STONYHURST newsEASTER TERM 2009

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Welcomefrom the HeadmastersWe have celebrated a number of significant pupil achievements at the College this term. You will read in this edition of Stonyhurst News of the seven pupils who have won conditional offers to Oxford or Cambridge, our best tally for a number of years. We are also delighted with our pupils’ successes in the Senior Physics Olympiad and in the Senior and Intermediate Maths challenge competitions. In these competitions too we have enjoyed our greatest success for some years. This term’s Headmaster’s concert given by our music scholars was of a very high standard, and we look forward to hearing the second concert given by the scholars next term. There have been plenty of opportunities this term for pupils, staff and members of the local community to attend a range of challenging lectures, with no fewer than 25 evening talks on offer, including a series of four Lenten Talks broadly based on the theme of the challenge of faith.

At the time of writing, we are still looking forward to seeing this term’s musical, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, to hearing a wide range of musicians perform in the spring concert, and to rounding the term off with a moving Passion service.

At SMH we were delighted at the performance of our 11+ examinees who won the majority of scholarships on offer. There have been some notable external awards too – not least the Young History Presenter of the Future. In sport several of our girls are representing Lancashire in hockey and netball and our rugby teams had a fine season – the 1st XV losing just once in the season. Like the College we await our end of term concert and some of our pupils are also in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’. We took part in a Fairtrade Fashion show.

It has been a term of firsts: we are particularly pleased to have opened our own Emmaus Centre which will become central to the spiritual life of the school; we launched Hodder Toddlers for pre-school children; and we now have a School Council where pupil views can be heard (and

even acted upon). We even held the first ever SMH Diabolo Championships. We have also launched Friends of St Mary’s Hall which will hopefully play a major part in the life of the school.

We wish everyone a holy and happy Easter.

Oxbridge successSeven Stonyhurst pupils have gained conditional offers of places to study at Oxford and Cambridge. Destined for Oxford are: Joe Lea (Magdalen College – Mathematics); Gabriel Cohen (Brasenose College – History); Lucy Wang (Lincoln College – Engineering) and Sarah Whitehouse (Oriel College – Theology). Sarah left Stonyhurst last year and has an unconditional offer. Cambridge offers have been made to Elizabeth Graffius (Murray Edwards College, formerly New Hall, to read History of Art); Padraig Alton (Peterhouse College to read Natural Sciences) and John Watts (Christ’s College to read Social and Political Sciences). The Headmaster, Mr Andrew Johnson, said: “All seven are very able, have worked hard and thoroughly deserve the places they have been offered. We are very proud of them.”

From left to right: Gabriel Cohen, Elizabeth Graffius, Joe Lea, Headmaster Mr Andrew Johnson, Padraig Alton and John Watts. Not pictured: Lucy Wang and Sarah Whitehouse

Andrew Johnson Lawrence Crouch

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Mathematics success for Stonyhurst Stonyhurst has followed up its recent medal winning performance in the Physics Olympiad by reaching the Finals of the UK Senior Mathematical Challenge. Already champions of the North West, 4 Stonyhurst College pupils joined their fellow regional winners in the final held in London.

From an initial entry of 900, only 60 schools made it to this stage and Stonyhurst finished a very creditable 26th after competing in a series of mathematical puzzles and challenges against some of the best pupils in the country.

The Stonyhurst representatives were: Joe Lea (Rhetoric), Haruki Kawano (Poetry), Allamin Daggash (Poetry), and Pavel Rzemieniecki (Poetry).

Stonyhurst won 8 Gold medals, 13 Silver and 21 Bronze at the Intermediate level too, for competitors from years 9 to 11. Two of our Gold medals were won by Lower Grammarians, which is a particularly commendable achievement.

The Head of Mathematics, Mr David Rawkins, said: “To be so competitive at this level of Mathematics is truly outstanding, and I am so pleased that the talents of the Stonyhurst pupils have achieved this national recognition.”

Outstanding achievement for Stonyhurst physicistsFour Stonyhurst pupils have excelled in the British Physics Olympiad, competing with the most talented physicists in the country.

