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Magazine 2020-2021

CONTENTS PEOPLE OF KING’S

ANDREW HALLS

MARK ALLEN

VALETE

JUDE LOWSON

CAPTAIN OF SCHOOL

HOUSES

LOWER SCHOOL

MACLEAR

ALVERSTONE

GLENESK

KINGSLEY

MAJOR

LAYTON

ART

LOWER SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

SIXTH FORM

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

MUSIC

DRAMA

SPORT

LANGUAGES

CCF

CCA

PARTNERSHIPS & OUTREACH

AND BEYOND

Cover artwork by Will Goacher

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Summer 2021 saw the retirement of Head Master, Mr Andrew Halls OBE, after almost fourteen years of outstanding leadership at King’s.

KING’S BIDS FAREWELL TO MR HALLS By Glen James

ndrew Halls became Head Master at King’s in 2007 and the impact he has had on every sphere of the life of King’s has been profound. Andrew’s initial focus was on bringing rigorous scrutiny to the school’s finances and its management structures, so that firm foundations were established on which to build the success of recent years. That success has manifested itself in many different ways. The school enjoys a renowned position for its academic excellence, commanding the heights of the UK school league tables. Each of the years of Andrew’s tenure at King’s has brought superlative results in public examinations, whether at GCSE, IGCSE, A level or IB. The school has been recognised by the Sunday Times in its surveys as IB School of the Year (2009 and 2012), School of the Year (2014) and London Independent School of the Year (2017), as well as topping the school league tables in other years. It has been very rare for a student at King’s not to win a place at their first choice of university. Andrew has been masterful in promoting the King’s ethos of discovering the potential of each student, and then encouraging the student to realise that potential. The results and outcomes that have been achieved reflect the careful way in which Andrew has built and led an exemplary group of teachers who share his commitment to the education, development and well-being of each boy and girl in the school. But Andrew’s focus has never rested with excellent teaching proficiency alone. Through the range of extracurricular activities now embraced by the school, aided by the facilities which his Master Plan has put at the school’s disposal, Andrew has enhanced the breadth of the educational experience which King’s offers.

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ANDREW HAS BEEN MASTERFUL IN PROMOTING THE KING’S ETHOS OF DISCOVERING THE POTENTIAL OF EACH STUDENT Under his leadership, music, drama and sports have gone from strength to strength. This has all been marked by his principle that, whilst King’s students are expected to apply themselves, in doing so they should enjoy themselves too. Andrew’s bold and strategic initiatives, which have been a hallmark of his outstanding and exceptional leadership, have been a truly transformative period for the school. It was at his initiative that the sixth form became coeducational in 2010, a move which materially strengthened the teaching dynamic for all. The desire to promote and develop the individual potential of each student persuaded Andrew of the merits of re-introducing the A level/ IB dual economy. Direct entry into the senior school at 11+ began very successfully in 2016 in response to Andrew’s perceptive anticipation of the external demand locally for such a change. Importantly, and intentionally, increasing the

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number of places offered at 11+ also broadened access to the school from primary schools, as well as prep schools. From September 2021 the transition from the junior school to the senior school is now at 11+. All of these adaptations have required Andrew’s exceptional skills of leadership, informed by his abundant qualities of understanding, determination and common sense. Similar qualities have been required in Andrew’s drive to transform the school campus and its sports facilities through the Master Plan which he conceived and led. In 2009, the sixth form centre was completed, followed in 2011 by the pavilion at West Barnes Lane and their much improved playing fields. 2013 saw the opening of a proper front entrance to the school and a reception area – a rather eccentric, century long oversight which Andrew has corrected. The additional classroom block and New Hall were opened by the then Secretary of State for Education in 2016. Meanwhile, the new quadrangle elegantly knitted together the school campus, putting the war memorial at the heart of King’s where it firmly belongs. In 2018, the music school was completed, with much architectural commendation, swiftly to be followed by the sports complex just over a year later. Somewhere in amongst this, the lunching

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facilities had been significantly refurbished and extended. Important as these developments have all been, Andrew has never allowed his boundaries to be set by the school’s perimeter. Indeed, in the promotion of the King’s brand in China, Thailand and, most recently, Monaco, he has led a very successful strategic initiative to build a network of schools overseas which we have warmly welcomed into the King’s family. This has injected significant financial support into our bursary provision here at home and shared King’s expertise and ethos with our partners overseas in mutually constructive ways. Andrew has been instrumental in building a sense of partnership and community with all the school’s stakeholders. Throughout his tenure, he has been in regular and open communication with the parental body. He founded the King’s Association as the overarching society for all former pupils, staff, parents and supporters of the school. He established the King’s Fellowship, through which prominent members of the King’s community can lend their support and influence in ways that might be of benefit to the school. Less formally, the Arthur Wellesley Society has proved an agreeably sociable way in which parents can share the occasional evening together, with an interesting talk or an outing to the theatre as the catalyst. Reintroduction of prize giving after a 40 year absence, even renaissance of the school hymn after a much longer hibernation, are seemingly small instances of the many ways in which Andrew has promoted an understanding of what King’s stands for and of its sense of identity. The response from the school community has been anything but small, for example in relation to the funding needs of the Master Plan and to the school’s bursary aspirations, all of the major infrastructure projects have been generously supported. Within a few months of the announcement of the new 11+ entry into the senior school, over £2m had been pledged by donors towards new bursaries. Of course, the school is very fortunate to have such a supportive community, but Andrew’s leadership has been pivotal in building that support, and in providing a strong rationale for its deployment. Andrew’s sense of what the school stands for has also been instrumental in the broader integration of King’s in the local community. He would be the first to attribute credit to a former King’s teacher, Heather McKissack MBE, for what has become the largest and most successful partnerships programme in the UK between

ANDREW WILL BE GREATLY MISSED AT KING’S, BUT HE WILL ALSO REMAIN PROUD OF THE SCHOOL THAT HE HAS SO CLEARLY TAKEN TO HIS OWN HEART. any independent school and the State education sector. But Heather would, in her turn, be delighted with the extent to which Andrew has built upon, and carried forward, her own legacy. Over 20 local authority maintained schools are now involved in the programme. It is an outstanding example of how cross-sector collaboration, which Andrew has promoted so enthusiastically, can flourish to the collective benefit of all. Andrew has brought new inspiration and positive encouragement to the programme. Schools have a very fundamental role, but an equally challenging one, in supporting and guiding successive generations of students towards well-rounded education, good character and

the promise of fulfilled adult life. The challenges, though very real, may not always be apparent or foreseeable, and may differ from generation to generation and from school to school. But the qualities with which to seek to confront those challenges - truthfulness, trust, kindliness, unselfishness, sympathy, fairness, inclusiveness and concern for others, and a sense of community and fellowship – are at the heart of what King’s has stood for under Andrew’s leadership. Other challenges remain, reinforcing the importance of Andrew’s emphasis throughout his Headship, upon the qualities mentioned above. More broadly, Andrew’s voice in this context has been influential nationally. Amongst many other issues, he has focussed much needed attention on the key areas of improving mental health support for young people at school and university and on the risks posed by social media. The richly deserved award to Andrew of the OBE in the 2020 New Year’s Honours List for his services to education is recognition of the dedicated and valuable contribution he has made to the promotion of the well-being, as much as the learning, of all pupils and students. Andrew demands and respects excellence. Yet alongside his very high standards, he is an extremely empathetic, understanding and thoroughly decent, kind and considerate man. As Head Master, he has set no better example in himself of the qualities he seeks for King’s to impart in others. Andrew will be greatly missed at King’s, but he will also remain proud of the school that he has so clearly taken to his own heart.

2020 school leavers’ event: Ms Lowson, Mrs Clarke, Mr Halls

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IN MEMORY OF MARK ALLEN, 1964-2021 Acting deputy head (head of higher education & careers) and teacher of English

By Dr Cannon & Mr Stephenson

e learnt of the loss of our longstanding and much-loved colleague and friend Mark Allen on Friday 27th August. Mark’s untimely passing robbed King’s of a muchloved English teacher, a wise and hard-working acting deputy head (head of higher education & careers), and an affable and unfailingly kind colleague. Mark joined the English department in 1989, and five decades of King’s alumni can testify to how much he fired them with a love of literature and of learning. Mark was an enormously nurturing teacher, who cared deeply about his students, and could find a glimmer of gold in even the muddiest adolescent brook. He had the knack of making English seem easy and fun, and encouraging his students to believe in themselves as much as he did. He was the English department’s best recruiting sergeant for the subject at

sixth form. He could persuade students that Chaucer was actually both simple and funny; and help them see the modern relevance of Shakespeare’s history plays. He enjoyed using classics such as Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Heart of Darkness to encourage teenagers to grapple with contemporary issues of gender, class and race; and he relished finding new texts, from The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Persepolis, that would open windows onto the modern world. A long-standing member of the senior management, Mark managed to marry together integrity and pragmatism, guided by a strong belief in the values

HE WAS A DECENT

AND THOROUGHLY NICE MAN, WHO

WAS UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED AND VALUED BY ALL

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at the heart of teaching. Initially a head of teaching and learning, he knew never to patronise his colleagues. His long experience as head of university applications meant that he had all the answers at his fingertips; and as the IB co-ordinator he was a charismatic proselytiser for the educational and personal value of the diploma. The healthy uptake year on year is a testament to how infectious his belief in the IB’s philosophy was. Mark’s contribution to life at King’s was very broad indeed. He ran the school’s football for a number of years and was a very keen and active participant in school trips, having become an honorary member of the history department in recent years through his enthusiasm for striding around Berlin and reflecting upon Great War battlefields. With colleagues and students alike, he was unfailingly kind, positive and generous with his time – even in the busiest moments of the autumn term, as the high waters of UCAS applications lapped around him, he could always find time to give guidance and support. Countless colleagues and pupils have benefitted from his measured approach, soundness of judgement and wisdom. He was at his most gregarious on the staff common room’s end of term pub crawl, which he would always organise and then, often clad in his Tottenham strip, would lead everyone on a convivial tour of the alehouses of Richmond or Putney. Fundamentally, the best tribute to Mark is the simplest: he was a decent and thoroughly nice man, who was universally respected and valued by all, and someone about whom no one genuinely had a bad word to say. Mark’s sense of humour was infectious and his distinctive laughter would lift even the darkest of clouds. His loss to King’s is a very deep one, and he will be much missed by the senior management, the common room, and generations of King’s students. Our thoughts are with Mark’s family and close friends.

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VALETE

We bid farewell to some valued members of staff and look back at their time at the school.

JOHN LAWRENCE By Miss Davis

ne often associates John Lawrence with vegetables. This is perhaps not as offensive as it might sound at first. John’s colleagues have enjoyed the fruits of his allotment on an annual basis, and indeed, for some the moniker ‘Green Bean John’ became a highly useful tool of differentiation in a department including more than one John. Some colleagues have vivid recollections of John engaging in deep intellectual pontification whilst munching upon his favoured break-time tipple of carrot. Still others recall his passionate identification of otherwise unidentifiable root vegetables on a windswept Somme field in all its February bleakness as mangelwurzels. Yet, ultimately, John will be remembered for the fruits of his intellectual endeavours as a fine, caring and scholarly schoolmaster, who has given the school three decades of loyal and unstinting service. John came to King’s in 1991 as a teacher of history after completing an MA in History and Economics at Oxford, followed by a two-year MLitt research degree and six years of teaching at Latymer Upper School. He took on the mantle of teaching and leading the politics department soon after. From 1993 to 2000 John was head of General Studies, organising an array of eminent speakers and an interesting programme of activities. He was instrumental in initiating the IB at King’s in his role as deputy director of the programme. He will be remembered by generations of pupils who have had the good fortune to come under his care for his knowledge and passion for his subject and for the high intellectual standards he sets. He is an historian to his fingertips, ever ready to engage in lively debate, often winning the argument through sheer perseverance and by

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the adroit deployment of barrages of substantiating detail. In fact, the same traits have extended to many interactions with John: woe betide the errant who misidentifies a root vegetable or who incorrectly refers to his narrow boat as a “barge”. Such is why we have relished working with John and why so many pupils have adored him. John has pursued his intellectual interests and research throughout his time at King’s. As well

JOHN WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR… HIS INTELLECTUAL ENDEAVOURS AS A FINE, CARING AND SCHOLARLY SCHOOLMASTER

as studying art history at Birkbeck, he managed (temporarily) to overcome his fear of flying to become a visiting scholar studying the foundation of the Russian Empire at New York University. At this time John also undertook a course in modern Russian/Soviet art history and audited a lecture course in the USSR at Princeton. Subsequently, John went on to study a module on Russian

rulership at the School of Slavonic Studies. Ever the schoolmaster, John has drawn upon this vein of deep engagement with Russian history to enrich his teaching. The same can be said about John’s completion of an OU course in political philosophy: for many a pupil John’s standard level IB course on political thought has been simply inspirational. In more recent times, John has returned to Birkberk. In 2016, he became a parttime teacher to enable him to study for an MA in Contemporary History and Politics, for which he achieved a distinction. He is currently working on a PhD focusing upon British colonial identity. John’s commitment to King’s has extended far beyond the classroom. He was a committed tutor and form master for many years, and he has played an active role in school expeditions. He ran the First Challenge trip to Morocco and helped establish the Fiwila project. John has participated in, and run, countless D of E trips and helped with CCF Adventure training. He is a qualified mountain leader. He inherited the Russian exchange and ran this ably for many years, his commitment being such that on one occasion he met the team in Moscow, having endured a veritable overland odyssey to avoid the flight! In 2000, he became the director of co-curricular education and IB CAS co-ordinator. This was an immense task which John undertook with the minimum of fuss. It is notable that when John stepped down from these posts, the tasks were separated as it became apparent how large

PEOPLE OF KING’S the roles were. John was involved with cycling and cross-country until Mr Trapmore’s warm-up jogs felt more like full-on sprinting. In addition to his love of outdoor pursuits, John pursued his love of singing with a regular contribution to the chamber choir. There is so much to John Lawrence, and it is so hard to do justice to his contribution to the school. John is a kind and loyal man who has been a good friend to so many of us in the history department over the years. We wish him, and Jessica, well in the future and hope that he has many happy days on his allotment and narrow boat and that he is able to put his latest project (learning Italian) to good use, perhaps by hitching a lift with an Italian trucker in order to combine his love of economy, his desire to apply his learning and his determination to avoid flying.

SAM ESSWOOD By Dr Blythe Ms Esswood joined the Biology department at King’s in September 2019 and quickly impressed with her real passion for Biology, excellent tutoring and keen collaborative spirit. Sam’s kindness and professionality have shone through and she has ably led sessions varying from: revision for our partnership schools, Duke of Edinburgh Bronze training, to knitting on new skills day. Her work on the Biology department ‘Life’ 2020 magazine guiding the pupil editorial team has been highly commendable and the final publication, which involved collaboration with RDFZ HangZhou also, was quite stunning. Having taught in state schools before King’s, she is keen to develop her experiences further within the independent sector and is moving on to JAGS this September. We will miss her good humour, positivity and readiness to support her colleagues and wish her all the best in her new endeavours.

DIANA LANGENBERG By Mr Broderick Diana joined King’s as the inaugural head of faculty for the Reeve School in its inception back in 2000 and form teacher for Major House and remained in position for 16 years, but she has achieved a great deal more beyond her academic and pastoral roles. “I loved being a tutor and form teacher including mentoring three brothers from the same family and due to the number of rowers in my tutor group raising money for Shooting Star Chase by virtually rowing across the English Channel in less than 10 minutes”. The Design and Technology department flourished in its new surroundings, as Diana swept in with new ideas, projects and plans for this exciting new building and for the pupils on her courses. She introduced three GCSE, two A level and two IB specifications to the department. She was deputy chief examiner for the IB and ran training courses for teachers and international students on these qualifications. She was an advisor on Design and Technology to King’s maths school and trained and advised primary school teachers in our cluster group of schools. Diana quickly made use of the Reeve School’s facilities to assist and expand the fantastic community partnerships programme at King’s, first with Harry Chapman and later with Peter Hatch. Indeed, her team’s design and manufacture of educational and stimulatory toys for children with severe disabilities and the support she showed her students running art and STEM classes at Perseid School, was especially rewarding. If it wasn’t for Diana’s creativity and inspirational thinking, King’s would not have been accredited by Arkwright Engineering

Scholarships which have now enabled innumerable students to win valuable scholarships. Having secured sponsorship from Brunel University, she set up and ran a national design competition. She wanted to bring the outside design world into the school and so invited a designer in residence, Sam Curson (OK). In addition, she set up the biennial East Coast US university trip giving students the opportunity to visit a wide range of universities and meet up with alumni who were studying and working in the US. Finally this year, she has been working with the Royal Institute on a new climate change project, which will see students being trained by the RI to run masterclasses for our partnership schools. Typically, Diana used her sabbatical year to visit Japan, Holland and San Diego, where she researched education worldwide to cherry pick the best ideas, schemes and strategies for use at King’s and beyond; sharing her findings in a report delivered to staff in a fascinating INSET. Diana was then ideally suited to take on a role liaising with our international schools. She totally embraced this new development and became the go-to person at King’s for all manner of things, be it tours for Chinese visitors, staff interviews in Bangkok at untimely hours or producing promotional videos at the drop of a hat. She will be deeply missed by all in the Reeve School and around King’s, and we wish her the very best of luck for the future as she works on her own creative projects and explores ways of harnessing creativity to benefit local communities. Although this is a goodbye, we are sure that we will see plenty of her in the future!

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ARABELLA STEWART By Dr Blythe

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ANNA PANAITE By Mr Nye

nna Panaite joined the King’s maths department in September 2011, straight after completing her PGCE in Belfast. Anna very quickly established herself as an outstanding teacher and from the outset she was a calm and supportive presence in the classroom, most notably with pupils who would try other teachers’ patience. Despite her relative inexperience, it soon became known that Anna was a quietly effective organiser, and she started accumulating significant additional responsibilities, all of which she carried out in her characteristically capable way. For many years Anna orchestrated the elaborate and hugely successful King’s Cayley Challenge, inviting excitable teams of young mathletes from our many feeder schools to a problem-solving extravaganza at Kingsway, providing an afternoon of mathematical fun, and leaving a memorable impression on the young students.

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aving joined from Lewisham Hospital Accident and Emergency Department, the challenges were certainly different. A keen and enthusiastic biologist, her passion for the subject has always shone through in her teaching. At one point the only unqualified teacher, she rose to the tough task of the teacher training programme with her typical determination and outstanding results. Arabella has always thrown herself into the department. She started running the Wildlife Photography Competition as well as the King’s Biological Society. Her doctoring skills were used once again however, in the depths of the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, when a student required a happily relatively straightforward medical procedure following a close encounter with a caterpillar, the other staff on the trip were certainly happy to have her there! Eventually she became a committed head of department with a real focus on teaching and learning on how to help the students get to

better understand the subject matter. Here her direct, straightforward no-nonsense approach won hearts and minds. She is certainly not a one trick pony, as a very keen sportswoman she has been heavily involved in the sporting provision for the girls. She was a very successful coach of the girls 1st XI at hockey, as well as involved in tennis during the summer. She is also a keen golfer in her spare time, although with a young family the time is not quite as spare as it once was. Her enthusiasm and passion for the students doing the best that they could do also lead to her having a very successful role as assistant head of Major house, forming a dynamic and vocal partnership with Miss Peel.The sidelines of house events have not since heard the same level of volume as “MAJOR!” echoed across the hallowed turf. Having returned to us as a part-time biologist once, we will be forever hopeful that when her gorgeous children are a little older, we might have her back on the team again.

Anna has been able to juggle a number of roles at school and in addition to her work for the maths department, she has made an outstanding contribution to both the extra-curricular and the spiritual aspects of life at King’s. Anna worked on lower fifth Activities Week, helping to coordinate as many as fifty different activities over the course of the week and juggling the numerous demands from staff, pupils, parents and outside speakers with patience and good humour. She was a great colleague to work with on this as she is unflappable, efficient, and always able to laugh when things inevitably go wrong. Throughout her time at King’s, Anna has worked with the lower fifth on the Duke of Edinburgh bronze award, supporting pupils to test themselves to their limits, walking around Richmond Park, or testing their endurance camping out in the wilds of Colman’s Field. Anna helped run the Engage Society, a lively Christian discussion and debating group and she has been a wonderful assistant chaplain, calmly stepping up and taking on a variety of tasks such as the faith assemblies, a girls’ Bible group, even readings at the Beginning of Term Service and leading school prayers. She is a discreet, wise

and kind person, much loved by her many friends at King’s and highly valued by everyone who has worked with her in the school. Since joining us as an NQT a decade ago, Anna has brought so much to King’s, from her work in the maths department to her contributions to the wider life of the school, she will be greatly missed. We wish Anna well as she returns to her Belfast roots for a new life with her husband Dom, and her three children, Max, Alex and Naomi.

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WINCHESTER WILMOTT By Mrs Danaher

in joined King’s in 2016 and his warm, friendly and helpful character was evident from the start. During his time here he has had a number of roles and responsibilities; acting head of economics, deputy head of economics, assistant head of Kingsley, teacher in charge of skiing and even head of squash for a time. Levelheaded and calm, he is an extremely supportive colleague and someone all of the economics department have turned to at times. He has been very involved in staff events. As well as being a regular on the staff golf trip and at staff tennis, he has proved himself a linchpin at the top of the order for the King’s staff cricket team. In the words of another member of the common room; he is a Joe Root-esque accumulator and his traditional stroke play has helped to build a

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oren Sullivan was appointed to cover Anna Panaite’s maternity leave in 2016. Joining us in January, Koren picked up a number of characterful classes partway through the academic year, which would have been a challenge even for a teacher already established at the school, but Koren managed this transition so well and made such an impression that she was very soon offered a permanent contract. Koren is a highly capable classroom practitioner, and she runs her lessons with exacting standards, but she also shows great devotion to the progress of individual students in her one-to-one support of pupils. Within the maths department Koren has particularly enjoyed working as a mentor for new staff, guiding many new teachers though their School Direct training and their NQT years. As soon as the plans for the new lower school emerged, Koren was determined to be involved. Her energy and passion for lower school teaching was immediately apparent and as a caring form tutor, she ensured boys from varying backgrounds had a flying start to life at King’s. Koren was appointed head of Watson and had an immediate impact on the experience of pupils. Competitions, events and pupil positions of responsibility all multiplied overnight and Koren’s attention to detail coupled with her creativity and pupil-centred approach helped inspire those she

vital foundation in many a run chase over the years. Win has also been an integral part of many pupil trips. He has been on five ski trips with King’s pupils, three of which he organised. He has also gone on the Spanish exchange and at the end of 2019 he did a research trip, by himself, to an economics and comedy festival in Ireland to check out the suitability of it for a school trip. Given the majority of the events were held in pubs he deemed that it probably wouldn’t be a particularly suitable trip. Win is leaving King’s for the warmer climes of Madrid. His new school is lucky to have him and his presence at King’s will be missed. We wish him well and hope he is prepared for the influx of visitors he will have from the common room once he is settled in Spain and travel restrictions have lifted!

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worked with. Her own work with charities also rubbed off on the boys and Koren invited guest speakers into school, held charity committees and came up with events that reinforced the importance of empathy and charitable work. Koren will leave a real stamp on the pupils she has worked with and the lower school’s history. An inveterate traveller, Koren brought her passion for global issues to her work with community projects on Friday afternoons. She put great energy into fundraising events such as the Christmas Fair and raising awareness in general amongst the King’s community about the partner schools in Zambia, Nepal and Peru. In recent years, Koren was appointed assistant director of studies, working closely with Mark Stables, and now she is ready to move on to take up a position as head of department. Koren has been drawn to the opportunities at King’s Bangkok where she will run the maths department, working alongside past colleagues Matt Gibson and Tom Banyard. Koren will be missed by all she worked with, from the individual students she has motivated and

supported individually, to all who worked with her as part of the lower school team. We wish Koren and her fiancé Martin all the best for their upcoming marriage and their new venture overseas.

