Stover School Magazine 2006-07
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TO VEX ACHIEVING YOUR ASPIRATIONS stover school magazine 2006-2007 d contents 2 principal's welcome 18 boarding 48 phyllis dence day 3 examination results day 23 house reports 52 religious education 6 salvete 26 history/english trips 54 geography 7 valete 28 ski trip 57 ict 8 preparatory school 29 mathematics 58 ten tors 9 nursery 30 rugby 59 duke of edinburgh 12 reception awards 31 activities days 13 year reports 60 sixth form london trip 36 english Et drama eta& 62 sixth form 40 hms raleigh day 63 christmas card Editor: competition Claire Bennett With grateful thanks for assistance from: 42 art Stuart Condict Hannah Cower Peta Absalom Jan Middleton Daphne Robins Jackie Jorgensen 46 music ITO‘V 64 year 7 memories Design and printed by: 68 stover school staff list Kingfisher Print and Design 01803 867087 Stover School Magazine 2006—2007 principal's welcome Stover has enjoyed an extremely busy and a Year 12 group of 36 students, a record whiteboards to enhance our provision. successful year and it is a pleasure to number for Stover. Network points are available to our senior report that the school is flourishing in all This year more pupils have enrolled into boarders and we have set up an Internet areas. the National Academy for Gifted and Cafe in Junior boarding. Achieving your aspirations. At Stover Talented Youth which enables pupils to Our annual drama production was very we aim high and this year our attend workshops and courses on a wide different this year and took the form of a outstanding public examination results range of topics, as well as being involved pantomime, "Robin Hood, the one with are testament to pupils who have in many web based activities. Dracula" written by Mrs . Jan Middleton, achieved their ambitions and goals. Over the year there has been a great Head of English. Academic results at Stover are deal of activity in departments. The In Science pupils participated in the consistently impressive and we are very Music Department has been very busy. Crest Award scheme at both Bronze and proud of our excellent record of pupils The Carol Service in Exeter Cathedral, Gold levels. We have taken part in the achieving high grades. gave us the opportunity to hear our Salters Chemistry competition and there At A Level our pass rate was 99% and at choirs, orchestra and jazz band perform. have been entries in the Bill Bryson AS level 100 0/o . Our average UCAS point It was a truly memorable occasion . In the writing competition . Hannah Gower was score per pupil increased by a massive 13 Spring term we held our annual runner up for her entry on the topic of points from 2006 following on from a rise performing arts festival and a production "genetic engineering" in a competition of 14 points from 2005 giving a total rise of Noye's Fludde, a joint venture with organised by the Institute of Biology and in two years of 27 points. I was particularly New Devon Opera . It was a great success she received her prize at a ceremony in delighted with the high ranking we for Stover, its first venture into a full scale London. achieved in the Times newspaper for our operatic production. We attended master classes in Mathematics as well as entering the Mathematics Team Challenge . We also held our annual French exchange and ski trips and the History and Geography Departments have organized field trips to complement their classroom studies. The Duke of Edinburgh's scheme celebrated its 50th anniversary this year and I am delighted that there are over 50 pupils participating in the scheme. Year 10 undertook a week of work experience, which I know they all found very rewarding. I was also delighted that nine pupils were confirmed in Exeter Cathedral at Easter. Pupils spend a great deal of time working for others and there have been a number of events to raise money for average UCAS point score per pupil . This The highlight of the year was Stover 's charity. We are committed to Fair Trade has enabled our pupils to take up their first music tour. 50 pupils travelled to and regularly have stalls selling fair-trade places at top Universities. France where they performed several products. Ema Pop, who gained five A levels at concerts at which they received standing There is a new and tangible energy and Grade A, is now reading Languages at ovations. They also had a tour of the vibrancy within the Senior and Cambridge University . Lucy Webber was Paris Opera House. Preparatory school. awarded a Top Candidate award for A The Sports department has also enjoyed There are many exciting opportunities Level English Literature coming in the top a very successful year and there have been ahead and we look forward to continuing five in the country out of 19500 some notable individual successes. Pupils the