T H E PI LG R I M R E V I E W | S U M M E R / AUTU M N 2016
ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION U13 SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS Reigate Grammar School students placed 2nd at the ECF (English Chess Federation) U13 Schools Chess Championships in Grantham during the summer term, making them National Runners-Up!
Congratulations to Gwen Subuh-Symons for getting into the National Youth Music Theatre ensemble performing at The Drum, Plymouth over the summer. Gwen auditioned with thousands of students nationally, to achieve a place working with West End choreographers and singing coaches—a superb achievement.
RGS scored 10.5/16 with our only loss coming against runaway Champions KCS Wimbledon; the 3-1 thrashing of our old rivals Wilson’s in the last round was particularly enjoyable.
REIGATE & REDHILL MUSIC AND DRAMA FESTIVAL
The RGS team consisted of Alex Golding, Harry Armstrong, Annalise Hansen and Bernadette Cheng-Whitehead. Ernest Tan played some good games in the Reserves section and was a great backup to the team. All five players received runners-up medals and the School and each player will receive special certificates from the English Chess Federation.
NATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE SUCCESS
This is Reigate Grammar’s best National chess result for many, many years; thanks to all who made it possible.
Bernadette Cheng-Whitehead was awarded the Reigate & Redhill Music and Drama Festival Arts Council Shield for Brass following her performance in the Grade 7 & 8 brass class. She was asked to perform the 1st movement of the Hummel at the Harlequin Theatre for the Festival Gala Concert.
REDHILL SINFONIA SCHOLAR Sixth Form student, Charles Lee, has been awarded a violin scholarship with the Redhill Sinfonia Orchestra, a new scholarship programme for suitably qualified school-age string players. The orchestra has a membership of nearly 60 amateur musicians and each year performs three concerts (usually at Reigate Park Church or the Harlequin Theatre) of varied repertoire. Key to the orchestra’s continued success, popularity and high standard are the skill and enthusiasm of its professional conductors and leader David Burton.
HOUSE WINNERS 2016 I am delighted to announce that Williamson House has won the overall House Cup 2016. Well done to everyone—every little point has counted in what has been a very close competition. The House Cup competition starts after Easter and runs for three terms until the following Easter. The gloves are definitely off and in the true RGS spirit of fun we wait to see how the competition unfolds this year.
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