The Grovian 2018 the Grovian 2018

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The Grovian 2018 The Grovian 2018

woodhousegrove.co.uk The Grovian 2018 Contents

Ocial Reports 3 - 14

Brontë House 15 - 31

Boarding 33 - 35

Out of the Classroom 37 - 41

Trips and Tours 42 - 55

Performing Arts 56 - 71

Sports Reports 72 - 104

House Reports 105 - 111 Official Reports In an academic year, the top 10 percent of teachers We live in a world that is intensely fluid and take their students through 18 months-worth of changing; as a result of technology, material, while the bottom 10 percent take them communications, travel, migration and other forms through only six months-worth. As Eric Hanushek, of globalization. However, looking ahead, one thing a researcher at Stamford University, told The never changes, and this should give is all colossal Economist: “No other attribute of schools comes hope. Adolescents are essentially optimistic. They close to having as much influence on student are full of talent and today’s young people are less achievement as teacher quality”. Academic prejudiced and more principled, with a healthy researchers have found something else too. Great respect for those of dierent backgrounds and teachers have a number of qualities; such as deep beliefs. Such a realisation should give us all infinite subject knowledge and high levels of emotional hope of a bright new dawn. intelligence, but one is more important than any other: they are, first and foremost, avid students When education is complete, the one thing that is themselves. They do not fall for what Elizabeth essential in schools is to build personality, develop Green, the author of Building a Better Teacher, calls character and confidence, train resilience and the “myth of the natural born teacher”. Instead, promote courage through the attitudes and values they are always looking to extend their knowledge inculcated. The youth of tomorrow know this and, of teaching to improve their skills and develop for the most part, are ready to contend with the fresh insights. complexities of an anguished world. An education which is not based upon principle, However, whilst considering what makes a great and a core set of values, is almost worthless. That teacher, we need to acknowledge that teaching is why at Woodhouse Grove we place so much has changed beyond recognition during my time in emphasis on our Grovian Values. It is who you are, the profession, and this change has brought with it not what you know, that carries you through life; additional pressures. In my early years of teaching, that is what determines whether or not you find I felt accountable more than anything else to the true happiness and self-fulfillment; and that is what pupils I taught, and the school that employed me defines what an education should really be about. to teach them. The pressures have since grown It is the set of our sails and not the wind and the Headmaster’s Report enormously. Some of this is externally imposed; for gales that determine where we go, and which example, a meddlesome, unnecessarily course we take in life. Nowhere else is this more bureaucratic and punitive Inspection regime leaves the case than in schools like Woodhouse Grove It is was a huge honour and privilege to welcome The sta here work tirelessly to shape your son or schools in fear, while examination performance where the next generation of movers and shakers, to Woodhouse Grove our Prize Day Guest of daughter’s future. My colleagues inspire in many tables – whether government or newspaper of leaders and decision makers, spend their most Honour, Kim Leadbeater. Kim is the sister of Jo ways and when the world appears not to care, they derived – hold schools to account in crude terms formative years. Cox, the Batley and Spen MP who was tragically do, they care about each and every student. It is a that often say more about the academic ability murdered on 16th June, 2016. Since her sister’s fact that, in time, every pupil will remember one or profile of a school than the quality of teaching and Whilst immensely important, examination results death, Kim has worked tirelessly to create a two teachers with deepest gratitude, for some care within it. say nothing about the quality of scholarship, the positive legacy for Jo, with a specific focus on spark of inspiration, which set their course. In the creativity, or the humanity of a school; and we all social cohesion and creating positive relationships. words of Old Grovian, Phillip Hall, “passable Notwithstanding all these challenges, our goal as know that you cannot equate examination results Under the ‘More In Common’ theme, taken from teachers are common; good ones much less so. To educators remains unwavering, namely, to equip with the financial results of companies, as the best Jo’s maiden speech in parliament, Kim has encounter a truly great teacher is a rare privilege young people with the necessary knowledge, skills, measure of success. That is why, at its heart, the organised various community-based initiatives; that many children never experience”. and resilience to enable them to thrive in the future business of Woodhouse Grove will always be focusing on the things we all share, which can and be happy, confident citizens of the world. rooted in the people that make up our community; bring people together. In my view, a truly great teacher is able to step Thanks to Government intervention, the curriculum the building of relationships between parents, sta beyond his or her own competence. This requires ebbs and flows. The timetable is so congested that and pupils; and the value placed on each Kim is also a lifelong educationalist; a lecturer in the individual to put themselves in the shoes of the there is little time to teach ethics and morals; and, individual. This is what makes the Grove such a higher and further education, and a personal student; breaking down the theory or concept into as parents and teachers, we are all alarmed by special place; as the poem goes, “We are all trainer, who, like Woodhouse Grove, has always learnable parts. This takes empathy, imagination, issues relating to the role social media plays in individuals, yet we are part of something adopted a holistic view of education and insight and other qualities we might bracket under young people’s lives. However, despite new social incredible”. well-being. As demonstrated by her powerful the term “teaching craft”. problems, schools and society must do their best words, following her sister’s tragic murder, Kim to maximize the benefits technology bestows. Finally, I should like to record my thanks and continues to approach life with a passion, empathy When John Hattie, a leading researcher, analysed Whether we like it or not, social media has gratitude to the team responsible for putting and positive attitude. Her address was truly educational performance around the world, he changed language and the way children see the together another excellent publication. inspirational and I for one cannot remember a Prize discovered that class size is not as significant as world. At times, when dealing with some of these Day Guest at any of the schools at which I have parents tend to think; neither is setting or issues in school, I often think that society as a been lucky enough to teach receive such a long streaming by ability. Indeed, he found that only one whole now requires a new code of conduct, so that and rousing ovation. factor made a major dierence, teacher quality. harmful misuse does not prevail.

Page 4 I am Grovian In an academic year, the top 10 percent of teachers We live in a world that is intensely fluid and take their students through 18 months-worth of changing; as a result of technology, material, while the bottom 10 percent take them communications, travel, migration and other forms through only six months-worth. As Eric Hanushek, of globalization. However, looking ahead, one thing a researcher at Stamford University, told The never changes, and this should give is all colossal Economist: “No other attribute of schools comes hope. Adolescents are essentially optimistic. They close to having as much influence on student are full of talent and today’s young people are less achievement as teacher quality”. Academic prejudiced and more principled, with a healthy researchers have found something else too. Great respect for those of dierent backgrounds and teachers have a number of qualities; such as deep beliefs. Such a realisation should give us all infinite subject knowledge and high levels of emotional hope of a bright new dawn. intelligence, but one is more important than any other: they are, first and foremost, avid students When education is complete, the one thing that is themselves. They do not fall for what Elizabeth essential in schools is to build personality, develop Green, the author of Building a Better Teacher, calls character and confidence, train resilience and the “myth of the natural born teacher”. Instead, promote courage through the attitudes and values they are always looking to extend their knowledge inculcated. The youth of tomorrow know this and, of teaching to improve their skills and develop for the most part, are ready to contend with the fresh insights. complexities of an anguished world. An education which is not based upon principle, However, whilst considering what makes a great and a core set of values, is almost worthless. That teacher, we need to acknowledge that teaching is why at Woodhouse Grove we place so much has changed beyond recognition during my time in emphasis on our Grovian Values. It is who you are, the profession, and this change has brought with it not what you know, that carries you through life; additional pressures. In my early years of teaching, that is what determines whether or not you find I felt accountable more than anything else to the true happiness and self-fulfillment; and that is what pupils I taught, and the school that employed me defines what an education should really be about. to teach them. The pressures have since grown It is the set of our sails and not the wind and the enormously. Some of this is externally imposed; for gales that determine where we go, and which example, a meddlesome, unnecessarily course we take in life. Nowhere else is this more bureaucratic and punitive Inspection regime leaves the case than in schools like Woodhouse Grove It is was a huge honour and privilege to welcome The sta here work tirelessly to shape your son or schools in fear, while examination performance where the next generation of movers and shakers, to Woodhouse Grove our Prize Day Guest of daughter’s future. My colleagues inspire in many tables – whether government or newspaper of leaders and decision makers, spend their most Honour, Kim Leadbeater. Kim is the sister of Jo ways and when the world appears not to care, they derived – hold schools to account in crude terms formative years. Cox, the Batley and Spen MP who was tragically do, they care about each and every student. It is a that often say more about the academic ability murdered on 16th June, 2016. Since her sister’s fact that, in time, every pupil will remember one or profile of a school than the quality of teaching and Whilst immensely important, examination results death, Kim has worked tirelessly to create a two teachers with deepest gratitude, for some care within it. say nothing about the quality of scholarship, the positive legacy for Jo, with a specific focus on spark of inspiration, which set their course. In the creativity, or the humanity of a school; and we all social cohesion and creating positive relationships. words of Old Grovian, Phillip Hall, “passable Notwithstanding all these challenges, our goal as know that you cannot equate examination results Under the ‘More In Common’ theme, taken from teachers are common; good ones much less so. To educators remains unwavering, namely, to equip with the financial results of companies, as the best Jo’s maiden speech in parliament, Kim has encounter a truly great teacher is a rare privilege young people with the necessary knowledge, skills, measure of success. That is why, at its heart, the organised various community-based initiatives; that many children never experience”. and resilience to enable them to thrive in the future business of Woodhouse Grove will always be focusing on the things we all share, which can and be happy, confident citizens of the world. rooted in the people that make up our community; bring people together. In my view, a truly great teacher is able to step Thanks to Government intervention, the curriculum the building of relationships between parents, sta beyond his or her own competence. This requires ebbs and flows. The timetable is so congested that and pupils; and the value placed on each Kim is also a lifelong educationalist; a lecturer in the individual to put themselves in the shoes of the there is little time to teach ethics and morals; and, individual. This is what makes the Grove such a higher and further education, and a personal student; breaking down the theory or concept into as parents and teachers, we are all alarmed by special place; as the poem goes, “We are all trainer, who, like Woodhouse Grove, has always learnable parts. This takes empathy, imagination, issues relating to the role social media plays in individuals, yet we are part of something adopted a holistic view of education and insight and other qualities we might bracket under young people’s lives. However, despite new social incredible”. well-being. As demonstrated by her powerful the term “teaching craft”. problems, schools and society must do their best words, following her sister’s tragic murder, Kim to maximize the benefits technology bestows. Finally, I should like to record my thanks and continues to approach life with a passion, empathy When John Hattie, a leading researcher, analysed Whether we like it or not, social media has gratitude to the team responsible for putting and positive attitude. Her address was truly educational performance around the world, he changed language and the way children see the together another excellent publication. inspirational and I for one cannot remember a Prize discovered that class size is not as significant as world. At times, when dealing with some of these Day Guest at any of the schools at which I have parents tend to think; neither is setting or issues in school, I often think that society as a Mr. James Lockwood been lucky enough to teach receive such a long streaming by ability. Indeed, he found that only one whole now requires a new code of conduct, so that Headmaster and rousing ovation. factor made a major dierence, teacher quality. harmful misuse does not prevail.

I am Grovian Page 5 Concerts this year have proved equally successful. pool. Hermione Roe has enjoyed superb individual Head Prefects’ Report Both the Christmas and Chamber concerts success in swimming this year and currently holds provided moving performances that were delivered multiple national records for her age group. This to an excellent standard with young talent showing was recognised with her nomination for Young the future is bright for the Mozarts, Beethovens Sportswoman of the Year at the Bradford sports and Kanye Wests of Woodhouse Grove. awards. The Grove was also represented at the awards by Harrison Green, who was the recipient At Easter, the Music department raised a of Young Sportsman of the Year for representing significant sum of money for Action for Children; Team GB at the European Gymnastics Football is coming home, or at least that is what as ever, the Performing Arts department continue Championships. we choose to believe. In many ways, your whole to be one of the driving forces behind the School’s time at the Grove is much like the World Cup you continued charitable eorts. Individual success was also enjoyed by Ben Hill in might say. Whether you are in the qualifying cross country, becoming Leeds Cross Country rounds in Year 7, or at the final as a Year 13 leaver, The Performing Arts department remains key to Champion under the guidance of Mr. Tedd. Grove the stages of the ongoing tournament resemble (if helping make Woodhouse Grove what it is. Talent cross country continues to get stronger and loosely!) our time here as Grovians. The World Cup is encouraged to blossom by the tremendous stronger – or should I say faster and faster. The is so much more than sport, and Woodhouse Grove eorts and passion that the sta have in the arena introduction of triathlon to the school has suited is so much more than a school. Pride, passion and of music and drama. The sta truly make what the the well-rounded athletes of the Grove well. Next jubilation: our time here has been very special. Performing Arts department is. A standard 4 4 2 week, the school is hosting its first ever aquathon When we gather for our Leavers' Service tomorrow formation with one central midfielder holding? Or where we imagine the first thing you do is work with our own Hand of God, otherwise known as perhaps simply an incredible group of people out what on earth you are meant to do. Rev. Bonny, it will be after an academic year of whose achievements cannot be overstated. achievements and success, all of which are as I think it would be fair to say that the Grove has And while the Grove may enjoy individual success, important as the World Cup to the Woodhouse seen some remarkable achievement in sport too as the failures of Argentina in this World Cup has Grove family. this year. Mr. King’s accession to the throne of proved, one person will not bring a whole team Director of Sport has allowed for continued diverse success. The successes we have enjoyed during Of course, there is more to life than football and sporting and co-curricular opportunities for the our schooldays are, in fact, a culmination of a wide the World Cup and Woodhouse Grove exemplifies students here. Students at the Grove have an range of eorts not exclusive to the students but this. Under the guidance of musical master Mr. enormous range of sporting activities to choose generated by the passion and dedication of the Crawford and part time athlete and full time from: rugby, cricket, netball, athletics, rounders, sta - from coaches to groundsmen, caterers to Victorian Gent, Mr. Tedd, this year has football, swimming, climbing, cross country, conductors. demonstrated Woodhouse Grove’s superb pool of triathlon, hockey, basketball, shin kicking and musical and thespian talent. Beginning the term bear-baiting… well maybe not the last one unless it I started at Brontë when I was 4 years old and feel with the By Request concert in September, the refers to getting on Mr. Frost’s nerves. extremely lucky to have grown up here. I feel proud ‘spell binding performances’ as described by Mr. that things have gone well for me academically Lockwood set a precedent for the rest of the year In rugby, the 1st XV were successful in winning the and I’ve had the most amazing opportunities but in the Performing Arts department. With U18s National Plate competition, the first national there’s something more important about this place performances from Hamilton and the Phantom of success the school has achieved at this level. It was a that has made my time here happy, that’s made me the Opera to name a few, the concert made a real remarkable day at a fantastic venue, the Sixways look forward to coming back after the holidays and impression on the school community, particularly Stadium in Worcester; and the final was a great that makes me feel sad when I think about leaving. myself who thought Hamilton was a centre back occasion not just for the team but for the school as a It’s something about the ethos of the place - pupils for Stoke City. whole. The large procession of fans down to Worcester and sta are positive and encouraging, they Thinking about it, perhaps the opening analogy of - students, parents and sta-alike - illustrated the recognise the need to work hard but to also have the World Cup was not totally accurate. Leaving Being lucky enough to go to such an inclusive unity of our school. Inspired by our coach Mr. Bedford, fun, and most importantly people are open minded school is not really like being in the final. Just like school as Woodhouse Grove, we have both Woodhouse showed rugby was coming home with a and kind to each other. England, we have come so far and find ourselves a enjoyed the incredible talent that the Performing 36-14 victory against Croydon School. little bit surprised to be here….but there are lots of Arts department has nurtured. It’s something that can’t be measured by exam games to come and our experiences in the early National success was not exclusive to the 1st XV, results but is probably more important. rounds will set us up superbly for the challenges This was particularly so, in this year’s school with the U15s reaching the quarter final of the ahead. Christmas production, Cinderella, a pantomime National Cup. After beating Bradford Grammar, So many teachers give their all in order to make directed by Mrs. Couper. The show ‘had it all’, QEGS and St. Peter’s to name a few, the U15s met this place work. Whether it’s the sports coaches Yes – whilst England will be a little bit sad when comic acting, even more comic dancing and an Manchester Grammar School in the quarter final, The same could be said for netball at the Grove. Woodhouse Grove team has gone, and the future there on a freezing Saturday morning when we the matches end and they go home, we have the inflatable cactus (no we’re not sure why either). eventual finalists of the competition. This success We experienced unprecedented success this year, looks very bright, going into next season. have to leave for a fixture before it’s even light or advantage of knowing that what we have gained In recent weeks, the school also thoroughly is remarkable considering the size of years at with a record 150 girls attending weekly training. the musician and play directors rehearsing for here is valuable for life and as Old Grovians, we are enjoyed a gifted Year 7 perform in a night Woodhouse but also unsurprising due to the Particular success was enjoyed by the U16s, who Sporting opportunities and achievements at the hours on end, or my history teacher staying late to always in the tournament. originally entitled ‘Year 7’s Got Talent’. The show dedication of the coaching sta. The values of this year reached the National Finals. Reaching the Grove span a range of dierent sports. The World help me prepare for an exam – the teachers go went down a storm, receiving a great reception sportsmanship are deeply embedded within the semi-final of the tournament, the team achieved Cup this year has been criticised for featuring a lot above and beyond to make sure we all get the Hannah Waddington and Paddy Ziegler from parents and sta alike. ethos of Grove rugby. 4th place nationally. This is the furthest any of diving, but one place this is acceptable is the most out of our time here.

Page 6 I am Grovian Concerts this year have proved equally successful. pool. Hermione Roe has enjoyed superb individual Both the Christmas and Chamber concerts success in swimming this year and currently holds provided moving performances that were delivered multiple national records for her age group. This to an excellent standard with young talent showing was recognised with her nomination for Young the future is bright for the Mozarts, Beethovens Sportswoman of the Year at the Bradford sports and Kanye Wests of Woodhouse Grove. “The teachers go awards. The Grove was also represented at the above and beyond to awards by Harrison Green, who was the recipient At Easter, the Music department raised a make sure we all get of Young Sportsman of the Year for representing significant sum of money for Action for Children; Team GB at the European Gymnastics Football is coming home, or at least that is what as ever, the Performing Arts department continue the most out of our Championships. we choose to believe. In many ways, your whole to be one of the driving forces behind the School’s time here.” time at the Grove is much like the World Cup you continued charitable eorts. Individual success was also enjoyed by Ben Hill in might say. Whether you are in the qualifying cross country, becoming Leeds Cross Country rounds in Year 7, or at the final as a Year 13 leaver, The Performing Arts department remains key to Champion under the guidance of Mr. Tedd. Grove the stages of the ongoing tournament resemble (if helping make Woodhouse Grove what it is. Talent cross country continues to get stronger and loosely!) our time here as Grovians. The World Cup is encouraged to blossom by the tremendous stronger – or should I say faster and faster. The is so much more than sport, and Woodhouse Grove eorts and passion that the sta have in the arena introduction of triathlon to the school has suited is so much more than a school. Pride, passion and of music and drama. The sta truly make what the the well-rounded athletes of the Grove well. Next jubilation: our time here has been very special. Performing Arts department is. A standard 4 4 2 week, the school is hosting its first ever aquathon When we gather for our Leavers' Service tomorrow formation with one central midfielder holding? Or where we imagine the first thing you do is work with our own Hand of God, otherwise known as perhaps simply an incredible group of people out what on earth you are meant to do. Rev. Bonny, it will be after an academic year of whose achievements cannot be overstated. achievements and success, all of which are as I think it would be fair to say that the Grove has And while the Grove may enjoy individual success, important as the World Cup to the Woodhouse seen some remarkable achievement in sport too as the failures of Argentina in this World Cup has Grove family. this year. Mr. King’s accession to the throne of proved, one person will not bring a whole team Director of Sport has allowed for continued diverse success. The successes we have enjoyed during Of course, there is more to life than football and sporting and co-curricular opportunities for the our schooldays are, in fact, a culmination of a wide the World Cup and Woodhouse Grove exemplifies students here. Students at the Grove have an range of eorts not exclusive to the students but this. Under the guidance of musical master Mr. enormous range of sporting activities to choose generated by the passion and dedication of the Crawford and part time athlete and full time from: rugby, cricket, netball, athletics, rounders, sta - from coaches to groundsmen, caterers to Victorian Gent, Mr. Tedd, this year has football, swimming, climbing, cross country, conductors. demonstrated Woodhouse Grove’s superb pool of triathlon, hockey, basketball, shin kicking and musical and thespian talent. Beginning the term bear-baiting… well maybe not the last one unless it I started at Brontë when I was 4 years old and feel with the By Request concert in September, the refers to getting on Mr. Frost’s nerves. extremely lucky to have grown up here. I feel proud ‘spell binding performances’ as described by Mr. that things have gone well for me academically Lockwood set a precedent for the rest of the year In rugby, the 1st XV were successful in winning the and I’ve had the most amazing opportunities but in the Performing Arts department. With U18s National Plate competition, the first national there’s something more important about this place performances from Hamilton and the Phantom of success the school has achieved at this level. It was a that has made my time here happy, that’s made me the Opera to name a few, the concert made a real remarkable day at a fantastic venue, the Sixways look forward to coming back after the holidays and impression on the school community, particularly Stadium in Worcester; and the final was a great that makes me feel sad when I think about leaving. myself who thought Hamilton was a centre back occasion not just for the team but for the school as a It’s something about the ethos of the place - pupils for Stoke City. whole. The large procession of fans down to Worcester and sta are positive and encouraging, they Thinking about it, perhaps the opening analogy of - students, parents and sta-alike - illustrated the recognise the need to work hard but to also have the World Cup was not totally accurate. Leaving Being lucky enough to go to such an inclusive unity of our school. Inspired by our coach Mr. Bedford, fun, and most importantly people are open minded school is not really like being in the final. Just like school as Woodhouse Grove, we have both Woodhouse showed rugby was coming home with a and kind to each other. England, we have come so far and find ourselves a enjoyed the incredible talent that the Performing 36-14 victory against Croydon School. little bit surprised to be here….but there are lots of Arts department has nurtured. It’s something that can’t be measured by exam games to come and our experiences in the early National success was not exclusive to the 1st XV, results but is probably more important. rounds will set us up superbly for the challenges This was particularly so, in this year’s school with the U15s reaching the quarter final of the ahead. Christmas production, Cinderella, a pantomime National Cup. After beating Bradford Grammar, So many teachers give their all in order to make directed by Mrs. Couper. The show ‘had it all’, QEGS and St. Peter’s to name a few, the U15s met this place work. Whether it’s the sports coaches Yes – whilst England will be a little bit sad when comic acting, even more comic dancing and an Manchester Grammar School in the quarter final, The same could be said for netball at the Grove. Woodhouse Grove team has gone, and the future there on a freezing Saturday morning when we the matches end and they go home, we have the inflatable cactus (no we’re not sure why either). eventual finalists of the competition. This success We experienced unprecedented success this year, looks very bright, going into next season. have to leave for a fixture before it’s even light or advantage of knowing that what we have gained In recent weeks, the school also thoroughly is remarkable considering the size of years at with a record 150 girls attending weekly training. the musician and play directors rehearsing for here is valuable for life and as Old Grovians, we are enjoyed a gifted Year 7 perform in a night Woodhouse but also unsurprising due to the Particular success was enjoyed by the U16s, who Sporting opportunities and achievements at the hours on end, or my history teacher staying late to always in the tournament. originally entitled ‘Year 7’s Got Talent’. The show dedication of the coaching sta. The values of this year reached the National Finals. Reaching the Grove span a range of dierent sports. The World help me prepare for an exam – the teachers go went down a storm, receiving a great reception sportsmanship are deeply embedded within the semi-final of the tournament, the team achieved Cup this year has been criticised for featuring a lot above and beyond to make sure we all get the Hannah Waddington and Paddy Ziegler from parents and sta alike. ethos of Grove rugby. 4th place nationally. This is the furthest any of diving, but one place this is acceptable is the most out of our time here.

I am Grovian Page 7 Concerts this year have proved equally successful. pool. Hermione Roe has enjoyed superb individual Both the Christmas and Chamber concerts success in swimming this year and currently holds provided moving performances that were delivered multiple national records for her age group. This to an excellent standard with young talent showing was recognised with her nomination for Young the future is bright for the Mozarts, Beethovens Sportswoman of the Year at the Bradford sports and Kanye Wests of Woodhouse Grove. awards. The Grove was also represented at the awards by Harrison Green, who was the recipient At Easter, the Music department raised a of Young Sportsman of the Year for representing significant sum of money for Action for Children; Team GB at the European Gymnastics Football is coming home, or at least that is what as ever, the Performing Arts department continue Championships. we choose to believe. In many ways, your whole to be one of the driving forces behind the School’s time at the Grove is much like the World Cup you continued charitable eorts. Individual success was also enjoyed by Ben Hill in might say. Whether you are in the qualifying cross country, becoming Leeds Cross Country rounds in Year 7, or at the final as a Year 13 leaver, The Performing Arts department remains key to Champion under the guidance of Mr. Tedd. Grove the stages of the ongoing tournament resemble (if helping make Woodhouse Grove what it is. Talent cross country continues to get stronger and loosely!) our time here as Grovians. The World Cup is encouraged to blossom by the tremendous stronger – or should I say faster and faster. The is so much more than sport, and Woodhouse Grove eorts and passion that the sta have in the arena introduction of triathlon to the school has suited is so much more than a school. Pride, passion and of music and drama. The sta truly make what the the well-rounded athletes of the Grove well. Next jubilation: our time here has been very special. Performing Arts department is. A standard 4 4 2 week, the school is hosting its first ever aquathon When we gather for our Leavers' Service tomorrow formation with one central midfielder holding? Or where we imagine the first thing you do is work with our own Hand of God, otherwise known as perhaps simply an incredible group of people out what on earth you are meant to do. Rev. Bonny, it will be after an academic year of whose achievements cannot be overstated. achievements and success, all of which are as I think it would be fair to say that the Grove has And while the Grove may enjoy individual success, important as the World Cup to the Woodhouse seen some remarkable achievement in sport too as the failures of Argentina in this World Cup has Grove family. this year. Mr. King’s accession to the throne of proved, one person will not bring a whole team Director of Sport has allowed for continued diverse success. The successes we have enjoyed during Of course, there is more to life than football and sporting and co-curricular opportunities for the our schooldays are, in fact, a culmination of a wide the World Cup and Woodhouse Grove exemplifies students here. Students at the Grove have an range of eorts not exclusive to the students but this. Under the guidance of musical master Mr. enormous range of sporting activities to choose generated by the passion and dedication of the Crawford and part time athlete and full time from: rugby, cricket, netball, athletics, rounders, sta - from coaches to groundsmen, caterers to Victorian Gent, Mr. Tedd, this year has football, swimming, climbing, cross country, conductors. demonstrated Woodhouse Grove’s superb pool of triathlon, hockey, basketball, shin kicking and musical and thespian talent. Beginning the term bear-baiting… well maybe not the last one unless it I started at Brontë when I was 4 years old and feel with the By Request concert in September, the refers to getting on Mr. Frost’s nerves. extremely lucky to have grown up here. I feel proud ‘spell binding performances’ as described by Mr. that things have gone well for me academically Lockwood set a precedent for the rest of the year In rugby, the 1st XV were successful in winning the and I’ve had the most amazing opportunities but in the Performing Arts department. With U18s National Plate competition, the first national there’s something more important about this place performances from Hamilton and the Phantom of success the school has achieved at this level. It was a that has made my time here happy, that’s made me the Opera to name a few, the concert made a real remarkable day at a fantastic venue, the Sixways look forward to coming back after the holidays and impression on the school community, particularly Stadium in Worcester; and the final was a great that makes me feel sad when I think about leaving. myself who thought Hamilton was a centre back occasion not just for the team but for the school as a It’s something about the ethos of the place - pupils for Stoke City. whole. The large procession of fans down to Worcester and sta are positive and encouraging, they Thinking about it, perhaps the opening analogy of - students, parents and sta-alike - illustrated the recognise the need to work hard but to also have the World Cup was not totally accurate. Leaving Being lucky enough to go to such an inclusive unity of our school. Inspired by our coach Mr. Bedford, fun, and most importantly people are open minded school is not really like being in the final. Just like school as Woodhouse Grove, we have both Woodhouse showed rugby was coming home with a and kind to each other. England, we have come so far and find ourselves a enjoyed the incredible talent that the Performing 36-14 victory against Croydon School. little bit surprised to be here….but there are lots of Arts department has nurtured. It’s something that can’t be measured by exam games to come and our experiences in the early National success was not exclusive to the 1st XV, results but is probably more important. rounds will set us up superbly for the challenges This was particularly so, in this year’s school with the U15s reaching the quarter final of the ahead. Christmas production, Cinderella, a pantomime National Cup. After beating Bradford Grammar, So many teachers give their all in order to make directed by Mrs. Couper. The show ‘had it all’, QEGS and St. Peter’s to name a few, the U15s met this place work. Whether it’s the sports coaches Yes – whilst England will be a little bit sad when comic acting, even more comic dancing and an Manchester Grammar School in the quarter final, The same could be said for netball at the Grove. Woodhouse Grove team has gone, and the future there on a freezing Saturday morning when we the matches end and they go home, we have the inflatable cactus (no we’re not sure why either). eventual finalists of the competition. This success We experienced unprecedented success this year, looks very bright, going into next season. have to leave for a fixture before it’s even light or advantage of knowing that what we have gained In recent weeks, the school also thoroughly is remarkable considering the size of years at with a record 150 girls attending weekly training. the musician and play directors rehearsing for here is valuable for life and as Old Grovians, we are enjoyed a gifted Year 7 perform in a night Woodhouse but also unsurprising due to the Particular success was enjoyed by the U16s, who Sporting opportunities and achievements at the hours on end, or my history teacher staying late to always in the tournament. originally entitled ‘Year 7’s Got Talent’. The show dedication of the coaching sta. The values of this year reached the National Finals. Reaching the Grove span a range of dierent sports. The World help me prepare for an exam – the teachers go went down a storm, receiving a great reception sportsmanship are deeply embedded within the semi-final of the tournament, the team achieved Cup this year has been criticised for featuring a lot above and beyond to make sure we all get the Hannah Waddington and Paddy Ziegler from parents and sta alike. ethos of Grove rugby. 4th place nationally. This is the furthest any of diving, but one place this is acceptable is the most out of our time here.

Page 8 I am Grovian David was renowned for being meticulous in This year, we said goodbye to Governor Val Chairman’s Report correcting misspelling, punctuation errors and Snowden, who retired from the Board. Val poor grammar. No doubt he is sitting at home, Snowden joined the Woodhouse Grove Governing reading this report in his copy of The Grovian, cup Body in January 2013, following the acquisition of of tea in one hand and red corrector pen in the Moorlands by the Methodist Independent Schools other! Trust. Val has been a member of Moorlands Committee, a Safeguarding representative and the As the Headmaster often reminds us, Woodhouse To all the sta who left us this year – thank you for Governor with speciﬁc interest in Early Years. We Grove is more than just the school, it is a learning your dedication to Woodhouse Grove and our are very grateful for Val’s contribution to our community. students. school community.

A strong community is one which oers its I am delighted to be able to report that the school We have welcomed Martin Pearman to the members high levels of pastoral care and support. goes from strength to strength. Once again, the Governing Body. Martin is of course no stranger to Woodhouse Grove is, of course, rightly proud of vast majority of our Upper Sixth students have Woodhouse Grove, having served the school as the pastoral care it provides. As you may know, the been successful in moving on to the University of Deputy Head between 1999 and 2004. Martin left school is doing a huge amount to support pupil their choice. Thank you to all our dedicated the Grove to become Headmaster of Ripon mental health and well-being. Many thanks to all teaching sta for preparing and nurturing our Grammar School, a post he held until his those pupils, parents and sta who completed the students so well. retirement last summer. Martin has a wealth of Wellbeing Award Stakeholder questionnaires. This school experience and I have no doubt he will highlighted all the areas in which we are excelling, I am also very pleased to report that interest in serve the Woodhouse Grove Governing Body with and the few areas that require further places at both Brontë and the Grove has never distinction. development. been higher. My thanks to the support sta for all that they do, and a particular thank you to Mrs. I would like to thank all my Governors for their Our interim visit on the 13th June was very Sam Cadman and her Marketing team. How lucky considerable eorts, support and expertise, given successful and Optimus Education was very we are to have a Marketing and Admissions willingly and freely, in order to enhance the school. impressed with the work that had been done so department who ensure that, year upon year, I would particularly like to thank my vice-chairman, far. By the time you read this report in The Grovian, Woodhouse Grove recruit the right number of Dr. Georgina Haslam, for deputising for me during the final verification visit for the Wellbeing Award pupils, of the right calibre, who want to come to what was a very challenging time. The school is will have taken place. I write with crossed fingers the school for the right reasons. very lucky indeed to have someone of Georgina’s and the hope that all our hard work will have been calibre and experience to serve as Acting Chairman rewarded! Thank you also to Roger Howard for his work with of Governors during my enforced absence and, on the newly formed Woodhouse Grove Foundation; behalf of the whole school community, I thank her At the end of the Summer Term, we said farewell to its primary aim being to enhance existing fund for taking on this additional responsibility with 3 members of sta who have played a critical role raising structures and further develop relationships such vigour and distinction. in the well-being and pastoral care of our young with the school’s Alumni body. people and who between them have served the The school is in fantastic shape. At every level, our school for nearly 100 years. From a personal point of view, one of the most pupils are making what they will one day realise to exciting developments this year has been the be giant academic strides, as well as being Heather Garner retired after 26 years. Heather school’s new collaboration with The One In A involved in a multiplicity of activities. helped run Junior Boarding prior to taking on the Million Free School. role of Boarding Administrator. Totally devoted to Final thanks must, of course, go to our parents, for the school, her care for the boarders, and in The partnership aspires to encourage pupils to their unstinting support. It is through the building particular their travel arrangements to and from consider what lies beyond their existing social, of good relationships between pupils, parents and school, was outstanding. intellectual and cultural experience; and a very teaching sta that truly eective school special element to the collaboration is a formal communities are created. Belinda Frost was a member of the Grove for 35 agreement which will see Woodhouse Grove award years. As we all know, a good school marches on two full Sixth Form bursaries per annum to its stomach and good food builds school promising One In A Million students. As a Trustee Alan Wintersgill BEM, FCA communities. The Grove was very fortunate indeed of the overarching One In A Million charity, I could Chairman of Governors to have had someone so committed to providing not be more thrilled that, as you read this, our first such wonderful meals to countless generations of two bursary recipients will already be enjoying all Grovians. that The Grove has to oer.

David Wood retired after 31 years at the school; 14 Whilst Woodhouse Grove and the One In A Million years as Deputy Head. The words most frequently Free School are very dierent schools, operating in used to describe David by his students are: considerably dierent environments, the one thing outstanding, inspirational, passionate, wonderful that brings them together are the values they both sense of humour. During his time at the Grove, share.

I am Grovian Page 9 David was renowned for being meticulous in This year, we said goodbye to Governor Val correcting misspelling, punctuation errors and Snowden, who retired from the Board. Val poor grammar. No doubt he is sitting at home, Snowden joined the Woodhouse Grove Governing reading this report in his copy of The Grovian, cup Body in January 2013, following the acquisition of of tea in one hand and red corrector pen in the Moorlands by the Methodist Independent Schools other! Trust. Val has been a member of Moorlands Committee, a Safeguarding representative and the As the Headmaster often reminds us, Woodhouse To all the sta who left us this year – thank you for Governor with speciﬁc interest in Early Years. We Grove is more than just the school, it is a learning your dedication to Woodhouse Grove and our are very grateful for Val’s contribution to our community. students. school community.

A strong community is one which oers its I am delighted to be able to report that the school We have welcomed Martin Pearman to the members high levels of pastoral care and support. goes from strength to strength. Once again, the Governing Body. Martin is of course no stranger to Woodhouse Grove is, of course, rightly proud of vast majority of our Upper Sixth students have Woodhouse Grove, having served the school as the pastoral care it provides. As you may know, the been successful in moving on to the University of Deputy Head between 1999 and 2004. Martin left school is doing a huge amount to support pupil their choice. Thank you to all our dedicated the Grove to become Headmaster of Ripon mental health and well-being. Many thanks to all teaching sta for preparing and nurturing our Grammar School, a post he held until his those pupils, parents and sta who completed the students so well. retirement last summer. Martin has a wealth of Wellbeing Award Stakeholder questionnaires. This school experience and I have no doubt he will highlighted all the areas in which we are excelling, I am also very pleased to report that interest in serve the Woodhouse Grove Governing Body with and the few areas that require further places at both Brontë and the Grove has never distinction. development. been higher. My thanks to the support sta for all that they do, and a particular thank you to Mrs. I would like to thank all my Governors for their Our interim visit on the 13th June was very Sam Cadman and her Marketing team. How lucky considerable eorts, support and expertise, given successful and Optimus Education was very we are to have a Marketing and Admissions willingly and freely, in order to enhance the school. impressed with the work that had been done so department who ensure that, year upon year, I would particularly like to thank my vice-chairman, far. By the time you read this report in The Grovian, Woodhouse Grove recruit the right number of Dr. Georgina Haslam, for deputising for me during the final verification visit for the Wellbeing Award pupils, of the right calibre, who want to come to what was a very challenging time. The school is will have taken place. I write with crossed fingers the school for the right reasons. very lucky indeed to have someone of Georgina’s and the hope that all our hard work will have been calibre and experience to serve as Acting Chairman rewarded! Thank you also to Roger Howard for his work with of Governors during my enforced absence and, on the newly formed Woodhouse Grove Foundation; behalf of the whole school community, I thank her At the end of the Summer Term, we said farewell to its primary aim being to enhance existing fund for taking on this additional responsibility with 3 members of sta who have played a critical role raising structures and further develop relationships such vigour and distinction. Gillam’s in the well-being and pastoral care of our young with the school’s Alumni body. people and who between them have served the The school is in fantastic shape. At every level, our school for nearly 100 years. From a personal point of view, one of the most pupils are making what they will one day realise to exciting developments this year has been the Butchers be giant academic strides, as well as being Heather Garner retired after 26 years. 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Page 10 I am Grovian in which he said that courage was the chief moral virtue, because without courage nothing, including love, was possible.

He had a point. Living a good life, becoming and being the best version of ourselves that we can be, cannot happen without courage. We will fail. We will despair. We will quit. We will ﬁnd ourselves unable to face down the challenges before us, and be unable to challenge others as we should. Courage is vital; but love teaches us what it is worth doing, and why. Love inspires us to expend our energy on what we believe to be worthwhile. Love arouses our courage, determination and endurance to take our place in the world. Perhaps the motivating quality of human eort, then, is what we might call courageous love or loving courage: the strength and authority to do our best and hold others to account for doing the same, whilst recognising that we will all fail at times.

I have long felt that the saddest thing a person can say is, “I can’t be bothered!” I am beginning to wonder if it is not necessarily a bad case of apathy when they do, but more a failure of courage and love. This person may not care enough to make the eort, or may not have found a reason to love what they must do. Or they may be afraid to try, afraid of failing, afraid of paying the price. Either way, an opportunity is going to waste and a person is diminished. At the same time, they may be taking something away from the beneﬁt of others: failing to care, to support, to challenge and to respect others as they deserve.

