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@TruroSchool TruroSchoolCommunity 5 1 0 2 TRURO SCHOOL FORMER PUPILS ASSOCIATION – 4 1 0 2 the truronian TRURO SCHOOL TSFPA ANNUAL REVIEW 2014/15 Contents President Report Page 3 With time I have come to meet and be acquainted with Welcome growing numbers of our former pupils, former parents and former staff. You are such an important and loyal part of the Page 4 Meet the Development Team Truro School community and I feel a strong responsibility to ensure we are proactive in helping you to remain connected to Page 5 this fine place. Truro School Today My trip to the Isles of Scilly, home to a good number of alumni who experienced school life as a boarder, was a wonderful Regulars adventure. It also served as confirmation that my boarding Page 12 – 16 strategy for Truro School today is the correct course of action. Sport Fixtures Life as a boarder brings its own unique set of experiences and with it forges lifelong friendships. Truro School has developed Page 16 – 17 its facilities in the last year to support my belief in this valuable Truro School Archive part of our School life today, as it was in our recent history. Page 18 – 21 Reunions Speech Day 2014 was a very special occasion; we were treated to a masterful speech by Connie Schneider (CO95). Page 22 – 24 Her three pieces of advice for students were Obituary Tributes Page 27 1. Trust nobody Congratulations to… 2. Be a home wrecker 3. Show no sympathy Page 28 The Max Levene Trust She talked directly to our leaving students, imploring them to; learn for yourself, make up your own mind, don't believe Page 28 TSFPA Funded Projects everything you read; travel, leaving parts of your heart/soul with the people you meet and places you stay along the way; Page 29 and instead of showing sympathy, show empathy. She Truro School Leavers touched the whole audience with words that go to the heart of what we aim to bestow upon own students. Values that I know Features Association members carry with them long after school. Page 6 – 9 I am moved to understand what a greater number of our Alumni careers in the BBC alumni are doing. Aided by the School’s new Development Office we have looked to improve our two way communication Page 10 between School and Association members; to find out where Tiling to the Top you are globally; find out how many countries you have left a Page 11 piece of your heart in; and what discoveries you have made for Haydn’s Creation yourself along the way. The feature articles in this edition have Chairman Report begun to answer these questions, showcasing the hard work, Page 25 determination and innovation some of you have shown in Speech Day 2014 – Every leaver of Truro School is an “Old Truronian” and We’re looking ahead to the upcoming year with great Former Pupil Returns recent years. upon leaving becomes a member of the Truro School anticipation, not just for our events but also in Former Pupils’ Association, of which I have the honour formulating a new communications strategy to reach our Looking further back, our School Archive offers a glimpse of Page 26 of being the Chairman. The TSFPA Committee are a alumni more effectively with increasingly relevant School history from just beyond living memory. We mark the Valeria Duca (C014) mixed group of hard working volunteers who ensure that information. The first step in this plan is our newly anniversary of the Great War, with our first instalment of Staff Caricatures the Association continues to be a success year after designed TSFPA newsletter – we hope you like it! With remembrance stories. Jo Wood, our School Archivist, year. The past 12 months have been no exception. improvement in our communication across the former Page 30 continues to research Truro School during this period and will Business Lunches relay tales over the coming year across our multiple media pupil network, we will look to support the School’s channels. The September Annual Reunion dinner was another Career Department and Development Office more What’s New roaring success, showcasing the School’s talented effectively. Finally, considering our successful list of events in the last 12 music department, before enjoying the company of old Page 31 months, I look to the next opportunities to come together as a friends spanning decades of school history over an On behalf of the committee, I’d like to thank the School Former Parents’ Page community. Following on from the outstanding Haydn’s excellent meal. The Decenennial Reunion format is for their continued support of the TSFPA and most Creation from Scratch performed on the evening of the Annual proving to be immensely popular and we’re looking importantly thank you, our members. Your support of Reunion Dinner, after the gripping sports fixtures during the forward to the classes of ’05, ’95, ’85, ’75 and ’65 joining our events and sending us news for our online day, again this year we aim to celebrate your multitude of us this September. The London Reunion again newsletter through the year, and for this annual talents. We expect large audiences and healthy participation Truro School appreciated a great turn-out and I would urge anyone in publication, makes a huge contribution that we greatly Trennick Lane, Truro, for these events and thank you in advance for your support. the Big Smoke to venture to Mayfair this October to appreciate. Cornwall, TR1 1TH ensure its repeated success. I hope you enjoy The Truronian and look forward to seeing as Sophie McGannity (CO98) Tel: +44 (0)1872 272763 many of you, from far and wide, in the coming year. Email: [email protected] Web: www.truroschool.com Andrew Gordon-Brown 2 3 TRURO SCHOOL TSFPA ANNUAL REVIEW 2014/15 I am responsible for bringing the Archive to life, as well Hello from the as preserving and adding to it. From the success of last Truro School Today year’s Archive Exhibition, I look forward to creating Development Office another exhibition in September this time on the history Dear Alumni Music Department). Recognising our musical as well as of science in Truro School. Did you know that in the academic provisions, Truro Cathedral has partnered It is my pleasure to join Truro School and re-launch the 1930s Truro School had the leading science laboratory It has been a whirlwind year for Truro School, with the with the School to launch the Cathedral’s first female Development Office, working alongside some fabulous in the county? If you would like to explore our archives, launch of the Headmaster’s Strategic Plan 2014 to 2020 choir. Truro School has committed to educate the girl choristers, backing the programme with a 25% people for such a rewarding cause. Working with the please do not hesitate to contact me on and the first steps taken towards realising its aspirational contents. scholarship and means tested bursaries available for all wider Truro School community, supporting organisations [email protected] such as the TSFPA, I aim to bring together all people successful choristers. We have enjoyed recruiting our who have an interest in the future development of our Jo Wood – School Archivist In April 2014, we launched the Truro School Elite girl choristers over the last six months and keenly school. Whether we be forging links between our Fencing Academy Programme in partnership with Truro anticipate the start of their choral careers in September Careers Department and TSFPA, or organising a get Fencing Club. This involved moving the Truro Fencing 2015. Their first performance is scheduled for 11 together of our oldest Old Boys or a spa day for our Club on campus and simultaneously creating the October 2015 at Truro Cathedral – I hope to see many Since the School kick-started the Development Office youngest Girls, I hope to cultivate a strong sense of Cornwall Fencing Centre. The Centre boosts an eight alumni in the congregation. again, I have been a voice for the TSFPA members. Truro School community. I am proud to have worked piste training facility in the Old Gym, and team of with the TSFPA on the re-design of this publication and As a former pupil myself I feel well placed to ensure the internationally renowned coaches working with our hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed TSFPA and School hear our views. Although I will students to develop the best fencers in the country. collecting the wonderful stories from far and wide. primarily be looking after the TSFPA members, I will The Elite Academy Programme will safeguard continued also be working with Lucy on the wider Truro School success for our fencers long into the future. You can reach me on [email protected] – I would community activities, hoping to bring people together on love to hear your stories of School life. every possible occasion. My main responsibility is to Lucy Alldritt – Development Manager ensure we can stay in touch with you – please enable me to keep your contact details up to date by sending me any changes! “cultivate a strong sense of You can contact me on [email protected] . Truro School community” I look forward to hearing from you. Steve Floyd – TSFPA Administrator Current Truro School Fencers Girl Choristers at the Be A Chorister For Day event A further significant achievement this year has been facilitating the launch of the Cornwall Music Service Trust (CMST) on 1 January 2015. CMST was created following the closure of Cornwall’s instrumental tuition service.