The official opening of our new facilities by HRH the Earl of Wessex was a great day for the school and I hope all those who attended enjoyed it as much as I did.
All of the pupils performed their parts magnificently and Prince Edward and his party were impressed by the behaviour and eloquence of the pupils they met. The Prince has visited the school on a number of occasions in the past and greatly enjoyed returning to see our new additions. Meeting royalty isn’t something most of us do in our normal everyday lives and for the new front bench, who had a pivotal role in the visit, it was a challenge they met with great aplomb.
On arrival the royal party received a great reception at the front of the school and Prince Edward stopped to talk to a number of pupils before heading into Big School and a private meeting with the Senior Leadership Team, then up to the Library where he met the Governors and Haberdashers, including the Master. After meeting more pupils on the way to the Sixth Form Centre, he was shown around by Michael Barratt, who returned for the occasion, and our Head of Sixth Form Belinda Hayes, meeting and talking to many Sixth Formers as he went.
His progress down to the new Humanities building and Hamilton Hall was slowed by many more opportunities to pause and talk to pupils before enjoying a display of Taiko Drumming outside the Hall. This was a fantastic display which even the slight drizzle of rain did not dampen his enthusiasm for.
Once inside the Hamilton Hall the Prince spoke to the assembled Year 7 pupils and the invited guests which included donors to the campaign, Governors and Haberdashers. He encouraged the pupils to make as much noise as possible to demonstrate their enthusiasm for the new facilities before unveiling a plaque to mark the occasion.
I would like to thank all of the members of staff and pupils who worked so hard to make the day a success for the school. Pictures of the day can be found on our website and on our school
Facebook page.
Gary Hickey
Headmaster
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Edinburgh Fringe performance
A group of Sixth Form pupils are busy preparing for a first for Adams' - a performance at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Senior Creative Writing Group, who call themselves ‘ Adams & Eves’, will perform their unique ‘poetry in a play’ to audiences who flock to the Festival from across the world.
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Another First for Adams'!
Four of our Year 8 pupils - Daniel Ward, Hammad Asghar, Isaac Harris-Holt, and Ewan Safrany - have just returned from a Chemistry competition having secured first place! This is the very first time the school has entered the competition which was held at Oxford University.
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Gold Award for Physics
Congratulations to Year 11 pupil Tom Cross who took the British Physics Olympiad's AS Challenge and has received a Gold Award, placing him in the top 3% of those who took the paper.
Tom is planning to study Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Further Maths in the the Sixth Form and hopes to pursue a career in Aeronautical Engineering.
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Art Exhibition and AGS Arts Society
The all new AGS Arts Society will be launched at this year's Art Exhibition evening on Tuesday 7th July. Parents are invited to attend this special launch event which will be held in the Hamilton Hall from 7.30pm to 9pm. The event is free but please let us know if you are attending by reserving ticket(s) here.
Find out more about the new AGS Arts Society by visiting the web page.
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Internship
We currently have graduate internship vacancies available for September 2015 to July 2016 with living accommodation and meals included. The application deadline is Friday 19th June so if you know someone who may be interested in joining the team please let us know.
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Commendations
Details of the latest Headmaster and Taylor Commendations can be found on the website, together with the most recent Peterson Awards, which were presented at the end of last term.
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Head of Sixth Form
Congratulations to Mrs Hayes who will be taking on the new role of Head of Sixth with effect from September 2015. Mrs Hayes will now have responsibility for both Sixth Form year groups, supported by her new deputy (see below).
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New Deputies
Congratulations to Miss Williams (left) who will become our new Deputy Head of Sixth Form, working closely with Mrs Hayes, and Miss Biddulph who will become the new Deputy Head of Talbot House in September 2015. We wish them both every success in their new roles.
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AGS Forum - change of date
In order to allow for more Old Novaportans to attend this event, we have moved the AGS Forum to Friday 10th July 13:45 to 15:45.
Lower Sixth pupils benefit enormously from the advice of former pupils on university choices, courses and career options. Please contact Mrs Coomer by email if you are able to support this key AGS event. amanda.coomer@adamsgs.org.uk
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Boarding Video
Are you or someone you know considering the benefits of boarding? If so you may wish to view our new boarding video in which our pupils talk about what being an Adams' boarder means to them. You can watch the video on our YouTube Channel. |
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Tea & Jazz
Unfortunately the forecast is not looking good for Sunday's outdoor Tea & Jazz concert and so the event will now be held on the main school site, safely under cover in our lovely new Hamilton Hall. We hope you will join us for a wonderful afternoon of music with the AGS Swing Band, Newport Girls' High School Jazz Band and some of our very own talented music teachers. Sunday 14 June, 2-4pm - Hamilton Hall.
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Athletics success
Congratulations to Connor Bentley who won the 3000m at the Shropshire Track Championships in a new personal best of 9.29.6. He lapped all but two in the field and even lapped a couple twice!
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West Midlands Schools Orienteering Championships 2015
AGS fielded a 14 strong team in this annual event, held this year at Park Hall, Stoke. Many of the team were relative novices and so expectations of a podium place were not high. However, club orienteerer Sastin Codling-Loidi did very well to gain 3rd place in the U15 category. Hopefully with some more practise, a more experienced team will return next year.
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Attingham Relays
Two teams competed in the Attingham Relays. The junior team of James Davies, Brandon Edwards and Quang Tran finished a creditable 11th while in an exciting finish to the senior race, Mr Matthew Jones sprinted past the former Shrewsbury Athletic Club winner. Arthur Charlesworth got the team off to a good start in his last race for the school and Mr Sedman-Smith ran the fastest lap of the race.
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Dates for your diary
As we approach the end of the school year, here's a reminder of some
key dates:
20th June - Exeat Weekend & AGSS Summer Ball
24th June - Clearance Day for Year 11 and Upper Sixth pupils
1st July - Entrance Test (school finishes at midday)
7th July - Art Exhibition and launch of the new AGS Arts Society
7th-8th July - Sixth Form Induction Days
8th-11th July - Jesus Christ Superstar
15th July - House Swimming
16th July - House Athletics at Oakengates Stadium
17th July - School finishes at 1pm (after Prizegiving)
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