Chaplain’s Report In the world of martial arts, which I was part of for 15 years, there is a high expectation that you will I seem to have spent a great deal of time in the last oer your best when you are training, especially in year, in addresses and lessons, sermons and letters, one-to-one situations. Your uke, your partner, conversations and personal reﬂection, focussing on cannot improve properly if you don’t bring your dierent aspects of the topic of character. In best against them. In “not bothering” you parallel to this, I think our country and society has impoverish your opponent. been continually brought back to the same issue, It is always so. as high proﬁle people in various walks of life have fallen from power because of character-led failure. Each day we face afresh the challenge to oer our When we talk about character, what matters most? best and to call others to do the same. Character is In theology and moral philosophy, love is usually the foundation of our action and motivation. Is the cardinal virtue. Love brings us to a place of anything more worthy of our attention? commitment, care and compassion. Love teaches us to endure through hard times and allows us to Rev D Bonny forgive. Love is the foundation of hope and trust, School Chaplain of persistence and community. Love is powerful. Love, however, has a rival. When I was an Ociating Chaplain to the Forces, I had to deliver an annual lesson in moral understanding to all ranks. In the notes from which I had to direct the session, there was a quote from Winston Churchill,

I am Grovian Page 11 Year 13 Results

Grade A (or equivalent) passes are marked with an asterisk and Grade A Star passes are marked with two asterisks.

AH Ahmed - biol*, chem*, maths**, frth maths** J King - sport H Anwar - biol*, chem*, maths* ATH Lai - biol, econ, maths, chin A Ayling - phil, psych, gen st C Laycock - biol, drama, eng lit, fin K Basra - eng lit, hist, psych M Lennon - eng lang & lit, fin, phil, psych A Bateman - econ, geog, gen st Y Li - art*, biol, psych, chin J Beamish - bus, phil, psych W Linkogel - biol**, chem*, phys* Y Bhardwaj - chem, econ, fin*,maths, gen st C Littlejohns - econ*, hist**, maths* J Bousfield - biol, bus, fin*,hist* J Lumley - bus, fin, geog, media st T Bradshaw - biol, econ, fin*, geog M Harrison - design*, econ*, fin*, maths* B Brennan - geol, phys, sport* G Marker - biol**, eng lit**, fren*, hist**, gen st* D Bulcock - phil, pysch, gen st, sport L McPherson - drama, eng lit, psych M Burke - bus, media st, sport* E Monaghan - biol, drama, psych H Butler - bus*, fin, phil*, psych D Netherwood - chem, design*, sport* J Chang - chem*, hist, span* J Oakes - bus, media st, sport* N Charlton - biol, chem, hist E Pickett - art, econ, fin X Chen - bus, maths*, frth maths, chin* S Preston - bus, drama, eng lit HY Chim - chem**, maths**, frth maths**, phys** O Priestley - media st, mus, mus tech* T Colilles - art, eng lit, sport* N Pucekova - biol**, chem*, maths* P Craven - bus, geog M Raja - art, hist, media st A Crossley - hist*, phil, pol A Rika-Rayne – design, fin, sport* T Dickson - art, eng lang & lit, psych L Robertshaw - econ**, eng lit, maths**, frth maths** M Dixon - biol, chem, maths T Sagar - geog, geol, media st F Downes - bus, fin, sport* W Sagar - econ, hist*, phys* S Escreet - design, geol, phys M Sajjad – fin, geog, media st B Evans - art**, eng lit, media st* Z Saleem - biol*, chem*, maths* M Evans - bus, eng lit, fin, media st E Short - biol, eng lit, maths* M Farley - biol, eng lit, psych E Smith - design, eng lang & lit, fin*, geog J Fay - maths*, psych, span, gen st P Smyrniahina - eng lit, hist, russ* L Gerrard - biol, bus*, maths* C Stone - eng lit, geog, sport* W Gerrard – bus, design*, maths* B Teale - biol, geog*, hist R Gibson - bus, design, sport* E Temple-Clothier - biol, bus*, psych J Godfrey - bus, fin*, psych, sport* S Templeman - biol, phys, psych F Green - art, psych, sport* H Waddington - bus, fin, pol, span J Green - bus, geog, sport* YC Wan - bus, eng lang & lit*, hist** E Grote - drama, eng lit*, fren*, mus K Warden - art, media st E Hall - bus, drama, eng lit E Wilson - eng lit, hist, pol, gen st M Halliday - bus, med stud, psych K Wilyman - bus, geol, media st, gen st J Hellyer - chem, geol, maths, gen st A Yang - econ*, hist**, maths P Hodgson - biol, eng lit, gen st KM Yu - chem, econ, maths, chin* A Holt - hist, phil, pol W Zhang - art, maths, chin E Horne - art, design P Ziegler - hist**, phil, pol** A Hussain - design, eng lit, mus st L Hutchinson - design, mus st, sport* C Jackson - bus, geog, sport* L Jerey - biol, bus, psych N Kanda - biol, bus, psych H Kershaw - art, eng lit, psych

Page 12 I am Grovian GCSE Results

The number following the student’s name represents the number of GCSEs attained at Pass grade or better.

M Aliev 11 A Khadam 4 J Syrat 4 H Barber 10 H Khan 7 I Taylor 11 M Barker 5 Z Khan 8 I Teale 9 E Bean 10 D King 9 M Tse 8 J Bhangoo 6 E King 10 J Vickers 9 M Bickerton 10 R Kundola 9 E Vickersta 8 I Birdsall 10 C Lam 3 O Walker 8 H Blakey 10 F Lawson 9 E Whittington 2 M Bradshaw 10 M Li 3 L Williams 9 Z Butt 7 S Littlejohns 9 D Wilson 7 A Calvert 8 A Mettrick 10 M Woods-Rickerby 7 M Cavaliere 10 L Middlemiss 4 I Worthington 9 K Chan 3 G Middleton 1 E Young 10 T Cheung 2 L Moorhouse 8 G Young 10 P Clie 6 M Navaid 9 Z Zhuang 10 M Corkindale 9 A Naylor 9 D Culyer 6 M Nesbit 6 H Davison 9 R Newman 9 E De Luca 9 G Newton 5 G Dobbins-Crosswaite 6 M Ngala 7 Z Doidge 1 A Nott 10 A Downes 7 E Nott 10 C Eaton 10 B O'Shea 5 S Emmett-Spanton 9 J Pan 3 M Feroz 7 L Pang 8 J Firth 10 R Patel 9 J Fletcher-Stega 9 J Popely 7 G Foster 9 T Pratt 9 G Galins 8 E Reed 3 D Gallagher 9 S Reilly 9 R Gallagher 10 C Ribeiro 8 S Garber 7 M Ritson 9 H Gilbert 8 J Robbins 8 T Glendinning 6 H Robertshaw 6 C Greig 7 L Rushton 9 A Hall 8 T Shao 5 L Hargreaves-Madhas 2 D Sharda 9 I Hill 9 M Shaw 9 J Holland 9 J Shoesmith-Evans 9 A Howe 9 C Slater 7 H Hudson 9 M Smith 7 L Hyland Dugbo 7 O Smithson-Horsfall 9 E Illingworth 10 W Snowden 8 S Jagdev Virdee 8 E Sugden 10 A Kaye 7 P Suli 4 R Keeble 9 K Sweetman 5

I am Grovian Page 13 Colours & Credit Awards Credits Autumn 2017 Summer 2018 Year 7 Year 7 1st Mary Murphy 1st Hritik Bhangoo 2nd Rory Henderson 2nd Jessica Jones 3rd Nicola Trimby 3rd Lalita Braithwaite-Shro School Colours 2017/18 Year 8 Year 8 1st Eleanor Manogue 1st Olivia Speed Academic 2nd Harry Shaw 2nd Evie Hamer 3rd Lily Sugden 3rd Hafeez Iqbal

U6 Year 9 Year 9 Hayden Chim, Lucy Gerrard, William Gerrard, 1st Alexander Broome 1st Alexander Broome Emily Grote, William Linkogel, Callum Littlejohns, 2nd Holly Lamb 2nd Katherine Knight Marcus Harrison, Georgia Marker, Nina Pucekova, 3rd Luke Schoeman 3rd Rafael Marcus Lucy Robertshaw, Saleem Zakareya Year 10 Year 10 L6 1st Nicole Swinnerton 1st Abbie Hinchli e Imogen Amos, Joshua Binns, Alex Dalton, 2nd Ned Hawker 2nd Olivia Eastell Chloe Fairbank, Luke Fairbank, Samuel Halstead, 3rd Harriet Green 3rd Louis Tarleton Molly Leslie, Maimoona Malik, Robert Mitchell, Charlotte Proctor, Kaitlin Smith, Laura Sutcli e, Year 11 Year 11 Finlay Wilkinson, Thomas Wood. 1st Eleanor Nott 1st Eleanor Nott 2nd Olivia Smithson-Horsfall 2nd Flora Lawson 3rd Edward King 3rd Isaac Birdsall Creative Arts Platinum Awards

Imogen Amos, Joshua Binns, Alex Dalton, Year 8 Lucy Dodd, Matilda Evans, William Gerrard, Megan Barnes, Kadiatou Barry, Samuel Binns, Scarlett Charlotte Laycock, Leah McPherson, Birdsall, Chloe Cater, Amy Cavaliere, Dudley Clarkson, Harrison Marcus, Eleanor Monaghan, Elizabeth Deall, Isabelle Fay, Martha Fellows, Mark Charlotte Proctor, Archie Rika-Rayne, Graesslin, Evie Hamer, Ruby Hawker, Olivia Helliwell, Peter Laura Sutcli e, Thomas Wood Hellyer-Whitworth, Harriet Jones, Ritika Kanda, Jayaa Kaur, Harriet King, Joseph Lawson, Eleanor Manogue, Aaliyah Mian, Emmanuela Okpala, Ranjana Panesar, Rupert Pickard, Catherine Potter, Olivia Ranson, Molly Richardson, Sports Hermione Roe, Andrew Salvador-Medina, Harry Shaw, Olivia Speed, Freddie Stubbs, Lily Sugden, Isla Swarbrigg, Emily Tang, Simeon Townsend, Alice Wright, Kathy Xiao Cricket - Ethan Horne, Tom Kaznowski, Owen Tennant, Luke Fairbank Year 7 Football - Fraser Downes, Ethan Horne, George Serena Ahmed, Yasmin Amrat, Summer Anderson, Zaynah Judson, Jonah King, Jake Oakes, Josh Rika, Arif, Niamh Armstrong, Aymaan Asif, Callum Atkins, Hritik Patrick Ziegler Bhangoo, Lalita Braithwaite-Shro , Ashley Broome, Edward Bywell, Harvey Cheng, Ruby Clark, Sienna Craven, Thomas Netball - Teah Colilles, Maisie Bickerton, Craven, Oliver Defurey, Jacob Eaglestone, Zaynah Farid, Elle Pickett, Charlotte Stone, Kirstie Thomson, Kokolo Finn-Hirose, Emily Greenwood, Maya Griths, Nina Hannah Waddington Hawkshaw, Lola Henderson, Rory Henderson, Benjamin Hill, Emily Hinchli e, Rowan Horton, Evie Hunter, Unaisah Hussain, Rugby - Luke Fairbank, Joseph Green, Ryan Callum Hyland Dugbo, Isobelle Jennings, Maidie Jennings, Gibson, Edward King, Frank Malir, Luke Punton, Jessica Jones, Summer Lawrence, Abigail Lewis, Madeline Archie Rika-Rayne, Will Robinson, William Sagar, Liptrot, Ciara Long, Lucy Lund, Millie Middleton, Mary Murphy, Eddie Wainibuli, Kieran Wilyman, Bella Noscoe-Rose, Winifred Oand, Jessie Pearson, Samuel James Whitcombe, Patrick Ziegler Pickles, Lena Plein, Hugo Poole, Zaina Rajput, Avantika Sarai, Amy Sherlock, Eleanor Smith, Lila Stoner, Grace Thirkill, Swimming - Lisa Paul Nicola Trimby, Matilda Wilson, Philip Wright, Sumaiyah Yusuf

Page 14 I am Grovian Brontë House So the evening was about celebrating the in particular, for their year round work and Headmaster’s Report achievements of the past year: achievements in so enthusiasm for the great outdoors. many dierent and varied arenas. It has certainly been a busy and productive year with the activities Thinking of others and the school’s charitable and involvement of the children at its centre. In the giving has always been a big part of school life. classroom the children continue to work hard: to This year, the chosen charity was The make progress against targets that are set and to Forget-Me-Not Hospice and thanks to the work of enjoy and fully immerse themselves in the learning the school council and Mrs. Chatterton, all were experience. Throughout the school we have been energized and motivated to complete the walk trying to embed the ideas behind ‘growth mindset’: 500 miles target. This led to a massive donation of that belief in the fact that intelligence and ability is £7000 being sent to this deserving cause. School not fixed: that great things can be achieved by hard Council have been really busy this year as have our work and repeated practice. Your children will tell Anti-Bullying Ambassadors – both giving a you of our shared belief in the power of the word presentation to the Governing Body at the Summer ‘yet’. It is fine not be able to do something…yet. We meeting. also have been looking at the power of mistakes as positive learning opportunities that are essential to The school has been wonderfully busy and the developing a deeper understanding of what we are sense of purpose and endeavor is apparent as learning. Alongside the challenging topic work in soon as you set foot in the door. Many parents the classes lie our visit programme, both day and comment on this when they tour for the first time. residentials. Overnight trips to Ilkley, Whitby, They also comment on the caring and family Grasmere and Paris have all been successfully orientated atmosphere in the school. Friendly and undertaken and enjoyed. polite children complete the picture: the children value where they are and being part of the Brontë There are two areas of school life that I speak family. It has been my privilege to lead this work about frequently with parents: music and sport and over the last ten years. This gives me great pride in we have been very busy in both of these. In the achievement of the team: all sta work hard addition to the usual musical life of the school, this and show such commitment to the school and they year saw a return of ‘Brontë’s Got Talent’. To a have my thanks. packed audience at the Grove Theatre, the children were an inspiration and for them and us it was a Looking forward, Ashdown celebrates its 25th truly memorable evening. In the sporting area, we anniversary in October and Brontë House reaches continue to perform at a very high level whilst the grand old age of 85 in May. These are encouraging all children, of diering abilities, to important milestones in the history of the school. represent the school at inter school fixtures. Opportunities to celebrate what we are and what Thursday 28th June 2018 and at 6.30pm there are and friendship towards Brontë House over the last we are part of. Whilst Brontë House has its own some two hundred and fifty children and their three decades and the very best of wishes for a The Potting Shed, whilst still not 100% finished, has identity and character - we are all proud to state parents and families waiting for what is, in many well-earned retirement. Barnaby and Phoebe were been in use for most of this year and the Eco ‘We are Grovian!’ ways, the most important night of the year. excellent hosts and commentators on the events of Garden a sanctuary for those who like to get their Important in many dierent ways: for the children the year: their pride and aection for their time at hands dirty. Gardening Club are to be commended, Simon Dunn - Headmaster wondering expectantly whether the awards are school evident in every well-chosen word and going to feature their name this time; for the funny reminiscence that perhaps only their peers parents eagerly awaiting the possibility of their fully understood. The children, shiny and well child being chosen to be a Head of School; for the attired in crisp school uniform, both entertaining us sta taking some time to look back with and receiving awards and commendations for so satisfaction on a job well done and for all a many dierent aspects of school life. Year Six gave celebration of what Brontë House means to so us a lively sneak preview of their swan song many people. We often compare our school to a musical and all the children movingly stood and large and happy family and such an event is an sang together towards the end of the video important family occasion. The Guest of Honour montage chronicling the high points of the year. was David Wood who was soon to retire from a For me, standing at the front, it is the great feeling distinguished and valued role at Woodhouse Grove of pride for the achievements of all the children over many years. David spoke to all of us on and the school as a whole that defines the evening. dierent levels. Laughs there were, especially with What also marks the occasion as special is the the supposed artwork from his own children whilst support the children give each other: by the nature they were young, but food for thought also about of the event, not everyone can win a prize but their what it means to be part of the wider Grovian pride in their friends’ achievements is something family. Our sincere thanks go to David for his work really special.

Page 16 Brontë House So the evening was about celebrating the in particular, for their year round work and achievements of the past year: achievements in so enthusiasm for the great outdoors. many dierent and varied arenas. It has certainly been a busy and productive year with the activities Thinking of others and the school’s charitable and involvement of the children at its centre. In the giving has always been a big part of school life. classroom the children continue to work hard: to This year, the chosen charity was The make progress against targets that are set and to Forget-Me-Not Hospice and thanks to the work of enjoy and fully immerse themselves in the learning the school council and Mrs. Chatterton, all were experience. Throughout the school we have been energized and motivated to complete the walk trying to embed the ideas behind ‘growth mindset’: 500 miles target. This led to a massive donation of that belief in the fact that intelligence and ability is £7000 being sent to this deserving cause. School not fixed: that great things can be achieved by hard Council have been really busy this year as have our work and repeated practice. Your children will tell Anti-Bullying Ambassadors – both giving a you of our shared belief in the power of the word presentation to the Governing Body at the Summer ‘yet’. It is fine not be able to do something…yet. We meeting. also have been looking at the power of mistakes as positive learning opportunities that are essential to The school has been wonderfully busy and the developing a deeper understanding of what we are sense of purpose and endeavor is apparent as learning. Alongside the challenging topic work in soon as you set foot in the door. Many parents the classes lie our visit programme, both day and comment on this when they tour for the first time. residentials. Overnight trips to Ilkley, Whitby, They also comment on the caring and family Grasmere and Paris have all been successfully orientated atmosphere in the school. Friendly and undertaken and enjoyed. polite children complete the picture: the children value where they are and being part of the Brontë There are two areas of school life that I speak family. It has been my privilege to lead this work about frequently with parents: music and sport and over the last ten years. This gives me great pride in we have been very busy in both of these. In the achievement of the team: all sta work hard addition to the usual musical life of the school, this and show such commitment to the school and they year saw a return of ‘Brontë’s Got Talent’. To a have my thanks. packed audience at the Grove Theatre, the children were an inspiration and for them and us it was a Looking forward, Ashdown celebrates its 25th truly memorable evening. In the sporting area, we anniversary in October and Brontë House reaches continue to perform at a very high level whilst the grand old age of 85 in May. These are encouraging all children, of diering abilities, to important milestones in the history of the school. represent the school at inter school fixtures. Opportunities to celebrate what we are and what Thursday 28th June 2018 and at 6.30pm there are and friendship towards Brontë House over the last we are part of. Whilst Brontë House has its own some two hundred and fifty children and their three decades and the very best of wishes for a The Potting Shed, whilst still not 100% finished, has identity and character - we are all proud to state parents and families waiting for what is, in many well-earned retirement. Barnaby and Phoebe were been in use for most of this year and the Eco ‘We are Grovian!’ ways, the most important night of the year. excellent hosts and commentators on the events of Garden a sanctuary for those who like to get their Important in many dierent ways: for the children the year: their pride and aection for their time at hands dirty. Gardening Club are to be commended, Simon Dunn - Headmaster wondering expectantly whether the awards are school evident in every well-chosen word and going to feature their name this time; for the funny reminiscence that perhaps only their peers parents eagerly awaiting the possibility of their fully understood. The children, shiny and well child being chosen to be a Head of School; for the attired in crisp school uniform, both entertaining us sta taking some time to look back with and receiving awards and commendations for so satisfaction on a job well done and for all a many dierent aspects of school life. Year Six gave celebration of what Brontë House means to so us a lively sneak preview of their swan song many people. We often compare our school to a musical and all the children movingly stood and large and happy family and such an event is an sang together towards the end of the video important family occasion. The Guest of Honour montage chronicling the high points of the year. was David Wood who was soon to retire from a For me, standing at the front, it is the great feeling distinguished and valued role at Woodhouse Grove of pride for the achievements of all the children over many years. David spoke to all of us on and the school as a whole that defines the evening. dierent levels. Laughs there were, especially with What also marks the occasion as special is the the supposed artwork from his own children whilst support the children give each other: by the nature they were young, but food for thought also about of the event, not everyone can win a prize but their what it means to be part of the wider Grovian pride in their friends’ achievements is something family. Our sincere thanks go to David for his work really special.

Brontë House Page 17 Ashdown Lodge

As another busy year in Ashdown Lodge came to The children at Ashdown can take part in various an end, we said farewell and good luck to our clubs throughout the week. We run yoga, dance, Reception children (soon to be Year 1) as they rugby and multisports clubs for the children who prepared to leave us to go to ‘big school’. We stay after 3.30. These are very popular with the wrapped the year up with a Celebration day and children and help them to learn lots of new things. shared it with our parents. The children talked We had a fantastic Summer so far and really took about what they have enjoyed about their time in advantage of the hot weather and used our Ashdown and what they would like to do when wonderful outdoor space to the full. Amongst they grow up. They presented this as a very other things the children could choose to play in a amusing ‘news broadcast’ on the stage at Brontë cooling stream, investigate bugs and mini beasts in We finished the year with a seaside topic and had House and the whole thing finished o with a the shady woodland area or ‘cook’ in our mud a great time dressing up, writing postcards and video of the children playing and learning kitchen. A favourite activity was feeding the catching fish! throughout the year. We wish them all well in their resident crow family and making sure they had new Year 1 classes. enough water to drink. We have introduced Yoga into Ashdown. The sessions are based around stories and involve lots Sports Day was a fabulous event with our parents We had a pup date from Brontë the guide dog of singing and stretching. This is a great way to enjoying the sunshine and races and the children puppy when she came into school to visit us. She develop co-ordination and concentration in our enjoying the fun. The ABA ran a stall with a BBQ was very brave facing all the children in assembly youngest children. for all those hungry mouths afterwards. Well done to show us how much she had grown and how to all the mums and dads who took part in the important her work really is. Hopefully she will parents’ race too! come and visit us again soon.

Page 18 Brontë House As another busy year in Ashdown Lodge came to The children at Ashdown can take part in various an end, we said farewell and good luck to our clubs throughout the week. We run yoga, dance, Reception children (soon to be Year 1) as they rugby and multisports clubs for the children who prepared to leave us to go to ‘big school’. We stay after 3.30. These are very popular with the wrapped the year up with a Celebration day and children and help them to learn lots of new things. shared it with our parents. The children talked We had a fantastic Summer so far and really took about what they have enjoyed about their time in advantage of the hot weather and used our Ashdown and what they would like to do when wonderful outdoor space to the full. Amongst they grow up. They presented this as a very other things the children could choose to play in a amusing ‘news broadcast’ on the stage at Brontë cooling stream, investigate bugs and mini beasts in We finished the year with a seaside topic and had House and the whole thing finished o with a the shady woodland area or ‘cook’ in our mud a great time dressing up, writing postcards and video of the children playing and learning kitchen. A favourite activity was feeding the catching fish! throughout the year. We wish them all well in their resident crow family and making sure they had new Year 1 classes. enough water to drink. We have introduced Yoga into Ashdown. The sessions are based around stories and involve lots Sports Day was a fabulous event with our parents We had a pup date from Brontë the guide dog of singing and stretching. This is a great way to enjoying the sunshine and races and the children puppy when she came into school to visit us. She develop co-ordination and concentration in our enjoying the fun. The ABA ran a stall with a BBQ was very brave facing all the children in assembly youngest children. for all those hungry mouths afterwards. Well done to show us how much she had grown and how to all the mums and dads who took part in the important her work really is. Hopefully she will Ali Hinchlie parents’ race too! come and visit us again soon.

Brontë House Page 19 Performing Arts

This has been another busy year for the pupils more opportunities to perform with others performing arts at Brontë House. and to prepare pieces for school events. New The number of pupils receiving individual ensembles for this year have included: Clarinet instrumental tuition is healthy with just over half of Group, Junior Recorders and Brass Group. These our pupils playing a musical instrument. We have ensembles have run alongside the more continued to gain good results in Associated Board established groups such as Rock Band, Senior Music Exams, Rock School Exams and Trinity Guild Recorders and the School Orchestra. Mr. Dunn has Hall Exams. More pupils than ever have achieved also continued to lead a singing group made up our older pupils in Years 5 and 6. We saw a vast Grades 3 or 4 which is fantastic for children of from the most talented pupils in the school choir. range of talents on display including primary school age. For the ﬁrst time, our recorder We were unable to attend the HMC Music Day at instrumentalists, vocalists, magicians and comedy. players took exams and they all achieved merits or Ashville College this year due to severe snow. The show was compered by our very own Ant and distinctions. However, we were able to attend the second HMC Dec - Trey and Rudy Halliday. They had the Choral Day held at Yarm School. The Year 5 audience in the palm of their hands, having them We have had more pupils than ever in the school members of our school choir sang a varied crying with laughter one moment and having a orchestra and choir and they continue to provide a repertoire with approximately 200 pupils from lump in their throats the next. high standard of music for school events. This year other HMC schools. This was a fantastic day and it they have performed at the Harvest Festival is one of the few HMC events that is collaborative It was an amazing evening and the audience were Service, Christmas Fayre, Founders’ Day, the rather than competitive. wowed by the conﬁdence and professionalism Summer Garden Party and Prize Giving. shown by the pupils of Brontë House. As well as these events, there have been many One of the highlights of the Year was Brontë’s Got small and large scale productions and concerts Talent. This was an evening of pure entertainment Our Year ended with our Year 6 leavers presenting involving pupils from all year groups in the school: in the Grove Theatre featuring over 120 pupils aged a stunning performance of ‘The Rocky Monster A Little Nativity, (Nursery and Reception), A King 7-11. Show.’ This show told the story of a professor who is Born (Years 1 & 2), It’s Chriiiiistmas!!! - (Years 3 & aimed to use genetics to create his very own 4) and the Annual Carol Service in the school The show featured big song and dance numbers ‘supergroup’ of popstars. The principal actors were chapel (Years 5 & 6). from the school choir and all pupils in Years 3 and supported by an enthusiastic ensemble. Their 4. There were medleys from the shows Joseph and choreography was slick and their vocal To help prepare younger players for orchestral the Amazing Technicoloured Dreamcoat, Bugsy performances were strong. playing we have continued to hold extra weekly Malone, songs by Madness and 1980s Rock rehearsals for them. The number of instrumental Classics. These large group numbers were Paul Phenny ensembles has increased this year. This gives our punctuated with some fantastic variety acts from Director of Performing Arts

Page 20 Brontë House This has been another busy year for the pupils more opportunities to perform with others performing arts at Brontë House. and to prepare pieces for school events. New The number of pupils receiving individual ensembles for this year have included: Clarinet instrumental tuition is healthy with just over half of Group, Junior Recorders and Brass Group. These our pupils playing a musical instrument. We have ensembles have run alongside the more continued to gain good results in Associated Board established groups such as Rock Band, Senior Music Exams, Rock School Exams and Trinity Guild Recorders and the School Orchestra. Mr. Dunn has Hall Exams. More pupils than ever have achieved also continued to lead a singing group made up our older pupils in Years 5 and 6. We saw a vast Grades 3 or 4 which is fantastic for children of from the most talented pupils in the school choir. range of talents on display including primary school age. For the ﬁrst time, our recorder We were unable to attend the HMC Music Day at instrumentalists, vocalists, magicians and comedy. players took exams and they all achieved merits or Ashville College this year due to severe snow. The show was compered by our very own Ant and distinctions. However, we were able to attend the second HMC Dec - Trey and Rudy Halliday. They had the Choral Day held at Yarm School. The Year 5 audience in the palm of their hands, having them We have had more pupils than ever in the school members of our school choir sang a varied crying with laughter one moment and having a orchestra and choir and they continue to provide a repertoire with approximately 200 pupils from lump in their throats the next. high standard of music for school events. This year other HMC schools. This was a fantastic day and it they have performed at the Harvest Festival is one of the few HMC events that is collaborative It was an amazing evening and the audience were Service, Christmas Fayre, Founders’ Day, the rather than competitive. wowed by the conﬁdence and professionalism Summer Garden Party and Prize Giving. shown by the pupils of Brontë House. As well as these events, there have been many One of the highlights of the Year was Brontë’s Got small and large scale productions and concerts Talent. This was an evening of pure entertainment Our Year ended with our Year 6 leavers presenting involving pupils from all year groups in the school: in the Grove Theatre featuring over 120 pupils aged a stunning performance of ‘The Rocky Monster A Little Nativity, (Nursery and Reception), A King 7-11. Show.’ This show told the story of a professor who is Born (Years 1 & 2), It’s Chriiiiistmas!!! - (Years 3 & aimed to use genetics to create his very own 4) and the Annual Carol Service in the school The show featured big song and dance numbers ‘supergroup’ of popstars. The principal actors were chapel (Years 5 & 6). from the school choir and all pupils in Years 3 and supported by an enthusiastic ensemble. Their 4. There were medleys from the shows Joseph and choreography was slick and their vocal To help prepare younger players for orchestral the Amazing Technicoloured Dreamcoat, Bugsy performances were strong. playing we have continued to hold extra weekly Malone, songs by Madness and 1980s Rock rehearsals for them. The number of instrumental Classics. These large group numbers were Paul Phenny ensembles has increased this year. This gives our punctuated with some fantastic variety acts from Director of Performing Arts

Brontë House Page 21 Trips

Wednesday is always Parc Asterix day. There are so many amazing rides and some Y6s managed to do Year 6 French Trip nearly all of them! The next day we had a calm, relaxing but still challenging morning at the Year 6 had a fantastic residential week at Le Chateau. The children tried archery, abseiling, a Chateau de Grand Romaine, just outside Paris at climbing wall and team challenges. Thursday the end of May. This year we flew from Leeds afternoon saw us heading back into Paris for Bradford Airport and this gave us extra time in another challenge – climbing up lots of stairs at the France and more activities. Eiel Tower! This was followed by a fun filled evening at the huge Aquaboulevard water park. After settling into the Chateau and admiring its beautiful grounds, our first task was to follow a On our last day we had time to visit the amazing quiz trail around the local town, Brie le Comte. Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Europe’s largest Then each group had to purchase ingredients for a Science Museum, before heading to Charles de healthy picnic lunch at the market, using as much Gaulle Airport and a quick flight home. French as possible. Every single child spoke some French, with some even sustaining a little Well done to all of Year 6 for brilliant behaviour, conversation. The afternoon was spent admiring excellent engagement and fabulous fun! the iconic sights of Paris from a boat trip on the Seine. Fiona Cohen

Year 3/4 Whitby Trip Years 3 and 4 had a fantastic 3 days in Whitby. The highlights were visiting the Royal National Lifeboat Museum and then having a trip on the old life boat. The children enjoyed learning about Captain Cook and doing activities in the museum and learning about Whitby from the commentary on the open top bus tour. We also went to Pannett Park and looked at the art work and sculptures there. The town trail around Whitby featured a walk around the graveyard and around the Abbey where Bram Stoker got his inspiration writing the famous story of Dracula. No trip to the seaside is complete without building sandcastles on the beach and searching for fossils. The children had lots of fun and the weather was glorious.

Fiona Pearson

Page 22 Brontë House Year 5 Lake District Trip Year 5 enjoyed an action packed 3 days in Coniston. We started o with raft building on Lake Coniston in cold conditions, working as a team to launch the raft and race against the other teams. Unfortunately, due to the amount of rain, we were unable to go gorge walking so we had fun in the lake learning river crossing techniques. On the ﬁnal day we walked around the stunning peaks of the Coniston Fells. In the evenings we shared our talents and did team building activities. The children had a fantastic time and gained a lot from their experience.

Fiona Pearson Year 2 Nell Bank Residential Trip

Year 2 experienced their first Brontë House were wolfed down by the now famished Year 2 residential to Nell Bank Outdoor Education Centre children whilst sitting outside enjoying the on the 5th June. The excited children enjoyed a beautiful afternoon. Once tea had settled it was morning at Clip ‘n’ Climb in Ilkley where they time for the adventure playground. A firm favourite bravely tackled the climbing walls. Then it was o with everybody. to Nell Bank and after a picnic lunch it was straight into an afternoon of fun where they participated in Eventually it was time for a story and o to bed. a series of animal senses and species identification Well done to Denton Dorm who won an award for activities which allowed them to experience their sensible behaviour at bedtime. Some took first-hand how animals survive in the wild. In the longer than others to get to sleep! first activity the children were transformed into mice. They had to use what they knew about The next morning, after a hearty breakfast, it was predators and prey to avoid being eaten by the time for pond-dipping and mini-beast hunting. It owls. The Badger Sni had them using their sense was a fruitful search and the children were able to of smell to identify their given scent on di erent find all sorts of pond life and minibeasts including trees and much fun was had trying to complete the newts, tadpoles and a rather large caterpillar. Mole Walk whilst blindfolded. Congratulations Year 2 on an engaging and Water play came next and everyone enjoyed enjoyable residential. ignoring the teacher’s requests not to get too wet. Luckily the sun was shining and everybody was dry in time for tea. Portions of delicious fish and chips Helen Simpson

Brontë House Page 23 Sports Reports Netball

U9s

The U9 Netball girls have had an impressive season I couldn't be prouder of the U9 girls this year as competing in two festivals and 9 further fixtures. they have all progressed and developed their skill With our initial aim for U9s being to involve as set in preparation for the competitive matches many girls as possible in matches, for each fixture ahead of them in upper Key Stage 2. we were often able to field 3 teams. Most of the matches were played with "High Five" rules which is the junior version of netball. As the season Most Improved: Martha Wilson progressed the girls were ready to make the Coaches’ Player of the Year: Emily Robinson transition to traditional netball rules. Player of the Year: Isla Eaglestone

U10s

With 23 girls in the year group, I am delighted to court. With 14 girls, we were frequently able to ﬁeld say that every single girl has represented the school two B teams, often playing simultaneously. competitively, often putting out 3 teams in many of the ﬁxtures and festivals throughout the season. The introduction of Old Grovian Ella Williams has undoubtedly strengthened the coaching team and With an almost unbeaten record for the A team, the girls have thoroughly enjoyed learning from her we’ve had a phenomenal season; the quality of play expertise. and athleticism within the team proving to be invaluable. With the exception of one goal in one Overall, an amazing season. I look forward to match early on in the season against Harrogate continued success in Year 6. Well done girls! Ladies, the A team were able to maintain their winning record. Player of the Year: I am really excited for the girls and what they are A team - Pippa Green B team - Sarah Reuger capable of achieving as they become U11s next Most Improved Player: season. A team - Olivia Lockwood & Olivia Glossop B team - Harlei-Jade Iles-Binns The B team girls are also showing great potential, Coaches’ Award: demonstrating great strength and depth across the A team – Belle Nimmo B team – Thea Hayes

Page 24 Brontë House U11s

Throughout the season the U11 netball squad has At the North East Schools’ tournament, the A team gone from strength to strength. Every girl in the beat 5 other schools to gain the title and at the year has represented Brontë House in a match and HMC tournament at Hymers they narrowly lost in a on many occasions we have put out three teams. very exciting ﬁnal to a well deserving Yarm 9-7. What an impressive year! Thank you to all the girls Excluding tournaments, the A team have won all for your hard work and commitment to netball and their matches, totalling an impressive 140 goals, Brontë House. only conceding 47. Most Improved Players’ awards The B team have had similar success with only one Emma Burrows, Kira Grahamslaw, Lexie Cadman loss (against our own U12 team!) scoring 65 goals Players of the season and only conceding 23. Daisy-May Hurford, Ella Hamer, Grace Ross

Swimming

This has been a prosperous season for Brontë Awards House with again, more swimmers representing the U9 Swimmer of the Year school than ever before. Team captain Mabel (Boy) Thomas Edgar Walker did an excellent job leading the team by (Girl) Isla Eaglestone example. U9 Most Improved William Thornhill All age groups performed well, gaining speed and U10 Swimmer of the Year strength throughout the season. A total of 32 Nicole Cater children represented the school, which meant U10 Most Improved Brontë House were regularly able to ﬁeld A and B (Boy) Jack McElhone team swimmers in all individual and relay events. (Girl) Lorna Kerr U11 Swimmer of the Year Thank you to all the dedicated swimmers who have Mabel Walker trained regularly and represented the Brontë U11 Most Improved House team this season. Phoebe Turner & Grace Ross

Brontë House Page 25 Cricket

U9s

The cricket season began for the U9 A and B o the final delivery to win the game…..and cometh teams back in May with a tough opening fixture the hour cometh the boy! That boy was Tom against QEGS in Wakefield. It was clear that the Kerfoot, who trotted down the wicket unfazed by boys possessed natural talent in abundance, but the pressure of the situation and smashed the ball needed to take more quick singles with the bat to over deep square leg for a six! The season was increase their run rate. This they began to do in rounded o with a good performance against their next two fixtures against GSAL and BGS, Westville House, in which we won comfortably. winning the latter match comfortably. In terms of Well done to everyone who represented the U9s pure entertainment though, it was the away fixture this season. at Ashville College in Harrogate that will live long in the memory for all who played and spectated. Player of the Year: Theo McLelland

After a close match the Brontë boys needed 2 runs Most Improved Player: William Thornhill

U10s

The U10s have enjoyed a successful summer of improved throughout the season and the boys cricket, making excellent progress and winning learnt to value their wicket and spend more time at some games along the way. There were impressive the crease. Jesse Gordon, Henry Hinchlie and victories against Silcoates and Bradford Grammar, Noah Thirkhill captained the side at various stages as well as promising performances against GSAL of the season and all did a ﬁne job. I wish the boys and QEGS. The boys had experiences playing with every success next season with Mr. Bedford and I a hard ball and an incrediball, which allowed them am sure they will make even more progress. to develop their technique and conﬁdence. The strength of the team was probably the bowling, Player of the Year: Noah Thirkhill with Ben, Henry H, Henry M, Oliver S and Noah all proving to be very accurate bowlers. The batting Most Improved Player: Jesse Gordon

Page 26 Brontë House A Team

B Team

U11s

It has been a season of improvement for the 2 wickets for 8 runs. The HMC 6 a side Under 11s cricket team this year. The boys have tournament was a good day as Brontë worked really hard to improve their technical progressed to the semi-ﬁnal of the plate skills with most progress being made with their competition after an excellent 3 run win over bowling accuracy. They have come up against Ackworth. In the group stages, the boys were some strong opposition, most notably QEGS and unlucky to lose all 3 matches narrowly but they Aysgarth, who had a few County players amongst bowled accurately, ﬁelded well and Zak and their ranks. The team played 6 full matches and Henry got the team o to a good start in each the HMC 6 a side tournament, winning only two match with the bat. It has been an enjoyable matches. However, the boys produced some good season coaching the players and it has been very team displays with the win at Westville House rewarding to see how much the boys have being the highlight. The whole team contributed improved and enjoyed their cricket. to win batting sensibly to chase down 131 in 20 overs. Zak Shahzad scored 29 runs with the bat Batsman of the Year: Henry Barton and took 4 wickets for 13 runs with the ball. Other major contributors were Henry Barton (23), Jack Bowler of the Year: Justin Crowther Tattersall (24no) and Barnaby Steere (15). Justin Crowther, the team’s captain, had a good season Player of the Year: Zak Shahzad with the ball and his best performance was against Bradford Grammar School when he took Most Improved player: Barnaby Steere

Brontë House Page 27 Rugby 13 boys played for the A team during the season, I think that the boys have made excellent progress often making selection very tough. Not only was the this year. It is clear that they have improved their A team strong, but there was a tremendous B team. knowledge of the game and are capable of playing Mr. Ryder enjoyed working with the killer Bees and I proper rugby now. With this being said, there is still am sure some of these boys will break into the A a long way to go. team soon. This should stand the boys in good stead for next season with Mr. Bedford. Not only are they a talented group of lads, but they absolutely Player of the Year: Phil Trimby love their rugby. The intensity and eort they would display in every games lesson and ﬁxture was really Most Improved Player: Ben Vernon pleasing and it’s because of this attitude that I know they will develop into a really good team. Players’ Player of the Year: Oliver Stoner

U9s

A thoroughly enjoyable season for the U9s began of their best rugby with ball in hand though. In back in September with a good 8 tries all draw both matches the boys tackled superbly and against a strong GSAL team, and this hinted at the passed the ball better than earlier in the season. talent in the team. The B team also managed a battling draw that day playing well defensively. For the B team it was their excellent 18 tries to 7 Indeed victories at Westville House and super win against Richmond House that will be performances in the BGS tournament proved that remembered for the sheer number of tries scored! the A team had plenty of potency in attack, though Congratulations to Theo McLelland, Sam Johnson they did need to pass the ball more into wide and Harrison Riley for their awards on presentation areas. It was in two tough defeats – the St.Olave’s evening, and a huge well done to everyone who and QEGS encounters - that the U9s played some represented Brontë House U9s this season.

