Michaelmas 2016

Open! The official opening of Warwick Hall...

Edition 49 Letter from the Head Master

Dear Parents/Guardians

Frantic paving, sweeping, plastering and painting all ensured that Warwick Hall was ready in time for the first assembly of the school year, just! Never have I looked forward to a school assembly quite so much and it was an honour to address the entire Senior School in our brand new, stunning hall. Warwick Hall has been a remarkable example of how our entire school community pulls together, both in terms of managing and funding the project, and it will play a major part in school life for many years to come. If reassurance were needed (and it is not), listening to Michael Attenborough CBE at our official opening reaffirmed the necessity of encouraging the arts within schools. He spoke of the arts’ unique ability to develop communication skills and empathy, moral and social awareness, to inspire creativity and self- Welcome to expression and to instil a sense of self-esteem identity. His frustration with the government’s withdrawal of funding of the arts within schools and the the Warwickian community was palpable. Yet it was clear to Michael Attenborough that the arts are alive and kicking at Warwick School and he spoke of Warwick School as a true ‘centre of Inside this issue excellence’. The opening event showcased the many talents of pupils across the Foundation; music, art, acting, dance, juggling and so the list continues. Letter from the Head A Midsummer Night’s Dream was an absolutely inspirational performance of a Master ∣ P2 much-loved comedy and enjoyed by an audience of all ages. Our musicians once again excelled at the regional finals of the National Concert Band Festival, taking three platinum awards, two golds and one silver, and we look News & events ∣ P3 forward to hosting the national finals next April. Meanwhile, our Choir sang in Canterbury and St Paul’s Cathedrals. Junior School news ∣ P4 In addition to the hall, other new facilities this term include our ‘blue’ hockey pitches, providing a much improved playing surface for our boys and King’s High girls. Our hockey profile is most definitely growing, with England Hockey School trips ∣ P6 selecting Warwick School as a Performance Centre. We have had national recognition for cricket, with selection as one of The Cricketer’s Top 100 Careers ∣ P7 schools. Our rugby teams also continue to progress in their national competitions and we wish them luck for future rounds. The arts ∣ P8 This term we published Our Vision for 2021, our Strategic Development Plan for the next five years. Whilst, I hope, a succinct document, a lot of thought and discussion went into agreeing our strategic priorities and objectives for the ∣ Music P10 years to come. I will be sharing progress with you on a regular basis. We hope to hear positive news in the spring regarding the planning application for News & events ∣ P12 Project One Campus – an exciting year ahead. In the meantime, I wish you all, most sincerely, a very Happy Christmas and New Year. Best wishes Sport ∣ P14

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2 News& events

The new Warwick Hall at Warwick School was officially opened on Friday, 23 September 2016 This state-of-the-art venue replaces the much-loved but outgrown Guy Nelson Hall. As well as providing the venue for weekly school assemblies, Warwick Hall is now one of the largest and finest performance venues in the region. Costing £7.5m, Warwick Hall was supported by a fund-raising campaign that raised over £1.1m for which we are hugely grateful. The hall was opened by one of Britain’s leading theatre directors, Michael Attenborough CBE. He events News& spoke about the importance of the arts in schools and, of Warwick School being a genuine inspiration and a true ‘centre of excellence’. The occasion was marked with a celebration of artistic talent from Warwick and King’s High students, past and present. Performances included an amazing piano introduction, the school’s Altiora dance company, and music from school shows including Les Misérables and West Side Story. The audience also heard, via video from a selection of Old Warwickians who have followed careers in the arts, including magician Ben Hanlin, singer songwriter James Taylor-Watts and actors Ralph Davis and Charlie Hamblett. The hall itself is every bit as impressive as the students’ talents and provides an amazing performing arts venue to accompany the excellent Bridge House Theatre, for use both within school and the wider community.

