POWELL HOUSE EASTER 2015

VIEW FROM THE HSM’S STUDY: Steeplechase, the

House Concert, the Newton Reading Prize, the Young

Musician of the Year finals; House Hockey, Football, De-

bating and water polo: it has been another fun-packed,

varied and active term. The boys have even managed to

get some prep done. Further details and photos follow.

As ever, I have tried to include as much as possible.

Emily, Nessie, Peter and I wish you all a very Happy East-

er and an excellent holiday. Let’s hope for some more

decent Spring weather.

DATES FOR NEXT TERM:

Start of Term: term begins on Tuesday 14th April 2015. Boys should have registered with me in Powell by 8:25am.

The House Photo: will be taken on Friday 17th April at 5:40pm, weather permitting. Late buses and new House ties, please.

The House Dinner: is scheduled for Saturday 18th April, 7pm for 7:30pm. The U6 have suggested repeat of last year’s “A

really good steak and chips, with a bit of a pub quiz” theme. Again, just boys and tutors this year. Finish around 9:30pm. This

should be a fun evening, and I hope that all the boys will be able to attend.

Exams: study leave for Y11 and L6 begins on Monday 11th May. The U6 will have to wait until after half -term. Boys on

study leave selected for teams are expected to play as usual—hopefully a great break from all their revision.

Speech Day: Saturday 27th June. All the boys are required to return for Speech Day by 9:00am. Chapel at 10am. The Head-

master will be addressing parents at 11:30am. Picnics on College Field—all welcome!

The HOUSE CONCERT :

“It was the funniest, yet most moving evening that we have had in ages.”

“Variety, good pace, good judgment, humour, sensitivity, imagination and a real corporate spirit – younger and old-

er working together.”

We were entertained to some great music: from Luke Howard, Laurie Cox, Finn Virgo and Jack de Bruin’s brash

“Seven Nation Army” to Nick Atkins, Noah Britton and James Tomlinson playing Shostakovich. James switched to

piano to perform—so to speak— Tom Lehrer’s “Masochism Tango”. Nick followed with a march from Prokofiev on

cello —and a Jack Johnson song on ukulele! He also accompanied James Young, who sang a very soulful, moving

version of Labrinth’s recent hit “Jealous.” Oli Gent smashed his rendition of Vance Joy’s “Riptide” with support of

Jack de Bruin (guitar) and David Macario-Jones (drums.) David also soloed on violin, and Oli on cello. The L6 trio of

Hugo Darby, Tom Lambert and Ryan Packham entertained with a hilarious spoof of “Flying” from High School Musi-

cal; Jack and Fin (“Jack Boi Finn”) offered us their brilliant and very skilful impromptu on sax and drums. David Mei-

jer’s comedy song is a regular highlight of each Powell Concert. This year we were educated in the History of US

Presidents – much to his History-teaching Housemaster’s approval.

We enjoyed plenty of great sketches, too: Zaccariah Andal delivered a wonderfully stroppy “Letter to Santa”. Giles

Kerr then welcomed us to Hell. Giles joined with George Ruskin to teach us elementary dating for men. A cross-

year-group ensemble of Harry B, Bertie B, James T, Giles, David, and James Y staged the classic “Dirty Fork” sketch.

Finn Virgo, with some help from David, produced some great videos of the U6 both “at work” and miming along to

some popular hits. We were in awe of George Peters’ scootering video (and don’t try this at home…)

The House finished the evening with a cover of American Authors’ “Best Day of My Life.”

Many thanks to those who contributed so generously to £276 raised for the chosen charity, the Will Foundation.

Hockey: We were able to field a strong Senior House Hockey team. Harry Beeching and Luke Howard were regulars for the

1st XI; Bertie Beeching, Adam Taylor-Hall and Noah Britton starred for the 2nd and 3rd XIs. Arthur Pickard and Dan Young rep-

resented the U16As with great skill. They were very ably supported by James Alsop, Charlie Hickman, Laurie Cox, Jack de Bru-

in, George Crathern and John Wallinger to a very commendable third place in a high-quality inter-house competition.

The Y10 boys were very ably led by Felix Hickman. They battled well, particularly in a terrific 2-2 draw with Craig, where Louis

Wood and Savvas Demos both scored. Giles Kerr put in some great saves, Louis Wilson showed some great skills, Kieran Chen-

ey a rock in defence.

The Y9 House hockey was won by the Powell boys. Everyone played their part. Particular mention to the outstanding Louis

Heywood, the extraordinary hand-eye coordination of Will Dawkins (who scored the best goal of the day) and the steadfast

keeping of Fintan Gander.

Football: School teams were very well represented. George Crathern and John Fieldhouse in the 1st XI; Ryan Packham,

James Alsop, Illia Lazorko for the Seconds; Jack de Bruin, Laurie Cox, Logan Collins, Krishan Patel, John Wallinger, Ben Saun-

ders, Finn Deans, Tom Lambert, Charley Klus, Laurie Cox and Nick “The Glove” Tullett for the 3rds and 4ths.

