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COMMENT
At the beginning of July, children across the
country can contemplate nearly two months
of holiday.Two months without prep; two
months to relax; two months to learn different
lessons from those that are learnt at school.
Yet we are told by government that we
should live in fear of the Summer Slide andmake sure that children are working throughout
the summer. Many parents adhere to this theory
and engage the services of tutors to keep
their most prized possessions noses at the
grindstone. So what is the right approach?
The summer holidays should be all about
discovery. Children learn about themselves
when they are not at school all day.They learn
how to play; they learn how to make new
friends with people they meet; hopefully they
will discover new books and authors; they will
visit new places; they will discover new interests.
It is important that children learn things at
home and at school but it need not be rigidly
academic during the holidays. Reading regularly
is incredibly valuable. Playing maths games in
the car is a help.Writing postcards is a good
idea. Some children keep a holiday diary
which can be an excellent way of keeping
things ticking over.
Lets remember, though, doing well at school
is important, but so is being a child and building
a bank of wonderful memories that will stay
with them forever.
SCHOOL NOTES Summer 2013
SUNNINGDALE
CRICKET 1st XI
PLAYED 11 WON 2 DRAWN 3 LOST 6
This was a season which promised much and at times the team delivered impressively. There were also
times, though, when we did not do ourselves justice and we missed out on some opportunities for
good wins.
Our first match of the season was against Ludgrove.We were not at our best yet and it is a shame that
we did not play them later on in the season when we would have a had a very good chance of defeating
them.Ampofo ma. and Sperling did make it very interesting for a while but we fell short.We did not
perform well in the field against Eagle House where naive fielding positions and poor bowling and fielding
allowed them to post a large total. Gaba and Sperling batted well, though,to make it respectable. In our
first encounter with Hall Grove we again did not perform and were outplayed by a strong side.
We then began to show what we were capable of.Against Dorset House we bowled and fielded
brilliantly on a tricky wicket.Ampofo was unplayable and Gaba, Sperling and James also took wickets.
We made the runs very comfortably with Hardaker and Ampofo scoring well.Against Bishopsgate we
were much the stronger side but in a weather shortened format we did not have time to bowl the out
despite an excellent 4-13 from James. Our performance againstWoodcote House was one of the bestof recent times.We made an excellent 150-5 with a brisk 42 from Macdondald-Buchanan.When we
took to the field,Ampofo was simply unplayable. He took five wickets in his first two overs and a sixth
in his third to return with figures of 6-17.Woodcote were all out for a total of 37.This was the game in
which all elements finally came together and we proved what a good side we could be.We followed
this up with an equally impressive performance against Hall Grove, a side which had beaten us convincingly
earlier in the term. Our captain led the way with an unbeaten 87 on a ground with an extremely slow
outfield.This would have been a century on many grounds.We posted an excellent total of 137 in 29
overs. Inexplicably, the opposition decided to shut up shop from the outset, scoring only 20 runs in the
first ten overs of their innings and ending up 56 for 3 after 26. It was an excellent performance nonetheless.
Sadly, as we have seen rather too often, we then suffered from a post Common Entrance slump. Our
performances dipped, culminating in a loss to Woodcote, a side we had outplayed in our first encounter.
We must work out how to avoid this going forward.
Colours were awarded to Macdonald Buchanan,Ampofo ma., Sperling and Gaba.
Team: Macdonald Buchanan (capt.), Gaba,Tonkins, Sperling,Ampofo ma., Bonham-Lloyd, Hardaker, James,
Sliva Alvear ma., Silva Alvear mi., Russell, Pernabayev.
T.A.C.N.D & W.B.
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French Day
On Thursday 27th June, croissants, pains au chocolat and hot chocolate started another great French
Day. The boys turned out in a variety of clothes, all in the French colours of blue, white and red. As it
was a lovely day, we played the 'course de garon de caf' and 'petanque' at break, which the boys all
enjoyed. Lunch was a delicious coq au vin, followed by a pudding of 'millefeuille'.
The winners of the French quiz all received prizes.
The winners are as follows:
Form I:Brooks, Form II: Hopkins / Senior mi, Form
III: Senior ma, Form IVa: Malhame, Form IV: Neckel,
FormVA: Felbeck, FormVI: Sikorski
Wilson and Desmond won best costume.
