Summer Term 2015 - St Mary`s School Ascot

SUMMER TERM 2015
ISSUE 53
N E WS L E T T E R
WW1 TRENCHES TRIP
ramparts and discovered the sites of the
Wipers Times, the Benedictine Abbey, the
chocolate shop and the fascinating "In Flanders
Fields" museum.
Seven staff, two guides, two coach drivers and
fifty-five Year 9 and Year 10 historians visited
the WWI battlefields of France and Belgium at
the start of the Easter holidays. The weather
was authentically atmospheric with plenty of
drizzle and mud. We were based in Ypres,
Belgium and visited sites in the Salient and on
the Somme.
We visited allied cemeteries at Lijssenthoek,
Essex Farm and Passchendaele and the
German cemetery at Langemarck; we explored
the preserved trench systems, tunnels and
flooded shell holes at Sanctuary Wood and Hill
62; we took a walking tour of Ypres and its
One evening we all attended the powerful
ceremony of the "Last Post" which happens
every single night at 8pm under the town's
Menin Gate, where Francesca Lehrell, Celeste
Spratt and Allegra Stisted laid a poppy wreath
on behalf of the school.
At the Somme the girls followed in the footsteps
of those soldiers who went over the top on 1st
July 1916 and tried to cross No Man's Land;
they read the endless lists of names on the
Thiepval memorial and they held hands around
the 300 foot wide Lochnagar Crater, created by
an enormous allied mine on the first morning of
the battle.
Most girls had conducted research into their
WWI family history before the trip and many
found the final resting place of their relatives
on the trip, but all of the girls found it a moving
and sobering experience and learned a lot
about WWI from our excellent guides ■
P Smith
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OPEN DAY
AND
AND
PRIZE-GIVING
S AT U R D AY 4 J U LY 2 0 1 5
The Lord Hemphill welcomed us all to the prize
giving ceremony. Mrs Breen thanked him warmly
for his guidance and service as Chair of Governors
and welcomed The Hon Martin Hunt, who will take
on this role from July 2015. She spoke of the
successes of the past year, sporting and academic
results, and the achievements of the sixth form.
She thanked two retiring members of staff, Mrs
Patricia Shaw and Mrs Lisa Matthews, and
touched on exciting plans for the future, including
the new sixth form accommodation project.
We then welcomed the Reverend Professor T
Frank Kennedy SJ, who spoke about the future
of our Upper Sixth. He began by explaining his
research into missionary music and then C S
Lewis’ concept of the “inner ring”, both
examples of ties that bind people together. This
was particularly poignant for our leavers, who
move on from our close community to create
new ties of their own. To do this successfully, the
Reverend Professor gave them a word of advice:
consider service as the eighth sacrament.
We were blessed with glorious sunshine on
Open Day this year. The day began with a
beautiful Mass celebrated by Father Dermot,
who spoke movingly about our sixth form leavers
and about the power of the Holy Spirit. The
music, arranged by Mother Campion, was led by
the Upper Sixth Campion singers.
Theme for the ball
was Alice in Wonderland
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Families then enjoyed drinks before lunch,
picnics in the sunshine and the Open Day Gala
performance in the Rose Theatre. The sixth form
ball concluded our summer’s day of celebration
■ D Staunton
TALK BY
JONATHANFORD
LADY CARLA CARLISLE
In April, Lady Carla Carlisle came to speak about
her diverse life and various careers. Her many
roles have included waitressing, teaching,
writing, restaurateur and political activist.
Originally from Mississippi, she studied History
and Economics at Sarah Lawrence College and
at Princeton University. After moving to
California she became involved in the launch of
a left-wing newspaper which landed her in
trouble on many occasions. Lady Carlisle moved
to Paris on a whim where she taught English
and found time to write a television series. From
here she moved to London and then on to
Suffolk where she and her husband began their
venture into viniculture. She nervously planted
20,000 vines on 1000 acres of her Suffolk estate
hoping that the English soil and sunshine might
be kind. The vines now produce the award
winning wine, Moonshine, and a converted barn
on the estate is the home of a successful
restaurant, another award winning venture.
