The Hall Newspaper Summer Term 2018

Ski SquadHALL SCHOOL
Katie Davies

A picture tells a thousand words...

Hopefully these pictures of the most recent exploits of The Hall Ski Squad will speak volumes!
Much to the amusement of many of the staff, the ski season seems to run for a full twelve

months... Our latest competitions include the Independent Schools Ski Slalom held at Hemel
Snow Centre at the end of April and closely followed by the SATIPS Indoor Prep Schools Ski

Championships at the same venue in mid May.

We entered three teams for the ISA event and Whilst we all take a much needed breather this summer
nine of the boys came away with medals. I am conscious that some of our keenest members are
Archie Marlow achieved an individual 5th attending summer ski camps and that Archie Marlow
place in the U12 category and our A and C teams, continues to train with the ESSKIA elite. There has
captained by Lukas Chartouni and Misha Newington been so much enthusiasm around the ski squad that
respectively, narrowly missed pole position on my only real headache is ensuring that every boy has a
the podium taking 2nd and 3rd place in the open chance to ski and recognising the achievements of each
competition. boy including those like Arthur Cullinane who have
At the SATIPS event on 14th May we fielded two teams represented the school and won medals as individual
and, although we did not make it onto the podium entrants at prestigious events such as the Boys
this time, Jamie Neale missed out on a bronze medal Downhill in Wengen.
by seconds in the U14 event with the team which he
captained so ably also achieving a very respectable Planning and preparation is already underway for the
fourth place. 2018-2019 season, kicking off with two days of ski trials
A scorching Sunday in June, the 24th to be precise, saw in conjunction with South Hampstead High School
some of our youngest skiers donning full ski gear to on the 3rd and 4th September. These will be followed
compete in the LERSA London Schools Ski Race held swiftly by the ESSKIA National Championships
annually on the dry slope at Welwyn. Not only did the Qualifying Race at Welwyn on Sunday 16th September
younger of our teams hold their own in the dual slalom and the BISS Racing National Indoor Championships on
making it through to the semi final but the same team Monday 1st October at the Snozone, Milton Keynes.
made up of boys from Years 3-4 were medal winners in
fourth place. Special congratulations must go to Oscar Sadly we say goodbye to Jamie Neale who has skied for
Auerbach racing as part of the squad for the very first the squad since Year 4 and played a key role not only
time and to their Captain Joshua Bitran who resolutely in medal winning but also as a role model for younger
refused to let a disappointing first run put him off his boys... a very worthy winner indeed of the Mc Cormick
stride! All the boys deserve praise for their effort and Ski Trophy. We wish him every success as he takes up
sportsmanship... not only were they up against the his scholarship place at Merchistons in Scotland this
thermometer but there was also the opening England September and are very much hoping to tempt him out
match of the World Cup in the mix… to join us along with Gil Tydeman as “old boys” in Pila
Last November sixteen Hall boys had the opportunity at the Artemis championships in March 2019.
to attend a workshop on ski maintenance and no one
could have been more delighted and relieved than I PLANNING AND PREPARATION
when at the LERSA event Zach Tydeman took over IS ALREADY UNDERWAY FOR
the Hall School tuning table, clamps and files which I THE 2018-2019 SEASON, KICKING
had lugged along and showed younger skiers how it is OFF WITH TWO DAYS OF SKI TRIALS
done...! IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOUTH
HAMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL.

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2018 Y E A R 8 L E AV E R S

We wish all the Year 8 boys leaving The Hall this summer all the
very best in their new schools... don’t forget us!

These are the schools that the Year 8 boys will be joining in September:

Westminster 14 City of London 1 Merchant Taylors’ 1
Mill Hill 7 Haileybury 1 Merchiston 1
St Paul’s 7 Harrow 1 Tonbridge 1
Eton College 5 Highgate 1 Wetherby 1
UCS 4 Institute Le Rosey 1 Winchester 1
Acland Burghley 1 King’s Canterbury 1