Barnardian 2012-13

barnardian Barnard Castle School magazine 2012/13 >> number 288

ExHiBiTiON ART 2013

Andrew Bartlett (Year 11)

Elise Ferguson (Year 11)

Emma Robson (Year 11)

Emily Watson (Year 10)

Kieran Lewis (Year 9)

Matthew Hanmer (Year 8)

Joe Ruddick (Year 8)

Francesca Pollock (Year 11)

Ceara Sutton-Jones (Year 8)

Max West (Year 7)

Lewis Rogulja-Hodge (Year 7) Becci Fraser (L6)

Antonia Boddy (U6)

Chris Harrison (L6)

Tom Evans (L6)

Olivia Metcalfe (U6)

Hannah Pullan (U6)

barnardian 2013 MagaziNE OF BarNarD CaSTLE SCHOOL Headmaster’s address

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School Prizes

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CCF

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Chapel – Centenary

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Clothes Show Trip/Chemistry reports

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Michaelmas Sports

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House Singing

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PrEP SCHOOL Prep Headmaster’s report

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LENT

Class reports

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Senior Musical – Back to the 80s!

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Music

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CCF

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Drama

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CCF/Library

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Sport

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National Science Week

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art and Design

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greece Trip

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activities

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Nissan Trip/House Drama

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Chapel and Charity

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art

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reports from Prep School groups

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House Speaking Competitions

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Special Events and Trips

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Theatre Studies

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Fond Memories of Year 6

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ice Holing Trip

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Lent Sports

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Barnard run and Barney Bash

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SENiOr SCHOOL Senior Common room

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activities

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TriNiTY

Chapel and Charity reports

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Library/art Exhibition/Class Talks

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Old Barnardians

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iCT/Chemistry/Politics

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Overseas

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Junior Play – Czarina Frog

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Young Enterprise & Other activities

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CCF

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Music

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aldwark adventure Camp

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House Diaries

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Trinity Sports

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Lectern Club

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Sports Day

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MiCHaELMaS

Vi Form report

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Walking Tour 2013/Longfield Dinner

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art Trip

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Year 11 Prom

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Senior Play – a View from the Bridge

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Leavers’ Ball

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Front Cover – The stunning stained glass window, designed by Erika Lee of Longfield House.

Editor >> Mr T. Scott Edwards >>Special Thanks to >> Mr Mark Fuller, Tom Evans, Sarah Child, Libby Spark, Stanley Wong and Olivia Metcalfe (Photographic Contributions) >> Collation >> Mr T. Scott Edwards >> Prep School Editor >> Mr N. Seddon (With thanks to Laura Turner and additional contributions and photographers) Design and Production >> yellow torpedo byrå, www.yellowtorpedo.com

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alan Stevens’ Speech Day Report CHairMaN aND MrS MCCaLLUM, MrS FOSTEr, gOVErNOrS, NOBLE gUESTS, LaDiES aND gENTLEMEN OF aLL agES, iT giVES ME grEaT PLEaSUrE TO aDDrESS YOU ON WHaT iS aLWaYS a CELEBraTiON aND a VaLEDiCTiON. While considering what to say this morning, I was emphatically advised by one of the young patrons of my Debating Club that the best speeches are short; whether he was giving me advice or just making excuses because he had come to the club less than fully prepared is itself a debatable point. However, as fee-paying parents, I have always said that you must have value for money.

Firstly, i must say that i am delighted to have with us this morning Mrs Louise Foster, a distinguished Old Barnardian, but i use the word “old” in a qualified

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way not just because my wife has given me that look (old is not a word that a gentleman uses about a lady, apparently), but because a good number of my colleagues in the Common room remember and even taught her – and they are old. Mrs Foster, then a young Louise Yarrow, with impeccable judgement came to Barnard Castle School in the Sixth Form, looking for a top quality education in academia, sport and life. Mrs Foster and her family most recently returned to Barney in april when she joined a group of former Longfield girls for the House’s 25th anniversary reunion.

What makes us distinctive as a School is the commitment of our staff to their vocations. Teachers who go the extra mile to provide additional tutorials, activities, games, to challenge the very brightest and inspire those whose confidence falters.

Now, our focus is always children here and today is no exception. School days for teenagers are not always easy, we know. adolescence can be like an emotional seasickness: it can be very funny, but only

in retrospect. This pubescent ennui would have received short shrift from the 19th century Headmaster of Uppingham, Dr Edward Thring, who when asked “for what are you preparing the children, Headmaster?” replied enthusiastically, “Why, for death, madam, for death.” as a strategic planner, Thring was noted for taking the long view, but even this was longer than most. all planning requires some foresight and ambition. The last year, Mr Chairman, has seen a great deal of planning for an important series of capital investments which will enhance the provision for our children and the facilities of the School immensely. Firstly, i must express my gratitude to Paul Kellett, Henry Fairwood and Chris Butler for the progress they have made in preparing for the installation of a vastly improved iCT infrastructure for the School with better, faster broadband, secure wireless connectivity throughout the Houses, the library and the main school building and the acquisition of new hardware. This has been a bold move, a major investment, but one that we have been careful to future-proof and which, from September, will provide a sound infrastructure, from which we can develop future phases in quick succession.

Last year, Mr Chairman, i outlined my intention to make the Barnard Castle Sixth Form experience quite simply the

BarNarDiaN best in the north of England. i know that the UVith will join me in commending the indefatigable work of my colleague, Mr Chris Butler who, with sufficient drive and ambition to power a small galaxy, has successfully imbued our Sixth Form with a proud and distinctive identity. He has worked with unstinting ambition to provide these young people with an outstanding programme of experiences and challenges to promote the very best intellectually and socially and to embed in each one of them the skills and morality of true leadership.

With their teachers, they have been exposed to a rich range of academic and cultural opportunities, beyond and uninhibited by the restrictions of mere curriculum. Frequently such opportunities open up access to successful businesses, research facilities and world-class universities and their personnel – some we are fortunate to have nearby, others can be accessed by webinar; all of the LVith recently had a go at designing a marketing campaign for Nissan, and Nathan Miller and Ben Earl yesterday were awarded the archie Docherty Prize at Durham University for their biochemistry research presentations. as they experience challenges beyond the norms of Schools, it is also refreshing to see Sixth Form dressing for the part and taking pride in how they look. if you doubt that this is leadership in action, Brian Hick will confirm that he has fielded questions about his tailoring from envious Year 9s. i must concede, though, that despite Mr Butler’s well-groomed example, the sartorial finesse of some still occasionally leaves something to be desired and OB Patrick grant would have fled back to Saville row had he witnessed our usually suave senior monitor, rory abraham rigged for the beach on a chilly non-uniform day; the effect was all the more disturbing as he stood on duty at the Chapel door with his monitor’s gown wrapped around him like a bath towel or at best, possibly a toga.

We have developed and evolved over the last three years, but we have planned too and now is the time for that planning to become visible. The Sixth Form is

receiving unprecedented interest from external applicants to our Sixth Form is as it should be. This capital project will give it the resources that it needs to continue to give our young people an exceptional preparation for the future. Have no doubt; this will be the best Sixth Form experience available in the north and, as i often remind them, the Sixth Form sets the tone for everyone else. Whatever stage your children will be at here in the future, they will benefit from this. it is unashamedly ambitious, but it is better to be accused of idealism than idleness. However, ambition without preparation is folly; One can admire idealism, but to fail to prepare is to prepare to fail, so i am indebted

We often make reference to St iranaeas in chapel and he’s quoted on our website; specifically, his observation that “the glory of god is a human being fully alive.” isn’t it just? a common dilemma of Headmasters is who and how many individuals to mention on Speech Day. in the interests of hydration and public safety today, i

“What makes us distinctive as a School is the commitment of our staff to their vocations.” to the governing Body and to our governor Mr Simon Crowe in particular for their moral and practical support for this project.

We are an ambitious School; we have a proud and innovative history and, as the great Danish philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard said, “life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backward.”

Our origins and history are important because they are inspirational and our values spring from them. When John Balliol endowed his 13th century foundation nearby on Newgate, he was establishing an institution that offered shelter and learning in a Christian context, very much like his other foundation, Balliol College. The date on our badge could easily be 1229 because our ideas and values are just as ambitious and noble as those of our patron nearly 800 years ago.

These are ideas and values which continue to contribute to the scholarship of young people like Calum Matthews, the creativity of artists like Erika Lee who designed the Chapel’s stunning centenary window, the service of senior cadets

“life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backward.” Soren Kierkegaard flourishing, but unfinished. To complete this journey of progress, it is my intention, having secured the proper authority, that we shall build a large, exceptionally well-equipped Sixth Form Centre, breaking ground within the next year.

There can be no mistaking the fact that the Sixth Form is not merely the end of a young person’s education at Barnard Castle, it is also something special, a highlight and a unique, value-adding experience; the fact that we are now

This same preparedness to push themselves further, to work harder, to discover something new about the world and themselves is the spirit that this summer will take our boys and girls on expeditions to corners of the earth as diverse as Borneo, the arctic, Namibia, the Himalayas and Kenya.

such as Will Barnes who recently received the De Havilland Flying Medal, the leadership of tomorrow’s executives, like iona Borer and rachel Pratt who have both won places at the world-famous McKinsey Leadership academy and the young men of our intermediate boys athletics team who, for the first time in the School’s history, qualified for the English Schools Track and Field National Final 2 weeks ago where they came 11th out of almost 800 Schools.

must limit myself. But the hard work and successes of our boys and girls in their lessons, in their games, on the stage and in the way they live together each day makes me tremendously proud.

You are not all prize-winners today, but before we distribute the prizes, i would like to acknowledge and congratulate the hard work of the recipients, but also the genuine efforts of everyone – and you are numbered in your hundreds - who may not be shaking hands on this stage today, but who have received recognition and an award in one of the many forums that we use throughout the year, whether at Nailing Up in Chapel, or in House Meetings, in my Study, or at the end of term awards with Mr gorman. Well done to you all and i invite your parents and teachers to join me in showing our appreciation and congratulations to all of you.

Looking at the young men and women of the UVith who are about to become Old Barnardians, i cannot help but feel confidence for them and for our collective future. There are too many to mention by name, but i must acknowledge our Head of School, Calum Matthews, for discharging his role with enthusiasm, calmness and waistcoats, only to be rivalled by the Hobsons and Mr Toyne. This morning Calum handed over the reins of the School not to one, but two, successors, our new Head girl, rachel Pratt and Head Boy, Sam Everall; each was exceptional among an embarrassment of strong candidates. i wish each one of you a future filled with joy and rich experiences. May you live every moment of your lives and return often to tell us about them.

Mr Chairman, the School is in good health and the future looks very bright indeed for the young men and women before us.

Alan Steven, Headmaster

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School Prizes

UVi PrizES Wilkinson Prize for English Language Barker Prize for English Literature adlard Prize for Mathematics Parkinson Prize for Further Mathematics Sowerby Prize for Biology robinson Prize for Chemistry Wiseman Prize for Physics Walton Prize for Practical Sciences (Biology) Walton Prize for Practical Sciences (Chemistry) Walton Prize for Practical Sciences (Physics) Crosby Prize for Pre-Medical Studies Munro Prize for French governors’ Prize for german Shields Prize for Classics Farrar Prize for ancient History Scott Prize for geography Jackson Prize for Field Study Mowitt Prize for History governors’ Prize for Politics Prest Prize for religious Studies rowlandson Prize for Economics Vincent Prize for Business Studies Horwarth, Clark, Whitewell Prize for i.T. Blaxland Prize for art gibson Prize for Drama Taylor Prize for Theatre Studies governors' Prize for Music Director of Music’s Prize Johnson Prize for Piano Niven Prize for Woodwind governors’ Prize for Sports Studies Barker Prizes for Sport Barker Prizes for Sport Barker Prizes for Sport Hughes Prize for Service Contingent Commander’s Prize Contingent Commander’s Prize Contingent Commander’s Prize Contingent Commander’s Prize aquila Prize Dinning-Cooke Sword of Honour Westwick Prize for achievement Southern Prize for Chapel reading Southern Prize for Chapel Chorister

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Whizzy gorman Whizzy gorman Lottie Holmes Chris Moore Hugh Carter Chris Moore Daniel Yiu adam Carnell Lottie Holmes Nick Packham no medics Sophie Brown Calum Matthews Calum Matthews Calum Matthews adam Carnell iona Borer Calum Matthews Jack Wong Whizzy gorman Jack Wong Daniel Swires ian Cameron Lottie Holmes Euan Hobson Sarah Perkins Lucy Parkinson Whizzy gorman no pianists gina D'Oyley Freddie McBain reggie Fasa rory Newman Jake van't Hoff Katie Wilson iona Borer Hugh Carter Matthew Jeffrey Niamh Tait andrew Hutchon William Barnes Sam Hobson Katie Wilson Luca reichelt

Chaplain’s Prize Chaplain’s Prize Chaplain’s Prize Chaplain’s Prize rotary Club Prizes rotary Club Prizes rotary Club Prizes rotary Club Prizes rotary Club Prizes rotary Club Prizes Headmaster's Prize for a Day girl Headmaster's Prize for a Day Boy Headmaster's Prize for a Boarding girl Headmaster's Prize for a Boarding Boy Corkish Prize for Musical Endeavour Bury-Harrison Cup for Public Speaking gibson award for Boys' Sport Child award for girls' Sport Thompson-richardson Prize The Old Barnardians’ Club Centenary Cup

zurab alavidze aaron Day georgina Lea Emily Smith James Beedle Harry Dick Severin Huber Matthew Pinkney Hannah Pullan Jonathan Wanless Olivia Metcalfe Brian Hick Evie Kennedy Nathan Brown Sam Farquhar rory abraham David Brown Emily Newton Sam Hobson Calum Matthews

LVi PrizES English Language English Literature F Mathematics Mathematics French Spanish Physics Chemistry Biology geography religious Studies History Politics Economics Business Studies art Latin Classics Technology i.C.T. Computing P.E. Theatre Studies

Tom Knox Emily Newton Matthew Stirk Nicky Stainthorp Sarah Child Tom Knox Charles Naseby Nathan Miller Hamish Carter alex Stirk rebecca Cliffe Juliet O'Brien rhiannon Wilby Matthew Stirk reagan Fenwick Erika Lee Juliet O' Brien Juliet O' Brien Nicky Stainthorp Stephen Chan James robertson Johnny Coser Erika Lee

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The Chapel Centenary Service – Friday 9 November 2012 founded the Chapel 100 years ago. To be honest, despite the massive lights rigged to illuminate the glass from the outside on a dark winter’s night, the full meaning of the Headmaster’s words “Let there be light” can only be fully appreciated on cloudless mornings as the Eastern sun pours resurrection light into the building.

The window features a rainbow of House colours against a blue and green globe, set under a midnight sky studded with stars and the crusader crosses of Baliol and the Knights Templar of St John – and all these colours are cast by the morning light onto the walls and altar of the sanctuary. The symbolism could not be better as more than a third of the school troops into Chapel every day.

From this window we know our place in the world – 8 Houses, from just three originals, under one Pepper Pot, in one globe circling in space, and witnessing to god’s covenant of peace with everyone.

We are greatly blessed.

SJR

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To the casual observer the new window is a colourful modern picture – a rainbow set against a globe and a starlit sky, with the “Pepperpot” landmark of the school spire, centre stage, and the historic school coat of arms.

LOUDEST iN aLL THE 100 YEarS SiNCE THE CHaPEL WaS COMPLETED iN 1912.

On a cold November evening, to a packed congregation, with candles guttering in the sanctuary, suddenly the whole glory of heaven was unleashed. as the procession entered the building, the Chapel Choir, the Chamber Choir, Prep School Choir and the Choral Society, with timpani and brass from the gallery, nearly blew the roof off with Parry’s “i was glad when they said unto me”. and we were glad. This was the celebration of the Chapel’s centenary that we all dreamed of – a tragedy if you missed it, an indelible memory if you were there. Normally reticent members of the congregation suddenly learned how to sing again as descants and trumpets soared over their heads to accompany “Thine be the glory” and “guide me O Thou great redeemer”. great choral anthems from different centuries invited rapt attention, then soft reflection then sheer heart –bursting joy as the Hallelujah chorus and the Vierne organ finale closed the service. at the heart of the celebrations of course was the stained glass window - funded by Old Barnardians, the sale of Christmas cards, wedding collections and most generously by the Masonic fraternity who kept faith with their ancestors who

When you look closely, however, you can see that the rainbow is not true rainbow colours. in fact it starts with three colours of red, blue and gold signifying the colours of the three houses, York, Northumberland and Durham – the three counties which gave the school its original name of the “North Eastern County School” at its foundation in 1883. as it broadens out into a spectrum of colours and shields you can trace the progress by which boarding expanded to include day boys in Teesdale house (subsequently Tees and Dale Houses) and both boarding and day girls’ houses (Longfield, Marwood and Bowes). This expansion included the reach of the school into other countries, hence the globe in the background.

Near the foot of the rainbow, commemorating their early association with the chapel, are the twin emblems of free-masonry (the familiar dividers) and the Knights Templar of Durham Province. at the top of the window lancets, amongst blazing stars, are set the red cross of the crusaders and the cross of St John familiar to many who know the St John’s ambulance. This retains the memory that one of the charities whose funds were realised to found the school in the 1880s was St John’s Hospital, tracing its origins to a 13th century crusader, John Baliol, already commemorated in stained glass in the chapel porch.. The Knights Templar, of course, are a branch of masonry who still fund St John’s Hospital in Jerusalem and more crucially were part of the wider fraternity of the masons who founded the Chapel in the 1900s, under Provincial grandmaster, Lord Barnard. in fact, in an event which turned Teesdale upside down in 1910, masons from the three counties got privileged train transport to come to Barnard Castle, change into their regalia in Bowes museum, and march to the new school to lay the foundation stone of the School Chapel. and they have kept the connection ever since – funding various projects in the Chapel over the last 100 years and contributing generously to the centenary window, culminating in their own dedication on October 28th , ahead of the even bigger dedication on November 9th. a Cumbrian stained glass company, “Northern Lights”, refined the design, manufactured and installed the window exactly to schedule, and have a lasting legacy to their skill in the Eastern light which casts a rainbow of colour in the sanctuary every morning. The greater legacy is the testimony to god’s grace which has led the school from small beginnings safely to the present day.

SJR

The original design for the window came from a sixth former, Erika Lee, who is one of the Hong Kong community at the school. She was also a student of Suzanne Cuthbertson, the school Head of art until her untimely death from cancer.

EriKa remembered her in the keys incorporated in the design because she was always mislaying them! Of course these cross-keys (of St Peter) also recall the universal church of which the school is part.

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carl rycroft’s Speech Day Report The posiTive relaTionship ThaT exisTs beTween The school and iTs parenT body is someThing To be proud of.

We enjoy educating your children and I would like to thank you all for your continued support of the school. I would also like to express my gratitude to Barney Friends, who continue to play an important part in supporting school events such as sports days and open days as well as organising a range of social events.

Plans are already well underway for next year and, in particular, we are looking forward to the Prep School Michaelmas Ball in October.

Today affords us the opportunity to reflect together on another fine year at barnard castle preparatory school and to appreciate the success therein. when browsing the shelves at book shops i am always surprised by how many titles there are dealing with ‘The secret of success’. is it really a secret? if our success is a measurement of our achievement, i believe that personal commitment and hard work is the key.

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school. highlights have included the weekly year 4 maths workshop, the year 6 probability fair, the year 5 dragons den, the year 3 book reviews and the french assembly. our pre-prep children continue to learn well and i have been particularly impressed by the progress made by the year 2 pupils in completing Key stage 1 and the dedicated way they have prepared for life in year 3. The year 5 class talks are also a key feature of the academic programme and the topics chosen reflect the wide range of the children’s hobbies, interests and achievements – everything from dog obedience training to an a to Z of fell walking in the lake district. our year 6 pupils have worked with particular commitment this year and as a result they were all offered places in the senior school following the academic entrance test procedure; just reward for both their hard work and their teachers’ guidance. a significant addition to our year 6 curriculum has been the introduction of the barnard castle preparatory school year 6 achievement award. This has provided impetus to academic studies and has allowed us to foster independent learning skills in the pupils that will be invaluable to them as they move on to the senior school. This initiative has been a great success and i would like to thank mr ayres, in particular, for driving this project through. The children have tried hard to pass the award, by no means a guarantee.

in a meeting earlier in the year, i shared with the staff my favourite explanation of how to achieve success, which comes from the american journalist robert strauss who offered excellent advice when he said, “success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. you don’t quit when you’re tired. you quit when the gorilla is tired.”along the same lines, leonardo da vinci observed that “it had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” That is the spirit that we like to encourage in the children and that in many ways typifies the attitude of the barney pupils. in my address at last year’s speech day i challenged the children to strive for success this year by ‘doing their best to be their best’ – and they certainly did not disappoint.

The boarding community has had another successful year. The children have had a wide ranging experience that has allowed them to develop their characters and sense of independence. we should not underestimate the importance of personality, understanding and generosity of spirit amongst our boarders in contributing so much to the value of a boarding education. The boarding at the prep school is now accessible to all children and i am pleased that more children are being introduced to boarding on a more flexible basis. i was delighted that the interim inspection carried out by the isi in January confirmed that we were fully compliant with national boarding standards; well done and thank you to all the boarding staff for their hard work and pastoral care.

in academic terms, the educational experience remains a rich one at the prep

every child in the school was involved in at least one of our three musical

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plays this year. Towards the end of the michaelmas term, the children in reception, year 1 and year 2 performed stable story in the chapel. we went back in time to ancient egypt for a glint of gold our year 3 and 4 play in the lent Term, which the children performed in front of three full houses in the atkinson hall. This term we moved on to the year 5 and 6 play, porridge, which was performed over two nights in big school and was full of good humour, super singing and excellent acting. music plays a large part in the life of the school and our musical year has seen many highlights. The pre-prep choir, the big choir and the harmony choir have sung in concerts and chapel services this year; the harmony choir have sung a descant in each of our weekly chapel services this term and they sang evensong at both ripon cathedral and york minster earlier in the year. The annual pre-prep concert was greatly enjoyed by performers and audience alike and the addition of instrumental groups into the programme was very encouraging. many children have individual instrumental and singing lessons and the gala concert and the ‘have a go’ concerts provided good evidence of the development of instrumental play in the school. The orchestra, the brass group, the string group and the recorder group have all rehearsed and performed well this year and it is pleasing to see a new ensemble, the wind band. our musicians have also achieved very well in their individual instrumental and singing exams this year.

The art department continues to foster a love of art and design amongst the pupil body. The digital exhibition on show earlier displayed work from every pupil and the recent pre-prep and inter-house art competitions were eagerly contested.

The work displayed around the school brings colour and diversity to the corridors and classrooms and ably shows off the children’s artistic attainment. in addition to curriculum art i am pleased that this term there has been a year 2 craft club and single year art clubs for years 3 to 6. at the heart of all that we do lie the values of barnard castle school which, since 1883, have been: endeavour, community, integrity, enjoyment, compassion and duty. sport fosters all of these values in the children, as well as developing their coordination and physical skills. The children enjoy sport, as can be best witnessed during our thriving inter-house competitions. we are unashamedly

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competitive at barney; we encourage effort, collective responsibility, a willingness to put yourself out for others, enthusiasm and sportsmanship. our sports teams and our individual athletes have competed in fine style this year and all pupils in years 3-6 have represented the school on the sports field. we now field a, b and c teams at all age levels and on occasion d and even e teams. i am pleased that girls’ sport continues to go from strength to strength with our hockey, netball and rounders teams enjoying a good deal of success. The boys have also enjoyed successful rugby, football and cricket seasons. our athletics and cross country teams continue to be a force to be reckoned with and they have accomplished a great deal this year with individual and team success in a range of competitions across the region. in addition the children have represented the school at swimming, tennis and squash.

The children have continued to participate in and enjoy many educational excursions, extra-curricular activities and charity fundraising events. we have raised a considerable amount of money for a range of charities and i am very grateful to the hard working school council for their input into this. it is important for the children to recognise the value of being charitable. as a school we are often most effective in this when we join together with the senior school for specific charitable campaigns such as operation christmas child which we support each year. we also raised money collectively for the rotary club’s aquafilter appeal this year and we found

out in assembly yesterday that the children, parents and friends of barnard castle school had raised money to purchase enough water filters to provide clean drinking water for over 10,000 people for five years – a truly magnificent achievement. returning to the secret of success, headteachers are often asked, “what is the secret of running a successful school?”

The answer is very simple; find the best people possible and get them to do it for you. i think we are fortunate to have found these people at barney. one clear and distinct feature of a barney education is to be found in the high quality of the staff. They are highly skilled, committed, enthusiastic and good fun; they give of their time wholeheartedly and cheerfully. i would like you to join me in thanking all the staff at the school, those involved in teaching and those involved in the support departments for their ongoing and excellent contribution to the children’s education. as is usual at this time of year we say goodbye to some of our colleagues: mrs Karen hardman leaves the learning support department this summer to spend more time caring for her mother. we wish mrs hardman all the best and i hope that she stays in touch. miss emily mcmillan has been at the school for two years as head of lacrosse and as a sports coach and a teaching assistant. we wish her every success as she moves on with her career. miss charlotte Kulaszewski has been a matron in old courts for six years. Throughout that time she has

been a caring presence in our boarding community. she has looked after the children through their highs and lows and been a cheerful supporter of the boarders throughout. we wish her every success in the future.

Today is about celebrating the success of all of our pupils and i would like to say well done to you for making the school such an enjoyable place to be. you have all played an important part in the school’s continued success. i would like to wish our leavers the very best of good fortune as they embark on the next stage of their school life. having completed the preparatory stage they are all well prepared for what lies ahead and i am sure that they will all enjoy new challenges and opportunities along the way. finally i would like us to consider the future. The school is thriving and is full of keen, committed, kind, generous and capable children. we have big plans and as we head into our 99th year, our eyes turn towards the centenary of the founding of the prep school, which we will celebrate in the academic year 2014/2015. we are clearly an established and well grounded school, we have traditional values and we are proud of this. however we are also modern and dedicated to moving forward. with this in mind i encourage all of our pupils to look ahead because the future is bright. This sentiment is perhaps expressed best by the following advice: “learn from the past – but – dream of the future for that’s where you are going to spend the rest of your life” Thank you.

Carl Rycroft, Headmaster

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old courTs The boarders have had a fantastic year. The new arrivals in September settled in really quickly and immersed themselves fully into boarding life straight away.

There were also several children who joined us throughout the year for a few nights a week following our introduction of flexi-boarding.

They thoroughly enjoyed their time with us and we look forward to this success continuing. everyone took part in our christmas play and festivities. The play was based on the traditional christmas story but with a bit of a twist. all of the characters were from Toy story. The children had great fun rehearsing and performed the play for parents on the final sunday of the michaelmas Term. many of the boys attended the barnard castle rugby club every sunday morning and the girls

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continued with their horse riding lessons each Thursday. This then progressed to the girls going and helping at the stables each sunday morning throughout the Trinity Term. many of the children are very musical and they have lessons in school followed by practice in music school a couple of times a week. The keyboard and drum kit in old courts has never had as much use and the boarders are forever making up their own songs and performing together. at the weekends we have endeavoured to do as much communal art work as we can so that our displays and pictures can be changed regularly.

They have done some modern art on canvases using acrylic paints and have had enormous fun completing the safari poster together.

playing ‘Twister’

having fun in the snow

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newcastle united game, bowling, swimming, cinema, designing their own treasure hunts and having a barbeque. we have really enjoyed getting to know the boarders and it was a pleasure to welcome two russian girls in the second half of the Trinity Term. They settled in well and the other children had fun getting to know more about their language and where they come from.

The children have made the most of the school grounds and have played rounders, cricket or football most evenings as well as playing on their scooters, bikes and rollerblades. we wish the year 6 children every success as they move up to senior school. They know they are always welcome in old courts and we will look forward to seeing them develop into responsible young people.

every weekend is filled with lots of outings and fun activities, including a trip to flamingo land, watching a

fun at the park

Mr and Mrs Killeen

flamingo land

visiting the lambs on the farm

a visit to the bowes museum

indian takeout

halloween party

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sailing on bowness

outdoor fun

chinese new year

Train journeys

bird feeders

recepTion It was an exciting day in September 2012 when the twelve children in our Reception class started school, carrying a brand new book bag and wearing a smart new uniform.

Since then so much has happened!

Looking around today I see a group of happy, confident children who have now completed their first school year. Not only have they grown taller, but they have also formed close friendships within the class and with other children and teachers around the school.

Each child now knows and abides by ‘The Barney Way’ and is familiar with our school buildings and routines. after mrs priestley’s arrival following mrs Turner’s maternity leave in the michaelmas term, the children were soon looking forward to christmas, and rehearsals for the pre-prep nativity ‘a stable story’ began. The children performed brilliantly in front of a very

fun in the snow

building fun

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we’re going on a bear hunt

fun in the park

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merry christmas

proud set of teachers and parents! a fantastic ending to the term was a magical visit to father christmas in his snowy wonderland at raby castle and a delicious christmas lunch back at school. other topics studied during the term were ‘The seasons’, ‘bonfire night’ and ‘remembrance’. we also performed an amusing and informative assembly based on the topic of advent.

The children returned in January to find that their role play area had been turned into an arctic winter wonderland which was very apt as the weather outside was freezing! This didn’t worry us as with great creativity they soon started rolling huge snowballs, quickly turning our garden into home for a family of jolly snowmen. The children also remembered to look after our garden birds and enjoyed bird watching and making bird cakes to help them survive the harsh winter. after half term the role play area changed once again into a fire station complete with a fire-engine which had room for twelve little fire fighters. This

was linked to our ‘people who help us’ topic. as part of the topic the children had a fantastic visit to barnard castle fire station and welcomed pc Turner to their reception classroom. both experiences were fascinating. during the Trinity term the children enjoyed finding out about different types of transport as part of our ’Journeys’ topic and had a super visit to the lake district and beatrix potter world. The weather was superb and everyone enjoyed a steam train ride, a voyage up lake windermere and a sunny picnic in the park. what a wonderful day!

The children have worked very hard and have made super progress with their independent reading, writing and number skills. i have thoroughly enjoyed teaching them and look forward to watching each one of them grow, develop and progress throughout the school. well done reception, an excellent year’s work!

Mrs Priestley

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using watercolours

T-shirt project

exploring doubles in maths

windpowered boats

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exploring magnets

We have enjoyed another fun and busy year in the Year One classroom. Lots of genuine determination to succeed, resulting in much individual achievement has made for a very exciting environment and the children all finished the year in very good spirits!

There have of course been many highlights each term.

The children took great care making cards, kneading and shaping bread rolls to celebrate harvest. we enjoyed our history trip to the bowes museum as part of our Toys topic.

The children showed some marvellous inventiveness as they transformed wooden pegs into ‘dolls’ ranging from ben Ten and rapunzel to a ‘wedding horse’ and a ‘very hungry caterpillar’. our christmas production, ‘a stable story’ found us rehearsing hard for our roles as shepherds and angels. everyone agreed it was another delightfully energetic performance.

The lent term brought us to our buildings topic, and the children explored different building styles and materials including a walk round the town, looking at the buildings in our local area. our science topic for the term was ‘sound’ and we had a lovely trip to radio Teesdale to investigate how

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The wheelbarrow flower garden

balloon powered cars

programmes are recorded and transmitted. The children were allowed to record their own jingles and also some very sweet mothering sunday messages. linked to this theme, the children learned ‘The sound collector’ for the pre prep easter concert.

Trinity term began with our class assembly. The children put on a splendid performance of two of aesop’s fables, linked to our ‘friendship’ topic. our science topic this term focused on plants and growing things this term, and the class worked together to plant a really beautiful wheelbarrow flower garden, which they have cared for and watched flourish. food also featured highly as the children cooked Jamaican spice buns and twisty cheese straws to explore our ‘healthy eating’ topic. sports day was completed with typical gusto, and it was lovely to see a healthy mix of real competitive spirit combined with proper sportsmanship as the children congratulated each other on their achievements.

The year was rounded off with a really super trip to the lake district, taking in a ride on a steam train, a trip across windermere and a visit to beatrix potter world. we all had a fantastic day out, enjoying possibly the very best weather of the year as we picnicked in bowness.

Mrs Michelin

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egyptian headdresses

all aboard the steam train

year 2 Year Two had a great start to their final year in the Pre-Prep with a determination to throw themselves into everything possible. The term began with the regular Tuesday swimming lessons where all of the class made it to the deep end and learnt to swim butterfly! we visited barnard castle and looked at the different types of shops and buildings for our geography topic. The children navigated themselves around barnard castle using a map and road signs.

fruit juice tasting for science

class even performed solos accompanied by mr atherton on the organ.

biscuits and on a slightly sweeter note enjoyed pancakes for shrove Tuesday!

The lent Term heralded the arrival of pharaohs and chinese dragons. our history topic introduced the children to the world of ancient egypt, whilst in r.e. we looked at chinese new year celebrations. The first led us to the oriental museum in durham where we examined ancient artefacts, created headdresses and allowed the pharaoh to pass into the afterlife.

The Trinity Term saw the beginning of our preparation for year Three with the introduction of the ‘moving on challenge’. This was a series of tasks designed to aid the children’s transition from pre-prep to prep. This remains a hugely worthwhile project and the children described it as “enjoyable but quite hard work!” They rose to the challenge and proudly received their certificates at the end of Term gathering.

The great fire of london was a very successful topic; inspiring research into the buildings of Tudor london and the fire-fighting equipment available. The roaring of flames became a regular sound in the classroom as the children tried to imagine how terrifying it must have been.

The pre-prep, filled with enthusiasm, participated in our own chinese new year celebrations and were fortunate to be joined by two girls from longfield who taught us how to write ‘happy new year’ and showed us how they celebrate at home. The day continued with stir frying and handling chopsticks, designing red envelopes and constructing dancing dragons.

The year Two children took the lead in narrating the nativity play and did a marvellous job. several members of the

we continued with the cooking theme during our d.T. project on healthy eating. we created sandwiches, baked bread and

healthy sandwiches in dT

The ancient egyptian gods

chinese new year

sports day remains a highlight for many of the children, and this year they surpassed themselves in jumping, running, throwing, tackling obstacles and relay racing. The sportsmanship showed by all was lovely to see.

The final trip of the year saw all the pre-prep taking a trip to the world of beatrix potter which was great fun. a super year year 2!

Miss White

beatrix potter here we come

on the steam train in bowness

hanging out at the park

exploring barnard castle

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barnardian prep year 3 In the Michaelmas Term the children had great fun learning all about the weather in Geography and The Romans in History. We went on a trip to Arbeia where they enjoyed being archaeologists by digging for clues about how the Romans lived. In Science we learnt all about light and how shadows are formed and we also looked at the shopping bags materials and completed an experiment to test their strength.

cress experiment in science

archaeologists for the day at arbeia

Testing our map reading skills

concentrating on hitting the target

dressing up as anglo-saxons at bede’s world

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all of the children played either rugby or hockey and they enjoyed competing against each other in the house competitions. 3K performed their class assembly all about the rights and wrongs in the classroom. The carol service was a triumph with many of the year 3s having a speaking part as well as having the opportunity to perform as part of the big choir. in the lent Term we went to bede’s world and enjoyed learning about the anglo-saxons. The children all had a go at script writing and soon came to the conclusion that they’d much rather have been farmers than monks! Kenya was

brush brush brush!

our main topic in geography and the children made mud huts in design Technology out of mod rock. in science we used disclosing tablets to see if the pupils were able to brush their teeth effectively. 3b did a fantastic assembly all about eating healthily. The highlight of the term was the year 3 and 4 play, ‘a glint of gold’. The children sang, danced and performed to a very high standard and they put on three great performances for parents. in the Trinity Term the children had great fun learning how to read maps and created their own symbols for important landmarks. we visited the bowes museum to practise our orienteering skills and they proved to be very competent. we have had a fantastic year and the children have achieved so much. They have represented the school in many different sporting events and have visited places of historical interest but most of all they have developed as individuals and their confidence has grown immensely.

They should be very proud of all their efforts and we look forward to watching them flourish as they start their next journey in year 4.

Miss Biggart and Mrs Killeen

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Teamwork

practising to be a monk

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gather round and listen carefully…

sports fun

hard at work

foot drill

getting creative

football

cricket

solving problems

year 4 Year 4 had another busy and exciting year with the crowning moment being the wonderful performances of our play, Glint of Gold. We were very proud of the children and are looking forward to developing drama even further next year. pupils created fantastic ‘starburst’ pictures in art using their knowledge of single point perspective. They enjoyed the figure drawing topic and learnt about blending colours to create shadows and other effects. These skills were practised when drawing fruit. once again we again enjoyed our trip back to medieval england when we visited bolton castle. The children became foot soldiers, learning spear drill and marching through the courtyard in unison. maths lessons have been incredibly varied and fun and pupils have been tested on a variety of skills. They carried out investigations, worked together during problem solving activities. nubble and Trilemma on the interactive whiteboard proved extremely popular and the teams were very competitive against each other. in science we learnt about circuits, building and drawing our own. we learnt all about the body and were lucky enough to look at some real bones. we looked at different habitats, talked

fabulous fractions

about keeping warm, completed experiments about friction and learnt all about solids liquids and gases. reading was a popular activity this year and we enjoyed studying roald dahl’s ‘matilda’ and adam blade’s ‘beast Quest’. we created medals for bruce bogtrotter and wrote our own stories in which our hero goes on an important quest. we also looked at nursery rhymes in a different way, turning them into newspaper articles. year 4 have had another successful sporting year with many more fixtures added to the busy calendar. The u9’s have competed in rugby, hockey, netball, rounders, cricket, football, cross country and athletics. The boys were awarded third place at hmc athletics which is a great achievement. promoting independence has been a particular target and year 4 have shown that they can work independently when researching, investigating and revising. They have become more organised, taking responsibility for looking after their own belongings and getting to music lessons on time. we have thoroughly enjoyed teaching this year group. They have been cheerful throughout and we look forward to watching them develop in the years to come both in and out of the classroom. we would like to thank them for making this year as enjoyable as it has been.

Mrs Small and Mr Wicling

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barnardian prep year 5 During the Michaelmas Term the topics of Rocks and Cave Formations in Geography, led to a visit to the spectacular White Scar Caves. Making and simulating volcanoes with Mrs Thompson was also a popular activity, as well as practising earthquake drills.

The history topic of the second term “explorers” led to us to hartlepool historic Quay. watching a cannon being fired amazed the children, touring the Trincomalee and the whole experience of the Quay made the day an enjoyable and worthwhile trip. in the Trinity Term, we practised our orienteering skills trip in the bowes museum before going to the more demanding course in hamsterley forest, which was an excellent day.

orienteering in hamsterley

a feature of year 5 is the opportunity to go on residential trips. most of our year group this year favoured the robinwood trip and came back buzzing with tales of daring of the 3g swing, the piranha pool and many more. Two children also thoroughly enjoyed 5 days in france. in the classroom we were as busy as ever. in english, class talks were particularly varied, from authentic chinese food being tasted by all, to miniature horses and full sized ones coming in to school as well as pet lambs and plenty of dogs! science experiments proved to be popular. making cornflour defy newton’s laws of motion was fun and messy, as was making carbon-dioxide gas and blowing up plastic bags. in maths the children particularly enjoyed the investigations and one of the more popular ones was a dragon’s den project, creating a Theme park on the moon.

The children also invented some good interactive adventures in iT. working hard continued right into the very last week when we were visited by author victoria campbell, who inspired the children with her viking gold series of books.

Team building at robinwood

making circuits

white scar caves

after school activities are an important part of life in year 5 and many children take part in some sort of activity every day. we have had a talented year group in sport, music and art and all of the children have represented a school team in a school fixture this year. we have also had many special events to enjoy, including all the house competitions, pantomime, christmas dinner, the carol concert and in the summer Term the school play “porridge” to name but a few.

hard at work, as usual!

aboriginal sand pictures

we hope that this year group have enjoyed their time with us and feel ready for the challenges ahead. we would like to wish them well in year 6.

Mr Ayres and Mrs Seddon

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geography debate

house rugby

leavers’ disco

year 6 We had a very successful year with the children responding positively to what they have been asked to do.

Being at the top end of the school, there has been more responsibility but also more chances for the children to get involved in the busy life of Prep School. one innovation this year has been the achievement award. following the success of the entrance exam in february, when all the children were offered a place in the senior school, (with three scholarships) they then embarked on a series of academic, subject based topics and exercises that would accrue points or credits ranging from attainment, effort, involvement and citizenship. it not only gave the children a focus in lessons but proved popular as their independent learning skills came to the fore.

Teesdale cross country

on the tram at beamish

probability fair

The children grew into being at the top end of the school very quickly and re-cycling, helping with milk and biscuits and helping with the pre-prep break rotas were established with a minimum of fuss. london dominated the first term and we all thoroughly loved the trip and the scrapbooks that were produced on our return were of a high standard. most of the year group went to france in march and had a fabulous time and also enjoyed their weekend of activities at robinwood. day trips to eden camp and beamish complimented our work in history and we were lucky to be able to use the senior school art and dT workshops to help our projects. The science club was introduced to the senior school labs and the probability fair in the summer term was both good fun and educational.

music and drama give us the chance to show off our skills and many have been involved in the choir, harmony and/or chapel choir. what an opportunity to be able to sing at ripon cathedral and york minster. The musicians played at various levels at various concerts and ‘porridge’ provided our thespians with the chance to excel on the stage. our sportsmen and in particular the girls have enjoyed much success on the games fields and can look forward to much success in the future.

The traditional trip to wet ‘n’ wild followed by the disco helped us make it through to the end of the year. speech day is always important for year 6 as they prepare for the next stage of their education. we said goodbye to the class of 2013 and wish them luck as they move onwards and upwards.

about to go down the mine

helping rev in chapel

wet and wild

Mr Seddon, Mrs Robertson and Mrs Brown

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house hockey

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harmony choir

clarinet

pre-prep choir at speech day

euphonium

drums

pre-prep concert

music The prep music department is ever evolving and the number of individual music lessons has increased from 75 to 90 per week so far, indicating that musical interest is high. we have much to look forward to in performances over coming years. instruments learned in class have expanded to include the african djembe drums, hand bells and the fife and musical productions have continued to entertain large audiences. pupils are rapidly developing their aural abilities, comprehension of notation and standards of performance. harmony choir are regularly singing descants in chapel and have joined chapel choir to sing evensong in york minster and ripon cathedral this year. They are continuing to expand their repertoire and sing many pieces in two part harmony. The prep school choir has been hugely popular with around 80 pupils participating and they performed eye of the Tiger with great vigour at the house singing festival as well as performing beautifully at our founders’ day service. both choirs also performed beautifully at the prep school evensong.

The pre-prep performed with excellent musicianship in their easter concert, including solos, djembe performances, hand bell pieces and sang a capella. The pre-prep choir also sang regularly at lunchtimes.

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cellos

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The house singing competition was the closest to date with the houses performing contrasting songs to a very high standard, with a range of different techniques, movements and solos. gilbert emerged as the winners.

The prep orchestra is a large, able ensemble that has mastered ‘James bond’ and’ we are the champions’ to a high standard as shown at speech day. brass group is a loyal group of musically talented and enthusiastic musicians who have mastered numerous short riffs in the style of a bbc big band and who ensure that every note has immense impact.

The string group have met every week and have continued to be a close-knit ensemble. They rehearse with diligence and produce musically controlled results. examination results continue to be high with several members of the school being invited to perform at the abrsm high achievers concert for their successes in our geographical region. we are very proud that the school name is associated with high standards of music making in the wider community.

Dr Harrison

violin

Trumpet

guitar

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Tutankhamun awakes!

hieroglyphs

The pyramid of power

prep play – a glinT of gold Following the Christmas holidays, the children in Years 3 and 4 returned to school ready to begin rehearsals for their play, ‘A Glint of Gold.’ set in november 1922, the story begins with howard carter’s famous discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. along with lord carnarvon and his daughter lady evelyn herbert, carter enters the tomb and is astounded by the treasures buried for over 3,000 years. before long the visitors discover the story of this little known king through the writing on the walls of the tomb.

These story telling pictures are called hieroglyphs and in this play they come to life, teaching the audience all about ancient egypt. Tutankhamun, who had rested in peace for thousands of years, is now awakened and learns part of the “book of the dead” before he can join the god osiris among the stars.

The show played to packed audiences in the atkinson hall over three performances and was very much enjoyed by all. congratulations to the performers, some as young as seven, who acted, sang and danced with such professionalism and obvious enjoyment.

Queen hatshepsut plays her flute

prep play – porridge June saw a return to Big School for the annual Prep School play, involving all Year 5 and Year 6 children in a hilarious new play by popular author Craig Hawes.

This is nursery news

The billy goat brothers

‘no comment!’

Jack spratt, private detective

Two helpings of ‘porridge’ were served up by a cast of nearly 90 children, telling a tale of mystery, mayhem and breakfast cereal. private detective Jack spratt has his work cut out when a crime wave hits happy valley. who’s stolen ma hubbard’s recipe book? who’s kidnapped marigold the cow? and what dirty secret is papa bear hiding behind his porridge empire, aided and abetted by those well-known henchmen, the billy goat brothers? with a script straight from the ‘carry-on’ stable, the children rose to the challenge of creating characters and delivering lines requiring a mature sense of comic timing. it was tremendous to see such enthusiasm and enjoyment for the show by its cast and it was thoroughly enjoyed by over four hundred parents, grandparents and friends who made up the audiences. lighting and effects were provided by members of senior school and it was encouraging to see pupils making up the part of the backing band too. Thanks, as ever, to all involved ‘behind the scenes’, including the parents, who provided such fabulous costumes. principally, however, congratulations must go to the children of years 5 and 6 for providing so many people with such quality entertainment. well done.

The boys in blue

Tom Tom and simple simon

Mrs Robertson

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house cricket

sporTs This year has seen plenty of highlights! The children have worked with enthusiasm and discipline listening to and following the advice of the staff.

The rugby term saw a busy calendar for all age groups. The standard of play now shows we can match the biggest schools in the north of england. our strong under 10 team continued to compete at a very high level, reaching the final of the clegg cup. The u9 team were similarly productive with some very encouraging performances. hockey has shown another year of development. The u11 team reached the semi-finals of the cluster tournament. we have given our players plenty of matches which has led to improved performances. extra coaching and practice matches has allowed us to improve the basic skills with the younger children resulting in a

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potentially strong u9 team who show a lot of promise already.