A Team

B Team

U10s

This season has been one that I have enjoyed in Y5 and there is some depth and competition for immensely. There is quite a talented group of boys places.

Page 28 Brontë House 13 boys played for the A team during the season, I think that the boys have made excellent progress often making selection very tough. Not only was the this year. It is clear that they have improved their A team strong, but there was a tremendous B team. knowledge of the game and are capable of playing Mr. Ryder enjoyed working with the killer Bees and I proper rugby now. With this being said, there is still am sure some of these boys will break into the A a long way to go. team soon. This should stand the boys in good stead for next season with Mr. Bedford. Not only are they a talented group of lads, but they absolutely Player of the Year: Phil Trimby love their rugby. The intensity and eort they would display in every games lesson and ﬁxture was really Most Improved Player: Ben Vernon pleasing and it’s because of this attitude that I know they will develop into a really good team. Players’ Player of the Year: Oliver Stoner

A Team

B Team U11s

This has been the most rewarding season I have had tries all with RGS Newcastle in a great match that saw as the coach of the U11s. There were only 12 boys in Sam Batty receive the man of the match award for a this year group in Year 4. That number has now hat trick of tries. doubled but to be able to maintain such a competitive fixture list and perform to the standard A special mention must go to Henry Barton, who the boys did, is a fantastic achievement. In terms of captained the side superbly and led by example every the progress made by each player, it is almost week. He rallied the troops both on and o the field immeasurable and their attitude throughout the and he worked tirelessly in training and in matches. season has been superb. However, I am incredibly proud of all of the 15 players We had some excellent wins and performances along that represented Brontë House at rugby this year. I the way, most notably beating Bradford Grammar 6 hope they have enjoyed it and feel they have made tries to 1 in the first match and Silcoates at the end of progress with their game. They have been a pleasure the first term, 7 tries to 4. There were also some to coach. excellent team displays away at Birkdale where, despite losing narrowly, we managed to play some U10s good rugby in attack and defence and at home to Player of the Year: Toby Farndon Richmond House where we recorded another victory. Players’ Player of the Year: Sam Batty This season has been one that I have enjoyed in Y5 and there is some depth and competition for The boys saved their best performance for the last Most Improved Player: Jake Fawcett immensely. There is quite a talented group of boys places. match on the Sports Tour in Newcastle. We drew 7 Coaches’ Award: Tom Fell and Jack Tattersall

Brontë House Page 29 Rounders

U9s

U10s

U11s

This season has been slightly dierent from the BH v RGS Newcastle lost 3-2 traditional rounders teams. In games lessons there has been a shift towards cricket skills although we BH v Silcoates won 10 – 5.5 have still ﬁelded rounders teams at all age groups in Key Stage 2. BH v Pocklington Prep won 8 – 5.5

All the girls have represented the school in the BH v St. Olave lost 2-8 many dierent festivals, competitions and individual games with many successful results, BH v Hymers won 7-4 ﬁnishing with the U11 HMC tournament held at Pocklington with the following results. BH v BGS won 5-2

Page 30 Brontë House Athletics

Cross Country

Athletics & Cross Country

The Athletics team competed in three meetings this year. The first meet was at QEGS, Thornes Park & and Year 5 and 6 entered mixed teams. The Year 6 P P King & Co. Ltd. relay team were the only gold medalists on the day but everyone competed well. There was an all-girls competition at GSAL for Year 5 and 6 and the girls again competed well. This was good preparation for the HMC Athletics at Gateshead Stadium where Wholesale Supplier’s of the world’s 34 children for Years 4, 5 and 6 represented the finest salads, fruit and vegetables. school. Belle Nimmo achieved a gold medal in the 80m sprint and Charley-Megan Whiteley was Daily deliveries all over Yorkshire awarded a bronze medal for high jump. The Year 4 from every corner ofthe world, to boys team were 3rd overall. every sector of the Catering Industry. The Cross Country runners faced all manner of We are more than just a Greengrocer, weather conditions this winter, in some fantastic races in the North Bradford League. In a format We care. where the first four runners’ performances count, it was good to have a real depth of talent in both the Make us your 1st Choice for all your girls’ and boys’ teams. After the four league races Fresh Produce Supplies. the girls finished in an amazing second place with Grace Ross in third place individually! The boys finished in fourth place overall, with Finlay Contact us on 01274 728723 Hainsworth in seventh place individually. In addition or email [email protected] to this the girls won the end of season relays, while the boys finished fourth.

Brontë House Page 31 Email [email protected] Boarding Boarding Review When I first came to boarding in Year 6, I was very What I enjoy most at boarding is the family excited and interested in what boarding was like. I environment and getting to know each and every was also quite nervous because I hadn’t been away person individually. from home much before. But as soon as I arrived everyone was friendly and making sure I settled in. I When I first came to boarding I was very nervous responsibility of House Captain. This taught Overall we have loved our time being boarders at made friends quickly of all ages and nationalities and shy, after spending 4 years in boarding I have leadership qualities that will set me up in later life. the Grove and would do it all again if we could. We getting to know dierent cultures. Now I am in my learnt to be independent and more confident all What I really enjoy doing is visiting all other have done a lot of growing up at this school and we final year at the Grove I have been given the round especially in talking and meeting new people boarders’ rooms and getting to know them better definitely believe we wouldn’t have turned into the responsibility of House Captain. Because of of dierent cultures. I came to boarding in Year 9 and having a laugh with all the boys - which can people we are today if it wasn’t for the former boarding I have found that I have grown more and was surprised to find that people where get me in trouble with Mr. Vernon as it is usually boarders and, most importantly, the sta. mature and responsible yet approachable. Sadly friendly and approachable. Now that I am in my during prep time. the same cannot be said of my height. Boarding is final year at the Grove and therefore boarding, I Jake Oakes and Megan Lennon where I’ve grown up and now I don’t want to leave! don’t want to leave! Luckily I was given the Weekends are always enjoyable as they try to get everyone involved. They are full of activities in and outside of the school environment. One weekend we could be doing silly sports on the sports field, whereas another weekend we could be at getting up at 8:00 heading to Alton Towers. The trips and activities are not compulsory so, if you needed to get work done, the library is always open for you to catch up. Our favourite trip is Alton Towers and Laser Tag because it gets everyone involved and everybody always has fun - even the teachers including Mr. Barr.

During the week we are encouraged to do school homework during Prep time, where teachers are available for help if needed. Being a boarder and living on school site means we get free use of the excellent facilities that the school has to oer such as the gym, swimming pool and sports hall. Boarders of all ages are encouraged to make use of these facilities.

Page 34 Boarding When I first came to boarding in Year 6, I was very What I enjoy most at boarding is the family excited and interested in what boarding was like. I environment and getting to know each and every was also quite nervous because I hadn’t been away person individually. from home much before. But as soon as I arrived everyone was friendly and making sure I settled in. I When I first came to boarding I was very nervous responsibility of House Captain. This taught Overall we have loved our time being boarders at made friends quickly of all ages and nationalities and shy, after spending 4 years in boarding I have leadership qualities that will set me up in later life. the Grove and would do it all again if we could. We getting to know dierent cultures. Now I am in my learnt to be independent and more confident all What I really enjoy doing is visiting all other have done a lot of growing up at this school and we final year at the Grove I have been given the round especially in talking and meeting new people boarders’ rooms and getting to know them better definitely believe we wouldn’t have turned into the responsibility of House Captain. Because of of dierent cultures. I came to boarding in Year 9 and having a laugh with all the boys - which can people we are today if it wasn’t for the former boarding I have found that I have grown more and was surprised to find that people where get me in trouble with Mr. Vernon as it is usually boarders and, most importantly, the sta. mature and responsible yet approachable. Sadly friendly and approachable. Now that I am in my during prep time. the same cannot be said of my height. Boarding is final year at the Grove and therefore boarding, I Jake Oakes and Megan Lennon where I’ve grown up and now I don’t want to leave! don’t want to leave! Luckily I was given the Weekends are always enjoyable as they try to get everyone involved. They are full of activities in and outside of the school environment. One weekend we could be doing silly sports on the sports field, whereas another weekend we could be at getting up at 8:00 heading to Alton Towers. The trips and activities are not compulsory so, if you needed to get work done, the library is always open for you to catch up. Our favourite trip is Alton Towers and Laser Tag because it gets everyone involved and everybody always has fun - even the teachers including Mr. Barr.

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+ 44 (0) 113 242 7888 WWW.PHILLIPSTONER.COM Out of the Classroom camp was in Bramhope. On day 2, students walked Moor and camping in Baildon. They then journeyed Outdoor Education at the Grove from Bramhope, towards Eccup reservoir and down to Saltaire and on to Bingley St. Ives. ﬁnished at Harewood House. On this expedition Students were fortunate enough to encounter Duke of Edinburgh’s Award they practised their navigational skills and camp some of the warmest weather on record – great for craft, as well as developing their resilience. The the views, but not so great for the blisters! Many assessed expedition had to be completed unaided congratulations to those who have successfully and students set o from Ilkley, walking around the completed the Award!

I have been continually impressed by the variety of activities such as climbing, karate and commitment of our pupils from Year 10 as they horse riding. Pupils had to undertake a practice completed their D of E Bronze award. It has been a and an assessed expedition across the Yorkshire joy to see 47 of our students contribute to making countryside, carrying everything they needed for a dierence in their community through their two days: food, tents, cooking equipment, clothes volunteering section which saw students undertake and drinks. For a number of the students this was activities such as litter picking, charity work and the ﬁrst time they had walked for 6 hours carrying sports coaching. Students have also picked up new a heavy pack. The practice expedition went from skills and improved their physical ﬁtness through a Baildon, through Guiseley, across Otley Chevin and

Page 38 Out of the Classroom camp was in Bramhope. On day 2, students walked Moor and camping in Baildon. They then journeyed from Bramhope, towards Eccup reservoir and down to Saltaire and on to Bingley St. Ives. ﬁnished at Harewood House. On this expedition Students were fortunate enough to encounter they practised their navigational skills and camp some of the warmest weather on record – great for craft, as well as developing their resilience. The the views, but not so great for the blisters! Many assessed expedition had to be completed unaided congratulations to those who have successfully and students set o from Ilkley, walking around the completed the Award!

Adventure Days

Every summer Years 7, 8 & 9 undertake an Over 300 students participated in these days, with Adventure Day. This day takes advantage of the activities designed to stretch them physically, beautiful scenery we have on our doorstep and emotionally, socially and mentally and which were helps push students to achieve success with spread across the region from Gisburn Forest, across the activities they may never have experienced. Yorkshire moors and down to Rother Valley in Sheeld.

Out of the Classroom Page 39 Year 7 students were scattered over the Dales completing a variety of activities in which they had chosen to participate. Activities included: mountain biking, climbing, abseiling, caving, ghyll scrambling and kayaking. For many this was their ﬁrst taste of being underground in a cave or feeling the thrill of standing high on a cli face.

Year 8 students journeyed to Rother Valley Watersports Park and had the opportunity to try their hand at windsurﬁng, Canadian canoeing, kayaking, sailing, zorbing, raft building or mountain biking. The raft building was particularly competitive, however not many rafts made it back in one piece, with plenty of capsizing taking place across all disciplines – a fabulous day with everyone wanting to go back again!

Year 9 students undertook a team building day based at Leeds Carnegie University. Students were split into their Houses and worked to complete a range of mental and physical challenges in an attempt to secure the Headingley Trophy for their House. It was great to watch the students work as a team, with many discovering hidden talents or skills. Congratulations to Findlay House who were worthy winners!

Page 40 Out of the Classroom Bouldering Competition

For the last 5 years we have entered a team into were reduced for each subsequent attempt. WGS the Yorkshire Schools Climbing Competition, held entered with a strong team, with Matiyah Meer at the Depot in Pudsey and this year was no winning her group. Overall the team came 6th out dierent. The competition comprised of 25 of 17, a good eort, but we will return next year to climbs throughout the Depot, with students chase our 2013 victory! having 3 attempts at each ‘problem’ – points were scored for a ‘ﬂash’ (climbing up in one go) and Miss F Alimundo

Out of the Classroom Page 41 Trips & Tours The start to the second day was lethargic, including jumping across from building windows or Berlin especially for me as I was in a 6-person room. by digging tunnels underneath the wall’s Luckily I was the first person up so I could get my boundaries. We also climbed up a tower to see over shower first. The light but reviving breakfast got us into a part of the ‘death strip’, which was really ready for a full tour of Berlin. It started o with the interesting. Next, we visited the DDR museum very interesting and sobering tour of which showed what life was like in East Germany; SachsenHausen Concentration camp. Our tour this included a model flat like the ones the majority guide first explained the workings and layout of the of East Germans lived in, the types of cars everyone camp and then we had the chance to view some drove and where people went on holiday! The last historical artefacts like the uniform of the SS main stop of the day was the Hohenschönhausen guards. We also learnt more about the people that Stasi prison, where we had a tour of the older and were sent to the concentration camp. They were newer cells used for interrogation and we learnt Jews, Communists, political opponents and anyone about how prisoners were forced to co-operate. We who did not conform to the Nazi ideals. The saw the standing cells used to torture inmates, and saddest part of this place was the hut where they we were shown how all the corridors looked the kept the prisoners because it was damaged in an same, giving the prison the feeling of a maze. This arson attack by Neo Nazis after the war. After we visit was very eye-opening and showed just how had viewed everything we sat down and ate our controlling the government and secret police were. homemade lunch, however I could have done with a This was an interesting end to a great trip, and after Schnitzel sandwich, my favourite. a short stop at Alexanderplatz we headed to the airport for our flight home! On our final day in Berlin, we visited some places that related to the Cold War. Our first stop was looking at parts of the Berlin Wall, and we learnt about the ‘death strip’ and how people tried to cross the wall. They did this in lots of ways, On the first day we got up early to catch the plane German states of Austria and Prussia. We also from Manchester to Berlin Schonefeld so that we learned about Otto von Bismarck and German could get lots done on the first day. The first thing unification as well as more recent Weimar and Nazi we saw on the Friday was the Reichstag building, history as well as Germany during the cold war. which was an important building in the Weimar republic as well as the rise to power of Hitler. The Reichstag fire was an essential step in Hitler banning the communist parties from Germany and turning Germany into a dictatorship. The building now houses the German Bundestag and has been rebuilt with lots of glass to symbolise governmental transparency. There is also a striking monument in front of the Reichstag to all the politicians killed during the Weimar and Nazi periods – memorialising how this political violence should never be repeated. After the Reichstag we went to see the Brandenburg gate, one of the most famous monuments in Germany. Facing the gate, we saw the hotel where communist revolutionaries, Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, were killed. Then we walked across the city to the place where it is believed Hitler’s body was burned after he killed himself. It’s now just a plain-looking car park and apartment block to avoid people who support Hitler coming there. Then we walked to the Deutsches Historisches Museum, on the way we walked past one of the remaining guard towers marking the boundary between East and West Berlin and were able to climb up it. In the German History Museum there was information on all periods of German history from the Holy Roman Empire to the leading

Tours and Trips Tours & Trips Page 43 The start to the second day was lethargic, including jumping across from building windows or especially for me as I was in a 6-person room. by digging tunnels underneath the wall’s Luckily I was the first person up so I could get my boundaries. We also climbed up a tower to see over shower first. The light but reviving breakfast got us into a part of the ‘death strip’, which was really ready for a full tour of Berlin. It started o with the interesting. Next, we visited the DDR museum very interesting and sobering tour of which showed what life was like in East Germany; SachsenHausen Concentration camp. Our tour this included a model flat like the ones the majority guide first explained the workings and layout of the of East Germans lived in, the types of cars everyone camp and then we had the chance to view some drove and where people went on holiday! The last historical artefacts like the uniform of the SS main stop of the day was the Hohenschönhausen guards. We also learnt more about the people that Stasi prison, where we had a tour of the older and were sent to the concentration camp. They were newer cells used for interrogation and we learnt Jews, Communists, political opponents and anyone about how prisoners were forced to co-operate. We who did not conform to the Nazi ideals. The saw the standing cells used to torture inmates, and saddest part of this place was the hut where they we were shown how all the corridors looked the kept the prisoners because it was damaged in an same, giving the prison the feeling of a maze. This arson attack by Neo Nazis after the war. After we visit was very eye-opening and showed just how had viewed everything we sat down and ate our controlling the government and secret police were. homemade lunch, however I could have done with a This was an interesting end to a great trip, and after Schnitzel sandwich, my favourite. a short stop at Alexanderplatz we headed to the airport for our flight home! On our final day in Berlin, we visited some places that related to the Cold War. Our first stop was looking at parts of the Berlin Wall, and we learnt By Rory Gallagher, Michael Cavaliere, Abbie Nott, about the ‘death strip’ and how people tried to Georgia Young and Ellie Nott, Tom Pratt and cross the wall. They did this in lots of ways, Robert Mitchell On the first day we got up early to catch the plane German states of Austria and Prussia. We also from Manchester to Berlin Schonefeld so that we learned about Otto von Bismarck and German could get lots done on the first day. The first thing unification as well as more recent Weimar and Nazi we saw on the Friday was the Reichstag building, history as well as Germany during the cold war. which was an important building in the Weimar republic as well as the rise to power of Hitler. The Reichstag fire was an essential step in Hitler banning the communist parties from Germany and turning Germany into a dictatorship. The building now houses the German Bundestag and has been rebuilt with lots of glass to symbolise governmental transparency. There is also a striking monument in front of the Reichstag to all the politicians killed during the Weimar and Nazi periods – memorialising how this political violence should never be repeated. After the Reichstag we went to see the Brandenburg gate, one of the most famous monuments in Germany. Facing the gate, we saw the hotel where communist revolutionaries, Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, were killed. Then we walked across the city to the place where it is believed Hitler’s body was burned after he killed himself. It’s now just a plain-looking car park and apartment block to avoid people who support Hitler coming there. Then we walked to the Deutsches Historisches Museum, on the way we walked past one of the remaining guard towers marking the boundary between East and West Berlin and were able to climb up it. In the German History Museum there was information on all periods of German history from the Holy Roman Empire to the leading

Tours and Trips Page 44 Tours & Trips soldiers would carry in the trenches and how their We were all very sad to be going home after the uniform had to change as the war progressed. wonderful trip. We got on the bus and went to the Next, we went to the Tyne Cot memorial; a few Wellington Quarry which was an amazing people found their relatives’ names engraved there experience. We went underground and saw Battlefields Trip including my great, great-uncle, Edwin Warrior. pictures and videos of the soldiers in action as well Finally, after dinner in Ypres, the day ended with as objects such as uniforms which the soldiers had the moving Last Post Ceremony. This is a solemn abandoned after the war had finished. The quarry and dignified event that takes place at the Menin was a great way to learn about the soldier’s Gate Memorial. This ceremony has been carried on lifestyle while in war as we could actually see for nearly uninterrupted since the 2nd of July, 1928. ourselves how they were living their life Our school laid a wreath to commemorate the underground. After that we went to a Canadian fallen. It was a very touching, poignant and memorial in an area called Vimy near Arras. Vimy emotional ceremony to the fallen. had many statues of soldiers. In the distance you could see mountains that were actually made from On Sunday we focused on the events and places the waste of mining. The Canadian Vimy memorial linked to the Battle of the Somme. First, we had a in the town of Govenchy is in memory of the 2-hour bus journey to Sunken Lane which was a 60,000 Canadian forces killed during the war, many place where the Lancashire Fusiliers fought during of them on the Vimy Ridge. This battle started on the war. Then we collected our lunch about half an Easter Monday 9th April 1917. In the memorial there hour later and had lunch next to the is a statue with a reference to the popular poem In Newfoundland Memorial Park, where we saw a Flanders Fields. After that we went to Dover and preserved trench system which we walked through got on the ferry back to England. We have all learnt with our tour guide. In the afternoon we went to a lot on this trip and we would definitely the Theipval Memorial which is the largest recommend this trip to people who would like to commonwealth memorial for the missing. After learn more about World War One. this, we headed back to the next hostel where we stayed for the last night. We then went for tea at the Le Corner’s Pub, returned to the hostel, and At 5 o’clock in the morning everyone arrived at At the rear of Essex Farm cemetery, near the went to bed. school ready to head for the ferry after a western bank of the Leper-Ijser canal, there is a treacherous 6 hour drive all the way down to the British concrete bunker with a series of rooms. We White Clis of Dover. We boarded the ferry where learnt about the Canadian surgeon during the we sat down and had lunch for an hour until we Second Battle of Ypres, John McCrae and his arrived in Calais. We then drove to our first famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ that was written cemetery through France to Belgium, before there. Then we went to Langemark, a German stopping at Ypres. We looked around the cemetery cemetery. This cemetery had black gravestones at Ypres at all the French and English soldiers who and an open, mass grave that contains the remains gave their lives to fight for their country. We learnt of 24,917 servicemen (7,997 are unknown soldiers). that Jewish relatives put stones on top of their This cemetery contains more than 44,000 buried headstones whist other religions were left with soldiers. Then, we visited Vancouver Corner; the flowers, such as poppies, in front of the headstone memorial commemorates the Canadian 1st Division as a sign of respect. After this we went to the in action on the 22nd to the 24th of April, 1915. The Peace Village where we had our evening meal Canadian division held its position on the left flank before returning to our rooms to get prepared for of the British Army after the German Army the next day. launched the first ever large-scale gas attack against two French divisions on the left of the On Saturday the 24th of March, the second day of Canadians. It was fascinating, learning about all of the Battlefields Trip, we visited the Bayernwald the types of gas mask and how they needed to trenches. It is a carefully restored section of an adapt them in order to protect themselves. After original German trench system that was made in that we visited the Passchendaele 1917 Memorial 1916. After that we visited the Menin Gate Memorial Museum. The museum was one of my favourite for the missing on the Ypres Salient in Belgian parts of the whole trip! It was extremely Flanders. The memorial bears 54,000 names of interesting, we went through underground model soldiers from the UK and Commonwealth Forces trenches with sound eects and realistic rooms (except New Zealand and Newfoundland) who that contained replicas of beds, toilets, o¢ces and died before the 16th of August 1917 and have no many more. After we went inside the museum, a known grave. Next, (after we all went chocolate volunteer (Tim Kemp) was dressed in uniform and shopping) we arrived at the Essex Farm cemetery. we were taught each part of the uniform and what Tours and Trips Tours & Trips Page 45 soldiers would carry in the trenches and how their We were all very sad to be going home after the uniform had to change as the war progressed. wonderful trip. We got on the bus and went to the Next, we went to the Tyne Cot memorial; a few Wellington Quarry which was an amazing people found their relatives’ names engraved there experience. We went underground and saw including my great, great-uncle, Edwin Warrior. pictures and videos of the soldiers in action as well Finally, after dinner in Ypres, the day ended with as objects such as uniforms which the soldiers had the moving Last Post Ceremony. This is a solemn abandoned after the war had finished. The quarry and dignified event that takes place at the Menin was a great way to learn about the soldier’s Gate Memorial. This ceremony has been carried on lifestyle while in war as we could actually see for nearly uninterrupted since the 2nd of July, 1928. ourselves how they were living their life Our school laid a wreath to commemorate the underground. After that we went to a Canadian fallen. It was a very touching, poignant and memorial in an area called Vimy near Arras. Vimy emotional ceremony to the fallen. had many statues of soldiers. In the distance you could see mountains that were actually made from On Sunday we focused on the events and places the waste of mining. The Canadian Vimy memorial linked to the Battle of the Somme. First, we had a in the town of Govenchy is in memory of the 2-hour bus journey to Sunken Lane which was a 60,000 Canadian forces killed during the war, many place where the Lancashire Fusiliers fought during of them on the Vimy Ridge. This battle started on the war. Then we collected our lunch about half an Easter Monday 9th April 1917. In the memorial there hour later and had lunch next to the is a statue with a reference to the popular poem In Newfoundland Memorial Park, where we saw a Flanders Fields. After that we went to Dover and preserved trench system which we walked through got on the ferry back to England. We have all learnt with our tour guide. In the afternoon we went to a lot on this trip and we would definitely the Theipval Memorial which is the largest recommend this trip to people who would like to commonwealth memorial for the missing. After learn more about World War One. this, we headed back to the next hostel where we stayed for the last night. We then went for tea at By Rafael Marcus, Alex Broome, Joe Myers, Elsa the Le Corner’s Pub, returned to the hostel, and Beese, Imogen Hearn, Katherine Knight, Catriona At 5 o’clock in the morning everyone arrived at At the rear of Essex Farm cemetery, near the went to bed. Cochrane and India Appleton-Gregg school ready to head for the ferry after a western bank of the Leper-Ijser canal, there is a treacherous 6 hour drive all the way down to the British concrete bunker with a series of rooms. We White Clis of Dover. We boarded the ferry where learnt about the Canadian surgeon during the we sat down and had lunch for an hour until we Second Battle of Ypres, John McCrae and his arrived in Calais. We then drove to our first famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ that was written cemetery through France to Belgium, before there. Then we went to Langemark, a German stopping at Ypres. We looked around the cemetery cemetery. This cemetery had black gravestones at Ypres at all the French and English soldiers who and an open, mass grave that contains the remains gave their lives to fight for their country. We learnt of 24,917 servicemen (7,997 are unknown soldiers). that Jewish relatives put stones on top of their This cemetery contains more than 44,000 buried headstones whist other religions were left with soldiers. Then, we visited Vancouver Corner; the flowers, such as poppies, in front of the headstone memorial commemorates the Canadian 1st Division as a sign of respect. After this we went to the in action on the 22nd to the 24th of April, 1915. The Peace Village where we had our evening meal Canadian division held its position on the left flank before returning to our rooms to get prepared for of the British Army after the German Army the next day. launched the first ever large-scale gas attack against two French divisions on the left of the On Saturday the 24th of March, the second day of Canadians. It was fascinating, learning about all of the Battlefields Trip, we visited the Bayernwald the types of gas mask and how they needed to trenches. It is a carefully restored section of an adapt them in order to protect themselves. After original German trench system that was made in that we visited the Passchendaele 1917 Memorial 1916. After that we visited the Menin Gate Memorial Museum. The museum was one of my favourite for the missing on the Ypres Salient in Belgian parts of the whole trip! It was extremely Flanders. The memorial bears 54,000 names of interesting, we went through underground model soldiers from the UK and Commonwealth Forces trenches with sound eects and realistic rooms (except New Zealand and Newfoundland) who that contained replicas of beds, toilets, o¢ces and died before the 16th of August 1917 and have no many more. After we went inside the museum, a known grave. Next, (after we all went chocolate volunteer (Tim Kemp) was dressed in uniform and shopping) we arrived at the Essex Farm cemetery. we were taught each part of the uniform and what Tours and Trips Page 46 Tours & Trips Kentucky Exchange

In September 2016 we received an email message concert featuring KCD sta and students alongside from Rosalind Streeter, the Chief Executive of the their WGS counterparts. As they were Sister Schools of Kentucky, suggesting that there Edinburgh-bound on their Saturday morning were schools in the organisation seeking departure, a certain member of sta piped them partnerships with those in the UK. We were put in out! touch with Kentucky Country Day School, a Lower, Middle and High School with a similar number of By March 2018, plans were already in hand for a students to our own and also independent and return visit to Kentucky and in the summer, we fee-paying. took 12 very fortunate students on the visit of a lifetime to Louisville via a two-day whizz round Our American colleagues were particularly New York. They were hosted to a large extent by interested in music and art and so I put Jeannine in the families of friends they had first made last touch with Andrew Pickles and Phillip Tedd. It was October on the inward visit. Miss Alimundo showed not long before we were talking about an initial considerable expertise throughout the visit and visit to the UK especially with her extensive knowledge of the Big Apple! Our first ever guests from the USA arrived in October and spent the week with us, visiting Here are some of our students’ memories of the lessons, especially but not exclusively in art and trip… music, taking in short trips to Saltaire and Haworth and a day tour of York. There was still time at the Andy end of the week for a shopping trip to Leeds, After a very long and exhausting flight we started preceded by a visit to the Royal Armouries. The our trip with many exciting places and buildings to highlight of the week and evidence of what can see in New York. We started our adventure by truly be called “a special relationship” was the joint visiting the 9/11 memorial. This was a very quiet Tours and Trips Tours & Trips Page 47 place for reflection which was very peaceful. We Claudia then continued to see Wall Street, the Raging Bull, As the first day of the weekend approached us, the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge. These Annabelle and I had a sleep over with our hosts were all very interesting places to visit which I Kaylee, Lily and their friend Natalie. It was our first enjoyed very much. After lunch in Washington full day of the trip and the mum of our host took us Square Park we visited many places where TV all to a traditional American supermarket – we shows had been filmed, including the apartment went round picking up sweets and snacks for the from the TV show ‘Friends’. In the evening we had sleep over. It was so fun! The next morning Kaylee’s tea at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square and dad made us a breakfast of waes and bacon and visited Top of the Rock to see amazing views of it was delicious! It was a great start to our trip with the city at night. an amazing group of girls I will never forget!

Ella Freddy On our first day in Kentucky a few hosts, Isla and I I woke up at 6am on the Monday morning and got went to the Kentucky Horse Park. We walked to ready for school. We drove by car to KCD and the Breeds Barn where there was a show of arrived for a tour of the school. The tour was very dierent breeds and riders. After that we went on interesting, as I had never visited another school a ride – our horses were Pocahontas and Cowboy. and to do it in Kentucky was very exciting. After It was really fun, as we saw all of the beautiful the tour I went to my first class, I had art with Evan scenery. We were really hungry after lunch and ate my host. I was surprised by the friendliness of the while watching a jumping show. In the evening we other students and made close friends during the ate pizza and went to Champs roller skating. Isla day. I finished the school day with lots of dierent was really fast and didn’t slip once! I was the lessons and left for home. complete opposite and still have bruises from falling so much! After such a busy day we slept well! It was such a great day in Kentucky! Mr. P Lambert

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On 22nd March 2018, 22 girls and 4 sta departed lose a passport and suitcase on our way! We on a Tour of a lifetime to New York, Trinidad and enjoyed a luxurious two-night stay in Tobago where Tobago. It started with a coach journey down to we visited Pigeon Point and relaxed by the sea and Gatwick followed by a 7 and a half hour flight to pool. The first and second team played a game JFK airport in New York. The four nights we had in each and triumphed in the extreme heat against New York were spent at Hotel Pennsylvania, which some impressive and athletic opponents. We even was located in Madison Square Gardens. made our claim to fame on Tobago’s local news channel! On our first day in New York we had a tour of the area and this included visiting the Statue of Liberty, We then flew back to Trinidad for the final leg of the Raging Bull of Wall Street and the 911 memorial. our tour, where we stayed at the Hilton Hotel for 4 Despite all the site seeing there was still plenty of nights. While in Trinidad we played in two time for… shopping of course. The next day we tournaments with the first team winning both enjoyed teaching some of the New York local boys trophies and the second team also coming out on how to play Netball and hopefully spread the top to bring even more trophies home. passion for the sport. This was enjoyable to watch, as they couldn’t quite get the hang of a non-contact We then had a day of well-deserved rest – and what sport or not running with the ball! a day this was. We all boarded a boat and sailed around the coastline of Trinidad. However, our During the rest of our time in New York we visited relaxation wasn’t to last long as we were put into Grand Central station, the Empire State Building, teams to compete to find the most amount of eggs Fifth Avenue, Central Park and Ellen Stardust Diner on a beach that revealed challenges that we where we enjoyed some delicious burgers whilst needed to complete. being entertained by waiters and waitresses singing songs from musicals. I guess as this was a netball For all 22 girls it has been a fantastic experience tour we had to play some games and I am pleased and one that we will never forget. Thank you to Mrs. to report that of the 6 matches we won 4 and lost 2. Jennings, Mrs. Curtis, Miss Thompson and Mrs. Everyone played so well against extremely Vernon for giving up their Easter break to share the competitive and skilled teams. memories with us!

We then ﬂew from JFK airport to Trinidad followed by a connecting ﬂight to Tobago, however we did Imogen Amos and Charlotte Proctor Tours and Trips Page 50 Tours & Trips A large group of 72 students and 9 sta travelled to Italy, for a week of skiing in the Olympic resort of Sestriere Ski Trip Sestriere. The resort was created by the founder of FIAT car company, Giovanni Agnelli and it still regularly hosts FIS Alpine Ski events. The ski area is huge and covers six other resorts including Serre Chevalier and Mont Genevre in France. The whole linked ski area is known as the Via Lattea or Milky Way. During the summer months Sestriere has staged both the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia.

The conditions were fantastic, with lots of fresh powder, and the variety of skiing on o er catered easily for all abilities of skier with Mr. Barr, in particular, demonstrating a novel technique for getting down the slopes. The more advanced skiers were able to travel across on the gondola to enjoy the tree lined runs of Sauze d’Oulx. On return from there, they could experience for themselves the Olympic level piste from Motta to Banchetta.

As part of the après ski programme, students were able to enjoy open air swimming in a heated pool overlooking the valley, tasty crepes and waes topped with delicious Italian ice cream, and a fantastic night throwing some shapes at a disco that even Tony Manero would have been proud to have been seen in!

The only downside to an excellent week was our 30 hour journey home!

Mr. J Robb Tours and Trips Tours & Trips Page 51 A small group of 24 Year 9 students and 3 sta Ski Andorra travelled to Andorra last New Year to enjoy a fabulous week of skiing in blue skies and sunshine. The group stayed in the Hotel Panorama, situated in the Principality’s capital city, Andorra la Vella.

As part of the experience during our stay, the group were able to witness the festival of Epiphany also known as the Festival of the Three Kings, a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate. Crowds lined the streets and a huge procession with carnival ﬂoats, troupes of dancers, musicians and stilted characters of various kinds, entertained us under the canopy of glittering Christmas lights that adorned the main streets. As the ﬂoats passed by the occupants threw handfuls of sweets into the crowds, much to everyone’s delight! At the end of the procession, we made our way back to the hotel on a carpet of crushed confectionery.

Before our return to the UK we were able to spend a few hours in Barcelona, enjoying a stroll along Las Ramblas and it was a very moving experience to witness some of our students o er their packed lunches to the poor and homeless who were sheltering under the colonnades of the Placa Reial.

This was one of the most enjoyable ski trips that I have arranged in recent years, and that is down to the fact that the students were an absolute pleasure to be with!

Mr. J Robb Tours and Trips Page 52 Tours & Trips Swim Team Majorca Camp

During October half term the team embarked on the biennial trip to the Best Swim Camp in Majorca. The trip got o to rocky start when I nearly missed the 6am flight due to sleeping in (something I daresay I shall never live down), but we all made it there in one piece and arrived in time for the first training session that afternoon. We were all very excited on arrival at the 50m swimming pool (double the size of the Jubilee Pool), to discover part of the Danish and Swiss national teams also training there – an intimidating sight for us all. Nonetheless we managed to compose ourselves and all of the team (bar Umar and Jasper) made it on time to the 6:30am meet the next morning. Through the week we slowly adjusted to the early starts and two hour training sessions and it was obvious that the team were making significant improvements; Evie Burns (Year 8), Lucy Lund (Year 7) and Ethan McLelland (Year 10) just to name a few. At the end of the trip, specific congratulations and awards were given to both Ben Hill and Emily Hinchclie for their outstanding eort and improvement during the week away. We must give a huge thank you to Mrs. Watson, Miss Russell, Mr. Barr and Mr. Softley for taking the trip and for putting up with the team’s ongoing complaints about lack of sleep.