Lady Carlise was writing a film script when
asked to write a weekly column for Country Life
magazine. Her husband advised her that this
would be one task too many, but after a
consultation and lunch with staff from the
magazine, she accepted - here she warned us
of the danger of accepting things too easily and
how important it is to not be afraid to say ‘no!’
Twelve years later Lady Carlisle was still writing
the Spectator column for the magazine.
She concluded with her ‘nuggets of wisdom’.
These included ‘always get a good night’s sleep’
and ‘always be kind to others’. She
recommended reading a newspaper everyday
as it makes for far more interesting people, and
to find time to read poetry. Lady Carlisle’s varied
and ever-changing career path was inspiring to
follow, especially for those of us yet to decide
on our first career choice.
On Tuesday 28 April, Jonathan Ford, chief leader
writer at the Financial Times gave an excellent
talk in the Rose Theatre to girls interested in a
career in journalism. Mr Ford gave an insightful
overview of how the newspaper industry has
changed in the last twenty years. He explained
how the traditional print media is in decline and
why any aspiring journalists will enter a highly
competitive digital market in which thousands
of media outlets fight to hold the attention of
a fickle audience. The media is increasingly
driven by technology and this has significant
implications for journalists. Newspapers have
been cutting back on their budgets as their
income from sales and advertising has fallen.
Journalists are paid less well but expected to
We all thoroughly enjoyed the evening and hope
that Lady Carlisle will visit St Mary’s again very
soon ■ Flora MacGregor LVI and Tizzy
MacGregor UVI
PARENTS’
HISTORY OF ARTTRIP TO ANTIBES
Thank you to all the parents who joined the History of Art department trip to Antibes. We were a party
of 20, a mixture of those who have been before and others for whom this was their first trip. There
is a lot of wonderful stuff to see along the Cote d’Azur in museums as often as not dedicated to a
single artist: Matisse, Picasso, Chagall, Leger, Renoir, and Cocteau. Each was connected in some
way to this stupendous, sumptuous coastline. Thus they brought the formal experiments and
innovations of modernism, worked out in the grittier urban context of Paris, down to the
Mediterranean, where they were transformed. More trips are planned for next year, so please check
the parent portal for details ■ T Parsons
work harder and compete for readers with
amateur bloggers. Mr Ford offered three tips
to girls considering a successful career in
journalism: be extremely committed; use
whatever connections you have wherever
possible because it is a tough industry; get
noticed by being published even if this means
setting up your own website/blog. Mr Ford also
discussed the role of newspapers in a
democratic society and the dilemmas he faced
when writing leader columns especially in the
run up to a general election. Mr Ford answered
a number of questions about his experiences
working at the Financial Times and the outcome
of the 2015 General Election. All of the girls
came away with a better idea of what a career
in journalism might entail and were very grateful
to Mr Ford for taking the time to give such an
interesting and informative talk ■ Hannah
Mackey, UVI
HINDU Temple
Year 7 girls visited the Hindu Temple at
Neasden on 4 May ■
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POLITICS
GEOGRAPHY
ALICE MEETS...
YEAR 7 TRIP
TO
THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY
THE LOOKOUT
On 21 May, Year 7 geographers went to the
THE NEW FOREST
On 7 May, Year 9 travelled to the New Forest to
undertake both physical and human fieldwork.
During the morning the girls investigated the
impacts of recreation on vegetation on the New
Forest, focussing on an area called Pig Bush.
