Friday 17 March 2017

PETER HAIN TALKLord Hain will speak about ‘The future of Socialism’

Tuesday 21 March | 4pm| Library | All welcome

GRAND SLAM, THANK YOU MA’AMLast week saw the return of the annual Emanuel Poetry Slam, and the finalists once again outdid themselves with some supremely confident and skilled performances, treating the audience to a thrilling hour of fast-paced linguistic artistry. Our judge, the acclaimed performance poet Joelle Taylor (who herself founded SLAM-bassadors, the Poetry Society’s national youth slam champion-ship) described the standard of writing and performance as ‘exceptionally high’, and could be seen beating her desk in pleasure as one performer after another span rhyme after exhilarating rhyme. This year’s theme was ‘The

City’, and Joelle particularly commended the finalists for the degree of empathy that many of them showed by im-agining what it would be like to experience city life in some-one else’s shoes. Though every performer, without exception, showed real talent, the prizes ultimately went to Fleur, Molly, Harry, David and – for the sec-ond year running – Siddiq. It’s fantastic to see a culture of spoken word artistry becom-ing embedded in the school as students become increasingly familiar with the conventions of the genre. Will the 2018 competition be able to top this year’s high standard? You bet. ECR

Tickets are selling fast! If anyone wants to come along to this event on Wednesday 22 March at 5.30pm, please order your tickets from Lucinda Stuart-Grant on lsg@emanuel.org.uk. Tickets are £7.50 for adults and children can come for free. Snacks and refreshments are included. TWR

There are still a few tickets available for the EPA quiz nights on Friday 24 March and Saturday 25 March (7-10pm). To secure your place or for more information please email chevs.holmes@gmail.com

EPA QUIZ NIGHT

SWING INTO SPRING

HISTORICAL DEBATESThe History & Politics Society and the Emanuel House System

present a series of Historical Debates

Friday 24 March – Semi 1 The Allied Bombing of German Cities in World War II was unjustifiable

Rodney v Howe

Tuesday 28 March – Semi 2Britain should not have fought in the First World War

Nelson v Marlborough

FINAL: DATE TO BE CONFIRMED | VENUE: PAVILION ROOM |TIME: 1.20PM | LUNCH PROVIDED

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PARENTS’ PRAYER GROUPPlease remember the dates of the next Parents’ Prayer Group meetings (school chapel 8.30am - 8.50am) are Thursday 4 May & Thursday 6 July. For more information please email The Rev-erend Walker on forbes.walker@emanuel.org.uk. RFW

REDUCE EXAM STRESS: Are you anxious about revision and ex-ams? If so, why not book a place on two three-hour workshops starting on 25 and 26 March (10am-1pm). Having run more than 50 courses, helping 1300 studrents, the six-hour course will help you prepare for a calm exam period. Cost: £120. Please contact: Anna Wille on 07771 543 623 or email her on willean-na@hotmail.com or visit www.loveliveparent.com

We ended this season with an easy victory over Southbor-ough, winning 11 of the 12 fixtures played. This season our top six has been relatively unchanged and Eash, Luke, Pietro, Jacob, Tom and Daniel have really kept the chess flag flying at Emanuel, in a season where at times we have been critically short of players. Next season, if there is not an upward turn in interest in the game, we are in real danger of dropping out of the Surrey Briant Poulter League as we may not have enough players to field a team. This would be a very sad day for chess at Emanuel. However, on a positive note Zeeshan Islam from Year 7 made a winning debut in this match, this was a great effort as it is rare for a Year 7 pupil to play for the full school team and I’m sure Zeeshan will make a positive impact next year as his game improves. TRJ

Our top chemistry students were taken by Miss Malik to the GCSE Science Live! talks at the Apollo Theatre in Victoria. The day consisted of a series of five talks - packed with science - that both gave exciting new facts and knowledge raising some highly intriguing questions. Their topics ranged from time travel to embryo growth and made for a great day out. The first of these talks was from Pro-fessor Jim Al-Khalili on black holes and other space and time phenomena. He discussed how we know a lot about black holes, but the one curious thing that remains unknown is what happens inside one. He spoke about Einstein's theory of relativity, and how if a worm-hole can bend three-dimensional space, then with Einstein's idea, it would also bend time, meaning you could potentially time travel if you went through one. Next, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock spoke about interplanetary travel, and of her crazy idea that a new Big Brother show should be launched, in which contestants are placed on a spaceship to Mars, and only the winners are allowed to return toEarth. This exciting proposal raised ques-

