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Shamal 2022

CONTENTS CONTENTS HEADMASTER’S FOREWORD 2022

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHS 4 GOODBYES 5 FORM PHOTOGRAPHS 9 SIXTH FORM SPIRIT WEEK

SIXTH FORM REVIEW 30 TRIPS 34 DRAMA 39 MUSIC 43 ACTIVITIES 49 PHILANTHROPIC 53 DESIGN TECHNOLOGY 58 ART 66 DUKE OF EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL AWARD

50TH UAE NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS

DUBAI COLLEGE IFTAR 86 HOUSE PAGES 87 ALUMNI 98 ACADEMIC 102 FDC

FRIENDS OF DUBAI COLLEGE

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SPORTS 120 AWARDS AND RESULTS 182 DESTINATION OF LEAVERS 190

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FOREWORD

HEADMASTER’S FOREWORD 2022 Did you know that the word school comes from the Greek word σχολή (scholē) meaning leisure time, or an activity, for example a learned discussion or a lecture, for which leisure time was required? I am not sure I know anyone who would describe life at DC as leisurely, but I certainly cannot imagine anywhere I would rather be spending my time than at the school. During this academic year we have managed to restore much of what makes life at Dubai College so special. Our sports teams have played competitive fixtures against our friends and rivals for the first time in 18 months, ably supported by the excellent extra additions to our rugby and netball coaching team, Epeli Davetawalu and Kenny Kgasi. As with any sporting season our students have met with both victory and defeat at the highest levels of competition and have grown in stature as a result. Our U19 boys narrowly missed out on clinching a second successive victory at the Dubai Rugby 7s this year but should be applauded for their runner up position in what was one of the most competitive competitions for a while. This year, however, was the year in which our U19 girls deservedly took the limelight emerging victorious in the Dubai Netball 7s tournament for the first time. Congratulations not only to our students for their performance in our flagship sports of rugby and netball, but to every student who participated in basketball, football, athletics, tennis, swimming, cricket and rounders both at house and inter-school levels. Fundraising initiatives have also restarted in earnest this year, with students continuing to support our school in the Jaisthok region of Nepal, through the renascent Music, Charity, Love concert as well as countless non-uniform days which also raised awareness for issues as diverse as autism, women’s rights and the contribution of the UAE’s labourers to the city in which we live and learn. Our continued ambition to the teach the unreached has also taken another step forward this year. We have now received approval from International Humanitarian City to construct a new school in partnership with the Pahar Trust Nepal (PTN) in

Tanahun, which is approximately 2 hours’ drive from Pokhara. Our new school will be more accessible to Dubai College students, staff and parents and will, we hope, allow us to raise even greater awareness about our commitment to UN Sustainable Goal 4: Global Education. Great credit must go to the student-led Charity Committee, as well Miss Shah, our Charities Coordinator, Mr Dennis, Director of Extracurricular Activities and Mrs Parker, whose administrative support has allowed us to navigate labyrinthine bureaucracy and raise funds legally in the UAE. Our young musicians have also been able to provide us with the soundtrack to our lives once more. While we have missed Mr Lane’s creative and entertaining online concerts, it has been a real joy to hear live music reverberating around the auditorium again. For those of you who have enjoyed and endured music practice in your homes, you will know that these concerts are months in the making and each performance is a significant accomplishment for your children and their music teachers. The fact that Miss Lee-Foster and team have orchestrated not one but two renditions of this year’s concerts to accommodate as many audience members as possible is testament to their commitment to your enjoyment as well as your children’s opportunity. This commitment manifested itself with a roof raising rendition of O Fortuna on a steamy weekend at the Dubai Rugby 7s in December as well as through the five finalists and four individual category winners at the Young Musicians of the Gulf in January. At the time of writing, however, the creative year is not yet over as we eagerly anticipate our first

Mr Edward Quinlan, Chairman of the Board of Governors

school production since Little Shop of Horrors with a performance of Emile and the Detectives and of course the final summer concert. Academically Dubai College students have also continued to tackle their studies with characteristic conscientiousness and creativity. With competition for university places at an all-time high due to the COVID backlog, our leavers have continued to secure themselves offers from their firstchoice universities, conservatoires, and art schools, while grappling with public examinations for the first time in three years. Our younger students have taken every opportunity to throw themselves into school life with a staggering 99% of Year 7 students participating in an average of 3.6 extracurricular activities a week. We also now explicitly offer around 40 different academic enrichment ECAs each week. These range from Astronomy to Psychology, via Creative Writing and Debating Societies. We have also encouraged departments to see ECAs as a vehicle to promote and supplement their academic subjects. This has proven to be a significant success, and these activities are often very well attended, indicating our students’ passion to learn more about their academic interests. With such conscientious, committed, and creative students as we have in college, the future is looking bright. On that note I would like to wish you all some well-earned leisure time and a relaxing and restorative summer holiday.

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TEACHING STAFF 2022

Top Row: Ms M Doherty, Ms T Drake, Mr J McIlveen, Mr J Tate, Mr A Day, Mr M Mohamed, Mr N Thomas, Mr J Benade, Dr A Mousa, Mr A Aggarwal, Mr M Ahmed, Mr R Miles Middle Row: Mr S Chow, Mrs J Bailey, Ms R Quigley, Ms R Quigley, Mrs L Causer, Mrs N Bland, Mr M Mohamed, Mrs C McMenamin, Ms L Sdao, Mr A James, Mr E Mosley, Ms J Lee-Foster, Mrs D Blessing, Mrs F Husain, Ms S Hember Bottom Row: Mrs O Kuznetsova, Mr M Hadi, Mrs S Lambert, Mr M Rushworth, Ms P Tragget, Mrs D Saran, Mr C Agent, Mr M Lambert, Ms D Jones, Mrs G Hodder, Mrs K Hill, Mr S Zaghlowl, Mrs K Greenlees, Mr M Abs, Ms R Dibble

ANCILLARY STAFF 2022

Top Row: Mr K Sreejith, Mr N Sharma, Mr M Fernandes, Mr M Shaji, Mr G Singh, Mr M Lukman, Mr S Nalan, Mr G Manuel, Mr K Suresh, Mr S Panchal, Mr T Lajith, Mr A Tari, Mr I Hassan, Mr J George Middle Row: Ms. R Jinon, Mr M Colaco, Mrs H Manzande, Ms J Junio, Mr V Rodriguez, Mr M Sabbir, Mr J Shekhara, Mr B Adhikari, Mr S Chakma, Mr S Edamana, Mr P Yesudhas, Ms F Sandigan, Ms S Rodriguez, Mrs L Mayo, Mr S Mainuddin, Mrs D Fabito Bottow Row: Mr M Arabath, Mr M Arabath, Mr U Aashik, Mr A Mhanna, Mr O Rodrigues, Mrs D Turpie, Mrs L Benade, Mr M Lambert, Mrs M Hobson, Ms L Moore, Mrs N O’Reilly, Mrs C White, Mrs A Abrar, Mr S Devassy

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GOODBYE MA’A AS-SALAAMA AUF WIEDERSEHEN AU REVOIR ADIOS VALETE

SARA ALIKHAN When I accepted the position of Head of the Islamic Department in 2019, I had no idea what interesting challenges lie ahead. Full of both excitement and apprehension to be a part of the institution known as ‘Dubai College’, I didn’t anticipate starting at DC with masks, social distancing and the online blended learning – all whilst testing my very limited digital skills (often seeking help from my very patient students), having my own Year 7 form and teaching secondary for the first time. Needless to say, it has been a very steep learning curve, but I am so glad I took that step.

These have truly been two of the most rewarding years of my career. I had come from a fulfilling job of teaching Islamic to young, enthusiastic students at a primary school not too far from DC, and although I knew it would come with its own set of challenges, I decided to make a career shift to teaching secondary students. Starting as a Year 7 form tutor, I almost felt like it was the blind leading the blind, however, at times I felt I was more impaired than my bright eyed and bushy tailed tutees. They were patient with me and I with them, we reminded each other of the important dates and events that are a part of the school life at DC and we have witnessed

each other become more confident and happy members of the DC community. I have really enjoyed getting to know each one of their unique personalities and I will truly miss being their form tutor. I knew teaching Islamic to secondary students would not be an easy task. Typically Islamic isn’t a subject students look forward to, and I anticipated a little bit of resistance – but what I faced could not be further from the truth. From the eager Year 7s to the seasoned Year 13s, our classes always started with the ministry mandated curriculum and ended up in lively discussions about interesting and at times controversial questions about real life issues as students tried to figure out how these lessons are relevant to their lives. I feel truly blessed to be a part of the lives of these bright minds and wish them even brighter futures. The staff across every facet of the school have been nothing but friendly and supportive, from the men in blue to my small department of Drs, Samer and Ayman, and of course, Mr Mustafa. I have made friendships that I will cherish and look forward to staying in touch with you all. Thank you Dubai College for two amazing years - it truly has been an honour and a privilege. Until we meet again, inshaAllah.

Sara Alikhan 2020-2022

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GOODBYE MA’A AS-SALAAMA AUF WIEDERSEHEN AU REVOIR ADIOS VALETE

NATALIE MADISON I joined Dubai College in the August of 2013, and I feel as though I have blinked and suddenly it is nearly 9 years later! I can’t believe how quickly that time has passed and how much DC has changed, yet, in the same breath, I feel as though I have been here forever, and the thought of moving on feels quite like leaving home. I can empathise with how Year 13 must be feeling and wish them nothing but success and happiness as they transition. I have so many wonderful memories of my time here, lots with the wonderful GCSE and A Level classes that have come through my drama studio over the years. It has been a pleasure teaching them, seeing their passion for Drama grow, and helping their confidence in performing get stronger and stronger is, and forever will be, my greatest joy. I am lucky that so many of them keep in touch and I get to hear of the wonderful things they are doing. Isabel Snaas, for example, who is performing on the West End in Frozen the Musical, or Daliya Habib who has just directed her first play at the Yale Repertory Theatre to great accolade. Angus Benstead, another fantastic DC Drama alum who recently messaged to say that having completed a degree in architecture he had realised that Drama actually IS the best thing ever (as I had told him) and he is now applying to do a master’s in Musical Theatre. Some of you might remember Angus as the brilliant Nathan Detroit in our 2018 production of Guys and Dolls. The talent that has come through the doors of Dubai College is incredible and has made my job so rewarding. Thank you.

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Dubai College takes school productions to another level. My first one here was The Tempest, followed quickly by the visual spectacle that was Alice in Wonderland and then we went Ancient Greek with The Odyssey. I will never forget Showtime, the 2017 production where I was tasked with involving more students in productions. Usually, we have a cast of around 40 and a crew would bring that number up to 60 students in total. Showtime was a medley of 15 musicals involving over 200 students – it was brilliant, sparkly, inclusive madness! I will never forget Grace Williams’s 9 costume changes including one, I believe from The Sound of Music to Chicago where she had around 45 seconds to make the quick change and would frequently arrive on stage minus a shoe or a wig! If I could suggest one thing to any students reading this it would be to get involved in the school productions – you won’t find a better sense of shared purpose anywhere else, the final applause as the curtain closes, the hugs and tears of relief, accomplishment, pride, and friendship is truly the stuff of magic. I could spend all day listing the members of staff at Dubai College that have made a positive impact on my time. It sounds cliché but it is honestly true that it’s the people that make a place. And DC has the best, most giving, encouraging, funny, brilliant people I have ever come across. To say the staff at DC work hard is an understatement. I have worked at a state school, a boarding school, an ESL school, an international school, and I have never worked as hard as I have at this school. Your teachers here really care. They go the extra mile. They stay late. They arrive early. They give more of themselves than they should, and they do it with a smile, because they want

to do it, they are passionate, intelligent, and empathetic. I could not be more honoured to have shared a workplace with them for 9 years and I am grateful to now call so many of them friends. I am leaving Dubai College to head back to England with my husband Dan and our sons Ollie and Charlie. It may be for a year or two, it may be indefinitely. I am fortunate to be able to enjoy the unknown at this time and I encourage everyone, at one point in their life, to throw the plan to the wind and simply say “Let’s see”. I will leave you with one of my favourite quotations as I wish you all health and happiness in everything you do. Thank you for the memories. “Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom” Queen Elizabeth II

Natalie Madison aka Miss Mads 2013-2022

GOODBYE MA’A AS-SALAAMA AUF WIEDERSEHEN AU REVOIR ADIOS VALETE

JAMES KIMBER So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye. It’s time for me to say “vale” Dubai. The last seven years have been a great adventure. I knew I would enjoy the unique opportunity to establish a Classics Department virtually from scratch, and Dubai seemed like an exciting city to live in, but I didn’t know how much I would value the outstanding community that we have here. More than anywhere else I have worked, people here care for and help each other, collaborate and pull in the same direction. I would like to thank Mike Lambert for

his expertise with A Level Latin, Greek, and university preparation, and to Sarah Lambert for assisting me with Classical Civilisation and Year 9 Latin. I am proud of what we have achieved together: we have a good number of students opting for Latin at all levels (7 students for Year 12 next year!), we have helped 9 students to secure university places to study Classics or related subjects, mostly at Oxford or Cambridge, and our examination results compare well to any UK school. What I will remember most though, is the fun we had along the way: the trips to Greece and Rome (students learning to cycle on the cobbles of the Via Appia; snow on Vesuvius; getting robbed in Naples...), staging a performance of Antigone, Greek Club, Classics Society, treasure hunts, and

the buzz of enthusiasm in my classroom, as well as the amazing concerts, plays, sports days, and so many other activities in the wider DC community. I have been blessed to have had two lovely forms to tutor, and it seems right that I am leaving at the same time as my original 7JK form: we have shared a special journey together. I thrive on change and it is time for me to seek new adventures. I will take some work as a tutor and I will establish a company producing education resources. I intend to split my time between Wiltshire, Italy and New Zealand, and I am excited at the prospect of hills, mountains, seasons and weather, and being with my family. I am certain that the Department is in good hands with my replacement, Matt Cooney. It is time for someone with fresh eyes and new ideas to move the Department on. Dubai College and the lovely people I have met over the last seven years will always hold a special place in my heart. I am honoured to have played a small part in the College’s success. Thank you.

James Kimber 2015-2022

SIMON BOWLER I was intending to work DC for one year only for the 2016-17 edition of this landmark school. Having worked with Ms Lee-Foster in the early noughties back in the UK, and having heard DC musicians perform at the previous two Young Musician Competitions (where I was in attendance with BSAK students) I took up Mr Lamberts’ invitation to come and work in the music department for a year. It was great to be back teaching in the classroom fulltime and all were so welcoming. Needless to say, I loved it here but, having already put plans on hold for a sailing adventure, it was time to go and live on a boat cruising the Med for a while.

and superb colleagues for longer than was ever the plan. Working with Ms Hill and the Middle School students has been particularly rewarding and an immense privilege. I’m really going to miss this part of my DC life next year. This time next year I hope to find myself in a french farm house raising

sheep and growing potatos! Thank you for some truly memorable times and I wish DC all continued success.

Simon Bowler 2016-17 & 2018-2022

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NOEL THOMAS 2018-2022

The foundation of our earth is a cornerstone for the discipline of geography. We explore how geology has laid the foundations for the world as we know it; how geographical processes bind and transform different elements of the earth’s crust after millions of years of pressure, and how tectonic processes can leave physical legacies for years to come. This is exactly what Noel has been for the Geography Department and beyond in the wider Dubai College community. A mountain himself in stance, he has laid the foundations for the department to continue to go from strength to stronger. He has united us. Transformed us. Withstood immense pressure. And will leave behind a legacy for years to come. 10

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Noel arrived at Dubai College 4 years ago with Osian in tow, joined the following year by Sarah and Morgan. Despite a global pandemic, the Thomas family made the most of their time in Dubai with the boys representing the College at the highest level in rugby and football respectively. Noel is the epitome of a geographer; a teacher who whole-heartedly believes in the value of his subject and teaches with such a raw love of his field. Noel’s legacy includes a thriving Geography Society, record numbers at GCSE and A Level, and something he himself is incredibly passionate about – fieldwork. When asked how they would remember Mr Thomas, our wonderful A Level students said: ‘immense teacher’, ‘the original mountain’ and one which we feel summarises him perfectly: ‘total legend’. Despite masks dominating our teaching practice for the last two years,

it is impossible to not see the smile on Noel’s face when he is teaching, and it is an infectious one at that because every single student we see leaving his classroom does so with a smile too. The only thing bigger than Noel’s stature is the size of his heart. Kind, caring, selfless and protective, he is a man who radiates altruism to all (apart from if you were ever to meet him on the rugby or football pitch!). Noel will leave with fond memories of the students, the friendly banter of the geography office, and the warmth of his colleagues. Being geographers, there are a few things we know about the Earth and the people on it and one thing we know for certain is that Noel Thomas is one in 7.75 billion.

Miss R Quigley Head of Geography

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MR A SYED Top Row: Leyth Sharaf, Sophia Steward, William Roghe, Aishwarya Bridgman 2nd Row: Shaivi Kalwani, Franciszek Chudzik, Amal Karmally, Oliver Swann, Kareem Dawalibi 3rd Row: Elmo Mousa, Lilly Katerji, Ethan Wamsley, Maira Aslam, Om Modhvadia, Diya Ranganathan Bottom Row: Mr A Syed,Yunqi Jin, Umar Saeed, Jasmine Scott, Fady Bartella, Nikita Nair

7 AYO

MRS A YORK Top Row: Eshaal Asif, Leon Marmarchi, Talia Evanson-Goddard, Callum Andrews 2nd Row: Euan Riordan, Simran Mehra, Darcie Slow, Reza Tabba

3rd Row: Annabelle Clohessy, Mikhayl Harchandani, Anisha Puri, Aaron Nash, Penelope Quelch, Ayaan Naqvi Bottom Row: Mrs A York, Layla Ali, Shizhen Zhang, Maximilian Kuzniarski, Eshaal Fazal, Nayla Dedynski

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MRS F BALDWIN Top Row: Alaya Ahmad, Rishabh Khaund, Saila Hasan, Henry Ellacott 2nd Row: Taavi Peters, Sara Afshar, Mustafa Lodhi, Melina Ahmed,Vihaan Desai 3rd Row: Panache Bahl, Oliver Naylor, Emma Brimson, Luka Bicanic, Eleanor Luchford Cole, Manaka Mtemererwa Bottom Row: Mrs F Baldwin, Rosemary Hutchings, Prisha Narenraj,Yufei Cheng, Aarav Mehta, Natalia Maughan

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MISS H PAICE Top Row: Christina Royall-Smith, Karl Allcorn, Aleesha-Fatima Naeem, Pravit Pandey 2nd Row: Xinyu Zhang, Kabir Lalvani, Jessica Dibble, Oscar McKellar, Zeenia Rehmatullah 3rd Row: Oliver Clohessy, Tania Ravi, Jiexi Fan, Sofia Omer, Xuanyu Chen, Riana Rattonsey Bottom Row: Miss H Paice, Felix Baxter, Darcy Charlier, Armaan Batheja, Isabel McIlveen, Paula Amendola

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Top Row: Nicholas Mayerchak, Agnes De Saint Gerand, Blaze Selkus, Thenuki Wijayathilake 2nd Row: Shan Chauhan, Alin Ahmed, Dominic Walters, Jemilla Bates, Benjamin Brooks 3rd Row: Aisha Afshar, Alexa Cameron, Allisah Hakeem,Vivaan Kulur, Daya Dosanjh, Kenu Peters Bottom Row: Ms L Sdao, Anandmayee Narain, Charles Ellacott, Chloe Gosling, Jude Sinha, Olivia Mordhorst

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MR M WOOD Top Row: Byeol Choi, Hashim Yousaf, Zara Majid, Arhaan Bhojwani 2nd Row: Edward Latto, Prisha Odhrani, Aayush Jain, Charotte Thurston 3rd Row: Qasim Zaman, Katyani Bhargava, Aarav Raney, Nusaybah Hussain, Nikesh Patel, Aureane Collias Narayan Bottom Row: Mr M Wood, Serah Mathews, Lawler Byrnes, Zaina Akram, Gaspard Afota, Alexandra Gevorkyan

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MRS R MAHDY Top Row: Isabella Tudose, Mete Yazman, Isabel Dunphy, Sivaan Advani 2nd Row: Angus Mollison, Sharvi Kalwani, Andrei Chuprakov, Rhea Ranganathan, Ernie Engmann 3rd Row: Samriddhi Singh, Lifu Bao, Dhrishya Karani, Mark Higgins, Niamh Dunne, Avyan Arya Bottom Row: Mrs R Mahdy, Aylin Conduroglu, Feraas Ahmed, Joseph Tsen Jia En, Subeen Jang, Mustafa Muhammad Hammad

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MR S BRIGGS Top Row: Edward Barzier, Samara Sodhi, Luc Mastin, Maria-Clara Duarte 2nd Row: Laney Dean, Maksim Hope, Liza Clarke, Zhiyuan Ma, Michelle Zhou 3rd Row: Xianzi Zhang, Suhani Gupta, Saeed Al Raqbani, Cara Knight, Arya Raj Khanna, Maryneil Elizabeth De Luna Bottom Row: Mr S Briggs, Mohammad Nasir, Palhak Kathuria, Aadiv Sinha, Charlotte Willicombe, Krithin Satya

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MR J ALMOND Top Row: Prisha Grover, Kavish Madan, Robbert Torfs, Lucas Mellor, Milena Georgiev 2nd Row: Zara Hilmi, Farouk Farkouh, Saiyette Aima, Kinan Solh, Leen Al Mahgub, Jesse Brand 3rd Row: Sanaya Patil, Oliver Morgan, Chloe Maurel,Yusif Alabed, Israa Omer, Harry Moyse Bottom Row: Mr J Almond, Dea Tjahyadi, Ryen Naidoo, Isobel Scarr, Kevin Hu, Sophie Woolley

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MR J BENADE Top Row: Mahdi Kanji, Aimal Jatoi, Ail-Mansur Valiyev, Angela Philip 2nd Row: Felix Mordhorst, Syona Radia, Harman Shah, Zoha Fatima, Dhruv Sharma, Ryka Gehi. 3rd Row: Sara Whabi, Syed Rayan Hassan, Konstantina Trigkonis, Noah Kahlon, Annabelle Kimmel, Armaan Johal Bottom Row: Mr J Benade, Arnav Singh, Aditya Tomar, Ada Yilmaz, Anay Bhatia, Miles Wilson-Brown

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MR J KIMBER Top Row: Yasseen Youssef, Carly Ellis, Jacob Banas, Faria Hans, Amar Dhoraji 2nd Row: Sebastian Rudd, Ela Gumustekin, Mahir Khan, Alexander Westerhof, Alizeh Ali, Darsh Jethwani 3rd Row: Sheraya Amarasekara, Edgar Brock, Laura Chiaranda, Quinlan Fieldgate, Naira Shaikhally, Christopher O’Mahony Bottom Row: Mr J Kimber, Lottie Chandler, Donghoon Woo, Indira Gulab, Kaiyan Wadhwani, Alejandra Ruiz

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MR M YACOUB Top row: Ali Masomzadeh, Kaitlyn Brodie, Christopher Jose Friis, Millicent Cannavan, Ranveer Kang 2nd row: Zubin De Souza, Nicole Fiorentini De Almeida, Freddie Tebbs, Victoria Hawayek, Darsh Aidasani, Konstantina Papathanasiou 3rd row: Lisha Hasan, Kian Costa, Ella Rifai, Lucas Lake, Safa Mohideen, Jinu Jung Bottom row: Mr M Yacoub, Rita Willers, Adi Siraj, Ayanna Sethi, Sara Youssef, Abhinav Sobti

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MRS S ALIKHAN Top Row: Ethan Jones, Divya Rawal, Raleigh Daalder, Sarah Kapoor 2nd Row: Zoya Katari, Swarit Maheshwari, Amani Tumbi, Samuel Drew, Lila Martin, Ryan McViety 3rd Row: Haya Kashan,Vehaan Subramanian, Artyom Mostovoy, Sophia Pennington, Henry Affley, Cushla Corrigan Bottom Row: Mrs S Alikhan, Hyunmin Kang, Meha Parshotam, Vivaan Patel, Niki Sermpeti, Adam Powell

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MR S GALE Top Row: Eklavya Tomar, Talia James, Jack Zaman, Tianyue Chen, Derin Conroy 2nd Row: Syed Ahmad Azim, Zoe Whitaker, Harry Conlon, Naduli De Silva, Arhan Harchandani, Zara Mcguigan 3rd Row: Avantika Dhanjani, Rayaan Kadernani, Imani Hussain, Alexander Schupbach, Hyein Ji, Phoebe Moulson Bottom Row: Mr S Gale, Mia McCaffrey, Andrej Popivoda, Shreya Kopuri, Aarush Vij, Ashleigh Slow

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MISS S HEMBER Top Row: Amar Lalli, Lynn Majed, Hassan Awni, Zoe Clarke, Harihar Rengan 2nd Row: Azlan Shah, Hiya Doshi, Seonghoon Woo, Alizé Zobairi, Omair Punekar, Sofia Sirbu 3rd Row: Alia Khanna, Sarp Erkin, Inaya Bhasin, Ralph Sheehan, Gloria Liang, Morgan Dean Bottom Row: Miss S Hember, Zara Rashid Khursheed, Sayed Sahil Shah Kazemi,Vihaan Mathur, Emma Titica, Matthew Payne

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MRS S TURNER Top Row: Mahak Agarwal, Tomas Apostolides, Hiba Ahmad, Nojus Budvytis 2nd Row: Marco Cheng, Zainab Belgaumi, Hassan Elzaafarany, Sophie Buerk, Pranav Karani 3rd Row: Zayed Mohamed, Maryam Khan, Ishaan Menon, Lilia Butres, Raafae Chandoo, Emily Jones Bottom Row: Mrs S Turner, Pierre Visser, Serin Choi, Iason Costoudes, Riya Mehra, Adam Ghali

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Top Row: Mya Khurshid, Aaryan Sainani, Felix Stanton,Victor Mosanya, Daniel Morgan, Matilda Grant 2nd Row: Taran Nambiar, Charlotte Scott, Hana Duce, Alex Duncan,Vera Dolmatova, Rian Higgins 3rd Row: Ms A Claeys, Daniel D’Souza, Agata Savelyeva, Atharva Pandey, Ishana Khiara, Kartik Garg

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MR A JAMES Top Row: Quintin Wiegerinck, Alana Black, Alp Ata,Yousef Al Alami, Alexander Gunson, Katherine Campbell 2nd Row: Lakshaya Balaji, Hassan Khursheed, Anika Jethwani, Luke Lavery, Dasuni Gunasekara, Ayaan Pandikadavath 3rd Row: Mr A James, Evie Anderson, Tommy Wells, Gio Kim, Lucas Nixon, Jessica Harris

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MR J COTTAM Top Row: Alexander McGrory, Lara Shah, Demir Erkovan, Jessica Dyas, Andrew Cumming 2nd Row: Punya Gupta, Alijawad Meghji, Aadit Sen, Adam Siali, Darya Mostovaya, Kiana Gibb 3rd Row: Oliver Herbert, Mayher Tyagi,Yorgen Engmann, Sanaaya Patel, Abdulrahman Mohmed, Isabella Swan Bottom Row: Mr J Cottam, Arhan Lakhiani, Areana Madhavan,Yaseen Ayoub, Taara Sarma, Aryan Verma

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MR S BRIGGS Top Row: Aiden Cheng, Charit Singh, Aryan Bhan, Nisa Arora 2nd Row: Leila Hidmi, Dylan Eglington, Kamala Bates, Hugo Hageman 3rd Row: Rania Jethwani, Finley Norton, Amelia Sinha, Inish Fallon, Ziggy Harland, Tanvi Gupta Bottom Row: Mrs J Stillwell, Nirvaan Thawani, Rose Stringer, Zachary Lake, Nina May McGowan, Oskar Mardell De Lautour

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MS K WINTERS Top Row: Mikail Hashmi, Erin Keenan, Hadi Khan 2nd Row: Gobind Tyagi, Kashish Sajnani, Jade Qursha, Aaminah Khan, Jack Bull, Keshav Jasuja 3rd Row: Aaliyah Nagji, Lev Mert, Dmitriy Mitin, Fatima Al Raqbani, Jack Clapp, Naz Haymanali Bottom Row: Ms K Winters, Aryav Odhrani, Susannah Latto, Ayaan Khanna, Zara Ansari, Colm Ali

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MR S CHOW Top Row: Rohan Bhansali, Arush Agarwal, Tilly Black, Jibreel Chohan, Laith Mussa 2nd Row: Kai De Benedictis, Alexandra Teasel, Zaidan Haque, Alina Abdul Kader, Raghav Jasuja, Meerab Adeel 3rd Row: Simran Dosanjh,Yoonjae Lee, Liya Gardi, Prakrit Mittal, Amani Khan, Aman Nair Bottom Row: Mr S Chow, Rae Ann Teoh, Lucas Paschalis, Lisa Shibu, Michael Page, Ayesha Majid

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MS S ORCHARD Top Row: Chloe Andrews, Jiawen Zhu, Sophie Flanagan, Dhruv Arora 2nd Row: Giulia Iorini, Aarush Vir Kharbanda, Aadishree Choudhury, Aritro Chatterjee, Molly Fuller, Arjun Verma 3rd Row: Leo Allcorn, Dana Shater, Ryan Rajaratnam, Zara Rattonsey, Daniel Royall-Smith, Zainab Jaffery Bottom Row: Ms S Orchard, Faris Ahmad, Khadija Ahmad, Humayl Fazal, Sofia Mohammed, Adam Rahman

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MISS T SOPAUL Top Row: Eman Ansari, Shaurya Rishi, Lily Craig, Dihui Yu 2nd Row: Evangeline Barton, Ethan Wang Norris, Amaya Hussain, Aarav Dave, Rachel Muller, Kyle Ziade 3rd Row: Archie Evanson-Goddard, Kiara Dhamecha,Virgile Allan, Imogen Baxter, Ranveer Jethwani, Stella Bang Bottom Row: Miss T Sopaul Rodrigo Amendola, Prittika Ganguly, Arnav Holt, Amy Davidson, Andy Won Kim

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MR A SAMPAIO Top Row: Farbod Afrassiabi, Steffan Gregory, Ethan George 2nd Row: Aarav Jha, Eisha Aqil, Dhruv Parekh, Nivriti Dwivedi, Karan Maliekkal, 3rd Row: Archie Walters, Zoha Siddiqui, Alexander Mantzavinatos, Giulia Zaccaria, Tadhg Hogan, Primrose Penney Bottom Row: Anaya Sharma, Mudiwa Mtemererwa, Kayra Tosun, Ryan Brimson, Emma Thomas, Stef Van Eck

10 BST

MR B STORMONT Top Row: Dominic Mayne, Emaan Siddiqui, Alexander Joshi 2nd Row: Anne-Marie Banas, Johan Park, Amaan Zaidi, Zara Parker 3rd Row: Philip Manipadam, Raniya Awasthi, Pierce Ashton, Maria Michailidou, Parth Goel, Saanvi Rastogi Bottom Row: Malak Ibrahim, Juan Martin Freile, Kaila Jafar, Oliver Locke, Madeleine Crabtree, Heinrich Du Plessis

10 DRI

MR D RIORDAN Top Row: Ayaan Ehsan, Ahana Muralidhar, Byunghoon Kim, Olivia Conlon 2nd Row: Roux Visser, Tavishi Pandey, Ayaan Farazi, Samara James, Abhir Kewalramani 3rd Row: Anna Zaman, Aleksandar Macura, Madeleine Burnside, Kaila Kondas Niza, Alessandro Federico, Isobel Charlier Bottom Row: Mr D Riordan, Oliver Staples, Hana Ahamed, Daniel Buerk, Aaliyah Haque, Muhammad Amaan Siddiqui

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10 FHU

MRS F HUSAIN Top Row: Yanxi Qian, Sabeen Shariff, Rushabh Jain, Lily Britton 2nd Row: Emre Ozer, Sam Mohta, Maximilian Wessels, Eleftheria Sermpeti, Jack Drew 3rd Row: Jay Abercrombie, Archisha Sharma, Syed Ahmed Iqbal, Ilijana Georgiev, Dashiell Daalder, Holly O’Shea Bottom Row: Mrs F Husain, Veer Chowdry, Alexa Cordahi, Fawaz Sharaf, Mishel Kudel, Achille D’Ornhjelm

10 LCA

MRS L CAUSER Top Row: Alexandra Hide, Aditya Ganesh, Stella Park, Hana Latif 2nd Row: Shady Abdallah, Katie Weber, Ghassan Rifai, Aalya Sengupta

3rd Row: Sean Mastin, Leen Shabsogh, Cai Gregory, Aleeza Ahmed, Giles Harding, Elisa Westerhof Bottom Row: Mrs L Causer, Satvik Singh Kathuria, Suhana Jethwani, Faris Saadaat, Antara Kashyap, Diren Kumaratilleke

10 MHA

MR H MOHAMMED Top Row: Maha Nawaz, Nethan Alwis, Lottie Holt, Jemima Hart 2nd Row: Yasmina Salah, Jai Garg, Ameera Khanna, Seyaan Bountra, Nell Tierney 3rd Row: Finn Timmermans, Inaz Humphrey, Christian Ruiz, Dua Nasir, Mohammed Aadam Warsi, Poppy Girven Bottom Row: Mr H Mohammed, Ameen Zaidi, Eshal Tanwir, Iskander Tadjiev,Yifan Wang, Zhaojin Chu

