Muster 17/09/2013

Hesperus Muster

Student Praise

Room Inspections
Tin Alisic (10/10), Nathan Wang (9/10), Ollie Chapman (9/10)

Rugby
Well done to Adam Harris, Ben Hart and Rory Findlay who were part of the 15A Rugby team which drew 12-12 against Canford School on Saturday.

The Hesperus 100% Run
There were 18 of us who ran this morning - a really good way to start the day. I hope some 4 Form and more 3 Form will join us next week!

Commendations
Seb Bearn, Ed Chapman, Ed Digby, Hamish Farrant x2, Phillip Garnier, Seth Grieve, Ben Hart, Toby Jones, James Lacey, Matthew Montgomery, Josh Orton x2, Tom Paine, Viktor Petrov

Man of the Week
Is awarded to Toby Jones who found £20 in the Gun Room on Sunday and handed it in. Great honesty!

Student of the Week
Hesperus House Scholar Jack Earl awarded the student of the week prize to Hugo Dwerryhouse for his sustained effort and dedication to pursuing academic excellence.

Notices

• Please ensure you register in the Library when you are Off-Games
• Leave Weekend starts on Friday - please let me know if you are not staying at home. Overseas students must let me know their plans.
• PAT Testing on Thursday - remember to leave your electrical equipment on your beds.
• House Committee will be formed this week and meet next week.
• Please let me know if you have ideas for a charity event.
• Thank you for the donations we have received for the Nabugabo School.

Chief's Message
Hugo Harvey spoke to the House about our parade last week. We need to ensure hair is short and smart. Div. Music is approaching fast and it's time to start rehearsing!


SDCH 17/09/13

Muster 10/09/2013

Hesperus Muster

It has been an excellent start to the term. The atmosphere in Hesperus has been outstanding, uniform standards have been high and the quality of prep very good. Please maintain your efforts.

Commendations

• Tin Alisic, Ed Digby, Jack James, James Lacey, Olly Rogers, Viktor Petrov, Nick Riley
• Viktor Petrov received the first commendation of the year.

Student of the Week

• This is awarded to Tom Hird for his continued efforts and outstanding approach to College life.

Notices

• Jack Earl has been appointed Hesperus' House Scholar
• Room keys have been ordered and will be here by the end of the week
• Please make sure you sign out when leaving the house after prep. You must also sign back in upon your return
• 5-a-side football starts on Tuesday (3 & 4 Form) and Thursday (5 & 6 Form) at 20.30
• We must begin rehearsals for Div. Music at the start of next week. Nat Rennie is leading Hesperus' effort
• The Hesperus 100% run begins next Tuesday morning at 07.00

College Sunday

Please make sure shoes are polished and No.1 uniform is in top order for this week's College Sunday. We have parade practise on Wednesday and Friday - please ensure marching is first rate.

Well done this week and let's have another excellent week.

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Div. Paintball

Hesperus enjoyed an excellent day of paintball on Sunday. We played Macquarie, Harbinger and Port Jackson in elimination games. The results of the games don't matter and the important thing is that all the students had a great time!

Muster 05/09/2013

Hesperus Muster

Welcome Back

• The new 3 Form have made an excellent start and I know everyone will make the feel part of Hesperus very quickly.
• Rylan Li and Charlie Riley have joined the 4 Form
• George Liu has joined the L6

Lat year was a very good one and we can be proud of our achievements - lets make sure 2013-14 is even better. We have an excellent Division and we should all be excited about the year ahead.

Notices

• We have a new door code
• Our Peer Mentors are: Hugo Harvey, Jack Earl, Nat Rennie, Ollie Norman and Tin Alisic
• The Swimming Pool will be open on Saturday and Sunday evening
• We are paintballing on Sunday - please let me know if you'd like to attend

Uniform

• It is really important we set high standards from the very start of the year. There is no excuse for poor uniform and lets make sure we are known as the smartest Division in the College.

Hesperus Chief Hugo Harvey spoke to the Division about his aims for the year

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Summer Term Awards

Congratulations to the following Hesperites who received awards in the end of year Headmaster's Assembly and Prizegiving on Founders' Day:

Academic Awards

• 3 Form Distinctions: Max Bunyan, Tom Nash, Tom Hird, Chris Batchelor Toby Woollen, Adam Harris x2
• 4 Form Distinctions: Olly Rogers, Matthew Montgomery
• 6 Form Distinctions: Nat Rennie, Jack Earl
• Max Bunyan received the most Commendations in the College this year - 45!
• Gold Reading Award: Hari Clark-Jones, Tom Nash, Max Bunyan
• Hesperus finished 3rd in the Reading Cup behind St. George and Illawarra
• U6 Academic Awards: Bryn Dawson & Will Broom
• Hesperus finished 2nd in the Headmaster's Cup (behind Illawarra)

Music Awards

• Grade 3 Singing: Chris Heathwood
• Grade 5 Singing with Merit: Joe Alexander
• Grade 4 Trumpet with Merit: Tom Perring
• Grade 5 Trumpet with Merit: Toby Woollen
• Music Colours: Joe Alexander & Zach Adams

Drama Awards

• Grade 6 Acting: Adam Cook

Sports Awards

• 1XI Cricket Colours: Harry Rawsthorne, Angus McPhail, Hugo Harvey
• 1XI Cricket Half-Colours: Alistair Pringle
• Full Colours for Rowing: Will Broom
• Tennis Colours: Jonnie Batchelor
• 1XI Top Run Scorer: Harry Rawsthorne
• 15A Cricket Colours: Matthew Montgomery, Hugo Dwerryhouse, Seb Bearn
• 15B Cricket Colours: George Lacey
• 2XI Cricket Colours: Ed Montgomery

Flag Awards

• Toby Woollen
• Tom Nash
• Tin Alisic

Promotions 2013/14

Hesperus Chief: Hugo Harvey (CC)
Deputy Chief: Nat Rennie (CC), Jack Earl (CC)
New Entry CO: Ollie Norman
Overseas Student CO: Tin Alisic


SDCH 08/07/2013

Founders' Day 2013

Div. Athletics 2013

Well done to all the Hesperites who took part......we came 3rd.