Head's Newsletter 9 July 2021

ART SUCCESS

We are delighted to announce that Stan Luo’s (Year 12) sculpture was selected by the Royal Academy, as part of their forthcoming exhibition ‘Young Artists’ Summer Show 2021’. Stan’s work was judged by artists and arts professionals, with selected artworks displayed online and onsite at the Royal Academy.

Stan’s sculpture reflects his innate talent for spatial manipulation, as well as his highly imaginative connection with the aesthetics of Russian Constructivism. Congratulations to Stan for this outstanding achievement.

HOUSE NEWS

The second half of the summer term is crunch time in the House Championship. The first big winners of the term were Livingstone who, in winning the Yr8 competition, sealed the overall win in House Number Brain. This was recently followed by Raliegh who, in winning the Yr10 competition, similarly completed their impressive overall victory in Cricket. All the while Tennis competitions have been taking place at New Malden Tennis Club with Drake winning Yr8, DW winning Yr9 and Scott winning Yr10. With Yr7 and Seniors to go, DW hold a decent but not insurmountable lead. Sadly House Swimming was cancelled by ongoing COVID restrictions but the final week double header of House Regatta and Sports Day remain in place. DW currently hold a 32 point lead over KM and 42 over Raleigh, with CG and Livingstone close behind. With so few events to go things are looking good for their first ever House Championship and indeed a first Championship win of the two new houses. However, KM in particular remain a serious threat with an impressive record. In the past 3 rounds of the summer events KM have won 7 out of 12 competitions meaning a similarly strong performance could see them snatch the championship from DW's grasp. All eyes are on Monday and Tuesday next week! You can keep up with events via the House System's own social media accounts (Twitter and Instagram), just search @tiffinhs.