Category: Senior News
Reflection: Strength
Strength is a commonly used word amongst boys at this school, whether it be on the pitches at Bradstone Brook or in the hallways at lunch. It is thrown around…
Reflection: Remembrance
Today, Thursday 11 November, is Remembrance, or Armistice, Day, marking the end of World War I. The armistice agreement was signed on Monday 11 November, 1918 at 11.00am: the eleventh…
Reflection: Courage
“You’re not going to be by my damn side if you don’t have a gun,” so said commanding officer Jack Glover to Private Desmond Doss. As, a conscientious objector in…
Evensong in Chichester Cathedral
Having given its last public performance in St Alban’s Cathedral back in early March 2020, the newly reformed Joint Schools’ Chamber Choir was back in action yesterday evening. Comprising the…
Race Across the World
8-10 October witnessed the whole RGS school community across the globe coming together for our inaugural virtual journey across the world: a challenge of truly global proportions. Students, staff and…
Reflection: Labour
The theme for this week is labour, derived from the School Hymn line, He’ll labour night and day, to be a pilgrim. I think it’s safe to say that the…
Reflection: Black History Month
Friday the 1st of October marked the beginning of Black History Month: a celebration of those who have impacted not just the country but the world with their activism and…
Reflection: I believe
In today’s I believe assembly I would like to talk about my yarmulke, the traditions it represents and the stories of the Jewish people that it holds. The origin of…
Reflection: Progress
My plan for this reflection was to tell you the secrets of progress, and how we can go about achieving it. However, after some thought and deliberation I realised that…
Reflection: Valour
For the benefit of those who are new to the School, we use assemblies to deliver a Reflection, a short address on the topic of the week presented by senior…