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the Door, don't be afraid. A blue horizon could be waiting on the other
side'.
I will sign-off now as Housemaster of The Grove by thanking all members
of the Grove (past and present) for the commitment and camaraderie that
they have generously shown during the last four years. I am also greatly
indebted to the house tutors of the Grove for their tremendous support
and hard work.
M A Monteith
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Lilton
At the start of the year Linton welcomed Mr and Mrs Doyle, Siwan and house members such as the 'Sharon and Tracy1 award for Josh Bennett and
Betsan to the house alongside Mr Owen. We all quickly adjusted to the the 'Kiss and tell stories of a window cleaner' for James Craven. Mr Owen
new boss and at the same time tried to make the 7 new third years, 3 new also seemed to enjoy himself and was presented with a blow up doll and
lower sixth and one new live in house assistant feel welcome and were lots of beer. The Doyles were presented with a series of presents most
successful as the start of the year went smoothly. notably a bright pink jacket for Mr Doyle so that he could walk the 100m
to school instead of
In the winter term driving. The best-
the main impetus of dressed award went
the house was put to Richard Wilson
into Inter -house who was turned out
sevens. We went in a Scottish kilt.
into the senior com- The end of the din-
petition uncertain ner signalled the
what to expect from end of term and the
the team. Lead by Christmas holiday.
Richard Wilson the
team consisting of At the start of
IstXV, 2ndXV, 3rd Easter term many
XV, and U16a'sall of exams dampened
whom were capable the mood of the
of playing a good house. The Great
game. Despite this Egg Race gave a
abundance of talent welcome release
we failed to qualify with the united
from our group, effort and team-
with James Bennett work under Mike
starring. Next were Heywood's leader-
the juniors, starting ship: we still missed
in a hard group they first place! The team
were unlucky not to had a competent
qualify from their start with the con-
group losing to the struction, but the
eventual winners. lack of Physics
They couldn't over- knowledge/natural
come the opposition even with Miles Baker and Tom Woolsey's expert ability of Dominic Jameson caused the disappointment!! The Egg Race was
coaching, which consisted mainly of shouting and jeering at the opposi- merely a stepping-stone to greater heights as with the Easter term came
tion. hockey. With 3 representatives in the 1st XI including both captain Richard
Wilson and vice-captain Michael Arkley, the inter house competition
The house dinner, at the end of the term, was the highlight of the term if turned to a total annihilation of any one that stood in the way of the
not the year. The evening started with social drinks with the upper sixth dominant Linton. Obviously Linton won the competition giving the first
starting as they meant to go on. At the end of the meal the speeches start- success of the year.
ed. Tom Atkinson gave a very entertaining speech giving out prizes to
Certain charity events were being organized within the school and the
most obviously a sponsored run at school in which every member of Linton
took part. Also many members of Linton were involved in the Beverley 10K
not necessarily anywhere near the front.
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This running spree lead on well to Sports day where there was a good team
spirit. Notable victories occurred for JP Potter in the senior shot-putt,
Mathew Thomas- Peter in the 800m and Jason Burton in the 100m and
400m. Less noticeable was the 3000m performance of Tobi Robinson!
House reports are always a very partial memory of a year full of endeav-
Sadly the end of the year saw the departure of Mr and Mrs Doyle, Siwan our, achievement, sport, drama, music and many less publishable events.
and Betsan. The house had been a very happy place over the year and both The summer term seems ever more to be dominated by the god of exams.
boys and parents were sad to see them and Mr Owen depart. All those in The boys in the house approached these with some trepidation, a little
Linton would want to thank them for their efforts and help and to wish nervous excitement and a great deal of resignation. In this respect we
them all for the future. seem to be ignoring the fact that examination success is not the be all and
end all of a career at St. Peter's. It is to the huge credit of all the pupils in
the house that they have managed to provide over thirty team rugby play-
ers from U14 B to 1st. XV, fourteen full time rowers , a full contingent of
members of the CCF , cricketers, hockey players from U14 to 1st. XI. In
addition those who helped with the debating and science societies , egg
race, house teams, Community Service and Drama. I hope very much that
all members of the house can find their niche in the school and gain as
much from their time here as possible. However I suspect that real support
from both home and school will be ever more necessary in the years to
come if league tables and examination success are not to become the only
marker for success at school.
