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Editorial Over recent years we have all become increasingly aware of the commercial side of independent education. Where once Headmasters were appointed for their educational expertise and academic integrity many are now brought to the position because of their management skills and business acumen.

Just

as

with

viability

of

independent

professional

football

schools

has

clubs

the

become

key

commercial in

their

development and indeed for some in their survival.

In the light of this, school publications such as this one might be seen as nothing

more

than

expensive

advertisements

to

be

distributed to other schools, prospective parents, businesses, newspapers, critics and admirers alike.

This raises the question; what is the purpose of a school magazine?

Should the main focus be simply the glorification of all that a school does and does well as a weapon in the burgeoning war of commercialism or should it be providing something meaningful to the pupils and other members of the school community itself?

In the end the answer probably lies somewhere in between.

This edition of the Peterite will be read or at least glanced at by in excess of 4000 people in different parts of the world, each one of whom will have a different interest or even perhaps no interest in the school. Many are seeking information about a place they have known for many years, others will be discovering things about a school they know little of and perhaps are considering it as a school for their children. Many will be looking simply to see pictures of themselves or read about their heroics and exploits on the games field or their achievements in the cultural areas of school life.

In order to

breach the

divide

between

commercialism

and

celebration I hope that over the years this magazine has developed an identity with its own literary style and some substance which may be appreciated both within and outside the school.

The numerous photographs and many articles of things that go on throughout

the

year

should

not

be

simply

records,

a

catalogue of events or reflections of the year but the substance of articles should also be geared towards current issues and have value in themselves.

Last year's issue was well received and attracted many favourable comments. However, to stand still is to risk stagnation and in order that this magazine does not simply become another prospectus I encourage readers to pass on their thoughts on how we may improve the content. I would be interested to hear from readers with stories to tell and ideas for future development.

My thanks to all those who submitted articles as well as to the team at Hutton Peach and Linden Richardson for their work in producing the magazine; to my team of intrepid reporters, to Sally Cray and Penny Bollands for proof reading, to John Armstrong for his assistance with photographs and technology and lastly, once again this year, to David Morris for the vast majority of the photographs that appear in this magazine - my super hero.

J.Darmody Editor The Peterite 2005-2

The Head Master's Commemoration Address: Saturday 7th July 2007 Lord Mayor, Sheriff,

Professor, Chairman, Ladies and

Gentlemen, Peterites; I would like to extend a very warm welcome to the Revd Professor Peter Comes.

As I dipped into the draft of 'Upon Ancient Ways', the history of St Peter's School written by Richard Drysdale to be published in September, it revealed how important John Dronfield was as the Head Master of the School from 1937 to 1967. He was an undergraduate at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and when he was Head Master he encouraged pupils to study at Emmanuel. A steady stream of Peterites went to that College and I am delighted to say we have Peterites at Emmanuel at the moment.

Exactly 1,000

years after the Foundation of St Peter's, John Harvard arrived at Emmanuel College in 1627.

After studying at Cambridge he

crossed the Atlantic and founded Harvard University with a significant bequest. The rest is, as they say, history. Harvard is now ranked as the number one university in the world, second only to Cambridge in the Sciences. We are very grateful to you sir, for crossing the Atlantic from Harvard and preaching to us. Your own link to Emmanuel College is strong in that a prestigious annual lecture named after you is held every year at Emmanuel.

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The theme of benefaction, of generously reaching out and giv-

thank and applaud them.

ing to others of both time and talents as did John Harvard, was Some of those teachers leave us today. Mike Dawson came

prominent at School this year. This has been finely illustrated by

to St Peter's three years after Dronfield retired. He came as Head

a marathon fundraising attempt for York Against Cancer and the

of Crafts and leaves after 37 years of service as Head of Design &

Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust which has taken place over

Technology. He might suggest to you today that although his

the last four terms, starting last May with the Beverley Run. In

titles have changed, fundamentals of teaching have not. He has

September, over 1,000 pupils, staff and supporters of our three

worked under six Head Masters, taught before videos, CDs, com-

Schools exceeded all expectations by raising a large sum in a sin-

puters and photocopiers. He coached the 1st XV in his youth and

gle day. One hundred and sixty 3-7 year olds 'Swam the Channel' completing the 26 miles by early afternoon.

'Climbed the Eiffel Tower'.

has been a tutor for over 30 years in the Grove. I thank him for

Non-swimmers

his service, loyalty and dedication to many generations of

Meanwhile, St Olave's 'Rowed the

Peterites.

Atlantic' in record times. Starting at 7 am, 35 rowing machines were in use virtually all day until 5 pm. Not to be out-done, St

Maurice Monteith leaves St Peter's with our good wishes after

Peter's pupils and many staff, 'Walked to Moscow'. Starting from

12 years to become Head of Biology at Rugby School. His expert

Linton-on-Ouse RAF camp, they walked the ten miles back to

Biology teaching, his five years of housemastering in Linton, his

School. Then, in January staff and pupils entered the York Brass

excellent Rugby coaching of the U15's who have reached a semi

Monkey Half Marathon. Current pupils and Paddy Stephen, again,

final and a winning final at Twickenham in the Daily Mail

ran the whole 20 mile race and Paddy Stephen ran the London

Tournament in 2002, and his trusted administration of ski trips,

Marathon in April. In May, over 170 of the pupils, parents and staff

music and rugby tours, suggest he will leave many gaps on his

either ran the 2k Fun Run or the 10k Beverley Run for the final

departure.

fundraising event to take the total to beyond £40,000. What fun

Elisabeth Ellis moves to become Head of Classics at a neigh-

and enjoyment we have had as a School, walking, running and

bouring school after nine years, five of those years as

rowing, to contribute towards fighting cancer and brain tumours

Housemistress of the Grove. Her excellent teaching and strong

which have affected those in our community who have lost their

pastoral care have been much appreciated by us.

lives to this illness.

We thank David Brown, Head of English, for three years of

On a different level entirely but still as part of this huge

outstanding teaching in that department and wish him well as

fundraising effort, we have also contributed by singing. 'Kiss Me

Head of English at Northwood College in London. We congratu-

Kate' was a most enjoyable musical held in December. In March,

late Jo Lawrence on her appointment as Head of English at

the School Choir, parents, Old Peterites and friends of the School sang Verdi's Requiem magnificently in the Minster.

Cundall Manor and thank her for her fine drama productions,

Andrew

including an outstanding performance of Midsummer Night's

Wright and his extensive team of performers, current pupils and

Dream.

staff, many Old Peterites and other friends of the School, gave everyone an evening to remember. I thank the School on rising to

Richard Smalman-Smith has been appointed Head of Girls'

the challenge, to so many staff and parents who have lent their

Rowing at Kingston Grammar School, a promotion richly deserved

support and to Paddy Stephen for providing the 'vision' and the

after his valued contribution to our Boat Club here on the Ouse.

drive to make the event happen.

We wish Richard Francis well at Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley and thank him in particular for leading our 1st XV

This fundraising has not been to the detriment of our learn-

to the Daily Mail Final at Twickenham in 2005.

ing. Our academic results last August were again impressive with over 82% achieving A or B grade at A-level and 66% A or A* at

We thank Christian Waters for his sparky Physics teaching as

CCSE. We are delighted that 12 pupils gained conditional entries

he returns to industry.

to Oxford or Cambridge at the beginning of this year and ten of our leavers have gained much sought after medical places at university. Our pupils continue to study a wide range of courses at tertiary education. We are keen to encourage them to learn to

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learn, to acquire the self discipline to develop this work ethic, and for us to challenge our pupils to think for themselves. Excellent teaching introduces them to areas of knowledge in Science and the Arts, previously not encountered by them. To do so requires talented teachers, passionate that what they have to share with the young can really make a difference; teachers who believe that an education really nourishes young lives and protects an3."enhances the freedom of the human spirit. We have those passionate teachers at St Peter's and today gives me the opportun to thank them publicly for their work. "Whoever educates a child wrote Samuel Wilberforce more than 100 years ago, "undertake: the most important duty in society". All of us - parents, teajjf and government ministers - would do well to rememb-

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Also leaving us today are Liz Stephen and Claire Grant, wives

Foundation will be at Emmanuel College, Cambridge to host a

of Paddy Stephen and Matthew Grant who move from being

garden party for our friends who live in East Anglia. Occasions

boarding housemasters to becoming day housemasters in

such as the Garden Party help the School to remain in touch with

September. I would like to thank Liz and Claire for their contribu-

the wider St Peter's Family and support an informed and vibrant

tion to boarding life over 13 and 11 years respectively.

community, which enjoys the benefit of lasting relationships with

Finally, Simon Marriott leaves St Peter's after a very full four years as Deputy Head Master. He has seen one Head depart and

St Peter's, long after any formal involvement with the School has ended.

helped another arrive. He prepared the School for its successful

The work of the Foundation is also instrumental in helping

Boarding Inspection in 2004 and a very complimentary ISI

the School to open its doors to pupils of talent. Financial assis-

Inspection in 2005. He organised a varied and full programme for

tance in the form of bursaries enable the School to attract talent-

the 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot celebrations and

ed pupils who would otherwise be unable to join St Peter's. In the

has, over the four years, been involved in a wide-ranging brief. We

last six months the Foundation has begun to actively fundraise for

wish him and his family all the very best as they return South.

bursaries to the School. I am pleased to report that we have

They will leave with our thanks and best wishes for the future.

already received a number of gifts and pledges, including a lead-

Our support staff are also a vital part of the St Peter's team.

I know many of you have appreciated the horticultural display in the horseshoe for instance. Our gardeners, ground staff, matrons, catering staff, maintenance team, bursary team and administra-

ing gift for an endowed bursary of a quarter of a million pounds.

We are extremely grateful to all of our supporters for their generosity, and to the Chairman Nick Shepherd, for leading this important work.

tion, in particular my secretary, Jean Green, are vital and essential

Our reaching out, our accent on service can be exemplified by

for the effective working of the school. Our thanks go to them all

our Community Action programme. Thirty-three of our fifth form

for the high standards that they maintain. In particular I should

last week volunteered to transform a courtyard at York District

like to thank Peter Simpson who left us in May after 17 years as

Hospital into an attractive, visually appealing site. A very drab,

Deputy Bursar. He is a true gentleman, always courteous, hard-

overgrown courtyard became a pleasant, inviting place by the end

working and loyal to the school. We wish him good health and a

of the week. Every pupil at St Peter's has been offered the oppor-

long retirement.

tunity this year to do some volunteering and over 130 pupils in

The School has also reached out to its 6,000 Old Peterites and friends through the Foundation. This year over 400 friends of St Peter's have attended one of the Foundation's receptions, either at the School or in other areas of the country and next week the

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the school did so in some way. In a typical week there is an average of 110 pupil hours given to volunteering with other agencies and 20 pupil hours given to volunteering in St Olave's and Clifton Pre-prep. Our Community Action programme takes many forms.

On site activities include the Silver Surfer Club where our pupils

Commemoration

give one-to-one tuition to locally based residents over 65 to learn

tour party of 40 will represent St Peter's in South Africa this sum-

and develop computer skills. We support 'Lollipop' which uses St

mer. Our 1st XV won several exciting matches and they and the

Peter's facilities for their meetings as well as running various

U15 side reached the last 32 of the Daily Mail National tourna-

activities for deaf children. This year we have hosted and provid-

ments. Only four other schools achieved this distinction. We

ed numerous volunteer helpers for Christmas cards, puppet-mak-

congratulate Robbie Cuthbertson for being selected for England

ing workshops and a fantastic Christmas party. A very committed

U16A's at Rugby Union. Congratulations to johnny Bairstow for

team of pupils from the fourth form upwards have got together

being selected for England U19 World Cup Cricket Squad and

most Tuesdays to cook a meal for the 36 residents at Arclight.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club 2nd XI and Chris McTurk for repre-

They also spent many hours fundraising to buy the ingredients for

senting his county at hockey and rugby.

these cooking sessions. We have also donated large amounts of bedding, clothing and books to the shelter throughout the year. A team of trainers used our facilities to provide training in handling guide dogs for a dozen of our sixth formers. The students then assisted at a thanksgiving service in York Minster where they helped the blind visitors by looking after the guide dogs and stewarding. We have had good contact with Leeds Infirmary when nurses from the hospital brought in young people with heart problems to meet and socialise with a group of our sixth formers.

Our pupils run a Community Christmas party for over 70 local residents, mainly from Fothergill Homes and Guardian Court. Not forgetting, of course, the Rudolph Appeal where 100's of luxury food items are collected and distributed in the community. This project runs in partnership with the Minster Lions of York.

Some off-site placements in the community include the

Aside from our sporting tours, our staff give our pupils a number of opportunities abroad. The choir travels to Italy this month to sing in the Pitti Palace Courtyard in Florence and other venues. Peter Rowley and Sophie Hammill will be our ambassadors at Clarendon School for Girls and Selborne College in South Africa this summer. I congratulate Eilish Hannah on winning a Bulkeley-Evans Scholarship to work in Malawi.

Some of our

leavers are taking GAP years and travelling to the Southern Hemisphere to work in schools. Our French exchange thrives, as do our German and Spanish visits. Our historians have visited Berlin and in the summer we have an expedition to Morocco. This extra-curricular commitment fosters interests, fires young people's imaginations, and opens up a world well beyond St Peter's and York. John F Kennedy, at his inaugural address as President of the United States in 1961 said:" Ask not what your country

Wilberforce Trust for the Handicapped, Our Celebration where our

can do for you, ask what you can do for your country".

pupils volunteer to assist at craft, sewing and other classes run for

reaching out enables our pupils to learn service as well as leader-

Our

people with mental health problems.

Our pupils help with

ship. Our leavers will need both qualities. They will face a world

Snappy Saturday Club working alongside the professionals who

that is full of challenge. I am confident they will reach out, give

run activities for children with complex mental and physical

of their time and talents and rise to those challenges. Our leavers

health needs. The Acorn pre-school Nursery is also staffed by our

have so much to contribute with their talents. Like John Harvard,

pupil volunteers where they work alongside teachers. At Clifton

they will make an impact and make a difference. I wish them

Without Primary School, pupils help the physically handicapped.

well.

Our sixth formers help out on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons in the shops run by the British Heart Foundation, Thorn House Services for Autism, Mind and Scope. It is a long and impressive list and I should like particularly to commend Julie Bainbridge and her team of helpers for organising such a varied programme in which our pupils learn much but also contribute a great deal to the York community.

We continue to extend our horizons in Sport.

Our rowers excelled at the Belgium Rowing Championships in Ghent in the Easter holidays, bringing back a clutch of medals.

The Boat Club had three boats in finals in the National Schools Championships in Nottingham at the end of May and had a gir boat at Henley. Girls in particular have rowed extremely in March their 8 came well up in the Thames Head of the Rr?er Race, finishing fourth as the first coeducational school in the country. It gives the staff involved in the Boat Club great pleas-ure to see Alastair MacLeod rowing for Goldie in the Oxford and Cambridge boat race and Matthew Suggit as reserve for the second crew at Oxford. Our girls' hockey and netball teams toured Barbados in October and I congratulate Sophie Worsman and Tamsin Collingridge on representing North Yorkshire at U15 hockey. Our boys' 1st XI hockey defeated the Styx for the first time in 20 years and our 1st XI cricket have won a string of victories ably led by Tim Peet, and when available, Jonathan Bairstow. A rugby

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Friends of St Peter's School Chairmans Report of $*• Peter

The Friends of St. Peters (FOSP) have continued to build on the successes of previous years. As Chairman I have been privi-

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leged and grateful for the level of co-operation and support that I have received throughout the year.

The FOSP year started in June with the St Peters Sports Day, St Olave's Sports Day breakfast, FOSP Dinner at Mama Mia's, two Cabaret Concert nights; all a great success. The St Olaves Sports Day breakfast saw a record number of parents taking the opportunity to have breakfast and meet other parents in informal surroundings.

Autumn term was even busier. In September the Friends supported 'Tea and Sympathy', 'It's a Knockout', the new parents evening, the sponsored walk, Open Day and new parents' breakfast at the school. In November The Friends were also involved in •porting the school's production of "Kiss Me Kate".

We have had a number of opportunities throughout the year meet socially outside the "official" environment to network and team build, which has proved invaluable in producing a close-knit team with common goals and objectives Easter Term saw the Friends returning to one of their traditional roles in organising social events. "The Race Night" was a great success with nearly a hundred parents taking part. As a byproduct it also raised in excess of £2000, which is being channelled into a number of projects within the school.

Although not FOSP's main purpose, donations were made towards a number of projects: a new school Marquee, Equipment for Arclight (community service), a digital camcorder, a resuscitation doll, an all weather tent for the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, hockey/netball trip to Barbados, rugby tour to South Africa, the cost of the programme for The Verdi Requiem, the Leavers' Ball and the production of "Kiss me Kate".

In concluding my report, I would personally like to thank all £he committee for their friendship, forbearance and support.

Special thanks are due to Sue Towers for her support throughout the year, Rosi Keatinge for ensuring that the finances were always in order, Judith Sugden for ensuring that all the minutes and agendas were done in a timely manner and Debbie England and Rosy Miers for organising the Race Night as well as organising and running the coffee shop for the past three years. I would also like to thank all those members, namely Debbie England, Rosy Miers, Rachel McTurk, Marie Williamson and Judith Sugden who are all stepping down from the committee along with me at the end of our four-year tenure for all their hard work.

I wish the FOSP even greater success next year.

Raj S Rajan Chairman 2006 - 2007

Senior Common Room Notes We welcomed eleven new members of Staff.

Richard Trevett joined the History department and Paul MilesKingston became our new Assistant Director of Music. Ailsa O'Leary returned to the Art department and Jenny Lamb joined the English team. Julie Wells joined IT to cover Mike Jones's two term sabbatical to create "SID", our new in-house intranet system, for all three schools. Alison Hutchinson joined the Maths department while Amanda Bailey, Lesley Birch and Graham Galloway took up temporary posts, to cover maternity leave, for the new arrivals mentioned below.

Dr. Jamie MacLeod became our new Director of Rowing and David Dalby replaced Peter Simpson who retired from his position as Deputy Bursar. Natalie Damien has been our German Assistant throughout the year.

We have shared in the joy of four Staff members who have given birth this year. For Kat Edgar-Hunt a girl, Meredith; for Anna Robinson a girl, Ailsa; for Shazma White a girt also, Zahra and for Jenny Lamb a boy, Charlie. We look forward to the return of our colleagues sometime this year but offer our heart-felt congratulations and best wishes, to them all.

The notes that follow will list the comings and goings of Staff, in more detail but it is only right to make a special mention of Mike Dawson, who retires after 37 years' service: his quiet common sense and dedicated enthusiasm both inside and outside the classroom will be sorely missed.

John Owen-Barnett.

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Paul Miles-Kingston Mr MilesKingston,

a

piano

and

singing specialist,

studied

music

at

D u r h a m University. Prior to becoming a full time member of staff at St Peter's he was a piano

teacher

and the Director of

Music

Christ

at

Church

Cathedral School (which he describes as an almost specialist music school). He was also a visiting music teacher here for four years, in which time he established the connection which brought him here in his current capacity. Having previously taught at a Prep school, part of the allure of St Peter's was his desire to complete the "full circle of education" in which he would teach pupils at all stages of education.

He comments that he has found the students to be responsive and the staff welcoming and that he greatly enjoys teaching a wider variety of pupils who are not necessarily music specialists, finding the diversity exciting. He enjoyed the house singing event as an opportunity to include the whole school in music and exhibit their talent.The exhibition of talent is a great interest to him and he believes that a performing arts centre or society would be an excellent addition to school life as it would encourage students to take part in more music (and drama) and allow these assets to the school to be exhibited.

Mr Miles-Kingston is a jazz enthusiast who would love to see jazz feature more at school. When asked what he thought of school bands such as Article and The Ugly Ducklings he said he had never seen them play before but was excited to see independent musical creativity in the school. We wish Mr Miles-Kingston the best of luck in the music department.

James Roach UVI

Mr. Richard Trevett Mr. Richard Trevett was appointed as a teacher of History at St. Peter's in September 2006. Originally from West Sussex, Mr.Trevett made the big move to York intending to spend the best three years of his life here at university. As it turns out, these three years have become twelve.

When asked what he would claim his greatest achievement to have been, he responded, "I am still waiting for my biggest achievement to happen as so far they have all been rather small." Mr. Trevett is indeed modest and comes across as a much laid back character.

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His hobbies include reading and being an 'armchair cricketer,' having been quite the player in his hey-day.

I discovered in conversation that despite seeming perpetually unperturbed MrTrevett does have some fears; these include snakes

Boat Race, rowing for Great Britain in the Olympics, and, of course, rowing in the Novice 4 in the 1968 York Schools' Regatta. In the world of rowing, Dr MacLeod most admires Sir Steve Redgrave, for his 'single-mindedness, dedication, and undaunted will to win'.

and heights. Bizarrely enough, though, Mr Trevett could probably

Dr MacLeod's advice to anyone thinking of starting rowing

conquer

any

would be to learn to swim! He also advises people to believe that

mountain

so

they can accomplish their goals on the river; or, if all else fails, in

long as he was-

the words of Mr E-D, "don't bloody well start!" Dr MacLeod's aspi-

n't wearing his

rations for St Peter's rowing include increasing resources, so that

glasses as his

everyone who wants to learn to row is able to do so. He would

fear of heights

also like to enhance the coeducational aspect of rowing, and

disappears with-

therefore win the World Championships with a St Peter's girls crew.

out them.

Luckily, Dr MacLeod counts medicine as one of his hobbies!

Being a new member of the

He also enjoys mountain walking, listening to music, reading, and never misses 'The Gallery' on a Saturday night!

St Peter's

community

I

decided

to

enquire as to his first impressions

We wish Dr MacLeod every success with his coaching, and new role as Director of Rowing; and hope that his crews continue to win lots of events with his guidance.

Sophie Cuthbertson UVI

of the school; he replied, "Quite honestly I thought it was a nice school where the pupils and staff are all friendly".

Miss A O'Leary

Kristopher Rawcliffe UVI Editor's note. Mr Trevett was appointed as Housemaster of Dronfield with effect from September 2007.

Miss O'Leary joined

the

School

Art in

September 2006; however this has not been her first

Dr. Jamie MacLeod Dr MacLeod is no stranger to St Peter's. His first encounter with the school was at the 1968 Public Schools' Swimming Relaysdon't worry Dr MacLeod, that doesn't make you 'incredibly old'!

However, Dr MacLeod's previous roles within the school have included being Chairman of the Friends of St Peter's and at the Boat Club as a volunteer coach. His first impression of St Peter's was of a well-rounded school, consisting of motivated, courteous students,

and

extremely

com-

experience of St Peter's.

In

September 2002 Miss O'Leary was our

Artist

in

Residence bringing an influx of new ideas and techniques.

Miss

O'Leary's

main

field of expertise is in Ceramics. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2001 where her degree was focused on site spe-

mitted staff.

cific installations, and the exploration of materials and their propDr MacLeod's first

encounter

erties; Miss O'Leary stated that her main inspirations have been industry and architecture.

with rowing was due to a combination of enjoying

swimming,

and

his

rugby

Following her year as Artist in Residence Miss O'Leary gained a PGCE at Goldsmith's College in London, she then spent a further two years teaching in a London, school before returning to St Peter's as a full time teacher.

coach

being a

When asked about her impressions of the school and depart-

'short,

thick-

ment Miss O Leary stated "I have much enjoyed returning as a for-

necked, bullying

mal member of staff to a much more established department.

Welshman'.

He

Huge changes have taken place in my absence. Not least the dra-

therefore

matic aesthetic changes and professional look of the department.

thank his coach

There is a much higher standard and more diverse range of work

can for

his

rowing

career, the highlights of which are rowing for Cambridge in the

being now produced. I have found it inspiring to be working with the department again and excited about the new challenges. I am The Peterite 2006-2007

relishing the opportunities to explore new ideas and disciplines in

went on to Hull University, the Scarborough campus, to do her MA

the future."

in Theatre and Contemporary Practice. Sadly after this her Mother

In reply to the question of what difference do you notice between being an Artist in Residence and now a full time teacher she said "I feel more part of the school and have very much

became ill with a brain virus and Ms Bailey took a career break for six months in order to care for her. She then worked as an English teacher at Selby High School before coming to us!

enjoyed participating in whole school life, especially working in the

Ms Bailey is loving life in York, and states that 'if by the sea, it

boarding house. I feel I now have much more to offer the students

would be the perfect place!' In the Drama department we have

based on my experiences."

thoroughly enjoyed her presence; she has proved herself to be a

In her spare time when she is not in the ceramics room, or visiting art galleries, you may well find her on the climbing wall as she embarks on this new hobby.

very able, caring and supportive teacher with an excellent sense of humour, getting us through the 'stressful periods' with trays of tea and an array of biscuits and cakes! We wish Ms Bailey the best of luck for the future.

When asked to sum up her first year in one word she chose 'inspiring'. We certainly feel she has been an inspiration to us, par-

Jessica Taylor LVI

ticularly her fresh outlook on 3D Design and Ceramics. This has given many of us a new channel to explore; the evidence of her influence can be seen in the work produced by this year's students

Alison Hutchinson

with many of us bringing work 'off the wall' and into Three Alison Hutchinson joined us this year as a teacher of

Dimensions.

Mathematics. When questioned, in June, on her first impressions of Miss O'Leary's arrival in the Art School has further enriched

St Peter's she

our experiences and we wish her a long and enjoyable career at St

replied that she

Peter's.

found the school

Hannah Punnett. UVI

to have traditional

values,

strong academic

Ms Amanda Bailey

achievements and a healthy

Ms Bailey joined us in January of 2007 to take over the run-

competitive

ning of the Drama department during Mrs Edgar-Hunt's materni-

spirit. Almost a

ty leave. Ms Bailey was thrown right in at the deep end with exam

full

coursework pieces across the year groups, and the hard task of

year on she said

academic

directing the stunning lower school production of Animal Farm,

that

the success of which can only be attributed to what she deems her

impressions still

"worst habit"...perfectionism.

stand.

these Alison

was complimenOriginally hailing from Hertfordshire, Ms Bailey partook in lots of Amateur dramatics and recorded radio plays for the BBC for local hospital radio before reading English, Theatre Arts and Film Studies at Exeter University. After university, Ms Bailey demonstrated her adventurous side by backpacking around the world for seven months.

Returning to England she worked as a Training

tary

in

her

remarks concerning the people here saying "I have found the staff to be very supportive and have had the pleasure of working in a fantastic department with great colleagues. Pupils seem polite and cheerful and highly involved in both academic studies and extracurricular activities."

Administrator before attending Sussex University to train to be a of

Alison was educated at Loretto Convent Prep and Loretto

English, Drama

Convent Grammar Schools in Altringham before gaining a B Ed in

teacher and

Media

Mathematics with general Science at Christ's and Notre Dame

Studies. Within

College in Liverpool. She taught at two schools in Cheshire

only two years

between 1985 and 1991 before her marriage to John, a farmer and

of teaching Ms

former pupil at St Peter's and a cox during his time here.

Bailey achieved the

Head

of

Drama at Forest G

a

t

In 1991 she moved to Pocklington and taught full time at Woldgate College and then part time after the arrival of daughter Emma and son David who are 11 and 9 respectively.

e

Community

When not at work or acting as a taxi driver for her children

School in East

Alison enjoys reading as well as "non-competitive tennis". Alison

London; a very

said she was "looking forward to our day at Wimbledon on what

impressive

should be the Men's Semi Final day (weather permitting!)."

accomplish-

Writing this up in July I am pleased to say that whilst the

ment. She then

weather throughout Wimbledon was pretty miserable the game

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Prior

went ahead. I hope she enjoyed it!

On behalf of all at St Peter's I wish Alison a long and happy career at the school.

J Da

to

embarking on a career in further education, tially teacher

Mrs J Lamb It is clear from the first moment that you meet Mrs Lamb that

ini-

as

a and

more recently as head of department and then senior manager,

she is no ordinary English teacher. Apart from claiming to be

David completed

deeply interested in Russian literature (her first novel, Rasputin's

a

Puppy is in the pipeline) she also has a passion for English. She

C h e m i c a l

Degree

in

states her reason for becoming a teacher is because she feels the

Science at East

abuse of the apostrophe is a crime and it is her God given quest to

Anglia

teach the children of tomorrow to punctuate.

successfully

Upon further questioning it appears that there is a darker side to Mrs Lamb, she gets her kicks from compulsively lying to her third form with such classics as 'I

have never

watched televi-

before

embarking upon a management training programme for what was then Norfolk Capital Hotels based in London. Originally from Leicestershire, the hotel industry provided him with the opportunity to work in many parts of the country including London, Edinburgh and Cardiff before finally settling in Yorkshire almost twenty years ago.

sion' or 'I'm an

When asked for his first impressions of St Peter's, David stat-

MI6

agent'.

ed "I've been particularly encouraged by the warmth of the wel-

When

quizzed

come that I've received, it is a very special place with a culture and

on her taste in

ethos that is unique in my experience. Colleagues have been par-

books she finds

ticularly helpful in enabling me to settle in quickly during what is

great

an extremely busy time of the year. I very much look forward to

spiritual

comfort in 'Mill

contributing to the continued success of the school."

on the Floss' by George

Elliot

although ously

for

curian

English teacher she feels Shakespeare is overrated. For a seemingly placid, kind person she is secretly violent, the last time she hit someone was when

When asked about his hobbies and interests David said "As you would expect from somebody hailing from a county with a great sporting heritage I have a healthy interest in many sports, in particular football (I'm a life long Leicester City supporter), rugby, cricket and horse racing. Other passions include travel, food and wine."

she was 12 in an argument with a girl about penguins. Her great-

I have met with David several times now in the course of his

est regret was changing her name from Coleman to Lamb when

duties and I have found him to be courteous, caring and eager to

she married the Sir Flight-Lieutenant Dr Lord the Very Reverend

help wherever possible. I hope that he will stay with us for a very

Lamb MA MC MBE RCVS.

long time and that he finds his present position to be rewarding

Clearly, Mrs Lamb is a paradox from which I'm not sure St Peter's will recover.

and enjoyable.

JDa

Archie Dallas UVI

Leslie Birch Mr David Daulby David came to St Peter's in May replacing Peter Simpson as Deputy Bursar.

Mrs. Leslie Birch joined the English Department as maternity cover for Mrs Lamb. Mrs. Birch's track record is impressive, having taught at The Perse School in Cambridge and Leeds Grammar.

Even more impressive is the fact that she was the session key-

Before joining us David enjoyed a successful career of twenty

boards player in the 1980's Glaswegian band 'Hue and Cry',

or more years within the further education sector, most recently in

remembered for such hits as'Human Touch'and'Looking for Linda'

Hull, as Director of Customer Services and prior to that at York

and with them she toured England and the USA.

College where he enjoyed nine happy years.

Outside of teaching Leslie has a keen interest in Art and a pas-

David stated "I am delighted to return to the city and to have

sion for painting and printmaking. She has recently shown work in

the opportunity to join St Peter's, a school with a rich history and

a gallery in Harrogate. She also has a love of Literature and Drama.

outstanding reputation."

In fact her life revolves around all of the arts.

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When asked about her first impressions

of

St Peter's Mrs Birch said that she found the school to be "a lovely,

warm,

community".

Her future plans

are

to

remain in teaching and keep up her painting.

We welcome her to St Peter's and hope that her time here is happy and fulfilling.

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Gavin Harper Gavin joined the school as a much needed additional IT technician on 21 Aug 2006. Previously, Gavin had gained a 1st class honours degree in

interactive

entertainments systems

from

the School of Computing

at

Sunderland

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University. He also had the distinction of winning the academy award for best degree of the

school of

computing.

Gavin took no time at all to settle in to the department and to life at the school in general. He has a great sense of humour, quick wit and his knowledge of all things trivial is unsurpassed!

Gavin brings many IT skills to the school and he is always willing and eager to share knowledge and help the staff and pupils alike.

Those that have not yet met Gavin will recognise him over the phone by his distinguished Durham accent (It took some of the department 6 months before they realised his fiance was called Becky and not'Betty'). Anyone coming in to computer services will notice Gavin as being the only member of the IT department without grey hair!

Welcome Gavin

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Mike Dawson.

Mike Dawson joined St. Peter's thirty seven years ago, fresh out of College, leading a Department

of

one, he became Head of Crafts.

Over years,

the as

our

political masters have

interfered

constantly

with

Education,

how

we

deliver

it,

measure it and label it, his "title" has changed some four times until finally he leaves as Head of Design and Technology with a department of three.

His success in the classroom, overseeing a revolution in exam syllabuses, saw him move from a cramped and positively dangerous "Wood and Metalwork Room", no bigger than a classroom, cluttered with antiquated machinery, to a fully equipped Design and Technology Centre. This had Computer Aided Design as well as all the necessary requirements for a modern, fully functioning Design Studio and Workshop which he helped "Design and Build", in the New Science Block. That some forty of the current fifth years and fifteen A level students are taking public exams this year stands as testament enough to his success, commitment and enthusiasm for his subject.

Outside the classroom his endeavours have been no less dedicated and wide reaching. He began School life as a boarding Assistant Housemaster in The Grove and living in a School flat. He moved over to Dronfield as a Tutor but returned to The Grove as Assistant Housemaster- some 30 years as a Grovite, a measure of his loyalty and longsuffering nature!

During this time he ran the Navy Section of the CCF [and his liver survived to tell the tale], he flirted with the Boat Club [and ended up marrying a young and impressionable Maths teacher and Rowing coach, his lovely wife Jane] and ran the 3XV Rugby for a number of years. This Team always remained the happiest of the senior teams, under his stewardship, jealously guarding their unique camaraderie, often refusing advancement to the top game, to keep being part of "The Club".

1 know there is a whole legion of Old Peterites who are indebted to the care and help Mike provided for them, inspiring generations of Designers and Craftsmen. His contribution here is immeasurable and his friendship and dry sense of humour will be sorely missed.

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Simon Marriott Simon came to St Peter's

School

in

the scenes. He is at his best with pupils and in particular at St Peter's with the monitors, and it is reassuring to know that his future ambition continues to centre on education.

We thank him for all he has done in his four packed years with

September 2003. He

us and we wish him and his family all good wishes for the future as

brought with him a

they travel south.

wealth of experience

Richard Smyth, Head Master

from Sutton Valence.

There he had been a housemaster

and

Director of Music (and a Director of Music at two other schools), and at St Peter's he was to see one Head Master leave after a year and prepare another Head Master into the post during his four years.

Maurice Monteith There are few areas of our school to which Maurice did not contribute with commitment and distinction.

He arrived new to the profession

in

His knowledge of boarding gave him great strength. He is a

September 1994 and

trained CSCI Boarding Inspector and was in an ideal position to

over the past 13 years

advise and prepare our boarding houses for our Inspection in

at St Peter's has shown

December 2004. Crucially, he helped to lead the preparation for

himself a born school-

the Independent Schools' Inspection of St Peter's in 2005. The fact

master. A serious aca-

that both reports were so complimentary said much for his prepa-

demic, despite his con-

ration and organisation for them. He ensured that procedures

siderable extra-curricu-

were brought up to date and the successful outcomes were due in

lar involvement, the content and quality of his lessons remained a

large part to his work. One of the major criticisms from the 1999

top priority. He liked to innovate and while standards of discipline

report had been concerning the lack of breadth of our extra-cur-

in his lessons were always exemplary, there was always plenty of

ricular programme. Simon tackled this area of school life on arrival

mirth: few could forget being shown a video of a human birth ... in

and the 2005 report highlighted this particular part of St Peter's

reverse! If these are days of neurosis about results and dreaded

School life as a great strength.

Simon brought energy, enthusiasm and ideas to the School.

He liaised closely with the Council in developing a programme for

(and flawed) league table comparisons, the consequential analyses always showed how consistently well pupils under Maurice's tutelage performed.

the Guy Fawkes celebrations in November 2005. Lectures, con-

Away from the classroom, Maurice's contribution to the pas-

certs and drama were all initiated by him and publicised to the

toral work of the school will be sorely missed. In his younger days,

wider community. As benefits an ex Director of Music he rose to

he spent 4 years as a live-in tutor in The Manor before taking on the

the challenge when a sense of occasion was called for. He cham-

housemastership of The Grove for three years which led to him

pioned a Leavers' Ball for parents and staff as well as for pupils

spending five years with EUie (and latterly Abigail) as housemaster

leaving the School, and this was again successful and enjoyed by

of Linton. Always a cool head in a crisis, Maurice enjoyed the pas-

all on its second anniversary at the end of this last term. He intro-

toral side of his job and took pride in the progress made by those in

duced a house singing competition which quickly caught the imag-

his care.

ination and energy of pupils at the end of the first half of the Easter term.

Maurice took a full part in the extra-curricular life of the school and was a firm believer in the all-round experience that was offered.

His work with the Charitable Purposes Committee, drawing up

In his time he took part in CCF, music tours, ski trips, rowing and

a Public Audit with community involvement, was less well known

hockey and in his coaching of U15 rugby, he developed team after

as was his initiative with the DfES fostering links involving board-

team of high quality players. On three occasions he took teams to

ing places for those in need of a boarding education. His work as

the semi-final of the Daily Mail Cup and with one of these finished

a leader of the Committee running the Deputy Heads' Conference

as winners, giving a memorable day at Twickenham for bands of

for HMC schools suggested that his interests would take him

supporters. The conduct of his teams always reflected the nature of

beyond York in due course. His work both with the DfES and the

their coach - they played with discipline, heart and good manners.

Boarding Schools' Association will be followed closely by us.

St Peter's will always be a special place for Maurice and Ellie -

Simon's diplomacy, fairness and humour did much to solve

they met and were married here, they had Abigail christened here

combustible problems; his mediation skills helped to avoid the

and they have a host of close friends here. The move to Rugby

smell of cordite on several occasions. I was very grateful for the

School, where Maurice will be Head of Biology, comes as a great

kind and considerate help he gave unstintingly to a new Head

opportunity but also brings some trepidation as the comfort of the

Master, and the way he worked so quietly and effectively behind

familiar is exchanged for the unknown. There can be little doubt

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however, that once term gets under way, memories of (and ties to)

brief that we do at all

York will fade as new challenges, opportunities and friends replace

times what is best for

them.

our pupils. On that point he has never fal-

MCL

tered,

hence

ongoing

Peter Simpson Peter

Simpson

joined the School in 1990 as Deputy Bursar and, apart from a brief 18 months spell away from our doors, he was a stalwart of the St Peter's team.

depart-

ment and countless smaller battles he has waged on our behalf.

During his reign, the pavilion

became a

more colourful place, both metaphorically, linguistically (write it down, you bastards!) and physically; reactions to David's choice of pea-green walls were mixed - 'cool,' enthused several pupils which of a very senior member of staff.

Peter

worked tirelessly

to

ensure that the 'behind the

known as 'OCR-gate' within the

went some way to diluting the aghast expression and hasty retreat

The role of Deputy Bursar is huge.

the

appeal

scene' tasks of

cleaning, catering and maintenance were always completed and the School was shipshape.

As the lynchpin between academia and support services, he helped his team to meet the needs of the School's pastoral care provision. A ready smile, a willing ear and an accommodating nature were all keys

St Peter's embraced David as he offered so much more than academic excellence. His delight and absorption in cricket and rugby was plain to see, he chaired many debates and presided over the chess club, that slightly furtive band of individuals who group together in the English rooms at lunchtime. He accompanied theatre visits and concerts, demonstrating immense enthusiasm and casting a spell on all that this was not a compulsory Shakespeare visit, but an absolute jolly that you were glad you had not missed.

to his success. Peter was closely involved in many of the capital proj-

And therein lies the secret of David's success. He is a man who

ects which have changed the face of the School. His influence can be

inspires great loyalty, affection and love; it is because of these traits

seen in the conversion of Linton into a boarding house and the

that he is leaving us, leaving us for the very best of reasons. He

Queen Anne project when, in 2001, Peter had just the 10 week sum-

must go with our blessing and the sense that life at St. Peter's was

mer holiday to complete the mammoth task of relocating St Olave's

that little bit better because he was here.

to its new campus whilst moving CPS and St Peter's into the vacat-

JDL

ed buildings. The demand for his experience never let up and in 2004 he was responsible for ensuring the successful refurbishment of St Peter's dining room. In and amongst all of these major projects, Peter remained hard at work planning and overseeing the School's contin-

Elisabeth Ellis

ual maintenance and repair programmes.

Elisabeth

Ellis

Peter approached his job with the civility and courtesy of a true

joined the

Classics

gentleman. He cut a debonair figure when in the winter months he

department

at

would stride across the horseshoe in his trilby to deal with yet anoth-

Peter's from Corpus

er of the problems which inevitably arise in a campus the size of St

Christi

Peter's. His skills as a trouble-shooter were such that only those

Oxford in 1998. She

St

College,

involved in the immediate problem ever knew about the difficulty, as

has thrown

he managed to avert yet another mini crisis. Tough when toughness

fully into school life

was needed but matched with a sense of humour, a loyal demeanour

ever since. In her early

and quiet calm meant that he was always a safe pair of hands. He will

days she was a tutor

be missed at St Peter's on both a personal and professional level. We

in

wish him well in his retirement.

became an indispen-

P Lacy.

the

herself

Rise;

she

sable member of Julie Bainbridge's Community Action team; and she spent several happy years coaching rowing before finally abandoning the boatsheds for

David Brown David has been an absolute tour-de-force in the English

the softer option of running a house. As Housemistress of The Grove she thoroughly enjoyed encountering those charms that only pastoral education can provide.

department, not only for his fierce intelligence and exacting stan-

Within the Classics department her contribution was immeas-

dards, but also for his endless wisdom, patience and the working

urable, whether it were her understanding of yet another arcane

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aspect of the working of the school; her enthusiasm at departmental meetings; or her detailed knowledge of the Oxbridge appli-

Jo Lawrence.

cation system. She also helped steer the department during the illness of Peter Taylor. She received a glowing report at the last inspection, and those who were in her fifth form Classical Civilisation set a couple of years ago will fondly remember Elisabeth's teaching about the House of the Vettii, and the image of Priapus which adorned the entrance hall. And the board in room

Although Jo only joined St Peter's as a full-time teacher of English in September 2004, she had cut a dash on the campus

V.

for many of the preEverywhere she liked to be involved. She was a stalwart mem-

ceding eleven years.

ber of Andrew Wright's music tours, and assisted Andrew Severn in

Having taught in and

his Duke of Edinburgh training weekends. This last was for the

then managed the

promise of good food as much as to help out a colleague, and for

English

the chance to go shopping in Helmsley.The pull logo further north

at St Olave's from

is a strong one, it appears.

It will be odd not to see Elisabeth swigging endless cups of tea

1993,

department Jo

offered

learning support and I

fnrink

A

in the Small Dining Room; running to do role in House; or vocifer-

maternity cover at the same school from 2002 and then taught

ously participating in some intricate discussion on best education-

supply classes to Third and Fourth formers here at St Peter's from

al practice. After nine years at St Peter's Elisabeth has decided to

Easter 2004 onwards.

move on. We wish her all the best in her new position as Head of Classics at Ampleforth College.

Summer 2004 was a time of great change in the English Department at St Peter's: Jo's was one of four simultaneous new appointments. Despite the then-imminent School Inspection, as

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well as both the fearsome prospect of teaching Sixth Form classes for the first time and the arrival of a new Head of Department, Jo

Richard J Francis Richard

Francis

found her feet very quickly, continuing her tutoring in The Rise and direction of school plays, as well as acting as the liaison between the English departments at St Peter's and St Olave's, in addition to

joined us in 2003 as

her considerable classroom commitments. More recently, she has

our first teacher of A

worked on extra-curricular creative writing with much reward,

level PE and Master in

served as the English Department's representative on the Library

charge of Rugby. As

Committee and enjoyed particular success with her production of

1XV coach he guided

A Midsummer Night's Dream, reviewed elsewhere in this issue.

the School to the final

She has established herself as a devoted, caring, modest and

of the U18 Daily Mail

ultra-professional member of the teaching community at St

Cup-

the

premier

Peter's and will be sorely missed by department, Senior Common

competition

for

Room, support staff and pupils alike. We wish her nothing but suc-

Schools' Rugby. Their

cess and happiness at Cundall Manor, where she will serve as head

conduct afterwards,

of a budding English department, and hope that she continues to

applauding the oppo-

inspire pupils and staff over many of the years to come.

sition after such a close fought and narrow defeat conveyed the dignity and sports-

David Brown

manship we would all hope to aspire to. It was a reflection of Richard's strength of character and good influence that we have to thank him for, for that memorable occasion. Assisted by others, he

Christian Waters

took a Tour to Australia, no mean feat of organisation and stamiChristian joined St Peter's three years ago as an NQT. First and

na.

foremost he was an exceptionally gifted physicist who was able to Then in 2004 he became Director of Sport, encompassing the

explain the subject at a fundamental level and as such he was a

whole School's active and non-active Games and activities' pro-

real asset to the department. He had a very practical approach and

gramme for all the pupils- difficult and challenging roles.

in this respect nothing was too much trouble for him. My classes

More importantly, for the SCR , he has been a very convivial

were often to be heard saying, "Mr. Waters did this or that with his

member of the Staff Tennis Team and a vital goal scorer in the Staff

set! Can you do it sir?" He was not afraid to have a go at anything

Soccer team, vital in more ways than one being under 45 and a

and also had many hidden talents, for example in the Science

first aider, with a team of active geriatrics to look after!

Society's Christmas Lecture, in front of an audience of over two hundred, he whirled a tray of full wine glasses over his head on the

We will miss his wry smile and good companionship and we wish him all the very best in the future.

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end of a piece of string and juggled whilst traversing the stage on a skateboard. We shall all particularly miss his contribution to this

annual event.

include the additional time that Richard has also spent organising,

Apart from his

driving trailers to regattas and repairing boats, to name but a few.

physics he threw himself

into

At the Boat Club Richard is described as the only man who

football,

buys spanners by the kilo. He is also a bit of "a squirrel", as he has

climbing, Cross coun-

been recycling for years, fishing things out of a bin, bodging them

try, computer

up and then using them on a boat.

club,

debating and helped out with a trip to Arran and with the D. of E. awards.

Richard is a dynamo. He never stops. Even when he is full of cold, he will always come in. During the final weeks of term he even hopped around after badly tearing a calf muscle. Others would have retired to bed, but Richard kept going, even using a

He was also a very reliable assistant in Linton, where he

broken oar as a crutch.

His top squad successes include:

was well liked by all, particularly his tutor group. He was also

I.The Senior Girls VIII being the highest crew from a co-ed school

appreciated by his colleagues and he leaves us with lots of fond

in the London Schools' Head of the River Race.

memories and stories to tell. I shall miss him personally as a good friend and someone whose opinion I have respected. We wish him

2. A IV winning a silver medal at Ghent International Regatta over Easter.

all the best as he pursues a new career in computing.

3.The VIII repeated their success at the National Schools' Regatta David Morris

where they came 5th, again the fastest co-ed school, and their time improving by a staggering 45 seconds on last year's St. Peter's

Richard Smalman-Smith Richard joined St. Peter's in September 2003 and in the four

crew.

4. He has taken a coxed IV to Henley Women's Regatta; something St. Peter's had not entered for the last 3 years.

years that he has been with us he has given a tremendous amount to the school.

Richard has continued to train and compete at senior, and latterly veteran level, maintaining his fitness and boat speed in spite

In the Mathematics Department he has been very much a

of all he does for others. He has been an example to his squads.

team player, always willing to help colleagues in any way - cover-

Richard has been a tutor in Linton and has gained an insight-

ing lessons, sharing

ful knowledge of his tutees. Even with his incredibly busy school

resources, whatever

life, he was able to do some evening and overnight duties during

has been required.

the time that there was no live-in assistant.

He has been very He is an enthusiast, a doer, a selfless, helpful colleague who

happy to teach the weakest of our students, giving them encouragement and, as

an

Oxbridge

puts others first and always says yes if at all possible. We all wish him every success as he begins his role as Head of Rowing at Kingston Grammar School.

DJS, July 2007

Engineer, he has been able to stretch the most

able

Further

Mathematicians.

He

Mrs J. Wells

has devoted a lot of

Mrs Wells came to join St Peter's I. T. department in September

time to his students and help outside of lessons has always been

as

given to pupils who have requested it. He has even offered to use

replacement for Mr.

his holidays to give extra tuition. He cares for the pupils that he

Jones who was busy

teaches.

designing a new com-

In addition to his commitment to the department, Richard's involvement in the Boat Club, and the amount he has given to the

a

temporary

puter system for the school.

pupils and the school through this, has been phenomenal. He has

The campus was

coached beginners, 3rd, 4th and 5th formers and this year took

not new to Mrs Wells

charge of the Senior Girls' Squad. In addition, he has coached

as her children are

internationals, run early morning training for boys and girls and

pupils at St Olave's.

started evening land training sessions for boarders. He is a multipurpose coach who will coach anyone who shows an interest.

