Sp
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SATURDAY 4 JULY 2026 11.00AM
CATERHAM SCHOOL SPEECH DAY SATURDAY 4 JULY 2026
Performances by Upper Sixth Form pupils: Mathilde Gisselbrecht Cantabile, Op. 17 Niccolò Paganini George McAree Ombra Mai Fu, from Xerxes George Frideric Handel Lynus Lam Sarabande et Allegro Gabriel Grovlez
Chair’s Welcome Monisha Shah, Chair of Trustees
WELCOME
A TIME FOR CELEBRATION
ADDRESS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES
Prayer Natasha Kwabi, Director of Sixth Form
Guest of Honour: Zoe Kleinman Technology Editor, BBC
Headmaster’s Address Mr Ceri Jones MA (Cantab)
Reflections on a Caterham School Career Narayan Minhas and Isabelle Chambers
Isabelle Chambers Head of School
Josh Dolling Head of School
Zoe Kleinman is a leading technology journalist and presenter with more than ten years of broadcasting experience and a passion for all things tech. From cyber-security and hacking to artificial intelligence and driverless cars, Zoe brings tech stories to a global audience of millions across radio, TV and online including BBC News, BBC World News, the BBC World Service and Radio 4’s Today.
Interlude 1 Chamber Choir Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Fauré
Mathilde Gisselbrecht Head of School
Narayan Minhas Head of School
Zoe also travels the world in search of the next big thing. She has raced drones in the Nevada desert, spent the night in a house full of robots, been turned into a human beatbox, climbed Mount Everest (virtually, in a hotel room in Las Vegas, in a VR headset) and survived 48 hours spending only Bitcoin on the Isle of Man.
Musical Interlude 2 Chamber Choir Drop down, ye heavens Anna Lapwood Heads of School Reflection Mathilde Gisselbrecht and Josh Dolling Vote of Thanks Isabelle Chambers, Josh Dolling, Mathilde Gisselbrecht, Narayan Minhas Heads of School Closing Word The Headmaster Benediction Natasha Kwabi, Director of Sixth Form
Caterham School would like to thank the generous individuals and families who make our prizes possible each year.
SPEECH DAY PRIZES
CATERHAM SCHOOL SPEECH DAY PRIZES
ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR ENGAGEMENT First Year Prizes
Second Year Prizes
Sara Kamal Johanna Cooper Abigail Ellis Aaron Patel Eva Patel Elliot Ogilvie Hongqi Zhang Ella Wallace Ishan Nehra Sammy Wain
Devin Surendran Flo Diver Kavish Chavda Rory Donnelly Ronav Deepak Ella Donovan Evie Jaques Jasper Ross Amelia-Grace Davis Trinity Spekking
ACADEMIC AMBITION AND ENGAGEMENT Third Year Prizes
Fourth Year Prizes
Lewis Howell Zixiao Liu Mia Mehmood Shreya Mukundagiri Kohana Lewis Lara Peletier Florence Bonser Ted Jones Amritaa Devendra Adhrith Naidu
Aaradhana Suresh Eugenie Chiu Rene Zeng Kaden Fung Henry Bodal Hansen Benjamin Donovan Rupert Marsden Catherine Yap Jake Dawrant
Fifth Year Prizes
Lower Sixth Year Prizes
Namratha Devendra Abi Griffiths Mumu Zhang Giselle Chung Mannix Kwok Pieter van den Berg Lucy Amsel Florence Niu James Webster Jiayi Lu
Marusia Ene Rebecca Bonniface Jack Zhou Oliver Yiu Ethan Tsang Chloe Au Emma Zhang Flora Duan Isabella Cates Gabriel Tse
UPPER SIXTH ACADEMIC PRIZES The Allison Prize for English Academic Prize for Biology Academic Prize for Business Academic Prize for Chemistry The Masters Prize for Computer Science The Coleman Prize for Design and Technology Academic Prize for Drama and Theatre Studies Academic Prize for Economics Academic Prize for Fine Art The Hilton Prize for French The Stephen Smith Prize for Geography The Prize for German The Leathem Prize for History Academic Prize for Latin The Jen Dodd Prize for Double Maths (Pure) The David Rogers Prize for Double Maths (Applied) The Michael Rees Prize for Single Maths Academic Prize for Music Academic Prize for PE Academic Prize for Photography Academic Prize for Psychology Academic Prize for Physics Academic Prize for Politics The St. John’s Prize for Philosophy and Theology Academic Prize for Spanish Academic Prize for Textiles
PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING ALL-ROUND CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL LIFE The Rignall Prize Jonathan Woods The Gregory Prize Abi Chauhan Lana Carter Kate Fan The Gorman Prize Aashi Patel Raya Mansouri Samuel Parsons
The Eothen Prize Isabelle Chambers Mathilde Gisselbrecht Old Caterhamians’ Prize Josh Dolling Narayan Minhas
Amaya Patel Joshua Kwok Charlie Dresner Leeane Baclao Matthew Imm Thomas Brooker Lana Carter Samuel Parsons Estee Norman Lucy Bentley Aashi Patel Mathilde Gisselbrecht Narayan Minhas Ruby Connor Lucas Lu Jennifer Mylet Dylan Kenny Mumu Zhang Ruby Johnson Anastasiia Mironenkova Ruby Connor Jonathan Woods Georgii Sirinov Millie Burns Lara Cascio Sophia-Grace Eels
DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S GOLD AWARD Gold group 23-25 Kit Dowdy Theo Banton Isla Moseley Sophie Perdoni Gold group 24-26 Finnian Luck Leeane Baclao Isabelle Hibbert Kayla Prashad Romilly Bagnall
SPECIAL PRIZES
GAMES PRIZES
