THE LORETTONIAN 2014 Information about the design of the Stained Glass Window commemorating the 1914 Christmas Truce

The panel pays tribute to the brave men and women who lost their lives in the First pupils in the Loretto Junior School who took part in a workshop in the Chapel. The World War. Each Lorettonian who gave their life in the War is represented by a inspiration for their work comes from the wooden Arts and Crafts commemora- single red poppy, 148 in total, which are painted and sandblasted onto the glass in tive panels on the west side of the Chapel. I selected some of the children’s work the striking lower section of the panel. and translated their drawings onto the glass. I gave a glass workshop with the same year group where each pupil made a fused glass poppy tile. These will be The central panel shows a British and German soldier shaking hands on Christmas combined in a series of panels to be displayed during the Christmas Truce events at Day 1914. The inspiration for this comes from the meeting of Archibald Bu- the School in December. chanan-Dunlop OL of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment and his German counter- part, Johannes Nieman from the 133rd Saxon Regiment. Their historic handshake The panel reflects its surrounding in the strong, rich colour and the bold shapes was a gesture during the extraordinary event of the ‘Christmas Truce’ in Ypres from the dalle-de-verre created by John Laurie in the 1960’s at the east end of the 1914. The positive image of enemy soldiers at peace is juxtaposed with the poppies Chapel, whilst also reflecting the rich history of the Chapel’s many commemorative THE representing all those lost in the conflict. The phrase around the shield is Gloria in shields and panels. The panel has been constructed using traditional stained glass excelsis deo et in terra pax which translates as Glory in the highest to God and on techniques and incorporates traditional mouth blown glass sourced from Germany, earth peace. France and Britain.

The current generation of Lorretto pupils have contributed to the design with the symbols that surround the shield. These were created by some of the Year 7 Kate Henderson, artist LORETTONIAN 2014

Charlie Yates, L6 Rory Henderson, L6 The Lorettonian 2014

THE HEADMASTER

It is a great pleasure to write my first introduction to The Lorettonian. Publications like these are important chronicles of so much that goes on at the school and I am indebted to the dedicated editorial team (Helen Day, Rory Henderson, George Sutherland and Annabel Wood), and many other pupils and staff who have contributed to this fine edition. Like me I am sure you will be delighted and even surprised at the breadth and depth of activity that takes place through the year at Loretto. The strength of a small school like ours is that our children can take part in a wide variety of these opportunities and are not encouraged to stick narrowly to a particular specialism. I hope too that, like me, you pick up the feeling of warmth and community that runs so deeply through Loretto. It is unusual and precious and helps to characterise and shape the lives of all who are fortunate enough to have an association with the school.

Dr G.R.W. Hawley

CONTENTS HEADS OF SCHOOL

In our early days at Loretto, it seemed like we had all the time in the world. How wrong we were. Instead, exams have come and gone and now we are Old Lorettonians! Now that NIPPERS 2-9 the dust has settled all the good moments come to the fore. All the memories of friends, HOUSES 10-13 teachers, achievements and the occasional victory over Glenalmond.

ARCHIVES 14-15 School has taught us that while it is important to think of oneself, it is important to listen to those who know better. More than anything, Loretto has taught us the value of teamwork. CHAPEL 16 It is not always easy; it requires commitment, patience and LORETTO DAY ADDRESS 17 More than the ability to rub along with different and sometimes difficult characters. In all areas of school and of life we are better ART 20-22 anything, Loretto together. As OLs, we won’t forget that. EXPRESSIVE ARTS 22-26 has taught us the value of teamwork Loretto is not unlike Scotland. We are small, but often punch DUKE OF EDINBURGH 27 above our weight. Equally, sometimes we have had to get used to being the underdog. There is a strong home core, but great CCF 28-29 links across the border and beyond. Thanks to our time here we have local friends and TRIPS friends all over the world. In future years, down our different paths, many of these links 30-33 will be strengthened. Loretto has prepared us for independence, by throwing opportunities COMMON ROOM 34 and challenges at us. It is in seizing all of the opportunities and overcoming the challenges that we grow and develop, and a time here at Loretto gives many to everyone, yielding SPORTS 36-43 huge rewards. We have all become young and independent adults, with great potential for GOVERNORS & STAFF 45 success. We will make the most of this potential and do Loretto proud. AWARDS 46 Kitty Single and Angus Oatts, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 48 Heads of School 2013-14 DEVELOPMENT NEWS 49 CHAIRMAN’S NOTES 51 OL NEWS 52-72 FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Whilst 2014 will doubtless be remembered in Scotland for its political and sporting highlights, the year will be remembered at Loretto for other events no less significant. The front cover of this magazine draws attention to the impact of the Lorettonian ethos as it manifested itself through the actions of Archibald Buchanan-Dunlop in bringing about the extraordinary but tragically short-lived outbreak of peace at Christmas 1914. It is no accident that the catalyst for what occurred was by its very nature Lorettonian. Good things are doomed to happen when good people step forward. Fast forward 100 years, I am reminded of the conversation I had with the senior inspector immediately following 2014’s HMIE Inspection during Good things are which he described how impressed his team had been with the doomed to happen Lorettonians they had met; so engaging, so charming, so… good! ‘You sound surprised’, I replied. No surprise to me I when good people thought. On behalf of the Board, I would like to congratulate step forward and thank all who contributed to such an excellent inspection this year. In particular I should like to mention Elaine Logan for her outstanding leadership in setting the conditions for success. Of further significance this year has been the arrival of Graham Hawley as our new Headmaster. Graham and Rachel have already made a hugely positive impact in the short time they’ve been with us; I and the Board wish them every success in the coming years.

2014; a busy, productive and highly significant year for Loretto into which the pages of this magazine will provide a typically stylish and entertaining glimpse as well as a lasting record and testament to the continuing decency and goodness of Archibald Buchanan- Dunlop’s successors and kindred spirits. With best wishes to all Lorettonians, staff and parents for 2015.

Simon J M Graham (1984) Chairman of Governors

Rory Henderson, L6 1 Head of the Junior School - Lorettonian He concluded in two sides of A4 that we had • Share its good practice of using the views of pupils worked best with six blades attached. Lachie and Sidney During the topic of Space the children discovered how At the start of May the Lead Inspector of the the necessary arrangements in place to ensure to improve teaching and learning. managed to get 2.38 volts of electricity from their wind rockets blast up into Space. In the Science Lab, they Education Scotland team that visited Loretto continued improvement in the quality of • Review how we record progress in Nursery. turbine using four rectangles! Euan and Robbie managed found that when air rushes out of a balloon it creates a Senior and Junior School for two days wrote to education we provide. He went on to explain • Review how we provide children with feedback. 2.40 volts with six squares! forward motion called thrust. In a real rocket thrust is all parents with his assessment of the School’s that the School and Governors would inform the • Communicate the Year 7 Transition programme By George, Ben P, Euan, Tony, Caleb, Robbie, created by the force of burning rocket fuel as it blasts clearly to parents. Amy, Lojan, Max and Rhys. from the rocket engine. They discovered that combustion capacity to evaluate its own work and make parents about our progress. The Junior School is is a chemical reaction that produces heat and light. • Further develop our ICT provision. CHRISTMAS improvements which directly benefit the quality going to: During the follow up lesson the children went outside • Share our excellent and innovative practice in the After much preparation and with great anticipation and of experiences for the children. to test canister rockets they had made. They added part teaching of Primary Maths. excitement, the Nursery children performed their Nativity of an effervescent orange tablet and water. Then we memorably and magnificently to a delighted audience of waited for the rockets to take off. Some of them did not family and friends. work, others travelled a short distance and the best ones

travelled quite high. DEAR WATER AID Last week my friends and I made up a game called The children made planets using papier mache and these In fewer years than we might imagine all of our pupils TWEET Quadball. We decided we would like to raise money for were taken outside to learn that they all orbit the sun. will be able to benefit from the brilliance of individual Normally the reserve of teenage students, Year 7 pupils the people who don’t have access to clean water. We An important part of the Health and Wellbeing teachers through some appropriate interface. Last year’s at Loretto Junior School have been learning all about the played the game in front of our parents, and at half time curriculum is studying Road Safety. The children discussed introduction of iPads in Year 7 was so successful that intricacies of business plans and economics by launching we served them with some fresh homemade lemonade the importance of keeping safe and healthy. The girls every pupil in Year 6 and Year 7 this year will have their their own ‘Monsters’ business and making a tidy packet in which we made the day before. Also we gave our parents and boys then engaged in road safety activities in the own (mini) iPad. I am not sure how this technology will profit in the process. some juicy fruit and sandwiches. We raised a total of playground, where they were reminded how to cross the change what we do in the classroom, but the future is Materials were sourced by the team’s procurement officer, £233.55 I hope this will help you with your research. road carefully and they practised crossing where chalk clearly bright and very exciting. and accountants were chosen and dispatched Yours sincerely lines marked the kerbs. They progressed onto crossing an Once again however the Nippers is about very much to the Head’s office to secure a start-up loan. actual road with a friend and the partners had to think more than what we do in the classroom. Junior Maths Challenge winners Harry Edwardson and Year 4 Pupils. Production facilities were set up in the school’s greenhouse very carefully for themselves to where to stand, the most attend a lecture, along with a select few, at Edinburgh opportune place and moment to cross and they had to ‘Oliver’ was an outstanding production, a focal point and the team churned out up to a hundred monsters a On Friday 27th September we went to Holyrood Palace for the whole year. There have been many other high week. The young entrepreneurs were struggling to keep University- he even won a mug too! remember to look and listen at all times. In their pairs the to see the works of Leonardo da Vinci because we are children developed an awareness of traffic and how to points throughout the year when talented, hard working up with demand in their innovative business enterprise. Thomas Deans also won a Gold in the Primary Maths studying the human body. We went on a tour, led by pupils have been supported and encouraged by able make safe choices. The 11 and 12-year-olds conducted market research, Challenge organised by The Mathematical Association a lady called Ann, to see his sketches and old pictures and committed staff to produce outstanding results. Our sourced materials, handmade and sold over 400 monsters and James Griffith was a major part of the Loretto Maths made on parchment with black chalk and wash. By In May the classes went to the lagoons and had a children should hold on to those memories of success so all over the course of a few weeks. team, which included 2nd and 3rd form pupils, that rotating our arms we learnt what pronation (when your fabulous day learning to canoe. Team work was very that they inspire further future achievements. qualified for the National Team Finals in London. important as the children played ball games. Some Loretto Junior School Year 7 teacher, Jack Jackman hand faces the ground) and supination (when your Dr Almond, who founded Loretto, said: children erected the giant teepee while others went commented: “As the profits start to mount, the pupils hand faces up) meant. After that we used 3D glasses to “I don’t care for Loretto being the strongest or cleverest HAPPY TURBINE HUGGERS! on a treasure hunt. The day finished with the children next challenge will be to decide what to do with all watch an animation of an arm bowling a baseball. We school. I want it to be the most rational and the best.” In the Spring term, Year 5 were learning about Climate then used the ipads to see the different layers of a hand. succeeding in flying kites. the money!” Education Scotland may not have said that Loretto Change and went to visit Whitelee Wind Farm, which is It was amazing! Jonathan Hewat, director of external affairs at Loretto Elaine Burgess Nippers was the most rational or best school that they in Eaglesham just outside Glasgow. It was a long drive School, added: “In these days of austerity and at a time By James Griffith and Janica Chan 4M have ever visited but their ringing endorsement is there and we amused ourselves with books, chatting and when many businesses are finding the going difficult, it testament to a community which aspires to excellence, playing games. Some of us slept. When we arrived, we was a real testament to the children that this business was to be the best, and in particular to an excellent teaching had our packed lunches. They were very yummy. After so successful. Their infectious enthusiasm, determination YEAR THREE HAS BEEN LEARNING staff and equally outstanding and committed pupils. that we went into the Visitor’s Centre and were split into and attention to detail paid off and they learned a great OUTDOORS THIS YEAR two groups. 5BG went to a workshop first while 5M deal and had such fun along the way!“ During the course of the session Year 3 has taken every were taken on a bus to look around the wind farm with a guide called Andy. He drove us to a turbine (no. 54 of opportunity to use the outside environment to enhance YEAR 2 HIGHLIGHTS 2013-2014 MARDI GRAS 215!). We got to stand underneath. It looked like it was their learning opportunities. Early Years Nativity December 2013 In February, following the French tradition of Mardi Gras going to chop us up! Thankfully it didn’t because the Year two played the parts of Angels and Village Children. (equivalent of Shrove Tuesday) , reflecting the practice of blades were still a good few metres above our heads, but the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual also the blades were held in place with 50 large, heavy Class Assembly fasting of the Lenten season, the Years 7 and Year 6s had bolts (weighing 2kg each). Andy let us walk around it Year 2 presented an uplifting and happy assembly all gaufres (our “waffles”) in one of their French lessons. It and hug if we wanted! We were all turbine huggers! about the Commonwealth Games as part of our whole was a great opportunity for them not only to experience When 5BG had their turn on their tour around the wind school Commonwealth/Friendship week. what is a deeply rooted French tradition, but it coincided farm, their bus broke down on the way back! Andy nursery with a time when we were working on food and drink. needed to call a rescue car to help us get the bus engine Lego Workshop As they entered the class, there was a table with all sorts fixed. If he didn’t, we would have had to take turns was a reserve price of £1 for each painting and drawing. spend time in the Nursery reading to their Nursery Year 2 worked alongside Year One to create a fantastic of ingredients used for and to eat the gaufres with, from going back in the rescue car. Luckily they managed to fix Our Nursery is a happy place of active learning The parents at the auction participated brilliantly and Buddies. There were benefits for both Buddies and the Lego ‘Commonwealth’ Village. different types of jam and “confitures” (strawberry, the engine. and play. Through investigation and experimentation exciting discoveries are made. Early literacy and early each piece of art sold for £10. The children played an sessions were much enjoyed. raspberry, apricot) to condensed milk, lemon juice, sugar, The workshop part was where we went into a classroom mathematical skills develop. Friendships are formed important role at the auction too. When the price was as Happy Halloween honey, orange squash and water. Admittedly, not the and we had to create the most energy using a model and great fun is had during role-play, music and artistic high as it was going to go, they chorused “going, going, Year 2 had fun dressing up and bringing their fantastically healthiest of foods and yet part of the French tradition. wind turbine and different shaped blades. The shapes carved pumpkins in to school. endeavours. To quote a Nursery child “it’s the best!” going, gone!” and they each had a turn of bringing PURVES PUPPETS The different items were labelled in French so we went were spoons, rectangles, squares and paddles. We found down the hammer. This year the Nursery children travelled to Biggar to see over them before moving on to making some gaufres, out that rectangles and paddles were most popular, World Book Day ART WEEK & BEYOND IN THE NURSERY Purves Puppets for their Summer Outing. It was a day of which the pupils then took turns at helping themselves to. but it turned out to be rectangles and squares which Year 2 had fun dressing up as their favourite characters OCT 2013 A NURSERY VISIT TO NEWHAILES great enjoyment and is still talked of all these months later. and bringing their favourite books in to school. Whilst eating them, we sang songs and had a really When it was announced that there would be an Art As part of our learning and teaching about Autumn, we good time. Week, we took a lead from Samuel Peploe himself. He loaded ourselves into school minibuses and set off for Mosque Trip Now they know what gaufres are and have partaken of a painted his son and so our Nursery parents were invited Newhailes. We met our parent helpers in the car park, Year 2 visited a mosque in Edinburgh to learn more about very popular French tradition. to paint or sketch their children. had a snack and then set out equipped with pencils, clipboards and a sheet of prompts to help us find signs of Islam. The Nursery children went to see Peploe’s painting and Autumn. We looked up, we looked down, under and all MATHS CHALLENGES at around about this time, parents took up their Artist around and discovered many interesting things from mini Zoo Trip A successful year for the mathematician at the top end roles with a remarkably good will. The paintings and beasts to conkers, from colourful leaves to toadstools.A Year 2 visited Edinburgh Zoo to learn more about animal of the Nippers. Year 6 and 7 pupils reaped a bountiful sketches were super. Next the children made frames very good Autumn hunt indeed. senses. harvest of Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards in this year’s from card, pasta shapes and gold spray paint. Once

UK Junior Maths Challenge- see above. Corran Wright everything was assembled, the artwork was displayed in PAIRED READING WITH OUR YEAR SIX LITTLE MONSTERS INVADE LORETTO (Gold) came out top and James Griffith of Year 4 also the Nursery Cloakroom. Pupils from Loretto Junior School have set up their secured a Gold, both fantastic efforts! BUDDIES The parents were invited in to view the exhibition, enjoy This was a highly successful venture between Year 6 own business making a range of plastic monsters Thomas Deans achieved a rare Silver medal in the drinks and nibbles and take part in an auction of the and the Nursery. Every Wednesday, Year 6 pupils would and trump cards. prestigious Scottish Maths Challenge and was invited to paintings to raise money for The Teapot Trust. There 2 3 harbour 2 045 Year 7 canvases

Glen Crawford - Year 4 NIPPER ART 2013/14 ideas and led to impressive finished pieces which were Our nominated charity, ‘The Teapot Trust’ had a stall at The year got off to an exciting start with the Nippers then glazed. Edinburgh Art Fair. Nipper Art Teacher, Sarah Kettlewell involvement in the ‘Masterpieces in School’ initiative in displayed a selection of Nipper artwork as well as Freya Monk - Year 2 co-operation with National Galleries and the BBC. This Another good friend of the Nippers is China based teaching some festive activities over the weekend to the was a UK wide project which involved schools from artist Alex Gibbs. Alex hosted a wonderful workshop visiting children. all over the country exhibiting different paintings. We where our Year 4 children were able to learn how to use Evie Macnamara were delighted to host prominent Scottish Colourist S.J traditional brush and ink painting techniques, inspired by Peploe’s portrait ‘The Boy Reading’ in our hall for a whole a wonderful selection of photographs and paintings of his day early in the Autumn term. travels across this incredible country. This inspired our Colourist themed ‘Art Week’ which We also visited a fantastic exhibition of Terracotta involved a series of workshops and activities and Warrior lanterns with the children in Edinburgh which involved both everyone at the Nippers as well as visiting also linked in with their China topic. groups from Compass, Pinkie St Peters and our own Senior School. Gallery Visits A drama workshop related to a 1920s lesson was held Both Years 4 & 6 took trips to Jupiter Artland and had a by Michelle Van Rensburg in character as Peploe’s very interesting and informative tour around the exhibits nanny, ‘Nanny Sanderson’ where the children dressed before taking part in practical workshops inspired by up in period clothing to take part in games and role Charles Jenks and Antony Gormley exhibits respectively. play activities. Year 7K and 7P visited an exhibition of the Scottish Our Expressive Art prefects (Tommy Karolyi and Archie Colourist, JD Ferguson in Edinburgh and 7J took part in a Cameron Broomfield - Year 6 McVicar) ably assisted by Head Nippers (Amy Ferguson workshop hosted by Duncan Robertson at the Gallery of

and Thomas Deans) gave excellent presentations to our Modern Art 2 (formerly the Dean Gallery) inspired by the visitors all about the painting and SJ Peploe. work of Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. COMMONWEALTH INSPIRED SUMMER ART WORKSHOPS ART PREFECTS AND HEAD NIPPERS The Commonwealth Games was the theme for our Local artist Arran Ross hosted a painting workshop with Summer Art Club. Each day was inspired by the our Year 7s inspired by Peploe’s seascapes. Drawings art and culture from a different country from the Carly Sarvadi - Year 6 were done on a cold October morning at Musselburgh Commonwealth. Work included Aboriginal dreamland Tamanna Okhai (7P) harbour before being developed into wonderfully paintings; Canadian totem poles; Indian elephants; colourful and expressive canvases. colourful Kenyan paintings and a trip to Falkirk to visit Both Year 6 and Year 4 did workshops with artist and the ‘Kelpies’. parent Yanthe Harper. Year 6 modelled large scale Our end of year show on Loretto Day was a great Colourist style roses from card after doing some beautiful success with work done by all the children from Year preparatory drawings and Year 4 made mobiles inspired 1 – Year 7. We showed the work in the Senior School art directly from their own self-portraits. Year 5 used our department and it was a wonderful opportunity to see own River Esk as inspiration for decorating their Oriental how our artists develop from Early Years through to U6. Teapot Trust giant teacups style vases. They painted them in traditional blue glaze before filling them with paper flowers. The Early Years did fantastic self-portraits in the same pose as ‘the boy Miss K, Maddy Montgomerie, Mr Meadows, Tommy reading’ and our Nursery invited the mums and dads to Karolyi and Jilly Dobson (Open Eye Gallery owner) come in and paint portraits of their own children, with impressive results! OPEN EYE YEAR 7 EXHIBITION We were delighted to accept an invitation from ‘Open Eye’ owner and Loretto parent, Jilly Dobson to MR MCINTOSH AND MORAY exhibit our Year 7 work in a beautiful gallery setting in The week culminated with a Colourist themed tea party Edinburgh’s Abercromby Place. showcasing the children’s work to raise money for our charity ‘The Teapot Trust’. A variety of work was shown alongside the Gallery’s main exhibition and was very well supported by our parents and invited guests including Sir Richard Demarco. Macintyres owner Gaynor Turner with CHILDREN 1ST BALL Robert Ogilvy and his winning design. The Nippers has supported several of these charity ART SCHOLARSHIPS events in the past, creating wonderful centrepieces for We had eight highly talented Year 7s take part in this the tables. This time our Year 6s made Scottish themed Archie Anderson Mixed Media Blitz - Year 7 year’s Art Scholarships. They worked independently Tommy Karolyi (7P) rag-dolls using the Charity’s very own tartan to decorate on their own portfolios of work inspired by a range their creations. of interests and artists. Sketchbooks this year were Art Club visit the ‘Kelpies’ particularly strong and showed a great deal of exciting JEWELLERY COMPETITION potential which will surely be realised as they move into Gaynor Turner of prestigious Edinburgh jewellers, F2 and beyond. Macintyres, launched a whole school competition to design a piece of jewellery with the winning design being Tommy Karolyi and Tamanna Okhai were awarded translated into an original piece with a value of up to the full scholarships with Niamh Riley and Sadie Hart £1,000. The overall winner was talented 4th Form artist receiving Exhibitions. Well done to all. and ex-Nipper, Robert Ogilvy who designed a beautiful pendant with runners up from each year group from ART WORKSHOPS Early Years to U6. There have been a number of art workshops in the Nipper artroom over the past year. We welcomed the Visiting Artists charity ‘It’s Good To Give’ and had a very busy day with We are fortunate to have excellent links with local artists the children and their parents working on a variety of and welcomed ceramics expert Charlotte Cadzow to activities inspired by their emblem of an elephant. Batiks, teach a Hundertwasser inspired project to our Year 6 models and lucky charms were made and everyone took children. New techniques were employed to develop their home some fantastic work they could be really proud of.

