THE GAZETTE 2018 / 2019

Editor Davina Jones Editorial Committee Cristina George, Chris Goodwin, Emma Hattersley, Davina Jones, Jess Pickford, Sarah Sowton

Editorial Assistants (Elizabeth Godolphin Award) Hermione Blandford, Alexandra Holmes, Cecilia Lockyer, Connie Roberts

Photography Stephen Lycett, Ash Mills, Jess Pickford

Design and Print Supermonkey Creative

Contact Davina Jones [email protected] www.godolphin.org Cover Artwork Holly Bentley, Fifth Year

Head’s Foreword 5 Contents Academic 6 Academic Extension 10 Overseas Trips 23 Sports 30 The Arts 42 Community 59 Prep 71 Sixth Form 85 Staff News 91 Awards and Results 97

It has been another extraordinary and momentous year at Godolphin. At a time when all around us there seems to be confusion in the world, discontent and destruction, this academic year reminds me more than ever of the importance of receiving a quality education and what a privilege it is, especially when so many young women and girls across the globe are not so fortunate. The word education stems from the Latin ‘educare’ in broad terms meaning to lead and draw out that which lies within; it’s about human flourishing and human fulfilment. In a year when Godolphin has received several national accolades, I feel proud and somewhat humbled to lead a school that strives to bring out the best in all its students. One only has to flick through the pages of this impressive publication to witness rich learning and enthusiastic teaching, all with the aim of developing our students into the best version of themselves. Remembrance stands out as a key theme of the year and whilst we celebrate the successes of today, we are also mindful of the sacrifices made by so many one hundred years ago. Our rich heritage and detailed diaries from that period provided some poignant material for our own tribute, ‘Godolphin Remembers’, an event that particularly sticks in the memory for me, alongside all the other highlights of this past year. My thanks to the editorial team for creating this dynamic and colourful magazine and congratulations to all those who feature within its pages. It has been a vintage year.

Emma Hattersley Head Welcome Academic THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic 7

The largest project of the year has Dr Chris Hillman takes over the been the review of First to Third Deputy Head Academic role from Academic Year curriculum, which launches in September. I know he will do a September 2019. The most exciting fantastic job and I wish him all the Overview by aspect of this review has been the very best. ♦ introduction of the Godolphin George Budd, Learning Programme, taught in one lesson per week. This engages girls Deputy Head with digital literacy, current affairs, Inspiring Bright critical thinking, discerning and Academic critical research skills (e.g. identifying Minds by Sara The year started with the news fake news) and PHSCEE. The that we achieved our best ever other main changes are the First Radice, Head of A-level results as well as our best Year studying one modern language GCSE results for eight years. At (French) and receiving more periods Scholarship After her lecture last year, A-level, over 80% of grades were per fortnight to ensure a thorough Professor Alexandra Harris wrote A*–B and at GCSE nearly 95% of grounding. Spanish is picked up as to me about what she admired at grades were 9/A*–B/5. I’ve been a second language for those girls Godolphin: the ‘whole atmosphere asked a lot, what led to these when they move into Second Year of camaraderie mixed with exceptional results over the past from September 2020. English and ambition – a sense of supporting year – the truth is, there’s no Maths receive slightly more lessons each other by demanding the best simple answer to that question. It each week. With a view to the of each other.’ Words that I feel was a combination of many things, mental health of our students and our founder, Elizabeth Godolphin, with varying levels of importance to allow them time to participate would recognise as her own ideals for each girl. The two year groups in extracurricular activities, the and would see in the GO Discover were very teachable, hardworking curriculum review reduces the amount sessions and other activities in the and responded positively when of prep set to the First Year by around Inspiring Bright Minds programme. things were hard or didn’t go their 40% and the Second Year by around way. They learnt lessons quickly 25%. A prep hiatus (or give time for In the STEM Skills Lab, Junior and took responsibility for their revision) the week before internal Scholars have spent sessions own success and failures along the exam week is another example of the ‘Designing for Life’, exploring way. Their parents were supportive importance with which we view the ways to solve the practical and and engaged both when things mental health of our students. The immediate problems that arise in were going well and when they curriculum remains very broad; this the wake of the sort of weather weren’t. The staff ensured no-one was a real strength of the previous events increasingly facing the world. fell through the cracks and each curriculum and I am pleased to say it They came up with ingenious girl received the help she needed. has been fully retained. ideas to communicate effectively in All of this meant that the results remote regions and designed wind Our reading strategy continues to came out as they did and shows the turbines to power equipment as develop with the first ever ‘reading importance of the school-parents- well as designing shelters to deal week’ taking place in the spring student triangle around each girl in with special environmental factors. term. Girls enjoyed simply having her success – parents, students and The 50th anniversary of the Moon dedicated time to read and we have the staff. landing was much in our minds as made arrangements for this to be Our superb Art Department the Space Club created a model of repeated in future years. Our library had their marking fully supported the Milky Way above our heads in refurbishment continues with a by an external review of all of the the hall and many of our activities comfy reading zone, a new IT zone A-level marks; it was a stressful were in some way connected: even and a forthcoming sixth form zone time, but the affirmatory outcome Mrs Hattersley’s talk on opera, to provide dedicated facilities for was thoroughly deserved for the and the virtuoso vocal gymnastics each use. girls and the staff (and what we of the ‘Queen of the Night’ aria in knew was right all along). Our Our Digital Strategy, covering all Mozart’s Magic Flute. Mr McNulty Classics Department continued their areas of IT use at the School, is took us on a journey in planetary excellent record of Oxbridge success currently being developed by our geology and revealed, to my massive and 92% of the leaving Upper Sixth new Director of Digital Strategy, disappointment, that the colours gained a place at their first-choice Sandra Davis, who is supported seen in photographs of stars are university thanks to their results and by four Digital Champions on the entirely artificial. Everything is, the bespoke guidance they received staff. These new roles have already apparently, grey in space, like the from our Bright Futures team led to improved sharing of good unimpressive pile of moon dust I about where to consider applying practice amongst the staff as well as saw as a child in 1969. In contrast to initially. All these achievements individualised training on the best to that disappointment, in his talk contributed to our being awarded use of IT systems. You can look on the Fourth Dimension, Mr South West Independent School of forward to more news in this area Roberts managed to make us believe the Year 2019. next academic year. that at some time in the future, 8 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic

a taste of international negotiation themselves this year, through the Model United Nations, which allows them to assume the role of politicians to discover how delegates find a way to resolve their different cultural and religious viewpoints and negotiate solutions to confront common challenges and take collective action. Our team, led by Mrs George, represented the Philippines. The world issues they grappled with on the Human Rights committee included the use of torture, press and religious freedom and the rights of the disabled and LGBT community; while the Environment committee debated climate change, deforestation and marine plastic pollution. Internal GO MUN debates have also focussed on plastics and the migrant crisis. Witnessing the maturity of the debate and resolutions, I feel confident that the UN’s quest to foster a peaceful, inclusive and sustainably developing world, is safe in our students’ hands. The highlight of the year was our inspiring visit from Sir Simon Schama OBE. He generously spent time informally with Sixth Formers in conversation about art and politics and later, in a thought- provoking lecture to the School, delivered an eloquent and stirring polemic about the three immense problems which vex the future: the damage being done to the world’s ecosystem; the inequality interstellar travel would be possible. In contrast to the limitless space and between the so-called developed Indeed, NASA are working on it. the deathless heroes, back on Earth and developing worlds, and the Among the tricks he used to help discussion of boundaries, Brexit or division between those who reject us grasp the concept of the Fourth otherwise, was a recurring topic. and those who embrace difference Dimension was to blow cube shaped Mr Budd lead a research session on among people. With Brexit in the bubbles – thrilling – and to cut a international borders and barriers air, he focused on the ancient role of twisted loop of paper – or Möbius erected to protect or exclude, such historians to challenge complacency strip – in two, only to find that it as those in Mexico, Bangladesh, the and encouraged us to understand formed one complete circle. The Gaza Strip and Northern Ireland. what was at the heart of the EU immensity of space inevitably makes Signora Danielli spoke about mission, but also crucially, to look at us think of immortality and what lies organised crime in Italy where the the long arc of what made Britain, beyond. Head Scholar, Alexandra Mafia and other bodies which claim Britain: the absorption of different Holmes presented her superb EPQ to protect people, also create barriers cultures and languages which have to scholars, in which she examined to progress. Major Gardner, as part formed the country from the earliest how Keats’ views on immortality of our ‘Key Events in History’ series, times, and what it means to be the were expressed in his Ode on a gave us an overview of the origin of inheritor of all these complicated Grecian Urn. Her research into his the Troubles in Northern Ireland. truths and memories. By looking at use of classical sources, and analysis Their peaceful resolution through two great political paintings by Goya of how they informed his indecision the Good Friday Agreement is and Picasso, Sir Simon explored about whether immortality is proving one of the most intransigent the idea of history and art being something to be desired, or not, problems of the Brexit negotiations disciplines of connection, how these was exemplary. and EU leaders are committed to it paintings could simultaneously as guarantors. Students have had embrace all aspects of the historical THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic 9 moment, the images which also interested in codebreaking, influenced them and our own times. astro-physics, the fourth dimension It was a privilege to benefit from Head Scholar’s – all because of talks and activities Sir Simon’s lifetime’s experience on these topics which have formed of thinking about humanity at its Speech by part of my experience here as a worst and best, and to share his scholar and which I never would array of moving and illuminating Alexandra Holmes, have encountered within the anecdotes. At the Scholars’ Dinner, curriculum. from joining Mrs Nicholls in Upper Sixth This is why being a scholar singing the Hebrew blessing to means being curious and motivated leading inexhaustible conversations – not just because they’re qualities on everything from souffles to which often lead to academic suffragettes, Sir Simon was a delight. success, but because it’s impossible Despite her ideas being dismissed as not to be curious and motivated with ‘flummery and nonsense’, Elizabeth such a broad and vibrant Scholars’ Godolphin wanted to endow girls Programme. with practical as well as academic On behalf of everyone here tonight skills. She would have been familiar and particularly on behalf of all the with windmills, but perhaps not scholars I would like to thank Mrs interstellar travel. Radice and everyone else who has The aim of the GO Discover given a talk this year and contributed programme is to develop an to this programme, including the intellectual hinterland of knowledge fantastic talk which we’ve just had which allows us to navigate and from Sir Simon Schama. make sense of our world. Socrates On a slightly different note, the other was convinced that the way to aspect of being a scholar here at attain reliable knowledge was Godolphin is the acknowledgement through the practice of disciplined of the circumstances of the conversation. Conversation is foundation of the school and the broader than just chat – cyber or principle that education should be real – it is an engagement with When I was offered ‘An Academic available to every girl. Around the the diversity of humankind; and Scholarship to Godolphin’ I was in world today there are 131 million through curiosity we can embrace a Year Six – I was 11 years old. What girls who are not in any sort of world of discovery and inspiration. I thought that meant then was that school system, let alone one which This is what we do. ♦ I had taken some tests, talked to some people (most memorably to provides the kinds of opportunities Dr Thrower about the existence of that we have here. We tend to think “The highlight of the year aliens) and that my parents were that these are the sorts of issues very happy with me for doing so. which we can’t do anything about, was our inspiring visit from But at the beginning of this year, but to quote Helen Keller, ‘although Sir Simon Schama OBE. I gave a talk to the new academic the world is full of suffering, it is scholars about how being a scholar full also of the overcoming of it’. In In a thought-provoking means being curious, engaged, this case, although there is a long lecture to the school, delivered challenging yourself... so what has way to go, the number of girls in happened in between that has made education is on the rise, particularly an eloquent and stirring that change in perspective come in emerging economies. In countries polemic about the three about? Well, to me the answer to which form part of the Global that is quite clear – Godolphin has Partnership for Education, 50% of immense problems which happened. The weekly GO Discover girls completed lower-secondary vex the future: the damage sessions have happened, the Third education in 2016 compared to just being done to the world’s Year Scholars’ Project, Seminar 32% in 2002. Society, the Scholars’ dinners. Not So being a scholar does mean ecosystem; the inequality only are these things a lot more being curious and hardworking between the so-called enjoyable if you go into them with and striving to do your best, but, a curious and engaged mindset, particularly as female scholars, developed and developing but they also foster that mindset we also have the responsibility to worlds, and the division – the wider the range of different endeavour to ensure that every girl areas of thinking you’re exposed around the world is able to express between those who reject and to, the more interested you’ll be these qualities and to reach her in discovering new ones. So while full potential. ♦ those who embrace difference I’m hoping to study Classics and among people” English at university next year, I’m Animal Behaviour Conference by Jessica Rusby, Lower Sixth In February Lower Sixth psychology students headed to Marwell Zoo to attend an animal behaviour conference. Although Psychology is the study of the human mind and behaviour, we learn a lot by studying non-human species. We put our research skills to the test, carrying out observational studies on different species around the zoo. We spent most of the day studying and looking at animal behaviour and devising our own studies in order to draw conclusions. We enjoyed a couple of hours in the laboratory learning about theories behind the animals’ behaviour before venturing into the park to compare the behaviour of our chosen animals. Millie Pratt, Isabella Butterworth and I chose zebras and meerkats and observed their behaviour using a time sampling method. We discovered some pitfalls in our observation design, in that using time sampling can be very frustrating if the participants only behave in interesting ways between the observation intervals. ♦ Studying Attachment Theory by Vincci (Wai Sze) Chung, Lower Sixth We began our module on ‘attachment’ with a seven-day project in which we each took care of a hard-boiled egg. Treating the eggs as our own children, unique faces and egg-related names were created with enthusiasm. Academic Two to five photos were taken every day to record the quality time spent with our ‘child’, which we presented through various formats from Extension scrapbooks to Instagram accounts. THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension 11

London to listen to speakers from characterisation in the Victorian the worlds of academia, acting and novel. Third Years participated in broadcasting together with a panel an internal Model United Nations discussion exploring which 21st day which provided students with century texts Sixth Form students a chance to be UN delegates for the should be reading. day and to debate two global issues: the use of palm oil and LGBT rights. Fourth and Fifth Year students were offered several trips in support of Mrs Tamar Nicholls ran the GCSE study. A dystopian setting 16th Annual Creative Writing provided the backdrop for a Competition attracting 130 entries haunting Macbeth at the Mayflower, in poetry and prose on a theme Southampton, while a visit to Poetry of ‘Through the Window/Door’. Live, Reading gave them an insight Mrs Nicholls retires this year after into their study of the course’s poetry 18 years during which she has anthology. Not only did they hear taught and inspired generations retiring Poet Laureate, Carol Ann of Godolphin girls. Her wisdom, Duffy, read her work Before You Were warmth, intellectual rigour and Mine, but they also heard the newly dedication to her students will be appointed Poet Laureate, Simon sorely missed. ♦ Armitage, read his beautiful poem Mother Any Distance. The First Year students attended a workshop and production of A A Year in Books Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol. After a by Chelsea Cheng, From reading story books and well-designed morning of activities, measuring heights against a wall to students watched a hilarious Second Year The Australian author Jessica eating cooked eggs in front of the egg production which empowered Townsend visited Godolphin in children, each parent bonded with the female characters in the play. the autumn term to talk about their egg in ‘eggciting’ ways (along Second Year students also had a her book series Nevermoor. The with countless egg puns). Some were workshop to enhance their study of First and Second Year attended devastated that they hadn’t managed Romeo and Juliet which took place her talk, where she explained the to protect them carefully enough and at Bishop Wordsworth School and inspiration for her books and talked a few cracks had appeared. We were was brilliantly devised by the Young about how she became an author. sad to see them go, but they would Shakespeare Company. have become rather smelly! ♦ Afterwards, pupils were able to In addition to the Department’s purchase her books and get them regular Poetry Evening, this year signed (which I did). About a week on a theme of change, scholars of later so many people had read at A Year in English from Third Year to Sixth least the first book in her series, Form were taken to listen to a and Godolphin was buzzing about the English lecture at Southampton University this whimsical, magical and well- Department by given by Dr Mary Hammond on crafted book series. Cristina George, Head of English Sixth Form Language A-level students visited Winchester University and Ferndown Upper School for lectures to support their studies. They attended a lecture by the foremost writer and lecturer on the English language, Professor David Crystal, OBE, who has over 100 publications to his name (many read as part of the syllabus) and a worldwide reputation. Sixth Form Literature A-level students attended lectures given by the English and Media Centre in 12 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension

In the spring term we celebrated was most people’s favourite which coins, cannons, combs, musical World Book Day with the House is good because the author is instruments, bones from humans Literary Quiz. The questions covered coming to the 2019 Godolphin and the carpenter’s dog, and topics from nursery rhymes to Literary Festival. ♦ countless other things. They found teen fiction. Staff and pupils from archers’ bows and daggers, but some different years joined up to make of them had worn away in places so house teams and it was hugely they have replaced the missing parts competitive. Unfortunately for Mary Rose Trip with plastic so that we could see Douglas, Methuen won, for despite what they would have looked like. all the house teams answering the by Freya Thorne- Also, we got to feel a rope from the questions right, it came down to anchor which had been preserved. getting the most tie-breaker questions Henderson and We had a wonderful day and would correct. It was extremely close like to thank all the teachers and the though, and well done to all houses. Juliet Lamb, staff at the Mary Rose Museum for In March we attended the Salisbury First Year making it so fantastic! ♦ Schools’ Book Award. For four Our trip to the Mary Rose Museum months six schools’ book clubs in Portsmouth was both inspiring, in Salisbury had been reading six really interesting, and great fun! books and the winner of the award is Mary Queen We started the day by doing a decided by votes from the students. fantastic workshop and our first task Godolphin Book Club joined the of Scots was to work out what a Latin motto other schools at the award event at Bishop Wordsworth’s School, by Connie Roberts, where the author Philip Reeve spoke about his Railhead series (the first of Upper Sixth As we studied Tudor history in our the series was nominated) and his A-level course the Upper Sixth famous Mortal Engines series. It was a historians went to see Mary Queen spectacular event, but unfortunately of Scots in the cinema. It was a great S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennet took first evening with lots of popcorn and place, much to my dismay (Railhead chocolate, but we noted numerous should have won). Most of the book factual inaccuracies in the movie. club members bought at least one book (the record was four!), and The most poignant inaccuracy some got theirs signed by Philip was Mary and Elizabeth meeting Reeve. We also took a few Railhead- towards the end of the film. themed bookmarks to boot. Elizabeth never saw her cousin, not even when she was to be executed We were lucky when Sarah for her part in the Babington Plot. Govett, an author who had visited The Babington Plot was another Godolphin’s 2017 Literary Festival, area that was brushed over in the wrote asking if some of us would film and it is not until the credits read a proof of her latest novel. We that the movie creators acknowledge gave her our feedback and she is the reason Mary was sentenced to going to use some of our reviews on on a cannon said. It said that Henry death was her suspected inclusion in her book’s cover when it comes out VIII was King of England, Ireland this plot to kill Elizabeth. in the autumn. and France and Head of the Church of England. We then looked at copies The film skips large parts of Mary’s Lastly, we had the Cilip Carnegie of objects found on the Mary Rose life including when she escaped Book Award where pupils from and had to work out what they to England. This makes the film’s across the country read books on were. We learned about the many ending, her execution, rather a shortlist. Godolphin Book Club changes since Tudor times in terms confusing as preceding this the last worked their way through the of medicine, navigation, warfare and we saw of her was her meeting, nominees, some faster than others, ordinary life. Some Tudor objects rather affectionately, with her and we met in the library to talk were similar to things we use today cousin Elizabeth. about all the books. This year we such as pepper grinders, but many had a delicious pizza lunch and During the film we see Elizabeth start were completely different... thank watched the award ceremony live to age while Mary remains young goodness medicine is not the same! on YouTube. The books included and beautiful over the near thirty- A Skinful of Shadows by Frances We had an enjoyable tour of the year time line. When the two meet Hardinge and The Poet X by museum and got to see the Mary this inaccuracy is obvious to the Elizabeth Acevedo and many more. Rose itself. It is amazing that so viewer as Elizabeth is clearly not as The Poet X won, much to my elation much of it has survived. The beautiful as she once was while Mary as I really enjoyed her free verse Museum was full of interesting looks how she did at eighteen. The writing style but A Skinful of Shadows objects the divers found, such as setting for most of Mary’s action in THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension 13 the film is a rather dingy, cave-like discovered more about knights and castle, but apart from Carlisle Castle the fighting techniques during the which she fled to before leaving for Wars of the Roses. Trip to South England, Mary lived in places as glamorous as Elizabeth’s palaces. The Iron Age was especially Wales by Fourth interesting because some of our It is not just in the main roles of year got to dress in typical Iron Age Year Geographers Mary and Elizabeth that we noticed clothes and to hold weapons that On Friday 17 May, we arrived at inaccuracies in portrayal; Mary’s they would have used such as spears, School bright and early excited right-hand man, Rizzio, for whom swords, sling shots and shields. We for our journey across the Severn there is historical evidence that also found out about roles in the Bridge and into South Wales. First he was gay or bisexual, becomes Iron Age: children, adults, warriors stop was a quick look-and-see at transgender in the film. Despite these and tribal leaders and how their Llanwern Steelworks, now owned inaccuracies it is an enjoyable film rank determined which weapons by Tata. and the physical portrayal of Robert they had. We all loved Martin Dudley and Lord Darnley were the Brown’s talk because it was not only cause of no complaint from the funny but inspiring and because Upper Sixth history students. ♦ Horrible Histories is a childhood favourite for our year group.

It was very exciting to experience a The Chalke Valley taste of what it was like for all the men fighting in the trenches: as we History Festival were shouted orders by our sergeant major, we navigated a minefield, for Schools by scouted the trenches (which was Then we headed to Cardiff Bay as terrifying as it was terrific) and to investigate the impacts of Matilda Annan, learned more about medicine and regeneration. Here, we used our treating the wounded during the war. questionnaires to find out people’s Second Year opinions of the newly regenerated We went to Chalke Valley History The public speaking session was bay area. It was cold and there Festival in June. The trip was really a debate about which historical weren’t that many people around entertaining, and we explored lots artefact would be the most useful in but armed with clipboards and of different eras and found out a zombie apocalypse! We came up questionnaires we got some good more about them. We got to see with all sorts ranging from suffragette results from both local people what life and society was like in signs and Egyptian whips to Celtic and tourists. the Iron Age, had the experience of pots! We then studied weapons that fighting in trenches, had a fantastic knights used and how they worked We moved on from here to the talk from Martin Brown (the – some of it was quite gruesome – as Rhondda Heritage Centre, in the Horrible Histories illustrator), had well as what their lifestyles were like South Wales Valleys. We ventured a session on public speaking and and why people became knights. ♦ down a coal mine and learnt about what life was like during the coal- mining era from an ex-miner. We didn’t much like being underground, it was dark and damp, although luckily we didn’t see any rats! We found out the importance of the coal industry in this area as well as to Cardiff’s docks. Margam Study Centre was our final stop for the day, an eco-friendly place within a lovely parkland. After a really yummy breakfast of chocolate croissant, Sunday was spent investigating changes along the course of the River Ogmore. We made sketches of the river valley, we got to use new equipment and recorded data such as velocity and pebble roundness. We ended the day back at the Centre for supper before our journey back to School. It was a very busy and intensive two days but we had fun too. ♦ 14 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension

Kilve (Fourth Year), Barton on Sea (Upper Sixth) and Kilve again (Lower Sixth). Each of the locations are used to develop particular skills, for example taking readings of dip and strike, describing rocks, identifying fossils and drawing geological sketches. These are not only core skills of geologists at any level, but are being examined more and more in their exams. It is encouraging to receive feedback from one of our students studying Geology at university that our small group fieldwork and focus on skills on these visits have given her a head start on her university group didn’t win, but we were field courses. given a voucher and we got some The Salisbury free things from stalls advertising Kilve trips around the hall, so we didn’t leave In June we travelled to Kilve in City Challenge empty handed! Somerset next to the Severn estuary. by Sophie Winser The Salisbury City Challenge was When we got there, we looked at an amazing experience, and we loved faults, orientations of mineral veins and Abi Godden, taking part in it. ♦ and cracks. We took data to draw graphic logs, working out what type Second Year of fault it was, measuring the angle This year in Geography, we have Geology of the faults, and drew geological covered some fun and interesting sketches of the main features we saw. topics, but our favourite has been by Jack McNulty, We also measured joints and the Salisbury City Challenge. The minerals on beds of rock, looked class was split into groups, and each Head of Geology at fossils and took photos of the group had to research Salisbury and Fieldwork continues to be an landscape. It was very interesting ways to increase tourist numbers. integral part of developing the girls’ seeing all the different types of rocks To help with this, we went into the geological skills and we are lucky to and faults and we really enjoyed centre and asked people what they have such good teaching locations ourselves despite the rain. thought of Salisbury, and ways it relatively nearby. This year we have Gabrielle Price, Fourth Year could be improved. Most people had visits to Osmington (Fifth Year), thought the City was dirty, there was too much traffic and that there were too many charity shops. Once we gathered the information, in our groups we decided what we could do to help Salisbury, and make a presentation saying why our ideas would help tourism. Each group had to perform it to the rest of the class, and the teachers chose some groups they thought had an interesting idea, and one they thought could win the competition. Our group was one of the lucky few that got to go to the next stage of the competition. On the day of the presentations, we were all nervous as we had to brief the counsel, John Glen our MP, and even Salisbury’s mayor! But, when it came to our turn to present, we all spoke well, and had fun answering questions about our idea. After a delicious lunch the host declared the winners. Unfortunately, our THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension 15

programme, where they go to countries in Africa that don’t have the same attitude towards conservation. Many of the local herdsmen blame wild species, such as cheetahs, for the death of their livestock and as a result, shoot them in retaliatory killings. Marwell, therefore, holds conferences in African villages, where they discuss strategies to protect livestock whilst simultaneously educating people about the animals they hunt. We learnt, for example, that cheetahs do not have the physical strength to attack herds and this knowledge amongst farmers helps to reduce the number of hunted endangered animals. In the afternoon, we enjoyed going around the zoo and visiting many of the animals that Marwell is protecting – from snow leopards and giraffes to red pandas and Amur We spent our day at Kilve learning that there are growing populations tigers, it was incredible to see the how to draw rock structures, of endangered species. The results of their work. identifying minerals using Lower Sixth biology classes were, hydrochloric acid, and occasionally therefore, privileged to be able Cecilia Lockyer, Lower Sixth doing ‘dangerous’ rock climbing, to spend the day learning about As a treat after the end of year going up about one metre which conservation and Marwell Zoo’s exams, the First Year went to the zoo meant we got to wear very flattering involvement. A series of interactive with the Biology Department. It was hard hats. seminars taught us about the wet and cold, but that was no excuse importance of international Another highlight of the trip was for the day not to be fun. breeding programmes in creating Caitlin Madgwick’s spot of an healthy offspring, the role of Penguins were the first animals ammonite that equates to the size of different stakeholders in protecting to be seen. They were in a huge a football! Unfortunately, it was too populations, and why maintaining tank where they could swim heavy to take home but that didn’t biodiversity is so vital. and have fun. We learnt a lot of stop me sneaking a smaller, but just interesting facts that we didn’t as impressive fossil home, in my bag. It was particularly interesting to know about them. hear about Marwell’s education We also spent a lot of the day hiking around the beach where it soon became clear that without grip on your shoes, you were in the very precarious position of trying not to slip on seaweed covered rocks. Luckily, we got through the day with no accidents of that sort – although we did get close when we had to cross a stream, which required a certain gymnastic balance that most of us didn’t have.

Lucinda Pope, Lower Sixth ♦ Marwell Zoo Biology Trips The role of conservation is critical in maintaining biodiversity both locally and globally, and Marwell Zoo is at the forefront of ensuring 16 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension

The giraffes were next to be seen. They had a beautiful pattern and long legs and necks. They were wonderful to watch.

We had the opportunity to see lots more animals, from noisy monkeys swinging around and having fun to calm tigers walking very slowly around a forest. After lunch, we saw horses, lemurs, cheetahs, sloths, birds and lots more thrilling animals for example, a snow leopard.

