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The Magazine ForScarborough College

Autumn/Winter 2015

HEADMASTER’SWELCOME

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It is certainly applicable to this term, where the weeks have truly flown by, marked by a considerable number of notable successes in a vast range of fields. Reading this edition of Horizons, youwould be forgiven for presuming that Scarborough College must be a school housing some one thousand pupils or so, such is the array and variety of activities and the remarkable triumphs gained at local, regionaland national levels.

Of particular note is the ongoing work of the Sixth Form Committee who continually challenge themselves to find novel ways of raising money for good causes. Fancy dress, impressive baking and physical tests are all thrown into the mix! We are proudof the levels of compassion and consideration ourpupils regularly demonstrate and they too are proud to be making a differenceto their local community and beyond.

We’ve been blessed by mostly mild weather this term and this has assisted a robust and determined 1st XV to achieve an excellent season, suffering only two losses. Ampleforth and St Peter’s were dispatched along the

way, not least due to our forwards’ ability to starve the opposition of any possession. The girls too have impressed many on the hockey field with their togetherness and clever tactical play. They are a very young side with a good deal of promise. Not to be outdone, our U13 XV became district champions and our U12 girls finished their hockey season unbeaten. Furthermore, demonstrating how multi-talented so many of our pupils are, we reached the National Schools’ Final in equestrianism, became the district champions in basketball and finished well up the rankings in both the Independent Schools’ Golf Association’s Scottish Open and in the Yorkshire Clay Pigeon Shooting Championships.

The College is rapidly gaining a national reputation for success in engineering and we are delighted to have qualified to represent the North in the UK SpaceDesign Competition at Imperial College next term through the ingenuity and inspiration of our latest crop of budding Brunels!

I have been particularly struck by how connected the old boys and girls are to their alma mater, the College.

With over four hundred and fifty people attending the annual OSA Ball in November, I think we can safely assume our past pupils are keen to see the College continue to thrive and more Old Scardeburgians than ever are assisting us to make our present pupils’ school experience as rich and rewarding as possible.Our 120th birthday nextyear will provide a great cause for celebration.

It is often not until well into the holiday break that one has the time to properly reflect upon a full term’s work but, as I write this, I don’t think it is a little premature to declare the Christmas Term 2015 to have been an undisputable triumph. We are very aware that the pupils’ achievements are greatly facilitated by a continual commitment from their parents to assist with the many College interests and pursuits they follow, and we are very thankful for your ongoing support.

This hugely rewarding term has set the bar rather high.I wonder what is in storefor 2016.

Tempus Fugit is a phrase often associated with busy boarding schools where pupils are continually challenged to take on more and more so that a deeper understanding of themselves and their talents is revealed layer by layer.

Charles Ellison Headmaster

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LITTLE OWLS

Other highlights have been our Children in Need breakfast where the children had their faces painted like Pudsey Bear, enjoyed several helpings of breakfast and then worked it all off at a fun dance lesson.

The Friday afternoon children had a literary trip out to Wardle& Jones, a local bookshop. The children listened to some stories, explored the bookshop, had refreshments and made frog masks.

Alongside all of that, there has been lots of crafty goings on. The Little Owls had great fun with a pirate topic and made ships, pirate faces and treasure maps.

As we went into December, Mrs Hunter and her elves transformed the nursery into a spectacular Christmas grotto. The childrenwere very busy making cards, calendars, decorations and shiny pictures with lots and lots of glitter. They also practised nativitysongs with gusto!

Mrs Jackie HunterHead of Little Owls Pre-School

The children have enjoyed a full and exciting schedule at Little Owls this Autumn term, including the introduction of two new activities: Kathy Seabrook’s music time on Wednesdays, where the children have learned new songs and played a variety of instruments, and water confidence classes on Thursdays. The children have been very excited to go to the Bramcote pool and take great delight in pouring water over each other!

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HEAD’S REPORTBramcote Junior School

I have been really pleased with their efforts and their attitude whether winning or losing. Parental support at sports fixtures has also been an impressive feature of this term, whether home or away we have had supporters braving the elements to cheer on the teams. We usually can count on having more parents than the opposition; it is great for the children to feel the support from the touchline.

The festive season at school started in late November! We have had a wonderful view of the Christmas story through a Little Owls and Infant nativity. The team-work between classes and teachers to produce such polished performances is amazing. The Carol Service in the beautiful St Martin-on-the-Hill Church is a highlight for all who attend; Mr Richardson’s musical input ensures that the service is a moving celebration at this special time of year.

Year 6 have had a busy term, they have worked extremely hard in the classroom and have gone on many trips and visits. They visited Scarborough Hospital to take part in the Injury Minimisation Programme for Schools (IMPS), and also visited the student teachers at Hull University and saw how the teachers of the future are being trained.Year 5 and 6 also had a visit from the local police force who spoke to them about the potential dangers of the internet and social networking sites.

I’m excited to note that we have some new starters in January to our school. We look forward to welcoming them and I know that they will throw themselves into all the activities that we offer here and they will have a wonderful time.

Chris BarkerHead of Bramcote Junior School

This has been a fantastic first term for Bramcote Junior School. The children have all appeared in their form assemblies highlighting the British values that are core to all we do. The sports teams have travelled far and wide.

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ASSEMBLIES

He brought into school two bikes, a 1974 fully restored Bultaco 325cc bike and his present bike, the 300cc Beta 4T fourstroke. He highlighted many points of interest and compared the old with the new.

With the help of Year 6 pupils (who modelled the riding kit) he explained the need for the correct riding kitincluding competition suit,back protector, open face helmet, boots and gloves.

The scoring system for competition was describedand some of the rules regarding the ‘Sections’ to be ridden and the ‘Observers’ who scoreeach rider.

Michael Brown, a Scarborough rider, was mentioned as last season he was ranked 8th in

the World. Mr Pettitt hopesto arrange for him to visit theschool next year to perhapsgive a demonstration of top class riding skills for the pupils to enjoy at a safe distance!

Mr Pettitt also mentioned our very successful Ladies National Team and highlighted our present Ladies World Champion.

Year 6 were included in the assembly as they have just completed some ICT research into this sport,and under the guidance of Mr Wilkinson they produced published documents, which were displayed in the Hall prior to the assembly.

They are unbeaten in hockey and netball this term and in the District Cross Country Championships, out of 65 girls, we had three finishers in the top seven. The challenge for these girls is to keep going; they have set a very high standard for sport as they move through the school.

U9 GIRLS’ SPORTThe standout team for Bramcote Junior School has been the U9 girls.

On Friday 4 December Mr Pettitt delivered an assembly based upon motorcycle trials bike riding.

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From respecting our laws and rules, being part of a democracy, demonstrating mutual respect and tolerance, to celebrating special events, eating fish and chips and drinking tea, working as a community and flying the flag for our formidable Queen.

The Year 2s had two bites of the assembly cherry, although the second bite was to have a twist! Some of the narration and speaking roles would be in French! The story was fit for Christmas, describing how God had chosen the biggest, brightest, most boastful and self-important star that was ever to exist in

the heavens to do a very important job – to light up the stable in Bethlehem ready for the birth of Jesus. But after seeing such a small, dirty, unpleasant place, this star decidedthe job was not grand enough for him and in a fit of rage and arrogance, burst into flames.

So, without a star to light up the stable, in a panic, the angels rushed to God to tell him the sorry news. Then the smallest, kindest, most humble and joyful star was found to take on this special role. She did this with respect, dignity and humility asking all of her star friends to join in to help illuminate

the stable ready for Jesus’s birth. A lovely gesture to seek assistance and bring all the community together. After all, this is very much what Christmas should be about – good will to all men! So spreading her joy, the stars worked together to shine on the stable ready for the arrival of baby Jesus.

Our performance involved the whole class, with some children taking on dual roles. We had wise men, stars, God and angels all kitted out in superb attire. Pupils spoke well with clarity and acted their socks off having to remember when to be on and off the stage as well as their own lines

and learning the French phrases we had rehearsed! One minor glitch was that we had to find an emergency replacement for our first star (who was ill), to take on the star role! Cue – Mrs Brown! Bravo Mrs Brown! She did an exceptional job – the show had to go on!

The assembly was a fun challenge which, I am delighted to say, Year 2 pulled out of the bag! Not easy when rehearsals are underway for the school nativity too! It was great to see each child demonstrating the very values we have been learning about - well done!

BRITISH VALUES ASSEMBLYBritish Values was this term’s theme for Bramcote Junior School Wednesday assemblies. Over the weeks, each year group took centre stage to deliver fun, informative messages highlighting the importance and values of all things British.