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WILL BYFIELD By Mr Hedges

ill Byfield joined the Biology department in January 2018 from Reigate Grammar and quickly became a highly valued member of the department. Will was an outstanding teacher, with his enthusiasm and creativity in the classroom becoming a real hallmark of his work. Colleagues have regularly shamelessly stolen some of Will’s best classroom creations and this is testament to him and the consistently high level of detail that goes into the planning of every single one of his lessons. However, it has not just been in the classroom where he has brought so much to the King’s community, as Will was appointed head of Maclear in September 2019 and has led the house with distinction throughout the past

RAQUEL CAGIGAS By Mrs Mulcahy Raquel joined the modern languages department in September 2010 as one of our Spanish assistants. As such, she has worked principally with small groups of sixth form students, focusing on speaking skills in the context of topic-based lessons. Her assistant work has also seen her supporting upper fifth pupils with their spoken Spanish. A qualified teacher, Raquel was also able to step in and undertake two maternity covers for us. Her superb organisation and creative approach to lessons have marked her out as a real asset to the department. Whilst she has a quiet and gentle manner, Raquel nevertheless has a strong classroom presence as well as a twinkle in her eye and her work has been very much appreciated by middle school and sixth form pupils alike. Over many years, Raquel has been managing two part-time jobs and has now decided to take on a full-time role elsewhere. We will miss her but wish her all the very best in her new job.

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two years. In particular, the fundraising efforts of the house under his stewardship have been most impressive, given that his time in the post have coincided with a pandemic! He has also been a keen contributor to the RAF section of the CCF on Friday afternoons, even though I’m not sure his beard would really be allowed in the military! Will leaves us in Wimbledon, but not the King’s family entirely, as he moves to King’s Bangkok to take up the role of Head of Science there, a position in which we are sure he will excel once again. He will be sorely missed by all of his colleagues and pupils alike and we would like to wish him all the very best for his overseas adventure!

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IAN DAVIES By Mr Hayes Following Matt Gibson’s departure to KCIS Bangkok, the Chemistry department were very fortunate to once again have Ian Davies return from retirement for a further two terms of teaching. Despite having to meet his new classes for the first time via remote teaching for a period of several weeks, the pupils that he has taught have clearly benefitted from his immense intellect and decades of previous teaching experience at King’s. Upon the return to lessons on-site, the pupils then had the added benefit of carrying out engaging practical work, along with experiencing some of his legendary demonstrations. Within the department, Ian has been a great presence and everyone has enjoyed working with him. Should the need arise in the future for some fixed-term teaching in the department, we would be delighted to welcome Ian back once again!

LIZZIE ELWELL By Mrs Britton

t comes with much regret that we are saying goodbye to Lizzie Elwell this term. Lizzie joined King’s in September 2017 as a teacher of Psychology and quickly made a positive impact within the department. She brought with her a strong expertise of the A level curriculum and immediately set about building her knowledge of the IB diploma programme, grappling with the challenges of the new IB specification. Students loved her well-planned, engaging lessons and were stimulated by the depth of her academic knowledge. Her lessons were relaxed yet focused, often drawing on her own memorable life experiences, yet at the same time meticulously highlighting exam technique, which reassured the students that they were in safe hands. After a successful first year she earned the role of head of A level and King’s Essay, where she was regularly seen to be delivering motivational assemblies (which were naturally always backed up by psychological evidence), organising King’s Essay week or coordinating student intervention workshops. Lizzie was also a key part of the Duke of Edinburgh bronze award team and the launch of a girls’ football team. Despite loving her time at King’s, Lizzie will sadly be leaving us to become a head of Psychology at Glyn School in Epsom, where she will be able to further her teaching career whilst also being closer to home and her young family. We will miss Lizzie very much but wish her all the best in her new role and school.

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INTERVIEW WITH MS LOWSON, ACTING HEAD By Harry Appleby-Taylor

Which schools did you teach at before King’s? Before I was at King’s I worked in an advertising agency for four years, as a strategist. My job involved understanding the client’s needs and then working out how to sell more of the product. I did lots of work for KFC, as well as British Airways amongst other brands. I increasingly found that I really missed History, which I had studied at university, and so I started teaching, without any training, at Whitgift School in Croydon. My first ever lesson was in front of a real class, and although I didn’t really know what I was doing, it was brilliant and I was hooked! I knew that I had made the right decision going into teaching. I stayed at Whitgift for six years, then moved to Putney High School as deputy head (academic). I have now been at King’s for around three-and-ahalf years, where I initially joined as deputy head (pastoral). What is your favourite part of King’s life? King’s life is so busy, diverse and varied and that is, in a way, my favourite thing. But teaching is often one of the more fun parts of the day, the pupils are so dynamic and eager to learn. I also love working with my brilliant colleagues because it is such a friendly and dedicated common room across teaching and support staff. It’s a fun place to work and the staff are incredibly positive. What is one thing that you would like to change about the school? Perhaps it’s not so much something about the school but a reflection of what has happened in the past couple of years. I think that the Covid-19 restrictions have changed the way that the school feels a little bit. Inevitably, we lost some of the human side of King’s life, we haven’t been able to run tutor groups, we have had fewer conversations in groups, we haven’t had audiences

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watching performances, and we have lost a bit of what makes King’s feel like King’s, which is that sense of community, that sense of family. So, I really want to try and bring that back in the next academic year. Have you been enjoying your time as Acting Head so far? Yes, it’s fair to say, it has been very busy! I’ve been so grateful to have a brilliant team of colleagues around me and such supportive parents and pupils and that has made it very enjoyable; it is a privilege. What do you most enjoy about the role? What’s exciting about working at a place like King’s is just how much there is going on and when you’re the Head you get to have your finger in every single bit of the

YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU CAN TRY AND HAVE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE EXPERIENCES OF THE

PUPILS IN EVERY SINGLE WALK OF KING’S LIFE.

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King’s pie! You can go and watch performances, you can see how the sport is going and are involved in decisions about every single part of school life and that is just so exciting. You really see how the institution works, you really feel like you can try and have a positive influence on the experiences of the pupils in every single walk of King’s life. What will your role in the school be next year and going forward? The next academic year, September 2021-22, I’ll carry on as acting head until the arrival of Dr Cotton and I’m very much looking forward to working with her when she arrives in September 2022. My role will be working with her to continue to help the school to build on our progress so far and also to help bring in her fresh perspective. It is exciting being in a school at a time of change though it was such a privilege working alongside Andrew Halls; he was an incredible leader, a fantastic boss and a very dear friend. Do you have any plans for the future (both in and outside King’s)? When we have this moment of change of leadership, we really do reflect on how we can continue to make King’s the best school it can be and to be a beacon to others in terms of our pastoral care, our work with other schools and the way in which we deliver brilliant lessons and exciting academic experiences. I’ve always seen the impact of great teachers and great institutions like King’s, and wherever I’m working in the future, I’d want to be involved in something which is helping to unleash that power too, to use education as a force. I’m passionate about helping children who don’t have access to certain opportunities have the chance to do so and I’m really pleased that King’s has such a focus on partnership and support. What would you like your legacy to be? Part of me almost feels like I wouldn’t be so arrogant as to presume that I would necessarily have one! So many parts come together to make King’s, that it is never going to be one person’s legacy or influence. The school is shaped by everything and every single person, rather than just one person seeking to leave their mark. But in my time as acting head I would like to strengthen the school’s work on equality and diversity, and to continue to ensure that we are creating a community which is inclusive and supportive.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CAPTAIN OF SCHOOL By Edward Blake

From L-R: Edward Blake, captain of school; Alannah O’Hare, vice captain and Noah Chamberlain, vice captain

lthough this year has undoubtedly been slightly different in terms of the role of the school captains, we have still thoroughly enjoyed our responsibilities and the opportunities we have had to undertake leadership within the school. We have been the bridge to communicate between the students and the senior staff, a job that’s been made slightly trickier but perhaps even more crucial this year, with everyone at home for long periods of time. Given the circumstances with remote learning and various lockdowns, the whole school has inevitably missed out on lots of opportunities and big events so a focus of ours has been to try and maintain a sense of community, even when physically we haven’t been together. Some highlights include our Q&A assembly to the lower school, which even despite being on Teams, was a fantastic way to get to know the year 7 and 8 boys. We have also loved getting an insight into different year groups through sitting in various assemblies, our weekly meetings with Ms Lowson and Tuesday morning breakfasts with Ms Ramgoolam and the house captains. We have done our best to always convey the feelings of our year group and beyond, and to be as honest as possible in order to try and improve school life as best we can.We have also

really valued our relationships with the senior staff and appreciate how receptive they have been to our ideas and suggestions; hopefully they’ve enjoyed our meetings too! We’d like to say a huge thank you to Mr Halls, Ms Lowson and the sixth form team in particular for always being so supportive and optimistic in what has been a slightly turbulent year for everyone. We have also all realised just what a strong support system there is at King’s, the staff genuinely care so much and have made such an effort this year to make school life as normal and enjoyable as possible. We’ve seen all the work that goes on behind the scenes! Finally, missing out on so much this year, from sport matches to drama productions, public events to assemblies,has made us realise just how much we enjoy school; our lessons, teachers, friends, extra-curricular activities and beyond. Coming to the end of our time at school, whilst we’re excited for the future, we are also aware of just how much we will miss the welcoming, dynamic and eversupportive community at King’s. We have had a fantastic experience and urge everyone to take advantage of every opportunity, get involved in school life and to make the most of your time at King’s because trust us, the end of upper sixth will come round a lot faster than you think!

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HOUSES Every pupil at King’s is allocated a House, where they enjoy assemblies and a wide variety of events and competitions. Here is a recap of what each house got up to across the year.

LOWER SCHOOL

By Haidan Hasli

his year has flown by and has definitely been more strange than others. The introduction of the one way system and covid tests twice a week took some time getting used to. However, we adapted to the situation and did things like a virtual geography field trip in the IT rooms rather than going to Stafford. This year also introduced new pupil led clubs - for example PSHB (Philosophy, Science, History, Business) club which was an excellent opportunity for pupils in year 8 to present about a topic that they were passionate about. On the topic of house events, in the first term, we did house paper aeroplanes, house spelling bee, house general knowledge and more. Unfortunately after this, the school had to go into remote learning but house events continued nonetheless. Events like house debating and the beginning of house music (the finals would later be held in school) were just as exciting as if they were held in school. There were also fun competitions such as the Fairytale Fantasy League and the Battle of the Lower School which gripped our attention during one of the more monotonous parts of the year. When we returned to school, we managed to do house events that we were not able to do during lockdown (mainly the sport ones). Both year 7 and 8 had the experience of having formal exams (or progress tests) in King’s which was good practice for future assessments. Both year groups also experienced activities week for the first time which consisted of fun trips to liquid leisure and a field trip in Wimbledon. Overall, this year had numerous events that the staff put careful consideration into and I think that all the lower school pupils deserved these activities for working hard in this tough but rewarding year.

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House swimming

Year 8 rowing

Puzzle company workshop Year 7 geography field trip

House chess

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MACLEAR By Maisie Ballsdon, captain of Maclear

hile combatting the disruption of the Covid-19 years Maclear have still found success in house events winning for upper sixth frisbee, tug of war, swimming (by default), house chess and basketball; for lower fifth tennis and swimming and for upper fifth frisbee. Most importantly, however, every Tuesday Macerates from all ages dropped what they were doing, put their academics to one side and took part in events just for the fun of it. Whilst it is of course always nice to win, seeing so many grey shirts getting involved and representing their house was the real reward. In a year where we spent too many hours staring at screens and revelling in the late morning roll calls, Maclear no doubt had many successes. Most notably, were the charity events in aid of Perseid. During lockdown three, myself and the prefect team coordinated two events: a quiz night, and a movie night. Mr Hedges then, in order to give one final boost to the money raised, ran an ultramarathon in the summer term. When the final total of over £4,000 came through I was in awe of the King’s community. It was a delight to be able to help this amazing cause, especially during this year. However, despite the school we have missed, it was a pleasure to come back at

Jack Pepper, lower fifth

the end of the winter term. It has been a weird year; we have not had to do the same duties as previous years, but nevertheless, we are grateful for the time that we spent together, face to face. I will miss everything about Maclear, from winning house frisbee to the crazy house spirit. Lastly, I wish to extend thanks to Mr Byfield and Mr Hedges, for all the work they have done for the house as well as Honor and Alex, the deputy house captains, and the rest of the school prefect team. Good luck to the incoming prefects, I’m sure you will continue the great legacy of our house.

Fourth form tug of war team

Lower sixth basketball team

Lower fifth frisbee team

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ALVERSTONE By Ketan Rastogi, captain of Alverstone

he 2020-21 school year was atypical for many reasons, but Alverstone was characteristically successful in our house events. Restrictions may have halted spectating of events, but Alverstone has had a strong spirit and a fighting presence throughout competition. Yet the hindered flexibility made way for increased creativity as an array of new house events were introduced: house frisbee, vortex, chess, spikeball, and life drawing all made their debuts this year as did a house Olympics tournament. The fourth form should be pleased with their first place finishes in frisbee, badminton, and Maths. They have proven that Alverstone’s greatness is not strictly limited to sporting events; we are athletes of the intellect as well. The lower fifth in particular have reacted admirably to the new offerings with victories in lower fifth frisbee, dodgeball, vortex, and life drawing alongside first place finishes in cricket, cross country, and speaking. The upper fifth saw victory in cricket and swimming (two famously testing events) while the lower sixth took gold in girls’ cross country, debating, basketball, vortex, and swimming. The upper sixth took the top spot in both mixed tennis and speaking, but also came close to victory in multiple other events. Tensions were high over the internet as all Fourth form cross country team

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Upper fifth spikeball team Upper sixth handball team

five year groups participated (albeit virtually) in house chess. Although we ultimately finished only fifth, Alverstone dominated many of the top spots with Pietro Demicheli accruing a substantial number of victories. Our excellence is also revered in the musical sphere where we won second place in house Battle of the Bands; another event with multiple year groups. The scope of my musical understanding knows many bounds, but I was seriously impressed by our video. It’s a humbling

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experience to listen to the sweet twangs of Joel Diamond’s voice as he sings the lines of Hozier’s ‘Take Me To Church’ passionately. Alex Pentimonti’s goosebump-inducing vocals were equally captivating, matched harmoniously with accompaniment from Filippo Varda’s guitar, Thomas Constantinou-Hickman’s keyboard, and Ben Birch’s drums. Credit to Tom Hunt for his audio editing and to Alexander Yong Osman for his classy video work. The Alverstone upper sixth – in its entirety – should be commended for their unwavering steadfastness and positivity. They have been moulded (undoubtedly by the Alverstone staff) into exceptional role models and their optimism has been contagious. I have had the privilege of serving alongside vice captains of house Alex Pentimonti and Marcus Heenk. Alex, despite having joined King’s in the lower sixth, has cemented herself as the most accomplished person around. She has been consistently eager to organise and

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Lower sixth Tug of War

Lower fifth badminton team

RESTRICTIONS MAY HAVE HALTED SPECTATING OF EVENTS, BUT ALVERSTONE HAS HAD A STRONG SPIRIT AND A FIGHTING PRESENCE THROUGHOUT COMPETITION

never afraid to try – it would serve us all well to inherit these qualities. Alex oversaw the founding and creation of the weekly (give or take) Spill the Greens newsletter which was assembled by a different prefect each week. Marcus is a titan in the industry and a highly reliable individual. He is partly to thank for Alverstone’s dominance in house events as he can coordinate a team with expert authority and leading judgement. When he speaks, people listen. But let’s not forget about the earth-shattering majesty of Ed Blake (captain of school) and Alannah O’Hare (vice captain of school) who bring our total to five senior prefects in a single house. With the likes of Eddie Laurence, Benji Tozer, Finlay MacLeod, Teddy Thompson, Jack Barker, Piers Keller, Freya Hutchins, and all the house prefects, there is nothing that we have been unable or unwilling to accomplish – what impeccable people! Virtual entertainment has certainly been

a theme of Alverstone’s 2020-21 season. I thank my fellow prefects for assembling virtual GeoGuessr quizzes, songs, and videos with the hopes of entertaining the house for Christmas and thereafter. In the same vein, I should credit Finn O’Hare, Bruno Bandeira Freire, and Bea Dickie of the lower sixth who produced a riveting Murder Mystery for tutor groups even though Mr Byfield was the obvious suspect.That said, and despite his demotion to a lesser house, Mr Byfield should be wished well for his future endeavours as the head of science at King’s Bangkok. The tutors deserve immense praise for their role in supporting Alverstone’s pupils, particularly amidst pandemic-induced uncertainty. A tutor’s importance to a pupil should not be understated and cannot be overstated. Above all, many thanks to Miss James and Dr. Squires who continue to lead Alverstone upwards. Miss James takes on a hefty workload in organising the house affairs (while juggling responsibilities at Major…) and maintaining a pristinely polished SharePoint page (we do miss the KLP though). I feel that her efforts often go unnoticed, but she is integral to the house and her work truly enhances the experience of an Alverstone pupil. Dr. Squires’ importance needs no explanation, but I would encourage everyone to listen to, trust, and admire him because teachers of his calibre are hard to come by. Good luck to Alverstone’s very own

James Southorn in his position as co-captain of school and to the budding school prefects of Harrison Heatley, Finn O’Hare, Raphi Samuels, Yash Venkatesam, Charlotte Scowen, Emily Jepson, and Sophie White. You should all sleep well knowing that your contributions to the house will be consequential and lasting. Thank you to everyone for making Alverstone such an exemplary community. Godspeed.

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lenesk has had a great year of house spirit, involvement, and success despite the global pandemic! Pupils and staff have displayed so much enthusiasm this year and have truly fulfilled the values of Glenesk of being kind, compassionate people. Self-branded as ‘The kindest house at King’s,’ staff and pupils have come together like never before to support one another in this, a most challenging year. Endless support at house events each week reminds us how much each Gleneskian is capable of, displaying commitment, determination and support to the whole community. Ordinarily the ‘buzz’ for the house comes from the interaction between year groups. Clearly this hasn’t been possible this year but regardless we can be proud of not only maintaining the connection between ourselves, but also finding a way to make it grow: virtual welcome events; interactive house quizzes; the light-hearted ‘meme channel;’ ‘asking for a Friend’ (where we could post a recommendation to favourite TV shows, films, games) and more. Most pleasingly this means #getinvolved was a motto that could be acted on with as much regularity as people wanted! This year also saw the first, and subsequently many more, editions of Out of the Blue (OotB), from the mind of vice captain Gregoire! Created to outline the achievements, future events, provide the house with challenges and even the odd recipe, OotB has helped us recognise and celebrate individuals in the house. Originally designed for lockdown, but popular demand required it’s continuation, it has been a great way to keep ourselves entertained with challenges, awards and jokes! Continuing all our efforts to support our local charity, St Raphael’s Hospice, our charity committee, led by Mr Josypenko, has regularly met to plan future events and activities to support the charity. The charity committee has been a great way to further connect year groups in Glenesk and acts as a perfect place to create an impact. Although this year has been difficult to hold our usual yearly charity events to raise money for St Raphael’s hospice, we are looking forward to having Miss Cooke leading us through many

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GLENESK By Rhea Sheth, captain of Glenesk

events next year including the ever successful lower school disco, bacon sales and many more. As a house, we find immense value in giving back to society and hopefully next year we can go back to visiting the Hospice and spending time with the residents. St Raphael’s Hospice do have a number of charity shops in our vicinity, including a shop in Wimbledon village. I would urge everyone to go and visit the shop, show your support and maybe even volunteer there. Sanjay in the lower sixth has very much enjoyed volunteering at the shop in Wimbledon every week. We cannot go without remembering the endless hard work and effort put in by all students to participate in house events and often come out with a victory! An impressive victory for Glenesk has been winning both Battle of the Bands competitions with two phenomenal e n t r i e s , directed by Gregoire and

PUPILS AND STAFF HAVE DISPLAYED SO MUCH ENTHUSIASM THIS

YEAR AND HAVE TRULY FULFILLED THE VALUES OF GLENESK Fourth form life drawing

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Lower sixth Battle of Bands

Harry, including one done completely virtually. Not only did we scoop the prize (pretty sure TJD made this up) for the most participants, but we won (actually won!) both events! On each occasion the adjudicator recognised both the talent and the commitment to the production. The fourth form started senior school life with a bang winning many of their house events including house cricket, tug of war and swimming. In addition to all the usual house events, Charlie in the lower sixth created a new house event; house life drawing (see image of EJ as the inaugural sitter). A great new initiative in the creative sphere that will expand next year. Another highlight has to be the always highly anticipated house Drama: Glenesk had a spectacular entrance, directed by George, bringing together a cast from all five year groups and succeeding in being brilliantly funny. Many thanks to the outgoing prefect team for their outstanding commitment to the house led by Sophie, Becca and Greg. All three truly outstanding; their role this year has been challenging in ways never thought of before yet they have succeeded in making a difference to our school life. Particular thanks must go to Sophie, our house captain. She led us through this unusual year flawlessly and made sure that the Glenesk community was maintained and grew in and out of lockdown. Such was her leadership that she won the ‘Outstanding Leader’ award given to just one person in the King’s community each year. An amazing achievement and worth recognition. Well done! Of course nothing this year would have been possible without all the tutors in the house. We have been extremely lucky to have Mr Davies leading us this year alongside Mr Josypenko at the beginning of the year, and now Miss Cooke. Their limitless enthusiasm and love for the house encourages all of us to do our best and support

one another. As alluded to above we have said farewell to Mr Josypenko who leaves Glenesk to become head of Maclear house. I know Mr Davies is enormously grateful for his work in the house and we know how Lower sixth tennis team lucky Maclear are to gain him. When one door closes another opens; we extended a very warm welcome to Upper sixth dodgeball team Miss Cooke who joined us during the year as Mr J’s replacement. We are all looking forward to everything she will bring to the house and she is already embodying our intention to be connected, caring, and there for all. From one individuals perspective I can reflect on how great it is to be in the house; everyone in Glenesk makes our house friendly and inclusive, making it a joy to be a part of. Being a new pupil this year, I have witnessed the welcoming and kind nature of Glenesk which remains to be my favourite aspect of the house. Remote Battle of the Bands

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KINGSLEY By Conor Hobday, captain of Kingsley

n a very strange year, full of lockdowns and remote learning, Kingsley house has grown stronger under the leadership of Mr Gibson and Mr Cole. This year’s Kingsley prefect team was appointed and ready to go when we were hit by the first national lockdown. This did not stop us! We managed to run house events and other activities all from our kitchen tables, which is a massive credit to the dedicated prefect team. We successfully ran a house wide Quizlet and many other inter-tutor group competitions making sure everyone was involved and trying to keep morale as high as possible through a tough period for everyone. Once we returned in September, things appeared to be almost back to normal, apart from masks on and socially distant bubbles. We instantly introduced a house fantasy Premier League, with some big names involved such as Mr Cole and Miss Duncombe, this was a great way to involve everyone in the house even when working remotely. The league in the end had around 50 participants with only the hard core lasting to the end of the season with Mr Cole lifting the digital trophy when the end of the season arrived. With all the new rules in place across the school we actually had a lot more house events, and as usual the purple army did not let us down with their energy and enthusiasm to represent the house. We were off to a flying start in the autumn term with victories in upper fifth tennis and tug of war, and lower sixth mixed tennis. We also achieved second place in both lower fifth and upper fifth swimming. Sadly, as the end of the autumn term drew closer so did Mr Gibson’s final day as our brilliant head of house. Due to

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restrictions, there was no way to truly celebrate his time as our head of house but I am sure he has left every member of the house with some hilarious and memorable moments during their Kingsley career. The spring term arrived under the new leadership of Mr Cole and Miss Sanford and we started off with a bang, a 1st place in the remote house play, A Chip in the Sugar directed by Roemer Lips. A truly extraordinary effort from all of those involved, it was astonishing to see what was possible even when we were working remotely. Our fine form continued with some more victories in remote events, we won the staff, upper sixth and upper fifth Strava spelling challenges. Also, an honourable mention to Andrew McClarty and all who got involved with house Battle of the Bands; we may not have won but it was a spectacular effort from everyone.