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tions on how the losers would survive on the cold, unforgiving planet, for example by seperating water that can be found on Mars into hydrogen for fuel, and oxygen with which to breathe. The third talk was from Professor Rob-ert Winston - a prominent figure in the field of IVF - about embryos. He showed us some fascinating, albeit slightly dis-gusting, footage of the inside of a uterus and different mechanisms of all kinds of animals' gametes. Professor Alice Roberts then tried to convince us that fossils aren't the only thing needed to prove evolution. She went into detail of studies of anatomies even before Darwin. For example, show-ing us Richard Owen's On the Nature of Limbs, containing drawings of the bones in four different mammals' arms, which all

contain a similar structure, in that there is one long bone followed by two others in the arm, then some carpels, metacarpels and finally phalanges for fingers. Other evidence included genetic similarities in adults' genes and even in embryos.To finish off the day, Professor Andrea Sella spoke about ice and how water is amazingly the only compound which, as a solid, floats on its liquid form. He then went on to talk about the effect of pres-sure on boiling points, showing us cool experiments along the way with dry ice and big explosions. The talks were interspersed with neat tips and tricks from Stewart Chenery on examination technique.The trip was highly educational and extremely fun and I hope that students in the future will get to enjoy the day as much as we did.

GCSE SCIENCE LIVE!

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The theme of this year’s Senior House Photography competition was ‘Looking up and Looking Down.’ With all Houses fielding a variety of strong entries, the best photograph from each house was selected. Ms MacMillan and Mrs Burnett locked themselves in the judging room until a winner was declared. First prize went to Ben (Howe) with the judges commending his impressive use of colour and the technical merits of the shot. Isaac’s (Marlborough) use of depth of field and perspective earned him second place, while Oliver (Rodney) was a close third with a very creative interpretation of the theme. Josie (Nelson) was also praised for her technical ability with her night-time shot of neon lights. Finally, a special mention was made of Henry’s (Marlborough) humorous take on the theme. JJH

SENIOR HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY

Next term we have the Summer Serenade and a two new music events taking place. The Summer Serenade which features lots of the music ensembles playing pre-dominantly lighter music, takes place as usual in the Hampden Hall on 26 May at 7pm. Seating is round tables and canapés and refreshments are provided. Tickets are available from the music administra-tor, Lucinda Stuart-Grant lsg@emanuel.org.uk and are priced £15 for adults and £7 for children in advance, or £16 / £8 on

SAVE THE DATE the door on the night. You can also buy a table for 8 people at £100. If you wish, you can also purchase a balcony ticket for £5 per person. The Emanuel Rock Gig takes place on the 28 April and features bands as well as solo artists. The event (which is sure to be a loud one!) takes place in the Concert Hall on Friday 28 April. There are no tickets to be bought, but donations can be made on the door which will go to the school’s chosen charities of the year. Finally on Friday 30 June a Night at the Musicals takes place in the Hampden Hall at 7pm. Much like

the Summer Serenade, the audience will be seated round tables and this concert will feature songs from a broad range of musicals; some solo, some ensemble and some chorus as well as a full live orches-tra accompanying those who are singing. Although some refreshments will be provided, you are encouraged to bring your own snacks and drinks and enjoy the night. Tickets can be purchased from Lucinda Stuart-Grant in the Music Office at £8 per person (£5 concessions), or a table for £50. TWR

1: First prize - Ben (Howe) 2: Second place -Isaac (Marlborough)3: Third place -Oliver (Rodney) 4: Special praise - Josie (Nelson) 5: Special mention Henry (Marlborough)

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HOCKEY

U14 A V IBSTOCK PLACE FINAL SCORE: 1-3 (LOST)

BY JOSIE

This was the first game of the season the girls played together as a team (due to rowing commitments). Milly scored an excellent goal - set up by Emma - in the first half. Lauren and Lara joined the team for the first time and were an excellent addition. Player of the match was Anna who played well at centre back. Special thanks to Mr Ayres who volunteered to referee the fixture.

