Photos

A selection of photos from the 100% Race, Scholars Dinner, The Wiz and College Basketball 

 

Muster 26/02/2013

Hesperus Muster

Pupil Praise

Commendations

M. Bunyan, H. Clark-Jones x2, J. Diaz, A. Harris x2, B. Hart, T. Nash, T. Woollen, S. Bearn, H. Dwerryhouse x2, G. Lacey, M. Montgomery x3, R. Pearson x2, F. Slevin, E. Winter, C. Dimbleby, T. Alisic, J. Earl, H. Harvey, N. Rennie, W. Broom x2, A. Farley, J. Gordon-Brown, H. Rawsthorne

• Joe Alexander received his Maths Challenge Silver award and Alex Carr received the Bronze award
• Well done to Tom Yeulet, Stuart McLeish, Angus McPhail and Jeronimo Villar who were part of the Pangbourne Rugby 7s team which won the Plate Final at the Reed's tournament last Sunday
• Will Broom who took part in GB Rowing Trials last weekend
• Excellent effort in the 100%
• Mustafa Hasan has passed the latest stage for his Royal Marines entrance
• 10/10 in today's room inspections: C. Dimbleby, W. Broom, A. McPhail, A. Pringle

Student of the Week

A number of pupils could have received this week's award. Angus Findlay for a great effort last week, Adam Harris, Tom Nash, Toby Woollen and Chris Batchelor for continued excellence. The whole 4 Form are working very well.

However, student of the week is awarded to Jack Earl for his outstanding efforts and A grades in the English AS coursework and History Trial exams.

Notices

• Cricket training tonight
• Concert at 18.15 on Thursday all 4 Form to attend
• Hesperus 4 Form dinner on Thursday at 19.30 (finishes 21.00)
• Friday Careers Fair
• We are on school duty next week

Student Presentation

Jeronimo Villar - Life growing up in Buenos Aires and the difference between living in Argentina and England

SDCH 26/02/2013

100%

Hesperus took part in the Pangbourne College Cross-Country race on Monday afternoon. The race, called 100% due to our aim of getting universal involvement, is over a 5k course and includes some nasty hills and difficult terrain. The boys gave their all and despite the freezing weather there were some excellent results from Hesperus students.

All of the boys can be pleased with their efforts but a particular well done to:

Seniors: Jeronimo Villar (4), Bryn Dawson (5), Jonnie Batchelor (10)
Juniors: Tom Perring (2), Javier Diaz (3)

Div. Table Tennis

Hesperus defeated Harbinger in a closely fought Table Tennis fixture on Tuesday evening. 4 out of the 5 matches went to a tie-break but Hesperus were, obviously, the deserved winners!

Div. Basketball

Well done to Harbinger who won the Div. Basketball competition. Hesperus came 3rd after losing to Harbinger by 1 point and a narrow defeat to PJ.

H           7                  V             PJ          4

Q           2                 V             S            7

H            9               V             S             8

PJ            7                V             Q           0

H            15            V             Q            0

PJ            8             V             S              5

1              H             6

2              PJ            4

3              S              2

4              Q             0

Team: Ed. Montgomery, A. Farley, H. Farrant, S. McLeish, C. Hughes, A. Pringle, J. Villar, H. Rawsthorne, O. Norman

 

Muster 19/02/2013

Hesperus Muster

Pupil Praise

• The following pupils received commendations in the week before half-term:

C. Batchelor x2, M. Bunyan, J. Diaz x3, A. Harris x4, B. Hart, C. Heathwood, T. Hird, T. Nash x2, W. Owen, T. Woollen x4, H. Dwerryhouse, G. Lacey, M. Montgomery, A. O'Sullivan, F. Slevin,      E. Winter, A. Carr, O. Chapman x2, C. Guest, J. Holloran x2, P. Bamforth, O. Norman x3, B. Dawson

• Well done to Nat Rennie and Jack Earl who achieved A grades in their AS English coursework.

Notices

• L6 now running evening duty, this will give them more responsibility and allow the U6 to really focus on their A2 coursework and exam preparation.
• Div. Basketball at 16.30 today
• General Studies for U6 on Thursday at 19.45
• 3 Form Study Skills on Friday at 16.15 in Drake

College Sunday

• Parade practise on Wednesday and Friday this week
• Angus McPhail to conduct uniform checks this week; please ensure uniform is perfect for Sunday
• Shoes to be polished
• Everyone to arrive at 9.30 on Sunday

Social Events

• Hesperus Golf Day being organised for Summer Term
• As a Division we will be helping the Berkshire Red Cross this term and next. More information to follow.
• What other things do we want to do as a house? Please let me know soon.

Speakers in Muster

• As of next week we will have 6 Formers completing a brief talk in Musters. These will focus on their lives and any achievements. We will start with Jeronimo Villar talking about his life in Argentina and how different Buenos Aires is to Pangbourne!

SDCH 18/02/2013

Muster 5/02/2013

Hesperus Muster

Pupil Praise

• The following boys received 10/10 in this morning's room inspection:

Joe Alexander, Alex Carr, Charles Guest, Stuart McLeish, Will Read, Tin Alisic, Paddy Bamforth, Will Broom, Jeronimo Villar

• Not many Commendations this week. Well done to those who did receive one:

Toby Woollen, Ollie Norman, George Lacey, Oliver Chapman

• It was a busy weekend with the 6th Form boys helping with the Girls' Rugby tournament, the 3 and 4 Form attending the Cadbury's World trip or the Ten Tors training walk.
• Well done to the boys' involved in the RAF Cadet competition on Sunday - Guy Trees, Angus Pearson, Will Read, Alex O'Sullivan, Louis Knapp-Voith, Rory Pearson, Finn Slevin
• Good luck to the boys involved in 'The Wiz' this week - Joe Alexander, Adam Cook, Will Owen, Toby Jones, Jon Grieve, Callum Hughes, James Lacey

Student of the Week:

For his much improved effort this term and considerable extra Science and Maths work he is completing Nathan Wang receives this week's award.

Have a great holiday and make sure you're well rested and fully prepared for the second half of term.

SDCH 5/02/2013

RAF Competition

Sunday 3rd February 2013

The group of 11 (which included 7 from Hesperus: Guy Trees, Angus Pearson, Will Read, Alex O'Sullivan, Louis Knapp-Voith, Finn Slevin, Rory Pearson) left school at 7.00 and arrived at RAF Halton at 8.00 where we made sure that all of our uniform was in order and looking its best. During the day we took part in a drill competition, shooting with a simulated infantry rifle, an RAF knowledge test, a first aid simulation, aircraft recognition and a fitness test. We competed to best of our abilities in all of the events and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We are expecting a positive result to come from the competition, however, we will not find out the results until next week.

Guy Trees