Karia Prize, recognising both character and contribution to school life Diya Patel Moncrieff Jones Science Prize Soomin Oh Susan Herbert Prize for Classics Lara Bryn The Abbott Prize, for gifted musicians Ruby Shipsey The Alexander Clarke Prize for Community Service Emilia Wlodarska The Andrew Fisher Prize for Outstanding Performance in Drama Charlie Smith The Ansell Reed Prize for Contribution to Boarding and School Life Anastasiia Mironenkova The Baynon-Milnes Prize for Outstanding Concert Performance Mathilde Gisselbrecht The Blake-Thomas Falaises Prize RSM Jonathan Woods The Caldwell Cup for Musical Theatre George McAree The Caterham Engineering Prize Mathilde Gisselbrecht The Chilcott Prize for Composition Florence Niu The Chris Wright Cup for Junior Music Sophia Assen The Christine Walker Prize (Art) Sophia-Grace Eels The David Evans Award for Overall Academic Excellence: Arabella Harper Isabelle Hibbert Trevor Liu Raya Mansouri Adrian So Spencer Tse Darren Lam Maya Paranthaman The Harvard Book Award, awarded to an outstanding Lower Sixth pupil Alisa Safina The Hilary Trehane Prize for Services to the Community Thomas Brooker The Pidgeon Prize for Literature Millie Burns The Senior Debating Prize Darren Lam The Thomas Warren Prize for backstage support Isabelle Chambers The Wright Society Prize Maya Paranthaman Kay’ien Wong
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT AWARD The Young Prize The Frederic H. Gay Prize The Alden Davies Prize Audience Prize and Shortlisted Shortlisted
Highly Commended The Susan Child Prize Runner-up: Audience Prize: Junior IRP Winner: Runner-up: Audience Prize:
Millie Burns Narayan Minhas Mathilde Gisselbrecht Hayley Lim Kate Fan Leo Hollidge Posh Kangsathien Krish Bathia Lyla Beukes Lara Cascio Vivienne Christofides Harry Francis-Bates Oliver Griggs Isabelle Hibbert Anastasiia Mironenkova Soomin Oh Aashi Patel Jonathan Woods Amritaa Devendra Mia Mehmood Harry Garfield Anders McGahan Sara Kamal Kavish Chavda
Honours Cap: South Africa Lacrosse SNR The Whiting Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Girls Sports Honours Cap: England Lacrosse U20 The Dermer Prize for Top Sportsman Honours Cap: Wales Lacrosse U20 Darby Medal for Swimming Darby Medal for Swimming Honours Cap: Wales Lacrosse U20 Honours Cap: Wales Lacrosse U20 The John Villers Cup for Consistent Contribution to Games (Boys) The Dunwoodie Cup – Best All Rounder in Girls Sports Games Prize for Consistent Contribution to Games (Girls) The Smith Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Boys Sports Honours Cap: England U15 Korfball Honours Cap: England U21 Dressage team Honours Cap: Great Britain U14 Fencing – Sabre Honours Cap: England U17 Korfball
Lucy Amsel Isabelle Chambers Jessica Cooper Josh Dolling Matilda Golesworthy Matthew Imm Mia Kelly Lucy Lomas Jessica Lowe Niall Maloney Estee Norman Sienna Patel Sebastian Taylor-Smith Leyani Govindasami Emilie Lumbard Karam Nelson Abi Wolstenholme
SERVICE PRIZES The Bonarjee Prize: for service at or beyond the school Natasha Mbugua Alexa Hawken Lada Reznik Dylan Kenny Kayla Prashad Ella Baker Benjamin Hall Jacob Hallett Emily Halvitigala Don Brooke Patterson Brindaa Prasanna Coral Rix-McGarvie Amelia Ruffle Rafe Turner Ethan Wright Sky-Brooke D’CostaStephenson Ruby Connor Amaya Patel
The Bacon Prize: for service through character Eva Abbott Romilly Bagnall Chloe Elder Eva Green Ethan Guo Minuki Jayasena Olivia Johnson Ravi Matharu Gus Moxon Tom Norris Sneha Sunil Kumar Kay’ien Wong Vivienne Christofides Arabella Harper Henrik Lee Matthew Imm Trevor Liu Georgii Sirinov Adrian So The Wakefield Prize: for service through initiative Henrik Lee Lara Cascio
The Brooke Prize: for service through leadership Olivia Johnson William Chambers Travis Chan Alexander Gumbley Tonaor Kaenchan Denise Kwok Wayne Lam Finnian Luck Adilet Ospan Lucas Parr Ryen Rennie Danielle van der Merwe Ava Ware Sofia Wintle Lynus Lam Harry Owen Tilly Kane Darren Lam Estee Norman Millie Burns Matilda Golesworthy Isabelle Hibbert Joshua Kwok Niall Maloney George McAree Ruby Shipsey Charlie Smith Kayla Prashad
CATERHAM AWARD The ‘Caterham Award’ is awarded to Upper Sixth Form pupils who have participated fully in the Caterham School community. The award winners represent a great variety of interests and talents, and they will all have demonstrated responsibility, creativity, and a commitment to life at school. The Caterham Award promotes the School philosophy, ‘Inspiring Education for Life’. Eva Abbott Theo Austen Hrineyn Avalani Leeane Baclao Romilly Bagnall Ella Baker Thomas Bartsch Lucy Bentley Isabella Britain Thomas Brooker Lara Bryn Millie Burns Evangeline Butler Lana Carter Lara Cascio Isabelle Chambers William Chambers Travis Chan Abi Chauhan Lisa Chen Yoyo Chen Nathan Chia Vivienne Christofides Michael Chu Ruby Connor Sophie Cunningham Finn Dalton Olivia Davies Jake Davis Sky-Brooke D’Costa-Stephenson Josh Dolling Charlie Dresner Josh Edwards Luke Edwards Sophia-Grace Eels Chloe Elder Andre Ellis
Kate Fan Matthew Faulkner William Fletcher Messenger Adrian Fok Harry Francis-Bates Sara Friis Hallam Frith Mathilde Gisselbrecht Tilly Golesworthy Eva Green Alexander Gumbley Ethan Guo Benjamin Hall Jacob Hallett Emily Halvitigala Don Oliver Harding Arabella Harper Zosh Harris Danny Hart-Moreno Alexa Hawken Isabelle Hibbert Isla Hickman Melissa Hill Ethan Ho Claudia Ho Sophie Holt Aye Ibhawoh Matthew Imm Barney Ivey Mariya Jablonszkaya Minuki Jayasena Olivia Johnson Ruby Johnson Tonaor Kaenchan Tilly Kane Dylan Kenny Michael Khan
