Annual Review 2012-13

ANNUAL REVIEWacademic year 2012-2013

I am delighted to introduce this Annual Review after avery successful year for the school.

The year began with the surprise visit of formerstudent Mo Farah, who presented the prizes at ourannual Awards and Display Evening. The reception hereceived in the school hall will be long remembered byeveryone present.

In May 2013 we received a visit from Ofsted. The two-day inspection was a great success and the inspectionteam were extremely complimentary about the boysand the school. It is well known that inspections aremore demanding for boys schools than girls or mixedschools, simply because girls currently out-performboys in examinations. To be graded as a GoodSchool overall and to achieve an Outstandinggrading for Behaviour and Safety is a great outcomeand reinforces our determination to be even betternext time.

Our summer exam results were again very pleasingand a reward for all the hard work from students andstaff. At GCSE, 86% of the cohort gained five or morehigh grades and 63% of the year attained thismeasure with English and Mathematics, a new schoolrecord.

A Level students again excelled in the summer. Thepass rate this year was 99.6% and 26% of all gradesawarded were A* or A. Sam Currie (3A* and 2Agrades at AS Level) takes up a place at MagdalenCollege, Oxford to read Physics. Fergus Egan (2A*,1A and a B at AS) is off to read Philosophy at ChristsCollege, Cambridge. Sam and Fergus were part of acohort who yet again has been recognised as being inthe top 10% of all schools for value-added measures.

We continue to improve as a school and wish toensure that all developments at school are built onsolid foundations that will be sustained into the future.I trust that you will enjoy reading of some of thedevelopments in this review.

Former member of staffKevin Hall has puttogether this AnnualReview and I am verygrateful for his work.

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD

Euan Ferguson

Front cover image: GCSE art Michael Hodson

The Arts

The best school production ever! The acting of the whole castwas so mature! enthused Mrs Davies Jones.

After the full dress rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet, this yearsschool production, to Year 7 students on Thursday 6thDecember, the cast played to two packed houses on Friday7th and Saturday 8th December. Students from Years 8 to 13,including girls from The Green School, worked tirelessly atrehearsals for three months, sacrificing much of their freetime, and their efforts proved worthwhile.

Gus Fontaine (Year 9), who played the part of Romeo, writesbelow of his experiences on the production.

Review of the school production By Gus Fontaine

When I first found out I would be playing Romeo in the schoolproduction, I was pleasantly shocked. I had been in the schoolfor less than a year and, honestly, I hadnt considered itpossible that I could be the lead in the production. I was veryhappy to have been chosen, although I had never played apart that big before.

When I looked through the script over the summer holiday, Icame to realise the amount of lines I had to learn and wasslightly intimidated but, thankfully, I overcame my nerves andslowly managed to learn them. When we started back inSeptember, we met the girls from The Green School andstarted to get to know each other. The whole cast anddirectors then began rehearsals.

After we had read through the script and started to block theshow, I came to terms with how big the project was. I learnedhow important it was to be patient, especially with such a bigcast. I also learned that I had to try and keep focused. Whenyou are performing for a long period of time, repeating andperfecting scenes, it is easy to lose concentration.

When the dress rehearsals started, the pressure and stressbegan for everyone; the production date was coming up andthe nerves started to build. For me, I did not have many

anxieties: my only fear was going out on stage and forgettingwhat to say. Luckily this didnt happen. However, just beforethe first performance I was surprised by nerves, which I thinkwere a mixture of adrenalin and excitement.

When we were performing the play, I really was enjoyingmyself. Everything seemed to flow and nothing went wrong.When you are at that stage of the whole process, you knowthe play and what you are doing so well that you dont reallythink of what you are going to say; it becomes instinctive.

Ms Davies-Jones, our director, said the play would beprofessional. She kept her word. I felt proud to be part of theprocess and gained a huge amount of knowledge.

ROMEO & JULIET

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Romeo (Gus) tends to the dying Mercutio

The cast take a bow

Our young musicians arrive at the Rose Theatre

PLAY ON WITH THE PHILHARMONIAORCHESTRA In a project funded by the Mayor of Londons Fund for YoungMusicians, Play On was a partnership between thePhilharmonia Orchestra and the Music Services of the LondonBoroughs of Hounslow and Kingston.

In April the Music Department opted into this project, whichhad been actively running since January, owing to anotherschool being unable to continue with Play On. Typically, ourboys jumped in head first. The initiative involved a groupcomposition and a performance piece, where students had tocommit to an hour session once a week after school on aThursday. They composed together and held workshops oneach others ideas, working extremely hard to produce thepiece of music that they would eventually perform. We werethen visited by Neil Valentine, the project leader, and PhilipWhite of the Philharmonia. At this meeting, the studentsdeveloped their ideas further, honing their composition prior topublic performance at the Rose Theatre in Kingston on the 8thJuly. The programme for the evening included contributionsfrom each of the other participating schools.

Before the final performance, there was an afternoonworkshop at the Rose Theatre led by the PhilharmoniaOrchestra. Isleworth & Syon had thirty students involved, thehighest number of participants from any single school, playingon a wide range of instruments. They were professional andperformed fantastically to the full house. Their wonderfulperformance was a great culmination of all their hard work,and the boys were a real credit to the school.

The final performance

BLUE/ORANGEYear 12 A-Level Drama students enjoyed a night at RichmondTheatre watching a performance of Blue/Orange, a play byJoe Penhall focusing on an important area of the NationalHealth system. Not only did they agree that it was anexcellent production, they were also treated to a workshopsession conducted by Robin Bathurst who played the leadrole of Robert Smith, a senior psychiatric consultant. Theactor then conducted a question and answer session, offeringthe students the chance to question him on any aspects of theproduction.

The plot focuses on Christopher Wilson, a twenty four yearold psychiatric patient with a personality disorder in a Londonhospital. Robert discusses with Bruce, a junior consultant,whether or not Christopher should be allowed to return tosociety. The drama was overtly political in content and madeuncomfortable viewing at times.

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HOUNSLOW AS ONEMusicians from Isleworth & Syon School were at the forefrontof performances in Hounslows celebration of music, held atthe Royal Festival Hall on the evening of Tuesday 19thMarch. Max Mills (Year 12) and Dan Nunan (Year 10) joinedother local students from Hounslow Youth Brass and GianniBrass musicians for the fanfare which opened theproceedings.

The show was given a blast of energy when our PercussionGroup performed a piece, Djemba-La. This was their owncomposition, a fusion of both African and South Americanrhythms based on the conflict depicted between the Sharksand the Jets in the film West Side Story. This piece really didresult in considerable praise from audience members.

Following the interval, the second half of the show wasopened by our Brass Group with another fanfare, againcomposed by the boys. This was the result of a series ofworkshops with members of Gianni Brass and, of course,Miss Andrews.

Throughout the evening, boys from school featured in everyperformance, from the Recorders Group, the Reeds and theStrings Group. The evening finished on a high when singers

from Isleworth & Syon joined choirs from five other secondaryschools for a wonderful performance of two pieces from KarlJenkins Adiemus.

Well done to all the performers on a memorable evening andthanks to our parents for their support. Thanks are also due toMiss Andrews and Miss Lumber for their considerable inputthrough rehearsals and to our colleagues from the MusicService who do so much good work across the authority.

The Percussion Group performs Djemba La

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YEAR 7 POETRYWithout YouBy Samim Rahmani (7D)

Without you, The sun goes blackThe sky falls to the groundThe wind gets weaker and weakerThe rain dries before it hits the groundThe clocks go backwardsThe radio has no channelsPhones die and become extinctNothing can live.

Without you my life is a puzzleBut you fix the pieces And mend my life.

Crazy BeingBy Razi Makame

He has a crazy demented brainLiving his life in a tunnel of shameHis precious ring in his graspKnowing his life will not lastHe eats raw fish uncookedWith teeth like fishing line hooksDarkness runs through his veinsHe gets his drink from the rainsHis eyes with their pupils taken awayHis mouth as dry as a desert dayHe has only five strands of hairSticking up in the cold misty airHe has a crazy demented brainDid I tell you, Gollum is his name?

Lauren By Jack Green (7A)

She is a star always bright and shiningShe is a cat always mewingShe is a dandelion clock for making wishesShe is August, a really good holidayShe is my sister and she is the bestShe is never quiet unless she rests

Last GaspBy Sammi Nabbad (7D)

There in a tiny, wooden, wrecked boat,Trying to remember who I am.The tormenting waves came crashing,thrashing beneath my wooden boat.

The foggy clouds all connected,Like huge blankets smothering me,trying to pull me overboard.Water filled my boat,Like someone pouring water into a measuring jug.I lunged forward for the bucket.

Then a massive crash hit me.I was overboard, sinking,waves splashing against me like whips.I tried to pull myself up,but it was no use.

Looking up, I saw something,with flapping feet.I couldnt believe it.Then boom! In the blink of an eye,something struck me.Glancing up, I took my last gasp.

SUMMER ARTS EVENING

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Music at Summer ArtsBy Miss Andrews

Everyone connected with this years Summer Arts Eveningcould not have been more pleased with the quality of themusical performances. The Jazz Band and Glee Club werebetter and bigger than ever, and those playing strings,flutes and guitars made a fantastic combination, brilliantlyperforming a unique arrangement of Pachelbels Canon.

Sixth formers were involved, compering the evening as wellas performing their own medley of tunes using only 4 chords.Year 12 students took on a mentoring project, working withYear 7 boys on their piece written by Aaron Maher-Murphy(7F), a real reflection on how life is for them and a wonderfulcollaboration.

Rock School brought the house down with theirprofessionalism and fantastic versions of Boulevard ofBroken Dreams and Stir It Up.

It was rewarding that even though Year 11 students hadalready left after their GCSE examinations, some Year 11musicians returned to work with sixth formers and staff on afantastic performance of Parisienne Walkways, which left theaudience speechless.

Our final item of Celebration was the best way to end thenight, as it truly was a celebration of the fantastic talent wehave on offer at the school. Well done to the numerousstudents who participated!

SUMMER ARTS EVENINGMomin Mukhtar (7F) offers his impressions of this yearsevent

The many weeks of intense rehearsals and planning all paidoff because this years Summer Arts Evening was one toremember. There were excellent displays from Technologyand Art for the audience to look at, whilst the Drama Clubentertained with their brilliant portrayal of Shakespeare.

