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<strong>2021</strong><br />
<strong>2022</strong><br />
FOUNDATION<br />
The <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
ACADEMIC • THE ARTS • SPORT • SWIMMING • CHARITY • WELLBEING • ADVENTURE
HEAD MASTER’S FOREWORD<br />
Forging in our young the confidence to think and act freely must be a<br />
central task in our schools. Developing independence, the ability to make<br />
choices and decisions without being over reliant on others, is very strong<br />
at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>; this magazine records an incredible array of opportunities<br />
designed to build confidence in the personal agency of our pupils.<br />
The pandemic, however, has challenged notions of independence. The real<br />
isolation of lockdown has perhaps provided a metaphor for the dislocation<br />
and separateness that can envelope us when independence is taken as the<br />
optimum state of existence. Whilst the ability to strive independently at times<br />
of challenge is important, so too is the ability to call on others for help, and<br />
to reciprocate when others make that call. From this we develop the skills<br />
to collaborate and cooperate, and the desire to embrace togetherness, not<br />
only for our own personal benefit, but for that of all those around us and our<br />
wider communities. Independence might therefore be a goal, but a bigger<br />
prize is developing an understanding and appreciation of the importance of<br />
inter-dependence.<br />
OPENING OF THE ADVENTURE AREA<br />
Following a fantastic fundraising effort<br />
last year, the new Prep Adventure<br />
Area was officially opened on Friday<br />
3 September <strong>2021</strong>. It is a magical area<br />
of the school and will help embed the<br />
importance of team-work, leadership,<br />
outdoor education and fun! As an evolving<br />
part of the Prep, it will be exciting to see<br />
the children embrace the apparatus and<br />
enjoy using their imagination in their play.<br />
The Year 8 fundraising team (now in Year<br />
9) were invited over from the College to<br />
cut the ribbon during a ceremony for<br />
pupils, and parents attended a second<br />
ceremony in the evening. We would like<br />
to thank all the generous supporters of<br />
the Adventure Area, and in particular:<br />
• Alistair Thompson (OMK 1977-81)<br />
for making a leading gift to kick-start<br />
the Adventure Area project<br />
• The Jelley family for overseeing<br />
the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Soapbox Derby<br />
and Hotel Endsleigh Afternoon Tea<br />
fundraising events<br />
• The Year 8 pupil fundraising team for<br />
organising the coffee drive-thru, and<br />
all of the parents, staff and pupils<br />
who supported it<br />
We should be reassured then, that this magazine reflects not only developing<br />
independence, but joyous inter-dependence also.<br />
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CENTURY<br />
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE<br />
In an article in the Times (Rachel Sylvester, The AI revolution can supercharge learning in school) much was made of Century.tech,<br />
the platform we have adopted as a school to support our pupils’ learning. The founder and CEO of Century.tech, and member of<br />
the government’s AI Council advisory board, Priya Lakhani, was quoted as saying “all schools will be using AI-powered teaching<br />
and learning tools within three years”. When we see that nearly 1000 schools in the UK alone, including the likes of Eton, are using<br />
Century.tech we can see that we are in good company.<br />
IT’S THE CLIMB - MARKETING CAMPAIGN<br />
SUCCESS<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> placed 32nd in the global Winter Cup competition on use of Century, demonstrating that our pupils are engaging with<br />
and benefitting from a significant platform in developing their learning and autonomy as learners. Pupils can access Century.tech<br />
at any time, whether in school, at home or even... on holiday.<br />
Last academic year, <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> pupils answered 466,959 questions in English, Maths and Science, using the Century AI learning<br />
platform: a brilliant achievement!<br />
Science came out on top as the most popular subject, and our pupils selected the happy or proud emotion 2,196 times. This is a<br />
great reflection of their learning.<br />
THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE NETWORK<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> was delighted to announce that we are one of eleven<br />
schools participating in the first Cognitive Science Network<br />
aimed at helping schools to apply research findings from<br />
cognitive science research for better teaching and learning. <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
has been keen to establish both a research-based approach to teaching<br />
and learning as well as seeking to develop greater Collective Teacher<br />
Efficacy and improve the pupils’ skills and understanding in terms of<br />
critical thinking and metacognition. The School has implemented discrete<br />
critical thinking lessons for Year 9 pupils; if we project forward and the<br />
theory and practice are gradually rolled out, in hand with continued staff<br />
CPD, after five years these pupils will be in the final year of their A Level<br />
studies. Joining the Cognitive Science Network will also allow us to<br />
share high professional practice and understanding with other schools<br />
who are pursuing a similar route for professional development and the<br />
augmentation of current teaching and learning practice.<br />
WE LAUNCHED A NEW MARKETING CAMPAIGN<br />
TO PROMOTE THE SCHOOL<br />
If you like the outdoors, have a sense of adventure and are keen<br />
to take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way<br />
then <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> is the school for you.<br />
The mountaineer Conrad Anker wrote that ‘the summit is what<br />
drives us, but the climb itself is what matters’. Inspired by this,<br />
at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> we believe that our achievements lie not only in<br />
the outcomes – examinations passed and races won – but in<br />
the long hours of preparation, practice and training that leave<br />
deep and positive impressions, long after the dust has settled.<br />
‘the summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what<br />
matters.’<br />
– Conrad Anker<br />
At <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> we focus as much on the ‘how’ and the ‘why’,<br />
as on the ‘what’; our staff understand that each step they take<br />
with a pupil informs more than the final outcome.<br />
Being a pupil at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> is a journey of achievement, one<br />
that is literally and symbolically taken up each year by every<br />
member of our community on the Cox Tor Walk. It is appropriate<br />
that this journey is set on the Moor: <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> is embedded<br />
in Dartmoor; we would not be what we are without our<br />
surroundings – the spirit and ethos of our School is inextricably<br />
linked to our location, not just in terms of what it allows us to<br />
do, but in shaping our attitudes, values and appreciation of the<br />
hidden challenges that lie in apparent tranquillity.<br />
The dual nature of our surroundings – the beautiful and the<br />
challenging – reflects the comfortable bedfellows of warmth,<br />
good humour and gritty, combative determination that exist in<br />
our pupils; the Devon bedrock that anchors a national ambition<br />
and global outlook; the desire to conquer the summit through<br />
understanding the unflinching endeavour required to do so.<br />
#ItsTheClimb #<strong>Mount</strong><strong>Kelly</strong><br />
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SALVETE<br />
The Head Master is delighted to announce the following staff<br />
appointments in the academic year <strong>2021</strong>-<strong>2022</strong><br />
TOM GRIEVE<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
SWIMMING COACH<br />
CAITLIN MACKENZIE<br />
KS2 TEACHER<br />
CATH BATEMAN<br />
BIOLOGY<br />
PHILIP CARR<br />
HUMANITIES<br />
(PREP)<br />
Thomas joins us straight from Anglia Ruskin University where<br />
he is studying for his degree in Sports Coaching and Physical<br />
Education. Prior to this, he coached the Performance 2, Youth<br />
Fit and Senior squads at the City of Cambridge Swimming<br />
Club He also swam and coached for Colchester Swimming<br />
Club.<br />
A graduate of the University of Stirling, Caitlin has been<br />
teaching at George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh. In her spare<br />
time she enjoys playing hockey.<br />
ROSANNAH MOREL<br />
Cath grew up close to the Peak District National Park and<br />
remained close to it as she gained her BSc in Biology at Derby<br />
University. She spent several years travelling and gaining first<br />
hand experience of conservation and differing ecosystems<br />
before returning to North Devon and completing a PGCE<br />
in Secondary Science at the University of Bath. Cath has<br />
taught in many schools in the South West, most recently<br />
at Launceston College. She is passionate about the natural<br />
world and experiential development through expeditions.<br />
SUSAN BROUGHTON<br />
MATHEMATICS<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
Philip Carr arrives in Devon having decided to change career<br />
during the pandemic, swapping JCDecaux and all things<br />
advertising for the classroom. He attended Loughborough<br />
University as an undergraduate and completed his PGCE in<br />
History at the University of Plymouth. Philip has also looked<br />
to utilise his background as a senior Scottish international<br />
hockey player and looks forward to helping the School’s<br />
programme evolve.<br />
CAITLIN DAWSON<br />
ENGLISH AS AN<br />
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE<br />
SUE LAMBERT<br />
PERSONALISED<br />
LEARNING<br />
Sue Lambert joins us from South Molton Community College,<br />
North Devon where she organised learning resources,<br />
differentiated materials and helped incorporate positive<br />
interventions throughout the school. This helped more<br />
vulnerable pupils assimilate new experiences and regulate<br />
behaviour. She brings key skills and experience in working<br />
with pupils who require additional support. Sue and her family<br />
will be moving closer to <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> to enjoy the countryside.<br />
Sue is a keen gardener and talented cook.<br />
ENGLISH<br />
(PREP)<br />
Rosannah joins <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>, having already left the school<br />
twice, both as a pupil (2008-2015) and ‘Gappy’ (2015-2017).<br />
Rosannah went on to read Business and Management at<br />
Durham, before completing her PGCE in Plymouth. Rosannah<br />
is a keen sportswoman, having played both netball and canoe<br />
polo to a high level. She is looking forward to combining her<br />
passions for teaching, sports and outdoor pursuits here at<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>.<br />
AUDE RICHER-LANGSFORD<br />
Sue holds a Mathematics degree and PGCE from Exeter<br />
University. She is a former Housemistress at <strong>Kelly</strong> College<br />
(Newton House) and has worked in many schools at home<br />
and abroad, most recently in Malaysia.<br />
Sue and her husband returned to Devon three years ago with<br />
their two teenage daughters. They enjoy spending time on the<br />
moor with their two dogs.<br />
Caitlin comes to us from the Globe English Centre. She holds<br />
a degree in Philosophy and Sociology from the University of<br />
Exeter.<br />
SARAH EVANS<br />
MATHEMATICS<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
Sarah is a graduate of the University of Sheffield and joins us<br />
from Francis Holland School, Chelsea.<br />
JULIE LOVE<br />
MATHEMATICS<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
Julie returns to <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> having been with us before and<br />
working and living in the USA for three years. She is currently<br />
studying for a Master’s degree in Mathematics Education at<br />
Plymouth University.<br />
HEAD OF MODERN<br />
FOREIGN LANGUAGES<br />
(PREP)<br />
Aude was born in the Loire Valley and has always been<br />
passionate about English language and British history. After<br />
studying English at the Université François Rabelais, Tours,<br />
she moved to the UK where she trained as a teacher. She has<br />
travelled the UK and has lived in both Northern Ireland and<br />
Wales but finally settled down in Devon where she held different<br />
posts as a language teacher and Head of Department. Aude<br />
joins us from Stoke Damerel Community College, Plymouth<br />
where she worked hard to pass on her love for languages in<br />
the classroom.<br />
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FIONA SMITH<br />
ENGLISH AS AN<br />
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE<br />
Fiona is both a primary and secondary teacher with over 20<br />
years experience teaching and working in boarding in the UK<br />
and overseas in International Schools. Fiona has a first degree<br />
in Pure and Applied Biology from the University of Oxford and<br />
a Masters in Equine Science from University College Dublin.<br />
Fiona completed her CELTA qualification in Bangkok whilst<br />
working at an international school in Thailand and teaches<br />
EAL. Beyond school Fiona keeps her hand in, in the horse<br />
world and maintains an active interest in girls’ football.<br />
NATHALIE WHYSALL<br />
PERSONALISED<br />
LEARNING<br />
COORDINATOR/DEPUTY<br />
SENCO<br />
Nathalie spent four years studying PE and Outdoor Education at<br />
Marjon University before going on to teach in Bournemouth and the<br />
Isle of Wight. Her travels then took her to the Middle East where her<br />
interest in additional needs, in particular autism, was sparked. Whilst<br />
in Bahrain and completing her Masters degree, she helped establish<br />
an Autism specialist school and set up Personalised departments in<br />
two international schools. Yearning for a return to the seasons, she<br />
moved back to the UK where she went on to set up mainstream autism<br />
provisions in both primary and secondary schools in Essex. Wanting to<br />
return to the beauty of Devon and to be closer to family, she is looking<br />
forward to sharing her passion for teaching pupils with additional needs<br />
with the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> community, whilst also looking for somewhere flat<br />
to run!<br />
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THE FOUNDATION’S<br />
YEAR IN PICTURES<br />
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PREP<br />
PRIZE LIST<br />
SCHOLARSHIPS<br />
COLLEGE<br />
PRIZE LIST<br />
EXAMINATION<br />
RESULTS<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
PUPIL WRITING<br />
ACADEMIC<br />
ENRICHMENT<br />
ENGLISH<br />
STEM<br />
-SCIENCE<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
-TECHNOLOGY<br />
-MATHEMATICS<br />
LEARNING<br />
OUTSIDE THE<br />
CLASSROOM<br />
CAREERS &<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
LECTURES<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
PREP PRIZE LIST<br />
FORM PRIZES<br />
SUMMER TERM <strong>2022</strong><br />
Form Attainment Effort<br />
3JEJ Oliver Fern-Meir Daisy Mae Hawken-Jones<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
Form<br />
MICHAELMAS TERM <strong>2021</strong><br />
Attitude to<br />
Learning<br />
Contribution &<br />
Engagement<br />
3JEJ Juliette Salmon Torin Phelps<br />
4CCM Heidi Hardick Samson Nonu<br />
5ERT Darcey Turner Tiegan Hutchins<br />
5SLB James Sheridan Isla Newton<br />
6DPB Jude Hamer Austin Varcoe<br />
6CJT Tom Hardick Rui Quiterio<br />
7ARL Keziah Hutchins Zara Bennett<br />
7PAC Gracie Turner Elijah Bache<br />
7CEW Luke Whysall Caden Wray-<br />
Williams<br />
7SGB Charlie Marston Hermance Vellaud<br />
8ATRL Olivia Stacey Kyryl Mykytyuk<br />
8CJB Kristyna Soukupova Maya Johnson<br />
8PWD Cody Rice Harry Prettejohn<br />
Form<br />
Attitude to<br />
Learning<br />
LENT TERM <strong>2022</strong><br />
Contribution &<br />
Engagement<br />
3JEJ Ella Ahearne Oliver Hancock<br />
4CCM Flora Bennett Jacob Cottam<br />
5ERT Ewan Phelps Lucas Jeffreys<br />
5SLB Roman Ivanov Alexander Pearcy<br />
6DPB Carlyn Hatch Emma Georgel<br />
6CJT<br />
Ruben Miguel-<br />
Easter<br />
Toby Coleridge<br />
7ARL Olivia Purnell Jake Whysall<br />
7PAC Alexandra Daw Rufus Norsworthy<br />
7RPM Annabelle Hancock Tobias Braine<br />
7SGB Lilliana Cash Rosie Pennington<br />
8ATRL Henry Hardick Oskar Dimitropoulos<br />
8CJB Max Rainsbury Alfie Varcoe<br />
8PWD Anissa Chung Eady Dyson<br />
4CCM Freddie Jordan Josephine Cornelius-Mercer<br />
5ERT Ellie Dale Flora Mee-Langmead<br />
5SLB Sophie Perry Dylan Stitson<br />
6DPB Jude Hamer Austin Varcoe<br />
6CJT India Caldwell Kitty Floyd<br />
7ARL Samuel Platts Augustus Dunn<br />
7PAC William Farrance Rufus Norsworthy<br />
7RPM Caden Wray-Williams Anneloes Salmon<br />
7SGB Barnabas Prettejohn Amelia Lee<br />
8CJB William Thomas Oliver Beckly<br />
8PWD Charlie Goodfellow Eady Dyson<br />
8ATRL Benjamin Anderson Saul Caldwell<br />
SUBJECT PRIZES | SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
Subject Upper (Years 7&8) Middle (Years 5&6) Lower (Years 3&4)<br />
English Cody Rice Alistair Shipley Asha Wimalendra<br />
Maths Charlie Goodfellow Mary Baldock Bradley Newton<br />
Science Oskar Dimitropoulos Tom Hardick -<br />
French Ciara Jordan Beatrix Rainsbury Felicity Hookway<br />
Spanish Kyryl Mykytyuk Harry Durnall -<br />
History Alfie Varcoe Rohan Kumar -<br />
Geography Henry Hardick Jasper Farrington -<br />
DT Finn Adams Jude Hamer -<br />
ICT - Finnian Hayles Jacob Cottam<br />
IPC - - Rowan Ollier<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
SPORT & SWIMMING PRIZES<br />
Swimming Cup<br />
Most Improved Swimmer<br />
Hermance Vellaud<br />
Anna Huddy<br />
MUSIC AND DRAMA PRIZES<br />
Senior Girls’ Music Award<br />
Senior Boys’ Music Award<br />
Bertram Jayarajah Cup for Enthusiasm in Music<br />
Olivia Trimble<br />
James Hambly<br />
Matteo Parry<br />
HEPWORTH<br />
ACADEMIC ACADEMICS<br />
Boys’ Cricket Cup<br />
Harry Witcher<br />
The Beard Cup for Most Promising Woodwind Player<br />
Toby Coleridge<br />
Girls’ Cricket Cup<br />
Amalie Cornelius-Mercer<br />
Lower Prep Musician<br />
Heidi Hardick<br />
Athletics Cup<br />
James Berry<br />
Middle Prep Musician<br />
Carlyn Hatch<br />
Tennis Cup<br />
Oliver Beckly<br />
Rachel Kimber Cup for Contribution to School Music<br />
James Hambly<br />
Sportswoman of the Year<br />
Olivia Trimble<br />
Singing Cup<br />
Eva Barrett<br />
Sportsman of the Year<br />
Archie Pennington<br />
The Robert Kitson Singing Cup for Senior Boys<br />
Harry Prettejohn<br />
ART AND DT PRIZES<br />
Lower Prep Drama Award<br />
Middle Prep Drama Award<br />
Lexi Thavenot<br />
Rohan Kumar<br />
Lower Prep Artist Cup<br />
Juliette Salmon<br />
Upper Prep Drama Award<br />
Kyryl Mykytyuk<br />
Middle Prep Artist Cup<br />
Ellie Dale<br />
The Willoughby Cup for Most Improved Artist<br />
Eady Dyson<br />
SPECIAL EFFORT & ACHIEVEMENT PRIZES<br />
Upper Prep Artist of the Year<br />
Evelyn Sorrell<br />
The Sue Croucher Cup for Kindness<br />
Imogen Miller & Jessica Brazie<br />
Fox Cup – Observational Painting or Drawing<br />
Olivia Trimble<br />
LOTC<br />
Maya Johnson<br />
Wolfe Cup for Art<br />
Scarlett Southcott<br />
The Perpetual Challenge Cup<br />
Isabel Brehmer<br />
Neil Hancox DT Cup<br />
Raphael Jelley<br />
Community Spirit Cup<br />
Cameron Gee<br />
Outstanding Example<br />
William Thomas<br />
BOARDING<br />
The Cutts Award for Endeavour<br />
Finn Adams<br />
Boarder of the Year – the Flew Boarding Cup<br />
Bradley Divall<br />
The Dickinson Cup for Girls All Round Contribution to School<br />
Ellena Hess<br />
Contribution to Boarding Throughout the Year – the Dormitory Cup<br />
Anissa Chung<br />
James Petrie All Rounder Prize<br />
Harry Prettejohn<br />
Most Improved Boarder for the Year/Overseas Boarder<br />
Brendan Chang<br />
Charles Sainsbury Endeavour Cup<br />
Sian Davies<br />
Philip Moore Endeavour<br />
Barnaby Fisher<br />
The Unsung Hero Shield<br />
Jonah Bridle<br />
The Lt Cdr J Cumming Cup for Initiative<br />
Cody Rice<br />
The Victor Kandampully Saver for General Knowledge<br />
Jack Nagy<br />
Venetia Maitland Spoken English<br />
Matteo Parry<br />
Spoken English Competition “Audience Enjoyment”<br />
Tiegan Hutchins<br />
The Kirby-Harris Cup for Outstanding Effort<br />
Max Rainsbury<br />
Inter-House Trophy<br />
Hepworth<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
SCHOLARSHIPS<br />
13+ SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS - INTERNAL CANDIDATES<br />
YEAR 12 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS<br />
Name<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
Name Academic Sport Music Art DT Swim<br />
Eva Barrett Choral Award Scholarship<br />
Jonah Bridle<br />
Exhibition<br />
Eady Dyson<br />
Exhibition<br />
Barnaby Fisher<br />
Scholarship<br />
Cameron Gee<br />
HM Award<br />
Charlie Goodfellow Scholarship Exhibition<br />
Ellena Hess<br />
Exhibition<br />
Raphael Jelley<br />
Scholarship<br />
Matteo Parry Scholarship Scholarship<br />
Harry Prettejohn Scholarship Scholarship Choral Award<br />
Iman Adama<br />
Kyle Bassett<br />
Ellie Blamey<br />
Freddie Bott<br />
Noah Bridle<br />
Charlotte Davis<br />
Charlie Fisher<br />
Sophie Luxton<br />
Phoebe Opie<br />
Nemone Rogers<br />
Aiya Zaleski<br />
Academic<br />
Sport<br />
Westall<br />
Sport<br />
Academic<br />
Academic<br />
Sport<br />
Academic & Sport<br />
Academic Exhibition<br />
Swimming<br />
Choral<br />
Cody Rice<br />
Exhibition<br />
William Thomas<br />
Exhibition<br />
Lisa Zhou<br />
Scholarship<br />
13+ SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS - EXTERNAL CANDIDATES<br />
Name Academic Sport Music Art DT Swim<br />
Darcie Anderson-Bickley Exhibition Scholarship Scholarship<br />
Sam Johnson-Jones<br />
Scholarship<br />
Michel Urban Scholarship Scholarship<br />
Eve Webb<br />
Scholarship<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
COLLEGE PRIZE LIST<br />
YEAR 9 PRIZES<br />
Awarded for academic work, recognised by teachers in at least three subjects<br />
YEAR 11 PRIZES<br />
Art<br />
Biology<br />
Business Studies<br />
Ruth Perry<br />
Fiona Murphy<br />
Katie Sherlock<br />
YEAR 12 PRIZES<br />
Biology<br />
Chemistry<br />
Computing<br />
Sasa Zivaljevic<br />
Finlay Barker<br />
Ethan Ashall<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
Zak Briggs<br />
Alex D’Onofrio<br />
Alfred Forer<br />
Roman Mokhovik<br />
Chemistry<br />
Computing<br />
Design Technology -<br />
Product Design<br />
Fiona Murphy<br />
Alexander Fewtrell<br />
Isis van der Stroom<br />
Design Technology -<br />
Product Design<br />
Economics<br />
English Literature<br />
Erlina Ainsworth<br />
Ella Bainbridge<br />
Sasa Zivaljevic<br />
Harry Parr Ferris<br />
Matilda Purnell<br />
Freya Sarkar<br />
Samantha Tse<br />
Jessica Ward<br />
Drama<br />
English<br />
French<br />
Geography<br />
History<br />
Mathematics<br />
Music<br />
Honey-Rosina<br />
Boulting<br />
Charlotte Davis<br />
Anna Mokhovik<br />
Charlotte Davis<br />
Freddy Bott<br />
Anna Mokhovik<br />
Andrew Heung<br />
Geography<br />
History<br />
Mathematics<br />
Further Mathematics<br />
Physical Education<br />
Physics<br />
Politics<br />
Arwen Thomas<br />
Sophia Kelleher<br />
Abigail Broughton<br />
Emily Forwood<br />
Laura Dickinson<br />
Emily Forwood<br />
Alice<br />
Baillie-Hamilton<br />
Physical Education<br />
Dylan Reeve<br />
Psychology<br />
Harvey Purnell<br />
YEAR 10 PRIZES<br />
Physics<br />
Fiona Murphy<br />
Religious Studies<br />
Heidi Denyer<br />
Awarded for academic work, recognised by teachers in at least three subjects<br />
Religious Studies<br />
Fiona Murphy<br />
Science - Applied<br />
Amelia Riggott<br />
Panos Angelakis<br />
Spanish<br />
Lucy Wilkinson<br />
Spanish<br />
Stefania McGowan<br />
Ruby Blackaby-Peck<br />
Brydan Byrne<br />
Sport BTEC<br />
Science - Combined<br />
Isis Van Der Stroom<br />
Victoria Frachessa<br />
Sport BTEC Ext<br />
Diploma<br />
Sport BTEC Ext Cert<br />
Drew MacGregor<br />
Emma Hunt<br />
Kika Ebie<br />
Daisy Heal<br />
Jess Smith<br />
Esmee Stockley<br />
Morgan Thomas<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
YEAR 13 PRIZES<br />
Art Mya Azzopardi Music Adam O’Reilly<br />
FOUNDER’S DAY AWARDS<br />
Grace Cazzoli<br />
The Anthony Curry Award for Music<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
Biology Maisie Gilford Performing Arts Torigue MacDougall<br />
Chemistry<br />
Design Technology -<br />
Product Design<br />
George<br />
Goodfellow<br />
Photography<br />
Johnny Tsang<br />
Tyler Hunt Physical Education Charlie Doolan<br />
Economics Adewole Adekoya Physics John Perry<br />
English Literature Jamie Brew Psychology Isabelle Davis<br />
French Adam Nash Politics Kira Maiberg<br />
Geography Isabelle Davis Religious Studies Jack Clemens<br />
History<br />
George<br />
Goodfellow<br />
Spanish<br />
Domitille Vellaud<br />
Mathematics Megan Barnes Sport BTEC Ext Diploma Angel-Skye<br />
Davenport<br />
Further Mathematics John Perry Sport BTEC Ext Cert Tyler Knight<br />
Michael Jensen<br />
Emma Bowles<br />
Harvey Purnell<br />
Lamorna Wood<br />
Viktorya Manukyan<br />
Louisa Hess<br />
Samara Chaudhry<br />
Grace Cazzoli<br />
William Hutton<br />
Barnaby Reid<br />
Erin Little<br />
Tyler Hunt<br />
Persephone Sparrow<br />
Lamorna Wood<br />
Francesca Sarkar<br />
Mandy Li<br />
Finlay Barker<br />
The Orchestra Prize<br />
Services to Chapel Music<br />
The Choir Prize<br />
The Angus Colville Singer of the Year Prize<br />
Chichester-Clarke Speech & Declamation Prize<br />
The Spotlight Drama Award<br />
The Pearn & Procter Prize for Art & Photography Design<br />
The Knowles Lower School Art Prize<br />
The Combined Cadet Force Prize<br />
The Outdoor Education Prize<br />
The Taylor Swimming Cup<br />
The Govier Cup for Contribution to Sport<br />
The Davina Pope Award for Sporting Endeavour<br />
The Harnett Award<br />
The Thomas Cooke Award<br />
The Lions Cup for Services to the Community<br />
The NatWest Cup for Academic Excellence<br />
HEAD MASTER’S AWARDS<br />
Hazal Ozkan<br />
Maisie Gilford<br />
OLD MOUNT<br />
KELLEIAN AWARDS<br />
Matthew Hargreaves<br />
Caitlyn Fry<br />
Persphone Sparrow<br />
Ben Callard<br />
Tabitha Floyd<br />
Isabella Hodges<br />
Sophie Main<br />
Jamie Brew<br />
Charlie Doolan<br />
Thomas Deffains<br />
George Goodfellow<br />
Emma Bowles<br />
The Old <strong>Mount</strong> Kelleian<br />
Academic Award<br />
The Old <strong>Mount</strong> Kelleian<br />
Cultural Award<br />
Andrea Kojovic<br />
William Hutton<br />
The Old <strong>Mount</strong> Kelleian<br />
Sports Award<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
EXAMINATION RESULTS<br />
GCSE RESULTS <strong>2022</strong><br />
Subject Total 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 9-7% 9-5% 9-4%<br />
Art 14 1 1 2 2 4 3 1 29 71 93<br />
GCSE<br />
We had our best GCSE results for over 5 years with 53% of all<br />
papers graded at 7 or above. Our Year 11 pupils have proved<br />
the predictions wrong and gained higher grades than those<br />
awarded during the two non-examination years of lockdown.<br />
19 (27%) pupils achieved a 7 or above in at least five subjects;<br />
particular congratulations to Dylan, Anna and Katie who were<br />
awarded the top grade of 9 in seven of their subjects and Fiona<br />
who achieved nine grade 9s.<br />
Head Master, Guy Ayling commented: ‘I am very proud of the<br />
pupils – this year group came out of lockdown hungry to get<br />
back into the swing of things. Not only have they excelled in<br />
their academic endeavours, they given their all on the playing<br />
fields and in the swimming pool, completed bronze and silver<br />
Duke of Edinburgh awards and taken part in drama and musical<br />
events. Huge thanks to all our staff who have kept up with them<br />
and encouraged them to embrace everything that the School<br />
has to offer!’<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
Biology 44 6 8 9 12 8 1 0 52 98 100<br />
Business 37 2 5 9 5 9 5 1 43 81 95<br />
Chemistry 44 6 11 11 8 6 2 0 64 95 100<br />
Chinese 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100<br />
Combined Science 50 0 2 5 12 20 8 3 14 78 94<br />
Computing 8 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 63 100 100<br />
Drama 8 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 63 100 100<br />
DT 8 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 50 100 100<br />
English 70 9 18 13 19 4 5 2 57 90 97<br />
English Literature 44 4 8 13 13 4 1 1 57 95 98<br />
French 24 2 4 5 1 9 1 2 46 88 92<br />
Geography 34 6 8 7 9 2 2 0 62 94 100<br />
German 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100<br />
History 28 4 9 3 6 1 3 2 57 82 93<br />
Latin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 100<br />
Maths 69 13 12 18 8 11 7 0 62 90 100<br />
Music 10 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 20 50 70<br />
PE 16 3 6 0 5 2 0 0 56 100 100<br />
Physics 37 6 12 6 12 1 0 0 65 100 100<br />
RS 7 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 71 86 100<br />
Russian 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100<br />
Spanish 25 4 1 7 1 9 3 0 48 88 100<br />
TOTAL 595 86 116 115 123 95 44 14 53 90 97<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
A LEVEL AND BTEC RESULTS <strong>2022</strong><br />
Subject Total A* A B C D E U %A*-A %A*-B %Pass<br />
Art 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 67 100<br />
Biology 9 0 4 1 1 2 1 0 44 56 100<br />
Chemistry 14 3 5 2 4 0 0 0 57 71 100<br />
Chinese 5 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 20 80 100<br />
DT 5 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 40 60 100<br />
Economics 9 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 33 56 100<br />
English Literature 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 40 60 100<br />
French 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 33 67 100<br />
Further Maths 7 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 71 71 100<br />
Geography 7 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 57 100 100<br />
History 6 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 83 83 100<br />
Maths 25 5 9 5 4 1 1 0 56 76 100<br />
Music 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 100<br />
Photography 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 50 75 100<br />
Physical Education 8 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 38 75 100<br />
Physics 18 2 6 3 3 2 2 0 44 61 100<br />
Politics 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100<br />
Psychology 15 1 2 5 4 2 0 1 20 53 93<br />
Religious Studies 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 100<br />
Spanish 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100<br />
BTEC Sport 44 20 8 0 6 0 10 0 64 64 100<br />
BTEC Performing Arts 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100<br />
BTEC Applied Science 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 100<br />
TOTAL 203 50 54 35 35 13 15 1 51 68 100<br />
A LEVEL<br />
Pupils achieved outstanding results in their A Level and BTEC<br />
examinations, with a 100% pass rate in which 51% of all results<br />
were graded at A*- A and 85% A*- C.<br />
15 pupils (28%) gained at least three A grades or above;<br />
congratulations to George who achieved four A* grades and<br />
Maisie, John, Mya and Andrea who all achieved three A* grades.<br />
Despite the gloomy predictions in the media recently we are<br />
pleased to announce that 77% of <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> pupils have<br />
achieved their first choice of university, 43% of which are<br />
Russell Group institutions including Oxford, Durham, Exeter and<br />
Nottingham.<br />
We are also delighted to celebrate with Jackson (Bristol),<br />
Charlotte (Southampton) and Lauren (Leeds) who have gained<br />
places to study Medicine.<br />
Other successes include a number of pupils who have<br />
gained places in prestigious institutions overseas; Alp at KU<br />
Leuven University (Brussels), Andrea with the London School<br />
UNIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Year 13 pupils have once again worked hard on<br />
researching their future choices and as a result<br />
have made strong applications to universities<br />
both in the UK and round the globe this year. Those<br />
pupils applying through the UCAS system all received<br />
offers and the majority were placed at their first-choice<br />
universities. Our pupils have once again reminded us<br />
what a diverse group of individuals they are as they now<br />
head off to study International Relations, Nursing, Arabic,<br />
Mechanical Engineering, Sport Science, Japanese Studies,<br />
Photography, Economics, Natural Sciences, Geography,<br />
Pharmacy, Game Development, Criminology and Maths to<br />
name just a few.<br />
Three OMKs from <strong>2021</strong> reapplied to study Medicine and<br />
have been successful in gaining places at Bristol, Leeds and<br />
Southampton. Those pupils looking beyond the UK have<br />
of Economics in Lisbon, and Megan (Louisiana State), Hazal<br />
(University of Wisconsin) and Maya (San José State), all in the<br />
USA.<br />
Our newly introduced Performing Arts BTEC and Combined<br />
Science BTEC courses have proved popular with our pupils,<br />
all of whom gained the top grades in their final assessments.<br />
Similar success was achieved by our Sport BTEC candidates<br />
with Angel, Theo, Sam and James all achieving the top grade,<br />
D*, in all three sections.<br />
Head Master, Guy Ayling commented, ‘We are, of course, very<br />
proud of these results and the top grades that have been<br />
awarded; it is however, the individual stories that make me<br />
most proud: Peter who has won a prestigious apprenticeship<br />
with Marsh McLennan, Frankie who is following her dream to<br />
become a teacher and gaining a place to study Psychology with<br />
Education, Antonio who is heading off to Brunel on a Rugby<br />
Scholarship with the Ealing Trailfinders and Ben and Will, who<br />
with their excellent results, are able to pursue their chosen<br />
careers in HM Forces.’<br />
gained places at universities in the USA, Amsterdam and<br />
one pupil is starting a Data Science course that is taught<br />
across three countries; Lisbon, Paris and Amsterdam. Many<br />
of our pupils have been focused on accessing courses<br />
at the UK’s leading universities and we are very proud to<br />
see them heading off to study at Oxford, Edinburgh and<br />
Durham amongst others.<br />
Whilst the majority of our pupils are focused on gaining<br />
places at university and increasing proportion of our pupils<br />
are looking to delay their places to take interesting gap<br />
years. This year we have pupils heading off to become ski<br />
instructors and work in schools in Australia. More of our<br />
pupils are considering apprenticeships and this year we<br />
have two pupils heading in this direction. We are also very<br />
proud of our two pupils who are joining the Royal Marines<br />
and Royal Navy.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
PUPIL WRITING PREP<br />
ARCHIE PENNINGTON, YEAR 8<br />
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?<br />
Environment - The surroundings or conditions in which a<br />
person, animal, or plant lives or operates.<br />
The zephyr of the sea’s wrath converges with my freckled skin,<br />
I feel the potential strength and tenderness in its comforting<br />
grip.<br />
Waves churning,<br />
Gulls caterwauling,<br />
The puffing and blowing of the clouds give the ocean a mind<br />
of its own;<br />
Enigmatic yet routine.<br />
Normal.<br />
There is a hubbub of chatter and gaiety of children’s laughter<br />
filling me with joy,<br />
I am cherishing every moment in this ethereal place.<br />
Continuing along the coastline trail,<br />
The terrain is rough,<br />
Uneven.<br />
I spot a mud-stained, blue surgical mask,<br />
Enmeshed into the gorse.<br />
I stop and stare.<br />
My care-free walk has been interrupted by the selfishness of<br />
mankind.<br />
Slowly but surely, I ease out the elastic and untangle the<br />
neglected mask from the bush,<br />
Disgusted by the contempt for our home.<br />
Are the world’s two biggest crisis joined perfectly together<br />
through this one act of thoughtlessness?<br />
My anger subsides and logic kicks in.<br />
Maybe it just fell out of the pocket unintentionally?<br />
As the waves dance up the beach,<br />
My thoughts sooth and my calmness resurfaces.<br />
The weathered, granite steps coil down the dilapidated cliff,<br />
Fading away into the crisp, golden sand.<br />
I adore the endearing crunch, breaking through the crust with<br />
each rapturous step.<br />
Dogs barking frolicsomely, balls whizzing by valiantly,<br />
This is the place to be.<br />
But once again I am bothered.<br />
A bright yellow tennis balls rolls up to my booted foot,<br />
Picking up grains of shell-laden sand with every turn.<br />
I bend to pick it up; to throw it back to the beach cricketers.<br />
But my eye catches something,<br />
A tiny ball of pink, plastic pollution sits blinking at me from the<br />
sand.<br />
But it is not alone. The more I look, the more I see.<br />
Like out-of-place stars blanketing the night sky.<br />
Too many to count, too many to pick up,<br />
This is not an unintentional accident!<br />
How do we fix this?<br />
What have we done?<br />
ROTARY YOUNG WRITER COMPETITION<br />
Following the first heat of the competition, we are thrilled that once again we have entries going through to the regionals.<br />
There were some excellent pieces submitted; however, the entries of Year 8 pupils, Archie Pennington and Amalie Cornelius-<br />
Mercer, on the theme of environment, surpassed their peers and impressed the judges. They were both of a very high quality,<br />
yet differ vastly in their focus and form. Read on to be impressed!<br />
AMALIE CORNELIUS-MERCER, YEAR 8<br />
ENVIRONMENT<br />
Dear alien,<br />
You asked me in your last letter to explain the wonders and<br />
beauty of our world, so I shall.<br />
There is gorgeous green grass, like a jewel shining in the sun.<br />
There are trees, tall and confident, like a headmaster of a school.<br />
There are leaves as well small little things of all shapes and<br />
sizes, and different colours as well.<br />
There are gushing rivers, like a stream of tears when you are<br />
peeling an onion.<br />
There are also mountain ranges, giant rocks that stand high and<br />
proud while the snow gently drifts<br />
down form the sky.<br />
Some people down here on earth like to fight about our planet<br />
though, people believe we are ruining the<br />
world with technology like yours.<br />
They believe something called “green house gases” are<br />
destroying our world and all the creatures with it.<br />
They talk about it on the TV sometimes, but you might know it<br />
as a television.<br />
Sometimes I will just sit and look at the bright green fields that<br />
lie outside my window.<br />
Often, I will wake up and go for a nice walk along the moor.<br />
Occasionally I will see horses and their young. They gallop next<br />
to me when I walk, like my very own<br />
guardian spirit animals.<br />
A strange feeling of being home alone fills you. You feel like you<br />
are at home, yet you feel alone within<br />
your sanctuary.<br />
But you can’t experience the true wild with someone else.<br />
It feels wrong almost, as if you are supposed to be alone so the<br />
wilderness can suck the rest of you up<br />
without a witness.<br />
As if they are the rules of the wild, come alone. You are allowed<br />
no friends in this sacred place. For once<br />
you come, you never truly leave.<br />
They say when the wild is finished with you, your flesh and<br />
bones become that of a tree.<br />
You grow until you are done growing, and you stay there.<br />
Forever.<br />
Until the wild is done with you once more. You visit the wild,<br />
you must pay.<br />
Like an amusement park, no free entry. They also say that the<br />
roots that stick out of the ground, are the angry veins of the soul<br />
stuck within the ancient<br />
wood.<br />
The wild is a good place. The wild is my home, no one can take<br />
that away from me; the animals are my family, the trees are my<br />
wisdom, the ground is my sanity.<br />
The wild is my home.<br />
I hope you feel the same as me, like the wild is your home.<br />
Yours truly,<br />
The environment.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
The birds fly high above us, their long, feathered wings slicing<br />
through the air either side of them.<br />
Their excited chirps float to my ears via the calm, flowing wind.<br />
Sometimes in the wild, you feel your soul drift away with the<br />
breeze.<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
COLLEGE<br />
MATILDA PURNELL, YEAR 9<br />
ARSENIC FOR TEA - BOOK REVIEW<br />
Arsenic for Tea, a murder mystery book,<br />
written by Robin Stevens. It is the second<br />
book in a twenty book series; the objective<br />
in these books is for Hazel and Daisy, the<br />
two main characters, to find out who<br />
the murder is, how they did it and their<br />
motive before the detectives manage.<br />
The book shows the thrilling journey they<br />
go on to uncover these mysteries whilst<br />
also giving us a bit of information of what<br />
normally goes on in their life as well. This<br />
helps to show us that their life isn’t just<br />
murder and mystery, which makes the<br />
story more believable, so the readers can<br />
really connect with the characters and<br />
understand how they feel.<br />
Robin Stevens, author of the Murder<br />
Most Unladylike series, brings the readers<br />
with Hazel and Daisy to the Fallingford<br />
Mansion (Daisy’s house) where the story<br />
begins. The story starts by introducing<br />
Hazel and Daisy who are staying at<br />
Daisy’s home for the holidays. It’s Daisy’s<br />
birthday coming up and her mother<br />
decides to invite her whole family to a tea<br />
party, but tragedy descends on the tea<br />
party as one of the guests is murdered<br />
with arsenic. The time is ticking… as the<br />
quest begins. As you can see, the plot is<br />
packed with lots of room for discovery;<br />
immerse yourself into the captivating<br />
mysteries of Fallingford mansion.<br />
MORGAN THOMAS, YEAR<br />
10<br />
CITY LIFE<br />
Stifling and restless; the subway is<br />
tired with unspent energy. Enduring<br />
the shared festive euphoria, nine to five<br />
commuters buckle under the weight<br />
of unlikely aspirations. School children<br />
slouch in expectations after spending<br />
hours facing forward in class and forward<br />
in assemblies- thinking back over their<br />
mundane, hectic, and difficult dayanxious<br />
to get home to naive parents<br />
and a reliable bed. And men who’ve<br />
spent their day catcalling and bantering,<br />
gaze lustfully and unapologetically at<br />
the school girls as ignorance is shared<br />
between uncomfortable passengers.<br />
Like an anaesthetic, shared stale<br />
air induces a temporary and stifling<br />
stillness. From their rumbling slumber,<br />
the masses, jaded and impatient, wake<br />
as the train slows to a halt. Reaching<br />
for their belongings, they wait eagerly<br />
for the doors to open and a rush of<br />
unremarkable discord engulfs the<br />
delicate silence that had previously<br />
subdued the carriage. The doors yawn,<br />
allowing a scramble of feet to stumble<br />
out ungracefully. Despite the rushed<br />
surroundings, an unlikely lock of eyes<br />
quickly proves to be a long-lasting fizzle<br />
of fantasy; before a sensitive smile and<br />
turn of the head causes it to dissipateregrettably,<br />
a missed encounter with<br />
impossible futures.<br />
Set against static seasonal family<br />
adverts, the hustle and bustle of the<br />
underground is amplified as the flood of<br />
people grows amongst the flourishing<br />
feeling of escape. A wave of brisk air<br />
in the evening sundown waits for them<br />
to race up the cold metal, and emerald,<br />
metro tile walls. Aureate street lights,<br />
incandescent to keep the dark at bay,<br />
wash out the weak shower of stars,<br />
few and far between whilst illuminating<br />
the inky puddles on the road. In the<br />
precinct, buskers concoct a glühwein<br />
of music as couples walk hand in<br />
hand tipsy on a romantic afternoon.<br />
An intense aroma of alcohol and ginger<br />
bread seeps from recently closed stalls,<br />
blurring with the fog and the traditionally<br />
flamboyant tinsel lights sparking an<br />
ethereal kaleidoscope of light. Above,<br />
a chalky haze envelopes the white<br />
office blocks where late night workers,<br />
intoxicated with caffeine, sit warm<br />
and stuffy. Safe within the vulnerable<br />
glass complexes. Immersed in drowsy<br />
daydreams; doped with the dregs of<br />
deals?<br />
Like the scattered stars, drunken<br />
revellers litter the uniform roads.<br />
Their vehicles lingering in previously<br />
crowded, now vacant car parks loiter<br />
vacantly for them to return. Close to the<br />
deserted motors invisible individuals<br />
make homes in the shadows below<br />
the warming syrup that trickles from<br />
the infinite windows; stacked high like<br />
‘Jenga’ on the streets. Involuntarily they<br />
listen as shouts malevolently manifest<br />
from the hyena-like clan growling their<br />
manic, masculine giggles. Their shouts,<br />
let loose in the concrete labyrinth<br />
bring about a harmony of imploring,<br />
struggling stammers. The cries are<br />
shattering but nobody’s listening.<br />
Shuddering in their makeshift havens,<br />
the homeless eventually drift off to the<br />
familiar lullaby of assaulted females; the<br />
hurried footsteps of oppressed people<br />
of colour; and beaten poofters, queers,<br />
‘friends of Dorothy’: those misplaced<br />
and misunderstood. They’ve heard it all<br />
before.<br />
Rounding the corner of a familiar<br />
building, treacle puddles are violated<br />
by the tiptoe of tired trainers. Despite<br />
treading this routine path countless times<br />
they fumble, active in search of the halos<br />
of illumination pouring from the sporadic<br />
streetlights. An oppressive maze of<br />
walls dominate whilst vulnerable walkers<br />
purposefully persevere amidst a steamy<br />
scent of diesel and takeaways. Dripping<br />
and white-washed, these walls frame<br />
pools of mysterious liquids like mirrors;<br />
black and distorting an endless infinity.<br />
Like broken spiders’ webs, harmoniously<br />
hanging loose and in disarray, phone<br />
lines comfortably crown those living in<br />
privilege who hide behind drawn blinds.<br />
Deliberately disregarding or oblivious<br />
to what goes on outside their own front<br />