U14 B V HARRODIANFINAL SCORE: 1-0 (WON)

BY JOSIE

Our goal was scored in the first half by Lauren with an excellent lifted ball. Lucy and Scarlett made lots of great runs down the wings. Lola played amazingly in goal keeping a clean sheet. Player of the match went to Josie who played in defence.

U12A V IBSTOCK PLACE | FINAL SCORE: 2-0 (LOST)

BY SASKIA

Our performance, overall, was very good. Everybody played well and we retained our shape throughout the game. Our passes were very strong and controlled most of the time, and we were looking up as we tried to pass into space. When we did everybody pressed up the pitch and contributed to moving the ball towards the goal. As a result, we had many attempts at the goal. If we get to play them again we should focus on our finishing when we are in possession of the ball in their D. Unfortunately, we did not win but everybody tried hard - it was a great game.

1ST VII V ST CATHERINE'S SEMI-FINAL OF NATIONAL PLATE COMPETITIONFINAL SCORE: 26-28 (LOST)

BY CATHERINE

We knew it would be a tough game and one that would go to the wire. We started well, racing into a lead by win-ning turnovers early on and converting. However, a few silly errors and soft penalties allowed St Catherine’s back into the game. The score at the end of the first quarter was at 6-6. The second quarter started quickly with a few turnovers at each end before a goal was scored. We continued to work hard, clearing and driving to receive the ball on the circle edge and on the transverse line, with the attack flowing nicely and the defence work-ing hard to win ball for our attack to use. The half ended 15-11 to St Catherine's. The game was not yet over and once again we came out hard, pushing for every tip and in-terception whilst also remain-ing clinical in attack. Despite having to play a new formation due to injury, we adapted well and forced the opposition to play risky netball and capitalised on their errors. The shots were flying in at our end and the defenders stepped it up to keep them out – we won several 'held ball' calls from their shooters. Heading into the final quar-ter we were down by one and with fresh legs coming on, the final was within our sights. Yet, it was not to be. A few harsh

U12A THOMAS’ TOURNAMENT

RESULTS: 0-0 V ST AUGUSTINE’S (DRAW)3-0 V THOMAS’S (LOST)3-0 V STREATHAM AND CLAPHAM (LOST)1-0 V HARRODIAN (LOST)

BY GEORGIA

The team worked well togeth-er using the wings as much as we could. This was an achieve-ment for us because although Mr Rogers is always telling us not to, we often hit the ball straight through the middle. Using the wings meant we could make some accurate shots on goal and although they didn’t always go in, they boosted our confidence. We improved with every match and our small goal difference for all of the matches was be-cause of goalkeeper Lucy and her amazing saves. Olivia and Rosie made some great shots on goal with passes from Ella. Sveva and Eva helped the ball up the pitch in midfield and Meg and Fleur made excel-lent tackles in defence. We are slowly improving our game and we aspire to win our next match.

U12A IBSTOCK TOURNAMENT

RESULTS - HIGHGATE: (DRAW)KEW HOUSE: 1-0 (WIN) HARRODIAN: 1-0 (LOST) ST THOMAS’: 3-0 (LOST)7TH & 8TH PLACE PLAY-OFF V IBSTOCK 2-1 (WON)

BY GEORGIA

We won our first two matches which was an uplifting experi-ence. We played five games, four in the pool and a play-off. We use the wings more and more now, raising our game hugely. We have made pro-gress on our shooting. Goal Keeper Lucy was incredible. Another very valuable player was Ella. It was a successful tournament - we are working our way to the top.

SPORTumpiring calls, fatigued minds and bodies and some wrong decisions at crucial times cost us the win. Although we lost, it was a score to be proud of as this team have beaten many of our fierce rivals by 20+ goals. It was a good effort and the girls fought hard and kept their heads held high. It should not be forgotten that the team is composed of mostly Year 11 students. To reach the semi-finals of a national competition is a great achievement and one to be proud of. Thank you to Miss Yeomans for such an excep-tional season. We went further than any other 1st VII before us and held our own amongst other huge netball schools throughout Surrey and SE England. We all look forward to next season, when we hope to compete as strongly as this season and hopefully reach the final.

