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They endured thunderstorms, wind, rain (and some questionable cooking!) but all five Sixth Formers completed the 100 mile Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award expedition from Winchester to Eastbourne recently. The group of Emma Cohen, Joshua Deakin, Lottie Henden, Jesse Holmes and Ella Litjens followed the South Downs Way, taking six days before setting eyes on the Eastbourne Pier. Ella revealed there had been some “close calls with lightening” and the inevitable blisters but that the exercise had been great for team bonding. Congratulations to all the participants!

Rounding off a phenomenal year in which he set records at the National Powerlifting Championships in U18 and U23, Faiyaz Moolji is now heading for Oxford University. Divya Balashanker and Benji Holland secured places to Cambridge. The recent results also mean that Asad Ali; Oli Greengrass and Teah Jasani will study medicine; Sophie Ross dental surgery and Alyssa Tutt veterinary medicine. Congratulations all. For further results information, please click here.

Taking part in what was meant to be a week long residential training course with the National Youth Music Theatre, is Ryan Knight. Now being held via Zoom, Ryan is working on his audition technique as well as choreography, musical theatre, vocals and acting. Along with group work, there is also the opportunity for one to ones with industry professionals. Funding for Ryan’s course has come from his Gordonian Award for Creative Arts, also awarded to promising sports students in Year 11. For more information on the awards, please click here. 

For the first time in Gordon’s history, Prize-Giving will be virtual today. The day’s events would have begun with the 135th Annual Parade and Inspection, attracting hundreds of Gordonians, families and friends. Marquees on the Front Field, teas in residential and day boarding houses, farewells and reunions. Usually held in the first weekend of July, the Annual Parade and Inspection is a highlight in the Gordon’s calendar. Today we look back at two previous parades - one from May 2015 and the other from last year’s Annual Parade and Inspection when sweltering temperatures moved the parade to the Front Field. This afternoon prize winners will be addressed by the Chairman of Governors Richard Whittington and Head Teacher Andrew Moss. Click here to see the parades.

The XV Rugby side celebrating their most successful season ever, welcomed a line-up of rugby legends from across the world at their virtual awards evening this week. The evening of celebrations included Saracens prop Richard Barrington; Wales Rugby, British Lions and Exeter Chiefs Alex Cuthbert; Trevor Leota from Wasps Rugby, who won 30 caps for Samoa; Fijian Rugby Union and Sevens player and Olympic Gold Medallist Jasa Veremalua and the King of Sevens, Waisale Serevi. The rugby heroes congratulated the Gordon’s team on their successes at The Stoop; Seaford College Sevens and South Africa tour and wished them luck in the coming season. Five of the First XV team currently play for their county with the school's Player of the Year, Corum trialing for Wales Under 18s and appearing for Scarlets and Welsh Exiles.