The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery

Rendcombian The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery

2014 Rendcombian Magazine

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Cover image: Eostra (see March Hare Festival, page 49) Rendcombian - www.rendcomb.org.uk The Magazine for Rendcomb College, JuniorsandNursery 118 04 34 41 Contents Sport Sport Houses Academic Departments School Community akHue 72 70 74 68 66 64 Boarding Community Park House Lawn House Stable House 60 59 Old Rectory 54 Godman House 56 42 39 Pupils intheSpotlight 48 Academic Results 38 International &EAL Photography 49 Art 30 27 34 24 Design Technology Drama Music Psychology Modern Languages History 32 21 Geography Science English 20 Features 22 18 Prefect Team A Year intheChapel 13 16 Non-Teaching 04 StaffNews Introductions toTeaching Staff Farewells toTeaching Staff Founder’s DaySpeeches prsEet 92 91 81 79 EventsSports Representative Honours Tennis 89 Cricket 87 Lacrosse 84 Boys’ Hockey Girls’ Hockey Rugby 76 Junior School Enrichment pca vns 100 99 96 98 Special Events Riding Weekend Form 1Adventure Weekend Shooting 96 Duke ofEdinburgh pr 145 154 144 136 142 132 140 128 126 Special Days 139 124 Sport Dance 123 Drama Report 120 122 The Wizard ofOz 118 Leavers andPrizes J6 J5 Art 116 114 J4 J3 110 Music 112 RCJPA J2 J1 106 Reception Nursery 106 Forest School Eco News Junior StaffNews Review Headmaster’s

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School Community – Founder’s Day 04 privileged and blessed to work in such an environment environment an insuch towork blessed and privileged feel not anyone could How Rendcomb. called it’s place; unique and special for isavery mine world, real in the work live not and Ido –No, for issimple me answer The in life Is portrayed world? real Ilive inthe –Do myself ask Ioften events, international and by national allaffected weare Although issues. depressing: a catalogue of disasters, problems and later. that about more but toRendcomb, relevance aspecial has italso withCirencester,link and historical along has hare The project. environmental local worthy avery supporting itis also but challenge; artistic withafun, children our provided itnotonly as involved toget great initiative in, was This hare. our Eostra, saw you that Ihope today arrived you When Headmaster ofJuniorSchool Mr M.Watson, Founder’s Day Speeches When I watch the news on TV, I often find it find TV, Ioften on news the Iwatch When EastEnders the norm? the stomach that doesn’t shrink, I just couldn’t getup! couldn’t Ijust shrink, that doesn’t stomach a and work that don’t withknees chair aDulverton on hours half and two after but it, have led willingly would I ovation. astanding Wednesday on fully deserved you and best, at its Rendcomb was This crying. was pastime favourite shy her so at was agefour when parts of lead the one as especially confidence, such to see wonderful truly itwas and oozed class; performance Wardrobe Witch The The and Lion, The of production Lower School’s the tosee privileged across our Rendcomb community. day every that Isee qualities are these and important; perseverance are difficult and loyalty of citizenship, friendship, qualities The norm. accepted the fit not do ifthey even talents their of diversity the tovalue individuals, as to treat pupils Since Rendcomb’s foundation andunderva measure we can thethings to tend “We overvalue Express), whosaid, one’s best. doing and effort importantly but achievement, just not toacknowledge are these but rewards, we offer and respect weaimtodevelop course, Of Rendcomb. not acorridor. fortunately walking down That’s of staff amember or Head their see they when display by fear pupils the that always their I am struck school, prep Ivisitalocal When lot indeed.” sorry a weare for reward, hope and fear punishment they challenges provided both in and opportunities the toenjoy ready friends, withtheir tobe enthusiastic into school, bounce they generally but games, their on playing at home being enjoy not do pupils our tothink naïve not enough I am these? as such day by children each greeted tobe and On Wednesday night Mrs Watson and I were Iwere and Watson Mrs night Wednesday On (American ex-CEO Hayes, withJohn I agree Einstein said, people “If are good only because to measure, but undeniably and outside the classroom. the outside and lue the things we can’t.” thethingswecan’t.” lue , the school has striven striven has school , the . The entire entire . The www.rendcomb.org.uk development as people. overall our enrich and humbling, arequite experiences Such him. met allwho and School Junior the Star College student, proved to be inspirational to National disabled aseverely visitby Harry, week’s Last andhaving raisingmoney funintheprocess. about just not it’s But causes. local and national international, supporting raised been has £2,800 alone, year past the during undertaken; isregularly work charitable of amount aconsiderable aresult, As fortunate. less those tosupport work charitable to undertake are always they so keen realise, generally they which special memories. of their some and year School of Junior the overview an provide can Rory and that so Carmen of School, tothisterm’s Heads pass soon Ishall disciplines. and fields many so across brilliantly so have performed againthey for once limelight, the grab deservedly journey.educational totheir introduction and start best very getthe pupils achievements, as this but means particularly our of their proud rightfully be should groups age withthese work who colleagues My of education. inthisarea kitemark top the Standard, Bristol of the by re-award the recognised Years further Early was our week Last aspect. inevery school) maintained ina (outstanding excellent being as recognised was department Years Early that our (Nursery/Reception) pleased particularly Iwas and has, school that our our school. teachers, our pupils, by our impressed was too, for she, so high. Having spent four days here, she understood; aset across come never had she as responses, by the amazed was Inspector) (lead Inspector Reporting The term. last toISI returned questionnaires pre-inspection positive very inthe gave itmassively bodies pupil and parent the both confirmation, weneeded If unique. istruly which bond feel and a family/community aspirit, has Rendcomb biased, Iam naturally and case, While andclaim caring. to this close-knit may be the be which tovisitschools opportunity getthe I frequently outweigh these. an As Independent Schools Inspector, atmosphere and matter, ethos but resources and As I previously said, schools are about people. people. areabout schools said, Ipreviously As of thisschool, part tobe lucky are pupils Our School Junior inthe children the usual, As great strengths many the highlighted report The facilities course Of people. about are Schools life ingeneral. and workplace, inthe at university, stead ingood you that willstand set withaskill equipped are that you torealise come soon and of Rendcomb, memories withwonderful back willlook that you confident To Iam any leavers, tostart. soon tothose and thanks. of token our thissmall toaccept up come please you; thank and luck good Anne, in Gloucester! lines enemy behind dropped tobe ready isnow she and training undergoing been has 11the last years Anne –For clean tocome time Well, it’s havenow towork! Imight suggested even Naylor Mark and Iwillcope, how Gloucester,at King’s The School, many have asked Head Junior as of news appointment Anne’s the Since teacher. School Junior fullyfledged mad, somewhat toa woman sane and ayoung from gone has for Anne consequences, had has commitment Such many to enjoy learningandto so enabled has for she of gratitude, ahugedebt Anne owe School, Junior inthe currently those as well as today. that exists school into high-quality the School andshapingtheJunior indeveloping Head, Deputy 11as at Rendcomb, years 13 her during instrumental been of has my life. Anne decision best the to be proved wife, has you Lynne, appointing my wonderful means ‘hare’.‘Haas’ from Hare, Mrs So apart marrying came to light that in Afrikaans, Dutch and German, further, Researching of it haas. anavocado definition the thiswas realised Isoon skin’! bumpy ‘green said that it tofind itup looked naturally so surname, Anne’s by intrigued Iwas hare. tothe back me brings This out. stood Haas Anne impressive and ayoung experienced, school’s Although Head. first not Deputy the most of the appointment internal tomake an was tasks of my one first 2003, inMarch appointed been Having service. outstanding truly years’ 13 after thisterm us leaves friend and teacher for exceptional an tradition, Today here. than with rather goingtobreak Iam Assembly, Final inour areacknowledged israre, which andnon-teaching. teaching allof my colleagues, of course, and, parents pupils, – special so Rendcomb tomaking contributes who everyone Ithank atmosphere. unique our experience cannot they facilities, and rooms see can they while and families, new meet Ioften periods, holiday During Good luck to those in mid-stream of exams of exams inmid-stream tothose luck Good Many Senior School students and their families, School, Traditionally, Junior the leaving staff

ﬂourish as individuals. individuals. as ﬂourish 05

School Community – Founder’s Day School Community – Founder’s Day 06 “Myrrh for“Myrrh the baby!” Remember that, Watson? Mr line: play. one nativity Ihad the was J1 from highlight My ourmany anothershowcasing when talents. one We like have also tosupport wedo alot of here! fun and having are fun, you when flies definitely Time ahalf! and two just Iwas ago –when years ahalf and eight was that believe Ican’t inlessons. EFFORT for outstanding for many my distinctions their brothers applauding Hall, Dulverton suitinthe myof Spiderman wearing Rory: throughout the school. wehave talents what musical gettohear wealso these, At Assemblies. withDistinction School Junior in the efforts and achievements We celebrate distinctions. awarded weare well, exceptionally have done that wedo hard ineverything totry and best always our us todo encourage They enjoy learningan can children, way as fun that we, and aunique insuch teach and dedicated so are teachers The in. tobe environment Carmen: friend, Lee. Carmen itwithmy that best Igettoshare by fact the special more even that likethisday ismade out topoint just by, gone of years Iwould recollections into our launch tooffer. has we Before that Rendcomb education of fantastic the aproduct as also but School, Junior of the Boy Head as only not you, before standing today Rory: trips. field on or room drama inthe field, sports the on classroom, inthe itbe whether activities, delightful has been so much to learn; each day is filled with There triumphs. and tests ownunique its bringing year each at Rendcomb, of happiness fourI haveyears had by. gone has time the quickly how believe Icannot and inYear began 3, ownjourney My begins. one anew and now reached the crossroads where a chapter closes today. here Ihave standing tobe have honour great the Carmen: Heads ofJuniorSchool Rory HughesandCarmenLee, My first memories of Distinction Assembly are Assembly of Distinction memories first My here tobe delighted Iam and I’m Rory Hello, I love being at Rendcomb as it is such alovely itissuch as at Ilove Rendcomb being that Iwould imagined ago,Inever Four years . If the teachers thinkwe . Iftheteachers d have a giggle aswell! d have agiggle football team this year. U10 unbeaten the and team rugby U9 unbeaten of the successes the note were particular Of School. Senior inthe sports main allthe toplaying forward Ilook and thisyear, Captain Rugby tobe honoured Iwas cricket. rugby, football and include which sports boys’ main the at all Rendcomb torepresent enough lucky I have been achievement! an such was and before happened not has which defeated something Berkhampsted, year, team This netball U11A the matches. our from have results We amazing that wedo. often sports the of inmost school the torepresent enough lucky been Ihave lacrosse. and tennis experience also can and range Girls of play sports. hockey, netball and rounders, Rory: Carmen: range from beginners to the advanced, as well as gifted gifted as well as advanced, tothe beginners from range Abilities plays. and productions school concerts, time at these tea thisby wedo showcasing talents; individual their todevelop for everybody opportunity every could go on, but they gave us a time limit for this speech. orchestra,arts, speech and drama, multi I sports… martial dance, fun ballet, Lego, crafts, and arts school, forest golf, too: tennis, others, many are There none. massive rounders. Mr Watson’s bowling is second to do. wecan activities afew of exciting but are the more orienteering and cookery club, ICT finals. mega inthe successful most as Raife and Hackett champion school as Booth Lucas of success the saw thisyear finals; for mega the qualify club is always popular, where points are earned to Chess Winter Challenge. the Warmer during at school reminisce for years to come, recalling the steep slopes Iwill pursuits. indoor and of outdoor both challenges tothe arts performing the from ranging of activities Carmen: Rory: Carmen: Well done, girls! The boys enjoy their sports, too. too. sports, their enjoy boys The girls! Well done, My favourite after-school activity has to be tobe has activity after-school favourite My Here at Rendcomb, we participate in a wide inawide weparticipate at Rendcomb, Here The school continues to promote and provide provide and topromote continues school The variety avast offered tobe We privileged are B is forB is brilliant; and… hard extremely for motivation; M is leave with;and for optimism, O is in every student; for confidence, C is trying; on we keep for determination; D is have their chance to shine; opportunities; for never-ending N is activities; for effort; E is teachers; for respect; R is for: stand letters eight lucky Rendcomb the I think what you willshow poem acrostic This prosperity’. and similarto sounds for ‘eight’ is considered lucky. This is because the Chinese word eight myself, as such number the people, For Chinese have noticed that Rendcombof consists eight letters. good time whilst at the school. Having looked closer, I Rendcombian - Relief; Day; Comic Blue Whiteand Red, include: helped wehave charities of the Some here. lot for charity We a do causes. worthwhile for supporting best the Rory: Carmen: of thisexciting project. impression artist’s the seen Standard allgetthe you Hopefully future. near inthe time some tosee wehope which building, arts performing new inthe place taking opportunities incredible these Rory: long time. for with me avery Itwillstay evening. memorable truly inthis part totake chance the given tobe fortunate most Iwas withDanielle. experience workshop and Senior School students came together during a andeveningto withher. share anafternoon Junior Both invited tobe enough We lucky were Hope. of Danielle visit the organised kindly had Dodd Mrs guest: special a year, inthe towelcome on thrilled Earlier wewere throughout. other each support that werepeatedly However, is too. special what isultimately performers, www.rendcomb.org.uk This school is the best for its students, but also toall forward look much wevery course, Of I have often wondered why I have had such a why such Ihave had wondered Ihave often (other local papers are available) (other have papers and local we put a lot of this into our work and and alot of work thisinto weput our The Magazine for Rendcomb College, JuniorsandNursery the standard of the school and its staff! its and school of the standard the what we show our classmates and and classmates our what weshow which ever which something Rendcomb develops develops Rendcomb something we often get rewards if we try ifwetry getrewards we often nothing can bring us down if down us bring nothing can the word meaning ‘wealth theword meaning y student everyone will everyone will achieve Charlie Sharples (whoCharlie Sharples inmy cool, opinion). isvery memorable moment, especially as I got to walk on with to mascot at be alsoa Kingsholm was opportunity the Having at Rendcomb. here well-rewarded is alot of effort and that self-belief me showed diary prize the winning for best and the on, have been ever tripI school best the was However,time… Kilve Court long for avery lasted market inthe webought sweets school’s support. the without not have would happened this opportunity to thechance sing Ihad when came ultimate highlight The competition. French diary the won and myself Isurprised trip,and residential first all the trips, this was my favourite, because it was my of out Barker; by Madame organised Marie trip toStella French the include that Iwilltreasure School Junior the be sorely missed. with the speech). Mrs Haas, you are amazing and w standing here today (not only because she helped us for tobe me itpossible made has feel Ireally who teacher one have tothank that Ifeel Ijust tome. special incredibly years these have who made people the toall thanks my immense toexpress able be I wouldn’t limit, gave that atime they us earlier, willremember you Rory: Carmen: Rory: awaits. future thrilling another Iknow and Rendcomb, through journey incredible my next tobegin excited way. the along Iam mistakes for making room is even grow, there and and build can friendships where a place of for environment thisvibrant of learning; eagerness creation tothe contributed who toeveryone goes you thelove of and embedding us inspiring lives, our shaped have footprints whose staff supporting and teachers Carmen: worth it. worth all itwas so £200, than more weraised end inthe But for my liking! itway much too got enjoyed involved and Tom friend, good their Hansel, and bigbrothers My Relief. allmy for hair Comic off tocut Idecided when was tocharity contribution memorable My College. Star National the and Children’s Society; Deaf National I also enjoyed the French trip very much. The The much. French the tripvery enjoyed Ialso If I had all day up here, and, ifyou were listening and, allday uphere, IfIhad Two of my most unforgettable memories of Two memories unforgettable of my most Today, allthe tothank itismy great pleasure

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School Community – Founder’s Day School Community – Founder’s Day 08 afternoon in Surrey watching the Girls’ Lacrosse team taking on on team taking Lacrosse inSurrey watching theGirls’ afternoon improbable half-time deficit to win their final game. A March an around turn and Cup Wilkinson Jonny defeat inaugural inthe themselves pick watching theXV afternoon ANovember tomind. Afew spring at Rendcomb. afew quite have there been this year, goodness thank though evenings, –or inspiring afternoons few inTokyo. very spent have that Ihad been There afternoon authority that this clause was added by Howard’s father. good on football’, of English Ihear history although in the football clubs successful most and is‘onethat of Villa oldest the claims Tom Wikipedia, fountand That of allknowledge, Hanks. base that includes the Prime Minister, the Duke of Cambridge afan has FAminutes). the and won has times seven Villa Cup five for next you the Ibore four whilst other the to ponder close (and one of only five English clubs so to do – I’ll leave you getting even was Chelsea before long Winners Cup European pedigree, has Villa reckoned. tobe aforce withwhich be could it up, wakes ifitever but perhaps, comatose, of being extent tothe –sleeping giant of Premiership the sleeping isthe Club Football Villa that Aston willknow soccer about anything know of who you Those for occasion. the todress – that weought future aligninthe willever stars three that that itisunlikely those –given wethought and Park toVilla allegiance a long-suffering Today, allshare Boy though. Head Chair, and your schools, Head have ties nothing to with these do to test; that the will put one elections of thisweek’s results the although influence, some has tie’ of ‘old the power school the Perhaps podium. the on murder. for sentence lenient Head’s speeches; I assure you, you would have had a more forty-six through tosit had have you clearly Days, Founder’s two missed having only and, school ofthis a Governor as year forty-eighth your is this that Wills, Major realise, you year. if know last Idon’t miss arare after today again with us Wills tohave Major too, later. tous good, Itis message your to hearing forward year. this later look much position We very that retiringfrom willbe and 2007 since diocese Oxfordshire tothe ministering been has John Bishop to Rendcomb. visit first his Ibelieve, on, ofOxford Bishop toThe welcome warm aparticularly and all, toyou welcome A cordial Last year, I told you about a particularly inspiring inspiring aparticularly year, about Last you Itold code adress much You isvery that there today will allsee Headmaster ofSeniorSchool Mr R.Martin, up after their first tournament theirfirst up after for that –at Park matter Villa excellent thingsthat wedoat and good of many the highlighted has Inspectorate Schools’ of thiscommunity. life-blood the doubt without are they but at school, and at home them because of supportive and caring parents and staff who nurture are what they of are, course, They school. inthe pupils the from come memories inspirational of these sources that allthe You inspiration. willnote and of pride agreat deal Rendcomb at others and that have myself brought afew occasions Just of Fauré. delights the and premiere quintet a home-composed evening French of fine music, March another And time. weeks’ Festival inafew Edinburgh at The performed willbe own which of by aplay our two written watching performing ouractors withWest EndStar,workshop ina engage of theschool evening watching pupilsfrom allparts ANovember of Nationals. the semi-finals togetthe ours as many girls as times witheight schools beating and all-comers unprecedented numbers, to the questionnaires issued at short at short issued questionnaires tothe numbers, unprecedented were told inwhat Iwas responded body, who parent the from watching Villa. hiskicks getting This was another moment of inspiration for someone not Inspection. the during, to,and up leading period ten-day the during purpose with particular together –pulling non-teaching and –teaching intheschool to allstaff see fantastic and itwas at down Eton Dorney, Direction’ Same inthe ‘Pulling Day themed years. inrecent for thisone ready getting into gone has work much and business, time-consuming isa inspection-ready getting school; inthe all of staff the like tothank Ishould For that, outcomes. favourable securing and I understand completely how well this school has done in OFSTED!) prefer you (sorry, are –Iknow Gove Mr standards thisyear, myself the exacting how Iknow inspector ISI an as trained Having shape. ineven better be wewould line, the down ayear called inspectors the had that, knew that she Inspector Reporting our from personally tohear encouraging itwas And people. young after tolook how weknow that acknowledging of school, the strengths are welfare and care pastoral that confirms that Itispleasing Form. theinspection Sixth tothe Years life Early through from right of school area every in excellent or good as graded tohave been that proud weare This year’s inspection report from the Independent Independent the from report inspection year’s This The school year began with a Senior Leadership Away Rendcomb.You Danielle Hope. A March evening AMarch Hope. Danielle Ishouldalsolike to thank will un derstand derstand Rendcombian - Lacrosse as withus years of two end tothe comes Hebert of withhisownadaptation play thisweek imaginative Lower School of acreative and back the on so does and in Residence, this term. Hornsby Mr comes to the end of his year as Dramatist of at end the us leaving members staff tothose to pay tribute ahead. forward for andpushing theperiod inspection inthisyear’s made recommendations helpful the through working already are Governors and staff and done; to be work ismore there but direction, right moving inthe is certainly school The land. pleasant and tothisbitof green days toreturn glory for wanting those and init, for children the and school for for this having ambition apologies Imake no Rendcomb. century 21st tothe central –remain thisyear prominently so War remembering Great that weare toThe a reaction much –very intentions Those school. beyond world inthe mark a tomake them equipping –and intended Wills Noel as sense holistic true, –inthe people young for nurturing reputation a by fostered Medill; and Quick under developed Browne; Lee and Simpson Wills, under established been that had areputation itin1982; Ijoined when nationally and locally both that ithad reputation fine withthe aschool tobe Rendcomb want instead but Cotswolds, inthe kept secret best the tobe Ihave us wanted inwhat weaimtodo. never successful extremely tobe strive wecan but of Schools, League Premier inthe establishments of oldest the one goingtobe never We giant. are –like –asleeping Villa toremain want Rendcomb way that Idon’t the –realise along support who and that do community. inour example anurturing tocultivating central is so which ‘buddies’, as roles essential playing many of them Seniors, inthe thisyear examples have who good set Upper of Six members the and body; prefect the doubt; no podium the at bittogeton the chomping are who Howard, and to Lucy you thank like tosay aparticular Ishould and top, the from is set lightly. inany family, As tone the ‘family’ word the use not does that Rendcomb here of being withinhours tell could Inspectors adjective – the students in the school are, but I certainly can. ‘special’, apositive ‘welcoming’, –pick ‘open’ ‘wonderful’, how on tocomment individually her tohimor spoke inspector that during heart with handon say can that Heads many Idoubt allcircumstances. in almost best togivingof their commitment for their and give, that they for impressions the wehave school pupils inour inspirational do. don’t cases, insome –and, we do of what appraisals helpful very for those inlatenotice January www.rendcomb.org.uk The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Witch the The and Lion, The In saying thanks on this special day, I should of course like day, of course thisspecial on Ishould saying thanks In tothose thanks –and well me know who of you Those the like tothank Ishould though, importantly, Most The Magazine for Rendcomb College, JuniorsandNursery an inspection, every single every aninspection, taking the stage; Miss Miss stage; the taking to start all over again.” over all to start courage the youhave of. Ihope you’re that proud not, Ifyoufind alife you’re you live of I hope view. point with adifferent people youmeet Ihope felt before. younever things youfeel I hope you. startle that things you see Ihope And of it. best the make you Ihope of it. worst the or best the We make to can thing. this rules no are there same, the stay or You change you want. can whenever stop limit, time no There’s to youwant be. whoever be to early too late too or, mycase, never in it’s worth: it’s what “For too: withadults weight some hold itmight forto wake up thisone; them prod tothem, next sitting are ifyou so pupils, inspirational isfor our one This thisyear. withFitzgerald. Iwillend birthday But Term Half the Day and of beyond. that thisFounder’s lies rest the enjoy that year, you the Ihope and throughout and today leadership that she has given. and commitment for time, the community school whole the of behalf on her year, like tothank Ishould of thisschool and at end the Chair as down willstand Clare –charmingly. all times at firmly, and required professionally, so when done has Clare another. blooding and Head one out of seeing task unenviable the had has and role, over the took she RCPA when the to stability much-needed brought Davidson Clare Association. –for future. the professionally and –personally happiness and success every you weallwish and opportunities, and challenges tofresh move upwards colleagues three All years. learning forward thewh throughout wehave counselas and good to and teaching tried push wisdom for your Anne, personally, you like tothank Ishould and whilst also being a cornerstone in my Senior Leadership Team; Juniors in Rendcomb alynchpin been has Haas Mrs intimated, has Watson Mr As month. next exhibition Gallery Paragon year. I encourage you to him support and our students at The next at Rendcomb presence hisconsiderate wewillmiss and awareness, artistic their todevelop setting this inspirational years, Mr Hanlon O’ has encouraged many of our students in four last the Over curriculum. tothe of Economics introduction withthe behind legacy important an leaves but of time, for future. the happiness all every them wewish community: toour enthusiastically contributed has who for and thisyear Department English the joined endeavours. We also say farewell to Mr Anderson, who has inboth safe you wewish passage and Africa, and of marriage double-whammy for the years three after us leaves Layton Mr and latterly, trainee; Marketing and, support pastoral coach, There. 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still is; Pinewood School reflected special at Leeds Conservatoire, where I will be opportunities including my father teaching focusing on composition, as well as visiting me Music there; you may think the Headingly, Elland Road and the Crucible. decision to come to Rendcomb also owed Musical choices, like cricket, can mirror something to my other parent being there… life’s choices: we all have our favourite but no, it was because it was the nearest types of music, but if we only choose to senior school I could find to the Five Mile listen to that one type all the time, it could House. become repetitive. I have been able to Any thoughts of choosing to leave deepen my natural love of many kinds of Rendcomb after GCSEs and the closing music at Rendcomb: classical, jazz, pop of the Five Mile House, to go to another and rock. By choosing to experiment in college, were quickly dispelled when I learnt music I did not know, I have found that that the incoming Headmaster, like myself classical composing is my passion, shown and the Chairman of the Governors, was with perhaps my two proudest moments an Aston Villa fan. Another good choice. at this school: in December, when the choir My first memory of Rendcomb is performed my choir arrangement of the the new pupils’ chapel service. The then school motto quo lux ducit, ‘Where the Headmaster, Mr Holden, told us all to have light leads’; and at Holy Apostles’ Church, an ambition – something we wanted to Cheltenham, where my Wagnerian string achieve whilst a Rendcomb pupil. I quintet was performed last term. immediately knew what I wanted to aim for; and I finally achieved it in Oxfordshire this term. Cricket can teach us so much about making the right choices: which balls to play, which to leave; which balls to defend, which balls to attack. Life’s choices are a little like that: we may all want to be happy “It is our choices that show what we truly and successful, metaphorically playing the are, far more than our abilities,” so said flashing cover drive, but sometimes we Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of may have to leave things alone, or defend Hogwarts School. Dumbledore had many against what life throws our way. Another wise words to offer Harry Potter, and has cricket choice is, as Shakespeare might been an inspiration to many others since. have said, “to walk or not to walk, that is the Is it our choices that make us who we question”. If I nick a ball to the keeper, I Variety is the ‘spice of life’, too; so, in are? I would like to share some thoughts believe it is right to leave the wicket rather deferring my place at Leeds to 2015, I have behind my choices at Rendcomb College than try to con the umpires and opposition chosen to accept Mr Ferreira’s kind offer which has made me what I am. into thinking I did not hit it. In the same way, of a gap year in his new school near Perth, It was easy to choose the three one can ‘walk’ through life with honesty Australia. This is a decision I had to schools I have attended: Minchinhampton and pride in oneself. consider for a long period of time, mainly Primary was a five minute walk across the As well as sport, my other passion is because the rest of my family had gone beautiful Common where our family home music. I have chosen to pursue my studies straight on to university. But even though

