There was an air of excitement in the Hampden Hall on Tuesday as delegates from our sister schools in the United Westminster Schools Foundation arrived to participate in the 2017 Foundation School’s Model United Nations (MUN).

Catering manager Phyllis Street and her team awaited with hearty refreshments while Mr Price and Mr James registered the guests with lightening efficiency. Following a welcome address by the second master, Mr Hardy, and an overview of why the UN matters in the 21st century, students headed off to their five respective committees. The level of intellectual debate was incredibly high and Emanuel delegates were ruthlessly pragmatic in their attempts to secure signatures in the lobbying stage. Jacob and Pietro’s representation of the USA caused an academic punch up in the security committee as they jostled to defend their position on solutions to cyber warfare. It was thanks to Mr Davis’s expert chairing that the impassioned points of information didn’t turn into a full scale revolution. In the economic committee Tom and Sinan (representing Mexico) made robust rebuttal of fellow member states’ resolutions on how the illegal drug trade can be best combatted. Meanwhile, Mr Keddie in development looked on in disbelief as Juliana and Sasha’s highly detailed resolution promoting trade over aid was defeated at the voting stage. At 12.15pm the Pages (Emanuel prefects) counted the voting slips as delegates awaited the announcement of the resolutions that would be debated in the General Assembly. Colombia had

managed to pass two of their resolutions, leaving Sutton Valence in a strong position for the forthcoming General Assembly. As the chairs fed back to the successful resolutions, the Emanuel MUN team and I were relieved and excited that Emanuel delegates would have their chance to show their debating prowess in the afternoon’s General Assembly. A well needed break and lunch followed the intellectual wresting of the committee sessions and at 1pm all delegates were gathered in the Hampden Hall to hear Roy Blackwell, chair of the General Assembly open the debate. We were also treated to a speech by barrister David Wood who had joined us from Charter Chambers. His vast experience of international law in Somaliland and his involvement in

the African Prison Project in Nigeria, encouraged students to raise their debating skills. First up in the General Assembly was Lucy and Kathleen (representing India). Their operative clauses were water tight in terms of detail and they proved themselves able public speakers as they fielded points of information from other nation states and staunchly defended their position by firing back killer facts. In spite of their brilliant efforts, their resolution was narrowly defeated by two votes. After two hours of intense debate France managed, by a narrow margin, to pass their resolution on the illegal drugs trade. We were narrowly pipped to the post by Grey Coat Hospital but we had put up a valiant intellectual fight and Lucy and Kathleen were awarded prizes for their debating skills. The engagement of the Emanuel MUN team was incredible and their superb debating skills were testament to their hard work and

commitment. My gratitude goes to teachers from a range of departments who answered the call to help with incredible commitment and enthusiasm. Thank you also to our dedicated group of prefects who enabled the smooth running of the day. It made me very proud to hear the deputy head of Sutton Valence remark on how “superb and professional the Emanuel prefects had been”. Bonny and Sam need a particular mention for giving so much additional help on the day. Whilst the Emanuel MUN team will not compete against the Foundation Schools for another year, they look forward to competing in the Lady Eleanor Holles MUN in January 2018. KZM

Friday 6 October 2017

Model United Nations success

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Save the following: viola, double bass, oboe, bassoon, French horn, trombone and tuba. Stop these instruments dying out! We offer six weeks free lessons on these instruments. Try it out! If you are interested in playing a “rare breed” instrument please contact Lucinda Stuart-Grant on lsg@emanuel.org.uk TWR

Last Thursday (28 September) a full audience was treated to the first music concert of the year when the entire Hill Form and year 7 students sang in the annual Showstoppers concert in the Hampden Hall. The event is as a result of the first weeks of term spent in les-sons singing and developing aural and vocal skills. It is always fantastic to sing a number of fun, light songs with some harmonies thrown in for good measure, and the pupils sang very well, showing us what musical children we have at Emanuel. This certainly bodes well for the future. Four of our music scholars in year 6 and 7 (from left to right Atitiya, Jena, Fleur and Prudence) performed solos in between the songs, and all four played advanced pieces of music, and did it beautifully. Congratulations to all who took part – nearly 200 of you. We look forward to seeing and hearing you as you develop your musical skills at Emanuel. TWR

