Netballer Jo is undergoing a virtual trial for one of the UK’s leading netball teams, London Pulse. Helped by the school’s Head of Netball and Surrey Storm player Nicole Humphrys, Jo will have to complete at least four filmed evaluations including strength and conditioning and ball skills. Best of luck Jo! For further information on sports scholarships at Gordon's, please click here.
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!
The GCSE Class of 2020 celebrating on the Front Field after collecting their results. All have shown enormous courage, determination and resilience this year and their outstanding achievements are testament to many years of hard work. Congratulations all.
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.
Congratulations to all our A Level students on their outstanding results. All have shown great fortitude, resilience and determination in a most difficult year. Socially-distanced celebrations at school today as we welcomed the Class of 2020 back to collect their results.
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.
Two new awards have been unveiled for students in the Lower and Upper School. Those in the Upper School can compete for the Foundation Award in which they present an original idea on how to re-forest a desert (further details here). Those in the Lower School are asked to submit an original depiction of the changes to the planet between 1885 and 2020 (further details here) for the Head's Award. Both awards are open to individuals or groups with the winners receiving a prize at Annual Parade 2021. Best of luck all!
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.
It’s a bronze for rower James Gibson, who swept to third place in the Year 9 Boys event on Sunday in a nail-biting finish at the British Rowing Virtual Championships. James, part of a team of rowers from the Gordon’s Boat Club also made his personal best. Our rowers, many of whom achieved top ten placings in their categories, joined over a thousand entrants from 30 countries world-wide, competing in real-time, side by side races in their own homes. Their coach, three times Olympian Cox Alan Inns told them: “…if the rowing world did not know who Gordon’s Boat Club are, they do now”.
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.
They were the first official British Army team to complete the world’s toughest ocean row – the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge 2019/2020. On Thursday 25th June at 5pm, Lt Col Richard Hall will take us through their epic journey and the 37 gruelling days spent on the water. A challenge which raised over £40,000 for ABF The Soldiers' Charity. To book for the webinar, please visit the box office or click here.
Delighted to welcome back students in Years 10 and 12 today to join the children of key workers. The Parade Square a hub of activity once more with staff and students greeting each other after so many months apart.