As with the hockey, the House competition was keenly contested, and most importantly, good fun. The Juniors played well

against Craig and Wargrave. James Young, Will Dawkins, Felix Hickman and Savvas Demos scored some great goals. Fintan

Gander made some excellent saves—as did Felix (if somewhat less legally!) The Seniors fought bravely against Craig and Gon-

ville. John Wallinger cracked the crossbar from 25 yards, George Crathern showed real class in midfield, and Logan Collins put

in some thundering tackles.

Other Sport: Congratulations to Louis Wood, who was once again crowned U15 County Champion for 50m backstroke. Louis

and Luke Howard both represented the College to great success in the Bath Cup. Joel Pearce is one of the top swimmers in Y9,

and starred for the house in the inter-house water polo competition.

In rugby, Kieran Cheney, Louis Wood and Louie Trott were all selected for Sussex District development squads. Felix Hickman

joined Kieran and Louis as part of a very successful U15s Sevens squad. Olivier Schoppen continues to lead an increasingly for-

midable fencing team. Illia Lazorko played well for the College at Basketball. Charley Klus is becoming an excellent squash

coach, helping run the junior activity; Logan Collins was awarded his yellow belt for kick-boxing. James Young has represented

the College in Fives; Ryan Packham, Joel Pearce, Murray Trott and Felix Hickman have all been gearing up for the new cricket

season; James Young and Will Dawkins have impressed in pre-season tennis practices.

STEEPLECHASE

Congratulations to Luke Howard who won the

senior competition for the second year run-

ning—and by a good distance. Bertie Beeching

came third, Tom Lambert fourth. Laurie Cox,

George Crathern and Illia Lazorko all joined

them in the top twelve to earn the Powell Sen-

ior team the much coveted House trophy. The

Senior B team came second. In the junior race,

Louis Heywood came third.

The House celebrated with pizza, coke and

chocolate in the Common Room after the

race.

PRIZE WINNERS:

Headmaster’s Commendations: Jon Fieldhouse and Ryan Packham

for support of a Prep Schools’ DT study day.

Congratulations to: Laurie Cox—offers to read Medicine at both

UCL and Imperial; George Ruskin—Gold Certificate in the Linguistics

Olympiad

College Half-Colours for: David Meijer, Bertie Beeching and Jack

de Bruin (all music) and George Crathern (football) and Charley Klus

(squash)

College Full Colours for: Harry Beeching and Luke Howard

(hockey) and Nick Atkins (music)

Powell House End of Term Prizes were awarded to: Louis Heywood

(Y9), Savvas Demos (Y10), Arthur Pickard (Y11), Bertie Beeching

(L6), Jack de Bruin and Finn Virgo (both U6)

House eRC effort prizes were awarded to: (Y9) Oli Gent, Louis Hey-

wood, Abdul Rauf; (Y10) Elias Brown, Max Leighton; (Y11) Jeeyam

Patel, James Tomlinson; (L6) Nick Atkins, Bertie Beeching, Charlie

Hickman; and (U6) Harry Beeching, Alex Campbell, Laurie Cox, Nick

Tullett, Logan Collins, George Crathern, Krishan Patel, Finn Virgo,

Charley Klus

AND FINALLY...

Newton Reading Prize: Congratulations to the Powell

team for winning the House Cup. The following all read

with great clarity: James Young, Giles Kerr, James Tom-

linson, Bertie Beeching, Zaccariah Andal, Luke Howard

and David Meijer. Congratulations in particular to

Bertie, who was awarded third place in the senior cate-

gory.

Junior Classics House Quiz: the award of a chocolate

trophy to George Ruskin, Louis Wood, Elias Brown and

Oli Gent.

House Debating: Well done to the Powell Team of

Harry Beeching, Finn Virgo, Charlie Hickman and James

Tomlinson, who made it through to the final of the

inter-house debating competition—and won it! Finn

Virgo received special commendation for his speaking.

The team debated whether “This house would kill for

peace” and whether “This house blames the parents.”

The event was very well supported by the Powell boys.

CCF: Promotions for Adam Taylor-Hall and Finn Virgo

DRAMA:

No major school productions this term, but

some stand-out performances by Bertie

Beeching and Luke Howard in assessed

pieces for A2 and AS exams. Congratula-

tions to Giles Kerr and George Ruskin for

gaining distinctions in LAMDA exams.

MUSIC:

Powell provided an impressive tally of eight finalists in the Young Musician of

the Year competitions. All performed exceptionally well: George Ruskin, Noah

Britton, Bertie Beeching, Oli Gent, Ryan Packham and David Meijer. Very highly

commended by the visiting judge was James Tomlinson on piano. Congratula-

tions to Nick Atkins who won the Grade 8 (and over) category on cello. Congrat-

ulations also to Luke Howard and Laurie Cox for winning the Battle of the Bands.

REDECORATION: Another term of scaffolding

(they are nearly finished, honest…) but the work

completed is of a very high quality. Inside, we

have had a new boiler fitted. We remain very

grateful to the College’s Works Department for all

their excellent work.