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South Africa Rugby Tour – page 12CHRISTMAS TERM 2013
Welcome from the Headmasters
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Following last summer’s excellent examination results, both at A level and
GCSE, we have continued to develop the academic life of the College with the
introduction of the IB (which pupils can choose in Higher Line as an alternative
to A levels). IB teaching has got off to a great start. It’s also good to see such
impressive results from the Senior Maths Challenge, as well as the range of
inspiring speakers we’ve had this term. Stonyhurst’s co-curricular life is as
vigorous as ever, with superb sports, numerous concerts, a popular new
Debating Society and a major production of Fame in December.
St Mary’s Hall began the year under the new 11–18 academic structure and
it has been pleasing to see how well pupils and staff have engaged with it.
We also welcomed several new teachers into the lower school and are rolling
out our Chromebook programme for all of the children. After half term we
opened our brand new, fully equipped science laboratory; this means that all
children, including the youngest, will get lab experience. We head to the
close of term with a programme of music, drama and sport – with lashings
of Christmas spirit to boot.
We wish all our pupils and their families a Happy and Holy Christmas.
Andrew Johnson Lawrence Crouch
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The Combined Cadet Corps of Stonyhurst College joined members of the local community for their annual Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service at the Hurst Green War Memorial on Sunday 10th November. Stonyhurst army cadets and their commanding officers, Lt Col Andrew Barber and Regimental Sgt Major Robert Clare were led by members of the Hurst Green British Legion in a march through the village. The Head of the Line, Daniel Fitzgerald, laid a wreath on behalf of Stonyhurst. Fr Joe Waring SJ and the Reverend Gill Mack led the service, and the hymns, military marches and the National Anthem were played by musicians from Stonyhurst College. The Last Post was played by Shannon Gateley (Rhetoric).
Earlier, the celebrant at the Stonyhurst Mass was Fr Donal Godfrey SJ, OS, now a chaplain at San Francisco University. Returning to Stonyhurst for
the first time since 1977, Fr Donal spoke of war as a failure of humanity and urged Stonyhurst’s present pupils to be men and women for peace and reconciliation.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
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Noah Williams, Shannon Gately, Charlotte Redmond and, brass teacher, Mr Greg Banks
A day in the life of an immigration judgeJudge James Hanratty OS gave a talk at Stonyhurst about his work as an immigration judge, outlining the complex issues surrounding immigration control, the benefits and risks of immigration, and the judicial and political constraints which govern court rulings. He was Senior Legal Adviser to the government on the handover of Hong Kong to China and has been an immigration judge since 1998.
Judge Hanratty emphasised the need for a system which is workable, predictable and fair, and which balances the needs of the state with those of the appellant, human rights against national security and the judiciary with Her Majesty’s government. Our immigration system should also treat people with kindness, respect and compassion, he said, adding that a nation is judged by its treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers. Lively discussions followed and all who attended enjoyed this fascinating insight into the many complex considerations which govern his decision-making when presiding over immigration cases.
Stonyhurst celebrates excellent exam resultsStonyhurst achieved excellent A level results again this year, with 69% of all exams graded at A* to B. Thirteen candidates (15% of entrants) achieved straight A*/A grades, including Julian Au Yeung who has 6 A levels (2 A*s and 4 As), and is now reading Maths at Imperial College, London. Head of the Line Charly Redmond gained 1 A* and 3 A grades and is studying Biomedical Sciences at Oxford. Natalya Filvarova achieved 3 A*s and 1 A grade and is reading Psychology at Oxford. Owen McDermott gained 2 A*s and 1 A and is studying Economics and Geography at the London School of Economics, and Lotte Morris has 3 A* grades and 1 A grade, and is reading Medicine at Birmingham.
Overall, almost half of the A level exams taken were graded A* or A, and five students have places at Oxford. The Headmaster, Andrew Johnson, said: “This year’s students have done really well, with the majority securing places at excellent universities. They should be proud of their achievements, which are the tangible result of their hard work and determination”.
