Malvern View Summer 2013

MALVERN VIEWIssue 16 | Summer 2013 www.malverncollege.org.uk

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Malvern continues to be a stimulating environment in which pupils are extended and encouraged to ‘be the best that they can be’. The rich variety of activities on offer to complement the academic programme allows for the creation of all-roundership and, indeed, underlines the prospect of individuals finding their niche through challenges which are varied in nature. Many of those are reflected here.

With this as their background, we believe that Malvernians will continue to make a significant impact on their communities, both nationally and internationally, on leaving our school. I trust that you will enjoy reading this edition of the Malvern View.

Corpus Christi Science PrizeGerald Roseman (No.2) in the Lower Sixth, has been awarded Joint First Prize in the very first Biomedical Sciences category essay prize at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Submissions were invited in three categories, Experimental Psychology, Materials Science and, for the first time this year, in Biomedical Sciences. Essays were judged by Fellow in Biomedical Sciences, Dr Pawel Swietach and those that scored highest addressed the relevance of measuring light, radioactive decay, magnetic spin and electric current in a biomedical context, explaining how these have accelerated research. Gerald said: “To have been awarded this prize in the very first Biomedical Sciences category is a great honour.”

Lea-Smith Reading CompetitionIn the last weeks of the Lent term over a hundred pupils of all ages took part in the Lea-Smith Reading Competition, giving some compelling, moving and entertaining performances. The individual winner was Zoe Vanezis (EH) reading from the short story On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning by Haruki Murakami. Her reading was full of warmth, humour and tenderness. The FY prize went to Chloe Underwood (No.4), the Remove prize to Cecily Warrilow (No.3), the Hundred prize to Hebe Vosper-Brown (No.3) and the U6 prize to Philippa Vandome (No.8). Going into the final, the House competition was wide open this year but the winners were No.3 who retained the trophy.

Elizabeth Charman, English

Left to right: Abi Cunningham (FY), Cecily Warrilow (Remove), Amelia Wall (L6), Hebe Vosper-Brown (100) with the Lea Smith trophy.

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Alistair Buchanan of OFGEM visits MalvernMalvern College Sixth Form Economists were lucky enough to be visited by the Chief Executive of OFGEM, Alistair Buchanan CBE (OM, No.7, 75–80). OFGEM, the UK’s energy regulator, is charged with controlling the electricity and gas markets in Great Britain, so this was a rare opportunity for our pupils to discuss with him the demand for energy in this country and the possible solutions to a shortfall in supply in the future.

“During an eye-opening day, we discussed the radical

James Delingpole: Writer in ResidenceJames Delingpole (OM, No.9, 79–83) is a writer, journalist, blogger, broadcaster and controversialist. He has written five novels and five books of non-fiction (his latest is called ‘Watermelons: How Environmentalists Are Killing The Planet, Destroying The Economy And Stealing Your Children’s Future’) and he sometimes appears on Radio and TV, most recently BBC Question Time.

You can read about his experiences of teaching at Malvern in the article he wrote for the Spectator on 16th March 2013 ‘What I learned from my week as a teacher’ at www.spectator.co.uk.

demand and supply-side solutions that are required to solve Britain’s looming energy and gas crisis. It was a fascinating insight into the near impossible decisions faced by governments internationally, and we were extremely fortunate to have someone as experienced and knowledgeable as Mr Buchanan come to Malvern,” said pupil Hani El-Bay (No.9).

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Prep Schools’ Debating CompetitionPrep school debaters visited Malvern in February to take part in a competition that debated the motion: ‘Teachers should be allowed to smack pupils for bad behaviour’. All teams were excellent and the winning school was Packwood Haugh. Disappointingly for the teachers the motion was not passed!

Dr Martin Harris, i/c Debating, Classics

Packwood Haugh, The Downs Malvern, The Elms and Beaudesert Park debaters.

Staff Profile: Dr Dean Sibthorpe, BiologyMy educational background is in the molecular evolutionary sciences and I have travelled to some exciting places in the world to carry out my research. At Cambridge for my PhD I studied the Pufferfish, (a potentially deadly Japanese gastronomic delicacy), in the Outer Hebrides and California, how the Stickleback loses its spines and armour plates and at Lake Thingvallavatn, speciation in the Icelandic Arctic Charr. My most notable academic achievement is to have been published in the journal Science, my research confirming the long-argued belief that the Dodo is a member of the pigeon family! I joined Malvern College in 2007 to teach Biology, and Evolution remains a strong theme in my teaching.

LIKES: Football (and a keen supporter of Tottenham Hotspur), Cycling running in the countryside around Leigh, and Surfing. Virtually any type of music from Classical to Country to Rock, but my favourite pieces are Sospiri (Elgar) and Hoppipolla (Sigur Rós).

DISLIKES: Arsenal


Commemoration DayMalvern College celebrated its founding on Saturday 25th May at the Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern by kind permission of the Reverend John Barr. The Commemoration was delivered by the Headmaster, and an inspiring sermon was delivered by Dr Howard Tomlinson, formerly Headmaster of Hereford Cathedral School.

Afterwards, parents and visitors gathered at the College campus to see and hear the pupils present a wide variety of work; from Chamber Choir and Jazz Band recitals to departmental exhibitions, some of the very best of College pupils’ work was on show.

Prize-giving took place at the College’s Sports Complex where Lord Moynihan, former chairman of the British Olympic Association and a distinguished politician, businessman and sportsman, addressed those present. Lord Moynihan advised pupils to be the best they can be and to never stop striving for excellence.

