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ChigwellSummer 2012
finD A wAy or mAKe A wAy
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Activities week
Charity Highlights
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HigHligHting tHe role of CHigwell SCHool in tHe Community
Another productive year at Chigwell School!
ACADEMIA
Despite the wet weather,Speech Day was a hugesuccess. the preacherthis year was the revdDr James gardom, Deanof Pembroke College,Cambridge and the guestof honour was oldChigwellian mr Stefangolaszewski. Stefan wasat School from 1991 to1999 and he is now avery successful andcreative scriptwriter. Hemade an inspiringspeech, much enjoyedby many parents andpupils alike.
mr Clive de Boer announcedat Speech Day that he will beretiring as Chair of governors innovember. He has been governorsince 1995 and Chairman since1999, and during that time theSchool has developedenormously. He will be succeededby mrs Susannah Aliker.
in the evening the rain did notprevent leavers, parents and stafffrom having a fantastic SummerBall in the marquee.
on monday 9th July theSchool said goodbye to thosestudents who are leaving themiddle Sixth. they will begreatly missed and we are allproud of what they have achievedduring their time at Chigwell. n
Speech Day 2012
Chairman of the governors mr Clive de Boer, Head Boy Joseph Chappell,Head of School Sophie Halls, guest of honour mr Stefan golaszewski andHeadmaster mr michael Punt. Sophie Halls gives her vote of thanks.
Junior School pupils receiving prizes. Praefects 2012.
the last photocall!
middle Sixth leavers.
middle Sixth formers get ready for the Summer Ball.
news from Chigwell | Summer 2012ACADEMIA
Chemistry Students in National FinalA team of lower Sixthstudents competed in thenational final of the royal Society ofChemistry Schools'Analyst Competition on 21st June.
luthien liu, Andrew Hankinsand nicole landon qualified forthe final having won the essexregional heat.
it was the second successiveyear that Chigwell wasrepresented in the national finalwhich was held this year at theuniversity of Bristol.
the trio battled for two daysthrough an undergraduate-standard
research project in the university'schemistry laboratories.
they had to plan very carefullyto read and absorb all thematerial provided and then workvery effectively on their own andas a part of a team to bringtogether the information that theyrequired for their final report.
they all agreed that it wasextremely tough but a very goodexperience and were verypleased to have taken advantageof this opportunity.
the team was highlycommended in the finalfeedback session and, as well as individual prizes, they weregiven a £100 cheque for theSchool. n
nicola landon, Andrew Hankins and luthien liu in the laboratories at
the university of Bristol.
The Salters’ Festivalsfour fourth form pupilswere selected to attendthe Salters’ festivals ofChemistry at uClChemistry Departmenton 25th April.
the festivals are one-day funevents held at universitiesthroughout the uK and irelandand are an initiative of theSalters' institute. their objectiveis to help promote theappreciation of chemistry andrelated sciences among theyoung. the fourth form pupilsrepresenting Chigwell were Sai
Hindocha, edgar Padfield,Charles Peck and Alex Slade.
the main focus of the morningwas ‘the Salters’ Challenge’.this was a competitive, practicalactivity, for which no advancepreparation was required. in theafternoon students tackled ‘theuniversity Challenge’, which wasa practical investigation chosenby the university. this wasfollowed by a ‘fun’ lecture withplenty of demonstrations filledwith ‘pops and bangs’. the dayended with a short prize-givingfor the winning schools and allparticipants gained prizes andcertificates. n
edgar Padfield, Sai Hindocha, Charles Peck and Alex Slade.
Top of the BenchNational Finalfour pupils representedessex in the annualnational final of theroyal Society ofChemistry top of theBench competition heldat imperial College,london on 31st march.
Chigwell was one of 30 teamsfrom all over the country who
had won through preliminaryrounds to compete in the final.
Chigwell’s team, consisting ofJuliette Aliker, James mulholland,neha Patel and Adam Cooper, sata 30-minute exam followed by a2-hour practical exercise in theuniversity’s laboratories. thepupils commented on how muchthey enjoyed the challenge ofhigh level chemistry. n
neha Patel, James mulholland, Adam Cooper and Juliette Aliker.
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richard Stavri.
ACADEMIA
Polymath Competition
on the last two days ofthe trinity term,luthien liu (lowerSixth) and richardStavri (upper fifth)took part in thechallenging ‘Be APolymath’ Competitionrun by universityCollege london. we
are delighted to reportthat luthien’s team won a prize.
the competition is open tostudents who have a spark thatsometimes does not getmeasured by gCSe and A levels.
over the two days of thecompetition luthien and richardwere assigned to two differentgroups of five students each and
faced challenges relating tochemistry, engineering, physics,mathematics, biology andcomputer science.
in the last task, students wereallocated a two-hour time limitto design an air-pumpingsystem. luthien's team of five,who designed a tyre that doesnot go flat and inflates itself tothe right pressure using thekinetic energy from a movingcar, was adjudicated the winner
and awarded the James Dysonfoundation engineering Prize.
