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Prize Day 2021

Prize Day Thursday 8th July 2021

A celebration of the successes and achievements of the past academic year.

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A Year at Glendower Welcome to Prize Day Chair of Governors’ Speech Mr Rupert Harrison

Here Comes the Summer!

Performed by Reception, Words and Music by Mark and Helen Johnson

Headmistress’ Speech Mrs Nina Kingsmill Moore

What I Love on a Summer’s Day Performed by Year One, Words and Music by Ali Dee

Summer

Performed by Year Two, Words and Music by Lin Marsh

Lower School Cups and Class Prizes Sir John Royden Upper School Cups The Entertainer

Performed by Anaya and Keira, Music by Scott Joplin

Upper School Class Prizes Upper School Honours Mrs Helen Richardson-Walsh Head Girl and Deputy’s Speech Lyla and Lamar

2021-2022 Head Girl Announcement Can You Hear Me?

Performed by Year Six Choir, Words and Music by Bob Chilcott

Farewells and Thank You A Year at Glendower

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Sir John Royden S

ir John Royden contacted Glendower early this year to inform us of his charity swim across Lake Geneva in memory of his late sister, Emma Royden. As an ex-Glendower Head Girl, with a Lower School trophy named after her, we thought Prize Day a fitting occasion to celebrate her life and share John’s story...

I am the elder brother of Emma Royden who was at Glendower in the late 1970’s who rose to the dizzy heights of Head Girl. Sadly, Emma died of an incurable brain tumour aged just 32 and so I have decided to use my forthcoming swim of Lake Geneva to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity. So, I have three things to mention. Lets start with Emma. Emma could easily be described as an angel. She was full of love and kindness for everybody and, in turn, she was loved and adored by everybody - the high and mighty and the low and the poor. Nobody ever had a bad work to say about her. There was very limited treatment available to her at the time and, quite frankly, little has changed in 17 years. She did have a brain operation but that just added three rather poor quality months to her life. The Brain Tumour Charity is the world’s leading brain tumour charity and largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours. They are determined to reach the point where where brain tumours are defeated. Goal One – to double survival rates. Goal Two – to halve the harm that brain tumours have on quality of life. Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children and people under 40, but less than 3% of the £600 million national cancer spend goes to this disease. Considering that 31 people in the UK are diagnosed with a brain tumour every day and survival rates have barely improved in 40 years compared to other cancers, things have to change. Diagnosis takes too long. Research is expensive and surgery is difficult. Lastly; Lake Geneva. I last did a big swim in 1993 and that was the Channel. England to France in 13 hours and 45 minutes. Lake Geneva is close to two-and-a-bit Channels at 43 miles. It’s fresh water which is nicer to swim in than sea water and it will take me 36 hours of non-stop swimming. And that will make me the eighth person to swim it. More people have walked on the moon. Twelve to be precise.

Sir John Royden Fundraiser, swimmer and brother

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ohn has a law degree and an MBA from the London Business School. He gained his CFA qualification in 2017. Prior to joining JM Finn in January 2011, John was a merchant adventurer which took him to Sweden, Dubai, Indonesia and India where he was involved with derivatives broking, property and estate agencies as well as general corporate finance related consulting. John specialised in shareholder activism for a number of years and at one stage owned a company that did specialist sound, flash and exhaust fume moderation for sniper rifles. John is a keen sailor, and still stalks, shoots or fishes most weekends. He enjoys backgammon, bridge and the fine gastronomic delights of Boodles. John has three daughters and lives in West London with his two Patterdale terriers and his girlfriend.

If you would like to support John’s swim across Lake Geneva, please donate to The Brain Tumour Charity using the link below.

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Helen Richardson-Walsh Olympic Gold medallist, GB and England Hockey.

idfield maestro, Helen, is one of the most experienced members of the GB women’s team. Having started her international career in 1999 at the age of 17, she became the youngest ever woman to represent GB hockey at an Olympics in Sydney the following year, and has gone on to compete at four Olympic Games. As part of the senior leadership group she played a central role in propelling the women’s game to victory on the world stage in Rio 2016. As she stepped on to the podium alongside her team mate and wife, GB captain Kate Richardson-Walsh, they also entered Olympic history as the first same sex married couple to win an Olympic medal playing for the same team. Over the course of her 17 year international career, Helen has amassed 19 medals including an Olympic bronze at London 2012, the European Championship title in 2015, World Cup bronze and Commonwealth silver, before finally reaching the pinnacle of her sport as part of the celebrated GB hockey team that beat the Netherlands in Rio to win her gold medal. Helen was one of only two players to score during a tense penalty shootout and is recognised at world level as one of the best in the business – shortlisted for the World Player of the Year Award and named in the FIH World All Stars Team three times. Today, years on from her first Olympic Games, and having stepped down from international duty with almost 300 caps, Helen continues to play at club level for Cambridge City and coach at a variety of schools and clubs. Alongside this, she continues to study psychology, inspired by her experience in battling back from the doubts of previous injuries, and her experience of elite performance and winning teams. In the 2017 New Year Honours Helen was awarded an MBE for services to

