Have a good Half Term!

We hope you all have a great Half Term and manage to re charge what are, in many cases, some very run down batteries!

A2 Music Recital

Congratulations to A Level musicians Freddie Wilcox and Nick Woodford on their performances tonight in their final recital. Freddie played a movement from Mozart's clarinet concerto and a very taxing piece by Gerald Finzi. Nick sang Stars from Les Miserables and Always on my mind, by James and Christopher. Both boys performed superbly and showed what very accomplished musicians they are.

Lower School Master Chef.

A number of Year 13 pupils helped on Wednesday with the Lower School cooking competition. Year 7 and 8 pupils took over a number of kitchens around the campus to produce some culinary delights.

BTEC band goes out with a bang!

The BTEC band, AKA Gracie's Gods played their final gig last week to a loyal and appreciative audience in the Tithe Barn. Gracie Miller, Alex Roberts, Fred Mallin, Tom Woodford and Nick Ellis treated us to a blend of Scissor Sisters, My Chemical Romance, Paramore and The Fray but the highlight, complete with backing vocals, had to be Blame it on the Boogie. This was their final exam recital and a sad day for their loyal roadies, myself included.

CCF Success

Ed Bowers, Shin Hashimoto and Oliver Fogden along with a number of Year 12 pupils represented the College in the RAF CCF Air Squadron Trophy Competition on Sunday. They were placed 7th out of fourteen schools, beating the likes of Charterhouse, Merchant Taylors, Mill Hill and Wellington. This was a superb achievement and we congratulate the boys involved.

Shin spoke very well in assembly this week, telling us all what was involved.

Orchard victorious in House Music Competition

An entertaining hour on Friday afternoon saw the Houses battling it out in the highly competitive House Music Competition. Johnnie B Goode was the chosen song and each House produced a distinctive performance. More variety was provided with the second song which was chosen by the Houses themselves. Orchard were the eventual winners with Burr coming a close second.

Hockey season starts

We are now four weeks into the hockey season and a large number of Year 13 boys are representing the school in this popular sport.

Congratulations to Ed Bowers on his appointment as Capatin of Hockey and to David Hawes and James Wood as Vice Captains. George Reeves is also a regular in the 1st XI.

Ed Sykes has been made Captain of the 2nd XI and is joined by Nadal Sarkytbayev and Jordan Jacobs in that team.

James Warren captains the 3rd XI and has, under his command, none other than Elliott Quelch, Oliver Fogden, James Dobree-Carey and Alex Humphreys.

George Singleton, Tom Morgan and Shin Hashimoto are regulars for the 4th XI.