U13A THOMAS’ TOURNAMENT

RESULTS: JAGS – 0-0 (DRAW)BROOMWOOD 1-1 (DRAW)ST AUGUSTINE’S 1-0 (WON)THOMAS’S 0-1 (LOST)

BY VICTORIA

We had a very competitive pool and knew that it was going to be a challenge to finish in the top two out of five schools to make it into the semi-finals. We won one match, drew two matches and lost one. We started slowly in our first against Broomwood when they scored an early goal. However, we fought hard and Ginevra Bucalossi came on with one minute to go and scored a great goal to even the match. In the second match against Thomas’s Clapham we fought hard with some superb defence by Rosie Van De Vliet off the short corners, she was fearless. Bella Tuck in goal made some outstanding saves to keep up in the game. Unfortunately, they managed to score and we lost 0-1. The third match was against St Augustine’s and we were determined to get a win. We started with intensity and Victoria Pauwels fed some great balls through to the attackers giving us great opportunities up front and the game finished with a 1-0 win to us. In the final match we were against a strong JAGS team. Libby Almeyda played well and made it difficult for JAGS to get the ball into our circle and get their shots on goal. Neve Beill and Scarlett Gordon were strong in de-fence and made some crucial tackles. Bobbie Fletcher worked hard up front trying to finish the game with some strong shots and we were unfortunate not to win this one. JAGS went on to win the competition.

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HOCKEY NETBALLOn Friday (10 March) we hosted a mini tournament for touring sides Fettes and Streatham and Clapham High. The 1st VII were up against Streatham and Clapham first and the opposition was quicker off the mark, taking an early lead. Despite our best efforts they beat us 10-5. We then faced the Fettes 2nd VII who had a four goal head start but we worked hard to take a convincing lead. Last up was the Fettes 1st team. The girls knew this wouldn’t be an easy match and that Fettes would be up for the good game. We converted all our turnovers to win the match. The talented Streatham and Clapham side, however, proved too strong for every-one and won the tournament with Emanuel coming second. Everyone stayed for canapés afterwards to socialise and it was a pleasure to host both teams, especially Fettes who travelled from Edinburgh to play various teams in London. Thank you to all of those who came to support. CY

U16 SURREY SEVEN’S TOURNAMENT

On Monday (13 March) the U16s took part in the Surrey Sevens. Dealt a difficult group draw we won our first match against Reigate Grammar 22-7 in a match we controlled from the start. This was a great way to start the tournament as it was our first win of the sevens season, following some very tough draws in previous festivals. There were jubilant scenes at the final whistle and a team photo ensued as they fanned themselves in glory on a particularly warm and sunny day. The rest of the group games did not fare as well, though we showed

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strong resistance against John Fisher (24-5) who eventually lost the cup to Whitgift. We finished fourth place in group four on the same number of points as RGS Guildford in third, which was a good effort in a group that included competition finalists of the Cup, the winners of the Bowl and Medal. This meant we qualified for the Plate semi-final. Drawn against Howard of Effingham, we struggled to contain their pace, however they struggled equally with our strength, until tiredness took its toll and we conceded a couple of late unanswered tries to lose 29-19. Throughout the tournament Captain Dan led from the front with nine excellent tries; speed and kicking allowed Jesse to score points and the strength of Ed, Toby, James, Archie and Charlie saw all of them on the scoresheet. These were all ably supported by Sacha, Ol-lie, Ollie, Alex, Sinan and Jack. Well done to all involved for an enjoyable and successful day out. PAK

U12’S FINISH 5TH OUT OF 25 AT THE SURREY 7S

BY JACOB

Our first match was against Dulwich College and we hit the ground running through some tries by Tom. We won the game 20-0. Next we played Tiffin. We were one try up before we switched off for a moment, allowing two tries to be scored, but we respond-ed on the stroke of half-time to bring the scores level. In the second half we pulled ourselves together to win the match 20-10. Great performances from Louis and Martin helped us over the line. Next up was Glyn School who had won both of their previous two games in the group, so this was a must win match. It ended 10-10 in a game we should have won. Despite a