AS USUAL THE PURPLE ARMY

DID NOT LET US DOWN WITH THEIR ENERGY

AND ENTHUSIASM TO REPRESENT THE HOUSE.

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With another national lockdown in place, remote activities began again. And this is where the lower sixth took the reins and came up with so many interesting competitions for the whole house to get involved with. We had a house Fifa tournament with Ashwin Banerjee taking first place and Raph Henrion won our very own Kingsley Cook Off. The Kingsley Bake Off victory went to Nadir Mughal. The trickshot challenge victory went to Eddie Middleton and Kingsley Has Got Talent was won by Marcus Gadhavi. I can’t thank the lower sixth enough for stepping up and doing such a great job as the upper sixth prefects focused on assessments and their academics. We had two enthralling tutor group competitions with Mr Cole’s tutor group winning the Fantasy Rugby and Dr Ralley’s tutor group winning the FA cup sweepstake when Leicester City beat Chelsea, sadly not the result I know a lot of Kingsley pupils and teachers were hoping for. With the announcement of our new house charity we began some fundraising which was limited due to lockdown. Sadly, our annual Purpolympics would not be possible, I only hope next year’s prefects will make it bigger and better than ever. Our house charity is the Ananya Trust which was put forward by Yuvraj Arora. The charity helps the education of poor and underprivileged children from India, in order to create a better future for them. Our fundraising efforts as a house will be invaluable to them, and hopefully change the lives of many children. The summer term brought hope of getting back to a semi-normal way of living our lives at school. We were no longer behind a screen and that just meant we won even more house events. We achieved 1st place in lower sixth mini tennis, upper fifth and lower sixth spikeball and

fourth form life drawing, who had the task of drawing Mr Josypenko. We also managed to get second place in lower sixth and lower fifth vortex, upper fifth squash and chess (ranged Lower fifth cross country team across all year groups). I would like to thank the whole house for their exceptional participation and effort during such a rough year. I would also like to thank everyone at King’s for making the last five years such a lifechanging experience, and rising to the challenge throughout the pandemic. I wish the new prefect team all the best. I know you will do a brilliant job in leading the house next year. Senior prefects

Upper fifth volleyball team (and Dr Ralley)

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MAJOR By Faris Baccouche, captain of Major

t has been another interesting year for everyone and yet in times of great uncertainty the consistency of Major as a community remains unfaltering. The year began with a strong start, with Umair Ahmed and Henry Chamberlain both coming back into school having completed impressive charity walks for two worthy causes. The first term of school saw a very limited return to regular house activities but unsurprisingly Major quickly adapted to having fewer house events and lower attendance, making the most of every chance, with our first victory of the year coming from fourth form tennis. The first term also saw a new record set, with Isabella Steinmeyer earning her house badge in just over five weeks, making her the fastest girl to earn her house badge in Major history. Maintaining our renowned dominance in debating across all the year groups, winning all three of the debating competitions held in the first term, the first few weeks of a return to somewhat normal school life seemed to be going smoothly. Although we did have the majority of our first term at school, eventually we found ourselves back at home. Having adapted a little to connecting online and maintaining the incredible house spirit of Major over a screen, we faced the next challenge we were presented head on. In addition to having the main forum in which all of

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Lower sixth house speaking

Major was included, the creation of channels on the Major Teams saw that each year group had a forum in which they could have house-related discussions within their year groups and organise teams for house events. The Great House Bake Off also took place this year in which we saw some impressive final products from both pupils and teachers, including particularly outstanding efforts from Alex Beech and Nicholas Steinmeyer. The move to online learning saw the introduction of weekly challenges and of particular note was

Forth form Majorians

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Shahvez Ali’s unbelievable performance in the chess competition, achieving a higher score than Beth Harmon at 15, who was winning national competitions at that age. A special highlight that came as a result of working from home was the race to Chengdu challenge, in which each house competed by trying to collectively walk and run the distance from our school in Wimbledon to our school in Chengdu. After an incredible effort from both teachers and pupils, Major came first in what was a nerve racking finish with Layton always just on our tail, even taking the lead at some points in the final quarter of the inter-house competition. One particular aspect of this year that I personally enjoyed, were the captain’s breakfasts every Friday, where over a teams call, the blue ties, one member from each form and I had breakfast together, giving us the chance to remain connected and maintain the social aspects of the house, even at home. Meeting and talking to the

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Red blue tie final

IN TIMES OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY THE CONSISTENCY OF MAJOR AS A COMMUNITY REMAINS UNFALTERING.

many different personalities we have in Major made me proud to be captain and gave me the energy to get through those longer days full of online lessons. Despite many restrictions this year, Major saw many individual successes. The new year began with Tom Monaghan’s unimaginable two new world records for indoor rowing, beating the previous furthest distance rowed in one hour by 386m as well as completing the half marathon in just 1:20:38. Kate Lee also saw great success in her sporting career, being selected to play for a Surrey netball academy team, setting her on course to play in the Superleague. Towards the end of the year Rory Hyatt completed an almost impossible feat of running two marathons in 48 hours, finishing at half past midnight after two days of running. Not only was this accomplishment incredible from a sporting perspective, but Rory was also able to raise £2,815 for our house charity, Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. This

outstanding achievement went on to inspire other Majorians, leading to Eric Plat’s 50+km cycle, raising over £600. Despite difficulties in coming up with and executing charity initiatives, Major still put in a spectacular effort in raising money for our house charity, Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. The total amount raised was £5,497, with future fundraising events planned for September already, including some challenges between tutor groups. I would like to thank my fellow blue ties, Noah Chamberlain, Rohan Patel and Minuk Amarasuriya, who have shown unwavering determination and reliability during largely unpredictable times. Although our successors are yet to be announced, I am pleased to congratulate Isabella Steinmeyer on becoming a captain of school and I am sure Major is in good hands considering the high calibre of leaders among the current lower sixth red ties. I would like to especially thank Miss Peel for her incredible leadership, whose presence on our Microsoft Teams kept us all updated with Major’s successes and ensured we all remained closely connected to each other. Mr Reekes was naturally an integral aspect of Major’s success, providing key organisation and leadership, without which Major would surely struggle. Of course, how can I end this article without expressing my gratitude for all the other Majorians? From the new red ties in the lower sixth to the

new members of the fourth form, everyone has shown incredible house spirit and kept this community together throughout a difficult year. Thank you all for an extraordinary year, I am sure I speak for all the upper sixth in Major when I say that you all made this final year something truly special.

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HOUSES Upper fifth volleyball team

s captain of house, you are told to write a piece for the school magazine; a reflection of the past year where some lucky few are name-dropped after some stellar performances in an action-packed year of house events. Yet you have opened the 2020/21 magazine where the Layton campaign was not so straightforward. For this year, the house had to traverse the treacherous plains of cyberspace as remote learning became all the rage. However, this was a challenge that Layton, as a community, took on. The precious days where Layton was able to execute operations on site, saw success. Soon enough tales of Laytonians’ performances filtered through, practically becoming legend. The exclusivity of house events due to year group bubbles, held back the real-life support of Layton command. Yet this is what added to the folkloric allure of this year’s campaign and kept everyone at the edge of their seats. The dream-like performances on-field did not however reflect the nightmarish recruitment process which unfolded within the confines of Microsoft Teams. With the gentle coercion of storming classrooms out of the picture, hopeful messages were pushed out into the Teams tundra instead. The nervy wait followed; Laytonians hadn’t quite mastered the art of prompt replies. Instead, in typical Layton flair, the preferred options were fashionably late or the surprise attendance. Either way, the squad assembled for the events that yielded terrific results. The academic juggernaut that Layton is, showed no signs of slowing, with accolades picked up throughout the year. The iconic partnership of Lucas Haskins and Lara Defterios cemented supremacy in the debating arena, after securing victory in upper sixth debating. Indeed, Lucas also claimed the number two spot in House speaking which marked a cool close to the poster boy of Layton debating’s career. The lower fifth also made waves after achieving first place in house Maths, which leaves me satisfied that Layton’s future will be safe in calm and calculated hands. On the topic of Layton performing, our musicians and dramatists naturally took the spotlight and turned many heads. Layton’s longstanding reputation of dazzling house

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LAYTON By Matt O’Malley, captain of Layton

plays seamlessly transitioned onto the big screen. Hundreds of devices tuned in to see an evocative rendition of Twelve Angry Men masterminded by Luke Dale and Juliet Gray and performed by our star-studded cast. Meanwhile, our Battle of the Bands song Bottle It Up had us swaying, phone flashlight on, in front of our screens giving us the mini concert we had all been waiting for. LAA (Layton Athletic Association), established at the time of writing this article, made great strides, jumps, leaps, frisbee throws, spike ball smashes in the sporting arena. Unfortunately, much of our success this season was capped by cancellations, and Laytonians’ hunger for victory had to be supressed at times. However, the events that were held saw Layton’s sports stars sated. Playing “ b e h i n d closed doors” didn’t seem to faze our athletes. The lower sixth, keen to prove their worth to Layton command, Lower sixth spikeball team c l a i m e d

THE ACADEMIC

JUGGERNAUT THAT

LAYTON IS, SHOWED NO

SIGNS OF SLOWING, WITH ACCOLADES PICKED UP

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

HOUSES

Lower fifth vortex team

victories in frisbee, cross country and squash. Of course, victories in these three disciplines is famously obligatory in order to graduate to the final year of Layton. The lower fifth joined the lower sixth as reigning frisbee champs whilst also proving to be the best at pulling on a rope with three people on the end of it. The upper fifth clocked in consistently solid performances including a masterclass in vortex throwing. Ollie Warbey, taking after his house captain, looks to be a bright young talent after achieving first place on the hallowed cross-country course of the Common. Sam Davidson and Swen Sankoorikal of the lower sixth also crossed country very well, achieving second and third place respectively with Domini Radway-Fatuga second in the girls competition. As for the upper sixth… we tried. Alex Petit, yet again and for the final time, showed tremendous strength in carrying our basketball team; I really hope no long-term lumbar issues arise for that man. The absence of house assemblies meant the creative juices of Layton command funnelled into producing Oscar-worthy digital shorts. The weekly Layton news reels kept Laytonians in cahoots with the wider success of the house and the feature length termly productions left critics positively astonished. Planet Earth KCS set a high standard for Layton’s ministry of propaganda and media, and paved the way for Layton: Life behind the ties, a final release documenting the David Brent dynamics of Layton command. Our production team also boosted our charity efforts, successfully advertising our ‘Red Suit competition’. After reaching our £1000 donation goal for London Air Ambulance, Mr Sandels won the vote to wear a completely red suit in school for one day, like the true patriot and philanthropist he is. This past year has created some harsh

conditions for everyone, to say the least. The school environment we once thought we knew essentially having been redefined. Yet Layton house as the fantastic community and pastoral unit that it is, House Olympiad has emerged unscathed and maybe even stronger. So, I would like to thank all the tutors, prefects and indeed Laytonians themselves for adapting so well and working together this past year. Of course, a huge thanks to Mr Grabowski and Mr Broderick for steering the ship and keeping us motivated. Myself and my fellow upper sixth will look back on Layton with fond memories. Good luck for next year Layton, I have high hopes.

Fourth form spikeball team

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ART

A showcase of King’s creativity across a range of media including drawing, painting, mixed media collages, sculptures and installations.

LOWER SCHOOL ART By Miss Joyce

In the lower school students worked on a variety of themes and materials over the course of the year. Each year group started the year by working on basic observation skills, this also proved to be a big focus of our time spent in lockdown where students worked to build up their base skills by drawing and making from everyday materials. It was excellent to see how

resourceful and creative students were during lockdown and though we had a break from the studio it was encouraging to still see such exciting development in their work. Students worked on a range of themes from nature, human form to cubism and covered processes such as print, sculpture and digital art. Danny Roets, year 7

Max Nérac-Johnson, year 7

Alexander Chokin, year 8

Haidan Hasl, year 8

Rafi Brech, year 8

Sam Patton, year 8

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Oliver Au, year 7

James Stephens, year 7

Dante Kavanag, year 7

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Olly Davidson, year 7

Seitaro Isono, year 7

Jonus Lee, year 7

Geoffrey Lau, year 8

Tom Gilbert, year 8 Ray Owen, year 7

Adam Watkins, year 8

IT WAS EXCELLENT TO SEE HOW RESOURCEFUL AND

Yassin Hassan, year 7

CREATIVE STUDENTS WERE Finn Casey, year 8

DURING LOCKDOWN

Jack Song, year 7

Charlie Kolff, year 8

James Fen, year 8

Ethan Peck, year 7

Archie Cameron, year 7

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MIDDLE SCHOOL ART By Miss Joyce

Middle school students, particularly those in the upper fifth, worked incredibly hard to complete their coursework portfolio. Given how much studio time was lost it was amazing to see that the quality of the work and the depth in the research and development of ideas had still remained.The work ethic they showed in the final

weeks of the course really was admirable! This work ethic was echoed in the lower fifth where students aimed to make the best start possible and even with the disruption to their year they produced some lovely portrait and observational studies from natural forms.

Tommaso Wood, fourth form

Ahyan Adatia, fourth form

William Bishop, fourth form

Daniel Axentiev, fourth form

Barney Lewis, fourth form

Class 4AYB ‘Oldenburg Toothpaste’

Jack Clinton, fourth form

Nikhil Santebennu, fourth form

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Dylan Chapman, fourth form

Cassius Collett, fourth form

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Maxim Djehanian, fourth form

Jonah Pask, fourth form

Max Losson, fourth form

James Macmillan, fourth form

Ethan Ghosh, fourth form

Lucas Ollerenshaw, fourth form

IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THAT THE QUALITY OF THE WORK AND THE DEPTH IN THE RESEARCH AND Arya Joshi, fourth form

Lucas Pear, fourth form

DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS

Maxime Ferry, fourth form

Alex Fann, fourth form

Cheney Zhu, fourth form

Anton Pearce-Kulyk, fourth form

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Alastair Heathcote, fourth form

Rafael Cooke, fourth form

Massi Tondo, fourth form

Matthew Knight, fourth form

Sahil Sheth, fourth form

Edward Kou, fourth form

Will Barney, fourth form

Sam Bennett, fourth form

Aaryan Parkash-Mair, fourth form

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Rafael Cooke, fourth form

Zachary Olivieri Maalouf, fourth form

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Lucas Tricarico, lower fifth

Taro Philpot, lower fifth

Louis McEvoy, upper fifth

Jonathon Dunkley, lower fifth

Kieran JohnstonBustos, upper fifth

Alex Yuan, upper fifth

THE WORK ETHIC SHOWED IN THE FINAL WEEKS OF THE COURSE REALLY WAS ADMIRABLE!

Kasper Skrumsager, upper fifth

Arun Gambhir, upper fifth

Alexander Adair, upper fifth

Charles Feniou, upper fifth

Frankie Harris, upper fifth

Nicholas Pleasance, upper fifth

William Goacher, upper fifth

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SIXTH FORM ART

By Miss Joyce

For a year group that had lost so much time due to covid, the upper sixth really proved their resolve, creativity and ability to problem solve while working from home, not letting their work slip and finding new and unique ways of completing projects from home. They then came back to the studio with a fantastic work ethic which allowed them to produce some really

exciting, ambitious and refined studies once we returned to school. The lower sixth were able to complete blocks of skill building over the first half of the year, focusing on drawing skills, sculpture, paint and print.They then started to develop their own unique personal project where they started to create some really spectacular outcomes. Kate Kolchina, lower sixth

Jack Billingsley, lower sixth

Charlie Bancroft, lower sixth

Tom Monaghan, lower sixth

Alexei Tchesnokov, lower sixth

Will Galloway, lower sixth

Nicole Foca, lower sixth

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Charlie Reay, upper sixth

Alicia Benjamin, upper sixth

Anastasia Whyatt, upper sixth

Maddie Gibbard, upper sixth

WE WERE BLOWN AWAY BY THE WORK Lucas Meadows, upper sixth

COMPLETED BY OUR SIXTH FORM STUDENTS Latif Valiyev, upper sixth

Flynn Gash, upper sixth

Mikail Raza, upper sixth

Hannah Beggerow, upper sixth

Alex Hulton, upper sixth

Alex Feniou, upper sixth

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DESIGN AND ENGINEERING A look at the innovative and interesting products, created by our Design and Engineering students using wood, metals and plastics. By Ms Spicer COVID-19 made for an unusual year in Design and Engineering as students and staff alike had to think more creatively about the best ways to continue enjoying the subject with less access to materials, tools and equipment. Our students were fantastic across all year groups; making ambitious card models from home, getting to grips with online modelling software ‘Onshape’ as well as learning to code programmable devices remotely. A particular highlight was in the fourth form when they were able to get back in the workshops and undertook the highly competitive ‘Human Powered Vehicles’ competition; groups of students considered structures and material properties to design their own human powered vehicles and raced against each other along an obstacle course at the end of the project. Our A Level cohort excelled themselves too, pitching their final products at a Dragon’s Den event with a panel of industry experts and ex-King’s students. We had record numbers of engineering students writing King’s Essays in our subject too! More widely, we had lots to celebrate too! King’s made their debut into the Formula 1 in Schools competition; the students did fantastically – designing, marketing and manufacturing an excellent car and went on to reach the regional finals. The Greenpower Formula 24 electric car challenge also made a return, with the team working hard all year. They were thrilled to make it to Dunsfold race track in September to race their car.

Laser cut USB light by Sam Patton, year 8

LOWER SCHOOL Year 7 undertook a series of different projects this year including modelling and 3D printing their own USB cases and pewter casting tokens. In the USB project, this was their first introduction to OnShape, a piece of Computer Aided Design software that allows students to model designs in 3D, taking into consideration dimensions, materials and assembling parts together. Students developed their own designs and applied various software tools to bring their design together. The pewter casting project introduced students to the working properties of metals, using the brazing hearth and working with a blow torch, as well as using hand tools and finishing methods to finalise their designs. Year 8 were tasked with utilising the process of design iteration to design, develop using card models and finally manufacture their own 3D USB powered lamps using the laser cutter. In the balancing toys project, students utilised the brazing hearth and blow torch to tackle some more traditional metal working techniques, as well as considering centres of gravity, moments and the qualities designs need in order to balance.

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USB stick by Luke O’Brien, year 7

Pewter casting by James Stevens, year 7

Balancing toy by Tom Gilbert, year 8

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

FOURTH FORM The fourth form explore a carousel of projects during their year in Design and Engineering. Each project is aimed at teaching them new skills including coding and robotics, traditional workshop processes, 3D printing and laser cutting and the practical application of structures. Below are some examples of the projects the students undertook; designing their own mechanisms to create adjustable phone holders using acrylic and the laser cutter, 3D modelling their own Art Deco themed building in our Miami Beach project and working as a team to design and manufacture their own load carriers.This project then required them to tackle an assault course where they had to transport a range of different awkward and heavy items in the fastest time possible.

Universal jar opener by Finn Dovey

FIFTH FORM Our GCSE students were unable to get into the workshops this year to manufacture their final products for their NEA because of Covid restrictions, but they didn’t let this dampen their spirits; working hard to 3D model and develop their ideas using Computer Aided Design instead. Every student developed their own product, considering material choices, manufacture processes, anthropometric data, functionality and the feedback of their primary user and wider stakeholders. Finn Dovey’s Universal Jar Opener was designed around the needs of his grandmother, who suffers with Arthritis. Finn watched his grandmother undertake tasks with her hands to establish how he could best help her, and once he had a direction, he spent time discussing various iterations of his design, giving her models to test to enable him to consider her needs. His final solution used a mechanism to utilise the rotary motion required to open a jar to grip the jar lid.

4D load carrier projects

Phone holder by Michael Le Roux

Art Deco CAD by Joel Horrocks

SIXTH FORM

As part of the course, all students taking A level Design and Engineering have to complete their own design and make project. Each project must focus around a mechanical system, an electronic system or a structure. The standard of projects this year was outstanding, each one is outlined below: Ankita Sharma ‘EleStick’ – smart walking cane designed to monitor elderly users location with a built in GPS tracking device and a tilt switch and communication transmitter to alert family if the user had a fall. Charles Balcombe ‘DiveSafe’ – tracking module designed to fit onto a scuba tank to monitor location and depth of an amateur diver to ensure they remain within safe limits. Sami Haque ‘Liftop’ – smart laptop stand designed for those who work from home and share a desk; laptop stand adjusts to user and adapts to the most ergonomic position for working. Tobi Brune ‘Easy Entry’ – door mechanism system designed to aid with disabled user door entry by reducing the force required to open the door. Eddie Hessian ‘Shazham’ – training aid to allow amateur fencers to develop their skills outside of practice sessions.

DiveSafe by Charles Balcombe

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MUSIC Highlights from performances, competitions and recordings; celebrating the musical successes of King’s pupils.

By Daniel Phillips

his year has seen an extraordinary rewrite of the Music school timetable with brand new ensembles and choirs, catering for most year groups. This would never have seemed a possible or plausible pathway a year ago, so it was remarkable how staff and pupils embraced these changes. The sadness lies in our loss of mixed years for our ensembles which, without exception, was the make-up of all our groups before lockdown. Having fourth formers playing alongside sixth formers is what makes Music in schools so rich and vibrant. Pupils learn well from their peers, but also gain so much from playing and singing with those younger and older than them, and who all share a real passion for Music. However, we have come to realise that it will be a year before we will hear the symphony and chamber orchestras, the big band and the chamber choir in their full glory again. Our visiting Music teachers were back teaching on site from the beginning of the autumn term and that was greatly valued by parents, pupils and staff. Some of the new ensembles we have run have included bands for year 7, year 8 and fourth form; fourth form, lower fifth and lower sixth orchestras; choirs for year 7, fourth form, lower sixth and upper sixth; a lower sixth brass quartet; an upper fifth string quintet; an upper sixth piano quartet; a lower sixth flute trio and several duos. We had a really excellent Music scholar’s recital in the first half of the autumn term, which was recorded and sent to parents of performers. It featured all our new fourth form and lower sixth award holders and there were some truly exceptional performances. Also before half-term, we held the brass and woodwind competitions. Pupils played in their year groups and then listened to the adjudications on Teams. This proved a successful pattern for many of the year’s musical events. There were several exciting projects planned for the second half of term, including individual carol events with Music for all seven year-groups, a Christmas choral and orchestral concert, piano and chamber music masterclasses and a Beethoven celebration concert. Unfortunately, not all of these were able to take place due to the school closing early. Half the Christmas concert

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Christmas Concert

Summer Recital: Fraser White

Piano Competition, L-R: Jonathon Cheng, Robyn Liu and James Murray

had been pre-recorded so that was released, but the individual carol events had to be replaced with a single Christmas assembly which was watched online by the whole school community. Musically, the highlight of this was the year 7 choir, cambiata, singing. Even after the school closed to most pupils, ABRSM examinations continued, with over seventy pupils taking instrumental and singing grades in a safe and controlled environment just before Christmas. At the start of the spring term we welcomed our new gap year student, Luca de Flammineis, who finished at the Oratory School last year and will be heading off to Cambridge to read medicine in September. He began by working remotely but soon he was able to see our fabulous department and concert hall. With much of the spring term based at home, we had instead set up a number of talks and masterclasses on

IT WAS TRULY IMPRESSIVE HOW MUCH WAS

ACHIEVED BY OUR PUPILS IN THESE CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES.