Tsz Chun Joshua Kwok Denise Kwok Sherene Lai Darren Lam Samuel Lam Wayne Lam Lynus Lam MatthewLau Cheuk Hay Henrik Lee Rhea Leong Rupert Leung Meagan Lim Rodney Lin Trevor Liu Isabella Liu Lucas Lu Finnian Luck Anders Luk Niall Maloney Raya Mansouri Lola Manvatkar Ravi Matharu Natasha Mbugua George McAree Narayan Minhas Anastasiia Mironenkova Harry Morgan Emma Mottram Gus Moxon Felicity Murphy Jennifer Mylet Estee Norman Tom Norris Soomin Oh Nixon Ong Adilet Ospan Harry Owen Maya Paranthaman Lucas Parr Samuel Parsons Aashi Patel Amaya Patel Diya Patel Sienna Patel Brooke Patterson Brindaa Prasanna Kayla Prashad Rajan Prashad
Ryen Rennie Lada Reznik Coral Rix-McGarvie Amelia Ruffle Riya Sangampalayam Ruby Shipsey Georgii Sirinov Charlie Smith Adrian So Maria Sun Sneha Sunil Kumar Sebastian Taylor-Smith Lukas Termanis Matthew Tolfrey Spencer Tse Rafe Turner Danielle van der Merwe Ava Ware Louis Watson Sofia Wintle Emilia Wlodarska Kay’ien Wong Jonathan Woods Ethan Wright Zarek Xu Sarah Yap Susie Ying Perry Zhang
EXTERNAL ACADEMIC AWARDS Caterham pupils have continued to excel in a wide range of prestigious national and international academic competitions. Their achievements reflect not only exceptional subject knowledge and intellectual curiosity, but also a willingness to embrace challenge and pursue excellence beyond the classroom. We are delighted to celebrate the following successes.
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
SCIENCE
Great British Economics Olympiad Calin S. was runner-up in the Great British Economics Olympiad, finishing among the final 25 students from more than 2,000 entrants nationwide.
British Biology Olympiad 2026 Oliver Y. achieved a Gold Award; Fitnet Q. a Silver Award; and Emma F., Jessie D. and Hayley L. received Bronze Awards.
Cambridge Centre for International Research Re:Think Essay Competition Anson L. received an Honourable Mention for his essay on meritocracy, placing in the top 10% of more than 15,000 submissions and earning an invitation to a reception at King’s College, Cambridge. Ethics Cup Caterham’s Ethics Cup team reached the national finals, demonstrating outstanding critical thinking, collaboration and ethical reasoning. Horizon Academic Essay Prize 2026 In Psychology, Ian W. received an Honourable Mention for his essay on dismantling mental health stigma, placing in the top 10% of over 1,600 international submissions. John Locke Essay Competition Darren L. was shortlisted and received a Commended Award for the 2026 John Locke Essay Competition.
Lincoln College, University of Oxford Life Sciences Essay Competition Victoria S. achieved Gold. Silver Awards were presented to Hayley L., Chloe A., and Fitnet Q., while Isabelle H. and Daniel Q. received Bronze Awards. Biology Challenge 2026 Gold Awards were achieved by Julian M., George N., and Louisa W. Silver Awards were presented to Henry B-H., Kaden F., Rene Z., Caterine Y., Josh G., Athena S., Anthony T., Harry P., Holly C., and Wing Sum C. Bronze Awards were achieved by Harry G., Eugenie C., Samuel W., Likeyan W., and Emily S. Royal Society of Chemistry Olympiad Jonathan W. and Jack Z. achieved Gold Awards. Silver Awards were achieved by Isabella L., Yoyo C., Rhea L., Oliver Y., Ava P., Stan M., Emma Z., Gabriel T., Daniel Q., Emma D., Posh K., Hayley L., Isobel N., Josh P., Ethan T., Winnie K. and Antonia P., Mumu Z., Florence N., and Jiayi L. Bronze Awards were achieved by Zac L., Chloe A., Emma F., Charlotte P., Kiana R., Victoria S., Charlotte S., Ian W., Oliver K., Anson T., Tiffany C., Crystal W., Lam Lam K., Keyan S., Daniella S., Isaac A., Santosh P., Pieter vdB., Leonid P., Caitlin M., and Yu-In T.
Physics British Physics Olympiad Jack Z. achieved a Gold Award. Silver Awards were achieved by Jonathan W., Yoyo C., Lucas L., and Rares A. Bronze I Awards were achieved by Posh K., and Samuel P., while Mathilde G. achieved a Bronze II Award. Emma D. and Mark U. received Participation Awards. Senior Physics Challenge Gold Awards were achieved by Jack Z. and Rares A. Silver Awards were achieved by Seb R., Ollie N., Alexander M., Jiayi L., Wui Ching T., Flora D., Posh K., Oliver G., and Antonia P. Bronze Awards were achieved by Daniel Q., Tiff C., Logan H., Josh P., Duke X., Curtis H., Liam H., Mumu Z., and Samuel D. Intermediate Physics Challenge Gold Awards were achieved by Mumu Z. and Jiayi L. Silver Awards were achieved by Florence N., George C., Lucy A., and Mannix K. Bronze Awards were achieved by Yu-In T., Caitlyn M., and Pieter V. British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad Jack Z. and Jonathan W. achieved Gold Awards. Silver Awards were achieved by Samuel P. and Rares A. Bronze II Awards were achieved by Finn D. and Anders L. Science Snippets Competition Charlotte P., Victoria S., and Shannon T. qualified for the final of the Science Snippits Competition, hosted by Tonbridge School. Charlotte P. secured first place and Victoria S. finished third.