10 quo lux ducit. lux quo – leads’ light the ‘where my life ahead, that willilluminate decisions informed to make skills and confidence the me given that has environment beautiful ina togrowup family, able for being his and Wills, Founder, Noel to our Mr Rendcomb students offering my thanks make lemonade.” then alemon, sucking life islike “If said, Steven as full and, life tothe live Rendcomb choice: similar pupils whoare remaining here to make a Iurge live could. life he fullwhilst tothe to choices made He achievements.” your by but here you’re time by the measured isn’t “Life by hislife said, He story. people many inspired and touched he me; than older ayear only week, last died Sutton by. flown has time Steve Rendcombian’, ‘Old an tonow, nearly ‘new pupil’ a as service chapel that first from right; within it. people the and bubble’ ‘Rendcomb the Iwillmiss pupil. or of teacher any withanyone age, friends be and togetalong isthat itiseasy qualities is perhaps one of Rendcomb’s greatest hugely. Iwillmiss something However, what other; witheach togetalong iteasy finding year, into asettled ‘matured’ we’ve finally feel Inow but teachers), the ask (just teach to easiest the been hasn’t fellow year My of ages. many different with many people, friends Ihave made Ihave here. met people of cricket. plenty toplay able will be summer, ahot I guarantee that Ican fact withthe and down; toturn opportunity an good itistoo togo,as choice the Imade end inthe tremendously, will miss I who toleave people difficult it willbe www.rendcomb.org.uk And so now I join generations of Ijoingenerations now so And was in2009 prediction Holden’s Mr inthe part no plays choice Thankfully,

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School Community – Founder’s Day Senior School Head Girl’s Founder’s Day Speech cont. Founder’s Day Founder’s

This year I plucked up the courage to take part in the Dance Challenge. Well, actually I didn’t have much choice: Christine was never going to let me get out of it. This proved Community – to be more of a challenge than I initially thought, due to my lack of co-ordination during a step ball change. I never managed to

School master the move, despite Katrina’s slow demonstrations. The eight of us involved will never live down the embarrassment of the performance shown that night. Life in Park House is somewhat different from the other boarding houses. For one, it is a mixed house so there is no way of escaping the constant ‘boy’ humour and comments like “It’s a boys’ house with girls just living in it!” However, my two years in Park have given me the chance to ﬁnd new friendships, especially with the boys; Tom and Ollie can deny it all they like, but they were extremely intimidating in Form 5. Helping to organise the 2013 Christmas Dinner proved to I certainly developed my own technique in hockey, which be quite stressful, especially as the decorations were due to usually involved me falling onto another player as a result of my come on the day of the dinner. The table plan was the most very poor balance. But as Miley Cyrus said, “The minute you challenging part, and I learnt that you certainly cannot please stop making mistakes is the minute you stop learning.” I everyone. One thing that came of drawing up the table plan is understand this is a controversial person to quote from, but that I cannot function normally after two nights of staying up whether you agree with her new image or not, the statement still until 2 am to sort it out. Christine calls me a toddler who needs applies. School life is all about making mistakes, especially on an early night every night, otherwise I will be grumpy! I am sure the sports ﬁeld, and it is these mistakes which help us to my parents will agree with her. improve and move on with our learning. Since being in Park I have cared less about what people Whether or not to stay on at Rendcomb for Sixth Form think of me and just got on with things without needing the was something I spent a lot of time mulling over. Having been on approval of everyone else. This is certainly a strength I will taster days at Farmors and Prior Park College, I found that a big carry on when I leave in just over four weeks. Rendcomb school was not for me, and the close-knit environment that provides an environment allowing students to grow and Rendcomb offers was perfect. I have valued my time at embrace themselves, and John Lennon said, “You don’t need Rendcomb and have gained many life skills, such as teamwork, anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what leadership and the importance of communication. you are!”

Guest Speaker: Rt. Revd. John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford

The Bishop of Oxford provided a model for a well-lived life, surprising us all by suggesting that we should try to follow the example of a goose. He cited several of the bird’s valuable characteristics and habits: As it takes off, the goose shows great Conﬁdence. Flying in V-formation shows remarkable Teamwork. Its noisy honking is a sign of Encouragement to others. When the leader drops back to allow another goose to lead, this shows Humility. And if one of them is injured, others ﬂy down to be with them, indicating great Compassion. Mrs G Harford 12 Mr CVuolo Rendcombian - of hislife. stage next withthe success and We himhappiness wish here. tocatalogue numerous of too ways, variety inawide contributed has Vuolo Mr at Rendcomb, pastorally. Like positive many of staff the very was he and Tutor at and Rendcomb, histime Parent throughout House Assistant as acted He concert. rock inaschool toplay persuaded be would that he inevitable expeditions. the lyingin interest hisparticular Scheme, Award of of Duke Edinburgh the reins over the Term. took immediately Summer DaysHe inthe Sports successful of the several ran also He Form. Sixth inthe breadth the toincrease 2001 in introduced was subject the at Alevel when and at PE GCSE, taught Vuolo Mr ofScience. Head as acted he career inhis later and timetable; himwithafull providing toGCSE, Science toAlevel and Biology always taught He ofScience. teaching tohis strength apractical brought he so inindustry, tohaving worked inaddition Didcot, School, atStBirinus worked previously had He 1996. since Rendcomb at having taught 2013 inNovember teaching from retired Vuolo Carlo Teaching Staff Farewells www.rendcomb.org.uk Mr Vuolo has many other talents, including guitar playing, so it was itwas so playing, guitar including talents, many other has Vuolo Mr Department, PE inthe inaschool: welcomed was insport interest His The Magazine for Rendcomb College, JuniorsandNursery to Mr C Wood Mr

happiness in the years ahead. years inthe happiness production. MS an and national tournament for smaller schools ‘Jonny Cup’: Wilkinson amuch-needed successful of very the glory inthe basking years of the1stXV, 20 coaching after term of rugby the at end the Rendcomb toleave decided that he Itisfitting odds. againstthe out withwinningseasons come and (as assert) proudly would he weight’ above their ‘punched traditionally have which at Rendcomb, teams of the success inthe thisisevident – and inparticular –rugby insport lies passion ParkHouse. including communities, house two after looked – years over the to life at Rendcomb contributions many significant made has herself –who hiswife, Ann and He Sport. of recently, Director most and, Rugby of incharge Master Form, of Sixth Head Parent, House Studies, of Business Head of Careers, incharge Master positions: of additional anumber fulfilled he and considerably during his time at the school University. Agricultural Royal atThe lecturer and Examiner aSenior as experience and knowledge subject strong his through part in curriculum, the on of Economics addition recent ofthe light inthe even atRendcomb, time his throughout strong very been has subject inMike’s Interest 1992. September of Business Studies at Rendcomb in teacher as appointed was Slark Mike Mr MSlark We wish Mike and Ann every every Ann We and Mike wish that Mike’s willknow Many true His role at Rendcomb developed

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Mr A O’Hanlon Community –

Over the last five years, it has been a privilege to have worked, so closely, But it is the pupils who have, as ever, School with Austen O’Hanlon, Head of Art and Photography. I am glad to have had said it best: the opportunity to get to know him: as a gentle mentor, a charismatic colleague, a fine fellow contemporary artist and a lovely friend. Mr O’Hanlon “Thanks for helping me improve my has achieved so much during his reign in the department: he has given vital overall Art skills and for helping me to find knowledge and experience to the pupils, warmth and laughter to his a skin tone for my painting.” colleagues and inspiration to me, too. With heart-felt memories, we will Florence Harker Form 4 miss his dear presence during our everyday school life. Miss E Roffe “Thank you for the past two years and for helping me to mix the correct colours and sketch the right lines.” Becky Edwards Form 3

“You are a top teacher. The memory that sticks in my mind is the project that we did on The Holocaust, which was fascinating.” Robert McLaughlin Form 4

“Thank you for helping me to discover my talent for Art and Photography and for helping me get into my dream University.” Maggie Hyde Form 6U

Miss A Smith

Amy Smith joined Rendcomb in 2012 to set common sense approach included all in up the Economics Department, which, her care, and the end of school ‘rapido’ under her clear and inspired direction, has picnic will be a cherished memory for them. grown to become a thriving and popular The younger years have loved her Maths subject amongst our Sixth Form. In addition, teaching, which, she confesses, is a secret many students have caught the bug of way of teaching them Economics A Level; trading through the Investec Challenge, as they have enjoyed seeing numbers come to well as developing a surprising knowledge of life through real-world issues. Her Games current affairs. Colleagues will miss her colleagues will never forget the time they straightforward approach, her innovative mistook her for the abominable snowman, ideas, as well as her impeccable timing of and hope she leaves a number of her many purchasing the Stable Block coffee! Her layers in the changing room for those she tutees beneﬁted from her considerable leaves behind. We wish her a very successful experience and high expectations for all time at Dulwich, as Head of Economics. young people; and yet her down-to-earth, Mrs S O’Sullivan, Mrs L Gregory

14 Rendcombian - for futures. healthy, wishes happy,best successful and sincere Our College. Rendcomb and School Junior College soon plan to sample an Aussie/Zim braai. I and year, Watson next Mrs and school intheir year his gap isdoing (Howard) son Auster’s Mrs visited, already has Bartlett sad to lose such great teachers, colleagues and friends. Mrs naturally but move toAlbany, dream Australia, their Western secured they when for family the We thrilled were developed. lifestyle of Aussie an for idea the well, too perhaps well, them inducted Rendcomb topartying! used weren’t naturally teacher. Language Additional andEnglishas aLearning as work Support one-to-one didinvaluable Ferreira Mrs and School Junior inthe utilised were skills ateacher. Her as qualiﬁed she and tostudy time the found even life, she school and family busy their amongst somehow and for for Wimbledon, life, was just not tennis felt She tennis. tocoach always was happy she but games all across deployed were skills sporting Her School! Junior andaTeaching coach Games for the School Assistant Senior Mrs Ferreira became more and more involved, by becoming a areas, inother back of cutting Instead guidance. and advice Ferreira’s Mrs valued and them, from care pastoral receive to fortunate of were girls Ageneration House. inStable girls of the Parents House of becoming responsibility the on took use. togood put often were skills artistic superb her and basis avoluntary on skills her offered Angela outset, Colin, who quickly became a Rendcomb legend! From the by joined tobe were they course, due In into J5. Michael, and Matthew twins, the towelcome delighted for wewere mum (seven years) school. life akey ofthe inthe played role they stay entire for their and people” “village as themselves established and settled quickly Ferreira Neil and Angela Mrs AFerreira www.rendcomb.org.uk Thank you, Angela, Neil and boys for enriching Rendcomb Rendcomb andboys for enriching Neil Angela, you, Thank (Zim) they Hemisphere Southern the from Coming Ferreira Mrs and Mr school, the up moved family the As a as was School Junior inthe role Ferreira’s ﬁrst Mrs The Magazine for Rendcomb College, JuniorsandNursery Mr M Watson Mr

our very best wishes as they settle into their new life. new into their settle they as wishes best very our cricketer. all hisfamily and another We Ferreira Mr wish need TsvangiraiMorgan was probably on the tip of your tongue, too! inZimbabwe?’ Mugabe power-sharing withRobert was ‘Who question: the toanswer able when delighted was and quiz, pub local inthe participated he addition, In at crease. the more or over 200 withscores league move the up them helping for Poulton, cricket played Friday He football. after night shins tobruised willtestify many and competitive highly was College. inthe numbers topupil adding Michael, and Matthew tojoin scene the on arrived Colin House. toStable location moving before inLawn out started which house boarding qualiﬁcations. teaching to time gaintwo had still and Parent, of hockey, aHouse inCharge Master being on took later He academy really gained from his ﬁrst class cricket knowledge. hiscricket attending Pupils College. the throughout strength to strength from on gone has cricket abilities, cricketing histimeat throughout maintained Rendcomb. he that energy withboundless arrived Ferreira Neil Mr NFerreira He is already sorely missed and Australia does not really really not does Australia and missed sorely isalready He Ferreira Mr environment, school of formal the Outside girls’ the ran they together and Angela married He withhis sports; allof major on the ahugeimpact had He Mr H Marsdon Mr

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A Year in the Chapel

Rendcomb College Chapel has undergone a change this year. It has had the Senior College Choir in the stalls, which has improved the quality of the hymn singing quite signiﬁcantly.

The Reverend Godfrey Simpson is in charge of our services for members of staff, including the Baptism Chapel and here are some of his highlights of this of the second son of Mrs Louisson, Benjamin, and year. He enjoyed the Mothering Sunday service in Mr Torbitt’s son, Matthew. In addition, a staff Prayer March. In the service the visiting preacher, Canon Group meets every Tuesday morning at half past ten David Cook former Vicar of Chipping Camden, during term time. spoke about his own mother who had supported Assisting him in Chapel are the Chapel Prefects; her family as they were taken into captivity during this year’s Chapel Prefects were James Mudge, Luke the Second World War by the Japanese. He related Nixon and Ollie Birden. They help with the hymn times that she went without food to nurture Canon numbers, ringing the church bell, opening and shutting Cook and his siblings and brought with him a vase the south door, lighting the altar candles, and they in which his mother used to scavenge flowers each ensure pupils are quick and sensible when they enter week to place on a makeshift altar for weekly the Chapel. services for the prisoners. It is not just the Senior School that goes to the There have been some other special visitors Chapel but also the Juniors on a Wednesday at 1:20 pm. preaching in our Chapel this year. Mr Paul Auster, the Twice a term they have a ‘Chaplain’s Challenge’, which Head Boy’s father, spoke in Chapel at the beginning of is a quiz between boys and girls on biblical matters. the Summer Term; and another parent has also The Chaplain has some plans for the new preached in Chapel – the Reverend Matt Frost, father academic year. The Reverend Bill Sykes, his old School of Joel and Anna. Sister Chris, a Franciscan Sister who Captain, is coming to preach at the Harvest Festival wears a white rope with three knots representing the Service in October. On Remembrance Sunday the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, spent former Bishop of Crediton, the Rt. Revd. Robert Evens, 24 hours in the school in February. Two Bishops, the will be making his first visit to Rendcomb College. former Bishop of Warrington and the new Bishop of Reverend Godfrey is also excited about next year’s Tewkesbury, also visited Rendcomb College Chapel Confirmation group. for the first time. Rendcomb College Chapel has been full of life Reverend Simpson has led some special this year and next year will be no exception. Maria Tutton Form 2

The Rendcomb Community was devastated to hear that our Chaplain Godfrey Simpson sadly died on the ﬁrst day of the Michaelmas Term, 2014. A full and proper tribute to him will be published in the next Rendcombian.

20 www.rendcomb.org.uk Prefect Team Prefect Prefect Team 2014-2015 Community – School

The academic year 2013-2014, for all of us in Six Lower, has gone incredibly quickly. Just ten months ago, some of our team was just joining the College, and all faced the challenge of starting the Sixth Form. And now we have been chosen to lead the College as prefects over the next academic year, our tenancy starting as of July. We have a great prefect team this year, consisting of very conscientious and enthusiastic students who hope to use their skills to improve the College over the next 12 months. The Prefect body this year will be headed by us – Greta and Tom – and we are very thankful for the opportunity to lead the school and build the College from the students’ perspective, as well as providing support to the staff and students. We hope to make significant and tangible changes regarding the integration of all students and the parents of our pupils. Each house prefect team has been specifically tailored this year to improve the communication and sociability between the years and to heighten the The enrichment, cultural and environmental family feeling of the College. Daniel Thomas and Brodie aspects of the College are a top concern; Kathryn Ash support the Brealys in Old Rec; and Florence Price, Rew, Edward Davies and Amy Benson look this year to Olivia Ellis and Rozy Baynham aid Miss Bond, Mr Cox deepen the success of these areas. Weekly Chapel and their assistants in Godman. This tight Junior group, services will be conducted by the Reverend’s two including our deputies of College, provide the best aides Florence Price and Robert Lamble – who takes possible support to the early years of Rendcomb’s on the post his brother also held. Senior School. Lawn and Stable houses are supported A new prefect title has been added this year: by James Tait and Sam Song, and Amy Benson, Natalie Sport Prefect. James Tait, who played in all three first Jecht and Olivia Witts, respectively. The Sixth Form teams this year, and Cerys Davies (Hockey Captain house, Park, is led by Kathryn Rew and Edward Davies. and Lacrosse Co-captain) are the two students who The huge school-wide issue of food is being truly deserve and have adopted this role. manned by Daniel Thomas and Rozy Baynham, who Finally, three students share the role of hope to improve the communication between staff International Prefect, and look to support and care and pupils over the matter, as well as driving new for the current international community, as well as culinary incentives. broadening the range of international awareness. Anna We also hope to increase the variety and quality Rombelsheim, Natalie Jecht and Sam Song are to take of social events next year, and the team is mixed this mantle, and all three look to expand the already between day and boarding pupils to do this: Cerys wonderful range of international activities and events. Davies, Robert Lamble, Olivia Witts and Anna The team is looking forward to leading the Rombelsheim are the Social Prefects, who hope to College into a successful and enjoyable academic organise whole-school events more regularly to year, and hopes to make lasting and impactful changes strengthen the links between all year groups. to the Rendcomb community. Tom Pethick, Greta Weidenfeld Form 6L 21 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Features Features

Behind the screens Community – at the Medical Centre School

Q. What is the busiest time of the day? A. The morning dispensary. We have to check if pupils are well enough to do Games that day, re-do dressings and give out medication.

Q. And what about the busiest time of the year? A. That’s the start of the first term, when we have to do Our Statue Saul paperwork, look after rugby injuries and sort out new pupils’ medical files. “Eternal Life,” thought Saul as he looked at his toe longingly, Q. What other big jobs do you have to do? “Why was I given the gift of eternal life, and yet my toe was A. During the rugby term we have to be at the side of the taken from me by a simple child?” The cuffs on his wrists pitch for every match in case a player hurts themselves. rubbed against his skin roughly. “To think that I was We also help Mr Marsden with the Duke of Edinburgh vandalised by a mere weakling of a child.” expeditions. Saul the King did not deserve to be disrespected. His own Q. What happens if somebody needs to go to hospital monument was being completely ignored and disregarded. or to see a doctor? Not only this, but in the none too distant future he might be A. Sometimes an ambulance comes if the injury is really sold, and this did not give him comfort; after all, he had been bad; but if it is not that bad, we take the student to the an ever-present presence at Rendcomb College and he had doctors’ surgery at the bottom of the hill. almost forgotten what it was like on the outside. Bob Tharme Form 3, Lucas Boyer and Philip Harrison-Josey Form 2 Q. So roughly how many people come up to the Medical Centre each day? A. Any number up to twenty. In the winter, about five of these are sports injuries; that goes down to two or three in the summer. Did you know…

Q. What do you think makes the Medical Centre homely? The statue of Saul was made in A. We have got lovely beds, toys and a television. There is 1863 in Vallombrosa, Italy. a special room for the Junior pupils. His sculptor, William Story, was American and also created the Q. What happens if you get a call from a boarding Statue of Liberty. house in the night? Saul is made of clay. A. It all depends on whether there are already any pupils Saul has been here for as long in the Medical Centre or not, and what sort of problem it as Rendcomb College has, so he is. If we can, we go to the sick person; but if we already has seen it all. have pupils in, and if it isn’t anything too bad, like a Saul’s toe was damaged, (cut off stomach ache, the pupil comes over to us. by a former pupil?) and got lost years ago. Q. What is it like sleeping in the Medical Centre? Rumours that the toe was kept A. It’s ﬁne, but just a bit spooky sometimes as you can in the Headmaster’s desk are hear owls and foxes in the night. reportedly untrue. Ella Sims Form 2 Ella Sims, Maria Tutton Form 2 22

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How do I share my experiences to the point where people will understand my passion for the places that I have been? How will people perceive the white, glossy, even shimmery shine of the sun reflected off the tiny individual flakes of cold white bliss? The silent glide of wood or metal against the thick frozen ice, or the loud barks and shouts from man and dog, or even the cheers of on-looking people. My favourite: the ‘North Pole’, where the only thing that separates me from large masses of muscles and sharp antlers is a thin wire fence, yet my child self gazes in awe. Now fast forward three years. A strange Readathon foreign country; an undiscovered land to an eight-year-old me. The first bump of tyres against tarmac, walking with small legs, The task? Simple: read as much as you can in three weeks. At least terrified yet excited by this new place with an it seemed simple when we first heard about it. You may think that unknown smell; cigarette smoke fills my lungs. the English Department was just trying to push reading on us; but I bring my fingers up to my nose, then get into the real reason was to give children who are severely ill a chance to a taxi, relieved of the vile smell. Driving to escape their hospital beds and journey into the mythical realms another unknown home, different signs that books behold. With the knowledge that we could make a appear in a language they call ‘German’. As the change in other people’s lives, the whole school embarked on the years pass, different people and places do so Readathon quest. as well, moving in then moving away. As many parents and other relatives forked out sponsorship Every year an ‘Oktoberfest’ comes money for their children, the Readathon began gaining momentum. around. The smells of freshly baked pretzels In my case, the Readathon also gave me a chance to relive some of and waffles, sizzling Bratwurst, and Schnitzel my old books again. It had been a very long time since I had opened with ‘Pommes’, as we say now. Booming my drawer that contained them, and as I pushed past all the other sounds of voices with an unfamiliar band on obstacles, I was motivated by the spirit of it all. When I finally reached the large stage. Flashing lights appear. Carts my books I picked them up, blew off the dust and began to read. The go faster and faster in a circle, and laughter books gave me a taste of what my childhood was like, and I was very and happiness fill me as I continuously get worried that my favourite books all seemed to be about demons and onto the ride, and afterwards maybe a treat of horror. candyfloss will end the day perfectly. By the end of the second week, I had read three of my old Dark clouds appear as another plane books, but I still had a way to go to reach my target of five. As the takes us to another unknown place. To make third week began, there was a real push all over the school to get as more memories; crazy, hilarious, fun much money as we could. With this ethic in mind, I began my fifth memories. But what lies ahead beyond this book and finished it just in time. The next week, the English moment if for another minute, another Department collected in the money raised: a total of £780, which second, even another hour, to enjoy or dread means many sick children can now enjoy the thrill of reading. as I can choose? Max Watson Form 4 Zoie Somers Form 5 25 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Man lying on a Wall

wala l There’s a man lying onn a wall , tired of being on his feet,fef ete me tht ing,g Departments tired of doing the same thing, e tune, tired of whistling the sameam tune, Pillow Ode stted. and tired of not being trusted.ru O wondrous pillow! O great and amazing invention!

Academic s annymore:e You are the thing to change my life. He didn’t see most things anymore: e ccold hail. Your sweet smell of home wafts gently up. only the cloudy sky and the cold hail. ryyone’e s wooe; I wonder about your pufﬁness every time I lie back. His briefcase heavy of everyone’s woe; eeen hih s lil psp O pillow, your turquoise and purple colour stands out boldly. his cigarette perched between his lips aittini g besidde him. I am amazed at how clean you and your case always are. and his coal black umbrella waiting beside him. Your comfy exterior is so warm and ﬂuffy. You are light enough to hold in one hand. Bird songs were blurred, You are the best thing ever. yellow turned to grey. Pillow, you are the best. Mysteries were laid Elise Summers Form 1 and pride turned to dust.

He wanted colour; a new beginning, ApocalypseApocaly a new world and a new way of living. pse Over the wall was exactly that but he didn’t know how to get there TheThe clcloudso wisped open, or how to ﬁght back. moving out of the way, to let him go up, But he found what’s been missing: into the heavens. courage was that; and he treated it well and over the years The wind raged; he’s learnt new skills, the old evergreens swayed; learnt new ways the olive trees swung; and paid his bills. the ﬂowers in the foreground were still.

Colour came back: The man was looking up. birds learnt new songs, He raised his hands to the sky; mysteries were solved, he started moving up and he smiled : ) towards the open heavens.

There was no sun in sight. He got up from the wall, It was a dull and dark time; took a big breath and tried not to fall. the mountains were a dark blue. He stepped over the hurdle, They looked like waves his trouble for years, about to wash over us and found his new beginning to create a new purer world. his new world and his new way of living. Liberty Elliot Form 3 The man was in the skies; he was a lucky one. The Apocalypse was coming to wash the world of all the bad sins. If this is the end, where am I going?

Jack Warhurst Form 3

26 www.rendcomb.org.uk Science Departments Science through the Seasons Academic Autumn

The newly refurbished laboratories were officially opened by Pupils in Forms 1 and 2 attended The Horrible Science show at Mr Christopher Wills, Chairman, and Mr Andrew Stafford, Director the Everyman Theatre. of The Dulverton Trust. “The finale, Billy Millers versus the Control Computer, comprised “The new design is great – we do more practicals and have a tense countdown of firing Science questions to the audience. comfy seats!” Josh Timmis Form 3 I’m glad to say the earth isn’t overrun with 16 million human-sized bacteria, thanks to our help.” Philip Harrison-Josey Form 2

The new J4 laboratory programme began with two investigations, one exploring proprioception (the awareness of our body’s position in space) through drawing shapes without direct visual feedback; and a second, recording the effect of insulation on heat loss using the newly purchased data loggers. They were also shown a heart dissection. Year 5 pupils from Rendcomb and other local schools took part in taster days. They were able to make slime using borax (polymers), experiment with iodine clocks, and react metals with acid to produce hydrogen pops. The Juniors were also given a demonstration from Bristol Chemlabs to introduce them to different physical and chemical changes. Upper and Lower Sixth chemists attended a Spectroscopy Tour at the University of Bristol, and the A2 biologists headed to North “Thank you so very much for a really inspirational visit to Wales for a four day Biology Field Trip. Rendcomb yesterday. The pupils all had an amazing time and were very impressed with the school, the facilities, the lunch, the “We did several ﬁeldwork experiments to collect data: one on the warm welcome, and most of all with your fantastic science team!” River Conwy; one on a rocky shore in Anglesey; and a study on Mrs C Braithwaite, St Francis School plant succession at Morfa Harlech sand dune system – a Site of Special Scientiﬁc Interest, and the location of the Lucozade advert! The trip was really helpful, even though Poppy (the dog!) ate some of our samples.” Lucy Kernon Form 6U

The Senior Chemistry Society (SCS) took pupils from Forms 5 and 6 to the University of Birmingham for A Forensic Chemist’s Tale, and throughout National Chemistry Week, pupils and staff were provided with tutorial activities to understand the likely contributions of Chemistry in developing cures for diseases.