MUSIC

CONGRATULATIONS MUST GO TO ALL THE PUPILS AND STAFF, WHO HAVE BEEN UNFAILINGLY Band Showcase: fourth form Band B

There has been recent good news from a number of King’s musicians. Several pupils have been successful gaining their DipABRSM: Juliet Easter holiday music activities Gray on the flute, James Murray on piano, Sassan Bhanji on teams from a range of top musicians. There were violin with distinction, Alex Reay on singing inspiring talks and demonstrations given by Nick with distinction and Ivan Yurchenko on piano. Trygstad, principal cellist of the Hallé Orchestra Meanwhile, Anna Brown has won and Ruth Rogers, leader of the London Mozart a scholarship to study the violin at Players. A series of masterclasses was held for the Guildhall School of Music and flautists, pianists, jazz pianists, violinists, cellists Drama and James Roberts (who left and four separate events for singers. These gave last summer) has been awarded a wonderful opportunities for pupils to prepare scholarship to study the violin at the solo repertoire and to receive encouragement Royal Academy of Music. In addition, and expert critique from world class professionals. Max Florez has gained a place to With the return to the school site on 8th study jazz saxophone at Trinity and March, we were able to hold four separate Andrew McClarty a place to study soloists’ concerts for those in year 7, 8, fourth voice at the Royal Northern College form and lower fifth. We also held Easter holiday of Music. This is an excellent set of music activities for six different year groups. results from music conservatoire In the summer term we had a much more auditions and we are hugely proud of ambitious programme with a band showcase, our talented pupils. singing and piano competitions, an organ We are all so hoping that music masterclass, a scholars’ concert, summer recital, can return to normality next year, concertino, string showcase and chamber choir but congratulations must go to all soirée. Some of these were streamed live, whilst the pupils and staff, who have been others were recorded. It was truly impressive unfailingly committed, for making so how much was achieved by our pupils in these much of such a high standard possible challenging circumstances. these past twelve months. A Beethoven piano and chamber music celebration was recorded as a video in the composer’s 250th anniversary year and released in July. It comprised both performances recorded live in the concert hall and those in pupils’ homes. It was a most impressive and fitting survey of works from one of the greatest composers of all time.

COMMITTED

Concertino: William James

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CHOIRS

ORCHESTRA

Chamber Choir 2020-21

Fourth form Orchestra 2020-21

Lower sixth Orchestra 2020-21

Director: Daniel Phillips Organist: Will Ford

Directors: Nicholas Bricht & Tim Smedley

Director: Nicholas Bricht

Violin Hugo Carter, Dylan Chapman, Reis Fernandes, Tom Flood, Arya Joshi, Hari Narendranath, Anton Pearce-Kulyk, Nicholas Roets, Jai Sarkar, Eric Shaw.

Violin Abhini Benedict, Jonathon Cheng, Thomas Coovadia, Emma Harper, Emily Jepson, Aadi Joshi, James Murray, James Southorn.

Treble Rehan Basu, Benedict Arvind, Marcello BoldriniDiamond, Hamish Boswell-Kerr, Tom Buckney, Alexander Golder, Gabriel Harper, Xander Insall, Keeran Jithendra, Ruben Jithendra, Daniel John, Harry Jones, Arvin Kinigama, Freddie Lennon, Milo Lennon, George Macklin, Teager Meddleton, Leo Ogungbemi, Harry O’Hare, Deyan Patel, Kush Patel,Thomas Savege, Alastair van der Meer, Henry White. Alton Maxime Fery, William James, Maximilian Rivaldi, Nicholas Steinmeyer. Tenor Harry Appleby-Taylor, Piers Austin-Foss,William Duff, Henry Golder, Sebastian Greenhalgh, Noah Gupta-Wright, Barnaby Maisey, Andrew McClarty, Ivo Monaghan, James Murray, Alexis Raoux, Alexander Reay, William Revill, James Southorn. Bass Lorenzo di Giura, Sanjay Harris, Callum Hendry, Finn Kearns, HugoRobijns, Guy Sigee, Benjamin Stockil, Walter Thomson, Tait Walsingham, Ivan Yurchenko.

Sixth Form Choir 2020-21 Directors: Peter Hatch & Will Ford Harry Appleby-Taylor, Alex Barnard, Hannah Beggerow, Anna Brown, Daniel Culham, Gregoire Desclee de Maredsous, Juliet Gray, Karen Guo, Anika Gupta, Aman Krishna, Andrew McClarty, James Murray, Izzy Nunn, Sebastian Pavin, Swen Sankoorikal, Charlotte Scowen, Ankita Sharma, Fraser White.

Cambiata (Year 7) 2020-21 Director: Richard Banman Ralph Adamson, Oliver Au, Oscar Cadwaladr, Cameron Chapman, Oliver Curran, Adriaan D’Haese, Kabir Ghosh, Christopher Groom, Tom Hands, Tom Jackson, Albert Mitchell, Hiren Nathan, Luke Nunn, Danny Roets, Adam Sage, Sam Salwan, Hugo Tremayne, Junli Wu.

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Cello Ryan Green, Vinicius Greene, William James, Bryan Lai, Ivo Monaghan, Vikram Tandon, Desmond Zee. Flute Ethan Bennett, Ankit Mukherjee. Oboe Alex Badman, Isaac Epstein.

Viola Alex Barnard Cello Robyn Liu Flute Isla Campbell, Juliet Gray, Izzy Nunn. Oboe Beatrice Dickie

Clarinet Cassius Collett, Joel Horrocks.

Clarinet Helena Bhattacharya, Kit Collins, Swen Sankoorikal, Charlotte Scowen, Filippo Varda.

Bassoon Benjamin Liu

Bassoon Sebastian Pavin

Saxophone Ethan Hewitt, Robert Moriarty, George Willis.

Saxophone Josh Law

Trumpet Samuel Bennett, Ethan Cheah, Ollie Wood.

French horn Finn Kearn

Lower fifth Orchestra 2020-21

Trumpet Harry Appleby-Taylor, Tom Lovering.

Director: Tim Smedley Violin Noah Gupta-Wright, Peter Jarrett, Barnaby Maisey, Joshua Reiniger, Ivan Yurchenko.

Hunt, David

Trombone Harry Mawson

Oboe Henry Golder

Fourth form String Orchestra 2020-21

Clarinet Edward Grundy-Wheeler

Violin Daniel Axentiev, Hugo Carter, Dylan Chapman, Maxim Djehanian, Reis Fernandes, Tom Flood, Arya Joshi, Hari Narendranath, Anton PearceKulyk, Nicholas Roets, Jai Sarkar, Eric Shaw.

Saxophone Edward Amor, Gus Graham, Toby Proddow. Trumpet James Richards Trombone Caleb Monk Piano Thomas Constantinou-Hickman Percussion Alexis Raoux

Director: Tim Smedley

Cello Ryan Green, Amar Jaffer, William James, Bryan Lai, Ivo Monaghan, Vikram Tandon, Desmond Zee, Samuel Bennett, Ethan Cheah, Ollie Wood.

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MUSIC SCHOLARS RECITALS Chamber Choir Soirée

Music Scholars’ and Exhibitioners’ Autumn Recital

Director: Daniel Phillips Piano and Organ: Will Ford

Desmond Zee

Piano

‘Black Keys’ Étude in Gb, opus 10, no 5

F.Chopin

Ryan Green

Cello

Élégie, opus 24

G. Fauré

4th form O Lord hear my prayer by J. Berthier

Reis Fernandes

Piano

Concerto no 11 in F, K413 1st Movement

W.A. Mozart

Lower fifth Benedicite by H. Langrish

Vikram Tandon

Piano

‘La Plus que Lente’ waltz, L 121

C. Debussy

Upper fifth Give us the wings of faith by E. Bullock

William James

Double Bass

Capriccio

M. Gadjos

Gus Graham

Saxophone Czárdás

V. Monti

Ivan Yurchenko

Piano

Scherzo no 2 in Bb minor, opus 31

F. Chopin

Sassan Bhanji

Violin

Nigun

E. Bloch

Tyr Hogsander

Tuba

The Line

M. Elvin

William Revill

Violin

Sonata no 3 2nd Movement - ‘Balada’

L. Janáĉek

Oscar Stewart

Piano

L.van Beethoven

Third form Pilgrim Song by T. Dunhill

Sonata no 8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’, opus 13 2nd Movement

Lucas Dick

Clarinet

Second form Who would true valour see by Traditional

Andantino, opus 30 no 1Barlow Dalefrom Four Characteristic Pieces

F. Schmitt & M. Butler

James Murray

Piano

Black Earth

F. Say

First and second form Make me a light by P. Wilby

Juliet Gray

Flute

Cantabile e Presto

G. Enesco

Alexandra Barnard

Saxophone

Yardbird Suite

C. Parker

Combined chamber choir Blessed be the God and Father by S.S. Wesley

Robyn Liu

Piano

‘Minute’ Waltz in Dbopus 64, no 1

F. Chopin

Izzy Nunn

Flute

Sehr Lebhaft

P. Hindemith

Andrew McClarty (upper sixth) Una furtiva lagrima by G. Donizetti

Fraser White

Flute

Andante et Scherzo

L. Ganne

Upper remove Holy, holy, holy by J.B. Dykes Lower remove Long since in Egypt’s plenteous land by C.H.H. Parry

Music Scholars’ and Exhibitioners’ Summer Recital Summer Recital: Juliet Gray

Bryan Lai

Cello

Siciliene

G. Fauré

William James

Double Bass

Concertino No. 3

C. Labro

Reis Fernandes

Guitar

Pavanas por la D

G. Sanz

Bagatelle No. 2

W. Walton

Rosita

F. Tarrega

Robyn Liu

Cello

Prayer

E. Bloch

Izzy Nunn

Flute

Concerto in D minor 3rd Movement – Allegro di molto

C.P.E. Bach

Juliet Gray

Oboe

Sarabande et Allegro

G. Grovlez

Alexandra Barnard

Clarinet

Sideways On

M. Miles

Jonathon Cheng

Piano

Sonata No.2 in Bb minor Op.361st S. Rachmaninov Movement

Filippo Varda Clarinet

Concertino

C.M. von Weber

Alicia Ward

Piano

Pavane pour un infant défunte

M. Ravel

Anna Brown

Violin

Sonata in G minor 1st Movement – Allegro C. Debussy vivo

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COMPETITIONS Woodwind Prize Competition Winner Advanced Woodwind Prize: Max Florez Highly Commended: Filippo Varda | Commended: Fraser White & Josh Law Winner Intermediate Woodwind Prize: Lucas Dick Highly Commended: Oscar Stewart | Commended: Isaac Epstein Ethan Bennett

Flute

Allegro from Sonata in G minor

P. Locatelli

Isaac Epstein

Oboe

Oblivion

A.Piazzolla

Gus Graham

Saxophone

Czardas

V. Monti

Henry Golder

Oboe

Concerto in C: Allegro Spiritoso

J. Haydn

Jack Furber

Clarinet

Concertino: Allegro Risoluto

G.Tartini, arr. G.Jacob

Oscar Stewart

Clarinet Concerto op. 5 : Allegro

B. Crusell

Lucas Dick

Clarinet

Andantino Op. 30 no.1

F. Schmitt

Barlow Dale

M.Butler

Singing Competition: Harry Appleby-Taylor

Juliet Gray

Flute

Cantabile et Presto

G. Enesco

Josh Law

Saxophone

Blues Concerto: Allegro

B. Holcombe

Singing Competition

Izzy Nunn

Flute

Sonata: Sehr Lebhaft

P. Hindemith

Filippo Varda

Clarinet

Sonatina: 2nd and 3rd movts

A. Horowitz

Alex Barnard

Clarinet

Sailing

A. Vizzutti

Adjudicator: Sophie Daneman Intermediate Winner: Walter Thompson Highly commended: William Revill

Fraser White

Saxophone

Czardas

V. Monti

Eddie Laurence

Flute

Quartet in D: Allegro

W.A. Mozart

Max Florez

Saxophone

Beautiful Love

V. Young

Fraser White

Flute

Andante et Scherzo

L. Ganne

Middle School House Music Solo Competition Final Adjudicator: Ellie Parry-Dickinson Winner: Lucas Dick for Glenesk William James

Major

Henry Golder

Cello

Song without words op.109

Felix Mendelssohn

Maclear Oboe

Concerto in C (1st movement)

Joseph Haydn

Alexander Yong Osman

Alverstone Violin

Spring Sonata (1st movement)

Ludwig van Beethoven

Edward Kou

Layton

Piano

Ashitaka and San

Joe Hisaishi

Sassan Bhanji

Kingsley

Violin

Nigun

Ernest Bloch

Lucas Dick

Glenesk

Clarinet

Andantino Op. 30 no.1 Barlow Dale

Florent Schmitt Martin Butler

Brass Prize Competition Adjudicator: Ryan Linham Winner Senior Prize: Harry Appleby-Taylor Highly Commended: Finn Kearns Winner Intermediate Prize: Luke Nunn Highly Commended: Caleb Monk Luke Nunn

Trombone

Sing till Lotta

L. Bernstein

Sam Bennett

Cornet

Star Wars

J. Williams

James Richards

Trumpet

Rondo for Lifey

L. Bernstein

Caleb Monk

Trombone

Dances with Bears

J. Parker

Tyr Hogsander

Tuba

The Line

M. Elvin

Ben Learoyd

Trumpet

Neapolitan Dance from Swan Lake

P. I. Tchaikovsky

David Lovering

Trumpet

Trumpeter’s Lullaby

L. Anderson

Harry Mawson

Trombone

Un Bal from Symphonie Fantastique

H. Berlioz

Tom Hunt

Trumpet

Red White and Blues

L. Bernstein

Finn Kearns

French Horn

Nocturno

F. Strauss

Harry Appleby-Taylor

Trumpet

Trumpet Concerto :1st movt

JBG Neruda

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Nicholas Roets

Ich liebe Dich L. van Beethoven

Jack Thomas

Linden Lea

R.Vaughan Williams

Ben Stockil

Love’s Philosophy

A. L’Estrange

Walter Thomson Sea Fever

J. Ireland

Callum Hendry

Music for a while

H. Purcell

William Revill

Widmung

R. Schumann

Maxim Selemir

Romance

C. Debussy

Senior Winner: Andrew McClarty Highly Commended: James Murray Highly Commended: James Southorn Andrew McClarty

Una furtiva lagrima

G. Donizetti

Harry ApplebyTaylor

O Del Mio C.W. Gluck dolce ardor

Sanjay Harris

Am Abend… J. S. Bach Mache Dich

James Murray

Something’s coming

L. Bernstein

James Southorn

Every valley

G. F. Handel

Singing Competition: Walter Thomson

MUSIC

Piano Competition Adjudicator: Mrs Lynette Stulting, Head of Piano at Abingdon School and ABRSM Examiner Senior Novices Category Winner: Rafael Cooke Runner-up: Juliet Gray Commended: Tait Walsingham Tomo Razmilovic

Petit Jeu

Georg Philipp Telemann

Peter-Gabriel Adjetey

Snurretoppen, Op 11 No 2

Carl Nielsen

Robert Moriarty

Prelude in B minor, Op 28 No 6

Frédéric Chopin

Rafael Cooke

Andante moderato, Op 84 No 5

Gabriel Fauré

Joshua Cheong

Mazurka in G minor

Frédéric Chopin

Op 67 No 2

Carl Philipp

Solfeggietto

Emanuel Bach

Andante from ‘In the Mists’

Leos Janacek

Juliet Gray

Middle School Category Winner: Desmond Zee Runner-up: Ivan Yurchenko Overall best spoken introduction: Reis Fernandes Commended: Justin Zhang Bryan Lai

Allegro molto e con brio from Sonata in C minor, Op 10 No 1

Ludwig van Beethoven

Justin Zhang

Nocturne in D flat major, Op 27 No 2

Frédéric Chopin

Desmond Zee

Nocturne No 20 in C sharp minor, Op posth.

Frédéric Chopin

Concert Etude:Waldesrauschen, S 145

Franz Liszt

Ethan Lim

Lullaby (for Edna Trident Hornbryce)

Raymond Yiu

Reis Fernandes

Reverie

Claude Debussy

Toccatina

John Vallier

La plus que lente

Claude Debussy

Allegro Barbaro

Bela Bartok

Ivan Yurchenko

Paganini Etude No 6

Franz Liszt

Sassan Bhanji

Moderato from Sonata in C minor, Hob 16 No 20

Franz Josef Haydn

Carros de Galicia from Paysages

Frederico Mompou

Vikram Tandon

Sixth Form Category Winner: Jonathon Cheng Runner-up: Robyn Lui Commended: Anna Brown Robyn Liu

Piano Competition: Thilak Baikady

Piano Competition: Rohan Saini

Piano Competition: Justin Zhang

Allegro maestoso from Sonata in A minor, K 310

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Danza del gaucho matrero from Danzas Argentinas, Op 2

Alberto Ginastera

James Murray

Dumka, Op 59

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Jonathon Cheng

Allegro agitato from Sonata No 2, Op 36

Sergei Rachmaninov

Anna Brown

Prelude in B minor, Op 32 No 10

Sergei Rachmaninov

Rohan Saini

Toccata from Partita No 6 in E minor, BWV 830

Johann Sebastian Bach

Thilak Baikady

Rondo – Allegretto grazioso from Sonata in C major, K 309

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Accompanists: Will Ford, Peter Hatch, Mark Nixon, Daniel Phillips

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RECITALS & CONCERTINO Autumn Music Recital William James

Capriccio

G. Goltermann

Nicholas Roets

Amore e morte

G. Donizetti

Vikram Tandon

Sarabande & Gigue

J. S. Bach

Ameet Berdesha

Lentamente Op. 22, No. 1

S. Prokofiev

Tait Walsingham

Minuetto

J. B. Loeillet

Maxim Selemir

At the Ball

P. Tchaikovsky

BAND SHOWCASE

Proud Maisie

C. H. Parry

Sebastian Greenhalgh

Scherzo

P. Tchaikovsky

Helena Bhattacharya

Sonata in F minor Op. 2, 1st Mov.

L. V. Beethoven

James Murray

Prelude in D BWV. 974, 1st Mov.

J. S Bach

Summer term band showcase

Sonata in E minor, Op. 90

L. V. Beethoven

Concertino

J. B. Singelée

Year 7 Band A Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers

Hugo Robijns

Lower fifth band

Oliver Au, Karim Chaabouni, Kabir Ghosh &

Summer Music Recital L. Bernstein

Year 7 Band B Sunshine of your Love by Cream

Nicholas Roets

Voice

Adonai Roi

Reis Fernandes

Piano

Sonata in A flat Major, Hob 16, No. J. Haydn 46, 1st Movement

Leon Benito, Michael Fitzgerald & Hugo Tremayne

Charile Hill

Piano

Rosemary’s Waltz

R. Rodney Bennet

Noah Gupta-Wright

Violin

Chanson de Nuit

E. Elgar

Year 8 Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix

Tait Walsingham

Piano

Mazurka in G minor, Op. 67, No. 2

F. Chopin

Gus Graham

Piano

September in the Rain

H. Warren

Alexis Raoux

Voice

The Turtle Dove

R. Vaughan Williams

Thomas Constantinou-Hickman Piano

Fantasie in C minor

J. S. Bach

Henry Golder

Piano

Sarabande

E. Grieg, L. V. Beethoven

Peter Jarrett

Violin

Vocalise

S. Rachmaninoff

Ameet Berdesha

Piano

Lavender Field

K. Tanaka

Caleb Monk

Piano

Nocturne in G minor

F. Chopin

Daniel Hokhlov

Piano

Waltz in B minor, Op. 69, No. 2

F. Chopin

James Southorn

Voice

Sit down, you’re rocking the boat

F. Loesse

Sanjay Harris

Voice

Some Enchanted Evening

R. Rogers

Harry Appleby-Taylor

Voice

Spring

I. Gurney

Fraser White

Flute

Variations on a theme by Rossini

F. Chopin

Cam Alder, Teo Asimus Minnbergh & Conor Fitzgerald Fourth form Band A Don’t look back in Anger by Oasis Maximillian Lenkiewicz, Luke Melford, Elijah Moreira, Hari Narendranath & Nicholas Roets Fourth form Band B Enter Sandman by Metallica Luca Branton-Speak, Rafael Cooke, Diego Cordova Lopez & Ankit Mukherjee Lower fifth Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix Gus Graham, Noah Gupta-Wright & Tait Walsingham

Summer Concertino Oliver Au

Piano

Dr Gradus ad Parnassum

C. Debussy

Albert Mitchell

Saxophone

Riff Laden

C. Norton

Cameron Chapman

Piano

Rondo in F

W. A. Mozart

Luke O’Brien

Trumpet

Flamenco

A. Vizzutti

Sam Salwan

Voice

You’ll be back (Hamilton)

L-M Miranda

Danny Roets

Violin

Singin’ in the Rain

N. H Brown

Alexander Wilson

Piano

Fugue in G

J. S. Bach

Matthew Rutter

Piano

Changing Times

H. Hammond

Kaviraj Karir

Classical Guitar

Take Five

D. Brubeck

Sam Hogan

Piano

Douce Rêverie

P. Tchaikovsky

Geoffrey Lau

Cello

Dance of the Snowmen

H. Blake

Isaac Epstein

Oboe Oboe Sonata in D major; 2nd movement

C. Saint-Saens

William James

Cello

Scerzetto

F. Bridge

Nicholas Roets

Violin

El Choclo

A. Villoldo

Rowan Marshall

Voice

Dream Valley

R. Quilter

Kwame Sarpong

Cello

Entr’acte (Carmen)

G. Bizet

Vikram Tandon

Cello

The Swan

P. Tchaikvosky

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Summer concertino: Kaviraj Karir

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CONCERTS Informal Fourth Form Concert

Informal fourth form concert

Ethan Bennett

Flute

Che faro senza Euridice

C. W. Gluck

Hugo Carter

Violin

Concertino in D, Op. 15

F. Küchler

Nicholas Roets

Violin

Chanson de Nuit

E. Elgar

Rafael Cooke

Piano

Andante moderato

G. Faure

Robert Moriarty

Piano

Prelude in B minor

F. Chopin

Jai Sarkar

Piano

Agua de Beber

A. C. Jobim

Rafael Cooke

Guitar

Sueño (Mazurka)

F. Tarrega

William James

Cello

Fantasiestücke No.3

R. Schumann

Henry Golder

Oboe

‘Niobe’ from ‘Six Metamorphoses after Ovid’

B. Britten

Summer Ensembles Concert

Christmas Concert

Fourth form Orchestra

In the hall of the mountain King | Juba Dance E. Grieg | F. Price

Fourth form String Orchestra

Plink Plank Plunk

L. Anderson

Marche pour la Cérémonies des Turcs

J - B. Lully

Fourth form String Ensemble

The Eye of the Spy

K. & H.Colleredge

Fourth form Piano Trio

Miniatures

F. Bridge

Fourth form Flute and Guitar Duo

Caserio

M. Pujol

Fourth form Oboe and Piano Duo

Oboe Sonata, 2nd movement

C. Saint-Saens

Lower fifth Orchestra

Night on a Bare Mountain

M. Mussorgsky

Juba Dance

F. Price

Jazz Combo

On Broadway

B. Mann / C. Weill / M.Stoller / J.Leiber

Lower sixth Orchestra

Juba Dance

F. Price

Prelude from Hansel and Gretel

E. Humperdinck

Lower sixth Piano Quintet

The Catastrophist

R. Jones

Lower sixth Clarinet & Sax Ensemble

Newsreel Matt’s new motor

J. Rae

Lower sixth Brass Quartet

Sheep May Safely Graze

J.S Bach

Lower sixth Flute Trio

Bolivienne and Sicilienne from Trois Pastorales

H. Tomasi

Upper sixth Ensemble

Pavane pour une infante défunte

M. Ravel

Sabbath Prayer (from Fiddler on the Roof)

J. Bock

Upper sixth Flute & Clarinet Duo

Duo

J. Stamitz

Sixth form Choir

Extracts from ‘Requiem. (Introit – Kyrie; Sanctus; In Paradisum)

G. Fauré

Christmas Concert

Christmas Concert - Livestreamed on 2nd December 2020

Christmas Concert

Conductors – Tim Smedley and Daniel Phillips Organ – Will Ford, Piano – Will Ford and Daniel Phillips Fourth form orchestra and third form chamber choir, solo by Henry White

Once in Royal David’s City

William James (Voice)

O Waly, waly

Benjamin Britten

Lower fifth chamber choir

In the bleak midwinter

Gustav Holst

Third form chamber choir

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

Malcolm Archer

Fourth form chamber choir

A great and mighty wonder

Michael Praetorius

Fourth form orchestra

Symphony no 5 (1st movement)

Beethoven

L5th chamber choir

Personent hodie

Trad. Arr. Gustav Holst

Fourth form strings

St Paul’s Suite (1st movement)

Gustav Holst

Fourth form chamber choir

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

Trad.