The lent Term saw us change to football and with more fixtures for more age groups, we had plenty of promising performances with an u11 team who improved greatly throughout the season. netball has also had an injection of work this year. a competitive lunchtime tournament and after school activities, set up a very promising start to the lent term. with a tall and athletic year 6, they enjoyed much success. we continued the development of training and competitive matches at the younger age groups with various u9 fixtures.

The cross country team had success in the Teesside high competition along with very impressive performances in the Teesdale cross country. athletics was probably our most successful sport. following victories against casterton and yarm the team went to the hmc tournament with high hopes.

record breaker

sports day

winning the 100m with an hmc record, the 200m and second place in the relay meant the u11 girls team coming second overall, a quite outstanding performance against some very large schools. in addition the u10 and u9 boys came third.

The Trinity term also saw the cricket and rounders teams compete. The cricket team performed very well at hmc tournament by winning their group. The u9 team had the most success as they have shown themselves to be a very competitive team with plenty of potential. The rounders sides also performed well throughout the term and enjoyed a successful season.

The pre-prep have focused on developing basic movements which all children require before entering competitive sport. we also saw some excellent dance and gymnastic performances which improve both balance and coordination.

The pre prep sports day was very successful, highlighting the excellent work achieved throughout the year.

Mr Wicling

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penalty shootout

house hockey

pre-prep sports day

Triple Jump

rugby

multi gym

rounders

netball

Teesdale cross country

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barnardian prep arT and design Technology We have had another interesting year, studying different artists and fulfilling new projects.

The children in year 3 have looked at complimentary colours, made collages, studied african art and created some lovely painted seascapes. year 4 lessons have been great fun with figure drawing, blending colours to draw fruit, self portraits and learning about the seven elements of art. year 5 had a great time experimenting by adding sand to their paint and applying the mixture to muslin to create a rough, rock-like surface on which to create an australian aboriginal style picture. we were very pleased with the results.

The children in year 6 were again lucky enough to spend some time in the national gallery during their london

trip in october. They had fun recreating their favourite work of art from the gallery once they returned to school. year 6 children finished the year by going over to the senior school art department where they made some magnificent playground sculptures inspired by the figures of Keith haring. we have had another year of learning how various mechanisms and systems operate, working with resistant materials and designing to a specific brief. year 3 built free-standing structures in the form of african village houses using a wire armature and mod-roc, painted in ‘earthy’ colours. The children also learnt about simple lever mechanisms as they made their hilarious ‘wiggly ears’ models.

The children in year 4 traditionally decorated our christmas tree with beautifully designed and sewed ornaments. in the Trinity term year 4 designed and made a trophy to tie-in with

the topic of ‘figure drawing’. in year 5, 3d model making featured as the children designed and made a ‘fantasy car’ using a wooden frame and a net printed on card. later in the year the children enjoyed learning how to use a soldering iron to build a flashing led circuit. The final project for year 5 involved a simple pneumatic system to operate a scary feature for a ghost Train ride. in the michaelmas Term, the year 6 researched and produced a product design based on chocolate wrappers. mechanical Toys were designed and made in the lent term and the children enjoyed learning how to use a pillar drill safely. Trinity term brought another encounter with the soldering irons as we built circuits for the steady hand game project. another very busy and productive year in the prep school art room.

Mrs Brown

year 6 in senior school workshops

year 6 art club goes on – even on dressing-up day!

year 5 class work

year 5 art

year 2 art

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year 5 aboriginal sand picture

year 6 wartime poster design

pre-prep art competition

national gallery work

year 6 national gallery work

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Judo

pre-prep choir

netball

acTiviTies There almost seems to be a competition amongst many of the children as to how many activities they can do in a week. With more activities on offer for each age group and with new clubs starting termly, many children are busy most lunch times and after school.

year with big choir, harmony choir, chapel choir and pre-prep choir all practising for various concerts and performances.

The number of children playing instruments has increased and the brass group, woodwind ensemble, strings group and the orchestra have consequently been very busy as practice makes perfect. This also included rehearsals for the house music competition and singing practice for the plays.

There have been new opportunities for the pre-prep this year including a choir, cookery, hockey, Judo, art and ballet clubs, all giving them a taste of activities prior to them being more involved when they join year 3.

new clubs this year have included a year 6 science club that took place in the senior school labs, german and activities like squash, Tennis, icT, french and chess extended to other year groups.

The normal array of sporting clubs has again proved popular so that children can practise for teams and also improve their skills. often this has meant more than one member of staff helping so that everyone can benefit. art, too, has expanded with every year group having a separate night so more ambitious projects can be attempted and in the lent and Trinity Terms, drama rehearsals were in full flow daily, rehearsing for the two plays. There have been more music ensembles and groups this

Throughout the three terms there have been 111 clubs, running every lunch time and afternoon. many have been seasonal while others have run throughout the year. The children are always keen to try new skills and also improve their existing ones.

The extra-curricular programme remains one of the most popular and successful things about prep school.

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year 5 art

cookery

chess

cricket club

science

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senior art

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barnardian prep chapel The School Chapel is not just a building – it’s the people in it and the values it enshrines. With pews that face inwards like the Chapels in Oxford and Cambridge, you are forced to look at the people across the aisle from you. You can’t ignore them. david and Jonathan, the biblical best friends, gaze across the aisle from stained glass windows. The boys and masters who died in two world wars are still present in the memorials around the walls, and a huge painting of “christ the consoler” looks out compassionately over the prep school boys and girls as they troop into chapel every wednesday. i can’t think of a better weekly

illustration of what Jesus meant when he said “let the children come to me. do not hinder them, for to such as these belongs the Kingdom of god”. and i must say that the kingdom of god does seem to come close on some mornings. under the new director of music in prep school, dr harrison, the choir has continued to thrive.

The biggest innovation is the “angels in the gallery” who produce last verse descants for most of the hymns. many of them sing regularly with the older choir on sundays and they are a wonderful asset at the big set pieces in york, ripon and durham, not to mention the Trinity evensong which is now an eponymous fixture of that term. “do not hinder” was originally a reference, we think, to access to baptism and it was lovely at a sunday

service this year, to baptise a prep school boarder with all his family in attendance. he joins campus families, old barnardians’ children and current pupils in running the gauntlet of our far too small font. meanwhile, week by week, the prep school learn that there is a church calendar running alongside the secular year – michaelmas, harvest and all saints, advent and christmas, epiphany, lent, easter, ascension, pentecost and Trinity, and a series of brilliantly read scripture stories which seep into the consciousness like the light from the centenary window… “whoever welcomes in my name, one of these children, welcomes me and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me, but also the one who sent me.”

Rev Dr SJ Ridley

bagpipes and organ

end of term gathering

harvest festival gifts

harmony choir

nativity

wednesday service

chariTy Fundraising is an integral part of life at the Prep School.

The charities are chosen so that we can help people in our local community and those less fortunate in other countries. Through their charity work, pupils consider the needs of others and are conscientious in their help and support in the knowledge it will make a difference. it is the school’s belief that raising money for a diverse range of good causes fulfils an educational, spiritual and social role in the development of the children, both as individuals and as a community. it is wonderful to see the young people of this school bring their enthusiasm, optimism and endless energy to the business of being charitable. we would like to extend our thanks to all the children and their parents for the generous contributions to our charity fundraisers this year. To date we have raised £2395. donations, both monetary and otherwise have been made to the following charities: epilepsy in action, the local community through harvest festival, the worldwide shoebox appeal, children in need and many more.

as tradition now dictates, we held another successful tea party in aid of epilepsy in action. some very kind parents volunteered their time and effort and poured endless cups of tea throughout the day. This event would not be possible without your help, thank you. other charities supported through non uniform days were the heart unit at freemans hospital, The rotary club aquafilter project and the marfan Trust. as a school we are all looking forward to coming up with lots of new ideas for raising money for those less fortunate.

Mrs Thirling and Mrs Small

with great power comes great responsibility

feed the five thousand!

children in need saw the prep school transformed into a movie set, providing a haven for super heroes and characters from films, books and television. yet again, pupils outdid themselves with the amazing costumes on show throughout the day. another huge thank you to parents for all their efforts in making the children look so fantastic. at christmas the butterwick hospice cuddly decorations yet again proved to be very popular and mrs robertson struggled to keep up with the demand as they sold out before they had even hit the shelves!

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harvest

it’s been a ‘woof’ day!

barnardian prep barney friends Barney Friends continues to be very involved in the Prep School by providing a network of support for parents through our attendance at school open mornings, regular meetings and coffee mornings, and the various social events that take place each term. when you are new to the school it can be daunting, not just for the children, but for the parents too. hopefully, barney friends provides a friendly point of contact to help people get to know others, and get involved in the school community. as ever, the last 12 months have been very busy for barney friends.

The support that the school has for barney friends is demonstrated by the fact that we are included in formal school events. we now have an input in the new pupil induction afternoon, and open mornings, as well as our refreshment stall at sports day. This year saw for the first time, the inclusion of pre prep sports day in our list of events. despite having had to have two shots at prep school sports day due to the weather, the request for cakes was generously met, and the stall at pre prep sports day proved a great success. as ever, everything that was planned for the year was well attended, from our now traditional Quiz in november to the

father’s day cricket in June. in between, in the run up to christmas we sold christmas wrapping paper before celebrating the start of the christmas holidays with a joint barney friends prep and senior school lunch. The weather didn’t disappoint in march for our family walk along the river when over 50 people and various dogs participated in a leisurely walk finished off with tea and cakes. The family celidh in may was a great success with much laughter, dancing and great hot dogs.

dads’ race

mums’ race

The uniform shop continues to thrive, staffed by very patient volunteers. it has become an established part of school in its premises behind the music school. barney friends meets on a regular basis a couple of times each term. There is always plenty of coffee and chat, as well as planning and organising social events. whether you want to join us for the coffee, or take on a role, everyone is very welcome. i can honestly say that barney friends provides great opportunities for anyone to become more involved in the school, and get to make some good friends. none of our events would be possible without the endless patience and support of the Kitchen staff and green men and our thanks go to them along with the ever patient mrs morse.

parents at sports day

friends’ walk

Mrs Alderdice speech day picnic

school council There was a buzz in the air as the bunting was draped, the ballot boxes were ready and pens poised as the children prepared to make one of the most important decisions of the academic year: Who will be the next school councillors?

The children busied themselves writing their manifestos, eager to win their peers votes and become the class representative on the school council committee. no-one could have foreseen the unexpected twist as the votes were counted and verified revealing a two way tie in both year 4 and year 5. a decision was made to increase the number of councillors to 15. hundreds of suggestions came forward and the councillors carefully considered each one before voting on which to take forward and materialise. They realised very quickly that bicycles, skate park and a swimming pool were a little out of their reach!

The councillors got off to a flying start with the introduction of a hedgehog house, bee log, flower planters, and they ever own their own rain water butt. They made some fat balls for the birds and were amazed that they were devoured so quickly. pupils were eager to see if we had any visiting creatures in our newly appointed habitats.

with the school council budget the children decided when looking back through suggestions, it would be a good idea to purchase some benches for overworked year 5 and 6 pupils and weary teachers on duty! They will be sited near the new willow archway on the pitch. another project in the making is a much in demand mirror for the year 5 girls toilet! as usual, the councillors have been very involved in organising the fundraising occasions for the different charities we have supported this year.

Mrs Thirling/Mrs Small

green fingers

vote for me!

collecting and counting sainsbury’s school sports vouchers was exciting, but not as exciting as searching through the catalogue to see what was available to order. when the sun finally began to shine we were finally able to get the planters from our morrison’s vouchers out of storage. each councillor got their hands dirty planting a variety of bulbs and the year 5 councillors took on the responsibility of making sure that they stayed well watered.

election day

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book fair

special evenTs We come to expect that Prep School offers so much more than a straightforward education and all the extras like activities, sport, drama, art, music and the class trips all form an important part of school life. There is, however, so much more that the children experience week in, week out that enriches their education. some events we do for charity as a whole school, some are for specific age groups, some are when we come off timetable and many are seasonal events that make up our school year. chapel remains a central part of our school life and rev keeps us entertained every week with his sermons. The traditional services are always popular and it is nice to invite parents to join us.

chinese new year

celebrating the chapel centenary with a dedication for the new stained glass window was something new this year. children in need was our one of our chosen charities this year and an array of super heroes attended school that day with staff and children alike dressing for the occasion. The epilepsy in action tea party is close to our hearts and with the help of some mums; we all enjoyed our cups of tea. The friends remain very busy with family walks, cricket matches, quizzes and the ceilidh all bringing people into the school. as well as the three major residential trips to london, france and robinwood and the termly visits to places of interest for the classes, there are the visitors that come to see us. This year The dogs’ Trust and author Tom palmer were welcomed to prep and senior school pupils helped the pre-prep celebrate chinese new year.

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children are always volunteering to help out in assemblies, keen to attend sports courses and join in drama productions and represent the school at sport. This year there have been many more such opportunities. They even entered into an unofficial house clean plate competition at lunchtime!

This all takes place from monday to friday but don’t forget that every weekend the boarders enjoy a myriad of activities and excursions to enhance their busy lives. cinema visits, bowling, farm trips, wet ‘n’ wild, flamingo land, white water valley, The bowes museum, the river and the play park have all been visited throughout the year.

Mr Seddon

winners – vegetarian week

getting ready for school photo

The happy prince

hogwarts comes to barney

snow in January

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Tom palmer

christmas lunch

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churchill’s war rooms

enjoying the ‘lion King’

outside Traitors’ gate

horse guards parade

up and down ladders

launch pad

lunch by Tower bridge

drama at The globe

on board hms belfast

national gallery

Trip To london The London trip remains one of the highlights of Year 6 and this year was no different. Following tea at Pizza Hut, we walked to The Lyceum Theatre to watch The Lion King. Once again we were totally enthralled and captivated by the music and costumes. day 2 saw us exploring hms belfast, as we discovered what life was like on board a battle cruiser during ww2. There were even opportunities to dress up in uniforms and kit. after lunch outside the mayor’s office with Tower bridge in the background, we made our way to The natural history museum. a quick look round the earth galleries reminded us about what we had learnt in year 5 about earthquakes and volcanoes with a reconstruction of the Kobe disaster that brought everything to life. in launch pad, the structures and forces show and the various interactive stations helped us to understand all the topics studied in science lessons. we started day 3 with a look round churchill’s war room where we discovered how he ran the war from his underground bunker. a fascinating interactive time line had the children enthused and fascinated. we walked up whitehall taking in all the sights before talking with the policemen on the gate at downing street and then having the opportunity to stroke the horses on duty at horse guards.

under the cosh

at The national gallery two artists encouraged us to use our imaginations to see beyond the obvious as we studied the paintings in great detail. a colourful re-enactment of a rebellion helped bring history to life at the Tower of london. The crown Jewels impressed as always and we were happy to play tourists as we listened to the famous stories associated with the tower. a trip on the london eye complete with a 4d film show concluded the day before a relaxed evening back at the hotel. a quick photo opportunity at st paul’s cathedral, a walk across the millennium bridge and we were at The globe Theatre.

Two actors took us for a tour round, showing us the set for The Taming of the shrew and explained the history of the theatre. we then went into a rehearsal room for a fantastic workshop based on macbeth. we finished a fun filled session by producing a mini version of the play in 2 minutes. we had a quick lunch on bankside before we boarded the coach for the long journey home. we arrived back safely, tired but excited, looking forward to telling everyone about everything that we’ve done.

Mr Seddon

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frogs legs

Trip To france After our early start, we made our way across the Channel via the tunnel and headed for Paris. After a picnic lunch and an evening meal at our hotel we headed for the centre of the city. We saw many of the sights, including the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower. We enjoyed a coach tour of the city before returning to the hotel for bed. after croissants for breakfast accompanied by hot chocolate we headed back to the city centre. first stop was the arc du Triomphe before walking down the champs elysees and boarded the batobus which took us to the impressive notre dame. our final destination was the eiffel Tower. after lunch we made our way to the chateau.

‘Touch tank’ at nausicaa

dieppe beach

on saturday morning we went to dieppe market where the children were able to use their french language skills. we enjoyed chocolate crepes in a local restaurant before tucking into our packed lunches. we then re-enacted the d-day landings on the beach. That afternoon we went to rouen where we explored the old town, looked around the cathedral, saw Joan of arc’s church and monument and even went to a bone yard. after a busy day we returned to the chateau for our evening meal, followed by a mystery night. on sunday we went to the town of arras where we were able to explore the underground quarry used in both the first and second world wars by the locals and soldiers alike. in the afternoon we went to vimy ridge where we saw the reconstructed trenches where battles

batobus ride

took place between the canadian and german soldiers. The children learnt a lot and held a minutes silence at the impressive memorial site. That evening, pupils were given the opportunity to sample snails and frogs legs for tea! on our final day we went to nausicaa sea life centre before returning home. we saw sharks, crocodiles, a variety of fish and were lucky enough to stroke the rays in the touch tank. it was a fantastic trip and something we will all remember for years to come. i would like to thank the other members of staff who accompanied me on the trip.

Mrs Small

in the trenches

snails

at the creperie

a minute’s silence

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le Tour eiffel

final day at the chateau

vimy ridge memorial

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giant swing

girl power!

robinwood After a spot of team building in the Atkinson Hall we made our way, in our unmistakable yellow and purple hoodies, over winding roads and rustic hills to be greeted with glorious sunshine at Alston where we faced our first challenge – the moorland walk and the hunt for Baraugh Hall, home of Robinwood. all the groups bonded superbly, fired up for the challenges in front of us. Two more activities were completed before a quick refuel at tea in time for the legendary Team challenge. fully recharged, we were ready for a full day of fear facing, energy sapping, collaborative sessions of everything from archery to the Zip wire. Throughout the day and across the weekend the realisation dawned that we were witnessing something really special as the robinwood staff became more and more impressed by the tenacity and team work shown by their groups. every group smashed through barrier after barrier, be they psychological or physical, scaling new heights and solving complex and collaborative puzzles. activities continued deep into the

evening as each group worked as an ever efficient unit, progressing from 12 individuals to one entity at the end with everyone playing their part. saturday night was, for the most part, incredibly quiet as the children attempted to recuperate ahead of the final day’s adventure. The trip reached its zenith during the final three sessions on sunday morning as each and every child threw themselves into the challenges with an insatiable vigour.

This year’s group of children showed real commitment and talent and collectively made the weekend possibly the most successful the school has been involved in with. from the brotherhood and unity of avalanche, the progress and journey from good to great of waterfall, the bravery of spring and the shining example set by stream through to the all-encompassing brilliance of rapids, every group did their best to be their best. i would like to extend a genuine and heartfelt thank you to all the staff who helped make this such an unbelievable trip, without their dedication, enthusiasm and support not only would the trip likely not take place it certainly would not be as fun and successful.

Mr Ayres

canoeing

working together

solving puzzles in the piranha pool

balance work

piranha pool

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barnardian prep memories of y6 2013 Milly Hawcroft my favourite part of robinwood was when we went canoeing because i thought it was really fun and active.

Sam Steer-Richards my favourite memory is of pre-prep. when i was in year 2 we had a Teddy bears’ picnic and the food was delicious.

Jack Johnson i remember when i was a school councillor in year 5. it was an honour to be one and i really didn’t expect it when it was announced who the councillors were to be.

Hannah Booth in robinwood, abbie stole my shoe and she and mr ayres hid it, pretending it was in the cave. i went back in and searched for it for ages, and when i came out it was right in front of me. everyone laughed!

Farrah West

one of my best memories of prep school was france. not so much france itself but the bus journey there. There were so many memories, like the time i had a bit of someone’s lolly pop, then, after i had swallowed it, i realised that nearly everyone had licked it!

in reception i fell asleep after a late night. mrs honess carried me back to the reception classroom and quietly put me on a small sofa, then rang my mum to come and pick me up. however, i woke up again and had to go straight to register!

George Callaghan The best part of the london trip was the london eye. even though we couldn’t see much because the weather was bad it was still fun.

The day when i found out i was going to be goldie lox in the prep school play, i remember how happy and excited i was and how i ran straight to the staff room to thank mrs robertson!

Owen Greaves

Sophie Spratt

one of my favourite memories was the prep school play, ‘porridge’. i was middle bill, one of papa bear’s henchmen.

when the olympic torch came to barnard castle school, we stood outside the school on the pavement at the side of the main road. a huge bus came by, followed by loads of police on motorcycles. we all high-fived them as they came by!

Ralph Makepeace my favourite moment of prep school is my first ever football match for the school. i scored, booting the ball into the back of the net.

Anna Tremewan

Cole Tudor-Smith

i enjoyed it on the french trip when we were eating frogs’ legs and snails.

i enjoyed world book day, when we had to dress up. i came as a shark; the costume was a shark onesie.

Jemimah Osborne in year 1 the boys were having fun at lunchtime trying to bend the cutlery so i decided to try it out. i found it was easy; all the boys were impressed and thought i was very strong! i was very proud… until i snapped the spoon! i got a black dot for that.

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Ruby Hargrove when i came to a taster day in year 2 i didn’t know anyone, but i soon made lots of friends and i was never alone. at break we had a big game of ‘tig’ and i felt like i’d known them for ages. it was great!

Chloe Hanmer

Martha McAllister my favourite memory from prep school is when we had a pretend wedding in reception. emma was the bride and adam was the groom. They had haribo rings as wedding rings.

Benjamin Powell in an english lesson we had to describe a room in our house. i wasn’t really thinking and said ‘trampoline’, thinking about how you can bounce on it all day without a care in the world. i quickly learnt from mr seddon’s reaction that this wasn’t the response he wanted!

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Amelia Edmunds

Luke Brotherton

in year 6 i shared my birthday with harriet and martha in london. because it was our birthday we got to participate in a science museum talk on forces. i destroyed a bridge and harriet and martha sat on a chair of nails. mum had sent us a big cake and everyone sang ‘happy birthday’ to us after tea.

it was very embarrassing when abbie and i were told to find three flags hidden by a group of boys in geography. we were the only ones that couldn’t follow the instructions and eventually they had to tell us where the flags were hidden.

i loved wet ‘n’ wild, especially the black hole. it had yellow, blue, red and blue lights that flashed as you went down. it was so much fun we went on it all the time.

Olly Bale in year 6 i was chosen to play for the rugby 7s team. we had took part in a tournament at Terrington hall. i scored and we won the plate competition.

Elizabeth Ryan my most embarrassing moment was when we were learning to dive in year 5; i accidentally fell in whilst i was putting my goggles on.

Emma Gedye i enjoyed bolton castle in year 4, when we did the spear drill. everyone was giggling because the man leading us got us to say ‘rude’ words.

Alex Fox i really enjoyed the french trip because you saw different things. it was interesting to see all the different sights. i enjoyed shopping in the markets, trying out the french language and spending euros.

Abbie Salkeld i soon made friends with amelia but it took me weeks before i finally found out her name. even then i only found out because i saw her name written on a sticky label.

Abbie Pearse in robinwood i went on the giant swing with georgie. all the way up i could hear georgie shouting ‘ouch! oww!’ but i loved it. on the photos i have a happy smiling face but georgie’s is all screwed up as she shouted.

Adam Petley one of my fondest memories was the london trip. The bit i enjoyed most was the science museum. i loved launch pad and really enjoyed the part of the forces talk when they made a ‘mr seddon sandwich’ and hit him with a hammer.

Joe Alderdice one of my favourite memories was editing the magazine, which was great fun, because i was doing the iT part.

Darcy Currah i remember when i scored a goal in the first 30 seconds of a match against red house. it felt amazing because my dad was also watching me.

Thomas Hughes on sports day i was really worried about losing all my events but, because everyone was so encouraging, i came third. everyone worked as a team.

Rachel Bennett i was very proud when i won the hmc 100m in year 6. later in the day i also ran the second leg of the relay and we came second in that. it was a successful day!

James Newell when we played rugby against yarm i was, unfortunately, tackled into a corner post. i got a nose bleed and also knocked a tooth out. it was ok though because it was only a baby tooth. also, sadly, the try i thought i had scored wasn’t. not my most successful experience!

Victoria Simpson i loved it when year 5 went to white scar caves. it was really fun but also interesting.

Olga Tsybuleeveskya i liked a trip to beamish. i saw lots of new things. it was funny, when we were looking how to make sweets. everyone said, “wow!”

Bagi Ali i remember a penalty shootout against drake. i was about to score when guy’s ball hit mine and knocked if off course so i didn’t score.

James Gray

Edward Rhodes

at wet ‘n’ wild in year 6 i went on the Kamikaze. it was amazing! as soon as you went two seconds into the tube you just drop for about 80 feet.

in an u11 cricket match george and i were in bat. at the beginning of an over the umpire had to tell me i wasn’t on strike so george and i had to change ends.

Esia Forsyth my proudest moment was when i was selected for the a team for hockey. on a lighter note, i still laugh when i remember the moment when a friend (who wishes to remain anonymous) accidentally called mr wicling ‘mr weakling’!

Pablo Rossich

Georgie Rhodes

my favourite thing was white scar caves, especially all the shapes, such as the witch’s cat, on the wall. it was slimy and cool.

one of my favourite memories of prep school was the successful challenge of beating mr ayres to the top of the climbing wall at robinwood!

Alexander McGregor i loved it when science club visited the senior school labs and we made liquid rainbows using acid and all types of chemicals.

i enjoyed the probability fair in maths. we made a game called the hungry frogs and we came second in the competition by working as a team.

Liam Rusk

Louis Peacock my favourite memory was in year 5 when will and i went to try out for the barbarians. it was a privilege to represent the school in this way and it was a great day.

Abi Harris

Leon Blackburn

my favourite memory was on world book day, when we had to dress up as characters from a book. i came as Thomas the Tank engine and when i came into assembly everyone’s mouths dropped. i loved the reaction – it was funny – and i enjoyed seeing all the teachers dressed up too.

i enjoyed house rugby. we beat all the houses except gilbert. when we were playing gilbert i was handed off and someone fell on top of me.

William Tomlinson in years 5 and 6 i was very proud to receive the rugby award. in year 6 i was selected to go to ampleforth to try out for the barbarians and played a very high standard of rugby.

Harriet Ware one of my fondest memories was in year 4. we were travelling to leeds armouries and there was a wasp in the back of the bus. everyone was flapping around trying to get it away from them and, once we had finally stopped, it landed in Jemimah’s head.

Alfie Todd one of my favourite memories is making a steady hand game at the art department at senior school. i had lost my pencil case, but i found it there when we went to make the game.

Byron Ramm-Salisbury i think that the london trip was one of my best experiences at prep school. i’ve been to london before, but on the trip we went to so many new places which were all really interesting.

Josie Powell i remember going to london. after having pizza at pizza hut we walked to the lion King, passing by lots of buildings all lit up in the dark night sky.

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Senior Common Room MaTTHEW aTHERToN

Matthew left at christmas to further his career as Director of Music at aysgarth School and we wish him well for the future. it was appropriate that as the final Festival of Nine Lessons and carols came to a close with a rousing organ voluntary, that it was Matthew who brought the term to an end along with seven and a half successful years at BcS. AMM

Matthew Atherton began teaching at BCS in the autumn of 2005 having completed a postgraduate degree at Durham University. He quickly settled into the arduous annual demands made on the School’s organist with a large part of his co-curricular work being with the Chapel Choir, accompanying rehearsals, services and concerts.

He also acted as répétiteur each Thursday evening for choral society rehearsals and covered a vast amount of works during the years.

With the Chapel Choir, Matthew played for services in Ely, Carlisle, Durham and Ripon Cathedrals, as well as York Minster. He also conducted the Chamber Choir and developed its repertoire, always including an amusing medley of songs in its contribution to the annual Gala Concert.

From 2009 he was in charge of music in the Prep School and the numbers of children involved in both choral and instrumental music increased greatly.

He established the Harmony choir as an elite section of the Prep School choir and also rehearsed Barney Brass every Tuesday evening. The Prep School orchestra grew in size and performed many of Mr atherton’s own arrangements at concerts and on Speech Day. as Music Director of the Prep School productions, with Mrs Robertson, he put on some highly memorable and amusing performances, once again arranging all the music for the band for these shows. in the senior school, he accompanied many pupils in external practical music exams, taught at GcSE and a level and was at various times a House tutor in York and in Marwood. in 2008 he spearheaded fund raising to refurbish the chapel organ and that project was completed early in 2009 with a service of rededication for all the work carried out by Principal Pipe organs of York. During the rest of that year, Matthew restarted the organ recital series which culminated in a recital by ian Tracey, organist of Liverpool cathedral.

Pleasingly, Professor Tracey reciprocated the recital invitation and Matthew later gave an afternoon recital at the anglican cathedral in Liverpool.

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EMiLY McMiLLaN Emily arrived at the beginning of the Autumn term in 2011 as the latest Lacrosse coach and seemed genuinely keen to throw herself into the busy life of Barney School.

Within a few months, she was not only teaching every Senior School Games lesson, but every available free period she had was used up as a teaching assistant in Prep School.

obvious option but Emily, never one to do the obvious, applied to Queen Margaret’s School in York to become a teacher of PE and in be charge of Lacrosse (her first love), not only at Queen Margaret’s but also Yorkshire.

The nice thing about her getting a job in York is that this isn’t really a goodbye to Emily as such, but a chance to say good luck in your new job. She will be missed by children and colleagues alike.

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NiNo MaNciNo

Dr Nino Mancino moved north from London to join the Chemistry department in 2010. New to the profession, he quickly blossomed into an excellent teacher and is completely dedicated and supportive to those in his charge.

She quickly settled into both Senior and Prep School life and became an invaluable member of staff, building up a real rapport with the children in her care. This was particularly so in her role as tutor in Longfield House. So capable was she in the classroom that she often found herself teaching lessons to cover colleagues, not only in Senior School but also in the Pre-Prep. She also became coach of the Northumbria University Lacrosse team.

Emily then realised that proper teaching was perhaps the route she wanted to take and the school was delighted to extend her stay for a second year, with the Prep School and the Pre-Prep in particular being the beneficiaries. Her professionalism and, in my words, just getting it, meant we never had to tell her what to do. as far back as her first term, she accompanied the Yr6 trip to London and both Rebecca Robertson and i commented that she was doing things that needed doing before we asked her to do them.

She has worked tirelessly in the Senior School PE and Games department although i’m not totally convinced she’s got the hang of Netball or Rounders yet. She has become a bit anglicised though as every Friday she gets very excited about Fish and chips.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t a position at Barney for Emily next year so decisions had to be made. at one stage it looked like going home to The States seemed the

He has contributed enormously to the department, producing resources for not just chemistry but Biology, where he also taught at KS3. He twice led our school chemistry team to the national finals of the Royal Society of chemistry’s ‘Top of the Bench’ competition at his old stomping ground, imperial college London. Finishing 15th in 2011 and 14th in 2012, he correctly figured that we are ‘on course to win the competition in 2025’. Sadly he won’t be here to help us achieve this particular goal. as an avid sports fan, he was keen to be involved in the running of activities such as junior football and cricket; however, he was always available to give tutorials and ran chemistry club for Years 7-9 too.

He has also been a dedicated and well-liked tutor in Tees house during his 3 years at the School.

He and his fiancée anne were married during the Easter holidays this year but within weeks anne had moved to the South coast. it was not that the marriage was in trouble, but rather anne had been promoted and had to relocate to Worthing. Nino was recently appointed as a chemistry Teacher at Brighton college and we wish him and his new wife every success in their new jobs and their married life. He will be missed by many both personally and professionally.

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BaRNaRDiaN STEVE KEaN

In February 1983 a young Steve Kean applied for a Maths job at Barnard Castle School. At the time he was living in Henley on Thames and catching the bus to Shiplake College, a rowing school set in tranquil grounds, which needed him for his Maths and boarding duties. In fact they had appointed this Philosophy and Stats graduate of Aberystwyth University to start, just days after his honeymoon with childhood sweetheart Marion, which in turn fell only weeks after his graduation. and now Barney was looking attractive, not least because boarding duties until 11pm, with a sprint to catch the last bus home at 11.05, was a little trying to say the least – and anyhow he knew Teesdale vaguely from an old Barnardian colleague. Mind you it was a bit far North for someone born and bred in Solihull and the surrounding countryside.

The headmaster, Frank McNamara, met him at Darlington station. The drive to the town was in fact the interview- there being nothing more formal than a request to report to the school “next morning at 10ish”. School lunch constituted a further meeting, in which Steve remarked that the boys appeared to have Yorkshire pudding whatever the meat, to be told cheerily that the boys liked it and that was that. The other interviews were equally obscure.

The Head of department, Hector Parr, was in the middle of directing the school play, so professed himself short of time whilst still introducing Steve as the “replacement” for Tony Rowell without any reference to other candidates and no further illumination, despite ample opportunity as he raced Steve back to Darlington in 15 minutes flat in his Ford capri. and so it was that Steve, within minutes of returning home, received a phone call from Frank saying “Well, what do you think?”

The rest is history and quite a history it is. in his logical way Steve divides his time at BcS into 4 main parts – Hockey, Longfield, ccF and Maths. The hockey is easiest to describe. Steve formed part of a trinity of enthusiastic staff who wanted to promote the sport, including the second master Graham able and alan Farrar. Steve took the juniors and taught them all the basic skills, Farrar took them further, then able coached the seniors and provided the clout in fighting

for the sport’s credibility in a “rugger bugger” culture. They judged the tide correctly. The first girls were arriving in school in the early 1980s and liked hockey. Housed initially in town with andy Moorhouse and then in old School House (oSH) with Fiona Turnbull, a fellow mathematician, the girls’ numbers grew to the extent that a new build, Longfield, was required, and under the first house parents – the Seddons – Steve began the association which has lasted until this day. Before this he had a dalliance first with Tees, (incidentally remembering Sam Forsyth as one of his first tutees), then Durham, in those days a boarding house under the vice-like grip of Nigel Stevens, but Longfield became his permanent placement, starting out with perhaps 20 girls, all in the sixth form. How things have changed and developed from there!

Meanwhile Steve was becoming indispensable in the ccF. Soon taking command from physicist Peter Wise, Steve carried the ccF over his 30 year career at Barney to the biggest voluntary organisation in school with massive recruitment and retention and a punishing programme of summer camps, foreign expeditions to the Pyrenees, over-nights to the Lakes and a formidable reputation amongst inspecting officers.. He couldn’t have done this alone however and he is generous in praise of colleagues, including his present Head of Department Mike Nicholson. Like Jean-Luc Picard of his beloved Star Trek, a decent commanding officer appreciates his men. Steve recalls the courage of a man appointed as SSi, who rang the school, before taking up the post, to tell them he had terminal cancer, although he could easily have embarked on the job and legitimately claimed sick pay without prejudice. it’s interesting that in my short interview to write this article, Steve should mention numerous colleagues who had earned his admiration for efficiency (a favourite epithet) and complete integrity and reliability, apparently remaining ignorant that these are precisely the values we have seen in Steve all these years. David Ewart remembers tapping Steve for last minute resources required in his new duties in D of E. after one request too many, Steve told this new second master that he was “a bit of a prat” and should be better organised. The lesson was not forgotten and the friendship was staunch thereafter, especially when severe illness threatened to de-rail the Ewart household and the Keans were amongst the first to help.

Nearly last, but a long way from being least, is the Maths department. He is so proud to have been part of a department which delivers amazing results year after year but also throws up some of the brightest minds and maverick individuals.

With the humility born of his 59 years, Steve says that he is always surprised when ex pupils remember incidents which he had long forgotten but have lingered in

their minds and made a huge impact. a child who had been royally reprimanded for cheating in a Maths test told him years later that the moral lesson had penetrated his soul to this day. or worse, the occasion when, on the firing range, he had wrongly accused a lad of firing at his neighbour’s target. The injustice of being scolded by a just man had reverberated in the man’s life for years.

But therein is the essential lesson which good teachers take a lifetime to learn. it’s not what you teach; it’s who you are –though the teaching counts too! and of course it’s who knows you well enough to remind you. So, at the last, as she was at the beginning, is Marion. The childhood sweetheart from Solihull, whom he met at 16, has been constantly at his side, attending every school event under the sun, accommodating the summer camps and the Lakeland trips, and writing lists, as she promises to do in his retirement, for the days when they hardly meet (she is still working) and the shopping still needs to be done. To this day they remember their first significant date – Valentine’s Day 1971 when Steve was just 17.

His plans for retirement? To remember those lists and absolutely not to offer tuition or part-time teaching. instead he will be re-reading the philosophers he loves, like Plato and Popper, and pondering whether their eventual joint retirement might be near the countryside of his youth, near Evesham, where his beloved grandfather introduced him to the wilderness and fishing which have been in his soul ever since.

Steve, thank you for taking alan Wilkinson’s advice and choosing Barney as the place where you, Marion and the two boys, Tom and James, could make your home.

We have been privileged to be part of your wider family and we wish you every happiness in retirement. You graciously said that you have not regretted a minute of your time here. Neither have we.

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KEaN BY NUMBERS: Steve Kean has been at Barnard castle School for 30 years and during that time, he has: • taught about 36700 lessons • marked about 175000 pieces of work • written about 6000 reports • personally taken about 700 a level students to end of their course • personally taken about 700 GcSE students to end of their course • completed about 1500 duties in Longfield boarding house • tutored about 250 sixth form girls as they leave school • had about 5500 school diners, of which about 150 were spent on duty • given about 1700 days to the ccF • spent about 1350 hours on the hockey pitch.

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RaF The RAF section got off to a flying start when we were invited to visit the Red Arrows at their home base of RAF Scampton on 1st September 2012. Wing Commander Turner, the Station Commander, had kindly invited us to see the famous planes after inspecting the Contingent the previous October. The cadets were treated to a fantastic air show and a chance to look around the planes.

September was a busy month as we also visited RaF Leeming for our air Experience Flight. The cadets were extremely fortunate as we had one of the few gloriously sunny days last year and all 12 cadets had the chance to fly the Grob Tutor light aircraft. Sadly, not long after the whole fleet was grounded due to propeller issues and nearly a year on we still await the go ahead to fly again. Gliding has been more successful, and we have had two visits to RaF Topcliffe, where 6 cadets have had the joy to fly the motorised Vigilant gliders. Sergeant Hans Kukreja and corporal Findley Hardie-Hammond have been very successful and have been selected to attend residential Gliding Scholarships in august, where they hope to earn their Silver Wings. cadet Warrant officer William Barnes completed his air cadet Pilot Scheme at Tayside aviation, Dundee, last summer.

He is probably one of the few people to learn how to fly a plane before passing his driving license. He was also highly successful in completing the air cadet Leadership course at RaF cranwell. He received a glowing report and not long after Major connor asked him to lead the whole combined cadet Force, the first RaF cadet to do so for over 10 years.

Sergeant Hans Kukreja and corporal Findley Hardie-Hammond hope to emulate him at RaF cranwell when they take on this tough, demanding but fulfilling course.

Monday parades are as busy as ever and the cadets have completed cadres in leadership, weapon handling, aircraft recognition, navigation and principles of flight. Sergeant Hans Kukreja has also completed his advanced navigation and is now eligible for his BTEc in aviation Studies.

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treated to a host range of activities, too many to mention individually but the highlights were being hunted down by the police dogs, being smoked out by the Fire Section and seeing the ballistics being fitted to Tornado aircraft. This year we head to RaF Shawbury, the home of helicopter training.

Finally, i must thank Flight Lieutenant child and Flight Lieutenant Beaty for their continued support and teaching. in particular Flt Lt child’s coaching of shooting in the range has turned the section into crack shots. My thanks also go to the senior Ncos who have done the bulk of the teaching throughout the year.

Sergeant andrew Hutchon, Sergeant Jonathan Wanless, corporal Euan Hobson and corporal Sam Hobson all deserve recognition for their efforts. cadet Warrant officer Barnes has led the section with distinction and his teaching of cadres has been exemplary. His achievements were recognised nationally as one of only six cadets to be awarded the Geoffrey de Havilland Medal at old Warden aerodrome. He is a worthy winner.

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WoRLD cHaLLENGE GHaNa 2012

The School agreed to undertake a “World Challenge” project to Ghana and after a year of fund-raising, a team comprising of Natalie Shaw, Freddie Metcalfe, Jonny Harrison, Hannah Pullan, Kat Walton, Harriet Ward, Vicky Raper, Emily Purvis and Josie Amery left Barney for Heathrow with Mr Brettell and Katie from the company. An overnight stay at Brunel University enabled a smooth departure to Accra via Lisbon.

Less smooth was the flight itself as a storm developed causing the plane to rattle and causing quite a few of the team to become a little anxious!

World challenge’s philosophy is to empower the team and so they make all the decisions and take on the responsibility of organisation. So, having spent the first night in a local hostel, a shopping trip was undertaken to buy necessary provisions with pasta and rice being the main constituents. chilli was soon found to be equally necessary to spice up most meals.

The initial project was to be part of a FiFa initiative, helping to paint and renovate a football ground. This, however, had already been completed by previous schools and so a new task was found, that of building a toilet block at Emil’s School complex. This ultimately did not stretch the group enough and not content with doing the toilets, they also completed a classroom, built two new roofs, fixed a see-saw and made a library. instead of an anticipated lie-in the next day, the group found that their chapel camp ground had to be vacated quickly for the Sunday Service. They were invited to participate so a quick practice of “Jerusalem” enabled them to perform it to the congregation. applause and cheers rang around the chapel and made the team feel very humble.

Next, the group travelled to Kakum National Park. Here in lush rainforest, jungle tree-houses were the next form of accommodation. Hoping to see monkeys, the group could hear them in the trees but rarely saw them. Bugs and insects abounded, however, much to the delight of many of the group. a guided tour from “Ben the Botanist” enabled the group to become familiar with local plants, trees and birds. He led everyone to a canopy walkway and here people’s fear of heights was put to the test as they walked along a tight-rope-like walkway.

Leaving the rainforest, the group moved onto their next destination, that of cape coast. The Savoy Hotel was their next accommodation but some thought it a step down in quality from the tree-houses. it did enable the team to celebrate Harriet’s 18th birthday, cakes and presents having been smuggled out. an excellent lunch of “Red-Red” was enjoyed before visiting the local castle, which had been used in the Trans-atlantic slave trade.

The group returned to Emil’s School complex to complete some more work and do some further teaching. The final night here enabled charles, the headmaster, to express his thanks in a closing ceremony. The group made several donations of equipment as well as performing the “Macarena” to the assembled crowd.

The final weekend of the trip was spent at the Stumble inn. Friends from the school joined the group in their final days of rest and relaxation. Batik and jewellery-making were activities undertaken before the Ghanaians put on a fitting final send-off with dancing and fire-breathing entertaining the group. This thoroughly rewarding trip would not have been possible without the help of Mr Brettell and Katie and our thanks go to them both.

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SiLVER DUKE oF EDiNBURGH aWaRD The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme is broken into four sections; Physical, Skill, Volunteering and Expedition.

The skills section required participants to learn a new skill, drawing, musical instruments, marksmanship, singing, needlecraft and photography have been among the fantastic skills students have been learning. For their volunteering section many students choose to volunteer for the combined cadet Force where as others choose to volunteer for charities and for youth groups like The Brownies.

The physical section has got students involved with swimming, rugby, lacrosse, Tae Kwon Do, Rock climbing, football and fitness training. Students train during year 10 and 11 to prepare for their final expedition. This year we headed for the Yorkshire Dales.

The weather was kind and only the swarms of midgies drove some groups to hide in their tents in the evenings.

Passing through the countryside and through rural towns and villages such as Muker, Reeth, Hawes, ayesgarth, Keld, Gunnerside and Low Row. campsites in the area have transformed in recent years with the majority having running water, showers and washing up stations – luxuries indeed. our assessor (Mr Ewart) was particularly compliment about the team of Nicolas Moore, Joseph Ferguson,

Jacob Shannon and Sebastian Hampson saying they had chosen a difficult route and demonstrated excellent navigation skills equal to that of gold award groups he assesses. congratulations go to all those groups who passed their final expedition this year, having supervised and trained them over the last 2 years i am very proud of them. Thanks go to Mr Wade who supervised them on their expedition.

Students who passed all four sections and have achieved their Silver Duke of Edinburgh award are: Hamish carter, Sarah child, Bradley crow, Sam Everall, Findley Hardie-Hammond, Maximilian Jones, Matthew Lines, charles Naseby, James Robertson, alexander Rowland-Jones, Jennifer Stephenson, Matthew Stirke, craig Whalley, claire Wilkinson and Georgina Lea. HWF

GoLD DUKE oF EDiNBURGH aWaRD The Gold Award has proved to be very popular this year with over 30 members of the Lower Sixth taking part in four training expeditions on offer to the Howgill Fells, North Pennines and the Lake District. of these 18 went on to complete an assessed expedition and a further four from the Upper Sixth joined them.

The training expeditions were extremely challenging with all four experiencing

very difficult conditions with cold, wind, rain, fog and even hail and snow falling during the expedition to the Lakes which took place in the summer term!

However, these difficult conditions are ideal for learning good camp craft and navigation skills.

The four assessment groups enjoyed better weather as they passed through the Yorkshire Dales – the weather was mild and showery, but they were spared torrential downpours which would have made for a much more miserable time. as it was, they walked well and remained in fine spirits. The groups were as follows: Group 1 - chris Moore; calum Matthews; andrew Hutchon and Hugh carter Group 2 - charlie Naseby; Findlay Hardie-Hammond; Hans Kukreja; Matthew Stirk and Nicky Stainthorp Group 3 - Becky Fraser; Bradley crow; Hamish carter; James Hall; Sam Everall; Sarah Sanderson and Katherine Gaven Group 4 - Ben Spratt; Ben Wynn-Jones; charlie archer; chris Parnell; George Jones and Nick Gilbertson i am pleased to say that all 22 under assessment were successful and i hope that they all persevere with the other elements of the award either next year or at university. i am pleased to report that Rachel Metcalf, who completed her assessed expedition in 2010, has recently passed the full award.

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THE cHaPEL YEaR 2012-13 The Chapel year has a reassuring familiarity about it, the more so, since we have returned to the Christian terminology of Michaelmas, Lent and Trinity Terms.

cHaRiTY coMMiTTEE I’ve had an excellent committee this year, which, under the leadership of Whizzy Gorman, has done wonders. Round about Hallowe’en, the “Graveyard Gathering” as a House event is now a firm favourite.

