PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
HOCKEY SUCCESS
Well done to Freddie Frisby , Tom Haeney and Giles Rowley , who represented the U13s North East of England team in the Just Sardinia 2022 UK Boys ’ Regional Hockey Championship , held in Nottingham . The team won three of their matches , drew one and lost two , to finish in a strong sixth place in the competition overall .
The tournament is also used to select boys for the UK Lions Squad for the coming year . At the end of the threeday tournament , Tom and Giles were thrilled to learn that they had been selected for this year ’ s UK Lions Squad , which begins training in September . Well done to all !
ARCHERY
Congratulations to Third Year student , Edward Milner , on his archery success at the Penrith Double Clout in June . Two golds and three trophies , including Best Junior Clout ( closest to the flag ), Best Junior Male Barebow , and two new Yorkshire records !
LECTERN SOCIETY SPEECHES
Ten Sixth Form students took part in the 2022 Lectern Society speeches on 16th March , as part of the cocurricular programme . Lower Sixth student , Anna Marshall , writes about the competition :
CHARITY CLIMB
Well done to Lower School pupil , Oscar Goodwin , who , as part of his family ’ s fundraising challenge for OSCAR ’ s Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity , conquered Ben Nevis in May .
Nerves tugged at the ten participants of Lectern Society on Wednesday 16th of March . The prospect of performing a five-minute-long speech in front of a sixty-person audience was daunting , yet it seemed the candidates had little to worry about . Behind the lectern , each participant glimmered with immense creativity , responding deftly to questions and conjuring notions about whether being forgotten is a natural part of being alive . The stimulus of ‘ As an individual , you have no say on change , no influence , and are destined to repeat others .’ prompted diverse , engaging speeches .
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