Year 5 pots Year 4 Terracotta Warriors ‘The Boy Reading’ 4 5 tours NORMANDY TRIP 2014 YEAR 5 RESIDENTIAL TRIP TO LONDON! After a packed lunch we walked next door to the Science Museum and saw a show called “Glorious Blood.” It was After an epic voyage by ferry and coach through Day 1 England, Holland, Belgium, and finally into France, all about the functions that blood carries out. Ms K and Wednesday was the start of our London trip. We had a the adventurous travellers from Form 2 and Year 7 of a few others were required to go on stage to help with really early start to get to school by 7.30am because we Loretto finally arrived in Normandy. We were met with demonstrations which was hilarious! Daisy Taylor (Widow Corney) Dylan Napier (Oliver) were getting the bus to go to Waverley Station. We were a warming meal and the whole party collapsed into and Oliver Stevens (Mr Bumble) We were then taken to Kings Cross Station where we got comfortable beds with exhaustion. very excited before getting on the train. The journey was around five hours because of delays and we occupied the train. Some of us went to see platform 9¾ and had Archie McVicar (Fagin) ourselves with games, books and doing a general our picture taken going through the wall! Luckily nobody Rhys Pearce - A knowledge quiz. Ben H and Robbie won! got lost! Christmas Carol When we arrived at Kings Cross some of us saw a We have been on many trips before but this one was a celebrity – Stella in the programme M.I. High! Then we life-changing experience because we all became a little got on a private coach and it took us to the London Eye, bit more independent and more confident. but unfortunately we had to get off and walk because By 5M and 5BG there was a taxi strike and lots of traffic jams. We all got into the capsules and were slowly taken around at a YEAR 7 TRIP TO YORK - JUNE 2014 speed of 0.5 mph, to the top at a height of 135m! We Year 7 enjoyed their residential trip to York in June. They could see quite a few square kilometres of London from visited a number of places linked to their curriculum, including Eden Camp and Barley Hall but also enjoyed an open air bus trip and a ghost tour around the cobbled streets of York. After an exciting sports tournament in the Yorkshire Our trip involved some exciting visits: sunshine against Cundall Manor School where the boys Our first day was based at the Chateau de la triumphed in Cricket and the girls played well in their Erin O’Brien (Nancy); Amy Ferguson (Bet) Freya Monk Baudonnière. Split into groups we took part in initiative Rounders competition, the Year 7s then visited Hadrian’s and Robbie Mackay (Dodger) exercises, archery, climbing and a visit to the farm. The Wall. They had a great morning at the Roman Army outdoor activities were in French and we learned a lot Museum which was followed by a visit to Vindolanda. of new vocabulary. One of the highlights was the baby Here they saw archaeologists hard at work and even rabbits we got to cuddle. got to smell a Roman leather shoe that had just been We enjoyed playing on Utah beach and visiting the unearthed from the ground minutes before we arrived at Airbourne Museum at St Mère d’Eglise, a wonderful the site – it still smelled of sweat….2000 year old sweat! exhibition commemorating the allied victory. We learned music and drama about the American parachutist whose parachute This year saw the launch of a Saturday Morning Music This was performed on the Nipper stage just before became trapped on the church spire, and who hung our capsule. It took half an hour to go all the way round. EARLY YEARS MUSIC there for a few hours without moving, pretending to be We then watched a 4D movie about the London Eye This was another year of wonderful music from the Early School for Early Years children at NEL, providing exciting our Christmas holidays and certainly put us all in the dead. It was only when the allies gained control over the where we were splashed by water and bubbles! Years and Nursery, with the highlights being, as ever opportunities for the wee ones who could experience festive spirit! town that he revealed that he was actually alive. A model After a quick refreshment break in the park, we went for the nativity performances. The nursery told a traditional playing recorders, violins, percussion, and do some group Rhys Pearce of him remains on the church spire today. dinner at Canteen Restaurant in the Royal Festival Hall. version of the story, but ended with a lively performance singing at the weekend, while parents could enjoy some of ‘Who’s That Coming on Christmas Night’, which quiet time. Places are available from now on for up to We went to La Pointe d’Hoc to visit the cliffs which The food was amazingly delicious! We then went on a ‘WARHORSE’ 40 pre-year 4 children, for Loretto families and for those the allied soldiers in 1944 scaled to capture the French sight-seeing tour around London and we saw a military was obviously a favourite! The Early Years performed Years 6 & 7 went to see ‘Warhorse’ at the Festival from outside Loretto. coastline. The children entered the remaining bunkers parade involving horses and guards. Sheila Wilson’s ‘Stable Story’ with its charming rhyming Theatre in January. This opportunity to see this incredible and hid in the bomb shelters in the ground. We learned couplets, and tear jerking solos from Gabriel and Mary. With the help of Jamie McVicar, brass expert from show in Edinburgh was not to be missed. The Nippers We finally checked in at our hotel ‘Safestay’ – our After school activities included lots of singing games, and of the harshness and deaths that so many soldiers rooms were outstanding and we had bunk beds to the senior school, a new brass initiative was started at were extremely impressed at the amazing puppetry and suffered at Omaha in 1944. even the recording of a jointly composed song ‘Summer the Nippers, after too long a delay, and the result was the clever use of lighting and technical effects to tell this sleep in. It was very hot in London and our rooms is Here’. Plenty of French was practised at the local French market worth waiting for as this new group is now established. most moving tale set amid the chaos of WW1. were pretty toasty! where les baguettes, les fraises et les cadeaux were Similarly, the Nippers ran with some ideas to grow more Day 2 purchased by everyone. We visited Mont St Michel too, As part of the Castles topic that we have been NIPPERS MUSIC violinists from an early age and we are at last seeing the On this morning we woke up and had breakfast which DRAMA SCHOLARSHIPS climbing the ancient steps to the top and learned more focusing on in Social Studies, we were lucky enough The year began with a hundred Nippers from Year 4 to benefits of positive changes at the Nippers. Four of our Year 7s earned awards this year having consisted of croissants, cornflakes, muffins, juice and hot about this atmospheric medieval island and abbey. The to visit two castles: Tantallon Castle and Hailes Castle. 7 resuming or beginning individual music tuition, with impressed with both contemporary and Shakespeare chocolate. We went to Madame Tussauds, the famous The school play this year was ‘Oliver’. We’ve done evening ended with tasting snails! Delicieux! We went off on the buses to Tantallon Castle first. At lessons across the week provided by our team of 16 monologues plus a singing element. Congratulations waxworks museum and we had our picture taken with ‘Oliver’ before, but this year’s cast lent itself to this being Despite a fierce tummy bug, most enjoyed the trip to Tantallon we split up into two groups. One went to the peripatetic teachers. Many passed music exams in the to Daisy Taylor, Maddy Montgomerie, Maddie Hillier One Direction. We went on a ride in pairs which was an obvious choice and the standards were as high as Bayeux. We had a tour of the Bayeux Tapestry, where we top of the battlements and the other group went below course of the school year, and everyone made some and Erin O’Brien as they move into F2, we’ll look really fun. Another 4D movie was at the end of our visit ever, with around 120 feet treading the boards from Year learned the history of William the Conqueror’s defeat of to the ground level buildings. We had to take notes personal progress in their musical journey. forward to seeing them on the Senior School stage in about the Avengers! 6 and 7. Much of this fine work is preserved forever in Harold with an arrow through his eye, during the battle about the different features of the castle. For example, The Nipper Choir auditions took place within days of DVD records of the excellent performances. Nippers’ the near future! of Hastings in 1066. We learned that it was 68 metres The next stop was the Tower of London and we saw the it had the sea on three sides, and on the landside, there returning to school, in fine voice and with renewed Songfest was one of the highlights for many again this in length and 50cm high and was a magnificent work of crown jewels which included the biggest cut diamond were earthworks (evidence of ditches, moats etc.). We enthusiasm, and 70 contenders were whittled down to year, as all classes form 4-7 competed for the coveted ‘OLIVER!’ art. Favourite scenes were the horses and the soldier with in the world called the Koh-I-Noor. Then we went to a noticed how difficult it would be to attack the castle the barely manageable number of 55 who would serve trophy. It was a real thrill, as usual, for the pupils to sing The Senior musical is probably the highlight of the Nipper a severed head. workshop and our guide, Emma told us about prisons, because after the earthworks, there was a gun-tower, the school for the next three terms with a live band, through microphones, drama calendar. Every year it’s a real challenge trying to The film about the Normandy Landings in the 360 escape and executions. One story was about the and after that there was a gatehouse with loopholes as a united team. No sooner had There are too many to an excited audience, and the winners find a show which will suit our ever changing Year 6 and Reverend John Gerrard who wrote a secret message and inside that, murder holes if you got past the degree cinema was very moving and brought home to the choir been chosen than work names to mention, were 6VP who harmonised their way 7 children. This year we revisited ‘Oliver!’ which is such everyone the realities of war. A visit to Arromanches and using a sharpened feather and orange juice. archers! The well was 32 metres deep! was underway for the first chapel into first place with their immaculate a favourite of so many people. The children seemed to the artificial harbour constructed in 1944 for the invasion Next on our itinerary was the Tate Modern and the After our packed lunches, we headed off to Hailes Castle service, grandparents’ day, an each child was able rendition of David Bowie’s ‘Starman’. perfectly fit the characters with Dylan Napier (Year 6) of the Normandy coastline was fascinating. open day, then a joint service with Henri Mattisse exhibition called “Carving into Colour.” – one of the oldest stone castles in Scotland. We went to shine and we are Loretto Radio was manned making the perfect Oliver Twist. A fancy dress French-themed evening brought much the seniors and into the Christmas Some famous works we saw were: Oceania, The Sword into the castle, but there was less to see because it was throughout the year by many The choreography was done by our very own Kirsty hilarity... striped t-shirts, moustaches, strings of onions repertoire. In addition, the choir led immensely proud of Swallower, Icarus, The Dragon, La Gerbe, and of course, a smaller castle, and it had been left to ruin more than promising, confident young Hamilton who always manages to raise the bar and and an array of coloured berets were the flavour of the singers at the Nippers through his Blue Nudes. Tantallon. At Hailes, there were two pit prisons, a chapel our young performers presenters, and many competent inspire the children to an extremely high standard. Our the evening. the Remembrance Service, After a quick change into some smarter clothes at the and great hall. The well was originally inside the castle, broadcasts displayed their growing cast and crew involved virtually every child in both their own Carol Service and a In the evening, after our final meal of the day, certificates hotel we were off to Pizza Express for dinner and the but the walls had been destroyed long ago. confidence and articulate style. year groups who were an excellent team to work with competition in which they won were presented; we said thank you to our Animateur. theatre afterwards to see Charlie and the Chocolate throughout the sometimes gruelling rehearsal period. the Best Choral Piece category with Howard Goodall’s And the boys and girls worked rather hard in music Au Revoir Normandy! We loved our trip there. Factory!!! It was FANTABULOUS!!! It was nearly as good By Max, Lachie, Tony, Clara, Rhys and Amy setting of ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’, beating Loretto’s class too! Archie McVicar was unrecognisable as ‘Fagin’ and a as our production of it in Year 4! biggest rivals. Kenny Hutchison packed Loretto Theatre was treated to some amazing Day 3 YEAR 7 TRIP TO STIRLING vocal and musical arrangements courtesy of our hugely Many ensembles were hard at work throughout the year, It was another bright and early morning and some of Year 7 visited Stirling Castle, Linlithgow Palace and the LAMDA talented cast under the direction of Kenny Hutchison. and every child in the Nippers performed somewhere us were feeling a bit tired from the late night before. Palace of Holyrood House as part of their studies of Our year started with LAMDA candidates choosing at least once in the school year, many returning to the There are too many names to mention and each child Another fun-packed day started off with the Natural Mary, Queen of Scots. They enjoyed dressing up in the their pieces for their upcoming exam. We had a stage time after time. The OSO (the affectionately- was able to shine and we are immensely proud of our History Museum. We had a costumes from the time too! large group of budding thespians doing both acting named Odd’n’Sods orchestra) rehearsed at lunchtimes young performers and look forward to next year’s show! workshop where we had to and musical theatre pieces from plays and shows as As part of their Latin lessons, Year 7 enjoyed learning with their charming combination of violin, tuba, pick a specimen and fill in a diverse as ‘Oliver Twist’ to ‘My Fair Lady’. some Roman military tactics and learning more about the accordion, guitar, percussion, piano and keyboard, FREYA MONK fact sheet about it. We needed equipment that the Roman soldiers used. and performed interesting pieces such as Marcel The students did extremely well with ‘Merits’ or Freya Monk had a very exciting opportunity to act in to measure, weigh and draw Piazzolla’s ‘Libertango’, The James Bond Theme, and ‘Distinctions’ for everyone involved. the popular BBC TV detective drama, ‘Shetland’ with a very detailed diagram of Shostokovich’s Jazz Suite Waltz. Douglas Henshall. It was a very impressive TV debut it. Some specimens were a JUNIOR PLAY from our Year 2 pupil who looked so natural on screen. Madagascan butterfly, the There were three Nippers music concerts for parents Our Junior Play was ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Rhys Freya’s clearly a very talented young performer so, nose of a sawfish and a turtle. throughout the year and many Nippers took part in the James Waterhouse Piano Competition at Loretto. Pearce as the central character, Ebenezer Scrooge, ably watch this space! supported by a wonderful cast of Year 4 and 5 pupils. 6 7 a well deserved win against our Strathallan hosts. We particular mention to Kai Harper who was selected to were able to dominate possession throughout the game play for Dandylions (East Lothian schools team). due to the hard work of the halves and the pressing of the home defence by our front three. Our passing U11 Girls Netball and approach work were excellent but we still found (Coach Mrs Keulemans & Mrs Buchanan) it difficult to convert the many chances that came our Played 7 Won 1 way. However, after 15 minutes of play, Kit Mackenzie Drawn 0 Lost 6 threaded a ball through for Charlie Farmer to steer home Goals For 31 Goals Against 75 GIRLS’ CRICKET and soon after that Rory Simon-Smith scored the second. Goal Difference -44 Loretto won 5 and a half to 7. The second match against spirit. I cannot single out anyone for special praise as this Girls’ cricket continues to flourish at The Nippers and it Archie Anderson’s defensive squad had been largely Queen Margaret’s was also close; we lost the match 6 to was truly a team performance with and without the ball. has been great to see how the girls have enjoyed the Sample Match Report: On the 26th of February the U11s untroubled and indeed in the second half we dominated 8 and a half. The final match against St Martins ended By the end of the match the result was clear and captain games this year. During the winter months we played played against Craigclowan but sadly the U11s lost 5-13. the game to such an extent that Murray Caughey was with a draw 9 and a half each. This is the best rounders Deans shook hands knowing his team were better on and won several indoor matches against Carlton CC and Although we lost, Mrs Keulemans and Mrs Buchanan, able ‘to put up his deck chair’ and watch the play from I have seen the U12 girls play and I was incredibly the day. The boys will be keen to build on a good start East Lothian Schools. In the summer we had matches our coaches, said it was the best we have played. There afar. It was slightly disappointing that we were not able proud of them and their effort levels. We then faced and carry a win into practice and fixtures to come. Well with Carlton CC, took part in the Loretto Girls’ Cricket was a lot of great passing and people getting into good to add to the score but credit to Strathallan for sticking to Queens Marys in the play offs for 7th and 8th place but done boys. festival which saw over 50 girls from various schools spaces. In our 1st quarter the U11 played extremely well. the defensive task. Man of the match was too difficult to unfortunately lost. Well done to everyone who played, and clubs playing on a sun-bathed Newfield. Perhaps However we weren’t as good in the other quarters. Keep judge this week but prize for most improved player goes your effort was admirable. U9 Boys Cricket (Coach Mr McDouall) the highlight was the Tyninghame CC festival followed up the good work girls. to Mackenzie Harper. Played 4 Won 2 by a delicious BBQ. Here eight girls, gallantly assisted by By Ruby Muncaster U11 Girls Rounders (Coach Mrs Keulemans & Drawn 0 Tied 0 two brave boys, played three matches, winning against U11 Boys Hockey (Coach Mr Jackman) Mrs Buchanan) Caughey behind the stumps. Well done to all! Lost 2 Belhaven boys and Tyninghame CC. U10 Girls Netball (Coach Mrs Jennings) Despite not winning any hockey matches this term, the Played 3 Won 2 Sample Match Report: For our penultimate game of Played 6 Won 1 U12 Boys’ Cricket 2014-15 boys worked hard in every match chasing that elusive Drawn 0 Lost 1 the season, we hosted an 8-strong team from Compass Drawn 0 Lost 5 Played 8 Won 6 win and continued to stay focused throughout the Points For 29.5 Points Against 16 school on a warm humid day with sunny spells. season. Goals For 13 Goals Against 44 Points Difference -13.5 Lost 2 Goal Difference -31 Compass, winning the toss, opted to field first. Initially Sample Match Report: An excellent start to the match Sample Match Report: Congratulations girls, an excellent This season’s weather alternated between torrential rain we were a bit cautious, but we soon got into a rhythm saw Loretto go two goals up early on, thanks to Hamish Sample Match Report: The U10 took on Craigclowan on performance. The girls defended well in the first innings, and blazing sunshine but the team battled on to success and made good running opportunities, and eventually and Kyle. A disappointing second half saw the opposition Monday 24th February as a kick start to the second half and kept their scores to a minimum. Year 6 were despite the fluctuating climate. Our first match saw us throwing caution to the wind completely with our last take advantage of our poor marking to steal the ball of the term. The girls were all ready to go and keen to determined to end the season successfully. We scored defeat Belhaven with Corran Wright notching 43 and batting pair, Harry E and Olly hitting several fours and on several occasions, and some excellent blocking by get started. The first two quarters saw three goals in each some great rounders with firm controlled batting. We skipper Rory-Simon-Smith scoring 44. In the field a great sixes between them, amassing some 58 runs! With Cameron B was not enough to keep out the goals. quarter scored against us. However the girls never gave celebrated with a tasty doughnut. catch from Max Aitken lingers in the memory. a run total of 230, Loretto were always going to be up and started to think more carefully about their type of In our next match only Patrick Burnett (22) really applied difficult to chase, and Compass, although displaying passing and movement towards the ball. Their marking U10 Boys Hockey (Coach Mr McGeary) U10 Girls Rounders (Coach Mrs Jennings) himself and despite a super spell of bowling from Kit some great batting, were overly defensive and runs became more consistent, marking their partners very Played 4 Won 3 Played 3 Won 0 Mackenzie our friends from Carlton CC managed were not flowing until it was perhaps too late. A great closely and allowing them to intercept more balls. At last Drawn 0 Lost 1 Drawn 0 Lost 3 a deserved win. In the return at Grange Loan, Ben game boys! Well done! in the final quarter we were able to work the ball into the Cricket Scotland girls’ tournament, Perth in August - Sophie Kidd, Goals For 18 Goals Against 13 Points For 12.5 Points Against 20.5 Muncaster blasted 33 and was well supported by Patrick circle and near to the goal, allowing us to score two in Maddie Montgomery, Izzy Lamotte, Ella Goldsmith, Daisy Taylor, Goal Difference -5 Points Difference -8 Burnett with a watchful 22. Our bowling was off target Summer Term Interhouse (Rounders & Cricket) the final quarter. Finishing with an 8 – 2 loss. Holly Burton, Maddy Hillier, Eleanor Talbot. with the exception of Kit Mackenzie whose spell of 3-12 Sample Match Report: This was a truly great team Sample Match Report: First Match of the Season v St Rounders (Yrs 4-5) Rounders (Yrs 6-7) almost won us the match in a frenetic last few overs as performance. All nine boys played their part in a hard U9 Netball (Coach Mrs Mackinnon) Mary’s, Melrose 1st= Greenlees 1st = Tristram we lost by 1 wicket. A special mention to Sophie Kidd for her nomination as fought match. Captain Jack Brodie earning a MoM award Played 4 Won 1 Our initial match was cancelled due to bad weather and 2nd= Mackintosh 2nd= Langhorne Tranent Young Sportswoman of the Year for her super and three goals from the in-form Peter Caughey helped Drawn 0 Lost 3 today wasn’t looking too good either! We did go to Down in Yorkshire and under blues skies we put together 3rd= Tristram 3rd= Greenlees play with Tranent Titans CC. Also congratulations to them secure a great result. Most pleasing to see was Goals For 6 Goals Against 15 Melrose, and managed to play one innings before having our best performance of the season at Cundall Manor. 4th= Langhorne 4th= Mackintosh Maddie Hillier and Cassie Davidson McQueen for being the willingness to work hard for each other, both going Goal Difference -9 to cut the second innings short due to rain! At least we Oliver Stevens and Ben Muncaster bowled super spells selected to train with the East Lothian Girls’ squad and forward and in defence. I think the boys are now realising and Oliver pulled off a stunning catch. We batted Sample Match Report: On Wednesday we played a got to play a match! A reasonable start to the season Cricket Yrs 4-5 Cricket Yrs 6-7 finally to Izzy Lamotte for gaining a place in the Scotland that you only get out what you put into sport. A well sensibly in the run chase with Corran Wright (20 no) and match against St Mary’s School. We were really looking with a couple of good hits from Lojan and Katharina 1st Greenlees 1st Greenlees U17 winter training squad. deserved result. scoring half and full rounders. Others also managed to Partick Burnett (18no) steering us calmly home. forward to it. It took an hour on the bus to get there. 2nd Tristram 2nd Tristram Just a final word to thank Michael Powell for his remember to put the fielders under pressure gaining U9 Boys Hockey (Coach Mr McDouall) We warmed up on the astro. The match was about to A thumping win against Compass saw the team spirit 3rd Langhorne 3rd –Langhorne guidance and inspiration with all aspects of cricket valuable half rounders. After a couple of strong hits from Played 6 Won 4 begin... We got into positions. The score was 1-0 to us blossom further with Ben Muncaster take 3-3 and Archie 4th Mackintosh 4th - Mackintosh the opposition which initially took us by surprise, we Anderson scoring a quick-fire 28. Another big win, Drawn 1 Lost 1 in the first quarter, and we scored another in the second Staff Interhouse Rounders - Mackintosh/Tristram beat ANNUAL JOHN MUIR CROSS COUNTRY quarter. It was going really well until the 3rd quarter, settled down into our fielding. Some good catching and played in horrible conditions, followed against Clifton Hall Goals For 12 Goals Against 7 backing up especially around 2nd base helped to stop Greenlees/Langhorne 14 ½ to 6 ½ Loretto entered six teams for the 30th Annual Scottish Goal Difference -5 where they scored three goals. In the final quarter they with all the team contributing to the effort. Prep schools Cross country championships held in John scored one more goal. The final score was 4-2 to St more half rounders. The girls are now keen to develop Interhouse Cross Country Years 4-7 Sample Match Report: For our second away fixture the areas they identified as needing improving! Things progressed further against Fettes as we rattled up Muir country park this year. Fourteen schools were Mary’s. At the end we all shook hands and had match 154 for 2 with Kit Mackenzie and Corran Wright putting competing in U10, U12 and U14 age groups for boys against Cargilfield, we knew we had a tough match tea. The staff and parents said we had improved greatly ahead, after a double defeat last time around. The boys U9 Rounders (Coach Mrs Mackinnon) together a huge partnership of 117. Marcus Edwardson and girls. It was very cold that day and for those of you over the past few weeks. It certainly was a close match. came in for the last few overs to fire a Dhoni-like 28 no. who know the route, a challenging course. Well done played very well, and improved immensely since our Well done girls. Played 8 Won 4 previous visit. This time we were able to get the ball up Drawn 2 Lost 2 Fettes fell for 72 with great bowling from Mackenzie and to all those who competed, in particular Glen Crawford By Lucy Desmulliez. front with greater frequency, feeding our attackers, and Points For 29.5 Points Against 31.5 Stevens and a super stint from our wicketkeeper Murray (6th U10 boys), Josh Ferguson (10th U10 boys), Harry Caughey. Edwardson (12th U10 boys) and Harry Ligertwood (22nd providing more opportunities to score. By half time we Points Difference -2 Spring Term Interhouse U10 boys) which resulted in their team coming 2nd were already 3-0 up. For the second half we made a Sample Match Report: On the 23rd of June the Year Our last match at home to St Mary’s saw a below batting (Netball and Boys Hockey) overall, losing out to St Mary’s by only two points. couple of changes and we focused on maintaining our Four girls played a match against Craigclowan. We had performance with Rory Simon-Smith, Olly Ligertwood lead by strengthening our defences. This tactic worked Yrs 6-7 and JP Navarro chipping in. In reply the visitors batted Anna Williams (7th U10 girls), Sara Monk (10th U10 a few catches by Molly, Anna and Evie and we did some with us conceding only one goal, while gaining another Netball girls Hockey Boys well but tight bowling meant they needed 11 to win off girls), Holly Burton (11th U10 girls), Clara Wishart (13th amazing batting. In the end we won by 9 rounders to of our own. Final score 4-1. Well done boys! 1st= Greenlees 1st= Mackintosh Thomas Deans’ final over- Deansie kept his nerve and we U10 girls) ran very well and as a team, including Lucy 3 and a half rounders. Well done everyone! (by Lucy 2nd=Langhorne 2nd=Greenlees won by 7 runs! Desmuilliez and Evie Macnamara, they came 2nd overall, Desmulliez and Eleanor GIRLS SPRING TERM 2013-2014 3rd=Mackintosh 3rd=Langhorne losing out to Fettes by also only two points. Well done! U11 Boys Cricket (Coach Mr Jackman) U12 Girls Netball (Coach Miss Anderson) 4th=Tristram 4th=Tristram The U12 boys and girls ran a slightly longer course, Played 7 Won 4 Played 4 Won 2 (Yrs 4-5) Year 4 and 5 Girls Year 6 and 7 Girls 1.67miles and everyone tried very hard although were Drawn 1 Tied 2 Drawn 0 Lost 2 Netball Girls Hockey Boys 1st Anna Williams 1st Kai Harper not ranked in the top three as a team to finish. The U14 Lost 0 Goals For 63 Goals Against 97 1st= Mackintosh 1st= Langhorne 2nd Sara Monk 2nd Holly Stuart girls and boys ran 1.95miles, with particular mention Goal Difference -34 2nd=Tristram 2nd=Greenlees Sample Match Report: Yesterday the U11s played a 3rd Clara Wishart 3rd Carly Sarvadi going to Kai Harper who finished 4th in the race. Despite cricket match against Ardvreck. They won the toss and Sample Match Report: Well done to the U12/13 A 3rd=Greenlees 3rd=Mackintosh Year 4 and 5 Boys Year 6 and 7 Boys this, as a team, the U14 pupils were also not ranked in chose to bat first. We put on a great fielding and bowling team who competed in this tournament at Ardvreck. 4th=Langhorne 4th=Tristram 1st Josh Ferguson 1st Kit Mackenzie the top three to finish. performance with a great catch by Cameron B. We Captained by Porsche McMillan, they played against 2nd Glen Crawford 2nd Ben Muncaster managed to get them all out for 37 runs. We then had to Cargilfield, Lathallan, Craigclowan and St Mary’s. With Girls Summer Term 2013-2014 3rd Ben Prentice 3rd Rory Simon Smith ANNUAL MERCHISTON BOYS CROSS chase these 37 runs. We had good batting performances each match, the girls got progressively better with the U12 Girls Rounders (Coach Miss Anderson) by Charlie, Thomas and Murdo and Cameron B who got COUNTRY final match against St Mary’s finishing with a very close Played 2 Won 0 Interhouse Swimming Gala Years 4-7 We entered three teams and all the boys did really well, Drawn 0 Lost 2 Talbot) us a run to draw the match. Unfortunately we couldn’t loss of 2-1. Although they did not progress through to Yr 4-7 Swimming Results: overtaking several runners on their way to the finish! The Points For 20 Points Against 30 get the final run to win and it ended up as a draw with the later stages, they worked hard to win their matches- 1st Mackintosh F2 boys team came 3rd in the U13 age group out of 15 Points Difference -10 Boys Summer Term 2013-2014 37 all out. I thought the team played very well and I give teams (Seth Van Rensburg, Nathan Sweeney, William U12 Boys Cricket (Coach Mr Pearce) Man of the Match to Cameron B for his excellent catch 2nd Langhorne Sample Match Report: On a glorious hot sunny day in Rowley) The other two teams (U13 but aged 12 boys Played 8 Won 6 and his run which got us the draw. I think the fielding 3rd equal Tristram and Greenlees Yorkshire, the U12 rounders team played a tournament consisting of Kit Mackenzie, Ben Muncaster and Murray Drawn 0 Tied 0 and bowling was good but a little improvement in our Sports Day Years 4-7 Results while on tour from Loretto. The group stages saw them Caughey) came 10th out of 15 and the U11 team Lost 2 batting is needed. 1st Greenlees play Cundall Manor first. Due to a conditioned rule (Humphrey Borsi, Dylan Napier and Kyle O’Brien) came Sample Match Report: After the loss of two quick Early Years Sports Day Results added just for the tournament, fielders could also score U10 Boys Cricket (Coach Mr McGeary) 9th out of 15, so good efforts from everyone. wickets, Loretto stood at 7 for 2 but Kit Mackenzie and Tristram 1st points by getting batters out. If we discount this rule (!) Played 4 Won 4 Corran Wright got their heads down to put together a Mackintosh 2nd Drawn 0 Tied 0 BOYS SPRING TERM 2013-2014 wonderful partnership of 117 . Both players were retired Langhorne 3rd Lost 0 U12A Boys Hockey (Coach Mr Pearce) on undefeated fifties and then Marcus Edwardson hit Greenlees 4th a rapid 20/20 style 27 not out with Rory Simon Smith Sample Match Report: The first match of the season Played 3 Won 2 Early Years Swimming Gala chipping in with a colossal six. Our huge total of 154 for the under 10 boys was a home fixture against Drawn 0 Lost 1 Tristram 1st for 2 meant we could give opportunities for everyone to Merchiston. The Reds welcomed back a friendly face in Goals For 7 Goals Against 7 Langhorne 2nd bowl. Oliver Stevens (4-2-5-2) and Kit Mackenzie (3-1- Patrick Bent, which brought an extra bit of spice to the Goal Difference -0 Greenlees 3rd 6-3) were the pick of the bowling well supported by JP match. But even the addition of an ex-Lorettonian was Mackintosh 4th Sample Match report: A splendid day out in the Navarro and Will Clynes. Some great slip catches from Kit not enough for the visitors. From the outset it was clear Perthshire countryside saw the Under 12 team record and Archie supplemented a super effort from Murray that the Reds had the edge in organisation, skill and team 8 9 The Pigeon Incident By Louise Smyth-Fifth Form ‘Twas just a normal day (I had assumed), I walked across the grass. The A Level results in the summer enabled almost house with performances from Ali Gheita (5), Philipp excellent production. I was thinking all the normal thoughts, every member of Hope house to claim their choice Bohenkamp (5), Lorenz Woehl (5), Fabian Harbig Towards the end of the Lent term Callum Brechin When a strange sight I did pass. of university place. This was a fitting way to send (5) and Grant Smith (U6) bringing a broad smile to (U6) made the final of the National Fives; and off their outgoing Housemaster Mr Danny Rossouw all of us in house. Holm girls love their socials, as they provide an was full of excitement and there was a fair amount Miss P the keeper of the house Sam Ledbury (L6) was selected to play for the who returned to South Africa after five years of opportunity to have a fantastic time with friends of last minute panic and outfit alterations. Was standing at the edge, Nikica Randic’s (U6) lecture on the Legal discourse Loretto Golf Academy that won the Desert Springs service to Hope; and to welcome the incoming from across the school. As usual each social had In January, we had our own celebrations for the With her bottom high up in the air, in dealing with terrorists was good, and highlighted tournament. housemaster (DG) and Griffiths family. a theme - these included Neon, Celebrities and Chinese New Year. The house staff organised a Staring at a hedge. to the house the benefits the Mavor lecture The Summer Term started as the Lent term had th Disney. Whatever the theme, the girls had great fun selection of traditional Chinese food, the Chinese I called out “Dear God, Miss Prentice, why, Hope has been blessed this year through the fact series offers to our 6 form. The term ended ended with Sam Ledbury (L6) and the Golf Academy putting together their costumes, which definitely girls in Holm showed us calligraphy and wrote our Whatever is the matter?“ that its leadership team proved so strong. Stephen with Pinkie music sessions, the wonderful sixth winning the Home International tournament. added to the atmosphere. In the summer term, names in Chinese script and we all learnt a bit about With a grim look etched upon her face, Ainslie (Head of House) and Tristany Armangue form meal (Edinburgh) and of course the senior Despite the onset of examinations, many boys when the weather was better, we had barbeques China and its culture. The evening was interesting She said, “Dear girl, come hither.” (Deputy) forged an excellent team, each displaying Drama production of Nuts that featured Lorimer proved their flexibility during the busy summer over at the astro with the boys from Seton, at and fun while also being educational. I peered into the gaping hole his own distinctive style and approach with the boys Macandrew (L6). term, and continued to impress which we were able to chill out in the sun or play a The summer picnic was a huge success and the Of twigs and leaves and dirt, and house team (KR, ZL, JP, LW, DA, RJ, GH). The Lent term started with the The tutors who work outside of the classroom. With game of tennis. Sadly, a series of unfortunate yet house staff put out an enormous selection of cakes, When I noticed what Miss P had seen, The Michaelmas term was busy, and Hope boys news that Cameron Good was tirelessly and with special thanks offered to Thomas hilarious-looking burn marks affected sandwiches and other treats. As always My eyes could not avert. played their part in all arenas. The additions of to captain the 1st XI Hockey. This Horn (U6); Felix Schroeder (U6); many of the fifth form - next time let’s Holm girls love the rock concert and whole school BBQ Crouched in the dust a pigeon stared, Ryno Kirstens and Barena Geldenhuys (SA rugby was good news as Cameron has great skill to make Andrew Shedden (L6); Rory remember the sun cream, girls! at the end of term was an amazing All innocence and fear, exchanges) increased the house role to forty-five, contributed much to Loretto Henderson (L6); Raka Ikhansi As usual, a major highlight of the year their socials evening - the weather stayed dry and But when it stretched its neck I clearly saw and the food bill by one third. Their assistance on hockey over the years. The Hope such a positive (L6); George Peng (L6) and was the annual Halloween party. We it was a perfect way to end the year. The inside flesh appear! the 1st XV rugby field was greatly received, and by house welcomed Tom Van Ryn, and happy house Sebastian Severino (5th). had lots of snacks and drinks, the 5th form girls Everyone looked very summery and put a lot of I came to the conclusion that the end of the Michaelmas term, the house was (New Zealand hockey exchange). I shall miss all the members of did a brilliant job of decorating the common room effort into their outfits. This bird had been to war. celebrating the international rugby honours that It was not long before the house the upper sixth. I record my and organised a number of extremely spooky party Holm house has acquired many new ‘toys’ this year, Though I shan’t describe in detail, Stephen Ainsley (U6); Richard Taylor (U6) and was again celebrating regional and international gratitude and thanks for all their support during my games. starting with new dishwashers in both common I will say that it looked sore. George Taylor (L6) had achieved. hockey honours with Cameron Good (U6), and first year as their housemaster, and look forward to Our house outing, just before the Christmas holidays rooms, which the girls appreciated as it meant Miss P rushed in to telephone We had academic achievement to celebrate towards Mark Smith (U6) selected for Scotland. hearing of their progress at University and beyond. was a trip to the theatre. To start the night we house duty of cleaning the kitchen became a whole The SSPCA, the end of term when Guy Butler (U6) secured an The Burns Supper proved to be a wonderful all had pizza in house, which went down a storm lot easier! We also got a Wii, a table tennis table While I gave the bird good company, Finally I would like to express my thanks to all the offer from Oxford. This was thoroughly deserved occasion. With Wesley Yip’s (L6) solo of the and had disappeared within five minutes of being and a game of Twister. The table tennis table has So it didn’t fly away. tutors who work tirelessly and with great skill to as Guy not only works hard, but makes use of Burns classic “My Love is Like a Red Rose” brought in to the Common Room! Then, we all got already provided many of the girls with hours of It took about an hour ‘til make Hope such a positive and happy house. In all the opportunities available at Loretto: he is drawing positive comments. Wesley’s subsequent on a coach which took us to the Festival Theatre, fun. The Wii and Wii fit board, along with a number The bird man did arrive, September the tutor team will welcome Mr Richard determined to obtain an education in the fullest performance at the Baroque concert showed all where we watched the musical version of the film of games, have added a little friendly competition And with a net fit for a whale Coppard (RC) and Mr D Tidswell (DT) who replaces sense of the word. who watched his full range of musical ability. ‘White Christmas’. It was an incredible performance, to the House at the weekends and has been a For the pigeon he did dive. Mr G Harbison (GH) who leaves to become assistant full of big dance numbers and Christmas spirit. particular hit with the younger years. The fifth form He chased it round the garden, The performances of our school choir were fantastic. The Lent term’s senior drama production of Rent housemaster at Seton House. He will, I am sure, be Everyone had an amazing time! took a special fancy to the Twister board and spent It was comical to see! With Hope House represented by Guy Butler (U6), included Guy Butler (U6) on stage, and Lorimer equally popular and successful in this new role. Later on that week, everyone got all dressed up for many hilarious hours getting all tangled up! But he caught it in the end and left, Callum Brechin (U6), Lorimer Macandrew (L6), and Macandrew (L6) now back stage, and was enjoyed the Christmas Feast and looked stunning in their So it was just Miss P and me. Wesley Yip (L6). Their performances I hope enthuse by the entire house. With Lorimer then providing AT SPES INFRACTA party dresses. The atmosphere in house that evening Claire Connell and Anne LeRoux – Fifth Form Now every tale must have a lesson, others in house to follow their example next year. back stage and lighting experience to the Nippers DG So this, I guess, is mine, The annual Songfest saw all boys involved from junior school production of Oliver, itself an Hope Housemaster If you’re planning to live in Holm, well, The cat is not benign. HOPE HOLM BALCARRES SETONSETON During Easter, Balcarres stuck to the tradition of an Easter Egg Mr Crawford was the newest addition to the Hunt. Eggs were hidden throughout the Balcarres garden and house last year filling the role of Assistant One definite continual thrill in house is the banter surprisingly some were quite difficult to find. Overall there were so Housemaster. He was a very proactive member of and chat between Mrs Gray, Mrs Renton the many we ended up putting what we couldn’t eat in the centre of staff in house, and all of the boys benefited from housekeeper and all those who live in Seton. the room and it miraculously disappeared the following day. him being so close at hand. He unfortunately left When returning to house during break and Seton and the school at the end of the year to lunchtimes you can always enjoy a quick chat, Halloween is one of the many highlights of the year in Balcarres, live in Hong Kong. His place amongst the Seton with often funny results, which can help you as a notorious Halloween party occurs every year. Games such as family has been taken by Mr Harbison who will get through your Monday (which inevitably will apple bobbing, doughnuts on a string and chubby bunnies, and a undoubtedly bring something new and exciting to have your least favourite subjects timetabled). marshmallow competition are always a must! Outfits varied from the atmosphere in house. individuals wrapped in toilet roll and bin bags to zombie onesies. I am sure that everyone who will be staying We all had a fantastic time and can’t wait for the upcoming In the school year of 2013/14, Seton on in Seton or indeed the school Christmas party! enjoyed several inter-boarding house One definite will continue to enjoy their time matches against Pinkie. The most wearing the red jacket and will be Whatever time of year, Balcarres is a happy place to be! notable of these matches were the continual thrill comfortable sharing their experiences football, hockey and table-tennis in house is the with their school family. Brittany Emmett, L6 challenges. Theses matches against Gary Lemmon Pinkie encouraged socialising banter and chat between age groups and gave the boys the opportunity to rid themselves of some of the pains of prep.