With Richard leaving it has been calculated that an extra 20 hours of coaching time per week will need to be found, and this does not

Never

having

met Mrs Wells before I found that this was

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an eye-opening interview. Mrs Wells is such an outgoing and philosophical character, with many secret talents.

Nathalie Damien

Hobbies are a requisite part of Mrs Well's life. Travelling and

Nathalie Damien came to St Peter's in September of this year

extreme orienteering are but two of her interests. She has a degree

to work as the German Assistant. She was born in Bonn and went

in History, was a meteorologist and has her own website company.

on to study English and French at Bonn University. Coming to St

She is certainly a lady full of zip.

Right from the start of her fleeting time here, Mrs Wells put all her energy into the school.

Peter's was a great way for her to gain experience of English cultures, further improve her language skills and also give her a feel for teaching.

Nathalie

One of her favourite occasions was the Peter's Walk from which she says she took huge enjoyment. She has also been involved with events at St Olaves.

has

been at St Peter's for almost a year. When asked about her ini-

Mrs Wells now goes on to continue her travelling and expanding her website company.

She told me that she will most definitely miss the "talkative characters" of her IT class!

tial impressions of the school she stated that she felt particularly welcomed on her arrival by both

From all of us here we wish Mrs Wells all the luck for the future.

staff and pupils. She also

As a parent at St Olave's she will not escape us that easily.

said

that

it

became immediately apparent to her that

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the teaching staff and pupils are all particularly hardworking. On her arrival, it struck

Mr Graeme Galloway

Nathalie that St Peter's is a very well equipped school with various facilities which she has taken great delight in using.

Mr Galloway joined us in January of 2007 to teach Business

Having attended a German school as a pupil, Nathalie noticed

Studies during Mrs White's maternity leave. Having heard many a

some striking differences between school life in Germany and St

tale of Mr Galloway; I was intrigued to meet the man myself; and

Peter's. A significant contrast being Nathalie's horror at the

upon doing so was led

thought of Saturday school! However, she does recognise that she

to his computer to view photographs of him

with

various

celebrities.

F

has not experienced school life within the British State sector.

All in all, Nathalie has relished this opportunity to improve her understanding of British culture (a particular highlight being the

Initially

recent Art School Trip to Edinburgh) and it has been great prepara-

puzzled, I soon learned

tion for her ongoing ambition to teach both English and French

that Mr Galloway was

back in Germany. As a German student myself I have been fortu-

in fact a television

nate enough to have had Nathalie's assistance this year and we

producer for the BBC

wish her the best of luck in the future!

and in between shooting,

passes on his

knowledge

of

the

business

world

to

sixth form students.

Originally hailing from Aberdeen, Mr Galloway attended Wolverhampton University and got an MA in Political Economy.

After university Mr Galloway was Head of Business Studies at Hampton School for eleven years before teaching at both Abingdon and Winchester schools in 2006 before coming to us.

I can't help but feel that Mr Galloway was a little of a 'Yorkshirist' (Yorkshirist; somebody who dislikes Yorkshire) but appears to have enjoyed teaching here at St. Peter's regardless. He was particularly involved with the boys' football; and became an avid coach.

We wish Mr Galloway the best of luck in the future.

Jessica Taylor UVI

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Can it really get better for a teacher of US Politics than an exchange to Washington DC in the middle of congressional elections? My wife and I arrived in DC in late October, having been kindly granted this opportunity by our Head Master and the US Fulbright organisation. Walt Whitman High School is situated in Bethesda, Maryland, just six miles from the most famous address in the world - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Far from the stereotyped crime-ridden city, Bethesda was more like Desperate Housewives country! In USA, state schools are funded by local taxation and consequently Whitman's 1500 students had terrific facilities; from sports stadium to media centre to theatre, the school rivalled many in our independent sector.

teaching experience, this was a new criticism to me and it proved difficult to defuse the situation. Sadly my return robbed me of the opportunity to teach the Counter-Reformation, not that I ever

On the flight to Dulles International Airport, I read Frank

seemed popular with the Argentinian students! Interestingly, one

McCourt's latest novel, "Teacher Man". Not in the same league as

of Dawkins' major points regards the issue of religion and child-

his more famous earlier autobiographical "Angela's Ashes" and

hood: "children trapped in their upbringings". No doubt the US

"Tis", it tells of his teaching career in high schools across New

Founding Fathers, determined to create a secular state, would

York City. Whilst it is difficult to empathise with the deeply flawed

have had some sympathy for that view.

character scarred psychologically by his up-bringing in Limerick, the reflections of a foreigner teaching in the American classroom must have been familiar to many participants on the Fulbright Exchange programme. "Can we just hear you speak?" must have been a common demand in the first few days of the exchange and to be complemented on one's enunciation by a fifteen year old was quite something, especially for a Northerner! I'm still unsure whether it was a complement, however, to be asked to play Simon Cowell in their version of Pop Idol!

American pupils were more comfortable discussing the role religion plays in politics. Indeed, with stem cell research a key issue in some of the 2006 mid-term races and highly publicised because of the high profile row between actor Michael J. Fox, who has Parkinson's disease, and ultra-right wing commentator Rush Limbaugh, it was inevitable that the subject would crop up in US Government classes. Pupils were particularly interested in the fact that religion plays such a small part in British politics; in Alastair Campbell's famous words, "We don't do God." "So how do you make decisions on moral issues?" was a common question.

The irony is that church and state are intrinsically linked in the UK (and the influence of the church is stronger in my school than most) whilst in America they ought to be separate. Whitman pupils were confident in expressing their views on this subject.

Indeed, they were verbally more competent than most Peterites at home, probably as a consequence of the emphasis placed on individual and group presentations as much as chattiness being a national trait!

Education in America and education at St Peter's School are chalk and cheese. Yet in terms of educational ethos - that schools should provide opportunities and pupils should take responsibility for their development -Whitman and Peter's come from a shared

On the return flight to London, I started Richard Dawkins'

tradition. Featured above are just some of the educational and

controversial "The God Delusion", a book I was inspired to read

cultural reasons that make a continued relationship extremely

following an incident in the classroom that occurred earlier in the

valuable.

exchange. Teaching an English as a Second Langauge class was a

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brand new experience for me. Twenty pupils from fifteen different nations of varying abilities plus subject material from well beyond my comfort zone was a challenge to relish.

The

Reformation proved controversial in a class dominated by pupils from Spain and Central and South America. After ten years o} teaching UK and US politics, I have grown used to the need remain impartial; in fact, I enjoy being freely critical. Ha' viously explained to this class that Guy Fawkes had been at my school before the Gunpowder Plot but that the now Church of England based, one Uruguayan pupil accu, of teaching my own personal biases. Despite my pol

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House Reports

Clifton Winter Term Part One The September return to school is always the most exciting time of the year when friendships are made and renewed around a day house. This year we welcomed fourteen new third years, five new lower sixth students and Mrs Bainbridge as a floating tutor. A large number of siblings has given a family atmosphere to the community. What continues to impress me above all else, however, is the contribution of Cliftonites to the wider commu-

prehensively in the group stage. The Old Enemy awaited in the

nity. The individuals concerned change

semi-final and we crashed out in a tight game, 10 points to 7. The

the lives of people less fortunate than

juniors played on the same day and also reached the semis before

themselves. What you find below is just a

losing to the extremely strong eventual winners, Temple.

personal recollection of the main events -

group stage wins against Queen's and the Old Enemy were close

inevitably mostly sporting and musical -

games and the boys demonstrated great spirit. In particular praise

of another very busy year.

should go to the excellent Rajan, Enos and Joes Halstead and

The first major inter-house event, the Super Ten senior rugby competition, was eagerly awaited.

The

Williams.

Part Two

With Ashman, Hanly,

With me away in Washington DC and Mrs B in charge, the

Rounding, Hustler and Taylor providing the

house has never been so organised and tidy! I'm extremely grate-

bulk up front and Hall, Holmes, Topping,

ful to Mrs Bainbridge and Miss Davey for their leadership during

Stark and Onafowokan bringing pace,

this half-term and to Mr Spencer for keeping a tight rein on those

innovation and skill, hopes were high.

who required it! Bob Mathis taught Politics as a Fulbright Exchange

Sadly, Oli Denton spent much of the sea-

Scholar and we welcomed his daughter Miriam into the Clifton

son on the sidelines, as did Ariyo, and we

fifth year. Cliftonites dominated the cast list of the school pro-

wish them both more luck next year.

duction of Kiss Me, Kate. Alex Wordie was part of a hilarious dou-

Skipper Hall provided the pre-match

ble act with Jack Sykes and Nick Jennings was also extremely enter-

motivational chat, quoting no less than

taining. Matthew Hall played one of the lead roles in an accom-

Martin Luther King on his final teamsheet!

plished fashion. Mrs Bainbridge described it to me as "an out-

Manor and School were dispatched com-

standing acting performance."

In the girls' house hockey rally, the team played particularly well in the first round and were in second position after the first day. They put up an impressive fight in the second round, showing

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excellent commitment and teamwork. Sadly, injuries to Charlie Mannion and Frankie Cross (both of whom were accident-prone this year) meant that the team was playing with only 10 girls in the final stages. We finished third, though undefeated overall.

Again we had a very young team, ably led by Jess Walker. The girls' cross-country run produced some superb individual performances.

In the juniors, Fi Campbell, who continued to run at representative level, came second and Charlie Barlow finished twelfth. In the seniors, the Buss girls came in fourteenth and fifteenth, with Helen just pipping Laura to the post. Catriona and Ceri Bowring also had

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top twenty finishes.

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Easter Term Another new face appeared in the house this term as Mrs Bollands replaced Mrs White (congratulations to her on her new arrival!) and we are delighted that Mrs Bollands will continue to

nised later in the year in the junior music festival. Ed Lister won

tutor her group in the future. Cliftonites continue to excel on the

the Singing, Joe Halstead the drums and Charlie carried away both

musical front and the house singing competition was eagerly

the piano and the overall prizes, an outstanding achievement.

anticipated.

With tremendous leadership from the likes of

Catriona, Nick, Ed Barlow and Alex Wordie, and accompaniment from Charlie Hubbard, Joe Halstead and James Rounding, practices went well and we started the day as leading contenders. The performance itself of Benny King's "Stand By Me" was first-class surely the judges confused us with The Grove as they denied us a place in the top three? Thankfully talents were properly recog-

Last year the inter-house debating didn't really catch our imagination. This year it initially looked like it might and then didn't! The first round saw us proposing a ban on reality TV shows, a hot topic at the time of Big Brother and Castaway controversies.

Ed Diggory opened up with a speech entirely composed in rap - a brave but ultimately funny and clever approach. Brother George accurately demonstrated why reality TV is "mindless drivel".

Emma Beaumont summed up eloquently and indeed she had more success with the school team. The trio defeated Dronfield but never teamed up together again!

The sporting highlight of the entire year was undoubtedly the girls' swimming gala. As reigning champions, I was optimistic of our chances but ultimately amazed by how convincingly we regained the title. Our score of 84 points almost doubled that of the runners-up.

Frankie Cross, Jess Fitzpatrick, School Captain

Catriona (twice) and Fi Campbell all won their individual events and the girls then went on to win three of the four relays. An outstanding effort by the whole team! We failed to hang on to our Badminton trophy, finishing fourth overall.

The senior boys' hockey was played indoors this year and we were a little unlucky to draw Temple in the early stages. Initially we drew 0-0 and then lost the replay 2-1 to the final touch of what would have made a fantastic final. Gastrell made some simply outstanding saves and Hall, Greenwood, Denton and MacKenzie were organised and hard-working. It was a team that would probably have defeated all the other houses. Association football proved to be a popular choice for the non-hockey players.

James Topping, the best footballer we have seen at St Peter's, captained a First XI which included Cliftonites Dom Hanly, Nick Howard, Ed Diggory and Ariyo. The girls' squash team were also unfortunate to draw a very strong School side.The team, skippered

by Jess Putnam, consisted of Esme Telfer and the Harris sisters.

Summer Term The sporting highlight of the summer term was certainly the junior boys' progress in the cricket tournament. Joe Halstead had

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Katy Taylor-Helps LVI

Ceri BowringV

opened the bowling for the first eleven all season

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some

achievement for a fourth year - and was thus unavailable for the inter-house competition.

However, with most of the team playing regularly

in

the

teams, we were cautiously

optimistic.

The first round draw saw us take on the Old Enemy from next door. We limited them

The curse of the weather struck again with sports' day. Rather

to 114, with Dan Green taking 3-17 in four impressive overs. He

than the full event, once again a third and fourth year competition

then batted maturely, hitting 44 not out to win the game com-

took place. Fiona Campbell won both the 200 and 800 metres -

fortably. The second round provided a sterner test against School

definitely our Man of the Match - and Olivia Diggory won the dis-

House on a recently flooded and incredibly slowWightman wick-

cus. The boys tried hard to no avail.

et. The first half of the game went according to plan as School were dismissed for just 60, with the wickets shared between all the bowlers. Skipper Sykes got us off to a flyer with 30 but wickets then fell left, right and centre. Nerves jangled. Positive and straight hitting by JJ Williams saw us home, however, by 5 wickets.

JJ then injured his knee before the final and we hope that it doesn't affect his training with the Welsh Exiles over the summer. The final against Queen's was delayed until the final week of term, and ultimately cancelled, as the summer deluge robbed us of victory.

Joe was joined in the first eleven after half-term by Rory VokesDudgeon who had worked incredibly hard on his game and was a key player in their exciting win over Sedbergh. Callum Stark opened the bowling in the seconds and was joined by Hamish Taylor, a great close-season signing from Easingwold School.

The upper sixth have now left this platform for the stratosphere of real life. At the house dinner in May it was a pleasure to award the two Clifton House trophies. The Watkinson Cup for excellence was awarded to Esme Telfer for her outstanding contribution to the academic life of the school; at Commemoration, she was awarded the Chemistry, Physics (shared with George Diggory) and Biology Prizes. The Pemberton Plate was awarded to our Head of House, Catriona Rajan.

Over my five years we have been

blessed with first-rate head boys and girls and Catriona rates amongst the very best. I could not have hoped for a more effective, active and loyal leader. At Commem she was awarded one of the Community Action prizes. Catriona was ably assisted by Nick Jennings and I would like to thank them for their efforts this year and throughout their five years in the house. I would like to wish

Unfortunately, the junior girls had less success in the rounders,

Catriona's successor jess Walker every success in the job.

though they lost some tight games. Olivia Diggory and Frankie

Congratulations also to Alex Wordie on his appointment as Head

Cross should be congratulated on their performances. The tennis

of School. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in Clifton House

didn't go so well either, with Esme Telfer and Jess Walker winning

and hope that Mr Grant will equally enjoy the spirit of this com-

our only game against The Rise. Congratulations to Jess on her

munity. It has been a privilege to share in the pupils' successes and

appointment as School Captain next year. The boys fared similar-

support in their times of need.

ly well with Nick Howard and Will Gastrell partnering up. First teamer Oli Denton, who reached the final of the Alcuin Cup, played rugby for Leeds Tykes that day and was sorely missed. Perhaps the less said about the netball the better with neither juniors nor seniors picking up any points at all!

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House Reports

Dronfield With apologies to Fliss and the Bard of Avon...

All Dronfield's a stage, And all the girls merely players, They have their exits and entrances, And one girl in her time plays many parts, Her acts being seven ages. At first the infant Third former dipping a toe in the water, Keen to try the new and make an impression, But very messy, singing solos in the Minster at Christmas, Or in the singing competition, or taking a role in Animal Farm.

Then, the whining Fourth Form schoolgirl with her penned skirt And (questionably) shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school, but leaping to the river or the hockey pitch, Soaked on DoE expeditions, challenging the established order, Making elicit videos during prep, taking a stand on Animal Rights.

And then the lover, sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to her CCSEs, yearning to get back on the river.

attempt to copy the considerably more eloquent speech she delivered at the House Christmas Dinner.

Dronfield enjoyed mixed fortunes on the games field this year.

Then a soldier, full of strange oaths,

Maddie's 6th place and Tory's 7th in the cross country were the

battling with a new regime and independent study,

most notable performances in the events that saw us left at the

Singing, studying, acting, studying, flirting, studying,

bottom of the heap. A goal drought in the hockey competition left

Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel,

us similarly placed. The girls redeemed themselves in the

And then the justice of the Upper Sixth former,

Badminton competition by coming home victors. Well done to

Setting an example of sorts, showing the effects of too much

Charlie Heads, Emily Mitchell, Charlotte Davies, Lucy and Sara. In

Mead in too short a time, singing, acting, debating,

the swimming we competed well. In a competition dominated by

Speech and Drama, caring for the less fortunate,

a very strong Clifton our girls finished only one point behind

Working, studying, reading, writing, revising, investigating,

School to take third place. Congratulations to Ellys (1st 1 length

Full of wise saws, and modern instances,

back and 1 length free, 2nd 2 length back), Jess Elkington (1st 1

And so she plays her part. The sixth age shifts

length free, 4th 1 length fly), Maddie (3rd 1 and 2 length breast-

Into the lean and slipper'd tutor,

stroke), Holly (3rd 1 length fly and 2 length free) and the junior

Well versed in option choices, UCAS applications,

medley relay team (2nd) and junior freestyle relay team (1st). In

PSHE, and the playful and sometimes dangerous frivolity of

neither the netball competitions nor the athletic sports (where

teenagers.

our best performer was Bobby who finished 2nd in the javelin) did

Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history,

we shower ourselves in much glory but the same cannot be said

The Housemaster, sans taste, sans sense of humour, sans every-

for the rounders, where, although we finished second to arch rivals

thing

The Rise, the girls played with high spirit (and high pitched

But a wry, knowledgeable smile

screams).

That each year each girl plays her rightful entrance and exit.

September saw 41 members in the house: four into the Third

At school level many of the girls represented the school: Charlotte Davies (1st XI hockey, Captain of Squash), Charlie Heads

form (later to become five), five into the Lower Sixth and one new

(1st VI Netball, captain of Tennis), Emily Outhwaite (2nd XI hock-

one into the Fourth form. As always there was a great variety of

ey, 1st VI netball, tennis), Louise Deedes (2nd XI hockey), Lucy

talent and interest amongst the girls. Fliss Hearn was Head of

Doxey (U15 tennis) Bobby Gardner (U15 hockey, netball and

House this year and School monitor and the above is a poor

rounders) Olivia Herrenschmidt (U15 tennis), Ellys Lockitt and

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Emily Tyson LVI

Cherisse Brown V

Bobby, Ceorgie, Maddie, Lydia, Livi, Charlie and Kirstie have all worked hard at their Bronze Award and got very wet on their expedition element.

Music plays a significant role in the lives of Dronfield girls. At any time of the day you'll hear music from one corner or other of the house, be it an ipod or radio, or Emily Mitchell and Helen strumming a guitar, or any number of girls singing. Some girls take instrumental lessons: Amanda, Lisa, Emily Mitchell, Helen, Louise, Charlie Ferard, Lydia, Charlie Nelson, Daisy and Emily Wall. Others Daisy Noble (U14 hockey, netball, rounders). Not forgetting the

take singing lessons or sing in one or more of the school choirs and

quite considerable contribution Dronfield girls have made to the

it was great to listen to Sara, Lydia and Daisy as three of the four

Boat Club: Tory (Captain of girls' boats), Holly, Cherisse, Jenny

finalists in the junior singing competition and to Emily Tyson in the

Clark, Ceorgie Smith, Emily Baker, Jess Elkington, Maddie, Lydia,

Cabaret concert. Jen plays the more exotic guzheng when time

Livi, Charlie Nelson and Kirstie.

allows. Whatever the instrument and whatever the style the infec-

Treading the boards this year most notably in 'Kiss Me, Kate'

tious nature of music makes it inevitable that a girls' boarding

but also 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' were Fliss, Jess Farr,

house will always rank highly in the House Song, and Dronfield's

Charlotte Davies and Sophie Tompkins with Nicky and Laura

vocal rendition of "Circle of Life", ably supported by Helen on bass

Forbes helping backstage. In the Middle School adaptation of

guitar, was a clear winner. But can Dronfield do it for a third con-

'Animal Farm' Jess Mawson played the part of Benjamin. Jenny

secutive time? The girls will again be passionate in their attempt;

Bell, Cherisse and Frankie have also been put through their paces

I have no doubt about that. Emily Tyson's contribution will be

in their Drama courses.

most significant as she is next year's head chorister and she will be assisted by

The Community Action programme is flourishing these days and it has been good to see Frankie at work at CPS and Ceorgie and Jenny Clark thoroughly enjoyed the project week this year at York District Hospital. Laura Forbes has done sterling community work in the school and house library. Abi Colley has enhanced the life of one of the tenants at the Wilberforce Trust. Emily Baker, j Bobby and Lydia collected shoes for the Blue Peter appeal.

Jess Farr, however, has really thrown herself at her Community Action work and it was a proud moment to see her receive her 100 hours certificate from the Millennium Volunteers for her work at Wilberforce, Arclight, Fothergill and CPS. Service is part of the requirements of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme which many of the fourth form girls have involved themselves in: Emily, Jess,

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the boundless enthusiasm of the likes of Laura Hockin.

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Passion is something that teenagers are often reluctant to

It's been eleven years

show except in sizeable groups, like the House Song, where even

And you started here

the less musically inclined find themselves hooked. Dronfield girls

Before we were born

tend to be choosy about where they direct their passion, and yet,

Now you're leaving us

as they were told after the success of the "Circle of Life", if they

So it's time for us to say thanks to you

could show the same passion in everything they did they could challenge for far more trophies and success.

Music featured, too, at the House Christmas dinner when the entire house rose in unison to sing Fliss's words to the tune of Robbie Williams' "Angels".

A song for Mr G-raffe You sit and wait For us finally

Thanks to you and Mrs G And all your family Yes, even you Millie You make Dron the place to be And through it all Although we leave our plates out And chatter after lights out And leave clothes on the floor

To shut up and go to bed

And though we drive you mad

And do we know

When we are late for roll call

The trouble that we cause

Or leave our shoes in the hall

Makes you grey and old

And have huge tuck shop debts

Coz we've been told

We love ya really

Life with us girls

Ta very much Mr Grant

Makes your head feel small When we refuse to go to bed

It is hard to believe that eleven years have gone by since Claire and I moved into Dronfield with Lauren and Georgie. We

Our minds on boys instead

have Millie now, too, and Lancelot. There are countless memories;

We've eaten all the bread (again)

some proud, some embarrassing, some sad, many happy, some

Oh please don't go to the head

humbling, some infuriating, some heart-rending, some shocking, some inspirational, some bewildering. We've made really good

Yet through it all

friends with some girls (and boys!) and with those parents who

You come and cheer at house sport

were bothered. We've had the support of some very able assistants

You always help with our homework

andtutors.no less so this year in Claire Fletcher, Ailsa O'Leary, Bob

Whether we're right or wrong

Shread (ten years and two terms), Mark Edwards and Jenny Lamb.

And though we never win We sure beat Rise at one thing And it's not just the house sing Or attracting boys

But above all the Claire I married twenty years ago this year has taken the brunt of everything. Without her the job would have been impossible. She has shared the happy times, but also had to deal with the messy ones too, and since September 1997 has, too often, gone unnoticed, unrecognised, unthanked. I love ya really. Ta

It's our house spirit

very much Mrs Grant.

That's thanks to you Mr Grant Matthew Grant

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The Grove In September all members of the Grove, old and new, quickly sprung into action to get stuck in for another year of fun and hard work, under the enthusiastic guidance of our heads of house, James Roach and Sophie Cuthbertson. We welcomed Jonathan Roman, Katharine Moore, Tobi Jibodu and Louise Walters (transferred from the Rise - their loss, our gain!) into a lively LVI as well as 16 eager III formers.

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Grovites have been keenly involved in life

outside

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classroom and house teams

have

been

easy to fill and loudly

supported

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have

elected

themselves our official cheer leaders!

The

annual

house sporting fixtures seem to be characterised this year with hard fought finals ending with second places. In the winter months this was the case for girls' hockey and the senior boys' rugby house 7s. Both boys and girls fielded teams with different year groups all uniting and supporting each other.

The senior girls also only narrowly missed winning the netball cup after going into extra time against School. The girls then ran their way to 2nd place in the senior house cross country. However Emily Bollands swam her way to a school record in the senior back stroke at the interhouse gala, with strong races also from Olivia Frost and Kristina Withers.

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though has arguably been our star sport this summer, with Grove winning both boys

and

girls

house

events, with Ben Eaves and Ben Naughton playing a strong Temple pair in the hotly contested final, and Katherine Francis, Catrin Drabble and Emma Hartley providing the mainstay of the girls' team. Despite a very rainy June, Sports day was eventually held for III and IV formers and saw

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some real athletic acumen from the Grove, with the boys eventually battling their way to 2nd place (again!) overall.

Henry Lee in particular deserves a mention with first places in long jump and 400m. We also have some hardy but determined rowers in our midst, with Charlotte Parker and Gareth Dowse in LVI providing a strong lead. Theo Grace and Tom Gray have been our

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senior CCF

representatives, and indeed have

accompanied by Oliver Marshall.

loyally served throughout

forget lain Macalister (lead guitar) and James Roach (rhythm gui-

the last four years.

tar) in the 'Ugly Ducklings' in the Talent show, or Robbie Haylett

The Grove's Thespian contingent was certainly in fine voice for the production of Kiss me Kate

The feeling of house cama-

raderie in the lively rehearsals was really great.

And we mustn't

(3rd form) making it to the brass final for the junior Music festival for cornet, or indeed, Oliver Marshall astonishingly reaching the final in three different categories to win the overall senior competition with his piano performance.

in the autumn, and we

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were all very proud to see Jasmine Swann in the lead role as Lilli, with Oliver Marshall supporting as Paul. Grove tutor, Mrs Pickles, ably choreographed Imogen Storrs, Alex Ashworth, Jess Taylor and Louise Walters to reveal hidden talents in the dance numbers. Grove's musical pinnacle of the year though must be our amazing 2nd place in the interhouse singing competition in the spring!

Richard Kirsch urged the house on

enthusiastically to all become John Travoltas or Olivia NewtonJohns as we shimmied along to 'Summer Lovin' from Grease', ably Giving to the world beyond our walls continues to be something the Grove does well, and the house raised almost £1400 in sponsorship for Peterswalk in the autumn, a tremendous effort. To mention just a small selection of other activities, here are some other worthy mentions: many of the V form boys raised money for the Anthony Nolan Trust in autumn term by car washing and gardening; Tristan Wike and Josh Gust led one of the teams on the Community Action project week at the hospital after GCSE, and joined by Emily Bollands and Rob Webster they braved torrential rain to work on a fish-themed garden makeover at the hospital.

Gareth Dowse and Ben Eaves have terrific reports for coaching football at Clifton Pre-Prep, and Sophie Cuthbertson organised her fifth annual 'Genes for Jeans' own clothes day. Hannah Wilson and Charlotte Parker have both been awarded 50 hours Awards from the Millennium Volunteers, whilst Katherine Francis has completed an impressive 100 hours of service which seems to reinforce her suitability to enter the caring profession of Medicine. Keep at it folks!

After five years in the Grove, I have seen the present generation of leavers right through their time at St Peter's, and although only ten of them stayed the distance to the end of U6,1 am sure

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that this is not a comment on their fearsome natures! I have always found them a close knit group, who are quick to see the funny side of life. The boys' upstairs common room has sometimes seemed a den of iniquity (with some dodgy Clifton boys keen to join in!) whilst downstairs the girls have certainly been more fragrant! They have all followed their own paths and provided a friendly lead to younger years. I especially congratulate Richard Kirsch and Catrin Drabble for winning competitive places to read History at Cambridge and Law at Oxford. This year, gap years seem to be in fashion and as examples of some of their diverse plans, Sophie is off to work in a school Emily Bollands V

in Australia, whilst Dom too hopes to travel the world. I will remember all of them with great fondness and wish them well as they head away from familiar haunts into the unknown. Of course Lauren Gibson V

another leaver is our assistant house master, the wonderful Mr Dawson who for most of his 37 years here has been steadfast in his support in The Grove, and can remember when it was still a boys' boarding house. He certainly deserves a relaxing retirement - we wish him good fishing! I thank all the Grove tutors and our excellent heads of house Sophie and James for all their support this year. Charlotte Parker and Ben Naughton have been elected by the house to take over their roles next year.

I wish the entire house, past and present, much happiness and success as I move on to take up a new post at Ampleforth... I have really enjoyed my time in the Grove (despite a few grey hairs and occasional sleepless nights!), and I have been proud to be house mistress of such a happy and energetic group of young people. I hope Paddy Stephen will feel the same and I wish him all the very best of luck!

Elisabeth Ellis

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Linton The year 2006/2007 has been a hugely successful one for the house. With the final year of the incumbent housemaster, it was sure to be an exciting year.

We soon found ourselves back into the usual routine after a long holiday, and managed to hit the ground running. Within weeks we had our first sporting achievements.

Archie Dallas, Nick Hall and Grant Fullerton followed in the footsteps of Phillip Rulf and were all selected for the first boat in the Rowing Club; the most successful sixth form rowing house in the school.

With the advent of the cold weeks, rugby in the house was growing in popularity. Tom Lloyd formed

the

foundations of the first XV for the second year running;

followed

closely

behind

by

Tommy Tarn's solid part in the 2nd XV squad and the representation the house gained in every team through the school. Various injuries throughout the house stopped us

er for the day; however our main triumph came in our surging victory over The Manor.

competing fully for the House Rugby

Alex Shaw commanded a wonderful rendition of 'I'm the King

trophy; with the seniors not making it

of the Jungle' from The Jungle Book for House Singing. Pulling off

through the group stages, our rugby

a fourth place enabled us to retain some dignity from the previous

prowess lay with the junior squad.

year's performance; assurances have been made that we shall

Making it to the final was a huge boost-

improve on this for the coming year. On top of this, seven of the

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boys represented the house in the Choir. The highlight of the musical year was the performance of Verdi's Requiem; a truly stunning performance in the Minster attracting a large crowd for a memorable night.

With the sun emerging from the Yorkshire Dales, the cricket season was soon upon us. Tom Lloyd, Tom Scott and Tom Hume all gained regular spots in the first and second XI; Tom Lloyd gaining the accolade of highest run scorer in the 2nd team for the year.

Sam Ash captained our junior team to a 3rd place in House Cricket; an outstanding achievement considering the strength of the other houses.

With the summer holidays looming, the long awaited Sports Day was unfortunately cancelled, much to the shame of our resident sprinter, Tommy Tam. Tommy missed running for the national squad by 0.1 seconds; an achievement he hopes to maximise on during the coming year.

With the year coming to a close, it was time for the house to say goodbye

to

some

faithful members. Maurice Monteith left the house

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after 5 years of service, along with his wife Elly and daughter Abigail. We are most grateful for the time and hard work that he put into Linton, and we wish them all the best for the future. We also said goodbye to our resident sixth form. Having formed solid relationships within the house, we send them off with our blessings and all the best for their future plans.

After an entertaining year, the boys looked forward to a well earned summer break; as well as the challenges that the year ahead will set us.

Tom Scott, L6th

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Manor

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It seems strange writing this report after so many years. So

field and even managed a bit of sustained work in the build up to

much has changed and yet the essentials of boarding remain.

the exams. The remaining "musketeers" comprised Andy and Kris

These are the members of the community and the way they inter-

whose relaxed and sociable approach to all they did cemented

act with each other. After all the hassles of results, work and other

their and others friendships. Academic success was achieved, an

commitments, successes and failures, what endures are friend-

Art Prize for Andy, but not at the expense of a certain "joie de

ships. This report should be about the boys in the house as they

vivre". Richard not only gained great success in the boat club but

are realty what made it the place it was to both work and live. We

also three A ' s and the creative writing prize. Academic work and

should start with our leavers who contributed so much to the

real sporting excellence do sit comfortably together. This broad

changes in recent years. Mark, who was an exceptional head of

brush approach to education was summed up most effectively by

house, both up front and behind the scenes, where he worked tire-

Ludwig who gained six A grades this summer, but did so much

lessly for the community was awarded the Paddy Power prize

more than this in his two years with us, from CCF to Choir, from

which was hugely deserved. James as chairman of the house coun-

the Silver surfers to Shakespeare, from fencing to community

cil, chief party goer, first team hockey and tennis player and so

service, from the York half marathon with Mark to the Hull 20

much more, that should not go into print, proved a tremendous

mile, in support of someone who really needed it! Ben proved with

asset and in the end produced the fantastic A level results he so

his tremendous "A" level results, that there is still room for an aca-

richly deserved. George the second of

demic maverick with genuine talent. His two house chapel servic-

the

four

musketeers con-

es will always stick in my mind as they were carefully written and

tributed much on the sports

really provocative. David also proved his doubters wrong both

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:ademically and on the sports field where he proved a formidable

The L6th welcomed four new inhabitants and all made the r

opponent as 1st XV prop. His quiet and unassuming help in the

mark from Tom in both Kiss Me Kate and Midsummer Nights

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house was much appreciated as was his regular supply of caffeine

Dream where he exuded both confidence and enjoyment, toAleks

for the writer! Ben L had the dubious pleasure of looking after

whose commitment to rowing as well as his academic progress

Frankie and Jarv last year and also survived it on their return this.

and other activities including Morocco this summer indicate a

However it is to his father that the boarders owe a greater debt for

great U6th to come. Adam and Nick proved to be a centre of good

the changes to the dining hall, details available under the 30 year

humour and positivity in the house and Nick's appointment as a

rule! Hoppi, the "dark horse" quietly got on with his work and very

monitor was well deserved. The old hands of Eddie, Ferg, Charlie,

happy social life. However I will always remember his guts and

Chris, Jack and Harry continued to give of their best with high-

determination in the swimming pool following a most enjoyable

lights being Charlie's band, Ferg's performances for the 1st 'XI

house dinner!

football, Jack's tremendous acting (including his efforts on many a Sunday afternoon!). Chris joined that rare breed willing to rise before 6.30 am six days a week to train for success many months ahead. I very much hope that we will see him at Henley next summer. Harry after years in the house council and quietly giving real support to the developing ethos of the house was appointed next year's Head of House. He has a real act to follow and I am sure he will give Mr and Mrs Taylor the same support Mark gave Liz and me.

It was also good to welcome our SA visitor from Selborne College.

As ever Chris did his school and country proud. The fifth year worked well in and out of the classroom. Very pleasing exam results indicated the hard work done over the year, with

Kev's

excellent art work gaining him

a

major

prize.

However the effort put in over the year in the classroom

was

at

least

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Chris and Guy leading the way. Needless to say activities outside the classroom appeared to be more important to most and it was good to see Divine play up a year in the U15 DMC team. Again the hockey term produced real success for the boys with Guy and Adam occupying the goalkeeping duties for the U14's. Will also did well in the A ' s hockey and continued this success into the .

cricket season. However it was on the stage that we saw new talent develop. Freddie, Guy and Sam showed us what we have to look forward to in the coming years. Sam's tremendous achievement in York's production of Les Miserables was a real highlight at the end of the summer term. Academically it was good to see the splendid efforts of Kenneth, Chris and Alex bear fruit in the summer exams. We also said goodbye to Tom who is moving over to

matched by those out of it on the games field where Paul, Heppy

the Grove next year. At this stage I would like to thank all our

and Hitch stared for the 1st XI cricket andTris during his time with

tutors for their help over the

us excelled for the 1st team Hockey. Sho led the way musically and

years and especially Mike and

held together our rendition of Jerusalem in the house signing com-

Dave who have played a huge

petition, a clear improvement on the previous year! This group of

part in the ethos of the house. I

young men will do very well in the sixth form as they have a real

would also thank all our clean-

enjoyment of life and I wish those already mentioned plus Harry,

ers, Brenda, Anne, Karen and

Jonjo, KB, Chris, Rob and Toby all good wishes for the future. James

Katie and Collette our Matron,

is following me back to the Grove and we also said our farewells

without whom the

to Josh and Lewis who have moved to pastures new. What can you

would fall apart! It was a real

say about the fourth year! Charlie, Jamie, Baz, Dave, Daro, Simon,

privilege to have had the

Tom and from Christmas Toby. They all contributed to the com-

chance of running the Manor

munity but definitely not RS. Sport dominated their year with

and Liz, Will, Nick, Eddy and

house

Dave playing "A" team sport in Rugby, Hockey and Cricket as well

I thank you all for your

as winning well on sports day. The hockey term was tremendous

kindnesses over the years.

with all representing the school at some point during the season.

We also wish Paul and

They did get tidier, just!, they did try many of those things the

Kirstie all good luck for

4th year feel they need to try but kept getting caught! There is a

next year and hope they

lesson in this for next year. Our new thirds took a little settling

get as much fun out of it

down with bed times seeming to be a voluntary activity in the

as we did.

early weeks. It was good to see Tom convert to full time boarding

P Stephen

as he will be a great asset in the future as will our other day board-

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er Oli. It was great to add some musical talent to the house with

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Another year

which they were managed. Delegating tasks has its perils but the

has passed, the

older students in the house managed their responsibilities fairly,

54th in the life of

with enthusiasm and organisation. Much of what I write below

Queens. The spirit

was helped by them.

in the house has been

high

this

year and I have been particularly impressed

with

The Sport In the rugby we reached the final of the senior sevens tournament only once again to lose out narrowly. We played good

the levels of par-

sevens throughout only to suffer from a lack of pace against one

ticipation of the

or two of our quicker opposition. The juniors improved greatly

students.

There

through their tournament scoring some impressive tries in the

has never been a

later games - one from John Hamilton was a classic! The girls'

difficulty in get-

hockey team enjoyed their games and played with a tight

ting students to

defence. Sadly we found scoring difficult but were competitive

do things and a

throughout. Sophie Worsman came a creditable 4th in the girls

sense of fun and

house cross-country.

adventure

has

through

In boys' hockey our junior B team notched our first house win

the various activi-

of the season. The A team also reached the semi-finals: a feat also

ties. It has been

repeated by the senior team. It was a delight to see so many take

particularly pleas-

part and enjoy the competition. The girls netball was competitive

shone

ing to observe

(as Kat Wackett demonstrated) and we were unfortunate to go

how

the

out in the semis in the senior competition. In swimming Kat

Upper Sixth organised the various activities and the fairness with

Wackett was our major points scorer and we finished 6th overall.

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The girls squash team played well thanks to the performances of Laura Hill, Sheila Houghton-Brown, Sophie Worsman and Millie Stasiak. The badminton team also did their best. There are some strong boys tennis players in the junior section of the house but in the senior section sadly we didn't win a set - never mind! The girls tennis was a little better with an encouraging number playing from all years in the house and the same can be said of the house rounders competition.

The Junior boys cricket team reached the final and one week from the end of term rounded the year off with an excellent victory - at least it would have been if it wasn't for such poor weather. Still this one will be claimed as a win!

Thanks to Piers Denison, Beau Parry, Ceorgie Hayward and Kat Miller for their organising of the teams.

Music James Woodrow and Will Robinson continued to show the excellence of our music in the school, again winning prizes in the annual music festival. Sadly, they couldn't influence the house sing

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too much and whilst we had a very good time there was something to be said on our tuning. Still we sang the loudest, seemed to have the most fun and I genuinely believe that we have the best spirit in the school. Well done to Marcus Smith and Eilish Hannah on their organising of this. It is a difficult challenge and one they did well.

The other (equally important) stuff House debating continued this year and our debaters (Megan Hall, Anna Fahy, KatWackett, Millie Stasiak and Chris Cronin) gave their opponents a legitimate hard time. The Johnsons, John Houghton-Brown (Capt.),Tom Lovett, Robin Hall and Greg Turner

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all did well in the egg race with us doing much better than we had in previous attempts. House Chess was new this year and Tim Johnson did a good job for the house as did Justin Wong.

House chapel, on the theme of Christmas, went well this year, down to the organisation of Nick Adams and Eilish Hannah.

This year once again a great number were involved in various community action programmes. I remain impressed by the commitment shown by a great many of the students to the various programmes and in particular would like to congratulate Katherine Miller and Millie Stasiak on their Millenium Volunteer awards for 200 hours service. This is a huge achievement, winning for both of them an Old Peterite Lodge prize. Chris Cronin and Eilish Hannah also posted 100 hours service.

I wish all our leavers the very best for the future. The Upper Sixth by now will be ending their first term at university and I hope this is going well for them. Roxy Reeves, Fiona Sim and Vicky Ward all departed at the end of the fifth year and I hope they are enjoying their new environments.

The tutors, as always, require great thanks. They do a lot of hard work on a regular basis which the students greatly appreciate.

Mr. Lawrence has provided excellent support as Assistant

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Housemaster. As ever though, my last thanks go the students. They

As ever all of the above require a tremendous amount of dedication and organisation. Tim Johnson has been an outstanding Head of House. He led his year group admirably and showed good care towards the others in the house. He has been ably supported

by his peers. Millie

Stasiak and Chris Cronin organised the induction of the new 3rd years in house very well and I particularly liked Millie's touch of recognising their birthdays.

have put in a tremendous amount of effort over the year and I fully commend them on all they have achieved.

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Ris6 All evidence of magnolia finally disappeared in The Rise over the summer when the hall and stairwells were given a new coat of

Iff

blue paint. The house photographs stretching back to 1918 were removed and relocated in the basement computer room. Peterites regularly return to find themselves in the pictures and it was therefore important to have the photographs re-hung. Only the Original House remains upstairs, taking pride of place outside the television room. This features the first house master of The Rise, C R Featherstone; stooped, harassed and decrepit; he clearly did the job for too long!

The Lower Sixth swelled to ten as we welcomed five new girls into the Sixth Form: Clarissa Aiken, Natalie Auerbach.Antonia Gray, Anna Rosenberg and Rebecca Sparling changed the dynamic of the year and quickly found their feet in the house and within the wider context of the school. Six girls made up the Thirds Form: Ellie Binks, Polly Fairbank, Laura Mounsey, Helen Skinner, Frankie Sutcliffe and Gemma Williams. They too have made their mark, particularly in music and on the inter-house games programme. Sarah Morgan became our new boarding assistant; she established herself as tutor to the Thirds and has provided help and reassurance to biologists of all ages.

School sport has continued to thrive this year with some excellent performances at both junior and senior levels. Fran Coleman, Anna Rosenberg, Natalie Auerbach and Antonia Gray all played first team hockey and Rosie Dallas, Gus Aiken, and Laura Newton played for the Under 15's. All the Thirds represented the school at Under 14 A or B level, with Laura Mounsey playing for the county. Despite this impressive turn out we only managed fifth place in the inter-house competition, beating Queens Dronfield.

and

Inter-house bad-

minton came and went •'• '''••;

with

another f i f t h

place, as did the senior cross country, but with notable performances from Rebecca Fletcher and Clarissa Aiken, who came third and eighth respectively. The juniors however fared much better, with five girls in the top fifteen and Gus Aiken retaining her number one position from last year. Overall The Rise won the event easily.

The

Christmas

term's drama production was well supported

by

the

Rise.

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Teechers, Polly Fairbank and Rosie Dallas made very convincing teachers, sporting rather splendid wigs. Tilly Binns, Ellie Binks and Helen Skinner were the subversive pupils.

early mornings paid off with some fine regatta performances.

Anna Rosenberg, Fran Coleman, Rosie Dallas, Rosie Binns, Natalie Auerbach and Tilly Binns represented the house at inter-

The new girls provided another batch of enthusiastic and

house tennis and Anna and Natalie played in the first and second

sadistic rowers. Small boats prevailed during the Christmas term

teams for the school. House Rounders provided the second big win

with the opportunity for Clarissa Aiken, Rebecca Sparling and the

of the year as The Rise stormed through the competition to beat

Thirds to try sculling. The Easter Term saw rowers of mixed experi-

Dronfield in a very exciting final. There was some aggressive bat-

ence compete in eights in long distance head races. Antonia Cray

ting from Gemma Williams and Rosie Dallas retained her reputa-

joined the brigade and a steady stream of 'early morningers' duti-

tion from last year with a solid all-round performance. The same

fully headed for the gym and river whilst all the sensible people

group of girls ran, jumped and threw themselves to victory at

stayed in bed. The Third Years managed to successfully combine

Sports Day. There were notable performances from Laura Newton

rowing with netball and clocked up numerous wins on the netball

in the long jump, Rosie Dallas in the shot, Frankie Sutcliffe in the

court playing for the Under14's. Tilly Binns was a regular in the

1500 metres and two first places for Gus Aiken in the 300 and 800

Under 15's and Rosie Binns and Rachael Hopper played for the

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Fourth Team when matches were available. Anna Rosenberg had a

metres. Even the single points for low ranking

spectacular term in the first team and combined this with regular

places became signifi-

games for the county. Once again the Thirds and Fourth came up

cant

trumps to come a very respectable second in the inter-house com-

scores were added up;

when

the

final

petition. Ellie Binks, Rebecca Fletcher and Laura Newton all swam

The Rise beat Temple by

for the school and our swimmers in the inter-house competition

just one point; a great

produced some very worthy results, with Fran Coleman coming

achievement

second in the free style and Rebecca Fletcher winning both the one

smallest house!

and two length breast stroke, breaking the school record in the for-

for

the

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mer (15.34 seconds).

Competition saw Helen

Back on dry land Mark Edwards' ballroom dancing classes pro-

Skinner

vided a real lift at what is traditionally a bleak time in the aca-

(oboe),

Polly

Fairbank (clarinet) and

demic year. The Rise prepared well for the House Singing

Frankie Sutcliffe (flute)

Competition and kept within the rehearsal time allowance. Maria

perform beautifully to a

Lee and Jenni Mellor arranged Do-Re-Mi and it was performed

discerning audience in

beautifully to the school. Unfortunately for The Rise, we were once

the school chapel. None

again pipped to the post

was successful but all showed tremendous potential for the future.

by Dronfield.

A highlight of the term was the senior production of A Midsummer

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The

Summer Term

saw rowing training crank up as girls prepared for the big

regatta

events at

Henley and the National Schools'. Rebecca Sparling, Jenni

Mellor,

audience who welcomed the opportunity to get away from impending A Levels and GCSE revision. Thanks must go to our very own Mrs Lawrence for directing such an amusing and entertaining production.

Rebecca

The now traditional house barbeque went well thanks partly

Fletcher and Clarissa and

to a brief interlude in the appalling weather; it provided a welcome

Cus Aiken all sat comfort-

break from both public and internal exams and gave us all a

ably in the First Four and

chance to welcome the new girls who will join the house in

Eight and were coxed

September.

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Night's Dream. Despite the busy term Jenni Mellor, Fran Coleman and Maria Lee helped make the performance very special for an

Success and participation has very much been dictated by

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extra curricular timetabling and term dates. However, there are a number of activities that operate throughout the year; often low key, they nevertheless encourage people to give their time regularly and for very little praise. Maria Lee and Natalie Auerbach have all clocked up a significant number of hours with Community Action and Grace Ma, Hannah Burley, Rebecca Fletcher and Rachael Hopper were part of a team that landscaped and replanted an area of waste ground at the District Hospital with startling results.

School music has been significantly enhanced by our choristers all of whom it must be said have a very respectable record of attendance to the weekly Monday and Friday practices. Special mention must go to Fran Coleman, Jenni Mellor and Maria Lee who have contributed significantly to the Chamber Choir during their time at St Peter's This year we say goodbye to Frankie Sutcliffe, and of course the Upper Sixth, who have very much set the tone for a very happy house. I am most grateful to Maria Lee, Polly Cottingham, Chloe Newton, Eve Newby, Fran Coleman and particularly Jenni Mellor for all they have done. Jenni has been a first class Head of House; through her informal but assertive nature she has brought out the best in her peers and those in the younger years. Antonia Gray takes up the helm next year; I am sure she will follow on to do an excellent job.

Grateful thanks to Wendy Shepherd, Cherry Fricker, Sarah Morgan and Anna Robinson for all their care and support this year.

Anna was on maternity leave over the summer term after the birth of her daughter, Ailsa.

Finally the house said goodbye to Jo Lawrence. As an academic and prolific director of drama productions, Jo has provided real inspiration both in the house and across the school. For seven years she has played a significant role in the The Rise, as a tutor, boarding assistant and friend. She leaves for Cundall Manor with our thanks and very best wishes.

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School Sophie Crossley UVI

It seems strange that I should be joining the leavers of School

in the semis before meeting Grove again in the final. After a tense

House this year after a stay of just three years. Whilst I am head-

match, which went into extra time, School prevailed. The juniors

ed to Linton House, the upper sixth set off to begin careers and

won convincingly, winning all three of their group matches before

undergraduate courses, Jess Marriott leaves for Teddy's in Oxford

beating Queens easily in the Semis and Rise in the finals. Both

and Caitlin Mackellar goes to Ampleforth. We will all miss School

teams played with determination and a superb team spirit. This

House, its varied activities and colourful inmates!

attitude is typical of members of School House - one of their

Shockingly, School House did not win the Great Egg Race this

greatest characteristics.

year and had to wait until the girls' inter-house hockey for our first

The girls were pipped at the post by Dron in the inter-house

triumph! The girls did not disappoint though and did not lose a

badminton by just two points. Our strong side of Harriet Slack,

match. There was plucky tackling from Tamsin Collingridge and

Harriet Scott, Lauren Grant and Lottie Bennett dropped only six

Harriet Scott, while Amy Bowler and Fliss Gale made mature and

points in the competition and fought very close matches. This will

considered play to secure the victory.

be a competition to watch next year.