Debating and Public Speaking Since Malvern’s foundation in 1865, Debating and public speaking have had a strong profile in the school – only to be expected, you might think, when you look at some of the alumni, and Malvern seems to have had it all – from Heads of State to political commentators, for whom the art of Debating and public speaking are essential tools of their trade. Doubtless these skills will be equally important in the future careers of some of our present pupils.

This is why I believe that learning to debate is a key skill and one that I am happy is taught within the academic timetable at Malvern, this being one of a handful of schools in the country that has Debating at its core. Debating gives pupils the opportunity to express a view on a range of issues. Pupils research what they are going to discuss and prepare, so that when it comes to the debate they are able to make elegant and well-crafted cases. Anybody who has ever watched Prime Minister’s Questions will know what a skill it is to master and how effective it is when it is done well. The skills learned from Debating can be used in absolutely any job and can fast-track a career.

At Malvern, Debating is part of our education; we debate across the Houses, in team competitions against other schools and this term we have also had our first model UN. All the while we debaters are aiming to perfect the skill of delivering a message and learning to think on our feet.

Robert Porter (Remove, School House)

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This year was the fifth year of the Malvern College Science Photography Competition. Pupils, invited to submit photographs that are related in any way to the theme of Science, sent in more than 130 entries and the overall standard was very high.

As well as simply taking photographs, pupils were encouraged to think carefully about their subject matter and the composition of their images. They were also invited to use modern digital processing and editing techniques such as picture cropping and altering colours and shades and thus pupils were able to develop and improve their own ICT skills. All entries had to be submitted electronically.

The winning entry was ‘Mixed Emotions’ by Tom Spieker (No.7) (photo 5) taken on the 2012 College trip to Ghana.

Chris Hall, Head of Science, Biology

Science Photography CompetitionSome of the other entries shortlisted were:

‘Life – intertwined’ by Alice Quinn (No.4) (photo 6)‘Winter Wonderland’ by Susanna Marini (No.6) (photo 1)‘Sun, Sea and A&E’ by Alastair Brookes (SH)‘Red Sky At Night’ by Ben Donaldson (No.2) (photo 2)‘Wet Web’ by Timothy Loh (No.5) (photo 3)‘City Sunset’ by Clare Ho (No.8)‘Malachite’ by Livia Berlien (No.8)‘White Faced Capuchin’ by Harriet Shuker (No.3)‘Emergent Female Broad-bodied Chaser’ by Sophie Holroyd (photo 4)

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House Music CompetitionThe annual House Music Competition took place during the second half of the term with the finals held in St Edmund’s Hall. We were delighted to welcome back the adjudicator, David Brookshaw, Director of Music at The King’s School, Worcester. The competition was very close but School House retained the trophy they won last year. No.8 were worthy runners-up, followed by No.3. Individually Oscar Cripwell (SH) won Category C with a rhythmic performance on the French Horn and Jake Cripwell (SH) delivered some expressive clarinet playing to win in Category B. Aaron King (SH) won Category A with some virtuosic flute playing. All three are to be congratulated on their impressive performances in this competition.

Iain Sloan, Director of Music

Concert in Aid of the Priory Gatehouse Restoration FundThe Chamber Choir gave an accomplished recital at St Edmund’s Hall in aid of the Priory Gatehouse Appeal. The audience, drawn mainly from the local community, showed their enthusiastic appreciation for music which was performed by the choir in a range of styles, and for the excellent solo contributions from Natasha Bishop, (voice, No.4), Matthew Guy (trumpet, No.1), Aaron King (piano, SH), William Raby-Smith (piccolo trumpet, SH), Harry Rees (saxophone, No.5), Cezar Rugasira (voice, SH), Amelia Wall (voice, No.3) and Kathryn Withnall (voice, No.3).


Community ConcertThis term’s Community Concert in the College Chapel opened with a wonderful trumpet fanfare. The programme included organ, trumpet and vocal solos and concluded with a finale from the brass ensemble. Congratulations to all the musicians who performed: Charlotte Barnfather (No.3), Charlie Bijl (No.2), Matthew Guy (No.1), Aaron King (SH), Natalie Kingdon (No.6), Jennifer Liu (EH), Heather Macdonald (No.3) and William Raby-Smith (SH). The College musicians were supported by Mr Phillips, Mr Swindell and trumpet teacher Mr Lee.


Showcase Final for Tom ArnoldAt the recent auditions for the Worcestershire Young Musician of the Year, held before a large audience at the Countess of Huntington Hall in Worcester, 15 year-old Tom Arnold of Malvern College was successful in achieving a place in the Showcase Final with his performance on saxophone. Tom is one of the lead saxophonists in the College Jazz and Concert Bands as well as singing in the Chapel Choir. He is preparing for imminent GCSE exams and is also a major contributor on the sports field.

School House, winners of the House Music Competition


Choral SocietyMid-way through March the College Choral Society, a choir including the

wider College community, performed Mendelssohn’s Elijah in Big School. Well

done to the pupils who sang in the choir and to those who played alongside professional musicians in the orchestra.

There was a fine team of soloists including our own singing teacher, Mrs Katie Leaver, and Old Malvernian and international opera singer, Quentin Hayes. Alex Best (SH) made a fine

contribution as the Youth.


Summer ConcertThe Summer Concert was performed to a capacity audience in Big School and a new group, the Intermediate Ensemble, opened the evening with a lively interpretation of A Hard Day’s Night. The ensemble, directed by Rhian Grundy, will provide a bridge for younger musicians to the Concert Band or the Orchestra.

