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15th March 2019Issue No 191

Dear Parents,

Given the relentless wind and rain we have spent much of the week hunkered down or scurrying between buildings, but conditions did subside for long enough last Sunday for our Senior Rugby Sevens team to win the tournament at Milton Abbey. Once again our First Seven played excellent rugby and beat allcomers from bigger schools and from rugby clubs. They are now looking forward to the season finale at the forthcoming National Sevens at Rosslyn Park.

For much of the school the focus is on our Senior School production - ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ - with a cast of ‘thousands’. Please find time to come and see this even if you do not have a family member in the production.

There is a little more info in the newsletter about last week’s ‘Life Beyond 18’ event which worked because of the generosity of somany professionals. This is a key part of our careers programme organised by Mrs Aliberti. In timely fashion, there was some excellent news this week, in that her daughter Antonia has been awarded a scholarship to study Economics at Bocconi University in Milan, one of the top ten ranked universities in the world.

Simon Weale

Shebbear 1st team won the Milton Abbey Rugby 7s tournament on Sunday



Manners Medal was won by Finley. Well done to them all.

I hope you have a good weekend and the best of luck to our cross-country runners taking part in the rearranged final round of the Gliddon and Squire League on Sunday morning.

Matthew Foale

Dubai Netball TourAfter months of meticulous planning and preparation from the indefatigable Mrs Burges, members of our senior netball squad

took off for the sunnier climes of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai.

Prep School NewsDear Parents,

Fresh from last week’s Year 6 Poetry Recital competition, Albert, Lottie and Jack all performed their chosen poems in assembly on Monday morning. Again, they did a superb job and quite rightly, received a very warm round of applause for their efforts. Mrs Jones and her talented Drama Club took assembly on Tuesday, performing their balloon mime stories, with great success.

On the various sports pitches, the under 9 inter-House mixed hockey took place at the very end of last week, with Ruddle taking the spoils, just ahead of Way and Thorne. Our High 5 netballers had a good win against Holsworthy on Monday afternoon, and despite some challenging conditions, our under 11 netball and football teams played some excellent matches against St. Joseph’s on Wednesday. Sadly though, the weather claimed our football match against Shebbear Primary and our House Cross-Country today. The first of the indoor rowing competitions took place on Tuesday lunchtime, with Alfie rowing just short of 500m in two minutes, with Keith and Evie close behind. It might be wise not to have too many of the nachos for lunch next time!

Congratulations to our golden sticker winners: Finley, Tyler. Lizzie, Angus, Tom, Alfie and Lottie. Arron won the BAFTA, and this week’s



the likes of Brighton College (also on tour), Hurricanes netball club and Sharjah. After six matches in the gruelling temperatures the team’s best result came in a 3-3 draw against Sharjah, in which Holly and Laura linked up superbly to set up numerous chances for Hazel. On another day with a few more days to acclimatise I have no doubt the team were capable of victory but often sport is more about the enjoyment of competition than the wining itself and the squad learned huge amounts from the experience.

The team’s progress was once again evident in their third and final game against Abu Dhabi netball club, played at the Zayed national cricket stadium. After a brief stadium tour and a chance to walk the same turf as some of the world’s cricketing greats from Pakistan and Australia the game started…in the rain! Our determination in defence along with some superb, communication and coherent movement in the attacking third made for a close game and Shebbear trailed by just a few goals at half-time. At this stage fatigue set in and the opposition pulled away, but the girls once again demonstrated their spirit and resilience in what are often the under-played challenging conditions of playing on tour. For the last quarter the girls simply agreed to ensure they walked off the court with their heads held high, as a proud unit of Shebbearian representatives and they did this by scoring more goals in this quarter than in any of the previous ones.

Of course our tour was not all about netball and throughout our short stay the group enjoyed many of the cultural experiences available to those who visit Dubai. Highlights included the desert safari involving a 4x4 trip across sand dunes and a Bedouin style dinner and entertainment. The girls also experienced trips to both the Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa and of course indulged in plenty of shopping at the world famous Dubai Shopping Mall. Some of the fundraising performed before departure also allowed for extra visits by taxi to the beach and a final trip into the town centre using the Dubai metro service. Also not to be forgotten was a day at the ‘Wild Wadi’ waterpark in which most experienced the ‘Jumeirah Scarer’ water slide, a thrilling but hair raising experience of dropping into an unseen vertical drop of some 30ft before meandering to the lower level. I hope the pictures provide a flavour of the tour as a whole as once again Shebbear sport travelled the globe and continued to establish themselves as one of the premier organisations for school

