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Eltham Trebles help to raise the roof at St Paul’s Cathedral. Being part of this musical extravaganza was without doubt the climax of what has been a remarkable year in their professional singing careers.
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Twenty-seven scholarships were awarded following the 11+ entry exams which represents 30% of this year’s intake. 10 boys from within the school have also had scholarships upgraded or awarded to them bringing the number in the Lower Sixth in receipt of a scholarship to almost 40%.
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Jess Fok has recently been granted one of this year’s scholarships from the Trustees of The Bulkley-Evans Scholarship Fund.
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Year 10 & year 12 language study visit to Barcelona
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The Eltham College Politics Society was pleased to welcome local MP Bob Neill and his Labour opponent for the Bromley & Chislehurst seat at the next General Election, Chris Kirby for a “Question Time” style debate.
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It has been a remarkably hectic two months for the trebles in the College Choir.
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Pupils and parents from the Eltham College community braved the challenge of the Inca Trail to visit one of the world’s greatest archaeological treasures, the ‘Lost City’ of Macchu Picchu in Peru.
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“China Now” is the largest festival of Chinese culture ever to take place in the UK; a country-wide celebration of a vibrant, dynamic and fast-evolving nation and one which Eltham College is wholeheartedly embracing.
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Over fifty members of the Year 9 Latin sets headed off to Bath (Aquae Sulis) to visit the Roman Baths and Museum.
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The Politics Society entertained Graham Smith (left) the Campaign Director of “Republic: The campaign for a democratically elected head of state”
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Lasers, explosions, smoke and set piece scenes of chaos are what we have come to expect from Mr Hillary’s theatrical extravaganzas
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The German Department’s first visit to Berlin this year took place on a particularly stormy weekend in early March.
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Twenty Seven Upper Sixth Physics students recently visited CERN (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research) situated just outside Geneva.
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This year’s annual dinner was held in the Old Dining Hall at St Edmund Hall.
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Guest speaker Reverend John Keddie presented copies of his new book 'Running the Race' to the five winners of the house cross-country races.
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The Careers Evening on ‘The Media’ was attended by over sixty people.
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During the October half term the Lower and Upper Sixth Art sets visited Paris...
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Each year, all students from Year 10 upwards are invited to take part in a nationwide fantasy share trading game called the 'Mini Trader'...
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'Serious Fun with Science on Saturdays' is not a contradiction in terms but a programme of twelve Saturday morning practical science experiences given by experienced teachers from the five schools (Eltham College, Archbishop Tenison, Hayes and Darrick Wood) which make up The South London State and Independent School’s Partnership...
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The Politics Society was proud to welcome Kevin Bonavia, Old Elthamian and Labour Parliamentary candidate for Rochford & Southend East...
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The Eltham and Mottingham Community Police Officer Sergeant Justin Taylor last summer arranged for a number police vehicles to be brought on to the school site for pupils to explore, experience and enquire about...
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Lower Sixth student Jack Oliver convincingly won the 69kg Class at the Under 18 British Weightlifting Championships, held last month in Kilmarnock, Scotland...
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Next week Eltham College presents The Who’s Tommy...
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Sing Your Spirits Home is an original play devised by over twenty students from Eltham College and the schools of Archbishops Tenison, Coloma Convent, Darrick Wood, Hayes and Woodcote High...
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The Old Elthamian Association, which had its first meeting in 1907, celebrated its centenary with a champagne reception and dinner for over 150 guests in the Summer Marquee...
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Five out of six matches won on tour of Singapore and Australia...
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Eltham started their 2007 assault on the National Greenpower Challenge, entering their first race in the Sussex and Hampshire heat at the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit...
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The guest of honour at Speech Day this year was Jim Knight MP, who left Eltham College in 1983 before reading Geography at Cambridge University...
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China is a growing market in the world economy, and Chinese (Mandarin) is the fastest-growing studied language in the world in recent years...
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Three competition winning Eltham students, (Nathan Allen, Jess Fok and Chris Balding photographed below) spent this summer on an environmental adventure of a lifetime in the High Arctic...
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Six Upper Sixth Drama and Music students attended the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year with their A level performance of ‘Hell’s Cabaret’...
