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SHIRBURNIAN INTERNATIONAL 2018

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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

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Founded 1977

SHIRBURNIAN INTERNATIONAL 2018 Contents Page School Notes Arrivals and Departures Guardians and Agents The School List 2018 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

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Credits Photographs: DB, LJB, SBB, JHC, PC, SC, MIAD, ACG, MACH, MH, JAG, JEJ, GJK, KJM, LK, LM, JN, SO’B, KR, AS, CPS, HT, ST, Sazi Dlamini, Albert Kanokov, Bell Yang, Pear Amata Chittasnee (Pearypie - Instagram, YouTube & Facebook) Art Photographs: Richard Sainsbury LBIPP House Photographs: Tempest Photography Sports Team Photographs: Gillman & Soame Promotional Photographs: Neil Munns Photography ISBN No: 978-0-9568100-2-1 Edited and Designed: Tim Budd Printed: Shelleys The Printers, Sherborne Tel 01935 815364

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School Notes Schools Schools that have offered places this year include: Abbey College, Abingdon, Bournemouth College, Burgess Hill, Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts, Cardiff 6th Form, Caterham, CATS Cambridge & Canterbury, CCSS, Cheltenham, Clifton, Concord, Dean Close, D’Overbroeck’s, DLD London, Dover, Dulwich, Epsom, Gresham’s, Harrow, Kent College, Kingswood, Lancing, Leweston, Mill Hill, Millfield, Queen Ethelburga’s, Queenswood, Rendcomb College, Roedean, Royal Russell, Rugby, Sherborne, St Edmund’s Ware, St Edward’s Oxford, St Francis’ College, St Teresa’s, Stowe, Taunton, King’s Canterbury, Uppingham, Woldingham and Wycliffe.

Scholarships The School congratulates the following students on being offered scholarships this year: Annie Rong Qian Qin Caterham Scholarship Martin Shaoyang Xu Epsom Academic Scholarship

Where students have come from 2017-2018 Belarus, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kazakstan, Korea, Latvia, Russia, Surinam, the Kingdom of eSwatini, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Spanish Conversation Classes

Spanish conversation classes have continued again this year with Javier de la Calle. Javier is from Madrid and studied History at Complutense University of Madrid where after various travels abroad he also later completed his Spanish teaching degree (equivalent to our PGCSE). In addition to this Javier gained his teaching Spanish as second language certificate and then shortly after accepted a Language Assistant post here in Sherborne. He arrived at Sherborne School in the Lent term, to teach Spanish and practise conversation skills with pupils studying for formal IGCSE and A Level exams. We were very fortunate to be able to borrow him at Sherborne International. He has helped Kimmie improve her speaking skills and she has gained in confidence as a result. We are extremely grateful to Javier for all his help, good humour and professionalism. Sadly for us, he will not be at the school next year as he has decided

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to go and visit and work in Canada for a year. We wish him every success and hope that he will be able to visit us in the future. Kimmie Lam attended one class a week in preparation for her oral exam in the Trinity term. In the exam she had to give a one minute talk on a photo of her choice and answer questions on it plus two other topic areas. These lessons gave her invaluable one to one experience with a native speaker.

Ensuring high quality British Education: The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) The ISI is a peer-led system with teams of inspectors comprising a Reporting Inspector (often a former or current head or senior leader from an independent school), a compliance team inspector (often a bursar or compliance officer), assistant inspectors and boarding team inspectors (often senior leaders or house staff). There are two main types of inspection: The Compliance Inspection: where school policies are examined, and the inspectors check that they are put into practice. This is achieved by gathering information from parent and student questionnaires, touring the school, observing lessons and interviewing a wide range of people, including students, at the school. There are many criteria to be covered and the outcome is either ‘compliant’ or ‘not compliant’. The Educational Quality Inspection: where key policies are examined and checked but the focus is to form a holistic understanding of the school, with an emphasis on how the education provided makes a positive impact upon the students. A much stronger emphasis is put on lesson observations, work scrutiny and the inspectors interview students about their learning and personal development. This type of inspection results in a more detailed report and makes qualitative judgements about the school. I have been part of six school inspections as a boarding inspector. My principal motive to become an inspector was to gain an insight into the working of ISI so that the school I worked in would be successful, should it be inspected. However, I have found this to be a much more enriching exercise, giving me an opportunity to explore other schools and learn from their good practice. It has been humbling to meet colleagues tackling diverse issues with professionalism and passion. The ideas and creativity are remarkable, as are the wide range of facilities and buildings that they work in. From my professional development perspective, I now have a strong appreciation of the standards that we must meet to ensure that our students are safe, well-cared for and can thrive both educationally and personally. While I doubt that anyone enjoys the inspection process, it is a vital means of ensuring critical reflection and learning in each school. Thus, I have had an opportunity to learn from other schools’ experience of inspection and hope to bring the necessary expertise to Sherborne International. As one Reporting Inspector said: ‘We should think of the process not as a game of ‘hide and seek’, rather one of ‘show and tell’. From my experience of Sherborne International, there is a vast array that we should be justly proud to ‘show and tell’. AEH

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Student Representative Council 2017 - 18

This year the School Student Council consisted of the following students: Chair: Zama Dlamini (King’s) Secretary: Bek Ubaev (King’s) Members: Anson Fung (Westcott), Andrea Lau (Westcott), Bell Yang (Westcott), Max Kuznetcov (Mowat), Anthong Wong (Mowat) Sazi Dlamini (Grosvenor) and Barnaby Guest (Grosvenor) together with Mr Cosser, the staff sponsor. The Council is a group of students elected in secret from each of the boarding houses. It provides students with the opportunity to raise and discuss a wide range of issues that concern them outside lessons. It also promotes 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. This year a number of topics pertinent to the School were discussed, and the conclusions became the Student Voice which was fed to the Senior Management Team. Meetings were lively, members were interested in discussing all the ideas raised and decided to take these issues to the Principal. These included: i) more flexibility with meals at the weekend by making some not compulsory ii) exeats

should start on Friday after school, rather than after Saturday lunch iii) no prep for Juniors and Year 9’s at the weekend iv) social evenings to be arranged with different genres of music, games etc. on Saturday evenings. v) allow a later bedtime for all students at the weekends. The Chair, Zama Dlamini, Secretary, Bek Ubaev, and a female member, Bell Yang, were due to have a final meeting with the Principal, to discuss these issues, and their outcomes as the magazine went to press. PBC

Congratulations! We are delighted to congratulate Stephanie Turner on her marriage to Paul Helyar on Tuesday 15th May at the Guildhall, Bath. The happy couple then travelled to Madrid for a week on honeymoon. Stephanie is the Senior Laboratory Technician at Sherborne International.

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The Bug Hotel The latest addition to the School’s wildlife area is a ‘Bug Hotel’ built from re-cycled wooden pallets and various natural materials such as sticks, pinecones and leaf litter. The pallets are stacked on top of each other and filled with all the stuff creepy crawlies love to eat and live in! The top level is planted with native United Kingdom wildflowers and grasses which will attract pollinating species like bees and butterflies; it will also be awash with beautiful, colourful flowers. The idea of the Bug Hotel is to attract invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles and small mammals to the area, providing them with a nice new cosy home and a place to overwinter. The Bug Hotel will be home to ladybirds, lacewings, centipedes, bees, hedgehogs, frogs and maybe the occasional slow worm (plus many other species!). This will increase the biodiversity of the area, which is good for nature, as well as providing the students with a vast array of animals and their habitats to investigate, helping to reinforce the theory they study during biology lessons in a fun, interactive and engaging way. SN

The Dining Hall Committee 2017 - 2018 Students: Nastya Tkachenko, Tom Ma, Ira Orlova, Anthony Wong, Sam Wang and Sazi Dlamini Members of Staff: Mrs Gill Ashdown (Assistant Catering Manager), Dr Clare Krojzl (Matron) and Mrs Diane Williams (Catering Manager)

Special Meals Special Meals this year have included: a Cuban Lunch, a Bonfire BBQ Tea, a Thanksgiving Lunch, the Christmas Dinner, a Burns Lunch, a Scottish Lunch a Japanese Dinner, a Valentines themed afternoon tea, a French Lunch and a Scandinavian Lunch.

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King’s House Redevelopment We are delighted to announce that the complete redevelopment of the School’s largest boarding house, King’s House, mentioned in last year’s Shirburnian International, has commenced. We want our students to have top quality rooms to match the exceptional care that they already receive from our House and Teaching staff. We are converting the King’s House accommodation to create twin and single rooms with ensuite facilities for fifty-five students, improved social spaces and outstanding conditions for living and studying. The School has worked with leading architects and designers to produce top-quality accommodation that will have contemporary design but will help create a warm and welcoming family atmosphere. The project started in April and will be completed in two stages, with half the new rooms being available in the Michaelmas Term 2018 and the whole project completed ready for the Trinity Term 2019. Work has begun on the South wing of King’s, keeping away from the North Wing and the teaching areas during the examination season. In September, work will begin on the North Wing.

Artist’s impression

Machinery and storage of materials is on the grass area opposite Newell Grange away from the teaching areas. All the site and storage areas are carefully fenced and screened off throughout the project. Current Year 10 students who are staying in King’s, will move into the new King’s South Wing accommodation in September as they join Year 11. Year 10 students in Cheapside House will be in the new, completed King’s House in April 2019.

Work Experience at Sherborne International A Year 10 student, Jessica Riley, from Westfield Academy in Yeovil spent a week in March this year on work experience. Jessica divided her time between the academic side of the school and boarding. She observed a range of subjects and classes over the week and was given the opportunity to work alongside pupils in many practical lessons. She shadowed members of the boarding staff in the house and took part in sports sessions. She spent a lesson with matron, learning about the pastoral aspect of school life and definitely became one of the ‘group’ with our Year 11 girls at break and lunch times. She was also delighted to be able to attend Music lessons and even temporarily join the school choir! Jessica had a full week and was treated to a genuine insight in to how a boarding school like this functions. She made a number of friends amongst our girls and has continued to stay in touch with them. We are hoping this will be the first of regular opportunities like this where both our students and students from other schools have the opportunity to work closely together. MML

The Governing Body 2018

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Publications Mr Stobart has continued to scribble furiously away this year to finish off material for maths textbooks. The publication last year of his Revision Guide for Maths IGCSE was delayed after the publishers decided that they wanted to update the content to cover the revised syllabus that would be first examined in June 2020. This entailed considerable editing and amendments, but after being endorsed by CIE as a revision guide that fully covers the syllabus, it is scheduled to be on the bookshelves on 12 July 2018. After an intense year of writing, March 2018 saw the publication of his co-authored IGCSE Additional Maths textbook. This is a result of collaborative work between six authors with Mr Stobart contributing the first three chapters. Most major textbook creation for the new syllabus 9-1 grading system has been completed and so, for a while at least, it looks as if Mr Stobart can put his pen down concentrate on his love of reading instead. Last Autumn Mr Stobart was asked to work through and check the entries for a long list of mathematical related words in the Collins School Dictionary. He was also asked supply new entries and definitions of mathematical terms that he felt were missing. This new school dictionary was published April 2018. CPS

The School Ball 2017

Examiners Many of Sherborne International teachers act as examiners for the big exam boards. They become doubly busy during the examination season. Not only are they preparing students for their (I)GCSE examinations, but also preparing themselves for the marking of other students’ examination papers. Typically, they will be allocated approximately 250-275 student scripts for a syllabus/paper with a timeframe of about five weeks to complete the marking. Normally this is during the summer holidays. Some syllabus’ scripts are marked online after the scripts have been scanned by the examination board, other syllabuses require the actual paper-based scripts to be marked. Paradoxically, subjects such as practical ICT are marked on paper, but

others are marked on-screen. For this current examination season Mrs Loddo is an Examiner for the IB Diploma Higher Level Theatre Studies, Mrs Rowsell is an Assistant Examiner (marker) of Geography A Level, Mrs Russon is Senior Examiner / Team Leader for Biology GCSE Higher Tier, Carolyn Corlett is marking the new Biology GCSE Paper 2, Dr Clare Krojzl is an IB examiner for the TOK essay component and Mr Stobart is an Assistant Examiner for Information and Communication Technology IGCSE. This gives teachers an excellent perspective on the assessment process, which then informs not only their own teaching, but the knowledge is passed on to others in the teaching team. All this is of enormous benefit to our students. CPS

Another Successful School Inspection In May our organisation of Cambridge ESOL Examinations was given an ‘excellent’ rating following an unannounced inspection of our First for Schools session. In their report Cambridge ESOL write: ‘Congratulations on your centre being awarded the highest rating. We would like to take this opportunity to compliment you and your colleagues on this successful outcome and the positive contribution you have made to our high standards. A very well-run session. Attention paid to all aspects of exam administration. Centre staff friendly, calm and organised throughout giving candidates a positive experience of sitting a Cambridge English exam.’ ESOL Centre Exam Manager, Mrs Scott-Flintan writes: ‘Once again, it is an example of a team effort. I would particularly like to thank Mark Moran for all his help with the administration, as well as Linda Chatfield, Jane Thompson and Anne Wiltshire for assisting with invigilation and being generally supportive throughout the last two years.’ 6

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Continuous Professional Learning

The new Pre-6th Form Course

It is important that members of staff at Sherborne International continue to develop their skills, subject knowledge and pastoral care. During the academic year teaching and house staff have attended a wide range of courses and activities. The number of courses undertaken is impressive and ranges from whole school updates on issues connected to internet safety, to subject specific courses dealing with the changes to syllabus content and the new 9-1 GCSE, to thinking about an upcoming future school inspection to Duke of Edinburgh First Aid, Camping and Coastal training. As a whole community the school comes together at the start of each term for specialist meetings where speakers from external agencies are brought in to give insight and the benefit of their experience. During the year we have had a variety of INSET sessions: on the signs to watch for and the action to take when grooming, especially online, is suspected; advice and guidance on how students with poor personal organisational skills can be supported and encouraged; a regular child safeguarding update; how to support adopted children (and others) who have separation issues; personal professional development. A particularly important issue for a number of subject departments has been the cross-over to a new 9-1 GCSE syllabus. For nearly all subjects this has involved an increase in content and new assessment criteria. We have devoted quite a large element of development time over the past two years to ensuring that we have the expertise and materials in place to deliver the new specifications. There are a number of ways that staff can further update current skills or explore areas of professional interest. Attendance at a course, workshop or conference where they meet up with people from other schools and colleges for practical instruction is one. For example, Mr Davey attended a workshop run by the Independent Schools Inspectorate on the way that inspectors view and assess teachers’ marking and feedback; Mrs Hayes attended a meeting exploring the delivery of the new OCR 9-1 GCSE Business Studies; Mrs Russon has completed training qualifying her as a Group Supervisor enabling her to lead Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. Sometimes participation in a webinar is a good way of joining in wide discussion that is being led by an acknowledged leader of the field, such as the one ‘attended’ by Dr Knight on ‘Strategies for managing exam stress’. Another way colleagues can undertake updated training is via online courses, such as for ‘Delivering Cambridge IGCSE English First Language’, by Ms Stanglewicz, ‘Teaching practical science: Physics’, by Mrs Askill, or the Boarding School Association ‘Induction to Boarding’ qualification completed by Mr Krojzl and Mr Banfield. In all these cases and many more, the commitment by colleagues to develop their skills and understanding, is what further improves the excellent teaching and learning environment of Sherborne International. The school gives professional development a high priority and, as the Learning Community Manager, it has been satisfying to encourage colleagues to seek out and attend courses that they identify as being beneficial. CPS

Entering the 6th Form of a British Independent School is a daunting prospect. Not only do you need to speak good English, but you have to be prepared to learn independently and be able to collaborate in learning teams with your peers. Here at Sherborne International, we are keen to ensure that young people can integrate quickly and easily into this style of learning environment and have been highly successful in our work with students on the one-year intensive I/GCSE courses. Recently Independent Schools have been offering entry to A level and IB courses to international students without requiring I/GCSE qualifications. Typically, these offers are made in the Autumn term. As a result, we have received requests from Educational Agents to provide a course to prepare these students for their future schools, starting in January, which does not leave enough time to prepare them for I/GCSE. However, this was an opportunity that was embraced with relish by the teachers at Sherborne International. At last, a chance to plan a programme of study that was based on skills rather than content! The first priority is to ensure that the language levels of the students improved quickly, and we elected to offer Academic IELTS, thus permitting the development of formal academic vocabulary and writing skills. Naturally, we offered Mathematics and Computing, where it was possible for some of the students to take a formal qualification. Given that the cohort was GCSE equivalent, a broad and balanced curriculum was required. However, rather than focussing on examination criteria, we wanted to ensure that students learned the skills required to research effectively, work collaboratively in groups and communicate ideas, since these are vital for success in the 6th Form and beyond. From these objectives, a projectbased course was developed to allow the students to follow their personal interests and to understand the methods involved in the following subject areas: Philosophy and Ethics, Humanities and Social Sciences, The Arts, The Sciences and Business Studies and Economics. The results of this course have been wide-ranging and impressive. Our first cohort have learned how to discuss ideas, analyse evidence and evaluate arguments. They have researched a wide variety of topics from plastic pollution in the oceans to the conflict in the Yemen. They have formed business plans that were presented to local business people for critical assessment and developed Art notebooks containing a myriad of information and skilful artworks.

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They have learned to reference their written work to acknowledge the source material and as a result of their IT skills, their presentations were innovative. While it may have taken some time for the students to appreciate that the teacher was their guide, rather than a god-like source of all knowledge, we reached our goal where the students became comfortable working as a collaborative team, often being independent of the teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; help. At the end of the course, the students produced portfolios containing marked exemplars of their work and were assessed on their newly honed skills. The change in the students was remarkable. Their English improved significantly, and we are delighted by the change in their behaviour in class, as well as by the quality of their portfolios. Rather than being taught, they have become independent learners that were allowed to pursue their interests. What better preparation is there for a lifetime of learning? AEH

The Year 9 iPad Trial This year at Sherborne International we have been excited to broaden the educational horizons of our Year 9 students by adopting the use of iPads in lessons across all curriculum subjects. The students were equipped with a brand-new iPad Pro and the new Apple pencil on arrival at the school in September. Students were given instruction on the basic functions of the iPads and then asked to bring them to class so that teachers could utilise them in the delivery of their lessons. A wide range of applications were pre-installed on the devices and the students were given guidance in their use as well as being encouraged to develop their skills in using the built-in camera and keyboard.

The New School Minibus

Congratulations! The School would like to congratulate Ms Antoinette Keogh on successfully completing her Masters degree in Education in Counselling at Bristol University. Her dissertation was on the psychological effects of social media on adolescents.

Cambridge Business English Speaking Test Trialling

Certificates

On Wednesday 23rd May, twelve of our Year 10 and Pre 6th students took part in speaking test trialling for the Cambridge Business English Certificates (BEC). This was conducted by two experienced external Cambridge examiners, who visited the school and trialled the speaking tests with the students in pairs. It enabled the examiners to see how well different questions would work in the real exam. The examiners told us afterwards that the students were exceptionally communicative and effective and would do extremely well if they were actually taking the tests. This is not only a tribute to the teaching at Sherborne International, with the importance attached to developing studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; oral skills in all subjects, but also an indication that some of our future students might benefit from taking these assessments. GPD

New Alan Turing plaque outside Westcott

The students were encouraged to use many different applications, including Book Creator and iMovie with the intention that they develop their own creativity and imagination. The use of iPads has enabled teachers to create new resources and teaching strategies to increase the engagement of students in their lessons. The students responded positively to the challenge and they have produced some outstanding work across a wide range of subjects. They have become more independent in their learning and this opportunity will have provided them with valuable experience that they can take on to their next school. The trial has had excellent support from both the teaching staff and the IT support team who have worked tirelessly to solve any issues and ensure that the trial was conducted effectively. KJM

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Nietzsche Education Agency Visit from China

Oh to be young when Spring is here!

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Arrivals and Departures Salve Martin Bottomley We are pleased to welcome Mr Martin Bottomley as the Digital Marketing Manager. Martin has led the redevelopment of our new website featuring concise, simple English, enhanced by strong photos and videos of our students and School. The new website also includes an overview of the School translated into some of the main first languages of our students. As well as keeping the website updated with latest news, Martin is developing new digital marketing channels, including Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and email to communicate with existing parents, guardians and agents regularly and to increase the reach of the School to new audiences.

Valete Sue Holmes Teaching Girls’ Sport and Drama together with running a boarding house with over seventy male and female students may not be responsibilities that current students or new staff would immediately associate with Mrs Holmes! However, these are all tasks that she has enjoyed undertaking during her twenty-one years working at Sherborne International. When Sue was first appointed to teach English, on a part-time basis, she was located on the Greenhill site, but then, as the school expanded, her expertise was required at Newell Grange. During two of these early years Sue worked as a Housemistress and teacher on the summer programme, with both her husband and son also involved. As a full-time member of staff from 2004, Sue became an integral member of the Westcott Duty team for eleven years. During this time, she was responsible, together with Angela Askill, for organising the sports programme for the girls. Sue is also a qualified PE teacher and played netball at county level until she joined the school. Her love of this sport helped her to inspire girls who had never played before. Sue’s primary contribution to Sherborne International throughout her time here, has been teaching English. Sue has worked tirelessly to ensure that every student achieves to the very best of their ability, whether at IGCSE, IELTS, FCE, PET or KET level. She has also taught English for Business and Current Affairs. Her standards of professionalism are undoubted, and she has always endeavoured to keep up-to-date with appropriate resources, especially computer based, to ensure that her teaching strategies are varied, whilst also meeting the needs of individual students in her class. Not only have students benefited from Sue’s care, but she has also provided invaluable support to many House and teaching colleagues undertaking various English qualifications. Her excellent subject knowledge, kind, calm and positive support has assisted many a worried student and adult! Throughout challenging and stressful times, Sue has always endeavoured

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to keep her keen sense of humour and, indeed, has provided wonderful support to many friends. In addition to her excellent contribution within the classroom, Sue’s impressive organisational skills have often been utilised (and sometimes tested a little!). Many trips to both London theatres and local ones, together with the Activities Programme for Year 10 in the summer term (now CEW week), may not have happened so successfully without her considerable hard work and attention to detail. Over the last few years Sue has chosen to work at the School on a part-time basis. This has given her an opportunity to start pursuing some new hobbies and interests. In her well-earned retirement, Sue is planning to spend more time with her family, especially her grandsons, and this summer will be exploring Western Canada. Sue thoroughly enjoys travel and is looking forward to discovering other new parts of the world in future years; her many good friends still at School look forward to receiving her postcards!! MH

Andrew Patterson Andrew arrived in Sherborne in January 2005, after a much-travelled teaching career in many different corners of the globe. His experience of teaching in Northern Ireland, Spain, Botswana, South Africa, Kenya, the Bahamas and Java, to name but a few, would hold him in great stead for his career in Sherborne. He is truly a very experienced and wonderful teacher, which became apparent very early after his arrival with us. As a result, he became a full-time member of staff from September 2005. Sherborne really enjoys a teacher who is versatile. Andrew proved to be just that teacher. During his thirteen years with us, he has taught English, RE, the Pre-Sixth and History. He was also Chair of the Student Council and a natural with the students. This is something you cannot teach, and Andrew has this quality in abundance.

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My story with Andrew began in the History Department. Over the years, I have seen him teach some outstanding lessons and contribute enormously to some quite excellent GCSE/IGCSE results. A consummate gentleman, with an engaging character and a love for Bolton FC is how I would describe him; kind, flexible, considerate, a team player and a very good friend. Unfortunately, all good things eventually come to an end, but hopefully, this will be just ‘au revoir’ and not goodbye. Andrew intends to continue teaching in a part time role during the course of next year, hopefully, much closer to his home near Bath. He then plans to relocate with his wife to the Yorkshire Dales, to run a small holiday business. He also aims to go travelling and intends to spend some time soon in the south west of America. The School now has the difficult task of finding a replacement. For the History Department, I am left wondering how I will replace the irreplaceable! SBB

Mick Holdsworth Mick and I first met on the lumpy sofa in school reception. We had both arrived for interview in early May 2008, along with a handful of other candidates. To this day I do not know whether we were all there vying for the same position or not, but when the then Principal, Dr Greenfield, suggested that we go for a walk around the town and be back in thirty minutes, like true competitors Mick and I walked out of the gate and turned in opposite directions. It wasn’t a very big circle that we circumscribed around the town, but we did intercept each other down by the Abbey. It was with some surprise that we found ourselves the new boys of the mathematics team. Mick has made an outstanding contribution to the mathematics department, and to the provision of mathematics in the school over the past ten years, rising to the dizzy heights of a room on the top floor of the teaching block. He had a significant involvement in the introduction of the Further Mathematics programme after we had to gradually phase out the teaching of AS Mathematics modules. The FM course, as now fully integrated into our schemes of work, enjoys great success. Hailing from the Black Country, Mick is a diehard Aston Villa supporter and for a number of years took groups of students to Villa Park to watch and enjoy the atmosphere of a Premier League football match. This interest in football has seen Mick regularly trot out for the Staff team in the annual Staff v Student match in the spring term and on a Thursday afternoon he can usually be found involving himself in some aspect of the sports programme. Although Mick might be slowing down a little, this has only led to a fanatical involvement in the ‘walking football’ craze that is sweeping the country. I have been very grateful for Mick’s enthusiasm, originality and dedication over the six years that I have headed the Mathematics team. There is forever a stream of laughter and keen student engagement coming from Mick’s open door which is a fantastic advertisement for his enthusiasm and love of the job he is doing. From the team, thank you so much, enjoy the allotment and the travelling you have planned. CPS

Jo Norton Jo joined Sherborne International, then the International College, in September 2008. She had recently completed her degree in Forensic Science at the University of Bradford and she was looking for a role with some equally gruesome elements, working with children was the natural progression! Jo journeyed south to begin her career as a Graduate Resident Assistant working in Westcott House. However, it wasn’t long before her talent and dedication lead her to become a Head of House. In January 2011 she became Housemistress of the newly built Mowat House, a role she has performed to the highest of standards ever since. Over the years, Jo’s sacrifice and commitment to the School and students has been truly remarkable. She has always worked tirelessly in the best interests of the young people who have joined us here. Over the years, the students have been extremely fortunate to have had a person like Jo supporting them and championing their cause. During Jo’s time at the school, she has been involved in all aspects of Sherborne International life, from her key role in the provision of pastoral care to coaching sport, leading activities, teaching, directing drama productions, organising excursions, holding forensic science workshops, being a matron for a time, and much more besides. Jo really has given her all to Sherborne International. In addition to all her work at the school, Jo also managed to find some occasions when she could continue to indulge her love for rugby. On a number of occasions, those of us close to Jo, wish she hadn’t, as being seen with someone who suffered no less than four black-eyes this year can cast aspersions on the company she keeps. Despite this, and a broken collarbone along the way, Jo continues to enjoy the sport and it’s something she is looking forward to having a bit more time to pursue. Jo’s knowledge of pastoral care, her dedication to the students and her hard work will be greatly missed. The school has been very lucky to have her services for the past decade and I have been extremely fortunate to work with such a good colleague and friend for so long. I am certain that Jo will continue to be successful wherever her career may take her and all at Sherborne International wish her the very best for the future. SC

PAH’s Farewell!

