8th March 2022
Winchester Weekly
Walking for Ukraine
On Sunday a team from Winchester took on a 16-mile section of the South Downs Way to raise funds for the British Red Cross' Ukraine Crisis Appeal.
Housemaster of Trant's, Steve Rich, who organised the walk said: "Our peaceful walk will be in stark contrast to the dreadful events currently unfolding in Ukraine, which have left many of us despairing and feeling helpless. We hope that parents, relatives, pupils and colleagues from across the Wykehamical community will encourage those walking by making a donation to this very worthwhile cause."
The initial fundraising target of £5,000 has already been exceeded, and it is hoped that a great deal more will be raised.
Kenneth Clark Prize Final 2022
In last Friday's annual Kenneth Clark prize final, Sixth Form pupils talked to an eclectic range of art history subjects from Russia to Rome, from David Bowie to a tea house in Japan.
Judge Dr. Xa Sturgis of the Ashmolean said that he could have given medals to any one of the students who spoke, but when forced to decide, he gave the gold medal to Oscar Schultz (VI Book 2, College), silver to Ivan Shatrov (VI Book 1, College) and bronze to Sebastian Fennell (VI Book 2, Turner's).
Outstanding Performance at the Model UN Conference
It was bright and early on the morning of Saturday 5 March when fifteen Wykehamist Model United Nations (MUN) delegates set out with gusto to begin a two-day conference at Magdalen College School, Oxford.
Within a conference of over 300 participants from 26 schools and 48 countries, Winchester represented Uganda, Croatia and Germany with great success. Winchester pupils Luca Ryan and Raees Khan, representing the Gambia in the case of the Rohingya genocide, secured a decisive 10-1 victory in the model ICJ and were highly commended, as was James Hunter as a judge. Further commendations went to Alex Prvulovich, Jamie Mackinnon, Rafa Karapetyan and Toby Bowes-Lyon. MUN President Alexander Popov was, moreover, named the best delegate in his committee, as was Chris O’Sullivan, meaning that Winchester secured the joint highest number of individual awards of any school.
Overall, however, it was a weekend of profound moments, such as a moving speech on the power of youth by Afghan women’s rights activist Sveto Muhammed Ishoq. The US was urged to pay $2 trillion in reparations to Vietnam, the Security Council was dissolved and put on trial for war crimes, and 13 wars were declared amidst a complex network of bribes, pineapples and voting blocks.
Toby Bowes Lyon (VI Book 2, Beloe's)
Winchester History Journal
This term's Winchester History Journal is now available online, featuring articles on the history of crime fiction, the Indonesian National Revolution, patriotism in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and many other interesting topics.
Thanks to Douglas Page (College), James Hunter (Beloe's), and Seb Walsh (Phil's) for making it happen.
Vision update
Sixth Form 2022
We were delighted to welcome our new Sixth Form day pupils last weekend for their first induction day. Joining us this coming September, their arrival will mark an important moment in realising a key ambition in the school’s Vision.
New Senior Chaplain
The Reverend Dr Hester Jones has been appointed Senior Chaplain and Dean of Chapel with effect from the beginning of Cloister Time.
Hester is currently part time Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Bristol and part time vicar of Abbots Leigh in the Diocese of Bristol. Hester studied at Cambridge and has worked previously at Liverpool University. She loves to write and teach in the areas of poetry, theology, and gender studies, and is writing a book about depth and Christian faith in poetry of the twentieth century.
On joining the College, Hester commented: “I am excited to be joining Winchester College as Senior Chaplain, and to be bringing together in one place the different sides of my calling. It is a great privilege to be asked to serve here, especially as we prepare to welcome girls and day pupils to the College."
Tonbridge School Sixth Form Science Conference
On Friday six leading Wykehamist scientists from VIth Book participated in the Tonbridge School Sixth Form Science Conference, held at their impressive new Barton Science Centre. Featuring two excellent keynote lectures, a dozen schools were involved, both in person and remotely during hybrid presentations (including overseas speakers).
The Wykehamists presented their independent researches as posters and oral presentations. Their topics were:
· T cell development: Alexander Apostolides (VI Book 1, College)
· Nanoworkers and cross coupling: Paul Apostolides (VI Book 2, College) and Christopher Leung (VI Book 2, College)
· Applications of brassinosteroids: Maks Fedorovskyy (VI Book 2, Kenny's) and Eren Akgun (VI Book 2, Trant's)
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