In the netball event, both the senior and junior teams played

The boys first represented the house in the rugby 10s event.

particularly well and won their competitions. The Seniors came

There were good performances from everyone on the senior team

second in the group stages, losing to Grove 9-4. They beat Queens

against strong opposition and the team came close to qualifying for the semis. We had a small and depleted side but stood up to some great tackles and looked dangerous in attack with a quick backline including Ed Pang and David Man. The fifth form players (Toby Lunn, Ben Crook and Matt Wootton) played well against opposition two years

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older- they will be a force to be reckoned with in the sixth form.

The house rounders event took place on an unusually sunny

George Milligan showed commanding authority and the upper

day this June. After a slow start, School House started scoring

sixth players, Matt Waugh, lain Riley and Oliver Telfer, motivated

rounders with big hits from Millie Slack and Jenna Cammish and

the team well. The Junior boys also faced tough opposition in the

fast runs from Kate Spencer.These combined with swift third base stumps and two catches from Kate Fenton placed the team second in their group. Tamsin Collingridge made a cool one handed catch to help hold Rise (the eventual winners) to a close match in the semis and the team came third overall. On the same afternoon, the boys met Clifton in the house cricket semis. They had beaten Linton to get there with cracking bowling from Tom Peel (2 for 2), Benji France (2 for 4) and Oliver Crabb (3 for 16) with Harry Holmes and James Fletcher putting in the runs (11 and 17 respectively). Against Clifton the boys performed well with Tom Peel once again bowling well. He was joined by Adam Fletcher who took 3 for 16. Although James Fletcher clocked up a total of 21

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runs the side were eventually beaten but came third overall in the competition - no mean feat!

group stages. They played bravely with Harry Holmes, Benji France and Max King standing up to tackles from much bigger players.

Duncan Collins-Adams made the only contribution to the score board for School with a welcome try. They lost to both Linton and Temple, but the oppositions' performances were flattered by the scorelines! Later in the year, the seniors played 7s. The team were knocked out at the semis stage by Queens in the golden try stage.

They team was once again reduced but held their own with particularly notable play from George Milligan and Toby Lunn.

Benji France starred again in the cross country event helping to secure the boys junior event trophy for School. The girls also

The strategic brains of School House were put to the test in the interhouse chess competition, resurrected

unteers to represent the house and the team was

strongly

led by George Milligan

and Lauren England 5th place.

although

The girls' swimming gala was enthusiastically supported by the finals in no less than eleven events. Alice Sunderland, as ever, stole the show with wins in each of her events, although Jenna Cammish and Millie Slack also won their events in style. With Harriet Slack, and Lottie Bennett also in the finals, the School House team looks strong for the future, though of course we will miss Amy Bowler's talents.

Mr

whelmed by vol-

worked hard with Caitlin Mackellar achieving a brilliant 2nd place

School House. They took part in every event and won through to

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player and David Man is also in the running. After a long competition, School prevailed as winners and hope to hold the handsome knight trophy for some time to come.

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The debating team were also in action again this year. Angus

scenes, Dom Collingridge's modish Vivien Westwood dress and

Turnbull led the team and proved himself to be a highly organised

shoe cast display and Andrew Doyle's smart "nature meets indus-

and formidable opponent. He was joined by the fiercely competi-

try" lamp are all worthy of mention - a truly multi-talented house.

tive and tenacious Jordan Nadian, the highly persuasive Toby Lunn and swift thinking Lauren Grant - another team to take note of next year.

As always the summer is the time to say farewell to the

Alex Crossley wowed the house with her powerful voice as she

upper sixth. Some

led the practices for the inter-house singing competition though

have

she never did quite manage to get the lower sixth boys in tune.

School House from

They were 'holding out for hero' for days after the event - I doubt

the start of the third

one ever arrived! Alex's crowning moment though was in Kiss Me

form,

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Hanby who is rarely out of Clifton! Hannah Armstrong has read

chorus and back-

beautifully in chapel on a number of occasions, Alex Gray has led

stage,

Sophie

the CCF with aplomb, whilst Vicky Sugden is busy making the

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in

the

Leavers' Ball a night to remember. Laura Ibbotson has been a valu-

and

able member of the Scope shop scheme and Laura Walters has

George Lockett, the

enjoyed days as a delinquent helping with Police training (acting

orchestra

of

as one of course)! I will miss them all and wish them every success

sound. In addition

and happiness. Indeed I will miss everyone in School House and

to Alex, Jessica Marriott, Alice Sunderland, Ben Crook, Michael

would like to take this moment to thank you all for being a bunch

Mary Bollands III

unsung

hero

Lennox, Mary Bollands, Max King and Louis Calpin all won places

of caring, positive and enthusiastic young people. I would also like

in the music festival finals. I was also most impressed with the

to thank the tutors and wish MrTrevett good luck as he takes over

house's work on display in the Art and DT exhibitions. Alice

in Dronfield in September.

Sunderland's sinister clowns, Sophie Crossley's vibrant street

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Temple It is perhaps appropriate that having

aged to repeat the emphatic win in the House Sevens without

finished reports and with most of the

conceding a try. The appearance of the Head of House on a rugby

House away cycling, walking or (for the

pitch is indicative of the spirit of willing participation that has

less energetic) watching films, I can

been a mark of Templites this year. Two days later, the senior boys

spend a few moments in relative peace

romped home in the cross country with an outstanding run from

reflecting on the past academic year. It

Seb, ably supported by Hamish and Aiken.The junior boys followed

has been a good year for Temple in very

suit with Tristan the individual winner. The Senior hockey enabled

many ways and it is perhaps only when

Callum, Jonny, Josh and both James' to show off their skills, beat-

we have daily contact with the diverse

ing Grove in the final. Runners up in the boys' tennis, we were nar-

pupils in a House that we truly appreci-

rowly beaten by the Manor in the first round of the junior cricket

ate the talents and commitment of so

- well played Careth and Jo Ro respectively. It would seem fitting

many pupils. Without the hard work and support of the quieter members of the House my job would be impossible and I should like to thank all those whose names do not appear in this report for their contribution to the House this year.

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With all due respect to Clifton, and

even further back in history, The Rise, it is a real pleasure to have so much sporting talent in the House. Winning both the Junior and Senior impromptu Rugby House Tens competition set the tone.

The speed, power and finesse of Josh, James and Chris McTurk, Dom and Tris was more than a match for other Houses, and the Juniors man-

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plified by a good win in the relay.

The girls tend towards the dramatic! Sarah and Ellie played a convincing stroppy teenager and sophisticated gym mistress respectively. The piece de resistance dramatically must be Nikki's performance in Midsummer Night's Dream -her portrayal of Bottom was riveting and very amusing. In true thespian style Careth acted when in significant pain in Kiss Me Kate, with Hannah and Helen in supporting roles and George, Duncan, Nick, Peter and Heather were members of the orchestra. Musically there is so much talent that I find it difficult to believe that we did not exactly distinguish ourselves in the House Singing Competition maybe next year? The House was well represented in Verdi's Requiem and in the finals of both Senior and Junior music festivals, with wins in their sections for Duncan, Nick and Ellie and Abbie's solo in the House chapel was the first of many impressive solo performances over the year.

If

to mention here the outstanding individual sporting success in particular of Careth (North of England rugby), Rory (training with the GB rowing squad), Chris McTurk (Yorkshire rugby and hockey) and of Jonny who has had some superb innings playing for school this summer and who has been selected for the England Under 19 one day squad. Such excellence is the result not only of significant talent, but also of serious dedication and they each have our best wishes for future success.

The girls followed the boys' success in the cross country winning the seniors and coming second in the juniors with the individual winner being Emma Mac, and excellent runs from Holly, Alex and Katie.The swimming, rounders and tennis were not quite our forte, but there was a strong challenge in the Athletics where Claudia's 100 metres was of particular note and Temple came second. Victory in the boys' athletics was very much a team effort exem-

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It is a measure of a good community that it should involve service to others,

and

Charlotte,

Alison,

Helen, Claudia and Laura have all given generously of their time and energy in the

Community

Action programme this year. Particular mention must be made of Hannah's 100 hour award. The genuine care and

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concern shown by all of these girls and many others in the House has, I know, brought real pleasure to the lives of others.

It would seem fitting to end with academic

matters,

and in spite of the term 'sit-outs' being taken rather too literally for my liking, there has been considerable academic success this year. Congratulations to our prize winners - Duncan, Emma, Laura, Wai, Helen, Peter and Tristan, and to all of the Upper Sixth in their UCAS offers. It is encouraging to hear pupils talking about their merits, exam marks and improvements in subjects with pride and I look forward to a strong challenge for the Merit Cup next year!

All that remains is for me to thank my tutors - Mr Matkin who guided me in the ways of Temple, Mr Johnson who leaves us for The Grove, Mrs Houghton, Mr Blood and Mrs Dawson, and to pay tribute to an Upper Sixth who have been tremendous. I appreciated their initial welcome and help in September and have enjoyed their support, organisation (most of the time), tremendous sense of fun (Thursday afternoons will never be the same) and their loyalty. It has been a privilege and pleasure to be with them this year.

Emma Bennett has been a most dignified Head girl and has been an excellent role model in the House. Particular thanks must go to Duncan who has been an exemplary Head of House, - 1 shall miss his wit, common sense and gracious acceptance that it was, at times, 'my call'! I wish them well, along with Nick who leaves us for Uppingham, and hope that they will keep in touch.

S.M.Watkinson.

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German Exchange October 2006 This year it was our partner school's turn to visit York and so on Monday 16th October a party of 45 German students and their three teachers arrived to spend a week with their partners from St.Peter's, St.Olave's and Huntington School. Yet again the English weather lived up to its expectations; wet, wet, wet! However, spirits were not dampened and the programme went ahead as planned. Pupils spent the first day in lessons but were rewarded for this gruelling experience (German pupils only have half day school!) with Mrs Bainbridge's wonderful afternoon tea served on her very own family china and accompanied by a demonstration of how to make a proper "cuppa". The next day gave our pupils a

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break from hosting whilst the German party visited the National

of bowling. Finally, on Monday afternoon, once the Playstation

Film and Photography Museum and Imax cinema in Bradford, an

game had been found which the German boy had hidden to stop

excursion they enjoyed thoroughly, although perhaps more

his host playing on it so much, the German party left to catch

because of the shopping at the White Rose Centre on the way

their flight back to Miinster after a very soggy but successful trip.

back than the 3D sharks!

On the third day all pupils visited

St.Peter's in the morning to experience the atmosphere and tradition of a "Public" School (try explaining that to someone learning English!). Unfortunately rain stopped play when it came to the much anticipated rounders match.

Pickering where we boarded the

pupils who took part whose behaviour was exemplary. Our links with Huntington and Wilhelm Hittorf Gymnasium continue to thrive, although next October will be our first trip to Mtinster

Friday saw our customary visit to the seaside. The coach took us to

I would like to thank Mrs Round and my German assistant Nathalie for helping me with the organisation of the trip and the

North Yorkshire

Moors'Railway which took us to a very wet and miserable Goathland. All hopes of a picnic on the village green were dashed and we hastily made our way to the coaches to take us on to Whitby. Whitby will be remembered by this year's cohort for its

without Huntington due to differing school commitments.

However, we look forward to re-newing these links in the near future.

Mrs J M Houghton Head of German

amusements, shops and cafes, although the sun did come out in the late afternoon and gave us the chance to walk along the pier before tucking

into

Fish

and

Chips at the Quayside cafe\ The weekend was then spent in families to give the German pupils the chance to spend time away from their friends and be totally immersed in the language and the English

way

of

life.

However, we couldn't let the trip end without a fitting send off and therefore Sunday evening saw a party of over 90 children descend

on

Clifton

Megabowl for an evening

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extremely important occasion for the teachers, parents and girls at

welcomed into these girls' lives, in and out of school, with such

Clarendon. We even learned hymns in Afrikaans and Xhosa for the

warmth and kindness that we will be for ever grateful to them for

celebration and had the privilege of listening to a speech from

giving us the real time of our lives.

Professor Tebello Nyokong; an inspirational lady indeed.

We would like to thank the school for giving us such a mind-

We were very fortunate with our host families; Lauren staying

blowing experience and we strongly urge everyone to get involved

with the Tennant's for the duration of her stay and Jessica staying

in this exchange. Take a leap into the wild, you will be surprised!

with the Vianne's for the first part of the exchange and the Mda's, her host family from the previous exchange, for the remainder. We are extremely grateful to them for opening up their homes to us and allowing us to feel as though we really belonged to their fam-

We could talk of the beautiful scenery we saw, the animals we were lucky enough to come across, the amazing things we did; but all of these things would have seemed irrelevant had the people of South Africa not been so wonderful.

Whenever asked what made our experience as incredible as we professed it to be, we are both quick to reply...'the people'.

The girls of

Clarendon High School possessed such warmth and enthusiasm that one couldn't help but fall for them.

We formed some truly amazing friendships in our short period there and it's hard to express just how much we miss them. We were

Jessica Taylor & Lauren England LVI

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Ski Trip 2007 This year's ski trip was one of swings and roundabouts or perhaps that should be slaloms and spins? Serre Chevalier provided what can only be described as a gracious host to the hordes of Peterites that descended upon its white slopes. Rapid speed was the attraction for many whereas a well dressed few preferred the slow stylish manoeuvres.

Despite a few tumbles early in the week - here's looking at you Lotte!- most of the crew assembled were able to take the whole week's skiing and whilst many were feeling less than 100%, keeping Mr Grant very busy, we had a fabulous time. Our talents varied and we ranged from red necked rookies to hardened veterans.

On behalf of all pupils who went on the trip I would like to say a big thank you to those staff who took good care of us and particularly to Mr Monteith for a fantastic finale to his many memorable ski trips with St Peter's.

James Hepworth V Year

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Lower VI Field Trip to Arran On June 23rd the LVI geographers left for the Isle of Arran at 8.15am and arrived at Lochranza just in time for tea. We soon met the infamous locals Darren and Ali and settled into Lochranza field centre.

Day 1: As on all trips there were peaks and troughs. While climbing the glacial hills we had our first encounter with Arran's rain.

port from the girls -'We love you Peter's we do'. At nine, when the tuck shop had been bought out, our classroom was transformed to Lochranza Nightclub with a special guest appearance from Pat Pat performing the classic Cascade - 'Every time we Touch'. It was a top draw night!

Day 5: Most of us were typing up our results; except Niall, Ben Day 2: Things seemed bleak after counting a million pebbles

and Richard who still had 1000 pebbles to measure. After a day in

and getting a few bites on the beach. Following a bumpy bus ride,

the classroom we were ready for a night out. We hit the local night

a dead sheep and the King's Cave we trooped along the coastline

life a.k.a. Catacol Hotel. With a speech from the girls and our first

in red hard hats.

full meal in a week we enjoyed our final night together. But the night was still young. We hit the dance floor yet again to celebrate

Day 3: Peterites were straddled across Arran, rulers and

a brilliant week.

quadrats in hand. After a day slaving over our investigation we hit the rugby pitch. In the Chalmadale valley, with the unwelcoming return of the rain the first fifteen girls' rugby team beat the boys convincingly.

Day 4: Izzy's birthday - this was another sunny day of data collection. After a day of 'hardwork' it was time to party. The Peterite boys beat the Southend Boys School and Westcliffe with fond sup-

Day 6: Final day. After a 6.15 wake up call from Toobs we reluctantly travelled home. We would like to thank Mrs. Holt for volunteering to come, MrsTooby-Smith and Mr. Paterson for giving us a week to remember.

The Arran crew were definitely team of the week.

Jessica Walker and Isobel Padmore LVI

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Rawcliffe losing. Special mention must go however to

During the summer term of the 2005/2006 year, member: the then lower sixth were invited to apply to go on a summer

Will BS for his fantastic win in the archery contest where he shot

cooking and reading trip to Carcassone, France, in the final week of

commendably.

the summer holiday. This was the week before we returned to school the following year and thus, we were told, would "get our brains working" so that we hit the ground running in September with university applications imminent. We were not particularly sure what it would be like but none the less, not ones to miss out on a holiday, we signed our names up, paid our deposits and before we knew it we were boarding a plane from Stanstead airport.

We were advised to bring three or four books along so that one could interchange if they got bored. However, Will took this to an extreme by bringing along what turned out to be a book of children's fables, much to his shock and everyone else's amusements.

Dom on the other hand intentionally brought along Jimmy Hendrix's autobiography in order to "enhance his cultural understanding".

The food on the trip was pleasant throughout and one night a couple of us had the opportunity to cook for the rest of the group. These were dubbed "cooking lessons" as we had to pay for them, yet it transpired that we were simply going to be the rest of the group's waiters for the night! Nevertheless it was good fun and she showed us how to make very strong wine!

When not reading or cooking on the trip, we jumped in the car and drove off on several excursions. We had a brilliant halfday's horse riding through the French countryside and through some woods.The ride culminated in a gallop through an open field (I say galloped, I think it was more of a trot but to those who do not find themselves regularly straddled over a horse's back, this was about as good as it gets!) We also visited a vineyard and tasted some fine wines as well as visiting the castle in Carcassonne twice. We were allowed to venture round the castle walls and eat

On arrival in France, accompanied by Dr. Craig and Miss Ellis, we picked up two hire cars and drove to our lodgings. We arrived at a beautiful chateaux on the outskirts of the rural town of Carcassone. After we had grabbed our beds (Will was the unlucky one who ended sharing a bed with Dom of all people!) we set about exploring the place. The house we were staying in was very rustic and sensationally quirky with Baroque music played to us as we ate our meals.

Each morning we would wake and enjoy a continental breakfast before settling down to some reading for a couple of hours.

The girls were particularly good at this however the boys had slightly shorter attention spans and instead tried to devise more interesting ways of passing their time. However, with Doc Craig and Miss Ellis watching their every step they were forced to go covert in their actions. This involved keeping one and other's guards as they took it in turns to tiptoe up to the pool, gently lower themselves in without disturbing the water, enjoy the sensation for a few seconds, and then lift themselves out again. As the week went on, new distractions had to be found and thus the boys invented the "Ultimate Man" competition which comprised several testing events, from arm wrestling to staying in the icy swimming pool for long periods (we all drew this one and were forced to get out after an hour because the teachers feared that Dom had contracted pneumonia!). James Roach was victorious in the end,

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at one of the many bistros. Our second night at the castle proved to be the most enjoyable event of the holiday.

Doc Craig and Miss Ellis chatted to us individually to discuss university and what we should put on our personal statements which turned out to be very useful. We also played the board game "Articulate" several times over glasses of wine which turned out to be a highly intellectual yet fun experience.

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On our penultimate day we scaled a very large hill and observed some ruins and then came down again and had a lovely meal. The views were beautiful and it was a lovely way to end a great holiday.

We returned to York the following day, tanned and intelligent and with a great sense of satisfaction after what had been a great week.

Many thanks to Miss Ellis for accompanying us and thanks especially to Doc Craig for organising such a great week.

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Morocco Expedition - July 2007

embarked on a 'light warm-up walk' which turned out to be a two hour clamber over rocks with the path taking forever to appear.

The next few days were spent walking in the mountains and preparing ourselves mentally and physically for what was to come.

The aim of the trip was the ascent of JebelToubkal: at nearly 4,200 metres this is the highest peak in North Africa, and a true mountaineering challenge. In order to acclimatise our bodies for the loss of oxygen at altitude, every day we needed to "climb high, sleep low", as our leader told us. So we passed through some breathtaking but sparse mountain scenery and through villages where the Berber communities struggle to scrape an existence from their surroundings. On the advice of Hassan, our local guide and mountaineer, for a couple of days we wore long trousers instead of shorts, in spite of the great heat, in order not to offend the sensiWe set off from York at a fairly civilised hour, travelling down to London by minibus. The journey to Marrakech seemed unending, especially as our plane took an unscheduled four hour stop in Casablanca. We finally arrived in Marrakech well past midnight, reached the hotel and threw ourselves down to sleep.

The next day began with an early start, as we drove from the heat of the plains up into the mountains. When we reached our starting point, we ate lunch (cooked by Hussein, the head chef, and his

crew)

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The first two nights we slept in tents and the girls deter-

we all found shocking and upsetting. The hospital consisted of only

minedly washed their hair in mountain streams. The third day,

two rooms, with one doctor and one nurse. They were vastly

however, we made it to the gite which had REAL TOILETS AND A

underfunded, and the queue of local people waiting to be seen

SHOWER! However, our night in luxury was interrupted when the

stretched out of the door and along the street. The small supply of

gite was struck by lightning and the village's electricity supply lit-

medicine which we had brought was gratefully received, but could

erally exploded! Three days later, at our next gite, the weather was

not provide the help that is really necessary.

calmer. Indeed, it seemed a much safer place until the morning when Anna discovered a squashed scorpion in the sheets of her bed. Whether it had already been squashed, or whether Anna

slipped into bed while it was still alive must remain a mystery.

A highlight of the trip was climbing to the top of Mount Toubkal, which we managed in a much quicker time than expected. The group's exhilaration and jubilation to reach the summit

On the final day we returned to Marrakech, ate pizza and visited the souks (open-air markets), where everyone embarked on a

major shopping excursion. Here also we saw snake charmers, monkeys for sale and takeaway snails ready to eat. Morocco is so close to mainland Europe, but Marrakech seemed like a different world.

was palpable. At the summit cairn, in an attempt to be the tallest

We all had an amazing time, with the help of Hassan, our bril-

man in Africa, an unnamed member of our party managed to cut

liant guide who even managed to persuade Hussein to cook us

his head open: blood began to flow and a trip to the hospital was

chippies. We would like to thank Mr Adams for organising it.

required - after a three hour descent to base camp, followed by a four hour descent to the nearest road, followed by a two hour drive to the hospital. Eight stitches to a head wound given by a man without a shirt who said he was a doctor - it seemed to pass the H&S requirements! Later, we went to meet the children of a local school, where we handed out instruments and toys which we had provided. This was another highlight of the expedition, and the delighted children treated us to an impromptu concert. We also visited a local hospital in one of the larger mountain towns, a visit which

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St Peters Barbados Tour 2006

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nd netball tour of Bat The flight landed at lunchtime in Bajan time, and we took a con-

allow a particularly 'ill' team member to leave the bus, we eventu-

nection bus to our hotel in Worthing, Christchurch, giving us an

ally arrived at our destination. The match was extremely tense, in

initial view of the island. The remainder of the first day was spent

front of great support, with the lead seesawing between both

acclimatising, and becoming accustomed to our surroundings, in

teams. Eventually, St Peter's overcame the oppressing heat and

particular the beach outside the hotel, resulting in a few burnt

excellent opposition to win 18-17 with a brilliant last minute shot

faces already.

to take the match. Our first hockey match then followed in the

Our first netball match was against Parkinson School. The match had to be abandoned at half time due to the torrential downpour, with Mrs Shepherd winning the wet t-shirt competition in her little white number! However, at this point St Peter's was winning 10-3. The Parkinson players were very fast and agile, and

evening. This was against Combermere School Old Scholars, a team containing two women's international players. St Peter's played well, adjusting quickly to the water based astroturf which we had never played on before. However, Combermere pulled away to win the match 2-0.

could jump extremely high. These traits were echoed in all of the

In the morning of the following day we went on a trip to the

teams that we played against in Barbados. In the evening, due to

capital of Barbados, Bridgetown. This gave us a chance to indulge

our fundraising efforts, we were able to attend the Harbour Lights

ourselves in the many shops. On return to the hotel we were able

Show, which included performances from stilt walkers, a fire-eater,

to observe some unusual acrobatics from one particular member

man-monkeys, and a limbo dancer, however not that many mem-

of the team, as we walked along the road. In the afternoon, we

bers of the tour party are able to remember this-you know wh" you are!

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Lower Sixth Art trip to Edinburgh and Glasgow When I was asked if I could come on the Lower Sixth Art trip

German as two of her subjects. And I had never been to an Art

as an additional member of staff because Chris Hall couldn't make

School degree show before and had no idea what it would be like.

it, I was very pleased to have another opportunity to get involved in a different aspect of school life.

As a German Assistant who is admittedly not particularly

We set off on Sunday morning, which seemed to be rather very late at night than early in the morning for those kids who had been out on Saturday night. The journey as well as our stay in

interested in art, I did not exactly know what to expect in two

Edinburgh and all the activities (visit of the degree show in

respects: of the pupils who were supposed to come I knew only

Edinburgh, the meal in the evening and the trip to the cinema)

one, because she was the only one who happened to do art and

were very well planned and I think the pupils enjoyed themselves all day. Even as a "non-artist" I found the degree show very interesting and above all I was quite impressed by how much the pupils got out of it when they were asked later to talk about their first impressions and what they liked and disliked about the show.

The next day we went to Glasgow, and again everything was very well organized and we had a lovely day. Even if most of the pupils seemed to have preferred the exhibition in Edinburgh, they all liked the great building which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and accommodates parts of the Glasgow School of Art.

But again, the pupils took the opportunity to collect information and possibly even ideas for their own work. It was very pleasing to see how enthusiastic they are about art and how they seemed to be inspired by the work they saw in the degree shows.

Finally I would like to say that I really enjoyed the trip which was also due to the fact that I spent the time in the company of two lovely colleagues (thank you, Ailsa, for the brilliant planning and thank you, John, for all the little stories you told us about sights on the way and in Edinburgh!). At this point I would also like to thank St. Peter's and everyone who has given me the opportunity to participate in activities, trips etc., because all these things have been great experiences and have made my year in the school a very special year. athalie Damien German Assistant

Art Trip to Scotland - June 2007 The students' View With the AS exams finally over, the minds of the lower sixth students were grudgingly averted from winding down after the stress of the exams to focusing on the start of our, possible more stressful, A2 courses. This was no different in the art block, but here, in their own creative corner of the school campus the art teachers had come together and spawned a brilliant scheme - an art trip to Scotland! So with images of tartan bagpipes and the Loch Ness monster swimming around in our heads we eagerly skipped, cheque in hand, to the office of the mastermind of the operation, Miss O'Leary.

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The build up to the trip was met with tRe panicked discussions

Both the Gallery and the College were greeted with enthusi-

between some of the female members of our company as they

asm and interest as they both contained great works of art with

worried over what they were going to wear, and how many suit-

inspirational ideas behind their creation and that was the main

cases to take on this long voyage to the misty hills.

reason behind the trip - inspiration. Before we left we had been

When the morning came to head off for our great expedition we hauled ourselves out of our warm beds, got ready and headed for York Station where we gathered outside the closed WHSmith's.

When the time came we boarded our train, found our seats and sat down. Minutes later the whistles were blown, the doors closed and we were off.

As the train thundered towards our destination the carriage was filled with the sounds of a school trip. The conversations from different areas of the train varied incredibly depending on who was

issued with a small, blank sketchbook, which was to be used to jot down any inspiration we got from the trip so we could try and incorporate it in our art next year. These sketch books we were issued with were indeed called 'inspiration sketch books' (they wanted to labor that point we think).

The Art College was of particular interest as it showed the kind of thing we would be doing if we decided to take art to the next level, with conceptual ideas, as well as graphic art, and some very abstract sculptures and abstract landscapes.

participating. The difference ranged between the sound of people

After the days events we returned to the hotel to discuss what

complimenting each others clothes from the girls table (and the

we thought of the art. At this point in our report we were very

metrosexual table of Joe Coulter, Tom and Andy Walkland) to

tempted to list a series of phrases containing Miss O'Leary's name

Callum Stark's desperate and rather loud attempts to defend him-

and similar sounding words. These were used throughout the trip

self from the allegations of Callum Sinclair, Harry Caley and Sean

by various members of the group to great amusement, at least to

Liddle that he had cheated them in cards.

the students.

On arriving at Edinburgh we immediately set off for our hotel, which was situated very close to the Scottish Parliament and in an ideal position to access the city. As we drew nearer Harry Caley impressed the party by answering Mr. Darmody's question concerning the name of the artist who had created the sculpture, which resided in the street to our hotel - he didn't even see its name before he answered the question!

Maybe after the fourth "Miss O'Leary, I have a

query", the joke seemed to lose its amusement value and become rather dreary, for Miss O'Leary at least! It was also on this night that we went to the cinema to see the film 'Vacancy' which was quickly marked down by the majority of the group as the worst film ever made though this judgment did not diminish the mood of the company and we returned to the hotel in high spirits. When we returned to the hotel we decided to stay up in the lobby until midnight to count down to Tom's eighteenth birthday. This event

After leaving our luggage in the hotel we set off to begin our

was made even more special thanks to the cake Miss O'Leary

artistic expedition in earnest. We managed to get to both the Art

bought which was clearly and sincerely the best cake we have ever

Gallery and the Edinburgh College of Art with the days events

had, as not only was it scrummy, but it made us exceptionally

punctuated by the extremely irrelevant but nonetheless interest-

cheery!

ing stories of Mr. Darmody, giving us an insight into some of the more wacky aspects of Edinburgh's history.

The next day, our band of intrepid artists embarked on a jour-

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ney deeper into the foothills of Scotland; to a place known to some as Glaschu - but to all you non Gaelic speakers out there, we went to Glasgow.

On arrival in this jewel of a city, we checked our wallets then disembarked and set off to the first gallery of the day, which I think we could all agree was not quite what we expected - a very conceptual look on Scottish heritage, showing us how wide the boundaries of art potentially can be, and giving us an insight into what some professionals choose

to do.

After soaking up the unusual art, we ventured back into the city centre, where we were granted some time to go and investigate the richness of Glasgow (though we were advised strongly to stay to the main pedestrian streets, which had things like lights and armed police).We then moved onto the degree show, held in the art building which we were told was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

We explored the

magnificent buildings absorbing the interesting artistic notions and the colorful artists themselves (metaphorically

speaking

of

course). This again provided us with a gargantuan amount of potential avenues to explore at A2, and if we should choose to take it to that level - to degree standard. The sheer volume and indeed quality of the vast majority of work that was displayed was astounding.

We finished up at the show, pleased with our days work, and hot footed it back to the train station, where we would catch a train back to the hotel to collect our possessions (varying from multiple bags to none at all for the lighter travelers!). On returning to the hotel room, I think it finally begun to hit us that this was the end of this wondrous trip, this insight into the world of the artist. At this point one last treat was brought out; and Toms 18th was made even more special thanks to a cake the staff (including Miss O'Leary!) bought which was clearly and sincerely the best cake we've have ever had, as not only was it scrummy, but it made us exceptionally cheery!

Indeed we slowly worked our way back towards that train station, at which a man would signal our train leave, and the accomplishment of this awe inspiring trip, and I am sure we saw both Mr. Darmody and Miss O'Leary looking a little teary to draw this trip to a close, on our voyage back to York.

So we thank you, most sincerely, for an art trip not dreary, but cheery. An inspiration to us all, and hopefully to you for future trips to other artful places of excellence. From all of us, thank you, Mr. Darmody, Miss ... and our favorite old dreary, Miss O'Leary.

Tom Elliott & Ed Diggory LVI

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Tuscany Music Tour 16th-22nd July 2007.

George Lockett UVI writes After a 'bracing' early start, half of us, the U6th and 5th form left from Leeds Bradford, and the others, the 3rd, 4th and L6th, who had to get up even earlier, from Manchester. After a long and thankfully uneventful flight and coach journey from the airport, we all met up again at the Hotel Arnolfo, in Montecatini Terme.

Everyone seemed to settle in pretty quickly, barring a few issues with how many rooms the hotel allocated us, leaving some of us cramming three people into a two person room!

The next day, the first proper day of the tour, we headed straight off to Florence, running slightly behind. So, having finally reached Florence, far from having time to marvel at the sights, there was a mad dash from the coach to the Pitti Palace, though many of us caught a glimpse of Mr Wright speeding past in a taxi, under the pretence of taking the brass instruments on ahead, as

end up spending so much time in Sienna, and then everyone

the rest of us struggled on through the blazing heat. The Pitti

thought they'd got away without watching the film of the Palio

Palace (or the Palazzo Pitti, as Mr Wright (and the Italians!) would

(we didn't get off that lightly, as we found on the coach journey

call it) was a beautiful first venue for the tour, and we managed a

back when a DVD of the Palio appeared). After another forced

pretty successful concert, despite the lack of much rehearsal time,

march from the coach, we reached the centre of Sienna, the Piazza

the general chaos of the rush from the coaches, and the interfer-

del Campo, dominated by the Duomo in the centre. There wasn't

ence of the local pigeons.

a great deal of time to explore the city, but it was still worth see-

After the concert, we had a few hours free time in Florence, which was a chance to take in a few of the key sights, such as the Ponte Vecchio, and la Chiesa San Gaetano, where we performed later in the week, then it was back to the hotel, with a much-need-

ing. As we left (yet another speedy journey back to the coach), several people in the group were attacked by one of the street performers, brandishing a giant spoon and attempting to steal their ice-cream, and then attempting to combTheo's afro.

ed stop at a pool on the way.

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The next day, people were starting to get just a bit tired, despite the relaxation of the previous day. The group split up for the morning, dividing between the Uffizi gallery, Santa Croce cathedral and the Duomo. It was surprisingly easy to cut down the time spent in the Uffizi, thanks to Mr Drysdale's guide to the most important paintings. The evening, we had our third concert, in the San Gaetano church, probably our best concert of the tour in a fantastic acoustic setting with Mrs Wendy Goodson repeating one of her beautiful solos with choir from the Verdi Requiem.

The last day of the tour gave us a bit of a breather in the morning, with more free time in Montecatini, before setting off, after lunch, for Anghiari, and our final concert. We spent about an hour exploring the town itself, we headed to the Convento del Carmine, for a rehearsal. After this, we visited the Locanda al Castello Di Sorci, for a huge meal (at least 5 courses in total), before rushing (this seems to have become a theme) back to the convent for our concert. The concert itself was very well attended, especially given that, as we discovered, we were competing with at least 2 other events that evening; a professional orchestra and choir, and a local drama production; all in a small town. It was a fitting end to the tour, and for the U6th, a fitting end to their music at St. Peter's.

Thank you first to Mr Wright and Mr Drysdale, for all the work they put into the tour.Thank you also to Mrs Bainbridge, Mr Blood, Miss Ellis, Mr Grant, Miss Morgan, Mr Miles-Kingston, Mrs Wright and Mrs Goodson. It was a very successful tour and good luck to Mr Wright and the others for their tour to Canada next year.

That evening we had our second concert, in Montecatini itself, at the Tettuccio Terme, one of the town's spa complexes, forming another picturesque background for what turned out to be a very well-attended and successful concert. The venue was like a Roman temple with an array of pillars and a marble floor creating a feeling of grandeur.

Thursday was a far more relaxed day - there were no concerts to worry about, which left more time for sight-seeing and generally basking in the baking heat. First, we headed to Pisa, taking in the main tourist attraction (no prizes for guessing what, though a lot of people were surprised by just how much it does lean!), and spending some time browsing the mass of market stalls, frequently accosted by the entirely 'reputable' street vendors, selling (of course) completely genuine watches and handbags. After this, we set off again, this time to Viareggio, to spend a good few hours lazing on the beach, which had to be cut short due to excessive sunbathing. One popular activity was getting temporary ink tattoos, the highlight of which would have to be Tom Lloyd's ('P.T.O.', though where it was, is best left to the imagination).

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Footnote from APW From the moment we got off the plane at Pisa and felt the sun I knew that we were in for a great tour. The venues were wonderful and the Spa at Montecatini simply spectacular. Fantastic food, wonderful weather a full programme of concerts and relaxation. An excellent group of pupils and excellent and efficient staff enabled the whole week to proceed so smoothly.

Thanks to all who helped in any way especially Richard Drysdale who did so much of the preparatory work.

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School Archives

This has been a very productive and busy year for the School

In addition we have received generous gifts from a variety of other donors Roger Barrett (OP), a

Archives. The production of Richard Drysdale's new book on the history of St Peter's, "Over Ancient Ways", has given me the opportunity to make the collection known to a much wider audience than usual. Members of staff, both current and retired, who have been involved in writing sections of the book, have beaten a

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path to the door asking for old copies of "The Peterite", informa-

from St Peter's, 1955

tion on precise dates of happenings, and photographs to illustrate their particular section. Richard and I have liaised at every point to

Mr and Mrs Alan Nadian, a book, "Call of Lanka" by Walter Stanley Senior, who was a Master at St Peter's

ensure that the information in the book is as accurate as possible, and that the pictures in it are either informative, amusing, or both.

The value of the School Archives has surely never been more appreciated.

(left in 1903).

Concurrently, I have been able to record a variety of generous Mr Simon Page, his book,

gifts to the collection.

"Herbert Chapman: the first great manager" (Chapman's

Mr George Alderson (Old Peterite) was instrumental in secur-

sons attended St Peter's).

ing for us a collection of material relating to George Yeld, teacher at St Peter's from 1868 to 1919, but also famous as a hybridiser

Mr Denis Wombell, a framed photograph of St Olave's School, 1929

Rosemary Martin, George Yeld's great-granddaughter. Of particular significance is a manuscript notebook written by Yeld in old age

York City Library, two books

in which he describes his work with day lilies, giving details of the

awarded to Herbert Francis

varieties he used, the dates they were exhibited, and so on. This

Chadwick as prizes in the

provides information which in some cases was unknown to the

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official groups dedicated to Hemerocallis both in the UK and USA.

St Peter's 1887.

The school is working with the National Collection of Yeld

All these gifts are acknowledged most gratefully.

AJMP

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of day lilies (Hemerocallis). The collection was donated by Miss

Hemerocallis at Leeds to reinstate some of his varieties into his original garden at "Clifton Cottage" - now our Music School. (The picture shows George Yeld and his family at Clifton Cottage in about 1880 - the two older boys are wearing St Olave's caps.)

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the catering staff and more experienced members of the academ-

raising campaign for 2 charities - 'The Samantha Dickson Brain

ic staff. Our fastest runners were Callum Brown who finished 8th

Tumour Trust' and 'York Against Cancer'. Over the course of the

in a field of over 300 in 9:24mins, Joseph Smith 14th in 9:42mins

year, all three schools have participated in sporting and music

and Alastair Newton 17th in 9:48 mins. The first St Olave's female

events to help raise a target amount of £40,000 and the partici-

was Amber Doig-Thorne who was 50th in 11:04mins. Mr

pation of 170 runners at Beverly helped achieve this. As on previ-

Armstrong and Mrs Pedley completed the course in faster times

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than last year despite less training, whilst Debbie, Carol and

team arriving en masse dominated the

Samantha (catering staff) did personal bests as dazzling as their

event, this year with bright canary-

hair. Well done to all who took part!

coloured t-shirts making them unmistakable in the crowd.

In the 10k race, due to cooler conditions the experience was a lot pleasanter this year, despite the pace being just as hot and

The 2k fun run was a heated compe-

incline of the hills just as steep. Aiken Harrap hung on to the fast

tition between the Olavite runners, as

pace of the more experienced athletes at the front of the race,

well as a personal challenge for some of

being the fearless type, and sped around the course in an impres-

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sive 37:23mins finishing 19th in a field of over 1,000 runners (1st Under 18 male) and looking as if he had j been for a stroll in the park. B Taylor (young old-Peterite) was Peter's second finisher in 39:00mins followed closely by Josh Tankard and Robert Nash.

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was St Peter's first female pupil to finish (1st Under 18 female) in a credible time of 43:41 mins followed by Fiona Campbell in 48:16mins.

and an occasion when all members of the

As in previous years, a vast array of ages and abilities took part including pupils, staff, support staff, catering

school can compete side by side with their col-

staff and security. Even the Headmaster competed,

leagues. It also provides an opportunity for St

finishing in a remarkable time of 58:04 mins despite

Peter's to raise a considerable amount of money

experiencing back trouble towards the end of the

which can make a huge difference to the chosen charity.

The Beverley Runs continue to be a promi-

All runners and supporters returned back to

nent fixture in the yearly calendar giving all

school to refuel on hog-roast butties which made the

those who take part a goal for which to train,

physical challenge even more worthwhile.

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The York Half Marathon A cold and billowy Sunday in January saw an impressively large group of St Peter's runners consisting mainly of staff, a sprinkling of sixth formers and friends of St Peter's taking part in York's Brass Monkey half marathon. At a time when York was inundated with flood water, it was doubtful whether the event would take place ... wishful thinking for most of us! My preparation began badly when I managed to get my car stuck in the car-park's quagmire requiring some hefty race marshalls to push me out. Those pristine clean and luminous yellow jackets looked worse for their good deed! Paddy on the other hand who arrived in the school mini-bus packed with even more eager runners was instantly directed to the football pitch in the middle of the Knavesmire!

These couldn't be competitors for the 13.5 mile race could they?

Perhaps with hindsight they should have stuck to the football!

Everyone was victorious by just simply completing the flat but monotonously tedious course, but victory for me lay in beating the favourite Mr Chris Hall, who had some how chipped out a remarkable half a mile lead by 8 miles but then sadly had to relieve himself of an extreme hydration programme at 10 miles. Hence, I took the opportunity to get ahead when I could and sadly Mr Hall did the honourable thing of letting the lady win!! But the greatest achievers had to be Ms Clare Fletcher and Ms Sarah Morgan having been coaxed into the race at the last minute and completing in under two and a half hours! Mark Baker chaperoned home

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by Ludwig Pang also finished within the 2.5 hour mark, which was another great performance for him, whilst Tom Lloyd (head boy) was the first pupil home despite admitting that he was a bit too 'hyper' at 9 miles! Perhaps he should have ran a little faster at the start! A great but tiring day was had by all, and there were some very sore and stiff legs the following day!

Mrs A. Tooby-Smith

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Liverpool Physics Olympics Peterite Report 2006 On Saturday 14th October 2006 a group of keen Physicists (Helen Buss, Scott Hanby, Ludwig Pang and myself) led by Mr Morris caught a rather early train to Liverpool where we were to take part in the Liverpool Physics Olympics.

The train journey sped past as we frantically attempted to broaden our general knowledge of Physics in preparation for the famed Fermi Quiz. This is a quiz that comprises of several Physics based questions with numerical answers e.g. How many atoms could you fit onto a pin head? and the like - standard everyday knowledge!

Upon arrival in the city we had a brief look round the city's Catholic Cathedral - a spectacular and beautiful place. From there we proceeded to the university where the competition was to

balls. Our aim: to design a trebuchet capable of firing a ball onto

take place. Here we received out team name of Rotblat who we

one of 2 target boxes worth 5 or 10 points placed a certain dis-

have since found out during our A2 course is a well known physi-

tance away. This was a real test of teamwork and despite missing

cist involved in the world of nuclear fission.

the boxes with remarkable consistency during our trial runs with

The day comprised of 5 separate events designed to test our Physics skills and of course ability to work as a team.

For our first challenge the team was spilt in half and one half of the team had to correctly relay a genetic code to the other half (who were segregated behind a screen) in as fast a time as possible using only a signal generator for the relaying process and a loudspeaker system for the receiving part. Having been warned about this particular event on the train journey up we came a respectable 10th out of 30 other schools in this particular challenge.

The second event of the day required us to construct a trebuchet out of a metre ruler, some elastic bands, a plastic cup

expert trebuchet operator Ludwig at the wheel we managed to score an impressive 85 points out of a possible maximum of 100 putting us in 2nd place for this event.

In the next challenge we were provided with a laser and a CD and were required to determine the wavelength of the laser. My overriding memory of this event is of blank faces and puzzled looks culminating in an "educated" guess at the answer when we were informed that our time was up. Surprisingly, despite this, we managed to scrape a position of 15th here.

Next came lunch in the canteen which was coupled with frantic attempts to complete the Fermi Quiz we'd been given in the morning. ^•i^k.

The penultimate event took place outside and required us to call upon our Geographic skills and ability to work with bearings. We were

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given 3 grid refer-

With the challenges over we congregated to hear the final

ences corresponding

results. Our Fermi efforts paid off as we were placed 7th in this

to areas within the

event. And the final verdict? Team Rotblat were placed 3rd overall

site we were working

and delighted in going out to the front to receive our bronze

and from these we

medals, souvenir t-shirts and mugs.

were

expected

to

determine the grid reference of a tree also situated within the immediate vicinity. Being up on all things

CCF related

Helen took the lead in this challenge and we were placed 16th with our bearing only being a few metres away from the tree. This was in fact not too poor a show considering that

After a group photo we set off home again this time amused on the train journey by Mr Morris attempting to teach the 4 of us Bridge, which for some of us proved to be the most taxing part of the day!

one team seemed to think, according to their

Upon our return to York we were treated to dinner in Pizza

calculations, that this tree was

Hut by Mr Morris in celebration of our achievement which was an

situated just off the coast of Africa!

Our final challenge which involved tossing a boomerang saw

excellent end to an excellent day out.

On behalf of the team I'd like to say a huge thank you to Mr

Scott come into his own. He was nominated by the team as the

Morris for organising the day and making it possible to go ahead

best boomerang thrower and so represented the 4 of us in the

-thank you!

conclusive throw placing us a commendable 9th in this challenge.

EsmeTelferUVI

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Every year for the last ten year's or so St. Peter's have been entering a team of Upper Sixth formers into the Liverpool University Physics Olympics

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Competition. Without fail we have an excellent day

and I always come back and think wouldn't it be a good idea to run a competition for the York Schools and some of our feeder schools from the area. This year was no different apart from I

consisted of six individual egg - race style competitions and all of the winning teams received T shirts and medals. Exercises included designing a turbine for a wind generator, building a marble run, supporting a tile with the lightest mass of straws, building a boat and producing the biggest overhang using a set of bricks.

We were also able to send everyone home with a drinks bottle as a memento of the day. A special Olympics logo was designed with the help of Gavin Harper from the ICT department and thanks must also go to the sixth formers who assisted on the day. I would also like to thank my physics department colleagues, Andrew Rogerson and Graham and Barry, the technicians, without whom the day would not have been possible.

Eight different schools won prizes on the day with the overall winners being Fulford School. We have had lots of positive feedback and are already thinking of events for next year's competition. Hopefully we will be able to build on this year's fine start and this will become a date to look forward to for York's budding physicists.

DKM

actually went ahead and sent out the invitation and so was committed to going ahead. The idea is that the day is fun, but also challenging and a learning experience. We had an encouraging response with 15 schools sending 18 teams of four year 8 pupils to our inaugural event held on the 20th June.

The Institute of Physics very kindly sponsored the event to the tune of £500 and a further £100 came from local industry. The day

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National Mathematics Challenges

RAF Maths Challenge Workshop

Senior School Twenty-five sixth formers entered the National Senior Mathematics Challenge in November. The 25-question multiple choice paper was very difficult and the following certificates were awarded: Cold - 5 awards Silver - 7 awards Bronze - 6 awards Fifth former Peter Rowley achieved the top mark at St Peter's, scoring 107 marks out of a maximum 125.

Peter, as well as Oliver Telfer and Amanda Adjepong, were all invited to sit the three-hour Olympiad paper with most of the questions demanding concise proofs to gain high marks. Peter came top despite being a year younger than most other entrants.

In March two 4th form maths sets took part in the RAF Maths

Middle School

Challenge Workshop. Seven tasks were completed by each of the

3,100 schools from across the UK took part in the National

pupils, with each activity focussing on a different maths topic pre-

Intermediate Mathematics Challenge in February. The one-hour

sented within an RAF theme. The students enjoyed the work and

multiple choice paper consisted of 25 challenging logic ques-

the opportunity to see maths being used beyond the classroom.

tions and was aimed at pupils in the third, fourth and fifth forms. With only the top 6% of entrants gaining a Gold Award we were delighted when 11 Peterites achieved this high standard. Fifth former Peter Rowley gained an outstanding mark of 100%, possibly the best ever result by a pupil of this school.

Gold Certificates were awarded to the following:

Third form Joshua Karlin, Thomas Whitaker, Mary Bollands

Fourth form Thomas Bright, Victoria Bew, Clare Henwood

Fifth form Sho

Maekawa,

Sam

Hall,

Jonathon

Naismith,

Alastair Springgay, Peter Rowley Following their excellent results on the challenge, Tom Whitaker, Mary Bollands and Sho Maekawa took part in the European Olympiad and performed well. Josh Karlin,Tom Bright and Peter Rowley were the most successful pupils and were invited to sit the challenging UK Olympiad paper. Peter Rowley again came top with a score of 36 out of a possible 60. This placed him in the top 40 in his year nationally, which is a remarkable achievement.

He was subsequently invited to

attend a mathematics Summer Camp at Birmingham University along with other talented UK mathematicians.

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United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Team Challenge - Regional Final Josh

Karlin

and

Mary

Bollands, together with two pupils from St. Olave's, competed in the Regional Final of the

United

Mathematics

Kingdom Trust

Team

Challenge, at the Mount School in May. The competition consisted of a Croup Challenge, a Cross Number, a Head to Head and a Relay.