Last Thursday (28 September), Emanuel hosted the inaugural Charlotte Easton Memorial Lecture in tribute to Miss Easton – a wonderful, inspirational and dedicated Head of Classics who sadly passed away too young in 2016. We were fortunate to have Professor Edith Hall from King's College London speak to us. Professor Hall is an internationally renowned expert on Homer and the Greek theatre but she elected, rather fittingly in the circumstances, to explore the topic of women classical scholars. It was fascinating to learn about the achievements down the years of such women as the Soviet Russian classicist, Olga Freidenberg up to Betty Radice (long-term editor of Penguin Classics). Our venue, the school library, was bursting at the seams during the talk with a sizeable number standing by the doors. The Classics Department would like to thank Professor Hall and the staff, pupils and scholars of Emanuel who attended. We would also like to thank Coombe Girls’ School and Grey Coat Hospital whose pupils also attended. It was a marvellous tribute to Miss Easton. PSA

Charlotte Easton Memorial Lecture

FINAL SCORE: EMANUEL 34 WIMBLEDON HIGH 24Last Monday four of Emanuel’s finest mathematicians travelled to Wimbledon High School for the opening round of this years’ Hans Woyda Mathematics Competition. Anna and Siddiq, despite some magical solutions, were unable to produce the same incredible standards of the last campaign. Fortunately, Izzy playing her first match managed to hold her nerve and do justice to her undoubted mathematical ability. Indeed, her solutions were accurate and of-ten laced with intuitive brilliance! Captain George, playing against the school where his sister excelled at mathematics, rose to the occasion and performed outstandingly, gaining full marks in most questions and completely outclass-ing his opposite number. Although, as a team they unquestionably under-performed, they should be very pleased with this convincing victory against such a highly academic school. AJL

Success in maths competition

Showstoppers concert

Help save theseinstruments!

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By GraceThe year 10 Art students had the privilege of visiting the Tate Britain for the day. This trip was for the students to expand their knowledge on the current GCSE topic ‘environment’ as well as being exposed to different artists such as Rachel Whiteread and Henry Moore, exploring the artists’ work and being able to appreciate the variety of media they use. The trip was a huge success, helping students broaden their understanding of art history, from portraiture dating back to 1540 to concrete casts of negative space made in the 90s. The day was hugely enlightening and a wonder-ful chance to learn about the Tate collection. Each exhibition was interesting and enjoyable, and helped students understand artworks in more depth by being able to draw them, developing different skills needed for art.

Art visit to the Tate Britain

By RobynWe’re Not Afraid of Virginia WoolfOn Tuesday (3 October) in sixth form Literary Group we looked at the opening extract of Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. This modern-ist book, published in 1925, is told through Woolf’s innovative stream of consciousness style, giving further insight into the charac-ters’ heads. Erin gave a fantastic presentation on this extract and on Virginia Woolf’s life. Woolf was part of the ‘Bloomsbury group’, which was a selection of talented writers and artists who aimed to move away from Vic-torian ideals and give literature a new lease of life with the beginning of the modernist style. Woolf had extremely dark and depress-ing thoughts and suffered many nervous breakdowns which later led her to commit suicide. This is foreshadowed in the opening of her novel Mrs Dalloway, and so highlights how Woolf used her own experiences to cre-ate her characters.