Ibrahim mi and Thomas were winners of the
'course de garons de caf'.
Boam and Hanif were the best 'petanque' players.
And finally, the best costume competition for the teachers was won by Ms Padwick and Mr Brooks.
V.G. & E.J.A.D
SCHOOL NOTES
FORM PRIZES
FormVI Soloviev, Sikorski & Ampofo ma
Form VIa Silva ma & Pernebayev
FormV Lea,Cao & Sviridov
FormVa Merrill & Hardaker
Form IV Pangin,Thomas & J. Kim
Form IVa Delikatnyi, Buxton & Malham
Form III Ampofo mi,Senior ma & Efemuai
Form II Wilson,Hinchliffe & Hopkins
Form I Kuanyshev & van Heusden
In Common Entrance, Gaba was awarded the
Biology prize at Harrow, Lane was awarded
the R.S. prize by Sherborne and Hagg-Davies
was awarded the Modern Languages prize by
Sherborne.
The most Show-Ups was won by
DYACHENKO, MERRILL, SIKORSKI and
SILVA ma.
The Show-Ups Cup was won by SILVA ma.
The Art Cup was won by FRY and
PERNEBAYEV
The Modern Languages prize was won by
HAGG-DAVIES
The Performing Arts Cup was won by MILES
The Swimming Cup was won by
BONHAM-LLOYD
The Waterfiled Mile was won by
CAMPBELL BREEDON
The Dundas Cup was won by
BONHAM-LLOYD
The Junior Fielding Cup was won by
BECKWITH-MOORE
The Junior Cricket Cup was won byM. RUSSELL
The Fielding Cup was won by AMPOFO ma
The Cricket Cup was won by
MACDONALD BUCHANAN
The Fox-Andrews Trophy was won by
MACDONALD BUCHANAN
The Best All-round Sportsman was won
by SPERLING
The All-round Achievement award was
won by AMPOFO ma
The Lesley McColl Prize was won by
HART & CARTWRIGHT
The House Cup was won by GIRDLESTONE
Social with St.Mary's
With some trepidation the leavers made their
way to St. Mary's for an evening of 'barn dancing'.
At first the girls seemed much more ready for a
hoedown than the lonesome cowpokes of
Sunningdale. However, after some supper the
band struck up and the member of staff entreated
the boys to follow Nelson's adage and engage the
enemy more closely. The evening was a huge
success and wonderfully hosted by St. Mary's.
B.W.R.H.
Charity DayThe boys raised 1600 for the Sunita Treacher Foundation.
Old Boys Notes
Congratulations to Hector Ross, Rupert Rankin and Laura King on their engagements, to Henry King
on his marriage, to Emily Lewis (nee Dawson) on the birth of a son and to Toby Campbell and Andrew
Leschallas on the birth of daughters. Jonny Rodgers is studying Civil Engineering at Portsmouth and
Philip Rodgers works very successfully in the computer world. BenjaminYarde-Buller has been reviewing
books for the Spectator. James Puxley and Charles Byam-Cook are Trustees of the Berkshire
Churches Trust and we had a visit from Guy Wheatley who is working in the city. George Jones has
been playing rugby for Surrey and the Welsh Exiles and Christopher Carrelet opened the bowling for
the XI at Stowe. Harry Bannister has been riding at Point to Points and under rules and is sponsored
by the school. He rode his first winner under rules, Fine Parchment, at Cartmel and his first flat winner,
Pivotman at Pontefract. James Matti,Alec Lindsay, Nicholas Kaba and Louis James came to talk to the
Leavers.We regret to announce the death of Christopher Parsons who left Sunningdale in 1947.
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Music
Musical activity this term has been very varied, and I am pleased to say that every boy in the school has
had the opportunity to take part in a musical event whether as a singer or instrumentalist. In the first
part of the term we had our Festival of Song. This was an evening of vocal music split in two parts: the
first half was the solo singing competition, then all the forms had prepared songs and competed for the
Form Prize. In the solo section, H. Russell came first with a lovely rendition of Vaughan-Williams
Linden Lea. The theme for the second half was Songs from the Seventies and the audience enjoyed a
selection of hits from the decade.The winners in this section were formVI with Blame it on the Boogieby the Jackson Five.
