HT Blog - Tuesday 19 November 2024
Firstly, I would like to extend a huge thank you to the
College Pastoral and Prefect Team for putting on last Friday’s Children in Need
charity day. What with the rowathon, the
jumble sale, the cake sale, and guess the weight of a student, there was much
for everyone to enjoy. Alongside these,
and the usual non-uniform gate collection, a number of staff and students also
took part in a 24-hour sportathon which saw Mr Williams from Student Services
play a variety of sports throughout the day and night. Well done Mr Williams and thank you to
everyone who supported him.
This week the Year 11 mock exams continue into their second
week with many more exams still to complete.
Following numerous conversations with Year 11, the exams seem to have
gone well so far with the usual ‘some good’ and ‘some not so good’ comments. Continued good luck to Year 11.
Also, this week the entire student body will be shown the
recently produced MGS 475 film that was commissioned last year to commemorate
the school’s birthday year. It was
filmed and directed by Chris Haywood, Old Maidstonian and 2020-21 school
captain, who back in April spent a week in school filming the school and
interviewing numerous students and members of staff to capture life at MGS in
2024. It is a beautifully crafted piece
of film which I know will be received positively.
Three of our year 13 students Theo,
Rafe and Emir recently took place in a coding competition completing the task
in a sixth of the allocated time. The
organisers contacted the school to pass on their comments about the exceptional
efficiency, combined with the quality of the students’ solutions, speaking
volumes of the students’ technical capabilities and problem-solving
acumen. Thank you to these students for
representing the school in such a positive way - a testament to the values of
Maidstonians.
