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Following a rigorous four-day selection course on theHebridean Island of Coll, Sam Wilson was selected byProject Trust to spend a year teaching Maths, Scienceand Sport to children in a Government-run secondaryschool in Guyana from August 2010. He has beenassigned to a school in Aishalton, an Amerindiancommunity located in the southern savannahs of theRupununi area of Guyana, about five hours’ drive (ingood weather) by four-wheel drive from the nearest town,and close to the Brazilian border. The school serves awide area and has only eight teachers to teach 180pupils, the vast majority of whom are Amerindian. Samwill be teaching Science and/or Maths or Geography, upto GCSE level, and he and his partner will be the onlyteachers of these subjects in the school. He will also beable to organise extracurricular activities and becomeinvolved in the wider community. “Being thrown into anew community and culture will be testing, but overcomingthese challenges will give me a real sense ofachievement. I am particularly looking forward to coachingcricket, which is Guyana’s national sport, and buildingon their inherent enthusiasm for the game.” If you wouldlike to assist Sam in his mission, please visitwww.justgiving.com/Sam-Wilson.itself took over. The aim of our charity is to raise supportfor individual, severely injured, military personnel. Thecharity aims to provide long-term care and support forindividuals over the whole length of their lives. Theconcept is for the general public to identify with a chosenindividual and stick with that person, ‘adopting’ them, asit were.” The boys are cycling from Fort George, Invernessto Fort Blockhouse, Portsmouth, accompanied by soldiersfrom the barracks at which they will be overnighting. Inaddition, they hope to attract local people to join them. “Ifanyone is interested in doing a stage of the cycle ride, aroute map will go up shortly on our website(www.backbenparkinson.co.uk). We are coming throughGuildford around 5 th August and would appreciate it if asmany people as possible got involved.”GRIFF’S GRIPESWe have been concerned recently with the speed of anumber of vehicles on our site - particularly on UpfoldLane and the area around West and Gatley’s. Pleaseremember that the speed limit on site is 15mph andthat pedestrians have priority.On a lighter note, I’d just like to take this opportunityto say that it was great to send off the UVIth leaversin such fine style last weekend. The Ball was one ofthe best yet and everyone, staff included, had a reallyfantastic time. May I wish all of you good luck withyour exam results in August.Andrew Griffiths, Deputy HeadPURELY ACADEMICThis has naturally been a very busy and demandingterm for the pupils in the three Senior years of theSchool taking external exams at GCSE, AS and A2Level)and for the Lower Fifth taking their RS ShortcourseGCSE too). The next stage of the process is ofcourse the publication of the results and the detailsfor this process are outlined below.At just 16, Henry Thomas (UVth) is set to be one of theyoungest competitors in this summer’s Tour de Force, agruelling challenge which covers the route of the Tour deFrance. Henry is a very keen cyclist and will tackle threeof the stages, one of which is 185 kilometres of hairraisingclimbing and descending in the Pyrenees. He iscurrently in training, and is embarking on thisextraordinary challenge in memory of his father Nigel,who died in September 2007 and who was also apassionate cyclist. Henry says, “I have wanted toundertake a challenge such as this for some time, andcovering some of the route of the actual Tour de France isa very exciting opportunity, if quite daunting.” He and afriend, Piers Wates, also 16, are undertaking this feat inorder to raise money for the William Wates MemorialTrust, via www.bmycharity.com/V2/756193And finally, whilewe are on thecycling theme,mention should alsobe made of Charlie Cowdrey, Nick Cooper, Rob Cowdrey,Will Farrell, Jamie Wynne-Griffith and Jamie Keith, whospent their October 2009 half-term cycling 250 milesfrom Cornwall to Surrey. The cycle ride was done inmemory of Pippa Cowdrey, Charlie’s mother, who battledagainst cancer for seven years – and the aim was toraise money for The Princess Alice Hospice, where Pippaspent her last week being looked after by the nurses anddoctors, who did everything in their power to make thisa peaceful time for the family. In Charlie’s own words,“We could not have asked for anything more. The careshe received from the nurses and doctors was remarkable.On top of that they looked after us as we struggledthrough. We would love to raise some money to showour gratitude to everyone at The Princess Alice and also,in a small way, to try to ensure that others have theextraordinary love and care that we were given.” Thisimpressive journey, from the family house in ConstantineBay in Cornwall – Pippa’s sanctuary during her last threeyears – to the family home in Effingham has, viawww.justgiving.co.uk/pedalforpippa, raised a staggering£56,570 so far.Well done to those who have already undertakentheir challenges – and good luck to those still toset out on them!A Level and AS results will be available at School forcandidates by 10.00am on Thursday 19 th August.The results slips will be posted to candidates thatafternoon if not already collected.GCSE and IGCSE results are being issued earlierthan usual this year, on Tuesday 24 th August.Because of the date change – caused in fact byNorthern Ireland Bank Holiday dates – we will haveonly an electronic version of the results on that day.That means we will be able to generate our own‘results sheet’ for each candidate, which will beavailable from School by 10.00am (and which willbe posted first class on that afternoon if it is notcollected). We will not have marks for individualpapers at that stage. Those who wish to enquire aboutre-marks should read carefully the documentationenclosed with the results.Naturally we wish all our candidates in external examsgood luck for Results Day.Martin Allison, Director of Studies2A small band of intrepid LVIth cyclists – Harry Adolphus,James Cordy-Redden, Will Dean, George Farquharson WillLarwood, Ross Preston and Josh Wise – are set to cycle900 miles this summer, in order to raise money for a newcharity set up to support severely injured service personnel.The challenge is aimed initially at raising money for BenParkinson, who lost both his legs and suffered 37 otherinjuries, including brain damage, when the vehicle he wastravelling in was blown up while he was serving in Helmandin 2006. “We were looking for a personal challenge but,once we heard about Ben Parkinson’s situation, the causeSAVE THE DATEDon’t miss next year’s big social event – the CranleighSummer Ball on Saturday 18 th June 2011. Full detailsto follow next term...Please note that Easter is late next year. We return toSchool on Tuesday 26 th April, immediately after EasterMonday. Proposed trips for the Easter holidays includea cricket tour to South Africa, a LVth mixed hockeytrip to the Netherlands and a Classics trip to Egypt:confirmation of all trips and details will also follownext term.FAST FACTSWhen the School first opened in 1865, a holehad to be dug by the gate to provide water, anda horse was used to power a pump to take it upto the School; this system lasted until 1887.Originally, the School (the ‘Surrey CountySchool’ at the time) occupied just eight acres;today it occupies around 240.

