Newsletter Volume 37, Week 2
Newsletter Volume 37, Week 2
Newsletter Volume 37, Week 2
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We are pleased to share the new Tatler Schools Guide’s review of the College,
which has just been published:
FORREST’S CREW
ARE WORLD
CHAMPIONS
A huge well done to Forrest Crawford’s (Aldrich, Lower
Fifth) dance crew, Streetfunk, who placed first in the U18
intermediate competition at the World Street Dance
Championships in Blackpool recently. Forrest also placed
second in the U16 Novice Duo category.
On the first day, we visited the Gallo-Romain museum and explored the
neighbouring Roman ruins in order to soak up the French culture. In the
evening, the choir gave a beautiful performance at St Nicholas Church
in Givors – their rendition of Lovely Day by Bill Withers was particularly
appreciated by the French public.
On the final day we had one last performance as a band at the Mions
Town Hall. This brought a bitter sweet ending to the tour, as we had one
final send off for the Upper Sixth leavers to whom we wish the best of luck
in their ventures at university.
Pupils will sign up for their activities today using our SOCS
platform – there are 150 activities to choose from. All
pupils are encouraged to sign up to and attend at least
two activities varying in nature throughout the Michaelmas
term. As Mr Cairns suggested in his recent assembly,
try something you’ve said you’d never be good at, or try
something completely new. The activities will appear on
SOCS timetables and the MSP diary over the weekend.
The whole experience was so fun. We had just the best time! We had a frantic ten days in London to rehearse and put the
show together (after only workshopping for three days) , this included making friends and listening to their interesting and
unique stories in the industry. Warm-ups were a personal favorite of ours, not only because we had a little time for some
relaxing yoga, but because we learnt valuable and interesting warm-up techniques for voice and body.
After packing the van on the morning of 31 July, a very excited cast and crew headed up to Edinburgh on the train. We were
greeted by classic Scottish drizzle and after a quick pizza we headed to our flats to settle in. The next couple of days were
filled with rehearsals and very quickly it was opening night. With reviewers in for the first few shows, nerves were high, but
soon we became used to the Fringe way of life and we settled into a groove of both performing and also watching as many
shows as we could.
The show continued to improve throughout the run and by the end, we had sold out the final two performances, as well as
gaining some five-star reviews. Overall, the experience was one neither of us will ever forget and it was such an exciting
introduction to the Fringe and acting world!
LOWER SIXTH
INDUCTION
Our ‘Wise-Up’ team-building and induction day was
both intense and fun – it was enjoyment laced with the
thought of already forgotten names and facts relating to
the few hundred faces we all met, but absolute enjoyment
nonetheless.
DR BURNS
PUBLISHES O’ER THE
NEWSLETTER RAMPARTS
Summer 2023
FOR BAAS
Editors
Adam Burns Andrew Fearnley
Head of Politics, Brighton College Lecturer in US History, University of Manchester.
Head of Politics, Dr Burns, has joined forces with aburns@brightoncollege.net Andrew.fearnley-2@manchester.ac.uk
CHAPLAIN’S THOUGHT
FOR THE WEEK
9 September –
The Grace
BIRTHDAYS
Adhi Jawahar, Alison Key, Amber
Olorenshaw, Avianna Clarke, Brady Miu,
Charlie Glover, Cici Owen, Duncan Tang,
Ellie Tomczynski, Elsie Fenwick, Emilia
Lutwyche, Evangelina Clarke, Fergus Lamb,
Georgina Patterson, Hannah Bruwer,
Harvey Boardman, Isla Horley, Jacob
Spiers, Kailen Patel, Kira Kir, Leon Croxford,
Lian Fourie, Luca Bell, Luca O’Donnell, Lulu
O’Conor, Marnie Liderth, Melody Andrews,
Ollie Saunders, Peter Clark, Ravi Patel, Ryan
Makhoul, Sam Sloane, Samuel Crichton,
Sebastian Bjorn, Viggo Swan, Zack Propert
BRIGHTON COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL
Our Nursery pupils have settled into their new Puffins
classroom beautifully and are loving their first taste of
school life and all the fun activities on offer.
HANDCROSS PARK
BE TR EWE
This week, we welcomed Mr Besley, our new Headmaster.
He lives with his family in Sussex – they love the outdoors
and spend lots of time walking, cycling, sailing and paddle
boarding!
ST CHRISTOPHER’S PREP
Best of luck also to Brighton College Abu Dhabi, who have been
listed as a finalist for ‘Independent School of the Year for Student
Wellbeing’.
We are keeping our fingers crossed until the winners are announced
in November 2023.
He played really well at fly half and he’s looking forward to having more
opportunities within the Welsh Rugby Development Pathway.
EMILY’S TEAM
WIN LEAGUE
A big congratulations to Emily Barrett
(Fenwick, Lower Sixth) for her excellent
cricket performance at the weekend. She
and her team, Hayes Cricket Club, won the
Kent Premier Women’s League, with Emily
getting 122 runs from 102 balls. She did so
well, she got a shout out on the Kent Cricket
Community Team’s X account!