The snow leopard has the same pattern as a leopard, but it has very thick white fur. It was very close to us, which meant we could see it in more detail. The snow leopard was, for most of us, our favourite animal make some metals more expensive prize was awarded to Emily Hone seen at the zoo. We had a fun and than others. To illustrate the for the best geode made this year. busy day where we learnt a lot and concept, we carried out a practical in The biology event saw the girls had a great time. which we mined our ore (chocolate dissecting owl pellets to see what had chips) from our mine (cookies) and been eaten by comparing what they Marta Lafita, First Year ♦ calculated the profit we would make found with a vast array of possible based on the mass of ore versus the diagrams of small animal parts. mining and processing costs. It is Although squeamish at first, interesting to see through a small Science Alpinists they thoroughly enjoyed their change in the price of the ore, how investigations. The Chemistry a once profitable mine can become and Science Week Department organised a racing car unprofitable over its lifetime. Finally, competition for their event this year, by Dr Clinton we looked at the environmental with the girls (and staff) designing impacts of metal mining and options and making their own ‘car’ and Thrower, Head for making the industry more then timing it over a set distance. of Science & sustainable for the future. The cars were powered by reacting Of course, the highlight of our bicarbonate of soda and vinegar year is always the Easter term’s within the car itself. With a time of Chemistry 1.82 seconds, the winner of the event The Senior Science Alpinists event Science Week. Still considered to was Virginia Otton. this year saw 12 Third and Fourth be the highlight of the school year Year scientists learn about aspirin, by Godolphin girls, this year was The Physics Department built an its history and how it works within special as it also included the first amazing laser maze in Sc5, which the the human body. They then made ever ‘exhibition’ in the main hall. girls thoroughly enjoyed (although their own Aspirin from ethanoic The week started with an outside in the pitch black the spectators anhydride and salicyclic acid and presenter, Dr Matt Pritchard, found it slightly surreal). The winner analysed their product for purity running three ‘Science Magic Shows’ of the maze challenge was First by testing its melting point. The for the Lower School. This was a Year, Isabelle Heap. The 13 board students used techniques from the super demonstration, explaining how quizzes that we put up this year A-level syllabus with the aim of science is used within ‘magic’ and were brilliantly conceived, with the stretching them academically. why it is important to continuously difficulty levels and material covered The girls thoroughly enjoyed challenge ourselves. meaning that everyone could the experience, gained a great The four science departments get involved. This included girls deal educationally and impressed then ran lunchtime activities all from the Prep who took part with extraordinary enthusiasm. each other with their new found week. These created a great deal of A-level knowledge. enthusiasm from the girls and there Science Week ends with the much- For the Junior Alpinists, it was were house points for the science anticipated Science Quiz. As has Geology’s turn to challenge the girls. quiz attendants. Back by popular become a tradition now, the Sixth We focused on the idea of metallic demand geology again gave the girls Form opened proceedings with a resources and the use of platinum a chance to create some remarkable, video aimed at showing the lighter group elements in mobile technology. crystalline geodes with dazzling side of the Science Faculty. Banners Having looked at some ores and colour combinations. This year, aplenty, the PAC was turned into an considered the process of finding, due to the amazing turn out, we academic maelstrom for two hours, mining and processing metal ores, had to run this in three chemistry while teams from each House battled we moved on to the factors that laboratories in order to cope! A it out over seven nail-biting rounds. THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension 17

It was also the closest Science The Science Faculty also ran a of the Milky Way) and plotting Quiz we have ever had: in the end, heavily over-subscribed ‘Spring them onto a net, which we used Hamilton’s team of Georgina Clark, Super Science Saturday’, which as the foundation layer for all the Isabella Thomas, Tessa Lovatt and was an external outreach event for materials. We then threaded layers Georgina Kett were triumphant! local primary school children to of fairy lights through the net, Douglas was represented by Iona attend free of charge. Three fully past each coordinate, and covered Spark, Eloise Grant Goodey, staffed labs saw children acting as them with white polyester fibre to Madison Bower-Dyke and Philippa forensic scientists, analysing finger fabricate the arms and the illusion of Sefton, and Isobel Horsefield, Isobel prints, footprints, chromatograms, stars. To create the glowing central Gilligan, Charlotte Reeve and Jessica microscopic fibres and using the bar, we filled a plastic tube with a Payne formed Methuen’s talented chemical tests for aspirin and sugar large light and covered it with more line-up. As usual, prizes were given to decide who the culprit was in a material, with help from the D&T out for the various competitions staged theft. Parents arrived to pick Department and an incredible and there was also a prize for their children up in the PAC and amount of glue. the best First Year science poem, were greeted with photographs of Along the Main Hall’s walls, which was awarded to Elly Howell. their children at work from earlier posters were put up each day As is tradition, the trophies were that morning so that they could see offering interesting information presented by leaving members of staff just how much fun they had. ♦ about black holes and nebulae and we were delighted to have Mrs within our galaxy. Subjects Healey presenting the main shield broached were the possibility of and Mr Budd presenting the MVP aliens and the scale of our Solar (Most Valued Player) prize to Tessa Space Club by System to the Milky Way. Lovatt. The team prizes were given out by Mrs Emerson, the outgoing Cecilia Lockyer, The project was not only extremely physics technician, who has played enjoyable for all involved in its an important role in the running of Lower Sixth creation, but well received by its the quiz since her arrival. As one of the most-loved events of audience – with Mrs Hattersley the entire year, you might not think saying, ‘It inspired me and made me For the first time ever, Science Week that Science Week could get much think about the insignificance of us was enhanced by an exhibition better. However, the newly-founded versus the awe of space.’ this year, with the entire ‘Milky ‘Space Club’ set about improving Way’ represented in the Main Hall. A special thank you to all the Space it yet, with a dedicated group of This was created and set up by the Club members: Georgina Clark, Lower Sixth students led by the newly formed ‘Space Club’ and Summer Cubitt, Hannah Howgrave- enthusiastic Dr Thrower. consisted of over three thousand Graham, Sophie Hutchins, Cecilia LED lights and 5kg of pillow stuffing, In one term, we aimed to produce Lockyer, Caitlin Madgwick, Lucy suspended twenty feet up in the air a large exhibit of the Milky Way Pope, Iona Spark and Matilda and covering an area of some 60m²! – our ‘barred spiral galaxy’ – to sit Vigar. However, the greatest thanks Each day interesting facts about the across the balcony in the Main Hall, of all must go to Dr Thrower, universe were displayed in the hall, with information along the walls. who not only made the incredibly explaining the evolution of our solar The process involved calculating impressive Science Week and Milky system, black holes and nebulae key coordinates (to accurately Way exhibition happen but did amongst many others. represent the positions of the arms everything with two broken ribs! ♦ 18 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension

to present to an expert panel at the regional finals. We had a busy and fruitful day at the regional finals, with each team taking part in three robot games during the course of the day (with emergency pit stops and coding taking place between games to improve the performance of their respective robots), plus presenting their project to the expert panel and fielding probing questions afterwards and finally the whole team being interviewed together to ascertain how well they had worked together as a team. Team B (Jemima Price, Sarita Provis, Amelia Hart, Amelia Harmer, Jessica Mungur, programming. Godolphin Cyber Lucy Dodds, Philippa Sefton) did team spent countless hours, both in particularly well in this Core Values Computer Science the Computer Science Department interview and were rewarded for and elsewhere, using every drop of their efforts with the Core Values competitions their resilience, creativity, ingenuity trophy. A fantastic achievement: and analytical skills to solve the first out of over twenty teams. If you by Sandra Davis, challenges. They also tested our would like to find out more, visit filtering software very effectively! Head of Our top scoring pupils on this stage www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge Computer Science were Megan (32,300 points), Jemima TeenTech Junior STEM Alpinists, by (26,000 points) and Mimi (19,450 Amelia Corbin, Second Year Cyber Discovery competition points). Fantastic work from the In May, some girls from the Second Cyber Discovery is a national cyber whole team, and particularly from Year were selected to go on an security competition run by the Megan, who had to get a special exciting STEM Alpinists trip to NCSC (National Cyber Security exemption due to being underage, Portsmouth to attend TeenTech Centre), part of GCHQ, designed to and Mimi who achieved a fantastic 2019. There was some fantastic inspire the next generation of cyber score on Game, despite being on the singing on the coach – Mrs security experts. Australian exchange for much of Sparkhall would have been proud CyberStart Game. On Tuesday lunchtimes and of us – but the real work started on whenever else they could squeeze it We look forward to competing again arrival at Portsmouth Guildhall. in, our committed and talented team next year, when all pupils from the Once we arrived, we were split into of cyberists battled a wide array of Third Year and above will be eligible two groups – Godolphin Group One challenges, in each stage working to to join. If you would like to find out and Godolphin Group Two. Maggie secure the code to access the next more, visit Philbin gave a really inspirational stage. Our team – Annabel O’Reilly, www.joincyberdiscovery.com speech about ‘Tomorrow’s World’, Hope Watts, Isabella Morgan, First Lego League: Into Orbit and all of the brilliant experiences Jemima Price, Lily Ferguson, Megan she had gained from the show and Robinson, Mimi Shorthouse – For the first time this year, her more recent work in helping achieved a 100% success rate in the Godolphin entered two teams into teenagers to get inspired by STEM first ‘Assess’ stage of the competition the First Lego League competition. and excited about STEM careers. in the Autumn Term and all qualified Our teams both worked incredibly for the ‘Game’ stage in the spring hard throughout the autumn term Then, over the day we encountered term. This is very impressive, as only on both aspects of the competition – lots of excellent activities including the top performing pupils were able to the Robot Game and the Innovation VR (virtual reality), using a green progress to CyberStart Game. Project – in preparation for the screen, learning about submarines, regional finals held at Winchester and so much more. In CyberStart Game pupils take Science Centre in January. on the role of a security agent and When the day came to an end, tackle realistic challenges faced by The theme for the year was Into prizes were given out. Godolphin professional cyber security experts Orbit, so the robot game was space- Group One won Top Tech Tinkerer in their day to day work. CyberStart themed, and the team project was for their Shell Pack. Godolphin Game involves hundreds of online to investigate an issue with long Group Two won the most useful challenges which develop skills in term space travel, either physical invention award for joy. Overall, it a wide range of security disciplines, or psychological, consider possible was a brilliant experience that we such as Linux, cryptography and solutions and then develop a concept all enjoyed. ♦ THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension 19

Stem Skills Lab by Suzie McNulty, Head of Design & Technology This year, we have embarked on an exciting new cross- curricular project. Entitled STEM Skills Lab, selected girls from the First to the Third Year have been working in small teams, developing their problem solving skills within a real-world brief. Over five one-hour sessions, the girls worked as disaster response teams following a simulated hurricane. Each session required them to investigate, or design and prototype a solution to a specific problem. These included: ♦♦ Devising a method for attracting the attention of a drone ♦♦ Modelling housing that can withstand strong winds ♦♦ Designing and testing the most efficient turbine blades in order to generate electricity ♦♦ Devising the most effective water filter to make it safe to drink Working within a short time limit really pushed the participants to develop their team-work skills as well as specific skills from the fields of engineering, physics and biology. Next year we hope to expand the Lab to include a wider range of participants as well as further integrating computing and mathematics. Our theme will be Mission to Mars... ♦ 20 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension

First Year: Desk buddy

First First Year: Year: Block bot Block bot

Third Year: Memphis clock Third Year: Second Memphis Year: clock Upcycling project

Design &

Technology Fourth Year: USB lamp Fourth Year: Passive amplifier

Upper Sixth: Interactive room divider Fifth Year: Scooter

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To help visualise a 4D shape, I looked at investigating the hypercube, otherwise known as a The Leiths tesseract. We looked at a 0D cube (a point), a 1D cube (a line), a 2D Introductory cube (a square), a 3D cube (a cube!) and finally the students were asked Certificate what our 4D cube would look like, how many faces, edges and vertices by Catherine would it have? As a visual aid I used a wire frame to blow a cube shaped Complin, Head of bubble, this can be seen to be a 3D projection of a 4D cube. Much like Food Technology the shadow of a cube is a square (or perhaps a slightly deformed and Charlotte square). We can see tesseracts Journey to the 4th used as inspiration in architecture Archer, Leiths around the world, probably the Dimension, A most famous being La Grande Course Tutor Arche (de la Défense) in Paris. It The Leiths Introductory Scholars’ Talk by was interesting to see maths being Certificate provides pupils with brought to life in ‘the real world’ an excellent foundation for life David Roberts, like this so we took the time to look after school, whether it be at at some Roman art where a Möbius university, for use during a gap Maths Department strip can be seen to have been used year or for family life in the future. We are not talking about 3D plus to depict the infinite. Leiths is the most prestigious and time. This is a common reaction to recognised cooking school in the any discussion about 4D and many The students were shown topological UK and they have now expanded of the students at the start of my notation (topology being the to open the Leiths Academy, giving talk thought the same. Our journey mathematical study of shapes and students the opportunity to learn in this talk took us into the 4th space). Then they were given strips such vital skills for life. Dimension in space, a concept which of paper to experiment with, creating is incredibly hard to imagine given Möbius strips that could be cut in The course covers a wide variety of our entire life’s experience of only half with the result being still a single skills enabling students to become three dimensions. Edwin A. Abbott strip, or cut in thirds resulting in two confident and accomplished cooks. tried to help people to understand linked loops. Surprising outcomes The huge range of skills includes this in his book called Flatland: A that created a buzz of excitement, everything from filleting and Romance in Many Dimensions, written like an experiment with magic. skinning fish to jointing a chicken, as in 1844. His analogy of a character Finally, we came back to our flatland well as being able to read any recipe in the 2D world encountering a story and talked about how a 2D and be able to make it. In addition to 3D object would serve to help criminal could escape from prison the practical work, they also learn to us to understand how we might and then how this could lead to the cook within a budget and the habit start to imagine a 4D world. At future of space travel for humanity. of good hygiene and safety that goes this point in the talk the students We saw a short section of a talk by a with cooking. were treated to part of that story NASA scientist who discussed how On completion of the course, many and were able to imagine how the manipulation of 4D space could help students use the nationally recognised 2D character would feel about us travel between the stars faster qualification to gain employment meeting the 3D character and what than the speed of light (yes, it is while travelling during their gap they would see and experience. possible). Watch the full NASA talk year. Some use it to earn money I then explained that while this here: www.youtu.be/Wokn7crjBbA while at university and for many it book helps us to understand the brings a sense of ‘home’ to their lives geometry of 4D space the whole My final thought was to remind away from home. For example, this book is actually a commentary on the students that many advances summer, OG Megan White, who is in the inequalities present in Victorian in practical technology have her second year at Exeter University, society, especially the role of women come from areas that were purely got a job through Leiths to cater for a and the class-based hierarchy. Who theoretical with no goal other than large family villa holiday in the Lot in would have thought that such an the pursuit of understanding and France. Occasionally, the course lights engaging story could have been the pleasure in finding solutions. a spark in some, who decide that written about mathematics and We shouldn’t be afraid of investing catering is the career they wish further still that it could help to time in intellectual pursuits simply to pursue. shine a light on society’s problems? for our enjoyment or interest, there Find the free kindle/pdf book here: doesn’t have to be a grand purpose It is a life skill and we are very www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/201 to everything. ♦ lucky to have this course on offer 22 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Academic Extension for girls who join our Sixth Form. good for me. I noticed that my time ‘associates’ working closely together The kitchen facilities are fabulous management skills have improved, in teams under tight time constraints and a Leiths trained tutor teaches because I had to work out what I as they needed to complete their part the students each week for five could do in a specific window of of the car before it moved along the terms. Students are given the Leiths time. This has been transferable to line to the next team. Unfortunately, cookery bible and a professional my exams where I have learnt to only part of the assembly line could knife set as well cooking the manage my time, because previously be viewed as they were building a recipes each week. Food brings all I would run out of time in nearly new line to produce an electric Mini. people together – whoever you are, every exam I took! The course is not Much of the discussion at the end wherever you are and whatever stage just for the people who want to use it of the tour was about Brexit as you are in life! as evidence of skills for a ski season Mini was about to shut down for or something similar, everyone will the month of April even though Doing Leiths get something from the course that Brexit had been delayed. The trip Leiths is the highlight of my school will be useful in later life! Faith was useful in bringing classroom week. It has been a very enjoyable Pybus, Upper Sixth theory to life and understanding and informative experience and I I have learnt so many new the manufacturing techniques of a have learnt and perfected so many techniques and recipes which I have successful multinational company. ♦ skills; from baking beautiful cakes, loved trying at home for friends and making lemon curd, to filleting and family. My favourite dish we fish and preparing entire roasts. have made so far has been the The teachers are so inspiring and trout cooked with carrot, leek and Help for Heroes really help you to improve. I would tarragon accompanied by a beurre recommend this course to anyone blanc sauce. Not only did it taste Enterprise Group who is even mildly interested in amazing, but I learnt the useful cooking, or just loves food. It gives skill of filleting the fish. I cannot by Brigitte you massive confidence and makes wait to put everything I have learnt you want to cook every day. Isobel into practice and hopefully use the (Xinchi) Han, Horsefield, Lower Sixth qualification to get a job on my gap I learnt so much about food year. Emilia Trotter, Lower Sixth ♦ Lower Sixth The H4H Enterprise group, preparation, presentation, pairing made up of Lower Sixth Business and nutrition which will help me and Economics A-level students, in general everyday life. I now feel had another profitable year, raising so much more comfortable going Mini Cooper money for Help For Heroes by to university because I have much selling jewellery, tracksuit bottoms, more knowledge about how to cook Factory Visit by pick ‘n mix sweets and ice cream. meals that are tasty as well as being Harriet Dennes, At the end of the trading period, a total profit of £532 was made. Lower Sixth The scheme is now in its sixth In March, the Business and year and the students were Economics A-level students thrilled to end the year by touring travelled to Cowley, Oxford, to Tedworth House, one of the visit the Mini Cooper factory, recovery centres, and presenting which is part of the BMW Group. a cheque to the charity. ♦ On arrival we met our guide, who was a student at Oxford Brookes University, and we donned our protective clothing and hi-vis vests. A short minibus journey later, we arrived at the body shop, which has received huge amounts of investment and is an incredible mix of robots, machinery and engineers, very different from the 2000 workers that were employed in this section in the 20th century. Sparks flew into the air around us as we walked around the assembly line and the ground shook below us as metal was cut into shape. Back on the minibus, our final stop was the assembly line which was much more labour intensive with Overseas Trips The French Play by Annabel Pryde, Third Year In June the Second and Third Year went to the PAC to watch a French play. It was about an escape room and had opportunities for members in the audience to help the actors get out of the room. It was thrilling and exciting as the play helped us to learn some new vocabulary and the atmosphere was buzzing with the audience trying to shout out the answers for all the puzzles. One of my favourite parts of the play was when my friend, Tilly Greener, was chosen to go and help the actors. Tilly was excellent at responding to the questions asked and did a really good job. At the end of the play the actors asked if we had any questions and it was interesting to learn that the actors were all from France and were touring England performing their play, whilst improving their English! It was great fun, and we would all love to see another one, perhaps in a different language. ♦ 24 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Overseas Trips

The next morning we visited Olympia. We went first to the temple Classics Trip to of Zeus and sketched the ruins History and French while being told about the site and Greece by Grace its history. We were given free time Trip to Paris by Ffion to wander around and explore. We (Yan Tung) Kwok, later regrouped at the temple of Leeman and Isabella Zeus again and headed to the arena Nina Hill and where the Olympic Games were Baker, Upper Sixth held, and we had our own running In October, the Upper and Lower Rachel Watson, race! In the museum we saw all the Sixth French students and historians artefacts recovered from the site. On headed off to Paris for a long Fourth Year the journey to the next hotel we had weekend of sightseeing, speaking We left for Greece in October a break at Lake Kaiafas Thermal French and, of course, shopping at and our first stop was the Temple Springs. At the hotel in the seaside the gorgeous Galeries Lafayette. resort of Tolo, we had free time to of Poseidon, where we sat down On the first evening we visited visit the town and shops where we and sketched the structure, did the traditional Parisian restaurant bought souvenirs and food. a few quizzes, and watched our Chartier for a delicious dinner, own presentations. We arrived We left the hotel at 7.45 a.m. before hopping on the metro to see at our first hotel in Delphi at the and took the bus down to the the Eiffel Tower with its breathtaking Hotel Nossos and after supper we Mycenae sites and museum which twinkling lights. Both the linguists explored the local town. was one of the major centres of and the historians visited Vaux-le- Vicomte: the 17th century château of Louis XIV’s later disgraced Finance Minister, Nicolas Fouquet. We explored the beautiful gardens and the château and learnt about its tumultuous history. Later that day, the historians visited the impressive Hôtel des Invalides, which Louis XIV built for injured and retired soldiers, while the linguists went to the cinema. We may not have understood every word, but it was certainly a great experience! That evening we wandered around Montmartre and had a traditional French meal, whilst listening to some live French music. In the morning we wandered around Greek civilization in the second the Delphi sites just before sunrise millennium BC. We were followed The next day we visited Versailles, when barely anyone was there. We around by the resident dogs, whom which was fascinating. Although had another sketching session of we named Mycenae and Menalaus, it was crammed with tourists, it the Temple of Athena in the warm and attempted to sketch the Lion’s was great to see the Palace and to weather. Then we carried on the Gate. After stopping for lunch, we learn about how Louis XIV used walk around the sites, passing the next visited Epidauros where we it to impress both his nobility and theatre and reached the top of the saw the remains of the theatre and, foreign powers... and it allowed us arena. We were told we had reached when at the very top, we could hear to get some amusing group selfies in a height of 280 metres. After this, someone speaking far down on the Hall of Mirrors! We also enjoyed we walked back down which was the stage. wandering around the streets of less effort than climbing up and, Paris in the afternoon, seeing the On our last morning we took the after slush-puppies, went inside Louvre and Notre-Dame on our coach to the Acropolis where we the museum to look around and way, and stopping for crêpes in saw the Parthenon, the theatre of continue our sketches. the sunshine. Dionysus, the Erechtheion, The We stopped at the port in Galaxidi Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus, the On our final day, we visited a local for lunch and after the long bus Propylaia, the Chalkotheke and the market which was perfect for us to journey we had another short break Pandroseion. We visited the Agora buy our souvenirs, before a group at the Nafpaktos Harbour (the site of and its museum and Kerameikos lunch in a lovely market square. For the Battle of Lepanto in 1571), with and its museum followed by the new many of us this was our final school an amazing view of the harbour. We Acropolis Museum. We had one trip with Godolphin, and it is safe travelled on to the Olympia Hotel last shopping trip in Athens before to say that it was certainly one of where we had a quiz before dinner. flying home. ♦ the best. ♦ THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Overseas Trips 25

as Granny’s Footsteps. We were also able to teach them about proper hygiene, such as how to wash their hands, through a Wash Programme, including a game of ‘Germ Bulldog’ – although I certainly know that I played it more for fun rather than educational reasons. After a ceremony, in which we sang our National Anthems and presented the children with workbooks and stationery (as well as two laptops for the School), we left for Chitwan National Park on a bumpy, six-hour bus journey.

Whilst in Chitwan, an employee from the non-governmental organisation (NGO), Clean City, spoke to us about waste management in Nepal. As part of one project, she Shree Saraswoti Primary School in enlisted our help through a two- Nepal the rural hills several hours west hour litter pick in order to collect of Kathmandu. The school had waste materials for the creation of a by Cecilia Lockyer, kindly carpeted a classroom, given statue that would promote reducing us mattresses and put mosquito waste to the locals. Throughout our Lower Sixth nets up as our accommodation, trip, the amount of rubbish in the as well providing us with amazing environment was staggering and It is only when you actually arrive food! For the next three days, we were glad to help in the in a country like Nepal, that you we had the privilege of painting NGO’s efforts. can truly understand the diversity classrooms, including a colourful, of such a culture. jungle-themed mural, and digging a We also spent time in the beautiful jungle environment with activities The densely-populated, vibrant 5ft hole for a water tank – making such as observing wild rhinos during capital of Kathmandu was our home us realise the importance of our nature walks, and cruising down for the first few days as we explored work and the impact we can have the river in dug-out canoes and a the city’s rich history and religious on other people’s quality of life. morning elephant safari. A special heritage; in the old royal palace It was especially enjoyable to play moment was witnessing a leopard of Durbar Square – undergoing with the school children, dancing stretched lazily across a distant tree reconstruction from the 2015 to their beautiful singing as well as branch, during a jeep safari – a rarity earthquake – we learnt about the making them laugh with games such former Nepalese monarchs. We also saw the Kumari Goddess, a living Hindu goddess in the form of a young, prepubescent girl and it was fascinating to discover that there is a tradition of worshipping all young girls in Nepal as Kumari. Whilst in Kathmandu, we also visited the Boudhanath Stupa, the largest religious Buddhist temple in Nepal, and walked around it clockwise, spinning prayer wheels for luck as we went. It was particularly intriguing to visit the beautiful Kopan Monastery, where we practised meditation with a Buddhist monk, who taught us about the religion and its core values of kindness and compassion; although, the robotic vacuum cleaners whirring around us proved a challenge to our concentration! A noteworthy highlight of the entire trip was the Community Project at 26 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Overseas Trips that sparked even the local guides’ excitement. However, the highlight for many of us was the elephant History of Art trips bathing experience in the river; we were splashed by water from the to Florence and elephant’s trunk whilst on its back, and then were lucky enough to to Paris by Sara wash the magnificent creature, using stones to rub its back. Radice, Head of We were also privileged to go to a History of Art cultural Show, where special dances It is not often that one gets a that represented the traditional, genuine glimpse of the emotional agricultural life of villagers, were heart of a place as a tourist. In the performed. Although, unfortunately, summer Florence seethes with we were unsuccessful in our efforts visitors and, increasingly, in the to participate in the last audience- winter too. The stunning art in this welcomed act, we did witness the cradle of the Renaissance is an locally-famous peacock dance! obvious draw, but so too are the The end of our trip was spent back colourful traditional ceremonies in Kathmandu, where we had two such as the Scoppio del Carro presentations from the Gurkha fireworks at Easter and the Calcio Welfare Trust (GWT) and the Storico on the feast day of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It city’s patron saint, John the Baptist, was interesting to learn about the in June. But this February, the GWT’s successful role in providing Upper Sixth art historians were support to Gurkha pensioners, their lucky enough to stumble on a dependants and their communities quarter-final of the Calcio in – through pensions, medical Piazza Santa Croce. camps, sanitation systems and new While looking at the great infrastructure for homes. It was also Renaissance tombs in the church inspiring to hear that the GWT is we were startled by the sound of a looking forward to taking on female cannon and the arrival of scores of study of the influence of ancient Gurkha soldiers in the future, men in 16th century costume for Rome on art and learning in the something which we all feel is an the blessing of the ancient football Renaissance, and our understanding important, positive move for the match. Like Siena’s Palio, the game of the rivalries between guilds and future of equality. is contested between the city’s patrons in the city which affected quartieri; the Whites, representing It was encouraging to hear about the every commission. In this beautiful Santo Spirito, were battling with WWF’s work in the conservation of city we walked miles, ate superbly, the Greens of San Giovanni. Their the environment, including tigers admired frescoes and altarpieces in 27-a-side teams were made up of and snow leopards, with one of churches and palaces, and debated grizzled veterans in 16th century the results being the doubling of the merits of the public sculpture like pantaloons, and the piazza was the tiger population in Nepal since true natives. Mrs Edouard and I were packed, not with tourists but with 2009. As human beings who are ably assisted by our husbands: Mr locals keenly supporting their knowingly destroying their planet, Radice in supplying all we needed to team. This was no tourist display: it’s comforting to know that we can know about Dante, and Mr Edouard it was the real thing. The players do some good in the world! in taking marvellous photographs fight brutally for possession of the and most helpfully ensuring we Having spoken to all the students on ball (in 1574 Henri III of France caught the correct train home. this trip, it can be confidently said described the Calcio as ‘too small that our experience of Nepal was one to be a war, too cruel to be a game’); In hindsight, perhaps it was of the most undeniably memorable, each caccia scored is marked by unfortunate that we had to visit fun and eye-opening times of our cannon fire, there are no rules, and Paris a fortnight before Britain life. That being said, none of it rugby seems tame in comparison. It was due to leave the EU: French would have happened without Tim was the Montagues and Capulets Customs were on strike to give us a (our amazing expedition leader brought to life. In the end we had no foretaste of what a ‘no deal’ Brexit from Global Action), Gautam (our idea who had actually won. More would be like (a four hour queue to hilarious local guide), Mrs Wilson than just a memory, the Calcio is get through passport control), or at a (our temporary adoptive mother), a symbol both of continuity (the time when the patience of the Gilets and Major Reavill (‘Coat!’ – Nepali game itself derives from the Roman Jaunes protesters had worn thin and for ‘Cheers!’); thank you. ♦ harpastrum) and belonging, in this they were making their views felt by case to one’s parish. As such, it rioting in the Champs Elysees (all was the perfect complement to our metro and bus lines were closed). At THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Overseas Trips 27 least we had the invaluable Madame Bally as an interpreter of news as it broke. But none of this deterred the stalwart Lower Sixth art historians who, without complaint, walked miles to explore the city and to see the works of art they had been studying. Perhaps having to go to such an effort makes the discoveries we made all the more compelling. So much nowadays is too easy: a mere swipe through Instagram will reveal

