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REEDONIANNewsletterSUMMER EDITION 34, 2013THE SCHOOL CAPTAINS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AS THEY PREPARE TO LEAVEIt is the feeling of unity that I think is integral to life at Reed’s School; it’s impossible to feel isolated in an atmosphere whereeveryone is more than willing to go out of their way to help their friends. Humility is something I have learnt in abundancefrom my seven years here and it is paramount in leading any group of people. Central to the school is the charitable Foundation,as it opens up a world otherwise unavailable to children throughout the school.Peter Chicken, School Captainhave loved my time at Reed’s School. It has really opened my eyes, not only to an extremely privileged environment whereI we are gifted with an education only others can dream of, but also to the reality of life, where others are not so fortunate. Ibelieve the Foundation aspect of Reed’s is critical. Not only does it provide inconceivable opportunities to many children but itreminds the entire school to be grateful for how much they have been given and to grasp every opportunity with open arms.I thank Reed’s for all it has taught me. Through the support and teaching both academically and outside the classroom I amready and excited to move onwards to university.Jessica Chandler, School Captain• FutureTech - Green Power Car races atGoodwood• Music - Consort Choir sings at St Paul’s Cathedral;praise for the Gala Concert at Dorking Halls• Drama - Peter Chicken chosen by acclaimeddirector Michael Grandage for West Endtheatre group• Hockey - U16s through to South of England finalsafter winning Surrey Cup for 2nd year in a row;U13s & U12s Runners Up in Surrey Cup• Golf - teams through to IGSA Matchplay NationalFinals & HMC Foursomes Regional Finals• Rugby - Sevens reach National Quarter Finals• Swimming - U18 Bath Cup boys medley team 6thplace overall; Surrey Individuals 2 Gold, 2 Silverand 3 Bronze medals• Skiing - teams win a host of medals at British SkiRacing Championships• Cricket - Sonny Cott, Oskar Kolk & Nathan Tilleyselected for Surrey Elite Player Prog; Nathan Tilleyranked top of ECB batting profiles in age group• Sailing - 2nd place in the Surrey Schools’ Regatta• Gymnastics - Harry Kilby wins Gold in Internationalcompetition & a place in the GB 13-14 squadphoto: Thomas Atkins as ‘The Caterpillar’ in the Junior Productionwww.reeds.surrey.sch.uk

REED’S MUSICIANS give outstanding performances...Pupils from local prep schools (Hoe Bridge, St Andrew’s andRokeby) joined pupils and staff from Reed’s to participate ina spectacular concert at Dorking Halls. The evening began witha stunning performance of the first movement of Grieg’s PianoConcerto –a very challenging piece which Chloe Kam (Upper SixthForm) performed with great musicality and assurance. Then equallymusical performances followed from the Reed’s School Brass Choirwith Dylan Price (Fourth Form), Martin So (Fifth Form) and HimmyKong (Fifth form) and a confident vocal performance from VivekHaria (from Rokeby Prep School). The first half continued with amagnificent performance by Alice Cartledge (Upper Sixth Form) ofBellini’s Oboe Concerto in E flat major and an assured performanceby Luke Turner (St Andrew’s) of Clarke’s Prince of Denmark’s March.Ella Finley (Lower Sixth) produced an expressive performance ofMozart’s Horn Concerto No. 3 and a spectacular performance of TheTwo Imps by Alford followed - performed by Justin Tambini (LowerSixth Form) and Edward Ault (Third Form) - a duet played on onexylophone which not only sounded, but also looked very impressive!The second half of the concert involved the performance of varioussongs from musicals by exceptional soloists with full orchestra and achorus of almost 300, made up of pupils from Reed’s and our invitedlocal prep schools with the Icarus Choir. This was a truly spectacularevent and congratulations should be given to all performers.The Consort Choir were delighted to sing at a service at St Paul’sCathedral for The Worshipful Company of Stationers andNewspaper Makers. The choir performed a superb programme ofPurcell’s ‘Thou Knowest Lord’ and a beautiful setting of ‘Dear Lordand Father of Mankind’, which included parts for two violinists anda cellist. All musicians