We also had a variety of music groups performing, forexample the Jazz Band conducted by Miss Andrews. I reallyenjoyed their performance of Jungle Boogie which kicked offthe evening. It was very jazzy and it quickly got the audiencein the mood for the show. My personal favourite was School ofRocks Boulevard of Broken Dreams, as it was very wellsung and the instrumentals were amazing.

The Glee Club stunned everyone with their two songs Lockedout of Heaven and Cant Hold Us. Miss Lumber put all herenthusiasm into making the performances amazing. Whocould forget the catchy song Find a Way by Aaron Maher-Murphy, sung by a group of eager year 7 students and Aaronhimself! All in all, I think the crowd enjoyed the performancesand I cant wait until the next Summer Arts Evening.

The Glee Club in full voice

Giving it their all on Jungle Boogie

Rock School in performance

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A selection of comments from participating students:

The Summer Arts evening was one of the best experiences atthis school for student participants and their parents. I had awonderful time performing for the adults and I am proud torepresent my schools music department. As one of the 120students who participated in the musical performances, I amthrilled that they went so well and by all of the brilliantcomments from the audience. Thomas Carter (8C)

Summer Arts Evening this year was super. It was even betterthan last year because we had our own little space to perform.The people who took part this year on the steel pans playedLambada, Billie Jean, Master Blaster and Billionaire. Thefour groups played really well on the steel pans. They aresomething new to learn if you like music then you will lovethe steel pans. Charlie Burton (8A)

The music at this years Summer Arts Evening was the bestour school has put together. Everyone who took part wascommitted and, without the musicians, teachers, sound andlighting technicians and even the people who watched, theevening wouldnt have been as amazing as it was. Despite thefact that we had hours of rehearsals, each minute was afantastic experience and Im sure that the 120 other musicianswho took part would agree. I took part in Rock School andeach time I rehearsed with the band it was so much fun. Oncethe concert started I realised what a big thing I was part of andI am sure I will be taking part every year. Adam Greaves (8B)

Drama at Summer ArtsBy Miss Durber

The Drama Department presented extracts from TheTempest and Macbeth, focusing on themes of storms andsorcery. Students modernised scenes to make them relevantfor a modern audience. For example, the witches used mobilephones to arrange their meeting on the heath, and their toiland trouble spell is emailed to an iPad. In a scene from TheTempest, Prospero sends orders to his servant via textmessage.

The piece started with the audience witnessing a storm takingplace before them and being ordered by performers to Keepyour cabins! and then scolded that You mar our labour. Thefinal order was to Prepare to drown. This was followed by ascene depicting Prospero congratulating his servant Ariel oncreating such a tremendous storm. The performanceculminated in three scenes showing the witches planning,plotting and ultimately creating Shakespeares famousDouble, double, toil and trouble spell, using ingredients froma schoolboys bag.

All ten performers were excellent, and there were severalmemorable moments: Gus Fontaine as a no-nonsenseProspero, in contrast to Anwar Alis portrayal of an eagerAriel; Pradeep Munasinghes desperate soldier, calling forprayers; and Usman Mahmood and Jordan Muhitas powerfuland creepy vocals as the witches.

The members of the cast worked hard during rehearsals,learning their lines effectively and creating interestingcharacterisations, under the guidance of Miss Durber and twosixth-form volunteers, Tevin Hall and Madeleine Williams.

Activities Week

POETRY WORKSHOPMs Adams organised an Activities Week poetry activity with adifference for a group of Year 7 students. Each boy composeda poem and was then able to immortalise his composition byproducing an attractive laser copy etched on to a woodenframe.

Ms Adams introduced the students to a range of verse,highlighting various poetic devices. She concentratedparticularly on the sounds and meanings of individual words,imagery, and rhythm before asking the boys to produce theirown verse. The poems, several of them about familymembers, were then judged and prizes awarded to a numberof the students. Congratulations to all those who participated:Zakariya Ahmed (7E), Rajdev Chana (7F), Lee Henesy (7D),Fabian Hutan (7E), Raymond Kintu (7C), Philip Quaicoe (7B),Alfie Small (7D), Filip Szymanski (7B), and Louie Wells (7D).

Year 8 poets at the awards ceremony

STUDENTS TASTE THE WHITE WATERSOF LONDON 2012Year 9 students from Isleworth & Syon tackled the fast flowingrapids at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshireas part of the Schools Festival on Monday 8th July. Theirskills were tested to the maximum as they rafted the whitewater that the worlds best faced during the five days ofcompetition during the 2012 Olympics at the same venue.They were also fortunate enough to be given an inspirationaltalk from 2012 Olympians Tim Baillie and Etienne Scott, whoboth won Gold in the C2 Canoe Slalom event at Lee Valley.

The group comprised of: Mr Mawn, Jamie Tilt (9C), PrinceRadhakrishnan (9C), Jermaine Morris (9D), SanthoshVettichcheliyan (9B) and Harpreet Nandhra (9D).

Above: Year 9 rafters with Tim Baillie Below: Shooting the rapids

ICELAND TRIP

Students relax in the Blue Lagoon

Activities Week

ICELAND TRIPBy Mr Fisher

The most unusual of this years activities was the trip toIceland. Mr Fisher, Mr Tachon and Mrs Bowles took a party ofstudents north to enjoy Icelands variety of tourist offerings,from waterfalls to thermal pools to stunning volcanic craters.After passing through airport customs at Reykjavik, thestudents five-day adventure began in earnest.

They spent their two hours on the first day at the geo-thermalBlue Lagoon, the blackened lava rock at the site creating aneerie, almost lunar landscape. Here everyone relaxed in thelagoons warm silica-rich water, a real treat for the skin as wellas the mind. Then there was the chance to explore the nowextinct, explosive volcanic crater called Kerid, with the strikingblue-green rainwater lying at the bottom.

Travelling around Icelands roads, the group saw carsdamaged in accidents displayed by the roadside, a novel wayto encourage motorists to drive safely. Midway through thetour, the boys stopped off for a look at three glacial waterfalls,including the biggest, Gulfoss.

Only three years ago, Iceland experienced volcanicexplosions, resulting in clouds of volcanic ash groundingflights across Europe for several days. When our boys went toinvestigate a retreating glacier, they saw evidence of theeruptions for themselves: the black colouring of the glaciercaused by this volcanic ash. Such evidence enablesgeographers to calculate previous eruptions going backseveral centuries.

Towards the end of the five-day trip, the party scaled thebasalt columns at Vik, rock formations resembling giantprecious stones, and also climbed aboard the stainless steelViking ship overlooking the harbour in Reykjavik. Finally theboys visited Reykjavik Cathedral, a spectacularly strikingbuilding in one of the safest cities in the world, beforeboarding their flight for home.

Just off the plane

The group perched on the edge of Kerid

A warning for road users about the dangers of speeding

The glacial waterfall, Skogar

Investigating a retreating glacier

Scaling the basalt columns at Vik The stainless steel Viking ship overlooking the harbour in Reykjavik

Reykjavik Cathedral

Curriculum

THE WAR HORSEEXPERIENCEOn Thursday 11th July, the English Department took a groupof nineteen Year 8 pupils to see the National Theatreproduction of War Horse at The New London Theatre. Theboys were accompanied by Ms Molloy, Miss Hannon and MissTyreman. After the show, the pupils were lucky enough tohave a backstage tour, where actors and puppeteers showedthem how the horses were operated onstage.

The following week, a team from the National Army Museumran a workshop at school. The same nineteen pupils got to

handle real First World Warartefacts, including weapons,uniforms and memorabilia.

All of these experiences reallybrought the story to life for theYear 8 pupils who had studiedthe play version of War Horsein the Spring Term.

Year 8 at the National Theatre

Students examine WW1 artefacts

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TRANSLATION NATIONBy L. DerbyshireCurriculum Leader Modern Foreign Languages

The Modern Languages Faculty organised an exciting eventfor students, inviting an organisation called Eastside intoschool the school over three consecutive weeks in June andJuly. Translation Nation, a French activity for Years 8 and 9,offered the boys the chance to extend their learning in novelways. Groups worked on topics such as translating subtitlesfor a recent French film set in a challenging school in Paris;

discussing careers related to languages; and thinking aboutthe intricacies of language and the subtleties of translation.

Positive student reactions included the following: I learnt thattranslating is fun; Studying languages can help you in life;and Language study can help you to become a translator.

LE CINMA FRANAIS Twenty Key Stage 3 Modern Language students from Years7, 8 and 9 attended a study day at the British Film Institute onThursday 24th January. Cin -Mini our les Jeunes offeredour boys the chance to participate in a day of workshops onFrench films.

On arrival with Ms Clerc and Mr Evans, all students received apack of information for the day, including activities based onthe films they were going to study. They watched four differentFrench short films in the morning, then completed work oneach film. The workshop coordinators couldnt have beenmore impressed with the quality of their answers.

After the morning workshop, the group had lunch in a hallwhere they were lucky enough to see break-dancersrehearsing. In the afternoon, the students got to watch a full-

length French film called Neuilly sa Mre, which was a greatinsight into the difference between the wealthy and the poor,and life in difficult French suburbs.

The boys behaved really well and were certainly goodambassadors for Isleworth and Syon School during the trip.

On Tuesday 29th January another BFI event took place forsixth-form students: Le Cinma Franais: an Introduction toFrench Cinema for A-Level French students. Several of ourstudents spent the day learning about French cinema andculture, specifically the film La Haine, which forms a corepart of the A2 French course. The sessions were conducted inFrench, developing students listening skills as well asdeepening cultural understanding.

Curriculum

CAF ROUGEStudents in Year 11 left the classroom on Monday 11th Marchto enjoy a Caf Rouge experience and the activity wasrepeated for Year 10 on Thursday 23rd May. Tasting deliciousFrench cuisine whilst admiring the views across the rivermade for a very civilised alternative to their normal timetabled

lessons. Back at school French lessons were then devoted togetting the students accustomed to using the correct Frenchvocabulary to describe the food they had eaten: C taitdlicieux!

BOULOGNE DAY TRIPSOn Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th July, 120 boys fromYears 7 and 8 took the ferry across the Channel to visit thecoastal French port of Boulogne. A variety of activitiesawaited them, organised by their Modern Foreign Languageteachers. They learned how croissants were made in a localbakery, then tried their hand to make their own. Theyparticularly favoured the delicious pains au chocolat! Therewas also time for them to buy souvenirs in the old town ofBoulogne, giving them the chance to try speaking in French inlocal shops, and to have lunch in a French restaurant.

