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The Harveian Term 6. 2020 – 2021. Mr S Norman Headteacher Dear parents, I hope you will once again enjoy reading this edition of The Harveian. Tom and Jack from our Y12 who did such a fine job in editing last time, have returned for another attempt and my thanks to them both for doing such a tremendous job of the editing again. I hope that everyone enjoys a restful and enjoyable summer break and we look forward to seeing all again at the start of term in September.

Transcript of The Harveian

The Harveian

Term 6. 2020 – 2021.

Mr S Norman Headteacher

Dear parents,

I hope you will once again enjoy reading this edition of The Harveian. Tom

and Jack from our Y12 who did such a fine job in editing last time, have

returned for another attempt and my thanks to them both for doing such

a tremendous job of the editing again. I hope that everyone enjoys a

restful and enjoyable summer break and we look forward to seeing all

again at the start of term in September.

A message from the guest editors – Tom and Jack:

Hello everyone,

Thank you for reading the term 6 edition of The Harveian. We are

very grateful to be able to do another term. A special thanks to Joe

Smith who kindly participated in an interview for the newspaper.

We hope you all enjoy!

Thanks,

Tom and Jack

Staff changes

This term we have welcomed Joe Calway as Science technician

Louise Just as teaching assistant and

Lucy Muckett as Early Intervention Officer.

Hilda Sutton, Head of Maths, will be leaving us to enjoy a much

deserved retirement. She will be missed!

At the time of writing there are: 85 official ‘canon’ novels, 286 ‘legends’ novels, 71 children’s books,

74 canon short stories, well over 1000 comics and graphic novels and 132 reference books – not to

mention 100+ computer games.

Joe S, ex-Harvey student and budding theologian at Cambridge University,

kindly joined me for an interview about his student experience at one of

England’s most prestigious universities. For some reason I was expecting to

be bludgeoned to death with big, unfamiliar theological words while I gawp

in tongue-lolling idiocy. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find this was

not the case. He reassured me that Cambridge is not teeming with Etonians

who only use quills made of the finest gold and own dark satanic

workhouses. In fact, he tells me that King’s College, which used to be

reserved for only the highest echelons of society, is now a Communist

hotspot.

Joe has not always been set on Cambridge. He regales me with an

anecdote about how he “wanted to be an actor” in a flourish of incense

smoke. He adds that his mum “really didn’t like that idea” and a Cambridge

degree eventually seemed the more appealing option. It should be noted

that Joe was a talented thespian during his time at the Harvey, frequently

performing in, and even writing, the pantomime performances. However,

despite his talent, he tells me that theology was a more viable and

interesting subject. His passion for theology becomes immediately evident

as he whips out a satanic bible which, I must admit, sounds like the

construction of a deeply disturbed psychopath’s fractured psyche.

He does not hesitate to praise the school for the help they provided on his

road to Cambridge – he specifically gives a shoutout to Mr Platt and Mrs

Bailey who assisted him in the construction of his personal statement. He

states that the school “really wants people to go to good universities” and I

would suggest that, after Joe’s advice, anyone contemplating making an

Oxbridge application should go for it as the school provides the necessary

facilities.

He also provides some useful advice for the interview process. He

candidly states “I talked a lot of rubbish in my interview and started

fumbling around, disagreeing with myself”. This seems to be an effective

approach as, he tells me, interviewers want to hear you verbalise your

thought processes. While he does say that they will “push you a tad

further” out of your comfort zone, he also states that the interviews are

typically very conversational and aim to make you at ease. He does tell me,

however, about one exception in which a “mean” PHD-wielding professor

ripped him to shreds over the “secularisation thesis”. He also told me

about one of his friends who, through some English undergraduate

alchemy, spent their entire interview focusing on the word “granulated”

and how it conjures up images of gravy. However, it soon transpired that

the word was not “granulated” but “gravel”. This gravy obsession leads us

to the natural conclusion that his friend was from the North of England.

