Therfield School Leatherhead
THERFIELD JOURNAL (1982-83)

THE HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE You quickly made clear to us that you welcomed the change from a traditional magazine to a more durable school handbook. We thank the editorial staff for producing this second issue of the Therfield Journal and hope that you will find it equally useful. Some of the future trends for your school are evident in our recent purchases of educational computers and also with the new buildings for craft technology. The drudges of heavy and boringly repetitive tasks are disappearing from the factory and the workplace. Sharp minds are increasingly needed to programme the computers and to maintain the complex machinery in the age of robots.

Education and training programmes will surge forward again as young people and, perhaps, the not-so-young seek to widen their knowledge and develop a range of skills to equip themselves for a fuller life in a rapidly changing world.

The new technology and a time for plenty will not bring happiness in themselves. In all ages, contentment has come from believing in a purpose to life, from stretching your mind and body to their limits and so realizing your hidden talents, from the urge to help those around you, and from being loved.

Without these we shall all become as robots.

John D Wooding

Michael Shepheard, Peter Livesey, Stephen Daunt, Charles Dixon,
Sally Lines, Susan Lewis, Mr JD Wooding, Emma Danby, Gillian Rendall
[School Council?]

"LOOKING BACK" - ADVICE FROM LAST YEAR'S 2ND YEAR PUPILS TO OUR NEW 2ND YEAR
The first week: "This school was like a castle with passages leading all over the place"
"My advice is always go round in pairs and always keep your map of the school with you; it is a life-saver"
"Never be afraid to ask anybody the way to wherever you want to go"
"I was excited but very nervous on the first day, but gradually the school shrank down to size and its corridors held no mysteries"

Lessons: "The lessons were much more interesting and the teachers were kind and understanding"
"What I like are the varied subjects"
"In this school the teachers tell you how to do the work and they will willingly help you"

Clubs: "I would advise you to go to the clubs you like and other clubs you have never tried before. You will enjoy the school more"
"After my first term I really settled in. I started to go to pottery and biology clubs, and then I got involved in the school musical which I enjoyed"
"There are clubs before school, at lunch time, after school - hundreds of them:"

Lunches: "You have plenty to choose from and you pay when you collect your food"
"The lunches are much more appetising" ... When in the lunch queue I smelled a nourishing aroma coming from the dinner hall and gave a big sigh." "Paradise at last", I said to myself. By this time I was very hungry so I filled my plate and stuffed myself silly!"

What will you say at the end of 1983?

CINE FILM CLUB
This club was formed last September by Mr Bell, after successful use of the school equipment in art lessons. The school owns two cine cameras, one super 8-mm sound projector, a tripod and a super 8-mm editing machine. Recently we have acquired two 1000w movie floodlights for filming indoors. The eight regular members have, at the time of writing, two films nearing completion. New members will be very welcome but they must make a contribution towards film costs.

S Bell

MUSICAL ACTIVITIES
The Guitar Group is an informal lunchtime club for beginner guitarsts who meet to improve their skills and sing folk songs. Some school guitars are available for use by the group.

Choir After "The King and I" in November, rehearsals for the Carol Service will begin. All pupils are welcome - don't let the word "choir" put you off as the Therfield Choir sing a wide variety of music, ranging from carols to "pop songs" with the Swing Band.

The Swing Band plays a wide variety of popular music for dances and social events both in and out of school. Recently the band made a professional quality recording. [has anyone got this?]

The Wind Band was formed to meet the needs of the many advanced wind players in the school. It plays a wide selection of classical and more popular music.

The Second Orchestra consists mainly of lower school pupils who have not been learning their instruments for very long. See Mrs Dallas if you are interested.

The Chamber Orchestra is at present a string orchestra for senior pupils, although it may expand this year to include some advanced woodwind and brass players.

SPORT

Cross Country

Howard of Effingham Milk Race
U14 Came 17th out of 20 teams 282 points
U15 'A' Came 8th out of 13 teams 161 points
U15 'B' Came 10th out of 13 teams 196 points
U17 Came 8th out of g teams 143 points
*Linda Smith (U15) 3rd in her race out of 70 runners. Selected for District.