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A combined College Choir and Choral Society of 200 combined in harmonious pleasure with a crowd of 2000 to celebrate 25 years of ECCO Pops on the last Saturday of term. This was a spectacular version of the ever-popular annual summer concert, held this year, Proms-in-the-Park style, on the playing fields which slope gently down from the Junior School...
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Eltham College has enjoyed unprecedented cricket success this season winning over 80% of its fixtures against local schools and teams...
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This year’s Sixth Form Welcome Meeting saw a hundred and five students who have just completed their GCSE examinations. Amongst the future Lower Sixth of 2007 were the VI Form Scholars from both Eltham College and other schools in the locality...
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Many of Eltham’s finest Sixth Form Chemist’s sat the rigorous 39th International Chemistry Olympiad...
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In the Easter holidays, a group of thirteen Geology pupils, Mr McCartney and Mr Hillary went to Cornwall on a Geology fieldtrip.
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On Saturday 26th May, for the second year running, the schools fencers took part in a twelve hour sponsored fencing marathon for charity.
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This year’s dinner will take place at the Bavarian Beerhouse, Old Street.
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Eltham students win prestigious environmental national competition...
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Duke of Edinburgh Award takes to Alps...
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During his time in the Sixth Form, Edward Peerless (photographed below) has been taking part in the Millennium Volunteers Award; a scheme that recognises the efforts of young people who volunteer in their local community...
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Year Nine Classicists head for Aquae Sulis...
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How can business respond to the green agenda whilst still remaining competitive?
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After a moderately successful netball season, nine Sixth Form girls proved their talent by winning a schools netball tournament in Salou...
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Dave Black, Old Elthamian (2001), was finally on the winning side in the 2007 Varsity Rugby League match at the Twickenham Stoop. Dave, a medic who studied first at "that other place" before coming up to
Oxford last year, is a winger with quick feet and raw pace and has already played in two varsity matches, one for each side...
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Twenty-four Elthamians and sixteen staff had an enjoyable dinner and reunion in the Upper Hall at Jesus College. Good conversation, the exchange of news and gossip typify these occasions and exemplify the strength of relations between staff and former pupils...
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A party of 19 visited the Corrymeela Centre at Ballycastle on the North Antrim coast over the first weekend in March. Our purpose was to gain first hand experience of this Christian community’s work for Reconciliation and Harmony in Northern Ireland...
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A record three places for PPE were gained this year. Christopher Marlow was offered a place by Christ Church, David Storrs-Fox by Queen’s and Charlotte Seymour by St Edmund Hall...
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The Paladins of Charlemagne are the largest sculpture Kate Denton has created to date and although they were fashioned in 2006 they arise from thoughts based on two events which took place over thirty years apart...
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The annual German Exchange with the Bertolt Brecht School in Nuremberg was an eventful occasion this year. The thirteen German pupils and their teachers stayed with us during the first week in February.
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On Sunday 11th February, nine pupils accompanied by M. Marlot and Mr Weatherly arrived in the small village of Argentière just above Chamonix for their Duke of Edinburgh's Award expedition practice on skis...
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Fire, smoke, lasers and explosions galore marked the arrival on the Eltham College stage of The Time Machine, Andrew Hillary’s latest extravaganza of theatrical wizardry...
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On Friday 12th January, seventeen Year 11 pupils went to the Belgian capital for a weekend of francophone culture...
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A party of twelve pupils, staff and parents spent the Christmas holidays sunning themselves in the mid-summer sunshine of the Antarctic continent whilst the rest of us struggled with the cold, fog and wind...
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David Mathews, the England and Great Britain centre forward unveiled a plaque to commemorate the opening of the ‘College Meadow Astro’ on the evening of January 4th 2007.
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Sixteen Sixth Form German students spent three days in Berlin in November. For many, this was their second visit to the German capital this year.
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David Storrs-Fox, Stef Newth, Rosie Woods and Christopher Marlow recently took part in a regional heat of this annual competition for A-Level economists. Competing against eight other teams they took the runner up spot behind North London Collegiate School.
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Art students from both the Upper and Lower Sixth spent a delightful few days at half term in the galleries and gondolas of gorgeous Venice.
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A cohort of nervous Year 11 pupils set out during the October half-term to undertake the legendarily cruel Leadership Course on Dartmoor under the watchful, yet benevolent gaze of Jack 'Liquid Sunshine' Russell...