door? Keys clenched within a clammy<br />
fist, the walk continues between the<br />
forest of flats. Those still treading their<br />
own river ‘Styx’ contemplate the worth of<br />
void days to come.<br />
CHARLOTTE DAVIES, YEAR<br />
11<br />
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN LAND<br />
AND SEA<br />
Car horns, whistling, and radios echo<br />
down the endless busy New York<br />
avenues. A ground-floor window,<br />
dimmed with the silhouette of a young<br />
woman shines onto the pavement.<br />
“Night then, see you tomorrow,” said<br />
Ana to the receptionist in a warm friendly<br />
voice.<br />
The receptionist walked over to Ana’s<br />
office, looked around the room with<br />
an expression of loss, and walked out<br />
without a word to Ana. Ana sat in her<br />
chair perplexed and offended.<br />
Ana had auburn curled hair that hung<br />
loosely at the back of her head just<br />
covering a scar down that cut down the<br />
side of her ear. She had been working as<br />
a psychiatrist in New York for 15 years<br />
now.<br />
The mountains surrounded the small<br />
harbour scattered in snow exposing<br />
the moss-covered grass. A small,<br />
rusted sign by the winding road’s edge<br />
read ‘Welcome to Dalvick; Iceland’. At<br />
the edge of a pier sat two young girls<br />
humming and laughing, one with long<br />
blonde curls that slightly covered her<br />
eyes, and the other slightly older.<br />
“Happy Birthday Salka, I hope you like it.”<br />
The younger girl brushed the blonde<br />
curls out of her eyes revealing bright<br />
red cheeks dotted with constellations of<br />
freckles. She carefully pulled off the string<br />
and unwrapped the paper revealing<br />
an engraved silver locket with delicate<br />
waves and a large letter ‘S’ in the middle.<br />
“I love it, I love it, thank you, Anadriana!<br />
Do you think that you might be able to<br />
take me to see the Norðurljós tonight?”<br />
“I hope so, I’ll try and persuade mother<br />
and father to let us go.”<br />
The two girls ran down the winding<br />
streets to a small cottage, inside sat<br />
their mother and their father holding a<br />
lit birthday cake. After the festivities had<br />
finished Andriana and Salka began to<br />
persuade their parents to let them go see<br />
the lights out at sea.<br />
“I’ll look after her, I promise we can take<br />
the little rowing boat, oh and I promise we<br />
will be careful!”<br />
“Humm”, their father let out a slight<br />
hesitation. “You know I have work so I<br />
can’t come!”<br />
“I know, I know, we will only go a little<br />
way out and only for 10 minutes or so…”<br />
After a little more deliberation their<br />
parents agreed.<br />
As Ana opened the door to the office<br />
the smell of fresh coffee engulfed her in<br />
a wave of warmth, “Morning, sorry traffic<br />
was awful, any sign of my new patient<br />
yet?”<br />
The receptionist was unresponsive and<br />
continued typing away at her desk.<br />
“Ok then... I’ll just head-on in”, as Ana<br />
opened her office door and turned to<br />
her desk, there was a small fragile girl<br />
perched on the edge of the couch with<br />
faded grey hair and porcelain skin.<br />
“Hello there,” said Ana with slight<br />
confusion in her voice, “You must be my<br />
new patient, my name is Ana, how did<br />
you manage to sneak in unnoticed?”<br />
“Sorry I saw the door unlocked and just<br />
walked in”, the girl looked startled but<br />
happy at the sight of Ana.<br />
“Well then, let’s get started, why don’t<br />
you tell me a little bit why you are here<br />
today?”<br />
The girl sat nervously. “Well... well, I am<br />
not here for me, I am here for my sister”,<br />
she spoke as if her joy was so deep inside<br />
of her that she could not draw it out.<br />
“Tell me a little about your sister?”<br />
“Her name is, well… she misses me, and<br />
I miss her but now its time for us to be<br />
together again, but she doesn’t know”.<br />
Ana sat intrigued.<br />
Salka and Anadriana cycled down the<br />
road to the harbour with speed as the<br />
last sunlight’s brassy ink leaked beyond<br />
the horizon. They ran towards rowboat<br />
and slowly unwrapped a frayed rope from<br />
rusted metal loop.<br />
“You get in first Salka, and hold on tight<br />
until I get in,” said Anadriana cautiously.<br />
“There they are! There they are!” Salka<br />
exclaimed, and the sky was painted with<br />
waves of sapphire and cobalt, glistening<br />
like emeralds and blue topaz.<br />
The girls rowed through the water<br />
watching as the reflected colours danced<br />
on the waves which were growing larger<br />
with the winds. The small boat began to<br />
rock and sway, but the girls were far too<br />
absorbed by the beautiful skies to mind.<br />
Salka reached into her pocket to reveal<br />
the parchment that had been given to her<br />
earlier and slowly unwrapping it to reveal<br />
the locket.<br />
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“Will you help me put it on, Anadriana?”<br />
“Just be careful the waves are growing,<br />
perhaps we should wait till we get to<br />
shore?”<br />
Her words were too late as Salka had<br />
leaned forward to hand over the locket<br />
when a large wave hit the bow of the boat<br />
knocking the locket into the waves. Salka<br />
panicked and she rushed her hands into<br />
the ice-cold water to retrieve it.<br />
“No Salka just leave it, it’s too dangerous,<br />
just leave it!”. Salka had a determination<br />
in her eyes and plunged her arm deep<br />
under the boat. The waves fought back<br />
and Anadriana reached to grab her but<br />
only grasped the cold bitter air. Salka<br />
hit the waves and they carried her with<br />
speed away from Anadriana, out further<br />
and further, the only thing she could do<br />
was to follow the muffled screaming as<br />
she sobbed and shouted against the<br />
sounds of wind and waves.<br />
“Can I get you a drink or perhaps<br />
something to eat?” said Ana in a warm<br />
and comforting voice.<br />
“No, thank you” said the girl timidly.<br />
“So, you think it is your fault your sister is<br />
struggling? Why is that?”<br />
“I just…I just want to tell her none of it<br />
was her fault. She is holding onto too<br />
much guilt. I want her to be in peace.”<br />
“OK. So, you feel like your sister feels<br />
guilty about something that happened in<br />
the past?”<br />
“Why don’t we go on a walk, can drop<br />
you back at your house and we can talk<br />
a little more on the way there, and I can<br />
h a v e a c h a t w i t h y o u r p a re n t s p e r h a p s ? ”<br />
“Yes, I would like that”, said the girl as if<br />
she had finally plucked up the courage to<br />
tell Ana something.<br />
Anadriana, refused to give up and saw<br />
a flash of blonde floating just beyond<br />
reach through the crashing of the waves,<br />
and grabbed a paddle furiously pulling it<br />
through the foam. The Norðurljós shone<br />
and drifted through the sky. Andriana<br />
plunged herself into the freezing water<br />
and struggled to pull her sister into the<br />
boat laying her on the floor.<br />
“Wake up Salka! Please, please”, her<br />
sobbing was drowned out by the sound<br />
of the waves and her tears fell onto<br />
Salka’s face. Salka’s face was white and<br />
cold with blue tainted lips. She grabbed<br />
Salka’s hand, and the fingers slowly<br />
opened one by one, revealing a thin silver<br />
chain. Although, the waves were crashing<br />
and the sound of men calling echoed in<br />
the air, Ana just lay in the boat holding her<br />
sister sobbing beside her, staring up at<br />
the drifting lights.<br />
They walked a little way until Ana said,<br />
“Right, which way now?”<br />
The girl stopped in her tracks and said,<br />
“It’s a long way to Dalvick from here<br />
Anadriana.”<br />
Ana halted and stared at the girl, the<br />
familiarity shook her as she imagined<br />
the girl with blonde hair and bright rosy<br />
cheeks.<br />
“Salka?”<br />
“Yes, yes it’s me”, Salka began to sob<br />
and smile with delight. “You are alive, all<br />
this time and you are alive”<br />
The smile dropped from Salka’s face as<br />
she reached to touch Ana’s shoulder.<br />
“No”, confusion shrouded Ana’s face.<br />
“I am so sorry; it was all my fault I should<br />
never have persuaded mother and<br />
fath…”<br />
“STOP!” said Salka in a slightly angry<br />
voice that would not be expected from<br />
someone of her size. “Just… just, stop.<br />
It was my fault I begged you, I was the<br />
one who wanted to go, I was the one that<br />
dropped the necklace!” Salka reached<br />
out and touched a silver locket hanging<br />
on Ana’s neck. “We don’t have the time,<br />
Ana.”<br />
Suddenly a group of young boys came<br />
cycling right through the sisters pushing<br />
Ana onto the pavement without looking<br />
back. “What is going on with the people<br />
in New York.” said Ana.<br />
“It’s not the people,” said Salka timidly.<br />
“It’s you Ana. It was last week, the<br />
accident... the car just came so fast.” She<br />
sobbed as Ana fingertips drifted down a<br />
scar that slipped down the side of her ear<br />
right down to her spine.<br />
“No! No, I can’t be, they cut me out the<br />
car, I came out of the hospital, I’ve been<br />
to work. I made it, I made it right?”<br />
Salka embraced her sister as the sun cut<br />
daggers through the skyline.<br />
SASA ZIVALJEVIC, YEAR 12<br />
WINNER OF CONWAY MASEFIELD<br />
PRIZE<br />
ONLY SEVENTEEN<br />
Today’s western society seems to be<br />
amazed by the perks of being young and<br />
rebellious in the 90s, often wishing to<br />
take some sort of temporary time travel<br />
machine through today’s fashion heavily<br />
inspired by vintage clothing from that<br />
period. As much as I enjoy a good old<br />
pair of overly low wasted jeans, or a track<br />
of Sinead O’Connor and Abba’s Dancing<br />
queen, my 90s are not the same as those<br />
stereotypical 90s that we seem to glorify.<br />
Sometimes I wish I was that exact ‘’young<br />
and sweet’’ dancing queen; I wish I was<br />
seventeen with a beer in my left hand<br />
and my right arm wrapped around some<br />
guy I would probably not remember the<br />
next day. I usually travel to that time with<br />
a cloudy mind pretending that I had that<br />
kind of an experience. Meanwhile, the<br />
truth I willingly push aside is that I was a<br />
seventeen-year-old trapped in a conflict,<br />
but not the one you would expect in any<br />
high school melodrama, but the one<br />
where that beer in my left hand was the<br />
last crumble of bread, and that one-night<br />
stand wrapped around my right arm,<br />
was my dying father, breathing in his last<br />
breath.<br />
July 1995, where hot and humid<br />
weather was demolished by cold blood<br />
murder. Where summer was corrupted<br />
by winter. Where everything I loved<br />
about my hometown of Srebrenica, was<br />
turned into gut wrenching melancholy<br />
of horror, violence, and genocide. Upon<br />
the separating of Former Yugoslavia, the<br />
constant tension between the former<br />
members of a seemingly united Republic,<br />
was increasing in the last decade of 20th<br />
century. Suddenly, from the country<br />
which was ruled by brotherhood,<br />
equality, and anti-fascism, has turned<br />
into a society where neighbours killed<br />
neighbours, where family was betrayed<br />
by its own. This idea of ethnic cleansing<br />
has followed us through this war, but<br />
it was never something that I thought I<br />
would find myself tangled into, since<br />
my teenage self could never imagine<br />
that one would ever have the courage<br />
to kill another, solely because they had<br />
different beliefs, different passport, or a<br />
different dialect. My teenage innocence<br />
was finally ruined that July, when most<br />
of the male inhabitants of my hometown,<br />
simply because they were Muslims,<br />
were hanged, shot, or tortured, in hope<br />
to free the country of people that could<br />
pass the ‘’betrayal’’ gene. 8000 souls<br />
have unwillingly left this blighted world<br />
that summer, leaving our souls forever<br />
damaged by trying to escape that<br />
daunting question of -why us, why now,<br />
why ever?<br />
Not once have I thought that in this<br />
patriarchal world ruled by testosterone, I<br />
would be saved by purely a fact that I am<br />
a woman. That twisted reality has saved<br />
me from being brutally killed in the neverending<br />
lines in front of what was once<br />
known as a supermarket, that became<br />
a dead body shop. Never have I thought<br />
that I would feel grateful that I am not<br />
included in actions that men were taking<br />
part in, since not one feminist bone in my<br />
body could ever bear to be the reason for<br />
my life to end that way. They searched<br />
for men- in any shape or form, any age,<br />
any physical ability. My mind was filled<br />
with these rotten images of pre-school<br />
boys being tortured, isolated, and then<br />
shot in front of their first crushes, sisters,<br />
and mothers. I have a deep memory of<br />
my Chemistry teacher, that surprisingly<br />
made me fall in love with whatever those<br />
isotopes were representing, picking up<br />
the rifle from one of the soldiers and<br />
shooting his former pupil. I guess not<br />
even a perfect grade in your Chemistry<br />
exam can save you from the teacher that<br />
believes in a different God. At the other<br />
end of the blood spilling spectrum, the<br />
greatest fear and terror provoked the<br />
biggest sense of unity. People were no<br />
strangers to helping even when they<br />
needed help, singing in shelters, carrying<br />
the wounded. I suppose that fear of<br />
death is the ultimate glue that holds us<br />
together, even when we are stretched to<br />
our breaking point.<br />
It was in their nature to segregate ussome<br />
of us were Bosnian Muslims and<br />
some Bosnian Christians, but as the<br />
hours were passing, as lines in that<br />
death march were getting longer, as<br />
my life’s clock was ticking with a sick<br />
amount of uncertainty, there was only<br />
one segregation in question- those who<br />
live and those who die. It was as simple<br />
as that. No crosses, no mosques, no<br />
cathedrals, or some kinds of prayers, no<br />
‘’god is good’’ tattoos, but only poked<br />
numbers on our starving arms. Our<br />
ear lobes were vibrating, not from any<br />
Stravinsky or those guys called Beatles,<br />
but from falling bombs aiming to crush<br />
everything that we are and everything that<br />
we have in common. You would assume<br />
that after all the dividing, that simple ‘’we’’<br />
would have lost its meaning, but ironically,<br />
its meaning turned into something that<br />
no pronoun can fully describe.<br />
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JAMIE BREW, YEAR 13<br />
“F451 IS A NOVEL WHICH SEEMS<br />
TO CHALLENGE THE PATRIARCHAL<br />
STRUCTURE OF SOCIETY IN THE<br />
WAY IN WHICH IT PRESENTS ITS<br />
CHARACTERS.” – DO WHAT EXTENT<br />
DO YOU AGREE?<br />
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, written<br />
in 1953 is a futuristic dystopian novel<br />
navigating ideals of extreme conformity<br />
in a heavily patriarchal society. Within<br />
the novel men are authoritarian and<br />
women are made to possess no real<br />
purpose. This is synonymous to the<br />
social landscape of 1950s America,<br />
where women were presented though<br />
media as housewives and child bearers in<br />
order to reaffirm the patriarchal structure<br />
that strayed during WW2. It is my belief<br />
that the dysfunctionality of this dystopian<br />
patriarchal world inherently condemns the<br />
social structure of Bradbury’s America.<br />
To explore and discuss how far Bradbury<br />
challenges the patriarchal structure of<br />
American society, I intend to first consider<br />
his choice of the male, Guy Montag, as<br />
protagonist and how this could reinforce<br />
patriarchal structure. I will then focus<br />
on the brief entry of Clarisse and her<br />
profound effect on Guy through her<br />
passive civil resistance. I will then explore<br />
the character of the old woman; focusing<br />
on how the patriarchal society drove her<br />
to radical extremes. I will then consider<br />
Millie Montag and how she is presented<br />
as the quintessential housewife exploring<br />
the innate dissatisfaction to life that is<br />
so focal to her character. Finally, I will<br />
examine the male dominated ending of<br />
the novel; scrutinising the importance of<br />
the male canon saved from destruction.<br />
Rather than challenge the patriarchal<br />
structure of society, Bradbury’s<br />
presentation of the protagonist as a male<br />
character could be regarded as reaffirming<br />
patriarchy. Both the main protagonist<br />
and antagonist are male characters that<br />
hold positions of power within society<br />
portraying only the importance of male<br />
characters throughout the course of<br />
the novel. This is clear in the depiction<br />
of the characters. The protagonist, Guy<br />
Montag, is an every-man character type<br />
with ‘black hair, black brows’ … ‘fiery<br />
face, and’ … ‘blue-steel shaved but<br />
unshaved look.’ Montag is presented<br />
to portray a model of professionalism.<br />
His appearance and his outlook of<br />
‘Kerosene’ … ‘is nothing but perfume<br />
to me’ projects Montag as the ideal<br />
conforming fireman. The protagonist’s<br />
name is particularly significant as ‘Guy’<br />
reinforces the every-man nature of his<br />
character suggesting that his character<br />
reflects the ideals held throughout<br />
Bradbury’s America. The protagonists’<br />
surname, ‘Montag’ being the Germanic<br />
word for Monday, appears to reference<br />
the patriarchal Nazi totalitarian regime<br />
as the novel was written only eight<br />
years after the end of the war. There<br />
are discernible parallels between the<br />
Nazi regime and the totalitarian regime<br />
of Bradbury’s dystopian world; most<br />
significantly the burning of books which<br />
was a defining feature of the German<br />
regime. This reference is significant<br />
because it makes the reader aware that<br />
this bleak dystopian world that seems<br />
so incredibly farfetched was very much<br />
in existence and dangerous; this notion<br />
by Bradbury is a strong warning to<br />
the world about the need for change.<br />
Montag appears to have it all: a wife, a<br />
house with a newly installed third parlour<br />
wall and a respected career this allows<br />
us to infer an affirmation of patriarchy<br />
by Bradbury. However, despite this<br />
success his life is superficial. Montag’s<br />
issues are rooted within his loveless<br />
marriage that is symbolised through the<br />
depiction of the cold bedroom, furnished<br />
with separate beds. This underlying<br />
coldness in Montag’s relationship instead<br />
infers Bradbury’s condemnation of<br />
the superficial and outright patriarchal<br />
structure of 1950s America.<br />
Character development throughout<br />
the novel is rare with the only notable<br />
development coming from Montag’s<br />
character. Beginning as the archetypal<br />
male fireman, Montag undergoes<br />
continued character progression through<br />
the novel, ‘I just want someone to hear<br />
what I have to say. And maybe if I talk for<br />
long enough, it’ll make sense.’ Montag’s<br />
conforming character transitions into<br />
a character that wishes for intimacy<br />
and understanding. Whereas each<br />
female character remains relatively<br />
one dimensional; this reinforces the<br />
patriarchal society of Bradbury’s era.<br />
Despite how important characters like<br />
Clarisse are to the story they are only<br />
placed to further the male characters<br />
development. Clarisse is a female<br />
character with knowledge beyond her<br />
years, she is presented to feel set apart<br />
from the world, feeling old and outcasted<br />
by her classmates, ‘Sometimes, I’m<br />
ancient.’ Despite the portrayal of<br />
Clarisse’s wizened and rounded outlook,<br />
her character is flat and unchanging<br />
throughout her brief time within the<br />
novel. It is this lack of development and<br />
conciseness that affirms patriarchal<br />
power. Bradbury’s presentation of women<br />
in the novel is very stereotypical, within<br />
feminist criticism Clarisse is depicted<br />
as the ‘unworldly, self-sacrificing<br />
angel’ illustrating how Bradbury’s novel<br />
is nothing but a product of its time.<br />
Clarisse’s character is a constant source<br />
of passive civil resistance, we learn<br />
through her conversations with Montag<br />
that she would ‘rarely watch the “parlour<br />
walls” or go to the races’ She fears her<br />
own classmates and does not partake<br />
in the mind-numbing normality of their<br />
society. We can infer Bradbury’s warning<br />
to the world about the danger of getting<br />
lost in the continued advancement of<br />
technology and the consumerism that<br />
characterises a patriarchal society.<br />
Bradbury creates Clarisse’s character<br />
to be female in order to challenge<br />
patriarchy, but the lack of focalisation on<br />
her character and the brevity of Clarisse’s<br />
inclusion within the novel reinforces the<br />
powerless nature of women in society;<br />
no matter how intelligent and subversive<br />
women are, they have little impact on<br />
society; this could be observed as a<br />
reaffirmation of the patriarchal structure<br />
of the America. However, it could be<br />
argued that Clarisse’s has great impact<br />
within the novel, acting as a catalyst<br />
for Montag’s dramatic reformation and<br />
greatly driving the narrative forward.<br />
Another notable moment is abrupt and<br />
graceless acknowledgement of Clarisse’s<br />
death by Mildred, ‘I think she’s dead. The<br />
family moved out anyway. I don’t know.<br />
But I think she’s dead.’ this portrays the<br />
heartless nature that is bred within the<br />
confines of the heavily patriarchal structure<br />
and therefore presents Bradbury’s largest<br />
condemnation of society yet.<br />
The old woman plays a particular role,<br />
despite being a minor character with a<br />
very brief inclusion within the novel. Her<br />
sacrifice leads to the further development<br />
of Montag’s character, which began with<br />
Clarisse and inherently the beginning of<br />
Montag’s mission: to read and to learn.<br />
The inclusion of the old woman in order<br />
to only further the narrative story and<br />
male protagonists’ development is a clear<br />
affirmation of society as the function of<br />
the female character is to be subservient<br />
to the male characters. Despite this, her<br />
character represents an act of defiance<br />
against patriarchy; the authoritarian<br />
society drives the woman to this<br />
rebellious extreme. Her suicide denies<br />
the men the power to control and arrest<br />
her, ‘her quietness a condemnation,<br />
the woman stood motionless.’ This<br />
description of the woman portrays the<br />
strength she possesses within, a contrast<br />
to the physical strength of the male<br />
firemen. Bradbury intentionally fails to<br />
name the old woman in order to present<br />
her in a symbolic every-woman form.<br />
Fire Marshal Beatty’s comment of ‘these<br />
fanatics always try suicide’ encompasses<br />
the woman’s representation of all book<br />
fanatics. The strength portrayed by the<br />
every-woman character is a challenge<br />
to the patriarchal authoritarian society of<br />
America.<br />
Much like Guy Montag, Mildred is<br />
presented as the perfect conforming<br />
citizen and quintessential housewife.<br />
She is a picture of consumerism, avidly<br />
watching the ‘Parlour walls’ all day<br />
and partaking in all popular past times.<br />
Bradbury’s depicts Mildreds life as a<br />
reflection of the dull and shallow nature<br />
of society, Mildred’s suicide attempt<br />
proceeds to underline the darker<br />
undertones of this patriarchal regime,<br />
portraying her innate unhappiness with<br />
her life. Within this society this is very<br />
common the operator explains ‘we get<br />
these cases nine or ten a night.’ Bradbury<br />
condemns the patriarchal society of<br />
the wider world through the lack of<br />
functionality and failings of the novel’s<br />
patriarchy. Women are reduced to passive<br />
consumers of entertainment; Bradbury<br />
uses Mildred to present the inhuman<br />
reality of society. Bradbury presents a<br />
fundamental lack of compassion within<br />
Mildred and her conformist compatriots,<br />
utilising their characters as the contrast<br />
between Montag and the very worst of<br />
patriarchal civilisation. The depiction of<br />
the women’s view on the role of their<br />
parental obligations accentuates the<br />
dysfunction of this society ‘I plunk the<br />
children in school nine days out of ten. I<br />
put up with them when they come home’<br />
Bradbury’s use of plosive sounds allows<br />
us to infer the affectionless relationship<br />
between Mrs Bowles and her children.<br />
The presentation of these soured<br />
housewives is the archetypal image<br />
of patriarchal society, and their lack of<br />
compassion is Bradbury’s demonstration<br />
of the negative impacts of this society.<br />
Despite the clear condemnation of<br />
patriarchy throughout the novel; in<br />
Burning Bright, the third and final section<br />
of the novel, Bradbury reaffirms the<br />
patriarchal order of society through the<br />
male oriented description of the book<br />
people who seek to build the new world.<br />
Bradbury’s image of these depositories<br />
of knowledge are built from the male<br />
stereotypical professors of the 1950s and<br />
therefore it is the male canon that is saved<br />
from destruction, ‘Here we all are Montag.<br />
Aristophanes and Mahatma Gandhi and<br />
Gautama Buddha and Confucius and<br />
Thomas Love Peacock’. The ending of<br />
the novel reaffirms patriarchal structure,<br />
however the introduction released with<br />
every recent copy of the novel ensues<br />
to inform us that Fahrenheit 451 was a<br />
product of its time, but time has moved<br />
forward much like Ray Bradbury. This<br />
is most notable through the character<br />
of Clarisse as her impact on both the<br />
characters and reader is dramatic; within<br />
the introduction Bradbury reveals that<br />
he ‘had hundreds of letters from readers<br />
asking [me] what became of Clarisse<br />
McCellan. They were so intrigued with<br />
this fascinating, strange and quixotic girl’.<br />
The impact of her character is imperative<br />
to Bradbury’s message; Bradbury’s fiftyyear<br />
debate whether to bring Clarisse<br />
back to life at the end of the story only<br />
asserts her importance within the novel.<br />
This debate also allows us to reconsider<br />
Bradbury’s challenge of patriarchy. The<br />
knowledge that he felt so inclined to bring<br />
Clarisse back in the stage production as<br />
she was ‘too wonderful a character to<br />
let die’ can be seen as a condemnation<br />
of the patriarchal power within American<br />
society since Bradbury wishes Clarisse to<br />
outlive the patriarchal society of the novel<br />
and join the book people in their mission to<br />
rebuild. Despite this change in Bradbury<br />
‘the book is complete and untouched’…<br />
’[I] have great respect for young man that<br />
[I] was when [I] sat down in that basement<br />
with a handful of dimes and plunged into<br />
the passionate activity that resulted in the<br />
final work This explains why the book<br />
itself appears to reaffirm the patriarchal<br />
structure of society; Fahrenheit 451 is a<br />
product of its time and as such needs to<br />
be consider in its original form, regardless<br />
of how Bradbury himself has changed his<br />
views about Clarisse and the ending of<br />
the novel.<br />
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ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT<br />
THE PLUM SOCIETY<br />
MOUNT KELLY’S THE APPRENTICE<br />
The Year 9 Plum Society members participated in their own version of The Apprentice. Three teams gave excellent presentations<br />
on their product, assigned to them at random. It was a close fought battle, but Freya Sarkar and Daniela Palacio Fernandez came<br />
out on top with their car de-odouriser. Their presentation covered everything from manufacture to their chosen market, pricing<br />
policy and eco credentials. Alfred Forer and Sienna Critchley were persuasive in their pitch for equine gloves for dressage riders<br />
and Adedimeji Adekoya, India Washer and Keir Francis had a very attractive range of baby-safe cots.<br />
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QUIZ AND PIZZA NIGHT<br />
Twelve Year 9 pupils were invited to the Head Master’s house for a Plum Society meeting. The evening began with a fun general<br />
knowledge quiz, with the winning pair promised a special prize. After the quiz, a discussion about the uses of modern technology<br />
followed, and everyone shared different views and opinions. This moved on to the topic of freedom of speech, after which we all<br />
enjoyed many slices of pizza.<br />
By Alex D’Onofrio, Year 9<br />
DEBATES<br />
Twelve pupils in Year 10 were invited to attend their first junior Plum Society event this year. Prior to the event, which was held at the<br />
Head Master’s house, pupils were given an article to read to provoke thought and set the scene for discussion. The evening began<br />
with the pupils taking part in an icebreaker quiz. Those of us who didn’t score so highly were impressed with Mr Dixon’s outstanding<br />
score and benefitted from his sharing of general knowledge! A lively discussion followed on the impact of mobile phones and similar<br />
devices on levels of concentration in school. Whilst there was no clear agreement, it was recognised that pupils would benefit from<br />
maintaining a healthy balance where ‘the user is in control of the device as opposed to being controlled by it’. The discussion gave<br />
us a healthy appetite and we enjoyed a well-deserved pizza!<br />
By Morgan Thomas, Year 10<br />
The Plum Society was invited to the Head Master’s house where pupils enjoyed an interesting discussion of the benefits and pitfalls<br />
of technology, including gunpowder, tractors, and nuclear power.<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
MOUNT KELLY INTER-HOUSE QUIZ<br />
The four Houses at the Prep went head-to-head in the return of the annual Inter-House Quiz in the Wortham Hall. Each<br />
team was made up of representatives from Years 5-8 with a challenging new picture round involving all members of the<br />
Prep. Fry took the victory over Brunel in a tense final.<br />
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME<br />
Pupils in Years 9 and 10 have engaged in a diverse enrichment programme to stretch and challenge them beyond their core GCSE<br />
subjects. These include:<br />
• Politics: an introduction to political debating and the importance of acknowledging opposing views<br />
• Public Speaking: a taster session for Rotary Youth Speaks competition<br />
• Psychology: exploring contemporary issues and debates in the field of psychology<br />
• Media Studies Read It Watch It: pupils read the first chapter of Private Peaceful and analysed the opening scenes of the film<br />
adaptation for key elements including foreshadowing and historical accuracy<br />
• Exploring Chess: pupils engaged with a brief session on the history of the game and overview of opening strategies<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
CRITICAL THINKING<br />
During their Critical Thinking sessions, Year 9 pupils were tasked<br />
with selecting one of the many topics covered during the year<br />
and planning and writing a short essay. They then translated the<br />
writing into dual coding representations of the same topics; using<br />
a combination of words, images and symbols to convey the topic<br />
and its meaning. Dual coding is widely thought to be a very strong<br />
method for building long-term memories and so helping us to<br />
learn. The topics have included:<br />
EXTENDED PROJECT QUALIFICATION<br />
26 Sixth Form pupils presented their Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) research projects to their peers and members of<br />
staff. This research-based AS-qualification gives opportunities for pupils to develop a project in an area of their academic<br />
interest and enhance their CV and personal statement ahead of university applications. There was a diverse range of projects<br />
this year, investigating everything from aspects of immigration impacting the economy, renewable energy, climate change affecting<br />
urban development, the lifecycle of stars in our solar system, the wellbeing of animals in veterinary care, and crypto currency in EU<br />
financial regulations.<br />
• How do I learn and what is metacognition?<br />
• How are memories created?<br />
• How should I revise and what is the Pomodoro technique?<br />
• The environment and our impact on global warming.<br />
• Existence and knowing – are science and religion opposed<br />
to each other?<br />
• What is Freedom and what does it mean to be really free?<br />
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) – is it a good thing or a threat to our<br />
future existence?<br />
QUIZ CLUB<br />
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE<br />
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
The Prep Quiz team took part in the Quiz Club<br />
National General Knowledge Championship. The<br />
team performed well, finishing in a very respectable<br />
30th place out of more than 90 schools. Pupils in<br />
Years 5 and 6 enjoyed playing along with them in<br />
the Wortham Hall.<br />
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TENNER CHALLENGE<br />
Year 10 GCSE Business Studies pupils took part in the<br />
Tenner Challenge over 4 weeks in March <strong>2022</strong>. They<br />
were lent £10 to come up with a business idea and<br />
invest wisely in marketing, production and other business<br />
activities, including writing a business plan, designing a<br />
logo, recording a 60-second sales pitch and selling their<br />
products. Businesses created included car washing, candle<br />
making, selling recycled vases, sweets, and jewellery. At the<br />
end of the challenge pupils return their £10 along with a £1<br />
legacy fee, and can either donate their profit to charity, invest<br />
further in their business or buy themselves a nice meal. The<br />
challenge has been a great success and pupils have enjoyed<br />
the opportunity of adding a practical application to their<br />
GCSE studies.<br />
ACADEMIC TRIP TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY<br />
INTER-SCHOOL QUIZ<br />
On Tuesday 18 January <strong>2022</strong>, pupils from <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> joined Wells Cathedral School, Exeter<br />
School and King’s College, Taunton for the<br />
Schools Challenge inter-school quiz hosted by Exeter.<br />
Two teams from <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> were led by Year 13 pupils<br />
Adam Nash and George Goodfellow in a competition<br />
based on the University Challenge format. Despite not<br />
making it as finalists, the ten pupils from <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
had a great time during the competition, winning two<br />
individual rounds. The experience was fun and engaging,<br />
and pupils returned satisfied with the results from the<br />
evening.<br />
By Samir Mazumder, Year 12<br />
A<br />
group of <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Sixth Form<br />
scholars travelled to the University of<br />
Oxford on Wednesday 15 June <strong>2022</strong><br />
to view prospective colleges and explore<br />
the university. The highlight of the trip was<br />
meeting OMK Lucy Ryder, who is currently<br />
reading International Law at Exeter College.<br />
The group was treated to a private tour of<br />
the college and fellows’ gardens and had<br />
the opportunity to ask Lucy all about her<br />
first year experiences at Oxford and her<br />
application process.<br />
THE POLITICS SOCIETY<br />
ADOPTION<br />
The Politics Society met to discuss whether or not adoption by opposite-sex couples is the best form of adoption. The majority<br />
of the group took a liberal position, and argued that the sex and sexuality of the couple that adopts a child are not important. The<br />
debate was wide-ranging and explored topics such as the influence that a couple has on the adopted child, and whether or not<br />
the traditional family make up of a mother, father, and children is the best environment in which to raise a child. The discussion also<br />
branched out into areas such as adoption by an individual as opposed to a couple and adoption by couples in which at least one<br />
person is transgender. As always, it was great to see so many people, especially the new Year 12s who attended Politics Society<br />
for the first time this week.<br />
By Adam Nash, Year 13<br />
NATURE VS NURTURE<br />
One Politics Society meeting took a more scientific turn, discussing the age-old question of nature versus nurture Admirably led<br />
by Year 13 pupil, Emma Bowles, the debate covered the issue of sibling ranking, nursery school experiences and peer group<br />
influences, and then considered some of the consequences, including paternity leave and equality in the workplace. Sadly, no<br />
definitive conclusions for society were reached.<br />
FREEDOM OF SPEECH<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Politics Society met to discuss freedom of speech. The discussion focused on the extent to which speech should be<br />
restricted and the extent to which free speech has been eroded in the UK. Excellent points were made by all in attendance, creating<br />
a lively yet productive debate on a topic which is very relevant in society today.<br />
By Adam Nash, Year 13<br />
LORD CARADON LECTURE<br />
A Level History and Politics pupils attended the annual Lord Caradon Lecture with the rather timely subject Security Challenges<br />
in the Next Decade: How should we respond? The lecture was given by Mark Sedwill, Baron Sedwill of Sherborne, in the Quad<br />
Theatre at Plymouth Marjon University. Mark was Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service (2018-20), National Security<br />
Adviser (2017-20), Permanent Secretary at the Home Office (2013-17), and British Ambassador and NATO Representative in<br />
Afghanistan (2009-11).<br />
OXFORD UNIVERSITY | ADAM NASH<br />
We are delighted to congratulate Adam Nash on his offer from Pembroke College,<br />
Oxford to read Arabic and Islamic studies. Adam chose the course primarily<br />
due to his interest in the Islamic faith - particularly Islamic hermeneutics, Fiqh<br />
(Islamic Jurisprudence), and the Sharī‘ah. Deputy Head (Academic), Mr Dixon, explains,<br />
‘Adam’s academic interests are wide-ranging and he is able to lead the Politics Society<br />
discussions on a very broad range of subjects. His knowledge of the US political<br />
scene is encyclopaedic! As one of this year’s pupil Academic Team in the Sixth Form<br />
Adam arranged lectures by eminent speakers and lead a team in the inter-school quiz<br />
competition.’<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
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THE BIOMEDICAL SOCIETY<br />
The Biomedical Society is a new society for Sixth Form<br />
pupils looking to apply to medicine and related degrees.<br />
Meeting weekly, the society aims to provide enrichment<br />
that will support their application through lectures and talks,<br />
interaction with professionals from relevant fields, guided<br />
reading into recent advances in Biomedicine and training on<br />
the application process.<br />
At their first meeting, pupils watched a lecture on Infections<br />
which use the respiratory route by Chris Whitty and hosted<br />
by Gresham College. The following week, pupils applied their<br />
understanding from the lecture to suggest and debate the<br />
changes which could/should be made to move to a ‘post-<br />
Covid-19’ society. They discussed whether it would be<br />
possible to get back to the ‘normal’ of pre-pandemic times,<br />
or whether people should still keep some of the Covid-19<br />
restrictions such as wearing masks in certain scenarios. In a<br />
wide-ranging discussion, pupils also covered a range of social<br />
and medical measures including; vaccine mandates and<br />
education, mitigating against future variants, building design<br />
for ventilation, making society safe for vulnerable and isolation<br />
periods.<br />
By Vika Manukyan, Year 12<br />
Mr Whitehead’s talk was focused towards cancer. It honed in on the molecular basis of the disease before moving to look<br />
at the possible treatments available to fight cancer. The talk began by identifying cancer as the uncontrollable growth of<br />
cells that leads to the formation of tumours. As a group we explored how changes in different types of genes affect the<br />
pathways through which cancer can develop. These genes are the main reasons why larger mammals like elephants who have<br />
more cells are still less likely to have cancer, as a result of having more cancer fighting genes (tumour suppressor genes). We learnt<br />
about specific methods to prevent the development of cancer, for example understanding the 10 hallmarks of cancer, which allows<br />
humans to understand the difference in how cancer can develop, therefore providing avenues for treatment. We then looked at<br />
how the amount of variation found in the human genome acts as a challenge to curing cancer, as finding only one specific mutation<br />
that causes cancer is simply too difficult. The talk focused on driver and passenger mutations. Driver mutations are defined as<br />
mutations that cause cell proliferation and tumour growth, whilst passenger mutations do not cause any problems. In conclusion,<br />
all participants of biomedical society have a deeper understanding of what cancer is and how scientists are looking for potential<br />
therapeutic targets for cancer that could lead to treatment.<br />
By Diya Haresh, Year 12<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
Over a fortnight of meetings and work, the Year 12 Biomedical Society were split into groups and each given an article<br />
to read (in line with <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s reading week). They were then tasked to research around the topic and present their<br />
findings using a visual display the following week.<br />
Group 1 researched what tomorrow’s vaccines would be like. Laura, Sam, Sienna and Katie covered the different types of Covid-19<br />
vaccines we might see in the future, how they can help cope with emerging new variants and how these new technologies could<br />
be used to help vaccinate more of the world’s population.<br />
Group 2 researched the topic of epigenetics and explained how environment interacts with our genome. In their fascinating<br />
talk, Finlay, Saša and Alexandra showed firm understanding of this complicated concept and also discussed the implications<br />
of our improved understanding of epigenetics on potential cancer treatments. Giving examples of how the impact of diet during<br />
pregnancy can be felt in subsequent generations and also thinking about the application of this understanding to aid disease<br />
prevention, this group gave a captivating presentation.<br />
Group 3 researched Crispr. Crispr is a precision gene editing tool which scientists and doctors are excited about for its potential<br />
as a mechanism of treating genetic diseases. Vika, Mila, Claudia and Diya gave a particularly engaging presentation, filled with<br />
humour and insight into how this new technology, first discovered in bacteria in the salt flats near Alicante, is going a long way to<br />
revolutionising our capability to play with genetics.<br />
By Imogen Lambert, Year 12<br />
The Biomedical society benefited from the experience of Mr<br />
Donnelly and Mr Whitehead who ran a dissection club. We were<br />
given a pluck (lungs, heart, trachea and liver) and tasked to<br />
identify different parts of each of the organs. We were shown how the<br />
lungs pump air throughout the body and we were able to observe the<br />
movements of the lungs by using an air pump. After our observations,<br />
we cut out small sections from the organs in order to compare the<br />
difference in density, by placing our samples into a beaker of water.<br />
We noticed how the air spaces within the alveoli gave the lungs a<br />
sponge like quality and they floated, whereas the liver did not. After<br />
dissecting, we investigated other organs such as the heart and trachea.<br />
We were able to find out the tensile strength of arteries and some of us<br />
investigated the thickness and structure of cartilage within the trachea,<br />
while others related structure to function of the different chambers and<br />
tissues in the heart. Finally, to conclude the session, we were able to<br />
view the dissections and observations which each of us had made and<br />
ask any questions that we had.<br />
By Magdalene Au-Yeung, Year 12<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
YOUTH SPEAKS<br />
This year’s Rotary Club Youth Speaks Competition<br />
was run via video entry rather than live competitions.<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> entered three teams to the local heat. All<br />
of the pupils demonstrated superb independent study skills<br />
and motivation in getting their presentations ready.<br />
THE HEAD MASTER’S ROUND TABLE<br />
THE END OF HISTORY?<br />
Mr Ayling hosted his first round table discussion of the year in October, in which pupils discussed Francis Fukuyama’s infamous<br />
article The End of History? exploring how liberalism appears to have won in the modern world. He explores this from the viewpoint<br />
of Summer 1989, before the collapse of the Berlin Wall and eventual crumbling of the USSR. Pupils used the benefit of hindsight to<br />
evaluate whether he was right, and more importantly, whether we have reached a stage where history has ‘ended’.<br />
By Finlay Barker, Year 12<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
Year 9 Intermediate<br />
Alfred Forer, Samantha Tse and Roman Mokhovik<br />
The global Covid-19 Pandemic has made the world a more<br />
divided place<br />
Year 12 Senior Teams<br />
Ben Wilkinson, Anthony Davies and Matthew Ward<br />
Should the voting age should be lowered to 16 in the UK?<br />
Diya Haresh, Vika Manukyan and Mariam Asratashvili<br />
The balance of nature versus nurture in determining<br />
criminal psychopathy.<br />
BOOK DISCUSSION WITH THE HEAD MASTER<br />
The Head Master invited Finlay Barker, Abigail Broughton, Emily Forwood and Arwen Thomas for a discussion about the books<br />
they were gifted following their excellent GCSE exam results in the summer. The topics covered feminism, the brain, Nazi Germany<br />
and the history of mankind, provoking a lively discussion about how all of these seemingly dissimilar topics have many links<br />
