On 17 December, 26 students from Second Form to Upper Sixth Form participated in a 12-hour continuous indoor hockey game to raise funds to support the subsidising of the sports trips this coming year. Playing for 40-minute blocks of time, the pupils showed tremendous stamina and skill to maintain competitive action from 8am to 8pm. As well as raising money, the event was good fun and helped bring all the hockey players from different year groups together through this shared endurance challenge.
The final sum raised is not yet clear, but the participants should be commended for their fortitude and resilience in raising these funds. The final score was 136 to 130 in favour of the Blue team.
There was an excellent turnout for the Hockey preseason sessions on the Wednesday and Thursday before term started. The days were split into three sessions and each age group attended for a 90-minute practice each day. The Lower School was well represented with over 50 students present on both days. The Third Form attended in big numbers with over 30 participants on both days and the Fourth Form squad got plenty of good practice as well. The Seniors were equally well supported with over 30 players present for each session.
On 7 January the 1st XI team started the year with a 6-0 victory against Bedford Modern School with Lucas scoring a hattrick on his senior team debut. The player of the match was awarded to Matthew. The Under 15, 14 and 13 A teams also won their friendly matches against Bedford Modern School, 7-0, 3-0 and 3-1 respectively.
More Hockey success followed on 14 January, the 1st and 2nd XI hockey teams played against Harrow School with the 1st XI winning their match 5-0 and the 2nd XI 2-0. The players of the match were awarded to Arvin and Tom. The U15As beat Harrow School 2-1 and the U14As won 5-2.