The Williams Library Poetry and Prose Competition 2010:The Top Three Entries1 st Place – Adam van SchaikEngine Forty-OneOutside the insides of the houses andBeyond the bounds of concrete shuttered walkways,And mile upon mile of curving smoke and fumes that sit upon streets like a gentle river in the air.Beyond the deep blue, and the hum of tiny enginesIn wooden suits and flapping gulls that fly all day, all night, in twos.Now departing from all the tracks and tethered rail stationsIs the train that is chugging for you.Away from the world and its woes;Above the beige starring beaches,Below the pyramidal peaks of frozen rain and freezing snow,In between and on the edge of tawneyed tracks it goes.Through setting suns that wane like moonsAnd moons where the fire’s glow ore,Where the stars align in bright darkened shineAnd the new day is born on the dawn.All keep to the call from the grey crescent blow of the horn.As the pistons pushed and pulled,Each one two teams locked in an internal game of tug of war;And as the engine boys,Whose faces were blacker than the coal which they shiftedWorked up a sweat to keep in timeWith the tap-tapping of the driver’s pipe,The lap-lapping of his whisky in its mug, no matter the time,Not that time had any hold on the engine room.Its clocks were the gauges and the arrows on the steamer’s switchboard of controls,The mechanical heart that stretched around the stokers and the drivers,And enveloped all with a cornucopia of dials, that reflected heat from the furnace back!Onto the sweat drenched backs of its workersAnd off their bare attire and out!Into the air and space beyond,The small world or universe called engine Forty-One.How many carriages where latched by the flaking rust of tiny anchorsThat led one to presuppose the existence of only slightly bigger boats,And the bad moods and sunny dispositions of the miniatures that manned them?How many people sat and slept with pale necks on paler hands and canes of teak on laps?How many stared with vacant faces at the elegantly lined and defined contoursOf green hills and stout stone walls?I do not recall.How many times it blew its horn and “Chu! Chu!-ed” its way through the land.How many quiet, loud, and sometimes silent gasps escaped the mouths from First Class?How many shouts and roars of laughter came galloping down the carriagesOn the accents of weathered, working voices.None of these fine details does my mind recall,But what I do remember and fortuned to the last thing my addled mind forgets;Is how the sounds changed when they saw us.As I beheld, with then young eyes,The first puffs of milk white steam come floating overheadLike tiny chariots of cirrus stratus clouds.And the noise of steel wheels on wrought iron runners came closer and closer,Until upon the line where sky met land my eyes locked stares with a colossal juggernaught of coal powered speed.Then stiff my limbs and breathe within my chestAs all around me the air grew silent as before.Soft, no sounded pastures of green wastelands fenced off by stout stone wallsStretched all about me, and all about my kin.Until with a high hailed woosh!Of steam and a roar of wild pistons and a flap of canvas shutters,As I beheld with then young eyes,Engine forty-one, thundering by.Joint 2 nd Place – Steven WilliamsA fantastical thingLovers mind is a fantastical thing,Pursuing a course never running smoothCommitting to a trail always distantCarpe Diem! They always shout to themselves,But my mind is a result of logicTreading a safe course worn by men beforeHiding from treasures close to home and heart,Not today, I always say in whispers.I have seen the course barely meanderAnd I stood back watching those Dukes of lovesPass me by without a pause or regret,One day I will follow past heavy frost,A man half in love with loveless safetyWill stand with Dukes of love and earn his place‘Til his mind is a fantastical thing,And he pursues roads never running smoothAnd he commits to a grail he can’t seeCarpe Diem! He will shout and he will do,‘Til his mind is a fantastical thing.Joint 2 nd Place – Anthony DunkleyI’m already hurtMy Fingers lie broken on the floor.My Head pulsates like a sore thumb.My Face is cut, my hair is singed,My Insides tangled like a shoelace.My comrades scream somewhere in the darkness,One by one, they refuse to break.They’re hit, they’re kicked, they’re spat at.I know I’m next. Gunshot, thump. They’re ready for you now.Don’t crack, don’t grass, don’t snitch.Thrown into a chair, cigarette shoved in your mouth and lit,Blindfold digs into your eyes;Don’t understand their demented language.They sound angry, those savages strike soundlesslyKicking you, breaking you, smashing you.You won’t break me, I’m already broken.You can’t hurt me, I’m already hurt.You can murder my beliefs, but I’ll still believe.You can hate me, but you’re the hater.This motiveless malignity, a civilisation of no civility.A society without sociality, a dog eat dog world.A nation of no nationality, a nirvana of totalitarian tyranny.A family of no familiarity, a philosophy of physicality.To view further pupil entries, please seeThe Cranleighan or the specially producedPoetry and Prose Competition 2010 booklet,available from The Williams Library.3For weekly updates of all of Cranleigh’s news and events, please visit the website at www.cranleigh.org/community. For House News, please visit the Houses section

