International Shirburnian 2016

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SHIRBURNIAN INTERNATIONAL 2016

SHIRBURNIAN

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Sherborne International

Newell Grange, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4EZ, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1935 814743 Fax: +44 (0) 1935 816863 e-mail: reception@sherborne-international.org Website www.sherborne-international.org

Founded 1977

SHIRBURNIAN INTERNATIONAL 2016 Contents Page School Notes Arrivals and Departures Guardians and Agents The School List 2016 Speech Day Summer and Spring Vacation Courses Sports Reports Inter-house Competitions Hotels and Restaurants Clubs and Activities Schools and Colleges Art Gallery Drama and Music House Reports Visits and Events Original Contributions Old Students’ News Stop Press Sports Day

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Credits Photographs: DB, SBB, PC, SC, ID, LPD, ACG, MAH, MH, PAH, GJK, KJM, JN, AMS, KR, AS, CPS, HT, ST, Kate Perelman, Julien Chabaud, Maria Wingfield Digby Art Photographs: Richard Sainsbury LBIPP School Photograph: Tempest Photography Sports Team Photographs: Gillman & Soame Promotional Photographs: Neil Munns Photography, Clare Park MA ISBN No: 978-0-9568100-2-1 Designed: Tim Budd Printed: Shelleys The Printers, Sherborne Tel 01935 815364

School Notes Schools and Scholarships The School congratulates the following students on winning awards this year: Rafael Kaidussis Sampaio Pereira Millfield Sports Scholarship (2015) Vanessa Kin Yee Lock Charterhouse Exhibition Chelsey Zi Wang Dean Close Art Scholarship Schools that have offered places this year include: Abingdon, Ashford, Bede's, Blundells, Bournemouth Colegiate, Box Hill, Buckswood, Charterhouse, Clayesmore, Clifton, Davies, Laing and Dick College (DLD), Dean Close, Denstone, Dulwich, Earlscliffe, Ellesmere, Epsom, Headington, Hurtwood House, King’s Canterbury, Kingham Hill, Lancing, Luckton, Mander Portman Woodward (MPW), Queen’s Taunton, Sidcot, St John’s Cardiff, St Lawrence Ramsgate, St Mary’s Shaftsbury, Trinity School Teignmouth, Warminster, Wellington School, Westonbirt, Worth and Wycliffe.

Internal Appointments 2015-16 Mr Geoff Davey Mr James Griffiths

Deputy Head Head of Sport & Assistant Housemaster, King’s House Mrs Caroline Scott-Flintan Head of English Dr Joseph Knight Head of Biology

External Appointments 2016 Ms Anne Stanglewicz Miss Eleanor Dove Mrs Joanna Jackson

Head of English GRA for Westcott House Registrar & Head of Marketing

Nuevo este año. New this year! The one year (I)GCSE programme has been given a new and exciting option this year; Spanish. Under the tutorage of Miss C.V. Smith, the class has embarked on an intense course covering grammar, vocabulary, culture and more in the lead up to the IGCSE examination in May. As well as trying to learn all the necessary grammar and topics, the class has studied various films such as Butterfly’s Tongue by José Luis Cuerda, Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo Del Toro and Open your Eyes by Alejandro Amenábar. In such a short time this beginner class has made enormous progress and has worked hard towards the final examination. Some have hopes of continuing to study Spanish at A Level or in Spain. Naturally we wish them all the best of luck and hope that they achieve their best and continue to enjoy Spanish.

SI Chinese Language Assistant Miss Isabella Fan Jiang meets the President of China Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to UK in October, the first visit by a Chinese president since 2005 and so a visit of some political and economic significance. He and his wife stayed at Buckingham Palace. Isabella was one of only twenty Chinese Language Assistants who was able to meet him in person.

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Successful British Council Inspection The school is assessed across all subjects at its own request unlike most schools which are only inspected in relation to their English lessons. This results in the school being able to receive the rigorous accreditation as an International Study Centre. The report was extremely positive but we are unable to quote parts from it. However, the full report is available on the school website.

Successful ISI Inspection The Independent Schools Inspectorate inspected the School in January 2016. Summary statements from the report indicate that the School is excellent in every single respect: the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of the pupils; the quality of governance; the quality of the pupils’ achievements and learning; the contribution of curricular and extra-curricular provision; the provision for personal, social, health and economic education (PSHEE); the contribution of teaching; the contribution of arrangements for pastoral care; the contribution of the arrangements for welfare, health and safety; the quality of boarding; and finally the quality of leadership and management, including links with parents. The full report is available on the school website.

Successful Home Office Inspection The School was inspected in February and the report states that it is compliant in all areas: Monitoring Immigration Status; Migrant Contact Details; Record Keeping & Recruitment Practices and Migrant Tracking and Monitoring.

Congratulations In June 2015 Mr Simon Tomlinson, Housemaster of Cheapside, completed his Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at Southampton University. This involved many hours of study as well as working alongside teaching staff here, at Sherborne School and at Sturminster Newton High School. ‘It was incredibly hard work at times,’ says Mr Tomlinson, ‘but it gave me an opportunity to work alongside some inspirational teachers and knowledgeable lecturers. This year I have been putting into practice all the things I learnt on the course’.

Where students came from 2015-2016 Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Latvia, New Zealand, Qatar, Russia, Swaziland, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan.

Congratulations! Chairman of the Governors, Major General Patrick Cordingley is pictured here congratulating Miss Charlotte Smith on passing her University of Cambridge Diploma in English Language Teaching (DELTA) qualification. Miss Smith studied for a sabatical term with ITTC in Bournemouth and for two terms alongside, and as a part of, her teaching here. Seven members of the English Department currently hold this Level 7 (Masters degree level) diploma.

Mr Hardaker with Current and Past Parents Marketing in Moscow

English Speaking Board Assessment As the hard work of end of term examinations finished and just before the fun of Activities Week started, all Junior Group and Third Form students joined together for a special day of speaking activities on 17th June 2015. Their performances were individually assessed by external examiners. All students read aloud, delivered a presentation, answered questions and acted in role-play dialogues. The first two elements were prepared by students in advance, as they read from a book of their choice and then talked about a favourite topic; the latter two tasks were spontaneous, requiring quick responses in clear, natural English. These are not always easy things to do, especially when all your friends are listening! All students performed extremely well in their assessments, receiving either Distinction or Merit Plus awards. Congratulations to all concerned, particularly the many students from these groups who returned to us to study in September. This year, Sherborne International’s Speaking Assessments will take place on Wednesday 15th June. All twentyone students from the Junior Group and Third Forms will be participating and at the time of going to press, they are already busy selecting their reading pieces and preparing their presentations. We wish them all - from more than ten different countries - good luck and look forward to hearing them talk about a wide variety of topics: a truly international experience! JT

ICT News During the academic year 2015 to 2016, the school continued with its development of the network infrastructure, with the addition of new network switching hardware across the Newell Campus, followed in March 2016 by an overhaul of the networking and switching at our remote boarding houses. Courtesy of our parent school, Sherborne School, we also replaced a “Microwave Radio Link”, with a “Gigabit” capable version, which now gives superior network connectivity to the remote boarding houses. Our Wi-Fi network has been overhauled and is now far more robust and is capable of managing the current and future demands on bandwidth requirements. Now that we have a robust infrastructure and Wi-Fi network, planning is under way to overhaul and simplify the way in which Students connect to the school Wi-Fi, which currently involves a complex sequence of steps. At the beginning of the academic year, the school introduced Microsoft Office 365 for all Students and Staff alike. During their time here at Sherborne International, the school provides each student with a cloud based school email address, online storage and the full Microsoft Office suite of applications. These are also available on mobile devices, which greatly enhances the opportunity for students to have access to their school email and electronic work. A McC

Student Representative Council 2015 - 16

The follow students were elected to the Student Council by their respective houses this year: Zama Dlamini – Grosvenor, Vanessa Lock and Senty Diamini – Westcott, Elina Patouridou – Mowat, Jimmy Wong – Cheapside, Aaron Panzer, Michael Yang, Oliver Mei and Gary Xu – King’s. Vanessa chaired the committee and Zama was the secretary. Mr Paul Cosser was the Staff Sponsor. The Council provides students with the opportunity to raise and discuss a wide range of issues that they may have within their non-academic life while promoting the basic values of democracy, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of faith beliefs of those within the school for the benefit of the School and its students. Mr Andrew Paterson stepped down from sponsoring the smooth running of the Student Council, and Mr Paul Cosser has taken over the role during this academic year. The role of staff sponsor is to promote and guide the elected Student Council in its processes, oversee the elections of Chairperson and Secretary and to liaise with the Principal. Otherwise, the Student Council conduct their meetings, take notes and ensure everyone has an opportunity to raise and promote discussion within the meetings. The elected members report back to the students within their houses. The Council was lively, members were interested in discussing all the ideas brought to the meeting and decided to raise a number of issues with the Principal. These included: making the activities more interesting and challenging, improving the laundry situation with education and better practice, reshaping the furniture provision in the barn, including indoor sports on rainy days and identifying the relative lack of fully-functioning computer facilities in Grosvenor and Westcott The Chair, Vanessa, and Secretary, Zama, had a final meeting with the Principal, Mr Hardaker and the sponsor to discuss these issues, and their outcomes. Mr Hardaker thanked the Student Council for the meetings, which he felt were very useful and informative.

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Important Visitors

Julianne von Buelow and Kattrin von Buelow representing Better School agents in Stuttgart, together with Benjamin Argus and Aaron Panzer visiting Sherborne International

The Dining Hall Committee 2015 - 2016 Students: Harry Ding, Anastasija Girse, Mike Guzhvin, Sofia Kovalena, Sasha Krivitski, Caesar Li, Si Meng Li, Yelena Pavlova, Vlad Solovyev, Mineyuki Tokuriki, Kosta Yun Members of Staff: Mrs Gill Ashdown (Assistant Catering Manager), Dr Clare Krojzl (Matron) and Mrs Diane Williams (Catering Manager). The Dining Hall Committee is an opportunity for students to take part in a process of grass roots democracy that affects them directly by canvassing their fellow students’ views on our dining hall menus. Representatives collect the opinions and requests of students in their individual boarding houses and then hand them to Matron Krojzl, who prepares the agendas. The Committee meets about once a term at lunchtime in the Francis Building, when students have an opportunity to express their likes, dislikes and menu requests to Mrs Williams and Mrs Ashdown, who are in charge of our catering. It is useful, and sometimes challenging, for students to learn how to put forward not only their own views, but also those of others, which they may not share, and in some instances to learn how to agree to disagree! There is usually an ongoing struggle between the appeal of fast foods such as pizza and chips on the one hand, and the more health-conscious appeal of fresh fruit and vegetables on the other. This year’s cohort seems to particularly enjoy Thai food, but also the staple British gammon and eggs!

Special Meals Special Meals this year have included: a Portuguese Lunch in September, a South American Tapas Tea in October, a Bonfire BBQ Tea in November, a Thanks Giving Lunch in November, the Christmas Dinner in December, a Burns Lunch in January, a Far Eastern Tea in March, Easter Cakes and Biscuits and a Sushi Tea each Half Term. [And they were all delicious! Ed.]

Continuous Professional Learning

Publications and Exam Marking

Members of Staff at Sherborne International have shown their commitment to teaching and learning by taking part in a wide variety of courses and activities this year. It would be impractical to list them all here. Fourteen members of staff have worked hard together throughout the year to develop best practice in supporting students’ English language learning both in the classroom and elsewhere. Science teachers Joseph Knight, Sam Russon, Kerry Matthias and Dan Bartlett, Art teachers Hannah Thompson and Jamie Clark, English teacher Maria Loddo, residential staff members Kirsty Watt, Alice Duckworth, Brennan Azzopardi, Isabella Jiang and Naomi Seffar as well as members of the senior management team, Simon Bonelli-Bean and Lorraine Barber all gained Cambridge English Language Teaching qualifications as a result. Jonathan Wilson, Science teacher, completed the second and final year of his Advanced Diploma in ‘Managing the role of the SENco’. This university course has involved a lot of research that is directly relevant to helping the school meet the learning needs of students here. Nadia Alsop, English teacher, completed her ‘Coastal and Countryside’ training to become a fully qualified supervisor for Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze Expeditions. It is very important that staff keep up to date on issues that affect our students and in October Mr Dan Peddell, the ‘Prevent’ officer for Dorset Police gave a very informative and useful talk to staff on radicalisation. A growing number of staff are now following online courses. These have ranged from fire awareness training to degree level modules on Intercultural Awareness. Isabella Jiang, our language assistant, introduced Mandarin classes for staff this year and Russian classes for staff have continued for a second year. The philosophy here at Sherborne International is one of ‘Kaizen’ or ‘continuous improvement’. We are very proud to have members of staff here that are so keen to learn new things and achieve their full potential. They are just like Sherborne International students in this respect! ABS

The revision app that Mr Stobart wrote the content for, and which has been available from apps stores for past 18 months, has had the content updated and extra questions written. There are now 2500+ questions. This is currently with developers and will be available by September. Currently Mr Stobart is writing a Revision Guide on IGCSE ICT for Collins, to run alongside the 2nd Edition of his textbook, which came out last spring. It is expected this will be published at the end of summer. Mr Stobart is a marker for A level Applied ICT papers for CIE in his capacity as Assistant Examiner. He also marks IGCSE ICT practical papers for CIE, the course that his textbook is written for in his capacity as Team Leader. A number of other teachers are markers for exam boards as well: Mrs Rowsell, Mrs Russson, Mr Sellars amongst them. This gives teachers an excellent perspective on the assessment process, which then informs their teaching to the great benefit of students.

The School Ball 2015

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Principal 2016

Curriculum Enrichment Week June 2016 saw the first Curriculum Enrichment Week at Sherborne International. A range of educational, cultural and recreational activities was on offer for all students. Thirty-three students from all year groups chose to go to Cornwall for four days where they visited galleries, castles, beaches and the Eden Project. Cornish culture is unique and they produced interesting and attractive project books. Twenty-eight of our older students went further afield to experience the unique landscape of Iceland. Whilst there they watched geysirs erupt, walked on lava fields, learnt how Iceland produces and uses geothermal energy, rode the unique Icelandic horses and bathed in geothermally heated waters. We hope they will remember the experience for many years to come. Those students who chose to stay in school took part in a variety of activities. Most students took part in a Young Enterprise Business Challenge, some worked hard using forensic science techniques to solve a murder mystery, others learned how to make films or program robots and some took part in cookery lessons. There was the opportunity to learn practical skills such as public speaking, first aid and touch-typing. On the final day many students opted for a more leisure based activity, some chose water sports; kayaking, paddle boarding and raft building, others went dry slope skiing or Segway riding and we hope this was a fun way for them to end their year. KR

Arrivals and Departures Salvete New Principal of Sherborne International The Governors of Sherborne School are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Tim Waters as the next Principal of Sherborne International. Mr Waters was appointed from a very strong field of candidates and will succeed Mr Philip Hardaker from September 2016. Mr Waters began his professional life in the Royal Navy, attending Britannia Royal Naval College before progressing to Pembroke College, Oxford, where he obtained an MA in Botany and an MSc in Forest Ecology. He was awarded two Half Blues for rowing against Cambridge in the Lightweight Boat Race, also winning two national-level medals. Exchanging life at sea for life in the classroom, Mr Waters taught first at Abingdon School, where he became a boarding Housemaster, and then joined the Senior Management Team at The Portsmouth Grammar School as Pastoral Senior Teacher. He was appointed Headmaster of The Royal Wolverhampton School in 2004 and Head of Trinity School, Teignmouth, in 2008, both schools with strong international boarding communities. Mr Waters is currently Chair of the Independent Schools Association South and West region and sits on the Education Committee of the Society of Heads. His interests include hill walking and fly fishing. Chair of Governors, Reverend Gordon Parry, said “We are absolutely delighted to have found in Tim someone with such drive, experience and in-depth understanding of the Sherborne International ethos. We look forward very much to welcoming Tim, Ruth and their three children to the Sherborne community in September.” Mr Waters commented “Sherborne International has always been at the forefront of international education, admired both for the quality of its pupils’ academic achievement and its exceptional pastoral expertise. Generations of highly successful overseas students have begun their British education at the School and it is an honour to be appointed to lead a team with such an enviable record of success. The expansion of the Sherborne family of schools overseas and Sherborne International’s role within that family will make this a particularly exciting time to be joining the School.”

Sherborne Welcomes new Headmaster and Chief Executive Dr Dominic Luckett BA, DPhil, FRSA, FHA Dr Luckett was educated at the University of Leicester, where he obtained a first class honours degree in History, and at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he completed his doctorate on Henry VII. He then taught for eleven years at Harrow School, where he was Head of History and an Assistant Housemaster, before moving to Worth School as Deputy Head. In 2007, he went onto become Headmaster of Mill Hill, an HMC coeducational day and boarding school in north London, and Chief Executive of the Mill Hill School Foundation comprising the senior, prep, pre-prep and international schools. He has published various articles on early Tudor history, is an inspector with the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate and a member of the Council of the University of Leicester, the university’s governing body. In January 2016, Dr Luckett took up his appointment as Headmaster and CEO of Sherborne School. His interests include paragliding, skiing and hill-walking. Dominic is married to Cara, a barrister specialising in clinical negligence cases, and they have two young daughters, Charlotte and Jemima. The arrival of Dr Dominic Luckett has been warmly welcomed by everyone at Sherborne and his upbeat, positive presence has already made a tremendous impression. He and his family have embraced the unique culture of Sherborne and appear completely at home in one of England’s most beautiful market towns. Staff and parents have already commented on the new Headmaster’s instinctive understanding of what makes Sherborne special and his clear desire to retain its values and ethos. He is hugely energetic and an inspirational leader, yet thoughtful and a good listener. There is no doubt he will work tirelessly to ensure the pupils grow and flourish in all areas of School life and he is determined to unlock talents in every area from outstanding academic results to achievements in sport and the arts.

Returning to the fold! Sherborne International is very pleased to welcome back to the Senior Common Room Mrs Emily Ridout from maternity leave and Miss Anna Snook from a six-year sojourn teaching Mathematics in Japan.

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Mrs Maria Loddo We are pleased to welcome Mrs Loddo as the new Housemistress of Westcott House and to be a member of the English Department. Mrs Loddo comes from Gloucestershire originally, and her first two years of teaching were at Wycliffe College, a local public school. Her husband comes from Gibraltar, and when they married, Maria moved to a school there, where she headed up the Drama Department as well as teaching English Literature and Language. Both of their children were born in Gibraltar. Having spent fourteen years in Southern Spain, the Loddos moved their two children and two cats to the Czech Republic and spent four wonderful years working at an International School in Prague, her husband as the Deputy Head and Maria as Head of English. They explored central Europe and were able to ski several times a year, a passion for all of their family. However, the call of their Mediterranean roots moved them again, to Mallorca this time and most recently back to the UK where they are now settled in Sherborne close to Mrs Loddo’s extended family.

Mr Jamie Clarke We are also pleased to welcome Mr Clarke to be Head of Art following the retirement of Mrs Sally Ridout. After graduating from Reading University with a degree in Fine Art, Jamie pursued an interest in Islamic art, which led him to take an MA at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts where, as well as exploring the Islamic tradition, he began to study Christian iconography. Jamie then started working primarily in stained glass. After four years working as a designer and restorer of stained glass, Jamie decided to pursue a career in teaching. He joined the Art department at Sherborne School in 2009 where he completed his PGCE whilst continuing to develop his own practice. For Jamie, the opportunity to run the Art department at Sherborne International has given him the chance to re-connect to a more global perspective of Art. Celebrating the diversity of our students’ cultural heritage and encouraging the role of creativity in their education is a primary part of his role at the School. Jamie is married to Kate, an expert in embroidery and textiles and they live in Tisbury with their children Thomas and Martha.

Miss Karen Browne We are pleased to welcome Ms Browne to the English Department this year. Karen was born in London but has also lived in Poole on the south coast and in County Durham in the North East of England. She is currently living in a beautiful village in North Dorset. Karen has taught and managed a variety of English language courses at every level during her many years as an English teacher and says she is now ‘absolutely delighted’ to be working here at Sherborne International. Ms Browne has travelled widely and independently, mainly during her holidays, to over thirty countries such as China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Malaysian Borneo, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Costa Rica, South Africa, the USA and Italy. She enjoys meeting people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds and the cross-cultural exchange this engenders. Karen has a great interest in animals; primates in particular. In 2006 – 2007 she took a full-time Masters in Primate Conservation and studied squirrel monkeys in their natural habitat. She has also worked in primate rescue centers in Florida, USA and Borneo as a volunteer which she hopes to do again when time allows. In her free time Karen loves reading novels and short stories. She listens to a wide variety of music and has always enjoyed singing in choirs or in amateur dramatic productions. Finally Karen also enjoys swimming and has a wonderful Siamese cat called Charlie!

Valete Mrs Mary Arnal The Principal left Sherborne after just over two years in post in January. Her main legacy is the rebranding of the institution, changing its name from the International College, Sherborne School to Sherborne International, replacing the royal coat of arms of King Edward VI for a modern logo incorporating half a crest and the name, altering the College to a School and our school colour to pale blue. She introduced a smart new school uniform and improved the signage and landscaping of the campus. Other initiatives included the beginning of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme and involving the students more in charitable work. More feminine touches resulted in more flowers in school buildings and air fresheners in boarding houses. We congratulate Mrs Arnal on her appointment as Headmistress of St Mary’s School, Shaftesbury.

Michael Dodd Michael Dodd arrived at Sherborne International in April 2000 to take over the role of Head of Biology. In the intervening years Michael has proved to be an indispensable member of the teaching staff and a positive role model, willing to help colleagues achieve their full potential. Mike has fully embraced advances in new technology and developed his style of teaching to make his lessons dynamic and entertaining. His skills as a magician have also been particularly useful, providing amazing magic shows for his classes at the end of term. Mike has never shirked his responsibilities and he managed the school detentions with fairness and authority and it is going to be extremely difficult to find a replacement. Running the detentions has not been without its own inherent difficulties, ensuring that Mike has spent many a Thursday lunchtime tracking down students and staff to ensure that work is available and completed on time. He also expanded his horizons by training to become an ISI school inspector in 2009. This has given him the opportunity to visit schools in London, Cairo Madrid and Prague, taking part in ten school inspections between 2010 and 2016. Closer to home Mike has established and maintained a successful Biology department based around an exemplary fiscal policy, where every penny is counted and spent wisely. However, he has been wholly supportive

of the other members of his department, giving them free rein to adopt progressive teaching methods and generally make Biology a fun and relevant subject. Out of the classroom Mike has fully embraced the social side of the school being a regular attendee at the Summer Ball, Christmas Party and various plays and concerts. He has been accompanied to these events on many occasions by Jayne, who has also taken a keen interest in the students and their achievements. I am convinced that she will ensure that Mike continues to attend similar events in the future and they will both be most welcome. As Mike heads of into retirement I am sure that he will be a regular visitor to Sherborne International, helping out with teaching and giving younger staff the benefit of his vast experience. However, there is a sting in the tail, as there is also the dreaded thought that he may one day make an official return as the lead inspector in a future ISI inspection, we had all better be prepared for that KJM eventuality.

Ann Streets Ann Streets joined Sherborne International in August 2004 to take over the role of Science Technician. This was a daunting task as the Science department was running eight laboratories each requiring support for up to nine lessons per day. Ann rose to the challenge admirably and at times it seemed as if there was more than one of her scurrying around the building. She also had to cope with the lack of a lift in the main Science block, which meant endless trips up and down the stairs to service the laboratories. Ann was always very proactive as a technician, sourcing new equipment and suggesting alternative experiments. She was also extremely good at getting Mr Dodd, the Head of Biology, to relinquish his departmental

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budget, ensuring that every penny was wisely spent. During her time at Sherborne International Ann took up the sport of bowling and this has become a real passion for her. I hope she is making full use of the holdall that we provided as a parting gift. We wish Ann well in her retirement and hope that she has many successes on the bowling greens of Dorset in the KJM years ahead.

Nadia Allsop

Lawrence Dalton Lawrence joined us in September 2009 as a Graduate Resident Assistant in Cheapside. His progression from there has been dramatic. In the boarding house he moved to King’s House after the completion of his first year and he became the Head of Sport in January 2011. Since he took up this position he can be credited with the expansion of the School’s Inter-house competition, the introduction of Sportsman/woman of the week, team of the week and the creation of the Sherborne International Sports website, including a Sherborne International Sports App. Indeed, his contribution to sport here has been commendable and should not be underestimated. He has also played an important role in the development of King’s House, especially over the last few years. In September 2013 he became the Assistant Housemaster of this large boarding house. It is in this role where I owe him a huge debt of gratitude. Again, he has worked tirelessly to make sure that this boarding house is the best it can be and I am sure that all the boys and staff have appreciated his hard work. I know that as my Assistant Housemaster he has grown and developed into someone who should, if he chooses, make a fine Housemaster one day. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end as Lawrence has finally decided to leave Sherborne and take up a PGCE Course at Queen Elizabeth School in Wimborne, through Exeter University. I am sure that he will continue to be a great teacher. His experience here will stand him in good stead and he will be in high demand simply because of the tremendous range of his talents. I hope he will not forget his time at Sherborne. He should be proud of all he SBB has achieved!

Nadia has made a huge contribution to the life both of the English Department and of Sherborne International during her four years with us. She has taught students of all levels, from beginners to those in top sets taking an IGCSE in English Literature in addition to one in English Language. Whatever the ability of her students, she has pushed them to persevere at all times and done everything to help them achieve their best. She has inspired them through her creativity, humour and infectious enthusiasm for her subject and has constantly sought new ways of helping them progress. Nadia has always promoted students’ development both in and outside the classroom. Debates became not only a feature of her lessons but also regular events that she organised, open to all students in the school. Thanks to the inspiring way in which she ran them, they became very popular and successful. In debating, she also developed links with other schools, resulting in one particularly proud moment when Sherborne International beat Sherborne School. More recently, Nadia started a creative writing competition. Another very significant contribution of hers has been her involvement in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. For the last two years the DofE expedition has been organised by Nadia and we are very grateful for her endless energy and enthusiasm as well as her great professionalism when taking on this huge responsibility. She has planned and overseen the training, delivering most of it as well. She has also taken on that most terrible of tasks – the risk assessment! She deserves a medal. Her sense of humour has stood up to some serious testing and has remained remarkably intact. Her love of the outdoors and of expeditions has been obvious and infectious. We are sure that her influence will lead to some of our students going further with the DofE or other adventurous

activities. Harrow Bangkok’s Expedition Week will also gain a very valuable staff member. She leaves an impressive legacy behind her. While at Sherborne International, Nadia has also been unceasingly active in her own professional development. This has included taking the DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), for which she obtained a Merit in each of the three modules. She also underwent training to become an English Literature IGCSE examiner, enabling her to give us insight into how our Literature students could enhance their performance. In addition, she has regularly participated in training events to keep herself informed of the latest developments in teaching and in other aspects of her role. She has also provided training for her colleagues, for example sharing her expertise in using interactive whiteboards and language laboratory software with other members of the English Department. Nadia has been very popular with students and staff alike. She will be remembered for her energy, wit and generosity, and she will be much missed, as will her dog, Sherlock. We wish her every success and look forward to hearing about it as she moves to Thailand and takes up her new teaching position in Harrow International School, Bangkok. GPD & JD

Graduate Assistants 2015 - 2016

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Ryan Holroyd

Liam Banfield

Alice Duckworth

Jamie Haynes

Brennan Azzopard

Kirsty Watt

Isabella Fan Jiang

James Griffiths

Brennan Azzopardi

Isabella Fan Jiang

Mr Azzopardi joined the house staff at Sherborne International as a GRA (Graduate Resident Assistant) at the beginning of the academic year, in September 2015. Before joining the school, Brennan graduated from the University of Tasmania with a degree in Business Management. Brennan worked in King’s House as a member of the pastoral care team. He was also responsible for supervising the students during sport activities, coaching various sport sessions and travelling with the school for fixtures against other schools. In particular he played a keen role in cricket and basketball with his extensive knowledge from back home in Australia. Brennan’s interests and hobbies include going to the gym and playing cricket, as well as leisurely participating in a number of other sports such as basketball and athletics. In the future, Brennan plans to continue travelling around the U.K and visit more of the great attractions the country has to offer. He hopes to become a teacher of Business Studies upon completing his travels in mainland RH Australia.

In September we welcomed Isabella to Sherborne International. She has been with us for the year and will return to her university studies and teaching in China in July. Isabella has helped students and staff in many ways and become a valued member of our community here. She has worked as a classroom assistant in many lessons and provided very valuable support in the girls’ boarding houses. Isabella also organised a series of Mandarin lessons for staff. Isabella has already completed degree courses in Chinese Language and Literature as well as International Chinese Education with full scholarships at Nanchang University and Xinxiang College. She also has her own business enterprise. She has been an inspiration to many. Both students and staff wish her every success in her future career. She will be a lifelong friend of Sherborne International. ABS

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Anne-Marie Slack

Robert Whaites

It is with great sadness that I write this article prior to Anne-Marie’s departure. Having been a much loved and respected member of the school community for 21 years, it truly feels like the end of an era. Anne-Marie joined the school as an English teacher on the summer courses in July 1995 and taught the next three summers, and having completed her apprenticeship as Deputy Course Director, became the Director of the Short Courses in January 1999. AnneMarie held this position and made the course truly successful over a period of many years and whilst still doing this, in July 2011 became Registrar. This was not perhaps a traditional role, but an extended one, as there was also a great deal of emphasis on marketing the school, something that Anne-Marie has done extremely successfully. AnneMarie finally retired from her role of Director of Short Courses as the end of the autumn term 2009, but has remained the Registrar and an outstanding member of the marketing team ever since. I cannot possibly quantify the large number of times that, whilst marketing abroad, agents have referred to Anne-Marie with warmth and respect. If this has not made Anne-Marie busy enough, she has for several years been a Deputy Safeguarding Officer, and she also sits on the AEGIS (the Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students) committee, an important body which helps ensure that all international students stay safe and are well cared for. The school will miss Anne-Marie enormously, and I do hope that she keeps in touch, visits regularly and most PAH importantly – brings cake.

