Rhubarb October 2022

AT A GLANCE

Welcome to Rhubarb 2022!

W e have enjoyed meeting so many of you over the past 12 months and this magazine is a celebration of all the happy occasions and achievements.We have

We have enjoyed catching up with some fascinating OSE and former members of staff in our interviews .You may

WELCOME

also notice that we have recently changed the term ‘MCR’ to ‘SCR’ (Staff Common Room) to reflect today’s Common Room. Boo Forster-Haig

welcomed over 1,000 OSE to events at School, across the UK and abroad and we are thrilled to share with you a snapshot of these events. Please do have a look and see if you can spot any familiar faces.

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This year, as we celebrate 40 years since the introduction of girls to Teddies Sixth Form and 25 years of full co-education, we hear from some of the first pioneering girls who joined Teddies in 1983. David Christie, the 11th Warden, talks about the

The Beyond Teddies team has continued to grow and we give an overview of the amazing work of the Partnerships team and an update on a great year for fundraising .

journey to full co-education in 1997 and we hear from Alastair Chirnside,Warden, and the new Sub-Warden, Clare Hamilton about why co-education is important in today’s society.

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It was fascinating to interview Charlie Baggs (SCR, 1989-2013) who organised the first co-ed sports tour to Australia in 1999. We catch up with a

The Martyrs section is brimming with reports on the sports events that took place

last year and there is an interesting feature on the Boat Club as we celebrate the many ‘firsts’ and ‘milestones’ from this long-established and much-loved club.

number of those lucky enough to go on the tour and ask for their memories of that time and find out what they are up to now.

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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this edition of Rhubarb . We look forward to seeing many of you this year – do keep in touch and look out for invitations and updates via social media and the website (see back page for details). Finally, we love the updates where we celebrate your news. Our latest OSE survey revealed that “alumni news and updates” are the most popular with our readers, so please do keep sending them in.

EMILY ROWBOTHAM, EDITOR.

Front Cover : Boo Forster-Haig, Forces Wives Challenge

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