As ever, all the pupils taking part in the concert rose to the occasion to deliver some excellent performances from the Concert Band, the Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Choir, Orchestra and the Jazz Band. There was something for everyone in the varied programme which ranged from Renaissance canzonettas to excerpts from Les Misérables!


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Nature photography award Congratulations to Sue Dudley, Registry Assistant, who was awarded First place in the Creative Visions of Nature category for her photograph ‘Hyacinth in the Rain’, at Scottish Seabird Centre’s seventh annual Nature Photography Awards this year.

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Into the Woods – the Remove PlayThis year Remove dramatists presented the wonderfully entertaining Into The Woods Junior. This production was a one-act version for schools intertwining the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales – Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and Cinderella, and followed the characters to explore the consequences of their personal wishes and quests. Music and lyrics were by Stephen Sondheim and the book by James Lapine.

To reinforce the world of make-believe created in the script, the production was minimally set and used few props. Our three narrators, Serena Smith (EH), Olivia Butwell (No.3), and Matthew Calderwood (No.2) led the audience through the intricacies of the plot, keeping a tremendous degree of momentum throughout. This production made use of a gauze screen to feature puppetry and shadow puppetry and the portrayal of Milky White, Jack’s precious cow (…the cow as white as milk) demonstrated outstanding dexterity by Arina Pingasova (No.3) and Laura Dell Antonio (EH) allowing the animal to virtually come to life.

Keith Packham, Director of Drama

Birthday BBQ BashWarnings about the onset of severe weather did not deter No.4 from holding their summer barbeque bash. True to the theme of the event – A Summer Fête, the girls dressed in their brightest summer clothes and more than forty guests congregated on the front lawn for fun and games organised by No.4’s Senior Prefects. Mr Chappell, the College’s former Head of English, who retires this year, was the celebrity guest and having cut the white ribbon to declare the event open we all retreated indoors to eat. Well, there is a limit to how much wintry weather can be endured at any summer fête!

Anne Sharp, Housemistress No.4

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House CroquetIt is important to ‘look the part’ when playing sport and No.5 played their wild card at this week’s House Croquet match. Matthew Withnall, Will Corscadden Hayward, Harry Rees and Moritz von Salis-Soglio opened the 2013 croquet campaign for No.5 with an impressive win over No.1. Playing with skill and not a little passion, they out-manoeuvred their opposition to sweep to victory. It was an afternoon of high drama and great fun on the croquet lawn.

Tom Newman, Housemaster No.5, Chemistry

Worcester Competitive Speech and Drama FestivalMalvern College was well represented at this year’s Worcester Festival. Lydia Brand (L6, No.3) won the Shakespeare Solo Acting (for 16 and under). Lydia has taken a range of LAMDA examinations during her time at Malvern College, many of these gained with Distinction. Another notable winner was Alex Roberts (FY, SH) who was successful in the Prose Reading category. Alex managed to engage the audience successfully

showing very little evidence of nerves. Roshan Goodger (FY, EH) and Ekaterina Nesmeeva (L6, No.6) also impressed in their respective classes of Poetry and Prose Speaking, whilst Serena Smith (Remove, EH) gained first place in the class, Write and Speak your Own Poem.

Rob Hugeunin, Head of Speech and Drama

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ART Laana Popat (EH) is studying IB Art in the Lower Sixth. Shown here are depictions in oils on canvas of the ethnic Maasai tribe as expressed through the typical colours and beadwork of their culture. Laana took great care in her realisation of texture and detail.

Tim Newsholme, Director of Art

PublishedSerena Smith (EH, Remove) has published her first novel – Ambrosia which is available on Amazon’s Kindle store. It is a story set in the near future. A man who has lost his memory is striving to strike some meaning into an alien world when he meets the brash, bold and brazen Amber Rose. But will she do him more harm than good?

Serena has had a passion for writing since she was a child. The book took a year to complete, in between her studies, “but writing Ambrosia seemed to flow quickly and easily. I knew, when the idea first came to me, that this could make a great story”, she says.

Serena has a strong interest in Art and Drama as well as in writing and she has taken part in the Foundation Year play Holes and more recently took part in the Remove play Into the Woods in which she was the Narrator.


Oxford Summer Schoolfor JosephJoseph Zivny (SH) has been invited to take part in the UK Mathematical Trust Summer School at Balliol College, Oxford. Joseph answered 24 questions out of 25 on the Intermediate Maths Challenge and got them all correct. This is an impressive achievement; the UKMT only invite 40 of the country’s best young mathematicians to the Summer School.

“Having always enjoyed Mathematics, this fantastic opportunity comes as a privilege,” says Joseph. “My hope is that I will continue to deepen both my knowledge and passion for Mathematics at this world famous institution.”

Joseph, along with Oscar Holroyd (No.2) and Alex Tocher (No.5) in the FY, received Merits at their level of the IMO (Intermediate Maths Olympiad) to which only the best mathematicians are invited.

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Lessons in Leadership

Major General Andy Salmon CMG OBE, gave an inspiring talk on Leadership to Chapel Prefects, Heads of House and Deputies this term. He drew on his 36 years of distinguished service, notably his time as a troop commander in Northern Ireland and the Falklands War, to illustrate some of the tenets of leadership to those present. General Salmon used anecdotes to illustrate that the qualities required of a leader are the same no matter where they are employed. His talk formed part of the programme designed to develop leadership qualities in those who take over the reins of responsibility in their Houses or as part of the Chapel Prefects team.

