News : Total Curriculum September-December 2006
Squash
Adam Morris, Year 10 Netherleigh, took part in the Belfast Open Squash tournament and was runner-up at U15 level.
Cricket
ICU under 11 All Ireland Club Championship
Civil Service North CC defeated Pembroke CC, Dublin in the final of the ICU U11 All Ireland Club Championship. The following Campbell students played in the Championship:
Campbell College:
Christopher McMorran (Glenmachan)
Steven Hunter (Cairnburn)
Patrick Hill (Cairnburn)
Ross Clarke (Tweskard)
Patrick Hamilton (Tweskard)
Michael Reilly (Netherleigh)
Jamie Hunter (Belmont)
Campbell College Junior School:
James Piggot
Patrick Park
Jack Owens
Patrick Beverland
Golf
Irish Schools’ Matchplay Championships
The College’s Senior Golf Team represented Ulster at the Irish Schools’ Matchplay Championship held in Kinsale at the end of the summer. The team played a great game and were unfortunate to be defeated in the semi-final by the last putt on the last hole of the last match. All five boys made the cut for the singles that followed. Garth Boyd won the U16 section and he finished third in the U18 section; subsequently, he was selected to join the Nick Faldo training academy. Bravo!
Athletics
Jason Harvey continues his success
Jason Harvey, Year 12 Dobbin’s, is an athlete of some distinction. During the summer months he competed as part of the Ulster Interprovincial Athletics U17 Team, the Irish Schools Athletics U17 Team, and the British 3 AAA’s U17 Championships. As well as Captaining Ulster in the Celtic Games, Jason was Captain of the NI Athletics Team in the UK Schools Games and came in 1st place in the Irish School multi-events.
Jason is ranked (in U17 mens):
3rd in the UK Decathlon
2nd in the UK High Jump
13th in the UK 100m Hurdles
32nd in the UK Pole Vault
Archery
Congratulations to Peter Cummings, Year 11 Chase’s, who came in 2nd place in the Outdoor Target Championship in July.
Tennis
David Taggart, Year 9 Netherleigh, attended the Nick Bolitierri tennis academy of excellence for six weeks during the summer. He won the international tournament during his stay at the academy.
It was a summer of game, set and match for Ross Campbell, Year 8 Belmont, with success in the Under 12 singles and doubles matches of the Fitzwilliam Irish Junior Open. As well as success in the Northern Ireland Nike Junior Tour, Ross won the Under 12 singles, the Under 14 singles and was runner up in the Under 14 doubles of the Windsor Hardcourt Championship. Ross has been selected to compete in the Irish Selection Tournament, the Nike Junior Masters in London and to represent Ireland this year in the Tri Nations.
Neil Stewart, Year 13 Bowen’s, won the U18 Ulster Closed Tennis Championship in December.
Ben Fetherston, Year 13 Price’s, and his OC older brother Mike, clinched the Windsor Lawn Closed Tennis Championship in December.
Rugby
Ryan Armstrong, Year 8 Tweskard, embarked on a tour of a lifetime when he represented Academy Rugby Club and Ulster in the prestigious Top 12’s Mini Rugby Tournament in Rodez, France.
Chess
Calum Leitch, Year 14 Bowen’s, recently won the Under 19 Ulster title confirming his status as Ulster’s top junior player.
Swimming
House Swimming Competition: Wednesday 25 October 2006
Senior School Results
1st School House 67 points
2nd Davis’s House 66 points
3rd Price’s House 41 points
Middle School Results
1st Cairnburn House 61 points
2nd Knock House 53 points
3rd Belmont House 44 points
Cup Winners
Year 8 John Davis Cup R Campbell
Year 9 Alan Davis Cup BS McBrien
Year 10 John Wright Cup PA Brines
Year 11 Julie Parkes Cup TSG Rickard
Year 12 Billy Graham Cup CA Moreland
Year 13 & 14 Simon Magowan Cup DR McLaurin
DT Johnston
Grammar Schools' Swimming Championship
The Grammar Schools’ Swimming Championship was staged at the Grove pool on Saturday 18 November 2006. Campbell had approx 15 pupils swimming throughout the age groups. The most notable performance was from the Junior School boys’ relay; they attained Silver in the 4 x 25 M freestyle relay.
