St Marys Calne Oxygen 2012

MAGAZINE OF ST MARY ’S CALNE

OXYGEN the essence of life at St Mary ’s

2011 - 2012

OXYGEN the essence of life at St Mary’s

Oxygen captures the energy and ethos of St Mary’s Calne and is inspired by scientist Joseph Priestley, who discovered oxygen in Calne in 1774.

News 01 26 44 52 53 54 58 59 60 70 84 86 90 91 94 96

From the Headmistress In the Library Charity Activities German Club Young Enterprise Company News The Calne Foundation Trust PGSM Founders’ Day Enrichment Weeks Conferences Lecture Series Chapel News Examination Results Leavers’ Destinations Lily Ball

Sports Reports 18 19 29 30 40 46 74 78 79 80 81 82 83

Sports Reports Fencing Swimming Skiing & Snowboarding Lacrosse Netball Hockey Athletics Cross Country Rowing Riding Tennis Sailing

Trips and Expeditions 02 14 20 22 24 27 42 48 68 76 89

Chamber Choir Tour to Florida Cultural Trip to China History of Art Trip to Paris Classics Trip to the Bay of Naples LIV Form Activity Week in Bude German Exchange to Münster French Trip to St Malo Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Geography Fieldtrip to Iceland Challenge & Adventure History of Art Trip to Tuscany

Reviews 08 12 32 34 36 51 Wiltshire SN11 0DF Telephone: 01249 857200 Fax: 01249 857207 Email: office@stmaryscalne.org www.stmaryscalne.org

Centre Stage Les Misérables Art Forum The Music Scene Music Examination Results LAMDA Results

From the Headmistress It is with some sadness that I write this introduction to this wonderful edition of Oxygen, for it will be my last as Headmistress of this fine school. It has been my most tremendous privilege to lead this phenomenal institution over the past decade.

This magazine is full of stories, and each girl at St Mary’s Calne has, and will have, her own story to tell in life. Yet each too is bonded to her friends and companions at school with what they share in common – the close, lasting friendships which all Calne Girls have, and the memories of this magnificent, amazing place.

their most vibrant. I have always been struck by the exit interviews I have every year with the UVI Formers, and how, when asked which events stand out in their minds as being the most positive of their time at the school, they almost invariably talk about events in which the whole school, or a significant part of the school, has been involved.

It is together, as a community, that the girls of St Mary’s Calne are at their strongest and at

Over the past 10 years, as the number of these events has increased, so too has the

girls’ ability to be able to verbalise their pride in the community, and their recognition of the value that they have gained from being in this environment.

I am extraordinarily proud of all of their stories. Enjoy reading Oxygen. And remember – ever onwards and upwards…

Dr Helen Wright MA (Oxon), MA (Leics), EdD (Exeter), PGCE (Oxon), FRSA, MIoD

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Chamber Choir Tour to Florida

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Trips & Expeditions - Florida Tour

The following was taken from the daily blog written from Florida, which attracted more than 9,500 hits from countries as far afield as New Zealand, Singapore and Canada.

The Chamber Choir tour to Florida this year had been dubbed ‘the tour of tours’, so it had a lot to live up to! However, there is little doubt that, for those of us who were lucky enough to take part, it surpassed our expectations. Before embarking on our musical mayhem, some of us had envisaged Florida in much the way its reputation suggests: as the land of pensioners and golf. Needless to say, however, our experiences were somewhat different and, with a blog documenting our every move, no detail was left unaccounted for…

Friday, March 23rd After an incredibly early start of 6am (ok, so not that early – but for 35 teenage girls at the end of a busy Spring Term it certainly seemed quite a challenge!) we headed off, luggage in tow, to Heathrow - excitement temporarily tempered by the joy of checking in. After a long flight, touching down in Florida had the remarkable effect of transforming our tired expressions into ones of uncontainable excitement. Indeed, the speed at which we disembarked and headed for customs was one that can only be matched by that of spotting the last pair of show-stopping heels in a ‘mall’ (we figured now we’re here it’s about time we started using these American-isms). Yet, unfortunately, the queues that met us – along with the ferocious interrogation by American customs where we attempted to charm them with an explanation of our ‘singing holiday’ – were lengthy and rather static.

Finally, however, we made it through, to be greeted by balmy warm air and our favourite American musician and organiser supreme – Bruce – who gave us the warm welcome Americans are renowned for.

From there, it was a two hour drive to Naples along ‘Alligator Alley’, where we were to be met by the most incredible American hosts ever to walk the Earth. Indeed, we had barely said ‘hello’ before we were whisked off to beaches at 10pm and then taken home to eat homemade brownies and chocolate ice-cream. I think it is safe to say that, in but a few hours, our long day’s travelling was already worth it.

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Saturday, March 24th The fact that we are writing this entry on a private beach in Naples just about encompasses the surreal nature of this experience. We arrived at the United Church of Christ this morning to be greeted by their Director of Music who, within a few bars of warm-up (singing ‘alligator’ and ‘crocodile’ in ascending and descending scales – Mr Whiting has gone reptile mad…), declared ‘You guys are awesome.

Just awesome.’ Which, we guess, is American for: ‘You’re sounding in jolly good shape!’

The two-hour rehearsal in preparation for tomorrow went well and many visitors stopped by to listen in. The praise continued to be effusive - one lady admitted to being emotionally choked by what she heard. We were all given a baseball cap in an array of colours – from a very ‘hot’ pink to the more moderate lemon.

Then, it was straight to the beach in a threatening ‘gangsta-like’ convoy of 4x4s and convertibles (it won’t surprise regular followers to hear that Dave was last to leave the church) for some uncannily accurate re-makings of Baywatch. (Don’t worry parents, no-one needed rescuing.)

So, clearly, life is extremely tough and challenging for us, as we are forced to spend the next four hours lazing on a beach eating pizza, after an excruciatingly hard morning of eating pancakes and singing Mozart and Coldplay. Something tells me that the time with our wonderfully generous hosts this afternoon and this evening isn’t going to be too much of a trial either!

Sunday, March 25th Today, our rehearsals started at the ungodly hour of 8am, where we prepared for the two services we were due to sing this morning at 9am and 11am. We were entertained by a very lively preacher, who taught us some valuable lessons of what one can do during sermons, such as sliding on tummies under the pews – something that has to be tried, surely. Indeed, the petition has already begun for this to be a feature in school chapels, although we’re not sure how Father Peter will receive this!

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Trips & Expeditions - Florida Tour

The services both went well and, in the receptions afterwards, praise was extremely high. One guy stated in a broad American accent, ‘You guys were wonderful!’ which prompted another man to argue, ‘No, you guys were more than wonderful. You were incredible!’ The compliments weren’t only about our singing, there was certainly some praise directed towards our accents and even our appearance (although one woman took a while to realise we weren’t the church’s usual ‘older’ choir just sporting new robes!).

We are trying to maintain British modesty – but it is proving difficult!

After lunch, we headed back into the church to give a concert in aid of Baby Basics. It went really well and the audience clearly loved Connie’s violin playing in Massanet’s Meditation as well as all of the Choir numbers. After a mostly serious programme, there was some serious feet tapping from the audience when we performed the likes of Say a little prayer. Surely appropriate in a church…?!

After the services and concert, and singing to over 1100 people, we travelled north to Sarasota and settled into the hotel which was to be our base for the following four nights. Next to the pool were warning signs about alligators, but we were getting fairly nonchalant about these things!

Monday, March 26th Today has to be one of the most memorable days so far.

After arriving at St Boniface’s Church early this morning for a rehearsal for a concert this evening, we all headed to the USA’s Number 1 beach at Siesta Key – and it certainly was something. The sand was literally like snow and it wasn’t long before we were using up our remaining energy in the water. The beach also had a small selection of shops to look at – one of which caused a couple of us to do a double-take as we recognised two familiar gentlemen trying on a remarkable array of hats. It was a shame Dave chose not to buy the rather fetching pink hat, as all agreed it suited his complexion rather well.

After our stint at the beach (where our 50+ sun cream and Mrs V-C’s surveillance ensured none of us would sunburn – let alone get the opportunity to tan!), we headed to the Out-of-Door Academy Junior School. The welcome we received there has to be one of the greatest we have ever received from any school, the children, ranging in age from 5 to 12, greeted us all with the kind of enthusiasm normally reserved for pop stars.

We were given a tour of the campus, which included going into a kindergarten class and meeting a boy who insisted on shaking every single person’s hand before reciting a poem to us. We then headed into the assembly hall, where we prepared for our incredibly serious recital (a recital that contained weighty pieces such as Hit Me Baby One More Time, Billie Jean and Wonderwall).

Mr Whiting attempted to teach the children parts of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida, which was met with enthusiasm and sang with the gusto expected from 260 small children.

Yet it was the Q and A that really had both Choir and audience laughing. Ella, Marina and Imi were the Choir representatives given the difficult challenge of answering probing questions such as: ‘How long have you been singing?’, ‘Where have you travelled?’ and, more interestingly, ‘How do you feel about being in an all girls school?’ (asked by one of the aforementioned boys). The girls tackled the questions with the class expected of them and assured their audience that concentration levels were increased due to the absence of males. One girl’s question, asking whether any of us liked One Direction led, naturally, to all the attention being diverted to poor Leo – who is, since Saturday, yet to stop telling us random facts about Harry Styles, such as ‘Did you know his favourite food is sweetcorn?’. No, Leo, surprisingly, we didn’t…

It was exciting, if slightly alarming, to discover that the recital was on YouTube by the time we returned to the hotel!

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Trips & Expeditions - Florida Tour

Monday 26th March (evening) Tonight’s concert in St Boniface Church was very well received by another capacity audience. The acoustic of the church was amazing and greatly enhanced the Choir’s sound, and the organ was pretty stunning too. The hour and a half recital was entirely from our sacred repertoire, the pieces ranging from Mozart to Pergolesi, from Schubert to Bednall himself, although the audience seemed to really enjoy the Wonderwall encore. We were pleased with both our singing and the response.

Indeed, it seems rather impressive that, in all the concerts we have given thus far, we have received standing ovations and, what’s more, we’re in danger of selling out of Requiem CDs!

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Wednesday, March 28th Tuesday, March 27th Today’s excitement began with a trip to Lowry Park Zoo, where we encountered everything from alligators to manatees, from giraffes to penguins. The zoo was not only interesting, but rewarding too. Mr Whiting, who has an acute dislike of snakes, managed to overcome this by speaking to a sleeping python in attempted Parseltongue. Needless to say, he didn’t quite have Harry Potter’s gift, as the snake continued to lie motionless despite his best efforts. Dave, however, was more successful in conversing; his newly acquired ‘American’ accent (a rather unique and always entertaining twang!) helping him to make some new friends, both human and from the animal kingdom. The zoo also saw the purchase of our tour mascot – Bruce, a small, soft alligator - who has become an integral member of the tour party.

In the hottest temperatures of the trip so far, we then headed to St John’s Episcopal Church in Tampa to rehearse for the evening’s concert. It was to be our last major concert of the tour and all of us, despite our tiredness, were eager to make it the best one yet. The concert contained the same programme as that seen in Siesta Key the night before and it was also met with a standing ovation. The audience contained a lot of professional musicians (including the Director of Florida’s Boys’ Choir) and, at the reception afterwards, all expressed their gratitude and seemed to be impressed by our efforts. Although it was a late night, everyone seemed energised by the reception of grateful Americans and the buzz that came from giving our all.

After the past few hectic days, we were grateful for the rest we received today at the Aqua Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. We were given the opportunity to wade into the water to collect various sea creatures, come face to face with sharks, dolphins, manatees and penguins and, of course, purchase many a souvenir from the gift shop. We were also fed an incredible lunch of hamburgers and cookies on the beach – aided by our tour guide Brad (spoken in Dave’s American to sound like ‘Braaaddd’) and Lora (‘Looorraaa’). Entertainment was provided by Dr Wright and her son Harry, with their all-singing, all-dancing rendition of ‘Bananas of the World Unite!’

After that, it was time for some shopping in the famous Armand Circle, though as we only had an hour, it felt more like an Olympic sport with the sight of some girls racing around all the stores.

Thursday, March 29th It was another early morning for the Choir today, as we all headed to the Out-OfDoor Academy Senior School for an 8.30am workshop with their choir, as well as a small recital for their entire school. The workshop was good fun and certainly reflected the ‘Special Relationship’ Mr Whiting spoke of. The rendition of Mozart’s Lacrymosa from his Requiem was well received by the American Senior School Students. This was much to our relief, as we were very nervous about performing in front of our American peers. There was certainly an element of Glee about it, but the wolf-whistling that went on at the end gave us the impression that we had done well. (Whether that was a reaction to our singing, the fact that we were British, or something else (?) is still unknown…)

After the concert, we bade farewell to our American friends and headed east on a four hour coach journey to Miami. Arriving at 3pm, we went straight to the beach (all but a 5 minute walk from our hotel!) to soak up some last minute sun before heading back to England. The evening saw an extravagant dinner at the Grillfish restaurant on South Beach, filled with tales and nostalgia for the past week. Many Choir members chose to embrace the Floridian tradition of Mahi Mahi (fish) and Key Lime Pie just to complete their experience.

The evening was a beautiful conclusion to our holiday (sorry, I mean very, very serious Choir tour) and it will certainly be something missed and fondly remembered by all.

Devon-Jane Airey UVI Form

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Reviews - Centre Stage

Centre Stage From the International Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011 to the National Youth Theatre 2012. was reconfigured for a dramatic musical exploration of epic proportions. The seven week rehearsal sprint for Les Misérables started before the Autumn Term 2011 even began. This was a far cry from the intimate setting of our prime C venues location in Chambers Street, with audiences attending from around the globe, and to which the UVI Form gave mesmerising performances, ably led by Lily Wakely and Emily Soar (Sixth Form Drama Scholars 2009-2011). Sweet memories of publicity poster and flyer distribution on the rainy Royal Mile, early morning rehearsals, and setting and striking our set in less than fifteen minutes for our 11am daily performances will never fade, now they have simply been moved off-set - or become super-imposed - by a myriad of images of theatrical action which later assumed centre stage in the theatre at Calne and in other venues this academic year.

Reflect on the past year in the Drama and Theatre Department at Calne, and you may call up many different images, scene shifts and far-reaching locations. With a broad repertoire played out in venues both at school and in far-removed places, our performances have carried on relentlessly, and ever more professionally, with a power reminiscent of the revolving stage and the great central Rothko-like arch, turning majestically at the centre of The Delscey Burns Theatre in early Autumn 2011, for this year’s theatrical jewel in the crown, Les Misérables.

Just days after returning from the international Edinburgh Festival Fringe and overseeing the outgoing UVI Form’s ‘racy dark thriller’, Moira Buffini’s Dinner, which played to packed audiences in central Edinburgh, I then watched with pride as the stage space of The Delscey Burns Theatre

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Schools’ Festival. Some UIV Form singers, of course, formed a formidable choir, led by Kate Le Fevre (LVI Form), who worked with the orchestra of Les Misérables. We must, however, return to Les Misérables later, as the axis turns, the story of this past year rolls on, and ‘our drama unfolds’. While many of our performers were brightening our stage and those of other places, our UVI Form RADA

While our senior actors and singers were engaged ‘in creative battle with a theatrical juggernaut’ from early September, the UIV

Form were busy rehearsing and transferring their adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing to a Bristol theatre venue, The Tobacco Factory, as part of the National Shakespeare

students were engaged with top professionals from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in weekend masterclasses and weekly sessions, as part of our unique RADA Speak out! Advanced Communications Course.

This culminated in St Mary’s/RADA student presentations to a professional panel in The Gielgud Theatre/Studio at RADA in London in February, with Alicia Lee winning best final RADA presentation and Natasha Dean winning a RADA prize for the best overall contribution to the course throughout the year.

She now looks forward, with fellow gifted Sixth Form Drama Scholar, Olivia Gosling, to carry on the mantle as Hamlet in our Autumn 2012 double ensemble. It has to be said that there is an absolute wealth of creative acting talent at St Mary’s Calne.

As the year has turned, like the dramaticnarrative action of Hugo’s Les Misérables on our great revolving central stage, memorable performances have been inspired, created, rehearsed and performed. More than one hundred actors, from LIV to UVI Form, working with and directed by their excellent LAMDA teachers (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) have produced top performances from Grade Three to Grade Eight (Gold Medal) examinations. This year has also been marked by the introduction of termly LAMDA Performance Evenings, so that parents, friends, teachers, tutors and supporters now have the opportunity to see and enjoy the variety, versatility and high quality of LAMDA examination performances.

In Spring 2012, The Delscey Burns Theatre was transformed into three studio spaces for the Express AS Level Scripted Performances and Express A2 Level Devised Drama.

Audiences were intrigued and moved by the actors of Lillian Hellman’s tense drama, The Children’s Hour and fascinated and charmed by the ensemble playing of Charlotte Keatley’s My Mother Said I Never Should, both shows proving to be a great success for their UV and LVI Form cast members.

as by a range of dramatists from Greek to Modern, was proclaimed by the visiting A Level examiner to be one of the best and most creative student-led dramas he had ever seen! (This fantastic show was later new-minted to become Macbeth Unsexed, with both new and original cast members, at Venue 50, C eca, for the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe - but more about this venture in next year’s Oxygen!) Of course, many of our Calne actors were, at some points during our hectic calendar, busily performing in Les Misérables, while also creating their A Level shows and rehearsing LAMDA excerpts at the same time… For these consummate performers, The Delscey Burns Theatre is rarely dark.

One such leading light during this academic year, and for many years past, has been Matilda Ellis. Sixth Form Drama Scholar (2011- 2013), with leading acting credits ranging from Nina in Truly, Madly, Deeply (2009) to Eponine in Les Misérables (2011), Matilda has always set the highest standards of dramatic performance on stage.

The standard and range of acting and general performance is higher and broader than ever before. Hence the astonishing Hamlet auditions and the decision to create a double ensemble (‘To Be’ and ‘Or Not To Be’ – 2B and 02B) when casting Shakespeare’s formidable revenge tragedy this Summer Term. It might also account for the fact that not one, but two, St Mary’s Calne senior actors have been awarded places with the National Youth Theatre (NYT) for this summer 2012. Given that 5,000 young hopefuls apply across the United Kingdom every year, this is a significant and prestigious achievement for the fabulous Ella May (Music Scholar 2011-13) who wowed audiences as Javert in Les Misérables (and as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird in 2010) and for Olivia Kold (new Sixth Form Drama Scholar 2012-14).

I am confident that they will both acquit themselves superbly on the NYT stage in London this summer and do themselves and the St Mary’s Calne Drama and Theatre Department proud. Congratulations to Ella and Olivia and all others who have realised their dreams in the audition room or on stage during this past year, and good luck to all those who are now hoping and planning to make 2012-2013 their year to shine.

Venus Flytrap, the hugely creative LVI and UVI Form Devised Drama, heavily influenced by Artaud and his Theatre of Cruelty, as well

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Reviews - Centre Stage

It must be said that 2011-12 has also been a star-studded year in terms of visiting professionals and great events, including the remarkable Swing Evening in aid of The 2012 Sports Hall Fund in February 2012, led by the wonderful Jonny Wilkes (West End lead and new Patron of Musical Theatre at St Mary’s Calne). Parents, friends and supporters danced the night away in The Delscey Burns Theatre, now transformed into a glitzy nightclub, while many of our LVI Form actors and singers joined the charismatic Jonny on stage for some stunning duets and b-bop choral numbers.

Roll on the year to April and there was our red-carpeted, Oscar-themed annual Golden Lily Awards Dinner when we celebrated the creative arts in style, comfortably ensconced in a glamorously decorated Top Hall. During this evening, we paid tribute to all the achievements of our great student talents in Drama, Music and Art at St Mary’s Calne. We were graced by the presence of Welsh Opera star Wynn Evans, the ‘Go Compare’ maestro, who gave an extremely witty talk about his career and who kindly presented our Calne Oscars – the now famous Golden Lilies! The fifth annual award evening for the creative arts at Calne, it was the most professional and most enjoyable yet, and we look forward to building on its success for many illustrious occasions in the future.

On to June for excellent Stanislavski and Shakespeare workshops during Enrichment Week and on to July for Rolling in the Deep with Adele, as part of our inaugural visit from The Wilkes Academy. Jonny and Nikki Wilkes, with their expert teachers, gave

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the UIV Form a professional workshop carousel of Music, Drama and Dance – the first of many, we hope, to be offered to our aspiring thespians at Calne. Dramatic news also is that Nikki, a top professional choreographer and dancer, is all set to put our performers through their dancing paces from September 2012 onwards. So watch this space...

It seemed that our creative endeavour was well rewarded in June this year, when we received the thrilling news that Sir Tim Rice had agreed to become Patron of Drama and Music at St Mary’s. A remarkable individual in the world of theatre, Sir Tim is the world class lyricist who, with Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber, is responsible for putting the twentieth century musical back on the theatrical map. He is also a former parent of Eva, who played Mary Magdalene at Calne in Jesus Christ Superstar 1992 – and, ever since, has maintained a kind and supportive interest in the theatre at Calne. On Founders’ Day, Devon-Jane Airey (UVI Form) was named as the first recipient of the Sir Tim Rice Prize for Musical Theatre. Devon-Jane has contributed so much to our whole community in terms of her own compositions and music, and she will be long remembered for her stunning and heart-breaking performances as Rizzo in Grease 2009 and Fantine in Les Misérables 2011. I cannot think of a more deserving winner of this new award. Another very deserving Founders’ Day prizewinner – of the Leadbetter Prize for Performance – was Lily Petherick (UVI Form). A most gifted comic and serious actor, Lily has entertained and thrilled us on the Calne stage for many years.

She is remarkably modest about her talent and her achievements, yet who can forget

Lily as the Nerd in Grease or as Elizabeth I in Wallenstein’s Elizabeth, both in the same year - 2009. Lily has also graced our Edinburgh Fringe stage more times than any other actor at Calne, supporting other year groups and curiously playing various murderous roles over several years... The memories will live on, Lily. You are a star and a joy to direct!

There are stars, of course, both on stage and off. Jolie Cripps (UVI Form) won the Drama & Theatre Studies prize this year in recognition of her work as a set designer and stage crew member. For many years, Jolie has been part of what has become well known as the ‘A* Team’ in theatre production and stage management.

As well as Jolie, this has included Georgia Perry and Georgia Hatlapa. It is at this point in reflecting on all that has happened in The Delscey Burns Theatre, that I would like to thank and pay tribute to these three UVI Form girls who have, in their time, set phenomenally high standards in technical and production work for other generations to emulate.

Without them, many of our great shows would have run less smoothly or brilliantly. Behind the scenes we had such fun: memories of our tears and laughter will prevail! I wish them ‘God speed’ and say a heartfelt thank you!

I must also, of course, say thank you to every other member of our backstage crews for 2011-2012, but single out just two people: Florence Cain (LVI Form) for her remarkable artistry as Head of Make-up and the wonderful Mrs Debs Price for her amazing work as Head of Wardrobe and for theatre production in general.

As this year drew round to its close, we were treated to a magical junior production which captivated audiences in The Delscey Burns Theatre. This was Cautionary Tales, a masterful drawing together of thirteen stories and tales taken from the Brothers Grimm and the German folktale book, Struwwelpeter. The Junior Drama Society 2011-2012 acquitted itself beautifully; it was remarkable to see every single member of the LIV and MIV Form perform on stage in such a variety of imaginative settings.

There were so many actors who distinguished themselves, it is impossible to mention them all, but particularly vivid performances include the mesmerising Phoebe Love and Katie Rae as the wicked sisters in Ashputtel, the acrobatic live-wire Jemima Brown as Rumpelstiltskin, the indomitable Annabel Sumner as Iron Hans, the Watling sisters, Yasmin and Ariana, as the Evil Queen and her magic mirror, the outrageously compelling Thea Dillon in Harriet and the Matches, and the fantastic Georgia Lane Fox and Lottie Dalley as the gruesome tailors in Suck a Thumb. These were cautionary tales indeed. Bravo to one and all, especially to those who made their debut performances on The Delscey Burns stage!

Now back, full circle, to the beginning of the academic year and the triumph of Les Misérables. This gargantuan project, this remarkable exploration of the indomitability

of the human spirit, brought out the greatness of our senior actors, singers, musicians and technical crew, as they rose to every new challenge during the intense seven week rehearsal period. What a tour de force! We knew we were aiming high, but we had no idea just what heights we would scale. From the great opening chords of the orchestra and the first revolve of the stage, to the magnificent scenes of revolution and rebellion, to the final scenes of love surviving and prevailing over all, the theatre was filled with wonder. Every member of the triumphant cast and crew, from the smallest St Margaret’s ‘urchin’ to the most experienced of our senior leads and technicians, is to be congratulated.