performed at a very high standard and manypositive comments were received from members of the companyafter the service. Sarah Butler, Assistant Director of MusicClockwise (from left) Jessica Chandler, Justin Tambini, Edward Aultand members of the ChoirMATHS & PHYSICS ADD UP for talented pupils...Lower Sixth physicists visited the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.They attended lectures and toured a gigantic synchrotron beam,Diamond Lightsource, the UK’s pre-eminent X-ray research facility.Pupils learned about the precision engineering required to build thestructure. They also learnt about the projects carried out there suchas testing the structural integrity of titanium fan blades grown from asingle crystal for Rolls Royce and investigating membrane proteins - ofconsiderable interest to the pharmaceutical industry. They were ableto analyse diagrams illustrating real particle collision events from theAtlas detector at CERN and search for the Higgs Boson themselves! Itwas a great day and pupils came away inspired by large scale physicsresearch.Leslie Askew, Physics Departmentbusy term in the Maths department started with the SeniorA Maths Challenge, run by the UK Mathematics Trust for studentsin the Sixth Form. Out of 98,000 entries from across the UK twenty twoof these came from Reed’s and, of these, three were awarded a GoldCertificate and six a Silver Certificate. Best in school were MatthewAxbey, Jeremy Lo and Edward Tsui who all got Gold. Two sets fromthe Fourth Form took part in the UK Intermediate Maths Challengeaimed at the top third of pupils at KS4 in England and Wales. Fourpupils achieved Gold awards, seven Silver and six Bronze. Finally fiveof our finest Further Maths students took part in a Maths Challengeat the University of Surrey. The Reed’s team scored an impressive 68points, ranking them 12th out of 35. The Maths DepartmentThe Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Didcot(l to r) Matthew Axbey, Jeremy Lo and Edward Tsui2 “I have been lucky enough to go on a number of extra-curricular and educational field trips all of which haveenhanced my learning and helped me achieve the grades I have so far” Jessica Chandler, School Captain

SPORTING ROUND-UP FOR THE SPRING TERMSwimmers compete with the best ...The swimming season started well for the squad with the annualmeet at Charterhouse where they comfortably won over 70%of all races. The squad then took part in the Surrey Individual GalaJames Chambers and Finn Campbell, represented Surrey recentlyin the regional championships at the Surrey Sports Park. Both swamstrongly in very competitive events and should be praised for theirwhere they were up against some strong competition but the boysput in some blistering performances and they came away with twogold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals. Finally, thesquad firmly established themselves on a national level in the U18Bath Cup at Crystal Palace. Our first girls’ team to enter this event,Pippa Wood, Sophie Storey, Bethan Davies, Georgia Russell andKatie Hawksworth, all swam exceptionally and achieved respectableplaces. However, the boys’ medley team, Theo Ross, Andrew Roy,James Chambers and Luke Edwards, stormed into the final to endup in 6th place overall. Everyone who took part should be extremelyproud of what they achieved showing we are more than capablethird place finishes.Katie Roberts, Head of Swimmingof competing with the best in the country. Two Reed`s swimmers,The Boys’ and Girls’ Swimming teams at The Bath CupFantastic results for the Reed’s Powder Byrne Ski Teams...The snow season started with the Canada Cup where Reed’sPowder Byrne ski racers posted 16 of the top 20 times andunderlined their dominance by taking 8 of the 9 individual medalsA good number of the Reed’s-Powder Byrne ski racers were in actionfor their clubs at the English Championships in Bormio. There weresome great individual performances, however pride of place goestoo, winning both team events and the combined team event – TheCanada Cup. At the British Schoolboys’ and Schoolgirls’ Ski RacingChampionships the teams enjoyed considerable success; ThomasineNilson Wrede won gold in the giant slalom and led the girls’ teaminto 2nd place in the same event; the boys U16 team won gold in thedual slalom after a gripping final