about, and seen pictures of, but had never met. To my surprise they all An Australian welcomed me with open arms, and I have made such good friendships reflection on the with these girls. exchange by Drawing towards the end of the school year, there have been lots of Chloe Knott, fun activities and House events like Inter-House athletics, Inter-House Melbourne Girls tennis, Model United Nations, The Battlefields Trip, and my Grammar School personal favourite: Inter-House Over a year ago I first heard performing arts. about the Godolphin exchange I feel confident to say that the and it became something I was exchange has been the most desperate to take part in. Going to rewarding and enjoyable experience another school in a country that of my life. Getting to take part in all was foreign to me had such a large the things that the girls here consider appeal, for a reason I did not know. to be normal, everyday things My excitement was uncontrollable became a new and fun experience when the actual exchange began. for me and all the other Australian Within the first week of Jessica girls. We all leave having had the Lucas coming to Australia, she most amazing experience with a and I developed such a strong perspective on life very different – relationship, and it is one that I am while very similar – to our own. ♦ confident will last forever. This gave me a large advantage when I came the Mona Lisa et al, but actually over to England, as I saw a very seeing art in the flesh is a very friendly face on arrival at Heathrow different experience in which scale, after the long 24-hour journey. context, brushstrokes and colour all Australia by Jessica play a part. Closures at the Louvre Within the first day our great led us to visit different galleries and friendship had been rekindled and Lucas, Third Year My adventure started when I was at exploring the city above ground I was already having the best time. the airport and unfortunately saying gave us a better understanding of Arriving at School on the Monday goodbye to my parents and sister, Haussmann’s planning than the of my first week I was extremely but as I walked away the excitement view from the metro. From the excited and walking in I noticed the of what was about to happen filled Ancient to the Neo-Classical, the Australian flag flying out the front up inside me. When Georgina Romantic to the contemporary, little of reception. This made me and all MacDonald and I sat in our seats we art was left unexamined. And we the other girls feel welcome, like the just smiled and couldn’t wait to get are glad we went when we did: a few school had us in their thoughts. in the air. When we finally arrived, weeks later, much of Notre-Dame Meeting Jess’ friends was great, these at a very early six in the morning, was tragically destroyed by fire. ♦ were the people who I had heard lots we met our host parents and we 28 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Overseas Trips went off on our separate ways to On our first night the hotel presented of stalactites and stalagmites, used go and enjoy the lovely Melbourne us with a large buffet of delicious secretly during the Spanish Civil War sun. I went out for breakfast and traditional Spanish food, after which to make aircraft and other weapons got a pedicure in the city. Later that we took part in a quick quiz on some in. Then we returned to Señora evening I met Chloe, she had been aspects of Spain’s culture. Avila and José Manuel’s hometown, away at rowing camp, and we went Muxtamel, where we went up the In the morning we took the tram to out for supper. bell tower of the local church and the the Chocolatería Valor, which attended Mass. In the service Emily Over the next few days it was a is one of the factories of the famous and I performed a song and the chance for Chloe and I to really Spanish Valor chocolate brand. other Sixth Formers and I read out a get to know each other. We went to There, we had a tour and learnt Spanish prayer. The Australian Open which was about how the production of the amazing, down to their beach house chocolate had evolved over the We spent the day in a Spanish school in Sorento and a trip to the animal years, before getting to sample some on Monday, participating in several sanctuary where I saw koalas and of their finest produce at the end. interactive activities with them. It kangaroos. In amongst these amazing Needless to say it was delicious! allowed us to learn a bit more about trips we went shopping and enjoyed life in a Spanish school as well as to After the factory we took the tram our time relaxing. practise our spoken Spanish, while to the centre of Alicante, which took they got to practise their English. After these great days I was nervous a route along the coast, allowing They gave us a tour and made us but exited to go to school and meet us to see some of Spain’s beautiful some traditional Spanish foods, all of Chloe’s friends. When the day landscapes and coastline. We as well as putting on a series of came, I put on my summer dress explored the city, visiting a Spanish very entertaining performances of and packed my lunch. At school market and making our way up some Spanish plays to round the day off. the number of names and new faces of the smaller, pretty, quieter streets, After school we returned to Señora’s I came across was crazy but soon encountering some beautiful views Avila’s parents’ house for a cooking enough I got to know everyone. Her of the city with the sea beyond. As friends were lovely, and I feel I will stay in touch with them. On Tuesdays and Fridays we got up really early to go and do Chloe’s rowing fitness which was hard but I felt good afterwards. Georgie and I were lucky enough to have a go on the water and try to row, in a scull. It took a lot of concentration and it was hard but in the end my fitness paid off. When the time came to leave Australia I didn’t want to go as I had really enjoyed my time at the school, but the thought of going home was such a good feeling. I will never forget this opportunity I had and all the amazing memories I have. I couldn’t wait for my exchange Chloe the evening drew nearer we headed lesson, where her father taught who came here because I knew she off to do some shopping before us how to make an assortment of would fit in and we would have lots watching a funny Spanish film at Spanish foods such as croquettes, of fun together. ♦ the cinema. After supper at the tortilla española, and gambas al ajillo. hotel, we went to see a traditionally Spanish and very impressive show of Tuesday kicked off with a quick Flamenco dancing. visit to the city for some last minute Alicante by shopping, before we headed off to the The following day we headed up to Plaza del Torres, where bullfighting the Santa Bárbara Castle, which was Maisie Molyneux, spectacles take place; we visited the absolutely magnificent, providing museum, which allowed us to learn us with a lot of incredible views Lower Sixth a bit more about the origins of this In February half term, several and information about the religious historical pastime. Fifth Year and Lower Sixth history of Spain. We ate lunch at students went on a trip to Señora Avila’s parents’ house – they It was a wonderfully fun and Alicante with Señora Avila and made us an absolutely delicious enriching trip, allowing us to see a José Manuel so that we could learn paella. After that we headed off to beautiful part of Spain, learn about more about the culture and hone ‘Las Cuevas del Canelobre’ up in its fascinating culture, and above all, our speaking skills. the mountains, which were caves full practise our Spanish. ♦ THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Overseas Trips 29

Battlefields Trip by Georgie Molyneux, Third Year On 14 June, 44 girls and four teachers headed off to Ypres in Belgium for our much-awaited tour of the battlefields of the First World War. The trip was meticulously organised, as always, by Dr Dougall. After a day of travelling, we arrived at our first destination, Bedford House Cemetery, near Ypres, where 2,198 casualties of World War One are buried. Amongst these casualties lies Thomas Samuel Henry Peaceful, killed on 4 June 1915 at the age of 21 and the inspiration for Michael Morpurgo’s novel, Private Peaceful. His grave was one of many we saw on the first day of our visit. Nothing prepares you for the scale of suffering you see memorialised in the hundreds of cemeteries thousands of graves: symmetrical, a wreath during the ceremony on dotted around this part of North- immaculate lines stretching into behalf of the School. West Europe. After a short bus the distance, each one with its own journey to our hostel in Ypres, we Our final day saw us visit not unspoken story. About 70% of these had a delicious supper in a nearby only the Lochnagar crater at La graves are unidentified British or restaurant, followed by some free Boiselle – created by the detonation Commonwealth servicemen. Their time to explore the beautiful and of mines under the German front graves are marked with the words historic city. line causing an explosion that ‘Known unto God’. At the beginning could be heard back in England – The next morning, we started our day of the trip, we were each given a but also the tunnels, trenches and at Sanctuary Wood, which is one of cross to place where we chose. Many memorial at Vimy Ridge, home to the few places where original trenches of us chose to place ours at Tyne the Canadian National Memorial. have been preserved. It received its Cot, and to do so on unnamed This striking Memorial, dominated name ‘Sanctuary Wood’ because it is graves. This was a moving and by ‘Mother Canada’, is dedicated where the British tended to casualties emotional visit, and the cemetery to the memory of members of the early in the war. As well as the itself was beautifully kept. Canadian Expeditionary Force trenches, there was a museum, which killed during the First World War. had some fascinating and rare 3D We then went to the In Flanders That afternoon we visited trenches photographs taken during the war. Field Museum in Ypres’ famous Cloth Hall. That evening, we at Beaumont Hamel, scene of heavy Next, we visited Langemark attended the Last Post ceremony fighting during the Battle of the Cemetery, a German cemetery where at the Menin Gate. Starting in Somme, and finally the Thiepval over 44,000 soldiers are buried. 1928 and every evening from 11 Memorial, which bears the names of This was certainly one of the most November 1929 onwards (apart from 72,194 men of the British and South moving places we visited; so many the period of German occupation African forces who died on the of the soldiers are unnamed and the during the Second World War), Somme and have no known grave, majority do not even have their own buglers from the local fire brigade where we held a Remembrance grave. One of the most striking parts have played the Last Post at 8 p.m., Service and laid a wreath. of the cemetery was a mass grave in honour of the 54,000 men of the As we left for our hostel in Ypres containing 24,917 soldiers, 7,977 of British and Commonwealth forces before starting our journey home whom remain unknown. who lost their lives in fighting in and the next morning I looked back at Later we went to Tyne Cot, the around the Ypres Salient. Even after the Memorial and the now quiet, largest Commonwealth military 90 years and over 31,000 renditions, melancholy rows of graves and cemetery in the world. 11,954 the simple, haunting sound of the the men who still rest there, and I soldiers are buried there. Walking bugles has the power to move the thought of the opening words of into the cemetery, it was almost listener. Three girls, one from each Private Peaceful – ‘They’ve gone overwhelming to witness the House, had the great honour to place now and I’m alone at last.’ ♦ Sport THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport 31

and Most Improved Overall Performer to Summer Walker- Sport by Sarah ESSA = Candy. This year’s Sports Woman Key English of the Year went to Emma Jowett D = District Schools’ Pokai, Head of for her world class equestrian Athletics C = County performances with Strike A Pose. Association R = Regional Physical Education The evening drew to a close with IAPS = N = National A fabulous evening, ‘the best fond farewells to the Upper Sixth Independent = Colours Association of yet’, was had by all at this year’s and a special acknowledgement * Godolphin Sports Awards. Guest ERA = Prep Schools to Mrs Venn who received a English Speaker, Vicky Gosling, OBE, gave an standing ovation for her invaluable GB = inspirational talk about her career Regional National contribution of 18 years to the PE Academy Team path including her time as Group Department at Godolphin. ♦ Captain in the Royal Air Force, CEO of the Invictus Games and her more recent appointment to GB Snowsport. Athletics by Co- The PE Department put on a slick, Captains Isobel well presented evening including slide shows of fun moments and Norris, Lower achievements during the year. Girls can participate in a wide range Sixth and Jessica of sports at Godolphin including fencing, polo, badminton, and Rusby, Lower Sixth even the more obscure invention Despite an exceptionally short of crounders! The ski team has season, with lots of rain, hail, wind continued to develop with placings and, occasionally, a little sunshine at national events including – it has been a summer of great being the winners of the BISS opportunity and excitement for Championships whilst our cricket this year’s athletes. Numbers team under the new leadership of participating have continued to Tim Cowley and Mr Dain has gone increase, interest and involvement from strength to strength. continuing to rise. With events We always seek to provide the very at Dauntsey’s, Marlborough and best that we can for all the girls and Canford – as well as our usual constantly review the best way to favourites of Area and Track and achieve this. We received some very Field Cup – the eagerness to meet despite competing in an inch of positive comments from parents who and compete with boys and girls standing water, came second in the took the time to fill in our sports from around the country has high jump – qualifying for Nationals. questionnaire as well as some useful been infectious. Other notable performances suggestions for development. We are included Sophie Lamb and This year, the Junior girls have had also looking forward to welcoming Amelia Johns, who both came 6th, some extraordinary performances, our new Director of Sport and Hermione Murray, who came 4th, with a record number of girls Outward Bound, Hamish Morton and Agatha Robb, who gained a 4th competing against older athletes – from September. We have a fantastic and 5th place. especially from the First and Second bunch of girls to work with and the Year who competed against girls At the County Championships, pictures at the Sports Awards spoke one or two years older. Evangeline 19 girls were selected to represent for themselves. Showell, for example, ran a sub-14 Salisbury. Alice Sullivan, Isobel Award winners proudly received 100m, to come first in the U15 May Horsfield, Charlotte Miller and their medals from Vicky including Meet at Dauntsey’s – beating all the Alicia Finnis were crowned County MIP (most Improved Player), MVP girls in the year above. The First Champions with Anna Merritt and (Most Valued Player) and Good Year relay team also won on their Abbey Littlejohns coming away Eggs. International Awards went debut race together, beating all seven with two victories each. These girls to Madeleine Coupe (Wales U15B Second Year teams. represented Wiltshire at the South Lacrosse), Alicia Finis (Cyprus U18 West Championships, where Anna The Juniors continued their Athletics), Anna Merritt (England Merritt won the Inter Girls discus successes into Senior Wessex, where U17 Discus), Chloe Lemieux (GB and hammer and Charlotte Miller 18 hopefuls competed to secure a Show Jumping), and Emma Jowett won the Junior Girls discus. Anna, place at the IAPS Nationals. (GB Eventing). The Sandy Martin Abbey and Alicia were all selected to Cup for most enthusiastic swimmer Bronze medallists included compete at English Schools in July. went to Amelia Johns; Sports Evangeline Showell and Lotta An incredible achievement and a Personality to Molly Thomlinson Williams, and Poppy Nolan, who, testament to all their hard work. 32 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport

Further congratulations go to Hope Watts March. Everyone ran very well in Alicia Finnis and Anna Merritt, Francesca Wyse the very muddy conditions. who have had some phenomenal Aside from these events we individual achievements this year. Minor Girls have taken part in the relays at Alicia Finnis travelled to Cyprus Mathilda Blazeby Bryanston and Canford which to compete in the U20 Cypriot Beatrice Halsey have been very successful. At National Championships, where Daisy Holland Bryanston the Junior Team came she came second in the 1500m and Amelia Johns third, well done to Agatha Robb first in the 5km, setting a new U20 Marta Lafita for getting the third fastest lap. National Record of 18 minutes Juliet Lamb The Senior Girls team (Eleanor and 26 seconds. Anna Merritt Sophie Lamb Crawshaw, Jessica Rusby, Madeleine gained international recognition Olivia Lloyd Coupe and Alicia Finnis) came by representing England at the U17 Freya Lloyd-Davies second with Alicia Finnis getting Schools Games last summer. She is Hermione Murray the second fastest lap. currently ranked fifth in the country Anastasia Oderstone for discus and sixth for hammer. ♦ Freya Thorne-Henderson At Canford the Senior Girls Team Esmé Waight came second with Alicia getting the Senior Girls Alexandria Walker second fastest lap again! Isobel Horsfield* D C Lotta Williams Isobel Norris (Co-Capt.) D Isabella Woolvett Alicia has been a super addition to Jessica Rusby (Co-Capt.) D the team. As well as her successes Alice Sullivan D C here in the UK she has run for the Cyprus U18 Squad and gained a Inter Girls Cross Country new national record in the 5km. Ellie Chalk* D Well done to everyone on a very Isabella Clapperton by Captain successful season. ♦ Madeleine Coupe Alice Sullivan, Senior Girls Flora Dennes D Charlotte Duncan Isobel Horsfield (Vice-Capt.)* D C R Philippa Glover Upper Sixth Alice Sullivan (Capt.)* D C R We have had another fantastic Freya Hutchins Jessica Rusby * D season in cross country with 30 Olivia Jones D girls competing for the school. Inter Girls Abbey Littlejohns (Co-Capt.) * D C ESAA We performed well at the Salisbury Madeleine Coupe * D Amy Lucas Schools’ Cross Country races with Eleanor Crawshaw * D Anna Merritt (Co-Capt.) * D C our Minor and Inter teams coming Flora Dennes ESAA second overall. Congratulations Grace Thompson D Charlotte Reeve D to the following girls who ran Annabel Yeatman Phoebe Shelley particularly well and gained the Grace Showell following medals: Isobel Horsfield Junior Girls Rachel Watson D who got gold and Jessica Rusby who Amy Conder D Elizabeth Wilson got silver in the Senior Girls and Alicia Finnis D C R Agatha Robb who got bronze in the Agatha Robb D C Junior Girls Junior Girls race. Matilda Annan Minor Girls As a result of their success in the Imogen Baker Grace Ackerman schools’ races, eleven girls were Amy Conder Matilda Baker D selected to attend the Wiltshire Imogen Cornter Mathilda Blazeby County Championships which Alicia Finnis (Co-Capt.)* D C ESAA Sophie Conway took place in Chippenham on a Esme Finnis Freya Hill rather wet and cold day in January. Jessica Giddins Beatrice Halsey D From this we had two county Olivia Gomarsall Daisy Holland champions, Isobel Horsfield and Indianna Gomarsall Emily Huff Alicia Finnis. Agatha Robb and I Pollyanna Jones Juliet Lamb also did particularly well in our races Isabel Lavin Sophie Lamb and qualified for the South West Hettie McIntyre Brown Freya Lloyd-Davies Championships. Charlotte Miller (Co-Capt.) * D C Penny Niven Tiana Nhamoinesu Sadly, the South West Anastasia Oderstone Poppy Nolan* IAPS Nationals Championships did not take place Polly Naylor Beatrice Pardoe due to the bad weather but Isobel, Freya Thorne-Henderson Agatha Robb Alicia and I were selected for the Tabitha Turner Evangeline Showell * National Schools’ Championships Esmé Waight Sofia Skandaliaris and went up to Leeds to run back in Alexandria Walker THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport 33

Equestrian by Captain Olivia Forge, Upper Sixth This year highly regarded equestrians at Godolphin celebrated the success of an increasing number of girls, riding not only for fun, but competing successfully at every level in every discipline including three girls who competed at national level. The school also introduced polo lessons at Druids Lodge which allows girls who do not have their own ponies to be included and proved to be a huge success and the highlight of the week for many. in the team standings. Following Natalia Daniel There have been many individual this success, Emma was selected to Olivia Forge (Capt.) successes each deserving of praise represent Team GB at the Millstreet India Henderson whether it be getting to know a International Horse Trials in Ireland. Kate Prendergast* new pony and competing for the Florence Rowsell (Vice-Capt.)* Emma’s second national title came school for the first time or tackling Emily MacColl when she won the National Schools a new discipline. To mention just a Eleanor Mitchell* Open JwS final in October, with the few: Georgie Tory’s highlight was Virginia Otton team of Emma was also third in the scoring over 80% in her dressage Alice Sullivan JwS 1.10 individual competition and competition; Scarlett Small achieved Emma Jowett*N GB has gained a place on UK Sport’s a score of 24 at Stonar and clear Phoebe Kett World Class Programme. Show Jumping and Ella Mitchell Anna Merritt* won the NSEA (National Schools Chloe Lemieux, who has previously Equestrian Association) 90cm class gained success with Working Hunter U15 at Moreton One-Day Event. At West Ponies stepped up to show jumping Philippa Glover* Wilts the 1m team of Chloe Lemieux, on horses this year and is currently Gabrielle Price* Isla Read and Isabella Butterworth ranked 5th Nationally in the Francesca Roberts* achieved the only team clears in British Show Jumping Children on Cristina Scales their class to win and qualify for Horses league. Chloe was selected Alice Tregoning * N the Hickstead Elite championships. to represent Great Britain in her Annabel Wall Chloe followed this by riding first Nation’s Cup appearance in Tilly White another fast clear to come first in the Belgium where she rode the only individual 1.10 and the team of Ella clear in the GB team. She competed U14 Mitchell, Florence Rowsell, Emma in her second Nations Cup in Jessica Croxford Jowett and Alice Tregoning qualified Wierden, Holland. Georgina Kett for the NSEA championships and Alice Tregoning has been very Georgie Tory came third in the National Schools active competing for her school and Alicia Rose Open Jumping with Style (JwS) final. after winning the National County U13 But this year we also have three girls Championships. Alice and Uncle P who have achieved outstanding had pre-qualified and were invited Lily Boughton achievements winning and to represent England at the 95cm Chloe Lemieux * N GB competing nationally. Emma Jowett NSEA Nations Cup versus Scotland, Agatha Robb and Strike A Pose won the 2018 Wales, Ireland, and ‘rest of the U12 British Eventing U18 National world’. Alice’s superb riding led the Championship at the three-day England team to victory and Alice Alice Edwards event which took place at Frickley has now been invited to attend the Maddison Hanslip Park in Yorkshire. Leading a field of Pony Club Talent Pathway Camp for Verity James 80 after the dressage phase, Emma show jumping. ♦ Juliet Lamb and Striker maintained their lead Sophie Lamb after a foot perfect cross country and Senior Isabelle Morris Show Jumping rounds, also helping Jemima Belchambers Scarlett Small the South West team to come 2nd Isabella Butterworth* Tabitha Turner 34 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport

Tournament but were able to secure a draw against St Mary’s Calne. They also had a resounding win against (Hampshire Collegiate School) and rather frustratingly drew again with St Mary’s. The U13 had a particularly strong team this year and out of seven games, won 5, drew one and only lost 1–0 to Dauntsey’s. They also scored an amazing 24 goals with only seven against them. Mrs Pokai was delighted to have over 28 girls training in the U12 throughout the year and whilst the A team had a tough start against Farleigh 4–0, they finished the term on a high against South Wilts 6–0. Six girls also started out along the England pathway. Amelia Corbin was selected for the U14 Wiltshire JAC and Pollyanna Jones and Tiana Nhamoinesu for U13 Hampshire. Both Tiana and Pollyanna were recently selected for the next level of trials at the Performance Centre where Alice Appleton currently trains with the U17. Congratulations also goes to Olivia Huff who was selected for Hampshire U15 JAC and Isabella Clapperton Wiltshire U16 JAC. A very special mention must go to Gwendolyn Hill, Josie Taylor, Indianna and Olivia Gomarsall and Emily Huff who The First Team had a very successful have been put forward for this year’s Hockey by Captain season under the watchful eye of Mr Hampshire JDC. ♦ Viant, scoring 23 goals, and only Lucinda Pope, losing two of our eight games. One 1st Team of these was the return match to St Jemima Belchambers Lower Sixth Mary’s Calne which we won in the Hattie Caswell Hockey is a sport that sometimes autumn 3–1. It also wouldn’t be right Zara Chetwode might seem overlooked at if we didn’t mention the parent/ Sophie du Ry Godolphin. We are always talking teacher hockey against our First Georgina Clarke about our netball and lacrosse Team. It was a very close game (and Harriet Dennes teams’ success, but I don’t think we I’m pretty sure there was some very Olivia Forge always truly appreciate the results biased umpiring on occasion), but we Anusha Gauba (GK) of our hockey matches. finally let the parents and teachers Lucinda Pope (Capt.)* draw with us two all. Well played to Eleanor Coles (Vice-Capt.)* This season we have played 50 all of those who took part. Clara Gozra matches, put out a total of nine Lucy McCann hockey teams, including a record Although we entered the Tier 2 Emily Otton three teams at U12 level and we are U16 Cup which replaced the Phoenix Towner-Coston proud to have won or drawn 68% County Tournament, we ended Isabella Thomas * across the board. The standard of up being put in Tier 1. With great Georgia Weston hockey has been outstanding on excitement we won the first round Alice Appleton many occasions with everyone giving against Downside 6–3 but were not Isabella Clapperton their all on the pitch. so lucky against Millfield in the second round. It has been very rewarding to see so U15 many girls grow in both confidence The U15 won six and drew one Alice Appleton (Capt.) ERA * and ability. It can be so tempting to of their eight matches and scored Jemima Bentley just rely on the skills of a few but this a total of 17 goals. The U14 had a Isabella Clapperton (Vice-Capt.) C * year, we have seen the real meaning tough start to the season against Ellie Chalk * of the word ‘teamwork’ take shape. Marlborough at the County Madeleine Coupe THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport 35

Flora Dennes Hettie Dixon Amelia Heath Nina Hill Olivia Jones Honour Norman (GK) Alexandra O’Gorman Charlotte Reeve Francesca Roberts Charlotte Ruocco Grace Thompson Summer Walker-Candy

U13 Imogen Baker Katie Barker Lily Boughton Amelia Corbin C Polly Gilligan Jessica Giddins Indianna Gomarsall Olivia Gomarsall Pollyanna Jones C Gwendolyn Hill Chloe Lemieux Tiana Nhamoinesu (Capt.) C Poppy Nolan Patricia Perez Tena Eva Showell Inter-House lacrosse. Josie Taylor (GK) Alice White Lacrosse by Mr Powell coached the 15A, who got Francesca Wyse to the last 16 at Nationals and had Co-Captains wins against Cheltenham and a draw U12 with St Catherine’s. They really Abigail Balston Bethan Southgate, came together as a team and a family, Mathilda Blazeby under the guidance of Mr Powell. Eleanor Crawshaw Upper Sixth and The 15C beat Milton Abbey 4–0 and Isobel Cullen many had the opportunity to play Beatrice Halsey Isobel Norris, in some 15B matches. The 15B had a Isabelle Heap (Capt. B Team) great season with wins over Downe Daisy Holland Lower Sixth House, St Catherine’s and only lost Emily Huff (Capt. A Team) to Benenden by two goals. Juliet Lamb We have had more teams than The U14 welcomed new girls Sophie Lamb ever playing lacrosse this season. All and worked hard, showing great Olivia Lloyd junior teams fielded strong squads improvement over the season. The Alice Monro Bettinson (GK) of A and B teams, with the U15 also 14A had wins over Cheltenham, Hermione Murray providing a C team. St Catherine’s and a magnificent Anastasia Oderstone With Mrs Banks on maternity leave, victory over St Swithun’s 9–7, losing Emelia Read we saw the return of Miss Trentham, to LEH in the final 16 at Nationals. Imogen Phaure who coached the First Team. Our The 14B beat St Mary’s Calne 5–3 Tai-Ann Sema most memorable moments were Captain, Isabel Shergold, said the Lucinda Stait winning against Lady Eleanor Hollis match against St Swithun’s was a Freya Thorne-Henderson (LEH) 4–3 and getting into the semi- highlight, everyone really put their Tabitha Turner finals of Division One at Nationals. all in to the game, and they were all Alexandria Walker The Second Team had wins against still buzzing with adrenaline hours Esmé Waight Marlborough and St Mary’s Calne. after the match. Lotta Williams Special congratulations go to Isabella Woolvett The 13B worked hard and beat Philippa Wellden, who is the best St Mary’s Calne and won their newcomer of this season – she county tournament. hadn’t picked up a lacrosse stick before this year but gave it her all The 13A had nine wins and when training with the Second Team five losses, winning their county and she was an amazing addition to tournament, beat Cheltenham, 36 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport

Downe House, Benenden and St Second Team U15C Catherine’s. They were runners up Pollyanna Blythe Coco Bowhill in the Joker Tournament and, at Emma Brown Florence Bryan Nationals, lost to Wycombe Abbey, Helen Eggleton Scarlett Culshaw the eventual winners, by one goal Samantha Eggleton Anna Davies in the quarter finals! They drew in Georgia Moody Olivia Jones the quarter finals of West Rally to Niamh Reavill Isabella Pilkington Downe House who went through to Molly Thomlinson (Capt.) Cristina Scales (Capt.) the semis on goal difference. Alana Bibby Annabel Yeatman They are an exceptionally talented Madeleine Boissier team with immense potential for Iris Khwaja U14A the future. Lucy McCann Matilda Clapperton The 12A had close games Emily Otton Imogen Cornter ERA throughout the season with an Molly Sheppard Harriet Holden excellent performance at West Phoenix Towner-Coston Olivia Huff (Vice-Capt.)ERA Rally. Captain, Emily Huff, said Holly Bentley Jessica Lucas they had learnt a lot about lacrosse Pollyanna Corben Eloise Lloyd-Baker and loved having Mrs Venn as their Oriole Gunter Hettie McIntyre Brown coach and getting to the semi-finals India Henderson Charlotte Miller of the South West Rally. The 12B Kate Prendergast Matilda Moody enjoyed wins over St Catherine’s Sophie du Ry Jessica Payne and St Swithun’s. Abigail Willis Kitty Ruocco ERA Jessica Wooster Hannah Ridd Some great individual performances Elizabeth Roberts-West came from Charlotte Reeve, U15A Philippa Sefton Charlotte Ruocco, Alice Appleton, Alice Appleton* ERA Isabel Shergold (Capt.) ERA Elizabeth Wilson, Francesca Roberts, Jemima Bentley Lily Sowton Amelia Heath, Olivia Huff, Isabella Isabella Clapperton ERA Katherine Warrack Clapperton, Imogen Cornter, Isabel Flora Dennes Shergold and Kitty Ruocco who all Hettie Dixon U14B trained with U15 Pathway. Nine Philippa Glover Amy Conder girls will be joining Pathway for next Amelia Heath ERA Maddie Corben year and a huge well done goes to Amelia Krone Phoebee Corcoran Madeleine Coupe for being selected Grace (Yan Tung) Kwok Timi Etifa to play with the U15B Welsh Team Charlotte Reeve ERA Alicia Finnis at the World Cup in Canada this Francesca Roberts Esme Finnis summer. Isobel Norris and Lucinda Charlotte Ruocco (Co-Capt) ERA Holly Janaway Pope trained with the U18 Pathway Grace Thompson ERA Tallulah Kalis and Isobel was selected to play for Poppy Wills Georgina Kett (Vice-Capt.) the U18A SW of England Squad in Elizabeth Wilson (Co-Capt)* ERA Arabella MacLeod (Capt.) the Annual Regional Tournament. Clementine Boucher Lucy Monro Bettinson Finally, August saw 36 girls head Ellie Chalk ERA Megan Palser off to Canada on their lacrosse tour Lauren Price U15B to take part in the U19 World Cup Sophia van de Pol Invitational Tournament. ♦ Lilibet Blythe Alicia Rose Madison Bower-Dyke Talia Scougall-McCorry First Team Madeleine Coupe N Sofia Skandaliaris Hattie Caswell * Eleanor Crawshaw Georgie Tory Harriet Dennes Charlotte Duncan (Co-Capt.) Hope Watts Isobel Norris (Co-Capt.) ERA Nina Hill Klara Williams Lucinda Pope ERA Freya Hutchins U13A Jessica Rusby C Eleanor Mitchell Emma Simon Alexandra O’Gorman Amelia Corbin (Co-Capt.) Bethan Southgate (Co-Capt) * Alice Rusby Jessica Giddins Eleanor Coles ERA Phoebe Shelley Polly Gilligan Agnes Roberts-West ERA Grace Showell Indianna Gomarsall Abbey Littlejohns Alice Tregoning Olivia Gomarsall Harriet Lucas Summer Walker-Candy Pollyanna Jones Amelia Kunzer Rachel Watson Hebe Khwaja Emma Jowett Georgina Way Amy Lavallin Isobel Gilligan Tilly White (Co-Capt.) Tiana Nhamoinesu (Co-Capt.) Matilda Vigar Poppy Nolan Beatrice Pardoe THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport 37

