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This year has been a very busy but immensely rewarding one for me as Head of Sixth Form. It has
been a real pleasure working with a group of such intelligent and fun-loving youngsters who have
ƉƌŽǀĞŶ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ďŽƚŚ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ ƚŽ ĚĞǀŽƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ
energy to extra-curricular and voluntary work.
ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ƚŽŶĞ ǁĂƐ ƐĞƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ >ĞǀĞů ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͕
with the number of students achieving A*-C grades rising to 89% in 2017. This is a testament not
ŽŶůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂī ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ
ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ƐŽ ǁĞůů͘ EŽƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƉƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ŽīĞƌĞĚ
their unwavering support.
KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ĨŽƌ ŵĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ĂƵŶƚĞĚ ,ŽƵƐĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĂĚĞ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ĂŵŝůLJ &ƵŶ ĂLJ͘ tŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ
ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zϭϮ Θ ϭϯ ƉŝƚĐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ
ŚŽƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ͕ ƌŝƐŬŝŶŐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŚĞĂĚĂĐŚĞƐ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĂŵƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ŬŝĐŬĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
panicking customers. A number of the sixth form students limped home that evening with bruises to
ƐŚŽǁ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞīŽƌƚƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ǁĞŶƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ,ĂƵŶƚĞĚ ,ŽƵƐĞ ǁĂƐ
evidence of the success of their hard work.
dŚĞ ^ŝdžƚŚ &Žƌŵ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ
ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ,ŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ džĐĞƉƟŽŶĂů EĞĞĚƐ ďLJ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ Ă ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŽ
:W'^ ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŽƉĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŝŶŐ ƐƚĂī͘ ŌĞƌ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƌƚ
ƉůĂLJƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĮŶŐĞƌ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐ͕ Ă ƉƵƉƉĞƚ ƐŚŽǁ͕ ŚŽŽůĂ ŚŽŽƉƐ͕
bowling and even a group sing song. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces and the Hope
ƐƚĂī ǁĞƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘
/ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ ŝŶ ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚ ŽĨ Ă ^ŝdžƚŚ &Žƌŵ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ Ăƚ
:W'^͘ dŚĞLJ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐŵĂƌƚ͕ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůŽŶĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘ dŚĞLJ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚĞĂŵ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ͕
ďĞ ƐĞůĨͲĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĚĞƐŝƌĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ
rounded individuals ready to meet the challenges that they will face in their academic and working
/ Ăŵ ǀĞƌLJ ƉƌŽƵĚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ďĂƚĐŚ ŽĨ ^ŝdžƚŚ &ŽƌŵĞƌƐ͕ ǁŚŽ / Ăŵ ƐƵƌĞ ǁŝůů ďƌŝŶŐ ŚŽŶŽƵƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ŽĨ
JPGS through their future endeavours.
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Mrs Marie Greens Marie Green (Head of Prep)ep) lives.
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tĞůĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ :W'^ ϱϬ Anniversary Yearbook!
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Ɛ / ǁƌŝƚĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůĞƩĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ WƌĞƉ ^ĐŚŽŽů͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŶ ŝƐ ŽƵƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐŬLJ ŝƐ
blue and students and teachers are preparing for the Prep School’s
ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ dŚĞ :ƵŶŐůĞ ŽŽŬ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐůLJ
ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĐŝƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞLJĞƐ ŽĨ Ăůů ϴϵ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂƐ
ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂĐƟǀĞůLJ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ ŝŶ ĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂů ƉŽůŝƐŚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ
ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĞƐƐ ƌĞŚĞĂƌƐĂů ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁ͘ dŚĞ LJĞĂƌ
has been full of hard work and a huge learning experience for all
ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ ŽĨ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ĂŶĚ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ
ŵĂŶLJ ĨƵŶ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
Ɛ / Ɛŝƚ ŚĞƌĞ͕ / Ăŵ ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ƐĐŚŽŽů
year and before opening the pages of the Yearbook captured
ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ͕ Ă ƌƵƐŚ ŽĨ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ͗ ƚŚĞ
tŝŶƚĞƌ ŽŶĐĞƌƚ ŝŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͕ zϲ ZĞŵĞŵďƌĂŶĐĞ ĂLJ
ĂƐƐĞŵďůLJ͕ :W'^ ĂǁĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^D
ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂůůĞƚ͕ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ ŽŶŶĞƚ WĂƌĂĚĞ͕ ƚŽ
name a few.
dŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ďƌŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ũŽLJ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
curriculum and to the school as a whole and we
are truly fortunate to have such a wonderful
group of children at JPGS. Snapshots of their
ŝŶƋƵŝƌŝŶŐ ŵŝŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ
through the pages. They keep the curriculum
ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ŬĞĞƉ dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŽŶ
their toes!
dŽ ŽƵƌ zĞĂƌ ϲ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ
their Prep Phase and who are preparing to embark
ŽŶ Ă ŶĞǁ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĂŵŵĂƌ ^ĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ
ĂĚŽůĞƐĐĞŶĐĞ͕ / ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵ Ă ƋƵŽƚĞ
ĨƌŽŵ DĂůĐŽůŵ y͗
ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƐƉŽƌƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ ĨŽƌ
tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it
today.
^Ž ŬĞĞƉ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂĐƟǀĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ
ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͕ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŽŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŚĂƉŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ
ŽǁŶ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ / Ăŵ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƉƌŽƵĚ ŽĨ zĞĂƌ ϲ ǁŚŽ͕
through their focus have made great advances in
ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͘ ŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƉƌŝĚĞ ŝŶ
LJŽƵƌ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ƐĞŝnjĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ
yearbook demonstrates.
dŽ Ăůů ƚŚĞ dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ƉĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ ǁĞ ƚŚĂŶŬ
LJŽƵ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ LJĞĂƌŬ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ͘ zŽƵƌ ŚĂƌĚ
ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞ
ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚŝƐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĨŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƚ ŽĨ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ
and events this year.
WĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŵLJ ƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ͕
not only your children but you as well. Having your
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞŶ ůŝŶĞƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝƐ ĂŶ
ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ƐĐŚŽŽů LJĞĂƌ͘ ŶũŽLJ ƚŚĞ
success through these pages.
dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ƉƵƫŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ
LJĞĂƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ dŚĞLJ͛ǀĞ ĚŽŶĞ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ũŽď ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ďĞŚĂůĨ ŽĨ
ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͕ ǁĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ŚŽǁ ƉƌŽƵĚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ĂƌƟĐůĞ͘ tĞ
ƌĞĂůůLJ ŚŽƉĞ LJŽƵ ĞŶũŽLJ ŝƚ ĨŽƌ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĞ͘
dŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵ Ăůů ĨŽƌ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ ƐŽ ĨƵůĮůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞ͘
ĞƐƚ ǁŝƐŚĞƐ
DƌƐ 'ƌĞĞŶ

Head of Prep School at JPGS