The absolute power and sheer beauty of this production, with its magnificent lighting, staging and costumes, brought our musical theatre at Calne to a new level of professionalism. It was, we were told, worthy of the West End. It was also worthy of all we strive to achieve in our theatre at Calne. It was confirmation that however high we set the bar, Calne performers will not only exceed but confound all expectations.

Only think back to the magnificent Ella May and marvellous Ellys Airey as the fated opponents: Javert and Valjean, to Charlotte Bell (newly appointed student Head of Drama 2011-2013) and Mariella de Soissons as the beautiful lovers: Marius and Cosette, to Devon-Jane’s heart-breaking Fantine and Matilda Ellis’s Eponine, Marina Jodrell’s rebel-rousing Gavroche, Clementine Wood as Enroljas and last, but definitely not least, the great Thénardiers – Victoria Price and Imogen Dobie. These performances are not just memories now – but part of our theatrical legend at Calne.

So this year began and ended with theatrical magic of different sorts – from senior to junior performances – across the year groups. Of course, it was Moberly who stole the show in Company Drama under the superb direction of Clementine Wood. It has been a great journey, full of interesting twists and turns. At one point, just before Christmas, I found myself meeting with a Calne Girl in New York, having attended, some weeks before, a reading of a new show she was producing in London. Victoria Parker (1993-2000) was one of our leading actors; she was in the first show we transferred to The Edinburgh Fringe (Shall I Compare Thee? 2000), she was often in The Delscey Burns Theatre, on stage and off. She is now a Senior Vice President for Harvey Weinstein, working from her base in New York, with a portfolio which includes major Hollywood films and great theatre. Victoria is not alone; there are other Calne Girls making their mark as producers, writers and directors in the creative industries; they are, in true Calne fashion, establishing their own theatre companies and winning awards. Victoria’s older sister, for instance, Marina Parker (1989-1996) won a BAFTA for Best Single Documentary (2010). I wonder who will be the first Calne actor or director to win what is considered by many to be the ultimate accolade, an Academy Award?

Theatre, like the great revolving archway in Les Misérables 2011, can be an entrance to other worlds, a gateway to unimaginable possibilities, a metaphysical place both to wander and to wonder. It is a place where dreams can become a reality, where every turn brings new beginnings and more opportunities to live and to learn. After their transformative experiences at The Fringe 2012 and the National Youth Theatre 2012, what will our top Edinburgh ensemble, and the actors Ella May and Olivia Kold, bring back to their theatre work at Calne? For now, another year beckons, the seasons turn, new projects wait in the wings. Shakespeare calls. How will we follow on from Les Misérables? With the greatest play of all, Hamlet. The indomitability of the human spirit again. Another great challenge. Bring it on.

Miss Lilian Leadbetter Director of Drama July 2012

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Reviews - Les Misérables

Through Darkness Into Light Working with the musical Les Misérables is like going into creative battle with a theatrical juggernaut.

Operatic in style and epic in content, it is a glorious and exuberant exposition of Victor Hugo’s philosophical and political writing, as set out in his famous novel. Now more than twenty-five years after Cameron Mackintosh and his team brought the English show into being, Les Misérables continues to be a West End show-stopper. Go to The Queen’s Theatre on Shaftsbury Avenue any day of the week and you will witness an international audience of loyal followers who may be seeing their beloved show for the umpteenth time.

Producing this show at St Mary’s Calne in just seven weeks was a herculean task, a considerable act of courage and commitment on behalf of the entire cast and crew. It was worth every minute of artistic endeavour. Relentless in its musical drive and, like Hugo himself, full of fascinating contradictions, Les Misérables is imbued with powerful imagery of darkness and light, highlighting throughout its dramatic action, the struggle inherent in the human condition and the indomitability of the spirit, despite great suffering. This is a story in which love does indeed conquer all: ‘And remember the truth that once was spoken, to love another person is to see the face of God.’ Miss Lilian Leadbetter Director of Drama Autumn 2011

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Trips & Expeditions - China

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Nest and During the trip we were able to visit the Bird’s the last of ries memo ng amazi Water Cube, bringing back n, Heave of le Temp the ed Olympic Games. Visits includ , Palace er Summ and City den Tiananmen Square, the Forbid Great the ride, boat a on tion with a little time for relaxa majority Wall - probably the highlight of the trip for the the round ed whisk were We s. of us - and the Ming Tomb se Chine a with lunch had and aws Hutong quarters in ricksh ed crowd and small the in life and family, experiencing at first-h houses of this district.

Xi’an after The overnight ‘soft’ sleeper train delivered us to undings! surro t quain very and ed an 11 hour journey in cramp rm platfo our find to n statio main Just walking through the Cotta Terra the of site the ered was a feat! There, we discov Mrs Army, raced on bicycles on top of the city wall (with in a part took y!), fairpla ing ensur Jones acting as a referee, ty, Dynas Ming the about all learnt calligraphy workshop and s Spring Hot Hua the near ride car finishing off with a cable We area. whole the of view which offered a beautiful coach, practised our language skills with our guide on the part in taking and e centr town the in before visiting a school ged mana even I whilst ies, activit ing a lesson and in some sport nts… stude 55 some of to teach a lesson to a class

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Trips & Expeditions - China

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We were treated to wonderful food every day and, in particular, sampled dumplings and Peking duck as a special treat. Our chopstick work is now second to none!

We also indulged our taste buds with a traditional tea ceremony. Two evening shows - the Acrobatic Show and Tang Dynasty Show - delivered a new cultural dimension to our visit.

We managed to visit some local markets where such delicacies as roasted spiders, snake and crocodile meat were on sale. Our newly-acquired bartering skills were put to the test very successfully and we came back with a few items which could easily be taken for the real thing!

The trip was an amazing introduction to Chinese life and culture and we hope to be able to visit China again.

Mrs Chris Strudwick Director of Studies

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Sports Reports

Sports Reports Sport has many advantages, one being instilling national pride and, in this Olympic year, who better than Andy Murray, Bradley Wiggins, Jessica Ennis and former Calne Girl, Laura Bechtolsheimer, London 2012 Gold medallist, to excite the nation and bring us together.

Sports Awards Senior

Intermediate

Junior

Outstanding Marina Pease

Outstanding Annabel Wright

Outstanding Georgina Higgins

Sportsmanship Alice Edgedale

Sportsmanship Emily Clarke

Sportsmanship Hannah Drew

Endeavour Award Eleanor Percey

Endeavour Award Eleanor Dove

Endeavour Award Taya Sellers

Sport has enjoyed a higher profile nationally as well as within St Mary’s. On the same day that the Olympic torch came through Calne, St Mary’s and St Margaret’s Preparatory School joined together to celebrate and enjoy our own mini-Olympics with Years 5-9. In and out of school, St Mary’s sporting successes brought personal, team and school pride, and winning became more of a habit.

Lacrosse matches against Downe House, Queen Anne’s and St Swithun’s were an exciting prospect rather than a daunting one! The netball teams relished matches against the Bath schools and our hockey teams enjoyed so much success locally that

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we need to travel further afield next year to find stiffer competition. The number of senior girls playing team sport continued to increase, but with this increase in numbers came increased competition for selection, and girls had to fight hard to maintain their position. This in turn only improved our overall standard; in practice there was a

Champions; the Fencing Team won their first ever tournament, an invitational Fencing Competition at KES, Bath against 16 other schools. Individually, Annabel Wright was selected for the Welsh U18 Lacrosse Team; Henrietta and Verity Page represented the South West Synchronised Swimming Team; Franziska Goess-Saurau, Jessica Mendoza and Lucy Rogers continue to compete nationally and internationally in Equestrian events; Emily Clarke represented the South West in Rugby; Jemima Brown won the Road to Wimbledon competition qualifying for the County Final in Swindon, whilst Isabelle Cain and Georgina Higgins represented Wiltshire in the Pentathlon at the Regional Combined Events Championships in Exeter.

greater level of intensity and our internal games were more competitive and reflective of matches. However, it is not all about numbers, and our depth of talent is just as encouraging, fostered by this commitment from more players. We enjoyed team success across the board: GB ski champions; U13 West Schools Lacrosse

These achievements reflect a growing inner confidence in St Mary’s Sport and it is contagious.

Mrs Heidi Marvin Director of Sport

Sports Reports - Fencing

Fencing In the Autumn Term, the Fencing Team were invited to an Invitational Fencing Competition at KES, Bath. They arrived in the morning with no expectations, as they had never been to a Fencing Competition before. There were 16 schools there and all the girls were divided into their age groups.

There were lots of competitions throughout the morning and the girls competed with grace and vigour. Mariella de Soissons won 6 out of 7 matches, only losing to a girl who was the West Champion, making her second overall in her age group. Eleanor Davies fought well and even managed to gain one point from the National Champion in her age group, making her second in her group. Georgia Wheatley and Bertina Chan also came second in their age groups. Chloe Waller, Lucy Evans (Captain), Helena Boase, Eliza Perry, Charlotte Wailes-Fairbairn and Lauren Wheatley were all placed in their age group events too.

With all these high scores added together, the St Mary’s Fencing Team came first overall. Not bad for a first outing!

In the Summer Term, the Junior Fencing Team ventured to Millfield School to take part in a competition. The girls felt slightly daunted walking into Millfield’s Fencing Academy Salle, but soon got rid of their nerves when they were wired up and ready to fight. ‘En Guarde!’ was shouted and the competition commenced. After nine fights each, the tally was taken for individual fights. Alexia Hermelin managed to win 7 out of 9 fights, which made her joint 1st with Millfield’s GB fencer!

Eloise Le Fevre came in 4th place with five wins, closely followed by Eleanor Davies, Helena Boase and Laura Steel with four wins each, coming in joint 6th place.

Mrs Natalie Baldwin Head of Extra-Curricular Activities

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Trips & Expeditions - Paris

History of Art Trip to Paris ‘Et toujours des images, des images, des images, que nous rêvons puis ciselons une à une pour mieux vous faire entrer dans l’emotion.’

Anyone who has seen Martin Scorsese’s Hugo will agree that there is nothing quite so evocative as the interior of a 19th century Parisian railway station. As we departed from St Pancras on the Eurostar and arrived at Gare de Nord, we observed how industry and art were united through the beauty and strength of iron: a theme that would be continually repeated in the bridges and street lamps of Hausmann’s Paris. Our appropriately named Hotel Claret was located in the Bercy district, which for centuries facilitated the supply of red wine to the city due to its close proximity to the Seine. Now home to one of France’s biggest and most significant film museums, Bercy is also the site of the new French national library, thus providing appropriate inspiration for our study of the visual.

The purpose of the trip was to examine the works of art and architecture that form the basis of the A2 History of Art course at first hand, whilst enabling us to grapple with the contextual issues that drove the historical meaning of imagery which it in turn helped to construct. It was vital therefore to gain a sense of the urban planning of Paris, which had rapidly expanded during the Second

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Empire, since it was the boulevards, intersections, cafés and department stores that formed the basis of the work of the Impressionists.

It was important to our sense of chronology to spend our first day in the Louvre, exploring the genres of painting produced prior to the cataclysmic revolutions of 1848, which led to the questioning of artistic hierarchy and authority.

Comparing the misty poignancy of Watteau with the austere geometry of David offered no better demonstration of changes in style that were as dramatic as the changes in political mood that characterised the long 18th century in France. After the chilly stoicism of the leader of Neo-Classicism, we were ready for the passions of Romanticism epitomised by Gericault and Delacroix.

The Louvre is as iconic as the treasures that it contains and, as we paused to view Leonardo’s portrait of Lisa Gherardini, joining the crowds that swarmed to gain a glimpse of the enigma, it was clear to see that the image had lost none of its power since Walter Pater explored the phenomena of the Mona Lisa in the 1893 essay that helped to shape her myth.

After an evening excursion to the Bohemian territory of Montmartre, we prepared for a full day in the Musée d’Orsay. This former railway station contains significant works of art produced after1848, when the rigid hierarchy of genres and the stranglehold of the Academy began to be challenged by rebellious artists such as Gustave Courbet, whose A Burial at Ornans humbled us in its stark dignity. Many images that are embedded in our consciousness as trite confections assert their original force when explored at first hand and even the lightest, most joyful of Impressionist paintings certainly appeared radical in terms of their textures, novel compositions and depiction of the disjointed and alienating aspects of 19th century modernity.

We spent the rest of the afternoon on the stylish left-bank and paid homage to the intellectuals and artists who adopted St Germain as their own. Feeling inspired by the café discussions of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, we took the time to study Delacroix’s extraordinary frescos in the church of St Sulpice which also houses the visionary funeral sculpture of Michel-Ange Slodtz.

A stroll along the Champs-Elysées took us to the smart 16th arrondisement which was frequented by female Impressionists such as Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt. We completed our stay by exploring The Pantheon (or Ste Geneviève as it was known prior to the French Revolution) and witnessed a staggering feat of structural engineering in the form of Soufflot’s enormous dome raised above an extended Greek cross plan that was made possible only through the use of iron and Gothic principles of design. Once again, we witnessed the radical potential of the language of Neo-Classicism to inspire patriotism and awe.

Sadly, we had to leave the Latin Quarter in order to make the journey home. We ended our séjour in the city known during the Belle Epoque as the ‘theatre of nations’ with a glamorous cup of coffee in the historic Brasserie Terminus Nord that still contains its 1925 fittings. As we reviewed all that we had seen and developed our skills of visual recall surrounded by the organic swirls of Art Nouveau and the brittle gloss of Art Deco, we posed a crucial question: could the Parisian Flaneur have ever been a woman – a theme that will continue to perplex us as we continue our study of 19th century French art in the classroom at St Mary’s.

Dr Penelope Wickson Head of History of Art

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Trips & Expeditions - The Bay of Naples

Classics Trip to the Bay of Naples On Thursday 8th March, 28 girls and 3 staff members set off for the Bay of Naples.

The mood was buoyant, following some excellent public examination results received immediately before departure. This set the tone for the whole trip and the girls were a delight to take.

Pompeii lived up to all expectation with its wide streets, well-preserved houses and the public areas of the amphitheatre, gladiatorial school, theatre, forum, and temples. The haunting spectre of Vesuvius just behind it reminded us of the terrible tragedy which

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occurred there in 79 A.D. Unfortunately, the fierce wind prevented us from climbing to the crater on Mount Vesuvius, but the girls were able to see the destructive force of the lava flows as we drove up in the bus.

Herculaneum is more compact than Pompeii, but gives a rather easier view of the layout of a whole town. Our visit to the third largest amphitheatre in the world at Pozzuoli, with its huge subterranean caverns, was a wonder to behold, as were the sulphurous gases emerging from the crater at Solfatara.

Finally, we rounded off the trip with a visit to the Naples archaeological museum which keeps the originals of all the key mosaics and frescoes of which we had seen copies on the various sites. No trip is complete without some leisure time and the girls proved that the English Bella Donna is still very attractive to the Italian youth. Marriage proposals were turned down (I think) and so we were able to return your daughters to you in good heart!

Mrs Elizabeth Rothwell Head of Classics

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the rning activity of was the last mo the o int d Surfing - Surfing ls wade s high, so the gir trip. The tide wa king their way to ma re boards befo d water with their few stood up an rn the basics. A dy bo s les the beach to lea more or s in, while others rode some wave boarded to shore. t activity - This was the las Dragon Boating their own tutor group had of the trip. Each LIV Form powered by all the boat which was ster than . Some were fa and their paddles nal and back! de it down the ca others, but all ma

numbers compared rm, while small in St Mary’s LIV Fo ly completed their hools there, not on fort to most of the sc t put the extra ef le and grace, bu an cle activities with sty g vin ed ha y did (this includ .. into everything the on the last night. d, an was noted dormitories). This

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News

In the Library It has been another hugely busy year in the libraries. We continued to shadow the CILIP Carnegie Medal and Kate Greenaway Awards, and review titles for the Red House Children’s Book Award both in the library during the day and in Boarding Houses as part of the weekend programme. Alongside this, we have held a number of events.

Our Autumn Term Creative Writing Day with the entire Fourth Form was led this year by Nicola Morgan. Nicola is an award-winning author of over 90 books – some educational, some non-fiction and some fiction. Her book Blame My Brain looks at the changes that happen to the teenage brain and was nominated for the Royal Society’s Aventis Junior Prize for Science Books, and her latest fiction title Wasted was long listed for the 2010 CILIP Carnegie Medal.

Nicola introduced the day with a talk about herself as a writer, and then took the girls through some exercises to help them structure their creative writing and create interesting characters and settings, so that they could ‘control a reader’s heart’! It was a fascinating day and the girls produced some

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amazing pieces from it, as well as honing skills that will help them far into their futures.

During the Spring Term, we held our second World Book Night Event with the UVI Form in their House, where we gathered to share nibbles and the joy of reading both silently to ourselves as a little revision break, and aloud to others.

The girls had a lovely time, after being a little worried at the start as to why they had all been asked to gather in the Common Room!

Friday 27th April saw Ellen Renner speak to our LIV and MIV Forms. Ellen’s Castle of Shadows and City of Thieves books are incredibly popular amongst the girls, so they were eager to hear about the new titles she is currently working on. Ellen also spoke about where her ideas for these stories come from and the role of females in fairytales, accompanied by some images that she had drawn herself to illustrate her books and guide those producing her front cover artwork.

Miss Charlotte Smith Librarian

Trips & Expeditions - Münster

Münster 2012 After last year’s visit of some German girls from Münster, it was now the St Mary’s girls’ turn to fly over to Germany.

The trip took place in the Spring Half Term from 10th - 16th of February. After a journey without complication, and partly on a very luxurious bus from Düsseldorf airport to the school, we arrived at the Freiherr-von-Stein Gymnasium and were greeted by our host families with whom we would spend the following days.

On the first weekend, we spent time with our host families, as well as with the

entire group, and enjoyed activities like ice skating and visiting a circus. As the pupils in Germany were not on Half Term, we had the opportunity to experience a different type of schooling on the Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

the highlights of the trip, as the entire group, German and English, set off for Cologne to visit the chocolate museum and the famous cathedral, and take part in a quiz about the history of the city.

It was a very active and enjoyable week.

The evenings were also filled with pleasant activities like going to the cinema (in German of course), a visit to the town hall of Münster and exploring the city. Tuesday was one of

Franziska Goess-Saurau LV Form

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Emily Graham UVI Form

Sophie Soar LVI Form

Hannah Wu UV Form

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Emily Chaffer UV Form

Emily Bradshaw UV Form

Jess Davies MIV Form

Olivia Addington LVI Form

Sports Reports - Swimming

Swimming The year started with an immediate splash as the Regional Qualifying Round of the ESSA Secondary Schools Team Championships was brought forward from its usual time in November to 28th September!

Under such pressure, and hardly any training as a team because we had only returned to school three weeks before, all teams swam extremely well. We were able to swim a practice gala against Stonar on a Tuesday evening the week before which proved a worthy exercise!

Two junior teams and one of each intermediate and senior teams were entered. As is always the case for some, it was their chance to improve on their times from last year, but for other girls, especially the younger ones, it was the first time they had experienced a national competition in a 50m pool (known as long course), although, for the purposes of the competition, it was split in half with a boom to allow each 50m section of each relay to be swum over two lengths rather than one.

There were approximately 40 independent and state schools competing in each event from across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire with some schools swimming more than one team in each event.

The Junior Freestyle A Team came 34th and the B Team close behind in 39th place, with 55 teams competing in this event. Also in the Freestyle event, the Intermediate Team came in at 41st position out of 50 teams and the seniors 13th out of 28 teams entered. The competition then moved on to the Medley

Relay which is swum as 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m butterfly and finishes with 50m front crawl. In this event, the juniors once again produced close results, with the A Team finishing in 29th place and the B Team not far behind in 36th place, with 55 teams overall in this particular event and age group. The Intermediate Medley Team came up against tough competition this time and finished in 41st place out of 49, and the Senior Team came in 14th out of 28 teams.

In November, the pool refurbishment meant a selected number of the older team swimmers were given the opportunity to travel to the Marlborough College pool on a weekly basis.

They shared the pool with a local triathlon club which gave the girls an insight into how an outside competitive club trains and performs.

The Inter-Schools Swimming League was swum as friendly galas rather than a league for this year only – this did not impact at all though on the atmosphere and the effort that not only St Mary’s girls put in, but also the swimmers from the other schools. The February round was won by Sheldon, but the May round was won by St Mary’s. This is a league that every swimmer and teacher always enjoys and is very well supported and we look forward to next season.

We also swam a further gala against Stonar and, for the first time, hosted a team from Bruton. We entered the Independent Schools Relays at Downe House with two teams in the U13 and U15 age groups. Everyone swam amazingly well and produced some great PBs – the best result of the evening for St Mary’s was in the U13 Freestyle Relay with the team winning themselves a Bronze medal!

New Colours were awarded to: Intermediate – Emily Clarke, Francesca Davis, Henrietta Page, Elle Curzon Green Junior – Meg Hunter A Highly Commended Award was given to Verity Page Finally, Kitty Bevan was awarded the Barley Cup, given for her commitment to swimming both in and out of school throughout the year and the Riley Cup was given to Maia Jarvis who was considered to be the most improved swimmer.

Mrs Deb German and Mrs Liz Thompson Swimming Coaches

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Sports Reports - Skiing & Snowboarding

Independent Schools Ski and Snowboard Championships On Wednesday 14th December, 11 girls set off for the long trek to Les Deux Alpes, France to race in the Independent Schools Ski and Snowboard Championships.

They reached the hotel in the early hours of the morning and, after a good sleep and breakfast, the girls were out on the slopes being put through their paces by our ski instructor,Vincent Chanel (he also trains the girls that race in Flaine), practising all the technical work required for both Giant Slalom and Slalom races. We had so much snow it was unbelievable and, after two days of training in severe wind and -10 conditions, we were ready for the competition. There were 16 teams registered, of which only 4 teams were all girls.

Saturday morning dawned with an abundance of snow and the Slalom had to be cancelled as it was deemed too dangerous to ski

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competitively. Instead, the girls had the best day of fun skiing in powder snow and came back to the hotel exhausted, so that night we had to go out for crĂŞpes at the best crĂŞperie in town to revive the troops!

Sunday arrived and we were in fighting spirit ready for the Giant Slalom. The conditions were fine for the race, 87 competitors were ready to commit to the course and our first skier down was our Captain Annabel, who brought in a very good time. All 11 girls made it down the course twice in great times, giving us a respectable overall score, but it was a little unnerving to see the boys come down at such fast paces.

In the afternoon, we had the Parallel Slalom: a very competitive race where you have two courses side by side and have to race another school in a knockout competition.

Our squad was split into an A and B Team, and the poor B Team got a really hard first race against King’s College 2 Team (boys).

They gave their all, but were beaten. The A Team also had a tough draw, but they managed to beat King’s 3 (boys), The All Stars and Arden 1 (boys). They then got into the Quarter Finals where they drew Arden 1 again and beat them quite convincingly!

They were now in the semi finals where they drew Arden 2 (boys) and beat them! In the other semi finals, it was King’s 1 v King’s 2

and King’s 2 won. The final was between us and King’s 2 (boys). The atmosphere was electric; Imogen lost her voice screaming!

The whistle went and we were neck and neck all the way down with the boys. Sterling performances were given by Iona Bromage, Imogen Giddins, Hana Gudelis, Isabella Sage and Annabel Wright - they put up an amazing fight… but lost by one metre. We had won Silver which was a fantastic result.

Silver medals for the Parallel and Annabel received the Bronze medal for the Giant Slalom - she was only 17 hundredths of a second behind the Gold skier.

Well done to all girls that competed, you were fantastic and maybe next year we will dominate the boys again!

Mrs Natalie Baldwin Head of Extra-Curricular Activities

That evening saw the gala evening and presentation. The A Team picked up their

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Reviews

Art Forum This year, the artists at St Mary’s Calne have continued to be highly productive and have created a diverse range of artworks that can now be seen all around the school in the summer exhibitions. This includes particularly bold and ambitious pieces of work in the front entrance by the Sixth Form that include conceptual sculpture by Sophie Soar, beautifully crafted mixed media photography pieces by our Art Scholar Georgia Herman, exquisite Wiltshire landscapes by Polly Haggas and brightly coloured self-portraits by Emily Graham.

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Exhibitions and Awards This year, the Art Department was privileged to attend An Evening of Art in aid of The Prince’s Trust in Bath, where former pupil Daisy SimsHilditch (2008-2010) had a painting selected to be auctioned alongside the work of Sir Peter Blake and a great number of other illustrious artists. The evening was a great success and we were all delighted when Daisy’s painting of her father sold for £4,000 and managed even to outsell an artwork by the Prince of Wales himself! Closer to home, Polly Haggas (UVI Form) managed to sell a number of works to private collectors and her expressive paintings of local landscapes, inspired by David Hockney and Thom Thomson, the great Canadian painter, have also been a big hit with members of the school and visitors alike. Polly is delighted to have been offered a place to study History of Art at Manchester University and she also plans to continue painting rural landscapes in her free time.