Using equipment such as quadrats, measuring
tapes and species identification cards, they were
able to assess vegetation height, vegetation
species and soil compaction. In the afternoon the
girls assessed the importance of tourism to the
economy and environment of the village of
Beaulieu, a village inside the New Forest. With
the use of iPads and using a variety of
applications the girls were able to analyse the
land use, the traffic and the opinions of locals
and tourists. The girls worked very hard on the
trip whilst appreciating the beauty of the New
Forest National Park. They returned to school
and produced some impressive geographical
reports using the data they collected out in the
field. The trip was a fantastic success and a
great opportunity for the girls to practice
fieldwork ahead of GCSE controlled assessment ■ S Khambata
THE HOME SECRETARY
Alice also met Theresa May and discussed the
manifesto with her as well as the essay she wrote
on world agriculture for her AS level exams ■
with thanks to Mr Colin Rayner
YEAR 9
TRIP TO
Lookout as part of their ‘Geography of Sport’
course. In threes, they represented (and
dressed up appropriately as) a chosen country
in the new Olympic sport of orienteering. They
ran around the woods near Bracknell,
searching for orienteering posts, whilst
emblazoned with items such as pyramids, pasta
and flags. On completion of the course, they
then played on the adventure playground.
Overall, they had a fantastic time, as they
dressed up, used their map skills and played in
the sun ■ J Barker
In April Alice Rayner, of the Lower Sixth, spent
half an hour with Philip Hammond discussing
various political issues and delivered to him the
NFU election manifesto ■
SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER &
21 NOVEMBER 2015
10am - 1.45pm
Open Mornings
FOR PROSPECTIVE PARENTS AND PUPILS
For further details and to register your interest, please
contact Mrs Sandra Young, Registrar, on: 01344 296614 /
296615 or email: admissions@st-marys-ascot.co.uk
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St Mary’s
ELECTION 2015
A few weeks before the country went to the
polls, the girls studying politics in the sixth form
decided to run a school election on the same
day as the General Election. The following
parties stood:
Conservative Party
Labour Party
Liberal Democrat Party
Green Party
United Kingdom Independence Party
Socialist Workers Party
Monster Raving Loony Party
available in the school libraries and campaign
posters were put up around the school for all
to read.
A “hustings” meeting was held, where each
party detailed their policies and gave the
audience an opportunity to ask them questions.
Then on Election Day the whole school were
able to cast their votes whilst the rest of the
nation decided how they wanted the country to
be run for the next five years.
The manifestos of each of the parties were
MATHEMATICS
JUNIOR MATHS CHALLENGE
Thirty six girls achieved awards in the Junior
Maths Challenge this term. Tatiana Quintavalle,
Victoria Chapman and Melinda Martindale
achieved gold awards. Tatiana and Victoria
the Tory campaign were: Sophie Curtis and Flo
White-Spunner, and for the Monster Raving
Loony Party: Allegra Moghtader-Mojdehi ■
C Holland
As with the General Election, the outcome of
St Mary’s election was a win for the
Conservatives, but our runners up were the
Monster Raving Loony Party! The girls that ran
achievement; we wish the girls lots of luck with
this and hope they enjoy the experience.
Eighteen girls were awarded silver certificates
and fifteen girls achieved bronze certificates.
We are delighted with these results. Well done
to all girls who took part ■
DAVIES TROPHY FOR
TEAMMATHEMATICS
SCHOLARSHIPS -
AWARDED FOR
SEPTEMBER 2015
11+ Academic Scholarship
Cecilia McCHESNEY, Pembridge Hall School
11+ Mary Ward Exhibition
Camilla TIANA, Rydes Hill Preparatory School
13+ Academic Scholarship
Flora TURNER, The Dragon School
13+ Academic Scholarship
Athena HENDERSON, Broomwood Hall
16+ Academic Scholarship
Serena REEVE-TUCKER, Cheltenham College
Sixth Form Science Scholarship
Charlotte NUGENT, St Mary’s School Ascot
Art Scholarship
Calla MITCHELL, Garden House School
Music Scholarship
Florence McKECHNIE, Hazlegrove Preparatory
School
scored such high marks, they have both been
invited to sit the Kangaroo paper; a
considerably more demanding paper for
selected candidates only. This is a fantastic
Congratulations to Rookwood who win the
trophy this year. A huge thanks to all House
captains for their support with this competition
and in particular to Gillian Fu and Lavinia
Craston who guided Rookwood to victory ■
B Breedon
Sports Scholarship
Isabella ELWES, Farleigh School
Sports Scholarship
Alexia MITCHELL, Cheam School ■
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YEAR 7
Year 7 had the first ever science picnic this year. It was a really fun lesson as we went outside and
sat on the grass. There were fantastic performances from both classes, each having produced 3
different entertainments. In 7S Maria Oficialdegui de Sagarra and Blanca Parladé did a ‘forces’
dance. Marcela Pérez de Castro and Emma
Clapp performed two ‘reproduction’ dances.