GCSE results, too, were the best ever, with 49% graded A* or A.
From left to right: Charly Redmond, Nuala Mackenzie,Lotte Morris, Kate Erskine and Owen McDermott
They should be proud of their achievements, which are the tangible result of their hard work and determination.
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Stonyhurst’s Dance Department attended ballet workshops run by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s education department this term. Dance pupils aged 5 to 18 learnt excerpts of ballet repertoire from Sleeping Beauty, using their imaginations to develop these ideas further. They gained invaluable experience from working with a professional ballet company and from seeing a technical company class. A very enjoyable day ended with a performance of Sleeping Beauty at the Lowry in the evening.
Stonyhurst dancers learn from Birmingham Royal Ballet
Richard Joseph OS, of JosephJoseph, talked to Business Studies and Design and Technology students about his progression from Stonyhurst to running a global business. Richard and his brother Anthony both studied Design and Technology at the College. Richard then gained a degree in Design before studying Business at Cambridge. JosephJoseph was launched with their first, and favourite product – the folding chopping board. Richard spoke with great passion about the development of the brand, the successes, failures and hard work along the way.
Richard Joseph OS, of JosephJoseph, takes a look at new developments at his old school with members of Higher Line
Joseph Joseph
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Schola Cantorum held an Italian Evening in anticipation of their tour to Rome in February 2014. Parents and friends enjoyed sumptuous Italian food as they were serenaded by Schola. Spanning five centuries, the programme
included Gabrieli’s 12-part motet Angelus ad pastores ait, O sole mio, Verdi’s Hear my song Violetta and That’s Amore!
Earlier in the term, Schola Cantorum gave the first performance of a newly commissioned piece for Stonyhurst at the Headmaster’s Concert. Dearest Lord
is a powerful setting of the Prayer of St Ignatius by Colin Mawby, a former Director of Music at Westminster Cathedral. Their St Cecelia’s Day concert in St Peter’s included Hadley’s My beloved spake, Elgar’s Doubt not thy father’s care and Haydn’s The Heavens are telling.
Debating SocietyThe Stonyhurst Debating Society, represented by Joshua Allan and Damola Ososanya, has qualified from the North-West Regional Heats to the Regional Finals of the MACE Debating Competition. After the Regional Finals comes the National stage.
Three teams of six went through. Our debate, for which we were the proposition, was: This House would require all universities to reserve a proportion of places for students from traditionally disadvantaged groups.
UK Senior Maths Challenge 2013Stonyhurst has seen its best ever performance in the UK Senior Maths Challenge 2013 this term, with 40 pupils achieving Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Gold goes to Veronica Yang, Anthony Chow, Tomiwa Tolu Ogunkoya (who have qualified for the prestigious next round of the competition) and Liren Li.
Stonyhurst strengthens its links with Georgetown University in the USThe Dean for Admissions at Georgetown University USA, Kathyrn Timlin, visited Stonyhurst this term to speak to senior pupils about applying to study at US universities. This visit was arranged as part of our link with Georgetown, a Jesuit institution founded by Bishop John Carroll OS in 1789. Ms Timlin spoke in detail about Georgetown but also gave an overview of the process of admission to US universities. She explained that different institutions may have a wide range of scholarships and bursaries available. Her presentation was well attended by Higher Line students and parents, who were able to ask her a range of questions afterwards.
This was followed by a visit to the Fulbright Commission in London, led by Mr Andrew Jreissaty, Stonyhurst’s American gap year student and Georgetown alumnus.
Schola Cantorum
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After a day in Beijing we flew to Ningbo where we were collected by staff from You’s English school. We would be teaching English to children from the ages of 7 to 16 at the school in the Zhejiang province. Somewhat apprehensively that evening we formally introduced ourselves to the pupils, their families and staff.
