I start this week’s blog by remembering fellow Maidstonian Harrison, who sadly died in tragic circumstances one year ago. On Friday last week, Harrison’s closest friend, Oliver, shared a few words with his year group about his friend and what life has been like for him in the last 12 months. As well as this, on Friday of this week we use the charity day to raise money for Mid Kent Mind: a charity that supports the young people of Maidstone and surrounding areas.
On Thursday this week we welcome 30+ visitors to MGS to speak to many of our students at our annual careers event. Students will be able to choose two different career talks to attend, ranging from engineering to finance, and law to medicine. Thank you to the 30+ visitors, many of whom are Old Maidstonians, who have offered to come in to share their experiences.
Well done to Amelia and Joe, both of Year 13 and Tonbridge House, who competed in the final of the Oxford Schools Debating Competition at the weekend. To reach the national final and have a chance to debate against some of the finest schools in the country and at one of the finest universities in the world was such an honour. Across the four debates they achieved three 2nd places and one 3rd place. The two of them should be very proud indeed.
Huge congratulations to Theo, of Year 11 and Corpus Christi House, who has been invited to interview for the prestigious Arkwright Scholarship for 2024. From a group of seven year 11 students who applied, Theo was the only successful candidate – which goes to show the expectations and calibre expected for the next generation of upcoming engineers. We are very proud of all seven students who participated this year, who will now forge ahead on their own path in design or engineering careers.
