From the Second Master
Dear all,
It was wonderful to see so many of you at Wykeham Day on Saturday. I hope you enjoyed the festivities.
WEEKEND ARRANGEMENTS FOR BOARDERS
Details for this weekend can be found here. Please access the Parent Portal via the link below to inform us of your child’s plans for this weekend by 23:00 on Thursday 19 June. Log in, select 'Interactive Forms' and 'Weekend Sign Out' to complete the form.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR BOARDERS
In preparation for the end of term, parents of boarders should complete the School Holiday Arrangements form, which is also accessed via the same route on the Parent Portal; under ‘School Holiday Arrangements'. Please complete the form by 13:00 on Friday 20 June.
School goes down at 11:00 (Leavers after Domum) on Saturday 28 June. Other pupils may leave after Commendā on Friday 27 June with the agreement of their Housemaster.
Events
What's On
Parents are very welcome to join us for College events. Those events taking place over the coming weeks and months are highlighted in this section with full schedules and booking links below.
MUSIC DIARY TALKS & LECTURES
Attempted Phishing Scams
We have been alerted to phishing scams, targeting the OW community, about bogus fundraising projects and payments for school fees. Winchester College will never contact you about fundraising except from a Win Coll email address (i.e. @wincoll.ac.uk).
If you have suspicions about a fundraising email involving the College, it is always better to check with us first.
To help prevent scams like this, our IT team actively work to acquire all similar internet domains which could be misused in this way, whenever they become available.
Thank You Gifts
As we approach the end of term, we understand that parents may wish to show their gratitude to staff through thank you gifts.
From the school’s perspective, we would like to emphasise that there is no obligation or expectation of gifts in any circumstances. If you are organising a collection for a joint gift, please be mindful that parents have a wide range of financial circumstances and not everyone will be able to afford to participate or wish to contribute.
Please also note that our internal policies do not permit staff to accept gifts of cash or vouchers of any amount and staff will donate these to the College or the College’s nominated charity.
Events
Wykeham Day
Thank you to everyone that attended Wykeham Day on Saturday. Aided by the gorgeous weather, the day was a resounding success.
Please enjoy this selection of photos from the day.
The full gallery is available on the College's photography platform. Photos were taken by Camilla Winter-Moore and Jim Pascoe and contact details for both are listed in their respective albums.
Charities
Solar Cycle
On Wykeham Day, over 200 pupils, staff and parents participated in the Solar Cycle charity event in support of SolarAid., giving their best 20-60 minutes each on stationary bikes. Thanks to their efforts, we were able to smash the target distance of 2200km and cycle 2400km in total.
The best house was Toye's, managing to cycle non-stop for an impressive 234km under 8 hours at an average speed of 30km/h.
Thank you to all who took part and all who have donated thus far; £2,990 of the £6,000 target has been reached. Donations are still open, and reaching the £6,000 mark would allow SolarAid to distribute an additional 200 solar lamps to schools, health clinics and households without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa, giving around 200 children the opportunity to study after dark and lighting up the future of 1000 lives.
You can find out more, and donate, at the link below.
CCF
CCF Inspection
On Wednesday June 11th, Air Commodore Brittain as well as Colonel Ackroyd and Lt Colonel Tebay arrived at noon to begin their inspection of the Winchester College Combined Cadet Force.
Joined by the Headmaster and Contingent Commander Maj Szwajkowski, the Inspecting Officer (IO) received a demonstration of the Field Gun event before then moving to the Armoury where Air Commodore Brittain was able to view our very own flight simulator, happily explained by a member of the RAF. Continuing with the RAF, the IO and guests were able to see our very own fleet of DJI drones in action!
Returning to the training on Meads & Lavender Meads, the IO was able to view a fantastic showcase of Close-Quarters Battle by the Royal Marines section. The Army section then gave another great demonstration of 'break-action', where an advancing cell of cadets safely retreated from enemy gun fire.
Finally, the day finished with a whole-section parade in-front of Musā, where the Air Commodore Brittain (IO) gave a speech to section, and praised Winchester's CCF's ability to teach the core values of the CCF.
We thank the IO and inspecting party for surrendering time to inspect the Winchester CCF, and we're very proud of the success of the inspection.
Music
Choral Society returns in September!
Parents are warmly invited to join Winchester College Choral Society which will be performing Bach's Mass in B Minor in Winchester Cathedral in January 2026.
Conducted by Sarah Baldock and joined by the Winchester Philharmonic Choir, the choir will total over 100 singers! The soloists are Sofia Kirwan-Baez (Soprano 1), Charlotte Bowden (Soprano 2), Hugh Cutting (Alto), Sebastian Hill (Tenor) and Morgan Pearse (Bass) and the accompaniment is being provided by the Oxford Bach Soloists.
Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 19.30-21.00, in Michlā
First rehearsal: Tuesday 2 September
Pre-concert rehearsals: Tuesday 20 January, 18.45-20.45; Wednesday 21 January, 13.30-16.30, in Winchester Cathedral
Concert: Wednesday 21 January, 19.30, in Winchester Cathedral
Please sign-up via the form below. If you have any questions, please contact Tabitha Salisbury on ths@wincoll.ac.uk.
Winchester College Society
Wykeham Week
A huge Thank You to everyone that supported our Wykeham Week fundraising efforts last week.
Together 609 donors helped raise £327,449 towards our House Bursary Funds.
For those of you who couldn't join us on Wykeham Day in the sports hall, the Headmaster then took on the Housemasters in a Judo Throwdown.
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