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The Cranleigh School Newsletter Issue No 42

Lent 2012

Head s Up Dear Parents, At the end of my time as Acting Head I have been reflecting on this term just finishing. Standing back and looking in on the School I have realised just what a special place Cranleigh is, and how privileged we are to be here.In all areas of School life we are encouraging everyone to strive towards their own individual excellence and there have been so many successes this term from individuals, teams and groups to the School as a whole. In sum, this has been a very good term.

I would like to thank the School, the Common Room, the Governors and the SMT for all their support in keeping me on the right track this term.

And I must say that I have thoroughly enjoyed the role of Head of such a great School.

Andrew Griffiths Acting Head

Cranleigh School, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8QQ Tel: 01483 273666

An interview with STUART MEAKER, OC, ENGLAND CRICKETER

As Cranleigh celebrates having three recent OCs currently representing their country in cricket, we catch up with Surrey Speedster Stuart Meaker (North, 2007), who at the age of just 23 has established a reputation as one of the fastest bowlers in the domestic game and has played for both the England Lions and England.

How old were you when you first picked up a cricket bat?

I think I was about six. I was at our uncle s farm in Zimbabwe and they were family friends with the Streak brothers, who both played for Zimbabwe. They were the first two to teach me to play.

Do you have any particularly fond early memories?

When I was really young everyone used to brag about the most wickets they had got and I was never anywhere near so I lied and said my best was 6-19.

Then one game I bowled really well and ended up with those figures. So at least I wasn t a liar for long.

When did you know that you wanted to play cricket professionally?

Well, supposedly from that first time holding a cricket bat in Zimbabwe, so my mother tells me!

Did you find it hard to juggle your studies and playing sport at such a high level?

Not really. Maybe toward my last year of senior school when things started hotting up with selection for England age groups. But in the end Cranleigh staff were very good with how they looked after me, and were lenient with handing in the odd bit of prep late!

What is it that you love most about the game?

Oddly enough, this is the hardest question I ve been asked to answer in this interview. I suppose really thinking about it, cricket ties in all aspects of sport. You have to be highly skilled, you have to be fit and strong and, surprisingly, you have to use your brain to out-think the batsman. (Not surprisingly this is the part I struggle with the most.)

You were awarded a Daily Telegraph scholarship as the outstanding fast bowler at the annual Bunbury Under-15s Festival in 2004. What did this mean to you at the time?

At the time I thought it was just the Award for being the fastest bowler in the Festival - which, as you can imagine, as a 15-year-old was quite a nice feeling.

You were also taken on to the England and Wales Cricket Board s fast-bowling programme. Could you explain what this involved? A lot of fitness: it was pretty much designed to get us strong so that we could bowl as fast as we could.

It also meant some good trips away on fitness camps to places like Florida, which was an absolute bonus because not many cricketers ever get to travel there.

What and when was your first major breakthrough onto the scene outside Cranleigh?

It would probably be getting selected for the England U19 s a year early. This introduced me to Kevin Shine, who was the England Lions fast bowling coach at the time, and he got me onto the relevant fast bowling programmes.

You are a right-arm fast bowler and a righthanded batsman. Your profile on Surrey s website says that you have been clocked at 96 mph. Is this true, and if so when?

Well, I suppose this is true. But this was when I was 18 and hadn t played any long seasons of county cricket. Don t think I would manage that every game.

What was the first big match that you remember winning?

Slightly strange one this: playing for Surrey U15s a year early. We needed to beat Northants to qualify

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for the semi-final of the county competition. We posted quite a low score after having been skittled. They got off to an absolute flier and were 120 for none chasing 156.

Then on came our spinners, who ran through them, with me knocking over the odd tail ender. They ended up needing two runs to win off the last ball and they tried to go for it, hitting it straight to a short extra-cover. It all happened in slow motion as the lad that fielded it picked it up in his wrong hand and hurled it at the stumps and unbelievably got a direct hit to win us the game. I will never forget the elation afterwards.

What has been the highlight of your sporting career so far?

It has to be making my debut for England against India last October.

What key lessons have you learned along the way?

This game has its ups and downs. When things are going well you feel like everything becomes easy. When things aren t going your way it makes you feel like this wooden bat and leather ball are the most alien things on this planet. When it gets like that you just have to remember to not give up, and go back to basics.

What advice would you give to keen Cranleigh cricketers who want to follow in your footsteps?

