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One hundred years ...Cranleigh prep’s centenary is being celebrated this year By Jordan C, 6Ho What was Cranleigh Prep like in 1913? A hundred years ago, Cranleigh Prep first opened its doors to pupils in September of that year, with Reverend Mehrtens as Master. At that time it was a boy’s Preparatory School and was a separate school to Cranleigh School which was ‘over the road’ on the other side of Horseshoe Lane. Then, they only had Preparatory House, which is where the library, girls’ boarding house and the dining hall are now. The first year girls were accepted into the school in 2001, when Mr. Roulston ‘opened the doors’ to a few girls. Over the years, the number of girls has risen rapidly and we are now a truly co-educational school with provision for boarding for boys and girls. Over the year the school’s appearance has changed. The next current building built was the Ferrier Building in 1984, opposite a long cabin which contained the old music school and a pet room. As an extension to the Ferrier Building, the Wyatt Hall was formally opened by former headmaster Mr.Wyatt in December 1988 as a muliti-purpose hall, and it still is a crucial facility for this school. The widow of former headmaster Mr. Wheeler formally opened the Wheeler building in 1996 opposite the Ferrier Block on another side of the Quad , and that contained a changing room and three classrooms, which are used for two Form One classrooms and an ICT room. The Couper building was built in 2004 over an area where the outdoor swimming pool used to be. Here eight classrooms are based, including two science labs, and more changing rooms.This building was formally opened by school governor Mr. Couper on Speech Day, 2004. Our school has been celebrating this significant milestone with various events. The Roulston Centenary Building was opened on the 10th May 2013 by the former Master, Mr. Roulston. On the 24th of May, we had our Centenary Summer Concert and this was opened with a Centenary Fanfare written by Mr. Bob Wilson. The concert was followed by a Centenary Tea which had to be held indoors due to the adverse weather that afternoon. Speech Day also had a Centenary theme to it, and on the 28th of June, before the Final Assembly and Charity Day, the burial of our time capsule took place. The items in the capsule have been suggested by pupils and staff over the course of this year. Later this year, the trees will be planted for a new orchard in September and our new copse will be planted and dedicated on 12th October following the generous donation of trees from parents and friends of the school. Mr McNiven has also been commissioned to prepare a painting of our school and we will also produce a Centenary Yearbook at the end of the year. We hope that you all enjoy celebrating the school’s Centenary this year ...
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An interview with .... Mr Howard Trying to look cool on a bridge in Amsterdam!
By Amber M, 6Ha We interviewed Mr Howard, Senior Master and Head of Scholars, and this is what we discovered: How long have you been teaching at CPS? Have you taught at any other schools? I joined CPS in the summer term of 1979, so I have taught at CPS for 103 terms. I have also taught at St Johns Beaumont, and took a Gap year at Caldicott. I first started as a Science teacher, but later switched to Maths.
MR HOWARD’S DESERT ISLAND DISCS: 1. MacArthur Park - Richard Harris 2. Add Some Music To Your Day - Beach Boys 3. Simple Man Simple Dreams - JD Souther 4. Crying In My Sleep - Jimmy Webb 5. A Thing Well Made - Mutton Birds 6. Kaga + Tini - Jimmy Webb 7. Holiday In Spain - Counting Crows 8. It’s Your Last Night On Earth - Christiaan Webb
If you could meet someone famous who would you choose? I am no longer as star-struck as I would have been aged 20 or 30. Also, with age, I have come to realise that famous people prefer not to talk about the profession that they are well-known for. For example, I’m sure that Lewis Hamilton wouldn’t want to talk about Formula One Racing. For a perfect dinner guest, I would choose the Duke of Edinburgh because he would be funny and slightly rude. How long have you been running the ski trip? I took the first ski trip to Badgastein, in Austria in 1984. Next year’s trip will be the 32nd ski trip that I have organised, and the 14th to Braunwald (‘a glimpse of heaven’).
Luxury item: A coffee maker Book:- Cooks International Timetable ( August 1973 edition)
If you found a genie, what would your three wishes be? I would wish for eternal youth, world peace...and more wishes!
Would you prefer to watch a Webb Brothers concert or a Jimmy Webb concert? I would rather see the Webb Brothers play as I have seen Jimmy Webb more times than I can count - more than 20 anyway. The best Jimmy Webb show that I have seen was at The Bottom Line in New York City in 2007.