Campbell College Junior School – All Ireland Swimming Champions
James Brown, Scott Dennis, Gary Worley, Nicholas McMinn and Malcolm Corry are Ulster Champions in Medley and Freestyle Swimming and were selected to compete at the Irish Swimming Championships held at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin on Saturday 9 December.
We were first in the Irish Schools U10 Freestyle Relay: Nicholas McMinn (Prep 5); Gary Worley (Prep 5); James Brown (Prep 6); and Scott Dennis (Prep 6)
We were second in the Medley Relay, Under 10: James Brown (Prep 6, backstroke); Malcolm Corry (Prep 5, Breaststroke); Scott Dennis (Prep 6, Butterfly); Nicholas McMinn (Prep 5, Frontcrawl)
Volleyball
Ross Moore, Year 14 Price’s; Craig Mack, Year 14 Chase’s; Ben Brown Year 12 Lytle’s; and Chris Evans, Year 12 Chase’s, have been selected to represent the Northern Ireland Youth Squad for the Junior Euro Championships to be held next year. They were selected following 2 training camps run by Greg Vernovage (USA Olympic Gold Medal Winning Coach in 2000) and Alan Knipe (Head coach of California State University Long Beach). The camps were attended by a squad of over 100 players from across NI.
Representative Sport
Cricket
Following his performance this season, James McKinney, Year 12 Price’s, has been selected to play representative cricket at the NICA Senior Academy 2006-2007.
Rugby
The following boys have been selected to play representative rugby for Ulster:
Ben McDonnell Year 13 Dobbin’s
Karl Yellop Year 13 School House
Richard McCullagh Year 14 Price’s
Hockey
Stewart Kirk, Year 14, Bowen’s, has been selected to represent the province in the forthcoming Interprovincial Tournament to be held in Dublin 1-3 December.
Colours
Major Colours for Music
The following students have been awarded Major Colours in Music:
Charles Hutchison Viola Year 13 Chase’s
Andrew Burns Clarinet Year 12 Price’s
Richard Hill Clarinet Year 12 Lytle’s
Major Colours for Shooting
The following boys have been awarded Major Colours for Shooting:
Tyrone Gibson Year 14 Chase’s
Neil Thompson Year 13 Allison’s
Adam Webster Year 13 Chase’s
Gary Weir Year 13 Chase’s
The boys represented the College at the highest level: The Cadet National Ireland Team, The Ashburton Eight, The Marling Team, and they have been responsible, both individually and as team members, for bringing back some prestigious trophies from the Tri Services, NISAAM and Bisley competitions. Recently, they won the Grand Aggregate Trophy having finished top of the league that spans all schools in Great Britain and the Commonwealth. Their dedication to shooting, over several years, has been outstanding.
Club Colours awarded to David Budden
David Budden, Year 12 Price’s, is a valuable and promising member of the Shooting Squad. He, recently, took first place in the Champion Recruit competition against strong opposition from schools and cadet units across the Province.
CCF
BTEC Diploma in Public Services
Gary Dodds, Year 14 Allison’s; Chris McAlister, Year 14 School House; and Simon McCartney, Year 14 Price’s, undertook a BTEC Diploma (which is worth 4 GCSEs) in their own time using CCF experience for the 4 practical modules.
Chris and Simon both passed with Merit and Gary is one of only two Campbell students ever to gain a Distinction.
Field Day October 2006
Field Day was a most successful day of Military and Adventure Training for over 300 students.