Second form chamber choir

O little town of Bethlehem

Trad.

UR chamber choir

Stille Nacht

Trad.

Second form chamber choir

A New Year carol

Benjamin Britten

Lower fifth orchestra

In the hall of the mountain King

Grieg

UR chamber choir

Hark! the herald-angels sing

Trad.

Christmas Concert

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DRAMA The King’s drama department was thrilled to be able to put on some special performances as restrictions started to lift. Hear about what we got up to...

By Davina Barron

THE DRAMA FILM The Senior School Production

collaboration of over 60 students in the creative fields of dramatic and musical performance, direction, design and film production have produced this year’s senior school production. During these most extraordinary times, this film truly represents the commitment, collaboration and pursuit of creative excellence that is the hallmark of Drama at King’s. This was an exciting venture like no other: the restrictions of the pandemic encouraged us to pursue a challenge we had not before undertaken – a film project of significant scale which celebrated the talents and passions of the King’s dramatists. We rehearsed music and choreography for songs, experimented with characterisations and relationships for dramatic and comedic scenes, and interviewed students both past and present to get to the heart of their dramatic experience at King’s and beyond. There was so much interest and initiative that we had perhaps 30 different acts (we could sadly only logistically fit half of them into the filming schedule, but a lot of fun was had experimenting in rehearsal with the others!). Highlights included the joyous opening to Come From Away; a moving rendition of the miners’ goodbye from Billy Elliott; a hilarious Victoria Wood turn; a show-stopping collection from The Hunchback of Notre Dame; and some incredible poignancy and nuance in scenes from Martin Crimp’s Cyrano de Bergerac and Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. The finale involved creating a joyous party atmosphere in the Quad (including sparklers, live band and a snow machine!) with around 60 students across three nights. Professionally filmed and edited by theatre technician, and film pro, James Wilson, and produced by Davina Barron, director, and Brent Roth, production designer, the final product was met with rave audience reviews on Christmas Day, and over 1700 views on the King’s YouTube channel!

Filming in the Quad

THIS FILM TRULY

REPRESENTS THE COMMITMENT,

COLLABORATION AND PURSUIT OF CREATIVE EXCELLENCE THAT IS THE HALLMARK OF

The Drama Film The Senior School Production Cast Daniel Adams, Harry Appleby-Taylor, Yuvraj Arora, Abhini Benedict, Alicia Benjamin, Anna Brown, Amy Busset, Henry Chamberlain, Dean Chaumoo,Tom Conroy, Harry Covington,Tilly Cox, Luke Dale, James Danford, Gregoire Desclee de Maredsous, Joel Diamond, Max Edwards-Warrener, Ella Gallagher, Maddie Gordon, Karen Guo, Anika Gupta, Sam Hartopp, Lucas Haskins, Callum Hendry, Raphael Henrion, Casper Hill, Tom Hunt, Eddie Laurence, Roemer Lips, Liam Macdonald, Andrew McClarty, Louis McEvoy, Malachy McEvoy, Eddie Middleton, James Murray, Izzy Nunn, Aidan O’Donnell, Alannah O’Hare, Sebastian Pavin, Hugo Robijns, Daniel Silverlock, James Southorn, Isabella Steinmeyer, Will Thomas, Romee Tiffou, Fraser White, Sophie White, George Wood, Jonny Woodnutt and Honor Wright. Narrative Voices also included past pupils Tom Beazley, Elise Busset, Jack Cowdery and Sebastian Steele. Instrumentalists Alex Barnard, James Desler, Juliet Gray, Malachy McEvoy and Filippo Varda. Technical Conor Hobday, David Nguyen and Ed Peacock.

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Ella Gallagher and James Southorn

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METAMORPHOSIS The Sixth Form Play

MetAMorPhOSis

Expertly envisioned and directed by Juliet Gray, Metamorphosis brought the heart-breaking story of Gregor to life: a poor man working hard to support his family wakes up one morning to discover he has turned into a grotesque beetle, unable to communicate with his family, but able to understand every word as they initially recoil from him, try to help, and then succumb to bitter resentment as his situation traps them in misery. Realised by a talented and dedicated group of lower sixth dramatists, the play delighted and disturbed audiences in equal measure: supported by exciting design (Tom Hunt) and assistant director James Danford, the show featured exceptional performances from Roemer Lips, Tilly Cox, Liam MacDonald and Izzy Steinmeyer as the Family, as well as showcasing some thrilling ensemble work and movement sequences from the company.

Metamorphosis by Steven Berkoff (adapted from Kafka) Sixth Form Student Production Sixth Form Student Production Directed by Juliet Gray Assistant directed by James Danford Technical Design by Tom Hunt Movement by Izzy Nunn Hair & Makeup by Elle Conway Right: Poster design by Nicole Foca

A KCS 6TH FORM PRODUCTION 29 JUNE, 2021

Cast Gregor – Roemer Lips Greta - Isabella Steinmeyer Mother – Tilly Cox Father – Liam MacDonald Clerks – Max Readinger & Sophie White Lodgers – Bruno Bandeira Freire, James Murray & Andrei Reid

Full cast

Roemer Lips as Gregor

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KING LEAR

Lower Sixth IB Literature & Performance

THE DRAMA REVUE An Upper Sixth production

The upper sixth performance project, offered as an elective to allow the departing students an opportunity to collaborate creatively on their passion projects, developed into the Drama Revue – a selection of comedic and dramatic scenes from published play texts and original scripts, all directed by the students themselves! This included an original piece written and directed by Max Florez called Pirate Tale, and a 45 minute cut of Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy directed by Lucas Haskins, alongside some classic musical theatre numbers and comedy sketches, including some hilarious ‘Lauren’ sketches of a rebel student in various subject classes, and some wonderfully powerful renditions of songs from Dear Evan Hansen and Waitress. The audiences absolutely loved the creativity and flair of the performers – so much so that a third performance was staged in the Concert Hall to allow for all those on the waiting list to enjoy the absurdist antics of Black Comedy!

The Drama Revue An Upper Sixth production Cast of the Vartiety Show Yuvraj Arora, Grace Bowden, Amy Busset, Noah Chamberlain, Joel Diamond, Max Florez, Karen Guo, Emma Jones, Hugh Gerlach, Alannah O’Hare, Mikael Raza and Leo Taussig. Cast of Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer Carol – Alicia Benjamin Schuppanzigh – Amy Busset Bamberger – Max Florez Colonel – Freddie Hawkins Harold – Eddie Laurence Miss Furnival – Alannah O’Hare Brindsley – Matt O’Malley Clea – Honor Wright Production Team Credits A Pirate Tale – written and directed by Max Florez, assistant directed by Joel Diamond Black Comedy – directed by Lucas Haskins, assistant directed by Izzy Lucas, produced by Camille Maezelle and assistant produced by Emma Jones The lower sixth IBDP Literature and Performance students performed scenes from Shakespeare’s King Lear as part of their coursework. After a period of intense text-work and rehearsal, including sessions with a fight director from Squire Stage Combat, they enacted the bloody culmination of the play’s sub-plot with great energy and conviction and in full Jacobean garb.

King Lear by William Shakespeare Lower Sixth IB Literature & Performance Cast Regan – Tilly Cox Goneril – Juliet Gray Albany – Rhys Jones Edgar – Roemer Lips Edmund – Malachy McEvoy

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The cast and production team of Black Comedy

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GCSE DEVISED PIECES By Upper Fifth GCSE Drama

The dedicated GCSE Drama students embraced and overcame the challenge of lockdown, embarking on their devising pieces in the digital classroom, and managing to realise them fully on the Collyer Hall Theatre stage upon their return to school. Their diverse pieces on the theme of ‘Otherness’ featured dystopian mines, a mental hospital where nothing is as it seems, a son trapped by a political dictator, and a young boy at the mercy of powerful external pressures. Each piece featured some excellent performances; there was also an imaginative student-created lighting design. It was a joy to return to the live Drama in such style!

GCSE Devised Pieces By Upper Fifth GCSE Drama Torn Apart In a bleak underworld where the intellectual inferior are forced to work beneath the feet of those they serve, with nothing but fading hope and fear to keep them digging, two miners rebel against a system stacked against them to fight for their freedom and friendship. Office Osbourne – Meharpal Grewal Mike – Daniel Silverlock Officer Jones – Walter Thomson Paul – Romee Tiffou Lighting design by Jonny Woodnutt Crosshill House What is reality? What is right? What is even happening? When patients and guards find themselves unable to distinguish truth from fiction, the inhabitants of Crosshill House discover they really aren’t that different from each other. Patient 20 – Jamie Brooker James – Max Edwards-Warrener Roy – Casper Hill Joe – Tyr Hogsander David – Michael MacCormac Mike – Joe Moore Cracked Peer pressure and personal tragedy threaten friendships and family bonds – something has to give.

GCSE SCENES

Upper Fifth GCSE Drama Examination Monologues The GCSE classes also completed their Scenes examinations, performing an array of monologues ranging from the heartbreaking to the outrageously funny Don Juan. It proved to be an exceptional evening of performance, and a true celebration of some wonderful texts.

GCSE Scenes Upper Fifth GCSE Drama Examination Monologues Cast of the Vartiety Show Raphael Henrion – Hamlet, from Hamlet by William Shakespeare William Thomas – The Doctor, from Woyzeck by Georg Büchner Robin Blair – Nicholas, from One For the Road by Harold Pinter Sinan Yurday – Ricky Roma, from Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet Sam Hartopp – Chadwick, from Punk Rock by Simon Stephens Callum Hendry – Edmund, from King Lear by William Shakespeare Aidan O’Donnell – Michael, from The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh Harry Covington – Ariel, from The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh Edward Middleton – Ken, from Red by John Logan Caelan Landers: Hamlet, from Hamlet by William Shakespeare Jamie Brooker – Yvan, from Art by Yasmina Reza Tyr Hogsander – Don Juan, from Don Juan in Soho by Patrick Marber Michael MacCormac – Mark Antony, from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare Joseph Moore – Ariel, from The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh Walter Thomson – William, from Punk Rock by Simon Stephens Romée Tiffou – William, from Punk Rock by Simon Stephens Meharpal Grewal – Salieri, from Amadeus by Peter Shaffer Casper Hill – Mozart, from Amadeus by Peter Shaffer Daniel Silverlock – Bert, from The Trench by Oliver Lansley Max Edwards-Warrener – Taff, from Pink Mist by Owen Sheers Lighting Design for Pink Mist and Hamlet by Jonny Woodnutt

GCSE Devising companies

Ryan – Sam Hartopp Tommy – Callum Hendry Gus – Raphael Henrion Paul – Caelan Landers Jackson – Edward Middleton Jamie – Aidan O’Donnell Paper Power A son is groomed by a ruthless dictator to take over the country, but is he really cut out to inherit the family business? The Dictator – Robin Blair Alexander – Harry Covington Robert – William Thomas Maxwell Stone – Sinan Yurday

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Judge James Fowler with award winners

FRANKENSTEIN Written, devised, designed and directed by the Fourth Form Drama Club

THE FOURTH FORM MONOLOGUE COMPETITION The Drama department was delighted to be able to host the final of the Fourth Form Monologue Competition in Collyer Hall Theatre on 12th November 2020. All fourth form Drama students had performed a monologue in class, and 20 boys progressed to the final. We are very grateful to our adjudicator, the head of KCJS Drama Mr James Fowler. The overall winner was Maximillian Lenkiewicz, who played ‘BB’ from Mobile Phone Show by Jim Cartwright, and the runners-up were Tom Flood and Ben Van Broekhoven.

The Fourth Form Monologue Competition Pierce Kelly – Shylock, from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Ethan Patel – Tom, from Burying Your Brother in the Pavement by Jack Thorne Barney Lewis – Marcus, from Running by Clarissa Aykroyd Dharam Rai – Will, from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Daniel Roberts – Dr Maguire, from Good Will Hunting by Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Jonah Pask – Jerry, from Jerry Maguire by Cameron Crowe Nicholas Steinmeyer – Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Tomo Razmilovic – Richard, from Richard III by William Shakespeare Ankit Mukherjee – Blade, from Blade Enemies by Tim Bowler Maximillian Lenkiewicz – BB, from Mobile Phone Show by Jim Cartwright Mateo Rubio Prida – David, from Goodbye Charles by Gabriel Davis Ben Van Broekhoven – Pete, from There He Is by Joseph Arnone Tom Flood – Emma, from People, Places and Things by Duncan Macmillan Jack Thomas – Hamlet, from Hamlet by William Shakespeare Lorenzo Fuggetta – R, from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard Emiliano Gallenzi – Rose, from Fences by August Wilson Saahan Kapoor – Mark Antony, from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Yusuf Fazlanie – Jules, from Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino Maximo Sebajeevan – Will, from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Ben Fisher Russell – Bender, from The Breakfast Club by John Hughes

On 23rd June, the fourth form Drama Club pulled off something truly special: for the first time in recent history, a company of 22 keen fourth form dramatists collaborated to devise, write, design and direct an original fifty minute adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein. This mammoth project featured outstanding performances, captivating designs, beautifully poetic dialogue and ambitious movement sequences, and the audience were thrilled and chilled in equal measure: “The acting alone was incredibly impressive but when you factor in the script writing and direction too, amazing!” (staff member). The wonderfully creative and collaborative experience of the process shone through as they stepped onto stage: here are a few reflections from the students themselves to celebrate this astonishing achievement.

Frankenstein adapted from Mary Shelley’s novel Written, devised, designed and directed by the Fourth Form Drama Club Cast The Creature – Fred Andersson, Pierce Kelly, Kwame Sarpong, Ollie Wood Frankenstein – Dylan Chapman, Lorenzo Fuggetta, Daniel Hunt, Saahan Kapoor, Ethan Patel, Mateo Rubio Prida, Jack Thomas Captain Walton – Nicholas Roets Bosun / Judge – Otis Ikpase Henry – Dylan Mayooran Lecturer / Executioner – Jonah Pask William – Sebastian Clarke Justine – Aaron Juma Blind Man / Jailor – Luca Branton-Speak The Bride – Barney Lewis Elizabeth – Emiliano Gallenzi The Mayor – Fraser Hendry Production Team Directors – Jack Thomas, Dylan Chapman, Barney Lewis, Otis Ikpase, Saahan Kapoor, Nicholas Roets, Sebastian Clarke, Ethan Patel, Mateo Rubio Prida, Dylan Mayooran, Luca Branton-Speak Lighting Design – Saahan Kapoor, Ed Peacock, David Nguyen Sound Design – Fred Andersson, Nicholas Roets Set Design – Jonah Pask Special Effects – Barney Lewis, Dylan Chapman, Sebastian Clarke, Dylan Mayooran, Nicholas Roets.

Ollie, Fred, Pierce and Kwame as The Creature

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Timon (Guy Phillips) and Company

DARK TALES

Lower School Drama Clubs and Year 8 Tech Club The lower school drama clubs presented their devised work, directed by Harriet Feeny: pupils have been exploring dynamic ensemble storytelling and physical theatre to create a series of gripping tales inspired by myths, legends and gothic literature. Year 7 lead us on an exciting fantastical journey through the mythological worlds of Ragnarok and The Minotaur, while year 8 confront tales of villainous murder and the supernatural in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles! The drama clubs are delighted to be collaborating with their peers in year 8 Technical Theatre club, who designed atmospheric lighting and haunting soundscapes to help bring each story to life.

Dark Tales

TIMON OF ATHENS Lower Fifth Production

A company of twenty lower fifth pupils, directed by Mr Trapmore, presented an abridged version of Shakespeare’s tragedy Timon of Athens. Guy Phillips gave a commanding performance in the title role as a rich man who runs out of money and discovers who his real friends are.The acting from everyone was energetic, and the show’s lighting and sound were also operated by members of the lower fifth. It was great to be back in the theatre again!

Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare Lower Fifth Production Cast Timon – Guy Phillips Flavius – Joshua Hammond Apemantus – Charlie Hill Alcibiades – Charlie Higginson Lucullus – Lev Dormidontov Lucius – James Mead Sempronius – Ben Dyson Senators – Noah Gupta-Wright, Jack Thomas, Niall Radcliff Poet – Fin Perry Painter – Arjun Nandi Bailiff – Alex Silverwood-Cope Titus / Lucilius – Tait Walsingham Prisoner / Hortensius – Hal Hunter Guard / Philotus – Charlie Bark

Lower School Drama Clubs and Year 8 Tech Club The Minatour Oscar Cadwaladr, Archie Cameron, Oliver Curran, Adriaan D’Haese, Kabir Ghosh, Freddie Hagon, Noah Hayward, Kaya Kusi,Albert Mitchell,Luke Nunn,Luke O’Brien,Ray Owen,James Stephens, Louis Walker, Lighting Design and Operation by Finlay Todd Sound Operation by Calam Tamana Ragnarok Oliver Au, Leon Benito, Matthijs Bridié, Ned Buckingham, Cameron Chapman, Felix Fielding, Michael Fitzgerald,Tom Hands, Ruiyi He, Dante Kavanagh, Ethan Lai, Hiren Nathan, Ethan Peck, Danny Roets, Adam Sage, Sam Salwan, Rory Temple, Hugo Tremayne Lighting Design and Operation by Josh Hatcher Sound Design and Operation by Finlay Todd The Tell-Tale Heard Rolf Bentinck van Schoonheten, Ben Fassnidge, Barnaby Kingsbury, Lucas O’Callaghan, Jack O’Mahony, Kai O’Neill, Sal Swinburne Lighting Design and Operation by Calam Tamana Sound Design and Operation by Haidan Hasli The Hound of Baskervilles Raahim Asim, Marcus Binnie, Dhirren Farmer, Kaviraj Karir, Sam Patton, Sam Pegler, Jayden Sasikaran, Adam Watkins Lighting Design and Operation by Haidan Hasli Sound Design and Operation by Josh Hatcher Ragnarok

Technical Team Angus Hawkings, Aniket Garg, Kris Harvey, Niki Konig.

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THE HOUSE PLAYS FILM FESTIVAL The House Play Festival took place in remote form this year. Students in the lower sixth adapted their pieces for online viewing and then collaborated with pupils from the fourth form up to the sixth form to produce films that were submitted for adjudication. Alverstone produced a gleefully anarchic and zany Accidental Death of an Anarchist; Glenesk a faithful adaptation of The Office’s Training episode with a beautifully comedic collection of performances; Kingsley a heart-warming rendition of Alan Bennett’s A Chip in the Sugar; Layton a heartfelt and powerful adaptation of Twelve Angry Men; Maclear a joyous and expertly crafted collection of comedy sketches called Rolling with the Times; and Major a highly original and comedic take on Macbeth for the modern age, called MacGeoff. This year’s guest judge, comedian, actor, writer and impressionist Kieran Hodgson (Jonathan Creek, Downton Abbey and Two Doors Down) made the following awards: Winner: Kingsley, for A Chip in the Sugar by Alan Bennett Best Actor: Seb Pavin for Kingsley Best Original Adaptation: Major, for MacGeoff

Kingsley: Sebastian Pavin

A Chip in the Sugar by Alan Bennett

MacGeoff

Kingsley

Major

Directed by Roemer Lips Produced by Laura Finegold and Charlotte Bishop Music by James Murray Graham – Sebastian Pavin Mother – Tilly Cox Mr Turnbull – James Murray Vicar – Eddie Middleton Steve – Dylan Chapman Pamela – Nuala Bamforth Narrators – Ethan Patel, Noah Gupta-Wright, Raph Henrion, James Leach

Adapted, directed and produced by Isabella Steinmeyer Co-directed by Max Readinger MacGeoff – Guy Phillips Banquo – Dean Chaumoo Sadie MacGeoff – Jamie Brooker Duncan / Doctor – Alex Beech Ross – Nick Steinmeyer Angus – Zac Mohammed Witches – Nicholas Roets, Aaron Juma, Saahan Kapoor Macduff – Max REadinger Newsreader – Isabella Steinmeyer

Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo Alverstone

Alverstone (Ben Birch)

Directed by Filippo Varda Technical Design by Tom Hunt Maniac – Ben Birch Bertozzo – Bruno Bandeira-Freire Superintendant – Finn O’Hare Pissani – Aidan O’Donnell Feletti – B Dickie Constables – Tom Flood, Sophie White Sergeant – Lorenzo Fuggetta Major (Aaron Juma & Nicholas Roets)

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‘Training Day’ (The Office) by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant Glenesk Directed by George Wood Edited by Harry Appleby-Taylor, George Wood, Kazuya Boehringer and Lucilla Rayman David Brent – Lucas Farmer Rowan – Sanjay Harris Tim – Jack Billingsley Gareth – Zakee Bhanji Dawn – Alex Barnard Keith – Charlie Bancroft Lee – Kwabena Sarpong Peter – Yaw Sarpong

Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose Latyon Directed by Juliet Gray and Luke Dale Edited by Jaspar Pitiblado, James Richards, George Vernon-Evans and Domini Fatuga Foreman – Fin Perry Juror 2 – Jack Thomas Juror 3 – Emiliano Gallenzi Juror 4 – Sven Sankoorikal Juror 5 – Ben Dyson Juror 6 – Hugo Robijns Juror 7 – Max Edwards-Warrener Juror 8 – Anika Gupta Juror 9 – Luke Dale Juror 10 – Casper Hill Juror 11 – Reis Fernandes Juror 12 – Juliet Gray

Layton (Emiliano Gallenzi)

Rolling With The Times Maclear Written/arranged and directed by Malachy McEvoy Assistant directed by Rhys Jones Edited by Sasha Barinsky David / ATF Employee – Will Thomas Jeff / Scientist – Charlie Hill Borat / Ciaran / Ali G – Louis McEvoy Boris Johnson – Rhys Jones Juul CEO – Sasha Barinsky Michail – Malachy McEvoy Natalya Ontopof – Nicole Foca Bob Snud – James Danford Correspondents – Ally Fattal, Dylan Mayooran The director – Jack Thomas

Maclear (Louis McEvoy)

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Fourth Form Monologues winner Max Lenkiewicz

Dark Tales:The Tell-tale Heart

The Drama Film: Come From Away

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Tilly Cox and Isabella Steinmeyer in Metamorphosis

Luca Branton-Speak and Ethan Patel in Frankenstein

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Bruno Bandeira-Freire, James Murray and Andrei Reid in Metamorphosis

Tilly Cox in The Drama Film

Timon of Athens

Kwame Sarpong in Frankenstein

Liam MacDonald in Metamorphosis

Dark Tales:The Minotaur

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A round-up of sporting best at King’s over the past year.

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U16A Hampton T20 tounament

SETH’S COUNTY SELECTION Congratulations to Seth Eley who represented Surrey U18s against Sussex U18s at Hove on Sunday 27th September in two T20 cricket fixtures. Seth returned some excellent bowling figures in both matches and enjoyed the challenge of playing against some high class opposition including three professionally contracted players. His figures of 4-0-21-0 in the second fixture was a fantastic effort

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The U16A cricket team performed brilliantly to win the King’s Cup at the Hampton T20 tournament. The team beat the hosts in the semi-final by 45 runs with Matty Wall and Sam Hoyes putting in great performances and Vihaan Weerasinhe’s three wickets sealing the victory in the field. The side then faced St Paul’s in the final, setting 115 in 20 overs. Sam made another good contribution in bat, suppor ted by Ashwin Gunaseelan. A devastating opening spell from Raaid Akhtar and Jack Melford left St Paul’s 0-3 and the U16As won the game. Well done to the whole squad on such a universally strong performance which earned the King’s side the right to retain the cup!

Meet our first

FEMALE CRICKETER The U17B cricket team selected the first ever female cricketer for King’s against a St Benedict’s College 3rd XI. Fittingly, Ella Gallagher took the final wicket of the match for a King’s win!

