Phoenix MAGAZINE of PRIOR PARK COLLEGE 2018-19
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The THEPhoenix MAGAZINE OF PRIOR PARK COLLEGE 2018-19 CONTENTS 04 The Headmaster’s Foreword 24 Three Peaks Challenge 48 Chalke Valley History Festival 80 The Grand Leavers’ Concert 06 JMOC’s Farewell 25 International 49 The Lower Sixth Historians 82 House Music 07 Staff Farewells 26 D of E Baseball All-Star Game 84 Band Night 08 Academic Staff List 28 CCF 50 Debating 86 Music Results 09 New Academic Staff, 30 Eco Prior 51 Library round-up 88 Sport Overview Celebrations 31 Health and Wellbeing 52 Benalmadena 89 Rosslyn Park 10 Speech Day 32 Co-curricular 54 Romania 90 Rugby 12 Prize Winners 33 Baines House 56 Berlin 92 Girls’ Hockey 13 U6 Achievements and 34 Academic Life 57 Lulworth Cove 94 Boys’ Hockey Appointments 38 STEM Day, Chemistry 59 Ski Trip 96 Netball 14 A Level Results Day 39 Computer Science 60 Skern Lodge 98 Tennis 15 Leavers’ Destinations 2019 40 MFL 62 New York 100 Cricket 17 The Class of 2019 42 Mathematics 64 Product Design 102 Academic PE 18 ‘A Night Under The Stars’ 43 EPQ, 66 Visual Arts 103 Prior Park Schools’ Biathlon, 19 GCSE Results Academic Scholars Lecture 70 Blue Stockings Sports Leaders 20 Religious Life 44 Bletchley Park 72 Trojan Woman 104 Fisher Road Relay 22 Celebrating Young People 45 Politics, UN Sixth Form 74 DNA Awards Conference 77 Sister Act 23 Charity 47 War and Peace 78 Music Highlights PRIOR PARK COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST PRESIDENT GOVERNORS GIBRALTAR GOVERNOR Sister Jane Livesey CJ, MA (Cantab) Mr A M H King (Chair of Governors) Mr J Jarvis LLB (Hons), BVC, Barrister at Law Mr T Alves BSc PATRONS Mr A Bury MBA, BSc (Hons) CLERK TO THE GOVERNORS The Rt Rev D R Lang BA, Bishop of Clifton Dr J Haworth MBS, MSc Mrs J Barr Miss J Bisgood CBE Mr S Head MA (Cantab) Mr C J B Davy CB Mr P S J O’Donoghue MA, FCA Mr D R Hayes Mrs N Pearson BA (Hons), PGCE Mr F J F Lyons KSG Rear Admiral N J Raby OBE, MSC Sir Cameron Mackintosh Rev Prebendary N Rawlinson MA, MB, BChir, The Rt Hon the Lord Patten of Barnes CH FRCS, FRCEM, Cert Pall Med Dip Th The Rev Monsignor Canon R J Twomey VF Ms A Shepherd MBE, BA Hons Commodore C B York, FCMI, Royal Navy Mr J Shinkwin MA (Oxon), PGCE Mrs J Singleton BA (Hons), Dip TEFL Mr J Webster BA, BArch, MCD, RIBA, MRTPI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EDITOR: Kerena Bishop DESIGN: Chantelle Cottrell Printed with 100% ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: renewable energy and Carole Laverick, Dominic Brown, Shaun Ogden vegetable based inks THE HEADMASTER’S FOREWORD Pass it on Ashurbanipal, Assyrian Emperor 668-627 BC, was a highly capable general, a warrior king. We are told that he enjoyed the subjugation of myriad nations and peoples across Mesopotamia. However, Ashurbanipal left an which throw extraordinary light do this. My professor at university teacher reflects on education and its extraordinary legacy - one which is on the richness of Mesopotamian taught me about the craft of the impact. He concludes that we are all only fully being appreciated today. society. historian as an undergraduate. I part of the search for understanding He inherited an empire in crisis, in a still recall my essay on the 15th and something deeper. Hector’s final constant state of war and violence Ashurbanipal’s greatest legacy century Spanish rulers Ferdinand words are ‘all you can do is pass it on, and he used his military effectiveness is thus to bring peace so that a and Isabella which resulted in him boys, just pass it on.’. so that the empire came to know flowering of learning and education saying ‘now you are thinking as a peace in the final two decades of his could benefit society. In building historian!’ When asked ‘what is my Perhaps, like Ashurbanipal, or even rule. During this time, Ashurbanipal his library, Ashurbanipal declared specialism as a historian?’ I proudly my own teachers and professors, or built up one of the finest collections a desire, not to destroy, but to state that I am a Europeanist, a the extraordinary teaching staff here of art and literature ever assembled. enhance, to educate – to learn - to lover of the culture and history of in 2019 who constantly inspire, I pass understand – to pass it on. our own ancient continent. I have on the desire to learn, to search for A man of great learning himself spent decades studying and teaching what is truly important and fulfilling; I – able to speak in many tongues, One of the great privileges of my life the history of France, Spain, Italy, pass on the hope that this school will he claimed that he even read texts has been the study of history. Many Germany, Austria, Russia and many continue to develop young people from before ‘the great