During the summer term, everyone in house at some point had barbeques with Mr Powell and stayed out too late on the astro playing tennis, and so ended up late for double. In the last week of term, water fights plagued the Seton side of the tunnel. Whenever climbing or descending the stairs your files (not that it’s important) were at risk. 10 11 Eleanora Almond Halloween Eleanora Almond 2013

With Eleanora Almond still being a relatively new Eleanora Almond also took part in the Senior house, this year saw many new traditions being Halloween social held in Hope House, with some formed and many happy memories created. of the best vampires and zombies to date, even From smaller house pizza nights to joint Sixth though our stash of fake blood made a miraculous Form socials, the year was packed with exciting disappearance. The girls in the house have taken experiences and many laughs along the way. every effort to help one another with various outfits and school events, with the swapping In the autumn term came new boarders, some of clothes and makeup becoming a very regular whom had transferred from schoolhouse, and occurrence! Whether it was a social, a school play some who were new to the school completely. or even Songfest, the support and help every The past year in Pinkie has been filled with didn’t know well, as well as playing a number of Both Mrs Bonner and our amazing Head of House single girl had for each other was so lovely, and activities of all sorts, along with a lot of hard work. our friends at sports which we didn’t normally Pamela made sure that they quickly knew our made the smaller boarding house feel more like a Mr Allan, who took over as Housemaster from Mr participate in. Mr Mclean Steel and Mr McGeary various school routines and felt right at home in larger home for us. McSkimming at the beginning also come in two nights a week each our small yet fun-filled house. This term also was of the year, brought in a number to do house duty along with Mr met with many exciting outings, most memorably The Spring term was when, after the sad departure of new things into the house, Pinkie House is Allan, Mrs Allan and Mr Mackenzie. the Christmas Outing. Both the of Julie Boyle, Mrs Walker such as the instalments of the very much our staff and all the girls enjoyed seeing This year saw many made her debut as not only table tennis table and air hockey There is always something going on The Lion King, a fabulous night met new traditions Housekeeper, but a resident table, which have given endless home, and whilst in house, whether it is playing sport with wonder and astonishment at of Eleanora Almond. Mrs fun to everyone in the house. A we play hard we after prep, watching a movie with the the musical. Followed by pizza and being formed Walker was quick to settle cinema club was also introduced. house or laughing and joking in the good conversation, the outing was into her new role, and it is Every Sunday night the whole also work hard office with everyone. The teachers one of the best I have ever had. This and many happy almost impossible to imagine house watches a movie which is in Pinkie make the effort to get to Christmas also saw an intimate chapel memories created life in the house without voted for in house. We are always know everyone in the house, this is service held especially for the Eleanora her now. A particular event With many girls leaving school for University, and joined by Mr Allan, Mrs Allan and Mr Mackenzie. how it has developed its friendly atmosphere, and Almond girls and staff, with the help that I will not forget is the many girls moving in order to spread their wings, why you can talk to anyone about troubles you of our school Chaplain Mr Sutton. We had a small Sunday when we were invited by her to learn how this Summer term is peaceful yet slightly sad. Sporting rivalries have reignited with Hope and may have been experiencing. Pinkie House is very candlelit service beginning in the Chapel, and to make chilli, a skill which none of us held. After This year in Eleanora Almond has been so lovely, Seton. Every Wednesday after prep, a selected much our home, and whilst we play hard we also we heard violin music from our very own Pamela eating most of the ingredients before we had even and I am truly glad I moved here in September. team from Pinkie face a team from Hope house. work hard! It has been a successful year in Pinkie before singing our favourite Christmas Carols, started, I still perfectly recall the sound of music in I very much hope that the new girls moving in Some of the sports we played this year were with record numbers of academic distinctions. Roll accompanied by Mr Lowe on the piano. This was a the kitchen and the smell of the herbs and spices throughout the next school year will enjoy it as football, hockey, touch rugby and table tennis. on 2014/2015! lovely way to celebrate the holiday season with the filling the whole house. This is an amazing memory much as I did, and I have every assurance they will This was a great idea as it got many of us active girls, and is now a cherished memory. that I am sure the girls will not lose in a hurry. And find it to be a wonderful house to live in. on Wednesday night and allowed us to interact Finlay Paterson to top it off, the chilli was surprisingly good. with some people from the other houses who we 2ND FORM ELEANORAELEANORA ALMONDALMOND

September Induction Camp History Trip to Mary King’s Close holding the rope. We also had to build a strong PINKIE In September, Second Form went to Bonaly On Thursday 1st May Second form went on a and tall tower with Jenga blocks. Induction Camp. We went for two days and spooky history trip to Mary King’s Close to learn camped out one night and had an amazing time. more about the Black Death and how people lived June - There were lots of activities on offer including back in the 1300s in the old streets of Edinburgh. Mission Impossible House Challenge campcraft and survival skills, climbing wall, After the trip down Mary‘s Close we went to the In June the Year 7s came up to join us for a SCHOOLHOUSESCHOOLHOUSE archery, conservation and a blindfold obstacle Scottish Museum and had a very interesting time. transition morning. We were split into house course! On the first day we played a crate building colours and had to complete a difficult challenge, Schoolhouse is the biggest house in school, which makes it the liveliest by into Mind, Body and Sprit, the schools motto. game where you had to stack fifteen crates and Chemistry Trip collecting different pieces of equipment and trying far. With pupils from 2nd Form to U6 it’s a house full of life, noise and fun. Food has been a big part of life in schoolhouse again, with the tuck-shop stand on top, of course there was a harness to solve riddles and clues. Once we had all the You can really feel the chaos in House during a quick change during Songfest being a big hit with everyone including the U6. Break time snack is always On the Chemistry trip we went to Edinburgh around you for safety. At night, everyone went items we had to think about how to use them in where everyone is running around getting their costumes on. busy and everyone is trying desperately to get some food before University Department of Science. We were in groups and gathered all the sticks they could the best way to complete the task. Some of us got It has been a great year for the house with house outings and heading off to Lesson 4. shown all around the University, and saw all the Schoolhouse is find and chucked them into a big pile. We made a a bit wet with the water balloons! It was a really Mrs D’s brownie’s being sold at a very fast rate for charity. lab equipment which was really interesting. At big bonfire and everyone sat around the bonfire fun way of showing the Year 7s some important Socials and many other events in and around schoolhouse the warmest and Over in the 6th Form flat, there is a fierce divide between the end we had a talk from one of the Professors having an amazing time, singing songs and telling places in the Senior School, such as the Library have proven to be very successful as well. whether Jeremy Kyle or Jerry Springer should be on during lunch. who did loads of different experiments. It was stories. At the end of the camp we visited John (CRC), Schoolhouse office, the Medical Centre, friendliest place The daily question of “what’s going on?” is met with a loud really exciting to learn more about the study of Muir Park outside Dunbar and walked along the and the ICT room. They also got to meet the staff With more pupils in Schoolhouse than ever before and with “shhhhh” from certain ‘avid’ viewers of the shows. Chemistry at such a difficult level. to be in school coastal trail before visiting the museum to find out there which will help them when they come up larger younger years we thought it appropriate to have them the story of his life. This was the start of our John Study Skills to Senior School. We all had lots of fun and it in larger common rooms, much to their delight. The 4th Form Whether your in the common room, the tuck shop or having was quite a challenge getting the teams to move Muir award. In February we took part in a workshop run by now have a TV room with a kitchen and changing rooms for boys and girls a chat to Mrs Brown, Wogan, Powell, Stroyen, Dornan or good old Mr D, quickly and quietly around the school. It was a Tree of Knowledge. The speaker, Dee, told us along side. The 2nd and 3rd Form have enjoyed sharing common rooms split Schoolhouse is the warmest and friendliest place to be in school. very close competition but Mackintosh won by a Songfest about how the brain works, and how to help narrow margin! In October all House Colours took part in improve our study skills to help us remember By Connor McKinley and Lucas Brook the Senior School Songfest. All Houses were notes and revise thoroughly. The talk was very outstanding and performed really well, with show interesting and enjoyable because he didn’t talk songs and a variety of other music. It was a tough the whole way through. We did some activities decision but Tristram managed to win with their like untangling skipping ropes with one hand amazing song Footloose.