Lisa Paul, Swim Captain Tours and Trips Tours & Trips Page 53 Rugby Tour South Africa 2018

Playing Record fortunate they are. Having spent time with the opposition after the matches at Botoka, Cambridge Under 18 and Tygerberg, the boys were made aware of some of the sacrifices that the South African players have Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2 to make just to get to school. They were also Botoka W 62 - 12 exposed to a culture of Rugby very dierent from Durban HS L 9 - 12 our own. Rugby is everywhere and means everything Cambridge HS W 34 - 21 to the locals. Point HS L 19 - 38 Tygerberg W 40 - 19 The fixtures were very evenly matched and each match tested our boys in a dierent way. For Under 17 example, Tygerberg played a fast running game, attacking from anywhere on the field. They had Played 5, Won 2, Lost 3 some very fast and elusive runners. Point High, on Botoka W 58 - 14 the other hand, were of Afrikaans origin and were Durban HS L 6 - 28 aggressive, abrasive and strong; providing a Cambridge HS L 30 - 49 completely dierent challenge. The Durban High Point HS W 35 - 21 School match was a great experience not only due Tygerberg L 17 - 21 to its steeped history and facilities, but the atmosphere was intense and the match was a real The Senior Rugby tour to South Africa was a very challenge for the boys, both physically and successful one, both on and o the field. The boys emotionally. In the build up to the Durban match, enjoyed an experience that will live long in their you could sense the nerves (almost fear) and energy memories and in doing so I am sure they will have within the group. The players knew that it was going forged friendships that will last a lifetime. to be tough match, having done their research and finding out that Durban had 11 players who had been A visit to South Africa has allowed the boys to involved in Craven Week and also had the current SA witness a culture that is very dierent to home. Schools’ number 8. The performances put in by our Playing against a township side and some of the players that night were heroic and in the U18 match, other schools has helped them to recognise how we were desperately unlucky not to get the win. Tours and Trips Page 54 Tours & Trips Some good rugby was played against Cambridge also able to sample a ‘Braai’ on the second night. A High in the U17s and especially in the U18 team. The day at the Cape Canopy Tours in Grabouw was also U17 performance at Point High was a real highlight. another amazing experience, with the opportunity In dicult circumstances, we came back from 21-7 to zip line through the mountains. There were a down to win 35-21. However, the best performance total of 12 canopies at heights of 1000 metres and of the tour was in the final U18 match against some of the zip-lines were up to 350 metres long. It Tygerberg. They have a strong rugby tradition with was a pulse-raising experience and the scenery in Eben Etzebeth, the Springbok Lock, being a recent the Cape countryside was simply breath-taking. alumnus. We simply dispatched them in the end with some outstanding attacking rugby, combining In Durban, the boys were able to enjoy some the forwards and backs to score some super team downtime at a local water park and on the beach tries. We did, however, have a tendency to kick the with the opportunity to have a training session. We ball away aimlessly at times, to allow their visited a few beaches on the trip, as the weather exceptional full back to run it back with flair and was so good. The boys were able to hire pace and put us under pressure. Once we surfboards, bikes and pedal go karts. The beach at eliminated this from our game, we ran away 40-19 Mossel Bay was beautiful and the pitch we played winners. A number of parents were present for the on at Point HS overlooked the sea. matches in Durban and Cape Town and they commented on how much they had enjoyed their We also visited the KZN Maritime Centre to witness time in South Africa and watching the boys play. a shark dissection which was very interesting. In Each match on tour was a great learning Cape Town, we visited the Springbok museum to experience for the players and undoubtedly learn about the history of South African Rugby but challenged their rugby playing ability. unfortunately, the trip to Robben Island to see where Nelson Mandela was in prison, was cancelled The tour has also been great preparation for the as the sea was too choppy. forthcoming season, giving us a clearer picture of our strengths and weaknesses as a group. The Overall, a brilliant experience and an extremely players were given opportunities to stake a claim enjoyable 17 days. I would like to say a huge thank for a place in the team and some of them really you to the parents for their support with the enhanced their credentials. As coaches, we spent fundraising for the tour and their support out in some time with all of the players on a one-to-one South Africa. Thanks must also go to the Marketing basis to set personal goals for the forthcoming and Finance department for their help and support season and to highlight areas to work on. This was throughout the planning for the tour. Finally, my very useful and another good opportunity for sincere thanks must go to the sta, Mr. Howard, Mr. learning and reflection. Barr, Mr. Ryder and Mr. Softley who gave up their time to come on the tour with us. However, a The time in between fixtures and travelling was special thanks must go to Mr. Johnson (“Safari spent taking part in a number of excursions. The Ken”) for his role as Tour Manager. Not only for his Safari experience at Kariega Game Reserve was a organisation and leadership on the tour but also for definite highlight with the opportunity to see the his eorts prior to departure. ‘Big 5’. This was a 2 night stay and 4 game drives were included. Some of the sights and photographs Mr. J Bedford taken were simply ‘out of this world’. The boys were Master i/c 1st XV Rugby

Tours and Trips Tours & Trips Page 55 Performing Arts Chamber Concert - Thursday 23rd November as the service closed. The end of another chapter in The Orchestra Through the Ages at the place in the choir for the service. The Pauline Quirke Academy bicentenary) closed the event before Swing Band’s perhaps most poignantly Ellie Monaghan’s the school is closed by this final service; the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester A Big Band Christmas. Tightrope and Isabelle Wan’s Make You Feel My The school’s chamber groups and soloists performed choristers will be missed by the Grove Singers, The Davy Block and Grove Theatre continue to The Academy continue to use the school Love stood out as they tapped into the emotion of items that ranged from unaccompanied solo Laura particularly Milly, but a new cohort will replace them In February, this was a chance for A level and GCSE grow as a hub for visitors, external events and Performing Arts facilities on Saturdays, as well as The Easter Charity Concert - 22nd March the occasion. Oliver Priestley performed with Sutclie with a Bach sonata on violin and Cameron and we will begin once again. pupils to visit the Halle’s home for a concert bookings... for their summer show (ably tech’d by Andrew technical wizardry on electric guitar and Georgia Tonge’s excellent debut in the Grove Theatre on charting the orchestra’s development throughout Mettrick) - and this year for a week-long summer This raised £700 for Action for Children and may Marker closed the programme playing more drumkit to the Flute Choir’s Carmen Gypsy Song and January Scholars’ Day the ages. The concert covered several set works The Kentucky County District School visit – Performing Arts camp. This booking seems to be long be remembered for Barbershop’s rendition of Chopin with typical aplomb. Year 8 Rock Band’s Attention and Havana. and moved from Gabrieli’s early music (died 1612) to 9th-13th October of mutual benefit with Mrs. Kimberley Baker The Four Chord Song, although the Year Eight Performance of the night probably went to Georgia All scholars performed on Wednesday January 10th John Williams’ (still with us) film music. producing three plays in the coming academic Rock Band delighted with an eclectic mix of The Annual Arts’ Dinner - Friday 18th May Marker with her soulful rendition of Chopin’s E Minor in two special lunchtime concerts. From the This included a concert on Wednesday 11th October. year, coinciding with Miss Couper and Mrs. Script and Frankie Valli. Junior Pop Choir delivered Nocturne from memory or Alex Dalton’s Adagio from toe-tapping folk fiddle played by Laura Sutclie to GCSE and A level visit to Opera North’s Don Giovanni The concert incorporated two ensemble items from Priestley’s maternity leave and should ensure some fine pop renditions with well worked This year’s Arts’ Dinner saw Mr. David Wood the Weber Clarinet Concerto. Unfortunately, the Max Warland’s rendition of a Grieg Waltz from the By Request performance as well as five solos high-quality drama over the year ahead. harmonies in Sign of The Times and Love Runs Out inducted into the ‘College of Arts’ here at February Chamber Concert fell victim to ‘The Beast memory on piano, the performances were Sadly this fell victim to yet another snow day on 1st from WGS Year 8 pupils and several items from the - a complete contrast to the Girls’ Choir who Woodhouse Grove in honour of his service to the from the East’ polar weather. well-received by the select gathering of sta and March meaning Mr. Tedd jogged to the opera house KCDS choir and soloists, further cementing the Year 5 Creative Arts Day - Wednesday 23rd May opened with Mozart’s Ave Verum. Junior Brass Performing Arts over his time here. Alongside this pupils. on his own through the snow-covered streets. artistic linkage between the two schools. covered a wide area of musical ground from Tallis momentous honour, the usual semi-serious awards First chapel service of the year: Remembrance Day, 50 pupils from Moorlands, Moorfield and Westville to Sheeran whilst Swing Band’s Ain’t No Sunshine and prizes were distributed and pupils summed up Sunday 12th November The music scholars met for their first skills workshop Scholars’ trip to Cambridge - Friday 27th April Aire Valley Singers House visited to take part in the annual Creative by Bill Withers and On Broadway by Mann and Weil their year with some humour. improbably large trophy for her drumming in in the ‘January Jam’ on the evening of Wednesday Arts Day. The day was very successful with pupils closed another varied and high-quality evening in Samba. The night was compered by Grayson The Grove Singers once again led the service with 10th January. Miss James’ vocal workshop and Dr. Dr. Longbottom and Mr. Crawford took a group of The Aire Valley Singers performed a concert of experiencing a range of workshops including the Theatre. Drummers’ Concert Oldridge and Hritik Bhangoo whilst Mustansir For the Fallen by David Terry and Let Us Now Praise Longbottom’s ‘ensemble in an hour’ were followed eight senior music scholars for a behind the scenes works linked to Remembrance in the School Chapel recording in the Studio, dance, lighting technology, Burhani and Abbie Lewis injected comedy to the Famous Men by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Joshua by Mr. Wears’ improvisation masterclass. All three tour of King’s College, where they sat in on the final on Saturday 11th November. The central item in the music video, samba drumming and laser cutting in Summer Concert - Thursday 5th July Mr. Brickel’s usual battery festival was held on evening with their stand-up act. The new format Firth took over the last post and reveille duties (now workshops were a great success and helped to rehearsal for evensong and attended the evensong programme was Duruflé’s Requiem. It is hoped that Design. The new workshops have all proved a Thursday 14th June, with 14 drummers from Oliver proved a resounding success and continued to his brother has left us) with an assured performance. further inspire pupils and refine their aural and service. Former WGS scholar, now King’s Choral future bookings of this type will occur and that the great success and now rival the quality of the We bade farewell to Mr. Wood, Mr. Woodhead and Priestley in Year 13 to seven Year 7 pupils. Moh raise the bar for this event which has had radical performance skills. Scholar, Christopher Nehaul was on hand to act as Grove Singers can work alongside the Aire Valley catering in the children’s feedback. a selection of Upper Sixth Leavers with their final Ritson flew in fresh from the racing circuit to open surgery over the past three years. Later, seven pupils and four sta formed the brass tour guide and answer questions before taking his Singers at some point in the future. concert. Mr. Wood’s solo in Chamber Orchestra’s the concert with (appropriately) Mohair Mountain. group for the Rawdon Remembrance service with Mr. RAF Swing Wing - Tuesday 16th January One In A Million School and WGS joint The Anvil Chorus from Verdi’s opera ‘il Trovatore’ Sam Halstead and Eddie King were duelling for flair Prize Day The Year Thirteen Drama Exam Performances Woodhead providing the last post and reveille. It was performance for Speakers’ Trust competition may rival his infamous cowbell debut of 2017, performance of the evening with perhaps Sam’s especially pleasing to note the number of younger The RAF’s swing band ‘Swing Wing’ visited to although perhaps even he was surprised by Mr. Enter The Haggis taking the headlines, maybe for This was led by the Brass Group with Mr. O’Farrell, The Year Thirteen Theatre Studies students pupils in the brass group, five are from Years 8-10. perform to Year 9 and invited musicians from across On Tuesday 26th June, ten pupils accompanied by Allison actually procuring an anvil and copper the name as much as the outrageous syncopation our new brass teacher, at the helm. Mr. Tedd sought performed their Examination Pieces to a select the school. The band performed a range of items Mr. Wears and Mr. Tedd performed as a scratch hammer for the occasion. Brass Group almost and polyrhythms. another moment of limelight with an unusual Performing Arts Review audience. The scripted pieces covered The The Christmas Service from an Adele Medley, through House of The Rising band with singers from One In A Million School in pre-empted the moment with their rendition of The introduction to the National Anthem before normal Memory of Water by Stephenson, which sparkled Sun and Dark Orchid to Beauty and The Beast as our first public collaboration. The band and Harmonious Blacksmith by Handel. The Grove String Players’ Concert service resumed for the rest of the music. with the acerbic wit aptly invoked by Sophie Sunday 10th December saw the chapel bedecked arranged by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. The singers were very impressive and this collaboration Singers went truly ballistic with a medley from Preston, Ellie Monaghan and Leah McPherson. The with its customary greenery and candles courtesy of standard of musicianship from the band was continues to flourish with members of the school Wicked showcasing the range of soprano talent in Mr. Gillett’s first String Concert at WGS was on The Leavers’ Ball reception Performing Arts continues to flourish with a wide trio really delved under the skin of the characters the grounds sta as the Grove Singers led the incredibly high and the pupils were enthralled (some attending the WGS Summer Concert. the Upper Sixth. Junior Orchestra’s Thank You For Wednesday 27th June, covering a range of range of opportunities across the year. as they dealt with the death of their mother. 100 by singing. Tilly Evans opened the service with the solo were even asked on stage to fill in auxiliary The Music and Mission Impossible summed up the performers from Sixth Form to Year 7. An hour’s This saw Mr. Wears (jazz piano) and Dr. Monaghan examined three characters’ experience for Once in Royal David’s City before items including percussion parts for one item). The rumour that the The usual ‘terminal concerts’ closed each section year rather well. playing was topped by the Senior Quartet Longbottom (saxophone) leading a small jazz 2017/18 has seen high-profile goodbyes from two of the afterlife, with Emily Grote, Emily Hall and the evocative Jesus Child by Rutter and God Rest RAF band only returned to sample Mrs. Frost’s of the academic year with customary panache. featuring Georgia Marker (‘cello) and Laura group including Sam Halstead (drums), Eddie King of the longest serving members of the WGS arts Charlotte Laycock marooned in an eternal waiting You arranged by Chilcott. Years 7 to 9 Pop Choir catering one last time is, as yet, unsubstantiated. Highlights of the year include… House Music - Friday 20th April Sutclie (first violin) with Mr. Gillet (violin) and (bass) and Alex Dalton (saxophone). The group scene. With almost unprecedented longevity of 32 room. sang Star Bright by Tedd and Mary Did You Know? - Miss Susin (viola) performing the first movement of worked well together and have clear potential for years, Mike Woodhead retired from teaching brass made famous by Pentatonix. Barbershop and Girls’ During the year Grove Musicians continued to head Christmas Concert - Thursday December 14th The term opened with the House Music Dvorak’s American String Quartet. Harry Cheung the coming year, immediately securing a booking lessons here. Mike is co-principal of Opera North’s In the devised pieces, motifs such as the suitcase Choir combined for Sally Beamish’s In The Stillness. ‘out and about’ leaving the comforts of concert competition, with the Senior Solo unequivocally (violin) and Bella Lawson (‘cello) with Mr. G, from Brontë House for September. trumpet section and has trained up a dedicated from practitioners The Paper Birds’ In a Thousand As ever the service was a fantastic start to the festive settings… The Christmas concert took place on the last won by Georgia Marker’s sublime rendition of performed Pachelbel’s famous Kanon in D and band of brass players here. Meanwhile Mr. Wood Pieces made an appearance, whilst a lipstick and celebrations and was topped o with the catering evening of Michaelmas term, as usual. Emily Grote Chopin’s B Minor Nocturne from memory. The Laura Sutclie once more impressed with an Woodhouse Grove Summer Music Festival leaves us, a great loss to drama and the spoken wind-blown skirt motif provided a refrain in team’s fantastic mulled wine, mince-pies and festive The Friends of Woodhouse Grove Christmas Fair - opened the event reciting Winter by De La Mare Junior Solo category was won by Katherine Knight improvised folk medley and four of Bartok’s word but somewhat unheralded for his key roles in Monroe. Both motifs were used to striking visual biscuits. Saturday 25th November before the Concert Band mixed seasonal favourites on saxophone and the House Ensemble by Romanian Folk Dances. A range of Year 7 “Grovestock” saw performances from the school the percussion section on concert days. His sage eect throughout, as were the repeated vocal The Ukranian Bell carol and Do You Hear What I Stephenson with Hold Back the River performed by performers debuted, including Emily Greenwood, Senior Rock, Soul & Swing Bands as well as the counsel and erstwhile directorship of Performing ideas in dierent contexts. The Leavers’ Service A small group of instrumentalists and singers moved Hear? with a Michael Jackson medley. This band and singers. The overall title went to Towlson Zaynah Farid and Nina Hawkshaw. Upper Sixth super-group of leavers. Georgia Arts have kept many productions and events on out of their comfort zone to try and entertain continued dual approach, typical of most with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the respective Marker, Oliver Priestley, Emily Grote and Tilly Evans track over the years and all since he was most The Informal Concert - Thursday 12th October This was led on 1st July by Grove Singers. The introit shoppers at the fair. ensembles, was bucked by Soul and Rock Band categories. The Night of Seven Stars - Year 7 Show played/sang in various combinations with Eddie active as theatre director for a plethora of God Be In My Head by Walford-Davies set a suitably who eschewed Festive Fare for straight up Soul King (Bass) and Sam Halstead (Drums) dropping in high-quality and often groundsman-breaking This took place in the recital room and gave a small formal and reflective tone for the service. A more Rawdon Christmas Lights gig - Tuesday 6th and Rock favourites from Spencer Davis, Jean Leavers’ Soireé - Wednesday 16th May The Year 7 Performing Arts Competition was held and out; the event was perhaps more jam session productions. group of musicians the chance to open their jubilant middle section of the service saw a rousing December Knight, Kings of Leon and The Strokes. Georgia on Thursday 21st June. Ten solo/duet items were than concert at times. Ellie Monaghan delivered an performing accounts for the academic year. Year 7 rendition of Mold’s anthem Praise The Lord of Marker’s recitation of Anne Brontë’s Music on The annual leavers’ soiree was a relaxed tribute to performed with éclat and confidence alongside impromptu solo of The Call to wish the leavers well Mrs. Priestley left at Easter for the birth of her first pupil Robbie Higgins was outstanding with Highest Heaven and an equally exuberant This now customary event saw the Brass Group once Christmas Morning (typical of the English a handful of musicians who have graced the Grove two Year 7 Rock Bands and three class songs. in a touching tribute with “I’ll come back when you child Beatrix and we look forward to welcoming improvisations around the theme Baby Elephant congregational Shine , Jesus Shine. The customary again supply festive music, to popular acclaim - and department giving us the unexpected and yet Theatre over the past seven years. Senior Flute Amy Hanson was judged to have made the call me, no need to say goodbye” being one of the her back in due course. Walk. dose of John Rutter’s The Lord Bless You and Keep included the addition of festive head gear for nearly closely related, mere days before Emily Brontë’s Choir performed alongside several soloists, performance of the night and carried o the bon mots used as a refrain. You triggered some in the Upper Sixth to break down all the players.

Perfoming Arts Page 57 Chamber Concert - Thursday 23rd November as the service closed. The end of another chapter in The Orchestra Through the Ages at the place in the choir for the service. The Pauline Quirke Academy bicentenary) closed the event before Swing Band’s perhaps most poignantly Ellie Monaghan’s the school is closed by this final service; the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester A Big Band Christmas. Tightrope and Isabelle Wan’s Make You Feel My The school’s chamber groups and soloists performed choristers will be missed by the Grove Singers, The Davy Block and Grove Theatre continue to The Academy continue to use the school Love stood out as they tapped into the emotion of items that ranged from unaccompanied solo Laura particularly Milly, but a new cohort will replace them In February, this was a chance for A level and GCSE grow as a hub for visitors, external events and Performing Arts facilities on Saturdays, as well as The Easter Charity Concert - 22nd March the occasion. Oliver Priestley performed with Sutclie with a Bach sonata on violin and Cameron and we will begin once again. pupils to visit the Halle’s home for a concert bookings... for their summer show (ably tech’d by Andrew technical wizardry on electric guitar and Georgia Tonge’s excellent debut in the Grove Theatre on charting the orchestra’s development throughout Mettrick) - and this year for a week-long summer This raised £700 for Action for Children and may Marker closed the programme playing more drumkit to the Flute Choir’s Carmen Gypsy Song and January Scholars’ Day the ages. The concert covered several set works The Kentucky County District School visit – Performing Arts camp. This booking seems to be long be remembered for Barbershop’s rendition of Chopin with typical aplomb. Year 8 Rock Band’s Attention and Havana. and moved from Gabrieli’s early music (died 1612) to 9th-13th October of mutual benefit with Mrs. Kimberley Baker The Four Chord Song, although the Year Eight Performance of the night probably went to Georgia All scholars performed on Wednesday January 10th John Williams’ (still with us) film music. producing three plays in the coming academic Rock Band delighted with an eclectic mix of The Annual Arts’ Dinner - Friday 18th May Marker with her soulful rendition of Chopin’s E Minor in two special lunchtime concerts. From the This included a concert on Wednesday 11th October. year, coinciding with Miss Couper and Mrs. Script and Frankie Valli. Junior Pop Choir delivered Nocturne from memory or Alex Dalton’s Adagio from toe-tapping folk fiddle played by Laura Sutclie to GCSE and A level visit to Opera North’s Don Giovanni The concert incorporated two ensemble items from Priestley’s maternity leave and should ensure some fine pop renditions with well worked This year’s Arts’ Dinner saw Mr. David Wood the Weber Clarinet Concerto. Unfortunately, the Max Warland’s rendition of a Grieg Waltz from the By Request performance as well as five solos high-quality drama over the year ahead. harmonies in Sign of The Times and Love Runs Out inducted into the ‘College of Arts’ here at February Chamber Concert fell victim to ‘The Beast memory on piano, the performances were Sadly this fell victim to yet another snow day on 1st from WGS Year 8 pupils and several items from the - a complete contrast to the Girls’ Choir who Woodhouse Grove in honour of his service to the from the East’ polar weather. well-received by the select gathering of sta and March meaning Mr. Tedd jogged to the opera house KCDS choir and soloists, further cementing the Year 5 Creative Arts Day - Wednesday 23rd May opened with Mozart’s Ave Verum. Junior Brass Performing Arts over his time here. Alongside this pupils. on his own through the snow-covered streets. artistic linkage between the two schools. covered a wide area of musical ground from Tallis momentous honour, the usual semi-serious awards First chapel service of the year: Remembrance Day, 50 pupils from Moorlands, Moorfield and Westville to Sheeran whilst Swing Band’s Ain’t No Sunshine and prizes were distributed and pupils summed up Sunday 12th November The music scholars met for their first skills workshop Scholars’ trip to Cambridge - Friday 27th April Aire Valley Singers House visited to take part in the annual Creative by Bill Withers and On Broadway by Mann and Weil their year with some humour. improbably large trophy for her drumming in in the ‘January Jam’ on the evening of Wednesday Arts Day. The day was very successful with pupils closed another varied and high-quality evening in Samba. The night was compered by Grayson The Grove Singers once again led the service with 10th January. Miss James’ vocal workshop and Dr. Dr. Longbottom and Mr. Crawford took a group of The Aire Valley Singers performed a concert of experiencing a range of workshops including the Theatre. Drummers’ Concert Oldridge and Hritik Bhangoo whilst Mustansir For the Fallen by David Terry and Let Us Now Praise Longbottom’s ‘ensemble in an hour’ were followed eight senior music scholars for a behind the scenes works linked to Remembrance in the School Chapel recording in the Studio, dance, lighting technology, Burhani and Abbie Lewis injected comedy to the Famous Men by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Joshua by Mr. Wears’ improvisation masterclass. All three tour of King’s College, where they sat in on the final on Saturday 11th November. The central item in the music video, samba drumming and laser cutting in Summer Concert - Thursday 5th July Mr. Brickel’s usual battery festival was held on evening with their stand-up act. The new format Firth took over the last post and reveille duties (now workshops were a great success and helped to rehearsal for evensong and attended the evensong programme was Duruflé’s Requiem. It is hoped that Design. The new workshops have all proved a Thursday 14th June, with 14 drummers from Oliver proved a resounding success and continued to his brother has left us) with an assured performance. further inspire pupils and refine their aural and service. Former WGS scholar, now King’s Choral future bookings of this type will occur and that the great success and now rival the quality of the We bade farewell to Mr. Wood, Mr. Woodhead and Priestley in Year 13 to seven Year 7 pupils. Moh raise the bar for this event which has had radical performance skills. Scholar, Christopher Nehaul was on hand to act as Grove Singers can work alongside the Aire Valley catering in the children’s feedback. a selection of Upper Sixth Leavers with their final Ritson flew in fresh from the racing circuit to open surgery over the past three years. Later, seven pupils and four sta formed the brass tour guide and answer questions before taking his Singers at some point in the future. concert. Mr. Wood’s solo in Chamber Orchestra’s the concert with (appropriately) Mohair Mountain. group for the Rawdon Remembrance service with Mr. RAF Swing Wing - Tuesday 16th January One In A Million School and WGS joint The Anvil Chorus from Verdi’s opera ‘il Trovatore’ Sam Halstead and Eddie King were duelling for flair Prize Day The Year Thirteen Drama Exam Performances Woodhead providing the last post and reveille. It was performance for Speakers’ Trust competition may rival his infamous cowbell debut of 2017, performance of the evening with perhaps Sam’s especially pleasing to note the number of younger The RAF’s swing band ‘Swing Wing’ visited to although perhaps even he was surprised by Mr. Enter The Haggis taking the headlines, maybe for This was led by the Brass Group with Mr. O’Farrell, The Year Thirteen Theatre Studies students pupils in the brass group, five are from Years 8-10. perform to Year 9 and invited musicians from across On Tuesday 26th June, ten pupils accompanied by Allison actually procuring an anvil and copper the name as much as the outrageous syncopation our new brass teacher, at the helm. Mr. Tedd sought performed their Examination Pieces to a select the school. The band performed a range of items Mr. Wears and Mr. Tedd performed as a scratch hammer for the occasion. Brass Group almost and polyrhythms. another moment of limelight with an unusual audience. The scripted pieces covered The The Christmas Service from an Adele Medley, through House of The Rising band with singers from One In A Million School in pre-empted the moment with their rendition of The introduction to the National Anthem before normal Memory of Water by Stephenson, which sparkled Sun and Dark Orchid to Beauty and The Beast as our first public collaboration. The band and Harmonious Blacksmith by Handel. The Grove String Players’ Concert service resumed for the rest of the music. with the acerbic wit aptly invoked by Sophie Sunday 10th December saw the chapel bedecked arranged by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. The singers were very impressive and this collaboration Singers went truly ballistic with a medley from Preston, Ellie Monaghan and Leah McPherson. The with its customary greenery and candles courtesy of standard of musicianship from the band was continues to flourish with members of the school Wicked showcasing the range of soprano talent in Mr. Gillett’s first String Concert at WGS was on The Leavers’ Ball reception Performing Arts continues to flourish with a wide trio really delved under the skin of the characters the grounds sta as the Grove Singers led the incredibly high and the pupils were enthralled (some attending the WGS Summer Concert. the Upper Sixth. Junior Orchestra’s Thank You For Wednesday 27th June, covering a range of range of opportunities across the year. as they dealt with the death of their mother. 100 by singing. Tilly Evans opened the service with the solo were even asked on stage to fill in auxiliary The Music and Mission Impossible summed up the performers from Sixth Form to Year 7. An hour’s This saw Mr. Wears (jazz piano) and Dr. Monaghan examined three characters’ experience for Once in Royal David’s City before items including percussion parts for one item). The rumour that the The usual ‘terminal concerts’ closed each section year rather well. playing was topped by the Senior Quartet Longbottom (saxophone) leading a small jazz 2017/18 has seen high-profile goodbyes from two of the afterlife, with Emily Grote, Emily Hall and the evocative Jesus Child by Rutter and God Rest RAF band only returned to sample Mrs. Frost’s of the academic year with customary panache. featuring Georgia Marker (‘cello) and Laura group including Sam Halstead (drums), Eddie King of the longest serving members of the WGS arts Charlotte Laycock marooned in an eternal waiting You arranged by Chilcott. Years 7 to 9 Pop Choir catering one last time is, as yet, unsubstantiated. Highlights of the year include… House Music - Friday 20th April Sutclie (first violin) with Mr. Gillet (violin) and (bass) and Alex Dalton (saxophone). The group scene. With almost unprecedented longevity of 32 room. sang Star Bright by Tedd and Mary Did You Know? - Miss Susin (viola) performing the first movement of worked well together and have clear potential for years, Mike Woodhead retired from teaching brass made famous by Pentatonix. Barbershop and Girls’ During the year Grove Musicians continued to head Christmas Concert - Thursday December 14th The term opened with the House Music Dvorak’s American String Quartet. Harry Cheung the coming year, immediately securing a booking lessons here. Mike is co-principal of Opera North’s In the devised pieces, motifs such as the suitcase Choir combined for Sally Beamish’s In The Stillness. ‘out and about’ leaving the comforts of concert competition, with the Senior Solo unequivocally (violin) and Bella Lawson (‘cello) with Mr. G, from Brontë House for September. trumpet section and has trained up a dedicated from practitioners The Paper Birds’ In a Thousand As ever the service was a fantastic start to the festive settings… The Christmas concert took place on the last won by Georgia Marker’s sublime rendition of performed Pachelbel’s famous Kanon in D and band of brass players here. Meanwhile Mr. Wood Pieces made an appearance, whilst a lipstick and celebrations and was topped o with the catering evening of Michaelmas term, as usual. Emily Grote Chopin’s B Minor Nocturne from memory. The Laura Sutclie once more impressed with an Woodhouse Grove Summer Music Festival leaves us, a great loss to drama and the spoken wind-blown skirt motif provided a refrain in team’s fantastic mulled wine, mince-pies and festive The Friends of Woodhouse Grove Christmas Fair - opened the event reciting Winter by De La Mare Junior Solo category was won by Katherine Knight improvised folk medley and four of Bartok’s word but somewhat unheralded for his key roles in Monroe. Both motifs were used to striking visual biscuits. Saturday 25th November before the Concert Band mixed seasonal favourites on saxophone and the House Ensemble by Romanian Folk Dances. A range of Year 7 “Grovestock” saw performances from the school the percussion section on concert days. His sage eect throughout, as were the repeated vocal The Ukranian Bell carol and Do You Hear What I Stephenson with Hold Back the River performed by performers debuted, including Emily Greenwood, Senior Rock, Soul & Swing Bands as well as the counsel and erstwhile directorship of Performing ideas in dierent contexts. The Leavers’ Service A small group of instrumentalists and singers moved Hear? with a Michael Jackson medley. This band and singers. The overall title went to Towlson Zaynah Farid and Nina Hawkshaw. Upper Sixth super-group of leavers. Georgia Arts have kept many productions and events on out of their comfort zone to try and entertain continued dual approach, typical of most with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the respective Marker, Oliver Priestley, Emily Grote and Tilly Evans track over the years and all since he was most The Informal Concert - Thursday 12th October This was led on 1st July by Grove Singers. The introit shoppers at the fair. ensembles, was bucked by Soul and Rock Band categories. The Night of Seven Stars - Year 7 Show played/sang in various combinations with Eddie active as theatre director for a plethora of God Be In My Head by Walford-Davies set a suitably who eschewed Festive Fare for straight up Soul King (Bass) and Sam Halstead (Drums) dropping in high-quality and often groundsman-breaking This took place in the recital room and gave a small formal and reflective tone for the service. A more Rawdon Christmas Lights gig - Tuesday 6th and Rock favourites from Spencer Davis, Jean Leavers’ Soireé - Wednesday 16th May The Year 7 Performing Arts Competition was held and out; the event was perhaps more jam session productions. group of musicians the chance to open their jubilant middle section of the service saw a rousing December Knight, Kings of Leon and The Strokes. Georgia on Thursday 21st June. Ten solo/duet items were than concert at times. Ellie Monaghan delivered an performing accounts for the academic year. Year 7 rendition of Mold’s anthem Praise The Lord of Marker’s recitation of Anne Brontë’s Music on The annual leavers’ soiree was a relaxed tribute to performed with éclat and confidence alongside impromptu solo of The Call to wish the leavers well Mrs. Priestley left at Easter for the birth of her first pupil Robbie Higgins was outstanding with Highest Heaven and an equally exuberant This now customary event saw the Brass Group once Christmas Morning (typical of the English a handful of musicians who have graced the Grove two Year 7 Rock Bands and three class songs. in a touching tribute with “I’ll come back when you child Beatrix and we look forward to welcoming improvisations around the theme Baby Elephant congregational Shine , Jesus Shine. The customary again supply festive music, to popular acclaim - and department giving us the unexpected and yet Theatre over the past seven years. Senior Flute Amy Hanson was judged to have made the call me, no need to say goodbye” being one of the her back in due course. Walk. dose of John Rutter’s The Lord Bless You and Keep included the addition of festive head gear for nearly closely related, mere days before Emily Brontë’s Choir performed alongside several soloists, performance of the night and carried o the bon mots used as a refrain. You triggered some in the Upper Sixth to break down all the players.

Page 58 Perfoming Arts Chamber Concert - Thursday 23rd November as the service closed. The end of another chapter in The Orchestra Through the Ages at the place in the choir for the service. The Pauline Quirke Academy bicentenary) closed the event before Swing Band’s perhaps most poignantly Ellie Monaghan’s the school is closed by this final service; the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester A Big Band Christmas. Tightrope and Isabelle Wan’s Make You Feel My The school’s chamber groups and soloists performed choristers will be missed by the Grove Singers, The Davy Block and Grove Theatre continue to The Academy continue to use the school Love stood out as they tapped into the emotion of items that ranged from unaccompanied solo Laura particularly Milly, but a new cohort will replace them In February, this was a chance for A level and GCSE grow as a hub for visitors, external events and Performing Arts facilities on Saturdays, as well as The Easter Charity Concert - 22nd March the occasion. Oliver Priestley performed with Sutclie with a Bach sonata on violin and Cameron and we will begin once again. pupils to visit the Halle’s home for a concert bookings... for their summer show (ably tech’d by Andrew technical wizardry on electric guitar and Georgia Tonge’s excellent debut in the Grove Theatre on charting the orchestra’s development throughout Mettrick) - and this year for a week-long summer This raised £700 for Action for Children and may Marker closed the programme playing more drumkit to the Flute Choir’s Carmen Gypsy Song and January Scholars’ Day the ages. The concert covered several set works The Kentucky County District School visit – Performing Arts camp. This booking seems to be long be remembered for Barbershop’s rendition of Chopin with typical aplomb. Year 8 Rock Band’s Attention and Havana. and moved from Gabrieli’s early music (died 1612) to 9th-13th October of mutual benefit with Mrs. Kimberley Baker The Four Chord Song, although the Year Eight Performance of the night probably went to Georgia All scholars performed on Wednesday January 10th John Williams’ (still with us) film music. producing three plays in the coming academic Rock Band delighted with an eclectic mix of The Annual Arts’ Dinner - Friday 18th May Marker with her soulful rendition of Chopin’s E Minor in two special lunchtime concerts. From the This included a concert on Wednesday 11th October. year, coinciding with Miss Couper and Mrs. Script and Frankie Valli. Junior Pop Choir delivered Nocturne from memory or Alex Dalton’s Adagio from toe-tapping folk fiddle played by Laura Sutclie to GCSE and A level visit to Opera North’s Don Giovanni The concert incorporated two ensemble items from Priestley’s maternity leave and should ensure some fine pop renditions with well worked This year’s Arts’ Dinner saw Mr. David Wood the Weber Clarinet Concerto. Unfortunately, the Max Warland’s rendition of a Grieg Waltz from the By Request performance as well as five solos high-quality drama over the year ahead. harmonies in Sign of The Times and Love Runs Out inducted into the ‘College of Arts’ here at February Chamber Concert fell victim to ‘The Beast memory on piano, the performances were Sadly this fell victim to yet another snow day on 1st from WGS Year 8 pupils and several items from the - a complete contrast to the Girls’ Choir who Woodhouse Grove in honour of his service to the from the East’ polar weather. well-received by the select gathering of sta and March meaning Mr. Tedd jogged to the opera house KCDS choir and soloists, further cementing the Year 5 Creative Arts Day - Wednesday 23rd May opened with Mozart’s Ave Verum. Junior Brass Performing Arts over his time here. Alongside this pupils. on his own through the snow-covered streets. artistic linkage between the two schools. covered a wide area of musical ground from Tallis momentous honour, the usual semi-serious awards First chapel service of the year: Remembrance Day, 50 pupils from Moorlands, Moorfield and Westville to Sheeran whilst Swing Band’s Ain’t No Sunshine and prizes were distributed and pupils summed up Sunday 12th November The music scholars met for their first skills workshop Scholars’ trip to Cambridge - Friday 27th April Aire Valley Singers House visited to take part in the annual Creative by Bill Withers and On Broadway by Mann and Weil their year with some humour. improbably large trophy for her drumming in in the ‘January Jam’ on the evening of Wednesday Arts Day. The day was very successful with pupils closed another varied and high-quality evening in Samba. The night was compered by Grayson The Grove Singers once again led the service with 10th January. Miss James’ vocal workshop and Dr. Dr. Longbottom and Mr. Crawford took a group of The Aire Valley Singers performed a concert of experiencing a range of workshops including the Theatre. Drummers’ Concert Oldridge and Hritik Bhangoo whilst Mustansir For the Fallen by David Terry and Let Us Now Praise Longbottom’s ‘ensemble in an hour’ were followed eight senior music scholars for a behind the scenes works linked to Remembrance in the School Chapel recording in the Studio, dance, lighting technology, Burhani and Abbie Lewis injected comedy to the Famous Men by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Joshua by Mr. Wears’ improvisation masterclass. All three tour of King’s College, where they sat in on the final on Saturday 11th November. The central item in the music video, samba drumming and laser cutting in Summer Concert - Thursday 5th July Mr. Brickel’s usual battery festival was held on evening with their stand-up act. The new format Firth took over the last post and reveille duties (now workshops were a great success and helped to rehearsal for evensong and attended the evensong programme was Duruflé’s Requiem. It is hoped that Design. The new workshops have all proved a Thursday 14th June, with 14 drummers from Oliver proved a resounding success and continued to his brother has left us) with an assured performance. further inspire pupils and refine their aural and service. Former WGS scholar, now King’s Choral future bookings of this type will occur and that the great success and now rival the quality of the We bade farewell to Mr. Wood, Mr. Woodhead and Priestley in Year 13 to seven Year 7 pupils. Moh raise the bar for this event which has had radical performance skills. Scholar, Christopher Nehaul was on hand to act as Grove Singers can work alongside the Aire Valley catering in the children’s feedback. a selection of Upper Sixth Leavers with their final Ritson flew in fresh from the racing circuit to open surgery over the past three years. Later, seven pupils and four sta formed the brass tour guide and answer questions before taking his Singers at some point in the future. concert. Mr. Wood’s solo in Chamber Orchestra’s the concert with (appropriately) Mohair Mountain. group for the Rawdon Remembrance service with Mr. RAF Swing Wing - Tuesday 16th January One In A Million School and WGS joint The Anvil Chorus from Verdi’s opera ‘il Trovatore’ Sam Halstead and Eddie King were duelling for flair Prize Day The Year Thirteen Drama Exam Performances Woodhead providing the last post and reveille. It was performance for Speakers’ Trust competition may rival his infamous cowbell debut of 2017, performance of the evening with perhaps Sam’s especially pleasing to note the number of younger The RAF’s swing band ‘Swing Wing’ visited to although perhaps even he was surprised by Mr. Enter The Haggis taking the headlines, maybe for This was led by the Brass Group with Mr. O’Farrell, The Year Thirteen Theatre Studies students pupils in the brass group, five are from Years 8-10. perform to Year 9 and invited musicians from across On Tuesday 26th June, ten pupils accompanied by Allison actually procuring an anvil and copper the name as much as the outrageous syncopation our new brass teacher, at the helm. Mr. Tedd sought performed their Examination Pieces to a select the school. The band performed a range of items Mr. Wears and Mr. Tedd performed as a scratch hammer for the occasion. Brass Group almost and polyrhythms. another moment of limelight with an unusual audience. The scripted pieces covered The The Christmas Service from an Adele Medley, through House of The Rising band with singers from One In A Million School in pre-empted the moment with their rendition of The introduction to the National Anthem before normal Memory of Water by Stephenson, which sparkled Sun and Dark Orchid to Beauty and The Beast as our first public collaboration. The band and Harmonious Blacksmith by Handel. The Grove String Players’ Concert service resumed for the rest of the music. with the acerbic wit aptly invoked by Sophie Sunday 10th December saw the chapel bedecked arranged by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. The singers were very impressive and this collaboration Singers went truly ballistic with a medley from Preston, Ellie Monaghan and Leah McPherson. The with its customary greenery and candles courtesy of standard of musicianship from the band was continues to flourish with members of the school Wicked showcasing the range of soprano talent in Mr. Gillett’s first String Concert at WGS was on The Leavers’ Ball reception Performing Arts continues to flourish with a wide trio really delved under the skin of the characters the grounds sta as the Grove Singers led the incredibly high and the pupils were enthralled (some attending the WGS Summer Concert. the Upper Sixth. Junior Orchestra’s Thank You For Wednesday 27th June, covering a range of range of opportunities across the year. as they dealt with the death of their mother. 100 by singing. Tilly Evans opened the service with the solo were even asked on stage to fill in auxiliary The Music and Mission Impossible summed up the performers from Sixth Form to Year 7. An hour’s This saw Mr. Wears (jazz piano) and Dr. Monaghan examined three characters’ experience for Once in Royal David’s City before items including percussion parts for one item). The rumour that the The usual ‘terminal concerts’ closed each section year rather well. playing was topped by the Senior Quartet Longbottom (saxophone) leading a small jazz 2017/18 has seen high-profile goodbyes from two of the afterlife, with Emily Grote, Emily Hall and the evocative Jesus Child by Rutter and God Rest RAF band only returned to sample Mrs. Frost’s of the academic year with customary panache. featuring Georgia Marker (‘cello) and Laura group including Sam Halstead (drums), Eddie King of the longest serving members of the WGS arts Charlotte Laycock marooned in an eternal waiting You arranged by Chilcott. Years 7 to 9 Pop Choir catering one last time is, as yet, unsubstantiated. Highlights of the year include… House Music - Friday 20th April Sutclie (first violin) with Mr. Gillet (violin) and (bass) and Alex Dalton (saxophone). The group scene. With almost unprecedented longevity of 32 room. sang Star Bright by Tedd and Mary Did You Know? - Miss Susin (viola) performing the first movement of worked well together and have clear potential for years, Mike Woodhead retired from teaching brass made famous by Pentatonix. Barbershop and Girls’ During the year Grove Musicians continued to head Christmas Concert - Thursday December 14th The term opened with the House Music Dvorak’s American String Quartet. Harry Cheung the coming year, immediately securing a booking lessons here. Mike is co-principal of Opera North’s In the devised pieces, motifs such as the suitcase Choir combined for Sally Beamish’s In The Stillness. ‘out and about’ leaving the comforts of concert competition, with the Senior Solo unequivocally (violin) and Bella Lawson (‘cello) with Mr. G, from Brontë House for September. trumpet section and has trained up a dedicated from practitioners The Paper Birds’ In a Thousand As ever the service was a fantastic start to the festive settings… The Christmas concert took place on the last won by Georgia Marker’s sublime rendition of performed Pachelbel’s famous Kanon in D and band of brass players here. Meanwhile Mr. Wood Pieces made an appearance, whilst a lipstick and celebrations and was topped o with the catering evening of Michaelmas term, as usual. Emily Grote Chopin’s B Minor Nocturne from memory. The Laura Sutclie once more impressed with an Woodhouse Grove Summer Music Festival leaves us, a great loss to drama and the spoken wind-blown skirt motif provided a refrain in team’s fantastic mulled wine, mince-pies and festive The Friends of Woodhouse Grove Christmas Fair - opened the event reciting Winter by De La Mare Junior Solo category was won by Katherine Knight improvised folk medley and four of Bartok’s word but somewhat unheralded for his key roles in Monroe. Both motifs were used to striking visual biscuits. Saturday 25th November before the Concert Band mixed seasonal favourites on saxophone and the House Ensemble by Romanian Folk Dances. A range of Year 7 “Grovestock” saw performances from the school the percussion section on concert days. His sage eect throughout, as were the repeated vocal The Ukranian Bell carol and Do You Hear What I Stephenson with Hold Back the River performed by performers debuted, including Emily Greenwood, Senior Rock, Soul & Swing Bands as well as the counsel and erstwhile directorship of Performing ideas in dierent contexts. The Leavers’ Service A small group of instrumentalists and singers moved Hear? with a Michael Jackson medley. This band and singers. The overall title went to Towlson Zaynah Farid and Nina Hawkshaw. Upper Sixth super-group of leavers. Georgia Arts have kept many productions and events on out of their comfort zone to try and entertain continued dual approach, typical of most with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the respective Marker, Oliver Priestley, Emily Grote and Tilly Evans track over the years and all since he was most The Informal Concert - Thursday 12th October This was led on 1st July by Grove Singers. The introit shoppers at the fair. ensembles, was bucked by Soul and Rock Band categories. The Night of Seven Stars - Year 7 Show played/sang in various combinations with Eddie active as theatre director for a plethora of God Be In My Head by Walford-Davies set a suitably who eschewed Festive Fare for straight up Soul King (Bass) and Sam Halstead (Drums) dropping in high-quality and often groundsman-breaking This took place in the recital room and gave a small formal and reflective tone for the service. A more Rawdon Christmas Lights gig - Tuesday 6th and Rock favourites from Spencer Davis, Jean Leavers’ Soireé - Wednesday 16th May The Year 7 Performing Arts Competition was held and out; the event was perhaps more jam session productions. group of musicians the chance to open their jubilant middle section of the service saw a rousing December Knight, Kings of Leon and The Strokes. Georgia on Thursday 21st June. Ten solo/duet items were than concert at times. Ellie Monaghan delivered an performing accounts for the academic year. Year 7 rendition of Mold’s anthem Praise The Lord of Marker’s recitation of Anne Brontë’s Music on The annual leavers’ soiree was a relaxed tribute to performed with éclat and confidence alongside impromptu solo of The Call to wish the leavers well Mrs. Priestley left at Easter for the birth of her first pupil Robbie Higgins was outstanding with Highest Heaven and an equally exuberant This now customary event saw the Brass Group once Christmas Morning (typical of the English a handful of musicians who have graced the Grove two Year 7 Rock Bands and three class songs. in a touching tribute with “I’ll come back when you child Beatrix and we look forward to welcoming improvisations around the theme Baby Elephant congregational Shine , Jesus Shine. The customary again supply festive music, to popular acclaim - and department giving us the unexpected and yet Theatre over the past seven years. Senior Flute Amy Hanson was judged to have made the call me, no need to say goodbye” being one of the her back in due course. Walk. dose of John Rutter’s The Lord Bless You and Keep included the addition of festive head gear for nearly closely related, mere days before Emily Brontë’s Choir performed alongside several soloists, performance of the night and carried o the bon mots used as a refrain. You triggered some in the Upper Sixth to break down all the players.