Jamie Russell, Senior Housemaster, History

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The Malvern Leadership DiplomaThe Leadership Diploma, designed to develop leadership qualities in members of the Lower School, runs over approximately two years. It is intended to challenge members of the Foundation Year, Remove and Hundred in the undertaking of tasks in five out of seven optional categories. A compulsory section includes a residential weekend away at the College’s cottage in the Brecon Beacons at Cwm Llwch and also includes two leadership seminars and a five-minute presentation given by the leadership candidate on a leadership related topic of their choosing. One of the

seminars in this year’s programme was entitled ‘Preparing for Leadership’ and was given by Harry Bartlett, who has had a distinguished career in the Forces.

Three pupils, now in the Lower Sixth, are the first to complete the Leadership Diploma: Michaela Asamoah (No.6), Katy Munro (No.3) and Susy Marini (No.6). Congratulations and well done!

Dan Eglin, Leadership Diploma Co-ordinator, Housemaster No.7, Mathematics


Universities Fair at Malvern Eight universities were represented at the recent Universities Fair held in Big School for members of the Lower Sixth this term. Each university gave a presentation on what studying at their institution is like and was able to provide valuable information and literature to help those interested in applying. The universities represented were: Bath, Exeter, St. Andrews, Edinburgh, King’s College, London, University College, London, Imperial College, London and the London School of Economics. Later the floor was thrown open for a general Universities Fair and this gave pupils the opportunity to pursue their own enquires.

Andrew Hutchinson, i/c Admissions, French, Spanish, Theory of Knowledge

Residential weekend in the Brecons

We travelled up to the Welsh mountains on a beautiful evening in early March and awoke on Sunday morning at 8.15 wondering what was in store for us. This was our qualifying residential weekend for the Malvern Leadership Diploma and we were excited to know what the plan would be. Our Leadership tutors addressed the group and then we were put to work! Split into two teams, we were given a number of challenging tasks; one was The Minefield and this involved navigating a blindfolded partner around an area of imaginary danger with limited signals available to us to use for guidance.

Next came a feedback session on how we had done and some very helpful instruction about leadership and communication skills. In groups once again, and this time gathered in teams on the basis of our personalities, we examined our leadership styles and how we might extend and adapt these. Then back in our original groups we made a fresh attempt at the morning’s tasks applying what we had learned – and our scores tripled! What a fantastic improvement – we all felt very pleased with ourselves.

That weekend I learned more about myself and how I interact with others. I have just started the Malvern College Leadership Diploma and have lots of ideas about what I want to do to take a lead in school.

Ismay Keane (No.3)

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To say that it was a pleasure to leave snowy Malvern for the sunshine and the warmth of Greece is certainly an understatement; our eighteen Sixth Form Classicists, accompanied by Mr Thurlow, Dr Harris and Mrs Clarke, made a most welcome departure from England at the end of the Easter holiday and headed south.

Arriving at our hotel, we were amazed to be able to see the Acropolis from our roof garden and, seeing it by day early the next morning, it was even more breathtaking. We took the route centuries of worshippers have taken before us, up to its summit and then made our descent to Agora, the ancient market place and haunt of the philosopher Socrates. The trip was six days long, each day carefully planned to take in as much of the classical history as possible. At the National Archaeological Museum we were able to gaze at the ‘face of Agamemnon’ (the golden death mask from Mycenae), the massive marble kouroi statues, the numerous unworldly treasures from the Antikythera shipwreck, the astonishingly life-like bronzes and the intricately incised vase paintings. We visited the temple of Poseidon at Sounion and the bay at Aulis – the very place where the thousand ships allegedly set sail for Troy. Then we climbed up through the mist into Delphi.

From high up on the shining cliffs of Mount Parnassos, Delphi must be one of the most awe-inspiring views in the world. But for Ancient worshippers this site had another attraction: a chance to hear the Pythia’s cryptic oracles, believed to come from Apollo himself. The sculptures and offerings displayed in the museum – the famous Delphic charioteer with his glass eyes and copper eyelashes, and the painstakingly decorated treasury donated by the Siphnians, made it clear that, for the Greeks, this was the most sacred place of the Ancient world.

At Olympia we were amazed by the place where ancient athletes competed to honour Zeus and glorify their home

Classicists’ tour of Greece

cities. In keeping with tradition, we all lined up to sprint the 200 metre course and this year’s Olympians were Rory Hopkinson (No.2) and Sibyl Beaumont (No.4). Finally, we spent our last day at the Bronze Age palace at Mycenae with its panoramic views and eerie beehive tombs and at the impressive open-air theatre of Epidavros, where we happened to bump into the BBC TV historian Michael Scott! Our final stops were at Heracles’ fortress palace at Tiryns and at the Corinth Canal where we had our last baklava and coffee in the Greek sunshine before flying back to the UK.

Our trip had been invaluable in bringing all the parts of our classical studies to life, the literature and the drama as well as the art and architecture. We all really appreciate the organisation and enthusiasm of our teachers that made such an inspiring and memorable trip.

Lydia Thurlow (No.8, Upper Sixth)

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Berlin Exchange During the Easter holiday six Malvern College pupils took part in a week-long exchange visit to Berlin with our partner school Gymnasium Steglitz. Last year’s trip had been a great success so this year we embarked upon another action-packed programme designed to take in a wide variety of cultural and historical experiences. Highlights included thought-provoking visits to museums and sites of historical importance from the 20th Century, the remarkable architecture of Germany’s parliamentary buildings, a football match in the Olympic Stadium attended by 50,000 spectators and cheering on Alba Berlin (the city’s basketball team) and of course, sampling the finest Currywurst on the planet!

Our pupils were hosted generously by families of the Gymnasium Steglitz Year 10 pupils, and were afforded the wonderful opportunity to experience everyday family life in a German-speaking environment. Immersion in a foreign culture and its language encouraged confidence in our pupils who enjoyed their week enormously. We look forward to welcoming 17 pupils from Steglitz to Malvern in June.