21 schools were represented and the St. Peter's Team were placed 4th , missing 3rd place by a fraction!

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Stock Market Challenge A team of five 4th Form pupils represented St. Peter's at the Stock Market Challenge Competition held at York racecourse.

The Challenge, organised by the Business and Education Partnership for York and North Yorkshire, sponsored by Norwich Union, and supported

by 25 schools from York and North

Yorkshire, gave the pupils an insight into the busy life of a stock broker on the trading floor.

The format involved the team being given £15,000 to invest in a series of 9 companies, as well as buying and selling Euros, during one frantic week on the Stock Exchange. The aims were to encourage teamwork, communication and decision making, and place an emphasis on rapid evaluation of information and risk assessment.

The team of Alex Dickinson, Mitchell Hernaman, Sarah Ketteringham, Charlotte Nelson and Alex Telfer quickly became totally immersed in the hectic trading and investment decisions and by the end had secured a portfolio valued at £51,500.

This impressive figure was dwarfed by the overall winners, Ryedale School, who amassed a staggering total of over £130,000.

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The Regional Schools' Technology Tournament 16 pupils from St. Peter's and 4 Pupils from

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All of the pupils acquitted themselves admirably during the day. There were a total of 22 schools that took part and St. Peter's won 2 Gold awards out of a possible 3.

The Advanced Task was to design and build a model vehicle, powered by an electric motor, to travel along the inside of the test pipeline, to collect the debris in the pipe and to reverse back to the start in the shortest possible time.

The Foundation Task differed in that the vehicle had to push the debris in one direction only.

The following 3rd Form pupils achieved a Gold award in the Foundation Level group: Tim Wordie - Clifton Vincent Nadin - Linton Ben May - Grove Edward Frost - Temple The

Following sixth

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achieved a Gold Award in the Advanced Skills Level group: Alex Gray - School Harry Hustler - Clifton Aiken Harrap - Temple Matthew Waugh - School M Dawson / R.Wallace

Magic Megan

Well whilst that dream didn't come true Megan had the privilege to dress up a fish with the Magic Numbers and even join Lady Sovereign in the bar later on.

In January Lower sixth former Megan Hall received a letter announcing that she had won a competition to be on a television show called 'Pop World'. Excitedly, she hoped that on arrival at the television centre "Alex Zane would fall madly in love with me and my ten minutes of fame would shoot me to super stardom..!"

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The show was everything that Megan had hoped for and more especially after meeting so many celebrities. Maybe we will see her again on the small screen in the future.

Lauren England LVI

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Sam Stern fifth form student who had burst into th

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with his first book 'Cooking Up A Storm'.

This book has now been translated into fifteen languages.

Wow! The success of 'Cooking Up A Storm' has since been followed by two more books on culinary delights and recipes invented by Sam. Sam's second book 'real food real fast' was endorsed, as was his first, by Jamie Oliver who called it "A great book for the young". I have recently bought a copy and so far I have tried several of Sam's recipes. I particularly enjoyed his 'Cheeky egg and mozzarella open

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This book, like the first is full of excellent photographs showing Sam and several of our pupils. The images are great and I recommend it to you all. Anyone from St Peter's who hasn't already bought copies of both books should do so now without hesitation.

Sam's third book which will be out by the time that this magazine has been published, so go and get a copy, is called 'Get Cooking'. It is divided into chapters according to ingredients and each is the favourite of one of Sam's mates from St Peter's who are featured in a main portrait and introduction to that section. Thus Henry Preen - Cheese, Jess Taylor - Tomatoes, Liv Towers Potatoes, Verity Miers - Sweet Things, Andy Walkland - Meat, Joe Coulter-Vegetables and Sam - Chocolate. Dominic Hanley is also featured in some of the pictures. It is likely that there will be a DVD to accompany the book covering a few of the recipes and some

basic cooking techniques. In addition Sam has been in London

reserved when it comes to 'blowing his own trumpet'. Therefore,

recently filming two 60 minute cookery shows created especially

have to thank his mum for supplying me with information.

for mobile phone downloading so that young people ( and old peopie like me) can access information. Sam now has his own website

vill be including Sam

. , , Stern in our list of famous ex pupils.

and has a weekly blog.This receives thousands of hits every month.

There are plans for this to become interactive, www.samstern.co.uk

The Hairy Bikers are perhaps my favourite celebrity chefs. All

Sam has gone from success to success and is fast becoming, if

you need now Sam is a Geordie accent and a beer belly and the . ,, world'ss your oyster world

not already, a young icon in the world of food. However, as I reported last year, despite his global success Sam is extremely

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Mountaineering club Snowdonia Expedition Welsh peaks bagged: 4 A dedicated group of walkers left York on the last Friday of the autumn term to travel to North Wales. We were accommodated in the famous Pen y Pass youth hostel at the centre of the Snowdonia National Park.

The first day involved a 'warm-up' slog up the Pyg track to the summit of Snowdon (1,085 metres). Full winter conditions prevailed on the top so we did not hang around too long! A delighted Mr Hall also observed that the ugly summit cafe had at last been completely demolished! On the way back down we made a short detour to the summit of Carnedd Ugain (1,065m) and the third formers (where do they get the energy!) decided to start an impromptu snowball fight.

With rain predicted on the second day the target was the classic grade 1 scramble to the summit of Tryfan (915 metres) via the north ridge. The pupils donned their climbing helmets and waterproofs and completed the climb in good time. Much use was made of the portable group shelters which allowed us to have our lunch protected from the rain and wind.

On the final day the weather improved hugely and we scrambled up the north-east ridge onto the summit of Moel Siabod (872 metres). On the top we were greeted with a splendid temperature inversion in the valley below allowing us to see both Snowdon and Tryfan peaking above the distant clouds.

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Scottish Highlands Expedition Munros bagged: 5 Towards the end of the Easter holidays we drove up to Scotland, staying at the Glen Nevis youth hostel just outside Fort William.

As befits a visit to Lochaber we decided to do 'the big one' on the first day and so the slog up the tourist path of Ben Nevis began. Once the relentless zigzags had been conquered we reached the enormous summit plateau. The late winter snow still remained and the cornices hanging over the north face were still an ominous presence. Deep snow and extremely cold temperatures greeted us on the summit (1,344 metres) but the clear views were outstanding.

On the second day we drove further up into Glen Nevis and explored the mountain region known as The Mamores. Here on a fine spring day we climbed both Mullach nan Coirean (939 metres) and Stob Ban (999 metres) in a fine circuit route.

On our final day the weather had turned slightly but our party remained strong. We drove up the ASS toTulloch and made a successful climb of both Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin (1,105 metres) and Stob Coire Easain (1,115 metres). Our decent path took us down a long glorious glen which was a fine finish to our trip.

A tired but exhilarated group returned to York pleased that they had coped with the challenging long days amongst some of the finest scenery in the British isles. Much thanks go to Mrs Hall and Mr Adams for their help in making this trip a success.

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Community Action The beginning of the school year brought exciting newsSt Peter's had been asked to provide volunteers to assist as stewards at a thanksgiving service for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. A very enthusiastic group of sixth formers gathered

for their first training session to learn how to handle these beautiful, intelligent animals and everyone realised they had a lot to learn, especially when pupils were blindfolded and guided around what they thought was familiar territory. After the training we went to the Minster in October to assist at a service for hundreds of people and their guide dogs. It was a lovely day and a really memorable experience.

The Guide Dogs Association were the first of many visitors to come into school to work with our pupils during the year. Our popular Silver Surfers club has a small but very keen membership of local over sixties who come into school for lunch on Saturdays and then stay for tuition in computer skills. Ludwig Pang, Andrew Doyle and Angus Turnbull tailored courses to suit individual mem-

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bers and the ladies enjoyed ending each session with a timed, countdown game to improve mouse technique-friendly competition for a bit of fun.

Lollipop members have been frequent visitors over the year. The children from Lollipop, who are hearing impaired, come along for craft sessions and fun and games, assisted by St Peter's pupils who help by ensuring that the children have one to one contact so that they can lip read.There was a hugely successful card making initiative with lollipop members and Peterites working together to produce hundreds of lovely greetings cards to sell for club funds. A visit from a puppeteer proved very popular and the children (and the volunteers) were delighted with their home made puppets

ished throughout the year as the team of enthusiastic cooks

to take away at the end of the evening. Catriona Rajan has been

became more adventurous with their recipes. Each week a group

an invaluable organiser, cajoling and inspiring many a volunteer to

of a dozen or so would be chefs gathered in the cookery room at

come and help out at Lollipop and we shall miss her brilliant skills

St Olave's to produce an interesting meal for around 40 people,

as well as her enthusiasm. She was also the driving force behind

using fresh meat, fish, vegetables and a lot of imagination some-

the Pirates in the Park and the Lollipop Christmas party, recruiting

times-especially when Emraz Zaman was on duty! Jim from Arc

lots of helpers to join in the fun.

Christmas brought another gathering-the annual community

Light then collected the meal for delivery to the shelter and Sandra kept us up to date with which meals were the most pop-

Christmas party for local residents from Fothergil and Guardian

ular. The volunteers also worked hard to raise money to help with

Court, along with some guests from St.Lukes. The popular format

the cost of all the ingredients. A very successful Valentines Day

of food, music, games and carols was really well received and

sale raised lots of funds. The team made hundreds of Valentines

pupils had worked hard to decorate the Memorial Hall, set festive

favours which were sold and then delivered by our very own

tables, and pack gifts. The Chamber Choir, Swing Band and Barber

James Bond lookalikes.

Shop were on brilliant form, Mr Chris Hall called the bingo with

Sixth formers have been able to take advantage of

the

his customary good humour and as we all sang the final carol to

chance to experience volunteering within the community thanks

Mr Spencer's accompaniment it was lovely to see the gifts being

to numerous organisations in York whose staff are willing to

handed out by our beautiful fairies, the Misses Hall and Spencer.

boost our pupils' confidence and give them valuable placements.

This was a fitting end to our Christmas activities as we had just

Miss Morgan has arranged a very comprehensive programme of

wrapped and packed a huge pile of hampers to be delivered into

training and support for around 20 Peterites wishing to work with

the community by the Minster Lions and Rudolph. Cathy Prowde,

the Wilberforce Trust, where they befriend blind and handicapped

Kate Fenton, Fiona Campbell and their team put in a lot of time

residents and visit them each week to help with all kinds of activ-

to make sure that the Rudolph Appeal and all the Christmas

ities such as cooking, reading, paperwork, visits to the shops etc-

fundraising ran very smoothly.

learning a lot of skills themselves along the way. Others have

Cookery for the Arc Light shelter for the homeless has flour-

established links with Highcliffe House in Clifton, volunteering help with clients who have mental health issues. Each Saturday groups go off to various parts of York to join in with lots of community activities.

SNAPPY and PHAB are both clubs for children with special needs and sixth formers from St Peter's enjoy going to play with the youngsters, often taking them swimming or bowling. Several members of the Lower and Upper Sixth have volunteered their services in charity shops, helping to raise vital funds for the British Heart Foundation, Scope, MIND, and Thorne House services for autism.

Sometimes younger pupils are a bit

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disappointed when they find themselves unable to do a voluntary

Millennium Volunteers at the University of York and this year has

placement off site, because of their age. This year many rose to

seen a record number of Peterites receiving awards. Pupils who

this challenge by taking on a project in school which would bene-

choose to register with MV have to keep a log of their volunteer-

fit someone else. A very keen group organised and helped to run a

ing and are interviewed at regular stages. Eleven sixth formers

coffee party for Macmillan Cancer Care in September and anoth-

have this year been given fifty hour certificates, nine have received

er group ran a special day to raise money for genetic research. We

awards for 100 hours and 3 Upper Sixth are now holders of the

saw the launch of a highly efficient car washing and gardening

impressive 200 hour award, which is rare for a school pupil. We

service to raise money for the Antony Nolan Trust and a team of

congratulate Katherine Miller, Milly Stasiak and lain Riley on this

fourth formers energetically led by Lydia Hawthorn collected

splendid achievement.

hundreds of pairs of shoes and sent them off to the Blue Peter Shoebiz Appeal for the benefit of children in Malawi.

Tilly Binns, Rosie Dallas, Clare Henwood and Laura Newton

The Minster Lions of York have continued to support St Peter's pupils in their community work and we are very grateful for all that they do. As well as the ever welcome visits from Rudolph and

decided to be the front of house support team for Kiss me Kate,

Santa to promote the Christmas appeal, we have been glad to see

giving hours of their time to make posters, act as stewards, serve

them in school helping with programmes and stewarding for Kiss

refreshments and sell charity Christmas cards in the intervals.

me Kate and the Verdi Requiem performance and joining in with

They did a brilliant job behind the scenes to ensure that every-

the garden makeover at York Hospital. Their shield for community

thing ran smoothly.

action is jointly awarded this year to Jessica Farr and Catriona

When Sarah Ketteringham and Ellie Macleod decided to get a group together to raise money for York Hospital patients their ambitions were originally quite modest. However enthusiasm took over and the result was a Valentine disco evening for younger pupils.They were really enterprising in their planning, sourcing free decorations and planning stalls, food and entertainment. They raised a splendid £1,000 and now have the job of working out exactly how to spend it.

Red Nose Day for Comic Relief brought great fun and games, and a programme of events expertly co-ordinated by Laura Hourston and Lottie Bennett and their team. The day was rounded off with a splendid talent show-T2007-raising lots more money for charity.

Rajan. Jessica has been a dedicated volunteer throughout the sixth form, as a very welcome visitor to Wilberforce, a keen cook for Arc Light, and a regular helper with Fothergil residents, as well as giving support to younger pupils. Catriona has been enthusiastic and committed in her work at PHAB and Highcliffe House and her even greater success has been with the fantastic organisation of the Lollipop volunteers, where her energy and dedication have been inspiring.

It is a great pleasure to give the Old Peterite Lodge prizes for service to the community to Katherine Miller and Milly Stasiak.

Both girls have been unstinting in their commitment and loyalty to their community volunteering, always ready to give their time for any job, no matter how unglamorous. It is difficult to think of any appeal for volunteers to which they have not offered their

The year ended on a real high when we managed to run to

services over the last two years. Stalwarts of the Arc Light group,

time, despite awful weather conditions, with the Ground Force

they have urged many a sixth former to come along and have a

style makeover project at York Hospital. We were approached

go, and were a real boon when super chef Mrs White was so much

months ago about whether we might help out with the improve-

missed while away on maternity leave. Katherine is also a valued

ment of a courtyard, and we decided to make it our project for

and popular visitor at the Wilberforce Trust and a keen helper at

this year's Volunteering Week when the fifth formers after exams

Lollipop, known for her patience as well as her enthusiasm. Milly

were offered the challenge of giving a week of their time to help

has been brilliant with her work at Wilberforce and at Lollipop.

the community.The courtyard was redesigned thanks to the inspi-

Everyone loves her lively sense of fun and the way she throws her-

ration and expertise of Mr Chris Hall, Mr Mike Dawson and Mr Roy

self into everything.

North, and then the willing volunteers from the fifth form, backed and assisted at every stage by numerous members of staff, set to work.

The Community Action team owes a huge amount to Miss Elisabeth Ellis who has given support to the volunteering programme over a number of years. She has been dedicated in her

We are proud to have our volunteering recognised by the

commitment and encouragement of large numbers of pupils and

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we shall miss her as she moves to pastures new. I would like to thank her for everything and wish her happiness in her new job. Thanks too must go to White and Miss Morgan for always being there to help and to organise, and to all our pup^l volunteers especially those are leaving and who will, I hepeT continue with their volunteering at university and beyond.

Mrs J Bainbridge

Jeans for Genes Day Jeans for Genes Day was held on 6th October. The charity raises money for the funding of genetic research and to provide aid facilities for those with genetic diseases. Everyone came to school in jeans that day, and we also had a cake stall.

We managed to raise nearly £630 for this very good cause, so thanks go to everyone who supported the event.

Sophie Cuthbertson VI Form

3rd Form Community Action Red Nose Day 2007 On March 16th 2007 we held our own Red Nose Day to raise money for Comic Relief. The time had come for crazy costumes, extreme make up and in the case of the Reverend Daly an opportunity to unleash a hidden talent.

The Macmillan Coffee Morning

Chapel enabled everyone to show off their extravagant ideas, ranging from geeks to pantomime horses, the Smurfs to Captain Jack Sparrow, alias the Rev, who surprised us all by running up the nave after a fabulous performance from the musicians of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme tune. After teaching us an enter-

This is when loads of coffee mornings are held on the same day to create the world's biggest coffee morning. One of these

taining shanty he let his unruly congregation loose for lessons as usual.

coffee mornings was held at St Peters on 29th September where we all baked cakes to sell and the money produced was given to

Cake sales during break and lunch raised more money and

the charity for the Macmillan nurses. We also sold hot chocolate,

throughout the day the catering staff kindly judged the costumes.

tea and coffee and did a guess "How many sweets are in the jar"

Prizes were given to:

to get even more money. The coffee morning was a great success

Best dressed group:

The Smurfs-Clifton L6

which produced £105 for the Macmillan nurses and Cancer

Best dressed teacher:

The Clown-Mr Marriott

Research.

Best girl's costume:

The Clock-Jess Taylor

Laura Mounsey

Best boy's costume:

Mr T-CaUum Coffin

Most flamboyant:

Borat-Will Bickford-Smith

Th is amazing day was rounded off by the annual talent show-T2007,hosted by the return of the Spice Girls, It was a huge hit and the surprise performance from the teachers was fantastic. Mr Edwards with shaggy hair-priceless!

A big thank you to everyone involved in the organisation, cake baking, ticket selling and very generous donations.

Laura Hourston and Lottie Bennett III Form

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5th formers car cleaning and gardening team In the Christmas Term a group of us decided to do some fundraising for the Anthony Nolan Trust, a charity which supports research into leukaemia.

We decided to offer our services as gardeners and car washers, charging by the hour for our efforts, and Mrs B and Miss Ellis helped us with our advertising campaign.

We managed to tidy Mrs B's jungle of autumn leaves and fallen apples-whilst Greg went fishing in her pond!

We also advertised our car cleaning team, and after several weeks of effort and a multitude of shiny cars we were really

about clearing rubbish and building the flower beds while the

pleased to be able to send £152.50 to our chosen charity.

luckier Team Tsunami went back to

James Lloyd, Ted Hustler and the team

cover, cutting out and sanding loads of four foot long fish under

school and stayed under

the expert eye of Mr Dawson in Design and Technology.

Day Two

Ground Force at York Hospital

We were glad to see sunnier skies as Team Tsunami contin-

After we had finished our CCSE exams a group of 30 of us had the opportunity to take part in a full week of volunteering at the hospital. Our challenge was to turn a very dull, overgrown courtyard into an aquatic themed oasis for staff, patients and visitors to enjoy. We were very lucky that Mr Hall in the Art Department and Mr Roy North the Head Gardener had spent a lot of time designing the garden, on the theme of a huge aquarium. We only had a

ued work at the hospital, preparing the soil and compost for the

flower

beds.

Meanwhile Wike,

led

Team by

the

intrepid Tristan and Josh, started painting

week and there was a lot to tackle.

the fish in brilliant colours.

By the afternoon the majority of the plants were in place, thanks to Roy's guidance.

Day Three After the success of all the planting we all stayed at school to finish the painting and varnishing of numerous individual fish as well as huge panels for the murals.

Day One We gathered in the Lecture Theatre for a briefing aboit the project and what we were hoping to achieve. Then the Art and Design assistant from the hospital came to talk to us about the aims of their Art and Design Department.

We got ourselves into two teams-Team Wike and .Item Tsunami- and then we went down to look at the site. The raintet in and we were all soaked in a very short time. Luckily the Mins|er Lions came to the rescue with a gazebo so at least the eq kept dry even if we didn't!

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Day Four Mr Stephen and Mrs Bainbridge obviously thought we needed a bit more to do so they gave the boys a new challenge cutting down weeds and thistles in a neighbouring plot to cheer up the view. The girls set about cleaning the courtyard windows before setting off to transport the fish to the site. We attracted quite a lot of confused attention as we 'swam' our shoal of fish through the streets of Clifton to the hospital.

Day Five The time had come to put everything into position with the help of the school's maintenance staff Mr Perrin and Mr Sanderson, who arrived with the scaffolding. After a morning of much discussion, debate, hammering and fixing suddenly everything was ready and we were really pleased with how it looked.

We had the grand opening with a thank you speech from a member of the hospital executive before Leo and Rachael, leaders of Team Tsunami, cut the ribbon.

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The whole experience was enlightening and left us with a real sense of achievement.

We would like to thank Mrs Bainbridge, Miss Ellis, Mr Hall, and Mr North for their organisation and all the staff who came every day to give us a hand, especially Mr Stephen with his 'gentle persuasion' tactics! Also many thanks to Pat Brooks and Robert James from the Minster Lions for their encouragement.

Most of all we thank the staff of York District Hospital for being so patient and supportive and for giving us this opportunity to help.

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Duke of Edinburl * «^^ Silver Expediti "The Team" (Matthew Ford, Will Ashman, Jack Page, Helen

spirits were high and we even lay down in the sun a couple of

Buss, Eilish Hannah, lain Riley, Laura Hill, Hannah Punnett) left York

hours later, for a well-deserved mid-morning break. However, the

for Helmsley on a cold Sunday afternoon, eager to start the expe-

afternoon really got bad when the rain began to lash down, and we

dition. The weather remained foul as we arrived at Helmsley Youth

could do little but stick our heads down and get on with it. Soon

Hostel, and it was a relief that we weren't starting that day. With

the weather was so bad that the whole group was forced to find

an early start the following morning, we

shelter under a large barn. It provided ample cover from the rain

clambered aboard the minibus keen to get

but because of the lack of walls the wind still whipped in from the

going along the route. We arrived at our start

sides and all of us to began to freeze.

point, only to see the heavens open, and we all put on our waterproofs except Matthew who would only put them on in a torrential downpour (in fact probably not even then!).

The group decided to leave the nice dry barn and set off once again into the horrendous wet conditions. From the barn we had to climb up a steep path where the run-off from the rain caused the path almost to become a river. This part of the trek was the

The DofE Award stipulates that each

wettest I have ever come across. My boots, socks and trousers

day's walking must take a minimum of seven

were thoroughly soaked, even through my waterproofs. Luckily the

hours, and so we had plenty of time to enjoy

campsite was close by and by just putting our heads down it was-

the little sunshine that there was. We arrived

n't long till we reached it. Due to the torrential rain the owner of

at our campsite at about 5 o'clock. The

the land had been kind enough to let us sleep in one of his dry,

campsite consisted of a field, a pond and a

clean horse boxes as opposed to a sodden field. It was obvious we

wash room. After putting up our tents we

were going to take the horse box. However, the girls decided they

went up to the pond and lay in the sun until

would prefer to sleep in their tents. Once we had settled down

our assessor arrived. He discussed our day's

Matthew again began to cook his posh fancy food while Jack, Ism

walking and the route planned for the follow-

and I had to make do with boil in the bag Chilli Con Carne. The

ing day. After our chat, the assessor left us to

day's walking in horrendous conditions had really taken it out of

do our cooking, which involved pasta for the

the group and everyone settled down for an early sleep.

majority of us, but the more adventurous cooks, such as Matthew, had 'Home Reared Beef in Black Velvet Porter with Maris Piper Potatoes'! After filling ourselves up with our gourmet food, we settled down for bed, tired from the day's walk, and keen to rest for the following day.

When we started the second day our spirits were high, however we didn't realize they would soon be broken. We started off with a small climb over the hill we had been on the previous day, and then crossed a large expansive moor where lain couldn't help but fall over every ten metres. With the lack of success he had encountered the previous day we couldn't help but laugh. Our

The third day dawned bright and dry. After the torrential rain of the previous two days this was a welcome relief. The assessor arrived early to see us off, and we met him again several times that day as he trailed our route, and asked us questions about our planning. Finally, wearily, the end was in sight. We spied the St Peter's minibus atop Kepwick Moor, and the journey was over, we had gained our Silver Awards.

We would like to thank the staff involved for all their hard work over the year, especially during the days and nights of outdoor training and the expedition itself; and for manning the necessary checkpoints: Mr Adams, Mr Duffy, Mr Hall, Mrs Hall, Mr Hodsdon, Mr Waters.

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Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award Scheme.

Due to the amazing amount of students entering the scheme this year and a number of students continuing from last year we found ourselves with in excess of 110 participants. This in one aspect was fantastic, but in another aspect was frightening.

I remember thinking " We are going to need more equipment" The answer was staring me in the face. We needed to run two separate expeditions.

May half term saw us depart on the second practise expedition for the remaining students and this passed without any issues.

The main expedition took place in the first week of July and our 'experienced trekkers' once again departed for the hills. We went to the same area but used different and longer routes. This coupled with the fact that they were carrying more weight than they had done on the previous expeditions slowed them down somewhat.

On a sunny April day our 'would be' trekkers set off into the tranquil surroundings of the Howardian Hills with 10 groups hop-

This did not deter them. Their navigational skills and their

ing to complete their first leg in about six hours. We had counted

campcraft routine had improved.

nine groups in and were starting to get slightly worried that a

worthwhile expedition.

It was a very positive and

group was lost.

Just as we were beginning to set in motion our lost procedures out of the dusk appeared the group we were worried about.

"Where have you been. We were beginning to worry" I asked.

"Sorry Sir. We stopped for a picnic." was the reply. It must have been a long picnic I thought. On further questioning it transpired that this group had stopped six times for a picnic !

Suffice to say that it was nearly pitch black when they pitched their tents.

The second day passed without incident and we all returned to school in a buoyant mood.

One of the myths of the Award scheme is that only the expedition phase matters. This could not be further from the truth.

Our intrepid students had been chipping away at the other three sections required to complete the award. These were a Service, Skills and Physical Recreation Section, The Service Section was the most difficult for the students.

However, this was made mush simpler by each student serving the community and my profound thanks must go to Julie Bainbridge for organising various activities for the students.

Finally my thanks to a Paul Hynard, Shaun Price, John Armstrong and the various other members of the school who assisted us in this year's award scheme.

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Drama and Theatre Studies This year has, as ever, been an extremely busy and productive one in the Drama Department, in more ways than one! After a Christmas term dominated by the hugely successful Kiss Me Kate, Head of Department Kat Edgar-Hunt gave birth to daughter Meredith in January. Enter this teacher, stage left, to get thrown into the wonderful world of Drama at St Peter's! CCSE students produced some fantastic work based on 'Blood Brothers' by Willy Russell and 'Blue Remembered Hills' by Dennis Potter, whilst in the 6th Form there was superb devised work based on 'Alice in Wonderland', and top quality performances of 'Just' by All Smith and 'No One Sees The Video' by Martin Crimp. Add to that Middle School productions of 'Teechers' and 'Animal Farm', and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by 5th/6th Form students and it makes for a very enjoyable and industrious year indeed!

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Porters 'Kiss me Kate' is one complicated play! A theatre company in Baltimore put on a musical

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a challenge well met by Mr Barnes and Mr Dawson along side Mr Darmody and wife Louise creating a fantastic set, which was so impressive it looked as if it could upstage the performance! However, after 13 weeks rehearsal and hard work, the cast came out on top. Jasmine Swan took to the role of Lilli Vanessi perfectly, looking every inch the glamorous star and stunning both cast and udience

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18th birthday in a five hour rehearsal, and did so brilliantly. Fliss

ing ability was flawless, as was their hilarious performance of

Hearn showed she had more than great acting ability, but that she

'Brush up your Shakespeare'.

could take on singing too, in the part of dizzy blonde Lois Lane supported adeptly by Peter Skinner who managed to tug on our heartstrings doting on Lois as Bill Calhoun. . J a m e s [f H e p w o r t h must be includ-

Musically, once again the Spencer and Wright double act returned to produce an incredibly high standard of singing and music. Their help and dedication was really appreciated by the principles and chorus when tackling some very difficult songs.The orchestra must be thanked for their superb performance and pulling everything together.

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trayal of the General. A special mention must go to the dancers,

make-up, or rather persuading the boys to wear tights and lipstick.

Charlotte Davies, Hannah Punnett, Jess Farr, Louise Walters, Charlotte Parkinson, Alice Salter, Imogen Storrs and Alex Ashworth, who provided some energetic and dazzling sequences choreographed by the wonderfully creative Mrs Pickles. Yet, seemingly the most memorable performances came from Jack Sykes and Alex Wordie. A naturally comic duo on and off stage, the pair bought

Thanks to Mrs Edgar-Hunt for all her hard work! She was her mid-wife's

worst

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putting on a musical for the next four months." Without her dedication to the play this could just not have happened, and we wouldn't be surprised if baby Meredith could recite "It's Too Darn Hot" as a party piece later in life!

Thank you to all who participated and made this possible and everyone who supported the play of which the proceeds went to 'York Against Cancer' and the 'Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust.'

Laura Walters and Fran Coleman U6th

Kiss me Kate's Most Memorable Quotes "Would it be possible for the cast to have some wine backstage during the performances?" Tom Elliott, in total seriousness.

"Inyour dreams, Tom." Mrs Edgar-Hunt's reply.

"This is NEVER going to be ready on time!"Fran Coleman during the actual performance, but repeated at many a rehearsal under her breath.

"Pass the lipstick Tom." Nick Jennings. We discovered that men do hog the mirror and that Caret/7 Drabble is scared of hair gel.

"Rosie Binns has just been hit on the head with a plant pot! Oh! And again!" Frantic whispering from the wings and on stage, as we wonder if Jasmine and Rosie fell out before they went on stage.

"Team of the Week: the cast of Kiss me Kate. Pace, wit and humour" That's when itallpaidoff.Phew!

"Erm, I think I've put Jack's trousers on backwards" Louise Walters. Jack's trousers later fall down, centre stage.

"The horse cannot upstage the kiss- the play is called KISS me Kate!!!" An exasperated Mrs Edgar-Hunt after the horse ran on stage knocking over Jasmine and Matthew midkiss rehearsing the finale.

"Has anybody seen my rear-end?!" Jack Sykes, desperately searching for his end of the horse costume.

"Can everyone please stop eating the props?!" Laura Walters, having worked out why so many of the apples and chocolate money had gone missing.

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Music 2006-2007 This year, as a school we had the aim of raising £40,000 for cancer charities. Our musical contribution was twofold. First in the musical input into 'Kiss me Kate' our Christmas Term Musical and then in March in a performance of Verdi's Requiem in York Minster.

'Kiss me Kate' went very well and is reported elsewhere. Verdi's Requiem was a huge undertaking and I must confess to some anxiety at times about it but, when we got to the night itself, nothing could have been finer than to see so many young musicians involved in such a great piece of music and enjoying its drama, its poignancy, its terror and then consolation but above all its sheer passion; it was a great privilege. That we raised over £11,000 by this concert was fantastic.

Chapel Choir played advancing musicianship in their various pieces by Bach and Travelling to Durham is always a delight and again we had lovely weather for our trip there in May. The authorities are always so welcoming and anxious to help in every way. The choir sang

Abigail Bambridge and Annabel Pring sang pieces by Handel with great style. Oliver Marshall's crisp finger-work was a delight in a movement by Beethoven which concluded the concert.

Noble in B minor with all the strength that it needs and then sang Palestrina's wonderful motet 'Sircut Cervus' which proved popular

It has also been so good to be able to call on various music

with the Dean whom obviously likes his Palestrina. Singing in such

scholars to entertain at receptions organised by the St Peter's

an historic setting where generations have worshipped is such a

School Foundation. Thank you to all who have done this.

special experience for us all and, coming just before the stress and strain of public examinations, gives a sense of perspective and serves as a reminder of the important things in life.

Christmas Concert This year's Christmas Concert was as popular as ever with its wide mix of music and seasonal readings. The Wind Band's selec-

Music Scholars' Concert

tions from 'Chicken Run' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' were lively

There were some most impressive performances at the Music

and exciting; the Brass Croup played with great depth and

Scholars' Concert in November. Jared Bambridge playing a Bach

strength in 'A Grand Day out' and 'Frosty the Snowman' and the

Allemande on the cello showed much promise and Sophie Crossley

String Orchestra's performance of Bach's 'Singet dem Herrn' orig-

played two movements of a Dittersdorf sonata with real elegance.

inally set for two choirs was exhilarating and full of energy. The

Gary Ng in Curnow's Fantasy for trombone produced a strong,

Chamber Choir's 'Tomorrow shall be my dancing day' in the set-

round sound but also demonstrated the humour of the piece.

ting by John Gardiner was especially impressive. The Chapel Choir

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Mathias was luminous and exciting. 'The Citizens of Chatres' in a

Twelve days after Christmas' were very well received. However

new arrangement worked well. The Brass played excellently in spe-

there was one piece which dominated the evening with its sheer

cial arrangements for the hymns and for the recession. A service

quality and musicality, it was our fifth form piano quintet James Woodrow, violin; Oliver Marshall, violin; Sam Richards,

like this is a sort of test of endurance and 'puff for them but they always manage excellently.

viola, Annabel Pring, cello and William Robinson, piano performing the first movement of Schumann's Piano Quintet. That we have a group who are able to tackle such a work is wonderful, that they are all in the fifth form is just dazzling.

Saturday Lunchtime Concerts Concerts have again been organised on Saturdays and the fifth form especially have contributed many fine performances.

Perhaps the net should be extended a little further next year to

Christmas Carol Service It is lovely processing out from the Chapter House after the final 'warm-up' to see a packed and expectant Minster. We start-

include younger musicians especially. These concerts are such a useful, informal occasion for pupils to participate in and gain valuable performance experience.

ed this year with 'in dulci jubilo' in that beautiful arrangement by Pearsall. It rang all around the Minster. Charles Ives' 'Christmas Carol' sung by the School Choir was richly sung and the Chamber

Music Festival Senior

Choir's 'Stille Nacht' was beautiful. Alex Shaw was impressive in

Hearing all our musicians perform at least once a year is so

Rutter's 'Wild Wood Carol' and Ellys Lockitt sang the first verse of

valuable for both staff and pupils and, though it makes for an

'Once in Royal' with clarity and poise. Britten's 'Hymn to the vir-

intense period of work, is it well worth it.

gin' set for a main choir and then a semi chorus was most evoca-

Dougie Scarfe was our adjudicator this year and was spot on

tive and moving whilst that sturdy piece ' A Babe is born' by

with all his comments. His background of teaching at Aysgarth School, playing horn in the Opera North Orchestra and then administering the Chorus and Orchestra at Opera North besides conducting the Leeds Youth Orchestra enabled him to bring a wealth of experience to the advice he gave our pupils.

The winners of the sections were:Brass

Nicholas Davies

Horn

Girls' Singing

Alex Crossley

Soprano

Woodwind

Duncan Turnbull

Saxophone

Strings

James Woodrow

Violin

Boys' Singing

William Robinson

Baritone

Keyboard

Oliver Marshall

Piano

Oliver Marshall's was judged the best overall performance

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Music Festival Junior Dougie Scarfe was again our adjudicator for the Junior section of the Music Festival which took place in the second half of the Summer Term Strings - Chris Ma The winners of the sections were:Keyboard

Charlie Hubbard

Piano

Woodwind

Michael Lennox

Clarinet

Boys' Singing

Edward Lister

Tenor

Percussion

Joe Halstead

Drum Kit

Girls' Singing

Elspeth MacLeod

Soprano

Brass

Gary Ng

Trombone

Charlie Hubbard's was judged the best overall performance.

Andrew Wright

String Orchestra

to be a leader of this great orchestra. With the new comers, I hope

The String Orchestra was involved in many musical events through out this academic year which drove us to work harder and

they achieve even higher standard next year.

Maria Lee UVI

thus allowed us to improve considerably in many aspects.

In the Christmas term, we started with Karl Jenkins 'Palladio' and we concentrated mainly on improving our musicality. As the violins outnumber the rest of the orchestra, we had trouble balancing each part out and lacked contrast in dynamics. However, Mrs Stirling's constructive criticism and enthusiastic approach to the music allowed us to make impressive progress which allowed us to perform very successfully in the Christmas Concert with Bach's 'Singet dem Hern' and later in the Summer Concert with Mozart 's 'Sinfonia Concertante'. This is all due to the members committing themselves to the orchestra and their hard practice; they should be very proud of their performances. I would like to thank Mrs. Stirling greatly on behalf of the orchestra, for allowing

Wind Band It is hard to write an original band report, inevitably we will end up praising the back row (who have reached dizzying heights this year) and slating the talentless wasteland that is the flute section. However, the band has cemented its universally held reputation as the leading ensemble in the school, with classic performances such as the cult classic 'Chicken Run' featuring Chris Howard's ethereal oom-pah beats.

The highlight of the year has got to be 'Pirates of the Caribbean' which received riotous applause as well as a throng of

us to excel so much, and I would also like to thank Catherine, one of the gap year students from Australia, for helping out in the viola

starry-eyed beauties throwing their undergarments at Mr Blood.

section.

Great Escape' in chapel for Red Nose Day which provided an inter-

A few members of the orchestra also took part in the more advanced musical events such as the Verdi's 'Requiem' and 'Kiss me

Following its success we were asked to play the said piece and 'The esting sight, seeing Bishop Stevens aka Duncan Turnbull playing the saxophone is an image which will haunt me to my dying day!

which

The band's repertoire this year has been vast, perhaps due to

were very suc-

the eagerness of people to come to rehearsals to worship at the

cessful.

These

alter of Mr Blood's 'humour'. We've covered many pieces spanning

events were a

time, space and genre including the tear-jerking 'You're Beautiful'

great opportuni-

(which never ceased to tickle Mr Blood - "What are we playing

ty

again Archie?") and the haunting 'Cavalleria Rusticana'.

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play

amongst professional musicians and were a very valuable experience.

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are

talented

string players in this

orchestra

The Band this year has been a rich tapestry of personalities, the flutes have sustained themselves with uncontrollable flirting, the horns have maintained an aloof superiority whilst the trombone section has been divided by constant bickering (mainly from Gary).

The most challenging piece of the year (especially for the saxophones) was Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance' which we played in commemoration of his 150th birthday (which was coincidentally, also Mr Wright's).

and it was cer-

tainly a pleasure

As ever rehearsals have been rife with romance, notable cou-

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pies this year have been Abby and George, Duncan and Alice, Gary and Englebert...the list goes on. A particular shout out goes to the twisted love triangle that is the percussion section - I hope it all works out well for you.

Chamber Choir During the Christmas term Paul Miles-Kingston took charge of the Chamber Choir and produced some excellent performances.

Purcell's Funeral motet for Queen Mary was sung with real

However, despite the off-key notes and the off-colour jokes this has been a highly successful year for the band, hopefully to be topped by a successful tour to Florence and Pisa this summer.

Having played in every major concert this year I hope that everyone has enjoyed it as much as I have. My thanks go to Mr Blood

majesty and then Michael Tippett's arrangement of 'Steal away' had all the intensity and drama that it needs. 'Stille nacht' sung at various Christmas events including the Carol Service was a delight and Gardner's setting of 'Tomorrow shall be my dancing day' was full of rhythmic energy.

who has worked tirelessly in an attempt to maintain our high standards.

The Christmas Cabaret at the Galtres Centre in Easingwold was a great success. Solo songs ably sung by Heather Baker, Nick

My final hope is that the band will recover from the loss of such a talented year group as the Upper 6th, I feel we have been inspirational and have led from the front in all aspects - I hope they can play as we have played, laugh as we have laughed and know just when to shut up!

A.Dallas UVI, Head of Band

Jennings, Alex Crossley, Jenni Mellor and Alex Shaw were set against carols old and new and in the recently refurbished performance area it was a delightful evening. One of the pieces added to the repertoire in the Easter Term was Morley's 'Nolo mortem peccatoris' and then for the Cabaret Concert a new arrangement of 'Every breath I take1 together with 'I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair'. For the Commemoration Service in the Minster Parry's 'My Soul there is a country' was sung with great conviction.

Summer Concert

One of the final concerts was in the attractive setting of

Our Summer Concert was titled 'A touch of Elgar' and includ-

Hunmanby Grange where the Mellors entertained us. Despite a

ed pieces by the composer who was born 150 years ago. The Wind

storm raging intermittently around us the choir and soloists sang

Band's stylish playing of 'Nimrod' from Elgar's 'Enigma Variations'

so well and with real spirit.

and 'Pomp and Circumstance March No1' showed two different sides of the composer's character. The Chamber Choir's performance of 'O happy eyes' was clear of attention to detail while the School Choirs' singing of 'As torrents in Summer' was evocative and clear.

Much of this concert is traditionally given over to perform-

The Cabaret Concerts The Cabaret Concerts are always fun and enable an exploration of such a wide range of pieces. Jenni Mellor's 'Cry me a river' was beautifully impassioned, Alex Shaw and Emily Tyson's per-

ances by the Upper Sixth. Jenni Mellor's composition, a trio for

formance of'People will say we're in love' had real elegance. There

flute, oboe and harp was one of the highlights of the evening. This

were some pieces with special relevance.'Summertime' performed

trio with its beautiful floating textures and ravishing chords creat-

by Alice Sunderland on saxophone with strings was magical and

ed a lovely atmosphere. Maria Lee (violin) and Sophie Crossley

was a present to Mr Dawson whose 37 years at the school have

(viola) played the solo parts in Mozart's 'Sinfonia Concertante',

shown such dedication. 'Somewhere beyond the sea' sung strong-

conducted by Penny Stirling, with real poise and demonstrated

ly by Alex Crossley was a farewell gift to Mr Monteith as he leaves

what able and assured players they have become. Duncan

for Rugby school, his assistance on many music tours has been so

Turnbull's solo of 'All the things you are' was a delight. Here was

valuable.

an outstanding player with immense musicianship.

The Wind Band gave us a selection from the'Lion King' and

The School Choir's singing of Ireland's 'The Hills ' was sus-

from 'Pirates of the Caribbean' both played with crisp rhythms and

tained and descriptive and then David Brunner's new piece 'A

real life. The Barbershop was exceptionally good and Ben

Living Song' was given its first memorable outing with its memo-

Naughton's singing of 'What a wonderful world' was brilliant.

rable tune is already very popular with singers and audience alike.

'Is you is or is you ain't' a very tricky arrangement gave the Chamber Choir a little trouble first time but then on the Friday

Commemoration Service This year's music for Commemoration saw a return to two pieces which formed the basis of every Commemoration Service in the 1950s -1980s namely Palestrina's 'Tu es Petrus' and Stanford's 'Te Deum'; both are such well constructed works and sound so well in a big acoustic setting such as York Minster. The School Choir much enjoyed the Stanford with its strong positive lines and the Chapel Choir enjoyed the rich sonorities achieved by Palestrina.

The Chamber Choir's singing of 'My Soul there is a country' by Parry was most intense and the Brass with music from the opening of 'Orfeo'by Monteverdi set us off with grandeur.

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performance they really delivered.

The School Choir ended the evening with three pieces 'Bella Notte' from 'the Lady and the Tramp' with George Lister adding to the orchestral texture with his accordion, another performance of Brunner's 'A Living song' and then the finale:- 'One Moment in Time' instead of Whitney Houston we had Maria Lee, Felicity Hearne and Fran Coleman accompanied by a Stage band with changing keys, brass, percussion all leading to a glorious climax.

The money raised during the evening contributes so much to the 'fun' the pupils have on tour.

My thanks go as ever to the Friends of St Peter's who support

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the evening so strongly providing the bar and organising all the extras which make the evening special.

ers that I have known. He has been able to achieve dedication and commitment from pupils who normally one might have expected to give up and he has developed a rapport with his pupils that was

Associated Board and Guildhall/Trinity Exams This year has once again seen a highly successful record of results in Associated Board and Trinity/Guildhall practical and theory examinations. Twelve pupils passed Grade 8, with five distinctions and four merits, and seven pupils passed Grade 7 with two distinctions and three merits. This high standard was also maintained in the lower grades with twenty two pupils achieving either a merit or distinction in Grades 1-6. We are most grateful for the work of the peripatetic music staff who continue to provide excel-

very special; we will miss him greatly.

Simon Marriott leaves the department after four years in which he has brought interesting insights into repertoire and a lively input into the music curriculum especially in year 9. We wish him well in his new work.

My thanks go to all the music staff especially, in addition to Paul Miles-Kingston and Simon Marriott, Chris Blood for his excellent work with the Bands, Brass group and Wind and to Lesley Barlow, our secretary who does such excellent administrative work. The fine work which they do and the high standards that they achieve are all much appreciated.

lent support and teaching for all of our pupils.

Andrew Wright

Music Staff Paul Miles-Kingston joined us in September and settled in so well to our busy routine. Coming from Christ Church Cathedi School Oxford and previous teaching here and at other areas 01 secondary level has given him an important insight into the pro gression of music teaching in schools such as ours. He has already made his mark in able accompaniments in exams and in big services during the school year and in his expert direction of the Barbershop group.

Cynthia Wood joined us as a new piano teacher and her experience as an Associated Board examiner and mentor to other examiners will be most useful.

Claire Jowett one of our violin teachers leaves us after three year's successful teaching here.

Mike Weare has decided to have a change in his career and is leaving teaching. He has been one of the most inspirational teach-

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Barbershop With a change of conductor and the loss of several key members, the group took a little while to form this year but we were able to settle and sing at

the

Christmas Concert.

Following on from this the group has gone from strength to strength throughout the academic year, culminating in an entertaining

performance in

the Cabaret Concerts in June.

The group is currently a young one, full of highly talented musicians and it should be exciting to see these sing together over the next year.

The most experienced member has been Alexander Wordie and his infectious enthusiasm and act-

this demanding work.

ing skill has allowed the other boys to really express themselves.

tremendous energy and enthusiasm to the performance, despite

Andrew Wright was able to bring his

a bout of ill health, and his deep knowledge of the score allowed

Verdi Requiem March 2007 This Easter Term witnessed the most ambitious music project undertaken by the school in recent memory, a performance of

the large musical resources room to express themselves fully. The soloists performed with great conviction with Wendy Coodson (Soprano) in particular producing an outstanding display of singing.

Verdi's 'Requiem' in York Minster on March 17th. The Director of

As part of our fundraising efforts for the year, the event was

Music, Andrew Wright, brought together a choir of more than 250

a great success, raising over £11,000 for our chosen charities. It

singers, consisting of pupils drawn from both St Olave's and St

was also a triumph of organisation led by the Music Department

Peter's (ages 8-18), as well as parents and friends of the school. An

secretary, Lesley Barlow and the Head of Common Room, John

orchestra of around 80 players consisting of pupils and our own

Owen-Barnett. We are most grateful to all parents and friends

music staff, again joined by friends, was assembled along with four

who took the time to attend rehearsals and to take part in the

professional soloists, including one of our own singing teachers,

performance. A recording of the event is now available from the

Wendy Coodson (Soprano).

Music Department, with all proceeds going towards a fund to pur-

The evening proved to be a memorable one with all the performers joining together to produce a wonderful performance of

fe

chase a new harpsichord for the school.

Paul Miles-Kingston

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Creative Writing These are pupils who write simply because they want to. jenni Mellor's poem went a long way to gaining her a place on a highly competitive English course at Warwick and Richard Swan is this year's Skrentry creative writing prize-winner.

Extract from The Different Christmas of Horsey Downs Jacques pondered for a moment. A break-in would attract the attentions of some of the more eager members of the Horsey

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Downs Crime Authority, and may yet cause a significant problem.

What if the boat-man was in? What if he was sitting in his little

"Medic! Get a medic in here now!" Gabriel shouted as they wrestled the writhing, bleeding man onto the table. Angelo kicked off the plates and cutlery - or as much of it as the short time would allow - with a booted foot, whilst straining against Isadore, who screamed and vomited and blurted ungodly obscenities that made him want to weep. The firefight still roared outside, rounds smashing and chattering constantly and explosions liberating the rafters above of their years of accumulated dust. But Gabriel could

room, reading away to himself, easy as you like, and then he hears Jacques breaking the glass or knocking over a vase or some such thing and he comes downstairs and he sees Jacques and raises his weapon? What would happen then? Jacques decided that this wasn't the best idea. Most normal people would have asked the boat-man for some rope, offered to buy it. But then again, Jacques was not a normal person. Tonight, he was Jacques Des Cordages Voles.

barely hear above Isadore's blasphemous bawling.

Jacques fingered his knife and crept to the quayside. He tucked "Shut him up! Shut him up!" he shouted, and Angelo slammed the butt of a rifle into his mouth. It only antagonized the possessed man further, and he foamed blood and vomit again, so much so that his breastplate was completely smothered in fluids which ran in rivers through the seams in the armpits where the crucifix welded into the breastplate burned into his flesh; the stench of daemonic corruption made the two men gag and weep.

Electrotech armour made it more difficult to restrain him than normal and it soon become abundantly clear that they were fighting a losing battle.

himself deeper into his greatcoat. He felt like he was enveloped in a cocoon of warm darkness. He tucked his hands into his sleeves and clapped his fingers against his palm. It looks like a duck-beak, he thought. He looked around. He clapped them again. He looked around. He crept with his long legs to the boats on the quayside.