City Freeman's District Race
U15 'A' Came 12th out of 23 teams:
'B' Came 21st out of 23 teams,
U17 'A' Came 4th out of 7 teams.
'B' Came 5th out of 7 teams.
*Linda Smith 3rd in U15 and chosen to represent District. She came 21st in the District out of 190 runners.

Basketball
U16 West Surrey League
The team finished in second place to St Andrew's out of ten teams. They lost in the cross-over finals with the Eastern Surrey League team 'Edenham'.
Karen Patterson was chosen to represent the County team at the U16's trials.

Netball
Friendly Matches U13 'A' Lost 5, won 3
'B' Lost 3, won 4, drew 1
U14 'A' Lost 5, played 5
'B' Won 1, played 1
U15 Won 2, lost 3

U15 County Tournament Results (First Year of Entry) Won 2, lost 1, drew 1
U13 County Tournament Results (First Year of Entry) Drew 1, lost 2.

Netball
U13 District Tournament Results
'A' team: Won 2, lost 2, 5 in section
'B' team: Won 2, lost 2, 5 in section.
U14 District Tournament Results
'A' team: Won 2, lost 1, 2/4 in section
'B' team: Lost all three, 4/4 in section.
U15 - Unable to play the Tournament.

Hockey
Friendly Matches U14: Won 4, lost 1
U15: Won 2, lost 4, drew 1 1st XI: Lost 3
SEN: Drew 1

City Freeman's Tournament Results
Seniors lost qualifying round to Rosebery
Juniors 3rd in section out of 7.

Volleyball
Mixed years team: Lost 1, won 1.

Athletics
District Sports (out of 15 schools)
J/G 6th overall, 194 points
I/G 4th overall, 35 points
*4 girls were selected for District in the County Sports.
I/G Kim Scrase Javelin
I/G Linda Smith 400 m
J/G Helen McCansh Discus
J/G Anne McLouchlin High Jump

E.S.A. Cup 1st Round Match Results
J/G 2nd: 184 points - 6 schools entered
I/G 2nd: 193 points - 4 schools entered.
With luck the two teams may be selected to go through to the next round as highest 2nd place scorers.

District League Results
Four matches in total have to be played, 2 track and 2 field per group. Results so far after the third match - JIG are lying in 4th position out of six schools. I/G are in 1st position by 2 points: (four schools entered). Everything depends upon the last match. Winners are expected to go through to a final.

0 Inak, Girls' PE

Boys Basketball
All the Boys teams played in the County League. The U19 team came 1st in Division II with David Martin representing Surrey. The U15 team finished runners-up in their League. The U14 team finished 4th.

The U13 team played 5 friendly games, winning all of them. Next year all teams will again be entered in the County Leagues.

Football
The 1st XI Football team were unbeaten throughout the year, and won the District Cup Final 5-0. The U15 XI also had a very successful season, winning the District U15 Final 1-0. The U14 and U13 teams both lost in the semi-finals of the District Cup. Well done to Nigel Holland and Adam Rutland who represented the District team. Also Andrew Medland and Jason Evans who represented the U13 District team which reached the final of the County Cup.

Well done to all boys who represented the school both in A and B teams. I would like to thank Mr Polkinghorne and Mr Dyer for their help throughout the season.

Cross Country
At the District Cross Country Championships the Junior Boys team finished in 4th position. Michael Norman finished in 5th position in the race and was chosen to represent the District at the County Championships. At the Epsom Downs Race, again the Junior boys finished in 4th position with Michael Norman finishing in 3rd place. The Intermediate boys finished in 3rd position with Paul Butler gaining 8th place in a very strong field. Next year we hope to improve our positions.