3 Junior School Lower Two Trip to Blackwell Adventure ∣ Harry Waters, L2K At the end of September, the Lower Twos went to Blackwell news Adventure to make new friends, bond and conquer fears! I thought that it was going to be a bit scary because I had never been away from home without my family before. However, I was going camping with my friends so I also thought that it was going to be fun! My favourite activity was the 250m zip wire! It looked so long! First, we had to put on our safety equipment and then the first person was clipped in and jumped off the platform. It looked really fun! Next up was me. I clipped myself in and walked up. I felt scared but suddenly I was off. I whizzed past the trees and felt like I was flying! There was an instructor at the bottom who helped us to get down. It was amazing, but the hard bit was bringing the wire all the way back up the steep, green hill! My second favourite activity was archery. As I picked up the bow and put in the arrow, I pulled back the cord and took a shot. I hit the board but not the target. After that, the rest of my group had a turn. Then it was my go again and I did even better this time. I hit the target and felt proud of myself. I had an amazing time going to Blackwell Adventure. I was really proud that I reached the top of the ‘multi scramble’ course as it was really hard. I had never been camping before and it was a lot of fun where I learned a lot.

Remembrance Our Remembrance service, led by our Upper Two boys, proved to be a poignant and moving reminder of the sacrifice of lives during the major conflicts of the last three centuries. It also served as a reminder of the continued service of Old Warwickians. The lists of the fallen adorning the walls of the chapel, remind us how fortunate recent generations have been not to experience the horror of war.

Teatime Concert Another successful Teatime Concert was put on by the Junior School pupils. The boys are given the opportunity to perform each term in a Teatime Concert in the Assembly Hall. This is a chance for them to play a piece or sing a song that they are enjoying learning, in an informal and friendly atmosphere. There are 12 Teatime Concerts each year and usually around 25 boys performing solos. There is always a full range of all of the instruments learnt and the boys are able to hear what their friends are playing and some even choose a new instrument, based on what they have heard. Performers range from a First Year boy performing for the first time up to a Third Year boy, already a seasoned performer! It is wonderful to watch the progression of the boys as they work their way up through the Junior School and to see them be enthusiastic about music. 4 Cup Winners Lego Club The U11s headed north on Saturday to QEGS, Wakefield Lego Club started in September 2016. It is open to to take part in their rugby festival. The quality of rugby at all boys in the Junior School and has proved quite the festival is always very high, providing the opportunity popular in its first term. There was even a waiting to play against some different sides. list of boys hoping to join if any spaces became available. Rugby festivals have been revised over the last few years in order to match up teams more evenly. The winners are The club was requested by Junior School boys last often decided not only on the results, but also on the year through the process of Class Council and School attractiveness of play, the sportsmanship of the players and Council meetings. Run by Mrs Bull, the club has been even the supporting spirit of the parents! lots of fun so far. The club has bought a variety of Lego, ranging from Lego Technic kits to boxes of Our boys remained undefeated on the day and secured the random pieces, allowing the creativity to flow. vote as the winners of the tournament, decided by all the Sometimes the boys watch some of the Lego Star various coaches, and were awarded the Harrison Cup. Wars short films and tidying up is done to the sounds of ‘Everything is Awesome’ which always inspires the boys to work as a team. If anyone wishes to donate any Lego, it will be greatly appreciated by the boys. Junior School news Junior School

Warwick School U11 Rugby Day Our U11s team took part in the Warwick School Rugby Day organised in conjunction with Worcester Warriors Rugby. The boys spent the morning training with both the Warriors and Senior School coaches. In the afternoon they played four short games enjoying wins against RGS Worcester, King Henry's and Akeley Wood with a loss against Eversfield. At the conclusion of the games, James Haskell, from Wasps and England presented prizes for the most Children in Need Day improved (Will Murden) and most promising player (George Gloster) from each school. Boys wore bright ties, of varying shapes, sizes and colours and in return made a £2 donation to Children in Need. On the day, £506.40 was raised, along with £236.15 from the second hand books sale, making a total of £742.55. Well done boys!

Our Third Year boys enjoying home made cakes after completing their matches.

5 School trips

Everest Base Camp∣ Training Weekend Next summer, a group of Warwick boys and staff will be attempting to reach Everest Base Camp during a three-week expedition to Nepal. In preparation, the team spent a weekend in Snowdonia National Park. First, the group made an ascent of Snowdon – a fairly The Australian Exchange gentle start became more challenging as the snow line was ∣ reached and conditions underfoot became difficult. This did Tom McGonagle, L6Tu not prevent the group from reaching the summit, and being Going on an exchange trip to France, on your own, at the rewarded with stunning views of Snowdonia and beyond. If age of 15 or 16 is an achievement of which to be proud. the ascent had been challenging, the descent was more so!