Exactly what I said in the last question. I d probably add that there s no secret easy formula. Just work harder than everyone else in every aspect of your game. Also, don t forget to enjoy it along the way.

Are there any particular routines that you have had to adhere to strictly in order to be successful?

Nope, I suppose the odd bowl of porridge doesn t go amiss to be fair.

What s it like in the changing room before a big game? Do people still get nervous when playing at that level, or do you learn to get past those nerves?

Definitely, nerves are a massive part of what we do.

I can t imagine too many people feel particularly comfortable when there is a crowd of 25,000 people to play in front of.

Moving on to the incredible year you ve had, first you were picked to play for England Lions the national development side against Sri Lanka A. How did that go?

It went quite well for me. I did well in the four-day game we played up in Scarborough, as well as taking a few wickets in the one-day games. It was a bit of a weird series in that we either smashed them or they smashed us, but we won overall which is what mattered.

Then, in January, The Guardian ran a headline Stuart Meaker leads England Lions to one-day win over Bangladesh A in January . What happened to earn that, and how did that feel?

Again it was a pretty good feeling, it was hard work for your wickets in Bangladesh. That day I just got lucky though.

Where do you go from here? How do you see your future developing?

Well, plan A really is to be a main feature in all of the England squads. Whether that happens or not I guess we will have to wait and see.

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DEPUTY HEAD S POINTS Generally routines have been very good this term. There are three presentation issues I would like to highlight: Haircuts: Both boys and girls should please return with smart and unostentatious haircuts. I would ask that boys particularly should not dye or tip their hair and that it should be of a sensible length on top.

Tights: Many girls have been wearing laddered tights. Please ensure that tights are in a good state.

Shoes: Many of the boys and girls shoes have been going since September and are in a dilapidated state. Please check these over the holiday.

Finally, on routines, it is important that boarders are in School when appropriate on a Sunday evening.

It is an important part of the ethos at the School that we gather either by House or in Chapel as a community on Sunday evenings, and I would ask that parents of boarders support this by ensuring that the boys and girls are here in good time.

AND... if you would like to sponsor the Cranleigh Devizes-to-Westminster Race Team, in aid of Beyond Ourselves, please go to www.justgiving.com/2paddles1kayak.

PURELY ACADEMIC The Easter holidays will, as ever, provide an important time for Cranleigh pupils to get key academic revision done. All years have summer exams to face next term: for the three senior years these will be key external modules, which for the Sixth Form may well have an impact on university prospects. It will be important for everyone to enjoy some rest and recuperation, but also to utilise their time wisely in order to do some revision along the lines suggested by their teachers.

2012 Study Leave Arrangements In anticipation of the external exam period in the summer, parents are advised that the following arrangements will pertain for Study Leave next term: Upper Sixth - Study Leave will begin for Upper Sixth pupils after school activities on Friday 1st June.

Lower Sixth Study Leave will begin for Lower Sixth pupils after school activities on Saturday 19th May and will run until the end of Long Leave. Lower Sixth pupils will be expected back in school for the second half of the term at the standard published time of 9.00pm on Sunday 10th June for boarders, or for the 8.10am Callover on Monday 11th June in the case of day-pupils.

Upper Fifth Study Leave will begin for Upper Fifth pupils after school activities on Saturday 19th May. Individual pupils may leave after their school commitments are completed on that day.

All pupils in these year groups are encouraged to note that their teachers are available in school during the Study Leave period for consultation and advice as required. Every year some of our pupils find it easier to revise for exams at school rather than at home for at least some of the Study Leave period, and this is often a sensible approach to take.

SAVE THE DATES

WEDNESDAY 30th MAY FOUNDATION TENNIS TOURNAMENT: all Cranleigh and Cranleigh Prep parents are warmly invited to play in the Ladies Tennis Tournament in aid of the Cranleigh Foundation on Wednesday, 30th May. Money raised will be used to provide Foundationer Bursary places to local children whose extreme family circumstances would suggest that they require a boarding school education. Entry to the tournament costs £25, which includes a delicious lunch. If you would like to play, please contact Belinda Graham-Rack on 07760 282246/ email belindagrahamrack@btinternet.com or Lulu Hampson on 07889 966118/email a.hampson1@btinternet.com. All applications need to be returned by 18th May. SUNDAY 8th JULY SPEECH DAY & OC DAY: the annual gathering of current pupils and parents and OCs, complete with Speeches, pupil exhibitions, exciting sports matches and family fun throughout the afternoon plus the last of Phil Scriven s Complete Organ Works of Bach concerts, followed by a hog roast/picnics (as preferred) around the School v OC cricket match on Jubilee.

