The Lion 2016-2017 SCHOOL pages 1-35 ARTS pages 36-60 TRIPS pages 61-83 SPORT pages 84-132 THE OLD HAMPTONIANS’ EDITORS CHRONICLE Siân Smith & Mike Baker pages 133-172 DESIGN AND DTP Jiri Musil FRONT COVER Team photos and some action sports photos Joel Baker can be ordered from kickphoto.com Drama photos: Big Image Photography The Editors wish to thank: Denis Fuller, Rugby action photos: EpicActionImagery Frank Keenan, Sarah Dearden and Inside back cover photo: Alick Cotterill / Alick Ltd Lewis Owens It is a great pleasure to have this opportunity to introduce another Alongside these impressive sporting, musical and theatrical vibrant and captivating issue of The Lion. Mike Baker and Siân endeavours, hundreds of boys have continued to show wholehearted Smith have achieved a Herculean editorial feat in encapsulating commitment to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme, the CCF, within these pages all that occurred during a rich and varied School Adventure Society expeditions, entrepreneurship courses, our year. community service programme and Form Charity fundraising. We remain firmly of the belief that our boys’ academic success is the Hamptonians enjoyed prodigious academic and all-round success product of well rounded, happy School lives and plenty of time during 2016-17, and a vintage year began with welcome news of spent on their chosen co-curricular pursuits. excellent public examination grades achieved at A Level, Pre-U and GCSE. Over 90% of our 2016 leavers secured places at Russell It is self-evident that Hamptonians are extremely talented and Group or equivalent universities to read for a pleasingly wide range we encourage them to be personally ambitious. Membership of of degrees, ensuring that a splendid tone was set for the subsequent our School also, however, involves the expectation that boys will achievements detailed in this magazine. support those around them generously, show kindness to others and treat people on their merits. While here, they develop into caring, The cultural life of our School has continued to be effervescent, grounded, confident young men – aspirational yet not arrogant; extensive and creative. Highlights among a host of theatrical and perceptive yet not presumptuous; interesting, interested and able musical performances included West Side Story – in conjunction to interact with people of all backgrounds. As a reviewer from the with our neighbours at Lady Eleanor Holles – an evocative, pupil- Good Schools Guide observed after last year’s visit, ‘Hampton is directed staging of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, and riding high and producing young men of integrity. No wonder the Head an uplifting range of concerts across all musical genres. Our ever- is so proud of them’. popular choir, ‘Voices of Lions’, returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was selected for the Music for Youth Proms at the Royal I could not have put it better myself: it remains a daily joy and privilege Albert Hall. New initiatives such as the Arts Award, Young Reporters to serve as Headmaster of such an exceptional School. Thank you to and the inaugural Hampton Creative Writing Awards, enabled boys the boys, colleagues, parents and trustees who make it so. to explore their artistic passions with aplomb. Hampton remains remarkable – in fact is probably unique – for annually being one of the country’s highest-achieving academic schools while concurrently competing in the top echelon of schoolboy sport. A total of 44 Football and Rugby teams enabled over 600 boys to represent the School regularly and with conspicuous success across the age groups. In Cricket, the 1st XI enjoyed an outstanding season and three-quarters of School cricket fixtures were won during the Summer Term. On the water, three Hamptonian rowers won international colours for Great Britain and our crews won sixteen events across eight summer competitions, including at the National Kevin Knibbs Schools’ Regatta. Headmaster the lion the magazine of hampton school 2016-2017 3 school Bharat Khanna I grew up in Mumbai in a business family which got me interested in Economics and Business at an early age. I ran my own stock portfolio when I was fifteen from the Elizabeth Esser Gayle Russell money that I had saved up over the years. At seventeen, I chose to go and study I grew up in Windsor, in a family full of I grew up in the Cambridgeshire countryside Economics in the US at the University of musicians and teachers, so it is perhaps no and attended Oundle School, where I was Texas in Austin, with a specialisation in surprise (and symptomatic of a distinct fortunate to be taught by some inspiring RS statistic and