School trips School Going to Australia on your own, at the same age is The snow on the steep initial sections of the track had been altogether more daunting – but speaking from personal compacted and turned into ice. experience, it is worth it. Next day, another steep climb took the team towards the The exchange trip happens over a 16-week period, from the Glyders and Tryfan, before heading down to Capel Curig. start of our summer holiday. Warwick students go over Although there was less snow, the conditions underfoot during their summer holiday, before returning and spending were still challenging. Most of the summits were hidden in the first half-term of the Sixth Form at school with their the clouds, but views were still impressive and another exchange student from Canberra Grammar School. great day’s training was completed. But what can you actually expect to do on the trip? In the All in all, a useful training exercise that gave the boys a first two weeks or so, you will spend time with your host taste of the challenges they will face in Nepal next year. family, probably sightseeing in Canberra, in addition French Exchange to any trips Now in its fourth year, the French Exchange 2016 was elsewhere that they once again a huge success, both culturally and take you on. I educationally. travelled to Melbourne, Sydney On arrival, French boys and girls were assigned to their and the Blue ‘host’ partners. Initially, the students grappled with each Mountains. other’s language, but this became easier after the four days here. At first thought, going to school in your The French students were introduced to the delights of the summer holiday isn’t Warwick School curriculum, participating in lessons and that pleasant. But this is contrasted by the fact that you are joining in on co-curricular activities. They visited Warwick in Australia, and for the rest of your life, you will be able to Castle, spent the day in Stratford, where they became look back on all this experience. acquainted with the RSC, and ended their stay with a visit to Oxford, and a trip round Keble College. You also get to have a set of friends on the other side of the world, who you may be able to visit in the future. If you Outside the school itinerary, the hosts also played their enjoy sport, you will have the chance to become heavily parts in entertaining them. Activities included bowling, involved at the school. going to the cinema and, Warwick’s answer to Disneyland Paris – the Warwick Mop! This year, two people have the opportunity to go on this amazing trip, and those who would like more information It was a great experience and we are all looking forward to going to Paris in February 2017. should e-mail Mr Davies ([email protected]). 6 Careers

Willis Towers Watson Careers events insight day ∣ Nikhil Koria, U6C James McSharry and I attended the Willis Towers Watson insight day in Birmingham, to gain a greater understanding of the insurance industry and develop important employability skills. The day began with a tour and an explanation of what the company does. Willis Towers Watson specialises in re- insurance, which is essentially insuring insurers. We then proceeded to discuss presentation skills, where we learnt about how content only accounts for 7% of a good presentation. The other 93% is on delivery with the focus especially on tone of voice, and ‘power poses’. We were treated to a great lunch - where we got the chance Speed Interviewing ∣ Neil Thomas, U6C to pick the brains of recent graduates The speed interviewing event has provided valuable which was very interview experience to Sixth Form boys for many years, informative and and this year was no different. The event took place in the helpful. resplendent new Warwick Hall and saw the largest The day finished with attendance to date, of 77 boys and 77 interviewers. a seminar on the Each boy was assigned three interviewers and had 20 opportunities within minute interviews with each. Willis Towers Watson and the finance My personal experience was fantastic - I had interviews with industry in general. both hospital doctors and surgeons, which was excellent preparation for upcoming medical school interviews. The The open day was a interviews were intense, with questions ranging from great insight into the personal motivations to medical ethics; however, the finance industry and I would thoroughly recommend it to feedback was very helpful in determining weaknesses to anyone considering a career in this area. address for future interviews. The large number of interviewers, allowed all the boys to experience a variety of different interview styles, as well as providing the opportunity to make new connections, which will be beneficial in the future.