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS National Youth Theatre Logan C., Francesca D., Florence R., and Charlie S. were successful in their auditions for the National Youth Theatre, one of the UK’s most prestigious youth arts organisations.
Illustrated Haiku Competition (The Japan Society) Sara K., Amelia-Grace D., Ben S., Alexandra M., and Yara V. were winners in the Illustrated Haiku Competition, organised by The Japan Society. Sovereign Art Foundation Competition Eugenie C. and Honor A. were selected as London Finalists, exhibiting their work at Phillips Auction House. Ootiboo Competitions Benji C. won the Ootiboo SpringCraft Competition, while Evie J. won the Ootiboo Star Competition. Aarya P. and Sara P. were winners of the Ootiboo Rebranding Competition, a Caterham School invitationonly event. Royal Entomological Society U18 Photography Competition Benji C. was the overall winner of the Royal Entomological Society U18 Photography Competition. Sumo Poster Competition (The Japan Society) Bethany C. was a winner in the Sumo Poster Competition organised by The Japan Society. Young Fashion Designer Competition Anja V. was a finalist in the national Young Fashion Designer Competition hosted by Kent College. ARTiculation – National Art and Oracy Competition Viktoria S. placed third in the South East Regional Heat of the ARTiculation National Art and Oracy Competition. Loyalty Card Design Competition Serena M. was the winner of the Caterham School Loyalty Card Design Competition.
MATHEMATICS
LANGUAGES
UK Mathematics Trust Competitions Caterham mathematicians achieved record-breaking results across the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Mathematics Challenges, earning an exceptional number of Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates.
Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators In Mandarin, Margarita P. (Third Year) received a High Recommendation in Level 1 Translation, while Lia N. (Fifth Year) was Regional Winner (South West) in Level 3 Translation. Izzy G. was commended for her translation from French to English, and Alexander J. and Ronav D. for their translations from Spanish.
Notable individual successes included Pierre M. and Sara K., who qualified for the Junior Mathematical Olympiad; Vivian W., Rupert M., Nicole S., Jacob L., and Jiayi L., who progressed to Olympiad rounds through the Intermediate Challenge; and Adrian S. and Jack Z., who achieved Best in School and Best in Year respectively in the Senior Challenge. British Mathematical Olympiad Rodney L. achieved a Distinction and Best in School. Jack Z. and Rares M. achieved Distinctions and joint Best in Year. Florence N. and Jiayi L. both achieved Merits and joint Best in Year. Lucas L., Anastasia M., Zarek X., Emma D., and Flora D. also achieved Merits. Mathematical Olympiad for Girls Anastasia M., Florence N., and Jiayi L. all achieved Distinctions. Hans Woyda Mathematics Competition Caterham won the Southern Plate Final against Whitgift School. The victorious team comprised Anastasia M., Jack Z., Jiayi L., and Vivian W. UKMT Team Maths Challenge Adhrith N., Vivian W., Leo C., and Kavish C. represented Caterham at the regional Team Maths Challenge, finishing sixth overall. American Mathematics Competition Best in Year honours were awarded to Adhrith N., Rupert M., Jiayi L., Emma D., and Lucas L., whose exceptional score is expected to have qualified him for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination.
Chinese Bridge Competition Harry E. (Lower Sixth) won the competition, while Margarita P. was a finalist. Oxford University Flash Fiction Competition Joseph N. was awarded runner up in the Years 10-11 category for French, Henry B-H. was highly commended in the same category, and Olivia S. was highly commended in the Years 12-13 category for Spanish in the Oxford University Flash Fiction Competition.
BEST MOMENTS FROM THE YEAR 2025-26 Life and success at Caterham School encompasses such a broad range of endeavours and is enriched by strong friendships and our sense of community. In celebration of the 2025-26 school year, all pupils in the Senior School were asked to provide their best moment of the year. We are delighted to share those ‘best moments’ with you.
ALDERCOMBE
Best Moments
First Year
Fifth Year Olivia Bryant
The choir tour to Barcelona, particularly the karaoke on the finale night!
Abi Griffiths
Getting into Adrenaline dance crew and also performing in the cathedral on Mount Tibidabo on the Barcelona tour
Playing ‘it’ with my friends around the whole school
Will Jones
Going from a 6 to a 9 in Geography
Achieving Gold Certifications for E.O.T amazing grades, and improving my science tests results – the highest I’ve achieved so far is 31/33!
Finn Kannenberg
Co-parenting our sunflowers Jeremiah and Tarquinius in form time
Aimée Lissaman
The Berlin trip
Serena Manisty
House cross country
James McMillan
DofE
Austin Moore
Getting a unsung hero
Yu-In Tang
Mrs Hunter chaos on a Friday last period!
Alice Pye
On the French trip when I did the aeroball because it was really fun and a good activity.
Wilbur Woods-Scawen
Leading a section for the first time on exercise in the CCF
Shree Shah
Meeting Bethany Turner and Emily Milner-Brown
Lower Sixth
Arrietty Thomas
The dance competition that I did with Gravity
Lyla Beukes
Spending time with friends and Hunchback changing rooms after the last show
Isla Wollniaczik Reynolds
When I got to play Miss Zettel in Emil and the Detectives
Lily Daulby-Richardson
Form time on Thursdays
Kiara Yourdshahyan
When I spend time with all my friends at breaks and lunch
Sam Denning
South Africa cricket tour
Orin Denton
Cricket tour
Second Year
Marusia Ene
Competing in the Ethics Cup at St. Andrews
Ronav Deepak
When I went to the Surrey Doubles Tennis tournament on the 1st of May having a great time playing tennis for a whole day!