SUNDAY 8th JULY PETER MCNIVEN ART EXHIBITION: throughout his 101 terms at Cranleigh, Peter McNiven has never lost sight of his true vocation in life... painting. This exhibition celebrates his other career, with paintings, drawings and sketch books created throughout the Cranleigh Years. Peter has always believed in the figurative tradition and will be showing portraits, still life paintings and landscapes, from 1978 to the present. His work can be seen in a number of public and private collections, and he is a frequent exhibitor in competitive exhibitions in London.

THE ART OF LONGEVITY: an interview with Peter McNiven

At the end of the Summer Term, after an extraordinary 101 terms at Cranleigh, Peter McNiven retires as Director of Art. Here he talks to us about his time at Cranleigh, his forthcoming Exhibition, and his future plans.

How long have you been at Cranleigh?

It will be 101 terms when I leave at the end of the summer term. So just under 35 years (just under because I took a sabbatical in 1986, and spent a memorable six months in Cité International des Arts a series of studios for artists, writers and musicians in the centre of Paris).

How would you describe your personal style of Art? I ve always been interested in the figurative tradition and my paintings are a visual diary of my personal experiences.

Would you say that you are first and foremost a teacher or an artist?

I ve always needed to paint, I can t stop myself: it is a drug. I wouldn t have been able to be a teacher if I hadn t also been painting. It has been an enormously important part of my life, and I have tried to develop that side of my career professionally, as well as my teaching career in school. The exhibition (see previous page) is perhaps an insight into the other side of me.

Who is your favourite artist and why?

Artists I most admire are Rembrandt, Vermeer and, in the 20th century, Lucien Freud, because of their honesty, their physical handling of paint and their timelessness.

What was the Art like at Cranleigh when you arrived?

It had the same values then that I hold true to now: teaching solid drawing skills and, through those skills, building self-confidence so that eventually the person s own voice comes through.

How have things changed over the years?

What s changed is that art has had to embrace increasingly wider parameters of what art is or isn t.

And, of course, the advances in technology.

What impact has the switch from the old Art Centre to the Rhodes Centre had?

Fantastic spaces which lead to big ambition.

That doesn t mean an artwork can t be intimate I am

FIRSTS FOR THIS TERM The most glaring first for this term has to be the fact that Andrew Griffiths has been Cranleigh s acting Head, while for both this term and last Tim McConnell-Wood has stepped up as Deputy Head, Simon Bird as Assistant Deputy Head and Richard Humes as Housemaster of East. They have each undertaken their new role and challenge with flair, foresight and good humour, and the school would like to thank them all for their sterling efforts over the course of their tenures.

An unprecedented 20 pupils auditioned for the National

equally happy for students to work with a postage stamp or a huge canvas. But it gives the option of space.

Why did you decide recently to switch from the A-Level course to the Pre-U? It offers a much better course. Pupils can explore, fail as well as succeed, grow, experiment and develop without having to jump through the examination hoops in a stop-start way. It is also more rigorous, more academic and its rewards are higher.

What qualities do you think a good art student needs to have?

A hunger for knowledge. A willingness to ask questions without there necessarily being an answer.

And humility.

How do you think you personally have influenced art at Cranleigh?

If I have influenced it at all, I think it is in the following ways: I ve always been a practising artist myself, and as such have always tried to set the bar of achievement as high as I can. So I have never accepted second best from students.

I introduced life drawing in my first term at Cranleigh we were the first public school to do it. It is the bedrock of all teaching.

I gave pupils the opportunity to work with specialists, in specialist fields so I have broadened the scope of it, I hope.

Are there any pieces of art created by pupils over the years that have stood out to you as truly exceptional?

Yes, definitely. I think over the years I ve been impressed by students who have been prepared both to develop traditional skills and also think conceptually.

But hopefully all of them have developed a confidence and a passion in what they do. The real mark of good teaching in any subject, is if, at the end of it when you cut them free, they tell you what they re going to do instead of asking.

crucially aware of people with disabilities. It gave me a tremendous buzz running it, and an enormous feeling of usefulness. We took them sailing, piloting aeroplanes, skiing, dancing, to the theatre and the beach... That is the most remarkable thing that Cranleigh gave me: the opportunity to do that. I saw it in The Cranleighan before I arrived at the school, and said I was never going to get involved with that through fear, I think. Within two years I was running it.