Anyone reading this who is hesitant about applying to Oxbridge due

to fear of being inadequate and / or ridiculed will take solace in the fact

that Joe states “the show-offs get weeded out” in the interview process and

the “majority of people are good fun”. This means that those who make it a

point of honour to suck every ounce of joy, every ounce of bliss, out of

learning are immediately disqualified. And I think this is a good place to

end the editorial, I think it neatly sums up that Oxbridge isn’t always as

daunting as it may seem.

Thank you Joe!

Tom K

https://vimeo.com/572012860/8b1ee1f633

Victory Application Prize - Year 8

Alan G

Victory Attainment Prize - Year 11

GCSE Prize

Arthur Y

Victory Attainment Prize - Year 8

Daniel M

Endeavour Attainment Prize - Year 7

Edgar F

Victory Application Prize - Year 7

Ethan B

Victory Application Prize - Year 10

Henry W

Victory Application Prize - Year 9

Hugh E

Victory Application Prize - Year 11

Josh D

Victory Attainment Prize - Year 9

Keane V

Victory Attainment Prize - Year 10

Seth K

Victory Attainment Prize - Year 7

Xavier C

The Harvey Grammar School Credit Prize (85 Credits Awarded)

Resolution Application Prize - Year 8

Adam H

Headmaster's Reading Prize

Alastair M

The Harvey Computing Prize

Alex H

Loftus Banks Writing Prize - Year 9

Alex S

Renaissance Reading Prize - Year 7

Alfie A

A Level Prize

Andrei V

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

Andrew S

GCSE Prize

Ansil S

The Downing Memorial Prize for Physics

The Salters' Company Prize for Chemistry

Anujan J

GCSE Prize

Ben C

Endeavour Application Prize - Year 9

Ben S

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

Benjamin T

Loftus Banks Writing Prize - Year 7

Bradley C

GCSE Prize

Byron D

Endeavour Attainment Prize - Year 9

Callum H

The Michael Howard Prize for Government & Political Studies

Callum M

Endeavour Attainment Prize - Year 8

Callum R

Discovery Application Prize - Year 8

Carwyn W

A Level Prize The Givaudan Prize for Chemistry

Charley F

The Sports Ambassador Award

Chris D

The Richard Stead Prize for History

Ciaran H

Resolution Attainment Prize - Year 9

Clark L

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Community Award

Cohen D

The Sports Studies Prize

Joseph W

The PJ Harding Geography Prize

Dawid M

Discovery Attainment Prize - Year 10

Dominic L

The Andrew Brownsword Prize for Sporting Excellence

Eban G

Discovery Application Prize - Year 11

Elliott M

Resolution Application Prize - Year 10

Evan R

A Level Prize

Filip O

Resolution Attainment Prize - Year 8

Finley G

Discovery Attainment Prize - Year 8

Finn M

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

The Redhouse Cup for Sporting Achievement (Senior)

Finn S

Resolution Attainment Prize - Year 10

George P

The Givaudan Prize for Biology

Haris R

Discovery Application Prize - Year 9

Harrison C

Discovery Attainment Prize - Year 9

Renaissance Reading Prize - Year 9

Harrison L

Halford Memorial Prize

Harry O

GCSE Prize Discovery Attainment Prize - Year 11

Harry T

Resolution Application Prize - Year 8

Hayden B

GCSE Prize Resolution Attainment Prize - Year 11

Jack J

GCSE Prize

Jack M

The Moorhouse Prize for Design & Technology

Jack O

Resolution Attainment Prize - Year 7

Jacob B

The Harvey Philosophy Prize

Jake G

Discovery Attainment Prize - Year 7

James W

JW Stainer Prize for English Literature

Harvey Grammar School Scholarship

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

William Bateman Award

A Level Prize

Jamie O

The Dr Bishop Cup for Contribution to School Drama & Debates

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

OHA Music & Drama Award (Drama)

A Level Prize

Joe S

A Level Prize

Joseph P

The Froggat Memorial Prize for Science

Kian T

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

The John Smith Linguistics Award

William Harvey Memorial Prize

A Level Prize

Laurence S

Renaissance Reading Prize - Year 10

The Wilkinson Cup for Sporting Achievement (Junior)