Joe Lea was awarded a Gold medal, and James Chiu achieved Silver; Padraig Alton gained a Bronze Imedal and Lucy Wang achieved a Commendation. Mrs Lucinda Fisher, Head of Science, said: “To gain a Silver or Bronze I is an outstanding achievement (our best performance in recent years at this level was a Silver in 2004) so Joe really has excelled – only 48 Gold medals have been awarded out of 1047 entries.” Joe is now invited to compete in the final round, for a place on the UK physics team of five; the team will represent their country in the International Physics Olympiad in Mexico later this year. Full details of all medals gained by participating schools are on the BPhO website.

Joe has a conditional offer to study Mathematics at Oxford. In 2008 Joe was selected to attend the Senior Physics Challenge Summer School at the famous Cavendish Laboratories at Cambridge University. James Chiu has already achieved Gold medals in the GCSE and AS level Olympiads and intends to read Engineering at Imperial College London. Padraig Alton has a conditional place to read Natural Sciences at Cambridge, and Lucy Wang has an offer from Oxford to read Engineering.

I am so pleased that the talents of the Stonyhurst pupils have achieved this national recognition.

... Joe really has excelled – only 48 Gold medals have been awarded out of 1047 entries.

From left to right: Mrs Lucinda Fisher (Head of Science), Joe Lea, Padraig Alton, Lucy Wang, James Chiu and Headmaster Mr Andrew Johnson

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“”David Rawkins, Head of Mathematics

Mrs Lucinda Fisher, Head of Science

From left to right: Haruki Kawano, Joe Lea, Pavel Rzemieniecki and Allamin Daggash

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The current Rhetoric Politics group visited Belfast at the beginning of March. The trip proved to be timely, coming as it did on the eve of an attempt to destabilise the peace process by dissident Republicans.

John Watts and Charlotte Leach (joint Presidents of the Politics Society) write:

We flew from Manchester to Belfast and were taken to the Northern Irish Assembly at Stormont, where we were greeted by Marina McConville. She talked to us about both the history of the conflict and of Stormont itself. It was interesting to note the political significance of the building: the six pillars that are the focal point of Stormont’s facade represent the six counties of Northern Ireland; a statue of Britannia stands on top of the building’s highest point, while a statue of Sir Edward Carson, who led the Unionist movement during the 1910’s dominates the grounds. That a building so adorned with Unionist symbolism now houses a government which includes Unionists and Nationalists such as Martin McGuiness is testimony to the enormous changes that had to be accepted throughout the peace process.

What followed was a series of short lectures from members of the five main Northern Irish political parties. We received talks from Lord Browne, MLA, of the Democratic Unionist Party; Brian Wilson, MLA, of the Green Party; Alex Attwood, MLA, of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and Francis Malloy, MLA, of Sinn Fein. Each talk broadly covered the purpose of each party and prompted us to ask wide-ranging questions. These talks gave us a better understanding of the struggles of the major political factions within the Northern Irish Assembly; they were followed by First Minister’s Questions. This provided us with real insight into how the Northern Ireland Assembly is run and also some interesting debate! Afterwards, we bumped into

Ian Paisley Junior, MLA, for the DUP and the BBC Ireland Correspondent, Mark Simpson. After a brief chat, Mr Ridout managed to persuade them to be photographed with us. We also met Stephen Barr, an advisor to the UUP and Ian Parsley, a representative of the Alliance Party.

A bus tour around Belfast followed, and we were given the opportunity to stop off at the murals on both the Shankhill and the Falls Roads. This painted, quite literally, a vivid picture of how serious the troubles are and have been in Northern Ireland.

We then drove past the Maze prison which played a prominent role in Irish history, being where the paramili-taries were housed during the troubles. We also saw the Peace Wall which divides the Protestant and Catholic areas and the famous Harland and Wolff shipyard.

We all thoroughly enjoyed the day, which deepened our understanding of the conflict in Northern Ireland and the measures that have been taken to resolve it.

A visit to

Stormont

Political editor’s timely visit Politics pupils were treated to a visit from the BBC’s political editor Michael Crick on the day of President Barack Obama’s inauguration in January.

Mr Crick spent time talking to members of the Politics Society about the ‘role of the media in a democratic society’ and his career as a political journalist; he gave his thoughts and comments about the new US President, whose inauguration he watched live on television with the pupils.

Mr Crick is a regular reporter on BBC Two’s Newsnight and was appointed political editor in March 2007. He has also reported for Channel 4 News and Panorama as well as appearing on the popular news quiz Have I Got News for You.