The R J Thompson concert in summer (he’s an old Barnardian) was perhaps the most memorable of a number of gigs this year, distinguished by an extraordinary coming together of talent on stage. The top billing was generous in sharing the limelight with aspirant and veteran musicians in the school and we will miss many of the Upper Sixth who have really put their talents to charity performances this year. amongst them i must mention Sam Hobson who has been the technical guy behind lighting and sound, with an assurance and reliability which made the Thompson Richardson prize seem inevitable.

There have been some surprising successes. a large plastic plant pot, shoved onto central hall table for 3 weeks, raised £250 in small change (and a lot of foreign currency!) for christian aid. School electrician Stuart Patterson bought the Euros at more than they were worth to swell the funds. He knows about charity, being one of the main sponsors for ToDYS, a local charity for disabled youngsters, and this local element is vital to us. one of our pupils, ardin Jacques, is a beneficiary of the heart unit at the Freeman hospital and we were glad to send a donation, as we do annually to the local Poppy appeal and many smaller health care charities.

So thank you as always to that loose bunch of people who call themselves a committee but are actually driven by humanity and conscience to act selflessly for others.

Thank you as well to that wider group, who set light to other people’s enthusiasm, collected those £2 non-uniform donations and, by their own actions, reminded our privileged community that we are part of a much bigger world in which we take responsibility.

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aside from the centenary service, the fixed points are well-known to everyone. in the Michaelmas term we always have a service of induction for choristers and this year it was followed by a 2 day retreat to St andrew’s Youth centre in coniston. The weather was atrocious on the hills behind the centre but suddenly changed like a miracle over an upland tarn and sunshine bathed the photographs. The camaraderie over sandwich lunches and bonfires and in the dorms was excellent. Neil Toyne’s cooking and Mark Mawhinney’s humours live on in the memory.

Later on in the term Bowes House provided the theme of “all you need is love” in their House Service, which had all the polish only girls seem capable of. in fact, Longfield matched them in Trinity term with the theme and songs from “Sister act” under the professional eye of Scott Edwards.

Planting memorial crosses on the Friday morning before Remembrance Sunday is now a fixture in the calendar and the solemn silence of the ccF contingent on chapel lawn, with the rest of school ranked at the foot of chapel steps is incredibly moving. i hope that if a memorial garden becomes established over the next few years it will somehow invite the same spontaneous respect and formality. over Michaelmas half term the Knights Templar, appropriately, were the first to glimpse and produce their own dedication of the centenary window, with their Prior Paul Patten in attendance. Their donations alone funded half the window and the place cards at the luncheon to follow all featured this landmark addition to their association with the school. a welcome innovation in autumn was the introduction of baptism into the regular Sunday morning service. Mind you, David Stancliffe, our confirmation bishop, took baptism to a whole new level with some of the year 8 confirmands – baptising them with so much water in front of the choir stalls that the floor was awash.

The recent use of gowns to identify monitors, and especially readers, is welcome. amongst familiar routines, however, few noticed that the historic connection (since 1892) of Barnard Run and Foundation service on the same day

was severed finally this year, driven by several years’ cancelations due to snow.

Even so, later in March, the run only just avoided icy weather, whilst Founders Day remained on the last afternoon of half term.

Thanks go to the versatile chris Butler, Head of Sixth Form, even the most nervous reader can now be fully heard now that he has completely revamped the chapel sound system. The prep School are generally not quite tall enough to cope with the central lectern but at Harvest and christmas and the now established evensongs, they still shame the seniors with their well-drilled enunciation and sing descants like angels from the gallery to new arrangements devised from the new Prep school Director of Music. Be it said of course that Matthew atherton is still missed for his Simpsons themes at daily chapel and virtuoso Widor at weddings, but we have a different and equally complex repertoire from Robin Harrison who has slotted seamlessly into place. We remain incredibly blessed in the sheer range and quality of music on display in chapel. it is scarcely believable that amongst all his other commitments Mark Mawhinney managed to get the choral society to sing the St Matthew Passion in Durham cathedral in the original German.

The final Valediction after speech day for our outgoing sixth formers begins with prayer and ends with prayer and i thank God that this remains so with the staunch support of the whole community from the Governors and Headmaster down. in a perhaps unintended tribute to this, our visiting cranmer Hall ordinands from Durham called the school “a mini-christendom”, though i remain open to both Reformation and Renaissance, so long as they arrive as friends, facing one another across the aisle, as children do every day.

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DoNaTioNS Freeman Hospital Heart Foundation £850 Go Fund Me 144 British Legion Poppy appeal £300 christian aid £1000 Lepra £500 Salvation army £300 Laura crane Youth cancer Trust £400 Kenyan orphanage (Head of School’s charity) £500 Marie curie £400 Blesma (limbless veterans charity) £500 aqua filter (in addition to the £5000 raised through the Barney bashes) £500 Farm africa (the charity behind Jack White’s, o.B. african cycle ride) £1000 ToDYS (Teesdale Disabled Youngsters charity) £400 Durham Lesotho Link £1000 Shelter Box £1000 Barnardo’s £400 REacT (charity for children with potentially terminal illness) £400 Mary’s Meals £1000 Sir Bobby Robson Foundation £400 The Sick children’s Trust £400 ToTaL £11,394

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oLD BaRNaRDiaNS This has been a busy year of events starting with OB Golf Day at Barnard Castle Golf Club where 18 members played for the Gradon Cup, the Tony Parkinson Trophy for the Longest Drive and the nearest pin on the 18th.

For the first time this year the Head of School was a guest at the old Barnardians London Dinner. calum Matthews thoroughly enjoyed the occasion and heard lots of stories of days gone by.

The old Barnardians enjoy celebrating special occasions with the greater Barney community, and last November many returned to celebrate the centenary of the chapel and Dedication of the new stained glass window. Not only is the chapel a huge part of life as a pupil but it has also become a special venue for oB weddings and the baptism of oB children and it was particularly pleasing to see so many return for this special event. Those oBs who had entered the clergy robed and were part of the procession. also in November, Mr Gedye invited back those who had played in his Squash teams over the last 20 years. a great day of squash was enjoyed by many and a

aLaN WiLKiNSoN, a TRiBUTE

Alan Wilkinson, a stalwart of the school, the Old Barnardians and the town, died in March, aged 85.

This tribute can never do justice to all his interests and commitments as well as his teaching. He was kind, full of fun and well respected by all that met him.

He attended Barnard castle School as a pupil between 1937 and 1944, before going to study at Queen’s college, oxford. a brief teaching spell at Lindisfarne college in Ruabon, North Wales, which involved an evacuation to coxwold, North Yorkshire, ensued, before he joined Barney in 1952. From here his teaching experiences began.

His love and enthusiasm for English were soon apparent to all he taught. a dab hand at throwing chalk as well

very convivial evening was spent in the Dining Hall over a few beers. at the start of 2013, oBs gathered in London, at the army and Navy club, for the calcutta cup Rugby Dinner.

This fabulous evening was very well attended and our guest speaker, Rory Underwood, spoke with great emotion about his time at school and the support he was given in so many ways. Luke Monument gave a very interesting presentation about rugby at school and the success of many oBs, including some 13 who now play professionally. The most impressive statistic, however, was that over 40 boys have played at schoolboy international level. in april, the Longfield girls gathered at School to celebrate the opening of the girls’ boarding house 25 years ago. a whole weekend of activities took place including tours of Longfield and the School, morning tea, Dinner on Saturday evening and the Longfield chapel Service on Sunday morning. We were pleased to welcome back over 40 ‘girls’ and all of the past Houseparents – including the Tredgets who now live in australia. a number of photos of the early days were available and caused some a great deal of hilarity.

as other unconventional teaching methods meant alan became a personality amongst all Barnardians.

His passion for drama was also evident and he directed many productions, both classic titles as well as musicals. Pupils’ skill at drama was given the chance to flourish and many old Barnardians fondly recount how they were persuaded to perform. alan derived great pleasure that Kevin Whately, amongst many, kept in contact with him.

For the old Barnardian club, alan was a great source of knowledge, not only about former pupils and staff of the school, but also about constitutional matters of the club. He served as chairman and became Vice-President and throughout, his enthusiasm for all matters relating to the school was tangible. away from the school alan was heavily involved in the life of the town. He served on the Town council for a total of 46 years being Mayor on 4 occasions.

His contribution to this side of his life was recognised when he was made an Honorary Freeman of the town in 2010.

He also served the town by being a local historian, giving talks about Barnard castle and on the connection between

This year we moved from Barnardian Day to Barnardian Weekend, starting with drinks in the old Well on the Friday night. another addition to the weekend was the re-introduction of a Shooting competition . The School won the shooting, cricket and netball, with the oBs winning squash and football. The oB challenge Shield was presented to the Head of School at ‘Nailing Up’ for the first time. The weekend also included a reunion of those who left in the 1960s.

So we come to the end of another busy year for old Barnardians, as not only have they supported all of these events but more than 40 have called in for a look around the old place. We have an oB in Borneo who we hope will be able to meet up with the 4 pupils who are due to go there on expedition. Nigel Farndale has published a new novel, James close was awarded a Michelin Star for producing fine dining at the Raby Hunt, Summerhouses. Patrick Grant judged the Great British Sewing Bee. Jack White is cycling 14,000 km from cairo to cape Town in aid of Farm africa.

Darren Shield hosted a wine tasting night for Barney Friends in the Nicholson Room.

Ken allinson was awarded the MBE in the Queens Jubilee Birthday Honours for his ‘services to young people’ – and the list of news could go on and on...

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charles Dickens and Teesdale. on several occasions he could be seen in Victorian dress conducting a tour. His love of the town and surrounding areas was always evident in his discussions, and he published several books on walks around the area, postcards of the town and finally completed a long-held ambition, a book on the history of Barnard castle. in 2012 his book entitled “Dotheboys and Beyond” was published to coincide with the bi-centennial of Dickens’ birth. above all alan was a family man. along with Jean, they brought up 5 children, all with a love of the English language, a love of the local countryside and simply a love of family life. Sunday afternoons were often occasions when the family gathered at his home and he liked nothing better than playing and entertaining in his beloved garden with his grandchildren. His prowess at football, cricket and golf, evident in his earlier years, still persisted and his energy and enthusiasm for life was readily apparent. as a former colleague and his son-in-law, i know he will be sadly missed by all, but equally know that he leaves so many super memories for all who knew him.

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overseas induction "As part of our introduction to the school, fifteen of us went to the Lake District for a team building exercise…" STaRTiNG aT a NEW ScHooL caN BE DiFFicULT! WE MUST LEaRN a NEW TiMETaBLE, a NEW cULTURE aND HaViNG To SPEaK ENGLiSH aLL THE TiME caN BE DiFFicULT. BUT MaKiNG NEW FRiENDS iS a MUST aT BaRNaRD caSTLE ScHooL aND iN THE BoaRDiNG HoUSE. WE WERE ToLD THaT THE ScHooL iS FaMoUS FoR BEiNG FRiENDLY aND THaT iS WHY WE cHoSE THiS oNE.

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As part of our introduction to the school, fifteen of us went to the Lake District for a team building exercise. We stayed in a beautiful 18th Century house on the banks of Derwentside, near Keswick.

There was a market in the town and we were able to practise our English there.

We were taken around the lake and it was a beautiful location. in the evening we had a meal and enjoyed a full English breakfast in the morning. There was another school at the hostel from Liverpool and we also made friends and they helped us with our English as well as enjoying a good game of football with them. Thanks to Mr and Mrs connor for taking us.

Milan Jakir, Year 9

BaRNaRDiaN BoxiNG REViVED aT BaRNaRD caSTLE ScHooL aFTER STUDENTS aRE iNSPiRED BY THE oLYMPicS. an old activity has been revived at the School. after the success of the olympics, the sport has been added to the already busy afterschool activity list. a number of dedicated students, comprising eight boys and four girls, are now attending the Barnard castle amateur Boxing club and they’ve been training up to twice a week to improve their fitness and skills. at the club, the students are coached by owen Ritchie, a qualified boxing coach. There’s a strict behavioural code which students have to meet if they want to take part. “it’s been a rewarding experience for all involved and it’s great to support a new business in the community,” said Mr. connor.

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SEWiNG aND cooKERY cLUBS

Louis cooking a vegetarian filling for corn wraps

Mrs Dent, school governor, joins in the “Bake off” preparing muffins

Mrs Waddington’s Great Barney Sewing Bee Pyjama bottoms, tops, appliqued bags, needle books and designs for outfits are some of the items created

YoUNG ENTERPRiSE 2013 Young Enterprise (YE) students have been are forging ahead with their new business, thanks to the support they’ve received via The Darlington Building Society who have released key personnel and who have worked hard with the students throughout the academic year as they help them develop the ‘BCS Towel Company.’ and their business skills.

With weekly support and email contact from their volunteer mentors of Mr Taylor and his colleague, marketing guru Ms Storey. The team of students; al Lea, Ben Lilley, chloe atkinson and Mark Moss have established their business in school. The ‘BcS Towel company,’ produced personalised towels with the updated embroided school crest, have proved to be a big hit. a special mention must go to al Lea (production director) who worked very hard and learned some valuable business knowledge that will help him with his final business exams.

Their business teacher Mr. connor said, “The company Programme offered an opportunity for the students to set up and run their own real company. The students had to overcome many hurdles, up to a point where they were going to dissolve the company, but they showed their measure and completed the job.” The Business Studies students elected a board of directors from amongst their peers, raised share capital, marketed and financed the towels and sold the product to the public. Through participating in the company Programme, students developed their enterprise knowledge and understanding, skills and attributes in a business context.

abbi’s own design for a skirt

Mrs Sunderland and Rebecca preparing to pin her pattern

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HiGH NoTES oF THE YEaR The Gala Concert on Wednesday 6 February saw many of the school’s major ensembles perform.

The Junior orchestra began proceedings with ‘Don’t stop believin’’ by Perry and the West indian traditional piece, ‘Mango Walk’. The String Ensemble, ably supported by Mrs Snowdon and Mrs Webb, played movements from Peter Warlock’s ‘capriol Suite’ and a ‘Mozart Mix’ arranged by John o’Reilly. The Jazz Band were in foot-tapping form with ‘Side Slippin’’ and the Hawaii Five-o theme and were joined by Hetti Harper (vocal) for a rendition of Lloyd-Webber’s ‘i don’t know how to love him’. The Wind Band closed the evening with performances which included ‘clocks’, ‘Firework’ and ‘Latin Gold’. The concert also included solos from David Goldberg, Tom Harris, Gina D’oyley on Northumbrian pipes and clarinet, Michael Liu, Sam Farquhar, ceara Sutton-Jones, Juliet o’Brien and James Robertson. as well as this the audience were treated to two excellent duets sung by Lucy Parkinson and Whizzy Gorman.

The Wind Band had an excellent year with performances with the chapel choir at Hamsterley Methodist church in october and the Durham Shopping Extravaganza at Wynyard Hall. on a freezing cold Friday morning in December the band played at Durham christmas Markets and, augmented with the string players to form the concert orchestra, a final performance as part of the Speech Day proceedings at the end of the Trinity term. amongst those musicians leaving the school this year we say a fond farewell to Gina D’oyley, calum Matthews, Luca Reichelt, Lucy Parkinson and Whizzy Gorman. all five have been office holders in the chapel choir with Whizzy and Lucy sharing the role as Head of choir.

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They have been members of the chapel choir for a full nine years having joined in Year Four and they both received a gift at the Senior chorister’s dinner held this year at Spice island. They successfully saw the choir through an exceptionally busy year with the regular performances at Newbiggin in September, confirmation Service on St Patrick’s Day and the Barnardian Service at the end of June, supplemented with cathedral visits to York Minster and Ripon cathedral with the Prep School Harmony choir and the chamber choir. The chapel centenary Service with the dedication of the new stained glass window was held in November and there was also a choir and confirmation retreat to the Lake District. around a thousand people will have heard the choir sing at the christmas carol services and the Bowes Museum carol concert in early December, and although fewer were present for our services on ash Wednesday and ascension Day, these also form an important part of the chapel choir’s annual workload. it was good this year for the first time in many years to reinstate the choir barbecue following the final Evensong of the year; luckily, the sun decided to shine.

other events beyond school included a christmas performance for the Teesdale Ladies Luncheon club at Headlam Hall, a brass workshop organised by Mr Milgate at Richmond School in January, two well-attended concerts with the Military Wives choir for the Barney to Borneo project in the Bowes Museum and also in the museum, music for the launch of the Young Friends of the Museum in June.

Both the senior school production of ‘Back to the 80s’ and the prep school production of ‘Porridge’ had the benefit of pupil players in the stage band for both shows. We are grateful to Sam Farquhar, Tom Matthews and James Robertson for all their practice in preparation for their role in these bands. it has also been good that Juliet o’Brien and Luca Reichelt have helped out with the organist’s rota and played for school chapel on a number of occasions during the year. a week after the Prep School production a good audience graced Big School for the annual Junior orchestra concert which included some high class performances from pupils including David Goldberg, Lexy Dalton, Tom Matthews, ceara Sutton-Jones, James Terrill, Michael Lui and Maddy Forsyth.

The breadth and depth of talent across the school is breathtaking and is often on display at the termly charity concerts which are regularly organised by the pupils. Similarly each year gets off to an excellent start with the House Singing competition and it was a great pleasure this year to welcome Mr ian Sutcliffe back to the school, having been Director of Music here from 1990-94. in March we also welcomed Mr Bill Watson to adjudicate the annual Music competition and congratulations are due to Tom Joashi, Most Promising Musician and Whizzy Gorman, Musician of the Year.

The choral Society rehearsed on most Thursday evenings during the year and sang Bairstow’s ‘Blessed city heavenly Salem’, John Rutter’s Psalm 150 with brass ensemble and Bruckner’s exquisite ‘Locus iste’ at the chapel centenary Service in November. The main work of the year however, was preparation with Yarm choral Society for a Lenten performance of the St Matthew Passion in Durham cathedral. My thanks go to the soloists and orchestra for that occasion, and also to all members of the society who battled on with their learning, not only of the difficult counterpoint, but also of the (in most cases) unfamiliar German. our examination results from the London college of Music and the associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music continue to impress and are thanks go to our dedicated team of visiting teachers: Mrs Bainbridge, Mr Bradshaw, Mr coulson, Mr Durrant, Miss Ferris, Mr Jakob, Dr Lax, Mr Milgate, Mr Shoulder, Mrs Snowdon and Mrs Webb. of particular mention this year are Dip LcM awards for Whizzy Gorman (singing) and Regina D’oyley (clarinet) and also Grade 8 success for Zak Day, Matthew Priestley, Lucy Parkinson and Stephen chan. amongst the many arts tie awards, special mention goes to Martha clarkson-cox and Matthew Priestley who received their ties on Speech Day. as work begins on a much-needed refurbishment of the Music School during the summer holiday and we reflect on another successful musical year, i would particularly like to thank my colleagues in the Music Department for all their commitment and hard work throughout the year – so thanks to Mr Donnelly, Mr atherton, Dr Harrison, Mrs abela and Mr owens. i look forward now to another great year ahead and many more exciting musical opportunities.

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BaRNaRDiaN Bach’s Matthew Passion was composed between 1725 and 1727, and with numerous revivals by Bach, and Mendelssohn in 1829.

The work that has evolved to become today’s concert version is a multifaceted piece covering the story of christ’s arrest, trial, crucifixion and burial, as related in the Gospel of St Matthew.

This is augmented by the accompanied recitatives and arias with texts by the Leipzig poet Picander, and the familiar hymn-like tunes of the chorales, which relate the drama in familiar terms.

These different levels are managed and merged to great effect and the result is a wonderfully moving, uplifting, and musical masterpiece. a drama that Georg Solti once called “an unoperatic opera that relives the tragic story of human suffering from beginning to end”.

coNcERT REViEW On Saturday 16th March 2013, on the eve of Passiontide, I attended Barnard Castle and Yarm Schools’ performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, with Durham Cathedral as backdrop. This was the fourth collaboration between the choral societies of the two schools, and they provided the musical backbone for the evening’s concert. They were supported by an outstanding team of first class soloists, all able to shine under the baton of Mark Mawhinney.

MUSic FESTiVaL This year’s Music Festival was held on Friday 8 March and it was a great pleasure to welcome Mr Bill Watson from Bishop Auckland to adjudicate the competition.

Mr Watson is an experienced adjudicator, examiner and teacher, and regularly forms part of the jury for the North East composition competition. as well as organising the Sunderland University Jazz Festival, he is also much in demand as a trumpet player both for classical and jazz concerts. This year there were thirteen different classes and the winners of each section are listed

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all the soloists gave of their best, and showed sensitivity to the narrative with good clear performances. The Evangelist, Matthew Morgan and Peter coulson, as christus, delivered fine solos and deserve particular mention.

The choir, supported by committed playing from the orchestra, guided and direct by Mark Mawhinney, produced a very moving and natural performance, one which both choral societies should be very proud of and was the perfect start to Passiontide 2013.

Father Ian Grieves, St Osmund’s Catholic Church, Gainford.

together with the overall winner and the most promising instrumentalist. Many thanks to all the teachers and the pupils who prepared so conscientiously for this annual competition.

RESULTS Elementary Piano & Woodwind

Rohan Kelsall

intermediate Piano

Gordon Poon

advanced Piano

Sam Farquhar

intermediate Woodwind

Maddy Forsyth Luca Reichelt

advanced Woodwind/Jazz

Regina D’oyley James Robertson

Elementary Violin

caitlin Terrill

advanced Strings

ceara Sutton-Jones

open Brass

Sam Farquhar

open Percussion

cameron McKnight

open organ

Juliet o’Brien

open Guitar

iona Borer

Junior Singing

Lexy Dalton

Senior Singing

Whizzy Gorman

Most Promising Musician

Tom Joashi

Musician of the Year

Whizzy Gorman

Musician of the Year

PRacTicaL MUSic ExaMiNaTioN RESULTS Some highlights of recent success include: Regina D’oyley

Dip LcM

clarinet

Whizzy Gorman

Dip LcM

Singing

Zak Day

Grade 8 with distinction

Jazz Saxophone

Whizzy Gorman

Grade 8 with merit

Singing

Lucy Parkinson

Grade 8

Singing

Matthew Priestley

Grade 8

Jazz Saxophone

imogen Ridley

Level 8 with merit

Singing

Stephen chan

Grade 8

Piano

ceara Sutton-Jones

Grade 7 with distinction

Piano

James Robertson

Grade 7 with distinction

Jazz Saxophone

Martha clarkson-cox

Grade 7 with merit

Piano

Fiona Matthews

Level 6

Singing

ceara Sutton-Jones

Grade 6 with distinction

Violin

Jamie Spratt

Grade 6 with distinction

clarinet

AMM

Tom Joashi

Grade 6 with merit

Jazz clarinet

Michael Liu

Grade 6 with merit

Violin

iona Borer

Grade 6

Violin

Kerin Borer

Grade 6

Piano

James Terrill

Grade 5 with distinction

clarinet

alice Whitehead

Grade 5 with distinction

Violin

caitrin Robertson

Grade 5 with distinction

clarinet

Maddy Forsyth

Grade 5 with distinction

clarinet

Gordon Poon

Grade 5 with merit

Piano

Elliot Bevan

Grade 5 with merit

Piano

Sam Leeming

Grade 5 with merit

Drums

Martha clarkson-cox

Grade 5 with merit

cello

Kerin Borer

Grade 5 with merit

Theory

Sarah Stephenson

Grade 5

Piano

Jamie Spratt

Grade 5

Theory

alfred Tsoi

Grade 5

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was an excellent performance and wonderful to see so many of the girls involved. after Easter, the sun was shining for the entire time as Sports Day took place. it is another event that brings the Bowes team spirit to the fore. as last minute changes to the teams took place, it was very reassuring knowing that other girls were so willing to step in and help out. congratulations to caitlin Bainbridge and alice Ridley who were both awarded the Victrix Ludorum for their chosen events. in what seems to be just the blink of an eye, another year has passed and we say fond farewells to our Leavers and look forward to meeting the new starters in September.

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that man right out of my hair” for the Senior Song. A stalwart performance in the Senior competition meant that for the second year in a row, Bowes were the winners in this competition.

HaViNG SaiD FaREWELL To MRS MiTcHELL THiS YEaR, WE WaRMLY WELcoMED MR STiLL aS oUR NEW TUToR iN BoWES. aS THE oUTGoiNG UPPER SixTH LEFT, iT SEEMED RaTHER QUiET WiTH JUST TWo GiRLS REPLaciNG THEM, GEoRGiNa LEa aND oLiVia METcaLFE. HoWEVER, WHaT THEY LacKED iN acTUaL NUMBERS, THEY MaDE UP FoR iN LEaDERSHiP SKiLLS aS JoiNT HEaD oF HoUSE.

it seemed that after october half term, Bowes were on a roll with the competitions and despite the best efforts of the snow, both the Juniors and Seniors were victorious in the Swimming competition and although the hockey competition eluded the Juniors and intermediates, the Seniors managed to snatch victory in the dying moments of the match.

The Michaelmas term is always jam packed with competitions, but it is always the House Singing that takes the most energy and stirs up rivalry between the Houses. The girls finally settled on a choice of “Cruella DeVille” for the Juniors, “True Colours” for the part song and “I’m gonna wash

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in the Lent Term, the preparation time arrived for the Barney Bash and Run. i know that many girls dread this event, but i always see it as a time when the House comes together and the girls support each other as the bitter cold bites and nobody escapes the mud. Bowes did not reign victorious over the finish line, but as a group they pulled together and for charity raised just over £1000. another arena where the girls of Bowes really shone this year was on the stage. The musical “Back to the 80s” had many of the girls in main parts. Special mention must go to Kerin Borer who stole the show in her scenes, as well as Sarah Perkins and chloe Thompson who flexed their vocal chords with gusto. it really

it is with a mixture is of pride and sadness that this is only the second, but last, Bowes House Report that i will write. as of September, Miss carrie Burgess will be the new Housemistress. Not only is she an old Barnardian herself, but she was also one of the founding pupils in Bowes when it was formed in 2002. i have absolutely no doubt that under her tutelage the girls of Bowes will continue to thrive and indeed go from strength to strength. i know that she will find, as i have, that the girls of Bowes are an absolute credit to themselves and the School.

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individual performances and once again every member of the House took part in some way.

The individual winners were as follows: in the Junior competition caleb Ellis (400 metres) and Max Pepper (long jump). in the intermediate competition Jerome Hardy (100 metres and 200 metres) and Zak Day (400 metres and high jump). in the Senior competition Duncan Hewitson (400 metres) and James Watson (3000 metres). James Watson broke the school record in the 3000 metres. The intermediates won the 10 x 100 metres relay.

Dale THE ScHooL YEaR cERTaiNLY FoLLoWS cYcLES aND PaTTERNS. THE FaMiLiaR SEQUENcE oF EVENTS PRoViDES STaBiLiTY aND FixED FocaL PoiNTS. ExPEcTaTioNS aRE ESTaBLiSHED aND RoUTiNES SET. The new House Monitors take over their duties at the start of the year.

House Singing dominates the Michaelmas Term. Exams seem to occur with annoying frequency. Life in Dale House follows an established pattern. This year we have occasionally done things differently. Mr Ince and Mrs Gorman cooked 80 pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. A new trophy has been introduced; the recipient is chosen by the pupils themselves. A new mural now hangs on the wall of the Senior Common Room thanks to the efforts of Mr Nicholson’s Year 9 tutor group.

We did welcome the new pupils in September as usual. adam clamp, caleb Ellis, Ethan Hall, Fergus Hewitson, cameron Lewis, Toby Newton, Max Pepper, Matthew Shovlin, Scott Simpson, Robert Walgate and Henry Williams joined us in Year 7. Jacob cherrington joined us in Year 8. Rory Newman joined us from Northumberland House for his final year in school. Mrs Gorman also joined us from Longfield House. i suspect her first year has been an interesting experience. Brian Hick as Head of House led a small but very competent team of House Monitors, and was later appointed Deputy Head of School. as usual, the pupils came up with the songs to be sung in the House Singing competition.

The Juniors kicked off with our House by Madness. Miss Broadbent tweaked the lyrics and the boys did the rest. The Seniors sang Losing My Religion by REM as their unison song and What Makes You Beautiful by one Direction as their part song. Each year i am impressed by the way the boys approach this competition. For many of the Juniors it is their first time. They go from timidly singing in their common room, then singing to the

rest of the House before singing in Big School in front of the whole school. it has got to be character building. The Seniors pitch up to every practice, sometimes pretty reluctantly; however they simply get on with it. Those who volunteer for the Part Song give up hours of their own time, staying in school late, and then singing unaccompanied in front of their peers, staff and an adjudicator. if singing dominates the first term, cross country running occupies us in the second. in the Barney Bashes the Juniors came fourth, the intermediates second and the Seniors third giving us third place overall. in the Barnard Runs, held later in the term, the Juniors were third and the intermediates and Seniors fourth. The highlight this year was the splendid individual performances from William Body, Zak Day and James Watson who all won their respective races. These three deserve particular credit and recognition.

We were second in the Junior House Rugby competition, third in the intermediate and Senior competitions. it was second place in all the swimming competitions this year. in this busy term we also squeeze in a host other activities including cake decorating, scrabble, chess and table tennis. Joseph Pickering, alex ingram, Tom Metcalf and Jack Ellis lost in the final of the intermediate Squash. The Juniors won the inter-House Hockey competition, the intermediates and Seniors were both third.

The House Drama competition was great fun this year and chris Harrison wrote and produced a terrific piece. Mrs Selby judged the Public Speaking competition. Despite having two sons who were in Dale House, she showed no signs of favouritism. Matthew Pinkney delivered the main speech, Hans Kukreja was the chairman and Brian Hick gave the vote of thanks. once again, the quality of the speeches from every house was of the highest order. We got through to the finals of all the General Knowledge Quizzes, which the Juniors eventually won.

a terrific number of students were awarded prizes at Speech Day, which was truly delightful to see. The Tutors’ Shield was awarded to Hans Kukreja in the Michaelmas Term, James Watson in the Lent Term and ardin Jaques in the Trinity Term. The charlesworth cup was awarded firstly to Michael Liu, then chris Harrison, and finally Jack Ellis. The leaving Upper Sixth pupils donated a new trophy to the House. This will be awarded termly and is to be passed from pupil to pupil; the holder choosing the next recipient. it will be known as the Baton cup.

The Upper Sixth have decided the first recipient will be chris Harrison.

The House Monitors have been excellent; reinforcing the values of the House. our thanks and best wishes go to James Beedle, Jonny connors, aaron Day, Brian Hick, Rory Newman and Mathew Pinkney.

Brian has been a splendid Head of House efficient, effective and sensitive.

Next year’s Head of House will be James Raper.

The tutors, Mr ince, Mrs Gorman, Mr Goldberg and Mr Nicholson played huge role in the day to day running of the House. They are all busy people with plenty going on elsewhere in the School. The boys appreciate the time these members of staff give to the House, as do i.

Special thanks go to Miss Broadbent who has contributed many hours of her time to the House and certainly made my job far easier.

This year, more so than others in the past, i feel i can highlight one particular characteristic of the House. That is the mutual respect the pupils have shown to one another. They have supported each other in the House events and encouraged those taking part. on a Wednesday morning they are keen to hear the news of the previous week. They have congratulated warmly those who have down well. i felt the bond between all members of the House has been particularly strong this year.

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We have tried to encourage the pupils to take more responsibility in the House competitions.

We have asked them to volunteer to write and produce plays, co-ordinate our efforts in the art competitions or take a singing rehearsal. The pupils have embraced this idea, they have been very successful with their contributions and it is something we will develop further next year.

Easter was early and so was Sports Day. as with last year there were some tremendous

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Durham WHaT a YEaR FoR DURHaM HoUSE. THE cLEaN SWEEPS iN THE HoUSE RUGBY FoLLoWED

BY VicToRY oN SPoRTS DaY aRE THE HiGHLiGHTS, BUT REaD oN To LEaRN oF MoRE FUN aND SUccESS WHicH caME oUR WaY. In September we welcomed Louis Jerrom, Connor Maguire, Cameron McKnight, Charles Metcalfe, Jack Nichols, Tomas Nicholson, Callum Robinson, Christopher Simpson, George Spink, Edward Swinbank and Elliott Williams in to Year 7. Jackson Thomas joined Year 8 and Jarlath Hetherington, from boarding, in to Year 10. Isaac Brace, Adam Palmer and Alexander Tankard boosted the numbers in Year 9 with Charlie Archer and James Turnbull being welcome additions to the Sixth Form.

The Michaelmas term is a long and very busy one, with the main focusses being House Rugby and the dreaded House Singing competition.

We again avoided the wooden spoon with our versions of ‘i’m a believer’ and ‘Don’t look back in anger’. Freddie McBain and Rupert Barrett also put together a clever Part Song. Job done; but next year i will choose songs more appropriate for our rather droning style of singing; a football or rugby chant perhaps? The boys were excellent in all the rugby competitions and special mention should go to Bret Upton and the senior team, who played a clever game to set up the grand slam. Even the boarders joining forces could not stop our intermediates and with Jamie adamson pulling the strings for the Juniors, the celebrations could begin. all this happened after we had already secured the Junior Swimming cup with a great team effort.

Wednesday afternoon House activities and competitions are great fun and i am pleased the boys enjoy representing the House; they do so with pride. We also poached the activities cup; a great team effort from all age groups. We Boys Houses also have an unofficial merit prize because we simply cannot compete with those girls, they try so hard. The trophy hung proudly in my office at christmas time, proving we are not just a bunch of sport-mad young men; we actually try hard in the classroom also.

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The Lent term is a tricky one for us Housemasters, as the nights draw in, boys cannot get outside as much and we have to be vigilant between 4pm and 5pm most nights. it does, however, give rise to more cerebral activities and competitions being given a chance. The Gillet cup (Swimming) was added to the Junior Swimming cup which is another clean sweep i suppose, and the Juniors were up to their old tricks on the squash courts again, securing a hard fought victory for the House. The real highlight, however, was the House Drama, where a quite brilliant script, put together by Euan Hobson and Jonathan Wanless, was acted out superbly by andrew Gedye, George Spink, Louis Jerrom, Kieran Lewis and Max Jones; there could only have been one winner.

We had to, begrudgingly, watch the Bash trophy go to Tees House, but winning the activities cup and the unofficial House merit prize, both whole House efforts, helped heal the deep wounds. our public speakers had a tough act to follow and it was down to the Lower Sixth to step in to the breach. Sam Everall, George Jones and Bradley crow all spoke confidently and with good humour, but could not sway the judges. our confident intermediates, Kieran Lewis, Dan Roberts, Max Dalton and Lewis Maddison also could not persuade the judges; maybe we should have coerced the Upper Sixth to take charge.

Johnny Wanless and a very impressive Sam Hobson won the long and short speeches at the last Lectern club of the year; another clean sweep?

Sam Leeming, Sam Theakston and Max Hargrove were very creative and helpful in designing our new House tops. i think it is a striking looking garment and the envy of other Houses. about a third of the House have ordered their own and they look fantastic.

We moved in to the last term of the academic year happy with our work, but hungry for more success and the icing on the cake; Sports Day. Team competitions are my ‘thing’ and the more members in a team, the better. Everyone present in School on the day competed and did so with no complaints, but as the day progressed and scores were monitored, we knew we had a chance. The last hour of competition went our way and Euan gleefully went up and lifted the trophy, which was about as much exercise as he had done on the day.

Well done to everyone; the Sports Day section makes good reading if you are a Durham House supporter. The Trinity term also saw another very welcome addition to the House, just to keep Mrs campbell on her toes – Mrs Houghton, a long term and devoted supporter of Durham House, finally made her allegiance official and she was introduced to the House. The new stationary ordering system she introduced was used by the boys and greatly appreciated, especially during the exams. Her football knowledge, however, needs improving, but her effort cannot be faulted; assessment 1D for football, Mrs Houghton. as the term wound down Mr Donnelly bravely volunteered to take his tutor group paint balling. He was not quite brave enough to join in, but i know his gesture went down well with the Year 8s. We joined Year 7, 9 and 10 together for a House BBQ in the last week of term. The weather was glorious, the bangers and burgers less so, but nobody got food poisoning and fun was had by all. The leaver’s meal to the Fat Buddha was less well attended, but Euan, Johnny and Sam were excellent company, as was Mr Everall, Dr child, Mrs campbell and even Mr Gedye. it is always sad to see boys leave the House, especially prematurely. i wish our leaving Upper Sixth boys all the best for the future and hope to see them back at oB days in years to come. The same applies to Max Hargrove, Liam ononeze, Matthew Priestley and James Wren who all leave us from Year 11. i feel proud that Durham House has had such a successful year and it is, undeniably, down to the excellent tutors i am lucky enough to have supporting me. Mr Everall’s and Dr child’s wisdom, Mrs campbell’s maternal instincts, Mr Maude’s efficiency, Mr Donnelly’s enthusiasm and Mr Gedye’s professionalism all make my job more enjoyable. Durham House domination looks set to continue!

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House Awards Services Prizes Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year13 Junior arts Shield The Tutor’s Trophy The Layzell cup

Michaelmas George Spink Jamie adamson Henry Thompson James Jennings Sam Leeming Ben Spratt Euan Hobson Tom Leeming Tom Metcalfe Freddie McBain

Lent George Spink Jamie adamson Dan Roberts angus Ferguson Sam Theakston Sam Everall Jonnie Wanless andrew Gedye Kieran Lewis Max Jones

Trinity cameron McKnight William Swinbank isaac Brace James Jennings Sam Leeming Max Jones Harry Dick andrew Gedye Tom Metcalfe Rupert Barrett

Annual Awards The arts Shield – Jonathan Wanless. The Egg cup – Jamie adamson. The Durham cup – Euan Hobson.

BaRNaRDiaN The end of term service saw Longfield win the activity cup – this is the trophy for the House who has done best in all activities for the term added together. it is a trophy that requires true team effort. Even more pleasing was the juniors, awarded the assessment Prize, and the whole House won the Merit Prize – again a prize that’s about team effort. it was great to finish the term on such a high note.

Longfield EViE KENNEDY WaS aPPoiNTED HEaD oF HoUSE aND DEPUTY HEaD oF ScHooL, WiTH SoPHiE BRoWN HER DEPUTY. Strength came in numbers and Katie Wilson was appointed the role of Head of Boarding with Emily Smith also being appointed as Deputy Head of School.

The calibre of this Upper Sixth year was evident not only in their titles but in their conduct and approach to the year.

Evie’s first job was to motivate the pupils into singing tunefully and there was much practice in preparation for the House Singing competition. There was plenty of debate about which songs to sing and Mr Edwards ensured there was plenty of constructive feedback on improving their choral abilities.

Erika Lee took on the responsibility of arranging the various harmonies for the Part Song section of the competition. The part song “Price Tag” was described by the adjudicator as well arranged; balance and blend was evident –and overall a classy performance.

The Unison Song ‘Love Song’ was then described as having variety throughout with crystal clear words. overall our score was a commendable 40 out of 50. Needless to say a major target for next year is to try to win the coombs cup – it’ll not beat us!

Public Speaking is one of the most prestigious competitions and most highly contested between all the Houses. The intermediate team of charis, Shaurya, Sophie and Brogan went first. Well supported by the older members of the House the girls spoke about colour blindness. They did enough to impress the external adjudicator, with Brogan receiving a particular mention, and nailed first place, and a trophy to boot. Then came the main competition with the Seniors all wanting to dominate and show off their skills – many of them well practised members and winners of the Lectern club. Kimberly very capably chaired for Longfield, with Evie giving the vote of thanks. The main speaker was Katie Wilson – a seasoned and experienced Public Speaker – with the title 6,5,4,2,1. it was very cleverly written and delivered – Katie was described as being well animated and articulate, not surprising given her penchant for a game of the same name. Longfield won by a long margin. This has to be a memorable occasion and a first double win for Longfield in their 25 years.

The term also saw the 25th anniversary of Longfield and it was good to welcome back so many old girls – the Longfield Service finished off an enjoyable weekend with the focus of the service being about sisterhood. We revisited last year’s House song from Sister act and some very up-beat music, arranged by Erika Lee and Mr Edwards. Readings by Tilly Mcallister, Shaurya aggarwal, amy Morrill, Katie Wilson and Kim Brolly were perfectly executed but it was a speech written and read

by Emma Robson that seemed to hit the spot which many of the old girls, current girls and staff who have spent any time in Longfield could fully empathise with.

The spring term saw a refreshed group of girls who returned with an inner determination to succeed. This was a big term for the House with plenty going on. First up, the Barney Run. The Junior competition saw amy Morrill (Yr. 7) return in 4th position in the Bash then 6th in the Run. The intermediates did very well at the top end with some very commendable efforts. However, to see Longfield achieve 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions (Katie Rhodes, clare Harris and Luisa Hughes) was truly remarkable and unheard of.

To top the whole occasion off we then saw Emily Smith lead by example coming in 3rd and Leah Bloomfield 2nd. This has to a brilliant achievement by a House.

The School Musical was probably one of the best performances i have ever seen at school and i was proud to see so many Longfield girls involved – as well as Mr Edwards, who not only directed and choreographed, but also appeared on-stage as a member of the cast!

Erika Lee, Madison Faulkner, Kimberly Brolly, Rebecca cliffe, Regina D’oyley, abigail Davis and Marie Boetcher all made an appearance, with Erika also doing a phenomenal job of painting the scenery in her spare time. a truly magnificent time was had by all who watched the performance with many of us singing along to a familiar era of music.

There were a number of House activities each Wednesday during activity time. our general knowledge within the quizzes was not as good as our ability in scrabble, table tennis, drama or charades; House Drama made best use of our international residents and was a humorous skit on the Wonders of the World. art was also very successful and saw the Juniors and intermediates winning both competitions.

another major highlight of the term was the Senior cake Decorating competition.

Newsworthy items and general eccentricity came into play and Longfield was certainly not short of either. Horsemeat was hitting the news and it captured the imagination of the Upper Sixth, with them designing an incredible horse-burger cake. it was great to see such creativity rewarded with first place.

We returned for the final term full of optimism and before we knew it, it was Bank Holiday Monday which could only mean one thing – Sports Day. The intermediates were the group with the greatest potential but sadly the few brilliant performances were not supported by enough people being willing to put in their all for the team. The Seniors did very well indeed and each and every girl who competed did so with a team goal in mind. it was as much of a surprise to us when the announcements came through that the Senior Girls had won their section overall.

The Junior Play czarina Frog was also a memorable production with all of Year 7 and 8 playing a part. it is good to have so many budding actors within the House and bodes well for future drama events. it was really good to see them all recognised with each of them receiving an award for Drama in the end of term assembly.

Longfield Dinner is an occasion that everyone looks forward to and this year it was down to Erika, Kim, Libby, Becca, abi, Ella and Rhiannon to organise the event. it was also an opportunity for everyone to say farewell to Mr Kean, who has been a tutor in Longfield since time began! i will miss him tremendously and his support during my time as Housemistress has made my time a lot easier. His wisdom, experience and humour have kept things sane.

His speech made reference to the fact that his tutees this year were of the highest calibre and a very special group. He was right – Evie as Head of House has been exceptional and has always led from the front. She has been approachable and a great role-model to all in the House. The remainder of the Upper Sixth have all made valuable contributions to the whole year and the impact they have had will continue for many years to come. it is also with real sadness we say goodbye to Miss McMillan. Her time as a tutor in the House, especially her nights on duty, will be sadly missed by a number of the girls. Her empathy and her ability to deal with the girls will be difficult to replace – she leaves us for pastures new. Miss Burgess has only been with us a year and made an impact on the Year 10s. Her abilities were apparent from the start and it is really pleasing to be able to work with her in her new capacity as Housemistress of the enemy (in competitions) Bowes House.

Finally we say goodbye to Miss Snaith who will also go to Bowes House. i am sure we would all like to wish them good luck.

The tutor team, along with Miss Jones and Miss Flack, have worked incredibly hard to create the best possible environment for the girls. i believe team work between everyone builds for a positive and successful House. i would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone for their help and support over the year.

Next year’s Head of House will be Erika Lee. She will be ably supported by her Deputies, Becca cliffe and Libby Spark.

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Marwood aLTHoUGH i WaS SaD To SEE THE UPPER SixTH LEaVE LaST YEaR, i WaS VERY ExciTED To STaRT a NEW acaDEMic YEaR WiTH THREE VERY coMPETENT UPPER SixTH GiRLS, iNcLUDiNG LoTTiE HoLMES aS THE HEaD oF HoUSE. WE aLSo HaD THE PLEaSURE oF WELcoMiNG MaNY NEW PUPiLS aND MR MoNUMENT, oUR NEW YEaR 8 TUToR. As the Michaelmas term started I was thoroughly impressed with the amount of time that Lucy Parkinson had put into planning House Singing; she had written the Part Song well before the rehearsals began. Whizzy Gorman, Lucy and Lottie dedicated many hours to planning, practising and performing the House songs with all age groups and their hard work and effort were hugely appreciated.

They chose ‘You’re never fully dressed without a smile’ for the Juniors; the adjudicator liked the variety in their costumes and he said they were nicely in tune. He placed the Juniors 5th in this competition. The Part Song was ‘Rollin’ in the deep’ by adele; the adjudicator said that the 3 and 4 part harmonies worked effectively and they were very solid rhythmically. He placed them 4th. The Unison Song was ‘i want you to want me’; the adjudicator enjoyed their clear diction and effective sound. He placed them 2nd in this section, which meant that, overall, Marwood were 3rd.

This term also saw the House Hockey competitions. The Juniors entered two teams, an a and B team, for the first ever year. This was an excellent way to get almost all of the Marwood Year 7s and 8s playing. Both teams did exceptionally well; the a’s won overall, and the B’s came 3rd (out of 5 teams). The intermediates won their competition with ease. The Senior competition was the most exciting that i have seen in the last 8 years; Marwood were placed 2nd, but this only happened in the dying seconds of the game.

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There were so many missed opportunities which would have changed the outcome.

However, Bowes did very well and managed to keep us off the top spot! We had the same luck in the swimming competition as we did in the Senior House Hockey; we were 2nd to Bowes in both the Junior and inter/Senior White cup competitions. Many students were awarded for their efforts and performances in a variety of activities at the nailing up ceremony at the end of this busy term. amongst other things, i was delighted that Marwood won the overall best senior assessment results and the Merit Prize.

The big events in the Lent term are always the Barney Bash and Run, for which some are excited and many others dread! as a House we did extremely well in both the Bash and Run. We won the Bash Butterwick charity cup for girls; we were placed 1st in the Juniors and intermediates, and 2nd in the Seniors. in the Run the Marwood Juniors won the Ross cup and the intermediate and Senior combined team won the chatt cup. Huge congratulations to all who competed, but particular praise should be given to Stella Jones who broke the Junior girls’ record by over 40 seconds.