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10 RVE

MR R VERMA Top Row: Aadam Alikhan, Anaya Kapur, Prithvi Gupta, Jay Chinchankar 2nd Row: Angelique Meli, Connor McGuigan, Jimin Park, Gabriel Moulson, Sophie Bennett 3rd Row: Katherine Schupbach, Daniel Plumtree, Aryan Shah, Zara Dedynski, Khalid Osman, Nivriti Srivastava Bottom Row: Mr RVerma, Adam Whitaker, Mieke Visser, HenryAlexander West, Isabel Strauss, Aryan Shah

10 SYU

MS S YUSAF Top Row: Christopher Woolley, Ross Powell, Thomas Derry, Ayan Shariff 2nd Row: Ruby Meffen, Saif Ali Khan, Tegan McCarthy, Aadi Jain 3rd Row: Anoushey Saquib, Aryan Koul, Samuel Hepworth, Mia Hsu, Badr Alami, Megan Wong Fatt Bottom Row: Ms S Yusaf, Aaditya Nair, Zara Sheikh,Yusuf Ahmed, Karma Bridgman, Lucas McViety

11 CRI

MRS C RIORDAN Top Row: Hannah Burnett, Jemima Barton, Trisha Raichura, Salinaa Naik, Yasmin Shah, Nuha Mohideen Middle Row: Thomas Payne, Emma Brambilla, Fletcher Reid, Polina Savelyeva, Kiumars Afrassabi, Scarlett Slow Bottom Row: Mrs C Riordan, Zayd Bawany, Keira Liew, Saam Abrichami, Jodie May, Ishayu Ghosh

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MR C SIMPSON Top Row: Stefan Fourie, Maria Payne, Tarn Timmermans, Maxine McKellar, Aryaansh Rathore Middle Row: Aryaman Arora, Sunaina Nambiar, Oliver Stanton, Kumail Nakhoda, Natasha Murphy, Ansh Bindroo Bottom row: Mr C Simpson, Arhana Singh, Salaar Ferozie, Janya Shah, Zayan Shaikh, Zainab Mahmood

11 GCA

MR G CASE

Top Row: Uzayr Baig, Morgan Ebersohn, Mahika Gaur,Yuchen Zhou, Munia Awni, Hussein Elzaafarany Middle Row: Ilham Kanji, Alessandro Villa, Ayra Naqvi, Anay Bindroo, Areesha Fehmi, Joshua Cheng Front Row: Mr G Case, Zara Siddiqui, Ziad Mubarak, Scarlett Brown, Nicholas House, Gaura Sharma

11 LOB

MR O’BOYLE Top Row: Kiho Hirosawa Lum, Conor Air, Hella Page, Ali Zaidi, Himakshi Shastri Middle Row: Nirvaan Chadda, Zara Suchdev, Nyall Sharif, Maha Ahmad, Jasim Yousaf Front Row: Mr O’Boyle, Aaron Walder, Shyan Teoh, Gabriel Dyas, Maia Jafar, Ella Davidson

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11 LRU

MRS L RUDDELL Top Row: Mihir Kumar, Isabella Batten,Vansh Gadhia 2nd Row: Anim Choi, Ayaana Javeri, Julia Butres, Armana Singh 3rd Row: Imaan Ashraf, Kellen Foo, Grace Woolnough, Azka Aqil, Hamzah Masud, Jannat Javaid Bottom Row: Mrs L Ruddell, Connor Mahesan, Rania Hans, William O’Keeffe, Ryiah Simon, Edward Winsor

11 MAB

MR M ABS

Top Row: Ananya Navalekar, Aiden Black, Lia Warren, Marcos Marmarchi, Haya Tayab Middle Row: Jemma Eley, Ronan Mewawalla, Amber Rahman, Riley Norton, Tara Grover, Jaidev Yadav Bottom Row: Mr M Abs, Lydia Henderson,Yacine Zribi, Aisha Mohammed, Papraowmas Turongpun, Katelyn Valles

11 NBE

MR N BERNAZ Top Row: Ayesha Khan, Mark Agent, Shuruthii Chandrasegaran, Thomas Clerkin, Danielle Guerin, Mustafa Kashif Middle Row: Noorulain Hussain, Nishk Moorjani, Kitty Harland, Mohammed Husain, Lucy Parks, Thomas Stringer Bottom Row: Mr N Bernaz, Aditi Prabhu, Anannya Siraj, Saif Shaikh, Katie Park, Filipa Wolfs

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MISS R QUIGLEY Top Row: Hafsah Ditta, Hyder Ali, Aoife Palmer-O’Riordan 2nd Row: Lara Fattah, Theo Martin, Charlie Preston, Matthew Wells 3rd Row: Lavinia Skandalis, Charlie Pollard, Zahraa Muhammad, Zuhair Shawl, Rabab Tariq,Vuk Milovanovic Bottom Row: Miss R Quigley, Kushaan Sainani,Yasmin Edwards, Hannah Engineer, Ottavio Ricciardelli, Eun Soo Park

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MR A CRAWFORD Top Row: Massimo Vianello, Alexandra Ayre, Raja Yasaswini Sriramoju, Zara Saleem

Middle Row: Sasha DarréPavlowsky, Joonyoung Ahn, Sanyukta Joshi, Nathan Russell Bottom Row: Mr A Crawford, Alexandrine D’Ornhjelm, Aditya Tolani, Liang Liu, Jacob Woollard

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MR B CHRISTOPHER

Top Row: Nicholas Tsen, Amal Dhanesh, Inaaya Salim, Omar Farooq, Euan Fernandes Middle Row: Mark Bezzina, Mariam Siali, Amolika Madhavan, Farah Saleem, Thomas Hadden Bottom Row: Mr B Christopher, Kabir Mulani, Aishwarya Srinath, Callum Parker, Khwaish Lakhiani

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12/13 CHO MR C HOUSE

Top Row: Ameya Koul, Saira Haider, Raess Raie, Katie Tarr Middle Row: Cara Mitchell, Nikola Pandurovic, Nadya Tjahyadi, Soumil Mukherjee, Seoyoon Lee Bottom Row: Mr C House, Abhay Nischal, Sabie Cipriani, Alimadhi Meghji, Inaya Nagji

12/13 CMO MR C MONKS

Top Row: Priyanka Israni, Luke Ebersohn, Megan Theocharis, Nandan Dhanesh Middle Row: Casey Camball, Kaelan Bhojnani, Evie Fuller, Vardsinh Turongpun, Maya Bridgman Bottom Row: Mr C Monks, Maya Gardi, Arnab Ghosh, Zeenat Javaid, Andrew Bezzina

12/13 CTE

MR C TEMPLE Top Row: Sophia Granello, Advay Chawla, Catrin Taylor, Amara Habib Middle Row: Eloise StewartSmith, Eddie Zickerman, Li Wei Law, Thomas Haigh, Afrah Mohideen Bottom Row: Mr C Temple, Kate Lewis, Tithira Wijayathilake, Tarini Tipnis, Harry Stringer

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12/13 EMO MR E MOSLEY

Top Row: Olivia Ludden, Max Ridout, Devika Jadeja, Shaan Sethi Middle Row: Myra Shahbazi, Dawud Latif, Georgia Levitt, Zia Mussa, Maansi Kotecha Bottom Row: Mr E Mosley, Eman Habib, Athanasios Trigkonis, Maya Makhoul, Ayman Sharif

12/13 GRO

MR G ROBERTS Top Row: Sanaa Carrimjee, Christos Papathanasiou, Ayla Tosun, Lorcan Fallon Middle Row: Zainab Hussain Syed, Dylan Parekh, Bianca Mirpuri, William Farrow, Sehaj Choukse

Bottom Row: Mr G Roberts, Mahad Adeel, Nina Hindocha, Nakul Pillai, Jeongyeon Kim

12/13 JBA MR J BAILEY

Top Row: Ned Rorison,Yasmine Caraiscos, Rayaan Ghous, Shreya Bhatt Middle Row: Manaal Saadaat, Maharu Gunasekara, Tara Aksoy, Patrick Debattista, Tia Borley Bottom Row: Mr J Bailey, Sara Aggarwal, Oliver Clifford, Mehek Mandal, Farasha Alimohamed

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12/13 JBV

MRS J BAILEY Top Row: Beste Akkaya, Xiaolin Zhang, Chiamaka Mezu, Zain Rana Middle Row:Tara Malhotra, James Knight, Gracie May, Tom Rietjens Bottom Row: Mrs J Bailey, Matt Stewart-Johnson, Iman Ameerzeb, Daniyal Morshed,Yeonju Woo

12/13 JMI

MR J MCILVEEN Top Row: Omar Belselah, Auxane Faye, Ross Bannerman, Emily Davidson Middle Row: Tess Ruddell, Arjun Sisodia, Zara Punekar, Mustafa Syed Bottom Row: Mr J McIlveen, Raghav Awasthi, Amelie Mayne, Agasthya Khurana, Scarlett Joshi

12/13 JNE

MR J NEWMAN Top Row: Lia Zaman, Arjan Vohra, Simran Barve, Callum Rose Middle Row: Iman Humphrey, Alberto Pamias Lopez, Tamara Bratchik, Joshua Gustaveson, Simra Yousaf Bottom Row: Mr J Newman, Ruby Sheehan, Mikhil Yadav, Lucy Browning, Haizea Herrera Larringan

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MRS K NORRIS Top Row: Emily Hatcher, Aditi Asarpota, Hasan Ahmad, Leann Qadan Middle Row: Sophie Duce, Zayaan Bawany, Dhimira Advani, Michael Cordahi Bottom Row: Mrs K Norris, Reice Tran, Erin Anderson, Samuel Baldock,Vihdi Bhansali

12/13 LHO

MRS L HODGE Top Row: Lucija Amizic, Zara Khokhar, Nikhil Menon, Namya Manghnani Middle Row: Sarah Aswani, Harry Miles, Isabella Fox-Gmuer, James Ashton, Una Milovanovic Bottom Row: Mrs L Hodge, Krshna Kakar, Ananya Gupta, Shrish Janarthanan, Keira Boucher

12/13 MDH

MS M DOHERTY Top Row: Jasmine Wharton, Raeyaan Bengali, Shehara Amarasekara, Matthew Campbell Middle Row: Yash Garg, Paridhi Bhandari, Maryam Al Anani, Zuha Khan, Aman Doshi Bottom Row: Ms M Doherty, Abbas Mohammadi, Natasha Pilkington, Jafar Jafar, Zoya Nasir

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12/13 RMI MR R MILES

Top Row: Miguel Cafoor Camps, Viha Kedia, Max Skelton, Ashrita Ganesh Middle Row: Foteini Kalamatianou, Megan Levitt, Pratyush Dwivedi, Lily Barnett, Tanvi Buddhavarapu Bottom Row: Mr R Miles, Maddison Tetley, Simon RhysMaitland, Sophie Siffre, Thomas Eley

12/13 ROD

MS R O’DWYER Top Row: Alex Craig, Chiara Federico, Phoebe Shaw, Zaara Ahmad, Madilyn Allen-Paver Middle Row: Aurelien Carretta, Samah Tabba, Mohammed Seth, Femke Soens,Vali Gadayev Bottom Row: Mrs R O’Dwyer, Sahil Kewalramani, Layal Halabi, Aditya Sridhar, Lilly Geldhof

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MRS R TOMKINS Top Row: Tatum Muller, Zachary McGuigan, Rhea Puri, Isabella Surrey Middle Row: Joshua Morgan, Zaara Mohamed, Oliver Howlett, Mia James, Kian Kazranian Bottom Row: Mrs R Tomkins, Cameron Richardson, Jahanara Siddiqui, Zaid Khan, Advika Sengupta

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12/13 SCH

MRS S CHANDLER Top Row: Jodie Qursha, Ahaan Punjabi, Charles Savage, Pranav Sangwan Middle Row: Ariya Kukreja, Taimur Shaikh, Sam Craig, Rayyan Sheikh, Emma Shukla Bottom Row: Mrs S Chandler, Zander Visser, Karina Valrani, Matthew Hunt, Aakriti Singh

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DR S ZAGHLOWL Top Row: Emma Dix, Tareq Al Alami, Laura Iorini, Amara Singh Middle Row: Zainab Haidar, Ben Morgan, Charlotte Rose Thorpe, Aman Burman, Simran Garg Bottom Row: Dr. S Zaghlowl, Rayan Ali, Aliyyah Khan, Alecsi Charlton, Emma Wade

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MRS. V HOLMES Top Row: Vedant Bhansali, Tiana Lane Williamson, Aria Khan, Charlotte Clarke Middle Row: Lauren Agent, Brandon Hammond, Sophia Arthur, Zach Saldanha, Janice Walder Bottom Row: Mrs.V Holmes, Joaquim Shukla, Annabelle Garner, Sufian Al Alami, Mia Ammanath

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SIXTH FORM REVIEW Top Gun is not just a cheesy, highoctane, military pilot’s fantasy. It is also, of course, a metaphysical metaphor for the fundamental dichotomy at the heart of a Sixth Form education. On one hand, we can argue that a Sixth Form experience is a regimented construct: we live by a bell that dictates our every move; we compartmentalise domains of knowledge into short lessons and we expect everyone to dress in a uniform way. Schools are like the Top Gun character Iceman. On the other hand, society today calls for disruptors and innovators, it celebrates what Steve Jobs called “the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels…the ones who see things differently.” In short, society craves Mavericks. Iceman vs Maverick, Foreman vs Ali, Sheeran vs Eilish... The former represents a path to success predicated on conventional talent and prodigious hard work, playing by the book and coming

top of the class. The latter represents a path of precocious brilliance, reckless in its regard of the rules and normalising the unexpected. As we enter the final approach of flight 2022, on which side of the divide do our Sixth Form students sit? Undoubtedly, there is a little Iceman in them. Whether we feel the need for speed or not, Sixth Form life seldom drops below Mach 3: go on UCAS, start my EPQ, when is RPEP, should I ED UC or NYU, not to mention the UCATs and BMATS and LNATs, the moody cats, Teams chats and the odd formtime dingbats. To navigate the acronymladen turbulence, our Sixth Formers put in hours and hours of practice on the training grounds, in the rehearsal studios, in the carrel areas and at home, constantly honing and fine-tuning and mastering their multiple crafts. This sheer dedication and talent has led to Sheeran-esque success: prolific and constant, unassuming and humble, because it is just what our students do, even in the face of plentiful recent obstacles. The return of fixtures, of the Sevens, of swimming meets and galas,

of a suite of over 150 extra-curricular activities, of Sports Day and house events, of in-person assemblies, of Music, Charity, Love, of the annual Boys vs Girls netball match, the hoot that was the Year 13 Fun Day, the amazing parent-organised Year 13 breakfast and the ‘spirit week’ culminating in a guard of honour, and so much more, has felt like a return to full speed again. I applaud our students for not only rising to each of these challenges and displaying consistent excellence throughout, but for doing so with a sense of camaraderie that has been deprived of them in the last couple of years. This cannot be understated. Dive a little deeper, however, and we begin to see a few Maverick behaviours too, extraordinary flecks of individualism that flicker on an already stellar canvas. Like the student who has undergone and overcome a kidney transplant, accessing lessons from a hospital bed and still gaining a coveted place at Caltech. Like the student who created three installation artworks exploring genderbased social issues in Pakistan. Like the student who has written a 100,000-

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SIXTH FORM word historical novel set in Russia. Like the student who has helped to design and build a coral restoration structure. Like the student who has found the time to run a drone videography company specialising in supercar cinematography. Like the student who is an Olympian fencer. Like the students who have worked part-time researching genetic mutations at the Centre of Arabic Genomic Studies. Like the student who made a documentary about her uncle who has been paralysed from the neck down to raise funds and awareness of his rare disease. Like the student who has devoted over a year’s preparation towards the ADFA qualification to become a military pilot, an actual Maverick in the making. These. Are. Not. Normal. Activities. Only this word count prevents me from continuing, for there are 260 such stories in our Sixth Form, each one unique and brilliant, each student simultaneously separate from the herd, whilst being part of a special community. I refer back to the Head Boy/Head Girl hustings earlier this year (another returning event) where each candidate

had to define what success in our school meant for them. Many spoke of a sense of community born out of our differences. One spoke of individualism and how each of us should pursue that which sets us apart for it is those individual brilliances that bring us together. Perhaps the fundamental dichotomy of Iceman versus Maverick is not such a quandary after all. Perhaps some people can be both. Perhaps that is the DC blueprint for success: by celebrating our different backgrounds, by nurturing our diverse talents and by normalising the multiple maverick endeavours, we create a unique community to be proud of.

a wealth of worldly wisdom and expert advice. To the Year 12s, your transition from cadets to grizzled veterans continues; I wish you a great summer break and look forward to seeing you hitting the ground running on August 30th. And to the departing Year 13s, you leave our school with flying colours. Keep on soaring, keep shining bright and Godspeed as you embark on your new mission.

Mr Bobby Trivic Head of Sixth Form

In helping nurture these conditions, I thank the entire Sixth Form flight squadron: Mr Tate, Mrs Maguire, Mrs Lambert and Mrs Savant, whose serenity and sagacity are born out of a peerless depth of knowledge, empathy and compassion; to the team of twenty tutors on the front line, expertly cajoling and championing their tutees on a daily basis and keeping them on their intended flight paths. Special mention to flight lieutenant Mr Monks whose well-earned retirement deprives us of

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Absent: Zaara Ahmad, Vidhi Bhansali, Matthew Campbell, Sanaa Carrimjee, Sehaj Choukse, Oliver Clifford, Alex Craig, Yash Garg, Sophia Granello, Maharu Gunasekara, Amara Habib, Viha Kedia, Sahil Kewalramani, Ameya Koul, Amolika Madhavan, Namya Manghnani, Amelie Mayne, Bianca Mirpuri, Kabir Mulani, Natasha Pilkington, Ahaan Punjabi, Simon Rhys-Maitland, Zach Saldanha, Joaquim Shukla, Arjun Sisodia, Femke Soens, Aditya Sridhar, Maddison Tetley, Tithira Wijayathilake, Simra Yousaf

6th Row: Christos Papathanasiou, Luke Ebersohn, Oliver Howlett,Amal Dhanesh, Ned Rorison,Advay Chawla, Charles Savage,Thomas Haigh, Zaid Naim Khan, Pranav Sangwan, Jacob Woollard,Ayman Sharif, Ben Morgan, Callum Parker, Nandan Dhanesh, Reice Tran

5th Row: Zara Punekar, Tess Ruddell, Tatum Muller, Li Wei Law, Sam Craig, Jodie Qursha, Sophie Duce, Beste Akkaya, Annabelle Garner, Krshna Kakar, Aman Burman, Evie Fuller, Maya Bridgman, Haizea Herrera Larringan, Saira Haider, Inaaya Salim, Shreya Bhatt

4th Row: Zain Rana, Alimahdi Meghji, Zachary McGuigan, Dylan Parekh, Joshua Gustaveson, Raeyaan Raahil Bengali, Brandon Hammond, Nikhil Menon, Rayyan Sheikh, Zayaan Bawany, Hasan Ahmad, Miguel Cafoor Camps, Mohammed Seth, Max Ridout, Joonyoung Ahn, James Ashton, Michael Cordahi, Massimo Vianello, Nakul Pillai

3rd Row: Charlotte Rose Thorpe, Alexandra Ayre, Sara Aggarwal, Keira Sayde Boucher,Yasmine Caraiscos, Rhea Puri,Yeonju Woo, James Knight, Soumil Mukherjee, Nicholas Tsen, Erin Anderson, Shaan Sethi, Casey Camball, Sophia Arthur, Liang Liu, Sasha Darré-Pavlowsky, Kate Lewis, Eloise Stewart-Smith, Katie Tarr, Aliyyah Khan

2nd Row: Mia Ammanath, Aishwarya Srinath, Isabella Surrey, Aria Khan, Samah Tabba, Alexandrine d’Ornhjelm, Omar Farooq, Max Skelton, Rayan Ali, Ruby Sheehan, Jasmine Wharton, Ananya Gupta, Leann Qadan, Iman Humphrey, Eman Habib, Sabie Cipriani, Myra Shahbazi, Sophie Siffre

Front Row: Zuha Khan, Zaara Mohamed, Zara Khokhar, Raghav Awasthi, Devika Jadeja, Mehek Mandal, Alberto Pamias Lopez, Mrs S Lambert, Mrs R Maguire, Mr B Trivic, Mr J Tate, Mrs S Savant, Laura Iorini, Xiaolin Zhang, Ariya Kukreja, Arnab Ghosh, Iman Ameerzeb, Dhimira Advani, Paridhi Bhandari

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Absent: Pritvik Sinhadc, Gracie May, Harry Stringer, Jahanara Siddiqui,nMaryam Al Anani,Vedant Bhansali

6th Row: Eddie Zickerman, Mark Bezzina, Josh Morgan, Matt Stewart-Johnson, Thomas Eley, Callum Rose, Kaelan Bhojnani, Andrew Bezzina, Zander Visser, Arjan Vohra, Vali Gadayev, Alecsi Charlton, Tom Rietjens, Harry Miles, William Farrow, Cameron Richardson, Dawud Latif, Sufian Al Alami

5th Row: Taimur Shaikh, Abbas Mohammadi, Pratyush Dwivedi, Aakriti Singh, Phoebe Shaw, Athanasios Trigkonis, Charlotte Clarke, Aman Doshi, Samuel Baldock, Daniyal Morshed Simran Garg, Zainab Hussain Syed, Lauren Agent, Matthew Hunt, Emma Shukla, Manaal Saadaat, Sanyukta Joshi, Tamara Bratchik, Jeongyeon Kim, Ashrita Ganesh

4th Row: Priyanka Israni, Lucija Amizic, Lucy Browning, Annabelle Millington, Catrin Taylor, Aditya Tolani, Syed Mustafa, Agasthya Khurana, Nathan Russell, Thomas Hadden, Omar Belselah, Zia Mussa, Rayaan Ghous, Scarlett Joshi, Mahad Adeel, Aurelien Carretta, Raees Raie, Layal Halabi, Farasha Alimohamed, Maansi Kotecha

3rd Row: Euan Fernandes, Lilly Geldhof, Tia Borley, Isabella Fox-Gmuer, Emma Wade, Zeenat Javaid, Seoyoon Lee, Georgia Levitt, Maya Gardi, Tarini Tipnis, Vardsinh Turongpun, Chiamaka Mezu, Patrick Debattista, Emily Hatcher, Tiana Lane Williamson, Karina Valrani, Una Milovanovic, Auxane Faye, Megan Levitt, Zara Saleem, Inaya Nagji, Aditi Asarpota

2nd Row: Mia James, Nina Hindocha, Tanvi Buddhavarapu, Janice Walder, Amara Singh, Advika Sengupta, Ayla Tosun, Shehara Amarasekara, Simran Barve, Zoya Nasir, Chiara Federico, Tara Malhotra, Sarah Aswani, Lia Zaman, Cara Mitchell, Olivia Ludden, Megan Theocharis, Raja Yasaswini Sriramoju, Khwaish Lakhiani, Afrah Mohideen, Farah Saleem, Zainab Haider

Front Row: Emma Dix, Lorcan Fallon, Madilyn Allen-Paver, Tareq Al Alami, Tara Aksoy, Jafar Jafar, Lily Barnett, Mrs S Lambert, Mrs R Maguire, Mr B Trivic, Mr J Tate, Mrs S Savant, Shrish Janarthanan, Emily Davidson, Kian Kazranian, Maya Makhoul, Abhay Nischal, Mariam Siali, Nikola Pandurovic

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THEATRE OF DIGITAL ART On September 20th, 34 A Level students in Art, Theatre Studies, Design and Technology, Computer Science and Music visited the Theatre of Digital Art (Madinat, Dubai) to see the exhibition From Monet to Kandinsky: Revolutionary Art. ‘To see’, is perhaps an understatement as this particular way of experiencing such great canonic works of art was more about immersion in the moving images and soundscapes that told the seamless narrative, and gaining perspectives unique to the individual through the freedom of self-placement in the theatre. From impressionism to cubism underscored by arrangements of aptly chosen works by Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky and Piazzolla, such multimedia renderings of these creative masterpieces certainly provided the means to comprehend the significance of the art anew. Perhaps the venue of a theatre expanded the notion of art as performative and the digital animation challenged the notion of the static work bound in time, and this may be viewed as an example of the new materialist thinking in present day arts practice, including notions of temporality. I think all would accord that it provided a 36

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way across art forms to understand in a deeper way the new directions that arts took in the 20th Century. Moreover, this exhibition demonstrated the possibilities for technology as a creative tool and one particular branch of algorithmic art. We hope that this trip might be a catalyst for interdisciplinary exploration and collaboration between arts and technology disciplines. Thanks to Mrs Bailey, Mr Tate, Mrs Doherty and Mr Wood for enthusiastically supporting and accompanying the trip.

Mr Alan Crawford Head of Creative Arts

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ART DUBAI Our Year 10 and Year 12 artists only had four hours to view the extensive and eclectic range of contemporary artworks on display in the bustling halls of the Madinat at Art Dubai. Before departing we each made our own handmade sketchbooks using a traditional Japanese binding, but there was barely enough time to view, let alone draw, the sculptures, installations, paintings, neons, collages, sounds, ceramics, photographs, found objects, digital and moving images, mixed-media

works, hangings, inflatables, polar bears, weavings and other artworks made by over 500 artists. We were extremely lucky this year to have a tour guide for the first hour of our trip who discussed the ideas, processes, and meanings behind some of the highlights. I personally was not convinced by Alaska-based, Paola Pivi’s fluorescent pink-feathered polar bear doing yoga, but if our Dubai College artists start to make quirky animal sculptures in the art department, we will all know why.

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YEAR 7 UMM AL QUWAIN TRIP

On March 18th, 154 Year 7 students left the DC campus, heading to Umm Al Quwain Marine Club for their residential weekend trip. Hosted by Northstar, it was a fun-filled weekend where students conquered their fears and learnt something new. Teachers who were present at the camp were as enthusiastic about the activities as the students themselves! The staff helping out with the camp, both DC teachers and Northstar instructors helped make the camp the best experience possible. There was an incredible range of activities, including archery, raft building and wilderness survival. We were able to take a tour on the houseboat, where we saw turtles and jumped off the side of the boat. It took a great deal of courage to dare try, since the height was a little daunting, even if, when you are part of the audience, it can seem like an utterly straightforward thing to do. The stay was in all aspects remarkable, and everyone who attended now have amazing memories to cherish.

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YEAR 8 RAS AL KHAIMAH TRIP

As a Year 8 student who had never been on a trip with the school before, I was amazed by the experience that came with our year group residential. We began by piling into three of our school buses at 9am on a Saturday morning and then left for Ras Al Khaimah. We drove through the beautiful mountain scenery and I can easily say that by the time we had reached RAK, that I was already in awe.

making a water filter!

We were then greeted by the amazing staff and played a few games to get to know each other before we were taken to our tents. Each tent contained six mattresses, and we were told that we were responsible to lay down our sleeping bags for what personally, was my first typical camping experience! Soon after we were taken on our tour of the site and headed off to our first activity. I loved the survival skills I learnt which ranged from making a fire, to

Before we knew it the sun had risen, and we were all out of our tents by 7am in the morning. We were soon geared up for the day’s activities which began with the infamous Via Ferrata, where you climb across the edge of a mountain, and needless to say it was one of the best experiences from my time there. At last, we had a great lunch and headed back on to the bus once again, to conclude a great experience which I will never forget.

Finally, the night arrived, and we all gathered around a spectacular campfire, where we roasted marshmallows and sang songs. We were then directed to our tents where we laid down in our sleeping bags ready for our first and last night at Challenging Adventure! A perfect conclusion for a great first day at camp.

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Houseboat where we all slid down the slide a countless number of times before being lucky enough to see our very own Mr Cottam slide down. Then we all sat down together for lunch before kayaking and raft building where we were challenged to perform crazy stunts whilst keeping our balance on the water.

The Year 9 residential was certainly the highlight of the year, it really gave us all a chance to get away and relax. Thankfully, we didn’t have to wear masks outside and it was really amazing to see everyone properly for the first time in over a year! It was a great opportunity to socialise with the rest of the year and do lots of fun activities as well as playing our own games in our free time which turned into three very competitive sports including Volleyball, Basketball and Football where even the teachers got involved! There was a wide variety of wet and dry activities ready for a day packed with fun. My group started with the 40

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In the evening we had the night race with some very close results - in my opinion my team should have won! By lights out time, most people were exhausted but every residential has students who want to stay up as long as they possible can. The next morning after breakfast, we started with building a Trebuchet and it took a direct hit to the face with a water balloon before I was fully awake. Moving on, we did the high ropes obstacle course including the zipline, leap of faith and Jacob’s Ladder. I would say they were my favourite, however, kayaking comes in a close second. Before heading back to Dubai, we all grabbed a snack from the ice cream shop and hopped onto the bus, and

then sung all the way back to school. It was an amazing experience, and I would never turn down the chance to go again.

Lara Shah 9JCO

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MAMMA MIA! WORKSHOP MAMMA MIA! came to Dubai Opera House in September and we collectively celebrated the tentative return to live theatre. The Drama and Music Departments collaborated to bring Amanda Claire Jones, who performed in the original West End production of MAMMA MIA! to Dubai College.

DRAMA STUDENTS SOAR WITH THE PAPER BIRDS Earlier this month, our Year 9, 10 and 12 Drama students were given the fantastic opportunity to take part in an online theatre workshop with The Paper Birds, an exciting and well-established theatre company based in the UK who specialise in creating original drama that challenges, provokes and explores through the use of verbatim theatre. Students were challenged to create, refine, perform and reflect through a series of practical devising techniques including shared narration, ensemble movement and stereotyping. The performances the students produced were mature, imaginative and sophisticated and really impressed our workshop leader Kylie Perry, Co-Director of The Paper Birds, and us Drama teachers. Feedback from the participants has been unanimously positive, with Year 9 students sharing that they have “learnt that it’s okay to take risks and it, in fact, betters the performance” and they have also “learned to work with others - sharing ideas, listening, creating.”

Sixty-five students were lucky enough to gain a rare insight into the world of professional musical theatre with a 3 hour workshop focusing on the three elements: acting, song and dance. The workshop was wonderful, our students learnt a lot all while having bags of fun.

Miss Natalie Madison Assistant Head of Lower School

Year 10 and 12 found it particularly pertinent given The Paper Birds are an addition to the accepted Drama practitioner list for AQA GCSE and A Level Drama, meaning they now have first-hand experience of the devising process used by The Paper Birds for their practical coursework! The Drama department had a great time hosting the workshops in our fabulous Black Box Theatre and are excited to offer more exciting and creative learning experiences across all year groups in the near future.

Miss Natalie Madison Assistant Head of Lower School

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absences. They showed commendable resilience and adaptability time and time again, the outcome of which was clear to see in the highly creative devised performances and monologues packed full of characterisation.

The GCSE and A Level examination performances were, as is characteristic of our brilliant DC dramatists, a day celebrating nearly two years of creativity and dedication. These students persevered through a very trialling time where much of the practical element of their course was impacted by social distancing restrictions and multiple

This year, we saw devised performances inspired by a variety of practitioners, from Bertolt Brecht's Epic Theatre to the brilliant visual storytelling of world-renowned theatre company, Complicite. Students selected an eclectic variety of monologues with stand out performances in Year 13 from Tarini Tipnis performing a rousing monologue from ancient Greek tragedy Medea,

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Cara Mitchell who captured Henrik Ibsen's satire brilliantly in a monologue from Ghosts and Eddie Zickerman and Simran Garg who chose contemporary plays, and both moved the audience with monologues from Orphans by Dennis Kelly and Linda by Penelope Skinner respectively. We are very proud of their resilience and we wish them all the best in the future.

Miss Natalie Madison Assistant Head of Lower School

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EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES by Carl Miller This year we were able to bring back a whole school production including students from Year 7 upwards. Our production was based on the brilliant novel by Eric Kastner during 1920s Berlin. It is a tale of adventure, following a young child from Neustadt as he chases a man named Mr Snow, who stole his money on the way to visit his Grandma in Berlin. The show was a contemporary adaptation of Emil and the Detectives, using a mixture of physical theatre, abstract drama and comedy to tell a fast-paced story. The brilliant young performers made Dubai College history, being the first public play performance to be held in the new SPACE building after several Covid-19 restrictions. We were thrilled to finally get to perform, the students worked extremely hard and showed true resilience.

Mrs Jemma Stilwell Director of Drama

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DRAMA SUCCESS The Dubai College Drama Department would like to congratulate our former GCSE and A Level dramatist Izzy Snaas on her recent success in landing a part in the West End production of Disney’s Frozen the Musical. Izzy was an incredible drama student and performed in many of our college productions. We are enormously proud of her well deserved success!

KEY STAGE 3 DRAMA CLUB Back in December, Key Stage 3 Drama Club produced their first ever Pantomime, The Not Another Panto Panto. The plot was a dramatic and

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hilarious jaunt through nearly all traditional pantomime plots featuring Snow White, Cinderella, Robinson Crusoe and the Big Bad Wolf but to name a few. With performers from across all three year groups, this was a real student-led ensemble piece and showcased the impressive performance skills we have in the lower school here at Dubai College.

Mrs Faye Baldwin Teacher of Drama

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MUSIC AND MINCE PIES GALLERY

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FATIMA PERFORMS IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY As part of World Children’s Day on Saturday November 20th 2021, organised by UNICEF in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai and the UAE Ministry of Community Development, Fatima in Year 9 played in the Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Later on the same day Fatima also performed in ‘A Little Night of Music’ at the Knowledge Village Conference Centre, celebrating 41 years of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the United Arab Emirates. This joyous occasion was hosted by Dubai Media City, the Korean Consulate Dubai and the Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra featuring Elli Choi (USA).