against Millfield; James Sieber wonto Calum Pitkethly (3rd Form) who produced two excellent runs onthe steep, icy world-cup course to win the bronze medal. The seasonended with the Inter-School Ski Challenge - with over 50 schools inattendance this is one of the biggest and most competitive races onthe British circuit. In testing conditions the Reed’s contingent figuredprominently at the medals ceremony. Well done to all our racers whogold in the U18 GS; Milo Bastow took gold in the U16 Slalom leavingall the other racers behind him; Ben Fluck put in two excellent runsto secure the U18 bronze medal; the U16 team in tremendous formwon gold in the team event, the National U16 title and the ‘SnoasisCup’ after some very competitive racing. Reed’s again underlinedits great strength by being the only school with two top 10 teamsin the overall Open event. It was especially pleasing to see threeReed’s U16 teams in the quarter-final stages of the U16 dual slalom.have had an excellent season.Ski Racers at The Canada CupMark Vernon, Head of SkiingRugby Sevens reach last eight in National Tournament...Two outstanding days of rugby saw the Sevens side reach thequarter-final stage of the Rosslyn Park HSBC National SchoolsSevens. Having won the group and only conceded 12 points thethat have improved with every tournament this year, going fromplate runners-up at our own tournament to reaching the last eight inthe country. Special mention to Yiannis Loizias, Theo Vukasinovic andteam faced Plymouth College and won well to secure a last 16 gameagainst Prior Park College. After a good first half Reed’s were farenough ahead and won 19 points to 10. In the last 8 against King’sCollege, Taunton, we couldn’t quite match their pace and lost to abetter team. However, this was a fantastic achievement from a teamMarcus Sirmon who played in the Aviva Premiership U18 League;Matt Macpherson who represented London Division against theNorth; James Manning who represented the Independent Schools‘Lambs’ South East Region against the South West and HarrySpawforth who was selected for the Surrey U15 team.Tony Talbot, Head of Rugby4“Rivalry is encouraged in a House system which brings together the year groups in healthy competition to compete inevents ranging from tug of war to chess, house charity revues to sports day” Jessica Chandler, School Captain

Huge Surrey Cup success for Hockey teams...The U16A Hockey teamfantastic season for Hockey at Reed’s climaxed in the successA of the U16 side who, having won the Surrey Cup for thesecond year in a row, played in the South of England heats. Thesquad recorded three solid wins to top their group and progress tothe South of England semi-finals. Other notable highs were the U13The netball teams have made outstanding progress this yearproviding strong competition against schools such as St.George’s,Charterhouse, Notre Dame and Pangbourne College. The 1st team,captained by Lucy Pidgeon, has played fluid and tactical netball allseason with a much higher success rate than previous years. With aflourish of strong players arriving in the Lower Sixth, Reed’s proceededto provide a tough opposition against every school they faced.Significant wins against Charterhouse and Claremont continuedto add confidence to all players. The 2nd team also enjoyed somesuccess and have gelled as a team this year. The defence havebeen strong and consistent all term and helped turn over countlessattacking efforts from their opposition. Their biggest victory againsta determined Charterhouse side required the team to grit theirteeth and force mistakes from the opposition. The 3rd team havehad a tough season against some much more experienced teamsReed’s played in the regional final of the Independent School’sknockout tournament against Charterhouse at Woking GolfClub. Max O’Hagan teed off first and led the way with an exceptionalround and a comfortable win against a strong Charterhouse captain.Matthew Cox also played great golf winning his match on the 13thhole. Reed’s are through to their third consecutive ISGA NationalFinal. Walton Heath Golf Club, host of the 1982 Ryder Cup, was thesetting for the HMC Foursomes Southern Regional semi finals. Reed’spairing of Louis Laville and Max O’Hagan never looked troubled andwon with four holes to play. James Kressinger-Dunn and Scott