Message from the Headmaster
This week has been one of great sadness as we heard the news that the School's Librarian, Mrs Jan Bidwell, had finally lost her courageous battle with cancer. Mrs Bidwell was a wonderfully popular and endlessly cheerful member of staff, whose love for the School and its pupils was reflected in her outstanding dedication to the work that she did over many years at Mill Hill. Our deepest sympathies go to her husband, Eric, to her family and to her many friends. She will be greatly missed by us all.
OKLAHOMA!
Tuesday 15th - Friday 18th February
7.30 pm
The Large
Mill Hill School presents the show that put Rodgers and Hammerstein on the theatrical map in the 1940s. Set in the early 1800s it follows the fortunes of men and women setting up the new state of Oklahoma and takes a light-hearted look at the conflict between cowboys and farmers. The show contains a wealth of wonderful songs and dances, and the two couples are played by George Richardson, Natalie Kosky, Olivia Bernstone and Ricki Horwitz-Crook. Order your tickets now from Karen Willetts in the Admissions Office (T 020 8906 7865 or E kw@millhill.org.uk) to avoid disappointment.
Proceeds from tickets sales will go towards Ethiopian Drama Group, AGAPE.
Another winning lecture ...
One of the more mouth-watering fixtures on the Lecture calendar this year was Peter Prodromou’s lecture on “F1 – the coming together of Science and Sport”, and Red Bull Racing’s Chief Aerodynamicist and first-time lecturer truly rose to the occasion.
Drawing in an impressive crowd, Peter had gone to great lengths to create a fantastic media accompaniment to his lecture and he treated the audience to some spectacular racing clips that ‘drove’ his points home, as well as giving them a virtual tour of the Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes.
Most importantly of all though was the content of the lecture, and Peter managed to cater to the tastes of both seasoned F1 fans as well as budding engineers, which of course explained the large crowd, and the insight he gave into the exciting, glamorous world of F1 no doubt reinforced the desires of those sitting there, myself included, to one day work in the industry. A true role model, Peter reinforced the importance of not just university degrees but A-levels too, and he encouragingly promoted access routes into the industry by advertising Red Bull’s annual placements for students.
As Britain continues to be a centre of excellence for F1, with 8 of the 12 teams who raced last year based in the UK, Peter Prodromou’s inspiring words will no doubt have encouraged many of the pupils in the audience to follow his example and pursue a career in engineering.
Aidan Kelly (U6, Priestley)
Sporting success ... Cross Country
Mill Hill pupils have, once again, excelled in cross country events, with the following Millhillians being selected to represent Barnet in the Middlesex Championships on Tuesday 15th February:
Jack Perry-Williams
Joe Sherry
Alex Warnakulasuriya
Gareth Kong
Marcus Godfrey
Naomi Kendal
Daniella Zimmerman
Reserves:
Joe Whitby
Jonathan Ellis
William Rowe-Parr
Yiannis Fafalios
Ella Duthie
Sophia Humphreys
Jack Perry-Williams was Barnet Champion (Y12 + 13) and Mill Hill School teams are the current Champions in several age groups: Y12 + 13 Boys, Y10 + 11 Girls, while our Y10 + 11 Boys are runners-up.
More sporting success ... Cricket
Our rising cricketing star, Adam Rossington, is currently representing England U19s in Sri Lanka. In his opening game, Adam scored 113 (176 balls, 3 sixes and 13 fours) in the first Test against Sri Lanka U19s… as well as keeping wicket. The match was eventually drawn. The ECB website quotes England Development Programme head coach Tim Boon describing Adam’s achievement as ‘key’ to the team’s result. Follow the team's progress on the ECB website by clicking here.
Hop Topics debate the heated issue of the White Poppy
The last Hot Topic debate saw a departure from the normal format of the weekly lunch-time debates, with an issue debated by members of the Fourth Form with support of members of the Upper Sixth. The issue debated was whether or not the white poppies, produced by the Peace Pledge Union as a pacifist alternative to the traditional red poppy, should be allowed to be worn at the school on Remembrance Day in November. In contrast to the red poppy sold by the British Legion, the white poppy raises money for pacifist education projects, aimed at raising awareness of the social values and habits which make violence and war a more likely outcome.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL REPORT
Jayaraman’s Mantras
Jayaraman is our Indian Gap student working at Mill Hill School during January and early February this year. He used to be a student at our Indian partner school, Sri Jayendra, in Tamil Nadu and still lives with the ‘little monks’ in a house known as a ‘mutt’ near the headmistress in the village adjacent to the school. He is the eldest of the boys who have been sponsored through their education by funding from Mill Hill School.
