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CHALLENGE NURTURE INSPIRE

December 2nd 2016

A large group of keen volunteers (Adam Pettitt, Briano Brachetti Peretti, Rhianna Beck, Hannah Ashby, Callum Hudson, Echo Duan, Kate Soldatenko, Katerin Sergeeva, Mostafa Torkashvand and Fernando Serrano Espinosa) spent the day at Stover Park on Sunday, doing conservation work to improve the land and ponds around the park.

The aim was to cut back the trees and to clear the ponds so that more light could reach the plants growing there. This would

increase local biodiversity, as other related species follow. By removing the recently cut grass nutrient levels in the soil would decrease and encourage flowering plants to grow instead of fast growing grasses.

The volunteers burned the debris on an impressive bonfire, then made a well deserved trip to the ice cream van after tea and cake! This was a perfect end to an enjoyable and productive day out for all.

Hannah Ashby Year 11

TS CONSERVATIONISTS TACKLE NATURE

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SCHOOL CALENDARSaturday, December 3rd

SAT Tests (Old Library & Arts Centre) Girls' Indoor Hockey U16 West Final (Cheltenham Ladies

College) 8.25am - 8.55am - Scholars' Programme (Academic, Art,

Drama, DT, Music, Sport) (Arts Centre & departments) 8.30am - 9.15am - Parents' Breakfast (Informal)* (Chaplain's

House) 11am - 5pm - Evita Band Rehearsal (sport priority) (Arts

Centre) 2pm - 4pm - Junior House Hockey

2.30pm - Football v King's College (H) 1 2.30pm - Football v Millfield School (H) 2

2.30pm - Rugby v Blundell's School (H) JCA JCB FA FB (A) 1 2 3 SCA SCH (depart 12.50pm; return 5.30pm)

7.15pm - 10pm - Boarders' Middle School Disco 7.30pm - 11.55pm - Sixth Form Christmas Ball (Oake Manor

Golf Club)

Sunday, December 4th

2nd in Advent 8am - 6pm - Boarders' Outing - The Clothes Show Live

(Birmingham NEC) 10am - 6pm - Evita Technical Rehearsal (Arts Centre)

11am - 1pm - Boarders' Brunch Girls' Indoor Hockey U18 West Final (Cheltenham Ladies

College) Boys' Indoor Hockey West - U18 (TBC)

Monday, December 5th

8.30am - 8.55am - HM Assembly: Mrs Leader and pupils - Iceland, Where the Earth Moves (Arts Centre)

8.30am - 8.55am - Wills East House Chapel: 'Live by Priorities'

(WE) 4pm - 10pm - Evita Dress Rehearsal (Arts Centre)

Boys' U16 Indoor County Hockey Tournament (A) (depart 4pm)

Tuesday, December 6th

8.30am - 8.55am - HM Assembly: Mrs Leader and pupils - Iceland, Where the Earth Moves (Arts Centre)

8.30am - 8.55am - Wills East House Chapel: 'Live by Priorities' (WE)

4pm - 5pm - Horizons - Years 9 and 10 (Arts Centre) 4pm - Tour Fundraising Hockey Match - Staff v Girls 1

(Durrant) 7pm - Evita Performance (Arts Centre)

Wednesday, December 7th

12.35pm - 1.10pm - Boarders' Forum (Winterstoke Room) 4pm - Squash v King's College (H)

7pm - Evita Performance (Arts Centre)

Thursday, December 8th

2pm - Evita Performance (Arts Centre) 3.30pm - Hockey v The Park School (H) 15B

3.30pm - 5pm - U6 EPQ Skills (SB2) 3.45pm - 5pm - Horizons - Years 11, 12 and 13 (Old Library)

7pm - Evita Performance (Arts Centre)

Friday, December 9th

8.30am - 8.55am - Chapel - Sixth Form: Bruce Izzett & The Band

8.35am - 8.55am - Horizons - Years 9, 10 and 11 (Arts Centre/Old Library)

9am - Deadline for Academic Reports - Years 10, 11 and 13 7pm - Evita Performance (Arts Centre)

DANCE OF THE PHOENIXThe GCSE Dance group went

to the Brewhouse to watch dance company Phoenix Dance Theatre who we have never before seen live. A quick and cold walk later we arrived into the warmth of The Brewhouse, filled with excitement and with our snacks in hand.