27 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Science through the Seasons cont.

Departments Winter

Forms 5 and 6 went to the University of Bristol for their Pupils from Forms 1 to 3 participated in the Flying Start

Academic Christmas lectures. Sustained with mince pies and plenty of Challenge. Working with engineers from Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, sweets, pupils learned of: the importance of carbohydrates; they were tasked with designing and building hand-thrown the Pharmaceutical Industry; Chemical Delights, including a gliders. They did very well in the Regional Finals, winning best liquid nitrogen shower! The Senior Chemistry Society was poster and longest ﬂight; and two teams progressed to the subsequently thoroughly entertained by an interactive lecture Grand Final at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Furthermore, Max on Chemical Magic at the University of Birmingham, where, McKeown, Alexander Dennett, Maddy Morgan, Grace Knapp amongst the colourful and explosive reactions, the story of and Rebeccah Breare were selected to represent the College Rapunzel was brought to life with the production of nylon rope! in the IET Faraday STEM Challenge.

Spring

Sixth Form chemists were set the challenge of solving a The J4 laboratory programme continued with pupils murder mystery by the University of Bath, using spending a happy morning in the lab performing forward rolls ‘spectroscopy in a suitcase’, whilst GCSE pupils attended and measuring pressure changes through this gymnastic the Eureka!: Science in Action series of lectures at UCL. move. By the end, pupils were pirouetting, holding arabesques The pupils were most interested in the lectures on material to challenge their peers to identify how these altered the science, where they learned about the science behind the exerted force. Pupils in Forms 1 to 3 spent the Lent Term development of new high-tech equipment for trainers; developing their own investigations to compete in the and Hollywood Science, where Jonathan Hare, physicist, Science Fair. The labs were rather messy on a Friday evening, discussed whether or not some of the science in our with crushed up donuts, splintering chicken bones, flaming favourite films – Up, Speed and Moon – is possible. ethanol and a replica of the Bermuda triangle (complete with the ocean!) among the contenders; yet the pupils involved The Sixth Form chemists also visited UCL for an A Level enjoyed themselves immensely. Chemistry day, and were shown some horrific examples of what people find in their food, which left them without an appetite. To follow was an intriguing talk on artificial blood and vampires based on the TV programme True Blood. Another lecture informed us of the etymology of the elements, most notably lead, which derives from Saturn, the God who ate his offspring (as depicted in Goya’s infamous painting).

Juniors and Seniors were treated to a Space Odyssey with Simon Ould (FRAS).

“My favourite part was when they compared our own planets to countless stars that dwarf even the sun. When you look at this comparison, you really do get a feeling that you are small and insigniﬁcant. Actually this idea is untrue, because this is During National Science and Engineering Week, pupils were what makes you special. You are the only of you that exists, or asked to think outside the box during tutorial activities spanning will ever exist; and when you think about it like this, you really topics from a possible zombie apocalypse to inventions to do feel big inside.” make life on earth more sustainable. In addition, a mufti day Lucas Boyer Form 2 raised money for the work of Médecins Sans Frontières in Syria.

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Montpellier: Forms 4 and 5 French language course

In the aftermath of a violent storm, we gathered in boutiques, whilst soaking up the vibrant ambiance the early morning darkness on the Monday of generated by the youthful student population. October Half Term. Having clambered into the Following this, we all put on a brave face ready to meet minibus, we set off in trepidation, fearing the worst. our host families with whom we were to stay. Dylan Our first challenge was to rescue Arthur, marooned and Ollie were rather horrified to be greeted with three the ‘wrong’ side of a fallen tree at Colesbourne. Much kisses each, but they would learn later that Madame to our amazement, once on the motorway, we had a Guininchault would not only ensure they were clear run to Gatwick, and our flight was on time. Even extremely well fed, but also enthusiastically engage better still, we were welcomed in Montpellier by them in many a French conversation. wonderfully warm sun; optimistically-packed shorts The following three mornings, the merry band were hauled out of suitcases, followed by a quick of ten pupils put their language skills to the test by dash to the loos for a ‘Mr Benn’ transformation. participating in lessons. All were thrilled to feel their From then on, the week continued to be a great confidence grow; they came to understand that the success. We were met at the airport by staff from LSF, key is to take the plunge, since making a mistake or the French language school where we were to be two really doesn’t matter in the heat of the moment. based. That afternoon, we enjoyed a walking tour of the Meanwhile, Mrs White and Miss Longbourne were city centre, awe-struck by the labyrinth of old winding well-occupied, ensuring that break-time croissants streets with an array of unusual and tempting were in adequate supply, and completing essential

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Academic for Germany!

At Easter, the German Department set off for the Rhineland in western Germany. Pupils in Forms 1 and 2 participated in a residential-style trip, staying in youth hostels in Bad Neuenahr- Ahrweiler and Bad Honnef – perfect bases from which to explore Cologne, Bonn and other local towns. Meanwhile, a group comprising pupils in Forms 3 and 4 undertook the return leg of their exchange with pupils at the Gymnasium Forms 1 and 2 German Trip Calverienberg in Ahrweiler, a private grammar school with an Ursuline foundation, perched on It was one of the best trips yet! We saw how Lindt chocolate was a hill overlooking vineyards. made, and we went to a history museum and Aqualand, which is an Miss J Longbourne amazing pool with water slides. We spent a day at a theme park called Phantasialand which had lots of exciting different worlds. Another day we did something we just had to do and that was going to the Haribo factory! One morning, we had a €1 challenge. We were each given a euro to buy something to ﬁt into one of the categories: funny, German, practical, unusual or something your granny would like. Maria chose a kohlrabi and Alicia got a guinea pig gift card. It was not just fun and games, as we did educational things as well. We visited our partner school where we went to an English lesson and were quizzed by the pupils. We printed our own stamp using the school’s old-fashioned printing press. We got our creative side going in an art class drawing footprints walking on a page. I think we were popular as we got stamps with the ﬁrst letter of our names on them. Alicia Devine Form 1, Maria Tutton Form 2

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Academic Junior School I don’t know about you, but dreary Monday mornings trekking up three ﬂights of stairs to a lesson doesn’t sound fun to me, unless of course that lesson is Psychology. The lessons are full of energy and opinion, both from our teacher Mrs Harford and every member of our very busy, enthusiastic class. What I have enjoyed most has been that everyone has had an individual point of view, which is great, as almost every topic can be subjective; and so this often leads to large class discussions and debates. The variation of perspective makes for a process of learning which is both student-led and rounded. We often experiment with the way we learn our subject: we practise Mindfulness in times of stress, or repeat famous experiments as a visual role-play or as a drawn storyboard. As well as this, student presentations have taken place nearly every week this year, each with their own approach to helping us learn a topic, One of the studies looked at by the Lower Sixth theory, or study (often using rewards of chocolate as Psychology class is on the subject of a child’s reinforcement for correct answers!). ability to conserve information, conducted by I have also found I can apply Psychology not only in my Samuel and Bryant. To obtain a better personal life, but also as part of extensive research towards my Art understanding of this, Mrs Harford organised a and Photography A Levels – a depth of knowledge which I hope will trip to the Junior School where we could replicate secure me the grades I have aimed for this summer. So in essence, the study ourselves. We were divided into several Psychology is not only a subject of our minds and behaviour, but groups, each with a different material, condition also of our lives, which is why it can be interesting to all, and a great and year group to test. subject for acquiring skills to apply to your life in the future. The materials consisted of: Play-Doh to Lauren Seatter-Messer Form 6L assess mass, counters to assess numbers and water in containers to assess volume. The conditions showed three different ways of testing the pupils; Bristol Crown Court and the different year groups provided a range of ages from four to eight years old, being roughly the and Zoo same age range used by Samuel and Bryant. Essentially, the experiment involved showing In June, the AS Psychology class headed out on a sunny day to the substance in one form (for example Play-Doh in Bristol Crown Court and then to Bristol Zoo: a day which two balls) followed by a transformation (in this case promised to give a lot of contrast. The Court was a new squashing one of the balls), and then seeing if the experience for all of us. As we sat in the public gallery enthralled child conserved the original information. Remaining by the case below (Intent to Murder), or were actually in the loyal to the study, we, rather pessimistically, court room with an intense case (underage Prostitution and collected the number of errors during the test. Supply of Drugs), we were all gripped until it was over, including This was an incredibly beneﬁcial experience Mrs Harford. for us as it provided very similar results to those The Zoo gave a different opportunity to try out our skills at found by Samuel and Bryant, with the conclusion psychological observation as we studied the animals’ behaviour, being that conservation improves with age. It was and gave some interesting case studies for us to use next year. also a change to see psychology amongst children This was enjoyed by all, as well as offering a relaxing break from the in action; and we would like to thank the Junior intensity of the morning and a rest from the AS exams. Thank you, School for allowing us to visit the pupils and to Mrs Mrs Harford. Harford for organising everything. Amy Benson 6L Kathryn Rew Form 6L 38 that evening theirface. withasmileon College Main the left most and attended members audience seventy Over of music. for career alater great promise showing Boy, Auster. performed Howard ownHead He very our was musician gifted particularly One ideas. of musical Green his singingsolo, andThe with May Thomas as such pieces, their performed individuals from sang was and opened closed byconcert the College Choir, which The Room. Reading inthe of night music unforgettable an tocreate together tocome College of Rendcomb individuals many talented the enabled Concert Autumn The Autumn Music www.rendcomb.org.uk Gloria, Everybody wants to be aCat to be wants Everybody Gloria, The Lion King . As well as this, many bands and and many bands this, as well . As Concert Chameleons with their blend withtheirblend Chameleons

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Academic Departments Academic Departments 44 The tight-knit main cast of fourteen worked furiously before Christmas on adopting the traits of Johnny’s entourage: their acce their entourage: of Johnny’s traits the adopting on beforeChristmas furiously worked of fourteen tight-knit cast The main mainstay. long-standing his from Pewsey, day ofeviction the on livingoutside follows Johnny, now story told expertly The ofWiltshi woods inthe anarchist and dealer adrug as resides now and folklore, local into his nature, brash and tongue silver was year 2013-14 event ofthe dramatic Senior Rendcomb’s

DRAMA REVIEW Auditions were held in September, and soon after the casting decisions had been reached, the schedule of rehearsals began. began. of rehearsals schedule the reached, been had decisions casting the after soon and inSeptember, held were Auditions JERUSALEM JERUSALEM Jerusalem . Johnny “Rooster” Byron has written himself, withhis written has Byron “Rooster” . Johnny as Davey forces Lee to go and start afresh. afresh. start togoand Lee Davey forces as play, inthe later scene poignant somewhat but awkward play, the inan ending throughout todevelop continued characters two these between relationship The Pethick. by Tom well-acted was Wiltshire, left never has who worker abattoir Davey, secluded audience. ablissfully withthe cord acomic striking of Australia aborigines withthe afresh start and tomove abroad hisambition hit, asmash down went Nelson, Lee comic the upon based Pugh’s Piper, Lee Alex of piece. the characters main the introducing comically story, of ahard-hitting foundations laidthe half first unfolding. The truly Rendcomb of talent the tosee webegan From here, mayhem. Ravers”, of drug-induced inacrowd simulated, dancing ambition and difficulty. for airingof the aplay of ready equal was audience by Tuesday caravan, our on the work fine Department’s Art withthe and cancellation, of fears snow amid even well went rehearsal dress The classic’. ‘modern regarded of auniversally interpretation for set Rendcomb’s was stage the of rehearsals, months five after February, By andindividually line-learning toconsolidate cast for the allowing all, helpful incredibly was itself break Christmas The gravitas. its as well as understood the relevance of the piece in modern society, by wehad also thispoint aplay; insuch of performing rigours tothe alladapted wehad (Ginger)Rose us, leading characters. its of play being the aspects crucial of most the withone years, inprevious than deeper far delved characters individual ofself-evaluation our year’s This characters. withother interactions respective their and hierarchy stage the way moved, the they The scene was strongly set by the cast of “Rooster’s of “Rooster’s cast by set the strongly was scene The James November, and By withLuke (Rooster) Nixon expand their performances. expand theirperformances. nts, nts, re. re. www.rendcomb.org.uk Departments Academic

Another well-worked onstage relationship brewed between the leading girl parts, Pea and Tanya. The two party animals enjoyed the basics of life and Olivia Witts and Kathryn Rew portrayed the pleasure- hungry teens excellently. Who could forget Louis Cruzat’s often hilarious and, at times, deeply tragic take on local pub landlord Wesley? The core of this additional cast was Butterworth’s tool throughout for comedy; but the more sombre tones of Jerusalem came in the subtle characterisations of Katrina Webb, Mimi Brady, Miles McKeown and Yannis Dimopoulos. The variation of characters here were truly staggering – from Mimi’s well-proportioned attack on Johnny (she played his ex-wife) for his inadequacy as a father; to Yannis’ frightening Troy Whitworth, the local thug in search of his daughter; across to the reserved blooming ﬂower of a girl Katrina, morphed into Phaedra. There were two truly outstanding performances by two of the departing Upper Sixth: James Rose and Luke Nixon. Learning their combined lines alone was a considerable feat, but in adding the comedy, variety and subtlety to their performances, each actor took their roles to another level from that of the rest of the cast. James portrayed the lonely, unloved disciple of Rooster with his typically strong physicality – bringing rock-solid drama to the scenes of a more muted nature, and bringing laughs to the rolling scenes of comedy. Luke’s Johnny Byron was an incredible effort: he performed the brash, self- glorifying – but ultimately lost – soul of anti-hero Byron tremendously. The ambition of Mrs Dodd, as well as her excellence in direction and patience, paid off with the whole team – from Greta as stage manager to Luke, beating that drum on the ﬁnal night – providing a stunning series of performances that those attending will not forget quickly. Amelia Brady, Tom Pethick Form 6L

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DRAMA REVIEW to the Strand Palace, their temporary home for the next few days. few days. next for the home temporary their Palace, Strand to the underground way London viathe their made ofthespians hoard the inPaddington, Arriving West End. magical late March, an army of theatre-goers gathered at Kemble train station, beginning a three day journey to the Tour. in toDrama morning Sunday compared be abright On possibly could that outing Rendcomb no is There Drama Tour Mrs Dodd, for organising such anevent! for such organising Dodd, Mrs fear, incomplete tothem have Imight as done. next sitting person the grasping without ahorror watch cannot simply people that some of performance the togeta‘selﬁe’. attempt inadesperate show the after members cast of the at one leaping Witts Olivia performance of actual onto the and dinner toalovely Italian proceeded this wethen of version aRendcomb through us took who exciting workshop with an actor from the exceptional musical musical exceptional the from actor withan exciting workshop toan Next, Ghostbusters. and hippies including of costumes avariety off withus. square London famous inthe todance of public the amember inspiring even and wildly by the concluded then dayeventful was at fordined Pizza theevening Hut wh way. along travelling such We after anecessity was food Afterwards, all of us. of performance toadelightful treated All in all, the 2014 Drama Tour was one of brilliance and hilarity: bravo, Tour hilarity: and Drama 2014 of the inall, brilliance one All was to up webuilt as that of day trepidation was fear and next the ﬁnale Our The second day saw us take part in the in the ‘Theatre Hunt’, showing showing Hunt’, ‘Theatre inthe inthe part take us day saw second The Lyceum over wewere tothe where Theatre wewandered settled, Once Les Miserables The Woman In Black In Woman The . Some were more ecstatic than others with others than ecstatic more were . Some ere many a laugh was shared. This This ere many shared. was alaugh The Lion King

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For this year’s lower school production in May, the The cast fully embraced the theme and were Dulverton Hall was transformed into a beautiful encouraged to use their own inventive suggestions attic space complete with beams, old trunks, and of how to transform the space. In addition to this the the wardrobe where the adventures were to begin. cast also mastered the use of projections, shadow The audience was asked to leave logic at the door puppetry and various other technically challenging and open their minds to the imaginative world of skills. This gave them a real opportunity to develop Narnia: where all props and costumes were features techniques used in contemporary theatre, which of the attic space, including beards ripped out of the was an initiative driven by our Director in Residence, carpet, reindeer horns taken from stuffed animal Mr Hornsby, with Miss Hughes as Assistant Director. heads on the wall, and old dust sheets used to signify From the humorous motivational stories shared the snow-covered landscape. The cast were all before each performance, to the excellent execution narrators, but would take it in turns to tackle the of each and every character on stage, this ensemble variety of strange and eccentric creatures that the extravaganza was an inventive and educational four principles met along the way. The excellent experience for all. Congratulations to the cast, and characters that the students created were thank you to all who supported the production. appreciated by their audience, and ‘Beaver Fever’ Miss O Hughes was just one of the talking points around the school following the production.

47 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Academic Departments 48 Design andTechnology make beautiful and unique pieces ofjewellery. pieces unique and beautiful make to acrylic clear onto printing also and scheme; enterprise an as mugs onto toprint system aprinting using teeth; ofpeople’s impressions tomake uses dentist the stuff pink same –the alginate using hands, oftheir moulds making for Form 3have included projects Meanwhile, jewellery. acrylic and stamps clocks, on worked Form 2has things. different doing been has year each there: stop doesn’t fun the But wall-hangings. African and tochopping, chiselling games, to board bookends from by Form 1have created ranged Projects subjects. and themes, oftopics, year,This variety inawide DT come has Miss Hughes should stick with Design Technology. withDesign stick should Hughes Miss Tudor boxes! Personally,Ithink of out shoe house a making was at school apupil was she when History in project favourite Her wore. people costumes at different the look and periods, different from architecture pupils the show would she History, In layers. rock and of volcanoes make models would re-upholstering it. of life, by lease painting and anew stool old very Igave a furniture: toupcycle how us shown has thisyear, inwhich, she sessions activity loves the also She duty. ison she when House Godman abletoand being make t ableto makebeing ownDT thingsinher workshop; make; could they didnotrealise they products teacher are seeing busy very students making aDT of being parts favourite Her too. results, other If she was a Geography teacher, Miss Hughes Hughes teacher, Miss aGeography was she If Igot some Hughes, Miss Iinterviewed When hings withthegirlsin Alicia Devine Form 1

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J5, J6 and Form 1 were given a large white hare to design for the Cirencester March Hare Festival 2014. The theme of our hare was ‘spring’ and we used découpage, a French pasting technique, to make the surface of the hare smooth and shiny. I interviewed Miss Roffe to ﬁnd out more about the project.

Can you explain the story behind the hare? It’s a community arts project called Cirencester March Hare Festival 2014. The hare is linked to the ancient Roman hare mosaic now in the Corinium Museum. After being cast, between 45 and 50 hares were distributed, each to be embellished individually by locally known artists, community groups and schools. Our hare links the Senior and the Junior Schools’ Years 5, 6 and 7.

Where did the hare come from? A local casting company.

What is the hare made of? Plastic and ﬁbreglass.

Are you pleased with how the hare looks? Yes, because I feel it’s a successful way of enabling students to work collaboratively, each adding a small element to a bigger piece of artwork. The process of découpage, when carefully placed, adds a lovely surface quality to the overall effect. It feels like spring has sprung.

What have you enjoyed the most about this project? I’ve enjoyed being able to ﬁnd a solution to working with a large number of students. I have also found the pleasure of the technique to create harmony, balance and beauty.

Would you ever consider doing a project like this again? Undoubtedly, as part of my background has involved many community outreach projects. Also there are similarities to the workshops and activities that take place during MAD Week. Ella Burton, Alicia Devine Form 1 49 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Departments Art Review Academic

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55 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery International & EAL Departments Life at Rendcomb as an

Academic International Student: three perspectives

The entire school is filled with kindness and one of the curtains in the dorm we slept in. She said to happiness. I remember the first time I came here, me huskily that she was trying to scare me when I it was in early April. The branches of the lilac and walked into the dorm, but she didn’t get into a good cherry trees were swaying in the breeze, as if they position. We held hands together while we were going were dancing in the wind. And the air was sweetened upstairs back to our dorm because I didn’t want her to by the flowers and blooms. It was so peaceful. But ‘disappear’ again. I’d had enough. That was the scariest what made Rendcomb a wonderful school for me thing that happened in Godman House for me. We was partly the lovely teachers and the education, share our happiness together and also our tears but also my cheerful friends. There are all sorts of together. friends: classmates, ponies (in the field by the boys’ Ponies! They are so cute and adorable. I go there boarding house), and even teachers’ dogs. It isn’t to see them every lunch break, if I have time. There just people, it is a community! were two ponies when I first came here, but now Firstly I am going to tell you about my close they’ve gone. One was called Sax and she was as white friends and they all have their own personalities. as Snow White. I loved her so much. I didn’t get a There are only four girls in my class, which is pretty chance to say goodbye to them. Luckily, there are six awesome. We all hang out with each other, no one is new ponies here now, so I get to play with them. I left out. Normally, we all go to lessons together and named them Shadow, Emily, Sian, Carolyn, Liz and wait for each other in the school library before we Anya. I like all the ponies and I feed them waxy leaves go in to lunch together. from the trees nearby. One night, Charlotte was boarding with me in The teachers’ dogs are so adorable too, the same dorm. In the night, when I walked back to the especially Mrs White’s and Mrs Salt-Forster’s. Coco is dorm from the toilet, I couldn’t find Charlotte. I was the smaller dog of Mrs Salt-Forster, and Coco has a pair looking for her everywhere around Godman House and of brown eyebrows! the corridors were really dark. I was really creeped out I am so please that I can live in this wonderful and I was about to ring the doorbell of Mrs Fielding’s society with my supportive friends and lovely teachers. house, when I heard footsteps going down the I know the time goes past at the speed of light. Soon I staircase… It was Charlotte – she was hidden behind will be taking my GCSEs! Vivian Lu Form 2 56 www.rendcomb.org.uk

During my life at Rendcomb, I experienced the most wonderful time, and I joined Rendcomb in November 2013. Departments what I have to say is that I love Rendcomb. This school has been one of the I decided to join Rendcomb because I best schools I have ever attended. The teaching quality is incredibly didn’t like the German school system. amazing. The teachers have good manners and attitudes, most importantly When I first saw the school I was towards my academic education. I sincerely think they have lots of teaching amazed, I thought it was like Hogwarts. Academic experience and knowledge of the subjects. I like them all, especially my My first week was quite stressful, but Design and Technology teacher, Miss Hughes. She explains the method to after the first trip on the Sunday me in detail, and sometimes she is on duty in Godman House, where she everything got better and I felt more makes things to decorate the house or for us to bring home. confident. The next thing that I love is my house, Godman, as well as my House The one thing that makes Parents. Mr and Mrs Fielding have two cute and funny daughters. They are Rendcomb such a special place is the very nice and polite. In house, the girls help each other when they are down; community feeling that I felt from the or if anyone is confused with prep, people will help straight away. first moment. Another thing that makes This is my third year boarding in Godman, so now I always feel that I am Rendcomb so special is all the different at home and I love it because it is as though I have a big family in England. nationalities, for example I’m in a dorm When I first came, I was so scared; I didn’t know much English, but Mrs with a Spanish boy, Enrique, an English Fielding and my friends always helped me. Also, Jojo was my first friend in boy, Jack, and a Japanese boy, Tomotaka. Rendcomb, actually in England as well, and I will always remember how much We have so much fun together and we she helped me. are always there for each other. Coco Wong Form 3 Johann Von Loeper Form 3

International Celebration Evening

The International Celebration Evening was, as the Spanish say excelente. There are a good number of international pupils in the school so a wide range of countries were represented. It was obvious that everyone had put lots of effort into making their stall as amazing as possible, and a good example of this was the Japanese stall. Tomotaka Ishiyama was wearing a ninja outfit and carrying a sword that he had made himself. He had origami instructions and coloured paper to teach the Japanese art of folding paper, and also a plate of sushi. I really liked the Spanish stall because they had lots of food; I especially liked the olives. I represented Spain by wearing one of their traditional dresses known as a Spanish flamenco dress. I also learnt about the Spanish bullfighters and also about some of the amazing festivals they have, such as San Fermin. The evening was a very good opportunity to find out about other countries, and to let international pupils celebrate their own cultures. Ross Canning Form 3 57 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Departments Starry May:

Academic An International Stars Concert

This year’s International Stars Concert was the greatest concert I have ever been to in my life. It was hosted by international students and provided a platform for them to demonstrate their considerable talents. In the first part, we had three songs, one piano solo, one violin piece, and one storytelling. I have to say the level of singing even reached that at the Eurovision Song Contest. We had a French song – La Vie En Rose, sung by Francesca Parshall, and a couple of English songs – Cabaret, sung by Shelly Zheng, and Yellow, sung by Malong Li. All the singers have beautiful voices and controlled the melodies perfectly. The performance gradually changed from modern music to classical. We had a young violinist, Leo Wang, performing a traditional Chinese piece named Butterfly Lovers, with breath- taking control and sophistication. The piano solo performed by Kao Kimura was also astounding. She played the third movement of No. 8 Sonata in C Minor by Beethoven with accuracy and an exciting tempo which inspired other pianists in the audience. Following that we had some traditional Japanese comic storytelling by Tomotaka Ishiyama. His performance was flawless. His gestures made the story lively and enabled us to visualize the plots in the story. Everyone kept laughing from the beginning to the end. After the interval, when we enjoyed delicious food with flavours from different countries, we had another young violinist, Vivian Lu, performing a classical piece named Corrente. Her handling of crescendo and diminuendo impressed everyone. Next, we had two beautiful Chinese girls, Lynne Wang and Vickey Liu, singing a Chinese song called Like Summer, Like Autumn. What a lovely choice of song as it was the Summer Term. Now it was my turn to play a piano solo, a classical piece named La Campanella, composed by Lizst. I played it with great passion. I wanted to use the music to say farewell to the friends who will be moving on soon. Towards the end, we went back to calm modern music. Greta Weidenfeld sang Say Something, accompanied by herself on piano! She was able to play her dual role spectacularly well. At the end, we had a chorus by five Chinese students – Summer Ye, Malong Li, Peter Chen, Shelly Zheng and Jeffrey Chen. It is a shame that they are all leaving after this term, but their outstanding performance was a wonderful gift to Rendcomb! Andrew Chen Form 3