Oliver Griggs
UKROC Rocketry Competition in Cambridge
Honor Jackson
The English trip to see Lady by the sea at the Bridge Theatre
Ella Donovan
My best moment would be going to the Nationals with the U13A and coming 2nd out of all the lacrosse teams in England
Isabella Kristensen
Football match with Reigate Grammar School
Abi Kumar
Going to watch Into The Woods at the Bridge Theatre in London
Callan Foster
The Spanish trip to Malaga
Tijmen Proos
History trip Nandos
Calise Jayarajan
Choir tour to Barcelona
Matei Rugina
Playing rugby for the first team
Alex Jones
Going on the Barcelona choir trip and getting to sing in some amazing places whilst also spending time with my friends
Alisa Safina
Rounders in games
Jeremy Venville
English theatre trip
My best moment was in the school play Emil and the Detectives it was such a fun experience and I would recommend theatre for everyone
Jamie Walters
2025 ski trip
Ava White
Thursday afternoon CPs
Alexander McCarthy
Going to Phantasialand on the German trip
Rehan Young
Ski trip 2025
Katie Randall
Sitting on the bench with Amelia, Elina, Robyn and Maria
Stella Trollope
Going to Nationals for lacrosse and coming second
Upper Sixth
Anderson Wang
Finishing exams
Abigail Chauhan
The Tanzania trip!!
Rosie Wilcher
When we came second in LAX Nationals
Luke Edwards
Danny wearing a bee costume on Giving Day
Oliver Harding
Tanzania football game
Danny Hart-Moreno
Running house cross country in a bee costume
Robin Ali
When we finished cross country, we got to relax under a tree which protected us from hail
Eddie Garfield
Lower school play with Jack and Nico
Cecilia Hill Kais Kamal Rise
Bea Mason
Third Year Isaac Kinzley
Rosalyn Park 7s
Ethan Ho
Winning boys v girls dance
Xander Lissaman
The Third Year History Battlefields trip
Maya Paranthaman
Girls vs boys dance
Aerin Pryce
The Belgium trip
Sophie Woollacott
Florida trip
Fourth Year Ben Donovan
Playing in the U15 National Plate Quarter final vs RGS Guildford which was a really competitive game with an amazing crowd and unbelievable atmosphere
Harry Garfield
Schools Swimming Super League Final at K2
Josh Garfield
Scholars trip to Central
Amara Hughes
Florida tour
Matty Mason
Rock climbing after school with my friends
Sami Paranthaman
During Nationals Schools Lacrosse, when we beat St. Helens and St. Katherines and our team moved onto the next round
HARESTONE
Best Moments
First Year
Fifth Year
Catherine Bell
Getting soaked at Phantasialand on the German trip
Logan Clark
Receiving coursework grades
Kian Flaherty
Spending time with my friends and having a good laugh
Cai Harries
South Africa tour
Willow Grout
Swim sport fixtures
Charlotte Herrett
Going on the 5th Year History trip to Berlin
Aniya Johnson
Making new friends
Alex Morgan
DofE
Xanthe Milham
Making friends
Ann Tagg
Jude Mulvihill
Playing football instead of lessons (CPFC)
CCF Summer Camp 2025 was so fun. I have never felt more relieved to hear an ice cream van in my life
Kimi Patel
My favourite moment was being the Head of Year and being captain for Cs in rugby or improving my test results in Science by 20%
Lower Sixth
Cece Qian
When I achieved the podium as 3rd in House music
George Abel
L6H1 form time
Niko Simmons
Lower school play with Jack and Eddie
Krish Bathia
Rohan Thakar
Getting tickets to Allianz stadium Harlequins vs Exeter Chiefs
Getting 2 wickets in my 1st Team cricket debut, and being awarded highly commended in Minds Underground International Essay competition
Tilly Trewin
Hanging out with old and new friends and WINNING a 800m race against the other 1st Year Harestones!!!
Jessica Cooper
L6H1 form time
Avery Courtney-Bennett
L6H1 form time
Samuel Dowdy
Finally getting flying again with the cadets after 3 years
Ava Dubell
L6H1 form time
Rosa Hale
Attending the CC Motorsport Evening, where I was able to discuss potential career options with guest speakers from the motorsport world. Also, going on the Chamber Choir Tour to Barcelona
Alex Latacz
L6H1 form time
Alex Mirza
Launching a rocket
Sophie Newcombe
L6H1 form time
Edward Revess
Ski trip
Daniella Swanepoel
L6H1 form time
Second Year Molly Dillon
Lunch break
Iyla Ghosh Dastidar
Getting shortlisted for House Poetry
Anushka Kashyap
Going on Astro at lunch
Elliot Wilkinson
Laughing with friends, and athletics meets
Evie Jaques
I loved going to our Coloma Cup as our team was really fun
Piers Matthews
Hanging around with my friends after end of year exams
Rory Reed
When the U13A boys beat Emanuel School in rugby
Third Year
Upper Sixth
Genny Binskin
Cricket
Harry Dresner
When Mr Tait had a tactical masterclass of coaching and led us to glory on the Holland hockey tour
Archie Elden
Beating St George’s 2-0 in hockey
Saanya Patel
The USA lacrosse tour
Will Chambers
Upper Sixth pupils thrilling comeback to defeat the staff in the end of season hockey fixture 3-2
Riva Zulfiqar
The CCF recruits camp was my best moment because it was filled with exciting and beneficial activities
Charlie Dresner
Winning 3-2 against Reigate Grammar in hockey last game of the season
Jacob Hallett
1XV rugby match win against Sevenoaks
Matthew Imm
ESSA Nationals in Birmingham
Sherene Lai
Having a good chat with friends on a sunny day
Rhea Leong
Chatting with friends and teachers in class
Rupert Leung
Eating self-made mochi
Niall Maloney
Performing the boys vs girls dance with all the lads
Rafe Turner
Coming back to sport and being able to play rugby again after my shoulder surgery
Fourth Year Shri Bathia
The Spanish trip during summer with all my friends!
