From the
Housemaster
I hope
that you have all had a lovely weekend and that you have had a chance to enjoy
the glorious and much needed sunshine! Reflecting on the past week, we
certainly managed to pack a lot in; with a Dunbar dog walk/expedition, the
‘spaghetti tower’ building Dunbar Challenge, The Dunbar Concert and the Dunbar
Family Quiz.
I hear
that the Dunbar dog walk (now in its second year) was a great success, well
done to Dunbar's Assistant Housemaster Jonathan Corry and Colin Hearn (College
RSM) for organising this event for the second year running!
In the
Dunbar Challenge, Forward Watch seemed to pull together most as a team and were
rewarded with the tallest tower of 1m 59cm. Well done to Peter Hyde for leading
his Watch to victory. Aft were not too far behind with their 1m 30cm tower.
I very
much enjoyed the Dunbar Concert midweek, with a fantastic array of musical
talent, with just over two thirds of the Dunbar pupils performing solos and all
singing with enthusiasm for the Dunbar Choir.
It was
great to see so many of you at the Dunbar Family Quiz! I thought Philip Bates
pitched the evening perfectly in every way. We raised just over £220 for the
Sue Ryder Hospice and had a lot of fun in doing so. Well done to the Beavers
for their nail biting victory!
We have
listened to three fact filled presentations this week, with Sam Holloway
telling us all about Richard Branson, Lily-May Howe and Lucy Perring sharing
their passion for eventing and Louis Winter giving us an insight to his rugby
experiences.
We have
a relatively quieter two weeks ahead of us but still have games fixtures on
both Wednesdays for both the boys and the girls. This coming Sunday (23rd
March), the Dunbar Choir are performing at the Spring Concert, with Dunbar and
the Senior School working together and perform Dry Your Tears, Afrika by John
Williams from the film Amistad. I am very much looking forward to hearing the
Dunbar Choir sing again and look forward to seeing you all there.
Will Ogilvie-Jones
Housemaster of Dunbar
