Week 2 Rugby Report

After the first full week of training, the rugby club took on the challenge of St George’s, Weybridge. The fixture card has been designed to be challenging and this was certainly due to be a baptism of fire. The 1^st and 2^nd XV travelled away and both suffered losses. The 2^nd XV struggled to get a foothold in their game and the opposition was dominant. The first half saw the 1^st XV struggle to get their hands on the ball and some ill-discipline allowed the opposition to spend most of the match camped in the Pangbourne half. The second half saw a more sustained period of pressure but points were not forthcoming. A frustrating afternoon ended 18-7 to a strong opposition.

The U16s and U15As had a mixed afternoon with the A teams both winning convincingly and the B teams suffering losses. The U15As dominated from the first whistle and played as one. The scoreline of 58-0 represents a superb afternoon rugby and, with some players rested soon into the second half, it could have been higher. The U16s continue their good season following their opening run out against Eton. The pack was dominant and some superb interplay led to a number of tries being scored. The 31-17 win was an excellent return on the effort and commitment they have shown during training. Whilst the B teams didn’t win their matches, the U15Bs put up an excellent fight and crossing for the first try of the match in the early minutes of the match gave the opposition a real scare. It was unfortunate that they eventually went down 12-19 but it could have easily been a different story.

For the U14s this was their first real opportunity to represent the College. They did not disappoint and despite the results not going their way, showed incredibly spirit throughout the afternoon. Both A and B teams had moments of excellence and it is important that they harness this as they progress forward in the season.

Finally, the 3^rd XV started their season hosting Radley 6^th XV. Whilst this may appear like a mismatch of teams, the massive number of students available to the Radley Coaches means that this was a competitive fixture.  The rugby played was superb and, despite the physical nature of the sport, was played in excellent spirit. The 3^rd XV crossed the line a number of times and came out eventual winners 29-17.

After a tough weekend, all teams must regroup quickly as we have a double header of derby matches this week. We look forward to hosting Shiplake on Wednesday and Lord Wandsworth on Saturday. Good luck to all our boys!

Week 1 Rugby Report

Ahead of the rugby season and the new term, the U16 and Senior squads enjoyed a couple of days of training at the College with the seniors enjoying a worthwhile tournament at Shiplake College. These gave the boys an opportunity to blow out the summer cobwebs and get some match time under their belt.

The first week saw all teams train with intensity and passion. Particular mention must go to the new Form 3 boys who look like they are going to turn into a couple of formidable U14 teams. On Saturday it was just the seniors and U16s who had training fixtures and we welcomed Eton and Radley to the College. The U16s did well against their Eton counterparts and whilst the result didn't go their way, their coaches, Mr Frost and Mr Cheney were incredibly impressed with their determination and the way they grew into the game.  The same was true for the seconda XV who turned out against a strong Radley 2nd XV. Matching up team for team with schools considerably larger than us is always a challenge but, again, they did well. Leaking a few tries early on was inevitable but they turned it around and the second half was much closer with just one score in it.

The 1st XV hosted both Eton 2nd XV and Radley 1st XV in a triangular tournament. The team stepped up from their preseason form beating Eton 10-0. Radley were a much tougher opponent and it is testament to the high standards shown by the team that they were slightly disappointed with a 7-7 draw. The pack were dominant and the backs showed real class at times. Overall a fantastic afternoon of rugby that bodes well for the term ahead.

Hesperus Start of Term Minutes 2016

Hesperus Muster Minutes

Mr Cheney Welcomes all the boys back to the division.

New staff to the division this term; Mr Codling is Visiting Tutor on Tuesday evenings,

Mr Hobby is Visiting Tutor on Friday evenings and Mr Wynell-Mayow will be tutoring the 3^rd form.

Mr Cheney’s Non-negotiables for the house are as follows:

·         Promptness for lessons, ensure Hesperiods leave the house 5 minutes early.

·         During prep silence is observed and pupils remain in their own cabins.

·         If in house during study time in the day pupils work in cabins quietly. No pupils to be in gun room playing pool, table tennis or watching TV.

·         No Sin Bins or Detentions as this effects our performance in the parade cup.

·         Uniform and dress, black socks, shoes polished, uniform clean, haircuts off the ears and collar and not excessively long on top.

·         Rooms; beds made, bins emptied and bedding changed at least once a week.

