Sevenoaks School | Sevenoaks Today - Winter 2012

Sevenoaks Today - Winter 2012

Bowled Over

Congratulations to rising cricket star Natasha Farrant on being highly commended in the Aviva/Telegraph School Sports Matters Awards 2012. Natasha was nominated by head coach Chris Tavaré, and was one of three students selected for the Female Pupil of the Year category. Natasha finished second behind the world junior road race cycling champion Lucy Garner and Ahead of Lithuanian Olympic Gold medallist swimmer Ruta Meilutyte.

This is a just reward for a fantastic season. In the ECB U17 Girls County Championship, Natasha had best figures of 6 for 4.

Academic Results

Many congratulations to the Class of 2012 on their superb IB examination results. The school also achieved outstanding GCSE and IGCSE results.

OS News

Charlie Higson (OS 1976) visits the school
Tristram Stuart (OS 1995) featured on Radio 4
Elise Damstra (OS 2012) wins Science Prize

King’s Wings

Following on from his fantastic achievements last summer where he completed his Glider Training and Advanced Glider Training, Stuart King has won a Flying Scholarship with the RAF.

Classroom to Boardroom

At the start of the summer holiday, 50 Year 11s met to begin a four-day Classroom to Boardroom programme.

Athletics Success

James Yun-Stevens became National javelin champion for the second year running.

Big Gig 2012

The ‘Big Gig’ 2012 heralded the beginning of Upper School Charity week in October. The event was a sell-out with funds raised going to two main charities: The MulaMula project in Africa, and the Valence School swimming pool appeal.

The youngest performers on the night ‘Purple Dragon’ set the hall alight with their professional performance. Year 11 band ‘The Alamo’ took us to the break with some fabulous and original close-harmony folk-pop. Stand-out acts in the second half were Tarish Trivedi (U6) and Will Griffiths (Y10). Tarish’s original, technically excellent rapping had the audience spell-bound, whereas Will raised the roof with his entertaining beat-boxing skills. Chris Ying and Johnny Cheung (U6) provided great backing for a number of acts, before Ayman El-Farouki (U6) and the basketball team brought proceedings to an entertaining close. The evening raised over £2000 and was hugely enjoyed by everybody.

Speaking of Space...

In October Sevenoaks School's Centre for Innovation inaugurated a series of termly open lectures, to be held at The Space.

Aisha Bennett, Freddie Best, Ed Broadhead, Oscar Flamank, Adam Gristock (all OS 2012) entered Tokyo Trilogy into the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. The show, adapted from three of Haruki Murakami’s short stories, ran for 16 nights and received positive reviews with strong word-of-mouth recommendations, excellent feedback and audience figures.

Flagg Flying

Congratulations to Oge Flagg-Igbo on being awarded the Children's Medal of Recognition by the US Department of State.

Sporting Success

1st XI Hockey team retain Kent title
Hockey selection for England HiPAC
Octavia Turner selected for Kent Netball
Shooting selection for Home Counties team

London 2012

Old Sennockians and current staff members played a variety of interesting and important roles in the run-up to and during the course of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Young Musicians

The school has regularly hosted a concert in late June celebrating talented young musicians.

Taekwondo

Congratulations to Joshua Dingomal and Andrew Johnstone who recently passed their first degree black belt Taekwondo grading.

Congratulations to the following Lower Sixth students who were awarded a Major Music Scholarship on entry to the school:
Sam Parker, Tiffany Fung, Jessica Li, Theresa von Bötticher.

Fencing

Megan Beddoe selected for GB U20 Fencing

Nathaniel Robinson and Miranda Stevens win medals

IC: 50 not out

On Saturday 29 September the school hosted a landmark dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Centre boarding house. Some 150 guests, including former pupils and nearly all Housemasters, spanning five decades, were in attendance. Many guests took the opportunity to tour the school and return to the original IC in Oak Lane, now occupied by School House.

Guest of honour, and now in his 90th year, was former Headmaster, Mr Kim Taylor (1954-68), who, following drinks at the IC and a gourmet meal in the school dining hall, delivered a fascinating speech on the challenges he had to face to get the House up and running.

Weltklasse!

The Sevenoaks School Gospel Choir performed at the Berliner Philharmonie during the Festival of Cultures.

Triathlon

Many congratulations to Kate Curran who has been crowned British Triathlon Youth Super Series champion (female youth category) 2012.

Sporting Success

Oliver Gibson and Saul Greenhalgh to trial for ISFA
U15 Rugby reach Kent Cup Final
Rory Easton wins Kent U13 Badminton titles
Thomas Harrison Golf selection

A Summer of Music

Sevenoaks Musicians in summer concerts

Congratulations to Francesca Carver who has been selected by the English National Opera as part of their forthcoming production of Carmen.

Sailing

The Sevenoaks Sailing team have claimed another victory in the BSDRA East Kent Autumn Team Racing Championships.