Page 14 - The Old Ratcliffian 2015 Magazine

14 NEWS FROM THE COLLEGE

SPORT AT RATCLIFFE 2015

Ratcliffe’s sports achievers at the Sports Awards Presentation Evening
with Old Ratcliffian & parent, Louis Deacon (99), centre

UNDER 12 BOYS: REGIONAL HOCKEY
CHAMPIONS

Following the success of Ratcliffe College’s Under 12 Boys’
Hockey Team at the Leicestershire Schools’ County Hockey
Tournament, they qualified for the Midlands Regional School
Hockey Tournament, which took place on Thursday 23rd April.

They went on to win this tournament, remaining unbeaten, The Under 12 Boys’ unbeaten hockey side
both throughout the tournament and the whole hockey season,
winning all games played. ever, in the distinguished history of the College. Character,
determination, team spirit and a will to never give up are traits
A CLEAN SWEEP FOR THE UNDER 12 BOYS’ that these boys have in abundance, and will put them and
RUGBY, HOCKEY & CRICKET TEAMS Ratcliffe sport in an enviable place for a long time to come.’

This year has been a memorable one for the Under 12 Boys’ The Editor of the Old Ratcliffian would be pleased to hear from
Rugby, Hockey and Cricket Teams. Going through one term any Old Ratcliffians whose team went through an academic year
unbeaten in a sport is an achievement of which one should undefeated in all three disciplines - rugby, hockey and cricket.
justifiably be proud, but going through three terms and three Please email if your teams achieved this remarkable feat.
different sports unbeaten is remarkable, yet this is exactly what
they have just completed.

Director of Sport, Phil Gilchrist, said, ‘This is something that no
other group of individuals has managed in a very long time, if

DRAMA REVIEW 2015

This year, the students have produced a number of powerful Beauty & the Beast
performances, ranging from Under Milkwood by the Year 12 AS
Drama and Theatre Studies group, to Dr Faustus from the Year
11 GCSE students, in addition to Teechers and Kindertransport.
Other year groups also had an opportunity to perform. Year 10
took part in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of
Beauty and the Beast and a modern version of Rapunzel. Year 9
put on hilarious pantomimes, with the traditional ‘dames’ fully
clad in tights and ball gowns! Under the watchful eye of Jessica
Monk, Year 8 presented a full-length rendition of A Midsummer
Night’s Dream with a cast of over eighty, and Year 7 performed
a delightful set of Irish Myths and Legends. This year also saw
many new students take roles backstage, working with lighting
and sound - in particular, Peter Cotter, who won the ‘Ricks Prize
for Technical Support’. Megan Macmillan (née Stephens) (01)

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