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GCSE-IGCSE A Level Departments Examinations 2014 Examinations 2014

Honor Birden, A* B C** A* E** Mf* G* Gm Ee M* P* Howard Auster, H, Ms, Mt Louis Cruzat, B* C** Dr* E** F* G* E** M* Pe P* Oliver Birden, Ee, E, H Academic George Dimopoulos, B C Dr E F G E** M Pe P Joshua Cropper, E*, G* M Lydia Farnham, B** C** E** F** Mf**^ G** Gm** H** Ee** M** P** Yannis Dimopoulos, Ee, Dr Emma Fuchs, ScA A Dr E G Ee M Sc Daniel Gregory, C*, Mf*, M**, P Joe Garling, ScA A Dt E G M Pe Sc Thomas Hansel, Af, Bs, Ps Peter Gregory, B C* Dt E Mf** G* H Ee* M** Pe P* Maggie Hyde, Ee, Af*, Ap**, E Harry Hall, ScA A E G Gm Ee M Pe Sc Lucy Kernon, C, B, G* Daniel Hansel, A B* C E G** Ee M* Ms* Pe P* Will Li, Cn, Mf, E, M Daniel Jin, A B* C* Cn** Es** E* Mf**^ G H** Ee* M** P* Bliss McFarlane, Af, Bs, F Henry Jones, A B C* Dr E H* Ee** M* Ms* P Louis Mernagh, Af, M, P Laurence Jones, A B C* Dt E** G Gm Ee M** P* Luke Nixon, Ee, Dr**, Mt Michell Kendall-Smith, ScA A** Dt* Dr E G Ee* M P James Rose, Dr, E, Mt Jacob Laycock, ScA A Dr E G Ee M Pe Sc Alex Tatara-Mills, Bs, H Hermione Llewelyn-Bowen, B C* Dr* E* F* G* Gm* Ee** M* P James Taylor, Af, G, H Kate Major, B C E G Gm Ee** M Ms* P Sp* Alexey Belyaev, Af, Rs* Shannon Martin, B C E Gm Ee* M Ms* P Christine Khirrecu, Ee, Af, Ps Chloe Ponting, A B E G H* Ee** M Pe Sc Mikhail Belyaev, Af, Rs Kitty Reeves, A B C E G Ee M Pe P Sp Anya Braimer-Jones, Af, Bs, Dr Charlie Roffe, A B C E Gm Ee M Ms P Sp Jeffery Chen, Cn, Mf, M**, P Lauren Shipperbottom, B** C** E** F** Mf** G** Gm** H** Ee** M** P** Razak Farley, Ee, E, H, James Sinﬁeld, B C* E G H* Ee M Pe* P Yuru Huang, Cn, Mf*, M**, P Thomas Smith, A B C E* G* Gm Ee M* Pe P* Malong Li, Cn, Af, M Pascale Summers, B* C** E* F** Mf** G** H** Ee** M** P* Sp** Katrina Webb, Ee, D Finton Tanner, ScA A Dt E M Sc Abby Qi, Cn, Mf, M* Sam Tushingham, B** C** E** F** Mf**^ Gm* H** Ee** M** Pe* P** Kirsty Robinson, B, Bs, Ps Jasmine Barker, ScA A E Gm Ee M Ms Sc Peter Chen, C*, Cn*, Mf*, M** Jacob Crozier-Davies, ScA* Dr E Mf G H* Ee** M Pe Sc Dorothy Guo, C*, Cn, M*, P Vickey Liu, A B C* Cn** Dt Es E Mf**^ M** P York He, C, Mf*, M**, P Arthur Mills, B* C Dt Dr E F H* Ee M P Chilli Qian, Cn, M Francesca Parshall, B C* E F** G* H* Ee M Pe P Sp* Shelly Zheng, Cn, Mf, M** Nicholas Sedlmayr, ScA Dt Es E Gm** H M Sc Sp Danny Lin, C, Mf*, M**, P Julius Sigl, B* C* Es* E G* Gm** H* M* Pe P** Summer Ye, C, Cn, M Zoie Somers, ScA A E** Gm* H Ee M Sc Lynne Wang, B C* Dt Es E Mf** G M** P Christina Zhao, A* B C* Cn** Dt Es E Mf**^ M** P Harry Newman, ScA Dr E F** M Pe Sc Paula Noldeke, C** Es* E Gm** M* Yannis Dimopoulos, M Oliver Kendall-Smith, ScA G Ee Pe Fraser Spivey, M Sc

Key: *Grade A, **Grade A*, ^With Distinction Key: *Grade A, **Grade A* Subject Key: A=Art, B=Biology, C=Chemistry, Cn=Chinese, Cw=Chinese Subject Key: Ap=Art & Design (Photo), Af=Art & Design Written Language, Dt=Design & Technology, Dr=Drama, Es=English as a (Fine Art), B=Biology, Bs=Business Studies, C=Chemistry, Second Language, E=English Language, Ee=English Literature, F=French, Cn=Chinese, Dr=Drama, E=Economics, Ee=English Mf=Further Maths, G=Geography, Gm=German, H=History, M=Maths, Literature, F=French, G=Geography, H=History, M=Maths, Ms=Music, Pe=Physical Education, P=Physics, Rs=Russian, Sc=Science, Mf=Further Maths, Ms=Music, Mt=Music Technology, ScA=Additional Science, Sp=Spanish. P=Physics, Ps=Psychology, Rs=Russian,

59 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Pupils in the spotlight Departments Academic FAITH at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Our breakthrough came from pure luck: whilst in Edinburgh, we struck on a company called theSpaceUK, which is well-regarded and has an impressive 12-14 venues across the city. After explaining to a rather lovely looking receptionist that I was a young aspiring writer/director from the Cotswolds, I was taken to the venue manager, who asked Mudge and I for a pitch. After hearing the pitch, he made a call and asked us to follow him. Crossing our hearts we did so, weaving our way through dodgy Scottish alleyways. Once at a different venue, we were taken into a backroom. A man waited at the desk, and a discussion about our next show followed. I subsequently discovered that this was Charles Pamment, owner of theSpaceUK. We soon realised that we needed to make money to pay for the £800 venue hire. So initially, the two of us started to produce events to raise funds: an adaptation of Christopher Durang’s An Actors Nightmare sold out to a packed Rendcomb crowd; during When I was fourteen, I turned to another heavy-footed The Comedy Club, five comedians performed live stand-up in dancer at the back of a rehearsal for the musical Hairspray, the Sixth Form Bar; in a mock talent show, we effectively ripped and we agreed that prancing was only for the sophisticated off X Factor rather badly. Next we approached the parents of the among us. It was then that James Mudge and I started to cast, as accommodation is a whole other ball game. Impressed write together. with how far we had come, they decided to contribute by After many long nights spent sweating over a laptop in individually paying for their own child’s accommodation, which, Mudge’s room, we delivered our first attempt at a play. Looking as you can imagine, helped us out greatly. back it was more of a pantomime; but it was enjoyable, and Finally, with Mudge almost having a breakdown with the we were encouraged to write together again. Aged fifteen, I level of admin work, we were registered. Our creative previews in swaggered into Mudge’s room one night to ask if he wanted to school and at the Sundial Theatre showed weak points in both take a play to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was a mad idea, the script and the staging; so it was back to the drawing board. I truly ridiculous and by no means possible; not to mention the decided to do a complete re-write of the show, allowing me to monetary, accommodation and legal issues that we would face. take it into different avenues which I wanted to explore. In an But with a strange confidence, we requested a meeting intense four-day rehearsal period in July, I found the actors more with the Headmaster. Prior to this, Mudge had already told me invigorated and challenged by the script, which excited me. about the story of Imber, a ghost village which was evacuated During the preview shows in Edinburgh, endless things in 1943. We were keen to develop these early ideas after went wrong; the excitement, nerves, tiredness and technical discovering that there had never been a play about the subject difficulties all seemed to be spiralling out of control. before. Mr Martin was extremely supportive, and explained the Unfortunately, the first of the reviewers decided to pitch level of commitment we would need to make this a reality. He up on disappointing performances; and The Scotsman, Fringe suggested going up to Edinburgh to have a look at venues and Guide and Broadway Baby all heavily criticised. Confidence to get a feel for the festival, before we went any further with our knocked, Mudge and I were astounded at how quickly our fringe ambitions. dream was being stung.

60 www.rendcomb.org.uk Departments With my tail in-between my legs, I read the Faith – reviews to an unhappy and disheartened cast. But for some unknown reason, that strange and vague fifteen ‘Faith’ is a great play in almost every aspect… this striking tragi-comedy year old confidence returned to me, and I told them showcases the best of fledging, British talent… The script, by Luke Nixon Academic that things were going to change – dramatically. As we and James Mudge is fantastic – the play is a blend of both light-hearted addressed the necessary issues, a renewed self-belief exchanges and moments of intense desperation.’ Marnie Langeroodi began to grow in this young, scared but hugely talented cast of Rendcombians. ‘Overall this is a play sparkling with diamonds… I cannot think of a Tuesday night brought around the Arts Awards more relevant and poignant piece of theatre, in this, the year of the WWI review; we received a three star review and the Centenary, whilst war crises rage on the other side of the world.’ accolade that this ‘performance is a shining example of Bridey Addison-Child what young artists can do.’ Our positivity developed, and the productions got stronger each night. Finally, on These compliments made me extremely proud to be co-writer our last night, Ed Fringe Review were our last set of and director of a wonderful team of people. We had picked ourselves up, reviewers. It was sad that the production was coming to and achieved something truly remarkable. We hope this gives something an end, but we knew that we had to impress. On flying back to the endless support we have received from Rendcomb, our home on my 18th birthday, I was cheekily reading on the sponsors and our families; we cannot thank you all enough. plane our first four star review, stating that: Luke Nixon Form 6U

Success with the Youth Music Theatre

During the Summer Holiday 2013, I was course, we had created a new musical I’m thankful for the opportunity I involved in the fantastic experience of called The Drowning Pond by Cathy Ford, was given; it has made me realise just how being part of ‘Youth Musical Theatre a Scottish playwright and novelist. We much I need to be a performer in life. I UK’, a performing organisation for performed for two nights, with three met some incredible people and shared young people in Britain who love performances to the public, as part of a special part of my life with them all. Musical Theatre. I had found out about Aberdeen International Youth Festival. Katrina Webb Form 6U the opportunity in the previous I was lucky enough to play a lead role – a January, thanks to a leaﬂet given to me girl accused of being a witch and nearly by Mrs Dodd. I auditioned in Bristol, murdered by a group of school girls. I had being observed and critiqued on my the delight of singing the closing song as dance, singing and acting abilities; the a solo with the rest of the cast joining in process went on for three hours, with the chorus. an hour being spent on each discipline. The Drowning Pond isn’t your typical By March, I had been told that I had musical: it’s dark, yet fun. The director been accepted to be a member of YMT created a visual spectacle that astonished out of thousands of young people all the crowd; the musical directors over Britain and Ireland, and that I was composed music that made the whole due to be a cast member of thirty-six in a cast hold back tears every time, including brand new musical in Aberdeen. ten part harmonies, beautiful melodies When I arrived months later, it was and rhythmic songs that I sing even now. daunting to feel so far away from home We moved from songs of school children, surrounded by so many talented of your typical ‘mean girls’, and of teenage individuals; but days of intense hard work love, to songs so sad that you were really paid off. At the end of the two week moved by the performers’ emotion.

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Godman House Houses

Godman feels just like a family. Our Sixth All the parents had a wonderful time and Form prefects this year have been Katrina particularly enjoyed watching their sons and and Maggie, who have always been interested daughters perform during the fantastic in what’s going on and have got along with entertainment. everybody. At the beginning of the year, they We had a Christmas party in December judged our Prep Desk Contest; we had all with an amazing drinks fountain and a huge brought in things to decorate our pin boards selection of food. We were split into groups to and shelves. Also in September, we had perform a smaller version of the Nativity. A few another great tea party for parents and tutors. days later, we all went bowling together in Another special memory was the visit from Gloucester, which was lots of fun. the German exchange students later in the Godman had its annual Bring and Buy same month. We even played a game of table Sale in the Lent Term. The homemade cupcakes football – they were so fast! were a blast and were truly delicious. There was Every Friday night, the girls are joined by love in the air at the Valentine’s Party. The boys the boys from Old Rectory for Friday Night seemed to enjoy I’m a Barbie Girl, and the Challenge. This starts out with three envelopes, evening ended with a magical slow dance. each containing a fun group challenge, and the The year came to an end with a Leavers’ person who has the closest birthday picks one. Party for those in Godman and Old Rectory Sometimes it is a game, like making a crossword moving onto Lawn and Stable. There were from spaghetti alphabet (the only bad part was bouncy castles, with lots of laughter, but there not being allowed to eat them, but it did not stop was also a sense of sadness as we said goodbye people from trying). to Mrs Fielding. The next day, girls and parents In October, there was a dinner party for had a chance to meet our new House Parent, parents organised by the Third Form, followed Miss Bond, and we look forward to getting to by the First and Second Form dinner party in know her and the new girls in another new year, November. Pupils worked hard to prepare which will give us another set of special three course meals in Mrs Fielding’s kitchen. memories. Ella Burton Form 1, Maria Tutton Form 2, Becky Langley Form 3 64 www.rendcomb.org.uk Houses ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to Mrs Fielding

Ten years of nurturing hundreds of children into young ladies has been the vocation that Mrs Fielding has accomplished whilst overseeing Godman House. In that time she has helped to counsel, guide and comfort the young charges as well as help them to be more creative, dynamic, emotionally intelligent, and just a ‘good friend’. The GodRec social events, such as the countless Friday Night Challenges, dinner parties and charity balls, would not have been the huge successes they were without her attention to detail and creative energy. No more will we see the ‘nun’ in our midst blessing proceedings at Christmas, Halloween and Valentine’s parties. For a long time now we have thought that Mrs Fielding has been putting off an alternative vocation; but then we realised that she seeks to be Maria from The Sound of Music, bringing happiness to the Cotswold hills. Mrs Fielding has been the veritable Edelweiss in the story of Godman House: she has a noble purity that can’t help but radiate out to all those around her. It was a ﬁtting tribute that the parents and pupils who attended the Form 3 end-of-year party took the time to sing Edelweiss (another echo of the The Sound of Music), with the pupils asking for an encore! We wish Rachel, Simon, Miriam and Isabel a much quieter life as they enjoy more time together, and thank them all for being such an important part of so many young ladies’ and gentlemen’s journeys through their time in both Godman House and Old Rectory. Mr A and Mrs A Brealy

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They say ‘variety is the spice of life’, in which case the Old The boys certainly put their energy into helping to raise Rec boys have been positively fragrant this year through funds for charities at, for example, the Bring & Buy Sale, where their social and charity events! It was wonderful to see the their cupcakes went down a real treat. The Old Rectory boys new faces gelling so well as they were welcomed by the ‘old also exhibited their talents at whole-school events such as hands’ of the Old Rectory boys; and the Adventure Weekend Theatresports and the Rock Concert, where a large number undoubtedly helped the First Form boys to get to know each of boys raised the decibels with aplomb! Artistic skills were other and the girls that much better. The parents were also also encouraged as the boarders decorated their dorms with welcomed into the fold by the tea party which enabled them their own artwork on canvas. to meet both one another and academic tutors. During the Summer Term, the open air swimming pool The Friday Night Challenges once again required both proved a great hit during the evenings, in between experiencing boarders and day pupils of Old Rectory and Godman House the trials and tribulations of the World Cup matches. Hopefully to pit their imaginations, athleticism and engineering skills England’s Rugby team will fare better in 2015; and the boys whilst creating paper towers, adverts, scavenger hunts and delighted in being coached by the England superstar Mike bin bag fashion shows. The houses’ culinary and hosting skills Catt who definitely worked the young charges very hard! were developed as they helped to serve up a feast of both Variety has been shown not only in the many special food and entertainment at the two dinner parties held for occasions during the year but also from the cosmopolitan parents, who were swept away by their creativity. nature of the house; the house of 67 boys has extended its After all the hard academic work, it was good to see the reach to China, Italy, Spain, Japan, France and America! boys letting down their hair at the celebration evenings such Huge thanks go to the superb Old Rec Sixth Form as the Christmas Party, Valentine’s Party and the Chinese New prefects of Josh Cropper and James Mudge, who have Year Dinner; and there were a lot of strikes to be had at the dedicated so much of themselves to the benefit of the boys. Ten Pin Bowling evening. The Third Form proved to be a A massive cheer goes out to Mr Thomason for all the energy particularly strong year group in terms of socialising; and he has expended in helping the house to fulfil its full potential. great thanks go to the Third Form Social Prefects who excelled Last but by no means least, a big thank you goes to the boys at helping to put together events such as Barn Nights, Silly of Old Rectory for making this year such a memorable one; Sports, Treasure Hunts, as well as the parties. what a ‘spicy’ lot! Mr A and Mrs A Brealy 66 Houses

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Stable House Houses

It seems perhaps fitting in the year of the 450th we do turn a slight tinge of green when we receive anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth that Mrs Ferreira’s sunshine-filled postcards! we take an extract from The Seven Ages of Man And so we made our own entrance in January – or better yet… Woman: 2014, complete with two boys, one spaniel, a tortoise and two guinea pigs, into the unknown ‘All the world’s a stage, territory of a girls’ boarding house. Faced with the And all the men and women merely players, immediate challenge of the German Supper They have their exits and entrances.’ Evening, the girls took to the helm and created a three course extravaganza culminating in a tasty This has indeed been a year of change on the and ‘artistically presented’ Schnitzel. This stage that is Stable House, with both exits and embodied our ethos of developing personal entrances a-plenty. After a term filled with fun and responsibility as a necessary condition for success, laughter, culminating in a wonderful house trip to a theme we shall continue to promote in the years Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, Stable Girls said a ahead. Food also seems to be an emerging theme sad farewell to Angela, Neil, Matthew, Michael and here, with campfire marshmallows, popcorn Colin Ferreira in December. We thank them for all evenings and latterly a Tesco ‘Little Luxuries’ trip to their unstinting efforts to make Stable such a tickle the taste buds. If there is one thing we have friendly house and wish them well in their new learnt about a girls’ boarding house, it is that adventures on the other side of the world, even if chocolate by the bucketful is a necessity!

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Barn Nights were remodelled during the Lent Term at the request of the Fifth Form, with Stable and Lawn putting their heads together to create a selection of events such as quiz nights, dance challenges, karaoke and Twister games. Further developments on that front lie in store for next term, too. A huge highlight of the year was the Gatsby Ball, created by Mrs Bevans and Miss Bond (ably assisted by the entertainment team), who put on a fantastic event enjoyed by all. The ﬁnal event of the year was held at Craig Cohoon’s Lake in Fairford, where the girls spent a Sunday afternoon blasting around on various inﬂatables at high speed. Certainly there were no dry eyes to be seen! Fond farewell gifts were given to Miss Bond (much-loved by the girls) to thank her for her time in Stable and to wish her well as she leaves us for new beginnings in Godman House in September. And so time moves on; change will continue, building on the strong community ethos in Stable House to promote cooperation, encourage effort and reward care for others. We are especially looking forward to the entrance of Miss Harries, our new Assistant House Parent, in September as she joins us to play her part on the stage too. Mr T and Mrs C Hossle

69 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Lawn House Houses This year, Lawn House decided that their annual Christmas trip was not going to be the usual extreme sporting event such as the Snow Dome, or even the traditional Rendcomb theatre trip to London. The boys decided that this year would be celebrated with a rather civilised shopping, cinema and meal out in Cardiff’s spectacular St David’s shopping centre, much to Mrs Bevans’ delight, but leaving Mr Bevans and Mr Whitham a little bemused by the boys’ choice of activity. Mr B had been suppressing his excitement at the thought of another high-energy, adrenaline-fuelled toboggan run. However, it was an enjoyable and relaxed close to a busy term. The Lent Term witnessed our boys dressed in their best bib-and-tucker for the biannual Fourth and Fifth Form ball. It was a fabulous evening and both boys and girls danced till late. The bucking bronco was certainly a challenge for most, especially for Mr Whitham who made numerous attempts to stay on for more than two seconds! A big thank you must go to Miss Bond, Last year, we ended our entry for the 2013 Rendcombian with the line… Mrs Bevans and the Fifth Form ball committee ”So let’s see if we get a painting by numbers or an abstract for their fabulous Gatsby-themed evening in the expressionist?” Well, what a year it has been, and we certainly have Dulverton Hall. had an international feel to our artists in residence! It was full-steam ahead in the Summer Artists, as we know, can be extremely temperamental and we Term with the internal and GCSE examinations certainly have had our share of different temperaments this year. I think and one-by-one, we said goodbye to our Fifth it’s fair to say that we’ve had for the first time a wonderful and diverse Formers. A big thank you must be extended to selection of nationalities and they have all brought an array of talent and our superb Head of House, Julius Sigl, who did personality to Lawn House, which I think we can collectively say has been an exceptional job of keeping the prefect team culturally quite inspirational for us. We have welcomed and said our and daily rotas running efficiently. All of our goodbyes throughout this year to a number of our German, Russian and house prefects this year were a wonderful Spanish students, and our longest-serving (or surviving!) Spanish pupil combination of different personalities and they finally departed on the last day amongst a crowd of well-wishers and were each well-suited to their different roles tearful goodbyes. Alfonso has been a ray of Spanish sunshine for us within the prefect team. You are going to be a this year, especially throughout the bleakest and wettest months; his hard act to follow! beaming smile has permeated the house and considering all of the Last but not least, we say goodbye to our sporting injuries he has endured this year, he has continued to remain Assistant House Parent, Mr Frank Whitham. It is a up-beat and positively buoyant! sad farewell, having been with us now for three Michaelmas Term is always a busy time, when rugby dominates the years, although he will be keeping his foot firmly sporting calendar and from Mrs Cairns’ perspective… the laundry room as inside the door when he returns to spend one well! It is a huge task for one person to wash and iron for over thirty evening a week with us as a duty member of staff. boarders with their muddy kit and start all over again every two days; and From the Bevanses and all the boys that you have this is without all the daily uniform and bedding that is in constant supply seen through their Fourth and Fifth Form years as well. We would like to thank Mrs Cairns and the rest of our brilliant in Lawn House, we would like to extend our domestic team for their continued efforts and boundless energy – heartfelt gratitude. No more early wake-up calls, keeping our house in such good order. Mr Whitham! Mr P and Mrs M Bevans 70 www.rendcomb.org.uk Houses

Memories from the boys

With the year over and done with, it’s time for us all When I first arrived at Lawn House, I was not quite certain what to reflect on the trials and tribulations of the past to expect. It was going to be a new experience of boarding three terms. Something that we, the current three nights a week. However, I needn’t have been worried, Fourth-going-on-Fifth Form, can reminisce about is because from the very beginning Mr and Mrs Bevans were very the move from Old Rectory to Lawn House. kind and welcoming, and I soon settled into the routines. Personally (and I say this with the best intentions), Before arrival in Lawn House, my grades at Rendcomb had not joining Lawn House came as a shock to quite a few of been great. However, I found that the boarding environment us, albeit in the end I believe that we fit in pretty well. helped me settle into a better working pattern. Also, Mr Bevans At the same time, finding things out for was always on hand to help, and he would never lose patience ourselves is a life skill, and being able to do that in such no matter how often I asked. Knowing that Mr and Mrs Bevans a safe environment is a big advantage. The Bevanses wanted to see me achieve well, I was keen to improve in both were especially helpful in offering a helping hand when my attitude and my work. we had troubles – Mr Bevans showing that although he However, it was not all work; we had time for plenty of can be strict he is really quite compassionate, and Mrs activities and fun. For example, Mr Bevans always had time to Bevans being the voice of order amongst the chaos of play a game of pool and it would be an understatement to say a house full of teenagers. Mr Whitham was there too, that Mr Bevans has a competitive streak. When not being joined by Miss Lucas, Miss Harries and Mr Hornsby, all thrashed at pool, we all spent a lot of time playing dodgeball, giving support along the way. football and having pizza/film nights. However, the choice of The independence (semi-latent independence, films eventually had to be restricted as some of the boys found that is – we got a lot of help) that we were given upon the scary movies too much, and by the sound of their screaming, entering Lawn has certainly been liberating. Many of us they would have been better off at Stable House with the girls! were refreshed by super-strict routines being We have also had great days out such as the Snow Dome, replaced with lessons on how to be responsible; and Thorpe Park and Cardiff to mention a few. However, my favourite as a year group, one can safely say that our Fourth memories of Lawn House were spent inside the house, and it Form year, with some small blips along the way, has was always fun when Wales played rugby against England as the gone smoothly. Welsh fan club consisted of only Mr Bevans. However, they do Looking to next year and the joining of a new occasionally beat England, which is something Mr Bevans likes to Fourth Form, everyone can rest assured with the remind us of on a regular basis. knowledge that Mr and Mrs Bevans, the duty staff, and In September, I will be moving to Park House, but I am the Lawn House community will provide a great place certain that I will be a regular visitor to Lawn House, not only for people to be themselves and will encourage them because I will miss Mrs Bevans and her delicious birthday cakes, on the pathway to adulthood and independence. but also because I still need to beat Mr Bevans at pool. Jared Wason-Cooper Form 4 Jacob Crozier-Davies Form 5 71 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery

Park House Houses

With the long summer holiday coming to an end, there were many things running through my head as last year’s Michaelmas Term approached. Apprehension accompanied my excitement to be finally moving up into Sixth Form; and my first time boarding during my time at Rendcomb was something I was really looking forward to. My expectations of Park were high, especially after hearing what previous years had experienced; but it exceeded even these. Park, being a co-educational house, is a very different experience from the other houses within Rendcomb, but an invaluable experience. Within the first couple of weeks of my Lower Sixth year, one aspect of Sixth Form life that I noticed differed from the Lower School was the large increase in work, and also the responsibility that we were given as we were now at the top of the school. It is a big step up from the Lower School, and we now all cherish more independence. The atmosphere within Park is one that is very relaxed, yet the work ethic is never forgotten. Another thing that I observed whilst progressing through my first year of Sixth Form was the way that my relationship with teachers developed; something that has helped me to better my academic studies with the introduction to my A Levels. Being a day student throughout my time at Rendcomb, choosing to board this year was a big decision, but a decision very worthwhile. Boarding allows you to experience Sixth Form’s full potential. From movie nights in the Sixth Form Bar, to games of ‘Man Hunt’ around the surrounding grounds, there are plenty of things to do. Overall, I have really enjoyed my first year as a Sixth Former and I am even more excited about the prospects of this year. Kathryn Rew Form 6L