Graduating from Southampton Solent University 2014, Rob became a Graduate Resident Assistant in King’s boarding house. His Sport specific degree and his previous work with the School over the eight-week long summer school meant that he immediately integrated into life at Sherborne International. From the word ‘go’ he set about his job with professionalism and pride, impressing staff and students with his enthusiasm and proactive personality. From an early age Rob has been a keen swimmer and he set about coaching students of all abilities this important life skill confidently, with his Inter-house team especially enjoying success in the school swimming gala. Alongside his swimming, Rob coached the 2nd XI football team for two years. He was treated to some emphatic highs and some painful lows; much like his beloved football team, Newcastle United. Excelling at these curricular sports, Rob, in his second year took charge of the Junior, 3rd and 4th form extra-curricular activities. This led him to organise mini excursions to local businesses for horse riding, football, bowling; confirming himself a very worthy ambassador for Sherborne International. Rob’s drive and consistency is a model for anyone to work towards, naturally taking the lead and offering solutions or opinions when tricky situations present themselves. Making some very good friends while working at the school, his tireless work ethic with knowledge of the school will mean he will be sadly missed. In the immediate future, Rob looks to new horizons as he has accepted a residential positon in a Swiss boarding School located in Geneva, called College Du Leman International College. We wish him the best of luck with his future career and to thank him for his fantastic work at SI! JSH

Leaves ink and watercolour by Wendy He Form 4

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Trinity Term 2016

The School List Governing Body Chair Mrs Vicki Cotter LLB (Hons) LLM Mr Ian Elliott MA Mr Michael French FCA Miss Sally Garland-Jones BEd LTCL Mr George Marsh MA Dr Colin Niven MA OBE

Mrs Christine Stones BA, MA * Headmaster of Sherborne School Mr Dominic Luckett BA, DPhil, FRSA, FHA (ex officio) Bursar of Sherborne School Mrs Lucy Robins BSc MRICS (ex officio) Mr Roger Fidgen FRICS (ex officio)

Senior Management Principal P A Hardaker BEd+, FRSA University of Lancaster * Registrar Mrs A-M F E Slack MCIL * Senior Housemaster S Bonelli-Bean BA+ University of Wales, Trinity St David - Head of History *  Senior Teacher G J Knight BSc+, PhD University of Leeds, University of Manchester * Compliance & Administration Manager Mrs S Belgeonne Director of Short Courses D Barker MBE, BA+, MA, MEd, St John’s

College, Cambridge & University of Trenton State, New Jersey - Designated Safeguarding Lead *  Director of Future Education Mrs L Barber BSc (Eng)+, PhD Imperial College, London *  Deputy Head (Academic) G P Davey MA+ late Exhibitioner of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge *  Learning Community Manager A B Stratton BSc+, MBA LSE, Southampton & Open Universities * 

House Staff Assistant Housemaster (King’s) L P Dalton BA+ Collingwood College, Durham - Head of Sport * BSA Tutor -in-Charge (Cheapside) S Tomlinson BSc+ Loughborough University - Charities Coordinator * Housemaster (Grosvenor) S Clarke BSc+ University of Portsmouth * BSA House Tutor (Grosvenor) M I Cooper BA+ De Montfort University - Director of Performing Arts & Music Co-ordinator * Housemistress (Westcott) Mrs M M Loddo BA+, Universities of Surrey and Leeds *  Assistant Housemistress (Westcott) Miss M I A Davison BEd Dartford College * BSA Housemistress (Mowat) Miss J Norton BSc+ University of Bradford * BSA Matron (King’s & Cheapside) Ms C Krojzl BA+, DPhil, University of Durham & St Anthony’s College, Oxford Day Matron (King’s) Mrs M Roberts Full First Aid Certificate Matron and Housekeeper (Westcott & Grosvenor) Mrs N M Seffar *

Matron and Assistant Housekeeper (King’s) Mrs E Glascoe-Melville Assistant Matron Mrs L Healey Matron, Housekeeper and Pastoral Assistant (Mowat) Mrs G A Birch Certificate in Nursery Nursing, NNEB Graduate Resident Assistants B M Azzopardi BBus, Dip. Sport & Recreation Admin., University of Tasmania & Australian Business Academy (King’s) * L J Banfield BA+ University of Central Lancashire (Cheapside) Miss A M Duckworth BSc+, Oxford Brookes University (Mowat) * J A Griffiths BA+ Southampton Solent University (King’s) - 5th Form Activities Coordinator * J S Haynes BSc+ UWE Bristol (King’s) R L Holroyd BSc+, MSc Universities of Birmingham & McNeese State, Louisiana (King’s) Miss K A Watt BA+ Leeds Trinity University (Westcott) * R T Whaites BA+ Southampton Solent University (King’s/Cheapside) - J, 3, 4 Activities Coordinator * British Council Chinese Language Assistant Miss I Fan Jiang BA, MA Nanchang University *

Academic Staff Miss N L Alsop BA+, MA Peterhouse College, Cambridge & St Martin’s College, Lancaster *  ♯ Mrs A C Askill BSc+, MSc, ARCS PG Dip Med Phys Imperial College, London & the Open University * Mrs J-L Bartle BA+, PG Dip App Stats & Computing, PG Cert Ed Management Teaching & Learning University of Wales - Head of ICT & Senior Tutor Form 5 *  D J Bartlett BSc+ Universities of Southampton & Exeter *  Mrs J E Bennett MA Dundee University *  W M Bishop BSc+ De Montfort University *  Miss K H Browne BA, MSc Sunderland Polytechnic, Oxford Brookes University & University of Greenwich ♯ T J Budd Cert Ed, BEd+ Southampton University * ♯ Mrs L M Chatfield BA+, PG Dip Ed(SpLD) Universities of Exeter & Plymouth - ESOL Centre Manager * ♯ J H Clark BA+, MA, Universities of Reading, Wales & Buckingham - Head of Art *  Mrs C J Corlett BSc+ Anglia Ruskin University & King’s College, London *  P B Cosser BSc+ North East London Polytechnic *  M Dodd BSc+ University of Liverpool - Head of Biology *  Mrs J Donnelly BSc+ Cambridge College of Arts & Technology - Senior Tutor Form 4 *  Mrs J E Goodfield BSc+, PhD University of Wales - Head of Chemistry * Mrs A C Graham BA+ The Open University - Head of Philosophy & Ethics 

* Cambridge/Trinity Certificate in English Language Teaching English Language Teaching + Degree awarded with honours

Mrs M Hayes BEd+ Southampton University - Head of Business Studies Senior Tutor Juniors & Form 3 * M A Holdsworth Cert Ed, RSA Dip Sp LD University of Birmingham * Mrs S A Holmes Cert Ed University of London * Ms A E Keogh BA+ University of Wales, Lampeter & Bangor * ♯ K J Matthias BSc+ Cardiff University - Head of Science & Physics *  A J Patterson BEd+, MEd Universities of Lancaster & Manchester * Mrs E M Ridout BSc + Universities of Exeter & Cardiff  Mrs K E Rowsell BA+ University of Kent - Head of Geography, Curriculum Enrichment Week & Senior Tutor Form 5 (H) *  Mrs S A Russon BSc+ University of Bradford *  Mrs C Scott-Flintan BA+ University of Bath - Head of English* ♯  J E Sellers BSc+ University of Sheffield * Miss C V Smith BA+ MSc University of London - Senior Tutor Form 5 (S) *  Miss A L Snook BSc University of Exeter *  Miss R Standish AA University College of the Caribou * C P Stobart BA+, MSc, MBA Universities of Keele & Leicester - Head of Mathematics *  Mrs V Taylor BA+ University of Lancaster - Head of French *  Miss H E Thompson BA+ Universities of Southampton & Exeter *  Mrs J E Thompson BA+ University of Hull * ♯ J M Wilson BSc+ Universities of Bristol & Exeter - Learning Support Coordinator *  Mrs A Wiltshire MA+, University of Aberdeen

 Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) ♯ Cambridge/Trinity Diploma in BSA Boarding Schools Association/Roehampton University Boarding Certificate

Music Department Acoustic & Electric Guitar D Carter BA Keble College, Oxford Bagpipes D Ingram ’Cello Miss F Murphy ARCM, DipRCM, Royal College of Music Double Bass M Frampton University of London Flute Mrs C Jackson GTCL, LTCL, ACRM Trinity College & Royal College of Music

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Percussion D Betts Piano Mrs J Dunn MA, LTCL Piano D Honeybourne, BMus+ HonBC, Birmingham Conservatoire Saxophone N Graham LRAM Violin Miss S J Drury GRSM, ARCM Royal College of Music Voice Mrs P Stewart MA 

Trinity 2016 Administration Deputy Director of Short Courses S P Larkin BA+ University of the West of England * # Librarian Mrs PA Killoran International Bursar C S Butcher MA CMgr. King’s College, London Financial Administrator Mrs T Robertson Office Manager Mrs R Neate Registrar’s Secretary Mrs A Riley Academic Support Manager M Moran BA+ Bournemouth University * PA to the Principal Ms L Montague Receptionists Mrs J Barron & Mrs S Gard Administrative Assistant Miss R Monkton Health & Safety Advisor R Hancock GradIOSH, MIIRSM Senior Laboratory Technician Mrs S Turner

Laboratory Assistant S Naylor Systems Manager A McCoy IT Technician D Thackwell Travel Administrator Mrs C L J Bennett King’s Housekeeper/Assistant Matron Mrs E Glascoe-Melville Assistant Matron Mrs L Healey Catering Manager Mrs D Williams Deputy Catering Manager Mrs G Ashdown Caretaker J Casey Houseman & Assistant Caretaker P Hopkins Alumni Administrator Mrs J Gadd

The School Juniors

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Elaine Pan Ge * Nadine Nadezda Krukovskaya * Ben Baichen Lu Elena Mitusova * Matthew Sideso Kenshin Suto Bek Bekzod Ubaev Jacky Run Qi Zheng

Harry Dai Hao Ding Zama Shiyumcwasho Dlamini Anna Kalmykova * Allan Myradov Irina Orlova * Elene Papashvili *

Taiga Higuchi Lainey Lingyi Huang * Jacky Fu Kit Hui Albert Kanokov Mike Mikhail Sereda Smithy Arto Shabalin Eason Tianyu Xu

Andy Cheng-Yu Chuang

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Costa Yifan Chen Wendy Funing He * Ilya Kovalev Mineyuki Tokuriki Sherry Yixi Yang * Rex Chen Yang Zhang

Nemo Ho Lau Doris Yubei Li * Jack Wu Vladyslav Yeriomin Sky Kai Tian Zheng Lucca Run Bin Zheng

Rosanne Ruochen Liu * Alex Gengyan Lu Matvey Nikonov Pop Pataraphol Wanlopsiri Cris Yudong Yan

Timmy Qiren Chen Leon Ze Qing Chen Lee Can Yu Li Mindy Qi Li *

Marie-Therese Messinger * Lisa Otto * Stephanie Ya Xuan Quan * Joe Zhuo Fan Xu Wendy Lingyi Zhang * Jim Tianqi Zhang Tiffany Yanfei Zhu *

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Sydney Chi Xun Chang Sho Ezaki Ksenia Gudaytis * Kaven Yuxuan Hou Kate Sukalaya Kunkhett * Vincent Pak Wing Lam? Jump Rataphum Ratanachot Bow Kotchasorn Sae-Wang * Rose Ziyi Su *

Benjamin Argus Georg Bluecher Von Wahlstatt Vitalii Chukhlantcev Vanessa Kin Yee Lock * Stanislav Osypov Vladyslav Osypov

Abdullah Al Dahmani Mio Man Ho Chan Sasha Aleksandr Goncharov Baron Shao Xu Li Milly Oi Yan Man * Alice Panicha Srinarong * Chelsey Zi Wang *

Julien Chabaud Volodymyr Chupryna Anastasija Girse * Artem Kadai Sasha Aleksandr Krivitskii Oliver Zihao Mei Tiffany Tingyi Xu *

John Yuxiang Chen Amber Ze Hui Chen * Savannah Zi Tong Chen *

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Nicole Jia Qi Jia * Rain Shi Yu Jin Earth Singharash Rashasing Yu Shen * Kris Yuxin Shen * Janice Cuiying Wen *

Emma Bokken * Lilian Yuqing Lei * Aaron Panzer Elina Patouridou * Ekaterina Perelman * Anastasia Sonina * Jimmy Tin Po Wong

Varvara Burnashova * Vanessa Ka Wai Chu * Joyce Xin Ru Du * Hale Ngok Hei Ho Kelly Chi Yu Tong * Kosta Kostiantyn Yun Mark Peng Xu Zheng Yvonne Yueqing Zhuge *

Zariia Akhmerova * Jeremy Junming Chen Elizaveta Kalmykova * Maxim Koshkin Sofia Kovaleva * Daniils Sisovs Ray Zhenming Zhang

Paula De Oliveira * Grant Ovsepyan Nate Anastasia Sizova * Vova Vladimir Solovyev Eric Chu Jie Wang Danny Xing Lu Zhang

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S3

Kibeom Lee Tifa I Lam Leong * Bill Bingcan Li Si Meng Li * Yusuke Miyata Charles Yu Tsun Tsang Michael Taiyang Yang Jeremy Tianyi Zhu

Mia Yuanyuan Mei * Alex Hong Yuan Shan * Iris Zihang Wang * Devon Yuda Weng Jason Jingxi Yan Hao Zhihao Ye Jessica Qianwen Zhu *

4B

Sherry Tsz Ching Chau * Senty Sentelweyinkhosi Dlamini * Mike Mikhail Guzhvin Suku Siyagcinwa Dlamini Caesar Kaixuan Li Young Xiaoyang Luan Daria Samsonova * Yelena Pavlova * Pasha Pavlo Tabachnik Gary Jianchen Xu Mark Saracha Tanachaisukij Bolt Ziyi Wang

5th Form

Dream Karnpitcha Chookuptiwong *

Dah Eun Lee * Tony Rui Tu Zoe Lok Yan Wong *

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Speech Day Principal’s Speech May I begin by welcoming our guests, Governors, staff, parents and students to our most special day, and thank you all for being able to attend. Particular welcome to our new Chair of Governors, Vicki Cotter, and to Dr Dominic Luckett, not only our guest speaker, but also CEO of the Sherborne Schools Group and Headmaster of Sherborne School. The academic year 2015/16 has seen the school undertake not one, but two inspections. The first inspection, administered at our own request by the British Council, was primarily to check that our ability to teach international students in English across all subjects, as well as provide an empathetic and sympathetic approach to the boarding needs of our students, was highly successful. The report which is readily available on the website quite clearly states that we are one of a very few institutions in the United Kingdom that has the special qualification of being British Council accredited as an international study centre. To receive such a positive report was a great boost for all the staff and students, who have worked so very hard, but was eclipsed by a quite simply outstanding report in January 2016, following the ISI’s inspection of the School on behalf of our Government. With a student population so far from home, from so many different countries and the majority of whom had arrived only in September, indeed some only one week prior to inspection, to receive the inspection result of ‘Excellent’, the top grade, in all nine categories, is something that everyone in the Sherborne International community is extremely proud of. I do not need to tell everyone (but nevertheless I will) how difficult it is to achieve such an outstanding inspection report, and if I have to take one moment with me from my thirty-seven years here at Sherborne International, it will be that moment when I was able to share my pride with members of staff on Friday January 22nd at just after 4.15pm when I was able to announce that they, not I, had achieved ‘excellence’ in every single category. I can distinctly remember Mrs Donnelly punching the air with two hands in triumph and did wonder later whether this was at least partly the cause for her injury. There were at my request, members of the Sherborne School staff in Greenfield Hall as well and I would like this opportunity to thank them for their excellent support, particularly Sue Salmon and Matthew Jamieson who gave me some very valuable help in that hectic first two weeks of my short leadership. As an important aside I would also like to comment on the excellent links that have continued to develop this year between the two schools at all levels and look forward to seeing those develop even further next year. It would also be remiss of me not to mention our previous Principal, Mary Arnal, as many of the initiatives that we have taken forward, including the D of E award were started under her leadership. I would also like to thank Simon Bonelli-Bean, his excellent team and Geoff Davey, Joseph Knight, Caroline Scott-Flintan and Mark Moran for helping me over the last two terms in their enhanced roles. Your support has been crucial, as has that of everyone, including our excellent Governors – thank you. Second to that moment when I announced that very special inspection result to the staff was the moment when

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I congratulated the students, who were very, very much a part of this inspection process, and here today I would like to thank them again for their enormous contribution to not only a highly successful inspection report but for a very positive and successful year. This is a family school – former students, dependent on age, will know it as Greenhill House, Sherborne International Study Centre, International College Sherborne School and Sherborne International. The names may be different but the academic and pastoral quality, comradeship, support and a belief in each other have never changed and are very special indeed. In order to achieve this, of course, we have to have excellent teachers. We have to have boarding staff who care. We have to have support staff who are there for the students, answer emails quickly, ensure ICT facilities are as good as they can be, look after site maintenance, keep houses clean and tidy, and, may I suggest, and I hope you’ll agree after today, produce the best boarding school food there is. Regrettably I don’t have time to go through every individual highlight of the year, and colleagues will be delighted to know I won’t be highlighting events from every single year of my time here. I have I’m afraid let it mischievously leak that this would be an extremely long speech as I trudged through the highlights of each of thirtyseven years - I can’t understand why but staff weren’t very impressed, asking for duvets, pillows and snacks. It would be remiss of me however not to give our guests a flavour of the excellence that our report so clearly says we provide by mentioning from this year: • An outstanding production of the Caucasian Chalk Circle • Not one, but two excellent concerts • Brilliant work undertaken with more senior students for the Duke of Edinburgh award • Our debating society, maths and physics challenge performances • An innovative and new approach to the end of term through the Curriculum Enrichment Week, which included for many a fascinating and extremely academically rewarding trip to Iceland. • A whole host of sporting and recreational fixtures and events, which ensure that students here are not only academically busy, but also have a productive social and pastoral experience. As always and with great sadness, although a certain amount of excitement as I know that many staff go forward in their careers or to a well-deserved retirement, I would like to thank the following members of staff for their dedication, loyalty and contributions to Sherborne International, and wish them all the best for the future: Ann Streets, lab technician; Rob Whaites, Graduate Resident Assistant; Brennan Azzopardi, Graduate Resident Assistant; Naomi Seffar, matron and housekeeper; Jacquie Dorsey, matron and housekeeper; Nadia Alsop, English teacher; Lawrence Dalton, Head of Sport; Mike Dodd, Head of Biology and Anne-Marie Slack. I would like to say a particular thank you to Anne-Marie who has been with us on short courses and main term courses for twenty-one years and is a main reason why the school has remained full. Thank you very much indeed and good luck and best wishes for everything you do. I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone but if I have many apologies and do send me an ‘Oi!’. For those who do not understand that, during the build up to

the inspection we had a system where, if members of staff thought I’d missed something, they would send me an email entitled ‘Oi’, which is a colloquial expression meaning you’ve forgotten something or perhaps got something wrong. Regrettably I am still getting them! I would also, of course, like to wish all our departing students the very best of luck in their new schools and look forward to welcoming back returners in September for another productive and exciting year. As indicated earlier, our students have been very much part of a successful year and without their determination, dedication, hard work and their spirit of caring for one another, this school would not be successful. I hope all of you are able to take this philosophy of global citizenship forward, because if every one of you makes even a small contribution to world peace, between you you can make a significant contribution. I would also like to thank parents, not only for trusting us with their sons and daughters and allowing us to teach them Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography, History, and a whole host of other subjects, but also for having the clarity of thought to understand that, due partly to advances in technology, the world is shrinking, not literally of course, and that by sending students to Sherborne International, they are providing their children with an opportunity to learn about the cultures and fascinations of other countries, to enable them to cope better in, and more importantly enjoy, an increasingly accessible world. When I was fifteen, I had three impossible dreams. The first one was to walk across the Berlin Wall, or where it had been, the second, to stand in Red Square in Moscow, and the third to visit the Forbidden City in Beijing. In my childhood, these were impossible dreams. They are not now. I have achieved all of them, and whatever students in this marquee may now feel to be impossible for them, this will almost certainly not be the case in the future. Think big;

make a difference! I have worked under four Principals – Frank Francis, Ralph Mowat, Christopher Greenfield and Mary Arnal; all have contributed enormously to the success of the school. We are soon to welcome Tim Waters as Principal in September and I would like to take this opportunity, a little prematurely perhaps, to welcome him to Sherborne International – he is joining, and I am sure will successfully lead, a very special school. Finally, a word about our very first Principal, a man called Frank Francis and my arrival at what was then called Greenhill House. And I do promise again this is not the beginning of a thirty-seven-year reflection of key moments. I arrived at the school in 1979, clutching an old brown suitcase, like something a refugee might have had in World War II or Paddington Bear when he arrived in London from Peru. I walked in to Greenhill House, which is now the old part of the Green at the top of town, and the Headmaster, Mr Francis, looked at my suitcase and then looked at me. And then looked at my suitcase. And then looked at me. Finally, he shook his head and said “Don’t open it”. There was a pause, and finally, having travelled 250 miles on a very hot August day and feeling slightly disgruntled, I said “Why?” He replied “We only have three students. You might be going home at the end of the week”. Upset I went to the local telephone box, which was just across the road and rang my mum. I explained that I could be home by the end of the week and she replied “oh good”. Puzzled, I asked if she was happy because she was already missing her wonderful son and she replied in a blunt northern voice, “Don’t be daft, it just means I won’t have to wash the sheets on your bed”. That was thirty-seven years ago, and I know that if he’s watching, Mr Francis will be very pleased; not only that he was wrong, but to see the school that we have today. Thank you and well done everyone.

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Credit Prizes 2015 – 2016 Michaelmas Term Juniors 3rd Form 4th Form 5th Form (2 Year) 5th Form (1 Year)

Elaine Ge & Jacky Zheng Elene Papashvili Sherry Ching & Yelena Pavlova Vanessa Lock & Chelsey Wang Grant Ovsepyan

Lent Term Juniors 3rd Form 4th Form 5th Form (2 Year) 5th Form (1 Year)

Elaine Ge Elene Papashvili Can Yu Li Stanislav Osypov Emma Bokken, Vanessa Chu, Grant Ovsepyan, Kelly Tong

Gold Progress Awards 2015 – 2016 Michaelmas Term Lent Term

Elaine Ge, Anastasija Girse, Doris Li, Vanessa Lock, Grant Ovsepyan, Elene Papashvili, Kenshin Suto Emma Bokken, Doris Li, Can Yu Li, Vanessa Lock, Grant Ovsepyan, Mike Serada, Mark Tanachaisukij

Prize List 2016 Subject Prizes for Form 5

School Prizes

English: English Literature: Mathematics: Physics: Chemistry: Biology: History: Geography: ICT: Business Studies: Art: French: Science (Dual Award) Physical Education: Spanish: Computing:

Junior Sport: Boys Junior Sport: Girls Intermediate Sport: Boys Intermediate Sport: Girls Senior Sport: Boys Senior Sport: Girls Music: Junior Drama: Senior Drama

Elina Patouridou Anastasia Sonina Yvonne Zhuge Si Meng Li Baron Li Chelsey Wang Elina Patouridou Stanislav Osypov Georg Blucher von Wahlstatt Emma Bokken Chelsey Wang Lilian Lei Lilian Lei Artem Kadai Sofia Kovaleva Ben Argus

Zama Dlamini Irina Orlova Mineyuki Tokuriki Wendy He Georg Blucher von Wahlstatt Savannah Chen Sherry Yang Albert Kanokov Georg Blucher von Wahlstatt

Special Prizes ECIS Award: Principal’s Junior Prize Principal’s Prize: Student Council Prize

Michael Yang Zama Dlamini Paula De Oliveira Vanessa Lock

Form Prizes for Excellence and Progress & Effort Junior Progress & Effort: 3rd Form Excellence: 3rd Form Progress & Effort: 4th Form Excellence: 4th Form Progress & Effort: 5th Form Excellence:

Elaine Ge, Elena Mitusova, Jacky Zheng Elene Papashvili Lainey Huang, Irina Orlova, Mike Sereda, Anna Kalmykova Yelena Pavlova, Sherry Yang Ilya Kovalev, Andy Chuang, Rex Zhang, Bolt Wang Vanessa Lock, Milly Man, Nate Sizova, Eric Wang, Danny Zhang, Grant Ovsepyan, Kate Perelman, Paula De Oliveira, Bill Li, Chelsey Wang, Yusuke Miyata Maxim Koshkin, Si Meng Li, Kosta Yun, Joyce Du, Hale Ho, Emma Bokken, Stanislav Osypov, Janice Wen, Anastasia Sonina, Tiffany Xu, Yu Shen, Julien Chabaud, Lilian Lei, Baron Li, Dah Eun Lee, Artem Kadai, Kris Shen, Nicole Jia, Jessica Zhu, Iris Wang, Elina Patouridou, Kelly Tong, Sofia Kovaleva, Tifa Leong

5th Form Progress & Effort:

Exam Results 2015 (I)GCSE Results Entries Grade A* 687 122

Grade A 129

ESOL Exam Results 2015 - 2016 Entries 99

Grade B 131

Grade C 145

Grade D 67

Total A-C 527

% Pass 77

Total Pass 91

% Pass 92

Summer and Spring Vacation Courses Summer Course 2015 “I’ve been looking forward to coming back to Sherborne all year! It’s my third time and I absolutely love it!” It seemed that we had only just welcomed the first arrivals to Summer 2015 when the last of the departing students were jetting out. During the intervening eight weeks, a whirlwind of activity had kept everyone fully occupied and busy. Those who had been before knew what to expect, of course, and it was great to see the whoops of delight as they met up with international friends from the previous year, while students coming for their first time soon settled into the routines and navigated the vast array of sports and activities available to fill their days and evenings away from the intensive schedule of lessons that is our Sherborne Summer. It is always rewarding to see the feedback surveys from the students on their lessons. This summer, even more than previously, students emphasised that they learn a lot and have fun at the same time. Their teachers are kind and explain things well. Their lessons are interesting and well taught, and there is lots of variety with all the different subjects, even though they are really practising and improving their English all the time. Of course, not only in the lessons is fun to be had. The hotly contested ‘Knockout’ competitions in July and August had teams overcoming challenges, from physical and tactical ball and zorbing contests to mental trials, and even a few games that involved getting rather wet. And while the senior boys’ top team recorded a narrow victory of just two points over the senior girls’ ‘A’ team in July, the girls got their revenge and swept the board in August’s contest. Well done to everyone involved, including the teachers’ team who put in an excellent effort and came in third and second places overall! Such occasions are welltaken opportunities for students to bond with each other in their teams, communicating together and showing their competitive - and clever - sides! In the two big fashion shows, students of all ages walked down the catwalk modelling sportswear, casualwear, formalwear and incredibly inventive outfits crafted from big black bin-bags. The Talent Nights showcased performances of magicians, group dances, solo singers, ‘stretchy-dancing’, some almost professional piano playing, birdsong, a great version of the ‘Single Ladies’ dance by the senior boys, and, to enthusiastic cheers and whistles, the amazing all-staff dancing rendition to ‘Uptown Funk’! The final talent show of the season closed with the traditional house tutor performances, deservedly won this year by Westcott with their excellent Sherborne Airways cabin crew dancinground-the-world routines, though they were run a fairly close second by King’s fully fledged, hilariously acted version of Cinderella. Thorpe Park, Harry Potter Studios and Bristol Interactive Science Museum seem to have been the favourite days out. Despite a somewhat wet and dismal day for Longleat, students nevertheless were able to see tigers and lions on safari and take ferry rides to see the sea lions. Cultural trips to Stonehenge and the Roman Baths in the ancient city of Bath provided an insight into historic England while senior students also enjoyed an optional train trip to London from which they traditionally return 24

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with lots of shopping bags and stories of the sights of the capital! It’s not just students who return to Sherborne Summer. Many of our staff come back year after year, giving us a wealth of experience that enables us to understand the particular needs of our students and give them the best care and stimulation. It is the commitment and enthusiasm of all our staff that make for such memorable experiences. Of course, most of all, the biggest congratulations go to the students themselves, and we thank them for being so good and for making our summer so great. It is lovely to hear students say, “We’re like one big family” and as the fun-filled days and action packed weekends rolled through the summer, you could really see why. “I’ve been to five different summer schools and Sherborne is the best of the best” EJT & DB

Spring Course 2016 “Very friendly house tutors - relaxed and fun to talk with” An experienced team of house staff looked after the fortyfive students who called King’s House their home for two weeks in the Easter holidays. It was wonderful to sense the positive and friendly atmosphere with a variety of different nationalities and ages coming together in a good mix of SI and visiting students – indeed, we had more visitors this year on spring course than ever before. They spent their days studying either on the IGCSE revision course in preparation for summer exams or on the intensive English course. A variety of afternoon activities and sports were on offer to keep the students’ bodies and minds fit and healthy during this intensive study period as well as allowing them to have lots of fun. There was plenty of opportunity to try new things as well as improve at sports they already knew. Of course, the perennial favourites of football and fitness drew the usual crowds, but other activities included basketball, badminton, tennis, table tennis, table football, pool, snooker, swimming, touch rugby, zorbing and boxercise. It was great to see such a committed attitude from the students towards their personal health and wellbeing. “Here’s a great course with good teachers – we revised and learned a lot” Revision students sit exam sessions during the evenings to help them practise working under exam conditions. The two separate forty-five minute papers to complete gave them a clearer idea of the sorts of questions that are likely to come up and teachers went over how to answer them more fully and effectively the next day. But there was still time for more unwinding before bed, including movie nights and some special sports screenings in the Greenfield Hall as well as tournaments, competitions and quizzes. Of course, some preferred to use the games and facilities of ‘The Barn’ while others took the opportunity to socialise more and make new friendships with those who joined from other schools. There was major fun on the middle weekend – well, not quite a full weekend as Saturday was a full teaching day (this is a serious study course after all).

