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Regents’ Rugby Squad competes with the best
A Regents’ player tries an end
around.
Charlotte Summersby
On Saturday 11th January the U18 Rugby Squad of Regents
International School Pattaya travelled to Bangkok to compete in the
International Schools Rugby Sevens Festival hosted by Lycee Francais
International Bangkok. The squad train on a weekly basis throughout the
school year but find competitive games hard to come by due to the lack of
suitable opposition on the Eastern Seaboard, so it was somewhat surprising
to witness how well they fared against the cream of Bangkok’s rugby playing
schools.
Opening fixtures against LFIB and Bangkok Lions were always going to be
tough asks but the Regents’ boys played some remarkable rugby under pressure
to hold both teams until the dying seconds of each game. At one try apiece
in their opener against eventual champions LFIB the match could have swung
either way but it was the French boys who broke through a courageous Regents
defence to score with the last play of the game from a quickly taken tap
penalty.
It was a similar story in Regents second game when, at two tries apiece and
with only a conversion giving their opponents the slimmest of advantages,
the Bangkok Lions’ playmaker seized on a moment of indecision to score as
the referee blew for time.
With two losses from two games lesser teams fold but the effort, commitment,
camaraderie and skill of the Regents players was still firmly intact and
during the opening exchanges of the Plate Final against the American School,
Bangkok it was clear that there would only be one winner: Regents produced
the best of displays, characterised by determination and powerful, free
flowing rugby to run in five unanswered tries in a one sided game. It was
nothing less than the Regents team deserved - a fantastic win against
seasoned opponents in their last match of the day!
Regents’ Rugby Squad stands
proud, ready to take on the opposition.
Regents’ Rugby Squad shows off
their power and determination.
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Regents’ students set their sights on
future exam success
Regents’ students focus on their
International Baccalaureate.
Tim Eaton
Thirty-two senior students from Regents International School Pattaya
have spent the last week sitting ‘mock’ examinations in preparation for their
international Baccalaureate finals in May. The practice exams are one important
way in which the students are gearing-up to perform to the best of their ability
later in the year.
The mocks were sat under formal examination conditions over the course of eight
days and were designed to test far more than just the students’ knowledge but
also their advanced thinking skills. Questions on the papers asked the students
to think deeply on a wide range of issues, from how poets make use of detail to
present a realistic or unrealistic representation of the world, to the impact of
nuclear and Coulomb force on a particle!
The real examinations in four months’ time hold the key to these students’
academic futures, as most of them are aiming to secure places at universities
around the world. Two Regents’ students were invited to interview at Cambridge
University just before Christmas and are waiting to find out if they will be
offered places, alongside their fellow students who have applied to study a wide
range of degrees, including Economics at University College London,
International Relations at the University of British Columbia and Psychology at
Royal Holloway.
Head of Sixth Form, Simon Miller commented: “There are now nearly 100 students
studying in our Sixth Form. A critical mass like that brings our students so
many advantages - the school can justify offering them a very wide range of
subject options, lively academic debate in the classroom is virtually
guaranteed, and these young people have so many friends they can turn to during
the tough times, like mock exams.”
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St. Andrews students reach the heights on their trip to the Himalayas
St. Andrews sports team.
Mr. Emery- Key Stage 3 Coordinator
St. Andrews students ventured to Nepal on a recent trip which saw them compete
in FOBISIA games, followed by a 4 day trek in the Annapurna Mountain range.
The games saw 6 schools competing from South East Asia in athletics, basketball,
football and rounders. St. Andrews students made a fantastic all-round
performance as they achieved medals in every single competition they entered,
including gold for the boys’ basketball.
Raphael O’Sullivan who organized the games said, “St. Andrews students are a
real credit, not only did they show sporting excellence, but also demonstrated
great sportsmanship.”
St. Andrews students after their long
climb.
Students then swapped their sports shoes for their hiking
boots as they travelled to the beautiful town of Pokhara in the foothills of the
Himalayas and set off on a beautiful 7 hour trek to the small village of
Ghandruk.
Johnny Mochny, a Year 10 student said, “It really has been a fantastic but
challenging experience, but to see this landscape is breathtaking. What is even
more amazing though is to see the young kids in Nepal skipping up and down the
mountain in flip flops - it’s hard enough with boots on!”
After the 4 day trek the group returned home with sore feet, but with memories
that will last a lifetime.
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Hats off to us
Teachers.
Mark Beales
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Students and teachers from Garden International School (GIS) marked
International Hat Day in style.
School Prefects Kunal and Trisha were brimming with ideas for the event, and
this peaked when everyone turned up to school on January 15 wearing all kinds of
hats.
Highlights included hats made out of playing cards, a Darth Vader helmet and a
pirate’s hat. To tie in with the school’s aim to promote environmental
awareness, there were prizes (free pizza) for those with the best hats made from
recycled material. The winners were Isaac and Pangpond with Miss Lucy in Primary
and Lily and Arran with Ms Tincombe in Secondary.
Students.
Hat’s amazing! A Primary student made his own
eco-friendly hat.
There were some fantastic ‘recycled’ hats on display.
Primary students made their own creations for hat day.
GIS Principal Dr Stuart Tasker capped the day off with
his own special hat.
A Primary student from GIS looks great in her own
special hat.
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Something’s cooking at Regents International School Pattaya
Regents’ IB students add cooking to their repertoire as
they prepare for life at university!
Charlotte Summersby
At this time of the year, senior students’ at Regents International
School Pattaya are inevitably focused on academic preparation: revising for
their final International Baccalaureate examinations in May and, in some cases,
polishing their English for tough university entrance interviews ahead. But one
small band of students this week found the time to add a new skill to their
repertoire - cooking.
The course was led by Regents’ Head of Science and University Advisor, Paul
Press. Paul commented: “Preparing students for university involves much more
than just making sure that they get the best possible grades. University is very
often the first time that young people have to fend for themselves, so life
skills such as cooking, budgeting, planning and staying healthy are vital for
them to learn before they go. Our ‘Surviving University: Learn to Cook’ activity
aims to teach students not only basic cooking techniques that they can adapt to
a variety of meals, but also to make the students think about the nutritional
value of the food they eat and how they can minimise the amount of food they
waste.”
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