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ARR W From Cadiz to Coventry ................3

Autumn Sport Updates ........... 6 - 7
News from the Prep School ... 9 -12
Little Women ..............................16
ISSUE 20 | SPRING 2020 Our Mount Cooke Experience .....20

TERMLY NEWSLETTER OF KING HENRY VIII SCHOOL

FROM THE

HEADMASTER

There is a huge breadth of interest
represented in this issue of the Arrow. This
is also accompanied by a depth of expertise
and achievement of which any school could
be proud. Whether it be Art, Computer
Science, or Chemistry - Henry’s pupils are
competing and succeeding. Our pupils are
also being exposed to so many wonderful
opportunities in this country and beyond,
curricular as well as skills based. We’re
still keen to develop those intellectual
characteristics such as ambition and
resilience to fully equip our pupils for the
demands of modern life. It’s also wonderful
to welcome articles from the Prep School
within this edition and I hope that this
will form a permanent feature of future
ART SUCCESS FOR editions. Enjoy! Jason Slack,

HENRY’S IN RUGBY Headmaster

Autumn term for our new A Level artists is all After much
about responding to a series of challenges set by tension
the teachers. One challenge set this year by Mr waiting to
Henderson was to enter The Rugby Youth Open 19 hear about
Exhibition at the Rugby Art Gallery & Museum. If selection,
the students entered, then he would enter some of Aoife had
his art work as well, though not the Youth category! two pieces
2019 was a record-breaking year with over 400 selected an Amandeep also had a piece selected.
artworks submitted and 193 selected The tension was then on Mr Henderson to see
for exhibition. The standard of art work if his work had made the cut too! Thankfully he
submitted was high and the judges felt that was relieved to hear that his painting and drawing
the Youth Category was snapping at the were also selected.
heels of the adults in the quality of work.
The awards night was a lively and busy evening
with a full audience. We were thrilled when Aoife
was awarded first prize in the Youth Category
with her self portrait ‘Drenched’. Mr Henderson
was awarded the Picture Perfect award for his
drawing. So absolutely fantastic that teacher and
student can celebrate their success together. We
are all very proud in the art department of their
achievement.
Miss S Mould, Head of Art