EXPO OPENING AND HAMMOUR HOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT Singing as part of the Children’s choir at Expo2020 Opening Ceremony was a once in a lifetime experience. I have been singing since Year 3 and enjoy performing whenever I can. When I was asked to audition for Expo2020, I jumped at the chance. I received the news that I was selected to be part of the choir just after starting at Dubai College. It was difficult to balance all the rehearsals and my school work, but well worth putting in the extra effort. I counted down the days to when rehearsals were to start. From the first rehearsal we were practising in the remarkable Al Wasl Dome – the World’s largest 360-degree projection dome. Being in that Dome and knowing I would be performing to Dubai’s leaders gave me the shivers. By the second rehearsal we were being measured for the costumes and practising choreography. They also auditioned us once more, and I was chosen to be part of a small group that would record the chorus of the song – ‘This is Our Time’ - which would be used to amplify the choir’s singing during the Opening Ceremony. I got to attend a proper recording studio to record the track, which inspired me to keep on singing so I can record again in the future. During the rehearsals they took pictures in groups depending on who you had met. I made sure to take pictures with all my new friends! At the first dress rehearsal we got to finally see our costumes – they were a beautiful white with shimmering rhinestones and some beautiful ballet shoes. We had our hair done and we danced and sang as we waited to go into the Dome. We saw the whole beginning of the ceremony, the amazing projections across the Al Wasl Dome, the lights, cameras, music, enormous speakers, drones that looked like butterflies and the tech team! 46

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We were put in our spots, and we ran over it four times before we went inside. It was hard work as it was outside and still hot, even though it was late evening. Finally, the day had come, it was show day! We had all had our hair done and put on our costumes, we were ready to go on and sing our hearts out! I caught a glimpse of Ellie Goulding and she waved to me. We really felt like we were part of a big team. We lined up and started exiting backstage area and onto stage, I was really nervous as I had never done anything like this before! As I got into my spot, I made sure to put on a large smile and began to sing and do the choreography. It went by so quick by the time it was done I thought we had been out there for a few minutes when in fact we had been out there for half an hour. As we got on the bus to go home, I felt proud and honoured that I had performed at an important event showcasing all Dubai has to offer to the world. The Expo2020 Opening Ceremony was a great experience and if I had the chance, I would do it all over again.

Niamh Dunne 7RMH

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HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION 2021 The House Music competition 2021 was the one of the best events I have ever had the pleasure of hosting at Dubai College in the past ten years. It never ceases to amaze me how talented, dedicated and hard-working our students are! The entire competition started in week three with 180 recorded performances in the Heats stage. 48 students were selected to perform in the semi-finals which were held over each lunchtime in week 7. It was a huge pleasure indeed to see how lockdown and online learning has had such a positive impact on the amazing progress of our musicians! I could have easily selected far more than 17 students to perform in the Grand Final which took place on the evening of Wednesday October 13th. Three external adjudicators had the difficult task of choosing the winners of each category.

with such professionalism and maturity. The standard has been the highest, yet and I am incredibly proud of all of you for taking the time to prepare and take part in this wonderful event within our community at DC. There will be a video link to share with you in due course to share the highlights of this fantastic House event. SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS: Rosemary Year 7 Rayan Year 12 Advay Year 12

JUNIOR WINNER: Kevin Year 8 INTERMEDIATES WINNER: Lavinia Year 11 SENIOR WINNER: Chiara Year 13 OVERALL WINNER: Xiaolin Year 12 WINNING ENSEMBLE: Heyerdahl House WINNING HOUSE: Heyerdahl House

Ms Jennie Lee-Foster Director of Music

My thanks and congratulations go to everyone who took part and played

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SENIOR SHOWCASE CONCERT The cornerstone of the DC musical experience, the esteemed Senior Showcase made a long-awaited return after two years of performance restrictions. The night offered a wide array of repertoire, ranging from choral pieces by Elder and Bernstein, to solo arias from oratorios by Bach. The evening was a well-deserved opportunity for Sixth 48

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Form music students, as well as senior ensembles, to display their musicianship and professionalism in a concert setting. Sixth Form music students Chiara, Mariam and Cara took centre stage, performing solo repertoire, including Rutter’s ‘Suite Antique for Flute’, ‘Erbarme dich’ by Bach for Alto, and ‘Zerfliesse Mein Herze’ by Bach for Soprano, accompanied by the Senior String Orchestra. The evening continued with ensemble performances with over a hundred musicians from Nothing but Treble,

Senior Flute Ensemble, Senior Saxophone Quartet, Debussy Trio, Senior Guitars, Senior Vocal Trios, Piano Quartet and Senior Chamber Choir. A massive thank you to the Music Department, who consistently dedicate their effort, expertise (and lunchtimes!) to provide rich musical opportunities that celebrate the talented musicians at Dubai College.

Mariam Siali 13BCH Chiara Federico 13ROD

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MUSIC TEACHERS CONCERT Wednesday September 29th 2021 was an important date for the Music Department. After eighteen long months of online and pre-recorded performances, it was with delight that the first concert in front of a real, live audience took place in the Auditorium with wonderful, eclectic and varied performances from members of staff from the Music Department. From Bossa Nova to Bach, Pirates of

the Caribbean to Scriabin there was something to suit all manner of tastes. We are absolutely thrilled to welcome three new members of staff to the Music Team: Jackie Hayter, Ron Vint and Amelia Brown who wowed us all with their talent and showmanship. A huge thank you to all the Music Department for taking the time and effort to prepare such a wonderful evening of entertainment.

Ms Jennie Lee-Foster Director of Music

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band, featuring awesome solos from Rayan Ali and Dhimira Advani.

The Spring Concert was pure delight! How do the Music Department and students manage to do it? Even with only five weeks rehearsal time due to the Covid-19 spike at that start of term, the concert displayed some incredible talent.

Three other top-level singers entertained us with a fabulous version of ‘Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend’: Kate Lewis, Mariam Siali and Amara Habib wowed us with their flair and talent for musical theatre singing, thanks to their charismatic vocal coach Miss Amelia Brown.

The largest ever Beginner Band sounded more like Training Band – what amazing students and a dedicated leader they have in the fantastic Mr Lane! We look forward to seeing many of these dedicated and aspiring Year 7 and 8 musicians work their way through the Intermediate Band, Concert Band and into the Jazz Band over the next few years! Miss Hayter – our new Head of Woodwind – has made a huge impact on our wind players and Chamber Music this year. The Wind Quintet played a funky ‘Ghostbusters’ for us while the Flute Ensemble cheered us all up with their rendition of ‘Park Life’ with Jude Sinha confidently narrating from the front; Miss Hayter's enthusiasm is unstoppable. The Intermediate Band closed the first half, literally with a ‘Bang!’ What a showstoppingly good performance! The Senior Strings sounded incredible with their assured and generous conductor, Mr Bowler. Huge congratulations go to them with their gorgeous, full sound in the ‘Jig’ from the St Paul's Suite and their accomplished leader Jimin Park who played a beautiful solo in the dazzling ‘Palladio’. The Concert Band were on tremendous form with a ‘Mission Impossible and Pirates of the Caribbean Medley’. Such exciting and contrasting playing from these senior players! The Intermediate Saxophone Quartet performed a sumptuous sounding 'Emily Kate' by Lennie Niehaus. The Choirs did not disappoint either. There were a super, diverse selection of songs chosen ranging from Whitacre's ‘Seal Lullaby’ sung beautifully by Nothing But Treble under their dynamic director, Mr Ste Jeffery, to two amazing rock/ pop numbers from Chamber Choir ('Rise Up') and big Choir ('Somebody to Love') accompanied by the Sixth Form rock 50

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We were also delighted to be performing Mr Julian Smyth's (Development Director at DC) very own composition for flute, guitar, bassoon, string bass and percussion, commissioned specifically for

our high-level players. Jazz Band closed the evening, as always, with three foot-tappingly good jazz numbers: ‘In the Mood’, ‘Besame Mucho’ and ‘The Chicken’. What incredible talent we have at DC. My congratulations and heartfelt thanks go to all the hard working and talented Music Department staff and students and all their hard work both on and off the stage that made this such a fabulous event.

Ms Jennie Lee-Foster Director of Music

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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES REPORT For the last two years many of our weekly activities had to be conducted online, or modified to maintain social distancing, but it is remarkable how the Dubai College students and staff rose to these challenges, rolling up their sleeves and finding solutions, to provide as much continuity as possible. Total numbers of ECAs per term: TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3

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Some notable developments this year: We now explicitly offer around 40 different Academic Enrichment ECAs each week. These range from astronomy to psychology, via creative writing and debating societies. Many of our ECAs are connected to what students learn in lessons, and it’s interesting to see just how popular these are becoming – with dozens of students every day choosing

to attend clubs that enable them to learn more about their academic interests. We also are expanding our menu of activities that help to support the wellbeing of students: Creative Philanthropy Club (where students design and make items to sell for charity), Mindfulness Club, to promote a sense of calm and wellbeing, Gardening Club and Raising Awareness Through Art Club, all provide opportunities for students to find a calm, harmonious environment where they can wind down after the daily stresses of school work. Students continue to be very keen to propose, plan and lead their own clubs, and these include: Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Current Affairs, Medical and Environmental Societies. Next year we look forward to new clubs focused on Rubiks Cubes, Biology, Stock Market Investing and Innovation. The Charity Committee this year has kept up the momentum of fundraising for schools in Nepal. The Music Charity Love concert returned to the school grounds, after a two year absence, and this student-led endeavour represents an ever-popular demonstration of just how capable DC students are at organising and managing quite challenging projects. Early in 2022 we

also gained approval to start fundraising for our second school-build project in Nepal, and look forward to the official launch very soon. Currently over 250 students are enrolled on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. As an international qualification that is widely recognised to promote key skills including resilience, resourcefulness, independence and self-management, this perhaps to support the wider aims of Dubai College; to engender multitalented, rounded and responsible young adults. Finally, the House Competition continues to grow in breadth and depth. Offering over 80 separate competitions throughout the year, encompassing sports, creativity, academic and team challenges, EVERY student now plays a part in supporting their House. We were able to run swimming galas and Sports Day again this year and have managed to bring the whole school back together in these annual celebrations of team spirit and collective endeavour.

Mr Richard Dennis Director of Extra Curricular Activities

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AUD MODEL UNITED NATIONS Did you know that you can talk to delegates from all over the world, try and resolve world conflicts, or maybe even start a war (!) all in the space of a weekend? Well, Dubai College have done just that! Over the course of a weekend in March, 104 students went to the prestigious AUDMUN conference, discussing pressing issues that plague our world today and coming up with resolutions to solve them in real-time. Our delegates – fuelled by passion, research and copious amounts of Starbucks coffee – were able to have 12.5 hours of successful debate time in 22 different committees at the American University in Dubai, where there were 350 students from a range of schools across Dubai. Topics ranged from economic issues to labour rights to the Armenian genocide or, if you were one of the lucky few, you could discuss the blip and multiverse in the AUD conference’s very own marvel-themed United Nations Council on Superhuman Activities. Given that most people going from our school were first-timers at MUN, it was absolutely incredible to see everyone

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flourishing as the weekend went on, representing their countries with respect and dedication to the topic at hand. MUN can certainly be viewed as challenging and intellectual, but as our AUDMUN delegates have learnt, the discussions are also fascinating and extremely engaging – it was absolutely wonderful to see our delegates shine! After all those conferences, many of us were very tired. When I’m tired, there’s one thing I love to do…dance! And that’s exactly what our students did at the Social Night on Friday, letting off steam from the debates with music, food and photo booths – providing the perfect opportunity not only for relaxing after a hard day, but also for socialising with MUN delegates from other schools. It was truly a blast! Our hard work paid off. Students at Dubai College should be extremely proud of their efforts: not only did our school win ‘Best Medium Delegation’ but also 21 of our delegates won individual awards! This is truly reflective of the hard work and dedication that these students put in and we are absolutely thrilled at their achievements. BEST DELEGATE AWARDS Maya, Year 12 – Security Council Haizea, Year 12 – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Alexander, Year 10 – World Bank Zaara, Year 12 – Historical Crisis Committee

BEST ORATOR AWARDS Ishayu, Year 11 – Security Council Ayaan, Year 9 – Recent Crisis Committee Archisha, Year 10 – Historical Crisis Committee BEST RESEARCHER AWARDS Yusif, Year 8 – European Union Karma, Year 10 – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Parth, Year 10 – United National Human Rights Council Maryam, Year 8 – Association of Southeast Asia Nations Zainab, Year 11 – Group of 77 Kushaan, Year 11 – World Bank Abhinav, Year 8 – United Nations Council on Superhuman Activities HONOURABLE MENTION AWARDS Zayed, Year 8 – Press Corps Yasseen, Year 8 – Historical Crisis Committee Zainab, Year 8 – Press Corps Omar, Year 12 – NATO Aria, Year 12 – Historical Crisis Committee Vivaan, Year 8 – European Union Giulia, Year 10 – World Bank

I am so grateful to all our students who participated in this wonderful event, and to the staff who accompanied us, and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for Model United Nations at DC!

Myra Shahbazi 12EMO Secretary General of MUN

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GULF DEBATES SENIOR COMPETITION 2021 On 11th December, two teams from Dubai College (DC team A - Himakshi, Viha, Aryaman and DC team B - Vansh, Kiumars, Hyder) took part in the annual

GULF DEBATES JUNIOR COMPETITION 2021 Right at the end of the Autumn term, after the last day of term, eleven of DC’s finest junior debaters made their way to Cambridge International School for the 2021 Annual Gulf Debates Competition, and what a day it was! We started off with speeches from CIS’s Debate Head and Vice-Principal and the announcement of the first impromptu motion: ‘This House would Ban Child Beauty Pageants’. All Teams set off to work and soon enough, the first debate commenced and concluded with astounding results! All three DC teams completed their first three debates one by one and then

Gulf Debates Competition, where they debated against students from across the country. Throughout the competition, both teams took part in four preliminary debate rounds, with thought-provoking motions covering hot global contentions such as free immigration and national pride. Overall, everyone debated triumphantly with DC team A winning second place

headed for a quick lunch where we were able to blow off some steam and meet debaters from all the other schools participating in the competition. Now came the power-round, the dreaded disqualification round. Having already semi-prepared the motion, all teams huddled in anticipation, hoping to be assigned to the side that they had prepared best, and as the designated sides were released, the room erupted with passionate – although muted – cries of joy or despair which were almost immediately replaced with hushed conversation and teams rushing to their designated preparation rooms. Teams were paired with teams of similar skill: if you won the first three debates, you would be paired with another team that also won their first three debates. All three DC teams emerged victorious, having survived the power-round, and we all gathered at the Auditorium to celebrate with some wonderful singing

in the Plate category, and DC team B winning second place in the Bowl category. All speakers from DC team A clinched the ‘Outstanding Speaker Award’, with Aryaman being voted the best speaker of the tournament, Viha coming second and Himakshi coming fifth. All in all, another excellent day of debating for Dubai College.

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and dancing on stage while the semifinal draws were being decided. Although there were a few hiccups along the way, DC A, B, and C all qualified for the semis, comprising an astounding 1/5th of the entirety of the semi-finals draw, debating the motion: ‘This House Believes that Government Funding of the Arts Should be Banned’, a surprising impromptu motion that truly pushed all teams to their best as they analysed the Government’s role in supporting the arts with the surprising twist of being unable to use the internet. Soon after the debates, all the debaters gathered for the penultimate time in the auditorium to hear the fixtures for the finals, and it was to our delight that DC Teams A and C made it through! I would like to seize this opportunity to extend heartfelt thanks from all three teams to Ms Hodge for her tireless work and support as well as to Shrish, Aman, SHAMAL 2022

ACTIVITIES and Vedant for consistently helping us become better debaters. The 6th and the last debate commenced soon after and Teams A and C headed off to their designated rooms to prepare with team A set to debate in front of a live audience (which although nervewracking was an amazing experience). To end the long day of debate and recognise the achievements of the many talented debate teams participating in

Gulf Debates, the prize ceremony began!

Team C ranked 2nd in the Plate Division

Overall, an outstanding result, and one that could not have been possible without the tireless work put in by the Dubai College Debate Teams and of course, the guidance we received from Ms Hodge and the Debate Club Heads.

Team B ranked 3rd in the Cup Division

Parth Goel 10BST

The room erupted in cheer as winners were announced; the DC results were:

Team A ranked 2nd in the Cup Division Parth and Emaan won Outstanding Speaker Awards

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included topics ranging from democratic governance to privatisation, it is safe to say the rounds challenged all debaters on a wide variety of topics.

The annual ‘Modern World Debates’ tournament was held over two days on January 15th and 16th, comprising over 50 international teams and 150+ debaters. Dubai College sent one official team (Aryaman, Parth and Viha), as well as two independent teams (Angelique, Vansh, Abhir & Emaan, Philip, Aditya). Both teams were excited to participate in the competition as it was one of the largest online debating competitions in the region.

After an immensely successful first four rounds, both the DC team and Team APA broke to the quarter finals as one of the top 8 teams, and ended up being paired to debate against each other on the motion: ‘This house believes that the feminist movement should support female vigilante groups in areas with high crime rates against women’. The DC team ended up winning, progressing from the semi finals to the grand final where they debated: ‘This house prefers Asian values over Western individualism’. The other team ended up winning on

The first four preliminary rounds

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Runners up

a split decision 2-1 from the judging panel; a very close debate indeed. In the awards ceremony, Team Dubai College were awarded runners up of the competition. Individually, Abhir, Aryaman, Vansh and Viha bagged Best Speaker awards being part of the top 10, with Angelique being commended as the best speaker of the entire competition! Overall, this was a very successful and intellectually stimulating competition for all DC debaters and we would like to especially thank Ms Hodge for giving us this wonderful opportunity.

Viha Kedia 12RMI

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This year we welcomed our Year 7s into the Charity Committee by organising a distribution of food hampers for Diwali to a building site in JVC. We had over 200 hampers made by every form in Year 7, with some parents sponsoring items. To mark Valentine’s Day the fabulous bus ladies were gifted with flowers and a goody bag to celebrate friendship. The incredible Old Books for New Eyes campaign was celebrated with a certificate ceremony and recognition from HE Shamma Al Mazrui (Minister of State for Youth Affairs).

Miss Rupal Shah Charities Coordinator

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With the incredible talent of our DC musicians, MCL is a reminder of just how special this student-led charity event is. Although it was smaller due to various other school events also taking place that weekend, we still welcomed over 200 students, staff and families on the night. It was fabulous to enjoy the superb talent of our young musicians AND we raised over AED 11,000!

Miss Rupal Shah Charities Coordinator

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JAISITHOK SCHOOL We are so immensely grateful to everyone who has donated this year to the Jaisithok School, built in Gulmi, Nepal in 2019. A total of 103 students are being educated there across Primary levels. The money raised covers building maintenance costs, training teachers and development resources. The amount collected will ensure funding for the school until 2025.

Miss Rupal Shah Charities Coordinator

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SHREE JAGDISHWOR SCHOOL After setting up the Dubai College Foundation at the IHC in 2019, and the subsequent successes of building Jaisithok School in Gulmi, it has been amazing to travel back to Nepal to initiate the next Dubai College charity project. The Shree Jagdishwor School (SJS) in Bimal Nagar is in desperate need of reparation. Situated on the main Kathmandu-Pokhara Highway, this

primary school has requested support from local government and NGOS for more than 10 years, and has been overlooked. There are 123 students (69 girls and 54 boys), and 12 teachers. 10 teachers are funded by the local government and 2 by the community.

after the monsoon season, and will take up to 9 months. The estimated costs for this project are $67,000, roughly AED250,000

Miss Rupal Shah Charities Coordinator

The existing two storey building has four dark, damp rooms but the focal concern is a crumbly brick staircase. The building is more than 25 years old and simply isn't earthquake-proof. The Dubai College Foundation project with Pahar Trust Nepal aims to demolish this building and replace it with a six room, twostorey building. Building is likely to commence in October

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41. Athanasios Trigkonis modular indoor horticulture unit (senior design prize winner) 42. Tara Malhotra children’s english language learning aid 43. Aakriti Singh grains and pulses kitchen dispenser 44. Maansi Kotecha pouring a sifting aid for the discerning home baker 45. Phoebe Shaw ‘wave’ portable and compact marine seating solution 66

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL AWARD

BRONZE DUKE OF EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL AWARD At first the Duke of Edinburgh expedition sounded unsettling because all I had heard about it was that you had to sleep in tents made for ants and hike millions of kilometres in the blistering heat of Dubai. However, having now completed this expedition I can say with complete certainty that I was worrying for no reason, and I thoroughly enjoyed the journey! The treks did come with many difficulties, one example being how we had to stop for what seemed like every five seconds, to re-tape one of our teammate’s shoes. However, every journey is bound to come with obstacles, and I don’t think we overcame ours very well, we argued a fair amount but overall, the people I went with were what made the experience unforgettable. There wasn’t an hour that didn’t contain laughter and I don’t think I would have survived the rays of fire radiating out of the sun without their jokes as distractions. On our practice journey, I oversaw the navigation and managed to get us completely lost and we ended up following another group and very skilfully

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hopping over some barbed wire and crossing a bridge that we were never even supposed to be near. In the end though we got to the camp and immediately welcomed with the offer of some lovely warm water. As soon as we got to the camp, we set up our surprisingly large sized tents and got ready to make some food . I’ve got to say that we weren’t very smart when it came to food, we hardly ate anything nutritious but still enjoyed our luxurious meals that consisted of yummy pot noodles and sticky pasta. That is one thing that I will change for my silver expedition, the idea of dining on pot noodles for three meals in a day for two days may sound like heaven but we were always hungry and there never seemed to be enough to go around. On the qualifying journey we were much more prepared when it came to

navigation, yet I still ended up climbing a mini mountain that consisted of rocks that would shift if a feather fell on them, so I skidded multiple times and my heart was beating like a drum by the time I got to the top. When I did get to the top, I saw that we were only a 10-minute walk from the camp, and we only had to walk around the mountain to get there. I nearly broken my ankle just to find that the camp was right around the corner the whole time! Altogether, the Duke of Edinburgh award taught me many things and I already cannot wait for the silver expedition.

Zara Dedynski 10RVE

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GOLD DUKE OF EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL AWARD On the February 3rd, eighteen adventurous students embarked on their last ever trip with the qualifying gold expedition, which saddened many as the memories and fun had during the past five trips flooded back and students realised this was the last opportunity to make more. Sadness didn’t last long, however, as we were thrown into the thrilling journey, navigating, walking and singing with music from checkpoint to checkpoint. The first two walks were very generous, both being on flat and familiar ground yet that didn’t stop some from losing their bearings, combined with the weight of our bags and heat of midday, the trip was never easy. And let’s hope you didn’t forget your water bottle! The next days were much harder, each being mountain climbs and longer walks that

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the students dreaded, yet in true Duke of Edinburgh spirit everyone completed both, never giving up or letting injuries hinder them. Unlike prior expeditions, we participated in activities between walks, with opportunities to rock climb and abseil throughout, which were a blast and emphasised the uniqueness and special nature of this last trip. To top it off, we were treated to pizza on the last night! After days of eating undercooked rice, crushed bread and instant foods, it was heavenly, fuelling us for the picturesque hike on the final day where everyone got their best Insta pictures and an amazing view of the area.

Mrs Sheileen Turner Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator

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GOLD AWARD FOR LORCAN Y13 Congratulations to Lorcan Y13 who has recently passed his International Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. Lorcan has shown dedication and commitment throughout the past year and his hard work has paid off. To complete Gold, Lorcan fulfilled the requirements of volunteering, practising a skill and a physical activity. As well as this, Lorcan spent a week in Ireland completing his residential, and spent four days hiking the Hatta mountains. Completing Gold Duke of Edinburgh is a very impressive feat, and as his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Leader, I am extremely proud of Lorcan. Well done, Lorcan! #dcproud

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NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS

50TH UAE NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS 2021 marked 50 years since the nation was founded in 1971, and Dubai College marked The Year of the 50th with an extra special extravaganza. In late November, the Arabic A and Islamic departments organised a series of events to celebrate. It was fantastic to see students and staff enjoy an abundance of local delicacies, interact

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with animals and dance to traditional music. The atmosphere was one that was reminiscent of National Days that we have previously celebrated at the College, this year we ensured that there were extra precautions to ensure that everyone was safe. It was fabulous to witness the Dubai Police marching band performing alongside our very own Concert Band, all of which took place amongst a parade of horses and a high pursuit police dog hunt! The Heads of House also launched a House Competition where form groups were asked to imagine themselves fifty years into the future and to produce a

video to share their dreams and hopes for the nation. We were pleased to announce the winners were 7RMH. With the nation focusing on the history and growth of the UAE we thought it pertinent to invite one of our very own founding fathers to help students understand Dubai’s unique history and economic development. We were delighted to welcome Charles Neil, a long-standing governor of the school, to talk about the history and sustainability of Dubai as part of a lecture series called ‘Talks Through Time’. A huge thank you to everyone who helped to organise the day and took the time to support the celebrations.

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OVERALL HOUSE REPORT The House competitions have continued to grow this year. We are delighted we have managed to get in person activities back and that the students have participated with their full energy. This year we have seen over 100 House activities on offer with every student in Year 7-11 taking part in at least two competitions. It has been nice to see the return of the sporting events: Sports Day, swimming galas and the all new Games Competitions rounding off the students’ Games lessons at the end of each half term. We really would like to thank the

PE department for getting on board with this initiative and making it such a success; there has been a real buzz around school during these competition weeks. Other competitions have been the traditional and much loved House music, drama, House Weeks as well as the new teamwork RPEP focus for every year group. The House Captains have done a sterling effort of running, organising and keeping us all informed of events throughout the year. Their inspirational leadership will ensure the House programme goes from strength to strength next year. Writing this in mid-May with a few competitions left, the overall House standings are an interesting read.

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Barbarossa has struck out in first place with a lead that looks unsurmountable with the other three Houses closely fighting it out for the silver and bronze medals. While Barbarossa might be reigning supreme, Heyerdahl have shown themselves as the most creative House while Chichester are currently enjoying their teambuilding expertise. These houses are very close, so let’s see if it all could change before the end of term and whether Cousteau will rise to steal a trophy or two. At the end of another extraordinary year, we must again recognise the outstanding leadership, planning skills and creativity of our dedicated Heads of House: Miss Dibble (Barbarossa), Mr Ashby (Heyerdahl), Mr Thomas (Chichester) and Miss Quigley (Cousteau).

Ms Rebecca Dibble Head of Barbarossa House

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SENIOR SWIMMING GALA The first of many swimming galas in our brand new pool, it was wonderful to invite the Senior students to show off what they could do after two years of Covid-19. They did not disappoint, with all Houses putting on a strong display for the relays. The fun races at the end were a highlight with fully clothed swimmers, noodle horse races and no arms! Barbarossa started as they meant to go on by winning the Senior Gala! YEAR 7/8 SWIMMING GALA This was the first swimming gala for our Year 7 and 8 students and boy did they rise to the occasion. There was a fantastic buzz around the pool and fantastic support shown to all competitors by all Houses. A special well done to our B team swimmers! After a convincing start, winning all the initial freestyle relays, Barbarossa won the event! YEAR 9/10 SWIMMING GALA What a gala to end the year on! This extremely close-matched event saw Barbarossa once again snatching victory from Chichester by 0.4 of a second in the last eight swimmer canon race. WOW, what an end to our swimming galas for the year!

Ms Rebecca Dibble Head of Barbarossa House

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INTER HOUSE SPORTS DAY Then came the pinnacle of the House programme and arguably the event we had all missed the most during the prolonged pandemic…. Sports Day! A day of chaos, and a little athletics, the morning was dedicated to the younger students in the lower years; a first for both Year 7 and 8 students, it was great to see that the sporting legacy of the school is in safe hands with a whole host of physical talent on show. With

Heyerdahl dominating the girls and Barbarossa dominating the boys, the competition was certainly fierce, and the lead of both Houses was consistantly challenged by close contests across both field and track events. After lunchtime, it was the turn of Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 to get involved in an equally intense event that spanned the afternoon. The track was ceartainly the focus for many, with close sprint finals attracting the attention of large crowds. Finishing with some controversial relays, the day was certainly a success, especially for Barbarossa who came out

clearly victorious with wins across the majority of age groups. Over the course of the day, the girls broke 12 school records and the boys 13 records! Congratulations to all our record breakers, especially Lila Martin (both the Year 8 300m and High Jump ), Tilly Black (Year 9 800m and 1500m), Ziggy Haaland (Year 9 800m and 1500m), and finally another long distance record breaker, Roux Visser (Year 10 800m and 1500m).

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Barbarossa After a difficult two years of mainly online house events, the 2021-2022 academic year has seen house events back in full swing and it’s been brilliant seeing so much participation from all students in Barbarossa thus far. Consistency was going to be key if Barbarossa wanted to defend the house trophy which we’ve won for the past few years and we have risen to the occasion, so far! Barbarossa have been at the top of the merits leaderboard since the beginning of the academic year and the gap is getting bigger every day. The dedication displayed by Barbarossa students is truly second to none and well done specifically to the students in Years 7-10 for putting us in such a commanding position. We have seen record participation and so much enthusiasm displayed by students during the house weeks as well. There was so much teamwork and creativity on display with every single competition and we cannot wait to see more of this right up to the end of the year. This year we have also had the addition of new house events such as the Year 8 chemistry investigation competition and of course the return of the swimming gala (the first one to be hosted in the newly constructed pool) and the most anticipated competition and of course the return of the swim gala (the first one to be hosted in the newly constructed pool) and the most anticipated event of the year – Sports Day. To no one’s surprise, Barbarossa was victorious in both Sports Day and the senior swimming gala. On top of that, we have performed amazing in the house music competition, house netball, basketball, rugby, football and so many more. We want to thank all of the year reps for stepping up when we needed them the most and for putting together teams and even volunteering themselves when others dropped out throughout the year. We also want to give a big thank you to Ms Dibble for her continued support. Without her, 92

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As House Captains, we could not be any prouder of this house. We hope the phoenix continues to soar higher as our successors take charge and follow in our footsteps. Maybe one day the other houses will actually be able to challenge for the throne! We wish next year’s House Captains the best of luck and we hope the success continues for years to come. Aman, Jodie, Pranav, Annabelle, Zaara

BARBAROSSA HOUSE The Barbarossa Phoenix has once again done us proud and risen to be bigger and better than ever before! Once again, the beginning of the year was a little shaky for us. However, since the reintroduction of the swimming galas for all year groups, a very welcome Sports Day and some magnificent efforts from the Barbarossa students with in class with merits and during the House Weeks, it looks like the trophy cabinet will continue to burst at the seams. As always, I am so proud of the effort every Barbarossa student has given to the competitions this year. This collective team spirit continues to grow and thrive. A special mention goes to our new Barbarossa members whose enthusiasm towards the House competitions has secured wins in nearly all the competitions they have entered. An amazing achievement, we are very happy to have you on-board and to see you settle so quickly into the House spirit. Barbarossa’s sporting talent has also risen this year. The senior students started off our sporting victories in November with a phenomenal swimming gala. Year 7 and 8 then matched this! Then the House went on to secure an outstanding Sports Day win. Nearly all age groups and all

categories saw Barbarossa in the lead! Barbarossa continues to dominate the long distances with 5 record-breaking students in their age categories this year: Maddie Burnside (800m), Isobel Charlier (1500m), Roux Visser (800m AND 1500m), Hassan Elzafaarany (1500m), and Ben Morgan (1500m). Kaila Kondas Niza also deserves a special mention for her 300m record. Well done to everyone who competed, it really was a team effort. Finally, I really must once again thank the amazing House Captain team. They have worked tirelessly this year to run the House Week events for Years 7-10, organise teams, look after our Year 7 and 8 tutor groups, keep everyone updated on Instagram and Twitter and generally to promote a positive team spirit at all events. It has been an extremely busy year and these guys have made my life super easy, seamlessly stepping up and organising everything like clockwork. Well done and thank you! Well done Barbarossa, you have done me proud!

Ms Rebecca Dibble Head of Barbarossa House

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of work “We’ve got a ton oing to to do. We’re g le, and celebrate a litt to get to then we’ve got work.” Michael Singletary ach) (NFL player and co

We continue with our inspirational quotations from Mike Singletary and motivational videos from Ben Lionel Scott as we did last year. However, this year’s quotation is not about our combined ethos of teamwork and support, but a reflection on our experiences and success over the year but not forgetting what we need to concentrate on next year… This is where I would like to wish Miss Hember, the new Head of Chichester, all the very best in her tenure and the House is in very safe hands, good luck! In a year where we experienced some normality to the House Competition, we are grateful for the opportunities of competition at DC and I am grateful for the support of my House Captains, Tess, Ruby, Simra, Keira and Matthew, who have all been outstanding. They have helped organise a variety of events whilst adopting a flexible approach to the House commitments and their studies. As a Head of House, I try to pass on some of the leadership skills that they need in the future, but I

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continue to learn from the pupils daily and improve my own skills. During my time as Head of House I have seen so much change in the House programme and we are starting to see the benefits of continuity and a drive forward by the Heads of Houses into developing a programme for all and I would like to thank my fellow Heads of Houses for all their enthusiasm and good humour when in fact they all want to be part of Chichester secretly. I hope ‘CHICH the dragon’ goes from strength to strength and that everyone feels part of a team. Remember that Chich is a friendly, respectful and committed dragon who represents his team with pride and honour.

