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Prep Schools’ Tennis Tournament Sixty-six pupils from seven schools attended this year’s Prep Schools’ Tennis Tournament at Malvern College and sunny weather with a lunch-time BBQ made it the perfect Bank Holiday weekend activity. Prestfelde won the U11 Boys’ competition and The Dragon School won the U11 Plate. Old Hall won the U11 and The Richard Pate School won the U11 Girls’ Plate beating Abberley Hall. Abberley Hall won overall in the U13 Boys’ and The Downs Malvern won the U13 Boys’ Plate. The U13 Girls’ competition was won by Abberley Hall with The Dragon School winning the U13 Girls’ Plate. Headmaster Antony Clark, who presented the prizes, said he was delighted to see so many boys and girls enjoying themselves in the sunshine and playing a very high standard of tennis with excellent sportsmanship. Richard Thurlow, Head of Classics, Careers, i/c Tennis
Prep Schools’ Debating Competition Malvern held its annual Prep Schools’ Debating Competition gaming is good for children’ and ‘Mothers should stay at home to look after their children’. Packwood Haugh and The House believes that schools should be closed and all teaching done via the Internet’. Joseph Zivny (SH) and Leo Genghini (No.9) chaired the
debate and the twelve teams gave excellent speeches and arguments. Despite their young age, the pupils demonstrated excellent rhetorical techniques and used convincing speakers! Many congratulations go to Packwood Haugh who won the trophy. Dr Martin Harris, Classics