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1944 1964 Annual Training Camp In a Loretto mock election the Conservative and Scottish Nationalist parties At the end of last term the School Flight from March 27th to April 2nd at a were equal at the top of the poll. What happens under such circumstances? Royal Air Force Station…. Do they each sit in the House for half the allotted span (which would be rather difficult to determine in this Parliament)? Or would a by-election There were several parts of the week’s work that stand out. One, have to be held as soon as possible? The result in this instance was probably that we owe to the initiative of Cpl. Clark and the generosity of Wing not a reflection of the true feelings of Lorettonians, who are hardly a Commander Wotherspoon, was a visit to North Berwick to see the Walt bunch of kilt-waving fanatics, however patriotic they may be. No, the Disney film, Victory Through Air Power. Another occupying a whole S.N.P. candidate polled so large a number of votes because he made by far morning, was the use by sixteen cadets of a navigational trainer. The the best speech of the evening, and should one, after all, not vote for the conditions of a flight to Norway were simulated with varying degrees of politician who bores one least? drifts to be allowed for, German cargo ships to be spotted and engaged before setting course for base…. 1974 Thoughts on the dropping of Shorts November 4, 1944 What is this world coming to? Lorettonians wearing long trousers! It is 1905 Some signs of the war seem to be gradually retreating from Loretto. The enough to make Hely Hutchinson Almond turn in his grave. outside lights now cast a glow, albeit a purple one, through the darkness. Explosions on the banks of the Esk indicate that the Musselburgh demolition Gone are the days when you could pick out a Lorettonian from a crowd. squads are demolishing something, though, of course, secrecy as to what The very thought that a boy on down town leave could be mistaken for this something is must be carefully preserved. a mere pleb, or even a Fettision (sic), makes me turn pale. No longer will you be able to look at a shivering boy wearing a pair of navy blue shorts We learn that the two class-rooms which have formed a First Aid Post baring his knees, equally blue from the cold, and think to yourself “Ah! The for the past five years are to be returned to the School in the very near perfect schoolboy.” 1884 future….Alerts, few and far between, have not been followed by any more Letter to the Editor From the diary of Lieut. H.J.S.Shields (OL) , near Ypres terrible happenings. The siren has now been silent for so long that practice And what will become of those famous red socks which shrink after two …Now I am going to propose quite a new idea, and one which “….There was one humorous incident. A Frenchman got hit about 40 air-raid warnings are suggested so that no-one may forget the way to the washings and seldom reach six inches below the knee? They will be confined Lorettonians will do well to consider before letting it drop. A Loretto yds in front of our trenches and started to crawl back. I ran out to give shelters in the dark. to the playing fields of Pinkie and Newfield. What would H.H.Almond say! Fire Brigade, I believe would offer attractions to many, and I see no him a hand, and at the same time a corporal up the line did the same, reason why there should not be one. Taps have been put up all over the and we rushed him back together. The men clapped. It was all done in 1954 1984 schoolhouse in case of fire, and it might be as well if some of Loretto’s the approved heroic fashion; the only thing that spoilt it was that at that It is with very deep and sincere regret that we find ourselves confronted The academic year 1983-84 started quietly enough. The Headmaster brawny sons knew how they worked. We have a small ‘fire engine’ at the moment there were not enough bullets to make it really dangerous…” with the rather dismal privilege of informing our readers of the death of reported that the School was full and that No. 1 High Street had dry rot… greenhouse, and with such an advantage as this, I think my idea quite Second Side Cricket, which met a quiet and peaceful end somewhere within the bounds of possibility… 1924 near the beginning of the Summer Term. This long-honoured and noble Early in the academic year the Colin Thomson Hall was opened as the Main Editorial institution has been allowed to die by the callous and thoughtless School Library, and a very successful conversion it has been. This allowed Sir-I have noticed for the last few days some young astronomers climbing Despite gloomy prognostications, the world appears to the Editorial eye authorities on the game of cricket…The reason they give for their deeds the refurbishment of the old library in School House as a ‘function room’, the Tower for the purpose of examining the Lunar bodies. Now it is very to be but little changed by the continued life of the Labour Government is that, with the School now swollen in numbers, accommodation for the though it is still happily called ‘The Old Library’. The centre block of two nice to think that there are some of these useful youngsters among us, and I and the discovery of death rays, both of which were to render England Second Side cannot be found on the playing fields. For many years now fire places and associated masonry has been removed to make a single very hope it will continue…. uninhabitable. Second Side Cricket has provided an afternoon’s entertainment, enjoyment pleasing room… and exercise to those gentlemen who are (shall we say?) considered unfit to 1894 We still distrust our Russian comrades, fight for a sight of Jackie Coogan, grace, or possibly disgrace, the ground on which tread those who take the We look forward keenly to the opening of the long awaited by-pass, now There used to be a rule forbidding boys to lounge about the pond. The pretend to understand the Irish question and add but a faint-hearted echo game in perhaps a more serious light. happily under way after so many false dawns. disappearance of the pond made that unnecessary, and later generations of to the general expressions of disappointment occasioned by the last-minute boys have wondered where the pond was. The late rains have put all doubts inability of an Italian conjuror to produce three more books of Livy from his The Mound has lost most of its trees during the ravages of Dutch elm on the subject at rest, for the low side of the orchard has been converted hat. disease, leaving a dome of splendid daffodils in season and lush grass… into a good-sized loch. 1934 17. No boy may 1994 The Curators of the Museum acknowledge with thanks the receipt of (1) We are pleased to hear that Their Majesties the King and Queen intend to travel inside a Third Form Visit to London pair of shark’s jaws (2) one albatross’ skull (3) one pair of penguin’s wings visit the Musselburgh races on July 9 and 10. ….Following a rapid evening meal the entourage moved by tube to see presented by Canon Tristram. tram when there ‘Buddy’ at the Victoria Palace Theatre, and for young people who had not Recently the piece of waste ground by the New Labs, has been the scene been born during the reign of Buddy Holly, they were instantly converted The Curators of the Museum (also) acknowledge with thanks the receipt of of much toil and labour. The younger Masters have been making a garden, is room outside. to 60’s music: some of the more mature Staff were seen to be ‘bopping and snake’s skin, monkey’s skin, slave’s anklet (lent) from Purves. and a fine array of radishes, rose-trees, peas, pansies and other plants bears grooving’ along too. witness to the amount of keen effort that has been expended by enthusiasts. 1904 The visit to the Imperial War Museum the following day was interesting. Owing to the Small-pox scare many of the boys have been revaccinated, so A rack for vaulting poles has been erected in the Ash Court. The Blitz experience was extremely realistic, and a surprise interview by BBC great a number, in fact that football was for a time impossible. radio, for transmission during the World at One programme, demonstrated Dear Sirs- the grasp some of the boys had of the political arguments surrounding last Pet animals are usually most in evidence here in the Summer term, but this I trespass the space in your paper with apologies. year’s D-Day commemoration, for which they were congratulated by James year many have been kept through both Autumn and Winter Terms. Behind Naughtie, the presenter. the Barracks and Garrison the happy family consists of rabbits, mice, a crow, My desire is that an old cricket net be erected in one of the deserted corners a hare, and a seagull; in the Park there are pigeons, a brace of hawks, and of Memorial Field, in which people could practice golf at odd times. Before our return to Edinburgh we had time to visit the newly refurbished numbers of ferrets, which on free afternoons, have had exercise in hunting Globe Theatre and witnessed the place where William Shakespeare’s plays rats, and have been known to provide delicate fare for their owners by This may seem unreasonable to you, but the fact is that there is no place in would have been premiered…. running amuk in the poultry-yard. the vicinity of the School where one may practise golf, as one is loathe to pay for the use of the inadequate stretch of ground pertaining to the Race 2004 1914 Course….. Interactive white boards Does martial law reign over Musselburgh? No lights are to be visible The science department has spent the last year getting used to teaching from the sea, and so two of the Linkfield rooms have had to sacrifice with the aid of interactive white board technology… hygiene in the interests of patriotism, as the free play of the atmosphere is impeded by shutters. Playing with the Pedagogues On one occasion, in the absence of the drummer, I was forced to play with Two Belgian refugees are now day-boys at Loretto. This will afford a the rock idol wannabes, who are the staff band, The Pedagogues. I was good opportunity to the School of learning French. However, we are asked to play ‘Paint it Black’ by the Stones and to Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’. As I afraid that the Belgians will learn English more rapidly than the School sat there in front of the school I attempted to look cool while Mr Burton, the will learn French. Chaplain, and Dr Watson danced around me like Mr Bean(s).

Anon, kind of 3F 14 15 ood morning boys and girls, parents, Old school was not lost on me and although I can wield a Whenever I have a difficult conundrum to sort out, and Lorettonians and friends. Twelve months is large handbag if the need arises, I am no Mrs Thatcher. In particularly when the politics of being in this position is in a long time in any school and although it that first Double, however, I used Mrs Thatcher to make danger of getting me down, I think about Alice and her only seems like yesterday that I was here at the point that holding on to your convictions can cause journey. I can then cope with whatever is flung at me. Gthis event, talking to you all, an incredible amount of strong reactions in others both positive and negative. During doubles this year both pupils and staff have moved water has gone under the bridge or indeed through the Mrs Thatcher decided to close the coal mines that had out of their comfort zones on numerous occasions. They tunnel since then. Last year I talked about what I believe become unprofitable and obsolete. The countryside have done things that have stretched their abilities. Pupils being a Lorettonian is all about and how modern- day around Musselburgh was very different 40 years ago, have stood where I am now and talked about things that Lorettonians fit into the history of this special place. I coal bings marred the landscape and mining employed they truly believe in or feel strongly about. also set out my own beliefs in terms of education so that many local people. The miners’ union desperately everyone knew the philosophy I would bring to the table Magret Kabanda’s powerful address about her father This year the June Confirmation Service coincided with the 70th Anniversary of wanted to preserve their livelihoods and called a strike. as the Acting Head. being killed in Zimbabwe left those of us in Chapel full of At this time, my uncle was a dynamite and gas man at the D-Day Landings. As the five candidates processed up the Aisle they carried admiration for her bravery in speaking about the trauma I am aware, however, that words can be rather cheap the Monktonhall pit, close to here, on the outskirts of with them a candle to place on the Altar in front of the School World War Two she felt on the 3rd anniversary of her father’s death. She so this morning I want to evidence Loretto’s spirit by Musselburgh. Memorial Book and the picture of H.G.A Elphinstone (1922-28), wanted the boys and girls to value life and treat each other remembering some of the defining themes that have Dr Almond’s Grandson, who was killed on the beaches of Normandy. During the strike, my uncle saw it as his duty to continue to with respect. been discussed and moments that have taken place, here check the mine for flooding and gas leaks. For months he in this chapel, over the last four terms. Other pupils have talked about their charity work and At the Remembrance Service last year another fallen son of Loretto, Patrick braved the abuse of crossing the picket line; he was called the school has raised thousands of pounds for charities this Campbell Drummond’s missing picture was placed in the World War One We all have a clear understanding of what we mean by ‘a scab’ and many other things too.Mrs Thatcher broke the year. Many of our musicians and singers have performed Memorial Book. It was discovered by a distant relative William Trelawny- mind and body, and this year we have celebrated many miners’ strike; she stuck to her convictions, the Monktonhall in Chapel, Bella. In this very spot Catherine’s playing of the academic and sporting achievements. Grasping what we pit closed and all the miners, including my uncle, lost Vernon, Headmaster of Saint Ronan’s Prep School (Hawkhurst). Chinese Harp left the audience dumb struck. mean by spirit, however, can be more difficult. their jobs. He delivered a moving Address before inserting the image alongside the 146 others. Another missing image of a WW1 OL has Confirmation Service 6th June 2014 recently been found at Harrow School and its return will provide the centre piece for this year’s 100th Anniversary Commemoration Service. The school has fully embraced the new Wednesday Whole School Act of Worship and it has been particularly pleasing LORETTO DAY ADDRESS to see the reintroduction of a well-attended voluntary celebration of Holy Communion each week. The Nippers now worship with the Senior School on a regular basis further enhancing the extended ‘family feel’ to the The dictionary definition of ‘spirit’ is the non-physical part This story clearly demonstrates that there can be Only a few weeks ago the Junior School pupils performed spiritual life at Loretto. of a person which is the seat of emotions and character: many sides to an argument and that we must try not extracts from ‘Oliver’ in this very spot a tremendous tour Thanks as ever must go to Mr Coleman and the Music the soul. I believe that our character and emotions are the be too judgemental. de force. things that make us special. Department, Mrs Evelyn Monks our Chapel Steward, the excellent team of In ’To kill a Mockingbird’ Atticus Finch says “you never On the staff side, Mr Cooper broke with what he Chapel Clerks and Mrs Patricia Rowan all of whom keep the Chapel moving Inevitably, over the school year there have been judge another human being until you walk about in usually talks about by doing a Double all about ‘No forward as we seek to Glorify God and his Son Jesus Christ in all that we do. emotional ups and downs. We have experienced a few their skin and understand what it is to More Page 3’. He talked about moments of intense sadness when some in our midst be them.” the strong women who brought have suffered bereavement or serious illness, but the him up and his horror at how Holding onto your convictions but also “You never judge another over-riding emotion in our community has been one of certain men and boys behave stepping into other peoples’s shoes, to Finally a prayer from the Confirmation Service: positivity, forgiveness, reconciliation and hope for the human being until you towards women. view the world from their perspective, future. O Lord our God, confirm these Thy servants with Thy Holy Spirit, the is something vital for young people walk about in their skin.” Dr Adamson gave an emotional Comforter. Daily increase in them the gifts of Thy grace; the Spirit of But has our spirit been in evidence? Have people to learn. Adults can certainly find it talk about Cystic Fibrosis and the wisdom and understanding; the Spirit of counsel and might; the Spirit recognised it and felt it? difficult at times! daily struggle his niece has with the illness. of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; and keep them in Thy mercy I can think of several examples but I would like to Of course, trying not to be judgemental can sometimes Mr Powell certainly stretched himself when he played unto life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen mention two. Patrick Campbell Drummond make it difficult to make decisions and you certainly the piano in public for the very first time, here in chapel. cannot please all the people all of the time. The worst Being next to him, I saw his hands shaking with fear but Last October, I received a letter from an elderly part of my job is having to sanction pupils and contrary to he played the piano and achieved his goal. gentleman who had come to our Open Day. He hadn’t what many pupils might think it is very upsetting to have appreciated that the day was geared to prospective The academic and support staff have been wonderful this to write to parents about an incident or to disappoint parents; he had just wanted to see around Pinkie House year- keeping my own spirit fully charged and doing an pupils who have been unsuccessful. Everyone reacts as he loves historic buildings. He ended up being swept excellent job teaching and looking after the boys and girls. differently to bad news and at times I receive the polar along for the entire morning and had lunch in the Running a school is a team effort and every single person opposite responses to something that has happened. dining-hall. His letter actually ran to six sides but here plays their part. As teachers, we all try to look after the best interests of area few quotes. you, the pupils, but sometimes that might Endings are built into the very nature of human life. They “My two tour guides were so mean you need to learn from the mistakes are part of life, mini reflection moments where we build polite, so courteous, so warm “My two tour guides were you have made. It is how we cope in the a pattern which helps us value our lives. How I end this For the last five years as the School Counsellor, they leave the experience wiser, more rounded, with As well as being the Counsellor, I have offered and very, very kind.” aftermath when we are unsuccessful that address- as it is my last one- closes a chapter in my own so polite, so courteous, so can make us stronger. life and I am thankful to those who have helped me on I have worked within the school ethic to offer a great energy for life – it is not a waste of time. I do not consultancy to staff. This happens regularly either “I held my two guides back my own journey as Acting Head. I can’t end without designated space where people, one of whom is spend my days in gloom and doom – although there are weekly or twice a term with pastoral staff. Reflective to look at this and warm and very, very kind” As Loretto pupils you are lucky to be able publically thanking- from the bottom of my heart- the trained and experienced to hold the space, focus on extremely sad things and worrying things to listen Practice is a place where the staff can talk through that they were patient and to make mistakes safely and to have the boys and girls who have travelled with me. They ‘Raise the life of others, to reflect and enable the person to, the days are balanced, and nothing is better than how their work is going, reflect on the excellent tolerant and did not rush me. ability to behave like normal teenagers. Some young Me Up’ and are a pleasure to work with on a daily basis. I am on my own most of the time.” people are not so fortunate. to move on from what is limiting them from living seeing someone reflecting on their life situation, finding standards they offer, see where they might do things There has been much laughter around the campus and life to the full. the energy and wisdom to move through it, and differently and go away, generally reinvigorated for “I watched and listened to the School Pipe Band, Many of you will be unaware that I have a severely many happy children. Being able to visit the Junior School growing into the person they are becoming. the very committed work that they do. the choir and the singing. It was incredible. disabled daughter called Alice. She is 21. She is the and see the vitality of young children always helps warm None of my days have ever been the same. The The Chapel is a jewel.” reason I tend to remain calm when the people around the soul. Where there are young people the unexpected has been the norm! Whether it is a child I have worked with individuals and groups, with I have worked with children in many different me are becoming aggressive and sun always shines. emailing me to ask if their session can be brought children from Nursery situations – confidentiality enables “Thank you Madam for the perfect, uplifting, warm, angry about a whole raft of things. As I’ve talked today about Lorettonians being forward, or a member of staff ringing to ask if they through VI Form, as well me to keep those private. I have been friendly visit to your school.’ Alice had a stroke before she was “Where there are “I have been priviliged to taken out of their comfort zones I thought born, she has intractable epilepsy, can pop up with a query at coffee time or a parent as immensely enjoying privileged to meet with outstandingly What happened that morning certainly made this young people the it only right that I try to take myself out of meet with outstandingly cerebral palsy, severe autism, a writing to ask if they can come and see me or working with pastoral brave young people who have done gentleman’s day and I have no doubt that he experienced mine- I’ve decided to do something to end weak right side and moderate to sun always shines” someone appearing at the door for a chat as I am staff in Reflective Practice. brave young people” what all of us could benefit from – face our spirit in action. that expresses more eloquently how much severe learning difficulties. The odds the boys and packing up to go home, I quickly expected never to the very difficult situations life throws Last term Education Scotland carried out a thorough when she was less than one year old were that she would have a day which went to plan! Individuals have been referred by tutors, class at all of us from time to time, grieve them, and inspection of Loretto. At the beginning of their visit I told girls have inspired me this year. teachers, House Staff, and increasingly, by not survive. Something within Alice made her want to rediscover hope, kindness, and their own potential their lead inspector that there was something very special beat the odds, to live. The help I received from family, I last sang in a School Assembly 40 years ago when I was Fortunately, I enjoy the challenge of adapting! themselves. Sometimes too, friends come and tell once more. This enables the young person to be a about the school. He looked a little quizzically at me. Three doctors, nurses, teachers and carers helped us to cope. 12. I remember very well the terror of standing up in days later, during his feedback to me, he Because counselling is confidential, and there is a me they are worried about other people. better contributor to School in general, to achieve Alice was in Intensive Care many times and had over 100 front of 900 pupils and staff to sing a song from Andrew continuing stigma about it, the experience is cloaked said that after spending three days observing the hospital admissions before she was seven. At times, her Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar. I’m not going I have also worked with groups: the Chocolate Crew better, and to feel lighter and more confident. in mystery. When mystery threatens us, we make interaction between pupils and staff, he perfectly challenging behaviour brings heartache and despair but to attempt to sing what I did then but in the song I’ve understood what I had meant. He said that the atmosphere our own sense of it and so myths arise about the really came because I make hot chocolate As I take my leave of Loretto, I am so grateful for her wonderful smile also brings joy, and she carries on. chosen please listen to the words as they are about the to order, and by the way, they grew in confidence, here is unique. I believe he witnessed our spirit. human spirit and our need to be a part of a community. experience of counselling. Let me extinguish some of the opportunity of working alongside young people Alice is now living in a Garvald Community House in a and commitment and application, and generally The song encapsulates Loretto’s spirit much better than I those myths. People who attend counselling are sane who offer great hope to the school, and even more During my first Double to the school, here in chapel, in lovely Edinburgh Street. Her neighbour is the author Ian can. Mr Lowe, Daniel and Wesley will help me out. – otherwise I would be referring them to a doctor; grew into Lorettonians! The ladies who came for to the world they will go out to build. April 2013 I spoke about the importance of convictions and Rankin who recently helped the residents and staff to yet not being judgemental. I also challenged the pupils to they are courageous for admitting all is not well – they tea and cake enjoyed a civilised half hour and transform their garden. I visit her every Wednesday. She Thank you. also found a structure where they could think Thérese Pratt move out of their comfort zones and stretch themselves. I goes to work and makes toys and tools for the Third World; are far from weak, it takes great courage; they access want to re-visit each of these. Song ‘You Raise Me Up’ wisdom distilled for centuries, and channelled in a way things through confidentially in a measured and she loves music and talking to her family on her mobile. Her very mature fashion. They were last seen as very I came into this role in the same week that Baroness story and her ability to survive against all the odds is down which can help – it is not just another conversation; to her strength of character, her determination to be in the important assets in House! Thatcher died and the nation was fiercely debating her Elaine Logan - Acting Head legacy. The irony of being the first female to lead the world and to live her life. 16 17 DEBATINGDEBATING ART Junior Debating Academic Year 2013 – 2014 During the Easter Holidays, Loretto entered three The Loretto Junior Debating activity has had another teams into the prestigious “Auld Hoose” debating excellent few terms! We had great fun and have competition at Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen HISTORY enjoyed several competitions; these have included the against the top debating schools in Scotland. tough ESU Junior Mace, where we got a team through to the second round for the first time. The speakers debated challenging motions such as Articulation Scotland Prize at Jupiter Art Land 17th June 2014 one about the rights of the government to use any Some of our exciting events this year have included means necessary to protect national security. Hannah Sharp gave an inspiring presentation on Caravaggio’s an internal 2nd Form competition, giving younger ESU Junior Mace in Edinburgh November 2013 ‘Supper at Emmaus, A Revolutionary Religious Painting’ at Jupiter pupils a good experience and introduction to We have now started to prepare for the next year when we have many exciting competitions and Art Land on 17th June. Hannah was selected to represent Loretto debating. The debaters also managed to stage a in the inaugural Articulation Scotland Prize, set up by The Roche demonstration to Years 6 and 7 in the Nippers and events lined up, including an introduction to the following this there is now a fully running debating “world schools style” at a competition hosted by St. Court Educational Trust, designed to promote the appreciation and activity on a Tuesday at the Junior School, giving the Columba’s. We will also begin attending university discussion of art. pupils the opportunity to start debating. junior competitions starting with the Universities of Edinburgh and then St Andrew’s. Hannah captivated the audience of 100 guests with her passion As well as having internal competitions, we have had for Caravaggio’s work, tales of his dramatic life and his cinematic many against other schools including the Craigmount We are highly looking forward to next year and th compositions, making perceptive comparisons of his use of HS Junior Competition against leading Scottish hope to extend debating to the 5 Form and continue the debating at the Nippers. chiaroscuro with film and theatre. The adjudicator, the artist Nathan debating schools. Our three teams performed well, Coley, congratulated her presentation for its clarity and the way achieving respectable scores within the rankings. Well done to all debaters and big thanks to Mrs she engaged the audience with the painting. Hannah’s knowledge Some of our newer debaters in the 2nd Form had the Prior for organising and running the whole activity! and enthusiasm for ‘her beloved rogue Caravaggio’ convincingly

opportunity to compete at the Glenalmond College transported her audience from the brightness of a Summer evening Lachlann Hinley Junior Competition, where they were given a fun and at Jupiter Art Land to the dark streets of 17th century Rome. interesting introduction to competitive debating. Internal F2 Debating Competition December 2013

Hannah Sharp & her supporters at Jupiter Art Land.

