Medbury School
Play the Game
From the Boarding House A mixture of familiar and new faces
John Ogston
Another year is well under way in the Boarding House
a dozen boys raring to go in their togs at 6.45am. Even
with a mixture of familiar and new faces! We have 25
swimming in the dark toward the end of this term did
permanent and permanent casual boarders who have
not discourage the boys!
joined the Boarding House family during Term 1.
Thank you to the Medbury Parents’ Association for
We also welcome Ms Alex Seales as a Boarding House
helping the Boarding House purchase a number of
Master and our three new Kiwi gap tutors, Ellie Tizzard,
skateboard ramps and rails at the beginning of the
Sam Clark and James Corbett (a Medbury Old Boy).
year. This has proved popular with boys young and old
New boarders joined us from a range of locations
in the Boarding House.
including, Wanaka, Hawarden and as far as Seddon. A highlight of the Boarding House calendar is always the Term 1 surf day at Sumner. All boys suited up and showed their stuff on the waves after a lesson on the esplanade. Listening to the boys at the end of the day, I am sure the waves had grown four feet and they were hanging ten, but they all slept well that night! Another highlight has been the growing numbers of Boarders joining in for fitness on a Tuesday morning. Despite this being voluntary, each week has seen over
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Looking ahead to Term 2, we have two ‘Friday nights in’ when the boys all stay in and enjoy an action packed night together. Unfortunately the Super Rugby calendar does not provide a suitable date for us all to support the Crusaders at the stadium, but there are plenty of other exciting times ahead for the boys in the upcoming term. John Ogston Director of Boarding