House netball was another House sport event of this term. For this competition we included a and B teams at the junior age group, and a, B and c teams for the intermediates, to ensure that every girl could play a part in House sport. We had a clean sweep in netball, winning all three age groups.

House Public Speaking is also a major event in the Lent term calendar. a lot of time was dedicated to this competition and both intermediates and Seniors should be congratulated on their efforts. Well done to isla Hewitson, Ellen Gossage, caitrin Robertson and Bethan Finlay (the intermediate team) and Lizzie Knight, Kiera Davidson and Lottie Holmes (the Senior team).

The musical, ‘Back to the 80’s’, gave many in Marwood the opportunity to stretch their dramatic muscles and tread the boards in a thoroughly enjoyable production. among those who appeared were Lucy Parkinson as Laura Wilde, caitrin Robertson as Sonia Minogue and Fiona Matthews in the chorus.

The summer term saw us straight into Sports Day on an, unbelievably, sunny Bank Holiday Monday. This was, as always, a brilliant day with every single girl from Year 7-10 competing in at least one event. The majority

of the Year 11, Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth also competed, and if they didn’t they could certainly be heard cheering on the others in the House. as a House, we performed exceptionally well; we won both the Junior and intermediate age groups and were third in the Seniors, which meant we won the competition as a whole. Particular congratulations to Stella Jones, Ellie Shannon, isla Hewitson and Katie Body who were the joint Junior, intermediate and Senior Victrix Ludorum’s respectively.

The pupils in the junior play ‘czarina Frog’ had been practising throughout the Lent term, with the final performances at the start of the Trinity term. Erin Porter, Maddy Forsyth, claire Harrison, Beth Salkeld and Kat Stewart all performed exceptionally well. Well done to all five girls who put so much time and effort into this hugely entertaining production.

Throughout the year there were also many music rehearsals, competitions, exams and performances. Many of the Marwood girls spent a huge amount of time in Music School practising and preparing. There are far too many events and far too many students to mention, so to all that did – well done for your hard work and dedication. However, i feel i must mention the charity concert that was organised in the Michaelmas term by Whizzy Gorman. This was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. From Marwood, Juliet o’Brien played the piano and Lizzie Knight played the guitar and sang one of the songs that her band had written; huge congratulations to Lizzie who won this event.

Unfortunately, we said good bye at the end of the year to two of our Year 11s and the three Upper Sixth girls. Marwood House wishes Martha clarkson-cox, Jenny Knox, Whizzy Gorman, Lottie Holmes and Lucy Parkinson the very best of luck in the future. We are certain that, no matter what they choose to do, they will be successful. We also said good bye to Mr Monument as our Year 8 tutor.

Unfortunately for us, he is moving to North House to become the North Housemaster. i would like to thank him for all of his hard work throughout the year and i wish him the best of luck in this new role – he will be a brilliant Housemaster.

My final thanks go to my excellent team of tutors; Mr alderson, Mrs Nicholson, Mrs Hewlett, Miss Brown and Dr McDermott – their hard work is fully appreciated!

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ten-man team, a typical example of the North’ House grit. The juniors teamed up with the red side of the boarding house again, but i unfortunately lost out in the inter-House bet with the York captain. Despite being several mars bars and many cattle the poorer, i am proud of the boys’ efforts. The Seniors ran hard, and leg-draining efforts from Ben Pullan, oli Larcombe and Jonny coser will be remembered.

Summer brought with it House football. The juniors performed very well and following tireless performances from Ewan callender, Ben Johnson and Steven Leung, the first team’s future looks sound.

Sports Day brought with it the fiercest rivalry of any event this past year. all boys were itching to bring home another trophy, and despite dominating the Tug-o-Wars (one defeat in 11 battles) and house relays we could only manage an unconfirmed second place overall. aydan Reynard, Dejvi Hoxholli and Steven Leung are among the many that showcased their multi-discipline talents.

aFTER Six YEaRS oF BaRNEY, i WaNTED To FiNiSH MY SEVENTH aND FiNaL YEaR WiTH a BaNG. DESPiTE BEiNG SHoRT oN SiLVERWaRE, THE BoYS oF NoRTHUMBERLaND HoUSE caN LooK BacK oN THE PaST YEaR WiTH a LoT oF PRiDE. WHiLE oUTRiGHT VicToRiES WERE FEW, THE EFFoRT aND DETERMiNaTioN DiSPLaYED BY aLL WaS iNcREDiBLE, aND iS a TESTaMENT To THEiR cHaRacTER. The autumn term started off in the usual manner with House Singing.

The seniors chose to sing How To Save A Life by The Fray, with our own Jonny Coser on the piano. The part song was Stand By Me by Ben E. King. Despite fantastic leads from Alex Alison and Ivan Gaskin, and a tear-jerking solo finish from Luca Reichelt, the senior boys didn’t place.

Success was not to be found in the juniors either, as North’ Juniors teamed up with York, Longfield and many cattle to sing anything You can Do, i can Do Better. Some questionable cross-dressing was not enough to persuade the adjudicator to give us the nod, and again we didn’t place.

Rugby brought more success, with the seniors narrowly finishing second. The inters joined forces with York, coming second, and Jon iraculus put in a performance of note. The juniors, again teaming up with York, unfortunately didn’t have enough to win, but brave performances from James Dods and oli Pollock will be highlights.

Swimming came next. Having no swimmers in the School 1st team was always going to make this a tough ask, but careful planning and an

appreciation of the points system meant we were able to scrape a hearty 2nd place in the seniors. a sarcastic clap also goes Ben Jennings, for choosing to throw out the rule sheet the night before the event. Ta, mate!

Moving onto the spring term, and it was over to the arts to raise their games. art was well-enjoyed if not necessarily successful – the senior’s beautiful still-life of Luca’s German sausage not enough to place, but nonetheless considered by many to be an impressive showcase.

Public Speaking then followed. Due to two-thirds of our first team dropping out, a second-string side had to be roped in at short notice. Discussing the pros and cons of drone warfare, Joe Scott, ivan Gaskin and Will Barnes finished a credible 4th, not bad considering we’d had a mere 24 hours to prepare our new team. The inters were also impressive, with courageous performances from aydan Reynard, Rory Holden, and alex Booth. Dejvi Hoxholli is owed a special mention, as his name had to be pulled from a hat. However, he conquered his fears and spoke very well indeed. i handed the responsibility of the House Drama to David Brown, and a very fine job he did of it too. as is typically the way in a boarding house, a team of ‘volunteers’ was assembled at the last minute and rehearsed to exhaustion. Typically excellent performances from the girls and Durham meant ‘Redneck cribs’ could only manage 4th, but a marked improvement on last year’s dead last.

Finally onto the Spring sports, and senior squash brought our first trophy. Fine performances from Kevin To and adam and alex carnell were noted. The main competition this term was the Run, however. an injury crisis hit our inters, leaving us with only 9 able-bodied runners. Josh Bloomfield fought through the pain barrier to give us a

captaining a boarding house is about so much more than competitions however. all the boys have pulled together in all aspects of life in their usual cheeky-yet-friendly manner, and it’s been a pleasure leading and living with them this year. The biggest of thanks go to my deputies Severin Huber and David Brown for keeping my head above water on more than one occasion, and to adam carnell for keeping the juniors at bay! all my monitors have been imperative to the running of the House, on prep duty and in the competitions above, so thanks to them too. Matron Jan Brown works tirelessly for the boys, and the ‘Kissy Monster’ is responsible for keeping the boys in line (and out of bed!). Thank you. a final thank you goes to Mr Beaty who steps down as Housemaster. His support and guidance has been vital to me on a personal level. His successor, Mr Monument, returns to the boarding house, bringing with him a wealth of experience and respect, and i wish him, and next year’s House captain, the best of luck.Will Barnes: House captain it has been such a pleasure to have Northumberland House led by such a strong group of seniors in my final year as Housemaster; Will has been an excellent role model for all. The Tutors have played an invaluable part in the smooth running of the house over the years and i am indebted to their service, good humour and understanding of the boys they have been responsible for guiding over the years. i would also like to thank Matron Brown for her hard work and reliability and all those who have worked hard, particularly the Boarding Masters’ for their efforts.

AMB

The following awards were made in house: challis cup (sportsmanship) – Huber Severin Parkin Plate (contribution to boarding life) – adam carnell Tutor Tassie (contribution to sport) – Zuka alavidz Visser Vase (Gentleman of the Year) – Luca Reichelt Whatley Tankard (contribution to the arts) – David Brown

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Tees aT THE STaRT oF a BUSY YEaR FoR THE HoUSE WE WELcoMED a NEWLY coVERED PooL TaBLE aND HoST oF NEW BoYS To TEES. WE WERE aLSo PLEaSED To aNNoUNcE THaT THE HEaD oF ScHooL (caLUM MaTTHEWS) aND THE HEaD oF DaY (RoRY aBRaHaM) WERE aBLE To JoiN HUGH caRTER (HoUSE caPTaiN) aS VERY SENioR RoLE MoDELS WiTHiN THE ScHooL aND aLL HaD, oF coURSE, a GREEN TiE iN THEiR WaRDRoBE. In a long and tiring term it is important to get off on the right foot, and so we set about producing our annual journey towards the House Singing competition. i have to say that Mr Johnson excelled himself and our juniors sang and danced their way to the top of the adjudicators list. in so doing they explained why one should ‘Never Tango with an Eskimo’. Tees have been quite regular winners of this shield in recent years and it is to Mr Johnson’s credit that our boys do so well. it was a hard act to follow but our seniors plucked up the courage to reprise ‘Sweet child of Mine’ in acapella form. Their singing was good but the adjudicator did not quite see eye to eye with us and in the end we were placed mid table. Big thanks to Tom Matthews who played the guitar for the unison performance. it takes a lot of pluck and we could not have done as well without him. as the term progressed and we all got a lot muddier on the rugby field, we turned our attention to indoor pursuits and here the Pool tables and the Table tennis table came into their own. Tees won the Junior and the intermediate Pool. in Table Tennis we were runners up and in the major Rugby competitions, despite the tackling and hard work we snatched defeat from the jaws of victory over both Durham and Dale and did not win a match. We turned our attention to swimming but fared little better. in the swimming, despite a heroic amount of flapping in the Butterfly by chris Moore and a great freestyle leg by Harves Barkes, we seemed too short for the length of the pool and came last. By now we had decided Scrabble was the thing and the Quiz teams were getting warmed up. We won the former and in a tight event for the Junior Quiz, discovered only one question (sadly in one of our rounds) that we could not answer and got placed third. However, this was a familiar theme for the juniors who also got bronze in the art competition, despite a great effort at abstracting a famous piece of work. in Senior art we had to settle for silver, and we still proudly display the ‘Fish of many colours’ on our notice board. With the end of term

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approaching we enjoyed counting over a thousand merits and Tom adamson’s reading in chapel as he joined the senior monitor team of calum, Hugh and Rory. in order to get really fit for the running, Tom Evans and Ben Wynn-Jones both got parts in the wonderful school musical. it was Back to the 80’s! which was one of my favourite decades and one in which i was much fitter.

The guys were tremendous in it. Meanwhile, i am very, very proud to report that Tees Seniors won their Bash, the inters won theirs and the Juniors did well enough to mean we won the Bash overall.. in the senior event calum Matthews (2nd), andrew Fearneyhough (6th) and Hugh carter (8th) were our top finishers and in the inters Will carter (4th), Harvey Barkes (6th) and Tom carter (8th) backed them up. our top Juniors were Miles Brooks and Jasper Metcalfe who were 4th and 8th respectively. Things were looking good for the Barnard Run itself and so it turned out. Tees won the day here as well. it was a huge effort by the guys and the measure of our grit was such that we had four in the top nine in the Junior race as well as strong performances in the Seniors and inters. it was a great day to be in green. after this we wondered, what could top it?

This seemed a good question to ask but we knew the answer and, what is more, we knew the answer to lots of questions and so Hugh, calum, Tom and Will won the senior quiz. it seems to have been gathering a lot of dust in Tees in recent years but we are happy enough about it. in the Music festival Tees performers James Terrill, Tom Evans, David Goldberg, Tom Matthews, James Robertson and Tom Greaves all performed magnificently and the Eskimo Tango brigade were invited back to entertain us all again. onwards we marched and stormed towards the inter-House drama event. Here we entertained a small amount of rehearsal and a great deal of belief that it would be all right on the night. indeed it was and in a brilliant parody of morning registration Hugh, Rory, William, Tom, chris and Miles joined andrew Marley in sending up current staff in their formative years. in House Speaking, the junior team finished mid table on the difficult topic of NHS reform. Elliot Bevan, owen carter and

Matthew Vickers were chaired by Thomas Joashi and this spurred the seniors on to discuss why Hugh did not ‘want a holiday in the sun’. calum and Rory backed him up. We also won the House shooting again and the 700 plus merits and the growing number of Headmaster’s certificates. in the summertime there are many things on a boy’s mind. i like to think that the two chief ones are Sports Day and exams. in the former we tried very hard to repeat the success of the Barney run but whole team endeavour is not rewarded as highly in this as and so we had to try extra hard. Tees had only a handful of winners in the whole of Sports Day but still celebrated the endeavour of every one of us.

The Senior effort was magnificent in the example it set and, despite winning so few events compared to the others, they triumphed in the Senior section of Sports day itself and won overall.

Turning to other activities after this we allowed Daniel Swires to steer our junior football team to victory. Sadly, a disputed penalty in the final proved too much for ‘Shotstopper’ Pearson, who had kept us in the previous round. Jack, Ross and Miles all worked hard in midfield roles and nearly did the trick. in cricket, our juniors very definitely did the trick. With the term gathering to a close we looked at the end of term awards for Tees names and saw names popping up all over the place. End of year prizes were awarded to every one of our Upper 6th, which is incredibly impressive. as we looked back, we realised what a good example had been set by our senior team. i will miss every single one of them. We were also sad to see two ‘big boys’ leave us.

Mr Pepper, who is the biggest of all the leavers, is defecting to Northumberland House where we wish him good luck in training Mr Monument’s Labrador. Dr Mancino (or Geronimo/Dr Machine as he has been variously called at the McR door) also leaves us, for Brighton. We all hope they are happy and think of us often. We do know that we will miss all of our leavers and hope that they will reflect on our time with us and always consider themselves part of The Green Team.

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York THiS HaS BEEN a VERY SUccESSFUL YEaR FoR YoRK HoUSE, LaRGELY DoWN To THE LEaDERSHiP oF HEaD oF HoUSE NaTHaN BRoWN. HE HaS BEEN iNSPiRaTioNaL aND HaS aLWaYS oRGaNiSED EVENTS EFFiciENTLY aND TaKEN PaRT iN THEM, REGaRDLESS oF HiS aBiLiTY oR iNTEREST iN THEM. Ian Cameron and Jake Van’t Hoff have been excellent Deputy Heads of House and they too have played a major part in the pastoral running of the House.

We have also had superb Monitors and Prefects: Jack Wong, John Brogden, Guy coser, alex Finkill, Daniel Gilligan, agni Ghosh, James Goudie, Leo Li, Dennis Voelkl and Stanley Wong. i am grateful to all of them for their hard work.

This year we welcomed the following pupils into York House: into Year 7, Guy atherton, chris Richards and Freddie Lockwood.

Guillermo Gabilondo joined Year 8, whilst in Year 9, Sam Farquhar and Liam Leung, and in Year 10, David cheng and Jamie Preston joined the York House ranks. into Year 12, we welcomed Leo Li and Dennis Voelkl . in the Michaelmas Term, as always, the focus was trying our best to win the House Singing competition. For the first time ever, the Juniors combined with North and Longfield and sang “anything you can do”, which was a lot of fun and i know that they all will be looking to build on their efforts next year.

The Seniors did an outstanding job in both the Part Song singing “i haven’t met you” and the Unison’s performance of the Blue Brothers accompanied by Sam Farquhar and Tom Harris on the trumpet. The Seniors won the Part Song, led by Jamie Preston and accompanied by Stanley Wong, arran Keogh, alex Finkhill, Jake Van’t Hoff and Sam Farquhar. For the second year running we lost by only one mark overall, so we hope that it will be third time lucky for us.

Every Sunday the choir impress the boarding community in chapel and it is a delight to see that Sam Farquhar, Stanley Wong, Enoch Leung, and Gordon Poon are all key members of the choir. We have a talented set of musicians too; Sam Farquhar and Tom Harris have played the trumpet in the Wind Band as well as the Last Post on Remembrance Day, Jamie Preston has played the guitar superbly all year and was the lead part in “Back to the 80s.” Gordon Poon has continued to play the Piano to a very high standard and Stanley Wong has played the guitar in his own personal time. Daniel Gilligan also took on major roles in the School Plays and Musicals and continues to impress with his performances. We look forward to the House chapel Service next year, where there will be a lot of talent on display.

although the weather was not kind to us in the Rugby competitions, i was delighted by the effort that was made by all three teams.

The Juniors did very well and Jack Barker and Tom Harris were our top players. The inters nearly won the competition and Jamie Preston, Harry McGuire, John clouston, Daniel Brown and Edward Young showed amazing skills throughout each match. The Seniors came second, but again i was impressed by the effort and commitment that was evident in each match. Jake Van’t Hoff captained the team and each member of the team acquitted themselves well. it was a shame that the rule of only playing three first team players at one time meant that we were unable to win, but we have already been talking about our tactics for next year.

Rugby continues to be a force in the boarding community and it is fantastic that Reggie Fasa, Guy coser and Jamie Preston continue to represent the Newcastle Falcons and Durham county and John clouston is an up and coming star, also representing Durham county.

My thanks as always to the superb team of Tutors; Mr West, Mr Wade, Mr Tomlinson, Miss cover, Mr Jacobs and Mr Dunn. it is a huge shame that Mr Jacobs will no longer be doing Friday night duties after 11 years of service, but luckily he will remain a Tutor in the House. We are very grateful to him for all of his hard work over the years. Matron Broadwell has continued to work very hard and her efforts are appreciated by all of the pupils and we know that we are lucky to have her. Matron Brown has also helped many pupils, particularly during the weekend and we are grateful for that. Mr Butler has given his usual energy and commitment to the House and has done a first class job. i am as always indebted to him for the time and effort that he shows as the assistant Housemaster, particularly as i know that he has such a huge role as the Head of Sixth Form.

it was fantastic that in the Lent Term we were successful in winning the Senior Hockey competition for Nailing Up. The team consisted of Guy coser, John Brogden, Josh Brooks, Jake Van’t Hoff, arran Keogh, Nathan Brown and ian cameron. The star player was Josh Brooks and he was also an excellent captain. The inters came second, which was a tremendous achievement too, the star players were Daniel Brown, Harry McGuire, Josh Picken and connor Lewis. We hope to have similar success in these competitions next year.

i look forward to next year and am sure that John Brogden will lead the House in a very successful way with Daniel Gilligan and agni Ghosh as his Deputies.

in the Trinity Term we were also successful as the Seniors won the cricket competition.

The team consisted of Guy coser, alex Finkill, agni Ghosh, John Brogden, Josh Brooks, arran Keogh, Jake Van’t Hoff. This was a huge achievement by the whole team, but Guy coser was particularly outstanding in every capacity. The inters and Juniors again tried their best and we hope that next year there will be every chance of success. Sports Day was also a fantastic occasion for York House. all of the boys tried their hardest in all of the events and Guillermo Gabilondo won the 100m , alex Finkhill won the Triple Jump 100m and agni Ghosh won the High Jump. i was also delighted that we were able to win the activities award as a result of all of the events that the pupils have taken in each week. This was an outstanding achievement.

Finally i would like to thank all of the boys.

They are a wonderful bunch and on the last night of term seeing them all play together a big game of football, ranging from Year 7s to Year 13 and House Staff, showed their friendship and respect for each other.

AJA The end of term prizes were as follows: Junior York House cup F. Lockwood Year 9 York House cup S. Farquhar Year 10 York House cup J. Preston Year 11 York House cup G. Poon Year 12 Kinnear cup G. coser Senior York House cup N. Brown Guy Van den Dries cup N. Brown Sports/Academic/Pastoral Awards: The Gedye Sports award J. Brogden The inters Sports award J. clouston Junior Sports award G. Gabilondo Junior Resident award a. Slade inters Resident award E. Young Senior Resident award a. Finkill Junior Merit award Sam Farquhar inters Merit award N. Davis Senior Merit award D. Gilligan Junior academic cup T. cheung inters academic cup H. McGuire Senior academic cup D. Yiu Junior arts cup T. Harris inters arts cup J. Preston Senior arts cup D. Gilligan

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Lectern Club 1 This year, the Lectern clubs got off to a raring start, beginning with the theme of ‘Apocalypse NOW’. The first Lectern evening always seems the most frightening; for competitors, committee members and even the guest members of staff. Despite this, it went down a resounding success amongst the new staff present; comments of astonishment on the quality of speaking and formality of the evening were made and the traditional three course meal provided, as usual, was highly commended.

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society’s most troubling issues resulting in ‘the end of the world’ ...for teenage girls, to a deep exploration of scientific intricacies.

The winner of the short speeches, Kimberly Brolly (U6), demonstrated imagination and intrigued the audience with her account of everyday teenage problems. Furthermore, Rory abraham (U6), runner up in the long speeches, excited us with his rather trivial, and yet wholly effective and humorous speech on a Zombie apocalypse.

Lectern club allows for a diverse range of students and this was demonstrated with the second place in the short speeches, given to Kristina Musilova. She added a very personal touch to her speech, with it being her first and her last Lectern club (due her going back to Slovakia). Her account of life at Barney, seeming an apocalypse at first, was very moving.

a lot of the speeches at this Lectern club were by people who had never spoken before, all four winners included. The joint speeches added an element of animation to the evening and provided a lot of confidence boosters.

Kiera Davidson’s (U6) speech was mindthrowing and truly mesmerising. She gave a stupendously intelligent speech and appeared so in awe with her scientific argument it provided a captivating performance. a well-deserved win by Kiera resulted in a stiff threat of competition for the next Lectern. on the whole, the first Lectern club of the school year, with a new committee and a new body of sixth formers, was both enjoyable and successful.

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Lectern Club 4 In the school academic year, on average, Lectern Club sees three nights of speeches and entertainment. However, due to the enthusiasm of this year’s committee we decided that a fourth and final night was a possibility which could not be ignored. For this event, we unanimously chose to invite Georgina Lea (U6) as our guest judge. Georgina had been a speaker at every Lectern event in her Sixth Form career. Claiming second place twice, we believed she would fit the role well.

23rd april saw the concluding Lectern club evening, accompanied with the theme ‘Just one Word’, chosen in the hope of receiving a variety of speeches on a wide range of topics. Yet again the kitchen staff outdid themselves, providing a delicious spread of canapés followed by ‘posh’ fish and chips and then leaving us with a ‘creme egg’ desert. The evening began with an opening speech from our own committee member, Hugh carter (U6), who certainly proved that the night was going to be full of diverse arguments.

The short speeches category had seven contenders, three of whom were appearing as first time speakers. as hoped for, the speeches ranged from discussions on alternative languages to issues with stutters and how a family name can be passed through generations.

The competition was rife and left the committee with a lot to consider.

We moved onto the long speeches category which also had seven contenders.

Usually we tend not to see new speakers in the longer category, as it is very much jumping in the deep end; however, Jonathan Wanless (U6) stepped up to the mark and did just this. The longer speeches brought up discussions including sexuality, an alternative take on love and also an end to their career at Barney.

To end the speeches for the night, our guest speaker, Georgina Lea (U6), took to the lectern with her title ‘BoRiS’.

With such a collection of speeches the deliberation was one of the more controversial discussions to date but a decision had to be made, while eating our creme egg desert, of course. For the short speeches, in second place came amanda Usher (U6), who had appeared at lectern before, but this time stood out in her speech because of the confidence she took at the lectern and delivery of her personal topic. First place was Sam Hobson (U6) who spoke about the issues of speech impediments. Sam delivered this factual but personal talk with grace as he himself talks with a stutter. We were overwhelmed with his confidence to speak about such a close and personal issue on his first appearance, and his ability to handle it so well in front of a crowd.

When it came to the long speeches the competition was even closer, with many

of the speakers having experience at Lectern club. Second place was jointly awarded to Rory abraham (U6) and Brian Hick (U6) who are both bold, confident speakers but each take a very different approach to the event. While Brian soothes (U6) the crowd with his smooth-talking relaxed tone, often combining personal and relevant topics with a more factual speech, Rory takes a more active approach to Lectern, often spending his time in front of the podium to involve the audience as much as he can. our first place winner again took a different manner of speaking. Jonathan Wanless, whose speech was his first at Lectern club, used his confidence and natural wit to entertain the audience.

While talking about intelligent and serious topics, he included comical anecdotes that made his performance stand out.

Lectern club concluded the year with a colourful and, as always, enjoyable evening with the highest standard of speeches to date.

Lottie Holmes (U6)

This year’s committee has been a pleasure to work with. The preparation involved in organising a Lectern club event is more than people realise and this team accomplished four fantastic events, each of which seemed to outdo the one before.

They were organised, energetic and full of original ideas. They deserve to be commended for their hard work and dedication to the club on top of their other commitments. Gifted speakers themselves, i hope that they continue to involve themselves in public speaking as they pursue their future goals. i wish each one of them the very best of luck.

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Vith Form visit london Art Galleries‌ This year Vith Form visited some of london’s finest art galleries to expand our knowledge of artists, past and present and also to study a variety of media and techniques. When we arrived, we got the tube to Tate; here we saw the Turner Prize short-listers and some fascinating examples of postmodern sculpture.

After lunch, we were able to split into different groups; our group headed off to visit the Saatchi gallery and Victoria and Albert museum. The Saatchi Gallery had a variety of work in different mediums, including model-work and photography.

Whilst in the V&A, we were able to explore a mixture of textile-based work, from a variety of cultures and periods.

Despite the miserable weather conditions, fun was had by all as we embraced a thriving artistic culture, visiting vintage clothing shops and gaining an even wider knowledge of commercial fashion.

Tom Evans (LVIth) and Hannah Pullan (UVIth)

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View from the Bridge Suppressed passion, honour, jealousy and tribal loyalties are the themes at the heart of Arthur Miller’s powerful play, A View from the Bridge.

Set in a rundown Italian-American waterfront community in 1950s Brooklyn, its focus is Eddie Carbone, played by Dan Gilligan, a longshoreman, whose over-protective love for his niece Catherine has dark and tragic consequences.

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He and his wife Beatrice, played by emma Robson, have brought up the orphaned Catherine – a stunning performance by Sarah Perkins – as their own daughter but when Bea’s cousins, two illegal immigrants, Hamish Carter and Sam everall, arrive from Sicily, eddie’s paternal feelings are challenged. What is evident, however, is that eddie is intensely angry and consumed with overwhelming jealousy when the blossoming teenage Catherine falls for the blond-haired, rather effeminate Rodolpho and announces she is going to marry him.

MiCHAelMAS TeRM The story unfolds through the chorus-like figure of the community’s lawyer Alfieri (a confident and assured euan Hobson) who, as narrator, gives the audience an unbiased account of events and hints at their portentous outcome.

The success of this play relied, above all, on a strong lead from Dan Gilligan as an honest, hardworking, patriarch. Angry and humiliated at losing his grip on his family and then tortured into taking the dishonourable step of snitching Bea’s cousins to the immigration authorities, Dan was always compelling and in command. Rodolpho and his brother Marco, newly arrived from Sicily to chase the American Dream and find a better life, were the lynchpins that lead to eddie’s dishonour, loss of face in the community and, finally, death.

As the drama develops, eddie’s jealousy and distrust of Rodolpho is heightened.

He believes Catherine, played with extraordinary sensitivity by Sarah Perkins, is throwing herself away on a man whom he describes as “just ain’t right”. Someone with platinum blond hair, who can cook, make dresses, sing in a high voice and dance, don’t add up to a masculine kind of guy in eddie’s book. He also thinks Rodolpho has a hidden agenda and is using marriage to remain in America.

This production made it easy to believe anyone could actually fall for Rodolpho (Sam everall) who, especially in the early stages, came over more as someone with magnetic charm than a comic fool, despite his rather strange hairstyle! His brother, Marco, (deftly played by Hamish Carter) was very convincing. Married with children and sending money back home to support his family, he was as taut as a bow, springing dangerously to uphold Sicilian honour. Chris Moore and Hugh Carter as eddie’s longshoremen buddies also delivered moving and powerful performances.

The play took us from the more light-hearted Act One to the disturbing and more ominous scenes of Act Two, and to quote Mr Connor, we were ‘on the edge of our seats’ until the final shocking dénouement. A gasp from the audience and the silence that followed were enough to convince the cast and their director, Mrs Gorman, that their performances had elicited exactly the response they had been looking for. As the lights dimmed on Alfieri’s final commentary, the applause was deafening.

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Arts Ties for Dramatic Excellence were awarded to Sarah Perkins, Daniel Gilligan and Sam Everall (TSE)

Suppressed passion, honour, jealousy and tribal loyalties are the themes at the heart of Arthur Miller’s powerful play.

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House Singing THe ADjuDiCATOR FOR THiS yeAR’S COMPeTiTiOn WAS MR iAn SuTCliFFe WHO WAS DiReCTOR OF MuSiC AT BARnARD CASTle SCHOOl FROM 1990-4 AnD He GReATly enjOyeD HiS ReTuRn ViSiT TO BCS FOR THe COMPeTiTiOn. Tees House were the winners in the junior Competition with their rendition of ‘never do a Tango with an eskimo’, narrowly beating Durham House who sang ‘Don’t look Back in Anger’.

The standard of singing in the part song section of the Senior competition was particularly high with york House gaining an impressive 18/20 with Michael Buble’s ‘Haven’t Met you yet’.

Although Bowes were forced into second place with ‘True Colours’, they stormed ahead in the unison section with ‘i’m Gonna Wash That Man Right out of my Hair’ to win overall. Marwood were runners-up in the unison song with ‘i Want you to Want Me’.

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CCF Termly Overview Michaelmas term is always a busy time in the CCF calendar with parade nights, Brigade competitions and Remembrance Parade. Cadets parade on a Monday after school for one hour, where they complete and successfully pass a number of cadres from the APC (army proficiency certificate) Syllabus.

This term, the year 10s have spent each parade night learning the necessary skills needed to pass their weapon handling tests. lessons this term have included the marksmanship principles, building up their prone position, the safe handling rules of the cadet GP rifle, as well as how to load, unload and make the weapon safe. They also enjoyed a weapon handling field day earlier on in the term.

The year 11s have successfully passed both their advanced first aid and map reading cadres. These lessons were delivered to them by the u6th nCOs.

The l6th have spent the term working towards their BTeC level 2 in Public Services, another qualification to add to their CVs. As well as parade nights, a number of cadets have given up time during weekends and evenings for additional training for some of the competitions that have happened throughout the term.

The training has been invaluable, especially with the recent wins we have had at Brigade level.

Shooting club has been a very popular activity this term, with cadets having the opportunity to shoot twice a week in the school’s indoor range. We have entered the jarvis Cup and Staniforth Challenge Cup Competition this term, both indoor shooting competitions.

The cadets enjoyed a presentation on the nijmegen Marches, a four day, one hundred mile march in Holland which CCF teams can enter. The last time BCS CCF entered a team was in 1982, therefore, it is hoped that we will enter a team this summer, and training will begin next term.

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COlTS CAnTeR COMPeTiTiOn After many hours of preparation for one of the most prestigious competitions in the CCF calendar, the strong team made up of cadet RSM Will Barnes, cadet CSM Hugh Carter, Corporals Niamh Tait, Iona Borer, Guy and Jonny Coser, Lance Corporals Ben Wynn-Jones and Alex Finkill climbed onto the minibus, with boots polished, rucksacks packed and time for some last minute revision as we made out way to Catterick Training Area.

The first section of the competition was the inspection, where the team had their uniforms, equipment and weapons thoroughly inspected by the TSA. Thankfully all the hours of cleaning weapons, shaping berets and ironing uniform had paid off as we only dropped one point, putting us into second place after the first stage of the competition. next the cadets were split into their specialist groups. Cadet RSM Will Barnes and Corporal niamh Tait went to the first aid stand, where they heard agonising cries coming from the building. inside the duo calmly dealt with a casualty with an amputated limb and another with an

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imbedded arrow in his leg. luckily these casualties were not real, but plenty of fake blood and acting skills certainly made a great scenario.

The actions of Will and niamh scored very highly, beating all other teams in the competition by at least 60 points. next cadet CSM Hugh Carter and Corporal iona Borer took part in the skill at arms section of the competition. iona displayed some excellent practical skills as she confidently went through weapon drills and Hugh ploughed his way through the written section, which tested his skills on parts of the rifle, types of rounds used by the cadet and the safe handling drills. Full marks were awarded for the duo securing another first place for the day. Corporal jonny Coser and lance Corporal Alex Finkill had 10 minutes on the observation stand, where Alex had to use a pair of binoculars to scour the countryside, looking for hidden objects and jonny had to complete a written paper on fieldcraft skills. The boys did well and came third overall. Corporal Guy Coser and lance Corporal Ben Wynn-jones had the map and compass written test. This test was tough and although the boys tried their best, an eighth position was the best they could do.

After a slight breather, the cadets secured their webbing, rucksacks and weapons to their backs and psyched themselves up for the arduous six mile forced march across the training area, whilst navigating the route. Heads down and determined looks on their faces, the cadets set off at a fast pace, which was to be continued for the rest of the route.

Despite blisters forming and muscles aching, the team pressed on and a time of 1 hour and 22 minutes, was the fastest time of the day. The last part of the competition was the shoot and pressure was on as our team were currently in first position overall, but with only a lead of 1 point to Ampleforth College.

The cadets shone through and with some excellent shooting skills, particularly from cadet CSM Hugh Cater and Corporal iona Borer, managed to win this section too and therefore were declared the overall winners.

The Colts Canter Competition has been running since 1979 and despite being runners up in 2010 and 2011 we had never won it up until now. The pressure will certainly be on next year to remain the current winners.

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MiCHAelMAS TeRM yeAR 10 FielD DAy Having spent the first three CCF parade nights of the Autumn term learning the characteristics, marksmanship principles and safe handling rules of the cadet GP rifle, the 59 year ten cadets were certainly looking forward to a day off timetable to continue with their learning.

Despite a weather forecast that promised the usual gloomy weather for an October in Barnard Castle, the wet weather plan was not put in place, due to an unexpectedly rather sunny day. The cadets were split into their sections, and after some revision in drill, they spent the morning learning how to carry out nSPs, fit a sling and carry the rifle correctly. Cadet Amy Gilligan thought it was much easier to carry the rifle as if she was carrying a handbag and had to be kindly persuaded to carry it correctly.

After a quick break for tea and biscuits, cadets were taught how to strip a rifle for cleaning and then correctly put it back together. Cadet Catherine Robertson had a moment, when she thought she had lost the cocking handle from her rifle, but thankfully it turned up in the grass.

As all cadets got the hang of this lesson in record time, Major Connor decided to up the game, which involved cadets having to fit slings, carry out nSPs and strip and assemble the rifle whilst blindfolded! Cadets Rory Holden, Dejvi Hoxholli and jamie Preston displayed some excellent weapon handling drills.

After an afternoon concentrating on firing drills, including the load, ready, the make safe, the unload and stoppage drills, the field day was soon over. The cadets can now look forward to a day on the ranges later this year, when they have completed and passed their weapon handling test.

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ReMeMBRAnCe SunDAy jARViS CuP COMPeTiTiOn

A huge well done to both teams, who had worked so hard on their shooting techniques leading up to the competition.

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Four officers and over thirty cadets wore their CCF uniforms proudly on Remembrance Sunday as they lead the procession, which included the lord lieutenant, local dignitaries, members of the Guides and Scouts associations, service men and women and members of the British legion through the streets of Barnard Castle. Once formed up at the cenotaph in the Bowes Museum Grounds, we were met by local residents and members of the School community.

A short service was given by one of the local ministers to remember those who had fought and died during conflict in the First and Second World Wars. After time for reflection, cadet RSM Will Barnes laid the wreath on behalf of Barnard Castle School CCF. Major C E Connor

STAniFORTH CHAllenGe CuP Having won the competition last year, the pressure was certainly on for us to retain the title once again.

Barnard Castle School CCF has a number of good shooters amongst the cadets and with many of them attending shooting club in the indoor range twice a week, it was inevitable that we would have a good chance of collecting some medals in this years jarvis Cup Competition, held at Gilesgate Armoury in Durham.

The competition required our two teams of four cadets to compete in an application, snap and rapid shoot.

All these shoots were timed, so required skill, precision and very good marksmanship skills. Team A, made up of cadet CSM Hugh Carter, Sgt Andrew Hutchon, Cpl iona Borer and lCpl Tilly MCAllister were first to shoot. Hugh gained a total of 194.04 out of a possible 200, which was very commendable. Team B, made up of Sgt Matthew jeffrey, Cpl Al lea, and lCpls Seb Hampson and Charlie naseby. Again, some very good shooting, especially by Seb who gained 159.01 points.

After a long wait as the results were counted and verified, we were delighted to have been placed first (team A) and second (team B). Hugh also won individual first place and Seb second individual second place.

16 cadets completed the first round of the Staniforth Challenge Cup. This small bore shooting competition runs throughout the winter months and is open to all CCF units in the country.

The first stage of this competition required the cadets to shoot 10 rounds in the unsupported prone position at specific 5 bull cadet targets in an indoor range.

Although we have never entered such a competition before, there was some excellent shooting from both the A and B team. A special mention must go to cadet CSM Hugh Carter, corporal Andrew Hutchon and lance corporal Tilly McAllister who shot exceptionally well during this first stage of the competition.

The targets were sent to Bisley Shooting Council to be scored and although we never made the top ten, which meant we did not go through to the final round of the competition, we hope to do much better next year.

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THe ClOTHeS SHOW liVe On Friday 7th of December, the aspiring artists in year 11 and lower 6th embarked on their 4 hour journey to the highly acclaimed Clothes Show live in Birmingham. Driven by the brave Mr. Gulliver, and along with the art teachers Mrs Rothwell and Mrs lee, the school mini bus set out on its journey. Those four hours were definitely worth the wait as the CSl brings to us celebrities such as Peter Andre and some of the cast of TOWie (The Only Way is essex). not only that but there are hundreds of stalls, too, from which anyone can pick up a quirky, unique item. There were stalls for makeup which included big brands like Rimmel and Barry M where people could get their makeup done and buy their goodie bags.

prices and the lucky pupils who went definitely left with bags filled with luxuries. However, the Suzuki Fashion Show was by far the highlight of the trip, seeing the models strut their stuff down the catwalk in what can only be described as extravagant clothing. The music was pounding around the audience and the atmosphere was truly remarkable. Some of the models were favourites from the outset seeing as many were from ‘Britain’s and irelands next Top Model’ and the males were just PeRFeCT! There were incredible dancers, clothes and acting. it was like a catwalk and a musical all wrapped up into one massive present. The whole day was electrifying and all those who went are definitely buying their tickets for next year! if i had to recommend one thing to you, it would be that the Clothes Show live was definitely worth thinking about if you are interested in fashion.

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TOP OF THe BenCH in December, four of the Sixth Form accompanied Dr McDermott on a visit to Sunderland university to help with the molecular biology studies on the adder population of County Durham. The team of Hugh Carter, Alex Stirk, Sarah Child and james Mcneil worked with Dr noel Carter to extract DnA from the skins of a number of adders from all over the country. They then learned some of the cutting edge techniques used to separate DnA by gel electrophoresis and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) to amplify particular genes. Dr Carter will now store their extracted DnA samples for use in further studies. The team also involved members of Durham Wildlife who monitor the adders and collect the skins. This work should soon build up a database of DnA profiles of adders from a range of populations allowing the Durham group to check that the local population is still diverse and therefore healthy. The group is always ready to welcome volunteers to help with the adder work in the Derwentside area and we foresee a continuing working relationship with Durham Wildlife.

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There were also hundreds of stalls dedicated to fashion; the unique vintage clothes and shoes were all at affordable

DnA WORk in December, four of the Sixth Form accompanied Dr McDermott on a visit to Sunderland university to help with the molecular biology studies on the adder population of County Durham. The team of Hugh Carter, Alex Stirk, Sarah Child and james Mcneil worked with Dr noel Carter to extract DnA from the skins of a number of adders from all over the country. They then learned some of the cutting edge techniques used to separate DnA by gel electrophoresis and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) to amplify particular genes.

Dr Carter will now store their extracted DnA samples for use in further studies.

The team also involved members of Durham Wildlife who monitor the adders and collect the skins. This work should soon build up a database of DnA profiles of adders from a range of populations allowing the Durham group to check that the local population is still diverse and therefore healthy. The group is always ready to welcome volunteers to help with the adder work in the Derwentside area and we foresee a continuing working relationship with Durham Wildlife.

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Captain: Sophie Brown Vice Captain: Rebekah Westgarth Squad: Sophie Brown, Lottie Holmes, Katie Wilson, Iona Borer, Amanda Usher, Laura Spedding, Rebekah Westgarth, Niamh Tait, Caitlin Bainbridge, Emily Newton, Sarah Sanderson, Kate Lovegreen, Lizzy Knight, Jessica Hunter, Elise Ferguson, Chloe Atkinson, Katie Body.

P10/W0/l8/D2 Goals Scored 11/Goals Conceded 28 Results: Ampleforth Casterton RGS newcastle Giggleswick Hymers Scarborough College St Peter’s Pocklington Durham School yarm

lost lost lost lost drew drew lost lost lost lost

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

This was my first year in charge of the 1st team and one that proved to be an extremely challenging season for the girls as well as myself.

We only had four u6th in this years 1st team squad (one coming back from a long term injury) so this was always going to be a tough development year, even taking that into consideration there were still games we could have and should have won this year. if the girls had showed the same attitude/ determination/ application from the start that they showed in their final match against Ampleforth the season could have been so much different.

The season started poorly with losses against yarm, Durham and Pocklington. The Pocklington day can only be described as a bad day at the office all round, starting badly losing a player before we had even left our school. in the warm up at Pocklington we lost Caitlin Bainbridge who was hit by the opposition with a stray hockey ball and unable to play. We then lost our third player (katie Wilson) to injury in the second half and although the girls gave everything they had the missing players left holes in areas of the pitch that Pocklington were able to expose.

The family weekend couldn’t have come at a better time as it allowed us two weeks to get back to basics and put some structure back into our game. The girls worked hard over that two week period and next four weeks saw our girls play probably their best hockey of the season.

The St Peters game was such a close game with us dominating the second half, particularly the last 15 minutes, we hit the post, their keeper made save after save and unfortunately with time running out we failed to get the equalizer we deserved. The girls went into the Scarborough game determined to get their first win of the season which resulted in a 6 goal thriller for the neutral! The girls played really well and showed how they had come together as a team, unfortunately in the 6 goal thriller Scarborough scored 3 goals as well as the 3 goals we scored. Scorers for us were niamh Tait and 2 by Caitlin Bainbridge. Caitlin topped off her 2 goals by taking the player of the match award voted for by her fellow player. The Hymers game was very similar to the Scarborough match with both teams intent on scoring goals. Twice we took the lead but were

pegged back by a good Hymers team. The draw was a bitter pill for our girls to swallow after being in front twice and hitting the post in the final minutes.

The Giggleswick game was another thriller for the spectators to watch as both teams went for the win. Our girls struggled to reach the levels they had reached in the previous couple of games as Giggleswick took a 2-0 half time lead. After some tough talking at the interval our girls came out with determination, the passing was better, there was more running off the ball and we had a cutting edge up front that the Giggleswick defence could not cope with (something we should have had from the start!). We scored our first goal about 10 minutes into the second half and from this point on it looked like we were always going to score more as Giggleswick struggled to contain our forward line. The girls missed chance after chance to draw level and just when it looked as if time would run out with only one minute left Caitlin scored. This should have been the end of it but from the restart we switched off as Giggleswick threw the ball forward and committed players into our circle. As i put the whistle to my mouth to signal the end of the game the ball broke in the circle to a Giggleswick forward who was unmarked and able to fire the ball into the goal past an outstretched laura Spedding. The girls were extremely deflated as i then blew the whistle to signal the end of the match. Coming from two goals down in the second half showed great strength of character, Giggleswick’s winning 3rd goal with the final hit of the game showed an extreme lack of luck in a game they could have easily won and probably should have, never mind lost!

Mentally i think the girls were exhausted now and struggled to compete in the next two games against RGS and Casterton. The girls although at the end of a very tough season were looking forward to their final game against Ampleforth and needed no motivation. Right from the start you could see our girls meant business against a very good Ampleforth side. Although the girls were deflated coming in at half time 1-0 down after some words of inspiration, a few home truths and a short braveheart speech the girls went out to put things right. The equaliser eventually came through good work from Caitlin, unfortunately we couldn’t keep Ampleforth out and they took the lead again with about 10 minutes left in the game. The girls to their credit didn’t give up and gave it one final push throwing everything they had left at the Ampleforth defence. On another day they could have scored a couple of goals but even though they came close the equaliser eluded them and the stats will show they lost their final game 2-1.

As always to the girls who will be here next year, see you at pre-season! To the girls who will not be here i wish you a fond farewell and the best of luck in the future.

CJG

This group of girls have grown in stature and in strength, starting slowly but excelling and gelling as a team. Throughout the season, key performances were demonstrated and close games were won due to good all round team work and hard effort from every single player.

The very first game against yarm was a shock to all, with several girls being trialled in new positions. The following game against Durham, which ended in a goalless draw, highlighted that defensively this year Barney 2Xi were strong; with both Olivia and iona controlling the team from the back of the field. At Pocklington the girls learnt a strong lesson; when opposition goals are scored early in the game, it is increasingly difficult to keep together as a tight unit, to not let heads drop and to keep pushing for that goal to get them back in the game. The first win of the season was experienced at Austin Friars, when the girls took on their 1st team. At last, the goal drought was no more and Barney slotted home three goals and held together for a narrow 3-2 win. The next game, against St. Peter’s was the girl’s first home match. The grit and determination that had been missing in the first few games was shown in this performance; although the girls lost 1-4, they pressed forward and were rewarded with a well worked goal. next up was St. Bee’s 1st team, who were physical and very dominating on the ball, the final result of a 0-2 loss was not a true reflection of how the girls played and just how hard the girls were working in training-moral was low. non-the-less the girls came in on Monday morning with different attitudes, ready to look forward to the next game, Hymers, the following Saturday. now this was the game that proved training hard was paying off. Formations were finally working, the team was gelling and the girls were enjoying playing good hockey. A win saw Barney beat Hymers at home, for the first time in many years and this was all down to the determination and hard effort of the girls. The girls then went from strength-to-strength and were playing exceptional hockey not losing a game for over a month and a half, with fantastic wins to end the season over, RGS newcastle, Casterton and Ampleforth.