Murraywere equally consistent and ran out comfortable winners. With theteam reaching the semi-final of the Surrey Cup and winning the silvermedal with a super performance; the team progress to the SouthRound. The U12s also won silver medals in the finals of the SurreyCup. Given that the majority of these boys had not played hockeysince December, this was a very creditable result which earned thema place in the Regional Heats. The U14s also qualified for the SurreyCup finals at Surbiton HC and, despite losing 3-0 in the semi-final,gave an excellent account of themselves. In the U18 Surrey Cup finalsthe 1st XI narrowly lost their semi-final to a strong RGS team. All theboys played very well and it was a commendable effort to get soclose to going through to the Regionals. The season ended on ahigh with excellent results in the fixture against Kingston GrammarSchool where the 1st XI obtained a thrilling 3-1 win in a disciplinedperformance that saw Reed’s get the victory they deserved, scoringthree fantastic goals.James Norman & Jimmy Wallis, Joint Heads of HockeyNetball - outstanding progress with all girls involved...Golf Team makes National finals...but the atmosphere was kept relaxed during training sessions toencourage participation and the skills of all the players have improveddramatically.Poppy HoskinsNetball 1st team vs Notre Dame Schoolsemi final won, Matthew Cox and Stephen Hobson’s match was inthe balance for most of the game, but improved consistency over thelast few holes won the day. Reed’s golfers are now only one matchaway from two National Finals. Terry Harrison, Head of GolfLouis Laville playing in the HMC Southrn Regional semi-finals“My happiest memory from my time at Reed’s was playing rugby against Epsom College, everybody pulling togetherand fighting to the end to achieve our first ever victory for that fixture.” Peter Chicken, School Captain5

PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN COME TO REED’Sto play a fun Netball & Hockey tournament...Quicksticks HockeyReed’s hosted a Quicksticks Hockey and High 5 Netballtournament in which over 120 Year 5 and 6 children from localPrimary Schools came to compete. Both events were mixed with aset numbers of boys and girls in each team. The tournament startedwith some words of advice from Reed’s Hockey coach, doubleOlympian, Brett Garrard. Both sports were closely contested andseveral youngsters caught the eye. In the High 5 Netball tournamentsix teams took part with each match a period of 10 minutes. It waswon by Thames Ditton Junior School with Cranmere Primary fromEsher runners up. In the Quicksticks Hockey, where five teams tookpart in matches of twelve minutes each, Thames Ditton once againemerged as the winners whilst the runners up were Hurst ParkHigh 5 NetballPrimary. Hopefully the event has encouraged some of these childrento pursue these sports further. A number of Reed’s Sixth Formerskindly gave their time to umpire and coach the teams. All of themwere excellent role models to the youngsters and a great credit toReed’s. A sizable gathering of parents from the Primary Schools alsocame to watch.Ben Edwards, Assistant Director of Sport“Thank you for organising the tournament. All the children fromCranmere had a great time. The umpires were excellent and it wassuch a well organised afternoon.”Beckie Murphy, Cranmere PrimaryTHE CORP OF DRUMS perform at British Military Tournament...Since their inception last June the Reed’s CCF Corps of Drumshas proved worthy of a performance in front of Royalty. C/SgtMike Wright and Mr Brian Dale accompanied the Corps when theyplayed during two performances of the British Military Tournament,held at Earls Court in London. The display was in true ColdstreamGuards’ style, receiving numerous compliments from members of thepublic and from seasoned Military musicians. Led by Drum Major AlexTruelove, the Corps welcomed the honoured guests to the show.A cracking salute by the Drum Major caught the attention of HRHPrince Michael of Kent who stopped for a quick chat before movingon to his seat in the Royal Box. The Corps then formed up behindthe Band of the Royal Artillery and marched into the main arena totake part in the finale of the show in front of over 10,000 people. Atruly impressive feeling that will stay with the cadets forever! DrumMajor Truelove was called to the post show reception to meet theinspecting officer for the evening show, HRH The Duke of Gloucesterand his guests, including the Chief of the Defence Staff and theSecretary of State for Defence. The professionalism and performanceof the Corps of Drums were outstanding. Congratulations to AlexTruelove, Chris Russenberger, James Spencer, Matthew Tzemis, AlexStead, Duncan Bell and Peter Auzins. C/Sgt Mike WrightThe Corps of Drums at the British Military Tournament6“The Foundation is key in the sociable and friendly atmosphere that makes Reed’sthe community everyone loves it for” Jessica Chandler, School Captain

