Double MOBO award-winning rapper Guvna B (Isaac Borquaye) shared from the heart some valuable insights about life, love and faith in the Chapel on Friday evening -  and also treated students and guests to some of his rapping. 

Netball players Jess, Josie and Alice have all been selected for the U13 Berkshire County Netball Team. Congratulations to the three of them, who are pictured here with Vitality Netball Superleague player and Head of Netball at Gordon's, Nicole Humphrys.

A reserve at last year’s World Kayaking Championships, this year, Gordon’s Sixth Form student Sienna Edwards has now made the team and will compete for the GB Freestyle Kayaking team in the World Championships in America later this year.

Terrifying to watch, but lasting only 45 seconds, freestyle kayaking involves twisting and turning under and over whitewater. Freestyle kayakers are awarded points for the different rotations they perform, along with spins, somersaults and cartwheels. Propelling their kayak out of the water results in the most points. Among the tricks Sienna has mastered are spinning 360 degrees, and air screws.

“You do need some flexibility. Not as much as gymnastics but it is helpful” says Sienna.

She starts learning new tricks on dry land, breaking them down into smaller parts before putting them all together and taking to the water. Each new trick varies in the length of time it takes to learn but Sienna is constantly learning new ones and improving on those already in her repertoire.

The news of her selection for the ICF Kayak Freestyle World Championships in Columbus, she described as “very exciting!” and she is now training in earnest for October and will attend GB training sessions as well as heading to the States and Canada this Summer to practise.

Sienna in action!

The recently discovered Evening Hymn, composed in the 1800s by Lord and Lady Tennyson for the Gordon Boys’ Home was sung once more last night by the Choir at Evensong. The Hymn, with words by Lord Tennyson and music by Lady Tennyson, was discovered hidden away in the Music Department and would have been sung by the boys from the Home as part of their daily worship, a tradition that continued well into the 20th Century. The Tennyson family were also instrumental in setting up the Gordon Boys’ Home and one of the first committees to consider establishing a memorial to General Gordon was chaired by Tennyson’s son, Hallam. The plan to establish a Home for poor boys was based on one originally suggested to Alfred, Lord Tennyson by General Gordon himself to carry on the work he had started at Gravesend. 

Oxford’s internationally acclaimed male voice a cappella group Out of the Blue rocked the Chapel at Gordon's last night, with their acclaimed mix of rock and pop music. The group, which has performed on Broadway and West End (London!) stages as well as reaching the semi finals of Britain's Got Talent, led a workshop for the school's choirs in the afternoon before performing with them in the evening.