He started to unwind the ropes from the first boat's mooring. It bobbed out into the water, its body tapering into the current. It struggled and bumped against the waters of the Frimp. The moonlight looked like it was rubbing along the sides and making them glimmer. A strange light seeped up from the river bed and rippled

"MEDIC!" Gabriel screamed, heaving and straining with all his

on the side of the boat. It was dark green. It looked new.ln the sil-

God-given might against the flailing man. Isadore's boot hit the

ver lettering on the front, Jacques could see the name 'Hope'.

back of his legs and he crumpled.

"Gabriel!" Angelo tried to shout, as he was flung across to the far side of the room, hitting the old wall so hard that the bricks and plaster gave way. Isadore was on his feet, hissing and screeching, his eyes a deep black. It was then that the medic, Father Joseph, burst in through the wooden door opposite, clad in the white and blue robes of the apothecary, his electrotech armour adorned with scrolls and crosses and biblical verses. Two great wings grew from either side of his back-mounted powerstat, and a halo of iron hung above his head.

Something shyly yawned in Jacques and opened its new eyes. He thought for a second that this was a sign: a moonlit night, the soft splashing of the lonely river, the light breeze, the snowflakes falling woozily onto Jacques nose as he looked up into the endless night and the scattered stars and remembered what he had been trying to cover up for so long. It was the smell of pine needles and turkeys and bustling carriages and people bumbling along and his mother with her oven-glove on and an apron and brandishing a hot, fruity pie and smiling and shaking her head and her face being all rubbery and soft and kissing her and her curly brown hair looking like it was rising and falling and the light on it and how it looked red and gold

"On to the abyss, daemon!" he bellowed, thrusting forth a cru-

and black at the same time and then he thought of that omnis-

cifix to the screaming man. "The power of Christ compels you! In

cient presence, the shrivelling gaze of Papa, even then wizening

his name, return to the light!"

Isadore did not return to the light.

Richard Swan

rapidly, and how he would look at her with some kind of glint and something that was like a smile and a frown at the same time and she would look at Papa like she had had a shock and Jacques didn't know what to think any more.

The rope slipped from his fingers. Jacques didn't try to catch it.

He just let it wind through his palm and flop into the water, making a splash like a wall being broken up and then letting the silence take it as Hope slipped out of his sight and into the darkness.

Ben Schonewald

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Poem In my glass, I can see it.

I can't put my finger on Quite what, just it. Just something Hiding at the back, far off From my touch and grasp. I look Closer but as I look, I Change. Suddenly, I'm not me.

The Tomb of Tutankhamun - an Extract It was at that moment I realized that I was still crouched from my descent down the painfully short and narrow staircase. I straightened, brushing the dust from my creased brown suit and moving my hat so that it was at the right angle once more. I, Lord Caernarvon, had found the most spectacular Egyptian tomb in the history of Egyptology. I took steps towards the other side of the room where a large, golden box lay...no, not a box, but a large

I'm the face staring back full of Concentration, expectation And something I can't quite fathom.

In my glass it still stares back and I reach out but just can't stretch and Like Alice other worlds elude 1 Til I'm stuck, still not knowing what It could be and what I should do.

Jenni Mellor UVI

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sacred compartment with engravings of the goddess Isis on the sides. I took the small handle in my fingers. Evelyn was beside me now, her eyes still boring into the small casket she held, made of marble, if I wasn't mistaken.

I opened

the

door

of

the

box and another lay

inside...intrigued, I continued to open the doors...four in total, each smaller than the last. More archaeologists had gathered round me like a flock of vultures, eager to know what was in the last box. I ordered them to pull out the result.

A sarcophagus, there was no doubt in my mind.

This is a small but eclectic mix of young writers who meet on a Tuesday after school.

On the Run -An Extract In his hands he clutched a book. Yet this book is no ordinary work of Literature. In fact, it seems to have been crafted by the hand of some supernatural being with a keen sight for beauty, rather than the mitt of any clumsy human. It has a soft, brick red metal spine with golden stems leading off to the centre of the cover. These then intertwine with silver leaves. These are so finely detailed that it looks more like leaf than any craftsman in any world could ever create. What it holds behind its light blue clasps is a mystery to all, including Bartholemew. This is because in the right hand corner of the book there is a large keyhole, and where

Kayleigh Nadin

The Whyvern - An Extract Before I had a chance to respond, the man ran past me, crossbow drawn.The whyvern, which had now started to drink from the lake, just gazed upon the hunter, who was readying to fire. He took a shot and hit the creature in the meat of the neck, just below the bewildering green-blue scales running from its mighty head to the tip of its tail. To the hunter's surprise, the whyvern just turned around and started drinking again. He stared in disbelief until he noticed that the bolt hadn't actually pierced the armoured scale on the creature's neck.

I turned to notice that the frozen tableaux under the treetops

the key may be is known by no-one except the most ancient and

had begun to revive itself and once again I could see the mirror-

learned of spirits.

like membranes of the fish in the lake.

So, this came to that, and here he is now - torn and cold - on a mountainside.

When I looked again, the hunter had vanished.

Eddie Frost

Hugo Corden-Lloyd

U.K.2527-An Extract Welcome to the UK. Please see our ruined houses and deserted roads. Mingle among the skeletons or strife, and travel among our polluted, black-sanded beaches with rotting fish carcasses lying by the sand-scrapers. In short, a desolate world. We are

County and Friends.

Act1 Scene 1.

In this scene a group of young ladies sit at home in Hadingmount Hall discussing the County and Friends Ball.

(A servant enters the room.)

ruined, and our people have moved to other parts of the globe -

Servant: Lady Faventhro, a dress maker is here to see you. She says

Antarctica, which has now flourished into tropical Junga, into tem-

she is here to fit the ladies of Hadingmount Hall for some gowns.

perate but weak cities where the tree-toppers live. Others would

May I allow her to enter?

ascend into the heavens, for the ambition amongst the stars. The

(Lady Faventhro - Mama, stands up gracefully, but with a manner

Astromos seek this. Most people live in dirty H-lumps, a cross

of importance and determination)

between hovels and slums.

Why have we become so monstrous?

Justin Wong

Lady F: Very well, one would have to say however that there is a difference between being prompt and being early. Bring her in (she clicks here fingers.) She may enter. Do warn her however that I, a Lady married to a noble man of such great importance should not be interrupted until the appropriate time - certainly not over half an hour early.

(Lady F. exits the room leaving three girls sat in the drawing room)

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Elisa: Oh, I am so excited about getting our dresses fitted for the

Isabelle: So?

ball!

Gertrude: Well he keeps proposing to us.

Isabelle: A ball? Oh my goodness that is so exciting. Am I invited?

Elisa: If one of us says no, then he goes and asks the other.

Gertrude: Indeed it is exciting, but I am afraid dear friend that you

Isabelle: Just marry him, get some more money, wear a new dress

are not at all acquainted with the Alan-Buckley family.

every day, eat roast dinner every meal of every day! Eat off gold

Isabelle: Maybe they could possibly invite me so that they may

plates in lavishly furnished rooms... (beginning to sound very

become acquainted with me?

excited)

Gertrude: I dare say that would be nice, but your family is not

Elisa: That is what Mama says we should do!

important enough, he might not have heard of your family name,

Gertrude: So materialistic! (Looking down her nose)

let alone wish to find out who you are.

Isabelle: erm.... Yes..er.. of course..eh.... erm.. so materialistic.

Isabelle: Well there is no need to be so harsh!

Elisa: Shhhhhhhh.... She iss coming, talk about flowers or some-

Elisa: True, but dearest Isabelle, you must accept, that from your

thing! If mama hears us bad mouthing a Noble man she'll be furi-

rather lowly upbringing, it is surprising that we would even bat an

ous!

eye lid at you..

(Mama enters)

Isabelle: Yes, I realise now. Anyway, who is this HE you just men-

Gertrude: erm... erm

tioned?

Gertrude: HE... is Master Timothy Alan-Buckley, son of Jonathan Alan-Buckley, grandson of the extremely well known (well for our class anyway (Elisa interrupts) Elisa: Gertrude! I beg you not to be so rude, you know it upsets Isabelle.

Gertrude: As I was saying, he is the grandson of the extremely well known late Sir Vincent Antonio Isaac Nathaniel Alan-Buckley.

Isabelle: Blimey!

erm... poison ivy!

(Elisa glares at her) Isabelle: so, enough about plants and wood land Are you going to have tartan or silk?

Elisa: Silk you commoner! What do you take me for?

Gertrude: Now who's being rude?

Isabelle: Especially in front of mama! (in a sarcastic whisper) All the girls hiss and snigger quietly as Lady F. enters the room, frowning, followed by the dress maker.

By Ellie Binks, 3P

Elisa: for goodness sake use a manner of decorum, especially when Mama is around!

Neglected

Isabelle: Oh, Sorry, but when you take the first letters of each of his names excluding his surname, well... it spells out vain! Is he

The rough shimmering fur that coats this wild beast,

vain?

That sways through the trees with such majesty,

Gertrude: I don't know! Like I said... the late, (begins to sound frustrated) oh I'm not saying all those names again! He died long before I was even a twinkle in my mother's eye! Even longer before

And lives up high in the Forest's great canopy, He forages for food searching for berries, That hang off the trees and glow like gems in the dark,

the nursery was repainted awaiting the arrival of Elisa.

The forest has never seen such a creature,

Isabelle: No, not he! I mean this young Timothy Alan-Buckley. Is

That is as careful and graceful in all of its actions,

he vain? Handsome? Rich? Polite? Loving? Willing to marry a

That cares for its home and is filled with such innocence,

young girl of inferior birth?

Now all alone with no family or companionship,

Elisa: Yes-

It travels like a nomad lost and afraid,

Isabelle: Brilliant! (sounding delighted.)

These phenomenal beasts are leaving our world,

Elisa: No! Well I mean yes, well actually no...

They are shot by men, who have little respect,

Gertrude: Spit it out or he'll be as late as his grandfather!

That think animals are like trophies or monuments,

Elisa: What I mean is, is that he is vain, he is rich, occasionally polite

And care little for their world in which they feel safe,

and willing to marry (but certainly not a girl of inferior birth!) He's

This world will die if mankind ignores these signs,

none of the good things. Vain, of course, he thinks the world of

The destruction of beauty by destroying the forests,

himself.

The killing of innocent creatures like the chimpanzee,

Gertrude: Concentrate girls! Mama will come back in here soon

The wasting of materials that should have been left,

with the dress maker, before long we'll be made to stand in weird

To keep Earth alive and to remove a new threat,

poses to make sure the dresses fit every inch of our body! Anyway,

This is our world that we humans have wasted.

I was about to explain that the ball we are going to is the County and Friend's Ball. It is held every year by Noble gentlemen at his estate. Every worthy person in the county is invited. These people are allowed to invite people from other counties. This encourages trade, but more importantly for some advantageous gentlemen, it encourages a marriage!

Elisa: However the bad thing is that Timothy Alan-Buckley is

With many majestic creatures, That have perished by our actions, Are lost forever only remembered as pictures, With our future generations staring in awe, Learning how man killed them before.

Adam Edwards 3P

organising it.

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Third Form response to the Annual Exhibition of Pupils'Art Artist: Abigail BambridgeV Response: Jared Bambridge

The picture conjures up an image of suspense and for many reasons it is scary, due to there not being any signs of life. The mood has been captured of this ghostly place. It reminds me of a trip to the Lake District I went on. Crossing over a rickety bridge, I felt as if somebody was watching me because it was raining and I was all alone. This picture reminds me of that loneliness.

Abigail has drawn and painted pictures of our relatives in different styles to create different effects; she has spent large

Artist: Cameron MacRostie LVI

amounts of time drawing our grandmother. A specific picture that

Response: Jenny Cameron

caught my eye was one of my grandmother when she was a young woman, beautiful and youthful looking; behind this is a picture of my grandma as she is today. In this part of the picture she has used pencil to draw. This effect makes the object in the drawing look old and withered. Over this drawing is a painting of my grandma when she was a young adult. This painting is done in colour and she looks beautiful. The brightly coloured painting over the dark grey pencil drawing gives a clear view of ageing; also, the connection can be made that it is the same woman by clear facial expressions.

The picture describes to me a story. It is almost as if my grandma is looking back in time upon what she used to be and

I really like one particular painting because I think it shows the

what she is now. The painting of the face is tiled and this gives the

meaning of freedom. People are dancing and laughing and gener-

effect of a reflection - an indulging in her own thoughts. I also feel

ally seem to be having a great time, just doing what they please,

that the picture is representing the doors of time, as in the first

without a care in the world. The balloons that Cameron has added

painting she is young. This painting then opens in two, almost like

to the painting place emphasis on the energy in the room, as they

doors, to reveal the aged, withered and weather-beaten woman. I

are bouncing off the weird and wonderful people whose minds

think the doors are symbolic because the opening of them is the

seem to have been taken over by insanity.

start of something new and the closing of the doors represents

Cameron himself is in the painting; he is the central person in

the ending, almost as if everything is finished and it is time to

the crowd and his black coat blends into the darkness behind him.

leave. In both pictures the woman is smiling, giving the view of a

I think this has been done purposely because no-one seems to be

life joyfully lived.

paying any attention to him. It's almost like he's invisible to every-

Artist: Pang Wai Hong UVI

one else, and the way he's pulling the man back in front of him

Response: Tom White

gives me the impression that he's behind the actions of everyone there, like he's the puppet-master or magician and he's controlling

This picture is of a dark bridge and it is drawn using charcoal.

There are waves crashing against the sides of the pillars, chopping in the wind. There is a sea of black clouds, covering the horizon and just waiting to drop their bombs of freezing rain. The hills in the background are dark and ghostly, no inhabitants but the wet grass, blowing in the breeze. The bridge itself is tall, dark and gloomy.

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Artist: Anna Peach LVI

and a reason for the way it is. Dominic explores the convention of

Response: Sophie Manning

the corset used in Westwood's work, which often has a very nineteenth century feel. In the 1800s, women were desperate for the

I was particularly

appearance of femininity and class, not individuality. The dress is

impressed

put together with the traditional large skirt with pinned folds but

with Anna's mod-

he has added a train, which I thought looked beautiful. There is a

els of egg shells.

meeting of polite and obviously inoffensive fashions of earlier

These were very

periods with the rogue influence of the fashion industry.

thin, plaster cast moulds

of bal-

Artist: Olivia Towers LVI

loons. Her sketch-

Response: Sam Harris

book explains why she decided to do eggs as a project.

She described the egg as a form of freedom. The hard, yet delicate white shell imprisons the yolk and egg white but when the egg shell is broken, the inside escapes and it is free. It is hard to catch because it is so slimy and slippery and oozes through your fingers if you try to hold it. Anna paints two pictures of eggs; they are both broken so that you can see the egg leaking out of its white prison.

I also found the work on the sea-turtle interesting. The artist describes how 'their shells have many hidden colours', and you

The key feature of the piece that I'm studying is sadness.

have to look closer to find them. The painting has parts of a news-

There's paint running down over writing, smudging the contents

paper article buried within the shell of the turtle and this may

of the school reports used, maybe covering memories.The girl her-

imply that the shell holds many secrets. The sea around the main

self looks worn and tired. Her neck looks gaunt and there are dark

feature is swimming with greens and blues, which makes you feel

circles around her eyes. Her eyes are white, making them stand

like you are swimming along with the turtle.

out against the background which draws you in to make you look at her pupils, which are big and black. They have a shine in them,

Artist: Dominic Collingridge UVI

which gives the impression of innocence.

Response: Rebecca Taylor

V i v i e n n e Westwood stands

herself

for

bold

This picture is not a joyful picture but is one of misery, gloom and melancholy. It is special and stood out from the other pictures because of the use of personal objects and personal emotions.

visions of freedom,

Artist: James Manning V

independence

Response: Will Hockin

and

liberty. 'Anglo Mania' is based on the history of British culture and how it shaped fashion. Her love for creating wild designs began

when

she

opened a shop called 'Too fast to live, Too young to die' which, in my opinion, perfectly

sums

up

Westwood's outlook on life and the intricate world of fashion. I think Dominic has portrayed many aspects of Westwood in the dress that he has made, as the priority is for it to look aesthetically pleasing. It is not the kind of dress you can only look at once. I think that compared to the other art, this attracted me the most.

When I first looked at it, it was a dress, but when I looked again, more closely and in detail, it did become a piece of art, with a story

My

initial

response to this drawing was that it seemed like a medieval street, deep in dark and chilling mysteries.

There

are

attached houses with

cobbled

pavements running

alongside

them. The colours initially are very dark with little glimpses bright,

of striking

colours, although they are overshadowed.

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This particular drawing reminds me of a theatre set; it looks a bit like a backdrop in a West End stage setting. If it were to be a part of a play set then it would be a romantic and civilized sort of scene, with medieval houses and a cobblestone road. When I look deep into this drawing, I think this is a lost village, still intact. It is as if nothing has touched this boulevard for hundreds of years.

And finally, some third form work inspired by 'The Return of the Hunters' by the Flemish artist Pieter Breughel the elder 1525-69 The men came from the inn,

Artist: Lucinda Frost Wear Response: Hugo Corden-Lloyd

The inn at the foot of the mountain, By the house covered in snow.

Caverns with icy depths, Where the cold, lifeless corpses lie, Moving to nowhere.

Mystical mountain! We tiredly climb, While you vigorously stand in our way.

A long way down, but at the top The view!

Divine Kudzwelor

Terrifying crows, Soaring, squawking, swift through the sky.

Bone-chilling cliffs, overlooking Desperate villagers.

Solemn hunters, Trudge home tiredly.

Blissful ice-skaters Under a dull horizon.

A welcoming fire Fiercely crackles.

Crave people Strenuously try.

Jess Mawson

Tone, texture, boldness, colour, richness, imagery. It has it all.

The wall is lined with pictures and sketchbooks, crammed with ideas. All the paintings are distinctly individual, with their own, unique style. There is a picture of a wardrobe packed with dresses.

A green garment is singled out. The detail of the dress is sublime and it has folds, the way dresses fold. It creates shadow, the way clothes should. Another painting blends and merges a selection of reds, oranges and yellows. This is then incorporated into a facial portrait of the artist, with shining blue eyes piercing the canvas.

Hungry hunters trot through snow Keeping warm from icy blizzards Nippy inn with fiery blazes Eerie churches frosted up Crows fanning bleak mountains Leisurely ice-skating Maids slowly collecting wood Village piercingly cold.

Ben Lenighan

My favourite, however, is the one which combines African masks, lizards and emerald green plants. It is arguably not as detailed as the wardrobe, nor as well-conceived as the face, but it is bold and colourful. It creates a stronger image (in my head at least) and is the one with lasting presence.

Tired hunters trudge in icy teal.

Skaters dance over the lake, Jutting cliffs white in Snowy layers.

Frostbitten roof-tops.

Looming, middle-age churches And creaking inn, starved of warmth.

Tom Fynn

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The Whiteston Gallery | The gallery now in its fourth year has built a reputation for showcasing the work of practising artists from across the country.

The value of the gallery to the school is not purely commercial and indeed our commission is considerably less than other galleries.

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the school will continue to grow and develop.This year more so than previously we have had a very full itinerary.

The year kicked off with an exhibition by Trevor Neal a Sheffield based figurative artist. His large portraits of the great and good such as Mickjagger and Andy Warhol were an acquired taste but best, in my opinion, were his views of Tuscany. Although well attended at the PV the show was not a big seller.

Next up was a joint exhibition of pots and paintings by artists Anne Ramsden and John Thornton. This was Anne's first major exhibition but the quality of her hand-thrown ceramic vessels illustrated that this could be the first of many.These were snapped This year's exhibition programme has attracted numerous people, other than those inside the school community, through the doors. The P.R. value of this is undeniable. In addition our pupils have the advantage of seeing the work of practising artists at first hand.

Difficult though it is for pedestrians and drivers to access the gallery I hope that the value of this space to the creative ethos of

up in a buying frenzy on the first night.

The walls of the exhibition were adorned by land and seascapes by Selby artist John Thornton.

John is a very skilful painter and his work is much sought after in Yorkshire and further a field. These too proved to be popular with buyers. I bought one myself and it now hangs proudly in my dining room at home. Fantastic!

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Old Dogs New Tricks 'Old Dogs New Tricks' was the name given to an exhibition in February by a group of four retired teachers of art who having spent most of their lives giving their best ideas to pupils now have the time to be creative in their own right. Paintings by John Todd and 87 year old Edna Downs, and ceramics by Jeff Teasdale and Geff Fogg filled both the gallery and the annex.

This was a mixed and interesting show with large and smallscale paintings, raku ware, and hand built slab pots, installations and land-based art all on show. Pages in the comments book were quickly filled with exclamations of praise.

Three Old Dogs' Jeff Fogg, Edna Downs and Jeff Teasdale

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Award Presentations In March the William Etty and Albert Moore Awards were made.The Presentations took place in the gallery and an exhibition of the work was displayed until the end of April.

The award winners were ...

The William Etty Award for Life Class 1st Prize John Houghton-Brown 2nd Prize Eve Newby 3rd Prize Holly Robertson Highly Commended Emily Outhwaite Commended Katherine Moore The Albert Moore Award Senior 1st Prize Andrew Lum 2nd Prize Maria Lee 3rd Prize James Beadnall Highly Commended Wai Hong Pang and William Bickford-

Finally the Annual Exhibition of Pupils'Art took place at the end of June. The gallery space was used for UVI work whilst every

Smith

inch of wall and floor space to hand over two floors was used to

Commended Molly Anderson.

display the work of pupils ranging from III form to upper VI. Some of the exhibits can be seen in the Exhibition section of this maga-

The Albert Moore Award Junior 1st Prize Kevin Mak 2nd Prize Edmund Toomey 3rd Prize Imogen Storrs Highly Commended Abigail Bambridge and Nichole Dean Commended Rosie Dallas The awards were judged by Graham Alcock, Leslie Jackson and Vicki Jackson from Queen Margeret's and Bootham. I am grateful to them for their hard work and professionalism.

zine.

More exhibitions are already planned for next year. We will be showcasing the work of Louise Waller a young ceramicist and David Woods an up and coming painter of abstracts in November.

In January we hope to show the paintings of Brian Hutchinson and in March a mixed exhibition of work by artists who have studied at the Royal Academy School of Art. All three exhibitions will be exciting and I hope that as many as possible will attend.

J.Darmody

Life Study by John Houghton-Brown William Etty Award 1st Prize

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Cameron MacRostie LVI

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Andrew Walkland LVI

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Postcard Portrait

Mr M.Dawson Head of DT Mr Dawson retires at the end of this year so we thought we had better find out what makes him tick before he leaves.

Mr. Dawson, what is your unfulfilled ambition?

To go fishing in Alaska.

What was your worst pre-teaching job?

Probably packing Christmas tree decorations, or digging out sewers.

What was your worst fashion mistake?

The 70s! I had shoulder length hair.

Do you have a favourite song?

'Everyday' by Buddy Holly. Mmm!

Can you describe your most disastrous DT situation?

A member of the Lower Sixth made a hot air balloon as their project. The alcohol that he was using for fuel set on fire and the whole balloon burst into flames, just as the headmaster walked in whilst showing prospective parents around the school.

If a genie granted you three wishes what would they be?

I.That it's always springtime.

2. That I'm always fit enough to fish.

3. For peace and quiet.

Who are your three ideal dinner party guests?

Some good alcoholics.

Do you have any plans for your forthcoming retirement?

Fishing, quiet and Havana cigars.

If you could be anyone for the day who would you be and why?

George Bush, because then I could change the world.

Which animal would you choose to be and why?

A tiger, because they're beautiful.

What would you have been if you hadn't become a DT teacher?

A Civil Engineer, but that would be too boring!

Thank you James Roach, lain Macalister and Sophie Cuthbertson UVI

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Mrs J. Lawrence 1. So, you come here often?

(Laughs) As often as I have to

2. Which three guests, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party and why?

Obviously Shakespeare...(pause) come on help me here, who else? living or dead?

Or living dead?

I can't concentrate with you cackling in the background. A candlelit dinner for two, with Shakespeare. I don't want anybody else. I've already told you.

10. Why? Because he's imaginary...

3. Do you ever get deja vu?

11. OK...what's your worst way to die?

Yes (laughs), but I can't remember any...I've had. It's when

Ooh - like Margaret

you think you've seen something before, isn't it. I can't

Clitherow, who had big stones put on her and was crushed to

remember any.

death - her eyes bulged and everything. That, or being chased by a mob of angry peasants and getting ripped apart

4. Do you ever get deja vu? (laughs) I'm refusing to answer any more questions.

and eaten.

5. Which one of us d o you find more attractive?

12. What would your heaven and hell be?

(laughs, lengthy contemplative pause) Oh, you want an

Oh God, heaven is an empty room,

answer?! I suppose Archie is more attractive in a tunic, wear-

a big book and a glass of wine. Hell

ing eyeliner. But generally, Richard is the more attractive of

is - what do I hate more than any-

the two of you.

thing? (long, uncomfortable silence). Hell = maths.

6. Good answer. What is your greatest achievement to date?

Oh God...probably still being alive? I don't really have any

13. Which teachers do you think you could beat in a fight?

achievements. Getting a job? I don't know. Next question.

I couldn't possible say, or I'd have to kill you. OK, Mr Brown.

I'd lick him.

7. Do you have any ambitions?

14. What would your political party stand for?

(pause) To be...

(Lengthy unintelligible rant on socialism)

• A pilgrim?

No! To do better at...no, to be very,

15. And finally: What would your chosen epitaph be?

very clever.

'Here lies Mrs Lawrence; she tried really hard.'

8. Could you describe yourself in three words?

Thankyou Mrs Lawrence

Irritable, compassionate, and excitable.

9. If you could have any fantasy pet, what would it be?

A giant rabbit.

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Mr Paddy Stephen Paddy leaves Manor House after 14 years. A glutton for punishment he takes on Grove. Another 14 years?

1. Who would you say your greatest hero would be?

Winston Churchill or possibly Nelson Mandela. If we're talking sport it would without a doubt be Daley Thompson simply because he was great at taking the mickey!

7. What are you views on tea?

I think it is insipid - it has milk and I just don't like it.

Actually, it reminds me of tea with the Queen and cucumber sandwiches!

2. Being a biologist, what is your favourite part of the human anatomy?

(His first response was unduly coarse)....

The Brain because we have no idea how it works but yet it is you and everything about you.

3. Who would you most want fighting next to you in the D-Day landings?

Stewart Howman - I would just hide behind him!

4. If you were slimmer, how fast do you think you could run the London Marathon?

I would like to say under 4 hours

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8. How long did it take you to perfect the Mr. Owen Barnett impression?

It took me 25 years, on and off.

Editor's note ..I know we have used this image once already but it is so good!

9. What will you miss most from the Manor?

5. Were you born fat, or did you have to work at it?

The sense of humour and the healthy disregard for things and rules that don't matter.

I had to work extremely hard, it has cost an awful lot of time, money, and friends in order to attain and maintain my figure.

I would say that it is my greatest achievement and that in fact chubbiness should not be a negative thing but rather a sign of power.

10. What's your funniest memory from the Manor?

6. What three items would you take with you on a desert island?

Firstly, I would assume that the island grew a fresh supply of coffee and then I would take; a coffee grinder; something with which to heat the water; and a cup.

There are several, for example locking Nick Devlin out of the house and watching him attempt, and fail, to get onto the roof. The most recent would have to be the incident with K.B!

1 1 . What is your shoe size?

8Vz - Will is forever stealing my shoes now.

12. Just how cool are the Manor U6th?

I would say that they are a pretty cool group mostly in that they are strange!

Kris Rawcliffe and Richard Swan UVI

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Rugby 1ST XV-SEASON 2007 PLAYED: 12

WON: 7

POINTS FOR 188

LOST: 5

POINTS AGAINST: 201

RETIRING CAPTAINS

W

18-15

TRENT COLLEGE

L

28-17

WOODHOUSE GROVE

W

18-10

HYMERS

W

12-5

LGS

W

29-5

AMPLEFORTH

W

20-11

QEGSWAKEFIELD

L

19-11

BARNARD CASTLE

L

9-5

POCKLINGTON

W

34-19

BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL

L

19-13

SEDBERGH

L

50-0

HYMERS* DMC

W

18-13

CAPTAIN: Yorkshire U18 :

Tom Slingsby Gareth Drabble, John Houghton Brown, James McTurk

Yorkshire U -17: Selected for North U -18:

Edmund Pang Gareth Drabble

The season started with a tour to Limerick in Ireland. We played Leinster A and lost 14 - 0 in a warm up game. We then played a local club called Young Munster and won 26 - 21.

Unfortunately, in this game we lost our school 1st XV captain Tom Slingsby with a head injury, which was a cruel blow to the side. The tour ran well and gave us the necessary preparation time for the Kings Macclesfield Tournament. At the Kings Macclesfield Tournament we played King Edward's School Bath and won 7 - 0.

We drew with Sandbach High School and Cheltenham College and beat Ellesmere College 7-0.

The opening fixture against Trent College was very disappointing. We did not start playing until the second half. The forwards were under tremendous pressure against an aggressive Trent College side and we simply did not get into the game.

Training went well in the week leading up to the Woodhouse Grove game. Against a formidable Woodhouse Grove pack we managed to fight our corner and hold on to enough possession to kick the corners. J. Bairstowdid this brilliantly. A spirited fight back

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in the second half saw us through in the end. Hymers were expected to do very well this year. We had other ideas. Our pack competed very well at set piece and managed to organise our defence so that we frustrated them throughout the entire game.

They could not get through Chris Cronin and Oliver Hawking who were outstanding in the midfield. Careth Drabble and J H Brown tackled their 'socks off in this game. In the end we hung on for a very well deserved victory.

We played some brilliant rugby against Leeds Grammar School. Combinations started to work more effectively, which resulted in a 29 - 5 victory. At a very hostile Ampleforth this year

in this game. J.Wilkinson would have been proud of that one.

Barnard Castle had the usual imports in their side and they were a formidable pack. However we fought hard against them, and could have been a Daily Mail finalist this year but again could not convert pressure into points.

On a windy day at Pocklington we started slowly and grew in confidence as the game progressed. Their pack competed well with ours for a period of time. However, when the game became more open we ran riot, scoring tries for fun. Josh Storrs and P.Dennison were particularly impressive.

Tom Slingsby led from the front as 1st XV captain. Unfortunately

Bradford had a lot of injuries this season but they had their

he was injured and could not continue. When the boys realised

quality players back for the fixture against us in the last 32 of the

that the 1st XV captain was injured they grew collectively as a side

DMC competition. We struggled to hang on to their determination

and there was a steely determination to do well for one another.

to get over the white wash. We were a little complacent and this

J.Bairstow and E.Pang worked well in tandem and Bairstow kicked

was the catalyst for defeat in this game. The boys defended for

us into position which enabled us to kill off Ampleforth. This was

long periods and gave everything, but it was not to be.

an excellent team effort.

We played Sedbergh away this year. They had not lost this

At QEGS Wakefield we had the majority of possession and

season and we knew that it was going to be a tough assignment

played without some of our so called star players. The pack had the

and it proved to be. We gave everything for seventy minutes. We

majority of territory in the first and second half, but we could not

eventually lost the game 50 - 0. The boys should be very proud of

convert the pressure into points. J Bairstow struck a great drop kick

themselves for consistently putting in week after week performances which demonstrated heart, passion and the will to win.Tom Slingsby made a good captain. It was such a shame that he did not play all of the season. I think he would have played for Yorkshire if he had been fit. Comfortable victories this season, were the one's against Hymers away and Woodhouse Grove at home. Chris Cronin's tackle on the line to prevent a try will stay with me for along time.The 1st XV are a great bunch of boys who have a good work ethic. They play hard on and off the field but are always courteous in defeat. I wish all the players well in the future and I hope to see you all again in the near future on a rugby field somewhere. It has been a pleasure to work with you to strive to improve you as young aspiring rugby players. I will be keeping a close eye on you next year as you hopefully make good progress in the rugby season and in national competitions. Best of Luck.

R.J.Francis

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2nd XV Rugby PLAYED: 11 POINTS FOR: 218

WON: 10

LOST: 1

POINTS AGAINST: 90

The 2006/7 season proved to be very successful for the 2nd XV and was at times very frustrating. There was a general commitment to training from most players, but on occasions one or two lacked concentration which is always detrimental to what we are trying to achieve. We started the season with a 15-0 win over Trent College away. It was a fairly good start to the season: the forwards won some good ball and the backs seemed to have a lot of attacking potential. Unfortunately, for our next game versus Woodhouse Grove our back line changed entirely, which continued throughout the season. We did however manage to scrape a win 14-6. It is always frustrating for the coach and the players when changes occur to the team and on occasions this would be Saturday morning. It is however the nature of second team rugby and the boys need to learn to cope with this unset-

unfamiliar territory.

Alastair played in a number of positions

throughout the season, due to his versatility and all round ability.

I hope he can find a secure position next year.

tlement Our half back pairing was always consistent in terms of

Our next fixture was the eagerly awaited Ampleforth derby.

personnel and their match performances. Callum Sinclair was a

As always the boys were well up for this match and we played our

typical nuggety scrum half always getting under the opposition's

best rugby so far. Our forwards were always dominant in the

skin. His passing and disruptive techniques improved a lot over

game and our back line performed very well. We ran out clear 27-

the season. He must develop his awareness around the ruck and offer more snipes and box kicking options. Jack Page at fly half also always performed superbly on match days. He has good awareness and an excellent understanding of the game. Jack's defence was very impressive all season which is a huge bonus to have in a fly half. He must try to play much flatter next season and bring his backs into the game more. If Jack is willing to put the effort into training, he is capable of playing at a much higher level in the future. We had a very tight game against Hymers.

Again our center pairing changed. We scraped through 15-10.

Throughout the season we had Ollie Denton, Oliver Hawking, Tom Lloyd, Josh Storrs and Andrew Walkland playing at centre. All of these boys performed their roles very well and had experience at playing here. On occasions when all of these boys were in the first team Alastair Penty and Callum Stark had much success in

7 winners and this could have been more. We had a lot of pace on the wings all season and they were in their element here. Oliver Telfer and Tommy Tarn grabbing tries and Johnny Roman coming on as he did throughout the season to add his brand of speed and aggression to the team.

Ben Eaves improved a lot at full back

throughout the year. He had his best game against QEGS the next week. We were always under pressure in this game and Ben created two tries through his evasive running and pace, snatching a 12-10 victory for us.

In the following few games our forwards really started to show their worth. We were always dominant in the line out throughout

the year. Matthew Hall's superb throwing certainly helped here,

standards which they achieve either later in the term or in subse-

but with the strength of our lifters and James Roach's and Harry

quent years. For others the 3rd XV is the pinnacle of their school

Hustler's excellent jumping we took most opposition line outs

rugby careers and others still return to the game for a final throw

apart. Richard Heaton, Harry Hustler and William Ashman were all

of the rugby dice.

very destructive and excellent ball carriers all season and with Emraz Zaman our front five were always on the front foot in matches. We had tough forward battles versus Barnard Castle (188), Pocklington (22-3) and Scarborough Vlth form College (12-8), but managed to win through in all of these games.

Our back row also changed a lot throughout the season. It made little difference who played, as all of the players were superb tacklers and scrapped for the ball well on the floor. Hamish Taylor and Dominic Hanly were probably the pick of our back row throughout the season, both technically very good in the contact area and always committed around the field. Alastair Penty, Callum Stark and Harry Caley all played crucial parts throughout the season. Our next game against Leeds Grammar was our most decisive of the season. The team all competed very well in the game and many of our players came off and we ran out clear 480 winners. Bradford Grammar School also proved a very tough opposition, but we again performed exceptionally well and thoroughly deserved a 27-0 win. Our final game of the season was against Sedbergh and we went into the game undefeated. Our forwards performed magnificently and certainly outplayed their larger opposition. Again, a lack of inexperience in our back line cost us dearly. Although, the skill and pace of Sedbergh's back three was certainly in a different class. We ended up losing 38-8. I was very proud of the team's performances all season and their performance in this last game was testament to the skill, determination and progress they have made this year. I look forward to seeing the fruits of this season flourish with some of these boys again next year. I sincerely thank James Roach for his superb job of binding this team together and leading from the front all

This year's Club had its own unique blend and within its number there were individuals who characterised the strengths and values of the group. The results seem something of an irrelevance and to detail them would be dull (and I've lost them). More apposite is to mention some of the personalities that embody the spirit of the group.

The team's shirts over the course of the term were filled by in excess of 40 boys (though not at once) and to avoid the perils of injury, promotion to the 2nd XV and deselection and play in all of the games is something of an achievement. Two players managed this. At scrum half, Edward Diggory played with gusto and, for someone with relatively little bulk, punched well above his weight, driving the forwards, releasing the backs and never shirking the most bone-crunching of contact situations. In the second row, Matthew Waugh served us equally well and was a consistently strong carrier of the ball.

For his ever-presence and positive

attitude he was awarded the Player of the Year award. Richard Kirsch captained the side and played in all but the last fixture (when away at Cambridge for interview) and will be remembered not only for his commitment to the cause but also for his prolixity - I shall not forget Richard's sermon on life which lasted the duration of our trip to Barnard Castle and shall choose my seat on coaches with more care in future. Finally I shall mention Nicholas Jennings. Our perennial fringe player, Nick played two seasons for the team and despite often wearing a number greater than 15, never allowed his enthusiasm or generosity for others to be dampened. He is a real gentleman.

To mention selected individuals and not the rugby would be wrong, so to redress the balance, the trip to Sedbergh deserves

NBS

3rd XV The 3rd XV (aka The Club) has developed a reputation for a variable mixture of sporting prowess, companionship and gentlemanly conduct. Not serious enough to be hung up about defeat but too committed to be indifferent about success, the group takes games and results as they find them and just enjoys the game.

Some come to the team as a stepping stone to higher teams and

recounting. Having been annihilated twelve months previously by over 100 points, we sallied forth through the Dales for our last game of the season with not ill-founded trepidation despite facing a 4th XV. I left the pitch having enjoyed a battling defeat with a sense of pride in the team's tenacity, courage and conduct. The way we play is more important than the outcome we achieve.

All the boys who played and trained deserve and have my thanks as does MJG for his help and good humour.

Long live The Club.

MCL

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U16 Rugby Looking back over nine months from pre-season training in July to the Rosslyn Park Sevens in March, the thing that really

without fuss says much

about

all

three and their strong sense of team spirit.The

sticks in the mind has been a real sense of purpose. Over thirty of

no 10 shirt was occupied

the squad and others from different years attended regular

with distinction by Luke who

training during the summer holiday and fitness and basic skills

also went on to represent his county.

certainly improved in those eight weeks. This enabled us to begin

When injury or county commitments intervened James

the season with a warm up fixture with Doncaster RUFC U16

deputised without difficulty. Both Toby L and W alongside Chris

Colts. This was a really excellent game against very good, physical

performed well in the B side showing real ability. It was particu-

and committed opposition. The boys acquitted themselves very

larly good to see Chris figure so strongly in the preparation for the

well and could have won this very close game. The lessons learnt

sevens, even if he was ultimately to miss out this season. We were

here proved invaluable during the remainder of the season. The

blessed with exceptional centres in Richard and Robbie. That Richard missed out on a Yorkshire shirt can only have been down to injury at the wrong time as his partner in the mid-field, Robbie, subsequently went on to represent England. Their lines of running, physicality, pace and decision making alongside Luke made them formidable all season notably at Hymers and Bradford. Our wings had real pace and it was good to see James, JJ and Jonathan all acquit themselves with distinction during the season. Sam at full back started the season with a lack of self belief and ended it a stand out player of real quality who will be sadly missed in the seasons to come. Tristan was not only outstanding in any role he was asked to play in the backs but also showed his team spirit and will to win under the most difficult circumstances. The boys all knew this and their support of him during this time and that of their parents put all results, both good and bad into proper perspective and displayed the real meaning of community, sportsmanship and team spirit. The B team is that only in name at this level.The boys are coached together and do all the same drills and for their physique do just as well. That 27 boys played for the A team and another three could easily have done so on merit says much for the quality of the squad at this level. Rosslyn Park provided the boys with a chance to match themselves with the very best of their age in the country. They just fell at the last hurdle on the first day having won their group and the first quali-

front row was blessed by real talent and even the loss of Louis

fying round. It must be remembered that training is done in the

with a broken collar bone could be coped with. Kev, Sho, Sam and

boys' spare time and that two of the squad were also 1st XI

Teddy all played with great heart and no little skill, with Sam

hockey players. This commitment is outstanding

going on to represent Yorkshire. We were blessed with two very

and does these young men real credit. The

fine locks in Alistair and Joe who quickly adapted to the new skills

future is bright if they continue to enjoy their

required in both the scrum and the line out where Joe proved an

rugby and play with the style and freedom

outstanding two jumper. The back row was always formidable in

they have developed. I would extend a huge

defence with Tom (capt), Ben and Josh leading the way. However

thank you both personally and on behalf of

as the season went on their attacking options also became a

the boys for the help that Mr Brown has

feature as the very fine win over Bradford showed. With such

given this season. His unique personality and^jj

physical rugby being played, injury is inevitable and a good squad

great sense of fun will be sorely missed by us

of players was always available. It was good to see Adam, Greg,

all. I would also thank Andrew Gardner and

Robert and Sam all play well in the A team. Others were also good

lain Jarvis for their invaluable help during

enough to feature had it been required most notable being James,

the season. Finally it was an absolute

PJ and Rory. As this suggests the B team pack was very good

pleasure to be on the touch line with such

indeed and Adam and PJ's leadership was appreciated all season.

a supportive and positive group of parents

We were very fortunate to have three good no 9's all with

who watched the game as well as their own

different qualities. James was like another back row all tackling

child, supported the team and applauded good

and thrust around the fringes, only injury preventing him going to

play from all sides and never criticised mistakes.

Rosslyn Park. Toby provided the best reader of the game and an

It is no wonder that this group of young men enjoy

excellent link with his forwards. Mike proved to have the best

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Grove showed the players were capable of some resilience.

Divine Kudzewlor ran hard throughout the season, and was top try scorer. He should be thanked for playing in different positions for the good of the team.

The match of the season was Ampleforth. The players found defending difficult but worked extremely hard leading up to the game. We lost 0-5 but were only out of our half once in the entire game. That showed the players that they could, with self-belief, defend. Other highlights included a good win over Hymers College.

Under 14 XV PLAYED 8

WON 2

LOST 6

Players: Rob Forsyth, Eric Prenzlin, Ben France, Divine Kudzewlor, Joe Robinson, Tom White, Dan Green, Dom Eaves, Alex Enos, Guy Newson, Jared Bambridge, Will Stephen, Peter Clarke, Eddie Parker, Tim Darmody, James Chantry, Tom Whitaker, Joe Hall, A good big one will always beat a good little one. This side

If a team is to be successful the players must trust each other

though technically competent were always up against it as bigger

and enjoy each others company. Too often individuals were ready

faster sides were pitted against them. Rugby is a confidence

to blame others rather than encourage and support. If the players

game: you must go forwards in both defence and attack. In the

learn to respect each other I am sure that they will not only win

: of the season we were guilty of waiting for the opposi-

more games but also really enjoy the experience of training and

kin at us. In the early season a win against Woodhouse

playing.

M.W.J.

U14B Rugby There is no doubt that this has been a tough year for the U14B team but it is one that has had a number of positives. The most pleasing aspect of all was the boys' never give up attitude

HJP and even in games that were well lost spirit remained to the end

characters

and the Scoreboard was made to look more respectable.

who failed to take

The first fixture of the season was really an omen of things to come. Our opposition towered over us and all our hard work on the ball and some quite persistent tackling came to nothing when just one break was needed for our opposition to score. In return there was little we could offer but dogged resistance with and without the ball and any tries we scored had to be ground out. As yet there is no real pace or size in the team which is a crucial ingredient at this level.

training

around with

the

necessary seriousness or give it their full attention. does

not

Practice make

perfect, but it does make permanent and some

poor

habits

showed at times in

Our result against Woodhouse Grove was extremely pleasing.

matches that carried

We came back strongly in the second half, overturning a half-time

through from training. I hope next year the boys realise this and

deficit with two late tries suggesting a comfortable win.The spirit

act on it - as ever it was a minority but a significant enough

shown by many was

number to be noticeable. I wish all the team the very best for the

excellent on this day

future and hope by the time this report is read a more successful

and it gave a real

season has been had at U15 level.

confidence boost to all. Against Hymers

SJC

we were millimetres from victory doing everything

but

scoring in the closing moments

of

the

game. Again the boys played really well as a team in the second half of the game. Ampleforth were too strong and fast for us as too were QECS. A solid performance was put in for a deserved victory against Pocklington and we also played well to win against an Ampleforth combined B/C team at Ampleforth. The rest of the second half term's game were losses but not through any lack of trying on match day.The boys always 'showed up' and did their very best.

Indeed my only criticism of the year and something which must improve for the future is the attitude of a number of boys towards training. There were quite number of silly, immature

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South Africa Tour We left York with two certain aims firstly to have fun and secondly to play some tough rugby which would prepare us for the up coming season. We certainly experienced both of these and much more on what was a brilliant tour.

When we arrived in Johannesburg on Saturday 30th July. We were excited if not slightly tired by the 10 hour flight from Playing for the first XV against Selbourne XV (one of the best rugby schools in the world) was the most amazing match in which I have ever played. In front of a crowd of 1500 people all singing 'Selbourne Victorious' to the tune of 'Cod Save The Queen'. We lost by 32 points to 8 but the effort put in by every player was extraordinary and against much bigger stronger opponents we actually dominated for large portions of the match. If it wasn't for a late surge of points from the African team we might have won.

It is that level of commitment that the first team need to aspire to if we are going to have any chance of winning the DMC .

Our Second XV struggled more, however, losing 78-5.

Heathrow. We were soon enveloped in the South African culture as

The other school team we played was Paarl Gymnasium who

we visited the Ledesi cultural village within a few hours of arriving

are widely recognised for being the best rugby School in the

where Starky got battered by the bull and we ate worms.

The way of life in South Africa was so different to that in England we were all taken aback by the poverty we saw in the townships and I found that one of the most memorable moments

country, this was our last game of the tour and by this time we were shattered and several players were ill having caught a bug which had hit the camp. This showed in our performances as both teams lost.

of the tour was playing touch with the young children at the local

In between playing the schools we played two township sides.

stadium. We were also fascinated by the incredible wildlife in

Firstly a team from Langa Township in Port Elizabeth and then

South Africa as many of us we hadn't seen any of the Big 5 in their

Primrose RFC a Muslim community in Cape Town .The rugby was

natural habitat, an incredible experience.

Our first match was against Pretoria High. We were rusty as most of us had not played a match for 7 months and playing at

much more open in these games which helped the first team as they ran out 47-0 winners against the Langa side. However, our seconds narrowly lost to a last second try.

an altitude of 6000 feet didn't help. To add to our problems

The game against Primrose was played in swamp like condi-

Pretoria have a total of 1500 boys and ten sixth form teams. The

tions as it was Cape Town's second wettest winter of all time

second XV playing against Pretoria sixth 15 defended well and

however both teams fought hard to pick up victories.

The tour would not have been possible without the teachers Mr. Monteith, Mr. Francis, Mr. Savage and Mr. Cole. On behalf of everyone I would like to thank them for the good times they gave us in particular Mr. Francis' sit ups on the dance floor, and the time when he was certain that the bottle opener was in fact a cork screw .

Also special mentions to Oliver Hawking, first team player of the tour; Callum Stark second team player of the tour; To myself for eating 70 oz of steak which was a

could have taken the lead at half time. However, playing together

nice achievement, it couldn't have

for the first time we were not clinical enough near the Pretoria

been done though withodt the -

line. In the second half Pretoria were just too fit and strong and ended up winning 19-0. This game set the scene for a lot of our

wni«a_, __ superb Spur Steak Ranch whreh-i_'^ we all agreed had the fingy^A.

matches

ml, in ;„ t-hxr value for money steak the ^^"v

world and of course $colt The 1st XV playing Pretoria seconds also struggled with the pace and physicality of the rugby and slipped to a 22-3 loss. It was fair to say that the matches against the schools were physically

Jagger who broke thr%B.Ri bones in his foot jumpin off a wall oooooo Scott.

and mentally much tougher than the games against the township sides.

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Netball U15 Netball In past years, the first Friday practice session back in the new term has always provided the problem of who should be selected for the first match of the season. Not this year!

There were only 12 girls from whom to select - 2 teams require at least 14 players. Thankfully the first fixture against Barnard Castle was only for one team... The squad of 10 girls had an easy victory, winning 23-4, with many substitutions.

