Muster 27/01/2015

Hesperus Muster

Mr Paynter took Muster this morning - here are the highlights:

Praise

• Hesperus is completely healthy and everyone is in school!
• Well done to Hockey player of the week Finn Ellison and Basketball player of the week Alex O'Sullivan

Room Inspection - Headmaster, 21/01/2015

The only boy to receive 10/10 was Ed Chapman - well done Ed!

Merits

Hesperus came bottom of the Merit table last week. We need a much better week! Well done to the eleven boys who did receive Merits - see post below.

Student of the Week

Toby Woollen receives the Elvis trophy this week in recognition of his excellent trial exam results

Notices

• A Memorial Service for Temi Braithwaite is taking place at 16.00 on Sunday 7 February in the Falklands Memorial Chapel
• Last call for performers for the Hesperus Concert
• Remember brass day this Saturday
• PE Dept. talk titled 'Talent alone is not enough' taking place on Friday

Message for the Week

• Remember our focus on Manners and tidiness
• Keep up your high levels of hygiene -  as always!

Mr Paynter then read the house a number of 'inspirational' quotes!

SDCH

Merits

Well done to these Hesperoids who received Merits last week.

Christophe Dent	1
Cameron Pearson	1
Harrison Doyle	1
Hamish Owen	1
Ed Chapman	1
Philip Garnier	1
Ollie Newcombe	1
Max Bunyan	1
Jon Grieve	1
Ed Winter	1
George Lacey	1

2XI Hockey Photos

Some good photos of Hesperus boys in action for the 2XI Hockey team last Saturday. Thanks to Miss Bastin for taking the photos.

Muster 20/01/2015

Hesperus Muster

It has been an interesting week with this sickness bug but I'm delighted to see lots of the guys back who were suffering at the weekend. We must ensure we continue to keep clean and do not share cups!

Praise

• Well done to Will Read, Olly Rogers, Ellen White for winning the debate against Port Jackson
• A good effort at parade and we were slightly unlucky not to receive better marks for our hair and shoes. We need to be better at 'eyes right'.
• It's great to see Joe Holloran back after his successful shoulder operation.
• Happy Birthday Adam Harris!

Gail & Jack's Room Inspection - 13/01/15

Lots of 10/10 last week. Well done to the following:

Ed Chapman, Ed Digby, Hamish Farrant, Philip Garnier, Seth Grieve, Jack James, Hamish Owen, Tom Paine, Bertie Pugh, Chris Batchelor, Adam Harris, Rylan Li, Tom Hird, Will Owen, Seb Bearn, Hugo Dwerryhouse, Jon Grieve, George Lacey, Matthew Montgomery, Alex O'Sullivan, Rory Pearson, Tom Perring, Finn Slevin, Ed Winter, Alex Carr, Olly Chapman, Harry Farrant, Charles Guest, Will Read, Luke Towers

Merits

The following boys received a Merit for outstanding work last week:

Alex Carr, Ed Chapman, Hugo Dwerryhouse, Hamish Farrant (x2), Harry Farrant, Seth Grieve, Sam Holloway (x2), Jack James, George Lacey, Jake Lawrance (x3), Ollie Newcombe, Tom Paine, Cameron Pearson (x2), Tom Perring, Luke Towers, Luca van der Wyck, Ed Winter, Louis Winter, Kenny Xu (x4)

Student of the Week

Alex Carr (House Scholar) awarded this great honour to Luke Towers (Upper 6) for successfully passing his SAT exams. Luke will now be able to apply to American Universities. A great effort!

Thought for the Week

This week is all about hygiene and staying healthy! Please also remember our the areas we are focusing on this term:

Effort
Tidiness
Manners

Have a great week!

SDCH

Div. Debate

Hesperus secured a narrow victory over Port Jackson in the first round of Div. Debate this evening. Our team of Will Read, Olly Rogers and Ellen White successfully defended the motion that 'UKIP have more to offer the British people than the three mainstream political parties'.

All the boarders supported and thanks to Matthew Montgomery for taking these photos.

Muster 13/01/2015

Hesperus Muster

Praise

• Great start to the Lent Term. I've been really impressed with the work ethic and atmosphere in the house.
• The 5 Form have approached their trial exams well but must keep up the momentum and ensure they are using revision periods well.
• Excellent start to the Hockey season on Saturday. The Basketball team also played well in a tournament at Wellington College. Olly Chapman played for 30 seconds before being elbowed in the nose and crying for the rest of the day.
• Nathan Wang was awarded his u15B Rugby Colours (he was absent on the last day of term).