Saturday was a fantastic sunny afternoon, perfect for bouncing around on an inflatable obstacle course. Maxim and Giovanni kept falling over in the Sumo wrestling suits; Yu and Nicole had a great time on the obstacle course; and Bruno championed the bungee run, while Miss Watt struggled to stay upright battling the elastic. Zorbing football was great fun for all, but everyone agreed the best part was just trying to knock each other over. And after everybody had worn themselves out, there was a delicious barbeque to tuck into. “There were always different activities and all of them were great” The only day of the whole two weeks without classes paradoxically saw the earliest start, though one with eager anticipation, as what would seem a very long bus ride would take the students to one of England’s most exciting attractions. The day, made all the better by the beautiful spring weather, was crammed with fast adrenaline thrilled

fun. With so many rides, it was difficult to know which way to turn first. Thorpe Park hosts a vast range of attractions, including Colossus, the world’s first Ten loop roller coaster and The Saw, inspired by the blockbuster film franchise. From relaxing water dingy rides to a rollercoaster that reaches 80mph in just 2.5 seconds, there was certainly something for everyone. And indeed, everyone did extremely well. Many thanks are due to the dedicated teams of house and teaching staff, who supported the students through an intensive study time, helped them learn well and develop important skills, and gave them a time to be remembered in the process; and not least, of course, to the students themselves: it was a genuine pleasure having them with us over the Easter holidays and we wish them every success. “Everybody is very kind, the lessons help to improve your English, you make new friends and the meals are tasty” JAG, KW, RW, AD, LD, MH & DB

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U16 Basketball

Girls Basketball

U14 Rounders

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Badminton

Sports Department

Tennis VI

Cricket XI

Sports Reports Boys Sport 1st XI Football After two weeks of focussed fitness training and a trial process, the team were collected and enthusiastic for the new season. The first game came against the Park School, and it was an excellent start to the season, with the boys winning 7-1. This win acted as a catalyst for the team to come together, knowing that they had a high level of ability and teamwork. The next game was quickly upon the team, with a home fixture against Clayesmore. Clayesmore were a strong and experienced team, and it was a heated affair, with a 3-3 draw as the final outcome. The boys produced some excellent football, with a great work ethic and much improved communication. The boy’s first defeat came against Sturminster Newton School, where they lost 3-1 in a very competitive and physical game. This fixture, however, became a big positive for the team, as they looked at their weaknesses, and showed fantastic dedication and hard work in training. With the team becoming more articulate, they were thoroughly looking forward to the challenge ahead of them, and they did not disappoint, going on a four game winning streak, beating Millfield, Clayesmore, Sherborne and Milton Abbey. All of these opponents were excellent teams, coming from top sporting schools in the UK, so these results showed the coaching staff how well the boys had been applying themselves. However, the boys had to deal with another downfall in February, when they suffered defeat by the hands of Sherborne School. This was their worst performance of the season, and it did not take the

team long to realise what had gone wrong and what they needed to resolve. In the weeks after, the team improved their work ethic again, started to play with more freedom and desire, and managed to get back to winning ways, going on another four game winning streak, beating Bishopstrow, Chilton Cantelo and Warminster. The students also went on to become victorious in the prestigious Staff vs Students fixture, beating the staff 2-1. To conclude the season, it would be easy for the coaching staff to pick out a number of players from the squad, and analyse their great qualities and efforts. However, we would like to thank every player that made it such an enjoyable and pleasant season of football. The team had highs and lows throughout the year, and showed fantastic personality and character to bounce back and continue to work hard and display an amazing enthusiasm for the sport. The students and coaching staff would also like to thank Mr Dalton, who will be leaving Sherborne in June to start his teaching qualification. Mr Dalton has been a true assent to the School, leading the Sports Department as Head of Sport, as well as coaching the 1st XI Football Team, and assisting all the other sports team in their efforts. The students have learnt a huge amount from him, as a coach, a mentor and a member of the pastoral team in King’s House. Good luck Mr Dalton! Congratulations to all the boys who represented the first team. An amazing season! JAG

Results Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference 14 9 2 3 52 29 +23 Top Goal Scorers: Stanislav (21) & Miniyuki (17) Most MVP’s: Stanislav and Georg (5) Biggest Winning Score Line: 7-1 (vs. The Park School, Sherborne School, Bishopstrow College) Coaching Staff: Mr Griffiths & Mr Dalton Squad: Stanislav, Mineyuki, Maxim, Artem, Ilya, Pavlo, Michael, Vladyslav, Rain, Vitalii, Pop, Vova S, Aaron, Georg ©, Sasha G, Benjamin, Vova C, Young, Kostiantyn, Kibeom

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2nd XI Football It was that time of year again. A large group of 4th form students attended their very first football training session together. The team did not have long before their first game so they needed to bond together quickly and they needed to make a positive impression on the coaches in order to gain a place in the squad. Training sessions, at the beginning, focussed on fitness and basic football skills, talented members of the team shared their knowledge with others. The team’s first game came after just a few training sessions, a home match against Sturminster Newton. The boys found out the hard way how difficult the season ahead could potentially be. The first two games ended in the boys suffering an 8 – 1 loss to Sturminster Newton and a 3 – 0 loss away to Millfield, although playing extremely well in each. With the boys continuing to improve fantastically well in training, the return fixture of Millfield at home showed many positive signs with the boys holding them to a 2 – 2 draw. The day finally arrived where Sherborne International were set to face fierce rival, Sherborne School. The boys gave all they had and put all their newly worked skills together, which resulted in the team’s best performance of the season. The game ended 6 – 1 to SI. Things were looking up for the 2nd team, and despite a slight blip in the form of a 4 – 1 defeat away to Milton Abbey, the boys finished the season in style with two fantastic wins against Sherborne: 8 – 0 & 6 – 4. The last game of the season was a great opportunity for many 4th form students, who had improved magnificently throughout the season, to Results Played

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Goals For

Goals Goal Against Difference

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represent the school in their first competitive football match, which was fantastic to see. At the end of the season, a presentation was held to congratulate the team on their performance throughout the season and to hand out awards. It was incredibly difficult to decide who should win each award as there were so many star performers who had played very well throughout the season, and contributed a huge amount to the team, not only in matches but in training sessions and off the pitch. A special mention must go the team’s captain, Pavlo Tabchnik. Pavlo showed fantastic leadership throughout the season. Pavlo was very well suited to this role as he was always enthusiastic about training sessions, he always helped staff, encouraged and motivated his teammates when they needed it the most and he worked very hard for the team and performed well during matches. Pavlo, also played for the 1st XI football which shows his endeavour to improve and his footballing ability. Other players who also appeared for the 1st XI included: Pop Wanlopsiri, Ilya Kovalev and Lucca Zheng. As the season went on and the whole team continued to improve, the squad were enjoying their football very much and were working for each other and the team. All the boys gave everything to the team this year and we are incredibly proud of their effort, attitude, passion and determination to improve and win. Well done on a great season boys and good luck in the first team next year. RTW & JSH Awards Players’ Player of the Season Most Improved Player Top Goal scorer Coach’s Player of the Season

Pop Wanlopsiri Costa Chen Leon Chen (7 goals) Lucca Zheng

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Masters against Boys: The Classic Clash

This season has brought a mixed set of results for the U14 Football Team. Having started the season with a heavy defeat to Sturminster Newton, the boys bounced back strongly in the second game with a huge 9-0 victory over the Park School. The remainder of the campaign produced some promising performances from individuals with close encounters against several local rivals. Unfortunately, the results didn’t always follow, which was frustrating for players and management alike. The boys worked tirelessly in training, often for no reward on game day. One of the focuses this season was on developing a ‘pressing game’, pressurising the opposition when in possession. Whilst this was evident in patches, too many lapses in concentration and positional awareness were costly at vital times, leading to preventable goals being conceded. I was impressed with the determination and ‘never give up’ attitude the team displayed in every game. This was evident in several matches, despite being several goals behind on a number of occasions scoring late goals regardless of the fact the result was already inevitable; always striving to do that bit extra. Unfortunately, they ended up on the wrong side of the result in all but one game. However, the attitude and enthusiasm the boys showed at the start and finish of every game epitomised the effort and energy on show this season, The Player of the Season Award goes to Jacky Zheng. Jacky’s developing skill on the ball, combined with his dominant strength and size meant his influence in the centre of defence and midfield was invaluable. Well done Jacky! The Most Improved Player is awarded to Kenshin Suto. Kenshin’s fine level of fitness, as well as his enthusiasm and desire has allowed him to deliver 100% effort for every minute of every game. Kenshin has played in nearly every position on the pitch, improving steadily and acquiring the skills required to play in any position; a real utility player. Well done Kenshin and keep up the hard work! Hard work is what will bring this group of players’ success next season. If everyone demonstrates the positive attitude and willingness to learn they have displayed throughout the season, I am confident next year will be a progression from this. Well done to all the boys who have represented the team this year. Squad: Zama Dlamini (captain), Allan Myradov, Bek Ubaev, Ben Lu, Jacky Zheng, Albert Kanakov, Taiga Higuchi, Kenshin Suto, Smithy Shabalin, Harry Ding, Jacky Hui, Mike Sereda, Eason Xu LJB

The staff against students football match is by far, I dare say it, the most anticipated football game at Sherborne International. The match was, by a wide margin, the most nerve-tingling one I had ever played in as a goalkeeper. It started off with classic English weather, sunshine and a nice breeze. Let me correct myself, the first action-packed half was sunshine and a nice breeze, the second half was less enjoyable. Thick dark clouds had pulled over the pitch and a biting wind was rushing through each and every single layer of my sports kit. At the kick off, I can say now that the 1st football team had never been so well prepared to show our opponents what we are made of. Once all the formalities of choosing sides and who kicked off had been decided, both teams dived headfirst into the action. The students kicked off. It was a desperate struggle for both sides to score first. The ball switched possession often before the first goal came. The students’ effort finally paid off and Stanislav Osypov scored against Mr Clarke, the art teacher. The staff had a few chances as well, but without success. The yells of players trying to organise each other rang out around the pitch throughout the game. Special mention must be made of Mr Dalton’s desperate, but ultimately unsuccessful, shots. The first half dragged on for what felt like ages, but eventually the whistle sounded and the score was 1:0 to the boys. A quick water break and a team discussion led to the restart. At the start of the second half as the teams switched sides and got ready to massacre the pitch with their cleats, the clouds struck a dark shadow, accompanied by the worst kind of wind one could have for a thrilling football match. The staff kept possession of the ball for a rather long time after kick off. It had become clear that both teams were tired, but kept on pushing. Finally the staff pulled through and scored through a sketchy free kick. Mr Bonelli-Bean, the Housemaster of King’s House, got a ball past me. Our hope of winning sunk knee deep. Nonetheless the 1st team wasn’t satisfied with losing to our staff who had tormented us at any given occasion. That was not meant nastily; they are a nice bunch. Again, Mr Dalton was obviously desperate and nearly scored with a header which flew over the crossbar. This got the 1st team back in gear and a longed for decisive goal was scored, again by our top goal scorer, Stan. We had won! To make a long story short, as a proud team captain I feel that the team, including myself, have learned a valuable lesson with this match. The lesson is: succeeding over your superiors is more satisfying by far, than making their lives difficult. Georg Blucher Von Wahlstatt (Form 5)

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U16 Basketball The U16 Basketball team entered the inaugural South West Schools U18 Basketball League this year, which was quite a challenge as they were often facing teams with one or two more years of size, strength and experience and a lot more team chemistry built through years of playing together. However, the young Sherborne International boys showed at times that they could match the best teams in the competition. The season started off well with an early win over Sturminster Newton, showing coaches Mr. Azzopardi, Mr. Tomlinson and Mr. Clarke the talent they had to work with. Sky Zheng started the season strongly and was the team’s most valuable player over the course of the season, showing a lot of natural basketball ability. However, from that win stemmed a 5-match losing streak, including a heart-breaking one-point loss at Warminster, as the Sherborne International boys struggled to find any rhythm in their away games, culminating in a bad 22-52 loss to their experienced cross-town rivals, Sherborne School, who certainly set the standard at which they should be looking to play. The boys only had a week to bounce back from such a heavy defeat, and showed some fight in a close, lowscoring loss to King’s Bournemouth before finally joining the winners’ list again with a big 49-19 win over Bishopstrow - a win which featured a number of cameo performances from some surprised Sherborne International spectators! The season finished off with two wins from the last six matches, with the 4th form boys showing some promising signs for next year. The team was captained by Rain Jin, who, besides being one of our better players, led by example and showed terrific leadership to bring the team together, and Young Luan improved throughout the season and showed maturity and sportsmanship throughout the season. Both boys were awarded ‘half-colours’ for their contributions to the team. Other notable players include Sky, who, as mentioned, won the team MVP award, Can Yu Li who showed a lot of natural ability close to the basket both on offense and defence, Nemo Lau who always provided energy and effort, Baron Li who battled for every loose ball and put his body on the line in every game, and Ray Zhang and Mio Chan who were the team’s best jump-shooters. They were well supported in various games by Danny Zhang, Mark Zheng, Oliver Mei, Lucca Zheng and Devon Weng. BA

Cricket Match - SI versus the Park School

“Sherborne International falter as Park School dazzle with the bat!” (Matron Roberts) A breezy overcast Thursday afternoon was the setting for Sherborne International’s first competitive fixture of the year. They hosted the Park school on a 20/20 match, which promised to be a fierce contest. Sherborne won the toss and Captain Mike Guzhvin opted to bat. Some tight and accurate bowling from the opening bowlers made it difficult for Sherborne to score runs and eventually Mike was bowled out with the score on 4. Sherborne continued to lose wickets at regular intervals and some fantastic fielding meant runs were hard to come by. Sherborne found themselves under pressure with only 19 runs with 5 wickets gone. This brought Allan (6 runs) and Mineyuki (6 runs) to the crease and they both took to the bowling in blistering fashion, Allan hitting a boundary off only his second ball. Some good shots and running between the wickets meant Sherborne were on 30 before they lost their next wicket, when a good, fast, straight ball bowled Allan out. More quickly fell as the Park School continued their good bowling and Sherborne were finally all out for 42. It was the turn of the Park School to bat needing 43 to win. Zama opened the bowling and immediately the batsman took a liking to him, smashing twelve runs off the first over in three boundaries. The second over from Young went more to plan, he bowled a maiden (going for zero runs off his over). The batsmen were finding it easy to score runs and hitting more and more boundaries. Some tight overs from Mike, Harry, Alex and Pop gave Sherborne a chance. Then another over with two boundaries meant the Park School needed just four to win with ten overs left. Vincent came on to bowl and the first two balls went for no runs. However, the batsman struck the next ball with such power it went to the boundary with just one bounce and it gave the opposition the four they needed to win. The Park School won by 10 wickets This was a game with positives with both bat and ball, which gave a glimmer of hope for Sherborne in their upcoming JAG fixtures.

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Members of Staff Excel at Long Distance Running

The Sherborne International U16 Tennis Team played extremely well in their first game of the year, managing to beat Warminster in a tense 5-4 thriller. Even more impressive than the win was that for most of our boys it was their first ever competitive match of tennis. Kosta and Max led the team extremely well as the first pair, winning all three of their matches 6-0, 6-2, 6-2. Kosta’s serves and Max’s consistency proved too much for their players who were all blown away with their strength. Vincent and Jack formed an excellent partnership, competing well against all of their teams and winning one of their games for a crucial point. Sasha and Mike also formed a strong partnership together, winning their last game 6-4 against the Warminster’s 3rd seeds in a thrilling encounter. Well done everyone on a great performance and a well-earned KFC on the drive home. LPD [One can only hope this first match is a harbinger of great things to come. Ed.]

This academic year has seen a surge in staff participation in long distance running events around the country. While most students shudder in their training shoes at the thought of anything over 100m, several members of SI staff have been pounding the streets for miles on end training for long distance events. The ‘season’ opened on Sunday 7 February with Mrs Loddo, Mr Stobart and Mr Stratton running the Blackmore Vale Half Marathon on a very chilly but bright morning. Listed in the running calendar as a run with a killer final kilometre, it proved to be a challenge but all three of our runners secured times inside their targets – an excellent start to the season. Mr Stobart was running to raise money for the Marie Curie Charity. On the same day Mr Holroyd and Mr Tomlinson were running in the Longleat 10km race. Not only did Mr Tomlinson beat his target time, but Mr Holroyd won the race. Mr Holroyd continued this success with another win on 13 March in the Sherborne 10km race, and in doing so, smashing the course record. The following weekend, 20 March, saw all our runners out on the roads again with Mr Holroyd, Mrs Loddo and Mr Tomlinson completing in the Sherborne 10K course and Mr Stobart in the Weymouth Half Marathon. Mrs Loddo was running to raise money for the charity Longfield Hospice Care. Again, all season best times were improved and yet again Mr Holroyd came away with the winner’s trophy. On the same day Mr Stratton completed the Coniston Run, a hilly 14-mile course around Lake Coniston in the Lake District, in the north west of England. Not satisfied with the half marathon type distances (13.1 miles or 21km) Mr Stratton completed the London Marathon (26.2 miles) on 24 April. On 1 May Mrs Loddo also completed the Round the Tor run, a 10km run around the famous Glastonbury Tor. Not satisfied with just running on roads on 28 May she also competed the Maverick Original Dorset Trail a 16½km cross-country run across heathlands, through forests and along the coast through the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A summer beckons, the running shoes will not have a rest – there are plenty of races to look forward to in the Autumn term, in fact one of the staff members mentioned above has already entered the Bournemouth Half Marathon taking place on 2 October! CPS

Mixed Sport Badminton The Sherborne International students have played two badminton fixtures this term. The first was a mixed doubles competition against Kings International School in Bournemouth. This fixture was organised through a contact with a former GRA who worked at Sherborne. This was a great opportunity for the girls and boys to play badminton together. The only time they had seen their partners playing previously was during the inter-house competition. Sherborne had some strong pairs, particularly Sky and Milly who won two of their three sets. Ray and Vanessa C also played very well winning another set. As Milly is such a talented player she was invited to attend some coaching sessions with a local adult club. Milly, Sky and Vanessa C attended three sessions where they had specialist coaching. The next fixture, against Bishopstrow, involved boys and girls but they played as girls or boys doubles. There was also the opportunity for some of the younger students to play. Vanessa C was awarded best female player of the fixture as she won both her singles and doubles matches. Sasha K was voted best male player. The younger girls who played their first badminton fixture won their doubles match. Ray also played well to win his matches too. Squad: Milly, Vanessa C, Amber, Wendy H, Doris, Sky, Ray, MIAD Sasha K, Nemo.

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Sportswomen of the Week Wendy H, Janice, Paula, Varvara, Nicole J, Elena M, Yu Shen, Vanessa L, Irina, Vanessa C, Senty D, Milly M, Joyce, Alice, Yelena, Elizaveta K, Sherry, Doris LPD 32

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This year was the first 10K race of my life, even though I was in the cross-country team before I came to Sherborne. Running 10K isn’t an easy task for any runner. I am not a fast runner, and needed a lot of practice to get used to the distance. I ran with Mr. Holroyd in the Running Club before doing the race to improve my technique. I have learned a lot from those training sessions, which I can now practice by myself, and I am sure I will be able to improve and get better in my running later on in life. Hale Ho (Form 5)

Girls Sport

U16 Netball

U15 Netball

The U16 Netball team has had an excellent season this year. The team was a mix of last year’s players from the fifth form and new players in the H and S sets who began the year with varying abilities. The girls who were new to netball had just a few weeks to grasp the rules and positions of netball before their first match against Sherborne Girls. During training their footwork and passing skills have developed significantly and this is reflected in the final scores of the matches played throughout the season. A variety of team practices have meant that the girls got used to each other’s style of play which helped during matches. A range of matches with other schools saw the girls travelling across Dorset and Somerset for fixtures at Leweston, Sexey’s, Chilton Cantelo and Milton Abbey. There was some wonderful netball, in particular the match against Bishopstrow College which the girls won 14 – 9. Given that four members of the team had not played netball before September, this was a fantastic result. This was the first win for them and they left feeling immensely proud of their achievement. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with the girls this year. I hope that they will continue to develop their skills at their next schools as they will be an asset to any team that they play for. Team: Dream (Captain), Tiffany, Savannah, Alice, Milly, Amber, Nicole, Yu, Anastasia S, Emma, Elina and Paula AMD

The Under 15 Netball team have made great progress since September. Their first match against the experienced Sherborne Girls was challenging. The girls played well considering and still managed four goals. Even though this was not enough for a win, the experience gave the girls the opportunity to reflect on what they needed to improve in preparation for the rest of the season. The girls worked hard for their second match against Leweston, which paid off as they won a fantastic 8-0. Senty and Yelena’s much improved shooting skills were key to this win with the help of Wendy’s excellent performance in defence. The penultimate match of the season was the toughest for the under 15’s. Milton Abbey had been playing for many years giving them the advantage over the international girls, most of whom had only been playing for six months. The first half of the match proved difficult for them and they were unable to score against Milton Abbey’s strong defence. However, they showed their team spirit and pulled it back slightly, scoring three goals in the second half, though this was still not enough to threaten the opposition’s extensive lead. After their previous disappointment the under 15’s were keen to play their final match well. Unfortunately for the girls, Sexeys was yet another highly experienced team and played strongly to win. Even though the girls did not finish the season as they had hoped, their progress was clear, with both Senty and Yelena totalling ten goals each. As a team they have been very supportive of each other and should all be extremely proud of what they have achieved in such a short space of time. Well done girls! Team: Senty Dlamini (Captain), Yelena Pavlova, Doris Li, Mindy Li, Sherry Chau, Sherry Yang, Wendy He, Daria Samsonova, Rosanne Liu and Lisa Otto KW

U14 Netball The junior and 3rd form girls played netball two or three times every week. Their level of skill improved at a great rate despite never having seen or played netball before. Their first match was against Sherborne Girls. Elena M had only arrived at Sherborne International a few days prior to this fixture and had only had one lesson of netball. She played with great enthusiasm and it was evident she would be an asset for the team in defence. As captain Irina set a good example scoring the only goal for the International girls. The girls kept practising and improving their skills and the following term they travelled to Leweston School to play their international girls. This match was played inside, something unusual for the Sherborne girls. Yet again Elena played well in defence. This time though Irina could not help her team due to the height of their defenders. The Under 14 team did not have any other fixtures due to cancellations by other teams. However, they should be pleased with their progress and they can take their skills with them to their future schools. Squad Irina (c), Anna K, Lainey H, Elene P, Elena M, Elaine G, Nadine K Fixtures Sherborne Girls lost 14-1 Leweston lost 8-0 MIAD

Basketball Six of the Sherborne International girls attended the Sherborne Basketball Academy run by the South Coast Tigers Basketball Club. They received professional coaching and trained with girls from other local schools. Savannah, Tiffany, Zoe, Vanessa L, Daria and Senty learnt to work together as a team as well as mastering new skills. Savannah and Tiffany also practised every day on the basketball court at school often showing the boys they were as good as, and sometimes better than, them. At the end of the first term the girls played against Sherborne Girls U18 team. The International girls started well but their lack of players meant they were all on court for most of the match. The Sherborne girls took advantage of their fresh players and won the match 19-15. The International girls were not disheartened and continued to train at the academy. The next match was for the younger students. These girls had not been to the academy and were playing their first match against girls who had been playing together for a while. They did not win but those who are returning are eager to play more. Senior squad: Savannah (Capt.), Tiffany, Vanessa, Zoe, Daria & Senty (lost to Sherborne Girls 19-15) Junior squad: Senty (Capt.), Daria, Zoe, Anna, Irina & MIAD Elaine (lost to Bishopstowe College 24-2)

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The Under 16 Girls’ Football Team only started training in March this year and for many of them this was the first time they had played. The team were anxious on arrival at Leweston for their first football match; they were keen to play well as this would also be their only match of the season. They did not let nerves get the better of them, playing a strong first half with Anastasija in goal making some excellent saves. It was only in the last few minutes that Leweston finally managed to score to take the lead after the first half. After a quick team chat and words of encouragement from team captain Paula, the girls were ready to play the second half. Elizaveta, who was new to playing in goal, made some fantastic saves. Both Elina and Vanessa performed well in defence, tackling the opposition confidently. The Leweston girls, however, scored their second goal just before the whistle, showing their experience as a team. Even though the international girls did not win this match, they played extremely well considering that football was new to the majority of the girls playing. As a team, they showed great spirit and were very supportive of each other throughout. The girls represented the school brilliantly and should be proud of what they achieved in such a short space of time. KAW Team: Paula De Oliveira (c), Emma Bokken, Elina Patouridou, Sofia Kovaleva, Anastasija Girse, Anastasia Sonina, Elizaveta Kalmykova, Vanessa Chu and MarieTherese Messinger

Jo Norton Somerset County Rugby Miss Norton comments: ‘I had the opportunity to play for Somerset having attended training and development sessions. I made a second half appearance on the wing in the match vs Hampshire. It was a great experience training and playing with the squad and I hope to be a part of it again next year.’

Rounders The girls learnt to play rounders on sunny Saturday afternoons. Their games were fun but showed they had mastered many new skills and were starting to learn the tactics of what appears to be a simple game. Some of the girls, who had not shown themselves to be netball players, found they could make a contribution in rounders. Mindy was good at catching the ball at first post as was Stephanie. The hard ball put neither of them off. Irina made a good bowler, as did Marie-Therese. Due to schools closing and matches being cancelled due to bad weather, the girls only had one fixture for each team. Both teams travelled to Bishopstrow College to play their international students. The younger girls struggled to score any full rounders but made a great effort to score half rounders by getting to second post after they had hit the ball. Anna used her speed to get round all four posts despite not hitting the ball. The girls had quick reactions to a hard ball coming in their direction. Although they lost this game, some of them are returning next year so they have a good base to start from.

Final score Bishopstrow won 25-4 Squad: Irina, Nadine ½, Elena, Lainey ½, Anna (Capt.) 1, Elene ½, Kate 1, Bow, Stephanie, Tiffany Z. The older girls were captained by Marie-Therese, who took her role very seriously encouraging her team to steal as many half rounders as possible in an attempt to raise their score. Ksenia, Wendy H and Marie-Therese all managed to score full rounders due to their strong hitting skills and speed around the posts. Wendy H also had a great game at 4th post stumping the Bishopstrow girls out as they tried to get past and taking a great catch to stop another girl from scoring. Irina and Wendy Z managed to stop the Bishopstrow girls from scoring with two great catches in their deep fielding positions. Final score Bishopstrow won 20½ - 9 Squad: Ksenia 1, Wendy H 1, Mindy ½, Marie – Therese (Capt.) 3, Rose ½, Daria 1, Stephanie 1, Wendy Z, Tiffany Z, Irina ½, Anna ½, Elena ½ . MIAD

Table Tennis

Inter-house Competitions Inter-house Competition This year we have expanded the series of Inter-house sports tournaments into a much wider competition, with challenges in more academic and creative activities, as well as the usual sporting events. These include events such as debating, charity work, entrepreneurial skills, a maths challenge, creative writing, a university challenge and pancake racing to name a few. These additional events have given the Inter-house Competition even greater kudos, which has fostered an even greater community spirit within our school. These added events have created a platform for those students who might not be the most athletic, but who are nonetheless talented in other areas. As an added initiative, academic and community credits this year have also counted towards each house’s points total; one credit equalling one point. This has further rewarded good effort and behaviour in and outside of lessons, giving students every opportunity to show us how well behaved and talented they are. These changes have given all students something to be a part of, creating opportunities for all students to show leadership, initiative and teamwork. We have been extremely pleased with every student’s effort and achievement in this year’s Inter-house LPD competition and we look forward to an even bigger and better competition next year.

Inter-house Swimming Gala Lapping are making waves in the Inter-house Competition after an impressive team performance in the pool. Lapping dominated from the very first race as they swept aside the other teams to win the Inter-house Swimming Competition by a nautical mile. They displayed some impressive performances through the afternoon with strong swimmers in every race. In the Junior/Inter Boys category, Ilya, Smithy and Bolt swam extremely well to win a combined 42 points between them. However, this impressive feat was ably supported by the Lapping Senior Boys of Julien and Sasha K. Julien particularly impressed by winning all three of his races (just as Bolt had done) and thus taking home the gold medal in his category. However, it wasn’t just the Lapping boys that were on fire in the pool as the Lapping girls were also making waves. Daria (14 points) and Vanessa (15 points) were key contributors to the team total as they notched some impressive victories. There were, however, no victories quite as impressive as Vanessa’s record breaking swim in the Senior Girls 25m Breaststroke, coming home in 22.03s. This beat the previous record, which had stood for an amazing 11 years, by over a second. Well done Vanessa on this impressive feat. It should be mentioned that there were also notable performances from Francis and Macnaghten swimmers with Yelena, Elene, Amber, Alex and Vlad all impressing with some excellent swims during the afternoon. However, their teams seemed to lack the strength in depth that Lapping had in abundance. Well done to all the swimmers who took part, and once again, congratulations to the blues of Lapping.

Medals and Final Results

Junior/Inter Boys 1.Bolt Wang 2. Smithy Shabalin 3. Ilya Kovalev Junior/Inter Girls 1. Yelena Pavlova 2. Daria Samsonova 3. Elene Papashvilli Senior Girls 1. Vanessa Lock 2. Nicole Jia 3. Bethany Lee Senior Boys 1. Julien Chabaud 2. Sasha Krivitskii 3. Daniils Sisovs Overall Results 1. Lapping 2. Francis 3. Macnaghten

Inter-house Points from the Swimming Gala were: 1. Lapping 290 2. Macnaghten 158 3. Francis 148 LPD

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Inter-house Basketball 2015-16 Macnaghten start the year as they mean to go on... On 18th October we had our first sports event in the newly expanded Inter-house Competition and what an exciting one it was! Macnaghten held on to their basketball trophy from last year by winning two of the three competitions. They were dominant throughout by working well as a team and by utilising their individual strengths. In particular Sky and Savannah played extremely well as they were deadly from close range. The story could have been so different, however, as Lapping made all three finals, but unfortunately failed to win any of them. They were extremely unlucky as they lost both the Girls and the Junior Boys finals by just two points, and it was even closer in the Inter/Senior Boys Final. The final finished 5-5 so the game went to overtime. After one minute of overtime we were still unable to split the two teams so it went to sudden death free-throws. Lapping missed their first free-throw but Sky stepped up with calm assurance, amidst the fervour of the crowd, and made his shot to win it for Macnaghten. The Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Final was equally as tense as the much fancied Macnaghten team almost met their match against the underdogs of Lapping. Vanessa made some excellent shots for Lapping but in the end the fast break of Macnaghten gave them the two point lead they needed to win the game. Francis had some good performances from individual players but failed to put this all together to get the wins they needed, only making one final. Varvara and Nemo particularly impressed for the Girls and Inter/Senior boys respectively. However it was the Francis team of Bek, Zama and Jacky that managed to impress the most by winning the Junior Boys competition. They all worked extremely well as a team and it paid off in the end with the victory in the final. Well done to everyone that played and thank you for all the supporters that came down and created such a great atmosphere. Well done once again to Macnaghten; are we about to see a repeat of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dominance? LPD

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Inter-house Volleyball Lapping bounce back from their basketball disappointment with an impressive team performance in the volleyball. After making all three finals in the basketball competition, Lapping repeated the same feat in the volleyball. The ending was much sweeter this time, however, winning two out of the three and clinching the Inter-house Volleyball trophy in the process. After all of the group games were played, we were left with three finals: Francis v Lapping (Junior/Inter Boys), Macnaghten v Lapping (Girls) and Macnaghten v Lapping (Senior Boys). Although Lapping made all three finals, they weren’t actually the top seeds in any of them, with their opponents finishing top in each of the three groups. They knew they were up against it with the Francis and Macnaghten teams displaying some impressive performances throughout. In particular the Francis Junior/Inter Boys Team had won all of their group stage games (in impressive fashion as well.) They were to be the opponents for Lapping’s first final, and what a final! The mighty greens seemed to take the game too easily from the start as Lapping piled on the points. Lapping’s impressive teamwork and support from those watching, eventually spurred them on for a famous victory. This unlikely victory gave the Lapping Girls even more belief that they could also cause an upset against a strong Macnaghten team. The blues worked extremely hard, serving well and blocking lots of smashes from the opposition. All this hard work paid off as they were once again victorious. The Macnaghten team now knew that they couldn’t win overall, but they could definitely restore some pride, and earn some vital points, with just the Senior Boys final left. There was to be no clean sweep for Lapping as Macnaghten produced a dogged performance in a thrilling 21-19 victory. Vladyslav in particular shone for the reds of Macnaghten as he used his height to his advantage, smashing the ball back to the blues at every opportunity. Overall it was a great competition with a great atmosphere of friendly rivalry and once again well done to Lapping. Bring on the table tennis! LPD

Inter-house Cricket Tournament MAC vs FRA “Francis and Macnaghten involved in a low scoring Thriller!” (Mr Banfield) On a sunny Thursday afternoon, the opening fixture of the Inter-house Cricket Competition proved to be a very entertaining. Macnaghten won the toss, and opted to bat, on a surprisingly ‘zippy’ wicket after the heavy downpour in the morning. A superb opening bowling performance from

Alex, saw the batting side two wickets down within the first over. The batsman continued to generate runs however, with Vincent being the outstanding player, with a modest but well-earned 4 runs. Francis continued to pick up wickets, in a relatively quick manner, with Mike (c) starring with very economical bowling figures (3 wickets for 6 runs). Macnaghten were therefore restricted to ‘20 all out’ in their innings. Francis took to the run-chase in blistering fashion, with Zama and Mike (c) winning the fixture in just five overs. Both batman proved their class, hitting a numbers of runs in quick succession. Mike (c) also managed to pick up a boundary in the process. Despite the ease of the run-chase, there were some very promising bowling performances, notably Leon and Vincent, which, with a higher total, could have caused serious damage. This was an excellent performance by both teams, with lots of positives moving forward into their next matches.