Ibrahim Abdullah said, It was really fun and I really hope I cango again. Ashvin Virdee thought that the day out was wellorganised, and Zak Musoke was pleased to report, When wewere there we had a lot of fun, they kept us safe and the ferrywas good.

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MUSIC NOTESHenry Wright (Year 11) has won a place at the Purcell Schoolof Music. The gifted musician, who plays bass guitar, Frenchhorn and piano, will start his two-year course from September2013. We will miss having him in our Sixth Form, but thePurcell will best prepare him for a career as a professionalmusician.

Max Mills (Year 11) achieved a Grade 8 with Distinction in hisPercussion Examination this year. He goes from strength tostrength as he has already recorded a Grade 8 in his Drum KitExamination.

Sixth-Form Music students completed the performancecomponent of their A-Level examination at the RecitalEvening, held in the Room 100 on Wednesday 15th May.Parents and friends came along to support the four students,who were all awarded A grades by the external examiner.There were also three A grades and two B grades for theAS-Level students who entertained the appreciative audience.

Twenty GCSE Music students performed solo pieces andmusical ensembles for parents at the Year 10 Music Eveningon Wednesday 22nd May. Our Rock School band alsoperformed at the event, playing two numbers, Boulevard ofBroken Dreams (Green Day) and Chasing Cars (SnowPatrol).

Music students from throughout the school, the only schoolrepresented, contributed to a magnificent concert at the RoyalFestival Hall on the 23rd March. Isleworth boys from Years 8to 13 were very much to the fore in the Hounslow as Oneproceedings.

DRAMAPERFORMANCERESULTSGCSE Drama students presented their drama performancesto the examiner in the Summer Term and every one of themperformed extremely well. They all gained marks in Bands 1and 2, and two students scored 100%. The Chief Moderatordescribed Josh Norriss performance as The Fool from KingLear as being beyond the examining criteria. Daniel Taylor,who played Dr Flaherty, the junior consultant fromBlue/Orange, was also awarded top marks.

Year 13 A2 Drama students performed their examination piecefor the A-Level examiner on the 15th March. The Depths wasa verbatim piece of drama, with a script constructed overactual accounts of the sinking of two ships, the Titanic and theConcordia. A non-naturalistic abstract piece, The Depths wasa beautiful piece of theatre and very emotive according to MrsDavies Jones. For their exceptional achievement, our studentsachieved exceptional marks: they were all awarded Band 1results. Of the six entrants taking the examination, theminimum score was 92% and the highest 96%!

Three of the Level 3 BTec Drama students have won placesin the National Youth Theatre. There were 5,000 applicantsnationally, making this a notable achievement for the studentsthemselves, the Drama Department and the school. Theywent on their performance course during the summer of 2013and will become members of the acting company next year.

Congratulations to Raymond Anum, Taheen Green-Modakand Lizzie Rodipe who will be joining a list of serious alumni,including the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis, Dame Helen Mirren,and Derek Jacobi.

(L to R) Taheen, Lizzie and Raymond

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GCSE MATHEMATICSCongratulations to our top set mathematicians in Year 11 whotook the public examination early and received their finalGCSE grades in March. The group of 32 students took thelast module before Christmas and they attained 14 A*, 13 Aand 5 B grades, comfortably surpassing their projectedtargets of 5A*, 19 A and 8Bs.

Mr Stoddart, Head of Mathematics, was delighted with theoutcomes: I have really enjoyed teaching these students forthe last three years and their successes are a result ofinherent intelligence and a great deal of hard work. Well doneto them all!

The students went on to complete a course in AdditionalMaths which will give them a flying start to their AdvancedLevel Mathematics studies.

The top set maths results were just part of a larger successstory for the Mathematics Department at Isleworth & Syon:the A*-C pass rate took a big step forward last year and roseabove 70% for the first time in recent history.

WHAT WE DID WITHTHE CO2 DRAGSTERBy Ethan Mitchell 7E

In our Science and Engineering (STEM) Club I was in a groupwith my three friends Josh, Ben and Deven and we worked ona project to make a hand-made CO2 Dragster. Firstly westarted making a model out of foam but we werent happy withthat one and didnt test it. Then Mr Elliston gave us someadvice and a colossal book with lots of ideas in it. Inside wefound what we thought was a good one. We started making itand it and our project developed very well.

After wed finished making the dragster, we had to wait foreveryone else to finish their own versions. While we werewaiting for the other groups, we added new axles, wheels,glued the model together and sanded it down. After everyonehad finished their dragsters, we went into the main hall andhad a race and, believe it or not, we won!

TECHNOLOGYCLUBBy Josh Hudnott (7E)

Glider Project

During our time at the Science TechnologyEngineering and Mechanics Club we have workedon some great projects, one of which was our glider.We went through prototype after prototype trying tomake the perfect model. Last year, in 2011, thecurrent Year 8 members made a glider out of stripsof pine. Later they tested the material and found outit was much too heavy. Mr Elliston then decided itwas time for us all to come back to the project. Wemade plans on paper and then started to build afoam model. In the process we tested many differentshapes of wing.

After a while we decided foam was just not workingfor us and we found a very light wood called balsawood. We found some plans on the internet and wethen started to cut out the various pieces needed.We are currently in the process of creating our finalglider model and so far we are very happy with howit is progressing.

AWARDS & DISPLAY EVENING

Awards & Display Evening

MO FARAH SURPRISES GUESTSFormer Isleworth & Syon School sixth-form student anddouble Olympic Champion, Mo Farah, was the surprise guestof honour at the schools annual Awards & Display Eveningon Thursday 20th September 2012.

Mr Ferguson introduced Mo to the audience of over fourhundred students and family members. The audience rose asone and vociferously cheered and applauded as Mo enteredthe school hall. Mr Ferguson told Mo that everyone in theschool community was hugely proud of his achievements.

The awards evening marks the achievements of some of thehighest performing students in the school and covers a rangeof different areas of school life, including: academic progress;sporting excellence; achieving against the odds; work in thelocal community or with charities, as well as a wide range ofspecial awards. The students were thrilled to meet one of thissummers sporting heroes and each one had the opportunityto shake Mos hand and offer him their congratulations, whilstreceiving their own awards.

Arantos Barhani, who won the Key Stage 4 Progress Awardfor outscoring his nationally set GCSE predictions by anincredible twenty-five grades, commented:

It was the best awards evening in my five years at school. Itwas magical to have Mo Farah back and to receive an awardfrom him. I will always remember the reception he receivedwhen he entered the hall.

The schools Glee Club performed and thrilled the audiencewith their rendition of Too Close. This was followed later inthe evening with Red Red Wine on the Steel Pans and amedley of great British music by members of the schoolsBrass Group.

The Sky Spirit of Sport Cup, which Mo himself won in 2001,was presented to a new rising star of junior athletics, JivendraSingh. Mo looked suitably impressed when told that Jivendrahas run more quickly over both 800m and 1,500m than Moachieved at the same age!

Charles Greaves won the most prestigious award TheHeadmasters Cup, for his outstanding academicperformance at A Level and for his contributions to music,public speaking and fund-raising.

Miles Clark (Y8), Joe Barnes (Y9), Swaraj Sandhu (Y10) andDylan OSullivan (Y11) had the opportunity to put questions toMo at the end of the evening. In answering Swarajs questionabout what it takes to become Olympic champion, Moreminded the students that success only follows a lot of hardwork and graft.

Dylan asked about The Mo Farah Foundation and Mo talkedof his aspirations to see poverty reduced in East Africa.Departing sixth-form student Bradley Goater and currentmember of staff Miss Taylor, both international athletes intheir own right, rounded off the proceedings by presenting Mowith a cheque for 3,000 towards the work of his foundation.

Mr Ferguson introduces Mo Farah to a stunned audience Old Boy Mo inspires his audience


SUBJECT AWARDS

Year 7Jordan Ako MusicOmarri Anderson Physical EducationYuvraj Assi Drama,

Integrated Programme, Mathematics

Mohamed Berria EALDeven Clarke EnglishBen Crittenden Music, ScienceHadi Dabbur EALDawid Dankowski ArtJake Ghanem Food TechnologyJoshua Hudnott ScienceTom Keenan Integrated ProgrammeThomas Kent Integrated ProgrammeKordian Koziel Food TechnologyRazi Makame Integrated Programme,

MathematicsTheo Mitchell-Smith Integrated ProgrammeMomin Mukhtar Electronics,

Modern Foreign Languages

Sameem Mustafa DramaRehan Nagra Integrated ProgrammeJude Offord ArtSamim Rahmani Integrated ProgrammeHarry Rumball EnglishYasas Samarawickrema Modern Foreign

Languages, Science

Karan Sarna Design & Technology, Electronics

Christopher Sawyer Physical EducationLuke Stoneman Smith Integrated ProgrammeTim-Frederic Volle Design & Technology

Year 8Iffy Ahmed EALSamuel Cadogan GeographyArun Chadha English, HistoryWesley Cheung ArtMiles Clark Mathematics,

Modern Foreign Languages, Physical Education, Science

Louis Ete Modern Foreign Languages

Adam Greaves Art, MusicYaseen Hammad ScienceMahesh Hapuhinne Gedara Design & TechnologyFahd Jadoon Design & TechnologyUsman Mahmood DramaPavandeep Merbay Electronics

Charles Mills Drama, MusicJamie Newman ElectronicsNoel O'Logbon ArtShane Salter ICTSohrab Sayedi Religious EducationRoshaan Syed Food TechnologyBenjamin Taylor Physical EducationRowan Thwaites Food Technology,

MathematicsKlejvins Vlladi ICTRobbie Whitmore Religious EducationMax Yu EAL

Year 9Daniyal Ahmad Religious EducationJoe Barnes Physical EducationJoseph Boyle Music, ScienceSheridan Campbell ICTDylan Carruthers Geography,

Mathematics, Science

Mahdi Chowdhury EnglishIsaiah Dash MusicGus Fontaine HistoryFinlay Fox DramaKeefe Hassan GeographyFinlay Hooper ArtDavid Horniak EALShadnan Ishan HistoryDarnell Kentish Religious EducationTristan Liu Design & Technology,

ElectronicsJonathan Martinez Da Cruz English,


Jermaine Morris Food TechnologyHarpreet Nandhra ICTMaxwell Omondi Design & Technology,

Mathematics

Vishal Phandey Modern Foreign Languages

Gurpreet Sagoo ScienceJamie Tilt Physical EducationCharlie Webb Food TechnologyJordan Wiltshire Drama

Year 10Saleh Ammouna ICT,


Oliver Bowles GeographyKian Brown ElectronicsMatthew Carter Design & Technology,

Electronics, Science

Alfie Congerton Physical EducationOliver David-Grant DramaZijian Guo EALWinston Hui Design & Technology,

ScienceKieran Jaswal EnglishTyrell Joseph ICTThomas Knox Geography,

Physical Education, Science

Milan Mistry PhotographyKaylem Moore EnglishDan Nunan Music, ScienceNayan Pankhania ArtNicholas Ryde MusicSwaraj Sandhu History, MathematicsJack Takeda HistoryDino Velagic Drama,


David Veldmeijer PhotographyBenjamin Vertkin MathematicsDaniel Zapata Orozco Art

AWARDS 2012-2013This years awards were presented byProf. Ed McCann, Director of ExpeditionEngineering.


