Firstly, I would like to congratulate Owen of Year 13 and Barton House who, over the last few days, has been competing in the 2024 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in South Africa. I am delighted to say that he achieved second place in the 93kg Junior category securing a silver medal. Owen has been weightlifting for a few years now, and to be selected to compete for England in the Championships was an achievement in itself, but to win a silver medal illustrates not only his ability but his commitment to the sport. Well done Owen - we are very proud of you.
At the weekend we saw the first home
game for the senior rugby players as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
XVs took on Sir Joseph Williamson Mathematical School. Results were mixed, but it was good to have a
large crowd watching, and the bacon and sausage sandwiches supplied by the
Parents’ Association went down well.
On Friday last week our newest
Maidstonians from years 7 and 12 joined together to learn the history and words
of the school song, Gaudeamus. Led by
the Prefect Team, the students gave a fine rendition of our school song that
has been part of MGS since 1908.
Throughout this week we will be
launching to the school community how MGS is acknowledging Black History
Month. Miss Johnson, the deputy head,
will be leading four house assemblies on the theme of Reclaiming Narrative. In addition to this our library staff have
created a huge display of books that might be interesting for our students to
read: books that have been written by Black authors as well as books that feature
stories associated with Black history.