Following seven and an half hours in a luxurious Emirates aeroplane with countless entertainment options, we landed at 05:30hrs local time at Dubai International Airport. With our first fixture only a few hours later versus Dubai College the girls coped superbly well with little rest and a swift journey from the airport, to hotel, to the match; needless to say the warm-up became as crucial as ever. Led into battle by captain Antonia, the team set about establishing themselves with quick passing, off the ball movement and a combative approach. Despite this, the game saw our first defeat, although on learning that Dubai College are regular in the top three netball schools in the whole of the Emirates, with no less than four national squad players in their team, the girls performed remarkably well to lose by only 30 points.

And so after a well-earned rest the next day we travelled to the Seven’s Stadium, a superb sports facility just outside the city, to pit ourselves against various schools and clubs in a weekend tournament (equivalent to a Friday). Still somewhat fatigued the girls took a couple of games to get going but once they did, produced some netball that exceeded expectations. From defence, through mid-court to attack the whole squad raised their game to challenge



sport across Devon. Thanks go to all the parents, players and staff who made this trip possible, we hope you had an unforgettable experience.

Arron Steele

Demelza to represent Cornwall with Launceston in regional finals. Congratulatins to Demelza and her team, Launceston U12 Hockey, when they became County Champions in the West In2Hockey tournament last Sunday.

The won all of their five matches scoring some 10 goals - 7 by Demelza and conceding none.

This triumph was in addition to them already winning the Cornwall Hockey Association Under 12 League over four weekend tournaments with an impressive 11 wins and 1 draw.

They will now go on to represent Cornwall in the regional finals at the end of April In Bristol.

Life Beyond 18Last Friday, March 8th, was the careers morning entitled ‘Life Beyond 18’ which has become an annual event and is a highlight of the careers year. The purpose was for pupils to be able to find out more about various different careers and areas of work in an informal atmosphere. I wanted them to find out more about areas they were already interested in, to learn about careers that maybe they hadn’t considered previously and discover the various paths that are possible to follow. I also wanted to open up their minds to the vast range of possibilities beyond the boundaries of Devon.

We were joined by 23 different participants from a wide and impressive range of professions who gave a short presentation about their field of expertise, followed by a question and answer session with the pupils. The pupils were able to visit 6 different speakers of their choice through the morning. As always the hall was buzzing with activity and purpose throughout.

The whole morning went very well with really positive feedback from both students and participants. Clearly we could not have run this

event without the voluntary participation of all our speakers and I cannot thank them enough for giving up their time. They inspired, delighted and informed the pupils and had all gone to so much trouble to prepare especially for the event. What was particularly special was to have such a mixed group of people who were all connected with the school in different ways.

We had Old Shebbearians, spouses of staff, parents of pupils, friends of friends and representatives from organisations like the Armed Forces. It was such a positive experience for all involved and I look forward to organising it again next year. If you would like to be involved, please email me at the following address and I will let you know more about it: [email protected]

Judith Aliberti

Creative Media Students filming music video for Thomas Cameron.On Saturday four of our BTEC Creative Media students, Tom, Jack, Lauren and Cat, were on location at Poltimore House in Exeter to film the music video for the next single release by Thomas Cameron. This opportunity ties in perfectly with their current unit studying pre-production and film production.Their enthusiasm, ideas and direction were excellent and they captured some great footage. They stepped up and took charge of the shoot as a team.

‘Music of the Night’ will be Cameron’s next single and will officially launch his first album. The finished film will be submitted to the



Classical Brit Awards 2019 as his nomination and is likely to be shown on national TV as his management are in talks with Channel 5 and BBC. His first video for ‘Bring Him Home’ has now topped 100k views and this one is sure to do even better.

A long, tiring day but well worth it. We look forward to showing you the finished film when editing is complete.

Mark Charman

Plea for donations for raffle prizes for the Fashion ShowWe are asking people to donate prizes for the charity fashion show on March 29th at 7pm. If you have anything you could donate please email [email protected] If you would llike to purchase tickets for the Fashion Show please email Judith Aliberti. This year we are raising money and awareness for Young Minds and The Alzheimer’s Society.

Csongor meets some newborn lambsForm 3 boarder Csongor from Hungary had an unusual experience at the weekend when he visited his friend Will’s farm and got involved with feeding the newborn lambs, something that he had never done before. It is lovely that our international boarders forge such good friendships with our British day students.