CRANLEIGH FIRSTSThere has been a wide variety of Cranleigh firsts this term, encompassing everything from academia to self-defence. On the academic front, Cranleigh pupils participatedin the National Biology Challenge, involving more than 20,000 pupils from 323 schools. Please see Personal Bests fopposite or the impressive results. Baroness Williamsof Crosby, one of the original Gang of Four, visited the School to address pupils and staff a fortnight before the 2010 Election polling date. Cranleigh held its first CambridgePre-U UVIth Exhibition in the new Rhodes Centre studios – which clearly demonstrated how enthusiastically the pupils have responded to the bright, open spaces (pleasesee page ten for photos).The glorious sound of the new Mander pipe-organ was heard for the firsttime on Speech Day. Its fulgent tone with trumpet fanfares and the superbsinging of the Chapel Choir made this a very moving occasion for themany who packed the Chapel for the OC Service. The Inaugural Concertgiven by the Choir and Cranleigh’s new Organist in Residence, PhilipScriven, takes place on Friday 15 th October at 7.30pm. Admission is free.In sport, Cranleigh welcomed a female England International cricketer toplay on Jubilee, when Claire Taylor (MBE, Wisden cricketer of the year2009 and the world’s number one batter in women’s cricket), captainedthe MCC against the girls’ 1 st XI. At a more local level, Cranleigh Schooland Cranleigh Cricket Club have linked up, with Stuart Welch, our Directorof Cricket, now coaching the Club’s cricketers and Old Cranleighan MattCrump leading its 1 st XI as Captain. And the boys’ 1 st XI played a 20:20match against RGS, Guildford for the first time; the game was a hugesuccess, with Cranleigh winning thanks to Will Langmead’s century.Finally, on Friday 30 th April, Cranleigh’s first women’s ‘Safety on theStreet’ self-defence course was held. Twenty-two girls from the UVIthtook part in a two-hour course to learn how to defend themselves whenattacked. The course, run by ‘Can Do Martial Arts Academy’, took the girlsthrough basic self-defence principles, including striking and defendingtechniques.Cranleigh School ShopIdeally situated within Cranleigh School grounds, with its own parkingStocks every item of school uniform required for both Cranleigh Preparatory School and the SeniorSchool – and in every size that is called for, providing excellence of quality and service in everyrespect. In addition, it offers a comprehensive array of sporting goods, school ties for all of theSchools’ clubs and societies, plus general toiletries and other essentials.Opening Times:Senior School Term Time: 8.30 am – 4.30 pmMonday to Friday (excl. lunch, 12.00 noon – 1.00 pm)Senior School Holidays: 9.00 am – 3.00 pmMonday to Friday, (excl. lunch, 12.00 noon – 1.00 pm)The first three Saturdays of each term,10.00 am – 11.30 am.Telephone: 01483 273666Email: schoolshop@cranleigh.orgFLYING COLOURSWell done to the following, who have been awarded their School Colours this term:Cricket: Will Langmead (E), Duncan Allan (L), Zoe Crouch (S),Georgie Syms (W), Olivia Lyster (W)Tennis: Alex Knox (E), Pete Kealy (E), Rosie Smith (S)Athletics: Ella Dormon (S), Maddy Coe (S)4Swimming: Charlie Cope (E), Callum Ewing (N), Sara Williams (W)Golf: Michael Haynes (E), Jamie Richards (C)Riding: Bella Roberts (W), Josie Wait (W)Canoeing: Rory Townsend (N), James Bowey (C)

PERSONAL BESTSThis term has again seen some outstanding performances by Cranleigh pupils (individuals and teams) competing or performingat the very highest level in various spheres, who undoubtedly deserve a special mention:ACADEMICNational Biology Challenge (20,000 pupils from323 schools): 13 of the Cranleigh pupils who completedboth rounds of the Challenge were Commended or HighlyCommended, four received Bronze Awards, five gainedSilver Awards and six achieved Gold Awards (AngusCameron-Blackie, Jonathan Day, Marcus Kim, CharlieLa Fosse, Mikey Linford and Adam van Schaik, who wastop in the School). Those who achieved Gold and SilverAwards will go on to compete in the British BiologyOlympiad in February, from which the UK team is selectedfor the International Competition.SPORTCRICKETSurrey Schools 10-10 Competition: won by the U14girls’ cricket team, unbeaten in all their matches against12 Surrey schools.Lord’s Taverners Surrey Cricket Association Cup:the U14A team will be playing in the Final in September.Annual match v the MCC women’s team on Jubilee:Lucy Keith scored 52 and the girls batted well for a draw.Claire Taylor MBE (a key player in the Ashes-winningteam), was the captain of the MCC side.The Cranleigh girls’ 1st XI cricket team powered to afour-wicket win over the Surrey County U15 XI, withMara Waters making 51 runs.Will Langmead scored two centuries for the 1 st XI – 123against Eton and 138 not out against RGS Guildford –and has scored more than 755 runs for the 1 st