Year 11Joshua Acquah History,


Rashid Ali EALCalum Bavin MusicOsaze Bazuaye Media StudiesReece Cullinane Food TechnologyJoseph Formby Physical EducationCharlie Gilchrist PhysicsGeorge Green MusicJoshua Hart Design & TechnologyMichael Hodson Art,

Chemistry, Geography, ICT

Freddie Ireland Biology, Geography, Mathematics

Leslie Keegan Physical EducationMagdi Khalil Design & TechnologyDaanyaal Khan EnglishCalvin Kundi Chemistry,

EconomicsRyan Latif Media StudiesAdam Maynard PhotographyFinn McQueen Art, BiologyNicolas Merola Business StudiesAmar Nandra ICTMatthew Norman PhotographyJosh Norris Drama,


Adam Owen HistoryMahbub Rahmani MathematicsHassan Sharif PhysicsDaniel Taylor DramaAshley Webb Food TechnologyHamza Zulfiqar English

Sixth FormKhobaib Abuelmeaza English, HistoryAbrar Anwar Physical EducationArantos Barhani HistoryRachane Bryan-Henderson MusicRhys Byron Media StudiesArnold Cekaj DramaAlexander Chatten EnglishBenjamin Crewe Media StudiesFrancesca Formby Physical EducationMohammad Habib ICTTevin Hall DramaJames McGregor BiologyMax Mills MusicDaniel Norris Biology,

Chemistry, Physics

Harrison O'Leary PhysicsHamid Reza Attar Biology,

Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics

James Smith MathematicsThomas Williams Design & Technology,

Electronics

Jamal Bangura Modern Foreign Languages

William Burdett MusicDejan Butler Physical EducationSamuel Currie PhysicsJoshua Davies Business StudiesManvinder Dosanjh Economics,

MathematicsMatthew Drinkwater DramaFergus Egan History,

PhilosophyNasrai Fatih Modern Foreign

Languages, Psychology

Vishal Gautam ChemistrySam Glover Media StudiesJoshua Grebot Physical EducationHarvey Hounslow EnglishMazhar Hussain ICTRyutaro Kagata ICTNicholas Leventis MusicFaiz Malik MathematicsAmirah Miller BiologyDaniel Otway English,

History, Media Studies

Blessing Paradza ArtBasirat Rodipe Art,

DramaAbdulrahman Shames Biology,

Chemistry, Physics

SPORTS AWARDS

Higher Sports Leader AwardHarry Case Year 8Abdul-Raheem El-Bakrri Year 8Prince Radhakrishnan Year 9Jamie Tilt Year 9George Bridgewater Year 10Emelio Titus Year 10Francesca Formby Sixth Form

Spirit of D of E AwardKamil Juszczyk

Dawes CupParis Allen

Weekly CupAjani Laing

Farah CupJivendra Singh

Junior Badminton AwardDaniel Cornhill

Senior Badminton Award (Prem George Badminton Cup)Niranjan Sai Shanmugam

Basketball AwardOmar Habib

Junior Cricket AwardJamie Tilt

Senior Cricket Award (Bob Edmonds Cricket Cup)Daanyaal Khan

Junior Cross-Country AwardCody McHale

Senior Cross-Country AwardMohamed Nagi

Junior Football AwardReece James

Senior Football Award (Football Shield)Thomas Knox

Junior Rugby AwardGeorge Barden

Senior Rugby Award (Robbie Jones Cup)Shaquille Coxall

Paul Payne Clubman CupJagraj Grewal

Barry Goldsby CupShane Banks

Old Isleworthians BowlBrandon ONeil

Sky Spirit of Sport AwardAli Basnukaev

Special Award for Contribution to SportSheunesu Kimbugwe

ADDITIONAL AWARDS

Academic Excellence (GCSE)Farzan ButtAli Dehghan-NayeriAbid HussainMichael HodsonFreddie IrelandCalvin KundiFinn McQueenJosh NorrisMilun PatelHassan SharifMoadh Tchoketch-Kebir

Academic Excellence (A-Level)Shubham BakshiJames BrabyZhihong ChenSamuel CurrieManvinder DosanjhFergus Egan


Nasrai FatihVishal GautamHarvey HounslowAbdulrahman Shames

Academic Excellence (Consortium)Jiaxin ChenAmirah Miller

Progress AwardsGeorge Barden JuniorLewis Light SeniorNasrai Fatih Sixth Form

Pastoral AwardsJake Ghanem Year 7Amaan Khan Year 7Navraj Sohal Year 8Harry Stenholm Year 8Gus Fontaine Year 9Shadnan Ishan Year 9Saleh Ammouna Year 10Thomas Knox Year 10Shane Reed Year 11Haider Sarwar Year 11Max Mills Sixth FormDaniel Norris Sixth FormShubham Bakshi Sixth FormAbdulrahman Shames Sixth Form

Brunel House Pastoral AwardsJaden Crampton-Munroe Year 7Sameer Rashid Year 7Billy Hayden-Fry Year 8Basal Shah Year 8James Beagley Year 9Rafael Colmenares Rodriguez Year 9Jarrell Beales-Horne Year 10Jack Takeda Year 10Adam Maynard Year 11Josh Norris Year 11

Shackleton House Pastoral AwardsAbderrahman Kahboub Year 7Cody McHale Year 7Miles Clark Year 8Klejvins Vlladi Year 8Joe Barnes Year 9Isaiah Dash Year 9Kian Brown Year 10Winston Hui Year 10Magdi Khalil Year 11

Turner House Pastoral AwardsTheo Mitchell-Smith Year 7Momin Mukhtar Year 7Fahd Jadoon Year 8Pavan Vara Year 8Finlay Fox Year 9Jonathan Martinez Da Cruz Year 9Oliver Bowles Year 10Dino Velagic Year 10Milun Patel Year 11Barry Smart Year 11

Governors AwardsJames Braby Science Samuel Currie Science,

Mathematics Fergus Egan Humanities Vishal Gautam Science Harvey Hounslow English Mazhar Hussain ICT Richie Luwawa Physical Education Brandon O'Neil Business Studies Blessing Paradza Arts Basirat Rodipe Performing Arts

Library AwardHarry RumballBart KuczeraMaxim Lundlack-OrrHarry StenholmThomas EganEllis BloomKrzysztof Stocki

Personal Achievement AwardJames BarkerConnor BeardJack BuckleyDejan ButlerJoshua Chang-TimeWesley CheungOliver David-GrantKieran EvansOskar Gibson-WadsworthCharlie HirshmanCharlie InmanKaylem MooreDion PembertonHasan Rizvi

Vocational Excellence AwardBen Wiginton

Dawes Work SalverKieran Jaswal

Carillion Work Experience TrophyAbhay RawlingsGeorge Stow

P.T.A. Shield10D

Paul McLoughlin Poetry Prize (Junior)Lason Ash

Paul McLoughlin Poetry Prize (Senior)Anietie Ekanem

Photography CupMatthew Norman

Drama Cup (Junior)Gus Fontaine

Drama Cup (Senior)Matthew Drinkwater

Music ScholarshipDeven ClarkeTom KeenanMomin MukhtarDaniel BoyleZack TaylorHarvey ThompsonLouis RuggNoel Bamgbose

John Taylor Music CupHenry Wright

Boseley Essay CupRyan Latif

BeatCreative Enterprise TrophyJoseph BoyleHoang-Huy BuiLouis Heath Nicholls

Letch Trophy for Chess (Junior)Jordan Muhita

Letch Trophy for Chess (Senior)Sandesh Koirala

The Isleworthians (1947) Trophy (Junior)Jamie Tilt

The Isleworthians (1947) Trophy (Senior)Joseph Formby

The Isleworthians (1947) Trophy (Sixth Form)Ashleigh Armel-Close

The Isleworthians (1947) TrophyBrandon O'Neil

Caldicott Lake ScholarshipAbdulrahman Shames

Smallberry Green Cup for EndeavourGabriel McLeish

Tranter Cup for EndeavourDylan O'Sullivan

Jack Chapman CupFreddie Ireland

Head Boy AwardYusof Ali

Headmasters CupDejan Butler


ACADEMIC

Year 9BARNES, Joe BOYLE, Joseph BRABY, Ryan CARRUTHERS, Dylan DAWOODJEE, Faris EGAN, Thomas FONTAINE, Gus HAWAS, Harith HUSSAIN, Firdous ISHAN, Shadnan JEEVATHOL, Adhiyan LIU, Tristan MARTINEZ DA CRUZ, Jonathan MERCER, Charlie OMONDI, Maxwell SAGOO, Gurpreet VETTICHCHELIYAN, Santhosh WALLACE, Matthew

Year 10ABAD, Haris AHMAD, Furqan AMMOUNA, Saleh BRIDGEWATER, George BROWN, Kian EDMUND, Lewis ETA, Ali FOGG, Andrew FOSKETT, Luke HALL, James HUI, Winston HUSAIN, Kazem JUSZCZYK, Kamil KAZIUKONIS, Tadas KELLY, Louis KHAN, VarisKNOWLES, Scot MISTRY, Milan PANKHANIA, NayanPATEL, Aman RYDE, Nicholas SHAH, Umair TAKEDA, Jack VELAGIC, Dino VELDMEIJER, David