between them. An enjoyable evening was had by all, and included plenty of pizza and ice cream!<br />
By Emily Forwood, Year 12<br />
OXFORD MODEL UN<br />
Twelve Year 12 pupils have taken part in the virtual Oxford Model<br />
United Nations Conference. <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> represented Malta this year,<br />
participating in several committees to tackle global issues under the<br />
theme of State-Building and Progressive Visions. The conference<br />
began with a keynote address about multilateralism in our rapidly<br />
changing world from Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for<br />
Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the<br />
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The event gave pupils<br />
a deeper understanding of how the UN works and as well as of multiple<br />
pressing political issues.<br />
Our pupils were also part of the Access Panel discussion with Dr Hugh<br />
Munro from the Access and Outreach Team at Wadham College. Dr<br />
Munro spoke about the process of applying to study at the University<br />
of Oxford, including colleges and courses, how to find bursaries and<br />
scholarships, student finance and Oxford’s efforts in broadening access.<br />
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EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES<br />
Pupils across the school participated<br />
in a wide range of activities to<br />
celebrate the European Day of<br />
Languages. These included an assembly<br />
about the importance of learning a<br />
language, several cultural quizzes, a<br />
House Duolingo competition to learn<br />
Italian, and a film to celebrate linguistic<br />
diversity.<br />
House Duolingo Italian learning<br />
competition<br />
The school was abuzz with the sound<br />
of ‘pings’ as Duolingo competition fever<br />
overtook the houses. The Languages<br />
Faculty has been highly impressed<br />
with the high levels of dedication,<br />
participation and exceptional house spirit<br />
demonstrated by pupils.<br />
Congratulations to Courtenay who were<br />
the winning House! The scores were<br />
based on the average total XP earned<br />
per pupil in each house. The individual<br />
winners were Anton Battiany (Newton)<br />
in 1st place, Ben Uff (Courtenay) in<br />
2nd and George Goodfellow (Russell)<br />
in 3rd position. Well done to everyone<br />
who participated; the perseverance,<br />
motivation, and house spirit demonstrated<br />
were most impressive. As a school we<br />
spent over 600 hours learning Italian.<br />
Molto bene!<br />
Celebration of the diversity of the<br />
school community<br />
Pupils in the International Society have<br />
been making a film to celebrate the<br />
linguistic diversity of the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
community at the College. Pupils were<br />
also treated to an international feast in<br />
the dining hall, with a variety of dishes<br />
from countries around the world.<br />
RGS ESSAY COMPETITION SUCCESS<br />
The Royal Geographical Society’s annual essay competition<br />
for pupils studying A Level Geography in the UK asked<br />
entrants to explain how transport changes might help the<br />
world to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. The competition<br />
sought thoughtful and well-argued responses to the topic, which<br />
was based around the COP26 conference, and to aim to consider,<br />
among other actions, how changing our methods and practices of<br />
transporting people and goods will help towards the goals of the<br />
Paris Agreement.<br />
We were delighted to see that Year 12 geographer, Sahel, was<br />
judged to be in the top 20 of all submitted essays. In his essay<br />
he reflected on his life in Bangladesh and Thailand in order to<br />
personalise his answer alongside the experience of his brother<br />
who has suffered from asthma. Sahel’s concluding sentence is<br />
a rallying cry to all of us to take responsibility for how we travel<br />
in order to help us meet the COP26 goals: ‘Taking the initiative<br />
to walk, riding a bike, taking public transport or purchasing an<br />
electric car to work or school are all viable ways we can collectively<br />
take part in helping everyone live healthier and happier lives and<br />
ultimately achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.’<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO CONFLICT AND DISASTER<br />
Year 13 pupil, Adam O’Reilly, recently completed the five-week course Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster<br />
through Harvard University. The course focused on the aims of humanitarian organisations and governments in terms of<br />
responding to conflict and/or disaster. Providing aid is not as simple as one might imagine as many ethical and professional<br />
principles must be taken into consideration, including neutrality and impartiality. The course explained how to adapt and recognise<br />
major trends which affect the scope and implementation of humanitarian work. The Ebola epidemic which killed thousands in<br />
Western Africa was of significant importance in discussion exercises with other students at the end of each week. Case studies<br />
included Goma, Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan and Pakistan, all of which experienced similar issues with slightly different<br />
outcomes.<br />
By Adam O’Reilly<br />
EXCELLENCE IN IELTS<br />
Congratulations to Year 11<br />
pupils, Max Czech, Cherry Lau,<br />
Tony Tang, Annabelle Chan<br />
and Sixtine Vellaud on their excellent<br />
IELTS results. IELTS is a highlyrespected<br />
English language test for<br />
study, migration or work which is taken<br />
by over three million people every year.<br />
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GEOGRAPHY - BRISTOL & THE BRECON BEACONS<br />
Year 12 A Level Geographers went on a field trip to study the regeneration of central Bristol and the glaciated landscapes<br />
of the Brecon Beacons. In Bristol, pupils were involved in carrying out a range of primary data collection including emotion<br />
mapping, environmental quality surveys and resident questionnaires to identify the successes and shortcomings of the<br />
attempts to improve the quality of life and economic prosperity for residents of the city. They headed on to the Brecon Beacons,<br />
where they investigated the formation of glacial and periglacial landscapes including Pen y Fan and the classic glacial lake of Llyn<br />
Cwm Llwch. Led by Mr Francis and Mr Prettejohn, the group had an excellent time witnessing textbook case studies in the natural<br />
rural and urban environment.<br />
YEAR 3 - SOLAR SYSTEM CHALLENGE<br />
Year 3 ventured into outer space with their<br />
IPC Weekend Challenge. Pupils were<br />
tasked with finding out about our solar<br />
system, and the results were wonderful! Clay<br />
models, watercolours, wooden structures, slate<br />
paintings, playdough, fruit, fun fact sheets; the<br />
list was endless, well done 3J!<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
YEAR 4 - EGYPTIANS<br />
Year 4 pupils took part in a series of excellent Egyptian workshops at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter. They<br />
learnt about mummification, how to play Sennet, handled artefacts and visited the tomb of Shep en-Mut.<br />
ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE SUCCESS<br />
Year 10 and 11 pupils took their B2 First exam (formerly known as Cambridge English: First or FCE) last weekend, for<br />
which they have been working very hard since September <strong>2021</strong>. The exam is accepted by thousands of businesses and<br />
educational institutions worldwide, proving that candidates have the language skills to live and work independently in an<br />
English-speaking country or study on courses taught in English. Other pupils have took their IELTS exams: an English language<br />
test for study, migration or work which is taken by over three million people every year. Congratulations to Jack Zhang and Joseph<br />
Sin for both achieving overall IELTS scores of 6.5, Mandy Li for an overall score of 7, and Kevin Wu and Sixtine Vellaud for overall<br />
IELTS scores of 7.5. All of our EAL pupils should be commended for their hard work, with a special mention to Samantha Tse, our<br />
EAL champion reader, who has read over 340,000 words and 22 books this term!<br />
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YEAR 5 - HISTORY - SAXON DAY<br />
Year 5 spent a fantastic day in<br />
the Yurt village at Wildwood<br />
Escot. Pupils were completely<br />
absorbed and immersed in Saxon<br />
society, learning how to prepare<br />
medieval bread, weld jewellery in<br />
the forge, translate Saxon runes and<br />
carve wooden objects. These activities<br />
were followed by an enlightening walk<br />
through the nature reserve. It was a<br />
great day that really brought their Saxon<br />
exploration to life.<br />
YEAR 7 - HISTORY - MOTTE & BAILEY CASTLES<br />
Year 7 pupils were set the challenge<br />
to create a Motte and Bailey castle<br />
over the Christmas break. There<br />
were some excellent creations made from<br />
natural resources, recycled cardboard<br />
and edible components.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
YEAR 5 - FRENCH - PETS<br />
Our lovely wellbeing dog, Pippin,<br />
really was the teacher’s pet<br />
when she attended a Year 5<br />
French lesson. Pupils were learning to<br />
describe family and pets and were able<br />
to put their knowledge to the test and<br />
describe Pippin.<br />
YEAR 8 - DESIGN CHALLENGE<br />
There were some fantastic creations on display in the Front Hall at the Prep. From PC builds to bunny castles, and deckchairs<br />
to dinner parties, Year 8 pupils presented the results of their Summer Design Challenge to parents and pupils.<br />
YEAR 6 - HISTORY - VIKINGS<br />
Pupils in Year 6 were busy<br />
studying the Vikings. They<br />
were set a half term task of<br />
creating a model Viking longboat,<br />
which had to pass a flotation test<br />
and fit into a shoe box. The quality<br />
of the children’s work was excellent<br />
and teachers were delighted with<br />
their enthusiasm for the project.<br />
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UPPER PREP - BLOODHOUND DAY<br />
UPPER PREP - FRENCH TRIP<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
Upper Prep pupils started the<br />
Summer Term with a bang! Rob<br />
Bennett from Bloodhound LSR<br />
education team ran an innovative crosscurricular<br />
learning day based around the<br />
ambitious land speed record challenger.<br />
Pupils learnt about the engineering<br />
behind the car, before working in groups<br />
to build, shape and refine their own rocket<br />
propelled cars which were then raced<br />
on a temporary track on the Prep Astro.<br />
Despite the surface creating additional<br />
friction, the cars managed speeds of over<br />
85 km/h!<br />
Pupils also explored speed and movement<br />
through an Art project with Miss Tribe<br />
and a creative English challenge with Mrs<br />
Whittleworth. Mr Davidson plans to run<br />
a Prep club in the new academic year,<br />
aiming to build on this concept and work<br />
with the children to improve the speeds<br />
of these model cars; watch this space!<br />
During the Summer half term, Year<br />
7 and 8 pupils were offered a<br />
fantastic opportunity to spend<br />
a long weekend in the beautiful city of<br />
Paris. The itinerary included sight-seeing<br />
on a bateau-mouche, strolling down<br />
Les Champs Elysees from the Arc de<br />
Triomphe, a visit to the top of La Tour<br />
Montparnasse and its incredible view of<br />
Paris, a walk around the Sacré Coeur<br />
and the chance to watch the Champions<br />
League Cup Final in a French Brasserie.<br />
The final day was spent enjoying the<br />
attractions of Disneyland Paris. Pupils<br />
enjoyed the trip tremendously, honing<br />
their French language skills, cementing<br />
friendships and making lasting memories<br />
for the future.<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
HOLIDAY DIARY CHALLENGE<br />
All Prep and Pre-Prep pupils<br />
were invited to keep a diary<br />
or scrapbook of their travels,<br />
adventures and events over the summer<br />
holidays to record their special memories<br />
to look back at in the future. Pupils<br />
gained House points for their entries<br />
and the following pupils were awarded a<br />
Distinction and a £10 Book Stop voucher:<br />
Evie Hutton, India Caldwell, Pippa<br />
Hasbrig-Hartley, Asha Wimalendra, Priya<br />
Wimalendra, Max Wimalendra, Samuel<br />
Torres Sheridan, Adam Baldock and<br />
Robin Farrington.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
SUSTAINABILITY<br />
Year 9 and Year 12 members of the<br />
Sustainability Committee visited<br />
Ramsham Farm to learn about<br />
their rewilding project. They helped with<br />
the removal of Japanese Knotweed to<br />
encourage other species of flora to thrive<br />
along the banks of the Tavy and came<br />
away with valuable advice on how to<br />
establish and manage a wildlife reserve.<br />
Year 4 pupils welcomed Katie Lopes<br />
from the sustainable clothing company<br />
Stripe and Stare on Tuesday. They were<br />
shocked to learn about where most of<br />
our clothes come from and where they<br />
end up when we throw them away!<br />
Katie told them how the clothes at her<br />
company are made, making sure they<br />
are as sustainable as possible; including<br />
knickers which completely biodegrade<br />
in just 180 days! The pupils were full of<br />
questions and ideas about how they<br />
could make a difference to the future of<br />
our planet.<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
ENGLISH<br />
ENGLISH AT THE PREP<br />
THE WRITING REVOLUTION<br />
<strong>2022</strong> saw the launch of our<br />
foundation-wide writing strategy,<br />
based on the principles of Judith<br />
Hochman’s The Writing Revolution. For<br />
years beyond years, English teachers<br />
across the nation have battled with pupils<br />
over capital letters, full stops, whether<br />
it is a verb-fronted adverbial clause, or a<br />
gerund opener, a PEE paragraph, a PEEL<br />
paragraph or a PEATEALIC paragraph. At<br />
times it has probably got quite messy, and<br />
at times, the writing produced by a pupil at<br />
the end of Year 11, has not been dissimilar<br />
from the valiant efforts of an infant.<br />
However, at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>, we believe we<br />
may have found the elixir to combat the<br />
‘Eats Shoots and Leaves’ style of writing.<br />
Whilst reducing the cognitive demands on<br />
pupils in the writing process, the simplicity<br />
and consistency of the language and<br />
structures used means explicit grammar<br />
instruction becomes accessible to all,<br />
and the barriers to literacy are being<br />
lifted. Furthermore, our pupils are learning<br />
strategies to enrich their understanding,<br />
retain more knowledge, and express<br />
themselves fluently and eloquently.<br />
Although still in its early stages, the initial<br />
results are impressive and from an English<br />
teacher’s perspective highly exhilarating;<br />
in fact, we are still riding the crest of <strong>2022</strong><br />
GCSE English results. As the strategy<br />
becomes further embedded across the<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong>, and across all subjects, we<br />
hope our pupils will be thinking and writing<br />
as specialists in their subjects; manifesting<br />
in the depth of their understanding and the<br />
accuracy of their expression, both orally<br />
and written.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
MILLIONAIRES READING CHALLENGE<br />
Michalemas Term <strong>2021</strong><br />
Lent Term <strong>2022</strong><br />
Summer Term <strong>2022</strong><br />
Samuel Platts 3,015,948<br />
Asha Wimalendra 1,280,134<br />
Samuel Platts 1,595,298<br />
Jude Hamer 1,641,830<br />
Jude Hamer 1,222,855<br />
Ellie Dale 1,342,284<br />
Jack Nagy 1,385,240<br />
William Farrance 1,032,643<br />
Jude Hamer 1,263,525<br />
Thomas Sheridan 1,313,256<br />
Lucas Jeffreys 1,265,740<br />
Marcus Appleby 1,163,392<br />
Annabelle Hancock 1,097,802<br />
Tom Hardick 1,079,714<br />
Asha Wimalendra 1,044,507<br />
Ciara Jordan 1,026,525<br />
William Farrance 1,012,356<br />
Harry Prettejohn 1,008,531<br />
Angus Ollier 1,001,960<br />
Philippa Hasbrig-<br />
Hartley<br />
1,029,193<br />
Samuel Platts 1,026,323<br />
Tom Hardick 1,024,270<br />
Marcus Appleby 1,023,119<br />
Tobias Braine 1,014,421<br />
Jack Nagy 1,006,442<br />
Ellie Dale 1,000,759<br />
Harry Durnall 1,157,451<br />
Eady Dyson 1,054,285<br />
Kitty Floyd 1,037,223<br />
Asha Wimalendra 1,031,524<br />
Angus Ollier 1,015,670<br />
READING FOR PLEASURE<br />
Following the appointment of our<br />
Reading Governor, Mrs Wendy<br />
Davis, <strong>2022</strong> has seen the launch<br />
of our <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Reading for Pleasure<br />
strategy. Building on the foundations<br />
established through Accelerated Reader<br />
at the Prep, the aim of the strategy is to<br />
empower and nurture our readers through<br />
four principles. These are as follows:<br />
Learner Led, Informal, Social and Texts<br />
that Tempt. Based on research-informed<br />
evidence from The Open University,<br />
developing these four principles help to<br />
engender a love of reading by intrinsically<br />
motivated children. Needless to say, once<br />
all our readers are exhibiting the above,<br />
then we will have been successful in our<br />
endeavours, and <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> pupils will<br />
benefit from the advantages of being avid<br />
and lifelong readers, the repercussions of<br />
which go without saying.<br />
Commencing in January <strong>2022</strong>, staff at<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Prep were set the challenge<br />
of reading as many children’s books as<br />
they could, in order to be able to discuss<br />
a wider variety of books with their pupils<br />
and offer Texts that Tempt to the children.<br />
Following this, pupils and staff across the<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> celebrated World Book Week<br />
by creating subject and personalised<br />
Reading Rivers, to showcase the rich<br />
and diverse reading that surround the<br />
curriculum, whilst acknowledging even<br />
the most reluctant readers have a reading<br />
past that at one time they enjoyed. This<br />
was evident in the culminating assembly,<br />
where pupils from Years 9 to 13 enjoyed<br />
reminiscing in a social environment about<br />
childhood favourites.<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
POETRY RECITAL COMPETITION<br />
Well done to all of the performers in the Prep Poetry Recital evening, which was held on Wednesday 30 March at the<br />
Guildhall in Tavistock. The courtrooms, commanding the hush of a library, were a super setting for the pupils to perform<br />
their poems, and our adjudicator, local poet Oak Ayling was very impressed with the quality and standard of the<br />
performances. Felicity Hookway, Tiggy Hutchins, Lizzy Hookway and Matteo Parry were all commended by the judges.<br />
WORLD BOOK DAY<br />
A<br />
range of exciting activities took<br />
place in the both the lead up to,<br />
and on, World Book Day at <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong>:<br />
READING RIVERS<br />
Reading Rivers formed a large part of<br />
our celebrations during the week. These<br />
are essentially a visual representation of<br />
our reading habits: what we read, when<br />
we read, why we read, where we enjoy<br />
reading. Pupils were asked to bring<br />
in images of their favourite childhood<br />
books, pictures of them reading, and<br />
resonant quotes and extracts in order to<br />
join in the fun and enter the competition!<br />
POP UP BOOK SHOP<br />
Tavistock’s Book Stop set up a pop up<br />
shop for pupils at the Prep on Thursday<br />
and the College on Friday, where pupils<br />
could purchase from a wide range of<br />
stock or pre-order some exciting new<br />
releases in the pipeline.<br />
BOOK SWAP<br />
During the week, pupils took part in a<br />
book swap, bringing in titles to exchange<br />
with their peers.<br />
THEMED LUNCH<br />
Our wonderful catering team put on<br />
a delicious book-themed lunch with<br />
dishes including Princess Lost Her Pea<br />
soup, Roasted Snozzcumber sausages,<br />
Quidditch Cottage pie and Billionaire<br />
Boy’s shortbread.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
NATIONAL POETRY DAY<br />
Pupils of all ages have embraced<br />
National Poetry Day. Year 12 pupils<br />
attended a seminar with local poet,<br />
Oak Ayling, discussing favourite poems,<br />
and her recently published first collection.<br />
The motivations, inspirations, and<br />
passion for poetry were clearly evident<br />
and the pupils were left understanding a<br />
love of poetry and why we should choose<br />
it as a form of written expression.<br />
Pupils in Years 9 to 11 also discussed<br />
‘why choose poetry’, the theme of this<br />
year’s Poetry Day, and engaged with<br />
a range of texts linking poetry, choice<br />
and their own choices in academia and<br />
beyond. Some really insightful comments<br />
regarding choice demonstrated the<br />
compassion and consideration our pupils<br />
have for each other and wider societal<br />
concerns.<br />
At the Prep, Form 8PWD had great<br />
fun creating a French poem, Year 3<br />
participated in some found poetry, and<br />
our Kingfishers and Herons tied their<br />
poetry in with Fire Safety week.<br />
FESTIVAL OF<br />
SHAKESPEARE<br />
Summer <strong>2022</strong> saw Shakespeare enter <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
English lessons in style. Across all year groups,<br />
pupils engaged with the Bard on some level, from<br />
puppetry to performance, and perhaps unfortunately for<br />
some as part of their GCSE coursework!<br />
Highlights were the epic End of Year 8 play, a three<br />
hour jaunt through most of Shakespeare’s life, and at<br />
least three of his plays, followed by the superb Studio<br />
production of Merchant of Venice at Tavistock Guildhall<br />
and culminating in the wonderful Illyria performing<br />
A Midsummer’s Night Dream on a typically wet<br />
midsummer’s evening in Tavistock.<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
STEM - SCIENCE<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
PREP<br />
CLASSIFICATION<br />
Year 6 pupils learnt about animal<br />
classification in Biology and they put<br />
their knowledge into action by classifying<br />
specimens in the laboratory.<br />
LIVING THINGS<br />
Pupils in Year 7 studied the characteristics<br />
of living things in Biology, with a focus<br />
on animal and plant cells. They looked<br />
at real life onion and skin cells under<br />
microscopes this week and were asked<br />
to design and create a cell of their<br />
choice. Some of the results were most<br />
impressive.<br />
RENEWABLE ENERGY<br />
Year 7 pupils studied Energy Resources<br />
and discussed the argument for<br />
accelerating the use of renewable energy<br />
resources, such as solar, wave and wind<br />
power. They wrote mock-up letters to the<br />
rich and famous to request donations for<br />
powering an island paradise. They have<br />
also designed, built and tested their own<br />
wind turbine.<br />
MOUNT KELLY’S COP26<br />
Pupils at the Prep were involved in their<br />
very own Conference of the Parties,<br />
COP26 Summit, discussing what they<br />
can do at home, school, locally and<br />
globally to reduce their carbon footprint<br />
or to raise awareness of the climate crisis<br />
and encourage action. Following an<br />
‘Earthshot’ assembly, pupils learnt about<br />
COP26, its attendees, aims and agenda<br />
and the causes and consequences of<br />
climate change. They were challenged<br />
to think about the action they can take<br />
to reduce their carbon footprint by<br />
designing bold and informative posters,<br />
writing speeches to propose achievable<br />
and affordable suggestions and writing<br />
persuasive letters to parents or MPs.<br />
NEUTRALISATION METHODS<br />
Year 8 completed their work on<br />
neutralisation by looking at the reaction<br />
of a metal oxide with an acid. Firstly,<br />
they added the metal oxide gradually to<br />
the acid until it was in excess (checking<br />
the pH). Then they filtered the solution<br />
to remove the excess oxide. Finally, they<br />
evaporated the filtrate to remove the<br />
water and recover the metal salt.<br />
ELECTROMAGNET<br />
INVESTIGATION<br />
Year 8 investigated electromagnets, they<br />
attempted to determine how to make the<br />
strongest electromagnet by varying the<br />
number of turns of wire and the voltage<br />
in two separate investigations. The<br />
dependent variable in the investigation<br />
was the number of paper clips that the<br />
electromagnet would attract: the record<br />
was eight.<br />
SCIENCE QUIZ CLUB<br />
CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
Four pupils took part in the Science Quiz<br />
Club National Inter-School Championships<br />
on Tuesday 30 November. Year 5 pupils<br />
Beatrix Rainsbury and Kardos Lau, and<br />
Year 6 pupils Alistair Shipley and India<br />
Caldwell, represented <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> in the<br />
competition whilst their peers also had a<br />
go at answering the questions with Mr<br />
Davidson in the Wortham Hall.<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
STEM - SCIENCE<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
COLLEGE<br />
BIOLOGY IN ACTION<br />
Year 11 pupils completed a dissection<br />
of a sheep’s eye in Biology, labelling the<br />
individual elements on a slide.<br />
LIVING WORLD GAS<br />
EXCHANGE SYSTEMS<br />
Year 12 Biologists studied gas exchange<br />
systems across the living world. They<br />
focused on insects and carried out a<br />
locust dissection with the aim of isolating<br />
the structures that make the insect gas<br />
exchange system unique and observing<br />
them under a microscope. Pupils worked<br />
carefully to expose, identify and observe<br />
delicate structures such as the tracheae<br />
that provide oxygen to respiring tissues in<br />
the locust.<br />
INVESTIGATING STOMATA<br />
Year 10 pupils investigated stomata<br />
density on different plant leaves gathered<br />
across the School. When viewed under<br />
the microscope they managed to take<br />
some surprisingly beautiful shots of the<br />
stomata; some of them were also able to<br />
count those whose stomata were open<br />
and closed - see if you can spot them.<br />
The photos were taken by Holly Tasker<br />
and Breanna Chamberlain.<br />
SYNTHESISING ASPIRIN<br />
Aspirin is one of the most widely used<br />
medications in the world with over 58<br />
billion doses consumed each year. Long<br />
regarded as an effective painkiller but also<br />
used to treat a range of ailments including<br />
preventing strokes, it is relatively easy to<br />
produce. Our Lower Sixth chemists took<br />
on the challenge to produce their own<br />
aspirin from one of the intermediates<br />
(salicylic acid) into pure aspirin. This multistage<br />
process included both the synthesis<br />
and purification in the lab. Working in pairs<br />
they produced aspirin before testing it<br />
for purity and analysing the crystals. The<br />
synthesis coincided with our teaching of<br />
carbonyl and aromatic compounds. Pupils<br />
also covered a wide range of laboratory<br />
techniques with recrystallisation, thinlayer<br />
chromatography and melting point<br />
analysis.<br />
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC<br />
THINKING CHALLENGE<br />
SUCCESS<br />
At the start of the Summer Term, Year 10<br />
pupils undertook the National Scientific<br />
Thinking Challenge in Chemistry lessons.<br />
The Challenge is organised by the<br />
University of Warwick and, much like the<br />
Chemistry Olympiad, is open to pupils<br />
from across the UK. Pupils looked at data,<br />
graphs and text to make deductions, spot<br />
trends, suggest hypotheses and identify<br />
anomalous results. With the disruption<br />
experienced to practical lab work during<br />
the pandemic this was an excellent<br />
opportunity for pupils to analyse and<br />
interpret data and to see experimental<br />
results. Our pupils secured six Gold<br />
Awards, two Silver Awards and five Bronze<br />
Awards. Gold Awards were presented to<br />
Hannah Tilney, Rosie Forwood, Morgan<br />
Thomas, Erin O’Shea, Logan Ashall and<br />
Ruby Blackaby-Peck; placing them in the<br />
top 10% of over 4,500 participants.<br />
SPECTROSCOPY IN A<br />
SUITCASE<br />
Following on from synthesising their own<br />
Aspirin, Year 12 Chemists tested their<br />
products with an Infrared Spectroscopy<br />
machine kindly loaned by the University<br />
of Plymouth. Fourier-transform Infrared<br />
Spectroscopy is an industry standard for<br />
the analysis and identification of organic<br />
compounds. The benchtop device is able<br />
to detect small traces of organic chemical<br />
compounds and can identify impurities<br />
in products. Pupils were able to test<br />
some known samples and compare their<br />
products to them. Infrared spectroscopy is<br />
a common question in A Level Chemistry<br />
so it has been an invaluable lesson for<br />
pupils to see the device first hand.<br />
FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES<br />
Year 12 Biology pupils spent an afternoon<br />
investigating the effect of different<br />
environmental factors on the distribution<br />
of given species, and exploring freshwater<br />
invertebrates. After sampling the fauna in<br />
the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> grounds, pupils used their<br />
results to come to their own conclusion on<br />
an investigation of their choice. Year 12<br />
were able to use skills they have learned<br />
in lessons and apply them to a practical<br />
situation.<br />
By Sienna Schreiner, Year 12<br />
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<br />
IN THE 21ST CENTURY<br />
To gain a broader understanding of sustainable<br />
development, I completed a Sustainable<br />
Development in the 21st Century<br />
course through Yonsei University in Seoul<br />
with Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary<br />
General and a champion in the field of<br />
sustainability. The course explained various<br />
routes to gain sustainable independence<br />
via the Sustainable Development<br />
Goals (SDGs). I concluded the course by<br />
writing to MP George Eustice about the<br />
uptake of recycling of small electronic devices.<br />
The hoarding of mobile phones is<br />
restricting the supply of valuable minerals<br />
globally which is currently mainly supplied<br />
by mining conflict minerals in countries<br />
such as the Democratic Republic of Congo.<br />
The complexity of recovering Technology<br />
Metals (TMs) means they cannot be<br />
recycled as general waste from electrical<br />
and electronic equipment. Currently less<br />
than 1% of TMs in electrical recycling<br />
are recovered and most are lost due to<br />
non-specific recovery processes.<br />
Together we can make a difference. Look<br />
into your drawers at home and see what<br />
you can recycle - do your bit to help save<br />
our planet.<br />
By Adam O’Reilly, Year 13<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
STEM - TECHNOLOGY<br />
EDT STEM FINAL<br />
On Wednesday 29 June, two teams<br />
of Year 9 pupils attended the National<br />
Industrial Cadet Awards Final at Bath<br />
University, where they secured two top<br />
awards! Team 1 won the award for Best<br />
Teamwork and Team 2 won Best Overall<br />
Project. Over the previous two terms,<br />
Adejola Adekoya, Grace Cazzoli, Sienna<br />
Critchley, Oliver Jordan, Jago Nicholas,<br />
Matilda Purnell, Charlotte Lee, Caitlin<br />
Dolby, Freya Sarkar, Gracie Simons, India<br />
Washer and Dilys Williams have worked<br />
tirelessly on their Bronze Industrial Cadet<br />
Award with Schneider Electric engineers.<br />
They produced reports, designs and<br />
models for two unique products aimed at<br />
improving sustainability and car security.<br />
Their success represents <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s<br />
best ever result at an EDT STEM event<br />
and all pupils are to be congratulated for<br />
their indefatigable effort.<br />
ROUTES INTO STEM<br />
Over half term, DT scholars, Freya<br />
Sarkar and Dilys Williams took part in the<br />
virtual, ‘Engineering and Development<br />
Trust’ Routes into STEM course. Both<br />
pupils completed an eye opening 20<br />
hour course, attending online seminars<br />
listening to experts in the STEM field and<br />
completed a virtual project. They have<br />
now graduated as an Industrial Cadet at<br />
Bronze Level.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
SMALLPEICE TRUST STEM DAY<br />
Sixty Year 9 and 10 pupils took part in<br />
the Smart Building Challenge STEM<br />
Day run by the Smallpeice Trust.<br />
Pupils worked in groups to build a<br />
complex working rainwater collection,<br />
filtration, and containment tank with an<br />
automatic electronic water pump, to<br />
pump water around a new-build, smart<br />
home. The challenge involved pupils<br />
applying knowledge from all STEM<br />
subjects (Science, Design Technology,<br />
Engineering, English and Maths), and<br />
they each took on different roles in project<br />
management, marketing, finance, design<br />
and construction, culminating in practical<br />
group presentations. Pupils also listened<br />
to two young graduate engineers talk<br />
about careers in South West Water and<br />
how the company treats, contains and<br />
conserves water in harmony with the<br />
natural environment. Congratulations to<br />
all teams for designing and making some<br />
fantastic working prototypes and for<br />
excellent, well-rehearsed presentations.<br />
We are very grateful to South West Water<br />
and the Pennon Group, who sponsored<br />
this year’s challenge.<br />
Gold medals: Gabrielle Idle-Beavers,<br />
Elizabeth Dudman, Connie Logan,<br />
Roman Mokhovik, Harry Pearse and<br />
Maya Pokotylo.<br />
Silver medals: Sienna Critchley, Caitlin<br />
Dolby, Charlotte Lee, Gracie Simons,<br />
India Washer and Dilys Williams.<br />
Bronze medals: Louisa Hess, Kiera<br />
Semple, Kika Ebie, Nina Raunkjaer,<br />
Panos Angelakis and Jack Marston.<br />
IET FARADAY CHALLENGE<br />
On Thursday 12 May, 36 Year 8 pupils<br />
took part in a one-day STEM (Institute of<br />
Engineering and Technology) ‘Faraday<br />
Challenge’, for Alder Hay Children’s<br />
Hospital.<br />
Working in teams, pupils designed and<br />
built electrical and mechanical prototypes<br />
using electrical and mechanical<br />
components to improve a child and<br />
parent stay in a hospital room.<br />
Pupils in each team, took on a variety of<br />
roles, from project and accounts managers<br />
to designers and manufacturers, and<br />
worked to a tight budget using ‘Faraday<br />
currency’. Pupils were marked for their<br />
ability to plan, develop ideas, work to<br />
budgets and make a working prototype.<br />
At the end of the day, teams produced a<br />
5-minute presentation and demonstrated<br />
their working prototypes to Dr Keira<br />
Sewell, the IET judge.<br />
All Year 8 pupils received a certificate from<br />
the Institute of Engineering & Technology,<br />
a British Science Association ‘Discovery<br />
Crest Award’ and also an ‘Industrial<br />
Cadet Award’ (inspired by HRH Prince<br />
Charles).<br />
Congratulations go to all participating<br />
pupils, but in particular to the winning<br />
team on the day:<br />
(Cameron Gee, Alfie Varco, Jonah Bridle,<br />
Victoria Bourges, Anissa Chung and<br />
Liv Kalb), who each won £10 vouchers<br />
and a prestigious IET trophy for their<br />
‘automated, robotic, medicine nursing<br />
assistant’.<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
STEM - MATHEMATICS<br />
COLLEGE<br />
UKMT MATHS CHALLENGE<br />
Throughout the course of the year,<br />
we have entered pupils into several<br />
Mathematical Challenge activities.<br />
The Senior UKMT Maths Challenge (Years<br />
11-13) took place in the Michaelmas<br />
Term and the Intermediate UKMT Maths<br />
Challenge (Years 9-11) in the Lent Term.<br />
For those people who are unfamiliar with<br />
the Maths Challenge, it is an activity run<br />
by the UK Mathematics Trust which is<br />
part of Leeds University. It consists of a<br />
set of very difficult mathematical problems<br />
and the pupils must use their knowledge<br />
to identify which of the five answers<br />
given is the correct one. Although it is a<br />
multiple-choice test, many of the answers<br />
are misleading and penalty marks are<br />
awarded for incorrect answers.<br />
SENIOR MATHS CHALLENGE<br />
The Senior Maths Challenge was, this<br />
year, taken by over 40 pupils from<br />
Years 11, 12 and 13 and took place on<br />
Thursday 11 November. Once again, we<br />
had a very pleasing set of results and<br />
achieved 2 Gold, 9 Silver and 13 Bronze<br />
awards.<br />
A Gold Certificate was awarded to Maisie<br />
Gilford and Jack Zhang, with Maisie being<br />
awarded the Best in School.<br />
Special mentions for Donatas Dragasius<br />
and Yekai Yang who achieved the highest<br />
score in their years.<br />
INTERMEDIATE MATHS<br />
CHALLENGE<br />
This challenge took place in February<br />
with over 60 pupils taking part from Years<br />
9, 10 and 11. This event was, once again,<br />
extremely successful with 30 pupils<br />
gaining a certificate.<br />
Well done to Alessandro D’Onofrio, Bryan<br />
Kwok, Anna Mokhovik and Yekai Yang for<br />
achieving Gold. A fantastic achievement!<br />
UKMT MATHS CHALLENGE RESULTS - COLLEGE<br />
SENIOR MATHS CHALLENGE<br />
GOLD<br />
MAISIE GILFORD<br />
JACK ZHANG<br />
SILVER<br />
CLARA BOWLES<br />
MEGAN BARNES<br />
DONATAS DRAGASIUS<br />
GEORGE GOODFELLOW<br />
MATTHEW HARGREAVES<br />
ANDREA KOJOVIC<br />
JOHN PERRY<br />
YEKAI YANG<br />
KEVIN ZHANG<br />
BRONZE<br />
LUCA ARIOLI<br />
FINLAY BARKER<br />
EMILY FORWOOD<br />
LENA MORAW<br />
FIONA MURPHY<br />
ARUN OELKERS<br />
JAMES PEARCY<br />
RUTH PERRY<br />
JOSEPH RIZK<br />
JOHANN SANZ GROSSON<br />
DOMITILLE VELLAUD<br />
LUCY WILKINSON<br />
BENJAMIN WILKINSON<br />
INTERMEDIATE MATHS CHALLENGE<br />
GOLD<br />
ALESSANDRO D’ONOFRIO<br />
BRYAN KWOK<br />
ANNA MOKHOVIK<br />
YEKAI YANG<br />
SILVER<br />
THEODORE AYLING<br />
CLARA BOWLES<br />
KIKA EBIE<br />
ROSIE FORWOOD<br />
FIONA MURPHY<br />
RUTH PERRY<br />
HOLLIE WIDDOWS<br />
LUCY WILKINSON<br />
BRONZE<br />
IMAN ADAMA<br />
PANAGIOTIS ANGELAKIS<br />
LORENZ BAUMGARTNER<br />
JACK BRADSHAW<br />
CADEN CHONG<br />
ALEXANDER FEWTRELL<br />
CHERRY LAU<br />
ROMAN MOKHOVIK<br />
FREYA SARKAR<br />
KIERA SEMPLE<br />
KATIE SHERLOCK<br />
ESMÉE STOCKLEY<br />
DANIEL STURT<br />
NOAH TAYLOR<br />
MORGAN THOMAS<br />
MAX WU<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
MATHEMATICS LECTURE WITH PROFESSOR<br />
KEVIN BUZZARD<br />
Sixth form pupils had an opportunity to attend a virtual lecture<br />
by Professor Kevin Buzzard from Imperial College London.<br />
Mr Buzzard specializes in Algebraic number theory, while also<br />
doing research on how computers can help mathematicians. By<br />
engaging and sharing their ideas, the pupils were able to take<br />
on a completely different approach to mathematics. They gained<br />
knowledge of fundamentals of computing and doing proofs in an<br />
unconventional way, namely proving 2+2=4.<br />
By Andrea Kojovic, Year 13.<br />
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STEM - MATHEMATICS<br />
PREP<br />
The Mathematics Department at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> strives to inspire confident, enthusiastic and creative Mathematicians. We seek<br />
to promote interest and engagement in the subject for all pupils at all stages. We embrace rich contexts for the subject<br />
and ensure that our pupils have a purpose for their learning.<br />
QUIZ CLUB<br />
MATHEMATICS NATIONAL COMPETITION<br />
Congratulations to Toby Coleridge, Rui Quitterio, Alaister Shipley<br />
and Paula Schulze who competed in the National Mathematics<br />
Quiz Club competition from Year 6. There were over 400 pupils<br />
competing from across the country. We ranked well individually and<br />
came 64 th as a team out of more than 100 schools. A nice square<br />
number! Questions included galactic distance and speed and the faces<br />
on a dodecahedron. A fun time had by all.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
UKMT MATHS CHALLENGE RESULTS - PREP<br />
MATHEMATICS ENRICHMENT CLUB<br />
The Junior Maths Challenge presents a broad<br />
spectrum of questions for pupils in the Upper<br />
Prep that challenge them to think and reason<br />
in Mathematics. The questions are designed to build<br />
fluency and accuracy.<br />
Congratulations to the 28 Year 7 and 8 pupils that<br />
achieved certificates: 3 Gold, 8 Silver and 17 Bronze.<br />
JUNIOR MATHS CHALLENGE<br />
GOLD<br />
CHARLIE GOODFELLOW<br />
CHARLIE MARSTON<br />
FIONA ZHANG<br />
SILVER<br />
SAUL CALDWELL<br />
ANISSA CHUNG<br />
WILLIAM FARRANCE<br />
RUFUS NORSWORTHY<br />
MATTEO PARRY<br />
HARRY PRETTEJOHN<br />
OLIVIA TRIMBLE<br />
CADEN WRAY-WILLIAMS<br />
BRONZE<br />
CHRISTINA ANGELAKIS<br />
JAMES BERRY<br />
JONAH BRIDLE<br />
SIAN DAVIES<br />
CAOIMHE DOLBY<br />
EADY DYSON<br />
ELIZABETH HOOKWAY<br />
RAPHAEL JELLEY<br />
KYRYL MYKYTYUK<br />
JACK NAGY<br />
SAMUEL PLATTS<br />
CODY RICE<br />
WILLIAM THOMAS<br />
YUKI TSANG<br />
ALFIE VARCOE<br />
HERMANCE VELLAUD<br />
GORDON WONG<br />
Throughout the year, the Maths enrichment club have considered a wide range of excursions from the standard curriculum.<br />
One of my favourites this year was looking at repeating images. “Consider what fraction of the outside larger square is the<br />
small pink square at the centre.” It was a great task because of the number of ways pupils found the answer. Pupils were<br />
able to show physically and through reasoning that the centre was 1/64 of the large square. Some pupils in Year 8 were able to<br />
use Pythagoras to show relationships between the squares. Moving from the specific to the general, we also derived a general<br />
formula that the proportion of the nth square is given by 1/2^n. It was a good example of low entry, higher ceiling problem solving.<br />
NATIONAL PI DAY<br />
Inspired by the NASA Mars program, pupils looked<br />
at the development of the PERSEVERANCE rover<br />
and the INGENUITY drone on the Mars Rover. On<br />
National Pi Day, 14 March, or 3.14 in the American date<br />
format, Year 7 and 8 looked at resources from the Jet<br />
Propulsion Laboratory and calculated the surface area<br />
of Mars covered in dust. An opportunity to apply some<br />
formulae that use pi. A slice of applied and tasty Maths!<br />
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LEARNING OUTSIDE<br />
THE CLASSROOM<br />
YEAR 5<br />
Pupils in Year 5 spent a wonderful<br />
few days camping at Polly Joke<br />
in September - the first time for<br />
some under canvas! The children visited<br />
Newquay Zoo where they learnt about<br />
penguin habitats and listened to a most<br />
engaging talk from one of the zoo keepers<br />
about the animals of the savannah. On<br />
Wednesday, they sketched and drew in<br />
the serenely tranquil Japanese Gardens<br />
where statues, beautifully shaped<br />
shrubs, ornate bridges and ponds of koi<br />
carp captured the children’s imagination.<br />
Their final day was spent body-boarding<br />
and learning to surf on sunny Fistral<br />
Beach, followed by a talk from the RNLI<br />
coast guard about safety in the sea,<br />
flag knowledge and how to look after<br />
our coastline. Tired but happy children<br />
returned to school having had a lovely<br />
time making new friends and cementing<br />
old friendships, with lots of fun, laughter<br />
and sand!<br />
YEAR 6<br />
Our Learning Outside the<br />
Classroom (LOTC) programme<br />
is now a well-established part<br />
of life at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> and brings real<br />
enrichment to our pupils’ intellectual<br />
journey by combining what they learn<br />
in the classroom with their instinctive<br />
passion for the outdoors and the natural<br />
world.<br />
This year’s Learning Outside the<br />
Classroom (LOTC) programme for all<br />
pupils in Year 6 ran from Tuesday 7 to<br />
Thursday 9 September <strong>2021</strong>. The pupils<br />
were based at Nun’s Cross Farm for the<br />
duration of the camp.<br />
After packing the Land Rover with far<br />
too many bags we were ready to hit the<br />
road toward Dewerstone Rock where<br />
the children took part in abseiling and<br />
scrambling for half of the day and then<br />
switched to do a science investigation<br />
about habitats.<br />
After this nail biting start to the<br />
programme, the Year 6 arrived at Nun’s<br />
Cross Farm. We quickly checked in and<br />
enjoyed a well earnt hot chocolate. After<br />
playing some wide games it was soon<br />
time for bed – not necessarily sleep – but<br />
bed.<br />
Next morning, we headed out for a very<br />
wet and windy walk across the moor<br />
to visit a number of sights where the<br />
Dartmoor myths and legends were played<br />
out. The walk was challenging and the<br />
weather made it even more so. Returning<br />
to school for a fixture the children enjoyed<br />
a BBQ tea and on return to Nun’s Cross<br />
produced their very own performances of<br />
the legends they had visited.<br />
A little more sleep was had on our final<br />
night ready for the now infamous bog run<br />
at Minions. With much anticipation the<br />
children headed out across the moor to<br />
the bogs. Jumping and wading through<br />
the thick mud they were rewarded by<br />
jumping into the disused quarry from<br />
heights up to 20 feet.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
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YEAR 7<br />
YEAR 8<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
The Year 7 LOTC saw the pupils<br />
head to Ezenridge Farm for what<br />
turned out to be an extremely wet<br />
but enjoyable experience for all.<br />
Day One, the pupils set off by coach<br />
and started with some problem-solving<br />
activities; the infamous bog run and a<br />
final lake jump to round off the day.<br />
The Year 7s combined in their groups<br />
to solve a range of problems from the<br />
‘marble run’ where the pupils had to hold<br />
a range of sizes of guttering to direct<br />
marbles into a bucket; to a bomb removal<br />
activity where they had to remove some<br />
explosives from a zoned off area using<br />
just some ropes and their ingenuity.<br />
They then donned their wetsuits to<br />
head through the ‘bog run’ which saw<br />
the groups fight their way through<br />
the horrendous mud and water mix,<br />
