www.abingdon.org.uk 9 Abingdon News To celebrate the end of the mocks, 5th Year Spanish students went out for a delicious dinner at Dorindo’s Mexican restaurant in Abingdon. Everyone enjoyed the delicious food and the Mexico-themed quiz - extra churros for the winners! There was also a lot of sombrero-wearing! 5th Year dinner at Dorindo’s Charity begins at home… Students, staff and parents have voted for Thames Valley Air Ambulance and WaterAid to be our nominated charities for 2023. Thames Valley Air Ambulance - Funded entirely by donations, this fantastic charity brings hospital-level care by land and air across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. In the last year alone, their highly trained teams attended 3,158 incidents. WaterAid - Since its inception in 1981, WaterAid has worked across 28 countries to provide clean water to 28.5 million people; and access to decent sanitation facilities to 29 million people. Our fundraising has already started well with the home clothes day held before half-term raising £1,318 to date). Oxford Monopoly On 12 March, Crescent House boarders took part in the Oxford Monopoly Challenge. Teams competed to have their photos taken in front of Oxford’s most famous landmarks, and scored points based on the game Monopoly. The winning team was the 4th Year, who managed to get to 25 of the 29 sights before making it back to the House before the 4pm deadline! In March, 15 Abingdon students represented 3 delegations (out of 104 overall) at the biggest international MUN conference in the UK, held at Haileybury. Our students represented China, Israel and Slovakia, performing with intelligence and skill, and winning a significant number of awards, including overall award for distinguished delegation. Well done to them all. MUN Haileybury success
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