Extra-Curricular & Academic Competitions House Challenge : T. Seager-Green
This years house challenge team consisted of myself, Ben Chesser, Ben Clarke & Matt Foster. We gave a strong performance throughout. However we were robbed of victory by the seemingly endless tide of music related questions. This was the perfect opportunity for East to use their Organ Scholar. A coincidence? I think not. Although ultimately we walked away defeated, we could hold our heads high for we knew we were the rightful champions. We were cheated by a prejudiced system that preached variety but played to the tune of a different song; namely questions on classic music! Next year we shall seek revenge and learn some musical knowledge.
reached the final of the Helen Wareham senior bass competition and there have been regular high class performances at the weekly lunchtime concerts; most notably, fourth-formers Will Harris and Benji Chesser who have both performed in their first term at the school. Theo Golden sang a solo in the Carol Service with Cranleigh Voices, with Toby Chesser and Chris Oldfield also performing in the three concerts performed by the group this term. IV Dance: M. McLay
The Fourth Form house Dance was a blast! Everybody that took part and even the unlucky few that were unable to particJunior Public Speaking: L. Leman This year the Cubittions turned out in their thousands to attend ipate had an amazing time. It was obvious that everybody the prestigious house public speaking. The team this year was tried their hardest and it really showed. Unfortunately, despite chaired by the eloquent Max McLay whose speech, in my their two amazing performances on the large intimidating opinion, made Martin Luther King look like a fourth form. I stage of the speech hall, both North and Loveday were not had the task of delivering the main speech on the topic of ‘Is placed. Whereas East and South came first and Cubitt and greed good?’ Although for some reason unknown to myself, South came second. This was all down to the better judgement or I believe any other member of Cubitt, we didn’t get placed of Mrs Beddison from the Prep School, whom we thank greatin the final results sheet… Taylor Seager-Green had the garly for judging the competition. We also thank Western Lord, gantuan task of giving the vote of thanks. He both managed not only to sum up and yet still compliment my main speech. Anthony Ting and anyone else who choreographed one of the Overall it was a memorable event and yet enlightening after- many amazing dances. noon I believe that it was, truly, the effort that counted.
Senior Public Speaking: M. Foster This year, the Cubitt team went into the event with an air of quiet confidence. The team was led impeccably by Ali Johnston, who chose the title ‘Gemma Collins and the Degeneration of Society’, and he was supported by Matt Foster as chairman and Toby Chesser as the proposer of the vote of thanks. Ali performed superbly, varying between serious comments and humorous perspectives on the peculiarities of modern society. Chesser had the audience in uncontrollable spates of laughter with a vote of thanks for the ages, while Matt controlled the event in a calm and collectable fashion. Overall, the team worked perfectly together, coming out on top against some stiff competition. Music Roundup: C. Oldfield There have been several musical highlights of the term; the Part song victory, the Charity Wine evening with an exceptional Jazz band & countless individual performances by Cubittians as concerts and competitions. Noah Frett
Part Song: W. Lord
Cubitt/South part song was a beautiful array of mostly tuneful voices from members of the U5, L6 and the U6. An incredible blend of “Under the Boardwalk’ and ‘Stand by me’ sent chills down the audiences spine and in result obtained the very much needed win. Ingenious thought was seen throughout the piece, the notable ‘tshh’ noise followed by a sassy snap of the fingers emulating the sound of a snare drum. Many thanks have to go to Noah Frett and Emily Hill, who took lynchpin roles in the creation of this timeless classic with commendable tenacity. Guy Trevellyan and Harriet Trundle provided admirable assistance to the dream team of musical conjurers. The homophonic choral composition provided a very entertaining evening, with striking solos from Guy Trevellyan, Josh Horwood, Theo Golden and Abigail Lord. Voracious determination and perseverance from both houses (which included long hours in the music school) ensured our thirst for an overall victory was quenched.
Cubitt Newsletter Michaelmas 2014 Housemaster’s comments: CHDB It seems like only a blink of eye since those sunny days of September saw Cubitt welcoming in a new batch of Fourth Formers and two new Lower Sixth Formers. It has been fantastic to see how quickly they have settled into Cubitt life; largely helped by the example and the support that the current Upper Sixth have given them, ably led by House Captain, Matt Foster, and his prefect team. The Upper Sixth have done a phenomenal job in making the house an especially warm and friendly place this year. Their cohesiveness, support and reliability have helped oil the Cubitt cogs whilst also maintaining an academic focus. One of the highlight of the term, for me personally, was the House Performance and Dance show. It was a wonderful testimony to the leadership that is being provided by the Sixth form and the cohesiveness of the house, as a whole, that we were victors in the part song and runners up in the Dance. It summed up what the Cubitt community is about; mutual support and encouragement in order for the collective to thrive. It has been a busy term on many fronts and the boys will be returning to you exhausted and in need of some wellearned rest. I hope that you all have a very restful Christmas break and that the boys will return ready to face the challenges that next term will bring.
House Captain’s Corner: M. Foster It is fair to say that Michaelmas has been a very busy term this year as ever. Beginning with the arrival of the new 4th form, who seemed to have settled in very quickly, and ending with the enjoyably rambunctious affair of the Christmas dinner, there has been a pleasant atmosphere within the house throughout the term. Personal highlights include the public speaking competitions, alongside the crowd presence at the house squash final, despite valiant defeat in the actual matches. A huge thank you must go out to CHDB, STC and TRF, as well as the formidable tutor team we are lucky to have here in Cubitt. The matrons have, as ever, played an integral part in the day to day life of the house, and we are incredibly fortunate to have such a dedicated team. All that is left to do is to wish everyone a very merry Christmas!
IV Form Team Building: B. Chesser It was the first Sunday of term, and the school was certainly not deserted. For the entire Fourth Form was in, preparing themselves for a day of team building. After the groups were chosen, we started the activities. These included building a bridge across an imaginary river, uni-hockey, memory games and mind games. During these massive camaraderie was shown, as teams were built, and competitions were played in a competitive, but sporting spirit. The day finished with doughnuts and a tug-o-war competition. This was high standard, but was won by the best team in the end. Prizes were awarded to the best teams, and everyone went back to house. The day was a brilliant success, and taught many of us the fundamentals of working as a team.