The newsletter for Bay House Sixth Form Issue 42: October 2018 90% A* - C tops Hampshire league Joseph Gowers (Ryde) and Aliya Nurmohamed (Cams Hill) celebrate some excellent results which will see them both go to the University of Portsmouth, Joseph to study Danny Hampton, Tom Trott, Connall Murray, Phoebe Williams, Alex Wilson, Will Rowland, Sam International Relations and Ponting and Edward Gandar each secure Oxbridge places in a record-breaking year Politics, and Aliya to study Digital Marketing. A highly impressive 90% A* - Amongst the highest Rowland (Crofton), A*A*A, C pass rate saw Bay House’s performers were Edward Gonville and Caius, Class of 2018 out-perform all Gandar (Bay House) who Cambridge; Tom Trott state schools and colleges in gained A*A*A*A* and will (Crofton), AAA, Lincoln, Hampshire and beat the study Physics at Oxford Oxford, and Phoebe Williams Inside this issue: national average by 13%. A (Worcester); Conall Murray (Crofton), A*A*A*, Keble, third of entries achieved A or (Crofton) with A*A*A*A who Oxford. A* grades. will read Engineering Sciences Other notable success stories Class of 2018: where 2 at King’s, Cambridge, and Alex It was yet another year of include Owen Holland (Brune are they now? Wilson (Bay House), A*A*AA, outstanding success with a Park), A*A*A , who will study who secured an organ record eight students winning Mathematics at the University Classical History lecture 2 scholarship and will study Oxbridge places and around of Bath, Alana-Jade Hughes Music at Oxford (Worcester). 90% of students securing (Brune Park), AAA, who will Parliament trip 3 places at their first-choice Other Oxbridge successes study Business at the university. When considering were Danny Hampton (Cams University of Portsmouth, Ben the results in a value-added Hill), A*A*A*, who will study Saunders (Swanmore), AAA, Moggmentum visit! 4 context, the results are Physics at Oxford (Lincoln); who will take Law with Politics expected to once more place Sam Ponting (Bay House), at the University of the Sixth Form within the very A*A*A), who will study Manchester, and Henry Lui Sportsdesk 4 top A Level providers (both Psychology at Pembroke, (Springfield), A*AB, who will state and private) across the Oxford, and three students study Electronic Engineering at country. who will study History: Will the University of Southampton. Page 2 headlines Catching up with the Class of 2018: Where are they now? What are they doing?! An outstanding set of A Level Other Russell Group results has seen students universities favoured by Bay taking advantage of a host of House students include Cardiff exciting opportunities. (9), Exeter (5), Leeds (4), UCL (3), and Warwick (3). Those Nearly 40% of students applying adventurous students venturing to university secured places at furthest from home include Russell Group universities, Conor Hogg (St Mary’s College) compared with 12% nationally. who will study Economics at The University of Southampton Queen’s University Belfast, has once again proved to be the Megan Prothero (Crofton) who most popular destination, with will study Archaeology at the 22 students securing places in University of York and Josh subjects including Geography, McCune (Bay House) who will Chemistry, Computer Science, Jack Winkles, Jordan Flanagan, Jay Robinson, Fergus Ross and study French and Linguistics at Spanish & Portuguese, Andrew Graham celebrate some excellent results the University of Edinburgh. Marketing, Civil Engineering, and Graphic Arts. Various types of engineering Amos (Bay House) and Tammi secured a place to study courses have proven to be very Dougan (Bay House) will study Veterinary Medicine and popular, with all kinds of Midwifery at the University of Science at the University of exciting options available to Surrey; Sallina Begum (Brune Surrey. students. James Huggins (The Park) will take Medical Congratulations also to Nathan Gregg School) is studying Microbiology at Leeds Stevenson (Bay House), who Nuclear Engineering at University; Kaitlin Charlesworth has joined the Royal Navy and Lancaster University, Alice (Bay House) and Melissa begun training at BRNC Barker (Bay House) is taking O’Mahony (Bay House) will Dartmouth, and to Ariane Edge Mechanical Engineering at the study Adult Nursing at (Crofton) who has made it University of Portsmouth, Southampton; Natasha Butler through the first selection stage Andrew Graham (Bay House) is will study Children’s Nursing at to join the RAF. studying Automotive the University of the West of Engineering at Loughborough England; Molly Gerlack (Brune Finally, a big well done to University whilst Matthew Park) will study Physiotherapy Benedict Anwyl-Knight (Bay Saunders (Henry Cort) is taking at Southampton whilst Ed House) whose A* in Computer Aerospace Engineering at the Sawkins-Brown (Crofton) and Science placed him in the top University of