vision and commitment made by our candidates. have been selected for County squads in founder, Mrs . Joan Key. At GCSE 94% of pupils gained five or hockey, cricket and swimming . Golf is Pupils leave Stover with excellent more A*-C grades, up 6 0/o from 2006, and increasingly popular and we have entered qualifications and the confidence to 840/o gained 8 or more A* -C grades, a competitions locally and nationally. In achieve their aspirations, both now and in 14% increase over the previous year. Our two years the number of boys in the the future . We must all continue to pass rate was 1000/o and the percentage Senior School has grown from 28 to 70 stretch our minds and imagination, leave of A*-C grades increased from 2006. boys and we can now field strong teams our comfort zone, seize the opportunities Stover is a broad access school and in football, cricket and rugby. and make a difference in the world. achieving results of such a high calibre is ICT developments continue and over 30 one of the great strengths of the school. new computers have recently been Mrs. Sue Bradley, Stover Sixth Form is flourishing and installed. There are now additional PCs in Principal this September nine boys joined us, giving classrooms as well as interactive Stover School Magazine 2006-2007 examination results day examination results day Stover School Magazine 2006-2007 examination results day Stover School Magazine 2006-2007 [ 5 ] salvete Isabel McIntosh Nursery Teacher After the birth of her son Isabel was the Pre-School Supervisor at Chudleigh Pre- School. Isabel has many years of experience as a Nursery Nurse and a Nanny. Staff Changes September 2006 Glenda Fletcher will become the Housemistress in Mansion House in addition to continuing to teach Home Economics. She was previously Assistant Housemistress. Claire Bennett will be Assistant Housemistress in Park House for two nights a week in addition to her part time role of Teacher of Art. Geraldine Thompson is relinquishing her Hello to baby Jessica Sarah Panell role of Nursery Assistant to take over a number of duties . Besides running the Staff Starting September 2006 Mathematics stationary shop at lunch and break time, Teacher of Mathematics she will carry out activities for boarders Reverend Anna Norman-Walker, BA Hons Jonathan has recently completed his PGCE one night a week and will support Senior Theology with Ministry, at the College of St Mark and St John and School staff in reprographics as well as School Chaplain and Teacher of RE and has been teaching at Saltash Community technical support to the Art Department. PSE School Reverend Anna has recently completed Aikaterini Stergiopoulou will be teaching her curacy. She will combine her work at Mrs Alison Butler BSc Home Economics Classical Civilisation to our Sixth Formers. Stover with running a local parish and she Teacher of Home Economics Aikaterini is a Ph D student at the will have a designated space in Stover Alison studied at the Newcastle upon Tyne Department of Classics and Ancient Preparatory School Polytechnic and has previously been History at the University of Exeter where teaching Food Technology and Catering at she gained her Masters in Ancient Drama Mrs Mic Corby BSc Pure Mathematics, Eggbuckland Community College. and Society. DiplEd Numerical Mathematics and Geography Stuart Pillinger, BA in Economics and Head of Mathematics Political Development, MA in Applied Studied at Newcastle upon Tyne . Mic Linguistics, PGCE Staff Starting January 2007 taught Mathematics part time at Stover Teacher of Business Studies several years ago before moving to a part Stuart studied at Exeter University and Dr Deborah Allway, Bsc MSc PhD Chem time post teaching Mathematics at St has been teaching Business Studies at UCM PGCE Chem Herts Margaret's School in Exeter. Stover since Spring 2006. Head of Science, previously teacher of Science at Dr Challoner's High School in Mrs Elaine Machin BA (Hons) Information Cathy Middleton, BA (Hons) in Modern Buckinghamshire Technology and English and PGCE Languages, MA in Italian, TEFL, Cert Ed in Information Communication Technology FE Gap Year Students, Laura Agnew, Edwina Head of ICT Teacher of French in SPS and Teacher of Bone Elaine studied at Manchester Metropolitan EFL University and was previously Head of ICT Cathy has been at Stover since Autumn Mrs Boorer, Teacher of Classical at Queen's College, Mallorca 2003 teaching EFL and will be taking on Civilisation the role of French Teacher in Stover Miss Claire Bulford, BEd in Physical Preparatory School Mrs Mandy McVitty, Learning Support Education with English Assistant for Hollie Hearn Teacher of PE Bet Lea, Claire studied at Marjons in Plymouth and School Secretary and Assistant has taught PE at Budmouth Technology Housemistress Junior Boarding House College in Dorset for four years.