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Social life

Members of Park really like to socialize: it balances work and play well throughout the year; and this particular academic year has been a busy one for the social prefects and Park House staff. Where else to begin than our weekly visit to Bar? Situated under the College itself, Rendcomb’s Sixth Form Bar is where students go twice a week on a Thursday and Saturday to unwind, relax and, of course, dance. Thursday night has remained popular throughout the year, with the chief coordinators continually varying the themes of the evening; some of this year’s favourites included ‘Halloween’ and ‘International’, not forgetting ‘Rave Bar’. Park House students have also enjoyed weekend trips to Cheltenham and Gloucester for the cinema and shopping; as well as more adventurous outings to go llama trekking and mountain boarding. Another highlight of this social year was the Sixth Form Christmas Dinner. This is the annual event that everybody looks forward to; it’s festive cheer for all. This year played host to the ﬁrst ever ‘Parkee Awards’ hosted by Katrina Webb and Oliver Birden. The House had voted for their “Manliest Man”, “Funniest Parkee” and “Happy Parkee” among others, and the night’s entertainment was preceded by the giving of the awards, much to James Mudge’s delight. The dinner was followed by a very special Bar, where the festive fun continued. Later in the year, the Sixth Form (well, those who could stomach it) took a trip to Alton Towers for the day. Despite the hail, rain and wind, the group enjoyed the renowned rides of the theme park, albeit with a damp ride home. Our international students were not left without a taste of home this year, with the whole Sixth Form invited on a trip to Cheltenham’s ‘Real China’ restaurant. The trip, organised by Mrs Coups, proved a huge success. Tom Pethick Form 6L

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TEAM PLAYED WON DREW LOST POINTS FOR POINTS AGAINST

1st XV 9 8 0 1 250 141 Sport 2nd XV 7 2 0 5 122 196 U15 XV 9 2 2 5 213 257 U14 XV 7 3 0 4 168 120 U13 XV 9 5 1 3 247 166 overall 41 20 3 18 1000 880

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TEAM PLAYED WON DREW LOST POINTS FOR POINTS AGAINST 1st XV 5 4 0 1 94 26

U15 The U15s laboured through a transition season of sorts, with changes of lead coach, team captain and a myriad of injuries to produce some hard-won results, even when they may not have been victories in the traditional sense. A number of future stars have been identified, as well as needs. The needs include greater responsibility for physical (strength and fitness) training, greater awareness of the rules and tactical play, not to mention greater moral courage: to put one’s body on the line for one’s teammate, when they are running low on energy. It’s safe to say that results were hard to come by. With at least two thirds of the team out injured at some point in the season, continuity and momentum eluded us. In one match we had six players taken off injured and in another we had to play five different flankers, most of whom had never played there, just to make up the numbers. The positive from this is that we became a group of generalists, who learned to run the ball, to tackle everywhere on the pitch and who played a more southern hemispherical sevens-style game. The forwards were the weak link unfortunately. Other schools recruited bulk whereas we svelted operators. To compete in the modern game, every man must ‘be a big un’, so to speak. If we could improve set pieces, quality of tackling and increase aggression and speed at the breakdown, this would be the basis of an excellent team. With a longer season and dedicated fitness and skills programme, the 1st and 2nd XV will have an excellent pool for recruitment in the coming years, particularly in the backs. Creative running and speed in attack are the watchwords of this year’s U15s. Next year the words need to be ‘one team’ and ‘every man a tackler/scorer’. Mr J Torbitt 77 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Sport U14 This season turned out to be very successful for the U14s, despite several games being cancelled. We proved to be strong in all areas, with the players we gained this year strengthening our team. The backs showed great commitment, and our pack was very strong, rucking most opposition off the ball. Tomotaka Ishiyama displayed great skill on the wing, scoring numerous tries in vital matches. Sam Jones and Robert Sharman were great in the centre, making big tackles U13 and damaging the defence. Joel Frost, at fly half, scored “Jackle and tackle” have been the U13s’ watchwords as several times with his quick-thinking and important kicks. they have certainly overcome sides by means of their skills Asier Barranco Salegui and Ronaldo Hyde also played well on and lion-hearted approach to competition. the wing, using their pace to good effect. Toby Tatara-Mills, The forwards were able to execute the set-pieces very at number 8, tackled amazingly this season along with Tom effectively. The Front Row of Rayn Clark, Robert Segrave-Daly May, whilst also making some good runs. Andrew Chen, Bob and Stef Hossle was strong and resolute. The powerhouse in Tharme and Cameron Watt played well at second row, all the Second Row was provided by either James Hurley (who three tackling well. Josh Timmis was outstanding as hooker, was one of the most improved players of the season) or the meaning that our scrums and lineouts were very reliable. ‘new kids on the block’, namely Josh Carr and Harry Hale. Enrique Garcia Sanjuan Santacreu, Tom and Jack Warhurst The Loose Three certainly made their presence felt – Percy as props managed to keep the scrums under control. The Vincent was a ‘crazy horse’ on occasion at Number Eight team played very well together, with all our skills being – whilst the Flankers, Michael Ferreira and Henry Holloway, developed and improving as the season went on. This is were stealthily recycling the ball or jackling it from under the down to the tough coaching of Mr Ferreira and Mr Thomason! oppositions’ noses. I definitely felt that in the last match against Sibford, we The backs have been one of the strongest in recent played at the peak of our ability, with the tackling outstanding seasons. Charlie Pugh was a ‘leviathan’ of a Scrum Half, and the pressure we applied to their backs incredible, always prepared to take on as many players as possible at resulting in a win of 27 points to 10. It has been an enjoyable the fringes as well as delivering good, fast ball to release the season for me as captain and I am definitely looking forward Three-Quarters. Thomas Breare stepped up very well to fill to the next one. the position when needed and he will be one to watch in the James Nickson Form 3 future. Morgan Seatter-Messer used his agility and strong spatial awareness to open up defences, at times his kicking out-of-hand was sublime. Rafael Torregrosa-Jones was the proverbial ‘crash-ball man’ at Inside Centre and he was a very effective defender. Will Lushington proved to be a quick Outside Centre who thwarted many attacks by his pace in the rush defence; going forward he was like an exocet missile. The Back Three were able to turn defence into attack very swiftly: Oliver Jones at Full Back made big tackles; Thomas Finch, Matthew Ferreira and Harry Baker finished off moves with flair. The subs of Jack Stanton-Cole and Thomas Haynes made their mark when called upon. All in all, the 20-man squad should be very proud of its achievements (the exception being the King’s School match when they certainly underperformed); the skipper, Henry Holloway, will be so pleased with the team and there are a lot of players who are going to add a great deal to Rendcomb’s rugby in the future. 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With the season starting with a convincing win when we played them, we managed to come back against Malvern College, a stronger side than our from 5-0 at half-time, to then go on and draw the own, I thought we could go on to an almost unbeaten game 5-5. This year, I wanted us to beat them, but it season. However, now looking back, that seems like started by looking like it was going to play out similar it was slightly ambitious. That dream flew away as to last year’s game, with us having to dig deep to ride we unluckily lost 3-2 in our next game against out the pressure of their attacks. It had to take two St Edward’s. This set the tone for the next match, sublime goals, one from Damon Young and the other and the next match… and even the next match! from Luke Nixon, to achieve the victory; but we did it! However, fortunes changed when we played This momentum carried on through to our next St Edward’s for the second time, when we were home game where we managed to beat Sir Thomas Rich’s, and had a new striker: he goes by the name ‘the rat’. which produced the goal of the season by James Tait Nobody knows where he comes from, but he did (for the second season in a row). This all led up to the manage to live up to his name and scored on his final competitive fixture, against Pate’s, where we debut, helping us to beat St Edward’s 2-1. managed to beat them 3-1. In the next game, he showed everybody that he Finally, there was the Old Rendcombians’ match is more than just ‘a rat’; he has some extraordinary where we were able to get the first and only draw of skills as demonstrated when he managed to pirouette the season at 1-1, despite a controversial disallowed his way around the defender and put the keeper goal. This ended our hockey careers at Rendcomb as wrong-footed to give us another victory on the bounce the 1st XI team, but who knows which of us will return away at King’s Gloucester. In my opinion this was the next year as Old Rendcombians. most important game of the season because last year

81 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Sport 82 mighty Seconds! mighty Iwillne ofsense sportsmanship. strong and dynamics, team fantastic the development, player, abetter owingtomy personal become and go on to skills vital me given had However, XIhockey 2nd playing of Tom hands able than more tothe Pethick. captain of badge the down Ihanded questioned; was my loyalty transfer, afree on sold being After team. forﬁrst to play the withthisone. had I experience the as much as team of asporting part being say that Ihave enjoyed never genuinely Ican yourself. enjoy and hard play hard, work talents: of our regardless team, enjoyable, hockey. and good, very some play nevertheless wedid although results, mixed some togive us part their played luck bad and injuries But for success. tipped wewere thought we ofyears, for anumber team’ second best ‘the as labelled was that Withaside boys. the supporting enjoyed honour for me. I had always played for the team and ahuge was team XIhockey 2nd ofthe captain Being 2nd XI Unfortunately, during the season I was asked tomove asked Iwas season the during Unfortunately, taug Stutchbury Mr In training,

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U13A The U13A team got off to a good start this season with a narrow loss to Prior Park and a win against St Edward’s. These two matches, as well as the rest, showed off our skill, passing and determination. The season went slightly downhill from there with a sequence of narrow losses to teams like U13B Bloxham, Cheltenham College and Rougemont. Although This hockey season has been very rewarding for the losing these matches, our heads never dropped and we U13B team with lots of hard work and effort going into carried on playing the wide passing game that we are used our training drills. Our stick and tackling skills have to, leading to many chances on goal; but due to narrow progressed massively through countless training miscalculations we could not always find the back of the goal. sessions, with many players showing great promise Our midfielders controlled most of the game play in all and capability to be great players next year. With every matches, and the key man making all the decisions was Oliver match our confidence has grown and as we have found Jones. He led the team very well through the middle and ourselves playing more challenging teams, a rising created many chances on goal onto which our forwards, sense of determination has occurred. Rafael Torregrosa-Jones and William Nichol, could latch. Over these last few weeks, in Lent Term, our The defence was fairly strong and consisted of Thomas Finch, awareness of space and our marking scheme have moved Jack Stanton-Cole, Marls Aspinall and myself; owing to some on greatly from the season start, coupled with fantastic slip-ups in marking, we gave the stronger teams chances to play and match-saving performance by our well trained shoot. These shots had to be amazing to get past our solid goalie, Joe Brewer, and great match-saving hits by our wall of a goalkeeper, Morgan Seatter-Messer. Even the most sweeper, Percy Vincent. With the cricket season right brilliant humans have flaws, though, and this led to a couple around the corner, we can’t wait to get stuck into our sport of goals in most matches. next season. The whole team played brilliantly together and I hope Robert Segrave-Daly Form 2 this connection is continued, not just on the playing field, but in any other challenge life throws at us. Henry Holloway Form 2

83 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Sport 84 Lacrosse 1st XII Wellington Marlborough, StMary’s, CLC, against toplay College both schools. in either, the scores were fairly close considering the size of victorious not being despite Godolphin; and Calne St Mary’s, inarow. years two the final at the National Schools Tournament in sudden death in tothem having lost Sherborne have beaten ever Rendcomb that time first the was a7-4 This victory. tosecure lacrosse of game incredible an played and afternoon Saturday one for Girls School Sherborne We on took season. the throughout the opposition. for wins ensuring errors, basic some made and rusty, abit all wewere team; for our challenge atough proved games Both take on Malvern St James and Cheltenham College. Ladies’ us saw season ofthe games first very The lows. and highs withmany filled certainly was 2014 season lacrosse The On the last Saturday of term we travelled to Marlborough toMarlborough wetravelled of term Saturday last the On against weplayed when was Saturday significant Another afight up toput However, determined was team the Baynham both best of luck in captaining the 2015 1stXII. the2015 in captaining of luck best both Baynham 11-7 score the toRendcomb. leaving half second inthe keeper MSJ the past 5goals put so However, win, to us. asolid wewanted 6-4 was half-time score for In a a win. close half, first with goals at both the ends, looking toMalvern we travelled Form pupils: of Fifth the some with along for ever Rendcomb game McFarlane’s final Bliss and possible! was awin as unfortunate was a draw, which showed score final the game ahard-fought In StMary’s. beat that wecould confidence the wingivingus acomfortable wesecured and next, up was Wellington 3-3. wedrew toshoot, inability toour due but season; inthe earlier beaten wehad –ateam Westonbirt on wetook 3-2 defeat toMarlborough anarrow After CLC. for toathirdvictory led of play and style suitour didn’t pitch however, round; ashortened thistime on playing them to beat CLC on hoping wetook warm-up ashort After Westonbirt. and Bliss and I would like to wish Cerys Davies and Rozy and Davies like Cerys Iwould towish and Bliss mine also was MSJ against of season the game final Our Lucy Kernon Form 6U

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This lacrosse season was the best season in my experience. We learnt so much – not only about building confidence, but also the importance of communication and of teamwork. To be honest, I was not a big fan of lacrosse at first; however, through practice, I found lacrosse is much easier than I thought. Everybody in our team works hard during practice and tries their best in every game. Building up our team was always really difficult; nevertheless, I believe we did a great job and our team is the best. Although we are a new and small team, we did have a number of good games. Thanks so much to everybody, but especially to our goalkeeper, Christine – you saved so many shots and were a great leader as our captain. We always worked hard and never gave up; I am so proud of our team! Dorothy Guo Form 6U

U15 The Under 15s had an eventful lacrosse season, facing tough competition; often against schools much bigger than ours that play lacrosse in both the Michaelmas and Lent Terms. Despite this, all team members showed real commitment, always competing to the best of their ability and never giving up; even when Top Pitch threw the harshest winds and snow our way! The season got better and better as the girls gained more confidence and experience. We had a number of girls who had never played lacrosse before and it was great to see them improve throughout the season. Winning the 50:50 balls could swing the game in our favour and we quickly learned that it was crucial that we battle for 50:50 ball. As such, we spent a lot of practice time learning to compete against one another, especially on draws and ground balls. We’re all looking forward to playing with the senior teams next year, especially because some players were fortunate enough to play with them a bit at the National and Small Schools Tournaments. Massive thanks must go to Ellie Jones for another fantastic season as goalie. She was consistent throughout the season and was always an integral part of our performance. There’s no doubt that she will be just as important with the 1st XII in future years as she continues to improve. Eleanor Brealy, Georgia Pethick Form 4 85 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Sport 86 The 2014seasonwasanothergreat successfor RendcombCollege Lacrosse Overview All teams U12/U13 2nd XII TEAM 1st XII U14 U15 PLAYED 94 37 19 16 11 11 winning matches andhaving of lots too. fun, ourselves wefound defence, and attack good and goalkeeper. goalie, Withastrong our was EmilyMusgrave Frost, and Anna and Baker by Jessica captained was team The for allof us. achallenge way was up our working and basics withthe starting so before, lacrosse that much played really had of us none group, anew As tournaments. and fixtures fullof new fun term good areally been has season lacrosse year’s This U12 allmagnificent. were you above; Anderson, Emily Sharman, Ella Lister, Anna Frost and Jessica Baker. theplayers well,es All played extremely winning! and fighting from us stop didn’t that but team, Westonbirt by the wegot defeated until towinfor weeks continued and undefeated off We started 13s. Under for the term the across well very went season lacrosse The U13 experience. withmore schools larger against efforts tremendous had of stage theday, today, thesecond inprogressing but theteam unsuccessful was of the at start the group Tournament. tough Facing avery Lacrosse Schools National inthe participated squad U14 Rendcomb the time first Tournament. the also Itwas Day StPatrick’s at Marlborough the performance astellar and Westonbirt; against circumstances pressured under victory Tudordefeat against indoor an Hall; fr strong squads to very losses mere only performances: notable tosome that led effort withafantastic coaches the surprised We andexciting positive though season. very a had squad U14 the before, lacrosse played having never of team the With amajority U14 WON 20 Well done to all the players, and the Under 12s who had to play for the year toplay for year the had who 12s Under the and players, toallthe Well done 12s. Under by some joined wewere squad, small areally was 13s Under the Since 10 10 41 0 1 LOST 10 10 41 11 3 7

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ball of the match. What must be mentioned is Tom Pethick’s six-wicket innings; as an off-spinner, at any level, this is a 1st XI terrific achievement. Unfortunately, the next two games against Sir Thomas Rich’s and Gloucester Gypsies were both losses. We still Although this season has been a short one, it has shown fought well, as Bob Lamble made his maiden 50 for Rendcomb some exceptional performances, both individually and as against Sir Thomas Rich’s and we made 174 in our 40 overs. a team. As captain, and in my final season of Rendcomb Sadly, this was not enough as Tommy’s won with just six balls to cricket, it wasn’t the results that I cared about most; it was spare. This was a hard defeat to take after a promising start to the way we played the game. our batting as we looked set to make 200 with some more hard Our first two games began with back-to-back victories work in the field; it was ultimately a game that slipped away. against St Edward’s School and Cokethorpe School. The first Next saw the visit of Gloucester Gypsies. This was a was played at home where we batted first in a 20/20 format. timed game in which we fielded first. In the hot sun, with a lot With contributions from all of our middle order, we posted a of overs to bowl, we restricted Gypsies to 200: a lot of runs, but total of 134 which proved to be too many for St Edward’s to a score we were not far from getting as we were bowled out for get owing to our energetic and slick fielding, which continued 178. Against a men’s team, we did very well to get as close as we throughout the season. Our next fixture against Cokethorpe did; special mention has to go to Damon Young who looked as was again a 20/20 owing to the threat of rain. However, we though he could win us the game with a splendid 48. batted first and posted a score of 145. This happened to be Our successes were a high, but our lows were higher. If a my proudest moment as a Rendcomb cricketer as I managed mistake was made, everyone was there to support each other, to score a century; the celebration of my teammates, always there to lift morale; with this quality a team can always coaches and father as I scored a boundary to get to three be successful. figures is a special moment for me, and something I will never I wish Rendcomb cricket the best of luck for the future forget. However, with the job only half done, we again fielded and hope that the game is played in the right manner, as that is superbly and managed to bowl Cokethorpe out with the last half the trick to being successful. Howard Auster Form 6U 87 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Sport 88 convincing victory! Toby and Bob apretty –so Josh, Joel, Alex, from coming wickets with for allout 55 them We bowled 61. on out not myself with 193, for th a97 on partnership putting closely followedreached fifty by Alex. Alex got out after on 58 and along runs the push totry out early. got out Icame James batting; the opened James and Alex tobatfirst. chose and toss convincingly. very We match the won Tharme. Bob and Dennett Luke, Toby, Josh, from 37for myself. came and Wickets Alex for Toby 43 were of thisgame highlights quickly. The openers our out. not of twenty-two Toby ascore off, game getting the finished runs. for seventy boundary the on caught was for bigsixbut the went strike and on Iwas overs. ahalf and one wehad six towinand speech from our coach Dylan, we started to go all out. We needed inspirational an after so towin, runs 39 weneeded left, overs five With bigshots! hitting and runs Toby togetsome starting really was way! thispoint, By stylish and acontrolled –was told in –what Iam withToby 29 in; on afew later,out fifty overs tocome Mills Ireached got then James great shots. withsome run-rate the up tolift started wereally WithJames, crease. tothe Icame got out, he when and infor overs five stayed Josh Nickson. inJames opener experienced withan partnered of Josh, choice witharisky toopen We decided board. the on of 148 abig score put Park Leighton Timmis. Josh and Jones Sam Luke from Hall, bowling good very some was There fall. to started wickets the bowlers, next our on webrought as but quick, come didn’t wickets attack; bowling strong withour first bowled We abitrusty. wewere season, last since played hadn’t people wins! convincing very withsome games, offour out We three won owingtorain. have been matches abandoned alotofthe but us, for planned had school the as many as not matches; four played has team The season. successful avery have enjoyed U14s The U14 Our last match of the season was against Wycliffe; I won the the Iwon Wycliffe; against was of season match the last Our We against game, lostournext some as so of term, week second inthe only winwas first Our

e wicket. We ourinnings e wicket. finished Malvern College, from losing College, Malvern Joel Frost Form 3 Form Frost Joel the season of 55. season the to allowingOliver gettheteam’sinnings, score of high of the infor rest the stayed Jones withOliver and in came Breare until Thomas wickets cheap by further followed got out, Nichol William unfortunately though well off started openers Our of mind. frame optimistic inan us leaving 76 runs scored only opposition Our that bales. broke the for delivery hisamazing Torregrosa-Jones gotoRafael must mention special a and well bowled bowler Every tobowl. wechose and We toss the won around. turned luck our Edward’s, bowlers. younger the from especially wickets, spectacular some we took matches inthese also But batting. inour score enough getahigh not againwecould as matches, next the them. on weworked and weaknesses our wefound From match that done. was game the and 39 toget managed they overs 13 after eventually but low, rate run their tokeep managed and wickets good some totake We managed 39. toscore had only they tobat turn their itwas when potential, great showed order batting ofthe end lower the Although Aspinall. good fours from Rafael Torregrosa-Jones and Marls however, score; some high wehad avery build not did we unfortunately but by batting We began Elms. The against withamatch started team cricket U13 The U13A the squad through a rather difficult season. difficult arather through squad the of rest the and me for helping Hurley James and Pugh Carr, Charlie toJosh thanks aspecial like tomention particular, Iwould In it fun. making and well so squad the for coaching Mbanga Mr and givingup, not and well sports. other and of cricket playing years infuture use can that they ateam; to as work allthings andtheability confidence experience, more isgetting awaytake thisseason from from. tochoose ofplayers selection bigger have that amuch schools larger much against fight good avery up put has players inexperienced mostly of ever, asquad Ibelieve season but successful most the have maynot had squad U13B The U13B In the last match of the season against St against of season match the last the In in disappointment more was there Unluckily I wish to thank the whole squad for so playing squad whole the tothank I wish valuable I thinkthemost

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This season for the 1st VI has been an anomaly. Why? We have barely been punished by the British weather, allowing us to actually play our tennis matches. Surprisingly enough, it has been the heat that has provided a difficulty that we have had to face; with multiple deuces, some games seemed never-ending, but with perseverance we succeeded in the end. Nonetheless, a challenging season has only played to our advantage: playing against stronger teams has allowed us to perform to our full potential, keeping our standards as couples high. We have faced schools exceeding our size multiple times and emerged with impressive results: we narrowly lost 6 sets to 5 against Westonbirt, where our reluctance to approach the net from the baseline, according to Miss Bell, was part of the reason that we did not make those all-important break points. As a squad, we then fought back against Pangbourne winning 5 sets to 4, and continued our success playing Wycliffe winning 6 sets to 5. This season has seen some fabulous volleys from Olivia Witts and Cerys Davies; powerful serves from Rozy Baynham; spinning shots from Olivia Ellis and Francesca Parshall; as well as great pairwork and communication between Paula Noldeke and Kitty Reeves. From practice in the sunshine to the matches in the humidity, all the girls involved in tennis this season have been enthusiastic, entertaining and excelled in their approach to tennis whether in a competitive U15 situation or not; however, for some of us, (myself included) there is never The U15 tennis team had a smashing season, a match without a little competition! with many triumphs. The team improved Kathryn Rew Form 6L throughout the term and showed great tenacity. Although challenged by competing with lots of larger schools, we always came out with our heads held high and gave 100%. Thank you to all of our coaches, the catering staff, the parents and supporters and of course the effort that all of the team gave. We are all looking forward to the 2015 tennis season. Eleanor Brealy Form 4 U14 Although the 2014 Summer Term was short, the weather has mainly been fair, and so a good amount of tennis has been played, along with seven hard-fought fixtures, which all showed our tennis players at their best. In our Games lessons, we have been developing all-round skills, with a few focused sessions on volleying and also improving match play. The skills we learnt were put to the test in the games we played against other schools, and will also benefit us for our next season. Clare Farnham Form 3 89 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Sport 90 have taken from this term, we all look forward to next year withconfidence. year tonext forward wealllook thisterm, from have taken tennis season has drawn to a close, bu that thisprosperous sad We of all, course, are proud. very everyone made has and justice, tennis done has squad This achieve. what wecan competitors show and seriously, sport the totake agreat opportunity been has year this For U13s, the lessons. educational and fun Bell’s have Miss allenjoyed and have U13s The learning from theirmistakes. excelledpaid off, inev thepartners as work of thishard All on. them take dared that had competitor every against fought valiantly and hard, played hard, have practised players The this term. fixtures inallthe for victory hard battled has team tennis U13A Rendcomb’s U13A to beat them; however, many matches were close. very able not wewere so strong very were teams other unfortunately but Farmor’s, and Bloxham We against won fixtures. enjoyable other many and Pangbourne coaches. incredible are Hebert Miss and Bell Miss session. games inevery tactics and ofrallies lengths improving techniques, different We the all have loved learning court. tennis the on girls by Rendcomb the committed all shots good overall and rallies good points, good games, good matches, good amazing: been has tennis Rendcomb U13B During the Summer Term, we have played Bloxham, Westonbirt, Farmor’s, Farmor’s, Term, Westonbirt, Summer the wehave Bloxham, played During ery game; not always by winning, butby not game; always by winning, ery t with the triumph and wisdom that we all shown a vast amount of allshownavast potential