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James Griffiths It is with great sadness that I write this article prior to James’ departure. Having been a much loved and highly respected member of staff by his colleagues and the students in his care, it truly will be a huge loss to the school. James joined the school as a Graduate Resident Assistant in King’s House in September 2013. Since then he has developed professionally and put his own touch on everything that he has been involved with. In the boarding house he became a Residential House Tutor and Activities Coordinator before finally taking the role of Assistant Housemaster and Head of Sport in September 2016. In these positions, he strived to improve the provision of sport at the school, continuing to expand the range of Inter-house competitions and added new sports to the curriculum. His tutelage and desire to support students has seen notable achievements for the school, with representatives swimming in the National finals at the Olympic Park and a huge number of successes throughout the sporting year. James has been a crucial part of the boarding team in his time here. His kind and approachable nature have made him the perfect fit for a pastoral role. He has worked tirelessly to ensure that King’s House has been the best it could possibly be, a place that the boys can call home, where they feel safe and comfortable. His ability to build rapport and bond with anyone, has made him a real favourite of all students and his willingness to help everyone in whatever way shows just how genuine he is. James is the person who makes things work; life in the boarding house revolves around him. His enthusiasm can lift the mood of those around him and he can be the positive influence that everyone needs. It is difficult to put into words the effect he has around the school. Regrettably, James has made the difficult decision to leave Sherborne International after five years, somewhere he has called home and had so much impact. It is time for him to find a new challenge and offer his many talents to something else. He has gained so much experience and will be in high demand in any capacity. He will leave a hole that it seems will be near impossible to fill. His huge personality and dedication to the school will be sorely missed by all. Hopefully he will not forget his time in Sherborne, and the legacy he will leave behind will remain long after he has gone. LJB

Liam Banfield Liam joined the Pastoral Team and Sports Department at Sherborne International in September 2015, as a Graduate Resident Assistant in Cheapside House. In his first year at the school, he also assisted with the boarding and sporting duties at Grosvenor House with the Junior and Year 9 students. Liam brought much coaching experience with him which has been hugely beneficial for the school’s cricket and football programme, as well as hockey and touch rugby that he introduced to the activities programme later in his time with us. This experience and knowledge was gained at the University of Central Lancashire, where he studied Sports Coaching obtaining a first class honours degree. In September 2016, Liam moved down to King’s House where he continued to flourish in all areas, in a bigger house of sixty-eight boys. He also took on the role of Junior Activities Coordinator, and immediately made the position his own, keeping the students entertained with a vast range of exciting activities. In his final academic year, Liam was promoted to House Tutor, and Senior Activities Coordinator, taking on the full activities programme for all year groups. Liam expanded the programme extensively, keeping a good variety and introducing new activities. He has always been an extremely popular member of staff amongst the students, with his sharp sense of humour, and ‘big brother’ role within the boarding houses. He also did a huge amount of work behind the scenes in his free time, helping students revise for their GCSE exams, assisting with preparation for the Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, creating fitness and nutrition programmes for the senior boys in King’s and offering them personal support. He was also a key player in the Staff vs Students football fixtures over the years, scoring the opening goal in this year’s match, as well as leaving his mark in previous games. Liam has become a great friend, and a reliable colleague. He will be thoroughly missed at Sherborne International. However, we wish him every success in the future, as he returns to the University of Central Lancashire to become their Sports Development Officer. JAG

Jack Morton Jack joined Sherborne International in September 2017, as a GRA (Graduate Resident Assistant) at Mowat House. Before joining the school, Jack graduated with a degree in Sport Science from the University of Exeter. He has fulfilled his role superbly and has developed great rapport with all the boys in Mowat. Jack’s enthusiasm for coaching the 1st XI football team culminated in an impressive victory against Millfield in the last game of the season, a very rare occurrence for any school. Besides football, Jack’s other hobbies include playing cricket and going to the gym, both of which have proved useful for the sports coaching aspect of the GRA role. We are sad to have to say goodbye to Jack, his devotion and passion will be missed, but his future looks bright. He is moving on to a job in the boarding department of a school in Switzerland. SGS

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Sam Sainsbury

Alex Grace

Mr Sainsbury started working at Sherborne International in September 2017. Known to many pupils as ‘Mr Sainos’, he worked as a Graduate Resident Assistant after completing a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology at the University of Exeter. During the academic year, his work has mostly involved taking sports lessons and doing boarding duties in King’s House. Sam was also a regular presence in Mowat and Grosvenor in the final term. Many students will remember Mr Sainsbury for his memorable announcements at sports assemblies in the Greenfield Hall. Sam was able to show off his theatrical talents during the Christmas Drama Competition, contributing to an unforgettable King’s House production of A Christmas Carol. On the sporting front, he was an excellent 2nd XI football coach. In addition, Sam was an integral player in the staff team, contributing to the famous victory against the students in the annual staff versus student football match. Unfortunately, Sam has decided to leave his role here. He plans to travel the world and experience the different cultures that his work with international students has opened up for him here. Everyone at Sherborne International, wishes him all the best for the future and would like to thank him for all his contributions throughout the year to all aspects of school life. JM

Alex joined Sherborne International in September as a Graduate Resident Assistant. He had just completed his degree in Drama and Musical Theatre at the University of Cumbria. Keen to pursue a career in teaching, Alex wanted to gain some experience working in a school and supporting students. Alex was attached to Grosvenor House where he performed his boarding and pastoral duties with the junior boys. He was an integral part of the House team and contributed greatly to the well-being and development of the boarders over the course of the year. Alex became heavily involved in the school’s Drama provision. He was able to take over the role of teaching J group and Year 9 Drama classes, this was much appreciated by the School and also gave Alex the opportunity to begin developing his class-based teaching skills. As well as music and drama, Alex is also a keen sportsman and, in particular, he especially enjoys playing volleyball. A key part of Alex’s role has been in the provision of sports and activities for the junior boys. He has managed to turn his hand to a number of sports, coaching and encouraging the students to participate and develop their sporting abilities. Alex leaves us after his year as a GRA to undertake a PGCE in Secondary Drama at Bath Spa University. We wish him all the best and hope that his experience here serves him well in the future. SC

Lily Kitto Miss Kitto has been a valuable member of the Westcott House staff team this year. Throughout the year she has helped numerous girls, and really made their stay here a fun and exciting one. In order to say thank you and goodbye, I asked some of the girls to write a few sentences about Miss Kitto. Here are a few extracts…. “Miss Kitto has a lovely smile. When I’m under the weather, her smile cheers me up.” – Anson “She is the happiest person I have ever met. She always supports everyone.” – Anastasiia “It’s ever so funny to watch her get excited about something.” – Namwhan “She is the person who made me smile every time I saw her. I hope she will have a fantastic time in Bath next year” – Irina Finally, we all wish Miss Kitto good luck in her final year of university. Study hard, and best wishes from us all at Westcott. SO’B

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Sian O'Brien

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Outside the Greenfield Hall

The School Trinity 2018

Cheapside House

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Westcott House

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Mowat House

Grosvenor House

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The School List Governing Body Chairman Vice -Chairman Ex-Officio

R S Fidgen Esq., FRICS G A Hudson Esq., MA R Lucas-Rowe Esq., DL

(Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for the County of Dorset’s nominated representative)

The Reverend Canon E J Woods DL, MA (The Rector of Sherborne)

Co-Opted

M L French Esq., FCA R A L Leach Esq., MA G Marsh Esq., MA, Cert. Ed. Mrs I Burke MB, BS, MRCGP A Charlton Esq., CMG, CVO

Staff Nominated Clerk to the Governors

Mrs V Cotter LLB+ , LLM Mrs G Staley BSc, MSc, CMIOSH Mrs A C Lane BA, FCA R-J Temmink QC R H W Robson Esq. M T Wilson Esq., BSc, QTS M Jonas Esq., MBBS, FRCA, FFICM Mrs E Stallard JP D Leakey Esq., CMG, CVO, CBE, MA M J Whittell Esq., MA, MSc Mrs L A Robins BSc, MRICS

Senior Management Principal T L Waters MA, MSc Pembroke College, Oxford Vice Principal Mrs A E Hill BSc Universities of Durham & Surrey  International Bursar C S Butcher MA, CMgr. King’s College, London Registrar & Head of Marketing Mrs J E Jackson Senior Teacher G J Knight BSc+, PhD Universities of Leeds & Manchester * Director of Short Courses D Barker MBE, BA+, MA, MEd St John’s College, Cambridge & University of Trenton State, New Jersey - Designated Safeguarding Lead * 

Senior Housemaster S Bonelli-Bean BA+ University of Wales, Trinity St David - Head of History *  Director of Future Education Mrs L Barber BSc (Eng)+, PhD Imperial College, London & University of Bath *  Deputy Head (Academic) G P Davey MA+ late Exhibitioner of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge & University of Wales *  # Learning Community Manager C P Stobart BA+, MSc, MBA Universities of Keele & Leicester - Head of Mathematics * 

House Staff Assistant Housemaster (King’s) J A Griffiths BA+ Southampton Solent University BSA House Tutor (King’s) L J Banfield BA+ University of Central Lancashire - Activities Coordinator BSA Matron (King’s) 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 Assistant Housekeeper (King’s) Mrs E Glascoe-Melville Housemistress (Westcott) Mrs M M Loddo BA+ Universities of Surrey and Leeds *  Assistant Housemistress (Westcott) Miss M I A Davison BEd Dartford College * BSA Housemaster (Grosvenor)

S Clarke BSc+ University of Portsmouth * BSA Matron and Housekeeper (Westcott & Grosvenor) Mrs L Murphy BAHsc+ University of Newcastle (Australia) Housemistress (Mowat) Miss J Norton BSc+ University of Bradford * BSA House Tutor (Grosvenor & Mowat) S Tomlinson BSc+ Universities of Loughborough & Southampton - Charities Coordinator *  Matron, Housekeeper and Pastoral Assistant (Mowat) Mrs G A Birch Certificate in Nursery Nursing, NNEB Graduate Resident Assistants T H Krojzl MA+ Glasgow University (King’s) BSA A E J Grace BA+ University of Cumbria (Grosvenor) J Morton BSc+ University of Exeter (Mowat) S G Sainsbury BSc+ University of Exeter (King’s) Miss L Kitto BA+ Bath University (Westcott) Miss S O’Brien BSc+ Anglia Ruskin University (Westcott)

Academic Staff 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. in Management Teaching & Learning Universities of Wales & Keele - Head of Computing *  D J Bartlett BSc+ Universities of Southampton & Exeter *  Mrs J E Bennett MA Dundee University *  W M Bishop BSc+ Universities of De Montfort and Bath *  Ms K H Browne BA, MSc Sunderland Polytechnic, Universities of Oxford Brookes & Greenwich - ESB Co-ordinator # T J Budd Cert Ed, BEd+ Southampton University * # - Editor of School Magazine Mrs L M Chatfield BA+, PG Dip Ed(SpLD) Universities of Exeter & Plymouth * # 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 - Joint Head of Year 11 & Director of Performing Arts *  P B Cosser BSc+ North East London Polytechnic *  - Head of Juniors & Year 9 Mrs J Donnelly BSc+ Cambridge College of Arts & Technology and Open University - D of E Co-ordinator *  Mrs M D Glasby MSc.Ed Universities of Miami and London  Mrs J E Goodfield BSc+, PhD University of Wales - Head of Chemistry * Mrs A C Graham BA+ The Open University - Head of Philosophy & Ethics  Mrs M Hayes BEd+ Southampton University - Head of Business Studies * M A Holdsworth Cert Ed, RSA Dip Sp LD University of Birmingham *

+ Degree awarded with honours

* Cambridge/Trinity Certificate in English Language Teaching

# Cambridge/Trinity Diploma in English Language Teaching 20

Mrs S A Holmes Cert Ed University of London * F Hunter BSc Universities of Sheffield & Southampton  Ms A E Keogh BA+ University of Wales, Lampeter & Bangor * # K J Matthias BSc+ Cardiff University - Head of Science & Physics *  Mrs S E McConnell Cert Ed University of Bristol 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 & Head of Year 11 (H) *  Mrs S A Russon BSc+ Universities of Bradford & Bath *  Mrs C Scott-Flintan BA+ Bath Academy of Art & University of Bath - ESOL Centre Manager & Deputy Head of English* #  Miss C V Smith BA+, MSc Universities of London & West of England - Head of Year 11 (S) & Head of Spanish * # Miss A L Snook BSc Universities of Essex & Southampton *  A B Stratton BSc+, MBA LSE, Southampton & Open Universities * Ms A Stanglewicz BA with QTS, MA University of Zielona Gora & King’s College, London - Head of English # Mrs V Taylor BA+ Universities of Lancaster & Exeter - Head of French *  Miss H E Thompson BA+ Universities of Southampton & Exeter - Joint Head of Year 11 *  Mrs J E Thompson BA+ University of Hull * # K J Ward BSc+ Universities of Wales & East Anglia  J M Wilson BSc+ Ad. Dip. in Managing the Role of SENCO Universities of Bristol, Exeter & Worcester - Learning Support Co-ordinator *  Mrs A Wiltshire MA+ University of Aberdeen *

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 Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

BSA Boarding Schools Association/Roehampton University Boarding Certificate

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Trinity 2018 Music Department Acoustic & Electric Guitar D Carter BA Keble College, Oxford ’Cello Miss F Murphy ARCM, DipRCM Royal College of Music Clarinet N Graham LRAM Percussion D Betts Piano Mrs J Dunn MA, LTCL

Saxophone N Graham LRAM Saxophone M Crowe GDLM, LGSM, LTCD, Cert. Ed. Violin Miss L-A Allen DipABRSM Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Voice Mrs P Stewart MA 

Administration & Support Staff Administration

Support Staff

Deputy Director of Short Courses S P Larkin BA+ University of the West of England * # Academic Support Manager M Moran BA+ Bournemouth University * Office Manager Mrs R J Neate PA to the Principal Ms L McCormick Registrar’s Secretary Mrs A Riley Receptionists Mrs S Gard Short Course Administrator Miss RE Chapman BA St John’s College, Durham Travel Administrator Mrs J Barron Alumni Administrator Mrs J Gadd

Health & Safety Advisor R Hancock Grad IOSH, MIIRSM Librarian Mrs PA Killoran Senior Laboratory Technician Mrs S Turner Laboratory Assistant S Naylor Systems Manager A McCoy IT Technician D Thackwell Catering Manager Mrs D Williams Deputy Catering Manager Mrs G Ashdown Caretaker J Casey Houseman & Assistant Caretaker P Hopkins Educational Visits Co-ordinator J Hull Digital Marketing Manager M Bottomley

The School Juniors

Year 10

Year 11 (2 Year)

J Set 1

10 Set 1

11 Set 1

Tom Qiyuan Deng Tiger Qixuan Gao Seigen Ide

Yenzi Nkos'yenzile Dlamini *

Joyce Long Yi Chan *

Evan Feiyang Fang Andrea Lau * Dan Wang Kit Tsoi Bekzod Ubaev Richard Yi Wen Xiong Jiawei Zhu *

Zama Shiyumcwasho Dlamini

10 Set 2

11 Set 2

Ignatijs Blums

Nurberdy Charyyev Illya Doroshenko Albert Kanokov Jeffrey Tsz San Lam Daniil Liliakov Allan Myradov Anastasiia Tkachenko *

Sasha Aleksandr Khamenskii

Joshua Sze Yuen Kwok Anton Sholin Helen Yingjia Yang * Andrew Qizhe Yue

J Set 2 Tony Leyang Chen Shantia Dehvari Jean-Vincent Delorme Alan Zhi Gao Guo Eryk Trus Lily Yuan Yang *

Richard Hongshen Chen Ezwe Sibusezweni Dlamini

Daisy Jiawei Luo * Sepehr Sepahyar Andrii Streletskyi Arthur Yin Lam Wong Ricardo Qianning Xu

J Set 3 Kelly Xiaohui Chen * Seinosuke Ishiwatari Hannah Motojima * Edward Sang Hyun Park Mariia Storchak *

Year 9

11 Set 3 10 Set 3 Jason Lok Yiu Fung Leo Pengfei Liu Ben Baichen Lu William Jia Jun Ma Kateryna Riadynska * Herry Yuan Yang

9 Set 1 Saziwengaye Dlamini Barnaby Guest Eric Feihong Huang Mikhail Obodovskyy Richard Chen Yu Zhu

Ivan Kalachev Denis Matveev Irina Orlova * Igor Stepanenko May Jiamu Zhou *

Nelson Si Ming Chan Rahmanberdi Charyyev Steve Tianyun Lin Tom Xuan Ma Eric Sai Yiu Sze Sam Bingqi Wang Andy Yue Wu Yuqi Zeng *

10 Set S Jacky Chak Hin Leung Erin Ching Yung Sze * Dennis Yaofei Wu Emily Yamane *

9 Set 2

10 Set T

Jane Evgenia Epshtein* Thomas Artem Geskin Timur Grigorev Anastasiia Sitak * Nikita Mykyta Uryvskyi Fedor Vlasov Roger Zerong Wang Blessing Xiangyu Xiao *

Faris Noah Hirano Alex Haoyang Meng Daniel Suncheng Xu Charles Chenchen Zhang

11 Set 4 Suhanberdi Charyyev Kevin Chen Kai Guo Namwhan Khemmanat Jeerarod Chang Yuchang Jin Jom Teerit Kaoplod David Chi Kin Man Bell Tingxuan Yang *

Year 11 (1 Year) H Set 1

Pre 6th Form Set 1

Hillary Cheung * Matvey Endeladze Isabelle Hellstedt * Victoria Bikun Xie *

Ella Yun Hong * Leo Tianle Luo Chloe Jiaqi Ma * Alley Yunxi Mu * Kevin Haotian Niu Annie Rong Qian Qin * Mary Zixin Wang * Julia Junwen Xu *

H Set 2 Oleksandra But * Andrey Dolgopolov Timur Kushkenbayev Maksim Kuznetcov Michael Zihan Yang Martini Zijun Zhao

Set 2 Shirley Yiyang Li * Krystal Xunyu Zhao * Caroline Ying Zhao *

H Set 3 Jaxon Ho Fai Cheng Yuki Ziyu Li * James Zhuoran Ouyang Karen Wen Xin Tao * Anthony Sui On Wong

S Set 1 Daniil Furman Matthew Siew Yuen Ho Kimmie Yin Lam * Tim Hao Peng Shi Martin Shaoyang Xu

S Set 2 Sebestian Siu Shing Chan

Anson Pui Shan Fung * Jay He Jia Dmitrii Petrov Amber Hanying Xuan *

S Set 3 Bob Shengbo Liu Diana Yajie Wang * Maggie Yanlun Xu *

* = girls

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Speech Day Principal’s Speech Members and friends of Sherborne International, I am delighted to welcome you to our Speech Day. As the School’s year draws to a close, it is time for us to celebrate the achievements of the year and it is time for our students to reflect on what the year has brought, the opportunities that they have had and what they have learnt. Before I look at the detail of the year, however, there is a central theme that I wish to highlight, adaptability. Even the briefest of glances at the media will tell you that this world is a place where nothing stands still for long. It has always been like that, but the pace of change these days is staggering. People often ask me what it is we do at Sherborne International that makes us special. The answer is not IGCSEs or IELTS or any other set of letters. It is that we give our students the tools to be adaptable. We increase their English skills – the most flexible communication tool for the early 21st Century. We increase their self-confidence, so that they are not afraid to try new things, so that they recognise that making mistakes is a key step in learning, so that they try again and again until they succeed. We encourage them to question the world around them: Can this be improved? Have I got a better solution? How can we bring this new idea to the world around us? We develop their sense of responsibility. They can make a better life for themselves, and for their friends, but more than that, they can, and must, make a better life for us all. Not only do we help our students to develop that adaptability, our staff have always embodied that adaptability themselves. We were the first International Study Centre in the UK; we were the first to offer a one-year GCSE; we were the first to offer four and five term GCSEs. On our Summer Courses we have innovated again, with new A Level and IB preparation courses launched last summer. These were very popular and highly successful, and we have seen increased applications for this summer’s course as a result of that success. This year we have now become the first to offer a one or two term Pre 6th Course, specially designed to prepare students for the experience of UK 6th Form learning. Initially, our students on that course were a little surprised by the nature of it. The emphasis is on developing learning skills, improving ways of thinking, sharpening analytical ability, understanding how to present arguments on paper and verbally. These are the skills that enable students to adapt, not just to the new environment of UK education but to the lifelong challenge of a changing world. It is great tribute to our team of staff that we were able to develop this course so effectively and swiftly. As well as developing these skills in our pupils, however, we need also to deliver reliable, top-quality exam results so that our students can progress to the schools of their choice. The results of our public examinations last summer confirmed that we continue to perform strongly across the ability range. Our top performers were Cheryl Ho who gained 9 GCSEs, 7 at A*/9, Maria Demidova with 9 GCSEs of which 6 were A*/9 and Violet Peng with 10 GCSEs with 9 at A*/A. 77% of papers taken were at A*-C grade compared to the UK average of 72%. 30% were A*/A grade compared to the UK average of 22%. For an International Study Centre to have a clear lead over the UK averages and to have a top cohort performing so strongly is an incredible achievement. Because of results like these, Sherborne International students continue to get places at the very top schools in the country. Last summer’s pupils

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obtained places at schools including: Sherborne, Epsom, Harrow, Stowe, Rugby, Dulwich, King’s Canterbury, Uppingham and many others with outstanding reputations and very high standards. Not only were GCSE performances pleasing, but our students’ achievements in their IELTS exams last year were exceptional, with 70% at 6.5 or higher – already good enough to meet the standards of the UK’s top universities. This year 77% of our students achieved Band 6 or above, the highest in the last 5 years. Our ESOL results for our Junior/Y9/Y10 pupils are very strong with 88% pass – 6 % up on last year. Such achievement can only come through having a team of highly capable staff who are fully committed to being adaptable and staying at the leading edge of UK education. Many of our staff exemplify this, being experienced examiners for the exam boards. The level of staff training in the needs of ESOL students is also unrivalled. As a particular example of someone who is at education’s leading edge, Mr Stobart, our Head of Mathematics, is having two books published, being co-author of the new IGCSE Additional Maths Guide and author of the Letts IGCSE Revision Success guide. Hundreds of thousands of pupils across the world will read his books and look to people like him, like all of our staff, to guide their children via the written word. Your children get staff of this outstanding quality guiding them personally, for hours every week and in classes of a size that allow really focused attention to be given. That is a privilege for them all. Once again, outside the classroom, we have continued to shine. The opportunities for personal development that we offer here are remarkably wide-ranging for a school of this size. They provide a critically important aspect of our work, helping students to develop their skills in a wide range of contexts, again greatly assisting them in building up the adaptability that they will need in the future. Sporting activity this year has been impressive, with many teams in a wide variety of sports enjoying the opportunity to compete. This is a feature, not only of our Long Courses, but also of our Short Courses, which see sporting activity and engagement as critical to creating the right can-do atmosphere. As well as familiar sports such as netball, rounders, football and basketball, we have seen Long Course pupils compete in tennis, swimming, badminton and have seen training in cricket and, for the first time, in hockey. This year, nine girls have regularly attended the South Coast Tigers basketball academy, another first. Our most successful teams have been spread across the sports. The U16 Netball team won four of their six matches, notching up pleasing victories against Bishopstrow and Leweston. The U16 Football team were notable for some great performances against big and strong opponents. They beat the Park School convincingly, drew against a strong team from Sherborne School and came away with a well-earned victory against Millfield – a great achievement. The U14 football team perhaps delivered our most impressive single victory, winning 6-0 against a strong team from The Park School. Only one team was undefeated, however. The mighty mixed badminton team won both of their fixtures against Bishopstrow and Kings International. Other sporting events have been a regular part of the School and house calendars. Our inter-house competitions have continued throughout the year. Always keenly fought,

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these bind together the houses and, with competitions in seven separate sports, plus the annual Sports Day, they provide great opportunity for everyone to get involved. Combining sport with charity work, this month’s Race for Life at Kingston Maurwood College was run by eight girls and four members of staff. This was a great effort by the Westcott girls and was one of six runs that Mrs Loddo, the Westcott Housemistress, is doing for charity this year. I am pleased to report that such charitable work has continued to be a key part of school life, with thousands of pounds raised for Jeans for Genes, Christian Aid, The Fire Fighters charity, The Royal British Legion, Friends of the Yeatman Hosptial, Operation Christmas Carol and Movember. These efforts have made a great difference to the charities concerned as well helping raise our students’ awareness of the value of charitable work to the world around them. Many other activities have also helped our students to enjoy their time in Sherborne, be it through horse riding, chess, pool, golf, table tennis or arts and crafts, to choose a few examples. We have had another very successful ski trip to France this year, with superb skiing conditions and many great memories being made, even having the start of the Chinese New Year celebrated with a huge cake! Activities that overlap with our academic life have again seen some outstanding performances. In the 13th annual public speaking competition at Sherborne Girls we had our best ever results. Ilya Doroshenko won with a talk that conveyed his in-depth knowledge of quasars and Richard Zhu came third with a talk that captured his enthusiasm for mantises. We have won before, but have never managed two of the top three, which was an excellent outcome. Again, showing great skill as performers, Shantia Dehvari and Damien Gillet took part in the Poetry by Heart competition at Sherborne Prep School, impressing the judges and earning certificates of achievement. This year’s Intermediate Maths Challenge saw achievement that put us well ahead of national averages. This is a huge competition involving tens of thousands of students. Nationally 40% get bronze, silver or gold awards. 76% of ours did. More impressively, nationally 7% get gold whilst 40% of our students reached this highest level. Our two best performers were May Zhou and Annie Qin, who were invited to progress to the Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad. Creative and artistic activity has continued to be a core part of our work, as those of you who have seen work of our students exhibited will confirm. Earlier this year, many of our students enjoyed a joint History and Art Department excursion to the Tate Modern in London to see the exhibition ‘Red Star over Russia’. This is an example of the way in which we always try to ensure that pupils at Sherborne International get the opportunity to be inspired by varied and challenging work. We have also seen some very high-quality music this year, some of which you will have heard already this morning. Our two concerts had some exceptionally accomplished pieces performed on a wide range of instruments and from a great variety of musical genres. I should also congratulate Michael Yang on playing in the joint-schools’ orchestras, along with pupils from Sherborne and Sherborne Girls, he having the opportunity to perform music at the highest level as a consequence. Personal development work has continued throughout the year. We began with the annual Walking Tall

workshop for our Year 11s, this providing a great starter and confidence boost for both familiar faces and new arrivals alike. Careers aptitude testing has been conducted this year for the first time as we improve our systems for guidance and advice. This week has seen us conclude the year with Curriculum Enrichment Week, providing students with a wide range of new experiences and opportunities to find out more about themselves and the world around them. Throughout the year, a team of students and staff has also worked tirelessly on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Seven students completed the bronze award in September and another team has been working towards their bronze awards, with expeditions this summer term. The students involved always benefit immensely from the experience, both through committing to long-term involvement in a range of leadership and personal development activity and through the particular challenge of planning and conducting ambitious expeditions. Throughout all of the above, the sense School of community has been sustained and nurtured by the contributions of all staff, but most notably by those in boarding. I must pay special tribute to the boarding staff this year as great demands have been placed upon them, particularly given the need to reconfigure boarding in order to prepare for the refurbishment of King’s House. We all thank you for your adaptability, through which you have ensured that the sense of family that makes this School so special has been preserved, despite the turbulence. Preparing for the King’s Project has taken a huge amount of work behind the scenes. The Governors, the Sherborne International Steering Group and the Senior Management Team have all put in a great deal of effort over the past nine months. In particular, the International Bursar, Simon Butcher, has been central to our planning effort. The plans for the development show that the School’s boarding accommodation will take a very significant leap forward, with fifty-five en-suite rooms being added to our facilities. As outlined earlier, all that we have achieved this year would have been impossible without the determination of our staff. This summer will see a number of them retiring, or moving on to new jobs. (At this point, the Principal took time to thank some of the leaving staff for their particular contribution to SI life, before concluding as below): At the beginning of this speech, I highlighted the vital importance of adaptability. Those students who are leaving us this summer will soon get the opportunity to put this attribute to the test. Judging by the feedback that I have had from past pupils, you should find yourself able to deal effectively and successfully with the many challenges that life will throw at you. Certainly, your efforts this year convince me that you all have what it takes to make a great future for yourself and a better world for all of us. To conclude my speech, I therefore wish you all the very best of luck in your future endeavours. The Principal then introduced the chief guest. This year we were honoured to be addressed by Lieutenant General Arundell David Leakey, CMG, CVO, CBE, MA, a former British military commander. He was Director General of the European Union Military Staff in the Council of the European Union, Brussels. Recently he relinquished the position of Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, after seven years attending Queen Elizabeth II in the Palace of Westminster. Educated at Sherborne, he is now a governor at his old school and of Sherborne International.