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‘DAVIS CUP’

TOURNAMENTS Senior school tennis endured a fun and dynamic term, with fantastic numbers at clubs and on the weekends for intra-school fixtures. There were singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions throughout the year groups which were played at a brilliant level. Friday night live draws added to the constant tension of which partner they would be paired with the following morning. Highlights were the Davis Cup style tournaments which were a big hit across all age groups and the closely thought compass draws. There were picturesque views a plenty as the stunning King’s backdrop played host to vigorous practices and fiercely thought competition.

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Lower sixth

Louis Bertrand was victorious in the hotly contested U18 singles round robin tournament, receiving a ‘Quorn Family Tennis Cup’ bluetooth speaker for his efforts. Powerful serves and well-placed groundstrokes were on full display from all within the tense Champions tiebreak format.

FRANCE, CANADA AND ‘SPOLLAND’ CLASHED AGAINST EACH OTHER WITH TWO DOUBLES RUBBERS PER TIE, WITH THE FRENCH EVENTUALLY BEING VICTORIOUS. U14

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ROWING The 1st VIII had a remarkable trip to the National Schools Regatta this year. They qualified with the third quickest time for the A final then raced from the back of the field of eight boats to take the silver medal from St. Paul’s on the finish line of the final. This is the first time the school has won a championship medal in J18 eights. Congratulations to the crew Will Long, Alex Forbes, Kevin Gugelmann, Zac Day, Ben Lundie, Ed Townsend, Ben Heathcote, Tom Monaghan and cox Kenny James. The 1st VIII also competed at a very high standard at the Henley Royal Regatta in August, losing to eventual winners Eton College by only ¾ of a length in the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup.

First ever championship medal for J18 VIII

JUNIOR WORLD RECORDS! Alissia Blase (KCS best ever 2k and 5k ergo), Ed Townsend (Junior World Record holder in the 60 minute and half marathon distances on the RP3 machine) and Ben Lundie (KCS 3rd best ever 5k ergo score) next to their lockdown training machines. The rowers have dealt with the lockdown restrictions impressively, going to work on the ergo and making big improvements in their fitness. Alissia Blase, Bea Frediani, Zac Day and

Ben Lundie all pulled ergo test scores that were in the top 5 that the school has ever seen and Tom Monaghan and Ed Townsend both broke Junior World Records on the RP3 dynamic rower. Tom achieved a new Row Perfect World Record for the greatest total distance in one hour, rowing a total of 15,472m, and shortly thereafter achieved a second record-breaking performance by rowing the half marathon distance in a time of 1:20:38.

L-R: Bea, Emma, Kate and Alissia

MAKING HISTORY Four sixth form girls were able to bubble together to create a 4x this year. They trained hard for the regatta season and have had an exceptional year. Bea Frediani, Emma Jones, Kate Kolchina and Alissia Blase became the first crew to represent the school at Henley Women’s Regatta, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the knockout phase of the competition. It was the best performance the girls had all season!

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J16 NSR By Thomas Corbett

Hugo Plat, Samuel Scowen,Thomas Corbett, Ed Day

The main event of the J16 rowing calendar was National Schools Regatta in late May, in which we entered into the quad’s competition. With two quick boats entering this competition and having enjoyed a few months of intense training under the watchful eye of Dr Whitelaw, our coach, we felt confident going into NSR. The fruits of our labour in those long months of training at home really came to fruition after the time trial at NSR when we came second. The speed we had enjoyed in the time trial carried over into the final where we held position and rowed, in my opinion the best we had all season, to get a silver medal. Crossing the finish line in second felt amazing and was hugely rewarding as it was a testament to the hard work all four of us had put in all year long.

J15 REGATTA By Tom Constantinou-Hickman, Josh Reiniger and Aniket Garg

he Junior Scullery Regatta was the first major regatta for much of the squad. The quad raced first coming 9th out of 35 boats in the time trial, narrowly missing out on the A final by just one second and a half, and finishing 2nd in the B final (8th overall). The 1st octo raced next, coming 7th out of 12 boats. While this should have placed us in the B final, a shock decision by the organisers bumped us up to the A final so as to not leave out the last boat. This was a hugely memorable moment for the entire crew. Our biggest regatta was Marlow Regatta, held at Dorney Lake and it was the first opportunity for lots of us to race in an VIII, with three full crews competing in the morning. The 1st VIII rowed a stellar time trial, landing themselves a well-earned spot in the B Final. The 2nd VIII also performed brilliantly in their time

J15 1st Quad Scullery side

trial, making the A Final for their category, along with the 3rd VIII who made the B Final of the 2nd VIII category. The afternoon of races came fast and with all twenty-seven of us competing, the excitement was palpable under the King’s Marquee. The results were outstanding. The 1st VIII finished in 2nd, the 2nd VIII finished 5th and the 3rd VIII finished 4th.

Next it was back to the Thames for Chiswick Regatta. Due to COVID measures only a double, quad, and VI were taken down. All ten rowers (and two coxes) performed strongly with the quad and double both making it through to their respective finals. The regatta certainly showed the crew that the weeks of hard work had been effective, and that we are now in a much better place for the next races!

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HOCKEY By Mr Tibble Unfortunately the boys didn’t get any fixtures during the spring 2021 term due to covid but it was great to see them training incredibly hard throughout. In the Autumn term hockey is not a major sport however the indoor program takes centre stage for the boys. The 1st VI performed very well in the London round of the national competition, beating Alleyn’s on the way, to qualify for the London Finals. In these finals they came up against Whitgift and Kingston Grammar, who are two of the strongest hockey schools on the circuit, and were unfortunate not to get a positive result. This day was a great learning experience and one they should be incredibly proud of, as they competed with the countries very best. Hockey remains the core sport in the autumn term for the girls and we are pleased to report that numbers are healthy enough for us to field

three strong teams – the largest cohort for five years. The 1st XI captained by Tilly Cox and Charlotte have grown throughout the term with standout performances against Woldingham and

Gordon’s. The 2nd XI’s main highlight was a great performance and result against Reed’s school, and they have been superbly coached by Miss McGinley and Miss Rawlings.

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1st XI

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NETBALL SPORTING PROWESS Ben Cox (a King’s pupil since Rushmere) has represented the school in football, rugby, hockey and cricket, all at first team level: a rare and impressive feat!

CHARITY CHALLENGES

Kate (left), Martha (right)

SUPERLEAGUE Congratulations to Kate Lee and Martha Hill, who have both been selected for their respective netball Superleague franchise U17 hubs. Mar tha has been selected for the London Pulse south London Hub and Kate has been selected into one of five Surrey storm academies. These hubs are the pathway into the U19 superleague squads as well as the England roses pathway. This is a fantastic achievement for both Kate and Mar tha and we congratulate them for their success.

KING’S COMMUNITY FITNESS FEBRUARY Fitness February, is a 28-day challenge, dedicated to inspire pupils and staff to stay active during the cold weather through a series of online events and activities. The battle of King’s Vs Wimbledon High ‘RunCycle20’ required participants to run or cycle as far as possible in 20 minutes. King’s had 200 par ticipants and the best performances came from Mr Reekes, Kit Collins and Tom Conroy (running), and Mr Rance, Mr Davies and Robin Blair (cycling). The gruelling inter-house challenge (King’s Wimbledon to King’s Chengdu) required pupils to reach the school in Chengdu, China virtually via four modes of transport: running, cycling, rowing or air bike. Major came out on top, winning the 9,722km challenge after a very tough race!

Rory

On Saturday 13th March at midnight Rory Hyatt star ted a personal challenge of completing two marathons in 48 hours for Major’s house charity (Shooting Star Children’s Hospices). The David Goggins challenge consists of running four miles every 4 hours for 48 hours which is the equivalent of two consecutive marathons. He said “I chose this charity as I had heard it had struggled throughout the pandemic and thought it was essential to raise money as the charity provides suppor t for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions.”

Inspired by Rory, Eric Plat raised an impressive £682 for Shooting Star Children’s Hospices by cycling 50km. “I cycled 5 laps of Richmond park each amounting to 10.9 kilometres which makes a total of 54.5 kilometres, which is just above my planned distance”. Congratulations to Eric for completing the tough challenge.

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LANGUAGES Every month was jam packed full of fun from middle school poetry recitals of their own devising, senior debating competitions in all languages, upper sixth teaching their peers on the best form of researching the IRP for A level; and there was even a Spanish musical play done completely remotely, that won several accolades for originality and enthusiasm.

LES JOUTES ORATOIRES By Hugo Robijns and Michele Silvestri

n 2nd and 9th February Michele Silvestri and I competed in les Joutes Oratoires, the regional French debating competition between the big schools of London and neighbouring areas. Having expressed our keenness in participating, we went about preparing for the first three motions we were given for the first round. Michele’s interest in Economics and my interest in the more philosophical side to the arguments led to a thorough set of notes and research. The first round consisted of a pool system with three debates for each team, one from each pool proceeding to the next round. Although usually hosted at St Paul’s Girls’ School, this year it was on Zoom which came with its own challenges – halfway through our first debate we had serious connection issues and I cut out, having to attempt to conclude the debate through a call with Michele. The final two debates however went well, and we managed to proceed through. The second round was more intense, with the motions only being decided 20 minutes before the debate. In the first round, there were four debates, with the winners progressing to two finals, finale d’or and finale d’argent. Equipped with skeleton plans for our introductions and conclusions and a long list of idiomatic expressions from the French assistants Jeanne and Antoine (our idols, thank you very much to them for help with the preparation in this whole competition), we got pitted against a pair of very strong French speakers from Sevenoaks, in a debate about advertising. Although tough and

Hugo Robijns

WE WERE UNDEFEATED AND WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR WITH OUR EYES ON THE PRIZE.

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close, we managed to come away with the win, with some of our best debating we’d done so far. From there, although achieving 9/10 points, we unfortunately got put in the finale d’argent, and there we had an interesting debate about the contrast between Romanticism/art and science. We managed to win this too leaving us with a very solid third place. Overall, it was a great experience for us two, which will help us a lot with A level and IB standard level French, and although we didn’t get a chance to shoot for the win, we were undefeated and will be back next year with our eyes on the prize.

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LOWER FIFTH SPANISH POETRY COMPETITION By Miss Kidwell Fourteen lower fifth hispanists performed their original poems remotely and the winners were judged by Adrián Martín Serrano, our Spanish assistant, and his team of two IB higher level pupils: Jackson Curson and Tilly Cox.

LINGUA FRANCA By Mr Etienne

26 A level and IB students attended a talk from their peers in the upper sixth. Alex Fitzpatrick, a German and French pupil, did an excellent and very confidently-presented introduction to the Independent research project which all A levels language students have to do as part of their course. This was followed by Eddie Laurence, French pupil,

who then did an absolutely outstanding presentation on the topic of his own IRP ’How and why has the criticism of Negritude evolved since 1948?’, which was very relevant to our current times. It was frankly as good as we might get from any visiting academic and we were all blown away by it!

SPANISH DEBATE COMPTIETION By Miss Kidwell

O Above: Miss Kidwell, Jackson Curson, Samuel Herbert, Tilly Cox, Jonathan Dunckley and Steven Modzabi

Winner: Samuel Herbert ‘Flores de Verano Second place: Jonathan Dunckley ‘Sano y Fuerte’ Third place: Steven Modzabi ‘Oda a un boli’ Las flores de verano de Sam Herbert Las flores de verano Rosas, rojas y violetas, Amarillas, naranjas y moradas La preciosa vista de las flores Me gusta muchísimo. Asintiendo con la cabeza En la brisa cálida. Me parecen sonreír Cuando yo camino. Vuestro aroma es tan hermoso Tan dulce, tan adictivo. En verano me levanto Para veros mis amores Tomando los rayos del sol Como las reinas del jardín.

n the 26th April Isabella Steinmeyer and Nuala Bamforth represented King’s at the Hampton Spanish Debating Competition. The standard of debating was very high and the debating topics ranged from the importance of technology in schools, religion only divides us, freedom of speech should not have any restrictions. Isabella and Nuala started well in their first two debates winning against Wellington and Alleyn’s, the next round saw them lose against Hampton, but they came back strong and saw themselves in the final against Sevenoaks after beating Latymer. In the final, they were tasked with preparing an unseen motion about ‘equality being unrealistic’, where they debated against the topic, the judges crowned them winners commenting that their opening and closing statements were extremely impressive. Huge congratulations to both Isabella and Nuala and special thanks goes to Mr Adrián Martin Serrano, our Spanish assistant for this year for helping them prepare over Easter and this term. By Nuala Bamforth This year, we took part in the Spanish national debate which was hosted by Hampton School via Zoom. We had three debate statements to prepare, and arrived prepped and ready on the Zoom call after school. We were up against some excellent Spanish students who really made the competition competitive and exciting for

Nuala Bamforth

Isabella Steinmeyer

us, but our ardour and enthusiasm pushed us through to the finals. We were then given a completely new debate to prepare in a short space of time, and then we had a very fierce debate against Sevenoaks! Although they were able to pick their side of the debate (a far easier line of argument I might add) we were a very forceful team and claimed our victory. In addition to the excitement of the debate, as the winners we were awarded a trip to a Spanish course in Salamanca, which was a wonderful surprise! It was a really exciting event which I would recommend to anyone who loves Spanish and just speaking Spanish in general, as even without debating experience we found it to be a very valuable afternoon. “

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VIII HISPANIC THEATRE FESTIVAL THOUGH EVERYONE WAS APART, CREATIVITY AND A GENUINE LOVE FOR SPANISH WAS NOT COMPROMISED.

By Rhys Jones

his year, the lower sixth Spanish students, alongside Miss Kidwell and Adrian, put on a virtual production of ‘La llamada’ for the Hispanic Theatre Festival during the most recent lockdown. This annual festival that usually takes place in persona, at NLCS, was forced to adapt to an online format. However the play, despite being completely virtual, still turned out to be a fun, creative and successful production. ‘La llamada’ is a coming-of-age play about young teenage girls in a religious summer camp run by nuns. The process of putting ‘La llamada’ together started in January with a group of writers editing and adapting the original script. The challenge here was whittling the play down to the best bits. Nonetheless, that was overcome and the script brilliantly incorporated the most dramatic and comedic aspects of each scene. Everything; starting from the auditions to the rehearsals, to filming and editing was done online. This really goes to show that though everyone was apart, creativity and a genuine love for Spanish was not compromised. Even though auditions were held on Microsoft Teams, we managed to act (and even sing!) on the call and we were quickly able to get a feel for the characters and immerse ourselves into the roles we were given! Rehearsals started just before the February half-term, mainly consisting of music rehearsals with a lot of singing! Though co-ordination and singing in time (and in tune!) were difficult over Teams, we were able to quickly adapt and find solutions to our problems e.g. submitting recordings to get rid of the voice lagging problem we faced. These rehearsals shone a light on all

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that could be achieved creatively online as they continued into the half term. Half term was where the grind really began. We rehearsed every day and soon got it up to speed, and while I think at one point I tuned in from my bike, things ran smoothly. Costumes soon arrived, giving us a sense of novelty that got us through tune number 78 of scene X in the middle of half term and although one or two were a little small or slightly quirky they added to the comedy of it all. When we finally had everything recorded and submitted, we faced a nail-biting virtual awards evening, where we could finally see how we sized up to the competition (not too badly I might add). We came away with the awards for the best group performance with an emphasis on teamwork and the best performance in a supporting role for Rhys’ role as Sor Bernarda, as well as a special mention for Anika for her singing. We were to be given our prizes, books, certificates and most importantly food, at a little rewards ceremony of our own a week later. It was a great project to be a part of!

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By Miss Kidwell The standard level French upper sixth had their time in the debating limelight before saying a sad farewell to the French department. It was a ‘débat des champions’ with the students of our French assistants Antoine competing against Jeanne’s through the motion of: Les pays occidentaux devraient-ils rendre les oeuvres d’art et les objects historiques à leurs pays d’origine? Jeanne’s team conquered all!

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GERMAN POETRY COMPETITION By Miss Kidwell

From L-R:Thomas Brooks, Ben Young & Barnaby Maisey

Himmel Blaue Masse oben, wohin bist du gegangen? Im Moment ist alles grau. Der Himmel öffnet sich Und der Regen fällt so stark wie der Mantel, den ich trage.

The lower fifth German poetry competition took place during a German lesson with a sixth form class acting as judges. The poets had a larger audience than usual as they were able to be supported by their whole class virtually and much Spass was had by all. Thank you to Mr Starrett for facilitating this event in his lesson and to Mrs Lindsey Noble who allowed her sixth form class to be inspired by the wonders of middle school German poetry.

Warum ist das Wetter so schlecht? So kalt und dunkel und leer. Der Himmel soll ein Ort sein, frei von allen Feuern, die in der Hölle Brennen

Winner: Ben Young ‘Himmel’ Second place: Barnaby Maisey ‘Die Berge Erobern’ Third place: Thomas Brooks ‘Der Berg sagt Hallo,’

KCS VS ISM

By Eulalia de Orleans Bourbon (ISM) and Joseph Montefiore

n the 22nd of June 2021, the students of King’s College School Wimbledon and The International School of Monaco took part in a debate on pressing current affairs in our society. Being the first event organised between the two partner schools, we were all looking forward to meeting our partners from the other school. The debates started at one o’clock and we met our partners for the debate to do final preparation for our arguments. When we were ready, the teachers separated us into groups to start the first motion of our debate. The debate

was fierce on both sides and the winning group was always difficult to pick. Despite the difficulty of being in different countries, it all went smoothly. The first debate was about animal experimentation. We were for the banning of this. After a few minutes of discussing our points of view, we were up against Isabela and Rayan. They presented good arguments well. Unfortunately for them, we won, but not by much. The second debate was about equality between men and women. We were on the side debating that this equality was a dream more than a reality. We were against Isla and her debating

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By Miss Kidwell

Fourth form french pupils

Fourth form French pupils were challenged at writing poetry in the form of Jacques Prévert, as is tradition, and the standard was again very high. The competition was kindly judged by our language assistants Antoine Escoffier and Jeanne Ruiz and assisted by Beatrice Frediani and James Southorn. Winner: Amar Jaffer ‘Liens Familiaux’ Second place: Aarya Joshi ‘Lui’ Third place: Shaan Mir ‘Un voyage au Japon’

partner. They were also well prepared and had good knowledge of their subject. For the final debate, it was just us two against Rayan and Isabela. This debate was about vaccination passports. Our side received help from kind and competent girls. This final debate was the most fun but also the most difficult personally, as the topic was more complex than the others. To conclude, we would like to thank all of the teachers from ISM and KCS who were involved in organising the debate for making it a fun experience and a great opportunity to learn new things.

Liens Familiaux Nous ne nous entendions pas bien. De l’extérieur, nous étions une famille parfaite, Mais de l’intérieur, nos vies étaient comme l’enfer. Je revenais et trouvais la maison en désordre. Assiettes cassées. Photos cassées. Cœurs casses. Je trouvais ma sœur se disputant avec mes parents. Hier, à propos de mauvais résultats, Aujourd’hui, à propos de fumer, Demain, à propos de boire l’alcool. Je trouvais mon frère cadet caché derrière la porte, pleurant. De l’extérieur, nous étions une famille parfaite. Nous sourions pour cacher nos sentiments.

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CCF The CCF at King’s has three sections: army, royal navy, and royal air force, and is entirely voluntary. The sections have their own character, but in the first year there is a common programme which comprises a mixture of military instruction and adventurous training. By Mr Mitchell

s in so many areas of school life this has been a very strange 12 months for the CCF. Our training and expeditions stopped in March last year and our parade afternoons didn’t resume until January, and then only virtually and for the lower fifth and lower sixth. We were able to conduct some basic training via a computer screen but it comes a very poor second to actually parading and meeting as a Contingent. This all means our experience and skill base has taken a bit of a knock and when we return in September the cadets will have to work hard to get themselves into shape. The exam years have suffered particularly badly; we have effectively seen nothing of the upper sixth other than for our Remembrance Parade and the staff regret not being able to work more closely with this impressive group of young people. At the beginning of the autumn term some of the senior cadets did meet at lunch times to prepare for Remembrance and they put on a marvellous show. My thanks go to Cadet Petty Officer Will McDougal, Cadet Sergeant Guy Murphy, and the senior RAF cadets Corporal Grace Bowden-Stone and Sergeant Ben Stewart. We were all thrilled at Easter when we were able to take a lower sixth group for some Duke of Edinburgh Gold training and a Silver qualifier, even if it was only in the North Downs rather than the Brecons. This was followed by a silver practice expedition for the lower fifth, and finally it was the turn of the upper fifth at half term. After the prolonged periods of lockdown the cadets and staff were delighted to be outside again. At the time of writing we have just finished three days optional training for the upper fifth. It has been a great opportunity for them to polish

Remembrance parade

Royal Navy Field Gun training

their skills and remind themselves how to march! They are now much better prepared for their Cadre work next year. Activities week has given us the opportunity to make up lost ground in the lower fifth training programme. We have spent a day at Kingsway on exercise first fling; conducted normal training, and museum visits; and ended the week with a paintballing exercise. For the summer holidays we have been able to offer a much slimmed down Army ‘camp’ for these boys; all other military camps have been cancelled. On the staff front we said goodbye this summer to Lieutenant Giles Cawley who has given 19 years’ service to the Army section. Giles made himself our ‘Comms’ supremo, and generations of Army and RAF cadets have mumbled ‘Alpha bravo’ speak into radios and gently tapped them trying to get a response, all under Giles’ watchful eye. Outside of parade afternoons he committed himself to Adventure Training in the Lake District. Giles has been flexible and willing, and always good

THEY SAY ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER AND THAT’S

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The Contingent Commander, delighted with his troops

company, for cadets and staff alike. We will miss him and he has our warmest thanks for his efforts. We are delighted to have Lieutenant Laura Spicer back with us, and she has been joined by Joanna Brown who is something of a whirlwind (in the best sense!) and is currently completing her basic training. Within the RAF section we are sorry to see Will Byfield leave us just as he has finally been admitted into the RAF! Will has been a noisy energetic character around school, and we have not been spared in the Corps. He has been replaced by Emma Geraghty who has had experience of the RAF section in a previous school and is obviously pleased to be back. In her own words, she just ‘loves drill’. With her and Tirzah Barwick Ward the RAF section are being polished into something of a drill display team! In the Royal Navy James Grabowski is taking a more prominent role, and we have been helped by Mr Tom Davies. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH SILVER AWARD By David Lovering & James Danford

Back in the field, camouflaged and concealed

The 7 point check

and that’s certainly been true for us and our CCF activities. In a year when our cadets have had such a challenging time at school their delight at getting back into uniform, working with others and getting fresh air has been palpable. We have had a busy summer term and I am acutely aware of the pressures my colleagues have had to face and yet they have found time to give to the cadets. I offer them my heartfelt thanks. And finally, to our SSI, Sergeant Major Glen Painter, who has had the frustrating task of keeping the CCF in tip-top condition over the last year. Inspections and paperwork don’t stop for a pandemic; he has, as it were, been beautifully maintaining a car that hasn’t been driven. As we have come out of COVID hibernation and started our run of activities he regularly keeps us focused on safety. For Glen I reserve special thanks.