Goals for Hesperus this term

1.      Win Parade on the 18^th – All pupils No1s to be brought into college for Monday to be given to Gail to be dry cleaned.

2.      Divisional Music all pupils must commit to rehearsals

3.      Div Rugby later this term

4.      Winning Headmasters cup.

5.      Mr Cheney has set a challenge for all pupils to aim for an effort grade of 3 in all of their subjects.

Upcoming Events:

The house trip next Wednesday is to Banbury for an afternoon of team building. Leave at 13:30 packed lunches provided and we will return around 18:30 and we will have a house BBQ.

Paint ball trip this Sunday please give your name to Mr Cheney if you want to go.

House initiatives

House 100% training lead by Tom Nash

Alternative Wednesday Pizza night boycotting Dominos

House garden and veg patch

Weekend Sunday family trips

Hesperus Promotions 2016-17

Chief Cadet Captain of Hesperus       

Ben Hart

 

Cadet Captain          

Tom Nash, Toby Woollen

 

New Entry CO (Cadet Leaders)   

Charles Riley, Louis Ellis

 

House Academic Scholars (Cadet Leaders)

Chris Batchelor

Oliver Newcombe

 

Form 4 Mentors (Cadet Leaders)

Adam Harris

Rory Findlay

 

Form 5 Mentors (Cadet Leaders)

Angus Findlay

Christopher Heathwood

Hesperus Music Scholar (Cadet Leader)

Andrej Ivanovic

 

Hesperus Events (Cadet Leader)

Will Owen

 

Hesperus International Students (Cadet Leader)

Rylan Li

Hesperus Muster

Hesperus Muster

Praise

• Well done to the 15A and B cricket teams who beat Dauntsey's on Saturday. A special mention to Luca van der Wyck who scored 53.
• Mo Rizwan took 8-17 for Finchamstead on Sunday!
• Well done the boys who had success at Regattas on Saturday and Sunday.
• Good luck to the 1VIII who are qualifying for Henley on Friday.

Notices

• Form 3 have revision during Core Skills.
• Today is Lower 6 interview day - this will be useful preparation for Promotion interviews next week.
• Good luck to Ben, Toby and Will who leave for the D of E Gold Expedition on Thursday.
• We have an Exeat Weekend - we finish at 3pm on Friday.

Merits

The list of pupils who received Merits last week is below.

Flag Awards

This week it is a 2XI Cricket special - well done to these four Hesperoids who travelled a long way to play Dauntsey's on Saturday and in doing so displayed selflessness and integrity: Hugo Dwerryhouse, George Lacey, Ollie Newcombe, Charlie Riley.

Student of the Week

After four years at Pangbourne we are saying goodbye to Hesperus legend, Nathan Wang, on Thursday. He has made huge progress in his time here and we wish him well for his new school in London. We hope Nathan comes back for a parade next year.

Thoughts for the Week

• We discussed the tragic killing of MP Jo Cox last week and the brilliant humanitarian work she dedicated her life to.
• The EU referendum - There will be a discussion in the Gun Room tonight from 8pm about the referendum. We will watch some of the debate on TV (which Ollie Newcombe is attending) and try to make up our minds!

Promotions

Pupils were given a voting slip and asked to nominate their top three candidates for Hesperus Chief next year.

SCH

Merits

Hesperus
	Pupil Name	Year	Merits
	Bowden, Joe	9	2[2]
	Day, Aldwyn	9	4[4]
	Evans, Jake	9	2[2]
	Fitchett, William	9	1[1]
	King, Charlie	9	2[2]
	Morrison, Oliver	9	1[1]
	Nash, Ed	9	2[2]
	Pan, John	9	1[1]
	Dent, Christophe	10	1[1]
	Doyle, Harrison	10	4[4]
	Ellison, Finn	10	1[1]
	Holloway, Sam	10	3[3]
	Pearson, Cameron	10	1[1]
	van der Wyck, Luca	10	1[1]
	White, Nick	10	1[1]
	Winter, Louis	10	3[3]
	Xu, Kenny	10	2[2]
	Li, Rylan	12	1[1]
	Nash, Tom	12	1[1]
			34[34]