What a fantastic season. Admittedly the winning results were slow to come in at first but by half way, the girls were undoubtedly different hockey players.

As a coach this has been my most exciting season of hockey yet and if i could have this exact squad of players next year then i most certainly would. Thank you to every single one of them who trained relentlessly, rain or shine, snow or ice, injured or ill; you should be so proud of what you’ve achieved. Good luck to those moving on, i wish you all the best and to those that are staying i look forward to seeing you on the hockey pitch next Autumn.

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Captain: Olivia Metcalfe Vice-Captain: Iona Borer Team: Lizzie Clouston, Lucy Harland, Lorna Bussey, Kate Lovegreen, Chloe Atkinson, Lottie Holmes, Rachel Pratt, Shannon Currah, Emily Cody, Katie Gibson, Leah Bloomfield, Jane Metcalfe, Alex Stirk, Kimberly Brolly.

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Team from: Kimberly Brolly, Evie Kennedy, Helen Stevenson, Sarah Stevenson, Molly Hackett, Holly Appleby, Hetti Harper, Alex Stirk, Jenny Walgate, Sarah Child, Sarah Perkins, Catherine Gavin, Libby Spark, Gina D’Oyley and Jenny Knox.

The 2012 3rds hockey team, led by kimberly Brolly, are an enthusiastic group of girls.

The girls turn out to training with high spirits and willingness to work hard. Their positive attitudes and determination have contributed to the 3 wins they received against Austin Frairs, Giggleswick and Ampleforth. The

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GiRlS u16 Xi HOCkey Captain: Elise Ferguson Vice Captain: Katie Body Squad: Elizabeth Clouston, Lorna Bussey, Alice Whitehead, Emily Cody, Emily Thorman, Lizzy Knight, Jessica Hunter, Elise Ferguson, Chloe Atkinson, Katie Body, Shannon Currah, Pippa Maw, Kerin Borer, Sarah Scanlan.

P8/W3/l4/D1 Results: north Semi-final at Pocklington yarm lost County Cup at Durham School Casterton lost

3rd 0-1 2nd 0-3

The u16 team once again had 5 of its players gaining great experience by making it into the 1st team squad. The girls were very disappointing in their warm up game for the County championships losing 3-0 against a Strong Casterton team. The team were all very nervous going into their first game of the County Championships against Durham school, unfortunately they played like they looked and Durham took advantage of the nerves coming out 1-0 winners. The girls didn’t lose heart and went straight into their next game against tough opposition in Durham High. Fortunately the girls got the nerves out of their system and dominated the game eventually getting the goal they deserved with about five minutes to go and never looked like giving the lead up. After a match off to recharge their batteries the girls were full of confidence going into their last game against emmanuel. Their confidence grew as they took total control of the game scoring 5 unanswered goals winning 5-0 unfortunately this was only good enough to finish runners up. Finishing 2nd meant that even though we qualified for the north Semi final Tournament as runners up we would go into the harder side of the draw.

We travelled down to Pocklington School for the north Semi finals Tournament and came up against some strong opposition in leeds Grammer School and Pocklington as well as some others eventually finishing joint 3rd. unfortunately only the top two qualify for the north Final so once again we just missed out on qualification. i’m very much looking forward to seeing some of the current year 10 girls at senior level next year as i believe that a couple of them could surprise some of the current 1st team squad in the Autumn.

Results: Durham School Giggleswick Hymers Pocklington Scarborough College St Peters Windermere yarm

lost lost lost lost won lost won lost

0-3 0-4 1-7 1-4 6-0 0-3 3-0 1-4

This was a difficult season for this very enthusiastic u15 team, but they kept their spirits high throughout every training session and match. They bonded well as a team and their positive attitude, even in times of defeat, was appreciated by all. Particular congratulations to: Pip, who captained the team; Clare, who was the ‘most improved’ player of the season; Abbie, who progressed extremely well; and Alice W, who received the ‘best player’ award, and who also collected and distributed the shirts for every match.

We started the season at home with a difficult match against yarm; this was followed by tough matches against Pocklington, St Peter’s and Durham School.

Fortunately, this run of defeats was interrupted by an outstanding match against Scarborough College. Scarborough struggled to organise a strong 11 a-side team; they could only manage to field 7 players. The Barney girls opted to remain as a full team; we fielded 12 girls who rotated positions and all had their time off the pitch. Their enthusiasm was high and they enjoyed playing 7 a-side again; it also helped that we won the game so convincingly. unfortunately, the high of this win was followed by defeats to very strong Hymers and Giggleswick teams. Our last game (due to weather) was away against Windermere. Both teams were hoping for a win but we had been training hard and were fully prepared; it was a tough but very enjoyable game. unfortunately, the weather started to turn in mid-november.

We managed to play half a match against RGS at home on grass, but it had to be stopped due to an unsafe pitch. The following three matches were then cancelled due to frost. it was an unfortunate end to a very enjoyable season. i have thoroughly enjoyed coaching this group of girls and i have been very impressed with their commitment to hockey. i hope that they continue to work hard to improve their skills as many of them should aim to get a place on the 1st Xi next year.

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This team consists of a strong, very competitive and determined group of girls with a drive and passion for playing successful hockey. Over the course season they have achieved some excellent results and this is down to their commitment and winning spirit.

The first three games saw great success, beating local rivals Durham School; the midfield in particular, dominated the attacking half and fed the forwards some good balls to enable them to score; penalty corners also proved successful.

A bus journey to St Peters took its toll on the team and for the first time in a long time the girls came up against a very strong team – who managed to exploit any weaknesses we had in defence. The team fought hard and had their own opportunities to score- but impressive goalkeeping kept us from scoring. it was a closer game than the score suggests.

Other good matches included Hymers; again this was a strong team used to playing on grass – this was the u14’s first match on grass – which is a completely different game requiring different skills to astro and the ability to hit a ball hard. This was the un-doing of some of the team along with an unpredictable bounce and the skilful opposition taking advantage of our naivety of the turf.

Within the Regional rounds of the national Hockey Competition we dominated to go on to the north of england Semi finals. There was some strong opposition who we put up some valiant fights against – but we did not manage to do enough to go through to the next round coming third.

The teams’ standard of play has improved significantly over the season and the experiences they have gained will no doubt see them even more determined to beat the unbeaten next season.

Congratulations and well done to all involved, i look forward to their progress over the next few years!

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Team from: Imogen Bristow (gk), Sarah Ryan, Megan Bowen, Jess Pearse (c), Ellie Shannon, Sophie Hopkins, Georgina Penman, Alex Thompson, Emily Warren, Lucy Atkinson, Jessica McNickle, Ceara Sutton-Jones, Alice Hunter, Antonia Allison.

Team from; E Gossage (captain) S Barnes, C Burford, L Newton, C Waldin, K Borer, S Nicholls, A Ridley, C McEwan, K Hodgson, R Wilkinson.

P8/W2/l6/D0

3-2 2-0

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Team from: Amy Gilligan, Clare Harris, Lucy Hardie-Hammond, Abbie Hardy, Kerin Borer, Alice Whitehead, Ellie Everall, Pip Naseby, Alice Jackson, Honor Wynn-Jones, Emily Thorman, Sarah Scanlan.

won won cancelled cancelled

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Pip Maw (C)

RGS newcastle (Home) Sedbergh (Away) Durham High (away) Ampleforth (Home)

Results: Durham School Pocklington (Home) yarm (Away) St Peters (Away) St Bees (Home) Cundall Manor (Home) Hymers (Home) County Cup Giggleswick (Home) Casterton (away) north of england Semi Finals

won won won lost won won lost winners won won 3rd overall

6-1 4-0 4-1 0-4 6-0 3-0 1-5 7-0 4-1

P12/W6/D2/l4 Goals for: 45/Goals against: 28 Results: Pocklington Casterton Durham Choristers Durham Austin Friars St Bees yarm Hymers Giggleswick St Olaves Windemere County Cup Champions RGS newcastle

lost lost won won won won drew lost won lost won

3-9 2-5 5-2 6-0 6-0 7-0 2-2 0-1 4-2 2-3 5-1

drew

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MiCHAelMAS TeRM This has been a very good year for the A team. They have shown that they, as a pool of players, have a lot of talent. They have also shown a desire to improve and this meant that they came on in leaps and bounds over the course of the season.

The season started slowly. When you concede three times as many goals as you score in the first game, you know that you are struggling! The result at Casterton also came as a disappointment.

Then the improvement started. The girls started getting the basics right. They started passing the ball to each other and working as a team. They started getting people on the posts to divert crosses in the goal.

Victories started to come quickly and goals poured in. The only other two defeats came against the best teams we play and were big improvements on last year’s performances.

The season ended in the best possible way by the team winning the County Cup. i would like to thank the captain, jess Pearse, for leading by example all season and all the players for approaching training and the matches with an excellent attitude.

MPI

GiRlS u13B Xi HOCkey

Team from: Emily Warren, Lara Brown, Rachel Elphick, Alex Thompson, Megan Sowerby, Alice Hunter, Antonia Allison, Ceara Sutton-Jones, Lucy Atkinson.

P7/W4/l3 Goals for: 18/Goals against: 12 This has been a good year for the team.

After a hard start against Pocklington they really showed what they were capable of. They worked very hard at practices and learned the key skill of scoring goals through teamwork, passing accurately and deflections.

The level of play was sometimes outstanding for a B team and augurs well for the future. All the players listed above should understand that next year their year group will be playing 11-a-side games and that they should be aiming to get into the A team. i wish them well for the future.

MPI

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Results: Pocklington Durham Chorister’s Durham School V Austin Friar’s V yarm V Hymers V Giggleswick V Carmel St Olave’s Windermere Richmond County Cup RGS newcastle Sunderland High Queen Margaret’s and St Martin’s Queen Mary’s

A lost

0-8

lost 0-6 won 5 -1 drew 1-1 lost 0-1 lost 4-0 won 5-1 cancelled lost 0-4 won 3-2 runner’s up lost 5-1 won 2-0

B lost

0-7

won lost

2-0 5-1

lost

0-8

won

2-1

lost won

0-3 3-1

cancelled cancelled

The year 7 girls approached their games lessons with plenty of enthusiasm and were keen to be selected for the u12 A and B teams. Our first few games were tough and it took a while for stick skills to develop and for members of the team to gel and work together.

Their hockey skills improved week by week and it was not long before the team secured their first impressive 5-1 victory against Durham School. The goals came thick and fast and the opposition goal keeper was certainly kept on her toes. Gaining a significant lead allowed a large number of substitutions to be made and different formations were tested. it was not long before the team met their match against yarm School. Both schools were fairly evenly matched and the result could have gone either way. The team were, however, unlucky to concede a goal in the final minutes of play. An impressive performance came soon after against Giggleswick at home, Sophie Mcewan scored a hat trick and our defence denied them from many scoring opportunities.

Stronger opposition came away from home against Hymers and St Olaves, the Barney girls allowed too many errors to creep into their game and lacked pace to the ball at times. Whilst the results in these games were disappointing the team worked tirelessly up until the final whistle and encouragingly never let their heads go down.

After half term we travelled to Windermere for what was to be a very close match. They battled through the wind and hail over in Cumbria and despite being 2-1 down at half time, they fought back to win 3-2 and enjoyed the celebrations on the Central Hall table when they returned to school.

The highlight of the season was finishing as Runner’s up in the County Cup held at Maiden Castle in Durham. it has been a delight to work with the pupils this year and i will continue to watch their progress with interest. The u12A ‘Best Player’ award went to Maddie Forsyth and the ‘Most improved Player’ award went to Stella jones. The u12B ‘Best Player’ was Claire Harrison and ‘Most improved’ to Charlotte Martin.

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Captain: Sophie McEwan Team from: Stella Jones, Ellie Dalton, Daisy Oliver, Maddie Forsyth, Sarah Graystone, Anna Everall, Claire Harrison, Amy Morrill, Sarah Bartlett, Rebecca Collinson, Lily Dickinson, Caitlin Terrill, Chloe Laverick, Kaylee Walker, Emily Johnson, Katie Shepherd, Katryn Stewart, Sarah Robertson.

Captain: B. Upton Team from: R. Abraham, Z. Alvadise, C. Archer, R. Barrett, J. Brogden, D. Brown, I. Cameron, G. Coser, J. Coser, R. Fasa,

A. Finkill, I. Gaskin, A. Ghosh, N. Gilbertson, C. Harrison, S. Huber, M. Jones, E. Kelsall, S. Leeming, F. McBain, C. Matthews, C. Parnell, R. Newman, J. Van t’Hoff, B. Wynn-Jones.

P12/W6/l6/D0 For 276/Against 215/Tries 38/Cons 25/ Pens 12/DG 0 Results: Durham yarm RGS Pocklington Hymers St. Peters QeGS Wakefield Giggleswick Dame Allan’s Daily Mail Cup Results: east Durham College, (Round 3) GSAl, (Round 4) kings Macclesfield (Round 5)

lost won lost won won lost lost won lost

19-34 38-26 13-16 32-12 47-15 24-31 6-10 25-10 14-17

won

20-7

won

20-16

lost

18-21

leading Points Scorers: name Tries Cons Pens DG 1. B upton 0 25 12 2. A Finkill 8 3. R Fasa 7 4. i Gaskin 6

Total 86 40 35 30

Twenty-one players started for the 1st XV this season with a further four more gaining playing opportunities by coming on as a replacement. This emphasised the close knit nature of the squad, as well as the limited pool of players available to select. Fourteen of the squad will return next season, therefore, it is hoped that the experience they have gained this year will aid them next season which will help them fulfil their potential.

Bret upton proved to be a pivotal player and influential captain, scoring 86 points during the season. The team played with great intensity and passion and rarely allowed the opposition to dictate. As the scores suggest, even in defeat the matches were extremely competitive with the players playing above expectation often.

Their approach was epitomised in the defeat against the much fancied kings’ Macclesfield team in the Daily Mail Cup; with injuries to several possible first choice starters the performance on that day was outstanding and the result extremely disappointing and undeserved. in the other defeats, all bar one being by one score or less, the results were both pleasing and disappointing; indicating that they were very competitive even with such a young team, but at the same time indicating improvements were required in certain areas.

A special mention should be made to all the upper 6th Formers in the squad. They led by example, and even though there were fewer of them, they played significant roles in determining how the season progressed. Reggie Fasa has been outstanding during the two years he has been at Barney; his constant enthusiasm and determination was infectious. Rory newman, jake Van t’Hoff and Zuka Alvadise provided a solid platform up front and worked tirelessly. Hopefully, the Georgian Destroyer will find a decent rugby club back home to develop further.

Rory Abraham and David Brown were constant thorns in oppositions’ sides and the latter seemed to get better and better as the season progressed. it was very pleasing to see ian Cameron making appearances late on in the season, and Sevren Huber making a cameo appearance too. it was also a real pleasure to see the Head of School, Calum Matthews, make an appearance for the 1st XV. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Sam leeming has been involved in the 1st XV all season, whilst still only in year 11; showing great potential.

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MiCHAelMAS TeRM Similarly, ethan kelsall and james Davidson became more involved as the season progressed.

Congratulations should go to jonny Coser for representing the u18 north of england XV, a year young. He was also nominated the Players Player of the year, receiving the Tim Foster Award. unfortunately, due to injury and illness respectively, Guy Coser and Reggie Fasa missed out playing for the north. All three players have been involved with newcastle Falcons Academy this season and played several matches for them.

The work Mr Woodward did in the Autumn Term on the fitness and general conditioning of players’ demands recognition. His work on technical aspects in the gym added to her running/speed sessions have been well received by the players and i am aware of how they have benefitted individually and collectively. With the majority of the squad returning next season hopefully a lot of the foundation work has been completed.

Representative Honours: U18 County Schools: G. Coser, J. Coser, R. Fasa, C. Harrison, R. Newman.

U18 North of England: J. Coser.

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2nD XV RuGBy Team From: L. Sowerby, J. Beedle, C. Moore, G. Jones, S. Huber, J. Goudie, W. Barnes, R . Abraham, C. Archer, J. Raper, J. Turnbull, J. Brooks, F. McBain, R. Barratt, D. Swires, T. Marston, C. Matthews, H. Carter, R. Fenwick, W. Grundy, I. Cameron.

Results: Durham Harton yarm RGS newcastle Hymers Pocklington Giggleswick Sedbergh QeGS Wakefiled Penrith Dame Allans

lost lost won won won won cancelled cancelled lost lost won

Results: Pocklington QeGS Penrith Qe kirby lonsdale St Peter’s Qe Vi Form

won won won lost won

36-0 7-5 10-0 0-15 29-24

After a difficult season last year, the 3rd XV got back on track in 2012 with a series of very impressive performances against some challenging opposition. An early victory against Pocklington was just the start we were looking for – we ran in six tries and, frankly, it could have been many more had we not made a few simple errors in the final phases. Strong leadership from nathan Brown and Ben jennings, combined with silky running from james Raper and Hamish Carter, and sheer strength and determination from Matthew and jack Thorman, produced a very encouraging result. unfortunately, the weather was to play its part, and games against RGS newcastle and Sedbergh had to be cancelled; however, two hard-fought victories against QeGS, Penrith and Qe kirby lonsdale meant that, unofficially, we were the winners of the inaugural Cumbria Cup! A difficult game against St Peter’s, york (always tough opposition) brought us back down to ground but we were able to finish the season on a high with an excellent performance against Qe Sixth Form College. in a game which ebbed and flowed, we eventually ran out winners with two tries in the last five minutes sealing a well-earned victory.

Severin Huber, who has only been playing rugby for a year, was simply outstanding.

Thank you to all parents who have supported us this year and thank you also to the boys who make coaching the 3rd XV such fun. Roll on next year.

DSG

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The squad assembled at the end of August for some pre-season training and, as ever, optimism was high for the forthcoming season. jack Beckwith was appointed captain and he always led by example and set high standards throughout the season. unfortunately for the team, Sam leeming was involved with the 1st XV and so with an influential player being absent, an alternative had to be found. ethan kelsall did an excellent job in this respect, at the expense of losing his prowess at full-back.

The season began in unusually warm conditions at Durham, where playing on their 1st team pitch, we saw a feast of tries but not much defence. The team rallied from being behind by 20 points at one stage to lead with minutes left only for Durham to snatch the game at the death. This disappointment and frustration showed itself on other occasions during the season but the next game produced a convincing victory against yarm.

For the rest of the first half of term, three home matches were all lost in keenly contested games. After half-term the Sedbergh game was cancelled because of an outbreak of mumps, whereas a well fought game with St. Peter’s ended in defeat. The next three games produced two wins, which should have been three, as having produced a super first half performance against QeGS, the side allowed the opposition back into the game. The season finished rather frustratingly with the weather getting the better of the last two games.

The season, itself, was one of disappointment and frustration as i, as coach, never quite managed to get the team playing as confidently and as purposefully as their talents suggested.

The forwards became more aggressive as the season wore on and the backs showed menace with each game, but the feeling remained that the side had not quite realised their potential.

My thanks, then, go to the players for their efforts, Mr Monument for his help in coaching and to the parents for their enthusiastic support.

Representative Honours: North Squad: J. Beckwith Durham County and Tri-Counties: E. Kelsall, S. Leeming DCSE

This season has been mixed in terms of results but very encouraging in terms of progress.

Conceding over five tries at home to Durham was not a great start and losing to Harton away heaped challenge upon us.

However, the side proved its willingness to adapt and following these early setbacks we went on to record stirring wins over RGS newcastle, yarm, Pocklington and Hymers as well as Dame Allan’s. Heavily committed performances against St Peters and QeGS Wakefield should have produced victories, as should similar matches against Penrith.

However, despite dominating up front and winning over two thirds of the possession in all of those matches the lesson we most need to learn, is how to be clinical in finishing.

There is much promise in the side and experience will bring better results in the future.

GB

3RD XV RuGBy Captains: Nathan Brown & Ben Jennings Team from: James Beadle, Hugh Carter, George Jones, Will Barnes, Dan Swires, Cedric Lee, James Raper, Jack Thorman, Matthew Thorman, James Goudie, Hamish Carter, Ben Spratt, Severin Huber, Andrew Marley, James McNeill, Nick Packham, Josh Brooks, Adam Carnell, James Webster, Will Richardson, Jonny Connors, Dan Thompson, Reagan Fenwick, Charlie Archer, James Turnbull.

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Captain: J. Beckwith Team From: T. Adamson, D. Baker, A. Carnell, J. Davidson, H. Glover, G. Hall, M. Hargrove, D. Hewitson, E. Kelsall, O. Larcombe, B. Lilley, M. Moss, D. Oliver, O. Pearse, T. Pickering, B. Pullan, J. Scott, T. Stirke, C. Waiter-Mackenzie.

P12/W3/l6/C3 Points for: 245 against:235 Results: Durham School yarm School RGS newcastle Pocklington School Hymers School Sedbergh School St. Peter’s School Richmond School QeGS, Wakefield Richmond & District Giggleswick School newcastle School for Boys

lost won lost lost lost cancelled lost won lost won cancelled cancelled

39-50 59-17 10-29 5-12 17-32 10-28 45-10 19-36 41-21

Leading Points Scorers: M. Hargrove: 5 tries and 19 cons, 63 points E. Kelsall: 9 tries and 1 con, 47 points C. Waiter-Mackenzie: 7 tries, 35 points H. Glover: 5 tries, 25 points

Team From: A Marley, Z Lucas, T Sowerby, M Ting, N Moore, G Hall, M, Hunter, S Theakston, Al Lea, M Thorman, O Larcombe, J Scott, A Keogh, B Pullan, A Sowerby, S Graham, J Wren Results: QeGS Wakefield St Peter’s Svedberg Homers Pocklington RGS newcastle yarm Durham School

lost lost cancelled won won cancelled won won

21-34 5-10 60-0 54-10 41-0 17-10

The season’s fixtures commenced against Durham School. The boys were up for the game and had been out early practicing in the season. The special hooking skills and forwards play of Al lea, Andrew Bartlett, Ben

MiCHAelMAS TeRM Tremewyn, Sam Graham and the undoubtable enthusiasm of Mr. Gorman on the touch line helped bring the victory back to BCS. An elderly yarm 6th Form team was our adversaries in the next game, but the u16B back line of Ben Pullan, Arran keogh Sam Theakston, Alex Sowerby and Oliver larcombe showed experience and youth over size and weight. During this game an individual mention must go to David Cheng, who on his first ever game of rugby scored a try.

The coaching staff stepped up the training and the squad reacted and a well-disciplined machine was beginning to form. in the following weeks, the boys had good wins over Pocklington and Hymers with the squad being bolstered by Matthew Hunter, joe Scott and Tom Adamson who all showed skill and capability in the scrum and lineouts.

By the end of October, the results should have been a 100% successful record but the weather, injures and players being lost to the ‘A’ team were our greatest adversaries.

A special mention must go to Ben Pullen, the captain, for showing great leadership skills.

The forwards ably led by a rampant and robust back row and a very solid looking tight five which meant we were able to produce the threequarters with some quality ball with which to attack the opposition. i would also like to thank Mr everall for his contribution on the training field and hope he enjoys coaching the team next year as much as i have for the last couple of seasons. i would also like to thank publicly all the parents who have supported the boys in all types of weather throughout the season.

MGL

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NJC

Team from: M. Raper, M. Ryves-Webb, E. Young, S. Stainthorp, H. Watson, S. Siu, H. McGuire(c), R. Holden, T. Metcalf, O. Carter, J. Ellis, C. Douglas, E. Leung, J. Bloomfield, J. McGrath, D. Brown, M. Stirke, J. Picken, J. Marston, K. Walls, D. Hoxholli.

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P7/W3/l4

Captain: H Barkes Team From:, S Adamson, H Barkes, D Brown, C Douglas, A Ferguson, J Hetherington, J Hardy, T Hunter, J Jennings, D Maidwell, J Marsden, H McGuire, T Metcalfe, J Preston, H Roberts, B Roddam, G Sheppard, C Simpson, H Watson & N White.

Results: Durham yarm RGS newcastle Pocklington Hymers St Peters QeGS Wakefield Giggleswick Dame Allans McMillan College DM yarm DM Bradford DM

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

17-27 26-27 19-30 68-5 7-61 17-39 25-20 54-0 40-7 37-10 19-7 25-33

With the addition of jamie Preston and George Sheppard, and on the back of a good season at u14 there were high expectations for the coming season. it was a difficult start to the season with a loss against Durham and a losing to yarm in the last play of the game. This was followed up by a narrow lose to RGS newcastle. So we started the season losing our first three games.

Although the records show this, we had gained moral victories by being the better side for most of those matches.

Preparations for the remainder of the season were stepped up and the squad demonstrated a willingness to learn and produced some high level performances for much of the remainder of the season. Winning produces confidence and the highlight of this was evident with an outstanding win against QeGS Wakefield.

The foundations of our success was the ability to secure good ball and build up the phases in order for our speedy back line to run from depth and score some outstanding tries.

Results: Durham yarm RGS newcastle Pocklington Hymers Sedbergh St.Peters QeGS Wakefield Giggleswick newcastle School for Boys

lost lost lost won won cancelled lost won cancelled cancelled

7-5 15-17 36-24 41-12 22- 35 47-15 31-10

it took a while before we started to play in the fashion i had asked for. We had a huge and powerful pack, including a new recruit in Samson Siu; he has taken to the sport well.

Once we learned to keep the ball close to our dangerous forwards, we were very hard to beat, often keeping the ball for multiple phases. Chris Douglas and Harry McGuire improved enough to gain A Team recognition and i am sure more players from this squad can make the step up in the future. Samson was, by far, our most improved player, but Rory Holden had stiff opposition in winning the Best Player award; it could have gone to any of half a dozen players, but his will to win and tackling did stand out from the rest. it is a shame the last few games fell foul to the weather, they were very winnable and a few more victories would have put a more realistic look to our overall statistics for the season. i hope all the players enjoyed the season and continue to play with the enthusiasm and desire to succeed that i witnessed this season.

BCU

u14A XV RuGBy

Team: I. Ng, A. Howarth, N. Bridger, A. Usher, H. Thompson, E. Hamilton, G. Johnstone (capt.), I. Brace, M. Moss, Z. Day, J. Iraculus, J. Clouston, A. Raynard, J. Dickinson, C. Lewis, J. Pickering, A. Tsoi, D. Custance.

Results: Dame Allan’s Giggleswick Richmond & District Harton QeGS Wakefield St Peter’s Sedbergh Hymers Pocklington RGS newcastle yarm Durham School

won cancelled cancelled won won won cancelled won lost lost won won

41-9 39-0 29-21 28-18 50-0 17-48 0-50 32-12 54-24

A gruelling schedule of fixtures awaited the squad in September, as we trained for the first time one sunny afternoon i wondered if the boys could imagine just how far they would come in the months ahead. Twelve fixtures were planned in what would prove to be an outstanding period of growth for a team coming of age.

The season began with the traditional Durham fixture, one week into term and with limited practice time under our belt. We side brimming with confidence received Durham ready to set the season off on a winning footing. The Dunelmians put up a spirited fight but were not able to match the strength of the Barnardians. While our performance was good and we were able to score points, the boys reflected on a worrying point… handing Durham 24 easy points. it was on this reflection that the squad decided we would quit our tendency to bicker, and that we would build a brotherhood that would become positive, all inclusive and fun on and off the field.

With hard work during midweek training we were able to continue the winning streak against a resilient yarm team. The season was off to a fantastic start and we all approached the RGS fixture in a positive and enthusiastic manor, the result however portrayed a very different story.

The RGS pack outshone the Barney boys at the breakdown with their speed and physicality which gave their pacey backs enough good ball to score at will. it was the darkest moment of the season, the boys were deflated and disappointed at their own performance, it was time to man up and emulate what we had seen.

The response was immediate with training stepping up another level the forwards were addressing the lack of ball retention and the backs beginning to understand defensive strategy and looking strong with the ball in hand. All looked well, and the squad went some way to rectifying their previous mistakes, however to many lapses in concentration and miscommunications led to Pock scoring some simple tries, and comfortably won the game.

With mistakes behind us, we knew that the last two thirds of the season could be a long slog if we did not tighten up our discipline and enforce the high training standards on our match play. eight fixtures remained, unfortunately three of these would be cancelled due to circumstances out of our control, i am very pleased to say that the five fixtures played resulted in victories. The wins, at times substantial ones, came from tough fixtures.

The QeGS Wakefield and St. Peters sides were particularly tough and the squad showed tremendous endeavour and maturity to grind out the wins, showing excellent ball retention and attacking prowess as well as surpassing the opposition’s physicality. in summary it has been a fantastic season.

The spirit shown by all to bounce back from poor performances and play the way that we did, was outstanding, and showed that the squad was able to deal with adversity and injury and come back stronger. This bodes well for next season’s Daily Mail Cup.

LDM

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Team from: T. Atherton, A. Rusk, A. Farr, T. Greaves, A. Tankard, D. Burnett, L. Leung, J. Raw, C. Glover, M. Thompson, E. Butler, T. Wilkinson, S. Farquar, M. Jakir, K. Lowes, A. Palmer, J. Andrew, D. Roberts, J. Stevens, D. Custance, T. Matthews, T. Carter, W. Carter, J. Choi, J. Iraculus, A. Booth and C. Lewis.

Team from: T Lush, D Russell, M Brooks, A Swainston, J Thomas, J Barker, J Hargrove, J Dickinson, B Johnson, T Harris, M Hannar, H Monkhouse, W Body, O Pollock, J Cherrington, J Ruddick, F Jordan, S Walton, S Leung, T Leeming, J Rowlandson, I Aggarwal, M Hanmer.

The players involved this season deserve great credit for the way they have approached their fixtures. The highlight has certainly been the spirit they maintained throughout. Whilst the results were going against them they remained positive and committed. This is certainly the greatest strength of this team and means that if they improve they can possibly reverse some of the results next season.

Despite the results the team spirit was impressive and individual performances encouraging. We were joined in September by two players new to rugby, jon iraculus and Milan jakir. They both quickly picked up the skills required and soon had a strong understanding of the rules and tactics. jon was voted Player of the Season, Milan the Most improved Player.

By far the best result was the 24 – 7 victory in the second match of the season against yarm School. unfortunately the side was unable to maintain the momentum generated by this performance. The matches that followed were far tougher despite the enthusiasm with which the side played.

Amongst these disappointing results were some impressive individual performances.

Tom and William Carter both improved as the season progressed. Tom Greaves, Daniel Burnett and Aidan Rusk all competed well in the scrum. josh Raw was injured at the start of the season but was able to play from half term.

Tom Wilkinson played well on the wing and deserved his place in the A team at the end of the season, as did Cammy Glover. edward Butler and Tom Matthew stuck to the task and played well throughout the season. liam leung improved game by game and demonstrated plenty of potential.

DWD

u13A XV RuGBy This season has been one of many ups and downs, which in turn led to some very frustrating times. This team has the ability to play some very good rugby but needs to play to this standard consistently as we let two late second half leads slip against Pocklington and Giggleswick. i believe that we were the better team on both occasions but momentary lapses in concentration allowed the opposition to score in the final minute in both games.

When i think of highlights of the season, my mind settles on the 41-5 victory at Hymers, which isn’t an easy place to travel to and win. The team played excellently together and i was pleased that the dreaded “white line fever” mentality didn’t creep in. jamie Adamson did an excellent job as captain throughout the year, leading from the front in matches and leading the team superbly in warm ups. Will Swinbank was an excellent supporter to jamie playing the typical role of a number 7, a complete nuisance to the opposition! As the team develops and progresses through the school i am positive they will be a very good team. i have really enjoyed their company on Saturdays and i wish them the best of luck next year.

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showing potential to progress through the school rugby age group teams. The side was ably captained by Max Pepper. With a number of standout out players it was decided that Rob Hardy should be awarded the Player of the year award for his consistent displays across the season. Toby newton was awarded most improved Player of the year due to his application in training which allowed him to become a regular first team player.

AW

P6/W3/l3 The team made an excellent start to the season, winning three out of the first four games.

There were big wins against yarm and Pocklington scoring fifty points on both occasions and hard fought win versus Hymers on a very small pitch. Against a strong RGS team they battled well losing only by a narrow margin in a game that could have gone either way.

With two games then cancelled the season finished against very strong opposition in St Olaves and QeGS, despite two defeats the lads always gave 100% and showed a good team spirit!

JL

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Captain: M. Pepper Squad from: C. Ellis, E. Hall, R. Hardy, F. Hewitson, C. Lewis, F. Lockwood, C. McKnight, C. Maguire, J. Metcalfe, T. Newton, J. Nichols, C. Pearson, C. Robinson, C. Simpson, G. Spink, E. Swinbank.

The u12a rugby team had a very successful first season of senior school rugby, winning 6 of their 9 games.

A winning start to the season against yarm was followed swiftly by heavy defeat against RGS and a hard fought loss to a strong Pocklington side, who utilised their kicking game well. The boys worked hard in training on both team and individual skills and followed these defeats with a run of 3 consecutive wins including a 48-9 win over a Sedbergh School side made up of both u12 & u13 players, and a tough game against St Olaves in which BCS ran out eventual winners 12-10.

Games against Harton and Durham School allowed us to give opportunities to squad players who all performed admirably. These 2 games were separated by what is always a tough fixture at QeGS Wakefield. unfortunately, we lost a prop in the game and had to play the majority of the rest of the fixture with 14 men.

This did not dishearten the boys though. Our final fixture of the year came against Dame Allens where BCS ran out winners 22-0. in the Tait 10s the u12s won all of their group games meaning they qualified for the Cup competition as winners of their pool. The competition was tough and BCS eventually finished 4th overall in the competition; with 20 schools participating and with over 500 people attending the event it was a great achievement by the squad.

During the 7s season the u12 players had a mixed season; runners up at the St Olaves tournament was a fantastic result, similarly by reaching the semi final at Bradford GS. The Hymers and Pocklington tournaments were less successful. A wider squad of players played with real determination at the Bradford 10s.

Overall it had been a good start to the boys’ senior school rugby career with many players

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Captain: Rotated around a number of players Team from: G. Atherton, E. Callender, J. Dods, H. Falshaw, D. Goldberg, E. Hall, F. Hewitson, C. Maguire, C. Metcalfe, T. Nicholson, T. Newton, C. Richards, E. Roberts-Lilley, C. Simpson, S. Simpson, E. Swinbank, R. Walgate, M. West, E. Williams, H. Williams, O. Wynn.

Results: yarm St. Martins Aysgarth RGS newcastle Pocklington Hymers Durham St. Olaves (home) QeG’s Wakefield St Olaves (away)

won won cancelled lost won won cancelled lost lost won

14-10 24-0 0-27 19-5 29-17 12-22 0-12 15-0

i made the decision to take the u12B team instead of the A team in what was due to be my last year taking a team, meaning i also coached my own son for the first time, which i was not anticipating (i was actually teaching some maths when he scored his first try for the senior school and so missed it!)

Our game strategy was always to keep the ball even if it meant only gaining an inch! We tried to pop the ball before full contact and it was the skill area in which we made the most ground and progress and gave us some fantastic tries as a result. i have seen many players in years gone by who have started in B team rugby in the lower years and have gone on to play for the 1st XV in their final years.

Our best and most rewarding game of rugby has to have been the game against QeG’s Wakefield which i had to referee at Wakefield.

We lost two quick tries in the first five minutes against a school with a huge reputation at this age group and i thought we were in for a hammering but thankfully it was just ‘still on the bus’ syndrome and they never scored again. it turned out to be cracking game with neither team scoring a point for the rest of the game!

Our midfield defence was fantastic against some big boys. The support given to each other when mistakes were made was great to see. i think both sets of parents had seen a super game of B team rugby played with both spirit and commitment. i’ll choose to ignore giving the opposition a retake of a conversion that they had missed because of shouting and jeering at the charge by our players! i cannot thank the parents enough for their support over the season as when young players are learning the game they need as much positive encouragement and guidance from the touchline as they can get.

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Back to the 80s!

This year’s musical, “Back to the 80s!” was nothing short of an absolute pleasure to direct. Directing a musical is never an easy task – and having to choreograph it, as well as planning all of the technical requirements, and this year taking an on-stage role, made this one of the most challenging performances I’ve been involved in for many years.

A story of unrequited love, against the backdrop of the 1980s, the era that gave us “MC Hammer, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, stone-washed denim and the Rubik’s Cube”, the show was a guaranteed hit, featuring hit songs from the era including Footloose, Mickey, Kids in America and Man in the Mirror.

Jamie Preston took the lead, Corey Palmer, a boy in love with Sarah Perkins’ girl-next-door Tiffany Houston. Tom evans and Arran Keogh starred as Corey’s two best friends, Alf and Kirk,

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whilst Chloë Thompson, erika Lee and Iona Borer were Tiffany’s fellow cheerleaders.

The token ‘Jocks’ were played with relish

by Dave Brown, the bully currently dating Tiffany, and his moronic friends Huey, Billy and Lionel were performed

by Chris Harrison, Alex Allison and Ben Wynn-Jones.

The show was narrated by Daniel Gilligan, playing the part of a grown-up Corey, reflecting on his younger years.

Arguably stealing the show, however, were euan Hobson – as computer geek and visionary genius Feargal Robert McFerrin the Third – and Lucy Parkinson and Kerin Borer as the two frumpy, geeky girls Laura and Debbie, who befriend new girl eileen, portrayed

by Hetti Harper.

It was an honour to have the chance to appear on stage this year, playing the part of straight-laced Mr Cocker, opposite Mrs Beaty who played Miss Brannigan, a caring teacher with a past she’d rather forget.

The show received rave reviews, with a number of the younger students begging for tickets to come again and again, and it was a complete sell-out.

The show was staffed entirely by students, as has become the norm now, with Chris Moore leading the Sound Crew – affectionately nicknamed the “Noize Boiz” – and Andrew Hutchon manning the lighting board.

Arts Ties for Dramatic excellence went to Lucy Parkinson and David Brown, and Arts Ties for Technical excellence went to Chris Moore and Andrew Hutchon.

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COUNTY FIRST AID COMPeTITION

Spring CCF ADveNTURe TRAINING The famous phrase from WO1 M G Lewis ‘you’ve got to be tough to be in the CCF’ certainly rang true with the cadets who attended Adventure Training Camp during the Easter holidays. With even more snow than the alps, closure of the A66 and the minibus stuck in a snow drift outside the CCF hut, we still managed to make the long journey to Dewentwater Youth Hostel, Keswick, ready to embark on a number of outdoor activities in the training package.

After a nights sleep in the youth hostel, we woke up to snow flurries and wintry winds the next morning, however, cadets showed no fear as they enthusiastically put on their wetsuits and helmets ready for a day at Derwentwater marina. They were soon kayaking and canoeing across the waters, with Sergeant Al Lea leading the way, all eager to reach a deserted house which sat on an island in the middle of the lake. After boarding the island, a number of games, including catch the oar and running from one end of the island to the other soon got their circulation going again and having got the feeling back into their fingers and toes they were soon paddling back to shore, ready for some lunch. Cadets Alex Ingram and Jake Glowienko nearly had unlucky dips in the lake, but their quick reactions ensured that they didn’t capsize into the ice cold water. That afternoon the cadets all enjoyed sailing in a motorised boat and also working hard as a team to row the twelve man dragon boat around the lake. Cadet Sarah Stephenson certainly kept moral high and she had the group singing away throughout the session.

After a cold day, cadets soon thawed out in the local swimming pool, playing water polo and enjoying the water slides.

That evening, as it was Mr. Lewis’ birthday; birthday cake, a card and present certainly rounded off his day, especially as he thought we had all forgotten about it.

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The next day we woke up to more snow, therefore only managed to spend the morning session abseiling down a local rock face. Cadets Holly Appleby, Lizzie Clouston and Lance Corporal Tilly McAllister certainly overcame their fear of heights and although petrified at the top, they soon had a smile on their faces as they reached the end of their abseil. As the weather worsened, cadets enjoyed the afternoon at Keswick indoor climbing wall. Sergeant Matthew Jeffery and cadet Jake Glowienko really worked hard, attempting the majority of the climbs at the centre. The bouldering room proved very popular amongst the cadets with cadets emma Robson and Fiona Matthews showing their spiderwomen tactics as they nearly made it from one end of the room to another without touching the ground. That evening, we travelled to Ambleside cinema to watch Argo.

Once again, more snow the next day, so after shopping in Keswick that morning, cadets were once again dressed in wetsuits ready to embark on a gorge walk near Great Langdale. All cadets soon found their feet and were walking upstream towards the tarn. As they reached the ice covered waterfall, sergeant Al Lea and cadet Fiona Matthews were first to climb, and after knocking off the icicles, all cadets eagerly climbed to the top, as freezing water poured over the top of their heads. Lance Corporal Ben Pullan, who had sensibly put on walking trousers over his wetsuit, nearly lost them as they began to slip further down his legs. Thankfully he was near the end of his climb as his trousers fell to his ankles, and the wetsuit underneath certainly saved him from a very embarrassing moment.

That evening, we all enjoyed a contingent meal at a curry house in Keswick and after the popadom challenge and after eight challenge, bellies were full and cadets were soon ready for their beds.

The camp was certainly very enjoyable, and it was lovely to see that all the cadets worked hard as a team and grew in confidence and the days passed. They were an absolute credit to the school and a delight to take away. The youth hostel even commented on their impeccable behaviour throughout the week. This made the decision as to whom to award the Hall trophy to a very difficult one, but after a number of discussions, sergeant Amanda Usher was awarded the trophy for her hard work and efforts.

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WO Will Barnes, cadet CSM Hugh Carter and colour sergeants Iona Borer and Niamh Tait were the four senior cadets who represented the CCF in the County First Aid Competition during the Easter holidays. The team had spent many hours practising for the event and were certainly well prepared for any casualty scenario that they could possibly have to deal with.

The cadets did very well in the team event, with WO Will Barnes taking control of the situation and delegating to his team members which casualties they needed to administer first aid to.

They worked very well as a team to stabilise all casualties and scored very highly on this element.

Next were the individual events, whereby each team member had four minutes to deal with an individual casualty. WO Will Barnes had to deliver first aid to a casualty with a broken jaw which he did calmly and confidently, gaining a respectable 73%.

Colour sergeant Niamh Tait had a teenager who had had an allergic reaction to nuts. Once again, she reassured the casualty, established the problem and was able to deliver the auto injector into the casualty’s thigh before waiting for an ambulance. She gained 72% for her efforts. Colour sergeant Iona Borer’s casualty had a broken leg and she was able to support and immobilise the leg, reassuring the casualty throughout the four minutes.

Iona gained 71% for this element of the competition. Finally cadet CSM Hugh Carter had to deal with a casualty who had a stab wound to the arm. His excellent first aid skills gave him a top score of 80%.

The team worked hard and thoroughly deserved to be the winning guest team at this competition. They can now look forward to the brigade first aid competition in June.

First aid is a major component of the cadet proficiency syllabus which the cadets study in year 10 (basic course) and in year 11 (advanced course) during parade nights. They certainly learn the necessary skills required to save lives and these are certainly valuable skills which they could have to apply to real life situations.

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On Tuesday, cadets fired from the 300m point and began to learn how to coach one another as well as further develop their shooting position. There was some exceptional shooting from lance corporal Tom Marston who scored 31.2/35 (two v bulls), lance corporal Tom Adamson who scored 33.2/35 (two v bulls) and corporal Findley Hardie-Hammond who scored 29.3/35 (three v bulls).

eXeRCISe SPRING SNIPeR Ten cadets spent six days of the Easter holiday with Durham ACF as they took part in Exercise Spring Sniper; a target rifle shooting course in which all cadets gained a national coaching qualification. The course was pretty intensive with the days spent at either Battle Hill or Ponteland ranges, and evenings were spent learning the theory of using coaching cards, adjusting the elevation and windage verniers and how to zero the target rifle correctly.

Despite the freezing cold conditions, all cadets remained upbeat and as well as having the opportunity to shoot for five consecutive days, they also enjoyed working in the butts and coaching one another at the firing point.

Cadets had never fired the target rifle before, and with a more powerful type of ammunition than they are used to, they all soon got used to the kick back of the rifle and began to improve their firing technique. Another first was the cadets experience of eating ‘range stew’ – a delicacy of the British Army which is certainly an acquired taste!

The first day, although subject to the odd snow flurry and with snow on the ground, was spent zeroing the rifle at the 200m

On Wednesday, cadets stayed at the 300m point, and were left to coach one another with minimal supervision. The top scores of the day came from cadet Jake Glowienko who scored a respectable 30.1/35 and 30.2/35.

We went to Ponteland ranges on Thursday, and cadets appreciated the hour long journey whereby they could catch up on some sleep.

At the range, the firing point was moved to the 600m point, and therefore much more accurate coaching was needed to take into account windage angles. There was some excellent coaching from cadets Owen Carter and Chris Doulgas and corporal Tilly McAllister gained the top score of the day with 35/39.

The final day was spent again at Ponteland ranges, and despite the wind and blustery conditions, coaching and firing was very good. Cadets fired from the 500m point and for the majority of them, they gained their personal best scores of the week.

Sergeant Matthew Jeffery and lance corporal Tom Adamson shot exceptionally well and also enjoyed a game of ‘beat the buttsman’ at the end of the day.

With all cadets fully qualified in how to coach, they can now look forward to entering brigade competitions in the future.

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SOMMe BARRACKS RANGe DAY

CCF HOUSe SHOOTING COMPeTITION Throughout the term, cadets from both from the Army and RAF section competed in the Annual House Shooting Competition. The cadets had to fire the number 8 rifle from the unsupported position and had 10 rounds to fire at 10 targets. The highest possible score was 100.