Year 11BAZUAYE, OsazeDILLEY, OliverDOLLING, TristanFORMBY, Joseph

HASSAN, KhalidHASSAN, SufianKHAN, DaanyaalLATIF, RyanLIGHT, LewisMAYNARD, AdamMcGRATH, DanielMEROLA, NicholasNANDRA, AmarNORTH, ColtonOWEN, AdamRAHMANI, MahbubSARWAR, HaiderSHAFEEQ, MuhammadSHARIF, HassanWRIGHT, Henry

Sixth FormALY, MustafaCHEN, Jiaxin (Consortium)DIN, SajeelFATIH, NasraiGREBOT, JoshuaLUWAWA, RichieMILLER, Amirah (Consortium)SHABANI, Behdad

ARTS

Year 9BAFTIQI, Adam BAINS, JamieBARDEN, George BOYLE, Joseph CARRUTHERS, DylanDASH, Isaiah DAVIES, AydenEGAN, Thomas FONTAINE, Gus FOX, Finlay GREEN, Bradley HEATH NICHOLLS, Louis JAANIN, Jamie KELLAY, MyanMADDOCK, TobyMUNIR, Adil THOMPSON, Harvey TIBBLE, Charles WILLINGHAM, SamWILTSHIRE, Jordan

Year 10BLOOM, Ellis GILL, Jack HUI, Winston MISTRY, Milan MOHAMED, Majid TAKEDA, Jack

Year 11NORRIS, Josh

Sixth FormBURDETT, William GREEN-MODAK, Taheen WILLIAMS, Madeleine

CITIZENSHIP

Year 9BARDEN, George RADHAKRISHNAN, Prince TILT, Jamie VARA, Rajan WALLACE, Matthew

Year 10ABDULLAH, Ataullah BLOOM, Ellis BRIDGEWATER, George CONGERTON, Alfie ETA, Ali FAHMY, Karim HASSAN, Hamze HUSAIN, Kazem KRISHNAMOORTHY, Prabhu LATIF SHAH, Khaliq MCLAUGHLIN, James PATEL, Ricki SAI SHANMUGAM, Niranjan TARIQ, Eesa TITUS, Emelio VELAGIC, Dino WHITINGTON, Nopagorn

Sixth FormFARRELL, Tee-JayFORMBY, FrancescaMURRAY, Adele

PROGRESS

Year 9BARDEN, George BARNES, Joe CARRUTHERS, Dylan EGAN, Thomas FONTAINE, Gus HUSSAIN, Ahmad ISHAN, Shadnan JAGOTA, Aaron

MALKI, Nabil MARTINEZ DA CRUZ, Jonathan MATHEW, AnishMATHEW, Shane MORRIS, Jermaine NAIDU, Mahomed OMONDI, Maxwell PATEL, Sachin PHANDEY, Vishal SAGOO, Gurpreet VETTICHCHELIYAN, Santhosh

Year 10ABDULLAH, Ataullah ABUELMEAZA, Mohyeddin AHMAD, Furqan AMMOUNA, Saleh BHATTI, Aadam BRIDGEWATER, George BROWN, Kian CHAGGAR, Harneet EJHANI, Bahaedin ETA, Ali HALL, James HASSAN, Hamze HUSAIN, Kazem JASWAL, Kieran KAZIUKONIS, Tadas KING, George MERBAY, Harvinder OSMANI, Salman PANKHANIA, Nayan PATEL, Aman SHAH, Umair TAKEDA, Jack TITUS, Emelio VELAGIC, Dino WHITINGTON, Nopagorn

Year 11ACQUAH, JoshuaBROWN, AndyBUTT, AasimFAHEY, ThanathatFORMBY, JosephHALL, BillyHUSSAIN, AbidJABBAR, MuraadJAVED, DanielMALIK, YousafMEROLA, NicholasNORRIS, JoshuaOWEN, AdamPEARSON, AshleyRIZVI, SyedSARWAR, HaiderSHARIF, HassanWRIGHT, HenryZEIDO, Ayham

COLOURS TIES 2012-2013Colours can be awarded in a number of areas of school life.The colours take the form of a flash (to be sewn on blazers)or a tie. Ties are awarded for exceptional performance over aperiod of time and are awarded on one occasion. The awardof Colour Ties to first-time recipients, is recorded here.


Sixth FormALY, MustafaBUTLER, DejanBRABY, JamesCHEN, Jiaxin (Consortium)CHEN, ZhihongCURRIE, SamuelDIN, SajeelEGAN, FergusFATIH, NasraiGLOVER, SamGRAVER, Harvey (Consortium)GREBOT, JoshuaHARB, MohammedHOUNSLOW, HarveyHUSSAIN, MazharKAGATA, RyutaroKHAN, HarisLUWAWA, RichieMILLER, Amirah (Consortium)ONEIL, BrandonOVENDEN, George (Consortium)POWELL, JoshuaSANGHA, GurveerSHAMES, Abdul

SCHOOL

Year 9AHMAD, Daniyal BAINS, Jamie BARDEN, George BOYLE, Joseph CLEVELAND, Alfie COLMENARES RODRIGUEZ, Rafael DA SILVA, Diogo DAWOODJEE, Faris DIMBLEBY, James EGAN, Thomas FOX, Finlay GURUNG, Aman HASSAN, Keefe ISHAN, Shadnan JAYASEKARA, Ravin JEEVATHOL, Adhiyan KELLAY, Myan LIU, Tristan MARTINEZ DA CRUZ, Jonathan MATHEW, Anish MATHEW, Shane MERCER, Charlie MORRIS, Jermaine NANDHRA, Harpreet OMONDI, Maxwell PATEL, Hirukh PATEL, Sachin QURAISHI, Lahibullah RADHAKRISHNAN, Prince SANDERSON, Jake TILT, Jamie VARA, Rajan

VETTICHCHELIYAN, Santhosh WIGLEY, Jack WILLINGHAM, Samuel

Year 10ABRAHAM, Josiah AMMOUNA, Saleh BASNUKAEV, Ali BEALES-HORNE, Jarrell BLOOM, Ellis DY, Christopher FALL-EVERETT, Cameron HUGHES, Adam HUSAIN, Kazem JASSAL, Sachin JOHNSON, Marcus KING, George KNOWLES, Scot LATIF SHAH, Khaliq OLU-DAVIES, Martin RYDE, Nicholas

STOCKI, Krzysztof TAKEDA, Jack TARIQ, Eesa VELDMEIJER, David

Year 11HALL, Billy MUDHAR, Vikrant

Year 12ALI, Yusof MERCER, Billy

SPORTS TIE

Year 9AHMAD, Daniyal BAJJA, Samir BARDEN, George BARNES, Joe BOYLE, Joseph

CARRUTHERS, Dylan HAWAS, Harith JAANIN, Jamie KIAL, Sammy MARTINEZ DA CRUZ, Jonathan MORRIS, Jermaine NANDHRA, Harpreet OMONDI, Maxwell RADHAKRISHNAN, Prince TAYLOR, Morgan TILT, Jamie VARA, Rajan VETTICHCHELIYAN, Santhosh WALLACE, Matthew

Year 10BASNUKAEV, Ali BLACKWOOD, Shaunde BLOOM, Ellis MOORE, Kaylem WILLIAMS, Charlie

Community

CAREERS FAIRThis years Careers Fair, organised by Mr Evans, took placein the main hall on the 18th October and featured twenty fourdifferent stalls, including nine universities. Representativesfrom the RAF, the British Army and GlaxoSmithKline werealso present. Every year group had an opportunity to visit thefair on a rota basis during this very busy day in the schoolcalendar.

Eddy Menday, Hounslow Chronicle journalist and localhistorian, gave a talk to GCSE Geography students aboutmanufacturing industries past and present along the GreatWest Road from the Chiswick roundabout, through Brentfordand on to Cranford.

With the assistance of James Marshall, from the HounslowLibrary Service, Eddy delivered a detailed presentation in themain hall on the many changes that have taken place overpast decades along the famous Golden Mile stretch of theA4. The numerous photographs and land-use maps displayedgave students valuable insights into local industry tosupplement their GCSE course.

GEOGRAPHY: GREAT WEST ROAD STUDY

Eddy Menday addresses the students

Community

Eddy and James with GCSE geographers The Isleworth & Syon School wreath

Isleworth & Syon School students and staff at the Borough Road War Memorial

ARMISTICE DAYFollowing the Armistice Day assemblies that took place in theschools main hall on Friday 9th November, student and staffrepresentatives from Isleworth & Syon attended theRemembrance Day service at 11.00 am at the Borough RoadMemorial.

The Reverend Rosie Hoad conducted the service, which wasalso attended by flag bearers from the British Legion, andstudents and members of staff from both The Green Schooland Ashton House. Yusof Ali, Head Boy, gave the readingand Henry Wright (11E) was pitch-perfect in his playing ofThe Last Post and Reveille.

Community

An exceptional Christmas celebration at our annual CarolService at St. Marys Church on the evening of Monday 17thDecember involved a total of 160 students. The Rev. RosieHoad hosted the boys, girls, staff and families, who all madethe most of the splendid setting that the church provides.

The Christmas message was delivered through readings fromBen Owen (Year 7), Madeleine Williams (Sixth Form), MrsDavies Jones and Mr Ferguson. Of course, the majority of themusical items also had a Christmas theme, and it was mostpleasing to see the church packed to capacity with littleremaining standing room available.

With a mix of traditional Christmas carols, interspersed with awide variety of musical numbers, the congregation certainlyenjoyed the enthusiasm and skills on display from all of thestudents. There were many highlights throughout the evening.Henry Wright (Year 11) reverted to his main instrument, theFrench Horn, with a lovely moving rendition of Have YourselfA Merry Little Christmas. Dylan Carruthers, David Veldmeijerand Cameron Fall-Everett (all Year 9) performed together asa flute ensemble with the traditional Carol of The Bells,setting a high standard of musicianship for the evening.

The larger musical groups also excelled with the Glee Clubsinging Some Nights and Sleigh Ride Surprise with greatgusto, and simply stunning performances of Frosty theSnowman by the Brass Group and A Big Band Christmas bythe Jazz Band.

Thanks are due to Miss Andrews and Miss Lumber for theirwork in leading the musicians in rehearsals and on theevening. Congratulations too to the Staff Choir for theirWinter Wonderland.

The retiring collection raised 130 and was sent to the StreetChild Africa charity. As ever, the evening was rounded offwith mince pies and mulled wine in the Church Hall.

