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Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta

Friday, July 16, 2010

On the 30th June 2010, twenty rowers including staff set off at 8:30am for an exciting trip to Henley. On the coach, whilst complimenting each other’s dresses, we talked over the races that were going to take place. Once we had arrived we were issued with our yellow badges which allowed us access to the Steward’s Enclosure; here we were able to watch the end of the races whilst relaxing in the HRR deck chairs. Once we had watched several races we made our way back to the gazebo where we had our lunch. College provided a first-rate picnic, which everyone enjoyed, which included Victorian Lemonade. In the afternoon we witnessed some closer racing which was very inspiring. Later, a few of us made our way to the Henley gift shop to buy much anticipated Henley hoodies, charms and post-cards as souvenirs. Afterwards, we strolled back to the coach; having spent some time in the sun we were grateful for the air conditioning. We had a grand time at Henley Royal Regatta, and can’t wait to return next year.

Anna Mclean, UC4X

Rabbit

Rabbit

Friday, July 09, 2010

Performing in the cast of 'Rabbit' was a brilliant experience because I had immense fun and learnt so much at the same time. I had the chance to spend a lot of time with people who I wouldn't normally have seen around College and during the performance it was exciting to see all our hard work come together to form a wonderful show which we hope everyone enjoyed.

We were also very lucky to perform in the brand new Parabola Arts Centre which allowed us to create an exciting set and it gave us the opportunity to learn about the technical side of the theatre; for example, the lighting and sound. The cast and I are extremely grateful for being given such a great opportunity.

Naomi Morris Omori




IB Results

IB Results

Thursday, July 08, 2010

There was a palpable sense of excitement in College as we awaited our first set of IB Diploma results and I warmly congratulate staff and girls on them. The Diploma is highly-respected across the world for developing the independence of mind required for university and for modern life. I am confident that these impressive results will encourage more girls to opt for the IB in the future and we look forward to enhancing our programme in the years to come. Click here to see the results.

Hunchbacks, Knights, Dwarves and Giants

Hunchbacks, Knights, Dwarves and Giants

Thursday, July 08, 2010

A talk by Dan Evans on the Gonzaga of Mantua and their Artists

The art historian, Dan Evans, commenced his presentation on the court of Mantua with a somewhat unconventional but gripping approach - setting the scene by means of an anatomical map of Italy. The infectiously enthusiastic speaker stood balancing in the centre of the room, one leg raised in the air (representing the boot of the country) as the rest of the room gazed intently in bewilderment as he began to locate the various Italian city states on his body.

Once he had located the Etruscan town of Mantua, he painted a vivid verbal picture of his experience of the city and described the various aspects of its architecture and painted art, placing emphasis on the transition from Gothic to the Renaissance style.

My favourite aspect of his talk would be his description of the ‘Palazzo del Te’, constructed for Federigo Gonzaga, who decided to build a pleasure palace on the fringe of the marshes. It was constructed as a place for Federigo to escape to and spend time with his mistress. It was built by the commissioned architect, Giulio Romano, who constructed a simple square building of four flat exterior façades with rusticated walls, attached with symmetrically spaced Corinthian pilasters. However, as Dan pointed out, the trained eye is not to be fooled; the architecture is not as ordinary as it appears. Giulio played around with the classical architectural features altering the appearance of the triglyphs of the frieze.

Dan Evans transported us through time and place, to discover for ourselves the legendary characters behind the lecture’s mysterious title and the art and architecture of Renaissance Mantua.

Olivia Verelst SFC1H

Stage Combat

Stage Combat

Thursday, July 08, 2010

On Saturday 26th June all of LC3 took part in a stage combat workshop run by the stage combat company ‘Cut and Thrust.’ First of all there was a thrilling demonstration of various combat and fight scenes from famous films, plays and musicals by the very talented instructors. The instructors demonstrated various weapons used in the stage combat industry. These included foils, long swords, épées and staffs. They also demonstrated unarmed combat and how fake blood was used realistically during live performances as well as in the movies. For example did you know that in the 1960 movie “Psycho” by Alfred Hitchcock, chocolate syrup was used to simulate blood in the infamous shower scene?

After the blood had been cleaned away it was time for us to learn some of the tricks of the trade. The year was split into groups and my first activity was learning the art of fighting with a staff or “large branch”. This kind of fighting would be found in plays or films like Robin Hood. It was a lot of fun although as it was only stage fighting there was no actual violence. We then moved onto sword play. This, quite wisely, was taught with foam swords. We learnt to parry and thrust and the proper etiquette involved when performing in a duel. The final stage of our training was how to perform un-armed combat (a useful technique for later life.) Our group proved to be very successful at mock-strangling and at producing adequate piercing death screams. All in all a very fun morning was had by everyone and we really appreciated being given the opportunity to learn such interesting new skills.

By Minty Eyre

Prestigious new appointment for Mrs Vicky Tuck

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

With effect from September 2011 Vicky Tuck, Principal, will take up a new appointment as Director General of the International School of Geneva. Mrs Tuck has been Principal at The Cheltenham Ladies’ College since 1996.

Mrs Carolyn Kirby, Chairman of CLC’s governing body says, “College is indebted to Vicky Tuck for fourteen years of inspirational leadership and commitment. We congratulate her on this very exciting new appointment and wish her well. She will be with us throughout the coming academic year, giving us ample opportunity to identify her successor and effect a smooth transition”.

