Issue 13 Autumn 2007 - Epsom College

www.epsomcollege.org.ukIssue 13 Autumn 2007THE LINKCollege sets newexam recordsThis year’s A Level results were a Many of the leading independent schoolsconsiderable improvement even upon last are benefiting from improved academicyear’s record-breaking figures, with 84% of results, not just through “grade inflation,”all passes at A/B, up from 82% last year. Most which is indeed a corrosive feature of theimpressive, however, was the 59% A grade modern A level structure, but throughpass rate, compared with 51% last year. improved standards of teaching and learningA total of 165 pupils sat A Level this year, within our sixth forms.with 64 achieving three or more A grades, 21 Comparisons year-on-year are very positivefour or more A grades and five scoring five A for Epsom, notwithstanding inflation, thoughgrades. There were particularly strong comparisons are not always realistic when putperformances in Chemistry, Physics and into league table format. For example, thisMathematics, despite being “unfashionable” year Epsom’s 84% at A/B compares withsubjects in many schools, with over 75% of all 85.9% scored by Wellington College, whichcandidates in these subjects scoring A grades; was thus higher in the league table thatFrench was even more impressive with 86% reflected A/B percentages (published by Thereceiving A grades. Two of our pupils were Daily Telegraph). However, when these resultsamongst the top ten highest scoring are recalculated in terms of universitycandidates in the country for Government & admissions scores (published by The Times),Politics and Chemistry.Epsom came 101 places higher thanNot surprisingly, these excellent results Wellington. When the comparison in A Levelmeant that virtually all pupils gained entrance A grades is made, Epsom came 26 placesto their university of choice and, for the first higher than Wellington.time this year, pupils were invited to share All of these conflicting figures are of coursetheir successes with staff and parents at a generated from essentially the same results,“brunch” in the College grounds on the underlining the caution that must be exercisedmorning of results day.in interpreting them. Furthermore, theDelighted students open their GCSE results (left to right):Lucy Phillips, Megan Abram and Francesca Amesinclusion of International Baccalaureate (IB)results for schools makes this comparisoneven less reliable, with some schools seemingto benefit hugely from the conversion of IB“apples” into A Level “pears.”AS results for this year’s L6th pupils wereabove our expectations, but from a slightlyless academically impressive year group.As with the A Level results, Epsom’s GCSEresults this year were the best ever by anequally impressive margin. Some 32% of allgrades were A* (25% in 2006) and 70% wereA* and A (59% in 2006), with 11 pupilsgaining 10 or more A*s, and nine achievingnine A*s. Five pupils received letters ofrecognition for achieving one of the top fivemarks nationwide in English Literature, whileanother was congratulated on a similarnational performance in the Drama exam.Stephen BorthwickINSIDE...Over 150 students and their parents celebratedtheir A Level results with a champagne brunchOlivia Moore (left) and LucyMurray in camouflage paint, readyfor action at the U4 CCF camp inFolkestone during the summer.Further details on page 3...1

Cream ofthe crop“We arefortunate inhaving so manybright studentsat Epsom,”says Amanda Brookfield,Head of EnglishThe English Department wascelebrating at the start of termfollowing the news that an amazingfive of its GCSE students - AlexandraBiggs, Alexandra Hughes, LucyPhillips, Katherine Stevens andWilliam Twyman - had received letters ofrecognition from the AQA examination board forachieving one of the top five marks nationwide inEnglish Literature out of a total entry of 364,832.This year also saw three A Level students -Jo Davis, Richard Beinart and Clare Duffy - beingawarded places to read English at Oxford.Head of English Amanda Brookfield and herteam are delighted with these results andattribute their success to the fact that they areprivileged to work with bright, hard workingpupils, who respond to enthusiastic teaching.The English Department is passionate aboutits subject, says Amanda, and reinforces its areasof study with theatre trips, visiting authors,projects with the College Library and specialevents such as the forthcoming (October 4th)Poetry Day.And the end of term production, TheDuchess of Malfi, directed by Amanda,promises to be yet another impressiveproduction - watch this space!Congratulations to Susannah Blunt, whoreceived a letter of recognition from theAQA for being amongst the groupof candidates who scored one of the topfive marks in the country in this year’sGCSE Drama examinationCreativewritingSaskia Wills (left), Alice Diggins(centre) and Lucinda Taylor practicetheir writing skills with novelistLucy Clarke at one of a series of 50minute Creative Writing Workshopsheld recently for the M4 year