Rugby
This year the school had fixtures every Saturday with a 2nd, 3rd and 4th year team. The results were varied but all players enjoyed the fixtures and certainly the 4th years have some very good players. Next season we are hoping to run a Rugby Sevens tournament at the school

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Cox, Mr James and especially Mr Hoggins for all their help with the Rugby this season.

Athletics
This has been a very successful season for the school. In the District Championships the Junior boys finished 6th out of 14 schools. Michael Norman 1500 m), Simon Duddridge (HJ) and Nigel Holland (400 m) represented the District at the County Championships.

The Intermediate boys finished 4th out of 12 schools. Clive Sneesby (200 m) and Andrew Bray (Hammer) represented the District at the County Championships. Both these athletes performed extremely well at the Championships with Clive Sneesby finishing 3rd in the 200 m and Andrew Bray 2nd in the Hammer, and now both will represent Surrey in a triangular match.

Congratulations to Andrew Bray who succeeded in reaching the qualifying standard of 44 m in the Hammer for the English Schools' Championships and will, we hope, go on to represent England and become a schools international.

In the District League athletics the combined 2nd, 3rd and 4th years lie in 4th position after 2 track and one field meeting.

Well done to both Allan Lowe (2nd Form) and Jason Evans (2nd Form) who remain unbeaten in the District at 100 m and High Jump respectively.

Mixed Hockey
This year Mixed Hockey was introduced for the first time. The team only had one fixture, but a great deal of enthusiasm was shown and we hope for a larger fixture list next year.

Table Tennis
Congratulations to the Table Tennis team of Andrew Bees, Graham Bateman, Craig Wellings, Richard Prowse and Michael Brown, who won the U19 Surrey Schools Division B Championships.

Cricket
Although the season is not yet completed the has made a very successful start. The U13 team have won 5 out of 7 games, showing here are some very talented players.

The U14 team have won all their games with Gillard, Symonds and Rutland representing the District team. The U15 team have also been very successful, with Neil Rutland representing the District team.

Thank you to Mr Tomlinson for all his help throughout the season.

Finally, the PE Department would like to thank all those pupils and staff who have competed and helped to run school teams this year, and have made it not only enjoyable but very successful.

S Hill Head of PE

THE C.I.A . Ankle deep in mud I suddenly realised that there was a leak in my wellington. "What am I doing here," I thought, "in the pouring rain, covered with mud, wet cold feet in the depths of Surrey woodland, at 10 o'clock on a Sunday morning? I must be dreaming. I should be in bed recovering after a week's teaching and conserving energy for Monday morning when battle recommences." No dream, just a day's work with the C.I.A. (not the American 'Secret Agency) but Therfield Sixth Form Conservation in Action (C.I.A.) group.

The majority of the time is spent at Nower Wood and the corps have carried out such work as dam building to prevent loss of ponds which are wild-life habitats, coppicing to develop the spread of bluebells and primroses throughout the woodland, path and firebreak maintenance and pond clearing at Ashtead Pond.

Any member of the Sixth Form is welcome to join the C.I.A. to help better the environment for both the wild life and the community.

P.S. Does anybody have a repair outfit for wellies?

D. C. Hoggins

NEW: SCHOOL GATES During the past school year, a group of pupils has been engaged in the design part of this project. With the help of Richard Quinnell, who arranged for the students to visit Rowhurst Forge, Oxshott Road, to discuss their ideas with the smiths and award-winning designers, about seventy drawings were submitted. The most popular choice amongst pupils, staff and parents was entered by Alan Turner, a Fourth Form pupil, whose design is shown on the cover of this Journal. It is hoped that the gates will now be constructed. by a group of youngsters during the coming school year. M Hanks

Ian Wyatt (Team Leader), Andrew Norman, David Cooper and David Usher entered a design in the National Schools Bridge Building Award 1982. The finals, involving schools from all over the country, took place at Brighton Polytechnic on the 6/7 July 1982. Their design was a single-span arch of unique space frame construction.

After stringent scrutineering and severe examination the bridges, not really models, were tested to destruction - a dramatic climax. After a nerve-wracking build up, the score was announced and, even with a clerical error of two marks to Therfield's disadvantage, our team ran out the winner by one mark.

