the wellington college year book 2010/2011
t h e ta l b o t
The year has been a busy and
exciting one for The Talbot with
Talbotians achieving success in
many fields, across all year groups. The interHouse Quiz team comprising of Illias Thoms,
Lorcan Treacy, Julian Graham and Louis Elton
progressed to The Talbot’s fourth final in a
row where they narrowly lost to The Raglan
on a nailbiting tiebreak question?! The failure
to win the trophy a record fourth time in a
row weighed heavily on the mind of the team
captain Illias Thoms who redeemed himself
by leading The Talbot to third place in the
Inter-House Singing Competition where The
Talbot was the top boys’ house performing a
spirited rendition of Don’t You Want Me Baby
by The Human League; the choreography
was meticulous but the song is now,
understandably, banned in House. On the
sporting front, The Talbot had a surprisingly
successful year finishing as runners-up in both
the sko football and jko cricket competitions.
Particular world class performances in the
football team came from Beau Wyatt and Will
Morgan who also both earned full colours for
playing in the College 1st XI team. Beau also
received colours for athletics. Jake Oldaker
and Harrison George both earned full colours
for playing in the College 1st xv; Harrison was
also vice-captain in what has been another
hugely successful year for the 1st xv. Will
Johnson received full colours for fencing and
shooting and Evgeny Shuvalov received full
colours for both the triathlon and swimming;
he was also captain of both sports. Ben
Harcourt, our Head of House, was also
captain of Field-gun in a year that saw the fieldgun team perform at Earl’s Court. This event
has always been enormously popular with the
House?—?so many boys are involved we could
almost field a Talbot team. We are delighted
to report that another Talbotian, Dominic
Auger has been selected as the captain
for next year. Chris Ewing who has been
outstanding as Third Form prefect, received
his colours for Polo so maintaining our
reputation as the quintessential ‘toffs’ House
and Austin Curtis received colours for skiing.
Culturally and artistically The Talbot has
had a hugely impressive year. Beau Wyatt and
Jamie Allum were awarded Arts colours for
their trumpet playing and technical skill in the
theatre respectively. Beau was also a highly
respected and inspirational captain of the
orchestra. The latter’s rendition of the Last
Post has added great solemnity and dignity to
several Remembrance Day commemorations
in the past. Illias Thoms performed the 1st
movement of Beethoven’s 1st Piano Concerto
with the orchestra and Harry Lei performed in
the hotly contested final of the Montgomery
Competition this year. Aidan Bose-Rosling
has continued to be involved in a number of
dramatic performances this year, including
The Panto, No-one Sees The Video, Frost/Nixon,
Henry V and Twelfth Night. Frost/Nixon was
directed by Illias Thoms. Ben Harcourt
also featured in Henry V. Evgeny Shuvalov
and Chris O’Callaghan were involved in the
Boy’s Physical Theatre Troup that performed
to the delight of a huge audience on Speech
Day in the spectacular Irish dancing finale.
Felix Peckham has emerged as one of the
leading lights of satirical writing with his witty
and creative pieces for South Front and The
Wellingtonian; it would seem that the next Ian
Hislop is in The Talbot?!
Academically, The Talbot has continued to
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