A View from the top -A Year as Head Boy And girl By Dillon S, 6Ha and Amelie B, 6Ho Becoming Head Boy and Girl was an interesting experience. As Head pupils we found it was a new opportunity but all of a sudden we had new responsibilities to take care of our brilliant school. Amélie and I were appointed as Head Boy and Head Girl at the final assembly last year and before the end of that term we started our responsibilities by reading in the Chapel. Starting the year was slightly scary, not knowing what teachers expected from us, but after a few weeks we settled into being the Heads of the School. As Head Prefects, we both had the chance to meet important visitors such as Princess Alexandra, Mr. Keppie and Mr. Roulston. These moments have taught us to appreciate fully our roles in the school and accept the responsibilities put upon us. Our roles in the school also include break time duties, service readings, council meetings, giving tours and meeting people of importance. If we were to give the next year’s Head Boy and Girl any advice, it would be to not change as a person because Mr Wilson chose you for who he sees you as and for your core values. Our school motto teaches us to work within our community ‘With Courtesy and Respect’ and being Head boy and girl, we are the ones who have to lead by example. We have both enjoyed the year and we wish the next Head pupils ‘Good luck!’
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FORMER MASTER RETURNS FOR THE OPENING OF THE ROULSTON CENTENARY BUILDING By Tomas M and Angus G, 6G
On Friday 10th May, the pupils of Cranleigh Prep School lined up on the tennis courts to listen to several speeches which were made from the ‘safari game house-like building’ we will now forever after call the Roulston Building. This was the official opening ceremony for the building that we have been using for the last few months and which now houses an extra art room, classroom and PSHCE room. After a brief speech by our own Headmaster, Mr Wilson, he ‘passed the baton’ to the Headmaster of Dulwich Prep School, Mr Roulston. He was Master of Cranleigh Prep from 2000-2008. Mr Roulston thanked the whole school and the invited guests for this ‘beautiful’ building being named in honour of him. He wished the students to have the best chance in our changing world and this new eco-building signified the changes that we had to make in order to sustain our planet for the future. Mr Roulston also let us in on a secret. Little did we know that he had been here for the previous two weekends ‘hiding’ in the McNiven’s house with his portrait being painted by Mr McNiven! He said that this is a school that has fun and energy, and that we should all treasure the many friends and memories that we will have from our Prep School days here. He left us with the words that this really is a school with ‘a soul and spirit that inspires’. Following the Opening Ceremony , the guests had tours of the school and were also hosted to a lunch in the Keppie room.
CRANLEIGH TO OPEN CAMPUS ON SAADIYAT ISLAND, ABU DHABI By Henry M,5B
Built across seven hectares and designed to accommodate more than 1,600 students aged from 3 to 18 years, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi will become the largest school campus in the Emirate.
They will also have specialist facilities for music, science, art, design and technology, drama, dance and sport and IT facilities; there will also be a massive auditorium. They will have an Astroturf pitch, four tennis courts and two swimming pools. There Cranleigh Abu Dhabi will have will be separate dance separate, co-educational Junior studios and drama suites. and Senior schools, each with Cranleigh School is deits own classrooms, faculty of- lighted to announce the fices, administration offices, opening of Cranleigh Abu dining hall and library. Dhabi . The reason Saadiyat was chosen was because it is becoming an increasingly appealing destination with its prestigious residences, high-class sport and leisure venues, dynamic beach lifestyle and world-renowned hospitality brands.
The new school will be largest school campus in Abu Dhabi in 2014. Mr.Anthony Townsend, who is the Chairman of the Governors, Cranleigh School, stated, “We are extremely excited by Cranleigh Abu Dhabi. As Cranleigh School approaches its 150th anniversary, it is very appropriate that we should look to expand our horizons and consolidate our position as one of the UK’s leading independent schools”.