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Speech Day 2017

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Credit Prizes 2017 – 2018 Michaelmas Term Juniors Shantia Dehvari Year 9 Richard Chen Yu Zhu Year 10 Daisy Jiawei Luo Year 11 (2 Year) Anson Pui Shan Fung Year 11 (1 Year) Steve Tianyun Lin

Lent Term Juniors Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 (2 Year) Year 11 (1 Year) Pre 6th

Shantia Dehvari Timur Grigorev Daisy Jiawei Luo Yuqi Zeng Michael Zihan Yang Annie Rong Qian Qin

Gold Progress Awards 2017 – 2018 Michaelmas Term Lent Term

Joyce Long Yi Chan, Timur Grigorev, Barnaby Guest, Daisy Jiawei Luo, Eryk Trus, Bek Bekzod Ubaev, Sam Bingqi Wang, Anthony Sui On Wong, Richard Chen Yu Zhu Timur Grigorev, Andrea Lau, Steve Tianyun Lin, Annie Rong Qian Qin, Anton Sholin

Prize List 2018 Subject Prizes for Year 11

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:

Irina Orlova Irina Orlova May Zhou Martin Xu Yuqi Zeng Sam Wang Isabelle Hellstedt Joyce Chan Joyce Chan Anson Fung Steve Lin Andrey Dolgopolov Anthony Wong May Zhou Kimmie Lam Anastasiia Tkachenko

Barnaby Guest Lily Yang Dan Tsoi Ezwe Dlamini, Yenzi Dlamini Zama Dlamini Namwhan Jeerarod Steve Lin, Annie Qin Seigen Ide Maksim Kuznetcov

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

Sam Wang Barnaby Guest Joyce Chan Zama Dlamini

Form Prizes for Excellence and Progress & Effort Junior Excellence Junior Progress & Effort: Year 9 Excellence: Year 9 Progress & Effort: Year 10 Excellence: Year 10 Progress & Effort: Year 11 Excellence: Year 11 Progress & Effort:

Helen Yang Anton Sholin, Shantia Dehvari, Lily Yang, Eryk Trus, Kelly Chen Richard Zhu Timur Grigorev, Jane Epshtein Jiawei Zhu, Andrea Lau Daisy Luo, Dan Tsoi, Jason Fung, Bek Ubaev Joyce Chan, Martin Xu, Steve Lin, Yuqi Zeng, Tim Shi Sam Wang, May Zhou, Maggie Xu, Daniil Liliakov, Anthony Wong, Kimmie Lam, Bell Yang, Sasha But, Isabelle Hellstedt, Anson Fung Ella Hong Mary Wang, Annie Qin, Julia Xu

Pre 6th Excellence Pre 6th Progress and Effort

Exam Results 2017 (I)GCSE Results Entries Grade A* 571 65 Entries Grade 9 76 9

Grade A 89 Grade 8 19

ESOL Exam Results 2017 - 2018 Entries 95

Grade B 139 Grade 7 9

Grade C 141 Grade 6 7

Grade D 65 Grade 5/4 28

Total A-C 434 Total 9-4 72

% Pass 77 % Pass 95

Total Pass 84

% Pass 88

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Summer and Spring Vacation Courses Summer Vacation Courses 2017 This year the students give their verdict. We couldn’t wish for a better summary of life on a Sherborne International summer course! Welcome: When I arrived here, I felt really welcomed because everyone was very friendly and nice (Natalie 13 China). This was the first time I had stayed for a month in a different country without my parents. The first day I was in despair, but the house staff were really kind to me and that made me feel more comfortable. Food: The food was incredible! (Cyprien 16 Belgium). Breakfast was so good, you could choose from a large variety of foods, such as porridge, bacon, pancakes and fruit. The food at lunchtime was delicious too! (Mia 12 Italy). We had the BEST breakfast ever, it was a buffet (Delfina 12 Spain). Everybody helped me there. Food was always new and tasty. (Andrii 13 Ukraine). One of the best things is the food! You can choose from a big warm and cold buffet with delicious food (Philipp 12 Germany). A large variety of food to choose between and definitely delicious (Maria Luisa 14 Canary Islands). The quality and the variety of food was like in a good restaurant. Unbelievable! (Nikita 14 Russia). Lessons: Every day in Sherborne is like a new day in which you could try lots of things. For example, I have never done such exciting experiments in chemistry before (Arkadiy 15 Ukraine). You know, I couldn’t stand studying Maths, but our teacher made me fall in love with it (Sofiya 15 Russia). The pre-A-Level course was a new experience for me, but I enjoyed every minute of the lessons! (Maria 15 Russia). In geography, we were studying physical features, in science, electricity, which was great because we also did experiments. In history, we learned about explorers and in biology we were studying colours and how they are made (Mikhail 12 Russia). We learned things in a really interesting way, like through games, discussions, watching documentaries (Kotori 12 Japan). All the lessons were perfectly taught and most importantly they weren’t boring. Each teacher tried to help us and actually explained all bits of work (Ulyana 16 Russia). The classes here are absolutely excellent. The teachers have a great range of knowledge, I really learned a lot from them (Diheng 16 China). Drama

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lessons were so energetic, funny and I always felt happy (Adelia 14 Russia). Sport: The sports were very funny because everyone was nice and friendly. I particularly liked going kayaking because you could push everybody – students and staff – in the water (Michel 15 France). I’ve learned two completely new sports: lacrosse and squash. It’s fun to play them (Emma 14 Germany). During sport time, they always involved people to play with unforgettable enthusiasm! (Ferruccio 16 Italy). I loved evening activities and sports most of all, as it was a great opportunity to try something new and unexpected (Maria 15 Russia). One of the best things would probably be horse riding, I fell in love with the sport thanks to Sherborne (Lolwa 12 Qatar). Excursions: We got to London by train. When we arrived, we went to the London Eye and then on a river cruise. We saw lots of sights: Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and Tower Bridge. Afterwards we had time to go shopping (Lisa 15 Germany). My favourite excursion was Longleat, because I had the chance to hold two snakes and a tarantula. I always thought snakes were slimy and scaly but they’re actually soft and not slimy (Cheryl 13 China). We went to Windsor Castle and it was so beautiful. I’ve never seen anything like that before, so I was excited (Valeria 15 Latvia). We had very interesting and breath-taking excursions. I liked all of them (Ana 16 Ukraine). My favourite trip was to Harry Potter World because I’m such a Harry Potter fan (Christoph 14 Germany). We went to Thorpe Park. Some of my friends and I rode a roller coaster with water splashing. We got really wet, far more than we expected! It was a very exciting experience (Shugo 15 Japan). It was the biggest AirHop I have ever seen! I could jump very high (Hana 12 Japan). My favourite excursion was Longleat. We did a beautiful safari where we saw more than thirty different species of animals (Filippo 15 Italy). Activities: The best thing that happened here would be the talent show. It is fun, definitely enjoyable and a show with a great laugh, the performers were really brave and skilful (Ronald 14 China). I’ve tried sailing! You know, it was my dream to do it, and it came true in Sherborne (Ramina 14 Russia). I never danced when I was in HK, I felt very afraid, but yesterday I was dancing! I can’t believe it, I think it’s

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because you give me a sense of security and I understand that everyone loves me and is willing to help me. Thank you very much indeed (Jennifer 15 Hong Kong). There have been some incredible moments such as the knockout, where we worked very well as a team, or the bowling where we challenged each other, but we also made jokes and laughed a lot (Gabriele 15 Italy). After the talent show, I was extremely happy that I did the acapella as one of the members of the house and felt really proud. I cannot wait to show the video of the show to my parents (Yoji 16 Japan). What I liked best though was the musical bingo in combination with the disco and the night when we had huge inflatables in our garden (Janina 15 Germany). Staff: The staff here are amazing, they are fun, responsible, and amazing friends; we also learned a lot from them. I practised my English every day with them (Santiago 14 Paraguay). The teachers were amazing (like every year) and really prepared me for school, life in Britain and the way subjects are discussed on a higher-level course (Emily 16 Germany). My teachers were also wonderful, they were very kind, and if I asked a question they explained until I understood (Sayata 14 Japan). Sherborne International was a lot of fun and one of the best four weeks Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had. The house staff were incredibly nice and helpful (Greta 15 Germany). Overall: The best for me is making friends (Victoria 8 China). Since I arrived, I have met many new friends who come from many different countries like Russia, Hong Kong, Germany, Switzerland, France, China, etc. (Apichaya 13 Thailand). After these two weeks, we are like a small family (Charlotte 15 Germany). There is no time to get bored (Ihor 13 Ukraine). The summer course was

really interesting and helpful to improve my English (Nour 13 Switzerland). It was one of the best experiences in my life. (Lledo 15 Spain) The summer course in Sherborne was one of the best things that I have ever done in my life. I never thought that I would have so much fun while doing classes. I was always on the go and was enjoying myself so much, that the thought of homesickness never came (Miriam 15 Germany). Everybody is so nice here and the memories and friends I made here will stay in my heart forever (Azucena Geraldine 14 Paraguay). It has got the best programme. I have been to five summer schools, but I have decided that next year I will return here (Adelia 14 Russia). Teachers were friendly, house was great, classes were interesting, everything here was great (Sixue 13 China). This school is the best in the world!!! (Assanali 12 Kazakhstan). I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go home, I would like to stay here forever (Sofija 15 Latvia). Tamane, 15, from Japan wrote a poem in her English class: Whispering of the Nymph Fall into sleep. Fall into silence. I can hear her voice I can hear her whispering Light is glittering in the darkness Heart is beating quietly and consciousness is going into deep, deep loneliness. In the silence I become innocent, natural and pure like a child Twinkling memories, the sound of water drops and clean air wraps me gently. Fall into sleep. Fall into silence.

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Spring Courses 2018 Over the Easter break, forty-seven students from a wide range of countries came to Sherborne for one or two weeks of study and a wide range of sports and fun activities. Our Sherborne Spring Revision Courses attracted not only many of our own students, but also a dozen students from other UK schools and even one delightful young man currently living in the Bahamas. All were keen to improve their chances of getting the best grades possible in their I/GCSEs this summer and all coped admirably well with the strong work ethic. Running alongside all this reviewing and consolidation of subject knowledge and honing of exam technique was the Intensive English plus Subjects Course. Here students engaged in creative and communicative language lessons to boost their confidence with English whilst expanding their vocabulary across the school curriculum in sciences, humanities, art and drama. After a healthy and hearty breakfast, students’ days began gently with short sessions on more effective study and memory skills or energetic team building sessions. After six lessons and perhaps a one-to-one tutorial with teachers, students were able to get away from their desks and invigorate themselves. The wonderful sports facilities on offer meant many students regularly attended the gym, while others were tempted by the swimming pool as a relaxing way to work out and refresh. However, the outright winners in popularity were basketball and badminton with both girls and boys turning up to play and showing some considerable talent. Golf was also a big hit on this course with keen players being minibussed to Yeovil to improve their swing.

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Aside from these traditional forms of exercise, students also had the opportunity to squeeze themselves into an inflated zorb and have a game of football in the beautiful gardens of Mowat and Westcott houses. Despite everyone at some point during the game ending up with dirty knees and their legs in the air, a great time was had by all. After two hours of sport and exercise and a delicious supper, revision students returned to their desks; this time in the hall and in silence to put their hard day’s work to practical use to answer exam questions. Marked and returned the next day with expert feedback, these sessions in exam conditions are invaluable practice for the real thing. After all the serious stuff was over House staff made sure the students had plenty of fun ways to relax. One evening, the boys and the girls houses came together to compete in a quiz and Easter egg hunt. Pop culture, general knowledge and sports trivia were all tested before the quiz came to an energetic end during the Egg Hunt round. Chaos ensued as students raced around to find fifty-seven chocolate eggs and eight Easter bunnies. On the first Saturday, a group of students went bowling in Yeovil. After a slow start the pace soon picked up with the girls’ team showing some tremendous team spirit while the boys’ showed some real individual skill. Strikes were rewarded with big pink stickers and Seigen boasted two or three stickers. Yuki and Yuqi were the most helpful players and Herry took the prize for the coolest player, often getting a strike, but turning and walking away before even seeing his victory. Linda won the most improved player award and was even googling ‘Bowling for Dummies’ to improve her game! A successful and enjoyable trip overall! While important renovation work began on King’s House, students were based off the school site and down at Westcott and Mowat, a short five-minute walk to school. These houses provided a delightful environment for the students with large common rooms and great outdoor facilities, where boys and girls enjoyed their downtime relaxing and socialising with their friends. There were movie and games nights with FIFA in particular proving very popular with a house full of football fans. Both boys and girls also enjoyed relaxing together in the evenings with a takeaway in the common rooms. However, many students still had energy to burn; the table tennis table was the scene for many exciting tournaments and the floodlit basketball and football court were busy when the weather allowed. On the middle Sunday, the rainy weather proved to be a blessing when all the students headed to Thorpe Park - on some of the rides, the queues were almost non-existent! This is unheard of for such a popular theme park. Anastasiia and Irina took advantage of this the most, going on a total of nine rides. The ones that excited everyone the most appeared to be ‘Saw’, which had a great array of twists, turns and drops, all at high speed, and ‘Stealth’, which accelerated from 0 to 80mph in 1.9 seconds, the fastest acceleration of any U.K. rollercoaster. Everyone left the park having had a really enjoyable time, and a well-deserved break from their studies. It was a most successful course. With the help of an effective and friendly team of staff, the students made it so much fun, successfully balancing their time between relaxation and study. Congratulations to all. HM HT LB SS SL

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Team Photographs

1st VII Netball

2nd VII Netball

3rd VII Netball

1st XI Football

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Team Photographs

U14 Football

U16 Girls Football

U16 Mixed Badminton

U16 Girls Badminton

U15 Cricket

U16 Mixed Tennis

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Sports Reports Boys’ Sport 1st XI Football Over the course of the 2017/18 campaign, eighteen players represented Sherborne International 1st XI, all from Year 11 except for one Year 10 student. The squad assembled at the start of the year, hoping to repeat the successful 2014/15 season, which ended with only 35.7% of games lost and a +12 goal difference. It may appear at first glance, this season cannot go down as a success compared to previous years, only winning half as many games as those lost. However, at this point, it is important to keep in mind that ‘victories’ cannot be measured just by counting wins in competitive fixtures. All of the players showed a positive attitude at training sessions and applied themselves preparing for match days. This desire to learn led all the players to show remarkable Results Played 7

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improvement in their footballing ability. This was transferred into outstanding team performances towards the end of the season, capping off the year with a fantastic display away from home at Millfield. Over the year, there were a number of outstanding performers in the side, showing a real potential to progress further and play at a high standard in the future. One player worth mentioning is Allan Myradov, who scored a goal in every fixture, even a 25-yard screamer in the annual Staff vs. Student match. The coaching team would like to thank all the team for their sportsmanship demonstrated throughout the year towards competing schools, and wish them all the success for next year, the majority of whom moving on to JM pastures new.

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Captain: Zama Dlamini Top Goal Scorer: Allan Myradov (7) Coaching Staff: Mr Morton, Mr Griffiths

2nd XI Football After an enthusiastic pre-season trial period, the 2nd XI squad was decided, with many new faces sporting the famous white and red. The old guard of Albert Kanokov and Sam Wang provided the experience in the squad, with the captaincy being given to Albert. Bekzod Ubaev also joined after impressing with the juniors last year. The 2017/18 season brought some very strong opponents, providing a few tough results for the squad. However, the perseverance and enthusiasm of the boys despite this, are just a couple of the positives that can be taken from this season. The defeats came from fixtures against some of the top sporting schools in the country, Millfield and Sherborne. Nonetheless, the squad played some exciting football in each game as they continued to improve as a 32

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Biggest Winning Score Line: 3-1 Millfield U16B

team. Examples of this came in the form of two brilliantly worked passing moves against Millfield, which resulted in superb goals from Albert Kanokov and Martini Zhao. Other positives of the season include the emergence of the brilliant Barnaby Guest in midfield, the work-rate from the new faces in the squad, such as Ignatijs Blums, Ben Lu, Michael Yang and Richard Chen, and also the improvement of many players during the season. Furthermore, the attitude of the players for the duration of each game should be commended. Many people in a losing situation would be discouraged and disheartened. The opposite, however, was found with these boys. This was shown with the improvements in performance in the second half of games; only 36% of goals conceded came in the second half, and all goals scored this season were in the second half.

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Despite the results not falling in our favour, the attitude and desire of these boys has made it a pleasure to coach them throughout this campaign. Mr Banfield and I would like to thank all who participated in the team this year and wish them all the best in the future. Squad: Richard Chen, Michael Yang, Andrii Streletskyi, Ben Lu, Martini Zhao, Bekzod Ubaev, Albert Kanokov, Sam Wang, Ignatijs Blums, Barnaby Guest (Also: Matthew Ho, Andy Wu, Herry Yang, Artem Geskin, Jeffrey Lam, Denis Matveev, Dan Tsoi & Kevin Guo Coaching Staff: Mr Banfield and Mr Sainsbury Top Scorer(s): Albert Kanokov, Martini Zhao, Bekzod Ubaev (1) Most Assists: Albert Kanokov & Bekzod Ubaev (1) Most MVPs: Barnaby Guest, Richard Chen & Jeffrey Lam. (1)

Staff vs Students Football Match This match is the most eagerly anticipated fixture in the football calendar at Sherborne International. It is an opportunity for the students to test their skills and tactics against the ageing staff team. In recent years, the students have had great success against the staff, beating them in the 2015/16 season, and narrowly losing in the fixture last year. This year, the 1st XI have not had the most successful of seasons, with a number of very close losses to the rival schools in the area. However, they did manage to record excellent wins against the Park and Millfield. Zama had his team extremely motivated for this fixture, and there was some excellent banter going around the boarding houses between the staff and students, leading up to the big day. The opening moments of the game were closely contested, with the staff dominating possession in middle third of the field, and the students defending excellently throughout the first ten minutes. However, it wasn’t long until the staff’s experience shone through. A wellrehearsed corner, taken by Mr Griffiths (Head of Sport), picked out a leaping Mr Sainsbury, who managed to direct the ball back across the goalmouth, where Mr Banfield (Captain) was eagerly lurking to pinch the lead. The students were then rattled, and the staff managed to take control of the game, with some very impressive performances in the midfield from Mr Morton, Mr Sainsbury, Mr Clarke and Mr Tomlinson. However, it wasn’t the young members of the Sports Department who were catching the eyes of the on looking spectators. It was Mr Holdsworth (age unknown) who grabbed the headlines with his immaculate first touch and neat control. The staff managed to pick up goals in quick succession, through Sainsbury and Clarke.

Towards the end of the first half, the students started to retain the ball, and play some excellent football in midfield, through Vice Captain, Allan Myradov and his ‘partner in crime’, Suhan Charyyev. Allan collected the ball on the edge of his opponent’s 18-yard-box and rocketed the ball into the roof of the net, straight through the hands of rookie goalkeeper, Mr Krojzl. The half time score was Staff 6 Students 1. In the second half, the students gained an experienced member of staff to attempt to steady the ship. Mr Bonelli-Bean (Senior Housemaster) joined the students’ defence and made a big difference in the second half of the game. The students managed to improve their use of the ball, and this allowed the team to unleash James and Nurberdy in attack far more, in their opponents’ half of the field. Zama came out of goal in the second half, and slotted into the defence at left-back, helping to contain the pressure of an ever-eager Mr Tomlinson. However, the students did not manage to breakdown the organised defensive line of Banfield, Griffiths and Wilson, despite their excellent efforts. The staff managed to pick up two more goals towards the end of the game, with the match finishing 8-1. Goal Scorers: Staff - Sainsbury (4) Tomlinson (1) Cornelius (1) Clarke (1) Banfield (1) Boys - Myradov (1) Possession: Staff 67% Students 33% Staff Team: Mr Krojzl, Mr Tomlinson, Mr Griffiths, Mr Banfield ©, Mr Wilson (Boxercise Coach), Mr Grace, Mr Morton, Mr Bonelli-Bean, Mr Holdsworth, Mr Sainsbury, Mr Clarke, Miss Kitto, Mr Cornelius (Tennis Coach) Boys Team: Zama Dlamini ©, Eric Sze, Kevin Guo, Rahman Charyyev, Timur Kushkenbayev, Suhan Charyyev, Allan Myradov, Nurberdy Charyyev, James Ouyang, Ivan Kalachev, Daniil Liliakov, Igor Stepanenko, Denis Matveev, Albert Kanokov, Matvey Endeladze JAG

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U14 Football The U14 football team had a very good season winning 50% of their games. The team was led by captain Barnaby Guest who, on many occasions, was at the forefront of the action whether it be in attack or defence. The back line was headed by Sazi Dlamini whose constant communication meant that the defensive line always held true even in the stronger opposition attacks. As a team that did not have much experience in football, there were many rising stars that really proved themselves throughout the season. Goalkeeper Timur Grigorev, who was having his first season in goal, really left his mark on the team being both reliable and safe. Anton Sholin also made a great impression in the defensive line, he was strong and competitive and not afraid to tackle any player. Seigen Ide also made a huge impression on the wing showing determination both on and off the pitch and was eager to get back on playing if he was ever â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;subbed offâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Striker Shantia Dehvari, was a constant threat in every match for the opposition. He was dangerous with the ball at his feet

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being skilful and fast and was also very accurate with his shooting. During the 6-0 win against The Park he scored a very commendable hat-trick outsmarting defenders and keeper alike. Sadly, due to unforeseen circumstances, such as the weather, several of the matches were cancelled. This, however, did not dampen the spirits of the team and they continued to train with 100% effort and enthusiasm. During the second half of the season we came up against our toughest opponents, Sherborne. We played them twice and both games really tested the teams’ resolve. Experience was not on our side, but despite this the team played with everything they had and gave the main school a run for their money both times. The score line in both of these games did not reflect how the team played at all. They played with gusto and kept their heads up at all times.

Results: Played 4 Won 2 Lost 2 Goals For 11 Goals Against 9 Golden Boot: Shantia Dehvari – 4 Goals Player of the Season: Barnaby Guest Most Improved Player: Timur Grigorev

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Squad: Timur Grigorev (GK), Barnaby Guest (C), Sazi Dlamini (VC), Eryk Trus, Anton Sholin, Tom Deng, Eric Huang, Joshua Kwok, Mhikail Obodovskey, Seigen Ide, Shantia Dehvari, Nikita Uryvskii, Richard Zhu, Fedor Vlasov, Artem Geskin, Damien Gillet, Andrew Yue, Alan Guo Coach: Mr S. Tomlinson AEJG

Rugby This year we had an experienced and capable rugby player in Matvey Endeladze. Rugby hasn’t appealed to most of our students over the years, so we don’t offer it as a sport, but if a keen rugby player arrives, the main school soon seem to find out about it and nab him for one of their teams! Matvey played for the Sherborne School U16B XV this season as a prop scoring two tries. He says he remembers the match against his old school, Cheltenham College, best as it was a kind of grudge match. One incident that stands out is that one of their players was unlucky to break a rib. Matvey’s team had a good season winning more games than they lost and he enjoyed being able to play. Next year he is planning to join a club TJB in Oxford where he’ll be living.

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U16 Basketball It hasn’t been a fortuitous year for the Under 16 Basketball Team, with only one win out of eight. Jeffrey, our newly appointed captain, endeavoured to get the team up to speed in the first term. However, the boys’ coherence was tested with other teams taking advantage and scoring baskets freely. As the term progressed, however, so did the team with the majority of the players understanding their role and position. After the Christmas break, there was an influx of players including Jason, Dan and Ricardo who brought strength and stability to the side.

The main objective of the season was to beat Sherborne School (SS) as they fielded some superb players who would rip through the tightest of defences. After putting the previous term behind them, the first game was against SS. The team, yet again, was going through a transitional phase which resulted in a rude awakening,

losing the game by 30 points! This result made the boys even more determined to beat SS and with this persistence they went to their next fixture and beat the Park School convincingly. This gave them a confidence boost before playing SS again in the return fixture. In this match, the boys narrowly lost 36-40 with everyone contributing to the team performance and giving it their all. The boys had one final chance to beat SS when the coaches organised a friendly game between the two rivals. Jeffrey was fired up for this fixture, happy at getting another opportunity to achieve his goal. The first half was close with both teams going toe-to-toe. The second half was similar. However, the team started to tire in the last quarter which gave SS the opportunity to take a convincing win. Even though the boys had lost they were a credit to themselves and deserved a worthy ‘pat on the back’. There were a handful of players who stood out this year including Anthony, with his deadly dribbling skills and excellent work rate on the court, Dan who brought solidity to the defence and the ability to score crucial baskets and Jason with his flair and exuberance in the paint. However, there was one player who led from the front with authority and maturity. This was the team captain, Jeffrey, who showed throughout his captaincy how to lead a team, communicating effectively between coach and players. All through the season, the boys had narrowly lost games, but their willingness to get back up and improve their skills and understanding is a credit to them all. Mr Krojzl and I were extremely proud of the way players conducted themselves on the court and showed compassion for one another throughout the season. I hope the boys take this mentality with them to their next schools, but also use that ‘grit’ in ST everyday life.

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Mixed Sport Badminton It has been a most successful badminton season for the students at Sherborne International. They have played a number of fixtures with some very positive results. Following on from his fantastic ability shown last year, Steven Lin has continued with his own high standards. He was appointed badminton captain this year and he has led the team brilliantly. Every single player contributed throughout the season whether as part of the team or individually. Many of the players have been named sportsman of the week during the year. The first boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fixture threw them in at the deep end in a tournament held at Blandford School. A total of ten schools attended in a format that mixed both doubles and singles games to test their skills. The matches were fastpaced, and the boys showed some marvellous skills, winning two of their three group matches, 4-1. With great agility and speed, they found themselves in the playoff. After a tricky route through to the finals the team secured 4th place in the 3rd/4th playoff match in a narrow 3-2 loss. Although they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take top spot, the boys did extremely well, beating some very talented schools on the way. Andy Wu and Eric Sze, both new to singles badminton, were brilliant on the day winning a number of their individual games. In the second fixture, against Bishopstrow, it was clear the boys had been working hard in training and gained an emphatic victory. It was a very friendly and wellcontested fixture, but the Sherborne boys proved too strong, winning 18-5 overall. Every player showed their talent and dominated what was a very strong opposition. It

was impossible to pick a star player, but the boys won team of the week after such a brilliant sporting display. However, special mention should go to Herry Yang and Jeffrey Lam who were unbeaten on the day. Alongside their own fixtures, the boys teamed up with the girls, in some mixed doubles matches. The school has been very lucky this year to have such a wonderful group of badminton players and the mixed doubles created some formidable partnerships. When the mixed teams travelled to Bishopstrow, they were again victorious, the players being nothing less than superb, winning all their matches and losing just four games in the whole day. A special mention needs to go out to Herry Yang and Anson Fung, who won every game they played and lost just nineteen points in the whole match, an absolutely brilliant achievement. Jeffrey and Victoria replicated this result by winning all their matches too. Steve and Kimmie made light work of their opponents with a 4-1 victory, and Eric and Daisy and Andy and Yuki played in slightly closer matches that saw them 3-2 winners. The player of the season goes to Herry Yang. Despite only being in Year 10, he has performed to the level of students older than himself. He has been a crucial member of the squad, playing a huge part in some very important matches; definitely a badminton captain of the future. Squad: Steven Lin, Jeffrey Lam, Eric Sze, Andy Wu, Herry Yang, Ben Lu, Chang Jin, Anson Fung, Victoria Xie Kimmie Lam, Daisy Luo and Yuki Li LJB

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Cross Country Running Daisy Luo competed in the 2.5-mile race at the South West Inter-Schools Cross Country Championships organised by the Independent Schools Association at Haldon Forest Park near Exeter in January. Despite the inclement weather and starting well down the field as it was her first race, she finished in a very creditable 15th place completing the run in under 26 minutes. Sunday May 20th saw the Westcott runners travel to Dorchester for this year’s Race for Life held in the stunning setting of Kingston Maurward College. We had eight girls and four members of staff attending. Unfortunately, two of our other runners were unable to attend due to sporting injuries. It was a beautiful sunny day, although warm for running, and as always, the atmosphere was amazing. The College grounds were full of participants, about 795 runners in total. Everyone was wearing pink and the route was lined with orchestras, choirs and a brilliant all-female gospel choir. Having participated in the organised warm up, demonstrating our salsa skills, every Westcott runner completed the 5 km route in very creditable times and Mrs Loddo completed the 10 km. We were all cheered on every

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step of the way by the many people who had come out to support such a worthy cause. Once we had all finished the run, we sat down under the shade of a large tree in the grounds to enjoy a veritable feast which had been prepared by the catering team. The girls were amazed by the picnic which all followed a traditional ‘British afternoon tea’ theme and included pink in every aspect. This has become an annual tradition for the boarding house. This year we excelled our own expectations by raising the sum of £350 for a cause MML which touches so many people.

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Full Zama Dlamini Dmitrii Petrov Timur Kushkenbayev Anthony Wong Herry Yang Steve Lin Jeffrey Lam Jason Fung Jeffrey Lam Dan Tsoi Anthony Wong Nelson Chan Barnaby Guest Ivan Kalachev Albert Kanokov Allan Myradov Matthew Ho Eric Sze Kevin Guo Zama Dlamini Nurberdy Charyyev Sunhanberdi Charyyev Timur Kushkenbayev Matvey Endeladze Ivan Kalachev

Half Full Yenzi Dlamini Ezwe Dlamini Daisy Luo Anson Fung Anson Fung Kimmie Lam May Zhou Namwhan Jeerarod Kate Riadynska May Zhou

Athletics As well as the regular athletics sessions and Sports Day, this year we entered the ISA athletics meet at Exeter on Wed 6th June. The following students represented the School: Juniors: Mariia Storchak, Lily Yang; Year 9: Barnaby Guest, Sazi Dlamini, Roger Wang; Year 10: Ezwe Dlamimi, Yenzi Dlamini; Year 11: Zama Dlamini, Dimitri Petrov, Maggie Xu, Alley Mu. Unfortunately, this was due to happen after the magazine had gone to print but we are sure our students will MIAD acquit themselves well.

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ISA South-West Regional Athletics Championships Notable Results Yenzi Dlamini Alley Mu Maggie Xu Ezwe Dlamini Lily Yang Dmitri Petrov

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London Open World Karate Championship 2017 On Sunday 19th October Miss O’Brien competed at the London Open World Championships, at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. This Competition was in aid of charity and so all proceeds went to Cancer Research UK. This was the first Open World competition Miss O’Brien had competed in, although she had placed in every other competition she had entered up to then. However, all previous competitions had been on a slightly smaller scale. The day started early for Miss O’Brien as she had to leave Westcott at 5:30 am, to catch the coach with the rest of the competitors from her club in Sherborne (Shindo Wadokai). The competition started at 9:30 am with an opening ceremony led by Grand Master Wasniewski, a 10th Dan (Highest possible grade) black belt. Here he welcomed the International competitors such as the squads from Ireland and Poland, and thanked everyone for supporting a cause that has touched so many. The competition began with Kata- a combination of moves placed in a sequence. This was the first time Miss O’Brien had competed in this category. As a brown belt, she was placed into the women’s 18+ black and brown belt division. This meant she would be up against not only many competitors at a higher level than her, but also competitors with many more years’ experience than her too. In kata Miss O’Brien scored 6.6 which wasn’t the greatest, but bearing in mind the highest score in the category was 6.9 and she was the lowest grade in the category, it wasn’t so bad. The issue with Katas are differences in style, with Miss O’Brien’s style Wado-Ryu being an unpopular one in competition. After watching everyone else’s Kata categories it was finally time for the Kumite section, also known as sparring. This involves fighting an opponent and trying to score points by using a combination of kicks and punches. Again, Miss O’Brien was placed into the Women’s 18+ Black and Brown belt division, which was a knock out round due to the number of competitors in the category. Miss O’Brien won her first fight which automatically put her in line for a medal. She then had to fight again to see which medal she would be in contention for. Unfortunately Miss O’Brien lost this fight, although she knew this would be the case as the girl she was up against belonged to the same karate club as her, so she already

knew what a high standard fighter she was. Overall, Miss O’Brien came 3rd in this division. To her surprise she got called up for a second kumite category, the one she had originally been put in for. However, due to limited competitors in this category she hadn’t been able to compete in it until then. This category was the women’s 5th Kyu to 1st Kyu division. There were only three competitors in this division and Miss O’Brien was called up to fight the higher grade of the two competitors first. This was a very short round as Miss O’Brien won the fight in roughly 45 seconds. This then left her to fight in the final of the category. Unfortunately, due to Miss O’Brien’s sympathetic nature, she was rather silly. She had found out after talking to her competitor prior to the fight, that it was her first competition and that her competitor was also a lower grade. Regrettably, Miss O’Brien was too nice and let her opponent score some points, which then backfired when the judge scored techniques that Miss O’Brien believed to be questionable at best. This resulted in the round ending as a draw. So that there was a clear winner, the judge decided to add extra time and let whoever scored first, win the round. Miss O’Brien’s opponent kicked her in the leg, but due to the speed at which it happened, and the angle at which the shadow judge was, he thought it scored. The main judge wasn’t sure it went in, but as they were pushed for time, he gave the point, which led to her taking 2nd rather than 1st. Overall it was a good day, with Miss O’Brien coming away with 2nd and 3rd in her Kumite categories. She also took away the lesson that you can’t be nice when fighting! Miss O’Brien is currently teaching the Year 9 and Year 10 girls Karate as a Friday sports option, and she hopes her success will help to prove that girls can be successful at martial arts, despite it being a generally male dominated sport. In December SI congratulated Miss O’Brien in being selected for the NMAC Great Britain squad and because Sian took two silvers and a bronze medal on 3rd March in the Southern England Martial Arts Open Championships, she automatically qualified for the European Martial Arts Games in August in Scaan, Lichtenstein as part of the Great Britain team.

