New & noteworthy
23.07.2010
Six wins for Harrisons at Sports Day
Boys from Harrisons gained six individual track and field victories at QE’s 2010 Sports Day, with the House coming 5th overall in the event. Among the winners was Josh Tob-Ogu...
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23.07.2010
Improved performance at Sports Day
Broughton gained 4th place overall at this year’s Sports Day – a significant improvement on its 6th place in 2009. The highlights included John Otugade (Year 10) winning both of...
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23.07.2010
Government’s green light for Academy status for Queen Elizabeth’s
The Secretary of State has approved in principle Queen Elizabeth’s School’s application to become an Academy. In a letter to the Chairman of Governors, Barrie Martin, Education Secretary Michael Gove...
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22.07.2010
Privileged access to Olympic Park site
A group of Year 9 boys enjoyed a special preview of the Olympic Park site. The 27-strong party – all successful entrants in a QE competition to design a logo...
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22.07.2010
I’m glad you asked me that!…Question Time at QE
QE held its first-ever Question Time, with influential local people facing questions from Year 10. The eight-strong panel fielded questions on a wide range of topics selected by the boys,...
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20.07.2010
Awards ceremony ‘reaffirms QE’s values’
The School’s young high-flyers were able to draw inspiration from an Old Elizabethan just a few years older than themselves when he was invited as Guest of Honour to the...
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19.07.2010
QE cricketers’ triple tour victories
Queen Elizabeth’s School’s First XI gained a hat trick of victories on their tour to the North West. The tourists played three matches on three consecutive days and, led by...
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16.07.2010
Winners! QE team triumphs in the National Schools’ Chess Team Championships
A Queen Elizabeth’s School team won the U14 tournament at the National Schools’ Chess Team Championships – and two boys received prizes for their individual performances too. The QE U14...
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15.07.2010
Olympiad performance puts QE boys among the mathematical élite
Pupils from QE performed strongly in a competition that is open only to the country’s best young mathematicians. Fifteen QE boys were among 1,200 of the highest scorers in the...
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14.07.2010
Going out in style!
Queen Elizabeth’s School concluded its Summer Concert with a huge joint performance featuring both its own musicians and those from its German partner school. The Big Band from the Friedrich...
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14.07.2010
QE boys among the winners in World Citizenship Competition
Three QE pupils were among the winners in a local competition run by the Baha’i Faith Group. The Year 7 boys’ achievement builds on successes by QE boys in previous...
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14.07.2010
QE team comes second in national mathematics competition
A Queen Elizabeth’s School team came second out of 80 schools in the national final of the Team Maths Challenge 2010. Having triumphed in the regional round in April, team...
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