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Lower School Prizes Royden Cup for Courtesy Julia Ijsselstein Cup for Handwriting Alma Mardem Bey Cup for Reading Olivia Junior Art Cup Emilia Endeavour Cup Alice Knollys Cup for Kindness Naila

Holly Johnstone Cup for Progress in Drama Elisabeth Jane Robertson Cup for Mathematics Sai French Cup Isabelle-Rose Stephanie Hoppen Art Prize Nina The Happiness Plate Ileana R1 - Personal Achievement Lara R1 - Progress Gigi R2- Personal Achievement Eva R2 - Progress Jiji 1B - Personal Achievement Anuradha 1B - Progress Varalika 1KF - Personal Achievement Auriel 1KF - Progress Layla 2G - Personal Achievement Annabelle 2G - Progress Sarah 2M - Personal Achievement Megan 2M - Progress Sophia

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Upper School Prizes Samantha Strauss Cup for Creative Writing Eva Natalie Sehayek Cup for Progress in Reading Olivia Ispahani Cup for Shakespeare Caroline Stella Ritchie Cup for Year Six Drama Chloe Maths Progress Cup Summer Anne Uva Cup for Mathematical Potential Ryka Backhouse Cup for Potential in Science Ava Lindsay-Vail Cup for Excellence in Science Beth Chloe Bennet Cup for Computing Studies Amber Laura Benjamin Cup for History Alessia Natasha Stevenson Cup for Geography Ava Kenyon Cup for RE Eva Beharrel Cup for Mandarin Anastasia Jessica N. Adam Cup for French Writing Siya Frank White Cup for French Music and Drama Talia Charlotte Hochmann Cup for Musical Diversity Celestine Hadsel Cup for Musical Progress Sophia Katherine Jackson Cup for Art in Year Four/Five Simran Charlotte Hochmann Cup for Fine Art Myriam

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Brennan Cup for Gymnastics Flora School Cup for Year Three Gymnastics Lavinia Martyrossian Cup for Academic Endeavour Olivia Amara Ogle Cup for Academic Excellence Cecilia Fitzherbert Cup for All-round Endeavour Isabel Humber Cup for All Round Leadership Lamar Lowson Cup for Academic Effort Alice Eleanor Wheeldon Cup for Good Role Model Laura Wisden Cup for Overall Contribution to the School Marla Happiness Plate Thandiwe PA Award to the Head Girl Lyla 3L - Personal Achievement Darya 3L - Progress Amara 3S - Personal Achievement Harriet 3S - Progress Valentina 4M - Personal Achievement Lily 4M - Progress Raahi 4R - Personal Achievement Lilah 4R - Progress Alexandra 5B - Personal Achievement Keira 5B - Progress Chiara 5C - Personal Achievement Shireen 5C - Progress Olivia 6L - Personal Achievement Rosie 6L - Progress Emilia 6M - Personal Achievement Giulia 6M - Progress Alice

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Upper School Honours Excellent effort across seven or more subjects.

Year Three Ginevra Jasmine Aishwarya Lavinia Darya Anoushka Sophia Siena Year Four Lily Imane Cecilia Nancy Beth Year Five Keira Zoya Alice

Year Six Ava Chloe Alessia Celestine Laura Giulia

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Goodbye Year Six

ongratulations to the Year Six students on their excellent 11+ results. We wish them the best of luck in their secondary school and look forward to hearing about their future successes and achievements.

Olivia Latymer Upper Myriam Queen’s Gate Eva Wycombe Abbey Alessia Wycombe Abbey Alice Francis Holland Chiara Harrodian Cecilia The Dragon School Talia Channing Summar City of London Caroline Godolphin and Latymer Sonia Francis Holland Celestine St Paul’s Ryka St Paul’s Emily Francis Holland Talia Francis Holland, Regent’s Park Lamar St Paul’s Hope Wycombe Abbey Laura Godolphin and Latymer Rosie Godolphin and Latymer Lyla Godolphin and Latymer Emilia Putney High Layla Francis Holland Siya Latymer Upper Giuila St Paul’s Kiara St Paul’s Ava Latymer Upper Ava Putney High Daphne Lady Eleanor Holles Emilie Wycombe Abbey Elle Francis Holland Eva Latymer Upper Chloe Godolphin and Latymer Anastasia Tanglin, Singapore

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