LAP vs MAC “A nail-biting match!” (Mr. Azzopardi) Despite the cold breeze, and occasional spots of rain, the Macnaghten and Lapping boys stepped out onto the field with an air of enthusiasm, after a week of great training sessions. Lapping opened the batting, and played extremely well, with Sho and Allan forming a superb partnership early on. Sho managed to score ten runs, including two boundaries, before being bowled out by the accurate and pacey Leon. Allan managed to complete eight runs before being bowled by Mark. Lucca and Pavlo did not manage to register any runs, but gave a good account of themselves. Cris showed his excellent potential, making five runs, as well as batting extremely defensively to protect his team. Lapping completed their innings with a score of 54-4. Macnaghten then came into bat, and started very aggressively, taking every opportunity to swing their bats towards the oncoming balls, bowled by Suku, Joe and Jump. Unfortunately for Macnaghten, Lapping had a very tight and organised field, which assisted to them keeping the run total low for the first few overs. Lee and Vincent both managed to register two runs, whilst Caesar, Sky and Jack only managed one run each. Young bowled superbly throughout, managed to take three wickets in the process. In the 12 overs played, Macnaghten narrowly missed out on catching Lappings’ run total, scoring 51-6 for their efforts. This was a great victory for Lapping, and a very good JAG performance from both sides! Unfortunately, it was at this stage that the magazine went to press, so we are unable to bring you the final result. [Ed.]

Inter-house Badminton Sunday 24th January 2016 The Inter-house Badminton competition is traditionally one of the most competitive and enjoyable fixtures on the school calendar, with many students of all ages competing for their chance to contribute in an ever growing and evolving Inter-house Championship. This year, it was a similar picture, with a number of extremely well fought and exciting matches, and an enthusiastic group of supporting students, lining the perimeter of the Sherborne School Sports Hall, cheering on their team mates and friends. All the matches were extremely close, and it took huge commitment from each player across all three teams to earn points. For the Junior/Intermediate Girls group, it was Macnaghton who were victorious, beating Lapping in a very eventful and dramatic final on court Number 1. On court Number 2, in the Intermediate/Senior Boys final, it was again Macnaghton who claimed maximum points, beating Lapping again in a well-fought game. On court Number 3, it was Francis who met Macnaghton in the final of the Junior/Intermediate Boys, and despite a superb and determined surge from the Francis boys, it was Macnaghton who had the ‘X Factor’, which took them to victory. In the remaining two finals, Macnaghton managed to make it five out of five wins, beating Francis in the Intermediate/Senior final, as well as the Mixed Doubles final. In the ‘Staff vs Students’ game, Vanessa C partnered Mr Banfield in a battle against Mr Haynes and Mr Griffiths. Despite their best efforts, it was Vanessa and Mr Banfield who came out on top, beating the King’s House Staff 22-20. There were a number of outstanding performances in the competition, with Sky, Milly, Vanessa and Sasha catching the eye of the umpires and house leaders. However, all the competitors deserve to be congratulated and thanked, for giving up their free time on a Sunday afternoon, and participating in such an enjoyable event. Congratulations to Macnaghton House for their tremendous win. Well done! JAG

Girls Inter-house Table Tennis The girls’ table tennis competition was split into doubles and singles. In both competitions the girls played three games each up to eleven points. Singles: Senty represented Macnaghten in the first match against Vanessa C from Francis. Vanessa played with skill moving the ball around the table and making Senty work hard for every point. She won all three of her games. Senty then played Sherry C and had a much closer match. Sherry had been practising in her free time though and managed to take the third game and win the match for Lapping. The last singles match was between Vanessa C for Francis and Vanessa L for Lapping. Vanessa L was determined to win this match and did not allow Vanessa C many chances to score any points. Her spinning serve and strong, fast shots saw Vanessa L win all three games very quickly. Results: Lapping 1st, Francis 2nd, Macnaghten 3rd Doubles: The doubles competition was well supported. The girls had learnt to play in their sports lessons the previous term and most had continued to play in the common room in their free time.

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The first match was between Bow and Mindy for Lapping and Wendy and Rose for Macnaghten. Wendy and Rose are both tall girls and the made use of their extra reach when Bow and Mindy tried to send the ball wide off the side of the table. They quickly won all three games. Bow and Mindy played the next match against Sherry Y and Doris who were representing Francis. Sherry and Doris had been practising regularly. Although Bow and Mindy managed to score a few points in each game, Sherry and Doris won all three. The final match was between Macnaghten and Francis. Both teams had won one match already. All four girls, Wendy, Rose, Sherry and Doris regularly played together. Every game was close but after one game each Wendy and Rose from Macnaghten managed to win the last game by 11-8 to win the match and the competition. Results: Macnaghten 1st, Francis 2nd, Lapping 3rd

Inter-house Fifa Tournament This year as part of the Inter-house Competition we staged a Fifa tournament on the big screen in the Greenfield Hall for all the ‘gamers’ in the School. Each house submitted five players to enter the knockout tournament with the winners progressing to a final. The event drew a large crowd who were keen to support their peers as they displayed some fantastic tactical knowhow, superb dexterity and quick reactions to outwit their opponents. The final was a thrilling encounter between Francis’ Artem and Lapping’s Vova. After a close fought battle Artem was able to score the vital goal late on to clinch the victory for Francis House. Well done to all the boys who took part and congratulations again to Artem and Francis House. Points: Francis 50, Lapping 30, Macnaghten 15 LPD

Inter-house Creative Writing Competition Points: Francis 50, Macnaghten 30, Lapping 15 [Please see an account of this event and some of the best entries in the Original Contributions section. Ed.

Inter-house ‘University Challenge’

On Saturday 21st November, the brainiest eight members of each Inter-house team were put together to form two quiz teams. The University Challenge tested each team’s knowledge in a variety of subjects and topics for example: Maths, Celebrity, Sport, Biology, Music, Art, English and Movies. We held a Junior/Intermediate Competition and a Senior Competition with iPads being used as buzzers for each team. The Junior/Intermediate competition saw a very close run contest with Francis and Lapping being neck and neck throughout. Francis just managed to hold on the lead towards the end of the event, however, securing a cool 50 points towards the Inter-house competition. The Senior Competition saw a complete reversal of how the younger age group competition finished, with Macnaghten this time coming away with 1st place. They were dominant throughout with extremely strong knowledge in a number of areas spread amongst their team of Michael, Milly, Danny and Chelsey. After the points were totalled, Macnaghten came out victorious overall. Well done to everyone who took part in the competition and showcased their excellent general knowledge. LPD

Inter-house Public Speaking Points: Lapping 50, Macnaghten 30, Francis 15 [Please see an account of this event in the Visits and Events section Ed.]

Inter-house Maths Challenge Points: Macnaghten – 50 + 15 = 65 , Francis – 15 + 50 = 65, Lapping – 30 + 30 = 60 (Macnaghten won on countback of scores from the challenge) [Please see an account of this event in the Visits and Events section Ed.]

Inter-house Ironman Challenge Top Individual Results: 1st Mineyuki Tokuriki (FRA) 2nd Bolt Wang (LAP) 3rd Cris Yan (LAP) Overall Points: Francis 50, Lapping 30, Macnaghten 15

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Inter-house Netball The Inter-house netball competition had every single girl involved in some way. Some girls played, went to music lessons and then returned to play again. Even Tifa, who was on crutches, played an important role keeping the score in the skills competition. The junior and senior competitions ran at the same time giving the senior and junior girls the chance to cheer each other’s teams on and appreciate their level of skill. The junior competition was dominated by Lapping thanks to Lisa in defence and Irina and Mindy’s shooting skills in attack. They beat Francis 8-0 but Macnaghten provided a much closer game. Wendy H did not allow the Lapping girls many chances to attack and Senty scored goals for Macnaghten whenever she got the chance. Lapping did not give in and won this game 5-3. Francis made some tactical changes. Their strongest player, Yelena, had returned from her music lesson which lifted Francis’ house spirits so much they went on to beat Macnaghten 6-0. The final results were: Lapping 1st, Francis 2nd and Macnaghten 3rd. The senior competition was dominated by Macnaghten. They had four of the school team in their house and they played well together easily beating Francis and Lapping, 8-1 and 7-3 respectively. The girls in Lapping were not prepared to lose both their matches. They had Dream, the senior netball captain, on their team and she encouraged her team to keep working and they were rewarded with a 6-0 win over Francis. The final results were: Macnaghten 1st, Lapping 2nd and Francis 3rd. The skills competition gave the girls who did not play in the matches a chance to score points for their house. The skills included fast passing, shooting and movement drills. The juniors and seniors worked together for the first time. There were many surprises with girls showing skills not seen before. Si Meng should be commended for her determination. The final results were Lapping 1st, Francis 2nd and Macnaghten 3rd. MIAD

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number of students to be involved and to spectate. The opening game between Francis and Macnaghten was one for the supporters. It was a 3-0 whitewash, with Artem and Stanislav on the score sheet, Mineyuki pulling the strings in midfield, and Mike protecting his goal in superb fashion. Francis then met Lapping in the second fixture, and found themselves looking for answers after a quick goal from Maxim saw them 1-0 down after two minutes, which was quickly followed by a freak goal deflecting in off Mike. Francis battled back well, with a goal from Mineyuki in the last minute, but it wasn’t enough to topple the strong and well-organised Lapping team. The third fixture saw a clash of two strong teams, Lapping and Macnaghten, and although the game finished 0-0, it was far from unentertaining, with both teams hitting the post and the crossbar, as well as some superb goalkeeping from Georg in the final few minutes. In the fourth game of the tournament, Macnaghten met Francis again, and managed to seek revenge after Francis’ victory in the first game, winning the tie 2-1, with Pop and Vlad finding the net. Francis then met Lapping in their final group game, and needed a victory to guarantee a place in the tournament final. Despite both team’s efforts, neither managed to find the net. In the last ten seconds, Francis managed to hit the post twice, before Georg completed a string of saves to keep the score at 0-0. The final match of the group stage, Lapping vs Macnaghten, finished with a 1-0 victory to Macnaghten, with Vova C scoring the winning goal in the eighth minute. The final between Lapping and Macnaghten was well supported, with the boys and girls crowding around the perimeter of the AstroTurf football pitch, cheering on their team mates and friends. It was a close encounter, with both teams setting up in a defensive manner, and looking for opportunities to counter their opposition. In the eighth minute, the ball fell to Cris, who turned his defender with speed and skill, before placing the ball in the bottom righthand corner past Kosta. Macnaghten tried their best to equalise, before the final whistle broke their hearts! Lapping celebrated their victory in style, charging around the pitch and rejoicing with the crowd. Congratulations to everyone JAG who took part. A great afternoon of sport!

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Finally, in the Junior and Intermediate Competition, it was Smithy and Allan of Lapping who came out triumphant, beating Francis 6-3 and Macnaghten 7-6. The boys showed excellent teamwork and communication skills, as well as transferring what they had learnt in training sessions, into a competitive environment. It was very pleasing to see Sydney and Kaven playing for Francis in their first term at Sherborne International. Albert and Mike also put in an excellent performance for Macnaghten. The competition inspired a tremendous effort from everyone involved, and I would like to thank particularly the boys who came down to support their house teams. JAG

Pancake Race It was an exciting start to the Trinity Term, with the boys opening the sporting programme with a number of positive tennis sessions, showing great enthusiasm and interest in the sport. The weather for the Inter-house Tennis Competition was not overly desirable, with windy and wet spells throughout the afternoon. However, the boys persevered and showed a very positive attitude towards the event. The competition was played in a doubles format, and split into three categories, with the ‘Senior Boys’ playing on Court 1, the ‘Intermediate Boys’ playing on Court 2, and the ‘Junior and Intermediate Boys’ playing on Court 3.

The Senior Boys Competition was a close fought encounter, with Macnaghten coming out victorious, with Kosta and Michael performing excellently in the final against Lapping. Lapping were very competitive throughout their matches, with Maxim, in particular, showing good ability and an impressive work ethic. Francis also played very well, and were unlucky at times. This was especially evident when Artem, the Francis Captain, picked up an injury in their second game. The Intermediate Boys Competition was slightly more one-sided, with Macnaghten playing particularly well. Vincent and Jack managed to beat Lapping and Francis in the group stage, before beating Lapping again in the final 6-3. Vincent and Jack formed a formidable partnership, having played previously in school fixtures together. For Francis, Gary played very well, with a consistent serve and a powerful forehand, and Ilya showed good signs of progression for Lapping.

The annual Inter-house Pancake Race took place on the 10th February as the male and female Inter-house captains battled it out to see which house would win the golden pancake. This year’s race was over the traditional stretch from Mr Bonelli-Bean’s house to the Barn. However, this year’s event would involve a relay element with an additional three flip zones per length for consistent flipping. The female captains started with some excellent flipping on show as Elina, Milly and Nicole were neck and neck to the turn. Elina stretched ahead with some quick flips as they headed back to Mr Bonelli-Bean’s house. This put Julien (and Lapping) in the lead for the boys’ leg. However, Artem and Michael were able to put the pressure on Julien at the turn. Coming back towards Mr BonelliBean’s for the finish line, there was a moment of controversy as Julien appeared to finish first. However, after consultation with the flip zone judges, he was deemed to be guilty of some illegal flips. This allowed Macnaghten to take home the trophy as Michael was just able to pip Artem to the finish. Well done to all those who were willing to make themselves look a bit silly in a very traditionally British celebration of Shrove Tuesday. LPD

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Clubs and Activities Introduction to Junior, 3rd and 4th Form Activities All students from the J group, the 3rd and 4th forms have continued to enjoy a wide range of activities in all three terms this academic year. They have taken place every Wednesday afternoon between four and six o’clock. Each term, we have been able to organise up to eight different activities for the students to choose from. These activities have allowed the students a tremendous opportunity to socialise with students from all over the world, to work together as a team, to learn new skills and have fun outside the classroom. The first term saw the reintroduction of activities such as the Rock Climbing activity and the Drama Club. The Drama Club offered something different for the students who were not particularly interested in sport-based activities. This added more significance and opportunities when the School Christmas Drama festival and the school play were in rehearsal. The second term saw the introduction of two new activities including the Fencing activity and the Music club. The final term saw the introduction of two more fresh activities to embrace the summer period. The students had the extra choice to either join the Tennis Club or enter into a world of mystery by choosing the ‘Mystery Field Games’ activity. This latter activity gave a group of students of a variety of nationalities the opportunity to take part in different team games and activities each week on the school playing fields. These included Ultimate Frisbee, Zorbing and Rounders. The third term also saw a number of 4th form students go on expeditions, learn camping skills and learn map reading skills, among a variety of other things, as they embarked on a journey to complete their Duke of Edinburgh award as their chosen Wednesday activity. Football, Golf, Bowling, Squash, Arts & Crafts and Horse-riding remained on the timetable from last year and continued to offer the students a range of fun and interesting activities. All the activities turned out to be incredibly popular with the students especially football and bowling and there seemed to be something on offer for everyone. It has been an absolute pleasure to see the students enjoy these activities throughout this year, to see they have learned new skills and to see how they have all impressed with their positive attitude, their maturity and the fantastic RTW way they have represented the school.

Art and Craft Club We have had a really good art activity programme this term. I believe everyone has had an enjoyable time with Miss Thompson. Because this was quite a short term, we only focused on one thing, which was cushion cover making. We can choose which way we would like to do it, by stitching or ironing. Of course, we had safety warnings before using the iron and needles. People can decide which pattern they wanted to do or they can have their own design which makes it really memorable to keep. So everybody worked pretty hard. Miss Thompson also ordered pillows for us so we got a unique pillow made by ourselves. People were from different countries so we also practised our English. Thanks Miss Thompson for letting us have such a great time every Sherry Chau (Form 4) Wednesday afternoon. 48

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Regular reading brings all sorts of benefits and is also highly recommended to language learners. The Sherborne International Book Club exists to promote it and was run successfully for its second year by Mr Davey and Dr Krojzl, assisted by Mr Azzopardi, Miss Watt and Mrs GlascoeMelville. Book Club members were organised into two groups, one meeting with Dr Krojzl every Tuesday and the other with Mr Davey every Thursday. Dr Krojzl, who is an author herself, introduced her group to the work of the satirical writer George Orwell, whose book Animal Farm they read in the original version. Mr Davey’s group read a simplified version of Charles Dickens’s novel Hard Times. The students in both groups improved their language knowledge and skills and learned about the times in which the books had been written. This led to some interesting discussion about the books’ social themes. We hope that the students who have been in the Book Club will continue to read for pleasure in the future. GPD

Drama At the beginning of the year, I had a wide choice of activities to choose from. I wanted to try something new so I chose drama and I should say that I did not regret my choice. We had a very good teacher, Mr Cooper, who made our drama activity very interesting and unforgettable. We had something new to do each lesson and each time it was more and more interesting. I really enjoyed my drama Pavlo Tabachnik (Form 4) activity.

Fencing The fencing activity at Sherborne International is good and helpful if you like this kind of sport. How it happens is the fencing teacher comes and takes all equipment that we need for fencing and we prepare for the activity. I have learnt how to hold the sword in your hand and how to use the sword and also some techniques when in a fencing match. It has been great fun to learn and take part in this activity with my friends and I am sure they all enjoyed it as Smithy Shabalin (Form 3) much as I did.

Football Skills There is a wonderful place to play indoor football in Yeovil where a kind and amazing coach waits. He teaches us the rules of football and basic skills; for example shooting, trapping, passing and movements. The football pitch is small so you can improve your skills of touching the ball and finding the spaces. We all found what we should practice and what we are good at. At last we all could improve our skills as well as we could. Sometimes unexpected people showed us their amazing skill so we were surprised many times. Indoor football is so different from normal football so you absolutely can have fun. You also can buy a coke and some sweets after the Mineyuki Tokuriki (Form 4) training!

Golf Golf is certainly the best activity I have done this year. The other students also enjoy playing golf very much. The golf course is located in Yeovil and we always take the school minibus to get there. The grassy, sloped driving range really is beautiful with a fantastic view of blue skies and green trees. We have a really good coach with us to teach us new things and help us improve. At the beginning, golf was challenging for me. I struggled with hitting the balls high, standing in the correct positions and holding the golf club in the right way. However, after this incredible experience, I have improved a lot. Believe or not, I am even better than my brother now and I get to win prizes and sweets. I have thought about joining a golf club and I am even thinking about taking up golf as a career. Suku Dlamini (Form 4)

Horse Riding Horse riding is lots of fun. There are two groups, advanced and beginner. I was in the advanced group because I have

been learning how to ride a horse since I was much younger. The activities were led by teachers who specialise in horse riding. Mrs Loddo and Mr Stratton took us there. I have learnt a lot of new tricks and have received a lot of good advice. If I went back home I am sure I would have something to show off. But the main thing was that I enjoyed it lots and would have been very happy to continue if I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing the Duke of Edinburgh award. Yelena Pavlova (Form 4)

Music Last term I joined the music club and had an absolutely amazing time there. Every Wednesday, in the club, Mr. Clark taught us how to play different instruments such as the guitar, the drums, gongs and maracas. Everyone practiced very hard and after a month we could play a whole piece of music as a band; what an exciting achievement! Each person had different part to play and I focused on playing guitar. I had been playing double bass, which is a little bit similar to the guitar, for nine years. However, at the beginning I still found that the guitar was very difficult to play and I messed up everything. Fortunately, after practicing for a term now I can play quite well and get on well with the whole band. Beautiful voices and dynamic melodies fascinated and moved everyone. We played many famous pop songs and Yellow by Coldplay was my favourite one. We also shared songs which were someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own favourite. Because students of the club came from different countries, we could always hear different songs from different cultures. English songs, Chinese songs, Russian Songs, German songs and Thai songs were all fantastic, even though I could not understand some of them, but music is the best whatever the language. I really enjoyed the experience of joining the music club and I cannot wait to show some skills that I have learnt to my parents! Gary Xu (Form 4)

Mystery Field Games The Mystery Field Games is a really nice activity. You can try out lots of different things, because every week you do something different. In the last two weeks we played American football with a boomerang which was really fun and we also did zorbing where you jump around in a big air balloon and try to hit the other people. It is great fun to do lots of different games and activities outside with my friends. Lisa Otto (Form 4)

Rock Climbing At the beginning of the school year my friends and I made a decision to choose rock climbing as our activity. At first when we arrived we saw two beautiful dogs who were jumping out of their cage. They were so little and cute! After we made friends with the dogs, we were introduced to our instructor. He was very nice and asked us about our experience with this type of activity. Most of us were doing it for the first time. Afterwards he gave us instructions about safety and using the equipment. I was scared at first because it was my first time doing it. I chose a climb that didn’t look as scary as the others. It wasn’t as hard as I expected so I began to try harder ones. After the end of the session I was so tired but very happy. I also chose this activity as a part of my Duke of Edinburgh award. Next year I will also choose rock climbing because I enjoyed it very much. Daria Samsonova (Form 4)

Squash Every Wednesday for a term, from four o’clock to five thirty I went to do squash as my activity. The first time I played I could not even score a point. However, members of staff helped me a lot to improve my skills in playing it and to gain in confidence. So every single lesson I got better and better. I thought squash was much like tennis. However, it turned out that they are completely different. Well, there is a racket and a ball like in tennis, but the rules are different and there is no net and the court does not have two sides. In conclusion, I would say that I really enjoyed every Wednesday afternoon and I would like to continue playing squash. Elene Papashvili (Form 3)

Ten Pin Bowling This activity takes place on Wednesdays at the MFA Bowling Centre in Yeovil. Students can choose a suitably weighted ball and barriers can be raised on either side of the lanes for complete beginners, but this is normally not needed. We are allocated three lanes next to each other and the students complete a game to see who can get the highest score in their lane and amongst the combined group. For me the best part is when you beat a member of staff for example, Mr Cosser; these are magnificent feelings. I really recommend this activity and I am sure you will enjoy it. Ilya Kovalev (Form 4)

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Tennis During the Tennis activity, we play tennis with Mr Dalton, six Chinese boys and girls and a Russian girl, who all really enjoy playing tennis. We always do tennis-related exercises and our favourite game is called ‘Jail’, which we all enjoy very much. We usually play on three separate courts. On the first court, there is usually a doubles match with more the experienced tennis players. On the second court, Mr Dalton trains with the other students and works on movement and the different types of shots. We often swap the groups over. Mike Sereda (Form 3)

Introduction to 5th Form Activities This year there have been a large number of activities on offer to our senior students. It has been a great year for attendance, with our students finding a good balance between their academic commitments and their personal health. It has been fantastic to see so many students taking part in activities by choice because it clearly shows they understand the importance of maintaining a balanced and healthy lifestyle. The most popular activities this year, have been the Fitness Club with Mr Griffiths, and the Badminton and Table Tennis Club with Mr Azzopardi. We have been able to introduce some new clubs also, including the Running and Athletics Club with Mr Holroyd. Our students have managed to use their activity time to create personal targets, and many have managed to meet these targets throughout the year. For example, it was very pleasing to see Hale complete the Sherborne 10K Race, with support and training from Mr Holroyd and Mr Tomlinson. I would like to give special thanks to all the staff and coaches who have assisted with the activities, especially those who have given up their free time to do so. It has been a pleasure to run the Senior Activities throughout the 2015/16 academic year, and I have enjoyed spending time with the students, seeing them improve and dedicate their time to their health and well-being. JAG

Fitness Club and Open Fitness The Fitness Club has again been the most popular optional activity on the activities timetable. It is an allocated time where the students can attend the Fitness Suite, collect Fitness Programmes and receive educated advice from the Sports Department and the Sherborne Sports Centre staff. Beginners are given programmes based on their personal targets. The more advanced and experienced students receive further advice on how to challenge themselves in more areas than they are currently covering. The purpose of the Fitness Club is to ensure that the students are exercising in a safe environment, in a beneficial way, dependant on their age and strengths. The club is attended by students of a mixed range of abilities, fitness levels and ages and both the male and female students interact well in the class. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to communicate in English about their shared interest in fitness and exercise. They can then take the advice they have received into the Open Fitness sessions, and into their individual sports. JAG

Badminton and Table Tennis Academy The Badminton and Table Tennis activity takes place in the Sports Centre on a Sunday. The activity caters for those who want to play socially as well as those looking to improve and compete. It has proven to be a very popular activity with students from all nationalities taking part. Every term the students get a chance to take part in competitions and compete for various incentives. Milly and Vanessa have been the outstanding performers, and have improved week-by-week. Milly is an extremely advanced player, as has helped in many ways to assist the staff in coaching the other students, and helping them improve. It has always been a very popular activity, and this year that JAG trend has continued.

Basketball The Basketball Club on a Sunday afternoon has been a good way for the team to practice out of training and fixture times. The members of staff allow us to take what we have learnt on a Tuesday and Thursday, and practise these drills in our free time. It is also a great activity for people who are beginners to try a new sport and I have enjoyed helping these students learn. I have been very proud to be Basketball Captain this year. I would also like to thank Mr S Clarke, Mr S Tomlinson and Mr B Azzopardi for all their Rain Jin (Form 5) help.

Dance2Music This year, the school has been pleased to offer ‘Dance2Music’ as an Optional Activity for the 5th Form students. The activity has been very popular, with a strong core group of students attending every week. ‘Dance2Music’ is an activity which involves using an aerobic fitness programme featuring movements inspired by various styles of Latin American dance and performed primarily to Latin American dance music. Kevin Turner, our experienced instructor, also incorporates modern pop songs into his routines, and create new dances on a weekly basis to keep the sessions current and interesting. JAG

The Futsal Club The Futsal Club is a great activity, and I would recommend it to any new student who wants to have fun, play some different variations of football, and have a chance to play against some of the house staff. Mr Haynes has made the activity really good fun, with lots of enjoyable warmup games, and then going into matches. Football training on a Tuesday and Thursday is more serious, where Futsal Club is available to all students, male and female, of all abilities. Maxim Koshkin (Form 5)

Swimming Club The Swimming Club is a popular activity in which the students can use the swimming pool socially, as well as practice their techniques and record times. We have had a number of capable swimmers recently, notably Smithy, Jessica and Lilian. The students showed a very mature attitude towards achieving their personal targets. The GCSE PE students have also used this time on a Sunday to practise for their practical assessments throughout the year with Miss Davison. RW

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how to walk and I had staff to lead me. I admired the other people riding faster. After Christmas the weather got better and so did my riding. Now I don’t need staff to lead me in walking and I started trotting by myself. I couldn’t follow the other people though because Victor was so slow. I liked trotting straight away and I liked riding Victor fast. When the weather got warmer, I learnt how to canter. I feel that Victor was excited too and we both enjoyed it. We were a good team. This is the best part of horse riding. You can feel the wind in your face and you don’t have any worries. I will do horse riding in my next school. This is a good activity that you can do. Yu Shen (Form 5)

The Movie Club This club is run by the boarding duty staff at the weekend and is held in the Greenfield Hall taking full advantage of the fantastic projection systems there. Latest DVD releases are shown along with some all-time popular favourites. Popular films this year included Space Jam, Social Network and Inception.