richard’s team did not win aprize. However, as richard said:“Participating in the competitionwas excellent fun. we spent two extremely busy, stimulatingand challenging days, andalthough my team did not win,we got a lot of freebies and abag and the experience was veryworthwhile. i would recommendit to anyone else!” n
Rotary Youth Speaks National Finalthe winners of thelondon and HomeCounties regionalfinal of the rotaryyouth SpeaksCompetition, JulietteAliker, Connor
marcelis and matthewScudder, travelled towrexham in wales forthe national finals ofthis competition, butdespite an excellentteam performance, they
just missed out on thenational prize.However, it was quite a feat to reach thislevel and all threelearnt a lot from theexperience in spite of
its somewhat nerve-wracking nature!Chigwell School willbe looking forwardeagerly to enteringteams in next year’scompetition. n
news from Chigwell | Summer 2012ACADEMIA
Chigwell’s Budding Poetupper one pupilDominic tunks wasamong the best in anational poetrycompetition. He camethird in the SAtiPS(Support and trainingin Prep Schools)competition in the year 3-4 group.
Dominic wrote a colourfulpoem inspired by Kit wright’s
‘the magic Box’. each yearChigwell pupils in the JuniorSchool are encouraged to enterthe competition and write inmany different styles of poetry.Dominic’s poem was one of acollection sent from the KS2classes.
the competition attracts about1,000 entries a year from schoolsacross the country. it is judgedby a highly respected poet eachyear with recent judges includingDavid morley, luke Kennardand gillian Clarke. n
Festival of the Spoken WordAn appreciativeaudience wasentertained by pupilsfrom the third and
fourth form whorecited poetry, proseand monologues in the Drama Centre on27th June.
Among the best performances
were Harry ross who was
commended and tom Bromwich
who was given the first prize in
Poetry and Prose reading.
michael Chamberlain was
awarded the first prize in the
monologue section, Portia Blogg
and raabia Hussain were
awarded the first prize for their
performance in The Applicant. n
Junior School Quiz Challengethe Junior School year 5 Quiz Challengewas held in may for the fourth year runningamidst great excitement.
thirteen local primary schoolsparticipated in this verychallenging event answeringtough questions on music andcurrent affairs.
Chigwell’s team, consisting oflower two pupils Jude Panter,Christopher Collins, AseerChowdhury and Piers Daniel, did not fail to impress and werecongratulated for their efforts. nChigwell’s Quiz Challenge team: Jude Panter, Christopher Collins, Aseer Chowdhury and Piers Daniel.
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ACADEMIA
The Art of Storytellingthe acclaimedstoryteller, John Harris,came to the JuniorSchool in June to tellpupils the stories ofOrpheus in Love, A Boy
Called Patrick andWho’s got Yellow Socks?
Pupils were said to beamazed by mr Harris’capability to memorisepages and pages withoutmaking mistakes.
over nearly twenty years John
Harris told stories to great acclaim
in hundreds and hundreds of
schools all over the country as
well as abroad. He has also
published four much loved and
critically acclaimed children's
books, all of which have arisen
from his storytelling. n
Epping Forest Youth CouncillorsCongratulations toimogen Padwick andmax Albert who havebeen elected as our newrepresentatives on theepping forest youthCouncil.
in the area, forty candidates
(all aged between 13 and 17) from
eight schools stood for just twenty
seats and the total number of votes
cast was 5,350.
max and imogen will work
with local councillors to
represent young people across
the district. n
Storyteller John Harris with Junior School pupils.
TheWilliamsProjectTalksin the trinity termour quest forspeakers brought us closer to home.
richard Barham (oC)
spoke on the complexities of
corporate law, and our own
mrs Sheila Bint and mr Ben
wille on cheating in the
olympics, ancient and
modern. Dr gupta, a
Chigwell parent, spoke on
money, and the term ended
beautifully with two
colleagues sharing their
enthusiasms: mr Paul
eardley’s for Darwin, and
miss Charlotte Cantopher’s
for post-structuralism and
gender theory. n Pictured left: max Albert andimogen Padwick.
news from Chigwell | Summer 2012ACADEMIA
Chigwell Schoolstudents and staffcelebrated their bestever A level results onthursday 16th August.
Although nationally the
proportion of students receiving
top grades has fallen, at Chigwell
the number has gone up. this
year, 62% of all grades awarded
were A* or A grade (compared to
a national average of 27%) and
86% of grades were at B or
above. of the year group of 85
students, 34 achieved at least
three A* or A grades and sixteen
achieved four or more.
Headmaster, mr michael Punt,
commented: “these results reflect
the hard work put in by students
and their teachers over a long
period of time. they should feel
very proud of their outstanding
results which enable many to go on
to competitive university courses
including eight to read medicine,
Veterinary Science or Dentistry.
A small number of others have
secured places on prestigious
management trainee courses in the
City. this year group have been a
delight to work with, have
contributed a great deal to the life
of the School and we will miss
them. we wish them every future
success and happiness.” n
following on from the
outstanding A level results,
Chigwell gCSe students
celebrated their results on
thursday 23rd August.
