Before I start properly, we need to have a moment of recognition for a specific group of people in this room. I want to celebrate the commitment of those of you who were, like me, up at 1.00 in the morning to watch England play Mexico live (and still made it to assembly this morning)….
The day is Tuesday the 19th of May, or as Southampton Football Club knew it, Doomsday. On that day, Southampton were expelled from the EFL Championship play-off final and handed a 4-point deduction for the following season. For two weeks prior, Southampton had spied Middlesborough’s training sessions prior to the play-off semi-final. This cost Southampton…
Volunteering, most commonly understood, refers to giving unpaid help to groups or clubs out of your own volition. I have no doubt that this sort of volunteering is important to building a community and maintaining a society. In fact, volunteers are necessary for maintaining a society; a study done by London Economics found that UK volunteers annually…
“Houston, we have a problem!” Five words that, 56 years ago, signalled one of the most dangerous moments in the history of space exploration, and one of the greatest examples of teamwork the world has ever seen. When the oxygen tank on the Apollo 13 module exploded, the crew had no choice but to retreat…
Why are we afraid to say the word Mental Health? Why is it that as intelligent, confident young men we’ll passionately debate topics of politics, discrimination, and even war, yet we are so easily silenced by mentions of depression, self harm, or suicide? I think it’s because the problem seems far more real – far…
It is very easy to have an opinion, to create your own ideals and beliefs about something: be it about a show you’ve watched recently or a person you just met or on politics. However, bridging the gap between having an opinion and doing something about it is extremely daunting, especially when, on the surface,…
The Junior Independent Learning Assignment (ILA) Celebration Evening, held on Tuesday 28 January, provided a fitting and inspiring conclusion to this year’s Junior ILA programme. The event celebrated the hard work, curiosity and academic ambition of students across the Third and Fourth Forms, highlighting the impressive range and quality of independent research undertaken throughout the…
The RGS Annual Careers Convention once again proved to be a tremendous success, attracting more than 300 students from both the Royal Grammar School and a number of local schools. The event brought together professionals representing a wide range of careers and industries, providing students with a valuable opportunity to explore future pathways, seek advice…
When we hear the word community, we sometimes think of something vague – a place, a group, or a building we happen to belong to. But in reality, community isn’t something distant or abstract. It starts much closer to home. It starts with you. Being part of a community isn’t just about where you are. It’s about how you act. It’s…
Students of the RGS Music Department were delighted to attend the premiere of Peter White’s extraordinary new opera, Rosalind, on Tuesday evening. This remarkable work tells the story of scientist Rosalind Franklin and her PhD student Raymond Gosling, whose pioneering X-ray diffraction image of DNA provided crucial evidence in understanding its double-helix structure. Although…