In summary:
· The Army section went to Ballykinler Training Camp near Newcastle from Thursday night, and conducted weapon handling tests followed by tactical night ambush exercises. Friday morning for Proficiency Company was spent conducting lessons on living in the field, Camouflage and concealment, a first-aid exercise, obstacle course and learning military tactics. Infantry Company spent time on the Range and in the planning and undertaking a complex section task to capture an objective.
· The RAF section joined the Army section at Ballykinler, and conducted some of their own training. They did a close-target reccy on Thursday night and on Friday took part in lessons, conducted drill and completed a first-aid command and control exercise.
· The Navy section went to Craigavon Balancing lakes where they undertook a team-building obstacle course around the lakes and went Banana boating in the afternoon.
· The Corps of Bugles, Pipes and Drums went to Palace Barracks for some military training followed by drill and musical practice.
· The Pioneers (Year 10) were split into three. One group went to the Mournes, where they had an excellent walk from Bloody Bridge to Donard Car-park. Another group went to Ballymena where the Royal Irish showed them various exhibits and did team-building exercises in the gym. The third group went to Ballykinler where they used the Cadet Rifle on the range and took part in basic outdoor lessons
Campbell College Sailing Team
The Campbell College Sailing Team travelled to Portsmouth on Friday 22 October 2006 to take part in “The Royal Navy CCF National Sailing Regatta.”
Great performances from Ryan Charteris and Paddy Spratt in the double handed Boson class and from James Law in the single-handed Pico class events ensured a top five finish - the best finishing position that Campbell has attained in recent years.
This was a commendable result amongst a gathered field of the best boat handlers in the UK.
Congratulations to the CCF Royal Navy section on their recent victory in the Scottish Regatta
Ross Vaughan, Year 11 Lytle’s, achieved a second place in Pico dinghy; and then in a later race added a win, securing an overall victory in the Pico class for Campbell College.
Patrick Spratt, Year 12 Davis’s, and Peter Chamberlain, Year 12 Bowen’s, attained first and third places in a Boson. They worked together seamlessly despite never having crewed together. In the final race of the day they were less than half a boat length away from an overall class victory.
Land Command Orienteering Championships
Eight boys, representing Army, Navy and RAF sections of the CCF, recently competed in the Land Command Orienteering Championships in Warcop, England. The competition was fierce as the team competed against Orienteering Clubs from across the UK. Despite the tough opposition, the Campbell team finished in second place in the senior boys’ category.
The team consisted of:
Stuart Gilroy Chase’s Year 14
Matthew Bradley Bowen’s Year 14
David Holland Davis’s Year 14
Jamie McConkey Armour’s Year 14
Tom Lyness Davis’s Year 13
Jonathan Tooze Allison’s Year 13
Chris Larmour Dobbin’s Year 13
Patrick Henderson Yates’s Year 12
Website
The official Campbell College website has been launched and now displays a modern and easy to use design replete with useful information on the College. Talks of a new website started in early 2005 and by mid 2005 it was in production. Old Campbellian David McClelland, of David Creative, handled the design along with the College’s Marketing Manager.
A news section keeps you up to date with College activities: you can discover all that Campbell offers by way of facilities and the grounds; there are a series of informative pages, including information about boarding, the Academic Departments, and with a link directing you to the Junior School website. In addition, links are provided specifically for students and teachers to access their c2k computer files and email. Homework timetables and the Term’s Calendar are available to download as well as the new weekly Total Curriculum calendar.
Jury Service
Alexander Huston, Year 9 Belmont, is to be commended on his contribution as a jury member for the Cinemagic World Screen Festival for Young People. Chief Executive of Cinemagic commented that,”Alexander’s attendance was excellent … he was enthusiastic, and … was an asset to the group”.
