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Mark Hatton, Britain’s fastest Olympian
in any sport – the luge, 86.7 mph –
launched this year’s Be the Best You Can
Be campaign to an enthusiastic Lower
School already inspired by last summer’s
Olympic Games. The campaign aims to
show children what they can do when they
set themselves targets and really push to
achieve them.
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Christmas Tea Party
At the end of last term the community service volunteers hosted a Christmas
tea party for some of the senior residents of Abingdon in the dining hall. The
guests enjoyed listening to the musical entertainment, participating in the quiz and
consuming the delicious Christmas fare.
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Boys and staff turned out in force
on 27 September for the biennial
sponsored walk – run, row or kayak
– from Donnington Bridge back along
the Thames Path to Abingdon. After
days of torrential rain the weather
was amazingly dry and the boys were
able to enjoy a barbecue lunch at the
Radley boathouse before completing
their journey. The money raised will
be split between AGAPE, which works
with young children in Moldova, the
British Red Cross, Alzheimer Research
UK and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
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Sponsored
Walk
Be the Best You Can Be
Remembrance Day
Despite the driving rain, the CCF paraded
and the whole school stood in silence for
two minutes on 12 November to remember
the dead of the two world wars. At a service
earlier in the Amey Theatre, the Heads of
School read out the names of OAs killed in
the two world wars and later laid wreaths of
poppies under the memorials in the
School Chapel.
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Open Day
Blessed with sunny weather, there
were crowds of visitors for Open Day
on 29 September. One of the most
attractive aspects of this occasion is
the way the boys are always so happy
to demonstrate life at Abingdon to their
young visitors.
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