What a night! Summer Arts brought together talented musicians, singers, dancers and artists from all over the community onto the Front Field at Gordon's. Students, parents, staff and children from nearby Holy Trinity Church of England School provided the ultimate in entertainment. A great evening enjoyed by all.
Summer Arts Evening returns to Gordon's on Monday 1st July providing a packed programme of music, art, drama and song. The event, on the Front Field begins at 4.30pm. Please click here for full line up!
Eighty school teams from across the UK took part in the prestigious SSGT HMC Foursomes Knockout Competition, which ended in a thrilling competition at Royal Ashdown Forest GC. Having won the Regional Final against Eton College 3-0, Gordon’s progressed to the last eight of the National Finals at Royal Ashdown Forest GC. After two wins and a loss in the group stages, Gordon’s finished second in the group stages, missing out on a place in the Champions Final to Loretto who won all three group games. Gordon’s School went on the win the scratch points competition and were placed 3rd behind Loretto. Bedford beat Loretto in a thrilling Champions final foursomes match with two matches going down the 18th and 19th playoff holes. Congratulations boys.
With their A Levels behind them, a chance for the Year 13s to dress up and enjoy their Leavers’ Dinner with the staff that have supported them on their journey. The Front Field a glorious mass of colour for a very special summer evening.
If ever there was an example of ‘having a go’, it was the Inter-House Music today! Every student in every House took part, whether they could sing (or not!), and the music couldn’t have been more varied. From Shine Jesus Shine to Party in the USA, the students rocked the Front Field with their energy and enthusiasm. Kensington with ‘Since you’ve Been Gone’ was awarded first place in this inaugural music competition with Sandringham’s ‘Three Lions’ coming in a close second.
A fascinating insight into two of the Surrey Heath Parliamentary Candidates for next week’s General Election as Alasdair Pinkerton for the Liberal Democrats and Ed McGuinness for the Conservative Party joined Sixth Form students today. Topics discussed included lowering the voting age to 16; encouraging young people to vote; national service and tuition fees. Afterwards the candidates and their agents spent time answering questions and discussing issues with students involved in the parallel Gordon’s General Election, also being run next week. Thank you Dr Pinkerton and Mr McGuinness for giving up your time.
Tackling crisis management today, senior student leaders in Year 12, who are studying for their Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 3 award, along with students from Blenheim High School. The ILM awards are industry-recognised and develop a range of skills and behaviours in leadership, self-management and mentoring. For more information about the ILM at Gordon's, please click here.
A mesmerising five wickets for seven runs by left hand spin bowler Libby helped Gordon’s secure a place in the finals in the Surrey Schools’ Cricket Association (SSCA) County Cup for the U17 side. Gordon’s set Reigate Grammar School a target of 108-6 and in response, RGS were 96 all out. During the run up to the finals, the girls have won against Surbiton High, City of London Freemen’s and Kingston Grammar. They will take on St George’s College, Weybridge in Monday’s final. Best of luck to them.
Her students have always known she's a fantastic teacher, and now it's officially recognised! Gurdeep Bilkhu, Head of Psychology and Sociology, has been honoured with a Certificate of Excellence in the Pearson National Teaching Awards for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School. With 18 years of dedicated teaching experience, Mrs. Bilkhu was previously nominated for Bath Teacher Champion at her former school. She passionately credits her students' exceptional A Level results to "a team effort," and shares her deep love for teaching, learning, and social sciences. "I take immense pride in sparking a lifelong passion for learning and nurturing a culture of curiosity. I feel very fortunate to receive this award”.
The latest edition of the school magazine, Semper Fidelis is out now. Please click on the image below to view. For past Semper Fidelis Magazines, please click here. Hard copies will be available in Houses shortly.
Champions in both the scratch and team stableford at this week’s National Schools Golf event at Berkhamsted Golf Club, Gordon’s U18 golf team will now have 12 golfers representing the school at the national Finals at Worplesdon in July. Oliver won the scratch competition finishing level par 71, four shots ahead of his nearest competitor and the Team Stableford Competition was won with an average of 32.6. Congratulations all!
Sixty students trekking along the Jurassic Coast at the weekend for their final expedition for their Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The students spent three days and two nights, travelling around 30 miles along the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