Agatha Robb 10 teams, beating St Mary’s Calne Evangeline Showell and leading Marlborough 2–0 at Alice White Netball by Captain half time. They finished their season Sophie Winser as runners up at the prestigious Abigail Willis, Hampshire Collegiate tournament. U13B The U14B won many matches Imogen Baker Upper Sixth including St Edmund’s 10–6, whilst Katie Barker Netball this year has been very the U14C played terrifically against Lily Boughton successful. It is extremely popular Leehurst Swan, scoring 21–4. Maisie Camp-Sorensen throughout all age groups with 14 The U15A had some exciting Abi Godden teams playing. Despite the weather matches and beat South Wilts this Poppy Harmer not being in our favour and a season as well as qualifying for Gwendolyn Hill third of matches being cancelled, the county championships. The Francesca Wyse (Capt.) all girls showed perseverance and U15B had several cancellations Isabelle Winder determination and all athletes but a particularly good 12 goal win Sophie Winser (Vice-Capt.) should be highly commended. Here are some highlights from each team against Leehurst Swan. Charlotte U12A throughout the season. Duncan and Phoebe Shelley are to Grace Ackerman Matilda Crawshaw Isobel Cullen Beatrice Halsey Isabelle Heap Emily Huff (Capt.) Daisy Holland Amelia Johns (Vice-Capt.) Juliet Lamb Sophie Lamb Hermione Murray Anastasia Oderstone Emelia Read Tai-Ann Sema Scarlett Small Freya Thorne-Henderson Esmé Waight Alexandria Walker Lotta Williams U14 Netball Isabella Woolvett

U12B The U12 had three teams (90% of be congratulated on representing Matilda Baker their year) and the U12A had a Hampshire U15 this season. Abigail Balston great season winning many matches U16A came second in the county Sophie Conway including Benenden 6–5 at the qualifier and many of their players Alice Edward Salisbury Netball Festival and represented the First Team this Hazel Erskine they also won the Year 7 training year and the U18B who won 28-18 Madeleine Griffey day, which was only in the second against South Wilts. Collectively, Isabelle Heap (Vice-Capt.) week of the term, showcasing their all the junior teams beat St Mary’s Eliza Hemphill incredible skills. The U12C won Shaftesbury and impressively all Eliza Hill against St Mary’s Calne 8–6, while five age groups qualified for their Elly Howell the U12B put in a valiant effort but respective county championships. Marta Lafita narrowly lost 2–5. Olivia Lloyd Finally, the First Team qualified for The U13A made huge Alice Monro Bettinson the first division of the Salisbury improvements as the term went Beatrice Morgan Netball League. We all tried on and got to the semi-finals in Polly Naylor incredibly hard and came fifth out the County Championships and Anastasia Oderstone (Capt.) of many tough teams. We won seven had a huge win of 22–3 against St Imogen Phaure out of 12 of the league matches, Mary’s Shaftesbury. Daisy Samways despite inexperience, wind and Lucinda Stait Over 40 girls trained with the U14 weather, qualifying us yet again to Millicent Taylor squad at lunchtime every Tuesday. play in the premier division, which Tabitha Turner The U14A won the county qualifier is a phenomenal achievement for beating South Wilts and came fourth the youngest, and surprisingly only, at the county championships out of school team in the league. Some of 38 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport the best matches we played Elizabeth Roberts-West U12B were against Swans Black Kitty Ruocco Matilda Baker winning 56–21 and Isabel Shergold Isobel Cullen Jades 46–22. ♦ Lily Sowton Beatrice Halsey Katherine Warrack 1st Team Isabelle Heap (Capt.) Klara Williams (Co-Capt.) Juliet Lamb Jessica Adlington Sophie Lamb U14B Zara Chetwode Olivia Lloyd Eleanor Coles Matilda Clapperton Tai-Ann Sema Isobel Horsfield Lucy Dodds Julia Stacey Amelia Kunzer Alicia Finnis Freya Thorne-Henderson Isobel Norris * Jessica Lucas (Vice-Capt.) Esmé Waight Millie Pratt (Vice-Capt.) * Hettie McIntyre Brown Niamh Reavill Matilda Moody U12C Bethan Southgate * Lauren Price Madeleine Griffey Matilda Vigar Elizabeth Roberts-West Amelia Harmer Abigail Willis (Capt.) * Sofia Skandalaris Amelia Hart Eliza Hemphill U16 U14C Eliza Hill Jessica Adlington * Georgina Kett Daisy Holland Eleanor Coles * Isabel Lavin Marta Lafita Charlotte Duncan Georgina MacDonald (Capt.) Beatrice Morgan Isobel Gilligan Arabella Macleod Polly Naylor Amelia Kunzer (Capt.) * Lauren Price Imogen Phaure Abbey Littlejohns Alicia Rose Daisy Samways Lucy McCann Sophia van de Pol Lucinda Stait Emily MacColl Hope Watts Millicent Taylor Bea Mitchell Emily Otton U13A Kate Prendergast Amelia Corbin Phoebe Shelley Swimming Jessica Giddins Francesca Willis Polly Gilligan by Captain U15A Tiana Nhamoinesu Poppy Nolan (Capt.) Jemima Bentley Niamh Reavill, Beatrice Pardoe Isabella Clapperton Evangeline Showell Upper Sixth Charlotte Duncan * C Isabelle Winder We have competed against local Philippa Glover Chloe Lemieux schools such as Dauntsey’s, St Amelia Heath (Capt.) Mary’s Shaftesbury, Prince’s Jessica Horsfield U13 B Mead, St Francis, Leehurst Swan, Grace (Yan Tung) Kwok Westhill Park and St Swithun’s Amy Lucas Matilda Annan Abby Godden whilst further afield we have Phoebe Shelley * C competed in tournaments such Poppy Wills * Pollyanna Jones (Capt.) Agatha Robb as the ESSA (English Swimming U15B Alice White Schools Association) National Schools Relay Championships. Madison Bower-Dyke Chelsea Cheng All year groups have proved to Madeleine Coupe Francesca Wyse be virtually unbeatable, even Eleanor Crawshaw Gwendolyn Hill against mixed teams, winning by Flora Dennes Hebe Khwaja significant margins. The U15 have Freya Hutchins U12 A been particularly strong with the Olivia Jones majority winning not just for their Jemima Price Matilda Crawshaw age group but also at senior level. Alice Tregoning Emily Huff Summer Walker-Candy (Capt.) Amelia Johns All the girls swim consistently Rachel Watson Freya Lloyd-Davies well, and most continue to attain Hermione Murray (Vice-Capt.) Personal Best times at each outing U14A Anastasia Oderstone which are recorded and compared Imogen Cornter (Co-Capt.) Emelia Read to the school records. All times are Maddie Corbin Scarlett Small assessed for the Amateur Swimming Esme Finnis Alexandria Walker Association’s School Speed awards. Olivia Huff Lotta Williams (Capt.) In total Godolphin Senior girls Hannah Ridd Isabella Woolvett hold 240 School Speed Awards, 68 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport 39

Jessica Rusby Abigail Willis Philippa Wellden*

U15 Isabella Clapperton Ellie Chalk* Madeleine Coupe* Anna Davies Flora Dennes Freya Hutchins Olivia Jones Honour Norman* Charlotte Reeve

U14 Matilda Clapperton Amy Conder Tilly Greener Alicia Finnis Esme Finnis Georgina Kett Jessica Lucas Arabella MacLeod Hettie McIntyre Brown Charlotte Miller Matilda Moody Lauren Price Hannah Ridd Alicia Rose Katherine Warrack Bronze, 66 Silver and 106 Gold. IM, Breaststroke, Freestyle and Hope Watts This year a record eleven school Butterfly and competed at the county Klara Williams records have been broken; some championships in January whilst U13 which have stood since 1993! In the Madeleine Coupe, qualified for the First Year Amelia Johns has broken Counties in 12 events with injury Amelia Corbin the Individual Medley, 25 and 50m sadly thwarting her progress. Jessica Giddins Breaststroke and 25m Front Crawl, Abi Godden We are particularly proud this year while in the Fourth Year Honour Poppy Harmer of Ellie Chalk who has exceeded Norman broke the 25m Breaststroke Pollyanna Jones all achievements held by any record and Ellie Chalk has taken Alicia McBain swimmer whilst at Godolphin. the Individual Medley, 50m Khanya Ngcobo Her achievements are multiple. Backcrawl, 25 and 50m Butterfly Poppy Nolan At County level Ellie became the and 25 and 50m Front crawl. Agatha Robb Wiltshire County Senior and Junior Isabelle Winder We are additionally fortunate that Champion for the 50m and 100m Sophie Winser several of our girls compete at both Freestyle, second in the 50m Junior County and Regional level, all of and Senior Backstroke and second U12 whom demonstrate an extremely in the 50 Fly. She gained five regional Grace Ackerman high level of commitment and times and two regional consideration Olivia Lloyd dedication to their sport, often times and subsequently competed Amelia Johns training before and after school. In to become the South West Regional Freya Lloyd-Davies the First Year Amelia Johns achieved Champion for the 50 Freestyle Anastasia Oderstone county personal best times in both with an amazing time of 26.97. Tai-Ann Sema 50m and 200m Breaststroke. She This has ranked her Sixth in Great Freya Thorne-Henderson also won Gold at the Forest of Bere Britain qualifying her for the British Eliza Hill swim meet earlier this year where she Nationals in Tollcross International Millicent Taylor swam the 50m Breaststroke in 38.55s Sports Centre in Glasgow in July. ♦ Esmé Waight which got her to the Regionals for Madeleine Griffey the South East region. Senior Isabelle Heap Honour Norman achieved ten Rosemary Cusack (Vice-Capt.)* Amelia Harmer county qualifying times for Jenny (Ching Yee) Ngai Hermione Murray Wiltshire for her age group across Niamh Reavill (Capt.) Alexandria Walker 40 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport

biting match (at one point 5–2 up in the tie-break) against Dauntsey’s. I’d like to say a huge thank you to our tennis coaches, Joan Caplen, Janie Melhuish and Eila Barro for their exhaustive hours of patience and feeding (balls NOT food!) and to Mrs Venn, Mrs Huff and Mrs Pokai for all their support, guidance and nagging along the way. Tennis is just the best sport. You can play it with anyone, in any weather (to which we are testament!) and anywhere. So, take up your rackets, go forth this summer and lay siege to the courts. As a footnote I’d just like to mention that I’ve been playing tennis at Godolphin for six years and it’s been amazing thanks to all the coaching I’ve had. I want to say thank you for making me tennis captain which I wanted SO VERY much. It’s been an honour and I’ve loved every single match, playing with Lucy and having such great teams to captain. ♦

supporting parents jumping out of 1st Team their seats with excitement. The Tennis by Captain First Team did particularly well and, Lucy McCann * although I say it myself, we played Isobel Norris Theodora Whittaker, some fabulous tennis and won 6–3 Anna Romilly on their beautifully manicured, Sophie du Ry Upper Sixth Wimbledon-style grass courts. The Emma Simon The tennis season is always far too U14B, C and D also achieved a Theodora Whittaker* (Capt.) short, and the summer term was clean sweep on the not quite so 2nd Team no exception. Huge numbers of elegant astro! keen and enthusiastic girls hit the Jessica Adlington The First and Second Teams had courts in droves. Even with all the Camilla Anderson a great match against St Mary’s summer exams, CCF and DofE Isobel Gilligan Shaftesbury winning 7–2 and 8–1, commitments and an array of trips Amelia Kunzer but we didn’t fare quite so well we filled teams consistently for all Cecilia Lockyer against Sherborne! That was the our fixtures. Emily Pratt Junior turn to celebrate with wins for Millie Pratt Our first match was cancelled the U15C, U14, U13 and the U12. Amy Robinson due to high winds but since then Due to CCF, DofE and Ten Tors Violet Tetley the weather has been kind to us. commitments the U15 struggled to Abigail Willis Commitment to tennis this term field a consistent set of teams but has been excellent, particularly hopefully everyone has had at least 3rd Team from the Seniors. It’s been tough in one match. Camilla Anderson the past to keep a consistent team The U14 continued to do well both Harriet Dennes together with the ever demanding in Saturday matches and in the Molly Adlington requirements of A-levels and GCSEs Aegon Team Tennis Competition Zara Chetwode but the importance of maintaining and won all their matches and Olivia Forge a healthy, balanced lifestyle cannot now play the winners of the other Emily Pratt be emphasised enough and it has group in the league. The U12 had Millie Pratt been wonderful to see so many of my a great season winning two out of peers take this on board. Obviously, U15A their three Aegon matches, losing I take full kudos and responsibility only to South Wilts. The U13A had Alice Appleton* for such motivation! two very exciting matches against Jemima Bentley We had a brilliant fixture against Farleigh and St. Mary’s Calne which Clementine Boucher Bryanston with some amazing they won 6–3 but lost in a tie-break Grace (Yan Tung) Kwok (Capt.)* tennis being played which had to South Wilts in their Aegon Charlotte Ruocco* Janie Melhuish, Jamie Powell and Competition, and sadly lost in a nail- Poppy Wills* THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sport 41

U15B Elizabeth Roberts–West Ellie Chalk Alicia Rose Cricket Isabella Clapperton Philippa Sefton Eleanor Crawshaw Ella Sefton by Richard Dain, Hettie Dixon Sofia Skandaliaris Flora Dennes Hope Watts Cricket Coach Amelia Krone Ella Webb Over the spring term and Amelia Heath U13A through the summer months, our Nina Hill burgeoning U13 squad has learnt Alexandra O’Gorman Amelia Corbin the art of bowling, batting and Charlotte Reeve Polly Gilligan (Capt.) fielding under the watchful eye of Francesca Roberts Poppy Nolan Mr Cowley, one of our Grounds Alice Rusby Isabelle Winder Staff who also coaches at South Grace Thompson Sophie Winser Wilts. Summer Walker-Candy Alice White Amelia Corbin has ably captained U15C U13B/C the side in the two matches we have Lilibet Blythe Fenella Adlington played – against Chafyn Grove and Madison Bower-Dyke Lily Boughton St Swithun’s – where noble exploits Florence Bryan Hebe Khwaja were carried out with bat and ball, Honour Norman Pollyanna Jones Eleanor Crawshaw keeping wicket, Honor MacMillan Abi Godden before we succumbed to narrow Eleanor Pugh Jessica Giddins defeats. Dauntsey’s unfortunately Cristina Scales Tiana Nhamoinesu had to pull out, but the girls rounded Alice Tregoning Dominica Macmillan off the season with a match against Rachel Watson Patricia Perez Tena the staff. Georgina Way Tatiana Tissot Tiana, Daisy and Freya have shown Tilly White U12A prowess, and latterly Polly has Annabel Yeatman Beatrice Halsey (Capt.) shown her mettle too. We have U14A Emily Huff enjoyed the season and with several girls in this group and in years Alicia Finnis Olivia Lloyd above playing club cricket and even Olivia Huff Tai-Ann Sema representing the county (Charlotte Charlotte Miller Lucinda Stait Miller plays for Wiltshire), the Kitty Ruocco (Capt.) Alexandria Walker future is looking promising for Lily Sowton Lotta Williams cricket at Godolphin. ♦ Klara Williams U12 B/C Tennis U13 C U14B Matilda Crawshaw Imogen Cornter Isobel Cullen Daisy Holland Esme Finnis Madeleine Griffey Poppy Nolan Eloise Lloyd–Baker Isabelle Heap Tiana Nhamoinesu Isabel Shergold Marta Lafita Amelia Corbin Mimi Shorthouse Freya Thorne-Henderson Daisy Samways Katherine Warrack Juliet Lamb Freya Thorne-Henderson Sophie Lamb Tai-Ann Sema U14C Beatrice Morgan Matilda Crawshaw Matilda Clapperton Imogen Phaure Sophie Winser Amy Conder Marta Lafita Maddie Corben Martha Evans Tilly Greener Godolphin Harriet Holden Isabel Lavin Ski Team Katie Barker Jessica Lucas Hope Watts Georgina MacDonald Imogen White Arabella MacLeod Francesca Wyse Hettie McIntyre Brown Tabitha Turner Matilda Moody Megan Palser Lauren Price Molly Rayden Hannah Ridd The Arts THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts 43

in Dagenham was very challenging the right times during the first full when there were around thirty girls performance. The support given ‘Made in who needed to be in sync. However, from every direction helped us all to the choreographers found that the overcome all the challenges the show Dagenham’ by most rewarding thing was to see their presented and resulted in a fantastic hard work come together at the end overall production. ♦ Flora Lang and with everyone giving it their all. Philippa Wellden, This year the music crew was a mix of Godolphin girls and professionals, Portal Theatre Lower Sixth which was a unique experience, and The plot of Made in Dagenham they did an amazing job. Some of Company stems from the protests in 1968 at their challenges were keeping up Ford’s Dagenham factory when the with all the counting throughout the by Eleanor women refused to work for lower entire performance and coming in at wages than men and questioned the right times. One girl’s memorable Bowron, their category as unskilled workers. moment was when she ‘didn’t read The musical follows Rita O’Grady the right key signature for a solo part Lower Sixth and her factory co-workers in the so created a bitonal two bars’ and Portal Theatre Company is a drama fight for equal pay. Along the way, another when someone else played company available for students in Rita finds it difficult to balance the wrong song for a few bars! the Fourth Year to Upper Sixth being a good housewife with The backstage crew worked hard fighting for change. Eddie, Rita’s (with Third Year Drama Scholars). to provide props (including three We put on theatre productions husband, tries to support her as ‘dead’ pigeons made from duct tape each term ranging from devised best he can but he realises, like Rita, and paper) and lighting for the show. pieces to fully scripted plays. that change does not come easily. The tech crew had the difficult task Godolphin works hard to encourage of following characters on stage with Our first performance this year was its girls to be strong and independent lighting as well as programming the inspired by the band Elbow and and the most important connection sounds. The younger backstage crew was called ‘5 Songs’. We used their between our school and Made in also really enjoyed working on the music to create a 20-minute devised Dagenham is the message of strong performance. They found measuring choreography of movement. These women. The main cast, consisting of the actors for costumes a fun task, movements were entirely developed and they especially enjoyed painting different age groups, enjoyed working by the members of Portal Theatre together. The whole cast worked the set. They continued to have fun Company and performed in October. very hard on mastering the perfect up until the very last performance; hairstyle for each character resulting dancing backstage to the songs, Our next project was a scripted piece in a few of them developing a slight giggling at some of the jokes, without I wrote and co-directed with Mr hair gel phobia. They worked many forgetting the rush for batteries when Hallen. It was a comedy and a play hours on their lines, positioning on a microphone was on low battery! within a play. In this piece, the actors stage, choreography and gave up The support from the girls who took on the role of another actor in weekends nearer the show. were not in the cast was superb. a theatre company. The main theme The choreographers said that This ranged from helping learn lines of the play was fairy tales and the teaching choreography for Made to filling the seats and laughing at production took place in May. ♦ 44 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts

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Paradise with only an axe. It became through the door, screaming, chaos chaotic but Tom and I were ready. and a life that Lola did not want re- Creative Writing We knew what we needed to do... entered her head. Competition The Window in Rue-Du-Chat-Qui- Religiously she would dream and dream of escaping to a world of Paradise Peche by Darcey Lawrence, Year Six adventure. The life everybody by Hannah Connolly, Year Five One day at school Kim (an 11-year- wanted – but they knew would never old girl) heard a story that if you I struggled and twisted my hands, come true. That night something went to the River Seine on a moonlit trying to undo the knots. My orange just wasn’t the same. she was feeling night you would find the cat who hair hanging on my shoulders. I was a sudden strain from her gut. She fishes. Kim lived in Rue-Du-Chat- petrified, even my freckles showed needed to escape. It was as if a seed Qui-Peche. She was a curious young that, but my emerald eyes were full had been planted right down in the girl who lived in a flat at the top of of hope. All I had done was beg for bottom of her heart all the way up a Parisian townhouse. Her bedroom feed to help my starving family. They to the top. So, she sprinted up the had a small window. The window were far too weak to try themselves. winding stairway that had splinters was an oval shape and had a black covering each step. She went up all President Blood’s face was dancing frame. Kim lived with her mum and the way to the top of the roof. There to see me die. His red slits, supposed dad, Hazel and Fred. eyes, were almost smiling. Then he was an attic at the top. One warm summer’s night, it was too said, ‘Blossom Widdershins, you Lola had thought about an escape so hot for Kim to go to sleep. She lay on are sentenced to a head chopping!’. many times she now had a collection her narrow bed tossing and turning. Then to his guards, ‘Take her to the of things that she had collected The sound of the river flowing fast waiting cart’. This they did, nailing from the many escapes, so knowing came through her window so that up the entrance behind me. what to do she grabbed her torn bag was when she knew exactly what to and stepped forward on the creaky I hated it in that stuffy prison, all do. Kim knew that if she were to get floorboards and towards the window. it had was straw and a rock-hard caught by the night guards in the This was the window where many a bed. However, I liked one part, the town she would not be allowed out time she had sat and thought about tiniest barred window through which of her house again. So Kim set off on what she was to do. According to her I could see the world that I was her journey to the River Seine. She lost mother, if she imagined it, things missing. On the fourth day I met a packed her bag, which was a brown would really come true. Oh, how she boy. He came up to the window and leather backpack. She brought a really hoped to land on the rooftops whispered, ‘My name is Tom and I blanket and a torch. of Venice in the magical country of want to help you, I know that you Kim started climbing out of her Italy. So, she stepped forward and are wrongly imprisoned’. I told him window and lassoed a rope to the gazed deeply, with her aqua blue to come at midnight to discuss a other roof. She gradually got closer eyes, into the little circular window. plan. He did come at midnight and and closer to the River Seine as she together we thought of a marvellous Out she was. Onto the white jumped from roof to roof. When escape route. rooftops of London. She ran along Kim got to the river she saw a tabby the rooftops and caught a train and A few hours before my death was kitten with a white tail and white travelled to Italy to fulfil her dream. scheduled, Tom came to the guard ears. The kitten had a small fish and he gave him a large pint of beer. in his mouth, a fishing rod next to Dawn had finally come and in some To this day, I still don’t know where him. Kim softly picked up the kitten sort of way, it felt as if she had wished he got it from. With a large thud, and popped him in her bag. She herself into Venice. The buildings I heard the guard fall into a deep made her way home by hiding in the around her where incredibly sleep. Tom then stole the keys and shadows and climbing on rooftops. decorated and the dresses were just unlocked my window. He stretched Kim got home and named her new astonishing. Slowly she lowered her his hands out to me and together friend Dusty. Ever since then they go head and saw that she was dressed in we ran away, leading other beggars, on adventures through the window extravagant silks and glorious roses. street girls, street boys and orphans. with the black frame. Peering into a shop, she saw a small shop containing everything from Together we built our own The Escape to Venice rubies and emeralds to fantasy fabrics welcoming city, called Paradise. It by Alexandria Walker, First Year that glinted in the early morning rays was filled with laughter and joy. We Every day ended in the same way for of sun. Lola strolled along the alley to gathered berries and hunted stags, Lola. She would start walking back see a lovely fresh canal. The glorious so there would be no need to beg from the factory, pass the buskers on water was beckoning but she knew again. Though, as time passed, I still the end of lonely alleyways and enter she couldn’t swim. Many men had wondered if Blood would come for the door to the place she dreaded the little boats and she couldn’t resist. So, revenge. Like a drop of poison at the most. In the poor part of London she called one over and elegantly sat happiest of feasts. that was scattered with unwanted down. A tour of Venice was the best I was right, President Blood heard newspapers, little street urchins and thing that had ever happened. Seeing about our home and he was angry. dirt, was an old house. This was the cathedral and the churches was President Blood stormed into Lola’s home. As she made it back stunning but all fairy tales have to THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts 47 come to an end. So, as they passed she is shockingly pale and looks so to me, ‘You’re going to get a sister’ under a bridge, she began to realise frail. The life of luxury did no-one I was completely overwhelmed. My the boat tour was over. She sat on the any favours. She clearly had spent parents lead me out of the house, beach and drifted off to sleep, finally her life indoors with people awaiting beckoning me across the road so that she had a life of wonder. her at her feet. I stand facing the large oak doors. A face in the window I am obsessed with my connection ‘What are we doing here?’ I question. by Emma Jowett, Fifth Year to the children a road away from They didn’t answer. Walking me. I would stare at them, wishing, There’s a building across the road. throught the doors, I find myself hoping. Couples would flow in and It stands, its solid frame shadowing in a large hallway. The holiday out of those large oak double doors. a large coutyard. Many windows are home is nothing like I expected. Some would leave with their child placed in perfect precision, one for The wallpaper is clinging lifelessly to take them home. They would hug each bedroom. I can make out the to the wall. An old lady sits sternly and then make their way, retelling silhouette of a long elegant curtain behind a desk, her face wrinkled and the story of their amazing trip. that drapes across a beautifully tiled stressed. A child wanders cautiously, Oh how I pined for that to be me. floor leading into an immaculately still in his pjamas, across the hostile However, some couples would leave furnished room. A four poster bed is floor. He’s crying. sure to await in the room, embraced without their child; I excpect they by crisp white sheets. I drag my were just checking in on them and The lady behind the desk spots us hand down my window clearing the refilling their suitcases with sweets and raises her head. and chocolates! condensation. It proved how long I ‘Welcome to Castle Hill Orphanage’ had sat there, just watching. This evening I am unsuprisingly she says without emotion. My jaw Oh why won’t my parents let me watching through my bedroom drops; the holiday camp hotel is an stay there, the perfect adventure window. As I turn to peer closer, I orphange? A pang of guilt flushes my camp for children to go and spend catch a glimpse of a face at one of face bright magenta. I feel stupid and a week or so there. All my friends at the large windows. Inquisitively, I ridiculously disgraced. Humiliation school boasted of amazing holidays learn closer, so that my breath creates consumes me, only lifted when a abroad. I wished for that, and so for clouds on the window. I smear my broken door creaks open. There she many weeks had pleaded to go to the hand across it to clear my view. There stood, fragile and scared. ‘You came,’ holiday camp across the road. There, she sat, the girl. Her knees to her she yelps. chest, hugging a picture. Pressing my children play all day behind the fence ‘Of course, my darling Lily’ My mum nose up against the window I can of the courtyard. They would laugh says, adoringly. and joke. I know, I watch them. see tears cascading from her face. Was she homesick? Did she have an ‘Welcome to the family!’ Dad called You see I never had the one thing argument with one of her friends? out. Without thinking, I run up to I always wanted, a sibling. Mum I wave my arms trying to catch her her and hug her. She is weak and and Dad said they’ve tried. I don’t attention. She looks my way, a weak vulnerable but I have so much love understand, but apparently my birth smile crosses her face. I must have for her. was complicated, so Mum can’t have looked rather stupid. I smile back. After coming home, I skip straight to another baby. The guilt drowned I was thrilled to be communicating my room. I am happy, but a nagging me. I brush off the unhepful thought, with a person who was lucky enough thought gnaws on my mind. I perch it didn’t mean they couldn’t treat to go to the holiday home. In a flurry, on my window seat and look out. me to the holiday camp. It made me I crack open the window and shout: toxic to think that they couldn’t There they are in the courtyard, spend some of Dad’s ridiculous ‘What’s your name!’ but they seem sad. Crammed into earnings on me. a life they can’t escape without the She didn’t eagerly respond, instead kindness of families like ours. Everyday I sit at the window, my she blew on her window and drew eyes burning with jealousy. I watch with her finger. It was backwards and I knew then and there I would never through my triple glazed window as hard to read but I worked out that assume ever again. I love my family; I the children sing and dance together, she was called Lily. would do anything for them. they’re always so happy around each I ran downstairs desperate to tell The By-and-By other. I watch as a car drives up. my parents that I had made a friend by Alexandra Holmes, Upper Sixth Pushing back my curtain, I can make so had to go to the holiday camp. out a little girl. She is very small Scrambling upstream to the Source - However, downstairs a strange scene and seems to be shaking. A man Divinely unsatisfied, craving met me; Mum and Dad sat immersed gets out of the car, I assume he’s the thoroughly to live. in conversation. chauffeur. Her parents are probably Truth does not belong to the land of behind those blacked out windows ‘I agree’ mum said to Dad. the living, and have just smothered her in hugs A scattering of atoms semi-sentient, ‘What’s going on?’ I exclaim, and kisses. I flush with envy for the subservient, bursting into the kitchen. Mum takes girl and her parents who love her so Torrential, but to After Beyond my hand, her eyes welling with tears. dearly. The car saunters off and the Without. girl is left standing on the pavement; She lowered her voice and whispered The threshold restrains no refugee, 48 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts no careworn soul. Each visit confirms that love Sedate tides await the storm-harried and reassures sailor Chamber Music but In the Harbour of Reverie. Passage. Ending. Beginning. I drive away, Groups and Clubs The door shivers open with lingering every time now steeling myself Wyse String Quartet tears against the day Alice White (violin) But swings shut with soporific when her face will no longer be at Lily Boughton (violin) chorus, a notion of morning, the window. Ella Webb (viola) Consolation that one day it will Francesca Wyse (cello) unlock again, Through the window Rejoicing and reuniting. The by Dr Clinton Thrower Trio Everlasting. Bakelite bric-a-brac Nan Or (piano) The urge and promise of Spring Veiled in skin Kitty Rawlinson (cello) This Kingdom is all yours – for A dip in the armchair where a Charlotte Reeve (violin) keeps. husband had been We are here to tremble, then dream. Glazed porcelain, glazed look, Clarinet Consort through a thinning glazed frame Joint staff winners: Georgina Clark Different day, different week, but still Emily Otton The Face at the Window always the same Jessica Horsfield by Dr Alistair Dougall Bakelite bric-a-brac Olivia Lloyd She would watch at the window Crocheted colourful din Honor Macmillan when we were young and loud, Yellowing postcards and sagas from Scholars’ Brass Quintet and had no thought of danger. kin Snapshots of milestones scattered Abigail Willis (trumpet) Her face would appear at raised around Francesca Wyse (trumpet) voices, or screams. Recollections sunk deep in an Samantha Willis (French horn) Was it a scream of delight or a cry of angular gown Tessa Lovatt (trombone) pain or fear? Ms Palfreyman (tuba) The watchful, maternal eye at the Bakelite bric-a-brac window would just check. Form paper thin Piano Duet Silvered glass projects backwards an A window would open as the day Jemima Price indivisible twin closed and the voice, Violet (Yuying) Zhou Happiness locked inside, numb to much resented then, the world Trio would call us in Walking frame loyally standing or reproach us for our tardiness. Olivia Lloyd (clarinet) unfurled Beatrice Morgan (violin) Unknowing, or unconscious at least, Bakelite bric-a-brac Alice White (piano) we loved the safety of that gaze; Varicose shin so often there. 1st Saxophone Quartet Pulled up close to the fire and the As the years slid by, warmth held therein India Henderson after much laughter, some sorrow Tartan swathed dolls wrapped, as Virginia Otton and loss, she, in pliable time Lucinda Pope new arrivals and many slow changes, Translucent face on a pendulum Madeleine Coupe the face was still there. chime Robb String Quartet True, more aged, care worn, but Bakelite bric-a-brac more relaxed; Isabella Morgan (violin) Ancestral linchpin yet still loving and full of care. Jessica Payne (violin) Faint stridor crackles from a breath No longer, though, watching for Tiana Nhamoinesu (violin) held within danger or to call me in Agatha Robb (cello) Waiting so calmly to be reunited at but at the window waving me off last 2nd Saxophone Quartet as I drive away. To no longer exist in a dim distant Saying farewell, but ever there. Georgie Molyneux past She, still my mother and I still Lilibet Blythe the child. Tidied bakelite bric-a-brac. Molly Sheppard Dusted veils of skin. Mr Ellis But ever there? Several dips in the vinyl where an Senior Flute Quintet The house, the home still full of love, armchair had been always ready to embrace all those All are now reeling through a Hermione Blandford beloved and watched over all thinning glazed frame Madeleine Coupe these years. A bench in the park now bears a Megan Harrold The windows look out but also in to new name ♦ Ella Loudon her heart and to our home. Lisa (Jiayi) Shi THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts 49