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Girls’ Sport girls’ second match was at Warminster, again against girls who had been playing for longer. After more training the girls were much better prepared and kept the score down to 4-0. C team: Anastasiia Sitak, Helen Yang, Lily Yang, Kelly Chen, Jiawei Zhu, Ella Hong, Alley Mu (2), Annie Qin MIAD

Netball This year the girls’ teams were split by ability rather than age. Three teams were formed, but some girls played in more than one as their skills improved and they were promoted from one team to another. Mary Wang arrived in January and by March had moved from the C team to the A team. Yenzi and Ezwe Dlamini played in both the A and B teams as Warminster wanted younger girls to play against. The A team had 100% record winning all three of their matches. They beat Bishopstrow twice and Leweston once. In the process they scored twenty-four goals and only conceded nine. Their captain, Irina Orlova, scored nine goals and working alongside her in every match, Anastasiia Tkachenko scored fourteen. Yenzi Dlamini, Kimmie Lam and Namwhan Jeerarod played strongly together in the centre court while Sasha But and Ezwe Dlamini worked well together to stop the opposition from scoring by using Sasha’s height and Ezwe’s ability to intercept passes into the circle. A team: Irina Orlova (capt), Anastasiia Tkachenko, Namwhan Jeerarod, Yenzi Dlamini, Kimmie Lam, Sasha But, Ezwe Dlamini, Mary Wang, Maggie Xu and May Zhou The B team was made up of girls who joined the school in September. Their matches were against girls who had played for longer. Bell Yang, Daisy Luo and Joyce Chen were the core of the team. As the term progressed Yuki Zeng joined them on a regular basis. Then Anson realised netball was as much fun as basketball and came to play too. This was fortunate for the team as she became top scorer. In January two new arrivals, Chloe Ma and Julia Xu, were quickly promoted from the C team. The B team played five matches. They scored thirteen goals and had nineteen scored against them. In the three matches against Bishopstrow, they won once but then lost the next two fixtures. They also lost to Warminster but finished on a high when they beat Leweston 7-0. B team: Bell Yang (capt), Daisy Luo, Joyce Chan, Yuki Zeng (2), Anson Fung (9), Julia Xu, Chloe Ma, Amber Xuan, Karen Tao, Hillary Cheung, Jane Ephstein The C team consisted of the girls who arrived in January. Although Mary, Chloe and Julia were quickly promoted to higher teams, this left most of the team as a mixture of junior and senior players. Their first match came after only three weeks training. They learnt a lot in that game as they played the Bishopstrow girls who had been playing since September. However, Alley Mu managed to score twice against their more experienced defence. The

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U16 Football This year saw the team increase in numbers and improve in skill. The girls had one game this season, travelling to Shaftesbury to play St Mary’s. After many training sessions in the pouring rain, they still played with a positive manner with lots of enthusiasm and a great work ethic which also showed throughout this game. This game showed off their new technical skills taught by Mr Griffiths. The first half consisted of lots of defending for the our girls, with Kimmie and Bell making some superb tackles which helped break down St Mary’s attack. Yenzi started the game in goal and made many important saves. Ezwe, Isabelle and Anastasiia all worked well together passing in triangles up the pitch to allow room for Namwhan to have the ‘box to box’ role assisting in defence and attack. Just before half time St Mary’s managed to score twice from breaks. In the second half a number of changes were made to make sure everyone got the same amount of playing time. These rotations seemed to work, making the attack stronger. Unfortunately, the Sherborne girls got noticeably tired after a few tough weeks at school, and St Mary’s scored a few more goals. However, this match was an extremely promising performance and lots of positives to take forward to next season. There were some excellent training sessions with more and more girls taking part each time which was good to see. Kimmie was an excellent player to have in the team with her talent and attitude. So too were Yenzi and Ezwe LGK who will stay on and play next season.

Girls’ Basketball 2017-2018 This year was an incredibly fun one for the team. At the beginning of the season we had ten players, of whom all but two were relatively new to the sport. After only two months of training sessions, we had our first fixture against St Mary’s. Although they had never played a match before, the girls put on a good show against an obviously strong and

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well-practiced side. Even though they weren’t successful, they did score a few points which was an achievement in itself. The second match was only a few days later against King’s International College, Bournemouth. Unfortunately, King’s International was also a very strong team. Not only were they obviously well drilled, they were also somewhat older than our girls and this made the fixture particularly challenging. Although the team managed to score some points, it was very much a case of too little too late. The team, however, were not knocked back by the two defeats and it was as if these matches helped spur them on. It was apparent in future training sessions that they had a new energy about them, and the girls started to improve, not only in their ability to shoot, but their dribbling, marking, and general enthusiasm for the game all rocketed. By the end of their final term of training, the girls had become a surprisingly competent team, and they had done so whilst having a lot of fun! The training sessions provided by the academy were entertaining and focused. The girls particularly liked playing against each other, practising shooting, and learning new tricks with the basketball, like being able to spin it, and rolling it around their shoulders. Unfortunately, the team weren’t able to get any other fixtures. However, I’m sure their new-found skills will be

put into great use next year or at their future schools. Team: Isabelle Hellstedt, Ezwe Dlamini, Yenzi Dlamini (Captain), Yuki Li, Anson Fung (Vice-captain),Karen Zhao, Diane Wang, Victoria Xie, Maggie Xu, Amber Xuan SO’B

Sherborne International Staff Runners This academic year has been another eventful one for Maria Loddo, Colin Stobart, Anna Stanglewicz and Simon Tomlinson. The running ‘season’ begins to close down in the Autumn and so a last flurry of activity saw half marathons run in Bristol and Windsor (September) followed by Bournemouth (October) together with the Sherborne 5km race in November. With Spring arriving, the winter training comprising of all those lonely miles in the gym or battling the wind, rain and cold (not forgetting the snow) on the streets of Sherborne and surrounding countryside started to pay dividends. The weather can sometimes be a significant factor – and not just the heat, as in the recent London Marathon. The Weymouth Half Marathon in April was postponed because of heavy snow and freezing conditions. It was run later in June. These past few months have seen a cluster of event entries: Sherborne 10km (February), Bournemouth Bay Half Marathon (April), Glastonbury 10km (May), Bournemouth Maverick Trail 17km (May), 10km Race for Life in Dorchester (May), Martock 10km (June) and the Weymouth Half Marathon (June). The six events that Maria Loddo ran were fundraising events for Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance. She has raised the magnificent sum of approximately £500 across the year. At half term in May, Ms Stanglewicz avoided the summer heat by running the Spitsbergen Marathon in the icy conditions on Svalbard. However, when the summer holidays come around and the weather really warms up, we will be slowing to a trot but not stopping – there is nothing more satisfying than jogging down a country road or across CPS a meadow.

Inter-house Competitions Introduction This year we have had an exciting series of Inter-house sports tournaments with challenges in more academic and creative activities than ever, as well as the usual sporting events. These included events such as debating, charity work, entrepreneurial skills, a maths challenge, creative writing, a university challenge and pancake racing. These additional events have given the Inter-house Competition even greater kudos, fostering an even greater community spirit within our school. This has given 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 out 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 competition and we look forward to an even bigger and better competition next year.

House Captains Francis House Lapping House Macnaghten House

Allan Myradov and Joyce Chan Nelson Chan and Irina Orlova Albert Kanokov and Anastasiia Tkachenko JAG

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Inter-house Swimming Gala The atmosphere was electric with anticipation as the crowd gathered for the annual Inter-house Swimming Gala, one of the biggest sporting events of the academic year. There was much to look forward to before the official start, as the event offered the opportunity to witness a number of school records being broken. As it turned out, there were also some brilliant results to be witnessed by students considered to be underdogs in the competition. This year’s winner was Francis, with McNaghten in second place, and Lapping coming last. While the results would indicate that Lapping did not perform particularly well this year, individual results indicate otherwise. The star of the entire swimming gala was, without a shadow of a doubt, Ivan Kalachev from Lapping. The outstanding swimmer, showing enough potential to compete at international level in the future, overshadowed the competition by winning every event he entered, winning the gold medal in the senior boys competition, as well as breaking two school records. His first record was in the 50m freestyle, with a spectacular time of 27.57. His second record came in the individual medley, consisting of backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle, with a stunning time of 53.35. Another remarkable result, and another school record broken, was achieved by Maggie Xu in the 25m backstroke with a time of 19.5. Very well done indeed. The cherry on the cake of the competition came in the form of a special guest appearance in the form of ‘Team Corsica’, consisting of Senior Housemaster Mr Bonelli-Bean, his two daughters, and the hero of the afternoon, Ivan Kalachev. As far as brilliant individual performances go, congratulations are in order to Ignatijs Blums, the winner of the Junior/Inter house boys’ competition. In second place

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came Timur Grigorev, showing great dedication, not giving up right up until the end. Third place was taken by Dan Tsoi, who had a great overall performance, appearing in two individual events as well as the relay. The winner of the girls’ competition was Anastasiia Tkachenko, consistently proving to be better than her opponents, earning a welldeserved gold medal. In second place, unfortunately not accumulating enough points overall throughout the competition, despite her one record-breaking run, was Maggie Xu. Third place went to Daisy Luo, who showed the whole school a very dedicated performance, fighting to the last stroke. As mentioned above, Ivan Kalachev won gold in the senior boy’s competition. Second, one of the surprises of the competition and leaving many fans amazed with his performance, was Dmitrii Petrov. Third came Jaxon Cheung, another surprise of the day, rewarded for a very stable performance throughout the events he entered. The last event of the day was the staff versus students’ race. This is an event which students always relish, with the chance to show their superior athleticism against members of staff. The winners turned out to be the guest stars, Team Corsica, taking a very comfortable lead, which they kept right until the end. In second place came the male GRA’s, closely followed by the senior boys’ team. Last place fell to the female staff team this year – better luck next time! Overall, the spirit was very upbeat all the way through the competition, and students and staff alike thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Many thanks to all the people brave enough to participate. A special thanks to those participants who struggled through, despite not having much previous swimming experience. Well done! THK

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J/9 Boys This was an extremely close contest between all three houses, making it a great spectacle for the crowd! Before play, all members of Francis, Lapping and Macnaghten Houses were divided up into two teams. This created a total of six teams in the competition and provided the opportunity for all pupils to compete. Pool one was Francis 1, Lapping 2 and Macnaghten 1 and pool two was Francis 2, Lapping 1 and Macnaghten 2. Each team played against each other once and four teams progressed to the semi-final stage. After close matches in the group stages, both Macnaghten teams progressed to the knockout stage and they were joined by Francis 2 and Lapping 1. After very exciting play, Lapping and Macnaghten reached the final, keen to be considered the best. The atmosphere was very tense, and the crowd had to be moved back from the table several times. Lapping managed to hold off a Macnaghten resurgence in the final points of the game and the crowd went wild! JM

Girls One Saturday afternoon the Junior girls set the bar high when competing for their houses. There was some exceptional play from many and a key player from Francis, Jane, showed how much she had improved since October half term. After the Junior Doubles Tournament, Lapping came out on top followed by Macnaghten and then Francis. It was all to play for in the singles tournament and every girl battled hard for victory. Andrea for Macnaghten won all her games by a substantial margin. As a new student nobody knew what a strong player Kate was, she was Lapping’s secret weapon which allowed them to finish in second place. Macnaghten came out on top followed by Lapping and then Francis. These points were then added to those from the Senior girls and boys that took to the table on Sunday. The Seniors tournament had some new faces and competitive players. There were many tight, close games in both singles and doubles in this competition. Irina and Anastasia fought it out as house Captains and Anastasia just took the victory for Macnaghten with a score of 11-10. Another close game of singles was between May and Kimmie. The singles tournament saw Lapping first followed by Francis and then Macnaghten. The Doubles tournament saw great team work and desperation to win. Yuki and Maggie were the only pair that won both their matches, comfortably too. This allowed Francis to be the winning team followed by Lapping and finally Macnaghten. There

was a great atmosphere and it was an excellent way for the girls to get to know each other over the weekend. LK Senior Boys The tournament was well attended, with many King’s and Mowat students coming to watch their friends take part in what is always a popular tournament each year. Allan from Francis cruised to the final, where he comfortable beat Nurberdy also from Francis, meaning both boys picked up vital points in order to take the victory. Bek (Francis), Ben (Lapping) and Dmitrii (Lapping) were the other outstanding performers. JAG House Points: 1st Lapping 50

2nd Francis 30

3rd Macnaghten 15

Inter-house Ironman Challenge

At Sherborne International we try and offer as many sporting opportunities as possible to cater to everyone’s taste. Every year we get a tremendous amount of sporting talent to showcase across the school and the standard of the athletes this year was as high as ever. The Ironman competition is a series of carefully chosen fitness tests to put the Year 10 boys through their paces and see who can come out as the ultimate athlete, the ‘Ironman’. It incorporates various challenges to test the different components of fitness. What sets the Ironman challenge apart from other sports at the school, is the way it not only challenges the boys physically, but also mentally. They really show what they are made of when they push themselves to new limits when trying to compete against the others. It is also a chance for those who may not be particularly strong in team sports, or other subjects on the curriculum, to show skills they may excel in! There are often surprises on the leader board, and people really give a good impression of themselves with their effort and enthusiasm. Points are awarded to each student for the place they come in each test, and, at the end of all of the challenges, a winner is crowned. This year was extremely close, with seven out of ten students getting over 80 points. There was no run-away winner, and the victories were spread out amongst the contenders. Leo proved he had fantastic flexibility by winning the ‘sit and reach’ test. Sepehr and Ignat displayed high levels of agility in the ‘T-run’ and the ‘Illinois test’. Ben’s fitness levels were just brilliant and led to him coming 1st and 2nd in the endurance tests. Richard showed off his hand-eye coordination with the free throws. It was fantastic to see such close competition each week and there was no continuity as each week there were different students showing different strengths. However, eventually Andrii came out as the winner with a massive 103 points, having come first in four different challenges! Results 1st Andrii Streletskyii 2nd Richard Chen 3rd Bekzod Ubaev

House Points: 1st Macnaghten 2nd Francis 3rd Lapping

50 30 15 LJB

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Inter-house Basketball

The tournament this year was held on two days, with the boys competing on Sunday 15th October, and the girls completing their competition on Thursday 19th October. There was a good turnout at the Sports Centre, with a number of students supporting their friends. The matches were of good quality, with some skilful basketball being played throughout. The tournament was split into two categories, the Junior/Inter Group, and the Senior Group. The matches were five minutes long, and the three teams in each group, played each other twice. Junior/Inter Boys In the J/I Group, it was the boys of Lapping who were the outstanding performers, winning three of their four games, and scoring a lot of points in the process. For their team, Leo, Sazi and Barnaby played very well, and Leo came out as the top scorer, managing to score eighteeen points from four games. Francis came in second place, with Sepehr, Eric and Richard being very effective, Sepehr picking up six points and leading the team well. Macnaghten only managed to win one of their four games, although they put in a lot of effort, with Seigen and Herry being especially noteworthy. Senior Boys The Senior Tournament was also dominated by Lapping, with Nelson leading his team to three wins. Anthony managed to pick up six points and led the attack on a number of occasions. Francis also managed to pick up three wins. However, they had to rely on Jeffrey, the school U16 captain, to score the majority of their points, with a total of nineteen. Macnaghten struggled to gain any points, and lost their four games. Albert did, however, manage to score a ‘3 pointer’. The tournament went to a final, but neither Francis nor Lapping could be separated, both only managing to score three points. The game went into a ‘Free Throw Shootout’, with Lapping taking the victory, and winning overall. House Points Lapping 50 Top Scorers Jeffrey (Fra) 19

Francis 30 Leo (Lap) 18

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Junior Matches: M 0 L 8; L 0 F 4; M 7 F 2; M 0 L 10; L 4 F 0; M 0 F 6 Senior Matches: M 0 L 4; L 2 F 6; M 0 F 4; M 0 L 2; L 4 F 0; M 3 F 6 Senior Final: Lapping 3 Francis 3 Lapping won the shootout JAG Girls After the volleyball competition, Francis were determined to maintain their winning ways. This ambition was short lived, however, when Yenzi’s basketball skills were revealed on court. She dribbled around several Macnaghten players and gave a powerful pass to Irina who scored in the first 10 seconds of the tournament. This set the standard high for the rest of the games. Lapping had some fantastic play in all their games from every team member. Isabelle twirled her way through the court scoring baskets for fun. Next up was Macnaghten vs Francis. Francis had some excellent team play passing from player to player all the way down the court. Anson and Maggie shone through with their excellent defending skills. Bell was put under so much pressure she dropped the ball, but recovered well by launching the ball to her teammate Ezwe, who performed a layup and scored. Francis then took the lead in this game. There were some fantastic goals throughout the tournament with Irina leading the scoreboard with seven goals, Yenzi second on six goals followed by Anastasia on five goals. There was some great defending from all teams. Results: Round one Lapping 16 Macnaghten 0 Macnaghten 6 Francis 16 Francis 2 Lapping 4 Round two Lapping 8 Macnaghten 6 Macnaghten 2 Francis 6 Francis 2 Lapping 2 House Points Lapping 35 Francis 25

Macnaghten 0

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Inter-house Volleyball

Girls Lapping and Macnaghten took to the court first. They started the competition in a fiery competitive atmosphere and were encouraged from their housemates on the sidelines. This continued throughout the tournament. Macnaghten took an early lead with some excellent serves from Ezwe and Bell and it was great to see Anastasia leading her team to success in this game. Macnaghten battled hard in their next game against Francis. It was tight and very exciting; the score reached 23-23, but Francis took the next two points to take the win. Lapping showed fantastic teamwork and this shone through when they took an early lead against Francis. However, there was just no stopping Anson and May’s excellent serving, which allowed them to win the game. So after round one Francis were winning, followed by Lapping and finally Macnaghten. This would change as they played each other one more time. Francis became stuck when Namwhan found herself catching Yenzi and Irina’s powerful serves. This didn’t upset Namwhan who served back and won three points for her team, which took Francis into the lead, winning the overall tournament with thirty points. It was a wonderful tournament with some superb play showing off what the girls had learnt in their volleyball lessons. Results Round 1 Lapping Macnaghten Francis

12 23 25

Macnaghten Francis Lapping

25 25 10

Round 2 Lapping Macnaghten Francis

25 15 21

Macnaghten Francis Lapping

19 25 25

Boys The Inter-house Volleyball Tournament is one of the biggest events of the year, as the students are always very capable, and enjoy the competitive nature of the day. All the students attended this year at Sherborne Sports Centre, and there was a great atmosphere in the Sports Hall. The Francis Junior and Senior Boys were on top form, winning the majority of their service games. Allan, Zama, Shantia and Bekzod seemed to dominate the opening games, winning a number of points at the net. For Lapping, Sazi, Leo, Eric and Ivan performed very well, and showed a very good understanding of the rules. Macnaghten also impressed throughout the afternoon, with Albert serving very well, Timur playing excellently at the net and Andrii winning some key points for his team. Overall it was a great competition with a tremendous atmosphere of friendly rivalry and once again well done to Lapping. House Points Francis 30

Lapping 20

Macnaghten 0

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Inter-house Badminton

The Inter-house Badminton Tournament is possibly the most popular event on the sporting calendar, and traditionally the School always has a very good squad of badminton players. This year has been no different. There were a number of outstanding performances throughout the tournament for each house, and it was extremely competitive throughout. For Francis, Jeffrey and Anson dominated in their Senior groups, as well as in the Mixed Doubles. Lapping had a number of strong players, with Jiawei, Barnaby and Eric impressing in their doubles matches. Macnaghten, again had some very strong players, with their star player being Herry. Herry’s technique and power caught the eye of all their officials, with Mr Sainsbury commenting: “with some more work on his footwork, he could make an outstanding badminton player.” However, after some extremely close games, it was Francis who prevailed, with Anson and Jeffrey claiming the vital points which snatched the victory for the ‘Green Army!’ Player of the Tournament: Anson Fung House Points Francis 50

Lapping 30

Macnaghten 15

Inter-house Cricket (the story so far . . .)

JAG

With the summer term in full swing, it was time to play the annual, inter-house cricket tournament. The format was an adapted version of pair’s cricket with each team starting on 200. Each batting pair faced eight balls with the aim of scoring as many runs as possible. Francis and Lapping started proceedings and Lapping beat Francis by 12 runs with an excellent bowling display from Ben. The second game saw Macnaghten vs Francis. As Francis had lost the first game, they came back strongly to secure their first win with a great knock from Sepehr and Noah. As I write this, at the half way point, all the teams are on the same number of points and so the tournament is equally poised. Unfortunately, the boys will finish the last three games after the magazine has gone to the printers . . . ST

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Inter-house FIFA Tournament

The highly anticipated Inter-house FIFA Tournament was battled out by sixteen hopeful boys from Mowat and King’s boarding houses. The latter stages of the King’s tournament were dominated members of Francis House, with only Danill Liliakov representing another house, Lapping, in the semifinals. After many exciting knockout rounds, Igor Stepanenko of Francis was crowned the champion of King’s. This set up an exciting Kings vs Mowat final between Igor of Francis and Matthew Ho of Macnaghten, after a dominant performance from Matthew in the Mowat tournament. The final started off in a lively manner with both boys showing their attacking capabilities. However, it was Matthew who broke the deadlock, giving Macnaghten hope of claiming the title. Matthew’s quality then became abundantly evident as he dominated the match, and came away as a 5-1 winner. Thus Macnaghten was the winning sporting house. SS House Points: Macnaghten 50

Francis 30

Lapping 15

Inter-house Athletics

Sports Day – Thursday 14th June 2018 Sports Day is the final Inter-house event on the school calendar, and the biggest points earner for the teams. It is also an opportunity for the students to test their skills and progress against their peers, and in front of their House Leaders, House Captains, Teaching Staff and Pastoral Staff. The day consists of a number of Track and Field events for the students to compete in, and this year during training sessions, there have been some quite incredible results in the lead up to Sports Day. A number of students have emerged as very capable athletes, including Daisy Luo, Zama Dlamini, TImur Kushkenbayev, Dmitrii Petrov, Anson Fung, Yenzi Dlamini, Ezwe Dlamini and Barnaby Guest. Athletics Records Broken Yenzi Dlamini (Junior/Inter Girls) Yenzi Dlamini (Junior/Inter Girls) Charles Zhang (Junior/Inter Boys) Charles Zhang (Junior/Inter Boys) Anson Fung (Senior Girls)

Shot Put (7.20m) Discus (12.90m) Discus (23.75m) Javelin (27.60m) Javelin (24.30m)

Inter-house University Challenge

JAG

This event marks a very different way to gain house points, but in a way that is just as competitive. The Juniors and Year 9s from Francis, Macnaghten and Lapping, along with the house captains, all took part in a battle of the mind. This quiz involved a variety of rounds ranging from a music round to a general knowledge round. After a competitive afternoon, it was clear to see that the children had extensive collective general knowledge, and most importantly could all name the Prime Minister of England! The afternoon finished with a close victory for Francis, with a score of 50 points, followed by Macnaghten with 30 and finally Lapping with 15, but fun was had by all. SS 46

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Inter-house Football

The Inter-house Football Tournament is always one of the most popular events in the calendar, and this year was no exception. Many of the students came down to watch, and the weather could not have been better, with beautiful sunshine all afternoon. The competition was close, with some very strong performances in each team. For Francis, Allan, Zama and Nurberdy were very impressive, and managed some very good patterns of play. This was especially evident in their 1-0 victory over Lapping in the group stage. Wearing the red strip of Macnaghten, Timur, Suhan, James and Matthew were all individually superb, but they also worked very well as a team. Timur managed to collect the Player of the Tournament Award, with some very disciplined and mature performances. For Lapping, Captain Nelson, Ivan, Eric and Rahman displayed some great skills, and were most unfortunate not to reach the later stages of the competition. After the group stage, Francis and Macnaghten had reached the final. This was hard-fought and very close, with neither team able to beat the opposing goalkeeper. Thus the game was decided by a penalty shootout, and it was Francis who managed to take the victory, with goals from Allan, Sepehr and Nurberdy. Group Stage Results: F 0 M 0; F 0 L 0; M 3 L 0; M 1 F 1; L 0 F 1; L 2 M 0 House Points Francis 50

Macnaghten 30

Lapping 20 JAG

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Inter-house Tennis

The eagerly awaited Inter-house Tennis tournament was greeted by bright blue skies and a blazing sun. The quality of tennis was expected to be high as Francis, Lapping and Macnaghten produced four exciting partnerships each. After many entertaining games and some incredibly skilled rallies, Lapping were clear front runners, and were crowned champions. Their success was a result of some very dominant performances from Kateryna Riadynska, in the girls’ doubles matches, and Daniil Liliakov in the boys’ doubles matches. Both boasted a very powerful forehand, which was hard to handle for any opponents. Other players that stood out on the day were Barnaby Guest of Lapping, May Zhou of Francis and Matthew Ho of Macnaghten, who all showed a great variety of shots to entertain those watching. However, everyone that took part showed a praiseworthy attitude and their efforts didn’t go unnoticed. Overall, it was an enjoyable day for all, and a great use of the perfect weather. SS House Points: Lapping 50

Francis 30

Macnaghten 15

Inter-house Maths Challenge

House Points: Francis 50 Macnaghten 30 Lapping 15 [Please see an account of this event in the Visits and Events section Ed.]

Science Lesson

Inter-house Creative Writing Competition

House Points: Lapping 50 Francis 30 Macnaghten 30 [Please see an account of this event and some of the best entries in the Original Contributions section. Ed.]

House Points: Francis 50 Macnaghten 30 Lapping 15 [Please see an account of this event in the Visits and Events section Ed.]

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Inter-house Rounders

House Points: Lapping 50 Macnaughton 30

Francis 15

Inter-House Credits Competition Francis 875 Macnaghten 851 (For first two terms only)

Lapping 822

Inter-house Pancake Race

Francis 50 Macnaghten 30 Lapping 15 [Please see an account of this event in the Visits and Events section Ed.]

Stop Press: Latest overall Inter-house Points: Francis 1520

Macnaghten 1296

Lapping 1272

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Introduction

Clubs and Activities

It has once again been a marvellous year for the activities programme with so many enthusiastic students all so keen to get involved and try new things. They are active and always want to have fun which makes it a pleasure to run the programme. This year we have manged to organise a huge number of activities, finding something for everyone. The Art and Crafts group lent a helping hand to the community by painting a mural at the local hospital to brighten it up for the patients. There have been new activities, like Hockey, some old favourites like Bowling and Golf, and there have been some updated and changed ones, trying to make it new and fun. We do everything we can to make sure there is always LJB something on offer for everyone to enjoy.

Arts and Crafts

Every Wednesday we do an activity. My activity is art. We went to a hospital near school and painted a mural of a Sherborne landscape to brighten it up and make it more cheerful for the people who are ill. This activity is very free and relaxing and some time I feel free to do what I want. But that is good it means you can make anything you want at this activity time. If you don’t go and create a mural, its fine, you can do your own drawing or craft or painting. I really like this activity because I love doing art. If you like drawing or designing, you will like this this activity. The school art teacher is so good at drawing, so if you’re not good at it you can learn and get better and try new techniques. If you are already good at drawing you can get better and practice Seigen Ide (Year 8) different skills.

Badminton

For me, life is an interesting adventure worth living. I enjoy every bit of my life and enjoy things around me, such as beautiful landscapes, friends, teachers and sports. On Sundays, we have the choice of lots of sports such as badminton, basketball, swimming and hockey. Of course, I chose badminton because that is my favourite sport. I love the game of badminton and I have been playing it all my life, ever since primary school. Since I came to this school, I have improved a lot as the teachers have helped me and shown me lots of new skills. Badminton has also provided me with some great experiences. One memory that stands out is helping to win the inter-house badminton competition and another is a match against Sherborne Girls. This wouldn’t have been possible without the badminton activity. It’s a great way to get extra practice and have fun with friends and possibly make some new ones. If you’re interested in badminton, you will love this. It’s a good way to exercise and spend time with your friends. I guarantee you will have so much fun and even if Namwhan Jeerarod (Year 11) you’re not that good, you will improve.