CHRISTMAS AT ST MARYS

The Brass Band performing Frosty the Snowman

Charity

SPELLING BEEMs Wilson, Head of Brunel House, organised the schools first Spelling Bee forYear 7 students to raise funds for the Children in Need charity. She and Mr Gaskellcarried out a trial run over two days of all of the Year 7 form groups, with the resultthat the best five boys from each house progressed to the grand final.

The students were highly competitive and everyone enjoyed the event immensely.Congratulations to James Croucher (7A) who eventually became the schools firstever Year 7 Spelling Bee Champion!

Ms Wilson congratulates James Croucher, the Spelling Bee Winner!

FINALISTS

Brunel7D Jordan AKO7D Cole BARRACKS7A James CROUCHER7A Jordan FOSTER-KINGS7D Ayub MOHAMED

Shackleton7B Farhad AHMED7E George AKO7B Joshua BAVIN7B Abdullah CHOGLAY7B Kareem ZEIDO

Turner7C Harris ARSHAD7C Yuvraj ASSI7F Amir BALTACHI-NEJAD7C Reece HABIB-SHAHEED7C Callum MOORE

Runners-Up: Farhad Ahmed 7B, Yuvraj Assi 7C

Winner: James Croucher, 7A

PTA QUIZ NIGHT Over 800 was raised for charity at this years PTA QuizNight on Saturday 24th November. Over a hundred parents,students and staff attended to test their trivia knowledge,and enjoy the superb spread of food prepared by the PTA.Mr Evans was the quiz master and Charles Greaves did thescoring. The staff teams tried hard, but they would havedone better had their knowledge of Mr Men characters beena little better.



Charity

CAKE SALEMufti Day presented yet another opportunity for students toraise funds for Children in Need as part of the annual Red

Nose Day appeal. All three houses worked in collaborationthis year to make the Cake Sale the most successful

ever. Of the 1,500 raised in total for Comic Relief,300 came from the proceeds of the Cake Sale

alone. A worthy achievement indeed!

You can have your cake . . .

Disguised members of staff collecting for charity on Red Nose Day

Charity

SPRINT TRIATHLONBy Mr Gaskell

In a gripping battle-of-the-sexes contest, Ms Glynn and Icompeted against each other in an organised sprint triathloncompetition to raise money for the Transvers Myolities charity.

Ms Glynn won four of the five disciplines: the 750m swim;transition 1; transition 2; and the finishing 5k run. However, Imanaged to come out as overall winner by winning the 21.2mbike section of the triathlon by a comfortable margin.

Between us, we raised over 500 for the charity.

The Harvest Challenge productivity thermometerDonations ready for sorting

COMIC RELIEFREADATHONMs Squires, the School librarian, organised a Readathon toraise money for Comic Relief over three days in March.During the two days leading up to Red Nose Day and on theday itself, students throughout the school took part in theSilent Read in the library, raising 300 for the charity in theprocess.

HARVEST CHALLENGEStudents were very generous when called upon to donate fooditems for the Harvest Challenge that took place in the AutumnTerm. A competitive element was introduced this year, the threeschool houses vying for top spot on the basis of individual studentcontributions made. A productivity thermometer was displayed withfigures regularly updated in the main entrance to keep studentsfocused on the initiative.

The highest number of participants donating from one form was8A, and 8D collected over 170 items. Brunel held the lead for muchof the term, but both Shackleton and Turner made late surges inthe final week to gain joint first place.

Students then sorted through the huge number of contributionsand made up gift parcels for the benefit of those residents ofHounslow who are the most needy.

Events

PGL TRIP130 Year 7 students set off for a three-day residentialexperience on Monday 8th October to the outdoor centre atMarchants Hill, near Hindhead. The aim of the venture was togive the students, all of whom were in their first term atschool, the opportunity to socialise with new friends and totake part in a wide range of team-building activities, all in awonderful setting in the heart of the Surrey Countryside.

Although the weather was mixed, the boys did not seem tonotice and all had a fantastic time, taking part in activitiesranging from quad-biking, abseiling, rifle shooting and archeryto the famous giant swings, the trapeze and zip wires.

Another great feature of the centre is the dining hall, which theboys of course appreciated three times a day! A heartybreakfast and two more filling main meals gave the boys theenergy to keep going all day long and into the eveningentertainment sessions. The odd impromptu game of footballwas also a feature of the trip. It was noted, however, thatthere was a significant number of boys getting off the coacheson the Wednesday afternoon who had totally exhausted theirenergy reserves.

The staff from school who accompanied the boys all reportedon how wonderful the experience was for the every one ofthem. Well done to all those who attended and to the staff forsupporting the trip!

Easy does it!

Just a few more revs . . .

Events

Abseiling fun

Flights of fancy

Tiring work That daring young man . . .

Ooh, the suspense!

If you want to get ahead, get a hard hat!

Events

By Isaiah Dash

On the 15th February, thirty six pupils and four members ofstaff set off for six days of skiing and snow-boarding toMhlbach in Austria over the half-term holiday. Mr Evans, MsGlynn, Mr Greaves and Mr Simpson checked us all on to thecoach and then we headed for Mhlbach.

After the long coach journey, we settled in at the hotel whichwas fantastic. Early the next morning we started skiing andsnowboarding. Beginners learned and attempted to perfectthe basics of getting skis on and off, stopping, turning andtrekking uphill. On the second day we started skiing shortdistances using the snow-plough technique. Our skiinstructor was very helpful and explained everything clearly.We skied for five hours every day for six days! This meant thatall of the pupils had plenty of time to have fun.

The first ski lift we went on was average because it was forthe beginners slope, but as we changed slopes, the ski liftrides became better and better. By the time we were half waythrough the trip, everyone was comfortable with the skiing andwe learned new techniques, such as making our skis parallel.This allowed us to speed down the slopes and have evenmore fun.

Even though the skiing was thebest part, our eveningactivities were both

challenging andamusing. One night wehad a quiz where wehad different rounds,including practical,written and generalknowledge questions.My favourite evening

activity was ice skating outdoors; we took lots of photographsof ourselves racing around the rink.

On our last day of skiing, we were a bit sad having to saygoodbye to everyone wed met at Mhlbach. The service inour hotel was outstanding and the food delicious. From theexperiences I had, I would definitely like to go there again!

SKI TRIP TO MHLBACH

Events

YPRES TRIPOn a very chilly Wednesday in January, 76 Year 9 studentsset off for Ypres on a three-day exploration of life on the frontline in World War One. Little did we anticipate the foot of snowthat met us on arrival! It certainly made for a very atmosphericand memorable trip.

We began with a visit to some of the major cemeteries of theCommonwealth and German soldiers who fought in the war.Many students were taken aback by the scale of Tyne Cot andwere keen to discover some of the unusual graves in thecemetery. It was also a privilege to be able pay our respectsto a fallen relative of one of our students: we were able tolocate the grave of Sonny Fowlers great-great grandfather.

On the second day, we took a trip to Vimy Ridge, home to theCanadian War Memorial. We were fascinated by the hugebomb craters. It reminded us of how terrifying it must havebeen for soldiers sent into battle.

Our final evening was marked by attending the Last Postceremony at the Menin Gate. As is becoming tradition, ourstudents laid a wreath in commemoration of former studentswho had lost their lives in the war.

Before returning home, we had time to visit Bruges andindulge in a spot of last-minute chocolate shopping! It was astimulating trip and we look forward to visiting Ypres again inNovember!

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial

Ms Hemings leads students through the network of trenches Sonny Fowler finds the grave of his great-great grandfather

Events

By Miss Yemoh

As part of the Year 9 History curriculum, students study theHolocaust. This year our focus was on looking at theHolocaust through personal stories. In partnership with theHolocaust Education Trust, the History Department decided tobring history into the classroom to make a significant impacton our students understanding. We, therefore, invited aHolocaust survivor to speak directly to our students.

Mr Zigi Shipper survived Auschwitz. He was fourteen yearsold when he was taken to the concentration camp. Now aged

83, Zigi, who retired at the beginning of this year, continues todedicate his time to telling students his testimony. His movingstory was shared with Year 9 in a special extended assembly.The students listened attentively to his emotive story, andthen had the opportunity to ask Mr. Shipper some questions.One asked Mr. Shipper if he hated the Nazis for what they didto Jews and other victims of the Holocaust. His response waspoignant and his message was clear, I dont hate anyone.Hate is what led to the Holocaust. Do not hate.

It was an experience which gave the students a lot to reflecton, one that left them with a very powerful lesson.

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR VISIT

Isleworth & Syon students welcome Zigi Shipper from the Holocaust Educational Trust

We were delighted to be given the opportunity to take twoYear 12 students on the Holocaust Education Trust visit toAuschwitz in March. Khobaib Abuelmeaza and Gyazi Bishop-Hibbert were our two chosen ambassadors.

On arrival, we were taken to Oshpitzin, a town where therewas once a very vibrant Jewish community. We weresaddened by the story of how the town was ransacked duringthe Nazi occupation and the Jewish population destroyed. We

then took a short journey to Auschwitz-Birkenau where wewere guided through the buildings and told about theexperiences of Jews during the Holocaust. It is impossible todescribe the experience of visiting a place such as Auschwitz.It is something that will never be forgotten.

We ended our visit with a short ceremony paying tribute to thevictims of the Nazi regime. It was very moving to hear RabbiMarcus recite a Hebrew prayer in commemoration.

AUSCHWITZ

Events

CHESS MEGA-FINALIsleworth & Syon School staged this years Middlesex SouthChess Mega-Final on Saturday 25th May. Mr Giannottaorganised the event at which 194 competitors in the Under 12age group took part. The overall standard of play wasexceptional, with Pradeep Munasinghe (8A) and Zak Taylor(8C) performing well, but Jordan Muhita (8A) did very well toachieve an 8th place in his category by winning three gamesthroughout the competition.

Pradeep, Jordan and Zak get in some practice

By Joseph Formby (11D)

On Monday 3rd September, a group of eleven Isleworth &Syon students were lucky enough to go to the Paralympics.This was a reward for their hard work in sports leadershipwithin the school and local community. It was an exciting andonce-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the Olympic/ParalympicPark and athletics stadium.

The atmosphere in the arena was amazing. Rousing cheerswere given to all athletes, not only those from the GB team.We saw an incredible range of track and field events includingthe long jump, shot putt, and discus, as well as the 100m,400m, 800m and 1500m on the track. Some athletes wererunning with guides while others competed in wheelchairs.