Senior Strings Clarinet 2 Ms Palfreyman Abbie Robinson Isabelle Heap Agatha Robb Isobel Horsfield (violin) Percussion Francesca Wyse Philippa Wellden (violin) Saxophone Nan Or Flora Lang (violin) Isabelle Reeve Flute 1 Jemima Price (violin) Godolphin Choir Ella Loudon Trumpet 1 Emily Horsfield (cello) Lilibet Blythe Francesca Wyse Flute 2 Violet (Yuying) Zhou Pollyanna Blythe Jiayi (Lisa) Shi (harpsichord) Trumpet 2 Vincci (Wai Sze) Chung Juliet Lamb Eleanor Crawshaw Clarinet 1 Tutti Flutti Summer Cubitt Emily Otton Bassoon Abigail Balston Scarlett Culshaw Freya Thorne-Henderson Clarinet 2 Phoebee Corcoran Hettie Dixon Jessica Horsfield Elly Howell Drums Sophie du Ry Bethan Southgate Pollyanna Jones Alice Monro Bettinson Helen Eggleton Lucy Monro Bettinson Samantha Eggleton Trombone Godolphin Vocal Ensemble Freya Hutchins Tessa Lovatt Hermione Blandford Amelia Krone Double Bass Madison Bower-Dyke Flora Lang Large Mr Hill Emily Boxer Ffion Leeman Rose Morgan Ensembles Sophie du Ry Rosie Mitford Oriole Gunter Lucy Monro-Bettinson Percussion Godolphin Voices Megan Harrold Nan Or Nan Or All First and Second Years Mia Herbert Jemima Price Harpsichord Harriet Holden Eleanor Pugh Mrs Hattersley’s Orchestra Nan Or Alexandra Holmes Faith Pybus Lucinda Pope Leader Isobel Horsfield Bethan Southgate Alice White Iris (Hang Hang) Lam Molly Thomlinson Flora Lang Artemis (Hoi-Nam) Tsang Violin 1 Lily Boughton Tessa Lovatt Philippa Wellden Jane (Yijing) Huang Maisie Molyneux Tilly White Beatrice Morgan Penny Moody Samantha Willis Tiana Nhamoinesu Isabella Morgan Annabel Yeatman Alice White Jessica Mungur Jessica Payne Godolphin Orchestra Violin 2 Lucinda Pope Violin 1 Poppy Chismon Jemima Price Myah Hewett Victoria Greaves Lauren Price Isobel Horsfield Emily Huff Annabel Pryde Flora Lang Darcey Lawrence Faith Pybus Isabella Morgan Grace Roberts Imogen White Jemima Price Isaac Reed Cello Concert Band Emily Price Charlotte Reeve Lexi Proudfoot Flute Philippa Wellden Agatha Robb Phoebee Corcoran Shan Xue Megan Harrold Abbie Robinson Violin 2 Ella Loudon Lily Boughton Double Bass Lucy Monro-Bettinson Rose Morgan Jane (Yijing) Huang Clarinet Linda (Yining) Huang Harp Olivia Lloyd Harriet Holden Freya Hill Honor Macmillan Beatrice Morgan Emily Otton Tiana Nhamoinesu Flute Jessica Payne Abigail Balston Saxophone Hope Watts Abigail Hallen India Henderson Alice White Eliza Hill Virginia Otton Elly Howell Lucinda Pope Viola Pollyanna Jones Megan Robinson French Horn Sophie Lamb Ella Webb Julia Stacey Samantha Willis Cello Alexandria Walker Trumpet Emily Horsfield Francesca Wyse Clarinet 1 Emily Price Olivia Lloyd Tuba Kitty Rawlinson 50 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts

Vocal Ensemble at Southwark Cathedral

Music

October: Open Orchestra November: GCSE Concert

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Carol Service

International Women’s Day Concert

Music Competition

Pro Corda Concert 52 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts

Second Year Drumming Workshop Inter-House Performing Arts

Lower School Concert

Jazz Concert

Summer Concert THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts 53

Godolphin Choir Concert Band Orchestra by by Nan Or, by Olivia Lloyd, Francesca Wyse, Lower Sixth First Year Second Year Main events: Cathedral services, Main events: Christmas Concert, Main events: Godolphin Remembers, Godolphin Remembers, Jazz Concert, Speech Day. Spring Concert. Jazz Concert. Favourite piece this year: ‘Birdland’ Favourite piece this year: We Favourite piece this year: The Beach was a brilliant piece that had a very performed an entire Mozart Boys set that we did; it was such fun, catchy rhythm. In the jazz concert it symphony this year. It was enjoyable and we all had goofy ’60s costumes. created a cheerful atmosphere and to be part of, and an amazing piece Mr Doherty, our conductor, had the of music. The most enjoyable thing about this audience clapping along. ensemble: This is a zero-pressure Most enjoyable thing about this ensemble with a wide repertoire, Most enjoyable thing about this ensemble: I enjoyed playing with from decades past to religious. ensemble: It is a great opportunity to people of all ages and abilities play with other people – even when and playing a variety of pieces by Funniest moment from your time in we are reading something for the first different composers from Mozart to the ensemble: Mr Highcock mixing time, it feels like we have known it Mr Highcock himself! up his words, and his dressing up. for ages because all the parts come Funniest moment from your time What would you say to people together like a jigsaw puzzle. in the ensemble this year: There is considering joining? Join in, relax, Funniest moment from your time in always a mixture of nerves, giggles and have a good time. ♦ the ensemble: Earlier in the year, Mr and smiles when warming up and Doherty made a rule that if anybody waiting backstage before a concert. crossed their legs whilst playing then What would you say to people Vocal Ensemble they had to stand up, it was funny considering joining this ensemble? It seeing so many people having to is a unique experience, and I think stand up and play. by Lucinda Pope, that the main point of playing an Lower Sixth What would you say to people orchestral instrument is to play considering joining this ensemble? with others. ♦ Main events: International Women’s If you get the opportunity to join Day, Southwark Cathedral Carol concert band, grasp it, because it’s a Service, professional recording brilliant experience. ♦ session in St Martin’s Church. Senior Strings Favourite piece this year: ‘And So It Goes’ is a piece that some of us have by Jemima Price, been singing on and off for a number Godolphin Voices by of years and has become a favourite. Fourth Year Main events: Pro Corda Chamber It’s a beautiful song that will never Fenella Adlington, Music Competition, Christmas, be old or disliked. Second Year Spring and Summer concerts. Most enjoyable thing about this Main events: Winter, Spring and Favourite piece this year: A Vivaldi ensemble: We visit and take part in Summer concerts. concert which had lots of different so many high-profile events. I would Favourite piece this year: We sung characters and dynamics to explore never have these opportunities ‘When I Grow Up’ from Matilda, and convey. Working on it together anywhere else. You also make and it was a song that we recognised as a small ensemble was fun. amazing friendships across year and could have a lot of fun with. groups; thanks to Vocal Ensemble Most enjoyable thing about this I now have close friends in year Most enjoyable thing about this ensemble: Exploring new pieces and groups above and below me. ensemble: You get to have fun singing hearing everybody progress together with the friends in your year group as time passes. Funniest moment from your time in and it is exciting getting ready for the ensemble: Mrs Sparkhall trying to What would you say to people concerts. keep us in time with her hips! considering joining this ensemble? Funniest moment from your time Have fun, but practise! ♦ What would you say to people in the ensemble this year: considering joining? Have a go! It is really funny when Mrs Vocal Ensemble is not just about Sparkhall acts out the words to get singing, it is also about personality. us to remember them. ♦ If you are enthusiastic and love to sing, audition! ♦ 54 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts

discussions with Mr Eggleton and I found the trip both interesting and Mr Wright. exciting; it was a new experience Individual and it opened opportunities for me In the late afternoon, we went fully to learn about art, feel art and create prepared taking wellies, flipflops, Achievements art with friends. It expanded my cameras and waterproof clothing Lucinda Pope, understanding of art and inspired for a trip to Crosby Beach on Lower Sixth Recognised as a me in my own art. I would like to Merseyside. From thick, grey clouds ‘Trinity Talent Star 2018’ give hearty thanks to the Youth the sky revealed itself at twilight by Trinity College, London Hostel Association for looking after and layers of colours appeared in us and to Mrs Morris, Mr Wright Jemima Price, Fourth Year Finalist the sky making Antony Gormley’s and Mr Eggleton for taking time to in the Two Moors Young Musician sculptures, Another Place, show us such a range of art, craft Competition 2019; Peter Clarke wonderfully vibrant. The sculptures and design. ♦ Memorial Trophy for outstanding are of figures disappearing into the contribution to The National sea as the tide comes in, and it was a Children’s Orchestra real revelation to watch it happen. Violet (Yuying) Zhou, The second day began with a visit Cas Holmes, Fifth Year Gained a place to the Tate Liverpool to see an at Junior Guildhall ♦ exhibition by the artist Egon Schiele, Artist in Residence and for me it was the highlight of the trip. The exhibition inspired a lot of at Godolphin, Art Trip to us as we had just started life drawing classes and it helped us extend and by Nick Eggleton, Liverpool and widen our understanding of beauty and art. It explored both Schiele’s Head of Art In late November we were joined technique and his use of line and Coalbrookdale by by Cas Holmes, this year’s artist colour. We left the city centre and in residence. This is now a well- headed under the River Mersey to Man Ke Lou, established event which brings visit the Lady Lever Art Gallery on all our examination students the Wirral where classic sculptures Lower Sixth together. Each year we bring in an Our trip to Liverpool was a and oil paintings were exhibited. artist who visits the School to talk fantastic way to start the school The ancient gallery was filled with about their work and to set the year. It gave all the students the fantastic detailed paintings which students a project. The artist then opportunity to get inspired by had been collected from different returns to run a workshop in late the rich cultural, historical and periods of time by Lord and Lady February which the girls attend educational environment of such Leverhulme. Students took out their and where they work alongside a vibrant city. Liverpool is well sketch books, graphite and pens to the artist on their own studies. known for its role in the industrial capture the surroundings and record revolution, its shipping and their impression of the museum. Cas is a well-known textile and maritime history and connections mixed media artist who travels We left the Wirral to stay in the to the slave trade. Students used the world extensively exhibiting Victorian industrial area around their art materials to express their and lecturing. In addition, she has Coalbrookdale, near Telford in personal impression of the city published several textile technique Shropshire. To our amazement by drawing and photographing books elaborating on the materials we were staying at a youth hostel different aspects of the cityscape. and processes that she uses in situated in the old Coalport China her work. She is inspired by her We were up early on our first day to works, and in the art studio there surroundings and uses elements visit the Museum of Liverpool. The we completed the day’s studies in of what she sees in her work. abstract white interior gave students our sketch books. In the morning Her pieces are made up of layers the flexibility to explore the themes we visited Blist Hill Victorian of found materials and textile of ‘Structure’ and ‘Liverpool City of Museum and explored the industrial fragments. She demonstrated to Culture’. The most interesting thing heritage of the area and looked for the students how she goes about about the museum was the contrast inspiration in the reconstructed layering these textile pieces. We between the different generations houses, shops and industrial were very fortunate to get her into within the city and the variety of buildings there. We travelled on by the Department as she sandwiched people who had come there over bus to the Jackfield Tile Museum, us in-between an exhibition in time. Following the visit, we toured looking at the huge range of ceramic Germany and a major tour of the city on foot visiting the Walker tiles and the different methods Australia and New Zealand. Art Gallery, the Bluecoat Arts of construction and decoration. Centre and some of the venues that Students particularly interested in Continued on page 57 were taking part in the Liverpool ceramics found it extremely useful Biennial Arts Exhibition, and and it helped to develop further the art we saw inspired numerous ideas back at School. THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts 55

Ffion Leeman, Rosie Downes, Fifth Year Upper Sixth

Matilda Vigar, Lower Sixth

Imogen Lee, Fifth Year Madeleine Boissier, Fifth Year 56 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts

Helen Eggleton, Upper Sixth

Emily Otton, Fifth Year Emma Browne, Fifth Year

Anna Michael, Upper Sixth THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts 57

Ella Beckley, Fifth Year Ella Lowe, Fifth Year

Sophie du Ry, Upper Sixth

Eloise Soester-Gulliver, Fifth Year

Isabella Baker, Upper Sixth 58 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 The Arts

Emily Boxer, Fifth Year

Rosalie (Ruoyu) Luo, Upper Sixth

Ebunoluwa Areogun, Fifth Year

Ella Beckley, Fifth Year

Abbey Littlejohns, Elsie Thompson, Fifth Year Upper Sixth Community

When she came in to School she met students who were working at GCSE, AS and A-level. She showed them her work and talked about the methods of layering and constructing her pieces. She brought along sketch books, preparatory work and final pieces as well as the source materials which she sources from her walks in her local landscape. She spoke about her influences and the thoughts and ideas behind her work. Cas returned to the School a little later than our artists normally come but still in time for students to be influenced by her studies. She started the class off with observational drawing before leading a number of technical sessions elaborating upon her material use. The students developed their own ideas using her work as a source. This progressed throughout the day with students ending up with a range of first-hand studies and photographs of Cas at work to add to their mounted sheets of preparatory studies. We will invite Cas back next year in May when the GCSE and A-level students will be able to display their final pieces inspired by their investigations into her work and working methods. ♦ 60 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Community

Later in the spring term, we had the Mamma Mia 2 singalong in the PAC Boarding in organised for charity by Mrs Wilson and Methuen House. All the Cooper Walters by girls went and raised lots of money Tiana Nhamoinesu, for charity. The summer term came very quickly, Second Year which meant GCSE season for the Walters is such a fun, friendly and Fifth Year, but boarding in Cooper welcoming environment. The House provided us all with a really relaxed staff feel like mothers and fellow environment where we could get a boarders are like sisters. balance of work and downtime. The housemistresses were always there Boarding in Walters means you only for us to talk to if we were stressed have to wake up at 7.15 a.m. by a bell about our exams. leaving you 15 minutes to change and get ready for breakfast. After a tasty Overall, the new Cooper has been breakfast, we brush our teeth, tidy our extremely successful, and everybody bedrooms and head downstairs for Boarding in Cooper has loved boarding this year. The a brief house-meeting. From here we housemistresses have been incredible start our school timetable. by Isobel Gilligan, to all of us, and I will miss them a lot next year. ♦ When in House, boredom is an alien Fifth Year concept. We are always given a vast Having spent the whole summer range of activities to try and do. holidays wondering what the new Boarding in the Whether it is running a charity race Cooper House would be like, we or having a great time at a theme were not disappointed when we Sixth Form by park, we are always having fun. got back in September. After a lot Also available to Walters girls are of building work, the house looked Maisie Molyneux, a large variety of delicious and amazing, with a new sit, lots of new nutritious meals, and the catering dorms and studies for the Fifth Year, Lower Sixth staff always provide food for all and two refurbished offices for the I have been a weekly boarder allergens, intolerance, religious House staff. since coming to Godolphin at the requirements and/or other special Everybody was really excited to get beginning of the year, and it has dietary requirements. back to boarding life and the new been one of the best things about Walters boarders can unanimously girls settled in very quickly thanks to being at the School. agree that we love tuck. We are the new housemistress team of Mrs It has been a wholly positive allowed to bring small amounts of Edouard, Mrs Wilson, Miss Wilson experience, and for that credit must our favourite sweets and other treats and Miss Flynn. be given to a variety of facets: be it and, after supper, we can go into The autumn term went extremely the kind and caring housemistresses Walters kitchen to eat (in controlled quickly, with talent shows and ping who you know are always there amounts) and talk and/or catch up. pong tournaments on Monday nights to help you with anything you We have a lovely school shop organised by Mr Powell and weekly may need, whether it is advice and extremely close to Walters where in Zumba classes on Wednesdays which guidance or simply a chat over a the event of ‘emergency deprivation’ were very popular. cup of tea and some toast. Or the wonderful dormitories which you you can stock up on stationery, In the spring term we had a snow day uniform, soap, bags etc. can make entirely your own and where we all had hot chocolate and are somewhere you always feel I love Walters and I am so grateful a movie night in the sit with popcorn completely comfortable and at for all my time there and I will be followed by a Zumba session. home. Or the amount of freedom extremely sad to leave and to see Cooper is always busy, and girls are given to us, allowing everyone to it go. ♦ always going in and out, whether it is for a lacrosse, hockey, netball or tennis match or a concert or play. Despite the constant bustle of busy girls in Cooper, there is always time to relax. You can watch television in the sit, join in with craft night on a Tuesday, make yourself some tea and toast in the kitchen or practise your instruments. THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Community 61 be incredibly independent and yet we also sold brooches which was the Commendations Cup never isolated or unsupported. Or were willingly bought by lots of and I could not have been prouder perhaps most of all, the amazing the School. The textile bank has when Douglas won, gaining the community that is made up of continued to do well, and we are Cup for the sixth time in a row everyone in the House! very grateful for all the support from which contributed to the winning staff and girls who regularly go home of the overall House Cup for the What with friends, boarders from and have a clear out just so they can second year. other years and the wonderful House help fill up the bank. staff, together an all-inclusive and Douglas have succeeded in a variety endlessly fun community is created The annual GPA Christmas Fair of events this year and I have felt from which every girl benefits. ♦ where Douglas ran a fabulous stall privileged to lead such a talented with a raffle, and more selling of our and committed House. My time brooches which was superbly ran by in Douglas has been amazing and the Morgan sisters and Mrs Avila. as a Head of House I was able to Douglas House by recognise the truly phenomenal In November, we celebrated Mary House spirit. I want to thanks Mrs Alice Douglas’s birthday with games Molly Thomlinson, Sparkhall for her motivation and at lunch and a wonderful tea party. huge enthusiasm. ♦ House Captain Our annual Alzheimer’s tea party was massively supported by the girls and teachers and is always greatly appreciated by the members of the Hamilton House community who come along. We had lovely sandwiches and cakes; tea and by Niamh Reavill, coffee and entertainment with a good sing-along after. House Captain Many girls supported the Douglas entrepreneur scheme which really progressed in numbers this year with new girls taking on the challenge and joining in. We had a number or girls raising money in different ways from selling cakes and sweets, to buying and selling items. Many girls took part in the Inter- House swimming, hockey and Douglas has yet again had a lacrosse competitions; the sporting successful year with so many events are a favourite time of talented girls and every person the term where Douglas’s true doing their bit for the House. The competitive colours come out, with Douglas committee, with other girls fighting to win the cups as well Upper Sixth girls, have been so as the enjoyment of playing sport supportive and full of different ideas and getting dressed up in red. to help, always willing to take part. The Inter-House pancake race is As Hamilton House Captain, the Firstly, a memorable event this always the perfect way to celebrate past year has been an absolute year was when we were crowned the day and, as ever, it was well pleasure and honour. I have always winners of Inter-House performing upported by girls. Another great been a very committed and highly arts, which consisted of winning event is the Inter-House science competitive Hamiltonian, and I have the music and overall prize with competition, this shows our been absolutely delighted with our some wonderful comments from dedication with everyone taking part achievements this year. the judge: ‘Music was integrated in board quizzes to gain as many into the drama and forwarded the points as possible in order to go With the Senior sports team storytelling’ and, the best comment forward into the main event at the remaining unbeatable in hockey, of all: ‘Douglas’s performance was end of the week. lacrosse, netball and swimming the best.’ This event was very well and the mass participation in the We have collected an enormous supported by both girls and teachers House music, it seems that Hamilton haul of trophies this year which is and was my personal highlight of are forever unstoppable. Nor is quickly filling up our space in the my time in Douglas. it possible to forget the amazing cupboard. Our major Inter-House turnout and comeback made by our We had a successful day supporting trophies are performing arts, Junior infamous Science Quiz team! World Alzheimer’s Day; the House rounders and tennis as well as many committee sold a variety of cookies of the other sporting cups. But one I feel the House really came together in a record of four minutes, and trophy we all worked so hard for this year, with the huge efforts 62 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Community from the girls and teachers, in the We were also delighted to sponsor Methuen is also a very creative Inter-House performing arts, which Diana from the Kenyan lacrosse House. We not only won the Drama everyone enjoyed, and our set team this year. Lots of our girls met Cup at Inter-House performing arts design especially excelled and won her during our recent trip to the U19 but we were also overall winners in the award! World Lacrosse Championships in both Inter-House creative writing Canada. Diana wrote to us saying, and Inter-House music. We ran a Everyone in Hamilton, the ‘Your sponsorship and lacrosse has very close second in the Science Quiz committee and I, alongside our meant the whole world to me since which, as always, was one of my Head of House Miss Haynes, have it has changed my life. I will always highlights of the whole school year. spent the year raising funds non- think fondly of Methuen House for stop; whether it is duck dipping My seventh year as Head of your support, kindness and sacrifice.’ at the Christmas Fair or selling Methuen House has been hectic but It was thought provoking for the doughnuts and cakes at break time, truly wonderful. Watching the girls girls to see how their relatively the efforts have been tremendous. grow up through the years has been small donations have transformed All the money we have raised goes a privilege and they still astound someone’s life. to YoungMinds, a hugely valuable me with their kindness, sense of charity which raises awareness for To achieve our fundraising target of fun and many talents. We have had young people’s mental health. ♦ £750 we organised several events. a highly successful year with great We had a stall at the Christmas Fair, representation from all seven year had a cake sale and ran our most groups either in fundraising, music, successful annual sing-a-long to date. drama, sport or science events. I Methuen House This year a record breaking 102 of us would really like to thank all the sang and danced along to Mama Mia girls for their fantastic attitude, our by Vicky Wilson, 2. This raised over £500 in one night marvellous Methuen staff for their and was our best fundraiser in my support and dedication and our Head of House whole time as Head of House. Thank outgoing committee for all their ‘Success is not the key to happiness. you so much to the girls from all the hard work. ♦ Happiness is the key to success. If Houses for attending our favourite you love what you are doing, you annual event. will be successful.’ – Albert Schweitzer Highlights of the year included Chaplaincy by February’s pancake race, which At the start of the school year, involved two girls from each year we voted for CLAPA (Cleft Lip Rev’d Dr Stella group and two staff members and Palate Association) to be our completing a relay style race with designated charity. At the end of the Wood, Chaplain frying pans! Miss Walker and I ran I often think that we need the year we were delighted to present for the staff with our Sixth Form girls repeated cycle of familiar events in Nichola Hudson, Lead Clinical leading the team to victory, much life as waymarkers and interpreters Nurse Specialist at the Spires to the Methuen supporters’ delight! of the bigger and broader questions Cleft Service in Salisbury District We also won overall the Inter-House we all face. In schools there are Hospital, with a cheque for £500. She lacrosse, and Inter-House tennis and plenty of rituals and annual events; gave a lovely talk about the service were overall winners at sports day. the services I have the privilege to and said that our donation was Sports day highlighted to me just lead are often the outward signals much needed and would buy new how wonderful the participation has of the beginning of term or the feeding equipment. been this year. Pitch 1 was a sea of end of term, an exciting welcome We also started fundraising to blue and we had willing volunteers to a new group of girls or a more sponsor a child at Tigri School in for every race from both staff and poignant farewell to those who South Delhi. Godolphin has had a girls – true Methuen spirit. Thank leave us for their adult lives. We longstanding link with Tigri and I, you to our wonderful PE staff who need the familiar to help us to along with several of the girls, visited do so much for the houses and run comprehend the unknown. and taught there during our school lots of events to keep the house spirit This year, the new Dean of Salisbury, trip to India. alive throughout the year. Nicholas Papadopolous, brought that to life for our Upper Sixth leavers, with a candlelit pilgrimage through the Cathedral in the calm of a summer evening, when the building was still and we were the only ones left to walk with our thoughts through its aisles. 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Confirmation itself can be a raised £900. We chose to support nervy time for candidates: this the work of centres and counsellors year Godolphin’s Confirmation trained to help refugee children and was the first ever Confirmation young people traumatised by events for our new Bishop of Ramsbury, in their life and often separated from Andrew Rumsey. It was perhaps their families. because of this that this service, We did not have a particularly cold with a particularly lovely group winter this year, but the weekend of candidates; stood out for many where the temperature did drop to –8 as a warm and deeply meaningful degrees was the one planned for the moment. Another waymarker, Alabaré Sleepout! In the end it was another milestone and another time postponed but it certainly brought when being Chaplain of Godolphin home the reality of the conditions must be one of the best jobs in the that some people have to endure. Church of England. ♦ Over £5000 was raised by the students font and danced shadows across the and staff this year which really is an choir stalls, to think about what our excellent achievement. On a Sunday generation will be remembered for. Charities by Stella in June, staff and students were It was one of a number of highly again in tandem and attired in their moving moments in 2018–2019. Jones, Charities pink tutus and pink wings they ran Commem in Westminster Abbey or walked the Race for Life. They was all the more poignant having Co-ordinator joined hundreds of other runners in seen, just days before, the President At the time of writing, 21 different Salisbury and raised nearly £400. of Germany stand alongside the charities have been helped by Walters and Cooper Houses raised Queen at the Tomb of the Unknown Godolphin this year. The whole nearly £1000 for Kenya Lacrosse, Warrior. We too, came to lay a community involvement has been by eating lots of Smarties, and then wreath to Elizabeth Godolphin, to exceptional and larger projects filling the empty tubes with coins! remember, but the sense of being such as the Macmillan Cancer Staff and older pupils have partaken within a crucible of history in Support takeover day, harvest and in marathons and half marathons the King Henry VII Chapel was Christmas boxes for Trussell Trust, with Mrs Price (Pastoral Deputy) and perhaps more vivid because of the Comic Relief and the visit to Nepal Ms Colton (Assistant Accountant) concurrence with a broader horizon have all benefitted hugely from this joining the Midnight Walk in aid and the anniversary of the end of concerted effort. of Salisbury Hospice. Mrs England the First World War. On 8 November ‘Godolphin (MFL) took part in the Clarendon Last year, our Confirmation Remembers’ invited guests to an Walk raising money for Naomi’s pilgrimage was lost to snow. This exhibition of archives showing how House, a children’s hospice. The year we lost the Alabaré Sleepout the students and staff of Godolphin Walters’ girls also raised money for to snow in February instead. We supported the war effort between the Stars Appeal through a very were due to take around 10% of the 1914–18, as well as showing the role successful car boot sale. School that night, a truly remarkable of current students and alumnae in The competitive houses continue show of commitment from staff and today’s armed forces. With the sale to make their chosen charities a students, from the Head down to of the tickets and a collection on key focus of their activities; the Third Year students. A month later the evening, we raised £929.26 for Alzheimer’s’ Society, Cleft Lip and we tried again and were again the SSAFA – the Armed Forces charity, Palate Association (CLAPA), Tigris biggest single group of sleepers in formerly known as Soldiers, Sailors, School in New Delhi and Young the chilly Cathedral cloisters. At Airmen and Families Association, Minds have all received a substantial about 5.55 a.m., drizzle gave way a UK charity that provides lifelong donation as a result of the students’ to the dawn chorus, as songbirds support to serving men and women hard work and enthusiastic fund- were joined by snoozy pigeons and veterans from the British Armed Forces and their families raising. The Business Enterprise roosting above us and then finally or dependents. under that watchful eye of Mr Miller, the haunting meow of a peregrine has worked tirelessly this year to falcon high on the spire. It made for This year, we introduced a different raise funds for Help for Heroes, and a remarkable morning alarm. Our focus for one of the charities where the girls made an excellent effort. Confirmation pilgrimage was bathed the girls and staff opted to have a in glorious spring sunshine, yet, as very simple soup lunch. This was This article only reflects a brief we made our way down from Old to help raise awareness of how little summary of all the many ways Sarum, in silence and in full daylight, some children will have to eat in that the students and whole school all of us were surprised to hear a a whole day in some places in the community are constantly working tawny owl in the trees above us. It world. Chartwells kindly donated to helping others less fortunate than just shows what you can hear when the difference in price to the Comic themselves. 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Alabaré Sleepout, Salisbury Cathedral Duke of Edinburgh Award by Tilly White, Fourth Year The cold wind and driving rain indicated that June had arrived. Time again for the next batch of 30 fresh-faced, enthusiastic students to divide into five teams and head off into the the great unknown in pursuit of a Duke of Edinburgh Award. Before the expedition, all of us had previously done our volunteering, appearing with varying degrees of success at a range of institutions from nursing homes and charities, to shops and sports pitches. We were generally helping out and getting Macmillan Takeover, Salisbury Town Centre stuck in. These characteristics became our hallmarks. The expedition is very much the centrepiece of DofE and represents a chance to get off the grid for a few days with your besties. We started below Highworth, in north Wiltshire, and ended, happily as intended at the end of the first day, at a campsite around 14km and six hours away. What a six hours they were! Whilst the area around Swindon is not exactly the Serengeti, a good cross section of wildlife was seen and, with the notable exception of one girl’s encounter with a specific herd of cows, the wildlife was friendly. Through rain, that was at times biblical, spirits and performance Race for Life, Salisbury remained high. Importantly, the standing instruction that no one be left behind was obeyed and so the same number of people started the second 10km leg as finished the first. The second leg was mercifully free of cow-related incidents, and our psychological condition was even strong enough to withstand the blow of finding an ice cream van open for business but unwilling to take payment by card. This proved a far sterner test than the exceptionally steep final half mile leading up to it. Overall, it was a great experience and if you have never hiked somewhere and pitched a tent with your friends, you just haven’t lived. We returned to school extremely tired, but very THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Community 65 happy and as one great team drawing on a common pool of wonderful and shared memories. Godolphin Bronze Award Badge and Certificate Remembers Upper Sixth Godolphin commemorated the Olivia Forge 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War in November. Fifth Year There was an exhibition of Eva-Marie Lynn, Lucy McCann, archives showing how the students Eloise Grant Goodey, Priscilla and staff of Godolphin supported (Cheuk) Lo, Jessica Wooster, Iris the war effort as well as what our Khwaja, Emma Browne, Molly CCF do today. Sheppard, Holly Bentley, Oriole Guests were led through trenches Gunter, Harriet Lucas, Eleanor to the Performing Arts Centre for a Coles, Agnes Roberts-West, Isabel moving performance of music and Sefton drama. Students enacted scenes Fouth Year based on letters of Godolphin Francesca Roberts, Honour Norman, girls received during the war and Isabella Clapperton, Grace Showell, the diaries of the headmistress, Summer Walker-Candy, Charlotte Miss Mary Alice Douglas. The Reeve, Shan Xue, Alexandra Godolphin Choir and Vocal O’Gorman, Amelia Heath, Grace Ensemble performed songs from the (Yan Tung) Kwok, Charlotte Ruocco, era accompanied by a slideshow of Hettie Dixon, Olivia Jones, Eleanor scenes from the period. ♦ Pugh, Grace Thompson, Freya Hutchins, Eleanor Crawshaw, Honor Macmillan, Tilly White Ten Tors Teams 35 Mile Team 1 Hettie Dixon (Team Captain) Amber Arnison-Newgass Florence Bryan Olivia Moore Honour Norman Annabel Yeatman

