The Lion | Spring 2005
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Bablakenews House events
MATHEMATICS STUDY DAY DECEMBER 2004 SAW THE Mathematics Department venture outside the bounds of the school. A group of 6th Form ‘A’ level pupils attended a Mathematics Study Day at the University of London’s, Institute of Education.
The second half of the Autumn term became increasing more hectic with daily events at some points.
THE SENIOR QUIZ WHICH had started before half term finally concluded with Bayley winning. This was followed immediately with the Intermediate competition, which Crow won this time. The 4th year basketball then commenced on Monday lunchtimes and Crow were the winners once again. Bayley then surprisingly won the Chess competition, as it was expected that Crow would win as it has the British champion Paul Lam and his brother Mark in the team. However Bayley managed to win more boards. The senior boys hockey was a very close and thoroughly enjoyable competition, and Fairfax won this event for the third year running. In the same week the senior girls played and the real competition was for second place as Crow had all the county players so were expected to win. Fairfax managed to take second place. Senior boys badminton was a very
Debating and public speaking
The day was a series of lectures on diverse aspects of Mathematics and its application from Medicine to Chaos.
popular event and once again Crow dominated. The senior girls hard-fought competition followed and finished as a three way tie between Crow, Fairfax and Wheatley. Netball followed for the senior girls and was well attended and Wheatley won handsomely. Finally right at the end of the term the PE Department ran a 2nd year football event which Fairfax won convincingly. Our thanks go to all the pupils who took part and made these competitions so enjoyable and to the staff who ran the events. This term the House calendar is full of junior competitions. We begin with Badminton and then it’s squash. Then throughout the term there will be preparations for the House Music Festival. Note that the date of this evening of music is not as advertised, it will now take place on the 28 April. Please make a note in your diaries.
The day was enjoyed by all who attended and gave some insight into the modern applications of Mathematics.
IT HAS BEEN A very successful term for both debating and public speaking. Many lively lunchtime debates have been held on a range of motions, but the first pupil to win a prize this year was Amun Sachdev, who was awarded the prize for the best individual speaker in the first round of the Birmingham and Midlands Institute Debating Competition in October. November saw the first round of the Business and Professional Women’s Schools’ Public Speaking contest. Mark McKelvie, Liam Collins-McIntyre and Matthew Galloway, who last year became the Coventry Jubilee Rotary Club’s Public Speaking Champions, represented the school and were awarded the runners-up shield. They now progress to the regional round in February. Most recently, over two weekends in November, Bablake hosted the Coventry Festival of Speech and Drama and our pupils enjoyed many successes. Oliver George (Poetry Recital), Alannah Norton (Humorous Verse), and Sareena Kainth (Short Story Writing) all won their respective classes and were awarded certificates and medals. Two pupils, Jamie Stefaniak and Christopher Lamb, each won their age group sections in the Public Speaking class. The success was rounded off by Alannah and her ‘co-stars’ Pam Uppal and Katie Mulhern, who triumphed in the Small Dramatic Scene category.