Practice makes perfect for the new Year 7s who will only be watching the parade this Sunday (23^rd September). They will take part in their first one with the whole school accompanied by the Pipes and Drums on Sunday 14^th October for the Harvest Parade.

The turn of the girls today for Inter-House Rowing. To see them in action, please click here.

Back together again, members of the Semper Fidelis Singers with Charlotte Brosnan from the Voices Foundation, who will be working with them during the term. Also visiting the Music Department this afternoon was West End Musical Director Steve Hill who is launching the jazz ensemble.

Brother and sister Brogan and Faye Hyde have both triumphed in the water recently. Brogan competed in the Nationals competition in Sheffield winning a bronze medal for his 100m. He has also been selected to swim for the National County Team Championships in Sheffield in October. Faye won silver with her team at the National Synchro Combo for her synchronised swimming at the London Aquatic Centre. We wish them continued success in their aquatic endeavours.

Not only did Buckingham’s Head of House Jamie Sinclair complete the challenging Farnham Pilgrim Marathon, but he came in the top 20! Mr Sinclair completed the Surrey Hills event in 3:46 hours climbing over 700 metres over the 26.2 miles for Woking Hospice. Anybody wishing to donate can do so via his Justgiving page https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jamie-sinclair7

A peek into how Rowena Hulme, Worldwide Associate Hair and Make Up Designer from the Lion King makes her transformations. The event, at Gordon’s was followed by the first career talk of the year which featured Ben Heathcote who is currently performing in the hit West End show. The two of them talked about a career in theatre, music, film and television, giving students an insight behind the scenes and how to progress into this exciting but also a highly competitive industry.