Ian Paisley Junior, front right, and BBC Ireland correspondent Mark Simpson, front left, pictured with members of the Stonyhurst party

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Shoe Shine Day

Johanna Egar, Director, writes:

Despite an unpleasant range of winter viruses doing their best to wipe out the cast, the first week of December saw the main College production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, performed by pupils from all years, who had worked extremely hard to create a spirited and moving production. Rashad Burns and Catriona Graffius gave an emotional and accomplished performance as the star-crossed lovers, supported by Winston Obi and Natalie Crouch who excelled in blending comedy with pathos as Friar Laurence and the Nurse. The play was set in a modern-day, gang-infested Verona; a committed chorus of girls dressed in military combats, led by their Prince (Mthuthu Msibi) kept the audience up-to-date with plot development. As the Godfather of a mafia-style underworld, George Jolliffe (Capulet) impressed as a volatile father to Juliet and husband to his cold wife (Fran Newburn), while Julien Brusset (Montague) and Sarah Jones (Lady Montague) headed up the more military Montague family. As unofficial gang leaders of the rival factions, Tom Capstick (Tybalt) and Conor Kennedy (Mercutio) were at the centre of some exciting and strongly choreographed fight scenes, and Albion Gee as a warmly loyal Benvolio lent excellent support. Michael Hanratty was a sensitively portrayed Paris and in some smaller cameo roles Bradley Goss, Peter Rugman, José Miguel Rosillo, Megan Hindle and Joshua Thomas were particularly worthy of commendation for their convincing and committed performances. Atmospheric live music and sound was provided by Mr Mann and Mr Lister.

Romeo and Juliet

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Stonyhurst, which recently gained Fairtrade Status, marked Fairtrade Fortnight with a series of awareness-raising events. Headmaster’s Assembly was entitled ‘Why choose Fairtrade?’ and was led by members of the Steering Group: Grace Bell, John Mak, Constantin Landers and Page Gotfryd. Syntax played a World Trade Simulation game on their Retreat at Castlerigg Manor; the activity was a small but infuriating insight into the injustices in the trading system, prompting them to reflect on how simple choices can make a difference. Shrove Tuesday Prayer was followed by delicious Fairtrade pancakes made by Mrs Eachus and Stonyhurst took part in a national, world-record, Fairtrade banana-eating event organised to highlight the plight of banana growers worldwide: every pupil was served a banana as part of their CAFOD lunch and, later in the fortnight, a special banana pudding. Other events included a staff Fairtrade Coffee Morning and a Fairtrade stall.

Fairtrade Fortnightat Stonyhurst College and Stonyhurst St. Mary’s Hall

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After its huge success last year, the Family Games Night was re-run and in amplified form. The refectory proved too small for the huge response this year and so we transferred to the Sports Hall to allow us more elbow room. Local parents came to join their children and the boarding teams were led by their teachers as the games unfolded. Events such as this really appeal to SMH’s innate sense of fun.

Family Games Night

Stonyhurst reception in Mexico CityThe Headmaster, Mr Andrew Johnson, visited Mexico City in February, to meet current parents, prospective parents and pupils and OS. A Reception was held at the ‘Four Seasons’ Hotel which was attended by over seventy guests, including members of a family which has been connected with Stonyhurst for four generations.

The Stonyhurst Lenten TalksWe were very pleased to welcome Rt Rev Terence Brain, Bishop of Salford, to open the Lenten talks series given at Stonyhurst to staff, pupils and members of the public this term. The general theme of the four talks was ‘The Challenge of Faith’, and in this opening address Bishop Brain, having referred briefly to some of the major thinkers of the Enlightenment and after, concentrated on what he saw as the main challenges facing the Christian believer today.

The second talk was given by Dr John McDade, SJ, Principal of Heythrop College. Entitled ‘God, imagination and the digital mind’, it considered the impact of a digital culture and ‘virtual worlds’ on the senses, and how Christianity itself can be an imaginative option, especially in the form of Ignatian meditation.

Fr Matthew Power, SJ, led a Lenten Meditation in the third week, which appealed to the imagination in ways suggested by Dr McDade, including poetry by Gerard Manley Hopkins, music and film. The final talk will be given by Fr David Roberts, parish priest of Holy Angels, Hale Barns.

Reception for Southern FamiliesWe are most grateful to Drs Mellows, our Southern Area Parental Representatives, for offering to host the Southern Families Reception once again this summer.