Sebastian Chapman
Double Latin and Double History
Holly Cooper
USA tour
Lisette Matthews
Winning House cross country
Jamie McDonnell
Eating fish and chips with my friends
Alexandra Miller
Doing the frat flick in chemistry
Ben Simmons
Our GCSE drama monologues. I really enjoyed spending the day all together and getting through the evening performances
Lucy Bentley
Seeing Twelfth Night with Mr Reekes, having to eat our pizza express in 5 minutes since we were gonna be late and after when we had to run around London to catch the train
LEWISHAM
Best Moments
First Year
Fifth Year
Lily Ayers
When we won 25-0 at a netball match
Henry Bell
Playing rugby
Libby Casley
Playing It around the school on a hot day
Oliver Craddock
Completing my GCSEs and all the trips
Johanna Cooper
When we won the Surrey Lacrosse tournament!
Millie Jordan
Once we finished mocks
Amelia Cornelius
Performing the part of Madame Mimi in Emil and the Detectives
Will Lambert
Finishing exams
The thrill of being on stage when I did Shakespeare for the Talent Show and the joy of receiving a prize
Caitlin Mulcaire
French trip to Lille for the Christmas market!
Eve Nicholson
The 2024 ski trip to Austria
Carmelita Louis-Auguste
Tennis and swimming
Arya Patel
History Berlin trip
Barney Robinson-Harper
The French trip
Jack Shields
Playing Mr Snow in the lower school play with Nico and Eddie
Lower Sixth
Bethany Turner
Getting into the school
Finn Auchincloss
Going to the Joe Macari’s networking event
Fin Welch
Going on the Spanish trip!
Matthew Chan
Battling the likes of Barney M and Bailey C in Go Karting Club
Sebastian Denning
Winning house debate, making Mr MacDonald proud
Liam Howgego
Seeing that car collection on the Caterham Connected motorsport event
Edward Inns
Second Year Robyn Boampong
Hanging out with my friends!
Lucy Lomas
Lacrosse Nationals
Tom Froome
Hanging out with my friends
Genevieve Schneider-Price
The lectures from Brain Day
Suruthi Thevathas
Winning this year’s Talent Show!!
Third Year Charlie Atkinson
The hockey tour to Holland in Easter break
Upper Sixth
Tom Bell
Choir tour to Barcelona
Amelia Burns
Seb Lee
Caving on CCF adventure training camp
Rio Patel
My best moment was the history trip to the Battlefields of France and Belgium
Really the Tanzania trip as a whole, but definitely our chats around the dinner table (especially when we played Werewolf) and all of the inside jokes — the fun side of an incredible new perspective
Sara Patel
Going on the lacrosse and netball tour to the USA
Eva Green
Girls football
Sophie Reid
Having fun while running House cross country with Chloe Keats
Benjamin Hall
Winning on Homefield as a 1XV player and winning the boys vs girls dance
Aashi Patel
House Song
Ruby Shipsey
Friday frees
Fourth Year Scarlett Boyes
My best moment this year was performing my GCSE monologue, it was terrifying but I had loads of fun
Zachary Craddock
My best moments are sitting with my friends, laughing over the most absurd memories
Ebba Miller
Going to the malls on the USA Lacrosse Tour
Joseph Nebel
Becoming a volleyball legend with Michael and Tylu
Ishani Prashad
The lacrosse and netball tour to Florida
NEWINGTON
Best Moments
First Year
Fifth Year
Charlie Clegg
Hanging stuff on the tree for origami club
Izzy Aspinell
Playing volleyball on beeches with friends
Annabel Cohen
Lower School play (Emil and the Detectives)
India Ford
CCF
Ella Jakes
Winning the Surrey Lacrosse Tournament with all of my friends.
Joseph Foskin
Eigene Name blooket
June Ji
Doing my first ever formal concert in a theatre in the lower school orchestra
Zoya Jan
Miss Hurton’s English class
My best moment was on our first day when me and my friend were trying to beat our form tutor to our form room after lunch
Freddie Millar
Going on the ski trip
Georgie Owen
South Africa Tour
Elliot Ogilvie
Competing in the First Year rugby sevens tournament and scoring in it
Nathan Ragavooloo
EDGE with Mr Stamper and football
Michael Rotsey
When I first went on the bus with my friend
Lottie Sullivan
Preparing for drama performances
Shaylen Shah
When I made a goal saving tackle that won us the game in hockey
Lily Webster
Going to South Africa on the cricket and netball tour
Catherine Vodopian
My favourite time in the year so far was the Christmas Fair
Lochie Willox
Doing Christmas Fair with friends
Rebecca McDowell
Second Year Sophia Assen
Choir tour to Barcelona, being with friends
Eden Blair
The Second Year Spanish trip with my friends where we went skiing in Spain and then to the beach. I really enjoyed skiing and being there with my friends it was all round an amazing experience
Lower Sixth Milli Doshi
South Africa trip
Francesca Dunn
Being encouraged by my teammates after bowling an entire over wide on the South Africa trip
Harry Elston
The Christmas Tree Incident of ’25
Michael Khan
Basketball and volleyball
Charlie Mackenzie
Playing one bounce with friends after coming first in year group for house cross country
Phineaus (Fynn) Doyle
Reading my best moment in the assembly programme
Tabitha Sensier
I really enjoyed playing and WINNING house netball at the start of the year!