I ve also loved doing the play sets over the years. I worked out recently that I ve done over 50 productions in my time here. I partly did them to keep me sane to have other creative outlets. They provided a wonderful opportunity to be creative in a different way.

Last year an Old Cranleighan Art Exhibition was held in London. What was it liking, meeting up with old pupils who had gone on to become professional artists? It was extraordinary. Just like we were all old friends with anecdotes and a shared understanding of the issues each of us was experiencing. Several spoke about how I d influenced them in a way of thinking that felt great.

Tell us more... After 101 terms, Cranleigh has clearly played a huge role in your life. What next for you?

Firstly, the real career, painting, will continue I will have more time to do it, rather than stealing time. I am going to be Artist in Residence for Cranleigh, whilst also looking into Art 7-18 as a concept (along the lines of the already flourishing Music 7-18). From this might come a book, because there aren t any good textbooks on teaching Art and Design. And I will also be setting up a scholars programme at the Prep School, in which I hope to show children that it isn t all about learning by heart, it is about experiencing. In some exams you reiterate what someone has already told you; in an Art exam you express your own journey of discovery.

Are there any other key memories you have that particularly stand out from over the years?

Running the PHAB (Physically Handicapped, AbleBodied) initiative, when Cranleigh pupils spent a week looking after physically handicapped young people and giving them an amazing holiday experience. For me that was the most important thing I ve done at Cranleigh. It took me right out of my comfort zone, and made me

Youth Theatre during the first half of this term. After intensive preparation with Miss Lockwood, Mr Copp, Mr Allison or Miss Bourne, each auditionee took part in a three-hour workshop with a professional director and had their monologues heard in a one-on-one audition.

It is naturally extremely competitive, but all would have gained a great deal from the day itself and we wish them very good luck as they receive their results over the holidays.

The news this term that Henry Taylor has signed a professional contract for Harlequins heralds a new record for the School, with four boys signing for the club in the space of four years (the others being Sam Smith, Seb Stegmann and Will Collier).

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The Term in

PICTURES

A selection of highlights from all that has gone on at Cranleigh this Lent Term, intended to give just a taste of Cranleigh life Please refer to the website/The Cranleighan for a more detailed review of all news and events.

Pictures, from left to right, working across:

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IFS Student Investor Challenge team Cranleigh 'company', Calibre, at National Young Enterprise competition House Debating Final (Winners, North) House Fives Indoor Lacrosse Tournament Devizes-Westminster Race Team 2012 Cranleigh in the snow Mufti Shoe Day for charity U14 Hockey Nationals Final team English Society Lecture: Dennis Silk on Siegfried Sassoon Big Band playing at Elmbridge Careers Evening Climbing at Stone Farm England U16 and U18 Hockey selection School Play: The Producers Dashwood Piano (Junior) Winner, Karina Bondareva Purvis Society: Dr Thomas Davies, Department of International Politics at London City University Social Networking and the Arab Spring Noah Frett, Winner, Helen Wareham Voca Competition (Junior) Briony Pearson, selected for Badminton Horse Trials 2012 Examination time Rachel Hurst, National Youth Wind Ensemble National Indoor Hockey runners-up Cubitt House play, The Shoemaker s Daughter Mixed hockey tour to Holland Seb Weiss Jazz Trio, featuring Tom Hollister School Play: The Producers India Expedition Training Purvis Society - Alex Bellos, journalist and broadcaster, presenting Adventures in Numberland Lenten Address Team Riding at the National Qualifiers Chapel Choir, Winchester Cathedral Junior lunchtime concert Ellen Dixon, Winner, Jack Cook Strings Competition (Junior) U15A Boys hockey v Reeds Andrew Griffiths lecturing on New Zealand Tom Avery Society - Lewis Pugh (polar swimmer) Stephen Owen receiving three Awards for his Woodland Studio CCF 24-hour exercise U15 Netball match North House play, The Best Days of Your Life Inter-House cross-country competition Vth Form history trip to Berlin

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SPORTS ROUND-UP

by Simon Bird, Assistant Deputy Head

With the exception of one snowy weekend in the first half of term we have managed a remarkably undisturbed season of sport, and most Saturdays saw us fielding over 30 teams.