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Form Three experience life in Viking times By Will S and Katya N, 3S On 3rd May, the Perry Quad was packed with Scandinavian warriors for Viking Day. Soon the classrooms were raided and teachers were terrified of the young fighters. We soon made our way to the Wyatt Hall in our fabulous costumes including Theo’s fur coat and Jodie’s huge hammer. We then sat down and the day began. We then started learning about where the Vikings came from. Ashley (the guide) went on to tell us about the armour and weapons they would have fought with. The weap- Viking Era, such as a wax-mug, a stone ons included a throwing axe and a necklace and a comb. round edged sword. We then got to After break, we played a game in which touch some man-made objects from the you had a team who tried to bounce a tennis ball the most off a Viking shield. There was a ‘face off ‘between the teachers and all the Third Form, which included Mr Till cheating to make the teachers win! Then it was time for the most important activity of the day, the smashing up of watermelons with Viking weapons. We started with a watermelon and a pointy spear. The best hit went to Mr Carne and Ruairi. It was a very vicious day for us all! Form Four visit In-Tech Science Centre By Nick P, 4S On the 29th of April, Form Four visited the In-Tech Science Centre in Winchester. The atmosphere on the coach was electric and very noisy! When we got there we went straight to the Planetarium. We watched Neighbourhood Earth. It was a film about the night sky and the earth and sun. We then got into groups for some activities. Our first activity was to drop eggs off a balcony and find the most effective way to protect them. We were given different materials to wrap our eggs in so that they would not break. Most people made parachutes. After that we repeated the same experiment but we had a time limit and we had to use the same materials, some of which were now covered in raw egg! After that activity we had our lunch and then we were allowed to roam around the activities in the Centre. The tornado and hand shake mirror were very popular! After a visit to the shop we were back on the coach heading back to school, tired but happy.
Cranleigh village fieldwork for Form Four By Bella H, 4S During the Summer term the Form Four classes went on fieldwork trips to Cranleigh Village. One of our assignments was to do a traffic survey in order to work out the number of vehicles using the High Street per hour. We also looked at what the Council is doing to improve the local environment in the area and we interviewed shoppers about why they visited the village, how far they travelled and how often they visited.
Fancy meeting you here! Mrs Roberts answers our survey questions in Cranleigh We carried out our observations and surveys in pairs and we used our data back at school in our Geography lessons. We visited Cranleigh on Thursday, 16th May. Thursday is Pension Day and Market Day and we like to think that we put a smile on everyone’s face! Our trip was very successfully led by Mr Manning and the Gaps and we all enjoyed the trip and learned a lot about our local settlement and the services and functions found there. Everyone really enjoyed the trip and someone even telephoned the school complimenting the school on the politeness of its pupils!
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FORM 2 pupils VISIT TO TUSK CHARITY event at harry potter studios By Max D and Freddie P-T, 2W On Friday 26th April, Freddie-P-T, Tommy E, Fleur M and Annabel I went to the Prince William Forum Meeting for Tusk at the Harry Potter Studios in London.
After a few hours we went behind a barrier and then the special visitors walked past. Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and J.K. Rowling all passed us.
The reason that we were there was, they had invited along children who had raised money for the Tusk charity for them to help baby rhinos who cannot see. Whilst we were walking around the Studio we went on the Nimbus 2000 and the flying car and took pictures on both of them!
We were lucky enough to get J.K. Rowling’s signature too. We went through the rest of the Harry Potter World and then we went home.
Tommy E meets the Duchess of Cambridge
Form one enjoy their breaks in ‘the ditches’! By Ella W, 1Q At break I sometimes play in the ditches. The ditches are by the side of Top Pitch and have dark and gloomy trees and wood and sticks and lots of things to do with nature. It’s got lots of coal and we can light a pretend fire but we are not allowed arrows. There is also volcanic rock from a long time ago. There are teams –there is a Form Two team, a Boy Team, a Mixed Team and a Girl Team. Our aim is to win the biggest war in the ditches.
It was a really exciting day for us all and I am sure that we won’t ever forget it.
Rockets launched on top pitch! By Oscar C, Oliver W and William S, 2S On Saturday, 11th May, Form Two launched rockets into outer space by making water pressure with a pump. They flew into the air, cutting through all resistance, and we found that the rockets with the biggest wings and the biggest ‘nose’ could fly up to 20 metres. We also did another test for the best re-entry module and we did a floatability test. Finally there was a contest to see which rocket had the best access to get the ‘Smith Family’ in and out. Seven of the groups got equal marks and overall the rocket made by Luluah M, William O’C, Matilda H and Robbie M won the competition. It was a fun morning.