Leo C

Loftus Banks Writing Prize - Year 8

Lewis P

Endeavour Application Prize - Year 8

Liam C

GCSE Prize

Louis B

The Harvey Mathematics Prize

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

A Level Prize

Louis M

OHA Music & Drama Award (Music)

Stock Exhibition Scholarship Award

Marcus N

Endeavour Application Prize - Year 11

GCSE Prize

Matt H

Renaissance Reading Prize - Year 8

Max B

The Joan Bodger Design Prize

Max W

Discovery Application Prize - Year 7

Mikey D

The Old Harveians’ Prize For Mathematics

The Givaudan Prize for Physics

Stock Exhibition

A Level Prize

Nathan R

Outstanding Attendance Award

Nicholas G

Resolution Application Prize - Year 7

Oliver P

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

Oliver T

The Gerald Sinstadt Prize for Art

Osman C

Stock Exhibition Scholarship Award

A Level Prize

Owen W

Resolution Application Prize - Year 9

Paul B

GCSE Prize Endeavour Attainment Prize - Year 11

Reuben P

Loftus Banks Writing Prize - Year 10

Endeavour Attainment Prize - Year 10

Robbie Y

The Megger Engineering Prize

Sam C

Endeavour Application Prize - Year 7

Sammy W

Chair of Governors Community Service Award

Samuel C

Resolution Application Prize - Year 11

GCSE Prize

Samuel H

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

Samuel J

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

A Level Prize

Sean H

The Givaudan Prize for Mathematics

Stock Exhibition Scholarship Award

The Megger Engineering Prize

A Level Prize

Thomas D

GCSE Prize

Thomas K

Alice Mary Hunt Scholarship Award

Tyler W

Endeavour Application Prize - Year 10

Will C

The Heather Turnbull Prize

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Community Award

William C

The Old Harveians’ Masonic Prize for Languages

Zachary G

Discovery Application Prize - Year 10

Zeyt U

Gale force winds, temperatures of -30 °C and weeks of darkness. Winter

in Antarctica may not seem like everybody’s cup of tea but for

meteorologists, and many scientists alike, Antarctica has always been an

exciting and interesting place to study.

As the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth, Antarctica is a

continent of extremes. The lowest ever ground-level temperature of -

89.2 °C (-128.6 °F) was recorded at Vostok, the Russian research station

right in the depths of the continent. In his book The home of the

Blizzard, Australian explorer Douglas Mawson describes experiencing

winds of almost 200 mph during his time on the ice.

In December 2020, after two months sailing across the Atlantic on

the RRS James Clarke Ross, I arrived at Rothera Research Station, the

largest of the British Antarctic Survey’s stations. Weather records have

been kept here since the station started operating in 1975, and I am set

to stay in Antarctica for the next 17 months as the meteorologist.

During the summer the station is the main hub

for the British Antarctic Survey’s air unit,

taking scientists and logistics deep into the

field. Observations by station staff help

forecasters, on secondment from the UK Met

Office, to produce weather forecasts for

Rothera and beyond.

For the station meteorologist, the first job of

the day is to launch the radiosonde. This large

helium-filled weather balloon carries a small

package almost 20km high into the

atmosphere, collecting information about

temperature, humidity and wind speed as it

moves through the sky. The information forms

part of a global network of observations that

help fine-tune weather forecasts, and allow

climatologists and researchers to investigate

long-term trends in the atmosphere.

One of the main summer jobs for the

met team is to head out into the field

to service the network of automatic

weather stations. These stations

continually monitor and record the

weather in remote parts of the

continent from the Larsen Ice Shelf

to the blue ice runway at Sky Blu.

As winter approaches, the planes and

most of the station personnel return

north, with the final ship leaving at

the end of March. For the next 200

odd days, the remaining team of 23

winterers will keep the station

running while maintaining the long-

term science data sets through the

long Antarctic winter.