Our growing reputation as a centre of excellence for hockey was furthered by the outstanding performance of our teams in the National competitions this season. In a repeat of last season, our U18 Boys team made it through to the National Finals of the Indoor competition, where they narrowly lost to our old nemesis Whitgift on suddendeath penalty flicks. Outdoors they were Surrey Champions and group winners in the South Regional Heats. At the South Regional Finals they lost in the semi-final stage again to Whitgift. Our U16 team qualified from the Surrey Championships to reach the South Regional heats and missed out on qualifying for the Regional Finals on goal difference. This term also saw the National Finals of the Girls competition and our U14 team qualified for the first time in the School s history, eventually finishing 3rd in the country. In our regular inter-school fixtures the hockey club was no less successful, fielding 18 teams on most weekends and ending the season unbeaten in two-thirds of its matches across that range. The U15B team were awarded the Orroroo Cup awarded annually for the bestperforming hockey side winning all of their matches, scoring 33 goals and only conceding one. Individual successes have also been outstanding: a number of players have earned county places, and four have earned national places (please see Personal Bests below).

In netball, the U14s qualified last term for the Regional rounds of the Nationals, held early in January, and despite limited training time together as a team finished 3rd in the region. The U15s cruised through the Surrey prelims in some style. An exciting extra-time victory in the semi-final saw them through to the Final for the second year in a row, where they were unfortunate to be beaten by Guildford High. The U18 team meanwhile battled injury to perform strongly in the Surrey Championships, finishing third in the county. In addition, Clemmie Ryder Smith, Poppy Bathurst and Tatiana St Pier have all been playing in netball academies across the county the equivalent to county selection in Netball.

Our Rugby 7s teams have also been in action, with the U16s taking part in the Surrey Sevens, finishing as runners-up in the plate Final. The U18 team won all five of their matches in the Hampton Sevens, scoring 210 points for only 28 in reply and emerging as undisputed winners of that tournament. Henry Taylor has been selected to play for England U18s and has been offered a contract with Harlequins for next season. Charlie Craddock, Toby Savill, Dave Forster and Tom Farrelly have all been selected for the U17 Surrey squad.

In addition, the 1st Lacrosse team have had an excellent season, winning all of their fixtures this year with the exception of the first two of the Michaelmas term. The football club have been in action most weeks triumphing over a number of schools for whom football is the major sport, and the 3rd team can be delighted with their unbeaten season. We have also put out the usual strong teams in water-polo, squash and swimming. Outside of school we have also celebrated Felix Sudderick s achievement this term as he became the Surrey and Southern U14 Fencing champion; he also came second in the Junior Section of the Public School Championships. In short then, this has been a typically full term on the sporting front!

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FLYING COLOURS

PERSONAL BESTS

There have been some outstanding performances this term by Cranleigh pupils (individuals and teams) competing/performing at the very highest level, deserving of a special mention:

ACADEMIC

IFS Student Investor Challenge: in the UK s premier investment competition for UK students aged 14-19, Eddy Spencer, George Munday, Will Farrer and Ben Steffens came 34th out of 7,000 teams. By investing wisely, they made an impressive £26k from their original £100k investment within just 3 months earning them a place in the regional finals in London, in which they came 14th.

National Young Enterprise: for the second year running, Cranleigh hosted the Surrey West Area Final. Fifteen out of 35 of the region s best companies competed in the Emms Atrium - including Cranleigh s Calibre team, focusing on refreshment sales at sports fixtures and scented wristbands - submitting detailed company accounts and giving five-minute presentations to a panel of judges.

SPORT HOCKEY

National Schools Indoor Championship: U18 Hockey Boys are National Schools Indoor Runners-up for the second successive year.

Surrey Semi-Finals: Cranleigh qualified in all three age-groups.

National U14 Hockey Finals: the U14 girls team were delighted to return from the National Hockey Finals, held at Cannock Hockey Club on February 29th, with 3rd-place medals, having beaten old rivals St George s College after a nail-biting climax. A fantastic achievement for the team, our first ever girls representatives at the National Finals.

England U18 Hockey Squad: James Gall and Ali Clift have both been shortlisted for the final squad to play in the Four Nations tournament at Easter, against Germany, Holland and Spain.

