Headmaster’s Headlines – 24.03.23
We have reached the end of the Lent Term after 10 busy and fulfilling weeks. My goodness we have managed to fit a lot in! I trust you have enjoyed reading about all of the super things that have gone on in the Newsletters and on our social media channels. (@SVS_news and @SVS_Headmaster)
Read More1st XI National Plate Quarter Final
Last Thursday, we faced Tonbridge in the quarter finals, after losing to them 4-1 the week before the boys wanted to settle the score. We started very fast and were able to win a short corner early in the game, and after a miss placed drag out, the ball fell to me at the top of the D and I was able to flick the ball into the corner to open the scoring.
Read MoreU15 Girls Netball success
Congratulations to our U15 Girls’ Netball team who won the King’s Rochester Netball Tournament this week.
Read MoreExam time art attack
Fifth Form GCSE Art students are currently working on their exam project. The OCR exam board have released a broad range of themes for students to choose from, being Isolation, Surface and Texture, The News, Journey or Agriculture.
Read MoreEaster chicks
The annual sale of knitted Easter chicks amongst the Juniors has this year raised over £500. The chicks are knitted by Ros Dines who was a cleaner / Matron at SVS for an incredible fifty years, who joined the Junior assembly to be congratulated on her charitable crafting. Proceeds go towards the JackTheLad Foundation.
Read MoreStatuesque win for OS James Friend (2001 L)
Following on from his recent BAFTA success, Old Suttonian James Friend, (2001 L), has now won the accolade of Best Cinematographer at the Academy Awards.
Read MoreSVS pulls strings for violin masterclass
Music was in the air as Sutton Valence School welcomed renowned violinist Professor Nicholas Miller for a day of masterclasses. Professor Miller is an orchestral musician, founding member of the Pirasti Piano trio and a Professor of violin and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music London. He studied at the Royal Academy, then University of Yale, then the Julliard School in New York. In 1990 he taught at the Yehudi Menuhin School before moving to the Royal Academy of Music.
Read MorePatrick Foster – Mightbite
Having previously worked in education, before falling into severe gambling addiction and debt, author of Might Bite, Patrick Foster, now visits schools to inform pupils of the consequences of this debilitating habit. This week, older pupils had the chance to hear his inspiring story, and to reflect on the mental health implications of adversity, a particularly timely visit with it being the week of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, which features dramatically in Patrick's story.
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