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The English Department recentlystaged a qualifying round of thenational Poetry by Heart poetry recitationcompetition in Main Hall.The competition is an initiative of thePoetry Archive, designed to encouragestudents in schools and colleges inEngland to deepen their enjoyment ofpoetry by memorising and recitingpoems in public.Each entrant recited two poems fromthe Poetry by Heart anthology, onepublished before 1914 and one publishedafter 1914, in front of an audience thatincluded Headmaster, Jay Piggot, EnglishDepartment staff, parents and other pupils.Judged by head of English, NickRussell, and former Head of English,Jane Bathard-Smith, first place wentto U4 pupil Will Slough, who gave aconfident recitation of Oscar Wilde’sThe Ballad of Reading Gaol (lines 1 - 36)and John Betjeman’s The Arrest of OscarWilde at the Cadogan Hotel.Head of EnglishNick RussellcongratulatesWill Slough onwinning thecompetitionPoetry from the heartWill now goes forward to the Countystage of the competition with the aim ofqualifying for the national finals to be heldthe National Portrait Gallery in London.Second place went to U4 HarryRoberts, who recited Robert Burns’sSong: ae Fond Kiss, and Then We Severand Paul Muldoon’s Meeting the British.Fifth former Philip Fiuza took thirdplace with his performance of JohnMilton’s Paradise Lost (Book 1 lines 242 -270) and Choman Hardi’s Two Pages.“We were delighted with the event. Allstudents displayed considerable poiseand courage and it was clear that theyhad engaged intimately with their choiceof poem, fragments of which will remainin their hearts for the rest of their lives.“Will Slough was a worthy winner.He had commendable presence and akeen sense of dramatic timing. We areconfident he will give a strong accountof himself in the County finals,” saidNick Russell.An introduction toWINE TASTINGMembers of the U6th form will have a betterchance of telling a Chardonnay from a SauvignonBlanc following a wine tasting session in February.Organised by the Sixth Form Committee inconjunction with Sixth Form Coordinator, JonWhatley, and Catering Manager, Bev Spencer, andhosted by Majestic Wines, the informal sessionprovided the students with a fun and educationalintroduction to wine and wine tasting.A member of each House was invited to theevening and learnt how to judge the appearance,bouquet and “nose” of a selection of red andwhite wines from around the world.A Majestic Wines expert showed the studentshow to taste wine like a professional, distinguishbetween the different components of a wineand identify different styles of wine.They also learnt about the different grapevarieties used to make wine and how to choosea wine to complement various types of food.Gordon Harris andVladimir Grabarnikassess the ‘nose’ ofa white winePUBLIC SPEAKING TEAM WIN THROUGH TO DISTRICT FINALLEFT TO RIGHT: Andrew Kersley, Zoe Olsen and GeorgeHancock have won through to the Guildford andDistrict Final of the ESU Public Speaking CompetitionThe College Public Speaking team has won through to the Guildfordand District Final of the English Speaking Union (ESU) Public SpeakingCompetition for the fourth consecutive year.In the qualifying round, held in February in Main Hall, 5th formerGeorge Hancock’s winning speech made an informed and passionateplea that Governments Should Keep their Pre-election Promises. Georgewas ably supported by U4 pupils Andrew Kersley and Zoe Olsen inthe roles of Questioner and Chair.All the competitors from Box Hill, Rosebery, Howard of Effinghamand Sutton High impressed the judges with the quality of theirspeeches on diverse topics ranging from gender stereotyping to delaysin the delivery of justice in magistrates courts.16 The LINK Lent 2013