There was a very high standard of shooting from the cadets and the results were as follows; Top cadet in each House; Bowes House Corporal Iona Borer Dale House Lance Corporal Seb Hampson Durham House Sergeant Jonny Wanless Longfield House Lance corporal Tilly McAllister Marwood House Cadet Lucy Hardie-Hammond North House Corporal Jonny Coser Tees House Cadet CSM Hugh Carter York House Cadet Jake Glowienko

Eleven cadets enjoyed a rather blustery Sunday on the 25m barrack range at Catterick Garrison which marked the first range day of the year for the cadets. There was a wide range of skills and ability amongst the cadets, ranging from some of the senior cadets who had fired the weapon a number of times to some year 10 cadets who had only completed their weapons cadre in the Michaelmas term.

Cadets first of all zeroed their rifle before completing 4 shoots as part of a competition. All cadets improved their shooting skills throughout the day, however, cadet CSM Hugh Carter deserves a mention as he managed to score full points (140), closely followed by corporal Will Grundy (134) and cadet Jake Glowienko (129.5). Cadets Owen Carter, Jake Glowienko, Tom Metcalf and Chris Douglas did very well as this was the first time that they had fired the rifle before.

Cadets can now look forward to the next range day after February half term where they will shoot on the 100m range at Battle Hill Ranges.

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Top overall cadet; With a score of 93 out of 100, the top shooter was cadet CSM Hugh Carter. Overall House Positions; 1st Tees – 58% 2nd York – 48% 3rd Bowes – 45% 4th North – 42% 5th Dale – 36% 6th Marwood – 36% 7th Durham – 35% 8th Longfield – 28%

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On arrival, the squad was organised into two sections; the experienced and novices, but both groups were able to complete the same shoots throughout the day. After zeroing the weapons, the cadets enjoyed completing a deliberate, rapid and snap shoot using the figure 11 and 12 targets at 100m before retreating to the 200m point to complete the same

shoots. All cadets found firing from this point much more difficult and this was definitely shown in their scores.

Cadets also worked very hard in the butts, where they were kept very busy with lifting targets up at timed intervals, scoring their peers targets and the patching up once the targets had been fired at.

The novice section did very well with some excellent shooting from cadets Daniel Brown, Josh Picken and elliot Bevan. The experienced section also shot well in the competition shoot, with cadet CSM Hugh Carter in first place, Sgt Matthew Jeffrey in second and cadet Jake Glowienko in third place.

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BATTLe HILL RANGeS… … probably the coldest ranges in the world ever!

Whilst the majority of pupils and staff were enjoying a well earned lie in one Sunday in the easter term, thirteen eager cadets were busy putting slings onto their rifles before preparing them for firing at 0730hrs that morning.

After a short drive to Battle Hill Ranges, the weather has begun to close in and even though the minibus temperature gage read minus 5, the cadets were still looking forward to shooting. Cadets were split into two groups – the experienced and novices and each group had the chance to work in the butts as well as fire a number of shoots from the 100m firing point. There was some excellent shooting from cadet CSM Hugh Carter, Corporal Will Grundy and Lance Corporal Tom Adamson from the experienced group. The novices did extremely well, with the majority of them shooting the cadet GP rifle for the first time, so well done to cadets Nathanial Davis, Sandy Stainthorp and Matthew Stirke.

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Library There was much to celebrate this year on World Book Day, Thursday 7th March. Students spent the week trying to ‘Get Caught Reading’ in order to receive a raffle ticket which was entered into a draw at the end of the week. James Dods (Y7 North) was the lucky winner.

Many entered the guess the book character ‘Picture Quiz’. Well done to Genevieve Myhan (Y9 Bowes) who scored an impressive 60/65. Kim Hodgson (Y9 Marwood) and David Goldberg (Y7 Tees) both scored one point below this, and the teams of Rebecca Collinson, Lauren Meeson and Caitlin Terrill (Y7 Bowes) and Christopher Richards (Y7 York) and Matthew Shovlin (Y7 Dale) were not far behind.

Students also exchanged the £1 book tokens they had been given for specially published World Book Day books.

To add to the excitement Robert Johnson our resident author was being interviewed and photographed as part of his book tour.

To launch his tour students entered a short story and illustration competition.

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MARCH BROUGHT NATIONAL SCIeNCe WeeK, WITH THe THeMe FOR 2013 AROUND THe COUNTRY BeING INveNTION. Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils were given the challenge of coming up with their own invention and drew up posters detailing how they would work, fitting the criteria of making use of recycled material. The many entries were entered in the National Competition. However, each House chose their best invention to present in the House event which was a Dragons’ Den style competition.

wife and her shoes was Duncan Bannatyne – the Rev. He gave all competitors a severe roasting whilst Mrs Rothwell was a great asset with constructive advice on design.

Inventions varied from Techno Specs (a nifty invention that would enable the wearer to translate foreign text into english) to shoes that could charge your mobile phone. The overall winning invention by Longfield House, was furniture made from recycled coat hangers. Dr Mancino offered 500,000,000 pounds worth of Monopoly money for a 40% stake in the business.

Pupils fearlessly entered the Den and argued the case for their invention, by either showing a design or producing the prototype. The dragons were a fairly formidable bunch, carefully selected from the teaching staff for their no nonsense approach. Mr Stevens was a rather canny version of Peter Jones bringing some defunct foreign currency to the table. Dr Mancino bore a striking resemblance to Theo Paphitis whilst Miss Jackson was a suitably stern Deborah Meaden type. The most voluble of the Dragons, with many references to his

The pupils were delighted to welcome Dr Gary Sharples from Durham University, who presented the Science Week Seminar to pupils from Prep and Senior School, giving an insight into the world of Bugs and Superbugs. The presentation looked at the consequences of a range of bacteria and viruses, illustrated effectively with furry versions of such notorious microbes as e. coli and MRSA. He gave pupils a fascinating insight into his molecular biology research on the mechanisms by which they interact, potentially increasing the

chances of antibiotic resistant bugs evolving, a very hot topic for today’s scientists. Dr Sharples is a familiar face to several of the pupils who worked with him on his research in his lab at Durham during the North east School and Industry Project 2011, 2012. Indeed a further team of Lower Sixth will be joining him in July.

Meanwhile, Physics teachers gave a superb demonstration on how a man-made vortex blaster works and produced perfectly-formed smoke rings.

They gave examples of vorticity in the real world, such as in whirlpools, tornadoes and even in our bath tubs.

Reference was made to how useful a vortex blaster would have proved to the Big Bad Wolf in his quest to destroy the houses of the Three Little Pigs.

Other competitions including Wackiest Invention was won by Abbie Wilkinson (Bowes House) who discovered A vole Ladder is in existence to help voles move from canal to canal, meanwhile Guess The Inventor was won by Dylan Custance (Dale House).

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Greece THIS TRIP HeRALDeD THe ReTURN OF eLGIN, HeLL BeNT ON

ReMOvING AS MUCH MARBLe AS CUSTOMS WOULD ALLOW FROM THe PARTHeNON AND SO, IN THe eASTeR OF 2013, THe CLASSICS DePARTMeNT, DeSPeRATe TO PROP UP THe GReeK eCONOMY, HAND SeLeCTeD A GROUP OF STUDeNTS WHOM THeY HOPeD COULD Be ReLIeD UPON TO SPeND AS MUCH MONeY AS POSSIBLe ON USeLeSS TAT AND LOCAL BRAND DOG FOOD. Just as had been hoped, one boy had managed to run out of money before the plane had even touched down in Athens. Our interests were first piqued by our guide, but then as the dulcet tones of Mr Gedye came over the microphone, “sleep overcame our weary eyes” [OVID].

On the next day, elgin, keeping a low profile, refused to wear his trip hoody on the fateful day of his return to the Athenian acropolis after 200 years. The gleam of the sunlight on the rare marble was reflected in the gleam of elgin’s bald patch, as our tour guide Anna vividly explained to us the lack of straight lines in, and the significance of this ancient

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wonder. Prised away, the group then visited the best preserved temple in Greece. Following this we were given some free time to explore the Plaka district. That evening we went down the coast of Attica to the temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion.

There, while others watched the sunlight fall behind the ruins, Mr Gedye delighted in spotting and identifying a rare bird before the great twitcher himself!

The following day saw one of our number return to her natural habitat as we caught a ferry to the island of Aegina.

(Charybdis, a terrifying sea monster, relishing being back by open water) There we spent the day at the classical temple of Aphaia and experienced local

Greek cuisine fresh from the waters of the port. A local speciality, the gyros, was a particular favourite amongst many.

To top the classical elegance of the Athenian city centre, this day was spent primarily on a coach. On our way to Mount Parnassus and the oracle of Delphi we stopped at the beautiful Byzantine Monastery of Ossias Loukas.

Just before reaching Delphi we stopped for a while at the Tholos of Delphi, one of only three circular temples in Greece.

The next day was Milne’s birthday, and the morning was spent climbing the sacred way, to the shrine of Delphi, passing many treasuries and inscriptions.

Atop the sacred way, by the stadium Seb Hampson was set upon by a rabid beast, and was sadly never seen again. Returning down the hill we visited the Delphi museum containing such marvels as the charioteer and enough marble to make elgin sweat. Also available were delicious fruit slush drinks, consumed by all. The remainder of the day was spent travelling across the Peloponnese and the fancy bridge to Olympia. After the long bus journey Mr Ince was delighted by the

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opportunity of ice cream and with a squeal, rushed towards the service station.

During the night, the vIth form ventured out into the local town and were given the pleasure of Mr Ince and Mr Brettell’s company at the one and only Calypso night club, although the heavy club music wasn’t to Pan’s liking, used more to the beautiful melodies of Bob Dylan’s lyre.

The following day we visited Olympia, home of the original Olympic games.

Here we saw another circular temple and the workshop of the constructor of the fabled Statue of Zeus. However the highlight of the day was for Calum Matthews, Head of School and a keen classicist, to be able to run upon the original track. In the following stade race, after much posturing by Mr Gedye, the race was won by Calum, Mr Gedye achieving the accolade of the wooden spoon, and eternal ridicule.

We journeyed on through the Peloponnese heartland with the wandering Odysseus himself, although, unlike the aforementioned hero, with the aid of a bus.

Our travels brought us to the dusty coastal town of Nauplion where we found

sustenance in the local ice cream parlour and then fared on to the next hotel, which sat sublimely on the sea front.

In the spirit of Lord Byron we pushed forwards to the theatre of epidaurus, testament to both the engineering and artistic pedigree of the Greeks. So perfect in fact were the acoustics of the theatre that we could hear a penny drop or paper scrunch at the centre of the orchestra clearly from the top row of seats. The consummate engineering of the theatre was exploited by our own Lucius Mummius as he declaimed a passage in Latin from Juvenal satire 3 on the immorality of the Greeks, which was met with great adulation by the lead Greeks who had not in fact realised that they were being insulted. Making a speedy (and timely) departure from the theatre we climbed back upon out faithful pink steed and galloped onto the hilltop fortress of Mycenae where we stood awestruck by the majesty of the imposing lion gate. However undoubtedly the best bit was climbing visionless down a pitch black hole, which apparently was the fortresses cistern. Having made our was back outside we admired the stunning

vistas the fortress affords and took the opportunity to take a few snaps with which to supply the geography department with photos of just where a proper school trip goes. Hurried on by our tour guide we made the short trip back to the hotel at Tolon and spent the remainder of the afternoon relaxing under the Greek sun on the beach. This was a refreshing experience as we braved the tepid sea and attempted to play netless volleyball.

Later we imprisoned Hugh and Calum in the sand earning the latter the title of the trip’s official chavs. Tears came to many eyes as this was to be our final full day in Greece as we trudged back covered in sand, but we reflected on just how brilliant the whole trip had been. At our final meal, the three Upper Sixth presented the staff with gifts to express our collective thanks and gratitude from the whole group. Central to the gifts given was a selection of pistachio nuts for Pan, who had revealed to us his intention to become a Greek pistachio farmer; if anyone reading this is planning a party in the near future and is looking for some nuts, Ince is the word!

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© Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd

Upper 6th Business students were given a rare opportunity to take a detailed tour around the Nissan Motoring factory in Sunderland. The whole tour involved a 2 hour journey through the production of the Nissan ‘Juke’. It followed the entire production stages from manufacturing the very first body panel right through to making the car fit for retail. This included a detailed insight into the various processes and workshops involved in building a car within the factory including the press works, body shop, paints shop and the final assembly lines. The tour was well received by students who found it extremely useful and interesting.

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UvIth Business students visit Nissan Factory, Sunderland…

Cedric Lee Year 13, a business student who took part in the tour said: ‘I was one of the lucky ones who had the opportunity to visit Nissan. The trip was really very good and I learned a lot about lean production!’

Mr. Connor said, ‘The tour offered the students an excellent opportunity to acknowledge how processes are put into practice effectively within a real world situation. This gave them the opportunity to relate the theory they have learnt in class to a productive manufacturing environment where ICT, JIT and Kaizan are all used.’

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House Drama Despite the plans to make it a better planned affair than the previous year, with more time to rehearse and a heavier focus upon it, the final performances for the House Drama competition were no less rushed than in 2012.

It was decided that the marking criteria would remain as before, with each performance needing to be given a mark out of ten for originality, as well as a mark out of ten for final production, and new to the rules was the insistence that it had to involve at least one member of

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each Year group, with a maximum of ten members of the House participating.

As with last year, the performances ranged from the ridiculous to the sublime, with a member of staff from each House providing impartial marking – Mr Usher for Durham, Mrs Waddington for Longfield, Mrs Shovlin for Bowes, Mrs Hewlett for Marwood, Mr Bishop for Tees, Mrs Beaty for North and Mr Butler for York.

The final products were, for the most part, lauded by the judges, with

Longfield gaining third place, one mark behind Marwood in second, but both of these were utterly trounced by Durham in first place, providing a sharply satirical look at the Senior Management Team here at BCS in a parody of “Yes, Prime Minister” entitles Yes, Headmaster. A great time was had by all, and a special thanks go to all those who so willingly gave up their time to the evening - whilst it may be far less formal than House Speaking, and much more slapdash than House Singing, it is always jolly good fun.

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Inter Art It was another fun event. Mrs Waddington made an excellent judge, noting down some good quotes from some of the teams about why they choose their picture to copy: “easiest choice from what was left”, “it stood out, made me feel hungry”. Mr Ince was told to leave his team alone after offering (constructive?) criticism.

1st was Longfield, 2nd Marwood, and joint 3rd Bowes and Tees. The pictures will be framed and put up in the servery.

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Junior Art JUNIOR GIRLS COLLAGe COMPeTITION. During their Wednesday House Activities, the junior girls went head to head in a collage making competition.

Inspired by a selection of images by other collage artists, some girls cut, layered, folder and stuck coloured paper and tissue to create flowers, while others in their team painted interesting backgrounds. Ardin Jacques, one of our year 9 pupils and art enthusiast, judge the competition. Marwood just beat Longfield to first place and Bowes were a close 3rd. It was a fun event that produced some nice pieces that are now on display in the girl’s houses. It may well become an annual event.

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House Speaking “This competition proved once again to be an evening of stimulating talk and animated discussion.”

SeNIOR INTeR HOUSe PUBLIC SPeAKING COMPeTITION This competition proved once again to be an evening of stimulating talk and animated discussion. Our adjudicator, Mrs C Selby JP, the Chair of the Youth panel for the combined bench of County Durham and Darlington magistrates, pronounced herself to be very pleased indeed by the quality of argument and research, and the range of topics more than sustained the contest’s reputation for taking a delight in the esoteric.

York House reminded us all that narrative plays an important role in cultures world-wide, as evidenced by our obsession with crime drama and soaps.

Talking of which, where would any good drama be without the conflict engendered by a bit of dishonesty? After all, “lies are the grease of the social machinery,” or so thought Seamus Heaney, a hypothesis which Durham House was keen to explore in its peroration.

Although not (as far as I know) in the pay of the UK Tourist Board, Tees nevertheless was happy to give the ‘staycation’ (ugh!) some support: who needs the sun, they argued, when you have the delights of “this other eden”?

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and maintaining a nation’s psyche: the allegations against Oscar Pistorius were considered beyond the legal ramifications to an illuminating degree. One man’s alleged downfall led us onto a broader consideration of Man’s essential heart of darkness: Dale offered little to raise the spirits, other than the pleasure that comes when one is made less deceived.

Science and Tv seem over recent years to have engaged in a profitable union.

Building on this Marwood invited us to join them on the astral plain from whence they took us on a journey through the world of Physics and its many dimensions of truth and possibility. North opted also for a discussion of a plane (of sorts– the drones currently used in warfare): more facts and figures and hard-to-escape issues which deserved our contemplation.

In conclusion, Longfield asked the audience to consider the value, as it were, of the humble number 3 and how we would miss it if it were not there: no more small crowds, rhetorical devices and…errr..: well, there you go. Mrs Selby duly retired to weigh up the evidence: a hard task; but Longfield’s proved to be the winning collaboration and the trophy was duly sentenced to a year on their mantelpiece.

My thanks to all concerned for the effort they put in to preparation and performance.

AMW

INTeRMeDIATe PUBLIC SPeAKING COMPeTITION The annual competition convened again in Big School on Thursday 7th March 2013 with a team of 4 representing each House.

This year we were delighted to welcome our guest adjudicator Mrs Christine Selby, and as a magistrate, she was well placed to judge the competition. There were plenty of nervous twitches and pacing about as a large crowd of staff and pupils gathered.

Longfield started the competition with their topic on colour blindness.

The teams had taken their topics very seriously and were delivered with eloquence and meaning and Mrs Christine Selby rightly praised all the teams. Marwood who superbly debated abortion came third with Caitrin Robertson praised for her display.

Second was Durham, asking “How many people does it take to change a light bulb?” Kieran Lewis and Dan Roberts were again praised for their potential as great public speakers in the making.

The winning team were Longfield, who took a fairly benign sounding topic and transformed it into an intriguing and thought-provoking debate, were winners.

The winning team were Shaurya Aggarwal, Sophie Barnes, Charis Brown and Brogan Wilson.

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Theatre Studies TeRRIFYING TRIUMPH FOR THeATRe STUDIeS STUDeNTS On Monday, 4th February teachers, pupils and a few old Barnardians packed into the Drama Room in anticipation of the Theatre Studies examination. The performance began with a unique interpretation of The Crucible. The story was modernized and acted brilliantly.

With episodes of dance, comedy, horror, and some breath-taking solos from Sarah Perkins and Alex Allison, it was a take on the classic that has never been done before.

After a quick set change and introduction from Mr edwards, the Head of Theatre Studies, we prepared ourselves for the ‘Theatre of Cruelty’. We were informed that we probably wouldn’t enjoy it and should be disturbed by what was to come, so we grabbed the person sitting next to us and took a deep breath. Two groups performed very different devised pieces but both were equally gripping and performed with unbelievable skill.

First, were Andrew Marley, Dan Gilligan and Stanley Wong, each taking on a role (or in Stanley’s case, quite a few) and telling a story of possession, schizophrenia, murder and regret.

With stunning performances from all three, the audience was captivated and hooked to the story, unable to move from the horror before them.

The second devised piece was performed

by Tom evans, Sarah Perkins, Alex Allison and erika Lee. The story was very different from the first performance but equally terrifying. each character was played with precision and every member of the group displayed their talent and passion for the subject. With elements of abuse, the mental effects of war, rape, control, neglect and even mashed potato throwing, the devised was spectacular and unlike anything I have ever seen before.

With outstanding set design from Tom evans, all the performances were made unique and captured the essence of the ‘Theatre of Cruelty’ with ease and undeniable talent. Recognition should also go to Mr edwards and Mr Wade who clearly inspired their students. With screaming, masks, costumes, face paint, blood capsules, water, mashed potato and a shower of buttons as Andrew ripped open his shirt, everyone involved should be incredibly proud for terrifying the entire audience and giving a mature, entertaining and hands-down brilliant show.

Emma Robson, Year 11

Not many people are given the chance to work with a professional theatre company, yet this year the Lower Sixth Theatre Studies students were given the opportunity to attend two such workshops with award-winning Scene Productions.

With one workshop in the Winter term and a longer, and even more intense, workshop in the Spring term, the group of 7 students were given a vast array of tools to incorporate into their own work, both practical and theoretical. The winter workshop had provided the students with a toolbox of practical ideas to incorporate into their own, stylised, performances for the practical aspect of the course.

The second workshop focussed specifically on eugene Ionesco’s existentialist drama The Chairs, one of the two AS-Level texts studied, and looked at practical approaches to this challenging text.

Katherine Hurst and her team at Scene Productions were incredibly helpful, and the group are indebted to their time and efforts.

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Ice Holing on the Cairngorm Plateaux DURING A FANTASTIC WINTeR FOR MOUNTAINeeRING AND SKIING, BUT RATHeR COLD FOR THOSe WHO PReFeR A WARM DUveT TO SNUGGLe INTO, THe CHANCe TO SPeND TWO NIGHTS ON THe CAIRNGORM PLATeAUX OveR THe FeBRUARY HALF TeRM WeeK DID NOT ATTRACT TOO MANY vOLUNTeeRS. HOWeveR, MICHAeL WILKINSON AND TOM JOASHI DeCIDeD THe OPPORTUNITY TO SNOW HOLe WAS AN eXPeRIeNCe NOT TO Be MISSeD. Lloyd Murray (of Outdoor Ambition) and I led the duo into some of the best snow and ice the plateaux had seen for many years.

With the weather on our side the two lads experienced winter mountaineering at its best; a winter assent of the very

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remote Munroe summit of Ben Macdui and the Cairngorm, practicing winter mountaineering skills with ice axe, crampons and ropes. When asked to drop over the cliff edge they were very apprehensive. To their credit, though, this very intimidating request was met with nervous enthusiasm as they practiced their new skills to climb back up on the end of the rope. At night the outside temperature was -12c; inside our snow hole was a luxurious -10c. Sleeping on an ice ledge, cooking dehydrated food with a candle to provide light and some warmth, is an experience Tom and Michael will remember for many years.

The recognised practice of removing all our waste from the snow hole and Plateaux was practiced including our ‘doggy bags’ which were deposited in the special biodegradable pit back in the cairngorm ski resort car park.

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the performance was outstanding winning with excellent control and real determination. Good performances in the remaining matches against Filton College (the eventual winners) and RGS Lancaster was not enough to avoid defeat resulting in BCS finishing fifth in the group. The second day saw BCS beat Bristol GS relatively easily to win the Bowl.

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valuable experience. Sam Leeming, Duncan Hewitson, James Davidson, Hamish Glover, Alex Carnell, ethan Kelsall and Cameron Waiter- Mackenzie all showed speed and agility, whilst Jack Beckwith, Ben Lilley, Tom Marston, Oli Pearse, Dylan Oliver and Tom Pickering all equally made valid contributions. I would like to thank all those parents , who supported, and I must thank the players for their efforts throughout.

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U16 vII RUGBY U15 vII RUGBY Teams from: B. Upton, Z. Alvadise, C. Archer, J. Brogden, G. Coser, J. Coser, J. Davidson, R. Fasa, A. Finkill, I. Gaskin, A. Ghosh, N. Gilbertson, C. Harrison, M. Jones, F. McBain C. Parnell, R. Newman, J. Van t’Hoff.

The Durham 7s was the first tournament of the 7s season, with the squad producing some excellent rugby at times, particularly the win against the hosts 37-7, and a similar score line against St. Peters, York. The surprise defeat against Ashville was disappointing, meaning they finished second in their group and a semi-final match against RGS Newcastle. A very frustrating 5-0 defeat, to the eventual winners, was no reward for their efforts throughout the day.

The very prestigious Marches 7s down in Hereford sees some of the top english and Welsh schools enter the tournament.

Preparation was hampered, due to the weather, and the fact that the tournament took place during half term. However, after a slow start against Sir Thomas Rich’s school, positive performances against CC Brecon and Shrewsbury School saw BCS advance to the quarter final of the Cup competition against the three times winners Coleg Sir Gar. The welsh team proved too strong but the day had proved to the squad that they had real potential.

At the North of england 7s the crucial match of the group stages was the first one against Woodhouse Grove. Unfortunately, perhaps due to the early start, a poor performance saw BCS convincingly beaten. However, a good recovery saw victories against RGS Lancaster, Liverpool College and Rossall resulting in BCS finishing second in the group and making it into the Plate Competition. Disappointingly though, a missed conversion with the last kick of the game prevented us the opportunity to progress further.

At the National Schools’ 7s, Rosslyn Park, the team won convincingly against Bristol GS and St. Georges, Harpenden. A fantastic performance against the highly rated Tonbridge School (the eventual runners-up) saw BCS just fall short. Then in the final group game, with barely seven fit players, BCS narrowly lost to Bishop’s Stortford.

Unfortunately, the Ampleforth, Mount St Marys and the Hymers 7s were cancelled due to the bad weather this season.

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SeDBeRGH 10S Squad from: B. Upton, C. Archer, J. Brogden, G. Coser, J. Coser, J. Davidson, R. Fasa, A. Finkill, I. Gaskin, A. Ghosh, N. Gilbertson, C. Harrison, M. Jones, S. Leeming, C. Parnell, R. Newman, J. Van t’Hoff.

A revamped tournament, due to the dreadful weather resulting in several teams unable to travel during the first couple of days during the easter holidays, produced some fantastic rugby on what turned out to be excellent playing conditions. The ten teams that had reached Sedbergh were placed into two groups of five resulting in the competition becoming even more intense. In the first match against a very physical Kirkham GS BCS were convincingly beaten. Against Blackrock College, from Ireland,

Captain: E. Kelsall Team from: D. Baker, J. Beckwith, A. Carnell, J. Davidson, H. Glover, D. Hewitson, S. Leeming, B. Lilley, T. Marston, D. Oliver, O. Pearse, T. Pickering, C. Waiter-Mackenzie.

Results: RGS Tournament GSAL Dame Allan’s QeGS RGS Yarm Stewart’s Melville, plate ¼final

lost won won lost won

10-22 29-10 24-7 5-24 19-12

lost

17-31

St. Peter’s Tournament Yarm Mount St Mary’s St. Peter’s Sedbergh, cup ¼ final

won won lost lost

31-0 64-0 17-26 10-41

Durham Tournament NSB Gosforth H.S. St. Peter’s GSAL Bradford GS Durham, cup ½ final Hymers, 3rd /4th play-off

won won won lost won lost lost

28-10 43-5 26-19 0-36 26-19 21-26 0-24

Sedbergh Tournament Pocklington won 38-12 Sedbergh lost 0-35 NSB, cup ¼ final lost 12-24 Rosslyn Park National Sevens – Cancelled The first sevens tournament was early in February so what with Barnard Run practices and snow, there had not been a lot of preparation. enough with the possible excuses, the team, therefore,ventured to Newcastle with a little trepidation. Having lost the first game to a strong Leeds side, but competed well nonetheless, the side then beat Dame Allan’s and QeGS, Wakefield . One more victory and one defeat meant a place in the plate quarter-finals, where we lost to a very tenacious Stewart’s Melville side. What this tournament had shown, however, was that there was enough talent in this squad to compete with any school.

The remaining tournaments proved just that and whilst there were inconsistencies in performance there were also some highlights, where the side attacked and defended sensibly.

The one real disappointment about the term was the cancellation of the Rosslyn Park National Sevens, which deprived the boys a chance to pit their skills against schools from other parts of the country. Two quarter-final appearances and one semi-final were reasonable achievements and many in the squad gained

Captain: H Barkes Team From:, S Adamson, H Barkes, D Brown, A Ferguson, J Hetherington, J Hardy,, J Jennings, D Maidwell, J Marsden, T Metcalfe, J Preston, B Roddam, C Simpson & N White.

Durham 7’s St Peters Ashville Bradford Giggleswik Durham Yarm

won win lost won lost lost

21-19 40-5 32-7 32-12 19-14 27-7

Group Group Group Group Semi Final Cup 3rd-4th Play off Cup

Bradford 7’s Yarm Lymm GS Hymers Leicester GS Durham

won won won won won

35-7 38-7 33-7 40-14 21-19

Sedbergh

lost

26-17

Group Group Group Group Quarter Final Cup Semi Final Cup

Hymers 7’s Hymers Durham Bradford Ampleforth

won 36- 7 won 19-17 won 14-12 abandoned

Group Group Group

This was a good sevens season of which we were only able to participate in 3 tournaments due to the good old British weather.

We reached the semi-finals of both the Durham and Bradford tournaments and were unbeaten in the Hymers 7s tournament having beaten Bradford who had won the previous two tournaments. We had also qualified for the semi-finals until once again the elements intervened.

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U14 vII RUGBY Team: George Johnstone, Henry Thompson, Ivan Ng, Ewan Hamilton, Jack Dickinson, Isaac Brace, Joe Pickering, Zak Day, John Clouston, Aydan Reynard, Connor Lewis, Ed Butler, Milan Jakir.

Following a successful Xv a side season, the squad assembled in the cold and snow with confidence in a successful season ahead. The squad itself a strong group of individuals was brimming with potential waiting g to be unleashed. The first competition was at St Peters, conditions perfect and preparations made we headed out into a strong group with high hopes

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LeNT TeRM of reaching the final stages. After easily winning our first two matches we took our feet off the accelerator and through away a 21 point advantage losing to Sedbergh and finishing second in the group. This meant we would meet the eventual winners in the semifinal and unfortunately we headed home with our tails between our legs.

After quickly regrouping midweek we prepared ourselves for Bradford 10’s, a notoriously tough competition. The boys responded well and played with heart and spirit giving a good account of themselves in all matches and only narrowly missing out on first place. Again we headed back to the drawing board to prepare for Durham School 7’s. Preparations had been meticulously thorough and professional, and hopes were high, as we breezed through the group stages we looked like a force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately we came unstuck again in the semifinal with small margins and slight errors of judgment going against us losing narrowly to the eventual winners Durham.

The season can be summarized as a fantastic period of growth for a set of boys who have begun to approach the great game with a love and affection, showing willing and a determination to improve. The boys approach has been mature and the have bought into the team ethos of working for their ‘Brothers’ both on and off the field, They have been a pleasure to work with and I am very much looking forward to working with them again next term.

LDM

1ST v SQUASH

Captain: Kevin To Team from: Kevin To^, Nick Packham*, Will Grundy*, Nicky Stainthorp*, Sam Everall*, Oliver Larcombe+, Adam Carnell+, Alex Carnell, Hamish Carter, Jonathan Connors+ ^ 1st team shirt awarded * Full colours awarded + Half colours awarded

The results couldn’t have been tighter, all three schools winning one tie. On points count back, after Will Grundy joined the club, we came second and progressed to the knockout round against Gosforth High School. Gosforth went on to be runners up in the country and although losing 5-0 we certainly gave them a good game, all players working hard and showing that they could compete effectively at this high level. A series of fine victories followed, most pleasingly at home to Ampleforth and against the experience of Glaxo Squash Club, who we defeated four times in the season, but always in tight encounters from which the players learned a great deal. The only other defeat came to a good Pocklington side, on conditions not fit to play squash in. Had it been at home this was not a match we would have lost.

The captain Kevin To, in his fourth year in the team was a level above the rest of the squad, and won seven of his matches, displaying great talent and shot-making skills. He has played over fifty times for the school and was deservedly awarded his team shirt. Only when he came up against strong opposition in the National School’s tournament was his relative lack of fitness and court craft found out. He could certainly match the best in the region in terms of ability. Four other players were awarded full colours for their commitment and hard work in training and in matches, having played two full seasons: Sam everall played every match, winning eight and losing four whilst displaying great grit, fitness and determination; Nick Packham has been a great ambassador for squash at the school and won three games, but often had to play at number two – a tough ask. He always gave his all and played with a smile on his face. Will Grundy missed some of the season through illness but still came back strongly and won six out of seven games, whilst Nicky Stainthorp won seven and lost only twice. Sam, Will and Nicky will form a strong basis for the team next year. The mercurial Oliver Larcombe in his first season played seven times and learned a lot. He worked hard on his fitness and needs to ensure he is ‘switched on’ appropriately in match situations, but he deservedly won his half colours. Adam Carnell and Jonny Connors also received half colours in recognition of their commitment and improvement. Whenever they were required they played with determination and desire to win.

Alex Carnell and Hamish Carter were equally capable reserves who should feature next year.

I enjoyed coaching this group of players and am looking forward to seeing several back next year.

To those leaving, I hope that they will continue to play squash in the future.

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Captain: Enoch Leung Team From: Enoch Leung, Alfred Tsoi, Sandy Stainthorp, Matthew Stirke, Alex Ingram, Ivan Ng, Aiden Rusk, Connor Lewis, Jack Ellis, Caroline Waldin, Kerri Yung, Belle Soo. P11/W3/L8 Results: Michaelmas Term: Dame Allans lost RGS lost GSAL won Gosforth HS lost Pocklington lost Sedgefield SRC lost Results; Lent Term: Sedbergh GSAL GSAL Yarm SRC Pocklington

won lost lost won lost

1-4 0-5 6-2 0-5 0-8

5-0 0-5 2-8 334-209 3-5

These players learned a lot about the game of squash and worked hard in practice to improve.

They enjoyed some good matches - although they found the National Schools’ tournament tough, Matthew Stirke got a hard fought win against Dame Allans. Sadly he missed much of the Lent Term through injury. enoch Leung captained the team really well, taking his duties seriously and setting the right example on court.

Many of these players have plenty of potential to become strong if they stick at it in future seasons.

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U13 v SQUASH

Results: Michaelmas Term Hexham Nunthorpe Glaxo Pocklington

won lost won won

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

Team From: O.Theakston, R.Kelsall, M.Morrison, M.Brookes, W. Swinbank, S.Leing, A.Gedye, I Aggarwal,C.McKnight, F.Hewitson, J.Butterfield, H.Monkhouse, R.Gardiner, J.Ruddick.

Results: Lent Term Glaxo Gosforth GSAL Ampleforth (H) Glaxo Pocklington Ampleforth (A) Glaxo

won won won won won lost won won

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

The under 13s played four school matches, GSAL and Pocklington both home and away.

These were competitive affairs which were greatly enjoyed by players and supporters. There is a lot of interest in this age group and the house matches were keenly contested. Congratulations to Cameron McKnight and Fergus Hewitson who both represented Durham and Cleveland.

My thanks to Stuart Gaydon and John Lister for all their coaching, help and support with fixtures and to Mr Bishop who also helped out with the under 15 fixtures.

Another successful season has been enjoyed by plenty of BCS pupils and we hope to keep the sport strong next year.

This was a very successful season for the 1st v.

Rarely in the past twenty years have I seen such strength in depth and competition for places.

Any of the top ten ranked seniors were capable of playing and winning at this level.

In the National Schools’ Competition we were drawn against Hexham and Nunthorpe, which we played as a triangular in one afternoon.

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What a season! The strength in depth in the seniors was shown by a one hundred per cent win record. Congratulations to all the players who defeated Durham and Sedbergh first teams as well as Pocklington and Ampleforth twice each.

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Captain; Adam Carnell Team from: Adam Carnell, Jonathan Connors, Tom Sowerby, Hamish Carter, Matthew Stirke, Alex Carnell, Daniel Milne, Nick Packham, Will Grundy.

Results: Pocklington Sedbergh Durham Ampleforth Pocklington Ampleforth

won won won won won won

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

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Captain: Rory Abraham Vice Captain: James Mcneil Squad: James Raper, James Beadle, Rory Abraham, Ben Wynn-Jones, Reagan Fenwick, Sebastian Hampson, Josh Brookes, Max Jones, Daniel Swires, Max Hargrove, David Brown, Nick Gilbertson, Alex Allison, James McNeill, Sam Theakston, Alex Sowerby, Ben Pullan.

P13/W5/L6/D2/Goals for 26/against 35 Results: Durham School won 2-1 RGS Newcastle lost 3-5 Ampleforth lost 1-2 (7’s Cup Tournament) Durham School 7’s semi-finalists Scarborough draw 2-2 Durham School won 3-0 Ashville drew 2-2 Yarm (Semi Final) lost 1-2 04 March 2013 (National Cup) Qeggs Wakefield lost 5-0 St Peters lost 1-6 (National Cup) Yarm won 2-1 Giggleswick won 6-1 Ashville won 2-1 Sedbergh lost 1-7 The Lads in the 1st Team squad have been fantastic this year and an absolute pleasure to work with. I and the boys were also lucky enough to benefit from having Mrs Burgess and Mrs Armstrong out on senior games to help with the team. If you just glanced at the results this year you could be forgiven for thinking they were just an average team. I can assure you they were far from average and at times played some scintillating hockey that I was proud to watch. The 1st team boys did the best they have ever done in the National Cup going beyond the north east round for the first time, reaching a play off for the north final.

February was a purple patch for the boys with 3 wins from 3 matches the highlight has to be the 6-1 beating of Giggleswick. The team played some fantastic hockey putting Giggleswick on the back foot right from the start and never let them back into the game.

Coming off a 2-1 win against Ashville, it was important that the Barney 1st XI built on their success. Nick Gilbertson and James McNeill Were magnificent up front and much too strong for the Giggleswick defence, so it was only a matter of time before we scored. James McNeill scored our first from a well worked penalty corner, slotting the ball into the bottom right corner past both defenders and an outstretched keeper. We continued to dominate the first half with James McNeill scoring a first half hat trick and Nick Gilbertson wading in with 1 to make it 4-0.

The highlight from the match though has to go to Ben Wynn-Jones with his attempted arial flick to one of our attackers, resulting in the ball flying out over the hockey pitch’s fences, and nearly shattering a car windscreen.

The victory against Giggleswick was swiftly followed up with a National Cup game against Yarm School. The game started off at a blistering pace with Barney controlling

possession, constantly probing forward, and seeing if they could break down the well-structured Yarm team. Any possession that Yarm did have didn’t last very long, as Barney pressed high up the pitch, putting their players under pressure. Nick Gilbertson was a constant threat upfront and eventually set up our first goal bursting down the right wing, before firing the ball hard across the circle allowing Josh Brookes an easy tap in at the back post. The Yarm keeper had a superb game in goal, making some very good saves and denying a very unlucky Nick Gilbertson on numerous occasions. Finally Barney’s dominance provided some results with a Penalty corner that Max Jones slotted in from close range. Barney went into half time 2-0 to the good and it looked like they had a firm grip on things. As the second half progressed, the game became more open, with Barney tiring. Yarm sensed this and pushed forward more; even though Yarm were dominating they couldn’t find a way through our stubborn defence. Yarm finally broke their duck with a long ball played up the field, it looked like it was going to harmlessly go out over the back line for a hit out to Barney, so James Raper (our Goalkeeper), let it roll past him, disaster struck, the ball hit the post and bounced back out into the circle for a Yarm player to tap in.

The goal was lucky at best, but Yarm had deserved it from the pressure they had put the boys under in the second half. Yarm threw everything at Barney in the last 15 minutes, and poured forward, once even having a 5v2 in attack, but our defence was solid and we dealt with it well. Deservedly the lads held on, winning the match 2-1 and putting us through to the next round of the cup, which was to be a play off to get into the North Finals.

Unfortunately once again luck was against us as we were drawn against Qeggs Wakefield in our playoffs, who were last year’s National Finalists and North Final Winners.

The next week would see us play our 2 toughest opponents of the term, St Peters & Qeggs Wakefield. In the game against St Peters we started well forcing the ball backwards as we had planned denying St Peters the opportunity to play their normal fluent hockey. We applied good pressure to the ball carriers in the St Peters team and the Barney front two James McNeill and Alex Allison were looking dangerous. Unfortunately for Barney it was St Peters who broke the deadlock as their striker managed to turn our defence and fire beyond James Raper. A defensive mistake lead to a second for St Peters but Barney didn’t let their heads go down and tried to get themselves back into the game. Good phases of play were being smothered by a strong St Peters midfield, this eventually proved costly as a quick St Peters counter attack allowed their striker to find space in the circle and he finished with confidence. St Peters managed to grab a fourth just before half time after a penalty-corner was drilled home from the top of the circle. early in the second half, Max Hargrove managed to round the goal goalkeeper took the ball beyond the keeper to lay it off for Allison who narrowly shot wide from an acute angle. This was a much better display from Barney, who had struggled to find possession in the first half but if we were to get anything out of the game we needed to put our chances away. St Peters were not done quite yet and again we were undone by a short-corner as their striker drilled it beyond the keeper.

However, Barney did manage to get a goal back as good work down the right from David Brown lead to him playing a ball across the box to Dan Swires, who fed James McNeill to tap home his fourth of the season. This was a much deserved goal from Barney and after this we looked even more likely to score a second with man-of-the-match Josh Brooks, the driving force behind the team. Brooks was now looking to join the attack and Barney

were unlucky not to score again as the young Sam Theakston ran through into the circle but couldn’t quite get on the end of the through ball. St Peters always looked dangerous and as our boys pushed for a 2nd goal St Peters completed the scoring with their North of england playmaker. Despite the score line, the team showed a lot of character in the second half to try and get back into the game and on another day could have got a couple more goals.

Our next match was only 2 days later away to Qeggs Wakefield, the lads gave everything they had and a bit more but Qegs were just too strong beating us 5-0. Our boys were always going to be up against it playing a team full of U18 North of england Players as well as an england player. Although the score line doesn’t show it this was an extremely competitive end to end game, unfortunately Qeggs just had that bit more and were able to keep the goals ticking over. At the end of the game their captain and coach both came over and confirmed to me that despite the score line this had been an extremely tough game for them.

March was to be a much tougher month for the boys starting with the Cup loss and although we reached the Semi finals of Durham 7’s our performance was erratic and inconsistent. We made it out of our group with two draws against Ashville and Scarborough College and a good win against Durham school. We then had a disappointing start in our semi final against Yarm school conceding two early goals which was always going to be a mountain to overcome. To give our lads credit they never gave up throwing everything at Yarm finally getting the goal they deserved with only a couple of minutes left. Although the boys did manage to create more chances before time ran out they never managed to get the 2nd goal they needed and lost it 2-1. We were extremely unlucky not to get more out of this game but if you gift the opposition two goals in tournament hockey it is always very difficult to come back from it.

The tough month of March continued with Losses to Ampleforth and RGS Newcastle as a season that showed so much promise looked like it was going to slip away. These were always going to be two tough fixtures coming off the back of losses to St Peters and Qeggs and a tough Durham Tournament. Against Ampleforth we managed to take a first half lead scoring a great goal with only minutes to go until half time. Unfortunately we never quite managed to repeat our first half performance against an improving Ampleforth team losing control of the midfield and eventually the game conceding two unanswered second half goals. In the RGS game our boys got a rubbish umpiring decision by me for RGS Newcastle’s first goal.

This put our lads on the back foot and meant they were always chasing the game and although we managed to score 3 goals of our own, on a bouncy pitch our defence struggled and conceded 5 goals eventually losing this game 5-3. I’m sure on another day and on our pitch we could have quite easily reversed the score line.

Our final Game of the term was against our local rivals Durham school and the boys were determined to go out with a win. We travelled up to Durham with a depleted squad missing 5 players for the starting line up due to injury, rugby, and the school play. We had a big 1st team squad this year and we needed everyone of them against Durham as Ben Pullan and Alex Sowerby came into the team for their 1st team debut’s, no pressure then boys. The debutants and the rest of the 1st team played brilliantly winning 2-1 and making sure their season finished on the high they deserved. It is always good to come back from our local rivals with a win so to do it twice in the space of a couple of weeks was even more satisfying.

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I’d also like to wish good luck to U6th players leaving this summer.

BOYS U14 XI HOCKeY

James Terrill, Jack Barker, Matthew Brice, Jack Butterfield, Matthew Hannar, Thomas Tyrrell-Edwards, Matthew Sellers, Joel Hargrove, Harry Monkhouse, Jack Rowlandson, William Body, Andrew Gedye, Tom Harris, Alex Pearson.

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BOYS U15 XI HOCKeY Team from: W Carter, T Carter, A Usher, T Atherton, C Glover, T Greaves, T Wilkinson, M Thompson , D Custance, A Farr, J Stevens, J Chui, T Matthews.

Jack Ellis (C) Team from: Jake Glowienko, Tom Joashi, Rory Holden, Harry McGuire, Nathaniel Davis, Sandy Stainthorp, Dan Brown, Josh Bloomfield, Owen Carter, Josh Picken, Tom Metcalf, Michael Wilkinson.

P8/W2/L5/D1 Results: Ampleforth Austin Friar’s Cundall Manor Giggleswick RGS Newcastle Sedbergh St Peters Yarm

lost lost lost lost won lost won drew

0-8 1-2 1-4 0-7 2-0 0-10 2-1 0-0

This was the first season that we (the games staff) decided to let the boys choose the sport they would like to play this term.

In previous years, the boys would do both Hockey and Rugby in this term which meant that several boys were extremely busy. It also disrupted the hockey season when the Rugby 7’s began. For the hockey coaches, this meant that we only had boys who were very keen to play hockey and there was no crossover of players between the two sports.

I thoroughly enjoyed this season with a group of boys who were keen, enthusiastic and hard-working.

The season started with difficult games against Sedbergh, Cundall Manor and Giggleswick. However, the boys played extremely well against tough opposition, with the defence working particularly hard.

We then had an outstanding game against a very strong Yarm team. The U15 BCS team played exceptionally well to come away with a draw. Despite Sandy’s negativity at the start of this game, the boys played extremely well and should be very proud of this result.

We then managed to secure a win against St Peters on their home ground. This was an end to end game on a very sunny day and, even though our standard dropped at times, we were very happy to win. Unfortunately, this run of positive play was lost against Austin Friar’s. We were the stronger team but could not manage to score. Our last match was a victory at home to RGS Newcastle. This was a great way to finish the season and I hope that the boys will carry on playing in Year 11.

I enjoyed coaching this group of boys; they were hard-working and also good fun.

With continued dedication these boys will make excellent hockey players.

LJB

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Results: Sedbergh egglescliffe Giggleswick egglescliffe Cundall Manor St Peters Yarm Ampleforth Austin Friars RGS Newcastle

lost cancelled lost lost lost lost Cancelled lost cancelled won

0-6 0-3 0-3 2-3 1-10 0-3

This was a good year for the U13 squad as they built on last year’s performances. The U13 team had great wins against RGS Newcastle and St Martins and even though our B’s were beaten 1-3 by St Olaves they did manage a 1-1 draw in the home fixture. We also managed to avenge last years draw against Austin Friars winning 3-2 and 8-2. Both teams played some great hockey throughout the term but what was most pleasing was the strength in depth with lots of boys getting to play in the A and B teams. This year group has great potential and strength in depth and I have really enjoyed coaching them this year and look forward to seeing them develop.

CJG

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This year saw a different approach to hockey at the intermediate age group. Boys were given the opportunity to choose between various sports. This meant that all the boys within the U14 squad wanted to play hockey and this was demonstrated throughout the season with their whole approach.