35 Mile Team 2 Jessica Horsfield (Team Captain) Scarlett Culshaw Lilibet Blythe Charlotte Reeve Clementine Boucher Phoebe Shelly

35 Mile Team 3 Isabella Clapperton (Team Captain) Flora Dennes Poppy Wills Charlotte Duncan Olivia Jones Bella Hunter (Canford School)

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Dr Frances Sands, Arts Week, October HIV Positive Talk by Hermione Blandford, Upper Sixth Godolphin promises ‘inspiring speakers’ and Emma Cole’s ‘Positive Voice’ talk was certainly that. She greeted us with an extremely moving yet equally hilarious personal story about getting what seemed a death sentence at the time being diagnosed with HIV. Her powerful story combined her clear message that we must live life to the fullest no matter what Inspiring People has happened and to never stop fighting, made it one of the talks I know will stay with me forever. Sir Simon Schama OBE, Scholars’ Lecture, March From the beginning she had us in stitches, completely captivated, recounting how she tried to get her first boyfriend – she went for a woodwind player from orchestra as she guessed his musical practice would make him a good kisser. She wittily delivered both the facts and harsh realities of having HIV before there was available treatment and what it means if you get it now, 30 years later. She movingly told us the dilemmas she faced: whether to stay with the man who had given her HIV, knowing they might both die, watching many of her friends from her support group pass away, the reaction of her family, her estrangement from her mother, fighting to eradicate established Ruby Steel of BBC2’s stereotypes regarding HIV patients, The Big Life Fix spoke and most importantly, how she’d about design, May seen Bruce Springsteen 69 times in concert to celebrate still being alive. After this talk, we were left with an overwhelming sense that we could truly do anything we wanted, no matter the obstacles that life will undoubtedly throw our way – she was a truly unforgettable and inspirational speaker. ♦ THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Community 69

children to be taught by some of the children from Exeter House, where Makaton is used for daily communication. It was a tremendous privilege to be able to welcome the whole of Year Four from Whiteparish All Saints Primary as well as a group from Exeter House Special School. The children from Exeter House might have had an array of complex needs, but that did not stop them from giving an astoundingly impressive performance. It was very moving to witness the friendships that flourished between the Godolphin students and our visitors; to see how sensitively our girls responded to children with profound needs, or to those much younger than themselves. The Whiteparish children were absolutely brilliant, singing and acting with a maturity way beyond their years and making the most of the whole experience. I outstanding contribution to was incredibly proud of the entire Outreach by Chamber Music. The final event cast, and so glad that the children of the year was a ‘Come and Sing’ had such a fantastic time, thoroughly Olivia Sparkhall, day for primary schools. During enjoying themselves. ♦ the morning our visitors enjoyed Head of Outreach a singing workshop where they looked at vocal technique, and A focus on opportunities for Green Group in the afternoon they worked primary school children, this year, together with our First and Second led to several projects designed by Hermione Year on some songs which were to provide enrichment for those presented, in a short concert, to an in many local schools. Highlights Blandford, audience of parents and friends. were a talk given by the exciting young Australian author, Jessica The flagship project of the year Upper Sixth Townsend, who introduced was designed to enhance the In Green Group this year, we an enthralled audience to her educational experience of children focussed on thinking globally and Nevermoor series; Super Science from our community as well as acting locally. We encouraged Saturday which provided a our own students. A year in the girls to reduce waste in their chance to conduct experiments planning, this was an ambitious everyday lives by making a few beyond the normal school science collaboration between staff and simple changes. These can be provision; and a special morning of students from three, very different, easily facilitated with the opening lacrosse which provided bespoke schools who came together to of a zero-waste shop, Lemon and coaching, enabling every child to perform a piece of specially written Jinga, in Romsey where you can thrive. Annual events included music theatre: School Daze. The substitute your daily plastics for the Great Godolphin Egg Race, show, conceived and directed by Mr plastic free alternatives. Also, we where girls worked in teams to Hallen, myself as musical director, encouraged participation in the build a contraption that would was performed by a cast of children #TrashTag challenge – it’s simple: enable a golf ball to smash an egg, from Godolphin, Whiteparish All you find a polluted area with lots adhering to a strict set of criteria Saints Primary and Exeter House of rubbish, take a before picture, laid down by our Science and Special School. This collaboration clean up the area, then take an Design & Technology Departments. enabled the children to combine after picture and post it using the The Pro Corda Chamber Music communication by Makaton with hashtag. Eco-Briks is another great Festival, another annual fixture, the spoken word and song, to create way to help the environment. You was a celebration of top-class a musical-in-a-day. Every child simply take any single use plastic music-making from both state learned how to communicate using (for example food wrappers, crisp and independent schools, with Makaton, enhancing the educational packets) and tightly compact them Godolphin being awarded the experience for all, and allowing into a 500ml plastic bottle. Once Pro Corda Special Award for the Whiteparish and Godolphin tightly compacted, the bottle can be 70 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Community used as a ‘brick’ in the foundations for houses. We plan to set up a collection point in School so you can drop them off without any hassle. These are then sent to developing countries to build houses and schools. For me, one of the most incredible things that Sophie Hutchins and I experienced this year was the Youth Climate Change protest. The sight of local students fighting to make their voice heard was quite something, and knowing that we, in Salisbury, Declan McGregor were just one small fragment of this movement which was happening interviewed by Myfanwy Vickers on a global scale was amazing. I grew up in a suburb of Cork, the youngest of eight kids, in a three Between our current Godolphin bedroomed terrace house, a normal place. Life was fantastic, it was students and our Old Girls, we had crazy, there was always something happening, always a drama. My students protesting across the world, parents worked full time, my eldest sister reared me really, and not including Paris, Ecuador, Ireland and only were there eight of us – friends would come around and all of a London. So, we leave you with six sudden there were thirteen! It was the togetherness that was such fun, simple things you can do to improve everyone mucking in. There were no phones, no iPads. There was music the planet. and football, secondhand bikes. My brother was a carpenter and he made a snooker table for us all. There was never a dull moment. ♦♦ Make an Eco Brik My mum was great, she still is. She’s eighty-two; unfortunately she has ♦♦ Complete the dementia now. I walk in and she says, ‘Hello! What are you doing here?’ #Trashtag Challenge and I love that. There’s a family rota to stay over with her at home. She’s ♦♦ Visit a plastic free, doing the best she can; it is what it is. My father died very suddenly of a zero-waste shop heart attack. He went to sleep and never woke up. It was sad times, but life goes on. ♦♦ Go plastic free for one day each week (#PlasticFreeFridays Living in England there are more opportunities, and there’s more Anyone?) entertainment over here. But life’s in a rush, and there’s more pressure on time. Life in Ireland is slower, and it’s the relaxed attitude that I prefer. In ♦♦ Make your voice heard Ireland life just happens. I’m a calm person so I like things that way. – if you feel passionately about your planet, if you want My family was quite sporty. My twin sister and my niece played for the something to change, protest, Republic of Ireland, Ladies Football. At 16 I went as a guest player to write letters, campaign so we Portsmouth with Wilton United team and a scout spotted me. I came can change our future. home and got a phone call from West Bromwich Albion asking me to go on trial. So, I was back and forth, and I really enjoyed it. They offered me ♦♦ Make sure you buy a contract, but before I got to sign it the manager was sacked and a new peat-free compost! one came in. One door shut, but then another one opened: Bournemouth The world has come on so far were ringing, and they offered me a one-year YTS scheme and a one-year regarding climate change, there is far professional contract. more awareness and effort to change I stuck at it for six months, but I just couldn’t wait to go home. I was even our planet for the better. Whilst lodging with a lovely Kerry lady. It was not being with my siblings and my looking forward to see what more we friends. I went to Crystal Palace on trial and the standard was fantastic, can do, we must remember that you but by then I knew I missed home too much and my heart wasn’t in it. are currently helping the planet in So, I took up my trade as a carpenter, working with my brother, and I many ways – for example recycling, signed with Cork City playing semi-professional football back in Ireland. and using re-usable coffee mugs (we I went on to sign with Cork Ramblers and played for years. I loved it but I see lots of these in Illy – thank you!), snapped my ankle, and on my first game back after that I got a kick in the so congratulate yourselves on being head and twelve stitches. I thought ‘I’ve had enough now!’ fellow eco-friendly warriors whilst also finding out what more you can My wife and I moved here in 2006. I love Salisbury and it’s easy to fly to do, and maybe even try one of our Cork where our children have 20 cousins. 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anniversary. There was a wonderful gazebo and the climbing frame and party (with cake!), former staff and our Year Six leavers donated Prep Head’s governors past and present as well as a beautiful sundial. all of the girls in the Senior School These talented, kind and Introduction by who had attended the Prep. FoGP enthusiastic girls have excelled (Friends of Godolphin Prep) marked in so many aspects of school life Julia Miller the occasion by planting a beautiful inside and outside the classroom as It is always really exciting and tree in the grounds and we thank highlighted in the following extracts rewarding to see the Gazette them for their ongoing support for and photos. – it is a wonderful reminder of just all aspects of Prep life. how much the girls have achieved We hope you enjoy reminiscing on The generosity of former governor, during the year and this edition is a very happy and successful year. Mr Bryer-Ash and FoGP ensured no exception. that the playground project was Julia Miller In true Prep tradition we took every finally completed. The girls were opportunity to celebrate our 25th thrilled with the arrival of the THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep 73

paper newts with unseen forces. Tying in with some of the work Prep 25th Science Week carried out in Miss Fisher’s class In connection with both British earlier in the year, Years Five and Anniversary Party Science Week and Science Week in Six considered Ancient Egypt and We loved celebrating the Prep the Senior School, the Prep School the journey to the afterlife through School’s 25th anniversary with a celebrated a hugely successful mummification of an orange. Much beautiful cake and party for the Science Day. All girls were involved laughter ensued as the girls removed whole school, former Prep students, in activities on this year’s chosen the innards of the orange, filled parents, governors and staff. It was a theme of ‘journeys’. In Pre-Prep them with natural fragrances and great afternoon seeing lots of familiar the girls explored the journey of preservatives, and attempted to faces. During the special assembly dinosaurs, using modelling as a bandage them up with sticky fingers! before the party, we all performed basis for their ideas on adaptations All girls also participated in the a song and dance from our school and evolution. Years Two-Four poster competition, some excellent production this year. considered static electricity and interpretations of ‘journeys’ being how this can act on objects to Isabelle Reeve, Head Girl ♦ entered into the national finals. make them move. The activity was based upon the famous ‘newt Mr Richard Ingram ♦ scene’ from Roald Dahl’s Matilda and involved the girls moving tissue 74 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep

always goes in the machine first, so they always boast about it to Prep EGA National the dark. The dark wash – always In Year Six, we take part in the resentful – mumble and grumble to Elizabeth Godolphin Award Poetry Day themselves in the laundry basket. In Year Six were very excited to take which is designed to enhance our each army, there are the shirts (the part in the poetry evening. Although final term at Godolphin Prep, to shirts are lazy), there are also the we didn’t understand the poems in help better equip us to make the socks (who never get tired, they are foreign languages, we did enjoy the transition to the Senior School. It hyper), the vests will never move experience and we loved performing is designed to include a range of anywhere (they are superstitious). in the PAC. 6-1 performed Sky in activities, experiences and skills Then there are the jeans, who are the Pie by Roger McGough and 6-2 which will boost our confidence quite cool and everyone has a crush performed The Race to get to Sleep and resilience. To complete the on the them. Last, but not least, the by Brian Patten – throwing our award, we prepare a presentation boss – Major Pants. socks up in the air at the end of the that we present in front of our performance! It felt amazing when One day, as usual, white wash were peers and Miss Miller and we the audience clapped for us. We had being taken to the washing machine enjoy introductory lessons to lots of fun. first and they were boasting. This cookery and different languages at was the last straw for dark wash the Senior School. The bushcraft Emily Price and pile. Major Pants gathered his army day with Major Reavill is always Abbie Robinson, Year Six ♦ to have a word. ‘Right then,’ called a real highlight for the girls and a Major Pants, ‘we need a plan to great way to finish the programme. make whites miserable – any bright The girls are then awarded their Creative Writing ideas?’ No-one seemed to have an certificates on Speech Day. idea but then Jeans put his leg up. Sabotage by Daisy Nolan, Year Five ‘It was a good experience and taught ‘Yes Jeans?’ asked Major Pants, In an ordinary house, in an us to be more confident in lots of seeming interested. ordinary bedroom lie two washing different situations. We will never piles the dark wash and the light ‘Well, I think we should send one of forget it.’ wash. The two piles of washing us darks into the whites’ wash and Abigail Hallen and have their own armies and they then we run and turn the whites into Imogen Mauldon, Year Six ♦ are never friends. The white wash in-betweenies.’ ‘Yes, that’s good Jeans, very good!’ said Major Pants sounding excited. ‘But who’s going in the wash?’ asked Vest. ‘We will hold interviews –get your CV’s ready,’ said Major Pants in an official voice. The darks gathered in their wash basket. First up was Shirt, ‘Hello Shirt,’ said Major Pants. ‘Hi,’ said Shirt falling asleep. ‘So, do you think you’d be good sneaking into the wash?’ ‘No, definitely not, it’s not for me,’ said Shirt, already turning around. ‘Ok, bye then,’ shouted Major Pants, because Shirt was already lying on the bed outside of the wash basket. Next up was vest, ‘Hello vest’, said Major Pants. ‘Hi.’ ‘Right then vest, why do you think you would be good for the job?’ ‘Are you sure no one’s going to grab me in there?’ asked Vest, looking around worriedly. Vest clearly wasn’t up to the job. Then it was Jeans. ‘Hello Jeans.’ THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep 75

‘Hi! Well I would be doing it all for If she left it would be tragic, ‘But who is this?’ a mother said, the ladies,’ said Jeans. For she was bound to stay with She floated into Camelot. magic, ‘Get out of here Jeans you disgust So Lancelot crossed himself for fear, But she had to act now, she had to me!’ retorted Major Pants. The All dressed in white the lady here, be drastic, final contender was Sock who was Oh why is she the one so dear? Goodbye, my Lady of Shalott. screaming, ‘Let it be meeee!’ Major The Lady of Shalott. Pants thought for a moment and The Lady by Philippa Winser, Year Six then agreed that Sock was small Books by Lauren Prickett, Year Six The Lady cried, she swore to die, enough to hide and he knew Sock Frequently I read a book, She tried to live, though she was half would run well. Sock it was. What is it that makes me want to alive. look? Wash day came again. Sock launched But she did not look at the barley himself into the whites’ pile and and rye, Through the chapters and the pages, hid in Shirt’s sleeve (even though Now if she did the curse would cry, Reading through all the stages. it looked like it was wriggling The Lady of Shalott, I lose myself in the story, about). Then, the pile was up, in the Even if it’s slightly gory, machine, door slammed, and a big But who is this? And what is he? Ideas for my writing I can find – whoosh as the water came splashing Her love, her love but it cannot be, A cliff-hanger springs to mind. down. A few seconds later Sock was Oh she still wished she could be out... ‘I’m running!’ Sock shrieked with he, Different emotions I can feel, as all his dark, inky textures ran into With Bold Sir Lancelot. It makes it feel oh so real. the whites’ wash. Four grey walls and four grey towers, I can be so inspired, Even when I’m feeling tired. ♦ ‘Job done’ said Major Pants. There was the place that took her power, The Curse by Abigail Hallen, Year Six Until the mirror shattered in The lady lived her life in dread, showers, Music She thought that she could run for As the shadows filled her head, Tudor workshop She knew that she would never wed, hours, Two Tudor experts came in to talk to But live her life alone instead, Run down to Camelot. Away from towered Camelot. us about Tudor instruments. Many There she could see the boat afloat, of them looked like the instruments The lady remains forever The one with her name she carved we play today, but some of them embowered, and wrote. we couldn’t recognise. The music Shackled by the curse’s power, Here was the place she sung her last was very enjoyable, and we had to Weaving mindlessly by the hour, notes, guess the names of the instruments. The fairy of Shalott. The lady of Shalott. The experts dressed up as different Below her, joyful children play, The crowd knelt down by the river types of Tudors, one was rich and But disappear at the end of day, bed, one poor. After the show we got to Not realising her constant dismay, As in the boat the lady lay dead. have a closer look at the instruments So leaving her a castaway, ‘The Lady of Shalott,’ a knight had and hold them. Victoria Greaves and So close toward Camelot. read, Abbie Robinson, Year Six 76 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep Art

Barnardo’s of different instruments including We were extremely proud to be trumpets, saxophones, flutes, cellos, invited to take part in the annual violins, violas, piano and a range of concert to raise funds for Barnardo’s. different songs; one was even a pop This year it was held in Central song! Isabel Roberts wrote Hall in Westminster. We spent and performed her own piece the morning rehearsing with Mrs The competition was fierce, but Sparkhall before having lunch in St everyone enjoyed themselves even if James’ Park then returning for more they didn’t win. Congratulations to rehearsals with Adrian Pitt. After the following girls who won tea in the park, we performed in the their category: evening. As well as choirs from lots Strings and Guitar Emily Price of schools we were able to watch Woodwind and Brass dance groups and young musicians Victoria Greaves perform solos. Some of our favourite Piano Emily Price songs were ‘Bazonka’, a poem by Abbie Robinson Spike Milligan set to music by Voice Adrian Pitt, a Mary Poppins medley Victoria Greaves, Year Six ♦ and songs from Matilda and Wicked. The evening finished with everyone singing ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ as if it was the last night of the Proms. Clay Workshop In April Ms Findley held a clay Mrs Fiona Jackson workshop for Pre-prep and Year Three. The theme of the workshop Informal Concerts was birds and nests. We have informal concerts throughout the year to give all of the ‘I liked shaping the nest by putting girls an opportunity to perform in my finger in and pushing the nest front of an audience. The girls love out.’ Beatrice Gibbard the chance to play in front of their ‘I liked putting the feathers on my parents and friends. bird. They were pretend feathers.’ Prep Music Competition Eleanor Heap On 10 June we had our music ‘I loved my bird because I made it all competition. There was a range by myself.’ April (Yuanaxi) Chi ♦ THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep 77 Art 78 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep

Sports Roundup For many girls, sport is the highlight of their day and they deserve a great deal of credit for their enthusiastic approach throughout the year, whatever the weather. We are delighted to support all the girls who are members of hockey, swimming, cricket and netball clubs outside school and all of those who enjoy ballet, tap, cricket, riding, trampolining, skiing, golf and gymnastics, with many competing at a very high level indeed. This year we are particularly proud that all the girls in Years Three- Six have had the opportunity to represent Godolphin in hockey, netball and cricket. Many others have participated in swimming galas and we have enjoyed success in cross country and athletics competitions. The U11A sports teams have had a very successful year; they were undefeated in hockey and narrowly lost just one netball match. We are equally proud of our B and C teams who played well and very much enjoyed representing the Prep. The Swimming Gala and Sports Day are highlights in the sporting year and as ever our policy is to encourage everyone to participate and to support their Houses and their friends. Sports Day took place in the sunshine and the near perfect conditions resulted in six new school records for Kaitlin Miller and Daisy Nolan. Since then we were delighted to celebrate Kaitlin’s success at the Athletics Nationals, winning third place in the discus. A remarkable achievement, well done, Kaitlin. ♦ THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep 79

in a sponsored Zumbathon to raise money for the NSPCC. It was tiring but a lot of fun especially when we were all singing along to the songs. We were so proud that we raised £1,155.77 for such a good cause.

Emily Harvey and Maya Mellor, Year Six ♦ Trips The Weald and Downland Museum In September we had a fantastic time at The Weald and Downland Museum. We went to the old barn Gardens and see all the good work and dressed in Tudor clothes and they do, and we enjoyed a picnic played with some Tudor toys such Distance Swim in the beautiful grounds. To raise as a rocking horse, hoops and a Godolphin Prep girls always look money for the charity, we held bowling alley. We dressed up in forward to the distance swim. Girls a fair at break time with lots of Tudor clothes and went inside a from Years Two-Six took part, different stalls. Some of the stalls gypsy caravan. We saw lots of old and everyone tried their hardest, were ‘Guess how many sweets are houses and had to be very careful with many achieving a personal in the jar?’ ‘Guess the fairy name?’ going up the steep stairs. We saw two best. There was a maximum of two and a big and little lucky dip. We oxen who are used to pull things. We hundred lengths (5km); ten girls were so pleased to raise so much saw the old market and the things achieved this distance, and this was money over the course of the year that they would have bought. We an amazing success. The support was for this amazing charity. learnt how to do a Tudor dance. wonderful – you could even hear The best bit was sitting on the Tudor the cheering underwater. We all felt toilet. In Tudor times they called this we deserved our lunch afterwards! ‘going to a pluck a rose’. Maddox Farbrother, Swimming Captain, Year Six ♦ Ballet Trip, February Nursery, Reception and Year One were lucky enough to go to the Mayflower Theatre to see the Birmingham Royal Ballet perform a condensed version of the ballet Beauty and the Beast.