The style of dance was contemporary and there was a lot of contact work and lifts which

made the dance pieces engaging and beautiful. There was also a lot of perfected unison and dynamic changes throughout the performance which made it really enjoyable.

Thank you to Miss Mannings for taking us there, it was a fantastic experience.

Maisie Raven and Annabelle Lewes, GCSE Dance students.

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TS HEADS UP ON... ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS

Dear All,

Taunton School International Middle School is hosting a Christmas Morning at The Grange on Monday 12th December from 10.00am – 11.30 am.

If you can fit a visit into your busy schedules, please come and join us for some mulled wine, tea or coffee and delicious mince pies. Our students will entertain you with Christmas songs, instrumental music and some group singing. Parking is limited around the school, so please share transportation where possible. There is also parking available in the Kingston St Mary church car park.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Festive Fun

As I write, I have just finished an Advent Service with the Pre-Prep part of our school, during which we lit the traditional Advent Wreath – for many the first sign that Christmas is on its way! The children’s faces were a picture as each of the four red candles were lit (one for each week of Advent) and I told them the story of the 19th Century German Pastor who originally used an old cartwheel to make a colourful display in his Kirche for the children; in that case 24 red candles and four white (one for each day leading up to Christmas), with an especially tall white one reserved for lighting on Christmas Day.

In our case, I explained how each of our red candles represents love, joy, peace and hope, and that the white candle in the centre represents Jesus coming at Christmas

as the ‘light of the world’. These, our youngest children really got – so well in fact that it reminded me of Jesus' words in Matthew’s Gospel: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.' Perhaps it’s that we, as adults (and teenagers), get so caught up with our ‘stuff’ that we fail to appreciate the simplicity of candlelight in the way little ones do? Perhaps it’s that the cares of the world – fighting in Syria, famine in Sub-Saharan Africa – whatever it is, it robs us of the simple appreciation of love, joy, peace and hope, and indeed of light to penetrate the darkness of our world.

In all parts of Taunton School we are getting ready to celebrate Christmas. There is Christmas music wafting around the Centenary Hall, the Chapel and the Senior School Gwyn Williams Room – all in preparation for Christmas plays and Carol Services when we ‘stop the clock’ and remember once more the reason for the season. Advent can end up being a frenzied time of preparation, but as the young Pre-Prep children so readily accepted at their Advent Service, it is also a time of watching and waiting – not just for the excitement of Christmas, but beyond – looking to the day when there will be no more wars, no more tears, and the darkness of the present age will give way to the eternal light of the Prince of Peace. That’s worth watching for – and that’s worth waiting for, if only we are prepared to ‘change and become like little children’ and, like them, get it! Our little people in the Pre-Prep have so much to teach us…

Rev Matthew Dietz School Chaplain

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ANOTHER GREAT LONDON DINNER

• Ever wondered where the word for breakfast came from? No? Well, the word literally means to "break fast" because it is the first meal we have after a period of fasting (when we sleep) so the meal breaks that fast, hence "breakfast".

• Women blink twice as much as men.

• The 57 on a Heinz Ketchup bottle represents the 57 varieties of pickles the company once had.

• So why are stairways in firehouses circular? The idea was brought about in the days when their engines were pulled up by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and learnt how to climb up straight staircases.

• "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful plowman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed." - This sentence contains the nine pronounciations of "ough" in the English language.

• Most toilets flush in E flat.

• Hot water is heavier than cold water (and don't forget, Chemistry Clinic runs every lunchtime in the science block!).

• Millions of the internet trend trend "RICKROLLS" have only earned Rick Astley about $12.

• A strawberry is not actually a berry, but a banana is.

• Many people think that when bulls see red they get angry, but actually bulls are colourblind and it's the movement of the cape that frustrates them.