Academic
Top A-Level Candidate
Alan McKee is a student of particular merit; following completion of his A2 Level examinations the College was delighted to learn that the CCEA Examination Board placed Alan Joint First in A Level Mathematics and A Level Physics and Second in Further Mathematics. Alan is currently reading Mathematics at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Top marks in GCSE Art and Design
Congratulations to the following boys who achieved maximum marks in their CCEA 2006 GCSE Art and Design examination: Richard Deane, Allison’s; Paul Diamond, Yates’s; Karl Ewart, Bowen’s and Christopher Hill, Bowen’s.
KS3 ICT Accreditation Scheme
All of the boys in our current Year 11 completed a number of ICT based assignments across a range of subjects last year. The assignments were used by the examining board CCEA for assessment as part of the Key Stage 3 ICT Accreditation Scheme. As a result of their participation in this scheme, all of the boys in the current Year 11 were awarded a Certificate of Accreditation in ICT by CCEA. The work of some candidates was singled out for distinction by the moderators; a special mention should be given to Jonathan Philpott, Year 11 Chase’s; and Gareth Tucker, Year 11 Dobbin’s.
OC’s currently at Oxbridge
John Bew: Pembroke, Cambridge
MA, MPhil, PhD Modern History, now a Junior Research Fellow at Peterhouse
Andrew Crutchley: Clare, Cambridge
Veterinary Sciences
Alistair Fletcher: Clare, Cambridge
Theology, Second BA
Hertford, Oxford
BA, Law
Bill Gibson: St John's, Cambridge
Medicine
Ben Goldring: St Catherine's, Cambridge
Classics
Colin Leonard: Pembroke, Cambridge
Medicine
Alan McKee: Pembroke, Cambridge
Mathematics
Adam Walker: Worcester, Oxford
Medicine
Alex Woods: St John's, Oxford
BA Human Sciences
1st year DPhil student in Zoology
Events
Family Service
September
Around 200 people assembled in the Central Hall on Sunday morning for the first Family Service of the term. This gathering included many parents, dayboys and boarders, Governors and Teachers as well as the school's musicians. The guest speaker for the service was Dr James Kincade, a former Headmaster of MCB.
As well as musical contributions from the school choir and orchestra the following boys gave a notable performance in a brass ensemble located high up in the balcony: Philip Erskine, Year 13 Chase’s; Richard McCann, Year 12 Allison’s; James Doherty, Year 11Bowen’s; and Jed Farquharson, Year 10 Cairnburn, as well as a confident contribution from our new organist - Stephen Dougherty, Year 12 Price’s.
October
A total of 230 people assembled in the Central Hall on Sunday 22 October for the second Family Service of the term. Our guest speaker was The Rev. George Loane from Knock Methodist Church.
As well as musical contributions from the school choir (Christ be my Light) and orchestra (Beethoven’s Ode to Joy) the following boys gave an atmospheric performance of Handel’s famous Sarabande in D minor: Andrew Graham, Year 10 Altona; Richard Hill, Year 12 Lytle’s; Andrew Burns, Year 12 Price’s; and Stephen Hunter, Year 14 Dobbin’s.
Remembrance Service
A Remembrance Service was held in Central Hall on Friday 10 November for Years 12-14 and College staff. Representatives from the Royal British Legion and the OC Society were in attendance. Our guest speaker was Rev. David Coulter. Gareth Rankin, Year 14 Allison’s, was the lone piper and Josh Mackey, Year 11 Bowen’s, the bugler.
Irish Schools’ Tournament
The College welcomed sixteen schools from across Ireland in the 3-day Irish Hockey Association Schools’ Tournament at the end of October. The addition of the new all-weather surfaces has enhanced the College’s sporting provision and enabled us to entertain such prestigious events.
The tournament was well contested, our 1st XI securing victories over Bangor Grammar School (2-0) and The King’s Hospital (3-0) before facing Bandon Grammar School; an assured performance by the Campbell team resulted in an unfortunate defeat in the last minutes of play (2-3).
In the semi-finals, Banbridge Academy played Cookstown High School, this finished 3-3 and Banbridge won on penalty strokes; in the other semi-final RBAI faced Bandon Grammar School and finished 2-2 with RBAI winning on penalty strokes.