Rowing Report

It has been a busy fortnight for the Boat Club. A week ago, our younger crews competed at Marlow Town Regatta, where several finals were reached and a win recorded, in women’s Under 14 quads, our top boys’ quad losing the final to Radley by just a canvas. At Reading Amateur, the Senior girls’ quad beat a Henley Rowing Club crew, only to lose to another Henley crew in the semi-final, who went on to be convincing winners. The boys’ development eight won three races to reach the final of Intermediate 3 eights, were they were outgunned by Groton School, USA. However, the following day, while Groton went on to win Intermediate 2 eights, Pangbourne won a further three races to win Intermediate 3 eights, beating Bedford School in the final. Rory Harris won both Senior and School Junior single sculls to move his status just one point short of Elite, the highest possible.

This weekend, three girls’ crews raced at Henley Women’s Regatta. A development combined Lower Sixth and Form Five four did well in their Under 18 four time trial but did not qualify for the side-by-side racing and neither did our Under 16 four in their time trial, but only narrowly missing out. However, the Senior girls’ quad did qualify and in their heat were involved in the closest race of the day, losing by just 3 feet to a Henley Rowing Club crew, having led them off the start but being almost a length down half-way through the race. The nature of their spirited, narrow loss should give them heart going into the Henley Royal regatta qualifiers on Friday, as it is over a considerably longer course. Also, as a result of the large entry for their event, the Henley Stewards have doubled the number of places in their event from 8 to 16. This gives the girls’ prospects a major boost but they still have to finish in the top seven of thirty seven crews in the time trial.

At Marlow, for their final regatta of the season, the top two boys’ Under 14 quads combined to race in an octuple and take on the big schools at Marlow Regatta. They raced well in their time trial to reach the A Final, where, although they lost to the likes of Radley, St Paul’s and Abingdon, they beat Westminster, one of the current powerhouses of schoolboy rowing and sculling. With Rory now joining the boys’ eight for the first time, the crew did well at Marlow Regatta to be placed half-way in a field of over thirty crews in the time trial for Intermediate 2 eights. This ranked them third of the crews in the C Final, which they duly won, beating three crews that have avoided the qualifiers for Henley but our strengthened eight still not doing enough in the Stewards’ eyes to avoid the time trial themselves. As a result, Rory will be racing twice over the Henley course this coming Friday, there being a record entry of 41 for the Diamond Challenge Sculls, compared to a normal figure of about 17. With thirteen international scullers, including reigning Olympic champion, Mahé Drysdale, given direct entry, Rory faces a time trial comprising 28 scullers with just 3 to qualify. Whatever the outcome, he has the distinction of being the only schoolboy in the event.

Finally, at Thames Valley Park regatta yesterday, crews from our Under 14 and 15 girls’ and Under 15 boys’ squads raced well but did not return with any silverware. Girls’ Under 15 and Under 16 fours were third in their finals, a girls’ Under 14 quad lost to the eventual winners in the semi-final, and a boys’ Under 15 quad came closest, finishing second in the final by just half a length in a very tight race between three good crews.

Muster 14/06/2016

Hesperus Muster

Notices

• The Dove Body Confidence presentations take place for Forms 1-4 on Thursday.
• Orchestral Fun Day is today and well done to Ollie Morrison for his involvement.
• Music exams begin this week - good luck!
• Lower 6 - welcome back - have Taking Responsibility this week.

House Council

• SCH went through last week's House Council notes (see posts below).
• We have School Council and Food Committee today.

Flag Awards

Awarded to: Charlie King (Selflessness), Ed Winter, Seb Bearn, John Pan and Jake Evans (Integrity, Kindness and Selflessness).

Student of the Week

The Elvis Trophy was awarded to Ross Maclean for his efforts and progress since half-term.

Tom Nash is a (half) Iron Man!

Congratulations to Tom Nash who completed a half Iron Man on Sunday in an incredible 6 hours and 4 minutes. He came 3rd in his category.

Ramadan

With Form 3 Hesperoid, Mo Rizwan, observing Ramadan this month the boys found out more information Ramadan and why it happens:

http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/what-is-ramadan-and-why-do-muslims-fast-all-day/

Exams

Forms 3 & 4 should now have begun their revision and preparation for end of year exams. Work hard boys!