Basketball

There is basketball club as an activity every Sunday afternoon. Mostly members of the school basketball team come and train. Actually, I am the basketball captain, so I always train hard on Sunday to help me improve. Basketball makes me and my friends’ relationships better, so we all love playing basketball at times other than just training on Tuesday and Thursday. My friend, David, always shows me how to dunk at that time which I find really interesting as I want to learn from him. Sometimes some beginners and girls come too, to try a new sport. People enjoy it and I hope more people will like playing basketball. Jeffrey Lam (Year 11)

BodyFit

For my Wednesday activity, I chose BodyFit. It was a new activity that hadn’t been done before. I chose it so I could do something new. Each week we would do different activities to help with our fitness. We did a full body exercise which included cardio exercises, strength exercises and some other exercises. We did all of these indoors so not even the weather could stop us. We did cross fit, spinning, boxing and loads of different ones. The exercises were a little challenging, especially if you're a little unfit, but I think I did my best and I managed to complete everything. The harder you worked and the more you did it, the fitter you got and it all became easier. That’s before the coach made it harder again! BodyFit was an amazing experience and all of us enjoyed doing it! Actually, I think it was a great bonding session as well! You know it’s a little funny when you can’t get the form of a certain exercise correct? When this happened, we burst out laughing and that was great for the soul! All in all, BodyFit is actually really tough on the body but it was enjoyable as well. I appreciate the opportunity and I would definitely do it again and encourage students who join this school in the future to try it out. Ezwe Dlamini (Year 10) 52

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Bowling

On Wednesday afternoons, I chose to go bowling. We went by minibus to Yeovil to the Hollywood Bowl to play. You can play with other people like your friends and members of staff, and if you get hungry you can get some snacks and sweets and drinks from the small shop. It was great fun because you could try and beat your friends and the staff. Miss Davison made a competition and would write down our score every week. If you got the best score, the next week you could go into the higher group, but if you got the lowest score you had to go to the lower group. I wanted to try and win, to be in the top group. I went lots, started getting good and got some strikes! I really liked the bowling activity because it is lots Herry Yang (Year 10) of fun. If you want to make friends and have fun, you should go!

Boxercise

On Fridays, I have been doing boxercise which always takes place in the Sports Centre. Boxercise is a kind of fitness training for someone who wants to lose weight or be a boxer. I chose to do it just because it is a sport I am interested in. There are a lot of parts to the training, different exercises to work different muscles, such as push-ups, battle ropes, circuit training and practice boxing with one of your partners. In fact, it is really hard to start with, because the power you need for the training is quite high, but soon we got used to it and then it was all right. I enjoyed it, because I really like the exercise and even though it is very tiring, it is so much fun and you feel really good about yourself after you have made progress. I figure it is a good idea to just give it a try at the beginning if you would like to see what it’s like. Tom Ma (Year 11)

Chess

Every Wednesday I was part of the school chess activity and I really enjoyed it. We played chess in the Barn or in some classrooms. Every time was great fun. Our teacher really liked chess and was very good at it, so we all enjoyed this activity. We learnt new techniques and tactics. I really liked our teacher and the guys that I played with. I think that chess helped me to make new friends and it also it helped me to improve my English speaking. I think the chess club is the best and Artem Geskin (Year 9) new students should definitely do it.

D of E

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award includes an expedition in which you have to walk 15 – 20 miles over two days and one night. But the trick is that, you have to walk with a rucksack which has your tent, food, water and warm clothes inside it. The main reason why it is good to do it, is that it will be good for your report for your future school and it is a good thing to have it in your CV. As well as this you have to spend a time on a skill you are good at like music or sport, and you have to do volunteering. Each Wednesday after our practice expedition we practiced our skills which we used, such as map reading and plotting our route for the real expedition. You must try it, so you will be proud of something you've done. It might be a difficult experience when you're on the expedition, but after you have finished your qualifier you will be very proud of yourself and it is a good way to make closer friendships. So, I recommend you do it. I did it with Richard, Andrii Bekzod Ubaev (Year 10) and Ignat.

Football

On a Wednesday afternoon at Sherborne International, we have activities. There is a wide range of sports to choose from and some sports that you might have never tried before. I chose football as an activity because I’ve played football all my life. During the first term, we played on a great five-a-side pitch indoors. There were three teams, games were around seven minutes long and we swapped after one team scored. In the second term, we played football on the school’s AstroTurf. We played for an hour and a half then returned to school for supper. What I really enjoyed about the football activity is that no matter how long you’ve been playing, maybe since you could stand or maybe you’ve never played before, everyone was included in the great atmosphere. Mr Banfield and Mr Morton made it so much fun and no one was left out. It was also a really quick game, so no one would get bored. I would definitely encourage you to try the football activity, girls, boys, beginners and pros. Barnaby Guest (Year 9)

Pool

On Wednesday afternoons I play pool. Pool is a popular activity in Britain. It is a cue sport played on a table with six pockets along the rails, into which the balls are potted. I had never played pool before until I choose it for my activity, so it is a new sport to me. There is a table in the barn at school. I think pool is a very interesting and fun activity because we have competitions with each other and the staff show us how we should hit the balls. I enjoyed having fun with my friends when we were playing pool, because we think pool is a relaxing activity after we have finished our lessons. I will recommend pool to new students for next year and if they try it, they will find out what fun it is. Dan Tsoi (Year 10)

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Fitness Club

On Sundays I have been going to Fitness Club, an activity at the school’s sport centre. It’s about going to the gym and training. I did cardio training and body building. I enjoy going to the gym because you improve in many ways each time and increase your strength. It is always fun if you go there with friends and members of staff. I enjoyed it a lot as I went with staff who helped me with my gym plan or sometimes even take you through a tough training session, so your agility increases quicker. It is also fun because you can do some exercises together such as running on the treadmill. The gym has good equipment, so you can do almost all the exercises you desire. I would encourage new students to participate in this activity in the future as it has helped past students including ourselves to achieve a lot of goals and in some cases, it has helped us to improve in other sports at school such as football and athletics. However, it is not compulsory to go every week so if you are tired, you can miss it that weekend, but it is always best to keep pushing Zama Dlamini (Year 11) yourself to achieve your goal.

Golf

On Wednesday after lessons, I did the golf activity. We went to a really good local golf club in Yeovil. They have two professional courses and a driving range where we do our activity. I love golf very much because this activity is very relaxing and can ease your stress. When I play golf, I feel very happy and my troubles will disappear. It is really good to learn because you get taught by a professional golf coach who is very good and really kind. When I first played, I felt very uncomfortable and didn't have the patience because it is very hard to learn. However, with each practice, I became more serious thinking about my skills and became more careful. Golf not only exercises muscles you don’t use normally use, but your patience and perseverance as well. This will change my attitude towards things. I have to say that I really love golf, and you will too, new students should definitely do it. Richard Chen (Year 10)

Hockey

Every Sunday afternoon we venture out to the school Astro-turf to play some hockey as one of the activities available on a Sunday. This has been amazing because Mr Banfield introduced it to the school and for the first time and I loved hockey and it has never been available at school as an activity before this term. Although there were only a few of us, Mr Banfield and Miss Kitto always made it fun. We still got to learn the basic rules and skills required to become a good player. Firstly, the ball needs to be under control to get past your opponent. You have to dribble the ball and try to go around them using skills such as a roll out or v drag which we learnt in these sessions. After some fun drills that require a lot of possession and game play skills, we moved onto play a small game with controlled rules. This then allowed us to develop our teamwork skills. This showed us that it was not about how good or bad the individuals were in a team, it was about the overall team performance. This then allowed these sessions to have such a happy and positive atmosphere. I enjoyed hockey very much and I strongly recommend more people to participate because the more there are the better the games. Yenzi Dlamini (Year 10)

Mystery Sports

In activities, I chose Mystery Sports as my option on Wednesday activities. It was very cool because we did a different sport each week. Mr Banfield and Mr Morton made it tremendous fun because they wouldn’t tell us what the sport was until we played, so it was always a surprise and always good. The sports are all about team work and having fun, so it is a bit different from other activities. You won’t feel bored, and if you are not interested in a sport one time, for example basketball, the staff will ask what you would like to do, and they will usually organise it for you. The teachers are so kind that you don’t need to pick up any equipment and they always make you feel welcome and have fun. Because all the sports are team games, the students divide into small teams and play against each other. We played so many different games. We did rounders, basketball, ultimate Frisbee, dodgeball, football, lacrosse and the most fun were rugby and zorbing, an activity in which you go in a big ball and bump into people. It is so much fun. The good thing about it is that the staff make it different and don’t play in traditional ways, so boys and girls can play and if you are not good, it doesn’t matter because they make it fun. Come and join the best activity. You don’t need to worry about sports you don’t know how to play, because it is easy and it’s just about enjoying yourself, putting your heart into the game, supporting your team and just trying it! Daisy Luo (Year 10) 54

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Horse Riding

At the beginning of the year, Mr Banfield offered us different activities. As everyone knows, just like studying in lessons, activities play an important role in the growth of students. After school on Friday, I went Horse Riding with some of my friends. We went to a local stable, in a village very close to Sherborne. It is a very good time which I really enjoyed. We learnt how to control the horse, such as making the horse start or stop. We also learnt how to trot, canter and balance. For horse riding, we didn’t have to take anything; we could borrow a helmet and boots at the riding school, so we could wear any sportswear we wanted. There are lots of staff to keep us safe, so you don’t need to worry about that. After doing this activity, I found that horse riding improved my mental concentration and developed my arm muscles and the agility of the hands. In my opinion, you should take part in activities, it is good to relax away from studies, and most Yuqi Zeng (Year 11) of all it is lots and lots of fun.

Squash

My activity on Wednesday was squash. I love playing squash especially with members of staff. For squash we went to the sports centre to play. It is really good if you play games with students of other nationalities and make friends with them and make strong groups. I like my coaches; they always show us how to improve our skills in squash. Don’t worry if you don’t know the rules; I didn’t know the rules, but my coach helped me to learn them. Sometimes if you play so hard and well, you will be sportsman of the week which is really good. I love playing squash with other students because sometimes Shantia Dehvari (Year 8) even they showed me some skills.

Swimming

Every Sunday, you can go to the swimming pool in the sports centre from 3pm to 4pm with your friends. I always enjoy the lovely blue water and dancing ripples. It is relaxing and quiet, and everyone who goes enjoys it. People can practice their swimming skills for PE and the swimming gala, which is a really big inter-house event, or float free on the water or try out diving from the board which is really fun. It is good for your fitness and I really think you should go and you will enjoy it. Sam Wang (Year 11)

Table Tennis

For my activity on Wednesday, I do table tennis. It’s a very popular sport. Every student has a chance to play and the staff don’t really join in, so it is good that you can play lots. We play table tennis in the hall and we have three tables. You can play with your best friends if you want. It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, it’s about participation and friendship. It doesn’t matter if you are good or bad, you can practise and get better and you can make different friends. You should Ben Lu (Year 10) go and play table tennis if you want to do this!

Tennis

In the summer term on Wednesdays and Sundays at the Tennis activity, we had lots of fun. The staff that taught us for the activity were Mr Banfield, Mr Griffiths, Mr Sainsbury and Mr Krojzl. All of them were very kind and funny and we really enjoyed getting to play with them. There are six tennis courts and on each court we had two teams of doubles that played matches against each other. The staff sometimes joined in and played against us which was hard because they are very good, but usually they went around and taught us things that we didn’t know or helped us improve our strokes. They weren’t just like staff when they taught us, they were like older brothers or good friends. If you like to be outside to do sport in the good weather, you should definitely choose this activity; it is lots of fun. Sepehr Sepahyar (Year 10)

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Art Gallery

Birds linocuts by Eryk Trus Year 8

Plant Forms silkscreen prints by Seigen Ide Year 8 66

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Seashell in pencil by Lily Yang Year 8

Feather in pencil by Edward Park Year 8

Skull in pencil by Alan Guo Year 8

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House on Greenhill linocut by Andrii Streletskyi Year 10

Perspective Composition collagraph print by Richard Chen Year 10 68

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Sunlight through Windows in acrylic by Herry Yang and Ben Lu Year 10

Tiananmen Square silkscreen prints by Bell Yang Year 11

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House in Kyoto linocut by Steve Lin Year 11 70

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Arabesque Composition in gouache by Namwhan Jeerarod Year 11

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Geometric Composition in acrylic on canvas by Suhanberdi Charyyev Year 11

Moroccan Street Scene in acrylic by Yuki Li Year 11

Urban Primitivism in acrylic and marker pen by James Ouyang Year 11 72

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Triptych of Dancing Patterns in acrylic and linocut by Hillary Cheung Year 11

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Interior in pastel by Steve Lin Year 11 74

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Landscape watercolour by Karen Tao Year 11

Postcard Landscapes watercolour by Michael Yang Year 11

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Desert Landscape in mixed media by Bell Yang Year 11

Figure in a Room in acrylic by Yuki Li Year 11

Still Life on Windowsill in acrylic by Karen Tao Year 11 76

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Cubist Composition collage by Pre 6th Set 1 Year 11

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Drama and Music Summer Concert 2017

Musical Performances at Assemblies

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School Concert 25th March 2018

Steve Lin

Piano

Myosotis

Anon.

Yuki Li

Voice

Pie Jesu

Faure

Sebastian Chan

Piano

D’s Adventure Note

Anon.

Steve Lin

Guitar

Malaguena

Trad. Spanish

Albert Kanokov

Voice

If Ever I Would Leave you

Lerner & Loewe

Andrea Lau

Violin

Heidenroslein

Schubert

Hopping, Playing with Fire

South Korea

Yuki, Amber, Namwhan Dance & May

Bam Bam

Michael Yang

Clarinet

Bagatelle No 1

Gerald Finzi

Yuki Zeng

’Cello

Chase in the Dark

Blackwell

Annie Qin

Piano

Sonata No 33 Apassionata

School Choir

voice

Allegro ma non troppo

Beethoven

Any Dream Will Do

Lloyd Webber & Rice

Les Miserables Medley

Schonberg/Boublil

Directed: Mrs Patricia Stewart Accompanists: Mr Martin Walker, Mrs Julie Dunn, Mr Dean Carter and Mrs Patricia Stewart

Music Report 2017 - 2018

Many students have taken individual instrumental lessons this year. In the Trinity Term there were more than fifty lessons taking place each week and during the year as a whole there have been lessons in playing the piano, guitar, clarinet, percussion, ’cello, saxophone, voice, violin and marimba. The choir have met every Thursday lunch time and, apart from performances in the two concerts, they have performed at the Christmas Dinner and on Speech Day. Students of special note include Michael Yang who was selected to play the clarinet in the Sherborne Joint Schools Orchestra and Sam Wang who was entered for Grade 1 and 2 on the piano in the ABRSM exams. A number of others, such as Sebastien, had already passed grades 1 to 8 at home in Hong Kong before coming to the UK. Unfortunately, our second concert on the 20th June happened too late to be included in this edition of the Shirburnian International. An innovation this year has been the prominence given to music by individual musicians performing for the whole school at assemblies on Mondays. TJB

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Concert at the Sherborne Abbey Festival

A group of students and teachers went to the performance of Mozart’s Litaniae de Venerabili Altaris Sacramento and his Requiem Mass on the evening of Monday 7th May. The two works were performed by the Sherborne Festival Chorus with the Sherborne Classical Players conducted by Paul Ellis. The soloists were: Rebecca Outram, soprano, Louise Innes, mezzo-soprano, Rys James, tenor and Craig Bissex, baritone. This was a magnificent performance from a very large choir , including our own Mrs Karen Browne, English teacher. The performance was sold out and the Abbey was completely full. With voices soaring and music at times powerful, at times lyrical, at times haunting and moving, this was a most memorable musical experience. TJB

The Debating Society

The debating society this year was a cross-curricular project between the English Department and the department of Philosophy and Ethics. Our aims were not only to spark a debate within the student body, to encourage and develop confidence in speaking in English and to promote freedom of expression, but also to create an opportunity for students to examine a wide range of ethical issues and enhance their moral and spiritual development. Students involved in the first debate at School showed promising skills and tackled the challenging topic, Is artificial intelligence a threat to humanity? superbly, which augured well for the next inter-school debate at Leweston. The winning team, Allan, Zama, Nurberdy and Joyce, presented insightful arguments and painted colourful scenarios. All responded well to the other team’s arguments. On this team were Albert, Anastasiia, Ilya and Ivan. Albert was by far the strongest in terms of presentation skills, but Ilya seemed the most informed on the topic. Those attending the Leweston debate included: Sazi, Barnaby, Richard, Jane, Denis, Nurberdy, Illya, Albert, Andrey, Anson, Michael, Rahmanberdi, Yuki L and Andy with Mr Budd and Miss O’Brien. The debate was organised by Mrs Taylor. Apart from Leweston and Sherborne International, students came from Sherborne School and Sherborne Girls. After a welcome from Mrs Reynolds, the Headmistress, students were invited to choose a motion to debate, from a list of eight topics, by a show of hands. The motion chosen was: Girls and boys should be educated together. They were then divided into four groups; two were asked to find arguments to support the motion and two arguments to oppose the motion. Students were then put forward from the groups to be their speakers, three for each side. Two students from SI were chosen, Albert to oppose the motion and Jane to support it. Albert spoke with vigour and enthusiasm and made a number of compelling arguments. He also answered questions from the floor with aplomb. Jane spoke naturally and from the heart, impressing the audience with the sincerity of her views and the calm clarity of her speech. She also spoke confidently in response to probing queries from the audience. The motion was carried by a clear majority which could be seen as surprising since three of the schools represented were single sex. It was

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good to see several former students from SI now at Sherborne School amongst them Karl, Gary, Han Han and Bolt. The topic of the next debate was: Should people have the right to extend their life forever? The winning team was the opposing side: Albert, Allan, Rahman and Nurberdi, with some strong arguments and excellent cross-examining of their opponents. It was a close call though, with eleven to nine votes from the audience in their favour. In the team proposing the motion we had Ilya, Jane, Matthew and May who also gave strong performances, and impressed us, especially Jane, with their use of body language, intonation and original and captivating presentation of arguments. There were also some thought-provoking questions from the audience at the end of the debate, from Sasha and Mr Banfield in particular. It was pleasing to see all of the pre6th group in the audience enjoying the debate so much. The staff panel, Mrs Graham, Mr J. Clark, and Ms Stanglewicz, agreed that the debate was very good and that the speakers were getting increasingly articulate. They focussed much more on responding to the other side’s points. This was followed by a debate on 2nd May at which the subject, It is immoral to eat meat, was considered by the debating society. The winners were the team proposing the motion, Thomas Geskin, Shirley Li and Krystal Zhao, who presented their arguments in a convincing way and impressed everyone with their background research into environmental, health, ethical and religious aspects of the issue. The team opposing the motion, Albert Kanakov, Jane Epshtein and Caroline Zhao, impressed us with their captivating and emotional debating skills. The audience turnout was pleasing, with Mrs Hill posing a thoughtprovoking question to the participants before the final vote. The staff panel agreed that yet again both teams earned respect for their meticulous preparation and intelligent responses to each other’s arguments. In the final debate of the year with local schools, which was held after the magazine had gone to the printers, we considered the topic of capital punishment: If we decide that some people can never be forgiven, then there is no hope for any of us. AS & TJB

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King’s House:

Christmas Drama Festival

A Kingsmas Carol Mr Scrooge is an old man who has plenty to moan about. He hates anything and everything, especially Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by a series of ghosts, starting with the spirit of Christmas. The three ghosts which follow, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, show Scrooge how his mean behaviour has affected those around him. Maybe, just maybe Mr Scrooge will have a Merry Christmas. Cast Mr Scrooge Mr Cratchit Mrs Cratchit Carol Singer Door Salesman 1 Door Salesman 2 Door Salesman 3 Christmas Spirit Ghost of Christmas Past Ghost of Christmas Present Ghost of Christmas Future Boy Atmosphere Creator

Zama Sepehr Jeffrey Eric Rahman Suhan Nerbs Jom Bek Albert Allan Nelson Steve

Westcott House:

Snow White and the Seventeen Minions Westcott’s take on a well-known fairy story with some added humour. The moral of the story was that when we put out phones down, we have a great time with our friends. Cast Snow White Prince Charming King Witch Narrator Banana Seven Good Minions: Dopey Dave Sneezy Steve Grumpy Gary Bashful Billy Sleepy Sederick Happy Henry Dippy Dock Ten Bad Minions: Bouncing Bonelli-Bean Grateful Griffiths Bubbly Banfield Sobbing Sainsbury Loopy Loddo Dangerous Davidson Numpty Norton Moody Morton Clumsy Clarke Giggling Grace

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Sasha Yuki L Jane Yenzi Victoria Andrea Maggie Joyce Anson Amber Daisy Diana Karen Anastasia Namwhan Ezwe Yuki Z Irina May Kimmie Isabelle Hillary Bell

Backstage Director Co-director Props Costumes Bouncer and Taxi

Miss Kitto Yenzi Miss O’Brien Miss Davison Mrs Loddo

Mowat House:

Elf Buddy has lived in the North Pole all his life. Like many elves he lives on a diet of candy canes and enjoys nothing better than spreading Christmas cheer. However, all is not all it seems. Santa has some shocking news for Buddy, prompting him to make an epic journey to Sherborne to find his Christmas spirit. Meanwhile, the townspeople of Sherborne have found themselves firmly on the naughty list this year. Can Buddy use a little of his North Pole Magic to get Sherborne back on the nice list and in the mood for a Christmas party? Cast North Pole Buddy the Elf Santa Claus Teacher Elf Supervisor Elf Gary Elf Howard Elf Robbie Sherborne Store Santa Dad Son Elf 1 Elf 2 Elf 3 Reindeer/helpers Narrators

Maksim K Andrey D Sebestian Anthony Jaxon James Matvey Dmitrii P Sebestian Bob Tim Daniil F Martini, Michael, Martin Timur K, Jay, Matthew

Grosvenor House:

The Christmas Time Machine Cast: Shantia, Sazi, Artem, Timur, Barnaby, Eric, Seigen, Mike, Anton, Eryk, Nikita, Fedor, Richard Props Mr Clarke

Acknowledgements

Our grateful thanks are due to Mr Cooper, Miss Merry, Mrs Walker and Mr Freestone for judging the competition and giving valuable feedback on the performances. Where not indicated above, we should thank members of the relevant House Staff for their hard work in directing the plays and masterminding props, scenery, costumes, sound and lighting. We thank also Mr John Casey for his help in arranging the hall. Finally, we are indebted to Miss Norton who designed the programme and to Mrs Carolyn Corlett who was the overall producer of the festival. While the judges retired to decide on the winning house, the audience were entertained by a sketch put on by members of staff. This year the competition was won by Mowat House.

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House Reports

The re-opening of Cheapside in the Trinity term, has proved to be a successful move, albeit for a short length of time. An influx of students and the renovation of King’s House resulted in ten Year 10 boys moving to Cheapside. The boys brought with them a wide range of talents and interests, which complimented Cheapside’s close community atmosphere. Students of four different nationalities led to an impressive improvement in the boys’ spoken English. House-tutor Mr Tomlinson was back in his element running the boarding house, with the assistance of Mr Krojzl for the first part of the term and Mr Sainsbury for the latter part. All members of the Cheapside duty staff developed close rapport with the students, providing them with support and guidance as well as entertainment. The arrival of Beatrix (a young Cockapoo) and Rupert (an 8-week-old Kitten), added to the wide range of animals that shared residence in Cheapside, completing the family feel in the boarding house, and providing an escape for any exam stress the boys experienced. The Cheapside boys achieved much in sport, revealing a wide variety of talents in the house. Dan, Ricardo, Jason, Leo and Arthur all proved to be integral members of the school basketball team, working hard in every training session. This culminated in an exceptional team victory at the end of the season against the Park 84

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School. Furthermore, Bek, Ignatijs and Andrii featured in every game for the 2nd XI Football team, with Bek captaining the team and finishing the season as the team’s joint top scorer. These three boys along with Richard also took part in the school’s Duke of Edinburgh programme. They showed great determination and perseverance in every aspect of the programme, whether it was the weekend expeditions or the community services. Ignatijs, Andrii and Dan took part in this year’s Inter-house Tennis competition, Dan’s superb performances contributed to a victory for Lapping House. Individual sporting success came for Andrii, who showed a high level of fitness, strength and skill to be named this year’s ‘Iron Man’ in the Ironman Challenge programme. All members of the Cheapside duty staff have been immensely proud of what the boys have achieved in sport this year. However, sport hasn’t been the only platform in which the boys have been able to showcase their talents. Musical talent is also abundant in Cheapside with Jason continuing his success in piano playing, and Evan proving to be a gifted guitarist. On the whole it has been an outstanding term, with the boys showing an impressive level of maturity and independence, characteristics that have made them a pleasure to work with. We wish them all the best for the coming year, and hope that they can continue their academic and sporting success. SS & ST

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House Christmas Celebrations

Boys and girls are involved each year in decorating their houses, especially the Christmas tree, and in building up to the Christmas holiday in different ways. In King’s House on the main campus, for example, boys take presents of chocolates to the members of staff who work in the kitchens, the office and in their house and sing carols to thank them for all the work they do to make their lives easier during the year. In Mowat House students got into the Christmas spirit by dressing up in festive attire. In Wescott, Mrs Loddo and Miss Davison, with the enthusiastic help of the graduate assistants, organise a huge party. This year there were games such as pass the parcel, eating chocolate with a knife and fork whilst wearing a hat and gloves, musical chairs and various challenges involving balloons! Father Christmas visited bearing gifts. A delicious feast was consumed. The girls learnt various Scottish Country dances and ‘laughed so much it hurt’. [For photographs see Visits and Events section. Ed.]