Under the cover of darkness

Regular weather observations continue throughout the winter, from human observations of cloud

and visibility as well as the station’s weather instruments. Alongside keeping the long-term weather

records, much of the time is spent maintaining the weather instruments and preparing for the field

season next year. As the days begin to get shorter the sky glows pink and purple, while strong winds

over the mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula generate spectacular stacks of lenticular clouds.

John Law launching a radiosonde. Credit: Ed Luke

Rothera Research Station with Adelie penguins. Credit: John Law

The longest night

In the northern hemisphere the June

solstice marks the longest day of the year,

but for those south of the equator it marks

midwinter and the longest night. Ever

since the first expeditions to the Antarctic

during the heroic age of Scott and

Shackleton, midwinter has been a period

of celebration for people spending the

winter in the Antarctic.

Rothera sits at 67 degrees south, just south of the Antarctic Circle. From the end of May until the

second half of July, the sun stays hidden behind the mountains and below the horizon. In the dark and

cold of the Antarctic night, the celebration of the longest night is the perfect time to look back at the

first half of winter, and to look forward to the rest of winter and the return of the sun.

In the weeks leading up to midwinter the station is busy making winter gifts, the sound of saws and the

smell of varnish fills the air. The presents will be exchanged before a midwinter feast which the chef

has been planning since the last delivery of fresh food some two months ago. After dinner, the

wintering team gather around the radio to listen to the BBC World Services special Antarctic broadcast.

Midwinter Feast 2021. Credit: Matthew Phillips

Midwinter is a wonderful and unique time to be in Antarctica, to enjoy the natural wonder of the

continent and to reflect on the season that has been. There are still months of winter to go, but from here on the days will start to lengthen and the sun will make its welcome return above the horizon.

About John Law:

John Law is spending his third winter in the Antarctic as the

station meteorologist at the British Antarctic Survey’s

Rothera Research Station. John has previously worked as a

forecaster and presenter for MetService in New Zealand and

Weatherquest based in Norwich, UK. You can find more

pictures of the Antarctic (mainly clouds) on his

Instagram @johnlawwx

Over the last year the school has been reviewing its PSHE

curriculum in KS3 and KS4 to ensure the content continues to

be relevant and engaging for our boys; as well as incorporating

new government guidance on Relationship and Sex Education

(RSE) and Health Education. We are pleased to announce that

the curriculum is now finalised, and we will be introducing the

new lessons from September. All of the resources and plans are

approved by the PSHE Association (the national body for

quality assurance in PSHE). We will be inviting our boys to

feedback on these, and welcome parents to view the curriculum

overview below. If you have any specific comments, questions

or feedback please submit these via e-mail to

[email protected] or contact the School Office.

-Scott G – Best gross score (without handicap)

-Lewan S – Best nett score (with handicap)

Church and Dwight UK have very kindly donated 1440 bottles

of anti-bacterial Hand Sanitizer to the school.

Thank you!

Wednesday 30th June 2021 Hasan K & Daniel M

As the hype is beginning to increase as we’re getting closer to bringing it

home, In the MFL department for the past few weeks we have been solely

focusing on the EUROS! As football fans ourselves we have been waiting for

this to happen since last year however due to unimaginable circumstances it

was postponed till now.

During MFL lessons we have been applying our cross curricular knowledge

to solve the Euro 2020 booklet (as seen in images provide). After the 2-0

defeat of Germany on Tuesday, people are getting involved further into the

British Euro hope. The MFL have given its students booklets to do with all

Euro related content. Students are also creating posters promoting the

English campaign (en français).

French Euro 2020

Wednesday 30th June 2021 Hasan K & Daniel M

We have also been applying our geographical and historical skills to identify

which countries taking part in the euros are placed on a world map and

learning about previous euros (host countries and winners).

Overall, the MFL are giving engaging and fun Euro booklets and tasks

to the students, keeping their spirits up and preparing them for

football coming home!

