Firstly, I wish to thank everyone for supporting last Friday’s charity and non-uniform day. The amount raised for Mid-Kent Mind is yet to be finalised, but once again, the generosity from Maidstonians was very much appreciated.
At the weekend, the CCF Army Section took part in a Military Skills Competition against other CCFs in the South East. They took part in a variety of activities including military knowledge, shooting, radio communication and casualty evacuation. The MGS team continued to show their general ability to adapt to situations and performed well overall in the tasks finishing mid-table. Feedback was generally positive from the directing staff and lots of useful feedback has been provided allowing for development in preparation for the prestigious Cambrian Patrol competition in the summer term
Today, parents of year 7 students hear from their child’s
teachers about how their child has got on since joining MGS back in September. The
Year 7 Virtual Parents’ Evening is an opportunity to hear how our youngest
Maidstonians are progressing and how they are seeing MGS as their second
home. I am sure the evening will be a
positive one.
This week we see a number of our rugby squads take part in the prestigious Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens tournament. Rosslyn Park Sevens is the largest school rugby tournament in the world and has been around since 1939. It is always hotly contested with many very strong rugby schools attending. Best wishes to the players, and thank you to the staff for accompanying.
This week is also the last full week before 24 year 12 students, accompanied by five staff, fly out to Nepal to begin their trek to Everest Base Camp. Over the course of 19 days, the students fly to Kathmandu and then onto Lukla, before beginning the nine-day hike up and four-day hike down, before spending two more days in Kathmandu before flying back. Best wishes to them all. We look forward to hearing all about it when they return.
Finally, I wish to acknowledge Lieutenant George, an Old Maidstonian who left MGS in 2015. Whilst he was at MGS, George took part in the CCF and always wanted to make the Royal Navy his career. He is now commanding officer of HMS Trumpeter, and has just recently invited current MGS Royal Navy cadets onto a P2000 to show them around and tell them about his career to date. Thank you George, and huge congratulations for making commanding officer.