Perfoming Arts Page 59 Chamber Concert - Thursday 23rd November as the service closed. The end of another chapter in The Orchestra Through the Ages at the place in the choir for the service. The Pauline Quirke Academy bicentenary) closed the event before Swing Band’s perhaps most poignantly Ellie Monaghan’s the school is closed by this final service; the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester A Big Band Christmas. Tightrope and Isabelle Wan’s Make You Feel My The school’s chamber groups and soloists performed choristers will be missed by the Grove Singers, The Davy Block and Grove Theatre continue to The Academy continue to use the school Love stood out as they tapped into the emotion of items that ranged from unaccompanied solo Laura particularly Milly, but a new cohort will replace them In February, this was a chance for A level and GCSE grow as a hub for visitors, external events and Performing Arts facilities on Saturdays, as well as The Easter Charity Concert - 22nd March the occasion. Oliver Priestley performed with Sutclie with a Bach sonata on violin and Cameron and we will begin once again. pupils to visit the Halle’s home for a concert bookings... for their summer show (ably tech’d by Andrew technical wizardry on electric guitar and Georgia Tonge’s excellent debut in the Grove Theatre on charting the orchestra’s development throughout Mettrick) - and this year for a week-long summer This raised £700 for Action for Children and may Marker closed the programme playing more drumkit to the Flute Choir’s Carmen Gypsy Song and January Scholars’ Day the ages. The concert covered several set works The Kentucky County District School visit – Performing Arts camp. This booking seems to be long be remembered for Barbershop’s rendition of Chopin with typical aplomb. Year 8 Rock Band’s Attention and Havana. and moved from Gabrieli’s early music (died 1612) to 9th-13th October of mutual benefit with Mrs. Kimberley Baker The Four Chord Song, although the Year Eight Performance of the night probably went to Georgia All scholars performed on Wednesday January 10th John Williams’ (still with us) film music. producing three plays in the coming academic Rock Band delighted with an eclectic mix of The Annual Arts’ Dinner - Friday 18th May Marker with her soulful rendition of Chopin’s E Minor in two special lunchtime concerts. From the This included a concert on Wednesday 11th October. year, coinciding with Miss Couper and Mrs. Script and Frankie Valli. Junior Pop Choir delivered Nocturne from memory or Alex Dalton’s Adagio from toe-tapping folk fiddle played by Laura Sutclie to GCSE and A level visit to Opera North’s Don Giovanni The concert incorporated two ensemble items from Priestley’s maternity leave and should ensure some fine pop renditions with well worked This year’s Arts’ Dinner saw Mr. David Wood the Weber Clarinet Concerto. Unfortunately, the Max Warland’s rendition of a Grieg Waltz from the By Request performance as well as five solos high-quality drama over the year ahead. harmonies in Sign of The Times and Love Runs Out inducted into the ‘College of Arts’ here at February Chamber Concert fell victim to ‘The Beast memory on piano, the performances were Sadly this fell victim to yet another snow day on 1st from WGS Year 8 pupils and several items from the - a complete contrast to the Girls’ Choir who Woodhouse Grove in honour of his service to the from the East’ polar weather. well-received by the select gathering of sta and March meaning Mr. Tedd jogged to the opera house KCDS choir and soloists, further cementing the Year 5 Creative Arts Day - Wednesday 23rd May opened with Mozart’s Ave Verum. Junior Brass Performing Arts over his time here. Alongside this pupils. on his own through the snow-covered streets. artistic linkage between the two schools. covered a wide area of musical ground from Tallis momentous honour, the usual semi-serious awards First chapel service of the year: Remembrance Day, 50 pupils from Moorlands, Moorfield and Westville to Sheeran whilst Swing Band’s Ain’t No Sunshine and prizes were distributed and pupils summed up Sunday 12th November The music scholars met for their first skills workshop Scholars’ trip to Cambridge - Friday 27th April Aire Valley Singers House visited to take part in the annual Creative by Bill Withers and On Broadway by Mann and Weil their year with some humour. improbably large trophy for her drumming in in the ‘January Jam’ on the evening of Wednesday Arts Day. The day was very successful with pupils closed another varied and high-quality evening in Samba. The night was compered by Grayson The Grove Singers once again led the service with 10th January. Miss James’ vocal workshop and Dr. Dr. Longbottom and Mr. Crawford took a group of The Aire Valley Singers performed a concert of experiencing a range of workshops including the Theatre. Drummers’ Concert Oldridge and Hritik Bhangoo whilst Mustansir For the Fallen by David Terry and Let Us Now Praise Longbottom’s ‘ensemble in an hour’ were followed eight senior music scholars for a behind the scenes works linked to Remembrance in the School Chapel recording in the Studio, dance, lighting technology, Burhani and Abbie Lewis injected comedy to the Famous Men by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Joshua by Mr. Wears’ improvisation masterclass. All three tour of King’s College, where they sat in on the final on Saturday 11th November. The central item in the music video, samba drumming and laser cutting in Summer Concert - Thursday 5th July Mr. Brickel’s usual battery festival was held on evening with their stand-up act. The new format Firth took over the last post and reveille duties (now workshops were a great success and helped to rehearsal for evensong and attended the evensong programme was Duruflé’s Requiem. It is hoped that Design. The new workshops have all proved a Thursday 14th June, with 14 drummers from Oliver proved a resounding success and continued to his brother has left us) with an assured performance. further inspire pupils and refine their aural and service. Former WGS scholar, now King’s Choral future bookings of this type will occur and that the great success and now rival the quality of the We bade farewell to Mr. Wood, Mr. Woodhead and Priestley in Year 13 to seven Year 7 pupils. Moh raise the bar for this event which has had radical performance skills. Scholar, Christopher Nehaul was on hand to act as Grove Singers can work alongside the Aire Valley catering in the children’s feedback. a selection of Upper Sixth Leavers with their final Ritson flew in fresh from the racing circuit to open surgery over the past three years. Later, seven pupils and four sta formed the brass tour guide and answer questions before taking his Singers at some point in the future. concert. Mr. Wood’s solo in Chamber Orchestra’s the concert with (appropriately) Mohair Mountain. group for the Rawdon Remembrance service with Mr. RAF Swing Wing - Tuesday 16th January One In A Million School and WGS joint The Anvil Chorus from Verdi’s opera ‘il Trovatore’ Sam Halstead and Eddie King were duelling for flair Prize Day The Year Thirteen Drama Exam Performances Woodhead providing the last post and reveille. It was performance for Speakers’ Trust competition may rival his infamous cowbell debut of 2017, performance of the evening with perhaps Sam’s especially pleasing to note the number of younger The RAF’s swing band ‘Swing Wing’ visited to although perhaps even he was surprised by Mr. Enter The Haggis taking the headlines, maybe for This was led by the Brass Group with Mr. O’Farrell, The Year Thirteen Theatre Studies students pupils in the brass group, five are from Years 8-10. perform to Year 9 and invited musicians from across On Tuesday 26th June, ten pupils accompanied by Allison actually procuring an anvil and copper the name as much as the outrageous syncopation our new brass teacher, at the helm. Mr. Tedd sought performed their Examination Pieces to a select the school. The band performed a range of items Mr. Wears and Mr. Tedd performed as a scratch hammer for the occasion. Brass Group almost and polyrhythms. another moment of limelight with an unusual audience. The scripted pieces covered The The Christmas Service from an Adele Medley, through House of The Rising band with singers from One In A Million School in pre-empted the moment with their rendition of The introduction to the National Anthem before normal Memory of Water by Stephenson, which sparkled Sun and Dark Orchid to Beauty and The Beast as our first public collaboration. The band and Harmonious Blacksmith by Handel. The Grove String Players’ Concert service resumed for the rest of the music. with the acerbic wit aptly invoked by Sophie Sunday 10th December saw the chapel bedecked arranged by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. The singers were very impressive and this collaboration Singers went truly ballistic with a medley from Preston, Ellie Monaghan and Leah McPherson. The with its customary greenery and candles courtesy of standard of musicianship from the band was continues to flourish with members of the school Wicked showcasing the range of soprano talent in Mr. Gillett’s first String Concert at WGS was on The Leavers’ Ball reception Performing Arts continues to flourish with a wide trio really delved under the skin of the characters the grounds sta as the Grove Singers led the incredibly high and the pupils were enthralled (some attending the WGS Summer Concert. the Upper Sixth. Junior Orchestra’s Thank You For Wednesday 27th June, covering a range of range of opportunities across the year. as they dealt with the death of their mother. 100 by singing. Tilly Evans opened the service with the solo were even asked on stage to fill in auxiliary The Music and Mission Impossible summed up the performers from Sixth Form to Year 7. An hour’s This saw Mr. Wears (jazz piano) and Dr. Monaghan examined three characters’ experience for Once in Royal David’s City before items including percussion parts for one item). The rumour that the The usual ‘terminal concerts’ closed each section year rather well. playing was topped by the Senior Quartet Longbottom (saxophone) leading a small jazz 2017/18 has seen high-profile goodbyes from two of the afterlife, with Emily Grote, Emily Hall and the evocative Jesus Child by Rutter and God Rest RAF band only returned to sample Mrs. Frost’s of the academic year with customary panache. featuring Georgia Marker (‘cello) and Laura group including Sam Halstead (drums), Eddie King of the longest serving members of the WGS arts Charlotte Laycock marooned in an eternal waiting You arranged by Chilcott. Years 7 to 9 Pop Choir catering one last time is, as yet, unsubstantiated. Highlights of the year include… House Music - Friday 20th April Sutclie (first violin) with Mr. Gillet (violin) and (bass) and Alex Dalton (saxophone). The group scene. With almost unprecedented longevity of 32 room. sang Star Bright by Tedd and Mary Did You Know? - Miss Susin (viola) performing the first movement of worked well together and have clear potential for years, Mike Woodhead retired from teaching brass made famous by Pentatonix. Barbershop and Girls’ During the year Grove Musicians continued to head Christmas Concert - Thursday December 14th The term opened with the House Music Dvorak’s American String Quartet. Harry Cheung the coming year, immediately securing a booking lessons here. Mike is co-principal of Opera North’s In the devised pieces, motifs such as the suitcase Choir combined for Sally Beamish’s In The Stillness. ‘out and about’ leaving the comforts of concert competition, with the Senior Solo unequivocally (violin) and Bella Lawson (‘cello) with Mr. G, from Brontë House for September. trumpet section and has trained up a dedicated from practitioners The Paper Birds’ In a Thousand As ever the service was a fantastic start to the festive settings… The Christmas concert took place on the last won by Georgia Marker’s sublime rendition of performed Pachelbel’s famous Kanon in D and band of brass players here. Meanwhile Mr. Wood Pieces made an appearance, whilst a lipstick and celebrations and was topped o with the catering evening of Michaelmas term, as usual. Emily Grote Chopin’s B Minor Nocturne from memory. The Laura Sutclie once more impressed with an Woodhouse Grove Summer Music Festival leaves us, a great loss to drama and the spoken wind-blown skirt motif provided a refrain in team’s fantastic mulled wine, mince-pies and festive The Friends of Woodhouse Grove Christmas Fair - opened the event reciting Winter by De La Mare Junior Solo category was won by Katherine Knight improvised folk medley and four of Bartok’s word but somewhat unheralded for his key roles in Monroe. Both motifs were used to striking visual biscuits. Saturday 25th November before the Concert Band mixed seasonal favourites on saxophone and the House Ensemble by Romanian Folk Dances. A range of Year 7 “Grovestock” saw performances from the school the percussion section on concert days. His sage eect throughout, as were the repeated vocal The Ukranian Bell carol and Do You Hear What I Stephenson with Hold Back the River performed by performers debuted, including Emily Greenwood, Senior Rock, Soul & Swing Bands as well as the counsel and erstwhile directorship of Performing ideas in dierent contexts. The Leavers’ Service A small group of instrumentalists and singers moved Hear? with a Michael Jackson medley. This band and singers. The overall title went to Towlson Zaynah Farid and Nina Hawkshaw. Upper Sixth super-group of leavers. Georgia Arts have kept many productions and events on out of their comfort zone to try and entertain continued dual approach, typical of most with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the respective Marker, Oliver Priestley, Emily Grote and Tilly Evans track over the years and all since he was most The Informal Concert - Thursday 12th October This was led on 1st July by Grove Singers. The introit shoppers at the fair. ensembles, was bucked by Soul and Rock Band categories. The Night of Seven Stars - Year 7 Show played/sang in various combinations with Eddie active as theatre director for a plethora of God Be In My Head by Walford-Davies set a suitably who eschewed Festive Fare for straight up Soul King (Bass) and Sam Halstead (Drums) dropping in high-quality and often groundsman-breaking This took place in the recital room and gave a small formal and reflective tone for the service. A more Rawdon Christmas Lights gig - Tuesday 6th and Rock favourites from Spencer Davis, Jean Leavers’ Soireé - Wednesday 16th May The Year 7 Performing Arts Competition was held and out; the event was perhaps more jam session productions. group of musicians the chance to open their jubilant middle section of the service saw a rousing December Knight, Kings of Leon and The Strokes. Georgia on Thursday 21st June. Ten solo/duet items were than concert at times. Ellie Monaghan delivered an performing accounts for the academic year. Year 7 rendition of Mold’s anthem Praise The Lord of Marker’s recitation of Anne Brontë’s Music on The annual leavers’ soiree was a relaxed tribute to performed with éclat and confidence alongside impromptu solo of The Call to wish the leavers well Mrs. Priestley left at Easter for the birth of her first pupil Robbie Higgins was outstanding with Highest Heaven and an equally exuberant This now customary event saw the Brass Group once Christmas Morning (typical of the English a handful of musicians who have graced the Grove two Year 7 Rock Bands and three class songs. in a touching tribute with “I’ll come back when you child Beatrix and we look forward to welcoming improvisations around the theme Baby Elephant congregational Shine , Jesus Shine. The customary again supply festive music, to popular acclaim - and department giving us the unexpected and yet Theatre over the past seven years. Senior Flute Amy Hanson was judged to have made the call me, no need to say goodbye” being one of the her back in due course. Walk. dose of John Rutter’s The Lord Bless You and Keep included the addition of festive head gear for nearly closely related, mere days before Emily Brontë’s Choir performed alongside several soloists, performance of the night and carried o the bon mots used as a refrain. You triggered some in the Upper Sixth to break down all the players.

Page 60 Perfoming Arts Chamber Concert - Thursday 23rd November as the service closed. The end of another chapter in The Orchestra Through the Ages at the place in the choir for the service. The Pauline Quirke Academy bicentenary) closed the event before Swing Band’s perhaps most poignantly Ellie Monaghan’s the school is closed by this final service; the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester A Big Band Christmas. Tightrope and Isabelle Wan’s Make You Feel My The school’s chamber groups and soloists performed choristers will be missed by the Grove Singers, The Davy Block and Grove Theatre continue to The Academy continue to use the school Love stood out as they tapped into the emotion of items that ranged from unaccompanied solo Laura particularly Milly, but a new cohort will replace them In February, this was a chance for A level and GCSE grow as a hub for visitors, external events and Performing Arts facilities on Saturdays, as well as The Easter Charity Concert - 22nd March the occasion. Oliver Priestley performed with Sutclie with a Bach sonata on violin and Cameron and we will begin once again. pupils to visit the Halle’s home for a concert bookings... for their summer show (ably tech’d by Andrew technical wizardry on electric guitar and Georgia Tonge’s excellent debut in the Grove Theatre on charting the orchestra’s development throughout Mettrick) - and this year for a week-long summer This raised £700 for Action for Children and may Marker closed the programme playing more drumkit to the Flute Choir’s Carmen Gypsy Song and January Scholars’ Day the ages. The concert covered several set works The Kentucky County District School visit – Performing Arts camp. This booking seems to be long be remembered for Barbershop’s rendition of Chopin with typical aplomb. Year 8 Rock Band’s Attention and Havana. and moved from Gabrieli’s early music (died 1612) to 9th-13th October of mutual benefit with Mrs. Kimberley Baker The Four Chord Song, although the Year Eight Performance of the night probably went to Georgia All scholars performed on Wednesday January 10th John Williams’ (still with us) film music. producing three plays in the coming academic Rock Band delighted with an eclectic mix of The Annual Arts’ Dinner - Friday 18th May Marker with her soulful rendition of Chopin’s E Minor in two special lunchtime concerts. From the This included a concert on Wednesday 11th October. year, coinciding with Miss Couper and Mrs. Script and Frankie Valli. Junior Pop Choir delivered Nocturne from memory or Alex Dalton’s Adagio from toe-tapping folk fiddle played by Laura Sutclie to GCSE and A level visit to Opera North’s Don Giovanni The concert incorporated two ensemble items from Priestley’s maternity leave and should ensure some fine pop renditions with well worked This year’s Arts’ Dinner saw Mr. David Wood the Weber Clarinet Concerto. Unfortunately, the Max Warland’s rendition of a Grieg Waltz from the By Request performance as well as five solos high-quality drama over the year ahead. harmonies in Sign of The Times and Love Runs Out inducted into the ‘College of Arts’ here at February Chamber Concert fell victim to ‘The Beast memory on piano, the performances were Sadly this fell victim to yet another snow day on 1st from WGS Year 8 pupils and several items from the - a complete contrast to the Girls’ Choir who Woodhouse Grove in honour of his service to the from the East’ polar weather. well-received by the select gathering of sta and March meaning Mr. Tedd jogged to the opera house KCDS choir and soloists, further cementing the Year 5 Creative Arts Day - Wednesday 23rd May opened with Mozart’s Ave Verum. Junior Brass Performing Arts over his time here. Alongside this pupils. on his own through the snow-covered streets. artistic linkage between the two schools. covered a wide area of musical ground from Tallis momentous honour, the usual semi-serious awards First chapel service of the year: Remembrance Day, 50 pupils from Moorlands, Moorfield and Westville to Sheeran whilst Swing Band’s Ain’t No Sunshine and prizes were distributed and pupils summed up Sunday 12th November The music scholars met for their first skills workshop Scholars’ trip to Cambridge - Friday 27th April Aire Valley Singers House visited to take part in the annual Creative by Bill Withers and On Broadway by Mann and Weil their year with some humour. improbably large trophy for her drumming in in the ‘January Jam’ on the evening of Wednesday Arts Day. The day was very successful with pupils closed another varied and high-quality evening in Samba. The night was compered by Grayson The Grove Singers once again led the service with 10th January. Miss James’ vocal workshop and Dr. Dr. Longbottom and Mr. Crawford took a group of The Aire Valley Singers performed a concert of experiencing a range of workshops including the Theatre. Drummers’ Concert Oldridge and Hritik Bhangoo whilst Mustansir For the Fallen by David Terry and Let Us Now Praise Longbottom’s ‘ensemble in an hour’ were followed eight senior music scholars for a behind the scenes works linked to Remembrance in the School Chapel recording in the Studio, dance, lighting technology, Burhani and Abbie Lewis injected comedy to the Famous Men by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Joshua by Mr. Wears’ improvisation masterclass. All three tour of King’s College, where they sat in on the final on Saturday 11th November. The central item in the music video, samba drumming and laser cutting in Summer Concert - Thursday 5th July Mr. Brickel’s usual battery festival was held on evening with their stand-up act. The new format Firth took over the last post and reveille duties (now workshops were a great success and helped to rehearsal for evensong and attended the evensong programme was Duruflé’s Requiem. It is hoped that Design. The new workshops have all proved a Thursday 14th June, with 14 drummers from Oliver proved a resounding success and continued to his brother has left us) with an assured performance. further inspire pupils and refine their aural and service. Former WGS scholar, now King’s Choral future bookings of this type will occur and that the great success and now rival the quality of the We bade farewell to Mr. Wood, Mr. Woodhead and Priestley in Year 13 to seven Year 7 pupils. Moh raise the bar for this event which has had radical performance skills. Scholar, Christopher Nehaul was on hand to act as Grove Singers can work alongside the Aire Valley catering in the children’s feedback. a selection of Upper Sixth Leavers with their final Ritson flew in fresh from the racing circuit to open surgery over the past three years. Later, seven pupils and four sta formed the brass tour guide and answer questions before taking his Singers at some point in the future. concert. Mr. Wood’s solo in Chamber Orchestra’s the concert with (appropriately) Mohair Mountain. group for the Rawdon Remembrance service with Mr. RAF Swing Wing - Tuesday 16th January One In A Million School and WGS joint The Anvil Chorus from Verdi’s opera ‘il Trovatore’ Sam Halstead and Eddie King were duelling for flair Prize Day The Year Thirteen Drama Exam Performances Woodhead providing the last post and reveille. It was performance for Speakers’ Trust competition may rival his infamous cowbell debut of 2017, performance of the evening with perhaps Sam’s especially pleasing to note the number of younger The RAF’s swing band ‘Swing Wing’ visited to although perhaps even he was surprised by Mr. Enter The Haggis taking the headlines, maybe for This was led by the Brass Group with Mr. O’Farrell, The Year Thirteen Theatre Studies students pupils in the brass group, five are from Years 8-10. perform to Year 9 and invited musicians from across On Tuesday 26th June, ten pupils accompanied by Allison actually procuring an anvil and copper the name as much as the outrageous syncopation our new brass teacher, at the helm. Mr. Tedd sought performed their Examination Pieces to a select the school. The band performed a range of items Mr. Wears and Mr. Tedd performed as a scratch hammer for the occasion. Brass Group almost and polyrhythms. another moment of limelight with an unusual audience. The scripted pieces covered The The Christmas Service from an Adele Medley, through House of The Rising band with singers from One In A Million School in pre-empted the moment with their rendition of The introduction to the National Anthem before normal Memory of Water by Stephenson, which sparkled Sun and Dark Orchid to Beauty and The Beast as our first public collaboration. The band and Harmonious Blacksmith by Handel. The Grove String Players’ Concert service resumed for the rest of the music. with the acerbic wit aptly invoked by Sophie Sunday 10th December saw the chapel bedecked arranged by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. The singers were very impressive and this collaboration Singers went truly ballistic with a medley from Preston, Ellie Monaghan and Leah McPherson. The with its customary greenery and candles courtesy of standard of musicianship from the band was continues to flourish with members of the school Wicked showcasing the range of soprano talent in Mr. Gillett’s first String Concert at WGS was on The Leavers’ Ball reception Performing Arts continues to flourish with a wide trio really delved under the skin of the characters the grounds sta as the Grove Singers led the incredibly high and the pupils were enthralled (some attending the WGS Summer Concert. the Upper Sixth. Junior Orchestra’s Thank You For Wednesday 27th June, covering a range of range of opportunities across the year. as they dealt with the death of their mother. 100 by singing. Tilly Evans opened the service with the solo were even asked on stage to fill in auxiliary The Music and Mission Impossible summed up the performers from Sixth Form to Year 7. An hour’s This saw Mr. Wears (jazz piano) and Dr. Monaghan examined three characters’ experience for Once in Royal David’s City before items including percussion parts for one item). The rumour that the The usual ‘terminal concerts’ closed each section year rather well. playing was topped by the Senior Quartet Longbottom (saxophone) leading a small jazz 2017/18 has seen high-profile goodbyes from two of the afterlife, with Emily Grote, Emily Hall and the evocative Jesus Child by Rutter and God Rest RAF band only returned to sample Mrs. Frost’s of the academic year with customary panache. featuring Georgia Marker (‘cello) and Laura group including Sam Halstead (drums), Eddie King of the longest serving members of the WGS arts Charlotte Laycock marooned in an eternal waiting You arranged by Chilcott. Years 7 to 9 Pop Choir catering one last time is, as yet, unsubstantiated. Highlights of the year include… House Music - Friday 20th April Sutclie (first violin) with Mr. Gillet (violin) and (bass) and Alex Dalton (saxophone). The group scene. With almost unprecedented longevity of 32 room. sang Star Bright by Tedd and Mary Did You Know? - Miss Susin (viola) performing the first movement of worked well together and have clear potential for years, Mike Woodhead retired from teaching brass made famous by Pentatonix. Barbershop and Girls’ During the year Grove Musicians continued to head Christmas Concert - Thursday December 14th The term opened with the House Music Dvorak’s American String Quartet. Harry Cheung the coming year, immediately securing a booking lessons here. Mike is co-principal of Opera North’s In the devised pieces, motifs such as the suitcase Choir combined for Sally Beamish’s In The Stillness. ‘out and about’ leaving the comforts of concert competition, with the Senior Solo unequivocally (violin) and Bella Lawson (‘cello) with Mr. G, from Brontë House for September. trumpet section and has trained up a dedicated from practitioners The Paper Birds’ In a Thousand As ever the service was a fantastic start to the festive settings… The Christmas concert took place on the last won by Georgia Marker’s sublime rendition of performed Pachelbel’s famous Kanon in D and band of brass players here. Meanwhile Mr. Wood Pieces made an appearance, whilst a lipstick and celebrations and was topped o with the catering evening of Michaelmas term, as usual. Emily Grote Chopin’s B Minor Nocturne from memory. The Laura Sutclie once more impressed with an Woodhouse Grove Summer Music Festival leaves us, a great loss to drama and the spoken wind-blown skirt motif provided a refrain in team’s fantastic mulled wine, mince-pies and festive The Friends of Woodhouse Grove Christmas Fair - opened the event reciting Winter by De La Mare Junior Solo category was won by Katherine Knight improvised folk medley and four of Bartok’s word but somewhat unheralded for his key roles in Monroe. Both motifs were used to striking visual biscuits. Saturday 25th November before the Concert Band mixed seasonal favourites on saxophone and the House Ensemble by Romanian Folk Dances. A range of Year 7 “Grovestock” saw performances from the school the percussion section on concert days. His sage eect throughout, as were the repeated vocal The Ukranian Bell carol and Do You Hear What I Stephenson with Hold Back the River performed by performers debuted, including Emily Greenwood, Senior Rock, Soul & Swing Bands as well as the counsel and erstwhile directorship of Performing ideas in dierent contexts. The Leavers’ Service A small group of instrumentalists and singers moved Hear? with a Michael Jackson medley. This band and singers. The overall title went to Towlson Zaynah Farid and Nina Hawkshaw. Upper Sixth super-group of leavers. Georgia Arts have kept many productions and events on out of their comfort zone to try and entertain continued dual approach, typical of most with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the respective Marker, Oliver Priestley, Emily Grote and Tilly Evans track over the years and all since he was most The Informal Concert - Thursday 12th October This was led on 1st July by Grove Singers. The introit shoppers at the fair. ensembles, was bucked by Soul and Rock Band categories. The Night of Seven Stars - Year 7 Show played/sang in various combinations with Eddie active as theatre director for a plethora of God Be In My Head by Walford-Davies set a suitably who eschewed Festive Fare for straight up Soul King (Bass) and Sam Halstead (Drums) dropping in high-quality and often groundsman-breaking This took place in the recital room and gave a small formal and reflective tone for the service. A more Rawdon Christmas Lights gig - Tuesday 6th and Rock favourites from Spencer Davis, Jean Leavers’ Soireé - Wednesday 16th May The Year 7 Performing Arts Competition was held and out; the event was perhaps more jam session productions. group of musicians the chance to open their jubilant middle section of the service saw a rousing December Knight, Kings of Leon and The Strokes. Georgia on Thursday 21st June. Ten solo/duet items were than concert at times. Ellie Monaghan delivered an performing accounts for the academic year. Year 7 rendition of Mold’s anthem Praise The Lord of Marker’s recitation of Anne Brontë’s Music on The annual leavers’ soiree was a relaxed tribute to performed with éclat and confidence alongside impromptu solo of The Call to wish the leavers well Mrs. Priestley left at Easter for the birth of her first pupil Robbie Higgins was outstanding with Highest Heaven and an equally exuberant This now customary event saw the Brass Group once Christmas Morning (typical of the English a handful of musicians who have graced the Grove two Year 7 Rock Bands and three class songs. in a touching tribute with “I’ll come back when you child Beatrix and we look forward to welcoming improvisations around the theme Baby Elephant congregational Shine , Jesus Shine. The customary again supply festive music, to popular acclaim - and department giving us the unexpected and yet Theatre over the past seven years. Senior Flute Amy Hanson was judged to have made the call me, no need to say goodbye” being one of the her back in due course. Walk. dose of John Rutter’s The Lord Bless You and Keep included the addition of festive head gear for nearly closely related, mere days before Emily Brontë’s Choir performed alongside several soloists, performance of the night and carried o the bon mots used as a refrain. You triggered some in the Upper Sixth to break down all the players.

Perfoming Arts Page 61 Instrumental and Vocal Examination Results

During the year, 134 pupils took and passed practical music examinations with twenty-three attaining distinction and a further forty-seven passing with merit. Nine pupils took and passed Grades Eight examinations with, fourteen taking and passing Grades Seven.

The year’s Grades Eight results were:

Name Instrument Grade Mark Category

Laura Sutclie Flute 8 134 Distinction Laura Sutclie Violin 8 130 Distinction Georgia Marker Cello 8 117 Pass Abbie Nott Alto Saxophone 8 116 Pass Ellie Nott Clarinet 8 113 Pass Emily Grote Flute 8 112 Pass Joshua Binns Rock School Guitar 8 74 Merit Oliver Priestley Rock School Guitar 8 60 Pass Eddie King Rock School Drums 8 87 Merit

Pick of the year’s music percentages were:

Connor Elliott Music Theatre 5 94 Distinction Mimi Jones Rock School Drums 2 92 Distinction Yasmin Amrat Music Theatre 3 91 Distinction Freya Javed Singing 3 90 Distinction Alice Wright Piano 1 90 Distinction Laura Sutclie Flute 8 89 Distinction Ella Manogue Singing 3 89 Distinction Isla Swarbrigg Singing 3 89 Distinction Nicole Swinnerton Piano 6 89 Distinction Imogen Idle Piano 1 89 Distinction Charlotte Slater Music Theatre 7 88 Distinction Summer Lawrence Music Theatre 2 87 Distinction Ruby Clark Music Theatre 2 87 Distinction Laura Sutclie Violin 8 87 Distinction Cameron Tonge Rock School Drums 7 86 Distinction Annabel Darren Descant Recorder 2 85 Merit Evie Sugden Music Theatre 6 85 Distinction Claudia Darren Music Theatre 4 85 Distinction Chloe Cater Music Theatre 4 85 Distinction Bella Noscoe-Rose Music Theatre 3 85 Distinction Charlotte Proctor Singing 7 85 Merit

Page 62 Perfoming Arts Performance Stars

Alex Dalton topped the performance lists with 17 public performances this academic year, Ella Manogue and Abbie Nott performed 14 times each. Emily Grote, Katherine Knight, Flora Lawson, Matiyah Meer, Ellie Nott and Charlotte Proctor all notched up 13 performances. The highest placed Year 7 pupil was Maidie Jennings with eight public performances.

Break-time concert performers were many and varied from the Year 10 ‘Humming Scrum’ through to the Year 7 pupils who opened their accounts at the Wednesday coee festival. The highest total for break-time performances was logged by Abbie Nott with seven performances whilst Nicole Swinnerton and Ellie Nott both logged four performances.

Speech and Drama Examinations:

Fifty six pupils took and passed Speech and Drama examinations in June, with 10 gaining distinctions and 30 passing with merit.

The highest grades were:

Name Grade Mark Category

Ellie Young 8 78 Merit James Shoesmith-Evans 8 77 Merit Louis Moorhouse 7 86 Distinction Isaac Birdsall 7 73 Pass Scarlett Reilly 7 73 Pass Jake Fletcher-Stega 7 72 Pass

Whilst the highest percentages were:

Name Grade Mark Category

Tilly Raj 3 89 Distinction Freya Mcdonald 1 88 Distinction Reuven Walker 1 88 Distinction Catriona Cochrane 5 87 Distinction Umar Khan 4 87 Distinction Max Mackenzie 3 87 Distinction Avantika Sarai 1 87 Distinction Louis Moorhouse 7 86 Distinction Bella Noscoe-Rose 3 86 Distinction Georgina Dutton 2 86 Distinction

External Representation:

Grove performers continue to excel beyond the bounds of the school as follows:

Laura Sutclie (Violin) and Alex Dalton (Clarinet) continued to play key roles in the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra. Alex also contributing to the City of Leeds Youth Wind Orchestra and Laura joining the National Folk Ensemble. Ella Manogue (Trumpet) continues to excel the Northern Children's Orchestra and is auditioning for the National Children’s Orchestra. Scarlett Reilly is a soprano with the Opera North Youth Company performing in staged and concert productions each term.

Connor Elliott has been ﬁlming with CBBC for the BAFTA award winning Class Dismissed series, winning a tough audition process from a large pool of youngsters before ﬁlming for seven weeks over the summer.

Perfoming Arts Page 63 Cinderella

The Pantomime season started early at the Grove competed to steal the scene. Nina Pucekova’s as Miss Couper directed Cinderella for two nights dance moves will long be remembered as the with a matinee performance for Brontë House’s Baron Hardup hit the dance-floor. Year 5 and 6 pupils. The slapstick and audience participation went down particularly well with the The technical side of the show was another first junior pupils but less well with the cleaners the with ‘floating image’ technology creating magic following day! Emily Grote and Ellie Monaghan that was fully integrated with the actors. The starred as the eponymous heroine with Joshua magic-gauze meant impressive visual eects that Binns as Prince Charming, naturally. Archie flowed into and out of props and showing Rika-Rayne's portrayal of 'Buttons' was typically complete transformations for the fairy godmother’s eusive and over-the-top, as he warmed up the final preparations. Thanks to Mr. Middleton, as ever, audience ready for their participation. His frequent for the wizardry assisted by his team of Andrew ad-libs and comic timing definitely made it Mettrick (lighting), Matthew Barker (AV) and Alex memorable for all! Comedy duo, Jake Fletcher Kaye (sound). Mr. David Hunter also contributed Stega and Isaac Birdsall, were the source of the various elements of the animations for the tech messy, slapstick scenes as Salt and Vinnie. Eva team which were extremely impressive. DeLuca and Phoebe Clie were almost unrecognisable as the Ugly Sisters and frequently One last time, with feeling, “It’s behind you!”

