St Andrew's Senior School, Turi

120 Pages·2016·13.99 MB·English

Yearbook
St Andrew’s Senior School, Turi
2016
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Inside....
4. Editor’s word 46. Faculty of Humanities
5. Headmaster’s welcome 52. Faculty of Sciences
6. Director’s word 56. Faculty of Social Studies
7. Deputy Head Academic 62. Modern Foreign Languages
8. Deputy Head Pastoral 70. Faculty of Creatives
9. Director of College 79. Head of Careers
10. Head Boy & Girl Speeches 80. School Productions
16. Senior School Staff 84. Tsavo Boarding House
18. Prefects 86. Turkana Boarding House
19. New Staff Members 88. Baringo Boarding House
22. Turi Leadership Awards 90. Samburu Boarding House
24. Academic Results A2 92. Laikipia Boarding House
25. Academic Results GCSE 96. Round Square Activities
26. Speech Day Prizes 100. Sports
28. Edexcel Pearson High Achievers 109. Valetes
29. Headmaster’s Report 112. Administration Pictorial
32. Guest of Honour Speech 114. Class of 2016
36. Faculty of Mathematics 116. Old Turians
42. Faculty of English
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Editors’ Word
Standing L-R: Waithaka Gitau, Sarab Dhanjal, Amin Mohamed, Jordan Ngugi-Alara
Sitting L-R: Eric Kibogo, Louise Macharia, Jimmy Ngigi
Yearbook Committee
Greetings and a very warm welcome to the production of the Yearbook is an exceptional
annual St Andrew’s Senior School Yearbook! team, and I would like to take this opportunity
This edition hopes to provide students, staff to applaud the phenomenal hands of the
and readers alike with the highlights of the past Yearbook committee led by Mr. Chris Otieno
2015-2016 academic year. and our designer Miss Iyadi Leloon, who
As an institution that seeks to provide it’s worked tremendously hard to produce this
students and staff the ability to nurture and Yearbook.
pursue their interests, we hope that this
Yearbook will provide this. It showcases the Thank you and I hope you enjoy this
talents, as well as preserving the memories publication!
created this school year for each student and
faculty member alike, maintaining the strong Louise Macharia
Christian ethos at the epicenter. Behind every Editor-in-chief
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Headmaster’s welcome
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We are focused
on helping
our students
deepen their
Christian walk
and have a closer
relationship with
our Lord Jesus
department and produced an outstanding
School production. Some of our music students
went to Japan for a musical tour, where they
Headmaster’s welcome had a great experience giving several excellent
performances at the African Music Festival in
Yokohama, Japan.
This academic year, we entered the World
Scholar’s Cup for the first time. Our students
It is with pleasure that I welcome you to the students receive recognition for achieving the did exceptionally well in the Regional Round
2016 edition of the Senior School Yearbook. highest marks in Africa and Kenya in several and as a result, qualified for the Global Round.
What an exciting year it has been, reaching subjects. We look forward to further successes in years
new heights with students and staff in spiritual I am particularly pleased to mention the to come.
development, academics, sports and all other achievements of our sports teams. Key And as we bid farewell to Year 13 students, I am
areas of the School. highlights were winning, the Braeburn Athletics proud of their academic achievement which
As a Christian School, we are focused on Championships, U15 rugby, U15 netball and has resulted in 40 students receiving offers
helping our students deepen their Christian U19 boys’ basketball leagues. Other excellent from the World Top 200 Universities. Out of
walk and have a closer relationship with performances were in football, cross-country these 40 students, 25 of them have received
our Lord Jesus. To this end, I would like to and hockey. offers from universities in the World Top 100.
appreciate the chapels, Youth Alpha, Christian As a member of Round Square, an international These destinations have validated their hard
Union and bible study groups, that have been organisation that looks to develop students work and the faith that we have placed in them.
held over the course of the year, that have based on the six ideals (Internationalism, In the words of John W. Gardner, “Excellence
strengthened the faith of our students. We Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well”.
as the School staff body, continue to raise the Leadership and Service), we participated in We remain up to the challenge of achieving
students in prayer in this important aspect of conferences in Marrakech, Morocco and in excellence, with God’s grace and favour, in the
their lives. Johannesburg, South Africa. These were truly next academic year.
Academically, our students kept our flag high, lovely experiences, where our teams enjoyed
with an impressive set of exam results, and interacting with students from all around
accolades were won during the Outstanding the world. Musically, we enjoyed several Yours faithfully,
Pearson Learner Awards and Cambridge high quality performances by our students, Mr. Andrew Boulle
Awards. It was a pleasure to witness our who worked hand in hand with our Drama Headmaster
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Director’s Word
Director
This Yearbook is a celebration as well as a you go and the people you meet. Turi has laid
record of ‘the Class of 2016’. Schools have some important foundations. Let us know how
characters and histories, of course, which you build on them.
define them, but they are really about people: We invite you, too, to be active as Old Turians.
pupils, students and those who teach, care As a society, it is more than merely a record of
and provide for them. All of you who fill these alumni. Increasingly, it’s a vibrant organisation
pages have both shaped and been shaped for former pupils and students, and for
by Turi. You have left your mark in the unique the wider Turi family. Its central aims are to
contributions you have made to the life of play whatever part it can in supporting and
the School, just as the character of Turi is very encouraging you as your lives unfold, and to
much evident in the people you have become. encourage philanthropic giving in support of
We wish each of you well, and our prayers go the School.
before you.
