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Click below to read about other former students who have made the Headlines recently! | What have students from Mark Rutherford gone on to do? Daniel McGowan
Former student Danny McGowan is making huge progress in the world of Muay Thai Boxing. McGowan, who was awarded the Sport's Department's Special Recognition award in July, has the chance to earn a contract with one of Thailand's top promoters! He will be travelling back to Bangkok later this month as he continues to chase his dream. See the link below for the full article from the Beds on Sunday. Lydia Maddix Below is the interview I did with Radio 1, Daniel Craig and Naomi Harris!
Simon Lewis Simon Lewis is a former student. He has designed this card for Waterstones.
James Petty Bedford’s James Petty was named Bedfordshire FA’s Charter Standard Coach of 2009 at an awards ceremony on Monday and will now represent the county in a regional and possible national final.
James studied Sport & Exercise Sciences at Mark Rutherford gaining a triple distinction grade in the BTEC National Diploma. The 21-year-old has combined his playing, managing and coaching with his university degree and his association with Brickhill Wanderers football club. Steve Abbott Abbott on track for Tour de France -An unheard of’ Bedford cyclist has won a major cycling title and now has his sights set on tackling the Tour de France route.
Former Mark Rutherford pupil Steve Abbott will be leaving for the Alps this month having won the Cayman Classics cycling title – but be did not take up the sport seriously until the end of 2006.
Andy Johnson Andrew Johnson (AJ) was at Mark Rutherford School in the mid 1990s and currently plays for Fulham FC in the English Premier League. Before this he played for Birmingham City, Crystal Palace and Everton.
AJ has scored over 100 league goals and played for England eight times.
Rene Howe Another former student from the 1990s is Rene Howe. After playing for Bedford Town he was signed by Kettering Town. He then moved to Peterborough United in May 2007 before going on loan to Rochdale and Morecombe. In April 2009 he returned to POSH.
Greg Taylor Greg Taylor is another Rutherfordian who has entered professional football. He has emerged through the youth structures at Northampton Town and made one first team appearance as sub against Bolton Wanderers in the Carling Cup. Greg has now joined Kettering Town for the 09-10 season at centre half.
John Oliver was a highly talented student whilst at Mark Rutherford School. Not only did he excel academically but he also contributed to the extra-curricular life of the school. Acting was his real interest and he seriously considered Drama School as an option. He started off when he was a teenager doing Bedfordshire Youth Theatre while going to Mark Rutherford Upper School. It proved very helpful as he got involved in making productions and seemed to often get cast in the funny parts and found he enjoyed it. However he eventually decided to apply to Cambridge University. There he studied English and became involved in the world renowned ‘Footlights’. After graduation he immersed himself in comedy and has a success career. He has performed at the ‘Edinburgh Fringe’ and written and performed on US television. UK credits include performing on ‘Mock the Week’ and writing for Radio 4.
MRUS has always had a history of producing excellent performers. Notable names include John Oliver who writes and performs comedy, Heather Uprichard who is a member of a well regarded acting company in London and Nick Huntington who has had roles on stage. Locally Matt Roberts is well known in the music scene and is remembered for nonchalantly coming into school and mentioning going to Jools Holland’s house to jam.
A contemporary from the early 90s is Jemma Endersby who performed with Matt whilst both were students. Jemma clearly had talent from the moment she entered the school and this was very evident at the end of her first year when she sang in front of the school. This talent led her to taking every opportunity to perform and she logically took this pathway as she progressed through to the Sixth Form. Naturally she wanted to develop her musical and performing abilities and decided to apply to the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). In 1999 she graduated and moved to Germany. There she swiftly gained a name in the music scene, especially in her new home town of Cologne and played across the country. In 2002 she recorded her first album ‘Afterglow’ and more recently issued an EP ‘Flow’. Jemma’s style is likened to the ‘tones of Norah Jones’ but with the ‘sassy soul punch of KT Tunstall’. She mixes ‘classic acoustic pop’ with surprising ‘harmonic twists’ and ‘jazzy soul’. As well as performing in her own right, Jemma has been singing backing vocals for other artists and has travelled the world. As she says on her website:-
Tariq says "It's great because purely and simply you get to do your own music and your own songs. At the end of the day I am a singer-songwriter and the fact that the competition is wanting people to do their own stuff allows me to shine. "They are looking for talent that's different from X-Factor." TariQ, who is influenced by artists including Guns 'n' Roses and Michael Jackson, says his music appeals to most people's tastes.
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