Sammy O’Donovan
Ski trip
Devin Surendran
Going to Chinatown with my friends and having lots of yummy food including fish, noodles and bubble tea
Yannick Parker
House senior netball
Daniel Roberts
The Nando’s on the Wales geography field trip
Having fun trying to play touch rugby with my friends and we’ve all never played before!!!
Elise Tagg
The school ski trip!
Ethan Tsang
The Christmas Tree Incident
Arabella Wormald
Third Year Aarman Gadkar
Holland tour, feeding ducks
Kasra Karimi
Third Year History Battlefields trip
Gigi Nearn Stuart
Sitting next to my friend in Physics
Elliot Webster
The Chamber Choir Tour to Barcelona!
Fourth Year Sadie Casserley
The school ski trip
Raf Dawson
My absolute favourite moment was eating fish and chips with my friends!
Leyani Govindasami
I loved DofE and camping and walking with my friends
Oscar Lowe
Ski trip
Michael Ohlssonbaskerville
Becoming a volley ball legend with Joseph and Tylu
Aggie Peachey
Being a gargoyle in Hunchback
Upper Sixth Romilly Bagnall
Fridays frees
Thomas Brooker
Finally finishing my DT Coursework and getting a good grade on it.
Isla Hickman
Girls vs boys talent show dance
Harry Morgan
Period 7+8 English lessons on a Friday
Diya Patel
The Upper Sixth girls vs boys dance and the Charity Talent Show!
RIDGEFIELD
Best Moments
First Year
Fifth Year
Amara Chaudhary
Meeting new people
Gia Anup
Performing in Hunchback of Notre Dame
Charlotte Cramer-Stockford
Having fun with all of my best friends
Namratha Devendra
History trip to Berlin
Ellie Harvey
My best moment is the Christmas fair!
Zoë Mills
Going to the cafe 10 times a day
Kahinn Labin
When I scored a hat-trick in hockey
David Olickal
Cadre camp with all my CCF friends were very fun
Ishan Nehra
My best moment would be when Ridgefield won House chess
Jasmine Parr
South Africa
Naomi Ojerinola
When I got a sports scholarship!!
Leon Smith
Finishing exams
Amaaya Patel
I loved the Christmas fair and getting to spend time with my friends during it and celebrating the Christmas festivities!
Oliver Tatara
Eigene Name Blooket in German
James Webster
Eigene Name Blooket in German lessons
Sammy Wain
My best moment is in hockey, because I started in the E team and moved all the way up to the Bs
Sam Yankova
Randomly singing Hot and Cold by Katy Perry with a busker in Berlin on the Berlin trip!!
Hongqi Zhang
When I performed Emil and the Detectives with my friends Lower Sixth
Second Year
Theresa-Mae Brown
Athletics day, dropping the baton, was quite funny
Millie Coelho
Joining my new friend group. They’re all so nice!
Annabelle Fletcher Messenger
Tennis
Rory Donnelly
Scoring 50 runs in my first cricket match
Isabelle Hutton
Psychology Brain Day
Albert Fisher
Cologne trip
Lucy James
The Iceland trip
Stephan Jeffrey
Playing really well with Seb in rugby fixtures in the Sevens Rosslyn Park tournament
Zac Lauder
MCC cricket match
Jessica Lowe
The school ski trip
Lacy Lethbridge-Carr
Me, my twin and my friend buying 6 doughnuts in total even though there were only three of us
Santosh Pirabakaran
Second XV Rugby first win of the season after 17 games
Abi Pond
The lectures on Brain Day
Jasper Ross
Getting 79% in my maths test and getting the lead in the school play
Josh Pond
School trip to Poland
Daniel Xia
The Cologne trip when we went to Phantasialand for a day
Kiana Rajkumar
Sports Day
Oscar Terrell
Achieving an A* in a practice Geography AS in-class mock and winning the Greenwich History trip photo competition which earned me a CLIO badge
Third Year Henry Bundred
Watching Inception with my friends in Cinema Club
Abi Wolstenholme
Playing first team lacrosse
Shreya Mukundagiri
CCF AT camp and USA lacrosse and netball tour
Emma Zhang
Sunny Sports Day
Annabel Savaria
The tour to Barcelona or late night chats with the groceries (History trip) Upper Sixth
Fourth Year
Jake Davis
Tanzania trip football match
Henry Bodal Hansen
Playing in front of the whole school for the National quarter finals
Chloe Elder
Doing the girls vs boys dance
James Francis-Bates
Day 3 of our practise DofE expedition
William Fletcher Messenger
Mountain biking
Molly Gardner
Pilates
Harry Francis-Bates
Finishing my A Levels
Izzy Gooding
Playing tennis with Jasmine
Arabella Harper
Getting a goal in football
Oliver Jayasingha
Racing at athletics meets
Samuel Lam
Playing table tennis
Romilly Luck
Winning our final lacrosse match in Florida for the USA tour
Felicity Murphy
The safari on the South Africa netball tour
Rupert Marsden
Making it to the National Plate quarter final
Estée Norman
Girls vs boys dance off
Isla Merriman
The USA lacrosse and netball tour
Ava Ware
Celebration of Matariki
Poppy Richards
USA netball and lacrosse tour, because it was such an amazing experience and I gained loads of new memories with my friends
Isla Robinson
My best moment would have to be being able to go to Florida with my friends being able to play sport and go to universal together and laugh the whole time
UNDERWOOD
Best Moments
First Year
Fourth Year
Phoebe Ashworth
My best moment was winning the county lacrosse with my friends
Eugenie Chiu
DofE with my friends
Abi Ellis
Skiing on the Spain trip during Easter break
Emily Dai
When it hailed
Nico Estévez
My best moment was on the enrichment day, I got to make friends within my house and by the end of the day I already felt more welcome at this fantastic school
Olivia Pimenta
DofE
Aaryan Soni
Roy Bean’s shortcuts on DofE
Yaroslava Valentinova
Stealing the moon and frat flick in Chemistry
Suri Govinden
My best moment at school was getting moved up to the B Team in hockey. I started in the D Team and I was very proud because I had never played hockey before
Daniel Harris
Getting into the school play
Leo Hyde-Vaamonde
When I saw my name on the A Team team-sheet for rugby the first time
Dylan Jubraj
The First and Second Year Easter trip to Spain was simply amazing and one I’ll never forget
Simmy Kaur
At the start of the year when I got to help organise surprise birthday entrances in 1D!