East Grinstead Ladies 1st indoor team (Premier League): Katie Batchelor Surrey squads: U17 Georgia Lord, Jonny Pike, Emily Robinson U16 Will Calnan, Charlie Thompson U15 Olivia Camsey, Weston Lord, Chloe Nicholls, Katie Robinson, Jennifer Vincent U14 Megan Batchelor, Will Boddington, Charlotte Calnan

RUGBY

National representation: Henry Taylor has been selected for the England U18 rugby union side for the international against Ireland in April. Henry becomes the fourth Cranleigh pupil in four years to represent England at this age group.

Professional contract for Harlequins RFC: Henry Taylor.

U16 South West trials: Kuziva Ndewere.

Surrey U17s: Toby Savill, Charlie Craddock, Will Setterfield, Tom Farrelly and Dave Forster Hampton Sevens tournament: U18 Sevens side won, beating Whitgift in the Final 33 14.

NETBALL

Surrey Finals: four netball teams (the U12s, U14s, U15s and U16s) went through to the Surrey Finals this season a school record, made all the more impressive for the fact they have to qualify before our official season even starts!

Surrey County Finals: U15s finished runners up, beating Putney High School but losing out to Guildford High School in the final.

County Academies: Clemmie Ryder Smith, Poppy Bathurst and Tatiana St Pier.

RIDING

Regional representation: two of Cranleigh s youngest riders have achieved Regional recognition, in the contrasting disciplines of Eventing and Pure Dressage.

Fifteen-year-old Briony Pearson will compete at the famous Badminton Horse Trials in May, having qualified for the Grassroots competition on her 14.2hh pony, Bellissima. Often competing against much bigger horses, Briony and Bella finished in the top 10% of a local British Eventing ODE on more than one occasion, in order to qualify for the Regional Final in Firle, East Sussex, last August. She finished in an outstanding second place here,

with a double clear leaving her on an excellent dressage score of just 28 penalties. This is a phenomenal achievement for both rider and pony.

Thirteen-year-old Phoebe Osborn has been selected to represent the Southern Region at an Under 25 InterRegional Dressage Competition at The College, Keysoe at the end of March, on her pony Macky .

FENCING

Surrey and Southern U14 Champion: Felix Sudderick

SWIMMING

Surrey Swimming Championships: Katie Batchelor came second in the Individual Medley and was also part of the Bath Cup team that was placed well at the Nationals.

GOLF

West Sussex Schools Invitation Event: the School golf team Jonny Pullar (UVI, captain) partnered with Marc Sadler (UVI) and Charlie Craddock (LVI) partnered with Alistair Hills (LVI) retained the Handicap Salver, competing against the likes of Westminster, Radley, Eton, Tonbridge, Wellington, Charterhouse and Epsom.

MUSIC

Grade 8 Certificates: Olivia Moxey on flute (merit) and Louisa Golden on cello (distinction).

National Youth Wind Ensemble: Rachel Hurst on Bassoon.

Royal College of Music Angela Bull Memorial Competition: Chloe Allison made it to the finals, in which she was awarded runner-up prize (beating the Principal Clarinettist of the National Youth Orchestra).

Merriman Concert Orchestra: Chloe Allison gave an unforgettable Mozart clarinet concerto, performing with the Merriman Concert Orchestra in January.

Seb Weiss Jazz Trio: Tom Hollister joined this professional ensemble to give a sensational first-half performance on percussion and second-half performance on the marimba, in an evening of high-class jazz.

Bach Organ Concert, Recital No. 12: Cranleigh Voices accompanied Phil Scriven in some incredibly challenging music at the half way point in his marathon 27-concert survey of the Complete Organ works by Bach, with outstanding solos given by Tom Hollister (vocal), Ben Rudolf (violin) and Harry McCagherty (oboe).

JACK COOK STRINGS PERFORMANCE Junior Section Winner: Ellen Dixon Second place: Olivia Chesser Third place: Soyoung Choi Senior Section Louisa Golden, Ben Rudolf and Ian Lee are through to the Final.

VOCAL PERFORMANCE Junior Section Winner: Noah Frett Second place: Theo Golden Third place: Phoebe Bagge Senior Section Henry Harrod, Charlotte Bradbrook and Tom Hollister are all through to the Final.

DASHWOOD PIANO PERFORMANCE Junior Section Winner: Karina Bondareva Second place: Fayruz Megdiche Third place: Olivia Chesser Senior Section Ben Rudolf, Hebe Westcott and Ruby Joy are all through to the Final.

Chapel Choir sang Evensong at Winchester Cathedral: over 70 members of the Chapel Choir led the congregation for Choral Evensong at Winchester Cathedral.