The leavers this year and their parents have given tremendous support to
the house . It was splendid to see Will Battye in the school play, Alex
Burckhardt working at CPS, Jonny Fort coaching rugby, representing the
2nd XI cricket, winning both talent show and Community Service prizes.
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Danny Greening gaining his Walton and his appointment
excellent A level results, as next year's Captain of
Charlie Hazelrigg represent- Boats. Congratulations
ing the school in Hockey, should also go to Ben Ward
cricket and CCF teams as well as next year's Head of house
as his academic performanc- and Stephen Pike as next
es, Peter Henwood as school year's Head of School, I wish
monitor and team member in both all good luck in their
both hockey and cricket. ON respective positions.
Hinchliffe producing such
pleasing results alongside his It was also tremendous to
real care of younger mem- welcome our visitor from
bers of the house, Tom Leung Selborne College again this
as an academic, rugby player year and as ever Jonathan
and rower, Rodger Lovel as a Viedge proved an outstand-
full time rower for three ing ambassador for both
years, Liam McGuigan as a school and country and also
witty and individual member a splendid speaker at both
of the community. James house dinner and assembly. It
Walker from French prize was also good to see Nick
winner to 1st. XV colours, Devlin set off in July for his exchange at Selborne.
from rowing to CCF and
I would conclude by thanking Mike Painter, David Hughes, John 0-B as
finally Matthew Welsh who
tutors and Mike Hall and Stuart Howman as assistants, without their
remained his own man gaining outstanding academic results as well as
efforts the job would not be possible. We welcome Mr Bradley Owen as
representing the 1st. XV and playing in the school orchestra.
our new resident assistant.
Many others are deserving of mention (excluding the disastrous egg race
Both Liz and I would also like to give special thanks to Jonny for his splen-
team!), however space dictates that I can only give a flavour of other
did stint as Head of House and to all the house for their care of our chil-
events. It was tremendous to see Tobias Burckhardt, Ben Noble, Peter
dren. However I cannot end without saying that all of the above is put
Townson, David Hughes, Marcus Keatinge, Carl Burton and Richard Thomas
fully into perspective by the efforts of Stephen Davis over the past eight-
taking part in the senior and middle school plays. Joseph Tang winning his
een months. His exam results and success in the rowing club are out-
IVth year prize, Chris Wright, Dominic Cross and Richard Lum's splendid
standing testament to his personal courage and determination.
efforts on sports day. However it was Ben Russell's performance on the
same day that is deserving of mention along side these winning efforts.
P J Stephen
The overall success of the boys in the rowing club and specifically Philip
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Queen's
The applause which greeted the many members of Queen's at
Commemoration this year as they collected their prizes was yet again
proof that a lot of hard work does get done, just about making up for the
fact that we were pipped at the post for the Merit Cup despite the stal-
wart efforts of the new third formers, and Richard Walkland in particular.
Individual success has been remarkable throughout the year - we have
been delighted to congratulate so many of our house on numerous occa-
sions, from James Brown's beautiful reading in the Minster,
to Rachael Saxon and Claire Hunt entertaining us at the Christmas con-
cert. Rachael was also impressive on stage in her moving interpretation of
Cordelia in King Lear. Queen's was especially proud to watch our very own
Ian Lowe star in this, his final and absolutely breathtaking production.