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ith lockdown army rations restrictions having eased sufficiently, the CCF was finally able to perform its Duke of Edinburgh Silver Qualifying Expedition in mid-April 2021. Set against the hills and countryside of the North Downs, we even had some brilliant weather (even if it made some of the climbs a bit of a slog). There were, as expected, several COVID-19 induced requirements that did mean that our DofE experience was not exactly what it would have been in normal circumstances. For example, we were not allowed to camp; instead, we had to make day runs of our daily route, allowing us to sleep at home. However, this did not mean The second day was pencilled in as our that we could carry any less equipment, so we longest; at 20km. Having gone to a different still got to enjoy the notorious shoulder aches location, we began with a difficult climb up a and boot blisters that any who has ever done sandy hill, reaching a church at the summit. The DofE will know all too well. It also still entailed descent down was in lovely weather, with a an early meet to cook up a breakfast and supper quick break and catch up with our supervisor at school. We also had to ensure that where on the way. The final stretch was harder, with possible we adhered to 2m social distancing and some navigational errors at the lake near the that we kept an appropriate distance from any finish, but nevertheless, we were back at school members of the public who might have been soon after with 21km under our belts. worried. The third day had some difficulties. Having On the first day, we began a steep ascent started smoothly, with excellent progress, we up Box Hill where we got to enjoy the view took a fatal wrong turning – one that had us over the Surrey Hills. From here, we wound our back up Box Hill before we thought to check way down the hill, stopping for a quick lunch the map and realise the scale of our mistake. of army rations, and continuing on to meet Deciding not to rest, and push on, we put in the minibuses. Overall, the day came out to an exceedingly long walk back to the route, around 17km, and all went rather well. We were stopping for a well-needed lunch break. returning to school for a supper of army rations The rest of the walk was very tough cooked outside the CCF block in good time. because of the hectic morning, but we still had time to meet with Mr Mitchell and our supervisor at a couple of points, including a WW1 memorial installation showing rows of carved stone soldiers. Having staggered to Epsom racecourse, we thankfully finished, with a whopping 26km walk, and so completed the final day, fortunately with a ‘pass’ from our At the Regiment of Trees on Epsom Common assessor!

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With over 100 clubs running this year the King’s community was kept busy. Here is a highlight of just some of them...

THE HISTORY DISCUSSION GROUP By Anika Gupta and Olive Horton

s British historian and philosopher Arnold Toynbee said, ‘History is a Greek word which means, literally, just Investigation.’ During lockdown, we set up the lower sixth informal History Society with the focus of investigating different areas of history that we have a genuine passion for. As history fanatics ourselves, our aim was to have a club where we could inspire our year to come and give talks on any person or period of history that they were interested in. With the help of our incredible history teacher Ms Davis, we are so lucky to have established a club where our peers are able to explore and research topics that intrigue them and to discuss their interest with those who share a love for history! The inaugural talk was given by Olive who discussed the Early Modern Witch Craze in Europe. We gained a deeper understanding of the significance of this period (lasting from roughly 1560-1650), with over 90,000 innocent people, mostly women, executed for suspicion of witchcraft. The witch craze has fascinated people over the ages, and influenced William Shakespeare’s popular tragedy Macbeth as well as modern perceptions of witches. Did you know that the reason why witches are associated with black cats in movies is due to the common perception during the witch craze that small animals were in fact small demons known as ‘familiars’? The second talk was given by Anika on Isabela de Castile. Anika explored Isabella’s reign and the political influence she had in the newly unified Spanish Kingdom. A controversial, yet extremely powerful woman of her time, Isabela de Castile has certainly left a political, economic, social and religious mark on Spanish history; whether

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Isabela de Castile and her husband CaptionFerdinand for image

through her role in initiating the unification of Spain or through her financing of expeditions into the New Word during The Age of Discovery. James Leach and Seb Pavin gave a talk on The Fall of the Roman Empire. The talk discussed and evaluated the different factors contributing to the downfall of the Empire, c. 376-476 AD, such as the invasions of the Barbarian tribes and the rise of Christianity. While drawing parallels to classics, philosophy, theology and economics, the presentation highlighted both how and why the Roman empire declined and crumbled after over 1000 years. Juliet Gray gave a convincing talk on fashion through the ages and the Political Power of Historical Clothes, from Roman togas to flares. One of the most fascinating garments described by Juliet was Marie Antionette’s scandalous shift dress depicted in Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun’s 1783 portrait of the doomed French queen.

Tilly Cox and Isla Campbell focused on women’s history, analysing The Role of Women in the Abolition of the Slave Trade – an area that has been overlooked in the past despite the fact women playing a significant part in the abolitionist movement, e.g. as the driving force behind movements such as the sugar boycott in 1791- a movement that proved instrumental in undermining the slave trade. The final talks of the year were given by Max Readinger and Rhys Jones. Max spoke on Edward VIII and the subsequent Abdication Crisis with the presentation drawing attention to the fragile position of the monarchy in 1936. Rhys Jones explored “How on Earth did England Almost Win the Hundred Years’ War against France?” Rhys argued the tactical deployment of the formidable fighting force of the longbowmen enabled the English to win a decisive victory at the Battle of Crecy in 1346. It has been pleasing that this new branch of the history society has been so successful and to listen to such a variety of talks on historical topics. Thank you so much to everyone who gave a talk and attended history society- we hope to see you all next year!

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INTERNATIONAL LINGUISTICS OLYMPIAD By Mr Kent Toby Weston competed for the British team at this year’s Olympiad and earned an Honourable Mention with his team placed 7th/54, which is a fantastic effort. As he mentions in his article below, this competition was supposed to take place in Latvia. In 2022, it will take place on the Isle of Man – I can think of no greater motivation!

THE BLOGGING CLUB By Alex Pentimonti

The KCS Blogging Club had a stellar freshman year. We grew to a membership of over 15 pupils across five year groups and produced an engaging, insightful, creative, and socially conscious portfolio of blogs over the past 12 months that has earned a readership of over 700. Examples of topics explored include a history of prejudice against Jews for Holocaust Remembrance Day in January, Pride Month in June, the USA’s racial wealth gap, March Madness, how the lockdown experience

differed in varying parts of London, the promotion of diversity in schools, imposter syndrome, the neglect of pop music, art exhibitions in London, and even an exploration into human psychology through the TV show Lucifer! The club looks forward to Tom and Joshua in the lower fifth leading the club in the years to come and continuing to attract new members from a wide range of year groups, connect the King’s student body, and foster the creation of meaningful and impactful bodies of work.

THE HISTORY SOCIETY By Miss Davies

An Audience with Mr Stephen Hammond

By Toby Weston (pictured) A very hot Monday in July saw the two UK teams of four competitors gather at the University of Greenwich for the annual International Linguistics Olympiad. The original plan had been for the event to take place in Latvia over nine days - but COVID-19 unfortunately saw to it that all countries had to gather virtually for a much shorter time. Nevertheless, we were determined to make the most of it and had a fun time. On the first day we had a lecture from Siyu Chen from the University of Greenwich, and time to get to know each other. Day two saw the individual competition - six hours to solve five linguistic problems.The questions were tough - a couple of questions took three years to design! I was incredibly pleased with my overall score and achieved an honourable mention. Day three saw the four-hour team competition. My team - Team U - came seventh out of 54 teams. We were very delighted with this, especially as owing to the pandemic we had not been able to take part in the training camp which had happened in previous years. Despite it being virtual, the Latvian hosts still put on a great show with opening and closing ceremonies and a results presentation that reminded me a bit of Eurovision! It was a wonderful experience and, as one of my teammates remarked “the best bit was the friends we made along the way.”

The year began with a Q&A by Stephen Hammond, MP for Wimbledon for a group of upper sixth pupils. Questions ranged from a discussion of local government, the handling of the pandemic, to matters of constitutional importance. In October, Mr Stephenson delivered a learned and thought-provoking talk on the making of medieval monarchy in which he unpacked the concept of monarchy and illustrated how kingship was obtained, developed and challenged, ranging across a period from Charlemagne to King John via Norman Sicily. This was followed by two talks by Mr Rendell. His first raised the question of whether there was an English Revolution in the mid-17th century and his second lecture was titled Court and Country: the origins of party politics. This was lecture was more narrative in approach and gave students the chance to learn about the emergence of court and country factions in the wake of the collapse of The Cabal under Charles II. All three lectures engendered much discussion and debate. The round of lectures culminated in a live interview from South Africa with Christo Brand, former prison warden and friend of

Christo Brand

Nelson Mandela. Christo spoke about his extraordinary life story. He chose to become a prison warden rather than undertaking military service and as a young man, he was posted to Robben Island where over several years he became a close friend of Mandela. Christo spoke with great insight and compassion about the former South African president, reflecting on what it was that brought them together in the first place, as well as his friend’s many remarkable virtues.

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THE ARKWRIGHT ENGINEERING CLUB

By Ms Langenberg

The Design and Engineering department are proud that Jonathon Cheng was awarded a prestigious Arkwright scholarship in 2020. Around 1,300 students apply every year, of which only 370 gain a scholarship. Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate a profound interest and aptitude in engineering and have a proven track record in leadership. This year the Arkwright scholarship application process was a little different from most years as there was no examination, instead students had to produce a five minute presentation about their engineering work and interests. Following a rigorous application process Jack Melford, Weimin Khoo, Rui Yi Lui and Luka Pivovarsky got through to the interview stage where they presented their work and talked to an interview Jack Melford’s 3D printed drone

STEM CLUB

panel made up of industry experts. Their range of projects demonstrated the students’ broad interests. Rui Yi used his knowledge of tailless aircraft and aerodynamics to design, simulate and then build his own an aircraft. Luka has been designing a CPU that can be synthesised for use on a field programmable gate array and Weimin used AutoCAD to design a hypothetical bridge between Wimbledon and Kingston. Jack used computer aided design and a 3D printer to create a drone. We wish them the best of luck.

Every Thursday lunchtime during lockdown, 22 boys from third form to year 8 joined the online STEM club to undertake a series of challenges set by our STEM ambassadors Josh Hatcher and Finlay Todd. The challenge was to create a Rube Goldberg machine where a ball had to go up and over an obstacle, turn a corner, play music and finally the ball had to By Ms Langenberg reveal a message. Students from King’s Wimbledon and our overseas partner schools entered their best inventions into our International STEM Competition. In total over 70 students entered the competition. Particular mention has to go to Danny Roets and Ned Buckingham for their inventive designs. Once we returned to school, STEM club moved to live sessions. As no bubble mixing was allowed, only year 7 students could take part. They rose to the challenge of making a vehicle that could travel the furthest with just card, a propeller, an elastic band and wheels. Luke O’Brien, Ruiyi He and Danny Roets’ Rube Goldberg Dante Kavanah did particularly well by machine in action managing to travel eight metres.

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By Jonathan Cheng (pictured) I was awarded my Arkwright Scholarship from the Smallpeice Trust in 2020, where I was sponsored by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). Being sponsored by such an organisation meant that I was able to attend some of the conferences addressing the energy transition and methods of decarbonisation. The Smallpeice Trust have been able to provide virtual Connect days with various organisations, such as Collins Aerospace and the Warwick Manufacturing Group. I was able to virtually meet up with other Arkwright Scholars and we were typically engaged in interactive activities and problems presented by the company throughout the whole day. For example, for the WMG Connect Day, we were sent a kit box and were tasked with building an electric kit car with the materials provided and bearing in mind some fundamental physics and engineering behind the whole system, to achieve faster acceleration. So far, it has been a real pleasure to been awarded this scholarship and I have undoubtedly enjoyed the experiences that came along with it. With Covid-19 fading away soon, the upcoming year will hopefully hold more exciting opportunities.

GIRLS WHO CODE By Alex Pentimonti

The Girls Who Code® club had a very successful debut year, despite having to host bi-weekly club meetings entirely over Microsoft Teams due to Covid-19 restrictions. In the autumn term, we set out on the task of recruiting new members, and in the spring term, we ran a live STEM careers talk over Teams with OKs Natalie Wilshire and George Brighton who both work for Goldman Sachs in the technology division. The event had over 30 participants from both King’s and our sister school in Monaco. In the summer term, we made great strides in developing our website designed to familiarize new pupils with King’s, and we welcomed Ana Higginson as the new club leader, seeing as the founding team of upper sixth will be leaving school soon. This upcoming year, the club looks forward to launching our website, continuing to practice and learn coding skills on the GWC official platform, and, perhaps most fundamentally, connecting King’s girls through a shared interest in CS.

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YOUNG GEOGRAPHER’S EXPLORER’S CLUB By Mr Odling

The Young Explorer’s Club organising donations

The Young Explorer’s Club have looked at a variety of topics and themes over the course of this year, including climate change, extinction and forced migration. They have enjoyed running lower school assemblies as well as having talks and organising charity events. The biggest achievement of the year was organising the charity donations for Care4Calais, a charity that supports refugees and asylum seekers across Europe and in the UK.

THE HISTORY AND POLITICS SOCIETY By Raphi Samuels

The History and Politics Society has had a lot to discuss this year: from Covid-19, and the government’s response, to BLM; from the emergence of a new establishment in the Labour Party to the internal conflicts within the ranks of the Conservatives; from Scottish independence to the new Biden administration. In the face of these challenges, many of which have had to be handled with great tact, the Society has debated, devised, concluded, and oftentimes solved the problems with our own creative flair, guided by myself and Mr Rendell. What has always been so wonderful about the History and Politics Society over the years is the diverse range of opinions from a wide variety of age groups; even during year group isolation, or from home-schooling, we’ve had members of all years beamed in via Teams to contribute to the discussion. The Society also runs a magazine, which is edited and collated by Aidan Weymouth, Matthieu Yap, and myself. We receive articles from pupils of all years, tackling issues both historical and political. Although we try to maintain balance by including counterpoint articles, we strive to ensure the content and message of each writer

is maintained, and we believe strongly that everyone has a right to air their opinion within our magazine. While both the society and the magazine have existed for some time, this year’s editions have been spectacular; people who have never before written for us have produced some wonderful examples of historical journalism or truly pertinent political pieces. Overall, a splendid year for the History and Politics Society!

CLASSICAL SOCIETY By Mr Young

Events of the past twelve months have not been able to stand in the way of King’s pupils getting their classical fill from visiting speakers. Dr Antonia Reinke even embraced current practices by deciding to shine a light on the social norms of physical contact in classical Greek tragedy. Professor Richard Hunter’s expertise on Homer’s Iliad came as no surprise, but his unravelling of the linearity of time in the Iliad and the Odyssey offered a fresh new perspective on the millennia old poems. Finally, King’s own Mr Sam Young explored how Virgil’s close relationship with Homer actually served to heighten the creativity and impact of his epic masterpiece, the Aeneid.

THE ANNUAL CLASSICAL SYMPOSIUM PROVED A TERRIFIC SUCCESS The annual Classical Symposium, revived after a Covid-enforced hiatus for its sixteenth instalment, proved a terrific success and a fitting way to end the programme of events for the year. A packed house, including a number of virtual guests from King’s partnership schools, was treated to a masterclass by Professor Edith Hall from KCL. A regular broadcaster on television and radio, Professor Hall masterfully unpicked the origins of Virgil’s portrayal of the Carthaginian queen, Dido. Her exploration of the literary tradition showed how Virgil’s insertion of Aeneas into the myth was done to accentuates the comparisons with Cleopatra and the civil war waged between Octavian and Mark Antony. Sadly the usual Homeric banquet was not possible, but the classical orations delivered by Hannah Beggerow, Luke Markham, and other members of the upper sixth will live long in the memory. In what has been a hugely tricky year at times, the patience, passion, and good humour of pupils and staff alike have shone through and ensured the continuing success and strength of Classics at King’s - forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.

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PSYCHOLOGY CLUB

By Niccolò Silvestri

sychology Club has thrived immensely this year and an attentive and lively fourth form audience of over 25 boys can certainly attest to this. In the spring term, the club soared in popularity and continued to impress pupils, provoking streams of questions. Lower sixth IB HL and A level psychology students prepared fantastic presentations every week which provided a detailed, concise and fascinating insight into psychological theories and experiments, ranging from baffling social experiments to the unforeseen effect of broken windows in society! Each week, a new presentation would amaze me and other fourth formers, leaving us in awe at the unpredictability and complexity of human behaviour. The Milgram experiment (1961) was particularly interesting and involved a unique study between the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience; the main

aim was to understand the extent to which an individual would perform an act that contradicted their personal conscience when under orders from an authority figure. In the experiment, a rather serious-looking scientist (authority figure) told participants to ask an individual in another room several questions and administer an electric shock for every wrong answer. Unaware that the setup was fake, the participants were aware that the intensity of the shocks increased to lethal doses and continued to reluctantly administer shocks when the question was answered incorrectly because of the orders of the scientist. Astonishingly, we were told that Milgram found that 65% percent of participants administered the final, lethal shock, causing a mini uproar in C24! After a brilliant year of psychology, I hope to return in September along with lower fifth students and continue to enjoy opportunities to

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BRIDGE CLUB by Theo Sinclair

This year, despite not being able to play face to face bridge, we have organised and played two online bridge matches against St Paul’s School and won both of them. We also took part in the National Schools Bridge Challenge, also online.

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We have managed to continue our weekly lunchtime bridge club at school, with lower fifth in person, as well as various other year groups dialling in online, and we have been experimenting with different websites to enable our Wimbledon Bridge Club expert, June Middleton, to set up tables, supervise play and advise boys about how best to improve their game. It turns out that Bridge transfers well to online games, although we are looking forward to playing with real cards again as soon as it is allowed.

discover more about the ever-evolving enigma of human behaviour.

By Benjamin Hughes Psychology club this year has been amazing, learning about so many different things in such a short space of time, presented to an amazing standard by psychology students in the sixth form and of course Miss McGarvey. It has been really interesting to learn about certain things in a class before realising how common it is in certain places such as broken window theory. This says that the more signs of crime and anti-social behaviours, the more likely people are to not care and commit a crime, for example littering in a street already full of litter, despite knowing that it still is not right. For me, one of my favourite topics this year has got to be the psychology of terrorism, because the fact that normal people can be exploited and misled to join terrorist groups, ultimately believing what they are doing is right, is incredible, often using things as simple as providing people a sense of belonging to achieve this. Hopefully in the future, I will be able to continue studying psychology, and in the sixth form, I hope to be on the other side of the presentations and perhaps inspire the interest in psychology that I have found this year.

Bridge club

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FORMULA 24

Building the electric car

By Sinan Yurday Over the course of the school year, despite the inconvenience of COVID-19, The F24 team at King’s built a functioning electric car around a frame supplied by Greenpower Education. It was a fantastic experience, and involved making the car aerodynamic

and streamlined, as well as choosing correct gear ratios and cooling the motor. We fabricated the nose of the car from scratch, and this involved shaping a piece of strong foam into a sleek shape, then coating it in a hard plastic. Additionally, we connected various electrical components such as a horn, brake lights and the motor with two large batteries. We also installed the axel and the wheels and connected these to the motor. Also, to cool the motor, we fixed a flexible tube to the area above the headrest. The tube was then attached to the engine covering, and would provide cool air to the motor, increasing efficiency. The team worked very well together, and I definitely recommend any younger students who are interested in engineering to join the team in coming years.

CLASSICS OLYMPIAD By Miss Garnet

The last academic year witnessed the inaugural Classics Olympiad: a bipartite competition for upper Thomas, whose performance of Priam’s slaughter fifth, lower and upper sixth pupils in translation and recitation of Greek and Latin verse. by Polites was as fluent as it was emotive. The many entries submitted for the translation prize in both age categories showed originality and We look forward to the Olympiad’s triumphant flair, which made the task of judging them a difficult delight. After much deliberation, the sixth form return next year. In the meantime, we hope that prize is awarded to Karen Guo (pictured left), whose stylish translation of Ovid’s Heroides X captured pupils will continue on the quest for eternal the wistful confusion of Ariadne rousing from her slumber to discover her abandonment by Theseus. κλεος and επεα πτεροεντα. The upper fifth prize was awarded to Weimin Khoo for his ambitious rendering into Shakespearean sonnet of preparations made by the Homeric Trojans and Classics Olympiad winners: Karen Guo and Kallum Green Greeks to sanctify their truce. But translation is just one side of the coin. All too often, I think, we can forget that many of the texts we read in the classroom are ‘living’: they were originally intended to be performed. When characters in the Iliad and the Odyssey deliver particularly affecting speeches, Homer terms them επεα πτεροεντα – ‘winged words’. Scholars are yet to reach a consensus on the precise meaning of this phrase. But it seems to me – and I am not alone - that it refers not only to content of speeches but also to the manner of their delivery and their effect on addressees. On the afternoon of Thursday 18th March, committed and enthusiastic Classicists from all three year groups gathered in various classrooms to perform passages in their original languages, beamed via Teams to their peers.The event was judged by an esteemed panel of Old King’s equipped with superb classical credentials: Oliver Khurshid, Fergus Kirman, and Max Allanby-Bassett (2020). Orations were of a superbly high calibre, so their task was not easy. The sixth form prize is awarded to Kallum Green (pictured right), who captured Medea’s anger and menace whilst demonstrating his mastery of pronunciation and elision. The upper fifth prize is awarded to Will

ORATIONS WERE OF A SUPERBLY HIGH CALIBRE, SO THEIR TASK WAS NOT EASY

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BOOK GROUP

L-R: Nathan Grusin, Mrs Mavin,Thilak Baikady and Finton Hanks

By Mrs Mavin

For the second year running we have had an upper sixth book group who have been together since they joined the group in fourth form plus a late starter who joined at the end of lower fifth. The group attendees: Finton, Sam, Thilak and Nathan may have been small in number but they proved to be intelligent and insightful and I have thoroughly enjoyed our discussions and debates. At our last meeting they were presented with a booklet containing a resume of all the books we have read together, plus the scores we gave them, as a memento of their reading journey. I hope their enthusiasm for reading fiction continues.

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which became new personal favourites. Our discussions, although not always academic, were always fruitful and amusing. The group was a fantastic way to expand my love for reading over the past five years, and I am glad I was there for it all.

WERE GOOD, SOME

By Finton Hanks Over the past five years I have been one of few constant members of the book group. We have had many students drift in and out, but I am glad I stayed. Each meeting we discussed the book that we had been given at the previous meeting. Of course, not all the books were good, some were memorably awful! However, Mrs. Mavin’s fantastic taste and sage leadership has opened us all up to new genres and books we never thought we would touch. In the process I discovered some books

WERE MEMORABLY AWFUL!

By Nathan Grusin Reading has been a really relaxing complement to both curricular and co-curricular activities at King’s; in hindsight, were it not for book group, I hardly would have read outside of the classroom. Make

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no mistake, book group has been challenging since it has prompted me to consider global issues presented uniquely within texts, but this has been rewarding, especially during the IB Diploma Programme. I always enjoyed the exchange of different opinions on plot, characters, and world building, which have definitely made me a more observant reader moving forward. The range of authors and genres over the years has led to me reading books I never would have discovered at all otherwise, and I’m really grateful to Mrs Mavin and Ms Ferramosca for always being ahead of the curve when it comes to book choices and discussions. With this in mind, book group has been continuously enriching and I would highly recommend it to new pupils.

THE ROBERT GRAVES SOCIETY By Nicholas Roets

The Robert Graves society is a weekly talk from each different academic department on a diverse subject that will be interesting for students in the lower and middle school.This year’s Robert Graves society talks have been a pleasure to attend, and each one has taught me something new. Due to COVID-19 these talks haven’t been able to take place in the normal way, instead taking place live for one year group, and being broadcasted to the others through Microsoft Teams. While this solution isn’t perfect, it is great to still be able to listen to the talks despite Covid-19, and to continue learning from each one. In particular I have really enjoyed the talk about the collapse of the Roman Empire by Mr Rendall, and Mr. Entwisle’s talk on how the development of electric cars will help to save the planet and stop global warming. It is really amazing to be exposed to so many different interesting topics, and I would thoroughly recommend these talks for everyone. Thank you to Mr Kane for organising such great talks, and to all the presenters for preparing and performing them.