XI, at anaverage of almost 90.Jack Scriven (LVth), has scored more than 350 runs forthe 1 st XI in his debut season, with a highest score of 87not out – and also scored 120 not out for the CranleighCricket Club 1 st XI during Long Leave.Emerging Players Programme, Surrey: NathanThorpe, Bradley Scriven, Jack Scriven and MichaelBurgess.England U15 wicket keeper: Michael Burgess.SWIMMINGUnbeaten season: the Swimming Club as a whole wasunbeaten in galas this year, having won a total of 12fixtures.Numerous School records broken, including somewhich have stood for 18 years: School record breakersthis year included Charlie Cope, Adam Lawrence, BenDurston, Ben Steffens, Paul Gallagher, Will Osborne,Matt Smith, Sophie Kinally, Freddie Dicks, Lauren Chitty,Pheobe Bagge, Imara Gluning, Maddy Austin, KatieBatchelor, Alice Eamey, Jess Haller and HannahWallis.National League Finals: representing HaslemereSwimming Club, Charlie Cutting (IVth Form) cameseventh in the National Swimming League B Final 100mbackstroke, placing him in the top sixteen in the country.ATHLETICSSurrey Schools Athletics Championships on 12 thJune: Cranleigh had 26 athletes who were selected torepresent Waverley at the Surrey Schools AthleticsChampionships. Henry Taylor won the Javelin and MaddyAustin the 800m, to become Surrey Champions.Maddy Austin is the second-fastest 800m runner in thecountry at U15 level.South-East Schools’ Inter-Counties at Horsham on19 th June: Maddy Austin won the 800m with a time of2.14.9, Carole Date Chong came third in the Javelinwith 31.58m, while Alexi Yakas won the B Long Jumpcompetition with 5.45m.Individual School records set this Year:200m Anna Carter 26.7800m Maddy Austin 2.14.91500m Maddy Austin 5.25.5Discus Carole Date Chong 25.69TENNISGirls’ Tennis First Team: won all their regular matches.Boys’ Tennis First Team: were 3 rd out of 16 teams inthe Independent Schools’ League.Independent Schools Tennis AssociationCompetition: Chrissie Hoolahan and Natasha Fothergill-Misbah made it through to the Final.HOCKEYU16 National Hockey Championships: the U16Aswon the National Championships 3-1 on penalty flicks,following a tense draw in normal time against TrentCollege, Nottinghamshire.England U16s: James Gall represented England U16s(a year young) against Scotland, winning 9-0 (Jamesscored one goal) in the first match and 10-0 in thesecond. James will be playing Germany in a three-matchtest from 7 th –11 th July 2010.RUGBYRFU’s U17 National Cup: Matt Gillott and Seb Sharpeplayed for Cobham RFC, and won the Final against theBedford Blues on Sunday 2 nd May.Leeds Carnegie Squad: Toby Quarendon (UVIth) – an“outstanding centre” – has been signed up to play nextseason.U18 National Club Championships: Katie Wallis(UVIth) captained her club London Irish and Dorking tovictory against Reading and Saracens, winning by 22points at Lichfield on 9 th May.National Rugby 7s Cup: Max Rowson, Charlie Rookeand Connor Stapley (Captain) were in the Surrey U19ssquad who won the competition, held at Broadstreet RFCin Coventry.ROWINGDevizes-to-Westminster Race 2010: both the boys’team of three pairs – James Bowey and Rory Townsend,Sam Durant and Sam Thomson, George Blurton andCallum Preece – and the girls’ team of two pairs – LucyGilligan-Court and Katie Wallis, Ellie Shaw and OliviaMcConnell-Wood – were victorious in their respectiveschool sections, and claimed new School records in theprocess. The teams also raised £5,000 for the OasisChildcare Centre in Cobham.SHOOTINGSussex County Smallbore Rifle AssociationInvitation Day for 50m and 100 yards: Sara Carr(IVth Form), representing Chichester Rifle Club, sweptthe board in her division of the competition, largelyagainst adult competitors, and was awarded theprestigious NALGO trophy.RIDINGNational Schools’ One Day Event Championshipsat Stonar School, Wiltshire: Hattie Allison took 3 rdplace, against 242 riders from around the country.The riding teams have already qualified for six events atthe National Schools’ Championships at Addington inDecember, with Lizzie and Josie Wait, Briony Pearson,Imogen Way and Alice Leng all set to compete.GOLFInter-Schools Challenge Bowl at Sunningdale: ZoeCrouch and Lottie Grafton were runners-up for the mainprize, scoring a combined 70 points.CHESSCappelle La Grande Chess Tournament: Joe Quinn(IVth Form) represented England in this prestigious event,played over nine rounds in eight days in Northern France– and received coaching from a Grand Master, who alsoplayed in the tournament.OUTDOOR EDUCATIONDUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDSThis term, 71 pupils completed their Bronze expeditionin the Surrey Hills, 35 completed their SilverExpedition on the South Downs, and 17 completedtheir Gold expedition in Mid-Wales.MUSICHelen Wareham Competition Winners:Vocal: Dominic MurrayBrass: Katherine ChevisStrings: Sam McCaghertyWind: Ellie AylingPiano: Chloë AllisonEncore! Concert: Dominic Murray, Katherine Chevis,Sam McCagherty, Ellie Ayling, Chloë Allison, TorySawyer and Hilary Cronin.Richard Saxel, Cranleigh School’s Head of KeyboardStudies, has just released his first solo album of pianomusic, by