becoming more and more caked in mud<br />
as they progressed through the bog.<br />
This was followed by a short walk to the<br />
disused quarry to jump in and clean off<br />
the mud from the bog run from a variety<br />
of heights and locations around the<br />
quarry.<br />
Heading to Ezenridge, the Year 7s were<br />
excited but also quite tired and after an<br />
evening meal they headed to their tents<br />
which, proceeded to become absolutely<br />
soaked by some horrendous weather<br />
both during the evening and overnight.<br />
The next morning, following some<br />
overnight interventions due to water<br />
heading into tents the pupils got up<br />
for their breakfast in pretty good spirits<br />
despite everything. A slight change of<br />
plan took place and pupils headed back<br />
to school for their Wednesday afternoon<br />
fixtures and some well needed warmth.<br />
After the fixtures everyone headed back<br />
to Ezenridge where tents were still a bit<br />
damp but the pupils continued to be<br />
undeterred and showing some good<br />
old fashioned ‘stiff upper lip’ once again<br />
headed for a good night’s sleep.<br />
Day Three began with much better<br />
weather and although there was a little<br />
drizzle the groups were able to take part<br />
in a Science activity with Mr Buckley;<br />
some camp skills with external instructors<br />
and an Art activity with Ms Tribe. Each<br />
of the 3 groups experienced each of the<br />
activities on a rotation in various location<br />
across the farm, utilizing the beautiful<br />
scenery down by the river for the Art, the<br />
forest for the camp craft and the Science<br />
took place in one of the barns.<br />
The pupils had a great time throughout<br />
and despite the typical Devon weather<br />
they were fully engaged and loved the<br />
experience although returned home a<br />
little damper than they had arrived.<br />
While the rest of the school<br />
headed off for LOTC, Year 8<br />
were preparing to gather the<br />
information that they needed for their<br />
Geography projects to find out about<br />
tourism in Tintagel. In groups of 3 the<br />
children were equipped with clipboards,<br />
transect sheets and questionnaires as<br />
they nervously prepared to interrogate the<br />
residents and tourists who were around<br />
enjoying the sunshine. The children very<br />
quickly relaxed as they discovered how<br />
kind and friendly the local community<br />
was, with many asking if they could do<br />
a few more questionnaires. In one shop,<br />
the generous shopkeeper gave free ice<br />
creams or cold drinks to the children who<br />
came in and that certainly proved to be a<br />
popular stop.<br />
We left town in the glorious sunshine and<br />
headed up the coastal path where we<br />
had our lunch while enjoying the views<br />
of Tintagel Castle and the surrounding<br />
coast. After lunch we started our walk<br />
over to Trebarwith Strand Beach,<br />
stopping along the way to discuss coastal<br />
erosion processes and the history of the<br />
area. Reaching the beach in a record<br />
time, everyone was able to have a quick<br />
paddle and much needed cool off in the<br />
sea before heading home with heads<br />
packed with information for the start of<br />
the write up the following day.<br />
Thursday was a day of orienteering<br />
where mapwork theory skills could be<br />
put to the test. The rain settled in for the<br />
day but to the huge credit of Year 8, their<br />
adventurous spirits were not dampened<br />
and they set about exploring Haldon<br />
Forest with gusto. In small teams the<br />
children searched for and found many of<br />
the different markers. Having initially used<br />
the coach to protect us from the rain, we<br />
managed to base ourselves in a shelter<br />
as it started to dry up a bit. The shelter<br />
was filled with happy chatter and excited<br />
faces as the children enthusiastically<br />
recounted their own experiences as they<br />
found their way around the woods.<br />
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YEAR 9<br />
CAREERS & UNIVERSITY<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
Over the May Bank Holiday<br />
weekend 54 Year 9 pupils set off<br />
on their LOTC programme to the<br />
Mendip Hills with a number of visits into<br />
Bath and Bristol.<br />
The pupils began the week with a caving<br />
experience, despite initial nerves everyone<br />
successfully navigated the caves and we<br />
were incredibly lucky to see both the<br />
lesser and greater horseshoe bats on our<br />
journey. Some tight squeezes saw the<br />
nerves tested but fantastic team work and<br />
encouragement to each other made for a<br />
really enjoyable trip.<br />
Whilst half the group were down the cave<br />
the others were trying to escape from an<br />
alien invasion back at camp by solving the<br />
puzzles and getting the key to escape.<br />
Once settled into camp pupils then split<br />
to have a go at orienteering and frisbee<br />
golf which were great fun on a summer’s<br />
evening.<br />
Saturday saw the first of two days in<br />
Bristol where we visited the Aerospace<br />
Museum and watched the Meaning of<br />
Zong at Bristol Old Vic. Pupils and staff<br />
got a chance to go on Concorde and see<br />
how flight technology has developed over<br />
the years.<br />
Sunday was a trip into Bath to visit the Jane<br />
Austen and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein<br />
centres. We also had a very informative<br />
and fun tour of Bath’s highlights with a<br />
Jane Austen twist. The afternoon was<br />
spent shopping and enjoying the Bath<br />
architecture before heading back to camp<br />
for a quiz and debate on which books you<br />
would take to a desert island.<br />
Monday was our second visit to Bristol,<br />
pupils were toured around the graffiti<br />
areas and then got a chance to try their<br />
hand at their own Banksy spray paint art<br />
work. The Geography department then<br />
took over for the afternoon and pupils<br />
have completed their fieldwork study<br />
looking at the different areas of Bristol<br />
and conducted their own survey by<br />
interviewing the local people. Dinner out<br />
at Three Brothers Burgers was a delicious<br />
experience and then an hour at the fun fair<br />
was a great way to finish the day.<br />
After striking camp the final day saw<br />
pupils head off to the Mendip Water<br />
Sports Centre where they all had a go at<br />
the 20 obstacle assault course. After a<br />
rather dry start, all teams found the water<br />
obstacles and ended up covered head<br />
to toe in mud. A very varied programme<br />
allowed all pupils to really test themselves<br />
and develop their <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> values -<br />
some fantastic examples were seen over<br />
the 5 days and staff are very proud of all<br />
the pupils for the way they approached<br />
the week and conducted themselves<br />
throughout.<br />
WORKSHOPS<br />
Year 12 pupils attend Careers and<br />
Guidance workshops on Thursday<br />
afternoons, allowing them to start the<br />
process of making decisions about<br />
their next steps after Sixth Form. Pupils<br />
have been creating or updating their<br />
CVs, looking at how they can make<br />
themselves stand out from the crowd<br />
on job and university applications, and<br />
starting their university research. They<br />
have also been particularly interested<br />
in making the most of online lectures<br />
and virtual work experience options<br />
on Springpod, and some have signed<br />
up for additional online courses with<br />
Massive Open Online Course provider<br />
Future Learn, which offers everything<br />
from Norwegian for Beginners to<br />
Atmospheric Chemistry.<br />
CAREERS FAIR<br />
Pupils in Years 9 and above attended a<br />
Careers Fair in Big School where they<br />
were able to meet representatives from<br />
universities in the UK and overseas, and<br />
several other employers. Exhibitors also<br />
gave detailed talks to Sixth Form pupils,<br />
ranging from preparing for interviews<br />
and writing CVs to studying Medicine,<br />
working in construction and property, or<br />
joining the Army.<br />
RECRUITMENT PROCESSES<br />
Year 11 GCSE Business Studies pupils<br />
have been learning about internal and<br />
external recruitment as well as selection<br />
processes. This has included letters<br />
of application, CVs, interviews and<br />
psychometric testing. Pupils role-played<br />
an interview for a National Trust Visitor<br />
Experience Officer, discovering that the<br />
role of interviewer and interviewee are<br />
equally challenging.<br />
PERFORMANCE SPORT<br />
INSIGHTS<br />
The PE Department welcomed OMK<br />
Alun Carter (1981-83) to speak to Years<br />
12 and 13 A Level and BTEC pupils. Alun<br />
is currently a Performance Sport lecturer<br />
at Cardiff Metropolitan University and<br />
was able to give pupils a real insight into<br />
the course and the job opportunities to<br />
which it can lead. It was an informative<br />
session for pupils and staff and made all<br />
the more relevant by the fact that Alun<br />
used to be in Conway House and played<br />
for the school rugby teams in his time at<br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> College.<br />
CAREERS IN MEDICINE<br />
Year 6 pupils were excited to welcome<br />
OMK Lulu Kharas (2010-17) to talk to<br />
them about studying medicine. They<br />
were all fascinated and asked Lulu a lot<br />
of questions.<br />
WOMEN IN INDUSTRY DAY<br />
Women in Industry Day aims to raise<br />
the profile of women in engineering<br />
and focus attention on the career<br />
opportunities available to girls in this<br />
exciting industry. Twelve girls from Years<br />
10-13 spent Thursday 25 November at<br />
Schneider Electric UK, an international<br />
company focused on climate positive<br />
digitalisation in a more sustainable<br />
electric world. They toured the factory,<br />
took part in an engineering challenge,<br />
and spoke to a range of women working<br />
in technical careers.<br />
VISIT TO SCHNEIDER<br />
ELECTRIC<br />
A group of Year 9 pupils visited Schneider<br />
Electric, a Plymouth company which<br />
specialises in Smart Home apps and<br />
appliances. Engineers from Schneider<br />
are mentoring two teams to complete<br />
this year’s National Engineering<br />
Development Trust (EDT) Bronze Award<br />
and competition, in which they are<br />
designing two unique products aimed at<br />
improving sustainability and car security.<br />
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WORK EXPERIENCE<br />
During my work experience with Princess<br />
Yachts, we took two of the yachts for sea<br />
trials to make sure that the boat was ready<br />
to be sold without any faults. With the sea<br />
trials you test equipment to make sure it<br />
is working correctly. We also moved one<br />
of the boats from the sea to the factory,<br />
where we got to work on replacing and<br />
fixing parts. I really enjoyed my experience<br />
at Princess Yachts and feel excited<br />
about the prospect of choosing this as<br />
my career path. It has spurred me into<br />
completing apprenticeship applications<br />
within the engineering sector.<br />
By Niamh Taylor-May, Year 11<br />
On Wednesday 22 June, I visited Spring<br />
Hill Dental Practice for the day for work<br />
experience. Throughout the day, I<br />
observed many dental procedures and<br />
examinations including gum disease<br />
treatment, root canal treatment and<br />
composite building of teeth. I thoroughly<br />
enjoyed expanding some of my biology<br />
and chemistry knowledge to a very basic<br />
level of dentistry. I am extremely grateful<br />
to have been given this opportunity and<br />
it has solidified my decision to apply for<br />
an undergraduate dentistry course and<br />
further specialise in an area of interest<br />
for a postgraduate degree (orthodontics,<br />
endodontics, periodontics etc.). Thank<br />
you to Spring Hill staff for allowing me to<br />
have this fascinating opportunity.<br />
By Laura Dickinson, Year 12<br />
CAREERS FAIR<br />
Pupils in Years 9 and above attended a<br />
Careers Fair in Big School where they<br />
were able to meet representatives from<br />
universities in the UK and overseas, and<br />
several employers including the Army,<br />
St Austell Brewery and Princess Yachts.<br />
Exhibitors also gave detailed talks to<br />
Sixth Form pupils, ranging from university<br />
entry requirements and gaining sports<br />
scholarships abroad, to apprenticeships<br />
in boat construction and hospitality, and<br />
studying in Spain.<br />
NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP<br />
SHOW<br />
A group of pupils from Year 12 and 13<br />
visited the National Apprenticeship<br />
Show in Exeter yesterday, where they<br />
met employers from both the local area<br />
and national companies. They came<br />
away with a wealth of information about<br />
apprenticeships in a variety of sectors<br />
from construction and engineering to<br />
healthcare and hospitality. Many pupils<br />
were particularly interested in the different<br />
pathways that lead to gaining a degree<br />
without building up student debt and all<br />
whilst earning a wage.<br />
MILITARY CAREER TALK<br />
Year 12 pupils attended a presentation<br />
about career pathways and clearing<br />
landmines. Mr Ainsworth gave a very<br />
interesting and informative presentation<br />
about his own career pathway from<br />
university to an Officer in the Royal<br />
Engineers to running SafeLane Global<br />
Ltd, an international business which<br />
clears landmines round the globe. Pupils<br />
gained a real insight into the issues<br />
involved in clearing landmines in difficult<br />
environments as well as useful career<br />
planning advice, being encouraged to<br />
research and come up with solutions<br />
when engaging with employers. In the<br />
words of Mr Ainsworth, ‘It’s often better<br />
to know the answer before asking the<br />
question.’ We are very grateful to Mr<br />
Ainsworth for giving up his time and<br />
expertise<br />
APPLYING TO UNIVERSITIES<br />
OVERSEAS<br />
A group of Year 12 pupils found out<br />
more about IE University in Spain which<br />
is based across two campuses in Madrid<br />
and Segovia. Pupils learnt about their<br />
degree programmes, which are taught<br />
in English, as well as the application<br />
process.<br />
David Hawkins from The University Guys<br />
inspired a group of Year 11 and 12 pupils<br />
to think global with a whistle-stop tour of<br />
opportunities to study around the world.<br />
Once again David provided expert advice<br />
and encouraged pupils to really think<br />
about what is important to them when<br />
planning their futures.<br />
MEDICINE<br />
OMK Charlotte Smith joined Year 12 pupils<br />
considering degrees relating to Medicine,<br />
Health and Social Care. Charlotte was<br />
able to pass on valuable knowledge<br />
from her recent successful application<br />
to study Medicine at Southampton.<br />
Pupils were impressed with the effort<br />
and dedication that Charlotte had<br />
demonstrated to secure her university<br />
place. They learnt about potential pitfalls<br />
in the application process, the challenges<br />
of the UCAT examination, the importance<br />
of meaningful work experience, and also<br />
that perseverance pays off. We would like<br />
to thank Charlotte for giving up her time<br />
to help the group.<br />
ROUTES INTO MEDICINE<br />
Ben Murphy (OMK 2005-12) joined Year<br />
12 pupils considering degrees relating<br />
to Medicine, Health, Biology and Social<br />
Care. Ben was able to pass on valuable<br />
knowledge from his experience as a<br />
medical student and as a junior doctor,<br />
as well doing a different degree in<br />
Human Biology. Pupils were impressed<br />
with his approach to securing a place<br />
to study medicine, as well as his point<br />
of view when it comes to the practice<br />
of medicine. They learnt about what an<br />
average day looks like as a junior doctor<br />
and the tasks undertaken during a shift.<br />
Additionally, Ben spoke about the many<br />
routes you can take to obtain a medical<br />
degree, along with giving pupils some<br />
interview tips to help them prepare for<br />
university interviews in the future.<br />
By Katie Bamborough, Year 12<br />
PERSONAL STATEMENT<br />
WORKSHOP<br />
Year 12 pupils visited the University of<br />
Plymouth on Monday 13 June where they<br />
attended a personal statement workshop<br />
to help them prepare for their university<br />
applications. They also enjoyed a tour of<br />
the campus along with talks on student<br />
finance and student life. The personal<br />
statement workshop along with the<br />
resources available to them on Unifrog<br />
have prepared them to start work on their<br />
own personal statements ready to submit<br />
their UCAS applications on their return to<br />
school in September.<br />
LOAN SHARKS<br />
Year 12 pupils attended a talk from Dave<br />
Monk from the Stop Loan Sharks England<br />
Illegal Money Lending Team. Pupils<br />
learnt about the dangers of illegal money<br />
lenders, how they operate, the effect they<br />
have on borrowers and communities,<br />
current local and national trends, and<br />
what we can do to spot the signs.<br />
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ACADEMICS<br />
LECTURES<br />
HISTORY LECTURE BY<br />
PROFESSOR DORAN<br />
A Level historians attended a virtual<br />
lecture on the Elizabethan Settlement by<br />
Professor Susan Doran of the University<br />
of Oxford. Professor Doran is one of the<br />
world’s most respected Tudor historians,<br />
and her wealth of knowledge combined<br />
with her engaging style of speaking<br />
meant that all in attendance learnt a lot.<br />
The talk was followed by a productive<br />
Q&A session, which provided pupils<br />
with an opportunity to ask the Professor<br />
questions relevant to their A Level course,<br />
such as whether the Settlement reflected<br />
Elizabeth’s personal views and the extent<br />
to which Puritans and Catholics were a<br />
threat to the Elizabethan Church. It was<br />
great to see some non-historians attend<br />
the talk, who undoubtedly would have<br />
learnt a lot too.<br />
HISTORY LECTURES ON THE<br />
EARLY TUDORS<br />
Sixth form historians were able to attend<br />
a further two virtual lectures, focusing<br />
on the reigns of the early Tudors. They<br />
first looked at the relative success of<br />
Henry VII’s foreign policy, an area underresearched<br />
still, and pupils were left with<br />
Dr Jenni Hyde’s message that questions<br />
remain unanswered in Tudor history even<br />
now - an important reminder that history<br />
remains a wholly relevant and evolving<br />
field. Pupils then enjoyed Dr Adam<br />
Morton’s review of Geoffrey Elton’s views<br />
about Thomas Cromwell’s supposed<br />
‘revolution’ in Tudor government during<br />
the reign of Henry VIII. Both lectures<br />
were valuable in providing revision for the<br />
Upper Sixth and an introduction to key<br />
syllabus themes for the Lower Sixth - a<br />
beneficial morning for all.<br />
By Isabelle Davis, Year 13<br />
LECTURE ON INFLUENCING<br />
Our Lower Sixth General Studies pupils<br />
were treated to a fascinating online<br />
lecture on Influencing by OMK Jeremy<br />
Cassell - a business coach, consultant,<br />
trainer, and author of award-winning<br />
business books. Jeremy shared his widely<br />
acclaimed C3 Model of Influencing and<br />
gave practical and easy-to-adopt tactics<br />
on how to influence effectively using<br />
Confidence, Credibility and Connection.<br />
He made it relatable to the audience by<br />
demonstrating how these tactics can be<br />
applied to finesse interview and public<br />
presentation skills, and used interactive<br />
software to engage pupils and canvass<br />
their opinions throughout. The dynamic<br />
and engaging lecture was a perfect<br />
example of influencing an audience to<br />
great effect!<br />
TOM BURY MATHS LECTURE<br />
Tom Bury (OMK 1997-2010) gave a very<br />
interesting talk via video link from his home<br />
in Montreal to Sixth Form and Year 11<br />
mathematicians. After his undergraduate<br />
and masters in Mathematics at<br />
Cambridge, Tom did a PhD at the<br />
University of Waterloo (Canada) in Applied<br />
Mathematics. He is now a postdoctoral<br />
researcher at McGill University where<br />
he is in the Department of Physiology<br />
doing research using Maths and Artificial<br />
Intelligence (AI) to help understand and<br />
predict cardiac arrythmias. During his<br />
lecture, Tom explored the topic of Maths<br />
beyond school and gave pupils a taste of<br />
what it might be like to study Maths at<br />
university, either in its pure form or as an<br />
applied subject.<br />
AUTHOR | RUPERT ATTLEE<br />
We were delighted to welcome author,<br />
Rupert Attlee, to the Prep to talk to pupils<br />
in Years 5-8 about his experiences in<br />
Patagonia which inspired his book, Lost<br />
at the End of the World. It tells the story<br />
of four children, who are shipwrecked<br />
while sailing round Cape Horn. They are<br />
then swept onto the shores of Patagonia,<br />
one of the wildest places on earth. But<br />
they soon find they are not alone…<br />
Rupert’s illustrated talk travels in the<br />
footsteps of the children as they come<br />
face-to-face with extraordinary animals<br />
and landscapes, and tells of a journey<br />
of survival, self-discovery and ultimately<br />
friendship.<br />
BISHOP’S STORTFORD<br />
COLLEGE | FESTIVAL OF<br />
LITERATURE<br />
We accessed a full programme of<br />
exciting and interactive author webinars<br />
as part of the Bishop’s Stortford College<br />
Festival of Literature. Lower Prep pupils<br />
joined author and poet, Alex Wharton,<br />
to hear all about his book Daydreams<br />
and Jelly Beans whilst the Middle Prep<br />
explored Alice and Emily Hawarth-<br />
Booth’s Protest!: How people have<br />
come together to change the world,<br />
creating their own posters on issues<br />
that matter to them in response. Years<br />
5 and 6 thoroughly enjoyed Phil Earle’s<br />
discussion on how he became an author<br />
and his reading of When the Sky Falls,<br />
a book about the Blitz, an angry boy, a<br />
gruff woman and a gorilla! In Pre-Prep,<br />
the children engaged with Catherine<br />
Emmet and David Tazzyman’s book<br />
The Pet. At the other end of the school,<br />
Years 11-13 are accessed global bestselling<br />
writer, Lisa Jewell’s webinar on<br />
The Night She Disappeared, her writing<br />
style and inspiration. The Upper Prep<br />
joined Robert Muchamore, author of<br />
the fantastic Cherub series, A.M Dassu,<br />
author of Boy Everywhere, and BAFTAwinning<br />
producer/presenter and author,<br />
David Olusoga discussed his acclaimed<br />
book: Black and British- A short, essential<br />
history.<br />
ENTREPRENEUR INSPIRES<br />
SIXTH FORM PUPILS<br />
Our Sixth Form Business and<br />
Economics pupils were delighted to<br />
meet entrepreneur, Roger Edwards<br />
(OMK 1981-83), who attended <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> as a Sixth Form pupil on a rugby<br />
bursary. Following a gap year working<br />
as a commercial fisherman, Roger left<br />
university after just three days and went<br />
to work in the world of banking. 20 years<br />
later he decided to go it alone, setting<br />
up his own financial advisory business at<br />
the age of 43, which he then sold after<br />
11 years for over £30 million. Roger<br />
encouraged pupils to take the time to<br />
think deeply about what they really want<br />
to achieve in life, and demonstrated how<br />
his own success is largely attributable to<br />
setting himself ambitious personal and<br />
business goals, which he then achieved<br />
through hard work and determination.<br />
He also urged pupils to push themselves<br />
out of their comfort zones and take on<br />
challenges that will help them grow and<br />
differentiate them from their peers in the<br />
job market.<br />
BEACH GUARDIAN TALK AND<br />
WORKSHOP<br />
Beach Guardian visited the Lower Prep<br />
from Cornwall to talk to pupils about<br />
plastic pollution and how we can reduce,<br />
reuse, and recycle the plastic waste<br />
found on our beaches and in the sea.<br />
A fascinating talk was followed by a<br />
carousel of activities including weaving<br />
fishing nets, looking at plastic under a<br />
microscope, sorting plastic particles and<br />
making environmental posters.<br />
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MUSIC<br />
DRAMA<br />
LAMDA<br />
DESIGN &<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
ART &<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
PERFORMING<br />
& CREATIVE<br />
ARTS<br />
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MUSIC AT<br />
THE PREP<br />
MOUNT KELLY VIRTUAL BAND<br />
GIG - <strong>2021</strong><br />
All the children from Year 3 to Year 8 were<br />
given the opportunity to take part in the<br />
Virtual Band Gig of <strong>2021</strong>; inclusion is at<br />
the very heart of the Music Department’s<br />
ethos. Violins, cellos, flutes, clarinets,<br />
saxophone, acoustic and electric guitars,<br />
ukuleles, vocals, keyboards, pianos,<br />
trumpets, drum-kits, percussion and<br />
even an organ, all featured within the<br />
bands that were created for the event.<br />
Colourful costumes, choreographed<br />
dance routines and imaginative lights and<br />
sound created an experience filled with a<br />
rock ‘n’ roll atmosphere. Teamwork is at<br />
the centre of the band ethos as well as<br />
learning the art of commitment, inclusion<br />
and general musicianship, therefore,<br />
the songs were chosen and adapted<br />
specifically to support the different levels<br />
of ability involved so that even complete<br />
beginners could be included. Hence, our<br />
more experienced musicians were able<br />
to provide peer support to those children<br />
who had never learnt how to play an<br />
instrument before.<br />
Parents were treated to a cinematic<br />
extravaganza of the virtual Band Gig in the<br />
Wortham Hall on Friday 8 October and<br />
featured 17 bands and 120 performers.<br />
Also, a dozen Techies helped behind the<br />
scenes in order to make the event such<br />
a success. The final videos included<br />
interviews of the performers as well as the<br />
performances of each band which were<br />
all recorded in the Summer Term of 2020.<br />
The winning band, The Flying Piranhas,<br />
gave a surprise live performance at the<br />
end of the evening and all the pupils<br />
joined the band on stage for a wonderful<br />
finale including the song One Night Only<br />
by The Struts and the traditional We Will<br />
Rock You by Queen. It was a fantastic<br />
event which was thoroughly enjoyed by<br />
all.<br />
MOUNT KELLY BAND GIG -<br />
LIVE <strong>2022</strong><br />
Over 150 children from the Prep school<br />
performed on Tuesday 28 June in the<br />
<strong>2022</strong> Band Gig. It was a spectacular event<br />
that was in two halves and showcased<br />
20 bands; the largest number yet! All<br />
pupils from Years 3 to 8 were invited<br />
to take part not only as performers but<br />
also as Techies. With over two thirds of<br />
the Prep signed up, there were many<br />
different instruments involved including:<br />
piano, drum kit, ukulele, trumpet, guitar,<br />
double bass, violin, cornet, saxophone,<br />
keyboard and vocals.<br />
Teamwork is at the centre of the band<br />
ethos and so our more experienced<br />
musicians were encouraged to offer peer<br />
support to those children who were less<br />
confident in their musical skills.<br />
Additionally, the songs were chosen<br />
and adapted specifically to support<br />
the different levels of ability involved so<br />
that even complete beginners could be<br />
included. With the event in two halves<br />
there was an opportunity for two bands to<br />
perform a finale this year with the whole<br />
cast joining them on stage for We Will<br />
Rock You by Queen; as is the tradition.<br />
The band ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ which<br />
consists of 6 Year 7 girls were chosen<br />
for the ‘Half-time finale’, while the band<br />
‘Exclamation’, a combination of Year 3<br />
and 5 boys, were the overall winners of<br />
the traditional finale. It was once again<br />
a fantastic event which was thoroughly<br />
enjoyed by all!<br />
PREP CHRISTMAS CONCERT<br />
The evening of Tuesday 13 December<br />
<strong>2022</strong> saw the Wortham Hall packed to<br />
the rafters for the Christmas Concert.<br />
The evening’s entertainment consisted<br />
of the Junior Choir, Senior Choir, Brass<br />
Quartet, String Ensemble, College<br />
Band and 7 Year 8 soloists. The finale<br />
was a superb rendition of Coldplay’s<br />
Viva La Vida by the Senior Choir and<br />
College Band combined, followed with<br />
audience participation for The Twelve<br />
Days of Christmas. A wonderful night’s<br />
entertainment.<br />
YEAR 2 SUMMER CONCERT<br />
Year 2 pupils gave a spectacular Summer<br />
Concert to parents on Monday 13 June<br />
<strong>2022</strong>. There was a wide variety of<br />
individual performances including singing,<br />
piano, violin, and a performance of Seven<br />
Nation Army with five guitarists! The class<br />
also performed on their pBuzzes which<br />
saw the audience joining in with smiles all<br />
around.<br />
VISIT TO TAVISTOCK<br />
FRIENDSHIP GROUP BY YEAR<br />
8 MUSICIANS.<br />
On Wednesday 23 March, 9 wonderful<br />
musicians from Year 8 visited the<br />
members of Tavistock Friendship Group<br />
at The Anchorage Centre in Tavistock for<br />
the annual Spring Lunch. The children<br />
sang, played the piano, flute and ukulele<br />
to the 30-strong audience. The musicians<br />
were warmly greeted and applauded<br />
then handsomely rewarded with a super<br />
lunch, home-made puddings, and<br />
chocolates for their efforts. They were<br />
great ambassadors for both the Prep<br />
Music Department and the School.<br />
YEAR 8 MUSIC COMPOSITION<br />
WORKSHOP<br />
On Monday 24 January, 22 children from<br />
Year 8 took part in a music composition<br />
workshop run by Plymouth University<br />
lecturer Nuria Bonet Filella and PHD<br />
student Kate Ferguson. The first group<br />
activity consisted of compositing using<br />
only 1 note; choice of instruments,<br />
rhythm, tempo, dynamics and duration<br />
were vital for this tricky task. The second<br />
exercise was lyric writing - choosing a<br />
profession and objects in a room them<br />
linking them together produced some<br />
humorous and some quite sinister songs!<br />
There were great performances and<br />
helpful feedback from both pupils and<br />
staff.<br />
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MUSIC AT<br />
THE COLLEGE<br />
CHAMBER CHOIR PERFORM<br />
AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL,<br />
LONDON<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Chamber Choir were the<br />
School Choir of the Year from 2019<br />
till <strong>2021</strong> and part of their prize was to<br />
take part in a fundraising concert for<br />
Barnardo’s in November <strong>2021</strong> at the<br />
Royal Albert Hall. We were fortunate<br />
enough to be sharing the stage with<br />
the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,<br />
conducted by their Artistic Director Ben<br />
Pope as well as over six hundred primary<br />
school children from the London area for<br />
a wonderful programme of film music.<br />
Chamber Choir sang one of their favourite<br />
items: Eatnemen vuelie by Frode Fjellheim<br />
with specially written accompaniment<br />
played by the RPO.<br />
To perform in such an enormous and<br />
iconic venue was the experience of a<br />
lifetime for our young singers and we<br />
were delighted that so many recent<br />
leavers came along to swell the ranks of<br />
the choir.<br />
CHARITY CABARET CONCERT<br />
In what has become a regular fixture of<br />
the concert programme, March saw<br />
the Charity Cabaret Concert with three<br />
stages featuring a professional jazz<br />
quartet led by <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> brass teacher<br />
Sam Massey, pupil singer songwriters<br />
performing their own material and the<br />
College Little Big Band playing jazz<br />
standards and other familiar tunes. The<br />
whole evening was a resounding success<br />
and an substantial donation was made to<br />
the Tavistock Memory Café, the school<br />
charity for <strong>2021</strong>-22.<br />
CHAMBER CHOIR AT<br />
CALSTOCK ARTS CENTRE<br />
The end of the school year for the<br />
Chamber Choir always revolves around<br />
the now traditional concert at Calstock<br />
Arts Centre in the picturesque riverside<br />
twon of Calstock. This breathtaking<br />
venue is a converted chapel which sits<br />
overlooking the river Tamar and behind<br />
the performers is an enormous window<br />
offering amazing views over the river back<br />
to Devon. As well as being a musical<br />
highlight of the year, this event is also an<br />
opportunity to say goodbye to all those<br />
pupils who are leaving the school and the<br />
choir. An emotional occasion, but a joyful<br />
opportunity look back on concerts, tours<br />
and experiences from the last few years.<br />
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FOUNDATION<br />
MUSIC<br />
FOUNDATION SPRING<br />
CONCERT<br />
A superb Spring Concert took place in the<br />
Wortham Hall, featuring performances<br />
from the Junior and Senior Prep Choirs,<br />
College Strings, Year 4 Violins, Prep<br />
Strings and the College Chamber Choir.<br />
The finale saw a Massed Choir take to<br />
the stage to perform African Alleluia to<br />
rapturous applause.<br />
REMEMBRANCE CONCERT<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> was delighted to host<br />
the return of the Annual Community<br />
Remembrance Concert at St Eustachius’<br />
on Saturday 13 November, featuring the<br />
Stannary Brass Band, the Canzonetta<br />
Choir from St Joseph’s School and<br />
the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Chamber Choir. The<br />
programme also included a solo from Ms<br />
Bernadette Bishop-Perrin on the organ<br />
and a moving violin solo from Mrs Nicki<br />
Farris. A retiring collection raised £427 for<br />
the Royal British Legion.<br />
CHORAL SOCIETY<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Choral Society presented<br />
a programme of Christmas music on<br />
Saturday 18 December at 19:30 in St<br />
Eustachius’ Church in Tavistock including<br />
Vivaldi’s exuberant setting of the Gloria,<br />
Christmas music and favourite carols.<br />
The concert featured an orchestra and<br />
soloists Lamorna Wood (Soprano),<br />
Magdalene Au-Yeung (Soprano) and<br />
Emma Bowles (Mezzo-Soprano). and<br />
was conducted by <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Director<br />
of Music, Julian Jensen.<br />
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presents<br />
Tickets £5 / Free to under 18s<br />
Available from Bookstop, Tavistock or<br />
ticketsource.co.uk/mount-kelly-choral-society<br />
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DRAMA AT<br />
THE PREP<br />
PIRATES V MERMAIDS - YEAR 3<br />
On the evening of 12 May, our youngest members of the Prep took their audience on a fantastic musical journey. The Year<br />
3 play, Pirates versus Mermaids, was filled with catchy songs, an adventure-packed script, and was performed with real<br />
enjoyment and talent. Costumes, make-up, sequins and swords brought this comedy to life and the children spoke up<br />
with conviction and sung with gusto.<br />
PIRATES OF THE CURRY BEAN - YEAR 4<br />
Year 4 pupils thrilled their audience with their fantastic production of Pirates of the Curry Bean on stage in the Wortham Hall on 16<br />
June <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
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TREASURE ISLAND - THE RADIO PLAY -<br />
YEAR 5<br />
It was with great excitement that the Year<br />
5s embarked on their first play in Middle<br />
Prep.<br />
Throughout the term, we had been studying<br />
the beautiful book Kensuke’s Kingdom by<br />
Michael Morpurgo. It seemed appropriate<br />
then for the children to perform Treasure<br />
Island.<br />
With enthusiasm and lots of yo ho ho’s we<br />
started rehearsals. Unfortunately though,<br />
there were storms ahead with the new<br />
wave of Covid-19. It was decided that it<br />
would not be appropriate for us to perform<br />
to an audience. After much thought and<br />
discussion it was confirmed that the show<br />
must go on (or the ship should still sail!) but<br />
in a new format for <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> - the radio<br />
play.<br />
The pupils took on the idea with gusto<br />
and had enormous fun working out sound<br />
effects and ensuring their voices clearly<br />
portrayed the characters.<br />
After a number of hours in the ‘sound<br />
booth’ recording, working with the amazing<br />
IT team, overlaying the sound effects<br />
(seagulls, the sea lapping, squawking<br />
parrots to name but a few) Treasure Island<br />
- the radio play set sail.<br />
Mrs Twyman ensured the sea shanties<br />
were sung to the highest standard and<br />
Mrs Buckett took control of costumes for<br />
the background photos whilst the play<br />
was airing. It was the swansong for Mrs.<br />
Wilson who left for warmer Nigerian waters<br />
at Christmas. I will forever remember her<br />
ensuring that every character (even the<br />
parrot) spoke clearly and with ‘expression’<br />
emphasising that “if I close my eyes can I<br />
see the character?”<br />
So much fun was had and the pupils<br />
really did show the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> values of<br />
determination and resilience in the face of<br />
many challenges and they will remain the<br />
first <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> pupils to stage a radio<br />
play! - pioneers every one!<br />
THREE CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A<br />
VERDICT - YEAR 6<br />
Full of comedy, drama and suspense,<br />
the Year 6 play this year was one not<br />
to be missed. We had the wonderful<br />
opportunity to perform this courtroombased<br />
play in the newly refurbished,<br />
historical Tavistock magistrate’s hall.<br />
The acoustics were fantastic and those,<br />
coupled with plenty of hard work in the<br />
build up to the play, meant every child<br />
could be heard perfectly.<br />
Every child was fully invested in their roles,<br />
making a huge effort not only to learn<br />
their lines, but to act them with skill and<br />
conviction. Who would have known that<br />
the audience would end up siding with<br />
Little Red Riding Hood’s tormentor, the<br />
Big Bad Wolf who just wanted to sell his<br />
wares? No one would have guessed that<br />
it wasn’t Jack who killed the Giant on the<br />
beanstalk but rather his work weary wife<br />
who was keen for an insurance pay out.<br />
Finally, poor, vilified Goldilocks managed<br />
to prove herself innocent while we were<br />
shocked to find that Daddy Bear was the<br />
true culprit of his destroyed house.<br />
Each cast member excelled and while<br />
it was ‘just acting’, I certainly would not<br />
like to get on the wrong side of the law in<br />
the future if the convincing displays of the<br />
judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers<br />
are anything to go by. The children even<br />
managed to keep on with the job when<br />
Mr Floyd made a guest appearance in a<br />
wig and apron while filling in for a much<br />
missed absent cast member.<br />
The night of the Year 6 play was a<br />
fantastic evening with a wonderful cast<br />
and a great audience.<br />
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ERNIE’S INCREDIBLE ILLUCINATIONS &<br />
ALICE IN WONDERLAND - YEAR 7<br />
The Lent Term saw the Year 7s<br />
return to the stage to perform in<br />
their English classes, two plays<br />
across two nights. 7SGB and 7PAC<br />
performed Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations<br />
and 7ARL and 7RPM performed a version<br />
of Alice in Wonderland, in rhyme. Pupils<br />
performed and took charge of the lighting<br />
and sound, a real group effort.<br />
ERNIE’S INCREDIBLE<br />
ILLUCINATIONS<br />
Ernie, son of Albert and Ethel, is having<br />
trouble with his imagination and is taken<br />
to the Doctor to see if he can help. There<br />
follows a series of ‘incidents’ involving an<br />
invasion of soldiers in the family home;<br />
Auntie May becoming a heavyweight<br />
boxing champion and a mountain rescue<br />
in the library, along with a dead body in<br />
the reference section.<br />
ALICE IN WONDERLAND<br />
Having initially planned on a comic version<br />
of A Christmas Carol before Christmas,<br />
7ARL felt a fresh choice of play was<br />
needed for a March performance. Along<br />
with 7RPM, it was decided to put on<br />
a version of the much-loved Alice in<br />
Wonderland.<br />
Rehearsal time was very limited, but the<br />
class worked hard in their few sessions to<br />
bring the script to life. Keziah Hutchins as<br />
Alice and Zara Bennett as the Storyteller<br />
both helped lead the cast strongly and<br />
everyone contributed ideas for how to<br />
develop the action on stage.<br />
Particular mention must go to Charlie<br />
Barnaby and Samuel Platts for their work<br />
in creating sound and lighting effects<br />
which really brought the play together,<br />
and, along with Skye Allen’s creative<br />
costume ideas, gave the traditional story<br />
a modern twist. Faris O’Reilly bravely<br />
stood in at the last minute due to illness,<br />
meaning we had a full cast on the night.<br />
Olivia Purnell’s brilliantly bossy Queen<br />
of Hearts and Anara Davenport and<br />
Eadie Fordy’s comical Tweedle Dee<br />
and Tweedle Dum were well matched<br />
by the moon-walking Mad Hatter<br />
(Edward Mathieson) and the cheeky<br />
Knave of Hearts (Gigi Sorensen – also<br />
a very chilled March Hare). With Jack<br />
McMeekin’s anxious White Rabbit, Gus<br />
Dunn’s lugubrious Guard, Jake Whysall’s<br />
adorable Dormouse and Will Thomas’s<br />
nervous Footman, the whole class<br />
engaged fully and pulled together to<br />
create a really enjoyable show.<br />
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THE COMPLETE LIFE AND WORKS OF WILLIAM<br />
SHAKESPEARE… ABRIDGED! - YEAR 8<br />
On Friday 24 June, we were treated<br />
to the premier of The Complete<br />
Life and Works of William<br />
Shakespeare… Abridged by Year 8. With<br />
Shakespeare’s life split into three parts,<br />
each Year 8 class told a part of his story,<br />
with a stand-alone play in each section;<br />
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth.<br />
It was an ambitious task to undertake in<br />
such a short space of time, but the pupils<br />
rose to the challenge superbly and told<br />
the stories with passion, joy and humour.<br />
Every pupil in the year group was involved,<br />
and a special mention must also go to<br />
the lighting and sound designers. There<br />
were so many stand-out moments on<br />
the evening, from Tybalt’s untimely death,<br />
sonnets in French and Ukrainian, bodies<br />
dragged offstage, witches dancing and<br />
enormous tree branches pushed through<br />
the audience to signify Burnham Wood<br />
arriving at Dunsinane. We hope the<br />
memories they created during this project<br />
and when performing together will be<br />
long-lasting; they should be so proud of<br />
all they achieved.<br />
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DRAMA AT<br />
THE COLLEGE<br />
BLUE STOCKINGS<br />
Having been postponed by<br />
Covid-19, the main College<br />
production of the year, Blue<br />
Stockings, was at last brought to the<br />
stage with a very young cast giving a<br />
stellar performance. The play tells the<br />
story of a small group of young women<br />
at Girton College, Cambridge, in 1896,<br />
and their campaign to overturn the<br />
university’s ruling that though they may<br />
study, women may not graduate. Faced<br />
with the institutionalised misogyny of the<br />
university, and the ridicule of their male<br />
peers, their campaign was a central<br />
moment in the campaign for equal rights.<br />
Grace Cazzoli and Will Scruby took the<br />
leads with tremendous assurance and<br />
perfect timing, and were supported by<br />
a similarly talented and committed cast.<br />
Alfred Forer was alarmingly convincing as<br />
the misogynist old professor, whilst Zac<br />
Briggs put in a memorable performance<br />
as an effortlessly entitled and snarlingly<br />
unpleasant young male undergraduate.<br />
Honey-Rose Boulting dominated the<br />
stage as the worldly sophisticate, Holly<br />
Tasker emanated earnest endeavour,<br />
and Samara Chaudhry perfectly<br />
captured the conflicted emotions of the<br />
working-class scholarship girl.<br />
This was the first dramatic production<br />
at the College since lockdown two<br />
years ago, and it was both a pleasure<br />
and privilege to see the stage alive once<br />
more. As a member of the audience was<br />
overheard saying as she left Big School,<br />
“I had no idea how much I’d missed the<br />
school play, until it came back.”.<br />
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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE<br />
The Studio Production Company made history by performing the first Shakespeare play at the newly refurbished Guildhall in<br />
Tavistock. As one of the earliest examples in the country of a purpose-built combined courtroom and police station, it was<br />
the perfect venue for The Merchant of Venice, and the young cast was superb. Alfred Forer characterised Shylock as both<br />
menacing and vulnerable, whilst Grace Cazzoli and Lily Nordmann presented Portia and Nerissa’s words with passion and humour.<br />
Zak Briggs, Harvey Lucas-Chave, Harry Parr Ferris, Adejola Adekoya, Poppy Taylor, Rowena Hill, Eleanora Webber and Ella Tanner,<br />
all rose to the challenge of capturing the essence of Elizabethan attitudes and concerns in their roles, delivering an unforgettable<br />
performance of Shakespeare’s most controversial play.<br />
BTEC PERFORMING ARTS<br />
THE MIND OF A MAN, SUFFERING IN SILENCE<br />
Upper Sixth BTEC Performing Arts pupils produced a moving and intelligent piece of theatre, called The Mind of a Man,<br />
Suffering in Silence. Emerging from research into social media, the pupils studied the effects of depersonalisation and the<br />
disassociation that it can create, and how differentiating between reality and one’s subconscious narrative can be difficult.<br />
Within a moving story of a man who clearly needs to reach out and speak, the pupils expertly juxtaposed the same scenes<br />
on screen and on stage but from differing perspectives, using both naturalistic and abstract methods of communicating to an<br />