Over the year we have also seen the introduction of new house challenges and events and I would like to thank all those who have contributed and been part of the team. Whether we won, lost or drew, it was the spirit of taking part and the knowing that you have done your best, not only for you but to help support your friends and your house, that matters most. From basketball and netball to junior quizzes and team building challenges, it has been a privilege to see the friendship and competitiveness shine through. So in the words of Gareth Thomas (Wales and British and Irish Lions Captain):

“I am not interested in individual glory... ...the team is more powerful.” Mr Noel Thomas Head of Chichester House

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HOUSE CAPTAINS’ WRITE UP The academic year kicked off with the annual house music competition, which was a great opportunity for budding musicians to showcase their remarkable talents and compete with other houses. Chichester had twenty-three enthusiastic musicians participating, performing on instruments such as the piano, drums, flute, recorder, oboe, and a lot of singing. With the most grand-finale appearances out of any house, Lavinia Skandalis winning the intermediate category and Xiaolin Zhang winning the entire competition, the house music competition was a promising start to the year for Chichester and demonstrated the sheer talent that so many members of the house have. A massive thank you to Ms Lee-Foster and the rest of the Music department for putting the competition together, and a huge thank you to those who participated! (Simra) Making the most of the cooler winter weather, the advent of 2022 saw the return of Sports Day, the pinnacle of the house programme. A day of chaos, and a little athletics, the morning was dedicated to the younger students in the lower years; a first for both Year 7 and Year 8 students, it was great to be reassured that the sporting legacy of Chichester is in safe hands with a whole host of physical talent on show. The competition was certainly fierce, and Chichester were constantly chasing the leads of Barbarossa and Heyerdahl throughout, putting up close contests across both field and track events. In the afternoon, it was the turn of Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 to get involved in an equally intense event that spanned the afternoon. The track was certainly the focus for many, with Chichester students involved in many of the close sprint finals that attracted the attention of large crowds. Finishing with some controversial relays, the Chichester senior boys were certainly the talk of the event! The day was definitely a success and saw a return to the whole school Chichester comradery that emerges during school-wide events such as this. (Tess)

Similarly, we also saw a return to the swimming pool with the senior event at the end of 2021 and the younger years competing in Term 3. Each day contained great performances by extremely talented Chichester swimmers but impressively saw those who were not avid swimmers step up and take responsibility on behalf of the house. The teamwork on display by the year 7s, 8s, 9s, and 10s in competing in quartets was excellent to see, as were the B-team events for the senior day: races that offered different challenges but were well undertaken. More importantly than any of these factors was undoubtedly the overall occurrence of these swim galas, filled with the classic atmosphere of the past, in facilities that so many of us are lucky to have access to. The younger year groups will certainly know what to expect for the coming iterations of the day, but it was also amazing to see some of the senior swimmers get a chance to show their prowess in the pool one more time. On behalf of Chichester, we would like to say a massive thank you to both the P.E. department for their organisation and running of each event, and the girls and boys in blue who were, as always, so important in the behindthe-scenes work. (Matthew) Throughout the year, Chichester took part in a range of other house events too. Years 7, 8 and 9 collaborated on

some new events, such as cup stacking and bean bag toss, and also enjoyed some traditional favourites, such as the marshmallow house- building challenge! Despite numerous successes in house weeks, the highlights of this year were certainly in witnessing Chichester students collaborating, cheering each other on, and beaming with house pride throughout. (Ruby) We would like to a say a massive thank you to all the students who participated in the House Programme this year, and to all the House Captains who have taken the initiative to lead their respective form classes/year group. A special mention and huge congratulations to Lavinia Skandalis and Vansh Gadhia who won the House prize. We are very grateful for all the help and support from staff to make these house events and programmes happen, especially Mr Dennis. The men and women in blue are also a huge asset to the House programme for helping organise and set up all the different events, especially Sports Day. The biggest thank you is given to Mr Thomas, for all the endless work he has put into House programmes and Chichester House spirit. He has set the precedent for future House success through his continuous support. We are going to miss him very dearly. Thank you and all the best for next year!!  (Keira) SHAMAL 2022

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I am filled with only gratitude to every member of Cousteau. I have been blown away by the house’s enthusiasm, organisation and team spirit. I must reserve the biggest thank you to my KS3 house members, for sweeping me up at the finish line of the staff relay and joining me in victorious celebrations – as possible career highlight thus far. Being Head of House has allowed me to venture beyond the walls of D12 and beyond the bounds of capital cities and ox-bow lakes, and I have not being disappointed. I have had the pleasure of working with one quarter of the College’s students, watching them play the most magnificent musical pieces, run, swim, rugby, netball, catch, throw, sink hoops like the incredible athletes that they are and create incredible pieces of art, Covid masks and geo-squishes. What has allowed me to be able to watch and absorb the atmosphere is the amazing team of house year reps throughout the school, my support squad who have organised every team, ensuring we have maximum participation and positive spirit. So a huge thank you to Amani and Alina (Year 9), Alex, Stef and Katie (Year 10) and Uzayr and Ryiah (Year 11).

For the first time ever, the House programme has rotated year reps in Years 7 and 8, giving all students a chance to lead for one half term as part of the piloted Leadership Programme. Students have had the opportunity to captain teams in house competitions and organise sports day or swimming squads. 7FBA even challenged 7LSD

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to a mini dodge ball competition and booked out the sports hall to play; it was a joy to watch. Our youngest students have shown incredible initiative in leading their form groups and I look forward to watching their leadership skills develop throughout school and watching them grow into future house captains. Finally, my House Captains. A team of superstars whose commitment and enthusiasm have not waivered once. They have been at every event, assembly, meeting and form time, rallying the team, ensuring fair competition and maximum participation. Their commitment, ideas, and overall sincerity has been fantastic. They have been my first team of house captains I have worked with at the College and they will be sincerely missed. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Dylan, Sanaa, Yazzie, Advey and Eloise.

Miss Rhianne Quigley Head of Cousteau House

COUSTEAU HOUSE COUSTEAU 2021-2022 A year has passed with many ups and downs for Cousteau. The first house assembly that was held for the first time in almost two years saw high spirits all around the auditorium, especially for our new head of house, Miss Quigley, without whom none of this would have been possible. This has been a truly memorable year for Cousteau, from year group house weeks to the long-awaited return of sports day, we witnessed unparalleled amounts of teamwork, excellence, organisation and, most importantly, participation. HOUSE WEEKS Throughout the year, house weeks have been one of Cousteau’s biggest highlights. They have been a fantastic opportunity where each year group gets to unify as a House and rack up points as part of the house standings! We were lucky enough to be able to host a range of classroom activities as well as the chance to get active on the field! Some of our top activities included a mask decorating competition, where our artists got to hone into their creative skills, and show us how they visualised the Cousteau ethos. A particular highlight of this academic year was our online teacher ‘truth or lie’ quiz: Cousteau won in every year group! Aside from that, we cherished the opportunity to be able to get down and dirty on the field, with challenging activities such as blindfolded rope competitions, reaction net challenges, marshmallow tower building and even silent organisational tasks and many more! For many, especially our Year 7 and 8s, this was their first taster at a real house week, and their enthusiasm and drive was unparalleled; the teamwork that we saw left a mark *cue the blue face paint*! To add, House Netball and House Basketball were a success for multiple year groups in Cousteau! Overall, beyond weeks filled with fun and laughter, our house weeks showed us how well we can work as a team, and were a manifestation of all our Cousteau values and beliefs. Well done to you, Cousteau! CROSS CURRICULAR The house team would like to extend our thanks to the various departments throughout school who offer additional house events. Thank you to the PE Department, for the first time ever, house competitions have been integrated into year group games sessions which guarantees 100% participation. Thank you to the Music Department for starting the year with a bang and overseeing house music. A huge well done to all Cousteau semifinalists; Juniors: Natalie Maughan, Amelia Sinha, Raghav Jasuja and Rosemary Hutchings.

Intermediates: Shady Abdallah, Jemima Barton and Mihir Kumar. Seniors: Tithira Wijayathilake, Amara Habib, Bianca Mirpuri and our very own house captain, Advay Chawla. Thank you to the drama department for hosting a show stopping house drama, a fantastic showcase of our top acting talent. Science for a chemical murder mystery and to Economics for our first ever House Stock Market Challenge! With the incredible levels of reliability and resilience we’ve seen in the younger years, we truly believe our house is in good hands for the future. As a team we are certain our incumbents will rise to the challenge and continue the spirit and comradery now in place. We would like to thank Mr Dennis as well as the auxiliary staff who have ensured every single house event ran smoothly throughout the year. Most of all, we would like to extend our gratitude to Miss Quigley, whose ever-present enthusiasm inspired us all. It has been a pleasure serving the house and we wish you all the best next year, as we pass the batons onto some fresh faces! Your House Captains, Dylan Parekh, Yasmine Caraiscos, Advay Chawla, Eloise Stewart-Smith, and Sanaa Carimjee

SPORTS DAY One of the highlights of this year was the return of Sports Day! We would like to thank every member of Cousteau for their exceptional support and enthusiasm shown for the House. A special shout out to our individual event winners, and to the following representatives for breaking longstanding records: Manaka Mtemererwa Year 7 Discus – 21.92m Emma Brimson Year 7 300m – 50:97 Ziggy Harland Year 9 800m – 2.25.56 1500m – 4.47.00 Lucas Paschalis Year 9; High Jump – 1.60m Michael Page Year 9 200m – 26:05 Tilly Black Year 9 800m – 2:46.00 1500m – 5:56.00 Mudiwa Mtemererwa Year 10 Shot put 13.00m Kate Lewis Year 12 300m –50.38 (A shout out to another record breaker from our Senior Swimming Gala – well done to Tom Haigh (Year 12) for setting a new record of 26.51 seconds in the 50m freestyle.) Going into the day as reigning champions, spirits were high. The blue face paint was also a hit. The wins just kept coming, as did the records. The staff relay was also well catered for, with the Quigleys, Mr Day and Ms Moore running incredible legs, and getting swarmed by the lower school at the end. We’d like to extend our gratitude and awe to those who took part in a relay. Competing in front of everyone takes courage, and we won almost all of them. Shame about the senior boys relay...

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“According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly... The bee, of course, flies anyway, because bees don't care what humans think is impossible." Barry B Benson, Heyerdahl mascot 2021-22.

WHAT CAN BEES TEACH US ABOUT TEAMWORK? In a hive, every single bee contributes to its community by using its own specific set of skills. They are creatures who support one another and help new members of the hive to settle in and feel a sense of belonging. Bees act according to the greater good. They are part of something bigger than themselves. No bee would ever sit back and let everyone else do the work; they all want to play their part to make a successful hive. Without the teamwork of bees, the planet as we know it would not exist. Did you know that 75% of global crops depends on pollinators such as bees? Their teamwork isn’t just admirable: it’s crucial! WHAT DO BEES TEACH US ABOUT BEING ADAPTABLE? Apart from humans, bees are arguably

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the most adaptable animal on this planet. They populate almost every continent on earth (except Antarctica) and adapt to different climates by regulating the temperature and humidity in the hive. They even use their wings as highly effective fans: bee AC! Scientists have also observed that bees work even harder in the days preceding rainfall, as they are unable to fly during downpours. Bees observe, act and adapt. BEES REST After a long day of unwavering dedication and determination, bees will rest and recharge. No one can work non-stop, and bees are no different. They need down time to recover from the day-to-day slog so they can recoup and get ready for the next challenge that lies ahead. The bee was certainly a good choice of mascot this year! Your teamwork,

ability to adapt, and desire to support one another has been commendable as always. Now it’s time to enjoy the summer, so rest well and get ready for another round of fun competition next year. A huge thank you must go to my busy Heyerdahl bees: Ali, Casey, Inaaya, Dena and Erin. Thank you for you all of your hard work throughout the year. It takes many hours of dedication and determination to be a successful House Captain, and you have certainly succeeded in making the hive proud! It has been a pleasure working with you this year.

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Heyerdahl House Captains 2021/22 This year has absolutely flown by, despite its ups and downs, us Heyerdahlians have pushed forward and overcome the challenges we faced with aplomb. The pandemic has not been easy for the House programme, however this year we have been fortunate for so many events to have taken place, whether it be the junior and intermediate house weeks, the HUGE variety of sports activities, quiz competitions, house music and the list goes on! I have been so pleased to see all the effort, energy and enthusiasm put in by everyone from Years 7 all the way up to 13. Personally, my highlight of the year was the return of Sports Day – it was amazing to be able to finally have the whole school on the field after two years, competing in what is probably the most tense and exciting event in the whole DC calendar! In one direction you could see Heyerdahl smashing the shot putt, in another, a discus was floating gracefully in the air (thrown by a Heyerdahlian of course), and without a doubt, we dominated on the running track, not only in the races but also with the snazziest style, thanks to our senior relay team! This year has been amazing and I’m so grateful to have been able to represent Heyerdahl as House Captain. I’d like to thank

all the wonderful teachers involved in the house programme and in the organisation of the events, my superb Heyerdahl team and of course Mr Ashby, who is the best Head of House we could ever have! I wish the next House Captains the best of luck and I hope we have many more successful years! I will always be rooting for Heyerdahl! GO HEYERDAHL!

AliMahdi (Ali) Meghji Heyerdahl House Captain 2021/22 WOW! What a year it’s been. If someone had told me at the start of the year, that we’d end up here so fast, I would have laughed so hard. The end of a school year is always bittersweet – this year marking the end of my year as Heyerdahl Head of House. In all honesty, I thought moving into this role would be a breeze and I could kick my feet up and relax, but boy was I wrong (yikes)… Nonetheless, with the perpetual enthusiasm of our fellow Heyerdahlians – that pushed to the end without a morsel of complaints – I could not be more overjoyed to be this year’s Heyerdahl House Captain. Yes, I’ll admit the pandemic has thrown a spanner into the works, causing our smooth sailing annual house events to become somewhat extinct through the course of 2020-2021,

therefore I couldn’t be more honoured to be a part of the reintroduction of the marvellous House Competition. Reigniting the competitive, flame that burned continually till the end, never failing to burn brighter and brighter. Throughout the course of the year, we have grown as leaders within the house and have thoroughly enjoyed such a unique experience. From a feeling of pure terror when giving our first assembly in September to scrambling about to sort out teams for the end of year swim galas. One thing I most probably will never forget is being tossed into the staff relay on sports day at the last minute, trying to hold my lead ahead of Mr Day in the first 50m. Sports day was truly such a memorable day, I even formed a clan of Heyerdahlian warriors, initiating them with bright yellow face paint. However, the time has come for me to pass on the torch to the next set of leaders, that I’m sure will do an outstanding job as all Heyerdahl House Captains do. All I can say is good luck and never forget you’re part of the best house in the school, and thank you so much to Mr Ashby!

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ANNUAL LONDON ALUMNI REUNION

FROM SUNNY AL SUFOUH TO LONDON W2 A wintery November weekend in London and over 100 members of the esteemed Dubai College alumni had seemingly swapped Dubai Marina for Paddington Basin as we gathered for this year’s annual reunion. Teachers past and present, freshly graduated students barely in to their first term at university and nostalgic 40 somethings, who were part of DC’s first ever graduating batch, had all huddled in to a lively Paddington venue to shelter from the rain and relive fond times spent within those unforgettable maroon walls of the DC campus. Flown in from Dubai as a special guest for the day was none other than everyone’s favourite Economics titan Mr Agent, whom excitable faces were seen gathering around for photographs and autographs. Similarly, Mr Lakiss attracted a lot of paparazzi as smiley selfies were being snapped throughout the day with many commenting on how he is ageing ever so gracefully since relocating to the UK after 18 years teaching Maths in C Block. Many of us wondered how the teachers get selected to join on these London alumni visits and whether we might request a certain staff member to arrive as guest of honour in years to come. Which teacher would you most like to reunite with after all these years? Whose classroom made the most impact on your schooling years? Get your votes

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in now! What left an indelible imprint on my mind was how immediate the connection can be, regardless of age, when you strike up a conversation with a fellow DC alumnus. That shared experience of once queuing for an icing donut at the tuck shop, being neat civil and cooperative, decorating your Sixth Form carrel space – no matter how long ago it was – binds us all. Umbrellas and push chairs at the ready, it was time to depart not for the school car park but off to the Circle Line at Paddington Station. While some of us are already counting down the days till we reconvene on the school pitch for the annual Past v Present sports day, we owe a huge thanks to dear Debra Turpie. Thank you for yet again coordinating a memorable gathering and warming us all up in fine surroundings and company.

Sehr Sarwar Dubai College Class of 2007 CEO & Founder of S&S Strategic Comms www.sands.london

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SIXTH FORM BUSINESS DINNER On March 10th, Year 12 and 13 students had the incredible opportunity of attending a business dinner, very kindly sponsored by Clyde and Co, where we were given the chance to network with experts working in different industries. What made this event particularly special was the fact that almost all of the guests were Dubai College alumni, and it was very inspiring to see what students who had once been in our position have achieved. With a wide range of tables to choose from, including law, finance, medicine, entrepreneurship, accounting and engineering, the event catered to many students with a variety of interests. From the venue, to the food, to the company, the business dinner was an outstanding experience for our Sixth Form students. As an aspiring lawyer, I was able to sit at the law table with two representatives from Clyde and Co, both of whom passed on their wisdom to the students at the table. Admittedly, I was nervous going 102

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into the dinner, as I had never been to a business dinner before, but the warm atmosphere made the experience very enjoyable. With conversation ranging from how global affairs and the rise of technology is impacting the industry, to the steps being taken to mitigate gender disparities in the workplace, I was able to gain a thoughtful insight into the legal field. I believe it is safe to say that this occurred across all tables, as one only had to look

around the room to see how engrossed everyone was in conversations about the industries which they are passionate about. As a student, I am grateful to have had this opportunity at such a young age and would highly recommend attending for future students who are given the chance.

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DUBAI COLLEGE COMMUNITY GOLF AFTERNOON After two years of cancellations, a postponement in January 2022 due to heightened Covid-19 infections and a change in weekend, our Community Golf Afternoon eventually took place on a pleasant warm sunny afternoon on Friday February 25th. It was truly a community event with students, staff, alumni and former parents gathering together and meeting around

the clock for the annual team photo prior to tee off at 4pm. Players all took their positions at each of the 9 holes around the course ready for a shotgun start. To some of the players’ relief, the format was a Texas scramble, so it didn’t matter what level of golfer you were, it catered to both beginners and more experienced golfers. It did help if at least one of the team was a good standard though as there were competitions for nearest the pin and longest drive, as well as a team prize! Driving around the course during the afternoon on the golf buggies, players were also treated to seeing the gazelles and peacocks roaming freely around the course!

Congratulations to parent and sponsor Stephan Schupback who managed to come closest to the very difficult pin on Hole 8. The longest drive went to Darren Thorpe and Mellisa Williams and the team prize to Gary and Erin Keenan who were paired with Josslyn Lewis and Paul Siffre. Well done to all! Golf Afternoon Team Prize Sincere thanks to sponsors Park Hyatt and Esterpol and also to Jebel Ali Golf for donation of the team prize.

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LET’S TALK ABOUT TALK

November saw Dubai College become a hub of dialogue, debate and discussion as departments and students celebrated talk around the school. Lessons were abuzz and voices were heard across activities, lessons and assemblies, providing platforms for our students to listen and to be heard. Oracy is one of our two learning and teaching foci at Dubai College (with the Science of Learning being the other) and the Oracy Month championed and shared the fantastic work occurring across the school.

Students in Years 7-9 were set the difficult challenge of completing an Oracy Odyssey throughout the month which required them to use twelve different types of talk in lessons, ECAs, rehearsals, assemblies or tutor time. Entries were collated at the end of the month and three prize winners were drawn from a hat: congratulations to Shaivi Kalwani (Year 7), Mustafa Alp Ata (Year 9) and Kashish Sajnani (Year 9) and to everyone who successfully navigated the odyssey and demonstrated an impressive array of oracy skills – House Points were awarded to those who entered.

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The highlight of month-long celebration of talk was No Pens Day Wednesday on November 24th. An initiative of the UK charity I CAN, we were delighted to participate with a day that promoted oracy as the primary mode of learning and teaching. Pens were put down, devices were closed and our campus echoed with voices across year groups and subjects.

At break time, 16 speakers took to the DC Soap Box at Speakers’ Corner to share their thoughts, concerns and humour with captive audiences in The Quad; it proved so popular that the soap boxes returned the following week and may become a more regular feature around the site!

Lunchtime saw the Junior Debating Teams battle it out by the outdoor chessboard, debating the motion ‘This House Believes that teenage criminals should be tried by a teenage jury’ – after such passionate speeches by our Year 10 debaters, the motion was defeated.

ACADEMIC As talk-driven lessons resumed across classrooms for the afternoon, Mrs Sarah Lambert shared the oracy work here at Dubai College with a large global audience, presenting at the Global Schools Festival with Professor Neil Mercer on ‘Embedding oracy in a school curriculum and practice’.

REVISE AND RETRIEVE MONTH When the school day drew to a close, 10 inspiring speakers geared up for an evening of ‘DC Talks: What’s Next?’. Ranging from Years 7-12, it was an impressive tour de force as our young speakers were empowered by their chance to use their voices to enlighten, entertain and inform the Auditorium audience with their ten minute, no-notes speeches. Organised by Inaya Nagji in Year 13, with a supporting team of peers, it was a fantastic student-led climax to a wonderful day of talk.

January is often a time for new starts and what better way to kick off 2022 than with the launch of our first ever Revise and Retrieve Month?! Revise and Retrieve Month ran from mid-January until midFebruary and offered students in all year groups the opportunity to reflect on their current study habits, to better understand how memory works and its impact on learning and to know how to implement the most effective learning strategies into their study and revision time. We know that many students measure their progress on how long they spend revising, rather than how effectively they spend that time. So, the key focus throughout the month was encouraging students not just to work hard, but to work smart! In lessons, teachers focused on various aspects of the Science of Learning; all of which promoted active and effective study and revision techniques.

Oracy Month wrapped up with the third Dubai Oracy Hub evening webinar at which UK speakers Mr Jasen Booten and Dr Laura Kerslake shared ideas and tips regarding using coaching conversations to improve literacy and the Cambridge University Inquiring Science Project.

Retrieval practice was a real focus in Arabic and MFL, where students focused on actively recalling and testing their knowledge through brain dumps and quizzing techniques.

Collaborative problem solving was a hit in PE and Science whilst in Geography students acted on diagnostic feedback to help them further develop and improve.

Please do follow our oracy work on Twitter (@DCol_OracyHub, #DCoracy) as we continue to develop our students’ voices, equipping them the essential skills of communication, confidence and respect for others’ views.

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to enhance their understanding and application of a range of concepts. The highlight of the month, however, was our Train Your Brain Challenge which saw the launch of the first studentfocused and student-led learning platform in the region!

Over 430 students from all year groups embarked on the challenge. To participate, students needed to access the Revise and Revise Platform and watch Miss Causer’s video at the start of each week which detailed what the strategy is and the research behind it and then watch any three student videos from that week, all of which gave essential tips and advice on how the strategy can be effectively implemented. In the week 1 videos we focussed on the importance of removing distractions, spreading out study sessions and breaking down revision into manageable and achievable smaller tasks. Week 2 was all about retrieval and included guidance on different ways to make notes, flashcards and quiz yourself on the key content revised. Week 3 taught students about elaborating and explaining things out loud as well as teaching others and week 4 focussed on using concept maps, graphic organisers and using images and visuals in an effective way to support the learning process.

Students from Years 8 to 13 were involved in helping to create, edit and animate the 3-5 minute videos. It really is a platform made by students, for students!

Students were rewarded for their participation in the challenge with house points and prizes were also offered for students who shared evidence of the advice and strategies in practice. A number of students shared some of the fantastic ways in which they used the platform to support them in their own study and revision time, and our three very worthy award winners were: Avyan Arya (7RMH), Nikita Nair (7ASY) and Xuanyu Chen (7HPA). Congratulations to all three students and very well done for your efforts! The excellent ways in which Avyan used the platform are shown above. Although the challenge is now over, the platform lives on and we aim to continue building and developing the Revise and Retrieve Platform next year as a hub for students to access advice, tips and a range of strategies to help them study and learn in the most impactful way possible.

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ACADEMIC Within Geography Society this year, we have all gained so much more geographical knowledge of the world around us, particularly through our weekly student lead presentations. Over the past year, each member of Geography Society has researched and shared their own unique geographical insight into a topic of their own interest. Also, as a crucial mention on behalf of the Geography Society, we cannot thank Mr Thomas enough for his commitment to us this year. Presentations would not be the same without his questions at the end! Myra – I explored the cultural and historical significance of the ‘Hijra’ people (a ‘third gender identity’ in South-Asia) and how their status in society degraded from a community seen as blessed to one facing harassment and ridicule as a result of British colonisation.

James – the challenges which megacities face and the way in which megacities try and tackle the challenges that they face.

Paridhi – How the city of jodhpur in Rajasthan, India is impacted by the social, economic, and political issues around it. Trying to show a part of my culture, and how important it is to me.

Ayman – this presentation explored the negative impacts of foreign aid, and how effective foreign aid was, while looking at real life examples such as Africa and China as well as various strategies.

Yasmine – My presentation explored Tuvalu, an island nation in the pacific and why it is the least visited country in the world. I presented Tuvalu’s topography and the importance of it, Tuvalu’s Climate Change Cop26 plans, and the island’s natural hazard risk.

Natasha – My presentation looked at the wealth gap between the stereotypical 'crazy rich' and 'mega poor' in Hong Kong, honing in on the reasons for this immense disparity and what can be done in the coming years to serve as a solution.

I would like to thank the all the members of the Geography Society during my time here at Dubai College, this year’s presidents have been superb, keeping me on the straight and narrow while driving the society forwards. I have loved the way they have approached the subject and challenged global perspectives and issues both past and present. We have heard from former DC students on their geographical journey and how they will shape the future of this planet. Lastly, I would like to thank the Geography Department for all their hard work and professionalism – you will be missed!

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WORLD BOOK DAY 2022 World Book Day was quite an occasion this year at Dubai College. Students (and staff) were invited to come to school dressed as their favourite literary character; an activity that revealed some very creative people in the DC community! An outdoor reading area was created and enjoyed every break and lunchtime and it held court to some of DC’s own student authors, who brought along their books and were interviewed by Mr Donovan.

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Activities in English lessons were book related and the students had a fantastic time as Literary Detectives.

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SCIENCE WEEK After two years of lockdown and then social distancing we were able to have our annual Science Week once again this February. The idea is that we celebrate all things ‘STEM’ and involve as many students as possible throughout the week (or in the case this year, a few weeks!). Science Week kicked off with a talk to Year 12 TopUp students by Crimson Education on ‘Careers in STEM and Finance’, with a focus on University applications and online internships with, amongst others, Uber, PWC and HSBC. Later in the second week we had a talk from a group from JLL (one of the largest global real estate services companies in the world) promoting women in engineering and construction. We hope to set up a link with JLL moving forward. Over the course of a few weeks we had three STEM trips to EXPO, with the whole of Year 7 going across two weeks, followed by the winning Form Group in the Sustainability Challenge.

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This challenge was set up to develop awareness of sustainable lifestyles at home and school and they were guided around the Sustainability Pavilion by John Bull, the Director of the Pavilion and one of our DC parents. Over the course of the two weeks we asked our Year 12 students to design lessons to teach to Year 7 and 8 classes, with a focus on the whole school drive in oracy. In fact, every Year 7 and 8 student had the opportunity to be taught by a Year 12 STEM class, that’s 16 lessons planned and delivered by

Year 12; including a great Chemistry lesson resulting in a little smoke sending the whole school out for a fire alarm practice! Every year we take this opportunity to clear a lab of all the desks and set up the school’s mobile planetarium, ideal as an enrichment tool in our Year 8 topic on Space. This has been our first chance to use the planetarium since lockdown and every Year 8 class had the chance to take a look inside. We will offer our Year 9s, who missed out last year, the chance to go into the planetarium later in the summer term. Other activities taking place were a Science ‘Treasure Hunt’ across the school, essentially a huge online science quiz, and the KS3 Biology Photography Competition. We also asked some of our most successful students in the upper school to talk to Years 7 and 8 (in a TEDx style event) about their achievements and motivations to study and engage with STEM, both at DC and externally. We are acutely aware that the Year 7 and 8 students have not had a ‘normal’ start to secondary school and we now look forward to this next generation of

ACADEMIC DC students taking all the opportunities that are on offer to them in the future. The Chemistry House Competition took place across three days with Year 12 helping the lower school students through a forensics analysis. Year 8 had to use their powers of analysis and practical skills to solve a ‘whodunit’: 'Who is the Prime Suspect'. Cousteau were the winners of the competition! The week almost ended with the Chemistry Extravaganza as Mr Miles put on a show for Year 9 in the Auditorium.

You really had to be there to appreciate the noise and light, but perhaps the photos give you a flavour! Finally, the Science Charity Cake sale raised over AED 400, with every known element represented in the form of a cup cake. All 118 elements sold out in ten minutes!

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THE DUBAI KEYNES SOCIETY The Dubai Keynes Society had yet another outstanding year of topical talks from budding economists at DC and highly successful gurus of economics! We kicked off the year with DC alumnus Tom Harding who returned to talk to us about his work in the UK Treasury. As the year progressed, we had talks from a number of students, speaking about topics ranging from the Metaverse to the dot-com bubble and fast fashion. After winning the MarketWatch Investing Competition with returns of around 700% and 1700%, Jasim Yousaf in Year 11 spoke about his experience with investing and the stock market. Representatives from Crimson Education joined us to give students crucial advice for university applications and careers in business, finance, and economics. Crimson later returned to

STOCK MARKET CHALLENEGE 2022 The DC Stock Market Challenge gave students a first-hand look at how the stock market works on a daily basis. We were given $100,000 to experiment with, which allowed us to study and practice in a less risky environment, avoiding the dangers of risk and price volatility. It allowed DC students to trade a variety of stocks, options, and shares without endangering their hard-earned money. With some past expertise, I was able to devise my own strategy that focused on identifying overvalued stocks that were due for a correction and capitalizing on the opportunity. This strategy helped me throughout the competitions, and I was able to win three times. However, there was a significant risk aspect to this strategy, as at times I would lose $50,000 but at the end of the day in the green by $20,000. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the DC Stock Market Competitions and I hope that I will be victorious in the future.

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join the regional finalists in the 2021 Tiger Global Case Competition, Vidhi, Aishwarya, and Devika, who spoke about their experience and success with the competition. We were delighted to welcome other external speakers such as Timothy Power who spoke about his career and experiences, Ewa Karolewska who spoke about food sustainability, security and climate change, Khatija Haque who broke down some key issues facing the global economy, and Jahangir Aka, who returned to analyse the impacts of Brexit and the pandemic on

the UK and global economy.

The DC stock market challenge was a great experience where I got to learn the complexities of trading and shorting stocks in a competitive environment without the risk of losing any money. With no prior experience in trading shares, I decided to short the largest Russian publicly listed companies as I paid attention to the news and observed the heavy sanctions placed on Russia

due to the conflict in Ukraine. Luckily, my strategy worked, and I managed to make a profit of about 65%. Overall, it was an exciting opportunity for me to dip my toes into the field of investing and taught me just how volatile the stock market can be!

Lastly, we introduced discussion sessions in which students came to discuss topics such as COP26, women in economics, and inequalities. Thank you for an amazing year filled with brilliant speakers and thank you to Mr Christopher for continuing to ensure that the club runs as smoothly as possible!

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EPQ AND HPQ 2022 The Annual Reflection

‘What are the biological, psychological and social implications of increasing the human lifespan?’ or ‘How effective and ethical is psychometric testing in evaluating job applications?’ or ‘How does Machine Learning (using data) and Mathematics aid Artificial Intelligence to help us progress?’ These are three examples of HPQ Projects which have been submitted by our current GCSE students. As you can see they are topical, complex and thought provoking. They are representative of the high academic standards and interest our students have across the HPQ cohort in pursuing subjects and topics beyond the curriculum. Human rights, animal rights, the environment, advancements in Science, the pandemic, cryptocurrency and mental health have also been choices for study producing some insightful and well researched projects and these students are only in Year 11. Taking it a step further at A Level, the EPQ, students can access four different courses: Dissertation, Investigation, Performance and Artefact. This broadens the range even more and our students again rose to the occasion with ever more challenging and eclectic projects. From leaning how to sew and make a flag representing a response to a political enquiry to learning how to carve a totem pole, students again proved that there is a never ending choice of areas to delve in to. Many more artefacts rooted in the digital world are showing high degrees of innovation with students creating apps, websites and developing coding. When they are not creating these, they are pursuing the other project forms to explore and debate these areas. Investigation projects covering topics such as the house buyer bias, personality and our perceptions of physical appearance to the effectiveness of deliberative democracy saw students create their own research tools to contribute their own primary evidence to the academic world. Their peers and teachers participated in the live research, either through questionnaires, small group discussions and interviews. Examples of EPQ Dissertations range from ‘To what extent does the media influence the outcome of a high-profile criminal trial?’ to ‘Can we detect primordial gravitational waves from Cosmic Inflation?’. Looking at the rising costs of football players, sustainability and the environment, space travel, health, the role of AI in healthcare, rights, politics and historical events and how they have impacted today underpins the unlimited scope for enquiry and innovation of our sixth form students. Excellent levels of engagement and thoroughly interesting projects have been produced. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of an increasing number of students at both GCSE and A Level, paired with the equally enthusiastic engagement of over 60 staff as mentors and course tutors, this really is a meeting of minds. The EPQ and HPQ courses offer a unique experience in that they are more akin to a university style course with large group lectures, seminars and one to one to meetings. Independently driven, students are graded from the start of the programme for their time management, organisation, academic journaling of their experience and later a presentation, all the way through to the final project itself. A high degree of self-motivation is required to finish the course as well as critical thinking and a desire to explore the breadth and

depth of resources and material available. It really does set the students up with skills for life, as confirmed by visiting alumni. Well done Year 11 and Year 13 Classes of 2022.

