Hesperus Division

Sunday, 14 September 2014

Hesperus win first Parade of the year!!!

A great start to the year as Hesperus narrowly won the first Parade! Well done to all the boys for their efforts - all that practice and time spent polishing shoes was well spent!

Division							TOTAL
	Uniforms	Shoes	Haircuts	Bearing	Dressing	Saluting
HARBINGER	3	2	2	2	2	3	14
ILLAWARRA	3	2	2	3	2	2.5	14.5
HESPERUS	3	2.5	3	2	2.5	2	15
PORT JACKSON	3	2	2	2	2.5	3	14.5
ST GEORGE	3	2	2	2	3	2	14
MACQUARIE	3	2	2	2.5	3	2	14.5
BAND	3	2	2	3	2	2	14

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Muster 09/09/2014

Hesperus Muster

Notices

It is our Duty Week - please look at the rota and do a great job.
Please remember to change out of Pangbourne games kit before going to supper.
We will have a Fire Drill this week (the evacuation procedure was explained).
Next Monday and Tuesday will be Hesperus Etiquette Days - more information to follow.
Next Tuesday will be House Council instead of Muster.
Tutor Socials take place on Saturday

Rec. Rig

The standard of Sixth Form Rec. Rig needs to improve: Ironed chinos, plain shirts and leather shoes. A College blazer must also be worn.

Hesperus Chief - Harry Farrant

It is a really busy and important period coming up. We want to win Parade Cup and Div. Music this year so make sure you are ready for Sunday and rehearsals beginning next week.

College Sunday

Please be in Hesperus by 9.30 on Sunday morning in perfect No. 1 uniform
We have parade practice on Wednesday morning, Friday morning and Friday central hour
A couple of boys need a hair cut and everyone must polish their shoes before Sunday

Why is marching important?

We discussed this article and the life lessons we can learn from marching at Pangbourne http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/10890075/Trooping-the-Colour-6-life-lessons-you-can-learn-from-the-drill-square.html

SDCH

Paintball Trip

Hesperus faced Port Jackson in the annual Pangbourne College Paintball Trip. With a young squad Hesperus struggled in the first two games as the more experienced PJ squad outmanoeuvred us. However, the boys began to find their range in game 3 as we successfully prevent PJ moving a flag to our base. Our strong defence was led by the Lower Sixth with the assistance of Mr Paynter issuing orders safe in the knowledge that he was out of range (he spent long periods hiding behind a tank).

In the final game Hesperus had to attack PJ and get our flag into their base. Finally we devised some tactics and attacks down the left and right flanks proved too much for PJ. The game was won when Mr Paynter finally broke cover to take advantage of a weak defence and plant our flag.

A really fun morning and a good way to spend the first Sunday of the year.

Friday, 5 September 2014

Muster: 04/09/2014

Hesperus Muster

Welcome to the new 3rd Form students and welcome back to students in Forms 4 - U6!

Hesperus has a brilliant group of pupils this year and I'm sure we are going to enjoy even more individual and collective success than last year. All I ask is that you give your full effort to every piece of work and activity you undertake.

I hope you enjoyed Les Miserables last night. As expected, your behaviour was perfect and I think it was a great way to start the year. A particular well done to the U6 who ran last night's trip and demonstrated outstanding leadership.

Notices

The Mess Hall has been decorated and looks brilliant. The Sixth Form queue to the right and Forms 3-5 queue to the left. Please say well done to Catering Manager Iain Headley when you see him.
We have a paintball trip this Sunday. Please let me know if you would like to attend.

Exam Results

These were very good, particularly at GCSE and AS Level. I don't want to mention individuals because there are so many who can be proud of their efforts. What was clear, however, is that those students who really put 100% effort into their work throughout last year achieved the success they deserved.

Hesperus Aims & Ethos

Aims

Win Div. Music
Win Parade Cup
All members of the house to achieve an average effort grade of 1.9 or below

Ethos
Last year Hesperus students (Hesperoids) decided the following 5 words best explain our ethos:

Family
Effort
Manners
Contribute
Responsibility

If all of you demonstrate these characteristics every day then you will all achieve so much success.

Have a great year!

SDCH

Les Miserables

During the 2013-14 academic year if you spent any time in Hesperus you were sure to hear the Lower Sixth singing along to the Les Miserables soundtrack! The singing was often led by the dubious talents of GB Junior rower Luke Towers and 1XV rugby player Stuart McLeish, however they were never short of a supporting cast and a ‘Les Mis’ obsession quickly took hold of the house. Therefore, when a start of term trip was planned last summer the Lower Sixth were quick to demand that the whole house attended Les Miserables on the West End.

Fast forward three months to the 3^rd September, the first night of the year, and Hesperus with the ‘Les Mis fanatics’, now leading the house in the Upper Sixth, boarded a coach with a group of parents, Hesperus tutors and our Matron to watch the ‘World’s longest running musical’ at the Queens Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue. The trip was run entirely by the Upper Sixth who were each in charge of a group of eight students made up from all Forms and this proved a great opportunity for the senior boys to demonstrate their leadership skills. Once in the theatre the sight of comedian Jimmy Carr sitting two rows in front of us (house seats no doubt) provided a moment of excitement and then the show began. Over the next three hours the boys were treated to an array of powerful songs and outstanding staging. Apparently Luke Towers had to be restrained from jumping on stage to join in. In between singing along I hope the boys were also able to reflect on the show’s dark storyline and themes of desperation, duty, love and sacrifice.

This house trip provided the Hesperus boys with a great opportunity to watch a superb production and, perhaps more importantly, allowed new and returning students to quickly feel part of the house community this year. Well done to the Upper Sixth for their organisation and leadership and thank you to parents who brought their sons in early and collected day boys at a quarter past midnight!

Friday, 4 July 2014

Headmaster's Assembly

The following Hesperoids were recognised in Headmaster's Assembly this afternoon:

Academic Prizes

Gold Reading Award - Jack James, Jamie Perring
Distinction - Jack James, Max Bunyan, Toby Woollen, Matthew Montgomery, Will Read
Summer Term Headmaster's Cup - 3) Hesperus 2) St George 1) Illawarra

Music Prizes