However the following week's fixture involved 2 teams. Fortunately Phoebe Manion & Hattie Coulter were persuaded to change their Friday option & play

against Worksop, which proved to be the highlight of the

for the B squad - they proved to be very useful

season - it was a pleasure to watch, with both teams

players, who improved greatly throughout the

playing a fast skilful game on a very warm indoor

season.

court. It was also played in very good spirit. The following week's match against Joseph Rowntree

The next fixture, against Ashville has been

proved to be an anticlimax, as we anticipated

a highly contested one in the past.

very strong opposition. However Jo. Ro.s were

However both teams played extremely

not as strong as in the past and a much

well, winning quite comfortably. The

focused St. Peter's team won quite easily.

most highly contested fixture came the following week against Durham. These

The A team's shooters, Ellie Macleod &

matches were very physical and required sheer determination

Frankie Cross were both good in positional play & very accurate in

from both the A & B teams to maintain their standard & keep in

their shooting ability. The centre court players of Monica Peach,

control. The As managed to draw 17-17, whilst the Bs managed a

Tamsin Coilingridge & Bobbie Gardner played with determination

victory.

& skilfully at all times. Fiona Campbell was also a very able centre court player, who regretfully had to retire half way through the

Both teams went from strength to strength, winning the

season due to injury. Emma Binnian was an excellent goal defence,

remainder of their fixtures. They all worked very hard in practice

with her intelligent positioning & exceptional interception skills.

sessions, improving fitness & technique.The newly acquired skill of

Alex Ward threw herself into the game every match - she still has

blocking helped in many matches, particularly the A team match

the scars to prove it! Her determination had to be admired.

Laura Newton & Rosie Dallas proved to be very good shooters on the B team. However Rosie's injury later in the season meant a change of position for Phoebe, who had played well as goal keeper.

She surprised us all with her shooting ability. Tillie Binns, Sophie Worsman, Clare Henwood & Ciara Cecil were very strong as centre court players. Sophie in particular made excellent progress throughout the season & often played on the A team also. Hattie Coulter's style of play matured to make her a very useful goal defence. Thanks must go to Kirsty Roberts for stepping in on several occasions when we were short of players. All in all both teams had a very successful season.

York & District U15 Netball Tournament.

This year's tournament was held at St. Peter's School. After a first match defeat by a very strong focused Queen Margaret team, St. Peter's had to pull together in order to concentrate on their remaining games. There was improvement, but not enough to gain a place in the semi finals for this end of term weary team. A disappointment after a very successful season.

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A Team Results 13 Jan 20 Jan 3 Feb 7Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 6 Mar 10Mar

Barnard Castle (a) Ashville (h) Durham (a) Bootham (a) Ampleforth (h) Worksop (a) Joseph Rowntree (h Pocklington (h)

won won drew won won won won won

23-4 20-6 17-17 26-23 25-17 22-15 35-14 18-13

Ashville (h) Durham (a) Ampleforth (a) Queen Ethelburga's (h) Worksop (a) Pocklington (h)

won won won won won won

17-6 14-10 34-2 15-10 22-13 13-12

B Team Results 19 Jan 3 Feb 24 Feb 28 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar

U15A squad: E. Binnian, F. Campbell, T. Collingridge, F. Cross, B. Gardner, M. Peach. A. Ward, S.Worsman.

U15B squad: T. Binns, C. Cecil, H. Coulter, R. Dallas, C. Henwood, P. Mannion, L. Newton, S.Worsman.

The Rose Cup. This year the above award has been awarded to Emma Binnian for her diligent & unassuming contribution to netball.

Mrs. H. Rose

Under 14 Netball The teams were hard working and enthusiastic enduring the cold and dark of Friday night practices in January with rarely a moan between them! There was a good team spirit which showed in their matches, with all players working well for each other.

The 'A' team, though small, all showed very good dodging ability and often out-jumped much taller opponents. From the Queen Ethelburga's game onwards they never looked back, all moves down the court suddenly 'clicking'. Certainly, in the game against a very strong Worksop side they upped their game considerably, showing some very slick centre passes and playing some altogether more sophisticated netball. In this match mention must be made of Holly Walmsley who was outstanding both at centre passes and in the circle. The shooting combination of Holly and Mary Bollands worked well-they held space sensibly and were steady in their shooting throughout the season. In the centre court Laura Streather showed very good dodging ability and both she and Olivia Frost gave good accurate passes into the circle. In defence Ellys Lockitt jumped extremely well to make some important interceptions while Olivia Diggory and Kristina Withers defended staunchly in the circle. Unfortunately Olivia's season was cut short due to an injury at Durham. Millie Slack moved to goal defence and with her quick reactions she managed to intercept or at least fend the ball off court most times.

In all it was a good season with a run of excellent wins from half term on. It was a shame they played (and lost to) Ashville so early on, the result could have been very different later in the term. The match against Durham was a bit of a lottery; played on Astroturf with a blindingly low sun which prevented both players and umpires alike from knowing what was going on!

The 'B' team were very steady and only lost to Worksop. Julia Megone and Jenna Cammish (who both played some 'A' fixtures) were particularly strong. Katie Tankard played with a great will to win in the centre and Beth Barker and Jennie Cameron showed

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Results; Underl4 Vlls 13.1.07 20.1.07 20.1.07 27.1.07 27.1.07 27.1.07 3.2.07 3.2.07 3.2.07 7.2.07 24.2.07 24.2.07 28.2.07 28.2.07 3.3.07 3.3.07 3.3.07 6.3.07 6.3.07 12.3.07 12.3.07 17.3.07 1 7.3.07 17.3.07

A A B A B C A B C A A B A B A B C A B A B A B C

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

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Barnard Castle Ashville Ashville Scarborough College Scarborough College Scarborough College Durham Durham Durham Bootham Ampleforth Ampleforth Queen Ethelburga's Queen Ethelburga's Worksop Worksop Worksop Joseph Rowntree Joseph Rowntree Pocklington Pocklington Mount St Marys Mount St Marys Mount St Marys

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12-10 15-5 11-11 15-9 23-9 15-4 14-17 18-5 18-19 24-9 7-12 20-11 17-10 17-3 19-15 7-14 7-17 17-12 21-12 18-12 13-2 24-6 14-8 3-19

consistency in shooting. Gemma Williams, Frankie Sutcliffe, Daisy Noble and Ellie Binks all contributed well to good team performances. The 'C team played with spirit though sometimes lost out to younger'A' teams more used to playing together. Even so there

The following girls played for the U14 'A' team; M.Bollands, J.Cammish, O.Frost, E.Lockitt, J.Megone, M.Slack, LStreather, H.Walmsley, K.Withers.

was some good individual play, in particular from Laura Mounsey and Alex Turnbull who always gave 110%!

The following girls played for the U14 'B' team;

There is much which augurs well here. They support each

B. Barker, E. Binks, J. Cameron, J. Cammish, E. Denison, O. Frost,

other well and show very good teamwork, so crucial to successful

J. Megone, L. Mounsey, D. Noble, F. Sutcliffe, K.Tankard, C. Williams.

play. I have enjoyed coaching them and how they progress in years to come.

P.Fletcher

look forward to seeing

The following girls played for the U14 'C' team; E.Binks, E.Denison, P.Fairbank, A-L.Hannah, S.Manning, G.Naismith, LMounsey, F.Sutcliffe, A.Turnbull

House Netball Both Senior and Junior competitions were held on the same afternoon and the houses were much closer in standard than previously which made for some excellent matches.

In the Senior competition Grove, Temple, Queens and School were the semi-finalists with Grove and School battling it out in the final.There was nothing between them and the match went to extra time, School just nudging ahead to win 7-6.

For the Juniors, Rise, Temple, School and Queens reached the semis. Rise and School went through to contest the final which School won 5-3.

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Girls Hockey There is no such thing as an easy match nowadays! Despite this, and endless back-to-back away fixtures, the girls' enthusiasm continued to serve them well. At the end of a hard season, they were rewarded with good results against the formidable opposition of Queen Margaret's. My thanks not only go to the girls, but also to the faithful band of parents who travel long distances to support. With overall results of 32 played, 17 won, 8 drawn and 7 lost, it is obvious there is much to praise.

1st XI For the first XI, the defence remained largely unchanged.

Captain Sophie Cuthbertson used her speed and strength to great

Of the matches in the first half of term, there were good wins

effect, and was particularly brave at corners. Certainly, any 50-50

against the O.P.'s and Ampleforth but perhaps the best play was

ball was hers! Amy Bowler's clearances in the circle were very

against Ciggleswick. It was a fast, skilful game and though

effective, particularly when the opposition was pressing hard.

Giggleswick slightly had the edge, the final score-line flattered the

Anna Rosenberg, new to the school, distributed the ball with

opposition considerably as the game had largely been very even.

speed and accuracy and her skill was a bonus to an already sound

They played well and with conviction to win against Durham and

defence. Emma Bennett was the midfield dynamo and her

continued this good play at Hymers, but sadly only in the first half!

persistent tackling back and work-rate was the bane of many

The less said about the second half, the better! There was some

schools. Also in midfield, Katherine Wackett worked hard and

great play against Queen Margaret's, which looked like being a win

tackled well, while Emma Hartley's confidence grew with every

until a Q.M. corner was converted in the last minute to produce a

game. Katherine Miller's quietly understated play was deceptive

draw. Next year, girls!

and her timing of tackles immaculate. Katherine Francis had a really good season - her undoubted skills were put to use in

2nd XI

defence, midfield and attack! Her competitive spirit was a great

The 2nd XI had a good season, only losing to Fylinghall 1st XI.

asset to the team. On the forward line, Fran Coleman was unlucky

They were ably captained by Felicity Gale, who at centre-mid,

to miss the second half of term due to injury, having had several

distributed the ball very well. In games where they were put under

very good games at the start. Charlotte Davies played with

pressure, such as Giggleswick and Worksop, the defence stood firm

persistence in attack and Hannah Wilson showed a quick burst of

with Helen Buss playing steadily as sweeper. Charlotte Foster,

speed.

Antonia Gray and Louise Deedes all gave 100%, and were profi-

'Goalkeepers are special people as the goalie bags say and we

cient in their tackling. In midfield, Abi Bambridge and Harriet Scott

were lucky to have two excellent'keepers in Emma Rowley (1st XI)

both showed good close stick-work skills. Verity Miers played well

and Catriona Rajan (2nd XI). It was a season in which both made

too, when her knees permitted! In attack, Lottie Bennett was good

some tremendous leaping saves (remember Emma's deflection

at taking any chances at the left-hand post and Lauren Grant was

over the crossbar at Worksop) and they certainly will be missed

quick to take advantage of any loose ball. Lauren England also

next year.

played well, giving good crosses.

iiu

Mention must be made of the two South African exchange students. Meghan Bursey and Robyn Baxter immediately fitted in,

Middleton-Walker

Goalkeeping Cup awarded to: Emma

Rowley.

although playing on grass pitches was a bit of a shock! Robyn in particular played with great skill in attack and had some good

The Jackson-Pacey Cup for the most improved player to: Katherine Miller.

games for the 1st XI too.

P.Fletcher

3rd XI

Hockey Results 2006: Senior Girls

The 3rd XI had seven games without loss! They proved to be far too strong for most schools, but finished with a wellcontested game against Queen Margaret's, coming away with a 1-0 win. Laura Williamson captained the side and drew the team together well. Georgie Hayward and Jess Walker played with great

6th Sept

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V

Old Peterites

16th Sept

V

Mount St. Mary's

16th Sept

1st XI 2nd XI

V

Mount St. Mary's

27th Sept

1st XI

V

Scarborough College

27th Sept

2nd XI

V

Scarborough College

commitment in defence and Emily Outhwaite was skilful in

30th Sept

1st XI

V

Ampleforth

2nd XI V Ampleforth 3rd XI V Ampleforth

(H) (H) (H) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A)

W D W L W W W W

1-0 2-2 6-0 0-6 2-0 1-0 6-1 9-0

attack. Several players also played for the 2nd XI on occasion.

30th Sept

These were Georgie Hayward, Jess Walker and Natalie Auerbach,

30th Sept

all who acquitted themselves well. Louise Cammish and

30th Sept Under 16 York and District TournamentRunner's Up

Charlotte Morgan both played well when in goal.

7th Oct

Giggleswick

18th Oct

1st XI V 2nd XI V 3rd XI V 2nd XI V 3rd XI V 1st XI V 2nd XI V

8th Nov

1st XI

Worksop

8th Nov

2nd XI V 3rd XI V 1st XI V 2nd XI V 3rd XI V 2nd XI V 1st XI V 2nd XI V 1st XI V 2nd XI V 3rd XI V 1st XI V 2nd XI V 3rd XI V 1st XI V 2nd XI V

7th Oct 7th Oct

The following girls played for the 1st X1 S.Cuthbertson(capt)**,N.Auerbach, C.Bennett, E.Bennett**, A.Bowler,**, F.Coleman, C.Davies*, C.Foster, K.Francis**, A.Gray, E.Hartley*, K.Miller*, A.Rosenberg, E.Rowley**,

K.Wackett**,

H.Wilson. ** re-awarded colours

*colours

11th Oct 11th Oct 14th Oct

8th Nov

The following girls played for the 2nd X1

11th Nov 11th Nov

F.Gale(capt), N.Auerbach, A.Bambridge, C.Bennett, H.Buss, C.Davies,

L.Deedes,

L.England,

11th Nov

C.Foster, L.Grant, A.Gray,

15th Nov

G.Hayward, V.Miers, K.Miller, K.Moore, E.Outhwaite, I.Padmore,

18th Nov

A.Peach, C.Rajan, H.Scott, J.Walker, H.Wilson.

18th Nov 25th Nov

The following girls played for the 3rd X1 LWilliamson,(capt) N.Auerbach, A.Bambridge, C.Bennett, L.Buss, LCammish, A.Crossley, L.Grant, S.Hammill, G Hayward, R.Hopper, K Moore, C.Morgan, E.Outhwaite, A. Peach, A. Pring, R. Reeves, H. Slack, H. Stasiak, J.Walker.

The following girls played for the Under 16 XI A. Bambridge, C. Bennett, L Buss, L. Cammish, L. Frost, L Grant, S. Hammill, S. Houghton-Brown, C. Mackellar, A. Pring, R. Reeves, H. Scott, R. Stasiak.

25th Nov 25th Nov 29th Nov 29th Nov 29th Nov:

6th Dec 6th Dec

V

(A) (A) (A) (H) (A) (H) (H) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (H) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (W)

Giggleswick Giggleswick FylinghalMstXI Pocklington Oundle Ashville 1st XI Worksop Worksop Pocklington Pocklington Pocklington Bootham 1st XI Durham Durham Hymers Hymers Hymers Queen Margaret's Queen Margaret's Queen Margaret's Silcoates Silcoates

L D W L W L W L D W L D D W W W L W W D D W D W

0-4 1-1 3-1 1-3 4-1 1-6 7-0 0-4 1-1 3-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 4-2 1-0 6-0 1-5 3-2 3-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 2-2 1-0

County representation S.Worsman

Under 15

T. Collingridge

Under 15

J. Megone

Under 14

L. Mounsey

Under 14

L. Streather

Under 14

House Hockey In the round robin competition Grove and School were the strongest houses at the end of two days' play, but School gathered more points on the way to become this year's winners.

1st

School

21 points

2nd

Grove

18 points

3rd

Clifton

16 points

and

Temple

16 points

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U 15 Hockey With only one cancellation due to poor weather througho the season, the U15's were able to accumulate good match practice.

The Ist's began their campaign with an encouraging draw Queen Margaret's (away) - a late penalty flick reprieving opposi' tion! Despite a long summer break the girls found their legs early to keep pace with the demands of astro hockey.

At the same time the 2nd's were battling on the grass pitch to rediscover form, gathering experience against a stronger team on this occasion.

Mount St Mary's the following week enabled the 1st team to display its strong striking power with each and every player contributing significantly for an 8-1 victory.

Playing Ampleforth on September 30th proved testing with a heightened level of competition. An unfortunate injury involving

C. Aiken, F. Cambell, C.Cecil, T. Collingridge, F. Cross, R. Dallas, S. Drake, B. Gardner, E. Macleod, M. Peach, S. Worsman.

E. Binnian, H. Coulter, O. Herrenschmidt, P. Mannios, T.Binns, S. Ketteringham, M.Hall, C.Nelson, L.Newton, C. Prowde, A .Ward.

Tamsin Collingridge defined the match and the 1-2 score became an irrelevance. Of great relevance however was the composure

Team '06

and mature conduct reflected by the whole team during a difficult match.

A week's reprieve for the Ist's and the 2nd's stepped up to the challenge with a 2-0 victory over Bootham on October 4th.

Through self-belief and confidence the girls again proved their worth with a memorable 2-0 victory over old rivals Queen Margaret's. Three further fixtures were contested by the 2nd's for

U15- Hockey results Q. M D 2-2 Q. M L 1-8 September 16th U15A V St Mary's W 8-1 September 30th U15A V Ampleforth L 1-2 October 4th U15B V Bootham W 2-0 October 7th U15B V Giggleswick L 0-6 October 11th U15A V Fyling Hall D 0-0 October 14th U15B V Q M W 2-0 October 18th U15A V Ashville College W 2-1 November 8th U15A V Worksop College D 1-1 L 0-2 U15B V Worksop College November 11th U15A V Pocklington W 3-0 U15B V Pocklington L 0-2 November 18th U1 5 hockey rally Lost in final to Q M November 25th U15A V Hymers cancelled December 2nd U15A V Scarborough College D 1-1 September 9th

U15A U15B

V V

C Crowley

U14 Hockey the remainder of the season, losing to Giggleswick (0-6) Worksop College (0-2) and Pocklington narrowly (2-3)

Once again a new academic year brought about a very keen enthusiastic group of girls, vying for places on both the A and B

Resuming play for the Ist's on October 11th resulted in a

teams. Both teams had a very busy fixture list ahead of them,

draw against much improved Fyling Hall (1-1) followed by a

therefore there were ample opportunities for team selection and

confidence boosting 2-1 victory over Ashville College the

movement of positions within teams. The first match of the

following week.

season was away to Mt. St. Mary's on 16th September, with a squad of 16 selected. What a match it proved to be, despite being

Characterized by good team cohesion and understanding of individual roles, the team continued to post commendable results.

played on astro, (whilst Peter's only has its grass pitches with which to contend!) Some dominant & talented players made their

November yielded two further victories - against Durham (2-1)

mark, winning comfortably 5-1. The spacing & passing were

and Pocklington (3-0) with draws against Worksop and

excellent & petite Laura Mounsey proved to be a big force to

Scarborough College. Such results were a reflection of their commitment which was justified by finishing as finalists at the

contend with - many comments were passed by spectators on her exceptional standard of play.

U15 York and District Rally.

After another week of practice, 2 teams were selected to play

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an extra fixture at Pocklington. The A squad had a much tougher

job than the week before, on a bumpy grass pitch. Peter's were 21 up at half-time and despite many more attempts to score as a result of most of the possession, they had to contend with a 2 all draw, when Pocklington managed to sneak in a goal before the final whistle. Meanwhile the B squad had an easier time, winning 5-1, with many of the team playing out of position at times.

Another 2 practices went by, with more team changes before the next matches against Ampleforth, which both teams won comfortably, with very good passing & positioning. In fact both teams went from strength to strength, winning all of their matches for the rest of the season, apart from an A team match against Worksop. (Worksop had the strongest U14 squad, I have ever seen in the 8 years I have taught at St. Peter's). Peter's were 3-0 down at half-time, after exceptionally strong play from Worksop.

However team morale was not affected and the girls tried valiantly to score. After many unlucky attempts by Peter's girls, Worksop managed to score another goal in the 16th minute of the second half to result in a final 4-0 win. This mid week loss did not deter the A squad, as the following Saturday they then went on to beat Pocklington quite comfortably, (after a drawn match earlier on in the season).

About this time in the season players began to improve & mature in their style of play and there was more movement between the teams. Laura Mounsey & Katie Tankard proved to be very feisty attacking forwards in the A squad, scoring & setting up many goals. Jenna Cammish was also a very able forward. Ellys Lockitt improved her skills & gained in confidence to win an A

were absences. Special mention must go to Holly Walmsley, Gemma Williams, Frankie Sutcliffe & Olivia Frost, who put in some outstanding performances to win matches. Also credit must go to goalkeeper, Sophie Manning, who allowed only 1 goal to slip by her in 8 matches.

This was a very enjoyable and successful season, with some very talented players, who I hope will go on to be very successful in the "hockey world". As a result of their hard work the A squad went on to win The York and District U14 Tournament on 20th November.They won all 3 of their section matches quite comfortably at Tadcaster. We then travelled to Queen Margaret's to play Q. Margaret's in the final. With tremendous support from parents, the girls played exceptionally well to win 2-0. Well done.

team place as a midfield player with the team captain, Laura

N.YORKSHIRE SELECTION; Julia Megone, Laura Mounsey, Laura

Streather & another strong mid player, Millie Slack. Mary Bollands,

Streather.

Kristina Withers & Olivia Diggory were very reliable & strong in defence. Special mention must go to Julia Megone, who played with the utmost determination at all times - even when some of her time was spent supine after slipping on wet grass, when her boots went missing for 2 weeks! Beth Barker was a very reliable sweeper, who could clear the ball up field with accurate hitting.

This often allowed the goalkeeper, Alex Turnbull, to have a very easy task, as the ball was not allowed to come near her due to the excellent defending. However this should not detract from Alex's

A HOCKEY RESULTS 16 Sept 23 Sept 30 Sept 7Oct 8 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 2 Dec

Mount St. Mary's Pocklington Ampleforth Ciggleswick Worksop Pocklington Durham Scarborough

(away) (away) (home) (home) (home) (home) (home) (away)

won drew won won lost won won won

5-1 2-2 5-0 5-0 0-4 2-0 4-0 1-0

talent as she did make some excellent saves throughout the season. A very mature & committed squad.

In my opinion the B squad was the strongest team in all my

YORK & DISTRICT TOURNAMENT 20 Nov 2006 Section results; v Bootham won 2-0, v Tadcaster won 4-0;

time at St. Peter's. Many of them would have made the A squad in

v Oaklands won 3-0: Won section.

past years, but competition was very strong for places this season.

FINAL v Q. Margaret's won 2-0

Some players did represent the A team on occasions, when there B RESULTS 23 Sept 30 Sept 4 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 11 Nov 18 Nov

Pocklington Ampleforth Bootham Ciggleswick Queen Margaret's Pocklington Durham

(away) (home) (home) (home) (home) (home) (home)

won won won won

5-1 2-0 2-0 6-0

won

2-0

won

3-0

won

3-0

U14A Squad; B. Barker, M. Bollands, J. Cammish, O. Diggory, E. Lockitt, J. Megone, L. Mounsey, M. Slack, L. Streather, F. Sutcliffe, K.Tankard, A. Turnbull, K.Withers.

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m Captain's Report The 1sts have once again enjoyed an outstanding year.

Highlights of the year included winning twice against the Scarborough team, who are undoubtedly one of our harder opposition sides. Our win against the famous Sticks, a side which included internationals and county players of all ages, was an unforgettable experience for us all. This win was largely due to the hard work done in training. The only game lost this season was against an outstanding Worksop College side and despite a 5-1 scoreline we held our dignity.

U14B Squad;

With depth in the squad the team was rearranged time and

J. Cameron, E. Cronin, E. Denison, P. Fairbank, O. Frost, A. Hannah, O. Hourston, E. Lockitt, S. Manning, C. Mannion, D. Noble,

time again throughout the season and competition for places was fierce.

N. Paskauskas, F. Sutcliffe, A. Swales, L.Tang, A. Taylor, H.Walmsley, James Beadnall in goal had a solid season saving blind shots

C.Williams, K.Withers

with his quick reactions making the players in front feel secure. In the matches against Ampleforth College, Callum Sinclair and

The Rose Cup. This year the U14 Rose Cup has been awarded to Laura Mounsey, for her outstanding contributions and commitment to

James Streather held our defence together whilst under pressure from a fast and threatening side.

Joshua Cust on the left, Luke Bowler on the right and Tristan

hockey.

Wike making up the diamond worked well in unison to achieve

Mrs. Hillary Rose

fast and accurate distribution of play.

Our second fixture against Ampleforth College, which we won

Boys Hockey

7-1 illustrated general improvement and good teamwork within our strong midfield consisting of Jonathan Bairstow, Tristan Wike, Edward Mackenzie and myself. We had strength and were able to

1st XI Hockey

vary the play often slicing through teams with precision.

The first XI played some excellent hockey retaining the ball for long periods and totally dominating other school sides. They lost only one game.

In attack Benjamin Eaves and Joshua Storrs tore through opposition defences.

I would like to thank Mr. Johnston and those who have taught

Against the STYX side which included three internationals and four county players the team played with control and style,

us this year. It has been a privilege to captain the side.Thanks Boys.

Tom Lloyd

giving one of the best performances by a school side for many years and winning 4-3.

Caps are awarded to Capt. Tom Lloyd, Jonathan Bairstow and Edward Mackenzie.

The Stick is awarded to Tom Lloyd as the player who has contributed most to team play throughout the season.

The Mark Burn Trophy is awarded to Ben Eaves as the most improved player.

The Panda's Cup presented by The Old Boys Hockey Club for Most Outstanding Middle School Player is awarded to Tristan Wike.

Congratulations to Tristan Wike and Christopher McTurk who

The Players:

have represented Yorkshire at under 17 and under 15 levels Thomas Lloyd, James Beadnall, Callum Sinclair, Joshua Cust,

respectively.

James Streather, Junior Inter-house A Team Winners:

Temple

Junior Inter-house B Team Winners:

Queens

I would like to thank all those who have played for, coached and have supported teams this season.

MWJ

Luke Bowler, Jonathan Bairstow, Edward

Mackenzie, Tristan Wike, Benjamin Eaves, James McTurk, Jordan Nadian.

2nd XI Hockey Each year the 2nd XI Hockey team produces a very good set of results. This year was no exception. The season went undefeated

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winning 9 and drawing 1. Whilst some of our winning margins were big we conducted ourselves in a sporting manner and respected the opposition.

Matches against Ampleforth counted for a large proportion of our fixtures and provided us with a big test as they closed our attack down after becoming aware of the way in which we played.

However, our strength in midfield allowed us to retain the ball and breakdown their defence, even when the opposition included some of their first team players.

Our strength in depth was highlighted by many of the 2nd XI players representing the first XI. This fact is also illustrative of the good levels of skill which have been developed at St Peter's.

Of all moments during the season one of the most memorable was the first goal against Pocklington in a 2-0 victory. Pocklington had learned from our last match against them that we were an attacking side and they employed a five man defence in order to block us out However, our creativity in midfield and the willing-

Thanks Mr. P.

ness of our defence to push forward was too much for the

Pocklington 1st XI

W

7-1

Pocklington side and minutes before the final whistle a rally of one

Scarborough

W

5-0

touch passes from defence through midfield and across the D

Ampleforth

W

7-0

resulted in a spectacular 'team worked' goal, which earned us a

Scarborough

W

5-0

Mars Bar each from a delighted Mr Paterson.

Hall Cross

W

3-2

Worksop

D

2-2

The hardest match of the season was against Worksop, who

Giggleswick

W

3-0

played Hockey for two terms and were a well organised and very

Ampleforth

W

5-1

skilful side. After watching the 1st XI lose it was clear that this was

Pocklington 1st XI

W

2-0

going to be a hard game. However, the boys geared themselves up

Ampleforth

W

4-1

and were determined not to lose our undefeated record.The result was a draw but many thought we should have won. Credit should go to our defence who were solid throughout and gave us the chance of taking a win.

Players: Piers Denison.Timothy Johnson, Timothy Peet, Dominic Ketteringham, Matthew Hall, James Rounding, Harry Hustler,

There is a real sense of playing for a team when the atmos-

Callum Coffin, Kristopher Rawcliffe, Thomas Slingsby, Andrew

phere is as it was this year in the 2nd XI. Morale was always high

Walkland, James Me Turk, Jordan Nadian, Oliver Denton, George

and players settled into the side with ease.

Milligan, Jack Sykes, Benjamin Eaves, Gareth Drabble.

Every match was different and provided a new challenge (especially a certain bus trip back from Giggleswick having played

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in torrential rain) but everyone adapted well and looked forward to each game.

Mr.Cole and I tried to run a squad system this year. The A side had made progress from the previous year and started to develop

All squad members performed well throughout the season so

some structure and shape. The U16Aside has always had natural

it is difficult to pick out individuals. However, the following deserve

athletic ability, and we played to our strengths by moving the ball

a mention. Oliver Denton and Dominic Ketteringham proved to be

around at all times to create space for our attackers. The U16 A

valuable full backs. Timothy Johnson remained solid as sweeper,

side worked well as a cohesive unit when we were in possession

only seven goals were conceded all season, Kristopher Rawcliffe

but did not work hard enough when we lost possession. The back

was strong in midfield and provided cutting passes to unleash out

four were a solid defensive unit again this season. James Lloyd, Ben

attack. Andrew Walkland moved up from the 3rd XI and became a

Crook and Sam Murgatroyd were particularly impressive all

first choice player with his terrifying power in striking a ball. Also

season. Sam Greenwood and James Hepworth captained the side

the late additions of Thomas Slingsby and Jordan Nadian

this year and did so with some success.

cemented the team into a very good side. I would like to thank all of the squad for an enjoyable and successful season.

James has developed his skills at York Hockey club and will become a good player in the future. Sam Murgatroyd and Ben

Real thanks must go to our coach Mr. Paterson who was the

Crook have also joined York Hockey club which is a positive step

brains behind the outfit and without his signature 1-3-3-3

forward in their development as young aspiring hockey players.

formation the season would have been much less successful. Sadly

Some of the skills developed at the club have been very evident in

this is Mr. Peterson's last year as a coach and I know he will be

the school fixtures that we have played. On numerous occasions

missed greatly. He is a great coach and the results show how much

we more than held are own against other schools' 1st Xl"s. We

he meant to the team. It is fitting that he finishes on a high with

drew with Bradford Grammar school in our 1st fixture, and lost

an undefeated season.

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narrowly in the return game.Yarm school proved to be too strong at this level. The majority of the Yarm boys play for Stockton Hockey club. They were more skilful than us but we more than matched them for effort. Will Castrell made some outstanding saves in this game. JJ Chambers impressed again in this game. He worked tirelessly for the side and linked very well with the midfield.We had competitive fixtures with Ashville. We drew the first game with their 1st XI and lost in the return fixture. We played well against Ampleforth, and Sam Greenwood bossed the midfield with assured self confidence. Greg Turner has potential as a forward, and has been a successful goal scorer this season, however he must concentrate at all times in order to make some progress in the near future as a hockey player. As the season developed James Lloyd started to develop his game. I would like to see James work off the ball in the future and try to win back

just give it straight back to the opposition. David McDermottroe

possession more in a game situation, this will develop him as a

captained the side very well all season and generally played at

hockey player. Will Gastrell is an outstanding goalkeeper. He is

sweeper or centre midfield. He has excellent stick skill and good

agile and is a great shot stopper. Sam Hitchenor worked hard off

vision, but must work harder off the ball in defence and attack to

the ball for the U16 B side and was successful at scoring goals

improve. Sam Ash played generally in midfield throughout the

from deflections. Adam Webster's defending skills improved as we

season which suited the team, although he would have preferred

got to the end of the season. I would like to see him work on his

to play up front. Sam must also increase his work load around the

speed and agility next year. Robert Webster worked hard in the

field. He has excellent ability and must enforce his presence on

outfield and should develop into a good school player in the

games more.

David Glen generally played at right midfield

future. He just gets on with it. Charlie Murray and Johnny Jackson

throughout the season. He was very dependable and always put

worked hard for their respective sides. Both of them have pace to

in good performances. Concentration and quick reading of the

burn and will be effective as wide players next season. Edward

game are his main attributes. Chris McTurk had a superb season.

Hustler works hard off the ball, and is determined to succeed. He

His tireless energy up and down the field in attack and defence

has an excellent attitude when he concentrates and enjoys being

showed great commitment. At times the speed with which he

part of a team to achieve a common goal.

attacked with the ball made him unplayable.

All of the boys who were part of the U16 A & B Hockey squads deserve to be successful in the future. However, you never stop learning. There are several boys in the U16 A squad who should try to develop their skills next year, and should aspire to 1st XI hockey in the future. It has been a pleasure to take you throughout the season and I wish you all success in the future.

Mr R.J.Francis

spreading the ball around and when to exploit the space in front of him. Bradley Sykes was also a constant this year, he again has great stick skills and an ability to read what is going on around him. He played up front and in the midfield and in both positions needs to link play a little more quickly and

more

tively.

U15 Hockey

Chris needs to

develop his understanding of when to slow the game down by

instincMidway

through the season Frazer

This was a very successful season for the Under 15 hockey team. The boys belong to a very talented year group and the

Macrostie

came back into the team.

He certainly

squad of A and B team players were very

sured up the team

difficult to select. The commitment and

with aggression and

attitude of the boys to training was very

pace in defence, but

good and clear progress was made

lacked in skill as he

throughout the season. We had a very

had

strong defence in the A team, which

practices in the early

missed

many

started with Harry Booth playing a

part of the season.

number of superb games in goal.

Charlie Code was an integral part of the team demonstrating his

Will Peet has an excellent ability to

usual commitment and determination. Charlie needs to use his

read the game and made many

speed more to run past players, as he can pass the ball very hard

superb tackles throughout the

and accurately in the opposition D. Banos Monoyiou.Tom Bilton,

season. Jack Williamson and Alex

Joe Crossley and Dominic Woods also played a number of times

Dickinson

very

throughout the season. All of them have much to offer and need

dependable in the tackle but

to keep up their commitment to push for permanent A team

were

also

both need to be more aware

places. We had a very successful season, winning many tough

°f wnat to c'° witn t^le ba" when they win it and not

games and improving well. We lost once to Scarborough College and then turned the performance around to beat them convinc-

ingly a few weeks later. Worksop College certainly proved tough opposition and gave us a lesson in how to play the game. I was always pleased with the boys' commitment and attitude throughout the season and am sure they can push on to be part of a very successful team in the future.

NBS

Under 15 B Hockey With the exception of a few outstanding performers in the U 15 squad there was not a lot to choose between the remaining

Results 13/1/2007

A

SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE

D

2-2

20/1/2007

H

BARNARD CASTLE

W

4-0

22/1/2007

H

Q.E.G.S

L

1-4

27/1/2007

A

SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE

L

0-2

3/2/2007

A

SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE

L

1-2

24/2/2007

A

WORKSOP COLLEGE

L

1-2

3/3/2007

H

GIGGLESWICK

D

2-2

7/3/2007

H

HARROGATE G S

D

1-1

10/3/2007

A

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE

W

5-2

1 7/3/2007

H

YARM

L

1-4

players and several boys who started in the B's got outings for the A's as the season progressed. Joe Halstead proved to be a fearless keeper and his shot stopping was outstanding particularly in the

PLAYED: 10

WON: 2

DREW: 3

GOALS FOR: 18

LOST: 5

AGAINST: 21

Ampleforth Seven's Competition. The back four generally consisted of Tom Peel, Duncan Rajan, Banos Monoyiou and James Fletcher (captain), all of whom were most reliable with Toby Brown and

The following boys represented the A team

Frazer MacRostie emerging later in the term. The midfield of Mark

J Bambridge, A Carter, J Chantry, D Collins-Adams, O Crabb,

Hamilton, Chris Rawson and Max King made a dependable trio,

D Eaves, A Enos, D Green, C Greenwood, J Hall, S Jeffries, J Karlin,

with the pace and guile of John Hamilton, Tom Bilton and Fergus

K Liu, J Robinson, W Smith, W Stephen, TWhitaker

Lane up front. Jake llsley, Josh Noble, Angus Yeomans and William Parkinson also represented the side and performed well.

The team started well with a draw against a strong Scarborough side and this was followed by a 4-0 win over Barnard Castle. Oliver Crabb's speed on the right proved too strong for them.The next match was against QEGS who boasted two county players. Joe Robinson scored to leave it 1-1 at half time but the stronger opposition scored three times in the second half without reply. Then came two games against Scarborough College that ended in two very narrow defeats. After half term the team travelled to Worksop College where they were very unlucky to lose to a late goal after Joe Robinson had scored the equaliser. At St John's they played Giggleswick School and led 2-0 at half time. It looked that they were going to win, however Giggleswick scored in the dying minutes to draw 2-2. A strong Harrogate GS team was next; However the boys played very well and took the lead only for Harrogate to draw in the second half. The last match was against Yarm School: with Oliver Crabb and Dominic Eaves injured and not selected, the team started with Josh Karlin and Dan Green

The boys had a little bit too much energy on occasions, but

up front. After 5 minutes it was obvious that Joe Robinson was

nevertheless trained hard and their individual technical skills and

injured and not able to play which caused further changes.This led

team appreciation skills improved

to a disappointing 4-1 defeat with Josh Karlin scoring.

markedly throughout the

season. Matches were often against other Schools'A sides, but we

R A Maltby.

always competed with good spirit and match results also improved steadily.The highlights were the 6 - 0 defeat of Pocklington School and the 4 - 0 defeat of Ashville College.

Thank you to all the boys for their efforts and I hope that they go on to improve and enjoy their hockey in the future.

Boys'U14B Hockey It is the lot of U14B hockey, that most of the fixtures are against A sides. This was particularly evident in the first match of the season. Both sides were fairly unaware of the rules having

David Morris

only really played for half a week but the natural talent of some of the Giggleswick A team players resulted in a sound defeat. The

U14 A Hockey

two sides also met at the end of the season where the match was very close. The improvement in the team was very evident - in

The boys progressed well through their term of hockey with Joe Robinson captaining the team. They took a while to settle with 17 players representing the team. They had some very close matches which they lost by the odd goal but showed the right temperament towards the opposition despite losing. Joe

fact this is one of the most improved U14B teams I have seen in recent years. The boys deserve high praise for turning a demoralising start into a successful season where the victories matched the defeats. My thanks go to Ed Parker for his captaincy and to the other 20 boys who played for the U14B team this year.

Robinson was the top scorer for the team with 7 out the 18 scored with Dan Green and Oliver Crabb both getting 4 goals.

M.A. Edwards

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enthusiasm. They both captained well and deserved the award of 1

/2 colours.

My thanks to all who played and coached and with four of the

1st and 2nd Girls Tennis Only Charlie Heads and Katherine Francis remained from the previous 1st team. They moved up from 3rd to 2nd pair and soon got in to winning ways. When the scores were close and sets needed they could always be relied on.

Charlie as Captain,

1st VI available next year we hope to reverse the 4-5 losses!

1st and 2nd Tennis Apr 25 Apr 28

May 2 May 5

encouraged everybody and was fully committed to playing, especially during study leave, as was Katherine. Newcomers Anna Rosenberg and Natalie Auerbach played together and on their day were unbeatable.

Next year they have the talent to beat all

May 10 May 12

U18 1st VI U18 1st VI 2nd VI

V V V V V

U18

V V

May 19

1st VI 2nd VI 3rd VI 4th VI 1st VI

May 21 May 30 May 31

U18 U18 U18

V

June 2

1st VI 2nd VI

V

June 4 June 13

U18 U18

V

May 12

opposition but patience is needed!

V V V V

V V

V

V

Fulford 'A' TC Barnard Castle Poppleton TC Hymers College Hymers College Bootham Queen Margaret's Queen Margaret's Mount St Mary's Mount St Mary's Durham

L W L L W W L L L W W

2- 4 6- 3 2- 4 4- 5 6- 3 6- 0 4- 5 0- 9 3- 6 9- 0 8- 1

Fulford 'B'TC Fulford 'A' TC Fulford 'B'TC Worksop College Worksop College Poppleton TC Bootham

W L D W L L W

5- 1 2- 4 3- 3 5- 4 3- 6 0- 6 6- 0

Ampleforth, Bradford Girls' Grammar School and Scarborough College fixtures were cancelled.

1st and 2nd Tennis The following represented the 1st VI: Hannah Wilson and Lauren Grant (5th form) also won many of their sets as they battled for all games and never gave up.

*C Heads (Capt), * K Francis, A A Rosenberg, A N Auerbach, A H Wilson, * L Grant, H Scott, E Hartley.

The 1st VI lost two very close matches to Hymers and Queen Margaret's where the score was decided in the final round and usually the last set against Hymers. Emma Hartley, playing with Lauren as 3rd pair did well to win against both 2nd and 3rd pairs.

The following represented the 2nd VI: A

E Hartley, A C Drabble, A Crossley, A Peach, H Scott, E

Outhwaite, F Gale, S Houghton-Brown, J Walker, S Hammill.

Unfortunately, the others couldn't capitalise on this, both only winning one set. It was the usual tousle against Queen Margaret's where the score couldn't have been closer. All players tried their utmost but this time Charlie and Katherine won the two sets and Lauren and Hannah were unlucky to lose the final set 5-6.

The U18 York Team Tennis League provided the hardest matches with very strong players at Poppleton and Fulford Tennis Clubs. It is good experience at playing both singles and doubles and much can be learned. Although losing to both those club teams the games were well fought and the players on court for a longtime. The win against Worksop College needs a mention. As two of the 1st team were unable to play Emma and Harriet Scott joined the squad. Harriet renewed her U15 pairing with Lauren and through great determination won two sets. Katherine and Charlie won the last set to give a 5-4 winning result.

The 2nd VI had three of their fixtures cancelled giving them only three matches. Although we did manage to play a 3rd and 4th VI against Mount St Mary's. They had a good win against Hymers College but lost against Queen Margaret's and Worksop College. A full strength team could have beaten Worksop but unfortunately key players were lost to the 1st team that day. The commitment of the 2nd team was excellent and particularly so from Emma and Catrin Drabble who both played with effort and

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* Denotes colours

A

Denotes Vz colours

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The following played in Senior tennis matches: R Bairstow, L Hourston, C Mackellar, L England, K Moore, V Kirsch, L Frost, V Miers, S Cuthbertson, E Macalister-Hall and F Coleman.

Inter-House Tennis A strong Grove team won all their rounds convincingly and although School House fought well in the final Grove had another

In all, as the results show as follows, the U15 squad contested every match well and against key opposition such as Bradford Girls, Ampleforth, Pocklington and Worksop, were the victorious players. Well done - and keep improving.

The following girls represented the U15 A & B Teams:S Worsman, T Collingridge, O Herrenschmidt, M Peach, R Dallas,! Binns, L Newton, A Ward, C Cecil and L Doxey

convincing win.

Mrs H Barnard MrsWM Shepherd U15 TENNIS RESULTS

Girls' U15 Tennis The U15 Girls' Tennis team has had a very successful season.

Their application to training and level of enjoyment has helped to yield some very good results. Indeed of the twelve fixtures played - in between the showers - eleven were well-deserved victories.

Whilst the squad was fairly small (ten consistent members in all) every player has improved their all-round game to make signif-

28 April May 8 May 9 May 16 May 19 May 2 June 4 June 6 June

icant contributions.

A strong first pairing of Sophie Worsman and Tamsin

11 June 13 June

Collingridge helped establish confidence and develop depth. Both worked hard on aspects of play and combined well as a team with Sophie in particular taking the game to the opposition at every opportunity.

The second pairing of Olivia Herrenschmidt and Monica Peach

16 June 23 June 27 June 30 June

U15 IV v Barnard Castle W 12-3 U15 BVI v Pocklington W 5-4 U15 Nestle v Queen Ethelburga's W 6-0 U15 v Bradford GS (A) W 6-4 U15 Nestle v Queen Margaret's (H) L 2-4 U15 IV v Durham (H) Cancelled U15VI v Worksop(H) W 6-3 U15 Nestle v The Mount (H) W 5-1 Ul 5 Nestle & (1 pair) v Pocklington (A) W 4-2 U15 Nestle v Booth am (A) W 6-0 U15VI v Scarborough W 4-2 & District (H) (Abandoned) U15VI v Ampleforth (A) W 5-4 U15 IV v Bradford Girls' GS(H) Cancelled U15 v Bradford GS Tournament Cancelled U15A v Hymers (A) W 8-1 B v Hymers (A) W 4-2

and our third team of Tilly Binns and Rosie Dallas made particular improvements. Self-confidence became a primary factor and as ground strokes improved so did the effectiveness to complete.

Indeed the final fixture of the season against Hymers yielded personal best performances for Tilly and Rosie who, playing third, defeated the 1st, 2nd and 3rd pairings with outstanding performances. Indeed only one rubber was lost in that entire match by all three couples.

Four remaining players, Laura Newton, Alex Ward, Ciara Cecil and Lucy Doxey played equally important roles as our 4th and 5th pairings.

Again application was a real credit and individual

improvements, particularly with ground strokes development, helped to secure some convincing victories, especially against Pocklington 'B's in May where the result went to the wire with Newton and Ward securing the match 5-4.

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U14 Girls'Tennis It was pleasing to have a large squad to work with and choose from, with fourteen girts representing the school in various matches. Amidst the hot sunshine in April, an indifferent May and the wettest June on record, we managed to win some matches, draw some and lose some!!

Two teams, 'A' and 'B' were entered into the York Junior Team Tennis League playing against other schools and tennis clubs in a singles and doubles format. Beth, Frankie, Gemma and Kristina put in good performances in the 'A" team, and were well supported by Olivia and Laura in the three pair matches.

Everybody in the squad got a match at some point in the season, and their enthusiasm and willingness to try hard to improve was apparent.

Consistency improved week on week, as did confidence; so much so, that even a few winning volleys at the net, were observed by the end

Overall, a good season. I hope the girls will keep on playing tennis over the winter and be ready to improve their technique and general court positioning in readiness for next year!

be put off by a challenge we trained regularly throughout the winter on Friday lunchtimes and entered the Winter Floodlit League at York LTC to gain some court time. Several coaching sessions with Belinda and Mr Shread occurred throughout the Easter holidays to get everyone's game up to scratch.

Careth Drabble and Will Bickford Smith taking top slot, James Beadnall and Ben Naughton in at second, and Luke Bowler and Oli Denton filling in at third pair.

Mrs J M Whitehead

Careth

U14 GIRLS' TENNIS RESULTS 2007 U14A U14B U14A U14VI U14A U14B U14VI U14A U14B U14VI U14VI U14B U14A U14VI U14VI 2nd U14VI U14VI 2nd U14VI

This season was predicted to be tough after the majority of the first and second team players left last year. However, never to

From the start the top six players were established with

of June!!

30 Apr 30 Apr 5 May 9 May 15 May 16 May 19 May 22 May 23 May 2 June 6 June 6 June 11 June 16 June 27 June 27 June 30 June 30 June

Boys' 1st Team Tennis

H V Fulford TC H V Poppleton TC V U14B U14As V Bradford CS A V Bootham H V The Mount H V Durham A V Poppleton TC A V Fulford TC H V Worksop A V Pocklington H V Bootham A V The Mount A V Ampleforth H V Scarborough College H V Scarborough College A V Hymers A V Hymers

is certainly

D 3-3 , 0

L W D W D W L D W W D W L L L W W

1-5 5-1 3-3 5-1 3-3 3-1 0-6 3-3 6-3 5-1 3-3 4-2 3-6 2-7 4-5 6-3 6-3

has put on some muscle which has meant that he serves with tremendous power. His all round technique is also superb.

He was partnered by Will who doesn't have the same physical stature but compensates with a deft touch at the net and good technique on the groundstrokes.

James has a wicked top-spin serve and a particularly strong forehand which was

The following girls represented the U14Teams:B Barker, F Sutcliffe, K Withers, C Williams, O Frost, L Streather, H Walmsley, M Bollands, C Lethem, M Slack, L Mounsey, E Lockitt, ATurnbull, N Scroggs

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the

strongest player in school and

particularly

effective

on the hard courts.

Ben complemented him well with a high level of consistency and

The weather this summer has not been too kind, with a few matches being cancelled and others being played in very damp conditions. However we played Hymers in the drizzle and came away with a convincing 4-0 victory. By this time, the ladder system meant that Luke and Oli had managed to climb above James and Ben into second place and they would regain this position for the rest of the season.

Of all our matches, the most testing was against Bradford Grammar who were, as always, ferociously strong. Initial hopes were elevated with Gareth and Will winning their first game; however the top two Bradford pairs were particularly strong with county players ranking amongst them. We came away with a 7-2 loss which really showed us the next level of improvement in our games. a good level of determination, which was highlighted when he was seen to jump for joy after winning a point on one of Mr Shread's video recordings.

The first match of the season took place against Pocklington.

Will was unavailable and so James Roach was roped in and he played commendably well considering this was his first ever school match at any level.

Next up were Worksop who we had a close encounter with last year so a good match was anticipated. The team played very well with each pair winning two sets and coming away with a 6-3 victory over all.

When ON Denton joined St. Peter's it had been said that he was a good tennis player, so he was pencilled into the first team without us ever actually seeing him play. However any doubts over his ability were firmly swept away after these first two matches proved his consistency and athleticism were worthy of 1st team tennis. Luke has played well throughout the season and will grow as a player over the next two years.

The team played well and narrowly lost to York LTC and by now we were starting to show some real composure on the court. This culminated in a hotly contested victory over rivals Ampleforth.

After exciting matches against the OP's and Poppleton LTC the season seemed to draw to a swift close, albeit with the National Championships to look forward down at Eton College where we were unlucky to lose to Haberdashers in the plate competition.

On behalf of the team I would like to thank Mr Shread for all his hard work and his endless enthusiasm with the game. It has certainly made this years tennis a pleasure to participate in.

Thanks must go also to Belinda who has provided endless help and words of wisdom.