Page 64 Perfoming Arts By Request

On 28 September 2017 a select group of 6th ‘Little Known Facts’ from You’re A Good Man formers entertained a packed theatre for a ‘Night Charlie Brown and Tilly Evans ‘My House’ from At The Musicals’. The group of eight singers were Matilda the Musical. all invited to take part in the show based upon their previous performances and achievements in Particularly worthy of note was the humorous song high level singing exams. They were ‘requested’ to from the Charlie Brown musical, sung by Charlotte sing certain songs in order to give the show a Proctor and featuring Mr. Crawford. In ‘Little varied structure and mixed programme. Known Facts’ Charlotte portrayed the part of Lucy, trying to convince the audience of some made-up The night began in rather a sinister way with a statements like “snow comes up out of the song from American Psycho The Musical, sang in ground”. Mr. Crawford was having none of this, harmony in the dark with the performers interrupting with a cry of “Lucy, you know that’s surrounding the audience. The programme then wrong!” His American accent was astounding, saw a good mix of musicals old and new, the latest particularly because it sounded very much like he being a song from brand new Broadway smash hailed from Yorkshire! Dear Evan Hansen; Josh Binns giving a performance of an extremely dicult song called The slick transitions between songs on the night ‘For Forever’. He sang about the death of the was achieved by having two separate stages in the character’s best friend superbly, and brought many theatre, meaning that the band were required members of the audience to tears. non-stop for long periods of time. Eddie King (bass), Oliver Priestley (drum kit) and Mr. Crawford All eight singers were incredible and gave (piano) did a fantastic job, playing superb quality performances worthy of professional theatre, music to accompany all the singers. With Alex leading some members of the audience not too Dalton helping backstage and Mr. Middleton in the familiar with the school to question if they really tech box, the concert ran very smoothly and were ‘just students’. The excellent-eight all deserve professionally. a mention for some of their most memorable solo songs on the night: Lucy Dodd ‘Wishing You Were The Headmaster described the evening as “spell Somehow Here Again’ from The Phantom of the binding, one of the best I have attended in over 20 Opera, Georgia Marker ‘Unexpected Song’ from years of school mastering”. A deserved review for Song & Dance, Emily Grote ‘Broadway Baby’ from the students who put all their hard work and e¡orts Follies, Josh Binns ‘Wondering’ from The Bridges of into an incredible night, even rehearsing in the Madison County, Imogen Amos ‘I’d Give My Life holidays before the beginning of the academic year. For You’ from Miss Saigon, Tom Wood ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Miserables, Charlotte Proctor Adam Longbottom

Perfoming Arts Page 65 A Night To Remember

Page 66 Perfoming Arts The moving showcase, ‘A Night to Remember’ dancers as they progress in their own dance treated the audience to a range of musical, solo, careers. Evie Hunter and Maidie Jennings will no dance and drama items on the themes of Love doubt follow in their footsteps as they and Death. demonstrated their own beautiful talent in their own lyrical and balletic duet. The evening was shaped by the A Level drama students’ exam pieces and their decision to create Will Robinson made his debut performance in the their own devised theatre in the style of The showcase and mesmerised the audience with the Paper Birds Theatre Company using the topics of quality of his singing and guitar playing. He love and death. The all-female Paper Birds lean wowed the audience with Elvis Presley’s Falling in stylistically towards physical theatre and Love which opened the show, later showcasing his movement technique in the creation of their work. musicality in a duet with the talented CJ Proctor. Their predominant focus is to explore subjects and issues of importance to women expanding on Connor Elliott owned the stage with his relevant political and social ideas/issues within charismatic delivery of Frank Sinatra’s Moon River. society. They use Verbatim theatre (in which As ever, Connor was a delight to work with and I plays are constructed from the precise words am excited to see how this young man continues spoken by people interviewed or involved in an to shine and embrace the world of performing event) to create raw and original scripts. arts, within which he is very much a natural.

The A Level exam pieces were sophisticated and Other dazzling performances included Ella thought provoking, one based on the tragic life of Manogue who oozed stage presence as she sang Marilyn Monroe and the second retelling the story On My Own from the musical ‘Les Miserables’ with of Lynn Gilderdale an M.E. (Myalgic a quiet confidence. Katherine Knight took Encephalomyelitis) suerer. The students centre-stage in her emotive monologue about gathered large quantities of research, explored grief and loss, handling a mature piece of script numerous archives and conducted various with subtle dramatic skill. Emily Grote and Joshua interviews to gather first hand accounts on their Binns moved the audience with their musical duet chosen topics to create their devised scripts. As from the film ‘The Greatest Showman’ and along their final performances at The Grove, the A Level with Tilly Evans then became charismatic and drama students (Emily Hall, Emily Grote, Charlotte complimentary backing singers to CJ Proctor, as Laycock, Leah McPherson, Ellie Monaghan, Sophie she concluded the show with a moving rendition Preston) demonstrated their refined skill, flair and of Faith Hill’s There You’ll Be. talent in drama in what was a truly memorable conclusion to their theatrical journey at The Grove. Toby Middleton continues to nurture our next generation of theatre technicians. Matthew Barker, The showcase also boasted many other dazzling Alex Kaye and Andrew Mettrick provided moments which included Junior and Senior Dance seamless sound operation, A.V and lighting for the Club performing One from the musical 'A Chorus showcase. On the night of the showcase, the boys Line'. Once again, it was wonderful to see the also coordinated the technical aspects of the dance students’ blossom on stage, which for many show on their own and I am grateful for their was their debut performance. Emily Hall, Sophie commitment, professionalism and teamwork in Preston and CJ Proctor also sparkled as a trio in contributing to the undeniable success of the the final moments of the dance. In particular, Emily show. William Pratt, Jaipal Singh, Laith McElhone Hall has been a member of Dance Club throughout and Holly Lamb ably assisted the stage her career at The Grove and latterly has been an management and were a delight to work with. exemplary dance Prefect. She has always been my ‘right hand’ lady at numerous open mornings, To conclude, I am so grateful for the hard work taster days and weekly dance clubs. She is a truly that all of the students put into the show and for wonderful dancer and person and I wish her well having one last opportunity to work with the A as she bows out of her performing career at The Level Drama students. To quote P.T Barnum, 'The Grove. Sophie Preston and CJ Proctor have also noblest art is that of making others happy' and continued to choreograph large quantities of my A Level Drama students did indeed achieve dance material, and they did not disappoint in this throughout their performance career in The what was also Sophie’s final show at The Grove. Grove Theatre. The senior girls aided me in realising my creative vision and will remain role models for the younger Mr. P Tedd

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Teah Colilles, Y13

Georgia Young, Y11

Jacky Pan, Y11

Bethan Evans, Y13

Page 68 Perfoming Arts Nicole Swinnerton, Y10

Holly Kershaw, Y13

Arts Page 69 Esther Bean, Y11

Catrina Eaton, Y11

Page 70 Arts Tamla Dickson, Y13

Mike Shao, Y11

Arts Page 71 Sports Reports The West Yorkshire Championships, gave another Athletics opportunity for our athletes to showcase their hard work. Annabelle Hudson and Conrad Myers both won their sprint hurdles events in impressive style. Emma Wood and Emma Okpala both continued their impressive form with wins in the Junior Girls LJ & javelin respectively, Will Robinson took the title in the Senior Boys hammer in his ﬁrst competition, throwing a 6kg! Our sprinters: Evie Hamer and Lola Marshall in the Junior Girls 200m, Scarlett Birdsall - Junior Girls 300m, Willem Johnson - Inter Boys 200m and Freddy Clark - Inter Boys 400m all ran superbly to reach the ﬁnals, an impressive achievement, as they are all at the lower end of their respective age groups. Stan Spence found the going tough in the Inter Boys 100m but this is always one of the hardest events to qualify in, as the number of athletes is high. Ella Manogue rounded o things in the Junior Girls discus, coming 4th.

There was also lots of success in the team events. Our Junior Girls and Inter Boys teams retained their titles by winning the Bradford Team League competition. The Junior Boys team were made up of Y7s and they acquitted themselves very well against Y8 boys, their performances will stand them in good stead next season.

The season started once again with a trip to The Y7s represented the school in the Super 8 Gateshead for the HMC North Championships. competition at the Bradford Schools Summer Nineteen Grove athletes took part in what is always a Games, winning the overall event. They went on to high-quality event. 1st places came for Stan Spence represent Bradford Schools at the West Yorkshire in the Inter Boys 100m, Emma Wood in the Junior event. Many successes came from this and they did Girls LJ and the 4x100m Inter Boys relay team. 2nd superbly as a team; winning 18 of the 36 events and places, Emma Okpala Junior Girls javelin, Willem numerous 2nd and 3rd places meant we came away Johnson Inter Boys 200m and Emma Wood 75m eventual winners. hurdles. 3rd places were awarded to Conrad Myers in the Inter Boys LJ, Will Robinson in the Senior Boys One of the stand-out athletes of the season though discus and Junior Girls 4x100m relay team. is Emma Wood. She has competed in several championship events. Earlier in the season, at the One of the most exciting developments has been the county championships, she took 2nd in the shot put large number of junior athletes training and and two 3rd places in long jump and hurdles. Later competing for the school and we took ﬁfty Y7-9 success came in the North East Combined Events athletes to compete at the Bradford District Championships, where she won the title and was Championships this season. 1st places were then selected for the West Yorkshire team to achieved by: Lalita Braithwaite-Shro, Yasmin Amrat, compete at the national championships in Ben Hill, Lola Marshall, Chloe Cater, Annabelle September. Selection for Yorkshire to compete at Hudson, Lillian Hughes and Emma Wood. Emma the Inter Counties is also a fantastic achievement for Okpala, Scarlett Birdsall & Rory Henderson also took her. 1st places and broke the championships records in their respective events. Another eight 2nd places My thanks to all of the coaching sta, who have and twelve 3rd places from our athletes rounded o helped this season: Mr. Dobson, Mr. Howard, Mr. Barr, a successful afternoon. Mr. Jones, Miss Thompson, Miss Pearce & Mrs. Wickens. My thanks also to the support from the Sixteen of our athletes were then selected from this parents at all of the events this year. event to go on a represent the district in the West Yorkshire Championships a couple of weeks later. Mrs. Jennings

Sports Reports Page 73 Triathlon & Cross Country

The first race of the season took place at Bingley with no complete team on the day. Harriers’ Schools’ Fixture and gave a number of pupils Ben Hill won the U13 race with Jake Wallace in second. the opportunity to show their potential. Imogen Idle was 9th in the U13 girls’ race, Lola Congratulations to Logan Hargreaves-Madhas who Henderson 10th and Lucy Lund 20th; there were no won his 4th consecutive title, this time in the Senior U15 runners. Boys’ race. This year Logan was closely followed by Disappointingly the senior races have been cut from (Captain) Robert Mitchell with a perfectly judged run the Leeds League schedule due to reduced numbers in second place taking a number of key scalps. over the last few years. WGS are investigating hosting Ben Hill (Year 7) worked through the field maturely to a race for seniors one Wednesday afternoon for BGS, take second place in the U13 race with Jake Wallace GSAL, WGS, St Peter’s, Ashville… (Year 8) finishing a fine 4th. Imogen Idle (Year 8) ran determinedly for 8th and Lola In the Leeds Abbey Dash on 5th November, pupil Henderson (Year 7) debuted well in 10th and Scarlett Eddie King (Year 11) debuted with 42 minutes 26 Birdsall closed the A team in 15th for a team bronze. It seconds on a day of glorious weather. was fantastic to start the year o with two senior boys In the Junior Great North Run on 9th September Jake on the podium and such promise from Years 7 and 8. Wallace ran the 4km course in 15mins 43secs finishing 16 out of 463 in the U12 age group. In October English Schools’ Cross-Country Cup Round 1, saw three teams U13 boys, U13 girls and U15 boys In January’s Northern Cross Country Championships race at Graves’ Park Sheeld. The course was tough, on Saturday. Ben Hill (Year 7) and Jake Wallace (Year with a fierce wind blowing and many of our athletes 8) tackled a very tough course at Harewood House. were part-time members of the club or last-minute Ben came 21st (5th Yorkshire athlete) and Jake drafts so were put to the test. Ben Hill, however, took finished 92nd out of 232 finishers in the Year 7/8 race. the Year 7/8 race on and stretched the field out, Ben Hill, Lola Henderson (both Year 7) and Club swapping the lead regularly before finally being edged Captain Robert Mitchell (Upper Sixth) have been out to second place in the final run to the line. selected to represent West Yorkshire at the English Schools’ Cross-Country races in March. Ben won the The opening fixture of the Leeds Schools’ West Yorkshire trial in commanding style from the gun Cross-Country League was held at Middleton Park on and Lola and Robert paced superbly to stay in 4th November. Five pupils turned out for the school contention throughout on a muddy and wintry course.

Page 74 Sports Reports This is the first time we have had three runners At the Leeds Bradford Triathlon Club’s Duathlon the compete in the English Schools’ Cross-Country race. school had three entrants. Sam Dowsland (Brontë House) came an incredible 13th in his first event, The Northern Schools’ Cross-Country was postponed Simeon Tedd (Brontë House) 49th and Lucy Lund this year due to the snowfall in early March. (Year 7) 63rd. Brontë House also entered the Brownlee Triathlon Day at Bradford Grammar School The final Leeds Schools’ Cross-Country League Race taking 12 pupils along to experience a full triathlon. was held at Middleton Park on Wednesday 14th March. In the U13 Boys and U13 Girls, WGS fielded complete Our first home multi-sport fixture, a Duathlon teams with some promising debuts. (run-bike-run), was postponed due to ice, but the Ben Hill won the League title and the race with a school’s first Aquathlon (swim-run) took place on commanding run (having won each round this year). Tuesday 3rd July, with 35 entrants from a range of Jake Wallace ran a strong second half of the race to local schools in a taster event for many of the invited claim fourth place whilst Robbie Higgins (on debut) schools. Juniors had to swim 200m and run 1800m finished twelfth. Rory Henderson and Archie Hurford whilst Year 9 and above had to swim 250m and run also debuted well and show much promise for next 2500m. The weather was perfect ensuring that the season. pool section was refreshing before a blisteringly hot run section. Ben Hill and Hermione Roe won the Year Lola Henderson continued her fine first Grove XC 7/8 race, whilst Andrew Mettrick just missed the season for seventh place in the U13 Girls, with Imogen podium behind three visiting athletes in the Year 9-11 Idle returning to something like her best endurance race. shape with a great middle section of the race for ninth. Grace Thirkill debuted well in thirteenth place Since mid-January we have been delighted to supported well by Lucy Lund. Amilia Newsome and welcome the Brownlee brothers and members of the Scarlett Birdsall both ran well in some rather classic British Triathlon squad to train at the WGS pool twice cross-country mud. per week. The group have enjoyed using our facilities and are now also using the school’s grass pitches for Cara Liptrot was the sole Grovian in the U15 girls’ race their summer running speed sessions. The Brownlees, and she put in a fantastic performance for fifth place Aaron Royle (Aus), Mark Buckingham, Gordon Benson, showing much potential for next year. Non Stanford, Lucy Hall and Georgia Taylor Brown have been regular attendees either in the pool or on Will Eastell and Finn Richards returned to the team for the grounds. the second time this year and both showed glimmers of their old form. Finn almost catching Will on the last lap. Cycling Triathlon has continued to flourish with our monthly At the close of the season, Ben Hill (Year 7) and Jake cycling sessions at the Brownlee Centre under coach Wallace (Year 8) were ranked 1st and 2nd overall in the Steve Coy from Leeds Bradford Triathlon and on Leeds Schools’ Cross-Country League; this is the first Monday 2nd July, four Grove cyclists put on their time WGS has had two medallists in the same age very own 'yellow jerseys' for the West Yorkshire -group. Imogen Idle and Lola Henderson were ranked Schools Games cycling finals. Neither the scorching 7th in U13 Girls league. midday sun, nor the swarm of flies attracted to their luminous competitor t-shirts, seemed to detract from The Apperley Bridge Canter their enthusiasm. The team, which consisted of Lucy Six pupils and seven sta competed for WGS in the Lund (Year 7), Isla Swarbrigg (Year 8), Toby Calvert Horsforth Harriers’ Apperley Bridge Canter which and Oscar Robinson (Year 9), competed in three attracted 500 runners. Robert Mitchell (club captain in cycling events throughout the course of the day: a 26th) led the teams home as the senior boys took the team time trial, a team relay and individual races. U18 title with George Judson (46th) and Eddie King When they weren't cycling, they had chance to get (Year 11 in 57th). some last minute tips from Georgia Taylor-Brown, silver medallist at last month's ITU World Triathlon Triathlon Leeds, and were congratulated on their eorts by At the Leeds Bradford Triathlon Club’s Aquathlon the Councillor Zafar Ali, Lord Mayor of Bradford. Despite school had a good showing with Ben Hill (Year 7) a few mechanical issues en route, the team achieved carding the fastest run section of his age-group to take fourth place out of fifteen teams in total - a great second overall. In Year 8, Chloe Cater (12th) and Isla result for the Grove's first ever cycling competition. Swarbrigg (15th) competed well whilst Brontë House Many congratulations to those involved. pupils Nicole Cater (38th) and Simeon Tedd (35th) both enjoyed the event. Mr. P Tedd

Sports Reports Page 75 Swimming

The team started the season o on a high beating Overall it was a good season for the swimming Rishworth both home and away. We then went on team and particularly pleasing to see the talent of to swim away at GSAL where we were met with the Year 7 swimmers who made huge progress our ﬁrst loss of season, but there were some with the help of our new coach, Shane Dudley. We outstanding swims from Chloe Cater, Jasper Hunt look forward to continued success next season. and the inters boys’ relay team. After this the girls squad faced Harrogate Ladies College where we The team sadly bid goodbye to both Miss Russell sadly narrowly lost by a nail biting 9 points. The and Mrs. Watson who have run the team for 14 juniors brought back a victory for us at the next years at the Grove. Miss Russell and Mrs. Watson gala against Horsforth School winning 164 points started the team in 2003 and have both worked to 94 at home. The team came together at the end tirelessly running and organising galas and trips of the season and ﬁnished the year o on a high and leading both morning and after school training against Bradford Grammar School winning by 156 sessions. A huge thank you goes to both teachers points to 145. for their commitment over the years.

Lisa Paul, Swim Captain

Page 76 Sports Reports However, the U15 team had more success on court Basketball and won 2 out their 4 matches against GSAL. Against Ilkley Squash club there were again several Basketball had another successful season at The strong individual performances but no overall team Grove this year, with participation numbers victories. These matches involved students from growing week on week. Every single week saw at Y7-Y13 and the matches were an opportunity for a least twenty Y9 pupils train, putting them in lot of the new players to experience squash in a fantastic stead for next season's matches and competitive environment away from school. tournaments. I would like to thank Charlie Plein for captaining the U14 team this year and making sure The progress shown on court in the 2017-18 season everyone was committed and worked hard. has been impressive and there has been a lot of interest from the younger age groups which is The U16 team made a slow start in the Leeds North pleasing. Robert Mitchell, Y12, captained well this West Basketball league, losing their first two year and the target next season will be to keep games. However, they turned the season around working hard on improving technical and tactical and finished with a 3-3 record, placing 3rd in the knowledge on court to hopefully gain more league. Year 8 pupil Enrique Peña, who was at The success. Grove for the winter term, had a superb season Well done to all students who have attended and was pivotal to the team's success. A massive training and played against opposition sides this achievement for any student, never mind season. somebody playing with boys 3 years older and over a foot taller! Enrique returned to Madrid after Mr. C L Softley Christmas to continue to play for Real Madrid's basketball academy. We wish him all the best for the future. Hockey The U18 team played several friendlies throughout the season. A highlight being the double-header fixture against Ackworth School. Both fixtures were extremely close and fiercely competitive, both ending in very narrow losses late in the 4th quarter. Overall, a successful season for a young U18 team. With the majority of the team still being here next year, we will be looking to progress leaps and bounds next season.

Finally, a massive thank you to our U16 and U18 captains Zijian Zhuang and Angus Yu, who are leaving us at the end of this year. Both boys have been committed members of the school basketball for several years and they will be greatly missed.

Mr. M Dobson

Although still in its development, hockey has been Squash a huge success this year with participation numbers growing week on week, culminating with This season there have been four U18 and four U15 the school's first hockey fixture in over 10 years! matches against GSAL and three U18 matches The fixture was played indoors against Guiseley against Ilkley Squash Club. There has also been School in which 13 girls were able to represent the junior squash training on a Thursday and senior school. squash training on a Tuesday. It has been pleasing to have a number of new players join training and Next year we are planning to build on this great also represent the school in a competitive start and are looking to increase the opportunities environment. for hockey at The Grove. There will be a lot more indoor and outdoor fixtures, predominately in the Against GSAL the U18s unfortunately did not win lower school, Years 7-9. an overall match but had several strong individual performances that helped win some tough games. Mr. M Dobson

Sports Reports Page 77 Netball 1st Team

A real roller coaster of a season for the 1st VII this saw us miss out on qualifying by just 1 point. The year. An intense pre-season before the start of girls soon turned it around after the October break school kicked us o with a positive start. A nail and put in an outstanding performance against biting fixture against a clever Cheadle Hulme saw Greenhead College, managing to come out on top us miss out by just 1 goal. Only one week later we with a final score of 36-33. We then travelled up to came back fighting against another Manchester RGS Newcastle for our Plate fixture and, after a based team and but this time took the victory challenging game, came out on top winning 49-30. (Stockport 41-10). Our focus was then aimed towards the Smile Cup Competition and the West Just before the Christmas break we played one of Yorkshire National School Qualifiers. our main rivals Bradford Grammar, winning 45-16.

Drawing close rivals GSAL in the Smile cup meant We then worked our way up to the quarter final we knew what we were up against but round of the National Plate; a nail biting game unfortunately that wasn’t enough. Although this against Berkhamstead - but fell short by 2 goals at wasn’t our best performance, it was a real learning the final whistle. A tough result to take but credit curve for all the girls involved. Not long after, we to the girls for the intensity. They finished the competed at the first round of the National season o with some sterling performances in the Schools Competition. A tough morning of fixtures Caribbean.

Page 78 Sports Reports Netball 2nd Team

The second team have an extremely successful Netball 3rd Team season this year; winning 12 of their 16 fixtures. They had an extremely positive start to the season winning the Alex Reid 2nd Team Tournament. All 11 The 3rd VII have enjoyed a mixed season this year girls took to the court and showed some ending with an unforgettable tour. The season encouraging combinations at such an early point in started with two area tournaments resulting in the season. defeats. However the level of skill and netball on display by the team left the girls feeling positive These combinations continued to show strength as about the potential for the season. This season the the season progressed with impressive wins against girls have worked extremely hard to transfer skills some tough opponents; including convincing wins learnt in training into their match play and this hard against GSAL, Sedbergh and Queen Margaret’s work paid o with convincing wins against throughout the season. The scores and netball on Bradford Grammar School (30-1), St. Aidan’s (19-3) display were a true reflection of the hard work and and St. Mary’s Menston (16-9). Their winning streak dedication all players put in this season. The unfortunately came to an end with competitive second team continued their impressive form on match against Stonyhurst, losing by just 1 goal. Tour to win 5 out of their 7 matches in some Credit to their work ethic in training, the girls challenging environments and climates. finished their season on a high, with a great

Sports Reports Page 79 against Prince Henry’s, Wakeﬁeld Girls, Stonyhurst, Bradford Grammar and GSAL. At the end of January, we travelled to a wet and windy Hymers, to continue our journey to qualify for the National Schools Netball Finals. We played seven matches and had another successful day, winning all matches except one. Regardless, we were runners up and would be representing Yorkshire and Humberside in the National Finals in March.

In the lead up to National Finals, we enjoyed a ﬁxture against local club side, Leeds Athletic Netball Club. The pace and physicality of the club side allowed us to learn a lot of our weaknesses and iron these out over the coming weeks.

On Saturday 17th March we arrived, very early, at Stanborough School in Hertfordshire to compete in scoreline against Queen Margaret’s (39-15) and the National Netball Finals. Playing in sub-zero another well fought match against Ashville to come temperatures and snow, we started o with 5 out just on top (18-17). Most members of the team straight wins against Southend High School, continued with this form on Tour in the US and Repton, King’s School Worcester, Wycombe High Caribbean. Kim Basra had an outstanding tour and and Canford. Unfortunately, we then lost to receiving numerous POMs and Tour Defender of the Streatham & Clapham High School. Knowing that 2nd Team. Lucy Dodd also had her match play we needed to win our remaining 2 matches to further against some physical defenders and scored continue in the competition, we followed this with high shooting percentages to keep her team on probably our most significant results, a draw top. A huge thank you to any of the U16B girls that against Oldham Hulme, and a win against Teesside supported the 3rd VII throughout the season. High School, which saw us secure a place in the semi-final stages - creating Woodhouse Grove history as the first netball team to reach this stage Netball U16s A at National Finals! The squad lost out in the semi-final to St. Monica’s, who eventually became the National Champions. Finishing 4th overall is such an amazing achievement, one which the girls will remember for a long time to come.

Their commitment and resilience are just a couple of the Grovian Values these girls demonstrated throughout the whole season. Netball U16s B

What a fantastic season for the U16A squad.

A mixed start to the season as the girls beat Cheadle Hulme (44-9), lost to Stockport (34-23), but followed that with two convincing wins against St. Aidan’s and Harrogate Grammar. In October we started our journey to reach National finals. A tough morning but wins across the board and one draw, to GSAL, meant we qualified for the regional round of National Schools - but narrowly lost out on being County Champions, purely on goal dierence. This season the U16Bs welcomed new coach, Miss Feeling confident, we went on to win our matches Fowle. This partnership resulted in a successful

Page 80 Sports Reports season for the team, only losing 2 Saturday fixtures throughout the whole season. The season started well with one of the highest scoring games, a 33-5 win over Cheadle Hulme. The team made good early connections on court which resulted in them winning their second game against St Aidan’s (8-2). A short pause in the season for the good old English weather interrupted the winning ways for the 16Bs. We then faced Stonyhurst in cold conditions and unfortunately didn’t quite manage the win losing by 1 goal (10-11). After a mixed start to the season, the fixture against Queen Margaret’s was a turning point for the U16Bs. The defence pressure from all the girls in this match helped to provide the shooters with more opportunities, and they rewarded the defenders hard work by putting the ball through the net; resulting in the final score of 31-7, with all girls taking to the court. The team Netball U15s B continued to apply this tough defensive pressure in the last few games of the season which again This season was a particular challenge for the team, helped them to come out on top; with wins against with injuries often leaving our team depleted. With Fulneck (13-12) and Hymers (20-16). The increased that being said, there was some impressive netball defensive skills and improved communication by all on display. The girls worked hard to establish strong members of the team really enabled the team to combinations. The team enjoyed success against finish the season on such a high. Harrogate Ladies College (27-3), Hill House (23-9) and Hymers College (13-8) throughout the season but were tested against others such as GSAL. The work ethic of the girls in training was Netball U15s A commendable. A special mention to newcomers A season of two halves for the U15As this year. Abigail Seib and Eleanor Armitage who made The season began with a test against Cheadle outstanding progress as the season continued. Hulme, unfortunately we didn’t get the start we Regardless of the results, the girls have made wanted with a 7-22 loss. With tough fitness remarkable progress. I look forward to seeing the sessions and work on options the girls came back girls continue to make progress and further their stronger to win their second match with a knowledge of the game. comfortable win against Stockport (27-6). Before Christmas our form seemed to be inconstant and Netball U14s A against tough opponents we were punished (St. Bede’s College, St. Aidan’s).

Although we weren’t getting the results we wanted, the team performances were improving with some positive shooting statistics from Naveena Amrat, Nicole Swinnerton and Emily Middleton. Following the Christmas break, the team secured wins against Wakefield Girls (36-10), Huddersfield Grammar (12-5) and Bradford Grammar School (31-24). The most exciting fixture of the season had to be Sedburgh. With a couple of injuries depleting the team, a couple of U13s were asked to support the team. The players worked tirelessly to come back from After a strong start with a win 22-18 against Cheadle being down by 5 goals in the final quarter to finish Hulme, the 14As suered losses to Stockport with a well earned draw. Big wins over Queen Grammar (4-17) and Harrogate Grammar (16-39), in Margaret’s and Hill House meant the season tough fought games where all girls took to the court. finished on a high. We are looking forward to the At Nationals we were unfortunate to draw GSAL first girls continuing this form into Senior Netball next game, which resulted in a loss and a drop in moral. season. After a shaky next few games we got out first win.

Sports Reports Page 81 The girls really stepped up against Bradford Following this fixture, the girls finished the season Grammar, losing by just 1 goal, but it was great to with an outstanding performance in some wet see the hunger to win was back. They finished the weather against Ashville, with the final score being day … in their pool, so unfortunately didn’t make it 23-3. A huge well done to all the girls this season through to the semis. A great experience and day of for their hard work and commitment to the team. learning to all those Year 9s and 8s who took part. Further congratulations must go to Saba Yasin, on being awarded the Eileen Mollard Shield in The rest of the season included loses to St Aidan’s, recognition of her hard work and commitment to Wakefield Girls and Bradford Grammar and wins training. against Queen Margaret’s and Hymers. The results aren’t a true reflection of the individual and team performances given each week and improvements Netball U13s A throughout the season, in some miserable weather conditions. There were lots of positives to take away; great flexibility throughout the team with players oering more than one position, good shooting and some concrete defence resulting in lots of interceptions from Emma, Pearl and Scarlet. A huge well done to all the girls who were a member of the team this year, it was great to see such great team spirit and resilience in a di¢cult season.

Netball U14s B

An impressive season from the U13A squad.

Coming back from the summer break eager to get started, the girls came out strong with a 22-8 win against Cheadle Hulme. With the Cup run starting early, the girls faced a tough Oldham side that resulted in a 15-17 loss; a tough result to take but the girls reacted positively. With 10 consecutive including wins against Harrogate Ladies College, The U14Bs got o to a storming season with a 22-8 Wakefield Girls, Queen Margaret’s, Bradford win over Cheadle Hulme. A fixture that was much Grammar School, Sedbergh and Stonyhurst the closer in the score line last season, so a great start girls went into the Plate competition confident to the 2017/18 season. The girls continued to build they could perform. A 27-10 win against Chigwell on this performance in training which led to and a 23-8 win against King High meant the squad another strong performance beating Harrogate had qualified for the Smile Independent Schools Ladies College 36-4. All girls took to the court and Plate Final. contributed to this very impressive score. During the middle of the season the girls were challenged We welcomed Berkhamsted to the Grove for the further with some hard-fought games against final. It was goal for goal until the 3rd quarter when Stonyhurst and Harrogate Grammar School, which the girls took a 4 goal lead. A great battle from the resulted in 2 losses. The girls regained focus and girls but unfortunately this wasn’t enough to take pushed each other in training to develop their the win, losing by 3 goals. The girls showed their through court play and options work. The early strength and determination by retuning the next morning start for an away fixture against Hymers day to defend their title as the U13 Leeds Schools didn’t seem to aect the girls with a great win Winners. against a tough side. A special mention must go to Lily Greenwood-House who gained her team many I look forward to watching the girls continue to turnovers and moved with ease between positions. grow and progress next season!

Page 82 Sports Reports girls’ commitment to training and their focus at Netball U13s B practice. The team came up against some strong opponents which reﬂects the statistics of the season. However, these ﬁxtures helped the players to develop their skills under tough pressure and, at the latter end of the season, the players had developed better decision making under high pressure.

During the season we hosted a friendly ﬁxture against the local club side, Leeds Athletic Netball Club. Unfortunately, LANC came out on top but the score didn’t reﬂect the game and it turned out to be a great learning experience for all players involved. Some standout performances against Hymers (5-7) and GSAL (5-8) saw the girls narrowly miss out on a win.

The girls finished the season playing in the Leeds The season started with a storming 26-0 win over Schools Area tournament. It was a tough afternoon in Cheadle Hulme. Although the rest of the season did cold conditions, but the girls continued to work hard not follow these high score lines, the players did and played some smooth netball. There were lots of develop their skills and established some fierce positional changes throughout the season and, as a combinations. The girls won 6 out of their 13 fixtures result, players have developed their all-round ball and were unlucky to lose 5. Fixtures against handling skills. Harrogate Grammar (13-9) and Harrogate Ladies College (19-2) allowed the girls to gain confidence I look forward to seeing how this group of girls which led to some some fantastic passages of play. continue to develop in U14 netball. The commitment of the girls throughout the season allowed the team to develop a great team ethic and Netball U12s A further their friendships on and o the court. A convincing win against Stonyhurst (23-6) kept the spirits high, yet we still had to face Ripon Grammar School and Sedburgh. The results of these fixture did not reflect the games and the girls should be proud of the diculties they presented to the opposition. The final fixture of the season ended in a rightful draw against Ashville (11-11). The progress these players have made over the year is superb. I’m excited to see these players develop even further next year. Netball U13s C

This year, the U12A team has gone from strength to strength. Working hard at the beginning of the season to establish solid combinations and connections on court resulted in winning 15 out of 18 games; with highlight wins so early on in the season against Harrogate Grammar School (25-2), Harrogate Ladies College (38-0) and Bradford Grammar (21-3). Their next nine fixtures carried on in the same fashion with convincing wins against Ripon Grammar School (29-1), Queen Margaret’s (30-0), Sedbergh Prep (29-4) and St. Aidan’s (20-5). To finish the season, the players were involved in the U12 Leeds Schools Tournament and A tough season for the U13Cs this year in terms of Bradford School Games. This further confirmed the quantity of fixtures. However, this did not dampen the high level of netball this team was performing at.

Sports Reports Page 83 After a nail biting semi-final against GSAL which went to extra time, the girls continued through to Netball U12s C the final to face a strong Prince Henry’s side. A great afternoon of netball for all the girls which ended with a win. An outstanding first season at the Grove for the U12s, scoring a total of 296 all 18 fixtures. Although the results were certainly impressive, the conduct of every girl in the team and the encouragement and support they oered each other was just as important.

Netball U12s B

Many of the girls started the season with very little or no playing experience of netball. The girls explored playing a variety of positions throughout the season and all developed their own strengths that contributed to the team’s success. Starting the season with a 10-0 win against Ripon Grammar gave the girls even more determination to work hard at practice and develop their court craft. Lots of work on creating space and providing options resulted in stronger performances and a solid win against St Aidan’s (8-1). The girls faced some tough opponents at the LSNA U12 Tournament but their encouragement and support for one another heightened. With the help of Mrs. Vernon, the girls After a tough first game resulting in an 11-17 loss to developed great defensive pressure and finished the Cheadle Hulme, it was onwards and upwards for season with a strong score against Hymers College. the U12B team with wins against Harrogate Gram- The girls worked well together and created many mar (13-7), Wakefield Girls (24-2), Bradford Gram- opportunities for the shooters resulting in a 13-1 win. mar (17-0), Ripon Grammar, Queen Margaret’s It has been pleasing to see the girls develop and (12-1) and a huge 40-0 victory against Harrogate grow as a team over the season. I look forward to Ladies’. Team selections were extremely competi- seeing these girls make further progress next season. tive for each game and the selected girls consistently stepped up in each game, with both their Miss G Thompson attacking and defensive skills, making it a real challenge for most oppositions to score. A special mention must go to Ruby, whose hard work and relentlessness to win the ball saw her moved up to the A team midway through the year. We finished the netball year with the Leeds School Games, in which some super team performances saw the 12Bs into the semi-finals, unfortunately knocked out by Prince Henry’s. Unfortunately, it was the same fate at the Bradford School Games, this time being knocked out by our very own A team. Still an outstanding achievement as the only B team in the competition. A huge thank you and well done to all the girls this year for their hard work and dedication to school netball, come rain, shine and snow. We look forward to seeing you back next year for another great season.

Page 84 Sports Reports Senior Girls Team Senior Boys Team

Tennis

The 2018 Tennis season started in late March with The 2018 season has been another year where the first round of the Glanville Cup. The U18 Boys there has been a lot of intertest from students in faced Ampleforth and unfortunately, after an even Y7-Y13. After school training has been busy and all round of singles matches, the boys ended up the students have been eager to learn and improve losing 4-2 in matches. The U18 Girls then faced a their ground strokes and tactical knowledge on very strong Stonyhurst side in the Aberdare Cup court. This was aided by the knowledgeable input but it was a good experience to play on specialised from an outside tennis coach, along with dedicated indoor courts. The U18 and U16 Boys also enjoyed a sta. trip to Ampleforth for the North of England Championships. Sayf Abbas and Joe Kelt made it There was also a successful Y7-9 Road to through to the Semi-final of the U18s Cup and Wimbledon internal tournament which was won by unfortunately lost 6-3. Sam Farndon for the Boys and Jessica McCormick for the Girls. Throughout the season there have been friendly fixtures for both Boys and Girls from U12-U18 Well done to all the students who have attended against a variety of schools but there have also training throughout the year and also represented been Boys and Girls teams entered into the Y7/8 the school against opposition teams. We look and Y9/10 Aegon Division 2 Leagues. All of the forward to seeing everyone returning next year for fixtures have enabled a variety of students to another successful season. experience competitive tennis both home and away and have been a good test for the students. The Y7/8 Boys were particularly successful as they qualified through their league to face Ackworth school in the play-os. Mrs. K Curtis/Mr. C L Softley

Sports Reports Page 85 Rugby 1st XV The 1st XV enjoyed what turned out to be one of Post Christmas, the fixtures continued with one eye the best seasons in the school’s history, culminating on the semi final of the NatWest Plate. In the earlier in their first ever Under 18 National Final. Despite rounds, we beat Dame Allan’s School and this, the team got o to a slow start by winning Uppingham School in the quarter final. This meant only 2 of their first 6 matches. St. Peter’s York and a home tie was to come against former Daily Mail QEGS Wakefield are always a tough start to the Cup winners, St. Peter’s High School, Gloucester at season and the relatively young group of players home. The semi final wasn’t due to be played until struggled to get to grips with the intensity of 1st the end of February, so in the build up we beat team rugby. A convincing win against Pocklington Mount St. Mary’s, Ripon GS and Bishop Burton soon followed but another defeat to St. Peter’s, College despite 7 players not being available due to York in the Natwest Cup (20-27) after conceding a the RFU U18 Academy League in January and late try, was another dicult loss to take. However, February. This was good preparation however and the first round loss meant that the team continued the boys performed to a very high standard on the their cup run in the Natwest Plate competition. day, with a confident 43-5 win. There was some It was important to keep moral high and a scrappy outstanding attacking play on the day but it was win away at Barnard Castle (21-10) helped but the defence in the first half that kept the score to again this was followed by a home defeat to RGS 14-5 at half time that was the real dierence. The Newcastle. The turning point of the season came result meant the school had secured its first ever just after half term with a thumping win over highly Under 18 National Final to be played at Sixways rated Denstone College (30-8) which coincided Stadium, the home of Worcester Warriors in March. with a few players returning from injury, including There was a lot of excitement surrounding the final vice-captain Ryan Gibson, who made an instant and the players did not disappoint on the day. They impact. From this moment on, the boys grew in displayed how much progress they had made as a confidence and only suered one more defeat all group and put in a complete performance to beat a season. This was against the eventual Daily Mail very strong Trinity School, Croydon 36-14. The Trophy winners, Sedbergh School (7-31). The score match day squad of 22 players were all able to play didn’t reflect the match in the end. The players some part in the final and there were some performed heroically and The Grove were outstanding individual performances on the day. described by many as their toughest opponents all Man of the Match, James Whitcombe scored two season, which was a nice consolation. Other tries, there was a 'penalty' try and Joe Pearson and notable performances included a home win against Joe Carpenter also scored. Luke Punton added 4 a very strong Durham side (29-15) and the conversions and a penalty. outstanding rugby played against Bradford GS (31-7) under the Friday Night Lights, in freezing It was a fine way to end what was a very conditions at Keighley RUFC. challenging and successful season. The players’

Page 86 Sports Reports attitude was outstanding throughout and they Thank you boys for a memorable season and absolutely got what they deserved in the end. achieving something that you should all be very The team was led well by the upper sixth players proud of for many years to come. and special mentions must go to captain, Joe Green, vice-captain, Ryan Gibson and Matt Burke who stood in as vice-captain when Ryan was injured. There were also a number of lower sixth Player of the Year – Kieran Wilyman players who were mainstays of the team this year Coaches’ Player of the Year – Matt Burke which bodes well for next season. Most Improved Player – Archie Rika-Rayne

Results

Home | St Peter's School, York Lost : 14 - 24 League Away | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakeﬁeld Lost : 20 - 33 League Home | Pocklington School Won : 53 - 0 League Home | St Peter's School, York Lost : 20 - 27 National Cup - Rd 1 Away | Barnard Castle School Won : 21 - 10 League Home | RGS, Newcastle Lost : 22 - 32 League Home | Dame Allan's Schools Won : 50 - 0 National Plate Rd 1 Away | Denstone College Won : 30 - 8 League Home | Prince Henry's Grammar School Won : 32 - 3 Friendly Home | Durham School Won : 29 - 15 League Away | Sedbergh School Lost : 7 - 31 League Away | Hymers College Won : 52 - 0 League Away | The Uppingham School Won : 22 - 7 National Plate Qtr Final Neutral | Bradford Grammar School Won : 31 - 7 League Home | Mount St Mary's College Won : 10 - 7 Friendly Home | Ripon Grammar School Won : 24 - 5 Friendly Home | Bishop Burton College Won : 26 - 12 Friendly Home | St Peter's RC High School, Gloucester Won : 48 - 5 National Plate Semi Final Neutral | Trinity School, Croydon Won : 36 - 14 National Plate Final

Rugby 1st VII

The 1st VIIs season was cut short this year due to against a strong Durham side meant we went cancellations. The weather conditions were terrible through as runners up. In the semi-ﬁnal we played throughout the months of February and March and Hill House and it was a real end to end battle. In the the success of the XV a side team also hindered end, it came down to sudden death as the scores preparations. As a result, we only played in two were tied but unfortunately for the Grove, Hill tournaments this year. House managed to get the last score.