The final was a very exciting game (RBAI vs. Banbridge Academy) that ended 4-4 at the close of normal time. Banbridge won by a 'golden goal’.
Campbell College: a Cambridge International Examination Centre
We now offer our overseas students the International GCSE in English as a Second Language. This exam is recognised by a large number of universities in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia as evidence of adequate competence in English for university entrance purposes.
We are delighted that the school has been recognised by Cambridge University International Examinations as fulfilling the requirements to become one of their IGCSE Centres.
It is the aim of the college that all our non-native speakers of English leave Campbell with a valid and recognised qualification in English, thus allowing them entry into tertiary education as well as preparing our students adequately for future employment.
Campbell College Junior School officially opened
Campbell College Junior School was opened, officially, on Friday 15 September by Sir John and Lady MacDermott.
The MacDermott family has over a hundred years connection with the College; four generations of the family have, either, served on the Board of Governors, or, acted on the Old Campbellian society. Indeed, the MacDermott Wing was named after Sir John’s father, Lord MacDermott, in recognition of 25 years of service to the Board.
The newly built Junior School has been described as a “quantum leap forward” in design, particularly, in the provision of environmentally friendly accommodation. The School features state-of-the-art ventilation, insulation, heating and acoustic systems; it stands as a monument to energy efficiency.
The official opening was celebrated by the Board of Governors, Junior School staff and parents, as well as the children from Kindergarten to Prep 7.
Understanding the EU
Three Year 14 students: Craig Blaney, Yates’s; Matthew Bradley, Bowen’s; and Ryan Livingston, Lytle’s, took part in the mock European Council for Northern Ireland. This was an event to develop understanding of the European Union and exercise skills such as public speaking. The team were asked to represent Denmark. In preparation they had to research the position of Denmark on key issues relating to the EU. The team was commended by the event's organisers for their preparations and contributions on the day.
Literacy Shield
A group of Year 9 students emerged as prize winners in the ‘Step in Time’ competition organised by the Environment and Heritage Service:
James Cox Tweskard
James Hall Knock
Justin Hool Cairnburn
Sebastian McBrien Knock
Cahan McDowell Norwood
Christopher Parkinson Knock
These boys all received prizes at a ceremony held at Carrickfergus Castle and the College was awarded £100 in book tokens for coming first overall in the 10 - 13 age group for poetry.
Christmas Fair and Coffee Morning: Saturday 18 November
Once again the College Dining Hall was teeming with crowds of Christmas shoppers and the rich aroma of coffee and homemade scones pervaded the corridors at our Christmas Fair and Coffee Morning. Now established as an annual event, family and friends browse the variety of wares on offer from local charities supporting worthy causes worldwide. A total of £3,045.60 was raised.
Thank you to all who continue to support this worthy event.
Musical Maestro’s
Richard Hill, Year 12 Lytle’s, and Aaron Leung, Year 11 School House, took part in the Holywood Music Festival. Richard was awarded 1st place in the Grade 6-7 Clarinet and Saxophone section for his performance of the Tartini Clarinet Concerto; in the Open Section of the Piano Class, Aaron was awarded 2nd place.
A Christmas Carol
The College’s Dramatic Society, under the direction of Mrs Liz McIlvenny, produced A Christmas Carol: the first such production in six years. The corridors of CCB once again resounded to the sound of boys reaching for their lines and the Central Hall became a place of enchantment.
The play cast was purposefully drawn from all our year groups and, the College collaborated with Bloomfield Collegiate to allow six female students to become involved in the production; there is no doubt that their presence and acting skill enhanced the performance. The spirit of collaboration further embraced two student co-directors, a student lighting and sound crew as well as a student backstage management team. Rehearsals were long and exacting for both staff and students and everyone learnt the lesson that things worth doing require careful attention over weeks and months.