92% of all grades were at least
a B grade, 68% of all grades
were at A or above, and one third
were A*. Amongst the successes
were Katie marshall who
achieved twelve A*s; Juliette
Aliker, Cordelia griffith and
richard Stavri who each
achieved ten A* grades; Shannon
Assaf, lauren Drabwell,
Kirthana Selvakumar, marianne
Schönle and Azura wicaksono
who all achieved at least nine
A*s; and matthewScudder and
Zoe garnish who achieved at
least eight A*s. out of the year
group of 78, thirteen achieved
seven A* grades or more.
the Headmaster, mr michael
Punt, said: “it is always really
pleasing to see students work
hard and achieve the success
they deserve. many have been
quick to comment on the
dedicated support of their
teachers and the vast majority
will now be planning to start
their A level studies at Chigwell.
we wish them and the other
students who will be joining
them continued success over the
next two years.” n
A Level Results
GCSE Results
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DRAMA
trinity term was a very
busy one for the Drama
Department. the Junior
School play, The
Thwarting of Baron
Bolligrew, directed by
miss Janey foster,
was an opportunity for
the younger pupils at
Chigwell to perform
in this delightful tale
of barons and dragons.
the audience was transportedwith the unlikely hero, Siroblong fitz oblong, played byZoe wright, to the island ofBaron Bolligrew, played by laraCarter, to free the peasants andanimals from the Baron's wickedways. notable performanceswere: Stevie Southall and AliceCarter for their performances asmischievous magpies, tess Kellyfor her outstanding performanceas the wicked Dr moloch, andAlex Sugar for his hilarious SirPercival Smoothely Smoothe.
the Junior School musical,Bugsy Malone, directed by mrBen wille, followed swiftly afterthis and was a great triumph forall concerned.
the Sixth form Play, directedby the lower Sixth DramaScholar, Sophie Bishop, wasAmanda whittington’s Be My
Baby, a poignantly entertaininglook at the lives of a group ofgirls sent to a ‘mother and Baby’home for becoming pregnantoutside of marriage. As society’slabel of shame hangs over them,the girls realise that they mustgive up their babies. Set in 1964and performed with music of thatunforgettable pop decade, thiswas a touching finish to theyear’s productions.
the academic drama calendarwas rounded off by a series ofevenings of drama performanceswhich included the lower fifth
gCSe devised drama and thelower Sixth Drama monologues.
the standard of performanceremains exceptionally high in theDrama Department, the proudesthour this year perhaps being theA2 devised play, Watch Me Die,for which all six candidates wereawarded 100% for acting andtechnical work.
finally, the Drama departmenthosted its second Annual Dinnerand Awards night on 15th June,celebrating the best of Chigwell’sactors. it was once again aglittering occasion with areception and buffet before thepresentation of the awards. n
‘What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out?’ (Alfred Hitchcock)
Scenes from The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew.
news from Chigwell | Summer 2012DRAMA
Scenes from Bugsy Malone.
Scenes from Be My Baby.
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this has been a veryactive, stimulating andsatisfying trinity termin art and design.
in the Senior School, there
has been a fascinating range
of subjects and topics explored
by the pupils and the work
they have made has been
superb, reflecting a great
sense of individuality and
independence. the variety of
work has been outstanding and
the integration of new
technologies with established
methods of creating art and
design is a real strength of the
department. the versatility
and flexibility of these
approaches continues to be
something that enables our
pupils to produce some truly
outstanding work that reflects
their interests and ideas with
amazing depth, confidence
and panache.
extra-curricular and
enrichment activities have
also made a great contribution
to the success of the
department and the pupils’
enjoyment of art and design.
many of the pupils have taken
advantage of the close
proximity of Chigwell to
london to visit some of the
finest galleries and museums
in the world. the joint Drama
and Art trip to new york
led by mr Joe maingot and
ms Sharon wales was also
a great success and it enabled
our pupils to see and
experience examples of some
of the best visual and dramatic
art in the uSA.
this year, a high number of
the pupils in the Sixth form are
leaving Chigwell to continue
studying Art and Design-related
courses at some of the
country’s leading Art Colleges
and universities. Subjects and
courses that they will be
studying include architecture,
fine art and advertising.
in the Junior School, upper
two pupils learnt how to turn
simple pencil cases into works
of art, whilst lower two
pupils experimented with
Aztec art. n
ART & DESIGN
‘Art is a lie that makes us realise truth.’ (Pablo Picasso)
upper two pupils with their terrific pencil cases!
lower two pupils experimenting with Aztec art.
At the end of thesummer term, anamazing array ofworks welcomedvisitors to the SummerArt & Design andDesign & technologyexhibition.
Among the younger pupils,prizes were awarded to ChloeSlatford (li), thomas Stride(ui), isabelle Seabrook (lii) and Stevie Southall (uii). in the Senior School, Connortempleman was the winner ofthe Sixth form Prize for Art;Sonali ohrie won the lowerSixth Art Prize; Safwaan imtiazand Juliette Aliker were awardedthe gCSe Prize for graphics. n
news from Chigwell | Summer 2012ART & DESIGN
in may, the Junior Schoolhosted a ‘terrific textiles’workshop for art teachersfrom local primaryschools run by artistemma Collins. emma is apractising contemporarytextile designer whospecialises in printedinterior textiles. Shesuccessfully runs her ownstudio and has alsodesigned fabrics for theConram Shop. At theworkshop the teachersdesigned fantastic calicopencil cases, which wereembellished with beadsand sequins. A greatproject to take back totheir own local schools! n
Acrylic artwork by Connor templeman.