Chloe Johnson was brilliant in Dear Brutus and she and Jayne Milburn
made very convincing fairies as part of Rudolph's team in the Christmas
appeal, appearing on Yorkshire Television, no less. Music, too, has been a
great strength in Queen's this year, with very large numbers involved in the
choirs and musical groups. Special mention must go to Charlie Strickland-
Constable, Sarah Hayward, Maneka Braganza and Rose Strickland-
Constable - it would be very difficult to find a musical event over the year prowess all year on the athletics field, beginning the first term with a
in which they haven't performed! superb win in the interhouse cross country. The Boat Club's numbers have
been swelled by many enthusiastic Queen's pupils, with Alex Kerrison
The trophy shelf in Queen's is looking very healthy. The Great Egg Race
qualifying for Henley at the end of term. We were as a house thrilled to
brought us, at least, the coveted first prize for our planes, thanks to the
cheer on no fewer than six Queen's pupils in the victorious Daily Mail
aerodynamic wizardry of Robin Johnson, Charlie Strickland-Constable,
squad at Twickenham and our cricketers this season have had some
Tom Snowball, Tom Fife and superb leadership of captain Jonathan
impressive successes - congratulations go to Peter Wackett, Tom Bartram,
MacGregor. Sports Day brought for the second year running the boy's
James Wackett and especially to James Taylor for his fine captaincy of the
interhouse athletics shield back to Queen's. Everyone really pulled out
school 1st. XI.
the stops on the day showing once again that participation and team spir-
it are ever present in the house. We must single out for exceptional per- Social activity has been high on the agenda, never more so than at the
formance the names of Jonathan MacGregor, Rob Hayward and Joss informal breakfast parties organised by the fourth form during the World
Spilman superb athletic achievements. Katie Mellor has shown great Cup - fifty bacon sandwiches ready to serve at half time - not bad going
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The Rise
The dynamics of the house changed greatly in September. Six new girls
came into the Third Year and a completely new Lower Sixth. Thanks must
go to Nicky Robertson and Helen Hildebrand for making their first few
weeks relatively straightforward.
Many girls took advice from their peers and got involved in school activi-
ties beyond the classroom. As the year progressed and academic pressures
increased, it became clear that these releases were necessary not only to
broaden interests, but also to sustain and develop good relations between
each other.
with only one frying pan and two toasters! A record number of Queen's
pupils have taken part in Community Service this year, CCF membership
has thrived, and the Duke of Edinburgh expedition (part from Queen's) vir-
tually needed it's own coach.
All this, and still we found time to work for exams. The house has flour-
ished under the fantastic support of a lively team of tutors and my thanks
go to Mr Lowe, Mr Lancaster, Mr Duffy, Miss Moore and Mr Wright for
Our hopes of last year that The Rise was on the cusp of reaching sporting
excellence were (to some extent) borne out in several school and inter-
house events during the year. Actual success came second to enthusiasm,
but there were several notable performances. Emma Farquharson and
Hannah Marsh soon established themselves as key players in the 1st. and
2nd hockey teams the UlG's were helped along by Sophie Binnsand Emily
Cogbill. In the U15's, Betony Lloyd and Sarah Welsh were regular contrib-
utors and Rachel Mayne, Ruth Wheeler, Ruth Craven and Kirstie Dallas
were all equally prolific in the UH's.
The Inter-House Cross Country saw practically the whole House compete.
There were notable performances from Nicky Robertson and Rachel
Mayne, but overall our efforts were not sufficient to bring home the cups.
Nicky Robertson and Susan Wilkinson continued to represent the school in
the Boat Club and Laura Binks and Hannah Thomas proved their worth in
the swimming pool. Liz Brotheridge's reputation as a formidable racket
sports player saw her represent the school in squash, with added support
their encouragement and enthusiasm. We all owe a great deal to James from Sophie Milnes Coates. Sadly they were unavailable for the Inter-
Taylor for his patience, forbearance and unstinting commitment as Head House badminton. In a cut-throat clash of shuttlecocks and rackets we had
of House, and to Maneka Braganza and Joss Spilman as his bodyguards. To to settle for sixth place.