Finally there was an amazing ‘Solar System’ song
by Maria, Marcela, Blanca, Tina Vecchini, , Emma
Clapp, Lili Orchard, Grace Haworth, Emily
Egerton-Warburton, Claudia Chapman and
Melinda Martindale. In 7M we had the following
great performances. Rose Gilby and Helen
Chigladze with a great song called ‘the science
cycle’. Sophie Spies, Ilaria Fiore and Antonia
Wahl recited a super poem and lastly Ophelia
Lorijn,Tilly Farrell, Rhianna Carlsson and Talia
Caouki performed a wonderful ‘pregnancy’ piece.
After this we had some yummy homemade rocky
road and cupcakes made by Mrs Finley. To finish
off the afternoon we had the much anticipated science quiz. Well done to group 5 who won! I am sure I speak on behalf of all Year 7 to thank Mrs
Carlson and Mrs Finley (also for her great baking skills) for a fantastic lesson ■ Emma Clapp, Y7
SCIENCE PICNIC
SIXTH FORM
As we bid farewell to our Upper Sixth, these are
just of a few of the activities that they managed to
fit into a very busy final term at St Mary’s ■
Upper Sixth Treat
Upper Sixth Champagne Tasting
Mary Ward Bake Off
Upper Sixth last exam
CONFIRMATION
On Saturday 2 May, 54 of our Year 10 girls
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received the sacrament of Confirmation. We
were delighted to have Bishop Philip Egan, of
the Portsmouth Diocese, celebrate for us. The
sports hall of the Orchard Centre was
converted to resemble a modern church and
many family members and friends attended the
spiritual occasion, which was followed by a
delicious lunch ■ V Barker
CLASSICS NEWS
MUSIC
The summer term began with our Music
Captain’s concert on the first Saturday of term.
This was a great success, planned and carried
out by Hannah Mackey, who is an experienced
singer with the exciting offer of a choral award
from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Her
programme included a mixture of vocal and
instrumental pieces, but perhaps most
noticeable was the group of guest singers from
Eton joining our girls to form an SATB chorus.
The concert was extremely well attended by girls
and parents alike, and a reception afterwards
allowed us to thank Hannah and her friends for
their hard work.
This term we have offered again two of our
popular regular day trips to complement the
work done in Latin over the year. Year 8 have
visited Butser Ancient Farm where they
experienced what it was like to live in both Iron
Age round houses and Roman villas and learned
the Celtic crafts of wool spinning, metal
jewellery making and the new skill of clunching.
The girls were delighted to get involved in this
energetic activity and to contribute to the
experimental archaeology which makes the
ancient farm so refreshingly different from other
historical sites.
Year 9 enjoyed their day out to the Roman Baths
in Bath, which involved a guided tour of the
baths complex and an object handling session.
The atmospheric setting and opportunity to
sample the mineral rich waters to which the
Romans attributed healing powers, proved to be
another successful and informative visit.
A sixth form enrichment trip to the highly
acclaimed Defining Beauty Exhibition at the
British Museum provided food for thought on not
just the aesthetics of classical sculpture but also
provoked follow up work on how beauty is
perceived in different cultures and ages.