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Boxercise is an exercise class based on the training concepts boxers use to keep fit. We were put through a variety of fitness drills but enjoyed shadow-boxing, skipping, hitting pads, kicking punch bags, press-ups, shuttle-runs and sit-ups the most. It is an intense activity and we have loved every minute of it. We have all seen improvements in our fitness, as well as our boxing techniques. Mr Craig Hardaker is a great coach, and helps all the students who take part tremendously. Paula De Oliveira (Form 5)

Horse Riding At first I didn’t really like horse riding because it was straight after lessons and I was tired. It was also very dark and cold in the winter. However, when I got to the stables and I saw my horse Victor (who was the oldest horse!) I started to enjoy it. Victor was a good match for me because I was learning to ride. I had never been on a horse before. I took him apples and he ate them very quickly. First I learnt

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The Running Club is an activity consisting of a group of students who share a particular interest in running and endurance sport. The group this year concentrated on training for the Sherborne 10,000m Race. Hale managed to complete the race in a very respectable time with Mr R Holroyd and Mr S Tomlinson. The Athletics Club is a specialised activity in which the students can practice their particular events for Sports Day. Mr R Holroyd has used his knowledge and experience to assist the students in improving their techniques and achieving their personal targets. JAG

Tennis Club The Tennis Club takes part in the Summer Term, and is very popular, especially on the afternoons where the weather has been good, and the students get a chance to take part in the summer sun. The group ranges from beginners to advanced players, and each individual has managed to improve vastly over the course of the term. Kosta has been the star performer this year, and with assistance from Mr L Dalton, has managed to hone his skills, and improve in all areas. He managed to take his skills into the sports timetable, where he was made Tennis Captain. Kosta achieved many victories in his school fixtures, and showed excellent maturity and modesty. JAG

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Still Life acrylic on board by Allan Myradov Form 3

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Still Life pen, brush & ink on ricepaper by Mineyuki Tokuriki Form 4

Winter Skies etchings on watercolours by Charles Tsang Form 5

Morning Mist etching on coloured ink by Kris Shen Form 5 66

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3D Composition acrylic on board by Kate Perelman Form 5

3D Composition acrylic on board by Charles Tsang Form 5

Vanitas Skull ink drawing by Chelsey Wang Form 5

Tree Bark and Peony watercolours on paper by Chelsey Wang Form 5 68

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Rushes watercolour on paper by Chelsey Wang Form 5

Chinese Landscape ink on paper by Lainey Huang Form 3

Misty Landscape (after Turner) watercolour by Lainey Huang Form 3

Chinese Landscape ink on watercolour paper by Yvonne Zhuge Form 5

Autumn Light linocuts & leaf prints on acrylic by Elaine Ge, Kenshin Suto, Bek Ubaev & Jacky Zheng Juniors

Spring Morning lino print & paper cut by Yu Shen Form 5 70

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Figures on the Beach acrylic on board by Sofia Kovaleva Form 5

Pumpkin and Squash coloured mono print by Tiffany Xu Form 5

Leaf Pattern linocut block print by Yelena Pavlova Form 4

Flower silk screen print by Mindy Li Form 4

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Natural Isometric Pattern linocut by Sherry Chau Form 4

Pattern from Nature Linocut by Jack Wu Form 4

Vanitas IGCSE Exam Piece by Chelsey Wang Form 5

Carved Plaster by Sofia Kovaleva Form 5

A homage to Giorgio Morandi coil pots by Julien Chabaud Form 5

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Moscow Montage pen and ink by Elizaveta Kalmykova Form 5

Leaf pencil drawing by Mindy Li Form 4

Drama and Music School Concert 17th June 2015 Nicole Jia Lusuku Dlamini

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John Chen Aleksandra Zelenkina Amelie Zhang

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Amber Chen Amelie Zhang Julie Dunn Martin Walker Amber Chen Risa Sriprajittichai Vanessa Lock

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Tarantella I Won’t Send Roses Poor Wayfaring Stranger Canon in D My Heart Will Go On One Summer’s Day River Flows in You Laschia Ch’io Pianga Someone Like You

Allegro from Sonata in D To Somebody Leaving on a Jet Plane Impromptu in G flat Major Op 90 No 3 Akniya Amirova voice Whistle Down the Wind Nowhere Man Angelina Kim piano Arabesque No 1 School Choir directed by Patricia Stewart Adiemus accompanied by Julie Dunn Viva la Vida

Mertz Mack and Mabel American folk song Pachelbel Horner, James/Jennings, Will Hisashi Yiruma Handel Adele Haydn Amber Chen John Denver Schubert Lloyd Webber & Steinman Lennon & McCartney Debussy Karl Jenkins Coldplay

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Melody of the Night Still Waters The Puppet Show Sweet Mister Jelly Roll Le Café a Chamonix (from After Hours – On my Travels) The Wasp Nuvole Bianchi For You Minuet 1 & 2, Sonata No 4 in C Brightest Star in the Night Sky The Secret Garden Romance and Rondo Heroes Adagio and Allegro Goin’ Home Sonata no. 8 Pathetique

Jin Shi Maksim Mrvica Josephine Trott Valerie Capers Pam Wedgwood

Debbie Cracknell Ludovico Einaudi Rockschool Grade 2 JS Bach Escape Plan Rolf Lovland Franz Keyper David Bowie Leonardo Vichi Anton Dvorak Ludwig van Beethoven

Music Report 2015 - 2016 Music plays an important role in school life here at Sherborne International, and this year has been no exception. Lessons continue to be offered throughout the week with over forty students learning a variety of instruments; we are normally able to cater for any instrument request - a claim certainly challenged by Hale requiring bagpipe lessons! Hale was in regular demand playing for example at the Christmas Dinner and Burns Lunch. Our first concert of 2016 saw an eclectic programme of music from an array of talent; our usual popular mix of guitars and pianos bolstered this year by performances on the double bass from Gary, the flute from Sherry Y. and the saxophone from Mark Z. More contemporary offerings, such as a fitting tribute to David Bowie by Yelena on the piano, sat alongside traditional pieces such as Trott’s ‘The Puppet Show’, performed admirably by Jack. Rehearsals are underway at the time of writing for our second concert in June, and it again promises to be a exciting showcase for the musical talent at the school this year. As well as the violin and percussion lessons a number of students have been having singing tuition. Perhaps hearing the school choir perform is inspiring students to develop their own talents. Away from lessons, we have had several students taking practical and theory exams to strengthen their musical knowledge, with strong results reported all round. We have also had four students involved in the joint Sherborne Schools’ Orchestra; Gary and Sherry Y in the Symphony, and Tifa and Jack in the Sinfonia. This is a wonderful achievement for MIC them and is a fantastic example of the amazing musical talent here at Sherborne International.

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The School Play 2015 ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Cast List Character Benedick Beatrice Claudio Hero Antonio Leonato Friar Francis Don Pedro Don John Conrade Borachio Margaret Urusula Dogberry Verges Messenger Sexton Helper The Watch

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Actor/Actress Vil Kiraikou Emili Krasteva Thomas Dieter Sittek Lea Sertang Alexey Bobrov Aiden Chung/Alex Hon Rafael Kaidussis Sampaio Pereira George Chernozatonskiy Erik Ishkhanyan Raven Chan Sunny Lei Paula Villanueva Mesa Maria Kazarinova Suku Dlamini Dina Andriushchenko Akniya Amirova Subsin Sriprasert Allan Myradov Senty Dlamini, Yuki Toyoshima, Pavlo Tabachnik

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Debating Society This year we have continued our termly inter-school debates involving students from Sherborne International, Sherborne School, Sherborne Girls and Leweston. Students chose the topics and our first motion was: “This house believes that smart phones should be banned in schools”. Yelena, Vanessa, Mike G, Vova S, and Caesar volunteered to be main speakers, and there were also some impressive floor speeches from Eric, Elene, Senty, Gary and Daria. It was a very close call, but in the end the motion was carried by one vote. Our second motion was “This house believes that tablets should replace text books in schools”. Again there were some strong arguments made by both sides but ultimately it was denied. Yelena took on a main speaker role again and was joined by Danny and previous floor speakers Elene and Eric. Daria and Gary again made powerful speeches from the floor. For the final debate of the year the motion was “This house believes that wild animals should only be kept in captivity for conservation, not to entertain humans” and the proposition won. The main speakers were Caesar, Vova, Eric

and Daria, making her transition from floor speaker. Gary, Vanessa, Tifa, Danny, Grant and Lilian spoke from the floor. Throughout the year all the students acquitted themselves admirably and it has been wonderful to see people progressing from floor speeches to main speakers. Making a speech in front of an audience is intimidating for many people and our students are incredibly courageous to take on this challenge at a young age, in a foreign language, knowing that their speech will be attacked by the opposition. Staff from the other schools all praised the maturity and eloquence of our speakers and I’m very proud of the fun and supportive atmosphere at the debates. Students who have attended debates this year: Anna Kalmykova, Elene Papashvili, Senty Dlamini, Suku Dlamini, Yelena Pavlova, Gary Xu, Sherry Chau, Mike Guzhvin, Caesar Li, Daria Samsonova, Mindy Li, Vanessa Lock, Alice Srinarong, Janice Wen, Chelsey Wang, Bethany Lee, Zoe Wong, Dream Chookuptiwong, Yu Shen, Lilian Lei, Jimmy Wong, Maxim Koshkin, Ray Zhang, Grant Ovsepyan, Vova Solovyev, Eric Wang, Danny Zhang, Tifa Leong, Michael Yang, Man Tanachaisukij (Former Sherborne International NLA student, now at Sherborne School)

Christmas Drama Festival Westcott: Twas the Night Before Christmas Westcott put on a performance which embodied the true spirit of Christmas for children around the world; and revealed the unique talents of all the students in the house. They used the famous children’s poem and transformed it into an extravaganza of acting, song, dance, mime. The audience were moved from tears to joy to laughter, and all within the space of ten minutes! Stage Manager Narrator & Christmas Tree Narrator Narrator & Blitzen Child Santa Elves Dasher Donner Comet Dancer Cupid Vixen Prancer Fairy Unicorns Dolls Tin Man Jack in the Box Clockwork Mice Teddies Voice Piano Flute

Grosvenor: The Three Not-So-Wise Men Everybody knows the story of the three wise men and their journey to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus but Grosvenor presented the lesser-known story of their lesser-known friends…

Cast Zama Dlamini Allan Myradov Harry Ding Albert Kanokov Jacky Zheng Bekzod Ubaev Mike Sereda Smithy Shabalin Ben Lu Taiga Higuchi Jacky Hui Kenshin Suto Mike Sereda

Kings Star Angels Guests

King’s: 0800 Santa

Cast Chelsey Wang Senty Dlamini Yelena Pavlova Elene Papashvili Elaine Ge Daria Samsonova Kris Shen & Janice Wen Milly Man Dream Chookuptiwong Alice Srinarong Zoe Wong Nicole Jia Sherry Chau Yu Shen Anastasija Girse Nicole Zakharenkova, Anna Kalmykova & Irina Orlova Elena Mitusova & Nadine Krukovskaya Doris Li Wendy He Rosanne Liu & Mindy Li Savannah Chen & Tiffany Xu Amber Chen Vanessa Lock Sherry Yang

Anastasia Sonina, Mia Mei & Lillian Lei Kate Perelman Emma Bokken, Iris Wang, Liza Kalmykova Yvonne Zhuge & Alex Shan Varvara Burnashova, Nate Sisova, Vanessa Chu, Zariia Akhemerova & Joyce Du

Narrator Steve Phil Gary Market Seller Innkeeper Innkeeper’s Wife Sheep Jesus Horse Joseph Mary Donkey

It’s hard for teenagers to get work experience nowadays, especially during the holidays, but not when your uncle is Father Christmas! Nicky is a modern day teenager, complete with mobile phone in hand, an extremely short attention span and a warped view on what constitutes a life and death emergency. King’s told the story of whether Nicky was able to help his uncle with the emergency, if he learnt anything on his work experience and if he managed to pay attention for long enough to finish his sentenc . . .

Cast Suku Dlamini Pavlo Tabachnik Georg Bluecher Julien Chabaud Bill Li, Vova Solovyev, Ben Argus Mineyuki Tokuriki, Charles Tsang & Matvey Nikonov Vitalii Chukhlantcev, Vova Chupryna & Sasha Kritvitskii Gary Xu, Alex Lu, Danny Zhang Michael Yang Rain Jin Bolt Wang Caesar Li & Mark Tanachaisukij

Santa Boy, Nicky Chief Elf, Ron Elf, Billy Elves Co-worker Elves Car Parts Angry Drivers Kind Driver Mum Dad Sons

Cheapside: The Christmas Olympics Every year, just before Christmas, the Christmas Olympics were held in the North Pole. Lots of people entered but Santa always won. The Grinch didn’t like this one bit, so this year he had a plan; he decided to cheat and then win.

Cast Kosta Yun Max Koshkin Eric Wang Jimmy Wong Ray Zhang Grant Ovsepyan Zhihao Ye, Mark Zheng & Daniils Sisovs

Narrator Santa The Grinch Olympics Announcer Rudolph Elf Judges

Backstage Programme Lighting, Stage Manager and Producer

Mr Dalton Mr Cooper

Acknowledgements Mowat: ‘An Innkeeper’s Christmas’ Jesus' arrival, as far as the inn keeper was concerned, was just one more annoying thing. He was was trying to get a good night’s sleep but people interrupted him every time he dropped off. The doorknocker never stopped: first it was the shepherds, then the kings and then even angels. The Mowat sketch told the story of what happened to the innkeeper and whether he got his good night’s sleep.

Cast Elina Patouridou & Paula De Oliveira Sofia Kovaleva Kelly Tong Tifa Leong Bethany Lee, Si Meng Li, Jessica Zhu

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Narrators Mary Joseph Innkeeper Shepherds

Sherborne International would like to thank all the members of the boarding staff who masterminded the different plays and all the students brave enough to take part. The judges, Miss Merry, Mr. Irvine, Mrs. Stones and Mr. Freestone, are owed a special debt of gratitude for giving up their free time to assess the different sketches and give valuable feedback on the performances. This year King’s was declared the winner.

The House Drama Competition

School Play ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’ by Bertolt Brecht Brecht was a poet, playwright, and theatre director. Born in Augsburg, Germany, he studied philosophy and medicine at the University of Munich before becoming a medical orderly in a German military hospital during the First World War. This experience reinforced his hatred of war and influenced his support for the failed Socialist revolution in 1919. After the war Brecht returned to University but became more interested in literature - his first play to be produced was Baal in 1922. Together with Kurt Weill he later wrote The Threepenny Opera (based on The Beggar’s Opera). Brecht added his own lyrics which illustrated his growing belief in Marxism. He also attempted to develop a new approach to the theatre. He tried to persuade his audiences to see the stage as a stage, actors as actors and not to overlook the traditional makebelieve of the theatre. Brecht required detachment, not passion, from the observing audience. The purpose of the play was to awaken the spectators’ minds so that he could communicate his version of the truth. Brecht’s plays reflected a Marxist interpretation of society and when Adolf Hitler gained power in 1933 he was forced to flee from Germany - living in Denmark, Sweden and the Soviet Union and finally the USA. While living in exile he wrote anti-Nazi plays such as The Roundheads and the Peakheads and Fear and Misery of the Third Reich. This was later followed by Galileo, Mother Courage, The Good Man of Szechuan, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and the Caucasian Chalk Circle.

Synopsis Two years of civil war turn the lives of many upside down. Grusha, the kitchen skivvy, and Azdak, the village clerk, make their own journeys through the chaos - until they finally meet in a makeshift courtroom. Who takes care of the child abandoned by his mother?

Cast List Aaron Panzer Ben Argus Pasha Tabachnik Daria Samsonova Yelena Pavlova Jimmy Wong Tifa Leong Caesar Li Albert Kanokov Tony Tu Zama Dlamini Julien Chabaud Allan Myradov Georg Bluecher Michael Yang Senty Dlamini Suku Dlamini Danny Zhang Mr Griffiths, Mr Holroyd, Mr Banfield, Mr Dalton, Miss Watt & Mr Whaites

Old Man RL, Rider, Peasant, Jussup Kato, Abashvili, Cook, Shauwa Old Man G, Kazbeki, Merchant 1, Blackmailer Peasant Woman RL, Natella, Aniko, Child 1 Peasant Woman G, Grusha Singer J Singer T Driver, 2nd Doctor, Merchant 2, Servant, Monk, Lawyer C Adjutant, Child 2 First Doctor, Maro, Soldier T, Merchant 3 Simon Shashava 1st Architect, Corporal, Kazbeki’s Nephew, Old Man 2nd Architect, Soldier A, Child 3 Asja, Azdak Groom, Soldier M, Michael Nina, Peasant W, Mother in Law, Old Woman Official, Lavrenti, Grand Duke Soldier D, Lawyer D Neighbours

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Edited by Mr Cooper for Sherborne International Mr Cooper Mr Dalton & Mr Banfield Miss Davison, Miss Watt & Miss Duckworth with special thanks to Mrs A Cramp, Wardrobe Mistress at Sherborne School, for the loan of costumes. Mr Casey, Mr Clarke & Mr Griffiths Miss Thompson, Lisa Otto, Lee Li, Jack Wu, Timmy Chen. Maria Demidova, Lainey Huang, Tiffany Zhu, Stephanie Quan, Miss Duckworth & Miss Watt Mr Dalton Mr Cooper Miss Watt & Miss Duckworth Mrs Loddo

Visits to Stratford and Sherborne Abbey to see Shakespeare’s Henry V

This year the IGCSE Literature Shakespeare text was Henry V. Shakespeare’s play is based on actual historical events and tells us about the war fought between England and France during King Henry V’s reign. The young king is seen declaring war, invading France and fighting the Battle of Agincourt, which he wins despite having an army that is much smaller and in a poorer condition than the French one. In addition to reading the play in class, and watching extracts from the Kenneth Branagh and Laurence Olivier film versions, students also had the opportunity to see two live productions. The first was on Saturday 17th October, just a few days before the 600th anniversary of the battle of Agincourt. The Literature students, “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers”, travelled to Stratford-upon-Avon, the bard’s birthplace. Nate even brought a leek to show her support of Llewellyn! After a few hours to explore the town and get a pre-theatre meal, we convened by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and tried out Henry’s throne and various costumes. The RSC performance was sensational, and we particularly enjoyed seeing Alex Hassell’s Henry change

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from a confident King persuading his soldiers to fight to a tongue-tied lover in the presence of the French Princess Katherine. In addition, the directing and acting were excellent, enabling our students to gain valuable insight into the complexities of King Henry V’s character and to enjoy the blend of serious and humorous moments that is so characteristic of Shakespeare’s plays. This brings to life Shakespeare’s wonderful use of language that has been studied in the classroom. Not only will this help them in their examination, but it will also be a cultural highlight of their time at Sherborne International. The second live performance was on 23rd April, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, at Sherborne Abbey. “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!” Theatre company Antic Disposition presented their critically acclaimed adaptation with a talented cast of British and French actors. The setting was moved to a field hospital in the First World War, enabling students to see the versatility of Shakespeare. They were moved by the depiction of shell shocked soldiers and impressed by the original music and songs based on A E Housman’s poetry. NLA

Summer Concert Friday 10th June 2016 7pm Nicole Jia

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Flower Dance

D.J. Okawari

Jack Wu Grant Ovsepyan Suku Dlamini Vanessa Lock Pavlo Tabachnik Daria Samsonova Hale Ho

violin guitar voice piano guitar piano bagpipes

Anon Bob Dylan J Herman Schubert Albeniz Joe Hisaishi

Gary Xu Albert Kanokov

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Scottish Brawl All Along the Watchtower ‘I Won’t Send Roses’ from the musical ‘Mack and Mabel’ Impromptu D. 899 (Movement 3) Asturias (except/and improvisation) ‘One Summer’s Day’ from the film ‘Spirited Away’ Hills of Argyll 79th Farewell to Gibraltar Hornpipe Beatles Trilogy (Nowhere Man, Yesterday, In My Life)

Sherry Yang Wendy He Rosanne Liu

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Lantern Dance

Pieter de Staak

Wendy He

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One hand, One Heart

Bernstein

Gary Xu Jack Wu

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Minuet

Bach

Sherry Yang Lucca Zheng

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Greensleeves

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Jessica Zhu Sherry Yang Yelena Pavlova Vanessa Lock School Choir

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Castle in the Sky Into the Clouds When I Was Your Man Piano Sonata in Eb major Hob XVI: 49 (Movement 1) Non Nobis Domine Kalinka Beatles Medley

Joe Hisaishi AJ Fox Bruno Mars Haydn Patrick Doyle Anon.

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House Reports Mowat House 2015 - 2016 This September we welcomed twenty-one new students and one returner to Mowat House. We were also joined by Miss Alice Duckworth as Graduate Resident Assistant and, in January, Mrs Georgette Birch as Matron/Housekeeper. As has become tradition, the girls from Mowat joined those from Westcott on the first weekend for an activities day in the gardens. The weather was perfect as all of the girls completed various team-building tasks and feasted on a tasty BBQ. From the beginning, the boarding house has been a lively environment with all of the girls getting involved in the various activities, music lessons and sports on offer. They have brought their enthusiasm to regular Dance2Music, Boxercise, badminton and gym sessions, as well as forming the first ever Mowat House Gymkhana Team with the horse-riding group on Friday afternoons. They have enjoyed themselves during their precious free time too with a meal out for Chinese New Year, Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day flowers and cinema trips. Throughout the year the residents of Mowat have had the opportunity to explore various towns and cities in the South West of England including a trip to the seaside and a visit to a traditional English Spa town. The English Literature students travelled further afield with a trip to Stratford to see a Shakespeare play and the artists in our midst enjoyed visiting the Tate Britain and Tate Modern during their trip to London. Girls from Mowat have represented the school in sports fixtures playing for both the 1st and 2nd U16 Netball teams against other local schools. They have also been involved in the inter-house programme playing in basketball, netball and volleyball competitions. Sadly the result of the first ever Mowat versus Westcott Netball fixture was not in our favour (it was close!). However, I was extremely proud of the teamwork and unity that the girls showed, especially considering that most of them had only been playing the sport for a couple of months. Mowat also formed the core of the SI Girls Football Team who, despite just one training session before their first match, played extremely well in freezing conditions!

A highlight of the year was once again the house play for the Christmas Drama Competition at the end of the Michaelmas term. With a slightly modern twist (read fairy lights and an electronic doorbell), Miss Duckworthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adaptation of An Innkeeperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale involved all twenty-two girls in various roles from party guests to shepherds, angels, an innkeeper, and even a star. The costumes, which were reminiscent of a primary school nativity play, made for some characterful pictures and I think the photo display just outside the Mowat office is one of my all-time favourites. I 88

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was so pleased to see all of the girls all on stage and taking part; a brave endeavour considering that their audience was the entire school. I admire the courage, good-humour and support for each other that was so clearly on show, a theme that has been with this particular group of girls throughout the year.

The start of Lent Term marked the fifth anniversary of the unofficial opening of Mowat House. It is fascinating to think about all of the girls that have lived here over the years and wonder where they are and what they are doing now. This year we have had two of our past students visit Mowat, one whose sister lives in the house now. And I know that there are many Mowatians that still live in this country whilst others are in many far-flung corners of the world; one has even made it to Australia!

And so another year passes and we are once again in the final term at Sherborne International. It is always a busy one for the students who have been concentrating hard and revising for their external exams. I am sure I have forgotten to mention many of the other achievements and involvements of the girls this year, but I would very much like to congratulate them for a successful year in the boarding house. They have all grown noticeably in confidence and are ready to move on to the next stage of their education having learnt to live together as part of a community. It has been a real pleasure to get to know the Mowatians this year and I would like to wish them every success as they leave Sherborne International and take the JN next step in their journey.

Grosvenor House Report 2016 It is hard to believe it is already the end of the school year. The time since September when we welcomed the boys in to Grosvenor House seems to have passed so quickly, yet so much has happened in this time. The junior boys have enjoyed a busy year of academic and sporting pursuits as well as a variety of other events and activities. It has been both a fun and highly educational year. As important as the students’ daily studies and the sitting of exams are, the amount of learning that happens outside of the classroom cannot be overstated. Organised activities, social and recreational time make crucial contributions to the students’ personal growth and development in a whole host of areas. Sport is a very important part of the students’ experience here. The junior boys do most of their sport together as a group. This provides wonderful opportunities to learn to work together, help one another and become a team. Football forms the main focus of the first two terms’ sporting programme. The Grosvenor boys form the Under 14 Football Team and all the members of the House are part of the squad and take part in fixtures against other schools. In the summer term cricket and athletics become the focus. In addition, the boys take part in a wide variety of other sports over the course of the year. Swimming, basketball, rounders, volleyball, tennis, kwik cricket, badminton, and other team games aimed at improving hand eye coordination and teamwork, all form part of a comprehensive sporting curriculum. The students also represented their sporting houses in several inter-house competitions throughout the year in many of the sports mentioned above. [More about the junior boys sport can be read in the sports reports. Ed.] In addition, there is the Wednesday afternoon activities programme where the activities on offer include such things as attending a soccer skills centre, playing golf, rock climbing, tenpin bowling, dance, horse-riding, or joining an art & crafts group. Inside and outside the boarding house have both been hives of activity. As well as using their time to socialise and relax, the boys have made excellent use of the outside spaces such as the garden and the floodlit courts for playing football, basketball and other games. House table tennis tournaments, PlayStation tournaments, board games and table football, amongst other optional activities, have also all been part of the boys’ boarding life. The traditions of weekend takeaways and movie nights have also been greatly enjoyed throughout the year. The Grosvenor House students have joined a number of excursions as a group or as part of the whole school. Excursions have been held to several places of interest in the south west of England. Notably, we have visited the seaside town of Bournemouth and taken part in a Laser Quest adventure game. We travelled to Exeter and went down in to the medieval underground passageways that stretch under the city’s streets. We visited the historic city of Bath and the remarkable Roman Baths. There was a trip to the Somerset county town of Taunton where the students also went bowling. We visited Salisbury and went on a tour of the spectacular cathedral, which included exploring the roof spaces and climbing up the tower to the

base of the cathedral’s spire, 225 feet above ground level. There was an excursion to Bristol where the boys spent some time in the @Bristol interactive science centre. We went to Tower Park in Poole, with its water park, bowling alleys, cinema and restaurants. The Grosvenor students also went to Wookey Hole and into the stunning caves there.

We visited Weymouth seafront for a walk along the beach and a visit to the games arcade. We took a Christmas shopping trip to Clarks Village in Street. There have been a number of visits to the cinema during the year as well. As part of Guy Fawkes Night celebrations the boys also visited Sherborne Castle to watch a spectacular firework display and enjoy the festivities. There have been numerous other activities and events that the Grosvenor boys have been involved in or been a part of during the year. A highlight for everyone in the House is the school’s Christmas Drama Festival. Rehearsing forms an important part of the run up to Christmas and then there is the performance itself. The whole House was involved in the memorable Grosvenor production of The Three Not-So-Wise Men. Some of the boys later joined the cast, rehearsed and performed in the school production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Also as part of the yuletide celebrations there was the impressive School Christmas Dinner.

Later in February we celebrated Chinese New Year with a banquet meal at a local Chinese restaurant. There have also been a number of special meals in the school’s dining room. Students have also been involved in several charity events held during the year. At the end of the Michaelmas and Lent terms the students enjoyed school discos. Then at the end of the Trinity term there was Curriculum Enrichment Week that included a residential stay in Cornwall. The year seems to have gone by so quickly but so much has happened and been accomplished. It has been a busy but highly enjoyable year and it has been great to see all the boys grow and develop over their time here with us. I’d like to wish every one of the Grosvenor students the very greatest of success next year wherever they may be. SC

King’s House 2015 - 2016 What a fantastic year we have had in King’s House welcoming just fewer than forty new students and twentyfour returners. We began with the usual new student induction programme and then provided courses on ESafety, Street Awareness and Crime Prevention and Road Safety. All of our senior students have also benefitted from talks about their ‘Future Schools’ and another to help build up their self-confidence, ‘Standing Tall’. A new year and a new intake all add up to exciting times at King’s House. Our performance of 0800 Santa in the Christmas Drama competition resulted in great success and the trophy returning home! Indeed, many of our boys were also involved in the end of year production, the Caucasian Chalk Circle. Some of them deserve a special mention for their efforts and performance in both: Suku Diamini, Ben Argus, Julien Chabaud, Georg Bluecher Von Wahlstatt, Aaron Panzer, Caear Li and Pavlo Tabachnik. Indeed, the house has been a hive of activity with a full programme of events throughout this academic year. We have enjoyed excursions to Bournemouth, Bath, Exeter, Salisbury, Bristol and Cabot Circus, Taunton, Tower Parks and the cinema. The boys have also enjoyed a fine meal at the Fortune Palace to celebrate Chinese New Year, two school discos and optional trips as varied as Christmas shopping to Street and the Tate Gallery in London. There are many more I could mention. As always, one of our biggest strengths has been on the sporting front. The U16 and U15 football, basketball, cricket and tennis teams have been full of students from King’s and they have enjoyed lots of success. I would like to congratulate Lucca Zheng and Georg Bluecher von Wahlstatt (football) for being given the accolade of ‘Player of the Year’ by their coaches. A special mention should also go to Stanislav Osypov (U16 football) and Leon Chen (U15 football) for scoring the most goals. Sky Zheng finished top points scorer in our senior basketball team and Mineyuki Tokuriki won the Ironman Challenge. The boys from King’s have also enjoyed success in other areas. Danny Zhang was the top student in the Maths Challenge, Gary Xu and Jack Wu have been in the Sherborne School Orchestra all year and Ilya Kovalev has been a member of the school choir. Hale Ho (Bagpipes) and Dominique-Lea Bonelli-Bean (vocal) both showed courage and produced excellent performances at our School Christmas meal and performed as part of the farewell to Mrs Mary Arnal (Principal until December 2015). They all deserve special praise. Fourteen of our students have also participated in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award and have enjoyed weekends away camping, hiking and team building. They were: Mark Tanachaisukij, Rex Zhang, Caesar Li, Bolt Wang, Costa Chen, Andy Chaung, Sky Zheng, Gary Xu, Nemo Lau, Jack Wu, Ilya Kovalev, Young Luan, Lucca Zheng and Mineyuki Tokuriki. The King’s House staff have also been responsible for organising all of the school’s activities throughout the academic year. These activities run each term and involve all students in our Junior House and the 4th Form They are optional for the 5th Form students. These activities range from cookery, circus skills, yoga, horse riding, table tennis,

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golf, board games, football skills, arts and crafts, badminton, ten-pin bowling and our running club. Hale Ho also ran in the Sherborne 10km Run with Ryan Holroyd, one of our Graduate Resident Assistants. Ryan actually won this race! James Griffiths and Rob Whaites, both King’s GRA’s, deserve a special mention for organising our activities programme for 2015-16. King’s House has also taken part in many charitable events this year. We have raised money for many good causes including cancer research (Macmillan Coffee Morning), children and families in the UK affected by genetic disorders (Jeans for Genes) and the Rwanda Appeal. We also took part in Red Nose Day. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our Common room Committee for all their work from September 2015 (Artem Kadai, Ben Argus, Julien Chabaud, Georg Bluecher von Wahlstatt, Hale Ho, Suku Dlamini, and Vova Solovyev), our Student Council Representatives (Michael Yang, Gary Xu, Oliver Mei and Aaron Panzer) and Dining Hall Committee (Mike Guzhvin, Sasha Krivitski, Caesar Li, Vova Solovyev and Mineyuki Tokuriki). All of these students have given up their free time and represented the student body with distinction. On the academic front many of our students have had to endure the revision weekends in the summer term in preparation for their examinations, and most have coped well. Two students deserve a special mention for their overall behaviour and attitude; Yusuke Miyate and Bill Li have impressed everyone. I must end by saying what a wonderful House team I am very fortunate to have. They have really worked together for the common good of all our students and the School. They have been at the centre of everything and have taken a lead in sport, activities, charities and the other many extra-curricular events, which help to turn a school into a home. Unfortunately, three of them will be leaving our little family at the end of June. Rob Whaites and Brennan Azzarpardi (both GRA’s) will be leaving us after two years and one year respectively. Lawrence Dalton (Assistant Housemaster and Head of Sport) has been with us for seven years and is finally leaving to do his PGCE. All of them will be missed and I must express my gratitude for everything they have contributed to King’s House and the School. I should also congratulate James Griffiths for his promotion to Assistant Housemaster and Head of Sport from September 2016. Finally, I must end by saying thank you to all the students of King’s House. You were exceptional during our British Council and ISI inspections and have been a credit to our school. You are the ones who make us what we are; you are the ones that deserve all the accolades. Have a great summer and well-deserved break. It has been a pleasure to have worked and lived with such a wonderful group of SBB young people.

