MHS Society Newsletter 2011-2012 - Marlborough House School

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Art prize this year at prize giving, and was commended in 4 other prizes. Monty CHARLTON (10–11) Monty is at the new Claremont Senior School with a few other MHS pupils. Avidly swimming with the sports master at 7am before school! Still playing golf and has taken up rowing. Dominic CHESTER (99-09) has just achieved a good line up of GSCE results and is about to enter the sixth form at Tonbridge to study Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Computer Science A levels. Technology is very much his 'thing' and he is finishing the summer with more work experience at a web development company in London with whom he spent time in July. Max CHESTER (01-11) has enjoyed a great first year at Tonbridge throwing himself into all aspects of school life, and is about to embark on his GCSE courses including Music and Drama. He has added the double bass to his instrumental skills in the past year but composing remains his primary strength and passion - his recent Olympic anthem won a school-wide competition! (Ed’s note: we will certainly look forward to hearing more of Max’s compositions in the future – perhaps following in the footsteps of Tim Rice-Oxley of Keane fame – another Tonbridge man?) Alex EDWARDS (99-09) is still at Cranbrook School awaiting his GCSE results. Cara FULLER (04-11) has had a good first year at Tonbridge Girls’ Grammar. She keeps in touch with lots of friends at MHS and says a big hello to everyone. Giles GILL (07-10) is still at Ardingly, still sports crazy, and half way through his IGCSE's. He won a Gold Award in the Biology Challenge set by the Society of Biology, has a golf handicap of 10 and has grown to a current height of 5ft 7in!! All is good in his world! Pippa HARRIES (99-09) is enjoying her Hockey, Tennis and Netball. She is going into Lower Sixth in September doing A levels at Eastbourne College. Catherine HENDERSON (04-08) spent three years at Mayfield and did very well in her GCSE's before moving to Eastbourne for the sixth form. She is thoroughly enjoying life there and she has been made Netball Captain and has just entered the Upper Sixth. Evie LEMON (05-08) attended Marlborough House School from Nursery with Mrs Buswell to Year 1 with Mrs Reid. Now living in Perth Australia. Evie is in year 5 and still loving every minute. James LUNSHOF (99-09) is staying at Tonbridge for the sixth form taking Double Maths, Physics and Chemistry for A level. Sophie LUNSHOF (01-11) will start her second year at Benenden in September. James MEDDINGS (99-09) is loving The King’s School, Canterbury, now in sixth form. His great passion as ever, is cricket and he plays for Kent U17s. Lewie PARRY (99-09) is still at Ardingly College and had just found out that he had obtained 10 good GCSE results. He will be going back to Sixth Form there and has launched himself into being a responsible member of Hilton House, of which he will be Head next year. Going for his Duke of Edinburgh Gold will keep him busy and his running and gym circuit training will keep him fit (in the old fashioned sense of the word!!). George REID (03-09) is at King's, Canterbury and is awaiting his GCSE results. He has played football for the first X1 and greatly enjoys King’s. He remains in contact with a number of MHS friends including Jamie Adams, Jack Benton and Toby Block. Harry PENDERED (08-10) will be going into year 10 at Tonbridge in September. He is very happy, boarding and enjoying lots of sports, in particular rugby. Romy SAVILLE (02-09) is in the Lower 6th at St Leonards Mayfield and a very successful horsewoman. She was a member of the Eridge Pony Club team that won the PC National Dressage Championship at Cholmondley Castle in Cheshire. Romy had a great start to the season with a win at Tweseldown British Eventing followed by several other wins in Eventing, Dressage and Show Jumping. Romy’s highlight was at Hambledown where there were six famous professionals competing against her including Zara Phillips. Laura Collett won and Romy came second (Mum, Kizzy’s comment “we were stunned and of course thrilled!”). Also winning the Dressage National Championships and coming third in the National Eventing Championships for her Pony Club was amazing. Romy was started off by the kindness of other MHS parents who loaned her ponies and encouraged her and she has very fond memories of competing for the school. Jake SPENCE (98-08) is now in the Upper Sixth at Sevenoaks School. He was appointed School Captain for the Michaelmas term 2012 and is living a full and varied school life. Ollie SPENCE (99-09) is also at Sevenoaks in the Lower Sixth. He is playing lots of football and is enjoying school life. Isobel SPENCE (01-11) is in Year 10 at Sevenoaks and very happy. She plays a variety of sports and recently went to Berlin with the Sevenoaks Gospel Choir! William SPENCE (03-11) is enjoying Wellesley House where he is in his final year and hopes to join his