On 1 May we held our special Future Talent
concert, hosted by television and radio
presenter, Alan Titchmarsh. The programme
included: all girls in Years 7 and 8 singing
together as a choir, the junior and senior
madrigal groups, Campion, Junior Campion and
two of our instrumentalists, Rosanna Suvini and
Katharine Beirne. We heard from two young
children, a cellist and a violinist currently being
sponsored by the charity, and the concert ended
with a guest performance from Lesley Garrett,
which was spectacular. The concert was very
well attended, and we were delighted that the
Duchess of Kent was able to attend. We raised
over £10,000 for Future Talent which is an
incredible achievement. All girls rose to the
occasion, singing and playing wonderfully.
We rounded off our year by attending the
Almeida’s production of Aeschylus’ Oresteia –
an ambitious project which enabled senior
classics, drama and English pupils to appreciate
the true impact of experiencing a tragedy trilogy
in one sitting ■ L Povey
The Open Morning concert on Saturday 16 May
was a great success where we heard from
Junior Madrigal and three soloists: Lili Orchard,
Rosanna Suvini and Venetia Campbell. Huge
thanks to all these girls. Open Day on Saturday 4
July saw Campion lead the singing at Mass, and
several of our groups performing in the afternoon
Gala Concert ■ A Rees
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DANCE SHOW
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Once again the dance show, held on Sunday 3 and Monday 4 May, showcased the girls’
talents. All groups and individuals performed superbly to a very appreciative audience ■
GERMAN NETWORK OLYMPIAD Drama
Emilia Power (LVI), who has immersed herself
REVIEW
in German and French studies over the last four
years, entered the Oxford University German
Network Olympiad, where the task was to write
a review of a German concert. After hearing
that she had won the competition, Emilia was
equally delighted to hear that she would be
presented with her prize by Michael Morpugo,
whom she very much admires and respects as
a story teller. Very well done to Emilia ■
The summer term sees more of an emphasis on
junior drama, as the senior girls are engaged in
external examinations. This year, Year 8 were set
Othello and Macbeth to perform before their
parents’ meeting. The plays are abridged and use
simple props and costumes on the Rose Theatre
stage. It is an opportunity for the girls to use the
theatre skills they have acquired so far and to bring
the Bard to life. The drama department use the
opportunity to cast girls who may not have had the
opportunity to have a main role, or who may not
have considered auditioning for other productions.
In May, 28 girls from Years 7 to 9 performed in the
lower school musical Honk! to very full audiences
in the Rose Theatre. Honk!, written by Stiles and
Drewe, is adapted from the story of Hans Christian
Anderson’s The Ugly Duckling and was an uplifting
CAMBRIDGE GERMAN NETWORK
TRANSLATION DAY
On 13 June I went with Frau Webb to the
Cambridge German Network Translation Day at
Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. There
were many German students from various
schools, some had even travelled from
Northern Ireland! The day was thoroughly
interesting with many speakers, most notably
Klaus Fritz who translated the Harry Potter
novels into German, Mike Mitchell, Paul Kaye
from the European Commission and even
Rowan Williams (yes, the former Archbishop of
Canterbury)! I had recently read the German
novel Effi Briest and I was therefore thrilled to
have the opportunity to meet Mike Mitchell the
translator of this fine piece of German literature
and discuss my thoughts on my - and his favourite German book. A masterclass and the
talks were a great opportunity to learn about
the problems of literary translation and to meet
many students enthusiastic about German. An
exhibition named “Germany in England” was
also held by the Migration Museum to depict
how Germans have played their role in English
culture ■ Emilia Power, LVI
journey of family, friendship, self-discovery, identity
and acceptance.
Also in May, 11 of our year 10 GCSE examination
girls performed extracts from John Godber’s
Teechers in the Rufus Sewell Studio. The girls
enjoyed exploring the themes and style of this
piece, presenting very physical and creative
interpretations of the text.
In June a cast drawn from Year 7 and Year 9
performed Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic
tale of friendship and the fickleness of fate, The
Little Princess. This is a charming story and one
that enchanted its audiences.