William Bickford Smith Captain of Tennis

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Boys' 2nd VI Tennis 2007 was another successful year for the 2nd tennis team, as well as a wet one with all but two fixtures being played in damp and rainy conditions.The season began with a close 5-4 defeat to an Ashville 1st team. But the team bounced back with a 9-0 thrashing of Pocklington.This was then followed with wins over Worksop, Bradford and the Silcoates 1st VI. The impressive doubles team of Nick Howard and Ben Eaves went through the whole season with only dropping one set. The 2nd VI consisted of Nick Howard, Ben Eaves, Kris Rawcliffe, George Cliffe, Caleb Kutaika and William Castrell.

UlSBoys'Tennis This was a packed season on the tennis court for a lot of our players and an even busier time was had by around half of them who had to juggle between playing cricket and turning out to play tennis fixtures. The weather also played an important part in this year's tennis season with the players braving icy conditions against Ashville where it was woolly hats and mufflers weather, and playing Hymers College underneath a blackened angry sky that relentlessly spattered down upon them for over two hours.

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Not a player that is hard to bear

1.

A desire to perform well for this young man

4.

Tried his best to rule the courts

3.

A diligent and dependable player

5.

Has the potential to burn up the court

7.

Plays with morals and etiquette

6.

Some very painful times for this young man.

8.

One touch and he can bring good luck to the team

9.

We hope he is not banned from the court on July 1st

10. Has many layers to his game and a little Irish influence?

11. No sign of being cramped on the court 12. Could play well with a bit of thought

The U15 tennis season got off to a slow start with a chilly trip to Ashville. We went down (8-1) against strong opposition already into the third game of their season. We then had two very close encounters between Pocklington and Hymers (winning 5-4 on both occasions) with our B team also coming out as strong winners against Hymers B. In our next match we came up against a very able Ampleforth side that quickly adapted to this new surface and gave us a lesson on grass with a score of 8-1.

Our final game was against

Poppleton Tennis Club which again was a closely contested affair with St Peter's battling to the last point and winning by a close score of 5 games to 4.

It says something about the character of these players that there was never a word of complaint about either the intensity of the programme or the, at times, appalling weather conditions that we were 'blessed' with. I have enjoyed working with these players this year and many improvements in their games have been in evidence over the course of the long season. I wish them all well in the future and their continuation into the upper echelons of tennis at Peter's.

MJD

St. Peter's Tennis Club: Results Table 2007 Sat 21 April

1st VI

2nd VI

House Match Final

Winners: The Grove

Mon 23 April

Wed 25 April

Fri 27 April

U15VI

Ashvi lie Coll 1st VI

Ashville College

4.30pm Away

4.30pm Away

Lost 4 - 5

Lost 1 - 8

Pocklington School

Pocklington School

Pocklington School

4.00pm Home

4.00pm Home

2.00pm Away

Lost 4 - 5

Won 9 - 0

Won 5 - 4

U14IV

University of York 6.00 pm Home Lost 3 - 6

Sat 28 April

Wed 2 May

Sat 5 May

Wed 9 May

Q.E.C.S.

Q.E.G.S.

2.00pm Away

2.00pm Away

Monday 30 April

Cancelled by QECS

Cancelled by QEGS

Poppleton LTC

Worksop College

Worksop College

5.20pm Away

2.30pm Home

2.30 pm Home

Lost 0 - 6

Won 6 - 3

Won 7 - 2

Leeds CS

Leeds GS

Leeds GS

2.00pm Home

2.00pm Home

2.00pm Home

Cancelled by Leeds

Cancelled by Leeds

Cancelled by Leeds

Hymers College

Hymers College

Hymers College A+B VI

5.00 pm Home

5.00 pm Home

5.00pm Home

Won 8 - 1

Won 5 - 4 & 7 - 2

Won 9 - 0

Silcoates School

Sat 12 May

1.30pm Home Won 6 - 3

Monday 14 May Wed 16 May

Sat 19 May

Bradford GS

Bradford GS

Bradford GS A VI B IV

Dunnington T.C.

2.00 pm Home

2.00 pm Home

2.00 pm Home

4.30pm Away

Lost 2 - 7

Draw 4 1 / 2 - 4 1/2

Lost 4 - 5 Draw 3 - 3

Won 5 - 1

Ampleforth College

Ampleforth College

Ampleforth U15

Friday 18 May

2.00 pm Away

2.00 pm Away

2.00 pm Home

Pocklington School

Won 6 - 3

Lost 4 - 5

Lost 1 - 8

4.45pm Home

Wed 23 May

Singles Cup 1/4 Final

Half Term

Fri 25 May

Fri 1 June

Singles Cup Semi Final

Bootham School

Sat 2 June

York Lawn TC

4.15pm Home

Won 6 - 0

Tues 29 May

Tuesday 5th June

2.00 pm Home

Won 4 - 2

Lost 5 - 7

Friday 8th June

Sat 9 June

Old Peterites (8)

Fulford T.C. 'B1

Mon 11 June

2.00 pm Home

4.45pm Home

Lost 3 - 6

Draw 3 - 3 Friday 15th June

Sat 16 June

Barnard Castle

Barnard Castle

Fulford T.C. 'A'

2.30pm Away

2.30pm Away

4.45pm Home

No play - rain

Lost 2 - 4

No play - rain Wed 20 June

North Yorkshire

U17 Mixed Doubles

Tournament

Fri 22 June

Poppleton T.C.

Poppleton LTC

6.30 pm Home

5.00 pm Home

Lost 3 - 6

Won 5 - 4

Mon 25 June

Wimbledon 2007

Sat 30 June

Singles Cup Final

Gareth Drabble

Won 6 - 0 6 - 3 vs

Sun 1 - 3 July

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Cricket 1stX1 Report The 2007 season was a successful one, but it was also quite unusual.The season started with good weather, but the second half of term was so wet, that we were lucky to have only two matches completely abandoned. In a sense the team had two captains.

Because of his commitments with Yorkshire 2nd X1 and Academy, Jonathan Bairstow only played seven matches for the School. He captained the team with verve and maturity and his influence in all areas was immense. Congratulations to him on his selection for England Under 17s. In his absence Tim Peet did an excellent job, leading probably the youngest 1st XI in the School's history. For much of the season only three sixth-formers were in the team. In all 11 matches were won, three drawn and three lost. Winning eleven matches has only been achieved by one other 1st XI, the 2003 team. the scoring whenever they could. Sadly no-one else was prepared In general the batting was quite strong, with James Hepworth,

to do the job.

Tim Peet and Paul Steadman consistent run-scorers. The bowling individual performances, mostly from the spinners, Louis Baig and

This year's festival was held at Christ's Hospital, Horsham, and we are very grateful to Mr Howard Holdsworth for his organiza-

Harry Booth. The fielding however was poor, occasionally very

tion of a successful week. Unfortunately the weather ruined two

poor. Much work needs to be done in this area.

days, but otherwise it was most enjoyable.

was promising, but not always steady. There were several good

The Players.

Jonathan Bairstow - in his few games he was outstanding.

He was not dismissed by another school, scoring 86 not out,168 not out and 129 not out in these matches. In all he scored 654 runs at an average of 218. He hit 37 sixes and 70 fours. He fielded superbly and took valuable wickets.

Tim Peet- both on and off the field he did very well as captain/ vice-captain. As a batsman he started the season in fine form, but never got in touch after the exams. His wicket-keeping was at times a little erratic, but on his day, as at Pocklington, he was brilliant.

Louis Baig - he had a good first season as an off-spinner and was easily the leading wicket-taker. He bowled consistently well Our thanks once again to the Cricket Committee for their

and with few exceptions coped with the pressure. I hope he will

continuing support.This year they gave the School two 'squeegies'.

Their value was shown, when we were able to play on the second

work hard at his batting and fielding, which were disappointing.

day of the O.P. match despite the square being saturated earlier in

Harry Booth - as an Under 15, he had a very promising year.

the day. Thanks also to Gary, our groundsman, who again worked

He batted well at the top of the order and should have learned a

tremendously hard to produce excellent pitches for us. I am

lot from the experience. In his bowling, too, he showed an

grateful to Will Stephen and his Under 14 mates, who helped with

excellent temperament, Sedbergh.

especially against Leeds C.S. and

Joe Halstead- he was a good member of the team and will be all the better for the experience of playing 1st X1 cricket as an

*D.T.Snook, * P.C.Steadman, * J.P.Storrs, * R.J.E.Vokes-Dudgeon, R.J.Downey,T.C.Hume, G.H.Milligan, J.R.Nadian, T.J.Slingsby.

Under 15. He bowled quite well without finding real consistency and it was encouraging to see him striking the ball so hard in the last few matches.

t Cap * Colour David Kirby.

James Hepworth - he had an encouraging first season in the 1st XI, playing several impressive innings and he thoroughly

1stX1 Averages 2007

deserved to win the Colin Bosomworth cup for the most improved

Batting

Innings

Not out

Runs

8 18 19

5 3 1

654

168*

218

463

30.87

18 13 13 11 6

2 3

411

3 3 0 1 1

168 109

5 2

66 51

66 80 70* 50 64 20* 28 29 25 20 15

player. I hope he will really apply himself next year and build on this good start. He always fielded with enthusiasm, but his bowling

J.M.Bairstow

lacked consistency.

j.W.B.Hepworth

Sam Hitchenor - on the whole he practised hard and bowled steadily, and it was good to see his match-winning performance against Merchant Taylors'. His batting is continuing to improve and we all appreciated his determined innings against Q.E.C.S.

P.C.Steadman T.S.Peet J.R.E.Scattergood H.T.R.Booth LE.I.Baig

Jamie Scattergood - a mixed season. His bowling was again

J.R.Nadian

erratic, though he had a good day against Woodhouse Grove. His

R.J.E.Vokes-Dudgeon

batting improved quite well and he played a number of important

J.P.Storrs

innings. His fielding was keen and reliable.

J.J.Halstead

6 15 13

S.W.Hitchenor

9

Dominic Snook - he joined the team midway through the term and did a good job as a new ball bowler. He bowled steadily and

Highest Average score

537 230

79 64 116

29.83 25.69

23 16.8 13.62 13.17 12.8 8.29 8.25 7.29

Also batted: R.J.Downey 9,7,4,O.T.C.Hume 4*. C.H.Milligan 8,5,0.

T.J.Slingsby 7,10,0*. D.T.Snook 1*,3*.

* not out

at the festival he showed that he can cope well under

Bowling

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Best Average

pressure. He has tried hard

bowling

at his batting and fielding and must continue to do

D.T.Snook J.R.E.Scattergood

so.

LE.I.Baig H.T.R.Booth J.M.Bairstow P.C.Steadman S.W.Hitchenor J.J.Halstead

83.2 30 176.5 71.5 94.2 92 127.4 114.3

19 5 34 11 13 14 22 16

255 169 678 330 378 454 496 474

18 9 33 14 16 17 17 12

6-47 5-41 7-68 6-56 7-76 3-14 4-9 3-29

14.17 18.78 20.54 23.57 23.62 26.71 29.18 39.5

Also bowled: J.W.B.Hepworth 44-2-243-1.T.C.Hume 3-0-24-0.

J.R.Nadian 2-0-26-0. T.S.Peet 1-1-0-0. R.J.E.Vokes-Dudgeon 21-2104-2.

Catches: J.M.Bairstow 12. (T.S.Peet 915 stumpings) H.T.R.Booth 7 Paul Steadman - for much of the term he batted quite well,

(1 stumping). J.W.B.Hepworth 7.P.C.Steadman 7.S.W.Hitchenor

but concentration remained a problem. At the festival he played his

S.RJ.E.Vokes-Dudgeon 5. J.J.Halstead S.T.C.Hume 3. LE.I.Baig

best innings for the School, showing courage and application. I

2.R.J.Downey 2J.R.Nadian 2. J.R.E.Scattergood 2. J.P.Storrs 2.

hope this will continue in the future. He again took wickets, but he

D.T. Snook 1

was not as accurate as last year.

Josh Storrs - a disappointing year for him. He practised hard and played quite well in the nets.but he could not get going in the middle. He fielded enthusiastically and his speed about the field was a real asset.

Rory Vokes - Dudgeon- he came into the team after half-term and applied himself keenly in all areas. He showed promise with the bat, bowled steadily and was reliable in the field. An encouraging start.

The following represented the 1st X1;t* J.M.Bairstow(Captain), t* T.S.Peet (Vice-Captain), *LE.I.Baig, * H.T.R.Booth, * J.J.Halstead. * J.W.B.Hepworth, *.S.W.Hitchenor, * J.R.E.Scattergood,

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1stX1 Results 2007 v

M.W.Johnston's X1 216-3 dec.

J.Wackett 59* T.Cleminson 49 I.Jarvis 40

Home

Drawn

StPeter's v 203-5 J.Bairstow 86* J.Wheatley 5-75

Woodhouse Grove 202 T.Dalton 76 C.Davey 31 J.Scatterwood 5-41 J.Bairstow 3-40

Home

Won

StPeter's v 206-4 T.Peet 70* J.Scattergood 50

Yorkshire Gents C.C. 205-5 dec.

D.Winkele 68 A.Rigby 67

Home

StPeter's v 237-9 P.Steadman 80 J.Hepworth 56 T.Peet 55 G.Dobson 6-30

Q.E.G.S.Wakefield 236 C.Pickles 80 J.Whittle 38 LBaig 7-68

Home

StPeter's v 256-3 J.Bairstow 168* P.Steadman 48

Barnard Castle 254 A.Seddon 70* S.Lister 55 J.Bairstow 7-76

Home

StPeter's v 204 T.Booth 64 T.Peet 51 A.Mahmood 4-28

Bradford G.S. 210-4 J.Lee 78* T.Slater 41 K.Ayub 32

Away

StPeter's 73-3

M.C.C. 224-7 dec.

A.Bairstow 101* P.Couchlin 45

Home Abandoned

StPeter's v 198 J.Hepworth 40 D.Sadique 5-53

Leeds G.S. 165 H.Ryatt 49 N.Paul 32 H.Booth 6-56 LBaig 3-46

Away

Won

St.Peter's v 208-6 J.Bairstow 112 P.Steadman 47 G.Branston 5-53

Saints C.C.

Home

Won

StPeter's 192-7 T.Peet 63

v

Won

Won

Won

Away

Won

StPeter's 117-9 C.Gibson 4-28

v

Scarborough 199-8 W.Gibson 83 S.Hitchenor 3-25

Away

Drawn

StPeter's 115 J.Bairstow 63 N.Kay 4-10

v

York C.C. 21 1-9 dec.

I.Jarvis 77 LWilson 54 LBaig 4-50

Home

Lost

StPeter's v 229-7 J.Bairstow 129* J.Hepworth 33 J.Clark 3-24

Sedbergh 228 S.Holdsworth 45 D.Bell 44 P.Raikes 32 H.Booth 5-80

Home

Won

St.Peter's 193-7 dec.

J.Hepworth 44

Old Peterites 213-7 dec.

P.Rivis 62 J.Dougherty 32 and 130 N.Kay 37 I.Jarvis 30 LBaig 4-9

Home

Won

C.H.

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C.H.

Lost

v

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Christ's Hospital,Horsham Festival St.Peter's

v

162 P.Steadman 67 S.Amin 4-20

StPeter's v 111 J.Scattergood 41 * N.Dinnison 3-18

Merchant Taylors', Northwood 109 LBaig 5-32 S.Hitchenor 4-9 Trinity G.S.,Melbourne 278 M.Brown 168 H.Tinney 58 D.Snook 6-47 j.Halstead 3-29

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R.Musgrave 111 M.Wilks 31 S.Jones 30 P.Steadman 3-33

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Pocklington 81 D.Snook 3-9 P.Steadman 3-14

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StPeter's v Ampleforth Home 184-9 254-7 dec.

J.Hepworth 56 J.Blackiston-Houston 122 T.Peet 35 E.Willis 69 J.Blackiston-Houston 3-14 C.O'Kelly31 St. Peter's 206-3 J.Hepworth 66 T.Peet 52*

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were never dominated by opposition batsmen. Piers Denison led the attack and, although he took relatively few wickets, he bowled very accurately giving so little away that he created pressure that often forced wickets to fall at the other end. Dominic Snook took 15 wickets in the first five games before moving into the 1st XI. He bowled very straight and was always able to obtain enough swing to trouble opposition batsmen. Tom Hume and Rory VokesDudgeon could be relied upon to give the side control with their bowling; their consistent line and length were very frustrating to the opposition. Although a little less consistent Callum Stark and Tom Scott made valuable contributions with the ball. The side did lack a spin bowler until Jordan Median's appearance against

2nd XI Cricket The 2nd XI played seven matches and finished with a record of five wins, one draw and one defeat. Bad weather accounted for three further fixtures. The season started with wins at Woodhouse

Pocklington and this probably contributed to their inability to finish off a side quickly once we had taken seven or eight wickets.

This affected the matches against Woodhouse Grove, QEGS, Bradford and Leeds when, in each game, tail-enders added over 60 runs for the last two or three wickets.

Grove and QECS which reflected the depth of both the batting

George Milligan continues to progress behind the stumps but

and the bowling in the side. These victories also did much to bind

must become more consistent if he is to play at a higher level.

the side together and give them confidence in their ability.

The standard of ground fielding was always ahead of the opposi-

Barnard Castle were weak and although we were unable to bowl

tion's and this did much to support and encourage the bowlers.

them out we restricted them to 94-7 in 35 overs; a target that was

The catching was excellent; the most memorable being Rory V-D's

very easily achieved. Although we declared quite early against

at backward point against Barnard Castle and against Ampleforth,

Bradford, after a stand of 170 between Tom Lloyd and Tom

George's mid-air effort against Ampleforth and Josh Cust's caught

Slingsby, they made no attempt to chase our score and the game

and bowled at QEGS.

drifted into a frustrating draw with St. Peter's much the better side. Having restricted Leeds to 157-9 we appeared to be cruising to an easy win before we lost 6 wickets between 90 and 105; it then took sensible batting from Alastair Penty and Rory VokesDudgeon to secure the win. The best two hours of cricket from the side came in the game at Ampleforth; the high standard of the bowling and fielding was remarkable as we bowled out a very good side for 119.

Unfortunately it was followed by the worst 45

minutes of the season as we were reduced to 35-8 as batsman

Tom Lloyd, and in his absence Piers Denison, captained the side well. They developed an excellent spirit in the team. They ensured that the cricket was fun but also played in a highly competitive manner. They encouraged all those around them and got the best from the bowlers and fielders.

I have enjoyed

another season working with a committed and enthusiastic side and supported by a keen and interested group of parents.

D J Watkinson

after batsman gave away their wickets mostly playing irresponsible shots; it was only due to a stand of 50 between Tom Hume

Results:

and Rory V-D that the side were not totally embarrassed. We were

St. Peter's 186-9

far too strong for Pocklington and recorded the largest margin of

(35 overs per side)

victory during the twelve seasons I have taken side.

G Milligan 54, T Lloyd 39, T Scott 4-28, T Hume 3-29

v

Woodhouse Grove 151 Won by 35 runs

The batsmen scored their runs at a good rate and kept the

St. Peter's 120-6

opposition's bowlers and fielders under pressure. George Milligan

(35 overs per side)

and James Streather often gave the innings a secure start; they put

T Slingsby 59*, D Snook 3-15, C Stark 3-28

on over 50 for the first wicket four times with George going on to make a significant contribution on three occasions. Before moving up to the 1st XI Tom Slingsby made two high scores which included steering the side to victory at QEGS. It was unfortunate

St. Peter's 97-2

St. Peter's 231-7 dec.

T Slingsby 86, T Lloyd 83

than a cricket bat in his hands! Alastair Penty failed to fulfil the promise of last season and only made the one significant contri-

St. Peter's 161-7

St. Peter's 87 D Snook 5-18

The side consistently bowled well and throughout the season

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v

Bradford 133-7 Match drawn

v

Leeds 157-9 Won by 3 wickets

A Penty 36*, R Vokes-Dudgeon 3-35

bution. Over the winter he should practise hard to ensure that he

of the side who all made progress with their batting.

Barnard Castle 94-7 Won by 8 wickets

(35 overs per side)

gives himself every chance to make the most of his talent in his final year. Other useful contributions came from many members

v

G Milligan 32*, D Snook 4-13

ability at the higher level. Once Tom Lloyd established himself in quickly; on occasions it looked more as if he had a 3-iron rather

QEGS.Wakefield 118 Won by 4 wickets

(35 overs per side)

that ill health deprived him of the opportunity to display his an innings he hit the ball very hard and scored his runs very

v

St. Peter's 233-5 dec.

v

Ampleforth 119 Lost by 32 runs

v

Pocklington 38 Won by 195 runs

G Milligan 83, T Lloyd 50, C Stark 4-26, J Nadian

Ashville's side contained some very promising players. The year

3rd X1 Cricket

got off to a promising start despite the loss at Woodhouse Grove.

Again this year, the number of boys choosing to play full time

We did very well to restrict the home side to 134 on a small pitch.

senior cricket was considerable, meaning that a 3rd XI squad of

Against the two quickest and mature opening bowlers of the year,

over 20 operated throughout the season.

the boys did very well to 129. In general, however, we never really

Five 3rd X1 matches were arranged, albeit that three were against Ampleforth. The first match was away to Bootham 1st X1, who were a much improved side from the previous year. Having chosen to bat first, St. Peter's found the bowlingjust too good, and were all out for just 80 in 21 overs. Only Captain Henry Elwess (17) looked capable of occupying the crease for any length of time.

A good start with the ball was vital if we were to have a chance, but some wayward early bowling was severely punished by some impressive batting, Bootham easing past their target for the loss of

made enough runs. Few of the batsmen were willing to apply themselves and play themselves in for a few overs. Many of the boys played Monday night club cricket and I think this was a two edged sword; on the one hand, it is fantastic that so many want to play the game and as often as possible; on the other hand, they struggled to adapt to the longer game on Saturdays, batsmen often wanting to hit the ball out of the ground before they were actually in. With Joe Halstead and Harry Booth in the First XI, runs were often difficult to come by.

The main frustration, actually, was that St Peter's also

just one wicket.

The second game, at home to Ampleforth, proved the best of the season. Again batting first, St. Peter's scored a healthy 174 all out, Sam Greenwood and David Gardner each scoring 34, and Henry Elwess and Harry Caley both passing 20. This looked a good score until the Ampleforth Captain blazed to 80 in 9 overs! With wickets always falling at the other end, his dismissal was crucial, and when he was 7th out with still 30 needed, the game was wide open. Some slightly desperate hitting from Ampleforth saw them continually find gaps in the field, and they reached their target without further loss. Harry Caley was the pick of the bowlers,

contained some talented players but only one or two ever came off in the same match. To win games, at least half the team have to make a contribution with bat or ball and that just didn't happen. On their day, every player had something positive to offer. Will Peet captained the side for the first half of the season and Bradley Sykes for the latter half. Will had some terrible luck with his batting, demonstrating bags full of potential but finding just about every possible way to get out.

He was capable of

bowling accurately and he does turn the ball; in fact, the Ampleforth coach described him as the best bowler he had seen

taking 5 for 26.

Unfortunately the weather claimed the match against Giggleswick, and so it was to Ampleforth for the return. This time, on a difficult slow pitch, St Peter's struggled with the bat, being dismissed for just 91, with James Lloyd scoring 31 and Henry Elwess 20. Ampleforth proved more adept at punishing the bad ball, and despite some tidy spells from Matthew Hall and Sho Maekawa, they again eased past their target, this time for the loss of just two wickets. Sadly, the final Ampleforth fixture was also lost to bad weather.

For the first time in memory, St Peter's were actually able to field a 4th X1 who, despite succumbing to defeat at Ampleforth, proved that the future of cricket looks bright, as the vast majority of the squad are 5th formers who will be returning next year.

Although the results did not go their way, the boys were positive and enthusiastic throughout, and a pleasure to work with. My thanks must go to Mr Johnston for his efforts in arranging fixtures at appropriate levels to give so many boys the chance to represent the school.

all season. Currently, Will does bowl one or two bad balls per over and his head goes down. Once he rights these two wrongs he will be a fine bowler. Brad had more success in terms of wickets taken, including a superb 6-28 against Bradford and a match-winning 58 at Scarborough. He also played one of the innings of the season,

N A Matkin

hitting 48 majestic runs from only 33 balls, including five fours in

Under 15 A

will score runs more consistently. On occasions, Sam Ash demon-

one over, at Pocklington. Once he masters his temperament he strated genuine class with the bat and he is prepared to work hard Played: 8

Won: 1

Drawn: 2

Lost: 5

at his game. Towards the end of the season, he also developed pace and opened the bowling with aggression and success,

The season's record of results would suggest an unsatisfactory

including knocking over both openers at Scarborough. Tom Bilton

term, and there were indeed matches which could easily have been

also demonstrated all-round potential. His action needs more

drawn, or even won, but were instead thrown away. There is no

work if he is to gain consistency and prevent injury. He can play

doubt that the circuit contained some excellent teams and superb

shots all around the wicket but needs to learn when to be more

individual players: Rhandaura, Bradford's opener, was very classy

cautious.

indeed; Pocklington's Morehouse scored a chanceless century; and

improved player of the year. As he batted for longer periods of

James Fletcher might stake a claim to be the most

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time, his confidence grew and his range and power of shots

boys to remain positive and look to cement places in the Firsts

increased.

and Seconds next year.

He also bowled some dangerous in-duckers and

demonstrated the safest hands in the squad.

PC Taylor

David McDermottroe kept wicket tidily and effectively to both medium pacers and spinners. He has the potential to make

U15 B Cricket

a good First XI keeper. He also plays his shots with some style but will need to be more patient in order to play longer innings.

In terms of matches won the U15B cricket team, led by

Having last year said that Josh Cust and Tristan Wike were two of

Charlie Code and Tom Peel, did not enjoy a successful season.

the most natural fielders I had seen, Chris McTurk proved to be at

They managed just one win from nine fixtures. The team had

least the equal of them, commencing the season with fine

problems scoring sufficient runs. Being bowled out by Bootham

catches at Woodhouse Grove. He also hits the ball tremendously

for 29 was the nadir. Mitchell Hernaman, Frazer MacRostie, Banos

hard and bowls with a bit of nip. His commitments to rugby and

Monoyiou, Charlie Code, Fergus Lane, Edward Lister and James

athletics meant that he missed several matches, limiting his

Fletcher made useful individual contributions

opportunities and stunting his progress somewhat. What Alex

However, the batsmen failed to perform as a unit.

with the bat.

Dickinson lacks in genuine pace he more than makes up for with

The bowling was consistently good. Henry Carr led the attack

a positive attitude. More than the other bowlers, Alex realised the

well and was the leading wicket taker with twelve wickets. He was

importance of bowling from wicket to wicket and avoiding "four

ably supported by Tom Peel, Tom Taylor, Frazer MacRostie, Will

balls". His 4-25 at Pocklington was due reward. Alongside Mark

Grice and Michael Bailey.

Hamilton, Alex was responsible for saving the games against Bradford and Ampleforth; in the first of the two, these boys batted for eleven overs to see us home.

Mark developed a sound

The real strength of the team lay in its attitude in the field.

The U15 Bs were consistently the most enthusiastic and

defensive technique and gained the nickname "the limpet". I

committed team. Never once did their head drop; they played

wonder how many times he was even out in the nets? Brother

with enjoyment and in a gentlemanly manner throughout. In their

John was more flamboyant in approach and possesses a good

conduct they were great ambassadors for St Peter's. In this sense,

range of shots. He tends to walk into shots, meaning that the bat

the U15B side enjoyed a most successful season.

doesn't always come down as straight as it could, but his offensive

R.J. P.Trevett

hitting could be a real asset. David Glen was even more aggressive with the bat and, when it came off did that ball travel! He put us in a great position to win at Woodhouse Grove but was out

Under 14 cricket

early too often trying a big hit. We didn't see much of his off-spin

Will Stephen, Dan Green, Josh North, Will Hockin, Freddie

in matches and later in the season he turned his arm to medium

Gabbertas, Tom White, Divine Kudzewlor, Joe Robinson, Charlie

pace. Unfortunately, Toby Brown was injured for most of the

Greenwood, Max Latchmore, Will Smith.

season and I hope that he will practise assiduously in preparation for next year. Finally, a special word for Gary Ng. Gary scored meticulously for most of the season.

Played: 6

Won: 3

Drawn: 1

Lost: 2

His work was always

The season started with a drawn match against Woodhouse

accurate to the extent that each batsman knew how many balls

Grove. It was decided to play a game in which both bowlers and

he had faced. Many thanks to Gary on behalf of the squad.

All in all, this was a difficult season and it is not easy to enjoy your cricket when the results are going against you. I urge the

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batsmen were limited so as a give everyone a chance. This meant that our Batsmen who played themselves in had to depart on thirty and this was unsatisfactory. We played after just two net

sessions and the setting of fields and bowling to them showed our

Boat Club

lack of middle practise. Max Latchmore bowling Slow Left Arm took six wickets.

Against Queen Elizabeth's Grammar there was little to show between the sides apart from one opposition Yorkshire Player who

OP Race

dominated the game. We dropped him on four and he went on to

The Old Peterite race, now traditionally held on the first

hit a winning 84 not out. Josh North showed that he could bat

Wednesday of Autumn term, was the usual titanic struggle

with great concentration in difficult conditions. Will Stephen

between experience and youth. Two mixed eights (4 girls and 4

scored 40.

boys) raced the gruelling 400 metres course upstream, ably

Bradford Grammar hit the winning runs with one ball to spare

umpired by John Ward. It was once again very close with the lead

in a very exciting limited overs match. Will Stephen scored a good

changing several times. At the finish it was discovered that the

54 not out and Tom White had taken advantage of the small

OPs had 5 boys and 3 girls in their crew and the finishing judge

boundaries to smash an entertaining 42. It was a shame that such

awarded the race to St. Peter's by the tiny margin of 2 feet.

a close game was marred by the behaviour of the opposition and

Protests to the umpire by the OPs were not upheld.

a credit to our players that they played in the spirit of cricket.

The turning point in the season was against Leeds Grammar School. We set the right fields, bowled to them and fielded well.

Divine Kudzewlor bowled with genuine pace and intimidated the Leeds opening pair. This was followed by a remarkable seven over spell of three wickets for five runs from Max Latchmore. Set only 126 to win Josh North batted with maturity and scored an unbeaten 82.

The good form was continued against Ampleforth. Freddie Gabbertas who had batted well all season scored 54 and Josh North continued his good form with 66. Our spinners Josh North, Dan Green and Max Latchmore then bowled the opposition out.

Pocklington arrived having lost only one match and put us in to bat. Will Stephen made 51 and Dan Green finally fulfilled his

Boston Marathon, 17 Sept

promise with a well struck 78. Will Hockin opened the bowling with great accuracy as figures of five overs three wickets for two

As traditional the 6th form members of the Boat Club rowed

runs demonstrates. Josh North and Dan Green polished off the

the 50 k Marathon for charity. It also coincided with the School's

middleorder and tail for a comprehensive win.Sadly that was the

major charity drive for 06-07. This year we had a Girls VIII and 2

last game played due to the weather.

boys quad sculls as well as Mr S-S.

The team have been a pleasure to coach and have maintained

The day was warm with a light breeze and, although pleas-

an excellent spirit I am confident many will go onto play first

antly cloudy till about 10am, the sun came out which was taxing

eleven cricket.

for the rowers. The wind, especially crucial for this long row, was cross or head for a lot of the course, which meant that records

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U14'B'Cricket There were some strong individual performances for the

were extremely difficult. Each rower took about 3 litres of water and parents met crews en route to give them more supplies.

All the crews rowed very sensibly conserving energy over the first half of the course. At the finish crews were welcomed by the

'B'team this year. Adam Fletcher captained, scored the only 50 and bowled securely, Tom Whitaker and Cameron Barren gave sterling all-round performances and Jordan Howe was the most dangerous bowler. Two wins out of seven does not reflect the team's commitment, although seven completed fixtures out of a potential fourteen certainly does reflect the dreadfulness of the weather.

The most enjoyable team performance, as far as I was concerned, came in the fixture with Leeds Grammar, where we hurried to beat both the opposition and rainfall and did so with aplomb. It was hard for us to compete with 'A' teams from schools such as Bootham and Read, as our specialist batsmen rarely played themselves in terribly well, but effort was considerable in the field and banter of high quality at all times. Pats on the back all round.

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Junior 18 Quad.

LGareth Dowse

Time 4 hrs 17 minutes 55 sees

2. Richard Swan 3. James Turner Str. Rory MacLeod Mr Smalman -Smith Time

Vet A single scull

4 hrs 9 minutes and 21 sees winner by 14 minutes

Atlantic Row St. Olave's school, assisted by some St. Peter's rowers, spent a whole day rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic on rowing machines to raise money for school charities. The day started at 7 am when 12 St. Peter's rowers each rowed for 30 minutes to get the team out of sight of land. From then on the whole of St. support teams. The Girls, rowing in their new VIII, "Earnest Alan",

Olave's school took part and performed fantastically, entertained

were greeted at the finish by the 80-year-old Alan Ernest, a

by projection of James Cracknell and Ben Fogal's DVD on how

founder of the race, resplendent in his Boat Club blazer. Large

they crossed the pond. Some of it was not pleasant but this did

amounts of chocolate cake rapidly restored energy levels.

not daunt the plucky St. Olave's crews. Two J3s rowed the final 2

The boys Novice quad performed outstandingly not only to win their division but also set a new record by over 2 minutes in slow conditions. They were 40 minutes ahead of their nearest

kilometres to the great encouragement and applause of the supporters. The school rowed across within 11 hours of starting, a huge achievement, and raised over £6,000 for the School charities.

competitors.

WS3 8+.

1. Eve Newby

Time: 5 hrs 14min 21 sec

2. Holly Robertson

Chester Long Distance Sculls, 30 September

3a. Hannah-Grace Fitzpatrick

Senior boys and girls raced at the 5k Chester Long Distance

3b. Charlotte Parker

Sculls with some good results. Tory Manners was our first girls'

4. Rebecca Fletcher

sculler home, coming a creditable 3rd, the girls' event winner later

S.Jenny Mellor

going on to represent Great Britain. Rory MacLeod won the J18

6. Freja Binnian

sculls by 30 seconds (14th of 128 crews) with James Turner and

7. Tory Manners

Richard Swann also putting in good performances.

Str. Annabel Robertson Bow Freja Binnian

Junior Women's Quad: 2nd

Cox. Esther Smyth

2. Rebecca Fletcher Novice Quad: time: 4 hrs 3 min

I.Archie Dallas

S.Tory Manners

22 sec: a new record and winners

2. Nick Hall

Str. Annabel Robertson

of their category by 40 minutes

3. Grant Fullerton J18 Quad: 3rd by 11 sec from winners

4.

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Bow Grant Fullerton 2. James Turner 3. Rory Macleod Str. Richard Swan Bow Archie Dallas

Novice Quad: 2nd by 8 sec from winners

2. Gareth Dowse S.Nick Hall Str. Chris Brewer

Ancholme Head, 8 October Our annual pilgrimage to Brigg in the flatlands of Northern Lincolnshire paid dividends. We had our biggest entry ever with 54 rowers in 48 different crews.

All performed very well on and off the water. Total entry was 156 crews and we won 5 trophies.

Junior 16 girls quad scull

Junior 16 boys quad scull (beating a much older and bigger Merchant Taylor's School crew) Junior 15 Girls coxed quad scull

GB Sculling Trials, Boston 11 November Rowed on the 5k straight stretch of river at Boston in reason-

Junior 15 boys single scull (Jonty Naismith) Head of the River ie fastest crew overall - J16 boys quad scull, a tremendous performance, as they were fastest of 156 crews on

able conditions Rory MacLeod came 8th out of 160 boys hopeful of drawing the selectors' eyes. He was the first "sweep" oarsman home also beating many of the countries top Junior scullers.

the river.

Nottingham Autumn Head, 21 October In the morning division 8 senior boys sculled the 6k course in good conditions.

Rory MacLeod was second in his division followed by Nick Hall and James Turner. Richard Swan, Archie Dallas and Grant Fullerton came in within a few seconds of each other followed by Chris Brewer and Gareth Dowse.

In the afternoon (5k) division Swan, Fullerton, Turner and MacLeod sculled a great race, slipping in just ahead of two much older and more experienced quads from Nottingham Rowing Club to finish outright winners and also winners of their class, a tremendous result.

The J16 girls' quad of Jess Fitzpatrick, Georgie Smith, Antonia

The Head of the River Fours , London, Sat 18 November

Ramsden and Cherisse Brown sculled very well to come second in their division and the J16 double scull of Jasmine Swann and Jess

Two senior boys quadruple sculls took part in this the major,

Marriott came in a very creditable 4th against strong university

long distance fours race of the year. Rowed over the 4 mile Boat

doubles.

Race course there were 540 entries from Great Britain and Europe.

Tees Long Distance Sculls, 28 October

Rory MacLeod sculled superbly to come 69th overall and were the

The first quad of Richard Swan, Nick Hall, James Turner and

On the first Saturday of half term a small and very successful team went to scull in the Tees Long Distance Sculls.The very twisty 5km course includes two hairpin bends of almost 180 degrees, which require skilled navigation. Good second places were recorded by Tory Manners in the J18 single sculls, the Aiken sisters

4th Under 18 quad in the race.

The second quad of Archie Dallas, Gareth Dowse, Chris Brewer and Grant Fullerton had major problems when their steering mechanism broke early in the race (the course is a constant series of bends) but kept going and still managed to beat 3 other under 18 crews, a great achievement.

in the J18 double sculls and Rory MacLeod in the Senior 2 coxed 4s rowing a scratch crew with York City.

Winning crews: Women's S4 quad sculls:

Women's J15 double sculls:

York Small Boats Head, Sunday 19 November

Jess Fitzpatrick, Antonia

85 rowers competed in 45 different crews over the 3 km

Ramsden, Georgie Smith

course, the largest St. Peter's entry ever. There were 340 entries

and Jasmine Swann by 45

from all over Northern England. St. Peter's performances overall

seconds

were very good, with St. Peter's rowers in 6 of the top 9 crews.

Gussie Aiken and Ellie MacLeod recorded a win by

Results: 6 third places, 2 second and 10 wins.

Winners

a huge margin of 1 m 40 s J18 single sculls:

Junior 15 Double Scull:

Vicky Bew, Alex Langford

Junior 15 Quadruple scull:

Tilly Binns, Maddy Hall,

Rory MacLeod won and was also the fastest sculler in the competition of any

Vicky Bew, Ciara Cecil,

age, a good omen for his

Elspeth MacLeod

GB trials in 3 weeks time.

Novice Quad Scull:

Gussy Aiken, Maddy Hall,

Mr Smalman-Smith won Vet B singles, and was the second sculler

Jess Elkington, Charlie

home.

Nelson, Tilly Binns

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Junior 16 boys quad scull (beating a much older and bigger Merchant Taylor's School crew) Junior 15 Girls coxed quad scull

GB Sculling Trials, Boston 11 November Rowed on the 5k straight stretch of river at Boston in reason-

Junior 15 boys single scull (Jonty Naismith) Head of the River ie fastest crew overall - J16 boys quad scull, a tremendous performance, as they were fastest of 156 crews on

able conditions Rory MacLeod came 8th out of 160 boys hopeful of drawing the selectors' eyes. He was the first "sweep" oarsman home also beating many of the countries top Junior scullers.

the river.

Nottingham Autumn Head, 21 October In the morning division 8 senior boys sculled the 6k course in good conditions.

Rory MacLeod was second in his division followed by Nick Hall and James Turner. Richard Swan, Archie Dallas and Grant Fullerton came in within a few seconds of each other followed by Chris Brewer and Gareth Dowse.

In the afternoon (5k) division Swan, Fullerton, Turner and MacLeod sculled a great race, slipping in just ahead of two much older and more experienced quads from Nottingham Rowing Club to finish outright winners and also winners of their class, a tremendous result.

The J16 girls' quad of Jess Fitzpatrick, Georgie Smith, Antonia

The Head of the River Fours , London, Sat 18 November

Ramsden and Cherisse Brown sculled very well to come second in their division and the J16 double scull of Jasmine Swann and Jess

Two senior boys quadruple sculls took part in this the major,

Marriott came in a very creditable 4th against strong university

long distance fours race of the year. Rowed over the 4 mile Boat

doubles.

Race course there were 540 entries from Great Britain and Europe.

Tees Long Distance Sculls, 28 October

Rory MacLeod sculled superbly to come 69th overall and were the

The first quad of Richard Swan, Nick Hall, James Turner and

On the first Saturday of half term a small and very successful team went to scull in the Tees Long Distance Sculls.The very twisty 5km course includes two hairpin bends of almost 180 degrees, which require skilled navigation. Good second places were recorded by Tory Manners in the J18 single sculls, the Aiken sisters

4th Under 18 quad in the race.

The second quad of Archie Dallas, Gareth Dowse, Chris Brewer and Grant Fullerton had major problems when their steering mechanism broke early in the race (the course is a constant series of bends) but kept going and still managed to beat 3 other under 18 crews, a great achievement.

in the J18 double sculls and Rory MacLeod in the Senior 2 coxed 4s rowing a scratch crew with York City.

Winning crews: Women's S4 quad sculls:

Women's J15 double sculls:

York Small Boats Head, Sunday 19 November

Jess Fitzpatrick, Antonia

85 rowers competed in 45 different crews over the 3 km

Ramsden, Georgie Smith

course, the largest St. Peter's entry ever. There were 340 entries

and Jasmine Swann by 45

from all over Northern England. St. Peter's performances overall

seconds

were very good, with St. Peter's rowers in 6 of the top 9 crews.

Gussie Aiken and Ellie MacLeod recorded a win by

Results: 6 third places, 2 second and 10 wins.

Winners

a huge margin of 1 m 40 s J18 single sculls:

Junior 15 Double Scull:

Vicky Bew, Alex Langford

Junior 15 Quadruple scull:

Tilly Binns, Maddy Hall,

Rory MacLeod won and was also the fastest sculler in the competition of any

Vicky Bew, Ciara Cecil,

age, a good omen for his

Elspeth MacLeod

GB trials in 3 weeks time.

Novice Quad Scull:

Gussy Aiken, Maddy Hall,

Mr Smalman-Smith won Vet B singles, and was the second sculler

Jess Elkington, Charlie

home.

Nelson, Tilly Binns

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Junior 16 Coxed Quad Scull:

Novice Coxed Quad Scull:

Frazer MacRostie, Tristan

after some very complicated arithmetics by Mr Sergeant. It was

Punnett, Matthew Norell,

great that all the children could take part and that all their scores

Josh Tankard, Jack Oxtoby

counted. Mr. Wallace has illuminated an oar beautifully as a house

Josh Manicaro, Alastair

prize. There were in addition some excellent personal scores.

Springgay, Robert Nash, Aleks Hughes, Sam Richards Junior 16 Quad Scull: (5th overall)

Dan Lewis, Jonty Naismith, Josh Manicaro and Andy

Boston Head, Sunday 21 January 2007 3 crews took part in the Boston Head, a 3-kilometre time trial

Saul (Bradford CS)

over the course used for selection of the Great Britain Rowing

Junior 18 Quad Scull:

Richard Swan, Nick Hall,

teams. 200 crews took part.

(3rd overall)

James Turner, Rory MacLeod

The Senior Girls' quad were 3rd in their Under 18 category

Elite Quad Scull:

a composite crew of York

and the 5th ladies crew home in the whole event. The girls' quad

(overall winners)

City and Rory MacLeod

consisting of Rebecca Sparling, Freja Binnian, Clarissa Aiken and

representing St. Peter's.

Rebecca Fletcher, did extremely well, being the 5th girls' crew home, only 30 seconds off one of the top girls crews in the

Rutherford Head, Saturday 3 December

country, which is promising for the summer.

The Boys'VIII, a mixture of Lower 6th and 5th form, were the 3rd school VIII home, just 1 second behind the 2nd placed school

The Boat Club took 6 senior crews to row the 5 kilometre Rutherford Head on the Tyne. There were 160 entries including a lot of northern universities and clubs.

The Senior Girls 8 performed well to come 6th against strong University opposition, coming within 10 seconds of 3rd placed Edinburgh University.

Later in the day the Senior Girls Four of Jenni Mellor, Rebecca

crew from Worcester, and 10th overall beating several club and University crews, a good performance from a scratch crew.

The Senior Boys quad were again 3rd in their category and 25th crew overall.

These were good performances considering all the crews have had only one outing on the river since last term because of flooding.

Sparling, Freja Binnian, Charlotte Parker, and Esther Smyth were very unlucky to miss winning Novice fours by a mere half second over the 24 minute race.

Peterborough Head, Saturday 3 February 2007

The senior boys quadruple scull of Richard Swan, Nick Hall, James Turner and Rory MacLeod were 7th crew overall and 2nd in their category.

This term was frustrating for the majority of the Boat Club due to the heavy rain and flooding resulting in a tedious number of land sessions comprising runs, weight circuits and everyone's

The Senior Boys 8 raced later in the day and, like the girls,

favourite, ergos!

although 6th, were only 10 seconds off 3rd place in their category, again, an all University event.

However, 4 Vllls raced in the Peterborough Head, a 5kilometre timed race, against many of the countries top school,

Great Britain Training Camp, December, Nantes

university and club crews. St. Peter's crews put up some very good performances against nearly 100 other Vllls.

The Senior Girls'VIII were the third school crew home, only 11

Rory MacLeod was fortunate to be one of 20 rowers selected to go on the GB Junior rowing camp in Nantes, Northern France: it was no holiday! The squad undertook 3 outings per day for a week on the wide, quiet waters of the river Erdre. This was a great help to build up stamina, for the selectors to see rowers from different schools and clubs and for the rowers to blend together in boats and on land.

seconds behind Kingston Grammar school, third in the country last year. They beat 10 other Vllls in their category.

The senior Boys were 5th in their category behind such illustrious names as Eton, Abingdon and St. Paul's School, London.

The Junior 16 boys VIII had a tremendous row coming 4th.

They were only 20 seconds off the winners, Eton, and 7 seconds behind a very good Abingdon crew.

St. Olave's Interhouse Indoor Rowing Championship, January 2007

Not to be outdone the Junior 16 Girls came second in the Novice Vllls.just behind Queen's College, Cambridge, in spite of an oar slowly disintegrating during the race. They beat 11 other

After the success of the "Atlantic Row" at St. Olave's, which raised £6,000 for charity, the first week in January saw all St. Olave's back on the rowing machines in their first "Interhouse Indoor Rowing Championship".The event was won by Wentworth

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crews, all from colleges, clubs and Universities, including one boys' school crew.

South Yorkshire Head, Saturday 17 February 33 rowers went to the South Yorkshire Head at the beginning of half term. St. Peter's recorded some excellent results including 10 victories. It was great to see so many parents and families there supporting their children and the club, even though the weather and towpath left a little to be desired!

The following won their categories: J15 Girls Vicky Bew and Alex Langford were victorious in the double sculls, just ahead of Fi Campbell and Emma Milligan.

J16 Girls VIII, with two 4th formers on board, won Novice 8s by a convincing 2 minutes, beating 3 other Vllls (including one men's 8) in the process. The Crew: Maddy Hall, Laura Buss, Georgie Smith, Gussy Aiken, Jess Marriott, Jess Fitzpatrick, Antonia Ramsden, Jasmine Swann, Jenny Clark cox.

J16 boys' quad won both the Novice and J16 events recording good times: Dan Lewis, Toby Lunn, Alastair Springgay, and Jonty

The J16 boys VIII and the J15 girl's quad, both won their categories.

Senior Girls'VIII were 4th out of 11 S3 crews. Girls' J16 VIII 3rd out of 9 Novice crews. Boys' Senior VI11 5th of 13 crews.

Naismith This was a tremendous experience for all crews and very good Senior Girls had 2 victories. They won Novice 4s by over 20 seconds: Hannah-Grace Fitzpatrick, Clarissa Aiken, Rebecca

preparation ready for the Schools' Head raced on the inhospitable waters of the Thames.

Sparling and Freja Binnian, Esther Smyth and double sculls; Rebecca Fletcher and Tory Manners.

Senior Boys in their last races before Great Britain trials Rory MacLeod and his pairs partner Kieren Emery from Tyne put in two

National Junior Sculling Head, Wednesday 14 March

very good performances to win the Senior pairs by 1 minute and

This was scheduled to take place on the Thames at Henley but

40 seconds. They even managed the second race without a fin,

due to flooding, was eventually rowed on the man-made course at

which a huge piece of wood removed in the first couple of

Dorney Lake, Eton. Most crews did two time trials each 1.9km

minutes.

long. These times were then combined to give an overall time.

The senior boys A quad had a mishap in one leg and lost 9

Great Britain Rowing Trials, Boston February 19 and 20

seconds. As a consequence they finished a stunted 17th with the B quad performing well to gain the highly sought after 20th position. The J16 girls also did well coming 9th out of 18 as did

Two 5k races are run on consecutive days on the long straight course at Boston, the last 5k of the Boston Marathon course. Rory

the J15 girls A quad who came 15th out of very large field of 42 crews with the "B" quad shortly behind.