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Sam Tushingham JoJo Bock Wales Fencing Austria & U15 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Ed Bogue Eleanor Brealy Gloucestershire U15 Rugby England U17 National Academy & Robert McLaughlin U15 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Irish Exiles U16 trialist Ellie Jones Alex Dennett Junior Development Centre (Hockey) England U17 National Academy & U14 Junior Regional Performance Centre (Hockey) U15 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Joel Frost Rebeccah Breare U14 District Cricket Junior Development Centre (Hockey) James Nickson U15 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Wiltshire U15 Cricket Orlagh Brennan Gloucestershire Tennis Futures Cup ﬁnalist (Hockey) Oliver Jones U15 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse SW U14 Hockey (Captain) Grace Knapp Gloucestershire Tennis Junior Development Centre (Hockey) Harry Baker U15 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Gloucestershire Tennis Gloucestershire Tennis Lucy Kernon Gloucestershire Athletics (U15 County 1500m champion) U19 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Clare Farnham Bliss McFarlane Gloucestershire Tennis England U19 National Academy & Maddie Morgan U19 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse U15 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Rozy Baynham Emily Sharman Wales U19 & U19 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Junior Development Centre (Hockey) Cerys Davies Jessica Baker U19 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Gloucestershire Tennis Olivia Witts Emily Musgrave England U19 National Academy & Junior Performance Centre (Hockey) U19 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse Pascale Summers U19 Gloucestershire/Worcestershire Lacrosse

91 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Sport 92 the victories did not come without a cost as the injury list list injury the as acost without didnot come victories the however, any points; conceded not had also but undefeated only not were of Saturday, At end the Rendcomb weekend. over Australia. Worldvictory Cup afamous seal England that saw drop-kick of injury-time the anniversary tenth the that marked weekend the on thisresult coming about poetic something perhaps was aFalcons player. as career There of hisillustrious years twelve spent Wilkinson Jonny where city tothe back trophy the taking allweekend, performances of impressive aseries after 36-0 sidelines. the felt on presence vocal their making as well as event, atthe catering insupporting expertise and time gave oftheir generously Parents staff. and pupils parents, by Rendcomb supported keenly was and sport for school advertisement agood was weekend The morning. before going into the sharp end of the competition on Sunday Saturday on matches group StDavid’s played and Sibford Kingsley, Newcastle for School Boys, Oswestry, Rendcomb, Ewell Castle, representing Boys schools. independent smaller from teams XV for 1st atournament mid-November, in Cup Wilkinson Jonny inaugural the hosted Rendcomb Jonny Wilkinson Cup EventsSports The host team played magnificently throughout the the throughout magnificently played team host The for defeat Boys Oswestry School Newcastle saw final The club right from its origins in 1873. in1873. origins its from right club ofthe history the saw and Little ofGary courtesy a comprehensive tour backstage at Kingsholm We had around? alook totake then todo better happened that we were two hours early. So what so itjust but inanticipation, front atthe sat we all wearrived, When sides. both from players the ‘Guards and of individual mascots Honour’ for as toact match rugby v. Japan Gloucester the Senior School had the honour of being invited to ofthe years lower the and School Junior the In November pupils 2013, from the of top-end Gloucester v. Japan the RCPA and a courageous and resilient 1st XV. 1st resilient and acourageous RCPA and the Service; Ambulance Wiltshire the and Julie Sister Ferreira; and family.’Wilkinson by the supported generously trophy the on name first the for for Boys being School toNewcastle and all involved, to Well done tournament. the tothroughout adhered spirit withgood thisweekend winner the was rugby and country, the across from teams tohost apleasure Itwas memory. inthe willlive long Sunday on Ewell against Castle fought back way the that they and rugby Saturday, perfect played they on game first inthe minutes for played; boys way ten the our of proud very was ‘I at time. the at Rendcomb season rugby enjoying hisfinal was who Mike Slark, of Sport, Director former crowd. home of infront anervous encounter a tense of seconds final inthe towin19-15 performance second-half withagutsy fought back Rendcomb half-time, remarkable at down 3-15 Ewell against Castle. place play-off third-place of a challenge the up set loss This of 8-11. margin narrow by the lost Rendcomb which side, Oswestry a rejuvenated against semi-final astiff brought morning Sunday lengthened. Thank you to the Home Team: Messers Slark, Marsden Marsden Slark, Team: Home tothe you Messers Thank of Rendcomb’s brain-child the was tournament The to, and it will be the one that I never forget. that Inever one the itwillbe to, and of 40:5. with ascore after Gloucester a crushed nervous start, Japan end, inthe and started, game The Rendcomb. friend Tomo, a Japanese student in Form 3 at nationalJapanese anthem, except for our good but the players Japanese No-one knew the pitch. the onto marched and member team a onto by, latched strode weeach players the as This was the first rugby match I’ve ever been been ever I’ve match rugby first the was This and up, wealllined came, time the When

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National Schools Lacrosse Small Schools’ Invitational Championships Sport Lacrosse Tournament The 1st Lacrosse team travelled to the Surrey Sports Park for the Rathbones National Schools Lacrosse Championships, which ran over two In March, the 1st Lacrosse team travelled to Manchester for the days at the end of February. Small Schools’ Invitational Tournament. An early Sunday morning On the first day, Rendcomb fought hard start soon gave way to a winning start for the squad, and ultimately against Lady Eleanor Hollis School, last year’s and a record-breaking result. The girls took on the likes of St Leonard’s, this year’s runners-up, but fell a bit short in a 4-2 loss. Barnard Castle and Uppingham first, winning all by scorelines: This score became a theme throughout the day, as 4-0, 11-0 and 9-0. It wasn’t until the fourth game – a 4-0 win over we lost 4-2 to local rival CLC and beat Haileybury Oakham – that the defence allowed a shot on goal and through 4-2. The other fixtures proved to be slightly stressful that game caused ten turnovers. with two draws: 2-2 against St Helen’s and St Despite midday’s let-up, the girls still managed to secure a 3-1 Katherine’s and 3-3 against Harrogate Ladies’. over Ampleforth College in the next game before returning to top Once Friday’s final matches had been played, form for a 9-0 win over Sedbergh. The undefeated record helped the the schools were broken up into four divisions girls’ confidence heading into the toughest match of the day against based on their performance throughout the day: Glenalmond College; this finished with an interesting 5-4 scoreline in Championship, Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3. Rendcomb’s favour, which yielded the top seed for the knockout Rendcomb was seeded in Division 1 for the first round. The semi-finals brought a re-match with earlier competitor, time ever. Sedbergh. Despite a rocky start, the girls played spectacular defence On Saturday, we took on a strong Benenden and managed to find the back of the net throughout the match to side that went on to win Division 1, ultimately losing end up winning 5-0. 2-0. Next up was another strong side of The finals had Rendcomb pitted against Glenalmond again. The Walthamstow Hall, who won the National U15s Scottish foes were eager for a win this time, determined to take the tournament last year; this saw our side go up 2-0 cup back to Scotland. But another amazing defensive performance, and later tie 3-3 before Walthamstow eventually including some phenomenal saves from goalkeeper Lucy Kernon, gave pulled ahead 5-3. The girls secured their first victory Rendcomb the 3-2 victory. With that, Rendcomb was named the Small of the day against North London Collegiate (3-1) Schools Champion for the fourth time ever, and the third time in four before advancing to the knockout phase of the day. years. The squad finished with an unprecedented 9 wins, 52 goals in First up, was London powerhouse, St Paul’s their favour, 7 conceded points, 10 saves and 23 caused turnovers. Girls’ School. This proved to be a tough match with Mrs K Coups both sides trading goals throughout the match, and tying 3-3 close to the end of the game. The defence made a great stop and through some great transition passing, the girls managed to get the ball into the attacking end. With less than five seconds left, Olivia Witts scored the game’s winning goal to secure this unprecedented win that advanced Rendcomb to the quarterfinals. Running on adrenaline and jelly babies, the girls took on and disposed of Bolton Girls’ School 5-0 en route to the semi-finals. It was there they met up with St Helen’s and St Katherine’s again, but unfortunately we were not victorious in a 4-1 defeat. Despite the loss, Rendcomb’s 1st Lacrosse squad is now ranked twentieth in UK. Mrs K Coups

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Duke of Edinburgh

Enrichment Bronze D of E

Four groups set off from four different locations in the Stow YOU UP ?!” Our dulcet tones alerted the rest of the camp to area on a bright Saturday in May and the expedition was the new day… under way. My group got off to a great start; a local passer-by Eventually when Max had woken up, we set off again. confidently informed us that we were going the wrong way, We pushed on through, fighting against the hills and avoiding but she had no clue where we were going in the first place! the cows which Max referred to as ‘the Velociraptors of the We were aiming to complete the 17 km walk/trek to get to English countryside’. A slight miscalculation resulted in us Stow Rugby Club. Climbing up hills and crawling through woods, picking our way over asparagus crops (sorry), but we got back we made it to our destination ten minutes after Thomas on track quickly and ploughed on through the rest of our route. Godwin’s group. The fun really started when we had to set up At last, we came to our meeting point where Mrs Read our tents – which can ‘make or break’ a man. This tested James and Mr Marsden could see all our antics (being carefully hidden Sinfield and Oliver Heneghan to the limit when they discovered around a corner) whilst we tried to stalk towards the minibus that they should have checked their inner liners as, unseen! After a final debrief, we knew we were on our way unfortunately, theirs were not the right ones for their tent! A few towards the end. We had one large push to get back to our ingenious sewing skills were put to the test and… failed. They finishing point, aiming to ensure we made it back to the bus settled for some good old-fashioned ‘man stuff’ and found in a positive frame of mind, even though people were tired some corrugated iron and old tyres to use as weights – all good and cranky. D of E problem-solving! We dined alfresco with Pot Noodles and D of E was a truly eye-opening experience that was very pasta in a mug: a feast fit for kings. We chilled out for the rest of character-revealing: putting us up against the elements (it the evening and got to sleep ready for the next day ahead of us. rained a lot) and showing us how to work as a team when we Quarter past six (am): “Max, time to get up”. Twenty-three were really tired and really hungry, but all groups cracked on and minutes past: “Max, you really need to get up now.” Twenty-five did it; the 100% pass was a testament to our hard work. I feel minutes past: “MAX, YOU REALLY NOW NEED TO GET OUT these skills will definitely be of benefit to us in times to come. OF BED; WE DISCUSSED THIS LAST NIGHT; WHY AREN’T Robert McLaughlin Form 4

Shooting Clay Shooting at Millﬁeld

In the midst of a gruelling Michaelmas Term, 13 members of the Rendcomb shooting team had the opportunity to travel to Millfield School for the Millfield Challenge. The team performed incredibly well, with the A team finishing third overall behind the host school’s A and B teams. The A team’s ‘high gun’ was Miles McKeown and the B’s James Sinfield, both registering an impressive score of 31. Cerys Davies was the ladies ‘high gun’ with a score of 24. The College also defeated schools nearly twice our size such as Bradfield College, Cheltenham College, King’s High, Sherbourne School, Solihull College and Wellington College. This is a tremendous achievement on its own; but also the students are only able to shoot once a week as shooting is just one of Rendcomb’s many extracurricular activities. Miss C Hebert 96 www.rendcomb.org.uk

Gold D of E Enrichment

I have been on the D of E expeditions three times: two gold practices, and one the real thing with an assessor. I have to say that it is tough and tiring owing to the long periods of walking. It is not just about walking at least eight hours every day; it also includes the effects of weather, altitude, and temperature. Before the expedition starts, we have to plan the routes (special thanks to Brodie, best planner ever), which should be within an exact range of distance; book the campsites; buy an appropriate amount of food so that it is neither too heavy to carry, nor too little to eat. All these things have to be done independently. Then it is all about surviving. We learned how to calculate In the evening, we set up the pots and started to cook our the time of rest and amount of water; we learned how to deal supper; there is such a satisfaction when eating food cooked by with blisters and bruises properly (and to take painkillers ourselves. Sleeping in a sleeping bag gives a different feeling properly!); we learned teamwork by supporting each other and from sleeping on a bed: though less comfy, it is more fun. cheering up each other. Most importantly, we also learned how When walking along the edge of the cliff, the silence and to secure a tent tightly so that it won’t be blown away. beauty of nature made it a pleasure to have come on an Navigation is vital on an expedition; this challenging work expedition. Beautiful scenery lies everywhere waiting for us to can either be done one after another, or by the best person. explore. Although we were not welcomed in some places (a Things always happened to me, like I pointed out a bearing, and marsh is terrible, it makes your feet wet for the whole day), then I found my compass was broken, but the direction still these are wonderful places that we have explored. proved to be right. Jerry Pan Form 6L

Lower School Squad at Harrow

At the end of February, the school sent three teams (As, Bs and a staff team) to Churchills, a shooting ground on the other side of Oxford. There were six stands and a flurry at the end, where you shoot 100 clays in a team of four. Having been given the briefing, we set off in our teams. After finishing all the stands, we went over to the flurry. It must be mentioned that when it was the staff team’s turn, they impressively shot 98 of 100 clays! Needless to say, our staff team won the Teachers’ Cup… even though they were in fact the only teachers’ team! After seeing how keen the opposition were, the pupils didn’t initially have such high hopes as there were a number of inexperienced shooters in the team. However, our squad had a strong performance and a high finish. Of the 19 teams competing, we finished eighth, outgunning Harrow, Eton and Millfield, among others. Additionally, three Rendcomb pupils ranked in the Top 25 shooters with team ‘high guns’ Harry Newman and Jacob Crosier-Davis ranking 16th and 17th respectively, and myself ranking 23rd. James Sinfield Form 5 97 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery First Form Adventure Weekend Enrichment

Twenty-nine pupils participated in the First Form Adventure Weekend in the magnificent landscape of Shropshire at Manor Adventure at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term 2013. The first of several activities was Raft Building. This brought the pupils together as a community of individuals who helped one another with the tasks which contributed to the construction of a highly successful raft, capable of carrying a whole year group at once! Most ended up in the lake at some point. Other activities were High Ropes and the Confidence Course. These proved to be a challenge for most, but those who did struggle were helped with the encouragement from their fellow classmates; all those who made it across the small and treacherous ropes were praised for their accomplishment. Next on the agenda was the Obstacle Course – pupils had to carry a large and very heavy canoe through an obstacle course, which required strength and determination. Although the weight was heavy, most of the groups managed to carry the mini vessel through the course in a respectable time. Fencing proved to be a difficult task for some; however, others exceeded expectations, with a handful of pupils showing great talent for the sport. The battles took place in a rustic wood, making the fencing seem even more effective and breath-taking. The last activity was Survival, where they were given the challenge to make a shelter big enough for their group, using a waterproof poncho, three ropes and some branches. What a great start to the year they had! Bob Tharme Form 3

98 www.rendcomb.org.uk Riding Weekend Enrichment

Nine students jumped into a minibus and headed to the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales for the first exeat of the Michaelmas Term. Four hours later, we arrived at Nolton Stables, and almost immediately we all went to bed. It was so nice to have a long sleep! On Saturday morning, we began our day with breakfast at 7:45 am, before mounting our horses at 8:30 am. We rode for two and a half hours through woods and fields, and along the beach, before grabbing a quick lunch that Mr Coups had prepared; then we went for a further three hour ride on a different beach. After such a long day, we were all starving but Mr Coups had prepared another delicious meal that included leeks with bacon, Spanish chicken, and cottage pie. It was just so good to get a big meal after a whole day of exercise! The next morning, despite some aches and pains, we headed out for another two and a half hour ride before returning home. All in all, it was a great weekend of riding, filled with a lot of wonderful experiences. If I had another year at Rendcomb, I would like to go again next time! Dorothy Guo Form 6U

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Fantastic Fireworks Enrichment

In November 2013, Rendcomb College had another amazing fireworks night. There were lots of things to do, like going to see the bonfire’s sparkling beauty, having witch’s hair braids so you could look beautiful, and watching the spectacular fireworks display created by the Works Team. It all started at 7 pm, with the parents and their children arriving in the car park so they could experience the mighty Rendcomb Fireworks for themselves; meanwhile, Mr Cairns and his men were setting up so that the night could finish with a bang and the House Parents were checking if all the boarders were there. Theatresports Everyone was enjoying themselves that night, eating up the last tiny drop of candyfloss, buying ice cream until they were full to the brim, In March, Rendcomb College welcomed another terrific and watching the bonfire until they could Theatresports competition. The judges (Mrs Dodd, Mr Hornsby memorize every single flame of it. and Mr Anderson) entered and the audience was introduced to Then, as they began to want more and the four awesome acts: Louis and the Croutons, Paps and Caps, more excitement, the fireworks went off. Dawdling Along and The International League of Acting Geniuses. Everyone was whooping and cheering at every The first round was called ‘Storytelling’: one of the members single bang, as if they hadn’t seen fireworks of each team telling a story which somebody in the audience had before in their whole entire lives. We all agreed at suggested, but they couldn’t hesitate, or repeat the same words. the end that they had been amazing, brilliant, Whilst the audience was giving story ideas to one of the presenters, beautiful fireworks. another presenter played games with the rest of the audience. Ella Sims Form 2 These ranged from ‘Granny’s Knickers’ (someone was asked questions and always had to answer with ‘granny’s knickers’ without laughing), to ‘Yes and No’. The second round was called ‘Death in a Minute’. All of the members of each team had to make up a scene from the audience’s suggestions, but the catch was that they all had to die (any way they liked) in one minute. This was followed by the ‘Envelope Round’. The acts chose an envelope which had in it a time limit (1 minute, 30 seconds or 15 seconds) and task instructions. The next round was called ‘Sonnet, Sermon and Song’. This consisted of the acts doing a scene, but swapping between the different scenarios (‘kung fu’, ‘romance’ and ‘horror’); they also had to include a nursery rhyme and a sermon. For the last round, the acts produced their own song about Headmaster’s Assembly. At the end of every round the judges had held up their scores. In the end there were joint winners: Paps and Caps and Dawdling Along. The evening finished with a dance/face-off between Head Boy Howard Auster and Christine Khirrecu. The night was a huge blast and everyone enjoyed themselves. Ella Sims Form 2 101 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Enrichment 102 wonderful evening. wonderful a for such audience the and actors the directors, go tothe must Ahugecredit Festival. Shakespeare Potted successful Wardrobe Witch the the and Lion, of the withhisdirection Rendcomb on hismark left has Sixth. Upper tothe Form First from from comedy to tragedy to romance, and featuring students bits best of Shakespeare’s snippets short Wyndow) directing members of Hornsby , (Harries, staff Hughes, Headmaster, with Company’, Shakespeare ‘Rendcomb hilarious to the Juliet and Romeo Ado, Much Dream, including works, greatest Bard’s the from of extracts avariety –observing StPeter’s even and terraces hallways, – campus the around locations atmospheric chosen carefully the between guided was audience the Pucks, amusing the as Pugh Charlie and by Alex Hosted school. ofthe many by dramatic the provided entertainment of evening withan inmid-June marked itwas Rendcomb at Here birthday. 450th Shakespeare’s is year this as Bard, ofthe for fans year aspecial is of2014 year The Warhorse very tasty. tasty. very (surprisingly) were they more: much much, and casserole, We Tex-Mex had rationings. lamb modern soup, the –wegot totry end atthe withatwist but rationings, modern World War and for. Second for the used same the did He were rations emergency the things other what explained World War, First inthe food the about and talked he Firstly, listened. and logs on down sat and School Forest the We to went 2. 1and for Forms aworkshop torun Rendcomb of filming the during to Spielberg In mid-June, Andy Robertshaw, military and technical advisor Festival Potted Shakespeare The festival was kindly organised by Hornsby who Mr McKeown Max intense the from ranged Entertainment

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Visit to Harry Potter World

About one hundred lucky pupils from Forms 1 to 4 had the chance to visit Harry Potter World at the end of the Summer Term. First, we were given wristbands to gain passage throughout the studio tour, along with passport booklets, so we could collect stamps along the way. We entered a cinema room and watched a short film introducing the Harry Potter series and main actors. We walked through the Great Hall door into the Great Hall itself, where we saw some of the costumes and teachers at Hogwarts before going on through to other parts of the set. For example, we were able to see the Gryffindor common room, the boys’ dorms, Dumbledoor’s study, the moving pictures, Malfoy Manor, the Ministry of Magic, Hagrid’s hut, and the Weasleys’ house. There was also a massive cage storing lots and lots of props, and even a part dedicated to quidditch. At the green screen, we were shown the Gringotts Vault cart, the Weasley’s car and Hagrid’s motor bike. We were all given the chance to ride on the brooms in the simulator. We continued outside to see, amongst other things, the night bus, the Dursley family home, the house that belonged to the Potters before it was destroyed by Voldemort, and some of the chess pieces from the wizards’ chess game in the second film. Then, heading back inside again, we went into a room with characters’ masks; dummies that looked like some of the characters; mechanical props, such as the head for the actor who played Hagrid, and models of some of the magical creatures. Continuing on, we discovered the shops from Diagon Alley: Gringotts Bank, Flourish and Blotts, Madam Malkin’s Robe Shop, Ollivander’s Wand Shop, Quality Quidditch Supplies, Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes and Eeylops Owl Emporium. After looking at small models of the buildings from the series of films, we came upon a magnificent massive version of Hogwarts Castle, 15 feet tall and 50 feet wide! Nearing the end, we found ourselves in what appeared to be a stockroom full of wands… we had walked into Ollivander’s Wand Shop. The shelves were as high as the ceiling and filled with boxes of wands labelled with every character from every film, as well as all the people who helped to make the films. The trip was a lot of fun and I would definitely go again! Alicia Devine Form 1

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Junior School – Welcome 106 Headmaster’s Review Headmaster’s Junior School Welcome tothe is Rendcomb. Enjoy. that fun and enthusiasm feeling of the warmth, rekindle itwill thisrecord read you that when hope I sincerely conjures up fantastic memories. of printing the relish Ialways awaitwith talents. of their breadth and diversity by amazed the truly and have achieved pupils what our of proud so Iam again, Once of life at Rendcomb. aspect go? 2013-14 did go? Where years those all did Where again! musical wonderful that revisit pupils brilliant our of section School Junior tothe introduction brief writingthis Iam on years of production School Junior atthe guests Lynne Iwere and of2003 Summer the In Time ﬂies when you are having fun and thisisakey and having are fun you when ﬂies Time The Rendcombian

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Tom Layton Skye Scarlett (Gappie)

It is hard to believe Tom has been here four years but in that Skye settled very quickly and she immersed herself in time he has become a key part of Rendcomb and very popular Rendcomb life and soon demonstrated many diverse with pupils, parents and staff alike. talents. Skye was allocated to support J2 and she Tom has shown himself to be an all-round schoolmaster supported Mrs Smith and Mr Layton superbly well. Her for his skills and interests are diverse. Primarily he has been a caring and patient manner made her ideal to work with J2 Form Tutor, teacher of IT and Otters’ French. However, his this age group and the pupils responded well to her. inﬂuence has been much wider felt. He has taught PE, Games, Organisation was another forte of Skye’s and her helped run the Eco team and acted as our light and sound support on the administrative front proved to be engineer. On top of this, he has done boarding duties in Old invaluable. Her ability to work under her own initiative Rectory and supported the Senior School Games Dept and was also vital for Skye worked very hard on the costume most importantly been in charge of the staff football! and prop making front for our productions, most notably Thank you Tom for a great four years of enthusiasm, Rumpelstiltskin. Thank you Skye, and good luck in your commitment and friendship. future career. We wish him every future happiness and success as he gets Mr M Watson married to his ﬁancé Joey this summer and then as they embark on new teaching roles at Pembroke House Prep School, Kenya. Mr M Watson

Julia soon found her feet and quickly became involved in many aspects of school life. Within the Junior School her prime role was supporting the PE and Games programme and she certainly made a big impact. An accomplished games player herself, Julia proved to be an effective coach and she developed a great rapport with the pupils. Her work within Godman House, as well as her work as a Teaching Assistant for J3-J6, was valued and much appreciated. Sincere thanks Julia for all your hard work and friendship over Julia Moyes (Gappie) the year and best wishes for the future. Mr M Watson

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Junior Anne Haas

Having been appointednted as Headmaster of Rendcomb College Junior School in March 2003, one of my first tasks was to select a Deputy. I chose Anne and the rest, as they say, is history. Over the past 13 years, 11 as Deputy Head, Anne’s contribution has been immense and these few words cannot do justice to her. Rendcomb and Anne’s growth and development has been totally entwined. Anne’s children, Andrea and Daniel have attended as pupils and Anne has flourished with the responsibility and demands made upon her. Since I have been at Rendcomb, Anne and I have worked extremely well together and I have always valued and respected her opinion and invariably good counsel. Across Rendcomb, Anne is much admired and loved and hundreds of pupils have benefitted from her high quality teaching and great humanity. Rendcomb, and I personally, will miss Anne but it is important to think of her and not ourselves. Anne fully deserves the opportunity to lead her own school and I know that she will do a superb job at The King’s School, Gloucester. Thank you, Anne, for your brilliant contribution to Rendcomb. You have made a positive and lasting impact on so many lives; pupils, parents, colleagues and friends. We are indebted to you and sincerely wish you happiness and success in your first Headship. Trying to mention what Anne has done at Rendcomb is impossible so hopefully this photo montage will bring back great memories. Mr M Watson

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Junior Eco Team News J3H Switch off fortnight certiﬁcate The Eco team this year has been kept very busy. We have taken part in nationwide surveys including Switch Off fortnight, the TOTAL Green School Awards and the LV KitAid scheme. It has been run by Miss Rayner and Mr Layton and as normal there have been a fantastically keen and efﬁcient group of children who have taken part from J3 up to J6. Our meetings have been interactive and fun, but also carried a serious message. We have taken care of our environment by litter picking, bird feeding and making sure lights and computer screens have been turned off. The children have represented themselves and the school in an extremely gracious way. We look forward to the new challenges that next year will bring.