group.At just 25 years of age, Lucy has justhad her second book published. Herfirst venture into writing – A StudentSurvival Guide – was written whilst atuniversity. Her second novel, Surf Waxand Vodka Jelly, describes the life of an18 year old fresher. Her lively anddynamic presentations were wellreceived by the students and stressedthe need for vivid and powerfulwriting in the creation of a character.College welcomes Chernobyl childrenThe Belarus children enjoy roller skating and cyclingat the CollegeA group of youngsters from Belarusarrived at the College during the summerfor a four week holiday organised by theMid-Surrey Link, part of the nationalcharity, Chernobyl Children Lifeline.The 16 children, aged between 10 and11 years, are just a few of over a millionyoungsters at risk of developing cancer orother serious illnesses as a result of theworld’s worst nuclear accident at theChernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukrainein 1986.Hosted by local families, the childrenwere taken on a number of trips, includingvisits to Legoland and the Moscow StateCircus, as well as enjoying horse ridingwith the local charity, Riding for theDisabled, and spending a day at the seaside.The children were also able to takeadvantage of the swimming pool, sportscentre and meeting rooms and use theCollege’s minibuses for sightseeing trips.For the past four years the group hasused Parsons Mead School in Ashtead as abase, but with its closure last year, theCollege stepped into the breach. Thisfollowed an approach by ChernobylChildren’s Project official Philip Taylor, anOE, whose father, David Taylor, was headof mathematics at the school for a numberof years.The College catering department alsoorganised a special farewell picnic andeach child received a goody bag.2

In brief• Calling all aspiring writers, illustrators,photographers and production artists: A new“unofficial” magazine called Epithet, writtenand produced by students, teachers andsupport staff for the College community, willbe launched this term. To take part in theconception of this exciting project or tocontribute stories, poems, views, satires,rants, jokes, cartoons, photographs or musicreviews, email epithet@epsomcollege.org.uk*****• On November 11th, Oxbridge mentorAlan Scadding will again be holding hisuseful and informative, one-day Oxbridgeworkshop for all those U6th pupils applyingto Oxford and Cambridge. The day consistsof morning seminars on specific subjects,followed by mock interviews in theafternoon. Hosted by the College, theworkshop is open to other schools in thearea, and this year it is hoped that pupilsfrom a number of secondary schools inEpsom and Ewell will attend.*****• The new intake of M4 students for thisterm was 47 girls and 91 boys, while 27girls and 10 boys have joined the L6thform. The total number on the roll for thisacademic year stands once again at 720.*****• Members of the College communityincluding staff, pupils, parents and OEsrecently returned from Lourdes aftertaking part in the Arundel and BrightonDiocesan annual pilgrimage. The College hasbeen involved with the pilgrimage for thepast eight years, offering support to the sickand disabled during their eight day trip. Thisyear some 800 pilgrims made the journey.*****• The College CCF was delighted to help outin the summer when a local Sea Cadets groupwas in need of new uniforms.A donation ofsurplus CCF kit was given to the Crawley SeaCadets, a totally self-funding youthorganisation. The varied selection of uniformswas received by Nick Boorman, RNR, whoexpressed his thanks to the College.A week long camp duringJuly was enjoyed by 94 M4CCF cadets at St Martin’sPlain, Folkestone.The annual camp was supported by 25 adults,including staff and OEs, who shared theirknowledge and experience with the cadets.Accommodated in barracks, the party had anopportunity to sample a military lifestyle,taking part in a number of exercises, rangework, adventure activities and team-basedchallenges. A highlight of the camp was aspecial open day, when parents were invited tojoin the group and see the cadets in action.Adventure of a lifetimeU6th former Ruth Payne, winner ofthe 2007 Warren Pickett Travel Award,describes the thrill of white waterrafting on the Colorado RiverThis year I was fortunate enough to winthe Warren Pickett Travel Award, whichenabled me to visit America in Augustand go white water rafting down theColorado River.After meeting our group of fellowadventurers in Flagstaff, Arizona, wetravelled to our camp at the edge of theColorado River, which has the most whitewater rapids in the world. The view wasbreathtaking. The vast cliffs of the GrandCanyon, the clear blue water and the rapidswere exhilaring.The rapids themselves went from tame toinsane and the waves were terrifying. Whenyou went over a couple of huge ones, youfelt that the “mother-of-all-waves” might becoming and of course it did! What lookedlike a wall of water, around ten feet high,rose and fell upon us with so much forcethat the raft was picked up