It was a really enlightening experience to see these athletesperform to their maximum and, in addition, we were luckyenough to see a number of medal ceremonies including theGB athlete David Weir, who picked up his gold medal for the5000m race.

I personally felt proud and privileged to be in the stadiumwhen the national anthem was played. Overall I thought it wasa great day, and we would like to thank Mr Mawn and MsSquires for taking us on such a memorable and personalexperience.

SCHOOL TRIP TO THE PARALYMPICPARK STRATFORD

Isleworth & Syon Sport leaders have been involved involunteering roles in the 36th Balfour Beatty LondonYouth Games, Europes largest annual Youth SportsEvent. The Games involve over 100,000 youngparticipants aged 7-18 from hundreds of schools andclubs in 33 London boroughs competing in 30 sports.The Sport leaders were selected as part of the GamesForce volunteering Teams in Badminton and Tag Rugbyat Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Tuesday26th and Wednesday 27th March 2013. To be selectedas volunteers at the London Youth Games is a result ofhard work and dedication displayed by the sport leadersthroughout the academic year and both the RFU andBadminton England were very complimentary about theprofessional attitude displayed by all Isleworth & SyonSport Leaders.

Events

SCHOOL COUNCILBy Mr Doyle

This year the School Council was chaired by Head Boy, YusofAli, with support from Deputy Head Boy, Billy Mercer. Thecouncil tackled a variety of issues, such as how the schoolbuilding could be expanded in the future, ideas for charityfund raising, and choosing a new canteen service for theschool.

Councillors were also at the forefront of developing a newsystem of astro-turf usage for breaks and lunch times. Thisinvolved developing a rota with Mr Fisher, Deputy Head, sothat all students could have fair and equal access to one ofthe schools most impressive resources. Plans were alsomade to increase sixth form participation with lower schoolthrough the House system and sporting events. Mr Doylecommended the commitment of all school councilrepresentatives and their mature approach to the discussionof all topics.

School Council Representatives:Benjamin Owen (7B), Deven Clarke (7E), Seraj Baraky (8A),Adam Greaves (8B), Egzon Aliaj (8F), Usman Mahmood (8F),Jonathan Evans (9A), Thomas Egan (9B), Keefe Hassan(9D), Oliver Bowles (10C), Marcus Johnson (10C), KieranJaswal (10E), Adam Maynard (11A), Vikrant Mudhar (11B)Milun Patel (11C), Aniete Ekanem (11E), Jack Bird (12 TBI),Yusof Ali (13RON), and Billy Mercer (13 HDU).

UK MATHSCHALLENGEBy Mr Issa

Once again the school took part in the annual UK MathsChallenge in all three age groups. The senior MathsChallenge, open to Key Stage 5 students in the sixth form,was the first to take place in November. The sixth formerswho entered achieved 11 colours: 1 gold, 3 silver and 7bronze. This year has been unprecedented, in the time I havebeen running the competition, in that it was the first time wehad someone qualify for the British Mathematical Olympiads.That someone was our sole Gold Award winner, SamuelCurrie, who scored over 30 points more than the next highestaward winner.

Mr Stoddarts Year 11 Maths students were entered for theIntermediate Maths Challenge in the Spring Term and theydidnt disappoint, achieving a further 11 colours betweenthem. The schools best and only Gold Award at Key Stage 4went to Charlie Gilchrist.

Finally, the Junior Maths Challenge at the beginning of theSummer Term proved very encouraging for the future. Twoclasses from Year 8 took part and between them theyachieved 25 colours: 3 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze. The GoldAward winners were Rowan Thwaites, Yacin Lakehal andWilliam Kirby.

All of the students who took part in the UK Maths Challengedid themselves and the school proud.

Rugby Leaders Tee-Jay Farrell 6th FormFrancesca Formby 6th FormEllis Bloom 10CGeorge Bridgewater 10FAli Eta 10FKieran Jaswal 10E

Badminton LeadersNiranjan Sai 10BVinesh Valsan 10BJeevan Sohi 10EBen Hunt 6th FormDavid da Silva 6th FormSunil Mair 6th Form

London Youth Games volunteers

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DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARDOn the 13th February, Mr Adams attended a presentationceremony at Gunnersbury School, where over 200 studentsfrom secondary schools across the borough were presentedwith the Bronze and Silver awards that they completed lastyear. Forty of the successful students were from Isleworth &Syon School. Next year it will be our turn to host the awardsceremony.

This year saw a significant increase in the number of ourstudents taking part in the Duke of Edinburghs Award. By theend of this academic year, the school had organised sixexpeditions to various parts of the country, involving well overa hundred adventurous young people.

The year started in September with the Silver AssessedAward, students in Year 11 heading off on a 3-day expeditionto Purbeck and South Dorset. The following month saw Year13 students making the trip to the Black Mountains for fourdays and five nights on their Gold Practice expedition. Theyagreed that the scenery was stunning and that the skills theygained were invaluable.

In May fifty Year 9 students travelled to Box Hill and the NorthDowns for their Bronze Practice, a two-day and very longnight expedition. The beautiful backdrop of the Chiltern Hillswas the location the following month for over fifty Year 10students on their three-day Silver Practice.

Year 9 enjoyed their final two-day Bronze Assessed Award inJuly, again in the North Downs at Ranmore Common, all boys

Silver Award students enjoy the Chilterns in the summer

Sixth Formers looking for Gold

successfully completing the challenge. There was an equallevel of success for the Year 13 students when they finallyundertook their four-day Gold Assessed Award in the LakeDistrict at Ullswater.

Congratulations to the students on their fortitude andendeavour, and to Mr Gaskell for organising the numeroustrips and activities involved.

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CHARLES GREAVES ASPIRING VETUnfortunately I was unsuccessful in securing a place at aVeterinary School in 2012, so I began to plan my gap year. Irealised it would still involve plenty of animal work experiencethat Id organised, but I would also need a job to fund it.

I was offered the job of Assistant Librarian at Isleworth & Syonnot long after my last A-level exam. It wasnt until I wasrelaxing in the lounge of a farm house after feeding calves onone of my many work experience placements that I realised Ihad actually landed on my feet with such an offer.

I must admit, the first few weeks were tough. Waking up at sixoclock every day of the week really took it out of me. Themost surreal part was being allowed into the staff room. Evennow, when I think about it, how many students can saytheyve gone straight from being a student to a member ofstaff, having a laugh with the teachers about weekend eventsover a cup of tea?

As the months went by, the students began to realise I wasnta sixth former but, surprisingly, a member of staff. Working in

the library has taught me justhow challenging it can be to workwith teenagers, but at the sametime, ever rewarding.

I was also reapplying toveterinary universities andcontinuing with work experienceplacements. I volunteer at theHounslow Urban Farm everySaturday and was given time offto complete two weeks oflambing in Devon. My endeavoursfinally paid off when I was given an unconditional offer on theGateway Course at the Royal Veterinary College.

It has been quite an experience working in the library, seeingthe school I grew up and matured in from the other side of thefence, and joining in with the PGL activity, ski trip, ChristmasCarol Concert and the Summer Arts Festival. I havethoroughly enjoyed my year working at Isleworth and Syon.

Charles Greaves

Disco revellers take a breather for a photo shot

VALENTINES DISCOOn Tuesday 13th February, nearly two hundred Isleworth &Syon students from Years 7, 8 and 9 welcomed two hundredof their compatriots from The Green School for the annualValentines Day Disco.

With music provided by former students Harry Bourne andMartin Swain, the revellers enjoyed an evening of friendshipand dance. The teachers in attendance were fulsome in theirpraise of all the young people, whose behaviour on the nightwas truly outstanding. Well done to everyone!

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The tone was set for the evening when Conor Mulholland(11F) arrived at the Year 11 Prom in a yellow Ferrari.Everyone turned up for the event of the year at HarlequinsR.F.C. in their finest, our boys doing their utmost not to beoutshone by the Year 11 girls from The Green School. Theydanced themselves to a standstill throughout the evening,letting their hair down in style after the pressures of the GCSEexamination season.

There were 275 guests in attendance this year, making it oneof the best attended proms yet. At the end of a fun-filled night,it was left to Mr Lightfoot to thank the students for theirexemplary behaviour and present the customary awards.Masaab Aden was this years Prom King, Munir Mamo won theBest Dressed Student accolade, and Aniete Ekanem was BestDancer. Special thanks were given to Mrs Hammett for helpingto organise the evening, and to the many members of staffwho came along to support the prom.

YEAR 11 PROM

Clear the dance floor!

Masaab Aden: Prom King

Aniete Ekanem: Best Dancer Munir Mamo: Best Dressed Student

Leadership Academy

At the start of the Autumn Term, the Isleworth & Syon SchoolLeadership Academy was launched. The academy is an out-of-hours club for Sport Leaders, providing support andtraining to enable the Leaders to be deployed in Level 1 and 2school games competitions in primary schools and for ourboys in Years 7 and 8.

Students displaying exceptional leadership skills during theirPE and Games lessons were invited to become part of theLeadership Academy organised by Mr Mawn. The club metevery Friday lunch time, devoting the time to developingstudents leadership skills by practising for Primary clusterevents or organising inter-form competitions for Years 7 and 8.

Year 7 Inter-Form Tag Rugby

The Leadership Academy organised both an A and B Inter-Form Tag Rugby Competition for Year 7 during Friday lunch-times on the 3G astro-turf.

Matthew Wallace (9D), a Young Ambassador and LeadershipAcademy member comments on his experience:

The Leadership Academy team planned and organised theYear 7 tag rugby competition which took place on Fridaylunch times on the 3G astro. This involved going to the Year 7form groups during registration time to publicise thecompetition; inform students of the rules; outline thecompetition format; and collect team sheets.

During the tournament we had to set up the pitches andorganise the teams with tag belts. We also shared theresponsibilities for refereeing, scoring, time keeping andtaking pictures of the matches. We organised both an A anda B competition to enable most of the boys in each formgroup to take part. In both competitions the winners of formsA, B & C played the winners of forms D, E & F. In addition theoverall winners and runners-up of the two competitionsreceived medals, and all participants received a positive markon the schools PARS system for their efforts.

All of the Year 7 students really enjoyed taking part and weare looking to organise more inter-form competitions in thenew year. The Leadership Academy showed great team workin organising and running the competitions.

Results7D defeated 7B 6-4 in the B Team Final7E edged out 7A 5-4 on a golden try to win the A Team Final.