During the pre-meal networking, Tessa Morton, a freelance trainer, introduced students to the mechanics of entrepreneurship and gave us a platform for discussion, with guests situated on each table. This enabled us to gain understanding on how entrepreneurial skills can aid a business to develop into a thriving corporation. The first speaker, Nichola Selby spoke about the academic side of entrepreneurship and how to develop an entrepreneurial mind-set. The next speaker, Tamara Friedrich, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Warwick Business School provided us with an ice breaking activity, in which we had to come up with as many uses for a pencil as possible! Entrepreneurship Dinner ∣ Alastair Chris Wickson OW (1995-02), co-founder and CEO of RateMyPlacement and Akkroo, spoke about how he and Palmer, U6Go and Jack Bentley, U6H his Old Warwickian friends, developed RMP which generate £4m revenue and told us about how he formed Warwick School hosted its first ever Entrepreneurship Akkroo out of a problem with RMP. This reinforced the Networking Dinner when 31 business entrepreneurs need to stay positive, work hard and always strive for your kindly volunteered to network with students, from both goal. Warwick School and King’s High School, to give insights into their working life. The event was a successful, enjoyable and useful evening! 7 The arts

A MIDSUMMER Night’s Dream

Warwick School and King’s High School brought their customary creativity to their version of Shakespeare's classic comedy - A Midsummer Night's Dream. Athens became a modern boarding school setting led by Headmaster Theseus (George Simms). The texting, runaway pupils (Georgie Feller, Daniel Bainbridge, Wendy Miles and Ollie Ritchie) found themselves bewitched by the 'festival reveller' fairies led by Oberon (Joe Turner) and Titania (Lily Jones). The mechanicals became school support staff, ‘cleaning and fixing’ the theatre before the show, led by Quince (Sam Young) and featuring the wonderful physical comedy of Bottom (Rory Gill) amongst many others. Audiences loved the energy and fun that ran throughout this production. Many congratulations to all involved.

8 The arts

9 Music

What a celebration! Warwick Hall resounded with musical brilliance at an inaugural Celebration Gala Concert featuring pupils of Warwick School and King’s High School, performing alongside the professional musicians of the Orchestra of the Swan (OOTS). Under the artistic director and conductor David Curtis, OOTS provided a splendid musical backdrop from which the talented pupils of the Warwick Independent Schools Foundation shone brightly forth. The evening included Elgar’s Cello Concerto – Movements 1 and 2 featuring the talent of pupil Archie Whitby as guest soloist on cello. Another highlight was Sixth Former Sam Young’s exquisite Lux Noxque –a composition he wrote for soprano saxophone, two celli and choir - performed with astonishing brilliance by Warwick School Choir. This world premiere was an extraordinarily moving musical representation of texture, using the theme of dark and light, expressed both aurally and visually. Such was the response to this piece, it has now been recorded and a video is available to download https://vimeo.com/warwickschool/music It was a sensational evening and certainly ensured the Warwick Hall opening was celebrated in style.

Young Musician of the Year 2016

The Warwick School Young Musician of the Year was held in the Bridge House Theatre on Tuesday 29 November. The standard of playing in both Junior and Senior categories was exceptional and in many cases, of conservatoire standard. The Junior section included: Luke Barker (cornet), Taha Elamin (vocal), Giosue Larucci (piano), Jacob Lee (double bass), Sam Lester (saxophone) and the winner was Jacob Zhang performing The Dance of Yi on the Guzheng. Certainly a first for the Bridge House Theatre. After the interval the Senior Section commenced with Jonathan Vining (oboe), George Wilkes (cello), Bryden Yip (piano), and the ubiquitous Sam Young (vocal) who also accompanied two other students. However, the winner of this hard fought contest was Michael Wong with a blistering performance of the Allegro from Concerto for Horn op.11 by Richard Strauss. Michael’s pure tone, command of the stage and dazzling technique made him the worthy winner. Special thanks to our adjudicators: Michael Bockmann and David Johnson and to the soloists Dan Buxton, Max Owen and Sam Young who performed brilliantly whilst our guests deliberated. And finally, to the astonishing Mr Druce who organised the entire event and in the last few months has accompanied an army of hopeful musicians. It was a night to remember! 10 Choir ∣ Cathedral Trip How do you follow singing the International Mass for 2000 people in Notre Dame Cathedral (Paris tour October 2015)? You sing before the high altar in Canterbury Cathedral and at evensong for thousands in St Paul’s Cathedral! During half-term Mrs Green took 40 boys on the London tour. The party visited the Kensington museums and Albert Hall, sang the Mass in Covent Garden to the delight of a packed church. Mr Cooley gave a guided walking tour on the way to evensong in Westminster Abbey, finishing with a walk down The Mall to Buckingham Palace. On Monday the choristers boarded a train for Canterbury where they sang a cappella before the shrine to Thomas à Becket. Mr Lock and family, along with many parents made the journey to hear the choir sing in such a wonderful space, a highlight of which was Jamie Nash’s top C in Allegri’s Miserere. On Tuesday, it was on to Christopher Wren’s St Paul’s to rehearse in the room reserved for the St Paul’s choristers. The choir was awestruck on entering the stunning building to sing a full evensong with Sam Young as organist. It was scary, but the boys were focused and sang superbly. ‘As the sounds rang around the dome, I felt enormously proud, honoured and Music privileged to be conducting our wonderful boys in that marvellous building!’ Mrs Green