Year Four to Hooke Court Year Four visited Hooke Court in Dorset to learn about the Anglo Saxons. One group made pottage (a kind of thick soup) by cutting up cabbage, onion, carrot, parsnip and leek. Another group made savoury bread from flour, onions, garlic, salt and rosemary. Then we did wattling, which is when you weave hazel or willow Macmillan Coffee Morning sticks through wooden posts ‘It was yummy and exciting to buy to make a fence or a wall for a cakes at break time and raise money house. We made daub by using one for this wonderful charity. It is trowelful of 18-month-old horse Charity always something to look forward poo, and three trowelfuls of mud. to at the beginning of term and we This year we chose Furzey We added water and mixed it with raised £225!’ Gardens as our school charity. Amberley Barr, Year Five our hands and then slapped it into We chose it because it is a local NSPCC Zumbathon the holes in the wattle fence to keep charity which helps lots of people out the cold. Lastly, we sat around On October 16 at lunchtime, all the to learn new skills. We were the campfire and ate all the food we girls from Nursery-Year Six took part even lucky enough to visit Furzey had made. It was delicious! 80 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep

Marwell Zoo Trip for Pre-Prep ‘I liked the penguins the best because they were so cute. The golden-lion tamarins were really cool because they could jump so high.’ Scarlett Jacobs, Year Two ‘I really liked the tiger when it came so close to our faces. It was so big, and its pattern was really nice to see up close.’ Matilda Marr, Year Three

Minstead Residential Year Five went to Minstead for three days in May and we had the most amazing time. On our way, we went to Furzey Gardens for a picnic, as it’s our school charity where we saw the fairy doors and even little goslings. Once we were at Minstead, we did so many different activities, all about the world around us. One of our favourite things we did was a walk through the forest and into a bog. This was the funniest day because Imani fell in the mud and lost her welly boot. Thankfully Mr Ingram pulled her out. We were given animal and plant names, written in Latin, for the week and learned more about these animals and their habitats. We loved looking after the animals, especially the sheep called Betty, Baabaara and Britney Shears. One sheep even wagged its tail when you stroked it. In the evenings, we listened to stories around a campfire and fired our clay creations. It was an amazing time away with our friends because it just felt like a big sleepover. Year Five

Tutankhamun Museum ‘It was really cool to see all of the models of mummies in the Tutankhamun Museum. They looked so real and they were so creepy!’ Sienna Samanta, Year Three ‘I liked the bit where it showed you lots of pictures of Howard Carter finding Tutankhamun. There were lots of interesting facts and I learnt a lot.’ Elena Bishop, Year Two

Wardour Castle Trip In April Year Six went on a school trip to old Wardour Castle. We went for history, as we had been studying medieval times. Wardour Castle was built in the 1390s for John, the fifth Lord Lovell, one of the richest barons in England. Wardour Castle came under siege twice. Stella and THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep 81

Alejandra dressed up as Lord and snails and frogs’ legs in garlic butter. Lady Lovell. Mrs Lamb ordered In the evening, they took part in all us some beautiful weather. We had the activities with great enthusiasm. Whole School lunch in the sun and rolled down the Shopping was a very important hill near where we were picnicking. part of the trip and the girls came Events We had lots of laughs and giggles. back with all sorts of presents and Pinny Service In the castle we found some stairs goodies for family and friends. The Pinny Service was so much fun. that lead up to a turret facing the Of course, the mandatory stop at During the service new girls had inside so we pretended that we were the supermarket enabled them to their pinnies blessed by Dr Wood. princesses and rich ladies waving to purchase Carambars! When all the new girls and friends the people below. Mrs Isabelle Assali-Reeve ♦ were ready, Dr Wood blessed the Lauren Prickett, Year Six water and dipped the rosemary Winchester Science Centre branch in the holy water. When the rosemary was wet enough Dr Wood In March, Year Five went to the Boarding in splashed each pinny and the new girl Science Centre in Winchester to to bless them. Then Miss Miller was learn more about space and robotics. the Prep blessed by Dr Wood who said, ‘It is We went into the planetarium Throughout the year the boarders very hard being a head teacher so and saw planets, moons and have had a huge amount of fun. she must need a jolly good blessing.’ lots of different stars as well as All our activities mean Walters’ She got quite wet! Philippa Winser constellations. The constellations girls are never bored! We have and Darcey Lawrence, Deputy Head are supposed to look like gods and been to Paulton’s Park, Laser Tag, Girls, Year Six animals, but sometimes you just had Splashdown to name a few. As well to imagine it. We also learned about as evening activities such as craft, Autumn Term Barbeque the cosmic bow tie which is a giant Zumba and our favourite game In September the Prep pupils, cluster of galaxies. In the afternoon, which we play with Miss Walker, teachers and parents enjoyed a we designed and made robots and called ‘Captain’. At the weekends really tasty barbeque. It took place programmed them to race and do the teachers take the whole Walters in the front playground and it was dances. It was an amazing day using family on big trips. At the end of the a great chance for new girls to meet our science brains. Year Five summer term all the boarders have everyone and the parents to get a big party with a massive inflatable. Trip to Roche Court together. We had hotdogs, burgers It is really fun! It is safe to say it has and lots of vegetables. There were The sun shone on our visit to Roche been an amazing year! ♦ some lovely toys and for dessert Court sculpture park. We looked we had yummy ice-lollies. All the closely at some of the amazing catering staff did an amazing job and sculptures. School Council everyone enjoyed the evening! ‘I liked the elephant because it This academic year, for the first Year Six had horseshoe shapes and the time, Food Council and School Harvest Festival hare because it was playing the Council were amalgamated. It has We had a bright and happy Harvest tambourine.’ worked very well and from now on Festival. Dr Wood began with a Sophie Harvey, Year One it will be kept as one council. The prayer. Each class had decorated a ‘I liked Bird Boy because it was in a representatives of all Years have watering can. Two people from each shaded glade – a good place to put a been very efficient in their roles. class went up to the front and talked sculpture.’ Velvet Brining, Year One They have ensured that the ideas about their watering can and their and suggestions from their peers as theme. All the watering cans were ‘I liked to imagine we were the to how to continue to improve our amazing and everyone did really sculptures.’ Florence Field, Year One environment and our daily life in well. We sang some of our favourite the Prep were passed on. The main French Trip hymns. At the end Pip, Darcey and focus of the Council this year was On May 13, Year Six set off for Izzy all said a prayer then we went its involvement in the design of their residential trip in Normandy. to the new classroom and parents the new playground. A key role to Luckily, we picked a week when had a drink. The classroom had just ensure that from the early stages of the weather was very good, which been built so Izzy and a Year one, this project, all year groups could meant that we were able to do all the Jasmine, cut the red ribbon. It was have an input in the planning. This visits and activities we had planned. a wonderful event! Isabelle Reeve, has resulted in the first part of the The girls discovered places they Head Girl, Year Six project (which has been completed) had heard about in their history being a success and is being enjoyed lessons: The Bayeux Tapestry, Mont Christmas Party by all. We all look forward to seeing St Michel and Falaise. It made On Thursday 14 December we the second stage of the project them realise how the histories of had our annual Christmas party. being completed. France and England are linked. It was fun and exciting, and we all They sampled local produce and Lauren Prickett Year Six, enjoyed ourselves. We had a DJ, a were given the opportunity to taste Chair of the Council ♦ bubble machine, loud music and 82 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep funky lights. There were lots of competitions and prizes, we played musical bumps and pass the parcel. The DJ let us pick the music and he danced along whilst he played. It wasn’t just the girls dancing but the teachers danced as well, including Mr Ingram. The party was for Nursery all the way up to Year Six. Abigail Hallen, Year Six

Christmas Lunch The Godolphin Christmas lunch is a magical time and we all love the whole school being together for a big celebration. It feels like your whole family has come to lunch on Christmas Day, but really it’s just your friends. Everyone had some sweets and chocolate, but not until after lunch. It was a very wonderful time. The whole school was upset when it was time to leave. We can’t wait till next year. Isla Corkish, Year Six

Prep Drama Weekend We all enjoyed the prep drama weekend. The Prep was a hive of activity: we had costumes being made, props being created and two fun days of rehearsing. All the parents who made the costumes and props really helped us with our school production and an extra special thanks goes to Mrs Houston and Mr Hallen. I loved how everyone could be involved and everyone had a part to play. We really enjoyed being a part of Rock Bottom and it was amazing to perform in such a big space as the PAC. Phoebe Parker, Year Six

Parent Lunches Everybody really enjoyed the parent lunches. Each class had a turn on a Thursday for their parents to come to lunch, from Nursery to Year Six. On Thursdays, we have a delicious roast dinner. Some of us showed our parents how to collect their cutlery and put their trays away. We all had a very good time and it was fun that our parents could join us for lunch. Year Six

Sports Day On the first dry day of June, the Prep School competed at Sports Day. It was a very enjoyable day where we all participated to try and win, but most of all to have fun. There were THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Prep 83 loads of different individual races from the sack race to a quick sprint and field events. Six school records Easter Egg Hunt were broken this year which is an amazing achievement. We also had a delicious BBQ provided by FOGP. Phoebe Parker, Year Six ♦ Inter-House Hockey All the houses were raring to go! We were warming up and ready to play. The first match was Hamilton v Douglas. All of us were very aggressive, but Hamilton managed to snatch the ball. Douglas were so annoyed but persevered, but they lost. In the second match it was Methuen v Douglas. Again Douglas couldn’t score and Methuen won. The next match Hamilton v Methuen. Methuen scored, but In the last week of term, we enjoyed Hamilton got the ball and scored one of our favourite events – our twice making Hamilton the winners. annual Easter egg hunt. It was really Well done to all the players it was good fun. The House Captains hid such an enjoyable day! the eggs, while everyone was in the Isla Corkish, Kaitlin Miller, Stella hall. Then we were called up, year Sheriff, House Captains, Year Six ♦ by year, to search for the eggs. It was great fun looking and we all helped each other. We had the best time The Pancake Race working together. Annabel Latter, The pancake race was a great deal of Year Six ♦ fun. We ran our fastest and all three houses gave it their all. Some were better at tossing the pancakes than Inter-House Cricket others! Everyone cheered, laughed, On Wednesday 19 June, we had played and just had as much fun as Inter-House cricket. Everybody they possibly could. In third place participated and played for their was Methuen, second place Douglas house. All the girls had lots of fun and in first place was Hamilton. and really enjoyed an afternoon of Isla Corkish, Methuen House Captain ♦ cricket. Hamilton won in Years Five and Six and Douglas won in Years Three and Four, all earning valuable Inter-House points for their Houses. Stella Sheriff and Isabelle Reeve, Carol Competition Year Six Cricket Captains ♦ We all practised until we felt we had reached perfection. Methuen sang ‘Ding Dong’, Douglas sang ‘Little Donkey’ and Hamilton sang ‘Silent Night’. First up, was Douglas with an amazing performance. Next was Hamilton (wearing halos) who sang in German and English. Last was Methuen, full of energy, who made it so exciting that they were the ones the DJ picked to win. Well done to everyone who participated in this event. Isla Corkish, Kaitlin Miller, Stella Sheriff, House Captains, Year Six ♦ 84 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019

to persuade the Peruvian government to stop cutting down the rainforest. I had done masses of reading and watched Alice Fisher so many documentaries, because it was already one of my huge passions – but nothing can prepare you for what the interviewed by Myfanwy Vickers rainforest is actually like. We went on a long boat down I studied Wildlife Conservation and Ecology; there are the Amazon to reach where we were going to live, and I only two such degrees in the country. I did it with a view was looking around and thinking surely there can’t be any to going into that industry – but it is quite a depressing problems with this, it is so vast! subject. Once you know a bit about conservation, it is super sad and stressful; that is what I really struggled with, When we first got there – two blonde girls with all our and it’s probably the main reason why I didn’t go into stuff – the man running the project looked at me and my working for a charity. There are a lot of people out there friend and said, ‘You are really in for a treat! I reckon you’ll who don’t really care about the environment because it leave within the first two days.’ But I was well up for getting does not affect them directly, and it’s hard to relate melting stuck in. We were following spider monkey families around ice in the Arctic to their everyday lives. Everyone has and documenting their behaviour, surveying leopards and problems, and it’s not their fault – but I really admire those tapirs, taking mud samples, going on night walks to count who spend their time plugging away trying to get people spiders and frogs, photographing, checking butterfly traps to act on these issues. I just found it too upsetting. I fell – butterflies being one of the main indicators of a pristine out of love with it. I thought that if I went into teaching – environment because they are so sensitive to change. It was everything really starts with education – and hopefully with a lot harder than I thought it would be. By the end of each education you will make the right decisions growing up! day I was covered in sweat and mud. But I didn’t care because I was in the best place ever. When I think about it now it I did two work placements. The first was with the Atlantic makes me emotional. I can barely describe it. It was the best Whale Foundation based in Tenerife, where large populations thing I have ever done. of whales go through. We went out in boats trying to make I am part of the generation that has grown up with a mobile people sign petitions to persuade countries like Norway and phone attached to its hand. I don’t think I had realised its Sweden to stop whaling. It was really good, but when I got impact on my mental health and self-esteem until my time in back my mum said, ‘You’re a really angry person now! You Peru. I was without a phone and I woke up to monkey calls; have to calm down, not everyone feels the same!’ we made our own entertainment and we played games and Then I went to the Amazon Rainforest, which was talked. The rainforest put everything into perspective for me. absolutely life changing. I went to a research centre in a It makes you feel so insignificant. To think that it might not nature reserve in the middle of Peru, helping collect data be here for much longer is heartbreaking. ♦ Sixth Form 86 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sixth Form

Ents, and a real testament to the our Sixth Form really is an education imagination and ingenuity of our for life! ♦ An Innovative Upper Sixth. Sixth Form with The New Year saw our now traditional Winter Ball transform Head Girl a Bright Future the Main Hall into a glittering wonderland and after a lovely meal Highlights by Faith by David Hallen, we all were able to dance the night away to some great live music. Pybus, Upper Sixth Head of Sixth Form Everyone was dressed up to the nines Being Head Girl has been one of The year began with a very loud and looking incredible, with lots of the biggest privileges I have been bang, as the Sixth Form Centre the staff looking nearly as glamorous lucky enough to experience. There played host to CentreFest, our very as the students! are so many highlights, but there are a few specific events that really first festival in a day. Over the first The Sixth Form again played host stick out for me. weekend of term, the buildings and to the Fourth Year in June as our grounds were transformed with a now well established ‘Into The Sixth The Pinny Service at the beginning festival vibe – art and craft stalls, Form’ programme saw all of these of the academic year was such a tie-dye t-shirts, juggling workshops, younger students join us for three wonderful event to be part of. I was henna and face-painting all days, getting tasters in Sixth Form asked to read a passage that Mother happened in the JSC garden, while subjects and EGA sessions as well as Teresa wrote, and it was the most the area outside School House was an amazing careers day. fitting content for the Service. transformed by a giant stage that It was such an honour to be part The year began to draw to a close played host to live acts through the of the start of some girls’ journey with a very sporty social with afternoon and into the evening. A at Godolphin. wood fired pizza truck provided Abingdon School (impromptu games the food and there were plenty of football and mixed rounders really Ffion and I had an informal of marshmallows to go round as bringing out the competitive nature conversation about Godolphin the overnight campers gathered of all the participants) and a great with members of the present Third together around the fire. It was a weekend of prefect training in the Year and we were able to do a great success and a wonderful way New Forest. Of course, the year really question and answer session with the to bring everyone together at the comes to an end with Speech Day, prospective Third Year parents. I felt start of the year. where it was with great pride that I we were able to pass on our love for was able to celebrate the graduation Godolphin and I felt very proud to We maintained the musical theme as of our leaving year and all they have be Head Girl. the Sixth Form took over Salisbury achieved, prior to dancing the night Commem was another special city centre later in September, raising away at the Summer Ball with its highlight. The Upper Sixth travelled funds for Macmillan Cancer Support lovely beach theme. to London for a private service in by serenading the good people of Of course, the year hasn’t all been the Lady Chapel of Westminster Salisbury and taking donations. about socialising – there have been Abbey and we visited Elizabeth Never have I seen that many green countless hours of amazing teaching Godolphin’s tomb which is situated wigs in one place! and learning, countless conversations in the cloisters of the Abbey. It was By November it was time for about the future and how every very exciting for the whole of the Commem, and I was very proud to individual ambition can be achieved, Upper Sixth as this was a once-in- take our Upper Sixth students to and countless pearls of wisdom a-lifetime opportunity. It was also Westminster Abbey for this extremely picked up and developed as part of particularly special for me because special, private service of thanks the EGA. I was asked to do a reading and to and remembrance of Elizabeth lay the wreath of roses on Elizabeth One extra special innovation this Godolphin. The atmosphere is always Godolphin’s tomb, a role the Head year has been the introduction of the very special, and the beautiful singing Girl carries out every year. Bright Futures programme by Mrs of so many of our students made it all Ferguson. This careers programme is You learn about life by being a head the more so. an extraordinary opportunity for all girl and the weekly meetings Ffion As we reached December, we played students across the school, but most and I have had with Mrs Hattersley host to some students and staff from especially in the Sixth Form, to explore have been informative and key for Bishop Wordsworth’s School, who and prepare for the future through providing a voice for the students in came to celebrate having worked seminars; the Bright Futures STEM the School. My public speaking has together for a range of good causes evening when so many Old Girls came improved through the role which at our Charity Social. Charity was back to share their wisdom, the Higher has seen me introduce a talk by Dr quickly forgotten during our hilarious Education Evening run in October Frances Sands of the Soane Museum Sixth Form Ents, where we were and through frequent trips to HE fairs; and give three assemblies with Ffion treated to a murder mystery in which as well as a day out at the University on diverse subjects such as mental Mr Budd turned out to have done of Bath culminating in a range of health and putting things into the dastardly deed! This was a great UCAS workshops. An education in perspective, and the school motto THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sixth Form 87

Commem by Ffion Leeman, Deptuy Head Girl, Upper Sixth On 17 November, the Upper Sixth travelled to London to commemorate the life of Godolphin’s founder, Elizabeth Godolphin, in a service at the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey. We headed up early in the morning and spent some time at museums – a great opportunity to find out more about art, science or natural history on our day out. We had been looking forward to the service at Westminster Abbey for months and it really was a beautiful celebration and amazing to be in a building filled with such rich history. and what it means to be frank, to be whilst waiting in the queue. There A group of us sang the words of was a sudden strum on a guitar and loyal and how to achieve this in your Laurence Binyon’s poem For The we all knew the music was about to time at school. Fallen to music composed by Lucinda start, we were entertained by three Organising Ents and Muck-Up Day Pope; the harmonies rang out in great bands. The setting was amazing the chapel which was an experience was a difficult task. However, it really with a massive blow up stage where none of us will forget. paid off and I think it is fair to say the bands performed and a big open that those events were some of the area of grass where we could either Faith Pybus, Head Girl, and I read Upper Sixth’s best moments. It was dance or sit around and listen to the in the service, with Faith’s reading such a privilege to lead the year music. When the music was over, starting with the words: ‘Love is group and both events were a big those who were boarding went to the patient; Love is kind’ and later, highlight for me. ♦ fire pit and toasted marshmallows ‘Love never ends’. These were such where we chatted about life and beautiful words and I believe they CentreFest plans for the next year. ♦ embody the spirit of Godolphin. by Amy Robinson, Upper Sixth CentreFest is an afternoon that involves music, crafts and food. It started with us arriving at Jerred garden where there was a mixture of bunting and lights.

One of the activities was tie dye making which was a great activity that produced a lot of colour and smiles. Another was hair braiding, with a mixture of girls and staff helping out, likewise, with the henna. It soon came to dinner time and the smell of pizza came drifting around the corner of the house. Godolphin had organised a pizza van! Queuing for the pizza was hard because the smell of it was so good, but it was lovely catching up with friends 88 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sixth Form

debates. Delegates from other countries proposed veganism as a cure for obesity and, in response to an imagined emergency scenario, suggested that the use of nuclear bombs would be appropriate to prevent the spread of biochemicals following an attack on two major European airports!

Human Rights Committee 1 debated issues concerning the use of torture, press freedom, religious freedom and the rights of the disabled. These debates shed light on highly significant issues that currently pose an international challenge, especially in the light of recent world events. Jemima O’Reilly was able to debate the importance of press freedom in keeping governments in check and was also able to pass several Faith was photographed laying a Following the ceremony, amendments to alter resolutions. wreath at Elizabeth Godolphin’s students attended their individual The Committee finished up by memorial and we both felt it was committees. Godolphin students debating joke resolutions, calling for incredible to be a part of something stood on both Human Rights a religious Hunger Games in Siberia which has taken place annually since committees, the Health Committee and passing a resolution that made the 1950s. All the Sixth Form had a and the Environment Committee. short hair a disability. wonderful evening at Westminster In each of these committees the As for Human Rights Committee Abbey and left feeling more students acted as delegates of the 2, LGBTQ+ rights, women’s rights, connected to Godolphin’s heritage Philippines and debated issues internet freedom and human right and our founder. ♦ taking that country’s stance. violations in Russia were discussed. In the Health Committee, issues Vincci Chung’s resolution on such as mental health, obesity LGBTQ+ rights was chosen and she Lower Sixth visit and anti-microbial resistance had to present it to the Committee, to 28th Bath fully engaged delegates, leading to making a valuable contribution to International incredible discussions and heated the heated debate. The delegate of Schools Model United Nations by Cristina George, Head of English Sophie Hutchins, Vincii (Wai Sze) Chung, Summer Cubitt, and Jemima O’Reilly attended the 28th Bath International Schools MUN hosted by Kingswood School in March. At the Opening Ceremony, guest speaker, Angus Forbes, addressed delegates. As the founder of Bankers Without Borders, Forbes gave some bleak statistics about climate change and called for the development of a worldwide organisation to combat its effects. He also let slip that he is the husband of ballet dancer, Dame Darcy Bussell! THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sixth Form 89

Zimbabwe, in particular, preached about national sovereignty at every opportunity in order to quash debate and it was unanimously decided that the delegate of Russia was most likely to end up in prison for his contraventions of debating procedures. Notes passed, during proceedings, to and from the delegate of the Dominican Republic, kept the Committee’s runners busy throughout the weekend.

Sophie Hutchins, serving on the Environment Committee, discussed the issues of climate change, deforestation and marine plastic pollution. There were many colourful debates with delegates speaking passionately about issues affecting their counties and devising innovative solutions through the resolutions and subsequent amendments. There was an unlikely alliance between the Russian and Filipino delegates; The Philippines encouraged Russia to protect its motherland from nuclear fallout despite the countries having not having a similar agenda in any way shape or form! and in reality a good sport, Mr Budd come together. However, at the final Godolphin students thoroughly was perfect. This, naturally, led us hour the Upper Sixth pulled together enjoyed a weekend during which to our murder weapon, which we and put on a fantastic show. What they grappled with world issues, decided would be a bike because of was, by far, the best moment of the stepped outside their comfort zone Mr Budd’s love of cycling. Although performance was when Mr Budd to contribute to debate, helped shape we did consider having Zizzi was revealed as the murderer. Mere policies and most importantly made restaurant as our murder location, weeks before Ents we were told the many new friends equally engaged in sad news that Mr Budd was, in fact, international concerns. ♦ we soon decided that was far too controversial and rather insensitive, leaving the school. However, for our settling instead for outside Rose Villa. performance, this was great, with Mr Budd being led off stage by a police Ents Writing the script was a long process, officer crying ‘Godolphin was just a but not a particularly difficult one. stepping stone in my career. I’m on by Helen Eggleton, Godolphin has its fair share of to bigger and better things!’ Never quirks and a pool of ideas soon before has an Ents audience laughed Upper Sixth formed from the Upper Sixth’s so much. ♦ It was in September, four months observations of the past nine before Ents was performed, that months. Following the conventions the idea of a ‘Cluedo’ themed play of previous years, each scene was put forward. Whilst other was dedicated to a department of suggestions were made, they were teachers or year group of students, quickly discarded; within a matter although, to adhere to our theme, of days we had our theme. we added in a few scenes with some seedy looking inspectors, modelled Our chosen victim was Dr Wood, a on our own school inspection character central to the Godolphin conducted earlier in the year. community. As in any game of Cluedo, we needed to work out three After parts were allocated, we had an things – a murderer, a weapon and intense two weeks of rehearsals, with a murder location. After several every spare minute of the day being proposals of who could be our used to practise lines or master group murderer, we settled on Mr Budd. dance routines. Like any big event, Unsuspecting, extremely organised at times we feared it would never 90 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Sixth Form

employers, which lead on to some valuable opportunities, for example:

The Sixth Form Winter Ball was held ♦♦ Alexandra Holmes working at Thames & Hudson publishers, in the Main Hall in February has been invited to apply for an internship whenever suits her.

♦♦ Madison Wright’s one-week placement blossomed into a summer of paid work at the charity Street Child, with a trip to Africa only falling through at the last minute when her visa could not be arranged.

♦♦ Interior design firm Rita Konig were delighted with Helen Eggleton’s participation, ending their evaluation of her time with a promise to welcome her back to their studio again in the future.

♦♦ Event Management company Ministry of Fun has invited Elsie Thomspson to return for further experience of the industry.

The right work shadowing placement can help students decide on the best degree course or career for them. Career choice is not just a cerebral decision, students often need an experiential element to make an effective choice too, and we hope to offer more and more of these sorts of links with employers through our new Bright Futures Programme.

This new Bright Futures Programme is how Careers Education and Guidance will now be known at Godolphin. The change in name reflects the work that we do to support students in all aspects of their futures: helping the First Year to think about their involvement in Prefects school life; encouraging the Second Year to flex their entrepreneurial hear our visitors comment on how muscles; giving information and engaged our students were, and guidance on choosing GCSEs, Bright Futures by several offers of work experience Sixth Form subjects, gap years and internships were made. We are and university. Bethan Ferguson, especially grateful to the parents There will be a broader range of who took part, and alumnae who lessons for the First to the Fourth Careers Advisor returned to represent their areas Year under the Bright Futures banner This year saw the first Bright of work. – helping students to understand Futures Fair for Third, Fourth and Helping students to develop links more about life after school and Lower Sixth Years. We had 39 with employers – and enabling our the world of work and giving them visitors, representing a wide range students to build bridges into the more chances to interact with people of career areas, as well as five labour market – was very much in about their futures. We will also have universities and four volunteering evidence during last year’s Lower a regular ‘Find Your Future’ Friday specialists. The event filled the PAC, Sixth Work Shadowing week. lunchtime spot, when students can with stands and banners making an Students frequently make excellent meet and chat to people about a wide impressive show. It was gratifying to contacts through their time with range of careers and opportunities. ♦ Staff News 92 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Staff News

Encountering bumps in the road the International School Brunei. has not deterred him from presiding Enormous gratitude from us all and Staff Farewells by over the best academic results and very best wishes for the next stage of the best value added the school has her career. Emma Hattersley, ever had. I had the feeling when I I am extremely proud of our staff appointed him that at some stage he and the passion they have for their Head, Speech Day would move on to greater things and I subjects, often commented upon by Every year we say goodbye to am certain he will make a formidable parents. To have a published author valued colleagues: to Yvonne Meek headmaster. On behalf of Godolphin as part of our English Department is and Kitty Wilson as matrons in I wholeheartedly thank him for all a wonderful thing. We are very sad to Cooper House, to Ailsa Rose, he has done to develop the academic be saying farewell to Tamar Nicholls graduate assistant, to Anne side of the school. George, your input today. She is a much-loved member of Emerson, physics technician and has been huge. Very best wishes to the Godolphin community. Adored to Nicola Dorman in learning you and Nicky for the future. by her classes and a great team player support. We thank them for their Laura Rojas-Hindmarsh has been within her department Tamar has contribution to Godolphin. part of the Modern Languages been an integral part of Godolphin I want to mention two of our support Department at Godolphin for 18 since 2001. Tamar was the school’s staff who leave us. Lin Grant stepped years. During that time she has first learning support coordinator and down last Christmas to spend undertaken a variety of different has supported numerous students. more time with her husband who is roles but most recently as Head of Tamar has delivered workshops extremely unwell. Lin has worked at Spanish. Under her leadership the on creative writing to countless Godolphin for 32 years and during Department encouraged students to audiences and has masterminded that time she has seen many staff achieve of their very best and during Godolphin’s annual creative writing changes including five headmistresses her tenure a number went on to competition. She has been amazingly and three bursars as well as numerous study the subject at university. Laura generous of her time and I know she teaching and support staff not to led successful trips abroad as well as has the respect and affection of the mention the housekeeping staff that being a diligent tutor. We wish her whole community. We wish her all she has managed. I would like to all the very best in her life beyond the very best for her retirement and thank Lin for her unstinting service Godolphin. no doubt a future novel will appear to our community. before too long. Likewise, Nicola Strode has given Similarly, John Rickard leaves us at many years of service to this school. Now mathematics isn’t everybody’s the end of August having given loyal For 20 years Nicola has taught strong point. But Katy Healey is an service to the school over the past 18 drama and also contributed to the immensely gifted mathematician years. As the Pool and Fitness Centre boarding community by holding who initially taught at Godolphin Manager John has worked long hours several different tutor and deputy from 1988 to 1992 and then returned looking after an extremely valuable housemistress posts. Throughout six years later in 1998 and has been area of school operations both her time with us Nicola was a at Godolphin ever since. Initially supervising our own students in the committed member of her department employed as a maths teacher, and pool and the gym as well as being here and championed drama across the latterly as Head of the Maths in the holidays helping to manage any School, both Prep and Senior. Nicola Department, Katy has presided over lettings, pool parties and swim clubs. has always been passionate about her an extremely successful department A quiet and caring man, I know John subject, generous with her time and that produces excellent results year doesn’t want a fuss, but we couldn’t a supportive tutor and colleague. We after year. Under her leadership many let today pass without acknowledging wish her a continued recovery and generations of Godolphin students his utter dedication and loyalty to our good health. She will be missed. have had strong showings in UK school and he will be much missed. maths challenges and Olympiads, Ali Venn joined Godolphin in and many have gone on to study George Budd joined Godolphin 2001 as a new teacher having just maths related degrees. Katy is the in September 2016. He came with completed her PGCE and she has quiet encourager, helping to build a strong pedigree. Built of tough been with us ever since. During the confidence and her lessons are stuff, not many people know he is last eighteen years Ali has taught meticulously planned. This eye for a formidable mountain bike rider the entire age range, been acting detail and problem-solving ability has who still competes nationally and head of department and second been very welcome when it comes to internationally when he has the in department. Ali is very much a timetabling. Katy always manages to time. So with a nod to the language team player and someone who is work her magic and I know the staff of ‘mountain bikers’, George has invariably calm under pressure. She are very grateful for this, as am I. We not been afraid of the steep ascents has been involved in all areas of the wish Katy all the very best for the to reach his goals and often at great PE curriculum but has a particularly future and thank her for her many speed has successfully negotiated the strong track record with our contributions to the school over a tricky berms, booters and tangled lacrosse teams as well as leading and number of years. ♦ roots that challenge the descending supporting athletics. Ali has decided single track to achieve a clean run it is time for pastures new and leaves back to order and calm. us to take up a teaching position at THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Staff News 93