Harveian Summer 2021

Performing Arts

Music Ensembles

Throughout this term, the various school ensembles have continued to rehearse. The Brass

Ensemble have been playing some fanfares, dances, and ceremonial music written in the 17th

century, whilst the orchestra have been playing music from a bit more recently, with arrangements

of two 70s hits: Mr Blue Sky, originally by the ELO, and Live and Let Die, composed by Paul

McCartney for the Bond film of the same name. The Big Band have been learning some Jazz

standards: American Patrol, Fly me to the moon, and Wipe Out, and our only vocal group that we’ve

been able to rehearse this year, the Barbershop, have learnt the Wellerman, a sea shanty that

became a bit of an unexpected chart hit during lockdown!

Instrumental Lessons

I know that many pupils have been practicing hard for their instrumental lessons, and it’s a particular

pleasure to be able to congratulate several boys who have recently passed exams:

Taylor R (Merit for Grade 4 Trinity Rock & Pop Electric Guitar)

Saxon S (Pass for Grade 3 Piano)

Reuben L (Distinction for Grade 3 Piano)

If you’ve taken a music performance exam outside of school, do let me know, and if you’ve always

wanted to learn a musical instrument, why not start now? See Mr Barker for details on how to sign

up to start in September.

Vote for the best Year 9 Pop Song

Over the past few weeks, the Year 9 Music classes have been studying how to put together pop songs

in their lessons and have been composing some of their own. Within each class we've narrowed them

down to the best one, but now we need your help to vote for which one you think is the best

overall! These are instrumental versions recorded on Cubase, so there aren't any words, but I'm sure

you can imagine how they might sound with vocals on the main tune.

If you'd like to take a listen and vote for your favourite, click on this

link: https://forms.office.com/r/1b21HQ1UNc You'll need to be signed into your Microsoft 365

account for it to work, and you only have one vote each, so listen and choose carefully!

You have until midday next Thursday (15th July) to get your vote in!

CRICKET

U12

This Cricket season has been cut short due to the bad weather this year. However, we have

played some good matches this season and we have won and lost some matches this year.

Some highlights have been our first game against Ashford School. Isaac Green scored an

impressive 50 runs and we won the game by around 40 runs. Another highlight is Ronnie

Ball getting three wickets in the first over of a match.

Our last cup game was very close and the opposition won off the last ball of the match.

Sadly, this knocked us out of the cup, but it was good practice for us as a team. We have

also played a couple of friendly matches, this has helped the squad build confidence

together and help the new players gain confidence, playing cricket.

We have also played a friendly match as an A and B team. We reversed the batting and

bowling order and this gave new players a chance to play their first cricket game. This also

gave squad players a chance to bat and bowl if they haven’t been able to in previous games.

Every Thursday after school, we have had cricket practice which was in the nets in the

sports hall. This has given players a chance to practice their bowling and batting. Also, other

players have come along to practice even if they are not in the team. This gives them the

opportunity to try a new sport and possibly be in the team in the future. (Report by Mr Dawson)

U14

The U14 season has been somewhat stop start, with poor weather & isolation restrictions

from opposing schools preventing our boys from having more than 4 fixtures.

A loss in the cup to Judd School in term 5 was followed by a defeat to Skinners in the plate

early in June.

A mid season friendly against Norton Knatchbull was tightly contested, with the culmination

of the “season” coming in the last week of term in the form of an Inter Squad game.

Top scorer of the season goes to Ben S (thanks to a PB 37 against Skinners), whilst special

mentions should go to Hasan K for some massive hitting in the Inter Squad fixture on his

way to 20* & Tom K for his season beat 16.

With the ball, Ben S also did the business, taking 4 wickets across the season, closely

followed by Hasan K who spun 3 out late in the season.

Congratulations need to go to Oliver O for his efforts behind the stumps, as well as the

various members of the squad who made their debut at some stage during the year. (Report

by Mr Walton)

1stXI

With COVID restrictions limiting fixtures with other schools, our ‘Summer of 2022’ Barbados

touring squad have been getting some well-needed practice against a variety of local cricket

clubs, in some very entertaining evening 20:20 games. Replacing the traditional white kit for

our blue ‘Harvey Hawks’ shirts and bright orange balls, the games have proved to be very

popular and hugely beneficial for those lads coming together for the first time ahead of next

summer’s tour to the Caribbean.

