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Reflection: Celebration

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…

Reflection: Sportsmanship

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…

Reflection: Volunteering

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…

Reflection: Teamwork

“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…

Reflection: Mental Health

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…

Reflection: Courage

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…

ILA Celebration Evening

 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…

Annual Careers Convention

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….

Reflection: Community

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…

The Premiere of Rosalind Opera

  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…