Old Vikings AGM

The Old Viking Society

The Annual General Meeting 2010

2030 Tuesday 9thNovember, Jewel, Covent Garden

 

AGENDA

1) The 2009 -10 Profit and Loss account was approved. 

2)  Richard Alldrick and David Collis were re-elected to the Committee.

 3) A warm welcome was given to the to guests of Honour Phil Davey and Derek Dovaston who have now retired from the College.

HEADMASTER’S REPORT

 With 51% of A Levels passed at A* - B, placing Shiplake in the top 0.5% of schools for academic added value,  and 90% of GCSE’s passed at grades A* to C, Shiplake recorded its best examination results ever.  92% of Upper Sixth Formers gained places at their first or second choice universities which was a triumph for the Careers Department.

The new Lower School is thriving with 34 boys in Years 7 & 8 already some excellent music, football, rugby and academic work this year. It was also a  historic moment for the Sixth Form girls when they put an eight onto the river for the first time.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme is thriving. Over the past two years there have been canoeing, sailing and walking gold expeditions. Nearly forty Year 10s are registered for the Bronze Award and there will be a busy season of assessment for the staff involved with DofE.

The 1stXV began well, including a victory over Teddies, but injuries have taken their toll.  In the summer the 1stXV rugby squad will tour South Africa. The Boat Club is just back from an exciting October training camp on the East Coast of the USA and their hard-work suggests that they will be a force to be reckoned with next summer.

Last summer the 1stXl lost just two matches and the OVS Xl discovered that the team had one of the most brutal batting line-ups seen at Shiplake for a number of years.

Next time you visit Shiplake take time to look at the quality of work on display. The art work is always stunning, but stop to appreciate some of the ability displayed in the Humanities, Language and Science too.

 These may be difficult times but the College is packed. We began the term with 349 pupils and have enjoyed some very busy Open Mornings this term.