Short prep motion at Robert Gordon’s College Grizel Hocknell 5th form “Auld Hoose Competition” April 2014

Weekly Wednesday lunchtime debate Nippers demonstration debate

Life Drawing- Charlie Yates L6 Creative Writing Competition (World Book Day 2014) The Day They Came There was no need to talk although sometimes Elóise wanted to cry but every What I thought would be a daunting prospect We were overwhelmed with entries – more than 200 by Niamh Peakman from across the school community (including staff). time her mother clutched her hand, or Flaque was in fact an inspirational experience. Congratulations to: Class 6P, Loretto Nippers rubbed himself against her, she felt reassured. Having only drawn landscapes and still lives for most of my school life, life drawing made “Boom!” Elóise hid behind her mother. “Has NIPPERS - Sadie Hart, Cassie Davidson-McQueen, Finally her mother spoke. “We might have me realise that here was a subject I could be it started?” She asked in a trembling, pale Jonah Geddes, Niamh Ridley, Niamh Peakman, Maddie to stay down here for a while so I don’t think hugely interested in. I needed to speed up my Hillier, Lottie Karolyi, Flora Fraser, Oliver Stevens voice. there is any use us sitting here shivering. We technique of sketching and here was my golden NIPPERS STAFF - Mr Pearce and Mrs Karolyi “Oui, the Germans have come.” her mother should try to keep our spirits up. It will be all opportunity. It forces you to sketch quickly right.” Elóise felt sure that her mother was because a live figure doesn’t stay in the same SENIOR - Gabriel Devine, Isabella Archibald, Robbie replied in a stiff voice. “We must hide in the trying to reassure herself as her. “I think I position for long! Overall this motivated me to Hutchison, Domino Geddes, Beth Archibald, Gary basement.” Manuel Diegruber U6 3rd form bird collages Lemmon, Kate Mackay, Louise McClung, Felicity Pike, remember putting some things down here paint and sketch in a much more spontaneous Calum Ogilvy, Charlotte Dines, Po-Ya Tse, Anoushka Elóise ran to push aside the table while her when I heard that there would be a war.” She manner. In doing so it has helped both my Prentice, Eleanor Fraser mother grabbed a bottle of water and the went over to the small cupboard in the corner compositional skills and anatomical knowledge. basket of supplies that she had prepared days of the room and took out a pack of cards, a SENIOR STAFF - Mr Cooper, Dr Tidswell, Dr Karolyi ago. Then with one big heave they pushed candle and some matches. She lit the candle the table aside and rushed down the steps to and dealt out the cards and they tried to Charlie Yates L6 the basement under the trapdoor, with the concentrate on a game of rummy. dog Flaque at their heels. The house above them was ghostly silent. They were just starting to feel better when they heard voices and a bang of a gun. They The basement was very dark and gloomy. It stopped, put down their cards and Elóise stank. Elóise had to breathe out of her mouth. put her hand over Flaque’s muzzle to stop Something scurried across Flaque’s paw and him from barking. It seemed like hours The CREATIVE Eloise’s foot. Elóise screamed in alarm and footsteps sounded sinister and threatening Flaque barked. “Shh!” hissed her mother. and came just above their heads. They held their breath but thankfully the soldier moved They sat huddled together in the dark. They away. Suddenly Flaque whined and the WRITING were all scared and they knew it but no one footsteps walked away. They heard the door wanted to speak about what was happening close. The pounding eased in Eloise’s chest above them. Flaque shook non-stop against and she let out a heartfelt sigh. Elóise’s leg. Nobody said anything because they all knew what they were feeling - terror. They were gone. For now. Terror convulsed them. It was everywhere. 18 19 Eilidh Hodgson U6 ART

Rachel Bessell 5th form Daria Pavlova U6

Henry Hung 5th form Eleanor Fraser 5th form 4th form Ceramics 3rd form Ceramics

4th form Collagraph prints

Thomas Chu U6 Pencil study

Hannah Sharp U6 3rd form ceramics based on the work of Charlie Harper

School Exhibition 2014 Malaysia Exchange Exhibition 2014

Ella Paul 5th form

20 21 Rachel Bessell 5th Form Working on ‘Nuts’ this Autumn Term was an On the two nights that ‘Nuts’ was performed, success, but this enormous commitment brings its ART experience I shall never forget. With a cast we received many words of praise, which was own rewards. And not only in terms of food. of twelve we rehearsed around five hours per lovely to hear after all the work we had done. week, something that now sounds daunting, but We are grateful to the pupils and parents Noccioline - By Fausto Paravidino at the time didn’t feel onerous. Time absolutely who came to see it, even if they were slightly flew when we were all working hard and eating baffled by the plot’s twists and turns. When Noccioline is Paravidino’s response to events copious amounts of Haribo - a necessary treat hearing the first ripple of laughter form the at the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001. In July to keep us all going. After spending this much audience, backstage we sighed with relief, and the leaders of the world’s most powerful and time with a cast it was almost impossible not to then performed with all the confidence and economically developed countries met to discuss, feel like a family by opening night. intensity we could muster. ‘Nuts’ was definitely amongst other things, debt forgiveness for wpoor an amazing piece both countries, the Global Health Fund and food During the term, unfortunately, we to rehearse and perform, security. lost a couple of members of the cast and I thank both the staff and so came the need to bring two and the pupils who helped There were protests and demonstrations, which eager Fourth Formers in to the mix. make it possible. were suppressed with considerable force. Dozens As it was their first senior play, all of the Sixth were hospitalized following clashes with police Form were excited to show them the ropes, and Bethany Tennick and night raids by security forces on two schools having a fresh look at the script halfway through housing activists and independent journalists. the term made us re-think a lot of the direction We knew as soon as we read Nuts that it was a People taken into custody after the raids have Thomas Chu U6, Architectural Study / Life Drawing Melissa McCluskey U6 we had come up with. I think that this made the really engaging ensemble piece that alleged severe abuse. There cast more dynamic, and we owed a lot of the would challenge all of us to solve were two deaths. These events, better changes to the two younger girls. the theatrical problems that the shocking though they were, text threw at us. This was a lovely, were soon to be overshadowed Mr McLean-Steel, or “Director Dan” as he was warm and funny cast to work with by the terrorist attacks on the christened by the cast, was always fully engaging and they really embraced the strangeness of the United States on 11th of September. Noccioline and easy to take direction from; he had fabulous play. The second half, involving various kinds is a quirkily interesting piece in which we can ideas for an already exciting script. What made of physical and psychological torture in a police see the strong tradition of Italian political satire, this even better was that he was not afraid to let cell, presented particular difficulties. Dealing with perhaps best exemplified by Dario Fo, who won us take the reins for certain scenes. The fact that brutality on stage can teeter dangerously close to the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997. we, as an ensemble, were allowed to voice our the ludicrous but the cast handled it with great opinions and come up with our own ideas was sensitivity, maturity and respect for the material. DMS one of the best parts of being in ‘Nuts’, apart Without everyone’s willingness to rehearse on from the food of course. Sundays, we would not have achieved such

CAST & CREW

Magda ...... Francesca Dakin SONG Party ...... Elizabeth Bowie Ziggy ...... Lily Ashrowan Snappy ...... Bethany Tennick Woodschlock ...... Annabel Wood FEST Silly ...... Esther Borsi This year Songfest was different; we Cindy ...... Eilidh Hodgson did not have to sing hymns like last Piggy ...... Peter Laidlaw year. Each colour competed against Schkreker ...... Alexander Campbell-Gray each other by performing show Buddy ...... Lorimer Macandrew songs and the best singers in each Minus ...... Charlie Yates colour did close harmony. It was Girl ...... Eliane Ferrier very close as every colour delivered Director ...... Dan McLean-Steel excellent songs. Lighting ...... Simon Lowe

Lighting Assistant ...... Cameron Middlemass Each colour had good dances and wore exciting costumes. Sound ...... Simon Lowe Mackintosh did the Lorax, Tristram Sound Assistant ...... Matthew Sinclair did Footloose, Langhorne did Kinky Carpenters ...... Jimmy Russell, Wojcech Prus Boots and Greenless did the Kroots. Make up ...... Layla Shah, Imogen Appleton Tristram were 1st, Langhorne were Photography ...... Lloyd Smith 2nd, Mackintosh were 3rd followed Video ...... Sergei & Meredith Desmond, by Greenless in 4th place. Everyone ...... Robert Tomkins enjoyed it immensely and will look Catering .... Carol Edmiston, Lorraine Dowie forward to the next songfest. Music ...... Antonio Vivaldi, Mauro Picotti, ...... Giuseppe Verdi, Massive Attack, ...... Pink Floyd, Queen

22 23 LAMDA EXAMS parents and guests to watch the event live in the As the popularity of LAMDA exams has increased, Chapel and Theatre rather than relying on a costly Prose Speaking and Reading for Performance video relay of dubious quality. to the Acting and Musical Theatre qualifications Lawrence Bissell (4th Form) ...... Highland Pipes already on offer. Sixty candidates across the Junior Heats for the solo, duet and ensemble classes took Piobaireachd by Traditional and Senior School took exams in January and June place over several days, with over 60 pupils taking 2014 from Grades 2 to 8 and results have again part. An impressive group of finalists emerged Baroque Evening in Pinkie Gallery JUNIOR MUSIC TOUR been outstanding. Out of 38 candidates in January from this sifting process. Robert Ogilvie (piano), The pictures say more than words can about this A white rose year for the Junior Choir and musicians there were 21 Merits and 17 Distinctions, including a Kitty Single (voice), Daniel Dalland (viola), Rosie very special concert, given by a select group of as we set off for Yorkshire with a stopover on Gold Medal in Grade 8 Musical Theatre for Imogen Everett (voice) and several duos and ensembles, Lorettonnian musicians from all year groups. A the way at The Chorister School Durham, where Appleton. In June 22 candidates gained 6 Merits including pipes and drums in various combinations. naughtily decorated harpsichord accompanied a lively music and drama workshop broke the ice and 16 Distinctions. Meanwhile, intensive rehearsals went on for the instrumentalists, vocal solos and duets and a with our hosts before a performance of choral and Close harmony items (Love me Again, Waterloo/ chamber choir which boldly and effectively solo repertoire. This could have been daunting DANCE STUDIO Does Your Mother Know, Call Me Maybe/No performed chunks of Handel’s Messiah. in front of such an elite group of singers, but the Diggity and Happy Ending/Somebody that I Used At the start of 2014 we introduced an extensive presence of former head chorister Patrin Maddison to Know). The full frenzy was, as ever, reserved new dance programme. This offers all pupils the and careful preparation helped us to make a strong for the mass-participation Showsong Medleys. opportunity to participate in Ballet, Hip Hop, impression. It was briskly up the cathedral tower Cave-dwellers (The Croods), furry eco-warriors Contemporary, Scottish Country Dancing, Dance after this, then on to our very posh hotel on the (The Lorax), specialist footwear manufacturers Aerobics and Flexibility classes. Both Junior and outskirts of Leeds, one of Mr Coleman’s legendary (Kinky Boots) and gymnastic dancers (Footloose) Senior Schools are working in partnership with Kirsty special deals, which provided a more than prepared for battle, lashed into shape by PETER WOOD SCHOLARS’ CONCERT Hamilton at Live It Dance Studios to develop this comfortable base for the trip. ferociously dedicated heads of colour. Pipe & Drum Medley exciting new venture. Gemma Knight finished 10 Lawrence Bissell (4th Form) successful years of choreography at Loretto with a On Friday we opened the lunchtime concert series For the Grand Final parents and guests were able, for Calum Ogilvy (2nd Form) spectacular Christmas Hip Hop Show. Nearly an hour in the newly refurbished Sheffield Cathedral and the first time ever, to hear the best of the instrumental Robbie Hutchison (4th Form) of body- and eye-popping routines entertained a received many compliments from members of the and vocal performers in Chapel and watch all the Al Fresco by Traditional packed house of pupils and parents. audience for a programme which added Highland Close harmony and Showsong items live in the Dance, piping and solos to the choral repertoire. Theatre. Many more musicians had the opportunity to Alexander Chapleo (4th Form) ...... Voice Celebrating the first two terms of the new dance participate and still the essential madness of Songfest Amarilli, mia bella by Giulio Caccini programme, the Loretto Day Dance Show presented a Every meal on these tours traditionally involves was retained. Participation meant points, points Guitar and Percussion Concerts ROCK CONCERT range of styles from Scottish Country, through ballet eating as much as you can or would ever want Calum Ogilvy (2nd Form) ...... Piano meant a winner and the winner was – TRISTRAM. Behind the scenes more than 50 Nipper and Senior Rockness is a long way North, T in the Park is to Hip Hop and Contemporary. More than 60 dancers and we were pushed to our limits at Taybarns Sonatina in C major op 36 by Muzio Clementi School pupils beat, kick, pluck and strum in all scary, Glastonbury clashes with exams. Just three from the very youngest Nippers through to Upper before enjoying a superb production of Annie musical styles and these two concerts brought some Lindsay Macandrew (3rd Form) ...... Voice reasons to perpetuate our very own rock festival in Sixth Form performed work rehearsed in the activity LORETTO CHORAL SOCIETY at the Theatre Royal Wakefield. Saturday took of their wonderful work in front of an audience. Panis Angelicus by César Franck Musselburgh. This was a bumper year with bands of and Dance Aerobics classes over the Spring and This regular event, which combines Loretto choirs us to a care home in the sunny East Yorkshire Delicate baroque guitar, raunchy rock riffs, insane all ages, from Third Form to almost threescore years Summer Terms. This was followed by an impressive with parents, governors, friends and singers from countryside, where it was apparent that music Lawrence Bissell (4th Form) ...... Violin samba rhythms and the skeletal tapping of bringing the term to an ear-shattering end. demonstration of Highland Dancing in the Pinkie the local community and beyond featured the was soothing to all. This was a small, crowded Hungarian Dance by Johannes Brahms xylophones – listeners had a lot to smile about. Robbie Hutchison and Lorimer Macandrew played Walled Garden. Highland continues to be taught by Fauré Requiem. As usual this item was rehearsed in but very satisfying concert. drums and bass respectively for almost every band, Fiona Henderson Academy of the afternoon by conductor Edward Coleman. We Alexander Chapelo (4th Form) ...... Voice CONCERT BAND entering the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Junior Dance in conjunction with Loretto Pipes & Drums. were joined by Octavoce, a professional ensemble Onwards to Scarborough, where bowling and Smoke gets in your eyes from Roberta by Otto whose members include OLs Nicola and Thomas Is it an orchestra? Is it a band? Who cares? the beach were followed by fish & chips in Harbach & Jerome Kern but exciting Atomic Nation with Lindsay Macandrew It is loud, brash and thrilling when excitement is on vocals laid down their marker as a group to be In response to the success of the dance activities, Henderson. They began the evening concert with the celebrated Golden Grid restaurant. For our required. It is mellifluous, soft and sentimental when Daniel Dalland (3rd Form) ...... Xylophone reckoned with in years to come. Unleashed from the we are delighted to announce our plans for a Dance a programme of eight pieces in a wide range of final musical appearance we again joined the a slice of Hovis and a misty cobbled hill need to be Humoresque by Antonin Dvoák Common Room, the Pedagogues delivered a set of Studio facility. This will begin with the provision of European and American styles. A moving and congregation of Boston Spa Methodist Church for conjured into the imagination. feelgood anthems. Bethany Tennick and Annabel a space with mirrors, barres and a vinyl dance floor technically accomplished performance of the Fauré their Sunday service and were repaid with lunch Scarlett Fraser (3rd form) ...... Piano A successful workshop with Kirkintilloch High Wood fronting All Right on the Night were, dare we for 2014-15. followed, demonstrating again how much can be before setting off for home. Adelita by Francisco Tárrega achieved in a single day with good organization and School early in the year demonstrated growing say it, the best band. keen voices. The event was greatly enhanced by the technical prowess. Certificates were won at the Wesley Yip (Lower 6th Form) ...... Voice faultless piano and organ accompaniments of Simon Livingston Band Competition and rousing sounds You Raise me Up by Rolf Løvland & Brendan Mr Barry Cooper delighted the crowd as frontman Nieminsky and much enjoyed by a large audience. enhanced major concerts and events. Graham of The Minstrels & Vagabonds, hitting some very high notes indeed. The headline act Soundproof Pamela Yao (Upper 6th Form) ...... Violin Scholars by Candlelight James Waterhouse Piano Competition began loud and scary, but gradually found their Allegro from Concerto in A by Tomaso Albinoni There was real quality here in this autumn event In its fourth year and a new Spring slot, outstanding feet, hands and voice, sending the remaining fans which will in future become home to the annual Peter talent was displayed in all categories. There was Lawrence Bissell (4th Form) ...... Voice crowd-surfing back to their soggy barbecues. Wood Scholars Concert. The programme says it all. virtuosity of a professional standard from four Alexander Chapleo (4th Form) ...... Voice Silence fell for another year… competitors in the senior class, led by Marta Czech Laudamus Te by Antonio Vivaldi Pamela Yeo (Upper 6th Form) ...... Violin from Fettes, who went through to the London Pipes & Drums and Highland Dancers Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar Concert and will surely be a future star of the Brenainn Woodsend (5th Form) ...... Guitar As busy, noisy, disciplined and smartly turned concert platform. For Loretto pianists to be able to Prelude No. 3 by Heitor Villa-Lobos Lawrence Bissell (4th Form) ...... Voice out as ever, the band and dancers had a vintage compete and perform well at this level, whether year under the leadership of Pipe Major Hamish Patrin Madison (3rd Form) ...... Voice Molly McDermott (4th Form) ...... Voice they win prizes or not, is one of the virtues of the Lamotte. An increasingly accomplished crop of Sound the Trumpet by Henry Purcell Stormy Weather by Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen event. pipers and drummers performed well in a highly CONCERT HALL Robert Ogilvy (4th Form) ...... Piano Daniel Dalland (3rd Form) ...... Violin competitive environment to take third place in the Inter-Colour Music Competition [Songfest] Duetto by Felix Mendelssohn A Spring Concert of Words & Music at St. Remembrances from Schindler’s list by John Junior Trio category of the Scottish Schools National Any change to the Songfest formula is controversial, Mary’s Haddington Williams Piping Competition, amongst other awards. High- although contrary to popular mythology it is not Lindsay Macandrew (3rd Form) ...... Clarsach We last transported our musical forces to this profile engagements for Pipes & drums, sometimes set in stone and has evolved considerably over the Reverie by Marcel Grandjany spectacular East Lothian venue a decade ago. In Robbie Hutchison (4th Form) ...... Drumkit accompanied by the dance troupe, included the years. This year we took the plunge and went for Drum Groove Lawrence Bissell (4th Form) ...... Voice 2014 the church was again packed to hear Nipper opening of the Lennoxlove Book festival, the radical change, with three important aims. Firstly, and Senior School choirs, soloists, ensembles and Musselburgh Silver Arrow and the Beating Retreat The Sky above the Roof by Ralph Anastasia Filina (5th Form) ...... Piano to cover a much broader range of musicianship readers. Highlights were the stunning Chinese harp Ceremony at Holyrood. Working at the very limits Vaughan-Williams Nocturne in Eb by Frédéric Chopin by introducing solo and ensemble classes for playing of Bella Wang, exquisite choral singing from of military discipline, Lawrence Bissell found enough instrumentalists and encouraging everyone who Daniel Dalland (3rd Form) ...... Viola the Nippers with The Lord is My Shepherd, three Rosie Everett (Upper 6th Form) ...... Voice notes on his instrument to pipe inspecting officer plays to participate. Secondly, to streamline the Salut d’Amour by Edward Elgar rousing items from the Concert Band and Bob Ave Maria by J S Bach – Charles Gounod Mrs Susie Ward onto the parade ground to the whole-School rehearsal process by removing the Chilcott’s Little Jazz Mass. strains of Isn’t She Lovely – a musical high-point Wesley Yip (Lower 6th Form) ...... Voice hymn category and concentrating on the Showsong Bella Wang (4th Form)...... Guzheng (Harp) in a successful year. as the full participation item. Thirdly, to allow Broken Vow by Lara Fabian & Walter Afanasieff Chinese Folksong by Traditional

24 25 DUKE OF Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway Cast musical, based loosely on Puccini’s opera La Roger Davis Timon van Rensburg Bohème, is about falling in love, finding your voice Mimi Marquez Imogen Appleton EDINBURGH and living for today. It is entirely through-song and Clark Cohen Bethany Tennick follows a year in the lives of seven friends living Benjamin Coffin III George Sutherland the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York’s Maureen Johnson Rosie Everett East Village. Joanne Jefferson Zoe Dupuy Tom Collins Guy Butler AIDS and both its physical and emotional Angel Schunard Eilidh Hodgson complications pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom, and Angel. These huge, demanding roles were Voicemail Group magnificently, touchingly sung and acted. Mrs Cohen Annabel Wood Roger’s Mom Nicole Galloway High-maintenance performance artist Maureen and Mr Jefferson Lawrence Bissell her long-suffering lawyer partner Joanne provided Mrs Jefferson Esther Borsi vocally and emotionally tempestuous moments and Mimi’s Mom Ivelina Lazerova their old friend Benjamin, a highly ambiguous figure Alexi Darling Amber Prentice on whom they all rely, but regard as having sold out his Bohemian ideals in favour of capitalism, was played Life Support Group with great subtlety. The whole piece was narrated and Paul(a) ...... Lily Ashrowan held together by Bethany Tennick, who conquered one Gordon ...... Hamish Logan of the longest, most taxing singing roles in modern Pam ...... Alex Morison Musical Theatre as Clark, aspiring filmmaker and Sue ...... Ivelina Lazerova observer, an outsider in many ways, yet intimately Ali ...... Sam Hewitson involved in the life of her friends. These core characters Steve ...... Hamish Lamotte were supported throughout by an ensemble cast All who which delivered complex singing and staging with Christmas Bells Group great versatility. The whole piece was carried along by The Man ...... Hannah Sharp saw it were a banging live band. Blanket Person ...... Annabel Wood staggered by the Squeegieman ...... Sam Hewitson Rent is a challenging show for cast and Fur Vendor ...... Nicole Galloway effectiveness of audience, but all who saw it were staggered by the effectiveness of the performances and the emotional Homeless / Junkies the performances power of the piece. Hamish Logan, Cameron Middlemass, Lily Ashrowan, Hannah Bernard, Esther Borsi, Lawrence Bissell, Ivelina Lazerova

Cops Hamish Lamotte, Alex Morison, Robbie Hutchison Leap of Faith Bvox Grizel Hocknell, Amber Prentice, Ivelina Lazerova, Lawrence Bissell The Duke of Edinburgh Award has had another successful Bohemian Group year at Loretto. We have enjoyed Bronze Expeditions to the Restaurant Man ...... Cameron Middlemass Pentlands, Silver Expeditions to the Lammermuirs and Scottish Mr Grey ...... Lorimer Macandrew Seasons of Love Man ...... Wesley Yip Borders and a Gold Expedition to Northumberland. With the Myrna ...... Katie Eyre exception of the trip to the Lammermuirs in April where the participants battled through heavy fog and torrential rain, the Dancers expeditions enjoyed excellent weather and a good time was had Anastasia Filina, Ivelina Lazerova by all with lots of lessons learnt and memories built. There were also two girls that undertook a Gold Open Expedition with the Band Boys Brigade to the Highlands. Keyboards ...... Simon Lowe & Edward Coleman Guitar ...... Martin Presavage Bass ...... Kenny Hutchison We have had many successful award completions this year, Drums ...... Nicola Presavage including 46 Bronze Awards achieved; many of these are now working towards their Silver Award. The following have Production Credits achieved their Gold Award this year – Miranda Smith, Hamish Director ...... Simon Lowe Logan, Holly Voorspuy, Lucy Sutherland, Iona Urquhart, Karl Choreographer ...... Keunecke, Hamish Lamotte and Toby Gobourn. This takes 18 ...... Kirsty Hamilton at Live It Dance Studios Sound Mixing ...... months to complete and is a large undertaking and a significant ...... Murray at MM Sound & Lighting achievement. Well done to them all. Lighting Board Operation ...... Lorimer Macandrew & Matthew Sinclair This year we have changed our focus in school to completing Follow Spot ...... Jamie Butler the Silver and Gold Award, rather than Bronze. We look forward Costumes ...Fran Morrice at Carousel Costumes to achieving more successes next year. Set Painting & Props Sarah Kettlewell, Dan McLean

Steel, Fiona Dobson, Elizabeth Kington Graffiti Artist ...... Rory Smith The D of E team

26 27 ARMY NAVY This year the Navy was small, however it was still very busy with lots of training, sailing and trips. Having completed five to move about the school as one cohesive body. This mammoth task was achieved by The year started off with sailing and although there was a lot of capsizing years as the Contingent drill instructors, Capt Colin Pryde and SSI everyone soon got to grips with the techniques and everyone was allowed Commander I will reflect John Dornan. Their bellowing commands are to sail out on the Firth of Forth. During March both the Navy and Army enough to snap any heels to attention! contingents had an inspection on the achievements from a high ranking naval officer. Everyone The fifth cadets are more experienced and Everyone’s uniform was immaculate and challenges met undertook an overnight exercise at the start and the pipe band performed who attended and look forward to all of the Autumn term to perfect their ambush excellently, the inspection was a completed their drills. They were ably assisted by our 12 total success and the officer was the exciting activities JNCOs who made excellent enemies and died very impressed by everyone. Royal Navy with great aplomb at the right moments! The the cadets will be JNCOs attended a cadre weekend in the Lake The last week of term consisted of proficiency award undertaking in the District in early October where they faced a week of sailing at North Berwick real challenges, overcame personal fears, yacht club and resulted in everyone who attended completing their Royal future. learnt instructing techniques and rowed the Navy proficiency award. This week was a real success and everyone had a entire length of Lake Windmere in under chance to sail on their own and in larger boats than before. There was also We say goodbye to some key characters three hrs. They now are considered a real an overnight in a nearby campsite that was a success and was enjoyed by including Lt Kim Reid, our training officer asset within the cadet staff and each have the everyone. Overall the Navy this year has been really successful, and all of who has served for six years with vigour, responsibilities associated with commanding those staying on until next year are really looking forward to it. passion and a wonderfully sharp sense of a section of 12 recruit cadets. They are humour. Lt Geoff Harbison steps back Lorimer Macandrew, Jane Walls, Andrew Ellen Williamson as he takes on extra responsibilities within Morgan, James Morgan, Elizabeth Kington, the school and we also say goodbye to 2Lt Laura Gibb, Tom Meadows, Fiona Dobson, Jamie McVicar who leaves us for sunnier Eshter Borsi and Annabel Wood. climes but will still serve as an officer in the cadet Their bellowing Over the course of the year, movement, just this cadets have been canoeing time in Cyprus. Martin commands are on Musselburgh Lagoons Crawford, although not enough to snap any and climbing at Alien Rock, commissioned, was also they have been shooting a key figure in instructing heels to attention! at the DCCT in Dreghorn the cadets and we wish Barracks and been drilled him well in Hong Kong. by instructors from 1 Royal Scots, The Royal Regiment of Scotland. I must at this point say a few words about our Individual cadets have been away on leaving SNCOs who have been instrumental leadership courses both army and navy and in building up the contingent and setting the have returned smarter, sharper soldiers and standard for younger cadets to follow. The sailors than before. formidable SUO, Robert Tomkins, filming every moment and the competent, RSM The summer camp was held at Barry Buddon Callum Brechin leading a team consisting again and the Contingent represented the of Hamish Logan, Hamish Lamotte, Toby school very well, firing on the ranges with Gobourn, Alex Morrison; the contingent is great accuracy and performing section better for knowing you all. attacks with coordination and determination.