well defended second half from Hal and Ollie, Glyn man-aged to push over the line in the last play of the game. This tie meant we needed a huge score against Cedars, our final group game. In the first half we scored four and in the second half we scored none. We didn't use the ball as efficiently as we could. Jack and Nicholas played very well. Glyn lost their final match in our pool, meaning that we won our group. In our group winners pool we had Whitgift, John Fisher, Trinity and Wimbledon Col-lege, the hosts. We were in for a tough afternoon. First up we had Wimbledon in a game where we paid the price for poor team play and being off the pace: 20-0 defeat. Next we had Whitgift. We played very well and we conceded two unlucky tries, an interception and a lucky bounce from a clearance kick. From there we were on the back foot and came close to scoring but they scored again and the game finished 15-0. Tom and Matt played very well. After that we played John Fisher who went on to win the tournament, they scored three tries and won convincingly. Andrew and Hughie did well in that match. Finally, we played Trin-ity, we were 5-0 up at half time and in the second half we gave away an interception on our own line and they seized the opportunity for a rapid try from the kick off. Conse-quently, we lost a game that we should have won. Overall, we came fifth in a tournament where we played great teams who were quick to seize opportunities and maximize on any gaps in our play. We should be proud of our performance and have taken lots of lessons on board to improve upon at the next tournament.

The Womens’ Head of the River is one of the longest races of the year. The J16 crew of Ibs, Izzy, Kathleen, Orla, Bessie, Zoe, Emma, Lucy and cox Claudia knew they faced a tough challenge, particularly as they were racing in a category with crews two years older than them.

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On Tuesday (14 March) the U14 sevens side travelled to John Fisher to play in the competitive Surrey Sevens. Emanuel were in group C with Trinity, Caterham, Tiffin, Bishops Thomas and St James’. Our first game was against St James. At half time the score was 19-0 to Emanuel after tries from Nick and Jay. This strong first half performance was backed up with an equally impressive second half with tries from Nick, Monty and Will leaving the final score at 38-0. Emanuel’s next two games were against two very strong op-ponents; Caterham and Trinity. Despite a courageous first half performance against Caterham, they showed their superiority in the second half winning 22-7. Trinity was next and proved to be Emanuel’s hardest opposition as they thumped us 38-0. Emanuel faced Bishop Thomas next

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Despite this, the girls put up a strong fight. A solid rhythm was set by stroke Ibs, which was backed up well by the rest of the crew. They sustained their power and energy all the way down the 6.8km course and overtook six crews in the process. The race was completed in a solid 21 minutes and 18 seconds, placing them 144th out of 320 other boats. The girls achieved their aim of coming within

the top 150, which is particularly impres-sive as they were one of the youngest crews on the water. Within the Junior 18 category they placed 13th out of the 23 crews.It was an excellent race as it showed the girls just how strong they really are, and it was a good chance to practice racing on the tideway, some-thing they’ll need to do once again next Thursday at Schools’ Head of the River.

WOMENS’ HEAD OF THE RIVER

BY CLAUDIA STANLEY

U14 SURREY SEVENS and played fluently, much like the first game beating them comprehensively 38-0. The last game in the group was against Tiffin with three teams vying for second place. Unfortunately, Tiffin took their chances and eventually won 34-0. This put Emanuel in the fourth place competition. In the semi-final they faced City of London Freemen's. This game featured the best team try. It began with a turnover on Emanuel’s line, and after a burst from Charlie saw Emanuel only 22 metres from the City of London line. After some very slick and skilled offloading from Charlie and Elliott, the ball found its way to Jude who gave to Will who then drew two players and offloaded to Monty. The final score was 24-7 to Emanuel. The final saw Emanuel take on Wallington in what proved to be the best game of the day. Despite Emanuel being 14-0 down at half time the second half

performance was arguably the best half of sevens all day. Straight away we scored a very important try which put us back in the game. From this point onwards, the heads of the Emanuel players were up. Straight from the kick off Emanuel swiftly turned the ball over and broke through the oppositions defence. The ball was of-floaded to Jay leaving the score at 12-14. Emanuel showed their team spirit and determination to come back and win with Monty running a try in from 50 metres out to secure Emanuel the victory and a sensational comeback. Emanuel were crowned winners of the Shield Competition. Throughout the day, the standout player was Charlie who used his great strength and speed to penetrate defenc-es and creates try scoring opportunities. ZAH