MacLeod and Kieren Emery from Tyne raced well in very cold conditions to establish themselves as a crew to reckon with by coming second overall, beating 38 other pairs. The top 20 boys' pairs were then selected to go on to the next set of trials at Dorney Lake, Eton in April.

Schools' Head of the River Race, Thursday 15 March The crews then moved into eights for the sweep oar event the next day in London. In blinding sunshine they raced the gruelling

Tyne Head, Saturday 3 March 2007 On a cold blustery morning, 10 crews travelled to Tyne Head

7km Boat Race course in near perfect conditions, which we felt we deserved after the oblivion that was Tyne Head.

of the River, raced over 5km on the tidal River Tyne. The conditions

The senior girls shone, coming 5th in their category. The senior

were not favourable with a 20km head wind causing standing

boys had an encouraging result coming 23rd in a 36-crew field.

waves in places. The safety advisors were out in force and delayed

The J16 boys were not particularly happy with their result but had

the start of the second division by half an hour to allow conditions

plenty to work towards in the summer. The J16 girls had a swift

to improve as the tide went down.

race coming only 43 seconds off the winners, making them the

Conditions proved tricky for many crews, culminating in our very competitive J15 boys' quad sinking just before the end of the course. Luckily for them the Byronic heroes that are the senior boys were on hand to pluck them out of the water, along with the safety boats. There were good performances from many crews against mostly University and club opposition.

closest to the winners of any Peter's crew. The J15 boys, racing the short course came 5th out of 15 in their category, only 6 seconds off third place. This was a great result considering they had only recently started sweep oar rowing and the challenges they faced on the Tyne. This was a very successful day with 4 out of 5 crews coming within a minute of the winners, which bodes well for the summer.

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Very many thanks to Richard Smalman-Smith who arranged

Yorkshire Head, Saturday 17 March

and led it all and Claire Fletcher for all her time, enthusiasm and From the rowing heaven that was Dorney Lake and the

coaching on the course.

Thames we returned to our beloved River Ouse. This was raced over 5km from just below Poppleton to York City Rowing Club. St. Peter's had 19 entries in a field of 159 crews and had some good results including 4 wins.

The Girls'J16VIII Won the Novice event by a huge margin of over 1 minute, beating 3 university crews in the process. The J15 girls' quad also took honours well ahead of their field. Rory MacLeod and Kieren Emery (Tyne RC) put in an impressive performance in their pair to come 31st overall and Mr S-S led all the other veteran scullers home by quite a margin.

Boat Club Dinner This was held on the night of Yorkshire Head and was a very pleasant, relaxed evening. Guy Fawkes BC helped with the bar and the Supporters' Association did a great job in organising a wonderful evening. We were fortunate to have Wade Hall-Craggs, Olympic Sculler and the Head Coach at Durham University, give challenges, responsibilities and joys.

Ghent Senior Rowing Camp and International Regatta 11-15 April.

North of England Head, Chester

with over 28 degrees daily: we coped. The rowers had 2 days of

an entertaining and thought-provoking speech about coaching, its

After the last 3 years of damp and drizzle we had to contend

We had only one crew entered here the J16 quadruple scull.

Racing over the 5k course on the lovely River Dee they came 4th in their category. Jonty Naismith, Dan Lewis, Alastair Springgay, Toby Williams

training followed by 2 days of hard racing at the Ghent International

Junior

Regatta

and

Belgium

National

Championships. There were many good personal performances and a big medal haul. With often up to 3 races daily they rapidly gained experience. In addition the revision room at the hotel was used every day!

Junior Rowing Camp, Peterborough 19 3rd and 4th formers had a great time on the lovely and safe Peterborough rowing course. A lot of sculling was achieved with up to 3 sessions daily. There were several successful attempts to see exactly how unstable single sculls are with various early showers taken. Overall the weather was reasonably kind. The course ended with a time trial for all in a variety of boats, some even doing it 4 times in the last session. Accommodation and food

at

Peterborough High School, very close to the course, were excellent.

Medals were won as follows: Bronze: the Junior Boys 8 of Richard Swan, Aleks Hughes, All Springgay, Nick Hall, Danny Bellion (Lancaster RGS), James Turner, Rory MacLeod, Kieren Emery (Tyne RC) coxed by Esther Smyth in the last race of the regatta exceeded expectations to take 3rd place in front of 9 other crews. After this the boat was de-rigged and loaded in a record 16 minutes and there was the usual rush to the ferry in Zeebrugge.

Coxless pair: Kieren Emery and Rory MacLeod on the second day could not quite match the final pace of the 2 Belgian pairs they had beaten the day before, who were involved in their own private tussle for national selection.

Silver medals were won by Annabel Robertson, Rebecca Sparling, GussyAiken and Clarissa Aiken in the coxless fours. After a good, but tentative, row on the first day they rowed with much more confidence and won silver on Sunday.

Gold: Coxless pair: Kieren Emery and Rory MacLeod rowed a great race on the first day. Led to half way by the Belgian pair, a well-timed burst allowed them to take charge of the race and not allow any crew to get back at them. They won by around Vz length. p? In addition I must comment on 2 superb single scull performances. Gussy Aiken, racing against girls up to 2 years older than her, was 7th out of a field of 35, only a few seconds off Bronze medal. Ali Springgay, who learnt from his race on the first day,

came 5th in a field of 25 scullers in the J16 age group on the second day.

Very many thanks to: lain Robertson who organised the trip including transport, hotel, and food, no mean feat for 17 rowers. All were very successful.

John and Gill Ward who provided coaching, French revision, experience, moral support and good company.

Richard Smalman-Smith, as girls' coach, for leading them to confident racing.

The parents and supporters, who watched, cheered, stayed with us and supported the team in those important ways, particularly at a foreign venue. They even managed to see something of Brugge and Ghent and, I understand, found good chocolate.

Junior Inter-Regional Regatta, 19 April 2007 7 crews from St. Peter's represented the Yorkshire and Humberside region in the National Inter-Regional Regatta at Nottingham. Under 16, Under 15 and Under 14 crews from the 12 regions of the country competed.

Against tough National opposition we had some very good performances.

5th form Girls won the Junior 16 double sculls 5th form boys won the Junior 16 pairs 4th form girls won the Junior 15 coxed quad sculls 4th form girls won the Junior 15 double sculls

Munich International Junior Regatta, 5 and 6 May

After a series of disasters put the boys Under 16 eight last in the heats they rowed tremendously to end up 8th in the final, only 1 second off 5th place.

Rory MacLeod was selected to represent the GB team in Munich International Junior regatta where 23 nations competed.

This was St. Peter's 22nd GB vest in the last 9 years. He rowed in

The Girls Under 16 eight and four were also eighth.

Gussy Aiken in the single sculls did the 4th fastest time in her heat and ended up 5th in her final, just 1 second off 4th place.

a coxless 4, coxless pair and the eight. Many other nations use this regatta as part of their trial process so their crews are more advanced. For the GB team most of the crews are scratch or have only had a couple of outings together so results have to be viewed

The highest position came from Ali Springgay and Dan Lewis

in that context.

in the boys' J16 pairs. They raced a superb final to end up in 4th position.

On Saturday the coxless 4 performed below par coming 3rd on their heat but the pair was second with a good time.

GB Selection Regatta Dorney Lake, Eton, Sunday 20 April The Great Britain Rowing selectors held their initial selection regatta where 36 hopeful pairs took part. Rory MacLeod and his pair's partner Kieren Emery from Tyne Rowing Club dominated

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Croatia Great Britain Belgium Germany Spain Germany

7:34 7:37 7:39 7:41 7:42 7:44

throughout in the heats and semi-finals. In the final they came 3rd

On Sunday the 8 showed promise in the heat and ended up

out of 32 pairs rowing in a very fast time, only 2 seconds behind

4th in the final, the highest fora GBVIII for some time at Munich.

the winners. Following that success they were selected to join the Great Britain rowing team at Munich International Junior Regatta

in May.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

York Spring Regatta, 5 May

5th 6th

62 rowers from St. Peter's took part in the York Spring Regatta.

Overall there were many good performances in all age groups.

The event winners were:

Germany Germany Germany Great Britain Switzerland Austria

6:01 6:04 6:07 6:07 6:19 6:25

The strength in depth of German Junior rowing was impressive as they had three Vllls ahead of Great Britain as well as many crews in other events.

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Tees Regatta Saturday 19 May Always a good warm up for the National Schools Regatta, Tees was sadly bedevilled by a very high wind. This made the water very choppy and all sculling events and most of the younger age groups were cancelled for safety reasons. It was a great shame for our younger scullers but a wise decision.

Friday Girls' J15 single scull: Gussie Aiken had learnt a lot about single sculling in Ghent but had to face the best of all Great Britain. She raced an excellent heat when she finished 1st and qualified for the semi-finals. Semi-final races are always difficult.

With only the first 3 to go to the final, Gussie allowed 3 scullers to lead her and never quite got back into the race, finishing a

However, in spite of this St. Peter's came away with a large

frustrating 4th. She was annoyed with herself but will have learnt

haul of wins for Senior Girls VIII and 4, senior boys coxed 4 and

a lot more about the strange art and the physical and mental

quad sculls, J16 boys VIII, women's Novice 4, J15 boys quad scull

demands of single sculling.

and girls J15 coxed 4.

Girls'J15 double scull: Jess Elkington and Maddie Hall had not sculled much together before and did well to be on terms with

National Schools' Regatta Friday 25 - Sunday 27 May

some very experienced doubles. They were eliminated from their heat but will have learnt a lot from it.

We had 16 entries here, the high point of the school rowing

Girls' Coxed 4s: we had 2 entries in this new event for girls and

year. Racing over 3 days provided great experience and fun, hard

were relatively unpractised at the art. In spite of that the "A" crew

racing and logistical challenges to get the right people in the right

qualified for the semi-final and then missed the final by a

places. Needless to say our crews gave their all and were very

frustrating 3-second margin. Crew: bow Charlie Nelson, Lydia

good ambassadors on and off the water.

Hawthorn, Alex Langford, stroke Elspeth MacLeod, cox, Jenny Clark.

The supporters manned the marquee and provided fantastic back up for our crews with food, drink and moral support. The weather was reasonable for the first 2 days but during Sunday the wind got up to be followed by rain till the end of racing. The marquee was invaluable for keeping rowers dry, fed and warm until they had to race.

Saturday Girls' Championship VIM's: we came 5th in this event after a good row, the first co-ed school home and an improvement of 45 seconds on the previous year. With 2 Novices in the crew this was a good achievement.

Girls J15 coxed quads: with 33 entries a race off was used to reduce the number. We had 2 entries and sadly missed the cut by a mere 2 seconds Boys' J16 Vllls: our crew had the bad luck of being in the "wrong" semi-final! Their time would have put them second in the other semi and almost certainly into the final.

Girls' J16 Vllls: the eight raced a reasonable semi-final but came fourth, just missing that important 3rd place for the final.

Although a reasonable result, with more preparation and personal organisation the girls could have improved on this.

Boys' Coxed 4s: with 20 entries the crew qualified from its processional race with relative ease. In the semi-final they came 2nd, 0.6 sec behind Shrewsbury School. The final was a tremendously exciting race. St Peter's were lying in 5th place at half way.

With a series of "burns" they managed to pull themselves back to 4th and in the last 100 metres were just denied a bronze medal by 1 second. Crew: Nick Hall, James Turner, Rory MacLeod, Richard Swan (stroke), Jenny Clarke cox.

Sunday Senior Boys' quadruple sculls: came 14th and 16th respectively in the processional race so missed the semi-finals. Crews: "A" Nick Hall, James Turner, Rory MacLeod, Richard Swan. "B" Grant Fullerton, Gareth Dowse, Archie Dallas, Aleks Hughes Senior Girls Coxless 4: our girls had a tough semi-final against crews bristling with trialists. However, in the pouring rain, they kept their heads and rowed a good race but did not have the pace make the final. Annabel Robertson, Jenni Mellor, Clarissa Aiken, Rebecca Sparling.

Boys' J16 Coxless Pairs: both our pairs qualified from the processional race for the last 12. Our "B" crew of Jonty Naismith

Senior Boys' Quad were 4th in Senior 2 event and 3rd on senior 3.

and Toby Lunn raced gallantly but had not enough practice in the boat to put in their best performance. In tricky conditions they came 6th. In the other semi-final, Ali Springgay and Dan Lewis

Durham Saturday 9 June

rowed well in the tricky water to come 3rd placing them in the

Gussy Aiken won J15 single sculls in style. The Girls coxed 4

final, a great result. In the final they could not quite muster their

won Junior 18 fours defeating Queen Elizabeth High School,

form of the semi but rowed well to come 6th.

Hexham in the final. After some very good racing against

Girls' J16 coxed 4s: the crew qualified for the semi-finals but found the going there fast against the major girls rowing school and clubs. They ended up in 6th place. Jess Marriott, Antonia Ramsden, Ceorgie Smith, Jess Fitzpatrick, cox, Jenny Clarke.

Peterborough Regatta, Saturday 9 June The lovely 1000 metre 4-lane course was blessed with some of the first sunshine for weeks. Very good performances were recorded by:

University crews the same 4 lost the final of the Senior 4 event by a tantalising 2 feet. However, in the true spirit of this crew they took this as success and went on to continue training hard for Women's Henley.

York Summer, Sunday 17 June This was to have been something very special for St. Peter's Boat Club as we had a record entry of over 100 competitors and the 3rd form crewing four Octuple sculls, one more than last year.

Sadly the river rose onto the rugby pitches after the wettest June on record and the regatta did not take place.

4th form Girls VIII which came 3rd in their final, only one length behind Cambridge College of Technology and Cambridge Boat Club, all crews of women at least 6 years older than them.

The Senior Boys VIII who came 3rd in their final, against all Club and University crews.

In the Junior 15 singles Anthony Pulsford sculled very well to come 3rd in his semi-final Boys 4th form 4 who just failed to make the final of Novice 4s.

Only 2 of the 16 crews entered were school crews.

Women's Henley, Saturday 23 June The girls Senior 4 of Annabel Robertson, Freja Binnian, Rebecca Sparling, Jenni Mellor and Esther Smyth, were drawn against the National Schools Champions from Lady Eleanor Hollis School. This crew contained one current GB team member and 3 GB trialists. Undaunted, and wading through the knee-high mud at Henley, they put in a good performance and ended much closer to LEH than previously. The experience was rewarding and stimulated enthusiasm for aiming high.

Marlow Regatta, Saturday 23 June The senior boys' quad went to Marlow to get high quality preHenley racing. The junior quads event had a huge entry of 26 crews, including many Henley hopefuls. St. Peter's raced a tough heat and ended 5th, sadly not high enough to make the semifinals.

Senior boys quad: Nick Hall, James Turner, Rory MacLeod, str.

Richard Swan.

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James Turner was unfortunate to just miss qualifying for the Junior Single sculls semi-finals.

Girls' J15 Single scull: Gussie Aiken sculled well to make the final where she came in 6th, a promising position for someone who had not spent the whole year sculling, unlike many of the girls she was up against.

Girls' J18 pair: Freja Binnian and Rebecca Sparling qualified directly from their time trial to the final. Here they rowed in difficult conditions with great determination. As others weaved up the course they steered very well and ended up in 5th position, a great result for two girls not really experienced in pairs racing.

Girls' J18 coxless four: in a very exciting final St. Peter's were always doggedly chasing the 2nd place crew. They raced hard and well and ended up with a bronze medal, only 2 seconds off silver.

Considering 2 of the crew only started rowing last September this is a tremendous result which should give them all great encouragement for next season. Gussie Aiken, Clarissa Aiken, Freja Binnian and Rebecca Sparling.

Henley Royal Regatta Qualifying Races

World Rowing Junior Championships, Beijing

We entered our top boys' quadruple scull and a development

The World's junior rowers were very privileged to be the "test

eight. Sadly neither qualified against fierce opposition from

event" held on the new Olympic rowing course, ready over 1 year

schools across the world, the VIII missing out by only a few

ahead of the Olympic Games. The course must rank as possibly

seconds.

the best man-made facility in the world. It has a 10 lane racing course with grandstands on both sides, a warm-up lake bigger

3rd form day

than most rowing courses and is in the same park as the canoe slalom and white-water courses. The boathouses are very inter-

40 3rd formers had their now traditional rowing day. Sadly, again, it was bedevilled by high waters from continual rain.

esting designs. Even with the usual security measures, common to all Olympic events now, the Chinese hosts were very friendly.

However, inventiveness from the coaches worked out a schedule of interesting tasks including a boat rigging contest and team ergo races. A good day was had by all.

51 nations took part and their flags were paraded at the intriguing Chinese opening ceremony. Racing started the next day.

The Great Britain VIII, stroked by Rory MacLeod, had a tough

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heat with Germany and Romania, always strong in Vllls, and China an unknown quantity. The Chinese crew had looked stilted in

5 days of seat racing with up to 10 faces of 6 minutes each is

practice but improved daily.They were all huge, with no-one under

gruelling on hands, body and heart. Rory Macleod and Kieren

194cm and very solidly built. The GB VIII raced well to come in

Emery, his pairs partner, laid down the gauntlet in the first race

second, pressing the classy German crew all the way.

when they were the second pair home, only 1 second behind the winners. Rory MacLeod then raced well in 4s and was only beaten

Heat 1

once by the small margin of 1.1 seconds. At the end of the trials

1.

Germany

he was placed 3rd in the country on bow side and selected to

2.

Great Britain

stroke the Great Britain eight.

3.

China

4.

Romania

From there, after 12 hours at home, he went off to the CB team camp in Chester followed by another week at the ARA training lake in Caversham. Unfortunately, once again, the story of this year was that the course was flooded so the whole team moved to Dorney Lake. A very intensive 3 weeks training ensued which brought the crews together.

5:57.25 6:01.96 6:03.23 6:13.02

Heat 2 1.

New Zealand

6:03.70

2.

USA

6:07.28

3.

Russia

6:37.65

4.

Italy

6:58.03

With only the first in each heat to qualify directly for the final

National Championships 22-24 July Several rowers stayed on after the end of term to compete at the National Championships.

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the GB VIII faced a repecharge from which only the four fastest would make the final. On their heat's performance it looked like another good row would qualify the crew with a few seconds to spare. For some reason the crew did not go fast enough in the first

500 meters and left themselves too much to catch up. They missed

Claire Fletcher produced some good J15 girls' crews and managed to blend and mature last year's beginners into a big

the A final by 1 second.

squad of talented rowers, who are very promising for the future.

Repecharge

I. 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Alex Craig has again proved as inspirational on the river as in China USA Italy Romania CB Russia

5:53.87 5:59.47 5:59.54 6:00.14 6:01.30 6:11.63

The crew was bitterly disappointed to miss by so little but

the classroom, frequently rowing with, or coxing, his charges and filling them with enthusiasm.

Chris Hall moved to the J16 boys' squad and again brought them on with some tremendous successes on quads and smaller boats. They will carry their coaching and ambition to the senior squad.

were soon determined to show their true pace in the B final. In this

The Captains, Tory Manners, Rory MacLeod and Archie Dallas,

race they went off the start like a rocket, had over 1 length lead at

also deserve great praise for leading from the front and showing

500 metres and eventually won by 13 seconds. Their time would

the younger ones what the Boat Club is about.

have put them 4th overall.

Thanks also to the Boat Club Supporters Association, in their

Summer Sculling Course

first official year, who have done a huge amount to support the rowers, the Club and me.

The Boat Club held its first Summer Sculling Course for St.

And finally very many thanks to Jon Whitmore (OP) who is

Olave's J4 and J5 pupils. 34 girls and boys attended and learnt

giving us at least a day per week repairing and renovating our

about safety, technique on the rowing ergometer and "skullduggery", practical lessons in safe boat lifting, circuit training and, of

fleet. He has ensured that boats are returned to use as soon as possible and started the long task of renewing all the worn

course, sculling and coxing. By the end of the 4 days all were

working parts. His current project is to get the 27 year old octuple

competent at sculling in Octuple and quad sculls and some even

scull up to a standard where it might get through another season

ventured out in double sculls. In the rest period after lunch we

of punishment from the 3rd formers, no minor challenge! Without

looked at DVDs of World Championships to analyse technique and

his dedicated, meticulous and voluntary input the club would

on the last day had a very good Barbeque. Only two fell in.

really be struggling to keep its fleet watertight and anywhere near

Many thanks to the coaches, OPs and present rowers, who

racing standard.

helped coach, inspire and enthuse these young rowers.

As always the coaches have been terrific this year: they are a

Appreciations

great and experienced team to work with and the performance of our rowers owes a lot to them.

Mike Hall, whose patience is legendary, has done another sterling job with the 3rd formers and other beginners. We will miss the huge time commitment he makes and his expertise, as he has

John Ward John has been coaching at St. Peter's for 18 years and, whilst in the last 2 years he has been reducing his farming duties he was head - hunted by Yarm School for more coaching.

more boarding duties next year.

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During his time at St Peter's John and his wife Gill have been tremendous supporters of the Boat Club putting in huge numbers of unpaid hours, taking crews to regattas and training camps, organising trips and food and having a major hand on the social life of the club with Quiz Nights and dinners.

John has produced successful crews in a wide range of boats from single scullers to Vllls and several of his rowers have gone on to represent the country. Most importantly what they have learnt has encouraged them to continue the sport, at whatever level, at University and beyond.

We wish John and Gill all the best at Yarm where they will no doubt be tremendous supporters of the Boat Club and continue to produce successful crews.

Richard Smalman-Smith

latterly was in charge of the senior girls squad which rounded off a very successful year with a bronze medal at the National Championships this July.

Richard returns to the Thames where he will be Director of Girls' rowing at Kingston Grammar School. We will no doubt see him frequently at events with his fast crews.

Although only at St. Peter's a mere 4 years, Richard has made an indelible mark on the Boat Club. He managed to combine full time Maths teaching, coaching at least 8 times a week, boat repairing (before Jon Whitmore arrived to help us) and trailer driving as well as looking after his own training and sculling at a

Rowing Colours Full Colours: Archie Dallas, Nick Hall, Rory MacLeod, Victoria Manners, Jenni Mellor, Annabel Robertson, Richard Swan, James Turner.

high level.

Half Colours: Clarissa Aiken, Freja Binnian, Chris Brewer, The only coach I know who buys spanners by the kilogram he has a passion for rowing, which he passed on to all his crews.

Gareth Dowse, Grant Fullerton, Aleks Hughes, Holly Robertson, Esther Smyth, Rebecca Sparling.

During his relatively short time at St. Peter's he coached beginners, 4th, 5th and 6th formers, trialists, Internationals and

Jamie MacLeod, September 2007

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he listens and concentrates on how he plays the game, he learns

Football

fast and in the past season made himself a permanent feature of the a team he looked unlikely to figure in at the seasons outset.

This has been a season of tremendous growth for the 1st XI. The number of interested and talented boys has increased and more training and skills practice has been possible (the squad trained for one extra day per week this year). Additionally the school has been able to host genuine home fixtures following the purchase of a set of mobile goal posts which resided on the Colts rugby pitch now resplendent with centre circle and goal areas for which thanks are due to Richard Francis and the ground staff.

Expansion was also seen in the fixture list which contained seven fixtures three of which were at home.

It is perhaps too easy to look forward to next season and anticipate developments and improvements that it might bring but as one group of players leaves it is worth noting one of the key aims of offering football at the school; the hope is that boys will leave with sufficient skill and interest in the game to continue to play for clubs, universities, colleges, or just pubs and to enjoy the associated society in years to come. As a parting note the coaches would like to thank all the boys for their commitment and passion for the 'beautiful game' along with their good nature and conduct on the field of play.

As the school XI develops its own style it was pleasing to see

MCL and PCT

a more structure to defending and a greater sense of awareness of individuals' roles when other teams attacked. This was best seen when having taken the leads against Ampleforth the team resisted resolutely to record an enjoyable if unlikely win.

Rounders

This greater

structure in defence was centred around James Topping whose experience of football outside school and level of individual skill was conspicuous in all his performances. James remains the best

There have been teams at all ages from seniors to Under 14s.

footballer the school has seen for a while and it was clear that

Rounders is enjoyed by all and this season has produced some

James Roach benefited from such a partner in central defence. Like

entertaining matches for players and supporters alike.

Topping, James played two complete seasons for the school and

The seniors had 6 matches with 3 wins-they showed some

scored one of the goals which allowed the XI to fight back for a 3-

enterprising play, particularly at the start of the season before

3 draw in the return fixture against Ampleforth.

exam fatigue had set in! Katherine Moore showed excellent

The XI was more athletic and powerful than its predecessors

batting form and Emma Bennett was a quick and efficient

and in Dominic Hanly the team had a central midfield player with

backstop. Caitlin Mackellar bowled well and also batted consis-

enthusiasm and gusto for the physical side of the game. This was

tently. Good play was shown to, from Helen Buss who was always

immediately obvious in the inclement conditions at Barnard Castle

keen to play and effective in matches.

where a lack of tactical nouse cost the team its only defeat of the season. Not put off by the wind, rain and hail stones, Dominic tackled with determination and scored an excellent goal to cap an impressive showing.

Chris Cronin shared many of the same

Results- Seniors; 28.04.07

A v Barnard Castle

(H) W26Vz-15 1 /2

02.05.07

A v Queen Ethelburga's

(A) W25-21

02.05.07

A v Queen Ethelburga's

(A) D18-18

16.05.07

A v Bootham

(H) W13-6

16.05.07

B v Bootham

(H) L3Vz-5

19.05.07

A v Durham

(H) 9Vz -21

qualities constantly offering problems for opposing fullbacks.

As the 'transfer window' closed Ariyo Onafowokan joined the team despite a quiet manner quickly showed a touch and flair with the ball at his feet which was the envy of his team-mates, opponents and coaches! Blessed with real pace Ariyo is a handful for defenders and despite the need for knee surgery midway through the season was able to shine in games before and after his absence. The season 2007-08 holds real promise for Ariyo and it will be interesting to see him take a more dominant role within games. Perhaps quicker than Ariyo is Tommy Tarn, the top scorer for the season.

The following girls played for the A team; E.Bennett, H.Buss, C.Foster, LGrant, LHourston, C.Mackellar, K.Moore, I.Padmore, C.Rajan, H.Slack, C.Stasiak, A.Sunderland.

Typically Tommy would run with the ball at

defenders before finding the net from tight angles and this became his trademark, best shown with devastating goal to defeat Ampleforth. Tommy also has another season with the XI and his partnership with Ariyo looks likely to be the focus of our attacking play next year.

The following girls played for the B team; A.Ashworth, R.Bairstow, A.Bambridge, LCammish, C.Davies, L.Deedes, C.Ferard, R.Hopper, A.Pring, L.Walters.

The Under 15 rounders practice group totalled only 12 girls, so it was greatly to their credit that this small number managed

Next year holds great promise and with increased levels of

some wins during the term. Bobby Gardner was very adept at

participation it is hoped that some 2nd XI fixtures may be possible

hitting and scored consistently in every match. So too did Kate

to provide involvement for a bigger group of boys; it was most

Spencer who showed dramatic improvement this year. Tamsin

frustrating to have to turn away a cohort of interested 5th formers

Collingridge played well both in the field and batting , and Tilly

who we could not accommodate. In Edward Diggory the squad will

Binns was a great organiser and caller when the team were

have a capable and determined captain. Edward is easy to coach;

fielding. It was good to see Frankie Cross back to the team after

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injury at the end of term. A good all round team effort made for some good results, in particular the wins against Mount St Mary's

Results-Under 14's 28.04.07

A v Barnard Castle

28.04.07

B v Barnard Castle

01.05.07

A v The Mount

01.05.07

B v The Mount

09.05.07

B v Bootham

12.05.07

A v Mount St Mary's

12.05.07

B v Mount St Mary's

12.05.07

C v Mount St Mary's

19.05.07

B v Durham

23.05.07

A v Bootham

02.06.07

A v Worksop

09.06.07

A v Pocklington

09.06.07

B v Pocklington

09.06.07

B v Ampleforth

23.06.07

A v Harrogate Coll -2matches-

23.06.07

B v Harrogate Coll

and Bootham. Of the losses mention must be made of the Worksop game which was very close and could have gone either way.

Results- Under 15's; 01.05.07

A v The Mount

(A)

L

10Vz-16

09.05.07

B v Bootham

(H)

L

12 -161/2

12.05.07

A v Mount St Marys

(H) W 25V2 - 23Vz

23.05.07

A v Bootham

(H)

W

25Vz -9Vz

02.06.07

A v Worksop

(A)

L

14-17

09.06.07

A v Pocklington

(H)

L

32-2 IVz

The following girls played for the Under 15 team E.Binnian, M.Binns, C. Cecil,!. Collingridge, H.Coulter, F.Cross, R.Dallas, K.Fenton, R.Gardner, P.Mannion, L.Newton, M.Peach, C.Prowde, K.Spencer, A.Ward, S.Worsman.

The Under 14's had a very good season, not only in their results, but also in the fact that 31 girls have been able to represent school in the teams. Their basic skills improved throughout the term but their greatest advance was in their understanding of tactical play which is very different for an 'allout' innings to a limited number of balls innings. The games

4Vz-17Vz 1-8

against Mount St Mary's and Barnard Castle were of an excellent standard- Kristina Withers demonstrating

some very good

bowling with occasional disguised spin to tempt the batters. All season Katie Tankard's catching at deepfield was exceptional, while Jenna Cammish had a good flat, accurate throw in. Olivia Frost showed some very quick reactions at backstop to make some good catches. Hitting was hard throughout the team though placement was poor- Beth Barker and Katie Tankard scored consistent

rounders from very powerful hits. Mention

must be made of Laura Mounsey and Millie Slack who had good all round ability. The A team thoroughly deserved to be unbeaten all term - well done, all!

The B team also played well, showing good teamwork whatever the

The following girls played for the A and/or B team ; B.Barker,

M.Bollands, J.Cammish,

E.Cronin, O.Diggory,

P.Fairbank, O.Frost, C.Creen, A-LHannah, C.Lethem, E.Lockitt, J.Megone, L.Mounsey, D.Noble, M.Slack, LStreather, F.Sutcliffe, K.Tankard, A.Turnbull, H.Walmsley, G.Williams, K.Withers.

The following girls played for the B and/or the C team; E.Binks,

S.Coidan, E.Denison,

O.Hourston,

S.Manning,

G.Naismith, A.Swales, L.Tang, A.Taylor.

P.Fletcher

combination of players. Several of them made

immense progress as the term went on, sometimes playing for the

House Rounders

A team. Of these Claudia Lethem for her hitting and Daisy Noble for her bowling stand out; also Alex Turnbull for her quick reactions and nippy running.

On the afternoon of the competition the rounders pitches were still under flood after heavy rain. Undaunted a makeshift pitch was set up on the athletics track to add to the existing ones

An enjoyable term with some good play at all levels and age

and play went ahead. Dronfield and Rise played well all afternoon

groups .It was a shame the end of term was so wet-l cannot

beating every other house en route to the final. In this match Rise

remember ever seeing the rounders pitches under flood in June

showed exceptional batting form to take them to a comfortable

before!

12Vz -4Vz victory.

P.Fletcher

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Swimming

Girls' Squash Results

This was a season where tremendous progress was made at all Ashville

(Away)

Won

04.10.06

Ampleforth

(Away)

04.10.06

Queen Margaret's

(Away)

22.11.06

Woodhouse Grove

25.09.06

5-0

age groups. The teams worked hard and finally came out with a

Won

4-1

well deserved win against Harrogate College in late November.

Lost

0-5

This was a very exciting close match which came down to the

(Away) 1st Team 2nd Team

Lost Lost

2-3 1-4

seniors' strength in relay swimming. Katherine Wackett and Catriona Rajan both put in very good steady performances in all matches to give stability to the team and Rebecca Fletcher

28.11.06

Harrogate College

(Away)

Lost

2-3

22.01.07

Harrogate College

(Home)

Lost

1-4

07.02.07

Woodhouse Grove

(Home) 1st Team 2nd Team

Lost Lost

1-4 1-4

after Christmas- even swimming tentatively and well below her best Alice was good enough to beat everyone else!

showed greatly improved times and swam strongly all year. With Emily Bollands (particularly strong on back) and Jess Fitzpatrick swimming well on fly the seniors went through the season only

21.02.07

Queen Margaret's

(Away)

Drew

2-2

05.03.07

Ashville

(Away)

Won

5-0

losing once. It was good to see Alice Sunderland back from injury

The highlight of the Under 15 season was the win against Silcoates at the end of the season. Success was hard come by for

1st Team - Played 9 2nd Team - Played 2

Won 3 Lost 2

Drew 1

Lost 5

them, but even so there were good consistent performances from Fi Campbell (particularly strong on backstroke) and Frankie Cross (great improvement shown on fly). Jess Elkington, Maddie Hall,

The following girls represented the teams: B Barker, K Moore, L Grant, S Worsman, T Collingridge, S Hammill, H Scott, C Davies (Captain), O Herrenschmidt, R Dallas, L Doxey, C Prowde Colours: Charlotte Davies

Sarah Askham and Georgie Hall gave good team support, gaining some valuable points on the way.

There was spirit in the Under 14 camp and some swims to match. Those who swam regularly in the matches all worked hard in training and their results clearly showed this. The heavy losses at the beginning of the season were turned into wins after Christmas showing just what progress they had made. The

Squash Report Having lost the majority of our Upper Sixth Squash team last year, it was a time of starting all over again and adopting a Youth Policy!! The squad therefore consisted of 50% seniors and 50% juniors. Charlotte Davies captained the squad and proved to be a most conscientious, hand-on leader and was a good help, assisting in the coaching of the younger members.

Third Year, Beth Barker, played at Number One string throughout the season and only missed one match through illness. She won the majority of her matches and battled well when losing 9-7 in the fifth against the strong, older QM girl.

Given further matchplay, she will develop her technique and match strategy and can look forward to many more years in the school team. She was particularly good also in helping the lessexperienced girls in the practice sessions.

strongest swimmers in this age group were Ellys Lockitt (back and free) and Laura Streather (fly and free) who both put in some good competitive races. There were also valuable points scored in close matches by Mary Bollands, Olivia Frost and Millie Slack. A promising start from this year group.

My thanks to this year's joint captains Catriona Rajan and Katherine Wackett. They have always given 100% to the teams, even swimming when under the weather or when extremely busy in other areas. It would never occur to them to let the team down, a good lesson for all! The swimmers as always have shown good spirit and put in some great performances. Bribery with pizzas worked a treat!

Results 21.09.06

v

Ashville

(A)

L 97-131 U14 28-48 U15 25-51 Snr 44-32

05.10.06

v

Silcoates

(A)

L103-125 U14 35-41 U15 34-42 Snr 34-42

14.11.06

John Parry North of England Relay Championships

Reached 3 out of 4 finals U15 Free 6th Snr Free 5th Snr Medley 4th

15.11.06

v

L112-116 U14 31-37

After Christmas, we found L6th newcomer Katherine Moore who slotted in well at Number Two in the team. An experienced, hard hitter of the ball, she put in some good performances, again winning most of her matches. The rest of the squad, i.e. the 5th, 4th and 3rds, proved to be keen, and all show good potential.

They improved significantly over the Monday practices and showed enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. If only they would hit the ball up and down the walls, get to the 'T', return serves straight, instead of the cat and mouse game around the front wall that they insist on trying!! Overall, a fair season, given the young inexperienced squad. We will be looking to win more matches next year. Well done.

Mrs J M Whitehead

Bootham

(A)

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U15 37-45

Girls' House Swimming

Snr 47-29 28.11.06

v

Harrogate College

(A)

W104-100 U14 31-37

U15 33-35 Snr40-28 22.01.07

v

Harrogate College

(A)

W116-112 U14 35-41

29.01.07

v

Bootham

(H)

Clifton won for the second year, this time way ahead of any other house. They had strength across all events and age groups with finalists in all but one race.There were two new records from Rebecca Fletcher (1 length breastroke) and Emily Bollands (1 length backstroke) and a good standard throughout from all houses.

U15 30-46

1st

Clifton

84points

Snr51-25

2nd

School

44points

W126-102

3rd

Dronfield

43points

U14 43-33

4th

Grove

41 points

U15 31-45

Snr 52-24 26.02.07

v

Ashville

(H)

Girls' Athletics

L 112-116 U14 41-35

12.03.07

v

Silcoates

(H)

U15 24-52

The lovely weather at the beginning of term meant athletics

Snr 47-29

had a good start. The girls who entered The York and District

W 125-103

Championships all acquitted themselves well with the following

U14 38-38

finishing in the top 4 in their events;

U15 42-34 Snr 45-31

The girls who represented the Senior team were;

Fi Campbell

(4th inter 200m)

Tamsin Collingridge

(4th inter Discus)

Claudia Green

(3rd junior 100m)

Kristina Withers

(4th junior High jump)

C.Rajan**(Capt), K.Wackett**(Capt), E.Bollands*, A few weeks later both under 14 and 15 teams entered The

J.Fitzpatrick*, R.Fletcher*, A.Sunderland.

Independent Schools' Championships with 19 schools taking part. * Colours ** Reawarded colours

There were some good efforts throughout the day with the wind

The girls who represented the Under 15 team were; S. Askham, F.Campbell, F.Cross, J.Elkington, G.Hall, M.Hall, L.Newton.

helping to produce some fast times from the sprinters! The 15's did not quite have a full team due to other activities so the 14's filled in which did mean they were competing against girls a year older so it was to their credit the team finished overall in the

The girls who represented the Under 14 team were;

middle of all the participating schools. The following girls gave performances of note;

E.Sinks, M.Bollands, J.Cammish, E.Cronin, O.Frost, E.Lockitt, All positions out of

Katie Tankard

(2nd Javelin)

19 competitors

Olivia Diggory

(3rd Discus)

The Fowler Swimming Trophy was awarded to; K. Wackett and

Claudia Green

(3rd 100m)

C. Rajan

Kristina Withers

(4th High jump)

Sophie Worsman

(4th 800m)

N.Scroggs, M.Slack, LStreather.

Bath and Otter Cup

Sadly the match against Ampleforth for the 3rd years had to

In May a team of 5 seniors travelled down to London to take part in the prestigious National Relay Championships.The training they had done leading up to the event paid dividends (yes those early mornings were worth it!)

They finished a very creditable

11th in the freestyle and 12th in the medley out of 40 of the strongest British schools, and remained the fastest of the northern

be cancelled due to torrential rain. This was a shame as they had worked hard all term at their weekly athletics session and would have been a difficult team to beat.

The following Under 14's represented the school; M.Bollands, J.Cameron, J.Cammish, O.Diggory, O.Frost, C.Green, A-LHannah,

schools. Well done all!

K.Tankard, A.Turnbull, H.Walmsley,

K.Withers

The girls who swam were;

Katherine Wackett Catriona Rajan Alice Sunderland Emily Bollands Rebecca Fletcher

P.Fletcher

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The following Under 15's represented the school; E.Binnian, F.Campbell, C.Cecil, T.Collingridge, H.Coulter, R.Dallas, R.Cardner, S.Worsman P.Fletcher

Boys Sports Day Sports Day was scheduled for early July, however the rain intervened again this year As a consequence not all of the age

Girls Sports Day

groups participated in this year's Sports Day. The current 3rd and 4th Year competed against each other in their respective years.The competition took place at the end of June. This time we were lucky

For the second year running the weather put a stop to Sports Day for the whole school. However, a programme of events for

with the weather. There were no new school records set this year.

Many thanks to the groundsmen for their hard work and to

3rd and 4th years was successfully held at the end of term. The

Mr.Gwilliam for his excellent organisation on the day.Thankyou to

girl's competition was very close between Rise and Temple with

all of the staff who helped to make the event run smoothly.

Rise clinching it by just 1 point. The following girls were winners No Boys Cups were presented, due to the changes in the

of their events;

format of the day. House and school records were announced in 100m

Claudia Green

(T)

200m

Fi Campbell

(C)

assembly. The Friends of St .Peter's Junior Middle Distance Cup was awarded along with the Junior Sprint Cup for Girls.

300m

Cussie Aiken

800m

Cussie Aiken

(R) (R)

Boys House results are as follows :

1500m

Fi Campbell Olivia Diggory

(C)

Rosie Dallas

(R)

Javelin

Katie Tankard

(T)

High Jump Long Jump

Claudia Green Laura Newton

(R)

Discus Shot

(C)

(T)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

Temple Grove Linton Manor Queens School Clifton

102 points 99 points 94.5 points 93 points 84.5 points 73.5 points 58.5 points

P.Fletcher Athletics Sports Results - Boys 2007 EVENT

WINNER

INTJAV JUN SHOT JUN LONG JUN 800 INT 800 INT SHOT JUN DISC INT HIGH JUN 100 INT 100 JUN HIGH INT DISC INT LONG JUN JAV JUN 400 INT 400 JUN 200 INT 200 JUN 1500 INT 1500 JUN RELAY INT RELAY

T. Punnett K. Kudzewlor O.Crabb(4.19) C. Ma T. Punnett W. Grice W. Smith P. Clark (12.43) S.Ash T. Hall C. MacRostie H.Lee T. White (30.60) T. Hall D. Glen O. Crabb H.Lee B. France (4.58) J. Tankard (4.56) LINTON TEMPLE

HOUSE T M S M T L M G L L T L G

Q T M S G S T L

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Senior Boys Race 3rd

Girls X-Country V Ampleforth Wednesday 4th Oct 2006

Sebastian Batchelor

4th

Hamish Batchelor

13th

Aiken Harrap

St Peter's came 5th in the team event

A mixed team of Junior & Senior Girls competed against Ampleforth over a 3 mile, hilly course. Unfortunately Ampleforth won the team event but the following girls ran particularly well.

2nd

Cus Aiken

4th

Rebecca Fletcher

6th

Fiona Campbell

8th

Emily Bollands

Well done to all those who took part.

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Ampleforth Invitation X-Country Saturday 10th March 2007 St Peter's sent 4 teams to the event, and despite the long distances and steep inclines, they had a successful time. In particularJunior Girls Race 3rd

Fiona Campbell

4th

AlexTurnbull

5th

Laura Newton

7th

Frankie Sutcliffe

North Yorkshire Schools X-Country Saturday 3rd Feb 2007 at Catterick Emma Macalister-Hall (finished 4th Senior Girls race) and Sebastian Batchelor (finished 4th Senior Boys race) both qualified

St Peter's came 2nd in the team event

Championships. Well done! Well done also to all those who took

Senior Girls Race 3rd

to represent North Yorkshire in the English Schools Cross-Country part in these championships over a tough course, in particular:-

Emma Macalister-Hall

Junior Boys Race 2nd

Ben France

13th

Jordan Howe

16th

Charles Emery

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Ben France

(9th Junior Boys)

Fiona Campbell

(15th Inter Girls)

Tristan Punnett

(17th Inter Boys)

Boys Athletics

Staff Football

The short Athletics season this year was another successful one for our athletes. There is some real talent across the age groups which bodes well for future seasons. Athletics fixtures remain hard to come by but there are an increasing number of competitions available and for the first time this year we entered the English Schools Track and Field Cup. The first competitive outing for our athletes was the York and District athletic trials which, sadly, this year coincided with the HMC North championships which we normally enter. Good performances were put in from a number of athletes. At the Junior level Tim Darmody won the 800m, Ben France the 1500m, Tom White won the Javelin and Oliver Crabb was 3rd in the 400m. At Intermediate level, Chris McTurk won the 400m and Robbie Cuthbertson the High Jump. Josh Cust was 2nd in both 800m and High Jump. Toby Williams was 3rd in the 1500m.

A combined 3rd/4th year team was put out for the Track and Field Cup and because of the rules athletes often had to do events they were unfamiliar with. We finished 3rd overall on what was an

The only team with 100% record this year.

enjoyable day for all involved.

At the North Yorkshire Championships in June Tim Darmody

Played two won two

(Junior 800m), Tommy Tarn (Inter 100m) Chris McTurk (Inter

V

Pocklington School

won

4-0

400m) James McTurk (Senior 400m) all came out as winners

V

VI Form Borders

won

2-0

which is an excellent achievement.

There have been some fine performances across the season and congratulations go to all the athletes involved. Next season should be even better!

SJG

The Cambridge Cup This is the cup awarded to the house gaining the most points from all girls' inter-house competitions over the year. Grove and School were ahead of the pack because they picked up points (even if minor ones) in the majority of competitions. School edged ahead and were outright winners of 3 of the events.

Clifton

Dronfield Grove

Jun. Cross-Country

2

Sen. Cross-Country

2

Badminton

2

Hockey

3

3 10

3 10

3

10

4

2

3

1

Tennis

10

Athletics

1

Total

18

Pat Fletcher

Temple

5

1

3

1/2

1/2

5

10

3

3

5

1

5

2

3

6

6

Sen. Netball

Jun. Rounders

School

6 2

Squash

Rise

4

Jun. Netball

Swimming

Queens

1

6 5

2

3

3

6

8

24V2

2 20

41

5

3 47V2

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Retiring after 37years service to St Peter's Mike

TIME is a very precious commodity. Youth makes it seem as

Dawson addressed the school during the last Chapel

though time is never ending and we take it for granted, but age makes you aware that it is not. We spend a lot of our days and

service of the year. His words were as follows...

nights at work or asleep - we need both of these and if you enjoy

I want to talk to you this morning about three different, but

your job it is never time wasted. When you are bored or impatient

related topics. They are; CHANGE -TIME-AND A SPECIAL PLACE.

time seems to wear lead boots; in my case an example is at a check-in queue at an airport. But when the time is your own and

CHANCE is inevitable. Nothing stays the same for long. In September St. Peter's will be a very different place, as it is every year. Many of us who are here today will have moved on to new challenges and opportunities and those of you who are staying will have to adapt to new circumstances and positions.

Whether you are leaving or staying, change makes us all review our lives, take stock and sometimes, forces us to make decisions. In September, some of you will be starting university, new schools or jobs, some of you will be starting a Gap Year which will hopefully open up your eyes to a very different world to the one you are used to and maybe, just maybe, alter your outlook on life. Wherever you are going it will involve change. Initially you may be uncertain or apprehensive about your new circumstances, but people are very resourceful and after a short time I'm sure you will be able to adapt.

you are doing what you want to do, it grows sprinters spikes - it seems to pass in an instant. Free time is available to most of us, but how we choose to use it can be either fulfilling, relaxing or a waste and I think we are all capable of all three. Time is finite, as a good friend of mine often reminds me 'It's later than you think' A SPECIAL PLACE: I don't particularly like cities. Some people love the buzz, the noise, the crowds, the frenetic activity, but it's not for me. A nightmare day for me would be to spend the morning in Meadowhall, the afternoon in Alton Towers and the evening in a nightclub! My special place is next to water, surrounded by mountains and trees, a river or lake in Scotland, preferably in the middle of nowhere, usually carrying a fishing rod, but sometimes just observing all the wonders of nature. I didn't find my special place until I was about 20 - 1 was too busy enjoying myself! But when I found it I realised what I had been missing and

I have seen many changes at St. Peter's in the last 30 years.

now I savour every moment when I am there. I hope you can all

When I first arrived the school was all boys and I have to admit it

find a special place and you are able to share it with someone

was a bit of a zoo! Hairstyles and clothing reflected the fashions

equally special.

of the 70s, which in retrospect was probably a big mistake, especially if you have been reminded recently by photographs of the time! There were no such things as calculators, mobile phones

And finally, if you come back to school as an ex-pupil, do introduce yourself by name to your old teacher - amnesia is a teacher's disease!

or DVDs - new technologies have changed our lives and not always for the better. Then, as now, there were some real charac-

One Old Boy approached me a few years ago and said - 'Hello

ters in the school, both staff and pupils who make it the place that

sir, are you still here? Do you remember me? I expect I was a

it is. A colleague of that time was famous for a few classic lines,

horrible pupil, wasn't I?' To which the reply was - 'Yes/no/and

such as; 'Every time I open my mouth some idiot speaks' and when

probably'. All you pupils are special people. You are Peterites; Good

taking PE, 'Form pairs in threes' or 'Form two parallel lines meeting

luck and thank you.

at that wall1.

I remember how old most of my colleagues seemed at the time, but now they actually seem quite young. I get asked by pupils every year, 'What was the worst accident you have ever seen?' or 'What was the worst accident you have had?' Morbid curiosity is a strange thing!

The scariest moment I had concerned a pupil with the unlikely nickname of Wallhugger Jones. He came into the workshop one day and asked if he could work on his project. He was acting a bit strange and I became suspicious, so I walked over to the bench to discover that he had a live rifle bullet in the vice and was cutting it down the centre with a hacksaw. When I had stopped shaking I asked him why he was doing it and he replied 'I just wanted to see what was inside' I think you can imagine the consequences if he had found out!

I have also been privileged to work with and observe some incredibly talented people in this school. In sport, academic work, music, art and other areas. Many of these people have a gift, whilst the rest of us mere mortals have to work hard to achieve our goals, but if you do try hard anything is possible.

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