By Freddie F, 1Q I really like breaks in the ditches because you can make dens and you can use sticks with your friends. You can use logs to sit on and wood to block your base. You can make mini rooms with some wood and you can make tables too. You can also write stuff to do with your plans to do with your base with your friends. I usually play with all of my friends in the ditches and we have pretend battles and we have a boss of the army.
The winning rocket with its designers
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FORM 5 Present plays on the theme of ‘heroes’ By Sophie D, 5P The members of the Fifth Form worked throughout the year in drama on different scenes of plays to be put together into one big production. These plays were on the theme of ‘Heroes’, and depicted the different aspects of heroes as well. The plays chosen were: The Merchant of Venice, Billy Liar, A Tale of Two Cities, Blood Brothers, Kes, Daisy Pulls it Off, Punch and Judy, The Boy in Striped Pyjamas and they also performed a poem called The Hero. The pupils worked hard, especially in the first half of the Summer term and all the rehearsals definitely paid off. Mr Hitchen and Mr Waller kindly gave up their time to help the pupils rehearse and practise their lines. The production was performed on the evening of Tuesday,21st May. It was very successful and a lot of people came to see the pupils perform in the production. The plays were well performed and the pupils tried their hardest to be like the characters they were depicting. This was made easier by the spectacular costumes Mrs Everett has made. Phoebe W in ‘The Merchant of Venice’
It was a very enjoyable evening of performances and both the actors and audience enjoyed the varied productions.
FIVE ART scholarships awarded this year By Jessica R, 6G
ECO-Committee organises a successful Waste Week By Henry M, 5B Thank you to everyone who donated old clothes for our collection during Waste Week at the end of the Lent term. We managed to collect 348 kg of material which raised 13,920 points that we have now spent on new equipment for our Science Department. We spent our points on buying Robot classroom kits and a motorised solar system. We really appreciate all your help in enabling us to buy this new equipment and we are looking forward to our next EcoCommittee project.
Victoria A, Niall R, Rosie M, Rafe S and Tabitha F are our Art Scholars this year. The five Art Scholars were thrilled to have achieved their goals by earning Art Scholarships this year. They worked extremely hard to receive them and they all felt it was a tremendous achievement. Niall, Rosie, Rafe and Tabitha received Scholarships to Cranleigh School whilst Victoria received her award from Hurstpierpoint.
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Farewell—Teachers leaving Cranleigh this term By Genevieve G-R, 6G and Amy W, 6K We are sad to say goodbye to these four wonderful members of Common Room. Miss Quinn, who has been working here for 13 years, Mr Simpson, who worked here for 3 years and Mr and Mrs Forster, who have both worked here for 12 years. Miss Quinn is moving on to Oakwood School where she will be Head of Art. Miss Quinn said she decided to leave as the school was ‘Too much of a good thing.’ Miss Quinn will miss having fun with Form 1 in the summer, she will also miss ‘tuck night’ in the boarding house. She said that the children were the best thing about the school. Her favourite meal was the roast and chocolate fudge cake. Miss Quinn has loved teaching Form One and her favourite subject is Inquiry. She is nervous about going into the Common Room for the first time, but excited about ‘creating lovely things with the children.’ In the future, she hopes to keep painting and find a nice husband! Mr Simpson will be moving to the Middle East. He will be doing charity work and will help the less fortunate. Mr Simpson has loved his time here and is very sad to leave but ‘Life is short and there are things to do and we feel led to go out there.’ Mr Simpson said that he will miss 4S and the Common Room. His favourite meal was fish fingers and chips. He loved teaching Religious Studies to 6Ho because of their lively minds. He is very excited about learning a new language and making new friends. He hopes to feel he has done something worthwhile in life. The Forster’s are moving to Bedstow College in Shropshire with Mr Forster as the new Headmaster. Their favourite meal was also fish and chips. They decided to leave now as it was the right time and too good an offer to reject. They are very excited about going to their new school. They will really miss all the children. All of Mr Forster’s classes are his favourites. Mr Forster hopes to be successful in his new job. They will miss the cooked breakfasts and boys’ boarding house. Mr Forster will also miss the Rugby at Cranleigh. We will miss them a lot and wish them luck in their future!