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THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT The Mathematics Department has had many successes in all the challenges and competitions that have taken place this year, and we would like to celebrate and congratulate all the students who have taken part in something extra-curricular this year in Mathematics.

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The year started with the appointment of our new Senior Mathematicians of the Mathematics Society: Pranav, Aman, Viha and Foteini (since left).

the proportion and number of top end achievers across all three challenges. In the Senior Challenge, we received 28 Gold, 43 Silver and 20 Bronze certificates. Congratulations to Aman, Pranav, Salinaa, Aryan and Fawaz for top scoring in their respective year groups! Five of our students also progressed to the highly challenging British Mathematical Olympiad: Pranav (Distinction), Aman (Merit), Advay (Merit), Jeongyeon and Aman. In the Intermediate Challenge, our

They have led the Society in organising and running many of the extra-curricular activities and initiatives this year. Along with the Puzzle Committee (Raghav, Advay Ananya, Arjun), they have implemented worked solutions for the first time with the Puzzle of the Week. This is something that students had requested for a long time, so we are pleased that these explanations are now there to help students further improve their problem-solving skills. Thank you to Paridhi and Sanaa, our Social Media Representatives for keeping our news outlets up to date throughout the year, and for the much needed update to the Mathematics display board in C Block. Thanks also to Sara and Inaaya for taking over the Mathematical newsletter, which we look forward to before the end of the year.

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Dubai College has seen an unprecedented level of success this year with regards to competition results. For this year’s UKMT competitions, not only have we seen an increase in the number of participants, thanks to the drive and encouragement from all our Mathematics Society members, but we have also seen an increase in

students attained a staggering 80 Gold, 51 Silver and 33 Bronze certificates, smashing our previous records. A huge well done especially to Aryaman, Parth and Aritro for achieving their Best in Year certificates. We still eagerly await the results from the subsequent Olympiads, with Rushabh, Aleksandar, Alp, Kartik and Atharva also involved. In the most recent Junior Challenge, we received 61 Gold, 32 Silver and 23 Bronze certificates, another huge DC best. Harihar and Edward top scored in their respective year groups, and these two, along with Kevin and Shizhen sat the Junior Olympiad. This year, we also hosted a special 25th Anniversary Challenge for Year 7 and 8 students, celebrating 25 years of the UKMT. Congratulations to Kevin and Zhiyuan for both achieving full marks in this event!

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ACADEMIC with a clean sweep of all three awards. Against top competition from across Europe, Pranav brought home the Individual Winner award for the second year in a row. His team, along with Aman and Advay, emerged victorious in both of the team competitions. There were also excellent results for Aman, Arjun and Susannah, with their team finishing 13th overall out of a total of 75 teams. Fantastic results and a good experience for all twelve students involved.

to the ongoing pandemic. Our students spent most of their Sunday weekend attending online lectures, conferences and the eventual online challenge. Well done to Pranav for 2nd place overall and Raghav for placing inside the Top 10.

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The DC Mathematics Olympiad is ongoing and we wish all remaining students the best of luck for the final round!

22 students took part in the Emirate Level of the KIC 2021 this year with 17 of them progressing to the National Level. Of these, four students achieved a result in the Top 20 of their respective categories, each earning a Gold medal and Championship mementos. In addition, Aritro and Aadiv achieved the best score in the whole of the UAE in their respective year groups, an incredible achievement. Aritro then went on to win the whole KenKen International Championship in the Sigma category, an incredible achievement!

Others

Many of our students have independently entered other challenges and competitions beyond those actively promoted by Dubai College.

Parth and Fawaz both entered the AMC 10, finishing 3rd in the whole of the UAE for the AMC 10, known to be a particularly difficult challenge. A brilliant achievement for both – well done! Finally, Satvik entered both the CEMC Cayley and Galois Mathematics Contests, achieving strong scores in both. Once again, well done to all our students who

Shizhen (Year 7) and Kashish (Year 9) entered the Mathematics Olympiad Qualifier, a UAE level competition conducted by the International Olympiad

Mathalon

Three students from Year 12 were selected to represent Dubai College

Foundation and one of several qualifiers which feed into the International Mathematics Olympiad. Both attained the UAE National Rank 5 in their respective age groups. Well done! at the Mathalon 2021, hosted online by the University of Wollongong in Dubai. Against students from 17 other schools in Dubai, their excellent results merited an invitation to the final round. Congratulations to Pranav, Raghav and Viha for their efforts on the day! The final round moved online this year due

Two of our students entered the International Maths Olympiad Challenge over the past couple of months. Vansh scored in the 96th percentile of the Grade 9 challenge; Aritro scored in the 97th percentile of the Grade 8 challenge. Two incredible results so a huge well done to both boys.

have gone above and beyond what is expected of them in class to further their problem-solving skills independently.

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more (we are on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in case you’d like to follow us, but we don’t TikTok – yet!). We also started a recycling committee and a new charity committee to work with the school and relevant student groups, and expanded our committees dealing with catering for DC events, running internal events and external events.

Well – what can we say? After the problems of (whisper it) the Pandemic, and with a new team at the helm, the FDC year started off with lots of new energy. Our first new initiative – coffee mornings outside school – received a great turn out by parents in Years 7, 8 and 9 and gave attendees a chance to get to know parents in their own classes, as well as to meet Mr Lambert and school representatives for their respective year groups. This also gave the FDC the opportunity to make parents aware of the FDC, its role at DC and its plans for the year. This resulted in lots of new parent volunteers signing up for the various committees and initiatives! Some other new ideas included reviving and using FDC social media channels

Rushing headlong towards the winter break – November and December were busy months, with parent volunteers decorating the school beautifully for Diwali & Christmas and the FDC organising the annual Year 7 and Year 8 Christmas Disco with the help of lots more volunteers. This was an exciting evening for the students – with great music (by our Year 13 DJs) and food from Freedom Pizza – a fabulous way to end the first term. The FDC also distributed chocolates to all teaching and administrative staff and a special lunch was held for all the ancillary staff during which some special cash gifts were given out, thanks to very generous donations from parents (thank you!). In this way, FDC was able to say “thank

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you” to every single staff member of Dubai College on behalf of students and parents. In Term 2, another new initiative was rolled out by the FDC with the Lower School Parents’ Social. On a lovely balmy evening around the swimming pool at Emirates Golf Club, parents mingled, chatted, and ate some lovely canapes with accompanying drinks. Many Lower School staff members also attended, and everyone seemed to enjoy the evening. These sorts of events help FDC create deeper engagement between the school and the parent community. We understand that due to popular demand, this event will be on the FDC calendar for 2022/23! Internally, the FDC ran several other events which proved to be a lot of fun and also brought a number of students and parents together, resulting in a great deal of camaraderie. These included the Years 7, 8 and 13 Fun Days – which the children and parents thoroughly enjoyed – including thrilling (dangerous?) games, exciting races and a very well

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attended food stall run by the FDC. Another event which had similar FDC Catering Committee support was the DC 7s, enabling students to enjoy drinks and snacks during a very warm day. Towards the end of the school year, a farewell breakfast was organized by Year 13 parents for Year 13 students. The large spread was greatly appreciated by the students and (keep this quiet) will be followed by some special farewell gifts for them to remember their time at Dubai College. And then the grand finale! This year, the FDC brought back the Annual Ball to the DC calendar – a very glamorous event entitled the “Platinum Jubilee Ball” – celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (as well as Dubai College being 44!) with music, dancing and a sumptuous dinner and seemingly copious amounts of drink! There was a special auction, a piano recital by DC student Advay, a fantastic band, celebrity DJ hosts and a photo booth for the guests. We were delighted with

how well the Ball went – the jewel in the crown of 2021/22 FDC events. We also managed to raise a substantial amount of funds for the FDC – which will be used in 2022/23 for some special projects. Watch out for news of our 45th Birthday Ball soon… Rather than single anyone out (as there were so many people who helped this year) we would just like to sincerely thank every single committee member, parent and school volunteer who stepped forward to participate this year. The FDC constitution declares every parent, alumni and staff member is a member of the FDC – and you have all helped make this a very successful year, as we emerged from the clutches of COVID and lockdown. We are so pleased and proud to be giving back to the school, to the staff and to our children. In line with the DC ethos, we have tried hard to build diversity and inclusion within the FDC with across the board representation of ethnicity, religion and parents of students in all years. Hopefully this is

moving us in the right direction. We now look forward to lots of new events and initiatives. The next two include FDC sponsorship of the costumes of the school drama production – Emil and the Detectives – at the end of June and a little icy surprise for all students and staff at the end of the Summer Term. We also have movie evenings being planned right after the summer holidays as well as…. (watch this space!). So get ready to be surprised! Have a great Summer – and see you in September.

Rob Duce and Mahvash Kidwai Chair & Vice-Chair FDC P.S. We are always looking for new volunteers – so don’t be shy, step up and get involved – it’s fun, it helps your school, and you feel a warm glow inside when you know you’ve made a difference!

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SPORTS SEASON OVERVIEW 2021/2022 As we look back on a year whereby we have managed to return to some degree of sporting normality, we should reflect on the journey we have been on and what has been achieved. We have worked through strict Covid-19 protocols and Omnicron shutdowns to finally play competitive sport again. During the height of the pandemic, playing sport had become a distant memory and yet as this year evolved, we have been able to take the field again and return to what we enjoy doing most. Our courts, fields and swimming pool have yet again been awash with the energy and the buzz of sporting excitement, which has been wonderful to witness.

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Although the sports season has not returned to full fixture capacity, there has still been some remarkable sporting highlights. Our DC1 netball girls set the Emirates Airline Dubai 7s alight by winning the Open Youth tournament, with the DC2 team only being denied a spot in the final by our own eventual winners. Further afield, on the fields of South West London, our U18 rugby girls made the semi final of the Rosslyn Park 7s, winning huge plaudits on their way during their inaugural tour. This, along with outstanding performances from our athletics teams on the track, field and cross-country courses, showcased DC Sport in a very positive light. Our list of International Athletes is wonderfully impressive, with a significant number of students representing the UAE in team sports. Additionally, other students have competed in individual world championships, such as Athanasios Trigkonis (Greece) and Josh Morgan (GB) in sailing. Other noteworthy achievements include Mahika Gaur’s

historic bowling performance (5 for 2) against Nepal. I am also delighted to report on Omar Belselah’s sporting journey with UAE fencing, which puts him on course for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Our fingers will remain crossed Omar! However, for all of this amazing achievement, let us remain grateful that we are able to once again enjoy the simple pleasure of playing the sport we love. Never has the phrase “it’s the taking part that counts” been more relevant and important. Have a fun and active break and let us look forward to a full season of sport with optimism and excitement.

Mr Andrew Jones Director of Sport #TEAMDC

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SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS 2021/2022 “WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER” ATHLETICS DASSA Division One Champions U13 DASSA Boys Champions U13 DASSA Girls Champions U15 DASSA Girls Champions U19 DASSA Boys Champions U19 DASSA Girls Champions CROSS COUNTRY U13 DASSA Boys Champions U15 DASSA Boys Champions U15 DASSA Girls Champions U19 DASSA Boys Champions U19 DASSA Girls Champions GIRLS BASKETBALL U19A DASSA League Division 1 Champions BOYS BASKETBALL U19A DASSA League Division 1 Champions GIRLS FOOTBALL U12A DASSA League Division 1 Champions NETBALL DC 1 – Dubai 7s Open Youth Champions DC 2 – Dubai 7s Open Youth Semi Finalists U15 – Dubai 7s Schools Champions U13 - Dubai College 7s Champions U14 - Dubai College 7s Champions U13 - DASSA League Division 1 – Champions U14 - DASSA League Division 1 – Champions U16 - DASSA League Division 1 – Champions U19 - DASSA League Division 1 – Champions

INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION CRICKET Mahika Gaur UAE U19 Squad UAE Women’s World Cup Squad FENCING Omar Belselah UAE Fencing NETBALL UAE U17 Team: Charlie Preston (Captain) Jemma Eley Noorulain Hussain Molly Fuller Open UAE Team: Charlie Preston Jemma Eley Kate Lewis Sophie Siffre RUGBY UAE U18 Girls: Megan Theocharis Tara Aksoy Jodie Qursha Annabelle Garner Femke Soems SAILING Athanasios Trigkonis Greece Sailing U18 World Championships Josh Morgan GB Sailing U18 World Championships SWIMMING Muhammad Amaan Siddiqui Pakistan FINA World Championships

RUGBY BOYS U12 DASSA League Winners U12 DESC 10s Winners U13 DESC 10s Joint Winners U13 DASSA 10s League Winners U14 DESC 10s Joint Winners U14 DASSA 10s League Joint Winners U16 DC7s Champions U16 DESC 10s Champions U16 DASSA 10s League Winners RUGBY GIRLS U13 JESS 7s Champions U15 JESS 7s Girls Champions U18 DC 7s Champions U18 Rosslyn Park Semi Finalists SHAMAL 2022

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SPORTS DAY TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS 2021-22

GIRLS Year

SENIOR

100m

14.03 M Warren 1990

13.54 B Abu Alwan 1998

13.44 Emily Davidson 2018

13.45 Izzy Duthie 2016

13.07 M Minty 1998

200m

30.12 Lia Warren 2018

28.59 Emily Davidson 2017

28:19 Emily Davidson 2018

28.53 E. Lacey 2005

28:56 Izzy Duthie 2018

300m

50.97 Emma Brimson 2022

44.47 Lila Martin 2022

45.57 Leila Hidmi 2022

48.58 50.38 Kaila Kondas Niza 2022 Kate Lewis 2022

400m

1.20.95 R. Nickson 1998

1.17.31 R. Nickson 1999

1.18.94 I Issa 1998

1.17.40 A. Greer 2000

800m

2:52.00

Sophie Maillet-Freixanet 2020

2:45.63 Isobel Charlier 2020

2.46.00 Tilly Black 2022

2.42.70 2.35.74 Maddie Burnside 2022 Ellie O’Keeffe 2016

1500m

5: 41 Harriet Davies 2018

5:41,00 Isobel Charlier 2020

5.56 Tilly Black 2022

5.18 Isobel Charlier 2022

5.06 O’Keeffe 2016

HIGH JUMP

1.35 Molly Fuller 2020

1.40 Lila Martin 2022

1.44 H Khairallah 1998

1.45 Casey Camball 2020

1.45 Olivia Allen 2019

LONG JUMP

3:95 Lia Warren 2018

4.21 B.Abu Alwan 1998

4.28 Katrina Webb 2016

4.26 Izzy Duthie 2016

4.67 Hannah Story 2018

DISCUS

18.90 L. Noonan 1997

19.44 Chloe Russo 2016

22.25 J. Mandalios 1998

24.10 Maria Iorini 2017

21.21 Ariyike Oyelola 2016

JAVELIN

20.67 Lilly Katerji 2022

22.13 R. Kjaedegaard 2005

27:32 Lauren Agent 2018

30:01 Lauren Agent 2019

32.66 Lauren Agent 2020

SHOT PUT

6.90 Mariam Siali 2016

8.20 Sophie Tillon 2016

7.59 U. Ghesquiere 1988

8.30 Maria Michailidou 2022

9.40 R Doleh 1986

75m HURDLES

15.00 Lois Britnor 2005

14.72 Jemma Gardner 2005

13.87 L. Burns 2001

14.25 L. Burns 2002

14.73 L. Scotcher2001

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SENIOR

100m

13.08 R. Ali 2002

12.00 R. Ali 2003

12.03 Salaar Ferozie 2020

12.03 George Boon 2017

11.28 Matthew Campbell 2022

200m

28.60 Salazar Ferozie 2018

27:57 Salazar Ferozie 2018

26.05 Michael Page 2022

24.49 Chris Park 2001

24.15 Chris Park 2003

400m

1.12.45 Max Ridout 2017

1.02.71 Laith Al Nabhani 2016

1.00 J Koojiman 1992

59:77 Nathan Russell 2019

56.15 Sam Reedy 2019

800m

2.35.27 Ayan Sharif 2019

2.28.88 Ayan Sharif 2020

2.25.56 Ziggy Haaland 2022

2.16.02 Roux Visser 2022

2.13.37 V. Bhatia 2000

1500m

5.21.22 Ayan Sharif 2019

5.13.00 Hassan Elzafaarany 2022

4.47.00 Ziggy Haaland 2022

4.46.00 Roux Visser 2022

4.50.00 Benjamin Morgan 2022

HIGH JUMP

1.50. Ernie Engmann 2022

1.52 F Kristensen 1991

1.60.00 Lucas Paschalis 2022

1.70 N Clayton 1997

1:75 Seb Snaas 2018

LONG JUMP

4:51 Salazar Ferozie 2018

5.05 R. Ali 2003

5.61 Dylan Parekh 2019

5.84 R. Ali 2005

5.97 Oliver Reedy 2020

DISCUS

21.92

24.62 Ben Morris 2016

28.33 Ben Stols 2002

33.22 V Accad 1988

37.04 S Dunn 1997

JAVELIN

26.15 31:24 Simon Chabowski 1998 Mark Agent 2019

36.01 Ben Morris 2017

44.15

45.30 P Wightman 1993

SHOT PUT

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Mudiwa Mtemererwa 2019

11.64 Ben Morris 2016

11.53 Peter Zickerman 1986

13.00

Mudiwa Mtemererwa 2022

12.27 J Franzen 1995

75m HURDLES

13.80 Daniel Fahim2005

13.80 Michael Farid 2005

11.96 R. Topp 2001

12.42 L. Frangie 2003

10.81 Sami Khalaf 2005

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SENIOR

Boys

Joe Page 16.21 (2012)

Tom Papke 15.44 (2010)

Daniel Momeni 14.74 (12)

Andrew Chetcuti 14.45 (2008)

Andrew Chetcuti 29.10 (2009)

Girls

Emily Davidson 14.47 (2016)

Julia MacKay 17.38 (2013)

Maria Iorini 16.94 (16)

Pritika Mehra 16.90 (2011)

Alexia Austin 36.65 (2008)

Boys

Tom Rietjens 17.41 (2016)

Matthias Falzon-Young 16.79 (2012)

Cameron Matthews 14:40 (2015)

Cameron Matthews 13.75 (2016)

Frank Ryan 31.81 (2012)

Girls

Chantal Meyer 15.18 (2012)

Gabriella Helayel 14:28 (2015)

Tara Desai 14:01 (2015)

Maisy Duncan 14.22 (2012)

Gabriella Helayel 30:02 (2017)

Boys

Seb Snaas 15:65 (2015)

Cameron Matthews 12.85 (2014)

Ethan Pearce 14.08 (2014)

Padraig Ryan 13.27 (2012)

Andrew Chetcuti 25.67 (2011)

Girls

Emma Howard 14.07 (2011)

Megan Otte 13.51 (1999)

Charlotte Style 14.05 (2013)

Emily Peck 13.22 (16)

Emily Peck 27:53 (2017)

Boys

S. Allen 13.68 (2005)

Michael Reid 13.31 (2014)

Michael Reid 12:57 (2015)

Michael Reid 12.06 (16)

Tom Haigh 26.51 (2022)

Girls

Chantal Meyer 1.13.68 (2013)

Victoria Wallis 1.12.59 (2009)

Maria Iorini 1.09.19 (2019)

Boys

Cameron Matthews 1.08.56 (2013)

Cameron Matthews 1.00.56 (2016)

Sam Adamson 1.01.78 (2010)

Girls

Chichester 1.05.61 (2013)

Barbarossa 1.05.80 (2015)

Barbarossa 1.00.56 (2017)

Boys

Heyerdahl 1.04.54 (2014)

Heyerdahl 1.01.45 (2015)

Cousteau 56.09 (2010)

Girls

Chichester 58.60 (2015)

Chichester 58.15 (2015)

Barbarossa 54.88 (2017)

Boys

Heyerdahl 57.94 (2013)

Heyerdahl 53.84 (2015)

Barbarosa 49.42(2010)

Girls BACKSTROKE

BREASTSTROKE

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FREESTYLE RELAY MIXED SQUADRON Relay 16x25m (A+B)

Mixed

Taylor Ziarno 15.54 (2011)

Zahra Kapasi 15.77 (2012)

Zahra Kapasi 14.88 (2013)

Zahra Kapasi 15.22 (2014)

Emily Peck 31.60 (2017)

Cousteau 3.51.00 (2014)

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BOYS’ ATHLETICS Top Row: Jack Drew, Sam Baldock, Salaar Ferozie, Ben Morgan, Lorcan Fallon, Dhruv Parekh, Alex Joshi, Tom Rietjens, Tareq Al Alami, Mark Bezzina, Mark Agent, Roux Visser, Khalid Osman Middle Row: Miss S Hember, Ayan Sharrif, Christian Ruiz, Stef Van Eck, Pierre Visser, Dylan Parekh, Ziggy Harland, Michael Page, Lucas Paschallis, Heinrich Du Plessis, AliMadhi Meghi, Yorgen Engmann, Ryan Brimson, Manaka Mtemewerra, Christopher O’Mahoney Front Row: Maksim Hope, Luc Mastin, Quinlan Fieldgate, Lucas Lake, Hassan Elzaafarany, Nojus Budvitis, Aurelien Carreta, Felix Baxter, Amar Dooraji, Ernie Engmann, Marco Cheng, Matthew Page, Ali Masomsadeh

GIRLS’ ATHLETICS Top Row: Chloe Andrews, Alejandra Ruiz, Molly Fuller, Maria Michailidou, Casey Camball, Isobel Charlier, Emily Davidson, Annabelle Garner, Vera Domlatova, Leila Hidmi, Madeleine Burnside, Mya Khursheed Middle Row: Miss S Hember, Lila Martin, Tilly Black, Jodie May, Evie Fuller, Kaila Kondas Niza, Simran Dosanjh, Ashleigh Slow, Auxane Faye, Laura Iorini, Maria-Clara Duarte, Sabeen Shariff Bottom Row: Isobel Scarr, Lilly Katerji, Liya Gardi, Kayra Tosun, Cara Knight, Lauren Agent, Anabel Kimmel, Zoya Katari, Zara Hilmi, Imani Hussain, Emma Brimson, Naduli De Silva

ATHLETICS Despite the short season and the lack of any sports over the past few years, due to Covid-19, Dubai College yet again returned to its winning ways, coming first in the DASSA Athletics Finals for Division One. The turnout this year was amazing, with 90 students competing to run as fast or jump and throw as far as possible. Despite the hot weather already setting 126

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in, the effort put in by all participants was admirable. The attitude displayed by all age groups should be commended and we are confident that we leave DC’s athletics future in safe hands, an environment which we hope will prosper and grow with more training and experience. The younger year groups (U13/U15) were extremely successful, at what was probably their first

DASSA athletics competition, winning thirteen gold medals and contributing to an astounding 49 podium positions overall in the competition. We would like to thank the large number of teachers that came up to support the students at the athletics including, Mr Riordan, Miss Hember, Miss Paice, Mr Benade and Mr Berkenshaw for all of their hard work, effort and time, all contributing

SPORT to the major success of the school once again. Some of the standout performances from the DASSA event included Isobel Charlier, winning both the 800m and 1500m, Zach McGuigan, for annihilating the competition in javelin, and Ashleigh Slow’s incredible win in the 1200m. All participants should be extremely proud of

their achievements this year. Finally, we would also like to say a big thank you to the outgoing Year 13s who have strived to put their all into Dubai College athletics for so many years. Emily Davidson, Lauren Agent, Auxane Faye, Layal Halabi, Tom Rietjens, Lorcan Fallon, Nathan Russell and Mark Bezzina have all

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The return to sports saw Dubai College heading to a new venue for the crosscountry season, due to the renovations at Rashid School for Boys. Running at the Dubai Sevens was a nice change and allowed for some fast running from all age groups, on an albeit less technical course. Dubai College students did not disappoint, it was short but sweet, and

been part of this athletics squad from day 1 and have thoroughly demonstrated their commitment and enthusiasm towards the school, helping to create a culture, which is one that should be cherished for years to come.

Lauren Agent 13VHO

DC came away with first place overall with no age group shying away from the limelight, with first overalls in U13 Girls, U15 Boys and Girls and U19 Boys and Girls. Congratulations to Isobel Charlier, Quinlan Fieldgate, Mark Agent, Ashleigh Slow, Jodie May and Ziggy Harland who all had stand-out performances.

and indicates the quality of DC’s athletes.

In the relay format of this competition, all age groups had a team come first, bar one, which is an incredible achievement

Lauren Agent 13VHO

Once again, we would like to thank Mr Riordan, Ms Hill, Miss Hember and Mr Benade for all their contributions this season. Such resounding victories would not have been possible without all of their help.

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Back Row: Kenu Peters, Felix Baxter, Manaka Mtemererwa, Max Kuzniarski, Ernie Engmann, Arhan Bojwani, Mr D Riordan

U12 A BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Front Row: Nicholas Mayerchak, Jiexi Fan, Elmo Mousa, Euan Riordan, Leyth Sharaf, Callum Andrews

Back Row: Ethan Wamsley, Andrei Chuprakov, Franciszek Chudzik, Luc Mastin

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Front Row: Leon Marmarchi, Oliver Swann, Lawler Byrnes, Reza Taba, Ayaan Naqvi

Back Row: Taavi Peters, Umar Saeed, Fady Bartella, Hashim Yousaf, Muhammad Mustafa Hammad, Edward Latto Middle Row: Arav Raney, Feraas Ahmed, Saeed Al Raqbani, Oliver Clohessy, Blaxe Selkis, Mark Higgins, Lifu Bao Front Row: Aarav Mehta, Pravit Pandey, Allcorn, Qasim Zaman, William Rouge, Shizhen Zhang

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Back Row: Mr A Jones, Christopher O’Mahony, Sebastian Rudd, Harry Conlon, Pierre Visser, Samuel Drew

U13 A BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Front Row: Ali Masomzadeh, Ralph Sheehan, Nojus Budvytis, Yusif Alabed, Andrej Popivoda

Back Row: Hassan Elzaafarany, Tomas Apostolides, Morgan Dean, Vihaan Mathur, Sarp Erkin, Arhan Harchandani Middle Row: Darsh Aidasani, Azlan Shah, Alexander Schupbach, Jesse Brand, Abhinav Sobti

U13 B BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Front Row: Oliver Morgan, Farouk Farkouh, Harry Moyse, Ryan McViety, Yasseen Youssef, Edgar Brock

Back Row: Colm Ali, Virgile Allan, Arnav Holt Middle Row: Aritro Chatterjee, Yorgen Engmann, Rodrigo Amendola, Arhan Lakhiani

U14 A BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Front Row: Hadi Khan, Alp Ata, Kyle Ziadi

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U14 B BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Front Row: Daniel D’Souza, Kartik Garg, Victor Mosanya, Michael Page, Alex Gunson, Yaseen Ayoub

Back Row: Lev Mert, Rian Higgins, Tommy Wells Middle Row: Luke Lavery, Alex Duncan

U14 C BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Front Row: Felix Stanton, Aarush Vir Kharbanda, Laith Mussa

Top Row: Nick House, Max Wessels, Shady Abdallah, Alex Mantzavinatos

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Front Row: Marcos Marmarchi, Mudiwa Mtemewerra, Saif Shaikh, Hussein Elzaafarany, Ziad Mubarak

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league. We started the season at a high, playing against DESC at our home court and winning by 38 points, this game gave us our confidence for the rest of the season. We then went on to play against NAS, this is where we got our second win of the season, by 24 points, at this point, our team morale was at a maximum. However, we went on to face the 2nd place team in the league, Greenfield School, this was perhaps the toughest game of the season, and we sadly did not come out on top of this game, losing the game by 3 points, and finishing with a score of 60-63. Our confidence was slightly damaged as we had them moved to 3rd place and were taking on our rivals, JESS

Ranches. If we were to win this game by a significant margin, we would still be able to compete for the first place due to point differential. Thankfully, we went on to beat them by 19 points. This meant that, our final game against DIA would be the 1st place deciding game. Days before the game occurred, sadly, one of our players got Covid-19, making our team unable to play and causing us to postpone the game. Both schools tried to get the game back on, but constant clashes meant that we were unable to get the fixture played which meant that we could only finish the league in 2nd place. A great year.

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Top Row: Roux Visser, Aleksander Macura, Ottavio Ricciardeli, Alex Joshi, Dhruv Parekh, Zuhair Shawl

U16 B BOYS’ BASKETBALL U16 B BOYS’ BASKETBALL The basketball season for our U16B team was an amazing experience, especially for all our players who are new to basketball, and only just now are getting the opportunity to show off their prowess. Although we did not get to play U18 A BOYS’ BASKETBALL Whilst other schools enjoyed a restful break due to the Covid-19 restrictions in place last year, the soon to be U19 basketball boys were in the gym and on the court, preparing ourselves for a competitive season the year after. For our seniors, Mark, Kian, Tom, and I, this was the final season and so the grit and effort put in was unparalleled. Furthermore, in our pre-season, we had the pleasure of playing JESS twice. Testing our team

as many fixtures as we had hoped, we still showcased some excellent basketball against JESS, EIS, GWA, and Kent college. Although the results did not always go our way, it was an amazing experience for the boys. This season would not have been possible without the wonderful against a strong line-up like theirs helped us gauge what worked and what did not. As the season came around, we kicked off with two nail biting finishes against DESC and JESS and as a result, we got into our groove for the bigger games to come. One of our best games this season was against the powerhouse team of NAS. Both their roster and record looked daunting, however, thanks to strong synergy and coaching we convincingly won by over 20 points. Our championship

Bottom Row: Ayan Sharrif, Jack Drew, Sean Mastin, Diren Kumaratilleke, Badr Alami, Ethan George, Yacine Zibri

coaching of Mr Riordan, who created an awesome atmosphere for us to learn, train and improve. This season has been a rollercoaster of emotions, and I am incredibly excited for the next. Dhruv Parekh 10ASA game this year was against DIA, with both teams one win away from the title, we knew it was going to be a thriller of a game. However, with the form the boys were in, especially Amal who had played brilliantly the game before, I had complete confidence in our group of boys. In the end, we won comfortably enjoying a perfect, championship season in our final year at DC, making it all the more special. I would like to give a huge thanks to the SHAMAL 2022

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Top Row: Mr D Riordan, Mark Bezzina, Tom Rietjens, Pranav Sangwan, Thomas Haigh

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Bottom Row: Zach Saldana, Kian Kazranian, Amal Dhanesh, Nandan Dhanesh, Aman Burman

Top Row: Mr Riordan, Rayaan Ghous, Shrish Janarthanan, Dawud Latif, Christos Papathanasiou

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Bottom Row: Maharu Gunesekara, Joaquim Shukla, Vardsinh Turongpun, Aman Doshi, Joshua Gustaveson

GEMS Silicon Oasis U18. We held the scoreboard up until the fourth quarter, but unfortunately lost 24-18.

With effort, persistence, and a buzzer beater, we managed to bring the score back up from 8-21 to a final box score of 34-24.

Unlike the other teams we have played against, our team, do not rely on a single player. Whether it being Dawud Latif blocking shots, Rayaan Ghous executing steal and Shrish Janatharnan posting up like Nikola Jokic, we have always worked collectively and as a unit.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Riordan for not only training us, but also sticking by us for the past four years. To next year’s squad: enjoy every second of your game; enjoy every practice session; enjoy the long bus rides with the team. Losing is just part of the experience and remember, two L’s make a W. Good luck boys.

Alongside drives and bus rides to games, our best moment was in our final match. We managed to comeback against JESS Ranches in the second quarter.

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Top Row: Serah Mathews, Sharvi Kalwani, Melina Ahmed, Subeen Jang, Paula Amendola, Samara Sodhi, Prisha Odhrani Middle Row: Miss S Hember, Nusaybah Hussain, Alin Ahmed, Sofia Omer, Annabelle Clohessy, Shaivi Kalwani, Charlotte Willicombe, Zara Majid

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I think all the players and coaches can agree that we started off our season strong, winning our first twogames with time to spare. We were given opportunities to play in the DASSA league. Leading up to this intense competition, we had a morning training and two afternoon sessions for preparation. We have never given up. In our first game, we scored a tiebreaker with 6 seconds left, leading to a strong win. In our second, we won by a whopping 21 points; everyone did very well this year. None of this could have been possible

without Miss Hember's support, pushing us to our maximum, and teaching us basketball from scratch. She assured we were all capable of making layups and close shots, which has been proven to be useful in games. She brought out the best of each of us, made sure we were confident in ourselves. I am also incredibly grateful to lead this incredibly determined, diligent, fun and talented team, and looking forward, I can see us winning the overall DASSA league.

Emma Titica 8SHE

Bottom Row: Talia Evanson-Goddard, Olivia Mordhorst, Lilly Katerji, AleeshaFatima Naeem, Katyani Bhargava, Daya Dosanjh, Simran Mehra

U14 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL What a fantastic start to the girls’ U14 basketball team! It has been such an honour to captain this team with so many amazing players and coaches. We decided to kickstart our basketball season by starting training in term two. We trained extensively, learning new tactics and skills, in preparation for the season ahead of us. For many people on the team, this was their first time playing basketball, but we were all able to use our knowledge from other sports such as netball, to help us excel as a team We started off our season very strong ly, winning all of our matches. One of SHAMAL 2022

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had so much fun as it was very different to what we were used to. We had our ups and downs, but by the end of it we successfully won 21-17!

to Miss Hember and Ms Sdao for all of their remarkable efforts this season; we certainly would not have been able to do this without them.

We are currently on track to win the DASSA Basketball League, and are all really excited for the rest of the season with some tough games ahead of us against JESS, DESC and NAS. I would like to give a massive thank you

DC on three… one…two…three… DC!

