If you’re looking for girl power, you’ll find it at Moreton Hall A69377 Moretonian Magazine 2107_AW.pdf Page 1 of 94 Email: [email protected] Moreton Hall, Weston Rhyn, Telephone: (+44) 01691 773671 Oswestry, Shropshire Web: www.moretonhall.org SY11 3EW A69377 Moretonian Magazine 2107_AW.pdf Page 2 of 94 Contents 4 News Highlights 38 STEM 7 Special Awards Winners of 2017 40 Art Gallery 9 A day in the life of Jonathan Forster 44 A journalist covering under reported stories across Africa 10 Silver Service 46 Moreton’s Unsung Heroes 11 Carolyn Tilley 48 Duke of Edinburgh 12 Head Prefects’ Speeches 50 Creative Writing 14 Leavers’ Ball 2017 The Journey 17 Face2Face War 18 Little Shop of Horrors 52 Enrichment outside the classroom 19 Aladdin 54 Catering For The Masses 20 The Community Theatre 57 Classics 22 Performing Arts with Beth Clacher 58 Moreton Photography 24 Annual Investec Business Lunch 59 Sport 26 Moreton Enterprises 65 Moreton First 28 Enrichment Section News Highlights Bronwen The 3 R’s Jenner The Art Gallery 32 To My Remove Self Expressive Arts Sport 34 Careers at Moreton Hall 77 The Old Moretonian 36 Spoken English The Moretonian 2017 A69377 Moretonian Magazine 2107_AW.pdf Page 3 of 94 News Highlights Senior Mathematicians are Top 2% of the UK Moreton Hall’s team finished in the top 2% of the UK at the National Final of the Senior Team Maths Challenge in London, on 7th January. The team, comprised of Phoebe Jackson (U6), Pauline Ji (U6), Vinna Sun (L6) and Georgie Lang (L6) excelled. This was the first time a Moreton Hall team had qualified for the National Final and the girls departed with the happy knowledge that they were already “Moreton’s best team ever”. Moreton’s Music Department Wins National Award We are delighted to announce that the Moreton Hall Music Department has achieved the ISM (Incorporated Society of Musicians) Bronze Certificate in Music 2017. It has been awarded for the excellent results in GCSE Music last year where more than 10% of all GCSE students at Key Stage 4 took and achieved an A*-C in music, placing Moreton within the top schools across England. Helen Rayner, Director of Music, commented: “In a time of uncertainty for the arts, this award highlights the value and importance of music within education. We are delighted to be acknowledged for our excellence in music.” Moreton Hall - A Top ‘Value Added’ School in the UK The 2016 MidYis ‘Value Added’ results have been published. Yet again, Moreton is at the top of the tables for both the independent sector and on a national level. In both the Remove to U5 and U4-U6 categories, Moreton falls within the top 2% and 4% of the country. 4 The Moretonian 2017 A69377 Moretonian Magazine 2107_AW.pdf Page 4 of 94 Business Lunch with Lord Hague This year’s Annual Investec Business Lunch at Moreton Hall saw guest of honour, Lord William Hague give an outstanding speech to 600 guests and pupils. Covering everything from Brexit to his time in the House of Lords, this funny and insightful guest gave a masterclass in public speaking. Read more on page 24. National Success for Upper Sixth Artist Cicely Peers (U6) has been selected from over 2,400 entrants to have her A Level painting, ‘Shadow Bars’, exhibited in the Royal Academy’s A Level Summer Exhibition Online. She is one of 45 students selected as having submitted ‘Outstanding Work’, by a panel including Royal Academician and winner of the Turner Prize, Wolfgang Tillmans! Careers Convention This year’s Careers Convention proved to be the most impressive to date. Over seventy professionals and university delegates lined up to offer insightful advice to both students and parents. Particularly valued was the presence of so many Old Moretonians whose ‘horse’s mouth’ advice was much appreciated by the current U5 and L6 students. The diverse array of delegates and speakers was highlighted by one parent, who commented, “My son is at a prominent boys’ independent school, down south. They offer nothing on careers which is comparable to the scale and quality of this.” Indeed, from the Russell Group universities, to the range of professionals, there can be no doubt that Moreton’s Careers Department did a sterling job. The Moretonian 2017 5 A69377 Moretonian Magazine 2107_AW.pdf Page 5 of 94 Cultural Enrichment: Beyond the Classroom and UK Our bespoke and varied curriculum is no more apparent than with the wonderful trips students embark on across the world, to discover new experiences and broaden their knowledge. Moreton Sixth were inspired by Venetian art, students explored stunning Spanish architecture in Salamanca, and our fantastic Australian exchange programme was yet another success. Read more on page 52. Confirmation 2017 The Bishop of Shrewsbury, Mark Rylands, presided over Moreton Hall’s Confirmation service at St. Oswald’s Church. This was a very happy occasion in which ten girls, all from Lower 5, were confirmed and two