SPORTS REPORT
Rugby
After a brilliant tour to France, the rugby club continued their preparation for the new season with some warm-up matches
against Tonbridge and KCS Wimbledon. It was an enjoyable afternoon with the U15s, U16s and U18s making some excellent
progress, with plenty of learning opportunities along the way.
The new Fourth Form had some fun sessions at the Jubilee Ground on Saturday morning and are looking very enthusiastic
about joining the rugby club.
BOOKS OF THE WEEK
RECOMMENDED BY THE LIBRARY
Two sisters, two very different lives: the next - Mrs McCullough
edge-of-your-seat thriller by Sophie McKenzie,
author of the bestselling, Girl Missing.
Can they piece together the truth about their pasts and find each
other?
HEAD MASTER’S AWARDS
Each week one pupil from each House receives a Head Master’s award in recognition of their
excellent work and service. Read about their accomplishments below.
• Lower Third - Arthur Kendall (L3C), for the • Hampden - Max Turnbull (L6th), for his hard
kindness he has shown towards others, and for work in hockey over the summer, training with
being proactive in his approach to learning. the England Pathway: East Grinstead Talent
Academy.
• Upper Third - Inaaya Abedin and Jessie Wen
(U3N), for being wonderful ambassadors for the • Head’s - Flynn Mitchell (L5th), for being invited
Lower School in welcoming our new Upper Third to the Fred Perry U16 Tennis Championships and
pupils. reaching number one rank in the county.
• Abraham - Jedi Podeesamer (U6th), for being so • Leconfield - Freddie Mancuso-Marcello (L5th),
kind to clear up the House kitchen (without being for ensuring all the new pupils in Leconfield
asked!). are well looked after. Freddie has had a
transformative summer and has returned to
• Aldrich - Alex Stubbs (L6th), for playing for the school with a renewed enthusiasm.
Harlequins rugby U17s, who were victorious
against London Irish last Saturday. • New - Tabitha McNamara (4th Form), for
showing kindness and unwavering support to
• Alexander - Theo Purvis (U6th), for competing in fellow Fourth Form pupils when they needed it
and completing the Fastnet Race, sailing for six most.
days from Cowes, to the Fastnet Rock off Ireland,
and finishing in Cherbourg. • Ryle - Krishna Patil (4th Form), for his kindness,
maturity and awareness in school and Ryle,
• Chichester - Charlotte Harrison (U6th), for taking despite being a new joiner.
on her new role as Head of House with such
enthusiasm and welcoming everyone back to • School - Andrew Chan (U6th), for setting a
Chichester with warmth and kindness. fantastic example to the new boarders and
making a positive difference to the lives of others.
• Durnford - Vova Kravchenko (4th Form), for
welcoming and supporting all the new Fourth • Seldon - Maya Ryder-Valdes (L5th), for making a
Form pupils in the House. great start to the new year in terms of punctuality
and organisation.
• Fenwick - Lulu O’Conor (U6th), for being so warm
and welcoming to the new pupils, and being • Williams - Edie Behr (U6th), for debuting
someone that everyone in House can talk to. her superb play I Love You Not at the Young
Playwrights’ Showcase.
DISTINCTIONS & CERTIFICATES
DISTINCTIONS
Fred Bareggi, 1, 4th; Aidan Fan, 1, Nathaniel Byng, 1, L5th; Joe Heap, Arianne Docherty, 1, L5th.
4th; Tom Miotte, 1, U5th; Ravi Patel, 1, 1, L5th; Alex Li, 1, 4th; Ulysses Proud,
U5th; Almond Simaroj, 1, U6th; Harold 1, U5th; Jake Teece, 1, L5th; Wilfy Williams
Yeung, 1, U6th. Wilkinson, 1, L5th.
Zaara Arora, 2, L5th; Edie Behr, 2,
Aldrich Leconfield U6th; Lauren Butcher, 1, U5th; Elise
Frydenbo-Bruvoll, 1, 4th; Annabelle
Luca Christie, 1, U5th; Forrest Huxley Andrews, 1, U5th; Aaron Bashir, Groom, 1, L5th; Leonie James, 1, U5th;
Crawford, 1, L5th; Joe Harrison, 1, 2, L5th; Archie Besley, 1, L5th; Edward Helena Van Der Werff, 1, U6th; Amber
L5th; Yuwen Liu, 1, L5th; Olly Miller, 1, Bleackley, 1, L5th; Fred Holmes, 1, L5th; Watson, 1, L5th; Minnie Willingham-
U5th; Orin O’Donnell, 1, U5th; Andrii Oliver Pilot, 1, L5th; Junan Wu, 1, L5th. Toxvaerd, 1, U6th.
Sypavin, 1, L5th; Alec Vaughan, 1, L5th;
Zander Zinovieff, 1, U6th. Lower School