In the Spring Term, I took the UV Form on a trip to visit both Tate Galleries in London.

This gave the girls a chance to gain inspiration for their GCSE examination and to be exposed to a wide range of artists’ work that was previously unfamiliar. We were lucky enough to have clear blue skies for the short boat trip from the Tate Britain to the Tate Modern, and the girls took a fantastic range of photographs of cityscapes to form a basis to their work. On the same sunny January day, Mrs Spicer and Miss Davis took the LV Form to The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London.

They were all eager to discover the array of botanical gems that Kew has to offer, and to visit the Marianne North Gallery to see the exquisite botanical art on display. This gave the girls a vital opportunity to document and record what they saw in preparation for starting their GCSE coursework.

School Trips Over the past year, we have taken a number of Fifth and Sixth Form trips to galleries nationwide to complement lessons taught in school. In the Autumn Term, we took the Sixth Form to The Royal Academy of Arts in London to see ‘Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement’, a landmark exhibition focusing on Edgar Degas’s preoccupation with the figure in movement in his paintings. This was a great experience for the girls and a vital opportunity to see his work first-hand in preparation for starting their own figurative paintings later in the term.

Artists’ Visits We were privileged to welcome a number of eminent artists to the Art School to give talks on their own artistic practices and workshops on particular artistic techniques. This included Jon Duplock, the acclaimed English contemporary painter, who enthused the girls by giving an engaging talk on his work inspired by the landscape and culture of Africa and India. Jon bought in a wide selection of paintings and sketchbooks for

the girls to admire and to gain ideas from.

In the Spring Term, we were also pleased to invite Old Girl Endellion Lycett Green to the department to discuss her career as an artist.

Endellion is a painter whose work is primarily focused on botany. This was especially useful for the girls exploring plant life for their GCSE coursework and examination. In the Summer Term, John Watling from Watling Goldsmiths in Lacock came into school and gave a jewellery workshop for all the girls in the UIV Form who have opted to take Art for GCSE. John gave a very interesting talk about his career as a jeweller and gave the girls the task of designing a piece of jewellery.

The girls came up with some fantastic designs and were delighted by the exquisite gems that he brought in for us all to see.

The Olympics Project During the Spring and Summer Terms, the Art Department was given the task of creating a number of eye-catching banners to be put on display at the torch relay that passed through Calne, and for the school’s Founders’ Day celebrations. Both the LIV and MIV Forms took part in this project and made a wide selection of banners inspired by Olympic imagery. These were made on a large scale in batik and are now exhibited all around the school.

Enrichment Weeks During Enrichment Week in October, we took the MIV Form to the revamped Holburne Museum in Bath to see the exhibition ‘Gainsborough’s Landscapes: Themes and Variations’ and also to see the museum’s fine collection of historical objects.

We were very lucky to be given a guided tour by the exhibition’s curator and to take part in a workshop on ‘Creating Imaginary Landscapes’ by our former Director of Art, Ms Stephanie Seville, who is now working in the education department of the museum.

The girls produced some amazing work in three dimensions using an assortment of mixed media materials such clay, coloured tissue and broccoli stalks! This year, we have also taken part in Enrichment Week activities in school that have included gamelan workshops in conjunction with the Music

Department, in which we made a colourful selection of shadow puppets, and a number of textile projects with all of the Fourth Form.

Art School Places The department has been delighted this year that Georgia Herman gained places at both St Martin’s School of Art and Kingston to study for a Foundation Course in Art and Design. After much thought, she has chosen to study at Kingston and we look forward to hearing about her progress. Emily Graham has received a place at Reading University for her Foundation Course and was in the enviable position of gaining places on all the courses that she applied to. Sian Wright has secured a place at Manchester University to study Architecture and is looking forward to the rigours of its five-year course.

And finally…

This has been another busy year in the Art School at St Mary’s Calne and we are extremely proud of the girls’ achievements, which are visible all around the school. This year, the exhibitions are testament to the growing diversity of the work produced by the girls and their increasing engagement with all aspects of contemporary and more traditional art practices. We feel very lucky to have such dedicated and ambitious artists in the department and look forward every year to witnessing all the incredibly impressive work that they produce.

Miss Candia Bradshaw Director of Art

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The Music Scene The space allocated for this article could probably be taken up by a list of all the concerts, workshops, masterclasses, services and other musical events which have shaped this past year. A glance back at the diary might be exhausting were it not for the sense of achievement which the girls and staff have felt throughout a hugely fulfilling 12 months.

The year ended as it began, with the whole school rehearsing and then performing the work of that celebrated composer, Gary Barlow. Although one can point to many more refined moments which took place, there was something wonderful about the sight and sound of both the Company Shout (where this year’s theme was Take That) and Mark Reading on 4th July, when the whole Chapel resounded to the Jubilee anthem Sing. The Company Music Festival is often noted for its colour and sheer volume, but the subtle side of the carefully prepared solo and ensemble performances is a big part of it

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too. We welcomed one of the world’s leading baritones – Neal Davies – as our adjudicator this year and, although competition was extremely tough, he awarded the Cecilia James solo prize to cellist Marina Pease and the Company Shout trophy to Osmund for their inspired version of The Flood. Poore’s Vocal Ensemble produced a remarkable a capella version of Wonderwall, arranged by Devon-Jane Airey and led by her sister Ellys, and, after scoring consistently high marks throughout the day, Ed Rich were crowned overall Festival Winners.

When Les Misérables was chosen as the Senior Autumn Production, we were aware of its immense reputation and its stunning music. However, working on it each day for seven weeks leading up to October Half Term was an unforgettable experience. With Miss Leadbetter’s inspired creativity, Mrs DudleyFryar’s expert vocal coaching and a fantastic cast backed by a full orchestra, this was a school musical on an epic scale which had parents, Old Girls and many others visibly stirred by what they saw and heard.

Reviews - The Music Scene

Never a department to rest on our laurels, the Autumn Term also saw the second Jazz Café in Top Hall, a hugely successful round of entries at the Devizes Eisteddfod, a talk and concert by former Calne Girl and singer with Zero 7, Sophie Barker, and performances at numerous GSA events in London and Bristol by all the major ensembles. The annual Fourth Form Music Competition was won by Elsbeth Giles on the cello, and the term finished in festive fashion with a massed Messiah performance in the Royal Albert Hall, a carol concert in aid of the Wiltshire Community Foundation, and a trip to hear and meet Sir Thomas Allen at the Wigmore Hall.

At the start of the New Year, attention inevitably turns to the Spring Concert and preparations for this annual celebration of school music are always the main focus between January and March. The Symphony Orchestra greatly enjoyed the contrasting challenges of Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns and Elgar’s Cello Concerto, and the Opera Group brought wit and sophistication to excerpts from The Mikado. The newly formed Sinfonietta gave a hugely impressive concert debut and, as we have come to expect, the Jazz Band and various vocal ensembles kept on raising the bar with the standards they set. The climax to the concert, the now traditional amassing of all the musicians, was an arrangement by DevonJane Airey, and other UVI Music Scholars, of Coldplay’s Paradise. The sheer numbers involved, and the skill of the orchestration, left a lasting impression on both the performers and their audience.

It was a great pleasure to welcome the distinguished teacher and academic Anthony Kerr-Dineen to speak to musicians and academic scholars about links between the Golden Ratio, Greek architecture and Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony. Another special guest was the West End star Jonny Wilkes, whose Swing Evening raised funds for the new Sports Hall. As is frequently pointed out to us, our girls seem to thrive on the biggest stages and Ella May, Ellys Airey and Clementine Wood relished their chance to sing duets with Jonny and his band.

In addition to their regular engagements throughout the year, the Chamber Choir enjoyed a particularly busy period between March and May. Their tour to Florida (brought about through Dr Wright’s contacts from Heads’ conferences in America) was everything we could ask for in a tour – perfect weather, hosts, venues and audiences.

The girls excelled themselves and their quest to get better with every performance is testament to their approach to singing. After the Easter break, the Choir reconvened at Westminster Abbey, where the parental support machine repeated its performance

from St Paul’s Cathedral a year earlier to generate an extraordinary congregation for a Monday Evensong. A few days later, the destination was the stunning Chapel of Keble College, Oxford, for a memorable performance of David Bednall’s Requiem.

It was a great privilege to be joined, once again, by the distinguished viola player Philip

Dukes, and a real thrill to welcome back 20 former members of the Choir who premièred and recorded the piece in 2008 and 2009.

The Summer Term diary was typically eclectic and very busy. Charlotte Tomlinson, another Calne Girl, gave an inspiring talk on performance anxiety and then worked with two Chamber Groups. The Chamber Choir sang for a Calne Girl’s wedding at Seend and for the annual Songs of Praise service at Yatesbury. The Jazz Band entertained the crowds at a charity Garden Party, whilst the string players performed a splendid selection of chamber music in the Chapel.

Other than the musical feast of Founders’ Day, perhaps the most memorable, indeed surreal experience was the Golden Lily Awards Dinner in April where, together with the Art and Drama Departments, we welcomed the Welsh opera singer Wynne Evans, (aka Gio Compario, aka the tenor from the Go Compare adverts) as our special guest. His speech was both hilarious (tales from the world of advertising and from the world’s leading opera houses) and inspirational. His message of how to give your all in practice and performance, and how to take your opportunities, resonated with each and every girl.

Opportunities abound at St Mary’s Calne – three that stand out from next year’s diary involve a collaboration with Marlborough College and the King’s Singers, a jazz recital at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff and a performance of Purcell’s Dido and Anneas featuring world renowned Baroque musicians.

It has been my great pleasure and privilege to lead the St Mary’s Music Department for the past six years, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank both the girls and the staff for their remarkable dedication to all musical endeavours.

Mr Edward Whiting Director of Music

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Music Results

Music Examination Results Associated Board Results Autumn Term 2011 Name

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Instrument

Grade

Result

Ola Okuboyejo

Violin

1

Pass

Kitty Bevan

Piano

2

Pass

Vassula Wong

Violin

2

Pass

Sara Yeo

Violin

2

Merit

Suzanna Bradshaw

Singing

3

Merit

Lauren Dickson

Piano

3

Pass

Eliza Perry

Flute

3

Pass

Katie Rae

Recorder

3

Distinction

Catherine Song

Piano

3

Distinction

Charlotte Wailes-Fairbairn

Singing

3

Merit

Iona Westwood

Flute

3

Pass

Phoebe Aldridge

Piano

4

Pass

Elle Curzon Green

Piano

4

Pass

Eloise Le Fevre

Singing

4

Merit

Taya Sellers

Flute

4

Merit

Bertina Chan

Piano

5

Pass

Emilia Flack

Theory

5

Pass

Imogen Giddins

Singing

5

Distinction

Chloe Hutton

Oboe

5

Merit

Matilda McNeile

Theory

5

Merit

Mia Millman

Piano

5

Pass

Jess Patel

Piano

5

Pass

Phoebe Rainsberry

Jazz Flute

5

Merit

Amelia Saer

Singing

5

Merit

Isobel Smith

Singing

5

Merit

Isobel Smith

Theory

5

Merit

Sara Yeo

Piano

5

Merit

Hannah Wu

Theory

5

Distinction

Imogen Giddins

Piano

6

Merit

Isabella Grive

Singing

6

Distinction

Jess Patel

Oboe

7

Merit

Sassie Patel

Oboe

7

Distinction

Tiffany Chan

Piano

8

Distinction

Betty Mak

Piano

8

Merit

Georgia Terry

Singing

8

Distinction

Associated Board Results Spring Term 2012 Name

Instrument

Grade

Result

Sophie Milne

Piano

1

Distinction

Charlotte Payne

Piano

1

Pass

Elisabeth Wolf

Piano

1

Pass

Isabelle Cole

Piano

2

Pass

Clarissa Ho

Piano

2

Merit

Maia Jarvis

Violin

2

Distinction

Mia Langnier

Piano

2

Pass

Sophie Milne

Singing

2

Merit

Ola Okuboyejo

Piano

2

Pass

Sarah Gralla

Singing

3

Merit

Georgina Higgins

Saxophone

3

Merit

Anna Money-Kyrle

Piano

3

Pass

Evie Nicholson

Singing

3

Pass

Eliza Perry

Piano

3

Pass

Victoria Rassmuss

Clarinet

3

Pass

Isobel Slater

Singing

3

Merit

Marina Jodrell

Piano

4

Pass

Kristen Know

Flute

4

Pass

Georgia Murdoch

Singing

4

Distinction

Luana Sharp

Flute

4

Pass

Catherine Song

Piano

4

Merit

Yasmin Watling

Piano

4

Pass

Holly Armstrong

Theory

5

Pass

Annabel Sumner

Piano

5

Pass

Juliet Baker

Singing

5

Merit

Mariella de Soissons

Theory

5

Distinction

Jessica Fechner

Violin

5

Merit

Chloe Hutton

Piano

5

Distinction

Kristen Know

Theory

5

Distinction

Ella May

Theory

5

Merit

Lizzie Prater

Violin

5

Merit

Emilia Flack

Singing

6

Merit

Millie McLuskie

Singing

6

Merit

Hannah Wu

Piano

6

Distinction

Lucy Depla

Viola

7

Pass

Perlie Mong

Singing

7

Distinction

Constance Bowkett-Pritchard

Piano

8

Distinction

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Music Results

Associated Board Results - Summer Term 2012 Name Daisy Crone Gaby Mutch Charlotte Payne Eliza Whitfield Phoebe Love Verity Page Vassula Wong Ava Howard Sarah Yeo Eliza Perry Isabella Sage Octavia Thomson Aimee Tian Bonnie Bartlett Miranda Giddins Miranda Giddins Kristen Know Eloise Le Fevre Mia Millman Victoria Price Millie Marriott Webb Maia Jarvis Phoebe Rainsberry Tiffany Chan Lucy Cross

Instrument Flute Piano Flute Piano Singing Piano Piano Singing Violin Flute Piano Piano Piano Theory Singing Violin Piano Singing Theory Theory Theory Piano Flute Harp Viola

Grade 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8

Result Merit Pass Distinction Pass Merit Distinction Merit Merit Merit Pass Pass Pass Merit Pass Merit Pass Merit Distinction Distinction Merit Distinction Distinction Merit Distinction Merit

Trinity Guildhall Results - Autumn Term 2011 Name Tabitha Ellis Bonnie Bartlett Jolie Cripps Francesca Davis Rachel Nethercott Kitty Birks Helena Boase Olivia Kold Eloise Le Fevre Verity Page Polly Roberts Sophie Rushman Georgia Williams Emilia Flack Kate Le Fevre Sophie Collin Hope Pleydell-Bouverie Clementine Wood Zara Thacker IC - Intermediate Certificate

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Instrument Singing Singing Oboe Singing Singing Singing Clarinet Singing Trumpet Clarinet Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing

Grade 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 IC IC 6 6 7 8

Result Merit Merit Pass Merit Pass Merit Pass Merit Pass Merit Distinction Pass Pass Distinction Distinction Merit Merit Merit Merit

Trinity Guildhall Summer Term 2012 Name

Instrument

Grade

Result

Lottie Dalley

Singing

2

Merit

Gemma Enthoven

Singing

2

Pass

Eleanor Chelton

Flute

3

Pass

Isabella Depla

Trumpet

3

Merit

Anna Money-Kyrle

Singing

3

Merit

Taya Sellers

Singing

3

Merit

Ariana Watling

Singing

3

Pass

Olivia Erwin

Oboe

4

Merit

Jess Patel

Singing

4

Merit

Jessica Westwood

Cello

4

Pass

Hannah Drew

Singing

IC

Distinction

Eliza Leng

Singing

IC

Pass

Hope Pleydell-Bouverie

Singing

IC

Pass

Victoria Price

Singing

IC

Pass

Francesca Pullan

Singing

IC

Pass

Jasmine von der Esch

Singing

IC

Pass

Hope Pleydell-Bouverie

Flute

5

Pass

Holly Armstrong

Trumpet

6

Merit

Molly Cayzer-Colvin

Singing

6

Pass

Rosie Dalley

Singing

6

Distinction

Imogen Dobie

Flute

6

Pass

Sophie Nye

Trumpet

6

Merit

Catherine Song

Clarinet

6

Merit

Olivia Addington

Singing

7

Pass

Charlotte Coleman

Singing

7

Merit

Florence Dove

Saxophone

7

Pass

Eri Ishikawa

Cello

7

Merit

Sassie Patel

Cello

7

Merit

ZoĂŤ Spicer

Singing

7

Merit

Lucy Depla

Singing

8

Merit

Chloe Fullerton

Singing

8

Pass

Lily Petherick

Singing

8

Merit

Isabella Warner

Saxophone

8

Merit

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Sports Reports - Lacrosse

Lacrosse

Annabel Wright Wales U18 Team

‘Players win matches but teams win championships’. 160 girls represented one of our ten teams during the 2011-2012 season and, whilst there were very many strong individual performances, the game still remained very much about the team.

58% of matches were won and, although the statistic is not as high as we would like, there was a hugely positive atmosphere amongst the teams. There was a genuine sense of commitment and a desire to work hard, play hard and support each other, and huge progress was made. The 1st Team enjoyed victories over St Helen and St Katharine, Monmouth, St Bartholomew’s and Cheltenham Ladies’ College and, more notably, Queen Anne’s. The 2nd Team combined experience, speed and a desire to learn, producing some impressive performances: they finished the season in the premier division at the National Schools Tournament, which is for the top twelve 2nd Teams in the country. At U15 level, other schools start to specialise and the competition steps up. Our U15s battled hard, growing in confidence and teamwork with every match and, at the U15 National Schools Tournament, they played their way

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into the quarter final of the main draw - a top eight finish is quite an achievement and they deserve much praise.

Our Junior Lacrosse Teams went from strength to strength throughout the year and, on the last weekend of the season, our U14, U13 and U12s competed at the West Schools Tournament. After a very successful morning’s play, where the U14s won their section having beaten Downe House, and the U12s beat Queen Anne’s and Cheltenham Ladies’ College, all three teams progressed to the top, Premiership Division for the first time ever.

This was a great achievement in itself and left everyone with a very tough afternoon of play-offs. Our U13s reached the Premiership on point difference and, having lost to St Swithun’s in the morning, they turned it around to beat them 2-1 in the afternoon.

They went on to draw with Downe House and Queen Anne’s and, to finish, beat Cheltenham Ladies 4-3, becoming West Schools Champions.

Lacrosse Colours Senior Cressida Cox*, Ellie Morris-Jones*, Marina Pease, Eleanor Percey*, Hope Watson*, Annabel Wright* Intermediate Olivia King*, Eleanor Nye*, Emma Ralph*, Rebecca Randall*, Isabella Tottenham* Junior Bonnie Bartlett*, Jemima Brown, Tabitha Ellis*, Georgina Higgins*, Charlotte Paterson, Hope Pleydell-Bouverie, Taya Sellers*, Isobel Smith, Iona Westwood, Georgia Williams 2nd Team Lacrosse Colours Sophie Collin*, Bettina Salomon*, Eleanor Souster* Lacrosse Half Colours Millie Marriott Webb*, Emily FitzPatrick*, Claudia Meissner*, Jess Patel*, Octavia Thomson*, Sassie Patel* *New Awards

County Selection Wiltshire and Dorset U19A XII: Marina Pease, Zoe Spicer*.

U19B XII: Florence Cain, Cressida Cox, Florence Dove, Eleanor Dove, Matilda Ellis, Olivia Erwin, Letitia Frome, Ellie Morris-Jones, Isabella Steel, Annabel Wright* **.

U15A XII: Olivia King, Emma Ralph, Isabella Tottenham.

U15B XII: Georgina Higgins, Eleanor Nye, Claudia Meissner. *West of England

** U18 Wales

Mrs Heidi Marvin Director of Sport

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Trips & Expeditions - St Malo

French Trip to St Malo Once home to corsairs and privateers, the fortified port of St Malo was, for a long time, the base from which hostile vessels set out to harry English shipping in the Channel, but it is more welcoming these days.

France, where we were treated to a private tour and tales of English attempts to take it, including a dastardly plot to destroy St Malo with a ‘machine infernale’, a ship filled with gunpowder and launched at the city walls.

Within the imposing walls, its atmospheric cobbled streets are home to great museums and restaurants, and I can recommend it as a good stop for breakfast after an overnight ferry from Portsmouth. We flew, as it was quicker and cheaper, bizarrely, and had five days of language lessons, excursions and, above all, conversation. Yes, we spoke lots of French to actual French people!

It took a while to take off from Stansted – a new radio was needed onboard apparently, maybe for the pilots to listen to Euro 2012 – but we were in Dinard quickly once we got going. We were all greeted and whisked away by our host families for a variety of weekends ‘en famille’. Some had a large family meal with 20 of the extended family, others went to the beach, and a few lucky girls were taken to one of St Malo’s spectacular ice-cream parlours.

Knowing that we would be spending the afternoon outside on the first day of lessons, it was a bit of a concern to hear heavy rain all night, but the morning heralded a change and there was bright sunshine all day, with moody clouds flowing by but never stopping.

In the afternoon, the light on the sea, with the sun behind us to the south, was beautiful and an inspiring backdrop to our afternoon.

After a morning of lessons, we took the bus to the old town and walked across the beach at low tide to the impregnable Fort de

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However, this happened 10 minutes too late: the tide had changed and it drifted off to blow a large hole in distant rocks instead.

Tales of privateers, contraband and Nazi occupation followed on a tour of the city, with free time afterwards for shopping and relaxing. Many of the girls visited an upmarket chocolatier but were so taken with it – and tired after a long day – that gifts for mums purchased there did not all survive the day.

They had another chance to buy on Wednesday, so perhaps some of the gifts made it home.

Tuesday saw the girls impress their teachers in morning lessons and a visit to Cancale, and its famous oyster farms, in the afternoon. It was another beautiful day in Brittany – we were very lucky that it mostly rained at night during a very wet June. It was an easier day than Monday in terms of information overload, but there were still ‘Mr Mavor’s route marches’ to contend with - to and from the oyster farm out of town. A mutiny was averted with promises of ice-cream on the way back, but it was worth it. A fascinating visit, during which the curious girls asked all manner of pertinent questions

on topics ranging from the commercial to the biological, was followed by a tasting for a number of brave souls. I ordered a dozen and only had one to myself, which was disappointing for me, but impressive at the same time – they are an adventurous bunch!

Wednesday saw our last day of lessons, followed by a visit to the aquarium, where a submarine ride was a hit. Some girls went round five times, mostly screaming, despite the thick glass between them and the sharks.

There was some free time after this for most, though a few girls also interviewed the Deputy Mayor in the afternoon, wowing her with their questions and grasp of the language. The video they took will help in French lessons for years to come, as it contained, among other things, an explanation of the French electoral system, some personal recommendations on what to do in St Malo, and some very smooth PR for the city.

We then visited a privateer’s house, full of false walls and smuggling tunnels.

The visit was timed to coincide with expected rain, but this arrived on Thursday morning, which was a shame, as we had to cancel our tour of a World War Two fort and instead retreat, soaked, to a café, where the owner’s hot chocolate machine coped well under extreme pressure. It was a damp end to a great trip, and Mrs Malcolm and I were thrilled with the spirit with which the girls took to this brief foray across the channel. As a result, they had a lot of fun, and so did we.

Mr Guy Mavor MFL Teacher

Sian Wright UVI Form

Cicely Haslam UV Form

Lucy Stratton LVI Form

Harriet Gerard Leigh UV Form

Polly Haggas UVI Form

Charity Activities

Charity Activities This year has been one of our best fundraising years so far, with the girls and staff all working extremely hard for good causes. Our two school charities received tremendous support: £13,000 went to The Prince’s Trust, and Plan UK’s – Because I am a Girl campaign received over £6,000.

Thursday evening was the turn of the UVI Form. At the Sixth Form House they held a clothes, shoes and accessories sale in aid of Prospect Hospice near Swindon. Prospect Hospice is the only provider of dedicated end of life care in the community and has brought confidence, comfort and care to patients and their families for over thirty years.

The girls have walked dogs, babysat and helped with gardening at home for their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award volunteering, as well as enjoyed cake sales and mufti days at school. Between them, they raised an impressive £2,300.

On Saturday evening, the girls joined the LVI Form in Joyce Walters House for a film night and tuck shop in aid of The Cure Parkinson’s Trust. The charity funds innovative projects and inspirational scientists with the aim of building momentum towards a cure.

It brings scientists together to improve communication and promotes collaboration between researchers. The girls watched Water for Elephants and it was enjoyed by all who attended.

range of training programmes. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the UK’s only national charity dealing with all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis.

