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Meeting the other K Social Sheels on Day 1 Fir Impres My first term at Radley has been, to say the least, busy from day one. As you stand in your cubicle wearing your new uniform and trying to get used to the strange gown that is falling off your shoulders you do not quite realise how quickly the next few weeks will go. In the first couple of weeks we did the games circus which is an opportunity to try all of the minor sports that Radley has on offer, including real tennis, rackets and squash. I have enjoyed playing rackets and fives for the first time and most boys have found a new sport that they enjoy playing. On the first Sunday of term there was the Shells’ tug of war on pups’ field followed by a barbecue. During the second week the Shell athletics standards took place; this is held on two afternoons when every boy in the first year takes part in as many athletic events as they can to earn points for their Social, and my Social, K, won! The New Boys’ Swimming Test The Haddon Cup, the Inter-Social Drama Competition, auditions started early on in the third week of term and then each Social began to rehearse their different plays in preparation for their performance a week before half term. The Haddon Cup is great fun and every Shell boy takes part in it to try and claim the prize. It was a really good way of Tucking into a hot dog at the Shell Barbeque Rehersals for the Rugby Trials 6 THE RADLEY NEWSLETTER
K Social Shells are shown the Golf Course as part of the New Boys’ Games Circus st sions getting to know all of the boys in Social and a great thing to do. There is a new responsibility with your work and more independence, forcing you to learn how to manage your time. The Shell projects are a big part of the first term; each boy has to pick a person from before and after 1960 and then write about them in depth and compare them. There is a wide range of activities that you can do; the art and music departments are always open. Relaxing in Social Hall at the end of Prep I have been going to boarding school for five years already but there is a huge difference from prep school boarding life, where nearly every minute of your day is planned out, to public school where you are given a responsibility to use time sensibly yourself. The first place that you learn your way around when you arrive at Radley is your Social where you work, sleep and spend much of your free time and most boys settle into it very quickly. I have really enjoyed my first term at Radley and look forward to the rest of my time. Hector Neill-Edwards, Ludgrove and K Social e Haddon Cup The Inter-Social Tug of War Standards - the Inter-Social Athetics Competition 7
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