4 September 2023 Abingdon News Having some chemical substance Twenty 4th Year students took part in the 1st round of the RSC Chemistry Challenge in April. Teams of 4 undertook a series of questions that tested their basic, as well as some quite obscure, chemistry knowledge. The Young Enterprise team “Ox Enterprises” attended the Oxfordshire Area final on 24 April. This involved giving a 5 minute presentation outlining their product, sales, finances and journey since September, as well as setting up their company stall and answering questions from a panel of 4 judges. Competing against 9 other regional teams, the team added an award for their marketing to the innovation award they won earlier this year, with the judges impressed by the team’s ability to adapt their selling strategy and product range which included producing and selling upcycled passive amplifiers, bespoke key chain pendants and tote bags. A winning team Our Lower School pupils developed their communication and teamwork skills on two different trips over the Easter break. Under the expert guidance of Plas Pencelli OEC, the 2nd Years enjoyed an outdoor expedition which involved caving, kayaking, canoeing, mountain walking and climbing. Our 1st Years travelled to PGL Liddington where they enjoyed a wide range of activities including abseiling, raft building, climbing and aeroball. Lower School enjoy the great outdoors Miles for Moldova On 29 April, staff and 6th Formers took to Abingdon’s Sports Centre in a sponsored challenge to raise funds for Agape (the charity based in Moldova that works to improve the lives of young people there). Using equipment in the gym, they travelled a total of 398 km, the distance that the River Dniester flows through Moldova - one of Europe’s poorest countries, successfully managing to raise £3,000. A turn up for the (economic) books Congratulations to 6th Form Economics student Rory Middlemiss who has won the Institute of Economic Affairs’ prestigious Monetary Policy Essay Prize. Run in conjunction with the Institute of International Monetary Research and the Vinson Centre, entrants are judged on their knowledge and understanding of the economic issues raised by the challenge; use of resources; the quality and clarity of their argument and analysis; as well as the degree of originality and insight they display. Having got through the semi-final stage against 16 other competitors; Rory was one of 5 finalists each of whom was assessed based on their presentation style, command of the theory, relevance to the question as well as overall persuasiveness. Well done Rory. Members of our Bellringing Club joined campanologists at All Saints’ Church, Sutton Courtenay on Coronation weekend to ‘Ring for the King’. Parents were invited into the ringing chamber to see the ringing in action and celebratory tea and cake was enjoyed by all afterwards. Ring for the King
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