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Mowat House 2017 - 2018

This academic year has been one of great change for Mowat House. In September, for the first time in our history, we welcomed boys instead of girls through our doors. Seventeen boys from six different countries quickly settled in to the purple palace and made the house their home. Along with the boys, Mr Jack Morton moved in as our new GRA. In the beginning, the boarding house was a lively environment, with all the boys getting involved in the various activities, music lessons and sports on offer. They made good use of the floodlit courts outside and brought renewed energy to the common room; playing with the new games console, table tennis table and board games. A number of the boys from Mowat represented the School as part of the Sherborne International football and basketball teams. They played musical pieces in school assemblies and even played as part of the Sherborne Schools’ joint orchestra. We also had our first ever representative on a Sherborne School rugby team. Towards the end of the first term, attentions focussed on preparing for the Christmas Drama Festival. The boys were keen to be involved and each of them was given a part in an adaptation of hit movie Elf complete with elf ears, red and green tights and a candy cane forest. The hard work in rehearsals and enthusiasm from the boys paid off as Mowat were declared overall winners by the esteemed panel of judges. This was to be a true highlight of the year. The Lent term brought bad weather and mock exams, though not necessarily in that order. For the first time in a few years Sherborne was covered in a thick blanket of snow and snow days were declared with mornings spent in the house and afternoons given over to workshop style lessons for those studying for GCSE’s. We were joined by six new students from the Junior and Year 9 classes which changed the dynamic of the house and meant that the busy schedule was now even busier. Visits to Exeter

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and Weymouth as well as ever popular cinema trips punctuated the Lent term and gave the boys the opportunity to experience places other than Sherborne. At the start of the Trinity term, the make-up of the house changed again and as the J/9 students moved out and six Y11 boys joined us from King’s. The music room was adapted into a bedroom, complete with study beds that fold away during the day and cleverly fold down to reveal a bed at night, and an additional bed has been placed in the spacious room 11. As I write this there are not many weeks left of term and the boys are attempting to revise for their GCSE exams which started properly in May. In true British weather style, the exam season has seen record temperatures and beautiful sunshine. The boys have managed to enjoy this in between revision sessions and their exams. They are looking forward to finishing their exams as well as attending the Summer Leavers’ Ball and to finding out what the end of term activities week is all about. I would like to wish the first batch of male Mowatians well for their futures, wherever life takes them. I would also like to wish Mr Morton ‘buona fortuna!’ for next year as he prepares to take up a boarding role in a school in Switzerland. Lastly, I would like to say my own farewell to Mowat House as I prepare to leave Sherborne International after nine years. I watched Mowat be built and have been Housemistress since the house opened in January 2011. In my time have looked after around a hundred and fifty different students from thirteen different countries helped by eleven different boarding assistants, four duty staff and two matrons! I am happy to say that it has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience teaching students to refer to their evening meal as ‘tea’ and generally helping young people settle into life in the UK. I will miss my Mowat team and I would like to thank them for their support over the years. JN

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Grosvenor House 2017 - 2018

It has been a year with a number of changes in Grosvenor House. We welcomed two returning students back, along with the arrival of many new faces in September. During the year we saw further new arrivals and, with an expansion to the capacity of Grosvenor House, we also welcomed some students who previously had been in other houses. However long their stay, all the Grosvenor boys have enjoyed a busy and eventful time with us and one another. Organised activities, sports and events, along with social and recreational time, make up a crucial part of a student’s education and contribute to their development as a whole person. Alongside this activity, the boys have had a full academic programme and studied hard throughout the year. For the students in Grosvenor, sports and activities are a large part of their experience here. The junior boys do most of their sport together as a group. This provides

excellent opportunities for them to learn about working together as a team, helping one another and striving towards a common goal. Football forms the main focus of the first two terms’ sporting programme. The Grosvenor boys make up the under-14 football team and all the members of the House are part of the squad. They get to practise together as well as take part in fixtures against other schools. Hopefully with nice weather, cricket and athletics become the focus of the sports schedule during the summer term. In addition to their core sports, the boys also take part in a wide variety of other sports over the course of the year. Swimming, basketball, rounders, volleyball, tennis, Kwik Cricket, badminton, as well as other team games aimed at improving hand eye coordination and team work, all form part of a comprehensive sporting curriculum. (See more in the Sports Reports section.) In addition to the weekly sporting programme, there are also the inter-house competitions held throughout the year which give the students the opportunity to represent their sporting houses in many of the sports mentioned above. There is also 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 students are also busy with recreational sports and games. As well as using their time to socialise and relax in the House, the boys have made excellent use of the outside spaces such as the garden and the floodlit courts to play football, basketball and other games. House

table tennis competitions, PlayStation tournaments, board games and table football, amongst other activities, have all been part of the boys’ leisure time in and around the boarding house. The tradition of weekend takeaways and movie nights have continued to be enjoyed throughout the year, as have the birthday assemblies with cupcakes for all. The Grosvenor House students have joined a number of excursions as a group or as part of the whole school. The first trip of the year was to Wookey Hole to enjoy the stunning caves and other attractions. Excursions have been held to several places of interest in the south west of England. Some of the highlights included a visit to the seaside town of Bournemouth and a game at their Laser Quest centre. 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 Salisbury

and the students went on a tour of the spectacular cathedral, this included exploring the roof spaces and climbing up the tower to the base of the cathedral’s spire, 225 feet above ground level. We also visited the seaside town of Weymouth and there have been a number of visits to the cinema during the year as well. (See more in the Visits and Events section) There have been numerous other activities and events that the Grosvenor boys have been involved in or been a part of during the year. As part of the Guy Fawkes Night celebrations, the boys also visited Sherborne Castle to watch a spectacular firework display and enjoy the festivities. 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 Grosvenor memorable Christmas time travelling production. 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 special meals in the school’s dining hall and several charity events held during the year. All in all, it has been a busy year full of many different experiences for each of the boys. I hope the students have enjoyed their stay with us and I’d like to wish them all great success wherever they may be next year. Boys, I hope you will all look back fondly on your time as members of Grosvenor House. SC

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King’s House 2017-2018

This has been a big year for King’s. After twenty-seven years, the boarding accommodation is now in the middle of a huge new project. When this work is finished, all the rooms will have been completely rebuilt, refurbished and have their own ensuite bathrooms. There will also be a new Houseparent’s apartment, duty room and house kitchen, to name but a few of the main changes. Unfortunately, this has resulted in half the boarding house being unused for most of this academic year resulting in the number of students we have been able to accommodate, fluctuating between forty-two and twenty–nine senior boys. It is also the first year ever, that we have not housed students on the Intensive Courses. However, we have still had a wonderful year in King’s House. Since September, we have welcomed eighteen new students and a number of returners. We began with the usual new student induction programme and then provided courses on On-Line Safety, Crime Prevention and Drug Awareness. All our senior students have also benefitted from a talk on Future Schools and another to help build up their self-confidence, Standing Tall. A new year and a new intake all added up to exciting times in King’s. Our performance of A Kingsmas Carol in the Christmas Drama competition resulted in real success and, although we did not win, Mr Banfield had great fun leading our entry! At least we can be proud of a performance that won the popular vote. Most of the boys helped in some capacity and Jeffrey certainly looked good in a dress! The House has been a hive of activity with a full programme of events throughout the year. We have enjoyed excursions to Bournemouth, Bath (and the Christmas market), Exeter, Salisbury, Tower Parks and the cinema. The boys have also enjoyed a fine meal at the Fortune Palace to celebrate Chinese New Year, and optional trips as varied as Christmas shopping to Street and Weymouth. There are many more I could mention but …. you get the idea! 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 much success. I would like to congratulate Jeffrey (basketball), Zama and Albert (football), Steve (badminton) and Dan (cricket) for their outstanding contributions in captaining the various teams and showing outstanding commitment on the sports field. Herry also deserves a special mention for his performances on the badminton court and Ivan for achieving numerous Southwest Regional times for his swimming. Ivan also trained with a local swimming club, Sherborne Storm. His success and development in the water needed dedication and hard work. Many boys also enjoyed taking part in the varied extra-curricular programme. Albert, Denis, Rahman and Illya all represented the school at a debating competition at Leweston and Illya actually won a public speaking competition with his talk on ‘Quasars’. The boys from King’s have also enjoyed success in other areas. Sam did very well in the Maths Challenge, Pink Kangoroo round and many of our students took part in school concerts. Four boys, Ignatijas, Andrii, Richard and 88

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Bek, also participated in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award and enjoyed weekends away camping, hiking and team building. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our Common Room Committee for all their work from September 2017 (Allan, Sepehr, Daniil, Albert and Bek), our Student Council Representatives (Zama and Bek) and Dining Hall Committee members (Sam and Tom). All these students gave up their free time and represented the student body with distinction. A special mention must also go to Nelson, Tom, Eric, Sam, Andy, Suhan, Kevin, Chang, Jom, David, Igor and Berdy for their outstanding contribution to King’s for almost two years. Without their effort we would not have had such a positive and vibrant boarding house. Thank you all! The final term for the Year 11 boys involved lots of revision weekends and GCSE examinations. To all of them I wish them every success. 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 and have been at the centre of everything, taking a lead in sport, activities, the performing arts and many other extra-curricular events, which help to turn a school into a home. Unfortunately, three will be leaving our little family at the end of June. James Griffiths has decided it is time for him to move closer to London. He has been a wonderful Assistant Housemaster and Head of Sport. Liam Banfield, House Tutor and Head of Activities, is returning north, to a new role at Preston University, helping to run student sport. Both Liam and James have been resident in King’s and will be extremely difficult to replace. Together with Sam Sainsbury, Graduate Resident Assistant, their qualities will be a great loss. To all of them I would like to say a huge thank you. I have had wise council, teamwork and friendship and I must express my gratitude for everything they have contributed to King’s and the School. Fortunately, Tom Krojzl is staying and will be promoted to Assistant Tutor from September 2018, as too are our tremendous matrons, Maria Roberts, Georgette Birch and Dr. Clare Krojzl. There are just too many people to mention, but I value everyone’s contribution to King’s, including our entire support team and Houseman, Peter Hopkins. Finally, I must end by saying thank you to all the students of King’s. They have been a credit to their boarding house and to our school. You are the ones who make us what we are, the ones that deserve all the accolades. Have a tremendous summer and well-deserved break. It has been a pleasure to have worked and lived with such a wonderful group of young people and House Staff. SBB

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Westcott House 2017 - 2018

This has been a year of change for the staff and students in Westcott, but a year in which we have risen to the challenge and achieved considerable success. Our numbers have increased during the year making Westcott full to capacity this final term, and we have welcomed new students from around the globe and in all year groups including our first pre 6th form students. We began the year with our traditional Sunday Funday, organised by Miss Davison and the Westcott House staff. The routine was altered this year and it took place in the common room. All the girls, house staff and duty staff took part in a variety of team building games and activities which were completed with country dancing. [See Visits and Events section. Ed.] We organised a buffet which was quite possibly the highlight of the day and one of many occasions throughout the year where our catering staff amazed us with their creativity. Throughout the year Westcott has been involved in several local events. The entire house attended the spectacular fireworks display held at Sherborne Castle in November and in the same month thirteen of our students took part in the Sherborne charity run in aid of the Fire service. The whole house came out to support our intrepid runners who participated with three of our house staff. It was a really special morning. This final term has seen the Race for Life which has now become a Westcott tradition to support. This year we entered the Dorchester race and eight of our girls and four members of staff ran the 5 km or 10 km at Kingston Maurward, raising £350 for research in to cancer. It was an uplifting experience for all who participated, and the day was completed with a traditional, quintessential British picnic which we enjoyed at the venue, prepared by the catering team. In the Lent term we welcomed a group of students from Westfield Academy in Yeovil who are all studying GCSE Mandarin as an extra subject. Every other Tuesday we had tea and cakes with the visiting girls in our common room and our Chinese girls helped them with their Mandarin. This proved so successful that one of the students, Jessica Riley, joined us for a week’s work experience in March, based at Westcott House. She had a full programme of lesson observation across the curriculum

and she was able to see first-hand the life of a busy boarding school and experience it. We hope that this will become another Westcott tradition. The performing arts have played their role this year in the house. The inter-house drama competition at the end of the Michaelmas Term was another triumph for Westcott with our own rendition of the story Snow White and the Minions. As has become traditional we had every student on stage. Miss Kitto took on the role of Director and devised a performance which included song and dance routines and some fine acting. Unfortunately, we did not win, but we received acclaim for the production and how well rehearsed it was. We continue to have a number of enthusiastic and talented musicians and vocalists in the house who make good use of our two pianos and keyboard. Several of our girls join Miss O’Brien and Mrs Loddo every week in the school choir. In May some of our musical enthusiasts and Mrs Loddo were treated to a superb performance of Mozart’s Requiem in the abbey. We hope to be able to attend more performances like this. Our girls have again represented the school in high profile events such as the Maths Challenge where they excelled. They have been prominent in the debates 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 continued to assign girls to roles of responsibility such as fire wardens and House representatives. It is rewarding to see how our students have matured when they attend meetings and represent their peer group. We continue to encourage our students to join in with as much sport as their intensive schedules allow, as well as inter-house competitions. We have had a particularly enthusiastic group of both senior and junior sportswomen this year who have shown considerable skill in all areas of sport and taken their roles as head of sports houses, or as members of the sports committee very seriously. Individual sportswomen to mention are our two very skilful tennis players, May and Kate. We have a strong runner in Year 10. As well as completing both 5km charity runs in excellent times, Daisy attended the South West cross-country trials and completed it in a very creditable time of 26 minutes. We are sad to be losing our GRA, Miss Kitto, at the end of the year. She has been a tremendous asset to the team here and carried out her duties with professionalism, kindness and most importantly with a genuine sense of humour and fun. She will be sorely missed by the team and especially by the girls who have grown to trust and respect her. We wish her all the very best in her future career. As another year comes to its end we reflect on the successes and triumphs Westcott has enjoyed this academic year and look forward to what the next year will bring. Our senior students and some of the younger ones are beginning to think about their onward journeys to new schools next term with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. We hope that they will always feel they have a ‘home from home’ here at Westcott House, and that they will look back on their time here as a formative and special period in their lives. MML

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Cake Sale for Knysna

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Dr Krojzl organised a cake sale on Wednesday 14th June 2017 at break time in the Dining Hall in aid of victims of the terrible fire that destroyed 400 homes and killed several people, including an entire young family, in Knysna in the Western Cape province of South Africa. This concerned Dr K personally as her cousin Caroline has a house there and she worked for four days straight helping out with the rescue work. Miraculously her own home escaped the blaze, but she made it available to house people who had been made homeless. The poorest people in the town had no insurance and therefore lost everything. The final total raised in the cake sale for Knysna was £114.50.

Cancer Research Race for Life Sherborne 2017

Nine Westcott students entered last year’s 5km Race for Life with Mrs Loddo. The run took place at Sherborne Castle on Sunday 18th June They performed brilliantly in the heat and raised nearly £200 for this worthwhile charity.

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning - Macmillan Cancer Support This year Sherborne International raised £212.54 from holding a coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support. As well as the kitchen staff, numerous teachers and members of the boarding staff cooked cakes, cookies or biscuits which were then sold at break time.The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan’s biggest fundraising event for people facing cancer. They ask people all over the UK to host their own Coffee Mornings and donations on the day are made to Macmillan. Last year alone they raised £29.5 million and this year they were aiming to raise even more.

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Charity Chase at Sherborne Sports Centre

In November 27 students and some members of staff ran in the Sherborne Sports Centre Charity Chase. This charity run raises money each year for the Fire Fighters charity. There were children and adults of all ages and abilities running from one to ten kilometres. Many wore fancy dress! The event raised £902.50.

Movember 2017

Again this November a number of male members of the boarding staff, sponsored by students, grew moustaches to raise funds to support scientific research into men’s health problems. Over £120 was raised for the worldwide Movember Foundation charity. Their motto is ‘changing the face of men’s heath’ and their aim is to stop men dying too young from illnesses such as prostate cancer.

Jeans for Genes Day

Students enjoyed the chance to wear ‘mufti’, their choice on non-uniform clothes (and for this event preferably jeans), to raise money for this very worthwhile cause. The charity ‘Jeans for Genes’ undertakes research into genetic disorders. Sherborne International has been supporting them for many years and this year the students and members of staff raised a notable £285.47.

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Operation Christmas Child

Again this December girls from Wescott House filled shoeboxes with presents to send to different countries where they are distributed by Operation Christmas Child to provide young children from disadvantaged backgrounds a gift. Boxes usually contain a mixture of useful items such as pencils and exercise books or soap and toothbrushes as well as toys, games and clothing.

School Christmas Card Competition

Winning Entry by Timur Grigorev (Year 9)

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Armistice Day

This year the Royal British Legion Appeal collected £107.73 from staff and students at Sherborne International. This appeal supports soldiers and their families who have been killed or injured in war. The money is raised by selling paper poppies in memory of the fallen, particularly in the First World War. Poppies are often planted at war memorials on the nearest Sunday to Armistice Day. Also known as Remembrance Day this is when people across Britain stand for two minutes silence at the time, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, when the 1st World War ended in 1918.

Friends of the Yeatman Hospital

The money raised for this worthy cause from the sale of the School Christmas Card, the Christmas Cake Raffle and the Christmas House Drama Festival Raffle was as follows: Sale of the School Christmas Card £109.05 Raffle at the House Drama Festival £185.85 Christmas Cake Raffle £105.10 Total £400.00 The Christmas Cake Raffle was won jointly by Mr Daryl Barker and Mr Simon Larkin. Mr Larkin’s wife kindly collected the cake on their behalf! We would like to thank Timur Grigorev for designing, and to Mr Clarke, Miss Thompson, and Ms McCormick for organising the printing and sale of the Christmas cards, to Nicki Cuff for making the cake, with the ingredients kindly donated by Simon Butcher, and to all those who donated prizes, bought raffle tickets and cards. Anne Hiscock (Matron at The Yeatman Hospital) and David Hayes (Chairman of the Friends of the Yeatman Hospital) visited the school in February. They had

Charity donations from the Biology Department

Earlier this year the Biology Department at Sherborne International decided that their bioviewers, together with a number of slides, were no longer needed and kindly donated them to the Amakuru Trust. Mrs Hayes is involved with this charity and arranged for her husband to take them to Rwanda. In the photos below you can see students of Rwamagana Protestant School, situated in the Eastern Province, busy using them in their science lesson. There are very few resources in this school so both teachers and pupils were delighted to receive these gifts and it has already greatly improved the teaching and learning. MH 94

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lunch and then attended assembly so they could thank members of our community for their fundraising efforts. Anne and David used their visit to thank the staff and students in our assembly. David explained the role of the NHS in the UK and why external funding is so essential to help further improve the facilities of the local hospital. In Anne’s short talk she informed the community of the plans to spend some of the money on buying materials to produce a mural which was completed by students in their Wednesday afternoon activity with Mr Clarke. ST & MH

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Pancake Race

This year’s pancake race was slightly later than usual as Shrove Tuesday, the traditional date, fell during the February half term. The event took place over the usual course, with the starting line opposite Mr Bonelli-Bean’s house and the finishing line next to the Barn. The staff race started proceedings with everyone wearing fancy dress supplied by Matron Roberts. After two heats, the group had been whittled down to Mr Sainsbury, Mr Morton and Miss Kitto. It was a thrilling final with Miss Kitto leaving the others for dust and crossing the line first. It was then the students’ turn in the inter-house pancake race. The girls’ race was first with house captains Anastasiia, Irina and Joyce competing. It was a close event, but Anastasiia managed to pull away, winning valuable points for Macnaghten. Next came the boys’ turn with Allan, Timur and Nelson racing for the title with valuable points available for their respective houses. All three boys started well but Timur stumbled which left Allan and Nelson to battle it out. Allan gained important points for Francis House, pipping Nelson at the finishing post. The races were also run to raise money for Christian Aid. ST

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Girls Fun Day

Irina’s 16th Birthday!

Namwan’s 16th Birthday!

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Wookey Hole

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Grosvenor House went on a trip to Wookey Hole on the second Saturday in September. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a series of limestone cave with the River Axe flowing through them. At first we explored a cave seeing stalagmites and stalagtites. We went deep underground with a guide and we saw the cave in which the witch used to live. After about forty-five minutes we exited the cave where there were big dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Everyone went to see a 4D film where we got wet and wind blew in our faces on a roller coaster. The last activity we did was to play a game of mini golf in groups of four or five. Overall, we would say it was great fun but a bit wet. Barnaby Guest and Sazi Dlamini (Year 9)

Lazer Quest Grosvenor House went to Bournemouth on a school trip in the Autumn and we visited Lazer Quest. Lazer Quest is a shooting game in which you use a lazer gun to shoot other people. We put the armour on, were given our equipment and were separated into two teams. The lady told us about safety and the rules. Both teams went to their positions, the game started and lasted for about 20 minutes. You gain points if you zap someone and lose points if someone zaps you. If you get shot you become inactive for a few seconds. The game is played in a purpose-built arena with castle towers, turrets, ramps, mazes, swirling fog and state of the art sound and lighting effects. It was really dark in the room with just some neon lights and it was really big. We had a very exciting day and we enjoyed ourselves. Richard Zhu, Mike Obodovskyy and Eric Huang (Year 9)

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Skiing Trip to Italy 2018

Hotel Dolomiti, Passo Tonale, February 2018 Saturday 10th Feb: At 3am twenty-four boys and four members of staff boarded the coach at Sherborne and headed off to Bristol Airport. Check-in was going smoothly until another member of staff from the airport came to help. Unaware the students had a visa waiver form, we nearly had to leave Ben Liu behind. Everything was quickly sorted, and the students were soon on the plane and heading for Italy. After landing in Venice, it was a long trip up the mountains, but the views were fantastic. As soon as we arrived at the hotel, rooms were allocated, and everyone went to the ski shop to collect boots, poles and skis. By 7pm we were ready for our first meal in the hotel. There was plenty of food and it was tasty. Sunday 11th Feb: Our first day of skiing. The sun was shining and the snow was in great condition. The boys were split into three groups, beginners, intermediate and advanced depending on their ability. By lunchtime the beginners were very tired as they were using muscle groups they didn’t know existed. Ivan, who learnt to ski last year, was promoted from the intermediate group to the top group and easily kept up with them. Their instructor was taking them on challenging runs and they were soon travelling quickly around the mountain. Monday 12th Feb: Despite the weather forecast predicting bad weather, we had another sunny day. All the boys were making progress. After lessons finished in the afternoon, Miss Davison took Sam, Andy and Jaxon for some extra skiing on one of the runs they had been practicing on. They were the most able in the intermediate group and enjoyed being able to keep skiing without having to wait for the slower students. That evening dinner was pizza at the Hotel Miramonti. Despite having a large pizza to themselves Ben, William, Richard and Evan then went back to our hotel and asked for another meal in the restaurant as they were still hungry. The staff in the hotel were very friendly and always happy to help the students.

Tuesday 13th Feb: The store where the skis and boots were kept was small, but each room was allocated an area. However, this morning Nikita went out in Evan’s boots. They were a size too big, but he didn’t notice. Fortunately, Mr Morton brought him back to the ski room and the problem was solved. It was another sunny day and the staff moved from group to group each session so they could see how everyone was progressing. The beginners had moved on to slalom around poles. The intermediates were guiding each other down the slopes and the advanced group were travelling further and further, faster and faster. After lessons, but before dinner, we all crossed the road to the nursery slopes and went sledging. Some boys were reluctant to take part as they were tired, but they soon got involved when they saw how fast everyone was travelling on the tiny sledges (bum boards). There were lots of races and groups hanging onto each other as they slid down the slope. After dinner Miss Davison took a group of boys floodlit skiing! Wednesday 14th Feb: The boys were travelling further around the resort. The beginners had progressed to using a 98

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chairlift, so they could use longer ski runs. The intermediate group had moved onto more challenging longer runs. However, Chang had yet to master stopping and he regularly stopped by knocking people over, including the instructor. The advanced group practiced carving turns and Miss Davison filmied Ivan in preparation for his GCSE PE exam. After dinner was movie night. Sebastien had brought a selection of movies and chose Mama Mia. As there was also Champions League football on the television, he only had Miss Davison for company as he sang along while watching the film. Thursday 15th Feb: As the groups had all been good at getting out on time for their ski lessons they were allowed a lie in, as long as they did not go back to bed after breakfast. They were all out on time for another sunny ski day. In the afternoon the advanced group practiced jumping with their instructor. Timur went the furthest and managed to land on his skis. As it was Chinese New Year, the hotel manager had bought a special cake with an indoor firework on it. Everyone in the hotel could celebrate. Miss Kitto had arranged party games and funny hats. The hotel staff wore the hats too. After dinner five boys went night skiing with Miss Kitto, Mr Tomlinson and Mr Morton. Friday 16th Feb: This was the final day of skiing and not only was it sunny, it was also very hot. The advanced group skied a very steep run as the final challenge of their week. It took them from the highest point in the resort, next to the glacier, down to the beginner area. This run could be seen from the hotel and was classed as a black run, the most difficult. The intermediate group had already reached their target, completing the long red run called Blaise. They had a rest during the morning while they waited for Sam to climb back up the slope as he had dropped his pole from the chairlift. While he was doing that the rest of the group built a snowman. In the afternoon they skied to the bottom of the glacier, took the lift up and enjoyed a drink at the café at the top. The views of the glacier were amazing, and they could see the runs they had been skiing on the other side of the valley. They could also see the long steep run where the advanced group had skied in the morning. The beginners were very tired after their week of skiing. During the morning Sebastian had knocked over Herry. Then he continued like a snowplough knocking over everyone in his way including his instructor. The beginners had all progressed a long way. As a reward in the afternoon they walked the short distance to the lift which took them to the glacier. They too had a drink and took lots of photographs of the it. Our group was much more vocal during the evening meal because the two other schools sharing the hotel, had already left to start their journey back to England. The presentation of certificates was entertaining. The instructors gave every student an award for their skiing skills and the school staff gave every student an award depending on the way they had entertained the staff. At midnight the coach arrived to take us back to Venice Airport. We arrived at the hotel in plenty of time and before we knew it we were on the plane heading back to England. It was a fantastic week with lots of sunshine, perfect snow conditions and great memories.

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Skiing Trip to Italy 2018

Ski groups: Advanced – Timur, Igor, Ivan, Richard C, Fedor, Nikita, Artem, Seigen Intermediate – Chang, Jaxon, Martin, Tim, Anthony, Bek, Sam, Andy Beginners – Herry, William, Leo, Ben, Richard Z, Evan, Richard X, Sebestian Awards: Timur – airborne; Igor – Mr Stylish skier; Ivan – Total wipeout (bumboarding); Sebestian – Two left feet (boots on wrong feet); Herry – Herry Houdini (kept forgetting his room key); Chang – Human cannonball; Jaxon – Mr Modest; Martin – mobile life support (his phone); Tim – Lightweight (too light to generate speed on his skis); Anthony – Happy skier;

Richard C – Paparazzi (Always wanted to take pictures): William – Best appetite; Leo – Best crash; Ben – Carnivore (Always wanted meat at mealtimes); Seigen – Most enthusiastic; Bek – Snowplough; Fedor – Pro bum-boarder; Artem – misplaced (gloves, earphones, pole); Richard Z – Best dressed (always wore a shirt with a collar when skiing); Nikita – likely to take your equipment (boots, skis); Sam – pole planter (dropped his pole from the lift); Andy - lightest traveller (didn’t bring many clothes); Evan – least enthusiastic after lunch; Richard X – Most likely to steal your pizza (took wrong pizza, ate it and his own) MIAD

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Curriculum Enrichment Week 2017

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Curriculum Enrichment Week 2017

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Duke of Edinburgh Award 2017-2018 Seven students completed their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award qualifying expedition over a lovely warm weekend in late September. They navigated their way around the countryside of the Blackmore Vale near Sherborne carrying everything they needed to survive for the weekend, and camped overnight. The assessor was very impressed by their unfailing sense of humour and great workrate and they all passed the assessment. After that they all completed the award and received their well-earned badges and certificates at the Michaelmas Term final assembly. Students taking part were: Zama Dlamini, Ivan Kalachev, Albert Kanokov, Jeffrey Lam, Daniil Liliakov and Eric Sze. In September a new group started their Award: Richard Chen, Andrii Streletskti, Ignar Blums and Bek Ubaev. They have completed their activities and expeditions and are well on the way to finishing their volunteering and skills sections. It was been pleasing to see how the teamwork of both groups improved as they prepared for their qualifying expeditions. They rose to the challenge of this difficult Award. Mrs Russon qualified as an expedition supervisor this year, which gives us valuable in-house expertise. JD

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Spring Snow

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Christmas Dinner

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Visit to the Sealife Centre

Visit to Salisbury

Visit to Weymouth

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Standing Tall

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Trip to Dorchester Museum

On Saturday 24 March the Junior and Year 9 groups went on a cross-curricular trip to the historic town of Dorchester to visit its ‘world class’ museum. The Natural History Museum has allowed its most famous resident, ‘Dippy’ the Diplodocus, to go on a tour of local museums around the UK. This was an unmissable opportunity to see the giant cast of the nation’s biggest dinosaur skeleton as well as Dorchester’s unique collection

of fossils. It was spectacular to see Dippy standing in the Victorian hall with Dorchester’s Roman mosaics beneath its feet. This was a really good opportunity for students to combine their studies in Art, Geography, Biology and History. The students also had time to see the Museum’s new Ancient History Gallery and had the opportunity to meet some 2000-year-old human skeletons from nearby Maiden Castle. JHC

On Saturday 9th December both Art and History students from Year 11 went by train to London’s South Bank to visit the Tate Modern Museum. It was particularly relevant to our History students because they had the opportunity to

see the ‘Red Star over Russia’ exhibition, which displayed a unique collection of Soviet era propaganda posters and Art works by some key figures in 20th century Art. After lunch students were free to explore of the museum’s astonishing collection of 20th century Art as well as its interactive works (which included giant swings) and spectacular views. JHC

Art and History Trip to the Tate Modern for ‘Red Star over Russia’

The Big Draw

On 2 November students from the Juniors, Year 9 and Year 10 took part in a national event known as The Big Draw. The Big Draw is designed to encourage and promote drawing as a vital part of education. The theme this year was Living Lines; this focussed on how drawing can be used in animation. The Art and Drama departments came together

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to set up a joint project in which students created three giant drawings in charcoal; these depicted scenes from Hansel and Gretel which was to be performed by the School later in the year. Using stop frame animation, these were turned into vibrant moving images used as projected backdrops in the School production. JHC

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Year 9 History Excursion to the Tank Museum and Maiden Castle

Artem: It was a very exciting trip! I come from a country with a giant war history and we have a lot of museums which show tanks of World War Two, but we don’t have any museums about World War One, so that was the first time I had seen a WW1 Tank. I am grateful to my history teacher for telling me about the war as I was able to answer the questions that the museum staff asked us. Barnaby: On Friday 11th May Year 9, who have been studying the trenches in WW1 got the opportunity to climb into the first ever tank. Two guides, Tom and Tim, took us around the museum to see what life was like in the trenches and the living conditions soldiers had to face. We didn’t only see things from WWI. There were the first tanks to the ones in the present day. At the end of the tour we went to a special room and tried on different military clothing. There was WW1, WW2, the Cold War and the clothes the army are wearing today in the Middle East. The part that almost all of us enjoyed was being able to hold real guns and grenades. That was really fun. Richard: It was a bright and sunny day. We saw the first tank outside the museum. There was a guy driving it and that looked really cool. There are old tanks all around the museum which are all full of history. I was shocked when we first entered the main hall: lots and lots of different tanks stood inside it. From big to small and in different colours. The tanks impressed me a lot. We went inside and had a look and also went through a model of the trenches. It was a really good experience for me and it also made me realise the cruelty of war.

