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Senior School News
Lent 2018
Dear Parents and Guardians, Speaker and Josh Cowham (U5) and
James Futcher (U5) being commended.
A huge amount has happened in Senior
School again during the course of the The Interact group, under new President
term. From Fairtrade and the Harry Potter Ella Gibbons (L6), has been as active as
Book Night Quiz to Inter-House ever with the distribution of Valentine’s
Competitions, Debating and the Literary Day roses, a cake sale and a non-uniform
Society, there has been an incredible day all helping to raise funds for our
amount of activity with something for school charities this term, Team Malawi,
everyone to get involved in. It would be Hope for Justice and Rays of Sunshine.
impossible for me to mention all of the Beau Pettman (L6) collected blankets and
successes that we celebrate every quilts for the homeless of Canterbury
Monday morning in the Head’s Line but when the temperatures plummeted during
hopefully this Newsletter will offer you a the period of snow. Our Fairtrade groups
snapshot of the phenomenal contribution featured on the ITV News after a visit from
of our pupils inside and outside the Mahyana Sari, a coffee farmer and
classroom. Secretary for a Fairtrade Co-operative in
Sumatra, and Alex McGovern (M5) won
On the academic front, we were delighted the East Kent Schools Together (EKST)
to hear the excellent news in January that Globalist Magazine Competition for the
Benedict Croft, Lucy O’Connor and Olivia second term in a row, supporting a terrific
Elligate had received offers from the community venture which sees local state
University of Cambridge. This year’s schools, independent schools and
Upper Sixth pupils have secured some Canterbury Christ Church University
very exciting and greatly prized offers to collaborating.
top flight universities and colleges – we
are immensely proud of them for setting
their sights high and proving incredibly
successful thus far.
In the national Biology Olympiad
competition, which sees thousands of
entrants, our Upper Sixth pupils did
themselves and the department proud.
Isra Jalaly and Nadiya Limbu won gold
medals, Aidan May won silver and Lucy
O’Connor was commended. The St
Edmund’s Debating team won a cup as
runners up in the South East division of U5 geographers meet Mahyana Sari
the English-Speaking Union Schools’
Debating Competition with Poppy We have enjoyed a phenomenally
Mansfield Jones (U5) winning Best successful term in sport with outstanding
leadership from our Captains of Sport,
Chloe Allan and Oscar Mansfield Jones. In came in the top 40. Alex represented
hockey, the U15 squad won the plate Invicta East Kent athletics club at the
competition at the Peter Firminger Hockey South of England Cross Country
Tournament which bodes well for the Championships where she enjoyed a
future of hockey at this school, while the brilliant run over 5K, finishing 10th in the
pace and athleticism of the 1st XI has U17 race which placed her 6th in her own
caused much panic in opposition defences age category. Patrick Mridha (L6) passed
this term. Notable successes include a 7 – his black belt exam in karate – he became
3 win over Manwood’s, 7 – 0 over King’s, a Master of the sport and can now coach
Rochester, 6 – 1 over Simon Langton GS other athletes as well as train to perfect
and a 1 – 0 victory over King’s, Canterbury his own skills. Chavdar Panayotov’s
in the Frank Mason tournament. fencing success has moved onto the
international stage. On the European
Cadet Circuit where he represents
Bulgaria, he finished in 14th place out of
115 athletes representing 20 countries.
And in the Final Line of the term, the
school thanked Douglas Noel (L6), an elite
athlete who looks destined to reach the
very top of his sport, for his contribution to
sport. He has taken the difficult decision
to leave school to focus upon his athletics
career which at the moment looks set to
take him to Olympics level. Do look out if
U15 hockey team you switch on the television on the
morning of the London Marathon for Leigh
Our netballers proved equally successful.
Millard (Assistant Head), Estelle Coevoet
The 1st VII displayed real edge and
(former pupil) and Sheryl Stoakes (PASS
recorded some noteworthy results as a
Administrator). We wish them all well and
consequence. It was especially pleasing to
congratulate Leigh on qualifying for the
see all three senior sides win their
Elite Men’s Race this year. Over the
respective categories in the triangular
Easter weekend, Alex Bradley (U6) took
tournament with Ashford and Claremont.
part in the gruelling 4-day 2018 Devizes to
The U14 squad won every match but one
Westminster International Canoe Race. If
and the U15 squad every match but two,
you would like to support them, Alex’s,
winning the District Netball Tournament.