Some of the winners at the 2012 Summer Art and Design and Design and technology exhibition: Chloe Slatford, Sonali ohrie and Connor templeman.
Some of the stunning Junior School pupils’ artwork exhibited at theSummer exhibition.
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MusiciansPerform atChurch Concert
Six of Chigwell’smusicians gave aconcert at St John’sChurch, epping, in aidof the church’sDevelopment fund.
money raised through the
fund went towards new halls
and community space next to
the church in St John’s road,
epping. isabella Bird (piano),
Beatrice moore (violin), Alex
Bromwich (organ), Sophie Al-
mudallal (flute), oliver Albert
(voice) and Heather Cook
(recorder) gave a varied recital
of music ranging from
Buxtehude and Handel to
Debussy and monti’s famous
Czardas. mr Simon winters –
who accompanied the students
at the concert, which was held
on Saturday 19th may – said:
“it was fantastic to hear such
talented and musical
performances and for the
students to have the
opportunity to perform outside
the school environment. the
audience was bowled over by
all the performances.” n
forty students took partin the annual ChigwellSchool young musicianof the year competitionon thursday 3rd may.
the students, aged 11-18,
performed in front of
adjudicator Stephen rumsey,
a freelance conductor, chorus
master teacher and coach who
works principally in essex
and Suffolk.
After a total of fifty
performances it was decided
that flutist Brooke newton was
the winner of the Junior prize
and pianist isabella Bird the
recipient of the Senior award.
mr rumsey praised the way
in which all pupils gathered
round to support one another
and was particularly impressed
by the mature and professional
way the pupils presented
themselves.
isabella’s performance
captivated the adjudicator in the
final with a highly charged and
emotional rendition of franz
liszt’s liebestraum no. 3.
the other Junior finalists
were yasmin Antoniou (violin),
who was highly commended,
rowan Jones (clarinet) and
Aaran Vijayakumaran (violin).
the other Senior finalists were
oliver Albert (voice), Beatrice
moore (violin), who was highly
commended, Katie marshall
(piano), ellie Shum (piano) and
Jessica maton (voice). n
MUSIC
mr Simon winters with the six Chigwell musicians at St John’s Church epping after the concert.
Junior winner Brooke newton.
Adjudicator Stephen rumsey, Senior winner isabella Bird, senior finalist
Beatrice moore and the School’s Director of music mr Howard ebden.
Trinity Term Musical Highlights
Musician of the Year
MUSIC news from Chigwell | Summer 2012
SummerConcertthe Summer Concert ontuesday 10th July wasextremely well attendeddespite the bad weather.once again, this was anemotional evening as webid goodbye to ourmany talented leaverswho sang for the Schoolfor the last time. n
Junior School Musicin the Junior School, music-making is more successful than ever. the Concert on 17th may and tea-timeProms Concerts gave the opportunity for all pupils to develop their own performance skills and continueto offer a safe platform to perform for the first time. n
Pictured right:
Chigwell’s Sixth formers sing forthe last time at the Summer Concert.
Junior School musicians at the Concert and the tea-time Proms Concerts.
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oUT & ABoUT
Pupils, from lowerone to lower Sixth,were busy over theActivities week takingpart in activitiesranging from walkingand youth hostelling inthe lake District inrather mixed weather to taking a day trip toBoulogne and visitingthe Science museumand national gallery.
Part of the purpose of the
week was to strengthen the
School’s links with local
charities and our students.
Some of the lower fifth
pupils spent a whole day with
a number of charities doing
practical work or talking to
local residents. the younger
pupils raised funds through
sponsored laps of the running
track interspersed with some
time on an inflatable assault
course kindly supplied by the
friends of Chigwell.
Some Junior School pupils
tried water sports and juggling
in a week that provided fun and
a worthwhile break from normal
classroom routine. n
Activities Week
Pupils on a walk in the isle of wight.
Junior School Pupils on a visit to the national gallery.Pupils in mersea island.
Pupils on the day trip in Boulogne.Pupils visit Paradise Park.
news from Chigwell | Summer 2012oUT & ABoUT
forty-five removepupils travelled to the uSA over the easter Holidays to enjoy a fantastic ski trip on loonmountain, lincoln, new Hampshire.
many of the pupils in thegroup had never skied before,and they all picked it upexceptionally well. Annabel
o’reilly was awarded best skierin the advanced group and Ambertatum was complimented by theinstructor for her attitude andlevel of improvement throughoutthe week.
the group not only spent fivedays on the slopes skiing, butalso enjoyed many activities suchas bowling and ice-skating. theweek ended with a meal in alocal restaurant where tourawards were handed out andfollowed by a traditional campfire at the hotel. n
Ski Trip to the USA
Trip to Nice
remove pupils on the skiing trip in new Hampshire.
over the easter break,twenty-two pupils fromthe lower fifth, upperfifth and Sixth form –accompanied by mr Joemaingot, ms Sharonwales and mr Chrislord – flew out to newyork. on arrival theychecked into the ymCAon manhattan island andspent the next four daysexploring the sights ofthe ‘Big Apple’.
they visited the empire StateBuilding, grand Central Station,the rockefeller Complex, aferry cruise around the island,the museum of modern Art, atour of street art in SpanishHarlem, the musical Chicago
and the play End of the Rainbow
and the American museum ofthe moving image.
the party returned jet laggedbut with their heads stillspinning from an amazinglyexhilarating experience. n
Trip to New York
Students in new york.