We would be delighted to see as many Stonyhurst families as possible on Friday, 29th May at 7:30 pm in Finchampstead, Berkshire. If you are able to attend, please email rmellows@mac.com

Rt Rev Terence Brain, Bishop of Salford and Fr John Twist, SJ

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Jesus Christ SuperstarThe Centenaries Theatre was packed for a superb performance of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Sunday 15th March. The cast used the theatre to great effect, moving through the aisles and immersing the audience in the action. It was a fast-paced, vibrant performance with excellent singing and choreography, all enhanced by the simplicity of the set and supported by the band: Miss Margaret Gadsden (flute), Mr Chris Marks (guitars), Mr David Lister (drums) and Mr Greg Mann (keyboards).

There were some commanding individual performances: Charlie McDermott was a tormented Judas, whose anguish contrasted starkly with the pitiless logic of Annas and Caiaphas (Hew Rous-Eyre and David Seed). David Mann as Jesus had considerable presence; his singing demonstrated an impressive range of expression (and pitch), especially in the Garden of Gethsemane with ‘I only want to say’. Megan Hindle as Mary Magdalene gave a beautiful performance of ‘I don’t know how to love him’ and

Natalie Crouch was a powerful, exasperated Pontius Pilate. Ingram Cheung provided comedy in the form of Herod (an unlikely source), flanked by dancing girls in feather boas, mockingly urging Jesus to walk across his swimming pool.

This was a moving, engaging production and the appreciative audience left with Rice and Lloyd Webber’s memorable tunes and lyrics in their minds. We are thankful for all the hard work which went into the production and special mention should be made of Mr Greg Mann, Director of Music, whose energy and skill made it possible.

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Jan Graffius, Curator, writes:

Higher Line Art and Art History pupils made a trip through snow and ice to London to carry out research at the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, the V&A, Tate Modern and the Palace of Westminster.

Those studying Art History are currently working on Augustus Pugin’s architecture and were privileged to be given a private tour of the Pugin Room, the Crypt Chapel, and the full processional route from the Queen’s Robing Room through the House of Lords to the Commons Chamber. We were met by the Ribble Valley MP, Nigel Evans, who gave us coffee and provided much valuable insight on the legislative processes for which Pugin and Barry designed the Palace of Westminster. We are very grateful to him and to Andrew Brinkley OS and Daniel O’Byrne OS who are working in his office and who spared much of their valuable time to share their expertise. Both groups rendezvoused by the famous Rodin sculpture, The Burghers of Calais, to admire both his skill as a sculptor and the less artistic snow sculptures that decorated the frozen gardens.

LondonArt Trip

Stonyhurst Golfer selected for US TourCallum Jones (a Rhetorician) has proved himself to be one of the best young golfers in the UK, by being selected for the Independent Schools Swifts American Golf Tour in March.

He will be part of an eight-strong team of boys from other British independent schools.

Callum has impressed selectors by demonstrating a consistently high standard of golf during recent matches, not to mention his handicap of five. It is the first time a Stonyhurst pupil has been chosen to join the prestigious tour.

Callum has only been playing golf for about five years. He is a member of Stonyhurst Park and Royal Birkdale Golf Clubs, where he likes to test his skills against his dad and friends at weekends.

Callum, of Birkdale, Southport, said: “I am very excited about going on the American tour. We are playing North Carolina, then travelling north along the eastern seaboard, which will include a visit to New York. I will be playing matches against American schools with boys my own age and it will be interesting to see how it compares with playing golf in the UK”.

Miss Sally Evans writes:

Nine SMH pupils have been selected to join the Lancashire Girls’ Hockey Development Squad. Emily Smith and Claudia Mastrobuoni are to play in the U14 squad, Ella Daniels, Emilia O’Connor and Beatrice Smith in the U13 squad, and Iona Graham, Bethany Bacon, Philippa Stuart-Mills, Lucy Rowlands are all in the U12 squad.

Following a number of wet, windy and freezing training sessions, some of the girls have been selected to represent the full Lancashire team in a forthcoming mini hockey tournament. Beatrice Smith will represent the U13A team and Iona Graham, Bethany Bacon and Philippa Stuart-Mills will play in the U12 team.

The U14 squad have not yet selected a team, but Emily (who plays in the College U16’s) and Claudia are very much in the running.