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We set off in our time machine (the school minibus!) and found ourselves back in the late 1800s. We all loved putting on the old fashioned clothes, although the boys did find that the woollen clothes were a little itchy, and the white aprons didn’t seem to stay clean for very long! There was very little time to play as we found out that much of our time was spent doing household tasks. Washing the clothes would have taken all day, we even had to grate the soap into the water. We quite liked the smell of the carbolic soap, and for a few of the adults present, it brought back many memories!

Our new teacher was very strict! Anybody fiddling or not paying attention in class was given any number of punishments to control such behaviour. Max actually volunteered

to demonstrate – we are far too well behaved to need such tools these days! After completing some handwriting (in copper plate) on our slates we were allowed out to ‘play’. There were lots of interesting old fashioned games on offer, some seemed strangely familiar. We decided that lots of toys and games that were on offer then, are still enjoyed by us today. However, there is one big difference; no battery operated or electrical toys.

To finish, we took a tour of the museum. We had a special poster designed and printed at the press, and although we whisked through the museum we looked at the shops on our way to the nursery. Although many of the now fragile toys are displayed behind glass, the children were still fascinated and

each picked their favourite item. Popular with quite a few was the Meccano set from the early 1900s. Many of us still enjoy that toy today.

Finally it was time to travel back to 2015 and we carefully swapped our outfits for our more comfortable (and practical) modern school uniform and headed back to school in the bus. It was a really interesting trip. Sometimes time is a difficult concept for young children to gauge, experiencing days immersed in a particular period encourages questioning and a greater understanding of life in the past.

We just didn’t have enoughtime to look at all the fascinating collections on display at the museum. It is now shut for the winter but re-opens 13 February 2016, it’s well worth a visit.

SPOTLIGHT ON INFANTS

Mrs Jane Eves and Mrs Jan AinleyInfant Teachers

In Year 1 we have been finding out about toys and games from the past. To help us find out more, we took a trip back in time to the 1890s and visited the Beck Isle Museum in Pickering.

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COOPER HOUSE FUNDRAISINGEFFORTS SO FAR

Bramcote Junior School

The year got off to a flying start with some of the Cooper House staff (Mr Richardson and Miss Stewart, ably assisted by Mr Middleton) undertaking a 5km Colour Obstacle Rush at Aintree Racecourse. This got the ball rolling with an initial £614 being raised for the charities.

Anne Nowaki for Guide Dogs for the Blind visited the school with some friends and their dogs. Anne did a great job of explaining the work of Guide Dogs for the Blind and explained how our money wouldbe put to good use. In addition,John Hawley, the Lead Support Volunteer for the Scarborough & District MS Society, clarified the work of the Society to our children and also provided a clear explanation of Multiple Sclerosis.

Following both visits, the children started their own fundraising efforts with a Beetle Drive in the Junior School Hall at the end of the school day.

This was ably directed by Mrs Ainley, assisted by the other Cooper House staff. A further £59 was added to the pot as a result of this event.

At the time of writing, we are in the midst of selling Infant and Junior tea towels at £5 each. Once again, the proceeds will be added to our total to be shared between the two charities at the end of the school year.

Mr Richardson has been providing baked goods in the Junior School staff room for a nominal donation to the charity box. A further £40 has been raised to date, but this is an ongoing incentive with the Junior School staff gaining increasing waistlines and decreasing purses in equal measure!

On Friday 27 November, the Junior School held an Orange Day, with everyone invited to pay £1 to come to school dressed in orange. This raised a further £75 towards our total.

Further events are planned throughout the coming year, including a chocolate tombola, an Easter Egg designing competition and a bake sale in the Spring Term. A Barn Dance and Hog Roast are planned in April with a Grand Raffle (some great prizes on offer for this!) and we hope to be able to organise a Bramcote Dog Show in the summer term – weather and logistics permitting.

Mrs Ainley is currently making plans to hold a casino evening in Kirby Misperton to raise additional funds, while Mr Richardson is planning an organ recital around Easter time. Details of all activities will be communicated as they are finalised.

The Cooper House team would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their continued supportin our efforts.

For the last few years, the houses in the Junior School have taken it in turns to raise money over the course of the school year for several different charities. This year, Cooper House have had the opportunity to raise funds for Guide Dogs for the Blind and MS Society.

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SWIMMINGBramcote Junior School

In addition there is a very popular swimming activity after school where there have regularly been twenty attendees. Many of our pupils further develop their interest in swimming and are membersof the local Kingfishers Swimming Club.

There is a strong link between the school and Kingfishers; indeed Kingfishers are very grateful for the support from the school for the club’s annual championships. This year, a strong contingent of Bramcote pupils were successful at the club’s annual championships gaining numerous trophies and medals. Also recently, some of the pupils were able to meet and be coached by GB olympic swimmers Jo Jackson and Grant Turner.

Swimming continues to grow in popularity in the Junior School. Every pupil from Reception to Year 6 has a timetabled swimming lesson.

The Saturday Activity Mornings continue to be popular with pupils in the Junior School. There are regularly between ten and twenty pupils keen to join in the fun, educational activities from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Saturdays during term time.

This term’s activities have included fun sports and swimming, a morning in Dalby Forest, golf with the local golf professional, sewing and needlework crafts, design and technology, Christmas crafts and felt making.

Next term there are plans for a Beowulf special, another golf session, trips out and some more craft based activities.

These sessions are a great way to learn new skills and have fun with friends, and sometimes getting to know others better outside the classroom environment.

SATURDAYACTIVITY MORNINGS

Mr Peter Wilkinson

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SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE SENIOR SCHOOL PRIZE GIVING

DEE CAFFARICOMES ASHOREDee holds a number of sailing world records being the only woman to have sailed single-handedly around the globe three times, in addition to being one of only four people in history (and the only woman) to have sailed the ‘wrong way’ around the world – that is, against the prevailing winds and currents. She also led an all-female crew to a first ever leg victory in the recent Volvo Ocean Race.

Charles Ellison commented,

Scarborough College’s annual Prize Giving event held in November at the Queen Street Methodist Central Hall was attended by guest of honour and speaker Dee Caffari MBE.

“Dee’s speech was truly inspiring for all of us who were lucky enough to be there to hear it. Her mantra of ‘We can do more than we think; we just have to dare to dream’ resonated with everyone, pupils, parents and staff alike. Our leavers, having gained superb GCSE and IB Diploma results with us, are well-placed to follow their dreams as they enter their exciting new worlds beyond the College and we look forward to learning of, and celebrating, many more of their undoubted successes in the years to come.”

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A MORNING WITH BEST-SELLINGAUTHOR GP TAYLORIn November, Scarborough College had a visit from the author and past parent of the College, GP Taylor.

Each year group in turn had a workshop focusing on creating character plots. I have never seen the pupils laugh so much and become so engaged in the act of story writing. At the end of the workshop GP Taylor gave them a treat, by telling them some of his amazing ghost stories. There were many gasps and screams, as well as much laughter abounding.

Mrs Robinson, Librarian

“It was funny and the ghost story was brill!”Ellie Walsh

“I thought he was a fantastic author; very quirky and funny. Although his ghost story was scary, I learnt a lot from him.”Darcy Porter

“He was funny and crazy and I loved hisghost stories.”Scarlett Hobbs

“He was funny and I loved the way he couldread people by their body language.”Alice Milburn

“I loved the stories he told us about his childhood, especially the one about hanging a boy out of the window. It was interesting to hear how he became a writer.”Spencer Shipley

“The ghost story was so descriptive. I was really there and pictured it so clearly in my head.”Henry Kennedy

Here are some of the quotes from Year 7 about their morning:

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WINTER SPORTS REVIEWSCOTLAND RUGBY & HOCKEY TOUR

As the game started Scarborough College powered up the field with both forwards and backs working well together resulting in the first try of the game being scored. Stepping up a gear, the opposition went on to score three tries, putting Scarborough College on the back foot going into the second half.

Swapping pitches due to the ground becoming extremely muddy and slightly waterlogged, Scarborough College dug their heels in and with strong, powerful forward play from Michael Haley and swift passing and

fast running from backs Fred Bradley, Louis Beckett and Guy Scothern, Scarborough College went on to score another try. Fettes then scored a couple more tries from quick breaks down the wing, but, after great defensive play from Chris Hartley, Scarborough College took advantage of a turnover ball and with strong rucking from the forward pack, Hamish Hudson made a quick pass out to the backs and Louis Beckett took the opportunity to increase our score by kicking a fantastic drop kick. In the final minutes of the game, due to sheer hard work and determination

from the whole team, Scarborough College powered over to score a well-deserved final try. Tries were scored by George Bell (1) and Louis Beckett (2).

Although it was a loss for Scarborough College - the final score being Fettes 43, Scarborough College 22 - the result did not reflect the match as, from the start, both teams put in a great display of attacking and defending rugby.

