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Underne win 2008 Sports day

21.07.2008

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Underne win 2008 Sports day

Although there had been some apprehension about weather conditions, Sports Day 2008 proved highly successful, incorporating the true spirit of house competition and pride. The winning house was Underne. It...

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More events than ever at 2008 Sports Day

21.07.2008

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More events than ever at 2008 Sports Day

Although there had been some apprehension about weather conditions, Sports Day 2008 proved highly successful, incorporating the true spirit of house competition and pride. It included more events than ever...

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County Cricket Champions

17.07.2008

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County Cricket Champions

Both the Year 7 and Year 8 cricket teams became Champions of Middlesex in an exciting end to the School year. The Year 8 team secured a five-wicket victory against...

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On the right path

16.07.2008

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On the right path

Recent work by the Careers Department at QE has focused on Year 12 and their progression to university via the UCAS process; on meeting and interviewing students and on giving...

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Biology essay wins top-three place in competition

15.07.2008

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Biology essay wins top-three place in competition

Lower Sixth-Former Jimmy Lam was one of two runners-up in a biology competition run by the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR). His essay, entitled ‘Is there an alternative to...

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Mix of work and play makes for memorable German exchanges

15.07.2008

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Mix of work and play makes for memorable German exchanges

QE boys mixed work and pleasure on two German exchanges, where they had the opportunity to develop friendships and improve their language skills. Twenty students from Years 9 and 10...

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Junior Awards: Celebrating individual excellence

15.07.2008

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Junior Awards: Celebrating individual excellence

Headmaster John Marincowitz gave the audience an insight into the secret of QE prizewinners’ success at the School’s Junior Awards Day. “We recognise that achievement at this level is not...

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It all adds up to success in the Olympiad

15.07.2008

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It all adds up to success in the Olympiad

QE boys have achieved considerable success in the prestigious national Junior Mathematical Olympiad, winning a string of certificates and medals. The Olympiad is the follow-on round to the United Kingdom...

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Football tournament helps charity achieve its goals

15.07.2008

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Football tournament helps charity achieve its goals

Two Year 7 boys organised a five-a-side football inter-house tournament for charity. Kiran Modi, of 7B, and Rushil Sajip, of 7H, raised £457.26 for Save the Children, which was presented to...

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Making their mark in direct marketing

07.07.2008

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Making their mark in direct marketing

Four Year 10 Business Studies teams have won awards in the 2008 Young Direct Marketing Awards after beating off tough competition from more than 170 school teams from across the...

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Posting a win

07.07.2008

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Posting a win

Year 7 pupil Dhruv Nanavati won first prize in an art competition run by The Spires shopping centre and the Barnet and Potters Bar Times. Dhruv had to design a...

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OE news: Joe on the Road

07.07.2008

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OE news: Joe on the Road

The School welcomes news of Old Elizabethans, including those taking “gap years”. One such is Joe Sheffer whose year includes a motorbike journey through Europe and the Middle East towards...

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