Whilst in Tai Zhou I stayed with two different families, both with a daughter whom I was teaching in our classes. They were all very kind and the most hospitable people I have ever had the good fortune to meet.
Throughout our time in Tai Zhou we learnt some tai chi and had lessons in the park nearly every morning and sometimes even at night. We built up a tai chi routine over the lessons and I’d be lying if I said I could remember all the moves – it was quite complex. If we weren’t learning tai chi we were having calligraphy lessons or shopping and spending time with our host families.
For the last five days we stayed in Beijing and did plenty of sightseeing which included visiting the Summer Palace, the Beijing Olympic stadium and aquatics centre, Beijing zoo, the Forbidden city, the Dingling tomb of the Ming dynasty and walking part of The Great Wall of China. I have to say that my favourite tourist attraction had to be the Great Wall of China: you don’t fully appreciate just how long it is until you try and walk it! The wall measures about 21000 km in length of which we only walked about 8 km; however it was definitely worth seeing as the views from it are spectacular.
Going on the China trip has opened my eyes to the wider world, and I am so glad I didn’t miss out on such a great opportunity to experience a totally new culture. The people I have come into contact with have touched me profoundly and their generosity was almost overwhelming.
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Natalya Filvarova, Owen Davies, Anastasia Laking and Daniel Fitzgerald visited China for three weeks this summer to teach English. Their timetable
required them to teach several 2 hour lessons a day, to classes of 70. They also managed to master the gentle art of tai chi, learn calligraphy and
Chinese dancing and attend a Chinese wedding.
Here, Anastasia gives her account of the experience...
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Girls’ sport Girls’ sportThe HMC Tournament
Stonyhurst hosted the annual HMC netball tournament in October. This was a fantastic day, with strong support on the side-lines and great attitude on the court, resulting in a thoroughly deserved victory for the U15s who won 1-6 against Grange School.
The 1st team remains unbeaten this year! Highlights include battling 2-2 draws against Sedbergh and Ampleforth and, for the first time, a win against AKS 3-2. The girls have played some superb hockey, showing grit and determination. The Lancashire Round of the National Schools Hockey Competition placed them 3rd in the county. The 2nd team should be proud of their achievements too, having won 5 of their 7 matches: highlights include victories against Ampleforth (1-0), Mount St Marys (11-0) and a thrilling encounter with Sedbergh resulting in a draw.
U16 National IndoorA Stonyhurst U16 team took part in the National Indoor Hockey Competition in Bradford. Beating Westbourne and Rossall, they eventually came 3rd, missing second place on goal difference. Lancashire HockeyThe following have worked hard at the Lancashire Hockey Trials:U14s Katie Belderbos, Beatrice Booth, Mimi Deane and Neamh StephensonU15s Zebe Graham U16s Kate Bullock
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Netball HMC U15 winners: Front: Bethan Barber, Eleanor Charles
(capt) and Rosie IsolaBack: Harriet Morgan, Kate Bullock,
Maddie Coulsten, Zebe Graham, Alice Keunen
Stonyhurst 1st hockey team with the touring Emmanuel College team: Stonyhurst won 7-0
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16th July It was our first day in the shantytown of Pamplona Alta today. The vast expanse of the shantytowns was unbelievable. The mountains were covered in half built homes for as far as the eye could see. This shock was further heightened by the beautiful sights of Lima we had seen the day before, situated only 40 minutes away. The contrast was astonishing.
This morning we went to a nursery, where we spoke to the children about their faith. Despite the conditions they live in, the children had the biggest smiles on their faces.
17th July Today we did proper, physical missionary work by helping to build a church. We helped the locals by making cement and concrete, shifting sand piles and carrying rocks.
18th July Today we hosted a party for some of the elderly community in Pamplona Alta. We played bingo and each of us brought something typically British to give as prizes to the winners, such as Yorkshire tea bags and Scottish shortbread! After bingo they taught us a traditional Peruvian dance before singing karaoke for us. They were all so lively it was great to be with them.