Mrs Tuck says, “It has been an enormously fulfilling privilege to lead CLC for the past 14 years and to work with gifted and dedicated colleagues, delightful and highly motivated students, engaging and discerning parents and a considerate and enlightened governing body that has always given me the fullest support. CLC is a simply wonderful school and I know it will continue to flourish.

I am very excited about my new role at ISG. It is an admirable organisation: cradle of the IB, comprising three schools with some 4000 students based in a truly international city at the heart of Europe. As a linguist, I shall especially enjoy being able to function daily in both English and French. I know I am very lucky indeed to have this fresh opportunity.”

Chess Championship

Chess Championship

Friday, June 11, 2010

The College chess championship was won for the second time in the last three years by Imogen Stables, LC3Y, with a maximum 21 points. Emma Jing, LC1W, was second with 16 points with Cicely Proudlock, LC3X, and Amabel Clark, UC5S, equal third on 15 points.

Four students went on to play in the Gloucestershire Area Tournament in May 2010. The competition was very tough as all the 14 to 18 year olds played in the same section of the tournament. Frances Mills won her section for the third time and is now U16 champion. Imogen Stables won her section for the second time and is now the U14 champion. Emma Jing scored 4/6 in the U11 section, the same score as the winner who took the title as she had a better progressive score. All three girls have qualified for the next round which will be held in Manchester in July 2010.

Mr Ian Clarke, Maths Teacher

Independent Boarding Schools Swimming Relay Competition

Independent Boarding Schools Swimming Relay Competition

Thursday, May 20, 2010

The swimming team at Cheltenham Ladies’ College regained the Overall Team Shield at the annual Independent Boarding Schools Swimming relays held at Downe House on 5 May which provided a great end to a fantastic evening of racing.

The relays proved again to be an exciting and competitive event with fourteen schools entered. Racing on a heat declared winner basis, the teams knew they had to post a fast time in their respective heats. A young U13 side competed first and were just touched out of the placings by tenths of a second in both their Medley and Freestyle relays. With Issy Moulding , Natasha Blake and Georgia Gordon, all LC1s, it certainly provides an exciting prospect for next year. LC2 Alice Chambers completed the U13 line-up, swimming a fantastic 14.75 second freestyle leg.

The U15 side of Alys Bowen, Justina Lee, Michelle Tsang and Georgia Jones produced season best performances to finish second in both of their relays. Alys led off the medley relay in a new personal best time on the 50m Backstroke, followed by Justina Lee swimming an awesome breaststroke leg, Michelle swimming the butterfly and Georgia the freestyle. Both raced hard but were out swum by a strong Wycombe Abbey side.

The relay event provided SFC2s Charis Ma and Chloe Yu their last opportunity to represent College. Joined by SFC1 Imogen Simmonds and UC5 Brogan Rudge the team rose to the occasion and dominated its age group, winning the Freestyle relay by nearly four seconds. Both Charis and Chloe have been central figures in the CLC swim team and will both be sadly missed when they leave College this year. We wish them well and hope they continue to swim when at university.

Miss K Nimmo, Second in the PE department and Head of Swimming

Biology Olympiad and Challenge

Biology Olympiad and Challenge

Friday, May 14, 2010

This year the Biology department entered 10 girls into the prestigious national competition the Biology Olympiad which is open to sixth formers from all schools. During the first round, students sit a one and a half hour multiple choice paper which gets progressively more difficult as you go through the paper. One quarter of the paper is curriculum-based with the other questions requiring the use of interpretative skills. Many congratulations to Amrit Gosal, SFC2, who was awarded a Gold medal, which puts her in the top 40 in the country and Maha Hussain, SFC2, a Bronze medal. A further six girls were awarded Highly Commended and Commended certificates.

The Biology Challenge is a newly introduced country-wide Biology competition for juniors and is very similar to the Biology Olympiad. Students write two thirty minute multiple choice questions, about a third of which are curriculum-based. Successful answering of these questions also relies on the use of interpretative skills. Four classes of UC4 biologists were entered into the competition and we are delighted to say that eight girls were awarded Gold medals, 11 girls were given Silver medals and 13 girls were awarded Bronze medals. A further twelve girls were awarded Highly Commended and three girls were awarded Commended.

Presentations were made in early May.

Isabella Mech, Head of Biology

Day in the Park

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The Cheltenham Ladies’ College Polo team has been invited to play in a match at the Day in the Park at the Cirencester Park Polo Club on Sunday 21st August 2010 in aid of the British Forces Foundation. Nina Vestey will captain the team and other members will be Anna Rowlinson, Erica Hodges and Flora Whittington.

For further information go to http://www.bff.org.uk/dayinthepark.cfm or call 01672 564911.

News

Vicky Tuck – Telegraph Articles

Vicky Tuck – Telegraph Articles

Please see the links below for the latest Telegraph articles written by Vicky Tuck. 26 April 2010, 26 March 2010, 05 February 2010, 11 January 201...

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Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta

On the 30th June 2010, twenty rowers including staff set off at 8:30am for an exciting trip to Henley. On the coach, whilst complimenting each other’s...

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Rabbit

Rabbit

Performing in the cast of 'Rabbit' was a brilliant experience because I had immense fun and learnt so much at the same time. I had the chance...

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IB Results

IB Results

There was a palpable sense of excitement in College as we awaited our first set of IB Diploma results and I warmly congratulate staff and girls on the...

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Hunchbacks, Knights, Dwarves and Giants

Hunchbacks, Knights, Dwarves and Giants

A talk by Dan Evans on the Gonzaga of Mantua and their ArtistsThe art historian, Dan Evans, commenced his presentation on the court of Mantua with a s...

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