older brothers and sister at Sevenoaks. He is a keen goalie and represented the school at cross country. Connie TAYLOR-YOUNG (01-09) is now 14 and has just finished her first year at the King’s School, Canterbury - Luxmore House - loving every minute! Brother Digby will join her at King’s in September. Jack WALKER (01-09) is about to start his second year at Cranbrook School, where he's settled in well and is enjoying himself. Jaydee WARD (01-11) very much enjoying her time at Claremont School. Ella WILLIAMSON (09-11) Ella has entered wholeheartedly into the musical life of the school, at Cranbrook, particularly singing in the Elizabeth Consort Madrigal Choir (highlight singing with the capella group "Out of the Blue", who were finalists in Britain's Got Talent). She has gained her Grade 6 piano and singing exams, both with distinction, and is currently working for her Grade 7 violin. She has recently joined the Kent Academy of Music, a Saturday music school based in Rochester, and is auditioning for the Kent County Youth Orchestra in September. Felicity WOOLEY (03-09) was awarded an All- Rounder Scholarship into the Sixth Form at Mayfield School. YOUNG LEAVERS REUNION 2011 The Boys (mostly!) Kirsten WHITAKER (99-08) is now in Upper Sixth at Sevenoaks School and busy preparing for the International Baccalaureate. Having had work experience in both medicine and law, she has decided that law is not for her. She passed her driving test first time in June. Over the summer, she enjoyed a holiday in France although, like her school mates, was given a lot of work to do over the holidays. She has played in the school's senior teams in Hockey, Netball and Rounders. She's an NCO in the CCF (Army) and has also completed her Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. Still plays violin but gave up playing clarinet in the Wind Band to concentrate on her studies. SECTION S (Staff) Correspondent: Des Phillips des.phillips@marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk Martine BLASER Have just been away in the sun to Minorca. Playing a lot of tennis and keeping very busy. Colin CRANG Not much to add to last year’s news. I have moved to Romsey, Hants and still very busy - having just finished my second novel. Janet ELSE Went to New Zealand in March driving a motor home this time. We went as part of a group and had a very good time. We continue to caravan in this country and frequently go up to Lincolnshire where our daughter and her family now live. Still gardening, bird watching and walking. Gill JAMES It has been a good year, with holidays in Barbados, Italy, Devon and the usual twelve or more weeks in Menorca, spent with family and friends. At home, my walking group, History society, choral societies and visits to old folk (i.e. even older than me) keep me busy. There are also, the many, special days spent with our four grandchildren. We feel truly blessed. I see Diana Waters regularly and would love to catch up with the other Marlborough House friends. Stephen and Sheila KENT Stephen has joined the ranks of senior citizens after 21 years of being a Bursar, having decided that in order to enjoy retirement it would be best to retire sooner rather than later. Stephen writes: “we have been trying to sell our house in Hunstanton in order to move to the other side of Norfolk to be nearer our daughter who still lives near Langley School where I started out my first job as a Bursar, but no joy as yet. No pressure though – we will move as and when we sell whether it is this year, next year, sometime or even never! I keep very busy running a web-site for my old Prep School (which actually closed in 1982 – St Peter’s, Seaford) and I still run the web-site for Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society and also the Wealden Consort, albeit from a distance. In addition, I am doing a lot of work pulling together my family history which is greatly helped with the magic of the World Wide Web – I have found relations in New Zealand and Australia and much family history in Hong Kong. It is all great fun. Sheila keeps very busy with her sewing and embroidery and produces some lovely work which fills some of the walls of our home. Other than that, retiring was the best thing we could have done – to be highly recommended!” David LEES-JONES It is now five years since David and Katharine retired and their 'new way of life’ continues to bring many and varied opportunities. Adrian married Helen at the end of April (so no family skiing this year!) and they, Nicola and Emma continue
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