Determination, good humour and an ability to keep playing even with the odds against them epitomises the strength of this team.

Matches played demonstrated skill, commitment and teamwork – all of which increasingly improved during each game. The fixtures, at times, were possibly pitched too strongly considering our change in approach to hockey. Ultimately we only managed one win this season with a wining goal scored by Andrew Usher. I look forward to seeing their continued improvement next year, with fixtures more appropriate to their circumstances.

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BOYS U13 XI HOCKeY

Squad: Guy Atherton, Ewan Callender, James Dodds, Caleb Ellis, David Goldberg, Robert Hardy, Fergus Hewitson, Cameron Lewis, Connor Maguire, Charles Metcalfe, Jasper Metcalfe, Toby Newton, Max Pepper, Christopher Richards, Edward Robert-Lilley, Louis Rogulja-Hodge, Christopher Simpson, Scott Simpson, George Spink, Edward Swinbank, Robert Walgate, Elliot Williams, Henry Williams, Oliver Wynn.

P12/W6/L5/D1/Goals for 39/against 29

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Squad: Jamie Adamson, Ross Gardiner, Finlay Jordan, Tom Leeming, William Swinbank, Oliver Theakson, Jack Hudson, Rohan Kelsall, Cameron young, Matthew Hanmer, Toby Lush, Jamie Sprat,

A Lot of these guys had never played hockey before so it was testament to their sporting ability that they managed to pick it up so quickly. Most of the schools we played at this age group have played some if not a lot of hockey prior to year 7 so it was always going to be difficult for the guys. After some hard work in the games lessons though they really came on and started to understand the basics of hockey and were extremely unlucky to lose to egglescliffe and Redhouse. My pick of their performances would have to be the Wins against Giggleswick and RGS Newcastle as well as Austin. I think the guys have done very well this year and if they keep on improving at the current rate could be quite a good team in years to come.

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matches, with their performance against Yarm being the stand out performance for me this season. I look forward to working with all of these girls again next year.

With the majority of players remaining at the school next year I look forward to seeing their netball skills continue to develop and see them pushing for promotion into the 1st team.

EKM

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U15 NeTBALL

Captain: K. Brolly

Team: Bethan Findley, Amelia Martin, Ellie Everall, Pip Naseby, Alice Whitehead, Sarah Scanlan, Kerin Borer.

Captain: Iona Borer Team: Helen Stephenson, Chloe Atkinson, Rachel Pratt, Katy Body, Emily Cody, Elise Ferguson, Emma Robson, Niamh Tait, Laura Spedding.

P5/W3/L2 This year for the Netball 1st team, the main focus was to regroup and rebuild. With no upper 6th players in the 1st team squad and no exact units from last year’s team anywhere on the court, the young side have demonstrated growth, diversity and determination throughout this entire Lent term.

The season began with a trip away to St. Peter’s, which is always a difficult early fixture, with both teams wanting to get their seasons off to a winning start. The first quarter was particularly close, with both teams trying to find their feet with numerous errors made in each area of the court. St. Peter’s then began to reduce their error rate and put more pressure on the Barney shooters, finishing with a disappointing final score, 9-26; back to the drawing board. In games lessons and activity times, training was improving, units were gelling and new combinations were being moulded together. The new shooting combination of emma Robson and Captain Iona Borer was getting stronger by the second, as were the defensive duo of Helen Stephenson and Chloe Atkinson linking in nicely with Rachel Pratt, elise Ferguson, emily Cody and Katy Body in the mid-court. Ampleforth away, saw the girl’s first win. This was a low scoring game with both sides putting pressure on themselves to deliver the safe, final ball into the shooters, with the defence were working tirelessly at either end. The team made hard work of this eventual winning fixture, wanting to play at a speed greater than what they could control and attempting passes that were far too ambitious, on a cold windy day. Never-the-less on the journey back, spirits were high and a positive aura surrounded the girls, just in time, as their next fixture saw the girls take on Yarm.

After a disappointing loss to Yarm last year, I was keen to see the girls demonstrate their true potential in a competitive situation, their willpower and positive netball and in doing so presenting a much lower error rate to what I had seen previously. They did exactly that. This was the turning point for the team; they set out from the first whistle and dominated the game. every single player in the squad performed outstandingly well, with each unit demonstrating that they could change the way they play based on what opposition they came up against: A commendable win 27-24. Next up Sedbergh, this is always one of the toughest games of the season. We had home advantage, which gave the girls that extra boost. The game started with periods of good steady netball from both sides, scoring off our own centre pass and creating good opportunities when we turned the ball over.

However an injury time-out prompted the game to be cut short and the girls losing out 22-30.

The last game of the season took the girls away to Durham; spirits were high and the girls wanted to finish the season with a win. They did just that, they took control of the game from the start and each quarter extended their lead, an impressive final game.

I was impressed with how quickly this young team came together in training and then in

Team from: H. Appleby, L. Bussey, K. Gibson, K. Lovegreen, J. Metcalf, E. Newton, L. Spedding, N. Tait.

Results St Peter’s Giggleswick Ampleforth Yarm Sedbergh Polam Hall Durham School

lost cancelled lost lost drew cancelled won

5-40 7-9 9-22 9-9 10-9

This was a development season for this young team with all players selected from the Lower Sixth or Year 11. The first game of the season was hard-going, and the strong and established team from St Peter’s proved too much for our newly formed side. With one of our shooters unfit to play it was an uphill battle from the start. Many of the girls had not played together before but this did not faze them and a good effort was made by everyone. They tackled the next match in a similar vein. A strong start was made against Ampleforth and flowing netball was on display.

It looked like a win was on the cards but during the second half Jane Metcalf suffered a nasty fall and had to leave the court temporarily. The team were rattled and appeared to lose their flow which allowed the opposition to move into the lead. Despite everyone’s best efforts the ball would not go through our net and luck was on the opposition’s side as they edged the win.

The Yarm game was an infuriating one for the team! Both teams were well matched in terms of skills, fitness and shooting opportunities however the opposition rarely missed their shots. The Barney centre court worked tirelessly and there were some excellent feeds into our attacking circle by emily Newton and Kim Brolly. The Yarm defence forced our shooters to take some long shots, which under practice conditions would have been successful, but under pressure, proved more challenging.

Kate Lovegreen put in a superb performance at goal keeper, making numerous interceptions and was voted player of the match.

One of the highlights of the season came in the next match against Sedbergh. A strong start was made as our centre pass was delivered effortlessly into the hands of Katie Gibson who converted the goal. Turnovers were made in defence by Niamh Tait and Sarah Stephenson and confidence began to grow as our score line increased. Substitutions were made by both sides; however Sedbergh used this to their advantage and crept back into the match to end the game with a draw.

It was onwards and upwards for the team who were determined to secure a win. The much improved side did not disappoint and took victory away from home against Durham School, in a closely contested game to complete the season on a high.

Results: St Peter’s Queen Mary’s Giggleswick Ampleforth

won lost cancelled lost

17-11 20-8 9-8

For the first game of the season, a victory was just what the doctor ordered to get the ball rolling. Since last year, plenty of improvements could be seen, from the way in which the girls warmed up before the match, to their teamwork on the court.

During the first half, the girls scored 11 of the goals, with St Peter’s trailing behind at 2.

However, it was the second half that saw the girls get tired and St Peter’s caught them up, so that at one point, it was as close as 13-11.

Thankfully in the last quarter, the girls pulled away to make the final score 17-11. A very brisk day weather wise, but a warm fuzzy feeling of victory as the girls left.

With the previous week’s game cancelled, it seemed like a long time since the girls had played. The Ampleforth team seemed bigger and more fierce in their black and red kit and started the game at a fast pace, scoring 4 goals in the first quarter to our 0. The second quarter didn’t go much better, with just one goal being scored by BCS and another two by Ampleforth.

At half time, the mood of the team changed; they were positive instead of negative about what they were capable of and told themselves that they were just as good as Ampleforth. With this gritty determined approach, the team went on to score 6 goals in the 3rd quarter to Ampleforth’s 1! The opposition coach had changed her tack from “good pressure Ampleforth” to “keep it steady girls, keep it steady”. The U15 team had proved to themselves that they really could do it and the feeling during the team talk before the final quarter was nothing short of electric. With everything to play for, the last quarter saw BF shoot one more goal and miss one. In the last minute Ampleforth managed to score a winning goal which took the final score to 9-8. even the Ampleforth coach said to the girls that a draw would have been a fair result!

Changes to this team were emily Watson playing GK instead of Kerin Borer and ellie everall was injured.

QM was a tightly run ship with very aggressive but strong passes. They scored 8 in the first quarter to our 4. The BCS girls were undeterred and feeling positive that they could get it back. In the second quarter, QM only scored 3 to our 0, however in the third quarter QM seemed to gain energy and they scored another 5. Bethan scored another 3. Possibly the best moment of the third quarter was Amelia Martin who had swapped from GA to WA, but had forgotten this and tried to score a goal!

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LeNT TeRM By the end of the match the score was 20-8 and it wasn’t that the girls had been thrashed, but there was almost a tangible moment in the game when they lost a little self-belief. This team are highly capable and as the match against Ampleforth revealed, they can play brilliantly when they work as a team and are in the right mind set. It has been a pleasure spending time with them this term and I look forward to seeing them progress even further next season.

hope of playing for the U15A team next season. With numbers for Netball increasing, we would hope to see more B team fixtures arranged for next season.

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U13 NeTBALL

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U12B Results Giggleswick Polam Hall Durham Chorister’s Austin Friar’s BCS Tournament

U14 NeTBALL

J Pearse (c), G Penman, A Allison, E Warren, E Shannon, S Ryan, S Hopkins, A Thompson, M Bowen.

Results: Durham School Windermere St Anne QMS Austin Friars Yarm St Martins Polam Giggleswick

Captain: A. Ridley Team from: A. Coffey, E. Gossage, I. Hewitson, E. Porter, C. McEwan, L. Newton, S. Nichols, H. Swinbank, C. Waldin, F. Waiter-Mackenzie, C. Burford, E. Hughes, K. Rhodes, G. Myhan, R. Wilkinson.

U14A Results: U14 County Round of National Schools Netball Competition 4th Houghton Academy won Mowden Hall won St Peters lost Giggleswick cancelled Ampleforth won Sedbergh cancelled Yarm lost Polam Hall won Queen Mary’s lost Austin Friars won Windermere won Durham School won U14B Results: Richmond

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20-13 9-7 10-11 6-4 12-17 19-7 7-19 22-11 15-12 33-11 5-6

The U14 Netball team had a busy season allowing a number of girls to experience Netball at U14 level. The staff also introduced the team to regular conditioning sessions involving balance, stability and speed to enhance their on-court performance. The girls played nine of the eleven scheduled games with the cold weather meaning the cancellation of games against Giggleswick and a much anticipated match against Sedbergh. Of the eleven games played by BCS, they won seven and lost four with big winning margins against Polam and Durham School and a one point loss in a closely fought game against St. Peters. Overall it was a good season and the girls should build on the performances, this season it is envisaged that next year will be even more successful.

There were a number of standout performances across the season with different players being awarded the Player’s Player of the Match award.

After much thought it was decided to award the Player of the Season to Stella Nichols for her commitment and determination on court whilst the most improved player goes to Francesca Waiter-MacKenzie.

The B team only had one scheduled match this season and narrowly lost out to Richmond by one goal. The enthusiasm that the girls conveyed and displayed in the game just shows the determination and skill that these young players are developing, with the

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U12A Results Giggleswick Durham Chorister’s St. Martins Yarm Austin Friar’s Queen Mary’s BCS Tournament Windermere Cancelled Durham School

cancelled won lost lost lost won lost cancelled

8-4 13-18 7-12 3-28 11-13

The team got off to a great start, winning the first game of the season versus Windermere St Anne with ease, however, following this, the team faced strong opposition in QMS, losing a hotly contested home game 13-18. The team then travelled to Austin Friars where, without the usual Goal Shooter in place, the girls (many of whom were playing out of their usual position) put up a fantastic fight. As the match progressed, Antonia Allison dug her heels in and managed to find space to vie for what seemed like every attacking ball. Sophie Hopkins was strong in defence and dominant in the centre third. The score-line, nevertheless, failed to reflect the effort and determination that the girls showed. A heavy defeat against Yarm highlighted areas that the team needed to focus on during training sessions and they came back more determined than ever for the match which followed.

I have been thoroughly impressed with the progress that the entire team has made throughout this season. The attacking players, in particular, have developed certain aspects of their game through sheer hard-work and determination and the shooting skills of both Penman and Allison have continued to improve.

This team, led strongly by Jess Pearse, has the potential to be an extremely successful team in the future and it has been a pleasure to see them working so hard, week upon week, to reach their full potential.

CJB

U12A & B NeTBALL

cancelled lost won lost won lost 4th

3-5 13-7 5-23 16-5 8-23

cancelled cancelled cancelled lost won 7th

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U12A The results do not paint the prettiest of pictures for this newly formed young team. New faces, new positions, new combinations have all been trialled this season, with bonds and units being formed.

After Giggleswick was cancelled the girls worked towards their first fixture against Durham Choristers. This was a close game against their year 8 team that was competitive in every third. Bonds were beginning to form, with the defence and the mid court working hard to get the ball into the new shooting duo of Stella Jones and Charlotte Martin.

Next up was St. Martins. This fixture in particular, showed the girls had great athleticism and control when moving the ball down the court, proving that the work they were completing in their games lessons and activity time was really paying off. I was pleased with this safe and steady performance, however the score could have been slightly higher if we had not made so many simple basic errors. Yarm were the team that particularly rattled the girls, the distinct height advantage that was evident confused this young team and they did not know how to adapt their play to be able to contest for the ball. None-the-less, it was onwards and upwards to Austin Friars. Yet another game that saw errors within the first half, giving the opposition chances to draw level. However with an encouraging team talk and sheer determination from all of the girls, the opposition did not score in the second half and Barney pulled away. Queen Mary’s the following week, was a slight step backwards, too many errors and poor decision making was made by the players on court which enabled QM to capitalise. The BCS tournament was the last fixture for the girls, in which I saw this young team really pull together and demonstrate that a good attitude, high motivation levels and good teamwork pays off, finishing 4th overall. There are still lots of things to work on and combinations will improve with age and time, however I cannot fault this group of girls for their effort and enthusiasm during the whole of the netball term and have high hopes for this team in future years.

EKM/TCB

U12B

Captain: Stella Jones (A) Emily Johnson (B) Team from: Amy Morrill, Ellie Dalton, Lily Dickinson, Anna Everall, Daisy Oliver, Sophie McEwan, Maddie Forsyth, Charlotte Martin, Claire Harrison, Sarah Graystone, Sarah Bartlett, Chloe Laverick, Kaylee Walker, Katie Shepherd, Sarah Robertson, Tamsin Vickers.

With only two competitive fixtures this term, due to weather disruptions, I could not have asked for anything more from this group.

Activity attendance was excellent, team spirit was always high and everyone was keen to represent the school.

With their first encounter being Durham Choristers, the girls were ready and enthusiastic to step on court for their first home fixture. Once settled the girls began to demonstrate the aspects of Netball that had been practised in training. Driving forward

LeNT TeRM onto the ball, core strength and control and sharp passing all featured. Amongst those positives, there were a few occasions when the girls needed to be reminded that playing at 100mph was not the best decision as the ball was ending up in the opposition’s hands! A constructive first performance playing against Durham Choristers A team.

The game that got the girls their first win was against Austin Friars. A very friendly fixture that saw the girls take the game by the scruff of the neck and race into a 4-1 lead in the first half. Good focussed passing and strong communication between the girls meant that they went on to win 5-1. The most positive aspect from this match was that the girls were smiling throughout the whole game, enjoying playing Netball at a competitive level and secondly, winning. The BCS Netball tournament was the last fixture of the season whereby they came up against some strong opposition, nevertheless they did beat St Martin’s B team and it was good experience for everyone. I hope they all continue to progress and enjoy Netball when they enter Year 8.

EKM/TCB

LACROSSe

Lacrosse at Barney continues to grow and flourish. This year the fixture list was longer than ever previously, allowing the girls opportunities to show off their hard work.

Amanda Usher, 1st team captain, led the girls well this year. Jess Hunter, Leah Bloomfield and Lizzy Knight were committed members of the squad who always put forward their best effort.

The girls began their season at the National Small Schools Tournament where 8 teams participated from across the nation. The girls came 6th, competed hard and learned what to focus on in the coming season. The 1st team played an aggressive match against Ampleforth which unfortunately ended in a loss, but with hard work and determination the girls bounced back with a 10-7 victory against Queen Mary’s. ending their season with another match against Ampleforth, Barnard Castle proved they would not give up despite the rain, snow and hail.

The younger year groups worked tirelessly during games lessons to improve their stick skills and team tactics. The U15 Lacrosse team had two matches this term. Both matches were extremely close and well-defended by goalie, Alice Whitehead. Casterton fought hard to win 3-5 while Ampleforth narrowly walked away with a 2-3 victory. Pip Maw, Amy Gilligan and Alice Jackson are among the U15s who showed improvement and determination throughout the season. Also during the season the girls were able to play in a match against Queen Mary’s in a mixed team of U16/15/14. The girls came away with a well-deserved victory, 8-2.

U14 team was also entered into a tournament this year. Katie Rhodes, Alice Ridley and Isla Hewitson are a few of the girls who fought hard and came up with a victory over Casterton at the tournament as well as competing with some of the top teams in the nation. This invaluable experience allowed them to demonstrate their skills and capability of becoming a successful team.

The U13 squad was unable to play their scheduled match due to snow. Despite this, they came out to every lesson enthusiastic and ready to work hard.

The U12 team has been hard working and a joy to coach. They have enjoyed learning a new sport and showing off their new skills at the Queen Margaret’s Tournament. The girls learned a lot about the game when put in a competitive setting. The U12 team shows lots of potential for the future.

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SWIMMING

Captain: N Miller Team from: H Dick, L Li, A Lea, J Shannon J McGrath, L Leung, S Sui, A Booth, D Roberts.

Results: Sedbergh Ampleforth.

Bradford Durham Whitgift 8 Alderman Cup Dunelm Cup Bath Cup Otter Cup

U15 lost lost lost lost

Senior won won lost lost 6th 18th 16th 47th 43rd

This has been a tough season for the swimmers. All our teams have been young with only one upper sixth swimmer in the senior team and the U15 team was made up of mainly U14’s. Our first match against Sedbergh saw the seniors make a good start winning the majority of races. The U15’s found it difficult but there were good performances from L Leung in the IM and butterfly. Our next gala should have been a five way competition with Bradford, Durham Sedbergh and Ampleforth however the weather put pay to that. This had a knock on affect with our usual gala with Ampleforth as we then decided to make it a triangular with Bradford. Once again the seniors lead the way with some solid performances from all of them.

The U15’s came up against two strong teams but once again there were some good individual performances. Our match against Durham was the final gala before the seniors went to London, once again the U15’s struggled but their times improved and there were a number of personal best performances. The senior competition was close with Durham securing victory with two good relay performances.

The trip to London was enjoyed by all that went. The standard at Whitgift is always high and the 100m individual races are always a step up from our usual 50m swims. However the boys all tried hard and a number set personal best times for 100m. The next day we swam at Crystal Palace, the 50m pool is always a challenge especially in the freestyle relay, the boys gave it their best and improved on their times from last year. The medley relay was always going to be their strongest event and I was really pleased with their swim, they improved on their time from the night before and narrowly missed the Dunelm Cup final.

The boys have all worked hard in training and we have done a lot of work on technique which has paid off. I hope they are able to continue with this improvement next year.

At District and County level the school had a very successful year.

This year Teesdale School hosted the Year 7 and 8 competitions for boys and girls. each of our four teams won their respective races, a very pleasing result when competing against 11 other schools within SW Durham. We had seven athletes placed in the top three. Stella Jones easily won the Year 7 race while Jamie Adamson controlled the Year 8 Boys race by leading from the front. Conor Maguire and Caleb ellis were 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Year 7 Boys race, while Maddy Forsyth, ellie Shannon and Will Body finished second in their respective races.

The area championships were held, as usual, at King James School in Bishop Auckland. We entered four teams. The Junior and Intermediate Boys won to become District Champions while the Junior Girls were second and the Intermediate Girls third. While we had no athletes placed in the top three there were, nevertheless, some good solid performances across the age groups. In the Junior races Isla Hewitson was 4th and Zak Day 5th, while Sam Leeming was 7th and Claire Harris 5th in the Intermediate age group category.

Thirty pupils from the school went on to represent South West Durham at the County Championships held at Meadowfield Sports Centre where they competed against 8 other districts from across the county.

Stella Jones won the Year 7 race by a very good margin, making her County Champion for that age group while Kat Stewart finished a creditable 16th. At the same age group Connor Maguire finished 8th, Caleb ellis 10th and Cameron McKnight 12th. In the Junior Boys race Will Body was 18th, while ellie Shannon was 21st in the girls’ race.

The Intermediate Boys’ race saw two strong performances: Sam Leeming finished 11th and Harvey Barkes 19th. We had two competitors represented in the Senior Boys’ race: James Watson who finished 6th and Bradley Crowe who was 16th.

Four athletes went on to represent the County at the Inter-County Championships where Durham competes against Cumbria, Northumberland, Cleveland and North Yorkshire. Stella Jones achieved the performance of the day by finishing in 2nd place while team mates James Watson finished 22nd, Sam Leeming 37th and Caleb ellis 40th. James went on to compete at the english School’s where he performed very creditably to finish in around the middle of a very competitive field - an achievement all the more impressive as he had, only the day before, retained his title as winner of the Lloyd evans Cup in the Barney Run.

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THe 121ST BARNARD RUN The Barnard Run never fails to live up to expectations and this year was no exception. Unlike last year, the planned day of the run turned out to be the first day in two weeks where temperatures were above zero and the ground snow free.

Conditions for the runners were generally good, although the ground was a bit slippery in places.

The Junior Boys compete for the Wilford Cup and this was the first race to get underway at 2.15pm on Friday 15th March 2013, the 121st running of the Barnard Run. Bret Upton holds the record for this event and it will be interesting to see how long it will last. It was not to be broken today, despite the prospect of an exciting and close fought battle. It was to be Dale House’s day with Will Body and Caleb ellis taking the top spots. Will finished in a time of 18:21 holding on to a 30 second advantage over Caleb who finished in a time of 18:50. Miles Brookes performed well for Tees House to take third place while North-York’s top finisher was Oliver Pollock who finished in fourth place. The team event was a close run thing between Tees and Durham.

Tees had four top ten finishers while Durham could manage just two. This was instrumental in Tees’ victory, beating Durham into second place by 107 points to 116. Dale finished third, despite having the two best scoring athletes; half of their team were placed in the bottom half of the field.

The Junior Girls’ race – The Geoffrey Turnbull Cup - began just five minutes after the Junior Boys’ race and Stella Jones managed to catch up to almost half of the boys to finish in a remarkable record time of 18:20. This knocked 47 seconds off the existing record set by Thea Thompson in 2009. We can only wonder who the winner would have been between Stella and Will had they been in the same race – on paper Stella would have led the way by just one second. Whatever the outcome, I am sure the winning time would have been even quicker for both athletes. Marwood Year 7 girls took all three winning places with Kat Stewart finishing second and Maddy Forsyth third. Bowes’ Jessica Pearse finished in fourth place while Amy Morrill was Longfield’s best – and only! – competitor finishing in 6th place. The team competition between Bowes and Marwood was close, but when the scores were totted up, Marwood won with 70 points to Bowes’ 76 points.

The Intermediate age group sees competition between Years 9 and 10. The boys compete for the Blackett Cup while the girls compete for the Fred Turnbull Cup. Zak Day dominated the boys’ race, finishing almost a minute ahead of his nearest rival in a time of 17:14. This gave Dale House its second win of the day. Harvey Barkes fought hard to give Tees House a second placed finish in a time of 18:01. Tom Metcalfe finished third in for Durham House in a time of 18:37. The girls’ race saw a similar spread between each of the first three athletes, but it was a good performance from Longfield House who took all three places. Katie Rhodes was the convincing winner (21:48),

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followed by Clare Harris (22:16) in second place and Luisa Hughes third in a time of 23:08. Marwood took the next five places in the race which would make the team competition interesting as the scores from the Intermediate and Senior competitions are combined for the House Cup. The final two races of the day saw the Year 11s and Sixth Form competing together. Leah Bloomfield (Longfield House) managed to claim victory over Lizzie Knight (Marwood House) in a time of 23:06 to win the Turnbull Shield – the winning margin was just one second. emily Smith (Longfield House) was not far behind, taking third place in a time of 23:18.

The Senior Boys’ race never fails to excite and this year was no exception. The grueling four and a half mile course is a true test of stamina and determination. James Watson (Dale House) was pre-race favourite, but there were plenty of others to challenge him. In the end, Sam Leeming (Durham House) came closest, finishing just eight seconds behind James who won the Lloyd evans Cup for a second year in a time of 25:07. Alex Allison (North House) surprised many with an excellent third place in a time of 25:34.

The overall results for the team competition gave Marwood the victory over Longfield for the Chatt Cup and Tees House the victory over Durham House for the Barnard Cup.

THe BUTTeRWICK CHARITY CUP This is the ninth year of fundraising for a ‘close to home’ charity.

The Charity Committee invited Robert Hartness from the Barnard Castle Rotarians into school to explain how we could help improve the lives of hundreds of people by providing them with a device to give them safe water. His charity, The Safewater Trust, manufactures family and community hand powered filters for the cost of the component parts. The School, through all of the donations of pupils, family and friends raised £5000. It costs around £300 to get an Aquafilter to where it is needed and this produces 300 litres of water per hour. That’s enough to provide clean water for up to 500 people every day.

This means that your efforts will protect over 7,500 people from water borne diseases until such time as a more permanent solution can be found.

I hope this makes all of those who would not normally feel the urge to take part in cross-country running feel that their efforts were worthwhile. The atmosphere during the whole school practices is really great and I would urge parents to come along next year. The Bash results themselves count towards the Butterwick Cup – a whole school competition where every position counts for the House. The winning houses were Tees House and Marwood House.

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Butterwick Cup 2013 Boys House Senior total % Tees 832 Durham 1356 Dale 1653 York 1166 North 1241

Inter total % 727 933 685 899 937

Junior total % 836 811 1077 495 559

Average % score 36.5 45.9 52.0 55.8 57.4

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Butterwick Cup 2013 Girls House Senior total % Marwood 1030 Bowes 791 Longfield 1243

Inter total % 778 965 681

Junior total % 552 1066 336

Average % score 40.7 50.7 61.7

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VICToRIA CAMPBELL On the 3rd July, the author Victoria Campbell came to visit the Year 7 pupils. Firstly Victoria introduced herself and told us about her first children’s novel which is VIKING GOLD. She explained the characters and the plot in the book. Also she told us how she was inspired.

Victoria was given a Viking sword and she brought it in to show us. She explained all the different parts of the sword. She also had a chest that was full of random objects. Each table was given a couple of objects and we were told to describe our objects. We talked about the smell, feel and appearance of them. We wrote down some descriptive words about our object and some of us read our writing aloud. Then, we thought about how our objects were powerful and we made up our own super powers. We also thought about who might use our objects and why. once we had thought of our character, we described them in detail. Some of us put very wacky answers but that was what Victoria was looking for. She told us about interesting sentences to start our story. Some were very good and made the reader ask questions about the story

ahead. Victoria told us that this was a good way to start a story because it instantly catches the reader.

We put all of our ideas into a three part story line where we planned out our stories. This was helpful because you had a base to work from and it meant that everyone was bursting with ideas.

Next, we wrote and shared our first sentences with the rest of the group.

Although we only had five minutes left, we wrote the start of our stories. There was also a prize for a lucky person who got their named pulled out of the chest.

Charlotte Martin (Bowes) won a free, signed copy of Victoria’s book. It was a great day and it has inspired lots of us to read and write more. I am sure we all look forward to Victoria’s second book of her series.

By Amy Morrill (Year 7)

DuRhAM Book BASh We were a team of 4 Amy Morrill, Maddy Forsyth, Ellie Dalton and me. We set off to the Durham Book Bash, armed with having read10 books which we had to remember.

We were split into groups. We headed off to do some activities, along with Wolsingham and Durham high School. The first thing we had to do was name as many props on the table from the 10 books we had read. I think everyone found it quite hard as there were 3 props for each book. Next we had a kind of happy Families activity where you had to match the author up with the book title and three characters; we got full marks!

After a short break, we headed off to the art room where we made a poster for a book. We were not allowed to write any words on the posters. We had to do our poster on a book called “Skulduggery Pleasant” which is about a skeleton detective. Amy drew a very realistic skeleton which helped us win the poster task. We next headed off to the 3D posters. We had to draw and cut out an image and stable it to other images. We got the images from an extract from a book - we got Skellig.

After lunch we had a quiz with Tom Palmer. Finally, we had the presentations. We went last, and after watching a range of news reports and book reviews, I was a bit nervous that ours would not be able to beat another schools’. But when we took to the stage with a little play from the books, everyone acted very well.

After the presentations, it was time for the awards. Barney came first and we got 3 books each, a certificate and a family pass to a museum called Seven Stories. I think everyone enjoyed that day.

Big thanks must go to Mrs Shovlin and Mr Edwards for organising this trip for us.

By David Goldberg (Year 7)

A LEVEL ExhIBITIoN AT NEST Governors, staff, parents and friends were invited to a special preview of ‘A’ Level artwork at NeST in Barnard Castle.

The work demonstrated a wide range of skills and techniques based on a variety of independently chosen topics; ranging from an intriguing combination of painted relief exploring colour theory through the study of flowers, a portfolio of textile experimentation based on the sea, representation of a much loved storybook and the history of Chinese embroidery, and a more traditional expression of the family bond through painting and drawing. We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon tea produced by our very own catering staff and some of our students even sold a few pieces. The exhibition ran for a further week and there was much positive feedback to be read on retrieving the comments book the following Friday.

CLASS TALkS Each summer term, Mrs Waddington’s English class is asked to prepare and present a talk to the class.

This year we had some exceptional talks on very interesting subjects ranging from keeping sheep, driving a tractor and life on a farm, the history of Richmond, rugby, chess, trips to Egypt, Dubai, Canada and keeping a horse and taking part in various riding events. Each student prepared thoroughly and presented to an eager and very appreciative audience.

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TRINITY TERM ICT TRIP To ThE NATIoNAL MEDIA MuSEuM, BRADFoRD. On a sunny June day the ICT department staff, accompanied by the year 10 GCSE ICT students, boarded a bus for Bradford, the UNESCO City of Film. our destination was the National Media Museum, formerly the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, which is part of the national Science Museum group.

workshop leader uploaded each group’s footage onto iMac computers ready for editing in the afternoon session.

Following a quick tutorial on iMovie, the groups began editing and experimenting with titles, music and transitions in order to get a professional feel. At the end of the session the adverts were burned to DVD and played on the big screen for everyone to see.

An educational and entertaining day was had by all and we are grateful to the Museum staff for giving us this superb opportunity.

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on arrival we were met by our workshop leader who escorted us to the editing room where we received a warm welcome and an overview of the day. We then found out about target audiences, unique selling points and tag lines and had the opportunity to watch and discuss real adverts before planning and filming our own thirty second advert for the Museum.

Equipped with a video camera and tripod, the groups set off in different directions to explore eight floors of traditional and interactive galleries to film suitable footage for the advert.

As we found out, there was no shortage of material to shoot in the many galleries covering film, photography, television, animation and new media.

The Museum is also the home of the BBC in Bradford and we watched presenters and researchers collating news stories and broadcasting online and on-air in the real world, working exhibit. An hour later we reconvened for lunch and our

SALTERS’ ChEMISTRY This year’s Salters’ Festival of Chemistry at Teesside University was more popular than ever with 2 teams taking part from each of 14 schools.

This is a competition in which teams carry out practical tests in a laboratory in order to solve problems. The morning session was a whodunit? within which the students had to analyse and identify substances present in samples ‘found at a crime scene’. BCS were represented by Rohan kellsall and James Terrill in one team, with Joel hargrove and Miles Brookes in another. Both teams carried out the tests independently and both correctly solved the mystery, however, neither team managed to win a prize.

The afternoon session brought a new challenge and a chance to develop new analytical skills before writing up a scientific report on their findings. Again the pupils did an excellent job but came away empty handed.

After the lab sessions we were treated to a chemistry demonstration by the university’s Geoff Bell who produced all of his best whizzes, bangs and smells before the

presentations brought the day to a close. The pupils very much enjoyed their day and were keen to get back in the lab and show off their new practical skills.

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NESIP ChEMISTRY In July, four lower six pupils Ben Earle, Nathan Miller, Sarah Child and Alex Stirk spent a week at Durham University on the 2013 North East Schools and Industry Partnership taking part in top evel biochemical research with Dr Gary Sharples.

Work by Lottie homes and Chris Moore last year has led to significant advances in Dr Sharples’ research and they will appear in a research publication on this area.

This year saw further triumph during the enduring but fun week as residents of Van Mildert College. Nathan Miller and Ben Earle were not only victors in the pre-research poster competition, but, after an entertaining presentation on the final day to lecturers and research staff, were also awarded the prestigious Royal Society Archie Docherty Trophy for best overall project. We look forward to taking further teams on this superb experience next year.

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PoLITICS TRIP On Wednesday, the 17th of April, the day the school returned from the Easter break, a group of AS and A2 Politics students went to the Durham Gala to watch a production of “Yes, Prime Minister”. our group consisted of the students Jake Van’t hoff, George Jones, Nick Gilbertson, Rachel Pratt, Jason Maguire, Lewis Sowerby, Rhiannon Wilby and myself, with Mrs Campbell and Mr Goldberg being the accompanying members of staff.

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name within British politics, Margaret Thatcher, we were now on our way to a show of political satire, with various opinions raised about the woman in question. The show itself was a great piece of work, showing us an (admittedly rather exaggerated and farcical) insight into what goes on behind the scenes in British politics, showing the roles and interests of civil servants, advisors, and of course the role of the PM themselves. All in all, it was a great trip that produced many laughs, giving all involved a last laugh before the term really got underway, with exams on the horizon...

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And with the help of two frog handmaidens (played by helen Walgate and Molly Nixon), karina manages to complete all of the additional tasks the Czar set for all of the women to qualify as princesses.

On May 21 and 22, the annual Junior Play was performed.

Directed by Mrs Beaty, Czarina Frog is a comic, Russian fairytale written by Lynn Brittney, detailing the quest of Prince Ivan (played by a convincing Kieran Lewis in an articulate and engaging style) in his quest to defeat Skeleton Eternal (portrayed superbly by Nicholas Mackay), to reverse the spell he cast that turned his bride Karina (played in a mature and touching manner by Amy Morrill) into a frog.

Also involved in the play were the various women who were caught up in the chaos of the Czar choosing to leave the choice of bride to fate (the plot element which kicked off the play). These were the three Ladies Anna (Jessica McNickle), Danusha (katie Shepherd) and Natasha (Leyla Sharafutdinova) who never got the chance to fulfil their dreams of becoming princesses, and Lady Pretty (Maddy Forsyth) and Lady Beautiful (Erin Porter) who tried to deceive the Czar and prevent his plan from landing Prince Igor and Michael with women they did not want to marry.

The play was executed almost flawlessly on both nights, with only a couple of hiccups along the way. The Tech Crew helped a lot, led by Mr Edwards, and there were various sound effects that added to the drama and comic value of the play.

The story had a perfect balance of comedy and serious scenes, with the Czar (James Terrill) and the Minister (Andrew Gedye) providing much of the comic relief as the ‘dynamic duo’ deciding the tasks which would determine which of the three brothers would succeed him as Czar out of Prince Ivan, Michael (played

by Ardin Jacques in a comic and enthusiastic manner) and Igor (played by David Goldberg) who was the more polite, calm and composed of the two).

The second Act of the play saw Prince Ivan go on a quest to defeat Skeleton Eternal.

With the help of a few friends he met along the way (Witch Jag played by Genevieve Myhan, the Pike, played by Jasmine hooper, the Eagle played by Abbie Wilkinson, the Bear played by Claire harrison and the three Skeleton servants played by kat Stewart, Beth Salkeld and Jess Mitchell) he manages to destroy Skeleton Eternal’s evil spells and revert all of the evil magic he has put on people.

A huge thank you goes to Mrs Beaty for the time she has put into directing the play, and making sure that it all ran smoothly.

Sam Farquhar ‘Czarina Frog’ came together after 6 months of weekly rehearsals.

Pupils that signed up for the Junior Drama activity were given the first opportunity to audition in December, followed by open auditions. The cast practised weekly throughout the Lent term and, with a strict ‘no script’ rule, twice a week after the Easter holiday in the run up to the performances. Backstage ran smoothly thanks to the help of Miss k harpin, whose enthusiasm and assistance were integral to the success of the play. Each and every cast member should be very proud of their achievement and I hope to see them continue to involve themselves in drama throughout their years at Barney.

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ExERCISE 1ST Look 34 very keen and eager Year 9 new recruits could not wait for lessons to end one Saturday in the Trinity term, as they were all looking forward to spending the rest of the weekend out in the field.

Despite the weather promising the usual rain, the sun was thankfully shining. Cadets were given a safety brief before being put into sections. 1 section was led by cadet Wo Will Barnes, 2 section by colour sergeant Matthew Jeffrey, 3 section by colour sergeant Amanda usher and 4 section by corporal Will Grundy. These senior cadets have had plenty of experience taking on the role of section commander and quickly got to know the members of their sections. The aim of the afternoon was to give the new recruits an insight into basic fieldcraft.

They had four lessons in camouflage and concealment, basha building, the 24 hour ration pack and a competitive observation stand, won by cadet Sophie Barnes. All cadets thoroughly enjoyed the lessons and soon were put to task as they built their own bashas and cooked their own tea. The wind that blustered through the boys’ camp meant that it was difficult for them to light their hexi burners, but with the aid of windproof matches and lighters, they were soon all tucking into some very tasty evening meals.

The new recruits were then briefed by their section commanders and soon they were deployed onto the area via minibus to a specific drop off point. The aim of the night exercise was for the cadets to save Major Connor who was the hostage at the enemy camp and therefore, they had to stealthily sneak up on the enemy and rescue her without being seen. What made the exercise a little more real was the fact that many other military troops were also out on the area that evening, and as flares lit up the sky and military vehicles patrolled the roads, the new recruits had to be very tactical as they made their way to the enemy position.

The enemy unfortunately proved to be very vigilant and one by one cadets were spotted and taken to a holding area.

Cadet Wo Will Barnes was the first to be captured, leaving his section to battle on without a commander. Colour sergeant Amanda usher’s section came very close, but were spotted at the last minute.

Corporal Will Grundy decided on a different approach and split his section into two, each half being briefed to enter the enemy camp by different routes. unfortunately this didn’t go quite to plan and they were soon captured. So in the end, Major Connor sadly never got rescued, but 2 section were the overall winners as they got the closest without having any of their cadets captured.

The next morning, cadets were up at 0600hrs and spent the first hour cooking breakfast and packing away camp. Some cadets had slept very well, and others not so well. By 0730hrs lessons had begun and cadets enjoyed the first two hours completing various command tasks which included ‘turn the tarp’, ‘herding sheep’ and the ‘spider’s web’. The cadets worked really hard as a team to come up with possible

solutions to complete the command tasks.

1 section were the only ones to complete the spider’s web and 3 section only took a record 17 seconds to complete the herding sheep task. Cadets Charlotte Ferguson, Shannon Rausch and Brogan Wilson were natural leaders and were able to deliver instructions to their peers in order to complete certain command tasks. The new recruits also enjoyed the paintball lane, with cadets Samson Siu and Ed Butler winning the paintball competition.

The final event for first look was the section competition. The new recruits had to carry a casualty on a stretcher around a course with the winners being the ones who completed the event in the quickest time. All cadets put 100% into this event and therefore times were very close. 1st place went to 1 section in a very respectable time of 4.55.51 minutes, 4 section came in second with a time of 4.55.84 minutes, 3 section were third with a time of 5.15.83 minutes and 2 section came 4th with a time of 5.34.96 minutes. The senior cadets also decided to compete and although their timing of 3.42.27 minutes was overall the fastest, they were not included in the competition.

All cadets behaved exceptionally well throughout the weekend and certainly learned a great deal. It was very difficult to select the winning year 9 cadet and runner up, but with much collaboration the results were, best year 9 cadets, Nathan Bridger and Sophie Barnes and runners up were Dan Roberts and Salma Ali. Tilly McAllister was promoted to sergeant and oliver Larcombe to corporal. Colour sergeant Amanda usher was also awarded the Nicholson Shield for being the most impressive NCo. Major C E Connor

once the lessons were over, Mr Lewis summarised how the lessons they had just been taught enables them to carry out a section attack from start to finish.

The cadets also had the opportunity to practice these manoeuvres before lunch.

ExERCISE 2ND Look Cadets enjoyed a break from revision as they spent a day at Downholme plantation completing a number of section attacks.

The morning was devoted to lessons, delivered by the NCos which included the six section battle drills, given by corporal Will Grundy, reaction to effective enemy fire, given by colour sergeant Matthew Jeffrey, location of the enemy, given by sergeant Al Lea, winning the fire fight, given by sergeant Seb hampson, the attack given by corporal Tom Adamson and the reorganisation procedure, given by corporal Ben Pullan.

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The cadets enjoyed completing three physical section attacks. Lt Monument and Corporal Will Grundy made an excellent enemy and their dramatic ‘death scenes’ were very amusing. The cadets worked hard to win the firefight and inevitably ‘kill’ the enemy. Sergeant Seb hampson and Corporal Ben Pullan were excellent section commanders and ensured that the rest of their sections were fully informed about what their mission entailed.

Major C E Connor

NIJMEGEN WEEkEND A huge congratulations must go to colour sergeant Matthew Jeffrey, sergeant Seb Hampson and corporal Ben Pullan who passed their selection weekend for the Nijmegen Marches which will be held in and around Nijmegen, Holland in July 2013.

The gruelling selection weekend was held at RAF Cosford and the team members had to walk 50 miles in two days. Each day began with a 0430hrs reveille, followed by breakfast at 0500hrs and marching commencing at 0630hrs.

14,000 cadets took part in this weekend and it was truly an international event, with cadets from all over the world, including Dutch, American and French teams taking part.

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REGIoNAL FIRST AID CoMPETITIoN Prior to the competition, cadets had spent a number of hours practicing both team and individual scenarios at school and then spent a whole day’s training at Stainton Camp. This training proved to be invaluable as cadets became much more confident in dealing with a number of ‘real-life’ scenarios which they could have to deal with at the competition.

A particular mention must go to the novice teams, which were mainly made up of Year 9 cadets. It must be noted that cadets Salma Ali, Sophie Barnes, Anna

Coffey, Dylan Custance, Ellen Gossage, Matthew Vickers and helen Walgate had only joined the CCF at the beginning of the Trinity term, so did exceptionally well in being fast-tracked to competition level first aid.

Young Adult runners up – Colour Sergeants Iona Borer and Niamh Tait

The competition itself consisted of both team and individual scenarios which included dealing with an asthma attack, a fractured wrist, a spinal injury and an anaphylactic shock. Cadet Matthew Vickers offered to be a casualty for the day and was a burns victim caused by fireworks exploding in his hands.

Cadet Wo Will Barnes and cadet CSM hugh Carter won the young adult competition and Cadets kerin Borer, Sophie Barnes, Salma Ali and Corporal Martha Clarkson-Cox won the cadet competition. These two teams can now look forward to the National First Aid Championships which will be held at Beckingham Training Camp in the Michaelmas term.

After scores had been added up, the results were:

Cadet Team runners up – Cadets helen Walgate, Anna Coffey, Dylan Custance and Ellen Gossage

Major C E Connor

Aldwark The water activity weekend at Aldwark, between Boroughbridge and York, lived up to expectations and proved to be very wet!

While Barnard Castle was in a deluge of rain with flooding in surrounding villages, our wet weekend was more voluntary.

The 21 pupils from Years 7 to 9 thoroughly enjoyed spending time in the water as much as they did in the canoes and kayaks. Indoor accommodation was in the converted mill, food and catering done my Barney teachers helped make this a great value weekend. on the Saturday, which was overcast and some rain, a river trip of 6km to the Linton Locks was undertaken.

The return journey proved most challenging as the children had to dig deep into their reserves to battle against the head wind. During the Sunday the sun came out with vengeance.

More water activities with archery and rock climbing meant all were kept occupied throughout the weekend. Many thanks go to Carrie Burgess, Andy Dunn, Ian Greystone, Emma Mackenzie and Annabel Evans and SP (the gap year students) for their valuable help throughout the weekend, and for helping make the weekend a great success.

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Team from: B. Upton (captain), R. Barrett, D. Swires (wicket-keeper), R. Newman, K. Wilson, G. Coser, J. Coser, A. Finkill, T. Sowerby, T. Adamson, S. Leeming, W. Grundy, N. Gilbertson, T. Pickering, J. Brogden.

P8/W5/D1/L2 T20 – P2/L2 Weather yet again played a big part in the season, with five games being totally washed out. The season’s opener was against RGS, Newcastle; having restricted them to 147-8 in 50 overs, on a flat pitch at Jesmond C.C. we were cruising along at 80-0, the openers Newman and Swires having put us in a winning position.

We, however, lost 10 wickets for 63 runs, most succumbing to their off-spinner: this was a problem which was to blight us for most of the season. In a 20-20 match against Durham we fielded and bowled well to restrict the strong home side to 141-7; again we began well, being 67-1 after eight overs, before crumbling to a disappointing 119 all out. Against the same side the following Saturday we earned a creditable draw with Tom Sowerby scoring his maiden half-century.

The next three games were rained off and it was like starting the season again when we travelled to Giggleswick. on a hard green wicket we were reduced to 20 for 3 before 54 from Guy Coser and 31 from Rupert Barrett helped us to a total of 153. Good tight bowling, with all the bowlers chipping in with wickets, saw the opposition bowled out for 123. At Ampleforth the following Saturday we were bowled out by St. Peter’s in a 20-20 match for a disappointing 69 and the opposition knocked off the required runs. We then made our highest score of the season (183-7) at QEGS, Wakefield, with Tom Sowerby and Rupert Barrett both contributing 51 runs. In their reply we bowled QEGS out for 169; a total of 39 extras was conceded, a sign of a lack of practice during the examination season. on the penultimate Saturday of term the old Barnardians proved to be a difficult test. having bowled them out for just 100, wickets fell very cheaply and it was again down to Tom Sowerby with 43 to see us home by a two wicket margin.

