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CCF Biennial
Inspection
Under their Contingent Commander,
Major Eleanor Kaye, the Abingdon CCF
impressed Air Commodore La Forte with
the smartness of their turn out and their
proficiency at the biennial inspection on
9 May. n
Green Abingdon
Projects Competition
the essence of scholarship
This competition has given pupils the chance
to explore chemistry outside the classroom,
work as a team over a prolonged period,
tackle a topic of their own choosing, deal
with complex arguments and present their
cases to an audience. Max English and
Azarel Adebanjo won the competition with
their paper on improving the environmental
impact of Abingdon town through the
application of anaerobic digestion of
food waste. n
Although Henry Dudeney died more than 80 years ago his classic puzzles continue to
amuse and challenge. On 29 May a group of fourth-form mathematicians set about
solving two of them. Alex Munro managed to solve the tricky George and Dragon puzzle
for his team, whilst two teams completed the Rook’s Tour in 17 moves – very close to the
minimum solution of 16. n
Dudeney’s
Puzzles
Abingdon in Honduras
In July, Abingdon biologists spent a week doing ecological and conservation research
in the Cusuco rainforest, and a week of marine biology on the island of Cayos Menor
– the photographs say it all! n