Junior House literary quiz results

We had a super exciting Junior House Literary Quiz where Lyons had victory snatched from them due to incurring a points penalty after they failed to include a Hill Former in their team. It was a tough loss for Lyons, but the House system rewards those which field full teams. So when forgetful Hill Formers don’t compete results can swing! We have some tremendous quiz players in the lower school and I’m sure some of the contestants who competed for eventual winners Lyons, as well as Clyde will be strongly represented in the Kids’ Lit Quiz event which takes place in early December (with the practices starting earlier this week). We take the Kids’ Lit Quiz event very seriously which is hosted by KCS Wimbledon, so parents of well-read children in years 6-8 please encourage them to attend the practices when able. We won the event in 2015 and will be looking for another strong performance this year. Final team selection for the eight places will be on 13 November after a 50 question test quiz. TRJ

We’re not afraid of Virginia Woolf

This week’s winner of the Emanuel Cake was the first rugby XV who defeat-ed Tiffin 36-10 in the Daily Mail Trophy - our first win over them in 18 years. This was followed up by an-other Cup win in the Nat West 1st Round against St. Benedict’s 18-16.

This week’s cake winners

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SPORTNetball

U15A: IBSTOCK TOURNAMENTFINAL POSITION: FOURTH BY LIBBYWe worked very well as a team, with some hard but well played matches. The first three matches were against The Hall, Tiffins and Highgate. Emily made some great shots with Milly, Grace and Eve helping the ball up the pitch. We came second in our pool behind Surbiton High, which was a very tough match; although Natasha, Eva and Lucia played well in defence. We then played Godolphin and Latymer, which was another tough match, but Emma and Anna worked really well together in attack. Our last game was against Ibstock which was a good contest; we lost narrowly, putting us in fourth place. Player of the tournament was Eva Yates.

U15C v PUTNEY HIGHFINAL SCORE: 11-10 (WON)BY GEORGIEWe played well and gave it our all. The teams were evenly matched from the start. By half time the score was a 4-3 to Putney. We quickly realised that we needed to up our game for the second half. By the end of the third quarter we were winning, albeit by only one goal. With great team skills and excellent playing, we managed to win. We played well in all aspects of the game, getting the ball quickly and efficiently down the court with great attack from Jemma and Isabella. We enjoyed amazing shooting from Esme and incredible defence work from Freya who made many great inter-ceptions. Georgie was awarded player of the match. This was an exciting second game of the season and are determined to keep up our winning streak.

U15B v PUTNEY HIGH FINAL SCORE: 15-5 (LOST)BY JOSIEWe had a tough game against Putney. We played well, working together as a team throughout the game, even when the score became increasingly harder to match. Our defence worked very well with Lucia and Scarlett getting lots of interceptions. At the other end of the court our shooters, Grace, Lara and Ame-lia, made the most of their opportunities with Amelia not missing a single shot. Josie was awarded player of the match. In spite of the defeat it was a good game. We can take the parts that didn’t go well back to training and start working hard on our weaknesses.

1ST VII v LINGFIELD NOTRE DAMEISNC CUP MATCHFINAL SCORE: 44-31 (WON)BY CATHERINEThe first team played their National Cup round one game against Lingfield. From previous experiences, this team is renowned for being tall, strong and ag-gressive. However, after another very ben-eficial warm up and the arrival of some parents for home support, we were raring to go. We raced into an early lead, playing fast and attacking netball from the outset which was too much for our opposition to handle. At quarter time we lead 16-8, and after some wise words of encourage-ment from Miss Yeomans we headed back onto court, ready to continue to push at their weaknesses and tighten our own areas of vulnerability. During training we focused on fitness, moving the ball quickly and the flow of play down court. This has had direct influence on our play, as from defence to attack the ball moved beautifully, with the girls timing their movement perfectly and choosing the right option more often than not, creat-ing several scoring opportunities where we may previously have squandered possession. We approached the half time break with a slightly reduced lead, but emerged invigorated and ready to seal the game. The attack clicked in this quarter, exploiting the same defensive weakness for six attacking goals in a row, proving that although they may have had an idea as to what we were doing, our superb execution of the skills under fatigue meant they could not stop us. Our defenders stepped up, reading the play well, and forcing them to throw long balls which we were able to pick off with ease. The incredible team effort was reflected at the final whistle, as we managed to secure a 13 goal win, the score 44-31 to Emanuel on the hooter. This is a very positive win for us, and a true reflection of the hard work we have put in during pre-season and the early tournaments this season. Many thanks to the parents who came to support, as well the teach-