Our Summer concert was very well attended and parents enjoyed background music played by the
younger boys as they viewed the art Exhibition. We then moved to
the Hall for the concert which was a mix of ensemble and
solo items, including group pieces by the guitar
ensemble, the woodwind trio, and the
brass group. The standard of
performance was very high, and
mention must go to W. Miles
who played solos on both
the saxophone and clarinet
and a moving arrangement
for two clarinets of the Pearl
Fishers duet with Mrs Leech-
Bendell. The school choir sang
very well, and included the piece
Joyful, Joyful which featured in the film
Sister Act II.
On the following Tuesday, boys from forms I and II put on an Informal Concert with singing and playing
of a very high quality. I was very pleased at how many of them gave solo performances.
The choir have continued to work hard, producing anthems every Sunday in term time, and singing at
other occasions too. This term they were invited to sing at the Christening of Bertie Lewis, held in the
school chapel, and paid a return visit to the Coxhall Manor Retirement Home in Chobham to entertain
the residents. Mention must be made of their tribute to Her Majesty the Queens 60th Anniversary of
the coronation on June 2nd when they sang the arrangement of All People that on Earth do Dwell
which had been written for the coronation in 1953. The alto section,made up of the choir leavers this
term, has been particularly strong and we wish them well going into their next schools and hope they
involve themselves in choral singing in the future.
As we come to the end of the Academic Year (which seems to have arrived so quickly!) I must say a big
thank-you to our Peripatetic Music staff who come in week after week and help our boys achieve so
much in their musical studies.Thanks also to our parents and friends who come to support our
concerts and Sunday services and whose encouragement is so important.
Next term we are welcoming string specialist Mr Mark Kelly who will be joining us to help develop
String ensemble playing at the school and take on some individual teaching, and we welcome back Mrs
Spencer who will be returning after maternity leave to lead the choir.
Declamation Prize
The Declamation Prize was a great success this
year. The standard of vocal delivery was
extremely high and not one boy forgot their
poems. The winner in the junior category was
Delikatnyi and the winner in the seniors was
Cartwright ma. Both these boys not only
recited their poems and prose beautifully butmanaged to inject a high degree of emotion
and poignancy in to the text that helped convey
its full meaning to the audience. It was impressive
stuff. It is also immensely gratifying to know
that the boys have memorised some truly
wonderful pieces of literature that hopefully
will stay with them forever.We were very
grateful to Mr Beharrell for adjudicating so
well. I'm already looking forward to next year!
A.D.V
Leavers ProgrammeAfter all their hard work this term, the Leavers
embarked on a full and varied programme of
activities starting with Spanish taster lessons
and a hip hop dance workshop! They also
went kayaking and raft building at Horseshoe
lake. They learnt about using social media
safely in a workshop run by Mr spencer and had
a very useful questions and answers session
with some old Sunningdalians who recently
started at Public School.
They had an amazing time camping on the
grounds of the Vacquerie in France, where they
cooked delicious barbecues and climbed a hair-raising high ropes courses. Back at Sunningdale
they tried their hand at archery, visited Mercedes
Benz world and were taught print-making by a
renowned artist.
E.J.A.D.
Polo
The Sunningdale School polo team is made up
from 6 boys, with a range of ability. We have
played two matches this term, both of which
have enabled everyone to play, mixing the
teams each chukka. We played Papplewick
earlier this term and drew 3 all, and played
Aldro in the final week of term, riding to a
convincing 7-0 victory. H.G
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U11A
It is fair to say that the U11s have not fulfilled
their potential this season.That said, they worked
extremely hard on the key sills of the game: batting,
bowling and fielding. Unfortunately, cricket will
punish any chink in the armour and quite simply,
we didn't score enough runs.The boys can take
positives though from their defensive technique
(particularly Russell and Ker) but scoring runs
consistently has to be their goal next year.The
boys must realise that in order to progress they
must dedicate themselves to the game and practice
whenever the opportunity presents itself.
M Russell was the standout batsmen all term,
scoring 233 runs, which included a fantastic 86
against Woodcote House.
