Sunday Times Parent Power
Recently, The Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide named the College as its Southeast Independent Secondary School of the Year 2024.
The annual guide ranks schools across the United Kingdom based on exam results, and awards both national and regional winners.
You can read more about the award via the link below.
Academic
Success in the Schools Challenge
Famous Belgians, elements of church architecture, and the manufacturer of Twirls, Wispas and Crunchies—all were quickly identified by Winchester’s Schools Challenge team in their first-round match against Nottingham High School.
The Schools Challenge is a national general knowledge competition that follows the same format as the popular television show University Challenge.
Competitors Harry, Matthew, Edward and Zachary (all X) each answered 10-point starter questions and collaborated on follow-ups, frequently receiving a 10-point bonus for correctly answering all three follow-ups.
The final result was a decisive 790 - 190 and entry into the next round.
Community & Events
Cathedral Carol Service
This Monday, pupils, staff and parents gathered at Winchester Cathedral for the College's annual carol service.
Alongside readings from pupils, including Douglas (X), Alexandra (B) and Fausto (K) and others, attendees were led in hymns and carols by the Chapel Choir.
Community & Events
Parents' Quiz
The annual Parents' Quiz is taking place on Friday 15 March in New Hall. Please join us and test your general knowledge.
Tickets are sold by table, seating 10 people each, and include the cost of all your food and drink for the evening.
You can buy tickets at the link below.
Trips
Computer Science Conference
Last Wednesday, 20 A-Level computer scientists attended a conference in central London.
During the conference, the pupils were able to listen to five talks by experts in academia and industry on a wide range of topics, including user experience, smart cities, quantum computing, web app development and artificial intelligence and machine learning in education.
Community & Events
Illuminā
This Friday 8 December, the College will celebrate Illuminā from 15:30 to 17:30.
Parents are warmly invited to join the festivities, which include lighting candles along the walls of Meads, mulled wine, hot chocolate and nibbles to enjoy by a warming bonfire.
There will also be stalls run by local businesses to help with your Christmas shopping.
Visit the link below for more information.
Art & Design
Drew Jug 2023
Last Saturday, the College community joined together for the annual Drew Jug competition.
The theme for this year's competition was the prompt 'Home from Home', and entrants explored the nature of improvised dens as a starting point.
As the sun went down, a light mist descended on the field outside Art School, adding to the atmosphere.
From a crop of strong contenders, Furley’s were awarded the Drew Jug for their nest like sculpture which was inspired by ideas of nature’s organic beauty and themes of humanity’s polluting influence.
The prizes for collaboration and research were awarded to Chawker’s and Trant’s respectively.
Charities
Santa Fun Run
Early on Sunday morning, Santas from across all year groups braved the coldest of mornings to run 5km through the icy streets of Winchester.
As pupils stirred in their houses, the throng of Santas running along College Street and Kingsgate Street was a sight to behold.
Pupils and staff raised £675 for children and young people across Hampshire with life-threatening illnesses.
If you would like to learn more about Naomi House @ Jacksplace, you can do so via the link below.
Stories from War Cloister
As part of our programme to mark the centenary of War Cloister in 2024, we have developed a podcast series, Stories from War Cloister, that brings to life some of the names of those remembered in War Cloister.
Win Coll Soc will be officially launching the podcast on Friday 8 December, but we thought you might like a sneak peek at the first episode. The podcast can be found on all your favourite apps, so do subscribe so you can get the episodes as soon as they are released.
Community & Events
Hong Kong Gala Dinner - TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2024
The Hong Kong Friends of Winchester College are delighted to welcome the Headmaster.
Ms Stone is looking forward to meeting the community and will be accompanied by Dr John Cullerne, Surmaster (Academic), and Mrs Melanie Bushell, Director of Development.
Tickets can be purchased via the link below
Sport
Sport Report
This week's sport report features the latest installments of the Soccer XI and JCA journeys in the second round of ISFA Trophy against Sherborne School and Downsend School respectively.
The College's U14A and U14B basketball teams met Perins School, with the U14A team producing a great piece of play that led to a fastbreak layup, resulting in a 52-35 win. The U14B team faced some tall and talented players, but excellent passing and patient half-court offence meant they left the court with a 46-43 win.
For more on a swimming meet against Eton, fencing v Bradfield College and more, read the full sport report at the link below.
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