audience. The pupils should be very proud of their performances, which together with their design ideas, created an insightful and<br />
interesting piece.<br />
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ELLA TANNER | PRE-PREP PLAY<br />
Ella Tanner performed an exciting piece of Theatre in Education for Prep-Prep, based on the story Mr Gumpy’s Outing, as part<br />
of her BTEC Performing Arts course. Ella’s show was extremely well received by the children, and she should feel very proud<br />
of her performance. In comparison with this piece, Ella had to devise a contrasting piece of theatre. Inspired by a modern play<br />
about the creation of stories, Ella cleverly re-imagined the work into a one-woman show, using recorded voice-over techniques. The<br />
audience of College pupils were moved by the tenderly told journey of the writer struggling to find a beginning, and Ella showcased<br />
her abilities in an exemplary manner.<br />
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GCSE DEVISED THEATRE<br />
Choosing specialisms from sound and costume design to performing, the pupils led a project where they created two<br />
performances inspired from an initial stimulus of an abstract painting. This led to in-depth research into dementia, the<br />
effect of the disease upon memory and identity, and on loved ones and carers. The performances were extremely moving,<br />
illustrating that the pupils had engaged with the subject with maturity and sensitivity.<br />
SCRIPTS INTO PERFORMANCE<br />
Interpreting and performing scripts was the focus for many of our GCSE Drama candidates as they were assessed for their final<br />
performances. The pupils’ choices were impressively varied and ranged from a modern adaption of Aristophanes’ The Birds,<br />
Marlow’s Dr Faustus to Wentworth’s War Brides and Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The assorted characters that were created<br />
took the audience on a roller-coaster of thoughts, questions and emotions and the pupils should be very proud indeed of how they<br />
handled such an assessment together. Particular praise should go to Marlene Fuerstenberg, with us from Germany for two terms,<br />
as despite not being entered for the GCSE, successfully performed as Lady Macbeth in one of Shakespeare’s most challenging<br />
monologues.<br />
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LAMDA<br />
What a year! We were back at<br />
the City of Plymouth Festival<br />
after its cancellation the year<br />
before. It was the 107 th festival and<br />
the 24 th year that pupils from <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> have taken part. Unfortunately,<br />
Covid-19 caused many pupils to have<br />
to pull out, but we still managed to<br />
have 52 take part. The standard, as<br />
normal, was extremely high and all our<br />
pupils held their own.<br />
We had 3 first places: Jessica Hatch,<br />
Tiggy Hutchins and Sophie Varcoe &<br />
Keira Semple, in a duologue poem.<br />
Tiggy was also awarded the The Barrett<br />
Memorial Cup for the most promising<br />
competitor under 12 years of age.<br />
Second places were awarded to<br />
Jemima Aldridge, Filly Hookway, Carlyn<br />
Hatch, Toby Coleridge and Eliza Kumar<br />
& Keira Semple (in a poetry duologue)<br />
Third places were achieved by Robin<br />
Farrington, Flora Mee-Langmead, Bea<br />
Rainsbury, Pippa Hasbrig-Hartley,<br />
India Caldwell, Anneloes Salmon and<br />
Alfie Forer.<br />
I was extremely proud of everyone<br />
that took part and grateful to parents,<br />
friends and family that chauffeured and<br />
chaperoned the pupils.<br />
In December due to Covid-19 numbers<br />
we had to postpone the LAMDA exams<br />
until January, which had a knock-on<br />
effect and meant that for half of the<br />
Lent Term we had exams taking place.<br />
By the end of term, we had caught<br />
up and everyone had taken what they<br />
wanted to. The Summer Term was<br />
somewhat calmer but we still managed<br />
to fit three exam sessions in.<br />
Over the year we managed to take<br />
over three hundred exams, the majority<br />
of which were passed with distinction<br />
and we retained our 100% pass rate of<br />
the last seven years.<br />
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY<br />
AT THE PREP<br />
PERFORMING & CREATIVE ARTS<br />
It has been an exciting year in the Prep<br />
DT studio. This year we have tried to<br />
link our science topics with our DT. To<br />
begin to move towards a STEM (Science,<br />
Technology, Engineering, Maths) based<br />
approach.<br />
All the children from Year 2 to Year<br />
6 have enjoyed time in the studio.<br />
The department has covered food<br />
technology, mechanical engineering,<br />
electrical engineering, resistant materials,<br />
moulding, amongst others traditional<br />
crafts such as woodwork.<br />
The pupils have been taught a number<br />
of new skills such as soldering, using fret<br />
saws and pillar drills. Children in Year<br />
3 and 4 took turns using the vacuum<br />
formers to mould facemasks and<br />
chocolate bar moulds.<br />
The Year 5 children made bug hotels<br />
using recycled materials and linked<br />
to their science topic ‘properties of<br />
materials’ made cool boxes to keep<br />
an ice pole frozen. During the ‘forces’<br />
topic they saved Eggburt from being<br />
scrambled by designing and making a<br />
parachute to soften his landing. The most<br />
popular topic and a nice present for the<br />
house cook was Year 5 made a wooden<br />
trivet to hold a hot dish or pan.<br />
The Year 6 pupils made using recycled<br />
materials animal houses which were<br />
either bug hotels or nest boxes. Using<br />
mechanisms such as pulleys and levers<br />
they made working model fairground<br />
rides – powered by an electric circuit.<br />
Year 7 enjoyed a STEM day or engineering<br />
at the Faraday Challenge. They made<br />
coat hooks from acrylic and studied<br />
plastic waste around the world. Being<br />
challenged to make a (and race) a hover<br />
boat designed to pick up waste plastic<br />
from rivers.<br />
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ART AT THE PREP<br />
Year 3 explored the wonders of<br />
Colour learning how to mix and<br />
create their own colours and<br />
shades as well as how to use a range of<br />
different materials. In the Summer Term<br />
we focussed on the work of sculptor<br />
Anthony Gormley, experimenting with<br />
various sculptural techniques and ways<br />
of describing the human form.<br />
Year 4 started the year looking at artists<br />
and inventors whose discoveries changed<br />
the way artists work. Finding out about<br />
the inventor of the pencil, the discovery<br />
of oil paint and the development of<br />
photography. In the Summer Term they<br />
explored the artistic output of the ancient<br />
Egyptians from portraits and sculptures<br />
to patterns, fabrics and jewellery.<br />
Year 5 began explored the world of Pop<br />
Art, playing with colour and creating<br />
repeat prints. Followed by a textiles<br />
project where they made giant pieces of<br />
fast food in fabric.<br />
Year 6 explored many types of print<br />
making culminating in the production<br />
a three coloured lino print of a range of<br />
Fungi. In the Summer Term the focus was<br />
on Islamic Art. Creating and deciphering<br />
complex repeating patterns and making<br />
a traditional glazed tile.<br />
Year 7 explored the legend of the Green<br />
Man and other myths and legends of<br />
the forest. Making ceramic heads of the<br />
green man to hang in a doorway to ward<br />
off evil spirits.<br />
Year 8 explored the architecture of the<br />
local area, producing a mixed media<br />
piece based on the work of artist John<br />
Piper followed by an independent project<br />
on the theme of Concealment.<br />
Community Projects – to celebrate<br />
the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Year 4<br />
joined with local schools in the Rivers of<br />
Hope Parade. Each pupil made a flag<br />
highlighting their environmental concerns,<br />
after the parade these were displayed<br />
in the church as part of Tavistock’s<br />
celebrations.<br />
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ART & PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
AT THE COLLEGE<br />
On returning to our Art studios<br />
in the Summer of <strong>2021</strong>, it was<br />
obvious to see how much the<br />
pupils had missed the opportunity to<br />
really explore materials and mediums<br />
without the fear of having to take things<br />
home or scale down their ideas.<br />
As an advocate of large-scale installation,<br />
I was thrilled to see A Level Art pupils<br />
plan for the creation of large sci-fi models<br />
and Covid-19 related plaster body<br />
casts. A period in isolation had certainly<br />
manifested a desire to explore art themes<br />
without trepidation.<br />
As a result, we have been able to exhibit<br />
a thought-provoking response to the<br />
pandemic in the form of Johnny Tsang’s<br />
medicine cupboard and faceless figure;<br />
Luca Tsai’s fictional 2-metre-tall space<br />
worm is worthy of a cameo in a Dr Who<br />
episode, while Polly Parr Ferris’s response<br />
to Paula Rego reflected her growing<br />
confidence and a renewed interest in<br />
figurative art.<br />
The A Level Photographers also reached<br />
deep into their creative reservoirs to<br />
produce a range of exciting photographic<br />
portfolios from Contemporary Vanitas to<br />
Monochromatic, emotion-filled imagery.<br />
Mya Azzarpardi’s portfolio grew over<br />
time to capture some incredibly wellexecuted<br />
shots of people, places, and<br />
oranges! Polly Parr Ferris’s images of<br />
family capture those moments best seen<br />
when the audience is not aware of the<br />
camera. Samara Chaudhry explored<br />
her environment and the locations she<br />
visited throughout her A Level years;<br />
with growing compositional skills, she<br />
created some stunning outcomes.<br />
Isobel Gargett’s slow motion water shots<br />
beautifully capture nature at its best.<br />
The GCSE Art pupils (Year 11) returned<br />
with the same agenda. They were all<br />
eager to create a range of imaginative<br />
and unique outcomes to cement their<br />
portfolio work. Ruth Perry’s incredible<br />
tin tower of Babel not only commanded<br />
most of our studio space but also<br />
provided many a start when it collapsed<br />
in the gallery echo chamber. Stepping<br />
outside of the sketchbook comfort zone<br />
seemed to be contagious as others<br />
began to think more imaginatively. We<br />
saw an installation based on Monet’s<br />
waterlilies span the leat outside of the Art<br />
Department care of Giada Dudley-Pun,<br />
and an enormous fuzzy felt board covered<br />
in topical characters like Boris Johnson<br />
and President Zelensky courtesy of Erin<br />
Little.<br />
The completion of our Fairground<br />
‘Covid-19 inspired’ Games offered up the<br />
opportunity for public participation when<br />
it came to the exhibition opening night<br />
with our own Head Master attempting<br />
to kick the ball through the head: a<br />
considered piece by Francisco Assalone<br />
commenting on the connection with<br />
dementia in our footballers. Inside, people<br />
were trying out the hoopla and its loseevery-time<br />
aspect, commenting on the<br />
increase in gambling over the lockdown<br />
period, by Anna Mokhovik. Others threw<br />
balls to knock out teeth in Reenie So’s<br />
fairground game commenting on the<br />
difficulty people were having finding a<br />
dentist.<br />
Other visual delights included Chloe<br />
Bersey’s coloured pencil drawing of<br />
her beloved dog, Daniela Brown’s<br />
incredibly large ink-drawn Rhinoceros,<br />
Mia Crookall’s Day of the Dead<br />
decorated skull, Shannon Byrne’s life<br />
size amalgamation of family x-rays and<br />
anatomical studies, Kate Gray’s emotive<br />
sister triptych, Tony Tang’s self-portrait<br />
collage, Cherry Lau’s painted headless<br />
horseman and Nika Rost’s homage to<br />
her Grandfather, a charcoal drawing<br />
reminiscent of his historic photographs.<br />
Our enthusiastic Year 9 pupils explored<br />
many artists and their artwork from<br />
across the globe. The genre which had<br />
the biggest impact, unsurprisingly, was<br />
Street Art. We looked at the work of Blek<br />
le Rat, Banksy’s inspiration. We discussed<br />
the meaning behind Banksy’s artwork<br />
and the impact it has had on society.<br />
The West Bank Wall, Dismay Land and<br />
other pop-up artwork supporting poor<br />
and rundown communities. We talked<br />
through the wide range of street art one<br />
could see in Bristol and many of Year 9<br />
got to experience spray painting in Bristol<br />
at the Where the Wall Street art spray<br />
sessions on this year’s LOTC. We ended<br />
the Year 9 Art studio experience with a<br />
project celebrating the Queen’s Platinum<br />
jubilee. Each pupil drawing their own<br />
portrait of the Queen and turning this into<br />
a stencil which they then spray painted<br />
onto wood.<br />
Year 10 began their GCSE journey with<br />
a visit to the Eden Project. Fantastic<br />
weather and wonderful surroundings<br />
provided the starting point for an<br />
explorative botanical project: sketching<br />
inside the Mediterranean and Rainforest<br />
Biomes before walking around the site<br />
documenting the indigenous plants<br />
and scenery. Matching the experiences<br />
there with the plants found in the Head<br />
Master’s own garden helped to inform<br />
a large observational drawing study<br />
sheet. This project laid the foundation<br />
for the others that followed: paintings,<br />
sketches, models, clay work, textiles and<br />
installation all taking shape in readiness<br />
to support coursework portfolios. With a<br />
penultimate project sparked by a trip to<br />
London in the Michaelmas Term, pupils<br />
should have a full range of evidence to<br />
submit in the summer of 2023.<br />
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CONTINUED
GIRLS’ HOCKEY<br />
BOYS’ HOCKEY<br />
RUGBY<br />
NETBALL<br />
ATHLETICS<br />
PREP SPORTS<br />
DAY<br />
CRICKET<br />
BOYS’ FOOTBALL<br />
GIRLS’<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
FOOTBALL<br />
TENNIS<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
BTEC<br />
FIVES<br />
CROSS COUNTRY<br />
STEEPLECHASE<br />
SPORT<br />
Official Sports Team group photographs taken by Gillman & Soame<br />
can be purchased by visiting<br />
www.gsimagebank.co.uk/mountkelly<br />
Please use the token login 4x6dcsa<strong>2022</strong><br />
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SPORT<br />
GIRLS’ HOCKEY<br />
U13A HOCKEY TEAM:<br />
CHRISTINA ANGELAKIS<br />
AMALIE CORNELIUS-<br />
MERCER<br />
ANARA DAVENPORT<br />
CAOIMHE DOLBY<br />
ELLENA HESS<br />
KEZIAH HUTCHINS<br />
MAYA JOHNSON<br />
CHARLIE MARSTON<br />
ROSIE PENNINGTON<br />
MATILDA SCRUBY<br />
OLIVIA TRIMBLE (C)<br />
HERMANCE VELLAUD<br />
U15 HOCKEY TEAM:<br />
SOPHIE BENN<br />
ROSIE FORWOOD<br />
DAISY HEAL (C)<br />
LOUISA HESS<br />
ROWENA HILL<br />
AVA HONE<br />
ELIZA KUMAR<br />
MATILDA KURZMAN<br />
CHARLOTTE LEE<br />
OLIVIA MACKENZIE<br />
ESMAY MOORE<br />
LILY NORDMANN<br />
IONA REID<br />
MATILDA RIGGOTT<br />
KIERA SEMPLE<br />
HOLLY TASKER<br />
SOPHIE VARCOE<br />
DILYS WILLIAMS<br />
U13A<br />
The girl’s hockey season started<br />
with a tournament at King’s<br />
School Bruton which always<br />
gives the opportunity to show where our<br />
hockey level is right from the start. With<br />
teams such as Millfield School present<br />
the standard is generally high. The <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> girls acquitted themselves well<br />
with some good initial performances,<br />
however when competing with the likes<br />
of Millfield School the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> team<br />
came under more pressure and this<br />
exposed some of our younger players<br />
more. Olivia Trimble in midfield was<br />
the glue that held all things that we did<br />
together. Hermance Vellaud showed her<br />
goal scoring ability netting several times<br />
in the tournament.<br />
A great deal was learned by the <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> girls from the tournament about<br />
possession and spatial awareness by<br />
holding position on the pitch. Strong<br />
performances against St Peter’s School<br />
Lympstone, Shebbear College, Exeter<br />
Cathedral School, and Exeter School<br />
showed that our girls had made good<br />
progress in all areas by the end of the<br />
term.<br />
In the closer games against Wellington<br />
School, Blundell’s School and King’s<br />
Hall Taunton the girls showed some real<br />
resilience with some super defensive<br />
efforts from Christina Angelakis and shot<br />
stopping from Rose Stanyer in goal.<br />
The team consisted of a larger<br />
proportion of Year 7 pupils this season<br />
and despite perhaps struggling for pace<br />
and strength this year they will be much<br />
better for the experience going into the<br />
new season <strong>2022</strong>-2023.<br />
U15<br />
The girls kickstarted their journey<br />
with a difficult preseason session<br />
which really tested the girls<br />
fortitude and desire to succeed. The day<br />
culminated with a series of challenges<br />
on Dartmoor and apart from a slightly<br />
bruised future right winger, the team<br />
escaped unscathed and ready for the<br />
challenges ahead.<br />
The U15 girls first target was Wellington<br />
School. Despite a lot of build up towards<br />
the game, the girls were able to secure<br />
their first win of the season.<br />
The next opposition came in the form<br />
of Shebbear College. The domino effect<br />
continued and another victory was<br />
secured. However, the girls recognised<br />
that these last two games were just<br />
preparation for the next match against<br />
Taunton School, who would really provide<br />
a sterner contest.<br />
Despite controlling the majority of the<br />
first half of the game, the girls found<br />
themselves trailing at the half time whistle.<br />
There must have been something in those<br />
orange slices because they returned<br />
to the pitch a different side. Daisy Heal<br />
showed her immense potential, making<br />
dynamic breaks across the field. The<br />
team’s metronomic presences of Ava<br />
Hone and Matilda Kurzman kicked in as<br />
they took control of the tempo. Rowena<br />
Hill and Iona Reid made darting runs from<br />
deep, which the energetic Sophie Varcoe<br />
was able to latch onto. All that was needed<br />
now was a goal threat and Lily Nordmann<br />
stepped into that role, becoming the<br />
team’s resident sharpshooter. The team<br />
flipped the switch and the score finished<br />
3-2. Taunton School were added to the<br />
list.<br />
The team continued their fine form<br />
throughout the rest of the season.<br />
Perhaps the climatic highlight being<br />
the 7-0 defeat of Exeter School, who<br />
are known to be a hockey power in the<br />
region. A performance that was governed<br />
by a sensational performance by Esmay<br />
Moore.<br />
It is evident this group has an incredible<br />
bond, they care for one another and most<br />
importantly push each other to progress.<br />
It is safe to say that this group has a very<br />
bright future and for now remain flawless.<br />
SPORT<br />
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FIRST XI HOCKEY TEAM:<br />
CLARA BOWLES<br />
EMMA BOWLES<br />
JAMIE BULBRING (C)<br />
ISABELLE DAVIS<br />
CHARLOTTE DAVIS<br />
LEAH DIVALL<br />
EMILY FORWOOD<br />
DAISY HEAL<br />
ANNABELLE HESS<br />
MATILDA KURZMAN<br />
ALEXANDRA LEY<br />
FFION LOVE<br />
VELVET PROWSE<br />
IONA REID<br />
PERSEPHONE SPARROW<br />
CHLOE STAIRS<br />
ELLA TANNER<br />
NIAMH TAYLOR-MAY<br />
JEMIMA VEREKER<br />
LAMORNA WOOD<br />
1ST XI<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> girls’ hockey has<br />
continued to grow and flourish<br />
over the last few years and<br />
<strong>2021</strong> has been no different. After a<br />
previously disjointed season the year<br />
before, the girls were more keen than<br />
ever to deliver what could be a very<br />
successful season of hockey.<br />
It all started on the first weekend of term<br />
where all age groups from U13 through<br />
to 1st XI took part in a pre season<br />
training event. The 1st XI programme<br />
included a fixture against the OMK XI<br />
as well as an afternoon of laser tag fun!<br />
Team blue won on the day, much to the<br />
disappointment of Mr Honey!<br />
The first block of the term started with<br />
a tough encounter against Wellington<br />
School. The 1st XI started the brighter<br />
of the two sides, scoring two early goals<br />
through captain Jamie Bulbring and Year<br />
10 graduate, Daisy Heal. Two further<br />
goals gave the girls a 4-0 lead at half<br />
time but some lapses in concentration<br />
allowed Wellington back into the game.<br />
5-3 the final score for the afternoon.<br />
Further impressive performances came<br />
against Shebbear College with a 9-1 win;<br />
Maynard’s School in a mid-week victory;<br />
3-2 the final score and West Buckland<br />
where the girls saw out the first half of<br />
term with a 6-0 victory. This capped off<br />
an impressive first half of term for the<br />
girls which saw many players stepping<br />
up to the higher standard of senior<br />
hockey. Notable performances across<br />
the first half of the term were seen from<br />
Clara Bowles, Matilda Kurzman and<br />
Daisy Heal. All playing their first season<br />
of senior hockey.<br />
Other highlights from the term came<br />
from the U18 squad which reached the<br />
West Finals for the first time. After a close<br />
County round where the girls narrowly<br />
lost against Exeter School, in the final<br />
play of the game and beat Colyton<br />
Grammar School 1-0 to progress<br />
through as runners up. The West Finals<br />
were a tough encounter against schools<br />
much bigger than us but two draws and<br />
one loss meant <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> bowed out<br />
of the group stages after only conceding<br />
1 goal the whole tournament. Eyes will<br />
be firmly on the U16 squad next year for<br />
the counties who only just missed out<br />
after being a predominately U15 side<br />
this year.<br />
The end of term was hampered by<br />
disruption caused by Covid-19 but the<br />
final week saw the girls have their final<br />
run out of the term against a strong Staff<br />
XI. The game started well for the staff<br />
with Mr Benwell scoring two early goals<br />
to unsettle the girls. The 1st XI came<br />
back in the second half with great spirit<br />
coming from behind twice to draw the<br />
match 3-3. A fitting end to a competitive<br />
term’s worth of hockey for our senior<br />
girls with much to be proud of.<br />
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BOYS’ HOCKEY<br />
U13 BOYS’ HOCKEY TEAM:<br />
FINN ADAMS<br />
OLIVER BECKLY<br />
JAMES BERRY<br />
JACOB BRATT<br />
SAUL CALDWELL<br />
BARNABY FISHER<br />
CHARLIE GOODFELLOW<br />
HARRY PRETTEJOHN<br />
MAX RAINSBURY<br />
HARRY WITCHER<br />
U15A BOYS’ HOCKEY<br />
TEAM:<br />
JOSHUA BRATT<br />
ZAK BRIGGS<br />
SAMUEL BURNS<br />
BAILEE DEIGNAN<br />
RYELEE DEIGNAN<br />
FREDERIC DURUP<br />
KEIR FRANCIS<br />
BARTHOLOMEW GRAINGER<br />
LEWIE HARRISON<br />
GEORGE RICKARD<br />
EDWARD SORENSON<br />
RORY SUMMERS<br />
NOAH TAYLOR (C)<br />
1ST XI BOYS’ HOCKEY<br />
TEAM:<br />
BENJAMIN ALLSOP<br />
ANTON BATTIANY<br />
THOMAS BIRCHELL<br />
FREDDY BOTT<br />
CALEB BREWER<br />
JACK BRIJNATH<br />
SAMUEL BURNS<br />
BARTHOLOMEW GRAINGER<br />
WILLIAM HUTTON (C)<br />
THOMAS LAWRENCE<br />
LUKE MAXA<br />
JOSEPH RIZK<br />
RORY SUMMERS<br />
MIKEY WILTSHIRE<br />
CHRISTOPHER WOOLEY<br />
U13<br />
The hockey season promised to<br />
be a very successful one, with<br />
a team that had shown great<br />
promise over the years. It started in fine<br />
fashion with wins against St Peter’s and<br />
Exeter Cathedral. Exeter were a stiffer<br />
opposition, but we held out for a rare<br />
0-0 draw, with some excellent defending<br />
from both sides and outstanding work<br />
from Harry Prettejohn in goal.<br />
At the IAPS competition, we didn’t<br />
show the best version of ourselves and<br />
were slightly overawed by the occasion,<br />
resulting in some frustrating losses mixed<br />
in with some good wins. Back into<br />
normal matches, the boys really began to<br />
find their flow and wins against Queen’s<br />
College and Wellington followed,<br />
alongside an excellent showing in the<br />
Devon Cup which saw us qualify for the<br />
Regionals at Millfield. A tough loss to an<br />
excellent King’s Hall side was possibly<br />
one of the best displays of the season,<br />
only to be surpassed by an amazing<br />
victory over an unbeaten Blundell’s side<br />
the following week. The game ended<br />
5-4 and the boys all showed outstanding<br />
resilience and determination, this<br />
personified by the captain James Berry<br />
who did not stop for the whole match.<br />
The Regionals proved to be a great<br />
experience and one that the boys will<br />
have taken a lot from and they should<br />
be proud for reaching this level, but be<br />
determined to improve on this next time<br />
they face this opportunity.<br />
The season was enjoyable and the<br />
improvement made by the team,<br />
outstanding.<br />
Played – 7; Won – 5; Drew – 1; Lost - 1<br />
U15A<br />
The under 15’s have made great<br />
progress this year and their results<br />
don’t necessarily truly reflect their<br />
potential as a side. Their first opposition<br />
came in the form of Exeter School, they<br />
were narrowly defeated 2.1. Although<br />
Bailey Deignan’s most impressive goal<br />
showcased his ever clinical threat, the<br />
team couldn’t quite reach for the second<br />
or winning goal, despite being the<br />
controlling force for the majority of the<br />
game.<br />
Over the course of the next few weeks,<br />
the under 15As ground out some hard<br />
and intensive sessions and emerged<br />
transformed for it. Their next opposition<br />
would come in the form of Wellington<br />
School. Once again, these young men<br />
would dictate the lions share of the play<br />
but now they had learned their lesson<br />
and were unwilling to let a combative<br />
Wellington side overthrow them. The<br />
group held on for a fantastic 2-1 win.<br />
Bartholomew Grainger proving to<br />
be a thorn in the Wellington defence<br />
throughout. The backline held firm with<br />
a newly formed partnership of Rory<br />
Summer and Elliot Pocknell. These two<br />
gave the side a new robust spine that<br />
allowed Joshua Bratt to distribute from<br />
deep and for Lewie Harrison and Sam<br />
Burns to generate attacking momentum<br />
with their cutting and Incisive runs.<br />
Signs of promise were evident during<br />
two defeats to both West Buckland and<br />
Blundell’s. In both scenarios these young<br />
men took on two very accomplished<br />
sides with a depleted depth, nonetheless<br />
they showed defensive resolve and<br />
their corner routine looked to be ever<br />
improving.<br />
In the final match of the season, they gave<br />
a true account of their capabilities. Noah<br />
Taylor had by now well and truly settled<br />
into his captaincy and with returning<br />
talents of Tom Lawrence added to the<br />
side the team looked ready to stamp<br />
their authority on the challenge at hand.<br />
The team played the game at an electric<br />
pass, they probed down all sections<br />
of the pitch and were relentless in their<br />
defensive press. Their short corner well<br />
rehearsed and effective. The scoreline of<br />
8-0 clearly portrayed their authority and<br />
progression.<br />
It is clear to see that the future of <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> hockey is bright, but they must<br />
remain diligent and decided to reach the<br />
heights that are within their reach.<br />
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1ST XI<br />
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After a two year spell of no hockey<br />
for the boys 1st XI it was due to<br />
be a year of rebuilding and forging<br />
new relationships on and off the field. The<br />
season started with a tough encounter<br />
against Exeter School away from home.<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> started brightly with some<br />
promising counter attacks, Benjamin<br />
Allsop coming closest with a vicious<br />
strike off his back hand. Exeter were soon<br />
to capitalise on the newly forged <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> back line and hit back with a couple<br />
of well work goals. The 1st XI, knowing<br />
they had dangerous options from short<br />
corners failed to make the most of their<br />
chances and could not get a clean trap<br />
at the top of the circle. If not for some<br />
fine saves from senior debutant Thomas<br />
Lawrence in goal the margins could have<br />
been much worse, 4-1 to Exeter the final<br />
score.<br />
A competitive and closely fought battle<br />
for the 1st XI against the OMK XI followed<br />
the following week. Freddy Bott the pick<br />
of the bunch for the current 1st XI as he<br />
came up against his older brother and<br />
former senior player George Bott. Luke<br />
Maxa continued his impressive start to the<br />
season with another dominant display in<br />
the midfield where he continued to make<br />
a nuisance of himself. After the OMKs<br />
went up by 3 goals the current 1st XI did<br />
very well to come back and make a game<br />
of it. Benjamin Allsop and Bartholomew<br />
Grainger scoring the goals.<br />
A further two defeats against Exeter<br />
School and Wellington School highlighted<br />
the work that needed to be done and the<br />
changes in mentality that had to be made.<br />
Their next match against West Buckland<br />
School which was a Friday night match<br />
under lights was the best performance<br />
of the season so far. The boys controlled<br />
the tempo of the game much better and<br />
were improved in their decision making<br />
in the final third. A tap in chance for<br />
Thomas Birchell could not be finished<br />
and a calamitous error from captain<br />
William Hutton provided the visitors with<br />
a free strike from the top of the circle. This<br />
ended up being the deciding factor in a<br />
vastly improved performance.<br />
The boys final match of the season<br />
was against Downside School. After<br />
a nervy opening spell captain William<br />
Hutton steadied the ship with a powerful<br />
penalty corner into the bottom corner.<br />
Downside continued to look dangerous<br />
on the break and capitalised with a quick<br />
counter attack. This did not set the 1st XI<br />
back and the boys continued to press for<br />
a winner. William Hutton again fired in a<br />
dangerous drag flick into the top corner<br />
followed by a tap in off the pads for<br />
Benjamin Allsop. This provided the boys<br />
with an important 3-1 victory to finish off<br />
their season.<br />
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RUGBY<br />
U13A RUGBY TEAM:<br />
FINN ADAMS<br />
BENJAMIN ANDERSON<br />
OLIVER BECKLY<br />
JAMES BERRY<br />
JONAH BRIDLE<br />
SAUL CALDWELL<br />
BRADLEY DIVALL<br />
BARNABY FISHER<br />
CAMERON GEE<br />
RAPHAEL JELLEY<br />
ARCHIE PENNINGTON<br />
HARRY PRETTEJOHN<br />
CODY RICE<br />
WILLIAM THOMAS (C)<br />
U13<br />
U14<br />
A<br />
disjointed season with cancellation fixtures and squad members coming and going due to illness made it hard to adjust the<br />
team to a style of play that allowed them to shine. Having said this there were some close games and a couple of wins that<br />
showed determination and skill on the field. The most notable win was against Queen’s Taunton in which the ebb and flow<br />
of the game meant that at points it looked like we would run away with it and at other times the opposition were in ascendency.<br />
The scoring started with George Rickard getting the ball on the wing and using all of his pent-up energy of having isolated for the<br />
past two weeks went over for a great try. They came back with some lose tackling by us and we then proceeded to enter the red<br />
zone only to be penalised and find ourselves back in our own twenty-two. It looked like it was heading for a draw when after some<br />
strong scrummaging, mauling and carries by the captain Joshua Bratt, Elliott Pocknell decided to cross field kick to our scrum half<br />
Ben Whysall who allowed the ball to bounce caught it and tapped down to win the game before any despairing defence could<br />
reach him. A moment of brilliance after some strong work to gain field position ended with an excellent away win and certainly was<br />
the highlight of the season.<br />
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U14 RUGBY TEAM:U14<br />
JOSHUA BRATT (C),<br />
ADEJOLA ADEKOYA,<br />
ZAK BRIGGS, LEWIS<br />
CRITCHLEY, BAILEE<br />
DEIGNAN, RYELEE<br />
DEIGNAN, WILLIAM<br />
DURUP, ALFRED FORER<br />
KEIR FRANCIS, ROMAN<br />
MOKHOVIK, JAGO<br />
NICHOLAS, ELLIOTT<br />
POCKNELL, FRASIER<br />
ROBERTSON, GEORGE<br />
RICKARD, BENJAMIN<br />
WHYSALL<br />
U15 RUGBY TEAM:<br />
LOGAN ASHALL,<br />
THEODORE AYLING (C),<br />
ISAAC BRUNDELL, ROWAN<br />
CALDWELL, FREDERIC<br />
DURUP, BARTHOLOMEW<br />
GRAINGER (C), LEWIE<br />
HARRISON, CHARLIE<br />
HODGES, THOMAS<br />
LAWRENCE, HARVEY<br />
LUCAS-CHAVE, THOMAS<br />
PARROTT, FRANCIS<br />
PARTRIDGE, EDWARD<br />
SORENSEN, RORY<br />
SUMMERS, NOAH TAYLOR,<br />
JOHN WARREN<br />
This season was one of the most<br />
exciting we had enjoyed for many<br />
years, after so much had been lost<br />
over the past couple of years, it was great<br />
to welcome back competitive matches<br />
with a more than competitive <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
U13 side.<br />
The season started with wins against<br />
West Buckland and Exeter, whilst a very<br />
powerful and fast St Peter’s side resulted in<br />
a well fought out draw. The skill of the side<br />
was noticeable, but they were still fragile in<br />
defence after so long away from contact<br />
rugby. However, a fantastic win against a<br />
strong Wellington team, saw the boys really<br />
start to enjoy the physical side of the game,<br />
even though Charlie Goodfellow suffered a<br />
broken collar bone in the process, he was<br />
going to be a big miss for the rest of the<br />
season.<br />
Following a comfortable win against<br />
Plymouth College, the boys travelled to<br />
Millfield for a triangular with the hosts and<br />
Beechen Cliff. A win against Beechen Cliff<br />
was then followed by a lesson in how to<br />
play rugby at the next level. With ball in<br />
hand we looked dangerous, but every time<br />
we lost the ball Millfield would score. Many<br />
lessons were learnt and the experience<br />
was certainly positive, as West Buckland<br />
found out the following Saturday, where the<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> side played the near on perfect<br />
game, coming home very comfortable<br />
winners.<br />
After half term saw more disruptions<br />
to the schedule and we only managed<br />
to squeeze in two more fixtures which<br />
resulted in comfortable wins. The season<br />
was thoroughly enjoyable and special<br />
mention must go to Will Thomas for his<br />
excellent leadership, providing a strong<br />
team culture and excellent work ethic<br />
amongst his peers.<br />
Played - 10<br />
Won - 7<br />
Drew - 2<br />
Lost - 1<br />
U15<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> under 15 rugby team experienced<br />
remarkable levels of success in <strong>2021</strong> winning 9 of<br />
their 12 games. With a strong core group of players<br />
making up the spine of the team there was much excitement<br />
and expectation going into the season.<br />
The rugby season started with a tough away triangular at<br />
West Buckland where we played both West Buckland School<br />
and Exeter School beating. The following weekend of fixtures<br />
was again a triangular round robin at home vs a strong Truro<br />
School and Wellington School. With some strong individual<br />
performances <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> managed to win both these<br />
encounters.<br />
The much-anticipated school trip to bath followed where the<br />
First XV and U25 rugby team headed up to Bath for the evening<br />
before playing against Kingswood School. The pupils spent the<br />
morning walking around enjoying all the stunning sights the city<br />
has to offer. The match vs Kingswood then followed. After a<br />
strong start from Kingswood School the encounter seemed<br />
to be over but with a lot of determination and grit <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
managed to pull three quick tries back igniting the contest once<br />
more. The game ended with Kingswood winning 50-17. The<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> pupils played some of their best rugby as a team<br />
during this game and I was very pleased with their efforts.<br />
Further notable performances across the course of the first term<br />
came against Stover School. This was a fast-paced game with<br />
both teams happy to move the ball in attack early on. After an<br />
equally matched first half <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> managed to pull away in<br />
the second half ending the match 42-27 winners.<br />
The highlight of the season was definitely the flood lit fixture<br />
vs Tavistock Rugby Club. With this being a local derby, which<br />
does not take place all that often-bragging rights were up for<br />
grabs. For many of our boys this was the first time they had<br />
played under lights. After an intense first 15 minutes with both<br />
teams throwing everything at each other <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> managed<br />
to break the deadlock and went 7-0 up. This was followed<br />
by an excellent individual try by Rory Summers. The game<br />
ended 24-0 to <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> and mention must go to Theodore<br />
Ayling and Bartholomew Grainger who co captained the team<br />
superbly that evening and to Joshua Bratt, Elliot Pocknell, Kier<br />
Francis and George Rickard who stepped up from U14 to put<br />
in stellar performances.<br />
Further success followed for this group with eight of them going<br />
on to represent West Devon at regional level. Well done!<br />
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1ST XV RUGBY TEAM:<br />
ADEOLU ADEKOYA<br />
OLIVER AYLING<br />
FELIPE BENTO<br />
JACK BRADSHAW<br />
THOMAS COCKCROFT<br />
CHARLIE DOOLAN<br />
THOMAS HAMPDEN-SMITH<br />
WILLIAM HUTTON<br />
MICHAEL JENSEN<br />
JACOB KOPPARAMBIL<br />
LUKE MAXA<br />
RONNIE MURDOCH<br />
MAX MURRAY<br />
DANIYAR POMEROY<br />
JOSEPH RIZK<br />
ANTONIO SUAREZ<br />
LUCA TSAI<br />
CHARLES WARREN (C)<br />
JOSEPH WHEELDON<br />
MIKEY WILTSHIRE<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> 1st XV began their<br />
season in early September<br />
with a two day preseason<br />
camp. The Friday session consisted<br />
of the senior leadership group<br />
presenting the expectations and core<br />
values of <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Rugby and goal<br />
setting. Followed by an early Saturday<br />
morning session consisting of skill,<br />
technical and tactical sessions. The<br />
squad ventured to the town centre to<br />
help local volunteers ‘Tidy Tavi’ as a<br />
reminder of service to the community.<br />
The afternoon was a team building<br />
activity in Plymouth escape rooms.<br />
The first fixture of the season was<br />
a triangular at Exeter College.<br />
Considering this was the team’s first<br />
game post Covid-19 restrictions, a<br />
strong defensive effort was made by<br />
FIRST XV<br />
all. We kicked off our first game with a win<br />
against Exeter College 5-0, and a close<br />
shave loss against West Buckland 8-10.<br />
The second Triangular was against Truro<br />
School and Wellington College – both<br />
thrilling games, in which we won both<br />
respectively, 5-3 and 7-0.<br />
A mini tour with the seniors and U15s<br />
meant we travelled to Kingswood School<br />
where we played an outstanding game of<br />
rugby, and with 40 minutes of the second<br />
half to go, we were down 17 points to 7.<br />
Joseph Risk corrected this gap with an<br />
incredible 80 metre runaway try to put us<br />
well back into the game. A final score of 23<br />
– 17 to us meant celebrations all around.<br />
This tour also timed in nicely with a visit to<br />
Kingsholm Stadium to watch Gloucester vs<br />
Leicester Tigers.<br />
Milton Abbey was the next away fixture,<br />
in very picturesque surroundings and yet<br />
another thrilling win with 61 points on the<br />
board for <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> 1XV against a very<br />
young Milton Abbey side.<br />
A midweek fixture was next, as we headed<br />
down the A30 to sunny Cornwall for round<br />
two, of the National Vase. Our hosts, Truro<br />
School looked after us well, but alas this<br />
was not meant to be for <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>. We<br />
lost narrowly in injury time with a lastminute<br />
penalty, 18-21. Needless to say,<br />
the journey back was very sombre.<br />
West Buckland then visited us, arriving<br />
with a big and determined side. <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> 1XV came through and the pick of the<br />
tries came from a quick tap penalty and<br />
a smoking 60m run from Tyler Hunt. We<br />
registered the win 17-5.<br />
We were on the road again, with a visit<br />
to Rendcomb College where the 1XV<br />
travelled to Cirencester to play in the annual<br />
rugby festival. <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> took home the<br />
Jonny Wilkinson Cup for the 3rd time, and<br />
surviving the tournament conceding 1 try.<br />
A hugely proud moment for the players and<br />
for <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>.<br />
An U17s squad were selected to play<br />
against Queen’s College Taunton in which<br />
we won 44-20. The team was captained<br />
by Oliver Ayling. Unfortunately, Queen’s<br />
College suffered a number of injuries in<br />
this match and we would like to thank<br />
Adeolu Adekoya and Thomas Cockcroft<br />
for offering to fill in so that the fixture could<br />
continue.<br />
We played a young Devonport High School<br />
team on a beautiful autumnal Wednesday<br />
afternoon. A first team debut for Year 11<br />
Jack Bradshaw in the back row where<br />
he tackled furiously throughout the 80<br />
minutes. Some strong running from<br />
Michael Jenson, superb control from Mikey<br />
Wiltshire and Jack Brijnath. Barnaby Reid<br />
scored a hat trick with 3 very impressive<br />
tries. The match ended with a victory for<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> team 44-0.<br />
In January, saw us host the first rugby<br />
tournament ‘rugby under the lights’, where<br />
Tavistock RFC were invited to the College<br />
for an all age group fun competition. Local<br />
food and drink stalls were placed around<br />
the field, and a wonderfully successful<br />
event was had, with a new collaboration<br />
and link to continue between the School<br />
and the community of Tavistock. The last<br />
match of the season was the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
lights festival, a great community event<br />
which had all the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> rugby teams<br />
play on big school. The 1st team played<br />
against a strong Devonport Service Colts<br />
team. We struggled to play in the right<br />
areas in this match which led to a narrow<br />
12-15 loss.<br />
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SENIOR SEVENS<br />
SENIOR SEVENS TEAM:<br />
OLIVER AYLING<br />
THOMAS BIRCHELL<br />
BEN CALLARD<br />
CHARLIE DOOLAN<br />
WILLIAM HUTTON<br />
MICHAEL JENSEN<br />
LUKE MAXA<br />
JOSEPH RIZK<br />
ANTONIO SUAREZ<br />
LUCA TSAI<br />
CHARLES WARREN (C)<br />
JOSEPH WHEELDON<br />
MIKEY WILTSHIRE<br />
The Sevens rugby season started with<br />
the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> 10s and host to schools<br />
from Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and<br />
Wales. <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> topped Group 1 with<br />
3 wins from 4, however it was not to be for<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> as we lost in a close final against<br />
Millfield School.<br />
Then it was over to Queen’s Taunton School<br />
for a Sevens tournament, but with many<br />
schools pulling out at this point, a round robin<br />
was decided, and <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Sevens went<br />
through undefeated. Charlie Doolan was the<br />
stand out player in this tournament.<br />
Finally, our season ended with yet another<br />
trip away, this time London, for the Roslyn<br />
Park Sevens. This was a huge event, and the<br />
1st national tournament in three years. The<br />
team started strong with a 29-5 win against<br />
Portsmouth Grammar. We then moved on<br />
with a very close loss against King Edward VI<br />
School where they scored a late try to steal<br />
the win. Final game in the pool saw us lose<br />
against a well polished Norwich School 10<br />
points to 33.<br />
Several of our players trialled for Devon U18s<br />
with Antonio Suarez and Charlie Doolan<br />
gaining selection, and Suarez making the<br />
captaincy.<br />
In addition, Charles Warren and Antonio<br />
Suarez also made selection for Lambs rugby.<br />
Where Charles Warren was named vice<br />
captain of the side.<br />
The leadership group consisted of Charles<br />
Warren, Charlie Doolan, Antonio Suarez<br />
and Joseph Wheeldon, and they must<br />
be applauded for their immense efforts<br />
in upholding the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> values, and<br />
working hard as role models not only amongst<br />
their peers, but to the younger and aspiring<br />
age groups.<br />
Many thanks to the coaches, and assistants<br />
for their unwavering support throughout<br />
the season. To the parents and carers of<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> 1XV thankyou, for turning up in<br />
all weather to support the boys. It has been<br />
heart-warming to have you on the side-lines<br />
cheering the team on. Special mention to the<br />
groundsmen for keeping our pitch gleaming<br />
every game day, and to the catering team for<br />
providing such delightful teas and welcoming<br />
faces at the end of every game.<br />
NETBALL<br />
U13A NETBALL TEAM:<br />
CHRISTINA ANGELAKIS<br />
AMALIE CORNELIUS-<br />
MERCER<br />
ANARA DAVENPORT<br />
OLIVIA DIVALL<br />
ANNA HUDDY<br />
KEZIAH HUTCHINS<br />
MAYA JOHNSON<br />
CHARLIE MARSTON<br />
ROSIE PENNINGTON<br />
OLIVIA TRIMBLE<br />
HERMANCE VELLAUD<br />
U14 NETBALL TEAM:<br />
SOPHIE BENN<br />
GRACE CAZZOLI<br />
CHARLOTTE LEE<br />
LILY NORDMANN<br />