19th JulyThis morning we went to La Alegría en el Señor, a school for disabled children in Lima. We met a few boys in the computer room who were studying Sherlock Holmes, so we told them all about how Arthur Conan Doyle went to Stonyhurst.
After visiting the school we went into the shantytowns of Pamplona Alta and delivered food baskets to some of the neediest there. It was lovely to meet the people in the mountains and to be welcomed into their homes.
21st JulyYesterday we arrived in Llupa, our home for the next five days. We were welcomed by the Mayor in Plaza Mayor with the traditional dish of trucha, a fish caught in the river there. It’s delicious!
That evening we went to Mass, celebrated by the priest who comes up to Llupa once a month. We met a 17 year old girl called Jessica, who walks for an hour from another village to attend Mass. It is very important to them.
30th JulyOur week in the tiny Andean village of Llupa has been the highlight of the mission trip. We stayed in the village nursery, where one room served as bedroom, dining room and lounge! Every morning, we worked with the men of the village on the construction site, helping to build the towers of the church in Llupa. We did the simple but important job of carrying bricks across the village.
Every afternoon we taught the children and then played with them. We made so many new little friends such as Aner, Catiana, Frank, Miguel, Medeline, John, Elvis and Jesus!
Although it was a week packed full of hard work we did have time to enjoy the beautiful Andean landscape, the hot weather and the peaceful environment.
Isabelle Thornton, Georgina Heathcote, Claudia Mastrobuoni and Ellie Butschok-Brain (Rhetoric/year 13) took part in a mission in Peru over the summer, organised by the Diocese of Salford and the Marian Community of Reconciliation. Here are some extracts from their journals.
Ellie, Georgina, Isabelle and Mia
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This summer saw 33 pupils take the opportunity to visit South Africa for an 8 game rugby tour. The tour was based in Johannesburg and Cape Town. South Africa provides possibly the toughest schoolboy rugby environment as well as many cultural and social experiences.
Rugby, of course, was the main focus of the tour. Playing in front of large crowds at the Swartland High School Festival, or against the community team that had travelled 200 kilometres to play, will be memories that will last forever. The tour also included opportunities to enjoy once in a lifetime experiences such as diving with sharks, horseback safaris and “enjoying” 200 metre zip wires!
The boys also had the chance to contribute to the work of the Goedgedacht Trust, a charitable foundation that educates and supports the children of farm workers. Our pupils entertained the children with an evening rugby training session as well as rising early to pick 5 tonnes of olives!
This was certainly one of the best rugby tours in recent memory; the experiences undertaken and the friendships made will last a lifetime.
“We saw so many wild and beautiful animals including the big five”
“A true test of our teamwork on and off the pitch”
South Africa 2013 Tour Squad: Owen McDermott (c), Nwabufo Anah, Tom Baker, Jack Bolton, Ivo Carre, Ethan Carroll, Andre Cordesmeyer, Alexander Cruz, Gonzalo Diaz Rio, William Downey, Laurence Finch, James Garrett-Campbell, Matthew Isola, Alex Johnson, Joshua Katz, Victor Keunen, Irfan Khan, Tom Kilby, Joe Lord, George Macquisten, Favour Maduka, Chris Magowan, Conor Marlborough, Alex McHugh, Nicola Melchiorre, William Metcalf, Jean-Luc Mouttet, Misan Onwu, Patrick Porter, Edward Scott, James Scott, Matthew Tucker, Pengani Yangailo
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SOUTH AFRICARUGBY TOUR
“The perfect mix of adrenaline, courage and nausea”
Rugby, olives, sharks and giraffes... is there any better combination?Tom Baker
The match against Swartland was the highlight of the tour, as beating such a prestigious team was one thing, but to beat them with every single player, on and off the field, giving everything they had was a true reflection of Stonyhurst rugby.Ethan Carroll
ResultsOpposition 1st XV 2nd XV Leopards Community Teams W 50-7 W 72-24
Harlequins W 32-0 L 14-15