Well done to all the girls and good luck to those who will be representing their county in the forthcoming matches.

Hockeyat St Mary’s Hall

A nationwide search for the ‘English Heritage Young History Presenter of the Future’ has culminated in the crowning of Stonyhurst St. Mary’s Hall pupil, Oliver Dean.

The talented 11-year-old fought off competition from across the UK to win the coveted title awarded by English Heritage and will present a history programme for English Heritage’s popular online history channel EHTV (www.english-heritage.org.uk/ehtv).

Oliver won the ultimate prize at a ‘presenting boot camp’ with Dan Snow at Wellington Arch, in London. Joined by nine other aspiring historians aged 10 to 15, Oliver received essential training and tips on how to be a good TV presenter, including how to conduct an interview and what to do if you get your lines wrong. The children then had to make their own film about Wellington Arch.

Dan Snow said: “This was a very difficult competition to judge. Each of the children brought something unique to the screen and they were all born communicators.

“Oliver stood out as being especially engaging though. He didn’t worry about remembering all his lines, but instead concentrated on making the subject sound exciting and being himself – that’s the key to being a good TV presenter. In fact, with the likes of Oliver snapping at my heels, I think I might need to worry about my career in 10 years’ time!”

Oliver said: “I can’t believe I’ve won. The masterclass with Dan Snow was amazing and it was great to be able to speak to the staff at Wellington Arch and find out some of the behind-the-scenes history. I love history and I am over the moon to be chosen as the English Heritage Young History Presenter of the Future. I can’t wait to start making my next film.”

As winner of the competition, Oliver will get a real taste of the TV spotlight when he presents a special feature film for EHTV. The video will be shot early next year, so keep checking the English Heritage website for details: www.english-heritage.org.uk

An English Heritage award for Oliver

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The photography club meets once a week on Thursday afternoons and gives the pupils an opportunity to learn something of the craft of picture- taking and how to use a camera, as well as how to manipulate digital images on the computer. We look at the work of famous photographers, such as Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier-Bresson, and focus on different themes each week: sometimes technical topics like composition and depth-of-field; sometimes artistic genres such as landscape and portraiture. We have enjoyed taking all sorts of pictures in and around the College and hope in future to be able to take our cameras with us to explore a little further afield.

Members this year have been: Chris Bancroft (Poetry), Melissa Hartley, Isabelle Haddad, Steffi Link, Caitlin Hoole, Sorcha Kelly, Alvaro Angulo, Carlos Chivite Iturrioz, Anastasia Andrew, Amelia Jansen, Francesca Stubbs (LG).

Photography club

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The Poetry BanquetAnother hugely successful Banquet was organised by Poetry for around 360 parents, staff and friends of Stonyhurst. Every aspect of the event was planned by the Poetry pupils, who welcomed guests, waited on tables, ran the auction and provided the music and entertainment. Heart-shaped balloons and red roses reminded everyone that St Valentine’s Day was imminent.

The event made well over £10,000 for the Stonyhurst Children’s Holiday Trust, which funds a holiday week each summer at the College for disabled children. The Trust’s mission is to enable Stonyhurst pupils to be closely involved at every stage, in raising the necessary funds throughout the year and ultimately in caring for the children.

The Candlemas service this year began in the Pieta Gallery, with the lighting and blessing of candles. After the Schola Cantorum had sung the Doxology (to Tallis’ canon in eight parts), the congregation and clergy followed the choir to the darkened College Chapel.

During the mass which followed, Schola sang William Byrd’s Four Part setting. At the offertory, they sang the motet When to the Temple Mary went by Eccard. For communion three motets were sung: Sacerdotes Domini by Byrd, Ave Maria by Robert Parsons and Ave verum corpus by Byrd. The mass was concluded with the plainsong Compline hymn Before the ending of the day.

The soloists were:Sopranos: Elizabeth Graffius, Charlotte LeachAltos: Lucy McFarlane, Mrs C. Gibson OxleyTenors: Ingram Cheung, Mr J. SharplesBasses: Andreas Wilfling, Pawel Rzemieniecki

The next Schola performance will be Music for a May Morning on Monday May 4th at 8.00 am in the College Ampthitheatre.

