NEWICK HOUSE Charities
House Editor: James Lewin In the words of Dr Peterken: ‘it really has been another successful year for the College’. However, the words could not be more fitting for Newick this year. The House has seen grand success not only individually but also collectively. The work put in by an exceptional year of House Prefects has really paid dividends. Their determination and aspiration has resulted in exponential progress in every aspect of House life. Newick is soaring at even greater heights and every Muglistonite is reaping the benefit.
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The Cheltonian 2016-2017
Newick decided to support two charities that are a major part of the House’s heritage. Guideposts Trust has done incredible work in helping Commander Richard Kent, a previous Housemaster, who suffered a stroke a few years ago. The charity has been helping hugely with his recovery, particularly through music therapy. We were very fortunate for Commander Kent to join us at the recent 150th anniversary dinner. The British Lung Foundation is our other chosen House charity which we are supporting in remembrance of Mr Stovold who died from lung disease shortly after stepping down as Housemaster for Newick. To this end, often in partnership with Queen’s, we have held a number of fundraising events: a triumphant cake sale in February; the Race Night in March; and our House Play in November.
Prefects
This year has seen an unprecedented number of ties awarded to the Upper Sixth; testament to the substantial pool of talent and commitment within the year group. Led by the outstandingly loyal Benjamin Wood (Head of House), the Prefect team has achieved wonders in the running of the House. In fact, the standard has been set rather high for the in-coming Prefect team if they are to reach the soaring heights of an exceptional year.
Not only has the year made vast improvements in House, they have also represented the House at College too with numerous College Prefects and Head of School, Luke Knudsen. This year, the Prefects have taken the initiative to lead many House events such as the launch of the termly Cornflower newsletter (edited by the Lower Sixth) and the relaunch of the House Twitter account as a form of informing and updating the wider Muglistonite community. In addition to this, there was a significant reshuffle to the House Tribes system led by AJ O’Neill (Head of Tribes) which continues to reap benefits every week. Oliver Ferris has been duly appointed the new Head of House and will be supported by Jack Mitchell and Josh Hughes as his deputies. Congratulations must go to Aiden Ali who is the new Head Boy.
Sport
House sports continue to be at the forefront of Newick’s successes. The rugby season saw Joshua Stanton (U6), Cameron Terry (L6), Aiden Ali (L6), Josh Hughes (L6) and Daniel Ward(L6) all wear the prestigious Colours of the College’s 1st XV. It was an incredible season and end with Cameron being awarded his Full Colours. Frederick Foster (U6), Joshua Stanton and Max Dymoke (U6) all represented the 1st XI in an almost unbeaten hockey season. Max Dymoke ends his successful two-year spell in the cricket 1st XI while Daniel Ward (L6) hit a magnificent 127 runs against the revered and highly respected Marylebone Cricket Club. Alexander Sharam (5th) also begins his career in the1st XI. Tiger Chan(U6) finished off his service to the College Badminton Club with impeccable victory whilst Charles Turk (L6) and Shakhin Zamani (L6) continue to be successful in clay shooting. The sporting year ended on a high as Josh Hughes led the Senior House Athletics team to an inspiring victory at Sports Day.
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