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

The Leadership Academy also supported the preliminary roundin the Years 5 and 6 Tag Rugby Competition at GrasshoppersR.F.C. on Thursday 15th November. The tournament involvedsix schools playing each other in a round-robin format. GreenDragon won the tournament with Isleworth Town the runners-up.

St. Marys Isleworth, Blue School, Our Lady & St John and St.Pauls were the other schools represented.

George Barden (9D) comments on his experience ofparticipating in the initiative: As a member of the LeadershipAcademy I have learnt the rules of tag rugby and have put myskills into practice by refereeing in a Year 7 inter-form tagrugby competition at Friday lunch times, and in the Years 5and 6 tag rugby competition at Grasshoppers R.F.C. I havereally enjoyed working within the academy team and myconfidence has grown throughout the term.

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY SUPPORTS PRIMARYSCHOOL COMPETITIONS

SPORTS DAY

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SPORTS DAYMr Adams, Head of PE, was very pleased withthis years Sports Day, held for the first time atthe Osterley Athletics Centre just a short walkacross the road from the school. Temperatureswere in the mid-twenties throughout the day, butthe cloud cover gave athletes and enthusiasticspectators plenty of protection from the sun. Theprogramme of events for Years 9 and 10 in themorning and Years 7 and 8 in the afternoonproceeded strictly according to plan, thanks tothe whole-hearted support of the whole staff.

A few long-standing records were broken duringthe competition. Morgan Taylor won the Year 9100m in a time of 11.6 secs., knocking twohundredths of a second off the previous recordthat had stood since 1998. Paris Allen threw theshot a distance of 12m, beating the 2007 recordof 11.30m by a significant distance. Ms Atkin,one of the time-keepers, described the event asa very smooth operation.

When Ms Simms announced Brunel to be thewinning house at the end of the day, Ms Wilsonorchestrated the cheering of the ecstatic banner-waving Brunel supporters.

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Year 7 Results

7E : 1157F : 1097A : 1087D : 967C : 92 7B : 91

Year 8 Results

8E : 1138B : 1098D : 1048A : 988C : 968F : 87

Year 9 Results

9D : 1289A : 1029F : 979E : 959C : 899B : 79

Year 10 Results

10B : 12010D : 11010E : 9910C : 9210A : 8510F : 84

Overall Result

1st : Brunel 831 points2nd : Shackleton 821 points3rd : Turner 746 points

Brunel supporters celebrate victory

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SWIM SUCCESSCongratulations to Jahrel Murphy (9E) and Miles Clark (8E) who bothrepresented Isleworth & Syon at the London Schools SwimmingChampionships at Crystal Palace on Sunday 28th April.

Swimming in the 13-14 years age group, Jahrel won Gold in the 100m Butterflyin a time of 1:04.01, finishing almost two seconds ahead of the boy in secondplace. This time is the second best ranking in Great Britain and gives Jahrel aqualifying time for the National Finals. Jahrel also picked up Bronze medals inthe 100m and 200m Backstroke.

Miles, swimming in the same age group, picked up a Bronze in the 200mButterfly and was fourth in the 200m Individual Medley and the 100m BreastStroke. Miles, already the 200m Breast Stroke County Champion, will be eligiblefor the same event next year and has his sights set on some brighter metals!

Well done to both boys on their terrific performances!Jahrel and Miles with their swimming medals

On Friday 8th February Hannah Beharry, athlete mentor andGreat Britain boxer, visited Isleworth & Syon School as part ofthe Sky Sports: Living for Sport project, which uses sport as atool to engage, motivate and inspire young people. In themorning session, Hannah worked with a group of Year 8students and, after listening to her inspirational story in whichshe explained how boxing had turned her life around, Hannahgot students to map out their futures and realise theimportance of working hard at school. Students finished thelesson with a boxing master class from Hannah.

Charlie Wallbanks (8E) commented, Hannahs sessioninspired me to work hard at school so that I can realise mypotential to be a policeman when I am older.

Japheth Spence (8A) added, I really enjoyed the experience. Itmade me realise that I need to work harder at school and listento teachers so that I can get a good job when I leave school.

After break Hannah took Mr Newtons Year 11 weight-traininggroup for a high-intensity circuit session.

Nathan Mills 11E stated, It was the best training session Ihave ever had. Hannah was such an inspiration.

During lunch Hannah observed the Isleworth & SyonLeadership Academy running the Year 7 A inter-FormFootball Finals on the 3G-astro surface. In a tense final, 7Ddefeated 7A on penalties. Hannah was on hand to present themedals to both teams. In the final session of the day, Hannahagain worked with the academy and was very impressed withthe amount of sport volunteering in which the academy isinvolved, both in school and within the local community.Students opted, as expected, for a boxing fitness session.

Jamie Tilt 9C commented, Having Hannah in school hasbeen a brilliant experience. She made us realise that being asports leader not only develops our life skills and confidence,but we also make a difference by passing on our knowledgeand experience to younger students. That is why I really enjoybeing a sports leader.

SKY SPORTS: LIVING FOR SPORT

Hannah teaches boxing techniques Hannah with the Leadership Academy

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NATIONAL SCHOOLSPORTS WEEKMonday 24th June - Friday 28th June 2013

The aim of the week was for students to learn about thevalues and ethos of sport. Those participating were alsoencouraged to take part as performers, young leaders andvolunteers.

Inter-House Volleyball

To celebrate this week, Mr Mawn and Mr Newton organisedthe inaugural Year 7 Inter-House Volleyball Competition onMonday 25th June. Teams consisted of four players andforms played each other in a round-robin format. As the boysgot used to the rules and working as a team, the standard ofplay improved throughout the tournament. They reallyenjoyed playing volleyball, and for many this was their firsttime. Congratulations to 7D on winning all five of their gamesand the tournament as a whole!

Year 7 Results

Position Wins Points1st 7D 5 152nd 7C 3 92nd 7E 3 94th 7F 2 65th 7A 1 35th 7B 1 3

The 7D Volleyball Team Image British Judo Association Ali Basnukaev Gold

BRITISH JUDO GOLD CHAMPION Ali Basnukaev (10A), a member ofthe Ernest Bevin Phoenix JudoClub in Tooting, has become theBritish Schools Judo Champion inthe Under 73 kg category for boysin the 15-16 age group. Heachieved this stunning feat on the9th of March 2013, when hecompeted at the Sheffield Arena inthe high profile British SchoolsChampionships.

Ali fought in his preferred weight of Under 73kg, which alwaysturns out to be a popular weight group, attracting judo talentfrom all over Britain. After failing to win a medal in thetournament last year, he was determined to claim a place onthe podium this time round.

Eventually, after winning three tough fights againstchallenging opponents, one of whom was an Irishman whohad previously beaten him, Ali rose above everyone else withknockout victories and cemented his place on the top of theBritish Schools podium.

Ali also decided to fight the next day at the English Open inthe U21 age band in the same arena. He beat a very goodScottish black belt in his first fight. Ali showed great judotechnique but went on to lose his next two fights to high-ranked U21GB squad members who both went on to winmedals in the competition. Nonetheless, this was a greatexperience for him to add to his medal from the previous day.

Congratulations, Ali!

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Congratulations to the schools 1st XI Cricket team on astunning victory against the MCC. The match was played on19th June at the Isleworthians ground in Wood Lane, and itwas the boys who got off to a strong start in the day game.

Bowling first, the school team quickly set about their moresenior opposition. Strong and tight bowling restricted theMCC batsmen who never really managed to gain any fluidityin their scoring. Ishwarjot Sohi and Ashleigh Armel-Closewere especially effective, taking two wickets each andtroubling the batsmen with their pace, and there was a goodspell from Shane MacDermott. By the twenty-third over, theschool had reduced the MCC to 113 for 5. However, batsmen6 and 7, Steadman and Hamilton, managed to rally with astrong partnership, before the MCC confidently declared on204 runs for 6.

Batting second, the school team lost their first wicket with thescore on just 13. Mr Gibbons confident prediction of a firstvictory for many years looked a touch optimistic at this stage!Ishwarjot Sohi came in at number three, joining openerDaanyaal Khan, and the two boys struck up a magnificentpartnership, scoring freely and moving the score into theseventies for the loss of just one wicket at tea.

The break did not suit Ishwarjot who departed just after teawithout adding to his score of 35. This was a great shame as,up until this point, he had looked untroubled. Daanyaal thencame to the fore and, when skipper Ashleigh Armel-Closecame to the crease with five wickets down, the win was verymuch in sight. A marvellous partnership of 59 moved the schoolteam to 154 before Ashleigh was caught for a quick-fire 27.

The balance of the game seemed to have tilted back in theMCCs favour, but it was Daanyaals calm and mature inningsthat was to be the deciding factor. When the last batsmancame to the crease, 37 runs were still needed for victory.

STUNNING SCHOOL VICTORY OVER MCC XI

The two captains shake hands before the match

Brandon ONeill managed to keep Daanyaal company andremained not out, having scored 5 runs. Daanyaal movedmagnificently through the nineties and secured anothercentury for the school, eventually ending up hitting thewinning runs to finish on 121 not out and, of course, gainingthe Man-of-the-Match award.

Our thanks to the MCC for their sportsmanship and to theIsleworthians for hosting the match.

Isleworth & Syon XI:H. Alam, A. Anwar, A. Armel-Close, T. Gittins, J. Grewel, D. Khan, S. MacDermott, B. ONeill, A. Patel, U. Shafeeq, I. Sohi.

MIDDLESEX CUPCRICKET FINALSeptember 2012

By Zeejah Rizvi

After the daunting task of defeating St Benedicts School inthe Middlesex Cup Semi-Final, Isleworth & Syons Year 11team were rewarded with a cup final against Enfield. Theplayers knew that getting this far had meant that a lot of hardwork and effort, and luckily these were the core principles ofthe Year 11 cricket squad.

It was a much anticipated game for the team. They waited thewhole summer until September when the final was to beplayed. They were required to train throughout their summerholiday which was a challenging task, especially as cricketwas not the first sport for some. After a few pre-match trainingsessions, the day of the final was upon the team. The busjourney was tense and quiet, everyone focused and in thezone, ready to take what would be their greatest cricketingachievement to date for the school.

Isleworth and Syon won the toss and chose to bat first. Theopening batsmen were Usman Shafeeq (captain) andHasnaat Alam, who started the innings very cautiously. Theyknew that setting a high

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