George Budd by Katy Healey by Tamar Nicholls by Emma Hattersley Amanda Bacon Richard Dain Katy started her time at Godolphin in September 1988 and left when she went on maternity leave in July 1992. She went on to have two more children, and spent some time living in Malaysia, because of her husband’s job. She had no real intention of returning to Godolphin, but a maths job became available in 1998 and the I remember when George came for Head of Maths at the time was keen In the summer of 2019, we said a interview. Bright eyed and bushy for Katy to return. So, Katy re-joined sad farewell to Tamar Nicholls, a tailed, he impressed everyone he Godolphin in September 1998 and teacher dedicated to her craft and met and we all looked forward it is difficult to imagine the school extremely able to encourage and to working with him. He told me without her. educate students of all ages and afterwards that he had really only She became Head of the Maths all abilities. Tamar read English and applied for interview practice but Department twelve years later Education at Homerton College, was so taken by the School and the in September 2010 and led the Cambridge, and although she may warmth of the place that he was Department in a very calm and have come across as serious in the really excited about taking the job, supportive way. She is an excellent classroom, serious she was: serious even if it meant living apart from his maths teacher – her department and about helping the students to get wife, Nicky, during the week. the students will miss her greatly. things right, to progress, to achieve. We have been lucky to have George A stickler for detail, Tamar was at Godolphin for the past three above all committed. Although a years. He has breathed new life whiteboard and pen remained her into the academics and, at the same favourite implements, her lessons time, been a significant contributor would be punctuated by video to helping the school achieve its extracts and other projections. Were best ever A-level results. George her results any lower than those is a stickler for making sure that of other teachers? Without having processes are streamlined, and he completed an in-depth review, I works with incredible speed and would dare to suggest hers were efficiency. He was a truly valuable better. For she was thorough, she was member of the Senior Management Katy is also part of the examinations rigorous, she knew what to teach and Team, quick to rationalise team and writes the timetable each how to teach it. She clothed herself discussions and always keen to help. year; her knowledge of the timetable daily with patience, embracing the If I wanted a job done quickly and and how she manages to fit in all the tangential thinking which students well, he was the man. different combinations of subjects proffered and, in so doing, nourished their self-belief and sense of value. Besides the vital importance of his is impressive. academic role, George also found Katy’s two daughters Alex and An accomplished author in her the time to help out in the boarding Suzanna were also students own right and publisher of three houses, to chat to colleagues and at Godolphin and very good novels as well as a collection of students and to come up with several mathematicians. They both studied short stories – several of which have new initiatives for the good of the maths and further maths at A-level been broadcast on Radio 4 – and girls. It is his creativity behind the and were keen sportswomen, so Katy with other works shortlisted for ‘Godolphin Learning Programme’, spent time watching them compete. prestigious literary prizes, Tamar for example. Such varied strengths stepped admirably into the literary will certainly serve him well as a Katy leaves to spend more time heritage Godolphin holds dear headmaster. We will miss him but with her family and her horses, but through its former students. I looked wish him all the best for his new life I am sure that she will still end up up her penname on Google and was in Shropshire and hopefully he can doing some teaching as she enjoys astonished to find 76,200 entries – still find the time for a bit of off-road her subject and the interaction with quite an achievement! cycling too! ♦ young people. Her own passion for writing has Katy has contributed over 25 years’ inspired and birthed creativity in service to Godolphin, and she will others: not only has Tamar taught leave a big gap in her wake. ♦ creative writing extensively in her 94 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Staff News

English lessons, naturally, and not and enabling students, and her coaching lacrosse as one of her many only has she run clubs and sessions good humour has lifted us on specialities, Ali took on all the junior for primary schools on the art, many an occasion. teams. At the time we only put out but she organised and oversaw six lacrosse teams but from 2006 the Matthew again: ‘Tamar is a very the Godolophin Creative Writing teams started to climb in number, to special person. Unique, definitely, Competition which has run (not our present day 11 teams! and wonderfully so. She is such a ran, for I am sure this legacy will sunny person and has dedicated so Ali’s administration skills are second continue) for 17 years. It will be much of herself to teaching that she to none. She is amazingly fastidious interesting to see how many future deserves to enjoy an indefinite exeat. and has been my right-hand woman. writers of note her nurturing You can often get the measure of In 2003 Ali became Head of Lacrosse will create. someone by listening to the way the and has arranged for an average Tamar regularly maintained that she girls speak about them. The strings of eight teams over 380 Saturday considered herself to be a teacher of superlatives and endless words of fixtures, a total of 3,040 matches, not and writer rather than an academic praise that, unprompted, tumble out including Sundays! but as colleagues we have often been of the mouths of her pupils tell us all Memorable sporting moments have astonished by the sharpness of her we need to know.’ been many, but those that stand intellect and sublime mental agility. We wish Tamar and her husband, out include the amazing cohort of Matthew Ryan-East, erstwhile Head Professor David Nicholls, an Iona Dryden (Wales) coming second of Department, writes: ‘It’s safe to Emeritus Professor of Music at the at West Rally in 2007 as U12, and say that my job would have been University of Southampton, years for all of them to be either part of so much more difficult without of happiness, success in writing the First Team that won Nationals Tamar’s calming guidance or and composing and much joy in 2011 or her Second Team that unfailing organisation. Tamar with their children and grandson. reached the quarter finals. She also was much more than a colleague; Thank you, Tamar, for all you have feels proud when she sees the girls she is a true friend with the most given to students and colleagues at she trained at U12 go on to represent sympathetic of ears and sturdy of Godolphin. Shalom. ♦ their countries. She has an amazing shoulders – a perfect combination.’ memory and can remember pretty Committed to her Jewish faith and a much every girl she has ever taught, regular speaker on Thought for the the year they were here and the Day on Solent Radio, Tamar also Ali Venn sports they did. shared in School Prayers and even Her teams have always been in the on occasion prayed in Hebrew with by Sarah Pokai premiership at West Rally with last the community, most memorably at year’s U12 being undefeated and the Scholars’ Dinner in 2019 with this year’s U12 being no exception our VIP guest, Simon Schama. making it through to the semis. Every Sixth Form Ents since she has She has also seen the U12 get to been here must have featured Tamar. the finals of the Joker Tournament Sadly, as at the same time she was on several occasions, only to be supporting her young tutees in their thwarted by the Joker! end-of-year festivities, she has never Alongside lacrosse, Ali has also been able to see the productions. been Head of Cross Country and One item stands out in each Ents: Athletics and run Sports Day with Tamar’s idiosyncratic green box. After 18 fabulous years at military precision every year. She is This she carries with her wherever Godolphin, my amazing colleague very proud of the number of girls she goes, from her classroom to the and friend has decided to gather up that have qualified and performed office – so much so that this is one her family and escape to pastures at Nationals in these sports. She was image which identifies the lady and blue and sunny and teach in the also one of the founding members which unfailingly drew good-willed far-off land of Borneo. Miss Wells, of the department to teach A-level laughter from the audiences at Ents. as she was when she started Physical Education, Anatomy It was no surprise to those of us teaching at Godolphin, is a multi- and Physiology when it was first present, except to Tamar, that when talented teacher who has taught all introduced in 2004. we held the dinner for our Upper year groups and sports. She is so Ali has taught several different Sixth leavers – to which some staff incredibly kind and patient and her tennis teams, but she has a particular leavers were also invited – the contribution to the PE Department flair with the U12. Her ability to tuck Upper Sixth rose to their feet at the and the education of the girls has the juniors under her wing and see mention of the name ‘Mrs Nicholls’ been tireless and meticulous. them safely through their first year and awarded her a standing ovation. Ali completed her degree in is testament to her infinite patience Similarly, she has been wonderfully languages at Manchester, followed and understanding. I had a bit of supportive to colleagues in the by a PGCE in Physical Education at a wake-up call, the year she was off English Department, offering words Chichester University and took up on maternity leave; having always of advice, guidance with marking her post at Godolphin in 2001. With taken U15 and Seniors who know THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Staff News 95 what’s what. I forgot just how much long-serving and caring member Greek theatre to life so memorably. patience and help with organisation of staff, much loved by the school Always busy behind the scenes, Nic they needed and was so relieved community. During her time could be found sewing costumes, when she returned, and harmony at Godolphin she has been an painting scenery or up to her elbows was restored. extremely dedicated and passionate in papier mache – seeing her busy member of the Drama Department, making giant flying insects and Ali has coached Wales at the Senior and countless cohorts of students working out how to miniaturise Europeans, gone on tour with our have been inspired by her creativity some members of the cast whilst lacrosse teams to Prague and Spain, and originality, and by her love turning others into gods was a joy. arranged countless trips to Nationals and enthusiasm for her subject. I She also spent many years running and abroad as well as written all the know that many students owe their drama club for the Lower School. risk assessments and over-seen all lifelong love of theatre and, in some Nic has been a supportive and the administration that goes with cases, their careers to her. such events. creative colleague who has given so much for the benefit of so many; we She has been a fabulous tutor will all miss her, but join together in throughout her time and gone on a wishing her all the very best for the variety of class trips including Hever future. ♦ Castle and Thorpe Park, and abroad to France and Prague. Ali is an accomplished sportswoman Laura Rojas- and has captained Bath Ladies Lacrosse, kept up her netball with Hindmarsh by the Hotshots in the Ringwood league, run the London Marathon Reyes Avila in 2004, participated in the London Always generous with her time and Triathlon in 2007, as well as ‘Ride energy, Nic always put the students London’ 2018 where she raised funds first, whether teaching Melodrama or for TOMMYS (funding research Commedia dell’ Arte to the younger into still birth, premature birth years or Shakespeare in the Sixth and miscarriage). She has annually Form. She constantly strived to give donned her hockey kit for the each student the very best of herself, parent/staff match versus the girls and was popular not only with her classes but also with her tutor A keen swimmer, it was in the groups. A natural when working Godolphin pool a certain Matt with the younger students, she Venn swam into her life. They got always stood up for, entertained and To think of Laura Rojas is to think engaged with a romantic proposal on inspired the girls in her care, and her of Mexico. She makes the best the slopes in Tignes and married on tutor group parties were legendary! a beautiful sunny day in Breamore guacamole that I have ever tasted, Church in 2009; an event many of us She made a tremendous contribution and she has shared her secret will remember fondly, as we danced to the development of schemes of recipe with many sixth formers the night away at the Larmer Tree work and resources over the years, while introducing them to the afterwards. Keen to start a family, and was constantly on the look-out book, Like Water for Chocolate. for new ways to develop the work they were blessed with their two Laura came to Godolphin 18 years done in the PAC. She was always gorgeous boys, Oscar and Jasper. ago when Spanish was starting to the first to suggest new scripts and grow in popularity, and she soon With their passion for travel her Amazon basket was often full to became very well-liked by students and adventures new, the golden overflowing with drama books! opportunity to work in Borneo arose. whom she helped not only with A talented director as well as a This year’s Sports Awards drew to a their grammar and vocabulary but teacher, Nic was responsible for also with their conversation skills, fitting close with a standing ovation so many wonderful productions in one-to-one lessons. A lover of the as Ali received a lifetime award for over the years. These included a Spanish language and the Hispanic her invaluable contribution to sport colourful and exciting production of culture, Laura has spread that love at Godolphin. Ali will be hugely Arabian Nights full of humour and to many generations of Godolphin missed by all the staff and girls. ♦ magic, a production of Drop Dead girls. Some of them carried on with Juliet that saw everyone dressed in their Spanish to university level and Elizabethan costume and dancing are fantastic linguists today. Nicola Strode the paval, and more recently His However, in true Godolphin Dark Materials Part 2 which gave us style, Laura has not only been a by David Hallen the epic conclusion to the trilogy teacher, she has been a kind tutor, Nic Strode started teaching at of Philip Pullman’s books, and a has accompanied girls on trips to Godolphin in January 1999 and joint production of Antigone which Malaga, Alicante and India, and has been a tremendously loyal, brought the tragic masterpiece of 96 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Staff News recently she ran a popular crochet reaching County level standard as a and knitting club. From language breaststroke swimmer. assistant to teacher and from We also offer best John has always been a keen artist teacher to Head of Spanish, Laura and the BBC’s Tony Hart (of ‘Take has always been an effective and wishes to all our Hart’ fame) was very complimentary well organised member of the MFL about John’s standard of artwork Department: indeed, her tidiness and other leavers: during a visit he made to Salisbury. efficiency were second to none, and Anne Emerson, Yvonne Meek, Ailsa He was elected onto the Amateur the envy of the rest of us, as was her Rose, Nicola Dorman, Lin Grant, Swimming Association’s (ASA) ever immaculate and perfectly co- Kitty Wilson and Abigail Richards National Publications and Visual ordinated appearance! who went on maternity leave last Aids working party in the 1980s as year. Their contribution to life at Laura’s scientific background and a technical illustrator and worked Godolphin has been invaluable and love of maths has always come in with many famous GB Swim we will miss them. handy in the MFL Department Coaches including Eddie Gordon, where she has been the go-to the commentator, for BBC 2’s member for organising spreadsheets Swim series. During this time John and grade boundaries. I personally produced stroke technique diagrams New Staff: must thank Laura and her husband and wall charts for teachers and Donna Belsey PE Department (Prep Chris for having two wonderful coaches of swimming in the UK. He Swimming) children since Bethany, their oldest, also produced the artwork for the Fiona Brown Financial Controller is the reason I came to Godolphin, Know the Game book on swimming. Lisa Arrowsmith Science to cover Laura’s maternity leave. Department He was involved with the Royal We wish Laura the very best for the Madeleine Bayliss Classics Life Saving Society (RLSS) and future and, as we say in Spanish, Department, Deputy Head of Sixth raised vital funds for their annual ‘que será, será’. ♦ Form, Digital Champion Drowning Prevention Week Amy Byam Mathematics campaigns for which he received Department a long service medal for his Sarah Coughlan Learning Support John Rickard outstanding contribution. Under Laura Danieli MFL Department his management the lifeguards Nicola Fellowes Learning Support by Sarah Pokai at Godolphin have taken part in Elizabeth Farmer Food & Nutrition a National Lifeguard Triathlon Department competition and have been ranked Alice Fisher Teacher, Prep School as some of the best lifeguards in Melody Lewis PAC Technical the UK, finishing in overall 10th Supervisor position (of 700) in the competitions Rachel Lidgett Head of Religious nearly every year. Studies Leaving Godolphin after 18 years Jemima Palfreyman Music brings to a close a total of 48 years’ Department service in the swimming pool Jamie Powell Graduate GAP industry. John is very proud to have (Lacrosse) had a 100% safety record over that Jenny Price Deputy Head Pastoral John is an immensely efficient and period. We have been very lucky Ailsa Rose GAP Assistant thoughtful man who has given his to have had such a reliable and Catherine Short Drama Department life and soul to the management of kind person at the poolside for so Louisa Tetley GAP Assistant the swimming and fitness centre many years and everyone who has Lydia Smith Chemistry Department at Godolphin. been involved with swimming at Isobel White GAP Assistant After leaving school, John spent Godolphin will miss him and all two years at college studying general his expertise. engineering before working at He has really enjoyed his years Staff News: Porton Down doing an engineering at Godolphin, meeting many Births: Laura Mitchell had a apprenticeship. His swimming career interesting teachers, support staff and daughter, Freya in August 2019. began in 1971 when he became a pupils. Having put down his paint Marriages: Catherine Complin pool attendant, progressing to a brush 28 years ago John is hoping to married Simon in July 2019; Anna Senior Duty Manager with specific take up painting and drawing again Masson married Andy in July 2019. responsibilities for swimming pool in retirement. ♦ Deaths: Barbara Shields (Maths plant operations and pool water Department) July 2019 quality control systems. He then went on to become a qualified as a swimming teacher and a tutor for trainee swimming teacher courses. John was also a competitive swimmer Awards and Results 98 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Awards and Results

Third Year Scholars’ Project Prep Speech Year Six Megan Palser Day Prizes Destinations GCSE Computer Science Form Prizes Godolphin Senior Grace (Jing Wen Caoimhe) Chan Year 6.1 Martha Powell Ella Corbin (Sport Scholarship), Year 6.2 Abigail Hallen Isla Corkish, Flora Drake-Burrows, Chemistry Year 5 Imani Payne Maddox Farbrother, Maddison Eleanor Coles Year 4.1 Serena Wilson Hanslip, Emily Heap, Fiona (Yan Year 4.2 Cerys Roberts Yin) Kwok, Annabel Latter, Design and Technology Year 2/3 Grace Gomarsall Kaitlin Miller (Sport Scholarship), Pollyanna Corben Year 1/Reception Jasmine Sema Isabelle Morris, Phoebe Parker (Art Scholarship), Martha Powell, Emily French Subject Awards Price (Music Scholarship), Lauren Isobel Gilligan Art Stella Sherriff Prickett, Isabelle Reeve, Abbie French Emily Heap Robinson (Music Scholarship), Freya Spanish Sport Kaitlin Miller and Ella Corbin Smith, Lucy Wilkinson, Philippa Eloise Grant Goodey Swimming Maddox Farbrother Winser, Claudia Velicia Geography Fiona (Yan Yin) Kwok Classical Civilisation Dauntsey’s School History Freya Smith Oriole Gunter Music Abbie Robinson Victoria Greaves Computing Phoebe Parker Grattan Cup for Latin St Edmund’s School English Emily Heap Felicity Holme Maths Isabelle Reeve Abigail Hallen Science Phoebe Parker English Language South Wilts Grammar School Micky Foster Science Cup Felicity Holme Abigail Hallen Imogen Mauldon, Stella Sherriff Poetry Philippa Winser Biology Spain Drama Flora Drake-Burrows Emma Jowett DT Victoria Greaves Alejandra Navarro RE Grace Roberts Food and Nutrition West Buckland School Classics Kaitlin Miller Amelia Kunzer Darcey Lawrence Young Musician Plate Religious Studies Emily Price Imogen Lee Endeavour Plate Speech Day Prizes Hawks Prize for Art Lucy Wilkinson Academic studies Abbey Littlejohns Spirit of Godolphin First–Fourth Years Swanton Cup for Geography Elena Bishop Foster Cups for Science in the Second and Third Year Harriet Lucas Janet Munday Cup Second Year Isabella Lanni-Steele Statistics Lauren Prickett Iris Lam Third Year Harriet Lucas Walters Boarding Cup The Barbara Shields Dodecahedron German Alejandra Navarro for effort and progress in Maths in Third Year Eva-Marie Lynn Caring Cup Olivia Huff History Imani Payne Prizes for Achievement Rosie O’Connor Head Prep Boarder First Year Elly Howell Medley Prize for Music (Junior) Jemima Elwell Alice White Second Year Emily Otton Third Year Matilda Moody Deputy Head Girls (FoGP Cup) Fourth Year Jessica Horsfield, Geology Darcey Lawrence, Philippa Winser Jemima Price Isabel Sefton Head Girl (Governors’ Cup) Prizes for Effort Drama Cup Isabelle Reeve Eliza Hemphill First Year Eloise Soester-Gulliver Second Year Evangeline Showell Third Year Charlotte Miller Fourth Year Olivia Jones THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Awards and Results 99

English Literature Product Design Upper Sixth Violet Tetley Anna Michael With Honours Amy Robinson, Upper Sixth Greek Geology Leiths Course with Merit Violet Tetley Penny Moody Faith Pybus, Upper Sixth Mathematics Pye Smith Prize for Art Weiya Xu Nicole (Ching Ka) Poh Sport Williamson Cup for improvement in PE Physics BTEC IT Summer Walker-Candy, Fourth Year Violet (Yuying) Zhou Olivia Richards Mills Cup for greatest contribution to PE Advanced Level Drama Award Bethan Southgate, Upper Sixth History of Art Amy Robinson Molly Adlington J A Baker Prize for Religious Studies Creative and Performing Arts History Emma Simon Oglethorpe Cup & Prize for Piano Isabella Baker Physical Education Violet (Yuying) Zhou, Fifth Year Freda Holden Prize for French Alice Sullivan McCulloch Cup & Prize for Hermione Blandford Food Science and Nutrition Contribution to Music Biology Annabel Taylor Faith Pybus, Upper Sixth

Pollyanna Blythe Performing Arts BTEC The Spirt of Godolphin Award English Language Theodora Whittaker First Year Juliet Lamb, Sophie Lamb Second Year Gwendolyn Hil Helen Eggleton Medley Prize for Music (Senior) Third Year Mimi Shorthouse Adwick Prize for Business Samantha Willis Fourth Year Lilibet Blythe Emily Otton Samantha Eggleton Fifth Year Special Awards Staff Recipient David Roberts Psychology CCF Cup Lucinda Rhoderick-Jones Cup for Effort Olivia Forge Niamh Reavill, Upper Sixth and Progress in the Upper School

Kent Science Prize for Chemistry Peter Clarke Memorial Trophy for Molly Sheppard, Fifth Year Lucy (Qi) He outstanding Contribution to National Prize for Achievement in the Fifth Year Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain Further Mathematics Emma Jowett, Fifth Year Jemima Price, Fourth Year Lucy (Qi) He Abi McConnell Memorial Prize Grade Eight Music Examinations Classics Holly Burns, Upper Sixth Bethan Southgate, Upper Sixth Alexandra Holmes (Clarinet) Wong Cup for Citizenship

Fraser Prize for Literature With merit Amy Robinson, Upper Sixth Sophie du Ry, Upper Sixth (Singing) Alexandra Holmes Michael Bryer-Ash Prize Lucinda Pope, Lower Sixth (Piano) for Effort in the Sixth Form EPQ Faith Pybus, Upper Sixth (Singing) Elsie Thompson, Upper Sixth Alexandra Holmes With distinction Isobel Horsfield, Lower Sixth Giles Fletcher Prize for Academic Mathematics (Violin) Scholarship in the Sixth Form Emily Horsfield Virginia Otton, Upper Sixth Alexandra Holmes, Upper Sixth (Saxophone) Sarum OGA Prize for Physics Lucinda Pope, Lower Sixth Maggie (Ziyi) Huang (Saxophone) Jemima Price, Fourth Year (Piano) Economics Violet (Yuying) Zhou, Fifth Year Maggie (Ziyi) Huang (Piano)

Geography Vanguard Acting Gold Medal Martha Lawrence With Merit Olivia Forge, Upper Sixth With Distinction Lucy (Qi) He, 100 THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 Awards and Results

Coles, Cici (Jia Run) Li, Violet Tetley, Maggie (Ziyi) Huang: Isobel Gilligan, Emma Jowett and University of Warwick; Exam Results Harriet Lucas. Sociology and Quantitative Methods

A-level results Overall, the students exceeded Kammi (Tsz Ying) Law: Lancaster As the new linear A-level their high expectations, and we University; Accounting and Finance specifications begin to become are very proud of each of their Martha Lawrence: University of embedded we can start to see individual achievements. trends. The papers are indeed more Exeter; Geography challenging, and set a high standard, Notable successes Ffion Leeman: University of which our girls have risen to. The Particularly high progress through Birmingham; Modern Languages grades that the girls have achieved the GCSE years was exhibited by Emma Loudon: University of reflect the efforts that they have Rosie O’Connor, Jade (Ka Pou) Hao, Brighton; Textiles with Business Studies invested, and the progress that they Alexandra Wilson, Emma Jowett, have made. The girls can be very Emily Lloyd-Davies, Rosie Downes, Rosalie (Ruoyu) Luo: University of proud of their achievements, and of Lola Lawrence, Eloise Grant Edinburgh; Architecture the range of institutions and courses Goodey, Emily Boxer, Holly Bentley, Rosemary Mitford: University of they have progressed towards. Abbey Littlejohns, Madeleine Edinburgh; Nursing Boissier, Isobel Gilligan and Notable successes Jessica Adlington. Penelope Moody: Durham Lucy (Qi) He (A*,A*,A*,A), Pollyanna University; Geology Blythe and Alice Sullivan (A*,A*,A), Grade* Percentage Cumulative Jenny (Ching Yee) Ngai: University Ffion Leeman, Sophie du Ry and 9 10 % 10 % of East Anglia; Pharmacy Emily Horsfield (A*,A,A), Isabella 8 17.7 % 27.6 % Baker (A*,A,B) and Rosalie (Ruoyu) 7 22.7 % 50.4 % Virginia Otton: Bournemouth Luo (A*,A,B,B). 6 21.1 % 71.4 % University; Nutrition 5 15.4% 86.8 % Abigail Eagles (2018 leaver A*,A,A) Constance Roberts: University of to study History at Cambridge 4 9% 95.9% Essex; History and Alexandra Holmes 3 3.9% 99.8% (A*,A*,A,A) to study Classics 2 0% 99.8% Emma Simon: Durham University; and English at Oxford. 1 0.2% 100% Theology and Religion

A large number of girls have made Annabel Smeeton: University of excellent progress through their Sussex; Psychology with Criminology time in Sixth Form especially so for Alice Sullivan: University of Exeter; Pollyanna Blythe, Isabella Baker, Destinations of Exercise and Sports Science Sophie du Ry, Olivia Forge, Lucy (Qi) He, Maggie (Ziyi) Huang, Ffion 2019 leavers Annabel Taylor: Falmouth University; Leeman Anna Michael, Rosie Misha Ansell: Northumbria Marine and Natural History Photography Mitford, Annabel Smeeton, Bethan University; Healthcare Samantha Willis: University of Southgate, Alice Sullivan, Theodora Isabella Baker: University of Edinburgh; Social Anthropology Whittaker, Samantha Willis and Warwick; History and Politics Madison Wright. Madison Wright: University of Jemima Belchambers: Bristol: Leeds; Geography Grade* Percentage Cumulative University of the West of England; A* 13.6 % 13.6 % Criminology and Sociology A 15.6 % 29.2 % Pollyanna Blythe: 2019 leavers taking B 28.6 % 57.8 % University of Exeter; Biochemistry C 29.9 % 87.7 % places in 2020 D 7.1 % 94.8 % Helen Eggleton: University of Molly Adlington: University of E 3.9 % 98.7% Birmingham; English Language Exeter; Art History and Visual Culture

* or equivalent grade for BTEC Samantha Eggleton: University of Hermione Blandford: University of and Pre-U qualifications Reading; Business and Management Exeter; English GCSE results Anusha Gauba: University of Holly Burns: University of Leicester; Biological Sciences Winchester; Education Studies The more demanding GCSE examinations were approached with Megan Harrold: University of Zara Chetwode: Oxford Brookes resolve by the Fifth Year cohort. They Brighton; Business Management University; History of Art achieved extremely well, attaining the Lucy (Qi) He: University of Olivia Forge: Oxford Brookes highest grade 9 much more frequently Warwick; Mathematics University; Sociology than the national average. There were excellent performances from Imogen Alexandra Holmes: Oxford Emily Horsfield: Durham University; Lee, Eloise Grant Goodey, Eleanor University; Classics and English Natural Sciences THE GAZETTE 2018 – 2019 101

Anna Michael: University of Brighton; Graphic Design

Bethan Southgate: University of Exeter; Sociology

Abigail Willis: Oxford Brookes University; Psychology

Sophie du Ry: University College London; Architecture Destinations of 2018 leavers who applied post A-level Flavia Collyer-Powell: Kings College London; Classics (Greek and Latin)

Jessica Cusack: University of Brighton; Primary Education 5–11 with QTS

Abigail Eagles: University of Cambridge; History Melody Lewis Sydney Lewis: Newcastle University; interviewed by Myfanwy Vickers Politics and Economics I never really wanted to get involved in theatre when I was younger. My mum is very theatrical, she was always doing amateur dramatics and productions, acting, Emma Lloyd-Evans: Oxford costume and stuff. I tried to go along, and it was quite fun, but I wasn’t really Brookes University; Marketing interested. I was big into art, so I was always painting and doing something Communications Management creative. Sophie Sykes: University of Exeter; I remember when it came to being in Year 12 or 13 you had to decide what you Geology were going to do with your life and I thought ‘OK, I really like painting and I Jessica Tregoning: University of love Peter Pan, maybe I could paint sets for pantomimes and stuff. There we go!’ Exeter; Business and Management So, I went to do Theatre Production on a bit of a whim really. I didn’t attend any open days I just rocked up on the day for an interview. I was learning about Isobel White: University of Bristol; construction and prop making, lighting and sound. I thought I would be painting Medicine sets for the rest of my life, but I found I loved everything to do with the technical Art Foundation side of it. In the first year I took more of an interest in sound, and setting up sound systems, Q lab, music lying underneath a performance, deciding what came from Theodora Whittaker: which speaker, creating whole atmospheres of sound etc. Now I do more lighting: Camberwell College of Arts spotlights, floodlights, colours, fading, moving lights, LED lights and so on. Nicole (Ching Ka) Poh: It is deemed a very manly environment to be in. People assume if you’re a Arts University Bournemouth technician, that you’re a man! The amount of prejudice I have faced as a Studying abroad female technician is quite substantial – men assume you don’t know much, and they always think they know best! And it is a very physical job. I’m always up Anna Romilly: Santa Clara somewhere or moving something. University, USA I do a lot freelance stage-managing in half terms and holidays. I work quite Gap Year frequently at the Egg Theatre in Bath. It’s part of the Theatre Royal but it was Camilla Anderson, designed by children as a children’s theatre. It does mean I’m incredibly busy, Beatrix Clapperton, Hattie Caswell, working 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. At Godolphin, last term, we worked on Bedtime Stories, Amy Robinson, Niamh Reavill, written by a Lower Sixth student Eleanor Bowron, based on The Play That Goes Olivia Richards, Elsie Thompson Wrong. Everything in the show goes wrong on purpose, but to the audience it looks like it’s not intentional. So, bits of the set fell down, something caught fire Top Destinations on stage... I remember reading the script for the first time and I got my post-it ♦♦ University of Exeter notes and I must have used about 100, marking up all the props and costumes that ♦♦ University of Brighton we needed, the pyrotechnics, where bits of set collapsed and so on. Things went ♦♦ University of Durham wrong, of course, that weren’t supposed to go wrong! I get more out of doing stuff ♦♦ University of Edinburgh for the girls than anything else. Just hearing them running around the corridors ♦♦ University of Warwick going ‘We did it! Ooh it was amazing!’ just makes the whole thing worthwhile. ♦

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