• Bonus: People with creative minds find it harder to get to sleep; they usually prefer to stay up later. (*cough cough* me writing this article)

DID YOU KNOW? by Rumbidzai Nyamukapa L6th

Old Tauntonians of all ages gathered last weekend at the RAF Club in London’s Pall Mall to socialise and network.

This annual event is one of the OTA’s largest dinners and has proved increasingly popular with a younger crowd. Neil Mason was invited to join a large gang of his former School House alumni and it was lovely to welcome current Head Boy and Head Girl, Valentin and Martha together with last year’s Liam Travers and Hera Bradley. Ed Burnett deputised for Lee Glaser and thoroughly enjoyed the experience!

OTA events bring people together of all ages and professions and a London professional networking event is planned for the New Year.

To find out more about our events, please contact David Bridges, OTA Secretary and Foundation Manager: [email protected]

Nadine Latte Foundation and Alumni Director

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Horsin' Around

CURTAIN CALL WITH MARTIN PARRIt was amazing that Martin

Parr came to Taunton School on Wednesday 23rd November 2016 to talk about his long career in Photography, especially considering his latest assignment was CNN commissioning him to fly to America and photograph Donald Trump during his election campaign. We were blessed with fantastic personal insights and lots of humour - but best of all we had great fun taking photographs behind the curtains in the Old Library. How often do you get an opportunity to do that under the direction of a famous photographer like Martin Parr?

Lotte Hammer Head of Art

It's been a good week for equestrians Jasmine Walker and Milly Struel. Both competed in an inter-school dressage competition at Conquest Farm in Norton Fitzwarren on Sunday. Milly won both her classes with over 76%

and 74%. Milly also won her first class and came 2nd in another.

Such positive results for two promising young riders. We can't wait to hear more about their future successes. Well done, girls!

Members of Taunton School were pleasantly surprised when they emerged from the main building on Wednesday. They came face to face with an assortment of dazzling, donated bras. Now you may think this to be a rather random act of madness designed simply to shock an unsuspecting Mr Glaser, but in fact, they serve a much greater purpose.

These bras were placed to raise awareness for breast cancer, one of the largest killers of young women. They are also to be sent to a charity based in Africa which provides bras for women who do not have the simple privilege of owning there own bras due to them being considered a luxury. This is a fantastic cause that we are proud to support and hope to continue to support in the future. Thanks to Miss Mannings, Miss Mortimer and to everyone who kindly donated their bras.

If you forgot your bra there is still time to hand them into Woodyer or Miss Mannings before next Friday.

Phoebe Stembridge

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FAREWELL TO MR. T At the end of this term, we say goodbye to our longest

serving member of staff at Taunton School International. Martin Tredwell, aka Mr T, has worked at TSI for 21 years, teaching boys’ games and acting as our Prep Coordinator. Martin also ran CCF at the Senior School for many years and has been involved in numerous expeditions.

He has been a fantastic ambassador for the School and will be greatly missed. Martin retires at the end of December and already has plans for extensive travel with his wife Carolyn. We all wish Martin and Carolyn the very best for the future and I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Martin for all the work he has done for TSI and TS over the years.

Adrian Hallworth, Principal TSI

Two of our returning students, Ilija Kirilenko from Latvia and Mon Surachit from Thailand, interviewed Mr T earlier this week and this is what he had to say...

Ilija: What did you do before joining TSI?

Mr Tredwell : I spent 24 years and 271 days serving the British Army.

Mon: Can you tell us when you first joined TSI and what it was like then?

Mr Tredwell: It was very different back then. Classes were bigger and there were not as many classrooms as there are now. TSI was actually much smaller then. In the very beginning we didn’t have the hall and the science block. We only had two boarding houses, a little garden, a few classrooms and half as many teachers as there are now. Today of course there are many more teachers, classrooms and facilities in general.

Ilija: How many Principal’s at TSI have you known and what were they like?

Mr Tredwell: Mrs Anne Etherton was the first Principal of TSI and I believe that the whole idea of creating a school for international students was hers. She was followed by Mrs Sue Harris who was the person I got to know really well here. Sue was replaced by Caroline Nixon who was here for a long time. She was a

teacher first and then became the Principal. A lot of the Foxcombe campus we see now had a lot to do with Mrs Nixon. Then Adrian Hallworth took over from then until present.