We also hope you will keep in touch! We May God bless you and keep you in the years
understand that you will be focussed on what ahead.
comes next and be eager to move on from
your school days; but we would be interested Mr. John Richardson
to hear, from time to time, of your progress: the Director
subjects you study, the jobs you do, the places
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Academic
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It always seems
impossible until
it’s done
and IGCSE French to Ketsia Mambi. At A level
the highest marks in Africa award for English
Literature went to Paulette Mbeya and for
Drama to Shiiro Mungai, with Nicole Mbowe
receiving the highest mark in Kenya for A
level Psychology. As well as regional success
in Edexcel GCSE and A levels, St Andrew’s
students also picked up a number of awards
from the Cambridge International Examinations
Board from the June 2015 series of exams.
Awards for the best result in Kenya were
achieved by Karen Wandia for IGCSE Sociology,
Joy Muchai for AS level Business Studies and
Economics, Hazel Nyang’aya for AS History and
Shiiro Mungai for A Level History.
As well as maintaining classroom focus, the
School continues to develop its provision
outside the classroom. Academic clubs and
Deputy Head Academic
societies have been introduced as part of an
improved Saturday programme. As well as
Model United Nations, Rhino Cup debating,
the “Town and Gown” UK universities tour
and a life-changing musical tour to Japan, the
As Deputy Headmaster (Academic) there are School of Economics (23rd) to read Geography School, under the leadership of Mrs Nyariki,
a number of key performance indicators that I with Economics, Edinburgh (24th) – two Ms Hobkinson and Mr Lynton entered a team
would look at to measure the academic success students with places- and New York University of students for the Africa World Scholar’s Cup.
of the School. Academic results are certainly (30th) – five students with places. We are very They were so successful that no less than
very important, but for me the key indicator is proud of this success which is a credit to both twenty-four Year 9 and 10 students qualified
the final university destination of our students – the students and their teachers – especially for the World final held in Bangkok last June –
both the quality of institution that they succeed Head of College Mr Andwati and Head of an incredible achievement for the first year of
in gaining entry to and whether they have been Careers and Higher Education, Mrs Andwati. entry into this prestigious competition.
successful in gaining places at the university and We trust that Turi alumni will make their mark It is our aim at St Andrew’s for our students to
course of their choice. on these world leading institutions. aspire to the highest academic achievement
At the time of writing, using this indicator, The year started with St. Andrew’s celebrating and in this regard 2015 /2016 has been a highly
2016 has been a highly successful year for St success in A level and IGCSE exams. At A level, successful year. It is our aim as the Academic
Andrew’s. Forty of the fifty-one students in 38% of all entries were grades A or A* and 63% Faculty, not only to support students in gaining
Year 13 have received offers from one of the grade B or higher. At IGCSE over 50% of grades the highest academic results but also, though
World Top 200 Universities and twenty-five were A or A*. This success was recognised curricular and co-curricular studies to allow
of the forty have offers from universities in the at the Edexcel Outstanding Learner Awards them to develop a passion for the subjects they
World Top 1001, including Imperial College, in Nairobi in January where a number of our study and for learning itself.
London (8th) to read Engineering, the “Ivy students were honoured. At IGCSE, the highest
league” University of Pennsylvania (18th) to read mark in Africa award for IGCSE English went
Economics, University of Toronto (19th) to read to Hyde Tareemwa, for IGCSE Geography to Mr. Christopher Draper
Business and Sports management, London Eric Kibogo, for GCSE Drama to Karen Wandia Deputy Head (Academic)
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Pastoral
Deputy Head Pastoral
Rob Youlten
It has been my privilege this year to work with this year, bringing together over 50 delegates
an outstanding pastoral team. Both the team from a wide range of international schools for
and the student body, have worked to develop seminars and discussion forums to focus on
and implement plans, to ensure that we are sharing experience and improving the way we
providing each student with the best possible care for our students. This is just one of the
experience of boarding life. ways that we are working to lead the way on
I would particularly like to thank each of the pastoral care.
House Parents and their spouses, the Tutor Last, but by no means least, it has been an
teams, the School Matron, Mrs Bilha Barnett enormous privilege to work with so many of
and the Assistant Head of Pastoral - Mrs the students over this year. I have been very
Claire Scott. As well as our Chaplains, School struck by the maturity, initiative and integrity
Counsellor and the Medical Team, who have all of our young people. While we might work to
worked together with unfailing commitment constantly improve and strengthen the pupil
and energy, to support and encourage the experience, it is the young people themselves
Claire Scott young people in our care. As a team they who have the greatest influence on the
have been proactive and positive, both in the atmosphere and culture of St Andrew’s, making
way they have offered the pupils academic, it the very special place that it is.
emotional and practical support but also in
the way they have given input to planning and
improving students’ pastoral experience here at Mr. Rob Youlten
St Andrew’s. Deputy Head Pastoral
We are delighted to have begun some major
upgrading of the Boarding Houses this year
and look forward to seeing many of these
improvements completed by September,
so that pupils can enjoy a more home-like
environment with facilities that are of the
highest quality. In addition to this, we have
appointed a matron to each individual boarding
house as a way of further improving the care
we provide to the pupils in their boarding
houses.
Further to this, we hosted the first ever East
Barbara Porter
African Residential Pastoral Conference in June
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