flood’ and have inspired me – passed it on to other European countries. I have who will appreciate a lifelong love of his greatest passion was his royal me - to love this subject for its own been intrigued throughout by what learning and use this to the benefit of library at Nineveh, his capital. He sake and for the precious skills it can survives and what changes in the those around them. commissioned copies of literary teach; how to analyse and evaluate acceptance that the world keeps works from the furthest reaches of effectively, how to understand the spinning. History has also taught ‘Pass it on, boys and girls, just pass the kingdom. Today, over 30,000 context, to appreciate the forces that me to be in awe of the brilliance of it on.’ clay tablets and fragments of this influence human decision making, humankind to be creative, to adapt library are preserved, including how to understand humanity itself. and to survive. ancient hymns and prayers, medical, mathematical, ritual and astrological My A Level history master at school At the end of the play The History texts, letters and legal contracts was the first to truly challenge me to Boys by Alan Bennett, Hector the 4 PRIOR PARK COLLEGE THE PHOENIX 5 Staff Farewells JMOC’s Farewell time and expertise. Psychology BY MISS CHARLOTTE CUMMINS is now an integral subject in the A Level curriculum and we cannot thank Rachel enough. Rachel now wants to spend more time with her children and return to part time work. We wish her all the best in her new venture. RACHEL BIRD HARRIET ROUSE ROSIE MCNIFF BY MRS SUE FORSHAW BY MR TOM MAXWELL BY MR ROLAND ROBERTSON Rachel Bird leaves Prior Park Harriet joined the Theology Once upon a time there was a One of my first memories of James is of times, when there has been sickness or College after twelve years, department this year as a specially talented and versatile him standing up in the Common Room death in the community, when something during which time she has graduate trainee and it became music scholar at Prior Park ‘Life starts all Meeting at the start of the new school unexpected or difficult happens or when you proven to be a highly motivated, immediately apparent that she - strong violinist and viola year and telling us about himself: historian, just have to absorb someone else’s anger professional and versatile is a naturally gifted teacher with player, able singer in choir, good over again when rugby, Ireland, music, art…but perhaps the or pain. Leading such a large community of colleague. a genuine love of her subject. composer and pianist, A Level thing that struck me most, and stayed with people with so many different dynamics is Having completed her degree Well-informed and interested musician - with such a bubbly it gets crisp in me, was his love of F. Scott Fitzgerald and never going to be an easy job, but James has in Modern Languages at EMMA SMALL in all aspects of Theology, and enthusiastic personality I particularly of The Great Gatsby. done so with a great sense of service and Cambridge University and BY MR PETER STROUD Harriet soon established herself was sorry to lose her when her generosity. taught in both the state and as an excellent teacher who U6 Speech Day came around. I the fall.’ For James, coming to Prior was not just independent sectors, Rachel Emma joined the EAL has consistently challenged thought perhaps one day she’d The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald about getting a new job, but about fulfilling Leaving a legacy is something James has was close to completing Department in September her students to perform at make a great teacher - but a long-held desire to root himself and spoken to countless students about over her studies for a Masters in 2017 as an EAL teacher, their best. She has initiated off she went to uni, and then his family back into the school which the years. James, I wonder if you found the Psychology when she applied and impressed with the many fruitful class discussions, surprised nobody when she was had played such an important part in the plan you set yourself ten years ago, if you for a job in the Modern quality of her teaching right getting the students to think snapped up by Snape Maltings Murphy-O’Connor story. It is no secret that knew then what you know now, would it be Languages Department at from the start. She helped carefully about the topics they for their arts admin programme. James’ father and uncles were students the same? For me, some of the highlights Prior Park to teach French, later the students with weaker cover and has developed their But lo, it came to pass that after at Prior Park and that one of those uncles, include: the Bury Sports Centre, the new adding the teaching of German English to communicate more interest in the subject.