Mon: What is the funniest thing you can remember happening to a student?

Mr Tredwell : Oh I don’t really know… I remember when we went to PGL and one of the students asked me if he could borrow my hairdryer knowing full well I didn’t have one due to my receding hairline.. I just found it quite funny.

Ilija: Why do you always wear shorts, even in the winter?

Mr Tredwell: I don’t know , I always have done… I just feel comfortable in them. It is just for comfort more then for anything else. I am one of these lucky people who don’t feel the cold. And to be honest, I hate wearing trousers.

Mon: You were also involved in CCF at TS – can you tell us a little about that, e.g. what was your role there, how many years did you do, what did you most enjoy about it?

Mr Tredwell : I was what they call SSI

which is the School Staff Instructor and my main job was to make sure that the teachers who had not been in the services had the correct military uniform and did the correct courses so that they could actually teach the cadets. I also taught the cadets in different disciplines: weapons, climbing and hill walking for example. Furthermore, I was also responsible for all the clothing, all the equipment that the cadets used, all their boots, the weapons we used that had to be inspected and looking after the accounts for the CCF. I did all this for 19 years. Oh and I also helped with the challenge called ‘Ten Tors’ which is a group of six students on their own, walking different distances unaided, over 2 days whilst carrying 60 lbs of equipment. I was in charge of running this challenge for the last two years.

Ilija: What are you most going to miss about TSI and Taunton School as a whole?

Mr Tredwell: I think that the main thing that I am going to miss is the students themselves. The characters and the teaching of the sports and watching them progress, especially in rugby when you see a lot of international students who have

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never even seen a rugby ball and then playing in a match after only 8 weeks and watching them achieve. That’s incredible! I will also miss seeing students at the end of the year… how they have grown from kids into adults. And of course the staff community because we are a small community and we all need to get along with each other and I think everybody does. It is a nice environment to work in.

Mon: What advice would you give to your replacement?

Mr Tredwell: Get to know the students I guess… you know… it is an enjoyable job so I would just say make the best from something that is very pleasant to do.

Ilija: What are you going to do once you retire from TSI?

Mr Tredwell: First of all I’m going on holiday to Mexico for two weeks, although I’m going to have a couple of weeks before we go to sort out things at home. Then I’m going to come back, have a couple of weeks off and then I’m going to look for something part time, maybe just two or three days a week, hopefully doing outdoor activities like canoeing or climbing, things that I enjoy. Also I would like to get myself back into running again, getting fit again and also just spending more time with my wife so we can do more things together. Visiting some other countries together, like Latvia, Thailand and China.

Mon: If there was one piece of advice you could give to students, what would it be?

Mr Tredwell: There is a poem that everybody thought was written by Rudyard Kipling but they don’t actually know the real writer. It is one of my favourite things that I was given in the Army. It is called “Don’t You Quit” and it is basically about not giving up. It is hard for the students who come here for a year - to learn English, to do 6 GCSEs in a different language, to play sports they have never even heard of, to be away from their family and friends, but they should never ever give up. So that's my advice, just never give up.

Click here to read "Don't You Quit."

HOW TO DATE A FOSSILAt last Saturday’s meeting of

the Academic Scholars we discussed the topic of how to date fossils. Dr Penny clearly has great passion for fossils, having researched and published on this field.

Firstly, Dr Penny began by detailing the process involved in describing a new species and then trying to date it within a tolerance of a million years or so. I was somewhat baffled, as an historian, that a million years is regarded as an acceptable degree of tolerance! He then proceeded to tell us how to date the find using radio isotopes.

However, once you have done this you may run into difficulty detailing the exact species and time of its existence. For example, what was presumed to be one specific species of crab, after dating the fossil, could in fact have been a group of entirely different species of crab due to slight differences in shape and structure. Therefore, if you have a species which appears to have survived millions of years and you date it back to certain

periods of time, if there are certain changes it is unclear whether the species has evolved or is entirely different. Secondly, if you build information surrounding a certain species anything other than the original find, the species may have totally different characteristics to the original find a principle named the balloon taxa. (I hope my scientific understanding of this part of the talk is correct, Dr Penny!). The fossils that Dr Penny had successfully found, dated, logged with a museum and published was a pollen fossil, one no bigger than a fingernail. It is astounding that there is such a detailed and rigorous process for dating even the smallest fragments in our world; a truly belittling experience in many ways.