DANIELA PALACIO<br />
FERNANDEZ<br />
MAYA POKOTYLO<br />
FREYA SARKAR<br />
POPPY TAYLOR<br />
ANNA WILKINSON<br />
DILYS WILLIAMS<br />
KELLY WYNNE-JONES<br />
U13A<br />
The U13As at the Prep made a very<br />
strong start to the season of <strong>2021</strong>/22<br />
with three wins in a row verses<br />
St Peter’s, Exeter Cathedral School and<br />
Queen’s Taunton. The match with Queen’s<br />
Taunton proved to be a highlight of the<br />
season as the team played some fantastic<br />
netball and came away with a well-deserved,<br />
convincing win of 10-1.<br />
The U13s suffered a few losses during the<br />
middle part of the season including a very<br />
close away match against Truro Prep coming<br />
away with a 7-9 loss, however that wasn’t to<br />
be their last match with Truro. They played<br />
the same team again at home towards the<br />
end of the season and fought hard to come<br />
away with a draw, nothing separating the<br />
two teams in terms of possession and skill,<br />
demonstrating their determination and team<br />
spirit. The U13 players really gelled as a team<br />
over the season and it was great to see some<br />
of our Year 7 pupils playing up with the U13s<br />
showing some great potential for the future.<br />
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U14<br />
The U14s were the team who by far developed the most, these girls started the<br />
season with only 5-6 willing players and ended with 11-12 eager netballers.<br />
These girls lost all games until the last match of the season where they had their<br />
time to shine against a strong Shebbear squad. The girls played as a team, motivated<br />
each other, and developed each quarter to get their first win of the season. These girls<br />
are moving into the U15s next year and they are keen to stay as a team and build on<br />
their foundations from this season.<br />
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U15 NETBALL TEAM:<br />
U15<br />
1ST VII<br />
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KIKA EBIE<br />
DAISY HEAL<br />
LOUISA HESS<br />
AVA HONE (C)<br />
MATILDA KURZMAN<br />
ESMAY MOORE<br />
IONA REID<br />
MATILDA RIGGOTT<br />
KIERA SEMPLE<br />
2ND VII NETBALL TEAM:<br />
SAHIBA BEDI<br />
CLARA BOWLES<br />
CHARLOTTE DAVIS<br />
HEIDI DENYER<br />
ANNABELLE HESS<br />
SHAMISO MATONHODZE<br />
RUTH PERRY<br />
SIENNA SCHREINER<br />
1ST VII NETBALL TEAM:<br />
CLARA BOWLES<br />
CHARLOTTE DAVIS<br />
ISABELLE DAVIS (C)<br />
LEA DIVALL<br />
ISOBELLA GARGETT<br />
PERSEPHONE SPARROW<br />
ELLA TANNER<br />
ARWEN THOMAS<br />
JEMIMA VEREKER<br />
LAMORNA WOOD<br />
What a season for the U15s! These<br />
girls only came away with two<br />
losses and even those games<br />
were so close either teams could have won.<br />
All players work at 100% effort, they go for<br />
every interception, every drive towards the<br />
ball and make a game so exciting with how<br />
competitive they all are. All players play a<br />
variety of positions because they have the<br />
sheer passion for the sport and give 100%<br />
in each match.<br />
The defence were strong all season and<br />
were 4 fantastic players, Kiki, Iona, Louisa<br />
and Kiera, many of these girls playing all<br />
positions and making it very hard for other<br />
teams to break.<br />
Our attacking side, Matilda, Esme, Ava,<br />
Maltida and Daisy are extremely quick,<br />
reactive and competitive, we cannot wait to<br />
see all these girls in the seniors, all girls will<br />
create a strong 1st and 2nds next season.<br />
A<br />
fabulous bunch of girls<br />
representing Netball at <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong>, these girls have been<br />
amazing to coach this season, they have<br />
been an inspiration to the lower years<br />
and again played some very strong<br />
games. These girls put up tough games<br />
against all schools having close score<br />
lines against most. Isabelle Davis getting<br />
nominated player of the match in all<br />
games this season shows what a leader<br />
she was as 1st team captain. They had<br />
a triangular fixture against Plymouth<br />
College and Downside, losing both<br />
games only by 2-4 goals each game.<br />
2ND VII<br />
Our 2nd team led by the brilliant Ella Tanner, had a tough season, these girls were<br />
strong, they all have brilliant aspects to the team and they played an aesthetically<br />
pleasing game. These girls took a while to gel due to consistent changes in the<br />
team, however battled all the way to the end in great spirit and put out tough matches<br />
against all the other schools. Very exciting for all these girls is that they will be here next<br />
year to create two strong 1st and 2nd teams. Clara, Charlotte and Ella often played up<br />
to cover the 1st team and held there own against strong teams.<br />
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GIRL’S SPORTS TOUR TO BELFAST<br />
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The girls are enjoyed their sports tour to Belfast in October <strong>2021</strong>. After an impressive first day of training at Queen’s<br />
University and two great hockey wins against NICS Hockey Club, the second day focused on netball training and some<br />
competitive matches in the afternoon. Wednesday included a trip to the Titanic Museum, two more solid games of hockey<br />
against WHS Sport and an evening of bowling. Thursday brought more netball matches, a city tour and a spot of shopping and<br />
the girls were looking forward to a trip to the Giant’s Causeway before returning home.<br />
All players have had a brilliant season after having to gel into new teams, build participation in certain age groups and start<br />
<strong>2021</strong>-<strong>2022</strong> with some new coaches at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>.<br />
All teams have been a pleasure to coach this season, they have all given back so much and as coaches that is all that we ask.<br />
After a two year break on the sport and consistent changes throughout the season, players have all been brilliant and a great<br />
representation of <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>.<br />
Coaches<br />
Jaclyn Stokes<br />
Theresa Bartlett<br />
Becky Callard<br />
Amanda Edwards<br />
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ATHLETICS<br />
COLLEGE<br />
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PREP<br />
ESAA TRACK AND FIELD CUP<br />
The first athletics tournament of the<br />
season and a first chance for 26 Prep<br />
pupils to shine across a full range of track<br />
and field events. Many pupils were taking<br />
part in their first ever athletics tournament,<br />
some competing in events that they had<br />
rarely had the opportunity to master. With<br />
no pupil able to compete in any more<br />
than 2 events, and team points gained for<br />
performance not race position this truly is<br />
a team event.<br />
The 14 boys selected from across Years<br />
7/8 in the Junior Boys Category did<br />
tremendously well against some very<br />
large schools in Devon and finished in<br />
2nd place.<br />
The 12 girls representing the school in the<br />
Junior Girls category claimed 3rd Place<br />
against the same schools.<br />
MOUNT KELLY TROPHY<br />
Following on from our impressive<br />
showing at KCT, our <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> athletes<br />
once again gave their all for the school.<br />
The <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Trophy is truly a team<br />
event, with points being earned for every<br />
position gained.<br />
There were of course some notable<br />
individual performances and eleven of our<br />
athletes have the opportunity to compete<br />
for the Drake team at the Nationals on the<br />
4 July.<br />
The <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Team went on to win the<br />
Girls and Boys U14 Trophies and 2 of the<br />
Relay cups.<br />
Mr Buckley’s Champagne moments:<br />
Three records were broken on the day one<br />
of which was in the Open Boys 1500m, in<br />
which Caleb Gifford-Groves led from the<br />
gun and smashed the previous record.<br />
NPSA NATIONALS: NUNEATON<br />
As a result of the outstanding levels<br />
achieved by our athletes at the <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> Trophy, 9 athletes were selected<br />
to appear for Team Drake at the NPSA<br />
Nationals. As would be expected of a<br />
national tournament the standard of track<br />
and field on show was incredibly high.<br />
Our athletes were mixing with current<br />
and future Team GB performers and<br />
competed splendidly.<br />
The most notable performance came<br />
once again from Caleb Gifford-Groves<br />
in the Open Boys 1500m. Competing<br />
against the best regional athletes from<br />
across the UK, Caleb stormed home in<br />
1st place gaining a gold medal for himself<br />
and the Team.<br />
The athletics season started with<br />
the Track and Field Cup in Exeter<br />
giving pupils an opportunity to try<br />
different events and earn points for their<br />
team. The highlight of the day was the<br />
boys 4 x100 relay team of Rory Summers,<br />
John Warren, Rowan Caldwell and<br />
Bartholomew Grainger dominating right<br />
from the starting gun with some smooth<br />
change overs leading to their fantastic win.<br />
Many <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> athletes competed<br />
at the Devon County Championships in<br />
Exeter bringing home a healthy number<br />
of medals. Gold medals were won by<br />
Rory Summers in the 400m, Kate Gray in<br />
the 300m Hurdles and Ben Callard in the<br />
Long Jump. Silver medals were won by<br />
Louisa Hess in the Hammer and Discus,<br />
Annabelle Hess in the 400m, Kate Gray in<br />
the 300m and Ben Callard in the 200m.<br />
Bronze medals were won by Louisa Hess<br />
in the Shot Put, Caitlin Dolby in the 1500m<br />
and Ellena Hess in the 3000m.<br />
This year we saw the return of the Plymouth<br />
and West Devon Schools Athletics Trials<br />
after a two year break due to Covid-19.<br />
With record numbers of athletes in<br />
attendance and then a horrendous<br />
afternoon of rain it was not ideal conditions<br />
for our athletes. All competitors rose to<br />
the challenge and once again we saw<br />
some impressive performances. Erin<br />
Little and Leah Bowen dominated the<br />
800m in 1st and 3rd position respectively,<br />
Bartholomew Grainger won the Inter Boys<br />
100m, Kate Gray won the inter girls 300m,<br />
Daniela Palacio-Fernandez won the Junior<br />
Girls 1500m and Annabelle Hess was very<br />
pleased with her 400m PB which gained<br />
her 2nd place. In the field events Ruban<br />
Ganfield and Ben Called won their Long<br />
Jump events, Daisy Heal came second in<br />
the long jump and Louisa Hess was busy<br />
with the throwing events gaining a 2nd in<br />
the Hammer and 3rd in both the Shot Put<br />
and Discus.<br />
15 pupils from Year 7 up to Year 13<br />
were selected to represent the Plymouth<br />
and West Devon Schools Athletics team<br />
at the Devon Schools Track and Field<br />
Championships at Exeter Arena in June.<br />
There were some great performances from<br />
up and coming athletes from the Prep with<br />
Florence Riggott in the 800m and Jimmy<br />
Berry in the Javelin. Other highlights of the<br />
day included Kate Gray gaining 1st place<br />
in the 300m and the 300m hurdles for the<br />
Inter Girls; Louisa Hess came second in<br />
the Inter Girls hammer with a pb; Esmee<br />
Stockley qualified for the 100m final for<br />
the Inter Girls and stepped up to compete<br />
with Erlina Ainsworth and Annabelle Hess<br />
in the Senior Girl’s relay who came first.<br />
Erlina gained 3rd place in the Senior Girls<br />
100m earlier in the day. Ruban Ganfield<br />
won the Junior boys Long Jump with an<br />
impressive pb. Bartholomew Grainger<br />
broke the sub 12 sec barrier for the Inter<br />
Boys 100m and also competed in the<br />
winning relay team later in the afternoon.<br />
Rory Summers came first in the Inter Boys<br />
400m and Ben Callard came first in the<br />
Senior Boys Long Jump. All our athletes<br />
gave of their best and coped well with a<br />
long day and waiting for their events.<br />
Four <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> athletes represented<br />
Devon at the South West Schools Track<br />
and Field Championships at the Exeter<br />
Arena. Louisa Hess competed in the<br />
morning coming second in the Hammer<br />
event. Kate Gray came 4th in the 300m<br />
Hurdles. Ruben Ganfield coped well with<br />
his first time competing at this level coming<br />
4th in the Long Jump. Ben Callard also<br />
competed in the Long Jump coming first,<br />
he went on to anchor the 4 X100 relay in<br />
dreadful weather conditions securing 3rd<br />
place for the Devon team.<br />
Three athletes were selected to represent<br />
Devon at the National Schools Track and<br />
Field Championships in Manchester at<br />
the beginning of July. A badly timed case<br />
of Covid-19 meant that Ben Callard was<br />
unable to compete in the Long Jump,<br />
but Louisa Hess and Kate Gray put in<br />
impressive performances in their events.<br />
Kate came 6th in her heat in the 300m<br />
Hurdles and Louisa came 10th throwing<br />
the Hammer a distance of 42.26m.<br />
All three athletes are congratulated for<br />
qualifying to compete at this event.<br />
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PREP<br />
SPORTS DAY<br />
HEPWORTH<br />
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The sun came out for our annual Prep Inter-House Sports Day. It was a<br />
superb afternoon of track and field events, with plenty of team spirit and<br />
sportsmanship on display. Hepworth successfully took the title after a<br />
closely-fought contest. The MKPA raised £350 from the sale of cakes, Pimms and<br />
strawberries at the event, which was shared between MKPA fundraising projects<br />
and the Tavistock Memory Cafe.<br />
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CRICKET<br />
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U13A CRICKET TEAM:<br />
BENJAMIN ANDERSON<br />
OLIVER BECKLY<br />
BARNABY FISHER<br />
CHARLIE GOODFELLOW<br />
JAMES HAMBLY<br />
ARCHIE PENNINGTON<br />
HARRY PRETTEJOHN<br />
BARNABAS PRETTEJOHN<br />
MAX RAINSBURY<br />
MONTY SAYERS<br />
WILLIAM THOMAS<br />
HARRY WITCHER (C)<br />
Another exciting season loomed<br />
and no more interruptions from<br />
the World leaders! The season<br />
began with a bang, as a comfortable win<br />
against the nearest neighbour, Plymouth<br />
College, set the ball rolling for an excellent<br />
few weeks. The next opponent was<br />
Great Walstead who had toured from<br />
Sussex and were a traditionally strong<br />
side, even on the South East circuit,<br />
so to gain a victory against them was<br />
most pleasing. Runs from Goodfellow,<br />
Witcher, Beckly and Pennington saw<br />
us reach 256/6 in our 35 overs. Great<br />
Walstead tried hard, but good spells of<br />
bowling from Prettejohn, Sayers and<br />
Pennington, restricted them to 225/8.<br />
The match was followed by a BBQ and<br />
was another experience that the boys<br />
enjoyed.<br />
An abandoned match against St Peter’s<br />
was frustrating, as we only required<br />
40 to win and at 34/3 it looked very<br />
comfortable, however, this was followed<br />
by the performance of the season<br />
against Blundell’s. Bowling first, we kept<br />
Blundell’s to just 80/8 in their 20 overs,<br />
which was chased down superbly by<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>, in particular Fisher and<br />
Pennington, who took the attack to the<br />
bowlers. <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> won by 8 wickets!<br />
U13<br />
June saw the start of the cup run<br />
and wins against Churston Ferrers,<br />
Devonport and Plymouth saw us<br />
through to the final which was to be<br />
played at Blundell’s, against Blundell’s in<br />
the last week of term. Just two more<br />
matches proceeded that, an abandoned<br />
match against Queen’s Taunton where<br />
the first 100 in a long time was scored<br />
by a Prep School player. Harry Witcher<br />
went on to make a wonderful 100. He<br />
timed his innings to perfection and most<br />
importantly he learnt from last time<br />
he was in the 90s and made sure he<br />
passed the milestone. Against Stover,<br />
both Witcher and Beckly passed 50 in a<br />
comfortable win.<br />
The final match of the season was indeed<br />
the County Cup final against Blundell’s.<br />
We bowled first again, but this time their<br />
best player came off and they managed<br />
to get to 128 in their 20 overs. The chase<br />
started poorly, with <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> losing<br />
Witcher and Beckly cheaply. However,<br />
Fisher and Goodfellow really steadied<br />
the ship, getting us to 70 before the next<br />
wicket was lost. Wickets fell as steadily<br />
as the rain did, but at 115/5 we were<br />
seemingly in control. As the pressure<br />
was applied by Blundell’s, <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
couldn’t quite cross the line and fell<br />
agonisingly short by just 2 runs, losing<br />
both cup and their unbeaten record in<br />
the space of 6 balls. Take nothing away<br />
from ether side, it was a fantastic game<br />
of cricket and one that lots of lessons<br />
were learnt and the result was not dwelt<br />
upon for too long (nothing can’t be cured<br />
by a McDonalds trip on the way home!).<br />
A truly memorable season for both the<br />
coaches (Mr Scott was a great support<br />
to the boys and an expert umpire) and<br />
the players. Harry Witcher captained<br />
the side well, always willing to include<br />
everyone in the game and make sure that<br />
the players felt part of the team, whilst<br />
he led from the front with both bat and<br />
gloves. Some excellent stats from both<br />
Pennington and Beckly with the bat,<br />
showed how much they had come on<br />
in the past couple of years. Goodfellow<br />
opened the batting with confidence and<br />
when on song, looked a real player (one<br />
who I think will only progress as he goes<br />
through the school), whilst Fisher saved<br />
his best displays for Blundell’s! With the<br />
ball, Harry Prettejohn bowled with pace<br />
and accuracy and as his confidence<br />
grows, he will realise just how quick and<br />
good he can be. Sayers, when bowling<br />
off 19 yards showed great control and<br />
had a golden arm when it was really<br />
needed. Finally, Max Rainsbury was the<br />
most improved cricketer, his bowling<br />
at times was unplayable and is a very<br />
exciting prospect for the future.<br />
A real all-round team effort.<br />
Playing Statistics<br />
Played – 12<br />
Won – 9<br />
Drew – 0<br />
Lost – 1<br />
Abandoned – 2<br />
U15A CRICKET TEAM:<br />
THEODORE AYLING<br />
JOSHUA BRATT<br />
ISAAC BRUNDELL<br />
BARTHOLOMEW GRAINGER<br />
LEWIE HARRISON (C)<br />
THOMAS LAWRENCE<br />
FRANCIS PARTRIDGE<br />
ELLIOTT POCKNELL<br />
GEORGE RICKARD<br />
NOAH TAYLOR<br />
FERGUS THOMSON<br />
JOHN WARREN<br />
U15<br />
The U15s had a thrilling start to the<br />
season with a tie against Plymouth<br />
College. A close encounter that is<br />
rarely seen in 20/20 cricket at schoolboy<br />
level. Again, this side also suffered some<br />
mid-season disruption with some schools<br />
still not playing inter school fixtures.<br />
Other highlights, saw strong wins against<br />
Okehampton College and Stover. Their<br />
final game was abandoned in strange<br />
circumstances when Exeter had to<br />
isolate half the team, mid-way through<br />
the match. Another first on the pitches<br />
of <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> and reminder we will still<br />
living in the aftermath of the pandemic.<br />
This group are another side that will only<br />
strengthen in coming seasons, with only<br />
one Year 10 player captaining the side of<br />
U14 players.<br />
The girls’ inter sides had a variety of close<br />
matches and we are certainly keen to<br />
develop the fixture list over the coming<br />
years as the strength of girls cricket in the<br />
area is growing rapidly.<br />
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CRICKET<br />
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IST XI CRICKET TEAM:<br />
ARYA AGNIHOTRI<br />
BENJAMIN ALLSOP (C)<br />
OLIVER AYLING<br />
FREDDY BOTT<br />
JACK BRIJNATH<br />
LEWIE HARRISON<br />
TYLER HUNT<br />
WILLIAM HUTTON<br />
JACOB KOPPARAMBIL<br />
GEORGE RICKARD<br />
JEMIMA VEREKER<br />
MIKEY WILTSHIRE<br />
1ST XI<br />
The senior cricket sides all had<br />
strong seasons and our girls<br />
programme continues to grow in<br />
popularity and strength.<br />
The annual opening fixture against the<br />
MCC was not only special to mark the<br />
start of the cricket season, but more<br />
importantly the return to competitive<br />
sport at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>, post Covid-19. In<br />
the early stages of the season, the 1st XI<br />
narrowly missed out on proceeding into<br />
the next round of the National Cup. Whilst<br />
they lost to a strong Plymouth College<br />
side in the cup early stages, we produced<br />
a fine performance to beat Truro College<br />
in a last over thriller winning by 3 wickets.<br />
A special mention must go to Joseph<br />
Wheeldon, who held his nerve to hit a<br />
boundary on the last ball of the innings to<br />
take the victory. The mid-season fixtures<br />
did have some disruption from a changes<br />
to the exam set up after the pandemic,<br />
and the usual issues of Devon weather.<br />
However, a flurry of strong opposition<br />
with competitive matches in the second<br />
half of term was a fitting finale in fine<br />
summer weather. An impressive 7 wicket<br />
win against Exeter School and a 3 wicket<br />
win against a strong Head Master’s XI,<br />
were performances to finish the season in<br />
style. With only a handful of Upper Sixth<br />
players in this year’s side, we certainly<br />
have some promising years to come at<br />
this level. It must also be mentioned that<br />
this year was the first time we have been<br />
able to field a Development XI, which<br />
again highlights the growing strength and<br />
engagement of cricket at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>.<br />
Other highlights include hosting a<br />
very successful U13 <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> 6s<br />
tournament for 16 schools on four<br />
pitches. A thrilling day of big bash cricket<br />
for the younger players in the system.<br />
This is starting to become a recognised<br />
event in the region and certainly one<br />
that schools look forward to. We also<br />
welcomed the return of County cricket<br />
to Big Side, hosting both the Devon<br />
Women’s side and the U18 Devon Men’s<br />
side during the term.<br />
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BOYS FOOTBALL TEAM:<br />
JOSHUA ANDERSON<br />
FRANCISCO ASSALONE<br />
DANNY BACHE<br />
FELIPE BENTO<br />
JACK BRADSHAW<br />
JACK BRIJNATH<br />
CHARLIE DOOLAN<br />
DONATAS DRAGASIUS<br />
ASHTON GIFFORD-GROVES<br />
RUFUS KEAY<br />
HARRY LEWIS<br />
LUKE MAXA<br />
EWERE OBAIGBENA<br />
CHIDAALU OKORO<br />
HARRY ROBINSON<br />
ALP TOKU<br />
JOHN WARREN<br />
Boys Football bounced back after<br />
a year of intermittent fixtures.<br />
With more formal training slots<br />
and an increase in the number of pupils<br />
choosing football as a consequence of<br />
the global demographic of <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
it continued to be a popular choice.<br />
Fixtures were a key part of this and <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> is becoming increasingly known for<br />
its football achievements. In February,<br />
the First XI travelled to Stover for a hard<br />
fought contest losing narrowly 2-1 with a<br />
couple of accidental penalties conceded<br />
resulting in an uphill struggle for the<br />
team. Maybe this was a consequence of<br />
playing a side which comprised of many<br />
rugby players!<br />
The rematch against Stover at home in<br />
April was an altogether different affair<br />
with <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> playing some super<br />
football on a much more appropriate<br />
playing surface. Running out 7-1 winners<br />
with some superb passing sequences in<br />
a team which also included three Year 9<br />
pupils including the goalkeeper.<br />
Our third fixture saw us hampered by<br />
injuries and, despite battling hard, we<br />
suffered defeat at the hands of Plymouth<br />
College. Conceding a goal in the 1st and<br />
5th minute meant that <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> were<br />
always likely to be struggling but they<br />
continued to battle and create a range<br />
of chances. Despite a final result of 3-0<br />
in arrears the boys played some good<br />
football against a talented side.<br />
The final game of the year was the<br />
traditional Staff v pupils game. The<br />
previous year had seen the staff run<br />
out victorious but this was not to be the<br />
case in <strong>2022</strong> with the pupils showing a<br />
significantly higher level of fitness and<br />
organisation running out 7-3 winners.<br />
Overall, considering the external<br />
circumstances of Covid-19, this was a<br />
good year for boys football at the College<br />
and with several young and talented<br />
players coming through the future looks<br />
very good indeed.<br />
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GIRLS’ PERFORMANCE FOOTBALL<br />
GIRLS’ PERFORMANCE<br />
FOOTBALL TEAM:<br />
RUBY BLACKABY-PECK<br />
CALAIS BUTTS<br />
ALICE GUE<br />
EMMA HUNT (C)<br />
MILLY KLINKENBERG<br />
SCARLETT MCMAHON<br />
RUBY MURPHY<br />
ERIN O’SHEA<br />
JESS SMITH<br />
ROSIE TRAIN<br />
What a fantastic first year<br />
for U17 <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Girls’<br />
Performance Football<br />
Programme, in association with the<br />
Chelsea FC <strong>Foundation</strong>. We began in<br />
August with tough pre-season fixtures<br />
against Reading U18G and London<br />
Bees U18G Academy teams to find our<br />
level for the season. The girls acquitted<br />
themselves extremely well in narrow<br />
defeats to two strong academy teams.<br />
The season began well in September<br />
with victories over Millfield School and<br />
Kings College, Taunton, and a loss to<br />
Horrabridge U15B local team. In between<br />
these fixtures we became ISFA National<br />
7s Champions at U18 level, beating a<br />
talented Rossall School in the final.<br />
During September, the girls took part<br />
in the ISFA England trials with 4 players<br />
selected at U18 level, Emma Hunt, Rosie<br />
Train, Calais Butts, and Ruby Murphy.<br />
Ruby Murphy was also given the honour<br />
of being named captain of the ISFA<br />
National team. At U16 level we had<br />
two layers that made the grade in Ruby<br />
Blackaby-Peck and Milly Klinkenberg.<br />
U18<br />
All 6 players were invited to ISFA training<br />
camp in October with both teams playing<br />
Cambridge City.<br />
On 29 and 30 October Jyla Erandio<br />
and Calais Butts were invited to attend<br />
Chelsea U18G Academy training session<br />
at Cobham Training Ground, Chelsea FC<br />
with both players performing admirably<br />
and being invited back during the next<br />
holiday break.<br />
We continued our fixtures against Truro<br />
and Penwith College U19G, Wims 11<br />
U15B and SW Saints U15B during<br />
November, culminating in a very pleasing<br />
performance in the ISFA National Cup<br />
competition beating a strong Millfield<br />
team 6-1 with the girls playing some<br />
outstanding football in front of a large<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> home crowd.<br />
In December, our high-performance<br />
squad were invited to Chelsea FC for a<br />
two-day visit. The visit was arranged by<br />
John Dutton, (Chelsea FC <strong>Foundation</strong>)<br />
and included a superb tour and talk of the<br />
Stamford Bridge Stadium, home of the<br />
World Club Champions, Chelsea FC. The<br />
players were VIP guests of the club for<br />
the women’s Champions League match,<br />
Chelsea WFC versus Juventus WFC<br />
where they spoke with Tanya Oxtoby<br />
(Chelsea WFC Assistant Manager) after<br />
the match. On the second day of the<br />
visit, the girls played a Showcase game<br />
versus Chelsea Satellite Academy,<br />
Blenheim U19G in front of six Chelsea<br />
WFC Academy coaches, including Dean<br />
Steninger (Academy Manager) and<br />
Dan Jacquard (Head of the Chelsea FC<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong>). The <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> players<br />
were outstanding in a 4-1 victory, and<br />
as a result the Chelsea staff highlighted<br />
six <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> players, Calais Butts, Jyla<br />
Erandio, Ruby Murphy, and Rosie Train<br />
at U17 level with Millie Kinkenberg and<br />
Erin O’Shea at U15 level. These players<br />
were invited to train at Cobham Training<br />
Ground for further training with the<br />
Chelsea WFC Academy.<br />
Back at International level, Ruby Murphy<br />
(captain), Rosie Train and Emma Hunt<br />
played for England ISFA U18G versus<br />
TGK U18G Academy and English<br />
Colleges U19G at St. George’s Park.<br />
Whilst at U16G Milly Klinkenberg and<br />
Ruby Blackaby-Peck played TGK U16G<br />
Academy and Oxford FA U16G, also at St.<br />
George’s Park. Our two Canadian players<br />
Jyla Erandio and Calais Butts attended<br />
the Alberta Summer Games Camp in<br />
Reed Deer, Canada to prepare for The<br />
Canada Summer Games Tournament in<br />
August <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
On 6 December as part of our highperformance<br />
programme, the players<br />
listened to Graham Kennedy, Head<br />
Coach St. FX University, Halifax, NS,<br />
Canada, who explained the process and<br />
commitment to North American Football<br />
and Education beyond <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>. The<br />
St. FX University programme is partnered<br />
with Exeter University, which appealed to<br />
our Year 12 players.<br />
On recommencing, after a long<br />
Christmas break the girls embarked<br />
on a mini mid-season strength and<br />
conditioning programme with Josh<br />
Norrie to reach peak fitness towards the<br />
business end of the football season April/<br />
May. We continued our fixtures versus<br />
Bryanston School, Wims 11 U16B and<br />
Coleg Y Cymoedd U19G as part of our<br />
development. Each game brought new<br />
challenges which the players tackled<br />
head on.<br />
Our Tuesday evening analysis sessions<br />
become coach education sessions<br />
through the Chelsea FC <strong>Foundation</strong>, with<br />
the players completing the BT Playmaker<br />
certificate.<br />
We continued to invite College head<br />
coaches and agents to <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> to<br />
allow players to keep all options open<br />
and way up the pros and cons of life<br />
after <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>. First up after Christmas<br />
was Mackenzie Bellows (Head Coach,<br />
Quincy University, Chicago, Illinois, USA)<br />
on a Zoom call with the players and staff.<br />
One or two of the players have followed<br />
up with Mackenzie and received more<br />
information on this particular pathway.<br />
Next, we invited Sophie Reynolds (Soccer<br />
Assist USA Agency) to attend a meeting<br />
in the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Boardroom to explain<br />
the benefits of agents.<br />
During this period, we had lots of<br />
individual success with Scarlet McMahon<br />
playing for Wales U17G in preparation for<br />
this Summer’s U17G Euros in Armenia.<br />
Scarlet played twice versus Scotland<br />
for her country. Ruby Murphy also had<br />
individual success in playing for Plymouth<br />
Argyle WFC first team alongside Rosie<br />
Train. We were also delighted that Alice<br />
Gue and Scarlett McMahon joined our<br />
Captain, Emma Hunt in playing for<br />
Torquay United WFC first team. At such<br />
a young age this is great development for<br />
these young players to be playing at this<br />
level.<br />
During February we invited Sunderland<br />
RTC U18G squad to <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> in<br />
preparation for their international visit<br />
to Malta. In a tough game, our team<br />
lost 1-0 but came out of the game with<br />
major credit with the Sunderland coach<br />
commenting on our attractive style of<br />
play and mentioning it had been one of<br />
their most difficult games of the year.<br />
Chelsea WFC invited Jyla Erandio, Calais<br />
Butts, Rosie Train, and Ruby Murphy back<br />
to the Cobham training ground at U18G<br />
level to train with their academy after their<br />
performances against Chelsea Blenheim<br />
U19G in December. However, the U16G<br />
will have to wait a little longer for their<br />
training as Chelsea U16G played Arsenal<br />
U16G in the semi-final of the FA Youth<br />
Cup during that week. Milly Klinkenberg<br />
and Erin O’Shea will get another chance<br />
according to the Chelsea coach. All the<br />
U18 players did an excellent job with<br />
Calais Butts being called up to train with<br />
Chelsea Women’s first team before their<br />
cup fixture versus Leicester Womens.<br />
What a fantastic experience for Calais<br />
as she also produced outstanding saves<br />
from world class players Sam Kerr and<br />
Beth England. Well done Calais Butts for<br />
flying the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> flag at the very top<br />
level.<br />
On a local level our Year 10 girls Milly<br />
Klinkenberg, Erin O’Shea and Jess<br />
Smith have been developing well under<br />
the Marine Academy Plymouth (MAP)<br />
U16G team. Achieving local and national<br />
finals with their MAP team which indeed<br />
helps their particular pathway. All 3 girls<br />
now play under the Devon FA U16G<br />
banner alongside another <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
player, Ruby Blackaby-Peck. We also<br />
had ISFA U16G fixtures versus ESFA<br />
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U16G at Charterhouse School with Millie<br />
Kinkenberg and Ruby Blackaby-Peck<br />
playing starring roles.<br />
We continued our fitness during March<br />
and introduced boxing as part of our<br />
cross-training approach. We invited<br />
Gavin Caldwell and his assistant<br />
coaches, Barry Dann, and Gary Phillips to<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> to introduce boxing training<br />
into our performance plan. The players<br />
really enjoyed it and are looking forward<br />
to more of the same in the Summer Term.<br />
Also, during March the prestigious Devon<br />
versus Cornwall annual Brunel Cup<br />
fixture took place with 9 out of 10 players<br />
being chosen to take part. Emma Hunt,<br />
Captain, Alice Gue, Scarlett McMahon,<br />
Rosie Train, and Ruby Murphy at U18G<br />
level, and Milly Klinkenberg and Jess<br />
Smith at U16G level for Devon FA with<br />
Erin O’Shea and Ruby Blackaby–Peck<br />
representing Cornwall at U16G level<br />
on April 2nd at Newquay AFC stadium.<br />
Great kudos to the programme. The<br />
10th member of the squad, Calais Butts<br />
left early for Easter vacation to travel to<br />
Canada to attend an Alberta Summer<br />
Games training camp 27 to 31 March in<br />
Vancouver, Canada.<br />
Our Director of Sport, Bobby Skelton,<br />
linked our programme in with Nottingham<br />
University and we were able to take in<br />
the magnificent new £40million facilities<br />
whilst enjoying a 4-0 victory over the<br />
University of Nottingham in the process.<br />
The eagerly awaited visit to London<br />
Chelsea was a prestigious game<br />
on 25 May v Blenheim Chelsea at<br />
Stamford Bridge, home of the world<br />
club Champions, Chelsea FC. It was an<br />
incredible experience for the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
U18 Girls, thoroughly enjoying a 3-1<br />
victory.<br />
Finishing off the season our 6 girls<br />
representing ISFA England at U16 and<br />
U18 level played their final games of<br />
the season. Milly Klinkenberg and Ruby<br />
Blackaby-Peck received treasured<br />
mementos at U16 level, and Emma<br />
Hunt, Calais Butts, Rosie Train, and<br />
Ruby Murphy (captain) received their<br />
International ISFA England U18 caps for<br />
the season.<br />
Our younger players Jess Smith, Milly<br />
Klinkenberg and Erin O’Shea have<br />
qualified for the national final with their<br />
local side, MAP U15G to be played at St<br />
George’s Park, National Sports Centre at<br />
the end of June.<br />
Our Captain, Emma Hunt received the<br />
manager’s player of the year for Torquay<br />
United Women FC and both Rosie Train<br />
(Player’s Player of the Season) and Ruby<br />
Murphy (Players Player of the Season<br />
U23) at Plymouth Argyle Womens FC<br />
awards night.<br />
Overall, a remarkably successful and<br />
eventful first year for our <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
Chelsea U18G pupils.<br />
TENNIS<br />
TENNIS TOURNAMENTS<br />
The tennis season began in earnest<br />
with away games for both the U16s<br />
(Stover) and the U9s (West Buckland).<br />
Both of these big team fixtures were an<br />
excellent experience for our players and<br />
were both competitive and played in a<br />
great spirit. The U15s who, captained by<br />
Lewis Critchley, overcame some really<br />
tough, wet conditions to win the Aegon<br />
group stage of the LTA Schools Tennis<br />
Competition. With a Year 5 and 6 interhouse<br />
event and the Year 7 and 8 Road<br />
to Wimbledon events taking place at<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>, it really has been a fantastic<br />
start to the Summer Term for many of our<br />
budding players.<br />
FESTIVAL OF TENNIS<br />
We had a fantastic turn out for the first<br />
ever Festival of Tennis at Tavistock Tennis<br />
Club. 20 <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> players from Years<br />
4 to 7 competed in mixed teams, playing<br />
plenty of matches and winning lots of<br />
prizes. The second session involved 14<br />
players from Years 8 to 12 competing<br />
in a round robin doubles format. Some<br />
great matches and excellent tennis was<br />
played.<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s U15 Girls put on an<br />
exceptional display to beat The Maynard<br />
School and win the Aegon group for<br />
West Devon.<br />
Year 7 and 8 boys and Year 5 and 6<br />
played matches against Exeter School<br />
and West Buckland School this week.<br />
All players should be very proud of their<br />
performances.<br />
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BASKETBALL<br />
BTEC<br />
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QUICKSTICKS HOCKEY FESTIVAL<br />
U18 BASKETBALL TEAM:<br />
ADEOLU ADEKOYA<br />
ANDREW HEUNG<br />
RUFUS KEAY<br />
WILSON LIU<br />
ERIC MOK<br />
JOSEPH SIN<br />
KARL SOMMERFELD<br />
TONY TANG<br />
ANTON VOIGTLAENDER-TETZNER<br />
JACK ZHANG (C)<br />
The U18 basketball team took on Plymouth College on in February.<br />
It was an exciting match with <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> scraping the win in a<br />
great contest!<br />
Our Lower Sixth BTEC Sports pupils hosted a successful Quicksticks Hockey festival for 12 teams from local primary schools in<br />
partnership with OCRA (the Okehampton Community Recreation Association).<br />
CRICKET<br />
BTEC Sports Leaders pupils supported OCRA Sport at a primary school cricket coaching event at Whitchurch Wayfarers Cricket<br />
as part of their course.<br />
FIVES<br />
The Prep Fives Club is going from strength to strength with word getting out to new members!<br />
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CROSS COUNTRY<br />
SCHOOLS’ ATHLETICS CROSS<br />
COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
Well done to Lorenz Baumgartner<br />
and Daniela Palacio Fernandez for<br />
representing Devon against the best<br />
runners in the country.<br />
STEEPLECHASE<br />
The annual <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Steeplechase made a welcome return to the Prep on a beautiful afternoon in March <strong>2022</strong>. This event<br />
runs as an inter-house competition and involved pupils from Years 3 to 13 and included a Parents’ and Staff Race with over<br />
400 runners competing this year. Route lengths varied from 1 to 2.1km across the year groups, with the course designed as<br />
a genuine steeplechase, including woods, open fields and hill climbs in 10 different categories of age races. The courses certainly<br />
show off the amazing grounds we have at the Prep. All participants received points for their House, with top finishers gaining more<br />
towards the total. Fry was declared this year’s winner at the Prep with 148 points, whilst in the College event, the vertical house<br />
system certainly added some atmosphere and excitement to the races with Conway winning with 99 points.<br />
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DEVON SCHOOLS CROSS<br />
COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> runners performed well<br />
at the Devon Schools Cross Country<br />
Championships on Saturday 15 January,<br />
with some progressing to the next<br />
round and several PBs achieved for the<br />
distance:<br />
Inter Boys: Lorenz Baumgartner - 8th<br />
(first Reserve Devon county selection)<br />
Inter Girls: Matilda Riggott - 28th, Kate<br />
Gray - 32nd<br />
Junior Girls: Daniela Palacio Fernandez -<br />
3rd (Devon Selection), Ellena Hess - 25th,<br />
Caitlin Dolby - 27th<br />
Minor Girls: Florence Riggott - 4th (Devon<br />
Selection), Olivia Divall - 31st<br />
The donations received for refreshments on the day raised £1,000 for the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal.<br />
PREP RESULTS<br />
Fry 148<br />
Hepworth 134<br />
Brunel 117<br />
Scott 103<br />
COLLEGE RESULTS<br />
Conway 99<br />
Courtenay 88<br />
Newton 82<br />
School 76<br />
Russell 75<br />
Marwood 45<br />
ESAA CROSS COUNTRY CUP<br />
Our cross country runners had a<br />
successful day participating in the first<br />
round of the ESAA Cross Country Cup at<br />
Penair School. We had several individual<br />
top 10 finishes and a host of top 20<br />
finishers who all contributed to the teams’<br />
success with several through to the next<br />
round.<br />
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SWIMMING<br />
-MICHAELMAS<br />
-LENT<br />
-SUMMER<br />
SCHOOL GALAS<br />
SWIMMING<br />
Photo Mya Azzopardi<br />
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SWIMMING<br />
SWIMMING<br />
The usual excitement filled the<br />
swimming department in early<br />
September, not least because of<br />
the hope that this may be the first full and<br />
uninterrupted, back to normal season.<br />
As is customary at this time of year,<br />
National governing bodies select athletes<br />
for various different pathway programmes<br />
to help them along their journey, and this<br />
year provided a vast number of selections<br />
for <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> swimming.<br />
Swim England Junior Team Phase 3:<br />
Calvin Fry, Erin Little and Sam Van Der<br />
Stroom<br />
Swim England National Events Camp<br />
Phase 2: Olivia Martin, Erin Little, Oliver<br />
Rowe, Hollie Widdows, Dylan Reeve, Leah<br />
Whittaker, Holly Robinson, Arun Oelkers,<br />
Hermione Roe, Ruby Griffiths and Laura<br />
Dickinson.<br />
Swim England National Development<br />
Programme: Harry Pearse, Gabrielle<br />
Idle-Beavers, Alex D’Onofrio, Constance<br />
Logan, Tilly Davis, Sofia Vaughan, Zoe<br />
Falconer, India Washer, Gracie Simons,<br />
Matilda Purnell, Marcus Haigh, Nicole<br />
Quiller, Panos Angelakis, Charlie Hodges,<br />
Breanna Chamberlain, Thomas Parrott,<br />
Fergus Thomson, Ella Huddy, Esmée<br />
Stockley, Ivan Blazej, Blythe Kinsman,<br />
Millie Dixon and Esmé Sherriff.<br />
Scottish swimming National Junior<br />
Squad: Matthew Ward<br />
Swim Ireland National Junior Squad:<br />
Brydan Byrne<br />
Swim Wales National Elite Transition<br />
Squad: Sophie Brassington<br />
Swim Wales Youth Performance<br />
Squad: Emily Forwood<br />
England Para-Swimming Talent<br />
Programme: Alex Hobbs and Sebastian<br />
Williams<br />
Swiss Swimming National Para-<br />
Swimming Squad: Leo McCrea<br />
Diploma in Sport Excellence (DiSE):<br />
Sam Townsend, Laura Dickinson, Arun<br />
Oelkers, Hermione Roe, Matthew Ward,<br />
Josephine Klein, Harry Robinson, Leah<br />
Whittaker, Alex Hobbs and Amelia Riggott<br />
South West Regional Pathway: Aron<br />
Holtan Smart, Jack McMeekin, Morgan<br />
Farrar, Alexandra Daw and Brianna Davies<br />
MICHELMAS TERM<br />
Once it began, racing came thick and<br />
fast in the Michelmas Term and it was<br />
kicked off in style with our Prep and<br />
Development swimmers winning a total of<br />
183 medals at the City of Plymouth Gala.<br />
Our Performance Pathway swimmers<br />
were also in fine form early in the short<br />
course season at the Exeter Lindsay<br />
Powell Memorial meet with standout<br />
swims coming from Matthew Ward when<br />
he broke the 16 years Scottish record<br />
in the 100m backstroke – and Erin Little<br />
becoming the first <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> female<br />
under the 2 minute barrier in the 200<br />
freestyle.<br />
The winter championships then start to<br />
come thick and fast during this time of<br />
year and first up was the South West<br />
short course championships. We finished<br />
with 13 Senior Titles, 20 Junior Titles, 2<br />
Scottish Age Group Records, 1 Nigerian<br />
Open Record, 4 Open <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
Records, 33 Golds, 20 Silvers, 22 Bronzes<br />
and 135 Finalists.<br />
After a year off from the competition being<br />
held, Arena League was welcomed back<br />
to the schedule with open arms and gave<br />
us an opportunity to defend the title we<br />
claimed in March 2020. We first needed<br />
to navigate the regional rounds against<br />
very stiff competition and with some very<br />
solid performances in rounds 1 and 2, we<br />
headed to the regional, qualified first, but<br />
with 3 teams hot on our heels. A great<br />
performance throughout the team allowed<br />
us to win the regional final by a close 5<br />
points and ensure our place in the National<br />
Final in Cardiff to defend our crown.<br />
The English Schools Swimming<br />
Association (ESSA) relay competition that<br />
is highly regarded in the school swimming<br />
world. In the regional relay round,<br />
which act as the qualifying meet for the<br />
National finals, the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> swimmers<br />
performed well against local rivals as we<br />
took 6 Golds and 6 Silvers in the 12 races<br />
and secured representation at the National<br />
finals in all races. In the National final we<br />
took home the National title in 5 races and<br />