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Forty Nine Year 10 Geographers – together with the Geography Department and Mr Thorogood- happily spent their first three days of the recent half term enjoying the coastal delights of Dorset’s Jurassic Coastline.
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On Monday 16th October, Eltham College welcomed 109 visiting American students, a further 11 visiting staff and three visiting speakers for the 2006 People to People International Summit.
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Livingstone make it three in a row in the House Singing Competition
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Old Elthamian debuts for Dragons but is unable to tame Tigers.
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An experience never forgotten...
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Spirits were high as the touring party pulled up to Gatwick airport at 7.30 in the morning in a flurry of red currant polo shirts...
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GCSE and A-Level Results 2006
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27th May 2006 saw the inaugural visit of Eltham College to our new and exciting destination – el Puerto de Santa Maria
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Charles Simpson, a Year 11 pupil, has been awarded an Arkwright Scholarship after successfully passing the Arkwright Aptitude Paper in which he demonstrated both flair and originality in solving Engineering Design problems...
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On Thursday 22nd June, about one hundred and twenty senior citizens attended the annual Community Service Summer Party in the marquee...
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A recent Art Exhibition held in Central Hall by a number of Old Elthamians is another indication of the close links that exist between the college and its former pupils...
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An outstanding season so far is capped by three century makers...
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With the phrase ‘stop writing please’ from the final GCSE Exam Paper still echoing in their ears...
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The MLS will be inaugurated on 28th June at 7.30 pm...
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Dharmic Amin pictured left ranked 26th out of 120 in the Epee and 35th out of 130 in the Foil competition at this year’s Public Schools National Fencing Championships at Crystal Palace Sports Centre...
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Due to the illness of Peter Walker, Ian Beith and David Norris successfully organized the South-East OE Reunion at the Wilderness Golf Cub...
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Forty-five members of the College Choir toured and sang in New York and Boston this April in a series of concerts and services under the leadership of Tim Garrard and Tim Johnson.
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On Friday and Saturday the 28th and 29th April Nathan Allen and Charles Simpson under the team name ‘Space 4 Improvement’ attended the national finals of the ‘Edge into Space Competition’...
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Fifteen Elthamians (pupils, parents & staff) tackled one of the more challenging treks in the world over the Easter Holiday...
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Alpe D’Huez, which not only boasts one of the best sunshine records in the Alps but also seven different ski areas and mile upon mile of well groomed pistes to suit skiers and boarders of all standards was the destination of this year’s excursion...
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St. Cecilia’s Cheshire Home is just one of the many Community Service venues visited by Lower Sixth Form Pupils at Eltham...
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Following on from the success of the inaugural Stars in your Eyes back in 1998 Eltham College has done nothing if keep up with the modern times by staging its very own X Factor!
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Huge numbers of boys from Years Nine and Ten got very much involved on and behind the stage to put together another fantastically impressive Mr. Hillary production...
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During the recent February half term a four day tour of Rome was enjoyed by Latin students from Years 10, 11 and the Lower Sixth...
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A Gala Dinner celebrating twenty-five years of exchange with le Collège de la Salle took place in Central Hall.
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Late January may have brought freezing temperatures and snow to Eltham College but inside the Garden Suite of the Bromley Court Hotel the atmosphere was distinctly Caribbean...
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The exhibition displays a small fraction of the work of this artist and is one that has given pleasure to many in the college...
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Eltham College’s excellent AS examination results of last August have manifested itself into an impressive number of university offers...
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Chess: The Musical has now sold out all nights!
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On Tuesday 8th November the Duchess of Kent visited Eltham College to open the new Music School and attend a Gala Concert...
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On 17th October, seven members of staff and 27 pupils flew from Stansted to Glasgow before driving on to the Kinlochleven where the students pitched camp.
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Photographed below in foyer of the Eric Liddell Sports Centre at Eltham College, are Mrs. Patricia Russell, the eldest daughter of Eric Liddell...
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Barely had the Autumn Term started when those of us doing Critical Thinking at AS-level descended upon the House of Commons, to attend a speed camera parliamentary debate for young drivers, hosted by the BBC Crime Watch presenter Nick Ross...
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This term’s senior drama production is the musical Chess, composed by Abba songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with lyrics and book by Tim Rice...
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All the fun of the fair was had by those who attended this year’s Autumn Fair...
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Fourteen year old Michael Pickin in Year 10 SAC recently competed in and won an aerobatic competition...
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