Strand HS W 20-19
Swartland HS W 15-8
Wynberg BHS W 52-12 W 43-7
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Rugby Representative Honours 2013–2014 Season
North Lancashire U15sJoe MannChristian Butschok-Brain
Lancashire U16sJoshua Katz
Lancashire U18sTom MorganTom KilbyMatt Radley
Harlequins AcademyVictor Keunen
Saracens AcademyFavour Maduka
Sale AcademyTom MorganMatt Radley
Boys’ sport
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Football at the College has gone from strength to strength. This term, results have been strong, as shown by only two defeats in 10 games at 1st XI level. The 2nd XI have also played 2 games, losing one and winning the other. Four of our players, Arabome, Olafioye, Decadt and Nolan, have also been selected to play at
county level for the ISFA (North) Squad, with Arabome featuring as a key player in a 3-3 draw against Cheshire. With an ever increasing number of students playing football at Higher Line (close to 40 players this year) and several new coaches assigned to the sport, the future looks bright.
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The 1st XV have won all their games this term and are progressing well in the Lancashire Cup and NatWest Cup.
Notable results include: Lancaster RGS W 55-0; Ampleforth W 14-27; King’s Macclesfield W 10-40.
The 2nd XV have also done well, having won 5 and lost 2.
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Professor Stephen Alford talked about how the state sought to protect Elizabeth I, with surveillance, spies and codebreakers. His recent
book, The Watchers, portrays a time of paranoia, blackmail, plots and torture, when a single mistake could have changed England’s history forever.
Mr Paul Garlington talked about Stonyhurst and the Great War. His
extensive research of the Stonyhurst War Record and archives gave a personal and very moving perspective to our commemoration of those from Stonyhurst who gave their lives.
Finally, Professor Anne Curry, from the University of Southampton, gave a fascinating talk about Agincourt and Bosworth, entitled “Knowing too much, knowing too little.”
Brian Lara
Dr Guy Sutton, a neuroscientist and Honorary Special Lecturer at the
University of Nottingham Medical school, led a highly successful ‘Brain Day’ at Stonyhurst, for Higher Line science students. He spoke to them on subjects as diverse as ‘Nerve cells and Drug Action’ and ‘The Shattered Mind – a history of mental illness’. Talks were interspersed with hands-on interactive computer sessions, and ‘Comparative Neuroanatomy’ – a look at brain anatomy across species accompanied by dissection of a sheep’s brain.
“The Brain Day was amazing – I learnt so much and it was great to be introduced to new topics and state-of-the art research.”
Some of Stonyhurst’s senior cricket squad had the privilege of meeting cricketing legend Brian Lara in September. Mr Lara discussed plans for a possible cricket tour to Trinidad in 2015 with the Headmaster and the Director of Sport, before having a tour of the College.
Brian Lara holds several cricketing records including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994 – the only quintuple hundred in first-class cricket history. Perhaps his most famous achievement is the record for the highest ever individual test cricket score of 400 not out.
Brain Day
PAST Society Talks
The BBC enlisted Stonyhurst students as extras when it filmed a new drama at the College this term. The actor Mark Gatiss, who stars alongside Benedict Cumerbatch in the BBC’s Sherlock Holmes series, wrote and directed The Tractate Middoth, a chilling adaptation of MR James’ ghost story which will be broadcast this Christmas. The Stonyhurst extras were restyled and transformed by the BBC’s make-up and costume artists as young people from the 1950s, a process which took almost three hours! “After a 7am start we were directed to walk in and out of the College’s main gate and across the quad, as the main character approached,” said one. “It was a brilliant day and very exciting to work with such well known people.” The cast includes John Castle (from I, Claudius) Sacha Dhawan (from The History Boys), Louise Jameson (a former Doctor Who girl), Una Stubbs (also in the BBC’s Sherlock series) and Eleanor Bron.
