New & noteworthy
30.03.2010
New team for Leicester
Leicester House is in fresh hands, with an entirely new team in charge. Jin-Xi Yuan has taken over as Captain and Amit Desai as his Deputy. The new Captain has...
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30.03.2010
Triple triumphs in rugby
There were three major successes for QE on the rugby field this term – all in the space of one week. The U12 team won the Broxbourne Festival after a...
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29.03.2010
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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29.03.2010
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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29.03.2010
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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26.03.2010
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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26.03.2010
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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25.03.2010
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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25.03.2010
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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18.03.2010
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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15.03.2010
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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02.03.2010
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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