Former pupil Ollie to Longboard from Croatia to Greece!We wish Old Shebbearian Ollie Ryder-Green the best of luck in his forthcoming charity challenge which will see him longboarding 1500km from Croatia to Greece, via Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania in support of Cancer Research UK. Ollie is 19 and currently at university in Edinburgh. He is undertaking this three weeks worth of travelling powered only by pushing in memory of his grandmother and others who have been affected by Cancer.

For more information and to support his efforts please visit: www.gofundme.com/j3phjb-the-great-skate

Toilet Twinning Lent Challenge Cake SaleMany thanks to Mrs Douglas Form 1 group for a fantastic effort raising money for our Toilet Twinning Lent Challenge. Our grand total after the reduced prices cake sale is £189.97.

We need just £50.03 more to reach our £240 target, which will allow us to toilet twin with a school block somewhere in Africa. Special thanks to Mrs White, James and the Temple family for their cake donations and for all the students and staff who came and supported us.

Lindsay Douglas



Coming up in the Prep School:Monday 18th March14:15 - 15:30: Shebbear Prep Inter-Schools Cross-Country 17:00 - 19:00: Prep School Parents’ Evening - Prep School

Tuesday 19th March17:00 - 19:00: Prep School Parents’ Evening - Prep School

Wednesday 20th March09:00 - 13:30: Y1&2 Visit to Tarka Pottery - Tarka Pottery14:00 - 15:00: Year 6 swimming - Ruby Oak Park pool14:30 - 15:30: U9 Inter-House Mixed Netball - Prep14:30 - 15:30: U11 Girls Football vs Bradworthy (A)

Thursday 21st March14:15 - 15:30: U11 Football vs Bradworthy (A)18:30 - 21:00: School play - Fiddler on the Roof - Memorial Hall

Friday 22nd March13:00 - 14:30: St. Petroc’s U9 and U11 Cross-Country - (A)18:30 - 21:00: School play - Fiddler on the Roof - Memorial Hall

Saturday 23rd March18:30 - 21:00: School play - Fiddler on the Roof - Memorial Hall

Coming up in the Senior School:Saturday 16th March09:30 - 13:00: Barnstaple Trip - BarnstapleALL NETBALL FIXTURES CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER11:00 - 14:30: Boys’ Hockey v West Buckland U14/15 (H), U13 and U12 (A)

Sunday 17th MarchAll Day: Splash - Bude

Monday 18th March13:40 - 16:45: Fiddler on the Roof- technical rehearsal - Memorial Hall

Tuesday 19th March08:45 - 12:40: Fiddler on the Roof - dress rehearsal - Memorial Hall12:00 - 16:45: UCAS Universities Fair - Westpoint Centre, Exeter13:00 - 17:30: U15 Football v Plymouth College (A)14:15 - 18:30: U14 & U15 Netball vs Plymouth College (A)

Wednesday 20th March14:00 - 16:00: First XI Football v Plymouth College (H)10:55 - 11:15: Chaplain - Chapel Area

Thursday 21st March13:45 - 16:30: U13 Football v Holsworthy (A) 14:00 - 15:30: Gym and Judo workshops at Kingsley14:00 - 15:40: F1 & F2 Netball house games 15:30 - 17:00: U14 Football v Plymouth College (H) 18:30 - 21:00: School play - Fiddler on the Roof - Memorial Hall

Friday 22nd March18:30 - 21:00: School play - Fiddler on the Roof - Memorial Hall

Saturday 23rd March09:30 - 17:30: Exeter Trip - Exeter18:30 - 21:00: School play - Fiddler on the Roof - Memorial Hall

Sunday 24th MarchAll Day: North Devon Gymnastics Competition - Barnstaple

SHEBBEAR COLLEGE

CHARITYFASHION

SHOWFairtrade, ethical and

recycled clothingand accessories

FRIDAY 29th MARCH 7.00pmin the Assembly Hall

Tickets:Standard £5.00 VIP £10.00

VIP Tickets include refreshments on the table. Tickets in advance or on the door.

Please contact Fran Lovettfor tickets or further information:[email protected]

Entertainment and RefreshmentsRaising money for Young Minds

and Alzheimer’s Society

Monday 6th May

shebbearcollege.co.uk 01409 282001

Plus Dog Show & Music Concert 2:00pm 4:00pm

Open Morning9:00am - 1:00pm

& Spring Fayre1:30pm - 3:30pm

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