It funds research into the disease and provides information and support for patients and their families.

Charity Week was, as ever, eventful, with Houses being transformed, staff getting covered in shaving foam pies, and everyone having lots of fun. On a more serious note, every morning we heard from each House in Chapel about the charity they were supporting and what event they were running to raise funds. Many of the charities chosen had personal significance for the girls, as they had nominated them because either they or their families had been affected or had received support.

Our first event was held by Mews, the UV Form House, and this was the sale of Krispy Kreme doughnuts in aid of Diabetes UK – the irony was not lost on us! They sold all 504 doughnuts in 20 minutes. Diabetes UK cares for, connects with and campaigns on behalf of all people affected by and at risk of diabetes.

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waffles and lots of cakes were available alongside an extensive tombola stall. This was in aid of The Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy and The Cystic Fibrosis Trust. IICP offers multifaceted services to infants, children and adults with cerebral palsy, and a

Sunday was a very busy day with all the remaining Houses putting on events throughout the day.

St Prisca’s (MIV Form) began proceedings by holding a brunch and tombola. Delicious bacon and sausage sandwiches, homemade

The LV Form transformed Gibbins House Common Room into a Breakfast at Tiffany’s Café. All the girls donned their little black dresses and pearls to serve up a range of toasted sandwiches, nachos, soup and a chocolate fountain in aid of Dorothy House Hospice Care. Dorothy House aims to offer physical, psychological, social and spiritual care to patients and their families facing life threatening illness, death or bereavement, and those who have specific problems which need specialist skills.

School House put on a fête and games in Red Hall. The LIV Form manned a multitude of sweetie stalls, a candy floss machine, guess the weight of the cake (thanks to Deputy Housemistress Miss Collings), name the hamster, a treasure map and lots lots more, in aid of Molly’s Fund. At four years old, Molly Lane Fox was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour and sadly passed away. The medical and palliative support that Molly received was superb. However, specialists operate out of different hospitals, treatment research is difficult and clinical trials in the UK are few and far between – Molly’s Fund is looking to change this.

Our day concluded at St Cecilia’s House, where the UIV Form had organised a Carnival Café full of cream teas, beautiful homemade cakes, hot chocolate and pick and mix, alongside a nail bar. Some brave staff ‘volunteered’ to have cream pies thrown at them as well, all to raise funds for Alongside Bulgaria and Global Volunteers Network. Alongside Bulgaria is an international partnership of people dedicated to helping children in Bulgaria. The Global Volunteers Network aims to connect volunteers with communities in need, with a particular focus on vulnerable women and children.

Money Raised During Charity Week: School House £340 St Prisca’s £300 St Cecilia’s £665 Gibbins £440 Mews £173 Joyce Walters £115 Sixth Form House £224 We also donated money to The Prince’s Trust that we raised at the GSA Dinner and from a Silent Auction that was open to all parents and staff. We also have a range of cards and postcards for sale in the School Shop, designed by our girls, with all profits going to The Prince’s Trust.

Challenge 500 (another Prince’s Trust initiative) was a great success. Many thanks go to Mr Mark Cleaver who helped and supported the girls through their challenge of turning £10 into £500. One group (Grosstete Company) attempted the world record for having the most people dressed up as storybook characters in one place by joining forces with St Margaret’s Preparatory School children and staff. Unfortunately, they

were just short of the record, but did manage to raise over £350 towards their total.

One team (Osmond Company) completed their £500 challenge by having a stall at the

Christmas Fair and organising a bag packing service at Sainsbury’s in Chippenham. The Companies also organised a sponsored swim, mufti days, a strawberry and cream tea morning, cake sales and charity concerts to support their chosen charity.

So, a fantastic year of fundraising, everyone was very busy and worked very hard. We had a lot of fun along the way and found out about the work of these deserving charities.

Thank you all for your continued support.

Mrs Karen Paddock Charities Coordinator

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Sports Reports - Netball

Netball TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More

The Netball Teams certainly all worked together during the 2011-2012 season, training and playing hard to achieve some very pleasing results.

Numbers participating increased, with St Mary’s putting out three teams in all age groups. This means an impressive 160+ girls committed to netball training and playing matches.

With increased numbers comes increased competition for places, and training and fitness take on real importance. The girls rose to the challenge and worked hard, not only to improve their skills, speed and stamina, but also to develop their tactical team play.

The 1st, 2nd and, for the first time, 3rd Senior Netball Teams worked hard to rebuild at the start of the new season. The Seniors had some challenging matches against strong opposition, but their ‘never give up’ attitude driven by their captains, coupled with more advanced tactical play and greater assertiveness on court, led to some excellent games and a significant improvement in the Spring Term when they finished with a flourish.

Confidence and success breeds greater confidence and success, and the U16 & U15 Teams really showed this to be the case. The U16 Teams lost only one match and, not to be outdone, the U15 Teams only lost one and drew one. This shows what tremendous potential there is for the future as they move up to the next age group.

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The nine Junior Netball Teams played friendly fixtures on a Wednesday afternoon.

They also made significant progress with some excellent play and impressive results, notably the U13A, B & C Teams who, between them, only lost one match; similarly, the U14A, B and C Teams also recorded some outstanding results only losing and drawing once.

The National Schools Tournaments and North Wiltshire Area Tournaments were a real focus for all our netball teams. The standard of play continued to improve and, at County, the competition was fierce as schools fought for a place in the South West Regional round. At the U19 County Tournament, the 1st Team played extremely well to finish 2nd in their section and qualify for the semi-final. Here, they could not quite hold off the Warminster team, narrowly losing 4-5 and thus finishing in 3rd place.

The 2nd Team also played some excellent netball to finish 3rd in the U19 B Team Tournament. The U16A & B Teams and U14A & B Teams all won their respective North Wilts Area Tournaments. At the County round, both A Teams played some excellent netball with the U16A Team finishing 7th and the U14A Team finishing 3rd only narrowly missing out on qualification in extra time by one goal.

At the U15 Area Tournament, the U15A Team finished 3rd, despite having beaten the eventual winners (very annoying!), the U15B Team won and the U15C Team finished 3rd.

The U13 Teams continued the impressive Area Tournament results with wins in both

the A & B Team Tournament and the U12s, whose play improved as the season progressed, finished with the A Team 2nd and the B Team 3rd.

In the Autumn Half Term, the Senior Netball Team travelled to Malta for the Malta Netball Rally. This is an annual event where British school teams take part in a series of coaching sessions with qualified England Netball coaches and compete in tournaments against both British and Maltese teams. The tour certainly stepped up the level of the teams’ play. The shooting was excellent, the players all became far more assertive on court and they really played as a team, using space more effectively and communicating with each other; a huge improvement and something to build on in the future. They finished runners up in the second tournament and received a rather impressive gold trophy which was presented to the tour captain, Eleanor Percey.

The U14 netball tour to Windermere during the Spring Exeat was also a success and a great opportunity for the team to compete against different schools. Their weekend culminated in a win against the South Cumbrian Development Squad 23-22, a brilliant experience which, yet again, reveals the depth of netball talent throughout the school.

In this Olympic year, with GB sportsmen and women going for Gold, it is clear for all to see that sport requires huge commitment and sacrifice; something the girls at St Mary’s are clearly prepared to make in order to succeed in their sport.

Mrs Sally Hornby Netball Coach

Malta Netball Rally

Netball Colours Senior Leonora Clark*, Georgina Cuming*, Ellie Morris-Jones, Marina Pease, Eleanor Percey.

Intermediate Eleanor Dove, India Hallwood, Sophie Nye, Rosemary Tian, Chloe Waller*, Annabel Wright.

Junior Jemima Brown*, Isabelle Cain*, Mattie Carr*, Hannah Drew*, Hebe Field*, Kamilla Gulieva*, Hope Pleydell-Bouverie, Sassie Patel*, Juliet Purdy*, Catherine Roberts*, Amelia Walker*, Georgia Williams* 2nd Team Netball Colours Constance Bowkett-Pritchard*, Hermina Wong Netball Half Colours Imogen Dobie*, Olivia King*, Eleanor Nye*, Emma Ralph*, Rebecca Randall*, Isabella Tottenham* *New Awards

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Trips & Expeditions - DofE

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 202 girls have been involved in DofE this year and our abiding memories of their exploits are mainly weather related!

It is much to their credit that all Expedition Teams at Bronze, Silver and Gold completed their Practice and Final Expeditions successfully, despite some truly terrible conditions. Lulled into a false sense of security by the first Bronze Practice weekend – two days of beautiful spring sunshine separated by a frosty night’s camping – we embarked on weekend two: as the rain started, girls quickly learnt why all rucksacks need liners and why all key kit must be inside the liners. A very soggy camp followed and, by morning, there were lakes in both field and tents. Setting off into the rain, the teams little knew what was to follow: late in the morning, the rain turned to snow. Much to their credit, having found extra warm and dry clothes, they opted to persevere to the end rather than cutting the expedition short, completing the last section in record time!

Well prepared for their Final Expeditions (at least one team had added umbrellas to their kit list), they set off in the rain again.

Mercifully, it stopped for the evening, but they awoke to an unseasonably hard frost; packing up deep-frozen tents is always a challenge, as

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it takes some time before they will lie down even when the poles are removed!

The second weekend’s Final Expedition was another epic with rain and gales. Armed with the new ‘Gold’ tents and with all hands helping to pitch them, they survived the night, though sleep was difficult in the gale, during which the wind could be felt getting underneath the groundsheets. We awoke to a scene of devastation; on a full campsite, all the DofE tents had survived, but other campers had been less fortunate with tents twisted and flattened in the wind. When striking camp, the hardest job was holding each tent down. It had rained torrentially during the night and continued to do so

throughout Sunday, with paths and lanes turned to streams and added obstacles where trees had blown down during the night. Honourable mention must go to Team 2, who survived the foul weekends for both their Practice and their Final Expedition. All this year’s Bronze participants have now completed their Awards.

The enormous Silver group (51 of them in 8 Teams) was lulled into a false sense of security on their Practice, which coincided with the summer weather of late March.

Enthusiastic and very well organised, they enjoyed the warm and dry conditions, making good time throughout the three days. Their luck did not hold; setting off for the Mendips on the last weekend of the Summer Term, the forecast was dreadful and conditions underfoot distinctly soggy. Given dire warnings about avoiding any flooded sections on the first section on the Somerset Levels, they set off, some reaching Crook’s Peak, the high point of the day, just as the weather changed and torrential rain came in.

Fortunately Day 2 was better, and the Mendips landscape could be enjoyed in the sunshine – but it did not last.

Having camped on a farm site in a hay field which had not been cut because it was too wet, they awoke very early on Day 3 and trudged off into the monsoon. We could only apologise as ever soggier and muddier teams squelched out of the mist to meet us at checkpoints; thank goodness it was the final day, as the path down to Wookey Hole at the end had turned into a ‘red mud vertical death slide’ after which most of the usually enthusiastic and cheerful UV Form were recognisable only by their exhausted smiles. Following hot drinks and/or ice cream and in the driest/ least muddy clothing (or bin bags) they could find, they collapsed onto the coach for the return journey. At the time of writing, most have just their Expedition Aim reports to prepare before completing their Silver Awards, which will have been extremely well earned.

Gold is a significant step up from Silver, as the three LVI Form Teams discovered on their Black Mountains Practice. Setting off in holiday mood, after extensive packing and re-packing of the epic quantities of food they

had brought from home, they quickly found that full concentration and careful navigation are needed to reach each check point and that correcting errors in mountainous terrain uses up a lot of energy. Much was learnt over the four days – including the fact that you really do reach the correct place if you trust the compass and keep going for as long as the route card says you should.

Their Final Expedition to the Yorkshire Dales in early July set off, needless to say, in disgusting weather. Yorkshire is a large county and, with flooding forecast for parts of it on the first day, we thought it wise to text back to base that evening: ‘all teams safely on campsites and all campsites above possible flood levels’. Mercifully, after that, conditions improved and all three teams completed their expeditions in style, earning praise from their Assessor for their team work and their expedition skills. To complete their Gold Awards, they must do 12 months’ Volunteering and a 5 day Residential, as well as their Expedition, Physical activity and Skill. They have enjoyed volunteering at St Margaret’s and at St Dunstan’s Primary School, which will continue during UVI Form, and have completed or planned varied Residentials including helping at Woodlarks Camps, Cookery, Language, Theatre, Activity and Choral Courses, the Physics Olympiad and Pony Club Camp.

As a finale to this year’s report, I should like to thank all the girls who have made St Mary’s DofE an undoubted highlight of my job for the past 21 years.

In that time 925 girls have completed Bronze, 544 Silver and 214 Gold. I should also like to thank the staff who have helped with DofE, provided unstinting support without which it could not have happened. Special mention must go to Mrs Liz Thompson, who has put up with me throughout this time, supporting every expedition, driving minibuses to places which others cannot reach and calmly coping with all the challenges of outdoor work and assorted mishaps to participants and kit. I shall continue to help out with expeditions and am pleased to be leaving DofE in the hands of an excellent team: Mrs Paddock (Admin), Mrs Thompson (Gold and Silver Expeditions), Mrs Jones (Bronze Expeditions) and Mr Hulme, Mr Trowbridge and Mrs Varcoe-Cocks (Expedition Support).

Miss Jane Dickson Head of Extra-Curriculum

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Trips & Expeditions - DofE

Gold Constance Bowkett-Pritchard Hermione Brandt Sophie Collin Lucy Depla Georgia Hatlapa Natasha Hollingworth

Bronze Rosie Jackson Marina Pease Eleanor Percey Georgia Perry Lydia Rowse Bettina Salomon Zara Thacker

Silver Olivia Addington Aramide Akinkugbe Holly Armstrong Alice Byrne Florence Cain Charlotte Coleman Cressida Cox Florence Dove Emily Dundas Alice Edgedale Inewari Fabyan Rhiannon Gibbs-Harris Olivia Gosling Chloe Hayward Serena Joly Amelia Lay

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Kate Le Fevre Ella May Millie McLuskie Charlotte Miller Nyasha Mugavazi Maddi Nadiotis Rachel Nethercott Victoria Price Nicola Randall Sophie Soar Zoe Spicer Isabella Steel Lucy Stratton Phoebe Tatham Isabella Warner

Osahiere Akpata Esme Amberg Charlotte Baker Venetia Baring Zoe Bassett Bolam Elannah Boyce Iona Bromage Bertina Chan Elle Curzon Green Emilie Dando-Crosasso Francesca Davis Imogen Dobie Lily Dowler Miranda Giddins Franziska Goess-Saurau Hana Gudelis Olivia Hope Ava Howard Chloe Hutton Marina Jodrell Rebecca Jump Olivia King Kristen Know Olivia Kold Lina Kumasaka Francesca Lamb Christine Lau Betty Mak

Maisie Manners Millie Marriott Webb Jessica Mather Kirsten McFaull Claudia Meissner Mia Millman Teodora Moeran Eleanor Nye Henrietta Page Maria Perry Sophie Perry Rebecca Randall Emma Ralph Polly Roberts Amelia Saer Isabella Sage Tiwa Sagoe Tomi Salako Matilda Scott-Bowden Charlotte Self Catherine Song Rosie Tabor Natasha Thompson Octavia Thomson Isabella Tottenham Jasmine Von der Esch Lauren Wheatley

Reviews - LAMDA

Lamda Results Spring Name Maiya Roberts Jessica Westwood Phoebe Love Sophie Milne May Pope Jessica Daley Jessica Enthoven Sarah Gralla Hope Pleydell-Bouverie Laura Steel Holly Bishop Elle Curzon Green Maria Perry Ellys Airey Natalie Ma

Examination Grade 3 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 7

Subject Speaking of Verse & Prose Speaking of Verse & Prose Duologue Duologue Acting Acting Duologue Speaking of Verse & Prose Duologue Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting

Result Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Distinction Merit Distinction Merit Distinction

Examination Grade 3 Grade 3 Grade 3 Grade 3 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 8

Subject Acting Acting Speaking of Verse & Prose Acting Speaking of Verse & Prose Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Speaking of Verse & Prose Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting Acting

Result Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Merit Pass Pass Merit Merit Merit Merit Pass Distinction Pass Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Merit Merit Distinction Distinction Distinction Merit Merit Merit Distinction Merit Distinction Distinction Distinction Distinction Merit Merit Distinction Merit Merit Merit Merit

Summer Name Imogen Davis Rachel McNeille Charlotte Payne Isobel Slater Elisabeth Wolf Annabelle Bishop Isabelle Cole Naomi Green Georgina Hope Katie Meehan Isabella Scheyd Romilly Stone Yasmin Watling Tabitha Ellis Georgina Falk Kamilla Gulieva Grace Keeler Esme Lane Fox Eloise Le Fevre Annabelle Mastin-Lee Emily Reynolds Charlotte Wailes-Fairbairn Francesca Davis Mariella de Soissons Isabella Grive Ava Howard Francesca Lamb Claudia Meissner Eleanor Nye Henrietta Page Emma Ralph Isabella Sage Octavia Thomson Holly Armstrong Charlotte Bell Gemma Briston Emily Chaffer Jessica Fechner Eleanor Harrison Isabella Steel Nyasha Mugavazi Nicola Randall

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News - German Club

German Club Jessica Fechner (UV Form) has successfully completed her year as UK-German Youth Ambassador. tremendously impressive contribution to the learning of languages at both schools and we would like to thank her for all her hard work and efforts.

She has been part of a network of motivated young people in the UK and Germany who are passionate about the other country, keen to help promote UK-German activities and encourage other young people to get involved. They share their experiences with

younger pupils in their school and local area, and help support language and intercultural learning in primary schools. With all her enthusiasm for the German language and culture, her commitment, her teaching ideas and all her work at St Mary’s Calne and St Margaret’s Preparatory School during the course of the year, Jessica has made a

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After a fun-filled workshop on German Christmas traditions with pupils at St Margaret’s, Jessica planned and ran a weekly German club for Years 3 and 4 over the course of the Spring Term. Despite only having forty minutes each week, the club covered a huge variety of topics, ranging from animals to German fairytales, and the craft activities included making masks of animals and colouring puppets. The children thoroughly enjoyed doing this and seemed to learn a lot of vocabulary.

The group also spent a number of weeks writing letters and recording a video to send to a school in Germany. Although they had only been learning the language for a couple of weeks, the children managed to write a short letter in German with great success.

The timing fitted conveniently with our school exchange to Münster, so we took the package with us to a local primary school.

The German children loved watching the St Margaret’s German Club perform their song with actions on the video. Having shared out the letters, they read them and promised to write back soon.

Unfortunately, we did not receive their responses in time to be used in the German Club, however, their arrival coincided with

St Margaret’s Culture Week. Following the success of the German Club, St Margaret’s were keen for the rest of the school to be introduced to Germany as well. This involved an assembly, which covered basic facts, the national anthem and some useful German words. All the children enjoyed the assembly, in particular the short clip from The Jungle

Book shown in German, which caused lots of laughter. Following this, Jessica and I visited Year 6 to share out the letters from Münster, maintaining the exchange between the two schools. Having learnt some basic words, they replied to the letters, telling them about their hobbies and family.

St Margaret’s have become increasingly involved with the learning of German and, hopefully, this will lead to more language learning at the school in the future.

Mrs Annika Jones Head of German

News - Young Enterprise

Young Enterprise The Young Enterprise Company Programme is an extra-curricular activity open to LVI Form girls with the aim of equipping them with skills that will be vital to their success in the ever-changing world of work.

Although perhaps few of the girls will go on to become entrepreneurs, they will all need to be enterprising in their careers, using skills such as negotiation, innovation and problem-solving.

The Company Programme helps girls to ‘learn by doing’; the aim is that by actually running a business for themselves over the course of a year, they can develop vital enterprise skills.

Well that’s the theory, anyway. In reality, the girls have shown that they are already consummate business professionals and this year they have taught me all about how to run a successful business. If you’re sitting comfortably, I will tell you their story and let you in on the secrets of their success.

It all began one fateful September night.

Rihanna was riding high in the charts, Kim Kardashian was midway through her 72-day marriage and girls across the country were seeking new role models that they could believe in. Cometh the hour, cometh the Managing Directors: Ella May and Inewari Fabyan, leading the companies ‘Made in Calne’ and ‘U’ respectively.

Soon after registering as a company, ‘Made in Calne’ began to design, create and market a celebrity recipe book. They requested and received contributions from a range of highprofile celebrities, which they stirred in with their own recipes and into their design. They appointed printers for the book, conducting themselves with the utmost professionalism in meetings and negotiations. After a period of immense hard work to produce the recipe book in time to target the Christmas market, they began to sell the books at the PGSM Christmas Fair and Louis Dundas Christmas Party. The books were an instant hit, proving especially popular among budding chefs, celebrity enthusiasts and certain male members of staff who were yet to start their Christmas shopping!

‘U’ decided to offer a range of products, including personalised clothing and accessories. They sourced products from online wholesalers, ordered products from printers and manufactured others themselves.

They were quickly up-and-running, selling products at the Calne Winter Festival in November, as well as the PGSM Fair.

Customers praised their friendly, positive manner and commitment to providing excellent customer service.

Members of both companies attended a Young Enterprise Trade Fair at the Nationwide Building Society’s Swindon headquarters to represent their respective companies, explain their business to the Young Enterprise judges and also to sell to the public. Many Young Enterprise Advisors and Link Teachers in attendance told me that they were impressed by the girls’ efforts and were excited to see how both companies would develop.

In the Spring Term, both companies stepped up their marketing campaigns. ‘Made in Calne’ created two commercials, one of which was a montage of endorsements from staff and students, and the other was a parody of a certain well-liked advert featuring a drumming gorilla. They presented both to the school in Chapel, and they also spoke of their experiences of Young Enterprise. ‘U’ carried out further market research and, as a result, expanded their range of products.

Furthermore, both companies created websites and Facebook accounts to promote their product. Apparently, you can no longer ‘Like’ something unless you have clicked a button to prove it.

On Thursday 3rd May, local Young Enterprise judge, Bruce Oliver, visited the school. He closely examined the companies’ trade stands and discussed with them how they had gone about running their businesses over this academic year. The two companies gave presentations and answered questions, receiving positive feedback and constructive criticism. Both companies were invited to the Wiltshire County Final at Wellington Academy on Thursday 17th May. The timing could not have been worse!

Would the girls be able to field a team in

the middle of their exams? In the midst of a crisis, Ella May and Emily Dundas boldly stepped up to work their magic. If Angela Merkel is reading this, then yes, I highly recommend that you make them an offer of employment that would be impossible to turn down. The girls showcased their product, confidently answered questions from the judges, and wowed both judges and competitors with their presentation.

They won four awards, including Best Presentation, the Financial Management Award, the ‘Ignition Salver’ Award and the overall Winners’ Trophy. Most importantly, they won a golden ticket to the Regional Final in the Wills Memorial Building at Bristol University.

On Monday 25th June, eleven members of ‘Made in Calne’ went to take part in the Regional Final. The girls promoted their product and skilfully withstood a grilling from the judges. They also enjoyed the opportunity to share their experiences of the Company Programme with students of other schools who had also won their respective County Finals. Chella de Bay, Emily Dundas, Matilda Ellis, Ella May and Nicola Randall then gave a presentation in the prestigious setting of the Great Hall. The event was both an amazing learning experience and a celebration of the girls’ achievements throughout the year.

The judges were full of praise for the girls’ efforts both on the day and over the course of the year, noting that the future of business is in good hands. The girls can reflect upon a successful Company Programme in which they developed a wide range of enterprise skills, experienced the practicalities of running a business and shared great achievements with one another. One day, when they look back and reminisce, washing down their ‘Andy Murray shortbread’ with a ‘Bear Grylls smoothie’, they should feel deeply proud of their achievements.

Mr Mark Cleaver Head of Economics

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Company News

Company News Each girl and member of staff is a member of one of the five Companies into which the school is divided. The Companies are named after Bishops, each with an association to the Diocese of Salisbury. The Company structure allows girls to mix with other girls in different year groups. Each Company runs charitable activities throughout the school year.

Moberly Moberly started the year with a new Head of Company; I had to step into the big footprints left by Mr Liston - the legend! My opening speech to the girls in September was ‘who came 2nd in the men’s 100m Olympic final?’ Silence. ‘That’s why we are going to win the cup,’ was my response!

Zara Thacker and her trusty band of UVI Form guided

us through the Company Shout to what we thought was the best performance but, on the night, we were outdone and we gracefully let Ed Rich win!

Company Cross Country brought Moberly some fantastic points; Jemima Brown and Jess Patel had great runs, and every junior put their heart and soul/sole(!) into the run just to gain us points. Junior Netball also brought some cheer, as our A Team came 2nd and our B Team came 1st. At the end of the Autumn Term, we were lying in 2nd position.