Honestly, sitting through the lecture I felt rather intellectually small and insignificant, such was the depth and range of his knowledge of this fascinating field of study. But I think that is the point of these regular Saturday sessions for the academic scholars: it is about

broadening our horizons, getting a clear understanding of our interests, what we are good at and what we are not. I, for one, now know that I will not become an archaeologist nor have the skills to be a scientist, whereas others in the audience now have a desire to research the topic of archaeology further. Either way our minds were certainly opened up to the wealth of study, information and research outside of Taunton School!

Jack Kerslake Y10 Academic Scholar

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This week's Rugby1st XV Lost 19pts-7

Our1st XV had a very competitive game against an experienced Exeter team. Exeter won the first half and Taunton the second. Taunton had the majority of the possession but committed too many errors making them unable to score. Exeter didn't expect to play against such a strong defence as the Taunton players, who didn't give up and showed pride in every contact area. James Gamble rewarded his team by scoring a beautiful try in the corner 10 minutes before the end of game, after great work from Cam Willetts. Well done to all of you.

Man of the Match: Cameron Beck

Points scorers: Tries: James Gamble

Conv: Luke Budnyj

2nd XV Drew 12pts-12

The seconds played courageously and managed to draw against a good Exeter 2nd XV. The game was all about defence and both teams were strong in the tackle, and gain line breaks were few. Josh Hall carried well and scored an excellent break away try. Pietro was strong on the field and also

carried well, scoring the teams other try. Fraser Johnson kicked one conversion.

Man of the Match: Henry Raikes

Points scorers: Tries: Josh Hall, Pietro

Conv: Fraser Johnson

SCA Won 26pts-5

The Senior Colts preserved their unbeaten home record with a comfortable 26-5 victory over Exeter School in a scrappy, error strewn game. The first half was dominated by Taunton; tries from Nahum Merigan, Dapo Ayoade and Josh Payne were converted by Jules Reimer, quite magnificently in two cases. However, a number of clear line breaks were not finished off and the 21-0 lead could easily have been doubled. The second half was much more even; Taunton managed one superb team try, finished by the prolific James Fisher, but ill-discipline and poor tackling allowed a gritty Exeter side to score themselves near the end.

Stand out players for Taunton were Joe Heybourne, who worked indefatigably all afternoon, and Harvey Liddle who has steadily settled into the fly half role. Next week at Blundell’s will be a much more difficult test and Taunton will have to raise their game considerably; in particular, the set pieces, handling and discipline will have to improve.

Man of the Match: Harvey Liddle and Joe Heybourne

Points scorers: Tries: Merigan, Ayoade, Payne, Fisher

Conv: Jules Reimer (3)

JCA Won 32pts-0

A slow first half and poor

tackling from Taunton allowed Exeter to stay within the game at 21-19. A much improved second half with more intensity from the whole team and strong running from Matt Holland allowed us to score a few more tries and break away. Special mention to Archie Robinson for his kicking accuracy!

Man of the Match: Ben Mouzouri

Points scorers: Tries: Eugene Milskiy, Alex Brown, Rob White, Rex Rhodes, Matt Holland

Conv: Archie Robinson (5)

JCB Won 39pts-7

Some good lines of attack from the backs this week and some excellent ground made by G Tester in particular.

Still losing too much ball in the tackle. Much better decision making. Working better off the ball to put us in stronger attack position.

Man of the Match: Alex Cane

Points scorers: Roman prokhorov 2, Billy W-P, Alex Kane 3 and Chikere Jumbo

Conv: Carlson (2)

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FA Won 10pts-7

It was great to secure another win, and the fact that the Foals achieved this without playing as well as they can shows how far the team has come in a short space of time. Everyone was combative at the breakdown, tackled hard, and carried the ball forward with conviction. A little more composure when faced with scoring opportunities would undoubtedly have secured a more comprehensive victory. There is lots to work on before a big test against Blundell's on Saturday.