The boys bowled fairly well as a unit all season
and when they were supported in the field, they
were able to take it to another level.This was
clearly illustrated in the stand out match of the
season against Cothill.The boys were bowled out
cheaply for 76 but they rallied superbly. Hopton
provided the momentum with an inspired spell of
bowling, taking four wonderful wickets thanks tosome good fielding from Beckwith-Moore, Mayo,
Reddyhough and Kim. Goschen,Efemuai and Russell
then bowled well to skittle Cothill out for 49. It
was the most exhilarating U11's match I have
witnessed. If the boys could have replicated the
same intensity in all of their games, I am positive
they would have notched up several more wins.
Fielding has to be the highlight of the season. By
their last game, the commitment from all eleven
boys was brilliant. It's worth mentioning that
Delikatnyi kept wicket superbly all season, partic-
ularly as he has never done it before.
If the boys can ensure that they start the 2014
season in the same vein that they finished this
one, then they can look forward to even more
success. A.J.L. & M.P.G.
U11B
The Under 11 B's season began with a sense of
excitement and a little apprehension. Many of the
boys in the team arrived new to hard ball cricket
and so the lopsided defeats experienced early in
the season taught many harsh, yet valuable
lessons.Throughout the season, the boys applied
themselves fantastically well and gave their all in
order to improve across the three disciplines of
cricket. Crewe-Reed led from the front with the
ball, ably supported by Cluff, Mayo and Bekar.
With others contributing positively to the bowling
and with much enthusiasm in the field, each boy
found a way to leave their mark on the side.With
bat in hand, Crespi proved to be a nuisance to
opposition attacks as he occupied the crease for
many an over. Jegede demonstrated great willingness
in playing his shots, as did Cartwirght mi at the
top of the innings.The boys saved their best until
last, recording a fine victory over Locker's Park.
Defending a meagre 88, made up of Sparavalo's
30 not out,Treacher set about the undoing of the
visiting batting line-up.An excellent bowling
performance in recording figures of 5-12, including
a triple wicket maiden saw his team to victory.Well done boys on a memorable finish to the
season. D.G.
2ndXI
Despite their best efforts the 2XI were unable to win any games this season, narrowly avoiding
a clean sweep with a close draw against Ashdown House. Despite some impressive individual
performances with the bat only once did we put together a lasting partnership and so only
once did we post a total above a hundred. Small totals make the job hard for the bowlers
and although we had some good reliable work horses we lacked bowlers with the killer
instinct for really making life difficult for the opposition.That said if gentlemens cricket was
the name of the game we won every match hands down; the season was, if nothing else,tremendous fun and a great esprit de corps kept us going throughout. Cartwright ma led
well and proved a gutsy opener, other batsmen of note were Lane, Miles and Titov, all of
whom had their moments of glory.With the ball, the find of the season was undoubtedly
Allen, but also Hart, Fry,Cartwright ma, and Lane all put in sterling performances.B.C.
3rd XI
The 3rd XI had a less than successful season, pitted as they were against vastly superior
teams. Some talent was produced by the captain, Boxhall, who both bowled and batted well,
and who managed to keep the team's spirits up in spite of the score. Sikorski kept wicket all
season showing some natural flair for the role. Jaigu was fearless in the field taking some
excellent catches.Well done all. D.C.S
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U9A
PLAYED 9 WON 9
I am delighted to report 9 wins in 9 matches! The
team performed outstandingly well to continue
their run of form throughout the term. They
encouraged one another, complemented each
other's skills and swept aside much bigger schoolson their path to glory! Consistently strong bat-
ting performances from Senior ma, Buxton,Am-
pofo mi and Senior mi kept our run tally high and
penetrating bowling from Senior ma, Senior mi,
Brooks,Ampofo mi and Buxton kept our opponents'
totals low. We were sharp in the field too with Hopkins taking many impressive catches and a plethora
of wicket keepers reducing byes to a minimum. Hinchliffe put in some great performances and we
mustn't forget the batting partners (Lamb, Davies, Coen, Gourlay and Wilson) who were vital to the
success of the team by scoring the vital singles and keeping the ball away from their stumps. A tremendous
season boys and one of which Sunningdale will be proud for a long time!