Will Mathews, French and German

D of E GoldOn our Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition at the end of March to the Lake District, we met with unusually extreme weather conditions. Plans to canoe Lake Ullswater, Lake Coniston and finally Lake Windermere were revised when the snow fell in great quantity overnight during a wild camp on Lake Ullswater. The snow had closed the roads so we improvised and made the most of the situation exploring Lake Ullswater and the rivers that feed it. Temperatures were low, winds at times very strong but spirits remained high throughout. Meanwhile our teams of walkers on the other side of Helvellyn defied the elements to follow through with their practice expedition. A tremendous effort by all of those involved in both expeditions in what were some very demanding conditions – all this while the world around us had come to a complete standstill!

Justin Major, i/c Outdoor Pursuits Modern Languages

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Lake District challenge for the FYEighty-five members of the Foundation Year took part in an Adventure Activity weekend in the Lake District during the Leave out weekend this term. They spent a very successful four days taking part in a variety of activities ranging from canoeing and climbing to caving and gorge-walking and, as well as these activities, and in spite of some very challenging weather, over the four days more than fifty pupils managed to summit Helvellyn via the jagged ridge of Striding Edge. Throughout, the participants excelled in every way, rising to all the challenges with humour and great enthusiasm. We commend them for their exemplary attitude.

My thanks to all the staff who helped with this weekend activity, especially to Mrs Cockbill for whom it was her last trip as Head of the Foundation Year. The FY Lakes expedition was introduced under her tenure three years ago and hopefully the legacy will live on!

Justin Major, i/c Outdoor Pursuits, Modern Languages

Lord Lieutenant CadetBen Donaldson (No.2), a corporal with the Marines, has just been appointed a Lord Lieutenant Cadet. Three were chosen from across the county and their role will be to assist the Lord-Lieutenant as required – often on parade for Royal visits – and act as ambassadors for the young people of Worcestershire.

Ben will be formally appointed at a ceremony in Droitwich in June and is Malvern College’s first appointment of this kind; a tremendous accomplishment for him and the CCF section at Malvern.

Dickie Downs, OC CCF Malvern College

Natalie Kingdon heads for MexicoNatalie Kingdon (No.6) has been selected from thousands of cadets to be one of 12 who will take part in an Army exercise in Mexico as part of the Army Cadet Force Association’s biennial programme for charity overseas. She will help in the Esenada orphanage of El Sauzal and will assist in activities like painting, building and helping in classrooms.

“I am so pleased that I got through the selection process as this is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity,” says Natalie. “I am looking forward to representing the College and the Malvern CCF in this exercise and it will be an incredible experience, not only to have the opportunity to help the children but also to have the chance to learn and understand more about the people and cultures of Mexico.”

Lindsey Goodrum, Malvern College CCF


Gliding scholarship courseThis year I had the wonderful opportunity of attending a gliding course on an RAF scholarship. My first taste of excitement was making the journey from Moscow to Exeter to the RAF base, where I met the five other cadets who would learn to fly with me. On the first morning we had an early start and the six of us were divided into two ‘waves’ to fly in the three gliders available to us. (When the first ‘wave’ was up in the sky, the second was enjoying breakfast in the refectory!) When my turn came, the instructor took the aircraft high in the sky – the view was fantastic! That day the conditions for gliding were perfect and the flight was unforgettable.

Later in the week we were able to learn to taxi and to take the controls in the air, an amazing experience. There were days when it was not possible to take the gliders up and this meant that at the end of the week we were short of practical flying time, so could not get our Wings. When we couldn’t fly, other activities had been organised for us and one of them was flying in a real Sea King, Search and Rescue helicopter! Also, one evening when we were sitting in the Briefing Room and heard a helicopter outside, we ran out expecting a Sea King and were amazed to see a Chinook, and it landed! We were all so excited.

We all passed our tests and we will need to get our Wings a bit later on but it had been a fantastic week, full of new experiences and we really learned so much.

Anna Yaudzemis (No.6)

CCF Endurance Challenge – WalesOver the Leave out weekend early in March, 15 CCF cadets undertook this year’s Endurance Charity Challenge to raise money for Help for Heroes and Epilepsy Action. The task was to complete the Epynt Way, a 50-mile walk around the perimeter of the Sennybridge Training Area in South Wales. In spite of the adverse weather all cadets performed extremely well and all completed the course. Well done to Rupert Harris (SH), Amy Elias (No.3), Florrie Mayo (No.3), Ismay

Keane (No.3), Helen Lamport (No.4), Anna Dickinson (No.4), Jemima Wilson (No.4), Alice Paterson (No.4), Francis Tocher (No.5), Harry Rees (No.5), Simon Macdonald (No.5), Toby Moran (No.7), Deema Mozayen (No.9), George Belsham (No.9) and Julia Bijl (EH). All were great ambassadors for the College, raising over £1,800 for charity.

Lindsey Goodrum, Malvern College CCF

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Lawn Tennis Association County DoublesU14 & U16 Boys

Malvern College was host to the Hereford and Worcester LTA County U14 & U16 Boys’ Doubles Tournament this year where a number of local schools across the county took part including Malvern College, King’s Worcester, RGS Worcester, Chantry School, The Chase and Hereford Cathedral School.