our leavers we wish the very best of health and happiness in the future,
and we know that Queen's will continue to flourish under the joint lead- Mary-Lou Mathie, our guest from South Africa, joined The Rise for the sec-
ership of James Brown and Tessa Marsden. ond half of the term. She made the most of the opportunities on offer and
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enjoyed the house dinner, including the obligatory profiteroles and a
rather sparkling rendition of Betony's Bat Story, which to save embarrass-
ment cannot be printed
Most girls were occupied on the netball court during the Easter Term,
again we were well represented in the U14's and U15's and also in the 2nd
and 3rd by Emma Farquharson, Eleanor Hanna and Hannah Marsh. We put
up a good fight in the Inter-House competitions, with accurate shooting
from Betony Lloyd and a solid all-round performance from Hannah
Thomas for the juniors. Eleanor Hanna organised an efficient senior team
with admirable contributions from Emma Farquharson and Sophie Binns.
Once again enthusiasm out-
weighed actual success. True
also of the Inter-House swim-
ming; Emily Cogbill proved her
worth as an all round athlete by
winning much needed points in
several events, but overall we
had to settle for sixth place.
The Talent Show and The Egg
Race brought other people out have gone on forever.
of the woodwork. Susan
'Shirley Bassey' Wilkinson was This year has seen commendable performances on the games field, but the
truly a sight to behold as she diverse range of talents within the house is as apparent as ever. Clearly
crooned through a wonderful individuals are determined not to see school life as purely a means to
rendition of 'Hey Big Spender'. gaining academic qualifications. Being awarded the Merit Cup and win-
This was a real achievement for ning a most successful It's a Knockout Competition on the same day is tes-
Susan and a memorable per- timony to this healthy philosophy. Over half the house have been loyal
formance for the rest of us. The supporters of the school choir. This year's middle school play benefited
Egg Race challenge was to con- from the efforts of Kirstie Dallas and Rachel Mayne and Hannah Marsh's
struct and fly a balsa wood performance as crucifer at Commemoration was carried out with as much
aeroplane. Our teams tried poise and respect as the role deserved.
hard, but none should consider
careers with British Aerospace! My thanks go to the assistants and tutors for their hard work and long
hours, particularly to Ruth Hockenhull, who has worked tirelessly and suc-
The Summer Term saw the cessfully with the third year and of course to Elisabeth Ellis, who after four
House welcome two new 'inmates'; Sorrel and Rosie Gaunt joined the third years leaves The Rise to take charge of The Grove. We wish her well. Thanks
form and soon settled into the academic and game programes. Their to Nicky Robertson, for her efforts' as Head of House, and to Eleanor
efforts were certainly appreciated in the Inter-House rounders. The Rise Hanna for coping with and training up the third year. Finally, good luck to
won all their games, to win the competition easily. A superb performance, Emma Farquharson, Head of House, for next year.
particularly from Sarah Welsh for her batting and Rachel Mayne for such
aggressive and accurate bowling. CW Hall
Success was never far away in the house tennis:
Eleanor Hanna, Liz Brotheridge, Nicky Robertson,
Emma Farquharson, Hannah Marsh and Rachel
Mayne performed well throughout, only to lose in
the final to a formidable Temple team. Liz and
Emma also deserve praise for their regular contri-
butions to school tennis. Emily Cogbill, Sophie
Binns and Hannah Thomas competed successfully
on Sports Day in the 100m, long jump and shot
respectively. No records were broken in the house,
but Ming Li's 1500m race deserves a mention for
sheer endurance.
A highlight of the term was the Beverley 10k run.
Eleanor Hanna, Sophie Milnes Coates, Emma
Farquharson and Mrs Hall joined over a hundred
other St. Peter's staff and pupils to run the six
miles or so round the outskirts of Beverley. Much
fun was had and a great deal of money was raised
for Cancer Research at York University. It was par-
ticularly encouraging to see girls train for the
event, which provided a welcome relief from the
strains of public examinations, which seem to
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With the large intake of 17 into the 3rd form, plus 4 pupils new into the In March, the task for the Great Egg Race Team of Indraneil Basu, Nourah
Lower Sixth, School House swelled to 67 pupils. Jeremy Rose was Head of Ma'aye, Jo Simpson, Matthew Mikola, Greg Steel and Emma Hammill was
House and, along with Indraneil Basu, was appointed a School Monitor. to 'construct a model plane and fly it further than the enemy'. After many
hours of cutting and sticking, the great launch saw our magnificent
The first Inter House event arrived quickly in the form of the senior 7's. machine travel further than most, eventually landing in 3rd position
Deprived through injury of the pace of Indraneil, the squad was made up behind the winners Queens.