secured silver in a further 3 races. This<br />
was a great set of results, punctuated<br />
by our Intermediate Girls Medley relay<br />
team (consisting of Blythe Kinsman, Lotta<br />
Schulze, Arabella Ward and Gabrielle Idle-<br />
Beavers) who also claimed a National<br />
Record.<br />
An amazing selection opportunity saw<br />
Hazal Ozkan representing Turkey in Kazan<br />
against the best senior athletes across<br />
Europe at the European Short Course<br />
Championships. She stepped up to the<br />
challenge, not allowing the big stage to<br />
phase her by swimming two personal<br />
bests, one school open record and<br />
contributing to the National team 4 x 50m<br />
Medley relay team.<br />
SWIMMING<br />
Lotta Schulze and Jonathan Turck headed<br />
home early in the cycle to compete in the<br />
German long course age group nationals<br />
and their best results were a silver for Lotta<br />
in the 200m Breaststroke and a Bronze for<br />
Jonathan in the 200m Individual Medley.<br />
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SWIMMING<br />
The return of the Swim England National<br />
Winter Championships saw us come<br />
away with our best ever medal haul – an<br />
impressive 24 in total – with 10 Open<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> records broken along the way.<br />
Medalists were: Leah Whittaker (3 Gold, 3<br />
Silver), Erin Little (3 Gold, 1 Bronze), Hollie<br />
Widdows (3 Silver, 1 Bronze), Matthew<br />
Ward (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze), Hazal<br />
Ozkan (1 Silver, 2 Bronze), Riccardo<br />
Lucarelli (1 Bronze), Jacob Armon (1<br />
Bronze) and Ruby Griffiths (1 Bronze).<br />
Over in Swansea, our Para Swimmers<br />
travelled for the National Para-Swimming<br />
Winter Championships. The three boys:<br />
Seb Williams, Leo McCrea and Alex<br />
Hobbs came away from the competition<br />
with 5 medals (Leo 2 Gold, 1 Bronze &<br />
Seb 1 Gold, 1 Silver) and 9 personal bests<br />
(Alex 2, Leo 2 & Seb 5).<br />
At the other home Nations Winter<br />
Championships, <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
performances were highlighted with Gold<br />
medals from Amelia Riggott and Sophie<br />
Brassington, Silver Medals from Sophie<br />
Brassington, Isis Van Der Stroom and<br />
Emily Forwood and a Bronze medal from<br />
Brydan Byrne.<br />
LENT TERM<br />
A benchmark meet in the season always<br />
comes at the start of the Lent Term in the<br />
form of the Devon County Championships,<br />
which this year were being held in long<br />
course format. As the first long course<br />
meet, it is a great way to start the second<br />
half of the season for the swimmers so<br />
they can gauge current level and set<br />
targets moving into the summer. <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> concluded the <strong>2022</strong> Devon County<br />
Championships with a total of 12 Senior<br />
Titles, 24 Junior Titles and a huge 302 Age<br />
Group Medals (106 Golds, 108 Silvers &<br />
88 Bronze) and a great springboard to go<br />
into the rest of the long course season.<br />
As March rolled around, it was the highly<br />
anticipated Arena League Final being<br />
held in Cardiff and the opportunity for<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> to defend our title as reigning<br />
champions from 2020. The whole team<br />
were flawless in their racing and we<br />
stormed to an emphatic victory by almost<br />
40 points over second place. Each and<br />
every swimmer represented the school in<br />
style and the team spirit once again shone<br />
through on the day. A special mention<br />
goes to Hollie Widdows and Adbuljabar<br />
Adama who both won top swimmer<br />
awards.<br />
Further afield, Prep swimmer Christina<br />
Angelakis raced in Thessaloniki and the<br />
Greek Nationals where she brought home<br />
6 National titles (3 individuals & 3 relays).<br />
All this whilst back at home our Prep and<br />
Development swimmers collected a total<br />
of 114 medals at the Two Counties meet,<br />
which subsequently gave them qualifying<br />
times for South West Regionals.<br />
SWIMMING<br />
In February, our 3 para swimmers travelled<br />
to Aberdeen for the British Para Swimming<br />
International Meet, which welcomed some<br />
of the best para swimmers from around<br />
the world. With a great level of exposure for<br />
our boys, they performed admirably and<br />
between them came away with 3 World<br />
Para Swimming final swims; 5 British Para<br />
finals swims and 3 British medals courtesy<br />
of Seb Williams (1 Gold & 2 Bronze).<br />
A selection of 7 <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> swimmers<br />
(Arun Oeklers, Ella Bainbridge, Leah<br />
Whittaker, Jack McMeekin, Lotta Schulze,<br />
Blythe Kinsman and Sam Williamson)<br />
were chosen to represent the South<br />
West team at the ESSA Inter-divisional<br />
Championships in Coventry going up<br />
against all the other regions in the country.<br />
All swimmers came away from the<br />
competition with at least 1 medal each,<br />
1 Open <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> record was broken<br />
and Leah was awarded the Top Swimmer<br />
award. All of their efforts helped the South<br />
West finish in 3rd place.<br />
Instead of winding down with lots of<br />
chocolate over the Easter holidays, the<br />
swimmers ramped up to their biggest<br />
competition of the season so far. In<br />
Sheffield we had the most successful<br />
British Championships in <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s<br />
history. With 68 athletes meeting the<br />
qualifying times, 58 travelled to Yorkshire<br />
to compete across 6 days of action<br />
against the best in the country. It was<br />
an outstanding week of racing from<br />
our athletes, who handled themselves<br />
professionally and diligently prepared for<br />
their racing. The week was highlighted<br />
with:<br />
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SWIMMING<br />
• 42 finalists<br />
• 8 Open <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> records<br />
• 3 Junior Champions – Erin Little,<br />
Hollie Widdows & Leah Whittaker<br />
• 3 European Junior Consideration<br />
Times – Erin Little x2, Calvin Fry<br />
• 4 Athletes selected to GB European<br />
Junior Team – Erin Little, Calvin Fry,<br />
Hollie Widdows & Matthew Ward<br />
• 2 Scottish Age Group records –<br />
Matthew Ward x2<br />
• 99 personal best times<br />
Elsewhere around the Home Nations saw<br />
a small but mighty team at both the Welsh<br />
Championships in Swansea and the Irish<br />
Open Championships in Dublin. The 5<br />
swimmers in Swansea came away with<br />
12 medals and 25 personal bests and the<br />
6 swimmers in Ireland packed a similar<br />
punch making 21 finals. Congratulations<br />
go to Sophie Brassington (National<br />
Champion x2), Katie Bamborough<br />
(National Champion), Anthony Davies<br />
(National Champion), Brianna Davies<br />
(National Champion x2) and Sian Davies<br />
who competed in Swansea and Brydan<br />
Byrne, Shannon Byrne, Nemone Rogers,<br />
Nevaeh Kenny, Grace Conroy and<br />
Breanna Chamberlain who competed in<br />
Dublin.<br />
Across the Atlantic, Sam Williamson<br />
represented his home nation of Bermuda<br />
at the CARIFTA games being held in<br />
Barbados. A great meet for Sam saw him<br />
collect 5 medals, including the Gold in<br />
the 200 Breaststroke and 400 Individual<br />
Medley.<br />
Our two Italian male Year 12 swimmers,<br />
Riccardo Lucarelli and Luca Arioli,<br />
competed at the Italian Winter short<br />
course championships and between them<br />
came away with 100% personal best<br />
success rate in their races.<br />
SUMMER TERM<br />
The Summer Term proves to be a tricky<br />
one for swimmers balancing the stress<br />
and workload around exams alongside<br />
coming to the sharp end of the swimming<br />
season and preparing for Nationals. This<br />
year’s cohort proved their resilience and<br />
hard working nature during this tough<br />
time and the results kept coming in<br />
their droves. At the GB Deaf National<br />
Championships in Loughborough, Year<br />
9 pupil Alice Kinsey became national<br />
champion in the 100 Backstroke and won<br />
Silver in 50 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle and<br />
50 Fly and Bronze in the 100 Freestyle.<br />
As the Commonwealth Games was<br />
lingering on the horizon, a test event at<br />
the new pool for the Games was held and<br />
a number of <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> swimmers were<br />
lucky enough to be involved and had<br />
the opportunity to race in front of 3000<br />
spectators at the wonderful new venue.<br />
Before the year was out, our younger<br />
swimmers went to their biggest team<br />
competition of the season, the IAPS<br />
National finals being held at the London<br />
Aquatic Centre. The team swam incredibly<br />
well with lots of PBs and came away with<br />
1 Gold, 4 Silver, and 3 Bronze, as well as<br />
12 finalists, and our 12 & Under girls were<br />
runners up in their age group as well as<br />
the girls team taking second place overall.<br />
SWIMMING<br />
The South West Regional Championships<br />
took place over a 3 weekend period and<br />
involved swimmers from the Prep all<br />
the way up to our elite squad and the<br />
strength of the programme from top to<br />
bottom was really put on show. Across<br />
the youth and age group championships,<br />
the programme collected 56 Golds, 43<br />
Silvers and 45 Bronze medals.<br />
Year 13 student Leo McCrea finished off<br />
his prolific time at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> in style with<br />
a World Championships Silver Medal in<br />
the SB5 100 Breaststroke in Madeira.<br />
The introduction of a house swimming<br />
competition was a fabulous opportunity<br />
to bring together the whole school into<br />
the swimming domain and develop a<br />
real sense of House spirit. A fantastic<br />
competition took place with opportunities<br />
for non-swimming pupils to have a go at<br />
racing and in the end Courtenay House<br />
came out on top.<br />
As is now customary, as the term starts<br />
to draw to a close we like to recognise<br />
those swimmers who display desirable<br />
characteristics and attributes and these<br />
are voted by their fellow swimmers. It’s<br />
a fantastic opportunity to appreciate<br />
the great people behind the swimming<br />
results. A total of 12 categories were<br />
voted on, with winners in each category<br />
coming from Junior (Prep), Intermediate<br />
(Years 9 & 10) and Senior (Years 11,12 &<br />
13) representatives.<br />
As the weather warms up back at home,<br />
our distance swimmers start to venture<br />
outside of the pool and race in open water<br />
competitions. At the regional event, our<br />
11 swimmers in attendance took home 9<br />
medals and qualification for the National<br />
event in August.<br />
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SWIMMING<br />
As the school year comes to a close, the<br />
swimmers are in full preparation mode for<br />
their big summer competitions. As they<br />
have finished with academic commitments<br />
for the summer, it allows a nice run-in<br />
period for the swimmers to focus hard on<br />
the last few weeks build up to allow for<br />
maximum performance.<br />
First up was the 4 <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> swimmers<br />
who were selected to represent<br />
Great Britain at the European Junior<br />
Championships in Bucharest, Romania.<br />
Accompanied by coach Greg King-Limb,<br />
the swimmers were an outstanding<br />
example for the school and helped<br />
contribute to a hugely successful trip for<br />
the National Team. In all, the 4 swimmers<br />
(Calvin Fry, Matthew Ward, Erin Little &<br />
Hollie Widdows) achieved 1 Gold Medal<br />
(Matthew), 3 Silver Medals (Erin, Hollie &<br />
Calvin), 2 Bronze Medals (Erin & Hollie),<br />
10 Open <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> Records, 5 Scottish<br />
Records, 11 Final Swims and 8 Semi-Final<br />
Swims. A wonderful experience for the<br />
young swimmers and something for them<br />
to build on.<br />
Back on home soil, the summer Nationals<br />
events kicked off and what a summer it<br />
turned out to be for the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> swim<br />
team – the most successful in the history<br />
of the programme. A truly remarkable<br />
week in Sheffield at British Nationals saw<br />
the team win top club with a total of 52<br />
medals (22 Gold, 14 Silver, 16 Bronze)<br />
beating our previous best of 17 total<br />
medals. The standout from this meet was<br />
coming away with 7 medals from the 12<br />
relay races whilst taking a clean sweep of<br />
Golds in the 3 relays for the boys 14-16<br />
years age group.<br />
Our small Irish contingent of swimmers<br />
packed a big punch in Dublin coming away<br />
with 5 medals between the 6 swimmers<br />
and a National title going to Grace Conroy.<br />
With just the sole swimmer making the trip<br />
north of the border to Scottish Nationals<br />
in Aberdeen, Connor Meyers picked up<br />
a Bronze medal in the 800m Freestyle<br />
alongside 3 other finals appearances.<br />
We also had 5 swimmers representing<br />
the programme at Welsh Nationals and<br />
they continued the success elsewhere by<br />
bringing home 9 medals and 5 National<br />
titles (Anthony Davies, Katie Bamborough<br />
x2, Breanna Davies & Sophie Brassington).<br />
Back in Sheffield for English Nationals the<br />
success continued with 4 Golds, 4 Silvers<br />
and 2 Bronzes and 23 finals swims.<br />
The eyes of the swimming world<br />
descended on Birmingham this summer<br />
for the big stage and the return of the<br />
Commonwealth Games to home soil.<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> had representation from<br />
current pupils Harry Robinson and Ronny<br />
Hallett swimming for Isle of Man and<br />
Guernsey respectively. Both Sixth Form<br />
pupils have a family connection to the<br />
games – Harry following in the footsteps<br />
of his mother and sister before him, and<br />
Ronny lucky enough to share a relay team<br />
with his brother. An amazing experience<br />
for both boys to race against some of the<br />
best swimmers in the world across the<br />
week, racing against World and Olympic<br />
Champions and world record holders, all<br />
whilst mixing daily in the athletes village.<br />
Not content with just turning up and<br />
enjoying themselves, both Harry and<br />
Ronny were able to set multiple personal<br />
bests and swim in finals under the big<br />
lights with the world watching.<br />
UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER <strong>2022</strong><br />
As the year comes to a close, it’s time for us to bid farewell to our Year<br />
13 leavers as they move onto the next chapter. Some will continue their<br />
swimming at their next destination, whereas others will bring down the<br />
curtain on their swimming career – we wish them all luck in their future<br />
endeavours.<br />
Swimming leavers destinations:<br />
Adewole Adekoya – Durham University<br />
Jacob Armon – Swansea University<br />
Mya Azzopardi – San Jose State University<br />
Megan Barnes – Louisiana State University<br />
James Bartley – University of Stirling<br />
Jade Blake - University of Stirling<br />
Jamie Brew - University of Reading<br />
Angel-Skye Davenport – Manchester Metropolitan University<br />
Thomas Deffains – University of Bath<br />
Caitlyn Fry – University of Swansea<br />
Calvin Fry – Loughborough College<br />
Maisie Gilford - University of Bath<br />
George Goodfellow – Durham University<br />
Ronny Hallett - Gap year<br />
Matthew Hargreaves - Durham University<br />
Isabella Hodges – University of Nottingham<br />
Benjamin Holland – The London Institute of Banking and Finance<br />
Sophie Main – University of Edinburgh<br />
Leo McCrea – Bournemouth University<br />
Adam Nash – University of Oxford<br />
Adam O’Reilly – University of Sussex<br />
Hazal Ozkan – University of Wisconsin-Madison<br />
Joe Sin – University of Plymouth<br />
Theodore Thompson – University of Bath<br />
SWIMMING<br />
Year 10 swimmer Blythe Kinsman was<br />
also selected to represent Great Britain,<br />
this time as part of the team heading to<br />
Slovakia for the European Youth Olympic<br />
Festival. Swimming multiple events,<br />
the undoubted highlight for Blythe was<br />
a fantastic Bronze medal in the 100m<br />
Backstroke.<br />
The open water event brought the<br />
Summer National competitions to a close<br />
and the 7 distance swimmers competing<br />
shone in the sunshine, with 3 top 10<br />
finishes and Emily Forwood becoming<br />
National champion.<br />
Alp Toku - KU Leuven University (Brussels)<br />
Charlie Varker – Gap year<br />
Domitille Vellaud – University of Bath<br />
Sebastian Williams – Manchester Metropolitan University<br />
Sam Williamson – University of Bath<br />
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SWIMMING<br />
SCHOOL GALAS<br />
MIDDLE AND UPPER PREP<br />
INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING GALA<br />
HEPWORTH<br />
SWIMMING<br />
SWIMMING<br />
LOWER PREP<br />
INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING GALA<br />
WINNERS: SCOTT<br />
SCOTT<br />
SWIMMING SWIMMING<br />
WINNERS: HEPWORTH<br />
OVERALL PREP WINNERS<br />
1. HEPWORTH<br />
2. SCOTT<br />
3. FRY<br />
4. BRUNEL<br />
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CHARITY<br />
-TAVISTOCK<br />
MEMORY CAFE<br />
-ACROSS THE<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
-DEC UKRAINE<br />
-CHARITY AT<br />
THE PREP<br />
-PUPIL & PARENT<br />
INITIATIVES<br />
VOLUNTEERING<br />
MARKET<br />
GARDEN<br />
CHARITY &<br />
VOLUNTEERING<br />
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CHARITY & VOLUNTEERING<br />
CHARITY<br />
£4,813<br />
RAISED FOR<br />
TAVISTOCK<br />
MEMORY<br />
CAFE<br />
ACROSS THE FOUNDATION<br />
£8,641 RAISED FOR<br />
DEC UKRAINE<br />
CHARITY & VOLUNTEERING<br />
UKRAINE DISASTERS<br />
EMERGENCY COMMITTEE<br />
• Coffee Drive-Thru<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s main charity, the<br />
Tavistock memory Cafe, was<br />
chosen and supported with<br />
money raised from Chapel Services and<br />
from donations at various charitable<br />
events throughout the academic year<br />
<strong>2021</strong>-<strong>2022</strong>.<br />
GRAND TOTAL RAISED £4,813<br />
• Afternoon Tea at Endsleigh<br />
• Blue Stockings and School plays<br />
• Bake Sales<br />
• Mufti Days<br />
• Steeplechase<br />
• Poetry Recital<br />
• <strong>Foundation</strong> Spring Concert<br />
including the amounts from the following<br />
events:<br />
• Cabaret Night<br />
GRAND TOTAL<br />
RAISED £8,641<br />
• MKPA Prep Sports Day<br />
• Band Gig<br />
• Bake Sales<br />
MACMILLAN COFFEE<br />
MORNING<br />
• Jubilee Bake Off<br />
Raised £660<br />
• Christmas Jumper Day<br />
• MKPA Christmas Bauble challenge<br />
• MKPA QUIZ & Curry Night<br />
• MKPA Bonfire Night<br />
COMIC RELIEF | RED NOSE<br />
DAY<br />
Raised £1,476<br />
• Summer Ball<br />
BRITISH LEGION<br />
Raised £663<br />
TAVISTOCK STROKE<br />
REHABILITATION CENTRE<br />
Raised £1,236<br />
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CHARITY & VOLUNTEERING<br />
CHARITY AT<br />
THE PREP<br />
CHILDREN IN NEED<br />
Raised £431<br />
TAVISTOCK FOOD BANK<br />
Pupils at the Prep kindly donated pencil<br />
cases full of new stationery to the Tavistock<br />
Foodbank. They were gratefully received and<br />
went to various families in need in the local<br />
area before Christmas.<br />
BRITISH CITIZEN YOUTH<br />
AWARD<br />
Congratulations to Year 12 pupil, Samir<br />
Mazumder BCyA, who received the<br />
British Citizen Youth Award. The award<br />
recognises young people who make<br />
a significant impact on society, their<br />
community, charity or other good cause<br />
and inspire other youngsters to emulate<br />
their good work. Samir was nominated<br />
by the Headteacher of his previous<br />
school, The Cumberland Community<br />
School, Newham, for organising events<br />
which raised over £9,000 for charities in<br />
the UK and Africa. He visited the Palace<br />
of Westminster for the formal ceremony.<br />
CHARITY & VOLUNTEERING<br />
GREAT BRITISH SPRING CLEAN<br />
Our Eco Club warriors are taking part in the<br />
Great British Spring Clean <strong>2022</strong>. As a school<br />
we pledged to collect 50 bags of rubbish<br />
between Friday 25 March and Monday 11<br />
April. All pupils are encouraged to help reach<br />
this target by collecting rubbish at home, in the<br />
park or on the beach.<br />
PUPIL AND<br />
PARENT<br />
INITIATIVES<br />
MACMILLAN CANCER TRUST<br />
Emma and Clara Bowles completed a mile-aday<br />
challenge for 26 days.<br />
Raised £1,100<br />
The girls in Conway House organised a bake<br />
sale.<br />
Raised £90<br />
SUPPORTING SWIMMERS IN<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
The <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> swimming community<br />
recently donated more than 30 racing<br />
suits and equipment to an underprivileged<br />
swimming community in South Africa.<br />
Whilst competing in South Africa last<br />
week, Year 9 pupil, <strong>Kelly</strong> Wynne-Jones,<br />
was able to meet some of the recipients,<br />
deliver a further 25 suits, and spend time<br />
training with them. <strong>Kelly</strong> plans to set up<br />
a permanent collection box so that the<br />
School community can continue to play<br />
a part in helping less fortunate swimmers<br />
achieve their potential.<br />
LITTLE PRINCESS TRUST<br />
Year 10 pupil, Holly Tasker, has donated<br />
her hair to the Little Princess Trust and<br />
spent the summer holidays fundraising<br />
and doing odd jobs to pay to turn her hair<br />
into a wig. Holly also spoke at the Rotary<br />
where she raised even more money for<br />
the charity.<br />
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VOLUNTEERING<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> is committed to working with and supporting<br />
the local community, and the Volunteering and Service<br />
programme forms an important part of this. All Year 9<br />
and 10 pupils dedicate two hours a week to Service over the<br />
year, some as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award and others<br />
just for the experience. Older pupils also find time during the<br />
week to get involved in volunteering projects.<br />
This year opportunities have opened up again in Tavistock,<br />
although we have not been able to re-establish all our<br />
placements, in local care homes and primary schools, for<br />
example. Year 9 have been out and about litter-picking in<br />
Tavistock and in Bere Alston, thus supporting the efforts of the<br />
local ‘Tidy Tavi’. A second group has continued our good work<br />
at Yelverton Playpark, weeding, planting and keeping the park<br />
litter-free. They have also designed and built a small sensory<br />
garden in the park.<br />
Year 10 have been involved in maintaining our market garden<br />
at the Prep site, weeding, sewing and growing flowers and<br />
vegetables. A small number of pupils have worked with the<br />
DT department, restoring and repairing parts to be refitted to<br />
Olga, the Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter maintained by the charity<br />
Tectona, so that pupils can enjoy sailing on her again next year.<br />
Another group has spent Wednesday afternoons baking tasty<br />
treats which are then sold on site to raise money for our school<br />
charity.<br />
Several senior pupils looking for a career in medicine have<br />
been able to help out at Tavistock Memory Café, who support<br />
those living with dementia, their family, friends and carers. This<br />
has been an invaluable experience for them, as placements in<br />
hospitals are still restricted. Pupils have also worked in several<br />
charity shops, including St. Luke’s, Oxfam, CHSW and Devon<br />
Air Ambulance, while others have been busy helping out on the<br />
Prep site, working with younger pupils in Science and DT, or<br />
helping in the boarding houses.<br />
We are very grateful for the support of the local community of our<br />
volunteering programme and for the welcome they consistently<br />
show our pupils.<br />
MARKET GARDEN<br />
The Market Garden has been a hive of activity this year.<br />
Highlights from the diary include:<br />
Secured the fencing so that the rabbits did not feast<br />
before we did; planted new fruit trees (apple and pear) in the<br />
orchard; ‘welcomed’ the trees with wassailing (singing songs to<br />
them) and pouring on apple juice in a special ceremony; made<br />
good the strawberry patch and covered with netting (so far no<br />
signs that the deer have worked-out how to get their noses<br />
under it!); and a whole host of gardening action in the green<br />
house.<br />
Given that the decision was made for the Market Garden to<br />
be an ‘organic’ space, as ever, much weeding has been<br />
accomplished. Now that the garden is established, the<br />
ferociousness of the weedlings has abated somewhat and,<br />
furthermore, the dock weed resembles less the ‘triffids’ from<br />
the John Wyndham book; but still requires much labour.<br />
Pupils undertook research in the laboratory. Annually, we<br />
conduct a soil survey and test the quality of the soil by taking<br />
sample to the Chemistry labs and test them for potassium,<br />
phosphorous and nitrogen. It is a messy job but a good one for<br />
a rainy winter’s day - a little blood, fish and bone was added to<br />
the soil following evaluation.<br />
Pupils particularly enjoyed a research session on tea growing. It<br />
is our plan to begin growing our own tea, and it was fascinating<br />
to discover that our local climate is quite suited to such an<br />
endeavour. We also discovered the difference in the processing<br />
needed to make tea either ‘white’, ‘black’ or green’.<br />
The spring is an awesome time for this project, and at the time<br />
of writing, the beds are showing growth including the carrots<br />
and maize; the trees are in blossom, and the calabrese in the<br />
greenhouse is ready to plant out, with all the other seedings,<br />
too, making their journey out into the light, ready for the growing<br />
season. If we can keep them with enough to drink (and stay<br />
on top of the weeds), we should be able to look forward to a<br />
bumper harvest in the Summer.<br />
By Benedict Haydn-Davies<br />
CHARITY & VOLUNTEERING<br />
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CHAPLAINCY<br />
WELLBEING &<br />
CHAPLAINCY<br />
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WELLBEING & CHAPLAINCY<br />
WELLBEING<br />
UK ANTI-DOPING TALKS<br />
Our swimmers have attended two<br />
informative virtual talks from UK Anti-<br />
Doping (UKAD). The first was an interactive<br />
workshop for our elite squad, testing<br />
their knowledge and expanding their<br />
understanding of how to keep their bodies<br />
clean and safe. They were taken through<br />
the processes surrounding a drugs test,<br />
to give them the tools they need should<br />
this be something that they face in the<br />
future. All other College squads attended<br />
a workshop presentation educating them<br />
on how to stay clean athletes.<br />
ONE KIND WORD<br />
Pupils and staff have engaged in a<br />
variety of activities to mark Anti-Bullying<br />
Week. There were some fantastic socks<br />
on display for #OddSocksDay. Year 8<br />
volunteers visited Kingfishers and Herons<br />
to read them a story about what to do if<br />
someone is being unkind, and engaged<br />
the children in some drama to raise the<br />
issues surrounding this important week. A<br />
group of Year 8 pupils also made a special<br />
video about kindness<br />
At the College, pupils and staff were<br />
invited to nominate someone for kindness<br />
via a QR code, and discussions around<br />
the topic took place during tutor group<br />
sessions.<br />
LIVING IN THE WIDER WORLD<br />
Year 13 pupils attended a series of talks<br />
to equip them with knowledge and<br />
understanding to help them manage their<br />
finances, health, and wellbeing in the<br />
wider world. A speaker from University of<br />
Plymouth’s Finance Team gave valuable<br />
advice about managing finances and<br />
budgeting. This talk was followed by a<br />
carousel of impactful sessions about<br />
healthy relationships and sexual health,<br />
led by The Zone, and alcohol, drugs and<br />
addiction awareness with Five Lives. The<br />
sessions were well received by pupils, with<br />
lots of positive feedback, for example: ‘I<br />
found Vince’s talk about drugs very<br />
moving and personal. They were all very<br />
good speakers and I felt having those<br />
with personal experiences was extremely<br />
effective’.<br />
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE<br />
ZONE<br />
Amy Connew-Watson from The Zone<br />
visited the Prep to run sessions about<br />
relationships and consent with Year 8<br />
pupils as a part of their PSHE curriculum.<br />
The sessions were discussion-based, and<br />
enabled pupils to consider different types<br />
of relationships, from friendships at school<br />
to relationships they may have as an adult,<br />
and how to identify whether a relationship<br />
is healthy or not. Pupils also learned<br />
key information about the importance<br />
of consent and communication in<br />
relationships.<br />
E-SAFETY SEMINARS<br />
Pupils at the Prep and parents attended a<br />
series of informative E-Safety seminars in<br />
May, led by Karl Hopwood, an independent<br />
online expert with 15 years’ experience<br />
and an ex-primary headteacher. Karl<br />
works closely in schools across Europe<br />
with pupils, parents and teachers to<br />
address the challenges posed by modern<br />
technology and to develop safer online<br />
behaviours and promote digital literacy.<br />
GIRLS ON BOARD<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> launched Girls on Board, a<br />
new initiative in which Year 7 and 8 girls<br />
have taken part. Girls on Board is all<br />
about helping girls aged 8-18 navigate<br />
the choppy waters of friendship problems,<br />
recognising how important friendships are<br />
to them and empowering them to find their<br />
own solutions. As a result, parents need<br />
worry less, schools can focus more on the<br />
curriculum, and girls learn more effectively<br />
– because they are happier.<br />
CHAPLAINCY<br />
VERY REV DR CHRIS<br />
HARDWICK RETIRES<br />
On Monday 11 October, the Very Rev Dr<br />
Chris Hardwick officiated at his final chapel<br />
service as Chaplain at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>. Chris<br />
has been central to the partnership that<br />
the school has built with St Eustachius<br />
over the last two years, and though the<br />
pandemic has inevitably hampered the<br />
development of the relationship with the<br />
parish, nonetheless Chris’s open, gentle,<br />
empathetic and wholly non-judgmental<br />
approach to matters of faith has opened<br />
the door to the Christian faith for many of<br />
our pupils, and he will be much-missed.<br />
Chris’s retirement service at St Eustachius’<br />
church in Tavistock the following Sunday<br />
was an uplifting tribute to his seven years<br />
as the incumbent. Year 11 pupil, Anna<br />
Mokhovik, represented <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>,<br />
performing Lennox Berkeley’s Piano<br />
Prelude No. 6 to a packed church at the<br />
start of the service. Anna played with<br />
characteristic poise and her performance<br />
was much-commented on.<br />
We are fortunate indeed, however, that<br />
the Rev Rosie Illingworth, newly priested<br />
Curate at St Eustachius, will continue to<br />
officiate at our services. Rosie has already<br />
established herself as a prominent<br />
member of the College community, and<br />
will become a more regular visitor to the<br />
Prep as the year progresses.<br />
FOUNDATION SERVICE<br />
The whole school gathered together<br />
once again in St Eustachius’ Church<br />
for the first <strong>Foundation</strong> Service in more<br />
than 18 months. Mr Ayling gave the<br />
sermon, in which he talked about the<br />
excitement of an unknown future and<br />
how a <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> education gives our<br />
pupils the skills and friendship circles to<br />
tackle it successfully.<br />
HARVEST FESTIVAL<br />
We were touched and delighted by the<br />
generosity of our parents for the Prep<br />
Harvest. All of this wonderful food, and<br />
more, will be taken to the Tavistock<br />
Foodbank. Thank you!<br />
REMEMBRANCE WEEK<br />
Remembrance was marked with the<br />
traditional Act of Remembrance at the<br />
Prep on Thursday, and has also been<br />
the focus for chapel services and tutorial<br />
discussions across the school.<br />
We saw the very welcome return of our<br />
now-traditional Remembrance Concert in<br />
St Eustachius, which saw <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s<br />
finest musicians and singers performing<br />
alongside the Stannary Brass Band and<br />
musicians and choirs from St Joseph’s<br />
School in Launceston. Donations to the<br />
Royal British Legion were welcomed.<br />
On the Sunday, the School’s formal<br />
Service and Act of Remembrance took<br />
place at the College.<br />
WELLBEING & CHAPLAINCY<br />
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OLGA<br />
DUKE OF<br />
EDINBURGH<br />
AWARD<br />
COMBINED<br />
CADET FORCE<br />
DEVIZES TO<br />
WESTMINSTER<br />
TEN TORS<br />
MOUNT KELLY<br />
EXPEDITION<br />
EXMOOR<br />
CHALLENGE<br />
SHACKLETON<br />
ABBOTS WAY<br />
WALK<br />
ADVENTURE,<br />
TRIPS &<br />
EXPEDITIONS<br />
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ADVENTURE<br />
OLGA<br />
ADVENTURE<br />
Over a few weeks in September<br />
<strong>2021</strong>, pupils in Years 7 and 9<br />
were offered the opportunity to<br />
experience an introduction to offshore<br />
sailing onboard <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s boat Olga.<br />
Cruising in coastal waters off Plymouth,<br />
the day sails aim to foster the <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> values of teamwork, leadership,<br />
resilience, tolerance, self-confidence and<br />
courage and hopefully whet our pupils’<br />
appetites to work towards internationallyrecognised<br />
sailing qualifications in the<br />
future. The day sails proved very popular<br />
again with the majority of pupils in the<br />
year groups setting sail and working as<br />
a team to spend a full day out at sea.<br />
Staff members also got the chance to<br />
head out with the pupils which provides a<br />
fantastic opportunity for out-of-classroom<br />
relationships to be formed, deepening<br />
trust, respect and communication<br />
between both staff and pupils alike.<br />
Shortly after <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s adoption of<br />
Olga as the School Boat, we took on<br />
the refurbishment of her tender. This<br />
small, elderly, clinker-built rowing boat<br />
had been sadly neglected for many<br />
years and came to us in a sorry state in<br />
October 2019, but after many months of<br />
hard work – interrupted, of course, by<br />
Covid-19 – we were delighted to hand<br />
her back this September, decked out in<br />
the school colours, to Ben Williams of the<br />
Tectona Trust. The project was headed<br />
up by Gary Collard, the Head of Design<br />
Technology at the College, and by Andy<br />
Westlake, the Design Technician. She will<br />
return to her rightful place on Olga’s portside<br />
deck, and will be much-used for runs<br />
ashore.<br />
On 4 and 5 April we saw six pupils<br />
from Years 7-8 take to the waters<br />
from Plymouth including an overnight<br />
on board. All pupils showed fantastic<br />
teamwork throughout and were a credit<br />
to the school. Harry Lewis showed great<br />
perseverance to continue to helm the<br />
boat, stay engaged and fully involved<br />
despite sea sickness. Felix Bosacki<br />
and Charlie Barnaby also showed great<br />
attitudes to get fully involved in all aspects<br />
of the sailing whilst Henry Hardick, Oliver<br />
Simpson and Lewie Harrison worked<br />
hard when hoisting sails and showed<br />
great manners and attitudes.<br />
This summer eight pupils from Years<br />
6-8 had the chance to extend their<br />
experiences and sail for three days from<br />
Plymouth on Olga, experiencing night<br />
sailing and the magical experience of<br />
being at sea without land being in sight.<br />
They made the trip from Plymouth across<br />
to Looe and were able to enjoy some<br />
stunning scenery from a view many of us<br />
will never experience. A top effort by all<br />
of them allowed an amazing experience<br />
for everyone.<br />
This summer we had two longer sailing<br />
trips including a DofE residential which<br />
saw eight young people take to the<br />
seas for seven days. The pupils were<br />
from a range of schools including <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong>, Churston Grammar and Torquay<br />
Grammar. The trip was a great success<br />
with new friendships being formed and<br />
some fantastic teamwork on display. The<br />
crew had hoped to make it to the Isles<br />
of Scilly but despite the lovely weather<br />
of the summer it was not playing ball for<br />
this voyage. They therefore stayed on<br />
the south coast and sailed along to Looe<br />
and Falmouth where they were able to<br />
go ashore and enjoy some time on the<br />
beaches and in the stunning town. The<br />
highlight of the trip for all was having<br />
dolphins swim alongside the boat on two<br />
occasions and also getting all five sails<br />
up on their homeward journey to see the<br />
power that Olga can muster.<br />
We also had two pupils sail on the Tall<br />
Ships Youth Trust expedition which sailed<br />
for seven days out of Southampton. They<br />
had an amazing time completing their<br />
DofE Gold residential with other onboard<br />
the more technical boat compared<br />
to Olga. A fantastic experience and a<br />
chance to really show off their leadership,<br />
teamwork and communication skills that<br />
they have developed throughout their<br />
Gold DofE journey so far.<br />
Both of the above voyages have once<br />
again been fully sponsored by the<br />
Conway Merchant Navy Trust who<br />
continue to assist pupils to complete<br />
both their DofE expedition and residential<br />
sections of their Gold awards. Without<br />
their generosity and time, we would not<br />
have been able to lay on these voyages<br />
and the ten pupils involved would not<br />
have had these amazing, life changing<br />
experiences.<br />
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DUKE OF<br />
EDINBURGH AWARD<br />
This year has seen another bumper<br />
year for completion of the Duke<br />
of Edinburgh awards with the<br />
following being achieved over the past 10<br />
months since September:<br />
68 Bronze Awards<br />
32 Silver Awards<br />
11 Gold Awards<br />
These numbers show our strength<br />
throughout the programme and we have<br />
many more who will complete their award<br />
timeframes over the summer to add to<br />
these numbers.<br />
The Year 9 Bronze pupils have been<br />
particularly impressive this year with 52 of<br />
them taking on the challenge of the award<br />
in September and working hard during<br />
their service afternoons to get ready for<br />
each challenge. Pupils have worked hard<br />
to gain their physical and skill sections in<br />
their own time with pupils using LAMDA,<br />
music lessons, sports leaders award,<br />
major games matches and many other<br />
activities to show how they have been<br />
developing their skills and the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
values.<br />
On a Wednesday afternoon pupils had<br />
the opportunity to spend one term on a<br />
volunteering activity including Tidy Tavi<br />
and helping at Yelverton play park whilst<br />
the other half worked on expedition skills<br />
and navigation. The teams then swapped<br />
for the second term before spending the<br />
final Summer Term preparing for their<br />
assessed expedition in the Tamar Valley.<br />
Conditions were perfect and the routes<br />
were testing but manageable for all. All<br />
pupils worked well within their teams<br />
showing great leadership and teamwork<br />
skills, supporting each other through the<br />
highs and lows of the walk. Despite some<br />
groups getting navigationally misplaced<br />
at times, they all completed the walk and<br />
have a great sense of achievement having<br />
done so. For the majority of pupils this is<br />
the final section for them to sign off for<br />
their Bronze award so they are now ready<br />
to move onto Silver when they return to<br />
school for Year 10.<br />
Our senior pupils who have chosen to<br />
continue with the awards have now<br />
moved onto the Silver and Gold awards<br />
with a fantastic take up from across the<br />
year groups. They have been working<br />
hard on all sections and are now able<br />
to get back out in to the community,<br />
following Covid-19, in order to support<br />
the charity shops and local charities. We<br />
have also had Market Garden continuing<br />
and Mrs Holwill has run a fantastic baking<br />
group who then sell their produce for<br />
charity. Pupils have also focused on their<br />
skill and physical with more and more<br />
pupils taking on new skills such as chess,<br />
crocheting, new languages and learning<br />
to drive.<br />
The Gold Award also requires pupils to<br />
take part in a 5 day, 4 night residential<br />
programme of their choosing but they<br />
must complete it with people they have<br />
not previously met. This year we have<br />
managed to get these back up and<br />
running properly and have seen people<br />
head off on outdoor activities, learning to<br />
cook courses and helping at a residential<br />
home for a week. This year we are<br />
also very lucky to be sponsored by the<br />
Conway Merchant Navy Trust again which<br />
has allowed us to run our own residential<br />
on Olga this summer, allowing some of<br />
our pupils the opportunity to sail along<br />
other similar aged members of the local<br />
community. The Conway Merchant Navy<br />
Trust has also sponsored two pupils this<br />
summer to attend a Tall ships challenge<br />
week.<br />
The culmination of the year for the<br />
Silver and Gold pupils is always their<br />
assessment expedition which this year<br />
once again took place in Wales with 52<br />
pupils heading up to the Brecon Beacons<br />
to complete their assessment walks. We<br />
had 6 teams completing Silver over 3<br />
days and 2 teams completing Gold over<br />
4 days. Each team must be assessed by<br />
a member of staff with the Golds having<br />
an external assessor ensuring that they<br />
meet all of the 20 conditions of a DofE<br />
expedition. The weather was hot, and<br />
the midges were out in force at dusk and<br />
dawn, but the pupils all pulled together<br />
really well in their teams and worked<br />
hard to achieve the walk. Water and sun<br />
hats were vitally important to keep off the<br />
effects of heat exhaustion and significant<br />
water needed to be consumed each day<br />
to keep the pupils hydrated in these tough<br />
and humid conditions. A top effort by all<br />
involved to make it a very successful and<br />
enjoyable trip, once again demonstrating<br />
the majority of the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> values<br />
over the expedition.<br />
We now look forward to another year of<br />
introducing the Duke of Edinburgh Award<br />
to our youngest pupils at the College in<br />
September and supporting the more<br />
senior pupils to continue to complete<br />
their awards. It is an award which allows<br />
pupils to develop nearly every <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> value through all of its various<br />
components. It is fantastic to watch as<br />
pupils grow and progress in compassion,<br />
courage, humility, respect, commitment<br />
and integrity and we look forward to<br />
continuing this for many years to come.<br />
Thanks go to all of the staff, parent<br />
helpers and assessors of the award for<br />
their time and support that they give to<br />
the pupils.<br />
BRONZE BRONZE SILVER GOLD<br />
Abduljabar Adama Charlotte Lee Panos Angelakis Thomas Birchell<br />
Adejola Adekoya Constance Logan Logan Ashall Jamie Brew<br />
Sophie Benn William Mathieson Theodore Ayling Isabelle Davis<br />
Ivan Blazej Roman Mokhovik Freddy Bott Maisie Gilford<br />
Liberty Bourne Esmay Moore Noah Bridle George Goodfellow<br />
Joshua Bratt Jago Nicholas Samuel Burns William Hutton<br />
Zak Briggs Lily Nordmann Rowan Caldwell Sophie Main<br />
Rowan Caldwell Daniela Palacio Fernandez Max Czech Luke Maxa<br />
Grace Cazzoli Harry Parr Ferris Charlotte Davis Isabel Nichol-Garcia<br />
Abigail Chang Francis Partridge James Gee Joseph Rizk<br />
Han Chi Harry Pearse Ilir Gjoka Rosie Warren<br />
Jed Claxton Elliott Pocknell Bartholomew Grainger<br />
Lewis Critchley George Rickard Lewie Harrison<br />
Sienna Critchley Matilda Riggott Daisy Heal<br />
Tilly Davis Maxim Robertson Louisa Hess<br />
Bailee Deignan Frasier Robertson Rowena Hill<br />
Ryelee Deignan Freya Sarkar Eliza Kumar<br />
Millie Dixon Chloe Searle Matilda Kurzman<br />
Caitlin Dolby Gracie Simons Thomas Lawrence<br />
Alessandro D'Onofrio Esmee Stockley Olivia Mackenzie<br />
Elizabeth Dudman Daniel Sturt Thomas Parrott<br />
Freddie Durup Rory Summers Francis Partridge<br />
William Durup Poppy Taylor Iona Reid<br />
Jack Earley Morgan Thomas Maxim Robertson<br />
Clara Edwards Hannah Tilney William Scruby<br />
Keir Francis Sofia Vaughan Kiera Semple<br />
Lewie Harrison Amicie Vellaud Rory Summers<br />
Connor Hayles Jessica Ward Holly Tasker<br />
Rowena Hill India Washer Noah Taylor<br />
Charlie Hodges Benjamin Whysall Javier Torres Langmead<br />
Lottie Hodges Anna Wilkinson Sophie Varcoe<br />
Gabrielle Idle-Beavers Dilys Williams John Warren<br />
Oliver Jordan Connor Wynne-Jones<br />
Matilda Kitson <strong>Kelly</strong> Wynne-Jones<br />
ADVENTURE<br />
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ADVENTURE<br />
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COMBINED CADET<br />
FORCE<br />
ADVENTURE<br />
The CCF returned to regular<br />
Wednesday afternoon parades in<br />
September <strong>2021</strong> as a single Royal<br />
Navy Section. The renewed focus on<br />
the Royal Navy has allowed the section<br />
to grow in size and pack in another<br />
busy training year. Access to the usual<br />
MOD facilities still has some restrictions<br />
as service personnel were catching up<br />
on courses post-pandemic. The cadet<br />
forces did, however, work to ensure that<br />
national courses could run and that our<br />
weekly training could continue.<br />
With a bumper intake of new Year 10<br />