We also welcome Capt Richard Coppard, who The Contingent also deployed on EX VIKING has recently retired from the Regular Army TRAIL and EX VIKING SKI, two expeditions and brings a wealth of very real and current to give our cadets greater challenges and experience to the team. experiences within the military framework. The winter expedition, run by Lt Cdr Howie The magnitude of the cadet body has always and assisted by Capt Coppard involved fluctuated with the size of the school intake Nordic skiing and .22 shooting and the and this year we had a record intake of 91 summer expedition, with Major Ward and recruit cadets. To that end the early part of Lt Harbison also present, took the cadets the Autumn term was occupied with kitting mountaineering and canoeing. our pupils out in new uniform and learning Major S Ward

There was also an overnight in a nearby campsite that was a success

28 29 R ROME & SEVILLA Sevilla Trip 2013 The modern languages trips are notoriously popular and enjoyable and this year was no different. The beautiful Sevilla was the destination of about 25 Loretto pupils for the second year in a row. Some were returning pupils happy to be back in the comforting town of Sevilla and others were newcomers eager to learn their way around this intricate city. The format of the trip, which included four hours of intensive Spanish lessons in the morning followed by a cultural visit in the afternoon, stretched everyones linguistic abilities, while allowing us time to appreciate the city.

After arriving in Sevilla, we were all collected by the host families that we would be staying with for the week. After the initial formalities, everyone went to their beds in various areas around the city, clutching a map of Sevilla that would be a lifeline for the first few days. The next morning refreshed by a good nights sleep and breakfast with our hosts we all congregated in the centre of Sevilla, which was more difficult for some than others, as the sixth form diligently escorted some of the weaker map readers to their destination. We all then embarked on a day trip to Cordoba, the historic riverside town. Our tour guide Rosa, accompanied us through the picturesque surroundings alerting us to the historic DOUGLAS HUTCHISON AWARD significance of the architecture, although she spend a lot of time patiently waiting as we took advantage of the various photo opportunities, indulging our touristic tendencies. After having lunch in the centre of Emily and I share a love for both art and history of art and to be able to Pantheon, where we ended up sitting for ages admiring the architecture, Cordoba we were all granted some free time as the teachers stole away go to the city which could be named as the centre of art, was a dream soaking up the atmosphere and people watching. for a siesta. Having explored the town extensively we all congregated come true. Our proposal was to travel to Italy and stay for a week in Emily and I both agree that our favourite visit in Rome was to the Palazzo again around Mr Dunn whose vibrant shorts were hard to miss. The Rome, basking in the incredible art, sculptures and architecture that the Pamphilj, due to splashing out on the audio guide we spent three hours coach was found and we all piled in, returning to Sevilla in time for tea. History of Art AS and A2 Tour of Rome city has to offer. We also planned to take a day trip to Florence and visit walking around the famous palace which was home to Pope Innocent X. Dinner was a highlight of each day as the food was exquisite and tapas so 24th-27th January 2014 some of the exquisite spots such as the Uffizzi and the Academia where We also thoroughly enjoyed our trip to St Peter’s Basilica as we got to see different from a hearty British plateful. On this At the end of January, the upper and lower sixth art historians (15 of us) the sculpture David by Michelangelo proudly stands. After a nervous the famous Baldacchino and the Cathedra Petri both by Bernini which we specific evening we had tapas in the centre of We took advantage travelled to the beautiful city of Rome under the leadership of ‘Queen B’ week waiting to hear who the winners of the Douglas Hutchinson are now studying in Upper Sixth as part of our History of Art course. town before sauntering home to bed. of the various photo aka Mrs Buchanan, together with Mrs Day and Mr Crawford. award were, an email came in and Emily and I were delighted to learn opportunities, We were fortunate enough to stay in a hotel within walking distance of that we had won. Our day trip to Florence started with an early morning train with lots The next day saw the start of lessons at the indulging our the old city centre and the incredible Pantheon, which is the largest of other tourists and many commuters. Having been in Rome for four Giralda centre. We all arrived a bit tired from touristic tendencies un-reinforced concrete dome in the whole world. So we were able to tour We travelled out to Italy early Monday morning and after having a few days, Emily and I had begun to feel like locals although slightly lacking on the early start and startled by the prospect of the city by foot, the best way to see central Rome by far. For transfers difficulties locating our hotel as a result of our insufficient map reading the language front. On arrival we made our way straight to the Duomo the initial testing. Once we were all grouped by ability and settled in our to and from the airport and to the Vatican on the other side of the River skills, we arrived safely at our hotel by lunch-time. Our with its magnificent Renaissance dome designed by Filippo new classroom we met our teachers. Paco, the kind, pocket-sized teacher, Tiber we hired a bus and some of us were brave enough to try another first outing after tucking into delicious sandwiches Brunelleschi, the sheer size of the Cathedral didn’t compare started our lesson with a bout of Spanish games and simple revision “...We ended up form of transport: Segways, however Mrs Buchanan ‘chickened out’ of from the local delicatessen, was to one of my favourite to the pictures we had seen of it beforehand so we were Spanish vocabulary. After the morning lessons which proved to be much hiring one of these and Mr Crawford manfully stepped in to accompany churches in Rome, The Santa Maria della Vittoria. This sitting for ages pleasantly surprised and in awe. After visits to the Uffizi more fun that first considered, we returned to our hosts for lunch which us around the Forum on these very speedy motorised scooters. beautiful church houses one of the many sculptures by admiring the and the Academia we were exhausted. Our flying visit to almost always contained chickpeas a favourite ingredient of the region Bernini, one of which, The Ecstasy of St Teresa sits in the Florence was topped off with another delicious Gelato near (lucky they were to everyones liking). That afternoon our cultural activity The four day extravaganza was filled to the brim with visits to churches Cornaro chapel. In our opinion, a Counter Reformation architecture, the Palazzo Vecchio. consisted of a guided tour around the Sevillan district, Santa Cruz. Rosa and galleries with famous paintings and sculptures which we have piece sculpted in the 17th century by a Baroque soaking up the Emily and I returned from Rome with our hearts full of the tour guide returned with more facts and more questions. As the studied or will study next year from the Classical, Renaissance and Sculpturer was a superb way to start our trip. Roman art, architecture and sculptures, and our tummies afternoon wore on feet began to tire and eventually we all went our atmosphere...” Baroque periods. Mrs Buchanan did an During the height of summer, with Emily and I both being filled with pizza, spaghetti and not to forget gelato. We separate ways for some free time and a coffee. Later we regrouped for Seeing Caravaggio’s excellent job in guiding us around Rome Scottish born and bred, it is fair to say we struggled feel incredibly lucky to have been able to go to Italy on our dinner and even explored a little of the Sevilla nightlife before another conversion of St. Paul and managing the different opening times. with the heat. Luckily for us the churches in Rome provided us with a own and definitely recommend students in the lower years not only to long walk home and a late night. in the Cerasi chapel in We, the students, also had the chance to break from the sunshine and a moment of sanity while viewing pieces by take History of Art but also to enter the competition to win the Douglas the Church of Santa show off our knowledge about certain Caravaggio (in the Santa Maria del Poppolo) and also Carracci to name Hutchinson award. The next few days contained more fun filled lessons with games such as Maria del Popolo took pieces with our own talks on key works. a few. We also enjoyed our fair share of gelato and Coca Cola stops. El hombre lobo which became an instant hit, due to the vital parts played our breaths away Notable presentations were delivered by Jess One of the most memorable was sitting in a café in the square of the Olivia Dobson, L6 by witches and werewolves The cultural activities included visiting the Donald on Borromini’s church named San Giralda, an enormous tower in the centre of Sevilla which provided our Ivo alla Sapienza and Annabel Wood gave an excellent talk in St Peter’s daily exercise and a Sevillanas dance class in which it became apparent Basilica. Alexander Campbell-Gray bagged himself the prize for the best that some people had two left feet. We also visited the Santiponce, presentation on the tour with his description of Raphael’s ‘School of Roman ruins just outside the city which were elegant and tranquil in Athens’, a fresco in the Vatican, which was challenging for him to deliver the Spanish sun. Many other activities took place such as shopping, due to the fact he was surrounded by other tourists fighting their way to eating and tasting of sangria - it would have been rude not to. When we the front to see this famous painting by Raphael and many listening to reached the final night and our final round of tapas which had now been his talk! honed to a mixture of the usual favourites, we realised with heavy hearts In our opinion, seeing Caravaggio’s conversion of St. Paul in the Cerasi that we would soon have to say farewell to the Spanish lifestyle. The chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo took our breaths away, thought of eating at 7pm and going to bed at 10 seemed ridiculous in it was like seeing your favourite band in concert, truly amazing. In this this European city where at 10 the night had just begun. We drank our city and on our tour we were able to see evidence of history at first hand last sangrias, ate our final bowl of patatas bravas and the next morning which is one of the most intriguing aspects of studying the History of Art. returned to the airport. We left Rome feeling slightly exhausted, full from the delicious Italian The trip was a huge success, being both enjoyable and beneficial to food and buzzing about the beautiful places and works of art we had our Spanish. Thank you to the teaching staff who were excellent and been lucky enough to see. Fortunately we threw some coins into The Trevi great fun too. We are all looking forward to next year when we will Fountain which is supposed to make sure you return to Rome and so we be travelling to Grenada to discover a new city and enjoy Spanish life did, in July, thanks to the Douglas Hutchison Travel Scholarship. once more.

Olivia Dobson and Emily Corsie, L6 Esther Borsi, L6 30 31 FRENCH THE CHINA

When there were the rumours of an exciting trip across to China with the

Business and Geography departments there were no doubts that this would be an amazing trip and this was just that. We left on Friday 11th October EXCHANGE from school on a bus going to Glasgow International Airport for our flight later on that evening. It was just as well that we were all tired from Songfest which had been the night before and all the excitement from the first half of term, because we all had two very long flights to sit through on our way to Beijing via Dubai. When we arrived we were all very thankful to go to bed after the long day it had been.

On the first day, we had an unusual breakfast, as along with cereal and fruit, there were also noodles and hot dishes that we would usually eat for dinner, however, we embraced this new culture. First we visited the Temple of Heaven, which was a huge park with the Temple of Heaven in it. We were all amazed at the amount of different activities taking place here, there were many Chinese games which we were welcomed to join into by the locals and we also took part in a Chinese yoga class which had many of us falling over as we realised we weren’t as flexible and supple as the locals.

After seeing the beautiful Temple of Heaven we walked into the gardens where we found many people gathered round a band. It didn’t take them

long to see that we were a group of British tourists as we were all then pulled into the middle of the crowd and were made to dance. This was all a very interesting experience for us but we were brought slightly back into our comfort zones when they played “Auld Lang Syne” which we taught them the words and actions to. Once we arrived in Shanghai we were given a tour around the city on our We then went to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City where we tour bus with the tour guide and we were able to see the extent of the learnt many interesting things about the emperors and the history of the upward growth and the modernisation of the city. We were taken to the city. Later that afternoon we had a tour of Summer Shanghai Oriental TV tower where we were able to see right across the city L’ÉCHANGE FRANCAIS 2013-14 Palace which was equally stunning in a lovely expanding for miles around. As we went down a floor, we discovered that The people are setting. The next few days consisted of having a the floor on this level was made of glass. This took a bit of getting used to, The first week of the October half-term again saw a group of very kind and tour of the Olympic stadium, climbing the 1,164 especially for those who aren’t very good with Lorettonians head for Tours, in the beautiful Loire valley, for this steps of the Great Wall of China (yes, we counted), heights but eventually we all got the typical photo This was the year’s ‘French Exchange’ with the Lycée Marmoutier. A group of welcoming visiting the Ming tombs and having a tour of an of us lying on the glass floor with the city, lit up mainly 4th and 5th form each spent a week in the house of their industrial plant. A highlight for many of us was at night, beneath us. This was all great fun until perfect way to exchange partner, experiencing French family life, customs, food when we had a rickshaw ride through the traditional old streets, however, we were asked to leave by the security guard due spend our last – and above all having to speak lots of French. During the day, we this turned out to be more of a race, which had us holding on to our seats. to Mr Harbison getting a little too excited with went on a series of visits to the Châteaux de Chenonceaux and the whole experience that he decided to climb the ever school trip Villandry, the cinema based theme park Futuroscope, and the town On Wednesday, 16th October we transferred to Shanghai on the bullet window to stick his arm out the top to feel the of Tours itself, as well as spending time experiencing French school train, which travelled at 303km per hour and passed through the urban air at this altitude. After this we went for dinner, life. The weather was not kind to us, but all pupils came back more and rural landscapes of China. This was particularly interesting because it where we decided to play a prank on Mr Harbison, which resulted in the FRANCAIS confident speaking and understanding French, and on the whole allowed us to see all the ghost towns in China where they have built towns whole of the Chinese restaurant singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to him, and he they bonded very well with their French partners. for the ever-increasing population, however these aren’t being occupied due was presented with a cake. Unfortunately for Mr Harbison, our tour guide to consumer tastes and social trends to stay in urban areas. did not understand that this was a joke and kept congratulating him on his For the return visit in November, the French enjoyed two days in ‘40th’ birthday. central Edinburgh, sampled the delights of North Berwick – which they loved even on a freezing November afternoon –, and were On our last day in Shanghai and in China, we had a tour around the treated to their very own performance from some of Loretto’s Pipes Volkswagen Company, which allowed us to see the increasing occurrence and Drums. Many of the pupils are still in touch with each other, of western companies locating in China in order to take advantage of the and we look forward to our 4th French exchange with Marmoutier emerging middle class. It also allowed us to see the different production in 2014-15. techniques, which can be used in such an industry, and how a business works collectively to achieve their corporate objectives. Later that day we visited the Yuyuan Garden, which was beautiful, and this also allowed us JDB to do any souvenir shopping. On our last evening we had a night cruise on the Huangpu River which was amazing for us all to see Shanghai from a ‘L’ÉCHANGE FRANCAIS : From Scotland to France, Loretto different perspective and how many businesses have located along the river 4th to U6th form had a fantastic trip taking in the French which can be used as a trade hub. The staff running this cruise were playing culture and learning the language. I really enjoyed the whole music and after a short while all the pupils on the trip ended up dancing on experience of the trip - I feel my French conversation and the boat to ‘gangnam style’ while people gathered around us cheering us listening skills have improved so much, and I now have more on and clapping. confidence in class (and out) to speak French with my friends One thing that we all noticed in our time in China is that the people there and teachers! I frequently chat to my exchange as we talk are very kind and welcoming as well as all the buildings have been painted about music and subjects. I can’t wait for next year’s trip - and designed very particularly which made them all beautiful. The trip was c’était magnifique!’ very useful to many of us, as we have been studying China as part of our courses for Geography and Business, however it covered many different Sophie Ward, 5th Form subject areas and was overall an amazing experience. For those who are in their last year of school, this was the perfect way to spend our last ever L’ÉCHANGE school trip, as it was the best school trip we’ve been on.

Nicole Galloway, U6 32 33 COMMON ROOM

A number of members of Common Room leave us this year who have work has been of a private and confidential nature and many of us are been with us for some years rather than whole careers, but who have all relatively unaware of it, but it has been so valuable to so many children as contributed their own colours to the kaleidoscopic picture of life at Loretto. they have dealt with the difficulties of growing up. Many colleagues too Like the return of Spring, we have all enjoyed welcoming John Langlands have valued working with Therese to develop their reflective practice. back to school for several stints teaching Physics and Mathematics when a Martin Crawford came to us three years ago from George Watson’s need has arisen. Perhaps this farewell will prove premature and he will be College. He took over the reins of English from Alan Brown a year later. back again. He has done a good job, has a lovely way with the children and He brought new and challenging texts to his students, about which he we are grateful for his numerous steppings in. had real enthusiasm. Keen to promote the arts in the widest sense, he launched the Advanced Humanities weekly sessions as well as the Loretto Trevor Cole spent a year here covering Kate McMillan’s maternity leave. The Literary and Arts Society, which have engaged and developed many of our Geography results are always fabulous and maintaining them was going to students whose interests lie in an artistic direction. Both style and function require some quality teaching. He certainly provided this and the students were important to him: there were few Apple products that he did not spoke very warmly of him. own. Ralph Lauren featured (do I mean dominated?) his wardrobe. I rather admired his abandonment of the tie: it seems entirely in keeping with Hely Over the years Loretto has experienced periodic flourishings and Hutcheson Almond’s founding principles. resurgences of Brass. Jamie McVicar provided one such and really enthused He took charge of the magazine, The pupils with his Music teaching. It’s not often one sees a member of the Lorettonian, was alive to the possibilities of IT “Have engaged Music Department in full combat kit and and instrumental in the development of the he managed that too, with some sterling VLE as well as running creative writing trips. and developed The Orde Food Company (formerly Gill Orde In T 01573 229 150 service to the CCF. Most importantly, he moved to Seton where many of our “Have all Catering), is lead by brothers Justin (1998) and E [email protected] contributed their he and his wife Kirsty made a real difference students” The Latinists have very much enjoyed to the lives of the boys. He leaves to teach Christian (2001) supplying outstanding catering, W ordefood.com own colours to John Child’s teaching over recent years. in Hong Kong but perhaps his real passion the kaleidoscopic A mild-mannered scholar but also a cool lies in painting and the visual arts. I hope he venue and event services across Scotland and the musician, he had to put up with the thuds makes it to Art School, where he will undoubtedly flourish. He left us with a North of England. Whether planning an intimate picture of life at and squeals of Drama from my room quotation tree, and with this: The Orde Food Company Loretto” above whilst dealing with the finer points party or a grand event we are happy to supply a of Ovid, and he never complained. I just wanted to say that it has been wonderful working with all of you. Newton Don Home Farm free consultation and help you create a special Thank you. You have inspired me, made me laugh, made me cry, and made my three Kelso years here better. You are all brilliant, and I have learned something occasion to remember. Jade Antonangelli, known to the girls with respectful simplicity as ‘Coach’, from every one of you. On leaving, I would like to say to everyone – be TD5 7SY has been a fantastically dynamic sportswoman and inspirational Lacrosse the person that you want to be; never accept anything less than your best coach. She was demanding and challenging and the girls knew that she in everything you do; and follow your heart where it leads you (I have thought they were capable of anything. They achieved considerable success learned eventually that this is important!). in competition with her as their guide and, beyond her specialism, she was a great support to the whole games programme, much loved by everyone. DMS Therese Pratt, our School Counsellor, leaves us this year. Of necessity her