almost entirely of forwards, not perhaps the ideal combination for 7's.
jciv-iii Although the senior girls struggled, the junior girls did tremendously well
to finish 3rd in the netball competition. This was followed a week later by
„ ' t=r T the senior boys hockey. This year, the format was 5 aside, indoors. After an
emphatic and wholly satisfying 3-0 victory over Temple, there followed an
epic semi-final against a strong Clifton side. At full time, the score some-
how remained at 0-0, but School went through 3-2 on short corners won.
The Linton side that we played in the final were outstanding, and quite
<4* * £ deservedly won 4-0 in a one-sided contest, but the squad of Jonathan
Doyle in goal, Raymond Janes, Michael Bradshaw, Rob Storer, Tom
Edwards, Richard Kiveal, David Hanby and captain Jeremy Rose did them-
selves proud.
The girls swimming team finished a magnificent 2nd behind the runaway
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winners Temple. Our points were scored entirely by 3rd and 4th form girls,
which must bode well for the future. Special mention must go to Sally
'«*? t,*2^- Henderson, who broke 2 school records, but two 2nd places in the relays
show the strength in depth.
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Victory over Manor 2 and some tremendous tackling against Queens and
Grove were not enough to secure a semi-final spot.
The girls' first chance to represent the House came in October in the Cross-
country. The seniors came a creditable 4th, with Anna Greenwood, Natalie
Baldry and Jo Simpson all in the top 20, but the junior girls excelled.
Emma Hammill was 2nd, and with Julia Miller, Sally Henderson and Kate
Ashworth finishing 6th, 7th and 8th,.we finished a desperately close 2nd
overall to Temple. The format is such that every runner counts, so my
thanks go also to all of the other junior girls who ran so well.
The girls badminton competition was an open age group event, so our
team of Katie Dabbs, Danielle Buckley, Sally Henderson and Tori Janes were
never going to find it easy. A solitary victory over The Rise meant 7th
place, but much valuable experience gained for the coming years !
It was a great pleasure to see girls from all years in the House pull togeth-
er in the Hockey competition. Enthusiastically captained by Anna
Greenwood, the girls conceded just 1 goal in the 6 matches. With the tremendous success of the school's Under 15 rugby team, of
Unfortunately, the lack of a 'cutting edge' meant that we didn't score any which Mark Jagger, James Pang and Joe Bucklow were members, the jun-
!, so despite 5 drawn matches out of 6, we finished 6th overall. ior 7's competition was organised minus the Under 15A squad players. Our
remaining 4th year rugby player, Peter Horwell, joined with 9 3rd formers
to win the group, beating Queens, Clifton and Grove. A semi-final defeat
against Temple was no disgrace.
Sports Day was for once blessed with fine weather, and School House
responded with some tremendous performances. In the girls competition,
Emma Hammill, Kate Ashworth, Julia Miller, Sally Henderson, Rebecca Gill
and Anna Greenwood all scored well, whilst for the boys, Michael Down,
James Pang, Dan Janes, Tom Edwards, Will Eastwood and James Sugden
were amongst the highest points scorers. There was a tremendously
refreshing willingness to represent the House in all of the events, even
some of the traditionally less favoured events. As has been the case in the
past, failure to score points in the relays cost us dear, eventually finishing
4th in the boys event and 5th in the girls, having been well placed all
afternoon.
In the closing weeks of the Summer term, Mr Johnston organised a crick-
et competition for the 3rd form. After victory over the Manor, Stuart
Everard and captain Michael Down guided us to an impressive semi-final
victory over Queens. Unfortunately, Temple proved too strong in the final,
but all of the boys contributed magnificently.