Jake McCann
The junior French trip was my best moment
Neeva Patel
House cross country
Jacob Royal
Doing my project with my friend
Sadie Vernon
Meeting my new friends for the first time on the first day of school
Atlas Wilkinson
Playing table tennis with my friends at lunch break
Second Year Benji Cook
Coming 2nd in House Art and getting Junior House Colours
Matthew Denton
Doing the lighting for the lower school play this year, which was Emil and the Detectives
Humphrey Dixon-Box
I loved the rewilding trip as I got to see many different species including cows, deer, and storks
Katherine Ducker
Lacrosse Nationals
Lizzie Lowrie
When the Lacrosse B Team randomly started barking at our competitors
Maya Patel
Getting to 2nd in Lacrosse Nationals and qualifying for the finals at Surrey Netball
Third Year George Chapman
Beating our rivals in rugby
Matt Crutchfield
The Holland hockey trip
Sophia De La Puerta Groth
My best moment was on the USA lacrosse and netball tour where me and my friends sat in the Target shopping carts while we were shopping for food
Seren Hyde-Vaamonde
My best moment was going on the lacrosse and netball USA tour with my friends
Ted Jones
Going to digital play club every Tuesday with my friends
Kohana Lewis
The Barcelona choir tour with my friends
Joe Love
Hunchback of Notre Dame, Bakkai, TIE and the scholar showcase! (Also the upcoming War Horse trip)
Greyson Stephenson
Netherlands hockey
Oak Wilkinson
Being on the school CCF adventure camp and crawling through some caves singing and chanting
Fifth Year Daisy Clarke
Berlin trip
Henry Ducker
South Africa cricket tour
Darcey Johnson
My best moment was in the Berlin trip when we stood on top of the Reichstag and saw all the amazing views of the city
Svara Patel
Form time
Shaily Raykundalia
When Mr Hall wrapped up our music mock paper for Christmas
Tatsav Subramanian
Receiving the envelope after January mocks
Myla Toone
Form time
Neve Van Herk
Form time
Lower Sixth Maisie Baker
Playing lacrosse with friends at Nationals
Lucy Blincoe
South Africa trip
Rosie Butler
Going on the school ski trip
Louie Janes
Learning to ski on ski trip
Posh Kangsathien
Building and launching our own rocket
Barney Munday
The South Africa trip as a whole
Anya Nichols
Skiing on the ski trip
Ava Paul
Iceland trip with my friends
Freddie Porter
Iceland trip
Gracie Wall
Ski trip
Rhys Wintle
Ski trip 2025
Crystal Wong
Lacrosse Nationals
Upper Sixth Bella Britain
Finishing my A Levels in one piece!
Ruby Connor
Every moment of Tanzania 2025!
Lukas Termanis
Winning the 2nd XI last hockey match vs RGS
BEECH HANGER
TOWNSEND
Third Year
Adam Ali
Boarders trip to Guildford for shopping
Raphael Ho
Helping the L6th who were training to become Boarding Prefects with Boarder’s Activities Weekend
Katria Austen
Everything is a good moment because I do everything with my best friend Rosetta
Fourth Year Virginia Chan
The mocks results day because I was happy about my grades. I have put in a lot of effort in each subject so I have happy that my grades were able to reflect them
Jiayi Lu
Learnt a lot and had much fun during the Berlin History trip
Nicole Shao
Meeting new friends and have fun together
Sincere Sin
Played my first volleyball match in November
Lower & Upper Sixth Tiff Chow
Redoing my Moncrieff Jones Presentation entirely one week before my presentation. I was able to perform a lot better and hence become the president of MJS. Learning with and from my brother for the past months have been the best moments of this year
Emma Dou
Karaoke with friends
Winnie Kwan
Making boba for activities weekend
Louise Lam
Ethics Cup Competition
Sofia Leung
Boarding Paris trip
Charlotte Poon
Competing in the school Talent Show
Antonia Poon
Dance performance in the Talent Show
Hillary Smith
Learning how to ski for the first time at the ski trip, which was fun as I have no previous experience in skiing, and it was good to learn a new sport
Nola Tong
Baking birthday cake
Stacy Mironenkova
Finishing the first day of Lacrosse Nationals undefeated
Best Moments
VINEY
Best Moments
Fifth Year Michael Fok
Playing football on the Astro at lunch break
Mannix Kwok
History Berlin trip
Hinson Hui
Wining the Viney vs Townsend football match
Lower Sixth Yasin Soyfoo
Cross country
Luke Keogh
Playing tennis with friends after school
Anson Lai
Boarders Guildford trip
Stepan Khitrin
Trip to Imperial University
Sviatoslav Mudryi
England Fiji rugby game
Oliver Yiu
Our first volleyball match against Sevenoaks
Calin Stan
The first time we went on the Boarders’ Running Club Thursday morning and we arrived on the hill right as the sun was coming up
Rares Andrei
Launching a rocket with my friends for UKROC, and the whole process behind it. It has been amazing working every day with these people, failing numerous times along the way, not having any idea what we were doing, to finally be the first to represent our school and doing a fantastic job at that
Upper Sixth Wayne Lam
Celebrating the Winter Solstice within Viney
Adilet Ospan
Living with my friends
Georgii Sirinov
The Hunchback of Notre Dame play at the Humphrey’s theatre
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