New & noteworthy
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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14.07.2010
Warrior class!
All Year 7 pupils learned about Hinduism and the Hare Krishnas on a visit to Bhaktivedanta Manor – the temple donated to the movement by ex-Beatle George Harrison. During a...
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13.07.2010
Taking a lead on teaching the Cold War
Queen Elizabeth’s School’s History Department took a leading rôle in a conference for History teachers on the Cold War. Organised by the Prince’s Teaching Institute, the event updated GCSE and...
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12.07.2010
Exploring High Wycombe’s climate
All Year 12 geographers spent a day in High Wycombe investigating whether the town has its own urban microclimate. The fieldwork, which is part of the preparation for an A-level...
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25.06.2010
Space hopper fun for charity
Underne House raised just over £150 for charity with three days of space hopper races. Boys from Years 7-10 took part in the first two days’ races in the gym,...
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