The team were interviewed by Southern Television for their local magazine programme, and Brighton Polytechnic audio visual aids department made a video of the whole competition, particularly the collapses, that we should be able to show at school. The prizes included £50 for the team and £250 for the Physics Department to be spent on equipment. At the time of going to press the team are leaning towards buying a microcomputer.

P Jones

STAFF PROFILES

	GLYNIS WRIGHT Teaching subject: English Place of birth: Wimbledon - near the Common Pastimes/hobbies: Marking essays, eating, demolishing the car bumper Bad habits: Haven't any, though I sometimes tell lies Favourite food: Creme caramel Favourite drink: Red wine Favourite TV programme: Not the Nine O'clock News Favourite comic/mag: Exchange and Mart Favourite sport: Tiddleywinks Favourite music: Jethro Tull, Genesis, Bach Pet hates: Cabbage, prejudice Favourite joke: The one about Mozart decomposing
	GILL WADMORE Teaching subject(s): Drama, English Place of birth: London Pastimes/hobbies: Theatre, cooking, reading, sunbathing Bad habits: Putting things away so carefully that I lose them! Favourite food: Avocados; pasta; all vegetarian dishes, especially Indian food Favourite drink: Shepherd Neame Old Ale Favourite TV programme: Coronation Street, Play for Today, Benson Favourite comic/mag.: Good Housekeeping, Options Favourite sport: Tennis, swimming Favourite music: Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder Pet hates: Smoking; violence, heights, pupils who chew gum Favourite joke: Monthly pay cheque:
	BARBARA SHARKEY Position in school: Secretary to The Headmaster Place of birth: Worthing Pastimes/hobbies: Theatre, riding, art and crafts, gardening, travel, watching sports on TV Bad habits: Too many to list Favourite food: Chinese Favourite drink: Irish coffee Favourite TV programme: Historical and period dramas, with Fawlty Towers for light relief Favourite comic/mag: The Stage Favourite sport: Athletics Favourite music: Country and Western, Twenties' Jazz, Musical scores especially Cole Porter Pet hates: Loud music, vandalism, housework Favourite joke: Not for the school journal!
	MARIOT DALLAS Teaching subject(s): Music, Mathematics Place of birth: Banff Pastimes/hobbies: Reading and sleeping Bad habits: Talking too fast Favourite food: Curry Favourite drink: Malt whisky Favourite TV programme: A Kind of Loving Favourite comic/mag: Can't afford them Favourite sport: Disapprove of all energetic sporting activities! Favourite music: Mozart opera and Stevie Wonder Pet hates: Dallas Favourite joke: The one about the Italian tenor
	HELEN STONER Teaching subject: Mathematics Place of birth: Southgate, London Pastimes/hobbies: Sport, music, cooking, sewing Bad habits: Forgetting to water my plants Favourite food: Banana cake Favourite drink: Martini and lemonade Favourite TV programme: Hart to Hart Favourite comic/mag: Woman's Own Favourite sport: Hockey, badminton, squash Favourite music: Genesis, Supertramp Pet hates: Getting up in the morning Favourite joke: Q: What do you do with a Wombat? A: Play Wom!