Congratulations to: Henry Giudici who was selected to perform with the National Youth Guitar Ensemble at the Remembrance Concert in the Albert Hall. High Altar steps, Canterbury Cathedral.

National Concert Band Festival ∣ Regional Finals On Sunday 27 November, 140 young musicians from Warwick School and King’s High School attended the National Concert Band regional finals in Nottingham. Six Warwick bands with children from ages 11-18 participated and achieved a remarkable three Platinum Awards, two Gold and one Silver. Next stop – the National Finals in April, to be held here at Warwick School. All the bands were praised for their musicianship and consummate skill. The standard and commitment of our young musicians is off the scale! CongratuIations to all involved.

11 News& events Warwick School students received a public news announcement in true historical style. All the boys gathered at the school to hear the annual address from the Warwick Town Crier, Michael Reddy. The Town Crier requested that the Head Master grant permission for an extra week’s holiday at half-term for the boys. This was greeted with huge cheers from the gathered pupils. Traditions at Warwick School are of particular importance and the invitation to the Town Crier is one that has been kept for many years, dating back to at least 1912. The Town Crier collected £266, which Warwick School students kindly donated, for the Mayor’s charity, which this year is a local charity called Evelyn’s Gift.

Oyez, oyez, oyez!

Photos by Owen Gee

Wimbledon star visits Congratulations to: Wimbledon star Marcus Willis served up some Owen Gee who, excitingly, has been shortlisted for the sporting inspiration at Warwick School. He visited RSPCA Young Photographer of the Year and invited to with fellow Warwick Boat Club tennis coach Gavin attend an awards ceremony in London hosted by Chris Henderson, to talk to our Lower Fourth pupils in Packham. assembly. In the Q&A session, one pupil asked, ‘Did you think you Harry Coley-Smith, (bottom right in the photo) who climbed could win against Mount Elbrus in Southern Russia, the highest mountain in Roger Federer at Europe, along with his father and a small group of Wimbledon’ and mountaineers. Marcus replied The FOWS supported his trek by paying for his ice pick and ‘Yes!’. crampons. The session finished with huge excitement as Gavin served some signed tennis balls to Marcus on stage, who then hit them into the audience for the boys to catch and keep!

Back row: Gavin Henderson, Marcus Willis, Mr Pierce. Front row: Ryan Stinton and Ben Holding.

12 Charity Sleeping Rough £4,199.84 A massive well done to boarder Alan Lau who total raised this joined the Helping Hands Team and spent 12 hours academic year in the freezing cold and lashing rain to help raise more than £11,000. Funds raised this term include £2,829 raised for MacMillan at our Big Breakfast. A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Big Breakfast, cake sale and raffle. Josh Holmes and Owain Davies-McCrorie produced and sold a DVD of the Gala Concert, with all proceeds going to the charity Kissing it Better.

