Duke of Edinburgh Award Gold Presentation at Buckingham Palace The Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Certificate Presentations take place at one of the royal palaces. On May 24th this year four Crompton House students were privileged to receive their certificates in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. The weather was wonderful as Sarah Andrews, Robert Harding, Aimee […]
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The Spring Term was very busy for our multi-talented sporting pupils and hard working PE staff. The highlights included four boys football teams qualifying for the Oldham Schools Finasl at Boundary Park on Wednesday 3rd May. The girls had two teams qualifying for National Finals. The U19 Netball Finals were held at Welwyn Garden City, near
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The last week of the Spring Term was as busy as ever with a variety of school events. As well as the Duke of Edinburgh presentation evening and the second of two Easter Concerts, both reported elsewhere, there was a variety of traditional end of term activities. On the Thursday lunchtime the Sixth Form played
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Spring Term music at Crompton House started with the fabulous Guys and Dolls which featured many Crompton House musicians on the stage and in the pit band. A full report of this can be found on a separate page. There was then an early Saturday get-up for fifty of our younger pupils to travel to
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The Duke of Edinburgh Awards Presentation Evening in the last week of the Spring Term was a lovely evening of celebration. Nearly all of the 186 pupils who achieved their award in the last year were present: Gold, Silver and Bronze. The main speaker was Professor Damian Hughes, an international speaker and best-selling author who
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Thomas Tsang recalls the recent Geography fieldtrip to Iceland. Day 1: Thursday February 9th : The trip began when we all met at Manchester airport for a 12.30 flight. We landed in Iceland at 3pm. We then got the coach to Reykjavik and visited the Perlan, where hot water is stored for the city. We
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We have had lots of praise for the quality of these bedding plants. They will make your garden so much more colourful, and help Crompton House. Please print out an order form and return it the CHS Finance Office with a cheque or cash. If you have problems downloading an order form please email j.upton@cromptonhouse.org
David Jinks reviews the recent AS Geography Fieldtrip: A whale of a time The AS Geographers drove down to Wales in two minibuses on the Wednesday; a reality away from the coaches normally used for long distance school journeys. After a couple of hours in cramped sitting conditions we disembarked onto Talacre beach. It would
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As Professor Iain Stewart says – “Earthquakes don’t kill – Buildings do!” Year 8 have been practising their engineering skills by designing buildings of 2 storey height, to withstand an earthquake. In preparation for their key assessment, Year 8 Geographers have learnt about the 3 P policy – Predict, Protect, Prepare. Photographs are of 821 and 812
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Congratulations to all the cast and crew of Guys and Dolls who took part in three fantastic performances of the classic American musical “Guys and Dolls”. The show was a triumph from start to finish, with excellent performances from everyone. Mrs Bacon started the rehearsals in January and by 2nd February the talented team
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