DRAMA

The cast and crew of The Producers also deserve mention here for their outstanding performances especially Tommy Lyster, Jon Oldfield and Rosie Singleton, who really delighted audiences and have, in the words of Cranleigh s Head of Drama, huge promise for the future .

Please do take a look at PJL s Performing Arts Round-up, and his extended review on the Cranleigh School website.

Well done to the following, who have been awarded their School Colours this term: Music:

Tom Hollister (N), Chloe Allison (S)

Football:

Jack Hall (C)

Netball:

Mia Milne (S)

Hockey:

Alex Thompson (E), Sanjay Appan (L), Ted Croker (E), Giles Rozier-Pamplin (E) Felix Irwin-Brown (L), Ed Stokes (L), Jonny Pullar (C), Owen Quant (N), Sam Camsey (N)

Squash:

Mara Waters (W)

Lacrosse:

Katie Draper (S), Katie Richards (S), Ellie Stonell (S) , Mara Waters (W)

Water Polo: Ollie Smith (L), Bradley Scriven (L), Ben Steffens (L)

PERFORMING ARTS ROUND-UP I want to focus in this review on four remarkable UVIth Formers who will be moving on from Cranleigh this summer. In James Copp s magnificent production of The Producers Max Bialystock and Leopold Bloom were played

by Tommy Lyster and Jon Oldfield, two of the School s finest actors, who created a truly charismatic relationship.

Rory Savage performed an outrageously enjoyable Roger de Bris and as Franz Liebkind Bruno Broughton brought his talents to bear with hilarious effect. Technical director Mark Jenkins achieved a level most West End theatres would be proud of and even got a stage appearance, along with designer Peter McNiven and the dynamic music director Marcus Pashley. The female star was Rosie Singleton: acting with Max and Leo two years above her held no fears, she s got it and she flaunted it. Much as I enjoyed Tommy Lyster and Jon Oldfield in Hamlet , there was something special about their chemistry in this show which will remain in the memory for years.

The Merriman Concert Orchestra concert annually showcases one of the School s finest musicians.

Chloe Allison could have impressed listeners just as much on the recorder, but Chloe is equally adept

FOUNDATION FOCUS

The Cranleigh Foundation has had a productive few months, continuing to raise funds and, as a result, support key projects and Foundationers.

by PJL

enjoyment in making music with professionals was a joy: here was a young man already on the verge of a career himself. We can look forward to the day when Tom returns as a professional to these concerts; for now Cranleigh music will feel a little strange without him and Chloe.

on the clarinet. She played the Mozart concerto with liquid tone, subtle phrasing and real emotional depth. In the next Concert Series concert Tom Hollister, one of our most multitalented musicians, took centre-stage in a concert by the Sebastian Weiss Jazz Trio. Tom (drums) joined pianist Seb Weiss and his bassist in a suite by Claude Bolling, in which the flautist was Ruth Miller. Tom s drumming was nifty, cool and insistent as the music demanded. Seb Weiss introduced two of his own compositions, which was the cue for Tom Hollister to return, this time on marimba. His obvious

The Helen Wareham performance competitions contained a wealth of highlights and the versatile Chloe and Tom both played in the piano event (with Tom also singing Mozart sublimely on the vocal performance evening). I might add, though, that of all the performances I have heard this term nothing gave me more sheer pleasure than Hebe Westcott s fabulous performance of Bartok s Roumanian Dances in the piano competition: Hebe conjured a myriad of colours and variety of tone from the Music School s fine new Yamaha.

CREATIVE CORNER LVth Food and Drink GCSE coursework (Unit 1)

Its commendable fundraising efforts have included the hugely successful Christmas Fair, raising just under £9,000 for the Foundation, and the OC Rugby Dinner, raising just under £3,000. The latter will go towards the continued work on Bluett s rugby pitches: when completed and settled, these pitches will be amongst the finest in the land. Fundraising efforts continue apace: next term, ladies are warmly invited to attend the Foundation Ladies Tennis Tournament on Wednesday 30th May (please see page 2 for full details), the funds from which will be used to support future Foundationers.

As such, the Foundation is delighted to announce that a new Foundationer will be arriving at the School in September 2012. In addition, a generous recent gift has meant that some new playground equipment will be in place shortly at the Prep School. And the Foundation was also delighted to help provide a memorial seat and to plant some trees in Tildy Curran s memory, in a tranquil spot beyond the Emms Centre.