The first tournament was played in early February There were no other tournaments played until the at Hill House School. We fielded a predominantly boys were able to defend the Rosslyn Park 7s title lower sixth team and it was an early opportunity to from last year and hopefully go one better. On day assess the quality of the squad. We performed well 1, we had a tough group but managed to sneak in the first two matches, winning both. Eddie past a powerful Haileybury (14-7) in the first match. Wainibuli demonstrated his ability to beat A comfortable win over Rydal Penrhos (36-0) set defenders and Luke Fairbank and Frank Malir up what turned out to be a group decider between showed their sevens qualities. A poor performance the Grove and Harrow. It was close at first but a few

Sports Reports Page 87 bits of indecision led to Harrow running away with There was a feeling of resignation on the bus to it either side of half time (14-31). This meant that a RugbyQEGS the week U15s after. Our unbeaten record gone, we win against Newport High School was a must in the had already lost a couple of players to the 1st XV last match to progress through in the Plate due to injury and we were facing a fellow competition. The players saved their best powerhouse of northern rugby. However, this fixture performance for last and dominated Newport from was to prove a turning point for this side and gave start to finish, winning 42-7. us a rather large injection of self confidence. We battled to an 8-5 victory, which I believe acted as a Going into Day 2, there were some weary bodies spring board for the rest of the season. and a few injuries but the boys knew there were some challenging matches ahead. The eort put in Victories followed against Ashville, Pocklington, by the players was outstanding but it just wasn’t Barnard Castle, RGS Newcastle, Denstone College their day as all 3 group matches on Day 2 were lost and an unbeaten GSAL side. The latter was a by conversions. We played Cardi College, Bedford particularly pleasing victory; the sizeable crowd that School and Hartpury College, all of whom were had assembled could have easily mistaken the very strong teams. performance for that of a 1st XV. GSAL were starved of the ball and our finishing was clinical. Maybe a lack of sevens practice this year was our downfall but it could very easily have been 3 wins A narrow victory to Durham School was in 3 on Day 2. The boys should be proud of their disappointing and left a slightly bitter taste in what eorts as the rugby on display over the two days was otherwise a hugely successful season. The was of a very high standard. heavy loss to Sedbergh was a good benchmark for the younger boys in the squad to allow them to see 7’s Player of the year – Luke Fairbank what we should be aspiring to next season. However, the boys never threw the towel in and I think all Played: 10 would agree that the scoreline did not reflect the Won: 5 eort that the Grove boys put into the game. Drawn: 0 Lost: 5 The end of the season was quite literally a damp squib as games against Hymers, Bradford GS and Mr. J Bedford Mount St. Mary’s fell foul of the weather.

Rugby 2nd XV I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the boys but in particular: Will Linkogel who captained the side with maturity, Tom Sagar whose barnstorming runs were a trade-mark of the side, Jonah King for the huge amount of pride and passion that he played with and Dan Netherwood whose work rate and set-piece play made a dierence whenever he played.

All in all, a tremendously successful season for the 2nd XV who were all extremely enjoyable to coach. May I thank Mr. Moatt for assisting me, as well as Mr. Bedford and Mr. Ryder for helping to prepare the team for the weekend.

Mr. O Mantle/Mr. P Moat From the start of the season, the coaches and the senior players knew that this was going to be a Played: 10 challenging campaign. Having been unbeaten the Won: 7 previous year, the team had lost many of its key Drawn: 0 players who had moved onto pastures new; the Lost: 3 harsh reality of what lay ahead was illustrated in For: 218 defeat in our ﬁrst game to a very strong and well Against: 159 organised St. Peter’s side. Dierence: 59

Page 88 Sports Reports cost us dear and Denstone scored a couple of Rugby U16s breakaway tries from deep in their own territory as we tried to force ooads that weren’t on.

The 15-a-side season ﬁnished with a ﬂourish including an outstanding win (38-0) against Bradford Grammar School and a good performance against a tough Mount St. Mary’s team.

The sevens season was enjoyable despite some bad weather. The team won the Pocklington tournament playing some great sevens. Success was then hard to come by and despite some excellent rugby we could not replicate the success of the ﬁrst tournament. Rosslyn Park was an enjoyable experience but sadly a tough group The U16s had a very enjoyable season and secured meant we failed to qualify for the second day. a very positive playing record. After a tough start to the season, including a defeat to a very good St. I would like to thank the players for all their eorts Peter’s York side and a draw against a very throughout the season. Congratulations to all aggressive QEGS team, the team started to play those who played for the 1st XV during the season the kind of rugby of which they were capable. and I look forward to watching all your progress Victories were secured against Fulneck 1st XV over the next couple of years. (61-0), Pocklington (38-0), Barnard Castle (35-10) and RGS Newcastle (38-7). The performances Mr. A Cadman against Pocklington and RGS Newcastle in particular showed the growing maturity of the Played: 10 players with some excellent tactical decision Won:7 making playing a shrewd territorial game. Drawn:1 A defeat was then suered at the hands of Lost:2 Denstone College. It was an excellent game of For:318 rugby marred by injury and leaving us a little Against:102 stretched by the end of the game. Here mistakes Dierence:216

Rugby U15s A

Players: *Freddy Clark (Capt), *Ned Hawker, *Matt Tanner, *Ben Carpenter, *Will Metcalfe, **Louis Anderson, Sam Kildunne, Lloyd Hudson, Will Cockerham, Farai Kuruvaru, Louis Martin, Stan Spence, James Swarbrigg, Willem Johnson, Conrad Myers, Jude Hall, Oliver Wade, Josh Stephenson, Alex van Ek, Orson Hall, Adam Khan, Saad Malik, Will Collinson, Damien Muchatere. *Denotes Yorkshire U15, ** Yorkshire A.

Convincing triumphs, nailbiting victories and heartbreaking defeats. WGS U15 2017/18 manfully handled the pressure of expectation with great character and determination. The values of application and preparation were learned and the Wins v St Peter’s (x2), QEGS (x2), Guiseley, team showed admirable resilience in the face of Pocklington, Barnard Castle, PHGS, RGS injury and on ﬁeld challenge, especially when facing Newcastle,BGS,Denstone,GSAL, Durham (x2), equally determined and larger opposition in the Nat Hymers, Ripon and MSM. West Cup (where we were eventually narrowly Defeats: Sedbergh, MGS. beaten by ﬁnalists, Manchester).

Sports Reports Page 89 An impressive season from the U13A squad.

We welcomed Berkhamsted to the Grove for the ﬁnal. It was goal for goal until the 3rd quarter when the girls took a 4 goal lead. A great battle from the girls but unfortunately this wasn’t enough to take the win, losing by 3 goals. The girls showed their strength and determination by retuning the next day to defend their title as the U13 Leeds Schools Winners.

I look forward to watching the girls continue to grow and progress next season!

The side improved throughout the season, The season started with a tough opening fixture strengthened by several additions to the squad who away to St. Peter’s. It was pleasing to see that the made good impact along with several players pre-season fitness had benefitted the team and adjusting well to new positions and roles. In the cup, although the game ended up 7-15, it was clear that a series of encounters against opponents beaten there was a lot of passion and desire in the team. earlier in the season, who all seemed to relish the QEGS followed and after a defeat the previous week chance for revenge resulted in several close fought the team wanted to bounce back, and they did. A triumphs on the Grainge in front of partisan home strong performance resulted in a convincing 31-14 support were memorable, while a convincing away victory. triumph at QEGS, in dicult playing conditions was among the team’s best performances. Wins followed against Pocklington (48-0), Barnard Castle (48-7) and Denstone College (51-0). The Captain, Freddy Clark proved an inspirational leader team really showed the progress that both the of a strongly bonded team through the overall backs and the forwards were making. A lot of clean quality of his play and commitment. The skill levels, ball was created for the backs from the hardworking game understanding and conditioning of the side all forwards and this allowed for a lot of creative work progressed throughout the season and on behalf of by the backs to score tries. all the players I would wish to reiterate the gratitude expressed by Freddy to all the coaches involved in The last two games of the season were against helping this squad; Messrs Softley, Bedford, Jones GSAL and Sedbergh. Both games were very and Ryder. As coaches we shall enjoy watching the challenging and showed how far the players had progress and development of this group of players come from the first game of the season. A superb over the next few seasons. With local and regional 20-15 win against GSAL showed resilience and rivals determined to close the gap on us, the players discipline but then a 25-22 win against Sedbergh know challenges lay ahead, but they have the was the pinnacle of the season. Being down by two environment, ability, enthusiasm and love of the tries at half time, the players stuck to their principles game to ensure they remain in contention for and believed in the systems played and this resulted regional and national honours. in a well-deserved victory.

Mr. E R Howard There were several key players this season and it was led well by Marshall Dixon and Ethan McLelland. Played: 19 It was also pleasing to have some new players Won: 17 taking up the game and contributing in training and Drawn: 0 match days. Orson Hall was the top try scorer with 7 Lost: 2 tries. For: 727 It has been a pleasure taking the U15 B team this Against: 246 season and there is a lot of exciting talent that will Di¡erence: 481 ﬂourish next season.

Mr. C L Softley

Rugby U15s B Played: 7 Won: 6 Drawn: 0 Lost: 1 For: 230 Against: 73 Di¡erence: 157

This season the U15 B team Won 6 and Lost 1 - scoring 230 points and only conceding 73.

Page 90 Sports Reports Rugby U14s VIIs

Unfortunately, the boys only played in one sevens tournament as three of the other tournaments were cancelled due to the poor weather. The boys attended the Rosslyn Park tournament having played no competitive matches and it would prove to be a very dicult day. First up with Tonbridge school, it was even at half time 5-5, however the opposition were too strong and ran away with it, winning 31-5. The boys then played local opposition Barnard Castle and had opportunities to win the match in the final play, but unfortunately the whistle went, and it ended in a 24-24 draw. A close defeat to Torquay Boys Grammar School (28-17) and a final The season was summed up really well by the heavy lose to John Fisher School 43-0 ended the captain Freddie Ziegler: “It was a season of two tournament for the boys. The boys will be looking halves, and we will remember the second half.” The for better weather next season as they did a lot of team lost the first four games of the season but training but did not get the opportunities to develop would then go on to win seven out of nine fixtures their knowledge and understanding of the game of with notable victories against Barnard Castle, sevens due to a lack of competitive fixtures. Denstone College, Durham, Hymers and Sedbergh. Mr. D King Throughout the season we had a squad of 24 players who were highly committed to developing Results their knowledge and understanding of the game of Played: 4 Rugby. It was a very tough start to the season with Won: 0 fixtures against St. Peter’s York and QEGS Drawn: 1 Wakefield. The boys soon realised that they needed Lost: 3 to develop their levels of fitness as the games were For: 46 relatively close at half time, but the boys faded in Against: 126 the second half. Narrow losses to Ashville and Di£erence: -80 Pocklington followed with Mr. King giving all boys in the 24 man squad at least half a game of rugby. The boys were now in much better condition and started to play for the full duration of fixtures which enabled them to have their first victory of season away at Barnard Castle, followed by a narrow loss away at Rugby U13s A RGS Newcastle. The boys showed great resilience to This season was a mixed bag for the U13s. There defeat Denstone College but then had a tough loss were some very good performances during the at GSAL, losing 33-0 at half time - but the finishing season, however, injuries to key players made it score was 7-33 which showed how far the boys dicult to generate momentum. Towards the end of conditioning had developed. Five straight victories the season, the team started to gel and began to over Durham, Sedbergh, Hymers, Ripon and Mount win some more games, finishing the season with an St. Mary’s proved a great way to end the season. almost 50% win record. Some of the highlights during the season were victories against The squad really developed their technical and Pocklington School (25-20), Witham Hall (35-25), tactical attributes this season, but even more Durham School (70-40) and Mount St. Mary’s impressive were their levels of commitment and (20-10). There were also some excellent enthusiasm in attending all training seasons performances during the sevens season, with the throughout the season. I would like to thank the boys displaying excellent attacking flair and ball boys for a fantastic first year at Woodhouse Grove retention as well as a determined and aggressive School and wish them every success next season. attitude in defence. In the sevens season, a record of Results - Played: 13 16 matches with 8 victories, 3 draws, 5 defeats, 285 Won: 7 For: 306 points scored, and 195 points conceded was very Drawn: 0 Against:268 pleasing and will hopefully encourage the players to Lost: 6 Di£erence: 38 continue developing even further next year. Players

Sports Reports Page 91 such as Ned McCormack, Jack Clark, Will Bagshaw, The pack were aggressive and hard working with Jack Luxton, Louis Worrall and Charlie Popely will Despite the playing record, the season was an Archie Hurford leading from the front and being be extremely important to the team and must work enjoyable one and the boys progressed across all equally impressive in both attacking and defensive very hard to raise the standards and build towards facets of their game. A considerable number of situations. Captain Sam Vernon also played more victories. It was a an enjoyable season, despite boys also made the transition to the A team as their extremely well at Hooker and was most eective at some frustrating times, and I wish the boys every performances warranted. the break down. Hugo Poole, William Tate, Grayson success next season with Mr. King. Oldridge, Jacob Eaglestone and James Edgely all My thanks go to the boys for playing and training contributed eectively during the season and made Mr. N Barr hard, the parents for following the team to support some very good progress. in all weather and to Mr. Barr and Mr. Jones for their Awards: coaching assistance. In the backs Fergie McCormack distributed well Player of the season: Will Bagshaw from ﬂy-half and also proved to be an excellent and Most Improved: Louis Worrall Mr. K Eaglestone elusive runner with the ball. Thomas Rowe and Coaches’ award: Charlie Popely Rufus Halliday formed a strong centre partnership Sevens player: Jack Luxton Played: 6 and Callum Hyland-Dugbo, Archie Robinson and Won: 0 Jack Gilbert became an exciting and expolsive back Played: 15 Drawn: 0 three. At scrum half Harvey Cheug performed Won: 5 Lost: 6 increasingly well as the season progressed. Drawn: 1 For: 60 Lost: 7 Against: 285 This was an excellent group to work with and they For: 245 Dierence: -225 trained extremely hard throughout the season. I Against: 400 ﬁrmly believe that as a group they will go from Dierence: -155 strength to strength during their time at Woodhouse Grove School.

Sincere thanks go to Mr. Johnson and Mr. Jones for their eort and support throughout what proved to Rugby U12s A be a most enjoyable and successful season.

Mr. R I Frost

Played: 10 Won:10 Drawn:0 Lost:- For:305 Against:45 Dierence:260 Rugby U13s B

B team rugby is notoriously dicult on our circuit and the nature of the schools we play against means we were tested every week. Despite full commitment from the team, the opposition were generally too strong. We had to commit too many The U12s enjoyed an outstanding season of to the breakdown which left us short in defence. achievement and progress, winning all ten matches. In a number of games, we did make dominant starts In addition the team were the winners of the Sevens through our running style of play and this was when competitions at Bradford GS and Pocklington, won we were at our most dangerous. Our rucking game the plate competition at St. Olave’s and came third was sometimes found wanting and bigger, more out of 18 schools at the Barnard Castle Tens dominant, packs were able to lay a platform on Tournament. which to break. The team achieved some excellent victories during The most entertaining match of the season was the season including GSAL 35-15, Bradford GS 35-10, away at Denstone College. This was a new ﬁxture Denstone College 10-0 and RGS Newcastle 40-5. In for us and the game progressed where either side tournament rugby; RGS Newcatle 25-0 and QEGS was looking likely to win. Unfortunately, we lost by 20-0 were overcome in the Cup Finals at Bradford 10 points with 90 being scored during the game. GS and Pocklington respectively.

Page 92 Sports Reports The pack were aggressive and hard working with Archie Hurford leading from the front and being Rugby U12s B equally impressive in both attacking and defensive situations. Captain Sam Vernon also played extremely well at Hooker and was most eective at the break down. Hugo Poole, William Tate, Grayson Oldridge, Jacob Eaglestone and James Edgely all contributed eectively during the season and made some very good progress.

In the backs Fergie McCormack distributed well from ﬂy-half and also proved to be an excellent and elusive runner with the ball. Thomas Rowe and Rufus Halliday formed a strong centre partnership and Callum Hyland-Dugbo, Archie Robinson and Jack Gilbert became an exciting and expolsive back Another generally successful and certainly three. At scrum half Harvey Cheug performed enjoyable season with a terriﬁc set of U12B team increasingly well as the season progressed. players.

This was an excellent group to work with and they As always some players were new to the game, trained extremely hard throughout the season. I some had a few years’ experience at Brontë and ﬁrmly believe that as a group they will go from elsewhere behind them, but all players gelled well strength to strength during their time at together and there was a good squad ethic: Woodhouse Grove School. enjoyment of the game, and of each game, has always been the number one priority of the U12B, Sincere thanks go to Mr. Johnson and Mr. Jones for and in this we were highly successful. their eort and support throughout what proved to The season started well with four wins straight on be a most enjoyable and successful season. the trot: Pocklington, Barnard Castle, RGS

Mr. R I Frost Newcastle and (a new fixture this) Denstone were put to the sword with keen and enthusiastic Played: 10 rugby. The victory against RGS Newcastle was Won:10 particularly impressive as they are generally Drawn:0 reckoned to be one of our stronger opponents at Lost:- this level. As the season progressed, and perhaps For:305 as the opportunities for running rugby got less Against:45 and less as weather and pitches worsened, our Dierence:260 results dropped o a little, and a couple of cancelled fixtures rather interrupted our flow a little.

At the conclusion of the season though, a total of ﬁve wins from eight games, with many more in the points for than the points against column, can The U12s enjoyed an outstanding season of only point to a bright and positive season. It was achievement and progress, winning all ten matches. particularly pleasing to have a regular squad of In addition the team were the winners of the Sevens 15-20 boys to choose from, and to see quite a competitions at Bradford GS and Pocklington, won number of players progress from the B squad to the plate competition at St. Olave’s and came third the A squad under Mr. Frost. out of 18 schools at the Barnard Castle Tens Tournament. All in all, a super bunch of players to be associated with: a credit to themselves and to the The team achieved some excellent victories during school. May this season be the start of a the season including GSAL 35-15, Bradford GS 35-10, thoroughly enjoyable experience of rugby at The Denstone College 10-0 and RGS Newcastle 40-5. In Grove. tournament rugby; RGS Newcatle 25-0 and QEGS 20-0 were overcome in the Cup Finals at Bradford GS and Pocklington respectively. Mr. R Johnson

Sports Reports Page 93 Cricket 1st XI times to a batting unit that proved to be a little more resilient than the previous year.

The summer of 2018 was one where an Opening bowler Tom Kaznowski led the attack inexperienced 1st XI made some encouraging consistently well throughout the Summer and took progress and achieved a number of impressive 19 wickets at an average of 21 with best figures of victories; including Bradford GS, QEGS, Durham 3-43 against Yorkshire College and 3-37 against and Huddersfield New College. the MCC. Fifteen year-old James Swarbrigg broke into the team mid-season and grew in confidence Captain Ali Ahmed concluded a fine 1st XI career to take ten wickets. His most impressive eort was with 307 runs and 23 wickets including two the 4-14 he took in the tense victory at Bradford excellent half-centuries, in the victories against St. GS. Owen Tennant with 13 wickets and Josh Aidan’s and Huddersfield New College, and a best Stephenson and Daniel Gallagher both with 10 also bowling performance of 4-14 against Durham. Ali made some encouraging progress during the performed successfully for the 1st XI for five Summer. seasons and was a member of the 2014 team which remained undefeated and became National Wicket keeper Ethan Horne significantly improved Schools T/20 champions. his glove work in his final season and set a high standard behind the stumps, achieving 18 victims Owen Tennant had an outstanding first season with with seven stumpings. Captain Ali Ahmed, Luke the bat scoring 716 runs at an average of 55 with a Fairbank, Josh Stephenson and Matthew Sheard top score of 92no against Durham and five other also performed well in the field although this is an half-centuries. Luke Fairbank made significant area that should be targeted for improvement next progress, both in technique and application, and season. scored 388 runs at 24 with half-centuries against QEGS and Yorkshire Schools U17s. Matthew Sheard My thanks go to both the catering and grounds scored 272 runs and showed considerable potential departments who achieve such high standards and in his innings of 52 against Bradford GS and 63 make a such a significant contribution to the against Greshams. Ethan Horne with 197 runs and cricket product that is on oer at Woodhouse Rhys Newman with 157 also contributed well at Grove School.

Page 94 Sports Reports Final thanks go to Arnie Sidebottom and all of the Up in their competition following some excellent National Schools T/20 Competition cricket coaches who continue to work tirelessly to performances on the road to the final. Group matches: improve the standard of the cricket that we v Ashville College achieve at the Grove. This was highlighted this There is much to look forward next year with a senior Woodhouse Grove 164-5: O Tennant 69, L Fairbank Summer by the impressive success achieved at U15 tour to Barbados and St. Lucia. Indoor practice will 43 and U14 level. The U15s were crowned ESCA start in January and both players and sta¡ will need Ashville 132-9: A Ahmed 4-22, L Fairbank 3-16 Yorkshire Champions when they beat Shelley HS in to work hard to make 2019 a year to remember. Won by 32 runs a tense County Final and the U14s were Runners Mr. R I Frost v Worksop College Results - Played: 16 Won: 7 Lost: 7 Drawn: 2 Abd: 2 Woodhouse Grove 71-9: v GSAL v Lancaster RGS Worksop 77-3: J Stephenson 2-17 Woodhouse Grove 113: O Tennant 22, M Sheard 20, Woodhouse Grove 181-5: Luke Fairbank 29, O Lost by 7 wkts E Horne 32 Tennant 49, Ali Ahmed 30, J Stephenson 35no GSAL 114-7: A Ahmed 3-20, T Kaznowski 2-15 Lancaster 61-0: Lost by 3 wkts Match drawn – rsp v St. Aidan’s (40 overs) v MCC Woodhouse Grove 148: L Fairbank 29, A Ahmed 58 MCC 232-4: T Kaznowski 3-37 St. Aidan’s 73: T Kaznowski 2-7, J Stephenson, 2-9, Woodhouse Grove 165-6: R Newman 21, L Fairbank H Sajjad 3-22, A Ahmed 3-14 48, A Ahmed 38 Won by 75 runs Match drawn v Manchester GS v Ashville College Cancelled – rain Ashville 135: O Tennant 2-10, A Ahmed 4-27, D Gallagher 2-27 v Bradford GS Woodhouse Grove 139-2: E Horne 41, O Tennant Woodhouse Grove 196-6: L Fairbank 25, O Tennant 41no, M Sheard 35no 26, M Sheard 52, A Ahmed 44 Won by 8 wickets Bradford 156: J Swarbrigg 4-14, O Tennant 3-28 Won by 40 runs v YSCA U17 YSCA U17 315-4: Stephenson, Gallagher and v Yorkshire College Tennant 1 wkt each Yorkshire College 208-7: T Kaznowski 3-43, O Woodhouse Grove 206-6: L Fairbank 63, O Tennant Tennant 3-60 64, A Ahmed 36no Woodhouse Grove 136: L Fairbank 22, R Newman Lost by 109 runs 21, O Tennant 36 Lost by 72 runs v Huddersfield New College Huddersfield 173-9: T Kaznowski 2-32, J Swarbrigg v QEGS Wakefield 2-14, J Stephenson 2-29 QEGS 127-8: Kaznowski, Tennant, Sajjad, Ahmed, Woodhouse Grove 176-5: R Newman 43, O Tennant Stephenson, Firth – 1 wkt each 24, A Ahmed 52no, E Horne 31 Woodhouse Grove 128-1: L Fairbank 62no, O Won by 5 wkts Tennant 58no Won by 9 wickets v Old Grovians Woodhouse Grove 204-7: E Horne 27, O Tennant v Durham 79no, A Ahmed 23, L Williams 29, Tim Dalton 2-34, Woodhouse Grove 212-9: R Newman 22, O Tennant J Wheatley 2-23, N Bulcock 2-14 92no Old Grovians 207-5: J Wheatley 43, N Bulcock 49, j Durham 133: T Kaznowski 2-22, D Gallagher 2-33, A Godfrey 54no, H Patel 2-17 Ahmed 4-14 Lost by 5 wkts Won by 79 runs v Greshams (2 days) v St. Peter’s Woodhouse Grove 117: O Tennant 77 Woodhouse Grove 145: R Newman 29, J Greshams 238-9dec: D Gallagher 2-62, H Patel 4-29 Stephenson 24, L Williams 23 Woodhouse Grove 147: Josh Stephenson 35, M St. Peter’s 146-7: T Kaznowski 2-38, J Swarbrigg Sheard 63 3-20, O Tennant 2-29 Greshams 27-0: Lost by 3 wkts Lost by 10 wkts

Sports Reports Page 95 National Schools T/20 Competition Colours Awards Group matches: v Ashville College Re-awards - Ali Ahmed Woodhouse Grove 164-5: O Tennant 69, L Fairbank Awards - Ethan Horne, Tom Kaznowski, Owen 43 Tennant, Luke Fairbank Ashville 132-9: A Ahmed 4-22, L Fairbank 3-16 Half-colours - Matthew Sheard, Rhys Newman Won by 32 runs Josh Stephenson, Louie Williams, Dan Gallagher James Swarbrigg v Worksop College Representative Honours Woodhouse Grove 71-9: Owen Tennant – Yorkshire U19 and YSCA U17 v GSAL v Lancaster RGS Worksop 77-3: J Stephenson 2-17 Josh Stephenson – Yorkshire U15 Development Woodhouse Grove 113: O Tennant 22, M Sheard 20, Woodhouse Grove 181-5: Luke Fairbank 29, O Lost by 7 wkts Team E Horne 32 Tennant 49, Ali Ahmed 30, J Stephenson 35no GSAL 114-7: A Ahmed 3-20, T Kaznowski 2-15 Lancaster 61-0: Lost by 3 wkts Match drawn – rsp Averages v St. Aidan’s (40 overs) v MCC Woodhouse Grove 148: L Fairbank 29, A Ahmed 58 MCC 232-4: T Kaznowski 3-37 Batting St. Aidan’s 73: T Kaznowski 2-7, J Stephenson, 2-9, Woodhouse Grove 165-6: R Newman 21, L Fairbank Name Innings Not Outs Runs Highest Score Average H Sajjad 3-22, A Ahmed 3-14 48, A Ahmed 38 Owen Tennant 17 3 716 92no 55.07 Won by 75 runs Match drawn Ali Ahmed 14 4 307 58 30.70 Luke Fairbank 17 1 388 63 24.25 v Manchester GS v Ashville College Matthew Sheard 16 1 272 63 17.00 Cancelled – rain Ashville 135: O Tennant 2-10, A Ahmed 4-27, D Rhys Newman 10 0 157 43 15.70 Gallagher 2-27 Ethan Horne 14 2 197 41 15.15 v Bradford GS Woodhouse Grove 139-2: E Horne 41, O Tennant Josh Stephenson 11 3 118 35no 14.75 Woodhouse Grove 196-6: L Fairbank 25, O Tennant 41no, M Sheard 35no Louie Williams 14 3 111 29 10.09 26, M Sheard 52, A Ahmed 44 Won by 8 wickets Bradford 156: J Swarbrigg 4-14, O Tennant 3-28 Also batted: Tom Kaznowski, Jack Luxton, Hashim Sajjad, Hrithik Patel, Ryan Gibson, Dan Gallagher, Won by 40 runs v YSCA U17 James Swarbrigg, Jack Popely, Josh Firth. YSCA U17 315-4: Stephenson, Gallagher and v Yorkshire College Tennant 1 wkt each Yorkshire College 208-7: T Kaznowski 3-43, O Woodhouse Grove 206-6: L Fairbank 63, O Tennant Tennant 3-60 64, A Ahmed 36no Bowling Woodhouse Grove 136: L Fairbank 22, R Newman Lost by 109 runs Name Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Best Bowling Average 21, O Tennant 36 James Swarbrigg 39.2 2 118 10 4-14 11.8 Lost by 72 runs v Huddersfield New College Ali Ahmed 112.5 5 457 23 4-14 19.96 Huddersfield 173-9: T Kaznowski 2-32, J Swarbrigg Tom Kaznowski 108.1 12 412 19 3-37 21.68 v QEGS Wakefield 2-14, J Stephenson 2-29 Josh Stephenson 55.2 3 226 10 2-9 22.6 QEGS 127-8: Kaznowski, Tennant, Sajjad, Ahmed, Woodhouse Grove 176-5: R Newman 43, O Tennant Owen Tennant 71.5 4 305 13 3-28 23.46 Stephenson, Firth – 1 wkt each 24, A Ahmed 52no, E Horne 31 Dan Gallagher 74.4 4 319 10 2-27 31.9 Woodhouse Grove 128-1: L Fairbank 62no, O Won by 5 wkts Tennant 58no Also bowled: Jack Luxton, Hashim Sajjad, Luke Fairbank, Hrithik Patel, Josh Firth, Jack Popely, Won by 9 wickets v Old Grovians Matthew Sheard, Louie Williams. Woodhouse Grove 204-7: E Horne 27, O Tennant v Durham 79no, A Ahmed 23, L Williams 29, Tim Dalton 2-34, Woodhouse Grove 212-9: R Newman 22, O Tennant J Wheatley 2-23, N Bulcock 2-14 92no Old Grovians 207-5: J Wheatley 43, N Bulcock 49, j Fielding Durham 133: T Kaznowski 2-22, D Gallagher 2-33, A Godfrey 54no, H Patel 2-17 Name Catches/Stumpings Ahmed 4-14 Lost by 5 wkts Ethan Horne 11 + 7 Won by 79 runs Luke Fairbank 8 v Greshams (2 days) Ali Ahmed 7 v St. Peter’s Woodhouse Grove 117: O Tennant 77 Josh Stephenson 5 Woodhouse Grove 145: R Newman 29, J Greshams 238-9dec: D Gallagher 2-62, H Patel 4-29 Owen Tennant 4 Stephenson 24, L Williams 23 Woodhouse Grove 147: Josh Stephenson 35, M Matthew Sheard 4 St. Peter’s 146-7: T Kaznowski 2-38, J Swarbrigg Sheard 63 Louie Williams 4 3-20, O Tennant 2-29 Greshams 27-0: Lost by 3 wkts Lost by 10 wkts

Page 96 Sports Reports The future is bright, with players such as J. Firth Cricket 2nd XI and J. Popely (amongst others) having the potential to take 2nd XI cricket to a new level. The Caribbean tour before the season starts should give a fantastic impetus to train hard, so expectations for 2019 are high.

The side was coached by Mr. Howard and Mr. Jennings, who both enjoyed the season coaching such a positive group.

Mr. A Jennings

Cricket U15s Played - 11 Won - 7 Lost - 4

The 2018 season was a successful one for the 2nd XI due to a combination of enthusiastic newcomers and the more experienced players, some of whom already had two years of playing 2nd XI cricket. Hopes were initially fulﬁlled with three straight wins and the early matches containing some genuinely impressive performances. The strength of the team was clearly found in its variety but it was the older heads that hit the ground running, with P. Ziegler setting the standard as captain.

Enthusiasm and energy were also a key element of the early success and this was exempliﬁed in the work ethic of those who put their time into practice. Unfortunately, the team was not able to sustain this early season momentum and we were occasionally brought back down to earth, a heavy defeat at Manchester being one such example. What a season! It was a pleasure to work with the However, such games always led us to discuss how U15 cricket side and would like to thank the boys we could improve and in this case the lesson for all for all their eort. I would also like to thank Mr. King our batsman was to develop a way of keeping the for his support and of course Messer’s Frost and scoreboard ticking when the bowling is tight. Sidebottom for their assistance with coaching and training. There were some excellent performances The second half of the season proved more during the season, with the highlight undoubtedly demanding, with exams meaning the side did being the Yorkshire Cup Final at Hunslet Nelson change its personnel on a regular basis: this had an CC. The boys played superbly on the day and won impact on the consistency of selection. However, a close encounter to be crowned County those that did play still kept the 2nd XI spirit high Champions. After winning this game, we and overall, a winning momentum was maintained. progressed to the North of England Finals Day, Players such as W. Toplass, T. Thorpe, J. Whitcombe where we came third out of four. The success was and J. Pearson showed great commitment down to an excellent team spirit and attitude, as throughout this period. well as some fantastic technical and tactical ability. Josh Stephenson was the pick of the batsmen, There are a number of success stories in the season averaging 63 for the season. Sam Kildunne and particular thanks need to go to those players averaged 32 and also took 13 wickets. Louis who kept going throughout the entire season, with Anderson, Alex Pyrah, James Swarbrigg, Jack 7 victories being a testament to all involved. A Luxton and Will Collinson all averaged in the 20s mention must also go to the leavers who have with Ethan McLelland and James also taking 9 served school cricket throughout their years at the wickets each. Mustafa and Louis chipped in with 8 Grove (P.Ziegler, D. Bulcock, H. Patel). wickets and Oliver Guymer-Gairn took 7 wickets,

Sports Reports Page 97 including an excellent hat-trick against GSAL in the by extracting sweet revenge against BGS in the cup: cup. Freddie Clark also scored a phenomenal 150 an excellent team performance (and especially against Ashville in a midweek friendly. All in all, it three wickets for Sam Middleton) saw WGS win by was a brilliant season and it was pleasing to see the 39 runs. This was sandwiched between a boys do themselves justice on the field. I am sure a record-breaking 144 run win against Durham lot of these boys will be pushing for 1st XI cricket School, which saw Luxton score 149, and the team next season. Final thank you to the grounds sta£ accumulate a new record total of 258-3. who prepared some great wickets during the season and to Mrs. Frost who once again (and for St. Peter’s is always a tough fixture and so it proved the final year) provided the best match teas on the again, with WGS losing by 9 wickets despite a circuit. fluent 56 from Luxton. Victory against Holmfirth in the Cup (by 6 wickets, Hammond 60*) was followed Mr. N D Barr by a five wicket loss to Lancaster Grammar (Luxton 58) and a midweek loss to Rishworth (Middleton 3-27 and Hammond 66*). There was then a heavy, 8 wicket defeat to Barnard Castle before a terrific 10 Cricket U14s 64 run win in the semi-final of the Cup against QEGS, Luxton and Hammond sharing an opening and unbeaten partnership of 155.

In the Final of the Cup, WGS posted an impressive 171-4 in 35 overs against St. Aidan’s, Harrogate, with Hammond scoring 81 and Luxton 44. We thought that this might have been a winning total, but a highly impressive unbeaten partnership between St. Aidan’s opening pair meant WGS lost by a cruel 10 wickets: we were well beaten by a better team. As always, a really enjoyable season; many, many thanks to Mr. Frost and Mr. Sidebottom for their invaluable coaching input, to the ground sta£ for For the second year running, the U14 team reached great playing surfaces, and to the retiring Mrs. the ﬁnal of the Lord’s Taverners Cup, and (although Frost (and her sta£) for the fabulous cricket teas. the team lost in the ﬁnal) that in itself indicates just how successful the 2018 season was. It was a Mr. R Johnson season of a few lows as well as highs, but a season in which players progressed, developed and matured. Played 14 Won 6 Drawn 0 Lost 8

The team was perhaps unlucky to lose our opening fixture against GSAL by the close margin of two Cricket U13s wickets (Subhaan Habib 67*) , but this was followed by a pretty comprehensive loss to the always-strong Manchester Grammar, and then a 100 drubbing to our closest rivals BGS, despite three wickets for Jack Luxton. It wasn’t until the fourth week of the season that we registered our first Saturday win, by 40 runs, against QEGS. This was the first fixture in which Luxton (79) and George Hammond (78*) both scored heavily, setting a pattern which was to be repeated many times through the long, hot summer.

Things were much better in the Lord’s Taverners Cup, and WGS cruised quite comfortably past Played: 11 Won: 3 Lost: 8 Pudsey (three wickets for Harry Pinkney, brought up from Year 8), and an unbroken opening stand of Despite what looks a disappointing playing record, 88 between Luxton and Hammond. A somewhat the season was thoroughly enjoyable. The ﬁxture surprising midweek defeat by PHGS was followed list is exceedingly tough and playing the schools

Page 98 Sports Reports we do always provides a stern challenge, but I was delighted with how the boys gave their best and never let their heads go down.

There are a number of boys within the squad who have the potential to develop into fine cricketers. They play the game in the right spirit and work on technique rather than relying on power. The development of the whole squad was very pleasing as the season progressed. This development really became apparent in the fielding. At the start of the season catches and run out opportunities were squandered regularly, but by the end of the season total to defend, however, a game is never lost until the team took some memorable catches and the final ball and with their to best batsmen back aected some excellent run outs due to improved in the ‘hut’ we thought a result might come our ground fielding. way…but didn’t.

