Rhubarb Issue 12: November 2023

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15. Teddies crews rowed their way to gold at the National Schools’ Regatta in May, with wins for the girls in the Coxed Four – pictured with their medals, joined by three of the four winning 2003 crew members and their coach – and the boys’ 1st VIII pictured on the water in the Championship Eights. 16. Fourth Form pupil Florence and Lower Sixth Former Charlie were both selected to represent Oxfordshire County at the English Schools’ Athletics Championships, racing in the 1500m in their categories. Florence is the first Teddies girl to compete at National Schools. 18. In another new initiative, four current University of Oxford graduate students were appointed as St Edward’s Fellows, invited to inspire pupils through sharing their research and studies. Jennifer Chennells (left) is conducting research into honeybees at the Department of Zoology and Becky Short is working on a PhD in French Literature. 19. The Teddies Coach now offers a new route for pupils travelling back to School from London and the south east, running from Dulwich via Putney and Maidenhead, in addition to the existing route from South Kensington via Beaconsfield. 20. As part of an ongoing focus on wellbeing at Teddies, Dr Emma Speed-Andrews was appointed as St Edward's School Psychologist this year as part of Teddies' on-going commitment to pupil wellbeing during their time here. 21. St Edward’s celebrated an historic achievement for the Boat Club at Henley Royal Regatta this year, with the boys’ 1st VIII winning the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup.The draw meant that Teddies girls’ A and B quadruple sculls competed against each other in one heat of the Diamond Jubilee event! 22. Teddies Sixth Form pupils who performed Caryl Churchill's thought-provoking play, This is a Chair as the company Cup and Dagger Productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer. 17. Two members of the winning band Clandestine on stage in the Olivier Hall during the Battle of the Bands in March.

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23. Our inaugural group of Lower Sixth girls joined Field House in the Beech House annexe, as it becomes the fourth co-ed Boarding House at Teddies.

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