Anastasiia – I really enjoyed my visit to the tank museum which impressed me a lot. There were many different rooms and I had a chance to see inside tanks and touch some of the weapons. But most of all I enjoyed dressing up as a soldier. Blessing – I went to the Tank Museum with my classmates and teachers which was fun. First, we went to the main building and met two teachers called Tom and Tim. They led us through a trench and talked about the history of trench warfare. Jane dressed up in WW1 uniform which was interesting. Next, we visited the rooms full of tanks from World War to the Cold War. The first tank was bigger than the second tank. I learnt lots of things from this trip; it was unforgettable. Timur – When I first saw the huge building I was amazed because there were about 330 tanks! Some are more than 100 years old and most of them can still move. We saw a British soldier’s equipment including what he had in his bag and also saw a WW1 tank which we could get into. Then we looked at tanks from all over the world. I could not believe how big they were! Fedor – We saw wax figures of soldiers and then dressed up in uniforms from all ages, from WW1 to the present day. We looked at the weapons and then when we were going home we stopped at Maiden Castle which had huge ditches like trenches! I really like the trip, especially going inside a World War One tank. ACG

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Westcott Christmas Party

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Westcott Christmas Party

Sherborne International Public Speaking Competition 2018

During the Lent Term many English classes ran public speaking competitions. Across the School a vast range of different topics were chosen reflecting the diverse interests of the students and just before half term the following students were chosen to be representatives of their groups in the schoolwide competition: Name Group Talk Illya Doroshenko 11(2) Quasars Richard Zhu 9(1) Mantises Andrea Lau 10(1) Cyberbullying Steve Lin 11(3) Genghis Khan Yenzi Dlamini 10(1) God is not Dead Nelson Chan 11(3) Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Regime Sasha But H2 Do we need to read Classics? The final was held in the Greenfield Hall and experienced EFL teachers, Mrs Christine Stones, Mrs Anne Wiltshire and Mrs Jane Thompson were invited to

Sherborne International to judge the competition. The standard was high and very close with a number of students tied on the same number of points. However, the judges were unanimous in choosing Illya and Richard to go forward to represent the School at the Inter-School Public Speaking Competition for International Students held this year at Sherborne Girls. Apart from the judges named above, I would like to thank Yuqi Zeng, the official timer, Mr John Casey for setting up the Hall, Mr Kerry Matthias for helping set up technical aspects such as the screen, sound, PowerPoints, Internet links and so on and Ms Anna Stanglewicz for taking photographs. Thanks should go also to all the English teachers for helping to prepare the students in their groups. The process of preparing for, and delivering, a speech in public is of immense value to students and all those involved, not just the finalists, have benefitted. TJB

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The Inter-school Public Speaking Competition for International Students In this, the 13th year the competition has been held, the founding principles were maintained. It was a relatively informal and friendly contest between students from a small group of local independent schools. This year it was the Park School, Leweston School, Sherborne School, Clayesmore School, Sherborne International and the hosts, Sherborne Girls. The dress code was smart casual. The students and teachers were able to meet, mingle and chat over delicious nibbles and drinks in the Beddington Lecture Theatre foyer for half an hour before the speeches began. The audience were the other contestants, each of whom was allowed to bring one friend and supporter, the judges and one or two teachers from each school. The judges this year were Mrs Troup, the Head of English at Sherborne Girls and Ms Paige from the English Speaking Board. Ms Aristotelous, the Head of EFL at SC, was our compere for the evening and we were welcomed by Mr Matthews the Director of Studies. The quality of speakers seems to get better year by year and this time we were informed, educated and entertained by remarkably articulate students aged from 13 – 18 for all of whom English was their second language. The subjects of the talks ranged from ‘the Judgement of Beauty’, to ‘Motivation –

Poetry by Heart Competition

Speaking Personally’ and from ‘How we treat Animals’ to ‘Marvel’s Superheroes’. The competitor who spoke on ‘How to Live a Better Life’ so impressed Dr Moore that he asked him if he had thought of taking up motivational speaking as a career. Our representatives, the winners of our own SI competition, Illya Doroshenko and Richard Chen spoke on ‘Quasars’ and ‘Mantises’ respectively and we were wowed by their encyclopaedic knowledge of their subjects, their calm and relaxed delivery and some very funny deadpan humour. I think what also marked them out was their assured and thoughtful answers to questions from the floor. For both of them, this took longer than their speeches. There was more mingling, nibbling and quaffing whilst the judges considered their verdicts and we were called back in to hear an informative analysis of each speaker’s performance with much specific praise and useful tips. We were amazed when they announced that Richard had come 3rd overall with 29 points and Illya was a clear winner with 33 points. We have had winners of the competition before but this was the first time we have had two in the top three. TJB

Shantia Dehvari and Damien Gillet took part in this competition held at Sherborne Prep on 9th February, just before half term. The rest of J Set 2 English class also attended to support them and enjoy all the poetry. Shantia and Damien’s short and amusing verses were well received by the audience and they both recited with clear voices, good intonation and a good rhythm. Shantia recited Dinosaur Diets by Ian Souter and Damien Aunty Aggie by Mike Jobb. There were some excellent solo and group competitors as well as Sherborne Prep international students who recited poems in their own languages. Well-deserved school credits were awarded to Damien and Shantia for their hard work in preparing and performing the poems. They were a credit to the school and their English teacher Ms Browne felt so proud she had to resist cheering! Ms Stanglewietz, the Head of English, performed an excellent job as one of the judges. KB 112

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UKMT Mathematical Challenges

This year’s UKMT Intermediate Mathematics Challenge took place on 1st February and forty-two students from Years 9, 10 and 11 competed. The Challenge consists of an intriguing multiple-choice question paper, which is designed to stimulate interest in maths in large numbers of pupils. There are three levels which cover the secondary school range 11-18 and together they attract over six hundred thousand entries from over four thousand schools and colleges. From our students seven received a bronze certificate, eight a silver certificate, and a tremendous seventeen achieved the Gold certificate with fifteen of these being invited to compete in the second rounds. Congratulations to Jiawei Zhu, May Zhou and Annie Qin who all achieved a merit in the Intermediate Olympiads. As a consequence, Annie was invited to take part in the 48th National Mathematics Summer School in Leeds. Furthermore, Richard Zhu and Timur Grigorev were asked to attend a Royal Institute Mathematics Masterclass at Bath University. The UKMT Junior Maths Challenge was completed by eight students in April. Although they found the language challenging, Tiger Gao and Helen Yang each received a silver award, as joint top scorers in the school, and three others a bronze award.

competition changes slightly so that the rounds remain interesting and exciting. This year all the students in Year 10 Maths Set 1 went to Blandford School for the Maths Feast on 20th March. Andrea Lau, Daisy Luo, Jiawei Zhu, Ricardo Xu, Bek Ubaev, Richard Xiong, Evan Fang and Arthur Wong made up two teams of four. They showed great determination to do well although they were competing against seven other teams of native speakers. The maths was challenging and English caused some problems, but by working together most obstacles were overcome. The students were relieved to see that the first round was called ‘What no words?’ and both teams took joint first place by achieving a superb 23 out of 24. The following rounds included practical work, problem solving and a speed round, which was enjoyed by all. An overall second place was the reward of all the hard work. The students rose to the challenge and although some were disappointed not to achieve the first place to which they aspired, they negotiated their way through the language and the maths to beat many others and demonstrated great perseverance. ALS

A question from this year’s Maclaurin paper: Three positive integers have sum 25 and product 360. Find all possible triples of these integers. Answer: There are exactly two triples of numbers, namely 4, 6, 15 and 3, 10, 12. ALS

Maths Feast

The Year 10 Maths Feast is an enjoyable and challenging team competition testing mathematical, team-working and communication skills. Each year the format of the

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Chinese New Year Dinner

Chinese New Year Joint Schools Celebration at Sherborne School

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Geography Field Trip

Geography Field Trip to Nettlecombe Court

Twelve students, together with Mrs Rowsell and Mr Matthias, headed west to Nettlecombe Court Field Studies Centre to complete their Geography fieldwork. On the first day they travelled to Taunton to study urban regeneration, using their English-speaking skills to ask members of the public questions and collect data for analysis. The second day was spent in the beautiful Exmoor countryside stydying the River Holford. They were extremely lucky as the weather was unusually mild for November and the students spent most of the day in the woods measuring different aspects of the river channel from the source to the village. Students returned to school with a greater understanding of both physical and human environments and the knowledge to help them complete the fieldword-related exam questions in June. KER

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Original Contributions

SI Creative Writing Competition

Our third Creative Writing Competition was organised again this year by the Head of English, Ms Stanglewicz. The winner was Jiawei Zhu with ‘My Time with Jasmine’. The runners up were Fedor Vlasov with ‘Paper’ and Mathew Ho with ‘Life of a Bunny’. Also notable was Steve Lin’s entry; he wrote the lyrics and music for a song and also painted a picture to illustrate it. Steve sang the song with Yuki Li at the awards ceremony in the Greenfield Hall on Monday 26th March. See below for these pieces of writing and some of the other entries. The competition was judged by Dr Krojzl, the King’s Matron, but also a much-published author and Mr Larkin, the academic director of the Summer and Easter Vacation courses. The pieces were assessed on a points system up to a maximum of thirty, with up to ten points each for creativity, language, and the form, or structure, of the piece. They also took into account the differing ages of the writers. They were unanimous in their choice of the winning piece, with a total of twenty-seven points out of thirty, and decided to award a joint second prize as Fedor and Matthew got the same number of points. They commented that Fedor had written an imaginative, emotionally powerful story about what it feels like to be a piece of paper. Matthew Ho’s piece, like Fedor’s, stood out because of his original viewpoint, writing a very convincing piece about life from the perspective of a pet rabbit. The judges noted that Hillary Cheung’s journal-style piece was drawn from real-life experience and observation, and were impressed by her very good, appropriate use of language. They thought Isabelle Hellstedt had written a creative, ambitious and thoughtful piece with a lot of depth and feeling. Richard Zhu’s entry was described a very personal and interesting piece about a bee orb. Irina Orlova’s poem they said was a powerful and ambitious work with a lot of emotional depth and spectacularly good vocabulary. Finally, they praised Jiawei’s mysterious, poetic and beautiful piece about Jasmine in her home province in China. TJB

The Life of a Bunny

Did you know that rabbits gestate for about thirty whole days? And after that thirty-day journey, four to twelve rabbits are in the litter. I was lucky to be one of those that got to stay alive. A few of my brothers and sisters sadly did not live longer than a couple days. It’s a shame, I liked one of them; the rest, well tough luck. I saw the light and pushed ahead of my brother and sisters. Then I wanted to go back; it was too bright. Once I left I could no longer go back. But I saw two much bigger figures in front of me. Their eyes were filled with delight and mine with horror. They tried to pick me up, but I hopped away just before the hand got to me. Besides that, my first day was lovely. In the place, before outside there was no room to hop and leap. All of a sudden, I got picked up by one of the giants. And all of a sudden, I saw a much larger area for me to hop. A big area of green! There was even a big red block which intrigued me. I must go in there and hop. The best part: other creatures like me and some that have weird different shapes. There was so much more 116

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room! Naturally, I wanted to break free from his grip and see what’s inside the red block of structure. But instead, I got to see a new face. A figure that has longer hair and looks nicer than the other one I saw. He then proceeded to unload me unto her. And thank God! Her grip on me was much less strict, I might be able to escape. But sadly, I could not. Her hand was soft and squishy which was a nice change from the hard grip from the other hand I was just in. This person started to move, and I was getting further and further away from my family! But the girl took me to somewhere new! But, I’m leaving my family, my brother and sisters. I got put into a car and for the longest while I was put on a pile of blankets. I was in a whole new environment. She put me in what she called her ‘living room’ and I got to explore. The place was soft all over. It had a white carpet which my little feet left brown marks on. The carpet was nice and warm. But I saw another animal running towards me! A brown, white and dark brown dog. It licked me making me slobbering wet. But he was a friend! He showed me around the living room. His favorite spot is next to the box that gives heat. The girl came back with something bright orange and slender cone shaped! I must have it. My little mouth watered like Niagara Falls. The entire orange goodness was devoured within seconds. But my companion got happy looking at little brown cubes. Curious to see what that was like I stole one from him, hope he doesn’t mind. The cube of disgustingness was horrible. But he was enjoying it, so I’ll stick to the orange goodness and he can stay with that. The next few days passed, and I became used to this new place. I get to sit on top of my friend and we explore new places in the huge backyard. We once even found a huge field that was open with flowers. We decided to bring owner with us to show her the nice place. We would also go on walks with the owner and saw other people with creatures like my companion but none like me as yet. But besides that, living in this new place away from my family is quite enjoyable. I hope to see them again and hopefully tell them about the orange goodness called a carrot. Matthew Ho (Year 11)

Paper

I am a piece of paper. I was born in a factory. I have no mother and no father. I am alone. I was lying in the shop with other pieces of paper for twenty days when a guy in a smoking jacket came to the shop and bought me. I had mixed feelings about this. I was happy and scared at once. In two hours we arrived at the office. It was nice there. There was light and lots of people working. I wanted to talk to them, but I couldn’t because I was just a piece of paper. I spoke to other pieces of paper; they said that people were not nice to them and that we should keep away from them. But I didn’t believe it. Humans made me in the factory, why should they show bad behaviour to us? After five days something terrible happened, my best friend paper, John, was taken to the printer and people put a lot of words on him. He was shouting but nobody heard him, then I never saw him again. I was frightened, lying and looking at other people as killers. Every day they

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took other papers and did some crazy things to them. They were mad I thought. After seven more days they took me and put me on the table, not in the printer. The guy in the smoking jacket took a pen and started to write something on my body; he was pressing so hard, so it felt like he was cutting me with a knife. I understood this was the end. I was

shouting but he didn’t hear me. After fifteen minutes of writing he stopped but the pain didn’t go away. He showed me to other people and then threw me in the bin. The pain was too big. I saw other papers lying next to me. They were dead. In fifteen minutes I died because of the pain. Fedor Vlasov (Year 9)

Wake Up

Little Book of Heartbreak

I do not want to have damn feelings yet, Yet I desire you as a hopeless prey. I want your love to make your calm eyes wet And make you pray for me to ever stay

Trust is like a mirror, You can fix it if it’s broken, But you can still see the cracks in it.

With you, and then to bless your flawless love, Which constantly devours your weakened heart, Lament for me, with sorrow look above To see me in the sky and fall apart. I am your precious God, I am your moon, Which predatory looked at you and mocked. When your too naive heart became maroon I kept mine in a case, completely locked. You did not know that I was just a liar, Who made you feel so sentient and so high, Who opened in your heart a rough desire To fly with me, but on your own - to die. For you our love was like a divine culture It was conceited, not at all demure. Together we were like an ancient sculpture So graceful, so mind-blowing and so pure. And when I talk to you, you are all ears, But listen now with fully open mind Before I made you drown in endless tears Refuse to be so stupid and so blind. Love is a fear which terrifies the most It made of you a bard devoid of voice. It made you cry and suffocate, engrossed All your attention, left you with no choice. You have not even noticed how mistrust Broke into senseless mind by forceful surge. It lets your faithful dreams burn down to dust And dedicates to you a shrilling dirge. And even now I hear the deepest mourning For all those years you lived like a filthy slave Regretting fatal risk you took one morning Which made you rot in squalid grotty grave. Wake up. Before my callousness awakes You need to make a decision, right or wrong To be so weak and suffer from heartaches Or let them go forever and be strong. Irina Orlova (Year 11)

Forgiveness is like pulling a knife out of your own back, When it wasn’t you who put it there. Love makes you blind, You don’t see the people who are actually important, Other than your S.O.* Love can also make your heart flutter, Create butterflies in your stomach and, Just makes you happy. Heartbreak is like someone has pumped all the life out of you. You can’t think, speak, concentrate, You’re just an empty vessel. You can feel the cracks in your heart when you think about this person. Like someone is pulling the cracks apart again, when it is about to heal. Once you get over this person, you feel freed, Life is pumped again, in your once empty vessels. You try to start again, stop thinking of the past and Finally move on. Stepping into a new relationship is risking a heartbreak, But still we risk it because it makes us feel happy and loved. Humans crave love and appreciation, But have to deal with the consequences that come with it. We can’t control everything, Things happen which are meant to happen, So that we can learn from our mistakes and see things differently. It is hard to hide your feelings sometimes, Which build up inside you until they fully erupt and explode. People associate tears with weakness, But also, a strong person can cry, can’t they? Humans have feelings, which they deal with differently, We should accept that and try and offer help, Rather than leaving them alone, Dealing with their own problems. Isabelle Anna Macgregor Hellstedt (Year 11) *Significant other

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Expectations Versus Reality

29.08.18 This year I am going to start a journal. I heard it is the new hype. Okay so how do I do this? I have no clue how to write a journal. Do people actually do this? I guess this will be my first entry. 1.09.18 So, school started today! First day of school you always have so many expectations. I planned my entire outfit three weeks before school started so that I could have a perfect outfit ready. But guess what I was so clumsy, and I totally slipped during lunch and the whole tray of food just went straight on me. Perfect outfit, gone. I had to walk with spaghetti bolognaise sauce for the entire day; it was humiliating. 9.09.18 First week of school done. I really want this new pair of headphones, but my parents told me that I have to earn the money by myself to get them. I saw this poster on a post while walking back home from school. It offered to babysit a poodle named Fluffy for two days a week. Why not give it a try? I called in and guess what? I got the job!! 10.09.18 You would never believe what happened. So, I was walking the dog, right? And it was raining, and I saw my crush on the opposite side of the road. Guess what? A car ran by and I was soaked. Why do bad things always happen to me? 11.09.18 YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED. MY CRUSH TALKED TO ME. So, the conversation basically went like this: ‘Hey, didn’t I see you yesterday?’ ‘Oh hi.’ ‘I was wondering what homework we have for today?’ So, then I told him what homework we had, and he asked for my number. MY NUMBER. This is a big deal okay. Sorry if I am freaking out too much. I guess this is turning more like a diary, oh well. 12.09.18 I can’t sleep! I keep on thinking and fantasising about my crush. He is just so charming; it’s those blue eyes. His smile just melts my heart. 18.09.18 We’ve been talking quite a bit for the past few weeks. He never noticed me before but now we’re talking in every class that I have with him, basically every class. Have I told you he plays soccer and is the captain? And I’m just some anonymous person that goes to the same school as him. 20.09.18 School just ended. He asked me if I wanted to grab a coffee at Starbucks with him. I officially have no chill. None. I can’t believe it. I just can’t. I was jumping up and down, well at least inside my head. Okay, I need to breathe, don’t want to humiliate myself again in front of a hundred people in the hallway. I ordered a caramel macchiato, and he ordered the same thing too. According to Cosmo magazine, if your crush orders the same Starbucks drink as you, you are soulmates. We started chatting and he asked me: ‘What’s your go to food that you have at a restaurant when you don’t know

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what to have?’ I said: ‘Mac and cheese is my go to, what about you?’ “SHUT UP! No way! That’s my favourite food too, I basically live on it!’ If this is not love at first sight or whatever you call it, what is love? 29.09.18 So many things have happened! Don’t worry I’m still talking to him and we’re on good terms. But I HAVE WON THE ART COMPETITION! This is big for me because it means my art work will be shown in the gallery for a week and many famous art school representatives are going to be there. Let’s cross our fingers and hope they will see how amazing I am, and I’ll get an offer somewhere. 12.10.18 I got an offer! I am going to art school. And things just couldn’t be any better. I sense he is going to ask me out for homecoming. But I don’t know though. Okay, I shouldn’t have such high hopes, don’t want disappointment. 17.10.18 OH MY GOD. It happened! It actually did. I’m going to homecoming with my crush! Well should I say my boyfriend? Yeah, I probably should, my boyfriend! He took me to our private hideout at school and decorated the place and had a banner that said: ‘Will you go to homecoming with me?’ I feel like this is going to be a good year. I’ll update you soon. Hillary Cheung (Year 11)

The Bee Orb

If your house is on fire now and you can only save one thing, what will you save? Well, if you ask me. I will definitely save the beautiful bee orb in my house— the representative of my spirits. It’s a wooden ball, hand crafted by a mysterious man related to Charles Darwin. He is now living in the old house where Darwin used to live, and I bought it from there. Many bees were decorated on this simple ball and the leaves on the top of it gives this object its own life. I got this orb when I first came to England. I love biology and the evolution theory from Charles Darwin really impressed me a lot. That was when I decided to visit his old house and I found this. If you look carefully at the orb, you can find out the evolution line of those lovely bees. They are so realistic that every time when I look at it, I think that they are flying in front of me. I have travelled with it to many different countries and it’s even now in my house, in Sherborne! When people ask me, what is my favourite subject, I will always show them my bee orb proudly. This, also represents my passion for biology. This orb is my most precious thing and it will always be with me. It is my friend, my teacher and also my guide to the future. Richard Zhu (Year 9)

My Time with Jasmine

It was my habit to walk through the garden every day to see the jasmine. The buds came out in tiny crowds, flowers bloomed in clusters upon clusters. Before I could see them, the perfume greeted me. The fragrance was a mixture of earth and jasmine, spreading a feeling of freshness. That was the first time that I met her.

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She was wearing a long bright white dress which made my eyes light up. She was like jasmine, blooming quietly in the pavilion in one corner of the garden. She bent over a little bit, smelt the jasmine, with her eyes slightly closed. Time stopped, just for her and the peace around her. It seemed that she felt I was looking at her. Finally, she turned around and smiled at me. I walked into the pavilion to sit on the bench with her. “Have a cup of tea.” Her voice was so crisp that I could imagine the sound of crystal falling down onto a jade plate. I started to notice there was a bag of jasmine tea which hadn’t been opened on the table. She put some into the tea ‘calix’ (special pot) with really hot water. She held the pot down low, pouring the water from the lip into the cup that she had already prepared. The simple but elegant aroma spread out. Next was the second higher pouring, then the highest third and final pour. She gently inhaled, and closed her eyes. Slowly, the fragrance of tea and flowers was everywhere. Surprisingly, she put down the tea calix and said to me: “It takes time for jasmine tea to develop the fragrant scent.” Two hours in the hot summer sun was difficult to tolerate, but she sat so calmly. I looked at Jasmine up and down, the wonderful smell seemed to come from her, not the flowers.

Song Watching time gone Sing a song Ice cold string and lowering voice Silently follow along Worn clock Helplessly hung on the wall Facing and decorating the hall Seeing night gone Sing a song Snowy white and arctic light Gently dropped in town Lunar vibe Brokenly covered the heart As I knew the sadness when you left I could see you Smiling to me Behind the shadows of the hill

As the tea flowed from cup to cup, an afternoon just passed by, without me noticing. But the peace of jasmine has stayed in my heart since then. “Just go with the flow.” were the last words that she spoke to me. I still remember these words and the taste of jasmine, and the memory of a girl I might never see again. When I am far away from my hometown in Southern China and the Bouyei people and our culture, this memory keeps the tradition alive. Even now, when it is summer, especially on rainy days, I always want to drink some jasmine tea, read a book, to experience the feeling of going with the flow and being relaxed, just like Jasmine. Jiawei Zhu (Year 10)

With the melody Of our soul

Steve Lin (Year 11)

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Colour Images Exercise

In an old library there are two cats; one is big with chestnutbrown fur, one is small with jet-black fur. Actually, the big cat is really a witch. She changes into a cat if a person walks past. The witch has straight strawberry-blonde hair, cherry-red lips, snowwhite skin and sky-blue eyes. Her cheeks are a little rose-pink. She is like a big eighteen-year old girl. The witch’s hair is magical; when the sun rises her hair is sunny yellow, it’s lemon-yellow at 12 o’clock, it becomes chocolate-brown in the afternoon and peacock-blue in the evening if the moon rises, but it’s strawberryblonde when she’s asleep. The witch’s favourite occupation is writing her magic novel in a lime-green notebook with her emerald-green coloured pen. Sam Bingqi Wang (Year 11)

White

What is white? White is a page, Like a baby’s absolute heart, Full of kindness What is white? White is lightning, Like a rock band at night, Lighting the sky. What is white? White is snow, Like a goddess coming, And cleaning the whole world. What is white? White is a pigeon, Like a friendly emissary, Bringing us quiet and peace. What is white? White is light, Like a just hero driving away the bad, To protect our lives. What is white? White is the zero of everything, The start of everything. by Maggie Xu (Year 11)

A Good News Story

On 10th March a neighbour at the back of the Newell site, Mr Rob Bygrave, lost one of his pet Muscovy ducks. She flew into the woodland area at the back of the teaching block and the Greenfield Hall. Miss Joanna Norton, Housemistress of Mowat, accompanied Rob to have a look but were unable to see any signs of the duck. Rob wondered if members of staff on site could keep an eye out for his duck and asked that if anyone did spot the duck to contact Ms Montague, King’s House staff or Mr Casey, the Caretaker. They promised to get in touch with him to retrieve his duck. Unfortunately, no sighting was made. The duck’s name is Anastasia, she is quite young, and she looks like this: However, on 26th April a post appeared on Facebook from the local Kingston Vets, after somebody had found a 120

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What to do to live a healthy life

Nowadays, health is a big deal. We are surrounded by suggestions of how to ‘stay healthy’, by fitness and diet plans, by thousands of nutrition specialists and many other people, who are trying to convince us that their ideas about health are right. So, what does it really mean to be healthy and why do we need to stay healthy? I would like to start this topic by discussing mental health. Why does everyone forget about this very important part of our health system? Most people think that health is only about dieting and working out in the gym daily. In my opinion everything goes from the head and the mind. If you have peace inside yourself and you feel very balanced, then you are healthy. It doesn’t matter what you eat or how often you exercise, if your mind is good, then you will be ok. Sadly, most people forget about their mental health and focus on other goals. I really don’t like all the social media promotions about what we have to eat. To my mind, it is a very personal thing and it is very easy. I don’t think we have to concentrate on the food we eat as much as people ask us to do. There are so many wonderful things in the world you can work on or think about. We are all going to die one day, just keep it in your mind. When you become very old, you will think and remember the feelings you had, about the emotions you felt and what you saw and so on ... but NOT what you ate … and all these beautiful things come from mental health. That is what you have to work on: don’t let people hurt your mental health or in any way destroy your peace. In addition, I would like to add that I believe everyone has a different body and they each work differently. We all have food we like and we don’t; some people have allergies. So, for example: a doctor told his patient to eat nuts, to get healthy fats. He ate some and felt amazing. Than this same doctor gave the same instructions to another patient, but he died, because he had an allergy to nuts. So, I want to say that there are no specific rules and advice or diets that work for each and everyone in this world. I believe that only we and our bodies know what is good and bad for us; learn to listen to your body, learn its reactions and then make decisions. That will make you stay healthy. Sasha But (Year 11) Muscovy duck wandering the streets of Sherborne and taken it to them for advice on locating its owner. The photo provided matched the description of Anastasia, so Ms Montague sent the post to Miss Norton, who contacted the owner the next day. We are delighted to say that after six weeks, Anastasia’s adventures were over, and she and Rob were reunited! Quack, quack! LM & JN (available for future fowl detective services)

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Is it immoral to eat meat?