Estelle’s and Sheryl’s links are as follows:
Estelle’s fundraising page
Sheryl’s fundraising page
Alex’s fundraising page
The Music department has been
exceptionally busy this term with stunning
lunchtime concerts, an inspiring organ
The U14 team recital, captivating GCSE and A level
practical performances, the Chapel and
Jildou Chappell (L5), Alex Millard (U5) and Chamber Choirs beautifully supporting
Alice Mount (L6) took part in the our Candlemas and Passiontide services,
competitive and gruelling Cross Country the Tippett Quartet Strings Day with much
Knole Park Run, with Alex winning the advice from professional players, and
Years 9-13 race, while she and Jildou wonderful involvement in ‘Strictly Icons’.
Harris-Harding (L5) Grade 8 Flute, Oscar
Wong (U6) Grade 8 Piano, Aidan May
(U6) Grade 8 Voice, Sophie Hopkins (L6)
Grade 8 Voice with Distinction, Caspar
Bainbridge (L5) Grade 8 Voice with
Distinction, Alex Thorne (L6) Grade 8
Piano with Distinction, Will Inscoe (U5)
Grade 8 Piano with Distinction and Grade
8 Percussion, Charles Francis (L6) Grade
8 Organ with Distinction and Grade 8
Piano with Distinction.
Gala Concert soloists: Jacob Titterton, Phoebe
Sandey, Aidan May
Olivia Harris-Harding (L5) and Timon
Staehler (U5) secured places in the newly
The term ended with a display of enviable formed New Sounds Ensemble, a music
talent at the Gala Concert held in group led by Deal Festival combining
Canterbury Cathedral, featuring guest internationally acclaimed professional
soloists and renowned professional musicians with outstanding young
musicians, John Harle, Catherine Futcher, musicians, while Maya Moh (L5) won a
Greg Tassell and Andy Rupp. Upper Sixth place in the National Children’s Orchestra
musicians, Phoebe Sandey (voice), Aidan for the fifth successive year – a terrific and
May (saxophone) and Jacob Titterton most unusual achievement.
(‘cello) delighted us with expressive and
accomplished performances, while the
Symphony Orchestra, supported by the
famous Tippett Quartet, the String
Orchestra and the Chamber Choir gave
fantastic performances. The second half
of the concert featured the combined
efforts of the Symphony Orchestra,
Chapel Choir, Choral Society and boy
Choristers performing Goodall’s ‘Eternal
Light’.
‘Strictly Icons’ Winners Isabelle Mousley and Nic
Yanni
So too have pupils and staff in the Drama
department been hard at work during the
term and there have been many
highlights: preparing for A level and
IGCSE practical exams (65 candidates in
total) which were breath-taking, the
energetic, young and cleverly devised and
Gemma Humphries, Lead Violin at the Gala acted Junior School Play which was aided
Concert by a good number of Senior School pupils,
and the mainstay of the St Edmund’s
I can honestly say that our Trinity and calendar, ‘Strictly Icons’ which was an
Associated Board Music results this term absolute triumph, showcasing our pupils’
were unlike any I have seen thus far in my talent in dance, music and in all supporting
career. Eloise Newman Brown (U5) areas, as well as certain staff cameos
secured her Grade 8 Voice early in the which set the pace and Charlie Bourne’s
term, while the Final Line of the term (U6) and Mr Comfort’s pertinent and
brought the following results : Olivia considered comments as judges. Many
congratulations to Lower Sixth pupils, Isabelle Mousley and Nic Yanni, who were awarded the trophy by last year’s winners Ayos Kerung and Mimi Sorrentino. In the Final Line, thanks were given to all those pupils who step up to help others, whether that be in Prefectship, tour guiding, House Captaincy, monitoring the Library, serving in the Chapel or in many other school roles. We wished Miss Burren and Miss Judi well for their respective weddings due to take place during the holiday period, and we bade farewell to a small number of pupils leaving us for pastures new, wishing them every happiness and success for the future. I thank all pupils, colleagues and St Edmund’s families for the enormous contribution that you make to the school and wish you all a most restful and enjoyable Easter break. We will all return in the summer term to a new classroom building up and running which forms phase 1 of the academic hub Best wishes The Head
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