He joined 120 people to take on the Sleep Out challenge of 12 hours sleeping with nothing more than cardboard and plastic sheeting for protection! The purpose of the Sleep Out was to highlight issues surrounding homelessness and to raise money for the

Helping Hands new drop-in centre, currently under News & events construction. The facility will provide support not only for They presented the cheque for £724 at the Orchestra those 'sleeping rough' but also those who are homeless, of the Swan Concert in October. vulnerable adults and low-income families. In addition to the money raised this term we have On Saturday morning the Senior Officer from also collected around 1000 new and used books for Marlborough Barracks was very keen to congratulate the Andrew Grene School in Cité Soleil, Haiti. Alan on his self-sufficient and enthusiastic approach to the challenge. This year’s charities The school has chosen our main charities to support this year: Green Team Update 1) Myton Hospice, chosen due to proximity to the school and the fact that the families of many students Over the last year we have run a number and staff have benefitted from the hospice’s service of environmental projects to make the over the years. school a greener and more sustainable organisation including: 2) Helping Hands, a local charity with which we first connected through the Lower Fourth Sleep Out for Green bins inside classrooms and homelessness event. around the grounds Ditch the Car Day to encourage us all to 3) Three small overseas charities that were visited by use more environmentally friendly ways the school’s sports tours in the past year. to get to and from school Poster campaigns to encourage us all not to waste electricity

For 2016/17 we have set a major target that we want to Top marks! achieve – Bronze Award status for the school from an international organisation called Eco-Schools. Computing students from the Lower Fifth and Middle Fifth took part in the Bebras challenge, run by the University of We will be running a new campaign each half-term to improve Oxford, which tests students’ computational thinking. our environmental performance in a different keyarea. This There were 82,000 participants in the UK across various term our focus has been recycling and reducing the amount age groups. of rubbish that goes to landfill from the school and saving In the Lower Fifth we were awarded 15 certificates of energy. distinction and 9 in the Middle Fifth. We have introduced ‘Switch-Off Fortnight’. The Green Team Max Sharman, L5B, scored full marks and is now invited to will be surveying which unoccupied form-rooms have their take part in the finals at Oxford University. Congratulations lights turned off and keep a score for each form. The Max. winning class will be presented with doughnuts in assembly! 13 Sport Hockey From January 2017 Warwick School will be the South Midlands Performance Centre for England Hockey. This follows a selection process which Cricket selects the venues based on their facilities Top School and commitment to hockey. Players aged 14-17, selected for the performance centre Warwick School has been selected by The will train at Warwick School on a regular Cricketer magazine as a Top 100 School basis. Congratulations to the Warwick for the second year running. As a students selected: U17; Jacob Fenwick, result we feature in their A-Z Guide to George Holding and Oliver Tubb. U15; the Summer’s Game Top 100 Schools. Freddie Quelch. The cricket season ended on a high in Warwick School and King’s High School have recently September, when the U15A team finished upgraded their hockey pitches and now have a blue Tiger as runners-up in the National T20 Turf surface with improved technical areas and a spectator competition. area. This improvement in facilities no doubt strengthened The first rounds of the competition began back in spring the school’s bid to be a regional performance centre. with over 900 teams entering. Warwick won both the Warwick School was also chosen as the venue for a GB County and Midlands rounds to reach National Finals Day at Hockey coaching session. GB coaches were filmed whilst the historic Arundel Castle cricket ground. running a session for Warwick students. This will be used by Warwick beat Bolton School, in the semi-final and then GB hockey for their online coaching resource. faced a very strong Millfield side in the final. Unfortunately, the final did not go Warwick's way but the team made Warwick School history by finishing as runners-up in this national competition, for the first time.

Our new pitches being used during a session for GB hockey coaches, with our boys.

Indoor hockey success The U16 team won the County Indoor tournament, winning every match and is now through to the Midlands Final later this term. Finishing as runners-up in the County Tournament the U18 team also qualifies for the Midlands Final.