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On the same afternoon, the junior girls rounders competition took place.
After an opening defeat against The Rise, Tori Janes's enthusiasm lead the
girls to 3 wins and a draw in the next 5 games, eventually finishing 4th.
Members of the House have continued to participate and succeed in the
many diverse activities that make St. Peter's the school that it is. Brook
Adams and Richard Kiveal both read well during the Eucharist Service,
Phoebe Harrison performed tremendously in a successful Middle School
Play, and Danielle Buckley, Sarah Waugh and James Pang all undertook a
Duke of Edinburgh Expedition. The many musicians in the House contin-
As every day seems manic up in Temple (including walking up and down
over five million steps over the year) it is always a pleasant surprise when
I look over the numerous achievements that everyone has made since last
September. For there indeed are many - and how people have made time
to do some work as well is even more impressive. The vast majority
of reports that I have read through have been outstanding and particular
congratulations should go to our ten prize-winners: Penny Boxall, Sally
ued to perform to a high standard, both in school concerts and examina-
McLaren, Martin Smallpage, Sarah Stefanini, Duncan Downes, Jenny
tions, highlights including grade 6 passes by Simon Wallis and Sally Ashley, Alex Porte, Clare Fletcher, Simon Austin and Georgie Aeons.
Henderson.
This year we say goodbye to three absolute stalwarts of Girls' Sport: Jenny
Natalie Baldry's rowing success went from strength to strength, and dur-
Ashley, Clare Fletcher and Georgie Aeons. Since they have been here they
ing the Summer, she will attend final Great Britain Trials, for which we of
have taken part in winning the following: Third year - Netball, Swimming;
course all wish her well.
Fourth year - Netball, Cross Country, Badminton, Swimming; Fifth year -
Hockey, Swimming, Badminton; Lower Sixth - Swimming, Squash, Tennis,
Academic Prizewinners in the House were Jeremy Rose (Physics), Katherine
Netball, Cross Country; Upper Sixth - Swimming, Squash, Hockey,
Morris (Theology), Harriet Julian (Art), Tom Edwards (Geography), Richard
Athletics, Tennis, Netball. These, remember are the competitions they have
Kiveal (Classics) and Kate Ashworth (Academic Merit). House colours were
awarded to Sally Henderson and Rob Storer. Congratulations to them all.
The House will grow again next year to 76 pupils, and we will acquire a
new common room in the old Art Department. Mr Jones will leave the
House, but I am delighted that Mrs Wike will be joining School as a tutor.
I know from my own experience of working with her in Clifton what a
tremendous asset she
will be. Perhaps more
than ever this year, I
have found the sup-
port of the tutors
invaluable during some
hectic times, and I
thank them all. My job
would simply not be
manageable without
their help. Jeremy has
been a calm and
incredibly efficient
Head of House, and to
won, they have been runners up in many others. The Cambridge Cup has
him too, my thanks.
been won for the five years that they have been here and Jenny Ashley
was awarded the Shuttleworth cup for outstanding contribution to Girls'
Three years in the
Sport. Notice that all three were prize-winners and their incredible contri-
House have passed
bution to the House and the School will be sorely missed. Lucy Holiday has
incredibly quickly for
continued to be very successful in her Horse-Riding, the highlight being
me, but as I suggested last year, I have enjoyed (almost!) every minute.
an article about her performances in the Horse and Hound, and who can
I look forward to an equally challenging and rewarding 2002-03.
forget her performance in the 200m where she won with ease.
N A Matkin Our domination of Girls' sport looks set to continue if we look at the
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achievements of the lower year groups. Swimming
is a particularly strong discipline: Jenny Hoggard
was Yorkshire Champion in three events and is
ranked number two in Great Britain's U17 Girls.