Our next match on the Sunday morning was against Longridge Towers who had borrowed six strong rugby players from a local club

Arriving in Scotland Friday lunch time for the start of our rugby tour weekend, we were greeted by torrential rain just in time for our first match against Fettes’ strongest A team!

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George BellU13 Captain

team to strengthen their school side. Scarborough College dominated play in the first half, with a try being scored in the first minutes of the game. Play continued with strong rucking and mauling by Max Teasdale and fast hands between Fred Bradley andGuy Scothern. Louis Beckett then went on to bring his footballing skills into the game by kicking the ball down the wing. With speed he chased the ball down and with another clever little kick Louis caught the ball and powered over for our next try.A third try was scored soon after with Scarborough College going into the second half in the lead.

As the game restarted a storm erupted so Scarborough College, who now had the disadvantage of playing uphill, also had to battle against the

gale force winds and rain. Longridge Towers took advantage of their big strong runners and with a couple of quick breaks they powered through to score a couple of quick tries. Playing to their strengths, they tried again, only to be stopped in their tracks by fearless Fred Bradley who continuously put in numerous big tackles throughout the game on players twice his size! Longridge Towers then scored a couple more tries but Scarborough College kept on defending and attacking. Front row Nico Masucci, Marco Masucci and Nicholas Brown never gave up in the scrums against bigger boys and, as the final whistle was about to go, Scarborough College took advantage of a penalty and with both the forwards and the backs joining all their power and strengths together, they all pushed

forward in a maul towards the try line resulting in Scarborough College scoring the final try of the game.Tries were scored by George Bell (1),Louis Beckett (2) and Guy Scothern (1). Another hard fought game with the final score being Longridge Towers 29, Scarborough College 24.

Every player should have come away from the tour really proud of all their efforts, as well as the wettest, dirtiest sports kit ever! Well done team, fantastic rugby in both matches against two really strong teams and intough weather conditions.

Also a huge thank you to Mr Adams and Mr Wilson for being fantastic supportive coaches and making the 2015 Scotland rugby tour really good fun.

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The game began with Fettes scoring the first goal. Wehad great defending and tackling from Tara Snowdon,Becky Bradley and Kyra Doubtfire-Langfield, who all stopped the ball many times from getting near the goal.

Tori Cole did a great job as goalie, preventing many of their attempts at scoring and managing to hit the ball out wide. Issy Mudd and Frankie Drinkwater created some good scoring opportunities and had a few shots at goal, but Fettes had a very strong defence and were determined to not let in any goals. In the end we did manage to get a goal but the end result was 4-1 to Fettes.

Well done girls!

GIRLS’ HOCKEY TOUR, SCOTLAND

Rio CorriganU13 Captain

We arrived to play Fettes after a five hour journey in the freezing Scottish weather.

SCARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT U13 SCHOOLS10-A-SIDE RUGBY TOURNAMENT DECEMBER 2015

We played five games in total and won every match. Our first match was against George Pindar and we won 30-5. Our second match against Graham we won 45-0, and our third match against Filey we won 25-5. We carried on our winning streak in our fourth match against Scalby 25-0, and, in our last match against St Augustine’s,we had another fantastic score and won 40-0.

Over all the five games the whole team played great attacking rugby with a solid defence. An outstanding performance from every player.

Scarborough College team: George Bell, Louis Beckett, Fred Bradley, Guy Scothern, Marco Masucci, Michael Haley, Max Teasdale,Hamish Hudson, Nico Masucci and Chris Hartley.

Scarborough College are now the U13 District Rugby Champions. Well done team, a fantastic effort and a great result.

We arrived at Scarborough Rugby Club for the Scarborough and District U13 schools 10-a-side rugby tournament.

George BellU13 Captain

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With a team of mainly Year 11 girls, I would like to say a massive thank you to you all for your effort and commitment throughout the season. I think it’s safe to say we definitely couldn’t have done it without you. I don’t quite understand how one year group can be so talented in the sport! Every match I thought that was the best you could play, but you never cease to amaze.

This season I think that our defence in particular has improved greatly, with Ellie Harvey and

Hayley Ng forming a strong partnership at the back. Thanks to Ellie for controlling the team and usually the match from the back. I think everyone has been able gain a large sense of team spirit fromall our matches.

Our midfield of Georgia Holdsworth, Pippa Burdass and Harriet Stephenson have distributed the ball well, using the backs effectively. They also have a talent for breaking through the opposition with many great attempts on goal. Our forwards in

particular, have worked well together and their communication has improved greatly.

This year’s senior player of the season goes jointly to Georgia Holdsworth and Harriet Stephenson. I hope you have both thoroughly enjoyed the season as you really are both huge assets to the team! Our most improved player of the season goes to Shreya Samarendra, who at the start of the season didn’t think she would even be playing for the first team, so well done Shreya!!

1ST XI GIRLS’ HOCKEYThe first team have had a challenging season and I personally don’t feel that our results have reflected the way we have played.

Katie BulmerGirls’ Hockey Captain

However, everybody contributed to the team effort in proving me wrong as we played nine matches, won six, drew one and lost two.

In the first few games of the season, the forwards started to form together as a pack. Evan Cole, Jack Lear and Hillary Wakhule at props were proving their strength and power in the scrums. Charlie Watts at hooker with strong throw-ins at the lineouts. In second row, Fred Langton and Joe Dibb, both Year 11, proved that they too were key members of the pack. Max Truelove had great strength in thelineouts and good aggression on the field. Angus Bulmer has helped me all through this season with taking control when needed. On the pitch he does a lot of work, with strengths all-round, and I will find it hard to play without him at University.

Our backs had a steady start, pulling themselves together as the season progressed with Bryn Andrews sneaking through the defence at scrum half, feeding good ball to Harry Fenton who rarely missed a kick and

stepped up to the fly half position very well.We had a lot of changes in the centre this year with Oliver Brown and Simon Guyon running great lines and Jonty Gillingham with good distribution. On our wings we had Tarun Kumar who stepped up well to the1st XV. Jack Robinson had some good tackles and fantastic runs, and at the back we had Miles Horsham-Batley, covering our missed tackles. Miles is a great runner but an even better tackler.

Our season started steady, losing our first two matches, but in these we showed great potential. This payed off in our first win against St Peter’s and this started our non-losing streak which stayed with us forthe remainder of the season.

This year’s first team player of the year goes to someone who only started playing rugby last year and who wasn’t overly keen on the game. However, this year, he has stepped up to the game and really shown strengths in the line-outs - Max Truelove.

1ST XV RUGBY

James BulmerRugby Captain

At the beginning of the school year I was sceptical of the season that lay ahead. I wasn’t quite sure what players we were going to have, so I wasn’t expecting great things.

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GOLF TEAM

RUGBY COLOURS TO:

Bryn Andrews

Oliver Brown

Angus Bulmer

James Bulmer

Evan Cole

Will Heaps

Miles Horsham-Batley

Jack Lear

Max Truelove

HOCKEY COLOURS TO:

Saskia Benz

Katie Bulmer

Eleanor Harvey

This year saw another first with the new Scarborough College Golf Team being formed in September, much to the delight and enthusiasm of our keen young golfers Oliver Beckett, Tom Thornton and George Bell.

The boys set off for Edinburgh, with their team manager, Mr Phil Wilson, to compete in the Scottish Open for Independent Schools at the Kingsacre Golf Club,on the outskirts of the city.

As Scotland is well known for its golf, the boys found themselves competing against other keen golfers from prestigious schools including the Loretto Golf Academy.

Nevertheless, the boys put up a creditable performance and with two net scores to count, they finished with a total of 151 points.

Many thanks to Mr Wilson for giving the boys this unique opportunity and it is hoped that the school will take part in more competitions later in the school year.

SPORTSSTATISTICS

SPORTSCOLOURS

1st XI Hockey Played 5, Won 1, Lost 4 (Also played in ‘PreshFest’)

U16 Hockey Won District Round, losing semi-finalist at County Round

U15 Hockey Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2

U14 Hockey Played 3, Won 3 Runners up in District Round, Finished 3rd in County Round

U13 Hockey Played 7, Won 5, Lost 2 Finished 3rd at Pocklington 7 a-side competition Scotland Tour to Edinburgh.

U12 Hockey Played 6, Won 5, Drawn 1 Scotland Tour

U15 Netball Played 1, Lost 1

U14 Netball Finished 5th in District competition

U13 Netball Played 1, Won 1 Finished 3rd in District competition

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MIXED

1st XV Rugby Played 9, Won 6, Lost 2, Drawn 1

U15 Rugby Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2 Finished 5th in District competition

U13 Rugby Played 8, Won 5, Lost 3 Won the District Rugby competition Scotland Tour to Edinburgh.