Westcott House 2015 - 2016 In this my first year as Housemistress it has been very encouraging that our numbers have increased and that we have a strong, hardworking Form 4 group who will return in the Michaelmas term to welcome our new body of students and new members of staff. At the start of the year Miss Davison and Westcott house staff planned another excellent Fun Day in September, where all the girls in Mowat and Westcott had the chance to meet each other and forge new friendships across national and cultural boundaries. The weather was perfect and the day was completed with a BBQ in the garden. We have introduced regular House activities during the year as a way of encouraging the girls to socialise together in their free time. Before Christmas we organised a Westcott Christmas party where, with the help of Mrs Williams and her catering staff, we made a three-course Christmas dinner for the girls, which was laid out in the common room. The staff all made special deserts and the meal was completed with mint chocolates. Miss Davison organised a fabulous array of games to play between courses and after the meal. The entire evening was hosted by the Westcott House staff. Other events have included an international evening before the February half term, where the girls and staff ordered international food and we spent the evening together in the common room. Westcott hosted a whole school BBQ before Easter, which was kindly provided by the catering staff. Our Duke of Edinburgh girls prepared an Easter egg hunt with Miss Watt for the Grosvenor boys and our junior girls. This proved to be very popular in spite of the cold weather. Miss Watt has continued the tradition of organising a Sunday activity for our junior girls. They have participated in a variety of arts and crafts, supported by our 4th form Duke of Edinburgh girls. Saturday evenings have become a time when most of the boarding house congregates in the common room to socialise and have takeaways. The Wii dance has become extremely popular on such occasions. It has been lovely to see the mix of cultures and ages all joining in with the fun and games. With a larger group of juniors the girls have been able to play a greater variety of sports and play in more matches locally, which they have enjoyed very much. The girls have played a record number of matches this year with local schools, which is great experience for our girls who are new to many team games. The seniors too have been encouraged to join in with as much sport as their intensive schedules allow, as well as inter-house competitions, and we have had a particularly enthusiastic group of senior sportswomen this year who have taken their roles as head of sports houses, or as members of the sports committee very seriously. The girls excelled themselves at Sports Day this year, with most of Westcott taking part in track and field events. The inter-house drama competition at the end of the Michaelmas Term was particularly pleasing this year as every single member of the House was actively involved, either on stage or backstage with costumes, make up and props. There were a number of dance, music and acting rehearsals dotted all over the house in the weeks leading up to the event. Activities like this form a real bond between

the girls. A number of our girls auditioned for the school production as a result of their success, and were part of an excellent whole school Brechtian extravaganza after the Easter holidays. Every member of the Westcott House staff supported the production, working behind the scenes on costumes, props and lines. Our girls have represented the school in a number of high profile events such as the public speaking competition, which Vanessa Lock won. They have been prominent in the debates and also in the Maths Challenge, developing skills, which will be looked upon very favourably in future schools. It has been wonderful to watch the older students support younger girls in events such as this. As a further way of fostering the ethos of senior students taking responsibility in the boarding house we have assigned girls to roles of responsibility such as fire wardens and House representatives. Students have brought issues or ideas to our weekly House staff meeting on behalf of the girls, one of which was recycling. Cooking continues to be a popular weekend activity with the girls and this year we seem to have had more keen cooks than ever who take over the kitchen on weekday afternoons, Saturday and Sunday afternoons and produce a feast for all their friends. These are always noisy and happy occasions and a good way to relax before another intensive week. A large number of girls have made each other birthday cakes, which have become more and more luxurious and extravagant with each one. We have ordered new baking equipment for next year, to cater for this growing pastime. We continue to have a number of enthusiastic musicians in the house who make good use of our two pianos and a keyboard. Even for those who do not have formal lessons they find it relaxing to be able to go to a quiet room and play the piano for a while after a busy day. Mrs Seffar, who is retiring from her post as matronhousekeeper, has been a reassuring and caring figure in Westcott house this year. She has continued to ensure the high standard of maintenance and cleanliness in the boarding house, and her care of the girls (and the Grosvenor boys) has been kind and unswerving. She has been a constant, friendly presence in the house and will be missed by the girls who have known her this year. In September we will welcome two new members of staff to the boarding house: a new matron and a new GRA. As the year draws to a close, we are making plans to begin to upgrade some of the furnishings in the rooms and improve our facilities. Our senior students and some of the younger ones are beginning to think about their moves to new schools next term with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. We hope that they will always feel they have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;home from homeâ&#x20AC;? here at Westcott House, and that they will look back on their time here as a formative and special MML moment in their lives.

Cheapside House It has been an exciting and intense year at Cheapside welcoming new students who brought with them a variety of different hobbies and aspirations. We also welcomed a new Graduate Resident Assistant, Mr Banfield, to our pastoral team in Cheapside to help look after the house and be involved with Grosvenor sport and activities. The new intake of boys warmed to Mr Banfield’s infectious personality and he quickly became the backbone of Cheapside’s duty staff. This was shown when he produced a fabulous Christmas dramatic production involving all the boys at Cheapside, which contributed to a wonderful evening, thoroughly enjoyed by all. When the boys returned for the second half of the term, they were greeted by Cheapside’s new addition, Bonnie. Bonnie is an eightweek-old apricot cockapoo dog who is full of beans and enjoys playing fetch and going on long walks on the beach. The boys have enjoyed her company in the evenings and she has established quite a large fan club in Cheapside and the rest of the school. When the boys returned in the Lent term they were straight into preparing for mock exams whilst maintaining their sporting commitments. Cheapside is a sporty house with the majority of the boys playing for one of the school sports teams. It is enjoyable for me as a houseparent to hear their stories about their sporting achievements and how well they have played in their fixtures. In addition, the boys have relished the chance to take part in inter-house activities which gave them an opportunity to express their individual sporting talents such as Daniil winning a bronze medal in the swimming gala with Max and Eric contributing points to their houses. Moreover, Kosta and Max dominated the Inter-house Tennis Tournament managing to get maximum points for their house. Apart from sport, there are boys at Cheapside who are musically talented with Grant and Eric being keen guitarists. In the evenings, you can often here Eric strumming his guitar with Mark occasionally playing his

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saxophone in the common room. There was even a beatbox club set up by Ray with members across the school getting involved and learning how to beatbox. It has been a successful year at Cheapside and the highlight of the year was the opportunity to witness Jimmy’s confirmation. The confirmation took place at Sherborne Abbey and it was an honour to be part of the baptism and the ceremony. Furthermore, Jimmy had an important role as the narrator but also ‘the singer’ in the school production the Caucasian Chalk Circle. On the whole it has been a fantastic year and I have been thoroughly impressed with the boys’ independent and mature attitude towards their learning and the overall respect and dignity they have for one another in the boarding house. I wish them all good luck in their future schools and hope they will come and visit next year. ST

Visits and Events Charities 2015 - 2016

Sherborne 5K ‘Race for Life’

Student Involvement in Charity Events

Lizzie Thompson, ‘Group Leader’ and Ali Borland, coach for the Wednesday Activities Running Club, signed up for this event just a few days before registration closed and were accompanied by willing and able runners Dina and Nicole (Juniors) and Aleksandra (3rd Form) from Westcott House. Race for Life exists in order to raise money for Cancer Research UK. This involves running, jogging or walking 5 kilometres round the beautiful grounds of Sherborne Castle. After a grey start, Sunday 22nd June was a fine, dry day and despite feeling slightly nervous before the race began, the Sherborne International girls who participated thoroughly enjoyed both the exercise and the event. The special atmosphere, created by almost 2000 girls and women of all ages running together and dressed mostly in pink, was touching and memorable. All the young ladies completed the race in good time and in great conditions. Well done, girls, on a successful and thoroughly enjoyable event! JT

Over twenty students expressed an interest and attended a charities meeting. They were set the challenge of gathering sponsors for the members of staff taking part in Movember this year. Students had an ‘official’ form to complete, asking for a maximum of £2 donation from their peers. Macnaghten (red) Mr Whaites and Mr Banfield Mr Azzopardi and Mr Griffiths Lapping (blue) Francis (green) Mr Tomlinson and Mr Holroyd The members of staff taking part in Movember kindly collected the money with help from Mr Tomlinson and Mrs Hayes. The students were awarded points for their House depending on how much money was raised for the charity. After Christmas the students were given the challenge of planning a charity event to raise money for a charity of their MH choice.

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning - Macmillan Cancer Support Every year, Sherborne International takes part in the world’s biggest coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Research. Staff members from across the school relish the opportunity to show off their culinary skills and students and members of staff by the cakes and biscuits they cook. A total of just under £150 was raised for Macmillan Cancer Research. A representative from Macmillan, Chrissie Wathen-Neal, addressed a Monday School assembly to talk about the work of the charity. A further £29.30 was raised following her talk with students buying badges and bracelets in aid of the charity. ST

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning - Macmillan Cancer Support

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Jeans for Genes Day This event raises funds to improve the quality of life of children and families affected by genetic disorders. A total of £178.98 was raised by students, house and teaching staff who paid to wear jeans, or non-uniform clothes, for the day. The money raised was donated to Genetic Disorders UK the charity that organises it. Funding from the appeal was key in the development of gene therapy at the UCL Institute of Child Health at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, which has since cured ten children of the lifethreatening condition X-linked severe combined immune deficiency X-SCID or ‘baby in the bubble’ syndrome.

Movember The Movember Foundation raises money for men’s health problems and has funded programmes in more than twenty countries around the world that are saving and improving the lives of men affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems. In the last twelve years, it has built the largest global men’s health movement from the simple act of growing a moustache harnessing a sense of fun and male friendship. This year £304.69 was raised by male members of staff supported this year by generous members of the student body as well as members of staff.

Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas child was set up by Samaritans Purse to help those who are in need, especially communities in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Westcott House took part in supporting this charity again this year and were able to produce nine shoeboxes filled with suitable gender and age-appropriate gifts.

Armistice Day

School Christmas Card This year the annual ‘Design a Christmas Card Competition’ produced another wonderful crop of designs for the School Christmas Card. Sales of the card raised £70 for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. The winning design by Sofia Kovaleva in the fifth form is reproduced below:

On Wednesday 11 November, on Armistice Day, the mood in the School was more sombre. Students and members of staff wearing the symbolic red poppies, stood together in the Greenfield Hall to show respect to all victims of war with a two-minute silence. Some students took part in the similar ceremony in the courts at Sherborne School. This year money from the sale of poppies raised £104.98 for the Royal British Legion that supports the families of soldiers killed or injured in battle.

Christmas Cake Raffle Abi and Nikki of the Catering Department made this beautiful cake. The proceeds of £104.08 from the sale of raffle tickets was donated to the Zest Cafe. The winner was Mr Mark Moran.The Four Leaf Clover Club that run the Zest Cafe are an independent charity which provides a local service for people recovering from mental health problems but offers inclusive access for the community. The charity is a community resource centre run by its members in the heart of Sherborne. It provides supported employment, volunteer opportunities, informal training and opportunities to socialise.

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Bonfire Night This year again, some students witnessed a spectacular firework display in the grounds of Sherborne Castle. A crowd of over 9,000 people attended this popular ceremony. Bright colourful explosions flashed in the night sky accompanied by popular music. A huge bonfire lit up the autumn landscape. This event, normally on 5 November, commemorates Guy Fawkes Night, a famous date in British sixteenth century history when a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament was stopped just in time.

Visit to Exeter South west of Sherborne lies the historical city of Exeter, which the students visited on the afternoon of Saturday 10th October. Buried deep under the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main street are 700 year old underground passages which were built to transport clean drinking water from natural springs in fields outside the walled city. These vaulted tunnels built of stone were also used through the centuries as passageways for people during times of war and plague. They remain today as a legacy of clever engineering for visitors to admire.

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Grosvenor House Excursions Visit to Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole Early in the year the Grosvenor House students went on a trip to the Wookey Hole Caves and Attractions in Somerset. It is home to a series of spectacular limestone caves and caverns. The students got to explore these famous caves, used by humans for around 45,000 years, and hear the legend of the Wookey Hole Witch. The boys also enjoyed a number of other attractions that are on offer, including Pirate Island Adventure Golf, a Mirror Maze and a Victorian Penny Arcade. In addition we all got to enjoy some ice cream in the lovely sunny weather. The trip was an enjoyable shared experience early in the year that helps the students bond and everyone to get to know one another better.

Weymouth Seafront What better to do on a windy, grey but still fairly mild Saturday afternoon than go to the seaside? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly what the Grosvenor House students did one day in October. We all had a great time just walking along the beach and enjoying the fresh air. We then went in to the arcades to play on the games and hopefully win some prize tickets, the boys also got to try the Dodgems. It was a simple yet extremely enjoyable afternoon out.

Salisbury Cathedral

Form 3 History Excursion Trip to the Tank Museum at Bovington and Maiden Castle Monday 14th March 2016 Lainey: Today we went to the Tank Museum by bus, which is not very far away from Sherborne. There were only two floors in this museum, but it was not small. We followed the guide into a room where there were some posters which were made to make people join the army and some photos showing us the jobs which people did before joining the army. Next we went to the second place, a railway station where there were injured soldiers and boxes of food. After that we visited the trench which was very real and amazing. The guide showed us soldiers’ clothes and weapons. Then we passed through a German trench under the ground to where the real tanks were. The tank was huge but the space inside was very low so you should be careful or you will break your head! We visited the whole museum without the guide and learnt a lot about tanks. We also had a nice lunch. Smithy: In the Tank Museum I learned about how people fought in World War One. I loved to see the tank from the film Fury and there was lots about this film. There were 300 tanks and we went into a trench. Inside the tank was very uncomfortable! I learnt that the first tanks cannot go over the trenches because they will fall down into the trench, but bigger ones were made to go over easily and if not, they had a roll of wood which could be dropped down to go over. On the way back to school we visited Maiden Castle which is a hill that is made of three hills and it is a very good place for defence if someone is attacking you. A long time ago there was a village where people fought, but now there is nothing. I would like to build a house there and live there. Allan: It was amazing, I really enjoyed it. We went to the Afghanistan section of the museum. I wore a soldier’s uniform which was quite funny. We ran around Maiden Castle. We didn’t want to come back because we were enjoying ourselves so much. Zama: It is the best tank museum in the UK. We saw tanks which belonged to other countries and that have been used in many wars. We were lucky on our way back we still had extra time so we went to climb Maiden Castle hill which was also something exciting and it was good for running around and exercising. We all walked up to the top and took pictures and then we came down and came back to school which was a bit sad. Harry: The guide said the museum has about 300 tanks. First we looked at the German trenches and British trenches and also the difference between countries’ weapons. Britain fought with the Belgians against the Germans. The Germans had better trenches and better gas masks, but the British had better hand grenades. The soldiers’ clothes were not very comfortable and would not protect them much. In the trenches the British soldiers needed to dig a hole where they could sleep, but the Germans had very deep trenches with rooms with a bed in. The food needed to be up high so that the rats didn’t eat it. It was such a nice trip which I enjoyed a lot. I hope we will have one next term. Elene: On our way to the museum we stopped to see a naked giant which is drawn on the hill using chalk and it is a symbol of fertility where a long time ago people who could

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not have babies went to pray. In the museum it was the first time I have ever been in a tank. We found out that tanks were getting very hot and noisy. However, it was better than being outside because you would have been safer. Here is a letter I wrote about the trip: Dear Lilian, I want to tell you about the trip we went on, on 14th of March. On this day we, the 3rd form, went to the tank museum at Bovington with Mr Budd and Mrs Graham. We went there because we studied World War One in history and in the tank museum we could see what kind of trenches Germany and Britain had, the weapons they used, the clothes they wore, the tanks they used and we got more information from the guide we had. I enjoyed it very much and I had fun. On our way to the tank museum we stopped to see a naked giant, which was carved on the hill using chalk. It is a fertility symbol, so a long time ago people who did not have babies went there and prayed. In the tank museum after we saw the clothes they wore and the other things that I said. We saw hundreds of tanks and we also had an opportunity to go in a tank and see what was in there. It was amazing and my favourite part as it was the first time I had ever been in a real tank! In the tank our guide described the parts and explained what they were used for. We found out that tanks got very hot and noisy, and because people were in there I could imagine how horrible it was being there for 42 hours. However it was better than being outside, because you would have been safer. On our way back we stopped to see an ancient fortified hilltop called Maiden Castle on the top of a hill. People lived there from over 5,000 years ago. It was not actually a castle, it was just a hill with some huge ditches and banks, but the great thing was that we walked on the hill, where Romans walked 2000 years ago. Also from there was an amazing view, so we took loads of pictures. I am going to send you some photos we took afterwards. Have a lovely holiday and say hello to Jessica. I hope to see you after the Easter holidays back at school. I will wait for your reply. Love you! Elene Elene Papashvili (Form 3)

Cryptograph Talk at Sherborne School

In February, we went to Sherborne School to attend an absorbing talk by Dr Simon Singh. During the talk, we were able to see the rare Enigma machine which was invented during the Second World War and got to know more details about code-breaking. All of us were curious about how the enigma or other types of code or code-breaking machines worked. We were astonished by the function of this machine and all those interesting facts about the code, especially when Dr Singh mentioned the father of modern science and the inventor of the enigma machine, Alan Turing. We realised this great person had been a student at Sherborne and had the initial idea of a computer. At the end of the talk, some of our schoolmates brought Dr Singh’s book “The Code Book”, and would like to discover more deeply the subtleness of code, a successful combination of mathematics. It was a pleasure to attend this talk as we learnt many fascinating facts about a thing we use all the time. Jimmy Wong (Form 5)

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Simon Singh spoke about Cryptograph and brought his enigma machine, projecting it for the audience. He also brought some of his books to put on sale, heavily discounted all of which were signed. In addition, the Sherborne Historical society put up a display of Alan Turing memorabilia (Turing attended Sherborne in 1926 - 1931) for viewing before the lecture. Please see the link below to an article about Turing’s time at Sherborne that mentions his first becoming interested in cryptography while he was a boy here: http://oldshirburnian.org.uk/wp-content /uploads/2014/03/The-Sherborne-Formula-Vivat-20122013-optimised.pdf Jimmy Wong,Yusuke Miyata, Danny Zhang, Alex Shan, Nate Sizova, Si Meng Li, Charles Tsang, Michael Yang, Eric Wang, Jeremy Zhu, Tifa Leong, Jessica Zhu, Iris Wang, Vladimir Solovyev, Grant Ovsepyan & Vanessa Lock attended. MAH

Encryption and Codebreaking Lecture Thursday 4th February 17:30 The Big School Room (BSR) Sherborne School

Cryptography Talk by Simon Singh MBE, Mathematician and Science Author This exciting talk is closely entwined with the history of Sherborne’s own Alan Turing and Simon will even bring an enigma machine with him.

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Burns Lunch

Visit to @ Bristol

Standing Tall

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Junior History & Art Trip to Montacute House

On a beautiful early spring day, eight students visited Montacute House in Somerset as part of an art and history project on Tudor (16th Century) portraiture. The National Portrait Gallery works in partnership with Montacute House to display their wonderful collection of paintings of the kings and queens of the Tudor period. Students had painted their own copies of these portraits in art and were ACG excited to find the originals in front of them. Matthew Sideso: My first view of the house was from the main gates. We had a guided tour of the house and the first thing we saw was the kitchen. It was a very big room with two cookers and a trough where they used to keep water. Our guide then gave us candles to smell; one was made of animal fat and one made of bees’ wax. I personally thought the one made of animal fat smelt better than the bee’s wax one. We then moved on to the small dining hall that had a soldier’s metal suit in the corner. We continued walking through the house when we saw someone wearing a 16th Century butler’s uniform. We then went to the bedrooms and we saw a trunk with a number on it, although nobody knew what it meant. We moved on to the gallery where we saw a lot of paintings. We were allowed to walk around the garden – this was my favourite part of the trip. Nadine: We made a pretty picture of the outside of the house. The kitchen was so old and quite dirty; I cannot

imagine how people worked there. I saw a beautiful bedroom with huge windows. I want to live there! I saw the portrait of Lady Jane Grey – she was so pretty. Bek: There was a hole instead of a toilet! We drew pictures of Elizabeth I using a method called ‘pouncing’ which was used 400 years ago. My portrait is of Henry VIII. It is very beautiful and has a gold background.

Elizabeth of Bohemia acrylic on board by Elena Mitusova Juniors

Christmas Disco

Art Trip to the Tate Gallery On Sunday twenty-one 5th form students travelled with Miss Thompson, Mr Clark and Mr Azzopardi to London to visit the Tate Britain and Tate Modern. In the morning students freely explored the Tate Britain’s historic collection and many of the works from the late 20th century. All the students were encouraged particularly to spend time looking at the collection of paintings by Turner. Many were amazed by the breadth of style and the quantity of this one artist’s work. We were very fortunate that the storms held off while we headed down river past the houses of Parliament and the London Eye in glorious sunshine. The Southbank, with its street performers and great variety of places to eat was the perfect place to spend a free hour before we entered the Tate Modern. The students explored the gallery with real enthusiasm and finished the day having had an extensive overview of the Tate’s collection from the 15th century to the modern day.

March Disco

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme The D of E has been somewhat a victim of its own success this year with three of the four remaining students from last year’s group completing their awards and a further twenty from the 4th Form enrolling. These numbers were rather daunting for the team organising the Award in school, but through hard work and good support we have survived and so have the students. All students have been involved with the initial or Bronze award. It is hoped that at their next school students will be inspired to continue with the Silver and Gold Awards. Through the year the students have completed their activities, mainly through the Wednesday afternoon activity sessions; doing such things as football, basketball, golf, climbing, horse-riding and ten-pin bowling. The skills section has involved several musicians, as well as the Reading Club, Choir and the Drama Production. The volunteering section involved students from Westcott helping to organise activities for the younger girls on Sunday mornings, meaning that they had to sacrifice their precious lie-in. Many of the boys got involved in the Tenner

by Nadia Alsop as she is sadly leaving us, and we are very grateful for her endless energy and enthusiasm as well as her great professionalism when taking on this huge responsibility. We are equally delighted that Sam Russon has agreed to step into her hiking boots and take over so she will complete her training during the next few months. Sherborne School has been very supportive and we are particularly grateful to the CCF for the loan of expedition kit.

Yellow Team Orange Team Pink Team Wendy Daria Mike Sherry Yelena Ilya Amber Sky Nemo Gary Young Pasha Mineyuki Rex Jack Bolt Andy Mark Costa Caesar Lucca Members of Staff supervising were: Ms Nadia Alsop, Mrs Angela Askill, Mr Jamie Clarke, Mrs Jenny Donnelly, Mrs JD Sam Russon and Mr Andy Stratton

University Visits Challenge to make money for charity, or an Energy Envoy project run by Jamie Haynes in King’s House. A small group also assisted Mrs Killoran in the Library by helping to keep the room tidy. The expeditions, as always, took a lot of organisation, particularly with such large numbers of students to keep safe. The students were divided into three groups and were joined by Amber from last year’s group who was unable to complete her expedition then. The practice expedition focused the minds of many students as they realised the level of self-reliance it required of them. At the end most were exhausted, but boosted with greatly enhanced self-confidence and sense of achievement, not to mention improved orienteering skills. As Nadia Alsop commented “For many of them it has been the most challenging weekend of their lives so far: testing their navigation, physical fitness, camp craft and teamwork. They have also come a long way from city slickers who weren't sure how to open a gate, couldn't strike a match, and had never slept in sleeping bags indoors, let alone in a tent in a night of wild weather”. The final expedition will be completed after the internal school exams and it is hoped that the students are successful. If so, there will be plenty of Awards to give out on Speech Day. This year’s expedition was the last to be organised

Last June (2015) the fifth form students were given the opportunity to spend a morning at Bristol University. Some students elected to go on a tour of some of the facilities including the Chemistry laboratories and Engineering facilities. Others attended a couple of lectures exclusively prepared for us with a choice of either law, engineering, politics & international relations or cellular & molecular medicine. Following the success of the trip to Bristol University last June a similar visit has taken place this year, but to Exeter University. MH

Tenner Challenge In the Summer Term students in J, 3rd form and 4th form were invited to participate in an activity to raise money for a charity of their choice. Teams of between 4-6 students were given £10 to start with. They then had the task of deciding whether to buy something, or make a product or organise a service, all of which could then be sold at a profit. One group called Always First comprising of team leader Ilya Kovalev, with Mike Guzhvin and Vladyslav Yeriomin assisting, decided to sell doughnuts at break-times. They produced some very attractive advertising posters and managed to raise over £36 for Cancer and Leukaemia in Children.

The third team managed by Gary Xu sold Chinese snacks which were imported from China. As well as Gary, Grashuzka comprised of Jack Wu, Suku Dlamini and Zama Dlamini. They found that there was such a high demand amongst the student body that a second order was needed. Gary efficiently organised this using the proceeds raised by the first sale. As a consequence using the initial investment of £10, over £400 was raised for Save the Children Fund. All the students involved worked hard to make this ‘new’ activity a success and special congratulations should go to the three team leaders (Ilya, Caesar and Gary) MH who showed excellent entrepreneurial skill.

The Pathway to Progress Charity Walk April 2016

A second team led by Caesar Li provided three services. The first was where a member of the group (Caesar, Mark Tanachaisukij, Andy Chuang, Daria Samsonova, Joe Xu and Pavlo Tabachnik) received payment from their peers for agreeing to do their shopping in the local supermarkets. The second involved the making and selling of home-made lemonade and the third was the organising of a takeaway service at weekends. The team members of V-Neck would order the food by phone, take delivery when the meal arrived, pay using the money they had received from ‘their customer’ and then deliver the food to an agreed room. All these services proved very popular and necessitated the students in Team V-Neck putting in considerable effort and time. As a result of their hard work just over £85 was raised for Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Over the Easter break Mrs Hayes (Business Studies teacher and Senior Tutor for J and Third Form) participated in a 150 km sponsored walk in Rwanda to raise funds for a charity called The Amakuru Trust (www.amakurutrust.org). She was accompanied by her husband and also a young British student volunteer who spent 3 months working in Rwanda prior to going to University next September. Mary writes: “The route took us around all the projects that our charity has been supporting. Many of the beneficiaries joined in for part of the walk and this included ex-street children, widows, and students from various nursery, primary and secondary schools. At times there were over 100 people following as we walked along the red dirt tracks and roads. Our fellow walkers often provided wonderful entertainment with songs and chants. A couple of quieter days were spent whilst just the three of us walked from a town called Rwamagana to the city of Kigali. However, often we would find people walked alongside us chatting for a few kilometres as they headed to a nearby market with a chicken, goat or fruit to sell! We were constantly offered taxi services from local cyclists, moto owners and car drivers as they found it very strange to see us walking in the heat. We obviously declined though I was tempted on one particularly hot, dusty day when the hills we had to climb seemed to be never-ending! However, bananas proved to be an excellent source of energy and the welcome we received upon arriving at each Project, whether a school, a centre for orphans or a community inhabited by widows was very heart-warming. On our final day we were also able to participate in the Walk to Remember in Kigali where thousands of people walked through the city in memory of those who were killed in the 1994 Genocide.”

Rwandan Visitor On Thursday 7th January 2016, Sherborne International was pleased to welcome Miss Gisele Kamanzi from Rwanda. Currently, Gisele is in the final year at university in Kigali studying Travel and Tourism Management and she is also a partner in Kigali Fashion Week. Mrs Hayes, Head of Business Studies, introduced Gisele to the school as both are actively involved in the charity ‘The Amakuru Trust’. Gisele speaks five languages and, as well as assisting visitors from the UK in Rwanda, she also monitors projects supported by The Trust. These projects currently include a primary school, a centre for street children and a craft cooperative run by widows. The photograph shows Gisele,

Mrs Hayes and Mr Stratton’s daughter Kathy – Kathy spent some of her ‘gap year’ before going to University volunteering in Rwanda.

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UKMT Mathematical Challenges

Well done to Costa Chen, Gary Xu, Wendy He and Rosanne Liu who participated in the Further Maths Support Programme’s Maths Feast on March 3rd at the Gryphon School. Competing against thirteen teams, all the students performed very well and achieved 3rd and 4th in many rounds. A National Competition for Form 4 students, the event combined mathematical, communication and teamwork skills, and offered pupils another way to develop their enjoyment of Mathematics. All members of the team involved were expected to work together to solve challenging problems. As the rounds are named after courses in a meal, it is known as the ‘Maths Feast’. Test how well you could do in the challenge. Here is a starter question. Starter: True or false questions related to several reports Five Children found a method of weighing themselves on an automatic weighing machine with just one coin. Two of them got on the scale at the same time and then one child changed places with another until all the ten possible pairs had been weighed. The weights, in kg, were as follows: 57, 58, 59, 59, 60, 61, 67, 68, 69 and 70 a) Total weight of the five children is 157kg True/False b) The lightest child weighs 25kg? True/False c) The heaviest child weighs 40kg True/False d) No two children have the same weight True/False Amuse-Bouche: A number skills round Main Course: A test of comprehension Dessert: A practical task Petit-fours: A speed round in which one student answers one question and passes their answer to the next student. AS Check the answers at the bottom of the page!

