Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96orienTeers TraCK down more medals. briTish sChools Championships 2015 This year the British Schools Orienteering Championships was held at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. The day before the competition, we headed to a training event on the southern half of the estate in order to get an idea of what Sunday’s race might hold in store. After 30 minutes of walking round at the mercy of heavy rain, the one thing that we were clear about was that it would be pretty boggy the next day. What the accommodation lacked in comfort (as expected from a gym hall floor) was easily made up for by the plentiful supply of food and the luxurious amount of space to roam around in in my sleep. The next morning, after an early start for breakfast before heading back to Sandringham, everyone was ready for a day’s competing on the northern half of the estate. As expected, there was a considerable amount of mud (albeit no rain), but the courses were generally fast and flat, with only one small hill (most likely the only slope in Norfolk) which the longer courses were sadistically taken up and down on several occasions. To make things difficult at the end, there was a very long run to the finish, which was clearly visible yet so far into the distance- a psychological torment for any runner. Despite these challenges, the King Henry VIII School team put in their best efforts, and whilst many made mistakes, all had the resilience to carry on and get round the courses. There was also competitive success. We achieved a Gold individual medal in the Year 13 Boys and this was mirrored by our Year 13 Boys’ team who finished with Bronze medals; an excellent effort to oust those who had enough runners entered but not enough finishers of the course. The return minibus journey, in which many were subdued with tiredness, again demonstrates the work that was put into the competition. And although Miss Morse, Aimee Morse and Alexia Cope didn’t compete (yet I’m sure they were itching to), their input into organising and helping get the team together and ensure the weekend ran smoothly was essential and I would like to thank them for their time and effort. Harrison McCartney, Year 13 At the end of the first week of the new school year, the Art Department took their young artists to Compton Verney in Warwickshire to launch ‘landscape’ as a theme for their artwork in Year 9. On arrival we settled into groups all working on gathering different resources to use back in Art lessons at school. Photographs were taken, the landscape views were observed and sketched, whilst others studied the artworks in the galleries led by the gallery staff. Much time was spent in the Capability Brown landscape which had been enhanced this summer by a meadow designed and planted by the Chelsea winning garden designer Dan Pearson. The meadow on the west lawn, had been mown and with an adaptation of the Trellis design based on William Morriss’s design, which formed part of the current exhibition on the Arts & Crafts House & Garden. This revisited and built on some of the aspects studied during Year 7. Much aided by excellent weather, the visit was a pleasurable and exciting experience and an opportunity for all to experience a visually stimulating landscape. This will be of great use in the development of the pupils’ work in the coming year as well as a valuable opportunity to see artwork within a gallery setting. Miss Mould, Head of Art year 9 arT visiT To CompTon verney 14 | The CovenTrian