In Chapel, Jayaraman has shared his knowledge of the ancient Vedic scriptures and he has been chanting them at each service during the week. It has been a remarkable privilege to hear him.
Richard Warden, Chaplain
Sports desk
Saturday 8 January
Boys’ Hockey v Stowe: 1st XI (home): RESULT MHS lost 1 - 2
Boys’ Hockey v Stowe: U15A (away): RESULT MHS lost 0 - 6
Boys’ Hockey v Stowe: U15B (away): RESULT MHS lost 1 - 2
Boys’ Hockey v Stowe: 2nd XI (home): RESULT MHS lost 0 - 5
Thursday 13 January
Fives v Harrow (away): RESULT MHS won 3 - 0
Saturday 15 January
Boys’ Hockey v Berkhamsted: 1st XI (home): RESULT MHS won 2 - 1
Boys’ Hockey v Berkhamsted: U15A (away): RESULT MHS won 1 - 0
Boys’ Hockey v Berkhamsted: 2nd XI (home): RESULT MHS won 5 - 0
Boys’ Hockey v Berkhamsted: U15B (away): RESULT MHS won 3 - 1
Monday 17 January
Netball v Belmont: U14A (home): RESULT MHS won
Netball v Belmont: U14B (home): RESULT MHS won
Wednesday 19 January
Boys’ Hockey v Haberdashers: 1st XI (home): RESULT Match rescheduled
Boys’ Hockey v Haberdashers: 2nd XI (home): RESULT Match rescheduled
Football v John Lyon: A (away): RESULT MHS lost 2 - 1
Football v John Lyon: B (away): RESULT Match drawn 1 - 1
Netball v Channing: U14A (away): RESULT MHS lost
Netball v Channing: U14B (away): RESULT MHS won
Netball v Channing: U15A (away): RESULT MHS won
Netball v Channing: U15B (away): RESULT Match postponed
Thursday 20 January
Fives v Aldenham (away): RESULT MHS won 3 - 0
Saturday 22 January
Boys’ Hockey v Dulwich College: U15A (home): RESULT MHS lost 1 - 2
Boys’ Hockey v Dulwich College: 1st XI (away): RESULT MHS lost 2 - 3
Rugby v Stowe: U14A XV (home): RESULT MHS lost 0 - 50
Rugby v Stowe: U14B XV (home): RESULT MHS lost 0 - 42
Rugby v Stowe: U14C XV (home): RESULT MHS lost 0 - 48
Rugby v Stowe: U14D XV (home): RESULT MHS lost 0 - 50
Boys’ Hockey v Dulwich College: U15B (home): RESULT Match postponed
Boys’ Hockey v Dulwich College: 2nd XI (away): RESULT Match drawn 1 - 1
Boys’ Hockey v Dulwich College: U16 XI (away): RESULT Match postponed
Tuesday 25 January
Netball v Mill Hill County: U15A (away): RESULT MHS won
Netball v Mill Hill County: U15B (away): RESULT MHS won
Wednesday 26 January
Boys’ Hockey v Bancrofts School: 1st XI at Old Loughtonians (away): RESULT MHS won 3 - 2
Boys’ Hockey v Bancrofts School - 2nd XI (home): RESULT Match drawn 1 - 1
Netball v Highgate: Senior 1st VII (away): RESULT MHS won 19 - 17
Netball v Highgate: Senior 2nd VII (away): RESULT MHS lost 11 - 16
Thursday 27 January
Fives v Berkhamstead: U16 (away): RESULT MHS Lost 0 - 3
Netball v Copthall: U15A (home): RESULT MHS won
Coming up in the next two weeks ...