A record number of students entered Maths competitions this year. Thirty-six fifth form students and ten fourth form students entered the UK Maths Challenge in February. About a quarter of a million students across the UK take part. Sixteen students received Gold awards, thirteen students received Silver and seven students were awarded Bronze. The top scorer in the fifth form was Danny Zhang and in the fourth form Wendy Zhang achieved the highest marks. Danny went through to the next round of the competition, the Maths Olympiad. Only about 500 competitors get to this next stage. He achieved a Merit in this two-hour paper. In addition, fourteen students were invited to take part in a second maths challenge in March, called the ‘Pink Kangaroo’. This is an international competition and about six million students from over thirty countries take part. Yusuke Miyata was awarded a Merit. Finally, in April, eight Junior students took part in the Junior Maths Challenge. Kenshin Suto and Jacky Zheng both received silver awards. These Maths Challenges are meant to be enjoyable, in the same way that crosswords and Sudoku are fun to do. It is great to see so many students taking part. ABS

Answers: Starter – a) True b) False c) False d) True

The Public Speaking Competition for International Students

The competition was hosted this year at the Park School, where Mr Steven Baker had started the event eleven years before. Following our own class competitions, the best students from each class were chosen to speak at a selection ‘speak off’ in the Greenfield Hall on 3rd February. The standard was very high and Mrs Christine Stones, Mr Geoff Davey and Mrs Caroline Scott-Flintan, the judges, had a very difficult job choosing two students to represent Sherborne International on 9th February. After much debate they agreed that Baron Li speaking on the ‘Evolution of Sport’, the worldwide explosion of interest in the online game ‘League of Legends’, and Vanessa Lock, speaking on ‘The F Word’ a cri de coeur for feminism to be supported as a positive campaign for equal rights for women and girls everywhere, should be our competitors. Baron spoke first on the night and gave a confident and engaging talk, setting the bar extremely high for those who followed. Vanessa spoke third from the end and her talk,

calmly yet cogently argued, must have touched the hearts and minds of her listeners, for she was chosen as the overall winner. Who knows, perhaps the theme of her talk may have unconsciously influenced the judges, for the 2nd and 3rd places, given to a student from Sherborne Girls talking on ‘Autism’ and a student from the Park School speaking about ‘You Tube’, were both girls. Both SI students spoke without notes, chose to control their PowerPoint presentations themselves whilst talking, were able to hold their audience’s attention and answer questions from the floor with authority and assurance. As usual, the students and teachers from the different schools were able to mingle and chat before and after the competition, whilst consuming some delicious finger food supplied by the Park School. Danny Zhang and Yelena Pavlova, runners up in our selection ‘speak off’, addressed the School at assembly on 29th February. TJB

Chinese New Year 2016 To mark the Chinese New Year students and staff from Sherborne International visited a local restaurant for delicious meal in celebration of the occasion. Over three evenings members of House staff accompanied the whole student body to the nearby Fortune Palace restaurant to enjoy the four-course banquet dinner. We enjoyed a wide variety of appetising food that included a delicious mixed starter, crispy aromatic duck, sizzling beef, sweet and sour chicken, prawns with asparagus, lemon chicken and sweet toffee bananas for dessert. The evenings were a great success and seemed to be SC thoroughly enjoyed by all.

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Original Contributions My Favourite Place Everyone has a special place, where you can just be you, a place where you are just happy being there. For some people it is a quiet place, for others it is a place full of people and movement. The common thing is they are places where you would run to at any time when you feel upset. So, I would like to tell you something about my special place. When I think about my bedroom, I start to realize why some people are so stressed about who goes in their house or who has been touching things in their house; it is because those things are important and may have some special meaning for them. A bedroom is a place where you can relax and rest your mind. Another important reason is I can go there when I want privacy. I can easily shut my door or even tell everyone in my boarding house not to bother me. Furthermore, my room holds most of my personal belongings, and they are valuable to me, not because they are expensive, but because they all belong with different situations in my life. I can listen to music, read a book, do my homework or, the best thing, just sleep. Now I have two pillows, one blanket and many, many toys like bears, ducks, rabbits and goats! It seems like a little zoo and I know that is so childish, but they are so soft and warm. A lot of times I lust lie down in the bed and close my eyes and daydream about places I would like to see or think about, things that make me happy. And sometimes I do think about what I need to get done, about the future and that is what I always try to avoid contemplating because it makes me so stressed. However, I am trying my best and it usually works out well. Moreover, the way my room is set up, makes it seem kind of holy. My clothes, jewellery and perfume stand in the right place for me. However, my bedroom can’t give me any advice or support me at a bad time or give mental satisfaction. My family do these things and my friends are the strongest supporters in my life as they share my sadness; they soften my pain and make me feel over the moon. Anastasija Girse (Form 5) My favourite place is my own house, especially in winter. I love this time of year when everything around you looks beautiful. I love to sit outside the house with a cup of tea and enjoy the atmosphere. At this time you can think what you have done right and wrong over the year. Winter is an enjoyable time of year, especially if there is lots of snow you can play with. My house is made of wood, so, when the outside temperature is low, you can feel it because walls of the house are cold but it feels hot inside. For New Year my family decorates a tree so it looks attractive. Before New Year I used to call my friends to stay in my house overnight so we could play games or just drive my snowmobile. Winter is just a special season when all your family see each other and it’s good because I’m studying in England. In my holidays I spend a lot of time with my parents. With my father we decorate the house or just spend time outside. Also we have races between my snowmobile and his ATV with tracks. I hope I will have the same feelings every year. Hopefully I will feel like I did when I was small. 114

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Artem Kadai (Form 5) I used to be there every week, on the top of North Point, on Hong Kong Island, surrounded by pretty forest, fresh air and clear blue sky. Here is no personal friendship, no relationship, no rebellious behaviour, but discipline, equitability and sense of order. Everyone is dressed in their proper smart uniform, with well-polished Corps boots as shiny as a mirror. Once they step onto the parade ground, nothing else is more important than the commands which are given. Every drill movement is sharp and efficient and without any delay or hesitation. Each cadet in the contingent pays their full patient, attention and give their maximum effort. No matter how hot the sun is burning or how strong the storm is striking their body, their passion is still burning, everyone is on fire… Once they are dressed in their uniforms, nothing else is more important than the instruction given.They obey first and complain after, no matter how unreasonable or how difficult the order is. They comply with great efficiency, discipline and fire team spirit. This fully represents the spirit of obedience. Hale Ho (Form 5)

My favourite place is being in my small sailing boat in the sea far from the land. Whenever I am feeling bad or, I have to think about important things, I love to take my boat out. I try to go there when I have a long period of free time. It helps me a lot to think and also to relax my mind. I only do this alone. I don’t like it when there is someone with me, I like to be with myself to be in a real moment of relaxation. I like to leave in the morning just before dawn, and I normally stay there for 3 hours. This is the most beautiful thing you can ever see; the sky has so many different colours at this time of the day. After my sail I am normally completely dead, and I go to sleep very early. This is because I have been doing sport for a very long period of time. When you are there, your mind is completely relaxed; the only thing which is making an effort is your muscles, because you have to resist against the wind and make the boat go fast. It’s such a great feeling when the water and the wind caress your face. The feeling to have this liberty when no one can tell you anything, is just the best feeling I have had in my entire life. When the water is just 10 cm from your back, it gives you an extraordinary feeling of flying. It is at this point that you notice some things that you never thought of before: the power of nature is just huge. The sky is immense and the sea is incredibly powerful.

It helps me to think because I am aware of problems on the land but I only think about what is happening on my boat and in the sea. I also love to have a little break and have a swim. This is maybe the thing that scared me the most on my sail, because there are hundreds of metres under you and you have absolutely no idea of what is passing under you (This is the scary moment of the trip.) When I am in my boat I have this feeling that I can fly and that nothing can stop me. That the reason why it is my favourite place to be, and I think it will stay my favourite place for a long time. Julien Chabaud (Form 5) My favourite place is the Worker’s Stadium in Beijing. It is a huge stadium which was built in 1959 and in the last thirty years it has become available for football. It’s our local football team, Beijing Guoan Football Club’s home pitch. The stadium is south-east of central Beijing and is next to the National Legation Quarter so there are lots of foreigners around. There is a big shopping mall and each year there is a fashion show so lots of fashion-conscious teenagers, who live in or near Beijing, go there. So at the Worker’s Stadium football fans, foreigners and fashion freaks converge. It represents Beijing as an international city, a fashionorientated city but also one that keeps our own culture too. Normally, I go there with my friends. If there isn’t a match that night, we can go there to have a tea or go shopping. The things they sell there aren’t expensive and you can always find special little things. When you sit in a café, you can spend the whole afternoon relaxing. Sometimes you even have a chance to talk to foreigners who are living around there; they are all very friendly and some of them can speak very good Chinese with a Beijing accent. If there is a football match at night, at three o’clock in the afternoon, you will see the whole area looking like a green sea (because the colour of our team is green). Adults will be taking a drink in a bar with their friends and children will be playing on the small football pitch at the corner of the stadium or chasing around the whole of it. Later, when teenagers finish their school day, they come on the underground or by bus, talking and making jokes. I know they all have great fun because I was one of them too. During that time, everyone is wearing our team’s green polo shirt. When the match is about to begin, everyone already has a seat. Then we start to sing our team song very loudly and cheer them on. Soon the light brightens and the two teams come out. We switch on our torches and wave our green scarves and at that moment, everyone is silent. The night in Beijing is beautiful and peaceful and you fall into that atmosphere around you. After the match, if we win, we celebrate together until midnight. If we lose, we still believe we can win the next time and never give up. That is the spirit of Beijing Guoan Football Team. There everyone forgets everything bad in their lives. They are true to themselves; that’s why this is my favourite place, a place where you relax, a place Oliver Mei (Form 5) that shows the Beijing spirit! Everyone has a favourite place of their own. I also have my favourite place. That’s somewhere I can rest, relax and do

whatever would like to do quietly and alone. My favourite place is my own room. I think almost everybody has their own bedroom, once they are over six years old. When I was six, my mom told me, “You are a big girl now, you should sleep alone in your own bedroom.” At first, I was afraid of the dark. I held my mom’s hand to stop her leaving my room before I went to sleep every night. As time went by I started to get used to it and slept alone in my own bedroom with a lot of toys around my bed. I didn’t feel lonely anymore. My room is not very big. There is a bed with bedside tables on either side of it and a wardrobe full of my clothes in front of it. My desk is beside the window. The sun shines through the window when I do my prep. I like sitting on the window seat by the window, when I read a book and have a cup of tea in the afternoon. I have a mirror beside the door of my bedroom. I always look at myself before I go out of my room, to check I look my best. I enjoy the time when I stay in my room. It’s quiet and comfortable. It’s a good area for study. It can make my mind calm and help me to concentrate. I can pay attention to my work. I have a big bookshelf above the desk on the wall. I can reach a book without standing, when I am doing my prep. My mum likes to put a vase of flowers in my room. She often says it will make me feel more alive. I can smell the heavy scent of the flowers float past me when I am in my room, so I like it as well. This is my favourite place. It’s not somewhere famous or one of the most beautiful places in the world, but Tiffany Xu (Form 5) it is the place I enjoy most. My favourite place is my grandparents’ home. Whenever my mother and younger brother are free, I try my best to persuade them to go there and stay a night. It’s not a big house, just a small three-bedroomed house on a public housing estate, but it’s warm. The most memorable thing is a slight smell of herbal tea as my grandmother loves it very much. When I was very small, I didn’t like the taste of it; it was so bitter. I prefer to go to the park near my grandparents’ home. The park is quite ordinary – just an old yellow slide, two swings, a footpath and a small skating rink. I remember that whenever I went to visit my grandparents, my grandmother would take me to that park. The park was not bustling, it was quite tranquil in the afternoon. There were never any children playing there, just adults sitting and taking a rest. Without a doubt, I enjoyed those moments, sitting on the bench, looking at the unmeasured vastness, watching the blue sky. I closed my eyes, emptied my brain and just listened to the rustling sound that issued from the leaves blown by the wind. Sometimes, you can hear the birds singing. You can’t imagine how wonderful and enjoyable it is. In those moments, I think I can ignore all the troublesome, inconvenient things; training, studying, even the terrible, damnable homework, and just relax! But now, my grandparents have moved to a bigger house. I have never been back to that former home and the park since. It seems to hold the most important and strongest memories of my childhood in my mind and Vanessa Chu (Form 5) dreams, calm and peaceful.

Creative Writing Competition This year, as part of the expansion of the Inter-house competition, we launched the Sherborne International Creative Writing Competition. Students were encouraged to express themselves creatively in English and have their work valued for their ideas rather than their linguistic ability. The competition attracted some wonderfully original entries reflecting a range of English abilities. It was independently judged by Christine Stones (Governor and Retired English Teacher) and Frances Walker (Retired Literature Teacher). Nate Sivoza (Francis) won the trophy for the first year, with Paula d’Oliveira (McNaughten) taking second place and Jimmy Wong (Lapping) in third. NLA

Of Enemies After all these years I’m not afraid - not even slightly ashamed - to admit that I hated him. Even more so, I’d be quite willing to say it out loud if anybody would actually listen: I hated first lieutenant Patrick Blake with all my heart, with all sincere passion a human being can put into a feeling. And he responded to me in the same kind, I’m sure. Technically, we weren’t enemies. We used to fight on the same side for years, but it never was enough reason to at least tolerate each other. I mean, we had to get along on the battlefield, and I never allowed myself to let the real enemy even get close to his fancy-painted small plane if it was up to me. But that’s what good soldiers do, y’know. And nobody could ever tell that we weren’t good at being fighters. But flights were flights, while on the ground we were anything but enemies. I still remember the day I met Blake first. It was not long after the war started, and five years after I became a military pilot. I had already got some reputation those days, but I never objected to having a few more people who can give a decent fight up in the air, brave enough to stay so being stuck in the growling flying machine under attack at the height of thousands of metres. So I was glad to meet Patrick . . . I mean, before I actually saw him, staying in the hangar with all these people around, telling them some kind of silly joke. Who said him the war was a good place to practise his sense of humour? He was like that all the time, too noisy, too light-hearted as if he had never taken a single thing seriously. And he was Irish, that annoying, ridiculously patriotic and proud of his damn Ireland redhead who God knows how came to fight for England. People liked him, though. They let him become one of us quickly, too quickly for my taste, and despite getting just as much faith and adoration and pride, I felt as if he was taking from me something he didn’t deserve. It felt too much as a personal offence, and even more so, when he turned out to be extraordinarily good in the sky. No, I’m obviously lying here, he wasn’t good - he was perfect. So was I, and I hated him for being not just as skilled as me, but as brave, as selfless and . . . everything, as me. We were equal at everything. Except he was reckless and talkative and even charming, and I always believed that a good soldier puts on a calm and serious act. We were equal and different at the

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same time, and it caused us to hate each other furiously, to compete in every small matter. I’ve lost count of brawls and quarrels and challenges we had - and the war victories, too . . . but it was time to stop counting. It was already dark tonight. I was staying alone, others were already gone, away from icy wind and grave stones and sorrow. Away from the little marble memoriam with a name on it - the name I know too well. Suddenly I felt like crying, but I knew he wouldn’t like that, that he would call me a wimp and make fun of me and cherish his small victory afterwards. I couldn’t let him win, not now, when it’s just me and me alone. It was a matter of memory, of respect. I stayed unmoving, locking my gaze on the ground. It struck me, that I haven’t ever felt so lonely and lost - alone, without my best enemy. Nate Anastasia Sizova (Form 5)

Our Last Time It was the last time I was going to that apartment, the thought already brought transparent drops of sadness down my face, putting all my last make-up efforts into a black mess around my both, not so shiny anymore, brown eyes. His room was him, it had his essence. It had its own personalized scent, the mixture of a cheap man’s cologne in a small dull black glass bottle with Camel cigarettes from the shop downstairs. My favourite smell on earth. The narrow bed against the wall with pictures and posters of Brazilian rock stars from the 90’s. Our favourite singer was playing on his turquoise gramophone, with his hoarse voice filling the room with his love verses. Right next to it there was his balcony, where he smoked his unbearable cigarettes. The vinyl disc span and span, giving our last moment a soundtrack. He had thousands of books on the old wooden shelves of his room. Philosophy, sociology and Portuguese literature from the romantic period, the one he appreciated the most, tiny books that represented him so well. In the middle of Cazuza’s biography and Freud’s theory, you could find a few coloured envelopes, varying from white, pink and red, all of them with the same French perfume, holding my tentative verses. He kept them safely in between his most important books. He kept his own words in an old cardboard shoebox that was tearing apart, full of thoughts, theories and poems. Poems which were never about me. I looked around, sadly and hopelessly, through the white wood door observing that place that I’ve been only a few times, but somehow, already meant so much. I knew in my mind, from my deep late night thoughts that here was the end. We didn’t admit it to each other, hoping for the best, but we were not crazily optimistic, we were realistic. I observed him sitting on his bed, looking down, taken by the sadness of the loss of his splendid hero, his grandfather, who had passed away last week. His blond golden curls fell on his forehead, he looked up and gazed at me, opening his thin arms calling, asking, needing a hug. Those small dark brown eyes said so much, ringed with dark circles of someone who didn’t sleep much and swollen, reflecting the recent tears. He buried his head on my chest, and for a heartbeat, I took that weight out of him, while I held him tightly to me. We stayed there for a couple of minutes, in

silence, with only the music playing. We acted as if nothing was going to happen to us, as if my plane wasn’t departing next Monday. We pretended that the world was ours, time was frozen and the world and destiny were by our side. We faked that the world was going to end at the time I walked out of that apartment. The future distance was an illusion. He gave me a kiss, a delicate and gentle kiss, that didn’t mean goodbye. I never had that goodbye kiss I so profoundly wanted; perhaps he just didn’t want it to be the Paula de Oliveira (Form 5) last.

Playground (2015) After two decades, unexpectedly I came to this place again. I put down my briefcase onto the solid ground, gazing at my surroundings. The rusty slides stood on the ground; the shabby roundabout lay near the dilapidated swings. It was absolutely quiet, without any vitality. When I was little, my grandmother always took me to that playground. Sometimes, she would push me on the swing or help me wipe the sweat away. We had the fluorescent silver slides, shiny yellow swings and roundabout at that time. It was neither advanced technology nor luxurious facilities, but these just attracted me for a long time. On an oppressively hot afternoon, grandmother and I were in the playground as usual. The other children were just chasing around. I was swinging on a swing. I swung it hard. It went higher. It went faster. It stopped. “Argh!” I shouted. My grandmother saw me lying on the ground while using my hand to cover the wound. She instantly carried me on her back and ran to the clinic nearby. By the time we arrived, I could see her eyes were brimming with tears and the colours of her clothes were getting darker. “Does it feel very painful? Hold on for a second, the doctor is coming!” She asked worriedly. She couldn’t help but keep blaming herself for her carelessness at the corner. This memory remains vividly in my mind until now. Two decades later, everything has changed. After I started my own business, I had less and less contact with my grandmother, not to mention having a meal with her. The only thing that I was interested in was money. When I called her on the phone, she answered very slowly and sometimes she even forgot who she was talking to. This perplexed me a lot and yet my business wouldn’t allow me to visit to her. All of a sudden, I rushed to my grandmother’s house. I rang the doorbell but no one answered. Thereupon, I kept pounding on that wooden door until her servant opened the door for me. When I walked into my grandmother’s room, I drew the grey curtain aside, though it was a cloudy day. She was sitting on the dull silver wheelchair without a hint of smile on her sallow face. “I am here! I am here!” I said. She didn’t say anything but only look at the clock through her hollow eyes. “Tick, Tock…” The sound of the clock burst into my head. At this moment, I started to blame myself that I shouldn’t have been that selfish. I started to abhor myself that I could have found some time to visit her or even if I just had more conversations with her. However, there was nothing could help to remedy this mistake. It was too late. A couple of months later, the whole playground was being removed and replaced by some white carnations Jimmy Wong (Form 5) and lilies.

When Magic Hit New York City It was a cold morning in New York City. The sky was a mixture of grey and blue, with a few clouds that promised to release the magical, ice-white snowflakes at any time. From the window, I could only see the jungle of tall concrete buildings, an infinite sea of grey and glass, some which might even touch the sky’s ceiling. The river of people hurrying to work, unaware of everything around them, was visible down below. The middle of February is one of the coldest times to go to New York. The TV was on the weather channel, warning people about the enormous, heavy blizzard that was coming. I was alone. I had woken up with the blasting sound of the slamming front door of the fancy hotel my parents had chosen. Now I could hear soft footsteps and someone in the corridor. I didn’t turn. I was still watching, attentive to the busy city, but I could smell hot chocolate with caramel and marshmallows floating in the dark, sweet drink. Daddy handed the burning hot cup with a loving smile, lightly kissing the top of my head, while I waited… I waited, anxiously and impatiently, near the big white window, where there was a small, dark wood bench with cherry-red velvet seating. Seeing snow for the first time is a big deal for a little girl that lives in a tropical country, where the coldest it gets is Spring for the Americans. I sat there drinking my delicious hot chocolate, waiting and wishing. After a couple of agonizing minutes, it finally happened. The clouds dropped their enchanted white flakes, turning me to smiles and enthusiasm. I called Daddy impatiently to see it too. He had seen it before, but for us, for whom it never happens at home, it is something entirely magical and even the freezing cold doesn’t scare us. We were amazed. Daddy gave me my fluffy pale pink fur boots to put on over my non-matching socks. He made sure I was warm enough to go outside, zipping my light blue jacket over my wool jumpers, putting on a scarf and a panda hat to warm my ears. I felt like a snowman. When he was satisfied, I ran to the door, calling him to come. We rushed downstairs, went through the golden doors with a sympathic man holding the door open for us. He winked at me with a smile, which I returned. We stood outside feeling the snowflakes on our jackets. We stood there for a few seconds, letting the magic enter us while we took deep cold breaths. He took my hand in a gentle way, calling me by the nickname he gave some years ago. ‘Come on! Do you want to build a snowman?’ Paula De Oliveira (Form 5)

Power of Powder Everyone has ever had this feeling when you fear that you cannot stand on your feet, haven't they? As if you will fall down any second and your face will hit the ground, that you will hear nothing but the Sound of the Earth. The feeling you get when everything you relied on before, everything that meant a huge deal and was literally a principle of your life . . . all of that just disappears. And you can even see how it flies away and you just know it with your beating heart that nothing will ever come back. This feeling is much stronger than despair when you cannot hear your heart beating anymore because it is so frightfully quiet and slow; it is stronger than offense, anger and the fireball,

burning your soul inside. It was a peaceful, chilly, autumn evening when you can hear the wind whistling outside and stroking orange leaves and rain drops, knocking at the window. I was in my small but very cosy room with massive windows overlooking the Vicolo Domino Street, lying on my bed and finishing the last chapter of ‘Ninnillo and Nennella’. When suddenly I heard someone sneezing came in the house. Then I heard loud steps on the stairs and due to nine years of living in that place I could easily recognize who it was. I also heard my caring mother whose eyes were like little but very bright stars contrasting with hair, dark like the Italian night. She was a sense of life to me and apparently to my father as well. He might have just not understood that. No, Jacky, don’t come in. Not with these eyes! My lovely mom would always call father ‘Jacky’ though his real name was Jackson which suggests nothing but strength and persistence. But I have not seen this in his actions. For me, he was no more than just a bonus or a free gift you get buying a bar of soap from the pharmacy next to my school. Father was like a free bar of soap. Trying to prove something all the time, he would behave not like a middle-aged, married, responsible and considerate man, but more like a boastful, unconfident, hypocritical and pathetic cock, trying to flatter the cooker before it becomes a meal. Father meant so little to me and it was a common place. I was used to it. I got used to it. However, it was not very difficult because we have never actually been very close or open to each other and it was clear that we had no connection at all, as if we were from different planets which quarrel with each other. “Not every father can be a daddy.” my granny would always tell me when we were at the playground, watching ‘dads’ playing and goofing around with their children while the ‘cock’ of mine was sneezing in the corner. ‘A-ti-shoo!’ A loud sound made my walls and chandelier tremble. Then I heard screaming and shouting from the outside of my door. “Sweetheart, I am sorry I know you are reading your book for Mrs Pelloni but can you please help me make an apple pie for our daddy. He is not feeling well. I think he’s got a cold again.” My mom had always been unbelievably talented at hiding her anxiety and fear and at pretending that everything was marvellous. But that day was clearly an exception. I could see that something more serious that a simple cold had happened but I did not want to show any assumption. Knowing that I am aware of it, my mother would have been even more nervous and I obviously did not want her to worry. In fact, I wanted her to be cheerful and if making this insignificant (as I thought) pie had make her happy, I would have eggs and sugar in my little hands. The work began. Now, we will need two eggs and one hundred grams of butter in this big, big bowl. And then I will add one cup of flour. Oh, no, dear! I forgot to buy some flour yesterday.

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-Do not worry, mommy. I think I’ve seen a bag in the basement. I’ll get it straight away. As a brave safer or a heroine, I was on my way to the dark and humid place where Jacky would spend a great deal of time for an unknown reason. My two, shaking and cold legs were going down counting every step they would conquer. When I reached the sixteenth step, I suddenly saw white grains of flour lying on the black tiles. They were making something I would describe as a line leading to the door of the cupboard where the food had been kept. I would have cleaned the flour grains, and I swear, I certainly would have done it, if only I had not seen what was inside. Now, in some way, the story comes back to the beginning. This is the moment when I get the feeling that is stronger than any other one. What I saw with my eyes, did not reach my brain and cognition straight after. It took me a few minutes, then an hour and then five years to get used to what had happened that evening. Upon this day I am still recalling specific moments from my childhood and girlhood to combine everything that had been happening since I was born, to connect the missing pieces and add the explanation. I slightly opened a door of a cupboard to see whether the flour was also scattered there or not, but instead, I saw someone’s bare feet, Jacky’s bare feet on the floor. By that time, I had already seen the father lying or sitting on the floor with no slippers or socks on, so I was not surprised. The only thing I could not understand was why he had scattered so much flour around him that even his fingers were white. It was a dreadful image, so I left. The second after I closed the door, I heard another loud sneeze. Now I know that it was not a cold. Elina Patouridu (Form 5)

Early Morning in Munich I couldn’t believe I had got up this early. It was 5 a.m. and I was already in Munich. I wasn’t used to this eerie silence, because Munich was always bustling and busy. As I made my way through the empty streets admiring the buildings and silence, I honestly didn’t have any specific destination in mind. I sank into deep thought as I wandered through the unusually empty city. The chiming clock sounded and I snapped back into reality. I had found my destination – the gardens. I still had to walk a distance, so I started focussing on my surroundings: after all, one doesn’t often get the opportunity of seeing Munich empty. I took in details I had never seen or in fact heard of before. Firstly, there would be the great water fountain and the gentle sound of water droplets trickling into the pool beneath. This was completely new to me as I had never been able to hear the water during busy hours. This fountain looked all the more beautiful when the sun shone onto it and the water reflected the rays. I had never realised how beautiful Munich was in the early hours. I hastened my pace to reach the gardens before the usual flood of people arrived. I took a shortcut leading me into a wide square of plastered tiles. The surroundings were unusual with gargoyle heads with grimaces on their faces poking out of the walls. As my gaze scaled the walls, I noticed religious paintings. They didn’t

catch my interest in particular, but it was something above the paintings that amazed me. It was the gigantic bell, the Glockenspiel - it was ringing again and the vibrations sprang off the walls and ricocheted in the walled area. My bones shook, or it felt like it at least. I enjoyed that moment the most. I decided to go to the gardens some other time. I remained in the square for a while longer. Georg Bluecher Von Wahlstatt (Form 5)

My Best Friend I would like to introduce my best friend to you. Her full name is Anastasia Sonina and she is studying with me at the same school. Anastasia is a quite tall and sleek girl with hair that falls just under her shoulders. For me she seems like a model, but get to know her and discover so much more . . .

She makes life seem fun, she has the ability to lift my spirits by just being herself and staying with me. Stasy, as I call her, is very responsible, but still she has time to joke. Many people say that we act abnormally and crazily, but I think that actually everybody could call her a role model. Above her lively eyes lie a gorgeous pair of full eyebrows. Her rounded face is crowned with a brilliant smile. Her body curves to form a figure any male would fight for! Anastasia can make me laugh simply by looking at me. She is always the first one I turn to when I need some help or advice with my struggles, so she finds it easy to relate to almost anyone or anything. The most incredible thing, that she is able to manage a full-time job and still do well at school, amazes me. She is just a diamond friend. I am so grateful to have her. Along with all the memories we have shared, she is definitely a friend worth turning to, and a tremendous example of how to be a true friend. She is the only one who will come to me when I’m ill or when I’m feeling terrible emotionally. So, to end up telling you about my ‘herowoman’, I wanted to say that boyfriends will come and go, but it’s your girlfriends whom you share laughter, memories and secrets with, that will be treasured in your heart for the rest of your life. Therefore, my friend is very special to me and has had a huge influence on who I am now. Value such people! Anastasija Girse (Form 5)

Should all young people study abroad for a year? Thoughts of 3A. In my view, it is always a good idea for young people to study in a foreign school or college – and speak a foreign language – for many reasons. Firstly, it will help a teenager to be well educated and it will improve his or her memory. Secondly, it helps him or her to find lots of new, international friends and people who might be helpful later in life. It also gives a young person the opportunity to work abroad in the future and to earn a good salary. Knowledge of another language can be very useful because it gives you the chance to communicate and work with people from different countries. Furthermore, the knowledge it brings will make their lives easier and will help them to better understand Irina the world. These days, studying abroad is becoming more and more popular, especially for wealthy people. In my opinion, there are arguments for and against this. Studying abroad has lots of advantages, such as learning the language. Of course, if you’re studying English, one of the best places to learn it is in an English-speaking country. Also, some programmes like I/GCSE can provide you with the opportunity to go to university or to live in many different countries, because it is used in a lot of places internationally. Besides, a child growing up without their family around becomes more responsible, especially for him or herself, and generally matures faster. However, living abroad is not only about advantages. There can be disadvantages, for example, if the child is very young, they need a family’s advice, support and love and really little ones might not always be able to make good decisions, such as when finding friends and keeping good company. So, I disagree with the question. Children shouldn’t ever be forced to go; they should have a choice about where they want to study, live and work. The decision Anna should be theirs, because it’s their life. In recent years, more and more parents have started to send their children to other countries to study; children of different ages like primary, secondary or university. I think it’s good for the students to learn in a foreign country so you can learn or improve a language. You can also learn about the traditions of this country and make lots of new friends. I know this because I am studying in the UK myself. However, there is a big difference in the environment between your own country and others, so very young children might be scared to live there. Furthermore, when they grow up, they might want to stay in this country to live! My opinion is that if parents want to send their child to a foreign country, they need to make sure that they are able to live on their own and that are happy to go away. Childhood is a very important time for children and I know some people who are better staying at home to study in their own country and others who would benefit more from Harry studying in other countries.