and sent hurtlingdown the river.The experience was stunning and willremain an everlasting memory. The crew onthe rafts made the trip so enjoyable and thenumber of stories they told, which wereassociated with the water, was unlimited.Stories about early explorers who diedalong the way; Major Powell and his quest;and the way the Canyon was viewed, usedand respected by the ancient Indian tribesthat lived here.There were still artefacts of tribal life allaround the Grand Canyon. On one of thewalks, we saw children’s handprints that hadbeen on the walls for hundreds of years.Our group also spotted a genuine, intactancient Indian water jug, trapped betweentwo huge pieces of rock - a lucky find asbarely anyone, including most of theboatmen, knew about it.To future L6th members, I highlyrecommend this trip as it is somethingdifferent and fantastic fun. The opportunityto meet different types of people and to becompletely isolated from society gives youtime to relax and clear your mind about themodern world.Ruth Payne enjoyed the exhilaration of the rapids3

“Buzzy and verysocial,” was how oneparent described lifeat the CollegeCollege highlyrated in new guideThe recently-published Good Schools Guide(GSG) 2007 features an in-depth entry onthe College and makes interesting readingfor current and prospective parents.Written in an informal style, the GSG isindependent in its judgements and viewsschools from a parent’s point of view, basedon interviews with parents and students.The Guide gives the College an excellentreport on its academic achievements,describing it as “First division...with a strongoverall performance and consistently among topschools in the South East.”Students do well in all subjects and amongthe “most popular ones are maths and science(especially physics – a pat on the back on this scorewith the subject so much out of favour elsewhere).”Music and drama also fare well: “Good andstrong in performance,” the Guide says.Not surprisingly, sport is well regarded.“Strong sporting tradition where enthusiasts thriveand facilities are fab.” Success on the sportingfield is achieved at national and county leveland“drives the youngsters to know there are olderones here playing for England.”The Guide says the co-educational mix isworking well – “girls have civilised the place –it’s more positive, co-operative and relaxed.”In describing their requirements, oneparent said, “They have a very good time. Wewere looking for an adult version of their vibrantprep school and feel we found it here.”The Guide gives praise to the Housesystem and levels of pastoral care, notingthat the majority of the 90 staff livealongside pupils on site. Parents rate thepastoral side as “fantastic.”In summary, the Guide believes theCollege is a “slicker outfit these days” with“excellent on-site facilities, and good academia.The 6th formers we met were a credit to the place.”“And you don’t need to live in to gain thebenefits of the boarding atmosphere,” the Guideconcludes.The full version of the College’s entry canbe found at www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk.One of the highlights of the College’ssocial calendar, the Friends of EpsomCollege Annual Summer Dance, was heldduring the summer at the RAC Club inEpsom. The 185 guests included Collegeteaching and support staff, current andpast parents, local residents and OEs. Theevening was a great success andcompleted a year in which the Friendshave raised over £6,500 for the CollegeA scene from the College’s production,The Coronation of PoppeaCrowninggloryA production of Monteverdi’s The Coronationof Poppea to mark the official reopening of BigSchool at the end of last term, saw aperformance of the very highest standard.Acclaimed as one of Monteverdi’s finestoperas and written in 1642, the tale of sexand politics saw a cast of 16 pupils,accompanied by a baroque ensemble, tacklean unfamiliar musical and dramatic stylewith freshness and enthusiasm.It is testament to the College’scommitment to music that everyone whoauditioned was given a part in theproduction, providing an opportunity foryoung voices to perform at the highest level.In an interesting twist on the original, theopera was set in 1930s England, rather thanhistorical Rome. The period costumes ofpinafores, fur coats, gaiters and morningsuits set the scene and placed characters intheir exact social rank.Local resident and international operasinger Stafford Dean, who was a guest at theopening night said, “To do justice to one ofthe greatest operas ever needs totalcommitment and dedication. I was mostimpressed by the achievements of the castand players under the direction of GraemeLodge and Stephen Oliver.”4