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The Spring Term brought a few dips, as we as

a Company do not seem to excel in Lacrosse (I am going to have to work on this). The Senior Teams tried hard, but to no avail. We kept our heads high and, at the end of the term, we still managed to keep our 2nd position.

We also had our fabulous Company Supper with an American films and TV theme. The girls turned up in some of the most amazing costumes I have ever seen, from Ugly Betty to Sponge Bob, from Bart Simpson to an Avatar. Jessica Mendoza won the award for best costume as said Avatar. We had amazing food and jolly good American tunes in the background, and rounded off the evening with Ice Cream Factory - Yummy!

The Summer Term was on Moberly’s side.

We welcomed our new Student Head of Company, Clementine Wood, who was now in charge with Halima Tinubu as her second in command. Apart from the rain, everything we touched seem to turn to gold. We won the LIV and MIV Form Inter-Company Tennis and finished joint 1st in the UIV Form competition.

The Inter-Company Athletics brought fantastic results: every single junior worked her socks off and gained personal best scores for the

Company. We were by far the best Company with these results!

With the help of Rosie Tabor and Taya Sellers, we put together an unbeatable Relay Team but, due to the weather, it was cancelled, but we know in our hearts that we were unbeatable.

Company Drama (with the theme of Harry Potter) brought a great day of rehearsing with the juniors. The LVI Form had done an amazing job of writing a script and changing words to songs, and Hannah Drew, Omotara Akinkugbe, Phoebe Love and Isabelle Cain

gave fantastic performances. With such a strong and dynamic group of actresses, Moberly received 1st place.

The tradition is now set and we need to keep up this fight to be NUMBER ONE. Well done to all for a fantastic year.

Mrs Natalie Baldwin Head of Moberly Company

Osmund Edmund Rich After winning the Langridge Cup in July 2011, Ed Rich had another busy year, with a huge variety of Company activities, including the infamous Company Music Festival where we clinched 1st place (for the first time ever).

Congratulations to all who took part, especially those in the instrumental ensemble who won with a fantastic rendition of Five Years Time. As usual, sport played a large part in Company life and Ed Rich continued to perform very well.

The Junior Lacrosse and Hockey Teams won convincingly, as did the Senior Hockey Team.

More points were picked up in the Company Cross Country and Netball competitions, where there was a healthy dose of InterCompany rivalry, as well as lots of fun. This academic year also saw the introduction of the International Women’s Day Quiz, which Ed Rich won, answering testing questions on female inventors and the standard of life for women in Britain and abroad. The Fourth Form also certainly did their bit for Ed Rich, taking part in the Fourth Form Company Quiz and Music Competition with some great individual performances.

Well done to everyone who worked so hard this year. Thank you also to Georgia Herman and Ellie Morris-Jones for all their work as Heads of Ed Rich.

We continue to support The Charitable Foundation for the Education of Napalese Children and raised over ÂŁ500 to support the pupils of the Buddha Primary School in East Nepal at the Music Concert held in The Delscey Burns Theatre in December, where Benny Sensus and Whistle Jacket played for us.

Our thanks go to Georgia Herman and Emily Clarke who helped to organise this event.

The Summer Term was very wet and several Company events sadly had to be cancelled.

However, we were very fortunate to have a lovely sunny morning the day of our Company Tea, where we enjoyed time together and, of course, strawberries and cream. Well done girls, I am very proud of all of you!

Mrs Sue Foreman Head of Edmund Rich Company

Over the 2011-2012 academic year, we were fortunate to have been led by some inspirational girls: Natasha Dean and Hermina Wong, and Florence Dove and Vivian Mu. This brought about a strong Company Spirit with all girls competing hard in the various Inter-Company competitions. Our greatest success happened in the Company Shout which Osmund won with its rendition of The Flood by Take That. The singing and choreography were second to none and they fully deserved this success. We were also fortunate to have Marina Pease in the Company who won the Kirby Prize for the best musician in school for her excellent cello playing. Overall, we have been more challenged in sport and drama, but we have always put out good and enthusiastic teams and I congratulate all girls who have taken part. Our Company Supper this year was superb. Our own Mrs Bethan Dudley-Fryar joined forces with Alastair Sutherland, a trainee opera singer, to provide some terrific post-prandial entertainment.

They sang a couple of operatic arias to great acclaim! This, alongside the delicious meal provided by the Catering Department, made for a very good evening. Long Live Osmund!

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Company News

Poore Our Company is made up of around 50 girls from all years and of staff from a selection of departments and areas within the school. These staff members play a vital role in carrying out and supporting the business of the Company.

This year, we are particularly grateful to Miss Candia Bradshaw, who suggested that Poore should support the charity Kids Company.

This organisation has been in the media a lot, as much for the vision and dedication of its founder, Camilla Batmanghelidjh, as for the amazing work which it does with deprived, neglected and troubled young people. During 2011-2012, we raised money by holding a Poore Company Sale, where homemade goods, from cakes to strawberry plants via jubilee ribbons and bunting, raised ÂŁ50. It was a good first effort on which we shall be building over the coming year. We are also hoping to invite a representative of Kids Company to address the school in Chapel.

We consider it a vital part of Company life to keep the girls aware of issues in the wider world and to involve them in doing something to help create a better society.

Many thanks are due to all those girls and parents who Stories with great humour and charm, and the girls who read to the assembled Company did an excellent job of soothing them ready for a good night’s sleep. Several members of staff also beguiled us with their humorous interpretations of such favourites as The Gruffalo and Peter Pan. Poore is also rich in musical talent - the performances at the annual Shout were fantastic. A big thank you to Jolie Cripps, Student Head of Poore, and to all the Sixth Form who did so much to inspire and enthuse the rest of the Company at this major event. contributed towards the sponsored swim, an Inter-Company event in April, which raised funds for the new Sports Hall. Poore girls continued to give of their best in Company sports - with varying success, it must be said, but effort in all fields is much appreciated.

The girls certainly showed their talent at our Company Supper, where all embraced the theme of Bedtime

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We have a new team in place to lead Poore, and Ellys Airey and Cressida Cox will doubtless continue to make Poore Company and its activities a fun and supportive element in school life. Many thanks to them and to the wider team, and a reminder to all members of the Company to continue to enjoy this unique way of getting to know other members of the school.

Mrs Hilary Malcolm Head of Poore Company

Grosstete Grosstete kicked off the year with a fantastic effort in the highly anticipated Take That themed Company Shout.

Special mention goes to Mariella de Soissons (voice) and Perlie Mong (piano) who both won their classes and went through to the final.

Perlie also won the newly instituted Anna Roberts Cup for winning the piano class. The instrumental ensemble came a close second in their category with a fantastic hoody-clad rendition of the Eastenders theme tune which left the adjudicator ‘fearing for [his] car’. The vocal ensemble performed Holding Out for a Hero and the Company took on the infamous Greatest Day, complete with glow-sticks and face-paint, to finish 2nd overall.

It was also a successful year for Grosstete sportswomen. In the Autumn Term, we came 2nd in the strenuous Inter-Company Cross Country and 1st in both the Junior and Senior Dodge Ball tournaments! Furthermore, our junior netballers pulled off a convincing win in the InterCompany Netball, leaving us at the top of the Company league table by the end of the term.

In the Spring Term, Grosstete geared up for our Wild West Company Supper, organised by

Alicia Lee and Chloe Herbert. The event started with a drinks reception for staff and Sixth Form, before the whole Company gathered in an array of fabulous costumes, ranging from cowboys and cowgirls to cactuses and tumbleweed!

Prizes were awarded for the best costumes, but special mention should go to Father Peter and Mrs Giles for their exceptional effort! The Catering Department had prepared a delicious feast of bread-crumbed brie, crispy chicken with barbeque sauce and honeycomb chocolate mousse, and had even provided milky bars as an extra Wild West themed treat which we munched on during the American themed quiz.

As well as being an enjoyable social occasion for Grosstete, the supper gave everyone the opportunity to thank outgoing Head and Deputy Head of Company, Alicia and Chloe, for all their hard work.

The Spring Term also played host to the Grosstete-organised Inter-Company Quiz for the Fourth Form. The new Heads of Grosstete (us!), acted as quizmasters, as well as selling tuck and treats for charity. Each Company had four mixed year group teams who were faced with an array of questions on topics ranging from children’s television themes to 2012, and from general knowledge to cockney rhyming slang. There was also an impressive display of lateral thinking on show in the ‘dingbats’ picture round. The event was a closely contested affair and, in the end, two teams tied for 1st place, so a tie-breaker

was called for and Grosstete were crowned the overall winners! In the Spring Term, we selected Grosstete’s charity for the year: PROPS, a Bristol-based charity providing opportunity and support to children and young people with physical and learning difficulties, and got to work raising money for this worthwhile cause.

We sold Häagen-Dazs ice cream, sweets and homemade cakes, and organised a Company colours mufti day amongst other things.

In the Harry Potter themed Company Drama at the end of term, Grosstete performed What do you call a Hufflepuff with one brain cell?

Gifted, written and directed by the LVI Form Grosstete girls. Everyone worked incredibly hard throughout the day, with well-deserved ice-cream breaks, to put on an innovative and enthusiastic performance, finishing third overall.

It was a great way for the whole Company to come together at the end of the year and our only complaint was the less-than-flattering comparisons that the other Companies insisted on drawing between Grosstete and Slytherin!

In addition to Alicia and Chloe, who have been great leaders of our Company, we would also like to take this opportunity to thank our enthusiastic head Miss Collings, whose ‘first year in office’ has been one of great success and we look forward to future endeavours!

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News - The Calne Foundation Trust

The Calne Foundation Trust As Chairman of Governors of St Mary’s Calne and St Margaret’s Preparatory School, it is my great pleasure to announce the establishment of The Calne Foundation Trust.

Radley College and Downe House School), and a Discretionary Fund for those donors who may wish to donate to the Foundation and leave the deployment of their gifts to the discretion of the Trustees.

Registered as a company limited by guarantee and with its own separate charitable status, the Foundation will act as a vehicle for collecting, holding, investing and dispensing sums donated for the sole benefit of the two schools. As a charity, it will qualify for Gift Aid and other tax benefits. The objects of the Foundation are: ‘To advance education by the provision of funding, assistance and support to St Mary’s School, Calne and St Margaret’s Preparatory School Calne, being the constituent schools of St Mary’s School (Calne) and by other associated educational activities (in so far as they shall be charitable) and (save for purposes incidental and ancillary to those objects), no other purposes.’

The sub-funds of The Calne Foundation will include: The Bursary Fund, The 2012 Sports Hall Fund, The St Margaret’s Library Fund, The Armed Forces Fund (in association with

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A Board of six Trustees of The Calne Foundation Trust has now been appointed.

The Board, which will meet three times a year, includes members of the schools’ Governing body, members of the Calne Girls’ Association and independent members from the parent community: Mr Peter Allen (Governor and Chairman of the Finance and General Purposes Committee), Mrs Vicky Wilson (Governor), Mrs Frippy Fyfe (Chair of the CGA), Mrs Cate Bell (CGA Committee member), Mr Ed Nicholson and Mr John Moore (current parents).

A full-time Development Director will be responsible for running the Foundation’s day-to-day activities. The costs of running the Foundation will be absorbed into the overall running costs of the schools, so that all donations will be securely kept and invested by the Trustees of the Calne Foundation and applied according to the wishes of the donors.

The St Mary’s (Calne) Old Girls’ Association has recently voted to remove its charitable status and its remaining assets are to be invested in The Foundation Bursary Fund.

Now re-named the Calne Girls’ Association (CGA), it will work closely with the Foundation and both schools for the benefit of pupils past and present.

Offering transparency and clarity of communication to donors and complete independence from the main school accounts, The Calne Foundation represents a new level of development and fundraising at Calne. It will bring us in line with the best development practice of other leading independent schools. Most importantly, it is for the benefit of present and future generations of pupils of St Mary’s Calne and St Margaret’s Preparatory School. I hope you will agree with me that there can be no better reason than this to support The Calne Foundation both now and in the future.

A great number of people have been involved in the establishment of the Foundation, but I particularly want to thank Mr Anthony Robinson (Development Director at Radley and a former parent of St Mary’s) and Mr John Moore (a current parent of St Margaret’s and a new Trustee) for their invaluable help and guidance. We are also most grateful to all those in our community who have supported school development and fundraising in recent years.

Mr Simon Knight Chairman of Governors

News - PGSM

The Parents’ Guild of St Mary’s (PGSM) It has been another amazing and stupendous year for us all, particularly for the Committee of the PGSM! Our Christmas Fair last December was a resounding success, despite the tough economic climate, and it replenished some much needed funds which will be put to great use in the future. The Jonny Wilkes Swing Evening in February was another equally successful event with which the PGSM team were able to help. Our partnership with The Development Fund goes from strength to strength and, now that the new Foundation Trust has been officially launched, we can look forward to a much more efficient and secure future. Having said this, the PGSM will maintain its independence and the running of it will continue to remain in the hands of St Mary’s parents. Yes! Parents, you too are part of this fun, social and incredibly dynamic group of people. We are always looking for talent and help at any level without necessarily committing yourselves to being on the Committee.

This brings me neatly to The Lily Pot! We have launched a monthly prize draw for the St Mary’s community at a cost of £1 per entry (for a minimum of 12 months). You may make as many entries as you wish and, for each entry, you will be allocated a lucky number. The draw will take place on the first Monday of each month and two winners will share the jackpot. 50% of the proceeds will be put towards the PGSM Fund, to be used for the benefit of St Mary’s girls, the remaining 50% will be the monthly prize money. I do hope many of you will take

part in this new venture as it would make a huge difference to your daughters.

(For more information, please email pgsm@stmaryscalne.org.) With the money we raise from this and our other fundraising activities, we will be able to help regularly and contribute to their non-curricular needs. In the Autumn Term, for example, we sponsored DRED UK, a company that puts the ‘DREAD’ into alcohol and drug abuse with up-to-date information for both the girls and parents alike. Parents also attended a post-lecture course which was a real eye-opener!

The PGSM ran a very successful Pimms and Memorabilia Stall on Founders’ Day, at which we launched our new St Mary’s Picnic Rug! Many of you have already purchased them, but if some of you missed out don’t worry, although they are a limited edition there are still a few to be had so contact your Year Rep and secure yourselves one.

things just wouldn’t happen. It has been a huge privilege and an honour to have worked with them this academic year and I’ll be sad to move on.

I would also like to thank Dr Helen Wright, Mrs Nicky Botterill, Mr John McCausland, Mrs Cari Depla, Miss Lilian Leadbetter, Lady Arabella Unwin, Mrs Kate Mastin-Lee, Mrs Linda Thomas and the Catering Staff, the front and back Office, House Staff and all the Staff at St Mary’s for all their help and support.

Last, but not least, I want to thank you all for your wonderful support and kindness. I look forward immensely to the future ahead!

Mrs Debs Price Chair of the PGSM

Finally to my thank yous! I would like to thank Mrs Susie Davies (Vice-Chair), Mrs Sarah Le Fevre (Secretary), Mrs Amanda Page (Treasurer) and the Committee. Without their unfailing support and dedication both to the large events, meetings and, most importantly, the work the they do within their year groups (unsung heroines comes to mind!),

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Founders’ Day 2012

Founders’ Day 2012

St Mary’s Calne was founded in 1873 by Canon John Duncan, the Vicar of Calne. He was a man of vision and determination and for over thirty years worked unstintingly to establish St Mary’s as an outstanding girls’ school with an Anglican foundation.

The inspirational Founders of St Mary’s Calne - Canon John Duncan, Miss Ellinor Gabriel and Mrs Penelope Frances Murray - gave generously to the service of education and the church with their financial and practical support, establishing the ethos that still exists today.

An annual Speech Day and prizegiving took place from the foundation of the school until just before World War II when the practice of awarding prizes ceased. The first Founders’ Day was held on 2nd July 1941 with a Church service and a performance of Sophocles’ Antigone.. In recent years, the annual prizegiving has been reinstated as part of Founders’ Day, thus combining the best of both traditions.

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Marquee with an eclectic programme ranging from small, classical ensembles to a mass performance of Gary Barlow’s Sing. Girls and their families then enjoyed House picnics and we were lucky that, for the most part, the weather remained reasonably dry!

On Saturday 23rd June, the whole school community came together to celebrate Founders’ Day. The day began with a Commemoration Service at the Parish Church and it was an honour to be joined by The Very Reverend June Osborne, Dean of Salisbury, to give the address. She spoke powerfully about the importance of ambition and perseverance in women. After the service, a concert was given in the Music

The main event of the afternoon was the Prizegiving ceremony. Mr Simon Knight, the Chair of the Governors, gave a warm welcome to all; Dr Wright offered a retrospective of the school year and the prizes were presented by Olympic Gold Medallist, Miss Amy Williams. We were then privileged to listen to Amy deliver a hugely inspirational, uplifting talk about her journey to the Winter Olympics – both the successes and the failures – and cheers resounded as a clip of her winning Gold run on the

skeleton was shown. Head Girl, Georgia Perry, concluded the Prizegiving with an entertaining and undeniably fond farewell to the school on behalf of the UVI Form.

Following the Prizegiving, there was an opportunity to be entertained again in the Music Marquee whilst enjoying a delicious Olympic themed tea. For the UVI Form, there was a final Leavers’ Concert and Service, before they spent the evening celebrating their departure from St Mary’s with their family and friends at the Lily Ball.

Founders’ Day was, as ever, an extremely memorable and special event.

Georgina Terry LVI Form

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Founders’ Day

Prizes Charity Prizes School House Uma Dare & Madeline Self St Prisca’s Isabelle Cole & Sophie Milne St Cecilia’s Charlotte Fitzwilliam-Lay Gibbins Emilie Dando-Crosasso & Amelia Saer Mews Lucy Evans Joyce Walters Emily Dundas

Creative Thinking Prizes LIV Form Imogen Davis MIV Form Verity Page UIV Form Isobel Smith & Vassula Wong LV Form Rebecca Jump UV Form Suzanna Bradshaw & Natasha Thompson LVI Form Hannah Raymond-Cox

Critical Thinking Prizes LIV Form Victoria Rassmuss MIV Form Eve Webster UIV Form Isabelle Scheyd LV Form Chloe Hutton UV Form Sophie Nye LVI Form Rachel Nethercott

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Junior Prizes Art (including Junior Art Cup) Jessica Davies Drama Elsbeth Giles Music Elsbeth Giles Sport Georgina Higgins

Intermediate Prizes Art Cicely Haslam Drama Olivia Kold Music Perlie Mong Sport Annabel Wright

Senior Prizes Art Sophie Soar Drama Matilda Ellis Music Ella May Sport Cressida Cox

Leadership Prizes LIV Form Jessica Westwood MIV Form Iona Westwood UIV Form Taya Sellers

Overall Academic Achievement Prizes

LV Form Elle Curzon Green

LIV Form Maia Jarvis & Victoria Rassmuss

UV Form Olivia Erwin

MIV Form Yasmin Watling & Iona Westwood

LVI Form Georgina Terry

UIV Form Charlotte Paterson & Laura Steel

House Prizes for ‘Supporting Others’ School House Isobel Slater & Teresa Zamora St Prisca’s Eve Nicholson St Cecilia’s Esme Lane Fox Gibbins Zoe Bassett Bolam Mews Olivia Monson Joyce Walters Victoria Price

LV Form Chloe Hutton & Catherine Song UV Form Sophie Nye LVI Form Millie McLuskie & Georgina Terry Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards Hermione Brandt Sophie Collin Lucy Depla Georgia Hatlapa Natasha Hollingworth Rosie Jackson Marina Pease Eleanor Percey Lydia Rowse Bettina Salomon Zara Thacker

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Founders’ Day 2012

UVI Form Prizes Prize for Sustained Academic Achievement across all A Level Subjects Hope Watson Prize for Consistent Enrichment of School Life Zara Thacker Henry Harwood Day Girls Prize Sian Wright Katherine Benthall Senior Art Cup Georgia Herman Biology Prize Natasha Dean Classical Civilisation Prize Isobel Kenney-Herbert Chemistry Prize Hermina Wong Drama & Theatre Studies Prize Jolie Cripps The Leadbetter Prize for Performance Lily Petherick The Sir Tim Rice Musical Theatre Prize Devon-Jane Airey Economics Prize Bessy Liao The Mayhew A Level English Cup Devon-Jane Airey French Cup Marina Pease & Georgia Perry Geography Prize Natasha Hollingworth & Sian Wright German Prize Sophia Simpson Government and Politics Prize Devon-Jane Airey & Holly Marriott Webb

History of Art Prize Matilda Allsopp The Mavis Hunter A Level History Prize Georgia Hatlapa & Georgia Perry Latin Prize Georgia Hatlapa & Ellie Morris-Jones Sue Lawton Prize for Mathematics Apexa Shah Further Mathematics Prize Bessy Liao & Carol Mak Mayhew Prize for All-Round Contribution to Music Devon-Jane Airey The Susannah Hunt Music Prize for Exemplary Contribution to Music Constance Bowkett-Pritchard & Holly Marriott Webb The Finlandia Cup (Chamber Choir) Marina Pease Cecilia James Prize for the Solo Performance Winner at the Company Music Festival Marina Pease Philosophy & Ethics Prize Ellie Morris-Jones & Eleanor Percey Physics Prize Constance Bowkett-Pritchard Charles Crawford Sixth Form Science Prize Laverna Kim Spanish Prize Natasha Dean Outstanding Achievement in Sports Marina Pease Services to Sport Cup Eleanor Percey

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Major Awards The Katie Plunkett Memorial Prize is awarded to a girl in the LVI Form whose academic work demonstrates a keen and enquiring mind and who has also contributed a great deal to the school in at least one other area such as Music, Drama or Sport.

Georgina Terry The Southwell Cup for Critical Thinking is given by our former Chair of Governors and current Patron, Richard Southwell QC. Holly Marriott Webb

The Martha Cole Cup for Personal Courage is awarded to a girl in any year group who has shown courage and endeavour beyond the norm.

Eleanor Percey The ‘Good Egg Award’, in memory of Elinor Green, is awarded to an ‘unsung heroine’ who has demonstrated this quality throughout her time in the school. An UVI Form girl who has, in subtle ways, contributed the most to the school in terms of building bridges and generally fostering good relationships and a positive atmosphere.

Isabella McDonnell & Lydia Rowse

The Brunel Prize for Creative Thinking is awarded to a girl who has been innovative, capable of problem-solving, generating ideas and showing imagination.

Lily Petherick

The Leavers’ Cup was donated by the 1990 leavers for the UVI Form to award to one of their number who they feel has been outstanding during the UVI Form year.

Jolie Cripps

The Dereham Charities Cup is awarded for hard work and self-motivated contribution to charity.

Devon-Jane Airey,Victoria Reynolds & Hermina Wong

The Delscey Burns Cup is awarded to the pupil from any year who most embodies the spirit of the school.

Georgia Hatlapa

Joyce Walters Prize for Scholarship is awarded to the most outstanding all-round scholar in the UVI Form.

Devon-Jane Airey & Constance Bowkett-Pritchard The Joll Endeavour Prize is awarded to a girl who has achieved a high standard in her work through effort and perseverance.

Sophie Collin & Eleanor Souster The Lacey Trophy is awarded to a girl who, in the Sixth Form, has been determined and has persevered with work, Sport and Music to achieve a high standard in all three aspects of life.

The Steward Cup is a special prize awarded to a member of the leaving UVI Form whose general all-round attitude reflects the ethos of the school.

Marina Pease The Helen Wright Prize for Leadership is awarded for the first time this year to a girl who has demonstrated leadership through her strong integrity and values during her time at the school.

Georgia Perry

Hermina Wong The Fenton Cup is awarded to a girl who has shown genuine compassion and sustained support of others.