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I agree with all of this because I’ve done exactly the same thing. It’s good to go and study in a foreign school for a year because you can get to know things about another country and learn a lot about it. Indeed, a young person can discover things that you wouldn’t learn or study in your school at home. In other words, it is especially good to go to school in another country because it helps us to see and understand what the world is like. This experience also helps you grow up because you learn how to take care of yourself. We all know that sadly we won’t have our parents forever. Most of all, it helps build your personality; we learn from others how to treat everyone kindly and with respect. Leaving home to stay in another country is neither nice nor easy at first because, naturally, a young person will probably miss home a lot but they will always go back so that makes it ok. Last but not least, is that young people get a lot of ideas from other countries for improving their own. In summary, I agree strongly with the statement above and I encourage all young people who have this chance to use Zama it wisely. I agree that all young people who have the opportunity should study in a foreign school or college for a year. However, the education in the foreign country must be better than their own, otherwise it will be a waste of time. Apart from learning subjects in a different language, young people will also learn independence from leaving home. This maturity comes from a period of living alone, which not even all adults go through. Also, in my experience, they’ll value their families more than ever. I believe that even one year of studying abroad will make a huge difference to their personalities; who and what they will grow into. What’s more, apart from a better education, their language level will improve and they’ll gain knowledge of a different culture. In conclusion, I believe that studying abroad for one year is very helpful for someone’s future and I think everyone who has the opportunity should and must take it. Elene I totally agree that young people should study in a foreign school for a year. To study in another country teaches you another language and gives you confidence and a lot of knowledge; it is an opportunity to learn about the history and culture of that country. Some people might not agree because they want to study in their own country where they have friends near home. In a different country, you can make friends as well – it’s not hard, although it can be at the beginning. Some countries don’t have a good education system and others do but it depends on where you want to study as it is a personal choice. I’ve been studying in a school overseas for two years now and I recommend this opportunity. It will help a young person in the future as they will have friends all over the world. Allan

Animals Wild or Tame. Thoughts of the Junior Group The most common pets in my country are dogs and cats. I prefer cats to dogs because I think they are very cute. They like to clean their fur and are very quiet. For example, if you are working, dogs might annoy you because they want to play with you but if you have a cat, just give it a toy and it will play happily by itself. Also, cats don’t need to be taken out every day which is good for busy people. An interesting wild animal is the elk. I think they are funny animals because a long time ago people said they looked like a cow, horse, deer and donkey combined! The elk is one of the biggest land mammals in North America and Eastern Asia. They are plant-eating animals so they’re not dangerous. They live near the river and can swim well. There are between 1500 and 2000 elks in China. Elaine I have two pets: one dog and one cat. The dog’s name is Pop and my cat’s name is Tama. They are both male and very cute. They have a good relationship and they never fight. Pop is always quiet. Tama is a fussy eater because he Kenshin always wants special, different food. In China, people choose a lot of different animals to be their pet, for example, a dog, cat or bird. However, many of them get a dog because it can play with you, be your friend and make you happy. On farms, people like to have a dog as it can protect the house and farm when they are tired and want to sleep at night. For example a dog will bark if someone comes and wants to steal something. So, a dog can be loyal. I think a dog is good for a pet but I don’t have one and I don’t really want one. Jacky Wildlife includes wild animals that you see on safari. Many of these are carnivores, meaning that they eat meat, but they don’t really come into contact with people as they live deep in the jungle. I’ve only ever seen wild animals once when I was on a safari tour. They don’t live near me so I almost never see any.

Thinking about pets that peopIe have in my city, the most well-known is a dog, usually because people want a friend – someone to play with. The second pet most people have is a cat. I have no idea why people buy cats. They must think they’re cute, but I think they’re the Matthew opposite! Pets popular in my country are dogs and cats, but people also have horses, chinchillas and fish. My favourite pet is a dog perhaps because I have two dogs and they are part of the family. I love walking them in summer on the streets, in the park and at home. I am missing my dogs! I think people have pets so they don’t often get bored. All animals Elena are beautiful creatures, inside and outside. I have a beautiful dog. He has two black eyes and his Chinese name means ‘Small Black’. He likes to run and play behind my grandmother’s house. Ben In Russia we have lots of different animals, for example bears, foxes, wolves and birds. My favourite are foxes because they are very beautiful. When my family and I went to the forest for a picnic in the forest, we saw a family of foxes. Very popular pets are cats and dogs, but in the villages, people also have animals such as cows, horses, sheep and chickens. Nadine In Uzbekistan, there isn’t much wildlife, but there are farm animals, especially near the mountains. Some people buy cows, sheep or chicken to do business. For example, you could buy a calf for £100 and then sell it for £300, as it grows older and into a cow. If you buy a male and a female cow, you could have two calves for breeding or, if you prefer, sell them for meat. If you want to see wildlife, you’ll need to go to the zoo. You’ll see every kind of animal there except giraffes, leopards, lions and kangaroos. Bek

A Festival in My Country by 3B The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that has a very long history, dating back to ancient China. The story is about the sun and a strong hero named ‘Houyi’, whose beloved wife, ‘Change’, flew to the moon after taking magic medicine to escape from a wicked man called ‘Peng Meng’. Every year on the day of this festival - the 15th day of the 8th lunar month - there is always a beautiful full Lainey moon that we look at while eating moon cake. We also call the Mid-Autumn Festival the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival. In 2016, this will be on 16th September. People come home, eat dinner with their family and when they finish, go to see the moon. I don’t really like moon cake because it is too sweet but I enjoy eating ‘tangyuan’ - rice dumplings of many flavours in sweet Jacky soup - that we also eat at festivals. The Carnival of Brazil takes place over fourteen days before Easter and is one of the most well-known carnivals in the world. People start getting ready for it a long time before it starts. The music is beautiful. ‘Samba’ is the most popular style of Brazilian music and everyone Mike dances on special platforms. It is really cool. In April, Japan has a ‘Hanami’ festival. This means that we look at cherry blossom on the trees (‘sakura’).

Children have a short school day and a lot of schools have cherry trees so we sit outside on a coloured carpet and drink Taiga orange juice. We also eat ‘sushi’. I know there are many Finnish festivals but I don’t know all the names. I have been to one mid-summer festival in Finland where they celebrate fire and water, with music and dance. I think it’s called ‘Seurasaari’ and everyone watches a midsummer bonfire. ‘Savonlinna’ is an Opera Festival. This is an international music festival and is also Smithy in the summer. On 9th May, we have a big parade in Russia called ‘Victory Day’ when we all remember our grandparents and all the people who died in World War II (1939-1945). People who came back from the war take part in it and also a lot of leaders from different countries and organisations like the UN, NATO and the IMF. The Ministry of Defence goes through the Red Square first to check that everything is safe and then the Armed Forces break into three units and walk in the parade. Albert Chinese New Year is also called the Spring Festival. People have two weeks holiday and parents give their children a red ‘pocket’ with money. The family eats a delicious meal and we have fireworks. Eason

A Treasured Possession A Miraculous Treasure Do you have an object which you have owned for a long time and has a special meaning for you? Nine years ago, when I was a little boy, I was getting ready to start primary school and everything was exciting. Suddenly, I got a very serious illness in my lungs. I coughed all the time, sometimes even with blood, and medicine had no effect. My parents were very anxious but they had no idea what to do. One day, however, when my mom returned home from America, she gave me a present which she had bought in Sedona, Arizona. My mom said Sedona is a magical place because there are always supernatural phenomena happening there, so she hoped the gift could heal me. It’s a very beautiful pyramid made from crystal and you can see a rainbow in it. It’s also very smooth and when I am holding it I feel very relaxed and full of energy. Miraculously, after a couple of weeks I started to feel better. Two months later the illness had disappeared. I was very excited and my family was so happy that I was healthy. Then I went to primary school as normal children do and had a very good time there. Since then I have kept it with me, even here at Sherborne International. Every time I feel unhappy or unwell, I stare into my crystal pyramid and I can feel its power helping me. This is my treasured possession and I believe that it will bless me throughout my whole life. Is there a special object which helps you to deal with problems in your life? Gary Xu (Form 4)

Lady Luck Smiling I believe that everybody has a treasured possession, which is nothing to do with value. For example, it might just be a diary in which you have recorded all your memories. My specific treasure is a sculpture which is the Goddess of Mercy. Basically it is made of jade, and handcrafted by a sculptor in China. She is wearing a long dress, and holding a lotus. The meaning of this in China is peace and purity. The sculpture is about half a metre tall and stands on a well-made oak base, which has a lotus carved from it. The reason for this sculpture being my treasured possession is that it brings luck and health to my family and we believe in it. It has been in my family since I was eight. At that time, I used to hurt myself all the time and my father wasn’t as healthy as he is now. My father saw the statue and it just caught his eye. He believed the Goddess of Mercy was just what our family needed to keep us safe. The Goddess of Mercy is for all of my family, which is particularly important to me. I’m sure you have also got a treasured possession, haven’t you? Young Luan (Form 4)

Memories and Possessions Have you ever thought of an object which has played an amazing role in your life and is special to you, which you would keep forever? For me, the obvious choice is my photograph album because it has a lot of history attached to it. It contains a large number of innocent – looking pictures of me from the day of my birth until I was a toddler. This

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particular possession brings so many delightful memories because it reminds me of my childhood - those days when I used to be playful, cute, and smiley at all times. However, as I grew up things started to change. As a young child you get much more attention than other people and usually you are the ‘celebrity’ in the family. My younger brother has taken over my position now! Unfortunately, it’s his opportunity to have a luxurious life, so he is very spoilt. Now that I’m at school in England, he has probably taken over the whole space in the house that used to be mine! I’m also glad that my mother kept these photos for me, as they’re irreplaceable. These are the pictures which I’ll look at when I’m very old and regret those days when I wanted to grow up quickly. I’ll keep it to show my own children and people who are close to me. After all, a photograph album is a great way of keeping and sharing Suku Dlamini (Form 4) fantastic moments, isn’t it?

My Treasured Friend Do you have a friend who you would trust with your life? I do, and he is the only friend who can talk to me, hear me out and share stories and secrets. We met at the beginning of 2015, and we have a lot of secrets that we keep between us. So the story of my treasure began when Fernando’s grandparents came to Dubai, UAE to visit, and they brought presents. Nearly all the presents were for Fernando, since he is the special one in the family. He got chocolate, sweaters, socks and a cross. The cross is made of silver and it has three thick rings going through it. It looks amazing, both fashionable and unusual. Fernando calls it magical, and he believes that it brings luck to whoever wears it constantly. He wore it all the time before we met. Sadly, a few weeks before Fernando and I met, his grandfather passed away. He was the only person who really understood Fernando, the person who would talk to him and listen to him and most of all, care for him. After this tragedy, Fernando was depressed and that was how he was feeling when we first met at a Halloween party. From then on, we started hanging out and getting to know each other better, which is how we have become best friends. On my birthday he bought me some rose perfume and a teddy bear, which had the cross around its neck. In surprise I asked Fernando why he had decided to give the cross to me, and he said that if I have the cross then he will be much luckier than before, because I saved his life! Since then I have worn it all the time. You would do anything for the person you most care for, wouldn’t you? I would do anything for Fernando. The cross is the symbol of our friendship, so I don’t want to Yelena Pavlova (Form 4) lose it.

My Golden Vows What is your most treasured possession? Something which you would save in a fire or a flood? It could be a book or a toy we received from our parents or grandparents when we were young, so we end up keeping it because it holds a memory in our hearts. My treasured possession is circular and it has a stone attached to it. The colour of the circle is gold and the top part is red and cuboid-shaped. This piece of jewellery is a beautiful ring with a ruby in it. The ring is important to me because my mom gave it to me on my thirteenth birthday. To show how much I respect my family, my mom made me make a vow to keep this ring and promise things about my future. My mom wears this ring more than me because she likes to wear it to show how much she loves me. I only wear the ring when I’m home, because she doesn’t want it to be taken away and lost. I would save this ring because it is valuable to my mom and my family, as well as myself. This ring was given to me when I became a teenager and my mom said this ring will bring good luck to me throughout my life. Do you own a special object that you wouldn’t want to live without? Senty Dlamini (Form 4)

What would I save if there was a fire? Do you have a valuable item that you would rush to save in a fire? I guess lots of people have something very important. Many of my friends have told me about these types of things, but I didn’t really understand them because they were nothing special to me. Some of them would try to save special toys or clothes. Some were keeping safe bracelets or rings. I didn’t have those type of things, because I didn’t see the sense of protecting something which was not expensive or historical, but about two years ago I changed my opinion. When I was about eleven years old, I was dreaming of a toy unicorn. It was huge, pink and incredibly cute, so I liked it very much . . . and one day a friend from my last school presented it to me. I was really happy and I loved this toy, but I didn’t think it was something special, until my friend died. I haven’t got any photos or messages from this friend; the only thing that reminds me of him is this unicorn. It is still with me, in England, and I always take it with me on every trip. I guess this is the only special thing that I would save from a fire because I don’t want my good memories to Ira Orlova (Form 3) burn. While taking the one-year French IGCSE course this year, Elina designed a website based on her own holidays in Mykonos. She comes from Greece and told us that the weather is so wonderful and there are so many things to do that she often spends her holidays there. We certainly envied her! VT

Bienvenue à Mykonos!

Où dormir?

Je suis heureuse de vous présenter une sélection des meilleurs hébergements de la region: des hôtels, des gites, des auberges de jeunesse.

Où manger?

Dégustez les produits régionaux (olives, vins, fruits) dans les nombreux éstablissements de la region: les restaurants et les tavernes.

Que faire?

L’ile est riche en plages et en clubs. En plus, il y a de nombreuses possibilités de détente. Visitez les plages magnifiques, les galleries intéressantes, les sites historiques, les villes anciennes, les moulins à vent et les sites archéologiques de Délos. Activités et loisirs: promenades, canoë, VTT, kayak, plongée sous-marine et excursions en bateau.

Comment se déplacer?

Il n’y a pas de transports urbains mais il y a beaucoup d’ânes et de poneys.

Commentaires des visiteurs:

«Nous avons passé deus semaines fantastiques ici. Il y avait quelque chose pour toute la famille. Ma mère a trouve le shopping dans la rue Matoyianni, ma souer a fait du kayak, du VTT et de la natation. Mon père et moi avons visité “Mykonos Vioma Organic Farm” et un vignoble. Le soir, nous avons fait un barbecue ou nous sommes allés dîner au restaurant ou aux clubs pour danser. On ne pouvait pas souhaiter mieux! Nous reviendrons l’année prochaine!» Elina Patouridou (Form 5)

Old Students’ News News From Schools

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Luki Nishikawa visited Sherborne from Rugby where is studying for his PreU exams. Luki has played rugby at Rugby(!), but is now playing football. He says he sometimes sees Aya Mekushina who is also at Rugby. Name Passawit Anannutthapong visited the School in April from Leighton Park where he is enjoying life. He plays tennis in his free time and as he is still keen on Art, he can often be found in the Art Department out of lessons. He still keeps in contact with Senty and Suku Dlamini. Karen Hong, Alison Xue, Jessie Xu and Richard Shi visited Sherborne in September. Karen and Alison are at Queens’s Taunton and Jessie and Richard at Clifton College. Karen is studying Accountancy, Economics and Maths at A level, Alison double Maths and Photography, Jessie Biology, Chemistry, Economics and Maths and Richard double Maths, Economics and Physics. In their free time Alison enjoys badminton, cooking and gym, Jessie aerobics and fitness (kettle bell class), Karen tennis and gym (sometimes!) and Richard basketball and gym. Jessie enjoys being in the army section of the CCF whilst Karen likes being a member of the backstage crew for school dramatic productions. Now in the upper sixth, Karen has a number of responsibilities: she is Head of Hutton House, President of the International Student Group and is on the 6th Form Executive. Jessie and Richard report that Caroline Zhang, Amelie Zhang, Emili Krasteva, Michael Jin, Vlad Slepov and Stella Cao are all currently at Clifton. Jessie came back with Caroline to visit in January. Caroline is happy at Clifton studying Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Economics at A level. She says she has retired from going to the gym but enjoys badminton. She gained a silver award in the Maths Challenge and enjoyed helping backstage for the school play. Mo Sirawat Dulyavit left Ellesmere after the LUI. Barry Natthasit Trakulharoensuk

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also left Ellesmere after the lower sixth with five passes at AS. Aleks Kukarkins left Ellesmere with 25 IB points. Grace Yuchen Liang has left Felsted with 3 passes at A level. Katharina Mueller has left Gordonstoun with an A and 2E’s at A level. Thais de Moraes Imhotep Amonra is now taking a Business Foundation year at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane,

Australia. She says she is enjoying it a gread deal but misses her time at Sherborne. Amelie Zhang visited Sherborne in November and May from Clifton where she is studying Art, the History of Art, Photography and Maths. She has enjoyed singing in the choir. Hannah Chen visited from St Bedes in October with Alex Hon and Calvin Shu (from Sherborne School). Sally Ridout reports that she had an email from Angelina Popelnycka inviting her to the Private View of the Royal Society of British Artists 2016 Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London and an earlier one of “Rising Stars” at the Lloyds Register in London. Angelina had had a piece of her work from her school in Spain chosen for the ‘Rising Stars’ exhibition at Lloyds which has also made her an RBA scholar. The RBA scholars are young artists who are given the chance to exhibit alongside RBA members at the annual RBA Exhibition at the Mall Galleries. This is a collaboration between NADFAS and the RBA and Angelina’s work was from the European ‘de la Frontera’ DFAS. Unfortunately, Sally missed the Lloyds exhibition but managed the Mall Galleries one. Sally comments: ”It was great to be there for her as she was unable to go, as she is back in Russia.”

Where are they now? Ball Pisit Akarasettakarn

Ruthin

Wendy Wan Ting Liang

Warminster

Ahmed Al Thani

Lansdowne College

William Panop Likitsakulchai

Sherborne

Jassim Al Thani

Lansdowne College

Shark Zeshun Lin

St Joseph’s, London

Akniya Amirova

Repton

Tim Junlong Lu

Hurtwood

Dina Andriushchenko

Heritage Private School, Cyprus

Vadim Maximenko

Felsted

Nikita Barinov

LVS, Ascot

Sergii Nechyporenko

Hurtwood

Alexey Bobrov

ISCA

Luki Ryuki Nishikawa

Rugby

Dmitry Botvinyev

Epsom

Anuar Nogay

Queen Ethelburga’s

Dima Dmitrii Bykov

Buckswood

Richard Renjie Pan

Sherborne

Toby Tianru Cen

LVS Ascot

Peter Petr Partcei

Felsted

Raven Tin Lok Chan

DLD, London

Kai Jingkai Peng

Plymouth

Gary Boyun Chen

Hampshire Collegiate

Caterina Piovesana

Sherborne Girls’

Hong Kai Chen

Lansdowne College

Michal Romanow

Leighton Park

Hannah Hong Yu Chen

Bede’s

Taichi Sakai

Oakham

Jevin Jiajun Chen

St John’s International

Sofiya Savchina

Bromsgrove

Gavin Jiaming Chen

Bede’s

Alexander Semenov

Leighton Park

Benjamin Zefeng Chen

Bromsgrove

Lea Sertang

Earlscliffe

George Chernozatonskiy

DLD, London

Lixi Shao

St George’s, Ascot

Bravo Kai Yiu Chow

Chelsea Independent College

Misha Shestakov

Chilton Cantelo

Angie An-Chi Chu

St. Mary’s, Calne

Richard Renfang Shi

Clifton

Aiden Chi Ho Chung

Hurtwood

Harry Baran Simsek

Lansdowne College

Nikita Demidov

Queen Ethelburga’s

Thomas Dieter Sittek

St Clare’s, Oxford

Silvia Ru Xuan Deng

Bellerby’s Brighton

Vladislav Slepov

Clifton

Chloe Qianqian Du

New Hall

Tom Guanchen Song

Warminster

Niko Eleftheriadis

Warminster

Risa Pavarisa Sriprajittichai

Malvern St James

Alex Tsun Ming Hon

Loughborough Grammar

Subsin Sriprasert

Queen Ethelburga’s

Ryan Tzu-Teng Huang

Pangbourne

Alisa Yee Man Sze

New Hall

Yevhen Hunyak

Hurtwood

Mike Pak Hin Tam

Bosworth

Erik Ishkanyan

Dean Close

Man Tanapat Tanachaisukij

Sherborne

Hannibal Jagdfeld

Haileybury

Chloe Jialing Tian

New Hall

Ye Ting Steven Jin

Hurtwood

Ting Shaocong Ting

Earlscliffe

Rafael Kaidussis Sampaio Pereira Millfield

Kaloi Tomov

Sherborne

Kirill Karaichev

Hurtwood

Yuki Toyoshima

Royal Russell

Maria Kazarinova

St Clare’s, Oxford

Paula Villanueva-Mesa

King’s, Madrid

Leon Khalmetov

Cardiff 6th Form

Jessie Jiaming Xu

Clifton

Angelina Kim

Bromsgrove

Elaine Yiling Xu

St Joseph’s, Ipswich

Vil Kiraikou

Abingdon

Alison Huiwen Xue

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Further News Arzu Mammadaliyeva and Eugene Oh holidayed together in Italy in December. Maria (Masha) Shipush visited Sherborne in January and here she is outside Newell Grange with PAH. Kirada Jitngamsujany has started work at the Jim Thompson Head Office in Bangkok as a Design Developer. Jane Gordienko visited Sherborne in March. She has left Blundell’s and is at Middlesex University studying Business Management and Finance. She is enjoying life there and says there are many international students, although not many from Russia. Also visiting in March were Janice Tiong, Ariel Xie and Sherry Huang. Janice went to Dauntsey’s from Sherborne and then to Central St Martin’s where she studied Textile Design. From there she went to the London College of Fashion where she took an MA in Fashion Design Management. Now she is moving to Shanghai to begin her careeer. [Perhaps she should call in on Daniel Sun’s cafe!] Ariel went to Hurtwood and then to Imperial where she read Engineering. Next she went to Wolfson College, Cambridge to take an MPhil in Management. Ariel is now working at RBS in London, but may return to China next year. Sherry went to Dauntsey’s for her A levels and then to Warwick University for her first degree in Economics. Next she took an MSc at LSE in Real Estate and Finance. Sherry is now working some

Chinese developers in London. Nikolay Vasilyev visited Sherborne International in May. He went to Sherborne School for the 6th form and from there took a BSc degree in Business at Lancaster University. He followed this with not one but two MSc degrees from the Cass Business School in London, the first in Accounting and Finance and the second in Investment Management. He has worked part-

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time for the Cass MNA Research Centre and has had research published by CNBC, a web portal and broadcasting station in the USA. Nikolay has recently been working for BNP Paribas, the French investment bank and hopes to continue working as an investment banker based in London. He reports that Raphael Khachaturyants, who also left here in 2007, is now a fluent Japanese speaker living in Japan. Daniel Sun visited Sherborne in April. After taking his A levels at Sherborne School, Daniel read French and Spanish at Birmingham University. From there he spent a year on an Erasmus exchange in Madrid and followed this with some months in France. He is now at home in Shanghai where is runs a cafe cum restaurant in the French Concession. He also helps his father import French and Spanish wines. Ember Chan has graduated from Johnson and Wales University, Rhode Island USA. In September she is moving to Switzerland to study Event, Hotel and Spa Management at M.I.B. Gunel Alieva is now in Paris doing a Fashion Design course. Haruka Akimoto, Maria Krechetova, Miliena Sotnyk, Ivan Tan, Maggie Wong and Lora Izvorova are all now studying at the London School of Economics (LSE)! Marc Newmann has passed his degree in International Management. Jim Marshall, former Physics teacher, pictured below, met Candy Wang and Stephanie Chen in Hong Kong in September.

her brother, Egor, is living in back in the Urals in Russia. Albina Trofimova, Nikolay Bondarenko and Oleksiy Denysenko met up in Germany in August. Isabella Dai has completed her studies at Peking University. Ryan Leung visited in July. After leaving Sherborne in 2006, Ryan went to King’s Taunton for his A levels, and then to Nottingham Trent University to take a degree in Accounting and Finance. He had recently completed a masters in Investment Analysis at Aston University and was applying for jobs at the time of visiting. Jessie Zhang visited for a

Jim also met Laurance Wu, Justin Tang, Keith Cheung and Cheuk Wong in Hong Kong in September. Laurance Wu is now Director and Co-founder of Experiscents Limited in Hong Kong. Experiscents is Hong Kong’s ‘own scentmarketing provider for businesses looking to embrace the sweet smell of success with advanced smart technology, ozone technology and signature fragrance. They craft olfactory sensations and aromatic identities that help a company’s brand stand out in the mind of the consumer. They provide tailor-made scents to stimulate the consuming desire and bring a company exceptional and fruitful sale’. Apichaya Champ Kittipibul has been called to the bar! Eva Long visited Sherborne in

wedding photo shoot with her fiancé, Austin, from Beijing on Monday 27 July. She was a student here in 2005. The wedding took place on 1 October 2015 in Beijing with 500 guests. Jessie went to Westonbirt from Sherborne and was studying for an MA at the time of her visit. Also visiting in July was Joon Sang Jun. He had just finished an MBA at the London Business School. Before that he had been working for UBS. After his visit he was to start working for Morgan Stanley (Investment Bank) in Hong Kong. Joon Sang is still in touch with Sang Dong Shin and Jae Hoon Jung from his time at Sherborne. And here they are now!

Richard Shi, Jessie Xu, Alisa Sze, Chloe Tian and Felix Zuang visited in November.

September. She is studying for a masters at LSE. Nicolas Klug and Yulia Khylzova visited in September. Nicolas taught English in Sichuan Province in China for 6 months but is now at Frankfurt University reading Economics. Yulia is studying Psychology at Royal Holloway. She meets up with Natalia Alyukova and Erika Osade. Yulia reports that

Po Li visits Mr Rostron in Portugal!

Katie Sonina and Phyllis Lau meet up again!

Oscar Lam visited the School on 14 and 15 April 2016 to bring his younger brother, Vincent. Oscar is at Keele University in his second year, studying Criminology. Pui Ling So & John So at Dozo Japanese Restaurant for an informal Sherborne International reunion in January.

Nadya Selyutina & Kate Kononenko visit in November

This is a photo of Smitthi Bhiraleus, who owns a music TV station in Bangkok called Very TV, interviewing the famous pop group Take That in Bangkok.

The Thai Reunion!

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Nadya has left SG with 34 IB points and is now studying Economics and International Relations at Sussex University. She is also learning Arabic! Kate has left Shiplake where she played county level rugby. She is now at Westminster University studying Events Management. They see each other regularly and are happy at university.They report that Tanya Savchenko is at university in Munich studying Business Management, Carl Blucher von Wahlstatt, Moritz Barnett and Katherina Mueller have all returned to Germany and Jan Sassenberg is at Exeter University. Nikita Erin is at UCL where he has organised a Eurasian Society. This is a photo of former student Daniils from Bulgaria who left in 1997 visited the School this year.

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News of Former Members of Staff

Kate (formerly Miss Guest) and James Donkin are married! They later visited Sherborne in May. Vicky Bacon visited Sherborne in March with Oliver, 12, and James, 8. She is still living in StratfordUpon-Avon and working as a Mum, giving private lessons in French, German, the saxophone, flute and clarinet as well as doing some examining. Doug Withington who worked for years on the summer courses and still runs the Sunday trips to London has had a baby son Digby. Digby Otto David Withington was born on Tuesday morning 14th July at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey in the birth pool and weighed 8lbs 2oz. Doug is seen here with his wife, Romily who comments: “We gave him a Teddy from the days when Doug worked at Sherborne International”. Gareth and Ali Taylor write: “Eira is nearly walking and will be one at the end of the month. Iolo started nursery in September, he has settled well and is enjoying it. Austin is now in year 1 and still enjoys school. We find it amazing that he can read and write now. He is very good at French and he tells us all sorts about what he’s learning. Gareth is still in Manchester at Chetham’s and Ali is still busy being a

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mummy to our lovely children, being chief gluten free baker for events at Austin’s school and doing some charity fundraising.”After four years working in boarding and teaching psychology at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham, Bethan Greenhalgh is off to teach Psychology at Hurtwood House. She writes “I know you sometimes send pupils there, so tell them to make themselves known to me if they don’t want me asking Miss Norton for a report on them!” Emily Merry moved to Clifton, Bristol and has spent the last academic year doing her PGCE. She taught at Worle Community School and Clevedon School. Emily has recently secured a job at Backwell School in North Somerset and is incredibly excited to join their thriving Drama department. Emily will spend the summer teaching English at UWE, Bristol and holidaying in Lake Garda. From the Leavers Dinner 2015

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Stop Press Sports Day 2016: Thursday 9th June 2016

Medal Winners

Sports Day is the most celebrated and competitive day on the sports calendar. All the students gathered at Careyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Playing Fields, in the scorching sunshine, ready to take part in the final inter-house event of the year. The students performed excellently throughout, and their behaviour was fantastic, supporting their peers in each event, and being respectful to the staff and their fellow students. The hard work of all the house and teaching staff who attended made the day run fluidly and on time. Due to the large number of events on Sports Day, it would be difficult to mention every student that took part. However, each student who did so, showed a huge amount of courage, commitment and skill and the sports department would like to congratulate every single one of them. Outstanding performances came from a number of students who managed not only to take part in a variety of events, but also managed to break school records in the process. This is extremely pleasing, as it is evidence that not only are there very talented students at Sherborne International, but they have also shown an extremely mature and dedicated attitude towards their training. The new records set are listed below.

Junior/Intermediate Female Bronze Irina Orlova Silver Wendy He Gold Marie-Therese Messinger

New School Records Savannah Chen Senior Girls 100m Young Luan Intermediate Boys 200m Irina Orlova Junior/Intermediate Girls 300m Maxim Koshkin Senior Boys 400m Vlad Yeriomin Intermediate Boys Long Jump Zama Dlamini Junior Boys High Jump Vlad Yeriomin, Junior/Intermediate Boys Zama Dlamini, 4x100m Relay Nemo Lau, Costa Chen Vova Solovyev, Senior Boys 4x100m Relay Georg Bluecher Von Wahlstatt, Sasha Goncharov, Mio Chan

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Senior Female Bronze Yu Shen Silver Elina Patouridou Gold Savannah Chen Senior Male Bronze Aleksandr Goncharov Silver Kosta Yun Gold Max Koshkin Winning House 2nd Francis House and Macnaghten House 1st Lapping House

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The medal winners are the students who managed to collect the most points for their team, within their category. The students were presented with their medals after the final race of the day, and their names and prizes are listed below. The final results of Sports Day were extremely close. Francis and Macnaghten houses finished in joint second with 212 points, with Lapping taking the victory with a total of 241 points.

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Junior/Intermediate Male Bronze Mineyuki Tokuriki Silver Vladislav Yeriomin Gold Bolt Wang

The day was most successful, and this was largely due to the help from many people: the catering team, the ground staff, our super matrons (Maria and Georgette), the sports, house and teaching staff, Mr Davey, Mr Matthias, Mrs Thompson and Miss Smith. Everyone at Sherborne International would like to offer the departing Head of Sport, Lawrence Dalton, our most heartfelt thanks for all of his hard work and ingenuity over the past seven years. His commitment to the role of Head of Sport, and great ideas for developing the sports programme and inter-house events at Sherborne International has made the sports calendar extremely diverse and exciting, as well as making the sports department a very pleasant and challenging place to work. We wish Lawrence the very best in the future. JG

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