Dana Shater 9SOR

Top Row: Miss S Hember, Mya Khurshid, Dana Shater, Rose Stringer, Dasuni Gunasekara, Molly Fuller, Leila Hidmi

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Bottom Row: Amaya Hussain, Alana Black, Erin Keenan, Chloe Andrews, Jessica Harris, Tilly Black, Liya Gardi

Top Row: Miss S Hember, Hana Latif, Maria Michailidou, Noorulain Hussain, Maha Nawaz

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very competitive and exciting matches.

It was great for the girls’ U16A basketball team to be back on court this season and representing DC after Covid-19. The season has been fantastic with some

Awesome teamwork and tremendous contribution from everyone saw us pull through strongly, winning all but one of our matches. I am honoured to have had

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the opportunity to captain such a talented and enthusiastic group of girls. The season entailed many challenges with some unfortunate injuries, but each week we performed to a very high stan-

SPORT dard. No matter who was put out on the court we kept our calm and supported each other. This also allowed us to build stronger connections with each other that improved our relationships both on and off the court.

Our many successes this year are not only attributed to hard work. Miss Hember has supported us throughout the whole season, helping us improve as individuals, but more importantly work better together as a team. Needless to say that without her we would not have

been as successful as we were this year, so a massive thank you to Miss Hember.

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Top Row: Aaliyah Haque, Isobel Charlier, Kitty Harland, Olivia Conlon Middle Row: Miss S Hember, Alexandra Cordahi, Zara Parker, Madeleine Burnside, Ella Davidson, Katelyn Valles, Emma Thomas

U16 B GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Every single member of our team was essential to our success this season. In particular, I would like to thank Zara Parker, Isobel Charlier, Madeleine Burnside and Kitty Harland for helping us to establish a strong lead in the opening minutes of the games as the starting five, and, of course, for helping me demolish packets of Sour Patch Kids and popcorn beforehand. Alongside this, I would also like to thank

Olivia Conlon and Aaliyah Haque for their amazing defence and Ella Davidson for her faultless shooting skills. Throughout the season, we shared a multitude of victories against both DESC (34-9) and Safa (33-25), but also a few fair losses. However, when we stepped on that court, not one of us was afraid of failure because we weren’t just teammates, we were friends and allies, each one of us knowing the others would have their back. I cannot put into words

Bottom Row: Maia Jafar, Sabeen Shariff, Eleftheria Sermpeti, Zainab Mahmood, Nivriti Dwivedi, Kayra Tosun, Samara James

how proud I am of this team and I hope that we can come back next year even stronger, and have an even more fruitful season.

Zainab Mahmood 11CSI

Top Row: Miss S Hember, Keira Boucher, Yasmine Caraiscos, Scarlett Joshi, Sophie Siffre, Kate Lewis, Sasha DarrePavlowsky

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Bottom Row: Liang Liu, Tamara Bratchik, Zainab Hussain, Farasha Alimohamed, Simra Yousaf

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talent, intuitive strategy, and well-developed cohesiveness of our team. A perfect blend of determined concentration and lively morale earned us outstanding wins: 51-8 against DESC, 47-21 against JESS, and 82-25 against DIA. Regardless of the comprehensive score lines, each player brought intensity, undeniable skill, and immense passion until the last second of every match. It is therefore with great pride that I congratulate the girls with a 5-0 whitewash as we regain the U18 DASSA title – a deserving triumph after two years of Covid-19 affected sport.

captain such an amazing group this year, and I would like to take this opportunity to express gratitude to my teammates and coaches.

It has been a truly rewarding journey to

Zainab Hussain 13GRO

To the Year 13s: thank you for 7 years of basketball at DC and for continuing a legacy of successful sportswomen. To Miss Hember and Coach Veli: thank you for your endless support on and off the court, and drive to help us grow as athletes. To the Year 12s: congratulations on the win and make us proud again next year!

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Top Row: Nikesh Patel, Aayush Jain, Aadiv Sinha, Ethan Wamsley Middle Row: Mr Berkenshaw, Rishabh Khaund, Arhaan Bhojwani, Mustafa Hammad, Callum Andrews Bottom Row: Ayaan Naqvi, Reza Tabba, Vihaan Desai, Kabir Lalvani, Pravit Pandey, Oliver Clohessy

U12 CRICKET Our team played a total of two fixtures in the 2021-2022 season. Our first match was against was against It’s Just Cricket (IJC) at DC. We won the toss and elected to bowl first. From the first over right to the last over we were putting IJC under pressure. Some excellent spells were bowled by Callum Andrews, Pravit Pandey, Kabir Lalvani and Vihaan Desai. Our amazing bowling restricted IJC to 120 odd runs. It was handed over to now to our batting unit.

Pravit and Zubin went out to open but unfortunately Pravit was caught behind and Kabir went in. Both Zubin and Kabir helped to stabilise the game. But with the loss of four wickets the match came down to the second to last over where Callum and Vihaan clinically sealed the game for DC.

especially Callum, we were able to bowl them out for a shy 70 runs; our batting unit was then able to get the win in the bag for us.

In the second match against Repton, again with DC winning the toss, we elected to bowl first. With wonderful play from our bowling department,

Vihaan Desai 7FBA

I would like to thank Mr Berkenshaw for working with us extensively and helping us throughout the season.

Top Row: Noah Kahlon, Ishaan Menon, Eklavya Tomar, Rayan Hassan, Kavish Madan, Harry Moyse Middle Row: Mr Berkenshaw, Callum Andrews, Armaan Johal, Mahdi Kanji, Vihaan Desai, Darsh Aidasani, Kian Costa, Miles Wilson-Brown Bottom Row: Freddie Tebbs, Pravit Pandey, Kabir Lalvani, Arnav Singh, Zubin De Zousa, Aditya Tomar

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we bowled first.

Our team played four fixtures, three of which were at the Sevens, in the 20212022 season.

We began by bowling with Eklavya and me, and our figures of 1/8 and 2/13 led to our following spell, which featured Harry, who took two wickets in the same over. Our innings was extended with powerful overs, and the score was 130 odd.

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We set up a great opening partnership with Aditya and Kian to start our batting innings, but once Kian was gone to a controversial runout, Mahdi came in and put up an important partnership of 50 with Aditya as the game grew closer towards our grasp. Darsh and I put up a useful partnership in the death overs, but SHAMAL 2022

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Our second game was against DPS-1, they finished with a total of 90. Regardless, we gave it our all and hit some amazing strokes on the new ball, but Vihaan was caught behind. Finally, against DESC, we began bowling and quickly took wickets, particularly in the penultimate over, when I grabbed three wickets, one of which was a catch from Kabir.

wickets fell fast, leaving our remaining batsmen and myself to chase down a total of 14 runs in the following three balls. Finally, I would want to thank Mr Berkenshaw for providing me the opportunity to captain this team and for honing my leadership and cricketing skills while also working with us extensively.

Arnav Singh 8JBE

They scored 62 runs, and when Miles and I went out to bat as the opening pair, our

Back Row: Miles Wilson Brown, Arhaan Bhojwani, Vihaan Desai, Eklavya Tomar, Christopher O’Mahony, Harry Moyse, Kian Costa, Aadiv Sinha, Darsh Aidasani, Mr C Berkenshaw

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sum of 18 runs.

We had a really good tape-ball season in 2021/2022. In the DASSA league, we played five games in total.

We put up a strong total in our next game against Jess, but the game still went down to the wire, with 8 runs needed in the last two overs, which Vihaan and Arnav defended with some great, nail-biting overs. Our second game was against NAS, which we won with a great bowling attack

For our first game, we scored 90 odd runs in our first game versus Jebel Ali, and we were able to get them all out for a total

Front Row: Zubin De Souza, Oliver Clohessy, Callum Andrews, Arnav Singh, Aditya Tomar, Kabir Lalvani

and a lot of confidence after scoring a high total of 132. Our penultimate game was in the quarterfinals versus GEMS Metropole, when we defended our score of 152 and advanced to the semis. Our great stint in the DASSA tape

Top Row: Kehsav Jasuja, Arnav Singh, Humayl Fazal, Zaidan Haque, Arush Agarwal, Aryav Odhrani, Aarav Dave, Christopher Woolley, Abhir Kewalramani Middle Row: Mr Berkenshaw, Kai DeBenedictis, Ranveer Jethwani, Rohan Bhansali, Saif Ali Khan, Faris Ahmad, Prakrit Mittal, Vihaan Desai

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SPORT ball league came down to a close call with a game against WIS, were they chased down their target in the game's last overs. Given that several of us were participating in the DASSA tape ball league for the first time, I am extremely happy for everyone and what we have achieved. U15 CRICKET Our U15 Cricket Team has had a successful season, participating in the DASSA U15 Hardball League, Dubai Youth Sevens Tournament, and playing games against touring teams. Whilst certain individuals have performed exceptionally, what truly stood out was the team synergy. The first tournament we participated in was the Dubai Youth 7s Tournament. Our team won 2 of the 3 games, unfortunately not qualifying for the finals. Dubai College’s standout performers in the tournament were Keshav Jasuja and Arjun Verma. Perhaps the tournament that defined

Vihaan's bowling statistics in every game, Arnav's repeated 40s, Harry's bowling and batting stats, Callum's stunning overs under pressure, and some brilliant bowling by Chris and Kabir were among the season's highlights, Mr Berkenshaw and his intensive morning training sessions are the sole reasons these feats happened.

Finally, I'd want to express my gratitude to Mr Berkenshaw for giving me the opportunity to lead this team and for his unwavering support.

our year was the DASSA U15 Hardball League. Dubai College won 2 games (with 1 forfeit), and lost 1 game marginally, qualifying for the semi-finals. Standout performances were Dhruv Arora’s 2/2 and Keshav Jasuja’s 2/3.

mention to Arjun Verma, who kept wickets brilliantly for his first time.

In the semi-finals, Dubai College played against DIA, keen to avenge our loss in the Dubai Youth 7s Tournament. Dubai College restricted DIA to 72/10, thanks to the combined act of Aarav Dave and Aryav Odhrani, each picking up 3/14. We easily chased down this score. In the finals, Dubai College bowled well to limit DIA’s other team to 133/6. Unfortunately, the batsmen were not up to task, and could not chase down this target. An unfortunate end to a good campaign. I would like to give a special

Arnav Singh 8JBE

To round off the season, we played 2 games against touring sides, losing 1 and winning 1. A special contributor in these games was Aryan Verma, who scored unbeaten half centuries in both matches. It has been a privilege captaining the U15 Cricket Team this year, something memorable for me. On behalf of our team, I would like give a special mention to Mr Berkenshaw for the work that he puts in for us. Thank you for your unlimited support, week-in and weekout.

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At the time of writing, the U15 Boys’ Tapeball Team is in the business end of the Tapeball tournament, ready to take on whichever team we will face in the semi-finals. However, so far, the 15over tournament has been a remarkable success, with our team winning 4/4 games.

College batted first and scored 193/3. This was followed up by our bowlers restricting JESS Ranches to 83/8. This encouraging opening game was supported by another comprehensive victory – a 117-run triumph against Nord Anglia International School. The last game before the knockout stages was against Jebel Ali School, in which we bowled first, and won by 9 wickets.

The first game was against JESS Arabian Ranches, in which Dubai

In the quarter-final, against Kings’ School Al Barsha, Dubai College once

Front Row: Arjun Verma, Dhruv Arora, Raghav Jasuja, Prakrit Mittal, Aryan Verma

again bowled first, restricting Kings’ School Al Barsha to 92/8, despite a tense first few overs. The semi-final is soon to follow, and our team will give it our all to try and win this tournament. In the semi-final, Dubai College batted first, scoring 108 in the reduced 12 overs. This was followed by a great bowling performance, to restrict Jumeirah College to 102. In the final, I once again lost the toss, SHAMAL 2022

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getting 3 wickets and chased it to secure a spot in the semi-finals.

The first DASSA league match was against Dubai International Academy Al Barsha, which was an incredible win with several outstanding performances within the team. Opting to bat first we put on a phenomenal total of 169 in 20 overs with excellent performances from Aryan Verma (49) and Mahika Gaur (47) while being able to restrict them to a mere 47 runs. Our 2nd match was against King’s School, Al Barsha, where another dominant display was put on by our school. We bowled them out for 56 runs with a brilliant performance from Christopher Woolley

I myself have had a torrid run whilst at the toss, losing 14/14 of the ‘50-50’ tosses, which certainly has become quite the joke amongst our team!

We started this nail biting and thrilling semi-finals match off with a bang by getting 6 wickets when they were at 74 runs, however, they managed to shift momentum and finish on 154 runs in 20 overs. We battled extremely hard knowing this was a tough score to chase with fantastic performances by Kushaan Sainani (43) and Zain Rana (54) who managed to keep the teams hopes alive. However, we unfortunately just fell short losing out by 6 runs in a hard-fought match. Despite this, we left the pitch with our heads held high

The teamwork in this tournament has been truly outstanding, and I would like to thank Mr Berkenshaw for the work he puts in on a weekly basis, to help improve our skills.

Raghav Jasuja 9SCW with pride in the efforts of attempting to chase down this total. I also wanted to give a special mention to Saif Ali Khan who throughout this entire tournament displayed extremely dominant bowling, getting 14 wickets in total and being the MVP of the entire tournament. Lastly, I would like to thank Mr Berkenshaw for all his efforts and organising such tournaments. Without his drive and coaching, we would not be able to play as high a level of cricket as we are able to and for that, we are all extremely grateful.

Zain Rana 12JBV

Back Row: Aryan Sainani, Arush Agarwal, Zaidan Haque, Rohan Bhansali,

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Front Row: Kai Debenedictis, Ranveer Jethwani, Humayl Fazal, Aman Nair, Prakrit Mittal

Top Row: Maharu Gunasekara, Mihir Kumar, Mahika Gaur, Kushaan Sainani, Ishayu Gosh Middle Row: Mr Berkenshaw, Raghav Jasuja, Aarav Dave, Zach Saldanha, Anay Bindroo, Christopher Woolley, Zayd Bawany

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Top Row: Blaze Selkus, Oscar McKellar, Felix Baxter, Kenu Peters, Gaspard Afota Middle Row: Saaed Al Raqbani, Leon Marmarchi, Reza Taba, Lawler Byrnes, Leyth Sharaf, Elmo Mousa,

U12 A BOYS’ FOOTBALL U12 A BOYS’ FOOTBALL We kicked off (pun intended) our adventure with a pre-season friendly against JESS Ranches, to get a feel for each other and build up chemistry. We were able to hold our own, and drew the match with no goals for either team. Soon after, the DASSA league started, with a game against DESC. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned and we were beaten by magnificent players, 5-0. We were feeling down, but we came back strong, with me scoring two

amazing goals against Jebel Ali School. Now, it was time for the rematch against JESS Ranches. However, we conceded two magnificent goals. Nevertheless, we didn’t let that stop us, as we bounced back with a 4-2 win against Nord Anglia School. Hopes were high, but we were defeated by Dubai International Academy, with us conceding 4 and scoring 0. Finally, after the season, we played a friendly against NLCS Dubai, and it ended with a comfortable victory of 3-0.

Bottom Row: William Roghe, Shan Chauhan, Ayaan Naqvi, Ernie Engmann, Lifu Bao, Charles Ellacott, Henry Ellacott

I would like to say many thanks to Mr Mosley and Coach Derek: they both engaged us with our games and set up training every week so that we could improve our skills and get better. Also, I would like to give a huge shout out to Ernie Engmann, who really dominated the midfield; we definitely needed him in this season. I really enjoyed this football season and I am extremely looking forward to next season. Till next time! Leyth Sharaf 7ASY

Top Row: Edward Brazier, Alexa Cameron, Fady Bartella, Hashim Yousaf Middle Row: Mete Yazman, Aarav Raney, Jude Sinha, Oliver Clohessy, Oliver Swann

U12 B BOYS’ FOOTBALL U12 B BOYS’ FOOTBALL We started our season with a friendly match against JESS Ranches. With the help of Manaka and Reza we were able to keep the score level at 2-2. Soon after, we were fortunate enough to play another

friendly against JESS Ranches, although we did not end up on the top it helped us to build chemistry within the team. Next we had the DASSA League. Our first match was against DESC B, the game was very well played by DC but unfortunately

Bottom Row: Dominic Walters, Pravit Pandey, Xianzi Zhang, Vihaan Desai, Shizen Zhang, Qasim Zaman

DESC came out on top with a 4 -0 win. The next match we had was against GWA A, again it was an extremely competitive game but GWA won. Our next fixture was against JESS Ranches B whom we previously played against (and drawn SHAMAL 2022

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and SIS were victorious. This season was not the picture perfect season. Although we had some large losses, we backed ourselves. This season has thought us a lot and this would not have been possible at all without Mr Mosley.

out to Oliver Swaan with his great performances in defence. I have really enjoyed this season and I am looking forward to the next season.

Vihaan Desai 7FBA

In addition, I would like to give a shout

Top Row: Yusif Alabed, Samuel Drew, Harry Conlon, Ryan McViety Middle Row: Mr A Jones, Seonghoon Woo, Quinlan Fieldgate, Amar Dhoraji, Donghoon Woo, Mahdi Kanji

U13 A BOYS’ FOOTBALL U13 A BOYS’ FOOTBALL We started our season in late September with a friendly against JESS Ranches where we all put in a solid performance with a new team and not much experience playing together. We were unfortunate with the result as JESS won 4-2. We moved onto the league where our first game did not end well: a 5-0 loss to JESS. It was a tough game in difficult conditions and we all worked hard for U14 BOYS’ FOOTBALL 2021-2022 was the U14 team’s first full season after Covid-19 lockdown so we were all really pleased and excited to be back on the football pitch. It was a very competitive season, with the team playing some attractive DC-style football. We had started the season very strongly with back-to-back wins over JESS Ranches, with Dylan Eglington and Aiden Cheng playing starring roles. The games proved what we were capable of 142

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Bottom Row: Freddie Tebbs, Vivaan Patel, Christopher O’Mahony, Ali Masomzadeh, Sayed Kazemi, Edgar Brock

the result, however, it just was not our day. Our following match was a more even game, although the result, a 4-1 loss to DESC, did not really reflect the score. A special mention to Quinlan Fieldgate for a great solo goal. We bounced back, beating Jebal Ali 6-0 with a fantastic team performance and some great goalkeeping by Mahdi Kanji. Our final game was against Nord Anglia where we fought back due to a free kick but they just held the edge over us at the final whistle. Unfortunately, the Cup was

cancelled so we did not have a chance to get revenge. It has been a pleasure to captain this side and a big thank you for all of the effort and time the players put into building this team. I would also like to thank Mr Jones and Coach Conner from Gulf United who have both put in a lot of work to making us a better football team. We look forward to challenging for the title next year.

doing as a team. We also showed lots of spirit, desire and quality in close defeats against the top-ranked DESC and NAS teams, and could easily have come out on top in either game, only losing by a single goal. Yorgen Engmann and Michael Page both played their hearts out. My season’s highlight was in winning the Hessa St derby against Choueifat. We had to bring our A-game against a very physical team, and luckily came out 2-1 winners with some smart and agile play; Laith Mussa clinched victory with

the winning goal.

Chris O’Mahony 8JKI

Over the season I was very proud of the team, we played some great football and showed lots of spirit and resilience, and am really looking forward to next season as I know we can do even better. Thank you to Mr Jones and the Gulf United coaches for their energy, enthusiasm and support in helping the team develop.

Ziggy Harland 9JST

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Top Row: Mr A Jones, Jesse Brand, Adam Powell, Ralph Sheehan

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Bottom Row: Robbert Torfs, Kian Costa, Syed Ahmad Azim, Ethan Jones

Top Row: Michael Page, Andrew Cumming, Oskar De Lautour, Archie Evanson-Goddard Middle Row: Mr E Mosley, Prakrit Mittal, Tommy Wells, Yorgen Engmann, Rian Higgins, Kyle Ziade

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Bottom Row: Luke Lavery, Aiden Cheng, Aaryan Sainani, Ziggy Harland, Dylan Eglington, Laith Mussa

Top Row: Zuhair Shawl, Tarn Timmermans, Jay Chinchankar, Adam Whitaker Middle Row: Juan Freile, Nyall Sharif, Badr Alami, Connor McGuigan, Pierce Ashton

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Bottom Row: Juha Leinonen, Aiden Black, Mohammed Aadam Warsi, Roux Visser, Christian Ruiz, William O’Keeffe

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a crushing defeat against DESC with the result being 6-5 and losing to JESS again 2-1. However, the team were resilient and we managed a 3-3 draw with Nord Anglia School and comfortably defeated Jebel Ali School 6-1.

learn from our mistakes. With the help of the coaches at Gulf United we have enjoyed the training sessions this year, incorporating more drills to build better fitness and we are optimistic for next season.

With a 2:4 Win:Loss ratio, we were quite disappointed at the end of the season and it’s safe to say, the team has had its fair share of ups and downs, but that will only make it stronger next year, where we can

Overall, it has been a pleasure captaining this side and I wish the U16s team of next year the best of luck.

Roux Visser 10DRI

Top Row: Tadhg Hogan, Aadam Alikhan, Finn Timmermans, Jai Garg, Ayan Shariff, Nishk Moorjani

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Bottom Row: Saif Ali Khan, Farbod Afrassiabi, Ali Zaidi, Gabriel Moulson, Christopher Woolley, Ross Powell, Byunghoon Kim

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SPORT 1ST XI FOOTBALL With a plethora of success throughout our years as a squad at DC, we found this season to be a far more challenging one. We saw victory against strong sides such as Chouiefat, NAS and DAA but fell short in our final games. However, in this final message as DC 1st XI captain, I would like to reminisce on the past 7 years and appreciate all the memories made and the bonds created. The journey started in Year 7 under Mr Lavery, the Pep Guardiola of Dubai school football. We began playing a tiki taka style football and took Dubai by storm, picking up our first piece of silverware in the 7s tournament. This first year set the foundations of our squad for the years of DC football to come. Fast forward to Year 9 we were ready to push on and win more. With Remy at the helm, we were an unstoppable side winning yet another 7s tournament down at JESS Ranches and coming 2nd in both the league and cup in yet another successful season. That taste of a final and coming oh so close gave us the belief that we could do anything as a squad.

cameo this year was very questionable. Zia Mussa, the tackiest baller in Dubai school football who had a non-existent work rate. A big thank you has to go to Mr Jones for all the hard work he is put into the football programme at Dubai College since my arrival and to Mr Jackson as well.

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In Year 11, after years of trying, we finally won the DASSA first division and were crowned the best team in Dubai for our age group. It was a momentous season in which the whole squad worked tirelessly to ensure success and celebrated with a Buffalo Wild Wings. Thanks to Mr Jackson and Coach Lee, we could basically read one another’s minds and know what they we were going to do with the football; our brains were practically interconnected. In addition, of course I cannot forget our historic India trip in which we were lucky enough to immerse ourselves in a different culture and make some great memories: Mr Jackson’s go-kart crash and watching Sufian Al Alami perform a magical dance to ‘Come Get Her’. I would like to give a shout-out to the Year 13 boys who have been there the whole way through this journey. Will Farrow, Mr Reliable, always putting in those consistent 6/10 performances at right back and blowing after the first 5 minutes. Arjan Vohra, the man who was placed on this earth to score goals for Dubai College, although his centre half SHAMAL 2022

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Although this was our first season together as U12A, through our whole team effort we were able to quickly understand each other and work together, maximising everyone’s abilities. Our last game was one of the best games of the season. Not only did we win against Jebel Ali School 11-0, but also we demonstrated outstanding teamwork, respecting the opposition and always keeping our heads in the

Without such dedication from the whole team and a goalkeeper like Charlotte Thurston – who kept a clean sheet for all matches apart from one – we would not have been able to achieve the incredible success that we did throughout the season, winning every game comfortably. I would like to say a very big thank you to Miss Paice, Miss Hember, Mrs Saran and all the Gulf United coaches who have

Bottom Row: Talia Evanson-Goddard, Daya Dosanjh, Charlotte Thurston, Annabelle Clohessy, Olivia Mordhorst, Katyani Bhargava

guided us along our fantastic journey through this season. If it were not for their help and understanding of football, we would not have won the DASSA league. Therefore, I would like to say a big thank you to them. We cannot wait for next season to prove that we are still a very strong team, train hard and come back even stronger!

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our team held our own against a strong side and proved we could work together as we drew the score. A few weeks later, we faced JESS again, this time at DC, and were rewarded by some great goals. Despite almost winning the game, a lastminute goal from JESS’ team once again

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tied the game and encouraged us to focus more on our defending as a team. The DASSA league began for our team with a tough match against DESC, which despite us losing, taught us to come back better. The matches that followed

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U13 A GIRLS’ FOOTBALL consisted of a tied score against JESS, and a comfortable victory for our team against Jebel Ali School, with everyone having their chance at goal, and our goalkeeper keeping a clean sheet! Finally, we played Kings’ Dubai in a great competitive fixture, which despite the loss, proved that we had improved over

the season and featured some great performances throughout the team. Throughout the season we developed and improved, working more cohesively each week. Finally, I would like to say a huge thank you to Ms Bland and Miss Hember,

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without whom we would not have had the opportunity to play and develop in the wonderful way we did as a squad. Thank you so much for all your support and we cannot wait till for next season!

Alizeh Ali 8JKI

Top Row: Miss S Hember, Jessica Harris, Chloe Andrews, Matilda Grant, Dana Shater, Simran Dosanjh, Tilly Black Bottom Row: Jessica Dyas, Erin Keenan, Amaya Hussian, Alana Black, Liya Gardi

U14 A GIRLS’ FOOTBALL U14A GIRLS’ FOOTBALL This year’s football season was a very exciting one. It was such an honour to be the U14A captain and to be part of such an incredible team. We had a couple of friendlies against JESS Ranches before the league started. Despite only losing 2-1 the first time, we worked hard and improved as a team which lead us to draw against them later in the season. We also had some outstanding scores like our 11-1 win

against DESC with some fantastic goals scored by Alana Black, Dana Shater, Erin Keenan, Simran Dosanjh, and Jessica Harris. We also had a comfortable win against Jebel Ali School with a score of 6-0. Even though Chloe Andrews was injured for most of the season, she still came to training and was our biggest supporter on the sideline.

each week to ensure we were prepared for our next game. Despite this season being short, it was an enjoyable one for all of us and we cannot wait for next year.

Throughout this year we have progressed as a team and learnt how to work together to perform to the best of our ability. We worked hard at training

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U14 B GIRLS’ FOOTBALL U14B GIRLS’ FOOTBALL I am so incredibly proud of all that we have achieved this year and how much we have improved throughout our games. Even though much of our U14 team was made of U13s this did not stop us from bravely facing our older competitors. As sports were not in play last year due to Covid-19, this was the first time that many of the girls were taking part in a DC sports team. The season got off on the wrong foot, however, this didn’t lower our spirits as we continued to progress and improve our technical and physical 148

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abilities as a team and individually. Looking ahead to our second game, we felt confident that we were going to claim our three points of the season. To our surprise, our opponents got the better of us and we were left with a bitter taste on our way back to Dubai College as they got a last-minute goal. The team worked hard to improve our shooting, attacking and defensive work and enhance our team chemistry as we headed to our toughest game of the season. With high spirits, we got onto the football pitch and gave it our all every week. Our teamwork was outstanding; our defence was the strongest it has been all season

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and our attack had vastly improved. The game resulted in a 2-2 draw, which was our highlight of the season. Lastly, I would like to thank all my teammates and our coach Mr Agent for making this year an unforgettable experience. I am very proud of our success this season and cannot wait to continue this journey next year.

Konstantina Papathanasiou 8MYA

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U16 A GIRLS’ FOOTBALL U16A GIRLS’ FOOTBALL This football season was a special one as we went back to full-fledged DASSA fixtures after the long disruption due to Covid. The U16A girls’ team, comprising of players from Year 10 & Year 11 were coached by both Mr Day and Coach Derek from Gulf United. This winning combination of coaches helped us improve tremendously: both as skilled

players and as a tight knit, supportive team. We initially had a bumpy start with an unfortunate loss against DESC in the last few minutes of our first game. However, this loss did not demotivate us. We pulled up our socks and came out of the league in 3rd place, winning 3 out of 5 games: Nord Anglia School (2-1), JESS Ranches (4-1), Kings’ Al Barsha (2-1). Additionally, a big thank you to Zara Parker and Kaila Jafar for stepping

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up and playing phenomenally for the U16A team. It was so rewarding being part of this amazing team, and all of us cannot wait to get back on the field in our DC kits next season. Once again, thank you to Mr Day and Coach Derek who always kept our spirits high!

Areesha Fehmi 11GCA

Top Row: Mr A Day, Rabab Tariq, Eleftheria Sermpeti, Madeleine Burnside, Sophie Bennett, Mrs G Hodder

U16 B GIRLS’ FOOTBALL U16B GIRLS’ FOOTBALL This football season started with a rough start, as we had not played altogether as a team before and we did not communicate efficiently as possible. However, as the season progressed, we came closer together as a team and improved our communication during practice games.

This helped our gameplay and allowed us to win games. Overall, our teamwork was brilliant by the end of the season and we all stepped up and played outside of our comfort zones, trying new positions and discovering new skills. We ended up coming home with a 3-0 win for our final match of the season which everyone was very happy with.

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1ST VII GIRLS’ FOOTBALL U19 GIRLS’ FOOTBALL This year’s season got off to a somewhat eye-opening start, with a friendly match against JESS Ranches where the score was 7-2… to them. Due to this being a friendly, it did not affect our official standing, however, we quickly realised the work that needed to be put in to improve our performance. On behalf of the team, I would like to thank the Gulf United coaches and Mr

Day because they never gave up on us – no matter how hopeless our case may have seemed! At the beginning of the season our players were still very much new to football or developing their football skills, but we improved significantly with every match and training session. In addition, we learned crucial lessons such as ‘as long as we are having fun’ and ‘it’s the participation that counts’! Whatever the knock back, we continued to display grit and determination to improve each week at

training to prepare for the next fixture. Despite our lack of successes this year, for every own-goal, argument, fall and rant, we had superb goals, uncontrollable laughter, and the best team players. I would not change our team for the world and will look back on it fondly.

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is an integral part of the game. Of course, our team could not be complete without our fabulous, kind, and caring coach, Ms Kgasi. She taught us skills, gave us confidence in our abilities and taught us to work together as a TEAM!

Overall, we placed 2nd in our DASSA league. We won every single match except the one against the DESC A team, which was a well-fought game only conceded by one goal. Every single player in the U12A team played every game with their heart and soul, and we couldn’t have done

SPORT without any one of them. I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity along with my peers to represent DC in this amazing netball team. Next year we will come back

stronger and finish first in the league. ‘THERE IS NO I IN TEAM’ so I would like to thank everyone who made this season special.

Katyani Bhargava 7MWD

Top Row: Miss R Quigley, Jemilla Bates, Isabel Mcllveen, Prisha Odhrani, Charlotte Thurston Bottom Row: Liza Clarke, Zara Majid, Eleanor Luchford Cole, Annabelle Clohessy, Chloe Gosling

U12 B NETBALL U12B NETBALL Our first netball season at Dubai College has been really thrilling and fun, when we finally got the go ahead to train and play. As with all sports, we were left eagerly waiting to get let loose on court due to Covid restrictions. It was slightly delayed but finally getting to wear the blue and red for the first time and represent the College at fixtures was so worth the wait! This year, the U12B team participated in

many competitions such as the DASSA league and the DC 7s. At first, it was challenging. A new team with little experience playing together as a unit, but with great team focus and solid coaching from Miss Quigley, we built our skills, showed great sportsmanship, and team cohesion throughout the season. Our toughest match was against Dubai English Speaking College (DESC). With DESC’s great tactics and skills, our whole team had to dig deep. As one of our first matches against DESC, we were not sure

what to expect but overall, it was a great but tiring game. Despite the away loss, we left with a small victory of winning the second quarter! All of our matches this season were a lot of fun, whether we lost or won. We ended our season with a great win against JESS B.

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Top Row: Miss H Paice, Saila Hasan, Sofia Omer, Darcy Charlier, Samara Sodhi, Olivia Mordhorst

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SPORT U12C NETBALL What a season it has been! The U12Cs have brought back many wins and have played extremely well. Each player had amazing skills that made our team so fantastic with everyone working together so nicely, and we are so happy with the outcome. Everyone has an amazing personality which made every match, bus ride, and training session so special and fun.

After not playing in a league because of Covid-19, we were a bit rusty however, Miss Thomkins and Miss Paice whipped us back into shape and we won most of our matches. We would like to give a big thanks to our wonderful coaches for always being there even if our team spirit was at a low. We would also like to thank them for always being supportive and giving us the best team talks.

who did not have a clue what the person standing next to them was like and now as the school year has ended, we are friends for a lifetime. This year’s C team always walks out on to the court with a smile on our faces and we pour our hearts out in each game, we always try our best and are always looking for ways to improve. For the last time this season… 123 DC!

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The 2021-22 season was one of excitement and triumph for the D team. We had never played together as a team before so there was a lot to learn! The season started against DESC. A well organised team with excellent fitness levels and organisation. However, we only lost by a small margin; 5-7. Kings’ (Al Barsha) were next! An away game against their B Team. We clearly learnt a lot from our previous match and this shone through on the day with a clear 12-5 victory. Great shooting by Nayla Dedynski and Eshaal Fazal proved too much for the Kings’ defence! The next match against Arcadia Girls – an A team - was indoors. The cooler conditions did not give DC an advantage, quite the opposite. The Arcadia Girls were superb – we lost (I will not mention the score) – but we left with a lot to think about and a lot wiser. Credit goes to Subeen Jang – awarded player of the match. Steely determination shone 152

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through as we bounced back to a victory in our next match against Jebel Ali School (B Team) on 7th March. It was a hard-fought game. Scores were level at the halfway mark, but 4 superb goals left us with a comfortable victory of 9-5. Another A Team – Safa Community School – reminded us there was still room for improvement. After a tough match, we

lost 5-8. Something to think of for next year! Many thanks to Ms Sdao – her wise words, perseverance, and encouragement were not lost on us – we could not have done it without you!