Man of the Match: Gabriel Hayal and Tom Connell

Points scorers: Tries: Sam Stevenson, Gabriel Hayal

FB Won 47pts-7

After a change in location the Foals B's found themselves playing alongside the 1st and 2nd Xl away at Exeter School. On a pitch which was considerably narrower than most, a different style of play was required to achieve a result, particularly as Exeter were excellent at the breakdown and therefore kept a lot of possession. Led by Rupert Dean and Jesper Harrington, the team tackled exceptionally, whether they were in the opposition 22 or on their own 5m line. Scoring seven tries on a narrow pitch was another highlight of the match; our ball carrying and handling was brilliant. The attacking, flowing rugby we played was a joy to watch. Passion and determination was visible throughout the match and the boys thoroughly deserved the victory.

Man of the Match: Rupert Dean

Points scorers: Tries: Rupert Dean (2), Cameron Davis (2), Dan Edwards, Edward Kerslake, Cieran Reynolds

Conv: Max Fletcher (6)

Nicolas Sestaret Director of Rugby

National Natwest CompetitionCongratulations to our 1st XV who deservedly won

15pts-3 against Katharine Lady Berkeley's School. Well done to be one of the last eight teams qualified in the vase competition. It was unlucky for our U15's team who lost against a very powerful Ivybridge in Round 4.

Points scorers: Flyn Drury (3 tries)

Man of the Match: Cam Willetts

The squash season is now in full swing and with nearly three months of the term complete pupils from both the Prep and Senior School's are now involved in squash activities and school matches.

The Senior School has entered a team in the National School's Competition run by England Squash for the first time, and have had games against Millfield and Bryanston, with King's approaching next week. There is real enthusiasm and squash is increasing in popularity within the school. Particularly well done to the team who played so well to follow on from a loss to Millfield to beat Bryanston in a closely fought contest.

Taunton School also ran two teams in the Somerset Squash Leagues; matches of which are played on Monday nights within the local area against other club sides. Pupils, parents, teachers and others associated with the school have all been involved and the teams continue to compete at local level.

We look forward to more squash activity and matches in the remaining couple of weeks of this term and to a full fixture calendar in the spring term.

Squash season underway

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This week's Hockey1XI Drew 1-1

On Saturday November 26th, the 1XI played Kingswood School. The match started off slow and Taunton were unable to score throughout the 1st half with barely any shots on goal. Consequently, weak out letting and leading from the whole team allowed Kingswood to score an early goal. However, Taunton kept their heads up and fought back; this was unsuccessful and Kingswood’s strong and efficient press allowed them to turnover the ball and score a second goal to further their lead.

At half time, we knew we would have to work hard to compete. The whole team pulled together to show immense teamwork and determination to score a goal off a short corner. Once the first goal was scored, the whole team’s motivation was increased and this led to a second goal. Despite the end score being a 2-2 draw, Taunton’s 1XI kept pushing for a third goal but were unable to convert this in the short time they had left.

2XI Won 5-1

The second team played Kingswood on Saturday and after an unfortunate first half conceding

a goal, the girls fought back hard to gain the upper hand. Cally Tapp and Amelia Davies scored two goals each, and a final goal from Maddie Kimber made the end result 5-1; the defensive maintained their strength throughout the second half preventing any further goals.

3XI Lost 6-0

Plagued by illness and injury, the 3’s faced strong opposition this weekend. Kingswood started the better of the two teams and capitalised early

in the first half from a goal mouth scrabble to take the lead, followed by a second goal shortly afterwards. Taunton regained composure and began to link more effectively in midfield. They produced some promising attacks and worked harder to keep the opposition pinned down.

Despite spells of dominance, Taunton were unable to keep the Kingswood forwards from breaking and counter-attacking with conviction. The final score was 6-0 to Kingswood.