U16 Mixed Hockey Played 1, Won 1

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The season kicked off with arena eventing qualifiers at Bishop Burton College Equine Centre. Ed took first in the 1.05 cm class with a fabulous round that also helped secure the team a first place position and entry to the National Championships.

Amelia and Hannah competed in the dressage qualifiers. Amelia rode a lovely test to take 6th place in the Novice Class. However, Hannah stole the show taking first in both the

Prelim and Novice classes to ensure a well-deserved place at the Championship Finals.

The prestigious National Championships, held at Addington Manor, saw a contingency of College pupils represent the school. Ed, Harriet, Tilly and Pippa all competed in the show jumping and arena eventing. Hannah competed in both the Prelim and Novice dressage classes. Hannah rode two lovely tests taking 5th at Prelim.

An excellent result given the extremely high standard of competition.

The success of the year has been topped off with a string of show jumping firsts from Harriet, Ed and Hannah, with Amelia and Tilly also being placed in competitions.

The team are delighted with their season to date and are looking forward to building on this in the forthcoming year.

EQUESTRIAN TEAMHANNAH TAKES 5TH PLACE IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSThe equestrian team, comprising of Zara Teasdale, Tilly Fenton, Amelia Foster,Edward Bradley, Harriet Stephenson and Pippa Burdass have had a very successful year.

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SURFING CLUBWe are pleased to report that we have added a new sportto our already packed enrichment programme, in the form of surfing!

In association with Dexter’s Surf Shop and School at North Bay, we have started a course of surfing lessons and activities for Senior School students at the College which, in time, we hope to extend across all year groups. Despite a couple of missed sessions due to the adverse weather conditions, the students are progressing well with many of them finding their feet in the very first lesson! Leading the bunch, due to previous experience, was Simon Guyon.

However the award for the best novice must fall to Elena Colmie who, despite having never surfed before, was confidently surfing waves back to the shore, in the first hour of her only ever surfing lesson… Surf’s UP!!!!

It was a chilly but beautifully clear day that greeted the guns and guests at Breckenbrough. The event attracted teams and individual shooters from all over the county. With U16 and U18 team classes (for both schools and other groups) as well as individual classes. Competition across the five stands was fierce.

The day also offered a wonderful opportunity for novice shooters to receive expert coaching from BASC coaches. Our team performed exceptionally well for their first competition and did the College proud. Hopefully this is another activity which will be gaining in popularity at the school in the coming years.

CLAY SHOOT COMPETITIONA team of four young guns, George Stephenson, Harry Fenton, Fred Langton and Will Barker, were the first to represent the College at the annual Cundall Manor Clay Shoot.

BASKETBALL

Basketball is a very popular sport played in many countries in Asia, Europe and the USA. Therefore, a group of students, all boarders, were very excited to start playing basketball on Thursday afternoons, after school. I volunteered to look after them and advise them in the game and I have had no regrets, spending an hour each week with them since. As a pupil and student, I myself played basketball in France and enjoyed the game very much. More than fifteen students wanted to play. Sky, a Lower Sixth student from Hong Kong, was in charge to make teams, to warm up before playing and to organise matches. I have never seen so many cheerful faces, full of enthusiasm, committed to the sport, turning up on Thursdays to play basketball and have fun.

In addition, every week they made sure they practised at the weekend or in the evening, after finishing their homework, either at the Sports Centre or Bramcote Sports Hall.

In the first instance, basketball was supposed to last as an ECP activity until the end of October. The half-term holiday came and went, the cold weather and long nights set in, but ten motivated and determined boys (from Years 10, 11 and Lower Sixth) decided to carry on playing and, therefore, booked the Sports Centre for one hour every Thursday to practise. Their dream was to play for Scarborough College against other local teams and, of course, win. After hearing about their dreams, Mr Wilson enquired to find out if fixtures could be organised with other teams.

The dream was going to come true. A tournament would take place on Thursday 3 December. With no time to waste, Sky, team captain, designed the basketball kits with the help of the members of his two teams and had a kit made and fitted for each player. The first time I saw them in their kit, they looked so proud. They were ready.

On Thursday 3 December, even though nerves were showing, they played very well against teams from Scalby School and St Augustine’s School, scoring points and defending their positions. They fought well and achieved what they thought, at first, could not be possible. They won the tournament! Sky, Louis, Eason, Selami, Dave, Jack, Wilson, Tao, Billy and Toby made it happen… Well done, boys! We are so proud of you.

Mme Pascale RigleyESL Tutor, Assistant Housemistress at Crews House and ‘basketball coach’

In September, Scarborough College started a new term with a new Headmaster, some new staff, some new students and a new ECP activity: basketball.

“Some people want itto happen, some wish itwould happen, othersmake it happen”Michael Jordan

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VOLLEYBALL MASTER CLASS

“We are delighted to be offering volleyball to our students and the partnership with North Riding Eagles ensures our students will get access to the best coaching available. Already the students have had sessions led by national league players with international experience and all this is overseen by one of the country’s best volleyball player development coaches, Anthony Laffan.

The programme that is being put together for the students will provide them with lots of opportunities and already they are looking forward to the visit of the men’s GB Olympic Captain, Ben Pipes.”

Mr Wilson, teacher at Scarborough College.

Scarborough College students were treated toa master class in volleyball skills by NationalLeague volleyball star Catherine Laffan duringtheir recent lessons.

The 2014-15 National Volleyball League, Coaches’ Playerof the Year was at hand to guide the stars of tomorrowfrom Scarborough College, as part of a new exciting partnership between the school and North YorkshireSports Team of the Year: North Riding Eagles VC.

Scarborough College is once again offering new and exciting opportunities to its students by enriching thesports curriculum with the introduction of the excitingsport of volleyball.

The decision to bring the world’s second most popularteam sport to Scarborough College has been greeted with enthusiasm by the students.

RAINBOW CENTRE

With a bountiful display of donations offered from the whole school community, Mrs Trish Kinsella attended our assembly, spoke about the work of the Rainbow Centre and accepted the donations on their behalf. Afterwards, she spoke specifically to the Year 10 and 11 pupils about the work the Centre does for the homeless and less fortunate people who live in our own community of Scarborough.

As a direct result, the students took it upon themselves to raise additional

funds for the Centre and help them with their request for warm winter clothing, which is much needed during the winter months. Following a busy and successful campaign, the students raised over £1,200. A cash donation was made to the Rainbow Centre and some of the monies were used to buy the much needed trousers, jumpers, scarves hats etc. which the Centre had asked for.

Trish returned to school before the holidays to receive both the money

and the clothes and was thrilled bythe work the pupils had done for them.

The school continues to support the Rainbow Centre, with Carol Service collection money being shared with the Centre and year round requests for food, produce and supplies for the local food bank.

Thank you to everyone who has donated in the past and we trust you will continue to help us as we support those who are less fortunate than us.

Every year the school comes together for the annual Harvest Festival and this year was no exception.

TRIPS AND VISITSYEAR 9 AND 10 FIRST WORLD WAR BATTLEFIELDS VISIT

They spent a day in the Somme area exploring some of the most important sites associated with the Battle of the Somme, such as Serre, the Newfoundland Memorial Park and Thiepval, before heading for Ypres and visits to iconic places such as Tyne Cot Cemetery and Sanctuary Wood. The purpose of the trip was to learn more about the First World War and the Western Front, but also to explore the human side of the conflict and to discover more about the College’slinks to the Great War.

There were many highlights in what was an extremely thought-provoking and, at times, moving trip. At the Menin Gate in Ypres, two College pupils laid a wreath on behalf of the College at the ceremony where the Last Post is played every night of the year, and at Fricourt in the Somme area, the pupils visited the grave of Francis Hicking, who wasa pupil at the school and who died in 1916 on the first day of the Battle ofthe Somme.

At the Thiepval Memorial Year 9 pupil Melissa Shipley found the name of her great grandfather who died at the Battle of the Somme – she had photographs and letters associatedwith him and her personal connection to the Great War seemed to sum up what the trip was all about.

In October a party of thirty Year 9 and 10 students visited the First World War Battlefields in France and Belgium.

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SKI TRIP TO LA PLAGNE

Thankfully, the snow started falling just as we neared the resort and kept on snowing overnight for the next few days.

The fifty-three students were soon split into to five groups for their lessons: one expert, two intermediate and two beginners’ groups - and all set off with their instructors on Sunday afternoon, at the start of a brilliant week’s skiing.

During the week there were other activities including a sledging safari, outdoor

swimming, snow hockey and a pizza night. We also had a fantastic snow sculpting competition which was won by the team who made a crocodile in the snow, followed closely by the team who created their version of the Alps, complete with Mont Blanc!