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U13 A NETBALL U13A NETBALL I am sure we could all agree that we have had a very successful year of netball with even more opportunities coming our way next season. Although we had multiple ups and downs throughout the season, we were able to prove ourselves and demonstrate our ability to grow and learn from our losses. At the start of the season, we won the tight tournament of the DC 7s, being undefeated and feeling ready for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, we ended up losing in a very tough final game to the DESC U13A team in the Emirates Dubai Youth 7s tournament and therefore placed second by only two goals. After this, we realised that we had

to work even harder, with determination to defeat the opponents. Eventually, because of the dedication each one of us put in, we managed to win the DASSA U13A League finals and make a huge comeback against DESC, winning by a large margin. However, it is crucial to mention that nothing would have been possible without the following people. Firstly, I would like to thank our outstanding coaches, Miss Jones, Ms Sdao and Miss Kgasi for their incredible coaching, feedback and continuous support throughout the year. Moreover, a massive thank you for their hard work to all members of the team, you have all made it an honour to captain the team this year.

Season 2021-22 on the netball courts will always be a very memorable one for me because it was our first season together after the pandemic, with parents, teachers, families and friends being able to cheer on the sidelines, all together again.

Alejandra Ruiz 8JKI

Top Row: Ms L Sdao, Zara Hilmi, Lila Martin, Naira Shaikhally, Zainab Belgaumi, Zoe Whitaker

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SPORT U13B Netball The 2021-22 Season for U13B Netball has been one full of fun, perseverance, and improvement! We started the year with a friendly match against JESS B and gained our first victory: 33-4. After our first match, we participated in the prestigious DC 7s (our first tournament as a full team) and it was a fantastic learning experience with wins as well as losses. The tournament

allowed us to bond as a team and build better friendships; this was important going into our first ever DASSA season representing DC. Despite a rocky start, our tenacity as a team was rewarded with a win against DESC B followed by another win against JESS B, which made us the Best B team in Division 1! I will never forget the perseverance and determination that fueled us through the whole tournament and, although we did not end up on top, our true victory was

the fact that we made so much progress and every single player improved by leaps and bounds this season. I want to thank Miss Quigley, Miss Kgasi and Ms Sdao for coaching and training us not only this year but also since the start of Year 7 and for giving me the opportunity to lead such an amazing team this season.

Alize Zobairi 8SHE

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The 2021-2022 season for the U13C has been a fantastic year full of achievements and improvements. It has given us a chance to improve our skills and come out stronger than we were at the start of the season. I would first like to thank our wonderful Netball coaches Ms Sdao and Miss Kgasi for coaching us, developing, and dedicating their time to train us, making us better netballers. As a pre-season and in Term 1 we had U13D NETBALL This season certainly tested our resilience, despite the difficulties that we experienced throughout the season; we were still able to showcase our determination. Our collaboration and teamwork made us stronger after each game we played. Prior to the league starting we played 154

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a practice game against JESS Ranches which we lost, this gave us the necessary momentum and the shake we needed to prepare for the upcoming competition. This season we have also competed in the DASSA league in Term 2. We got off to a flying start with a score of 28-1 against Jumeirah College. We then competed against DESC C, Nord Anglia School, and Kings Al Barsha. The most exciting match was the match against DESC as in each quarter we were either one up or one down, which increased the intensity of the match throughout. Each game helped a friendly against JESS Ranches and I think we can all agree that it taught us patience and resilience and we realised what we needed to do to succeed. We focused on what we needed and together we were able to win out next game again DESC. After that, we played JESS and Brighton College. None of these matches would have been possible if it was not for our amazing coach-

us to improve our perseverance and determination to become better. It has been a great opportunity to lead such an amazing team. I would like to thank all the girls who have been part of the U13Cs. As a unit, we have been focused and all the hard work has paid off and helped us improve the game. We bonded and all worked well together. I cannot wait to see our netball journey continuing for many more years to come!

Zoha Fatima 8JBE es, so I would like to thank Ms Sdao, Miss Kgasi, and most of all Miss Paice for all of their hard work and dedication to making us better players. This season has not only helped us as players but has also taught us valuable lessons like never giving up. These matches were exciting, fun and I’m glad we got the opportunity and I hope we continue this stride next year! Zoya Katari 8SAL

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U14 A NETBALL U14A NETBALL It has been an exciting year returning to netball competitions and tournaments following Covid-19 restrictions and the U14A squad along with many other DC netball squads, has returned to netball stronger than ever thanks to Ms Sdao’s leadership. I want to take this opportunity to say what an honour it has been to captain this amazing squad. The fact that we won the U14 Division 1 DASSA league just shows how strong, resilient, adaptive, driven and versatile this squad is. Netball is a team sport and I am so proud not only of our achievements but of the passion, dedication and hard work of each and every player. Whether on court, on the bench or in training sessions, they gave it their all and

contributed to the outstanding success of the team. These talented athletes inspire me and made me feel truly privileged and even more proud to lead them.

personally want to thank all DC Netball coaches on behalf of the team.

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U14 B NETBALL U14B NETBALL This year I was honoured to be the captain of the U14B team. It has been a real honour on and off the court to be amongst such a motivated group of friends. We realised very early on that once we relaxed and started having fun as a team, we won our matches. Our first match in the DASSA league was against our own DC U14A team, we learnt so much from that match

especially how to work well as a team. From our first match to last match, I can definitely say we have improved our netball performance across the whole court. This season would not have been as enjoyable and rewarding if it were not for our amazing coach Miss Kgasi. She encouraged us, motivated us and taught us how to work well as a team. A special thanks to my amazing

teammates, we have had some special times and I am immensely proud of how much we have progressed this year. Thank you and well done to our shooters for never missing a shot; our centre court for being full of energy and having incredible stamina; and our defenders for their non-stop interceptions. Thank you for this captaincy and I cannot wait to get back on the court in September!

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team who successfully embodied the philosophy of perseverance and grit. Everyone put in an incredible amount of effort, and this has truly been reflected in many ways, one of which was evident when we lost our first game, a marginal defeat in our second game but came out

victorious in our third match, which was against DESC. We shared many amazing moments on court and got to understand each other’s strengths and this played to our advantage on court. It is evident that we have all improved immensely and I could not be prouder to be the captain of

SPORT this talented and hard-working group of girls that are the U14Cs. On behalf of the U14C Netball team I would like to thank Ms Bland and Mrs Stapley for always motivating us on the side lines and I can confidently say that they played a pivotal role in our improvements. I would also like to

thank the team for being determined throughout the whole season and always having a positive mindset. We have created some amazing memories both on and off court and I will cherish each and every one.

Alexandra Teasel 9SCW

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This year has been a fantastic one for the U16A team. Our first match against JESS Ranches, could not have played out any better – resulting in a 42-21 win. This match not only allowed us to come together as a team, but also set an unbeaten streak that continued for the rest of the season. As a team, we have achieved many

things, but most impressively, winning the overall DASSA league. However, what influenced me most was our humility. We remained gracious in victory, which is a tribute to the players in the DC netball community. Our team consisted of players between years 9-11 so it was a good opportunity to work with different girls and form new friendships. We always gave our best and managed to motivate each other to

overcome challenges such as injuries. As captain, I am honoured to have had the privilege to work with such talented people, for our hard work and dedication allowed us to thrive. Finally, I’d like to thank Mrs Sdao since without her expertise and passion, we would not have grown as such a successful team.

Lia Warren 11MAB

Top Row: Tavishi Pandey, Aaliyah Haque, Ella Davidson, Hana Latif Middle Row: Miss R Quigley, Hafsah Ditta, Zara Parker, Tegan McCarthy, Sophie Bennett, Zahraa Muhammad

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and passion and gave it our all. Despite being a big squad, every player got the opportunity to train and play to improve our skills and capabilities, setting us up for an exciting next season. Thank you to the U16Bs for giving their all this season and for working so hard.

admire Miss Quigley’s passion and dedication for the game. She pushed us to perform to the best of our abilities, always looking for ways to improve our skill set, or even showing us how to be a supportive teammate on the side lines. We enjoyed every second, thank you.

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The netball season of 2021 to 2022 has been truly amazing – it was our first inter-school season since Covid-19 and it was great to be back on court with matches against Safa Community School, JESS Ranches and DESC. Our first game against Safa Community School U16A was exceptional. I am incredibly proud of us: not only did we win our first match as a new team U19 AND DC 1 NETBALL Both the U19 netball team and DC 1 team had an unbelievably successful season. With early morning sessions, after school training, S&C, and shooting practice, the hard work and dedication of every individual player contributed to the undefeated season along with a plethora of talent and depth throughout the squad. From the resilience to beat tough competition and comeback stronger than ever after a limited COVID season to keeping a level head in a thrilling Dubai 7s final, this season has undoubtedly been one to remember. For DC 1 the sheer talent of the 158

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(27-22), but we quickly bonded and started to work well on court together. Unfortunately, we were defeated in the matches after this. Our final match against DESC was close – we lost 15-18. Our hard work had paid off though, over the weeks, we learnt to work together and around each other (especially in the circle), and our positional play improved. We had come together as a team, and in the final match, I could really see the difference in our play.

I would like to thank Coach Kenny for her continual support, positive encouragement and incredible training sessions – she even managed to make early morning training fun! I would also like to thank all of the girls in the team, especially for their hard work and dedication to training. And, last but not least, I wanted to recognise the parent support, with many of our team's parents watching matches, and of course, taking us to all the training sessions! Megan Wong Fatt 10AAG

squad shone through with incredible interceptions, speed in the mid-court and precise shooting, all allowing us to reach the final and take home the historical win for DC netball, as well as being undefeated throughout the tournament. With new goals and targets to improve on the outstanding Dubai 7s performance, the U19 DASSA team wanted to put out another winning display. This was seen by a phenomenal season being once again undefeated and taking home the DASSA U19 Champion’s trophy.

pleasure to captain this year. However, I would also like to say a massive thank you to our incredible coach Mrs Sdao who has worked tirelessly to make this season such a successful one and we could not have done it without her. A big thank you to Mr Walsh too who has overseen our S&C, we are hugely grateful to you for making us faster, fitter and stronger.

This could not have been achieved without such an amazing group of talented players which has been a

It has been a pleasure to have played with my fellow Year 13s who depart this year and good luck to all the upcoming netball players who carry on the legacy of DC netball.

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(9-12), who do not usually play together at school but came together as one team and represented the school superbly. We never gave up and continued to give our 100% effort, after winning against the JESS 1 team (9-6) and very closely losing to DESC 2 team (11-12). We always managed to praise each other's efforts and motivate each other whether it was on, off the court or in the warmup zone or even when resting between games.

This whole experience would not have been the same without Miss Kgasi’s support, for never giving up on us and pushing us to our limits and bringing us out of ourselves to become the best players. I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to lead such an amazing, fun, and talented team and I am extremely excited for many more matches and tournaments to come with these familiar faces.

Keira Boucher 12LHO

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DC 3 NETBALL DC 3 NETBALL This season has been extremely successful for the DC 3 team. We got the chance to take part in the Dubai 7s Gulf Youth Aspire Tournament to play against six other schools. After a very challenging final against an amazing team from Abu Dhabi, Capital Netball, despite our best efforts, we came out 2nd overall just missing out on coming first by one goal. Our toughest and most memorable match would have been our semi-finals against DESC 3 in the Gulf Youth Aspire tournament. We had gone into two overEMIRATES DUBAI 7S U15 NETBALL TOURNAMENT Leading this team through the Emirates Dubai 7s U15 netball tournament was one of the greatest honours I have ever had in netball. We came up against tough competition and with Molly Fuller being 160

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times, both teams scoring every centre pass, both teams playing some great netball. Parents, coaches, and friends sat on both sides, cheering us on. After a long and challenging match, we managed to win by one goal, which led us into the finals. All the early mornings and afternoon training leading up to the Sevens paid off. It was clearly reflected in our performance. Our dedication and effort in training allowed us to all progress individually as netballers but most importantly, all together we improved as a team. This season has been filled with injured before our first tournament day it was not the start we envisioned, but it just shows the depth, strength and the skill of the squad to still pull together and come away with an undefeated win, which continued throughout the tournament. I know every player on the squad was desperate to make the finals

amazing wins and great netball played, it has also allowed us to gel as a team and work together excellently. On the court and off court, we had superb sportsmanship towards other schools and received great support from each other. A massive thank you to Miss Paice, for supporting and guiding our team up to the competition. Also, congratulations to the entire team for never giving up and putting all your effort into every match and training!

Maria Michailidou 10BST and have the honour of taking the court at the Emirates Dubai 7s event and we were so excited to have achieved this. However, we also knew that DESC being our toughest competition in the tournament were as hungry as we were for the win. The pressure the defence put on was amazing, the turnovers they

SPORT achieved were crucial to the game and the attack pulled together to protect that ball and reward the hard work the defence put in. There were nerves and mistakes on court but the resilience and the incredible teamwork enabled us to win the final, crowning us the Emirates Dubai 7’s Under 15 champions. Mrs Sdao’s victory dance as we won has to be one of the fondest netball memories

I have ever had. I am so incredibly proud of this team and deeply honoured I have to lead the nicest girls and the most amazingly talented players through a tough tournament to achieve the win we so desperately wanted. The way the team pulled together and supported each other whether on court or on the bench reflects in the result we achieved and I could not be prouder. Having lost to

DESC in the final in the U13 tournament 2 years ago, this win meant so much more to the team. I have to give so much credit to the commitment, patience and hard work the team and the coaches put in, it’s what got us to where we needed to be to get the win we so desperately wanted.

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Back Row: Ada Yimaz, Ashleigh Slow, Millicent Cannavan, Isabel McIIveen, Miss H Paice Front Row: Isobel Scarr, Lisha Hasan, Alejandra Ruiz, Alize Ali, Naduli De Silva

U13 A ROUNDERS U13 ROUNDERS I am sure everyone in the U13 rounders teams would agree that this season has been fantastic. Having to develop a team two weeks before a rounders season might sound really challenging, but our incredible coaches managed to pull together an outstanding team. Although we may not have won all of our games,

losing by 1 point to North London Collegiate School, and having to play with half of our A team when playing against DESC, we have put that all aside. Every game we just came back stronger. We have trained hard and we have always brought our A-game to this season’s matches. We have had a sense of team spirit and had lots of fun when playing. I would like to thank our awesome

coaches, Miss Paice and Mrs Stapley for putting together both of our wonderful teams in so little time. They’ve been amazing at organising our games around all of our players’ commitments; and as the season closes, I know that we are definitely looking forward to the next time that we can get the teams back together for competitions! Millicent Cannavan 8MYA

Back Row: Mrs A Stapley, Paula Amendola, Sofia Omer, Avantika Dhanjani, Naira Shaikhally , Amal Karmally, Faria Hans

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U15 A ROUNDERS U15A ROUNDERS The U15A Rounders team had a fantastic season, experiencing both ups and downs, resulting in growth and immense development for all of us. Our persistent efforts in early morning training and during matches allowed us to achieve our goals and improve as a team tremendously. We were unlucky in our first match against DESC A, where we realised we needed to be more

tactical in our play, but we persevered and managed to defeat two further sets of opposition. Our most memorable game was against our own U15B team at Safa Park, as they were a challenging, determined group that brought out our fiercest competitive spirit but in a DC family way. The game ended in a draw with both teams having battled to the last ball to achieve that result. We could not have accomplished our

achievements without our coaches Miss Jones and Mrs Stapley, whose expertise guaranteed us a successful season. A special thank you to Mrs Stapley for bringing some Capri Sunshine for our post-match refreshments. After the success of this season, I cannot wait to see what next year brings.

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drew. As a result, we earned our place as DASSA U15 rounders champions in our division. My favourite match was when we played the DC A team at Safa Park. The match itself was very close and competitive and I especially loved the venue being the park because it created such a great atmosphere and

views to match. Finally, I would like to give a huge thank you to our coaches Miss Jones and Mrs Stapley. I know the whole team is grateful to them for coaching us this season, even when our batting and fielding, at times, made their hair curl. We have learnt so

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Top Row: Miss D Jones, Madilyn AllenPaver, Jemma Eley, Charlotte Clarke, Lia Warren, Ananya Navalekar Bottom Row: Alexandra Ayre, Noorulain Hussain, Lydia Henderson, Lauren Agent, Priyanka Israni, Alexandrine d’Ornhjelm

U19 ROUNDERS U19 ROUNDERS The U19 team had a successful season this year, winning all of our matches by an extremely large margin. We managed to take an innings off each team we played as our fielding was on point. In spite of a very short season for our team this year, the team definitely shows a lot of promise for the next couple of years as the majority of the squad were in Year 11. Throughout the season we had a couple of setbacks, including injuries and

changing fixture times, but this did not deter us. The team proved how versatile and enthusiastic we were when it came to learning new positions and excelling in them.

cannot wait to see what the future holds for rounders at the school, but I am sure it will be bright and successful watching the younger girls come through the school.

We would like to say a big thank you to Miss Jones and Miss Paice for coaching us and leading us to victory, winning the division with confidence. A special mention needs to go to the outgoing Year 13s, all of whom the school will thoroughly miss. Your dedication and enthusiasm to the sport has created a culture within the DC rounders’ community. I

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It has been an amazing season for the girls’ rugby U13B team this year. We first played as a team on November 26th 2021, at the DC 7s. We did not win, but it was our first fixture of the season, and since then, we have all worked together to create a team that we all are proud of. We did not win all of our fixtures, but that U15 GIRLS’ RUGBY What a great season the 2021-22 girls’ U15 rugby have had! It’s been a great year of ups and downs, wins and losses but we always walked out hoping to win the next one. It was a very busy and stressful season, going up against top schools like DESC and JESS Ranches but we always persevered and stayed positive throughout. At the start of the season it was half our team’s first year of playing rugby and by the end there was a massive improvement. 164

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taught us to play with more dedication and precision than ever before. We were especially successful when we played at the DESC 10s in March, where we won 3 of our 4 matches. Because many of us (including me) only started playing this year, I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished. Though it may not be much, I know that One of our most memorable and exciting experiences was the JESS Ranches 7s tournament, we arrived thinking we would lose because our Year 10s were all away for DofE, but we manage to pull back and get a full win streak and win the final against JESS 27-25. In the match we had a few awesome tries by Tilly Black, Jessica Harris and Lara Shah. Every match against DESC or JESS was a struggle trying to pull back a loss or maintain a win but our team came out strong and we trained harder and stronger ready to win the next one.

we tried our hardest and played our best, and I hope everyone enjoyed the season as much as I did. On behalf of the team, I would like to say a massive thank you to Mr Davetawalu for coaching us, and to Miss Paice for taking us to our fixtures, and being supportive from the side lines.

Mia McCaffrey 8SGA

Despite the shortness of the season, throughout the whole year we have been able to progress as a team and now we work together well. It has been very enjoyable for everyone and we cannot wait for the next season! A massive thank you to our coach Mr Davetawalu for sticking with us the whole season and being such an amazing coach! We couldn’t of achieved and improved as much without you!

Chloe Andrews 9SOR

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Top Row: Annabelle Millington, Catrin Taylor, Scarlett Joshi, Lucy Browning, Phoebe Shaw Middle Row: Mr E Davetawalu, Yasmin Shah, Ruby Sheehan, Tiana Lane Williamson, Zara Parker, Emaan Siddique Bottom Row: Olivia Ludden, Jodie Qursha, Annabelle Garner, Megan Theocharis, Tara Aksoy, Tatum Muller, Femke Soens.

U18 GIRLS’ RUGBY U18 GIRLS’ RUGBY This year has been the ‘year of firsts’ for the Dubai College girls’ U18 rugby team. We had our very first girls contact session (without the interruption of Covid-19 restrictions) and our first ever contact match against BSAK. DC then hosted its first U18 girls’ contact tournament in the DC 7s where we were undefeated. And finally, we were the first Dubai girls’ team to be entered into the Rosslyn Park tournament in the UK, where we absolutely smashed it! It was the most amazing experience any of us have ever had and for that, we are all so grateful. After years of patience and hard work developing girl’s rugby, it has finally lifted off and as captain, I am extremely proud to be a part of it. I have loved

every moment of playing with my team for the past 8 years and the growth we have seen has been immense. A few girls playing social touch rugby has turned into a hardworking and talented team. I really hope that we have all been an inspiration to the younger years in hopes to continue to see the sport that I love so desperately, grow even more. A massive thank you to Mr Benade who has been the driving force into making this game available to all girls at DC. Without him, the growth of this game will have been insignificant. And also a big thank you to Mr Davetawalu, we are all so grateful for your incredible coaching and words of wisdom that you have blessed us with this year.

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The U12A 7s rugby team came together in term 1 and we were coached by Mr Benade who provided an enjoyable and welcoming environment in which we improved our ability to play rugby. We had two tournaments this season: the DC 7s in late November (term 1) and the DESC 10s in late February (term 2). The most challenging game for us

Bottom Row: Maksim Hope, Lifu Bao, Euan Riordan, Lawler Byrnes, Manaka Mtemererwa, Callum Andrews, Oliver Swan, Charles Ellacott, Dominic Walters

this season was against Dubai English Speaking College (DESC), in the DC 7s finals, which happened to be one of the three games that we were not victorious this season. The U12A rugby team was an extension of the 7s squad and the team played incredibly well. Unfortunately, we did not get to play against as much teams as we did for 7s rugby as we only competed

in the DASSA league which consisted of three teams: DC, JESS Ranches and DESC. In the end, our team was victorious, winning the league by 15 points! Our final season statistics were: DESC 10s: won 3 lost 1 DC7s: won 4 lost 1 DASSA League: won 11 lost 1

Manaka Mtemererwa 7FBA

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U12 B BOYS’ RUGBY U13 BOYS’ RUGBY We had an outstanding 2021/2022 season: we placed second at Rosslyn Park, won the Plate at the DC 7s as well as winning the DESC 10s. I think all the players and the coaches will have to agree that the season started off slowly and there was a lack of spirit and dedication from the players. As a result, we didn’t perform very well during term 1 except for that very well-deserved victory against

JESS. In term 2 we really started to play rugby and playing as a team. I want to give a huge thanks to the players for putting in the effort, both on and off the pitch. I would also like to thank Mr Jones and Mr Davetawalu for developing us and it’s just amazing how we went from getting dominated to beating the teams who were dominating us at the start of the year. Everyone did very well this year and we all finished on a high coming second in the Rosslyn Park 7’s tournament and

I know that everyone put in an amazing performance and effort. It would also be remiss of me not to thank our parents for these unbelievable opportunities. It was a huge honour to represent our school and the sponsors in this prestigious tournament. I look forward to playing with the boys again next year as well as working with the coaches to take our game and enjoyment to the next level.

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Top Row: Adam Ghali, Thomas Apostolides, Samuel Drew, Harry Konlon, Adam Powell, Ryan McViety Middle Row: Mr A Jones, Lucas Lake, Jesse Brand, Noah Kahlon, Harry Moyce, Amar Dhoraji, Ralph Sheehan, Miles Wilson-Brown Bottom Row: Henry Affley, Jacob Banas, Ali Masomzadeh, Pierre Visser, Oliver Morgan, Ethan Jones

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U13 ROSSLYN PARK RUGBY TEAM U14 RUGBY This season was a big success and a huge improvement for the entire team. Last year, we were playing solid rugby but usually struggling against teams such as JESS Ranches and DESC. However, this year would be different after a year of training and hard work but with no matches due to the corona virus. We had all been committed to improving our handling and skills meaning we were ready for this year of rugby. First off, the DC 7s. This was our first chance to highlight how impressive this squad really was. Starting the day with a bang in our pool games, we played structured rugby and put all the training into our games. When our 168

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game against JESS was next, we were all ready and wanted to prove them wrong as the underdogs at the time. After an intense game, we came out of it winners of the semi-finals and the final against DESC was up next. This was a game we had all been waiting for, playing the final on the main pitch set the scene for an action-packed game. The kick-off whistle was blown and we chased down the kick. The first half could not have been better and we were 14-0 up at halftime. Maybe we got a bit complacent, but DESC came back and after a long second-half, the game ended a 14-14 draw. Although we were not happy with losing the lead we had, none of us could be angry with the performance we showcased that day, especially Michael Page running with speed we had never seen before

Bottom Row: Miles Wilson Brown, Jacob Banas, Amar Dhoraji, Pierre Visser, Ralph Sheehan, Ali Masomzadeh, Ethan Jones

bulleting down the wing, scoring tries. The team had worked hard to get the ball wide after a few phases. Every player on the team showed resilience and determination throughout the DC 7s. After that it was the DC 10s, where we played DESC and JESS again. First, we played JESS and we had a decisive win, all of us having to make crunching tackles on their forwards after countless pick and goes. Then the DESC game. After a draw in the last tournament, we wanted to take the win. We were expecting a tight game and that was what both teams delivered. The game was very close, DESC scoring first, then followed up quickly by a try from us. Unfortunately, we didn’t secure the win but overall

SPORT we had a great day. On top of that, the entire season was amazing from everyone and none of us could have asked any more of each other. Giving 110% every game and leaving every drop of energy on the pitch was

something we achieved and everyone of us was satisfied with the rugby we played.

the entire season, with inspirational pre-game huddles getting us set for each game.

Thanks to Mr Benade and Mr Cottam for being fantastic coaches throughout

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Top Row: Zaidan Haque, Michael Page, Victor Mosanya, Daniel Royall Smith, Arnav Holt, Mustafa Alp Ata, Rodrigo Amendola Middle Row: Mr J Benade, Rian Higgins, Daniel Morgan, Archie Evanson-Goddard, Ziggy Harland, Zachary Lake, Dylan Eglington, Kyle Ziade, Mr J Cottam Bottom Row: Felix Stanton, Luke Lavery, Jack Clapp, Lucas Paschalis, Tommy Wells, Laith Mussa, Dmitriy Mitin

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Top Row: Mustafa Alp Ata, Victor Mosanya, Michael Page Middle Row: Mr J Benade, Ziggy Harland, Archie Evanson-Goddard, Rodrigo Amendola, Rian Higgins, Mr J Cottam

U14 ROSSLYN PARK RUGBY TEAM U14 ROSSLYN PARK TOUR We had been talking about going to Rosslyn Park since the start of Year 8. However, when Covid-19 came around it had to be cancelled. Thankfully, we were given the opportunity to go in Year 9, which we were all grateful for. The entire tour was a lot of fun and we all made memories we will never forget, from the rugby to the time we spent in the Premier Inn. The bus journeys were long but every trip was filled with laughs. We started by playing Trinity College’s A and B teams as a warm-up before the main

tournament. We dominated our pool and made it to the play-offs for the cup or plate. We came up against a very strong team and they ended up taking the win. Even though we did not win, we still got to the second day, which was our main goal from the get-go. The second day started with an early wake up and we were all quite sore to say the least. Our first match of day 2 did not go our way, which was disappointing as it meant we only had one more match. However, we kept our heads up for the last match

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and played the best game we had played in the tournament. Even though they had a man-child at a height of about 6 foot 4, we managed to shut down any opportunities with crucial tackles and turnovers at the rucks. Although that would be the end of the tournament, we could not have wished for a better way to go out. Not only did we get to play great rugby, but we were also given the chance to watch an entertaining game between the Saracens and Bristol. Mr Cottam deserves huge thanks as he was working extremely SHAMAL 2022

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U16 A RUGBY U16A RUGBY Once again, this group of Year 11s has impressed. However, the age group of U16s also includes Year 10, and when seeing the talent in the year group below myself, I was certain that the season to come would be nothing short of excellent. Straight out of the gate, we proved our dominance. Our own tournament of the DC 7s included a stellar performance by the whole squad, with every player rising to the occasion when needed. Undefeated in the whole tournament, a sweep of our group and a decisive win over JESS Ranches in the final filled us all with pride, especially considering the complacent attitudes of the team we faced last. It is always a pleasure to win when regarded as underdogs and a

school of pure academics, something the team has always proven incorrect in our 5-year stretch so far. On the note of 7s rugby, it is important to applaud two U16s that dazzled under the spotlight of the Dubai 7s rugby tournament: Charlie Pollard and Mark Agent. If Year 11s playing in the Dubai 7s wasn’t outstanding enough, a group winning the DESC 10s, purely made up of Year 10s should do. The boys should be immensely honoured in completing such a feat, and U19 rugby has a bright future to come if they maintain their incredible standards. We finished the season with a condensed version of the DC 10s, playing both DESC and JESS on our home turf. A draw with DESC was disappointing to say the least, however, it was acceptable with such a

depleted team, when at minimum three starters were all injured. That said, the same group was able to beat JESS Ranches once again, a testament to our depth and strength of the squad. It should be noted that Charlie Pollard captained the team throughout this period and was nothing short of amazing. It is clear that the Dubai College U16 team had an astonishing year, and we should all be proud of our achievements. This season was my last with this group of players, and despite the worst-timed injury of all time, I was able to solidify the life-long friendships that were started when we won the BSAK 7s over 5 years ago.

Nicholas House 11GCA

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was provided. We competed in the DC 7s tournament where we made the semi-finals, along with matches throughout the year. It was great to see the team grow and play at a high level as the season progressed. In terms of singular performances, it was great to see Roux Visser and Khalid Osman play so well.

However, none of this would have been possible without our great coaches and support system. So, on behalf of the U16B team, I would like to thank Mr Thomas and Mr Benade, the wonderful parents and siblings, and the staff that helped to ensure our success.

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Top Row: Matthew Wells, Andrew Bezzina, Nicholas House, Harry Miles, Alecsi Charlton, William Farrow Middle Row: Mr A Jones, Pratyush Dwivedi, Max Ridout, Matt-StewartJohnson, Ned Rorison, Callum Parker, Conor Air, Mark Agent, Mr J Benade Front Row: Charlie Pollard, Michael Cordahi, Samuel Baldock, Zander Visser, Dylan Parekh, William O’Keefe

1ST XV BOYS’ RUGBY U19 RUGBY When Mr Jones said the theme would be “Journey” I found it difficult to come up with a lot to say as I have not been here since the start so I asked Sam how rugby was from Years 7-9... He said, “Year 7 rugby was like fresher’s week of DC, scared little boys just looking to have fun and make friends. However, it turned into more than just a friend making story with the team winning many trophies, losing games and making memories at Rosslyn Park.” He said, “Everyone grew mentally and physically as those 3 years progressed from struggling to pass with their left hands to be able to make informed decisions on the pitch.” From Year 10 to now, I too have noticed that some things have changed on this journey we were on, like Nathans's hair going from a 7/10 to a 3/10, Will making the ultimate return to rugby, and losing a few key players like Max, Jamie and Fergus, but also gaining great players like Matt, Alecsi and Harry. 172

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However, the most noticeable thing that has remained constant on our journey, whether it was across the seven years or just for Sixth Form, is how well the fundamentals of DC rugby were drilled into us. With every game we played we trusted Mr Benade and Mr Jones. Following black ball and white ball religiously and trusting that a slice will work has seen us lift many trophies in our journey with DC, most noticeably winning the DC 7s in Year 11 as well as getting to the Dubai 7s finals this year. The reason these two are the most special to me is that we were overlooked at both of these tournaments: JESS and DESC did not see us as a threat to their title charges and we exceeded expectations at both these tournaments. Although we did not end up with the gold medal at the Dubai 7s, the hours of work we put into the tournament (and Justin making us want to vomit every Thursday morning at fitness training) was worth it. Just like the players before us and the players that will play after us, we played for the badge every single moment of each game and played with pride and passion knowing how lucky we are to be

on this journey and a part of DC rugby. We became the ultimate sports team and more of a family from when we started as skinny boys in Year 7. We created a sense of purpose and belonging for every individual on our team. We played with sportsmanship and integrity and never feared the opposition but remained respectful to them. I truly believe this has made us better people on and off the pitch as this was carried on to our day-to-day lives. I want to thank Mr Benade and Mr Jones for not only being the best coaches here in Dubai, but also great mentors who are always there to give us advice on how to improve our game. We have truly shared some great memories and I know every single person on the team will miss you guys.

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SWIMMING A TEAM Top Row: Isobel Charlier, Lucas Nixon, Mark Agent, Jacob Wollard, Tom Haigh, Zaidan Haque, Juan Freile, Iman Humphrey Middle Row: Hassan Elzaafarany, Jodie May, Li Wei Law, Dana Shater, Jade Qursha, Lauren Agent, Inaz Humphrey, Isobel Strauss, Yuchen Zhou, Ashleigh Slow, Bottom Row: Sheraya Amarasekara, Ali-Mansur Valiyev, Tilly Black, Marco Cheng, Kian Kazranian, Gracie May, Darcy Charlier, Darcie Slow, Hyunmin Kang, Lilly Katerji

B SWIMMING TEAM Top Row: Dihui Yu, Katherine Schupbach, Sam Drew, Shaurya Rishi, Virgile Allan, Alijawad Meghji, Victor Mosanya, Cushla Corrigan, Felix Baxter, Alejandra Ruiz, Chloe Andrews, Aritro Chatterjee Middle Row: Ms K Hill, Luc Mastin, Zara Hilmi, Ryen Naidoo, Tara Malhotra, Amelia Sinha, AliMahdi Meghji, Sophie Flanagan, Laura Iorini, Emma Titica, Agnes De Saint Gerard, Abhinav Sobti, Mr J Mewman, Mr E Mosley Bottom Row: Talia Evanson-Goddard, Yaseen Ayoub, Christopher Jose Friis, Jimin Park, Emily Davidson, Kian Kazranian, Gracie May, Ben Morgan, Annabelle Clohessy, Reza Tabba, Charlotte Thurston, Zara Rottonsey

SWIMMING A TEAM The swimming season for the A team was certainly successful with incredible individual performances as well as many more memorable team relay victories. Despite a shorter than typical season with galas at home, ASD and JESS Ranches, our swimmers were finally

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years (boy, how time swims by!) it has made me appreciate the team culture and how it exemplifies some of the key values at DC. Through hard work, commitment, and resilience, our school has maintained a high level of success in DASSA Division 1, so captaining the swimming squad two years in a row has been an honour. I can safely conclude that the B squad has given the A squad a swim for their money and, more importantly, the future of Dubai College swimming is in excellent hands. A warm thanks to Mr Mosley, Mr Newman, Ms Hill, and Ms Price for offering their support at galas.

