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Blog – Tuesday 22 April 2025
Welcome back to school and to Term 5 – I hope you all had a wonderful Easter break and enjoyed the lovely weather. We start the new term with a busy week, but before I go into that, I would like to congratulate Owen of Year 13 and Barton House who last year competed in the Powerlifting Commonwealth Championships in South Africa, coming away with a silver medal. Well, just before Easter he took part in the British Powerlifting Championships in Wolverhampton, and on this occasion won gold in the deadlift placing him first in the UK. In doing this he has been nominated to represent GB in the 2025 European Championships in Lithuania and the World Championships in Costa Rica. Huge congratulations Owen.
Returning to this week and the start of term, today,
all year 12 geographers travel down to Dorset for four days of fieldwork to
begin collecting data for their A-level coursework. I am sure many readers of this blog who have
studied geography at school can remember the times when they would be measuring
pebbles on a beach, counting cars on the side of a road, or asking local
residents their views on the area. I am
sure fieldwork has not changed!
With the fast-approaching GCSE and A-level examinations just around the corner, the art practical exam and the MFL speaking exams begin this week. This is the time of the year when the library becomes very busy, but at the same time very quiet, as the year 11 and 13 students complete their final preparations before their first exam in May. Good luck to them all.
On Wednesday we welcome our newest and youngest Maidstonians as well as their families to the Year 6 Welcome Evening. Back in March these boys would have heard the news that they had gained a place at MGS and so the journey to become a fully-fledged Maidstonian starts this week. We look forward to meeting them and wish them the best for the coming years.
And on Thursday, the step to become an Old Maisdtonian becomes more real as Year 13 enjoy gathering together for the annual Year 13 leavers’ photograph. This is always a poignant moment, as this photograph, bought by many, will be treasured for years to come; but the gathering together also represents the penultimate time when the entire year group are together as one. I am sure there will be tears, and if not, there will definitely be tears at the leavers’ assembly two weeks after.
Finally, a huge thank you to the Premises Team,
who, over the Easter break, have been working hard getting the school ready for
our return. Acknowledgement must go to
the completed gym project and new Student Services Centre that are now both
ready to use.