Work in progressIn briefContractors have been busy at the Collegeduring the summer break undertaking anumber of important building andredevelopment works.Amongst major projects, the Chapel roofhas been replaced and the interior has beencompletely refurbished. New seating hasbeen installed in the Sanctuary area toprovide capacity for 40 more students,while an unusual and attractive new altarand font will be in place in the Nave duringthe early part of term.The Chapel has been completely rewiredand an updated internal lighting systeminstalled, which will enhance the features ofthe building and provide more flexibility forspecial services.In addition, the Chapel has a newCopeman Hart electronic organ, which isnow fully functional after some two weeksbeing “voiced.”Meanwhile, College chefs, who prepareupwards of 1,900 meals a day, havewelcomed the redevelopment work that hastaken place in the kitchens this summer tocreate a totally new, ecologically-designedworking environment.Increased working space, separate hot andcold food preparation areas, improvedlighting, air conditioning and hi-tech flooringwill improve workplace efficiency and allowstandards of hygiene and food preparation tobe maintained at the highest level.Catering Manager Bev Spencer and herteam coped magnificently while the workwas going on, preparing and cooking mealsfor staff and summer visitors using only thefacilities of the 6th Form Centre.The new CCF Headquarters under constructionElsewhere, the CCF has a newheadquarters building, with all facilitieshoused under one roof. As well as improvedstorage areas, the new building also has aworkshop equipped to carry out repairs oncadet boats.Robinson House has also undergonerefurbishment, with an extension to the dayroom and split level accommodation nowavailable for the M4/U4 year groups. Thechanging areas have also been extended and theterraced recreational areas have been upgraded.The College Works Department underthe direction of Mike Bateman has workedtirelessly to ensure that all the building workhas been completed on time, to a highspecification and with minimal disruption.Chef Alfonso at work in the new kitchens• One of the longest-established eventsin the College calendar, the Inter-House Choral Competition, will beheld on Thursday 4th October at 2pmin the Sports Hall. This ever-popularcompetition is keenly contested by allthe Houses, with each performing aunison song, an unaccompanied partsongand a solo. The adjudication takesplace at 5.30pm. The event is notticketed and parents and friends arewarmly invited to attend. Attendeesare asked to enter or leave the hallbetween the programmes of eachHouse, which start every 15 minutes.*****• A Media Workshop will be held at theCollege on 24th November from5.00-6.30pm. OEs Jeremy Vine andJonny Gould will discuss theirexperiences in their transition fromEpsom to the world of radio and TV.The event is open to OEs and theirguests and current students and theirparents. Attendance is free, butentrance is by ticket only. Requeststo: oeclub@epsomcollege.org.uk*****• In line with new national nutritionalstandards and regulations, whichentered into force on 1st September,the College Dining Room hasintroduced the following changes:Only water will be available atlunchtimes; salt will not be providedat all; a limited supply of condimentswill be available only at supper time;only two deep-fried items will beserved in a single week (fish and chipsremain!) - all other items will beroasted, grilled, baked or boiled. Newstandards for packed lunches andsuppers have also been implementedin line with healthy eating guidelines.*****• Are you in the picture? Electroniccopies of photographs that appear inThe Link or on the College websiteare available free of charge. Requeststo: news@epsomcollege.org.ukRetiling the Chapel roof5

New faces this termMr Graham Kennedy joins us fromBradfield College, where he taughtMathematics. As well as teaching Mathsand Physics at the College, Graham willcoach a variety of sports, and will be atutor in Carr House.Mr Mark Zacharias comes to Epsomfrom Wembley High TechnologyCollege, where he taught English aspart of the Government’s “Teach First”scheme. He also enjoys teaching Dramaand will coach football and hockey. Hewill be a tutor in Propert House.Miss Rachel Coe-O’Brien joins the PEDepartment on a work-placement, whichforms the third year of her studies for a BScin Sport and Exercise Science at BathUniversity. Her particular specialisms arehockey and rounders, but she will coach awide variety of sports as well as join theCCF. She will be a house tutor in WilsonHouse.Mr Stewart Turton comes from theworld of IT. As well as assisting with theproduction of software for our new ITsystems, he will also help with coverarrangements for lessons and is to be atutor in Robinson House. Stewart playsrugby for the prestigious Esher 1st XVand will coach rugby here, as well ashockey and other sports.Goodness, gracious– great balls of fire!There was much shaking of nerves and rattlingof brains when 16 Priory School pupils visitedthe College chemistry labs recently.The visit, organised by Head of ChemistrySarah Williams, saw the Year Eight boys fromthe Banstead prep school take part in anumber of scientific experiments designedto mix learning with fun.In a series of practical experiments,involving flashes and loud pops and