34 st 1 XV Report VIIs review coaches of the other sides identifying us being Hockey Report XIs review Played 12 Won 6 Lost 6 After a disappointing VX’s season, we were led by Griff, who when asked by the opposition Hockey continues to go from strength to strength at Loretto. This year The Loretto Second XI had another eventful season with lots of ups and thrilled about pushing ourselves in the 7’s coaches, or medics, or referees, all of whom he has seen some fantastic performances, and the winning of three national downs but finished the season with a couple of fine wins. The team was The season began with a very successful tour circuit under the coaching from the newbies Mr appeared to know well; “How will your boys go titles. Our u14 boys claimed the Scottish Chameleons title with three supported well by a strong contingent of young and skilful players so I to South Africa at the end of the summer, Griffiths, Mr Coppard and Max Outram. Not Griff?” He smiled, looked at them straight in the resounding victories, with our u15’s having a sensational season claiming leave the side fighting fit for a strong season to come. Some highlights of which aimed to develop younger players and that we realised this at the beginning of the eyes and said “they are capable of winning the both the Scottish Chameleons u16 title, and winning the school’s first the season include losing heavily to Fettes early on but we managed to incorporate the new game plan for the journey. tournament.” We collectively grew an extra 10ft. ever full national title, defeating Douglas Academy 3-1 in front of a gather well for the rematch and make an extremely respectable 1-0 loss following season. capacity crowd at the Scottish National Hockey Centre to claim the in this classic clash. We faced Ampleforth in our first game. Getting boys to training at first was a task but Scottish u15 Cup. In doing this Loretto becomes the first school to hold We began the year with a long drive to The hand-outs that Mr Griffiths had given after one serious sit down, we realised the true both Chameleon titles at the same time. The peak of the season came when Strathallan came down to Loretto Sedburgh to play in a tournament against strong commitment required and from this point identified them as strong sides that were and we won 2-1 which was an outstanding win against such a strong competition. With a stronger team than in South forward we did not look back. After numerous coming off a successful XV season. We had The Boys 1st XI made it to the semifinals of the School Cup, and the hockey school. Other notable victories came against Glenalmond, Africa, we showed great potential in only the SAQ sessions from Mr Coppard and game to start with a bang and we did, winning the Girls 1st XI to the semifinals of the plate competition. It is not only at Robert Gordons and Stewarts Melville. It was a pleasure to Captain this first game of the season and tied together some understanding / fitness from Mr Griffiths we set fixture convincingly. senior level where we have enjoyed success with many of our Nipper vibrant second’s team in an historic season and I wish them the best of brilliant backs moves and gradually the line ourselves up for the sevens competitions ahead teams enjoying some good victories over Fettes, Cargilfield, Strathallan, luck in the future. Unfortunately our next game was lost against outs came together. After a win and a draw we of us. Ardvreck and Craigclowan to name but a few. moved on to face Gosforth in our final game. Reed. A game that until the last 10 seconds we Thanks also to our coach Mr Pierce who brought the best out of We played our most physical rugby but after an Unfortunately some tournaments were were winning! We knew that we needed to We have seen a great deal of national and international representation us and taught us the hallowed ‘MOVE’ which is buried deep into unfortunate injury we lost our final game but cancelled due to weather conditions which left beat Bedford and Queen Marys College by big over the season. Loretto has supplied 11 players to East of Scotland seconds tradition. took many positives. us with limited experience before our opening margins in order to qualify for the next day. We Squads, and has seen 11 players selected to National Squads this season. #longlivetheseconds tournament, the prestigious North of England managed to win both the fixtures, however, We have had Mark Smith, Cameron Good and John McCluskey training Toby Gobourn , U6 After drawing Dollar in the first round we were 7’s. Losing in the final to Sedbergh, whilst not by a big enough score to make the next with the Scotland u21 team, Forbes Wigmore, John McCluskey and Joe thrilled as we had lost to them first round the disappointing was summarised well at the end day of competition. Once again in beating Waterston selected in to the Scotland u18 Programme, Joe Waterston previous year and this time we had them at of the tournament by Mr Griffiths “So you lost Bedford, who eventually went on to win the (again), Timon Van Rensburg, Brodie Good, James Dickinson, Stuart home, to get our own back. Unfortunately, with in the final, big deal. Look up and look at all the whole competition, we learnt our lesson; that Thurlow and Kyle Wright selected for Scotland u16, and Anna Logan the lack of three key players we lost by 5 points. people that have supported you with preparation anything selected to represent Scotland at u16 level. However, this put us in the Shield competition on your journey today. We are all is possible. and we exacted our revenge later in the season happy and so are they, smile!” Overall it has been a fantastic season for Hockey with a 21-10 win over Dollar. Within minutes though it was For me the experience was like put behind us and much to at Loretto, with a huge number of our pupils In the Shield competition we beat Fettes 19- nothing I had experienced before. our appreciation, Griff and playing throughout the year. 0, Hutchesons Grammar School 19-10 and We were taught a lesson in professionalism and the coaching staff congratulated us and asked Robert Gordons Gollege 24-17 to reach our respect by Mr Griffiths and Mr Coppard. Not what was next for us as a team and for those first National Final. We faced Stewarts Melville just for the game, but for all those involved in individuals leaving. We returned to the hotel and in the final at Murrayfield and the support we putting on such prestigious tournaments. enjoyed the rest of the Roslyn Park experience. received from the coaches, teachers and students Back to the hotel the food was fantastic and was impeccable and truly represented what the Mr Griffiths selected only nine students to service impeccable. We sat round the table Loretto motto is all about. It gave us an extra travel to Rosslyn Park, despite being able as a truly bonded team enjoying each other’s level of commitment and the ‘Red Wall’ along to take 12. He made us realise that if total company and forgetting our bad luck through that left side of the pitch is one of my fondest commitment is not given to the team, then the day. As the night drew in, the younger memories of my time at Loretto. you simply will not be selected to travel. In players headed to bed where the seniors stayed our final meeting before travelling; Griff once The roar from the first kick off boosted us and and chatted with the coaches sharing both the again told us we had the potential to win, and positives and the negatives of the day. Even then although we lost the game narrowly, the praise now, we actually believed him. in chapel the next day was appreciated and was we praised it and said that the long travel was a feeling to remember, and hopefully the boys The train ride down was one to remember worth all the blood, sweat and tears. this year will have the same experience. with the typical ‘rugby banter’ which is always The 7s experience are some of my best The younger players improved as they were experienced, boosted by the amusement memories of upper sixth at Loretto and I would dropped into the deep end in some games but from the coaching team. The age gap in the recommend all players to take part, no matter they matched the occasion and gave it their all squad didn’t seem evident as the young boys what level of fitness you will be put through and I am sure that they will lead this into next integrated nicely. We arrived at Roslyn the your paces, out your comfort zone, you will season and show that they deserve to remain in following morning and the facial expressions 100% benefit from it. You bond both on and the squad and be the senior members. truly showed our amazement, the sheer off the field and although the season was short size of an u18 7s tournament and the total I wish all the Loretto teams the best for us, it was one to pass on and encourage the professionalism that followed. We walked over of luck next year. school to appreciate and develop. SA Loretto became the first school the multiple fields to find our ‘battlefield’ for the

day, with the Stephen Ainslie (on behalf of Angus Oatts) to hold both Chameleon titles

36 37 GIRLS HOCKEY LACROSSE Our hockey team this 2014 was succesful, year was amazing intense & great fun

On the 14th of January, Loretto again hosted the U15A Scottish

Hockey 3f Team Invitational Lacrosse Tournament. Another close competition as

the winning result came down to goal difference. In the end, Our hockey team this term was amazing because of everyone Loretto managed 11 to beat Fettes by 3. Loretto keeps the who played, lost 2 games drew 3 and won 4. The third form trophy home another year! this season were a very strong side with special mentions to Mako Kabanda, Catherine Milne, Scarlett Fraser and Lucy Loretto 1sts Lacrosse 2014 was successful, intense and great fun. Buchanan-Smith who played well up front and scored some With trips down to London, 81 goals being scored between the of the most amazing goals. Lorna Crawford, Daisy Dobson, girls and nine wins (including tournament matches). The 1st XII Lindsay MacAndrew and Matilda Smaill playing centre mid was a very small squad this year which definitely lead to a team with some great tackles, Anna Aitken, Jess Lemmon and Jelly that was closer and that worked better together. Baird who played brilliantly at the back and most of all to the goal keeper Alexandra Gardiner who saved as many goals as The National Schools Lacrosse Tournament in London was a she could! However we couldn’t have done this without our huge challenge for the girls this year. A team of only 13 went reserves that were always there when we needed them and down to the biggest and most intense tournament of the British our coach Mr D who taught us so much. schools Lacrosse calendar. Having been placed in an extremely tough pool on the first day, we were placed in division 2 on the second day. Despite being seeded last in our pool we put in a huge day and finished 2nd!

This year we have also had four international players who took part in the Home Internationals in Wales for the Scotland Under 19 A and B squads. All of the girls, up against the strongest of oppositions proved that they had earned their places and were key members of both the A and B teams.

The girls worked harder than ever over the course of the season. I would like to thank them all for their commitment and hard work and would like to thank Jade Antonangelli for being a fantastic coach to us all, for making the last two years of lacrosse great, and for seriously improving the standard of lacrosse at Loretto. SKIING Kitty Single Loretto 1st XII Captain, U6

On the 24th January 2014, a team of three girls travelled out to Flaine, France to compete in the British Schoolgirls Championships. Francesca Baird, Genevieve Baird and myself Alexandra Stuart, were accompanied by Mr Howie to Geneva where we then travelled to Flaine in France. On RATHBONE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS the first day, we had a training day where we trained for giant slalom in the morning and slalom in the afternoon. The snow conditions were really good. All star U18 and U16 The following two days, we competed in three events: giant slalom, slalom and parallel slalom. We competed against 48 other schools Tournament from all over the UK with around 144 girls participating. This being our first time entering, we were very pleased to come away with some Thirteen Loretto girls were chosen to play in the Rathbones Scottish very encouraging team and individual results – a good introduction to Schools All Star U18 and U16 Tournament. Loretto’s first Championships. In the team events, we came 3rd in the giant slalom, 2nd unregistered school, joint 3rd in the parallel slalom and Savannah Pearce, Fallon Clark, Eleanor Desmulliez, Flora Mackenzie, 5th overall behind the winners Strathallan by only 136.13 points. We Jelly Baird, and Jessica Lemmon played for the U16 team. secured a position in the top five with Genevieve coming 4th overall. Both Anne LeRoux, Lexy Stuart, Grizel Hocknell, Kitty Single, Miranda Fran and Genevieve did very well achieving top three results in various Smith, Hannah Sharp and Helen Montgomery played for the age categories and bringing home some trophies. U18 team.

Over all, we had an amazing experience competing against some very The tournament was held at Fettes College and proved to be a strong skiers and we managed to achieve some great results. competitive and fun day with two strong matches, and a tasty barbeque. Well done to all the girls who played, and the very best of Alexandra Stuart, 5th Form luck to the Loretto U6! Photo © Dan Kamminga

38 39 James Dickinson, 5F, playing for Scotland

CRICKET TENNIS

The 2014 Cricket season saw a young side building for the future. There produced the match winning spell in the final, which enabled the Scotland Okay, all you have to do is win this point. This point, to win the first match team. The Firsts and Second teams consists of 12 players; six pairs. Which were just two members of the Upper Sixth in the team, both of whom led team to claim a dramatic one run victory in the final of the competition. of the season. I just have to return this serve. I swear its coming faster than is what we play. Doubles. There is no ‘I’ in team and coincidentally there is from the front in both character and commitment. Richard Taylor hit big Simon Whait played for Scotland U17 and U19 as well as making his debut the last one. Its coming to the backhandside. Split step and bang. Clean no ‘I’ in doubles either. This is why the element of team is so important, its in the middle order and was a constant threat to opposition bowlers. The for Scotland ‘A’ against Yorkshire 2nd XI in a 3-day match at Scarborough. winner. I turn to my partner. We’re both smiling and sort of screaming at finding who you play best with but more importantly have fun with. Which latter, our Head of School Angus Oatts, completed his time at Loretto by The junior teams developed well throughout the season and a number of the same time. However, you never really remember the times when you is why as a whole, tennis this year has been very successful and enjoyable. making a significant contribution to the 1st Teams in the three major sports individuals performed very well with both bat and ball. Whilst the three win or lose a match. I’m sure I didn’t hit that clean winner but probably Yes we have both lost and won matches and for the next coming year and produced the champagne moment of the summer, taking a spectacular international cricketers produced the stand out performances, it was very put it in the net. No, you remember all the great times you had with your we are determined to do even better than the last. Motivation is very catch which he plucked out of the air as it was heading pleasing to see impressive 50’s from both Kyle team, the shots that seemed to important for progress and has been seen throughout the season. over the boundary. Wright, James Ward and Jasper Lindsay for their be a little more amazing and Sammy Richards was without doubt Loretto’s player of Three members of the respective teams. Winning is good but bizarre than the rest or when The girls have played very well and should be proud. There were a whole the season. He produced some key spells throughout someone fell over trying to hit bunch of different age groups playing for the teams ranging from third the season. As well as opening the attack, Sammy 1st XI side played for A big thank you must go to Mr Dickinson, Mr Dunn, being part of a team is a shot. form to upper sixth. Unsurprisingly, the younger years could hit the tennis would come back at the death and keep the batsmen Scotland this summer Mr Burton, Mr Mackenzie and Mr McGeary for their balls a lot harder than the rest. As a captain, I am very determined for the under control with some well executed Yorkers and commitment to the teams over the summer. Their better as you can’t win Winning is good but being part team to be even better, look forward to what is to come and the memories slower balls. Sammy took wickets at crucial times and knowledge and passion for the game has a positive of a team is better as you can’t that are to be made in the next coming year. swung the new ball prodigiously. He contributed two excellent spells in impact on all teams. without your partner. win without your partner. This the victory that closed out the season at George Watson’s College with a is what I believe Loretto tennis Ella Paul resounding six wicket victory. The School will say farewell to Mr Powell at Christmas. His contribution to to be: to be part of a team. Along with the school ethos - tennis does not Cricket at Loretto has been immense over the past six years. Boys and girls fall short of mind, body, spirit as you need all of these qualities to be in the Three members of the 1st XI side played for Scotland this summer. James of all ages have been inspired to play and give it their best. We shall miss Dickinson (winner of the Smith Quaich) and Finlay McCreath both played him greatly but wish him every success at Rugby School. In his place Loretto key roles in the Scotland U15 team who won the Royal London U15 welcomes John Blain who represented Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and County Cup Division B and were both key members of the East U15 team Scotland during a long and successful career in the game. that dominated the regional competition. Finlay McCreath scored his You remember all the great maiden century for Scotland against Northumberland and James Dickinson Simon Whait , L6 – Captain of Cricket 2013 times you had with your team

The 2014 Cricket season saw a young side building for the future JUDO

Judo is one of the toughest sports in the world, not just the competing but the training aspect of it as well.

When you step on the mat or ‘tatami’ you are called to bow by the coach or referee he will say ‘rae’ then you (if in completion) look your opponent in the eyes and bow. Then you step forward to take your grip I fight left-handed even though I am right-handed. That was a choice I made because it makes it easier if you take opposite grips. My favourite techniques are, ‘uchi mata’, ‘ouchi gari’ and ‘sasaki’.

I personally train with my club Sportif which has been top club in Scotland eight years running, I train twice a week with my club for two hours each session on Mondays and Fridays and train with the national squad usually once a month. In my club we have had two Olympians and a girl with whom I train - Abby Blackie, has been to the Youth Olympics and the European Championships. I have medaled at the Scottish Championships four times, gaining bronze three times, gold once. Judo has been a part of my life for six years and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to take part in it. Under 14 Boys By Ben Laidlaw, 3rd Form Ben Laidlaw Junior Boys

40 41 The teams have continued to work hard recording some great results GOLF

It has been another very exciting year for golf at Loretto. The launch of our and 75 from Marcus Crowe, Moritz Bock and Michael Hirmer respectively. The weather for the first round was breezy but hot and sunny, and the the National Finals. The tournament returned to Luffenham Heath which new golf centre has really set the tone for the future of the programme Congratulation’s is also in order for Loretto Golf Academy’s Yasemin Sari course was in fantastic condition. Loretto got off to a fast start with proved to be a very tough challenge for all the teams. After some very good especially around our goal of delivering golf for all. The teams have also (Upper Sixth) who won first prize in the girls category, shooting a scratch Michael Hirmer leading the charge with a level par front nine before moving preparation we were confident going into the event but unfortunately did continued to work hard recording some great results with the highlight 74. Although the golf academy played some excellent golf around the to two under par through 13 holes. In spite of dropping a few shots over the not get off to the best of starts losing a very close match to Reeds 2-1 with winning at The European Schools Championship at Desert Springs in Spain. Lasswade based course, the team finished 3rd in the overall scratch score at closing holes the team was very pleased to finish the first round with a nine the deciding match going down the 19th. The team had to pick themselves the end of the days play. shot lead over Ireland. Final scores were Moritz Bock 72, Michael Hirmer 75, up very quickly and returned to the course in the afternoon to secure a Quadrangular Marcus Crowe 75 and John Paul Ralph 80 for a team score of 222. very close win 2-1 against Cheltenham College with the deciding match The first external event of the term was the annual quadrangular against Simmers Cup The second round was another warm day with calmer going down 18. This meant a win against Whitgift was Wellington, Millfield and Wentworth Juniors. This year the match was hosted The Simmers Cup continues to grow in popularity year on year with another conditions but overcast. The team got off to another required the following morning to have any chance of by Wellington at The Berkshire with the first round on the Blue course with record field this term. The event was hosted at Haddington Golf Club with fast start lead by Michael Hirmer this time getting to qualifying to the final but a slow start resulted in a 2-1 the players competing in better ball stroke play towards the team total. The all of our Junior players competing in the U15, U13 and U11 age groups. five under par before slipping to a one under par 70. loss. Although very disappointed the team again picked team of Marcus Crowe, Moritz Bock, Yasemin Sari, Sam Ledbury, John Dunn The senior players also play an important role assisting in the running of the Marcus Crowe played another steady round before themselves up very well for the afternoon 3rd place Butler and Sebastian Saverino got off to a slightly slow start finishing the event and helping the younger competitors around the course. Once again falling foul of the tough 18th to finish with a 77. John playoff and won the stableford event with Michael day in third position behind Wellington and Wentworth but just ahead of we performed very well in the U15’s with Ronan Higgins defeating Lou Paul Ralph performed extremely well in his first National Hirmer and Cameron Blair winning the trophy for the Millfield. Day two was singles stroke play over the Red course where the six Tan in a count back on 75 and Yannick Artigolle finishing one shot back Final carding the third counting score of 81 followed best pair. par 5’s allow plenty of birdie opportunities with the team needing some good for a Loretto one, two, three finish. Dimitar Dimov also won the stableford closely by Moritz Bock who was unable to find the form performances to try and claw back the deficit. Moritz got things off to a great event on a count back from Lou Tan in 3rd for a Loretto first and third. To of his first round carding an 82. This gave the team a Westminster Exchange start with a one under par round followed closely by Marcus +3, Yasemin +4 complete the domination of the age group our team also finished on top final score of 451 stretching their lead over Ireland to 12 During the Summer half term we hosted the and Sebastian +5 but although this was good enough to hold off Millfield it to ensure we took six trophies from a possible seven. We were not so lucky shots. Westminster golf team from Atlanta for the seventh was not enough to catch Wellington or Wentworth. The event was another in the younger categories with the U13 team finishing second and none of Worplesdon Golf Club was a fantastic venue and it was year of our exchange. It was another very busy week great event giving our players an early insight into the talent within schools players making the top three in these bottom two age groups. a great result for Loretto to win their 4th ISGA Home with a round played every day over Dunbar, Craigielaw, golf this year. Internationals Title. Archerfield, North Berwick, St Andrews Eden, Castle European Schools Championship Stuart, Royal Dornoch and Fraserburgh. A lot of World Hickory Open During half term 24 golfers travelled to Desert Springs in Spain to compete Shire Trophy very good friendships were started and the teams The World Hickory was held over the historic links of Montrose with another in the inaugural European Schools Championship. With a field of 19 teams The team of Sam Ledbury, John Dunn Butler, Lou thoroughly enjoyed the golf and competition. We very strong field with players traveling from all over the world. Loretto (76 players) from schools such as Millfield, Wellington, Reeds and Bradfield Tan, Yannick Artigolle, David Dunn Butler and Dimitar are all looking forward to the return trip next year to entered two teams with Lucus Burk, Fabian Harbig, Sebastian Saverino, we knew the teams would have to play well to be competitive over the Dimov travelled to London in the final week of term to Atlanta. Caroline Kauffman and Laurenzia Reimers joining Director of Golf Rick challenging desert course. The competition was over three rounds with two compete in the Shire Trophy. The course was in excellent Valentine to try and defend Loretto’s team victory from 2012. Conditions rounds of better ball and one round of singles. The teams performed very condition and another very strong field was assembled for the tournament. Order of Merit & School Stroke Play Championships were tough with strong winds making scoring extremely difficult with both well in the opening two rounds to put three of our teams in with a chance Sam Ledbury led from the front with a very steady round of 77 to finish The Order of Merit came to an exciting conclusion with the final two events teams struggling to mount a challenge on some fantasist scores from earlier on the final day. JP Ralph produced a fantastic level par final round to win 14th overall. David Dunn Butler produced an excellent round of 81 net 70 to being played over Craigielaw and Archerfield. Marcus Crowe returned in the day. In the individual event Rick Valentine finished the first day in ninth the individual event and helped his team into a second place finish overall finish tied 2nd in the net. The event was a great success giving our up and a fantastic two under par 69 to win round 11 at Craigielaw followed by place with an 81 followed by Lucus Burk 90 and Caroline Kauffman 95. The with the Loretto team of Marcus Crowe, Ollie Duley, Cameron Blair and coming players some excellent experience for events in the future. Sebastian Saverino (74), Sam Ledbury (75) and Julian Reich (75). This took second day saw the winds pick up and showers made scoring conditions Yannick Artigolle winning the overall team championship. This was a great Marcus to the top of the overall table with one round remaining. The final even tougher as the players battled out for the individual event. Lucus led way to start our tournament season and a great reward for the players hard College Tour National Finals round also doubling as the School Stroke Play Championship was played the scoring for the pupils with another excellent 90 followed by Sebastian 94 work over the winter period. JP Ralph and Cameron Blair qualified as individuals through the College at Archerfield over the Fidra course. Played in tough conditions Lucus with Rick Valentine making a charge up the leader board with an 83 to move Tour region to compete at the National Finals at Ganton Golf Club. Burk won the Boys Championship with a four over par 76, whilst Caroline him into 4th place in his defence of the World Title. ISGA Home Internationals Competing in a very strong field and across a very tough course the boys Kauffmann won the girls event with an excellent level par 72 and Lou Tan The 2014 ISGA Home Internationals were hosted by England and played played very well and gained excellent experience. won the juniors. In the handicap event Caroline Kauffmann also won the ISGA Scottish Open at the stunning Worplesdon Golf Club on the 29th and 30th April. Loretto girls and Tom White won the boys. It has been another very competitive The ISGA Scottish open is an 18 hole stroke play event at Kings Acre Golf were representing Scotland whilst Haberdashers represented England, HMC Foursomes National Finals year and congratulations to Marcus Crowe for his win and adding his name Club. Congratulations to Brodie Good, Yannick Artigolle, Cameron Blair of Monmouth Wales and Campbell College, Ireland. The event is played over Marcus Crowe, Michael Hirmer, Yasemin Sari, Cameron Blair, JP Ralph to a very prestigious list of past champions. Loretto Golf Academy who secured top spot in the under 15’s category. 36 holes stroke play with three scores counting from each round for the and Ronan Higgins all had excellent seasons to secure their places for Loretto also came out top in the Nett team score thanks to scores of 71, 73 team score. The launch of our new golf centre has really set the tone for the future of the programme especially around our goal of delivering golf for all # Player Event Points /Event 1. Marcus Crowe 12 428 18. Fabien Harbig 12 234 35. Laurenzia Reimers 8 105 2. Mortiz Bock 10 394 19. Scott Donald 10 225 36. Hans Bendfeldt 9 99 3. John Paul Ralph 12 381 20. Lorenz Woehl 11 206 37. Lucas Oderiz 10 88 4. Cameron Blair 12 370 21. Thomas Horn 10 205 38. Juan Navarro Bulle 9 84 5. Ronan Higgins 12 347 22. Felix Shroeder 7 201 38. Max Rutherford 5 71 6. Sebastian Saverino 12 338 23. Yannick Artigolle 11 200 40. Kimberly Sesen 9 64 Desert Springs 7. Sam Ledbury 12 331 24. Henrik an Zwoll 11 196 41. Josh McNutt 8 62 8. Michael Hirmer 8 320 25. Cameron Middlemass 11 193 42. Gustavo Aguilar 10 52 & Millfield: 9. Wiebke Lorentsen 10 319 26. David Dunn Butler 8 163 43. Alexander Schultze 2 50 European 10. Lucas Burk 12 301 27. Valentin Hubl 7 157 44. Gabe Jones 4 49 Schools Team 11. Carolin Kauffmann 11 295 28. Julian Reich 6 150 45. Daniel Sweeney 8 39 12. Yasemin Sari 10 293 29. Philipp Rosken 9 147 46. Hugh Lau 10 35 Championships 13. Lou Tan 12 262 30. Dimitar Dimov 10 139 47. Niclas Gerber 8 34 14. Brodie Good 9 245 31. Philipp Bohnenkamp 8 137 48. Jason Sitte 2 29 15. Ollie Duley 9 244 32. Tom White 8 122 49. Karl Keneucke 1 25 16. Roman Marquis 11 242 33. George Sutherland 5 121 50. Leopold Merk 4 11 17. John Dunn-Butler 9 235 34. Raka Ikhsani 7 109 51. Kyle Wright 2 9 42 43 School Staff