Essays by Pre-6th Group 2

The Pre-6th Group 2 had an eventful term in the English Department. The students conducted independent research on the topic of whether it is immoral to eat meat. They were encouraged to consider ethical, environmental, health and religious aspects of the issue. Following their research, the students designed and conducted a survey amongst the staff and students at Sherborne International, the findings of which were presented in class. This was followed by a school debate, and finally several drafts of essays, the final results of which can be seen below.” AS Nowadays, with the development of technology, people can easily have meat three times a day. Whether it is immoral to eat meat or not has become a controversy. Some people believe that it is ethical to eat meat, whilst others argue that it is immoral to do so, because we are intentionally killing living beings. Similarly, from my perspective, having meat is an unprincipled action. It is undeniable that cultivating livestock could damage the environment to a great extent. First of all, ranchers need to clear-cut forests to provide pastures for their herds. Then, much of the carbon goes into the atmosphere which elevates greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, our health is negatively influenced. This is because some serious diseases like asthma and COPD are easy to get in a polluted environment. In addition, many religions see the killing and eating of animals as a form of violence. Buddhists especially think the action definitely disregards the intrinsic sacredness of other beings. Therefore, they believe that it is abhorrent to eat meat. On the other hand, those who believe there is nothing wrong with eating meat claim that giving up a meat-based diet will lead to serious economic problems. Companies like KFC, Subway and McDonald’s will close down, which would increase the unemployment rate. In addition, it is inconvenient for people to get enough protein and fat from vegetables which assist with growth and repair of the body. Moreover, with the same amount of meat and vegetables, we can comparably gain more energy and nutrients from meat than vegetables. In conclusion, I believe that it is immoral to kill living beings for our interests. We eat them just because we like their taste. But we don’t need to eat meat in order to live. Companies that mainly produce meat could devote themselves to investigating new food materials. For the

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nutrient problem, we already have some products like Soya milk that can provide a huge amount of nutrients, but which are less harmful to the environment. Shirley Li What is morality? From my point of view, there are always two different approaches to morality. The first one is public morality, which is the basic behavioural consensus that most people in society recognize, and the other is the pursuit of an individual’s code of conduct, which cannot be used to request from others, but only to expect from oneself. In this essay I will first discuss some reasons why people should eat meat, before moving on to looking at opposing views. First of all, the simplest reason is that most people cannot imagine their life without meat, which is necessary for human beings. The nutrients in meat help people maintain good mental and physical health. From a nutritional point of view, the main purpose of eating meat is to get good high-quality protein. Animal muscle and fatty bone marrow provide more energy and the protein needed to build muscle tissue in the body. This nutrition not only benefits the body’s strength, but also nourishes the brain, making it bigger and allowing humanity to progress. However, as stated by M.S Dawkins in ‘Animal Minds’ and ‘Through Our Eyes Only the Search for Animal Consciousness’, animal behaviour, which includes lifelong pairing, altruistic behaviour, talking and caring, compassion and reciprocity, suggests that animals also have their own independent consciousness, mind and conceptual thinking. When an animal is being killed, there is not only physical harm, but also mental torture. In some cases, they are also forcibly separated from their parents. In addition, if people really want to eat meat, why not try artificial meat? One form is known as soybean protein, which is rich in protein and has a small amount of fat, so artificial meat can be considered to be healthy. The other form of artificial meat is meat made from animal stem cells. The global population will exceed nine billion in 2050, so this can also support people’s increasing demand for meat around the world. To conclude, it is not an easy decision for people to make, it depends on different aspects. So what we can do is to consider the future and develop technology as much as we can. Krystal Zhao

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The French students have shown again this year how hard they can work to achieve a good level of fluency in their third language through their second. This they do in just one short year and mostly with no previous knowledge of the subject. It is always a pleasure to help the students to develop this amazing life-skill which they can use in their further studies, at the workplace or just to make new friends and have fun. Here are two articles written by Maksim from Russia and Sebestian from Hong Kong. They both greatly enjoy their French lessons and say that it is their favourite subject at school. The photo shows students of French in their old classroom in the Francis Building which has been converted into an office for marketing and admissions. French lessons now take place in Room 17 in the main building. VT

Mon Ecole

Lundi, le 4 Decembre 2017

Mon école s’appelle Sherborne International. C’est petite. Les bâtiments sont assez vieux. Il y a beaucoup de professeurs. L’ambiance est très sympa. En tout, il y a environ 100 élèves. Dans ma classe, il y a 4 élèves. Ma matière préférée, c’est maths. J’aime bien le français parce que s’est très intéressant et serviable. Le prof est vraiment sympa. Je suis assez fort en chimie aussi. L’ambiance dans ma classe est très sympa. Nous sommes quatre élèves et un prof. Tout le monde est intelligent et gentil. Maksim Kuznetcov (Year 11)

Je vais au collège Sherborne International et je suis en premier. Au collège, je fais anglais, maths, chimie, physique, biologie et français. Ma matière préférée, cèst làrt dramatique. Jàime bien làrt dramatique parce que cèst facile et le prof est vraiment excellent. Jàime aussi la chimie. Je suis très très fort en maths et jài assez bons souvenirs en nombres. Cèst intéressant. Par contre, je nàime par beaucoup la physique. Cèst trop difficile dàpprendre les principes des matières. Alos, pas de surprises, je déteste la physique. Aujourd`hui, jàvais chimie à 8 h 30 et puis jàvais maths à 9 h 15. Jàime bien le vendredi entier parce que cèst ma seule journée scolaire qui a un horaire régulier pour moi. Aussi, jàime les vendredis le plus parce que je peux me détendre après! Et toi? Tu vas dans quel collège? Tu es en quelle classe? Tu fais quelles matières? Dis-moi les matières que tu aimes et les matières que tu nàimes pas. Tu es fort en quelles matières? Et demain, tu as quels cours? Jàttend ta réponse. Sebestian Chan (Year 11)

Life at SI by 10T

I’ve been at this school for three weeks. I’ve started three subjects that I had never studied before, I’ve tried different foods here and I’ve also begun new sports like cricket. All these are things I have done for the first time. In Sherborne International, what I enjoy most is our free time because at my last school the school days were extremely long: it was a tight schedule and I hardly had time to do anything I wanted to do. In this school, I have much more free time. I can do sport, reading, shopping and other things. Alex When I first arrived at Sherborne International, I was concerned and nervous, mainly because I was worried about sharing a room with other people but also, for example, about things like ‘Would I be able to speak properly?’ ‘Will I understand everything in the subjects?’ There were so many reasons to be apprehensive. However, I have my own room! I’m really happy to be here now and am thoroughly enjoying school life. The lessons are quite fun, sometimes difficult to comprehend but the teachers explain things to me nice and slowly, so now I’m much more confident, extremely satisfied and the anxiety has gone! Noah I have learned many things at Sherborne International since I joined this term. I am studying a new subject, Business Studies. It is difficult for me, but I will try my best to learn it. Another new thing is playing cricket. I find it very interesting and I am going to try to play well. I have most enjoyed doing sport as it makes me feel happy and relaxed. I am good at playing badminton and sometimes I like running. I am really enjoying life at Sherborne International. Daniel When I first came to the UK, the first impression people gave me is that they like eating potatoes, chips, bread and noodles. I thought my school menu would be very simple like this, but this month has surprised me! I have eaten different types of chips and tasted food that comes from different countries. I also love eating chicken, 122

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beef and lamb. All this makes my school life so much more interesting and it’s completely changed my view of the usual school dining hall food. My favourite food here is fried chicken legs. They taste like Chinese food and I always have four of five of them. By the way, I do also like eating McDonalds and KFC! Charles JT

Favourites by J3

My favourite season is spring. I also like summer because the holiday is long. My favourite sport is football and I like Bayern Munich the most. My favourite foods are sushi and pizza. I think Ed Sheeran is the best singer and I like all his songs. Sei I have many favourite things. My favourite seasons are winter, because my birthday is in winter, and summer because I like hot weather. My favourite films are Marvel films and Pirates of the Caribbean because I like stories about fighting and adventure. I like all colours. I like dogs, cats and donkeys the most. Mariia I like autumn because I like temperatures that are not too hot and not too cold. My favourite kind of weather is when it’s windy and I also like rain. Edward I don’t have many favourite things, but I enjoy staying at home. I don’t know why but I just do. I love sleeping! In China I liked singing. I often like drawing. Kelly My favourite season is summer because I like the sea. My favourite animal is the dog because dogs are cute. My favourite sport is tennis, but I don’t play well. My favourite subject is Art because I like doing drawings. My favourite food? I like all kinds of food! Hannah JT

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Cebu Island

Places by 10S

I have been to Cebu Island in the Philippines. I got there by aeroplane from Tokyo and went to learn English. It has a really interesting history between Portuguese, Spanish and American governance but gained independence in 1946. Filipino people usually speak Tagalog, but most of them can speak English. It can be dangerous to drive and walk because traffic signals often don’t work. There is also a lot of poverty here. I would like to go back to Cebu Island again because the local people are friendly and helpful. I would also like to see my host family again. I will have to find out more information about Cebu when I go next time. Emily

Disneyland

Last year I went to Disneyland from Hong Kong. I took a bus from Tseung Kwan O through Kowloon. It took about forty-five minutes to get there. Disneyland is a theme park where there are many adventure rides such as a rollercoaster and many famous Disney figures like Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. There are many buildings to do with Disney such as castles. All of them are gorgeous. It opened thirteen years ago on 12 September 2005. I went on many thrilling rides and took a lot of photos of Disney characters with my family. I really enjoyed that day in Disneyland because I liked doing so many exciting things and I loved seeing all the Disney characters. Erin

Beijing

Two years ago, I went to Beijing by plane with my family. Beijing is the capital of China and the country’s political and cultural capital. It became the capital of China in 1949. China’s best university is also there. I saw many beautiful scenes. I went to the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. I walked in the alleys of Beijing and discovered much cultural legacy. I also ate Peking duck and Beijing ice cream with my family. The weather in Beijing is very good but the air is not very clean. All in all, I really like Beijing because most of the people there are friendly, and the scenery and food are really impressive. Dennis

Iceland

Last month I went to Iceland. I got on the plane and it took nearly eleven hours to get there. It was a long, tiring trip. When I arrived there, the population was much smaller than I expected. I liked it very much because it’s not crowded like Hong Kong. The weather there was quite cold, but I was impressed that Iceland is one of the safest countries in the world. There is very little crime and medical care is excellent. The people there are also really pleasant. During the vacation, I enjoyed driving around Iceland the most because the beautiful and rugged landscape is absolutely amazing. It was a fantastic place to go. Jacky

Ching Ming Festival in Hong Kong

This is a festival of worship for our ancestors, when we respect our relatives who have died. Every year, we go to the cemetery and we take some food and joss paper to burn. Joss paper, also known as ghost or spirit money, means sheets of paper that we burn during worship ceremonies, special holidays and traditional Chinese funerals. I enjoy this festival because we always go to remember and pay our respects to my grandmother. I know that before she died, my grandmother loved me very much, so every year it makes me feel that I can do something for her. Erin

Life in Hiroshima

I live in Onomichi, Hiroshima in Japan. Although we all speak Japanese, each place also has its own dialect. That’s fine because we can understand each other. Hiroshima is located in South Japan. It is famous for the Atomic Bomb which destroyed the lives of so many people. In Hiroshima, the Atomic Bomb Dome always reminds us of the theme of war. A museum is built next to the dome and a lot of foreigners visit these places to learn more about Hiroshima and the Second World War. Onomichi is located in south Hiroshima. It’s a very historic town. There are more than eighty temples and shrines and the houses are very old. Senkouji is the most famous place in Onomichi and is well-known for its Sakura - cherry blossom. This temple is often chosen as one of the ‘Top 100 places for Sakura’ so we get a lot of visitors in the main street. Onomichi is a very peaceful town. If you visit, I advise you to eat Onomichi Ramen noodles. There are also many festivals here such as the Saturday Night Markets which are popular in Japan and held in June and July. You can play traditional Japanese games and eat delicious food. I like my home town, Onomichi, even though it has a lot of problems. The population is aging so some schools have closed or merged. In my elementary school, there were only nineteen students, but usually in a typical school, there are more than thirty students in one class. Old, empty houses are destroyed in earthquakes so can be dangerous. Onomichi has a lot of good things and also some problems, but I still like it. I really want to eat ramen noodles when I go back to Japan! Emily JT

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Some people believe that video games can inspire young students’ interest and make their study more efficient rather than distracting them and wasting their time, so young students should be allowed to play video games. Do you agree or disagree? Nowadays, with the development of technology and science, games have become more and more appealing. Video games are an example. Not only adolescents, but also a great number of adults are addicted to these electronic products. Individuals’ opinions about whether young students should be allowed to play videos games vary from person to person. From my perspective, I believe we could benefit a lot by playing video games. First and foremost, young citizens can relax both their body and mind while playing video games. Today’s students live under incredible stress which can damage their health to a great extent . The number of students who suffer from mental health problems is increasing rapidly. Video games could be an efficient medicine, as long as we schedule our time properly. Take my friend Lucy as an example. When she faced ten final tests, she was extremely nervous and probably stressed-out. Then I suggested she enjoyed a famous video game in order to relax. She played for about half an hour after two hours’ studying. A few days later, she looked much better. What surprised me most was she had become pretty positive and with this attitude, she took the final tests, and achieved good results. Secondly, video games can inspire young students’ interests and spark some creative ideas for them rather than distracting them and wasting their time. If we just learn

knowledge from textbooks, we will probably be fed up with it one day, because it seems really monotonous and bland. Video games could fix this problem. When you concentrate on video games, you feel totally divorced from the actual world; with stimulation both visual and acoustic, your thought processes speed up dramatically. What’s more, it’s convenient to broaden your horizon in this virtual world. Take my uncle Frank as an example. When he was about 19 years old, his methods of solving the same question were completely different from others. They were always more effective and straightforward. He attributed his talents to the habit of playing video games. By playing, he fostered his communication and leadership skills and his mode of thinking. After graduating, he set up a computer company which has had some success. Furthermore, playing video games can help people obtain some extra money. There are some contests at playing the games and if we win, we get a prize. With such money, we can buy things we really want and cope with our tight budget. This kind of experience can also enhance our CV and benefit our future career. Tom, who is a professional player of King of Glory earns about one million dollars each year. He has a formidable team behind him. Indisputably, he has a higher standard of living than normal people. It seems that playing video games can be a way to success. All in all, I believe that video games can inspire young students’ interest and make their study more efficient rather than distracting them, so young students should be allowed to play video games. Shirley Li (Year 11)

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News From the Schools

Old Students’ News

In September Mark Saracha Tanachaisukij visited from St Edward’s, Oxford where he is studying Maths, Economics and Physics at A level and playing rugby for the 3rd XV. With Mark were Namo Puttipong Vanittananun and Puwin Cheewinlikit who are both at Royal Russell. They are both studying Media Studies, Business and DT at A level and playing basketball. Namo is also playing football. Hale Ho and Jimmy Wong visited in March from Hurtwood House. Jimmy is studying Economics, History, Maths and Psychology at A level. Recently he won the ‘Chance to be Chancellor’ competition. He is hoping to study Management at UCL. Hale is studying Chemistry, Biology, Maths A levels and Media Studies in A1. He is still playing the bagpipes in concerts at school. Hale is hoping to read Applied Medical Science at UCL or go to med school.At Hurtwood Jimmy and Hale see regularly: Kosta Yun, Max Koshkin, Sofia Kovaleva and Anastasia Sonina from 2016 and Vincent Lam, Yelena Pavlova, Ankie Cheung and Veronika Butrim from 2017.

In April Anki and Yelena also visited from Hurtwood. In May Ilya Kovalev, Pasha Tabachnik, Vlad Yeromin and Matvey Nikonov visited SI. Ilya is at D’Overbroeck’s studying Business, Economics, Geography and Politics, Pasha is at St Lawrence, Ramsgate studying Business, Drama and Maths, Vlad is at Bede’s studying Business, IT and Media Studies and Matvey is at Milton Abbey studying Business, Economics and Maths. On the same day Sherry

Yang, Doris Li, Gary Xu, Roseanne Liu and Bolt Wang visited. Sherry and Doris are at Royal Russell Sherry studying Maths, Media Studies and Business and Doris double Maths and Economics. Gary and Bolt are at Sherborne, Gary studying Maths, Economics and Music Tech and Bolt studying Maths, Economics and Physics. Roseanne is at Bellerbys, Brighton studying double Maths, Economics and Accounting.

Suku Dlamini visited in March from Buckswood School where his sister Senty is also at school, and posed for the photo below with his brother, friends and members of the King’s House staff.

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Where are they now? Abzal Amirbay Leon Bokken Veronika Butrim Jason Shengye Cai Puwin Chaicheewinlikit Sydney Chi Xun Chang Sherry Tsz Ching Chau Kai Zikai Chen Costa Yifan Chen Michael Letao Chen Leon Ze Qing Chen Wendy Kwan Sin Cheng Ankie Hiu Wah Cheung Andy Cheng-Yu Chuang Terence Reed Clements Senty Sentelweyinkhosi Dlamini Suku Siyagcinwa Dlamini Maria Gorovater Mike Mikhail Guzhvin Shin Shintaro Hashimoto Wendy Funing He Hana Himeno Cheryl Yeuk Sik Ho Kaven Yuxuan Hou Jake Ze Jiang Ilya Kovalev Kate Sukalaya Kunkhett Jasmine Yui Lam Vincent Pak Wing Lam Nemo Ho Lau Irene Shih-Hung Lee Levi Longxiang Li Stephanie Tang Yao Li Caesar Kaixuan Li Doris Yubei Li Mindy Qi Li Rosanne Ruochen Liu Meedee Pratchayaporn Lotharukpong

Young Xiaoyang Luan Bogdan Mogylnytskyi Matvey Nikonov Elina Ostapets Tema Artem Patlazhan Yelena Pavlova

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Former student changes the name of his country

There are not many people in the world who are able to change the name of a nation, but King Mswati can! King Mswati III of Swaziland announced on 18th April that he was renaming the country ‘the Kingdom of eSwatini’. The monarch announced the official change in a stadium during celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence. The celebrations also marked the king’s 50th birthday. The new name, eSwatini, means ‘land of the Swazis’. The change was unexpected, but King Mswati has been referring to Swaziland for years as eSwatini. From BBC News

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Further News

Kerry Li, Ember Chan and Nalin Tan, who all left in 2011, visited in June. From SI Nalin went to St. George’s School in Ascot and then took BEng and MEng degrees at the University of Bath. Ember took a degree in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Johnson & Wales University in the USA. After that she did post graduate studies in Events Management at the Swiss Hotel Management School in Switzerland. At the time of her visit she was preparing to finish her Master’s degree in Switzerland whilst doing an internship in London and before moving to Japan in August for further study. Kerry went to Sidcot from Sherborne and has taken BSc and MSC degrees in Chemistry from University College, London. Kerry is soon to return home to start her career and Nalin likewise. Emma Bokken, Amelie Zhang, Kelly Tong and Amber Chen also visited in June. Irina Andreeva is now studying on a postgraduate course at the London School of Economics. Momoko Ogihara is now studying for a master’s degree at Greenwich University. Sirisilp Dumrongsilp has graduated with first class honours with a BEng in Electronic Engineering. She is now going to do a master’s degree at the University of Surrey, an MSc in International Marketing Management. Martin Liang has finished a year’s military service in Taiwan. Pattana Taemkongka has passed his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Automotive Engineering with second-class honours. Earn Arirat Denchopol has graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a BA (2:2) in Fashion Design. She started a job in August as a fashion designer for Irawin, a company in Thailand, which is going to establish a fashion brand soon but is spending 3 months in Shanghai learning Chinese in the summer. Anqi Li (now called Angela) has completed a one-year MSc in Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics (LSE). She is now working for a Chinese bank in London. Cyndi Yuechen Jiang has graduated with a BA in Media Communications from the University of the Arts, London. She is continuing her studies at Goldsmiths (University of London) doing an MA in Filmmaking. Solomon Yung, in King Mswati House (now King’s) from 2004-2006, visited SI in July. He is planning to get married next year and visited the UK for pre-wedding photo shoot and to share his memories of school life with his fiancé. Solomon is now a Director and Unit Manager for Wealth Management and Protection at AIA International Limited. Fiona Chiu got engaged to Ka Wing Roy Chan in August 2017. The wedding is set for 23rd December 2018 in the Sheraton Hong Kong & Towers in the Grand Ballroom. Nuria Rodriguez Abril visited Hana Himeno in Tokyo in August and they met up again in London in September! Risa Pavarisa Sriprajittichai has left Malvern St James and is now studying at Reading University. Sarah Blythe has graduated with a degree in Anthropology from the University of Kent. She enjoyed a two-week archaeological dig in Jersey during the summer at a Palaeolithic site before starting a master’s degree in at the Institute of Archaeology at UCL studying palaeoanthropology and palaeolithic archaeology. She met up with TJB in Canterbury in September. Poon Poon Karnpakkapas Jirapongtanavech (2012-13) has returned from Thailand and started a degree in Cosmetic Science in the North of England this year. Best Tangwongsiri has also returned from 128

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Thailand and is studying at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Vasily Nikolaev (2006-7) returned in September bringing his younger brother Anton to Sherborne. Vasily went to Dulwich from SI and then took a BSc in Information Management at UCL. At the time of his visit, he had just completed an MSc in Management at the Cass Business School. Siqi Chen (2011-12) also visited in September bringing her brother Richard Hongshen Chen. Siqi went to Sherborne Girls from SI and amongst other things (such as playing rugby and basketball), completed her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. This was awarded in person by the Duke at a ceremony at Edinburgh in which she had a conversation with him. At Edinburgh University Siqi is in her 4th year of a degree in Accounting and Finance. She is still keen on hiking, cycling and outdoor activities. Erika Osade had a busy summer at Sherborne (for PAH’s farewell party), Edinburgh and London in early July. Next she was off to Morocco riding camels and having fun. After that she visited Greece in early August before returning to Nepal to the Shree Chandersowri Primary School in Ashram village in Gorkha district where she had helped build two classrooms in 2016. She went to take a photo album to a family there. Sophie Yi is now studying for an MSc in ‘China in Comparative Perspective’ at LSE. In September Krit and Nat Phatpanichot competed in the Spartan Race in Thailand. This involved running 6.8 kilometres and negotiating twenty-three obstacles such as climbing over walls and crawling through barbed wire. Medals were awarded to those successfully completing the course! Jae Bhandhukravi, now known as Angela, has left Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. After working as a Production Assistant at Benetone Films she has been the Team Coordinator at The Dome, a student newspaper, owner at MISS GEE and a barista at Der Kaffee Gallery. Now Jae has also returned to the UK to further her studies at Bournemouth University. Aleksandr Kuchinsky is now studying at the University of Surrey. Alisa Selezneva had a wonderful holiday visiting Petra in Jordan in April. Bambie Llanuntachart has now left Royal Russell and is at BBA Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, studying Business.

Old Student Reunions London Reunion June 2017

In January 2018 the following Old Student Reunions were held with a last chance to see to Mr Hardaker who has now retired from SI! Bangkok - Mayflower Chinese Restaurant, Dusit Thani Hotel; Tokyo - Wolfgang Puck Pizza Bar, Akasaka Ark Hills; Hong Kong - Cafe 1997, Hotel Madera; Shanghai - Cafe Dongxi, Les Suites Orient on the Bund. See on following pages Ed.

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Congratulations to Benny Wu who married Yi Hsin Tsai on 13th June 2017. Congratulations too to Egor Poselskiy who climbed Mt Kilimanjaro in August to raise money for Hope for Children, a British registered charity working with children, their families and communities across eight countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Africa to help children grow up in safe and productive environments. The charity moves children out of institutions into family-based care, helps keep together families who are at risk of breakdown due to the pressures of poverty, disease or conflict and works to prevent child abandonment. Egor is now on his third year at University College, London studying Civil Engineering. Calvin Tsang, who studied here in 2010, called in to SI in December with Mrs Dunn. He read Innovation and Technology at Bath University and graduated this year. Thais de Moraes Imhotep Amonra visited Sherborne in November. She was taking a break from her studies at Queensland University of Technology and had visited London and Paris before Sherborne. Next she was off to Miami, then Brazil, then London and back to Australia. There she plans to do one more semester at university in Brisbane and hopes to transfer to a British university in late 2018. Thais is in contact with Salem Al Rashdi who is joining the army in UAE. She has met up with Elenora Khalmetova in London and Nicole Zakharenkova in Miami (and in Paris the previous week). Elenora is now at Warwick University studying Economics and Nicole at the British School in Paris. We congratulate Peem Phanathach Songsana on graduating with a degree in Communication Arts from Stamford University, Thailand. Alex Hon has left Loughborough Grammar School with 3A’s and a B at A level for Hong Kong University to read Global Business & Quantitative Finance. Eric Ishkanyan has left Dean Close. Luki Ryuki Nishikawa has won a place at Oxford from Rugby to read Chemistry. Alexander Semenov has left Leighton Park. Lea Sertang has left Earlscliffe with 2A’s and 2B’s at A level to study Hotel and Hospitality Management at Ecole Hoteliere, Lausanne. Man Tanapat Tanachaisukij has left Sherborne to study Real Estate at Westminster University. Patrick Minhao Xu has left CATS Cambridge, to study Mechanical Engineering at Leeds University. Eric Kaihao Ye has left Bredon School. Isabella Dai has graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE) and is now studying for a graduate diploma in law in London. Michelle Cai has left St George’s School, Ascot and is now studying at the University of York. Tanya Savchenko met up with Nadya Selyutina twice this year. Michelle Toh graduated from university in 2016 and started working for UEM Sunrise, a Malaysian company in February 2017. Johnson Fang is now studying at Cardiff University. We congratulate Irakli Bibileishvili and his wife Mariam on the birth of their daughter, Leia, in January. Taichi Sakai visited Sherborne in February. He went to Oakham for his A levels and is now reading Chemistry at the University of East Anglia. Karim Teli recently gave an exclusive interview to the Daily Jehan Pakistan, Karachi newspaper with photos of him about his ice cream company, Igloo.

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Tokyo Reunion January 2018

Hong Kong Reunion January 2018

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7 and 7A June 1998

Back Row: Mr Hill, So, Valentine, Arman, Brandon, Timur, Gary and Mr Budd Front Row: Jae Han, Carol, Pavel, Pantip, Nicholas, Maiko and Job Pear Amata Chittasenee on a photoshoot (see Pearypie on Instagram, YouTube or FaceBook)

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Kirill Penkin, who left Sherborne in 2004, visited the School to register his brother Andrei for the summer vacation course and main term next year. He enjoyed discussing old times with Dr Knight and Mr Bonelli-Bean. Yuzu Ito graduated from Kobe Ryukoku High School in January. She also passed the entrance exam to her first choice university, Rikkyo University, and is going study Intercultural Communication. Because it’s in Tokyo, she is going to be living on her own from April! She writes: “Thanks to my great friends and teachers, I have spent

three wonderful years there, but I cannot talk about my high school life without mentioning Sherborne. Life there wasn’t always easy but I definitely had so many experiences which changed me. Also my English improved a lot while I was there. I took TOEFL in order to apply to university and I got good score because Mrs Scott-Flintan was there and taught me English. I was super rubbish at first, but thanks to her, I developed much better skills. I REALLY appreciate it. This is a picture from my graduation ceremony. After the ceremony I went to Universal Studios in Japan with my friends.”

Leaving Sherborne International? Would you like to make sure you can keep in touch with SI and the friends you have made here? Sherborne International Alumni Association is the association for all past pupils. It’s free to join. We will send you newsletters and invitations to alumni reunions. We can help you find past students that you’ve lost touch with. SIAA organises alumni events in different countries so you can meet up with other SI past students and visiting staff. In the last year we have held reunions in London, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo & Geneva.

Tokyo Reunion 2018

There’s a website: www.sherborne-international.org/alumni where you can find the latest news about SI, alumni and links to SIAA social media pages.

All we need are your contact details! Make sure we have your email and/or postal address. Email alumni@sherborne-international.org or fill in the contact form at our website.

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In March Oscar Meng received his Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award at St James Palace in London. Oscar left Sherborne for Dean Close School for his A levels and is now reading German at the University of Sheffield. Recently Dr Greenfield met up with Jason Wu, who spent two years at Sherborne International about ten years ago. He went on to Sherborne School, but left after a year. After spending a couple of years in China he taught himself A levels and achieved top grades, entering York University to study Physics. He gained a First Class degree and is currently submitting his PhD. Next year he returns to China, where he will be working in Bio-Medical research at the Chinese Academy of Science. While in York studying, Jason also found time to establish a very successful South Americanstyle restaurant, which he still owns! In March Rachel Li and Karen Hong visited the school. Rachel did a foundation year at Sussex University after leaving SI and is now in her 3rd year there reading Marketing and Management. Karen went to Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taunton for her A levels and is now in her second year at the University of Durham reading Accounting and Finance. Rachel went on holiday in Dubai in April! Amelie Zhang is now studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. However, she was back visiting friends in Bristol in May.

Lok Chiu has still got what it takes!!

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The father of Leonid Zimin visited the school in February. Leonid was at Sherborne International as a junior from 2003 to 2004. He studied at Goldsmiths College, London in the class of 2013 reading Psychology. From there he did an MSc in Cognitive Science in Sofia, Bulgaria followed by an MSc in Occupational Psychology at the New Bulgarian University. Following that he studied at the Institute of Management Studies, again at Goldsmiths, in the Class of 2015 studying Occupational Psychology. Currently he is at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain doing an MBA until 2019.

Peter Hung-Kai Hsiao visited SI in April. Peter, who now calls himself Kai, was at Sherborne from 1998 to 2000 He went to Hurtwood House for the sixth form and then on to the University of Buckingham. Now he is the General Manager of three companies. The first of these is a textile company making materials for shoes, clothes and bags with customers including Nike, Adidas and New Balance. The second is a bag manufacturing company with customers such as Apple, Incase and Hedgren. The third is a medical company which makes items such as bandages and plasters supplying companies such as Boots. Peter divides his time between Taiwan (40%), China, Hong Kong and Vietnam (40%) and Europe, the USA and Canada (20%). He is still in regular contact with the following classmates from his

time in Sherborne 20 years ago: Peter Chang Yu Hsieh, Jason Chi Yu Tsoi, Coco Ya Hui Pai, Roy Yuan Min Cheng, Tim Yu Wei Pai, Sophia Yin Ting Lui, Diana Yim Wong, Richard Wei-Cheng Hsiao, Go Inomata, Ni Shi, Nick Hsu and Carina Wonder. Vova Matsola visited in May bringing his brother, Viktor who is joining the school in 2018 or 2019. After Sherborne, Vova went to Landsdowne College in London for the sixth form. Currently he is studying for a degree in Accounting and Finance at Anglia Ruskin University.

Mieu looking cool in Madrid Earn looking cool in May.

Jun Hyun Ghil

We are sad to record that Jun Hyung Ghil, who joined us from Korea in 2012-13 for the one-year GCSE course, has passed away following a long battle with leukaemia. He left SI for Dulwich, where he was described as a lovely young man. At Sherborne Jun is remembered for his kindly nature and skill as an artist. His former housemaster, Mr Bonelli-Bean, writes: ‘I would like to pass on my condolences to his family. Jun Hyung was such a friendly and likeable young man. He took his studies and responsibilities seriously and during his short time with us in King’s House he made lots of friends, including many from different nationalities. He was a true international student in the best sense of the word. I remember sitting on the bench with him outside King’s on many occasions during the summer term, his exam term. Even during what was clearly a busy time for him he would still find time to talk and smile. I am shocked and deeply saddened to hear this terrible news. He was such a great individual, very kind and always willing to help others. My thoughts are with his family.’ Mrs Samantha Russon, Jun’s Biology teacher adds: ‘Jun was such an attentive and determined student who was a real pleasure to teach. It is such a terrible waste that a young man with such potential to succeed has left us far too early. My sincere condolences to his family and friends.’

James Zimo Yang

The School is sad to record the death of James ‘Zimo’ Yang in early 2017. Originally from Chendu, Zimo left Sherborne for Charterhouse where he was very successful, winning a place at Oxford University to read Physics and Philosophy. He was in his third year. Angela Askill writes: He was a brilliant Physicist and I was so pleased that he was able to continue to study the subject, even if it was for such a tragically short time.

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News of Former Members of Staff

Marcus Hill and John Stalley spent a happy week this year cycling around Normandy! Marcus has been seen in the Digby Tap and says he and John are planning another cycling trip. Joe Dickerson (Chemistry & Maths - early 1990s) has also been spotted in the Digby Tap! James and Christie Carson and their children left China for at Epsom College in Malaysia last year, but James is planning to

return to the UK when his contract finishes in the summer. Christie visited the School in March as an educational agent to visit one of her students. Dr Greenfield (see left) now travels regularly to Bulgaria as well as Georgia helping another British school improve its organisation and results. He and Mrs Greenfield will be visiting their daughter in Australia again in October. He still visits the St Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s British-Georgian School in Georgia three times a year, where he is now Emeritus Head. Dr Greenfield reports that his son George (a member of the boarding staff for some years), who had a near-fatal fall in August 2015, moved into separate accommodation in Bristol in March, for an experimental six-month independent living project. If this is successful, the next step will be getting back to work somewhere. Hannah Farmer passed her PGCE in Post Compulsory Education from the University of Wolverhampton in July 2017. She has a new job teaching PE at a school in Dubai starting this summer. Kennedy Makambira has moved on from Geneva and is now continuing his career in journalism/broadcasting in Qatar, working on the build-up to the World Cup. Mark Cooper has been studying Primary PGCE at the University of Sussex and working at the Royal Alexandra and Albert School. He visited Sherborne in March. Carla Sheldon and Alex Mitsis are still at the same school!

Congratulations to Lawrence Dalton and Emma Brockman on their Wedding in May. How many Shirburnian faces can you recognise?

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