Schumann, Janáèek and MacDowell. The CDis released on the Quartz Music label, features worksexploring the mystery and imagery of forests andwoodland, and includes an introductory essay by GordonNeill, another member of Common Room.Louisa Golden has continued to work with the Mind SpiritTrust, performing Sir John Tavener’s most recentcomposition, Towards Silence, on the Tibetan SingingBowl. Louisa has recorded the piece to be used at theV&A Museum in London, a museum in America and theStudy Centre, London; she has performed it in TempleChurch, London, and took part in a recording of it atSalisbury Cathedral, due for commercial release laterthis year.Harry McCagherty achieved Oboe Grade 8 withDistinction at the very end of last term – bringing thetotal number of Grade 8 Distinctions to an impressivefour in one year (along with Dom Murray, Hilary Croninand Tory Sawyer).Chloë Allison and Tom Hollister have been awarded highlyprized places for Saturday study at the Royal College ofMusic and Royal Academy of Music respectively, forthe Sixth Form.DRAMAThe Junior Play, Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors(25 th -27 th May), was outrageous, alarming, courageousand charming: a Junior Play in terms of the actors’ ages,but a fully worthy climax to another year of great Cranleighproductions.CHARITYIone Haddock has been awarded one of the 2010-11scholarships, worth £400, from the Trustees of theBulkeley-Evans Scholarship Fund.Pip Mansergh raised well over £5,000 for the SussexSnowdrop Trust by shaving her head.Please see pages one and two for more details.5For weekly updates of all of Cranleigh’s news and events, please visit the website at www.cranleigh.org/community. 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The Term inPICTURESA selection of highlights fromall that has gone on at Cranleighthis Summer Term, intended togive just a taste of Cranleigh life…Please refer to the website/TheCranleighan for a more detailedreview of all news and events.Pictures, from left to right, working across:6East boys enjoying the World CupGirls’ U14 Development SquadPrep Schools’ Tennis Tournament WinnersLoveday UVIth dinnerDr Miriam Griffin, speaker at the GuildfordClassical Association meeting at CranleighBoys’ U16 Hockey National Champions teamBoys’ tennisHusting at CranleighInter-House athletics competitionJunior Play, The Comedy of ErrorsRounders matchEast Charity RunArt Exhibition – featured work by IssyCroker, winner of the Senior Art PrizeCubitt House Charity DayCompetitive swimming in the indoor poolDesign ShowSummer at CranleighJunior Play, The Comedy of ErrorsMeasuring up in DesignFoundation’s Ladies Tennis DayD of E Silver Award on the South DownsInter-House croquet matchYoung Enterprise 2010Woodwork in the Stephen Owen StudioJunior boys’ cricketSchool BarbecuePrep Schools’ DayLeavers Service 2010, enjoying the newChapel OrganVilliers High School visit to Cranleigh for aday of sport and fun with LVIth pupilsTom Avery Society – Richard Hume, OC,speaking about his epic Atlantic crossingExperimenting in the Science labsSouth House Charity FairSenior Prefects with Speech Day speaker,Adam Holloway, OC and MPIn training for this summer’s GreenlandExpeditionRotary Charter Ceremony with St Joseph’sSchoolRichard Saxel RecitalOff to vote on Polling DaySummer Concert in Speech HallBaroness Williams of Crosby speaking toSixth Formers and staff about theimportance of the 2010 electionInteractive Modern Languages facilitiesIntermediate riding teamEncore concert in the Emms CentreLeavers’ Ball 2010D of E Gold Award, Mid Wales

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SPORTS ROUND-UP by Tim McConnell-Wood, Assistant Deputy HeadBefore the term had even started we were welcomedback with the news that the U16 boys’ hockey sidehad won the National Championships at the end of theholiday break. In addition, the Devizes-to-Westminstercanoe team had posted the fastest School team timesin both the boys’ and girls’ events.Despite the pressure of external exams for four of theyears, the term has been full of sporting endeavour andsuccess. It has been a fantastic summer of cricket,with hardly any matches lost to the weather. The boys’1 st XI have experienced mixed results, winning sevenand losing six matches to date, with the two-dayCharterhouse game and MCC match to go. WillLangmead was presented with the EW Swanton Bat forhis impressive score of 775 runs, including two finecenturies against Eton and RGS, Guildford (and 69against the OCs on Speech Day). The Junior sideshave also played well, winning over half their matchesagainst what is now a very tough fixture card. The girls’FOUNDATION FOCUSIt has been another successful year for theFoundation, and its Director, David Waters, hasasked that we pass on his sincere thanks to allthose in the Cranleigh community who havehelped, through donations, time and effort, to makeit so. The new Mander-designed organ is in placeand sounding incredible (as those who attendedthe Chapel Service on Speech Day heard forthemselves!); the first phase of the CranleighSporting Excellence project will begin this July,preparing the ground for