Students from the lowerfifth, upper fifth andmiddle Sixth travelled tomonpellier in thelanguedoc roussillonregion of france over theeaster holiday.
the group visited ‘le Pont du gard’, the townof Avignon with its superb‘Palais des Papes’, as well asthe wonderful landscapes ofthe Provence region. Pupilsalso attended 20 hours ofintensive french lessons andalso enjoyed playing footballon the nearby beaches.
Alexandra Budd in themiddle Sixth enjoyed herwork experience in a localshop. n
Pictured right: Pupils in nice.
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oUT & ABoUT
over the easter break,twenty-two pupils had an extremely successfulClassics trip to greece.
over the week they visited allthe major mainland sites, bothfrom the ancient past and the lesswell known but fascinatingByzantine period. Highlightswere Athens, Delphi, olympia,mystra, Sparta, mycenae, Corinthand the huge theatre at epidaurus.weather, hotels and food were allglorious, but the best of all wasthe unprecedentedly eager, matureand focused group of students: no early start was too early, notemple one too many. Staff wereso impressed that they plan to letthis group, and their friends, helpcontribute to the planning of thenext tour. n
Trip to Greece
year after year we haveseen an increase in thenumber of studentswanting to completetheir Duke of edinburghAward.
fifty-four of the lower fifthjoined at Bronze level at thebeginning of the year; theirexpeditions include practising
navigation around the wilds ofessex and completing theirassessed expedition in the newforest during activity week.
eleven silver participantsundertook their expedition onfoot in the South Downs fortraining purposes and in theyorkshire Dales to be assessedand four of them decided to trytheir hand at canoeing. thecanoeing took place on the river
Stort at Harlow and the studentscompleted their final assessed tripon the river thames in oxford.
the gold participants haveincluded six middle Sixth pupilscompleting their assessed canoeexpedition at the end of term, andeighteen lower Sixth completingtheir Silver Award and makingprogress on their skill, physicaland community sections for theirgold Award.
As ever, it is not without theassistance of several staffmembers here at Chigwell that D of e continues to grow and we will be starting the newacademic year as a directlylicensed centre for D of e which will help us manage andorganise our trips without essexcouncil supervision. n
The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
Samuel Harris, James Harrington, Kurrangujral, Alexander Bromwich in the yorkshire Dales.the group of eleven students completing the expedition section of their D of e Silver Award.
news from Chigwell | Summer 2012SPoRT
we have had anunusual start to theseason due to the bad weather andwaterlogged pitches.
Chigwell played their firsthome match on the 17th maywhich is incredible, as theseason was due to start on the22nd April. By the 22nd Junewe had only played 31 matchesand had cancelled 52, quiteastonishing in one season.
Due to exams, the weaker 1st Xi started their season withtwo losses against Bishop’sStortford and westminster.However, the highlight of theseason was the win againstenfield grammar. Batting first,Chigwell scored a healthy totalof 292 in 40 overs, with two ofthe Chigwell batsmen scoringover fifty. in reply Chigwellbowled enfield out for just 145.
in the 1st Xi HmC t20tournament (against St Albans),Sonal ohrie (u14) bowledbrilliantly, taking 3 wickets for9 runs in only 2 overs. this wasa great achievement forsomeone so young.
the u14s and u15s also had a reasonable amount ofsuccess throughout the season,including victories againstwestminster and enfieldgrammar School.
the u13A were Chigwell’smost victorious cricket team.they produced victories againstboth forest and Brentwood, andwon all their other matches.they also won the prize for the most successful Chigwellcricket team: tickets to lords to watch a t20 match, essex vmiddlesex (essex won)!
the u9s played their firstcompetitive game of the seasonagainst a strong Southloughton/essex metropolitan
team. Although Chigwell lost,the u9s definitely proved theywill be a very good team in the future.
the commitment and thedevelopment of the u8, u9,u10 and u11 teams have beenexcellent. they have progressedand improved as cricketers.
Chigwell School teaches alltheir students about the ‘Spiritof the game’ and the ‘etiquetteof Cricket’, particularlyclapping your opponents off thefield at lunch, tea or at the endof play, shaking hands withyour opponents after the game,and understanding that theumpire’s decision is final. n
Cricket
the Afghan refugee team v mCC in a rare dry day in June this year.
Junior Cricket.
