Issue 24 Summer 2010 - Epsom College

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EPSOM LIFE Dodging the rain on Founder’s Day Alarge gathering of pupils, parents, Old Epsomians, governors and their guests braved the elements to celebrate this year’s Founder’s Day, with many families going ahead with outdoor picnics and barbeques despite heavy rain. Headmaster Stephen Borthwick was delighted to welcome the newly elected Mayor of Epsom and Ewell, Councillor Clive Smitheram, and his wife Gill, who attended the morning Chapel service, conducted by the Bishop of Guildford, the Right Reverend Christopher Hill. The Mayor and his wife also enjoyed a tour of the College and a presentation given by College historian, Alan Scadding, on Epsom College’s Medical Tradition. ABOVE: Epsom and Ewell Mayor Clive Smitheram hears about the forthcoming netball and hockey tour to Singapore and Australia from (left to right) Zoe Sciver, Harriet Skan and Camilla Green The weather put paid to the planned athletics and rounders competitions, but with the rain finally relenting in the late afternoon, a 20/20 cricket match between the 1st XI and the OEs went ahead, with the OEs winning by 28 runs. Throughout the day, teams of pupils were kept busy washing cars in support of Adam’s Appeal, which is aimed at raising funds for local schoolboy Adam Bird to undergo urgent cancer treatment in the United States. THE PURRFECT WAY TO RELIEVE EXAM STRESS! Exam time can be difficult for both students and teachers alike, but members of Crawfurd House have come up with a couple of novel ways to combat stress. Well documented research has demonstrated that spending time with pets and compiling challenging jigsaw puzzles can be positive stress busters. Some welcome stress relief arrived in the House this term in the shape of ginger Tom kittens Garfield and Odie.The kittens are pets for Housemistress Helen Keevil’s two sons, but have also provided much needed support as study buddies for the girls. The Keevil family visited the kittens at the local branch of Epsom and Ewell Cats Protection until they were old enough to go to their new home in Crawfurd. Meanwhile, Crawfurd girls from all year groups have been working together in the evenings, tackling large 1000 piece jigsaws. Three puzzles, bought for the girls by House tutors, have been completed – a snow scene, a Greek scene and a scene from the American fantasy film, New Moon, from the Twilight Saga. Garfield and Odie are acting as study buddies Jae Youn Jung (left) and Izzy Ashe with the winning design A NEW TWIST ON A TIMELESS DESIGN Budding young designers at the College created some highly original variations of Coco Chanel’s famous “little black dress” for a Junior Fashion Design Competition this term. Pupils who take part in the Fashion Design and Textiles activity were given a brief to redesign and embellish a simple black T-shirt-style dress to create a modern adaptation of Chanel’s iconic design, which was introduced in 1926 and has become the epitome of timeless fashion. The competition, which was open to M4, U4 and 5th form pupils, required them to submit well presented initial designs and a final design showing how the dress would look and demonstrating an understanding of dressmaking techniques and the materials used. The winning design, a joint effort by M4 pupils Jae Youn Jung and Izzy Ashe, was selected by the judges, Crawfurd Housemistress Helen Keevil and Carr Housemaster Mike Day, for its originality and styling that best reflected the classic Chanel concept. Jae and Izzy’s design has been made up by Beth Day, teacher in charge of Fashion Design and Textiles, and is on display in the Design Textiles Studio. 2
Propert reunion goes with a swing Pianist Tom Cobb, played The Shy Puppet by Bohuslav Martinu Current members of Propert House pulled out all the stops this term to make the Propert House Reunion a memorable event for all concerned. The reunion was attended by 150 guests with associations with Propert House dating as far back as 1936. Many current House members were on hand to welcome guests and give guided tours of the facilities. A highlight of the day was an amusing speech about current life in the House given by M4 pupils Tom Simpson and Nick Sadler. Noting that former Housemaster and current Deputy Head John Hartley had once described Propert as being “good at nothing”, they countered, “Well we would like to take that one step further and say we are good at nothing – but great at everything! “The M4s have very successful House athletics, hockey and rugby teams, we have some talented musicians, talented speakers, EPSOM LIFE talented cricketers, talented design people, practiced actors and some very smart people who make up our M4 year,” they said. One of those talented M4 musicians, saxophonist James Moreton, performed for guests in Big School, playing Allegro from the Sonata in G Minor by Bach. He was accompanied by L6th formers Philip Longhurst, who sang The Impossible Dream, and pianist Tim Cobb, who played The Shy Puppet by Bohuslav Martinu. “It was a great pleasure to see that Propert House continues to nurture such impressive young people,” one returning OE said. “I was delighted with the way that Tom Simpson and Nick Sadler rose to the task of addressing so many Old Propertians with a mix of observations and humour about life at Epsom today.They were superbly supported by three outstanding musicians in Philip Longhurst, James Moreton and Tim Cobb," said current Propert Housemaster Andy Wolstenholme. Left to right:Andy Brooks,William Broad and Hector Martin were among a group of cadets from the Epsom College CCF, who were guests at the Lord Mayor's Big Curry Evening, held at the Guildhall in London. Sponsored by the City of London and the Army Benevolent Fund (ABF), the event brought together some 100 adult instructors and 300 cadets from all three services, together with members of the Scouts and the St John Ambulance service.The focus of the evening was to make those present more aware of the work carried out by the ABF on behalf of injured military personnel and their families and to encourage them to organise fundraising events of their own L6TH LEADERSHIP DAY Having just returned to the College from study leave after completing their AS level exams, L6th form students took part in a Leadership Training Day to prepare them for life in the U6th next term. During the morning, Housemasters and Housemistresses led students in Housebased activities, with various scenarios and role-plays, involving organisational and aptitude tasks, played out in small groups. In the afternoon, they enjoyed a visit to Arena Pursuits, a team-building and outdoor pursuits centre in Flimwell, East Sussex.Working in mixed House and gender Raft building was one of the tasks undertaken by L6th pupils during their Leadership Training Day groups under the guidance of an instructor, they took part in a variety of challenging but fun exercises, including raft building, safely crossing a minefield in the shortest time possible, an obstacle course and pot on a pole – mounting a bucket part-filled with water on the top of a pole and leaving it there with nothing attached. “This was an excellent team-building and leadership experience for the L6th.The weather was amazing, which helped those who were not very good at building rafts after they were tipped into the canal!” said Rosebery Housemistress Natasha Wilson. 3
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