In the U14 event Malvern College provided all four semi finalists; Chris Rhodes (No.7) & George Elias (No.2) beat Dan Ferris (SH) & Fraser Cox (No.7) in the first semi-final, and Eddie Thomson (SH) & Jonty Hall (No.5) beat Bertie Davis (No.7) & Alex Best (SH) in the second semi-final. Rhodes & Elias and Thomson & Hall served up an exciting final, which was won by Rhodes & Elias winning the one set match 7–6 (11–9 in the deciding tie break). The U16 event proved to be another close contest, this time between the top pair from The Chase, Simon Wikeley & Tobie Timmermans, who defeated Malvern College’s Noah Noeh & Victor Steiner 7–6 (7–5 in the deciding tie break).

Mark Cox, Director of Sports Liaison

Malvern Tennis champion bows outSebastian Schönholz (No.2) is one of the best tennis players we have ever had at Malvern – he is up there in the Pantheon along with Mark Hubbard (former UK Rackets Champion) and James Asensio-Mathews (former UK Paddle Tennis Champion).

Arriving in the Remove, Sebastian played alongside Sixth Formers in the 1st VI and impressed us all with his elegant stroke-play, calm demeanour on court and quiet but unshakeable determination to win. He was made Captain of Tennis in the Hundred – and has held this post ever since. He has won the College singles championship, for the Willis-Dixon Cup, three years in a row; likewise the Scott Cup, as three-times winner of the Hereford and Worcester schools’ singles competition.

Not only is Sebastian an excellent tennis player, he also plays Rackets to a very high standard too. The final of the Pritchard Rackets Cup last term between Sebastian and Tom Kohler-Cadmore, to decide the best Rackets singles player in the school, was one of the most exciting ever.

Sebastian is a thoroughly nice person and last year was elected by the staff and his peers onto the School Council. He leaves Malvern College this summer having just completed his IB examinations.

Richard Thurlow, i/c Tennis, Head of Classics

Malvern semi-finalists from the U14 & U16 tournaments.


EIGHT8 Cricket in the glorious sunshineA sunny break in the weather gave 120 young cricketers the chance to play a junior version of the T20 game at Malvern this summer. Ten prep school teams played in a tournament that had all the attractions of quick cricket, including the coloured kit supplied by Ram Cricket. The cricket was of the highest order with some exceptional displays of batting, bowling and fielding. Abberley Hall was victorious in the final against Beaudesert Park, winning the AJ Murtagh trophy, and Elstree beat St Hugh’s in the Plate competition. Most importantly a great day was had by all.

Mark Hardinges, Master i/c Cricket, Economics

National U18 Girls’ Football Development SquadJosie Steiskal (No.6), aged 16, has been invited by the Independent Schools Football Association to attend the National U18 Girls’ Development Squad camp this August.

“I am delighted and astounded to have been picked,” says Josie who plays right midfield for Malvern College and always troubles opponents with her strong running and excellent control of the ball. She has been amongst our top scorers for the past two seasons, scoring six in a match against King’s Taunton back in March, and scoring all of our goals in the Donosti Cup in July for the U16s. She was selected for the South-West of England U18 Schools squad this season after returning from an injury.

Joe Gauci, i/c Girls’ Football, Deputy Head: Academic

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Girls’ Football squad receive coaching from Annie HeathersonAnnie Heatherson, a striker for Bristol Academy who has previously played for Chelsea and in the USA, led a coaching session here at Malvern for our girls. She was very impressed by their level of skill and said she looked forward to seeing them progress. Bristol Academy is one of eight women’s clubs in the professional Women’s Super League (WSL).

Joe Gauci, i/c Girls’ Football, Deputy Head: Academic

Malvern College Hockey international gains medalFifteen year-old Georgina Bathurst, a pupil at Malvern College, gained her first international medal at the recent Four Nations Hockey Tournament. The England team competed against Germany, Holland and Scotland, winning Bronze in a hard fought contest over four days. “Georgina performed to a very high standard throughout,” said Malvern’s Hockey Coach, Mark Moss. “We are very proud of her fantastic attitude, effort and commitment.”

Also in the first stages of attaining international honours are fourteen year-olds Henrietta Bullock and Chloe Underwood, both of whom attended their first camp with Wales U16 Girls during the Easter break. The girls played well over the very hard and testing three days and hope to gain selection for Wales in the Three Nations Tournament this summer.

Georgina, right, in action.


Rugby – Worcester WarriorsU15 College Rugby players play their part

Three Malvern boys played a big part in what was an excellent win for the Worcester Warriors over Leicester Tigers at U15 level earlier on in the term – 38 points to 35. Oliver Allsopp (No.9) played fly-half, Jules Hobbs (No.7) flanker and Nikolay Remezkov (No.7) hooker. A win away at the Leicester Tigers is a very good win at any level and this Worcester Warriors side is a very talented group of youngsters.

The same three College players represented the U15 Warriors side again later on in the term against a physically strong London Irish side. In this tough match Nikolay Remezkov had an accomplished game against a big Irish front row. Oliver Allsopp turned in another solid performance and Jules Hobbs, playing as flanker a year young, never gave an inch. However London Irish were too strong, taking the spoils.

Oliver Allsopp will attend a two-day England training camp at Loughborough this term and all the boys remain in the sights of the England selectors for the U16 age group next year having impressed with their performances thus far.

Nick Tisdale, Master i/c Rugby

Left to right: Jules Hobbs (No.7) and Nikolay Remezkov (No.7), Oliver Allsop (No.9)

Regional trials for two Malvern footballersSam Heappey (No.7) and Mark Jefferson (No.1) were selected to play for the Mercian Football League South side this term. Trials versus the North took place at Malvern in what was to be a very close contest. The North took a two-goal lead but the South fought back making it 2–1 which was to remain the final score. Both Sam and Mark put in good performances, Sam playing as an attacking midfield player with his usual flare and creativity and Mark solid and commanding in the heart of the defence.