Our first opponents were St Margaret’s Cosmopolitan CC, (who even filmed the game and

showed it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO5M_FQtkHc&t=70s.) With 10

different bowlers used, we kept our hosts down to a respectable 144. In reply Archie R and

Jamie M had a 97 run

partnership, with Jamie retiring

on 50. Fletcher came in at

number 7 and scored a quick

fire 26 taking us to victory with

a huge six, with two overs to

spare.

Our next opponents Sibton

Park, contained a few staff to

add some incentives to the

boys. Sadly, rain affected the

game and limited both teams to

just 12 overs. Chasing 120 the

boys started brightly with Henry

smashing a quickfire 18 before getting stumped by Mr Castle! Rain and some tight bowling

made things very challenging with the boys eventually falling short, despite scoring a

creditable 93/2.

Mersham CC stepped in at late notice when our next opponents withdrew. Fielding a strong

side that included our usual captain Jamie M, our hosts batted first and set us an imposing

target of 155. Once again the bowling was shared around and whilst this aspect of our game

was quite positive, the hard hitting batsmen exposed some frailties in our fielding (something

for us to work on). The boys remained confident and showed some real intent with their

batting. Once again, year 10 Fletcher E showed his potential with a belligerent 26, before

Will B and Sam C both retired having reached 30. Youngsters Bobby and Ben kept

scoreboard ticking along, but didn’t quite have the power to see us home. Skipper Archie

has been excellent throughout, scoring useful runs; rotating the bowling well and ensuring

the fielders were alert and busy.

A huge thank you to our hosts for providing us with some excellent competition and

supporting us as we start to prepare for next summer’s tour. We look forward to some return

fixtures next year. (Report by Mr Castle)

ATHLETICS

The year 7 team were successful in winning the Folkestone District Competition.

This month they represented Folkestone District at the Kent Schools Competition at Medway

Park Athletics stadium. From a virtual world to a real competition was a huge step up for the

boys. With no actual real competition experience in Track or Field, and only their

experiences from Sports Day behind them the team were on a real roller coaster / steep

learning curve throughout the day.

Congratulations to all competitors with the boys finishing in 8th place out of 13. There were

some excellent individual performances on the track in particular. Louis J competing in the

800m with a time of 2.35 managed to take 8 seconds off his personal best for the distance.

In terms of application and effort the year 7 boys were exemplary.

TENNIS

Coach Skelton continues to work with the boys on a Tuesday night after school. Currently

Year 7 are targeted and we have a developing squad to work with. As well as team players

other students of all abilities are encouraged to come along and take advantage of this great

opportunity to receive professional coaching.

The National Schools cup continued this term and fortunately all fixtures have NOW been

completed. Fixtures against many schools including Norton Knatchbull Ashford, Kent

College Canterbury and even as far away as Cranbrook Private School. The year 7 and 8

squads are pictured below.

These fixtures are important and allow the opportunity for us to field and develop players in a

team so more pupils can play competitive tennis at a good standard.

We also like to promote and encourage players of all abilities to come along and develop

their abilities and interests at the weekly after school club.

WELL DONE

Well done to Fin (Yr10) who has recently been offered a scholarship contract at Crystal

Palace FC for the next 2 years.

If you have any sporting news or achievements from outside of school, please email

Mr Walton with the details so we can continue to celebrate the boys’ successes.

INTER HOUSE

ATHLETICS

1st DISCOVERY

2nd ENDEAVOUR

3rd VICTORY

4th RESOLUTION

BTEC SPORT – SPORTS LEADERSHIP UNIT

As part of their BTec Sport National

Award, the Yr12s were set the task of

planning, organising & then leading a

sports session to a group of KS3

students.

Spread across a couple of weeks, the

BTec boys lead sessions in football,

volleyball, basketball, rugby &

American Football, all of which their

participants fully enjoyed.

IT was an opportunity for the older

students to put in to practice the theory they had learned throughout the year on leadership

styles, qualities and skills a leader requires as well as the psychological elements that a

leader has to consider when leading a group.