Stonyhurst features in new BBC drama
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It was a brilliant day and very exciting to work with such well known people.
Bonfire Night
Everyone gathered around an enormous fire to
watch the stunning firework display.
Ishmael the mouse, grumpy Mr Puzzelwit, Lord Goth, clever but silent Dr Jensen – just a few of the colourful characters created by Chris Riddell in his book Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse. Prep and Elements heard all about their antics at Ghastly-Gorm Hall and in the Back of Beyond Garden when the author came to talk to them this term.
As a grand finale to their Jurassic Forest theme, PP1 & PP2 became fossil hunters! They went to Salthill Quarry near Clitheroe and had a fantastic time discovering crinoids – 340 million year old fossils.
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SMH pupils have been involved in the making of a new anti-bullying film, shot on location at St Mary’s Hall over 4 days. The film is called iFuture, My Future. Despite the seriousness
of the subject everyone had a great time, and enjoyed the experience of working with professional film makers.
iFuture, My Future
Children in Lower Prep (year 3) have been learning about computer science, using the theme of Dr Who in his 50th anniversary.
They were just settling down for a history lesson when an important message arrived from Dr Who. Stranded in Pompeii in 79 AD, he asked for help in trying to save the people from destruction by Vesuvius. So the children learned all they could about Pompeii and volcanoes to relay the information to The Doctor.
But how do you communicate with a Time Lord? Computer parts mysteriously started to arrive in parcels, along with cryptic letters burnt by hot ashes from the erupting volcano, including a roman numeral coded password! Dismantling an old computer, the children were able to build a working computer for Dr Who, and were bursting with excitement when it whirred into life. They successfully sent him the information he needed via intergalactic mail.
Dr Who successfully introduced the concepts of space and time, communication, technology and historical perspective in one fell swoop of the Tardis!
HUNTERS
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SMH sportThis term there have been 132 matches, 8 tournaments, 3 swimming galas and 2 cross country championships! In rugby, there have been some excellent victories; the Colts A have won 80% of their matches. The senior boys won the Malsis (Lewis Booth Memorial) Sevens Trophy for the very first time! In cross country, the U11 boys won the Malsis Cross Country event and at SMH our U13 girls took third place and the U13 Boys came second. In swimming, we have won all 3 of our Galas. These have been exciting and hard fought encounters and the level of swimming has been impressive from the SMH Swim Squad.
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HockeyA very enthusiastic U9 team played their first fixture at Bradford Grammar and came away with two victories: 5-2 v Bradford Grammar; 7-0 v Leeds Bradford.
Their first hockey fixture was played at Rydal Penhros, Wales, which they also won, 3-2.
NetballThe U13s were runners up at the HMC tournament, hosted at Stonyhurst. Nuala and Keavey McManamon, Hannah Charles and Erin McLaughlin represented the U14s at a national level later in the term.
The U11s picked up gold medals at the St Pius Netball tournament, with Alice Charles winning the award for Best attacking player.
SMH Swimming Gala, October 10th
1st SMH 235pts2nd Rydal Penrhos Prep 229pts3rd The Ryleys 199pts
The junior swimming team, which includes Hannah and Lucy Metcalf, Katie Hale and Oliver Timmins is undefeated to date!
IAPS Cross CountrySeventeen schools took part in the IAPS Cross Country run. Almost 250 children ran around Stonyhurst’s beautiful grounds in glorious autumn sunshine.
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Eleanor Charles (Syntax/Year 10) writes...
Children from Faith Primary, our partner school in Everton, visited Stonyhurst this term. The day with my companion, Ashton, proved to be a wonderful experience. We introduced ourselves and shared information about each other. Although he was a little concerned at first that I was a girl, he seemed to relax once he realised I knew a little bit about football! We then went to the Music Department to create and record a song about ourselves, and what we wanted to get out of the day. This was great fun and our companions in particular seemed to really enjoy it.