bangs, thestudents burnt magnesium and dropped itinto acid to test for hydrogen and identifiedother metals with colourful flame tests. Thegroup also carried out a number of “magictricks,” turning ribena into lemonade, water,milk and chocolate milkshake, makingcolours appear and disappear.Chemistry teacher Lawrence Matthewseven managed to make a jelly baby scream!Chemistry teacher Lawrence Matthews withone of his great balls of fireCollege hosts Special OlympicsEight Mayors from throughout Surrey,including Jean Steer, Mayor of Epsom andEwell, will be attending the launch ceremonyof Special Olympics Surrey to be held at theCollege at the end of September.Special Olympics is a volunteer organisationand has 130 branches throughout GreatBritain. It provides year-round sports trainingand competition in a variety of Olympic-typesports for athletes with learning disabilitiesaged eight years and older.The new Surrey branch of SpecialOlympics has taken just two months fromconception to launch and over 20 athletesfrom the county have already signed up fortraining. The College has offered the use of itsfacilities for training purposes.The official launch day of SpecialOlympics Surrey coincides with a 157-strong GB team flying to Shanghai for theWorld Summer Games. They will competewith over 7,000 athletes from 160 countriesand participate in 20 sports.Esher 1st XV player Stewart Turton will be coachingrugby at the College and be a tutor in Robinson HouseMrs Doris Reisinger, who originatesfrom Frankfurt, joins us as our GermanlanguageAssistentin. She has muchexperience of teaching in her nativelanguage in schools and in business,as well as for the Goethe Institutin London. She is also a fluent speakerof Spanish.Leavers’ and Parents’ BallA record number of students, parents andteachers attended the Epsom CollegeLeavers’ and Parents’ Ball held at theQueens Stand at Epsom Racecourse atthe end of last term. Over 320 guestsenjoyed dining and dancing to the soundsof DJ Terry Beeks, who has provided themusic at the Ball for the past eight years.One of the highlights of the evening wasa raffle, with generous prizesdonated by parents, which raised over£650 for charities supported by theCollege. Pictured are girls from WhiteHouse celebrating at the ball6

Fired up Epsom winsAshburton…again!The College rifle team stamped its nameacross the prize lists at the National RifleAssociation’s Imperial Meeting at Bisleyheld during the summer.For the eleventh time in the lasteighteen years, the College VIII won thecoveted Ashburton Shield, the blue ribandevent of the school shooting year, with arecord score of 794.63 points, animprovement of six points over last year’swinning score. Sam Harley recorded anoutstanding 103.10 points.The College continues to raise the barin this prestigious event. In the third yearof shooting under the new three-distanceconditions of 300, 500 and 600 yards,Epsom was a clear winner by 12 pointsover Marlborough in second place andOratory in third with 771 points.The College rifle team shows off itssilverware at BisleyJunior members of the team performedbrilliantly too. Alex Dowle and Kate Rossteamed up to become U16 NationalChampions in the Cadet Pairs match – anoutstanding result at their age. Over 20trophies were won by the college in total– a record haul.James Postle, master-in-charge of rifleshooting, was full of praise for the team,which showed tremendous determinationin becoming national champions once again.Reflecting the College’s ongoing successin rifle shooting, U6th formers DavidNuthall and Tom Wharram (both nowOEs) competed at a very high level inCanada this August and finished 16thand 18th respectively in the U21 WorldChampionships.College venue forrugby league campThe College hosted the London and SouthEast Rugby League U13, U14 and U15squads’ 2007 Regional Camp in August.The 60 plus players underwent two daysof intensive training before playing matchesagainst representative teams from SouthWales in all three age groups.The growing popularity of rugby leaguein the south east was reflected in strongperformances by the London squads, allthree of which beat their Welsh oppositionconvincingly, with the U15s chalking upan impressive 12 tries to 1 victory.This is the sixth year that the College hashosted the residential camp, where the playerscan make use of the extensive traininggrounds, the pool and gym.Teaching the teachersOver 40 rugby masters from both state andindependent schools throughout Surrey andthe South East attended the RFU’s AdvancedRugby Coaching Day held at the Collegeduring the summer.Sponsored by the Daily Mail and sportsequipment manufacturer, Rhino, the one daycourse took the form of a series of workshopsand indoor presentations by former Englandinternational and British Lion Tony Diprose,Paul Westgate, head coach of EnglandUniversities, and Jo Martin, RFU regionalrugby development officer.Delegates were able to take part in practicalcoaching sessions on different aspects of rugbysuch as play from the scrummage, core skilldevelopment