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LOWER SCHOOL SCIENCE CLUB

Galileo Galilei (left) and Johannes Kepler

By Miss Brown The lower school Science Club started during lockdown and have really enjoyed being able to complete practicals together since we have returned to school. We have had a fantastic term with heart and eye dissections, model digestive systems, elephants toothpaste and burning food products to work out their energy content. All pupils have been fantastic, enthusiastic, attentive, and inquisitive. The “elephant’s toothpaste” experiment

Year 8 Scientists prepare to dissect a sheep’s eye

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By Jan Matousek, Charles Hume & Nadir Mughal Giovedì 17 giugno la nostra classe di Italiano ha deciso di radunarsi con la nostra insegnate al “Cricket Pavilion” per preparare la pizza. E’ stata un’ attività molto divertente, ed un buon modo per fine un anno scolastico così difficile. Abbiamo preparato l’Impasto per la pizza a casa la sera prima seguendo la ricetta tradizionale. Noi siamo stati dei veri pizzaioli. Upper fifth Italian cooking lesson

By Jan Matousek Dopo avere finito in nostri esami, la nostra classe ha preparato delle pizze buonissime. E’ stata un’ attività molto divertente, ed un buon modo di fine l’anno scolastico. Noi siamo dei veri pizzaioli. By Charles Hume Per festeggiare la fine dell’anno scolastico,abbiamo deciso di cucinare la pizza. La classe intera è andata al padiglione del cricket e abbiamo mangiato le nostre pizze insieme! E’ stato un modo davvero divertente e un buon modo per finire un anno alquanto stressante. By Nadir Mughal Mi piace fare e mangiare la pizza e penso che sia il miglior cibo italiano di sempre! C’è un’ottima pizzeria vicino a casa mia che si chiama Domino’s Pizza e la mangiamo spesso. Amo tanto la pizza!

The History of Science magazine was launched by Mr Foster near the start of 2020 to get keen scientists to write articles and discuss the broader context of scientific ideas introduced at school and at what point they were formulated. The first issue was published in September 2020 and covered the Scientific Revolution, roughly from Copernicus (d. 1543) to Newton (d. 1727). It focused on the big names in the history of science (Brahe, Galileo, Kepler and the like). The following issue built on this by covering physics in the immediate period after Newton. It included some more technical articles, from Newton’s theory of gravitation to Euler’s contributions to mathematical physics, but also more intellectual articles, from the relationship between the Enlightenment and scientific thought. By the third issue, the popularity of the magazine and diversity of interests meant that the publication now covers one of four article categories: philosophical, scientific, literary and societal. I am especially grateful to the writers listed here for their stellar efforts: Issue 1: Amilcar, Toby, Sinan, Louis, Alex, Ben Issue 2: Ali, Theodore, Sinan, Ben, Adam, Max Issue 3: Luke, Nicholas, Theodore, Hiren, Sam, Isabela, Hannah, Ben, Sinan And in particular a huge thank you to Harry and Alex, the editor and head of design respectively since the beginning of the publication. Both of them have put an enormous amount of effort during school time and in holidays to produce a high-quality final product and thanks to them each issue has developed its own well-thought-out narrative with carefully selected content and imagery. As a result, both were highly commended by several pupils, staff members and the Headmaster himself.

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Pupils and staff found creative ways to continue supporting our extensive partnership and outreach activities, from streaming a live jazz performance to virtual escape rooms.

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ver 100 pupils in the lower fifth and lower sixth were involved in nineteen weekly projects on Friday afternoons in the spring and summer terms, adapting to different circumstances depending on which covid restrictions were in place. Sixth form pupils worked with their peers from four partnership schools in order to embark on joint research to create cross-curricular projects which break the bounds of examination specifications, encouraging original lines of enquiry and creativity. The well-established EAL programme at St Mark’s Academy continued via live Zoom sessions, whilst interactive recorded lessons were devised for primary schools to support English, Drama and Maths, as well as for secondary Science. Perseid special school pupils accessed a programme of recorded computing lessons. Jazz performances were created for primary schools and local care homes, with elderly people in Wimbledon’s care homes also being supported via a pen pal scheme. Furthermore, the new online possibilities for partnerships enabled our first weekly project to take place with a university. King’s pupils prepared outreach science resources focusing on pathology to be used for 11–14 year-olds in conjunction with St George’s University Hospital. This subsequently led to a series of workshops with partner schools. These weekly projects had a huge impact on all involved, with the percentage of King’s pupils stating that they could empathise with others rising from 84% in January to 98% in May. One King’s pupil reflected: “Due to being paired with the same two girls every week, I was able to form a close bond with them…I was most proud when I saw the progress they made from week to week when they remembered specific techniques that we had taught them and which they

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I HAVE LEARNT THAT I CAN DO MORE TO AFFECT MY OWN FUTURE FOR THE BETTER. incorporated into their writing.” One of the primary partnership school pupils said: “I loved it! The older children were cool to meet! I really enjoyed the computer work.” During the spring term almost 100 partner school Wimbledon ISSP pupils in Year 11 attended GCSE reinforcement classes in Maths, English, German, Spanish, French, Biology, Physics and Chemistry taught by teachers from King’s and St Mark’s Academy after school on Thursdays via Zoom. The classes ensured that the pupils were able to revise topics in order to increase levels of performance in the lead up to the awarding of teacher assessed grades. The sessions had a significant impact on the studies of the pupils attending. A number of events were also run as part of the senior aspirations programme for partnership school pupils who would be first generation

university scholars. Over 40 year 11 senior aspirations pupils from four schools attended an afternoon of workshops run by Future Foundations in January focusing on preparing for university. The feedback has shown that many pupils started to consider university as a result of these sessions, when they previously thought it was not an option for them. Following the event, one student said, ‘I have learnt that I can do more to affect my own future for the better’. Just before February half term, the Year 11 students visited Royal Holloway University of London via an online event. This enabled them to meet current students, hear more about university and provided an opportunity to ask questions about the application process. Furthermore, year 10 pupils attended a remote outreach day at King’s College London, which featured taster university lectures, talks about university life and a Q & A session with student ambassadors. 90 year 9 and 10 pupils

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attended remote workshops run by King’s staff and pupils in Creative writing, Debating, Chinese, Drama, Geography, Engineering, Ancient Greek and Computing. While COVID-19 impacted the number of pupils who were able to access our support in their Oxbridge and Medicine applications this year, we were still able to arrange for ‘virtual’ individually-tailored support to be given to partnership pupils. 22 students from Ursuline, Wimbledon College, Grey Court, Hollyfield, and the Coombe sixth form received personal statement advice, interview practice via video call, and live online extension classes. 11 of these candidates were called for interview, from which three offers were made. King’s supported the HMCK charity, established in memory of the founder of the Wimbledon Partnership and former King’s teacher Heather McKissack MBE, in their project to raise money to purchase laptops for disadvantaged children at four partnership secondary schools. This has included a donation and assistance in the liaison with partnership schools. The Wimbledon partnership continues to be beneficial in helping teachers with career development. A member of staff from Coombe Girl’s School completed the senior leadership training course at Kings and next year King’s is launching the King’s Teaching and Leadership Programme.The KTLP will be a new and innovative way of providing professional learning to the King’s community. These courses are open to teachers in the senior and junior school and the Coombe Federation. At the end of the year, Debbie Walls stepped down as a governor of King’s following her retirement as Executive Head of the Coombe Academy Trust. Debbie’s contributions have been invaluable in ensuring that close links between Coombe and King’s can be maintained at governing body level. Partnership schools will continue to be represented on the governing body with a new appointment anticipated to be made towards the beginning of next academic year. Several King’s staff continue to be governors of local schools. The director of the programme is on the steering group of the Schools Together Group and chairs the group’s policy and research subcommittee. King’s is supporting this group financially as it transitions into the Schools Partnership Alliance.

ENGLISH WITH ABBOTSBURY PRIMARY By Mr Hatch

Olive Horton, Kalyan Reddy, Harry Appleby-Taylor, Jonathon Cheng, Anya Stacey and Yun Losson

The Abbotsbury year five weekly English project focused on grammar and was led by lower sixth King’s pupils who were asked to cover a range of topics, including use of the apostrophe, direct speech and a selection of tenses. The pupils were arranged in groups of three or four with each small group led by one or two King’s pupils. The tutors used interactive

exercises to both revise the concepts and test their understanding of each. The feedback from the primary pupils demonstrated that there was not only an upward trend in pupils’ understanding but also that they had started to enjoy learning more by the end of the project. King’s pupils’ confidence and empathy skills also increased significantly as a result.

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BOOK CLUB WITH MERTON ABBEY PRIMARY consistently detailed and thoughtful responses to the questions on the By Alexia Kieya text provided by one In the Autumn term, five King’s pupil in particular, who students from the lower sixth was punctual in meeting began weekly remote sessions the set reading deadlines with advance readers in year and then going on to six at Merton Abbey Primary exceed them by doing School. Every Friday afternoon further reading. Overall, our sessions focused on the book club succeeded reading chapters from The in giving the students of Curious Incident of the Dog Merton Abbey insight In the Night time by Mark into the world of reading Haddon, then later on in the for pleasure and honing Spring term Wonder by R. J. their skills of deduction Palaci. The pupils were quizzed for later use. on their knowledge of the two We were so pleased texts and we had so much fun Liam Macdonald, Charlotte Bishop, Dirk Pitblado, Harrison Heatley and Alexia Kieya that book club could exploring the central themes such as jealousy, bullying, companionship and and comprehension skills. The children were run remotely and we enjoyed catching up difference. curious to learn about the issues raised in each week. The Merton Abbey book club The main aim of these sessions was to the texts, including Asperger’s syndrome as community project was incredibly successful improve the children’s fluency when reading, well as the pronunciation of names without this academic year and we are looking forward whilst simultaneously improving their use of phonetic spelling such as ‘’Siobhan’’. The King’s to visiting Merton Abbey each Friday from vocabulary and developing their inference pupils were particularly impressed by the September.

MATHS WITH RONALD ROSS By Michele Silvestri Every Friday afternoon, a team of six King’s pupils tutored a group of young students from Ronald Ross Primary School. Our task was to help these students reinforce their understanding of the foundations of mathematics.

We used Zoom and its breakout rooms feature to create an environment where the six student teachers could take a small, focused group to consolidate and push further at their mathematically abilities. It was really fun working with children of an age group that we do not normally interact with. We Dr Sergio Coury, Lorenzo di Giura del Balzo di Presenzano, Emily Jepson, Domini Radway Fatuga, Michele Silvestri and Xander Chauhan used resources such as ‘My Maths’ which allowed us to interact virtually to play the games, as well as making use of the resources online to help teach them the core mathematical principle. It was a really great experience and both the children and the pupils at King’s really learnt a lot. The children all had varied skill levels, so we constantly needed to adapt our approach, but it clearly worked, with the students gaining both confidence and knowledge every week. The students adapted well to the new virtual teaching method and enjoyed being able to interact with drawing on the screen.

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MATHS WITH THE PRIORY By the Maths Group edited by Jack Simpson, Nate Rago and Mr Trosser

Jack Simpson, Finn Kearns, Nate Rago,Viktor Schlatte, Sne Samal,Tommy Zhang, Rayyan Khan and Sulaiman Sheikh

Over the past two terms our group has been tasked with teaching both The Priory and Hollymount School a variety of extension maths activities. Each week we created new activities for the children to attempt and this involved a balance of both teaching and games. We aimed to produce enjoyable PowerPoints, involving games and competitions, whilst also making sure they grasped various mathematical methods which they had not learnt during their lessons. For example, in the third week Rayyan, Sully, and Seb led the session by teaching square roots to the children through a short presentation and then creating a fun bingo game that involved the pupils converting square roots into numbers and vice versa. The game was very intense with a winner only emerging in the final seconds of the game.

In week four, Nate and Tommy put together several challenges on topics such as remainders, fractions and reasoning. The King’s pupils guided them with the right thought process and from there, most of them were able to work through. Though it was a daunting undertaking at first, the primary pupils (and King’s boys!) had great fun. One group managed to exceed our expectations and completed the impressive feat of reaching 100 points in the game. Though there is not room to mention them all here, there were also fantastic sessions prepared by Sne, Finn, Viktor, and Jack throughout the term. The pupils have all thoroughly enjoyed the activities provided and at the same time their mathematical skills have improved, making it a rewarding experience for every King’s student involved.

EAL AT ST MARK’S ACADEMY By Ayan Asgarova and Isla Campbell

Ayan Asgarova Pupil from St Mark’s Academy

Below: example of a teaching slide

Teaching students from all over the world, with such different stories, gives you the ability to participate in a new chapter of their lives which thus is the best part of teaching EAL. Although teaching English is definitely a difficult task, especially to beginners, it allows you to get a view into the world of teaching and the significance it holds in the hearts of students. Teaching English as an additional language at St Mark’s Academy seemed somewhat daunting at first. Really, teaching EAL isn’t about it being an occupation for a Friday afternoon, it’s about the planning for each lesson, knowing how exciting it will be to see progress in your students. Being not quite sure what to expect and having to teach over a Teams call seemed like a challenging yet thrilling task. Faced with connection difficulties and buffering screens, it was at first challenging to assess the English ability of each student, and the initial session was mainly about learning the ropes and the best ways to approach the task ahead to suit the needs of the students. Soon, the lessons became more plain sailing as we got to know the students, learned to adapt to the language barrier, and gauged their different levels.

We search for the most interesting English exercises and texts, knowing that not only will our students learn something new, but they will also have fun. We find it an exciting challenge to come up with innovative ways to teach English, avoiding any monotony of repeated exercises. We work with students, of varying standards; the main challenge we face is to make the lessons work for all of them. Normally the sessions comprise of us going through tricky verbs, reading passages, spelling, and having conversations about particular subjects. It is the most rewarding when we get into conversations about current affairs or talk about things that they are passionate about. While we teach, we can really discover their individuality and we have found that having these conversations at the start of sessions are valuable icebreakers. There are many ways in which this experience is rewarding; we have the chance to use my skills to help someone else learn and improve their own, and we learn skills of adaptability, thinking on our feet, and teaching. Most importantly, it is knowing that we have been a part of the students’ progress which is the most rewarding factor of this experience.

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By Natasha Ray and Kailin Guo. With Dr Carol Shiels (St George’s, London) and Dr Jane Blythe (KCS). Science Communication training courtesy of Mr Joe Burton (Linnean Society)

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improved. Additionally, we have managed to make learning fun and engaging for the pupils by encouraging them to contribute in the chat and think creatively about science.

Team Burke Team Hare Our CCA was a collaborative community For our collaboration with St. George’s, University project that aims to open the students’ eyes of London Museum of Human Diseases for to the world of our CCA, our pathology and team created a fun, develop their skills in interactive virtual recognising diseases escape room which as well as making we are able to biology an enjoyable present to key stage experience. Our 3 students from team has created partnership schools. a set of challenges During the creating where students process we bonded as were pitted against a team, each working each other to find on our own section of who is the ultimate the escape room and pathologist among presentation, whilst them. After a short burst of information, with also helping each other. We all feel we have many puns thrown in, the students will be thrown gained leadership and teamwork skills from the making of our project. Our presentation starts into a set of challenges. The first was a skribble with the scandalous story of Burke and Hare, the style organ drawing competition (no artistic famous Edinburgh murderers who sold bodies to talent required!). From the feedback, this aspect of anatomy schools in the 19th Century. Students our session was particularly then have to answer pathology-related questions enjoyed and highlighted how science doesn’t just have be to escape from Burke and Hare! When delivering our project to the younger a dull subject but also an pupils, we have learnt how to communicate and adapt our virtual workshops to the technology available at each school. Our presentation skills have been broadened and Team Burke teaching slide

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engaging and artistic one. Following this, students were disease detectives, deciphering which diseases were fake and which were real. Some of the fake symptoms were a source of laughter! Continuing the disease detectives, students investigated which diseases corresponded with the symptoms of each patient. These two activities fully engaged students and brought out a competitive element to the session, as there was a points system for the fastest correct answer. Overall, many students within the secondary school we worked with seemed avid biologists and our workshop was helpful in fostering this passion by giving them many opportunities to ask questions. We also acted as sources of inspiration by telling them about our courses and our plans to study science further and about what to expect if they choose to study science. For us as a team, though difficult due to lockdown, we worked remotely to develop our workshop, and quickly bonded. Through effective communication and teamwork, we successfully created a workshop that we are all proud of and is enjoyed by both ourselves and our students.

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RAYNES PARK HIGH SCHOOL By Zayd El-Saie Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we still managed to par take in a series of collaborative projects with year twelve pupils at Raynes Park High School. We worked in groups on Teams through the spring term to create presentations on various cross-curricular topics. We discussed current affairs, such as the provenance of the coronavirus pandemic and whether Biden’s role as President of the US will prove to be more economically beneficial than Trump. The other presentations looked at the psychology of social media and how fake news affects young people, and the impact of the GameStop short squeeze on the stock market. We thoroughly enjoyed our time working on these complex issues and were grateful to have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with the Raynes Park students.

Zayd El-Saie, Nicholas Oldroyd, Avi Kocchar, Parth Gupta and Luca Comitis

LINDEN LODGE By Barnaby Reekes

James Murray, Malachy McEvoy, Alex Barnard, Harry ApplebyTaylor, James Desler, Mrs Wiseman and Mr Andrews

JAZZ IN THE COMMUNITY By Harry Appleby-Taylor and Mrs Wiseman Though we sadly have not been able to go into partnership schools to perform this year, the Jazz Combo have still been able to meet, both remotely and in person, and assemble several tunes. Together we have all improved our understanding of improvisation, harmony, and melody. Through the course of our Friday sessions the group has come to form a cohesive ensemble with everyone being in a better position to communicate their

Four King’s boys in the lower sixth have been meeting with a group of five pupils from Linden Lodge School in Wandsworth. Linden Lodge is a school that provides education for children with a variety of sensory needs and the purpose of this CCA has been to develop social relationships and communication between the two schools. The King’s boys have spent 45 minutes every week discussing a variety of subjects with their partners at Linden Lodge and have formed really strong bonds with them. The rapport has been brilliant and the pupils have shared stories about school, sport, hobbies and food amongst other things. It has been a really valuable project for all involved and the enjoyment gained from it has been clear to see throughout.

ideas and collectively create and respond to melodic ideas. Over the term we recorded and shared two of our projects. The first was for Creativity Day in February. For this we explored different aspects of improvisation so that fellow musicians could experiment on their own using a range of techniques. The second was a recording of two of theClassics pieces Olympiad we had winners: Karen Guo and Kallum Green been working on.

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Oliver Ferrand Geography Gabrielle Gallen English Literature Aidan Gill Natural Sciences Conor Hobday Natural Sciences Emma Jones History Pranav Khera Mathematics Aman Krishna Engineering (Mechanical) Ethan Lau Law Malachy Lush General Engineering Luke Markham Classics James Martin Biological Sciences Louise Montefiore Liberal Arts Max Ng Modern Languages and Cultures (with year abroad) Alannah O’Hare English Literature Kyle Patel Psychology Alexandre Petit Philosophy, Politics and Economics Sean Platts Mathematics Sophie Rollason Geography Ethan Sandhu-Bhogal Business and Management Zachary Tatton Brown Philosophy, Politics and Economics Arden Temple-Bowles Natural Sciences Goldsmiths, University of London Tom Edwards Fine Art and History of Art Imperial College London Tara Alpsu Medicine Hareshwaran Anpalagan Medicine Thilak Baikady Aeronautical Engineering Ashwin Banerjee Medicine Julia Bannerman-Adams Biological Sciences Dhruv Devgan Sharma Electrical & Electronic Engineering Joshua Edington Physics Elliot Fair Medicine Oliver Fiddy Computing Nathan Grusin Mechanical Engineering Sami Haque Mechanical Engineering Kyan Jasani-Draper Mechanical Engineering Alexander Jones Aeronautical Engineering Roberto La Corte Mechanical Engineering William Lovett-Turner Geology Annabel Paek Mathematics Jack Roberts Physics Rohan Saini Medicine Ankita Sharma Design Engineering Alexander Spence Geology Guillaume Vecchioli Mathematics with Applied Mathematics/ Mathematical Physics Kishan Vijayarajah Electrical & Electronic Engineering King’s College London, University of London Harun Arain Medicine Lara Defterios International Relations Alwiya Mohamed Biomedical Science Fatema Siddique Physics

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Queen Mary University of London Louis Tu Film Studies (with year abroad) St George’s, University of London Brandon-Rio Hothi Biomedical Science The University of Edinburgh Yuvraj Arora Politics, Philosophy and Economics Alicia Benjamin English Literature Grace Bowden-Stone Engineering Abigail Carr Chemistry Hugo Cartwright Theoretical Physics Noah Chamberlain English Language and Literature Flynn Gash History of Art and English Literature Maximilian Gumienny Geography and Economics Oliver Holmes History Lydia Koleosho Computer Science Bennett Krentz Philosophy and Mathematics Camille Yuki Maezelle Medicine Matthew O’Malley Spanish and Politics William Parkes Politics, Philosophy and Economics Cormack Ross Philosophy and Economics Burcu Uslu Politics, Philosophy and Economics Sivakumar Vickneswaran Economics with Management Science Honor Wright English Literature UCL (University College London) Karim Abu-Manneh English Lily Aitken History Minuk Amarasuriya Biochemistry Louis-Emmanuel Bertrand History with a European Language Alissia Blase Medicine Stella Champeaux Medicine Adam Cheung Medicine Oksana Cooper Medicine Kevin Gulati Statistics Karen Guo Latin and English Lucas Kennett History, Politics and Economics Katherine Marlow History Guy Murphy Medicine Giulia Nagel Natural Sciences Edward Palmer Medical Innovation and Enterprise Agustin Pangaro History Krish Patel Computer Science Tomos Poulton History Nicholas Schneider History (with year abroad) Suraj Sridhar Economics James Sternberg Mathematics Premvas Sull Economics Alicia Ward Biochemistry Jun Wong Law

UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS University of Bath Felix Adams Biology (with professional placement) Maisie Ballsdon Natural Sciences (sandwich) Max Covill Management with Marketing (with professional placement) Marcus Heenk Chemical Engineering Raffaele Mercadante Mathematics Felix Mischker Business (with professional placement) Charles Reay Architecture (with professional placement) Sophia Shepherd Computer Science (with professional placement) Gareth Siddle Computer Science University of Bristol Samuel Andrews-Tait Psychology Benjamin Aram Computer Science Joel Diamond Theatre and English Rory Doyle Psychology with Innovation Alexander Fitzpatrick Economics (with study abroad in a Modern Language) Pranav.Ganesh Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Madeleine.Gibbard Medicine - MBChB Ron Hentze Computer Science with Innovation Luke Johnson Theoretical Physics Rebecca Leach Medicine - MBChB Finlay MacLeod Biochemistry Anastasia Mueller Economics and Management Thomas O’Hagan Psychology Andrei Pankratov Engineering Mathematics Edward Peacock Geography Benjamin Tismer International Business Management (with study abroad) University of Cambridge Umair Ahmad Ana Calina Adam Choudhury Finton Hanks Alexander Douglas Hulton Kate Lee Leo Mills Edward John Peter Townsend University of Exeter Benjamin Cox Daniel Davies Toby Hubbard Rory Hyatt Nicholas Johns Piers Keller Harry Kilsby Rawinthip Phimlee Kairan Sivapathasundram Benjamin Tozer William Wight

Engineering Economics Geography History Architecture Engineering Engineering Engineering

Economics and Finance Biochemistry (with industrial placement) Psychology Exercise and Sport Sciences Economics (with industrial placement) Geography Geography Medicine Economics (with industrial experience) Mechanical Engineering Economics

University of Leeds William Macdougall Economics and Geography Fraser White Music, Multimedia and Electronics University of Manchester Charles Hellings Management (I,S&E) (with industrial / professional placement) Jesper Leggatt Law James Lemin Electronic Engineering Jim Mather English Literature Robert Philpott Management (with industrial / professional placement)

University of Oxford Jack Barker Edward Blake Charlotte Bruce Talia Caouki Emma de Pretis Grégoire Desclée de Maredsous James Freeman Lucas Haskins Freya Hutchins Logan Jopling Edward Laurence Isabel Lucas Mihir Manium Meghna Nandi Serrena Srithavarajah Benjamin Stewart Benjamin Stratton

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University of Plymouth Eduardo Hessian

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University of Sheffield Joshua Kellett

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University of St Andrews Faris Baccouche Hannah Beggerow Edward Cohen Christine Forshaw Louis Foster Gabriel Henrion Pramoth Ragavan

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University of the Arts London Sophie Rakowski Fashion Marketing University of Warwick Aiman Bhargava Tenam Cuauhtémoc Samik Gupta Kenny James Haris Khan Krisnaa Muhunthakumar Luca Sarif-Kattan Alexander Smirnov Andrei Stalnov Edward Thompson

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