Yesterday I returned to the UK after spending the last eight
days in the US enjoying the sights of New York and attending the Harvard Model
United Nations Conference in Boston. More than 3,500 delegates from around 200
secondary schools across 40 countries came together to grapple with some of the
most serious challenges in international relations. The 24 Maidstonians were
all a pleasure to be with and represented themselves, their school and their
country incredibly well. Many thanks to Mrs Van Mol for organising the trip and
Ms Kruppa for also accompanying. Definitely a memory of the year.
Yesterday also saw the return of Ms Lonsdale who has been on
a maternity leave for the last nine months. Welcome back Ms Lonsdale.
Thank you to the Parents’ Association who organised
Saturday’s Ceidlh and Hog Roast. In conjunction with MGGS parents enjoyed an
evening of dance, entertainment and frivolities. I hope the parents who came
along had an enjoyable evening.
This Friday sees the deadline for hopeful applicants who
wish to be considered for the roles of School Captain and School Vice-Captain.
Shortlisting will take place next week followed by two days of interviews in
the week before February half term. The field is again very strong this year,
and at the time of writing, I have no idea who will be successful. Good luck to
those who apply.
Congratulations and well done to William
Luckhurst of Barton House who despite being under the weather, had an extremely
successful day at the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships on Saturday. William
entered five events which consisted of 90m freestyle, 30m Butterfly, 30m
Freestyle, 30m Breaststroke and a 4 person relay. The water temperature was
below 3 Celsius. William came away with 5 gold medals having won each of his
events. A fantastic achievement and William will now aim for the World
Championships in Bled next year.
Marvellous
Maidstonian - Congratulations to Matthew Hua from Barton House who won the
Maidstone Young Musician competition for 2019. Matthew won this year's
competition held at Maidstone Grammar School on Saturday 19 January with
impressive performances of Mozart's Sonata no17 in B flat major, and Chopin's
Nocturne in E, opus 61. He competed against 7 other finalists on the night and
is now through to the district finals for the national Young Musician
competition which takes place in February. Well done Matthew and good luck in
the next round.
A reminder that on Friday the
Corpus Christi Charity Day takes place raising money and awareness for the local Mid Kent branch of the
Motor Neurone Disease Association. (MNDA). Students will be able to come to
school in non-uniform for a £1 donation on the gate. Motor Neurone Disease
affects adults of any age and there is currently no cure. However, MNDA works
alongside families in need to help them through difficult times.
