Headmaster's Commendations Headmaster's Commendations Monty White for his detailed and informative independent research on the Romans
Denis Solovyev for volunteering to teach a 10 minute lesson on hydroelectricity to his Y8 Geography class
Emily Grant for independent work, explaining her love of music
Imogen Cutts for visiting the College Textiles department in her own time to help take photographs of the AS Level students final garments and for her incredibly hard work in her DT scholarship presentation
Oscar Mann for excelling in improving his cricket skills
IAPS Swimming Jude Richardson and Anya James have been congratulated for their fantastic achievements after qualifying for the 2016 IAPS Swimming Championships, which took place on Saturday. The competition saw the two swimmers qualify from 4,200 swimmers from 400 schools nationally. After weeks of training in the early mornings and on Sundays, Jude finished 10th of 16 in the Under 10’s 25m Backstroke. “My Dad was poolside the whole time which gave me confidence,” said Jude. “I love swimming, so I’d definitely like to do this race again.” Anya performed well in her Under 12’s 50m Front Crawl heat, against stiff competition, but unfortunately did not progress to the final. “I usually swim 25m at galas, so it was a bit nerve-wracking, but everyone feels the same,” said Anya. “I celebrated with my family afterwards by going to Brighton beach in the sunshine!”
Chess Champs Year 2 pupil, Monty, is through to the Gigafinals of the DaLancy UK Schools Chess Challenge in Manchester following his 1st place championship win at the Gloucestershire Megafinals this week. Monty and his classmate Michael, who also proudly achieved 2nd place in this prestigious competition, qualified for the local Megafinal by competing against their classmates in Cheltenham Prep’s popular Chess Club. Of 43,000 children across the UK who entered the competition, only 6,500 qualified for the regional competitions, across 12 age categories. The Gloucestershire event, held at St Edward's School in Cheltenham, saw Monty, Michael and children from schools across the region competing for rosettes and prizes and the chance to lift the Megafinal trophy. After a tough day and some fierce competition, Monty won the title of Megafinal Supremo in the U7 category. We all wish the very best of luck to Monty, who goes on to compete in the Gigafinal at Wright Robinson College, Manchester, in July. Prep for The Week Issue Number 1828 13 May 2016
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