Firstly, I would like to congratulate Toby of Year 12 and Tonbridge House who has successfully passed his audition for the National Youth Orchestra (NYO). This is a huge achievement as it is where the top young players in the country play at events such as the BBC Proms. Well done Toby.
Congratulations to the 1st XV rugby squad who won their National Cup match last week against The Duke of York School 19 – 13. The squad has had a good start to the year, and so let us hope the players continue this good start and have more success as the season progresses. Also, well done to the U16 XI football squad who played in the first round of the National Cup last night beating Tunbridge Wells Grammar School 4 - 2. It was a well-fought game and played in good spirits and was supported by a number of staff and students who stayed to enjoy the game. Good job.
Thank you to the many parents and
friends of the school who came in last Friday to enjoy the Macmillan Coffee
Morning with us. Over 50 people from the
wider school community joined the many Maidstonians, staff and students who
took part in our first charity day of the year.
Lots of cake was eaten, and, with the non-uniform contributions, we
raised just over £2000 for the charity.
Thank you to all the staff and prefects who helped organise the day.
This week will be the fourth
training session for the students wishing to go on next year’s Harvard Model
United Nations Conference. Each week about
25 year 12 students remain in school until about 5pm undergoing essential
training to help them prepare for the conference. They debate an array of global issues such as
healthcare across the world to the causes of the recent UK riots. Thank you to the School Captain as well as Mr
Andrews and Mrs Van Mol for supporting.
On Thursday this week we welcome to
the school parents and carers of Year 7 to attend the Year 7 Welcome
Evening. After five weeks, our newest
Maidstonians have settled in well and got used to the MGS way of doing things,
and so this event is for the parents and carers of Year 7 to understand what
those four weeks have looked like, and what things they can look forward to.