She obtained a new School record in the inter-
house competition as did Jenny Ashley, Lauren
Walker, Fleur Keith and our senior medley and
freestyle relay teams (J.Ashley, J.Hoggard, S.Kinnell,
F.Keith). The following girls were also winners:
Bryony Pring, Pamela Kinnell, Georgie Duke and
needless to say we were the walk away winners
with nearly three times as many points as School
House in second place! We came first in the sen-
ior and junior netball (despite being one player
down for most of the time), second in rounders,
first in hockey, second in badminton, second in
senior cross country (Anna Clarke came second,
Jenny Ashley came fifth and Georgie Johnston
came seventh) and first in junior cross country
(Lauren Walker came third), first in both senior and
junior tennis and first in athletics (Jenny Ashley
won the 800m and javelin, Georgie Duke won the
high jump, Lauren Walker won the 300m, Lucy
Holliday won the 200m and we won the junior
relay). Georgie Duke and Sally McLaren are repre-
senting Yorkshire in tennis. Every single girl in the
House has taken part in the competitions and the
team spirit they have generated has been incredi-
ble.
music - often working in the background but giving many hours of their
We have some superb sportsmen as well. Daniel Lloyd was captain of the very full lives to producing excellent performances.
first fifteen and played rugby for Yorkshire. Steven Emmerson was head of
swimming, and Alex Porte was captain of the second fifteen. The vast Emily Adam, Duncan Downes and David Heaton have all been very promi-
majority of the boys in Temple have played in School Teams, which makes nent in the Drama (see the reviews elsewhere) and Fleur Keith achieved
for a very quiet Saturday roll time! Particular credit should go to Joe Honours in grade seven ballet. Members of the House were heavily
Shepherd, Ben Hough, Ali Macleod, David Heaton and Sam Macbeth for involved in the talent show and Alex Brandon-Davies and Joe Venables
winning county places in various sports this year (sorry if I have missed continue to thrive with their prospective bands. Joe Shepherd and ON Duke
any). Tom Hilling and David Heaton both won century ties and Ed Taylor, played in the National Youth Orchestra (Joe on trombone and ON on flute)
Tom Main and Ben Hough were all stalwart members of the first eleven. - or so they tell me anyway!
Not to outdo Jenny Ashley, Tom Main won the Shuttleworth cup for out-
standing achieve- Temple is a very special place. Everyone is very busy for most of the time
ment to boys' but the time that they have spent in creating a friendly and caring atmos-
sport. In the phere in the corridor is staggering. We had quite a difficult and stressful
inter-house com- time in the Easter term and I relied heavily on the House spirit and the
petitions we came qualities present in our upper sixth. They didn't let me down and my par-
second in junior ticular and heartfelt thanks goes to the Head of House, Simon Austin who
rugby sevens in a has shown a commitment and loyalty to the House spirit It is not a coin-
thrilling final with cidence, I think, that the two past Head Girls (Georgie Aeons and Katherine
Manor, second in Downes) have been Templites and, although they won't be in Temple next
athletics (David year, both Head Boy and Head Girl were both in Temple for their first three
Heaton won jun- years here. I wish our upper
ior discuss, Martin sixth every success in the
Smallpage won future (particularly our three
high jump, Oxbride candidates) and they
Matthew Spalding have been a tremendous year.
won the 400m, Tom Janes won 1500m, and we won both the intermedi- I congratulate Anna Clarke on
ate and senior relays - the highlight for me, however, was Alex Shone's being made next year's Head
brave performance in the 3000m) and first in the cricket (despite all of our of House and Duncan Downes
county players not being available for the first match). Ali Macleod, Eddie and Joe Shepherd for their
Hilling, Ben Hough, Rory Robertson and Andy Slingsby were in the victo- appointments as School
rious Daily Mail team. As for the girls, nearly every boy in Temple has taken Monitors. By the time you
part in the competitions and their contribution has been very much appre- read this, there will be many
ciated. more achievements made,
which will have to wait to be
Our Musicians have been very active too. Simon Austin won the brass written about in next year's
competition and was head of wind band. He was a member of the ever- report.
popular barbershop group and his enthusiastic approach will be sorely
missed. Many other Templites have contributed a great deal to school M A Edwards
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