Mr Simpson, Miss Quinn and Mr and Mrs Forster will all be missed around the school
CRANLEIGH debut at IAPS OFFSHORE SAILING REGATTA Following on from our efforts in the I.A.P.S. Inland Regatta in November, we entered a sailing team for the Offshore Regatta which was held on 24th May.As it was also the afternoon of our Centenary Concert, some of the participants from the event in November were not able to attend this regatta. The team was made up of Archie G and Hugo B from Form Five and Niall R and Jack M from Form Six. In total there were fifty three Picos racing.
Archie, Hugo, Miss Gibson, Jack and Niall at the IAPS Regatta Results: Hugo and Archie (Form 5): R1 23rd R2: 26th Overall:26th Jack and Niall (Form 6) : Overall team placing: 35th
R1: 27th R2: DNF Overall: 35th
The morning got off to a promising start and one race was completed successfully but the wind got progressively stronger during the second race and our Form Six boys had to retire early after a knee injury and three capsizes. The Form Five boys, Archie and Hugo, succeeded in finishing both races. Unfortunately the afternoon races had to be cancelled as the wind speed became too dangerous for the dinghies that we were sailing. The team were immensely proud of its achievements and a good time was had by all despite the adverse conditions and some extremely cold hands! Thank you to Miss Gibson for her organisation, support and encouragement.
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Cranleigh sports day, 2013
Howzat for a Season!
By Jordan C, 6Ho
By Callum J, 6 Ho
This year we won many games with outstanding performances at the crease and in the field. Many half centuries were scored With a shaky start as all practice was cancelled due to wet weath- to contribute to the teams total and many wickets were taken er, the sun came out just in time for the Field events on Friday to restrict the oppositions batting. Big congratulations should afternoon. This is traditionally the start of Sports Day every year go to Louis H who got a hat trick and to George E who scored and it was great to see so many supporters arrive for this event. 100 not out for the U11A team. To date, we have five unbeaten teams and the 1st XI tied excitingly with Parkside with two Highlights of this day include Dillon S beating his own school off the last ball. (There might have been a little more of my leg record in the Shot Put, and, of course the very much enjoyed High Jump, where Finn T, Will T, Emma K won their respective involved than necessary though!). events. Everyone has participated in cricket this year and we can see On a sunny Saturday morning, Charlotte A, Dillon S, Isabelle P that everyone has ‘given their all’ because of the of good reand Harry B led their houses down to the athletics track following sults coming from all the teams. The big disappointment of the season is that so far the Ferrier buildings windows are still inbehind the Percussion Group beating out a rhythm on their drums. Highlights of Saturday were Dillon’s win over Harry B in tact! Rory C has come closest, just hitting the roof to the side the 200m, the Form 6 boys 4x100m Relay, the Tugs of war and of Mr Batchelor’s window! the eagerly anticipated ‘Big Relay.’ School records went to Finn T, Dillon in the Shot and 400m, and Clare H in the Javelin. This year, Sports Day did not disappoint at all!
At the end of the morning we gathered to hear which house had won the overall event. Mr Britt and Miss Blackmore were as excited as all the Hearts team to hear that they had emerged victorious after the final event. Well done to everybody who took part and also huge thanks to Mr. Manning who organised this great event.
This year’s Sports Day winners were Hearts
NETBALL NATIONAL FINALISTS By Alice R and Ella B, 5P On the 26th April the U12A’s went to Wellington College for the I.A.P.S National finals. We were successful in all the matches and it was a very close match against the reigning champions, Eagle House. But unfortunately the final score was 10-8 giving them first place and Cranleigh second. Overall a very good day as the team had not played together since the last season.
SWIM SQUAD SUCCESS By Maya M, 4J and Martine S, 4S Our Swim Squad have swum in many different galas over this year, with many exciting triumphs too. Some notable wins were over Feltonfleet (169 to their 131), and against Aldro (190 to their 154). This year, we had a new coach, Mrs Waller, who joined us in November to replace Mrs Whitcombe. Mrs Waller was delighted that her first gala was a success, with a score of 93-78 against St Ives. This year we were also pleased that many of us qualified for the I.A.P.S Finals. Notable performers were Daisy C who was First in the U12 50m Backstroke and Piers Bowden who placed 4th in the U12 50m Freestyle race. Daisy C finished a clear two metres ahead of her other competitors! Overall most of our galas have been successful and we appreciate all of the hard work Mrs. Waller and the others do for us. Thanks go to Emma G, our Captain for leading us so well this year.
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