SCH

Rowing report from National Schools' Regatta

Rowing Report for School Assembly on Monday 6^th June 2016

At the start of Half Term, crews from all age groups, both boys and girls, competed at the National Schools’ Regatta, held at Dorney this year. Although the weather was generally bright and pleasant for spectators, a cross-wind made for unfair lanes with the initial time trial crucial to obtaining a good lane, an opportunity missed by some of our crews.

Unsurprisingly, the J14 boys and girls – still recovering from their Bronze D of E expedition – did not quite perform to their full potential but still raced well, both boys’ quads reaching their ‘B’ final, with the A crew just pipped for 1^st place in the race to the line.

The J15 crews also raced well with the boys’ eight vying for the lead at half-way in the C final until a crew member blacked out.

At J16 level, the girls eight finished 6^th in a straight final against the powerhouses of girls’ rowing, then a four from this eight reached the A final and were also placed 6^th with a very determined row. The boys’ four snapped a footplate in their semi-final, giving them an unfavourable lane in the B final where they finished 7^th.

At J18 level, the girls’ eight drew lane 6 in their semi-final and duly finished 6^th in the race, a pattern too familiar in the weekend’s racing overall. In a large field, the quad reached the B final and did well to finish 4^th in it, to rank 11^th overall. With injury having interrupted their training over Easter, they can build on this result in preparation for Henley Women’s Regatta. The boys’ development eight was ranked 12^th of school 1st eights, behind a further 11 Championship eights, but will be strengthened for Marlow and Henley when Rory Harris joins the boat. Our top four raced well to reach the A final of Championship coxless fours to be placed 7^th overall. Rory kept up our proud record of winning Championship medals at the regatta by taking the Bronze medal in Championship Single Sculls in a field of 40 scullers – a first for Pangbourne. At Peterborough Regatta he added to his collection of medals and tankards with a further two wins to elevate him to Senior status and just two wins from Elite, the highest status possible. Just over a year ago he was a novice sculler with no wins. Now, he is eligible to compete in the Diamonds – the prestigious single sculls event  at Henley Regatta.

Many thanks to the parents for hosting the refreshment marquee at the National Schools’ Regatta and at the Boat Club barbecue at the end of Half Term, where rowers and their families, totalling over 100, enjoyed a beautiful afternoon’s weather messing about on the river.

Charlie Riley - Video

Well done to Charlie Riley for  this excellent drone video of the Pangbourne Classic Car Show!

 

 

Hesperus House Council

Hesperus House Council

7 June 2016

Here are the minutes and Mr Cane-Hardy’s responses from Tuesday’s House Council.

3 Form

Comment	Mr Cane-Hardy’s response
Can we have another toaster?	Yes – I forgot that one broke just before half-term so will speak to Gail about ordering a new one.
Can we have house cheese?	Probably not because it will just be eaten within the first 5 minutes (Josh Orton will grate it all over his massive bowl of pasta.)
Can we have house football?	Good idea – I will organise for this Tuesday or next Tuesday.
The plastic bins are broken – can we have metal bins?	Don’t break the plastic bins.

 4 Form

Can we have air fresheners in the bathrooms?	I’ve asked Gail to put air fresheners in every bathroom.
Curtains in rooms are falling down.	Gail has checked all of the rooms and doesn’t think any were broken. Can you let her know which rooms please?
Can we have more posters downstairs?	You’re never happy – we have loads of posters, new carpet, Gail’s room and the Galley have been painted. There’s always something!   On a serious note I am not going to spend any more of the budget on decorations because Mr Cheney will want to decorate the house for next year.   I think Hesperus is looking pretty good at the moment.
There should be more opportunity to order Domino pizza	No – a Wednesday evening is enough. They are so unhealthy!
Can we have a dishwasher in the galley?	We don’t have the plumbing for it so probably not. However, I know Mr Cheney is keen to improve the Galley facilities for next year and he might have ideas on how this can be done.
Food: Better pasta, more curly fries, more toppings, pulled pork more often.	Good suggestions – Adam Cook will take this to the Food Committee next Tuesday.

 6 Form

New juice machine	You ask for this every time. The current one was fixed at the start of term and seems to be working well.
House cricket and rowing events	Mr Phillips was organising a Hesperus Cricket match (although now he is leaving he probably isn’t bothering!) I’ll speak to him.   Not sure about rowing – can some of the Rowers help with this?