G.J.S-B
U9B
The U9 B team has improved significantly during
the course of the term as all the boys put a lot of
work into their batting, bowling and fielding tech-
niques. They were almost richly rewarded in their
final match of the term against Cothill,where the
result was decided in the final over of a nail biting
match. Highlights of the season included figures of
2 for 14 against Papplewick for Majed Ibrahim and
the highest score of the season, 21, for Woody
Jackson against a strong Hall Grove side.
U8
The under 8s have had two matches this term,
one against against Brockhurst and one against
Papplewick. Unfortunately despite two hard
fought games, both were lost.The best bowling
figures were recorded by George Field who took
2 for 8 against Brockhurst and William Brooks
who took 2 for 6 against Papplewick.
D.W.
Fathers match
W.B.
Mr Brooks came to Sunningdale from Bruern
Abbey as Deputy Headmaster in September
2006.The ease with which he settled in to his
new role and the school was remarkable. His
boundless enthusiasm and sense of fun made
him an instant hit with the boys who appreciated
his fairness and the work that he put in ontheir behalf. In the classroom he taught Maths
and English.He always said that having not
found maths particularly easy at school helped
him empathise with those boys for whom it did
not come naturally. Mr Brooks was also out-
standing on the games field. He coached the
1st XV rugby team, the 1st XI cricket team and
the U9 football team. His love of sport was
evident and he took great pride in the suc-
cesses of his teams.
As a Deputy Headmaster Mr Brooks was superb.
He helped with seven years of progress, all the
time understanding the vital importance of
retaining Sunningdale tradition. He will be
sorely missed in the staff room as a constant
source of banter and mirth!
He leaves us for Port Regis where we wish him
and his family every success and happiness.
U9 Chess team
On the second lastThursday of term the U9
Chess` team travelled to Dolphin School to
take part in the Under 9 Berkshire ChessJamboree. Gourlay, Van Heusden, Kuanyshev
and Lamb all played well with most of the
matches being closely fought battles. Gourlay
did particularly well,winning one and drawing
two out of his four matches for the school.
Tennis
A great term with 3 great wins over Hall
Grove,Woodcote House and Papplewick. We
had strength in depth and many juniors looking
to take up the reins next year. The Silvas domi-nated in first pair and Gaba/Bonham-Lloyd ably
backed them up in second pair. Sparavalo lead
the juniors with a mixture of Hopton and
Beckwith-Moore to many victories. All this
happened before the untapped talent of Reddy-
hough mi and M Russell appeared on the scene
and won the Junior Doubles title - too late for
school matches but a note has been taken for
next year!
Senior Singles was won by Silva ma, Senior
Doubles was won by Silva ma & Silva mi,
Junior Singles was won by Beckwith Moore
and Junior Doubles was won by M. Russell &Reddyhough mi.
G.J.S-B
Mothers and Sons Tennis
We had a terrific day for this year's Mothers and Sons tennis. It was lovely weather and we had some
competitive tennis. The day was won by Miss Cook and Silva ma who played very well to beat the
Beckwith-Moores in the semi-final. The other semi-final saw some excellent tennis between the
Dyachenkos and Miss Tripp and Silva mi. Well played everyone!
