From the Second Master
Maykth Ventures: Ignite
This month, Makyth Ventures has supported nearly 100 young people from 10 schools through its annual 'Ignite' interscholastic competition. Pupils from Winchester, Rugby School, Francis Holland School, King Edward VI School, Monkton Combe, Harrow School, St Swithun's, Barton Peveril, and alumni of the summer's CATALYST programme, spent November working in teams to develop a business case to reduce waste at school. The MV team was inspired to see student teams address myriad forms of waste – food, supplies, energy, space, and even wasted potential! We look forward to welcoming parents of participants to our entrepreneurship conference at the College on 26 November, which will see finalists pitch their Case to End Waste to an audience of more than 150.
BBC Young Chorister of the Year
Congratulations to William Newport (MP, Freddie’s) who has made it through to the boys' semi-final of the BBC Young Chorister of the Year. You can watch his performance on Sunday 27 November 2022 at 1135 on BBC One.
Weekend Arrangements for Boarders
Please use the link below to inform us of your child’s plans for this weekend. This link will take you to the Parent Portal: please log in, then select 'Interactive' and 'Weekend Sign-out' to complete the form. Guidance on sign-out options available for boarders this weekend can be found here.
Music
School Concert
Last Sunday’s School Concert was the debut here for our new Director of Music, Sarah Baldock. She conducted the 80-strong Symphony Orchestra in a fabulously spirited account of Dvorak’s folk-inspired 8th Symphony, with rich and sonorous playing from the strings and lots of solos from the wind players, together with some exhilarating and loud brass ensemble playing.
The second half was smaller ensembles, with the Sinfonia no longer just a string group but now a full orchestra performing Warlock’s Capriol Suite, and the Chamber Orchestra giving a stirring rendition of Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. The concert ended with the Jazz Orchestra and a fantastically fizzy account of songs by the Beatles and by Herbie Hancock, with improvised solos by saxophonists Jake Wing (VI Book 1, Beloe's) and Rupert Balmain (V Book, Beloe's).
Watch the highlights below
Drama
Sixth Form Play
The VIth Book play DNA was an intense production of a modern script by Dennis Kelly, ably interpreted by pupils portraying power, turmoil, trauma, and comedy.
In the story, a group of friends has bullied a boy in a gang initiation and he has fallen to his death. One of the gang improvises a plan which will pin the death on an imaginary postman but the situation sprials out of control and the boy, thought dead, turns out to be alive. What to do?
James Methven, Head of English, shares his review of the production via the link below.
Sport
Soccer & Steeplechase
Soccer XI vs Marlborough College
The 1st XI took on Marlborough in the second round of the Independent Schools Football Association Trophy on Thursday, having beaten them 5-1 two weeks earlier. Only one goal up at half time, the team raised their game in the second half to finish 6-0. Congratulations to Caspar Hall (Toye's) for his hat trick.
Soccer XI vs OWFC (Maclure Pot)
The team had their second game in 24 hours when they travelled up to West London to face the OWFC in the annual Maclure Pot match on Friday. The teams were well-matched and there was plenty of action, though neither managed to hold onto a lead, ending with a 4-4 draw (pictured).
Senior Steeplechase
Wet and wild weather forced a last-minute change of route, resulting in a shorter, faster course that made for an exciting race. Congratulations to Jack Pascoe (VI Book 1, Toye's) who won the race in 23m23s, to Georg Graepel (VI Book 1, Furley's) in second and Christopher Batten (VI Book 1, Furley's) in third. In the house competition, Hopper’s came first, Toye's second, and Freddie’s third.
Modern Languages
Translation Commendation
Sasha Del Mar (VI Book 1, Freddie's) has been highly commended in the 18-and-under category of the 2022 Stephen Spender Translation Youth Prize. This is a national competition that receives more than a thousand entries each year, with young people from across the country invited to translate a poem of any language into English and provide an accompanying commentary.
In commending Sasha’s translation of Rosario Castellanos’s ‘Telenovela’ (‘Soap Opera’), the judges praised his ‘impressive control of syntax and storytelling’, as well as his resourceful use of family interviews to inform and enrich his commentary on the cultural importance of soap opeas.
Rosario Castellanos (1925-1974) was one of Mexico’s profoundest and most influential twentieth-century writers. Her extensive body of work included poems, essays, short stories, novels and plays, exploring broad themes such as cultural and gender oppression, love, loneliness and death.
Clubs & Societies
The Winchester History Journal
The History Society organises regular talks by pupils, dons, and visiting speakers throughout the year.
It also produces a pupil-run magazine, The Winchester History Journal. The current issue was edited by Douglas Page (VI Book 2, College), Toby Bowes Lyon (VI Book 1, Beloe's) and Jamie Mackinnon (VI Book 2, Hopper's), and includes articles on topics such as the Morgan Leaf, Japanese imperialism, and the Guayaquil Conference. The editors welcome contributions from pupils on any historical topic or period.
Catalyst
2023 Applications Now Open
Following a successful inaugural programme in July 2022, which saw 33 pupils from more than 10 countries explore the topic of change, CATALYST is now entering its second year. CATALYST aims to help young people understand how economic, social, scientific, technological, and cultural change happens in the world, believing it will empower tomorrow’s leaders to be drivers of responsible change in the future.
CATALYST offers 1- and 2-week immersive cohort-based programmes that combine Winchester College’s track record of educational excellence with novel technology and curriculum to inspire the next generation of conscious, connected global leaders. Hear from CATALYST parents and Summer 2022 alumni about their experience - Emma, Michael, and Maya.
The programme offers ambitious, curious pupils aged 13-18 the opportunity to develop key competencies to facilitate change in the world, preparing them for success in further education and beyond. There are four courses on offer in the spring and summer of 2023 and applications are now open.
Outreach
Kids in Museums
On Friday our Treasury museum joined 80 arts and heritage sites across the country in inviting children to take charge for Kids in Museums' 'Takeover Day'. We welcomed 30 pupils from All Saints C of E Primary School to explore the museum and learn about its collections, before each designing their own artwork to share in an exhibition for their families.
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