Barnard Prize for Poetry Hannah Cowan The Business Studies Prize Craig Jones The David Stokes Prize for Maths & Science Louisa Davis The Dixon Prize for Year 9 History Tom Parkin The Donald Davies Prize for the Most Promising Rugby Player Adam Kirk The Enterprise Prize Jaspreet Singh Sangha The Evesham Journal Prize Robert Maher The Evesham Journal Prize Charlotte Brown The Evesham Vale Lions Club Good Citizenship Award & Shield James Noble The History Department Prize Emma Davies The ICT Department Prize for Creative Media Sarah Tillotson The Insight into Science Prize Jonathan Rabbette The Mary-Ann Oakley Prize for Services to Instrumental Music Lucy Fowler The Mrs H M A Dean Prize for Effort & Progress in Mathematics Helena Wojtynowski-Gray The O’Sullivan Prize for Psychology Marianne Hawley The Peter & Robert Yates Memorial Prize for Endeavour Emily Hall The Probus Club of Evesham Cecil Slocombe Memorial Prize for Katherine Wright Modern Languages The Quality Solicitors Thomson & Bancks Prize for Molly Hardwick Best Year 11 Mock Results Tomkins Prize for English & History Joshua Wheeler VIth Form Design & Technology Prize Emmy Badham VIth Form Tutors’ Prize Zoe Deakin Prizes for Service Armstrong Prize for Endeavour Magali Raybaud Cox Prize for Service to the School Matthew Dixon Stanley & Daphne English Prize for Service to the Community Amy Mathias Lamb Prize for Service to School Sport Jack Perks Leedham Prize for Services to School Sport Joseph Gisbourne Old Henricians’ Prize Ellie Loong Rotary Club Prize for Service to the School Charlotte Downes Royal British Legion Prize Henry Hopper Sharp Prize for Service to the School Oscar Brown Special Prize for Film Studies Eleanor Burrows Special Prize for Food Technology Charles Milward Special Prize for Service to School Hockey Charlotte Somers Special Prize for Service to School Netball Holly Cox The Carr Family Prize for Service to the School James Hargreaves The Jodie Gisbourne Memorial Prize for Service to School Sport Charlotte Kirk The Ridley Family Prize & Trophy for Service to Performing Arts Charles Milward The Tim Stean Memorial Prize for Services to School Sport Harry Poole Headteacher’s Prize for Head Girl Charlotte Rimell The Giles Hudson Memorial Prize for Head Boy Harry Poole Workman Foundation Prizes to 2013 Year 13 Leavers Hazelhurst Prize Ciaran Grant Penney Prize James Schembri Prince Henry’s Exhibition Prize Alexandra Gittins Prince Henry’s Exhibition Prize Lucy Button Prince Henry’s Exhibition Prize Nicholas Martin Workman Exhibition Prize Francis Syvret

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Prince Henry’s New Build In October 2014 work commenced on the replacement of the old Languages block with a new state-of-the-art £1.9m 12 classroom building. In preparation for this the Languages Department relocated temporarily to new purpose-built eco-log cabins on the school site.

The new building is scheduled for completion in Autumn 2015.

2015

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