This term the Thorndike Society has been to see
Peter Pan at Regents Park Open Air Theatre with 30
girls opting to attend. This society is open to all year
groups and allows our girls to experience the magic
of live theatre. We also took exam groups to see
After Electra by April De Angelis, a play that will
feature in their written Theatre Studies exam
papers. After the exam period we rewarded our
exam groups with another night at the theatre to see
The Oresteia at The Almeida Theatre. The whole of
Year 9 have also had a trip to the theatre this term
to see the stage adaptation of The Boy in Striped
Pyjamas. This was a deeply moving production
which was the catalyst for a devising project on
historical events in class time.
The Shakespeare in the Garden event is now in its
14th year. Ninety extra drama pupils performed
extracts from different plays over two nights in a
rustic spot in the woods, in costume, for an
audience of their peers, parents and staff. This event
has become one of the drama department’s summer
highlights, and is appreciated by all who watch each
year – even in the rain! ■ J Brayton
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FUTURE TALENT
F R I D AY 1 M AY 2 0 1 5
On Friday 1 May, St Mary’s hosted ‘A Celebration of Music for Future Talent’, a charity
which supports the development of young and talented musicians from low income
backgrounds. The evening was hosted by television and radio presenter, Alan
Titchmarsh and attended by Future Talent co-founder, the Duchess of Kent. The
audience enjoyed a varied repertoire from choirs and soloists from the school,
including Rosanna Suvini and Katharine Beirne, and from the charity, Avreliy Sergejevs
and Isabella Chan, as well as a special performance by Lesley Garrett. It was a
wonderful evening and the money raised will provide essential help for young
musicians ■ C Holland
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SCHOOL OFFICERS
CONGRATULATIONS...
AAA 25TH
ANNIVERSARY REUNION
Twenty alumnae from the class of 1990 joined
us on 26 April to celebrate the 25th anniversary
reunion of the year they left school ■ W Nash
go to the following girls who have been
elected school officers for 2015-2016:
Head Girl
Agatha Eyston
Deputy Head Girl Gillian Fu
Deputy Head Girl Hattie Ireland
Music Captain
Amelia Chu
Drama Captain
Florence White-Spunner
Sports Captain
Sophie Curtis
Prefects
Anna Reid, Cecilia Vorfeld,
Emily Farr, Flora MacGregor, Greta Tozer,
Héloïse Hunter, Lucy Bertie, Lydia Chapman,
Millie Talbot, Vanessa Moore ■
WEEKENDS
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ST MARY’S
As a full boarding
school, weekends and
how we spend them,
are an important part of
life here at St Mary’s.
The activities organised
for the weekends are
planned by each of the
Houses on a rota basis
throughout the year.
Some will follow a
theme, such as ‘The
Carribean’ and may then
include: cooking Carribean
food, a Carribean beach party with limbo
dancing, and a pirate treasure hunt. Suggestions
are also taken from pupils, perhaps make and
bake your own pizzas in the outdoor pizza oven,
natural disasters, a roller disco, or maybe a
coach trip to a favourite place.
Here is a small selection of photos from a few
of the weekend activities this term ■
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SPORTS NEWS
SWIMMING The U14 swim squad of Isabel Baker,
Isabella Callagy, Thea Opperman, Sofia Cicchine,
Trixie Mareuse, Emilienne Dowsett, Jimena Plazas Cabral and the captain Adele George won the Ascot
Schools swimming trophy.
TENNIS The AEGON tennis competition has been very tough, producing an excellent standard of play
from all those who have taken part. The senior B team progressed to the regional semi-final, meeting
Reed’s school ‘s A team. Reed’s are currently World School Tennis champions, so it was a great
experience to play girls who have specialised in tennis and train in that sport every day.
ATHLETICS Individual school records have been broken in competition by
Isabel Norrey, Clarissa Nicholls, Violet Franks and Sasha Trapani as well as the
Year 9 relay record with Eimear Griffin, Aisha Austin, Violet Franks and Danielle
Tosin-Talabi. St Mary’s hosted one of the first rounds of the English Schools
Athletics Association competitions for the first time with the junior squad of
Year 7 and 8 making the regional B final in Winchester. The intermediate Year
9 and 10 team have reached the A final at Millfield School for the first time and
are currently placed second in points behind Millfield in the region, a phenomenal achievement.