Given that the festival was on home soil this year and off the back of recent victories expectations going into it were high. Rossall (new entrants to the tournament) got off to a flier and were on 72-2 off only 16 overs, but the

introduction of Bret upton’s off-spin stemmed the tide before kit Wilson ran through their admittedly weak lower order to finish with a remarkable 5-6! Chasing a mere 116, Rossall’s opening attack was the best we had encountered all season, but the batsmen played sensibly and knocked off the required runs losing only four wickets in the process. Against Edinburgh Academy we also bowled very well to dismiss them for a mere 108, Bret upton taking 5-15 in 8 overs of off-spin. Good batting by all of the top four saw us cruise home by 8 wickets. With Edinburgh and Rossall playing for the wooden spoon the decider was to be against king’s, Macclesfield. Again we put the opposition under great pressure with a combination of tight swing and spin bowling and a side that had made over 250 in both their opening games was bundled out for 122; arguably it should have been for even fewer runs, had we taken all our chances.

After losing two early wickets Tom Sowerby and Guy Coser steadied the ship before their leg-spinner took two wickets in what was to prove a crucial seventeenth over. After Tom Sowerby later fell to the same bowler a medium pacer took a hat-trick and, although Barrett and Finkill made our score more respectable, we ended up 32 runs short of our victory target.

Despite his travails with the bat, Bret upton bowled his off-breaks very effectively and he marshaled the side very well, particularly in the latter part of the season. All season the bowlers performed more consistently than the batsmen.

Next year we will need to show more patience and application over the accumulation of runs.

With most of the squad returning, the omens are looking pretty good for next year. our thanks go to the groundsman, Gary Ventriss, for preparing good wickets, particularly during the festival, and to our regular umpires – Ian Burgess and Ian Wilburn.

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Barnard Castle 2nd xI 74-3 (Everall 23*, Adamson 19*) 15/06/13: Ampleforth 2nd xI 146-4 Barnard Castle 2ndxI 147-6 (Grundy 42, Everall 35) 26/06/13: Barnard Castle 2nd xI 150-7 (Pickering 66*) Dame Allans xI 153-1 (Carter 1-25) Against a strong Durham School team an ‘undercooked’ Barnard Castle side was comprehensively outclassed – Durham amassed an impressive 222-5 in only 30 overs whereas the home side was bowled out for a paltry 70.

The boot was very much on the other foot with the visit of Giggleswick. They were severely depleted because of examination leave and had to field several u15 B players and, consequently, were hustled out for a mere 45. The ensuing run ‘chase’ was a mere formality with James Beedle winning the match with six. our best performances came during the 20-20 mini-tournament at Ampleforth. Their third team was quickly bowled out for 71 and, after an initial stutter in reply, Tom Adamson and Sam Everall steadied the ship to cruise home on the first ball of the twelfth over.

Ampleforth’s 2nd team predictably proved to be a sterner test: they made 146-4, but the bowlers all stuck to their tasks under pressure.

After only one over of our reply we had to go off for rain and the pessimists within the ranks wanted to abandon the match as a draw! upon our resumption in the coach’s predicted glorious evening sunlight an excellent base was set by an opening partnership of 71 between Will Grundy and Sam Everall (who found that he could hit the ball off the square) in only eight and a half overs. After a wobble in the middle of the innings it was left to the two hamishes, Glover and Carter, to seal a memorable victory.

Against what proved to be mostly Dame Allans’ 1st team we amassed a very respectable 150-7 in our 20 overs with an excellent 66 not out from Tom Pickering. Although Dame Allans won by 9 wickets, it took them until the penultimate ball of the match to get home owing to some excellent fielding by the Barnard Castle side. our thanks go to James Beedle for being an excellent organizer and captain of the team this season. The team is not yet quite ‘the talk of the town’, but they seem to have enjoyed their cricket and learned from the experience.

JDG/JGB

11/05/13: Durham School 2nd xI 222-5 (Pickering 2-37, Stirke 2-41) Barnard Castle 2nd xI 70 all out 08/06/13: Giggleswick 2nd xI 45 all out (Raper 4-11, Pickering 2-5, Stirke 2-9).

Barnard Castle 2nd xI 49-1 (Brogden 23, Everall 16*) 15/06/13: Ampleforth 3rd xI 71 all out (Glover 2-3, Dick 2-15, Stirke 2-28).

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1st XI Batting Averages Innings Not outs Tom Sowerby 10 2 Rory Newman 9 0 Guy Coser 10 1 Rupert Barrett 9 2 Dan Swires 10 0 Alex Finkill 5 2 kit Wilson 7 1 Jonny Coser 7 4 Bret upton 8 1 Nick Gilbertson 4 0 Sam Leeming 6 1 Also batted: Tom Pickering 8, John Brogden 4*, Will Grundy 1.

1st XI Bowling Averages overs Maidens Runs Bret upton 57.5 15 161 Alex Finkill 40 6 168 kit Wilson 70.1 7 274 Rupert Barrett 65 15 212 Tom Adamson 21 3 67 Jonny Coser 59 8 203 Sam Leeming 29.2 0 122 Also bowled: Rory Newman 7-0-32-0, Tom Pickering 2-0-5-0

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Runs 235 208 171 132 128 31 59 24 51 23 25

Wickets 17 12 18 13 3 9 5

Average 29.38 23.11 19.00 18.86 12.80 10.67 9.83 8.00 7.29 5.75 5.00

Average 9.47 14.00 15.22 16.31 22.33 22.56 24.40

Captain: J. Hetherington. Squad: O. Carter, W. Edwards-Heathcote, J. Ellis, A. Ferguson, J. Jennings, T. Joashi, T. Johnson, D. Maidwell, H. McGuire, T. Metcalfe, A. Moran, J. Picken, M. Raper, B. Roddam, M. Ryves-Webb, G. Shepherd, S. Stainthorp, H. Watson, N. White.

P11/W7/L4 This was a far better season with the weather being kinder than last year. Jarlath hetherington was appointed captain and he led the side well.

The first part of the season began successfully, winning the game against RGS off the last ball and then gaining comfortable victories in the next three games.

Durham School brought the team back to earth with a crushing defeat and they inflicted another defeat in the final of the County’s 20/20 final.

TRINITY TERM Thereafter the team always competed keenly, losing to Ampleforth and Giggleswick but gaining deserved victories against Dame Allan’s, Grangefield and Teesdale. The conclusion of the County Cup had to be postponed until September.

Throughout the season, the bowling was more consistent than the batting; harry Watson was very economical, James Jennings was slightly more menacing and Will Edwards-heathcote proved his bowling could match his batting. harry McGuire, however, with his off-spin had the most wickets. There were other useful contributions from Tom Metcalfe, Tom Joashi and the captain, himself.

The batting never really inspired confidence as a top team score of 131 reflects. Jarlath hetherington and Will Edwards-heathcote scored a 50 each and both passed 100 runs, as did harry McGuire. Again others featured with good innings such as Sandy Stainthorp, harry Watson, Ben Roddam, James Jennings and Josh Picken.

The success of any side is down to all members and this team were lucky to have enthusiastic players, whose contributions might not have been obvious but who certainly played their part.

I would like to thank the players for their efforts throughout the season, the parents for their support and to Mr usher, Mr Monument, Mr Brettell and Mr Pepper for assisting in the umpiring duties.

Towards the end of the season we lost winnable games because of dropped catches and poor fielding, rather than bad batting or bowling.

Tom Atherton was our most improved bowler and John Clouston the most improved batsmen.

The team was led well by Matthew Moss and Max Thompson’s support from behind the stumps kept the team going in tough times.

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An enjoyable season for this group of enthusiastic cricketers, all the hard work in the prep school and winter months paid dividends. under captain George Spink there was a good team spirit and it produced some quality performances. The early order all made contributions but Cameron Lewis batting at three destroyed several bowling attacks, his best 55 not out v St. olaves. our strength was in our depth of bowlers with Cameron, C Mcknight, J Nicholls, T Newton, C Pearson and F Lockwood all took wickets by bowling a good like and length.

Special mention to George and Cameron Lewis for getting into the county team, Charlie for his 5 wickets for no runs including a hat-trick and the standard of fielding by the rest of the squad with Fergus hewitson outstanding. Many thanks to Mr Pepper for his help and organisation, the groundsman for his efforts and to many of the parents for their support home and away.

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Team from: M. Moss(captain), M. Thompson(Wk), A. Rusk, E. Hamilton, J. Clouston, W. Carter, C. Lewis, T. Atherton, D. Custance, T. Carter, S. Farquhar, C. Glover, E. Butler, N. Bridger, A. Reynard P10/W1/L9

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and both Max and Dennis combined to add a little British net play to some solid European groundstrokes. We also added some younger exuberance to the senior group to the season of some of our under 15s as Farr and Stirk will remember having been selected for the senior team on grass against St Peters. on reflection it was a European season, full of promise and almost working but with some way to go yet.

Though the whole experience was European and often English, French and German were being spoken between the teams at post match tea. So for next year it is Good Luck, Veil Gluck and Bon Chance.

GB

BoYS u15 TENNIS

Team from: G Spink (Capt), C Lewis, T Newton, F Lockwood, C Pearson, E Swinbank, F Hewitson, J Nicholls, T Nicholson, M Pepper, C Robinson, H Williams, J Metcalfe, C McKnight, S Harris, D Goldberg.

Team from: Angus Farr, Tom Metcalfe, Jamie Preston, Jack Marston, Matthew Stirk, Alex Ingram, Ivan Lai, Alfred Tsoi, Enoch Leung.

P11/W8/L3

Coach Geoff’s pick: Best player Angus Farr.

Most improved Jamie Preston and Jack Marston.

A more balanced and contestable season for the under 15s with a great deal of progress from all the group. A and B team matches were hotly contested and good runs in the hMC Northern schools and in the Aegon League show promise. hard fought wins were quite common and they are all to be commended on their willingness to learn and to do plenty of Wimbledon homework.

The A and B groups had a balanced season in terms of sets won and lost and are hoping to carry this forward as they add to the senior squad next year.

All the squad are to be congratulated on their progress and their willingness to adopt changes to their game. If this continues we should have a winning season next year.

GB

JL

Results: RGS Newcastle Austin Friars Yarm Eaglescliffe Durham St Johns Giggleswick Grangefield Ampleforth Cundall Manor (h)

lost lost lost won lost lost lost lost lost lost

I took on this team with the myth that they were incapable of winning a game of cricket, not having done so for the last two years.

I am delighted we did win a game, but it was a close thing; Max Thompson hitting a six from the last ball. The results tell more of a story than the playing record; we competed in most games and the team really listened to the message I was trying to get across; play straight, protect your wicket and try, as a team, to bat for as long as possible.

The bowling also improved drastically with the seamers realising that sacrificing pace, in order to try and hit the top of off as often as possible, was the way forward. Mr. Brettell’s spin bowling sessions were very useful, with Will Carter and Aidan Rusk benefitting from his advice and wisdom. So much time and effort simply had to be spent on batting and bowling practice that, consequently, our fielding and catching was dreadful.

BoYS 1ST TENNIS

BoYS u13 TENNIS

Senior team: N. Stainthorp, A. Farr, M. Boissell, D. Veolkl, F. McBain, J. Connors, M Stirk

Team from: M Brookes, R Gardiner, R Kelsall, F Jordan, J Butterfield, J Ruddick, D Russell, O Wynn, J Spratt, M Rose, H Falshaw, S Leung, C Ellis, L Rogulja - Hodge

Coach Geoff’s best player: Nicky Stainthorp Most improved Max Boissell It has been a difficult season for the senior team but with a good core of lower 6th members next season should be a very promising one and should put this season behind us. We did not, as a senior team, clinch the overall result in any of the matches and we are all looking forward to turning deuce games and 5-4 losses our way more often with this years experience now behind us. Nick Stainthorpe is strong as an all court player and enjoyed some long rallies with Alex Farr (his partner) being consistent. however, doubles is won at the net and by pairings stealing a few points cheaply and in interplay and here we almost tipped the balance.

Nicky and Alex shared the honours quite often

Results: u13A St Johns won 5-1 Windermere won 12-0 St olaves won 11-1 Durham Johnston Lost 3-4 hummersknott won 4-2 Durham Johnston Lost 0-6 St Martins won 5-4 Bradford Tournament – runners up in the plate competition u13B Biddick won 6-0 hummersknott won 4-0 heworth Grange won 6-0

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TRINITY TERM oxclose won 4-2 St Bedes Lost 0-6 Whitburn won 4-2 u14 Northern School Championship Quarter final in plate competition This year I have had a very keen and enthusiastic group of boys on the tennis courts.

I was able to enter an A & B team in the AEGoN league, which meant that more boys got to play in matches, which was fantastic. Both teams made a fantastic start to the season, winning their first matches convincingly. This was backed up by good wins against Windermere and St olaves. We then went down to take part in a tournament in Bradford where we had some very close matches; in the plate semi-final, we had to make up a new doubles pair to play a tie break game which we managed to win to take us through to the plate final. After the two rubbers, we were all tied with hymers, so once again we played a tie break game narrowly losing 7 -5; it was a great effort by all the boys involved. The next day the A team then came up against a strong team from Durham Johnston the score was 3 rubbers all after normal match format so once again a new pair was created to play a tie break, the Durham Johnson pair were just too strong and went on to win the tie break comfortably. We had to play Durham Johnston twice as we came up against them in the knock out competition. This time the matches were at Durham Johnston on their hard courts, which proved to be our undoing. The boys did however manage to get back to winning ways for their last match against St Martins.

The boys have been great to work with. We have covered many miles in the car and mini bus and they have never failed to keep me entertained, they have been great fun to be around and have made real progress. Geoff and I have enjoyed their enthusiasm and are already looking forward to next year.

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GIRLS 1ST TENNIS Team From: E Newton (C), C Atkinson, E Ferguson, H Stephenson Results: Giggleswick Durham Windermere Casterton

lost won drew lost

5-1 4-2 4-4 6-2

The girls have had a very short season, mainly due to exams. The season started on the first weekend back with a tough match against Giggleswick. our next opponents were Durham the girls played some great tennis and managed a comfortable win in blustery conditions. The matches at Windermere were very close and a draw was a fair result. our final match this year was at a cold and windy Casterton. The Casterton girls proved to be just a little too strong, most games went to deuce but we just couldn’t convert those vital points. Many thanks to all the girls for their efforts this term. I look forward to a more successful year next year.

match was tied at the end of the singles round, but great wins in both doubles matches secured victory. The girls’ next opponents were Durham high School, where the girls played well but Durham high were just too strong for them. We then went down to Queen Mary’s where the girls found their form and secured a convincing win. our match against St Bees was played in terrible conditions. Driving rain and a howling wind made it difficult, but the girls coped well and secured another convincing win.

The match against Durham Johnson and Whitburn saw the girls continue with their winning streak to end the season. The girls have had a great season; many thanks to them and Geoff Thomas (tennis coach) for all their efforts this year.

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GIRLS u13 TENNIS Team from: E. Shannon, L. Atkinson, A. Allison, C. Harrison, S. Hopkins, E. Johnson, K. Shepherd, L. Sharafutdinova.

Durham & Yarm Durham Johnson Durham high St Bees Casterton Durham School

won lost lost lost lost lost

6-4 0-6 0-6 1-3 2-6 0-6

This year has been a steep learning curve for the u13 girls – a tennis team made up of a mixture of Year 7 and Year 8 players with little, if any, previous match experience. In a term blighted by distinctly “un-tennis-like” weather,the girls began the term with a heavy defeat to Durham School. This was followed by a string of defeats at the hands of teams who were simply better on the day and who had had much more match practice. They did not allow the rain and the defeats to dampen their spirits, however, and they arrived atevery match focussed and raring to go.

Whilst other teams may have let a number of defeats deter them, this team did not and they used the time spent with coach, Jeff Thomas, on Tuesdays and Thursdays effectively, working well on areas that required practice. Come June, and with the added bonus of a lot of match practice, the girls’ hard work began to pay off and they performed extremely well in the final match of the year – a round robin versus Durham School and Yarm, winning 6-4.

I could not be happier with the progress that every one of the girls has made this term and the spirit in which they have played.

CJB

AThLETICS

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GIRLS u15 TENNIS Team From: C Waldin, I Hewitson, A Martin, H Wynn – Jones, L Voelkl, K Yung Results: Durham School Durham high Queen Mary’s St Bees Durham Johnston Whitburn

won lost won won won won

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It has been a very busy summer term for our athletes: 27th April – Junior and Intermediate girls v Casterton and Queen Mary’s 1st May – hMC athletics 9th May – Junior girls v St olave’s & Pocklington 10th May – Track and Field Cup (1st round) 11th May – Independent Schools girls’ athletics 16th May – Area athletics trials 8th June – County Athletics Championships 13th June – Track and Field Cup (2nd round)

15th June – Inter-County Athletics Championships 20th June - Junior boys v Pocklington & St olave’s 25th June – Junior boys and girls v St John’s 29th June – Track & Field Cup – National Final The girls had a very good start to the season at Casterton School. Casterton hosted BCS and Queen Mary’s for a girls’ athletics competition.

The age groups were from u12 – u15. It was an extremely busy day with girls competing in several events. As a school we performed exceptionally well, winning the whole competition.

The individual age group scores were: u12 BCS 92 u13 BCS QM 75 QM Cas 51 Cas u14 BCS 117 u15 Cas Cas 78 BCS

85 77 68 125 112

The next competition of the season was the very competitive Northern hMC. Twenty schools attended this event which was two and a half weeks into the term; this meant very little time for our athletes to practise and prepare. however, we performed well as a team with several steady performances and lots of medal places. The following did extremely well to receive gold medals: James Watson (3000m), Alex Finkill (TJ), Zak Day (hJ), Jess Pearse (hJ) and Alice Ridley (Jav); Alice also managed to break the competition record. Senior boys were placed fourth, Senior girls were placed second, Intermediate boys were seventh, Intermediate girls were ninth and Junior boys and girls were both sixth. These were pleasing results at a very elite competition.

The Junior girls had a friendly competition against St olave’s and Pocklington at St olave’s.

The overall scores were St olave’s – 200 points, Pocklington – 148 points and Barnard Castle – 133 points. It was an exciting and competitive competition which we managed to complete just as it started to rain. Individual winners were Ellie Shannon (100m) and Stella Jones (1500m).

The track and field cup was a very competitive competition where we had some very experienced and some inexperienced athletes who all competed well. In the first round at Jarrow our Junior boys were third, Intermediate boys were first, Junior girls were second and the Intermediate girls were third.

We were very fortunate to get three age groups through to the next round of this national competition: Junior girls, Junior boys and Intermediate boys. The next round was a much tougher competition in hull. The majority of our athletes managed to better their scores on the previous round and did BCS proud. The Junior girls and boys were fifth and the Intermediate boys did exceptionally well and won this competition to get through to the final at Gateshead stadium. The final was a very well organised event with over 40 competing schools in various age groups. We were competing against 11 other schools from all around the country. I had looked at the other schools’ points totals prior to the final and was certain that we would be placed 12th out of 12. however, every one of our athletes performed out of their skin and we were placed 11th. Some statistics from this competition are that exactly 795 schools entered the competition this year, with 2,381 teams, providing 33,269 competing athletes. The intermediate boys from our little school in the North East did exceptionally well to reach the final of this very prestigious competition. huge congratulations to the following students who were part of this team: Jerome hardy, Tom Metcalfe, John Clouston, George Johnstone, Zak Day, James Jennings, Aydan Reynard, Joe Pickering, harvey Barkes, Sam Adamson, Dan Brown, Andrew usher, Callum Simpson, Ben Roddam, Issac Brace and David Evans.

TRINITY TERM our next fixture was the Girls Independent Schools Athletics at huntington Stadium. This was a very competitive event where we performed extremely well against many other able and motivated schools. The u12 girls were third, u13 girls were eighth, u14 girls were fourth and the u15 girls were fifth. Particular congratulations to Lily Dickinson (hJ), Alice Ridley (Jav) and Stella Jones (1500m) who all won their events. Stella even managed to thrash the competition record.

The first round of the area trials was a very pleasing competition which was dominated by BCS students. Twenty-one of our pupils were successful and went through to the next stage to compete for South West Durham at the Durham County Championships in Jarrow: Isla hewitson (200m), katie Rhodes (1500m), Alice Ridley (Jav), Zak Day (hJ), George Johnstone (200m), Ayden Reynard (800m), Jamie Adamson (Jav), John Clouston (TJ), Issac Brace (Discus), katie Body (Jav), Clare harris (800m), Ellie Everall (1500m), Emily Watson (Shot), Alice Whitehead (Discus), Jerome hardy (100m), Tom Metalfe (LJ), James Jennings (TJ), harvey Barkes (Jav), Callum Simpson (hJ) and Tom hunter (Discus). out of all of these pupils Alice Ridley, Zak Day, Issac Brace, katie Body, Alice Whitehead, Tom Metcalfe and James Jennnings were chosen to represent County Durham the following weekend in Middlesborough, at the Inter-Counties competition. All seven did extremely well to be chosen to represent the county and they all performed exceptionally well on the day, in very windy conditions.

The Junior boys had a friendly competition against St olave’s and Pocklington at St olave’s.

The u12 team won their competition and the u13s were second. The overall scores were St olave’s – 201 points, Barnard Castle – 195 points and Pocklington – 130 points. It was a very close and competitive competition at the top, which was just won by St olave’s. Individual winners included: Caleb Ellis (100m), Charles Metcalfe (800m), James Dodds (Shot), Matthew hanmer (400m) and Cameron young (Discus).

The Junior boys and girls had a friendly competition at home against St John’s. This was a very close competition on the track and we were unsure about our progress until all of the results came in. Fortunately, we did extremely well in the field events and managed to win all age groups.

Results: Giggleswick St Peters Queen Mary’s Durham School Yarm

The results were: u12G BCS 68 SJ 53 u12B BCS 117 SJ 78

u14 RouNDERS

u13G u13B

BCS SJ BCS SJ

72 51 63 59

lost cancelled lost won won

5.5-21.5 9-10 9.5-8 13-10

We began the season with a hard game against a strong Giggleswick side. The opposition batted well, displaying some powerful hits into the deep field. Barney were challenged on the pitch and throwing errors allowed the opposition to create a large number of rounders. We found the first innings tough and struggled to score very much at all.

Adjustments were made to our fielding formation at half-time and both Alice Jackson and Sarah Scanlan took some great catches in the deep field. Rounders were scored by Emily Watson and Amy Gilligan, securing their selection in the squad.

The weather was kind to us for our triangular fixture with Queen Mary’s and Durham School.

Pip Naseby and kerin Borer worked well, as backstop and 1st base respectively, to stump players out and Lucy hardie-hammond made some super catches behind 3rd post. We batted reasonably well, but scores were close, and with a narrow lead of 3.5 – 3 after the first innings it was all to play for. Excitement built in the second innings; it was neck and neck and teams were questioning whether they had done enough. Queen Mary’s took the victory in the end by just one rounder, 10-9.

In our next game we batted first against Durham School who were quick off the mark stumping two of our team out at first base, causing concern amongst the awaiting batsmen.

The team soon began to make contact with the ball, exploited some gaps in the field and scored a number of half rounders. We took a few chances; put the fielders under pressure and the risks, fortunately for us, paid off. The half-time score was 7 – 3.5 to Barnard Castle. The second innings was much closer however and Durham built up their score, but it was too little too late and Barney won 9.5 – 8.

The team completed the season on a high with victory away from home against Yarm.

Well done to Charis Brown, kerin Borer, Lucy hardie-hammond and Pip Naseby who all scored rounders to add to the points tally.

by one rounder and were determined to try and over take what was a determined well-drilled Giggleswick team. unfortunately Giggleswick just kept their noses in front and led out an 8-6.5 win. Next up was a triangular against Durham School and Queen Mary’s. When the girls faced Durham they were keen to make up for the loss of their first game and they did just that; winning in incredible style 26.5-5.5. A professional demonstration of what the girls are really capable of when they set their minds to it.

Queen Mary’s however proved a slightly harder team to break down. Their fielding was slick and accurate, concentrating on getting the team out as quickly as they could, whether at 2nd post or at 4th. The girl’s put up a good fight and even though they were trailing at half time, they didn’t give up, getting all of Queen Mary’s out in the 2nd innings. The final score was 7.5-14. Next up the girls faced a strong Yarm team. It was a close game all the way through, with big hits being demonstrated from both sides. The outfield girls worked tirelessly to send the ball in from the deep field to 4th base, with three accurate throws coming in from captain, Stella Nichols. With both side’s neck-a-neck all the way through, Barney just edged in front at half time. however Yarm upped their game and managed to steal the win by just one rounder.

A thoroughly enjoyable game and no doubt next year the girls will be seeking revenge.

The last game of the season was away to Giggleswick. With the girls losing their first game to this side, they were determined to go away and finish the season on a high. The first innings was very close, with Barney just ahead by a half. however errors started to creep in and the girls fielding went a little wayward, to which Giggleswick capitalised on. The girls finished with a good last innings, but it was too late, the black and reds had beaten them on home soil, 13-10.5.

An enjoyable rounder’s term with different girls representing the school each week. I look forward to seeing this team progress next year and hope they can overthrow a few of the close games that they played this year.

EKM

u13 RouNDERS

TCB

u13a Rounders

This has been another very successful athletics term. Well done to those pupils who performed well individually and also to all pupils who helped us gain valuable points in the team competitions.

LJB

u15 RouNDERS

Captain: P. Naseby. Team from: K. Borer, E. Everall, L. Hardie-Hammond, A. Gilligan, A. Jackson, P. Maw, S. Pratt, S. Scanlan, E. Thorman, E. Watson, A. Whitehead, H. Wynn-Jones.

Best player: Pip Naseby. Most improved player: Lucy Hardie-Hammond

Captain: Stella Nichols. Francessca Waitor-MacKenzie, Alice Ridley, Lucy Newton, Ellen Gossage, Charlotte McEwan, Holly Swinbank, Cora West, Millie Richardson, Katie Rhodes, Charlotte Burford, Ruby Wilkinson, Sophie Barnes, Anna Coffey, Caroline Waldon, Kim Hodgeson, Erin Porter.

P5/W1/L4 This year, saw new members enter the u14 girls rounder’s team, which dually meant new positions and new combinations.

They began the season with a tough game against Giggleswick. With preparation being done during games lessons and in activity time, the girls looked ready and eager to take on this visiting team. They started fielding effectively trying out new tactics that had been discussed beforehand. At half time they were only down

u13b Rounders

This season has been a tremendous season for the Year 8 Rounders team. The girls started off their season by hosting a triangular fixture.

Barnard Castle lost to Queen Mary’s but was able to win against Durham. key players this year include Sophie “Big hitter” hopkins as bowler, Jessica Pearse at backstop, Sarah Ryan on 2nd base and Rachael Elphick on 1st base. our most improved player, kate Robson, plays in deep field. The girls participated in a tournament in Durham giving them valuable experience against seasoned teams. The girls lost a close match to Yarm but were able to finish their season with a 20 to 19.5 win against Giggleswick. The girls should be very proud.

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Sports Day houSE CoMPETITIoNS Junior Boys – u13 Athletics Shield – Durham Intermediate Boys – Cutler Cup – Durham Senior Boys – Child Cup – Tees Cowling Cup – 4 x 100m relays – Durham overall Boys – Ellis Cup – Durham

JuNIoR GIRLS

JuNIoR BoYS 100m Guillermo Gabilondo 200m Cameron Mcknight 400m Caleb Ellis 800m David Belam 1500m Jamie Adamson Long Jump Max Pepper high Jump Jamie Adamson Triple Jump Miles Brookes Discus Cameron Young Shot Cameron Young Javelin Jamie Adamson Tug of War house Relay 4x100m Relay Victor Ludorum – Jamie Adamson

North/York Durham Dale North/York Durham Dale Durham Tees Durham Durham Durham North/York Tees Durham

12.95 secs 27.71 secs 1.05.25 m 2.40.29m 5.16.28 m 4.40m 1.31 m 9.12 m 22.02 m 7.33 m 24.43 m

Dale Dale Dale North Tees Durham Dale Durham Durham Durham Tees Durham Dale Durham

11.6 secs 24.8 secs 56.84 secs 2.31.53 m 5.12.60 m 5.48 m 1.68m NR 10.88 m 23.69 m 9.12 m 34.08 m

2.44.10 m 57.02 secs

INTERMEDIATE BoYS 100m Jerome hardy 200m Jerome hardy 400m Zak Day 800m Aydan Reynard 1500m harvey Barkes Long Jump Tom Metcalfe high Jump Zak Day Triple Jump James Jennings Discus Ben Roddam Shot Ben Roddam Javelin harvey Barkes Tug of War house Relay 4x100m Relay Victor Ludorum – harvey Barkes

2.32.90 m 50.08 secs

SENIoR BoYS 100m Ivan Gaskin North 200m Agni Ghosh York 400m Duncan hewitson Dale 800m Calum Matthews Tees 1500m Alexander Allison North 3000m James Watson Dale Long Jump Alexander Finkill York high Jump Rory Abraham Tees Triple Jump Alexander Finkill York Discus Benjamin Wynn-Jones Tees Shot Benjamin Spratt Durham Javelin Max Jones Durham Tug of War North house Relay North 4x100m Relay York Victor Ludorum – Alexander Finkill

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10.71 secs NR 24.19 secs 56.02 secs 2.16.33 m 4.56.09 m 10.05.45 m NR 5.86 m 1.70 m 11.68 m 26.69 m 10.2o m 33.97 m 2.19.07 m 47.86 secs

100m Eleanor Shannon Marwood 200m olivia Blackett Marwood 300m Eleanor Shannon Marwood 800m Stella Jones Marwood 1500m Stella Jones Marwood Discus Stella Jones Marwood Long Jump Eleanor Shannon Marwood high Jump Jessica Pearse Bowes Shot Georgina Penman Marwood Javelin Rachel Elphick Bowes house Relay Marwood 4x100m Relay Marwood Victrix Ludorum – Stella Jones & Eleanor Shannon

13.56 secs 32.38 secs 49.16 secs NR 2.41.80 m 5.24.44 m NR 15.45 m 4.00 m 1.28 m 5.88 m 14.78 m 2.18.19 m 1.02.44 m

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS 100m Charlotte McEwan Marwood 13.65 secs 200m Isla hewitson Marwood 29.55 secs 300m Isla hewitson Marwood 47.54 secs 800m Clare harris Longfield 3.01.87 m 1500m Eleanor Everall Bowes 6.07.49 m Discus Alice Whitehead Marwood 20.04 m Long Jump Philippa Maw Bowes 3.87 m high Jump Alice Jackson Marwood 1.35 m Shot Emily Watson Bowes 6.60 m Javelin Alice Ridley Bowes 25.77 m house Relay Marwood 2.18.39 m 4x100m Relay Marwood 58.24 secs Victrix Ludorum – Isla hewitson, Philippa Maw, Alice Ridley

SENIoR GIRLS 100m Caitlin Bainbridge Bowes 200m Caitlin Bainbridge Bowes 400m katie Body Marwood 800m katie Body Marwood 1500m Lizzie knight Marwood Discus Sophie Brown Longfield Long Jump Caitlin Bainbridge Bowes high Jump Iona Borer Bowes Shot Niamh Tait Bowes Javelin katie Body Marwood house Relay Bowes 4x100m Relay Bowes Victrix Ludorum – Caitlin Bainbridge, katie Body

13.1 secs 28.29 secs 1.08.91 m 2.53.00 6.13.98 20.96 m 4.39 m 1.38 m 7.16 m 23.38 m 2.13.97 58.38 secs

houSE CoMPETITIoNS Junior Girls – Seddon Shield – Marwood Intermediate Girls – McGill Cup – Marwood Senior Girls – Ellison Cup – Longfield overall Girls – Parkin Cup – Marwood Sports Day was once again held on Bank holiday Monday, in glorious conditions. Several long standing boys’ records were broken and there were a number of excellent performances both in track and field events. As always, the house competitions were taken very seriously and the results in the Intermediate and Senior boys’ competitions were very close with only a couple of points separating the wining houses. The Senior girls’ competition was also very close, with only two points separating Bowes and the winners, Longfield.

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VIth Form Annual Report

FRoM ThE ouTSET, IT WAS CLEAR ThAT ThIS YEAR WAS GoING To BE AN ExCITING AND SuCCESSFuL oNE FoR ThE SIxTh FoRM. IT CERTAINLY STARTED WITh A BANG, oR ShouLD I SAY ThuNDER-CLAP, FoR ThE INCoMING LoWER SIxTh oN ThE SECoND DAY oF ThEIR INDuCTIoN INTo ThE SIxTh FoRM. Mrs Connor’s task of building bridges using only packing pallets, scaffolding planks, rope, and short poles is challenging enough at the best of times, but it’s almost impossible to accomplish in what can only be described as an Amazonian downpour.

To the students’ credit, many plausible and increasingly necessary (given the lake that was forming on the field) bridges were built. Frustratingly, Mother Nature’s resolve to showcase her might continued. With lightening striking the ground worryingly close to our constructions, and even the wettest hair being compelled to stand on end by the ever increasing electric field, I decided to grant some respite in the form of an extended coffee break in the safety of Big School. If I had not already realised what a great bunch our new Lower Sixth were going to be, I was soon to find out.

With some time to kill until the storm passed, I was half expecting to find Big School full of restless, soggy, and somewhat grumpy sixteen year olds, but I had sorely underestimated the Barney spirit. Instead, I found Jonny Coser sat at the grand piano surrounded by a swelling group who were singing along and suggesting new songs to play.

Elsewhere, groups were chatting over coffee, playing board games, and

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generally entertaining themselves whilst getting to know new friends. Even my suggestion that we return to the rain to judge the bridges was met with a surprisingly gung-ho response, but sadly conditions were no better and we declared an 8-way draw. one thing was certain though; these young people were ready for Sixth Form life and all the opportunities it would offer them.

September brought a new school year and a sack full of innovations in the Sixth Form. A new partnership with Durham university saw all of our Sixth Formers gain membership of the university Library after receiving research training by its staff. But for most, the highlight of week one was the lecture given by Professor Joe Elliot, a psychologist by trade who is Principal of Collingwood College and Lecturer at the School of Education. he skilfully guided us through the psychology of managing the behaviour of others with his usual anecdotal humour and some audience participation that none of those present will ever forget!

The School Monitors took office under the leadership of Calum Matthews and a newly-formed team of Senior Monitors. under the new system, School Monitors now carry out many of the day-to-day managerial responsibilities previously undertaken by duty staff. More importantly, however, they act as identifiable, visible role-models to set the tone around the school site. For their duties they work in teams, with each team carrying out two half-day duties per week under the leadership of one of the Deputy heads of School. The Monitors are encouraged to develop their presence and to take a light-touch approach to intervention, and it is my firm belief that these skills take time to develop. What better way to develop them than by leading and managing a group of 500 or so younger pupils for a year? I could not have hoped for a better first cohort of Monitors to implement the new system.

I have been consistently impressed by their willingness to seek advice and act upon guidance, to use their initiative, and to embody the good ethos of the school. This year’s team have an extremely hard act to follow.

Also in its infancy this year was the Sixth Form Common Room (SFCR). The SFCR is not a room but an institution. Every Sixth Former now becomes a member of the SFCR as they join the Sixth Form, so it provides a cross-house organisation to which all of the Sixth Formers can contribute and from which all can benefit. The SFCR is managed, both operationally and financially, by the students themselves. It carries out most of its business through committees, some of which are exclusively for the SFCR and some of which are school committees that have been in existence for some time. The SFCR Executive

Committee is comprised of the chairpersons from all of the student-led committees in the school and provides a forum for those Sixth Formers who run specific areas of the school to communicate with each other, and to make informed decisions. In most cases, the chairperson of each committee is elected to their role by fellow Sixth Formers, but some are appointed and sit ex-officio on the Exec.

Members of the other committees are co-opted from the rest of the SFCR membership, so everybody has a chance to contribute and to make a difference to Sixth Form life.

This year has intentionally been a trial period for much of the SFCR structure, and I have been incredibly impressed by the independence and creative-thinking demonstrated by those involved.

The Academic Committee, under katie Wilson’s leadership, has focussed this year upon improving the lecture programme and on making good links with the old Barnardian Network.

Behind the scenes, members of the Steering Committee have observing what has and has not worked in all areas of the SFCR. With James Robertson as a key driving force on the committee, they have been drawing up a Constitution and Standing orders outlining the operation of the SFCR which will hopefully be ratified at the first general meeting next year. The Social Committee have organised regular black-tie formal dinners, each with its own theme. Arguably the most creative event this year was the Murder Mystery formal, for which Georgina, Emily and the committee secured the assistance of the drama students as live actors whose surprise appearances throughout the evening made for a truly immersive crime-solving experience. of course, the SFCR’s finances need to be in good order to ensure that these events can happen, and Matthew Pinkney and hans kukreja have done an excellent job of ensuring that this is the case.

For me, it is great to be working in a Sixth Form with driven young people who are eager to lead and develop their school. My role has simply been to offer the odd nudge here and there to get things going, and to provide the resources and systems to allow them to thrive. Next step: a Sixth Form Centre!

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hEAD oF SChooL What a year it has been! Last September I arrived on the first day of the new school year, consumed with apprehension as to how my time as head of School would pan out; would I live up to what was expected of me and handle the responsibility of my position? That same day, however, as I took up my position inside the chapel doors and watched as the serried ranks of the school poured in, all my worries faded into obscurity as

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Calum Matthews Rory Abraham katie Wilson

Deputy heads of School

hugh Carter Whizzy Gorman Brian hick Evie kennedy Emily Smith

heads of house Bowes

I was greeted by the smiling, fresh (and a few nervous!) faces of Barnardians returned home.

The friendliness of Barney was one of the first things that struck me when I came to look around with my parents eight long years ago. Yet looking back now, it was not until my final year at the school that I fully came to appreciate what a big family Barney really is. I have been blessed by an unsurpassable team of monitors, led by the tireless head of Sixth Form, Mr. Butler, whose constant energy, enthusiasm and dynamism put us all to shame. Without his guidance and foresight, last year’s monitor team would never have been able to reach the standard it has set for the subsequent generations of Barnardians. Whether it was managing the lunch queue on fish and chips Friday or ensuring activities signing-on ran smoothly, the monitor team always acquitted themselves faultlessly.

I speak for all the team when I say feel extremely grateful that the school afforded us such positions in our final year, allowing us to grow in our confidence, responsibility and teamwork, and helping us to strengthen the precarious bridge from childhood to adulthood.

There is one group within the school to whom failure to thank profusely would be a sin worse than blaspheming the name of the school itself! That is my teachers, who have worked, sweated and probably despaired far too often to mention, and without whose tireless

dedication to both the school and their profession, Barney would certainly be half the institution it is today. It has never ceased to amaze me the lengths Barney schoolteachers are prepared to go to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching, from Mrs. Campbell’s armour clad lesson in Year Seven to demonstrate medieval weaponry to Mr. Brettell’s religious dedication to wearing a toga to school on Virgil’s birthday. Their passion for their subjects is what drives the school’s spirit for learning, making homework and revision no longer arduous chores, but a means for you to enhance your interest and understanding of the subject. Exams are never a pleasurable experience, but when undertaking my GCSEs and A-Levels, any nervousness I had was allayed by the knowledge that all my teachers had gone the extra mile to ensure I was stretched and would achieve to the best of my ability. Indeed the lengths my teachers went to and the respect, which they deserved, made me and my peers feel compelled to work as hard as possible to repay them for their immense efforts and fulfill their expectations. I would therefore like to thank, on behalf of all the upper Sixth leavers, all the teaching staff at Barney who are not only excellent and inspiring teachers but also, and perhaps more importantly, good friends.

Thanks to all, and may Barney’s success continue ad infinitum!

Calum Matthews, Head of School 2012-13

Dale Durham Longfield Marwood Northumberland Tees York School Monitors

Georgina Lea & olivia Metcalfe Brian hick Euan hobson Evie kennedy Lottie holmes Will Barnes hugh Carter Nathan Brown James Beedle Antonia Boddy David Brown Sophie Brown Adam Carnell Ian Cameron Sam hobson Severin huber Andrew hutchon Freddie McBain Nick Packham Lucy Parkinson Matthew Pinkney hannah Pullan Luca Reichelt Daniel Swires Jonathan Wanless Jack Wong

SFCR Executive officers 2012 – 2013 SFCR President SFCR Academic officer SFCR Social Secretary SFCR Treasurer SFCR Vice Treasurer SFCR Chair SFCR Secretary SFCR Dev officer Anti-Bullying officer Barney Bulletin Student Editor Chair of School Council Charities officer Food officer head of Peer Support Sports officer

Jonathan Wanless katie Wilson Emily Newton & Georgina Lea Mathew Pinkney hans kukreja James McNeill hugh Carter Daniel Gilligan Laura Spedding James Robertson Calum Matthews Whizzy Gorman Sam hobson Daniel Swires Daniel Swires

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Coast to Coast walking trip ELSEWhERE IN ThIS EDITIoN YouR WRITER CoMPLAINS (IRRATIoNALLY) ABouT ThE TERM ‘STAYCATIoN.’ hoWEVER, ThERE CAN BE No CoMPLAINTS ABouT ThE CoNCEPT, oR INDEED ThE REALITY, WhEN ThE WEAThER IS AS GooD AS IT WAS FoR ThE YEAR’S VENTuRE. July 2013. As we sat on the veranda enjoying the occasional aperitif, one could be forgiven for thinking that Cumbria had managed to relocate itself to the Mediterranean, so vivid were the intimations: Skiddaw assumed the majesty of Olympus; Ullswater, the Hellespont (with similar feats of daring); whilst ever so modest St Bees did a passable turn as St Tropez.

In light of the heat and the total absence of lonely clouds, the walking was (sensibly) fairly quickly differentiated.

A small group of stalwarts wanted the savage pleasure of grim endurance and so walked the whole way to kirkby Stephen, keeping faith with Wainwright’s route. The rest opted for a variety of sylvan, lakeside wanderings (with a range of aquatic diversions). however, all were

united for the final stretch down to the finish and the fact that all signed up there and then for next year’s trip says it all.

The walking is not, of course, the only feature of this sort of outing. The camaraderie that grew back at base camp – the excellent Carlisle Diocese youth centre – was a pleasure to behold and experience and all pitched in to help with the many chores; so much so, that it is

Longfield Dinner The annual Longfield Dinner is an event within the School calendar which many look forward to – none more so than the girls, who are able to doll themselves up in their most fetching garb and strut their stuff on the most preposterous high heels.

Arranged admirably by the Lower Sixth, the evening sees parents, friends and family arrive for pre-dinner drinks before entering the Dining hall, exquisitely decorated as ever. A meal, selected by the girls in conjunction with the kitchen, is served whilst overhead a series of images from throughout the year scrolls through.

After the dinner, the Lower Sixth delivered the valedictory speeches for the leavers – this year comprising of Sophie Brown, Antonia Boddy, Gina D’oyley, Emily Smith, katie Wilson, hannah Pullan, kristina Musilova and outgoing head of house Evie kennedy.

To make this an even more poignant farewell, we also bid farewell to Miss Carrie Burgess, who moves on to become housemistress of Bowes in September; Miss Caroline Snaith, who will join the Bowes team, Miss Emily McMillan, leaving the School to start as head of Lacrosse in St Margaret’s, York – and, most significantly, Mr Steve kean, a stalwart of Longfield house, and the tutor to the outgoing upper Sixth.

The evening was a huge success, thanks in no small part to the enormous effort of the Lower Sixth, and we wish all of those leaving much happiness and success – we shall miss you all.

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(almost) a disappointment that we will not self-cater in 2014.

My thanks go to the 16 pupils involved and to my colleagues (MEW, ChA, JGB, PEk, DSW, LN, MhN and PS) for their support throughout the week. I hope that all agree that this was truly the start of their summer holiday, as well as a very successful school trip.

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Year 11 Prom The Year 11 Prom, now an annual tradition in its third year, was once again a tremendous success, thanks chiefly to the efforts of the hard-working Prom Committee, led this year by Emma Robson. The committee meets frequently in the Headmaster’s office, and have final say in everything from entertainment to menus.

Almost the entire Year 11 cohort was in attendance, and they were joined by several members of staff lucky enough to warrant an invite; this year, Mr Stevens, Mr Butler, Mr Edwards, Mr Everall, Miss Jackson, Mrs Burgess, Mr Fuller, Miss Cover, Mrs Gorman and Mr Fairwood were those fortunate few.

As always, The Morritt Arms provided the venue, beginning with a drinks reception at 7pm and photos out on the lawn. once we took our seats, we were treated to a slideshow courtesy of Tom Sowerby, mixing baby photos with early SIMS photos, ensuring much hilarity.

After the meal – which was delicious – the floor was given over to the DJ and dancing, and the night was finished in style.

My thanks go to all of the students; their mature attitude to the event ensured it was a huge success, and I look forward to their presence in Sixth Form, where the number of black-tie events will ensure that those tuxedos and dresses will get plenty of use.

TSE

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Barnard Castle School Year 13 Leavers’ Ball 2013 STuDENTS brought their schooldays to a glamorous close with a leavers’ ball to remember.

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Becky Rycroft, Carl Rycroft

Year 13 students from Barnard Castle School were joined by teachers, family and friends in a final celebration before they begin a new chapter of their lives.

Patchett, Andrea Patchett, Brian Ridley Stephen Ridley, Judith

Dan Hall, Josh Brooks, Reggie Fasa , Jake Van’t Hoff

Matthew Brown, Paul Brown, Sophie Brown, Sue Brown

don, Hilary Nick Seddon, Sue Sed Gary Bishop p, ho Bis Bishop, Grace

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Olly Graham, Emma McKenzie

The school hall was transformed into a glittering ballroom with live music and a sumptuous meal.

Matthew Smith, Emily Smith

Georgina Lea, Evie Kennedy, Sophie Brown, Lottie Holmes

Georgina Lea, Katie Wilson

an Wanless, Mathew Pinkney, Jonath k, Dic ry Har , man Rory New Dan Swires, Aaron Day

Jess Alison-Hughes, Olivia Metcalfe

Reggie Fasa, Josh Brooks, Jake Van’t Hoff

nedy, Chris Liam Adams, Alice Ken n, Evie Kennedy Can Mc nna Do n, McCan

Parkinson Grace Bishop, Lucy

Upper Sixth Leavers

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