U12 festival Congratulations to the U12 team who continue their unbeaten run in their first season. At the King Edward School, Birmingham U12 festival, the team won all four group matches, scoring 20 goals and conceding just 2, U16 team, left to right: George Holding, Freddie Herd, Oliver Tubb, Jacob and went on to beat Solihull School in the final to win the Fenwick, Lucas Spencer, Archie Gale and Alex Murdoch. tournament. 14 Rugby Swimming Once again Warwick School has progressed well in the national cups in Warwick School continued its long run all age groups. of success in the ESSA National Team The U13s got through to the Championships, with Senior, last 16 of the National Schools Intermediate and Junior teams all Rugby Cup, but lost to qualifying for the national finals, held at Winchester House School the London Olympic Pool. 20-15, missing out on a place Some 220 schools entered teams this in the quarter-finals. year, with our U13 and U18 team winning The U15 team beat Denstone the West Midlands qualifying round. As College 49-12 in the NatWest ever, the competition on finals day was Schools Cup, Round 4. The very tough, but all teams performed team now faces Cheltenham exceptionally well. Although not quite College in the quarter-final. making the swim-off for the medal places, Warwick teams finished ranked U15 v Denstone College The U18s had a tightly inside the top 20 schools in the country. contested match against Oundle School in the fourth round, winning 13-11. All of the boys produced some inspired The team plays QEGS Wakefield in the quarter-final. This will be a tough individual relay leg swims to contribute match with a team that we know well, having played them in the to overall success. Twickenham final three times at U15 level. Buoyed by their success in London, the We wish both teams the best of luck in their next stage of these U13 team joined forces with the U12 team competitions. to compete in the Warwick 50s. With Congratulations to: over 16 schools entering this year, the competition has become a major event Nick Rigby and Nick David for their ongoing involvement with England U18s. on the schools’ swimming calendar. The Tom Fawcett and Ollie Thorneywork for their ongoing involvement with U12 team was narrowly beaten into England U17s. second place, while the U13 swimmers demonstrated why they are West Midlands Champions, with a resounding victory in their age group. The combined performance of the two teams meant Warwick won the overall team trophy for the sixth time in seven years.

Edinburgh ∣ Rugby Tour The Intermediate Swimming Team The tour started with a visit to Edinburgh’s legendary castle, and then on to Edinburgh Academy School for the first fixture. Congratulations to: A day away from the rugby came on Tuesday. This gave staff and students Reuben Trotter, selected for the British Sport opportunity to settle their differences paintballing. Free time in the Triathlon South Central Region evening was spent enjoying Edinburgh’s night time ghost tour. Academy. Wednesday morning allowed for more sightseeing, atop a guided tour Cian Tyler, offered his first full-time bus, and the chance to scale the famous Scott Monument. There was little contract at Coventry City with the time to delight in the views as it was off to the second fixture versus George confirmation of a scholarship contract, Heriot’s School before rounding off a successful day with a cinema trip. when he leaves school. The final day, was spent visiting Sterling Castle and the William Wallis Congratulations to our U14 tennis team. monument before returning back to Edinburgh and concluding the tour The team got through to the Midlands with a fixture against George Watson’s. Final, but lost 4-2 to Leicester Grammar The challenge of stepping up to play older, and often physically bigger School, just missing out from being in boys is one of which all tourists should be proud. Overall tour record: the last four teams in the country. Played 9 Won 4. 15 Collaboration

The Tempest Workshop Warwick Prep School and Warwick Junior School joined together with the Young Shakespeare Company in a Shakespearean workshop on The Tempest. The day began at the Bridge House Theatre where the groups of boys and girls had the opportunity to play and interpret some of the characters. They then spent Literary Society time learning some Shakespearean The Literary Society was delighted to welcome the actor language and Paapa Essiedu to speak about playing Hamlet in the undertook online recent Simon Godwin RSC production. This was a brilliant investigation to opportunity for both Warwick and King's High students find out more who are studying the play at A Level to ask pertinent about William questions about dramatic interpretations of the play. Shakespeare. Essiedu elucidated the viewpoint that Hamlet is a ‘poem After lunch it was unlimited’ and gave detailed explanations of the decisions back to the Bridge made around using art inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat as House Theatre for a performance of The Tempest by the well as the reasons for the powerful resonance of setting Young Shakespeare Company. The children enjoyed seeing the play in an African state. We were immensely privileged the play in action, after the preparatory workshops in the to gain this additional insight after having enjoyed the play morning. so much, earlier this year.

Project One Campus The Project One Campus masterplan proposals were presented by WISF staff and the project team at a series of consultation events held between 10th - 13th October. The consultation event was well attended by parents, pupils, staff and the general public. We had 269 signatories register at the event and feedback on the design was very positive. All feedback received was captured by the project team and subsequently reviewed. Since the consultation event, the team has progressed the design and a full planning application was submitted to Warwick District Council in late November. It is likely the application will be made available for public viewing Cross section of shared Sixth Form centre. imminently.

King’s High School main entrance.

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