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SPoRT
Boys’ Tennis
Both the u15s and u13shave played in thecounty cup competitionssponsored by Aegon.
matches are initially played in boxes of four or five teams.the u15s won two games but lost in the final encounter againstCoopers’ Coborn School fromupminster. this meant they justmissed out on a semi-final placeagainst Southend High School.five players made up the side:Conor Caplan, Ben good, Danielwhitehead, Joseph Deeks andJordan grace.
the u13s won all four of theirgroup matches with some veryclose encounters against SouthendHigh and Coopers’ Coborn. Bothmatches finished level after allfour singles and both doubles, butChigwell managed to triumph inthe playoff doubles winning bothchampionship tie breaks. thismeant that Chigwell hadprogressed to the essex Countyfinal. there Chigwell played newHall School from Chelmsfordwho proved to be a little too
strong for the Chigwell four,winning 5½ to a ½.the teamwere: liam and ryan farrant(upper two), Sam Jones (thirdform) and michael Chamberlain.All four must be commended fortheir efforts this season. n
Girls’ Tennis
unfortunately, due to thebad weather, the u18girls’ tennis fixtures atthe start of the term wereall rained off.
the middle school had somecompetitive matches and thelVth girls in particular showedsome very good results againstBancrofts and St edmunds. thisyear saw a new competitionlaunched, the Chigwell mothersand Daughters tennistournament, and on a (rare)sweltering Saturday the doublespairs took to the courts for avery enjoyable but competitiveday. Congratulations to mrsHalls and Sophie who werecrowned champions after aclosely fought final. n
Tennis
we are alwaysinterested to hearabout pupils’successes outside of school and so wewere delighted to hear that eight of ourpupils took part in the national Clubfinals over the easter break.
Six boys, Andrew macgregor,
Albert Padfield, william godfrey,
Chris Halls, Conor Caplan, and
matthew Higgins, played for the
old loughtonians u16s who won
their competition, and two girls,
georgia o’Connor and rayo
ladipo, played for the u16 girls
who finished fourth.
in addition, william godfreyand Conor Caplan represented the england Boys’ u16 team in
the four nations tournament inHolland and gained their fullengland Caps. Both boys have
gone on to make several notableappearances this season ininternational tournaments. n
Hockey
ryan farrant playing tennis.
SPoRT news from Chigwell | Summer 2012
this again was a verysuccessful year withtwelve matches playedand no defeats. the yearstarted with House golfand lambourne, with aparticularly strong team,won the event.
there was a staff fixture thisyear and although this was wellcontested the staff werecomprehensively beaten. ourJunior and Senior teams playedforest School twice eachthroughout the year and Chigwellwon all four fixtures. we alsomanaged to get our revenge onthe old Chigwellians this year bybeating them 3 matches to 1.
we entered a strong team forthe essex Schools’ golfChampionships. A total of 88boys and girls took part in thisevent from across the county andfour boys from Chigwellqualified to take part in thiscompetition, (Joshua Banfield,Harry Butler, william godfreyand tom Clapham). they allplayed well on the links Coursebut tom Clapham came runner upin the u14 competition, which isa very impressive achievement.we also entered a team of fiveplayers in the independent
Schools golf Championships atthe Shire in london. All playedvery well but special mentionshould go to Harry Butler whocame third scoring 81 on thisparticularly difficult course.
Due to the great interest in golfat Chigwell, we currently runboth a Senior and a Junior team.
this year, we had several rookies
playing, including owen
mcCausland, fergal mcCardle,
Joshua Klein, Chris everitt and
Patrick murphy. on our books to
date we have over thirty boys
with a handicap of twenty-eight
or less and another 12 players in
the Junior School who are aiming
to get their handicaps below 30.
our aim now is to see more girls
taking part in golf at Chigwell
and we were thus delighted that
third former maisy Howson
represented the School this year.
the inaugural golf weekend for
Chigwell golfers and their parents
took place in April at Barnham
Broom golf resort in norfolk.
there were nineteen golfers in
total, thirteen pupils and six
adults. the venue has two golf
courses and we played the Hill
course on the Sunday and the
Valley course on the monday.
the standard of golf was
excellent and the overall winner
was Joshua Banfield who scored
an impressive 4 over par gross on
the Sunday. n
Golf
the team at Barnham Brook golf resort in April.
the essex Schools’ golf Championship’s team. the Shire’s team.
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SPoRT
A number of pupils have
recently represented the
independent Schools fA
at the Bradfield College
development camp.
louis King, Dylan Bregman,Jake David, ryan farrant, JulianDackombe, tommy redheadnikhil mohindra, Chris everitt
and Alec osborn took part in theunder-11 and under-12development camp. the studentsparticipated in the course withother boys from all over thecountry and played small-sidedgames against wycombewanderers.
Jevan rana played for thenational under-14 side andscored against Aldershot town
but was unable to play in thesecond match against wycombewanderers due to injury.
tim lovett represented thefull national under-15 sideagainst leyton orient andwycombe wanderers and againstmanchester united and otheracademy sides at manchesterunited’s Carrington trainingground on Saturday, may 26. n
Football Highlights
Chigwell Schoolhosted an u9 footballfestival for 120pupils from localprimary schools onfriday 15th June.
the event was run inconjunction with the englishSchools football Associationand tesco. Schools taking partincluded Chigwell Primary,Churchfield Primary, StAnthony’s Primary, loyolaPrep, woodford green Prep andAvon House School. the pupilswere coached by the essex fASkills coaches and then playedboth 4v4 and 5v5 matches. the matches were overseen bya group of pupils from eastburyComprehensive School inBarking who were extremelyimpressive in their coaching ofthe pupils throughout the day.