Hermione Brandt & Alicia Lee

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Founders’ Day 2012

Subject Prizes Art LIV Form Isabella Depla Georgia Lane Fox MIV Form Saskia Patel UIV Form Helena Boase LV Form Olivia King Maria Perry

LV Form Classics Prize Amelia Saer

Creative Writing Competition Winners:

The Margaret Beater Classics Cup Charlotte Paterson

Fourth Form Verity Page

The Penrose Foss Classics Cup Isabella Warner Classical Civilisation Amy Cooper

Drama

UV Form Sophie Nye Jessica O’Grady

LIV Form Georgia Lane Fox

LVI Form Nicola Randall

MIV Form Naomi Green Sophie Milne

Classics

UIV Form Elsbeth Giles

Latin LIV Form Maia Jarvis Victoria Rassmuss Isobel Slater MIV Form Yasmin Watling Iona Westwood UIV Form Matilda Bartlett Helena Boase Laura Steel LV Form Imogen Dobie Chloe Hutton Rosanna Tabor UV Form Mariella de Soissons Isabella Grive Sophie Nye

LV Form Marina Jodrell UV Form Matilda Jacobs LVI Form Olivia Gosling

Economics

UV Form Emilia Flack LVI Form Letitia Frome

LIV Form Imogen Davis Maia Jarvis

Geography LIV Form Maia Jarvis Maiya Roberts

LV Form Mia Millman Eleanor Nye Charlotte Self

UIV Form Laura Steel

UV Form Kate Melhuish

LV Form Elle Curzon Green Rosanna Tabor

Mathematics

UV Form Eleanor Harrison Lucy Rogers LVI Form Florence Dove Emily Dundas

English

History

LIV Form Louise Charlesworth-Herbert

LIV Form Helena Gray Maia Jarvis

LV Form Millie Marriott Webb UV Form Sophie Nye

MIV Form Yasmin Watling Iona Westwood UIV Form Helena Boase Charlotte Paterson Laura Steel

LVI Form Georgina Terry

LV Form Charlotte Baker Imogen Dobie Chloe Hutton

The Katherine Wilson Prize for Creative Writing Imogen Giddins

UV Form Mariella de Soissons Sophie Nye LVI Form Millie McLuskie Isabella Steel

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MIV Form Sophie Milne Yasmin Watling Iona Westwood

MIV Form Phoebe Love

LVI Form Millie McLuskie Isabella Steel

Greek

LV Form Emilie Dando-Crosasso

Sixth Form Georgina Terry

LVI Form Vivian Mu Orafiri Ogan

UIV Form Isobel Smith (& English Cup)

UIV Form Juliet Baker

ICT

Government & Politics

MIV Form Phoebe Rainsberry

LVI Form Charlotte Bell

Fifth Form Chloe Hutton

UV Form Sophie Nye

LVI Form Georgina Terry

History of Art

LIV Form Maia Jarvis MIV Form Yasmin Watling UIV Form Francesca Pullan Luana Sharp LV Form Chloe Hutton UV Form Hannah Wu LVI Form Lucy Cross Further Mathematics LVI Form Weijia Li

Modern Foreign Languages French LIV Form Maia Jarvis Victoria Rassmuss MIV Form Iona Westwood UIV Form Charlotte Paterson LV Form Franziska Goess-Saurau Catherine Song (Express)

UV Form Perlie Mong Sophie Nye (Express) Lucy Rogers LVI Form Holly Armstrong

The Barnett Prize for Music in the UIV Form Taya Sellers LV Form Betty Mak

German

UV Form Imogen Giddins

LIV Form Maia Jarvis

LVI Form Ella May

MIV Form Phoebe Aldridge

The Heather Manners Award for Progress - awarded to a girl who has made outstanding progress in her first year’s tuition on a new instrument Maia Jarvis

UIV Form Hannah Drew LV Form Franziska Goess-Saurau UV Form Jessica Fechner Teodora Moeran LVI Form Rhiannon Gibbs-Harris Spanish LIV Form Thea Dillon

The Woodruff Science Prize for most improvement during the LIV Form Elisabeth Wolf Biology UIV Form Charlotte Fitzwilliam-Lay Georgia Murdoch LV Form Emilie Dando-Crosasso UV Form Rosemary Tian LVI Form Alice Pennington

Fourth Form Music Competition Winner Elsbeth Giles

Chemistry

Psychology

LV Form Chloe Hutton

LVI Form Amy Cooper

Religious Studies

UIV Form Luana Sharp

UV Form Emily Clarke LVI Form Rachel Nethercott

MIV Form Iona Westwood

LIV Form Maia Jarvis Georgia Lane Fox

UIV Form Charlotte Paterson

MIV Form Phoebe Love

UIV Form Helena Boase Charlotte Paterson

LV Form Chloe Hutton

UIV Form Lauren Dickson

LV Form Millie Marriott Webb

UV Form Mariella de Soissons (Express) Isabella Grive (Express) Hannah Wu

Philosophy & Ethics

UV Form Eleanor Harrison

LVI Form Georgina Terry Mandarin UIV Form Matilda Bartlett Luana Sharp LVI Form Hannah Raymond-Cox

LV Form Imogen Dobie Catherine Song Rosanna Tabor UV Form Eleanor Harrison Perlie Mong LVI Form Holly Armstrong Millie McLuskie

Science

Music

General Science Prize

LIV Form Maia Jarvis Rachel McNeile

LIV Form Aimee Tian

MIV Form Jessica Patel Saskia Patel

Physics

LVI Form Lucy Cross

Sport LIV Form Georgia Lane Fox Jessica Westwood MIV Form Jemima Brown UIV Form Isabelle Cain

RADA Natasha Dean Victoria Hamilton Alicia Lee Diana Onichshenko Olaoyin Okuboyejo Bettina Salomon Zara Thacker Hannah Wilson Hermina Wong

Young Enterprise ‘Made In Calne’ This YE Company designed, created and marketed a celebrity-endorsed cookbook. Wiltshire County Final Winners winning four awards: • Best Presentation • The Financial Management Award • The ‘Ignition Salver’ Award • The Winner’s Trophy Ellys Airey Florence Cain Chella de Bay Laura Doel Emily Dundas Matilda Ellis Ella May Nyasha Mugavazi Madelaine Nadiotis Rachel Nethercott Nicola Randall Venetia Tate Clementine Wood ‘U’ This YE Company sourced, customised and marketed a range of personalised clothing and accessories.

Aramide Akinkugbe Lucy Cargill Sai-Man Chan Charlotte Coleman Alice Edgedale Inewari Fabyan Michelle Lee Natalie Ma Vivian Mu Zoë Nolan Orafiri Ogan Antonia Peat Lucy Stratton Halima Tinubu Lan Zhou

LV Form Olivia King

MIV Form Iona Westwood

UV Form Eleanor Dove Olivia Erwin

The Junior Science Cup Phoebe Love

LVI Form Cressida Cox

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Trips & Expeditions - Iceland

Iceland After a pleasant rest waiting on the Heathrow runway for one and a half hours, the LV and LVI Form Geographers flew comfortably with Icelandair to an uncharacteristically balmy Iceland.

First stop was the stunningly beautiful Blue Lagoon, where many soon became covered in the thick white mud, well known for its soothing and healing properties. The lagoon was around 40°C – a stark difference to lake temperatures in the UK! – as it is heated by geothermal waters from the magma chamber 2km beneath the lagoon. We bathed in the azure waters before beginning our studies of the island. The LV Form commenced their investigations into the impact of tourism on honeypot sites and the LVI Form offered welcome support.

A short coach journey carried us to the relatively palatial Grand Hotel Reykjavik. After a few brief discussions concerning the decidedly narrow Icelandic double beds, all settled in and prepared to depart for supper. After a delicious meal at the simply named Hamburger Factory, the group took the long route home, watching the midnight(ish) sun bathe the harbour in vivid reds and yellows.

There was much discussion about the ‘live’ population counter in the restaurant that went up a number of times during the meal and thankfully never went down!

The next day, the studies continued at the Hellisheidi geothermal energy plant, where it

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was explained how the geothermal features of Iceland were harnessed to produce both electricity and hot water. Our teachers were very surprised (and jealous) when we were told it was only £60 a year for these utilities.

We endured the sulphurous vapours to gain incredible views of the turbines and boreholes.

Next stop was the Seljalandsfoss waterfall: a stunning tower of water that we were lucky enough to walk behind to get a 360° view. The water cascaded 80m over a vertical precipice, creating an enveloping cloud that soaked one and all.

From here, it was on to the Solheimajokull Glacier, where the LVI Form undertook their primary fieldwork studies whilst the LV Form explored. We braved the one rain ‘shower’ of the trip to examine the plant succession that has developed as the glacier retreats at over 30m per annum.

Afterwards, the whole group excitedly strapped on crampons and (carefully) grabbed an ice axe to climb up the glacier!

Some fairly impressive ice sculptures took

form on the glacier thanks to some enthusiastic hacking by the LVI Form.

The deep blue moulins and dark ash cones were not quite engaging enough to stop the seemingly tireless LVI Form pounding their ice axes into the crystalline ice like a pack of frenzied elves.

The night was spent on a rural farm in the middle of Southern Iceland. The group enjoyed a hearty meal before retiring to their room, or portakabin!

The midnight sun over the plains of south eastern Iceland was too much to resist for some and they lazed on the farm trampoline to watch it circumnavigate the horizon. The next morning brought incredible views of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano which was responsible for so much disruption in Europe. The remainder of the day was spent travelling to some of Iceland’s incredible geothermal landforms, such as Gulfoss, an awe-inspiring stepped waterfall, and the weather held out beautifully for lots of pictures.

We then visited Geysir, after which all others are named, and were able to witness the eruption of one of the few active geysers in the world.

At lunch, the group split up into rafters and snorkelers. The white water rafters had an amazing time crashing down a very chilly glacial meltwater river, before braving the jump off a 6m high cliff. Meanwhile, the snorkelers were lucky enough to swim the Mid-Atlantic ridge in crystal clear waters and were even able to touch each plate.

The journey back to the hotel took the tired, but still enthusiastic, group to Perlan – the

blue domed water tank that dominates the Reykjavik skyline. In typically Icelandic style, no opportunity was missed during its construction and they included a museum, café and even a rotating restaurant beneath the enormous dome that tops the five huge storage tanks.

The final night was spent in Reykjavik again and the group had their first opportunity to explore the traditional old town. Supper in the imaginatively titled Restaurant Reykjavik was followed by the annual Geography fieldtrip prize giving and then the annual ‘Zoe has left her camera behind’ incident.

The next morning started in an outdoor, geothermally heated swimming pool, where the requirement of naked showering prior to swimming, and the attentions of the somewhat over-enthusiastic shower

attendants, was received with varying levels of trepidation. The 12 person slide train more than made up for the melee in the changing rooms however.

After recovering, we were all able to explore Reykjavik and get souvenirs for home. Finally, after saying a huge thank you to our guide Simmi and our bus driver, we were dropped off at the airport to head home, very tired, but thoroughly content with our adventure.

Kate Le Fevre LVI Form

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s k e e W t n e m h c i r n E

e every term. c a pl e k ta m or F h eks for the Fourt ties in school vi ti c a r a ul c ri ur Enrichment We ss-c take part in cro ls ir g e t outside the th x , le te b on c ta e to m in ti g in ff O arn ken ce to put their le n a h c e th ctivities have ta a ve a d h n a s and ip tr of ots oing. riety of trips. L va a on ey have been d om th ro t s a s h w cla of on ti here is a selec place this year;

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Chocolate Enterprises to develop The UIV Form had the opportunity skills in a rial neu epre entr r thei and demonstrate s of five or ‘Dragons’ Den’ style activity. In team te product and six, the girls developed a chocola it, before ort supp to n paig a mar keting cam s’: gon ‘Dra the to s idea presenting their Cleaver.

Mr and man Fore Mrs Mrs Strudwick, orm perf to role able valu Each girl had a Director s, within their group: from Financial s from nue reve and s cost who analysed the and s, tegie stra ing pric ible a range of poss advert an ted crea who s, ctor Mar keting Dire ative Cre to uct, prod r to promote thei cept Director s, who designed the con The uct. prod r thei of and packaging issues girls developed their awareness of tivity crea zing ama g layin in enterprise, disp . skills k wor and excellent team

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The LIV Fo rm particip ated in two related to G workshops amelan, a style of mu Indonesia. A sic found in s the girls en tered Chap met by the el, they wer beautifully cr e afted xylop gong-like in h o ne and struments o f the gamel clothed in tr an. Andy W aditional dre arn, ss from the Royal Court Indonesian , introduced the girls to styles of th the musical is music. Th e girls had th to try out d e opportun ifferent par ity ts of the ga learning tw melan, whils o pieces to t gether as a School, the group. In th girls learnt e Art more abou of Javanese t the charac puppet sho te rs ws, which ar accompanie e traditional d with gam ly elan music, own puppet making thei s in the pro r cess.

Enrichment Weeks

s China Germany Meet yfield

dents from Abbe Form welcomed stu In October, the LIV in an Enrichment ham to participate School in Chippen ina. The aim of many Meets Ch er G led tit en ity ite a letter Week activ nts to be able to wr de stu all for s wa the session a school linked to learning German at to Chinese pupils rman as well as re introduced to Ge we p ou gr e Th .

Abbeyfield e visitors and e to the fact that th du d, an y lar bu ca Chinese vo e basic German dy familiar with th ea alr re we ts en some resid ey could share study Mandarin, th ls gir ’s ry Ma St d phrases, an other. The group d learn from each their knowledge an e which two LVI ional Chinese danc dit tra a ed joy en the end of especially ced them to and, by du ro int ls gir ’s ry able them to Form St Ma learnt enough to en d ha pil pu y er ev , the session rman body and a arin greeting, a Ge nd Ma a th wi r te write a let Mandarin closing.

Festival of Latin Drama In June, 33 girls from the UIV Form set off for Redla nd High School in Bristol to take part in a Festival of Latin Dram a. Seven plays were entered for the competition which is based on the Festival of Dionysus in the ancient world. The running order is chosen by luck, the plays are time limited to five minutes, and the panel of judges reach their conclusions. This year, we prese nted a play based on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee called Regina et rex Caledoniae. It amounted to a review of the Flotilla, the concert and the street parties which took place during the Diamond Jubilee weekend.

We were complemented for all of our scenes, our innovation, and the enjoyment which the girls were clearly gettin g out of their performance. The girls were fantastic and we were delighted to be awarded second place and a handsome financial prize.

Magazine in a Day

set to work In the Summer Term, the MIV Form magazine, featuring on creating an Olympic-themed g articles, interviews sixteen pages of humour, sportin Founders’ Day, the and exclusive pictures, to sell on Indian Institute of proceeds from which went to the Cerebral Palsy.

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Bushcraft

Bushcraft training In June, the UIV Form took part in a in torrential craft Bush day in Oxfordshire. Arriving at and fields of wind of s rain, they were welcomed by gust st, slipping fore the ugh mud! They set off for camp thro been given have ld shou ds and sliding the whole way - awar the day, ing Dur s. ation rson for the Torville and Dean impe es, and gam and drills ip ersh the girls undertook lots of lead tes minu five n Give ge. oufla they also learnt the art of cam ded deci girls t mos ings’ to ‘blend in with their surround hair was the best way that mud masks and heather in their the Predator game, by wed to achieve this. This was follo be the first back and st fore where they had to hide in the then learnt how to They ted! to the tree without being spot brave girls took Four fire. a fillet a salmon and cook it over nds before seco five d laste on the eyeball challenge - they girls the n, noo after the the eyeballs were spat out! In cooked then and fire a e mak learnt four different ways to had by was day lous fabu a rall, a speciality biscuit on it. Ove become g havin , leave to sad rs’ all, with a few of our ‘city love . oors outd the accustomed to the mud and

Dorset Coas t

As part of Enric hment Week, the MIV Form travell Coast to carry ed to the Dorse out Geography Co t astal Fieldwork. with a beautiful They were blesse day, with great vis d ibility, which only the coastal featur served to enhanc es at Lulworth Co e ve, Durdledoor Having studied in and Durlston Hea class the proces d. ses of coastal er movement, as we os ions and mass ll as the different coastal landform valuable to witn s, it was extremely ess evidence of these processes features along th as we ll as see the actu e stunning heritag al e coastline of D extremely smoo orset. The day we thly and the girls nt worked hard to assignments and complete the writ sketches. At the ten end of the day, th deserved swim at ey enjoyed a we Studland beach an lld an ice-cream.

Olympic Activity

ular Olympic rt in a cross-curric pa ok to rm Fo V The UI ss Shuttleworth tivity devised by Mi Ac t en hm ric En themed part in supported activities they took e Th n. ma re Fo s and Mr hool signed up initiative that the sc ’ 12 20 for t Se et the ‘G of the games and about the history ing rn lea as ll we to. As lympics, the to host the 2012 O bid e th n wo on nd how Lo the value of the rkshops to research wo in d ate cip rti girls pa ogrammes of elite pics, the training pr lym ra Pa d e an s pic Olym and its route in th cance of the torch nifi sig e th . d on an rsi es athlet eir own ve well as designing th as s, me ga e th to lead up

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Enrichment Weeks

Rainforest C hallenge

The MIV Form lea rned about the ec osystem of the Br how it is damaged azilian Rainforest by human activiti and es such as logging, m road and railway ining, agriculture building, oil and , ga s ex pl or They found out ation, and buildin why these activiti g reservoirs. es we re a particular inte taking place and rest group, such took the role of as the Brazilian go companies, hydr vernment, ecotou o-electric powe rism r companies, or to debate wheth Amazonian tribes er or not large-sc , in order ale development whether it was, should take plac or could be mad e, and e to be, more su stainable.

Bristol Zoo

pic explore the to ristol Zoo, to B the to t in en e w ur IV Form had a lect In June, the U nships’. They io at can el as R ag g in ad and Feed ns of a M ‘Adaptations the adaptatio t ou rvive and ab su ng to ni tre, lear enable them ch hi w t Education Cen ra da s of illegal ach, a gecko an out the effect ab d ne ar le hissing cockro so hey al lenging aspect in the wild. T the more chal r fo e id ts be successful ou was ground and imals. Then it gh above the hi ay kw al poaching of an w aerial y clambered ooropia – an he girls bravel T . es ur of the day – Z os cl en until the zip me of the zoo couragement, en d te ou overlooking so sh ts of ed to stay pment, with lo ! A few manag nd ou gr e along the equi th e to an anatomy! the only rout rt of the hum pa n ai rt ce line, which was a ing on conservation and avoid land wed the zoo llo fo s rl on their feet gi e , th end of term. in the sunshine ons until the ss le r fo n After a lunch io format g facts and in trail, gatherin

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ted in a UIV Form compe hment Week, the ric En ds: a group of un rt ro pa e As e were thre er Th e. ng lle ha worked together Team Maths C rs of each team be em m ur fo e where the down round where th s number round os cr a ; ns tio es help solve the to solve ten qu fully matched to re ca be to d ha ams split into and across clues which had the te ce ra lay re a y, team from their puzzle and, finall estion for their qu xt ne e th t ge . pairs, racing to ickly as possible g to solve it as qu yin tr d an r ke ar m

Modern Foreign Languages Wor kshop

The MIV Form took part in a Modern Foreign Languages Workshop.

Firstly, the girls learnt the tune of a song and wrote a verse in English on the theme of Sports and Olympics.

They then split into small groups and wrote various other vers es in different languages. It was love ly to hear the Music Department buzzing in different languages. Girls worked hard with the rhythms of the langu ages to make their words fit the tune, appreciating very quickly that it was not possible to translate idea s from English. They then created very imaginative board gam es in many different languages.

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Sports Reports

Hockey 2011– 2012

The growing strength of hockey was evident to see by the increased number of teams, players and matches being played across the year groups.

Spurred on by a successful season in 2010-2011, the players performed with increased confidence and skill on the hockey pitch. The Junior Teams continued to grow and the strength of our B and C Teams was very good: they often played the local schools’ A Teams.

The Intermediate and Senior Teams held their own against the Bath schools and other independent school teams. Their increased playing ability allowed us to compete against some of the larger schools and we witnessed some excellent second halves! The girls come into their own once they adjust to playing on a full-sized astro - the upside being that we often dominate the second half of the match.

In particular, the 1st XI must be congratulated for their efforts. They had some excellent, closely fought matches and the culmination of their season saw a great victory over Godolphin. The outgoing UVI hockey players will be much missed, but with that comes the anticipation of what the new LVI Form will bring to the 1st Team. Well done to all players!

Miss Helen Carruthers Hockey Coach

Hockey Colours Senior Sophie Collin, Natasha Hollingworth*, Isobel Kenney-Herbert, Alicia Lee*.

Intermediate Olivia Erwin, Lucy Rogers, Olivia King*, Mia Millman*, Jessica O’Grady*, Emma Ralph*, Rebecca Randall*, Matilda Scott-Bowden*, Isabella Tottenham*, Emily Verschoyle*.

Junior Isabelle Cain*, Jemima Brown, Kamilla Gulieva*, Iona Westwood.

Hockey Half Colours Bonnie Bartlett*, Mattie Carr*, Eliza Leng*, Sassie Patel. *New Awards

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Sports Reports - Flaine

Flaine

2012

51 teams took part in the Independent British Schoolgirls’ Skiing Championship in Flaine, France from Friday 27th January to Wednesday 1st February.

The A Team – Clementine Wood, Annabel Wright and Florence Cain, and the B Team – Imogen Giddins, Lily Marriott and Hana Gudelis, took part in the competition.

Having travelled to Flaine on Friday, the girls spent the weekend in training with Vincent Chanel, their dedicated instructor. Practice over, Monday morning brought the Giant Slalom competition. The girls had their first run and, if they managed to complete the course, they had the chance for a second run: five out of our six girls managed to get a second run.

In the afternoon, the girls had the Parallel Slalom. In the first round, the B Team drew Glenalmond, who, with two GB and one Scottish Skier, proved too strong for our girls.

The A Team got into the fourth round and then drew Strathallan (three GB skiers!) and

sadly lost. However, since Strathallan went on to win, beating Kandahar Team in the final, the girls were not too disappointed.

On Monday evening, the Giant Slalom results came in and St Mary’s Calne were in first position by 3 whole seconds – amazing! The B Team were placed in 5th position at the end of the first day in the Giant Slalom B section – a fantastic achievement for them, as there were registered skiers in the B Team section too.

On Tuesday, the girls competed in the Slalom.

Clementine, as she was going so fast, missed a gate on her first run and had to dart back up the course with her skis on to cross the gate line. She still finished the course in one minute, and both Annabel and Florence had good runs, keeping the A Team in the race.

Thankfully, all three of the girls had fantastic second runs, despite the snow, -10 º C

temperature and zero visibility. The B Team also all came down with very good times and then they just had to wait until 5.30pm for the results.

The B Team managed to hold their times and finished 5 out of 13 in their section, this is the best result ever for our B Team!

The A team results were as follows: Third – Wellington College Second – Wycombe Abbey A First – St Mary’s Calne!

Overall, we were British Schoolgirls Unregistered Number One for the first time ever, winning the Libby Greenacre Salver. The new ski suits definitely helped!

Mrs Natalie Baldwin Head of Extra-Curricular Activities

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Challenge e r u t n e v d A &

gir ls out and rm Fo IV M d an V LI r ou w sa s’ ay id ‘Flexible Fr ities. Blindfolds tiv ac g in ld ui -b am te n fu in rt pa g about takin ere hoisted w ils sa d an up t pu e er w s nt te n, were wor e). (although not all at the same tim

t to the In the Summer Term, the girls wen ed many plet com and Park Cotswold Water ding, buil raft ding inclu s enjoyable activitie and es rop high ng, saili , canoeing, kayaking time astic fant a had e yon windsurfing. Ever raft the h, oug alth ors, with their instruct their ropes builders had a tough time when don ship! aban to had all they came loose and they saw the The girls felt very envious when splash in wet a out with g sailors cruising alon to how as re unsu all e wer sight; however, we

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to capsize two (unfortunate!) girls managed seconds five – t boa in their perfectly stable story lar simi a was after leaving the jetty. It Form LIV r icula part with the kayakers, as a and her student decided to change course rdous haza a y entl destination was subsequ ‘high sure plea k too bush. The MIV Form also and es rop high of in the sky’ with a course rall, all of the then a windsurfing session. Ove – even if time t grea a girls who took part had they got a bit wet!

ed The girls also successfully complet ns ditio their CAA Walk and Camp. Con that wet earlier that week had been so but the the ‘Monsoon Route’ was chosen, girls The . weather improved just in time Minal to ne walked 10 miles from Aldbour year each Woodlands via Ramsbury, with ng it taki group walking together and girls in turns to lead.

The walks were accomplis hed in sunshine and at a good pace, and we were impressed with the girls’ determina tion and readiness to keep navigating to the end. Various navigational and muddy challenges were successfully overcome and all – including Mac and Beth (the two black Labradors) – arrived safely, in time for a barbec ue supper and games at the campsite.

Somewhat surprised at the lack of mod cons and sporting an interesting array of nightw ear, the girls settled

down (not quite the righ t words) to sleep We are very grateful to after hot chocolate and Mrs Spicer for letting some fruit. The night us use her field - the perfec was disturbed by the bar t campsite for king of foxes and such an expedition – and the excited chattering of to our colleagues the girls, however, whose help made the ven by 6am most of them we tur e possible. re awake after a The girls should be please frosty night and soon up, d wit h their ready for breakfast achievements and we hop and packing up. That too e the y too are proved a challenge: looking forward to future strict instructions were expeditions! given re finding every tent peg and leaving no scraps of litter for Miss Jane Dickson fear of press-ups to follow ...

Head of Extra Curriculu m

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Sports Reports

Athletics Despite having to contend with some awful weather which hindered training, athletes from all years worked really hard, showing excellent commitment, as well as versatility, in adapting their training when required.