After lunch, we all went outside and many of us played football, which was very popular. We then formed 2 groups: one played badminton whilst the other did some yoga, and then we swapped round. These two activities really helped to develop a relationship between us, as well as being fun.
Reflecting on the day, I feel that it was a rewarding experience, and hopefully really enjoyable for our companions. It appeared that everyone had a good time and we are looking forward to visiting the children at their school in the near future.
Westminster Cathedral’s choristers visit StonyhurstStonyhurst was delighted to welcome the choristers of Westminster Cathedral Choir this term. They gave an outstanding concert in St Peter’s Church, attended by an audience of over 600 people. Directed by Westminster’s Master of Music, Martin Baker, their programme included Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, Poulenc’s Litanies a la Vierge Noir and Franck’s Panis angelicus. The boys clearly had a wonderful time, sampling Stonyhurst’s boarding; they also met up with former WCCS choristers now at Stonyhurst, had a fascinating introduction to the historic collections and played football! Looking at Blessed Edward Oldcorne’s eye
Faith School
Annual Fund BrochureYou will recently have received our new Annual Fund Brochure. Gifts to the Annual Fund provide unrestricted financial help which provide that ‘little extra’ for our pupils. Please do take the time to read it and contact us if you have any questions. Your support would be greatly appreciated.
Thomas Weld Society LunchThe annual Thomas Weld Society lunch was held in October in the Top Ref, attended by OS, parents, friends, staff and senior pupils. After lunch, archivist David Knight took to the piano to lead a hearty rendition of the Pater Noster; he then gave a very interesting talk on the history of the Top Ref.
Membership of the Thomas Weld Society is open to all those who have pledged
to remember Stonyhurst in their will. If you are thinking about bequeathing a gift, please do contact the Development Office.
Assheton Arms – Parent Social EventWe were delighted to hold our Parents’ Social Evening at the Assheton Arms in Downham in November. It included a talk about fishing and fileting by Chris Neve, and a cookery demonstration from their executive chef Antony Shirley. This was then followed by a delicious dinner of crab and scallop dumplings in Asian broth and a mouth-watering halibut main course.
Telephone CampaignIn August, 13 of Stonyhurst’s recent leavers took part in our first ever telephone campaign, contacting former pupils and parents. As well as hearing their
news, our callers updated them on this year’s Annual Fund and raised awareness of our bursary fund.
The response has been fantastic, with nearly £72,000 raised for bursaries and other projects. Many alumni also offered careers advice, invaluable contact details and even work experience to our younger OS.
Stonyhurst Ladies’ LunchOn Tuesday 3rd December we held our ladies’ lunch at Stanley House Hotel in Mellor. Supported by 92 parents, the event was a huge success and raised the fantastic amount of £3,479 for St Mary’s Hall playground equipment. Thank you to everyone who supported this event.
Forthcoming Parent Social EventA wonderful Cheese & Wine Tasting Evening will be held in the Top Ref at Stonyhurst on Wednesday 26th February 2014. The evening will be hosted jointly by sommelier and current parent, Craig Bancroft of Northcote, and Nick Kenyon (OS) of Dewlay Cheese.Ticket price: £10
Please contact the Development Office on 01254 827051 for more details and to reserve tickets.
Rachel HindleDevelopment Director
News from the Development Office
STONYHURST NEWS 23
The Development Office has been busy with fundraising and events. We are very lucky to have the strong support of the Stonyhurst family, both in the UK and overseas, and are grateful for every donation: large or small, they make a huge difference! Our sincere thanks go to all those who have supported us.
Our recent alumni telethon caller team
Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 9PZ Tel: 01254 827073 www.stonyhurst.ac.uk
Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 9PU Tel: 01254 827073www.stonyhurst.ac.uk
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