Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter and a restful break after such a busy and successful Lent term! This has been an action packed term as always. Nearing the end of term we were graced with the presence of the appropriately named ‘Beast from the East’ which brought with it a whole load of snow! Many Southies made the most of this exciting opportunity and managed to find some time to be able to play out in the snow!
House Events
House Debating South’s debating team was Emma, Aimee, Ella B, Claire, Zoe B. We beat East in our first round arguing that the USA and the West should use diploma-cy rather than military force to deal with North Korea. We beat Loveday in the second round but unfortunately lost to Cubitt in the final. Despite this we put up a good fight which was helped by some fantastic contributions in the floor debate. House Chess The house chess team included Freya H, Alice I and Kate H. Despite excellent play, we were unsuccessful in becoming chess champions this year. It was a brilliant effort and we hope to win next year!! House Fives Once again fives was a very exciting occasion with Emily I, Leah, Ruby H, Rosie W, Bella H and Scarlett taking part. We put in a good effort and won a couple of matches leading to a very respectable 2nd place! Well done to everyone that took part! House Maths The first ever House Maths Competition! South put in an outstanding effort in both the Junior and Senior with Leah, KP, Emma, Abi and Jess competing in the Senior competition and Bella F, Beau S and Hollie. We won the first round of the Seniors, and tried our hardest in the final against some Further Maths competitors! House Cross Country This year South defended their title and once again won House Cross Country! Jess Ro took a very impressive first place, closely followed by our very own Phoebe T, Izzy P and Kate H in 2nd, 3rd and 4th! The juniors also did very well, with Amber taking a competitive second place.
House Netball House Netball was a tricky fixture but again South put up a good fight. The Seniors and Juniors gave it their all, with constant end to end play, keeping the spectators on their toes. The Juniors had matches against teams from West and Rhodes and the Seniors were up against the joint effort of West and Rhodes. Unfortunately South overall lost out this time but nevertheless everyone’s commitment must be commended. Special mention must go to South’s A team who won their match!
Netball Netball has been amazing again this term, with so many teams being successful in weekend matches– from U14’s all the way to 1st team level. Last term, there was the Surrey School’s competition which saw both the U14A’s, U16A’s and the 1sts win their pools to qualify for the Surrey Finals this term. Everyone played their socks off in the final round, however, against some tough competition, none of the teams made it through to the Final playoffs. It was an incredible day nonetheless, and we are very proud of all our Southies that took part.
Hockey Indoor National Finals The first week of term was the national indoor hockey finals up at Bromsgrove School. The 1st team managed to reach the indoor national finals this year with many Southies involved. The first pool game was against a strong Beacons-field side playing a very high press extremely well. A comfortable 4-0 win over Reeds followed by a decent 3-1 win over St George’s leaving us top of the group and a semi-final against a talented Ardingly side. With a victory in the semi-final, all that remained between us and the trophy was a strong Beaconsfield team with the match ending in a 3-1 victory for Cranleigh! A very big congratulations to all involved! Outdoor National Finals Having had a very successful hockey season during the Michaelmas term, the first team qualified for a place in the National Hockey Finals at Lee Valley. However, due to the Beast from the East(!) it was postponed to the 20th March, in Nottingham. They easily won all of their pool matches, storming through to the final playoff against Repton. It was incredibly close and all the girls played amazingly well– we are so proud of them. Unfortunately they lost 0-1 in the final, however they took home the silver medal and did exceptionally well, especially with the playoffs having been condensed into only 1 day! Well done to everyone involved. England Hockey Girls Special mention must go to Izzy P for again making it into the U18 England hockey team. This is an incredible achievement and she will be representing England in the game against Holland this Easter.
Swimming Bath Cup On Friday 9th March, the swimmers took part in the Bath Cup and Otter Medley event at the London Aquatics Centre and they did incredibly well, especially considering that the pool had been out of action due to repairs for 2 months! Our southies made up 5 of the 6 girls- PJ, Annie, Lotty, Tash and Annie. In the medley, they swam a strong heat to place Cranleigh in a comfortable 2nd seed for the final. In the final, they dropped 3 seconds from the heat time, claiming a Silver medal. Special mention must go to Emma who produced a lifetime best swim with a 27:93 for the 50m freestyle! They also won another silver medal in the 4x50m Freestyle Relay. We are so proud of our girls and hopefully they can continue their success next term!
Riding This term has been a successful one on the riding front. Cranleigh Riders retained their Mini and Novice Surrey County Show Jumping titles in early February and also the Open title. Freya H took the individual advanced title and will join the winning teams in representing Surrey at the County Show Jumping Finals in April. The Open team also qualified for the Elite Team Championship in the International Arena at Hickstead in August which is a great opportunity for them all to look forward to!