and new Year 11 cadets there was much<br />
ground to cover with many having never<br />
done any drill before, knots to learn and<br />
charts to become familiar with. In March<br />
we had a weekend at Britannia Royal<br />
Navy College, Dartmouth. An excellent<br />
insight into both life in the Royal Navy and<br />
young officer training. Whilst at BRNC we<br />
had access to many of the impressive<br />
facilities including spending time on the<br />
boats on the river and aboard Hindustan<br />
– the permanently moored minehunter.<br />
Our sail training continued in the Summer<br />
Term with weekly sailing sessions at<br />
Roadford Lake and a summer camp<br />
at HMS Raleigh. A group of 20 cadets<br />
decamped to HMS Raleigh to use the<br />
training facilities at Jupiter Point working<br />
towards RYA Dinghy qualifications. Of<br />
course, in true British fashion you can<br />
book everything except the weather! We<br />
managed three, very windy, days afloat<br />
but were blown off the water on the<br />
fourth day. Nevertheless, there was lots<br />
of impressive sailing and perhaps even<br />
more capsizes. Everyone earned their<br />
RYA Level 1 Dinghy qualification.<br />
Throughout the year both staff and<br />
cadets continued to go off on their<br />
holidays on national training camps. Over<br />
the year this include leadership courses,<br />
first aid courses, offshore sailing and<br />
dinghy sailing. An impressive range of<br />
qualifications being gained and for many<br />
an exciting residential camp away.<br />
The end of the year was also marked<br />
with the traditional Senior Cadets Dinner<br />
where we said farewell to not only our<br />
Upper Sixth Leavers but also SLt Susan<br />
Roberts-Key who has been involved with<br />
the CCF throughout her time at <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong>.<br />
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DEVIZES TO<br />
WESTMINSTER<br />
ADVENTURE<br />
Mr Francis’s classroom back in<br />
September was overflowing<br />
with those who’d expressed<br />
an interest in DW – the world-famous<br />
paddling challenge from Devizes in<br />
Wiltshire to Westminster in London. It<br />
quite quickly became apparent, however,<br />
that it was not, perhaps, for everyone,<br />
and only the most committed and resilient<br />
were going to stick with it.<br />
The very first session saw a few people<br />
drop out, and over the course of the<br />
Michaelmas Term as the temperature<br />
dropped, so did the numbers, so that by<br />
January there was just 6 crews, and only<br />
then did the really testing training begin.<br />
Mostly in windy and very cold conditions,<br />
20km paddles became second nature,<br />
as did three hour drives for training<br />
weekends and races in Wiltshire. At this<br />
point a special mention must go to Diya<br />
Haresh and Anton Voytlander-Tetzner<br />
who, despite not entering the Waterside<br />
Races or the real DW event, undertook<br />
the entirety of the training programme<br />
through the depths of the winter… in itself<br />
a huge achievement.<br />
However, months of arduous training<br />
brought us to Devizes Wharf, on the<br />
morning of Good Friday, as our 5<br />
determined pairs set off on the gruelling<br />
108 mile route. Starting in Devizes in<br />
Wiltshire, the race travels eastwards<br />
along the Kennet and Avon Canal,<br />
through the beautiful Vale of Pewsey,<br />
through Hungerford, then Newbury,<br />
then Reading, where the canal joins<br />
the River Thames, which it then follows<br />
towards London. Despite being a canoe<br />
marathon, a considerable amount of<br />
running is involved due to the 77 portages<br />
- points at which the boats must be lifted<br />
out of the water and carried around the<br />
locks.<br />
On the chilly morning of Good Friday we<br />
all began paddling, setting off beneath<br />
the famed Devizes Bridge and out<br />
along the canal. Nerves soon settled,<br />
and the paddling became easier as we<br />
settled into our rhythm. With most of the<br />
portages falling on day 1 it was a day of<br />
constantly hopping in and out of the boat<br />
until eventually we arrived exhausted but<br />
elated at Newbury, 34 miles from where<br />
we had begun almost 7 hours earlier.<br />
Both mornings of the race we were<br />
woken by the sounds of clattering pans,<br />
alarm ring tones and the shouting of the<br />
camp site marshalls. Amidst the frantic<br />
packing up of the camp, a substantial<br />
breakfast was needed to be had, which<br />
consisted of porridge pots, bananas and<br />
cereal bars.<br />
Day 2 was similar to day 1 in its number<br />
of portages and the distance however<br />
this was the day we reached the Thames<br />
at Reading, where the river opened<br />
up to fabulous riverside houses with<br />
boathouses containing top-end craft.<br />
While this provided much-needed new<br />
scenery it also presented the challenge of<br />
side wind and turbulence, but all crews<br />
made it through to the end of day two at<br />
Marlow, and another night under canvas.<br />
By the final day every mile began to<br />
feel like five, but the thought of finishing<br />
kept our spirits high. Our bodies were<br />
in remarkable shape considering what<br />
we had gone through but it was now<br />
taking longer and longer to get back into<br />
the boat and leave our support crews<br />
after each portage. Pushing through the<br />
fatigue, every crew made it over the final<br />
finish line at Teddington in good time.<br />
Even our blisters had blisters, aches and<br />
pains merged into one and unfortunate<br />
mid-river capsizes caused additional<br />
difficulties for some.<br />
Despite the odd moan and look of<br />
despair, the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> team had met<br />
the challenge, and stood out as a highspirited,<br />
highly motivated and dynamic<br />
team.<br />
The final positions of the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
crews were:<br />
• Barney Reid and Jack Brijnath: 17th<br />
out of 62 boats<br />
• Annabelle Hess and Emily Forwood:<br />
18th<br />
• Finlay Barker and Arwen Thomas:<br />
21st<br />
• Ella Tanner and Ben Wilkinson: 41st<br />
• And Felipe Bento and Alex Ley: 47th<br />
Annabelle and Emily came 2nd in the<br />
Junior Female category, Finlay and Arwen<br />
came 8th in the Junior Mixed category,<br />
and Jack and Barney came 10th in the<br />
Junior Boys category.<br />
As a squad, we decided to raise funds<br />
for the Disasters Emergency Committee<br />
Ukraine Appeal, and are proud to have<br />
raised the grand total of £2,186.<br />
Without the invaluable help of our parents<br />
and supporters, our achievements simply<br />
would not have been possible.<br />
But above all, we must recognize the<br />
unwavering dedication, expertise and<br />
enthusiasm of our coaches, Mr Francis,<br />
Mr Hayden-Davies and Mr Reid. Their<br />
commitment, driving long hours,<br />
encouraging us through wind and rain,<br />
organizing everything, and pushing us<br />
on, gave us the best possible chance<br />
to complete what back in September<br />
seemed nothing more than a distant<br />
dream.<br />
DW is often described as the most<br />
mentally and physically demanding<br />
challenge open to anyone under the age<br />
of 19, and it certainly was the hardest<br />
thing any of us have ever done, but I<br />
know we’ll all look back on it with great<br />
pride and satisfaction.<br />
It was an extraordinary experience, and<br />
one none of us will ever forget.<br />
By Barnaby Reid and Arwen Thomas<br />
Crews<br />
Barnaby Reid and Jack Brijnath<br />
Annabelle Hess and Emily Forwood<br />
Finlay Barker and Arwen Thomas<br />
Ella Tanner and Ben Wilkinson<br />
Felipe Bento and Alexandra Ley<br />
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ADVENTURE<br />
TEN TORS<br />
35 miles 35 miles 35 miles 45 miles<br />
Eliza Kumar Samuel Burns Kier Francis Caleb Brewer<br />
Francis Partridge Millie Dixon Olivia Mackenzie Jack Brijnath<br />
ADVENTURE<br />
The Ten Tors campaign starts<br />
in September with pupils from<br />
Year 9-13 signing up to take<br />
on the challenge of walking 35, 45 or<br />
55 miles over Dartmoor in May. The<br />
training consists of 10 months of hard<br />
work, most of which takes place in the<br />
dark, cold winter months which pushes<br />
pupils and staff to their limit.<br />
This year we had particularly strong<br />
winds and heavy rain on a number<br />
of the training walks which made for<br />
really tough going and even forced the<br />
cancellation of one training weekend.<br />
It did not put off the determined and<br />
driven Ten Tors teams though and this<br />
year for the first time in many we had<br />
more than enough solid Year 9 and 10<br />
pupils to select 3 teams from for the<br />
35 mile distance. After all that hard<br />
work and the teams demonstrating<br />
incredible team work and leadership on<br />
the <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> expedition to complete<br />
their final practice walk it was time to<br />
head back to the Ten Tors event after a<br />
two year break due to Covid-19.<br />
The event had all the festival<br />
atmosphere from before and was a<br />
fantastic experience for all of our 24<br />
pupils who were selected to take part.<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> entered 3 x 35 mile teams<br />
and 1 x 45 mile team this year and<br />
after a very early start on Saturday the<br />
teams were ready to complete their<br />
routes. The tension at the start was<br />
brilliant with everyone waiting for the<br />
canons to go so that they could finally<br />
get underway. Saturday saw a full<br />
day of walking with teams navigating<br />
their way to their 7th or 8th tors for all<br />
teams with very few dramas along the<br />
way. Another early start on Sunday<br />
saw all teams up and away for 0600<br />
ready to complete their routes. Proud<br />
and glowing parents met the teams at<br />
the finish for pasties and medals as all<br />
teams finished across the line complete<br />
with 6 members and all before 1330 in<br />
the afternoon.<br />
An awesome achievement by all<br />
involved, again showing the <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> values to the full in order get<br />
themselves and their complete teams<br />
around the event. Thanks must go<br />
to all of the staff and parent volunteers<br />
who help throughout the year in order<br />
to train and prepare the pupils for this<br />
challenging and life changing event.<br />
Kiera Semple Frederic Durup Roman Mokhovik Emily Forwood<br />
Holly Tasker<br />
Noah Taylor<br />
(Captain)<br />
Louisa Hess<br />
(Captain)<br />
Charlotte Lee<br />
Esmay Moore<br />
Iona Reid<br />
(Captain)<br />
Morgan Thomas Lily Nordmann Sophie Varcoe<br />
Oscar Oursin<br />
Barnaby Reid<br />
Arwen Thomas<br />
(Captain)<br />
MOUNT KELLY EXPEDITION<br />
& PRACTICE WALKS<br />
Almost 70 pupils took on the long-awaited <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
Expedition. Four different routes were followed by the Ten<br />
Tors teams (35 and 45 miles) and the Duke of Edinburgh<br />
Silver and Gold teams to complete their practice walk.<br />
The weather was kind with plenty of sunshine but with a<br />
biting wind on the top of the moor. All pupils displayed the<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> values of courage, grit, determination and great<br />
teamwork. Congratulations must go to all of the pupils who<br />
have completed the training this year in some very tough<br />
conditions.<br />
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ADVENTURE<br />
EXMOOR CHALLENGE<br />
SHACKLETON<br />
ADVENTURE<br />
Congratulations to the three <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> teams of Year<br />
8 pupils who completed the 16-mile Exmoor Challenge<br />
on Saturday 30 April <strong>2022</strong>. They all did exceptionally<br />
well, coming in 6th, 9th and 10th in their categories out of 136<br />
teams!<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> has entered teams into the Exmoor Challenge for a<br />
number of years now. The twelve pupils spent three weekends<br />
in March training in navigation, team work and walking<br />
progressively greater distances in preparation for the event.<br />
The Challenge not only tests an individual’s ability to walk the<br />
distance but also their navigation skills and the ability to observe<br />
features on the ground and map in the form of a quiz which is<br />
completed during the walk. The event has been cancelled for<br />
the last two years due to Covid-19, so it was wonderful to see<br />
everyone meeting up at Dulverton once again.<br />
All teams follow the same route setting off at timed intervals.<br />
At each checkpoint, teams must clock in to record their time.<br />
The aim is not to be the first to finish but to complete each leg<br />
within a time window; too fast or too slow leads to deducted<br />
points. This, along with the quiz result, gives an overall score<br />
from which a ranking is created. <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s teams navigated<br />
the route without fault and displayed some excellent team work<br />
to bring everyone across the finish line despite some sore feet<br />
and fatigue.<br />
The Shackleton Programme is<br />
designed to develop and celebrate<br />
leadership, practical skills and<br />
teamwork whilst encouraging a love of<br />
and respect for the outdoors.<br />
In October Shackleton club learnt about<br />
fire lighting and camp safety.<br />
On Friday 6 May, Year 6 pupils embarked<br />
on an overnight stay at Nun’s Cross Farm,<br />
where they enjoyed time on the moor<br />
followed by a day of kayaking, canoeing<br />
and raft building on Saturday.<br />
On Saturday, it was the turn of forms<br />
7ARL and 7PAC. They enjoyed an evening<br />
of games, followed by a group climbing<br />
session and guided walk between Nun’s<br />
Cross and Sheepstor on Sunday.<br />
Exmoor Challenge<br />
Year 5 pupils had a fabulous experience<br />
on their Shackleton trip. Accompanied by<br />
Mrs Twyman and Mr Floyd, the children<br />
spent a jolly evening out at Nun’s Cross,<br />
blessed with lovely weather - albeit<br />
with chilly wind! The following day was<br />
spent at Simply Outdoors, where the<br />
children were split into four groups and<br />
challenged with the High Ropes, Trapeze,<br />
Archery and some team-work, problemsolving<br />
activities. All in all, everyone had<br />
a brilliant time, with pupils pushed out of<br />
their comfort zones whilst learning some<br />
important life skills.<br />
Eva Barrett Ciara Jordan Saul Caldwell<br />
Imogen Miller Maya Johnson Max Rainsbury<br />
James Hambly William Thomas Finn Adams<br />
Cameron Gee Oliver Beckly Henry Hardick<br />
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ADVENTURE<br />
ABBOTS WAY WALK<br />
ADVENTURE<br />
A<br />
group of Year 9 and 10 pupils completed the 23-mile Abbots Way Walk as part of their Ten Tors training on Sunday 3<br />
October. They encountered some interesting weather conditions along the way, including hail, heavy showers and beautiful<br />
blue skies. Well done to everyone who completed it.<br />
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INTERNATIONAL<br />
SOCIETY<br />
BOARDING<br />
BOARDING<br />
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BOARDING<br />
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY<br />
BOARDING<br />
The International Society managed to pack in as many<br />
trips as possible to get our pupils outdoors in the beautiful<br />
countryside on our doorstep. Trips this year included the<br />
ever-popular Karting and Laser-tag trip, as well as to our friendly<br />
surf school in Bude. We also tried paddle boarding for the first<br />
time, and the teachers even got involved! We tried a new trip<br />
to a local paintballing venue, which proved so popular we did<br />
it twice. At the end of the school year, we organised an end of<br />
term BBQ which was attended by all of the international pupils,<br />
and even included a friendly football match between our male<br />
international boarders, and our female international pupils –<br />
including girls from the Chelsea FC <strong>Foundation</strong>.<br />
These trips are a great opportunity for both international and<br />
non-international pupils across the school to socialise, make<br />
friends and forget about their studies for a while!<br />
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BOARDING<br />
BOARDING<br />
BOARDING<br />
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NURSERY<br />
RECEPTION<br />
YEAR 1<br />
YEAR 2<br />
PRE-PREP<br />
NATIVITY<br />
PRE-PREP<br />
SPORTS DAY<br />
PRE-PREP<br />
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PRE-PREP<br />
NURSERY<br />
RECEPTION<br />
PRE-PREP<br />
Michaelmas Term was about<br />
exploring our new environment<br />
in Nursery and making new<br />
friends. We went outside to discover what<br />
was within the grounds of <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>.<br />
We learnt to print with our hands and with<br />
a teddy bear. The term was finished off<br />
with us performing in the Pre-Prep nativity<br />
which was a wonderful experience for us<br />
all as we were filmed.<br />
During the Lent Term we had a visit from<br />
the Gruffalo and went searching for him<br />
around the school. We built our own<br />
Gruffalo woods and tried to find evidence<br />
of where he was hiding. However, we<br />
didn’t find him! As well as searching for<br />
the Gruffalo we discovered shapes in the<br />
woods and learnt how many sides many<br />
shapes had. We used our hands and<br />
arms to create a picture of spring and had<br />
a very exciting visit to our friend’s farm,<br />
where we met a pig who could sit and<br />
give you her paw for food. Her name was<br />
‘Princess’.<br />
The Summer Term was an exciting<br />
event. Being the shortest term, we were<br />
very busy. We completed books about<br />
ourselves to let our new teachers know<br />
the amazing things we can do. We had<br />
a wonderful LOTC week making a ball<br />
run, a water run, some Fairy and Nymph<br />
houses, bug hotels and rafts to put in the<br />
river. We completed an orienteering task,<br />
following picture clues and finding items<br />
as we went and created our own map as<br />
we made our way to the Trout Farm for<br />
a visit.<br />
The second half of term was all about<br />
fish, as we created our own fish tanks and<br />
fish, visited the aquarium and met Marina<br />
the Mermaid and visit the marine centre<br />
at Wembury Beach where we explored<br />
the rock pools and learnt how to keep<br />
our seas a safe place for the animals and<br />
plants that live there.<br />
Reception started the year talking<br />
about our families, finding out<br />
about Autumn and enjoying<br />
Traditional Tales. We had fun acting<br />
out the stories and using language<br />
from the books with different voices<br />
and we performed the Little Red Hen<br />
for Harvest. We also spent time on the<br />
question “Do bees wear shoes?”. We<br />
had a Fire Safety and a Road Safety<br />
week and then had fun with Christmas<br />
crafts and stories.<br />
We all took part in our nativity play with<br />
the rest of the Pre-Prep. This year it<br />
was A Bundle of Joy and included a<br />
very grumbly donkey! We managed<br />
to get to the theatre to see a lovely<br />
play called The Man Who Wanted to<br />
be a Penguin. Father Christmas made<br />
an appearance at our party and even<br />
brought us some presents!<br />
Our Lent Term was full of dinosaurs,<br />
Lunar New year, Valentines, World<br />
Book Day and Science week. We had<br />
visits from baby Lilly and baby Darcie.<br />
We visited the Post Office to buy a<br />
stamp and post our Valentine cards.<br />
Our eggs took a long time but we<br />
were patient and they finally hatched!<br />
We went to visit the farm and had a<br />
wonderful day meeting many different<br />
animals. We finished off the term with<br />
Easter crafts and pictures and a special<br />
visit from the Easter Bunny.<br />
Our Learning Outside the Classroom<br />
week was fun and we followed it up with<br />
a trip to the National Marine Aquarium,<br />
where we even met a mermaid! Sports<br />
day was very hot but everyone did their<br />
best and we even completed a 400m<br />
round track race.<br />
We went to Wembury Beach and did<br />
some wonderful rock pooling finding<br />
shore crabs, hermit crabs, starfish and<br />
prawns and sea snails amongst other<br />
things. We all had fun at our traditional<br />
Teddy Bear’s Picnic for our last day of<br />
term, rounding off a lovely year!<br />
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PRE-PREP<br />
YEAR 1<br />
YEAR 2<br />
PRE-PREP<br />
The Summer Term always brings a<br />
wealth of enjoyable experiences<br />
for the Year One children and many<br />
opportunities for exploring <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>’s<br />
beautiful grounds as well as the amazing<br />
natural areas within easy reach of the<br />
school.<br />
The Forest School week is always eagerly<br />
anticipated. In typical Dartmoor form<br />
the heavens opened but undeterred<br />
the children and teachers donned<br />
waterproofs and wellies and set off over<br />
the style and down to the woods for a fun<br />
packed week of fire building, camp fire<br />
cooking and charcoal making.<br />
Other activities included pond dipping in<br />
our school pond that revealed a wealth of<br />
aquatic wild life much to the delight of the<br />
children. We discovered a thriving newt<br />
colony which caused much wonder and<br />
excitement.<br />
The busy week was rounded off with a<br />
tremendous Teddy Bears picnic which<br />
the children prepared for by writing<br />
invitations, planning games for and<br />
writing descriptions of their Teddies. We<br />
shared fabulous food from the kitchen<br />
with many wonderful Teddy friends of all<br />
shapes and sizes.<br />
This Summer brought the National<br />
celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of<br />
Queen Elizabeth II. The children engaged<br />
in many activities surrounding this time of<br />
celebration, learning about the Queen and<br />
her life and reign. It also provided many<br />
opportunities for decoration making. The<br />
celebrations culminated in a very royal<br />
street party with wonderful jubilee related<br />
food and fluttering bunting while the sun<br />
shone. Celebrations rounded off with<br />
exuberant dancing for all.<br />
The Summer Term always culminates in a<br />
theatrical extravaganza and this year the<br />
Year One children joined forces with the<br />
Year Two Children to produce a wonderful<br />
play.<br />
They threw themselves into learning songs<br />
and lines, finding props, choreographing<br />
actions and making scenery and props.<br />
The children particularly enjoyed making<br />
their own ice monster costumes through<br />
the process of the tie dying. It was<br />
amazing to see such young children<br />
taking to the stage with such confidence.<br />
Especially as due to Covid-19 restrictions<br />
in the past this was the first experience<br />
of this sort for many of the children. They<br />
thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.<br />
The end of the term and indeed the<br />
academic year is always signalled by the<br />
Beach Trip. This year we set off for Bude<br />
with back packs filled with sandwiches,<br />
drinks, buckets and spades, swimming<br />
costumes and sun cream. The day was<br />
spent rock pooling, sand castle making,<br />
playing football and picnicking. The<br />
sun shone down and everyone went<br />
for a paddle in the waves and enjoyed<br />
delicious ice creams before a very quiet<br />
and sleepy return to school. It really was<br />
an amazing day and a wonderful way to<br />
Year 2 class work hard throughout<br />
the year at putting the <strong>Mount</strong><br />
<strong>Kelly</strong> values into action! They<br />
especially enjoy our activities outside the<br />
classroom.<br />
A TRIP TO TAVISTOCK TOWN<br />
A highlight of the Michaelmas Term<br />
for Year 2 was our trip into Tavistock<br />
town. The children enjoyed planning our<br />
route using Google Earth and did the<br />
Meadowlands Challenge to find as many<br />
activities which help us to relax and enjoy<br />
our free time as possible. Many thanks<br />
go to Rosie from St Eustachius, Angela<br />
from the Wharf and Sally who volunteers<br />
in the sensory garden. We are grateful<br />
to the many kind people who helped<br />
us to enjoy our trip and understand our<br />
local area better. After a yummy packed<br />
lunch and a tub of ice-cream we all felt<br />
very lucky to be part of the Tavistock<br />
community.<br />
MOUNT KELLY LIMITED<br />
EDITION ICE CREAM!<br />
In the Lent Term Science Week Year 2<br />
were delighted to find out more about the<br />
states of matter via the IPC topic ‘Freeze<br />
it!’<br />
The week began with the children being<br />
molecules, either zooming around as gas<br />
molecules, acting as water contained in<br />
a huge chalk bottle or standing as still as<br />
an ice cube. They started to see this in<br />
action when each of the class was given<br />
an ice baby to observe. One priceless<br />
question was, “Why do ice babies<br />
get smaller when all other babies get<br />
bigger?”<br />
A real highlight was our Science Week<br />
trip to Princetown. A very excited group<br />
of Year 2s carefully weighed their chosen<br />
ice cream ingredients before leaving.<br />
On arrival, we were treated to a live<br />
experiment which showed the different<br />
freezing temperatures of water, raspberry<br />
sauce, fresh raspberries and ice cream.<br />
They also admired the beautiful artwork<br />
done for the labelling and finally got to<br />
create their own limited-edition tub of ice<br />
cream to bring back to school and eat!<br />
The children also enjoyed a visit to the<br />
Princetown Visitor’s Centre and ate their<br />
packed lunches at the Fox Tor Café.<br />
Huge thanks to all the lovely people who<br />
helped to engage the children and give<br />
them such a super day out. All the adults<br />
we met were all very complimentary about<br />
the Year 2’s impeccable behaviour. It was<br />
a joy to watch them tucking into their very<br />
own ice cream. The fun continued for the<br />
rest of the week with a chance to identify<br />
the mystery substances and making our<br />
own ice lollies with specially designed<br />
labels. We wish it could be science week<br />
every week!<br />
THE CORNISH DRAGON!<br />
The Cornish Dragon Day trip to<br />
Porthcothan was well worth the wait! The<br />
Year 2 children made full use of their time<br />
in the fresh air beside the sea. They were<br />
enchanted by Mr Floyd’s stories of Grogo<br />
the dragon and his family. We even found<br />
some dragon clues near his cave!<br />
PRE-PREP LOTC FOREST<br />
ACTIVITY WEEK<br />
Despite the inclement weather, Year 2<br />
fully entered into the spirit of our LOTC<br />
experiences. All our lessons were held<br />
outside and the children enjoyed al<br />
fresco rehearsals and lunches too. In<br />
English, we collected eyes of newts,<br />
howlet wings, and toes of frogs to<br />
help us to perform part of the famous<br />
Shakespearian poem. Using vocabulary<br />
collected from our day at the beach, Year<br />
2 collaborated to write some sun poetry.<br />
In Maths, a superlative and comparative<br />
challenge was a great way of putting<br />
the mathematical vocabulary linked with<br />
height and length to good use.<br />
In IPC, the class loved drawing maps of<br />
Dragon Island which were then recreated<br />
using natural materials. Geographical<br />
vocabulary such as scale, symbol, key<br />
and compass were discussed and put<br />
into context via this activity. A wonderful<br />
river walk inspired lots of thinking about<br />
Forest School week is a valuable<br />
opportunity for the children to gain<br />
confidence, independence and extend<br />
CONTINUED<br />
their learning by engaging in all areas of<br />
round off a busy Summer Term.<br />
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the curriculum outside of the classroom.
PRE-PREP<br />
habitats and the journey of a river from<br />
source to sea.<br />
The week was ended with a magical<br />
evening down by the river drinking hot<br />
chocolate listening to stories about<br />
dragons and finding a dragon’s egg!<br />
INSIDE THE CLASSROOM<br />
Year 2 have produced some excellent<br />
work this year. They have enjoyed seeing<br />
their skills develop in all areas and are<br />
proud of how far they have come.<br />
Year 2 enjoyed designing and making an<br />
outfit for a toy as part of the IPC topic ‘All<br />
Dressed Up’.<br />
THE PRE-PREP END OF TERM<br />
PRODUCTION<br />
All the Year 2 children worked hard to<br />
prepare for our end of term production<br />
Wiz, Wham Alakazam - a lovely play about<br />
a team of wizards who must work together<br />
to defeat the terrifying Ice Creatures!<br />
Props were collected from our woods<br />
and rehearsals were exciting through<br />
performing in pop up venues around the<br />
school. All this helped the children to<br />
have an unforgettable experience which<br />
included some Shakespeare and the<br />
children’s own poetry.<br />
PRE-PREP NATIVITY<br />
PRE-PREP<br />
The children have loved their Maths<br />
lessons especially when they were able<br />
to engage with practical activities.<br />
As part of World Book Day, Year 2<br />
relished the chance to recreate their<br />
favourite book covers and turn them into<br />
a reading river. They also read their own<br />
books to a toy.<br />
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PRE-PREP<br />
PRE-PREP<br />
SPORTS DAY<br />
PRE-PREP<br />
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STAFF VALETE<br />
STAFF VALETE<br />
(ACADEMIC STAFF AND MATRONS)<br />
STAFF VALETE<br />
DAISY DARSLEY<br />
MATRON<br />
(PREP)<br />
Daisy started at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> in<br />
2019. She joined Tavy House as<br />
a Residential Matron and quickly<br />
became a very popular member<br />
of the Prep Boarding House team<br />
throwing herself into the busy<br />
boarding house life. She was<br />
known for her Boarders’ Pamper<br />
Evening, her speedy hair plaiting<br />
and many other fun activities with<br />
the boarders.<br />
Daisy was a very caring and<br />
supportive Matron and always<br />
made time for our youngest<br />
boarders. She was full of youthful<br />
energy, always fun to be around<br />
and willing to try her hand at<br />
anything.<br />
We wish her all the best for the<br />
future and new adventures.<br />
CAITLIN DAWSON<br />
ENGLISH AS AN<br />
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE<br />
Caitlin came to <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> with<br />
an impressive academic and<br />
professional background. She<br />
had been the Senior Teacher and<br />
Curriculum Manager at the Globe<br />
English Centre in Exeter and was<br />
eminently well-qualified to take on<br />
the part-time maternity cover in<br />
the EAL (English as an Additional<br />
Language) team. She spent nine<br />
months here and in that time she<br />
won the confidence and affection<br />
of the overseas pupils at the<br />
College. The EAL role involves a<br />
great deal of administration and<br />
contact with external bodies and<br />
it was clear that Caitlin could<br />
deal with this aspect of her job so<br />
well and, it seemed, effortlessly.<br />
Unsurprisingly, she has found a<br />
full-time, permanent position again<br />
now.<br />
BEN DONNELLY<br />
SUBJECT LEAD<br />
BIOLOGY<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
Ben Donnelly made a tremendous<br />
contribution to school life over<br />
the last 20+ years. He has been<br />
a dedicated teacher of Biology,<br />
inspiring pupils to further their love<br />
of his subject beyond A Levels and<br />
even prompted one to pupil to<br />
write to Sir David Attenborough to<br />
acknowledge this. Ben loved the<br />
practical side of Biology, gutting a<br />
fish and opening up the gills and<br />
exploring the eye ball, were all<br />
done with sensitivity and care but<br />
enthusiasm which engaged the<br />
pupils too.<br />
Not only has he taught and inspired<br />
many academically, but he has<br />
also been integral to the Outdoor<br />
Education department of the<br />
school. His boundless energy and<br />
good humour saw him run DofE and<br />
Ten Tors as well as organising ski<br />
trips. Who else could ask a group<br />
of pupils to locate the chickens on<br />
the map or come up with a story<br />
about mice using sawdust to find<br />
their way home…<br />
Pastorally, Ben ran Conway House,<br />
a packed boarding house for Years<br />
7-8 pupils. It is no exaggeration<br />
to say that those pupils in his care<br />
loved living there whilst he was<br />
in charge. There was also much<br />
laughter heard along the corridors<br />
and his care of those pupils was<br />
simply the best.<br />
MARY DONNELLY<br />
ENGLISH<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
Once upon a time Mary arrived at<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> to take up the reins of<br />
running the English department.<br />
Very quickly she set to work gelling<br />
a team and changing texts and the<br />
curriculum.<br />
Not only did she gather a team and<br />
energise them, she brought some<br />
much needed fun to the pupils and<br />
the department. LOTCs in fancy<br />
dress and story-telling in fields in<br />
Bere Alston; LOTCs to the Lizard<br />
with some historical drama and<br />
seaside creative writing; Year 10<br />
LOTCS in Wales; not to mention the<br />
joy of her Bake Off entry for World<br />
Book Day and the now legendary<br />
tales in Chapel.<br />
Mary also got stuck in to the rugby<br />
and Outdoor Education, giving<br />
up hours of her time on trips and<br />
expeditions, all for the benefit of<br />
the pupils. Many of our pupils have<br />
challenged themselves and gained<br />
so much from her time spent on the<br />
hills with them.<br />
SACHA GRAY<br />
BUSINESS &<br />
ECONOMICS<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
Sacha joined the department<br />
during a time of change and<br />
uncertainty. However, he<br />
persevered and gradually<br />
amassed a wealth of resources<br />
for his pupils. During lockdown,<br />
these resources proved<br />
invaluable.<br />
Beyond the classroom, Sacha<br />
was a dedicated tutor in<br />
Courtenay House. He also<br />
enjoyed surfing regularly outside<br />
of school.<br />
BENEDICT<br />
HAYDN-DAVIES<br />
PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION<br />
AND ETHICS<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
Benedict’s arrival brought a fresh<br />
perspective to the Religious<br />
Studies subject, rebranding it<br />
as Politics, Religion and Ethics,<br />
affectionally known as PRE.<br />
Benedict was known for his<br />
thoughtful and reflective teaching<br />
style and his pupils appreciated his<br />
genuine care for them.<br />
Outside the classroom, he was<br />
always busy: helping with the<br />
Market Garden project at the<br />
Prep and as a tutor in Courtenay.<br />
He also showed dedication as a<br />
regular coach for the Devizes to<br />
Westminster Squad, regardless of<br />
the weather.<br />
CONTINUED<br />
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STAFF VALETE<br />
STAFF VALETE<br />
LEAH JESSOP<br />
TEACHING ASSISTANT<br />
(PRE-PREP)<br />
JOEL KNIGHT<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
SWIMMING COACH<br />
CAITLIN MACKENZIE<br />
KS2 TEACHER<br />
(PREP)<br />
SHAREN MASTERS<br />
MATRON<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
SUSAN ROBERTS-KEY<br />
MATHEMATICS<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
ANDREW WESTLAKE<br />
DT TA<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
Leah joined <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> in September<br />
2018 and was such a wonderful<br />
addition to the Pre-Prep team and we<br />
consider ourselves very lucky to have<br />
had such a kind, considerate and<br />
hard-working member of staff.<br />
The children adored her gentle but<br />
firm approach, as did those working<br />
with her. She was a real inspiration<br />
for our Nursery children. She always<br />
made learning fun and inviting for the<br />
children.<br />
Many adjectives could be used to<br />
describe Leah’s contribution but here<br />
are just a few: efficient, organised,<br />
funny, conscientious and caring.<br />
Although sorely missed, we wish<br />
Leah all the luck in the world for her<br />
future.<br />
Summer <strong>2022</strong> saw the sad<br />
departure of Joel Knight from<br />
the Swimming coaching team.<br />
After four years at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>,<br />
Joel moves on to pastures new<br />
in Swansea to further his swim<br />
coaching career.<br />
During his time at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
he coached a broad range of<br />
athletes and made an impact<br />
on the swimming journey of so<br />
many of our pupils and was an<br />
integral part of the coaching<br />
team which has helped propel<br />
the programme to the dizzy<br />
heights of the last few years.<br />
Starting off coaching the younger<br />
swimmers in the Prep squad and<br />
latterly in charge of the sprint<br />
performance squad, Joel will be<br />
remembered and missed for his<br />
energy and enthusiasm which<br />
equalled and often bettered<br />
that of the swimmers. We wish<br />
Joel all the best in his next<br />
coaching position and know that<br />
swimmers, parents and coaches<br />
alike will miss his energy on a<br />
daily basis.<br />
Kind, caring, superb, thoughtful, and<br />
funny are just some of the words the<br />
children used to describe Caitlin.<br />
From her first day, ensuring she was<br />
meeting each child’s needs, and<br />
making her lessons fun and relevant<br />
were paramount in Caitlin’s mind.<br />
Caitlin formed strong relationships<br />
with both the pupils in her care, and<br />
their parents.<br />
Alongside teaching Year 4, she was<br />
also an excellent hockey coach,<br />
and Drama teacher to Year 7. Her<br />
contributions to the extra-curricular<br />
programme were wonderful, and she<br />
pioneered the Eco Club, which led to<br />
the school receiving an eco-award.<br />
Caitlin’s willingness and energy to<br />
give everything a go shone through<br />
in all that she did. Caitlin’s new role at<br />
Clifton College in Bristol brings new<br />
and exciting challenges for her. In<br />
her one year at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>, Caitlin<br />
made a big impact, and she is much<br />
missed in the common room.<br />
Sharen Masters joined <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
in September 2011 and was a much<br />
loved Matron during her time with us.<br />
Her support for the children in her<br />
care was exceptional and everyone<br />
whose path crossed hers came away<br />
feeling her warmth and care. When<br />
Sharen joined <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>, she was<br />
assigned to School House as their<br />
Matron, and took care of the boys<br />
within the House. When School<br />
House closed for refurbishment, the<br />
boys were moved to Newton House<br />
and Sharen went with them for a year<br />
before returning to School House<br />
when it re-opened but this time with<br />
the girls. She stepped into the role<br />
with ease and was very much at the<br />
heart of the house and spent several<br />
of her years there acting not only as<br />
Matron but as resident tutor where<br />
she was always keen to be involved.<br />
Approachable, kind hearted and<br />
confident, Sharen was a strong role<br />
model to those she served.<br />
Susan joined us in September<br />
2014 and quickly became a highly<br />
valued member of the Mathematics<br />
team. Her obvious enjoyment<br />
of the subject came across and<br />
pupils thrived in her classroom.<br />
Her high expectations led to her<br />
pupils succeeding at all levels of<br />
Mathematics. Her commitment to<br />
bringing out the best in her pupils<br />
meant she was in high demand<br />
most lunchtimes.<br />
Susan was a great pastoral support<br />
in Courtenay for many years and<br />
helped many a young man navigate<br />
school, sport and extracurricular<br />
demands. She was herself an<br />
important honorary member of the<br />
music department, always singing<br />
in the choirs but most importantly<br />
acting as the “sergeant-major” on<br />
every trip and overseas tour.<br />
Susan was involved in the CCF<br />
long before joining <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> and<br />
brought a wealth of experience<br />
to the contingent. Her excellent<br />
mathematics translated into exacting<br />
and precise navigation skills, quickly<br />
showing cadets around a chart. She<br />
tacked various CCF trips with gusto,<br />
from Snowdonia to the Damage<br />
Repair at HMS Raleigh. After sitting<br />
through the same presentation for<br />
five years in a row she is also an<br />
expert in the Royal Navy’s firefighting<br />
equipment. Her experience and<br />
enthusiasm will be missed within the<br />
Navy section.<br />
Andy Westlake joined us in December<br />
2017 and left in October <strong>2021</strong>. This<br />
was Andy’s second time working<br />
at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>. He first joined <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
College in September 2005 until<br />
July 2007, and at that time, helped<br />
take the department through a total<br />
refurbishment.<br />
In his recent employment, he took an<br />
active part in preparing materials for<br />
pupils and in producing parts for the<br />
school play. He particularly enjoyed<br />
practical renovation projects,<br />
including repairing various antique<br />
school items, one of his notable<br />
pieces, being the Prep School front<br />
entrance porch glass light shade.<br />
He also helped pupils renovate parts<br />
of the sailing ship Olga in the wider,<br />
afternoon extra curricular activities.<br />
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STAFF VALETE<br />
STAFF VALETE<br />
CAROLINE WILSON<br />
HEAD OF ENGLISH<br />
(PREP)<br />
Caroline worked at <strong>Mount</strong> House then<br />
<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> between 2010 and <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Rather surprisingly she first made<br />
waves in the DT department, quickly<br />
moving on to slightly more familiar<br />
ground in the English and French<br />
departments.<br />
She swiftly became a much loved<br />
English teacher, providing a formidable<br />
duo with her friend and colleague Sally<br />
Butcher. Caroline was known for her<br />
enthusiasm and passion for poetry<br />
and prose and her way of encouraging<br />
children to bend the rules! Caroline<br />
wrote and produced a number of<br />
memorable plays including The Ballad<br />
of Charlotte Dymond, A Brief History of<br />
the USA and Year 8 Go Over the Top.<br />
Caroline was also a good linguist<br />
and taught French and Spanish<br />
for a number of years at the Prep.<br />
Her very silly French songs were a<br />
favourite amongst the children as were<br />
her dancing snowmen who would<br />
conjugate Avoir to music.<br />
DR KEVIN WILSON<br />
CHAIR OF GOVERNORS<br />
It is with great appreciation and<br />
sadness that we bid farewell to Dr<br />
Kevin Wilson as Chair of Governors.<br />
With a career in financial services and<br />
his own consultancy business, along<br />
with many years of volunteering in<br />
various governorships, Dr Wilson<br />
brought invaluable experience and<br />
expertise to <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>. Dr Wilson<br />
was instrumental in embedding the<br />
unity of the <strong>Foundation</strong> following the<br />
merger of <strong>Mount</strong> House and <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
College, and his thoughtful, sensitive<br />
but firm leadership ensured the<br />
School emerged from challenges,<br />
including lockdown, stronger and<br />
more purposeful. We thank Kevin for<br />
all his hard work and commitment<br />
over the last four years and wish him<br />
and Joanna every happiness in the<br />
future.<br />
OBITUARY<br />
SAM LANCHBERY<br />
ART TECHNICIAN &<br />
HOUSEKEEPING<br />
(COLLEGE)<br />
Sam Lanchberry was one of those extraordinary people who always thought of others before herself. She began working<br />
at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong> in 2009 at the Adventure Centre working alongside her good friend Rachel Driver. A ‘Jack of all trades’,<br />
Sam studied ‘Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design’ at University. As a creative soul she continued to explore<br />
ceramic design and took over the ceramics room when she added the role of Art Technician to her housekeeping routine.<br />
Keen to teach, she joined us on LOTC weeks, Art research trips and she ran a series of Creative workshops. Whether<br />
helping a struggling GCSE artist to realise their intentions or making props for the school play, everything was done with<br />
a smile and encouraging words.<br />
Sam was an avid participant in all our Charity bake sales and an essential hostess during our End of year Exhibition<br />
opening nights and Visiting Artist exhibits. Of course, her creative streak really flourished at Christmas when she<br />
masterminded the decoration of the Christmas Tree for the festival held annually at St Eustachius. Knowing where all our<br />
historical artwork is hung and making sure it was not wonky was one of her highly underestimated skills.<br />
Sam: always cheerful, always ready to join us in fancy dress, arrange and assemble a display, listen to the pupils and<br />
search for that missing sketchbook or sympathise with adolescent dramas.<br />
Sam was very much a devoted part of our team, the Art studios and the School. Although she would have been reluctant<br />
to acknowledge it, she touched the lives of many while at <strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong>, staff, pupils and parents alike. Sam Lanchbery<br />
has left an indelible mark on us all.<br />
Caroline ran the debating club for many<br />
years at the Prep, coaching the children<br />
in the art of confident public speaking<br />
and clear, thoughtful argument. She<br />
also ran a very popular Beginners’<br />
Russian Club, Greek Mythology and<br />
Just Dance, the latter a rather unfair<br />
match for puzzle club and origami on<br />
a Friday evening.<br />
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<strong>Mount</strong> <strong>Kelly</strong><br />
Parkwood Road | Tavistock | PL19 0HZ<br />
01822 813100<br />
reception@mountkelly.com<br />
www.mountkelly.com<br />
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