a 1 st XV rugby pitch, arugby/lacrosse pitch and a new cricket square; andthe second Foundationer will be joining the IVthForm at Cranleigh School in September. So, thankyou to all those who have supported theFoundation’s work – and here’s to anothersuccessful year ahead.1 st XI held on for a notable draw against the MCC, whofielded Claire Taylor MBE – the world number one batterin women’s cricket. The Junior team won the Surrey10/10 Competition earlier in the term. Following apre-season tour to the La Manga Club in Spain, thegirls’ and boys’ 1 st tennis teams have enjoyed asuccessful season. The girls’ 1 st team won all theirregular fixtures, led by the pairing of Rosie Smith andMara Waters, who won every set they played togetherthis term! The boys came third out of 16 teams in theFORTHCOMINGFOUNDATION EVENTS:One-day golf tournament at the fabulousKingswood Golf Club on Friday 8 thOctober 2010 (teams of four) –including a buffet lunch, 18 holes ofgolf and a three-course dinner.250-bird shoot at the Chilgrove Shooton the West Dean Estate in Sussex on6 th December 2010 – including fourdrives and a dinner.For full details, please see the posters enclosed inthe end-of-term mailing.Independent Schools’ League and runners-up in theRootham Shield, losing narrowly to Reed’s School.Finally, Chrissie Hoolahan and Natasha Fothergill-Misbah fought their way to the final of the IndependentsSchools’ Tennis Association Championships – wherethey were, unfortunately, beaten by an incredibly strongpair from Repton. The Athletics Club enjoyed a goodseason, with the girls in particular producing someexcellent performances, beating strong competitionfrom Wellington, Brighton and Eastbourne. Fourindividual School records were broken this year: AnnaCarter in the 200m, Maddy Austin in the 800m and1500m and Carole Date Chong in the Discus. HenryTaylor won the Javelin and Maddy Austin the 800m atthe Surrey Schools Athletics Championships. TheSwimming Club were unbeaten as a full team, with anastonishing 24 School records having been brokenthis season. Following an enjoyable golf season,winning all but two of their fixtures, the golfers arelooking forward to manning the scoreboard at the Openagain in a few days’ time. And finally, in riding, HattieAllison was third at the National Schools’ EventingChampionships. Well done to all.8

PERFORMING ARTSOVERVIEW by Peter LongshawThe Summer Term brings the Junior Play: a display ofthe thespian talent in the two youngest year groups andalso a training ground for the Senior actors for the nextthree years. James Copp’s riotous production of TheComedy of Errors contained fine comic acting in thefour key roles of the twins: Will Rollings, Luke Chitty,Toby Savill and Luke Boyd, but the support was equallyoutrageous: Doctor Pinch and his ‘troupe of idiots’;Bea Stephenson as ‘a mountain of mad flesh’ and thetrio of Adam van Schaik, Tom Gass and Bruno Broughton.Another tradition is the Summer Concert and this year’shighlights included the swan songs of four fabulousvocalists: Dominic Murray, Georgie Banks, HilaryCronin and Sara Williams. Three of these had alsosung in the Helen Wareham Competition, the 15performers giving perhaps the finest concert in thehistory of the Competition. The winners were DominicMurray, Katherine Chevis, Chloë Allison (on piano,but she played equally stunningly on the recorder),Sam McCagherty and Ellie Ayling. A large SpeechHall audience acclaimed these performers, but someof the treasured musical memories of the term alsocome from the more intimate weekly lunch-timeconcerts, to which we now invite local elderly people.Vivid in my mind are Anthony Dunkley singing Quilter,and the famous Flower Duet from Delibes’s Lakmé in aravishing performance by Ellie Ayling and Hilary Cronin,the voices blending with a purity mature voices couldnever match.The actors and musicians would agree, I’m sure, thatthey owe so much to their inspiring teachers, and thisterm the quality of our Performing Arts staff was notablydisplayed in the atrium of the Emms Centre, a superbvenue for Richard Saxel’s mesmerising piano recital.For those not lucky enough to be there, Richard recentlyreleased his first solo album of piano music with theSchumann, Janáèek and MacDowell pieces from theconcert. The CD is available to buy, priced £10, fromthe Enquiry Office (01483 273666), from QuartzMusic, iTunes, Amazon and music shops. For furtherdetails, visit www.richardsaxel.co.uk9For weekly updates of all of Cranleigh’s news and events, please visit the website at www.cranleigh.org/community. For House News, please visit the Houses section

CREATIVE CORNEREmily Subba-RowRomy HobsonMatt CopeHannah McClaughlinFrancesca BeaumontKatie MoultonA selection ofpupils’ workfrom this term’soutstandingArt and DesignExhibition -the first jointexhibition sincethe openingof the newRhodes CentreOlivia LysterLucy HollisterKate ScottEd SeymourIssy CrokerRosie SmithChuck Corbishley10Issy CrokerAmber MilneMaddy Coe