of their number, Alysha Brown and Saskia Wells were baptised. Moreton Sportswomen Play on National Stage For talented sportswoman Milly Home (U5), gaining a place in the U19 England Lacrosse Team was, in her words, ‘a childhood dream; achieved’. Alongside specialist England training sessions, Milly recently put her top level skills into practice as she relished the opportunity to play for the U19 North Regional Team in the Senior Regional Tournament in March. Moreton sports coach, Holly Harrington also part of the England squad, represented the North A Regional Team in the same tournament. Holly commented: “It was a really great weekend of Lacrosse, the level was extremely high and it was really good to get out and play against tough competition. The U19s, and Milly especially, played exceptionally well against the senior teams.” 6 The Moretonian 2017 A69377 Moretonian Magazine 2107_AW.pdf Page 6 of 94 Moreton Hall has been named by The Times as the UK’s top performing non-selective school following Moreton Hall Ranked outstanding A Level and GCSE results. This impressive accolade followed hot on the heels of The Tatler Schools Number One School Guide, which pronounced: ‘If you’re looking for girl in the UK power, you’ll find it at Moreton Hall.’ Special Awards Winners of 2017 The Moretonian 2017 7 A69377 Moretonian Magazine 2107_AW.pdf Page 7 of 94 Special Awards The Moreton First Gaia Vyas Adam Anne Lloyd Trophy Ji Yihao Achievement Award for Mathematics The Moreton First Effort Award Holly Longfellow The Reakes-Williams English Buffy Boroughs GCSE Cup The Grace Lloyd-Williams Libby Jones Award (for good citizenship) The Owen Trophy for English Selina Schoelles The Moreton First Music Cup Emma Barnes The Hodgkinson Prize Georgina Johnson for French The Stables Music Cup Maya Falah & Bonnie Gray Bruna Hodges German Prize The Middle School Music Cup Romy Grigg Harriet Lang & Vanessa Wells Modern Languages Spanish prize Laura Morris Choral Cup Cara Povey Tara Beasley The Ollier Prize for The Kenneth Brown Music Cup Yang Huanyi Francesca Lisle Modern Languages Senior School Music Cup Lucy Reade The Wilding Middle School Eliza Kiel The Anne Barber Trophy Coco Harpin Science Cup The Gittins Trophy Serena Grace The Bolton Biology Trophy Molly Ashworth Morgan Hockey Trophy Jemima Boroughs The Bourne-Greatwood Florence Wade-Smith Chemistry Award Janet Norton Award for Sport Tara Beasley The Faraday Physics Prize Scott Trophy Florence Wade-Smith Phoebe Jackson The Piaget Psychology Prize Prize for Outstanding Tia Barlow Verity Snow Commitment to School Sport The Davies Roberts Science Cup Molly Ashworth The Simlett-Groves Award for Sally Hughes & Emily Cooper Jenner Award Lydia German Commitment to Sport Classics Trophy Emily Kiel The Field Drama Cup Charlotte Rollason & The Economics Trophy Karina Brown Georgie Reeves Prize for Religious Studies Courtney Meredith & Middle School Drama Award Nell Clacher & Maya Falah Alicia Holland GCSE Drama Cup (U5) Georgina Grace The Cookson History Trophy Selina Schoelles The Macdonald Performing Bethan Clacher Prize for Contribution to Verity Snow Arts Award Moreton Enterprises The Nicholas Drama Cup (U6) Tara Beasley & Hannah Jones The Abiola Trophy for Hannah Jones Ebun Clark Trophy Belinda Matthews & Business Studies Emma Vivian The Salter Prize, for Food & Ellie Jones Textiles Technology Halsall-Williams Spoken Jin Xiaoxi English Middle Trophy The Knight Cup Ruth Jefferis (Duke of Edinburgh) Halsall-Williams Spoken Georgina Lang & English Senior Trophy Kitty Davenport Selina Sasse Geography Cup Grace Samuel & Karina Brown The English Speaking Holly Jones Geography Prize Ana Berry Board Trophy The Hebblethwaite Award Jessica Spencer & Tia Barlow The Millicent Kaye Cheng Eva Yue Ying International Citizenship Polina Sokhina Junior Art Award Award Lingard Research Award Imogen Slack The Hill Trophy Georgia Cox & Rebecca Davies The Nicola Hooper Art Cup Cicely Peers France-Hayhurst Bracelet Ruth Jefferis The Lora Gadd GCSE Eliza Kiel Upper Sixth Diligence Award Noriko Kusumoto Art Trophy Charlesworth House Prize Lea Ten Busch Outstanding Achievement Ruth Jefferis Award for Art The Ursula Roberts Award Ella and Grace Newbrook The Wilding School Zhang Yunping Karefa-Smart Trophy Tara Beasley Mathematics Cup Principal’s Awards Aytan Guseynova The Pinder Mathematics Trophy Phoebe Jackson Ellie Jones Simran Shah 8 The Moretonian 2017 A69377 Moretonian Magazine 2107_AW.pdf Page 8 of 94 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF Jonathan Forster Get up - time variable - today No two days are the same - in School life - attend every play, 6.00am to write this article. addition to parents, tomorrow, concert and match you can. Work best under pressure, I’ll see all the housemistresses Paula comes to as many events rarely eat breakfast. and senior management. as she can - as well as managing my life and my family.