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September 2017
Sixth formers help tend the sensory
garden at Abingdon Hospital as part
of Wednesday’s Community Service
programme. The garden is used by the
hospital’s patients for recuperation and
rehabilitation.
Nine aspiring young writers saw the publication of the opening chapters of their first
books in a new anthology,
Birth of a Book
, produced by Abingdon School students with
the help of author Jon Stock. Jon, who has recently released his latest novel
Find Me
and
a short story
To Snare A Spy
, has been the writer-in-residence at the school for the last
year, running a series of sessions with the students exploring the writing process from
initial ideas through to publication.
Lower school boys took part in a One Day Film School under the expert guidance of two
professional tutors. The boys explored the history of film making, the elements essential
for a good plot and tried their hand at fight choreography with all 128 boys taking it in
turns to punch each other on Upper Field!
The project was supported by the Second Hand Uniform Shop through the Annual Fund.
Lower sixth form student Robert
McLennan was ‘commended’ for his
essay entry to the Peterhouse College,
Cambridge ‘Vellacott History Prize’. In
addition to the prize winners, only 13
essays were commended. Robert’s
essay was on ‘Why were there so many
new inventions in the late eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries?’
Abingdon
News
James Magé entertained patients,
staff and visitors at Sobell House
Hospice with a selection of music
from composers including Debussy,
Beethoven and Mozart. This is the fourth
year James has played at Sobell House,
raising over £1,300.
Sobell House
Congratulations
Aspiring Authors
Help in the
Community
Film School
Abingdon Prep School Open Day:
Saturday 7 October
10.00am - 12.00pm
Abingdon School Open Day:
Saturday 30 September
9.30am - 12.30pm