The bowling also improved and wherever possible, as Monsoon conditions wiped out two games in two many players as possible got the opportunity to bowl. days so we were somewhat underprepared for our It was encouraging to see the confidence develop first game in the County Cup against Settle over the season. The team had a good variety of College. Luckily, our winter nets and subsequent bowlers with some pace from Will Wood and Ned training paid o and we were victorious. McCormack, left arm swing from Harry Shaw and two very promising o spinners in Harry Pinkney and Will Next came the first of two games against Bradford Bagshaw. Harry Pinkney also took a fabulous hattrick Grammar. On a hot May Day weekend, a typically against Rishworth. A number of others showed close game was fought out in tough conditions. potential to improve as they get older and little Unfortunately, BGS won; the second game was in stronger. the County Cup and another tight game put us on the wrong side of victory again. The batting was an area where the team could struggle. Scoring runs was not easy, although two Loses against Durham School and Prince Henry’s players provided the bulk of the runs – Charlie finished the season on rather disappointing terms, Popely scoring 251 runs in the season and Ned but I am confident the boys all learnt something McCormack scoring 249 runs. Both showed talent from every game they played in. Being able to and the ability to score quickly but also survive play a forward defence or fielding with a long when the going was a little tougher. Harry Pinkney barrier are only parts of the foundations of the showed good technique and Will Wood made game that are essential: resilience when batting to huge progress through the season. Ed Dixon not give the wicket away is key. showed glimpses of ability and he scored a fine 66 in the final game of the season. The boys are a great bunch and trained and played with good humour and enthusiasm and I thank I would like to thank the boys for their eorts and them for this. I would also like to thank the army enthusiasm throughout the season. I would also of supporters that followed the team. like to thank Mr. Vernon for his fantastic support with the team and taking on much of the umpiring Next season, here we come! duties.

Mr. A Cadman Batting Award Oscar Speck

Bowling Award Thomas Rowe Cricket U12s Played: 11 Won: 7 Lost: 4 Fielding Award Harvey Cheng

The WGS cricket fixture is never an easy one Coaches’ Award James Edgeley coming up against big grammar schools in the first half of the term. On the ubiquitous cold and windy first day of the season, we played away at GSAL. We batted first and failed to make a big enough Mr. K Eaglestone

Sports Reports Page 99 Football 1st XI

After what had been a successful season last year GSAL’s team were formidable opponents. However, for the 1st XI, the boys (many of whom had our eagerness to put pressure on from the start left played last year) sought to continue this through the scores 1-1 at half time. The 2nd half proved to be to our season. Superbly coached by Mr. Softley the hardest defensive shift we ever had to put in, and Will Hatfield, the 1st team this season has with Paddy Ziegler dropping into a back three with played some of the nicest football Woodhouse Koyran Warden and Ethan Horne. Our 2nd half Grove has seen. performance showed us to be a mature and disciplined team which GSAL failed to break down. The season began with a 6-aside tournament in We could have even got the win, as a notorious York. After victories against Hull Collegiate and Josh Rika ball across the goal line travelled Birkdale, and an undeserved loss to Bootham, our millimeters passed our strike force. Mr. Softley tournament performance culminated in an certainly carried out a tactical masterclass in that emphatic 6-0 victory against St. Peter’s with our match. very own Beast from the East Matvey Aliev scoring 4. We left the tournament pleased with 2nd place. Immanuel College was our first game back after Our first 11-aside fixture was a cold Wednesday half term. The game was as physical as expected afternoon at St. Peters. We found ourselves 2-1 and the lads did not stray from our own game. An down at half time after a superb low driven strike exceptionally strong 1st half performance followed from Jonah King. The 2nd half was a dierent story, by a brief scare in the 2nd, saw the game end 6-4 with the wind behind us and a new found drive, we with a hat-trick from Will Kelly and goals from Josh put three past them to win the match 4-3. Man of Rika, George Judson and Fraser Downes. the match certainly went to Matvey Aliev who put A match against Bradford City U15/U16 followed. in a great shift in defence. We knew any credible performance from us would require patience, discipline and hard work and we A long journey to Hull Collegiate followed next. The were rewarded for this with a goal from George game was hugely frustrating as we played excellent Judson to put us 1-0 ahead. After a bit of a football in parts, but factors such as the pitch and downward spiral in the second half, and two the wind disrupted our play. Losing the game 4-2 questionable penalties to BCFC, the game ended was frustrating, especially after equalising to make 5-1 to BCFC. it 2-2. There was a lot to take away from the game and we looked forward to our local derby with A period of terrible weather followed, and, our GSAL the following weekend. games against Ackworth and Bootham were both

Page 100 Sports Reports cancelled but we then played Harrogate Grammar. The season ended with a superb 4-2 victory against Conceding 2 in the first half and a late goal from St. Aidan’s. A very determined performance and Billy Snowden, the game was certainly in the also a game where Jonah King scored a 35-yard balance, but a great finish from their striker put the screamer. It was a fitting end to an enjoyable game to bed. season.

Birkdale followed on the Saturday. Changing from a Paddy Ziegler (Captain) and Jake Oakes (Vice-Captain) back 3 to a back 4 with Jonah King dropping into the backline proved a good move as we looked solid and at half time it was 1-1. Almost immediately St. Peter’s School 6-aside tournament – 2nd Place in the second half Fraser Downes scored and made v St. Peter’s School – Won 4-3 the game 2-1. However, after a stupid foul on the v Hull Collegiate – Lost 2-4 edge of the box they scored a free kick. The game v GSAL – Draw 1-1 ended 2-2 which was frustrating. v Immanual College – Won 6-4 Horsforth School was a highly physical game. In v Bradford City U16’s – Lost 1-5 midﬁeld we were probably too soft and 50 50s v Harrogate Grammar School – Lost 1-3 became more 80 20s, but we improved as the v Birkdale School – Draw 2-2 game went on. The game ended at 4-2, and while our penultimate match for the season was a loss, v Horsforth School – Lost 2-4 we had learnt a considerable amount. v St. Aidan’s CofE High School – Won 4-2

game allowed the team to show everything they had learnt this season and we fully deserved the victory. Playing on the Grainge pitch really helped us keep the football on the ground and it meant that we were able to create a lot of good opportunities.

One standout performer this season was Reece Newman in goal, and in some cases he saved the results for us single handedly in goal. The goal of the season goes to George Waddington and the top goal scorer was Billy Snowden who was soon moved into the 1st XI. Aaron Yang also contributed Football 2nd XI with 4 goals in his ﬁnal season at The Grove. The aim for the 2nd XI for next season will be to The 2nd XI had a relatively successful season under replace the high contingency of year 13s who are the leadership of Mr. Barr. We Won 3, Drew 1 and leaving and to hopefully carry on the development Lost 2 but also had some games called o due to that has been occurring in recent years. the poor weather. The 2nd XI would like to thank all the coaches who put eort into helping the team have an enjoyable We started o the season with an excellent 12-2 season. victory against York St. Peter’s. This was then followed by a 4-0 win against Rishworth. The Callum Littlejohns (Captain) and Arthur Bateman victory against York was the standout team (Vice-Captain) performance of the season, with everyone putting a good shift in and almost every player getting on the scoresheet. The game was played in some very Played: 6 challenging conditions and a goal that was a Won: 3 particular highlight was Callum Littlejohn’s. The Drawn: 1 ball hit him in the face, fell to his feet and was bundled in. Lost: 2 For: 22 The results temporarily dropped o with losses to Against: 10 GSAL and Fulneck, but we ﬁnished the season strong with a 4-2 victory against Birkdale. This Dierence: 12

Sports Reports Page 101 Football U15s Results Played: 8 (1 abandoned) Won: 1 Drawn: 2 Lost: 4 For: 25 Against: 26 Dierence: -1

Football U14s

The U15 football season has been enjoyable but challenging. We have played 8 games overall with 1 having to be abandoned due to injury. The team ended up losing 4 games, drawing 2 and only winning 1. However, the team worked very hard.

The first game of the season was away to Hull Collegiate. We started the game slowly and found ourselves 3-1 down. We then started to play and turned the game around and were winning 4-3 but then, with minutes to go, we ended up losing the game 5-4. Despite this, it was one of our best performances of the season. This season the U14s played 5 games and had 1 tournament. We ended up winning 2, drawing 1 Our next game was against Guiseley which was a and losing 2 and the tournament was a bit more close 2-2 draw; Mustafa Sajjad and Zain Memon challenging. The weather this season was poor, but scoring one each to help us through the game. We it was great to get the amount of games we did lost 7-2 to Guiseley last season so this was a much played. better result. Stan Spence had a great game up front. Our second draw came against Benton Park The first game of the season was played against and again it ended up 2-2. There were goals from Rishworth. We were 2-1 down and in the last few Louis Anderson and Stan Spence. minutes Teddy McDonald forced an own goal from the opposition. This meant we were 2-2 with 1 We then lost our next 3 games to GSAL, Birkdale minute to play. We put pressure on from kick o and Fulneck and at this point of the season our and won the ball back early, which got to the feet heads were down. The last game of the season was of Daniel Kaye who then went on a run and put the against Huddersfield Grammar and it was the game ball in the back of the net to win 3-2. It was a great we were all looking forward to. Losing 1-0 last win. season, we were determined to change it. We scored some early goals in the first half and An away trip to play at Birkdale followed and this continued to work hard in the second half and the ended up in a 2-2 draw. There was an outstanding game finished in a 10-1 victory. This was by far our penalty save by Sam Alderson and some excellent best performance of the season. The best goal of attacking moves by the team. We were the season came from this game, with everyone unfortunate not to get a winning goal. having a touch of the ball and Freddy Clark putting The tournament was played against St. Mary’s, it in the back of the net. Abbey Grange and Ilkley. There was a good 1-1 draw with Ilkley, a close 3-2 loss to St. Mary’s and It has been an enjoyable season for the U15s this we suered a heavier 7-0 defeat against Abbey year and several players contributed. Louis Tarleton Grange. However, we then played Abbey Grange in in goal and Bolan Jepmond-Senior on the wing had a longer match at home on the Grainge pitch. particularly good seasons. Although we still lost 5-0, we played a lot better and showed some excellent football in the first Harvey Ormerod and Joshua McCann half.

Page 102 Sports Reports The best goal of the season was Daniel Kaye’s 2nd Birkdale and ended up winning 3-1. Against goal against Rishworth where he bent the ball into Ackworth we had a really strong start and went 2-1 the top right corner but throughout the team there up but in the second half Ackworth came back into were some excellent performances this season. the game and we ended up losing 6-3. The ﬁnal game was a 1-0 victory against Huddersﬁeld Billy Peaker (Captain) and John Emmott Grammar. It was really good to end the season (Vice-Captain) with a win.

Results The tournament was against St. Mary’s, Ilkley and Prince Henry’s. The first two games resulted in Played: 5 narrow defeats to St. Mary’s and Ilkley but we Won: 2 finished with a strong performance against Prince Drawn: 1 Henry’s and the game finished 1-1. Lost: 2 The best goal of the season was scored by Joe For: 7 Lawson with a scorpion kick and a lot of players Against: 13 had some good performances. Well done to Dierence: -6 everyone that trained and played this season.

Ed Dixon (Captain) and William Wood (Vice-Captain) Football U13s

Results

Played: 7 Won: 3 Drawn: 0 Lost: 4 For: 10 Against: 30 Dierence: -20

Football U12s

The U13 football season consisted of 7 games with 3 wins and 4 losses. We also had a tournament at St. Mary’s Menston. This was much improved from last season where the team did not win one game. The season started with a very good 3-2 win against Rishworth. Jake Wallace scored twice in the match and it was a great start to the season. It was the ﬁrst season at 11-aside on bigger pitches and it seemed to suit us.

The next three games were played against Hull Collegiate, GSAL and a mixed Bradford City team and although all ended up in a loss, a lot was learnt Playing for the U12 Woodhouse Grove Football team from the games. Within these matches Mr. has been a privilege. As a team, we developed our Sidebottom used a wide range of players which cooperation and have improved our friendships and helped a lot of players experience a competitive skills. Over the course of the season, we had many match. highs and lows. With 4 wins and 4 losses, our results were even. The last three games were against Birkdale, Ackworth and Huddersﬁeld Grammar. We had a Our ﬁrst game of the season gave us a great boost. really good game in tough conditions against The team played exquisitely and, with goals from

Sports Reports Page 103 Tom Rowe and Fergie McCormack, we had an support us. The goals were coming thick and fast amazing start. Unfortunately for Rishworth, they against this under 13s side. Rory Henderson, Oscar scored an own goal. After the win, our manager, Mr. Speck and Ollie McDonald scored in the first half Madden applauded us all, but it was his ingenious and Rory Henderson and Callum Hyland-Dugbo tactics that won us the game. (who scored 2) kept the goals flowing in the second. We had an amazing season. Our winning streak continued as we came to our second game, with Callum Hyland-Dugbo and Tom It could not have been done without our Manager, Rowe scoring five goals between them - Tom Mr. Madden. He was the key to our success. He had getting a well-deserved hat trick. And, to top o the coached us, and most importantly, he believed in us. game, Will Tate curling it into the bottom corner Let’s also not forget about the parents. Thank you with a stylish finish. so much for being there and most importantly bringing us to school that early in the morning - I Our next game was dicult, coming up against a mean, I’m sure they’d much rather be asleep in bed strong GSAL team. Their tactics proved too much on a cold Sunday morning. for us and the game ended 6-0, thus ending our winning streak. We then went on to lose our next Rory Henderson (Captain) and Fergie McCormack game, one of the two of the friendlies played against Guiseley - we won the other.

A stand out game for the season was definitely the game against Bradford City. The first five minutes Results were controlled by our superb oence, with Tom Rowe scoring a wonder goal only to be called Played: 8 oside. Then they opposed us pressing high up the Won: 4 pitch and making loads of space for themselves. The Drawn: 0 game ended 7-0. Lost: 4 For: 21 The last game of the season was our favourite. We Against: 26 had the home advantage and a roaring crowd to Dierence: -5

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Page 104 Sports Reports House Reports Atkinson Following on from the success of the inters table tennis team as referenced above, racquet sports is where we have really stood out from the competition this academic year. Further victories followed in girls and boys junior house squash, as well as senior badminton which featured our other Head of House, Archie Rika-Rayne. As with Elle above, Archie has been an inspirational Head of House, not only with his own performances in the quiz, swimming and cross country events, but in his presence supporting the junior members of the house in such competitions as house basketball. I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank them for all that they have done over the course of the year to support me in successfully running Atkinson house. Following on from the theme of success in the racquet sports, further victories were We did it, and on reflection relatively comfortably (for recorded in the inters badminton and senior table the record, 35 points)! After leading the house tennis, in which the Downes brothers (Fraser and Alex) standings for the vast majority of the year, I am showed their class around the ping-pong table. delighted to announce that Atkinson House have won the overall house trophy for the first time in over ten Cross country is always an event that I enjoy years. A testament to the talent, dedication and supporting as you can have as many competitors as commitment to every single student who has you want, whether you are a super talented runner or represented the house over what has been a someone who wants to secure a house point by jam-packed year. From house debating, to climbing, making it around the challenging course. We are to the quiz teams to house chess, all of the Atkinson extremely lucky in Atkinson house as we possess both; representatives have given their all whenever they not only did we win the senior cross country but we have pulled on the red vest. I certainly feel that this is also clearly had the most entrants across the juniors, a fitting way for me to say goodbye to the house as inters and senior events. Anyone that knows me will their leader after six amazing years and that I leave know that I like winning, but seeing a sea of red vests Miss Holloway with an extremely strong house who at the start line also makes me very proud; it shows can go from strength to strength for years to come! that Atkinsonians care and want to take part!

Writing this report is always one of my main As this report draws to a close, it would be wrong not challenges of being a housemaster; having to cram a to mention the junior netball and senior football teams whole year’s highlights into a very small report is nigh who also won their events, both in extremely on impossible. But here goes…. competitive competitions.

The year started well with positive results in the quiz There are not many years in which the house competitions. This was bettered by the senior boys competition is sewn up before Sports Day, but I am squash team who won their event with relative ease, proud to say that this was the case in 2018. As I said giving us momentum to also win inters table tennis above, this is a reflection of all the hard work put in by later on that half term. The first ‘major’ of the year, the all members of the house who participated in the house swimming competition saw mixed fortunes for house events over the year. Sports Day was no less Atkinson with the girls finishing an impressive second exciting knowing that we had already won and position led by our Head of House, Elle Pickett and excellent performances by a number of athletes saw us the boys finishing a more than respectable fourth. Elle secure a fantastic second position, just pipped by has been outstanding for the house since she joined Findlay. It would be remiss of me not to mention the Grove amassing a staggering 39 house points. Her Emma Wood who won the Inters Girls Victrix Ludorum enthusiasm has no doubt lifted the house to greater and Freddy Clark who was awarded with the Inters things in more recent times and I would like to thank Victor Ludorum. her for all her hard work. When talking about House Swimming, it would be wrong not to talk about our It has been an honour to lead the house over the last Deputy Head of House, Harrison Marcus. An ever six years and I wish Miss Holloway every success in the present in the pool over the years, he has often future. Thank you, Atkinson, it has been an absolute dominated the freestyle event and this year, turned pleasure! his hand to other disciplines to illustrate his all round talent in the pool. Mr. O Mantle

Page 106 House Reports Findlay ﬁnishes from all runners. It was perhaps no surprise in helping the House to achieve 2nd place overall. To that the Junior Boys and Junior Girls Cross Country them a heartfelt thanks is due. Without, at times, the Captains, Ben Hill and Lola Henderson, were ﬁrst small but vital contributions, the success of the whole Junior boy and girl respectively, followed swiftly by the House would not have been possible this year. Thank rest of the team. In the Inters, Will Eastell and James you! Once again, I look forward to the continuing Swarbrigg also took the top two positions, followed by development of the strength of the House in so many Toby Calvert in 4th. Arthur Bateman took bronze in areas and the ultimate prize of overall House the Seniors with Andrew Mettrick closely behind in Champions! 5th. Overall, three outstanding results this year in this event, in comparison with the past few years!

Girls netball has been a generally strong event for Findlay over several years now and the Senior girls went on to regain the top spot. The other success this year was the Inters football, team comprising: Jack The year was bookended by the House winning the Bateman, Will Eastell, John Emmott, Josh Green, two big events of the year: Swimming in October and James Hopwood, Faris Khan, Owen Maiden-Lumb, Athletics in June. Zain Memon and James Swarbrigg. The Junior football team must be mentioned: with only a team of In Swimming, the boys won their competition which, 5 players (James Edgley, Rory Henderson, Archie combined with the girls being highly placed, resulted Hurford, Robbie Crowther and Will Wood) they in an overall win. There were notable swims from: managed to reach the 3rd/4th play-o¡s! Amelia Newsome (1st in backstroke, 2nd in freestyle), Isobelle Jennings (1st in breaststroke), Abbey Calvert Other notable achievements were the second places (2nd in both fly and IM), Jasmine Wilde (2nd in IM) for both the Seniors and Inters in table tennis, inters and from the Senior Relay Teams in both IM and debating, and the Juniors in the boys squash. freestyle. For the boys: Archie Davison (1st in fly), Callum Ford (1st in backstroke), Toby Calvert (1st in Congratulations to the following for gaining a Silver backstroke, 2nd in freestyle), Jack Bateman (1st in House Badges during the year: breaststroke) Zijian Zhaung (1st in breaststroke), Ben Year 7 – Yasmin Amrat, Summer Anderson, James Hill (2nd in IM), Andrew Mettrick (2nd in IM), with Edgley, Rory Henderson, Ben Hill and Archie Hurford some very strong performances in the relays, coming Year 8 – Robbie Crowther and Archie Davison first in the Junior Medley, Freestyle Medley and in the Year 9 – Jack Bateman Senior Medley and 2nd in the Inter Medley. A very Year 10 – Owen Maiden-Lumb and Oliver Watson impressive set of results indeed. Year 12 – Max Pollard

In Athletics, Findlay won the Boys and Junior events, Gold House Badges were awarded to: coming second in the Girls and third in the Inters, Year 8 – Isla Swarbrigg giving the combined ﬁrst place. Over half of Findlay Year 10 – Naveena Amrat pupils taking part in the individual events were placed Year 11 – Hannah Davison in the top three. Particular mention to the following on their results: Archie Hurford (1st in 200m & 400m, The Michael Allewell Trophy was awarded to Isla who also won the Victor Ludorum cup), Robbie Swarbrigg for her commitment and contribution to Higgins (1st in 800m, 3rd in long jump), Toby Calvert the House, achieving her Gold House Badge in Year 8. (1st in shot), Will Wood (1st in discus), Ben Hill (1st in On leaving the Grove, Maisie Dixon has gained 65 1500m), Will Eastell (1st in 1500m), Louis Anderson house points: a highly commendable achievement! (2nd in 200m and long jump), Naveena Amrat (2nd in 100m), Isla Swarbrigg (1st 800m, 2nd in long jump & Finally, a thank you to all my Prefects who have helped shot) Summer Anderson (1st in high jump) and in the running of the House this year, in particular the Amelia Newsome (1st in 300m). In the relays, the Senior team of Jasmin Godfrey (Head of House), Juniors won both the 4x100m and medley and the Maisie Dixon, Hannah Waddington and Arthur Inters came 2nd in the medley. Bateman. Thank you also to the House Tutors who have helped, supported and cajoled students to get This result was not perhaps too much of a surprise, as involved. the other big running event, the Cross Country, saw Findlay come ﬁrst in the Juniors and Inters events Whilst many pupils have been rightly highlighted for and second in the Seniors. Again, some very strong their success, many other students have been involved

House Reports Page 107 finishes from all runners. It was perhaps no surprise in helping the House to achieve 2nd place overall. To Paddy must be applauded for his e¡ortless and that the Junior Boys and Junior Girls Cross Country them a heartfelt thanks is due. Without, at times, the positive manner in which he motivated and Captains, Ben Hill and Lola Henderson, were first small but vital contributions, the success of the whole managed a variety of teams as well as being an Junior boy and girl respectively, followed swiftly by the House would not have been possible this year. Thank instrumental team player at a number of events. rest of the team. In the Inters, Will Eastell and James you! Once again, I look forward to the continuing Lucy has been a solid and reliable all-rounder, she Swarbrigg also took the top two positions, followed by development of the strength of the House in so many has never failed to get involved, even in events that Toby Calvert in 4th. Arthur Bateman took bronze in areas and the ultimate prize of overall House she would rather not; such as cross country; she the Seniors with Andrew Mettrick closely behind in Champions! was at the cold starting line ready and willing to 5th. Overall, three outstanding results this year in this Mr. A Crawford give it her all for our house. event, in comparison with the past few years! Southerns There have been lots highlights this year; we Girls netball has been a generally strong event for haven’t been victorious in every event, far from it, it Findlay over several years now and the Senior girls is fair to say we have not managed to secure many went on to regain the top spot. The other success this first places. However, what we have achieved has year was the Inters football, team comprising: Jack been far greater. I couldn’t have asked the House The year was bookended by the House winning the Bateman, Will Eastell, John Emmott, Josh Green, for anything more. two big events of the year: Swimming in October and James Hopwood, Faris Khan, Owen Maiden-Lumb, Athletics in June. Zain Memon and James Swarbrigg. The Junior In Year 12, Alex Dalton, Matiyah Meer and Charlotte football team must be mentioned: with only a team of Proctor put in amazing performances across In Swimming, the boys won their competition which, 5 players (James Edgley, Rory Henderson, Archie several events, including, the quiz, science, combined with the girls being highly placed, resulted Hurford, Robbie Crowther and Will Wood) they swimming and music events to name but a few. in an overall win. There were notable swims from: managed to reach the 3rd/4th play-o¡s! Fraser Best was a quiet, but worthy contender at Amelia Newsome (1st in backstroke, 2nd in freestyle), cross country. Nathan Strauss was a true Isobelle Jennings (1st in breaststroke), Abbey Calvert Other notable achievements were the second places professional at the swimming event, showing a (2nd in both fly and IM), Jasmine Wilde (2nd in IM) for both the Seniors and Inters in table tennis, inters range of skills in the pool. and from the Senior Relay Teams in both IM and debating, and the Juniors in the boys squash. As I think back to last September, my initial feelings freestyle. For the boys: Archie Davison (1st in fly), of pride and enthusiasm have grown tremendously In Year 11, James Shoesmith Evans and Emma Callum Ford (1st in backstroke), Toby Calvert (1st in Congratulations to the following for gaining a Silver over the last year. I am proud to say that I am Illingworth have had a positive approach, backstroke, 2nd in freestyle), Jack Bateman (1st in House Badges during the year: Southerns; and this is largely due to the students showcasing their talents in the events they have breaststroke) Zijian Zhaung (1st in breaststroke), Ben Year 7 – Yasmin Amrat, Summer Anderson, James and sta¡ that belong to our Southerns ‘family’. been involved in, such as swimming and a range of Hill (2nd in IM), Andrew Mettrick (2nd in IM), with Edgley, Rory Henderson, Ben Hill and Archie Hurford racquet events. Evie Sugden has been a strong some very strong performances in the relays, coming Year 8 – Robbie Crowther and Archie Davison I expected to be running around like a headless all-rounder, really summing things up for me at first in the Junior Medley, Freestyle Medley and in the Year 9 – Jack Bateman chicken, trying to find students to compete in sideline of a netball event; she explained how Senior Medley and 2nd in the Inter Medley. A very Year 10 – Owen Maiden-Lumb and Oliver Watson events and I expected that I would be let down; this people don’t always want to put their name down impressive set of results indeed. Year 12 – Max Pollard has simply not been the case! At every single event for events, but they do because it is part of being this year, we have had a fully committed team, part of a House. I have certainly seen this In Athletics, Findlay won the Boys and Junior events, Gold House Badges were awarded to: without fail, and so I refer back to my favourite throughout the year; many students surprise coming second in the Girls and third in the Inters, Year 8 – Isla Swarbrigg feeling of the year, ‘PRIDE’! themselves when they get involved. Talents giving the combined first place. Over half of Findlay Year 10 – Naveena Amrat emerge, interests develop, fun is had and friends pupils taking part in the individual events were placed Year 11 – Hannah Davison It’s been pleasure to work with such amazing are made. in the top three. Particular mention to the following young people; I am excited about how we are on their results: Archie Hurford (1st in 200m & 400m, The Michael Allewell Trophy was awarded to Isla going to grow stronger together and build upon In Year 10, Nicole Swinnerton, Josh Stevenson and who also won the Victor Ludorum cup), Robbie Swarbrigg for her commitment and contribution to our successes of 2017/18 in the future. The fact that Sam Kildunne have been instrumental this year, Higgins (1st in 800m, 3rd in long jump), Toby Calvert the House, achieving her Gold House Badge in Year 8. everyone has taken responsibility, demonstrated they have acted as true leaders! I have relied on (1st in shot), Will Wood (1st in discus), Ben Hill (1st in On leaving the Grove, Maisie Dixon has gained 65 commitment and given their all has been the them heavily, not only to bring teams together but 1500m), Will Eastell (1st in 1500m), Louis Anderson house points: a highly commendable achievement! biggest stand out part of the year for me. to compete at events too. Nicole gets involved with (2nd in 200m and long jump), Naveena Amrat (2nd in no fuss or hesitation. Sam and Josh surprised 100m), Isla Swarbrigg (1st 800m, 2nd in long jump & Finally, a thank you to all my Prefects who have helped Leaders have emerged! Tilly Evans and William everyone at how amazing they were in the first shot) Summer Anderson (1st in high jump) and in the running of the House this year, in particular the Linkogel have been inspirational and reliable Heads round of debating, showing their talents go further Amelia Newsome (1st in 300m). In the relays, the Senior team of Jasmin Godfrey (Head of House), of House; it is fair to say that I couldn’t have than their outstanding sporting abilities. Ellie Driver Juniors won both the 4x100m and medley and the Maisie Dixon, Hannah Waddington and Arthur managed without their support! It is important to and Abi Seib have had a great year; they have both Inters came 2nd in the medley. Bateman. Thank you also to the House Tutors who mention other stand out leaders too; it is taken themselves out of their comfort zones in have helped, supported and cajoled students to get wonderfully refreshing to have such a strong set of support of the house, I can certainly see leaders of This result was not perhaps too much of a surprise, as involved. young people ready to assume responsibility. I the future in them. the other big running event, the Cross Country, saw would like to thank Paddy Ziegler and Lucy Findlay come first in the Juniors and Inters events Whilst many pupils have been rightly highlighted for Hutchinson, our Deputy Heads of House; they were The stand out student in Year 9 has to be Jenson and second in the Seniors. Again, some very strong their success, many other students have been involved actively involved in a number of house events, Beecroft, a newcomer this year. He has embraced

Page 108 House Reports school life, putting himself forward for various Chess and Senior House Chess. As we aren’t the with Easter Eggs. Charity eorts are such an events. He was extremely impressive at the chess sportiest pair, we went into the role being driven by important aspect of the house system so I was and cross-country events, where he showcased his team work - willing to participate in any events to delighted with the eorts from Stephenson this ability to run as well as being a strategic thinker. support the house. Despite not having the most year. Freddy Ziegler has been extremely supportive of successful year, ourselves and Mr. Barr kept the the lower year groups, encouraging them at events morale high and encouraged everyone to Finally, I would like to thank all of the sta who such as basketball and football as well as being a participate, even if the events weren’t tailored to have supported me this year and would also like to strong team player in a number of events himself. It people’s preferences. announce a new deadline-day signing as Mr. is fair to say that I am counting on his support as a Dobson transfers to Stephenson House from leader of the house next year too! We both thoroughly enjoyed our time as Heads of Atkinson. Hopefully next year will be a more House and supporting Mr. Barr’s first year as successful one. The eorts of the Year 7s were encouraging! Maidie Housemaster of Stephenson. Mr. Barr supported us Jennings represented the house at the music event throughout and promoted sport within the house, Mr. N Barr and her performance was simply stunning. Maya which will certainly benefit the house in years to Griths showcased her talent at the swimming come. Even though we were all new to the role, we event, her performance in the pool was remarkable communicated well to end the year on a high and and I am excited to see her swim again next year! we hope Mr. Barr will continue to flourish in his role Niamh Armstrong has had a very impressive year, as House Master. Being a part of Stephenson since she has been involved in a record number of events joining the school, has been a big part of our and has always given her all. Her stand out school career and the memories we made doing performance has got to be in debating, her House events will stay with us as we move on to articulation and confidence was remarkable. the next chapter in our academic life. We can certainly say being Heads of House was a valuable Overall, this has been a great year for Southerns experience that we will never forget, and the team House, our students have displayed, commitment, spirit and drive of the house will help us succeed in courage, humility in defeat and in winning, a strong the future. team spirit and most of all PRIDE! Sophie Preston and Yashica Bhardwaj We are building, and the best is yet to come! I would like to thank Sophie and Yashica for their Mrs. L Watmough hard work and dedicated approach to leading Stephenson House in my first year. I couldn’t have Stephenson asked for two better people to be Heads of House. Despite the best eorts, results didn’t go our way and unfortunately, we finished sixth overall in the standings, however, there were some excellent performances by individuals during the year e.g. Tom Vernon winning Junior Chess and Josh Binns winning Senior Science. A more consistent approach is required next year to get Stephenson House back to the top of the house standings.

Sports day was an excellent occasion, my ﬁrst one as a housemaster, and we had some excellent performances. Emma Okpala was outstanding and won Best Junior Girl, no mean feat!

This year, Stephenson House has had an eventful I would also like to thank the whole Stephenson year, but the team spirit was unwavering. We community for their generosity in the charity started the year with high morale, enthusiasm and eorts this year. Firstly, the food bank collection at determination and ended the year proud of what Christmas was incredibly well-supported and one we have achieved. We had a few sport successes pupil even brought in a huge hamper ﬁlled with such as the boys coming second in House food and festive drinks and treats. Secondly, the Swimming and winning House Basketball and Easter Egg collection for unwell children at BRI and House Climbing as well as academic victories LGI was again well-supported and it was a including Senior House Science, Junior House challenge to ﬁnd the sta-room as it was overcome

House Reports Page 109 Chess and Senior House Chess. As we aren’t the with Easter Eggs. Charity eorts are such an the summer term. Georgia Marker and Ellie sportiest pair, we went into the role being driven by important aspect of the house system so I was Monaghan also started rehearsals with the team work - willing to participate in any events to delighted with the eorts from Stephenson this ensemble. As ever Towlson performed beautifully support the house. Despite not having the most year. and I am proud to say that we took overall first successful year, ourselves and Mr. Barr kept the place, again. I want to thank all the students who morale high and encouraged everyone to Finally, I would like to thank all of the sta who auditioned, the standard of music in Towlson house participate, even if the events weren’t tailored to have supported me this year and would also like to is very high and I would be proud for anyone to people’s preferences. announce a new deadline-day signing as Mr. represent us. Both the junior and senior teams took Dobson transfers to Stephenson House from part in House Chess with respectable results and We both thoroughly enjoyed our time as Heads of Atkinson. Hopefully next year will be a more the senior scientists also achieved fourth place. House and supporting Mr. Barr’s first year as successful one. Housemaster of Stephenson. Mr. Barr supported us Well done to all the cross-country teams, in throughout and promoted sport within the house, Mr. N Barr particular, Conrad Myers who came third in the which will certainly benefit the house in years to inters event and inters team who came second come. Even though we were all new to the role, we place overall. In total, we had seventeen students communicated well to end the year on a high and Towlson who ran across the three races. Callum Atkins, Tom we hope Mr. Barr will continue to flourish in his role Steel, Will Bagshaw and Louis Worrall took part in as House Master. Being a part of Stephenson since Junior Boys’ Squash and we had six students joining the school, has been a big part of our represent the house in inters badminton where we school career and the memories we made doing achieved fourth place. Tom Sagar, Allaid Howe, House events will stay with us as we move on to Alfie Holt and Holly Barber also took part in Senior the next chapter in our academic life. We can Table Tennis. We also had thirteen girls represent certainly say being Heads of House was a valuable the house in Junior Netball. We achieved joint first experience that we will never forget, and the team place with Atkinson but were placed second on a spirit and drive of the house will help us succeed in goal dierence of plus one. Finally, well done to the future. Imogen Idle and Aaliyah Mian who came first in the Junior Debating this term, taking on board and Sophie Preston and Yashica Bhardwaj using the advice that they were given throughout the earlier rounds. I would like to thank Sophie and Yashica for their hard work and dedicated approach to leading The summer term began with Senior Netball, Stephenson House in my first year. I couldn’t have where the girls secured third and the Boys’ asked for two better people to be Heads of House. The autumn term brought mixed success for Football events, well done to everybody who took Towlson. We had a number of sound placings in part but, in particular, to the Junior Football team Despite the best eorts, results didn’t go our way each quiz round, then the boys went on to secure who secured first place. Our success continued and unfortunately, we finished sixth overall in the fourth place in House Swimming with Will Sagar with first places in Junior Rounders, and Enterprise. standings, however, there were some excellent and Tom Steel securing first place in their races. Thank you, also, to the students that took part in performances by individuals during the year e.g. The girls won their swimming event with a number Junior Girls’ Squash and Table Tennis. We also had Tom Vernon winning Junior Chess and Josh Binns of first places for Hermione Roe, who swam up to a fantastic time at Sports Day, once again, a large winning Senior Science. A more consistent the inters category in both the freestyle and fly number of students taking part and stepping up to approach is required next year to get Stephenson races and then set new house records. Holly Butler, take part in events that they had not originally House back to the top of the house standings. Esther Bean and Izzy Teale also managed first signed up for. Thank you, also, to Imogen Amos, places in the senior breaststroke, freestyle and Peter Davison and India Taylor who did a great job Sports day was an excellent occasion, my first one backstroke respectively. A big thank you must also helping organise the team. The term ended with as a housemaster, and we had some excellent go to Georgia Marker and Ellie Monaghan who inters Debating and Aisha Mian becoming the performances. Emma Okpala was outstanding and represented Towlson for the last time in house second recipient of the James Hole Trophy for won Best Junior Girl, no mean feat! debating, ending a successful run in this event for commitment to the house. Once again, thank you the girls. We also had teams representing us in to everybody who has taken part in house events This year, Stephenson House has had an eventful I would also like to thank the whole Stephenson Inters Table Tennis, Senior Girls’ Squash, Senior this year, you continue to show team spirit and a year, but the team spirit was unwavering. We community for their generosity in the charity Badminton and Basketball, ending the term on a willingness to take part. I also want to say a started the year with high morale, enthusiasm and eorts this year. Firstly, the food bank collection at high and sharing first place for House Climbing particular thank you to Tom and Holly who determination and ended the year proud of what Christmas was incredibly well-supported and one with Stephenson. arranged the teams and attended the junior events we have achieved. We had a few sport successes pupil even brought in a huge hamper filled with when I was unable to. They worked together and such as the boys coming second in House food and festive drinks and treats. Secondly, the Due to the weather and the lots of external events demonstrated what being a part of Towlson house Swimming and winning House Basketball and Easter Egg collection for unwell children at BRI and the spring term had lots of changes. Mr. Tedd and I is all about. Well done everybody! House Climbing as well as academic victories LGI was again well-supported and it was a held auditions for the House Music solo including Senior House Science, Junior House challenge to find the sta-room as it was overcome performances which were held at the beginning of Mrs. C Spencer

Page 110 House Reports Vinter

Firstly looking back I must thank our Heads of House this year Teah Collies and Joe Green and their prefect team, including Sammie Templeman, Freddie Green, Koyran Warden, Emily Hall, Morgan Halliday and Ryan Gibson. Without their steadfast help and support many of the events and activities this year would not have run so smoothly. At Juniors my thanks to Chloe Cater and Connor Elliot and likewise at Inters to Josh McCann and Harriet Green for all their work as House Captains this year. As always there is a real core of students willing to be involved and my thanks also go to anyone who has worn the Vinter vest this year in any of the numerous events, well done.

After a hard fought Sports Day, we ended the year in second place overall which I have only ever equalled once before in my six years as Head of House. It is, therefore, time to go out on a high and from September we will be welcoming Miss Follos as Vinter’s new Head of House. She is looking forward to the variety of activities going on throughout the year and is keen to get stuck into the House spirit. She has been a member of the House for two years and is excited to get further involved with the teams and organisation of the Creativity • Branding • Marketing House. She is eager to keep the inclusive House spirit alive from September and is enthusiastic about encouraging all to have a go. • Graphic Design & Branding • Digital & Litho Printing In my time as Head of House I have really been able to fully understand the value of House system • Website Design & Development and how those that fully engage with it, both students and sta, get both enjoyment and a • Branded Promotional Items sense of value in what they are doing. I am sure these students will work hard to acquit themselves • Signs & Large Format Print during the year and lead from the front as I have seen them do so many times before. I hope for a successful but above all else enjoyable year for all, Call us today 07860 614 642 especially Miss Follos in her new role. GO VINTER! www.toucancreative.co.uk Mr. J Allison Proud to work with Woodhouse Grove School

House Reports Page 111 I am the very best of me...

I am every teacher who has inspired me. I am every lesson that has opened my eyes. I am every maths problem I have solved. I am every book that has captivated me. I am every science experiment that has surprised me. I am every sports tour that has motivated me. I am every drama class that has transformed me. I am more than just academic. I am everything I want to be. I am prepared. I am gracious and generous. I am resourceful and resilient. I am ambitious and committed. I am understood. I am my unlocked potential. I am an individual, yet I am part of something incredible.

I am Grovian. All Cinderella photos are courtesy of Gavin Priestley Photography

The Grovian 2018 The Grovian 2018

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