In a GOLF competition hosted by Cranleigh School, Carlota Alvarez-Rendueles gained second place
overall in the U13 category.
Overall result in the gymnastics, triathlon and
tennis inter-house competitions which have
taken place this term are:
GYMNASTICS 1st Rookwood 2nd Babthorpe
3rd Wigmore 4th Bedingfeld 5th Poyntz
TRIATHLON (points in brackets)
1st Wigmore (150) 2nd Bedingfeld (147)
3rd Babthorpe (143) 4th Rookwood (135)
5th Poyntz (131)
TENNIS 1st Wigmore 2nd Babthorpe
3rd Rookwood 4th Bedingfeld 5th Poyntz
ROUNDERS 1st Poyntz 2nd Rookwood
3rd Babthorpe 4th Bedingfeld 5th Wigmore ■
In BALLET Aisha Austin achieved a distinction for her grade 6 RAD examination and Ladislaya Ladanyi
a distinction in her grade 8 RAD Examination.
And in KARATE Imogen Harrison achieved her green belt. Congratulations to them all ■ G Eamer
POLO We had a wonderful day at the Inter Schools
Arena Polo Day at Ascot Park Polo Club where the
sun shone and ten teams competed in this
Challenge. All four of the St
Mary's teams did really well
and in each case played
even better in their second
chukka than in the first. Well
done girls!
Minnie Kerr-Dineen beat Stowe Boys team 2:1
and the B team of Alice Rayner, Antonia
Carlsson and Victoria Gilbert came equal top of
their league with Burgess
Hill School for Girls.
Special thanks also go to
Ascot Park Polo Club for
hosting the event and to
parents who came to
support - some from a
long way away ■
E Horswell
The A team, comprising
Honor Horswell (capt),
Christabel Horswell and
of Honor (UVI) and Christabel (Y11) very
MR EDWARD HORSWELL, father
generously donates his time and expertise taking
the girls to polo practice every Friday at Ascot Park Polo Club. He has been doing this for at least
three years. At one point the team had four good players, today the team stands 17 girls strong with
A, B, and C level teams! The girls not only hold
weekly practice sessions, but participate in
organised tournaments with other schools. For
the past two years they have competed in the
Easter Polo Tournament which Mr Horswell
organised last year. There were successful
results across the different levels. Earlier in the
year, the girls also played Wellington College in
a match at Ascot Park and won.
SPORTS
DAY
RESULTS
1st Rookwood (291) 2nd Wigmore (275)
3rd Poyntz (274) 4th Babthorpe (273)
5th Bedingfeld (261)
VICTOR LUDORUM
Year 7: 1st Jemima Hugh Smith (71)
2nd Flo Sillars (59) 3rd Rhianna Carlsson (52)
Year 8: 1st Alexia de la Chaise (79)
2nd Clarissa Nicholls (68)
3rd Antonia Carlsson (67)
Weekly, he asks the girls to confirm who can
make it on Friday, arranges horses, handles any
details connected, such as designing and
supplying St Mary’s team uniforms, and attends
to watch or co-coach.
My own daughter Victoria has been very
grateful for this opportunity and has enjoyed
being on the team. When I have attended any
practice, I’ve seen how much the girls really do
enjoy it ■Thank you Mrs Rita Gilbert for sending this
for publication.
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St Mary’s School Ascot Tel: +44 (0)1344 296600 Fax: +44 (0)1344 873281 Email: admissions@st-marys-ascot.co.uk
Year 9: 1st Eimear
Griffin (85)
2nd Violet Franks (80)
3rd Jimena Plazas
Cabral (77)
Year 10: 1st Danielle
Tosin-Talabi (83)
2nd Stefanella Julius (57)
3rd Aurelia Aslangul
(51)pt
OPEN
1st Katya Marks (101) ■