G.J.S-B
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Senior School
100m 1.Ampofo ma 12.73s 2. Sperling 3. Bonham-Lloyd
200m 1.Ampofo ma 28.89s 2. Bonham-Lloyd 3. Gaba
400m 1.Ampofo ma 1.05.66s 2. Bonham-Lloyd 3. Jaigu
800m 1. Bonham-Lloyd 2.42.47s 2. Silva Alvear mi 3. Jaigu
70m Hurdles 1.Ampofo ma 11.9s 2. Sperling 3. Bonham-Lloyd
Long Jump 1.Sperling 4.58m 2. Ampofo ma 3. Silva Alvear mi
High Jump 1. Jaigu 1.39m 2. Ampofo ma 3. Bonham-Lloyd
Javelin 1. Sperling 30.01m 2.Macdonald Buchanan 3. Bonham-Lloyd
Shot 1.Ampofo ma 10.06m 2. Jaigu 3. Sperling
Victor Ludorum: Ampofo ma
Middle School:
100m 1. Efemuai 15.46s 2.Beckwith-Moore 3.M.Russell
200m 1. B eckwith-Moore 31.25s 2. Efemuai 3. Hopton
800m 1. Mayo 2.51.36s 2. Hopton 3. Beckwith Moore
70m Hurdles 1.Moussinet 14.62s 2. Hopton 3. Beckwith-Moore
Long Jump 1.Hopton 3.69m 2.Beckwith-Moore 3.M.Russell
High Jump 1.Beckwith-Moore 1.15m 2. Hopton 3. M.Russell
Victor Ludorum: Beckwith-Moore
Junior School
100m 1.Ampofo mi15.71s
2. Hinchliffe 3. Buxton200m 1. Senior mi 34.34s 2. Hinchliffe 3. Buxton
600m 1. Hinchliffe 2.06.61s 2. Senior ma 3. Jackson
55m Hurdles 1.Hinchliffe 11.11s. 2. Hopkins 3. Buxton
Long Jump 1.Hinchliffe 3.76m 2.Ampofo mi 3. Hopkins
Sports Day
With some luck it was a beautiful, if slightly blustery, day for the athletes at Sports Day.The grounds were looking as immaculate as they ever have and the
stage was set for some very exciting and record breaking performances.Both the senior and middle school Victor Ludorum was incredibly hotly contested
with Ampofo ma pipping Bonham-Lloyd to the post in the last event of the day and Beckwith-More only just garnering his laurels from the snatches of Hopton.
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Athletics
Two district champions.Three national finalists. Eight district runners-up. Undefeated U10 team.
Seniors
vs. Ludgrove lost, vs. Hall Grove won, vs. Bishopsgate won,vs. Woodcote won vs. St.Andrews Pangbourne won.
The team was captained by Bonham-Lloyd, who is not only a singular athlete in his own right, but also exemplified what leadership is about, putting in fine
performances throughout the season for the team. He was ably assisted by Ampofo ma, the fastest boy the school has ever had, indeed he very nearly
holds the record at St. Andrews Pangbourne with his 100m time of 12.88s in the meeting there.We have great hope for him in the nationals. Jaigu
jumped well all season as did Silva mi and Sperling never failed to impress in any of the disciplines he was
entered for. Macdonald Buchanan surprised even himself by winning the districts at the javelin and
was a handy high jumper to boot. Special mention must go to the relay team who were nothing
short of superb coming second in the districts out of 15 teams of mostly much larger
schools by 0.8 of a second.
Juniors
vs. Ludgrove lost, vs. Hall Grove won, vs. Bishopsgate won, vs.Woodcote
won vs. St.Andrews Pangbourne won.
The Juniors were not as strong as the other two age groups
within the school, but nonetheless put in some fineperformances over the season. Beckwith-Moore is a swift
runner who won many of his races at 100m and 200m,
notably against Ludgrove in a time of 14.86. Moussinet
was arguably the find of the season in the hurdles, remaining
unbeaten, and Efemuai, M.Russell and Hopton were all
successful throughout the season.
Under 10 - Undefeated
vs. Ludgrove won, vs. Hall Grove won, vs. Bishopsgate won,vs. Woodcote won vs. St.Andrews Pangbourne won.
The Under 10s were simply wonderful this season, remaining unbeaten in every match. Hinchliffe won the districts in a thrilling race beating the school
record for the third time in one season (1.59). He is most certainly one to watch for the future and many could draw inspiration from the dedicated way
he trains and improves. Hopkins is a very fine hurdler and Ampofo mi and Boam remained peerless in the 100m and long Jump. Honourable mentionmust also go to Jackson, they youngest member of the team and Senior ma and mi for always pushing those within the team for their place.Again, the
relay team performed fantastically at the districts coming third out of ten teams and underlining just what potential they have for the future.
B.W.R.H
Form II trip to H.M.S. Victory
On a sweltering Summer's day where Portsmouth seemed more like Marseille we made our way to
see Admiral Nelson's flagship H.M.S.Victory.The morning was kicked off in some style as we managed
to gate crash the decommissioning ceremony of H.M.S. Edinburgh and listen to the massed band of the
marines play whilst a Hawker Sea Fury did barrel rolls and loop the loops over the harbour only to be
joined by a Eurofighter Typhoon putting on a display of death defying aerial speed.We then boarded the
Victory and were led around the ship finding out amazing things like the dangers of exploding rats and
just how long it took to amputate an arm in battle, about eight minutes.After our tour we went on a
cruise around the harbour looking at ships like the first true ironclad H.M.S.Warrior and the latest
destroyer H.M.S. Diamond. It was a really fantastic trip and few will not have taken at least one special
memory from the day.
