the wellington college year book 2010/2011
If you ever need
cheering up
—pop into
The Orange?!
Form will climb Kilimanjaro in July for Teenage
Cancer Trust and Tash Carolides will trek
to Matchu pichu for the same charity in the
October half-term.
This year The Orange girls and parents have
raised over £11,000 (following over £14,000
last year) to help build an Assembly Hall at
the Nabukenya Primary School in Uganda.
Together with The Blucher we have built three
classroom blocks (nine classrooms in all) and
accommodation for 8 teachers and now we
have the money for this final Assembly Hall. In
October 2010 a group of Orange and Blucher
pupils and parents went to Uganda to work at
the school and to encourage the children and
staff. It was a fabulous, if busy week and we all
came away with a gratitude of heart for all we
have and with a desire to share more of that
with our Ugandan friends who have so much
less in material terms but who have a joy and
pride that often we lack. The next trip will be
in February 2012.
Final words: It’s been a great year in a
wonderful House. If you ever need cheering
up?—?pop into the Orange?!
t h e p i c to n
Rick Clarke, Head of English at St
John’s College in Johannesburg,
joined the House in January
2011 and he has quickly settled in as the new
housemaster. His wife Natalie and both his
daughter Olivia and his dog Dexter love the
House and the boys seemed to have taken
them to their hearts.
The Lent term saw the House tackling the
House song competition with gusto. The
choice of Culture Club’s Karma Chameleon was
an inspired one and the House quickly settled
into a routine of practice. George Turley
led the musical side of things superbly, with
Robbie Offer and his prefects directing dance
moves and acting as motivators. The decision
to appoint Chas Cerveny as conductor was
a wise one: his boundless enthusiasm and
madcap conducting kept the House going
through late night practices. On the night of
the competition I was particularly proud of
what the boys achieved: if there was a prize
for enthusiasm, we would have won it?! Chas’s
energetic conducting certainly won the crowd
over and the boys really enjoyed themselves.
On the sports field The Picton once again
competed at all levels. The bims hockey
team punched above their weight, winning a
few games and competing strongly against all
teams that beat them. Our junior and senior
inter-house hockey teams also competed very
strongly, with notable performances from
James Burnett and Hamish Richardson in the
juniors and Angus Boobbyer in the seniors
nearly seeing us through. However, it was on
the football field that The Picton very nearly
tasted real glory. Excellent performances
from our senior team, ably led by 1st xi
captain Robbie Offer, got us through to the
semi-finals, and we were unlucky to lose to
the Talbot in a close semi-final. Few of us will
forget Nick Baron’s Brazilian-like skills on the
day, with Luke Cervino’s bustling performance
up front also earning the admiration of the
crowds. Our junior team, ably led by Fedor
Bulin-Sokolov, also managed to get to the
semi-finals, beating some of the favourites
along the way.
A notable performance by the House was
also achieved in the Kingsley’s race this year.
A top-ten finish for Angus Boobbyer and topthirty finishes for Barnaby Walker, Patrick
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