Mat Cleal, i/c Football, PE

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Ferrets RaceThe annual Ferrets cross-country competition (for the Foundation Year) was won by Fraser Cox (No.7) for the boys and by Abi Cunningham (No.3) for the girls. The course, at just less than 2.5 km, is run through the grounds of the College and over Malvern Common; it is always a race in which there is a great sense of competition with individual and House prizes at stake. Inevitably, the conditions were wet and cold but all competitors took up the challenge with great determination.

Results:Boys: 1st Fraser Cox (No.7), 2nd Freddie Barrell (No.9), 3rd Jeremy Grout (No.2). No.7 took the cup for the best performance for their top six runners.

Girls: 1st Abi Cunningham (No.3), 2nd Alex Worrallo (No.3), 3rd Emily Bennett (No.4). No.3 took the cup for the performance of their top six runners.

The Ledbury RunThe gruelling run from Ledbury to Malvern over the Malvern Hills involved over 120 runners this year. The course had recovered well after the wet weather but remained, as ever, a challenge for the runners taking part. The winner was Julius von Selchow (SH, Upper Sixth) who finished in a time of 56 minutes 35 seconds. The first girl home was Amy Elias (No.3, Hundred) who finished the course in a time of 67 minutes 32 seconds.

The run is an individual and a House competition, where the top six finishing positions for each House count towards the boys’ and girls’ team totals. The boys’ cup was won by School House with all of their six runners finishing inside the top 20. No.4 won the girls’ cup by narrowly beating No.3.

Special mention must be made of Charlie Miller (SH) who ran the whole race carrying an extra 20 kg to raise funds for Cancer Research. Charlie wanted to support the charity

by running this year’s race in memory of his father who lost his life to the illness 10 years ago. Charlie’s mum Yvonne accompanied him around the course, supplying him with water and helping to keep his morale high. Charlie is fit, but to have completed the race carrying this weight won him widespread admiration. The total he has raised for the charity so far stands at over £1,900 and continues to rise, an enormous total that exceeds his original target of £500.

http://www.justgiving.com/Charlie-Miller2601

Ryan Watkins, Sports Coach


Junior RaceIn the Junior Race, the traditional 4 km cross-country for the Lower School in which this year there were 95 runners, Josh Rowat (No.5) was victorious for the boys and Georgina Bathurst (No.4) for the girls. The race was run over some fairly rough terrain and in difficult weather conditions. All runners are to be congratulated for competing.

Ryan Watkins, Sports Coach

Independent Schools Golf Association National FinalThe Malvern College Golf team reached the National Finals for the second time in three years by beating Solihull School in a thrilling Regional Match-Play Final at the Vale Golf & Country Club, Evesham, by 2.5-0.5.

The ISGA Schools Match-Play National Team Finals were played over two days on the 14th/15th April at two of England’s finest links courses – Princes and Royal St George’s near Sandwich in Kent. It was great for the boys to play on the course where the British Open had been held in 2011, and with sunny, windy and firm conditions scoring was extremely difficult. It was a great achievement to qualify and an experience that none of the team will forget.

The finals were played in a Stroke-Play format with scores from the first day carried over to the next. Competing schools included schools from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and eight regions of England. The standard of play was very high with a number of international players taking part. Sixty young players competed in all and for Malvern Matthew Hind (No.5) was highest placed at 41st, Guillermo Liebelt (No.7) at 50th, and Julius von Selchow (SH) at 55th.

The campaign for next season starts in September and the prospect of reaching the 2014 finals at Carnoustie is a great Left to right: Graham Hawkings (coach), Guillermo Liebelt (No.7), Matt Hind

(No.5), Julius von Selchow (SH) and John Cox.

incentive for the squad. With Matt and Julius still available there is a genuine possibility of Malvern having another opportunity to compete at national level.

John Cox, Director of Boys’ Sport, i/c Golf

Boys1st Josh Rowat (No.5) 25:392nd William Raby-Smith (SH) 25:533rd Frederick Barrell (No.9) 26:00

Boys Team Result1st No.5 115 Points2nd SH 153 Points3rd No.1 224 Points

Girls1st Georgina Bathurst (No.4) 29:512nd Felicia Lotze (No.8) 33:443rd Arisha Pingasova (No.3) 35:34

Girls Team Result1st No.3 67 Points2nd No.4 70 Points3rd No.8 87 Points

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First British Women’s DoublesLower Sixth former Shinan Zhang (No.8) and Malvern PE teacher Chey West put in some fine performances at the first-ever British Women’s Doubles Tournament held at Malvern in March. This important tournament was run in conjunction with the T&RA and establishes the tournament in the Rackets calendar at Malvern each year. In the past Rackets was widely considered too fast and dangerous for women to play but it is rapidly becoming very popular and our girls at Malvern are keen to play and compete with the best. Favourites Alex Kurkjian and Karen Hurd won this inaugural British Women’s Rackets Doubles Tournament but for Shinan Zhang and Chey West it was a really enjoyable learning experience and a chance to mix with some of Britain’s best players.

Tom Newman, Master i/c Rackets, Housemaster No.5

Skiing the AlpsDuring a week in Chamonix, on the College ski trip, I learnt how important planning, organisation, punctuality and sticking to the rules are in life and had the best week’s skiing that I have ever had.