J5 Switch off fortnight certiﬁcate

LV Kit Aid Presentation Kit Aid at Kingsholm Litter Pick

J2 at the pond Bug Hotel

The Bee loving planter was planted The plants have grown so that this year 112 Bee loving plants by J5 last year Year 5 can study the bees Plastic Bottle Tops News Eco

Every pupil was asked to collect plastic bottle tops

during the Summer term and the response was School – tremendous. All were put to good use on Big Arts Day

and it is always lovely to make use of an item that may Junior end up in a landfill site and to spread the message about re-use or recycle. Well done to all the children in J3-J6 who worked within their houses and the Otters and Nursery classes as they also designed some of the flowers. After two of the flowers were used in the Rendcomb flower festival, we now have 11 stunning flowers which are to be displayed on the playground. Mrs L Watson Recycled Bottle top flowers on display at St Peter’s Flower Festival

Mr Layton and the Otters feeding the birds Taking photos of nature

Total Green Awards

The Junior School were delighted to learn that they had been awarded two prizes in the recent National competition. Over 35,000 children took part from all over the UK and to receive two prizes is exceptional. The judges in London were impressed with the amount of knowledge the children had acquired and the immense amount of work teachers had put in to encourage the children’s interest in the environment. Otters photography day We were awarded Regional Winner of the ‘Totally Creative’ category for art work completed in the after school Art Club. The judges liked the various projects using a variety of recycled items which meant that we won £500 and a special certiﬁcate for our efforts. Amazingly, we also were given a Highly Commended award for the Totally Active category and an extra £250. This entry included records of Forest School activities and photographic evidence of J5 bee survey. This is a truly outstanding achievement and all the pupils and teachers involved should be congratulated. Mr M Watson 113 Otters with Mrs Smith Forest School Forest School Forest Through the Year School – Junior

Autumn Winter

Autumn time in Forest School is so much fun. The children enjoyed Wintertime and a shortage of snow this year! We looked after scooping up leaves into the wheelbarrow and making a huge pile for the birds, making different bird feeders to hang in Forest running and leaping in. The Nursery explored colour through autumn School. The children took part in lots of mini-beast hunting leaf sorting and making leaf kebabs. At Hallowe’en we made witch’s and we used our brilliant microscope connected to a laptop potions and broomsticks and enjoyed toasting marshmallows on the to observe the bugs closely and take photos. J2 explored ﬁre. The children made nests for birds and dreys for Sidney Squirrel. measurement and mathematics to discover the oldest tree The J3’s have begun weekly Forest School sessions this year with Mrs in Forest School – approximately 180 years old! Forest Breare and Mrs Lee. They have had a fantastic time learning about School has continued to be an extremely popular after Myths and Legends and using our wonderful outdoor environment as school club with both boys and girls. The children have a setting for plays. The children have also observed growth and enjoyed taking part in team building games, den building and seasonal changes by following their own special tree in Forest School making collages. and enjoyed making dream catchers, and tree fairies and trolls.

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Spring Summer

Springtime and the Rendcomb snowdrops appeared, Summertime in Forest School and our lovely green canopy of leaves followed by the daffodils and bluebells. The Nursery class has returned and the smell of wild garlic. The children have enjoyed made stick homes for the Three Little Pigs, dens for Freddie lots of creative activities such as weaving spider’s webs, making and Fox and enjoyed hunting for rabbit burrows. Reception beaded stick fairy wands, painting with natural paintbrushes and and J1 made maps and trails for Red Riding Hood, Journey turning Ruby into a beautiful butterﬂy with symmetrical wings. There Sticks and worked together to create ‘MudLand’. A big thank has been lots of worm hunting and tree climbing. A team of skilled and you must go to Amy Benson, our wonderful sixth form helper enthusiastic parents kindly joined us for our Summer Working Party who has assisted us for two terms. which yet again was a great success. The main shelter roof was repaired, nettles were strimmed and some new features were created such as a little willow hut, a weaving frame, a new shelter and a lovely table. A big thank you to all.

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School – It has been another busy year in Nursery Junior which has included so many highlights. Here are just a few examples of the learning opportunities on offer in our Nursery class which help the children to grow and develop. A year in Nursery

October: Forest school helps children learn from actively investigating the world around them.

September: Exploring our environment helps to stimulate the diversity of children’s play experience and contribute to their healthy development.

November: Role-play helps children to try out ideas, feelings and roles. It helps them to retain new learning and integrate it with what they already know. They have the opportunity to 114 re-enact the past and rehearse the future. December: Taking part in nativities helps Nursery children to develop their conﬁdence and self-esteem. School – Junior

January: Junk modelling helps to February: Looking at books helps develop their problem solving children’s emergent literacy skills and ﬁne motor skills. which are important building blocks toward the day when they will read independently.

March: Learning the rhymes for the spring concert helps build memory, communication and language skills.

April: Learning about frogs and tadpoles helps children to build and extend their knowledge, understanding and skills in a way that makes sense to them.

May: Trips helps children to get hands-on experiences and they actively observe, learn, and participate in the activities. It strengthens their absorption of the information and critical thinking skills.

June: Parents sharing experiences with their children helps to strengthen the bond with them and with us.

July: Learning to make friends is an important part of developing social skills and making children feel secure. Friends help us solve problems and let us know that we are not alone. They provide children with emotional support and role-models for copying. 115 Celebrating our 100th Day at School Super handwriting! Reception School –

Blackberry Picking Junior

We Love School Messy Gloop! The Children in Reception love to come to school. We have had exciting days, blackberry picking, visiting Gifford’s circus and celebrating our 100th day at School to name just a few. The children have also been busy developing their skills. They are very clever children!

Ho, Ho, Ho!

Special Visitors A YEAR IN RECEPTION Sister Mrs Major and Radley We have been extremely lucky this year to have some very exciting visitors. The children have loved learning about lots of different topics and have listened very carefully. We now know so much about firefighters, Chinese New Year, first aid and what to do if we need the police. Our most popular visitors were the woolly and furry kind! Thank you to all of the people who have given up their time to talk to us.

Police Mr Wills and his lambs

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Eric and a chick at the Farm Park Luca loved spraying the hose!

Pirate Henry on World Book Day

The Children

What an exciting year it has been for the Reception Class. Children have joined us from all over the world: China, America, Australia, Hong Kong as well as a little closer to home! We have enjoyed getting Chloe exploring! Super name writing to know all about the different places the children have lived. The children have learned so much and have loved developing their skills. All the children are now able to read, write and add numbers. We are very lucky to have had such a lovely class with so many different interests and talents.

Cleodie was a cowgirl in our Nativity

Celebrating Thomas’ 5th Birthday Ruby loved the rabbits

119 Fireﬁghter Archie ready for duty! Cooper testing the police ofﬁcer’s handcuffs! J1 J1

School – This year has been an exciting year for the children in J1 with so many

Junior different topics covered. We have learnt about Ourselves, Under the Sea and a whole term on all types of animals. The children have loved writing poems about animals, measuring ingredients to make biscuits and exploring materials to make a shelter for our class pet. Grace’s snowman for our Christmas display Willow was interested in was amazing exploring old cameras in ICT

The children have learnt so much in all of the subjects we do. We love logging on to the computer in the ICT room, planting beans for our Science and painting in Art. Every day is different and exciting.

Eliza was great at measuring and stirring the ingredients for our Bella drew a fantastic picture of a whale during ICT dinosaur biscuits

Testing our senses was so much fun!

Eloise painted her rock carefully Sayako liked watching our beans to make it into a Bumble Bee in Art growing for our Science work

Our Maths lessons have included number work, shapes and length and weight. We loved measuring the ingredients to make our dinosaur biscuits and playing games to help us learn. 118 We have enjoyed our daily Literacy and Maths lessons and have learnt so J1 much. In Literacy we have written stories, recounts and poems and performed these poems fantastically School – during our Otter’s Spring Concert. Junior

Ellie loves playing games in Maths to help her learn

The girls have also loved Forest School this year

We have had a number of Maelys enjoyed listening to so many special days and events this stories on World Book Day year such as our Christmas party and activities. We liked Esme ordered a rhyming poem in Literacy dressing up for World Book Day. about an Angel Fish

We loved our trip to Bristol Aquarium

All of the children have learnt so much this year and have all developed their skills in many subjects. They are very proud of their achievements this year and fun has been had by all.

Emelia loved walking to post 119 her letter home in Geography J2 J2

School – The children have had a very busy and exciting year. We have been

Junior on some wonderful school trips and learnt so much both in and out of the classroom. Here are some of the children’s enjoyable moments from over the year. We had role play fun in our topic about Florence Nightingale We enjoyed the Florence Nightingale topic

Steam Museum We had a lovely time exploring the museum, looking around Queen Victoria’s Royal Salon, ﬁnding out interesting facts about the GWR express passenger locomotive ‘Caerphilly Castle’ before walking underneath it and drawing it. The North Star at Steam

By Imogen

We had a fantastic day at the Steam Museum

By Amelie Amber taking part in our Amelie wrote about the Steam workshop We drew and painted sunﬂowers class assembly

Dolcetti Delights We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Dolcetti Ice Cream Company, where we watched ice cream being made before eating it. Yummy! 120 We really enjoyed visiting Dolcetti Forest School The children worked in groups to build a model of George Stephenson’s Rocket during J2 their topic on famous English Engineers. School –

Morgan and Ellen taking photos Junior

Here we are with Iain Green the Kitty and Amelie dress up for Forest School Fun wildlife photographer World Book Day Waitrose The children learnt all about a variety of vegetables and prepared a delicious and healthy pasta salad.

World Book Day celebrations at Waterstones By Freddie

World Book Day We went on an exciting trip to Waterstones bookshop in Cirencester on World Book Day. All the children looked fantastic dressed up as their favourite book character. Freddie enjoying the At the Waitrose Cookery School cookery workshop

Katie Morag Day The class had a great day of art, biscuit making and Scottish dancing.

Amelia enjoyed making biscuits

By William

William Wolton wrote about the Katie Morag day

121 Samuel enjoyed baking Tom Hall painting on Katie Morag Day Rendcomb College RCJPA Junior Parents’ Association School – Junior

New Faces!

2013-14 has been a year for new faces on the RCJPA and social team committee with new chairmen, many new committee members and class representatives as well as a newly created communications’ representative position. As the new team came together, one of the ﬁrst actions taken was to refresh and communicate the RCJPA’s objectives and mission with a view to encouraging parents to participate in creating a more active, united and supportive school community. The new team has continued the good work of the previous committee, with traditional events such as the Scholastic Book Fair, Macmillan Coffee morning, the Christmas Shoebox Appeal and the ever popular cake sales, raising over £1,100 for the school and the two charities nominated by our Junior School pupils (‘Grief Encounter’ and ‘Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre’). In addition to fundraising, the RCJPA also donated new items to the school, including relining of the playground that was resurfaced by the RCJPA last year and a new digital camera for the Nursery. The children’s Christmas parties were a big hit, with great entertainment laid on, as well as the traditional live animal nativity, hosted by Father Christmas. Our annual summer fete was also a great success, featuring popular activities such as splat the teacher! We also experimented with a new event this year, hosting a very successful Hog Roast evening that featured great food, live 60’s/70’s music and some ‘not so great’ dancing! It was a fun and relaxed atmosphere enjoyed by all. In closing, I would like to note that the RCJPA has received wonderful support and good will from many parents (both within the RCJPA and across the entire parent body), I would like to extend sincere thanks for their contribution and hard work this year and in anticipation of their continued support next year. Mr T Roberts, RCJPA Chairman 122 www.rendcomb.org.uk Music Music School – Junior

It has been a year of great progress and outstanding has travelled the world, from the sands of the Sahara in performances in our Music department. We have our October Tea Time concert to the contrasting warmly welcomed Mrs Alison Whichelo onto the team drums and gumboot dancing of Africa! to share the music teaching with Mrs Hossle. Mrs In the spirit of The X-Factor, future stars have Whichelo is a keen singer, so it is of no surprise that the been born throughout the Junior School. Edwin Ward choir has gone from strength to strength under her has entertained us with exciting performances on the direction. Echoing the style of Gareth Malone, it has piano, demonstrating his broad repertoire of styles, been our mission to re-ignite enthusiasm for choral such as Pirates of the Caribbean, through to classical singing and to encourage boys especially to join the Beethoven Sonatas. Carmen Lee took our breath away choir. Having enjoyed music like Rhythm of Life taken singing Castle on a Cloud and demonstrated her from Sweet Charity or I Dreamed a Dream from Les destiny to be a star of the West End stage. Alex Miserables, it was a ﬁtting highlight of the year to be Hendrick – a budding opera star – and others have also joined by Danielle Hope (Les Miserables) who put our enjoyed great success at the recent Cheltenham Music singers through their paces in a singing workshop, Festival where Rendcomb pupils were lauded with culminating in an inspiring joint performance with the honours, distinctions and medals. The icing on the cake Senior School. This was, of course, just one of the many for Mrs Hossle was having a co-accompanist for the workshops and recitals led by professional performers School Play Wizard of Oz – thank you Edwin! and musicians. As a result, our appreciation of music Mrs C Hossle

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School – Trips Overview

Junior Linked to our Anglo Saxons and Romans topics in History, we visited the Roman Villa and Corinium Museum. A new PSHE trip this year was to Skillzone, where the children were shown how to keep themselves safe in different environments and situations.

Making potions in maths at Halloween

Skillzone

A Riddle What is always in front of you but can never be seen? The future Jessica Mackenzie

Easter Bonnets

A Riddle I am an rodent that people despise I lurk in your bins at night I can give a nasty bite. What am I? A Fox Topher Roberts

Forest School

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“I enjoyed our trip to the J3 Corinium Museum because I love History. My favourite

artefacts were the beads School – because they were colourful.

I liked the grave because it Junior looked historic.” Amelia Jones

Eleanor and Bella at The Corinium Museum At The Corinium Museum

Roman Villa Trip Chloe at Roman Museum Toby and Felix making Roman medicine

A Riddle You can’t see me, I am among the bushes and trees I wear shades of green. I can get injured. What am I? An Army Man Roo Jones

Hannah, Toby and Eleanor in front of their Georgina’s simile leaf hedgehog totem pole

William Pereira making a sandwich in DT

125 Rosa’s blurb and cover J4 Interview with Thierry

J4 The children have been learning about mealtimes in France and talking about their likes and dislikes of food and drink. So what could be better than asking our very own French master chef, Thierry,

School – about his job and food? Both classes worked very hard to produce a variety of questions in French to ﬁnd out what Thierry thinks about

Junior French and English food. They thought of some questions in English to discover more about the life of a chef. We found out that there is very little that Thierry doesn’t like, although it was surprising to learn that he doesn’t have the French penchant for coffee or mayonnaise! Harry found out, that like him, Thierry loves seafood and fish and Arwen wanted to know if he likes snails – which he does! Zach’s favourite food is jacket potato so he asked if Thierry liked them too; @ Bristol he does although it was interesting to learn that the French rarely prepare potatoes in this way. @ Bristol “Does Thierry prefer dark or white chocolate?” enquired Daisy. “ White, please!” I went to @Bristol with J4, “ Has he served food for anyone famous?” wondered Bas. We started off on the first floor. “ Well actually, Prince Harry!” Hamster wheel, hearts and fake blood too, “ Where does our food at Rendcomb come from?” Owen asked. The first floor just had too much to do! “We are proud that the majority is locally sourced.” Thierry was very impressed by the children’s interesting questions Up the stair, round and round, and lovely accents. Most importantly, Thierry told us how his love of What other fun things could be found? food and cooking was inspired by his Mum’s cooking at home and that Animations from the makers of our favourite sheep, he started out helping and learning from her. So in the holidays get We made movies and drawings for us to keep. your aprons on and ready, steady, cook! Mrs A Barker To the Planetarium so much fun, We saw the Earth, the Moon, the Sun. Chef Thierry visits the French class Next for lunch, made especially for us, It had come with us on the bus.

We carried on with the upstairs galore, Freezing shadows, making bubbles and more. A workshop on movement and force, Another brilliant thing of course!

Millie and I went “In the Zone” On the cycling Millie deﬁnitely won the throne. At the end of the day, Mrs Auster thought we were going back by ship, Thank you teachers for a fantastic trip! Jemima Martin

Redwood Ernest Cook Trust

Running about in the wood, through shady trees and beautiful bluebells in a gentle breeze. Ewan’s elongated, energetic pond eel made lots of children laugh and squeal. Dripping, dripping rain was fun, squelching mud and then the Sun! Wiggling, wriggling tadpoles and newts and water in our wellie boots! Oakwood trees where spiders feed, woodlice, beetles and millipedes. Over in the wood, antlers and skulls of carnivore, big beasts, mini-beasts and habitats galore. Don’t just stand there, there’s so much more if you put on your coat and GO OUTDOORS! Class Poem 126 Caleb Timmis at Ernest Cook Trust Science Taster Lessons in the Senior School

The pupils were very fortunate to be invited to Science taster lessons in J4 the Senior School’s new laboratories. They carried out an investigation to discover if practice makes perfect and discovered that it certainly made a difference! Also, Mr Stutchbury gave a fantastic demonstration of how our School – hearts work and even dissected an ox’s heart for us! The children had a

fantastic time. Thank you Mr Stutchbury, Mrs O’Sulllivan and Miss Berry for Junior giving up your time to allow J4 to have such a ’hearty’ experience.

Senior Science taster sessions

Winning the Guy making competition We made bird boxes for the Otters children We baked cakes for a children’s hospital charity

Tudor Tuesday

The children enjoyed their Tudor Tuesday History trip to Gloucester Cathedral. They learnt all about the barber surgeon and his potions and lotions. Afterwards the children donned their habits and experienced life as a monk in Tudor times. They investigated Tudor clothes for the rich and poor and tried their hand at writing with a quill and brass rubbing. The ﬁnal workshop of the day was to learn a Tudor dance. All had a great time. Mr A Lawrence Mr Badmanners class assembly

Mr Badmanners Assembly

The class presented an assembly on manners, acting out the story of Mr Badmanners and teaching him a few lessons along the way. All the children spoke and performed really well, particularly those who had to step in at the last minute to learn the lines of the three pupils who were absent on the day. Well done everyone!

Gloucester Cathedral Tudor Trip

Ernest Cook Trust Outdoor week

127 Edward Mudge Outdoor week Art School – Junior

ArtRecycled bottle Activity top ﬂowers

128 Art School –

Art Junior

Amelie

Bertie

Jessica

Art class outside drawing our landscape 129 Art School – Junior

Millie

Thea Arwen - Indian art

Maddie

Zach

Jemima

Ellie

Henry - Indian art

J5 and J6 Hockney painting (project combined with Senior School)

Kate

130 Cameron Alex B - self portrait Art School – Junior

Nathan - Chinese New Year

Ed N - Copy of Paul Klee

Rory - Portrait of Edwin Alﬁe - self portrait

Carmen - inspired by Klimt

Alex R - Cubist portrait

Freddie - Cubist portrait Emma - Cubist portrait 131 J5

J5 Child’s Perspective On World War II School – What if I do not reach the Air raid shelter in time? What if the air raid shelter is broken?

Junior What if I lose my gas mask? What if I starve to death? What if the train is bombed? What if I get homesick? Isabella House Evacuees for a day

Adult’s Perspective On World War II What if I don’t see my son? What if I disobey an order? What if I forget to write a letter? What if I cry? What if I run out of food? What if, what if, what if, what if? Raife Hackett

Water pump action

World War Two Evacuee Trip on the Train

For the World War Two trip on the train J5 dressed up fantastically with their own gas mask box. They dressed up as evacuees. Luca Wills

We pretended to be riding on a steam train, sitting in the air raid shelter and arriving at the host farm. Cameron Lynch

Air raid shelter Mrs Haas and Mrs Brealy catch a spy! Evacuees on a steam train

132 Harry’s Visit from the Star College

J5 When Harry came to visit he showed us what his chair could do and he told us that he used to go to the Star College, and now he works there. He told School – us about his life and what he has been through.

Thea Carter-Hughes Junior

Harry told us that if you’re in a wheelchair it doesn’t mean you have to do things differently. Nell Hanks Harry from the National Star College meets the pupils

Water Walk Around Rendcomb

Mr Cairns took us on a fascinating walk along the River Churn. He told us about the leak that took forever to ﬁnd and the creatures that live in the river’s murky waters. Sophie Freeman

On this water walk around Rendcomb, we learnt about the water meter, the River Churn and the lake, and how it turned into a ice rink in the winter. We also learnt about the man-made waterfall. Phoebe Jones

Water walk

Sofﬁe Rigby won a day at Learning About The British Royal Tournament the History of for writing a moving postcard Rendcomb College to a soldier in Afghanistan. We walked around Rendcomb and looked at the old clues. We looked at a map and ﬁgured out what everything would have been in the old days when it was a house. Lara Higgins-Anderson

Mr and Mrs Watson Mia Ford & Soffie Soffie Rigby and Mia Ford at the 133 Rigby at The Royal Tournament Royal Tournament J5 J5 School – Outdoor Week Junior This week is about getting outside to learn about wildlife. We were learning about bees, what flowers they like and what type of bees Joe studying bees Bee survey can be found at Rendcomb. Joe Sims

There were lots of types of bees. We then found our own spots and listened, smelled and watched. Olivia Jones

We also took part in a heart and pulse rate experiment for science. Lucas Booth

Outdoor week

Raising Money for NDCS

We made posters, collected money and made pictures with the coins, counting the money and ﬁlming the project, all for National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS). Nathan Seatter-Messer

We helped raise money by doing our spelling test in sign language. It took me about a week to learn the whole alphabet and gave me appreciation of what deaf people have to do. Sophie Freeman

J5 taking in the sea air at Clevedon

The Coast Trip

Natalie Williamson – The coast trip was probably the best trip in year 5. We did lots of fun activities and we did some drawing and writing (We also got an ice-cream!)

Rosie Parkes – First we went to Portishead, there was lots of beautiful scenery; then we went to Clevedon and saw a very old tower. Finally, we went to Weston-Super-Mare, where we played rounders on the beach.

134 J5 charity work raised £1,340 for the National Deaf Children’s Society! J5 School – Junior

J5W and their Guy Dress in pink or red for Children in Need

Special Days

I loved doing an assembly on Paying the Kindness Forward. I found out how people like to be treated. Isabella House

Friends - Lara, Isabella and Cameron

What a cool Guy!

J5H with their Guy

Experimenting in the Senior Science labs Joss, Lucas and George B Christmas fun

135 J6 J6

School – Warwick Castle

Junior We made our annual History trip to Warwick Castle. Our tour guide, Mr Watson explained and shared his vast knowledge of the castle as we walked along the castle walls and climbed both Guy’s and Caesar’s towers. The pupils nervously entered the Castle Dungeon; the children came across some interesting sights and sounds. They were introduced to Tudor diseases, medieval torture, a trial, a beheading and if that wasn’t SS Great Britain enough, they even experienced a witches curse! The highlight of the tour was watching We travelled down the M5 to Bristol to visit a number of historical Mr Lawrence being tortured and humiliated buildings and attractions in the South West. The first stop was Bristol for an unspecified crime. With all our nerves in Temple Meads railway station but there was no time for train spotting. tatters, we regrouped and had our lunch in the Our next visit was to Brunel’s magnificent SS Great Britain. We had our beautiful grounds near a working Trebuchet. first glimpse of her stern as we entered the main entrance. Before we Despite some of the macabre climbed aboard the children went to the education centre to learn more experiences, it was clear from the smiling about the ship; who would have travelled on board and why and what faces on the way home that everyone had a the ship was later used for. Some of the children were also given the great day learning about the battles, sieges, chance to dress up as a Victorian passenger. murders, power struggles and hauntings of Then it was our turn to board the SS Great Britain. The tour started this magnificent castle. below the decks, where the children were given an informative and Mr A Lawrence humorous talk about the ship and the people who travelled on board. The cabins were bought to life with the sounds and smells of what it would have been liked to travel on the SS Great Britain. The finale was to go under the glass wall and inspect the hull and see the enormous rudder. After lunch, we travelled to the awe-inspiring Clifton Suspension Bridge, where the children were given the opportunity to walk along the whole length and admire the views of Bristol. Everyone agreed that we were travelling back with much more knowledge than we had arrived with and had enjoyed a wonderful day out. Mr A Lawrence

136 Klive Court

The children braved the extreme weather in Somerset on their J6 residential trip to Kilve Court just before half term. They experienced so many types of weather during the three days, including torrential rain, wind and snow, whilst participating in School – lots of challenging activities.

Team games broke the ice and everyone ended up getting Junior covered in mud! They gave their best shot in archery and riﬂe shooting, scaled new heights on the high ropes in blazing sunshine and on the climbing wall during a hail storm. They greatly enjoyed their night walk following badger tracks and ﬁnding their way through a maze, in the dark on a clear, starry night, as well as fossil hunting on a blustery beach. It was wonderful to see J6 try lots of new activities and whatever the weather threw at them, they continually gave of their best, always with a smile on their face. Mrs A Brealy

137 J6 J6

School – DT Pupils & Parents Bridge-Building Challenge

Junior The pupils were very fortunate to have a game group of parents join them for a DT bridge-building challenge. They worked in groups using K’Nex, card and string to build a working bascule bridge (drawbridge). All teams earned a large number of points for their teamwork and ideas and each group successfully completed the challenge. At the end of the afternoon the team which comprised Mr Roberts, Nathan, Edwin and Freya, had the most points and were named the winners but the best part of the afternoon was seeing the wonderful interaction between the adults and children and the fun that was had by all. Mrs F Auster

Pupils with German exchange students The Children Practise their German

We had a wonderful opportunity to speak some German and ﬁnd out about life in Germany when they invited the third form German exchange students to the Junior School. This year there were 19 Germans aged 14-15 from Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler taking part in the exchange. The visiting Germans were treated to guided tours of the Junior School by some of J6. Both the accompanying teachers and students were very impressed by the politeness and willingness of their guides to say a few impromptu words in German. Rebecca Allen’s ideas for a new school uniform in French After the tours, the pupils split up into small groups and the J6 pupils all managed to introduce themselves in German then ask questions in English about life in Germany – football, food and school were favourite topics! The whole experience was rounded off with the popular game Duck, Duck, Goose in German (Ente, Ente, Gans). This time the English won with a fantastic run by Carmen who was the only one to get her partner out! As a reward the children had the chance to try sweets from the nearby Haribo factory called ‘Pasta Flags’ which are in the shape & colour of the German ﬂag.