	DAVE COX Teaching subject: Sociology, Communication Skills in Business Place of birth: Swindon, Wiltshire Pastimes/hobbies: Golf, Rugby, Cricket, watching horse racing Bad habits: Pipe smoking, biting my nails Favourite food: All food! Favourite drink: Coffee Favourite TV programme: Minder, Rockford Files, Maverick Favourite comic/mag: Private Eye Favourite sport: Golf, Rugby Favourite music: Neil Diamond Pet hates: Procrastinators. Not eating regularly! Favourite joke: ITV sports coverage
	NIGEL FLYNN Teaching subject(s): English, Religious Education, Games Place of birth: Stone, Staffordshire Pastimes/hobbies: Sports, especially Rugby; bridge; theatre and films; crosswords; church activities Bad habits: Talking about sport too much; organising people who do not necessarily want to be organised: Making bad jokes Favourite food: Strawberries and cream Favourite drink: Niersteiner Gutes Douthal 1978 Favourite TV programme: Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Favourite comic/mag: Punch Favourite sport: Rugby Favourite music: Tchaikovsky; Meat Loaf; Beethoven; Rolling Stones and other '60's music Pet hates: Smoking; people who say "That's the exception that proves the rule." Favourite joke: I used to be a tap dancer but I kept falling in the sink
	BRIDGET WILKINSON Teaching subject(s): French, German Place of birth: Worcester Pastimes/hobbies: Reading, music, theatre, cycling, cooking, gardening, swimming Bad habits: Eating: Favourite food: Lasagne verde Favourite drink: Red wine Favourite TV programme: Can't afford a telly - contributions welcome! Favourite comic/mag: Short story monthly, fiction mag. Favourite sport: Swimming Favourite music: Handel, Mozart, Bach, Al Stewart, Cleo Laine Pet hates: Dogs, smokers Favourite joke: The one about the Irishman who, in a drive to save energy, lagged all his radiators.
	MIKE HAM Teaching subject(s): Geography, Geology Place of birth: Chiswick, London Pastimes/hobbies: Helping to raise a family (very time-consuming:), DIY, reading, TV and listening to Radio Four Bad habits: Putting off until tomorrow what can be done today; having an untidy desk Favourite food: Spaghetti Bolognese and Chinese food Favourite drink: Beer and dry wines Favourite TV programme: Match of the Day, Newsnight Favourite comic/mag: New Society and Private Eye Favourite sport: Football, cricket Favourite music: Folk, some pop - Simon & Garfunkel, Abba a Pet hates: Chewing gum, washing-up dirty ashtrays, people rocking back on chairs Favourite joke: When they gave out brains you thought they said trains and ordered second class
	MARY CALVERT Teaching subject: Mathematics Place of birth: Tiverton, Devon Pastimes/hobbies: Marking books! Bad habits: Too many to list Favourite food: School dinners - well, not really! Favourite drink: Cinzano and lemonade Favourite TV programme: Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy Favourite comic/mag: The Times Ed! Favourite sport: Tiddleywinks! (believe that and you'll believe anything) Favourite music: The Eagles and Queen Pet hates: Getting up in the morning; custard Favourite joke: An Irishman was hitchhiking on the German autobahn and was picked up by a German driving a Mercedes. Whilst talking to the driver, the Irishman asked the purpose of the symbol on the front of the car. Thinking to himself that the Irishman appeared to lack intelligence, he replied "It's like this: in our country, because of the over-population, they pay us the equivalent of £10 for every person we knock down, and that symbol is my shooting sight." Meanwhile, the driver had turned off the autobahn and was passing through a small German village. Seeing an old lady about to cross the road, he thought to himself, "I'll keep up this pretence." So he put his foot on the accelerator just as the old lady stepped out in front of him, but as he reached her he swerved out of the way so that he missed hitting her. "Oh no: I missed her - another £10 I could have got for myself" said the driver to his Irish companion. "Oh don't worry" the latter replied "I got her with the door as we went past." Whoops!

JOHN MALONEY
Teaching subject(s): Sociology, Social Studies, Economics
Place of birth: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Pastimes/hobbies: Playing football, playing the drums/percussion, mediaeval architecture
Bad habits: Eating too many sweets
Favourite food: Sweet and sour chicken
Favourite drink: Ginger beer
Favourite TV programme: Last of the Summer Wine
Favourite comic/mag: Roy of the Rovers
Favourite sport: Football
Favourite music: John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett, Squeeze, Chris Rea Haircut 1100
Pet hates: inconsiderate smokers
Favourite joke: Paddy: "There's a very high ceiling in this room, Mick."
Hick: "Yes. It was the wife's idea to create more space by knocking two rooms into one."

