Despite the lovely weather we ended up
having on Friday we sadly had already decided to hold Upper School Speech Day
in the Hall and not the Quad. It was a
wonderful occasion; congratulations again to all prizewinners and thank you to
Dr Derrett who was the Guest of Honour.
The Beginning of Year Service went extremely well too and was able to go
ahead at All Saints Church; not like last year when we had to bring the Church
to MGS. Thank you to Rev. Mark Pavey who
stepped in at the last minute to lead the Service.
Yesterday,
Year 7 enjoyed a team building day completing a range of tasks and
activities. This event is new to the MGS
calendar and we hope it proves successful, developing not only greater
friendships but also the boys’ problems solving skills.
Tomorrow we
open our doors to students across Maidstone who wish to attend our University
Fair. Over 50 universities across the entire country will be here providing
information and literature about themselves and the numerous courses they
offer. This is the fourth year MGS is
hosting such an event, and if the last three years are anything to go by, the
event tomorrow will be extremely busy and informative to all who come. Bring a large bag to take home all of the many
prospectuses!
And on Thursday this week we invite Year
13 parents into school to meet with their child’s form teacher to discuss the
next stages of the UCAS process. It is
this time of year when the students complete their personal statements and we complete
their references before the deadline later this term. We hope the day is helpful.
Finally, many congratulations
to swimmer Ben Ward of Y10 who in August competed in the 14yrs age group
English Nationals, winning Gold in the 400 IM.
He also raced in the British Summer Championships gaining 4th in the 200
Brs, 6th in 100 Brs, 6th in 200IM and 9th in 50 Brs which places him in the top
10 British Swimmers in his age group for 5 events. Well done Ben.