FONDFAREWELLSTO...Bettina Andréani, FrenchAssistante, who is heading back hometo Corsica after providing four yearsof French conversation classes toSixth Formers and a useful range ofFrench slang to teachers. Herenthusiasm and good humour will bemissed by all and we wish her everysuccess in her new venture.Di Bloomfield, Housemistress ofSouth, former Matron in North anda member of the EnglishDepartment, who retires at the endof this term. In everything that shehas done in the School, Di hasshown care and compassion; sheis generous with her time and neverhas a bad word to say about anyone,and she will be missed by Southgirls past and present.David Cresswell, a member of theModern Languages Department, anoutstanding tennis and hockeycoach and a Tutor in Cubitt, who isleaving his alma mater to head forRadley College. David has madea tremendous impact in his shorttime here and the energeticefficiency of his teaching, his affablenature and his sporting excellence(to say nothing of his capacity formimicry!) have been very muchappreciated. He leaves with ourthanks and best wishes.Paul Crosfield, Head of ModernLanguages, Head of French, DeputyHead of Academic Administration andlegendary Cubitt Tutor, who is movingon to the Leys School, Cambridge,where he has been appointed Directorof Studies. His selfless devotion tothe pupils, his academic rigour andhis acute eye for the absurd have madePaul an enormously popular andimportant member of the Cranleighcommunity and he will be mostsorely missed.Tim Dunkley, an Old Cranleighan,a member of the Design Departmentand a Tutor in East, who will beheading back to complete his degreein Product Design after a year spentat Cranleigh on industrialplacement. Tim has inspired pupilswith his vision and passion aboutthe academic and creative aspectsof Design. He has been fullyinvolved in other areas, too,including the Choir, the eXchangeand Design activities, and is alsothe founding member of the ‘BowTies On Friday’ club! We wish himwell on his return to full-timeeducation.Alasdair Glass, who came toCranleigh with impeccableacademic credentials – St Paul’sSchool and Cambridge University– to replace Peter Maitland inJanuary 2010 (big shoes to fill,indeed). However, despite hisexcellent work teaching ClassicalCivilisation and Latin, he hasdemonstrated himself to be by nomeans an ivory tower academic.He has thrown himself into boardingschool life, and has been anenthusiastic and effective coach ofrugby, netball and athletics and acaring and diligent Tutor in North.He leaves us to embark on a newcareer in Law, and there is no doubtthat the Law’s gain will beCranleigh’s loss.Toby Moschard, Head of AcademicMusic, Organist and a Tutor in Cubitt,who moves on to take up the mantleof Assistant Director of Music at StPeter’s School in York. His fine organplaying,love of cross-country running,Highland humour and Geordieimpersonations will be missed, andwe wish him well for the future.Sophie Langdon, Head ofStrings, who leaves us to expandher freelance career. Sophie’ssuperb musicianship has inspiredmany string-playing Cranleighansto extraordinary heights ofachievement, and her ownexceptional playing and orchestralleadership have been enjoyed bymany audiences over the years. Wewish her every success andhappiness for the future.Angus Meryon, Head ofWoodwind, who takes up promotionto Head of Wind, Brass andPercussion at the highly prestigiousSt Paul’s Girls School. He has beenexceptional in his leadership ofensemble music-making, and hisown superb clarinet playing has beeninspirational to countless musicalCranleighans. The high standards hehas set for himself and expected inothers have been a hallmark of hisstyle, and his ‘wind-up-ability’ hasbecome legendary! We wish himevery success for the future.James Smart, Head of History andPolitics and a Tutor in East, who isleaving us to return to the statesector, taking up the same post atNorton Knatchbull School inAshford, Kent. As a teacher he hasused his vast knowledge of politicalscandals to enliven many Sixth Formlessons, and has never missed thechance to make analogies betweenhistorical events and cricket. Onthe sports field he has tried to instila truly competitive edge in hischarges, while maintaining highstandards of sportsmanship.Lucy Smart, Assistant Head ofFrench and a Tutor in West, whohas proved more efficient thanMiss Moneypenny as PJC’s righthandwoman, leaving as herlegacy a fully updated andsystemised bank of teachingresources that will be gratefullyused by language teachers foryears to come. How she hasmanaged to juggle her teaching,pastoral and extra-curricularcommitments with bringing upGeorgie, the bilingual toddler withthe cheekiest grin in Cranleigh,and still retain her good humour,we shall never know. Herinfectious laugh will be sorelymissed at break and we wish herall the best in her new life in Kent.Chris Staley, Housemaster ofLoveday and former Head ofGeography and Head of CriticalThinking, who has been promotedto the post of Deputy Head ofMilton Abbey School in Dorsetafter 16 years at Cranleigh. Chrishas been an innovative andinspirational leader who has beeninstrumental in many of thepastoral developments atCranleigh in recent years. He willbe remembered as a charismaticHousemaster who has held therespect of all at Cranleigh, andnot least will