All in all, a wonderful week’s skiing and a fantastic school trip whereour students made us proud.

There was a feeling of apprehension as we made our way to La Plagne, as there had not been a decent snowfall in any of the Alps’ ski resorts since 22 December.

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INDIAN HIMALAYA EXPEDITION JULY 2016

The expedition group will initially fly to Delhi and then on to Leh, the capital of the Ladakh region. This flight takes the group over the spectacular Himalayan mountains, finally landing at Leh, one of the highest airports in the world, at an altitude of 3524m above sea level.

Leh will be the base for the group for much of the expedition and will give the group the opportunity to experience the local Buddhist culture, very similar to that of neighbouring Tibet.

Whilst in the area, the group will undertake project work in the local community. The project work involves helping to build a large greenhouse, so that crops can be grown all year round. This is otherwise impossible, as temperatures in winter can drop as low as -20C and the region is effectively a desert.

During a break from the project work the group will undertake a six day high altitude trek close to Leh. This is known as the Zinchen - Shang trek and crosses two high

mountain passes, the Stok Laat 4850m and the Shang Laat 4940m.

The return to Delhi will be by road along the Himalayan highway, travelling through spectacular landscapes and crossing high passes, the highest at 5300m. The journey culminates in a day in the wonderful mountain town of Manali, before the final bus journey back to Delhi.

Look out for expedition updates.

Next July a group of Year 11 pupils and staff from Scarborough College will travel to northern India for a three week expedition based in the Ladakh region in the Himalaya. The expedition has been organised in association with Outlook Expeditions and continues a tradition of expeditions at Scarborough College over the last few years. Recent destinations havebeen Morocco, Borneo and Malawi.

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STUDENT NEWS

MAX TEASDALE Gymnastics

Every year since the age of seven Max has entered competitions with his team to compete, sometimes in a mixed team, a boys’ team or currently in a Micro Boys’ team, where there are just four boys aged11 – 15 competing.

For the last five years Max has headed off to Edinburgh with his family for support, to compete in the Northern Qualifiers where the top Northern teams must perform three disciplines - Trampette, Tumble Track & the Floor, gaining enough points

to qualify to compete in the British Gymnastic Championships. Max and his team have been lucky enough to qualify four times, which has taken him to various places in the country (Stoke on Trent twice, Gloucester once) and this year the lovely Echo Arena in Liverpool where his current team, the Micro Boys, were crowned British Challenge Champions, claiming first on the Trampette and second on the Tumble, making them the top team in the country.

As well as the British Championships, Max has also taken part in international competitions in Bracknell gaining a silver which takes his total medal collection for gymnastics to ten gold, five silver and one bronze. Max has learnt many skills and moves since he has taken up gymnastics.

Max was also lucky enough to perform in the Open Air Theatre for the Olympic Torch Ceremony, which was a once in a lifetime achievement.

After playing in a few matches for North Yorkshire U12s cricket team, Louis was then selected for the Yorkshire Schools’ Cricket Association U12B side. Centuries against Northumberland and Cleveland led to selection for the A team. At the Oundle School Cricket festival he scored 159 not out in the first game, and at the recent YSCA presentation at Headingley he received the Batting Award for the B team.

LOUIS BECKETTCricket

On a very blustery 29 November, Hannah Marley and her pony Boots made the journey to Northallerton Equestrian Centre to compete in both the 80cm and 90cm Eventers’ Challenge classes. With around thirty competitors in each class, they were up against tough competition.

Boots rose to the challenge, making light work of the 80cm and jumping brilliantly to finish in third place. Later in the day, Hannah guided Boots through a 90cm foot perfect round to gain the winning spot! Hannah was delighted with his performance and is looking forward to the next time she and Boots can jump for Scarborough College!

HANNAH MARLEYEquestrianism

Max started gymnastics at the age of six years old. He quickly showed potential and was asked to join the competition team which he is still a part of, and practices eight hours per week, which can be tricky to fit in around homework!

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After securing pole position for the final race of the season, spectators and television viewers saw Senna drive to victory.

With a final twist to the season’s finish and the Championship, his rival, Jamie Caroline’s team HHC, put in a protest to the officials which could affect the final standings, but this has goneto the MSA Court of Appeal.

Mark Proctor, Senna’s father and manager said “Senna won the final race and the title fair and square, what HHC did is bad sportsmanship and quite simply not on. At the end of the day

Senna outscored Jamie Caroline and took the title. Senna has behaved with total dignity in the situation and I am the proudest dad in the world!”

This is the first championship victory for Senna but undoubtedly not the last. Hopefully this will put him in a good position to pursue his dream of competing in the British Touring Car Championships in the very near future.

Congratulations Senna, and we look forward to seeing you on many pole positions and podiums in the future – a real racing star of the future.

SENNA PROCTOR AT BRANDS HATCHa cracking end to the season

Senna Proctor came out on top in the final day showdown for the Ginetta Junior Championships at Brands Hatch in front of 45,000 spectators.

Miles I‘Anson Fishing

He spent seven days on the Island of Arnoy in northern Norway, 400km North of the Arctic Circle.

The area is renowned for being home to some of the largest cod and halibut in the world. Miles said “It was an amazing experience to fish in the evening and watch the sun set into the sea around midnight before rising again almost immediately.”

Miles is pictured with two of his catches, a 38lb cod which he landed at 1 o’clock in the morning and a monster 50lb halibut, which was so big that he needed help lifting it. This was also the biggest catch of the whole trip. The Halibut tasted amazing

but the cod was put back alive to fight another day. Earlier in the year, Miles competed in the European Beach Fishing Competition held on the Humber coastline, where he won one of the two days of competition and finished 2nd overall. More recently, in the Scarborough Angling Festival, Miles took part in the Yorkshire Open Angling Competition in which he came 1st in the U18 category and 3rd in the Men’s and also in the All England Competition where he came 23rd in the senior competition and won the U18 competition.

A huge, 50lb plus massive congratulations Miles!

Last Summer Miles travelled to Norway, the land of the midnight sun, on an angling expedition with eight adult anglers.

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HOUSE REPORT

HOUSE CAPTAINS 2015-16Armstrong Lucy Spencer and Will Palmer

Cooper Eleanor Harvey and Jonty Gillingham

Crews Silvia Kehrli and Miles Horsham-Batley

Hornby Katie Bulmer and Maddie Emmerson

The 2015-16 House Competitions began as usual with a tea, cake and quiz event for students new to the school in Years 7 to 11. Always enjoyable, this event is a good opportunity for the new students to meet the various House Captains for the academic year. After a short talk by Mr Scott on the House competitions scheduled for the forthcoming year, the students got down to the quiz.

The final results were Cooper in first place, Crews second, Armstrong third and Hornby fourth.

HOUSE QUIZ

This year’s Chess Competition was won by Boti Pinter of Hornby House, following a very intense final against Simon Janeczek (also of Hornby).

According to Mr Brown “the quality of chess was the highest seen at the College for several years”. This is the second time Boti has won the competition. However his recent triumph demonstrated his more mature, methodical and ruthless style. Overall Hornby was a clear winner of the competition, however, Crews participated well with four quarter-finalists and two semi-finalists in Evan Cole and George Bell. It was great to see a couple of younger players achieving success.

The most impressive young player, apart from George in Year 8, was Nicholas Brown in Year 7 who played a superb round one match against Simon Janeczek”.

HOUSE CHESS

Mr White’s Badminton Competition was closely fought and enjoyed by all who took part. One of the highlights of the tournament was the very exciting match between Oliver Brown and Daisuke Takashi which, after numerous volleys, was very narrowly won by Oliver.

Despite coming in fourth place, credit should be given to Crews House for teamwork and the commendable leadership shown by Silvia Kehrli. The final results were as follows:

HOUSE BADMINTON

1st place Cooper Daisuke Takashi, Oliver Beckett, Robert Bozeat, Megan Outhart and James Robertson.

2nd place Armstrong Oliver Brown, Hannah Coates, Will Palmer and Pia Mueller.

3rd place Hornby Kristian Galea, Boti Pinter, Katherine Hodgson, Lily Anderson and, at various points, Harry Bulmer and Katie Bulmer.

4th place Crews Thomas Hunt, Silvia Kehrli, Samantha Burdett, Max Truelove and Miles Horsham-Batley.

RUGBY AND HOCKEYIn inter-house Rugby, Cooper won both the Junior and Intermediate competitions, whilst Armstrong won the Senior. In Girls’ inter-house Hockey the Junior competition was won by Crews whilst Cooper won the Intermediate event.