As regards the future, the Foundation is looking at ways to mark the 150th Anniversary of the School in 2015, and to begin an ongoing endowment that will support the Foundation for many years to come.

Pre-U Art coursework created by the Sixth Form

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

A quick-glance round-up of some key events (in-school and out) to which parents are warmly invited: APRIL

BLAST FROM THE PAST

Thursday 19

8.30pm Tom Avery Society Lecture: An Adventurous Gap Year after Cranleigh, Ione Haddock & Sam Wilson *

Sunday 22

Cubitt, South and East House Charity Days

Tuesday 24

5.30pm Cranleigh Voices Evensong in Canterbury Cathedral

Friday 27

7.00pm Helen Wareham Competition Final (SH)

Sunday 29

8.15pm Evensong: The Revd Rupert Shelly, Emmanuel Church, Wimbledon

Cranleigh School OTC, during training camp at Tidworth Park, 1915

MAY

Wednesday 2

7.30pm Summer Concert (SH)

A WARM WELCOME THIS TERM TO

Friday 18

7.30pm Concert Series: Encore Helen Wareham Winners Concert (EC) *

Sunday 27

8.15pm Evensong: Chapel Wardens Service: Nick Margesson Esq, Chaplain, Aldro School

Tues 29 Thurs 31

7.30pm Junior Play: Beasts and Beauties (VCT) *

Hannah Warner, who joined the English Department in January.

Wednesday 30 9.00am Foundation Tennis Tournament

FOND FAREWELL TO

JUNE

Sunday 17

PETER TUGWELL, who will be retiring as Carpenter and Joiner of the Works Department on Wednesday 28th March 2012, after 17 years of loyal service to Cranleigh School. The fruits of his labour have been visible throughout the School: in this time Peter has manufactured a wide range of carpentry fittings and equipment, and has been one of the main tradesmen working behind the scenes with the manufacture of school play stage sets, major and minor timber repairs, and all of the day-to-day maintenance of windows, doors and smaller items as diverse as towel rails, endless bookcases and pin boards over the years... His skills and imagination will be sorely missed.

Wednesday 20 7.15pm LVI Careers/Gap Year Presentation (ALT) Friday 29

JULY

COMPETING IN THE PREP SCHOOL, U16 AND U18 RUGBY SEVENS NATIONAL TOURNAMENT AT ROSSLYN PARK; TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE OF THE DEVIZESTO-WESTMINSTER INTERNATIONAL CANOE RACE (125 MILES OVER FOUR DAYS) OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND;

HEADING TO HOLLAND FOR THE LVITH MIXED HOCKEY TOUR 8

WAITING ON NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE AND HENRY TAYLOR, PLAYING FOR ENGLAND U18S AGAINST IRELAND

12.45pm Junior & Senior Lunchtime Concert (Chapel)

Sunday 1

6.00am North House Charity Day

Sunday 1

8.15pm Evensong: The Revd Declan Flanagan, Minister, Cranleigh Baptist Church

Wednesday 4

7.30pm Chamber Concert (MMS)

Sunday 8

SPEECH DAY (all pupils expected to attend)

Sunday 8

12.15pm Closing Recital of Complete Bach Project (Chapel)

All Day

Exhibition: Peter McNiven, Paintings 1978-2012 (EC)

All Day

Cricket on Jubilee and various other sports matches

GOOD LUCK IN THE HOLIDAYS TO ALL THOSE:

GOING ON EXPEDITION IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS FOR THEIR GOLD DUKE OF EDINBURGH PRACTICE, IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR TRIP TO MOROCCO IN THE SUMMER.

8.15pm Evensong: The Revd John Martin, St Jude s Church, Wolverhampton

In addition, Phil Scriven will be continuing his Complete Works of Bach on the Mander Organ, in the School s Chapel throughout the term, performing on Tuesday lunchtime at 12.30pm or 1.10pm.

...and finally, Cranleigh Staff would like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter and a wonderful relaxing break

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N.B. Events marked with an asterix (*) do require tickets. Please email tickets@cranleigh.org.

For full details of all of next term s events, including individual teams sporting fixtures, please refer to the School Calendar and to the Events Guide (also available online at www.cranleigh.org).

For comments and requests for content you would like to see featured in Cranleigh Matters, please email egmd@cranleigh.org A sincere thank you to Stephen Owen for providing the photography featured within, and to Nick Smith at Andesign for all the design and artwork.