Old Princethorpians

Since the last edition of The Old Princethorpian in October, we've had a bumper number of OPs from across the decades either adding or updating their details on the database.

To check them out go to the OPs part of the website and register or logon if you have already registered.

http://www.princethorpe.co.uk/old-princethorpians

Peter Hurst - 1967 - 1967

Emma Fletcher - 2005 - 2012

James Pargetter - 1995 - 2001

Sophie Porter - 2000 - 2007

Vincent Kwong - 1984 - 1989

Geoff Watkins - 1970 - 1974

Anthony Powell  - 1978 - 1984

Harrison Porter - 2006 - 2013

Megan Bailey - 2006 - 2013

Lucy Litwinko - 1995 - 2000

Christine Aveline - 2001- 2008

Harry O'Brien - 2005 - 2012

Simon Gusah - 1982 - 1984

Conrad Howard - 1985 - 1992

John Shanahan - 1974 - 1977

Michael Curtin - 1968 - 1972

Kevin Kerrigan - 1969 - 1976

Stephen O'Connell - 1991- 1998

Jon Edwards - 1973 - 1979

And last but by no means least, Jonathan Holmes - 1977 - 1981

Welcome to them all and we hope to see them at some of our events in the coming months.

This summer former Head Boy, Will Harper-Lawrence has been given the opportunity to climb Kilimanjaro for charity. He will be making the climb in aid of a charity called Childreach International between the 6th and 19th June.

Will comments, "Childreach works with children in Nepal, India and Tanzania, setting up schools that provide a meal whilst they are at school. As well as this they set up farming initiatives that help farmers get the most out of the land they have available. They also work within the realm of protection and human rights."

Will is currently studying Sports Science at Edinburgh University, playing Hockey for the first team and training six times a week in preparation for the expedition. He's also doing lots of fundraising including selling donuts on nights out and doing a 24 hour climb of Arthur's Seat.

His donation page if you would like to support this initiative is:

https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/williamharperlawrence

OP George Lucas received a thank you from Warwickshire Police after his quick actions saved a young family from a flood drama.

George who is a tree surgeon, based in Barby, rushed to save a woman and her three young children from the waters of a fast-flowing ford at Churchover on 6 January with a little help from his trusty Mitsubishi Shogun.

Arriving before the emergency services George waded into the rising waters and managed to hook up a towline to the stranded car. Clambering back in through the window of his Shogun, he reversed out and took the family back to the safety of dry land.

The Police commended George for his actions and so do we. What a hero!

Currently in his first year at Leeds University studying for a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science, Old Princethorpian Ben Warman returned to “ give back a little of what he gained” during his seven years at Princethorpe.

An outstanding sportsman with a passion for exercise physiology, Ben delivered a series of presentations to GCSE and A Level pupils about fitness testing. He explained,

“The higher the level of sport, the more scientific it becomes basically. You can perform fitness tests in your own garden or they can become so finely tuned that elite athletes are able to use them to perfectly gauge the performance capacity of their bodies. I find the whole area very exciting. Delivering to Princethorpe pupils today enabled them to see where the next step of sports study could lead them to. At the moment I am undecided where my four year degree will take me but I aim to make the most of every chance offered. One important lesson learnt from the Princethorpe Diploma was to embrace all opportunities in every aspect of life as this will enhance not only your personal statement for UCAS but will also develop your individual confidence. Lots of students today were asking me about my degree and life at university. I was able to pass on to them good advice, hopefully, about making the most of their final years in College.”

Mrs McCullough, a former PE teacher of Ben’s, was thrilled to have him back on site.

“I miss Ben’s intellectual spark. As a teacher I have learned so much from him and we saw that in action again today in the classroom.”

The junior rugby squads saw Ben out on the pitches with them the next morning for some mid-season skills training. As a former 1st XV flanker he gave heaps of practical advice to our future Princethorpe sporting stars.

My name is Nisha Khan. I am 19 years old and I was at Princethorpe College right the way through from Year 7 to Upper Sixth, leaving in 2012. I studied Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Spanish at A-level and I am currently at the University of Nottingham reading Medicine.

This August I will be climbing the Inca Trail up to Macchu Picchu with a group of students from Nottingham University to raise money for Breast Cancer Campaign.

The trek itself is six days long. We will be climbing up through the Lares Valley to Macchu Picchu, which is one of the new seven wonders of the world. This will be not an easy feat as it is 2430m above sea level and will require a lot of fitness training in the run up to the trek. Macchu Picchu is an Incan farming town situated in the Andes near Cuzco in Peru. It was built in the 15th century as an estate for the Incan emperor Pachacuti.

As well as the main trek I will be organising and taking part in other fundraising events such as fun runs, bag packs and pub quizzes to try and reach my total of £3000.

Breast Cancer Campaign is a very worthwhile charity that funds world class breast cancer research all over the UK. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK, affecting 1 in 8 women. Breast Cancer Campaign aims to find a cure for breast cancer by 2050!

The money that I raise will go to Breast Cancer Campaign and it will directly fund two research projects based at the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham, right next to my med school. (http://www.breastcancercampaign.org)

Please have a look at my online fundraising page:  http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KhanNisha, any support would be much appreciated!