Dear Parents
The Easter holiday was a welcome break but also a busy time for many of our pupils. Apart from the obvious revision, which will have kept the top half of the school occupied, there was a very successful ski-trip at the start of the holidays. Mr Eckhoff, Miss Bryant and Mr Flutter are to be thanked for running this.
Five intrepid pupils went off for five days on the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award expedition in the Brecon Beacons and lived to tell the tale. The weather was not in their favour, which made their achievement even more impressive. Two of the girls, Dani Edmunds and Polly Sapsford returned and less than 24 hours later were singing with the Chamber Choir in Canterbury Cathedral! We were honoured to receive the invitation to sing a concert in such a prestigious venue.
Additionally, three of our pupils in the last week of the holidays, Sam Bunday, Tom Collins and Oliver Rowlatt completed the Three Peaks Challenge (climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in 24 hours.). They raised a substantial sum for St Michael’s Hospice in completing this amazing feat.
To prove that the fund raising habit continues after leaving school, one of our former pupils, Julius Malewicz, with some sponsorship from existing pupils, completed a Land’s End to John O’Groats bike ride to raise money for BEAT (Beating Eating Disorders).
I look forward to a very busy term with several very special Centenary events and hope to see many of you on these occasions as well as at other times.
Best wishes Roger Clark
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