TED BRODERICK
Position in school: Head Caretaker
Place of birth: Battersea, London
Pastimes/hobbies: Keeping chickens
Bad habits: Smoking
Favourite food: Steak
Favourite drink: Tea Favourite TV programme: Crossroads
Favourite comic/mag: Smash Hits
Favourite sport: Wrestling
Favourite music: Johnny Cash
Pet hates: None
Favourite joke: None

ROGER WAKEFORD
Teaching subject(s): Metalwork, Technical Drawing and allied craft subjects
Place of birth: Clapham, London
Pastimes/hobbies: Railways - especially modelmaking; photography; bus preservation; sailing; travel
Bad habits: Not for publication:
Favourite food: Pancakes, fish and chips, iced cake, Chinese meals
Favourite drink: Cider or lager if weather hot; otherwise tea
Favourite TV programme: Escapist programmes, e.g. Dukes of Hazard, Dr Who and Tomorrow's World
Favourite comic/mag: Railways or model-making mags
Favourite sport: Swimming
Favourite music: The Shadows, The Yetties
Pet hates: Rice pudding, rain, bad manners
Favourite joke: The last one that made me laugh - whatever it was.

MR C TOMLINSON
Teaching subject(s): General subjects - History, PE, English
Place of birth: Ealing, London
Pastimes/hobbies: Reading (especially history), watching Brentford FC
Bad habits: Watching Brentford FC
Favourite food: Scampi and other fish, especially prawns, whelks, jellied eels
Favourite drink: Tea, Guinness
Favourite TV programme: The Likely Lads, Rising Damp
Favourite comic/mag: Roy of the Rovers
Favorite sport: Need you ask?
Favourite Music: Country; rock and roll from the 1950's, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Don Williams
Pet hates: People with bad manners, 'big heads'
Favourite joke: The story of Scotland in Argentina in the 1978 World Cup

MARTIN POLKINGHORNE
Teaching subject(s): Chemistry, General Science
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devon
Pastimes/hobbies: Golf, singing, home-brewing
Bad habits: Singing and the occasional cigarette
Favourite food: Cornish pasties, gado gado
Favourite drink: Ribena, honey and lemon
Favourite TV programme: Tomorrow's World, The Queen's Speech at Christmas
Favourite comic/mag: Private Eye
Favourite sport: Football, volley-ball
Favourite music: UB40, Neil Young, The Nolans
Pet hates: Idleness, lack of consideration for others, shaving
Favourite joke: Q: What is orange/red, fits into the tops of test tubes and rings a bell?
A: Bung!

One hundred and thirty- five students will be leaving our Sixth Form this June, and I am delighted and relieved to to report that they that they have been highly successful in securing conditional offers of places in Higher Education and in employment - no mean achievement in the present depressed market place for school leavers.

Sixty-four students applied to Higher Educational establishments and forty-four have earned conditional offers of places at University to read subjects as diverse as Oceanography, Pharmacology, Medicine, Electronic Engineering, Biotechnology, Law and Accountancy. Two of our scholars won places to Oxford colleges against forbidding odds.

Polytechnics will be receiving eight of our Sixth Formers next October, and a further twelve students will be moving on to specialist colleges of Higher Education pursuing courses such as Beauty Therapy, Physiotherapy, Nursing (at St Bartholomew's and Guy's), Art Foundation courses, Teacher Training and Diploma courses in Home Economics.

A further forty-six students have accepted employment offers or places on courses at Colleges of Further Education. I remain optimistic that the twenty-five Sixth Form leavers whose next step is uncertain will soon be successful with their pending applications.

Well done, Super Sixth. We will miss you all next September, and thank you for your many contributions whilst with us at Therfield.

M V Perkins

HIGHLIGHTS OF 1982
Michael Brown, a member of our Sixth Form, won The Surrey Advertiser's poetry contest earlier this year. His poem, 'Sad Status Quo', was commended for its 'relaxed and individual' style by the judge, Leslie Norris.

Sad status quo

last updated 11 Nov 2003