the expected bad weatherdidn’t materialise and afantastic time was had by allpupils. the festival wasorganised by mike Spinks from the english Schools fAand mr Creag lawrence.
the event was a greatopportunity to bring togetherschools from the localcommunity and encourage asmany boys and girls as possibleto have a fun experience of thegame in a safe environment.
for some of the pupils thiswas their first experience ofstructured football and hopefullythis will inspire them to playmore regularly. n
U9 Football Festival
WilliamCooper-Renduwilliam Cooper-renduwas recently awarded theJack Petchey prize forPlayer of the year. Hewas nominated bywoodford rugby Clubfor which he plays, forhis contributions to theteam and club, as well asfor his performances atCounty level. the prize,a £200 grant, will beused towards the fundingof william’s team andhis club. william saidthat he is very proud ofthe award and will aimto build on all that hehas achieved. n
SPoRT news from Chigwell | Summer 2012
RoundersDue to the poor
weather, the u18
rounders fixtures at
the start of the term
were all rained off.
the u15 and u14 had
similar cancellations
but with the matches
that were able to go
ahead Chigwell saw
some very impressive
results including a
high scoring victory
against St edmunds. n
Netballthe netball seasonhas been one of themost successful withChigwell pupilsdeveloping a well-regarded reputation.
the Senior School hasexcelled with manyattending Satellite AcademyCounty netball trials, twoattending regional sessionsas part of the england excelprogramme and one pupildeveloping further into thetalent trials. the 1st teamcame third in the new Halltournament, alongside the
u13 team who came secondin the Brentwoodtournament, as well asreaching the final stages of the iAPS competition.the u11s have also beencompeting in an additionalleague at redbridge andperformed well at theirtournament.
the squads across theSchool have grown,becoming more competitiveand there are now a largenumber of girls from the 1stteam to u13 levelcompeting for clubs in themet league and the Premiernational league. we arelooking forward to furthersuccess next year. n
SwimmingChigwell’s youngerswimmers took part inour annual swimmingfixture againstCoopersale which washosted here at school.
Chigwell managed to beat a very strong opposition squad securing victory by just four points, with muchsuccess down to our relayperformances. All the childrenswam very well but the u9swere exceptional, especiallyJoseph and eleanor Ahernwho showed great talent inthe pool. n
the Dance Show tookplace on friday 4thmay. three Senior andthirty-seven JuniorSchool pupils took partin the event andperformed a variety ofdances, which they hadall choreographedthemselves.
robyn Schaffer and PippamcKenzie helped with rehearsalsand backstage at theperformance. All profits raisedwere donated to Chigwell ridingtrust for the Disabled. n
Dance Show
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CHARITY
Charity-giving has again reflected the values and beliefs of the community. A record sum
approaching £40,000 has been raised over the year by individuals and groups within the School.
Sixth former nicholasosborn raised over£3,000 for HavensHospices by completingthe london marathon.
nicholas crossed the finishingline in 5hrs 18mins despite stillrecovering from a sport-relatedinjury.
He decided to run for HavensHospices to thank the charity forthe care it is providing for hiscousin, laurel, who has a geneticdisease.
in preparation for the marathon,nicholas had completed two half-marathons in times of 1hr 48mins,however his pre-marathon trainingwas hampered after he sustained aknee injury which prevented himfrom training for six weeks.
Despite the aches and pains, theexperience has not put nicholasoff the prospect of entering again.
He said: “i would certainly do itagain, the journey of training andthe climax of it all on race daywas a unique experience whichshaped me hugely. i can’t wait toput the running shoes back on!” n
Some one-hundredremove pupils tookpart in the CommunityDay on 29th June.
this is a project unique toChigwell, where pupils aredivided between nursing andcare homes in the localcommunity including elHAP
and Chigwell riding trust. inaddition, there was a groupwhich had the task of carryingout various on-site enrichmentprojects.
the pupils worked hard on all the projects, whether it wasphysical labour, or entertainingresidents and patients withmusical pieces, sketches or poetry.
Although there werechallenging elements for manypupils, the day made a real
difference and the feedback from the projects and pupilsalike was very positive. n
Community Day
money raised by pupils,when they took part ina Bridges to Africasponsored walk inlondon earlier in may,was presented to thePeAS charity(Promoting equality inAfrican Schools) ontuesday 10th July.
Sixteen students raised £1,314which was presented to thecharity’s representative AbigailColley. the walk saw thestudents cover 10kms crossingten london bridges. they startedin Vauxhall and finished attower Bridge.
when Abigail visited theschool to talk to the third andfourth form pupils at thebeginning of the term, mrDamian rabbitte and mr robertogle decided a sponsored walkwould be a great way to get thepupils involved with the charity.
the walk itself was a greatoccasion and the pupils enjoyedlearning about how the moneywill be used to try to ensurewider access to education across Africa. n
A Walk in Aid of PEAS
Junior School pupils get ready for the tim Pruss sponsored walk in June. n
remove pupils at Vitalise and riding for the Disabled on Community Day.
Pictured above: remove pupilslily fox and Serena Bassipresent the cheque to AbigailColley from PeAS and thestudents who walked ten bridgeson the sponsored walk in may.