GOVERNING BODY Mr W Edward Coleman Edinburgh Award Manager, House Mrs Fiona S Monk STAFF 2013 Director of Music Assistant - Seton Head of Second Form, MMus, ARCO MIC, BCU, BASI 3N, APIOL, ILM L5Mgt Economics and Business Studies, Chairman Mrs Nicola Coleman Residential House Simon J M Graham Dr Jonathan Idle Music – Piano Director of Teaching and Learning, Head Assistant - Holm Anne Brobbel BMus (Hons), PGCE of Science, Chemistry, House PGCE, TESOL, BA (Hons) Keith Dobson Mr Barry Cooper Assistant - Seton Mr David R Pierce Frank Gerstenberg History, Government and Politics, BSc, PhD, PGCE, PQH(NI) Head of Mathematics, Alis Coordinator Patricia Graham BSc (Hons) Maths (Stats), Jamie Grant Academic Registrar Mr Ross Johnston MA (Hons) MRes QTS FcollT FRSA PGCE (Maths) Patrick C Marriott Physics, Residential House Assistant - John Miller Mr Richard Coppard Hope Mr Michael J Powell BSc PGDE Brian Smith Accounts and Business Studies, Director of Cricket, Amanda Swanson House Assistant - Balcarres Mr Alan Jordan Housemaster - Seton BA (Hons), PGCE Clerk to the Governors Music – Tenor Drum Mrs Johanna Prior Stephanie M K Geddes Mr Martin H Crawford Dr Julian Karolyi English, House Assistant - Hope Head of English, Assistant Modern Languages, Higher Education MA (Oxon), PGDE SENIOR SCHOOL STAFF Housemaster – Seton Careers and University Guidance Mr Martin Presavage PGCE, MPhil, MA (Hons) BA (Oxon), PhD French, PGCE, TESOL Music – Guitar Dr David J Adamson Mrs Catharine Davison Miss Zoe Law BMus Performance (Hons) PGDipMus History, Government and Politics, Head Performance (Dist), PGDipMus of Sixth Form, House Assistant - Hope Part-time Teacher of Art Mathematics, House BA (Hons), MA (DIS), GTCS MA (Hons), PhD Assistant – Hope Mrs Nicola Presavage Mrs Helen Day BSc, PGDE Music – Percussion Pewter Hip Flask with engraved Loretto Crest: £19.50 Ms Aisling Agnew BAMus Music - Flute English, House Assistant – Balcarres, Mrs Carol Lekkas Lorettonian Lorettonian Silk Tie: £31.50 To Order PGCE MMus UCAS MA (Oxon) Head of English as a Second Language, Mr Colin Pryde Silver Charm Bracelet: £35.00 please contact: Biology, Overseas Pipe Major and Instructor Mr Neil Allan Mr Sergei Desmond Silver Cufflinks with enamel Loretto Crest: £55.00 Pupil Co-ordinator Institute of Piping Head of Hockey, Music – Piano, Music Tech Gifts Emma Sinclair BSc, BMus BSc (Hons) Physiology, Miss Ana Rodriguez Silver Pin with enamel Loretto Crest: £15.00 Housemaster - Pinkie Dip TEFL/TESL Silver Charm with embossed Loretto crest: £15.00 Email - [email protected] BLE (Hons) MRICS PGCE Mr W Dennis Dickinson Spanish Assistant Geography, London Learning (IT) Ms Elaine Logan Mrs Kim Reid Silver Mirrored Compact with engraved Loretto Crest: £10.00 Or telephone - 0131 653 4479 Miss Jade Antonangelli English, Theatre Studies, Lacrosse Coach, Resident Housemaster – Schoolhouse Senior Science Technician, Assistant Fettesian-Lorettonian Club Sports Tie: £35.00 (not shown) BEd Acting Head Housemistress - Hope House Assistant – Holm MA, PGCE Mrs June Dunford BSc Biomedical Sciences Dr Martin Baker Mr Simon JM Lowe Physics, Mathematics Head Librarian Ms Clare Stubbs BA (History), MA Librarianship Artistic Director, Modern Languages, Music – Singing BA, MA (Cantab) PhD Music, House Mr Paul S Dunn DipSMS, MMus, PGCE JUNIOR SCHOOL STAFF Sharon Keulemans School Secretary Mr Chris Baxter Assistant – Eleanora Almond Mathematics Mr Peter R B Sutton Year 4 (Junior School) Music – Piano MA (Oxon); Cert. of Advanced Studies BSc, PGCE, GTCS (Guildhall School of Chaplain SENIOR MANAGEMENT Sarah Kettlewell Kerry McLean Mr Nigel C Bidgood Registered, ECDL Music & Drama); PGCE (MMU) AKC, BD, MTh Art & Year 4-7 Drama Secretary to the Head of the Junior School Vicegerent, Biology Philip Meadows Mr Robin Ecoeur Dr David Tidswell Patrick McDouall MUSIC STAFF BSc, MSc, PGCE, FRGS Mr Stuart Lucas Head of the Junior School French Assistant Head of Support for Learning, English Head of History and Politics Year 4 Mrs Madeline Bonner Aisling Agnew Mrs Silvia Feria BA (Hons), MLitt, Dip SpLD(dyslexia), PGCE, PhD, BA Emma Károlyi Head of Art, Housemistress - Eleanora Katherine Mackinnon Flute PGCE, CPT3 Director of Studies (Junior School) / Year 7 Almond Modern Languages, House Assistant - Dr Michael G Topping Year 6 Robert Dick Holm, English Philology, BA, PGDE Head of Biology, Director of Academic Elaine Burgess PGCE, MA (Hons) Mrs Stephanie MacDonald David Pearce Violin English, History, Progress Head of Early Years / Year 3 Mrs Seonaid M Boyd Ms Shelagh Fuller Year 7 Sergei Desmond Music – Cello BA and Dip Ed BSc (Hons), PhD Zoology, PGCE TEACHING STAFF Part-time Teacher of Science Violet Provan Piano / Singing BA (Hons), CPGS, MMus Mr Jamie MacKenzie Mr Richard I Valentine Jenny Anderson PGCE, BSc (Hons) Year 5 Shelagh Fuller Mrs Monique Galloway English as a Second Language, Assistant Director of Golf PE and Games Miss Julie Boyle Clare Robertson Cello / Piano Modern Languages, Housemaster - Pinkie BSc (Hons), PGA Professional Evie Buchanan Head of Physics, Residential House Nursery Teacher Valerie Fuller Housemistress - Holm BA (Hons) History; CELTA Mrs Chloe Wakeford Year 5 Assistant – Eleanora Almond Susan Scott Piano (Saturday Music School) MSci (Hons), PGCE MA (Hons) French, Dip Trans Dr Marjory MacLeod Chemistry Doia Campbell Mathematics, House Assistant - Balcarres BSc (Hons), PGDE Year 3 Alan Jordan Mrs Ann Buchanan Mr David Griffiths French Year 7 PGDE, PhD, MSci Kirsten Seabra Tenor Drum Art and History of Art Director of Rugby, Mr Scott Walsh Nicola Coleman Housemaster - Hope Music – Snare Drum Year 1 Fiona Lund MA Fine Art Miss Lorna McDonald Early Years Music and Drama / Piano / Year 5 BA (Hons), PGCE Music Emma Shaw Brass Mr James Burnet Mrs Susie Ward Fiona Ferguson Mr Nick Guise Head of Chemistry, Contingent Year 2 Jim McDermott Head of Modern Languages Mr Daniel McLean Steel Year 5 / Yrs 4-7 Activities Support for Learning Commander of the CCF TEACHING ASSISTANTS Drum kit MA, PGCE English, Theatre Studies, Head DipEd, PGCSE, GTCS of Drama, Residential House BSc, PGCE Ann Gauld Mr David A Burton Karen Brown Jenny McQue Cert Dyslexia Assistant - Pinkie Year 3 Director of Sport Mr Roger P Whait Classroom Assistant Saxophone / Clarinet Mr Geoff Harbison BA (Hons) BA (Hons) Maths, Co-ordinator of Activities, Head Sarah Gold BEd (Hons) Jean Brown Sandie Munro Head of Accountancy, Business Studies Mrs Kate McMillan of Personal Finance, Examinations Year 5 Ms Alina Bzhezhinska After School Club Piano (Saturday Music School) and Economics, House Assistant - Hope Head of Geography, House Assistant - Officer Francoise Horrocks Music – Harp Nina Dinwoodie Martin Presavage BSc (Hons), MSc (Dist), MRICS Balcarres BSc, CDipAF, PGCE French Nursery – Year 6 Nursery Nurse / Early Years Activities Guitar Mrs Charlotte Cadzow Miss Emily Hart BSc Earth Science, PGDE Ms Lucy Willmott (maternity cover) Art (Ceramics) Hazel Fraser Nicola Presavage Geography, House Assistant - Balcarres Ms Jenny McQue Biology, Kim Wells BA Ceramics BSc (Hons), PGDE, MSc Outdoor After School Club Drums / Percussion Music – Clarinet/Saxophone House Assistant - Hope French Nursery – Year 6 Mrs Margarita Campbell Education BA, ALCM, LLCM BSc(Hons), PGCE Janice O’Raw Caitlin Hutchison Modern Languages (Spanish) Kenny Hutchison Miss Jo Hepton Mr Jamie McVicar Ms Jacqueline Young Nursery Nurse Violin (Saturday Music School) BA English Literature Director of Music (Junior School) / Piano Mathematics, House Assistant - Seton Assistant Director of Music, English as a Second Language, Josie Selley Colin Pryde Jack Jackman Miss Kiki Chen (Shu-Min) BSc (Hons), PGCE House Assistant - Seton House Assistant - Holm Classroom Assistant Bagpipes Year 6 Music – violin Mrs Carol Hewitt BA(Hons), ALCM BA Cert TESOL Ruth Wallace Scott Walsh MMus Veronica Jennings Lab Technician (on euphonium) & PGDE After School Club Snare Drum Games Teacher Mr John Child Mr David Howie Ms Carole Melrose Heather Yule Latin Fritha Kelly Head of Outdoor Pursuits, Duke of Music – Double Bass SCHOOL OFFICE Harp MA (Cantab) Classics, PGCE Support for Learning Tracy McCroskery

44 45 SCHOOL PREFECTS 1st Hockey Captain ESL Lucy Buchanan-Smith 1st XI - Finlay Paterson nd 2013-2014 Melissa McCluskey Kate Egorova Matilda Smaill 2 XI - Toby Gobourn Zoe Robertson Daniel Dalland 3rd XI - Hamish Logan Heads of School Vice Hockey Captain Hannah Sharp Geography Po Ya Tse U15 XI - Timon van Rensburg Kitty Single Daisy Dobson U14 XI - Stuart Thurlow Angus Oatts Captain of Golf Poppy Povey Lorna Hutchinson Nina Young U13 XI - Lucas Brook Deputy Heads of School Marcus Crowe Elisabeth McLean Government and Politics Lacrosse Miranda Smith Vice Golf Captain st Lucinda Shaw Fourth 1 XII - Kitty Single Richard Taylor Scott Donald Lily Ashrowan 2nd XII - Rosie Everett History Prefects Charlotte Dines U15 XII - Flora Mackenzie Stephen Ainslie CCF SENIOR OFFICERS Esther Borsi Lawrence Bissell U14 XII - Jessica Lemmon Hamish Lamotte Army Senior Under Officer History of Art Kate Mackay U13 XII - Megan Allam Guy Butler Robert Tomkins Annabel Wood Elizabeth Bowie Cricket Hamish Logan Navy Section Under Officer Mathematics Robert Ogilvy 1st XI - Sammy Richards Callum Brechin Helen Montgomery Polina Yudintseva Eleanor Desmulliez 2nd XI - Euan Milne Magret Kabanda Modern Languages – French Jason Sitte U15 XI - Finlay McCreath Johanna Dieffenbacher Army Regimental Sergeant Major Esther Borsi OTHER PRIZES U14 XI - Richard Tresidder Alexandria Morison U13 XI - Calum Ogilvy Rosie Everett Callum Brechin Modern Languages – Spanish The Reading Prize Tennis Daria Pavlova Pipe Major Ana Lameda Magret Kabanda 1st VI - Polina Yudintseva Toby Gobourn Hamish Lamotte Annabel McLean Chapel Clerk Award 2nd VI - Emily Chang Hannah Sharp Captain of Highland Dance Physics Johanna Dieffenbacher rd Christopher Sinclair 3 VI - Victoria Williams Head of House Alice Buchanan-Smith Debating Prize U15 VI - Flora Mackenzie Balcarres - Wiebke Lorentsen Captains of Theatre Wilson Science Essay Lachlan Hinley U14 VI - Jessica Lemmon Eleanora Almond - Pamela Yao George Sutherland Imogen Appleton The Army CCF Best U13 VI - Emma Hill Holm - Alexandria Morison Francesca Dakin Cadet Prize Golf Hope - Stephen Ainslie FIFTH FORM Ariadne Fletcher Robert Tomkins U6 Golf - Marcus Crowe Pinkie - Fraser Barrie ACADEMIC PRIZES Captains of Music L6 Golf - Michael Hirmer Schoolhouse - Tabitha Morison The Navy Cadets Prize Vocal Art Prize 5F Golf - John Paul Ralph Seton - Callum Brechin Helen Montgomery Rosie Everett Rachel Bessell 4F Golf - Brodie Good Deputy Head of House CCF Top Sixth Form Marksman Instrumental Classics Prize 3F Golf - Lou Tan Balcarres - Ariadne Fletcher Callum Brechin Alexandria Morison Claudia Watson 2F Golf - Gustavo Aguilar Eleanora Almond - Lingzi Xu Drama Prize Cricket - The Smith Quaich Holm - Emile Tsui Wai Man Charity Co-ordinators Rachel Bessell CCF Top F5 Form Marksman James Dickinson Colts prize Hope - Tristany Armangué Chloe Laidlaw Murray Brechin Francesca Baird Kyle Wright Pinkie - Hamish Logan Alexandria Morison Clay Shooting Award Schoolhouse - Eilidh Hodgson Senior Chapel Clerks C W Wordsworth Prize Awards for scoring 50 Francesca Baird Seton - Thomas Chu & Magret Kabanda for English Simon Whait Maxim Fomichev Johanna Dieffenbacher Anne Iwashita-le Roux History of Art Presentation Prize James Dickinson Hannah Sharp Finlay McCreath Schoolhouse Leavers Ball Committee Geography Prize Kyle Wright House Prefects Thomas Chu Chloe Thomson Douglas Hutchison Travel Jasper Lindsay Nicole Galloway Katie Hinton Sinclair Thomson History Prize Awards James Ward Amber Cockburn Katie Eyre Ellen Williamson Olivia Dobson, Emily Corsie Golf - Order of Merit Champion Daniil Yatsenko Mathematics Prize Jewellery Design Competition Marcus Crowe COLOUR PREFECTS Sophie Hawksworth Peter Elrick Robert Ogilvy OLGS Cup Greenlees Leavers’ Hoodie French Prize AWARDS FOR ENDEAVOUR (School Stroke Play Champion) Hannah Sharp and Yearbook Chloe Thomson Toby Gobourn Thomas Chu AND SERVICE Lucas Buerk Music Prize Eilidh Hodgson Gordon Cup Semple Cup Langhorne Brenainn Woodsend Jessica Donald Katie Eyre Anna Logan (Girls Stroke Play Champion) Darling Scripture Prize Gregor Eadie Daria Pavlova Lord Tonypandy Awards Carolin Kauffmann Sophie Hawksworth (RE Prize) Mackintosh Callum Brechin Scott Cup Daniil Yatsenko Francesca Baird Amber Cockburn Johanna Dieffenbacher (Junior Stroke Play Champion) Katie Hinton Ali Gheita Gregory Smart Rosie Everett Lou Tan Biology Prize Magret Kabanda Mitchell Cup Tristram Rachel Bessell Zoe Dupuy PRIZES AWARDED Hamish Logan (Boys Handicap Stroke Play Callum Brechin 2014 Chemistry Prize Alexandria Morison Champion) UPPER SIXTH FORM SENIOR Peter Elrick Angus Oatts Tom White Presidents of the Mavor Kitty Single ACADEMIC PRIZES Physics Prize Girls Handicap Stroke and Lecture Societies Miranda Smith Dove Ashrowan Winner Art Prize Peter Elrick Play Champion Guy Butler Hannah Sharp and Thomas Chu Spanish Prize The Lorettonian Society Carolin Kauffmann Durran McDowall Award Fraser Barrie Samuel Leggate Fives Junior Prize Alexander Prize for Business for Outstanding Contribution Francesca Dakin Eleanor Fraser Matthew Sinclair Jingyi Wang and Melissa Miranda Smith President of the McCluskey PE Prize Senior Prize Borealis Society Anna Logan Craig Cowan Chemistry Prize SPORT PRIZES Callum Brechin Hannah Sharp Alice Buchanan-Smith ESL Prize Boys Tennis Prize Player of the Year Awards Sixth Form Committee Anastasia Russell-Dalton (for most improved) Gregor Eadie Rugby Thomas Chu Business Studies Song Cen Girls Tennis Prize 1st XV - Craig Pringle Ariana Kyriazi Lorna Hutchinson Magret Kabanda Katie Eyre 2nd XV - Dexter Keenan Andrew Grant-Suttie OTHER ACADEMIC Keith Geddes Plate for Felix Schroeder PRIZES U16 XV - Patrick De Waard Nicole Galloway Chemistry U15 XV - Kyle Wright Sportsmanship Robert Tomkins George Sutherland Junior Exam Prizes U14 XV - Ruari Reynier Angus Oatts Katie Hinton Drama Second form U13 XV - Nathan Sweeney Du Vivier Trophy Daniil Yatsenko Abigail McCreath Megan Allam Girls Hockey Anna Logan Tabitha Reynolds Kate Kinloch 1st XI - Anna Logan Bruce Cup for Athletics CAPTAINS OF GAMES Economics Eleanor Clynes 2nd XI - Fiona Dobson Emma Willmott st Anoushka Prentice rd 1 Rugby Captain Polina Yudintseva 3 XI - Lucinda Shaw Ferguson Tennis Shield Olivia Cunningham Angus Oatts Emma Thomson U15 XI - Eleanor Desmulliez Tristram Selena Quetu Vice Rugby Captain English U14 XI - Lorna Crawford Tessa Donald U13 XI - Jessica Lambert Inter-colour Champions Richard Taylor Lucinda Shaw Tristram Abigail McCreath Third Form Boys Hockey

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At the heart of the Harvest Thanksgiving Service there is the sense The evening finished with two dogs • A ‘Desert Island Discs’ evening with Lesley Riddoch. of all having been safely gathered in. This was certainly the case this from Canine Partners, Heston and • ‘Scotland’s DNA’ - Alistair Moffat. year as many O.L.s not only came to hear Peter McCutcheon (1981), Bugsy, coming on stage to remind the • ‘The Road to Meikle Seggie’ - Richard Demarco CBE President, The Lorettonian Society, speak but also came to support the audience that the evening was to raise family of one of their most distinguished own. funds for a very worthy cause. Philippa • The display of The Prestonpans Tapestry. The Indoor Golf Centre Montgomerie thanked all in advance • A ‘bit of banter’ with comedian Fred MacAulay (The Scottish Golf National Training Facility) In his sermon, Peter McCutcheon crafted an inspired link between the for their contributions: ultimately over and broadcaster Arlene Stuart. gifts of harvest and the individual gifts we all possess - both being £2,500 was raised with even more • ‘Alexander Seton : his library, his life, his world’ - redundant unless we are prepared to share them. It was this sense of funds pledged. Both showed a real Professor Peter Davidson. sharing and participation which ran as a theme throughout the Act Target of £750,000 of Worship. The congregation was greeted at the door of the Chapel by Alexander Urquhart (2008) who piped everyone in. Ed Coleman £702,000 then played a beautiful Bach introit which he had previously played at Loretto Golf £ Michael Mavor’s Memorial Service at St Giles’ Cathedral. The family theme continued as Ian Mavor (1959) read from Paul’s letter to the Academy Junior We are nearly there with our fundraising. Philippians. The President’s sermon also highlighted what a special Championship place the Chapel had been in his own spiritual development and life In May we launched our first public appeal for quite a number of years to and so too had it been for the Mavor family. Michael had known it as and Simmers Cup build a state-of-the-art Indoor Golf Centre. As outlined in the previous Head Nipper, Head of School and latterly as Headmaster. He married issue of ‘The Lorettonian’ this project will reinforce our position as one of Elizabeth in the School’s sacred space and would in turn walk his own the UK’s leading schools and strengthen the success of what has become daughter down the same aisle. The plaques to the former two positions Europe’s most successful school golf academy. Since its establishment in Michael held as a pupil have been in place on the Honours Boards for Thursday, 18th September saw 150 the very finest of budding young 2002, our Golf Academy has become an integral part of Loretto and makes many years and the Service would now culminate in the dedication of talented young golfers converge on golfing talent from Sussex to Aberdeen a significant contribution towards our financial security. The response to his Memorial Plaque in Chapel. Craigielaw Golf Club in East Lothian and everywhere in between. Such the appeal has been fantastic and I am delighted to report that at the time for the 17th playing of the Loretto Golf is the clamour for places, this year’s of going to press we have pretty nearly reached our fundraising target. After a wonderful Anthem which included a divine solo by Katy Academy Junior Championship and competition was heavily oversubscribed Simmers Cup - the United Kingdom’s and this year we saw a waiting list of Thomson (2008) the congregation bowed its head in prayer to reflect As part of our fundraising efforts, we were delighted that Ronnie Corbett The Almond Society was established over ten years ago with the very largest schools and club competition over 50. amongst others on the words dedicated to Kurt Hahn the founder of CBE and his wife Anne were Guests of Honour at a very special dinner and specific purpose of recognising the support shown by those who will for boys and girls. The three categories Gordonstoun where Michael had embarked on his first Headship. His auction held on the evening of Saturday 20th September at Edinburgh’s remember Loretto with a legacy in their will. Our aim is to build on the were Under 15, Under 13 and Under 11 There was some quite remarkable golfing children Alexander and Veronica then read from the words Saki and Waldorf Astoria (what you and I will remember as the Caledonian Hotel). vision of the great educationalist, Hely Hutchinson Almond, who as age groups. talent on display at our competition and TE Lawrence before Bishop Brian Smith dedicated the splendid plaque. In grateful appreciation of the many outstanding prizes that were donated Headmaster of Loretto from 1862 until his death in 1903 transformed our congratulations to all the competitors for the occasion a total profit of nearly £35,000 was raised for the project, Loretto into one of the great boarding schools of the UK, if not the Over the last few years, the prestigious on their focus, enthusiasm and skill. The service closed with a haunting recessional as Alexander stood considerably higher than originally anticipated. world. Over a century later we still value the effect he had on shaping Loretto Golf Academy Championship There are plans to run this competition opposite the plaque and paid his respect and those on behalf of the our School’s uniqueness which we want to maintain for the benefit of has grown in popularity, attracting over two days in 2015. Congregation by piping the Rose of Kelvingrove. The Harvest had The Development Department’s Annual Golf Event, this year in support of future generations. been gathered and and great thanks had been given by the extended the Indoor Golf Centre project, was held at Archerfield Links on Monday Loretto family. 5th May. Prize Winners Team Champions The Society brings together like-minded individuals who have made the Loretto School – Archie Anderson, Evdokios Cora. Peter and Crowe Marcus Docherty, Frank McCluskey, John team winning the of members the with left} {far (1991) S Miller John Under 11 magnanimous decision, or are considering doing so, to leave a charitable Demitrios, Ben Muncaster Gross 3rd bequest for Loretto in the future. Society Members are invited to a Under 15 Thomas Clark (George Watson’s) special informal lunch, and each year we try to do something slightly Gross 2nd Stableford 3rd different. For this year’s lunch, held in February, we remembered the Michael Daniel Bullen (Craigclowan Preparatory School) Aaron Hall (Preston Lodge) Queen and Prince Philip’s historic visit to Loretto in 1958 and extended Mavor’s Gross Champion Stableford 2nd the invitation list to include many Old Lorettonians who were involved memorial Rory Cockburn (George Watson’s) Zoe Morton (Morrison’s Academy) with the visit. Prior to the lunch, P R Prenter, and G R G Graham (Head plaque in Stableford Champion Under 13 of School and Second Head of School respectively in 1958) unveiled Chapel Robert McNaught (Glasgow Academy) plaques by the two trees planted by HM The Queen and HRH Prince Stableford 3rd Gross 3rd Philip on that memorable day in 1958. Alex Fraser (Merchiston) Yannick Artigolle (Loretto School) Stableford 2nd Gross 2nd Joseph Cookson (Gullane G.C.) Aaron Hall (Preston Lodge) Your will can help secure loretto’s future Stableford Champion Gross Champion Leaving a charitable bequest in our will is probably the most effective Archie Anderson (Loretto School) Zoe Morton (Morrison’s Academy) Gross 3rd means we have of supporting our favourite good causes. Further Team Champions Alex Fraser (Merchiston) information on how you can make a bequest to Loretto is available from Loretto School – Yannick Artigolle, Lou Tan, Gross 2nd the Development Department: Tel - 0131 653 4416 or E-Mail - rbaird@ Dimitar Dimov Archie Anderson (Loretto School) loretto.com Gross Champion and winner of The Simmers Michael’s Michael’s name Cup name as Head Joseph Cookson (Gullane G.C.) Roderick Baird, Director of Development 48of School as Head Nipper 49