2ND VII v HARRODIAN SCHOOLFINAL SCORE: 56-21 (WON)BY MIAWe came away with a well-deserved victory. Throughout the match everyone was determined, and continued to fight for the ball, especially when errors were made. Maddie and Madeline were both vital in the securing us our win of 56-21, by accurately shooting throughout and maintaining stamina. Our defence was strong, their communication making their movement more effective, with Maisie managing to attain many turnovers. Ensuring their players were constantly under pressure, Megan and Zara ensured as few goals were scored as possible. Poppy, as well as achieving many tips, aided in carrying the ball up to our mid-court players. Overall we all worked well together as a team, with Izzy and India sending very strong passes into the shooters, and contributing towards our triumph.

ers who gave up some of their free time to cheer us on. We are all looking forward to next week’s fixture against Harrodian where we hope to consolidate the hard work of this week’s game and contribute to our season’s goal difference tally.

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U13A v HARRODIAN SCHOOLFINAL SCORE: 24-13 (WON)BY OLIVIAWe started slowly and started the second quarter level. A few great tips from Saskia at WD and good pressure and rebounds from Maddy A and Maddy P in defence meant we started to pull away. Rosie came on at WD to pump up the energy and intensity of the team. With Lucy scoring from all angles we finished with a great win. It was a great match and we are now fully prepared for our cup match next week.

U12A v ROYAL RUSSEL FINAL SCORE: 15-11 (WON) BY LILYAfter conceding an early first goal we realised that it was going to be a tough match. It was a back and forth game, with the lead changing hands several times. Isabella C (GA) set up and scored some brilliant shots. Fleur (GD) and Meg (WD) showed great partnership by frequently carrying the ball down the court on their own. Lucy-Rose (WA) successfully held her players off the ‘D’ and managed some excellent passes. By the third quarter we held the lead - we just had to hold on through the last quarter. Isabella B (GK) and Jemima (GK) played strong in defence with countless tips and inter-ceptions. Frankie (GS) was voted player of the match and played outstandingly, gaining possession against some very tall shooter. It was a very hard fought victory.

U13C V HARRODIAN SCHOOLFINAL SCORE: 17-6 (WON)BY GRACE We made a great start to the first quarter. We were on point and focused but still a bit rushed at times. We won the first quarter 3-1, which doesn’t seem much but with all the effort we put in, it was a lot. The second quarter was tough as we had to maintain our previous stand-ards, which we did 7-3. Our defence was very good but our attacking was amaz-ing. Amber was player of the match. Henriette were at the shooting end of the court waiting to snatch the ball and effortlessly score a goal. Grace and Lucy moved from one end of the court to the other to feed the ball to our shooters. The third quarter was won by 10-4. Harrodian improved considerably in the third and last quarters which made us push even harder to grab the ball and run to our shooting end. It was a competitive match and both teams were pushed to their limits.

RugbyU16B v SEAFORD COLLEGEFINAL SCORE: 19-12 (LOST)BY CHARLIEWe headed to the south coast for an eventful match. Tensions were high on the two-hour bus ride as the players were determined to come away with a win against a tough opponent. As the teams warmed up, comradery was in the air due to Jack’s inspiring leadership skills and the team’s overall compatible chemistry. The warm up exercises proved to be useful as it prepared us mentally and physically for the game ahead. Finally, the time had come and the boys set out onto the pitch. We pushed hard in the early minutes, putting in hard tackles and precise pass-es. The team conceded an early try due to a badly made tackle by Charlie, but he and the team were quick to redeem themselves after a fantastic run by Oscar, leaving defenders in the dust. A precise pass to Luke provided a very successful pop pass to Charlie who scored our first try. Team morale was high and Jack pro-vided an excellent run and a great pass to winger Oscar who scored our second try. After a successful conversion by Jack, we went ahead. Shortly after the referee called for half time. After a quick team huddle, we were