A big shoutout to Shrish, Jacob, Tom, Ali, and Ben from the boys and Tara and Emily from the girls for maintaining high spirits when facing tough opponents. If I had more space to write, I would thank every member; there is no swimming squad without you and the enthusiasm you bring is inspiring. I would like to end with a short joke: what stroke do sheep enjoy? The baaaaaaackstroke.

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Bottom Row: Leo Allcorn, Aditi Prabhu, Zain Rana, Nikhil Menon, Thomas Eley, Chiara Federico, Sasha Darre-Pavlowsky, Saanvi Rastogi, Priyanka Israni

Top Row: Mr M Rushworth, Mya Khurshid, Sofia Sirbu, Sasha Darre-Pavlowsky, Priyanka Israni, Zoya Katari Bottom Row: Saanvi Rastogi, Erin Keenan, Chiara Federico, Ela Gumustekian, Aditi Prabhu

U18 GIRLS’ TENNIS U18 GIRLS’ TENNIS The 2021-2022 season has been a tumultuous one, governed by Covid-19 restrictions, a loss of star players, and a lack of momentum from the previous year. Nonetheless, with new strong senior members and a renewed competitive spirit, both the boys’ and girls’ tennis teams blazed through a season of DASSA matches, friendly matches against our British school rivals, House Tennis Tournaments, and of course, lunchtime training sessions in the blistering heat: a staple, but not very ideal, Dubai College Tennis experience! Despite having to cancel weeks of training in light of KHDA Covid-19

regulations, the overall easing of restrictions and return to normality allowed for the gradual return of competitive tennis. We comfortably dominated all our DASSA tournaments against DIA, WSO and UAS, and met new, challenging competitors from ASD and JC. Due to the lack of female players across Dubai, we took a more integrated match play approach this year, with the U18 girls’ squad competing against U18 boys’ team. We saw the girls’ skills more fairly matched, allowing for more challenging points. In preparation for the DASSA matches, vice captains Zain Rana and Sasha Darre-Pavlowsky successfully organised a strength and conditioning programme

for all senior players, aiming to enhance coordination skills and endurance. In addition, vice-captain Nikhil Menon organised a new comprehensive junior training programme where selected senior players were tasked with coaching junior players. The programme successfully bridged the age difference between players, fostering a culture of growth and inter-year collaboration. Throughout this season, I have been inspired daily by all the players who enthusiastically commit to training and play with dignity and an insurmountable supply of perseverance. However, I would like to specially mention the legion of vice-captains (Priyanka, Sasha, Zain and Nikhil) who stepped up this season to SHAMAL 2022

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enough to say a massive thank you to Mr Rushworth. Instead, it is more fitting to say that the tennis squad and I are beyond grateful for all the time he has dedicated to the sport, single-handedly raising the profile of DC tennis to become a force to be reckoned with!

In my third year as the Girls’ Tennis Captain, I have realised it is simply not

As I conclude this report, I leave on a nostalgic note as my time at DC

ends. Thank you, Mr Rushworth, for entrusting me with the team for three years and watching me grow as not only a tennis player, but also a leader. Lastly, thank you to all my teammates who have made my time as a member of the most formidable tennis team in Dubai the greatest joy of my Dubai College career.

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Top Row: Uzayr Baig, Advay Chawla, Max Wessels, Kiumars Arassiabi, Alex Mantzavinatos, Alessandro Federico Middle Row: Mr M Rushworth, Vansh Gadhia, Ishayu Ghosh, Oskar Mardell, Raeyaan Bengali, Omar Farooq, Farbod Afrassiabi Bottom Row: Leo Allcorn, Nikhil Menon, Thomas Eley, Zain Rana

U18 BOYS’ TENNIS U18 BOYS’ TENNIS The 2021-2022 season has been filled with trying challenges and fulfilling success. Being the first year we have seen fixtures against other schools since 2019, we were keen to launch into a big season with a new brand of DC Tennis. A large thank you has to be given immediately to our vice-captains who have helped front a new era of DC tennis, with Nikhil designing a comprehensive training programme for our junior players using the experience of our senior players, giving everyone the opportunity, new and old, to develop their skills and build a sense of community around our sport. Zain and Sasha also implemented a brilliant new strength and conditioning routine for our team, further cementing the position of DC tennis as becoming a real competitor in the Dubai schools’ tennis scene. Needless to say, the days of repetitive king of the court in the hot Dubai sun may finally be put behind us, despite the

fond memories I, and I’m sure all of my senior teammates have.

our vice-captains in your efforts organising, setting up and running these events.

It is clear to see, however, that the intense training and work put in by our captains has paid off. Of the 9 fixtures we played this season, against DESC, ASD, UAS, DIA, WSO, and JC, we finished with a record of 9 wins to 3 losses across the junior and senior sides, and it must be said that every defeat was narrow, giving me and my fellow captains immense positivity for the future of DC tennis. This is one of the best end of year results I have seen across my six years playing tennis at DC, and while I’m sure a lot of the credit must be given to the newly designed tennis shorts/skorts, a massive congratulations must go to everyone.

On a personal note, unfortunately my final season of tennis playing for DC was cut short by a knee injury. This meant I was unable to compete in any of our fixtures, and was limited in my contribution to all aspects of the team. I would like to give considerable thanks to Nikhil, who stepped up and filled the role where I was unable to, as well as Chiara and the other vice-captains, for helping pick up the slack.

This year also saw the return of the DC House Tennis Tournament, and it is stronger than ever. Tournaments across both the junior and senior levels have only worked to further engrain tennis with the DC community, and give all of our players, no matter how skilled, the opportunity to compete against their peers, and take away true bragging rights. A big thank you again to Chiara, our captain, and all of

In addition, of course, we cannot finish a DC tennis article without thanking the man who made it all happen. Mr Rushworth, DC tennis would not be anywhere near where it is today without your enthusiasm, and never ending drive to take DC tennis to the next level. So, from myself, the captains, and the entire DC tennis community, thank you for everything you have done. Good luck to everyone in the coming years, I look forward to coming back to visit and seeing the continued success of our squad!

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This water polo season has been a short but outstanding one. This year was our first year playing water polo as a team. Our team has remained undefeated in our past matches against DESC and JESS Ranches and we are all looking forward to our upcoming matches. We have all en-

joyed the season a lot and we would all like to thank Miss Paice for training us all in just a few training sessions and developing our water polo skills as a team. We have all improved our passing, attacking and defence in the water and it's just amazing how we have had such positive outcomes in such a short amount of time. There’s a clear passion for water polo

Back Row: Cara Knight, Meha Parshotam, Cushla Corrigan, Alejandra Ruiz, Zoe Whittaker, Darcy Charlier

amongst the girls, and after only a few trainings it is clear to see the love for water polo growing as the team continues to bond and work together. I think we could all agree that we are looking forward to the next season and upcoming matches and we all cannot wait.

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Front Row: Jessica Harris, Eleftheria Sermpeti, Chloe Andrews, Tilly Black, Erin Keenan, Miss H Paice

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the end being able to beat JESS 8-3 in our first match!! Our Water Polo team is a mixed of really talented girls in both Years 9 and 10, some swimmers, some who are new to swimming and water polo, but we trained harder and stronger, and we are able to succeed and improve. Our most memorable event was our first match against JESS Ranches not knowing whether we would win or lose and coming home as victorious once we put

Back Row: Anna Zaman, Aaliyah Haque, Madeleine Burnside, Dana Shater, Kaila Kondas Niza

together our game plan!! This season and the rest of the season will continue to be great, and we hope to win more games. It would not have been possible without our coach Miss Paice who has coached us and taught us the rules and we all want to say a massive thank you and we cannot wait for next year!

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Front Row: Ethan Jones, Ali-Mansur Valiyev, Ali Masomzadeh, Jacob Banas, Abhinav Sobti, Miles Wilson-Brown, Christopher Jose Friis

Back Row: Henry Ellacott, Edward Brazier, Fady Bartella, Felix Baxter, Jude Sinha, Callum Andrews Front Row: Karl Allcorn, Euan Riordan, Oliver Clohessy, Reza Tabba, William Roghe

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Back Row: Lucas McViety, Finn Timmermans, Alexander Mantzavinatos, Shady Abdallah, Maximilian Wessels, Daniel Plumtree, Aleksandar Macura Middle Row: Christian Ruiz, Zaidan Haque, Stef Van Eck, Archie Walters, Jack Drew, Juan Freile, Humayl Fazal, Mr A Jones

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before. As a result, we lost a close match, going down 3-4 against DESC who were the better team on the day. In the second round we rallied against DBS, and won a solid match ending in 11-1. Most recently, we played JESS Ranches in an away match and it was a hard-fought battle through to the final seconds. With lots of grit and determination, DC managed to win comfortably against JESS with a score of 12-9.

have grown and accomplished so far this season, and how much we have progressed both as individuals and as a team, since the first game only a few weeks ago.

It is amazing to see how much we

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On Thursday November 18th at 10am we started our 8 hour swimming relay, and with 76 participants rotating every 20-40 minutes we managed to cover a massive 69.7km. This equates to swimming to Marjan Island in RAK from Dubai. We also had two of our swimming squad members swim +60 lengths in their 20 min time slot, which proves they are part fish!

the parents that participated on the spin bikes!! #TeamDC would have made it all the way to Muscat if we had been on the roads!

The cycling leg kicked off at 6pm with a DC community spin class alongside DC students eating up the miles on our Watt Bikes. We managed to cover 438.6km on the bike, this is excluding the distances we would have covered in the spin class and

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Next week, we have an exciting rematch against DESC, and a chance to make a mends and win the league entirely for DC. Wish us luck!

The runners lined up to start at 2am bright eyed and full of energy! We had 51 runners participate and they amassed 183.9km in 8 hours – this massive effort would have taken us from Dubai to Musandam! Well done to everyone who took part and thank you to the FDC for supplying us with breakfast.

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FOUNDERS’ DAY 2022

UAE NATIONAL ANTHEM Introduction:

Clive Agent, Deputy Head

Opening Address:

Nicholas Tsen, Head Boy and Tess Ruddell, Head Girl Dylan Parekh, Deputy Head Boy and Ruby Sheehan, Deputy Head Girl

Founders’ Day Speech: Alison Hall, Deputy Consul General Dubai Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Music Interludes: Barcarolle by Gabriel Foure performed by Rosie Hutchings Orientale by Cesar Cui performed by Jemima Barton Chopin’s Etude op. 25 no. 2 in F minor performed by Lavinia Skandalis Closing Address: Outgoing Head Boy and Girl: Shrish Janarthanan and Lily Barnett Outgoing Deputy Head Boy and Girl: Jafar Jafar and Emily Davidson

The Subject Prize is awarded to a student who has demonstrated an excellent command of the subject. SUBJECTS

Year 7 Prize Winner

Year 8-10 Prize Winner

Year 11 Prize Winner

ARABIC A ARABIC B ART BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY COMPUTER SCIENCE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY DRAMA ECONOMICS ENGLISH FRENCH GEOGRAPHY HISTORY YEAR 11 HPQ ISLAMIC STUDIES A ISLAMIC STUDIES B LATIN MATHEMATICS MUSIC PE ACADEMIC PHYSICS QURAN RECITATION SCIENCE

Elmo Mousa 7AST Zaina Akram 7MWD Byeol Choi 7MWD

Edward Latto 7MWD Natalia Maughan 7FBA Jude Sinha 7LSD

Sara Youssef 8MYA Aryav Odhrani 9KWI Naz Haymanali 9KWI Ameen Zaidi 10MHA Maha Nawaz 10MHA Rushabh Jain 10FHU Naz Haymanali 9KWI Sheraya Amarasekara 8JKI

Oliver Clohessy 7HPA Eshaal Asif 7AYO Zaina Akram 7MWD Sharvi Klwani 7RMH

Katherine Schupbach 10RVE Alejandra Ruiz 8JKI Katherine Schupbach 10RVE Sanaaya Patel 9JCO

Elmo Mousa 7ASY Mete Yazman 7RMH

Fatima Al Raqbani 9KWI Sofia Mohammed 9SOR Lottie Holt 10MHA Fawaz Sharaf 10FHU Lucas Nixon 9AJA Shady Abdallah 10LCA Anoushey Saquib 10AAG

Ziad Mubarak 11GCA Amber Rahman 11MAB Hannah Burnett 11CRI Tarn Timmermans 11CSI Tarn Timmermans 11CSI Stefan Fourie 11CSI Jemma Eley 11MAB Hella Page 11ACO Himakshi Shastri 11ACO Azka Aqil 11LRU Emma Brambilla 11CRI Maria Payne 11CSI Sania Mohammed 11MAB Jodie May 11CRI Hussein Elzaafarany 11GCA Hafsah Ditta 11RQU Alessandro Villa 11GCA Vansh Gadhia 11LRU Jemima Barton 11CRI Kushaan Sainani 11RQU Tarn Timmermans 11CSI Ilham Kanji 11GCA

Abhinav Sobti 8MYA

Alessandro Villa 11GCA

SPANISH

Krithin Satya 7SBR Rosemary Hutchings 7FBA

Reza Tabba 7AYO Edward Latto 7MWD Anandmayee Narain 7LSD

Founders’ Prize for the Most Promising Musician

Special Achievement Prizes

Lavinia Skandalis 11RQU

Pastoral Prize for Outstanding Lower School Liaison (Female)

Erin Anderson 12KNO

Pastoral Prize for Outstanding Lower School Liaison (Male)

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AWARDS AND RESULTS Sports Prizes The Sport Prize is awarded to a student who has given the most outstanding performance as a sports person. Year 7 Prize for Sport (Girls) Year 7 Prize for Sport (Boys)

Cara Knight 7SBR Callum Andrews 7AYO

Year 8-10 Prize for Sport (Girls) Year 8-10 Prize for Sport (Boys)

Isobel Charlier 10DRI Alex Mantzavinatos 10ASA

Year 11 Prize for Sport (Girls) Year 11 Prize for Sport (Boys)

Charlie Preston 11RQU Mark Agent 11NBE

FOUNDERS’ DAY 2022 Founders’ Day 2022 was a return to the more ‘normal’ pre-Covid-19 ceremony – handshakes now replaced elbow pumps, parents lined the seats of the Auditorium, prizes could now be presented in envelopes in person, and there was no live YouTube feed that could frustratingly crash – the iconic moment in the school calendar had returned in all its glory. There was, however, one last minute hitch: the event was planned to take place on Friday 6th May but, due to the authorities deciding to extend the Eid break at the last minute, it took place the following Tuesday. This is the first time in recent memory that the ceremony has not taken place on the last day of the week. Unfortunately, Mr Lambert was unable to make the rearranged date, so Mr Agent ably stepped in to host proceedings. Mr Agent told the audience of the story of the start of Dubai College back in 1977 where the hard work, dedication and perseverance of our founding head, Tim Charlton, won through despite everything that was thrown at him. For the Year 7-10 prize winners it is a well-earned moment of recognition for their endeavours during the course of the academic year and, for their parents, it is a chance to publicly congratulate them on their worthy achievements. This year, the prizes took on an even greater significance, the winners having shown a propensity to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing academic environment whilst still maintaining the strong Dubai College fabric of community.

Parents and prize-winners were delivered an uplifting and refreshing speech by Alison Hall, Deputy Consul General of Dubai who talked of her time at school and never really having a true idea of the career path she wished to take. After completing her studies at the University of Durham, and a Masters in Italy, a chance encounter led her to the Foreign Office and the prestigious role she holds today. Alison’s poignant message reminded students to persevere, work hard, be open-minded and explore all possibilities – you never know what is around the corner and who you will meet along the way.

I think we can all agree that the return to the more ‘normal’ pre-Covid-19 ceremony was a clear success. Founders’ Day is a momentous celebration of all that Dubai College represents – outstanding talent, a thriving and nurturing community, and a place where possibilities really are endless.

Mr Clive Agent Deputy Head – Curriculum

The ceremony was punctuated by beautifully moving musical interludes from Rosemary Hutchings, Jemima Barton and Lavinia Skandalis – highlighting exceptional talent at its finest. More inspiring words were then offered by the new incoming and the outgoing student leadership team. The prefects talked of the importance of learning from your failures, and never letting the challenges, difficulties and disappointments faced in life diminish your own value and dreams. They reminded us to have self-belief, seize opportunities, share knowledge and not to be afraid of stepping outside your comfort zone. Comparisons were also made of Dubai College and its students to the ‘Golden Age of Greece’, where high achievers excelled beyond expectation in an encouraging and supportive environment, and a healthy dose of competitiveness was never deemed a bad thing. As Tess Ruddell, incoming Head Girl commented: “Perhaps we can say that Founders’ Day is a celebration of our own, modern day Greek miracle.”

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This Prize is awarded to a student who has made an outstanding contribution to the House programme. HOUSE PRIZES BARBAROSSA Sophie Flanagan 9SOR

Faris Ahmad 9SOR CHICHESTER

Lavinia Skandalis 11RQU

Vansh Gadhia 11LRU COUSTEAU

Sunaina Nambiar 11CSI

Stef Van Eck 10ASA HEYERDAHL

Megan Wong Fatt 10AGA

Maximillian Wessels 10FHU

YEAR AND SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

The Year Prize is awarded to a student who has an exemplary attitude to school life, who has made valuable contributions to their year group and the wider school community and who is a role-model for their peers. YEAR 7 PRIZE

Byeol Choi 7MWD

Kabir Lalvani 7HPA YEAR 8 PRIZE

Saiyette Aima 8EJO

Robbert Torfs 8EJO YEAR 9 PRIZE

Stella Bang 9TSO

Lucas Nixon 9AJA YEAR 10 PRIZE

Megan Wong Fatt 10AAG

Mudiwa Mtemererwe 10ASA YEAR 11 PRIZE

Jodie May 11CRI

Kushaan Sainani 11RQU

2021-2022 STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM Head Girl:

Lily Barnett

Head Boy:

Shrish Janarthanan

Deputy Head Girl:

Emily Davidson

Deputy Head Boy:

Jafar Jafar

SENIOR PREFECTS Tara Aksoy, Maddie Allen-Paver, Emma Dix, Maya Makhoul, Mariam Siali Tareq Al-Alami, Lorcan Fallon, Kian Kazranian, Abhay Nischal, Nikola Pandurovic 2022-2023 STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM Head Girl:

Tess Ruddell

Deputy Head Girl:

Ruby Sheehan

Head Boy:

Nicholas Tsen

Deputy Head Boy:

Dylan Parekh

SENIOR PREFECTS Keira Boucher, Maya Bridgman, Sophie Duce, Viha Kedia, Liang Wei Liu Rayan Ali, Advay Chawla, Nandan Dhanesh, Maharu Gunasekara, Tithira Wijayathilake

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LOWER SCHOOL AWARDS BARBECUE WITH THE HEADMASTER

We were served with delicious hotdogs, mouth-watering burgers, and of course delectable vegan patties which we quickly devoured with some people eagerly helping themselves to seconds (and thirds), myself included!

After several delays, due to the ever changing Covid-19 regulations, at last, the Lower School Awards Headmaster’s Barbecue was able to place on Friday March 11th 2022. Over 50 students who had completed the Lower School Colours/ Community Action Service Awards, plus the year group Reading Challenge 2020-21 received the special invite. Students and teachers with many skills and stories to share came together, to discuss our favourite books and exciting activities achieved over the course of the challenge.

It was a truly wonderful and memorable way to celebrate our own individual special achievements and talents.

The Lower School Awards are based on the values of Dubai College looking for participation in activities and achievements both in and outside of school life.

Mr Woolley gave a wonderful speech, congratulating everyone there for their amazing accomplishments whilst Mr Lambert took time to sit with each group, regaling them with stories about the school, his love for reading and asking us for book recommendations as well.

‘Talents are meant to be shared.’ – Carol B. Thomas

Isabel Strauss 10RVE Saiyette Aima 8EJO

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Lessons:

Exploration, getting out of my comfort zone, pushing my boundaries... These are just a few of the lessons I have learnt on my quest to complete the Lower School Colours. The creative and philanthropic tasks were feel-good activities, whereas, the connections and performance segments, helped me to bond and create new friendships. Accomplishing the physical challenges made me realize that I could do a little more than what I thought I could. I encourage everyone to take on this journey to learn, explore and unearth their own potential.

Avyan Arya 7RMH

Challenges:

Completing the Colours Award is no easy feat for any student, as it is multifaceted, covering eight different aspects of student

LOWER SCHOOL READING CHALLENGE The Reading Challenge is an important part of the Lower School Awards and so much fun to complete! To do so, you have to read and review ten books from different genres: dystopian fiction, historical fiction, biographies or autobiographies, science, hobbies or sports, classic fiction, geography, modern fiction, translated and prize winning. Whether you enjoy reading or not, you should definitely go on each of the ten adventures: ‘The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.’ (Dr Seuss)

Shaivi Kalwani 7ASY

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life, inside and outside of school. It was extremely challenging to look for opportunities to successfully participate in events, learn new skills and look to succeed in a variety of tasks as it involved many different areas which was made more difficult due to Covid-19 restrictions. We completed a total of 32 tasks which meant we worked meticulously throughout the year looking for opportunities to grow and enhance our learning. The knowledge and skills gained from the completing the Colours Award, made it an exciting and thrilling activity.

Abhinav Sobti 8MYA

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CASA (Community Action Service Award) aims to encourage and publicly recognise student participation in activities and community service, both inside and outside of the classroom. It also gives us the chance to showcase existing abilities while simultaneously encouraging us to acquire new ones. This is vitally important as students our age benefit from experiences in all aspects of life: in philanthropy, activities, representation and performance, and especially in community where it is important to learn the value of giving back.

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The Lower School Reading Challenge encourages us to step outside our comfort zone by broadening our understanding of different genres books and widening our vocabulary and knowledge; students who completed it were awarded a CASAR award. The CASA award evening gave us time to reflect and celebrate achievements with our peers, family, Head of Lower School and Head of Year 9, Mr Woolley and the Headmaster, Mr Lambert. It certainly instilled a sense of pride, and it was wonderful to all be together in person following two years of COVID-19!

Sophie Flanagan 9SOR Sophia Mohammed 9SOR

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THE DUBAI COLLEGE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF 2022 Dubai College hosted its annual Year 13 Graduation Ceremony on Saturday 25th June, an event that simultaneously looked back with nostalgia over the seven years gone by and looked forward with anticipation to the years to come. Each Year 13 student has spent literally thousands of hours within our red brick walls, each one of those hours dedicated to the pursuit of passions and of friendships that we hope will shape them hereafter. As part of the ceremony, each student enjoyed a few seconds of fame and a photo, a personalised citation, an individual piece of a puzzle bearing a photo of the year group and a commemorative DC teddy bear, all to mark the tremendous talents and tireless endeavour of our Class of 2022.

an outstanding rendition of Musica Proibita by Gastaldon, followed by an introduction from our outgoing student leaders, Lily Barnett, Shrish Janarthanan, Emily Davidson and Jafar Jafar. They managed to evoke the maelstrom of emotions that accompanies the momentous occasion that is transitioning from schoolchildren to global citizens, from students to alumni. Also striking the perfect note were resident poet, Raja Sriramoju’s poem Fret Not, Cara Mitchell and Chiara Federico with further incredible musical performances, and Samuel Baldock, Vedant Bhansali and Pritvik Sinhadc with their heartfelt speeches, a mere snapshot of the vast talent of this year group. At the end of the ceremony, we were fortunate to hear from our guest speaker and Youtuber, Ania Kubow (class of 2006) and Headmaster Mr Lambert who both shared their words of wisdom. I am incredibly grateful to the FDC for also giving generous gift bags to each student as well as the surprise of arranging ice cream vans to cool the senses after two solid hours of hearty clapping.

Mariam Siali opened the ceremony with

Class of 2022, we thank you for your

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outstanding dedication, commitment and charisma brought to all areas of our school life and hope that you continue to nourish your connection to the DC community in the future. We look forward to hearing of your successes at the Past vs Present day in January and over the years and decades to come.

Mr B Trivic Head of Sixth Form

AWARDS AND RESULTS Fret Not They've dug out the field And all that remains is dirt Maybe they'll plant it all back And everything will continue As it always has and always will Once we leave.

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But fret not, Because although it seems that all That's left is the dirt we'll leave behind, We'll live on in the walls and the chairs And benches that have our names Engraved in the wood of the school. And our pictures will live on in the Corridors for more than a decade Before anyone takes it down And in that time we will have done so much And we shall have a lifetime of stories to tell. So fret not, For this is not the end There's still a whole life left. We shall live on then, Under the tables and chairs, In the corridor leading to the carrels, And lastly, in the hearts of all those Who we are leaving behind.

Raja Sriramoju

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DESTINATION OF LEAVERS 2021 Melina Aggarwal University of Exeter English Atunya Agrawal McGill University Chemical Engineering Ayesha Ahmed King’s College London Neuroscience and Psychology Min’aa Ahmed University of Manchester Modern History with Economics Lorcan Air University of the Arts London Contemporary Media Cultures Hessa Al Maktoum Canvas École Art et Mode (Switzerland) BFP Art and Design Laith Al Nabhani University of Pennsylvania Mathematics and Philosophy Mish’Aal Al Rais SOAS Management Seán Ali University of St Andrews Mathematics Georgia Allen University of Birmingham Physiotherapy Olivia Allen University of Oxford Earth Sciences Abigail Anderson University of Exeter Biological Sciences Sidonie Anderson Loughborough University Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Salman Aziz Imperial College London Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Management Lara Begley University of Edinburgh English Literature Krisna Bhargava University of Cambridge Land Economy Shreya Bhatia Queen’s University, Belfast Medicine Tiya Bhatia The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Finance Lucy Burrell Durham University Biological Sciences Anna Campbell University of Exeter Law with Business Jaiveer Chadda University of St Andrews Computer Science Aryaman Chawla Northwestern University Physics and Piano Performance Etherea Cipriani Columbia University Biochemistry Anthony Cordahi McGill University Engineering John De Vilhena Rees Stanford University Economics and Film Siddhant Deodhar McGill University Economics Harrison Devereux Boston University Finance Arjun Dhawan Northwestern University Economics 192

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Angelina Dooa Boston College International Relations Oliver Duthie University of British Columbia Geography Trisha Dutta University of Sheffield Medicine Maia Edmonds University of Exeter Criminology Jonathan Edwards University of East Anglia Biomedicine Zara Edwards Imperial College London Medicine Lara Elliott University of Nottingham Veterinary Medicine Francis Evers Trinity College Dublin PPE Ned Farrell The University of Melbourne Construction Management Lucrezia Galli University of Cambridge Geography Hritaban Gangopadhyay Imperial College London Physics (2022) Anoushka Ghosh Columbia University Physics Danae Giannarou Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Art, Media, Design and Architecture Jack Gravestock Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Aerospace Engineering Fiza Gulzar New York University (Abu Dhabi Campus) Economics Aranya Gupta Imperial College London Electrical and Electronic Engineering (MEng) Manan Gupta Stanford University Economics Matthew Hardie University of Chester Marine Biology (2022) Eisa Hussain Loughborough University Economics and Management Syed Islam University of Waterloo Systems Design Engineering Davey Jackson University College London Arts and Sciences Arsh Jagada University of California Santa Barbara Computer Science Jan Jirasek Charles University General Medicine Anisha Johnson Emory University Economics and Sustainability Matthew Johnstone University of Exeter Business Economics Riddhi Karani McGill University Architecture Nishka Keni King’s College London Law Disha Kewalramani University of California San Diego Applied Mathematics

DESTINATION OF LEAVERS

DESTINATION OF LEAVERS 2021 Rohan Khaleghian University of Oxford Oriental Studies (2022) Aria Kumar University of California, Berkeley Molecular & Cell Biology Wen Lin Kwok University of Sheffield Medicine Madeline Lake University of Edinburgh Medicine Lee Ann Lee University of Exeter Law Basil Lone Dartmouth Physics Chrissie Lowndes University of Manchester Sociology Amy MacKenzie University College London French and an Asian or African Language Anavi Madnani Brown University Comparative Literature and International Relations Brennan Mahesan University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering Alice Maillet-Freixanet TU Delft University Aerospace Engineering Rayan Malik Duke University Economics Dominic Marmarchi Georgetown Finance Ana McLernon University of Zurich Mathematics Ryan Merheby University of Toronto Computer Science Jakub Michalski Imperial College London Computing Hashim Mirjan University College London Engineering (Mechanical) Abdul Mirza University of Leicester Engineering Sanjana Mittal Yale University Electrical Engineering Laith Mohajer Imperial College London Physics Aryamaan Mohta University of Michigan Economics and Political Science Benjamin Morris University of Leeds Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering Thomas Morris University of Nottingham Aerospace Engineering Sumaiya Motara University of Manchester Politics and International Relations Yana Mulani Johns Hopkins University Double Degree in Writing Seminars and International Studies Jake Mustard University of Cambridge Law Pranav Nanda University of Pennsylvania Economics Adam Nsouli University of Edinburgh Architecture

Daniela Pamias Lopez University College London Biomedical Sciences Subhag Pandit Imperial College London Mathematics Megan Parks University of Bristol Neuroscience Andreas Paschalis University of Exeter Economics and Finance Tia Patel University of Oxford French and Spanish Amelia Pearce University of Exeter English Alix Pissaloux King’s College London Law Reva Poddar Carnegie Mellon University Electrical Engineering Mehak Rattan University of Chicago Environmental Studies Thomas Rose University of Bath Economics and Politics Sourav Roy Yale University Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Chloe Russo University of Exeter Psychology Erica Ryan University of Liverpool Veterinary Science Zeyad Salah London School of Economics Management Amitav Samadhin University of Toronto Engineering Science Zain Saquib University of Southern California Economics Imaan Seth British College of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathy Nidhi Sethi University College London Medicine Arran Shah University College London Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences Yahvi Shah University College London Engineering and Architectural Design Megan Sigalos Wesleyan University East Asian Studies / Studio Art Divraj Singh Princeton University Engineering Yashvardhan Singh London School of Economics Law Jakub Skroban University of Manchester International Business, Finance & Economics Catherine Smyth University of Exeter Medicine Sebastien Springuel University of Bath Sports and Exercise Science Nadja Suljkanovic University of Edinburgh English Literature Luke Surrey University of Southampton International Relations SHAMAL 2022

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DESTINATION OF LEAVERS 2021 Aanya Tashfeen Stanford University Global Health Bioengineering Yousuf Yaqub Imperial College London Meeral Tashfeen Columbia University Medicine History and Political Science Marco Zaccaria IE University Madrid Arman Thariani University of British Columbia Bachelor in Business Administration Cognitive systems Ibrahim Zaidi University of Southampton Morgan Thomas Cardiff University Medicine (2022) Urban Planning and Development Ebba Zickerman University of the Arts London Sophie Tillon University of Southampton Fashion Management Philosophy and English with a year Rania Zimmermann University College London abroad Philosophy and Economics Mayansh Upadhyaya University of Southern California Economics RE-APPLICANTS Presidential Scholar Dornsife School of Letters Arts and Sciences Habiba Al Khatib University of Oxford Sreshta Venkatesh Gap Year Law (2022) Veer Vohra Columbia University Jason Bushill Goldsmiths, University of London Computer Engineering Media and Communications Ava Warren University of Exeter Ciara Corroon University of Plymouth Business and Management with Medicine Industrial Experience Charlotte Haigh Loughborough University Sana Warsi King’s College London Marketing and Management Psychology with a Professional Seyhan Khan Imperial College London Placement Year Computing Katie Watson Durham University Katie Mewawalla University of Oxford English Literature Classics Fleur Wharton University of Nottingham Anica Mirza London School of Economics Mathematics International Social and Public Natasha Whittall Loughborough University Policy with Politics Marketing and Management Zunaira Nader University of Southern California Catarina Wolfs Royal Holloway, University of London Economics and Finance Biomedical Sciences Elanor Wright University of Exeter Eesha Yaqub Duke University Marketing and Management

EXAMINATION RESULTS GCSE ADVANCED LEVEL 2017

No. of Candidates A* to A passes (9 to 7) A to C passes (9 to 4)

245 85.4% 99.40%

No. of Candidates A* to A passes A to E passes

123 60.30% 99.8%

2018

No. of Candidates A* to A passes (9 to 7) A to C passes (9 to 4)

245 88.17% 99.67%

No. of Candidates A* to A passes A to E passes

123 59.90% 100%

2019

No. of Candidates A* to A passes (9 to 7) A* to C passes (9 to 4)

247 90.31% 100%

No. of Candidates A* to A passes A* to E passes

131 60.65% 100%

2020

No. of Candidates A* to A passes (9 to 7) A* to C passes (9 to 4)

247 94.25% 100%

No. of Candidates A* to A passes A* to E passes

131 73.20% 100%

2021

No. of Candidates A* to A passes (9 to 7) A* to C passes (9 to 4)

266 95.75% 100%

No. of Candidates A* to A passes A* to E passes

133 81.29% 100%

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