Notices

• We have House Council this morning - see minutes below.
• There are Tutor Socials / 5 Form Dinner on Saturday - have a great time.
• We have Parade this Sunday - uniform and marching this week  

Room Inspection 07/01/15 - Mr Williams

The following boys received 10/10 from the Deputy Head Master:

Hugo Dwerryhouse, Adam Cook, Finn Slevin, Alex Carr

Merits

A good start with eleven boys receiving Merits. This was more than any other Division. See post below for the list.

Michaelmas Term Effort Grades

The top effort grades in each year were achieved by:

U6 - Olly Chapman & Joe Holloran (3.3)
L6 - Tom Perring (3.4)
5 Form - Max Bunyan (3.6)
4 Form - Philip Garnier (3,2)
3 Form - Kenny Xu (3.1)

Max Bunyan was top in Hesperus

Student of the Week

There are two winners this week and they share the new 'Student of the Week' trophy (a wooden elk) which was kindly supplied by Ed Winter.

Tom Hird - constantly demonstrating effort and determination
Tom Perring - outstanding academic effort alongside his full contribution to College life

Thought for the Week

Let's focus on two things this week:
1. Tidiness - Rooms, Galley and Gun Room
2. Manners - I want Hesperus boys to be known as Pangbourne's most polite - let's maintain eye contact, greet staff when we see them and hold doors open for our peers.

Have a great week.
SDCH

House Council 13/01/2015

House Council

13^th January 2015
 

• Mirrors in Wardrobes (SDCH: I don’t have the money in the Hesperus budget. Perhaps this can be taken to the School Council)

• Top floor showers getting worse (SDCH: Lewis, Works Manager, has looked at them and thinks it is the filter. Hopefully sorted soon)

• Can we have better toilet paper? (SDCH: This is something for the School Council)

• Can we open the sports hall in the evenings? (SDCH: Take this to the School Council – it should be open at least twice a week)

• Can the printer be moved into the Gun Room? (SDCH: My office is often open or if it’s locked, Gail will open it for you. I’m not sure it will fit in the Gun Room which is already overcrowded with computers)

• Will Read would like Hesperus to buy the Hungry Hippos board game (SDCH: I’m sure he would! If Will can guarantee it would be used then I’ll buy it)

• Can we have a Hesperus flag? (SDCH: Possibly. I like the idea but it depends on cost.)

SDCH

Merits

Well done to the boys who received a Merit in the first week of the Lent Term:

Dent, Christophe	1
Holloway, Sam	1
Pearson, Cameron	1
Winter, Louis	1
Xu, Kenny	1
Digby, Ed	1
Pugh, Bertie	1
Cook, Adam	1
Chapman, Oliver	1
Farrant, Harry	1
Guest, Seb	1
	11

End of Term Assembly

There were a number of awards and announcements made during the Headmaster's end of term assembly. Here are the highlights:

Headmaster's Cup

1. Illawarra
2. St. George
3. Hesperus

For the past three years Hesperus have been the best placed boys' Division in the Headmaster's Cup. This term we were only 1 point from 2nd place. Whilst this is a brilliant effort by the boys our aim remains to win!

Drama Awards

• Sam Holloway - Grade 5 with Distinction
• Angus Findlay - Grade 8 (the highest possible grade)
• Ed Winter - Drama Half Colours  

Sport Awards

• Hesperus finished 3rd in Div. Rugby (Port Jackson won)
• The Hesperus Girls won Div. Hockey
• Hesperus won Div. Ergo

• Luke Towers - Full School Colours (Rowing)
• Stuart McLeish - Full School Colours (Rugby)

Flag Awards

• Tom Nash - For consistently demonstrating kindness, manners, effort and leading by example

Parade Cup

1. Hesperus
2. Harbinger & St. George

Winning the Parade Cup was one of the boys' main aims this year and to do so this term is an outstanding effort. Well done to all the boys and particularly the Upper Sixth, led by Harry Farrant, who have really led the Division superbly on the parade ground.

Here are the overall scores for the Michaelmas Term

Division					TOTAL/WINNERS
	14-Sep-14	05-Oct-14	09-Nov-14	30-Nov-14
HARBINGER	14	16	16	16.5	62.5
ILLAWARRA	14.5	14.5	15	16.5	60.5
HESPERUS	15	15.5	16.5	16	63
PORT JACKSON	14.5	15.5	15	14.5	59.5
ST GEORGE	14	16	17	15.5	62.5
MACQUARIE	14.5	15	15	15	59.5
BAND	14	14.5	15.5	15.5	59.5

SDCH

Christmas Party 2014

Here are a few photos from the Hesperus Christmas party. A fun evening and a good way to end the Michaelmas term!