Every day we prepared our lunch, packed extra clothing and the necessary ski kit for the day – there would be no coming back to the hostel to get anything we had forgotten. Each evening we looked at the Chamonix Valley map to see where we had skied that day and talked about what was scheduled for the next day. Our professional guide, an expert in this area of the Alps, took us to the most amazing places on the slopes to ski; but we had to stick to his Golden rules. The very best day for me was the descent on Mont Blanc, down the Vallée Blanche (Aiguille du Midi), a 17 km route starting at 3846 m. We were all well equipped with a climbing harness and an ARVA (Appareil de Recherché de Victimes en Avalanche). I was beginning to understand the implications of advanced skiing and this descent, we knew, would be a challenge. Furthermore, to get to the start of the off-piste section we needed to walk down from a peak, a steep descent for which we had to be linked together – walking with our skis tied to our backpacks. The importance of team work was not lost on us here where it was vital for each of us to think of each other in all that we did. The descent was successfully accomplished and we all gave ourselves a pat on the back for managing the challenge and extending our skiing skills. What a fantastic experience this trip turned out to be and I would like to thank Mr Willatt for organising it.

Susanna Marini (No.6)

Left to right: Howard Angus, former Rackets professional and Rackets World Champion, E. Gaskell, C.West, K.Hird and A.Kurkjian (winners), A.Lennihan, S.Zhang and Tom Newman.

History of Ladies Rackets

Malvern has championed women’s Rackets from its inception, staging the first ever women’s challenge match at the refurbished Ron Hughes Rackets Courts in 2010. This match helped build momentum and led to the first National Senior Ladies Singles at The Queen’s Club in London and the Schoolgirls’ Championships the

following year.


Mason Cup 2013If the state of Malvern Rackets can be judged by the quality of the players in the Foundation Year, then it is clear that we are in very good shape. This year’s Mason Cup final was played between two very competitive young players: Josh Haynes (No.5) and Will Annetts (No.9).

The standard of play was excellent, and the good sportsmanship evident between these two good friends. It can be difficult playing such an important match against a friend, and it looked as if this might be the case on the afternoon of the match, but as soon as the thick solid back door of court Number 1 closed behind them it was very much ‘game on’.

The final score belies the run of the match which proved to be a close and compelling contest. The first game went all the way to the wire. Will served very well, but Josh dominated in the rallies more; it is no wonder that these two boys make such a good pairing on the Public Schools’ circuit. At 13–13, Josh called the first game to set. It was then that the consistency of Will’s serve began to show as he slid ball after ball deep into the far corners with plenty of cut; Josh had no answer to the accuracy and pace of serve, and the first game went to Will 18–13.

The second game proved equally exciting in a very different way as the rallies lengthened and as, in turn, each player gained the upper hand and then lost it. Will kept his head however, as Josh made more mistakes and ultimately too many unforced errors. The final score was 15–9 – Will Annetts had achieved a well-deserved victory and won the Mason Cup. It was a tremendous match and bodes well for the future of Malvern College Rackets.

Tom Newman, Master i/c Rackets, Housemaster No.5

Ladies Rackets Doubles on ITV CentralITV Central News presenter Steve Clamp visited Malvern to film our two Ladies Rackets prospects prior to the first British Ladies Amateur Doubles Rackets tournament, which took place at Malvern on Sunday 17th March.

The competition attracted some of the best lady players in the game and the Malvern pair, Shinan Zhang (No.8), a pupil in the Lower Sixth, and PE teacher Chey West were interviewed and filmed on court with their Malvern Rackets coach Noel Brett, for a two-minute spot in the Sports News section of the programme.

News item link: http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2013-03-15/the-unknown-game-of-rackets/

Left to right: Josh Haynes and Will Annetts.

Left to right: Chey West, Noel Brett, Shinan Zhang, Steve Clamp.

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Future Activities 2013 OPEN DAYSSaturday 5th October Malvern CollegeFriday 11th October The Downs MalvernSaturday 12th October The Downs Malvern

For further information please visit www.malverncollege.org.uk or www.thedownsmalvern.org.uk

MALVERN ACTIVE JUNIOR ACTIVITIES22nd July – 2nd August Young Malvern

SPORT ACADEMIES12th –16th August Worcester Warriors Residential Rugby Camp (ages 13–17) 19th – 22nd August Worcester Warriors Residential Rugby Camp (ages 9–12) 27th – 28th August Hockey Academy 29th – 30th October Rugby Academy in association with Worcester Warriors

For further information please visit www.malvernactive.co.uk/junioractivities

A competitive afternoon at this year’s Inter-House Athletics resulted in pupils breaking eight records. Two Junior girls’ records were broken, one by Heather Macdonald (No.3) in the Shot, with a distance of 7.85m and another by Ismay Keane (No.3) in the Discus, with a distance of 19.95m (breaking a decade-old record). The Senior girls broke another two records: Greta Rose (No.6) in the Shot, with a distance of 7.96m and No.4 broke the Senior girls 4x100m relay record, with a time of 56.13. Four boys’ records were broken by the Junior boys; Max Reibestein (No.2) in the Shot, throwing a distance of 10.59m, James Girling (No.2) in the Long Jump, breaking his own record with a distance of 5.55m, Joe Hefferan (No.7) in the High Jump, with a height of 1.62m and the 4x100m relay being broken by No.2, with a time of 51.25.

SPORTS DAYThe overall results were as follows:

Junior boys Junior girls1st: No.2 (181 points) 1st: No.3 (161)2nd: No.7 (172) 2nd: No.4 (123)3rd: No.9 (148) 3rd: EH (94)

Senior boys Senior girls1st: No.7 (182) 1st: No.3 (154)2nd: No.2 (163) 2nd: No.4 (129)3rd: No.5 (155) 3rd: No.8 (110)

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