LEFT: Jodie Koep with College squash coach,Neil Frankland and 1st V team mates (left toright): James Parkinson, Ben Kuhler, OliverCostain,Alistair Green and George PiggotA girl in a boy’s worldL6th former Jodie Koep plays a mean gameof squash and has deservedly earned aplace alongside the boys in the College 1st V.Jodie, who has played for the girls’ 1st Vsince joined the College as an M4, hasbeen part of the boys’ team since she wasin the U4s. “I enjoy it. I like coming upagainst tougher opponents than I do in thegirls’ game,” Jodie said.Squash is clearly in Jodie’s blood. Shewas encouraged to take up the game in hernative South Africa by her father, Roger, aSouth African international, who was No 2 inthe country. As a junior he won all the SouthAfrican national titles.“My dad and brother played so it wassomething I always wanted to try,” said Jodie.Her playing career started when she wasnine and competed for her school. From thereshe was selected to play for her local countyteam in South Africa when she was 10.Jodie moved to England six years agoand now lives in Ashtead with her parentsand two brothers. She is coached byScottish international Neil Frankland, thesquash professional at the College, whocoaches both the boys’ and girls’ teams.“I have coached Jodie since she was apupil at Danes Hill School. She is a talentedplayer with a superb skill set and has wonher place in the College 1st V boys’ teamthrough determination and ability. Definitelyone to watch,” Neil said.In addition to playing for the Collegesquash teams, Jodie also representsLondon and the South East and Surrey.Currently studying Chemistry, Biology,Spanish and Physical Education at A level,Jodie hopes to study Sports Science orBiology at university.But she has no plans to give up her sportingcareer. “I am planning to continue to play bothsquash and hockey at university,” she said.SPORTS BRIEFSOE Joe Trayfoot has beenshortlisted for this year’s LV= CupBreakthrough Player Award. The22 year old Harlequins flanker wasadded to the shortlist following anoutstanding performance in Round3 of the LV= Cup in January whenHarlequins beat Premiershipnewcomers London Welsh 23-6 atThe Stoop.Four College players have wonplaces in the Surrey U15 rugbysquad this term. Elliot King andNiall Saunders played in the firstCounty match of the season againstHampshire in February and werejoined by Will Kibblewhite in thesecond match against Sussex inNiall Saunders,Will Kibblewhiteand Elliot King in their Surrey kitMarch. Jamie Palmer, who missedout on the Sussex match throughillness, is expected to play in the thirdmatch against Middlesex in April.Fifth former Phoebe Gibsontook first place in the South EastRegion 13+ Grade 4 TumblingCompetition held in February atthe William ParkerSports College inHastings. She willnow represent theSouth Eastagainst some ofthe best tumblersin the country at the NationalTumbling Competition finals to beheld in June at the Fenton ManorSports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent.Both the 1st and U16 netball VIIsreached the semi-final stage of theSurrey Schools Netball Tournamentheld at Croydon High in March. The1st VII topped their group, beatingthe ultimate winner, Guildford Highin the process, but narrowly missedout to Coloma Convent Girls’ Schoolin the semi-final. The U16 VII lost inHannah King 1stVII netball captainthe semi-final by a single goal toCranleigh. Apart from GuildfordHigh, Epsom was the only otherschool to have a team in the semifinalin more than one age group.The College swimming teamtook part in the Weald andDownland competition at TonbridgeSchool this term, winning the U14girls’ trophy and narrowly missingout in the U14 boys’ event. TheU14 girls swept to victory bywinning both the 4 x 50m freestyleand 4 x 50m medley relays, whileVogue Phelps won the individual50m butterfly and Georgia McGraththe 50m breaststroke. In the U14boys’ event Nick Phizackerley wonboth the 100m freestyle and 50mbutterfly individual events and theteam won the 4 x 50m freestylerelay, but Epsom lost out by justtwo points to King's Canterbury.The inaugural Propert House GolfDay was held on the Championshipcourse at Kingswood Golf Club inMarch. The team of Tristan Bartlett,Julian Bartlett, Alex Watermanand Propert Housemaster AndyWolstenholme took the overallteam prize, while the foursome ofJulian Mount, Oli Noble, Ed LongPropert golfersand Simon Long won the Yellow Ballcompetition. Andy Wolstenholmewon the Putting competition, AndyHolder recorded the longest drive ofthe day, Ben Kuhler won Nearest thePin and Julian Mount won Nearestthe Pin in Two on the 18th hole.Lent 2013 The LINK17
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