Saturday 29 January
14:00 Boys’ Hockey v Aldenham: U15B (away) (depart 13:00)
14:00 Boys’ Hockey v Aldenham: 1st XI (home)
14:30 Rugby v Stamford: U14 A, B & C (home)
15:00 Boys’ Hockey v Aldenham: U15A (away) (depart 14:00)
15:00 Boys’ Hockey v Aldenham: 2nd XI Home (home)
Sunday 30 January
13:00 Boarders’ Cooking to Survive (Ridgeway House)
Monday 31 January
13:00 Sixth Form Council Meeting (Chemistry Dept)
17:30 Boarders’ Food Council Meeting (Waiting Room)
Tuesday 1 February
09:00-16:00 Lower 6th Form Art Trip to Hayward Gallery and the National Gallery
18:30 UPPER 6TH FORM PARENTS’ MEETING (FAVELL BUILDING)
Wednesday 2 February
UPPER 6TH FORM PUBLIC EXAMS END
08:30 Chapel: Atkinson House
12:30 Upper 6th Form Chemist Cook In (Crick Room)
13:00 Eco Society Meeting (G6)
14:30 Football v Highgate: A & B (away) (depart 13:00)
14:30 Netball v Chigwell: Senior 1st & 2nd (away) (depart 13:40)
16:30 Fives v Highgate: U16 (away) (depart 15:30)
18:30 Francis Crick Lecture II: Professor Steven Humphries: ‘Genetic Testing for Heart Disease – Fact or Fiction?’ (Patrick Troughton Theatre) CLICK HERE to book tickets
Thursday 3 February
Lower School French Exchange – Rouen pupils depart Mill Hill
08:30 Chapel: Atkinson House
13:00 ABMC Meeting (Crick Room)
15:30-18:30 Tennis Squad Training (Gosling Sports Park)
16:30 Swimming Team v Highgate (depart 15:30)
16:30 Fives v Aldenham: U15 & U14 (home)
18:00-20:00 Farrow Competition Finals (The Large)
Friday 4 February
08:30 Chapel: Atkinson House
12:40 General Knowledge Competition (Phy 1) – Semi-final A
13:00 General Knowledge Competition (Phy 1) - Semi-final B
13:00 Friday Recital (Music Recital Hall)
13:00 Pupil Charity Committee meeting (RS1)
Saturday 5 February
14:00 Boys’ Hockey v Haileybury School: 1st XI (away) (depart 12:30)
14:00 Boys’ Hockey v Haileybury School U16 XI (away) (depart 12:30)
14:00 Boys’ Hockey v Haileybury School U15A (home)
14:30 Rugby v The Leys: U14 A, B, C & D (away) (depart 12:30)
15:00 Boys’ Hockey v Haileybury School: U15B (home)
15:00 Boys’ Hockey v Haileybury School 2nd XI (away) (depart 13:30)
Monday 7 February
15:30 Netball v Mill Hill County: U14A & B (away) (depart 1500)
19:30 Monitors Dinner (Refectory)
Tuesday 8 February
08:00 Boys’ Hockey: 1st XI Tournament at Merchant Taylors (depart)
15:00 Netball v Aldenham: U15B (away) (depart 14:10)
16:30 Boys’ Hockey v Haberdashers: U15 (home)
16:30 Fives v QEB (home)
18:30 REMOVE PARENTS’ MEETING (FAVELL BUILDING)
Wednesday 9 February
08:30 Chapel: The Chaplain
13:00 Full School Council Meeting (Crick Room)
Thursday 10 February
08:30 Chapel: The Chaplain
12:30-16:30 6th Form Science Trip – National Institute of Medical Research
13:00 4th Form Council Meeting (Waiting Room)
14:30 Fives v Eton College (awsy) (depart 13:00)
15:30 Netball v Chigwell: U14 & U15 A & B (home)
15:30-18:30 Tennis Squad Training (Gosling Sports Park)
16:00 Boys’ Hockey v Haberdashers: U15B (home)
16:00 Netball v Channing: Senior 1st & 2nd (away) (depart 15:20)
Friday 11 February
All day Technical Rehearsals for ‘Oklahoma’ (The Large)
08:30 Chapel: The Chaplain
12:40 Challenge Lecture (Music Recital Hall)
Saturday 12 February
09:00-15:00 Netball Tournament: Removes (away) (Royal Masonic School)
14:00 Boys’ Hockey v Bancroft: U15A (home)
14:00 Cross Country: Wellington XC Relays for Intermediate and Senior Boys’ and Girls’ (Wellington College) (depart 12:00/return 18:00)
14:30 Rugby v Stowe: U14 A, B, C & D (away) (depart 12:20)
15:00 Boys’ Hockey v Bancroft: U15B (home)
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