he be rememberedas the co-coach of the unbeatenRugby 1 st XV of 2005: only thethird such side in the School’shistory. He and his family willbe sorely missed by the Cranleighcommunity.Adele Willis, Assistant Head ofMaths and Warden of West, formerSenior Teacher, who is heading offto Dauntsey’s School, where shewill be a Housemistress to some50 teenage girls. Her passion andenthusiasm for everything sheturns her hand to and her absolutebelief in the pupils in her care willbe sorely missed by both herpupils and colleagues alike.Dauntsey’s gain is surelyCranleigh’s loss! Happily, the factthat she is godmother to threeCommon Room children ensuresthat she will be returning to visitus regularly!Mike Worsley, North Tutor andmember of the Economics andBusiness Studies Department,with links to Mathematics, whowill be heading to MarlboroughCollege in September. Hisstraight-talking but incrediblythorough approach will be missedby many Business Studies pupilsand North tutees alike. And that’snot to mention the wealth ofprofessional sporting experiencehe has been able to pass on toSenior rugby players!11For weekly updates of all of Cranleigh’s news and events, please visit the website at www.cranleigh.org/community. For House News, please visit the Houses section

BLAST FROM THE PASTDormitory, circa 191412GOOD LUCK IN THE HOLIDAYS TO THE:Pupils awaiting external examination results thissummer · Expedition to Greenland · Chapel ChoirTour to Venice, 7th–12th July, performing concertsand singing Masses in Venice and Verona, includingsinging Mass in St. Mark’s Basilica · Tennis playerscompeting in the ISTA Tournament at Eton · U14and U15 Cricket Tour to Somerset · Boys’ cricketteams competing in various matches · CCF SummerCamp at Penhale · Riders competing in the All EnglandSchools’ Show-Jumping at Hickstead · D of E BronzeExpedition · Golfers attending the British Open GolfChampionships at St Andrew’s, and manning thescoreboard on the 18 th holeAND TO VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING:Sara Carr (IVth Form) who will be shooting in herfirst National Competition at Bisley this summer ·Henry Thomas (UVth) on his epic cycle ride, coveringpart of the Tour de France route this summer · HarryAdolphus, James Cordy-Redden, Will Dean, WillLarwood, Josh Wise, Ross Preston and GeorgeFarquharson on their 900-mile charity cycle ridefrom Fort George, Inverness to Fort Blockhouse,Portsmouth · James Gall, representing the EnglandU16s hockey team against Germany in a three-matchtournament from 7 th –11 th July....and finally, CranleighStaff would like to wisheveryone a wonderfulsummer breakDATES FOR NEXT TERM’S DIARYA quick-glance round-up of some key events (in-school and out) to which parents are warmlyinvited – or at which their support would be, as ever, extremely welcome!Sat 11 th Sept 2.30pm Rugby: 1 st XV v Brighton(home)Sun 12 th Sep 7.45pm Pre-Evensong Reception(Reading Room)8.15pm Evensong: Preacher -Mr Mark Sayer, Headmaster,Elstree SchoolSun 19 th Sept 8.15pm Informal Chapel (SpeechHall): Col. Rob Thomson, DSO, MBE9.00pm Post-Evensong Reception(Reading Room)Wed 22 nd Sept 7.30pm Concert Series:The Ukulele Orchestra of GreatBritain (SH)Sat 25 th Sept 2.30pm Rugby: 1 st XV v Epsom(home)Wed 6 th Oct 5.15 pm Chapel Choir singEvensong at St George’s WindsorWed 13 th Oct 7.30pm Concert Series: Le Cinéma(MMS)Thu 14 th Oct 7.30pm for 8.00pm Tom AverySociety Lecture: Mr John Dunn (ALT)Fri 15 th Oct 7.30pm Concert Series: InauguralOrgan Recital and Concert (Chapel)Sat 16 th Oct 2.30pm Rugby: 1 st XV v Harrow(home)Tue 19 th – Thu 21 st Oct7.30pm North House Plays (VCT)Wed 10 th Nov 7.30pm Concert Series:David Rees-Williams trio (EC)Fri 12 th Nov 7.30pm Helen WarehamCompetition: Brass Performance(MMS)Tue 16 th – Fri 19 th Nov7.30pm School Play: Hamlet (SH)Sat 20 th Nov 7.30 pm Big Band Supper Dance (EC)Wed 24 th Nov 7.30pm Helen WarehamCompetition: Strings Performance(MMS)Thu 25 th Nov 2.30pm Rugby: U16A XV v Wellington(home)Thu 25 th Nov 7.30 pm West House Music Evening(SH)Tue 30 th Nov 7.30 pm East House Music Evening(SH)Fri 3 rd Dec 7.30pm Christmas Concert (SH)Sat 4 th – Sun 5 th Dec all day Riding: National Schools’Equestrian Association Championships(Addington EC, Buckinghamshire)Sun 5 th Dec 7.30 pm Advent Carol Service (Chapel)Wed 8 th Dec 6.00pm Service of Lessons andCarols: Cubitt, East, South (Chapel)Thu 9 th Dec 6.00pm Service of Lessons andCarols: Loveday, North, West (Chapel)N.B. Some events do require tickets.For full details of all of next term’s events, including individualteams’ sporting fixtures, please refer to the School Calendar andto the Events Guide (also available online at www.cranleigh.org).For weekly updates of all of Cranleigh’s news and events, please visit the website at www.cranleigh.org/communityFor House News, please visit the Houses section at www.cranleigh.org/school-life/housesFor comments and requests for content youwould like to see featured in Cranleigh Matters,please email egmd@cranleigh.orgA sincere thank you to Stephen Owen for providing thephotography featured within, and to Nick Smith at Andesignfor all the design and artwork.