Music On the last Wednesday of term, many Southies participated in Cranleigh Live. This involved, Georgia, Charlie, Zoe Ally, Scarlett, Honor, Freya, Lina, Millie, Zoe and Abi. There was a great variety of acts and everyone performed to an in-credibly high standard. This was a fantastic evening and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone! Well done to all! Although the Lent term is always the shortest in the year, it is also the busiest and most jam-packed. In January we had the music scholars from ‘Cranleigh Abu Dhabi’ come and visit. In the week they had in the UK, they hosted a contemporary music evening (where fellow Southies Imo S, Becky and Millie M performed their rendition of Billie Jean by Michael Jackson), a lunchtime concert (which Bel-la F performed on her trumpet in) and a spectacular ‘Big Band Supper Dance’ while still being extremely jet lagged. The Big Band Supper dance involved many south girls including Bella F, Georgia M on the trumpet and Emma G on the saxophone creating an unforgettable evening as we got to see the two schools work together on pulling off a truly enjoyable evening. This term we have also had the end of the schools Helen Wareham music competition. There was the Keyboard, Strings, Brass and senior Finals competition. In the Keyboard competition girls from South who performed included (in the juniors) Lina M, who won with her technically amazing performance of Rachmaninov’s G# minor Prelude and (in the seniors) Millie M who got through to the grand final with her performance of ‘Aufschwung’ (soaring) by Schumann. In the Strings competition the Southies who performed were (in the juniors) Lina M who, again, won with her accomplished performance of John Williams’ emotional theme to ‘Schindler’s List’ played by memory, (in the seniors) Daisy R playing Bohm and Mil-lie M playing three of Prokofiev’s Five Melodies. Both Daisy and Millie also got through to the grand final. In the Brass competition South girls who took part were (in the juniors) Bella F and (in the seniors) Georgia M who got through with her performance on the trumpet to the finals. In the Finals, South house dominated in musicals. A huge congratulations to the girls who took part including, Daisy who played her Bohm on the violin, Georgia who played “Jigaudon” by John McCabe on the trumpet, Imo for her performance of one of the arias from ‘The marriage of Figaro’ by Mozart and a special mention must go two Emma who won the Woodwind section with her performance of the showpiece Solo de concours by Messager and Millie (also playing ‘les sons et les Parfums tournent dans l’air de soir’ on the piano) who won the string section with Humoresque by Sibelius. The two winners will be playing in the black tie encore concert which will take place in the Summer term. Well done to everyone in South who contributed to a great variety of music this term!
Trips Russia trip During the February half term, a group of students, including 2 Southies, travelled to Russia for 5 days. This was a whirlwind trip with little down time and lots to do, however, despite this it was a truly eye opening experience. The trip was split into 2 parts, beginning in Moscow and finishing in St. Petersburg. They travelled to Moscow only a few days after their record breaking snowfall, with temperatures reaching as low as -9 degrees centigrade! In Moscow they visited many fabulous historic sites such as the Kremlin, Lenin’s tomb and red square. These sites were truly unique and breath-taking. They travelled to St. Petersburg on an over-night sleeper train, and when there, visited 2 palaces (amongst other sites), the Summer palace and St. Catherine’s Palace. These were very ornate and extravagant in every sense, with gold being the major theme. Another at-traction which was enjoyed by Daisy in particular was the Hermitage museum which houses art from some of the most well renowned artists. Overall the trip was amazing and provided all that went with a greater understanding of Russia and some of its culture (however odd it may be!). We would also like to wish good luck to all those going with Be-yond Ourselves to Zambia, on the hockey trip to the Netherlands, on the French trip to Nice, on the Physics trip to CERN, on Gold DofE to Wales and the Lakes, on the Classics trip to Greece and to those crazy people kayaking the DW. We hope you have a lovely time!
House Prayers Academic prizes 4th Form Achievement: Eliza W Effort: Hollie H Progress: Amy Q L5th Achievement: Jody T Effort: Heather A Progress: Sophie S U5th Achievement: Leila S Effort: Anna D Progress: Phoebe T L6th Achievement: Emily I Effort: Ella B and Millie M Progress: Leah R U6th Achievement: Emma G Effort: PJ C Progress: Amy S
Half colours: Kate H, Bella H, Al-ice I ,Izzy B, Zoe B, Leah R, Abi S, Maddie W, Charlie WH Full colours: Lotty C, Honor R, Aimee W, Annie N, Tash G , Abi R House badge: Claire A, Helen C, Ally F, Freya H, Katherine P, Laila S, Caitlin, Caroline
We have really enjoyed our time making this newsletter. The Lent term, although it seems quite short, is jam packed with activities and events. We want to say a big well done to everyone who has got stuck in and involved. We hope you have a lovely Easter break and are wishing all those with exams the best of luck for next term. We hope it is just as enjoyable and fun as this one. Best Wishes, Emily and Leah