Semper Fidelis singers, Gordon's School elite choir has come first at the Godalming Music and Drama Festival in the school choir mixed voices category. The choir were presented with the Hyldon Cup at the festival. Congratulations too, to Phoebe Norman and Roseanna Fernandes, who came third place in the festival with their acting duologue.
Gordon’s ended their remarkable cup run to English Schools’ Football Association Trophy holders Millfield School after a penalty shoot-out in the Semi-Final. The competition saw them win through seven rounds against many of the top footballing schools in the country. Good luck to Millfield!
The ESFA Game against Millfield is set to take place at 2pm today (Monday 5th March) on the Front Field. Supporters welcome to cheer on the First XI Team as they play the semi-final of this national competition.
The Semi-Final of the English Schools' U18 Football Association competition against Millfield has been postponed. The match will take place next week instead.
Gordon's is open as normal today.
Congratulations to the Girls' U18 Rugby 7s team who won the Shield at Christ's Hospital on Sunday.
The U14A Rugby Sevens vs Surrey, scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday 27th February) has been cancelled.
Today's U13 Rugby 7's vs Ibstock School has been cancelled.
Unbeaten in the ESFA (English Schools' Football Association) Cup, Gordon's First XI Team will now take on Millfield School in the Semi-Final of the competition. The game, against the current holders of the ESFA cup, will be held at home on the Front Field on Wednesday 28th February at 2pm. Some 400 schools across the country have taken part in the competition. The final, which will be televised, will be held at Doncaster Rovers FC at the Keepmoat Stadium.
All football fixtures against Halliford School, scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday 24th February), have been cancelled due to recent and forecast weather. Those selected to play should instead be in school at 10.00am for training.
Student members of the Pipes and Drums Band at have been chosen to perform in the ‘Lest We Forget’ Concert, which will honour and remember those who lived, fought and died in the First World War. They will join some 2,000 other young singers and musicians from across England and Wales at the national concert at the NEC, Birmingham in November to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. The event, part of the government’s four year centenary programme, will include music and songs including: ‘Nimrod’ from Elgar’s Enigma Variations; ‘Silent Night’, the Christmas carol said to have been sung by British and German soldiers during the December truce and songs popular among soldiers of the time such as ‘Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag’ and ‘It’s a long way to Tipperary’. Readings from diaries and letters written at that time will also be given and archive film footage from the trenches will be shown.
