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12
April 2012
PARENTS ASSOCIATION
ASPA Photograph Competition
Please do not forget the annual ASPA photo competition, open to all Abingdon boys.
Last year saw a large number of varied photos, many of high quality. This year does not
look to be different, but there is still lots of time to enter as the closing date is not until the
first Friday of the Michaelmas term. There is a £50 first prize and £25 for the runners-up.
Entries should be sent to
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Second-hand
Uniform Shop
The second-hand uniform shop
provides a good opportunity to
pass on, and pick up, items of good
condition uniform and kit.
NB donated articles need to be
cleaned before arriving at the shop!
Staffed by 12 volunteers, the shop is
open on Wednesdays (12:15 – 1:15)
and Saturdays (11:30 – 12:30) during
term. Pricing is structured so that
60% of the sale price goes back
to the parent donor, and 40% to a
Common Room wish list in support
of School activities. This term we are
offering items of cricket kit (jumpers,
white trousers etc) at a fixed price of
£5 per item, so good bargains are to
be had.
The shop will also be open on both
induction days, 28 June and 3 July,
between 2 and 3 pm to allow new
parents to stock up on uniform items
for the following term.
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ASPA
Forthcoming Events
26 April
Coffee Afternoon
Amey Theatre Foyer 3-5 pm
18 May
ASPA at the Cherwell
Boathouse (sold out)
Check website for details
New ASPA
Committee Members
This school year has seen many new
members including Kathy Hampden and
Sanja Thompson, both third-form reps,
and Karin Classen and Kerensa Shaw who
are Lower School Committee reps. ASPA
is always keen to welcome new members
and ideas. If you are interested in joining,
feel free to attend one of our committee
meetings (held twice a term) so that you
could meet everyone before committing
yourself. Please contact Wendy Lambe,
Vice-Chair:
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Fierce Competition at ASPA Quiz
Over seventy people challenged their grey cells at the ASPA Quiz on 2 March.
Competition was fierce with just two points separating the top three teams. In the end
the Rolls Royces defeated the Adams to win by a single point, with the Glam Rockers
coming third. The questions ranged from music to sport, TV, current events, films and
general knowledge. A huge thank you must go to Pippa Bassett who was MC for the
evening and set most of the questions.
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Alexander Jeffrey’s entry
Getting to Know Each Other
ASPA Parents’ Social Events
There has been an international theme to ASPA’s social events recently: fourth-form parents
enjoyed an Italian evening in the Sports Centre Hospitality Suite on 20 January, whilst on 3
February third-form parents went Chinese at the
Parasol
restaurant in Abingdon where the
excellent food and convivial atmosphere is fast making this a favoured venue for Abingdon
parents. Indian food was consumed at the Lower School Curry Evening, held in School on
24 February. The evening was timed to coincide with the Lower School Disco so that parents
could enjoy themselves and get to know each other before taxiing their offspring home. Then
it was back to Italy on 16 March when sixth-form parents went to
La Fortuna
in East Hanney
where good food and good company were enjoyed in equal measure.
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