DECEMBER 2015

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The College’s Modern Languages Department, led byMrs Lucas, organised a very successful MFL quiz which was fought very competitively. Teams were faced with a wide variety of interesting questions covering issues such as how many courses make up a typical Polish Christmas lunch to what kind of Christmas presents are given to naughty Italian children (surprisingly, Renzo Ruffini did not know the answer!).

In the Hornby team, Charlotte Leckonby was a driving force, to the point of conscripting team members in the final minute before the quiz began. Charlie Watts was a key player for Armstrong and for Crews, Matthew Bowman was very knowledgeable. The Beckett brothers were in fine form for Cooper House. Eventually the final results were Armstrong and Hornby in joint third place with 38 points each, Crews in second place with 39 points and the winner by some margin was Cooper with 59 points.

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES QUIZ

A new event for this academic year, Mr Meijer’s House Bake-off proved to be very popular. The preliminary rounds took place during house meetings. According to Mr Robson, Armstrong’s bake-off was of a high standard, though Leah Fisk’s entry was outstanding. The judges included Mr Ellison who “thoroughly enjoyed the event”.

Cooper’s nine entries represented all year groups and the highlights were Tilly Teece’s meringue and Hamish Hudson’s Rocky Road. The final took place before the entire school during the end of term talent show with Armstrong achieving victory.

HOUSE BAKE-OFF

HOUSE BAKE-OFF FINALISTS

Armstrong Pippa Burdass and Leah Fisk

Cooper Tilly Teece and Hamish Fraser

Hornby Scarlet Hornby-Stephenson and Molly Lear

Crews Charlie Allanson and Silvia Kehrli

At the time of writing the overall points score is:

Armstrong 94

Cooper 110

Crews 97

Hornby 66

OVERALL POINTS

BOARDING LIFE ROUNDUP

The welcome weekend saw new students arriving with apprehensive parents, however, I do believe by the Sunday afternoon, after many shared meals, bowling and a formal dinner, everyone was happy that they had joined Scarborough College!

The weekends have seen an excitingset of activities including Paint Balling,Go Karting in York, Shopping Trips, Pottery Painting and a very successful trip to London to see Matilda the musical, shopping and a visit to the Natural History Museum.

Inter-house competitions of darts and pool have been very successful, but our most exciting news is the basketball team who won through their first round matches and now go on to play inthe regionals.

Our term of boarding activities was completed by a wonderful party in the Dining Hall attended by all the students and staff. All the houses were asked to sing a Christmas song which was a noisy but uplifting experience. The competition, which involved six teams creating a person or scene

from the Nativity in twenty minuteswith newspaper, coloured tissue paper, sellotape and pens was something to be seen, the imagination of thestudents was quite wonderful.

We now look forward to the Spring Term for more wonderful experiences for all our boarders.

I encourage all our students to take advantage of all that the College asa boarding school has to offer and hope it will open new doors.

Our Autumn Term began by welcoming twenty eight new students to our Boarding Family from all over the world. Our numbers total sixty five and continue to increase.

Janet ThomasBoarding Administrator

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BOARDING LIFE

The first term was a bit like a rollercoaster ride - we had our ups and we had our downs; however going back every day to the boarding house and sitting with your friends in a stress free environment relaxes you.

There were many trips this term, the first weekend back saw us going paintballing in Dalby Forest, a very energetic and entertaining place to be. Throughout the term there were many

cinema trips, which gave us the opportunity of seeing new films such as Spectre and The Hunger Games.We also went karting to a new karting track inYork where we had some very competitive races.

In the last weekend of November, we went to London for the weekend.

We reached London on the Saturday afternoon, after a very long seven hour bus

journey!. We stayed at a hotel in Heston, which was a twenty minute journey from London.

On Saturday night we went to watch a production of Matilda in the Cambridge Theatre, which was excellent, before that we had an evening meal in a restaurant that was close to the theatre.

The term would not have been complete without the Christmas party that

happened on the last Sunday of term. As well as music and food, each boarding house had to sing a Christmas song.

It was very funny as it was a struggle to get thirty two boys from Weaponness to sing ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ in time and in tune!, Unfortunately, we did not win this competition but at least we beat the teachers!

As every day passes, we are getting nearer to our IB exams and sometimes we forget that this is our final year at the school and our time here is going too fast.

BY RENZO RUFFINI & AYHAM ZEIDO

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ENGINEERING AND STEMSCARBOROUGH COLLEGE’S SCIENCE MUSEUM

Some of the outdated pieces never quite made it to the skip and have remained collecting dust in the back of cupboards. With all this history hidden away it seemed only right that we should find a way to display it. Two glass fronted cabinets have been used and they are museum pieces themselves!

These cabinets would have been usedfor storing equipment and chemicals inthe science labs. They were moved to the landing outside the classrooms in the science block over the summer holidays and the glass was replacedwith safety glass.

At the start of term the exciting task of gathering the pieces and researchingtheir history began.

The exhibits on display include a Sinclair ZX81 (an early computer), Ladybird science books, a printed circuit board complete with invoice from Leeds University (1978) and a selection of glassware and photographs dating back to 1901.

This display will give the students a glimpse into the past of Scarborough College and also preserve these interesting artefacts for the future.

Science has been taught for 120 years at Scarborough College and over time, all equipment has been renewed and replaced.

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COLLEGE WINS ROBOT DESIGN COMPETITION

For several weeks pupils from Years 7, 8 and Lower Sixth had been preparing their robot creations to compete in the Engineering Week Challenge run by NYBEP and the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). The challenge for the Year 7 and 8s was to design and build a robot duck (Roboduck!) which was capable of waddling its way along a route, whilst the Year 12 challenge was to design a robot ‘kicker’ which would kick a ball around whilst being controlled remotely.

All the teams had to present their work to a team of distinguished judges. The rest of the day was spent looking around all the amazing exhibits. We did not hear from the judges the following week and we assumed that this year we had been unsuccessful. There had been some very good competition this year, but just as we were about to give up, we discovered that Scarborough College had, in fact, won the secondary school category and a prize of £50.

This year’s Scarborough Engineering Week competition tied in perfectly with the new Scarborough College Robotics Club which meets every Thursday afternoon.

Ellie Walsh

Nellie Davison

Daniel Phillips

Matthew Barker

Max Burton

Spencer Shipley

James Bozeat

MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO

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THE UK SPACE DESIGN COMPETITION (UKSDC)

The problem we had was trying to recruit the minimum requirement of pupils, not through lack of interest, but because the teams were quite large and we are a very small school. We decided to ask some of the other local schools and colleges if they would like to make up the numbers and both Scarborough Sixth Form College and Scalby School responded.

We now had a strong team oftwelve very motivated individuals, including Lucy Spencer, Joe Dibb,Philipp Manuilov and Hillary Wakhule from Scarborough College. They all met up with S6F for an evening meal before travelling to our accommodation in Huddersfield the night before the competition. Scalby School had the unenviable task of setting off very early on Saturday morning, arriving punctually for the 8.00am start at the Universityof Huddersfield.

From that point on the teachers were relegated to a totally non-participative role (drinking coffee and marking books), whilst the pupils were briefed

on their task and shown to their individual work rooms. Occasionallythey would briefly appear for sustenance and then disappearagain for several hours. We tentatively poked our heads around the doorfrom time to time, marvelled at the hive of activity and then slinked back to our cappuccinos. “Why aren’tthey like this all the time?” I heard one teacher exclaim.

At 6.00pm the presentations in front of the judges began. All five schools presented for exactly twenty five minutes and were questioned for five minutes. They all performed outstandingly and we were amazed at the quality of the applied science, the designs and the presentations they came up with. Their brief was to design a fully functioning space port which would be used to transport people and cargo between Earth and Mars, with a whole raft of criteria and technical data which they had to incorporate. It is likely that the range and quantity of the design criteria would challenge many professional scientists and teachers.

This was the first time that Scarborough College had attempted to enter the UK Space Design Competition. The competition organisers have recently opened up a northern regional competition in Huddersfield which makes it more feasible to take part.

“The UK Space Design Competition was a stressful but exciting experience. We had to design a spaceport, which at first seemed confusing, but once we all discussed it, the solution became clearer.

We were faced with the challenge to figure out how to create gravity, and we decided on rotating rings around a column. We worked on the design for around eight hours and then did a half hour presentation. The room was filled with suspense as we waited for the results.

They finally announced the winner and we were completely shocked when we realised that it was us that had won! We were all extremely happy. I am really looking forward to going down to Imperial College in London for the National Finals in March.”

Lucy SpencerSixth Form Pupil

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“UKSDC provided an amazing experience. Having only a day to design a space station from the ground up challenged everyone’s ability to work in a team. It also forced us to advance our knowledge of fieldsin which we were all interested.

