eNews is the St George's Newsletter which gets published every exeat weekend and when we break up for holidays.
It is your opportunity to read about our girls' successes, what has been going on at St George's and find out about future events that you may wish to attend.
The most recent edition is available at the top of the list below:
The Queen visited Windsor today with HRH Prince Philip. The First, Second and Third Year girls as well as teachers, support staff, parents and siblings were the first to see the Queen as she came out of the King Henry VIII Gate at Windsor Castle.
Several girls were very lucky to be invited to present posies to Her Majesty in front of thousands of spectators on Castle Hill.
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Both HM The Queen and Prince Philip spoke to the girls who were delighted to be able to meet them and represent St George's.
The Chapel Choir had the privilege of being invited to sing at Westminster Abbey as part of the celebrations for their 25th Anniversary Year. The choir led Evensong for a packed congregation and finished the service with the second performance of Howard Goodall’s “Oh be Joyful” which was commissioned for the choir. We were so pleased to see so many parents at the Abbey, many of whom joined the choir for a wonderful meal to celebrate the occasion.
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Nasser Hussain OBE, former England Cricket Captain and current Sky Sports presenter was the guest speaker at the second Headmistress’ Lecture of the year on Monday 30 April.
Speaking to an audience of girls, staff, alumnae, parents and grandparents as well as pupils from local prep schools Papplewick and St John’s Beaumont, Mr Hussain enthralled young and old with stories of growing up with cricket, his professional career and life after retirement. He had clear messages about sacrifice and how hard you have to work to represent your country and gave a real insight into the challenges and fun had on tour around the world. After speaking, Mr Hussain graciously accepted questions for over an hour, after which, he joined the audience in the Theatre Foyer for a reception where he signed autographs and had photographs taken.
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The Sixth Form were delighted to welcome Professor Grayling to speak to them on Tuesday 24 April. His lecture was entitled “The Value of Studying the Humanities” and it explored how the study of these subjects adds to the richness of life. Professor Grayling was Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck before founding the New College of the Humanities which opens its doors for the first time in September 2012.
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Congratulations to the following girls who have been appointed prefects for the next academic year:
Joint Head Girls:
Jennifer Blackburn & Poppy Tidswell-Norrish
Head of A House: Astrid Bagger
Head of B House: Lucy Walker
Head of C House: Tanya Gecim
Head of D House: Lydia Tufnell
Senior Prefects:
Helen Sale (Senior School)
Alexandra Baker (Middle School)
Alexandra Tyan (Junior School)
Sports Captain: Jennifer Tilley
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We celebrated St George’s Day in style this year, starting with a special Georgian assembly. After morning lessons, we had an outstanding lunch of roast beef, yorkshire puddings, duck-fat roast potatoes and root vegetables and spring greens all finished off with apple crumble and custard! The staff and girls were grateful for the energy later, when the first Georgian Gallop took place with Mrs Owens bravely running the first lap in the pouring rain! In the hotly contested race around the school, the overall winners were Darwin House with the Becket Third Year Team taking the fastest individual time. Congratulations also to Mr Lee and Mrs Johnson for taking the fastest staff time against some tough competition.
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Congratulations to the GCSE Drama classes who performed their final GCSE Drama examination pieces on 26 April. The pieces were devised by the girls, using a set play as the inspiration. In “The Void” the life stories of 4 people are explored when they are trapped in the void between heaven and hell. In order to move on into the afterlife the 4 characters must choose their happiest and most important memory, so that it can be recorded and they can live it for eternity. In contrast, “The Streets” followed the lives of 4 prostitutes who lived together and the aftermath of one of their murders. Both plays explored complex and challenging issues and used powerful devices to support the story.
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On Wednesday 25 April the intrepid First Years ventured out into the monsoon rains for a trip back in time to the medieval period. The warm dry bus took them to Essex, first to Mountfitchet, a Norman Motte and Bailey castle that has been reconstructed as it would have been in the 1100’s, including animals such as deer and chickens, the church, the crook houses and the hall, as well as the palisade walls and trebuchets. The First Years enjoyed the way the past was bought to life, including the grizzly sight of a hanged man in the centre of the village and the defensive features of the castles, very similar to some of the models they made back in the Autumn Term. After a soggy hour they got back on the bus and went to Hedingham castle, a Square Keep castle. Activities here included brass rubbings and a tour of the castle; imagining the medieval people and their lives from 900 years before, including the siege by King John and the banquets that would have been held there. The medieval loos were a particular highlight! They arrived back at school, soggy but with a greater understanding of the lives of the people and they have been studying this year. Many thanks to Mrs Potter, Miss Jackson and Rev. Sistig.
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Congratulations to School Secretary, Mrs Alexander, and visiting Violin teacher, Mr Perkins, who both competed in the London Marathon in April. It was Mrs Alexander’s first full marathon and she finished in an impressive 4 hours 12 minutes and 42 seconds! Mr Perkins is a seasoned professional having not only run the London marathon before, he has also taken part in 4 Iron Man Triathlons; swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and then finishing with a full 26.2 mile marathon! He finished this marathon in 3 hours 49 minutes and 57 seconds.
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