New & noteworthy
13.07.2009
Expressing themselves
It has been a particularly creative term in Art, according to QE’s Head of Art, Ashley West. Boys entered a range of competitions including The Founder’s Day Poster, Google Doodle,...
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13.07.2009
From Bond to Bach
This term’s Leavers’ Concert was acclaimed by the Headmaster as one of the highlights of the School’s musical year. The event featured an eclectic programme. Leaver Benjamin Yadin paid homage...
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13.07.2009
Holding back the tide
A group of 65 boys and seven staff enjoyed the Key Stage 3 trip to The Netherlands. The highlights included a visit to the Delta Expo, which explains the history...
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10.07.2009
QE are double county champions – for the second year running!
QE’s Year 7 and 8 cricket teams sealed a successful School year by winning the Middlesex Cup Final for the second consecutive year. Match reports by Head of PE, Peter...
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10.07.2009
One in 10,000
Year 7 pupil John Woods beat more than 10,000 students to win first prize in a national language competition. Le Grand Défi is a quiz competition, organised by Linguascope, for...
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10.07.2009
QE role in Civic Service
School Captain Matteo Yoon [pictured] read one of the lessons at this year’s Mayoral Civic Service for the Borough of Barnet. The recently elected Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Brian Coleman,...
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09.07.2009
A matter of debate
QE paired up with Henrietta Barnett School in Hampstead to run a Year 9 debating symposium for the first time. Fifteen Year 9 boys visited the girls’ school to debate...
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09.07.2009
Exchanging places
Thirty students from the Friedrich von Bodelschwingh Gymnasium (grammar school) in Bielefeld spent a week with families of QE boys. The return trip will be in October. They particularly enjoyed...
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08.07.2009
Junior Awards Day: a milestone in the lives of QE’s young achievers
Queen Elizabeth School’s Junior Awards Day celebrated the “truly outstanding achievements” of boys in Years 7-9. A total of 114 awards were made to boys at the ceremony. The prizewinners...
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08.07.2009
Medal success for young marketers
Fifteen groups of boys from QE entered this year’s Young Direct Marketing Awards. A team from Year 10 and another from Year 8 both reached the final, achieving silver and...
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08.07.2009
Bollywood orchestra on national stage
QE’s Bollywood Orchestra won a place in the Music for Youth National Festival in July. Eighteen boys from Years 9-12 prepared a version of A R Rahman’s Raga’s Dance, including...
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06.07.2009
Team and individual success at national chess championships
Two QE teams emerged as runners-up in the National Team Championships, while two boys won recognition for outstanding individual performances. Both the U14 team, captained by Year 8 pupil Madhi...
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