SPORTS DINNERan insirational guest...Reed’s School held its ninth annual Sports Dinner at the school.Over one hundred guests enjoyed an evening of excellentfood and entertainment led by guest speaker Ade Adepitan MBEwho is a British television presenter and wheelchair-basketballplaying Paralympian medal winner. He uses a wheelchair as aresult of contracting polio as a child and has inspired many peoplearound the world. Ade was an outstanding guest - charming andself-effacing when chatting to parents and staff - his speech wasquite simply inspirational. A top class athlete who has now becomea polished broadcaster, he received a standing ovation from anenthralled audience. We also welcomed Harlequins rugby playerRoss Chisholm, local prep school Headteachers, representatives fromthe RFU and local clubs as well as colleagues from other schools tothe event. Ian Clapp, Director of Sport and Activitiesleft to right: Ben Haining, Ian Clapp, Ade Adepitan, David Jarrettand Ross ChisholmDOMINIC RAAB, MPattends School Council...Dominic Raab, Conservative MP for Esher & Walton, returnedto Reed’s School recently and attended a meeting of theSchool Council. He joined in discussions about the implications ofchanges to GCSEs and A levels as well as University Tuition fees.Dominic’s previous visits to Reed’s School have been to our PrimaryForum Olympiad (where he met children from Primary Schools) andSpeech Day last year where he was our guest speaker and gave aninspirational speech to pupils and parents on the theme of the ‘GreatBritish Underdog’. Graham Spawforth, Deputy HeadFORTHCOMING EVENTSSummer Term 2013Friday 19th AprilReed’s School Charity Golf Day at Stoke Park Clubfrom 7:30am. Contact Alison Atkins on 01932 869071 oraatkins@reeds.surrey.sch.ukSunday 28th AprilFoundationers’ & Benefactors’ Serviceat 7:15pm in The School Chapel.Saturday 11th MayOpen Morning at 9:30am to 11am for Sixth Form families;10:30am to 12 noon for 11+ & 13+ families. Last tours at 11:15am,Headmaster’s address at 11:45am.Contact the Registrar on 01932 869001 oradmissions@reeds.surrey.sch.ukSaturday 18th MayThe Reed’s School May Ball at 7pm in a marquee atThe School. Contact Alison Atkins on 01932 869071 oraatkins@reeds.surrey.sch.uk (see below for online booking details)Thursday 13th JuneArt & Design Private View of GCSE and A Level workin the Assembly Hall from 7pm.Tuesday 18th JuneSummer Concert at 7:30pm at St. Martin of Tours Church,Epsom - tickets not required.Friday 21st JuneSports Day at Reed’s School from 10:30amSaturday 22nd JuneFORS Summer Picnic at 7pm in the marquee. ContactSarah Hitchcock on 020 8576 1558 or sarah.hitchcock@bbc.co.ukTuesday 25th JuneThe Close ‘Drama in a Day’ performanceat 7:30pm at Reed’s School.Contact reception on 01932 869044 or office@reeds.surrey.sch.ukSunday 30th JuneOld Reedonians’ Reunion Day from 12 noon.Lunch in the marquee for invited guests and ORs vs the Schoolcricket matches in the afternoon. Contact Sharmaine Matthews on01932 589490 or smatthews@reeds.surrey.sch.ukTuesday 2nd JulyPrimary Forum Fun Olympiad for Primary Schoolsheld at Reed’s School from 11:00amSaturday 6th JulySpeech Day & Prize Giving at Reed’s School withguest speaker, Tim Corrie, Deputy Chairman of BAFTA and ORDominic Raab MP (second right) listens to pupilsThese events and timings may be subject to alteration,so please check the website for the most up to date information.Please note tickets for the May Ball are nowon sale and tables are filling up fast.Book online atwww.networkreeds.org/reeds-school-may-ball-20138 “My time at Reed’s has opened my eyes to the reality of life, where others are not so fortunate.”Jessica Chandler, School Captain