14 Abingdon Prep • April 2026 ABINGDON NEWS PEMBROKE COLLEGE EVENSONG Something Wicked To complement their IGCSE English Literature Shakespeare study, Fourth Year pupils experienced an immersive live performance of the Scottish play. Pupil volunteers took to the stage to perform speaking roles, serve as extras in the banquet scene and participate in a live combat workshop! ABINGDON SCHOOL 55th ROAD RELAY On 9 February, the Chamber Choir sang a service of evensong in the beautiful and intimate chapel of Pembroke College, Oxford. The music sung was by Johannes Eccard, Orlando Gibbons, and Henry Purcell, and the choir rose remarkably well to the challenge of performing complicated polyphony, much of the time without any organ accompaniment. It was a well attended event and a privilege for the choir to perform at this Oxford college which shares so many historic associations with our school. Blessed by bright, sunny weather, students and staff from the First Year to the Sixth Form turned out in force to compete for their Houses and cheer on their peers in this annual tradition, which had a fantastic sense of competitive fun throughout. Physics Lecture Students were invited to a lecture by Dr Sonka Reimers, a Physics teacher at Abingdon, to hear her talk about her PhD research topic Antiferromagnetic Spintronics. Students from Fourth Year to Upper Sixth learned about the applications of magnetism in data storage and were keen to ask questions during the Q&A session at the end. After half-term, 28 Abingdon students attended the Model United Nations conference at MCS Oxford. For many, this was their first experience of a conference, making the weekend’s results even more impressive. Representing the nations of the USA, Japan, Burkina Faso and the UAE, students faced a challenging atmosphere. Delegates had to navigate proceedings with heightened sensitivity and diplomacy, given the real-world events which had unfolded on 28 February. Despite the pressure, Abingdon swept the board, securing five individual winner awards; three highly commended awards; and the overall delegation award for Japan. Congratulations to all who took part. MODEL UNITED NATIONS WINNERS
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