economic development. I also lack of imagination!) that I have ended up and Philosophy teachers. I went on to study spent a few months in Costa Rica – doing as a music teacher. I play the piano and the Theology at Bristol and then completed development work – as part of the course violin, but my absolute passion is for singing an MPhil at Oxford. I was very lucky that that I was studying. Lastly, I simultaneously in choirs. I studied Music at Cambridge, my enthusiasm for my subject was further studied Art History during my time at where I sung in my college Chapel Choir, cultivated by every stage of my education – University with a focus on the works of and took to the stage in operas and musicals I love exploring new and different cultures Caravaggio. whenever I had the chance. and ideas and have always enjoyed the opportunity for creativity and reflection I then went to work for Shell Oil in Houston Beyond Music, until quite recently, I was which the subject provides. In addition and eventually became an Oil Trader. I heavily involved in rowing, both as a rower to my academic studies, I also spent time worked in Texas, California and Oregon and and, when I realised that I was not likely to playing lots of netball and competing in have lived in cities like Chicago, New York grow any taller, a cox! At some point, I would athletics. and Washington DC. I then got an MBA love the chance to get out on the river and see in Finance from Golden Gate University in Hampton rowing in action. I am addicted I continue to enjoy sport, though I tend to San Francisco and then worked in India for a to travel, and spent this summer exploring do more spectating than competing these year as an oil broker for Man Financial. the East Coast of the US, squeezing in some days. I am also enthusiastic about the arts singing in Boston along the way. Last year and enjoy going to the theatre and concerts I moved to the UK in 2006 and worked for I travelled through Central America, with in my spare time. My holiday time is spent BP as a trader until 2012. I got interested in Guatemala being a particular highlight. trying to travel as much as I can and I teaching as a career when I was part of the particularly enjoy exploring Europe and board of governors at a local comprehensive. Before becoming a teacher, I worked in spending time in South Africa, where I have I finally got my PGCE from the Institute recruitment consulting, specialising in spent time playing and coaching netball in of Education (UCL) in 2013 and have digital media companies. Moving into the past. been teaching ever since. I look forward to teaching is a big change for me, but one that working at Hampton School and hopefully I am incredibly excited about. I look forward I began my teaching career at a boarding bring my experience and knowledge to the to getting to know pupils and staff at school in Hampshire, which I greatly class room in a meaningful and fun way. Hampton, and being involved in everything enjoyed. I am now much looking forward that school life has to offer. to embarking on the next stage of my career Going forward, I would like to remain at Hampton and sharing my enthusiasm for in academics and work towards a PhD at RS and Philosophy with the students. some point. My interests are spending time with my family, listening to jazz music and reading. 2 the lion the magazine of hampton school 2016-2017 school From my school days, I was always interested in going into this profession and making a career in teaching. I am very much looking forward to my time at Hampton and getting to know as many of the boys and staff as possible! Alex Ziegler Harry Moore I was born and brought up in Buxton, It is fair to say this is not my first encounter Derbyshire, also living for brief periods in with Hampton School. I have been Malaysia and Thailand due to my father’s fortunate to experience a few head-to-heads occupation as a civil engineer. My early with various Hampton teams in my time penchant for travel extended to my school and I am delighted finally to be among the commute to Withington Girls’ School, ranks here as a member of the teaching Manchester, a handy 2 hours each way – staff. As an Old Abingdonian, I frequently although at least I got a lot of homework competed against strong Hampton crews on Lejla Puljic done before I arrived home! the river, where the black and gold stripes were an ever-present threat. Likewise, I I was born in Sarajevo – former Yugoslavia When in the UK, I was a keen rider and encountered the strength of Hampton – where I enjoyed my childhood and sportswoman, playing for my school hockey Rugby as a coach at Warwick School, where completed secondary education.