Members of the Equestrian Team at Gordon's School will once again be entering the main arena at the Royal Windsor Horse Show where they will be competing in front of HRH The Queen. Holly Norris, Rebecca Hales and Molly Barnard (who will be the youngest in the competition) will take part in an intense training program during the few weeks leading up to the event in May. We wish them all the best in their preparations and on the day itself.
A blaze of yellow daffodils is greeting drivers along roads of West End in Woking – the result of the back-breaking bulb planting by members of the West End Village Society. Members of the organisation raised the money to buy bulbs and planted some 50,000 of them over six consecutive weekends. Added to the 17,000 from last year and the area is just blooming! The Gordon’s Foundation was just one of the many local businesses who contributed to the fund to buy all the bulbs that have brightened up the whole village.
On Saturday 17th March, an eager new team of 15 year 9 students spent the day at Guildford Crown Court to compete in the regional Mock Trials competition.
Hardcopies of the Spring Edition of Gordon's News and the latest Careers Newsletter are available in both Day and Residential Boarding houses. Parents and students are welcome to pick up a copy.
Congratulations to Gordonian Eboni Beckford-Chambers, playing in the Team England netball team for the Commonwealth Games. Their thrilling match against Australia earned them a gold medal in the last second. She is pictured here on a recent visit to Gordon's.
Delegates from Gordon’s MUN (Model United Nations) recorded their best ever results at a conference held at Haileybury School recently. The MUN conference - one of the largest in the country - involved over 600 secondary school pupils from across the world assuming the roles of national ambassadors to debate and solve global issues. Darcy Watson, Dina Khan and Tim Fisho were Highly Commended; Tia Jasani, Luca Stamford and Oliver Henderson were Distinguished Delegates and the Gordon's delegation representing Cyprus was awarded Highly Commended: Tim Fisho, Artur Nunes, Harvey Tulloch, Luca Conti and Oliver Henderson.
Fresh from their successes at the Godalming Music Festival and after wowing parents and staff at the Spring Concert, Gordon’s singers have just been given another official thumbs up. Nine out of 12 Students got the top mark, Distinction in their LCM Singing, their grades ranging from Grade 2 up to Grade 8 and Diploma Level.
Gravesend Students donned 'Mr Short masks' and composed a song for him in tribute to their popular Head of House. Alan Short is retiring after nearly 25 years at Gordon's and will be succeeded by Helen Bryan. Other farewells to staff included Katrione Young; Bekah Deacon and Sakharkar Snehal.
Delivering Easter eggs to Buckingham House this morning for an end of term treat, Head of House Jamie Sinclair. The whole school - staff and students - are in mufti to raise money for Sport Relief.
The Year 7 Netball Tournament at Heathside School, scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday 22nd March) has been postponed. Once a new date for it has been set, it will be included in Schoolcomms.
Congratulations to the 1st XI football team crowned national State Boarding School champions today with a 1-0 win against Ashby School. Commiserations to the 1st VII netball team who were runners-up losing narrowly to Wymondham College.
Practising in the Spring sunshine this morning, members of the Gordon's School Music Department for the Spring Concert tonight at the H G Wells Theatre in Woking where they will be presenting 'Songs for all Seasons'.