4XI Lost 4-0

The fourth team were unable to match the strength of the attack from Kingswood this week, but credit must go to the girls for not giving up. They worked well together as a team and numbers were stretched due to illness. A huge thank you to Maddie M for doubling up.

15A Lost

On Saturday the 26th, the U15A's travelled to Bath to play Kingswood. After a long journey and a good warm up we were ready to play. Getting off to a good start, the match was quite even. We managed to get three short corners, but unfortunately didn't score off them. However, the defenders and goalie worked well saving attempted shots at goal, and at half time it was 0-0. In the second half we knew that we had to work hard to try to get some goals. Despite Kingswood scoring a couple of times before, we managed to get our first goal. Throughout the match the team worked well together and we are looking forward to improving again in our next match.

15B Lost 1-0

A depleted 15B team worked hard all game, one of their best

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performances to date; they defended hard and pushed forwards together creating a few chances. Unfortunately, Kingswood broke the deadlock and managed to take the lead. Despite their best efforts the girls couldn’t bring it back. Well done to all.

U14A – Lost 2-1

A close game; some great goal keeping from Anna R in goal kept the scores level. Taunton pushed forwards and forced an error from the opposition to create their goal; unfortunately, some poor marking led to two goals for Kingswood. The girls worked hard and continue to make progress. Roll on Blundells next week!

U14B – Lost 3-0

The girls worked hard throughout the game and communicated well; playing with a great attitude they pushed forwards but were unable to convert their chances. Kingswood scored first and then managed to take advantage of some errors in defence.

Elliot Foweraker Director of Hockey

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Performing ArtsEVITA: THE FINAL WEEK

The busiest term of the year is now building to a climax so it is only right to treat you all with something spectacular, and with that in mind, the students in the Evita production are working incredibly hard to put on another breathtaking show! Rehearsals are now ramping up alongside the excitement and the iconic songs such as 'Don’t Cry for me Argentina,' 'Rainbow High' and 'A new Argentina' are already being heard echoing the school corridors daily.

Each member of our cast has been required to learn by heart over 90 minutes of music including harmonies, dancing and acting all at the same time, a feat to be highly praised!

Over the next week the Taunton School theatre will be undergoing a transformation specially designed for the school and professional musicians will be making their way across the UK to make each member of our cast shine that little bit more.

With only one more week to go tickets have been selling fast and most evenings are now very close to selling out, so get them quickly to avoid disappointment. Please see Melanie Charlton-Derbe in site services for tickets or visit the Taunton School Box Office: www.tauntonboxoffice.co.uk

James Butterworth-Smith

"If the audience enjoys the show

even half as much as we've enjoyed

preparing for it, then they'll have a great

evening."

Lily Evans, Eva Peron

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If it hasn't been apparent, the music school has been a little bit busier than usual this term, but setting Evita aside, the Taunton School music students are still performing at many events both in school and throughout Somerset.

Amongst these many events are school services, community functions and concerts, external exams, music festivals and (winning) competitions. As well as all this, our fantastic series of teatime concerts have been running better than ever with audiences pushing over 50 in the Arts Centre foyer.

This half term we have seen a variety of performers including performances of examination entries, classical repertoire and popular repertoire all accompanied by a warming cup of tea and a hearty slice of cake. With performances from over 18 students this half term providing some wonderful music, we are building to something special to round off the autumn term. To do this I would like to invite you all for a special Christmas themed tea-time concert on Monday December 12th at 5pm. Music, mulled wine, and mince pies. Merry Christmas indeed!

James Butterworth-Smith

BEN SHATTOCK WOWS WELLINGTON On Sunday 20th November the annual Steinway piano

competition held at Wellington School saw Taunton School’s Year 9 music scholar Ben Shattock take to the stage. Ben was entered into the intermediate level of the competition and faced some tough competition throughout the day. After making his way into the finals Ben’s performance excelled all, receiving 1st place and £125 prize money. Ben’s repertoire throughout the competition included Prelude in C Minor No. 2, Bach from The Well Tempered Clavier, Prelude in C Minor, Chopin and Tribute, Ginestera.

"The competition was at a very high level this year and Ben showed real maturity in both the first round and the final, deservedly winning the

intermediate class."

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