“The Germans I met were very nice and although I only knew a small amount of German we understood each other.” Bronwyn Rosser

“It was a really fun and enjoyable experience. The Haribo sweets were great!” Will Cottrell Mrs A Barker 138 www.rendcomb.org.uk Prize

Winners and Prizes Leavers School –

The following prizes were awarded in Final Assembly:- Junior

Boys’ Cross Country Cup - Joss Breare Girls’ Cross Country Cup - Isabel Verey The Henniker-Gotley Boys’ Victor Ludorum - George Beal The Meborn-Hubbard Girls’ Victor Ludorum - Isabel Verey and Ellie Miles-Sayers Reeves Cup for Improved Reading - Ellie Hanbury Roberts Family Cup (Otters Effort) - Amelia Holloway Carden Cup for Music - Edwin Ward Dufosee Art Cup - Freya Angus Shackel Cup for Drama - Rory Hughes and Bronwyn Rosser Shark Cup for Most Promising U9 Sportsperson - Harry Brownless Osborne Cup for Girls’ Sport - Alice Balchin Palmer Cup for Boys’ Sport - Edwin Ward The Haas Technology Cup - Alex Boyer Arkle Cup for All Round Improvement - Emma Roberts The Environment Cup - Alexander Ross Trim Happy Cup - Nathan Roberts The Kindness Cup - William Marriott Potter Cup for Overall Contribution - Carmen Lee

Academic and Effort Prizes

J3L Academic - Bertie Parkes Effort - Jessica Mackenzie

J3H Academic - Rosa Hanbury Effort - Eleanor Langley

J4A Academic - Edward Nichol Effort - Katherine Marsden

J4B Academic - Jemima Martin Effort - Henry Hiscock

J5H Academic - Natalie Williamson Effort - Anya Pereira

J5W Academic - Cameron Lynch Effort - Rosie Parkes

J6A Academic - Rebecca Allen Effort - Isabel Verey

J6B Academic - Kitty Hale Effort - Carmen Lee

J6 Cocktail Party 139 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery The Wizard of Oz The Wizard School – Junior

140 The Wizard of Oz The Wizard School – Junior

141 Drama Report Drama Report Drama

School – Follow the

Junior Yellow Brick Road…

This year, J3-J6 were transported from Kansas to Oz during their Otters’ Spring production of The Wizard of Oz. The Munchkins looked amazing in their rainbow coloured costumes, as did all the J6 main characters, Concert with all their make-up on. Who can forget the appearance of the ‘raining man’ cyclone and the singing and dancing yellow brick road! Sister Julie excelled herself at recycling so many costumes as well The Otters performed their Easter Show at the as making the amazing flying monkey costumes and Mrs Dalgeish end of the Lent term. The concert began with a created some stunning costumes for the trees and Mr Watson. Spring in my Step, sang beautifully by all of the Everyone went on the journey following the yellow brick road children. The J2 children recited an exciting with Dorothy (in her ruby slippers), Toto, The Scarecrow, Tin Man and class poem, individual poems followed and a Lion to the glittering gates of Oz. After a successful mission to kill the humorous performance by the speech and Wicked Witch of the West and the revelation that the Wizard of Oz drama group. The J1 children recited their own was not a wizard at all, Dorothy and her new friends realised that they poems and sang a very amusing and fun song had the ability to fulfil their own dreams themselves, with a little about Farmer Pete and his lost sheep. The guidance from Glinda, the good witch. Singing and dancing along to Reception children performed 2 enjoyable the old classic songs, as well as some Glenn Miller, thrown in, for nursery rhymes, Three Blind Mice and Twinkle good measure, all pupils left with huge smiles on their faces, having Twinkle Little Star using hand bells. William all grown so much in self-confidence. There were some amazing Wolton played a beautiful piece on the piano, performances by individuals and everyone should be very proud of followed by Ellen Bankes and Amelie George on how the well they did on stage and I am sure lots of you have already their guitars. The Nursery children also watched yourselves several times over on your Wizard of Oz DVD. performed confidently and entertained us as What an amazing experience and my thanks go out, as ever, to gorgeous little green frogs. They did very well to all you wonderful people who helped make it possible for me to share remember all the words, actions and signing to my vision of Oz with you. their songs! All of the children deserve to feel Just remember, a heart is not judged by how much you love; very proud of themselves. Beautiful singing, but by how much you are loved by others. entertaining poems and talented musicians all Mrs A Brealy (who is still finding green glitter everywhere!) made for a wonderful Spring Concert.

142 Drama Report Drama School – Staff Performance of A Midsummer Junior Night’s Dream

The Junior School staff donned their thespian gowns and performed a very special adapted show of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the pupils to celebrate Shakespeare week. The children loved seeing their teachers all dressed up and enjoyed all the funny twists and turns of the play. A special mention must go to Mrs Lee for directing and organising the event.

Prickly Hay – Nativity Hoedown

The Otters took to the stage this December for their impressive performance of Prickly Hay – a Nativity Hoedown! It was a Nativity full of wonderful costumes, make-up, singing, dancing and much laughter. In this exciting Nativity, with a fun hoedown flavour, we follow Sam, brilliantly acted by William Wolton, a hardworking young stable boy who is trying to keep the stable clean and the hay fresh for all the animals in his stable – it’s a very smelly job! No one seems to notice his hard work and it’s making Sam feel very insignificant. His ever- faithful friend, Shrew, superbly acted by Amber Graham, tries to keep his spirits up, but Sam is finding it hard to feel important at all. The Narrator, Amelia Holloway, told the story with such clarity and confidence. All the J2 performers had clear diction, beautiful singing voices and pure confidence on stage, which was evident for all to see. The children in J1 were busy villagers and a Jolly Fiddler, Reception were cowboys and cowgirls performing a superb hoedown dance and the Nursery were lambs and angels. It was really hard to believe that the average age on stage was five. Each and every child from Nursery to J2 was involved and they all came together to perform a great Nativity. Morgan Meagher rounded off this wonderful performance with a beautiful solo of Away in a manger.

143 Dance 2014 Dance School – Dance is offered throughout the Junior School. All children that took part in The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts obtained Junior high merits and distinctions of 79% and above. Many congratulations to Floretyna Stzuka for obtaining the bronze medal in the National class, aged 7-8 years. A 100% pass rate was achieved for the RAD (Royal Academy of Dancing) international graded ballet examinations, which took place on 7 December 2013. Other than examinations and festivals, children get the opportunity to present and perform their work during regular parents’ watching days. Some children had the opportunity to perform solos and group dance pieces at Assemblies and Teatime Concerts. Other than ballet, other dance forms offered are musical theatre, folk dancing and modern dance. Mrs S Liebenberg

Cheltenham Festival 2014

“I enjoyed performing my Angel dance on the stage. It felt fantastic!” Grace Garcia Day J1

“ I was a bit nervous and scared the ﬁrst time I did the festival. But this time I was much more conﬁdent and I really loved being on stage.” Florentyna Stzuka J3

“The Cheltenham Festival was an exciting experience and also very fun. You may not I love ballet like it the ﬁrst time but as you do it again you will build conﬁdence and it will be so “I have been doing ballet for 6 years and much fun!” I am still really enjoying it. What I really Emma Roberts J6 enjoy about ballet is that you learn new steps and cool dances. Mrs Liebenberg is a great teacher and makes it fun.” Anya Pereira J5

“I love using props.” Maelys Eggleton J1

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Rugby School – Junior

The 2013 season was a most enjoyable, successful as seen in the final match where Rendcomb won a and promising one. Every boy in J3-J6 represented titantic battle against St Edward’s 16 tries to 13. the school and it was lovely to see their commitment, The U11/10 teams were short on physique but not enthusiasm and emerging skills. Many of the boys in skill, speed and heart. Despite the teams being have also become involved in outside club rugby and largely J5 boys we competed extremely well, again it is so pleasing to see them develop such a demonstrating a developing understanding of match passion for the game and benefit from this play situations. The experience gained should allow us involvement. to field an exceptionally strong team next season. Competitive rugby at Rendcomb starts in J3 and Harry Marsden captained the side well, helping to certainly the U8s displayed great potential. This was create a positive approach and style to our play. very evident at the Hatherop Festival where they Well done boys at every level. Also a special thank competed against, and defeated, a number of much you to all the coaches for their tireless energy and hard larger schools. One year on the U9s played some work. In particular, I thank Mr Neil Ferreira who has wonderful rugby emerging as unbeaten. The return of contributed so much to the success of Rendcomb Jimmy Thompson, the season’s top scorer, and the College Junior School sport over the past seven years. arrival of the Burr twins enhanced the quality of the We wish him, and his family, health, happiness and side and they improved hugely as a team and success as they settle in Albany, Western Australia. importantly showed an appetite to work hard to win, Mr M Watson

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School – Hockey Junior

U11 A

If any season is testament that hard work, commitment and effort pays off then this was the one. A rude awakening at Westonbirt Prep School began the season with a jolt but one from which this team learnt and grew as individuals and quickly became team players. A very close encounter followed against Berkhmapstead School and from there the only way was up. Four matches followed and the quality of hockey soared with each outing. Games against The Richard Pate School and The King’s School, Gloucester were both high tempo, competitive affairs but Rendcomb were always in the driving seat winning both matches by 3-1. Hatherop were next to face the Rendcomb firing line and a modest 7-0 victory was U11 B the result. The final ‘return fixture’ against Wertonbirt was, With two tough matches at the beginning of the season however, the grand finale. Determined to make amends and against Westonbirt Prep and The Richard Pate School, restore some pride, a win was all that mattered. Rendcomb the girls learnt valuable lessons and demonstrated a dug deep and a thoroughly deserved 2-1 victory was theirs. hunger for the ball in the second half of the season. The success of this team was not down to individual stars Playing The King’s School, Gloucester, the girls revealed but each person playing their intrinsic part in the jigsaw. Isabel their competitive side by scoring 3 goals in the first half. Verey and Ellie Miles-Sayers were rock solid in defence and They decided to set themselves a target to score Rebecca Allen took no prisoners in goal. Captain, Bronwyn another 5 goals in the second half, and they succeeded! Rosser used all her experience in the pivotal CH position, This tremendous performance gave them a real supporting her defence whilst also driving forward in attack. confidence boost for their final game against Hatherop The attacking line were goal hungry and Soffie Rigby and Kate Castle. Rendcomb quickly took control of the game, Holloway worked tirelessly on their respective wings, feeding scoring 4 goals. With players being moved out of their clean ball to our ever present ‘goal hugger’ Alice Balchin who normal positions to allow for a fairer game, the girls ended the season as top scorer. took on the challenge and continued to score another My thanks go to all the girls for working so hard and making 4 goals ending yet another match 8-0! The team it such a successful term. Your progress was remarkable! showed much improvement over the season and it was Colours were awarded to: Rebecca Allen, Isabel Verey, an honour watching them play with such enthusiasm Bronwyn Rosser and Alice Balchin. and passion. Mrs J L Hill Miss C Hayden 146 www.rendcomb.org.uk Sport

U11 C and D U8 and U9 School – Owing to the strength and depth of girls in J5 and The U8s played just one match this season but celebrated with a 4-0 J6 this year, we were delighted to be able to field win. The girls made wonderful progress over the season and showed Junior C and D teams for our home fixture against tremendous enthusiasm. I look forward to seeing them all develop Berkhampstead School. Both were tightly next season as they play more competitive matches. contested, competitive games with the standard It was great to see the U9s gain confidence over the season and of hockey high across the two teams. The girls their competitive side started to show as the season progressed and this learnt a lot from their first experience of match started to result in some wins. As our defence remained strong and play and though hard fought, both teams lost the pushed forward for tackles, the forwards worked well together allowing rub of the draw with 1-0 defeats. the girls to start to score goals. Mrs J L Hill Miss C Hayden

Football

Overall 2013 was a good football season! Yes the U11s struggled and despite playing with great enthusiasm they were generally second best in their fixtures. Credit must go to our Captain of Football, Nathan Roberts, who always maintained a positive attitude and approach. At U8/9 and especially U10 level we played some superb football. It is always rewarding to see boys enjoying working hard to develop their skills and mastery of the game. Many players in J3 and J4 progressed significantly throughout the season and both teams display considerable potential. The U10s quite simply were outstanding and fully deserved to remain unbeaten. When football is played well it looks easy but to achieve this you need quality players. We have those in abundance! We knew we should be strong but the addition of Joe Sims proved to be significant. With Raife Hackett captaining the team well and controlling midfield we usually dominated, including victories against strong sides such as Beaudesert (won 4-2). Congratulations boys on playing good football. You can be proud of your performances and achievements and we can look forward with positive anticipation to next season. As usual the tremendous parental support was fully appreciated and for this we thank you. Mr M Watson 147 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Sport

School – Netball Junior

U11 A

A narrow defeat to The Richard Pate School in the first week of term was a mere blot on an otherwise perfect copybook for this talented netball side. Confident wins away at Hatherop Castle (7-2) and Westonbirt (5-3) followed and it was evident we had a quality team emerging. Captain, Alice Balchin led by example at Centre whilst Carmen Lee and Soffie Rigby demonstrated super consistency and intuitive circle play as they shared the shooting honours. Kate Holloway and Anya Pereira provided the link as nippy and effective wings whilst Bronwyn Rosser and Isabel Verey were suitably feisty in defence. In the second half of term, Rendcomb showed real grit, beating The King’s School, Gloucester (7-4) and Berkhampstead School (8-6). On both occasions frenetic play saw the teams matching each other goal for goal and in both matches, Rendcomb entered the final quarter trailing by one goal. To their credit, the girls showed terrific spirit, kept their rhythm and put pressure on their faltering opponents to secure victory. A final home win over Westonbirt (13-9) topped off an excellent season, showcasing the best netball I have seen played at Rendcomb to date. Colours were awarded to: Alice Balchin, Carmen Lee, Isabel Verey and Bronwyn Rosser.

Mrs J L Hill U11 B U8 The girls learnt a lot from their first match against The With another outstanding season, Richard Pate School, in particular, holding positions to the U8s travelled to their first away create spaces to move in to. This put them in good match with huge excitement! Despite stead for their next match against Hatherop Castle, playing in heavy rain, the girls showed where the girls moved with pace and purpose, winning fantastic fortitude winning 3-0 9-6. This took them in to the second half of term with against Richard Pates. Their second renewed confidence, playing The King’s School, game proved a little tighter, but the Gloucester. Rendcomb quickly took the lead and girls steely determination allowed for demonstrated particularly good circle play, winning the a draw. Showing huge development game 7-2. Unfortunately, in our final match of the and constant improved season we could not keep up with Berkhampstead’s understanding of the game, the girls pace but I was incredibly pleased with the girl’s won their final game 4-0 with truly continual positive attitude throughout the season. outstanding shooting! Miss C Hayden Despite suffering some heavy defeats, the U9s persevered, making huge strides in progress. Their U11 C and D understanding of the game became The C and D teams both played in our annual fixture clearer and passing became more away at Berkhampstead School. A tough opponent but fluent. They were finally rewarded with both games were played in a friendly yet competitive a 9-0 victory against Kitebrook in the spirit with many lessons learnt for our less experienced last game of the season. I applaud your players. Well done girls! efforts girls, well done. Mrs J L Hill Miss C Hayden 148 www.rendcomb.org.uk Sport School – Junior

Rounders

U11 A

The U11A team had an outstanding unbeaten season of rounders in which the results U11C speak for themselves. In each of the five fixtures played, Rendcomb had a comfortable The C team showed lots of promise with a lead by half time and in their first two matches against Airthrie School and The Richard cluster of young players emerging. They Pate School, Rendcomb had already drawn the match before their second bat. In total performed very well in their two fixtures Rendcomb scored 58½ rounders and conceded just 32. Text book fielding also got the starting with a superb 11-11 draw against whole side out with balls to spare on two occasions against Westonbirt Prep and The Berkhampstead School. With confidence Richard Pate School. Further comfortable wins over Berkhampstead School (14-9) and high, they were particularly unlucky to lose by The King’s School, Gloucester (14-9½ ) capped off a faultless season. A mix of just half a rounder in their second fixture experienced Year 6 players and Year 5 new recruits made up the team captained by against Westonbirt Prep (7 -7½ ). Well done Isabel Verey. Massive congratulations to all the girls who played and although, too many to all who played. to name each individually, special mention must go to Soffie Rigby J5 whose consistent Mrs J L Hill batting saw her end the season as our top scorer. Colours were awarded to: Isabel Verey, Bronwyn Rosser, Kitty Hale, Rebecca U8 Allen, Alice Balchin and Carmen Lee. With a rich selection of U8 girls, we fielded a very strong team. With a match each half Mrs J L Hill term, we were able to get in a lot of practice U11 B in games lessons, with much focus on tight Playing away at The Richard Pate School for the first match of the season, the girls were fielding and accurate throwing. The girls nervous as they are usually a very strong team and we had lost to them in the previous were responsive and this was evident in two seasons. However, with accurate bowling and tight fielding, we only allowed them to their match play. Demonstrating wonderful score 1½ rounders in the first innings; an incredible start to the game! With Rendcomb enthusiasm and great team spirit, the girls making some strong strikes of the ball we ended the game with an almighty 17-5 win. deserved their two outstanding wins and The girls were pumped for their next match against Berkhampstead School but again should be proud of their undefeated three this side were incredibly strong and we could not break them. Playing on Estate seasons! Gardens, Freya Angus hit the ball of the game, reaching the brick wall! Unfortunately The U9s were fortunate to have many with Hatehrop cancelling their match against the U11B team, our last match was against matches in such a short season, and Westonbirt Prep. Rendecomb were hitting the ball well and in the second innings, they although lacking in numbers, were not put off started to take risks and this paid off as we were able to just pull ahead, winning the final by a frequently changing team! game of the year 10½ - 9½. Rendcomb fully deserved this win and it has been such a Thank you for the tremendous amount pleasure to watch this team move from strength to strength over the year as of parental support all year. It is much confidence has increased from every player. The girls have always shown tremendous appreciated and we look forward to seeing team spirit and have been a lovely team to coach. Well done girls! you cheering the girls on again next year! Miss C Hayden Miss C R Hayden 149 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Cross Country Sport School – Rendcomb Cross Country Tournament 14 Junior

Rendcomb hosted this annual event in glorious sunshine that had been ordered in from the Caribbean for the afternoon. Seven teams raced for the coveted shield. One hundred and twenty children competed across the two races that were held. The U9s course had been changed and shortened this year due to the number of children who were racing. All of our children worked incredibly hard when racing. Pinewood were the eventual winners of the team shield. Many thanks go to parents who supported our event in any way.

Winter Warmer 11

This is the eleventh year that the Junior School has run this mile cross country race. It is extremely satisfying to see just how popular it has become, from humble beginnings over a decade ago to over sixty participants, all of whom volunteered to race it. The course is not particularly easy and takes in the longest and steepest hills that our fantastic grounds have to offer. It is a real testament to the courage and fitness levels of our students!! Many of whom are only in their first year in the junior part of the school. Congratulations go to:- Joss Breare, who won the event in a time of 8:34, this was a new course record and Isabel Verey was the first girl to finish. Edward Nichol and Amelia Jones were the first U9s in. Congratulations to all the children who took part and to all the staff for helping and to the parents for watching. Mr J Arnold

Cross Country Tournament at Hatherop Castle

Nine runners from Rendcomb Juniors attended this tournament. There had been an interesting course change this year and it gave the route a more authentic feel. All of our children raced well across the afternoon. The U11 girls’ team came third, the U11A boys’ team came third and the U11B boys’ team came ﬁfth. Team details are U11 Girls – Isabel Verey, Alice Balchin, Ellie Miles-Sayers U11 Boys A – Joss Breare, Mitchell Bankes, Alﬁe Beckett U11 Boys B – Edwin Ward, Raife Hackett, Luca Wills Thanks to the parents who turned up to watch on the afternoon.

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Cricket School – Junior

The U11s were led by Alfie Beckett and Wills show true potential for the next supported by his vice-captain William season. The majority of the team was Cottrell. The majority of the side was selected from Year 5 and these boys made up from U10s. The season was a gained valuable experience playing up a little mixed due to early postponements level which bodes well for next season. and weather cancellations. However, The U9 cricket season has seen a after a first game defeat against St huge improvement over the course of the Edward’s there were encouraging signs season and every boy in the year group has which included George Beal taking four had a game for the team. It started with a wickets. The U10s then played two draw against Kitebrook which we only just matches of Kwik cricket against Airtherie managed in the final over of the game. and Kitebrook which ended in victory, But the following match against St Edward’s which set Rendcomb up for the final was a game in which we came up against a match of the season against stronger opposition. We therefore did very Berkhampstead. Rendcomb’s team spirit well to bounce back and pick up our first and talent shone and with some tight win of the season against King’s Gloucester bowling and solid batting with George in great style. The following week, we were Beal scoring 31 not out secured a fine turned over by yet again, a stronger side victory. A special mention goes to Johnny than us in Berkhampstead. We needed to Peake who had never kept wicket before win the final game of the season to come and did a super job behind the stumps. out even. Hatherop away. We went there Everyone played their part contributing and produced one of the performances with bat or ball with George Beal being of the season and won comprehensively. our leading wicket taker with seven It was a superb season and some real victims and run maker (46). talents have shone brightly this season. All the boys should be congratulated None more so than Harry and Edward. for their teamwork and hard work Positive contributions from Caleb and throughout the term and especially those Jimmy have meant that as a squad they making their debuts for the 1st XI. George have a strong grounding to succeed in Beal, Lucas Booth, Joss Breare and Lucas the future. Mr A Lawrence and Mr T Layton 151 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Junior Sports Day Sport

With the weather on our side, top pitch was a picture. All the children turned up School – with plenty of enthusiasm and eagerness ready to do battle. It was a highly charged atmosphere. Many races were well contested and a lot of effort went in to many Junior individual performances. Some notable performances came from Alice Balchin, William Cottrell, George Beal and Ellie Miles-Sayers and one tie in the J6 Boys skipping race (Freddie Haynes and Nathan Roberts). There were several records broken by Lucinda Norris, Jimmy Thompson, Ellie Miles-Sayers and Alice Balchin. The inter-house relay races were, for many, the highlight of the day with Dunwoody winning the majority. Although, it was a two hour marathon, another successful sports day was recorded in the history books of the Junior School. Well done everyone and thank you for all the support once again. Mr A Lawrence

Otters’ Sports Day

The Otters’ Sports Day was a great success. We were blessed with beautiful sunny weather and all the children from Nursery to J2 took part. They all raced in running, bunny hopping, bean bag balancing and the spud and spoon! The children worked really well in their team relay races and it was lovely to see the older children helping the younger ones. The afternoon concluded with certiﬁcates and medals being awarded and everyone celebrating with a well deserved ice cream.

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Chess Sport School – Junior Swimming Gala

Winner of this year’s Chess Challenge is Lucas Booth

Chess has once again grown in terms of numbers of participants within Lucinda Norris & Alfie Beckett had a the school as well as external matches played. Thirty seven boys and girls very successful afternoon signed up for the in-school preliminary rounds of the annual Delancey Chess Challenge. The final places were hotly contested and Lucas Booth finally earned his place as Junior School Chess Champion after a very Parents, teachers and children gathered close match against Alex Boyer. Following this, these children earned around the pool for the annual Swimming enough points to play at the Megafinal in Cheltenham: Gala in brilliant sunshine. There was much Lucas Booth, Alex Boyer, Edwin Ward, Joe Sims, Raife Hackett, Alfie anticipation and excitement amongst the Beckett, Joss Breare and Henry Hiscock all took part. Raife Hackett took the children. Many races were closely honours on the day by winning 3½ points and a rosette. contested; Lucinda Norris Year 3 swam We also played chess matches against local schools in the Bingham very well breaking five records which Library Trust Chess Shield 2014. We lost our first match to Powells but soon included tying with Anya Pereira Year 5 in warmed up, beating Kemble twice before drawing again with Powells. This put the Open butterfly. Alfie Beckett Year 6 us in the finals which we played during the summer term. We were a little rusty swept the board winning all his races as the summer term is not traditionally a chess term and were proud to finish comfortably and in doing so he broke the day as runners-up. For the first time, we were also included in a tournament three records, taking six seconds off the between the Cirencester and Cheltenham Schools. Although rather one-sided, individual medley. The gala was a great it was a great experience for all who took part as they found themselves playing success with a nail biting finish in the Year against some of the top players in the country in this age group. 6 mixed house relay fingertip finish, which Congratulations to all who have taken part both in school and in match Corinium won, a fantastic way to finish an situations. It has been a very good year for chess. excellent gala, well done everybody. Mrs A Haas Mr A Lawrence 153 Rendcombian - The Magazine for Rendcomb College, Juniors and Nursery Special Days Special Days School – Junior

World Book Day

Sports Relief

Over 140 children, form tutors, teachers and parents ran a mile around the Estate Gardens in aid of Sports Relief. When they were not running they were inside the sports hall completing many challenges and exercises. What started off as a lovely spring afternoon turned very quickly to heavy rain including hail! Undeterred, the remaining children (and Mr Arnold who was completing his own challenge of running a half marathon) completed their runs. The children are hoping all their efforts will have raised lots of money for children less fortunate than themselves. Total raised was £644,plus Gift Aid. Congratulations everyone and thank you for supporting this great cause. Mr A Lawrence

Pancake Day Races

Pancake Day was very competitive this year with the J3-J6 representing their respective houses. Their task was to race two lengths of the playground whilst tossing a pancake. Each year group ran against each other, and from this there was a final between the winners of each year group. The finalists were Year 4 and Year 5 both from Corinium. It was a very exciting final with the Year 4 winning the event. Everyone had lots of fun and will not forget Pancake Day in a hurry. Well done everyone. 154 J4 Corinium Pancake Race winners Special Days School – Junior

World Maths Day

J3 to J6 enjoyed a challenging morning of Maths activities to celebrate World Maths Day. They completed a tower-building challenge which was won by Dunwoody and also worked hard to earn Mathletics points. There were several puzzles and problems to solve and a Speed Tables Competition. Bertie Parkes, Henry Hiscock, Anya Pereira and Kitty Hale were the champions of their respective year groups with Anya being the overall school champion for 2014 having correctly completed 100 tables questions in an astonishing 2 minutes and 21 seconds! The House which won the most points was Grifﬁn. Well done to everyone who helped to show just how amazing Rendcomb children are at Maths! Mrs F Auster

Junior School ﬂower arrangement for the St Peter’s Flower Festival

K’Nex Final

Well done to Jack Bellamy and George Beal who attended the regional ﬁnal of the K’Nex challenge and acted as ﬁne representatives for Rendcomb.

Winners – Jack Bellamy & George Beal J5 Come as a Star Day in aid of the National Star College

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Children in Need

All the Junior School children and teachers came in brightly or multi coloured to celebrate this special day. There was a fantastic atmosphere and some super combinations of colour. Many teddies and bands were worn. A grand total of £291.81. Mr A Lawrence

Junior mascots at Kingsholm Gloucester v Japan rugby match

Inter-house Football Tournament

We saw the ﬁrst ever inter house 7 a side Football tournament take place on the Estate Gardens. It was a very Rendcomb College Junior School Christmas tree in Cirencester Church highly charged and competitive afternoon. Each house played each other in a round robin format. The winners this year were Corinium. Daphne Neville Otter visit

Japanese students visit the Junior School

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Reﬂections from the Pupil Team

The team contemplated the skills they have developed through helping with this year’s copy of the Rendcombian, and thought about the magazine’s wider impact on the school community.

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