We found the experience somewhat stressful but I highly recommend it to anyone given the opportunity; it felt extremely rewarding when our team was announced the winner.“

“On Friday night I met some of the other participants from other schools. We had dinner together and, after, Mr Finch explained the details of the competition to us. Because we knew thatwe might be short of time, we decided about our roles in the team as soon as we arrived at the hotel on Friday night. I became a structural engineer.

On Saturday morning we went to Huddersfield University and we got a long list of tasks that we needed to do. The main objective was to design the spaceport which would be placed on the Earth orbit. We had an introduction in the Main Hall and, one hour later, our groups were told about the assignment which we had to do. During the day I designed the main construction of the spaceport and the docking system. My team mates were doing other work (human factors, apartments, energy resources, systems of defence against radiation). In the evening we presented our project and listened to the other teams’ projects. Then we waited for the judges to make their decision. This was the most stressful time in the competition.

Finally, we were told that we had the best project, and that we had won! We were over the moon! It was an unbelievable feeling. Now we can’t wait for the next stage of the competition in London.”

Philipp ManuilovYear 10 Pupil

It was a unique experience which we were already talking about repeating next year, even before the results were announced. When we discovered that ‘Scarborough Schools’ had actually won the regional competition, several members of the team were stunnedinto silence. It took a few seconds for the reality of their victory to sink in, teachers included.

We arrived back in Scarborough sometime after midnight, exhausted, but still talking about the competition. We will be attending the National Final at Imperial College in March where two hundred children will be thrown together to form ‘companies’ of fifty employees, and that will mean every

member of Scarborough Schools having to step-up their game if any of them are to stand a chance of getting through to the International Final in Florida. Only twelve pupilswill be selected by peer voting.

The success of this ‘Scarborough Schools’ collaboration has already instigated some discussion between Scarborough College and Scalby School regarding the possibility of extending this partnership on a more regular basis, enabling well-subscribed STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) activities and competitions to take place more frequently than individual schools could resource.

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TOMORROW’S ENGINEERS - EEP ROBOTICS CHALLENGE

In March we have the Young Technicians Tournament run by Rotary, which this year is being opened by Mr Barry Dodd CBE, The Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (stand by your beds!).

Teamwork, robots, design, discovery, fun and loads of LEGO MINDSTORMS® Education kits are all part of the mix, as are real-world challenges and some great prizes.

The lowdownThis isn’t a one-off challenge. It’s a curriculum-linked programmethat gets our Key Stage 3 pupils working together in teams to solvereal-world engineering, technology and computing challenges.

During the Spring Term our student team will learn how to build, program and control autonomous LEGO robots to complete a series of short, exciting space missions. From assembling the crew to launching the satellite, they’ll demonstrate the skills they’velearned at challenge events held around the country.

A limited number of selected schools from across the country have been invited to take part in a robotics challenge that will see student teams involved in ‘space missions’. Scarborough College has been selected for this excellent scheme.

Tomorrow’s EngineersTomorrow’s EngineersEEP RoboticsEEP Robotics

ChallengeChallenge

On Friday 27 May, we have the Inter-House Solar Boat Competition, the three best entries being put forward to the Inspirations Showcase competition at the York Air Museum on Thursday 16 June. We will also be showcasing some of the Year 12 Diploma engineering work at this event.

On the weekend of 19/20 March we have the UK Space Design Competition National Final held at Imperial College, London.

On Monday 14 March we have the F1 in Schools Regional Competition at Nissanin Sunderland.

MUSIC

We were sad to say goodbye at the end of last term to Mr Stuart Day who has taught Piano here for many years. We sent him on his way with many good wishes for his retirement. We were happy to welcome Mr Adam Carpenter in his place, a Scarborough lad who has returned to his home town after teaching in Oxford for some years. Mr Richardson,Mr Smith and Mrs Costello also took on some additional teaching on piano.

The Harvest Festival provided the first opportunity for performances and we enjoyed hearing from the BJS Choir and the Infant Choir.

The Open Day in October allowed some of the older students to display their talents in the Music School and H1, and visitors were able to listen to music from the Senior String Quartet and some of our older students who prefer a more amplified sound in the newly formed rock band!

The first concert of the term took place also in October and featured many of our Junior School pupils. In particular the new school orchestra made its debut, performing Grieg’s ‘Inthe Hall of the Mountain King’.

The orchestra is made up mainly of BJS pupils, but there are a number of Senior School pupils coming along to help, support and inspire their younger peers.So far it has proved very popular with students and audiences!

After half term, our thoughts turned to Remembrance, and the Senior Choir performed Thomas Campion’s ‘Never Weather Beaten Sail’ very beautifully at the College Remembrance Service. This piece was reprised for Prize Giving, on the following Saturday. On this occasion, congratulations were also given to Katie Hodgson (L6) for her beautiful solo performance of ‘The Trout’ by Schubert.

From then on, it was full steam ahead for Christmas! The Winter Concert was a great success in December, and featured some lovely performances from both Senior and Junior pupils, and at the time of writing, all the choirs are busy putting the last preparations in place for the College Carol Service and BJS Carol Service. As always, these occasions will bring the term to a seasonal end, and our staff and pupils will be able to enjoy a quiet and very well deserved rest after all their hard work this term!

This has been a busy term, as always, for the Music Department, and it has seen some exciting new beginnings as well as some great successes.

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OSA BALL NOVEMBER 2015

With over 200 OSA members in attendance, it was another testament to the impact that John Precious has had on so many people throughout his 34 years teaching at Scarborough College.

With representatives of the school community present from every decade, from the 50s to date, this really was an example of the whole school coming together to celebrate all things Scarborough College. It was a great evening of socialising, catching up with old friends, a 30 year reunion, the ‘Leavers of 2015’ first get together since they all embarked on their Higher Education courses and fundraising for one of our own.

Jason Liversidge also attended the Ball with his wife Liz, as special guests of the OSA. He has featured on the OSA website and news quite a lot this last year. He has featured in

local and national newspapers and BBC Breakfast following his recent diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease and Fabry Disease. He was fortunate enough to benefit from the BBC’s DIY SOS home makeover programme last year.

Jason and his wife are fundraising for MND and their own Making Memories fund, which aims to give them and their two daughters as many opportunities as possible to do things as a family and make lasting memories together whilst they can. They have been fortunate enough to have a family holiday in Disney World, and the OSA’s recent fundraising at the Ball helped towards their magical trip to visit Father Christmas in Lapland. Thanks very much to those who donated raffle prizes and to everyone who bought tickets on thenight, as we raised £2,213 to helpJason and his family.

This year saw over 400 past and current pupils, parents, staff and friends come together for the annual school social event of the year, for the OSA Black Tie Ball, at The Spa.

For more information about how you can help Jason and his family,please visit the OSA website – www.scarboroughcollegeosa.co.uk

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OSA PRESHFEST

OSA ALUMNI AWARD 2015 - BRIAN READING

A once in a lifetime Hockey Festival, held in honour and celebration of the retirement and 34 years’ service John Precious has given to Scarborough College as a teacher, House Master and sports coach.

There were ten teams signed up for the Friday through Sunday Festival, and over 140 past and current pupils, colleagues and friends ready and prepared to play and support what was definitely a fun but fiercely competitive hockey festival over the OSA Reunion weekend.

The weather nearly got the better of the weekend, but

with matches well planned and teams supportive of the ‘player transfer’ scheme, every match was played, including the 10.00 am Sunday match, after the OSA Ball! No festival is complete without a grass pitch to play on, thus giving the more experienced players an advantage over the student teams, most of whom had never played on grass!! Sunday was finals day with semi-finals, play-offs, the wooden spoon to play for and the coveted title of PreshFest Winners of the Final. The final was played between WWIWATMW (Wacky Waving Inflatable Waving Arm Tube Men & Women) and Team Precious.

The final score was 3-0 to Team Precious and a well fought final it was too. Congratulations to Helen Precious for scoring two amazing goals to secure the team’s victory, ensuring that John’s team could rightfully receive the winners’ medals and he could make his final thank you speech!

Thank you to all the organisers, bar staff, umpires, team managers, supporters, grounds staff and players for makingthis a huge success and amost memorable weekendfor all who attended, but especially for John.

November 2015 will definitely be remembered for many things,but here for some PreshFest will live long in our memories.

Brian joined Scarborough College in 1944. At that time, the school had been evacuated to Marske Hall, Richmond, returning to Scarborough in 1946. With 30-40 boarders, small classes and several teachers, the school would take anyone it could get - including Brian! In his own words he was “backward, bottom or next to bottom of every class. Today, I would be diagnosed dyslexic and probably somewhat deaf. But suddenly, from one term to the next, I found myself at the top of the class.”