Stonyhurst celebrates

Candlemas

José Miguel Rosillo, Master of Ceremonies

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The Headmaster’s ConcertA termly Headmaster’s Concert has been established as a performance platform for Stonyhurst’s Music Scholars and Exhibitioners. The first concert was attended by an appreciative audience of pupils, parents and friends in the Top Refectory.

The entire programme consisted of duets and solosperformed with skill, panache and obvious enjoyment.Included in the programme were Chopin’s Etude no. 3in E major, the first movement from Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto and Puccini’s O mio babbino caro.

The next Headmaster’s Concert will be on Friday June 5th at 7.30 pm in the Top Refectory.

Theology Conference at StonyhurstPaul Warrilow, Head of Religious Studies, writes:

On Tuesday 10th March, A Level Theology pupils were treated to an extension day in Philosophy and Ethics. Guest speakers gave presentations on several themes, including ‘The relationship between science and religion’ and ‘Faith and doubt.’

The aim of the day was to encourage our young people to think and engage on a personal level with the faith dimension of their academic studies. An underpinning theme was that religion helps us to be human.

Our visiting speakers were Mr Anthony Finnerty, former Head of RS and Philosophy at Newman College, Preston, and Sister Margaret Atkins, a member of the Augustinian Order at Boarbank Hall, Grange-over-Sands. We were also pleased to welcome 11 pupils from Westholme School in Blackburn.

Mr Finnerty gave presentations on the following themes:

Faith and Doubt: Questions of EpistemologyThe Relationship between Science and ReligionPhilosophy and Prayer: Relating to the Real

Sister Margaret gave a presentation entitled ‘Do you agree with you’.

The day proved a great success; the pupils engaged with enthusiasm in all presentations, which were quite excellent!

Are you considering a Catholic boarding school at 13+, or do you know anyone who is? There has been a tremendous response to our invitation to the Stonyhurst College Presentation at the Lansdowne Club in June. This invitation extends to all parents who are considering a senior boarding school for their children at 13+/Year 9 entry. We are the natural choice of senior school for London parents. With regular private coach services to and from central London at half-terms and at the beginning and end of every term, as well as an extended weekend (exeat) in Year 9, Stonyhurst College is more convenient than you might imagine.

We would like to extend this invitation to attend a short presentation by the Headmaster and key members of the academic and boarding staff, followed by a buffet.

The Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Place, Mayfair, London W1J 5JD.

Tuesday, 2nd June 2009 commencing at 6:30 pm.

For further details, or to accept the invitation, email admissions@stonyhurst.ac.uk

The Children for children charity organised a shoe shine day! Rudiments pupils polished the school’s shoes and raised more than fifty pounds for our charity, though it was agreed that the offer to clean a certain teacher’s very big and very muddy rugby boots will not be made next year!

Shoe Shine Day

An Invitation to the Stonyhurst College Presentation at the Lansdowne Club in London

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The World Book Day message at St. Mary’s Hall was that, without education, children cannot have the pleasure of reading! Fifty pupils read aloud in turn for an hour, whilst their classmates wrote messages to Gordon Brown reminding him of his government’s pledge to help fund worldwide primary education by 2015.

World Book Day at Hodder House and St. Mary’s Hall

Children in Hodder House celebrated World Book Day by coming to school dressed as their favourite fictional characters.

As well as making cards for Mothering Sunday, Hodder House also tried to imagine what it might be like to be a mother in other countries. The impact of climate on

families, fetching water and growing and preparing food were all considered; the children were also given the opportunity to wear African and Indian dress.

Mummies around the World

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Sports round-upA number of tournaments have taken place this term – full reports and further photographs can be found on the web site – www.stonyhurst.ac.uk

Invitation Netball Tournament, 11th MarchUnder 16s

Stonyhurst Hockey Sevens Tournament, 14th March, Under 16s

Photograph by Christopher Bancroft (Poetry)

Stonyhurst Rugby Sevens Tournament, 18th March, 1st VII

Stonyhurst Rugby Sevens Tournament, 18th March, 1st VII

The Under 16s VII display their runners-up medals

Invitation Netball Tournament, 11th March, Under 16s

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Tudor DayMrs Nicole Nuttall writes:

The Lords, Ladies and servants of Upper Preparatory recently visited the Tudor mansion of Samlesbury Hall in Preston. There they met King Henry VIII himself at a time when he was at his grumpiest… and a few felt his wrath! A great day was had by all, however, and many things about Tudor England were learned.