On Saturday
morning I enjoyed a very tense hour watching the 1st XV rugby squad play St
Olaves. The players played with
tremendous passion and pride and ended the tense hour winning 8 - 7. St Olaves were leading 7 - 5 at half time,
and after securing a penalty in the first 10 minutes of the second half we then
protected a one point lead for the rest of the game. In the last minute it looked as though St
Olaves were going to win with a very late try, but fortunately for us they did
not ground the ball. A good morning's
entertainment. Well done gents.
Yesterday and
today I have been joined by governors, staff and students in finding a new
Deputy Head for the School. The days are
incredibly demanding for everyone but also a pleasure to meet people who wish
to make a positive impact at MGS. It is
hoped that we are in a position this afternoon to make an appointment. Thank you to everyone involved.
This week,
starting from tomorrow, we will all be enjoying four nights of Zorro, this
year's school production. Students and
staff have worked tirelessly over the past three months preparing for this
week. I am sure a number of us remember
the black and white TV series, and those much younger will have seen the
Antonio Banderas films. We look forward
to seeing this iconic character on the MGS stage. Good luck to the cast and crew, and thank you
to all of you involved. The show is on
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week starting at 7.30pm. Do come along.
On Friday
afternoon I am meeting Mrs Stanley, Headmistress of Maidstone Girls Grammar
School, for our monthly catch up. It is
a chance for the two of us to chew the fat over a cup of tea, share ideas and
look at how the two schools can continue to support each other.
And
finally, congratulations to eight boys who took part in the Literature Quiz Competition
at East Tilbury Library last week. The boys settled well in the crowded venue and
battled to find the answers to wide ranging questions related to fiction and
non-fiction books, comics, poems and author biography. The boys worked exceptionally well together
demonstrating their wide reading and recall of detail. Both teams were a credit
to MGS and the results were really exciting. We achieved joint first place, but
with only one team able to progress to the National Final and the opportunity
to travel to Canada for the World Finals.
Well done to James Tyler, George Bacon, Toby Hardy and Henry Noble all
from 7 Challenger; Sam Butler, Ben Collins and Andrew Betha of 8 Endeavour; and
Bailey Hearn of 8Challenger.