back in action to try and maintain our lead. Unfortunately, after a tactical kick by the opposition and an attempt to op-pose it by Oscar, Seaford College scored their second try and managed to win the conversion. This meant that the boys were behind and this proved to raise tempers. We began to become frustrated at the opposing side’s attitude and the referee’s decisions. This translated into an explosive responsive with bone crunch-ing tackles, rapid quick runs and speedy, precise passing. However, the built up aggression resulted in Jago receiving a sin bin for five minutes due to bad at-titude. This did not dampen our spirits, in fact it inspired us to push harder. Mo-ments later, Jago was back in the match, pulverising the opposition with his impressive, impactful runs. Even though the masterful passing of Jack Seymour and Jake proved to be a key factor in the team’s excellent play, it could not stop Seaford College from scoring another try. The score 19-12 with only minutes left. The boys desperately put in the efforts to score another try to level the score. The excellent runs of Jago and Oscar, perfect passing from Jack Seymour and Jake Shaw and brave tackling from Alec and Sam were unfortunately not enough to level the score. Although beaten, our spirits are high for our next match. The team did not perform as well as they could have if not for the fantastic leader-ship skills and excellent play from Jack Seymour - this is why he was rewarded player of the match.

U15A v TIFFIN SCHOOL FINAL SCORE: 47-29 (WON)After a poor start to the game, in which we fell behind 19-0, we finally roused ourselves and got an important score back before half time through the strong-running Rigby. Significant too was Will’s conversion from close to the touchline. The second half was a different story alto-gether. We went back to basics and were more direct, with tries from forwards Benny, Nick and Charlie S. Although Tiffin scored twice again themselves, we used our trump card – Charlie Sh’s sheer pace – a hat trick of times, to secure a high scoring win. Credit to Tiffin for catching us cold, but the Emanuel boys’ composure and will to win was equally impressive. DCH

U13C v ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOLFINAL SCORE: 8-13 (LOST) BY GRACEThe first quarter was tense and we lacked focus, losing 1-5. This put us on the back foot for the rest of the game. In the second quarter, we came back to win 3-2. This gave us confidence. The third quarter was hard as Royal Russell scored six points to our two. The last quarter, we won three points, conceding none. Player of the match was Henriette, who played extremely well at GS. She was well as-sisted by Amber at GA. Anna, at GD, was always there if we needed someone to pass back to. Grace worked well to bring the ball down the court.

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U12C v ST BENEDICT'S SCHOOLFINAL SCORE 35-15 (LOST) BY MILESIn our first away game we hoped for a win after a narrow loss against Tiffin. It was a difficult game as St Benedict's had a couple of very fast wingers and a powerful centre. We started well, getting the ball to Milo to score an early try. St Benedict’s came back with a few tries to give them a comfortable lead. They also started to dominate rucks and scrums. After half time we went three tries down. Two stunning scores by Daniel and Isaac brought us within two scores of the lead. Unfortunately, the opposition got back on track and scored three tries to win the game. We hope to learn from our mistakes and improve for our next match against Reigate Grammar.

U13B v COLFE'S SCHOOLFINAL SCORE: 30-10 (WON)BY CALLUMDespite a solid win, we didn’t play as well as we could have. Our first try was scored by Callum, who ran through the opposition’s defence. He scored another shortly afterwards. Colfe's were decent at rucking, and would occasionally win the ball. We were quite slow at getting into the rucks and supporting the ball carrier. Ollie scored a try by pounding through Colfe's defensive line. At the beginning

U12A v ST BENEDICT’S FINAL SCORE: 40-20 (LOST) BY FREDDIE & THOMSONThis was our third game of the season and ended with a 40-20 loss to a very strong St Benedict’s side containing the son of rugby league legend Martin ‘Chari-ots’ Offiah. The game started with a quick try from Emanuel, assisted by Luke and scored by Freddie. St Benedict’s hit back with two tries and went into half time winning 3-1 thanks to a try just before the end of the first half. Emanuel started the half with another quick try after three su-perb phases of attack. St Benedict’s soon cut lose with four tries, meaning that we needed a miracle in the last five minutes of the match. After a few good lines from, we scored our last try in the remaining seconds when Lars went over from be-hind the ruck scoring his debut try.