Nicholas osborn completesthe London Marathon
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news from Chigwell | Summer 2012
in August we learnt thatwe had been grantedplanning permission tobuild a Pre Prep School.this is an importantstrategic developmentfor the School as it will enable parents tohave children of all ages in differentsections of Chigwelland there has alreadybeen a significantdemand for places.
Currently Chigwell School,which was founded in 1629,admits pupils at the age ofseven. the Pre Prep will enable
the School to take girls and boysfrom the age of four. there willbe two classes of eighteenchildren in each of the three preprep years, reception, year 1and year 2, when the new schoolreaches capacity.
we have the perfect site for thedevelopment in a secluded spotright in the heart of the 100 acreChigwell campus, easilyaccessible from the car park. thePre Prep will be enclosed andself-sufficient above the all-weather pitch on what iscurrently the grounds yard. thebuilding will have its own hallfor assemblies, Pe and dining;there will be a library and otherspecialist rooms as well as sixspacious classrooms. outside,there will be plenty of play spaceof various types to stimulate
children to learn and discoverthroughout each school day.
the shape of these days will besuch that many pre prep childrenwill arrive and leave at differenttimes to existing Chigwell pupilsbut extra parking will also becreated as part of the project. the governors have invitedbuilding contractors to submittenders for the build and subjectto these tender responses, wehope to open the Pre Prep inSeptember 2013.
Headmaster mr michael Puntcommented: “this is a veryexciting project and animportant development forChigwell School. increasingly,busy families want to havechildren of different agesattending one school and thiswill enable us to make life
easier for them and to provide afirst class education for youngerchildren in a custom-builtbuilding in the beautifully greensurroundings that we are sofortunate to have. we have beenoverwhelmed by the number ofenquiries we have received andwill be providing furtherinformation over the comingweeks. we appreciate howimportant it is to give childrenthe very best start to their timeat school and we are lookingforward to providing anexciting, challenging supportiveand rich education that extendsto children of this age.”
if you are still interested in aplace at the Pre Prep, pleasecontact our Admissions registrar(mrs J. long 020 8501 5702jlong@chigwell-school.org). n
A Pre Prep School for Chigwell
in a recently strengthened
partnership, the old
Chigwellian Club, which
adjoins Chigwell School,
transferred its Clubhouse
and sports grounds,
amounting to 25 acres,
to the School.
over 30 years ago a group ofold Chigwellians bought theland as a permanent sportsground for old Chigwellians onwhich the roding laneclubhouse was built. over fiveyears ago the School and Clubcame together to try to find asolution to the problem of bothdeclining numbers joining theClub and lack of volunteers tohelp manage it. three years agothe old Chigwellian Associationwas formed, to which allChigwellians belong on leavingthe School. last year, the schoollettings company, Chigwell mitreenterprises, took over therunning and letting of the Club,and the facilities there have beenenhanced tremendously for thebenefit of old Chigwellians,those who let the facilities andfor current pupils. finally, lastmonth, an agreement was signed
whereby the old Chigwelliantrustees and members gifted theClubhouse and site to the School.
this is a hugely significantgift, comparable with the mostgenerous that the School has hadsince our foundation in 1629 andit expands the School grounds to100 acres. the ever improvingClubhouse and grounds are a
resource for existing and formerpupils and is increasingly usedby organisations from the localcommunity. we are very gratefulto the members and trustees ofthe Club as well as the originalfounders for having the vision toacquire the land which can nowbe enjoyed by futuregenerations. n
Chigwell’s 100 acres
old Chigwellians sign theagreement donating the Clubhouseand grounds to the School.
Chigwell School is an incorporated Charity, number 1115098.
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Dates foryour diary5 September
michaelmas term begins
8 September
u11 football and netballtournaments
16 September
evensong at Pembroke College,Cambridge, 6.15pm
21 September
House music Competition
29 September
main open Day
10 october
An evening with michel roux Jr.,Drama Centre, 7.00pm
13 october
7+, 8+, 11+ and 13+ openmorning, 10.30am
20 october - 4 November
Half term
8 November
Sixth form open evening,7.30pm
10 November
11+ and 13+ open morning,10.30am
22 November
Junior School Concert
29 and 30 November
Senior School Play, new Hall,7.30pm
3 December
Advent Procession, St mary’sParish Church, 7.00pm
11 December
Christmas Concert, new Hall,7.00pm
14 December
michaelmas term ends
the allotments and tree planting at Chigwell School.
Main Open DaySaturday 29th September
For entry into the Sixth Form, the Headmaster and Head of the Sixth Form will speak at1.00pm in the Sixth Form Coffee Shop.
For entry at ages 7+, 8+, 11+ and 13+, the Headmaster and Head of the Junior Schoolwill speak at 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm in New Hall.
There will be tours of the School led by current pupils after each talk, displays andexhibitions in all areas of the School.
Additional 7+ and 8+ Open MorningSaturday 13th October from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Additional Sixth Form Open EveningThursday 8th November from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
Additional 11+ and 13+ Open MorningSaturday 10th November from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
A wide range of bursaries and scholarships is available.
For details of Chigwell’s excellent ISI Inspection Report, please visit the School’s websiteon: www.chigwell-school.org
Chigwell School Open Days 2012