and decision making around thecontact area, as part of the drive by the RFU toimprove coaching skills at grass roots level.Food for thoughtA visit by a sports nutritionist at the start ofterm gave the College’s senior rugby squadsplenty of food for thought.As part of Epsom’s growing links withpremiership rugby club NEC Harlequins,players from the first and second teamsenjoyed a pre-season lecture on sportsnutrition from dietician Jane Griffin, theLondon club’s nutrition consultant.The players gained a valuable insightinto healthy eating and drinking, thevalue or otherwise of legal dietarysupplements and the need to replacelost fluids after exercise with approvedsports drinks.Also in attendance was Nick Rees, aspecialist conditioning coach at Harlequins,who is working closely with the College’sPictured left to right are:David Blackburn, Rob Wolstenholme, Nick Rees (Quins)Ed Rushen, Jane Griffin (Quins), Luke Davies and CharlieMortimerconditioning coach, Dean Cox, to provideprogrammes for the senior players.7

TrayfootdownunderL6th former Joe Trayfoot travelled toAustralia during the summer as amember of the England U18 rugbydevelopment squad, which playedfour matches during a four weektour. The England youngsters beatthe Australian Rugby Union NationalTalent Identification Squad 18-7,New South Wales Combined HighSchool 71-17 and the AustraliaSchools A XV 17-16, but narrowlymissed out on a clean sweep in goingdown 11-3 in their last game againsta strong Australia Schools side.A tough preseasontour toIreland, whichcombinedintensive fitnessand skills trainingsessions with fivematches against local opposition, provedhighly successful for the College’s seniorrugby squad.Arriving in Galway, the players had thebenefit of a day’s training before taking on theirfirst opponents, U18 and U17 representativesides from Connacht. In the A XV game, drivingforward play set the platform for a strongrunning back division to cross the oppositionline six times and run out comfortable winnersby 34-5. The B XV lost 12-0 against ConnactU17s in a highly competitive game that theymight easily have won.The group then moved on to LimerickUniversity, where preparations were made fora potentially difficult A XV match against thefamous Garryowen club the following day. Theplayers were able to take advantage of theuniversity’s high tech fitness and trainingfacilities that are used by the Irish national team.In the event, the match against GarryowenU18s proved less daunting than expected, withthe Epsom team outplaying the Irish side inOn tour in Irelandall areas of the game to win the match 31-5.On the final day of the tour, the B XVshowed the benefits of better conditioning andgame experience to record the biggest win ofthe week, scoring nine tries against Warminster1st XV to run out winners by 59-5.The A XV faced an altogether sterner testin an abrasive match against Shannon U18s,but despite enormous pressure, the Collegeside maintained its discipline and tries fromGreg Newman and captain George Loweeased them to a 15-0 victory.Although they could not match the successof the boys on the field, the girls’ seniorhockey squad also enjoyed a successful preseasontour to Ireland, which saw a strongdevelopment in team cohesion and provedideal preparation for the coming season.In a series of keenly contested matches, the1st XI beat Bruff Hockey Club 4-0 on theLimerick University astro, but lost 2-1 tothe Garry Duff Club and 2-0 toGreenfields Hockey Club. The 2nd XI lost2-0 to Garry Duff and just succumbed1-0 to Greenfields against an experiencedand determined ladies’ team.Toby on targetOld Epsomian Toby Raincock has won theCanadian Grand Aggregate on tour with theGB Rifle Team, matching the performance ofhis great rival and fellow OE Parag Patel.Toby, who left the College in 1994 and iscurrently captain of the OE Rifle Club, wasin the same year group as Parag, who went onto win gold and silver medals at the 2006Commonwealth Games.Toby represented England in Canada as anAtheling a year young in the L6th, while Paragwent in the U6th, captained the team andachieved an amazing result by winning theAdult Canadian Grand Aggregate. He hassince also won the British Grand Aggregate.After leaving the College, Toby qualified asan accountant whilst continuing his love ofrifle shooting, and this win is just reward forhis hard work and ability.Parag, who was also ontour in Canada, wasthere to cheer onhis friend andcongratulate himon his win.Further successfor the Collegesaw U6th former(now OE) Tom Wharramwin the Canadian GrandAggregate for top score in thecadet meeting, continuing anEpsom tradition, which has seenJames Lothian win the samecompetition in 2006, Tom Hunter in2004 and John Park in 2003.Parag Patel congratulates Toby Raincock onwinning the Canadian Grand Aggregate8Epsom College, College Road, Epsom, Surrey KT17 4JQ Tel: 01372 821234 Fax: 01372 821237e-mail: news@epsomcollege.org.uk web: www.epsomcollege.org.ukEdited by Corinne Munford Baines Design & Print - Tel: 01707 876555