U15A v SEAFORD COLLEGE FINAL SCORE: 50-0 (WON)After the Dulwich defeat, it was important to react positively on the field in our next fixture. We did - emphatically. With one main objective of retaining possession as much as possible, we made constant inroads into opposition territory, then took our opportunities with some clinical finishing. Referee, Gary Dibden, remarked post match that our third try – a real team effort – was probably one of the best tries he will see this season. There were tries for Nick, Monty, Charlie Sh, Elliot and Jay. Benny and Max carried aggressively throughout and No.8 Charlie S exceled with three tries of his own. Will was suc-cessful with 5 out of 8 conversions and Billy’s distribution from scrum-half was also an important element in what was a great morning of rugby, this team being the only Emanuel side to win against Seaford in this block fixture. DCH

U12 v ST BENEDICT’SFINAL SCORE: 10-10 (DRAW)After a hard fought draw last week, the boys were keen to get off to a good start against a strong St Benedict’s team. Not long after the match began we found ourselves down 5-0. However, excel-lent efforts from the team and a strong determination to get back into the match allowed us to even the score before half time. Unfortunately, a slow start to the second half led to us finding ourselves down 10-5 not long after the restart. However after strong attacking plays led by powerful runs from Daniel, Cole-man and Freddie, we were able to break through the defence bringing the score even once again. The final score was 10-10, which was a great result with the boys showing ‘a never give up’ attitude. Well done. CPC

EMANUEL v ETON COLLEGE FINAL SCORE: LOST 4 GAMES TO 1Emanuel hosted Eton for a U14 and U15 game. Our top U13 pairs also stepped up to the plate to compete against Eton boys who had been playing fives for at least a year longer. The Emanuel pairs took a bit of time to get into the game but steadily improved once they had warmed up. This was exemplified by Ethan and Ben F who fought hard, winning some excellent rallies in their first set. However, they lost with a rather undeserved score line of 12-2, 12-4, before having a much closer third set of 12-8 showing clear progress. Timur and Hughie had an excellent victory against a strong Eton pair. The match ebbed and flowed both ways before the boys managed to pull themselves over the line in their final set 12-7 with some lovely shots from Hughie clinching the game. The best fives was witnessed between an Eton U15 pair and our top U13 pair on the day, Ben W and Ben H. Despite playing against boys two years older than them, the two Bens threw themselves into the game, resulting in some of the best fives I’ve seen at this level. With more practice these boys are sure to be a force to be reckoned with. Thanks to Eton for a cracking game and I hope to see the team back in action on the fives courts soon. TOM MCCAHON (FIVES COACH)

U15A v DULWICH COLLEGENATWEST CUP ROUND 1) FINAL SCORE: 34-5 (LOST)Dulwich away was always going to be a tough prospect, but we certainly ruffled a few feathers on our way to a valiant defeat. Lucas debuted well for the A team, impressing with his tackles and counter rucking. Only two scores down at half time, we rallied, and got back in the game at 14-5 with a well worked move off first phase as Charlie went over in the corner. Dulwich then taught us a lesson in ball retention and game management, working their way up the pitch and al-ways coming away from our 22-yard area with points. It was a sterling Emanuel defensive effort, but we need to learn to look after the ball in possession better and perhaps have a little more self-belief too. We now enter the Plate event of this National competition. DCH

of the second half Callum scored his third of the game. The next five minutes were dull, but then Henry scored a try after an excellent example of passing down the wing. This was followed by a Donald try, continuing his excellent start to the season. Even though we were the dominant side, it didn't feel like a satisfactory victory given that we know we can play better. However, it still felt great to get our first win of what will hopefully be a successful season.

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