 

Merits

Hesperus
	Pupil Name	Year	Merits
	Evans, Jake	9	1[1]
	Nash, Ed	9	2[2]
	Doyle, Harrison	10	1[1]
	Hessian, Tomas	10	1[1]
	Pearson, Cameron	10	1[1]
	Grieve, Jon	13	1[1]
	O'Sullivan, Alexander	13	2[2]
			9[9]

Muster 24/05/2016

Hesperus Muster

A brief Muster today with Form 3 in Llangorse and boys sitting exams this morning.

Notices

• I've been really impressed with the focus since exams begun - keep it up!
• Please ensure our standards of uniform, punctuality, behaviour and manners are top notch.
• Iain Headley, Pangbourne's Catering Manager, is raising money for two excellent causes - by walking to and from work (he lives 24 miles away). Please wish him good luck and drop some change into the charity box in Mess Hall.
• Good luck to the boys competing in the National Schools' Regatta on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Room Inspection - Chiefs of College, 18/05/2016

Well done to the following for 10/10:

Tommy Hessian, Louis Winter, Kenny Xu, Ed Chapman, Louis Ellis, Adam Harris, Tom Nash, Seb Bearn, Adam Cook, George Lacey, Matthew Montgomery, Alex O'Sullivan, Rory Pearson, Tom Perring, Ed Winter

Merits
See posts below

Flag Value Awards

The Upper Sixth presented Flag Value awards to: Tom Nash (resilience and industry), Sam Holloway and Nick White (moral courage)

Student of the Week

There were some strong contenders from Form 4: Kenny Xu (joint top effort grade in the year), Louis Winter, Sam Holloway (top 5 in the year), Nick White, Tommy Hessian, Harri Doyle (improved effort grades and over 3.0).

However, Student of the Week was awarded to Luca van der Wyck for his outstanding improvements and effort grade over 3.1.

Half-Term

We finish for half-term on Friday at 3pm. Rowers will be staying in Hesperus on Friday and Saturday night so please make sure rooms are tidy, valuables are taken home or locked away and bed sheets are stripped.

Have a great week.

SCH

More Merits....

Hesperus
	Day, Aldwyn	9	1[1]
	Evans, Jake	9	7[7]
	Maclean, Ross	9	2[2]
	Morrison, Oliver	9	1[1]
	Nash, Ed	9	4[4]
	Pan, John	9	2[2]
	Sale, Oli	9	1[1]
	Spiers, Alex	9	2[2]
	Ward, Sam	9	3[3]
	Ellison, Finn	10	1[1]
	Holloway, Sam	10	1[1]
	Winter, Louis	10	1[1]
	Digby, Ed	11	3[3]
	Farrant, Hamish	11	2[2]
	Grieve, Seth	11	1[1]
	Orton, Josh	11	1[1]
	Paine, Tom	11	3[3]
	Perring, Jamie	11	1[1]
	Pugh, Bertie	11	2[2]
			39[39]

Merits

Hesperus
	Pupil Name	Year	Merits
	Andrews-Hirons, Oliver	9	1[1]
	Bowden, Joe	9	1[1]
	Evans, Jake	9	1[1]
	Fitchett, William	9	3[3]
	King, Charlie	9	1[1]
	Rizwan, Muhammad	9	1[1]
	Ward, Sam	9	2[2]
	Doyle, Harrison	10	2[2]
	Ellison, Finn	10	1[1]
	Hessian, Tomas	10	2[2]
	Holloway, Sam	10	2[2]
	Pearson, Cameron	10	1[1]
	van der Wyck, Luca	10	1[1]
	White, Nick	10	1[1]
	Winter, Louis	10	4[4]
	Xu, Kenny	10	1[1]
	Chapman, Ed	11	1[1]
	Digby, Ed	11	1[1]
	Orton, Josh	11	3[3]
	Perring, Jamie	11	3[3]
	Pugh, Bertie	11	2[2]
	Findlay, Angus	12	1[1]
	Harris, Adam	12	1[1]
	Hart, Ben	12	4[4]
	Heathwood, Christopher	12	1[1]
	Ivanovic, Andrej	12	1[1]
	Newcombe, Ollie	12	3[3]
	Dwerryhouse, Hugo	13	1[1]
	Lacey, George	13	2[2]
	Montgomery, Matthew	13	1[1]
			50[50]