Brian left the College in 1955 with a State Scholarship to Wadham College, Oxford. He left Wadham College with a formal First in PPE – Politics, Philosophy and Economics, the George Webb Medley Prize and a post-graduate scholarship to Nuffield College. This was followed by a prize lectureship at Christ Church, Oxford, then by a two year

appointment as advisor to the Governor of the Bank of England.

Brian’s subsequent career saw him move in the highest political circles of the day. He worked at the National Economic Development Office and was transferred to George Brown’s Department of Economic Affairs after Labour’s 1964 election victory, to work on the National Plan. Brian then moved from Labour to Conservative and on to Downing Street as one of the first SPADs, or Special Advisers, to Edward Heath. In 1972, Brian accepted an earlier offer to join The Economist magazine as Economics Editor. There followed nearly 40 years in international consultancy.

In 1991 he helped found the prestigious macroeconomic forecasting consultancy company, Lombard Street Research. He was also a regular

freelance writer in the Sunday Times, Financial Times and the Daily Mail.

His successes include forecasting:• a Japanese decade of stagnation in early 1992• the pound’s exit from the ERM in 1992• the Asian financial crisis in 1996• the recent Global Financial CrisisHe finally retired in April 2015 - some 66 years after leaving the College.

The award acknowledges Brian’s life and career, plus his involvement with the school as a Governor in the 1980s and 90s, something for which the College is hugely grateful.

It also highlights the diverse areas of success in which our former students have gained recognition, and reflects the nature of the school that allows individuals to flourish and succeed.

The Old Scardeburgians’ Association Alumni Award is awarded in recognition of achievements of individuals, after leaving Scarborough College. This year the award has been presented to Mr Brian Reading.

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On a stormy February evening,Rudi Barman was about to tuckinto his Sunday dinner when he received a call that changed thelives of so many for the worse.

The RNLI lifeboatman had seen a lot in his eight years volunteering for the service, but nothing could prepare him for the tragedy that awaited him at sea that night. The call, it soon turned out, was to try to rescue Andrew McGeown. “It’s the worst rescue I’ve ever been on,” said Rudi.

He was speaking during the summer after receiving the RNLI’s Bronze Gallantry Medal.

It’s an award that is almost never given out – and hasn’t been for three years in this country. But for its 36-year-old recipient it’s one, in many ways, he wishes he hadn’t received. He said:

“It’s a great honour and a real privilege, it’s just such a shame it’s marked by tragedy and we all feel terrible we were unable to save him.” Andrew perished in the raging South Bay waters, after diving in to save his dog.

The three-strong lifeboat crew received a priority notice which meant they were off to rescue someone who was already in the water. Under the darkness of winter, Rudi and his crew scoured the sea as gale force winds and waves battered them on both sides. They finally found his body face down in the water but couldn’t reach him. The D Class vessel’s engine then stopped, leaving the rescue party in danger of capsizing. Eventually they managed to retrieve Andrew’s body but despite CPR he was pronounced dead.

In total, five of the volunteers who played a role in the rescue have been honoured but Rudi’s award, the first of

its kind in Scarborough in 42 years, is the highest accolade.

“It took exceptional boat-handling skill, leadership and bravery for Rudi, along with his crew, to attempt to rescue Mr McGeown in confused seas, at night and close to a dangerous shore,” said RNLI Operations Director George Rawlinson. “Although this rescue was marked by tragedy, it is a testament to their teamwork and tenacity that they did everything they could to reach the casualty and bring him ashore.”

Scarborough RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager John Senior echoed those comments, adding: ‘Everyone at Scarborough RNLI is extremely proud of Rudi and his crewmates, they do truly represent the very highest standards of the lifeboat service – their bravery, courage and professionalism are inspirational and an example to all.”

OSA MEMBERS’ STORIES IN BRIEF

RUDI BARMAN - SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE OLD BOY 1990-97 Article 1 August 2015 – Taken from The Scarborough News

OSA 300 CLUB

For more information about the OSA 300 Club or how to join, please contact the OSA Secretary at osa@scarboroughcollege.co.uk or visit our website, www.scarboroughcollegeosa.co.uk, to download an application form.

The 300 Club continues to support the College, the students and OSA members and is open to anyone who wishes to join.

Members contribute £10 per quarter with the chance of winning cash prizes each term, drawn at the OSA reunion weekends.

The funds raised go towards supporting the OSA Scholarship, the OSA Travel Scholarship and other worthy requests which will benefit current or past students of the school, as agreed by the OSA Committee.

This year’s Travel Scholarship winner was India Cartwright. The Scholarship provided India with £1,000 towards her summer work experience trip to Tanzania, through Gap Medics, where she has experienced life and work in a busy maternity hospital in Iringa.

This whole experience has been invaluable to her in gaining experience to go on to pursue her studies and career in Midwifery, but also in broadening her life skills and outlook on life too.

Congratulations to this term’s winner, Mr William Biggin, number 69.

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FRIENDS OF SCARBOROUGH

The AGM for the FoSC is held each September and this year we are delighted to welcome new members to the committee along with new families to the school. It is great to see volunteers and representatives from both the Junior and Senior School this year. The commitment and generosity from parents is always wonderful and since the start of this school year the Friends have funded many new items and projects which spread across Little Owls, the Junior School and the Senior School.

Our Little Owls are enjoying a new tricycle, outdoor equipment and a new shed to store the bikes and toys securely. The Juniors have some new mathematics board games and puzzles to enjoy during wet break times and painting aprons for the Infants. There are some mats for gymnastics, a new football team kit, netball bibs and £1,000 towards the Library refurbishment. The pantomime trip was enjoyed by all of the children in the Junior School, and the Christmas party was really good fun, with lots of help from the Sixth Formers and parents. Little Owls also enjoyed a visit from Magic Mike and Santa at their Christmas party, and all the children receiveda selection box.

In the Senior School FoSC have also contributed towards the purchase of first team hockey shirts, cycling tops and tops for the boarders’ football team. They are supporting golf lessons which are planned for summer 2016, have provided supplies for the War Games Society and have been instrumental in helping the College to purchase a defibrillator.

Recent fund raising activities have included raffles at both the Infant and Little Owls nativities, along with games and tuck shops at the Christmas parties.

Thank you to everyone who has helped and donated and we are looking forward to a fun packed and busy 2016.

It has been another very successful year for the FoSC with Mr Chris Barker taking over the role of Chairman. We welcome both Mr Barker and Mr Ellison, our new Headmaster, to this active group and committee.

Mrs Rachel CrowtherFoSC Secretary

NAME DESTINATION SUBJECTEnyo Ahovi Twente Holland Creative Technology

Adnan Aklouk Sae, Amman, Jordan Audio Engineering

Joe Barker Worcester Sports Coaching & PE

Matthew Bennion Imperial College, London Aeronautical Engineering

Frances Bevan Keele Psychology

Harvey Butterfield York History & Politics

India Cartwright Taking A Gap Year Midwifery 2016

Costanza De Simone Taking A Gap Year

Lydia Dixon Sheffield Hallam Business Studies

Youssra Elkhatib Exeter Energy Engineering

Max Fuess Taking A Gap Year

Philipp Garschina University Of Passau, Germany Law

Hanna Hagemann University In Hungary Medicine

Jim Hahnengress University Of Maastricht Business & Management

Quinn Haigh Northumbria Computer Science

Gabor Hankiss Taking A Gap Year

Matthew Harris Edinburgh History

Conor Holdsworth Swansea Mechanical Engineering

Georgina Horsham-Batley Bath Sport & Social Science

James Houghton Harper Adams Agricultural Engineering

Anthony Jennison Coventry Fine Art & Illustration

Imran Kalam Coventry Economics

Zachary Kelly Keele International Business Foundation Year

Alice Kirkup Gap Year In France French 2016

Sophie Lear Northumbria Geography & Environmental Management

Emily Leeson York History

Alan Lewis Warwick Film Studies

Frances Livera York Chemistry

Ferdinand Lutz University Of Innsbruck, Austria Engineering

James Marsden Taking A Gap Year

Adele Marshall Loughborough International Business

Chris North Warwick Economics

Katy Outhart Durham Social Sciences

Tom O’Connell Loughborough Physics

Jamie Pascoe-Harrison King’s College, London History

Richard Prey University Of Bamberg, Germany Business & Mathematics

Owen Renwick Loughborough Product Design Engineering

Robert Snowdon Northumbria English Literature

Charlotte Trueman York History Of Art

Jonas Viegener Taking A Gap Year

James Wingrove Herriot-Watt Psychology

Jack Wood Northumbria International Business Management

Sophie Wynands University Of Antwerp, Belgium Veterinary Medicine

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