the wellington college year book 2010/2011
the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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social
& personal
Red Nose Day
the anglesey
This was the year in which
boys occupied the Anglesey for
the last time. However, what
made the year memorable was the happy
coexistence between the remaining 23 boys
and the 33 girls who will forge a new era as an
all-girls house in September 2011.
If, twenty-four months ago, we had tried
to imagine what the house would be like with
boys and girls it would have been hard to
imagine it turning out quite as well as it has. An
enthusiastic group of talented Third Formers
joined the house in September and quickly
proved themselves a capable and cocky lot.
There were clearly some outstanding athletes
in their midst and a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place
in the Christmas races in the girls section for
Bea Austin, Naomi Boobbyer, Emma Gunning
and Issy Sage certainly promised much. Later
in the year Bea would be the first member
of the Anglesey in the Kingsleys Race — well
ahead of any of the boys or older girls. This
group of girls contributed with real enthusiasm
and self-belief and there is no question that
this lot will go on to achieve remarkable things
in their time at Wellington.
Our Fourth Form had already proved
themselves to be a feisty and determined
lot. They were at the brunt of going co-ed
and previously had enjoyed being the only
girls in the house. This year they had to
share their territory and the boys. I have
been exceptionally pleased with the progress
these girls have made. They are a proud
and stubborn bunch and in any scrap you
would want them on your side. Time and
again they fronted up in the girls’ inter-house
competition regularly competing against Sixth
Form girls from the other houses. They won
the inter-house basketball and were runners
up in the Rounders tournament.
Our Fifth Form boys remain an outstandingly high achieving group. They have enjoyed
having some bigger sisters in the Lower Sixth
and did their best to remain unaffected by
the younger girls. On the sports field they
were impressive with both Simon Sexton
and Charlie Wicks earning their England u16
Rugby colours — an exceptional achievement.
Connor Nurse had another season with the
1st cricket xi scoring good runs and taking
valuable wickets. Elsewhere Chris Thomas
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