B.W.R.H
Magna Carta
Form III went on a trip to Runnymede, a
beautiful meadow on the Thames where the
Magna Carta was signed by the dastardly King
John and also the site of the JFK memorial.
We had a picnic by the Thames and explored
the river bank. B.W.R.H.
Cherries by Fry
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1874
This year marked the first publication of Sunningdale's
new arts magazine, 1874. It was a thrill and a pleasure
to collect creative writing and art from all over the
school and to slowly assemble and create the finished
product. I hope the boys are already thinking about
next year's submissions, only the very best will be
selected! Many thanks to parents who supported and
bought the magazine. Issue 2 will be available at Sports
Day 2014!
A.D.V
Obituaries
R.S.M
Roger Miller came
to Sunningdale to
teach History. An
Old Harrovian,
Rifle BrigadeNational Service
Officer and former
Master of the
Carpenters
Company, who
had fought three
General Elections
on behalf of the
Liberal Party and worked in the tobacco industry
and the world of books. He was a considerable
cricketer at Harrow, Oxford and Sussex. Coming
to Sunningdale was a dramatic change of
career. To the boys he was unpredictable; they
were never quite sure which of their posses-
sions was about to leave the classroom
through the window! But he cared: he wanted
only the best from and for those whom he
taught. He left us to live in France and follow
his passion for horses and, lately, boats.To Tessa
and his family we send our condolences.
HENRY CECIL
Henry and his twin brother David came to
Sunningdale in 1951, they were not academically
gifted,but Henry took 4 for 9 against Woodcote
and had a talent as a goalkeeper, his skill was
acclaimed in a side labelled the worst for 50
years. The twins went to Canford and from
there Henry went to Cirencester. He became
assistant trainer to his stepfather and then set
up on his own. Henry brought Warren Place in
1976 and from there he trained 25 Classic
winners, including the Derby four times and
had over 70 Royal Ascot winners. Perhaps his
best known horse was Frankel, unbeaten in 14
starts. He came back to Sunningdale a number
of times, on several occasions to celebrate a
Classic winner when he would order a cake for
the boys the size of Paulines desk! He sent
his son Noel to Sunningdale.
Science Museum
Earlier in the term the boys from Forms I-IVa went on the annual trip to the Science Museum and as
ever it did not disappoint.The day started off with a general knowledge quiz on the coach up to the
museum which Buxton, Saville Sneath and Senior mi. won with an incredible score of 92% - beating
some rather embarrassed teachers! When we arrived at the museum the boys were divided into two
groups and went off to explore the various interactive zones. Aside from the awesome 'cosmos and
future zones' the highlight of the day was by far 'Launchpad'.An awe-inspiring zone with over 50 experiments
for the boys to try out; ranging from exploding Hydrogen bottles, giant water canons and listening tomusic through their teeth.The day was rounded off with an all singing and dancing 'flash bang' show
which culminated in poor Barbie being shot out of an exploding rocket.A fantastic day had by all and
both boys and teachers alike can't wait for next years trip.
A.J.L.
Windsor Castle Trip
On a glorious Thursday morning Forms III and IVa set out for Windsor Castle to meet the Queen.Well,
not exactly, but we did get to see her state bedroom. Our first port of call was Queen Mary's Dolls
House and then we went to look at the state apartments. After this we watched the changing of the
guard with the Irish Guards taking over from the Scots Guards.We then made our way to St. George's
Chapel, which is not only beautiful but is also the final resting place of many of our greatest monarchs.
We were given a hugely interesting talk about the Knights of the Garter and shown where all of them
sit, we even found out that John Major has cricket balls on his standard. It was also very moving to see
the wreath laid at BaronessThatcher's stall and we left filled with the majesty of such an extraordinary
building.
B.W.R.H.
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