Well done to the Harvey Grammar Community for completing

the

Travel to Tokyo Challenge!

In the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics, in light of this challenging year, especially due to the

extended period of lockdown, students, staff and parents from the Harvey Grammar

Community embarked in January on a Journey to Tokyo aiming to travel from Folkestone to

Tokyo via various Olympic cities; an 8000-mile journey with different physical activities

equating to different amounts of miles.

Designed to help our community stay active which is crucial for both mental and physical well-

being, the challenge was completed by a vast number of students and staff from various years

and Houses. A tremendous joint effort which led us to reach our target 10 days before the

Olympics are due to start! Throughout the different legs heading to Olympic cities from

Folkestone to Athens, Athens to Berlin, Berlin to Moscow and finally Moscow to Tokyo,

students and staff engaged in a variety of physical activities such as running, cycling and

walking. As well as this they took part in cultural creative challenges at each checkpoint such

as baking local specialities of the Olympic cities or redesigning Olympics flags!

A total of 8136 miles was reached thanks to the long list of Harvey athletes taking part! To

name but a few; one of our youngest competitors Louis J in Year 7 contributed nearly 1000

miles with his regular activities throughout the challenge! Thanks to Louis’ efforts his house,

Discovery, were in the lead for most of the challenge only for Victory to overtake them in the

later legs in our inter House Competition. Whilst all houses were supported by their students

and staff throughout the challenge, it is the Victory staff that rose to the challenge the most

with many contributions in particular from Mr Collins and Mr C Simpson.

The efforts of our support staff such as Mrs Sheppard, our exam officer and Mrs Davis, our

Sixth Form Manager should also be noted, competing as our ‘unaffiliated athletes’, they made

regular contributions to our overall mileage total running in all weather conditions! Indeed,

the weather was not always pleasant for our competitors however thanks to Mr Walton’s

home circuits, throughout the lockdown and on rainy days, many of our students had a go at

the challenging home workouts. Over the course of the challenge many minutes of planks,

burpees and crunches must have been attempted!

Lastly, this challenge was used as a stepping stone by many to try new sports or activities with

some of our students attempting Basketball, Wii Sports and Self-Defence and our staff giving

paddle boarding and spinning a go! Throughout the last months, the Harvey Grammar

Community has been very active in different forms reaching our target before the end of the

school year and the Opening Ceremony! A very well done and big thanks to everyone who took

part! Now to enjoy a well-deserved summer watching the Olympics as well as keeping fit!

Although the challenge has been successfully completed, keep the step count up and stay

active throughout the summer! Keep your eyes peeled next year for a new challenge, where

will we go? Qatar for the World Cup or maybe China for the Winter Olympics?

Harvey Grammar School Sportsman of the Term

Noah B (Yr9)

At Sports Day, he broke the long standing

Long Jump record with a jump well over

5m.

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

At the start of last year the Harvey Sports Journalism YouTube channel was created on

which a majority of sporting fixtures including Football, Basketball, Hockey and Rugby are

recorded, edited and uploaded to the public allowing people to really see what goes on in

the Harvey Grammar Sports Department. You can also find the Harvey Sports “How To”

series that were produced by staff members during Lockdown, as a means to learn new

sporting skills.

If you would like to watch some of the sporting fixtures which are already on the channel

please go to YouTube and search Harvey Sports Journalism or copy and paste the following

link into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLANYR9jnLDPet7OaPDa14w?

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We compete in local, regional, county & national competitions, not to mention the full &

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opportunity to participate, have fun & develop as possible.

We want to continue to do this, whilst inspiring more boys to get involved. The prospect of

pulling on a new Harvey sponsored kit would help this no end.

Contact Mr Cowling ([email protected]) or Mr Walton

([email protected]) for more details.

HGS SPORTS KIT

A reminder that below is the PE & Sport kit for your lessons at The Harvey. All available

online from Ambition Sport.

If for whatever reason you cannot bring in any of these items for your lessons, a note from

your parent to explain the situation along with an alternative is required.

EXTRA CURRICULAR