How to eat trifle blindfolded!

If you want cheering up or to see Y13 having fun, watch this!

Thank you, Antonia and George for entertaining us!

Happy Christmas

Our neighbours in the Lower School pushed the boat out today, hiring the services of Santa and Rudolf. Sadly Mr Howorth and Mr Beckett missed the special guests!

Rugby Dinner honours achievement.

The annual Senior Rugby Dinner was held last night and Y13 boys featured heavily amonst those whose achievements were recognised.

1st Team:

Players’ Player of the Season: Nick Arbuckle & Tom Howe

Most Improved Player: Piers Chen

1st XV Dates and Blazer Badge: Tom Howe

Full Colours: Tom Howe, Nick Arbuckle, Michael Glover, George Davis, Zac Jones, James Riley,

Troy Janse Van Vuuren, TobyStevens, Charlie Foster and Piers Chen.

2nd Team:

Player of the Season: Cameron Foster

Most Improved Player: James Rossi-Bull & Alex Kallipetis

Half Colours  Cameron Foster, Joao Dias (also awarded the Plato Plate)

3rd XV:

Outstanding Service Award:  Kit Bowerin, Louis Miller-Bains, Aonghus Van Raalte, Henry Le Roy

Christmas party with Gilson House

  

Monday night witnessed the annual College-Gilson party! Traditional party games were the order of the day; pass the parcel and  pass the orange were the most popular and messiest!

Victory in final matches of the season!

Both the 1st and 2nd XVs won their final match of the season against Magdalen College School, Oxford. The 1st XV won 31-28 and the 2nd XV 19-14. Both were nail biting finishes but provided a great end to the season. Well done both teams!

RAF Chaplain preaches at Christmas Service

Squadron Leader Rev. Nicholl, Senior Chaplain to RAF Benson spoke at Friday's whole school service about the significance of Advent and the importance of thinking of others. Advent calendars are wonderful things, he said, so long as the true nature of Advent is remembered. This tied in with the current School Theme which is encouraging pupils to think of those less fortunate than ourselves this Christmas.

Rev Nicholl is pictured here with the Chapel Wardens.

House cross country

James Riley won the senior house cross country race today with the impressive time of 17.52 minutes.

Other Year 13 performances of note came from Michael Glover (7th), Marek Lapham (8th), James Tolley (10th) and Tom Waldron (11th). Well done to everyone who ran in near-freezing conditions.

Floods

It looks like junior rugby is a wash out! The rowers have taken over the riverside pitches.

Winter Concert full of festive cheer!

The Winter Concert last Tuesday evening was a chance to see and hear all the school music groups in full swing. The Sports Hall was packed and, as ever, Year 13 boys set a fine example. Ashely Copeland, Tom Waldron, Ehren Elcock and Nick Bond all played and/or sang superbly. Well done to them all!