Congratulations
to Hamish Reilly who took part last weekend in the European Biathlon Championships
in Portugal representing GB in the U17 category. He qualified in the semi-final on the
Saturday to compete in the final of 16 competitors on the Sunday. The event included a 1200m run, followed by a
200m swim, followed by another 1200m run. He produced the race of his life to clinch
second place achieving a silver medal and the knowledge he is the second fastest
U17 Biathlete in Europe. Well done
Hamish.
Tomorrow
is a big day: House Launch Day. The
first two lessons of the day will be cancelled and students and staff will
spend two hours in their new forms meeting their fellow tutees and coming
together as one in their first house assembly.
We have been building up to this day for over a year now, and we look
forward to see how the new structure develops.
On
Thursday it is the staff's chance to say goodbye to their colleagues. Over 100
members of staff and former members of staff are all attending the Staffing
Leaving Do; enjoying a two course meal prepared by Independent Catering and hearing
a number of speeches about leaving staff.
It will be an emotional occasions and we wish all leaving staff the best
for their futures.
And
Friday is the final day of the year which will, as always, finish with an end
of term assembly. We are hoping the
weather holds to allow for that assembly to take place in the Quad. It will be
the last time the current student body have an opportunity to say goodbye to
the leaving staff, and it will be the last time they see the current music
block building. When we return in
September the music block will have been demolished to prepare the ground for
the second phase of the building projects. Have
a wonderful holiday.