Our normal Marlborough fixture was sadly a casualty of the weather. However, we had two very good meets against Downe House, where the Intermediate girls won and the Junior girls lost, and Kingswood, where the Intermediate girls, many of whom were a year young, won.

Two teams took part in the first round of the English Schools Track and Field Cup with great success. The Intermediate girls finished 2nd and qualified for the Regional A Final as the 6th highest scoring school team in the South West. The Junior girls finished first and qualified for the Regional B Final. Sadly, due to external examinations, the Intermediate Team were not able to compete, but the Junior Team had an enjoyable and successful day competing in Exeter against strong opposition, finishing 5th.

WILTSHIRE COUNTY ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS - SALISBURY Name

Event

Result

Ariana Watling

100m

Qualified from Heat, 5th in Final

Amelia Jacobs

Long Jump

7th

Georgia Lane Fox

1500m

3rd

Isabelle Cain

Hurdles / Long Jump

Qualified from Heat, 2nd in Final/2nd

Georgina Higgins

Hurdles / Long Jump

Qualified from Heat, 6th in Final/4th

Yasmin Watling

800m

4th

Tabitha Ellis

100m/200m

Qualified from Heats, 5th/6th in Final

Kitty Bevan

Shot

5th

Jasmine Von der Esch

High Jump / Hurdles

2nd / 6th in Final

Amelia Saer

High Jump / 300m

DNF / 4th in Heat

Junior Jemima Brown, Isabelle Cain*, Tabitha Ellis*, Georgina Higgins, Isobel Smith,Yasmin Watling.

Rosie Tabor

200m

Injured DNF

Imogen Dobie

Triple Jump

3rd

Athletics Half Colours Imogen Dobie*, Georgia Lane Fox*, Amelia Jacobs*, Eleanor Nye*, Rosie Tabor*, Amelia Saer*, Jasmine Von der Esch*, Ariana Watling*.

Iona Bromage

800m

4th

Eleanor Nye

300m

3rd in Heat, 4th in Final

Emily Clarke

Discus

3rd

Minor Girls

Junior Girls

15 girls qualified for the Wiltshire County Championships through the North Wiltshire Area Trials at Bath and, on the day, there were some excellent individual performances.

Athletics Colours Intermediate Iona Bromage*, Emily Clarke, Harriet Gerard Leigh, Sophie Nye, Lucy Rogers, Rosemary Tian.

*New Awards

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Intermediate Girls

Isabelle Cain and Georgina Higgins were selected to represent Wiltshire in the Pentathlon at the South West Regional Combined Event Championships held in Exeter. Georgina finished 14th and Isabelle 15th out of 24 competitors.

75m Hurdles

Shot

High Jump

Long Jump

800m

Total points

Georgina Higgins

13.90

6.75

1.21

4.14

2:47.04

1964

Isabelle Cain

12.54

6.31

1.27

4.33

3:10.15

1948

The season finished with an enjoyable meet at Dauntsey’s School for the Minor girls (LIV & MIV Forms) and the Junior girls (UIV Form) who competed against Dauntsey’s and Lavington Schools. Excellent performances by all athletes resulted in some very pleasing individual results, as well as a convincing win for the UIV Form and a narrow loss

to Dauntsey’s by only five points for the combined MIV and LIV Form Team.

Overall, it was a pleasing and successful athletics season. Much progress was made and many personal bests achieved. The numbers competing increased and we now have real depth and strength across both

the track and field events. I congratulate all those who trained and competed with determination and commitment. Well done!

Mrs Sally Hornby Athletics Coach

Cross Country A committed group from the Fourth Form trained hard every Monday lunchtime as well as in out of school clubs and their hard work certainly paid off.

At the Area Cross Country Championships there were many impressive individual performances. In the Minor girls event, Georgia Lane Fox ran brilliantly, challenging for 1st place in a sprint finish to come in 2nd, with Amelia Jacobs finishing in 6th place, and the team were placed 2nd overall. In the Junior girls’ event, we enjoyed notable performances from the following:Yasmin Watling finished 3rd, Jemima Brown 8th, just beating Hebe Field in 9th, and the rest of the St Mary’s Junior Team finished in the top 19 (out of 67 runners) to win their age group! At Intermediate level, many girls specialise in Cross Country and our

girls lined up against several GB Junior Athletes.

Iona Bromage finished in an impressive 6th place, closely followed by Annabel Wright in 7th and Eleanor Nye in 8th, with the team finishing 2nd. In the Senior Team, we had a gutsy run by Isabella Steel who finished in 8th place.

Iona Bromage, Jemima Brown, Georgia Lane Fox, Hebe Field, Amelia Jacobs, Eleanor Nye, Isabella Steel,Yasmin Watling and Annabel Wright all qualified for the County Championships in January 2012, following which, Georgia and Yasmin qualified for the South West Regional Championships in Exeter.

Colours Junior Jemima Brown, Imogen Ellis, Isobel Smith,Yasmin Watling*.

Cross Country Half Colours Georgia Lane Fox*. *New Awards

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Sports Reports

Rowing The girls continued their training at Minerva Rowing Club in Bath this year.

They worked on their stroke technique and speed in the boats.

They went out on the river in twos and in Sculls for the more daring rowers! Eleanor Harrison and Eleanor Dove were spotted as potential World Class rowers with their splits on the ergometers.

We rowed in sun and rain, but there was always enthusiasm and the girls really improved this season.

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Sports Reports

Riding On Sunday 4th March, St Mary’s held its third show jumping event at the West Wilts Equestrian Centre.

In Class 3, four St Mary’s girls came in the top ten as individuals – Isobel Smith was 4th, Tatiana Crichton Watt was 8th, Bonnie Bartlett 9th and Georgia Sykes 10th.

A wonderful turn out of competitors from schools around the region saw over 300 entries made. Despite the torrential rain (and later, hailstones) all the competitors were enthusiastic and there was a wonderful atmosphere at the show.

There were four classes, each sponsored by a St Mary’s Calne family and the St Mary’s girls performed extremely well in all their classes against very stiff competition.

In Class 1, Annabelle Bishop, Gemma Enthoven, Millie Smart and Georgia Williams came 5th as a team and Isabelle Cole came 5th as an individual competitor.

In Class 2, the St Mary’s team comprising Isabelle Cole, Katie Meehan and Georgia Sykes came 2nd; Gemma Enthoven came 1st as an individual and Georgia Sykes 10th.

We entered two teams into Class 3 and both did extremely well. Our Blue Team comprising Bonnie Bartlett, Jessica Enthoven, Hope Pleydell-Bouverie and Isobel Smith won 1st prize. Our Green Team (Tilly Bartlett, Tatiana Crichton Watt, Katie Meehan and Romilly Stone) was 4th.

In Class 4, 1st place was won by Bonnie Bartlett and 3rd place by Tatiana Crichton Watt. Bonnie’s cumulative points meant that she won the cup for the Best St Mary’s Rider.

Jessica Mendoza (UV Form) 2012 South View HOYS qualifier 1st Tixylix 2012 Hand Under 23 Team Murka 1st Classic Highfly 2012 Moorsele CSIP 1st Razorlite 2012 Moorsele CSIP Grand Prix 2nd Tixylix 2012 Moorsele CSIJ 1st Classic Highfly 2012 Moorsle CSIJ Grand Prix 2nd Classic Highfly 2011 Olympia Junior Championships 1st Razorlite 2011 Hand Premier John Whittaker 1st Razorlite 2011 Hand Premier JC Qualifier 1st Saorsie 2011 Addington John Whittaker 1st Tixylix 2011 Addington Premier 148 Special 1st Ultrador 2011 Addington JC 1st Saorsie 2011 Aintree John Whittaker 1st Razorlite

Franziska Goess-Saurau (LV Form) Franziska was selected to be a member of the British Pony Eventing A Squad for 2012.

The Squad is comprised of the top eight riders in GB and inclusion in it usually bodes well for selection for the Europeans. She also won the Under 18 section at Nunney International Horse Trials, qualifying for the Under 18 Championships at Weston Park in the Autumn.

Lucy Rogers (UV Form) Having won a series of Dressage competitions, Lucy qualified for the National Finals and for the U25 Championships in September 2012.

She was also accepted onto the U18 eventing programme on her young horse for a second year.

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Sports Reports

Tennis Our focus during the tennis season was on ensuring that we fielded a greater number of teams so that more girls could represent the school.

Although the small nature of a tennis team and court space has meant this was not always possible, a total of 109 girls represented one of the 15 tennis teams. The Junior Teams enjoyed the U15 and U13 Aegon National Championship, where our U13 Team were unbeaten and advance to the regional round in the Autumn Term.

24 girls and their partners entered our Family Tennis Tournament, where Eliza Leng and her brother Archie overcame Georgia Williams and her father in an extremely close and tense final. Rebecca Randall won the Abbot Tennis Trophy for the most improved player. However, our overriding memory

Mrs Heidi Marvin Director of Sport

Tennis Colours Senior Sophie Collin, Isobel Kenney-Herbert*, Florence Dove*, Isabella Warner*.

Intermediate Gemma Briston, Eleanor Dove, Olivia Erwin, Olivia King*, Lily Marriott, Jessica Mather*, Mia Millman*, Rebecca Randall*, Chloe Waller.

Junior Bonnie Bartlett, Jemima Brown*, Georgia Murdoch*, Hope Pleydell-Bouverie, Isobel Smith, Laura Steel, Georgia Williams.

Tennis Half Colours Claudia Meissner*, Emily FitzPatrick* Maria Perry*, Emma Ralph*, Polly Roberts*, Isabella Tottenham*, Iona Westwood*. *New Awards

Vale do Lobo

Tennis

At the beginning of the Easter holiday, a group of girls made their way to Portugal with their rackets in hand and heavy bags!

Camp

After a very early start, we arrived at our villa at 11am. We had a fabulous villa with a swimming pool and a great view of the tennis club. The sun was shining, so we took time to relax around the pool until the first training session from 5-7pm. The girls were introduced to their coach Nuno, who they all fell in love with!

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of the season has to be the awful weather; it is amazing to think that we only had to cancel one match. Play went on whatever the weather and, whilst I rarely taught an UIV Form lesson without a polite plea to run for cover, on several occasions the heavens opened and not one player broke their rally to question the option of stopping. Girls were seen voluntarily out on the courts in the pouring rain, such was the commitment to tennis at St Mary’s. Let us hope the planned Sports Hall does not make us soft, but I am not saying we do not need it!

Training

Over the five days, the girls had five hours of training every day, plus singles and doubles competitions against other English schools (including boys) that were out there.

Olivia got the information wrong about the opening time of the shop - fabulous Portuguese - but we found a lovely smoothie bar to compensate.

When not on court, the girls managed to squeeze in a little revision around the pool in the sun; we went to the beach for a paddle in the freezing Atlantic and played mini golf where it all got a little competitive!

On the final night, we decided to go out for a meal but, unfortunately, the weather turned for the worse and we have never been so wet in all our lives. We had to use the oven to get our clothes dry - we have the pictures to prove it!

We also took one trip out to the supermarket which was very eventful as

Mrs Natalie Baldwin Head of Extra-Curricular Activities

The girls really improved in all aspects of their tennis and are raring to go back again for the next pre-season session.

Sports Reports

Independent Schools Sail Race Championships We took to the minibus on the morning of Tuesday 26th June for the jolly trip to Itchenor, Chicester, with eight girls and two teachers bobbing along to the music.

When we arrived at the boat house, we were given the keys to fabulous houses that people had very kindly let us borrow for the duration of the competition. All our meals were at the boat house, so we had a short walk every morning to get our cooked full breakfast and eat it outside in the sun.

Wednesday was the first day of sailing and this gave the girls the chance to get to grips with sailing the big fireflies in quite windy conditions.

Boat 115 had Alice Byrne helming and Rachel Nethercott crewing; Boat 114 had Luana Sharp helming and Claudia Meissner crewing; Boat 112 had Chloe Hutton helming and Ava Howard crewing and Boat 113 had Kate Melhuish helming and Milly Reynolds crewing.

The girls had lots of practice at sausage and triangle races, getting use to tacking and getting the full thrust of the wind.

There were 32 schools competing in the competition in either Fireflies or 420s.

Day 2 was an interesting one and we lay blame with Ava for this for putting her shoes on the table!

I had to go and see my son in hospital (broken arm!), Ava’s boat fell to pieces before she got onto the water, Kate and Milly got out to the start and their rudder broke and they had to be towed back to the boat house. This left just two boats out in the field to race, but thankfully, Boat 114 and 115 held their own and had some good races. After another seven hours on the water, the girls came in for afternoon tea. They were all battered and bruised, and more than a little sunburnt, but lots of friends were made, as it was found that boys were very useful when mending boats.

That night brought the highly anticipated quiz and, as hard as we tried, we only managed a very respectable 2nd. Who knows the answers to ‘what is a baby platypus called?’, ‘how many teeth does an elephant have?’ ‘how many tonnes of frogs legs do the French eat a year?’

We were warned that Day 3 would be a windy one and, when we woke in the morning and looked out of the window, we saw blustery winds. A decision was to be made at 9am as to whether or not we could sail and, as there was a force 7 gale out there, it was declared that sailing would be cancelled.

Prizegiving was brought forward and we were delighted that Rachel and Alice finished in 2nd place and Luana and Claudia in 3rd. Ava, Chloe, Milly and Kate were sadly unable to compete.

All we did for four days was sail, eat and sleep - what a fabulous trip. However, we do need to fatten up our crew for next year as competing against the boys is hard work!

Mrs Natalie Baldwin Head of Extra-Curricular Activities

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Conferences

Engineering the Future Girls from St Mary’s Calne joined other leading girls’ schools on Monday 14th November, at the first ‘Engineering the Future’ conference in Bristol.

In addition to the main speakers, there were representatives from the world of engineering who were able to talk to the girls about their own first-hand experience of working in this particular field.

The event, organised by St Mary’s Calne in association with the Girls’ Schools Association, aimed to encourage more Year 11 and 12 girls to consider a career in science or engineering in the face of statistics showing the UK has the lowest number of female engineers in Europe: only 9% compared to 20% in Italy and 26% in Sweden.

Speakers included broadcaster and former Tomorrow’s World presenter Kate Bellingham, who was recently awarded the UKRC Woman of Outstanding Achievement Award for Communicating Science, Engineering and Technology to Society; science enthusiast Steve Mould, who is a regular at UK science festivals, GCSE Science Live and a member of Guerrilla Science

which takes science to unusual places, and President of the Engineering Professors’ Council, Professor Helen Atkinson, who represents engineering in UK higher education and is one of just 30 women – among 1400 men – to be elected a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Girls also received advice on career paths in science and engineering at a universities and careers exhibition at the conference, which was held at BAWA in Bristol and supported by RollsRoyce and The Consortium. One of the highlights of the day was Brunel University’s Formula Student Racing Car, which was brought along to the exhibition by their School of Engineering and Design.

Lord Ralph Lucas national conference, presided over by Dr Wright, when he said he believed girls’ schools had no future.

Good Schools Guide owner Lord Ralph Lucas visited St Mary’s Calne on Monday 23rd April for a debate on Girls’ Single Sex Education in the 21st century.

Lord Lucas was invited to speak at the event after his views on single sex education caused uproar at the Girls’ Schools Association’s

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Other GSA schools, including Burgess Hill, Godolphin, Croydon High and St Francis’ College, attended the day and fielded teams for a School Debating Competition which was won by Godolphin. The motions ‘This House believes the Internet is harmful to literacy’ and ‘This House believes that appearance has become more important than substance in the Arts’ were debated.

Lord Lucas also took part in a panel discussion chaired by former St Mary’s parent, businesswoman and writer Lynne Copp, and featuring pupils and former pupils of the schools attending, on the future of girls’ schools in the 21st century.

Lord Lucas said he felt girls’ schools needed to do more research to prove their case and to prove they could educate girls to make more of the challenges they would face in life, such as combining work and motherhood, than girls educated at a co-educational school.

Lynne Copp said she was sure the generations were changing and that ‘men conditioned like yourself, Lord Lucas’ would give way to a different culture as younger men used to more equality took their place.

Dr Wright concluded the debate by stressing that girls’ schools were the ‘engine for bringing about changes in society’.

Women in Corporate Culture Conference Our LVI Form girls enjoyed a stimulating day of advice and debate on women in work from leading career women in a variety of fields at the school’s annual Women in Corporate Culture Conference on Friday 24th February.

Representatives from industry, business, law and accountancy, the Civil Service and the media, including Dr Linda Ashton, Associate Director of Atkins, Helen Dudley CBE, Director of Civil Service Talent at the Cabinet Office and Radio Times consultant Editor and former broadsheet journalist Hilly Janes, talked about their own experiences in the workplace and their thoughts on the future of work for women and how it might change in the coming years.

After a welcome from Dr Wright, morning sessions were moderated by Lynne Copp, Managing Director of The WorkLife

Company, who runs workshops for some of the UK’s leading companies, and Angela Foyle, a partner at BDO London.

Topics debated included The World of Work, Getting into Work,The Work Environment and Rising to the Top. Other panellists included Deborah Botwood-Smith, MD and Head of Corporate Communications at Investcorp, Yvonne Spencer, a partner at Veale Wasbrough Vizards solicitors and Patty Dimond, Business Director at Value Retail Plc. Yvonne Spencer warned girls that the days of having a right to a particular career were long gone and girls would do well to emulate some of the behaviour of the so-called baby boomer generation, now in senior positions in the workplace and used to working hard.

was most relevant to their own potential future career path, enabling them to ask more detailed questions about each delegate’s own career and experiences.

The day ended with all the girls and delegates coming together for a final informal chat over tea, before Dr Wright gave a thank you speech on behalf of St Mary’s Calne.

After lunch, a number of breakout sessions were held, hosted by each delegate. Girls were able to join the session they thought

Women in the Law On Tuesday 31st January, the Sixth Form found themselves before an impressive team of seven women lawyers, with two parents and an Old Girl amongst them, who visited us with a united purpose to inform the girls about the many different facets that make up the UK legal profession.

With the wide-ranging roles of District Judge (Sarah Smith), Crown Advocate (Lynne Eddy), Magistrate (Anne Hollingworth),Tribunal Judge (Diana Reid), Assistant Coroner (Katy Skerrett), Solicitor (Biddy Wyles) and Barrister (Lucy Wyles), they were able to talk about the legal world they inhabit in vivid detail, as well as the qualifications and qualities that have helped them reach where they are today.

A Law degree was not a necessity, as the required qualifications could be obtained by attending Law School after university, and degrees in the Sciences, Languages or the Humanities could actually be advantageous. Surprisingly, no legal qualifications were required to be a Magistrate, although Anne herself has a legal background, and anyone between the ages of eighteen and seventy can apply. Ninety-five percent of cases are heard at the Magistrates Court, leaving only the most serious cases being taken to the Crown Court. Sarah advised that anyone with an interest in a legal profession should visit their local Magistrates or Crown Court to watch the judiciary and advocates in action, as they were generally open to the public.

The girls heard each of our visitors - all hugely passionate about their legal careers - describe their own particular experiences and what they enjoyed most about their jobs. From personal injury claims, such as slipping on grapes in the supermarket, to the more sombre work of the Coroner’s Office, the girls were given a wide range of examples of the challenges to be expected and the variety of work available.

Key requirements were skilled drafting, clear communication and the ability to spot crucial facts in a mass of paperwork.

As well as the demands of their workload, the girls were most impressed to discover that our visitors had twenty-one children between them – an exceptional example of work-life balance!

Mrs Kate Mastin-Lee Lecture Programme Co-ordinator

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News

Highlights from this year’s

Lecture Series Professor AC Grayling

umanities

ying H The Importance and Necessity of Stud

Influential philosopher and Master of the New College of the Humanities in London, Professor AC Grayling, spoke about the necessity for society to engage in the study of Humanities subjects – which predominantly include History, Literature and Philosophy. He challenged us to consider a world where, for example, history did not have a role; where one did not reflect on the past or learn about the varying cultures of our ancestors. He argued persuasively that the study of literature was essential, as it provides us with intellectual stimulation, personal enrichment and tells us something about how we should live our lives.

These and other such examples effectively

illustrated the importance of increasing our breadth of knowledge and questioning the world in which we live.

Professor Grayling urged us to ‘think actively’ by reading, listening, discussing and debating in order to develop skills that are crucial in the world of work. He also spoke to us about the innovative (and controversial) New College of the Humanities which he and other eminent academics have recently founded. The college aims to prepare students for the rapidly changing world, encouraging them to be skilled, enlightened and reflective thinkers.

Professor Grayling’s lecture was persuasive, thought-provoking and compelling - it was a privilege to hear him speak.

Georgina Terry LVI Form

Sophie Barker

Serendipity Calling… she connected with music and singing in particular. Sophie spoke to us about her eventful career, from working as one of the main vocalists on Zero 7’s Simple Things, to her work in Africa, recording The Rainbow Collection and, finally, the release of her own solo album Seagull.

Sophie Barker joined St Mary’s Calne at the age of 13, oblivious to the world of the creative arts but, after taking singing lessons just for fun, she realised how much

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It was fascinating to hear her speak about how she finds inspiration for her song writing: she gathers ideas through her reflections on how the world is changing and on how she fits within the world. Through music, Sophie conveys sincerity and truth.

She treated us to four songs, including Dream Life from her album Earthbound and her latest

single Say Goodbye from the album Seagull.

Sophie expressed how important it is for us to follow our instincts and always do what is right for ourselves.

She also taught us a very vital lesson for performing: whether acting, singing, dancing, or just making a presentation, it does not matter if you make mistakes, as long as you speak with conviction, you will be heard.

Sophie told us never to let the fear of judgement discourage.

Ellys Airey LVI Form

Fran Sandham

A Solo Walk across Africa, from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean

Having been hospitalised for two months at the age of six, which involved a great deal of reading to pass the time, Fran Sandham became fixated on the stories of nineteenth century explorers, Dr David Livingstone and Sir Henry Morton Stanley.

Fast forward a number of years and, what began as a New Year’s resolution, resulted in an epic year-long solo walk across Africa, from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar. A trip like this, you would assume, would involve raising sponsorship and some really serious fitness training. Instead, after much scrimping and saving to fund the expedition himself, and no real physical preparation to speak of, Fran set off without any form of backup whatsoever. If it was to be a solo walk, he was determined to do it properly.

Despite many warnings about murderous bandits, the people he met on his journey were both friendly and welcoming. As well as bandits, he had to be vigilant when it came to lions, snakes and, astonishingly, drunk drivers. Luckily, apart from a close-encounter with a puff adder and a bout of violent sickness, Fran survived the dangers of the terrain and only felt like giving up once, when he felt utterly exhausted with carrying his 100lb backpack. This resulted in an attempt to train an unwilling donkey to carry his belongings, delaying his journey by a few months, and a short-lived upgrade to a very mean, vehicle-wrecking mule. At this point, frustrated with the lack of progress, Fran decided to go it alone once again and managed to cover more distance in twenty minutes than he had in the previous three months.

On reaching his final destination, rather than a huge sense of triumph, Fran felt strangely reflective and melancholic. He was also a great deal lighter, having started the journey at 12½ stone, he completed it weighing just 8½ but, with Fran looking on the positive side, at least it was proof that he had actually done it. On returning to the UK, Fran wrote his highly acclaimed book Traversa, an account of his year-long adventure in Africa.

The evening went by far too quickly, but not before Fran left us with an important message: be true to your original aims and, if you set your mind to it, you too can do something truly extraordinary.

Edmund de Waal

Home and Exile: A family collection and its history Edmund de Waal creates pottery that tends to involve clean, simple shapes, which latterly he has grouped into minimalist collections or ‘installations’. Examples of his work can be found in the V&A and Chatsworth. He generously gave up his Tuesday evening to talk about his remarkable book, The Hare with Amber Eyes.

At the age of sixteen, Edmund went to Japan to study pottery, where he became well acquainted with his Great Uncle Iggy who lived in Tokyo. He introduced Edmund to Brahms, whisky sours and his very large netsuke collection: small exquisite sculptures originally used to fasten purses to kimonos.

Unbeknownst to Edmund at that time, these small objects were to feature significantly in his future, both as a celebrated potter and award-winning author.

On the death of Great Uncle Iggy, ten years ago, Edmund inherited the netsuke collection and spent time telling friends about their

incredible journey. Fascinated by the tale, someone suggested he wrote a book about them - a six month project that in fact took five years.

his lover chose to collect netsuke. They gave the collection away as a wedding present to Charles’s cousin Viktor and his new bride Emmy, Edmund’s great-grandparents.

The family’s gilded life, with their palatial homes in Paris and Vienna, came to an abrupt end at the start of the Anschluss in 1938, when Austria was annexed into the Third Reich. Forced to sign over all their possessions, they were lucky to escape with their lives.

