Eagle News Jan 2012 - Bedford Modern School

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in Suffolk just before the war and the ghost of an Anglo-Saxon prince who was buried in a mound near his house. I was inspired to write by a recent holiday in Suffolk when I visited the Saxon burial ground at Sutton Hoo’. MATT WHEELER (1985-90) and Sarah are the proud parents of James William Alan, born on 10 August 2011, a brother for Lizzie. (Thanks for this news to IAIN WHITE, Staff.) OLLIE CHINNECK (1990-2001) married Louise McCallum at Berkhamsted School Chapel on 9 July 2011. OBMs in attendance were (left to right) Tom Howe, Alex Chinneck, Sam Howe, Ben Howe, Oli Chapman, Ollie Chinneck, Nick Lockwood, Justin Irvine, Steve Lyon and Mark Bullerwell. Photo: Natalia Reddy, kindly supplied by MARK BULLERWELL. JAMES YELLAND (1992-99) living in Leeds, is currently Chief Beer Buyer for ASDA. MARK LEE (2004-09) and his brother JORDAN (2004-11) are studying in the USA. Mark, who is in his second year at Eckerd College, in St Petersburg, Florida, writes: ‘Being on the sea we have access to sailing boats, which is a new experience for me. We have a great sports section, including the top ten nationally ranked basketball and volleyball teams, so the sporting ethos is very strong. The climate obviously helps. College work is hard and there is plenty to do, but we train for soccer every morning at 6 am, and again after school for a couple of hours. College work gets done at other times: life is very relaxed but demanding. Grades must be met or it’s no soccer! The soccer league we compete in is the hardest in the USA colleges. We travel to places like Jacksonville, Miami, and the Carolinas for soccer which is great. There are six of us from the UK, 84 Memory Stir including a couple of girls.’ Jordan was awarded a soccer and academic scholarship at Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, a High School (VIth form equivalent), where he is the only student from the UK and will spend two years before going to college. He is captain of the U-17s soccer team, and a regular in the U- 19s. Jordan has played in the USA national finals in Idaho, and soccer tournaments in Atlanta, South Carolina, Orlando, and Indianapolis. His day consists of soccer training from 6.15 am until 7.30 am, followed by breakfast and then school, starting at 8.15 am. There is soccer training after school on three days, and matches or tournaments most weekends. For further information, go to: usasportsscholarships.co.uk Mark Lee playing soccer for Eckerd College
GOLF Ben Pile writes: ‘The OBM team of Steve Goddard, Colin Matthews, Chris Parry, Matthew Pile, Simon Pile, and myself played against St George’s, Weybridge, in the first round of the Grafton Morrish Public Schools Golf Trophy Final on 7 October 2011, in blustery conditions. We triumphed in three quite tight matches, Matt and Simon winning 1 up in the front match, Colin and Steve victorious by 3 & 2, and myself and Chris running out 4 & 3 winners in the anchor leg. A fine victory, but the slowness of play meant we had little time to rest on our laurels before having to go out in the afternoon in a second round against the highly-fancied Solihull team, who have won the event twice in recent years. Three very close matches ensued, with all going to the 17th or 18th. Unfortunately the opposition proved just a little too strong on this occasion, and we went down 3-0, but with honour upheld, as Solihull (who were to lose in the 4th round to the eventual winners, Birkenhead) knew they had been in a tough match. The OBM team were able to drown their sorrows and enjoy the evening, without having to worry too much about the stableford plate event the next day. A few drinks and a fine dinner gave the team a chance to reminisce about "the good old days" (well, Colin at least claimed to remember these!) and made for an enjoyable evening. The following morning we played in the stableford event in which we finished 5th out of over 20 teams competing (who themselves had all qualified from events all over the country), sport so this was a good performance. The team represented the School in fine fashion, and the name of BMS appeared in The Daily Telegraph on 8th October. Thanks for the support from the School and the OBM Club: we hope to get the team together next year.’ benpile@hotmail.com OBM Golf rep: Richard Ebbs richardebbs@sky.com 01234 344100 or 07986 306217 FOOTBALL The OBMs v The School Football matches will be held at the Field on Friday 23 March 2012 (k.o. 2.30 pm). Please contact: Sam Manners (Football rep) or Lisa Chapple (BMS Sports Administrator) Tel: 01234 332655 sportsadmin@bedmod.co.uk if you would like to take part. Spectators are also very welcome! WATER POLO The OBM Water Polo event will take place at the School Pool on the weekend of 24/25 March 2012, the choice of date depending on whether Bedford Blues are playing on the Saturday, as many players support the Blues! Mark Bullerwell mark@behindbarsgroup.com ROWING This year’s Rowing Race Day is on Saturday 31 March 2012, followed by dinner at The Embankment. Further details will appear on the Club website www.obmclub.co.uk in due course, or contact: Michael Biggs 07882 644431 020 8591 8972 MikeBiggs@aol.com James Wood writes: ‘I was interested to read in The Modernian (Autumn 2011) of the excellent results that BMS rowers have achieved at various international regattas. However, the statement on page 20 that “Ed Munno is the first BMS student to compete in the World Junior Championships and be awarded a medal since former BMS pupil and Olympic rowing star Tim Foster,” is not correct, as my twin brother, Mark Wood (1991-2001), competed at the Junior World Championships in Duisburg in 2001 and won a bronze medal as stroke of the GB VIII. I do not want to detract from what have been amazing performances by current BMS students, but I would like it noted that my brother achieved similar things during his school rowing career.’ j_n_wood@hotmail.com Club Sport Grafton-Morrish OBM team (from left): Colin Matthews, Simon Pile, Chris Parry, Ben Pile, Steve Goddard and Matthew Pile 85
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