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Norbert wins logo contest

29.03.2010

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Norbert wins logo contest

Year 7 pupil Norbert Sobolak has won the Underne House logo competition. Norbert’s design beat off strong competition from Kishan Makulana, of Year 8, and Ben El-Gamal,Year 7, winning him...

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Green machine

29.03.2010

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Green machine

This term QE entered the national Greenpower Challenge for the first time. The competition requires competing schools to use a standard 24-volt electric motor and two batteries to create a...

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Spelling Bee

29.03.2010

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Spelling Bee

Cantankerous, kaleidoscope and perseverance were just a few of the words that challenged the Year 7 boys in the annual spelling competition. Three pupils were selected from each Year 7...

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Nurturing and celebrating success: Senior Awards 2010

26.03.2010

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Nurturing and celebrating success: Senior Awards 2010

More than 120 prizes were awarded during QE’s Senior Awards ceremony, which is a celebration both of individual success and of the meritocratic values of the School. In his welcome,...

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Geography through the window

26.03.2010

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Geography through the window

The quality of entries to this year’s Geography through the window poster competition was outstanding, according to Geography teacher Geraldine Booth. All the Year 7 students took part, producing an...

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From van Gogh to Google

25.03.2010

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From van Gogh to Google

Year 13 pupil Makoto Takahashi has enjoyed a range of artistic opportunities under the Royal Academy Attract Programme. In addition to guided tours of the Premiums and Van Gogh exhibitions...

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Elizabethans receive Gold Awards at St James’s Palace

25.03.2010

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Elizabethans receive Gold Awards at St James’s Palace

Five Elizabethans have received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards in two ceremonies at St James’s Palace. Akhil Amlani, Imran Khan, Christopher Brent, Yathushan Sivarajah and Hiten Morar were all...

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Innovative Young Enterprise scheme

18.03.2010

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Innovative Young Enterprise scheme

A Young Enterprise scheme involving Year 10 QE students has found an innovative way to help busy people stay fit. The company, Health4All, has launched a discount card which entitles...

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Harvard bound

15.03.2010

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Harvard bound

Year 13 student Ramsey Kobeissi has accepted the offer of a place at Harvard on its Liberal Arts programme – the first QE boy to win a place at the...

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Gifted children let down by education system – but not at QE

02.03.2010

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Gifted children let down by education system – but not at QE

Queen Elizabeth’s School features prominently in a Financial Times article focusing on gifted children. The feature highlights the fact that 800,000 children nationwide are labelled ‘gifted and talented’. Yet it...

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Double honours for OE music mogul

25.02.2010

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Double honours for OE music mogul

Old Elizabethan Lucian Grange, a leading music industry executive, received his CBE at Buckingham Palace and was then feted at the Brit music awards on the same day. Mr Grainge,...

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Brightest and best – QE boys victorious

27.01.2010

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Brightest and best – QE boys victorious

Three QE pupils have won a national competition which aimed to find the country’s brightest young businesspeople and entrepreneurs. Step into Business is a new competition launched last June by...

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