Edmund is of Jewish descent from a hugely wealthy banking and oil dynasty, the Ephrussi family, who originally made their fortune controlling grain distribution in Odessa, in the Ukraine. The sons of the family were sent to live in Paris and Vienna. There were three boys - a banker, a playboy and the third, Charles, who lived in Paris, had a passion for art. One of the crazes in 1870’s Paris was for collecting Japanese art and Charles and

In December 1945, Elisabeth (Viktor and Emmy’s daughter) returned to Vienna to find the family home stripped of all contents and in a bad state of disrepair. Amazingly, Anna, who had been her mother’s maid, was still there, and revealed that she had managed to smuggle the netsuke collection piece by piece to her own room, where she had hidden them in her mattress and thus saved them from the Nazis.

It was decided that the collection should be returned by Elizabeth’s brother Iggy to Japan.

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Dr Sharon Bennet t

Rwanda - A Medic on a

Mission

With a population of ten million, there are only four hundred doctors and forty-two hospitals offering fairly basic care and, for many people, a four hour walk to seek treatment.

mission was the funding and building of the Cyahafi Health Outpost. After a two hundred mile sponsored walk from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay, Dr Bennett, and two very committed friends, raised over £20,000, which not only funded the building of the outpost itself, but helped them to acquire additional medical equipment and carry out necessary renovations on a nutrition unit.

As well as being actively involved in a number of projects, Dr Bennett’s most ambitious

The Cyahafi Health Outpost was officially opened by Dr Bennett’s husband, Andrew

Having initially started her voluntary work in Uganda, whilst taking a sabbatical, Dr Bennett has been visiting Rwanda, one of the world’s most impoverished countries, on a yearly basis for the last five years. As well as many illnesses caused by bad water, Rwanda has a shocking rate of infant mortality, death in childbirth and starvation.

Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development, in July 2011.

Dr Bennett not only gave us a lesson in medicine, geography and history, but showed us how the determination and generosity of others can make such a tremendous difference in the world.

Kate Blewet t

The Power of Television This year’s Lecture Programme concluded with a superb, but undeniably poignant, talk by multi BAFTA and EMMY award-winning documentary maker, Kate Blewett. One of the finest examples of Kate and the True Vision team’s work is The Dying Rooms Rooms, which

achieved global awareness of the atrocities taking place inside China’s orphanages.

Assuming the identities of orphanage workers, the team covertly filmed many distressing scenes of babies and children

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starved, not just of medicine and nutrients, but also of love and basic attention. Former BBC Chairman and Executive Chairman of ITV, Lord Grade, recently choose The Dying Rooms as his greatest and most inspiring documentary of all time.

As well as the plight of children in China, Kate talked about a number of cases, including child slavery in the United Arab Emirates, where very young children were abducted from neighbouring countries and forced to take part in camel racing. In order to be a camel jockey, these children were starved to keep them small and light, and instilling fear was one of their captors’ best methods of discipline.

Although it took years to get the UAE to admit that this was even happening, it was finally made illegal, but only after continuing pressure, thanks to those at True Vision, to get other governments to intervene.

Kate also highlighted the abuse at children’s institutions in Greece. As a result of

ignorance and understaffing, these children were often tied to cots, with no opportunity to interact with staff or even each other. As a direct result of their filming, rather than try to attempt a cover-up, the Greek government was grateful for the exposure and resolved to put an end to it, which included proper training programmes for staff.

In addition to the risks involved in undercover filming, there is no doubt that a huge emotional sacrifice is made during the production of these documentaries. However, it is only by achieving such often traumatic and candid footage that these cases can be brought to global attention.

Television is indeed a powerful medium and one that has made people sit up and listen to what’s going on in the world - a chance to see and hear those who are suffering and who would otherwise remain invisible. We were an audience left truly inspired!

Mrs Kate Mastin-Lee Lecture Programme Co-ordinator

Trips & Expeditions - Tuscany

History of Art Trip to Tuscany Feeling a little like Dante as we took off from Gatwick, we contemplated the challenges that our journey towards the light of Tuscany would present us with.

We landed in snow at Bologna airport and arrived at our hotel in Florence at 2am. Even after our rather dramatic journey through the Apennines, the beautiful stucco, the coffered, vaulted ceiling of the hotel and its classical features were not lost on us, and the tone was set for the next few days of exploring the birthplace of the Renaissance.

By Saturday morning, we were feeling rather more like Lucy Honeychurch and crossed the Pontevecchio to arrive at the less well known district of the ‘Oltrarno’. Our first port of call was the Brancacci Chapel, to examine Masaccio’s groundbreaking depiction of the life of St Peter. We then explored Brunelleschi’s Santo Spirito – one of the earliest examples of the Classical language of architecture employed to reinforce Christian liturgy and doctrine. We continued our examination of 15th century frescos inside the church of Santa Maria Novella – a gothic structure transformed by Alberti into a place of worship more appropriate to the Humanist taste for the antique that permeated the most advanced Renaissance circles. Afterwards, we boarded our little bus once more to explore the medieval hill town of Siena, which gave the opportunity to witness the architectural and topographical diversity that characterises Tuscany.

On Sunday morning, we explored Renaissance and Mannerist sculpture in the Bargello.

The former Florentine prison houses one of Italy’s most important collections of sculpture, and the girls marvelled at comparing Donatello’s recently restored David with his earlier, yet equally innovative, St George. The highlight of the afternoon was a tour of the Uffizi Gallery. We were able to study iconic works such as Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Primavera at remarkably close range, the complex symbolism of both reminding us that these were the conceptual installations of their day.

The evening was spent in Pisa, around the Campo dei Miracoli, not far from where I attended my language lectures as a 22 year old student at the University of Pisa! We all had fun pretending to prop up the leaning tower, although it is easy to forget that the Tuscan Romanesque style that characterises not only the tower, but also the Cathedral and Baptistery, came to dominate the region in the Middle Ages due to Pisa’s great might as a naval and trading power.

We used our final morning to visit the Medici Chapel within the family’s imposing palace,

with its large overhanging cornice on Via Cavour. Significantly, we then moved to the area of Florence that was dominated by the Medici’s rivals – the Pazzi family, who, as a statement of their power, commissioned Brunelleschi to create a masterful synthesis of sacred geometry and Renaissance propaganda in their chapel adjacent to the Franciscan church of Santa Croce.

Our final few hours enabled the girls to explore the extensive market in the area of Florence most powerfully associated with the Medici family: San Lorenzo. As the girls experienced their final taste of the colour and vibrancy of Italian life, the Davies-Potter family consulted a rather ominous weather forecast.

I queried whether or not I should have sought the advice of the Madonna della Neve before embarking on the journey home!

Dr Penelope Wickson Head of History of Art

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Chapel News School Confirmation took place on the 26th November 2011, when we were pleased to meet and get to know Bishop Nicholas Holtam, the new Bishop of Salisbury.

It has been a tradition for the last few years to start the day with a special breakfast for the Confirmation candidates, and Bishop Nicholas very bravely found his way to school by 8.30am to enable him to join the girls. He was very active in circulating round the tables so as to speak to everyone.

The service itself at St Mary’s Parish Church in Calne was memorable and the Chamber Choir lived up to all expectations and sang beautifully.

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and Confirmation cake. Many of the parents and their guests spoke in glowing terms of the Bishop and the service and the whole experience of Confirmation.

At the end of June, our two Roman Catholics in the Confirmation group were confirmed by Bishop Declan at St Edmund’s Church, Calne. A large new group of candidates have commenced preparation and are due to be confirmed on Saturday 1st December 2012 by the Rt. Revd Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne.

Bishop Nicholas held the attention of the 27 candidates immediately as he began his sermon. He talked to them of the important nature of the rite of passage which they were experiencing and of the need to have a faith which would speak to them and hold firm in a busy world. He painted a poignant picture of his recent visit to the churches in the world’s newest country, the Southern Sudan, where the church members had so little in material terms, but displayed a joy and a generosity that challenged us all.

The Christian Union, run entirely by the girls, continues to meet on a regular basis. In previous years it has comprised only senior girls, but it has been extended this year to include junior girls. Some of the meetings have included all age groups; some have been specifically for the junior girls and some for the seniors only.

Devon-Jane Airey proved to be an inspirational Head of Chapel, ably supported by Ola Okuboyego and Lucy Depla as her Deputies.

Sincere thanks are due to each of them.

Back at school, Mrs Thomas had again laid on a wonderful reception with bubbly, balloons

A new venture this year has been the formation of a group of School Prayer

partners. We now have about thirty staff and parents who support both the general and the spiritual life of the school in prayer. As School Chaplain, I send out to them periodic letters listing topics for which prayer is requested. I believe the value of this prayer support cannot be over-estimated. If there are other parents, staff, or anyone else with an interest in the school, who would like to receive copies of the prayer letter, then please do contact me directly or by e-mail at: pgiles@stmaryscalne.org.

The Chapel seems to be used more and more each year for a variety of activities, but remains first and foremost a place of worship and of prayer. Uses include Company events, extra-curricular activities, lectures, musical events and practices, outside musical events and parents meetings. Such use, coupled with regular daily and Sunday services, sets the Chapel in its correct place: firmly at the centre of school life.

Reverend Peter Giles School Chaplain

Examination Results

Public Examination Results 2012

At A Level, we saw another excellent year with girls achieving all A*-A grades in five subjects – Art, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, German and Physics. Every girl who needed an A* for a university place achieved this and, in addition, there are some wonderful individual success stories.

Natasha Dean, Georgia Hatlapa, Carol Mak, Holly Marriott Webb, Georgia Perry and Hermina Wong, together with Eleanor Fox who left in 2011 and applied post-A Level, have all secured the offers which they had received last December at Oxford or Cambridge. In addition to Oxbridge, girls have gained places at universities such as Imperial, LSE, UCL, Edinburgh, Durham, Bristol, Exeter and Manchester to study subjects including Veterinary Science, Medicine, Biochemistry, Modern History and Politics, French, Art and Philosophy. Four girls have places at universities abroad, three of them in North America. Moreover, all of the girls who did the EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) achieved A* - A grades. The overwhelming majority of our girls have got into their first choice of university and achieved, if not exceeded, their personal aims. This is what an education at St Mary’s is all about.

At GCSE, the girls’ performance was the best ever! More than four in five GCSEs (85%) were awarded A*-A grades and over 70% of the girls gained eight or more A*-A grades.

Eleven girls achieved 12 or more GCSEs, with five of them gaining a string of 12 A* grades (Mariella de Soissons, Emelia Flack, Perlie Mong, Sophie Nye and Rosemary Tian), and a further seven gaining at least 10 A* grades each.

Grive (History and RS), Eleanor Harrison (Biology and RS), Sophie Nye (English Literature, Physics, History and Art) and Rosemary Tian (Biology and Chemistry).

More than nine in ten girls were awarded the highest A*-A grades in both English Literature (93%) and English Language (96%), Geography (95%) and Latin (94%) and there was a clean sweep (100%) of A*-A grades in four subjects – in Chinese, Japanese, Music and Religious Studies.

The girls have performed phenomenally well and there are some truly outstanding individual outcomes. I am deeply proud of each pupil’s achievement. The fantastic results are testament to the hard work and diligence of our pupils and staff. I extend my warmest congratulations to all the girls – they really are a credit to the school.

A hugely impressive figure of one in four girls achieved full marks in at least one of their GCSE subjects, including Mariella de Soissons (Geography and English Literature), Isabella

Pupils taking GCSEs early also put in a sterling performance with 100% achieving A*-A grades: A*s across the board in French and Chinese and A*-A grades in Maths.

Dr Helen Wright Headmistress

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Examination Results A Level Results Devon-Jane Airey: ENG**, GVP**, HIS** Natasha Allhusen: BIO, CHE, MAT Matilda Allsopp: ENG*, FRE, HOA Anjola Amosun: ECO, GVP, MAT Damilola Animashaun: CCI, ENG, HOA Constance Bowkett-Pritchard: BIO**, CHE**, PHY** Hermione Brandt: BIO*, GEO**, HIS** Tiffany Chan: BIO*, CHE*, CNS*, MAT** Leonora Clark: ECO, FRE, SPA* Sophie Collin: GEO**, GVP*, HIS** Jolie Cripps: DRA, GEO**, HIS* Georgina Cuming: ECO, ENG*, GVP Natasha Dean: BIO**, CHE**, PHY*, SPA** Lucy Depla: FRE, GEO, SPA Lara Fenton: ECO, GEO, GVP Chloe Fullerton: ENG, GVP, LAT Emily Graham: ART, HOA Polly Haggas: ART**, ENG*, HOA Victoria Hamilton: CHE*, MAT*, PHY* Georgia Hatlapa: ENG**, GVP**, HIS**, LAT* Chloe Herbert: CCI*, ENG*, HOA* Georgia Herman: ART*, CCI, HOA* Natasha Hollingworth: BIO, ECO*, GEO* Rosie Jackson: ENG, GEO, RS Philippa Jackson: ENG*, GEO*, RS** Isobel Kenney-Herbert: CCI*, ECO*, GEO** Laverna Kim: BIO*, CHE*, FRE*, MAT** Bessy Liao: CHE*, ECO*, FMA**, MAT** Danni Luo: CNS*, ECO, ENG*, FMA*, MAT** Carol Mak: CHE**, CNS*, FMA**, MAT**, PHY** Holly Marriott Webb: GVP**, MAT*, RS** Isabella McDonnell: ENG*, GVP, SPA Ellie Morris-Jones: ENG**, LAT*, RS* Ola Okuboyejo: CHE*, MAT*, PHY* Diana Onichshenko: ECO*, GEO, MAT Marina Pease: BIO**, CHE**, FRE* Eleanor Percey: ENG**, HIS**, RS* Georgia Perry: ENG**, FRE*, HIS** Lily Petherick: DRA, ENG**, GEO* Victoria Reynolds: ECO, ENG, GEO Lydia Rowse: CCI*, ENG*, HOA Bettina Salomon: BIO, HIS*, RS Apexa Shah: BIO, CHE*, MAT*, PHY* Sophia Simpson: ENG, FRE*, GER* Eleanor Souster: ENG*, HIS**, SPA* Zara Thacker: DRA*, GVP, HIS*, HOA Hope Watson: ECO*, HIS**, RS* Hannah Wilson: ENG, HIS, RS Hermina Wong: CHE**, HIS**, MAT**, PHY* Sian Wright: ART*, ECO, GEO**

Rosie Reynolds UV Form

Georgia Herman UVI Form

* denotes an A grade ** denotes an A* grade Results correct at time of printing.

Nicola Randall LVI Form

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Examination Results GCSE Results Kitty Birks: BIO, CHE, ENLANG**, ENLIT*, HIS**, MAT, MUS*, RS** Holly Bishop: ART, BIO*, CHE*, ENLANG**, ENLIT*, FRE**, GEO**, MAT*, PHY*, RS** Charlotte-Sophia Boardman: ART, BIO, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, FRE, HIS, MAT**, PE, PHY*, RSs** Emily Bradshaw: ART**, BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT*, FRE, GEO**, MAT*, PHY**, RSs** Suzanna Bradshaw: BIO**, CHE*, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE** GEO**, HIS**, MAT*, PHY**, RSs** Gemma Briston: BIO*, CHE*, ENLANG*, ENLIT**, FRE, GEO**, HIS**, MAT, PHY* RSs** Mollie Cayzer-Colvin: ART*, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, GEO, HIS, MAT, RSs* Emily Chaffer: ART**, BIO**, CHE*, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, HIS**, MAT**, PHY*, RSs**, SPA** Emily Clarke: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, FRE**, GEO**, GRK*, LAT**, MAT**, PE*, PHY**, RSs**, SPA** Rosie Dalley: BIO**, CHE*, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, GEO**, HIS*, MAT, PHY*, RS**, SPA Mariella de Soissons: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENGLIT** , FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, LAT**, MAT**, PHY**, RSs**, SPA** Eleanor Dove: BIO, CHE*, ENLANG, ENLIT*, GEO**, MAT, MUS*, PE*, PHY*, RS**, SPA Penelope Dowler: ART, BIO, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, GMN, HIS, MAT*, PHY*, RS* Olivia Erwin: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, LAT**, MAT**, PE*, PHY**, RSs** Lucy Evans: BIO*, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT, FRE, GEO*, HIS, MAT*, PHY, RS* Jessica Fechner: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG*, ENLIT**, GEO**, GMN**, LAT*, MAT**, PHY**, RSs**, SPA** Emilia Flack: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GRK**, HIS**, LAT**, MAT**, PHY**, RSs**, SPA** Harriet Gerard Leigh: ART*, BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, FRE*, GEO**, MAT*, PE, PHY*, RSs** Imogen Giddins: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, HIS**, MAT*, MUS*, PHY**, RSs**, SPA* Isabella Grive: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, HIS**, LAT**, MAT**, MUS*, PHY**, RSs**, SPA** Hana Gudelis: ART*, BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, HIS**, MAT**, PHY**, RSs**, SPA** Sophia Guinness: ART*, BIO, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, FRE**, GEO**, MAT*, PHY, RSs** India Hallward: BIO**, CHE*, ENLANG*, ENLIT**, GEO*, MAT*, PHY*, RSs**, SPA* Ella Hamblin: BIO*, CHE*, ENLANG, ENLIT, GEO*, MAT, PE, PHY*, RS**, SPA Eleanor Harrison: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG*, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, MAT**, PHY**, RS** Cicely Haslam: ART**, BIO*, CHE, ENLANG**, ENLIT*, FRE*, GEO**, LAT*, MAT*, PHY, RSs** Clarissa Ho: BIO*, CHE*, CNS**, ENLANG*, ENLIT**, GEO*, GMN*, HIS, MAT*, PHY, RSs* Matilda Jacobs: BIO**, CHE*, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, LAT**, MAT*, PHY**, RSs** Grace Keeler: ART*, BIO, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, FRE*, LAT, MAT, MUS*, PHY, RSs* Olivia Kold: BIO*, CHE*, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS*, MAT, PHY, RSs**, SPA** Alvina Lau: BIO**, CHE**, CNS**, ENLANG**, ENLIT*, GEO**, HIS**, MAT**, MUS**, PHY**, RSs**, SPA* Maisie Manners: BIO, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, FRE**, HIS, MAT, PHY, RS**, SPA* Lily Marriott: BIO, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT**, FRE*, GEO**, LAT*, MAT, PE*, RSs** Matilda McNeile: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, MAT**, MUS*, PHY**, RSs** Kate Melhuish: ART, BIO*, CHE**, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, GEO*, GMN, HIS, MAT**, PHY**, RSs** Jessica Mendoza: ART*, BIO**, CHE*, ENLANG**, ENLIT*, FRE*, GEO**, MAT*, PHY, RSs** Teodora Moeran: ART*, BIO, CHE*, ENLANG**, ENLIT*, GEO*, GMN**, MAT, PHY, RS* Perlie Mong: BIO**, CHE**, CNS**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, MAT**, MUS**, PHY**, RS** Olivia Monson: BIO*, CHE*, ENLANG**, ENLIT*, FRE**, GEO** HIS*, MAT, PHY*, RS** Sophie Nye: ART**, BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, LAT**, MAT**, PHY**, RSs** Jessica O’Grady: ART**, BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE, GEO**, HIS*, MAT**, PHY*, RSs* Leonora Pearce: ART*, BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, HIS**, LAT**, MAT*, PHY*, RSs**, SPA** Rosie Reynolds: ART*, BIO*, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT**, HIS**, MAT, PHY, RSs**, SPA Lucy Rogers: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, LAT**, MAT**, PHY**, RSs** Alice Rowse: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG*, ENLIT**, GEO**, HIS**, LAT*, MAT*, PHY**, RSs**, SPA* Sophie Rushman: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, MAT*, PHY*, RSs**, SPA** Julia Schaff: ART*, BIO**, CHE**, CNS**, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, GEO**, GMN**, HIS, JAP**, MAT**, PHY**, RSs* Natasha Thompson: BIO*, CHE, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, GRK, HIS**, LAT*, MAT, PHY, RS**, SPA* Rosemary Tian: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, LAT**, MAT**, PHY**, RSs**, SPA** Emily Verschoyle: ART, BIO*, CHE, ENLANG*, ENLIT*, FRE, GEO**, MAT, PE, PHY, RSs* Chloe Waller: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GRK*, LAT*, MAT**, PE*, PHY**, RSs** Lauren Wheatley: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG*, ENLIT, GEO**, HIS*, MAT*, PHY*, RSs**, SPA* Annabel Wright: BIO**, CHE**, ENLANG**, ENLIT**, FRE**, GEO**, HIS**, MAT*, PE*, PHY**, RS** Hannah Wu: ART**, BIO**, CHE**, CNS**, ENLANG*, ENLIT**, HIS**, MAT**, MUS**, PHY**, RSs**, SPA**

KEY ART BIO CCI CHE CNS DRA ECO ENLANG ENLIT/ENG FMA FRE GEO GMN GRK GVP HIS HOA JAP LAT MAT MUS PHY PE RS RSs SPA

Art Biology Classical Civilisation Chemistry Chinese Drama and Theatre Studies Economics English Language English Literature Further Mathematics French Geography German Greek Government and Politics History History of Art Japanese Latin Maths Music Physics Physical Education Religious Studies Religious Studies (short course) Spanish

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Leavers’ Destinations

Leavers’ Destinations Destination of 2011 leavers who applied post-A Level Name Lucinda Atkinson Isabella Brooks-Ward Eleanor Fox Georgia Mancroft Nicola Oram Poppy Ralph Abah Sagoe Emily Soar Evangeline Stephens

College / University Leeds UCL Oxford Sussex Durham Bristol LSE Edinburgh Leeds Metropolitan

Subject International Development English History Anthropology Classical Past Zoology Management Spanish Sport and Exercise Science

Destination of 2012 leavers Name Devon-Jane Airey Matilda Allsopp Anjola Amosun Damilola Animashaun Constance Bowkett-Pritchard Hermione Brandt Tiffany Chan Leonora Clarke Sophie Collin Jolie Cripps Georgina Cuming Natasha Dean Lucy Depla Chloe Fullerton Polly Haggas Victoria Hamilton Georgia Hatlapa Chloe Herbert Georgia Herman Natasha Hollingworth Emily Graham Philippa Jackson Isobel Kenney-Herbert Laverna Kim Bessy Liao Danni Luo Carol Mak Holly Marriott Webb Isabella McDonnell

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College / University LSE East Anglia City University University of the Arts London Liverpool Exeter Imperial Newcastle Durham UCL Dublin City Cambridge Aberdeen Manchester Manchester Bath Cambridge Bristol Kingston Birmingham Reading Durham Newcastle Birmingham NYU (New York University) LSE Oxford Oxford AU (American University) Honours programme in the College of Arts and Sciences.

(Presidential scholarship)

Subject Modern History and Politics History of Art International Relations/Politics Media and Cultural Studies Veterinary Science Psychology Biochemistry Modern Languages/Business Studies Geography Geography Economics, Politics and Law Natural Sciences Hispanic Studies Middle Eastern Studies History of Art Physics History History of Art Art & Design Foundation Course Environmental Geoscience Art Foundation Course Geography Geography Medicine (5 years) Economics Economics Mathematics/ Computer Science PPE Washington DC

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Leavers’ Destinations

Name Olaoyin Okuboyejo Diana Onishenko Eleanor Percey Georgia Perry Victoria Reynolds Lydia Rowse Apexa Shah Sophia Simpson Eleanor Souster Zara Thacker Hope Watson Hermina Wong Sian Wright

College / University Manchester Toronto University Exeter Cambridge Plymouth Exeter Aston Manchester Manchester St Andrews Edinburgh Cambridge Manchester

Subject Chemical Engineering Accountancy Philosophy History Geography Ancient History Optometry French Studies History Art History History Politics, Psychology and Sociology Architecture

Year of Entry 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2012 2012 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012

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Lily Ball The UVI Form girls, their parents and guests, danced the night away on Saturday 23rd June at the Lily Ball.

The marquee was transformed from the formalities of the Founders’ Day speeches to A Midsummer Night’s Dream – with sparkling ceiling lights, colour-washed walls and beautiful flowers on every table. A wonderful dinner was followed by dancing to Stealth Disco. All the guests enjoyed the casino tables and photobooth – producing some wonderful memories of the night, together with the more formal photographs taken by Hallmark Photography.

During the evening, we ran a silent auction which, together with the casino, raised over £4,000 for our three chosen charities: The Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Prospect Hospice and the School Development Fund. It was a fantastic send-off for all our UVI Form leavers to whom we wish the best of luck for the future.

Hallmark Photography

Mrs Bel Pertwee and Mrs Deborah Dalley Sixth Form Day Housemistresses

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