Surrey. Abhinav Saji John (Crofton) will ten in the country and secured Photo courtesy of The News take Diagnostic Radiography a prize from Netcraft Ltd. He is Careers in the medical and Imaging at the University of now studying Computer profession have appealed to a Anton Blake celebrates an Cardiff. Meanwhile Amber Science at the University of number of students; Imogen impressive set of results Feilder (Bay House) has Southampton. Classical historian travels from Texas to deliver inspiring lecture Bay House School and Sixth in ancient history generally and power, and the qualities he had Roman World helped to deeply Form was delighted to host an its growing popularity as an A demonstrated in consolidating enrich the knowledge of the excellent lecture delivered by Level subject. Lindsay his position as imperator. His Ancient History students and the much-respected author explained how the first Roman skill as a raconteur along with members of the wider and classical historian Lindsay emperor Augustus had risen to his expert knowledge of the community who attended. Powell earlier this term. Coming all the way from Texas where he now resides, he managed to squeeze this talk into his busy schedule, in between podcasts for Dan Snow’s History Hit, meetings with Tom Holland and prestigious book signings at Foyle’s London bookstore. The capacity crowd in the LRC reflected the increased interest headlines Page 3 Politics students take in the sights as they visit Parliament and the Supreme Court A Level Politics students reflect upon an action-packed visit to London. Isabelle Erdogan writes: ‘Accompanied by Mrs Cotton and Mrs Bodsworth, a group of Lower Sixth embarked on an adventure to The Houses of Parliament, on a quest to overrun government... Although unsuccessful, the day was thoroughly enjoyable. After arriving at Waterloo, we took advantage of an hour to wander around Covent Garden, before making our way to classic tourist sites such as Trafalgar Square. As if planned, we reached Horse Guard’s Parade just in time for the Although we missed the main Commons, watched the Mace be quite intimidating at the same changing of the guards! A brisk parts of the speech, we still carried into The House of Lords, time, due to the fact that some walk later and we arrived at the managed a glimpse of the learnt plenty of new content notorious cases have been Supreme Court, discovering the Labour Party leader himself (a surrounding our course and decided here. Overall it was a history and structure behind it - privilege for some more than enjoyed a workshop after fantastic trip and we all were a thoroughly interesting others). As for the highlight of chatting with our local MP - extremely lucky to be a part of experience. Upon leaving, we the day, visiting The Houses of Caroline Dinenage! Overall it it! Oh, is it too late to say that encountered a large protest Parliament was a great was a fantastic trip - we are we saw Prince William as demonstration at which Jeremy experience: we sat in on a thankful to the Politics well?!’ debate in The House of department for planning such an Corbyn was giving a speech! Rebecca Taylor added: ‘Looking amazing experience for us’. round some of the courtrooms Meanwhile Connor Hedges and visiting the Supreme Court writes: ‘Our Politics trip to exhibition was great - in the Parliament had various courtrooms we even got to sit in highlights throughout the day the judges’ chairs! Our and it is hard to pick out ‘just a workshop about pressure handful’. Firstly, it was amazing groups was interesting, finding to see inside the Houses of out more about them and Parliament and walk around the learning about different very spots visited by famous pressure groups that we hadn’t world leaders such as Nelson heard of before as well as Mandela, Queen Elizabeth II and learning more about Barack Obama, not to mention suffragettes. My favourite part the rich history within the very of the day, besides getting the walls we walked between, which obligatory McDonalds, was included murals and statues of getting to see inside the prominent events and key Commons and watch a live figures in politics. In addition, we debate. all managed to witness sessions Dom Redpath concludes: ‘Our in the House of Commons and trip to parliament has changed the House of Lords which were my perspective regarding my intriguing to say the least, as future career choice; I now feel there were many ‘heated’ passionate about branching moments as well as some into politics and have an hysterical ones (well to them ultimate goal of becoming an anyway). MP. Overall an excellent day Furthermore, the group also but I was bitterly disappointed visited the Supreme Court, which to catch a glimpse of Jeremy was astonishing while being Corbyn!’ Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk….Sportsdesk Page 4 It has been a positive start to results.