News feed from St Edmund's College and Prep School 2013-05-25T07:14:20Z Site Admin info@www.stedmundscollege.org tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/rss.php?section=news tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/two-st-edmund-s-college-selected-for-herts-county-netball-squad 2013-05-02T03:56:52Z Melanie Burke

Two St Edmund's College Elements (Year 7) pupils have been selected to play netball for Hertfordshire.At the recent Hertfordshire County Netball Screening Molly Gardener and Freya Burke (pictured) both in year 7 were selected to play for Satellite 2 (1st level).Karen Andrew, Director of Sport said, "It is great to see such young students competing at such a high level of sport. Both girls' are sports scholars at St Edmund's and we are delighted that they are continuing to develop their skills and fitness and show such commitment to sport".We wish both girls good luck over the coming year with their training.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-prep-u11-crowned-as-runners-up-in-the-national-isfa-tournament 2013-05-02T01:51:40Z Melanie Burke

St Edmunds Prep U11 Football Team travelled to the England FAs new training facility, St Georges Park to play in the ISFA National Football Finals on Monday 29th April. Eighteen teams from all over the country, who had all won their respective regional finals, were there to compete. St Edmunds Prep as winners of the Hertfordshire and Essex final were proud to represent our region.The team played seven matches scoring a total of fourteen goals and magnificently only conceding one with some great goals being scored to end up reaching the final against RGS The Grange, Worcester. In a great final match it was a goal by our opposition in the first half that was to decide the match. St Edmunds Prep piled forward and went close on a few occasions to equalising but could not quite find that elusive goal. St Edmunds Prep finished the tournament as runners up which is a tremendous achievement.St Edmunds Prep U11 football team finished the season crowned as ISFA Hertfordshire and Essex regional champions, ISFA National Runners-Up, ESFA District Winners, ESFA County Champions, Wix District Winners, Chigwell Tournament Winners and Kingshott Festival Winners. Congratulations go to all the team: Joshua Brody, Morgan Davies, Edward Hanley, Phoenix Healy, Henry Jonscher, Matthew Kiwanuka, Freddie Knight, Oliver Knipe and Gus Lawrence. Thanks to Mr Goodfellow and the supporters that travelled to watch an exciting day of football.Final results of all the matches were as follows:Gateway School, Buckinghamshire Drew 0 - 0Kings St Albans, Worcester Won 1 - 0Hall Grove School, Surrey Won 5 0Denmead, Middlesex Won 3 - 0RGS Newcastle Won 1 - 0The Hawthorns, Surrey Won 4 - 1Milton Keynes Prep Won - 1 - 0

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-music-school-lenten-concert 2013-03-12T10:27:24Z Melanie Burke

We are pleased to invite parents, grandparents and friend's of St Edmund's to our St Edmund's Music School Lenten Concert on the 19th March 2013 at 7pm. The evening will feature instrumental ensembles and the Schola Cantorum will sing the the Requiem by Gabriel Faure. We look forward to welcoming you all to what will be a wonderful evening in the Chapel.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/sports-round-up-5th-march 2013-03-05T11:01:09Z Melanie Burke

March has got off to a very busy start for the Sports Department. On Friday 1st March the U12 Elements boys attended the Broxbourne School Rugby tournament coming up against some excellent opposition. Our boys did well with some impressive wins but sadly got knocked out in the quarter finals. The boys represented St Edmund's superbly and Mr Cunnah was very proud of not only the way they played but also their conduct on and off the pitch.Saturday 2nd March saw ten teams playing both home and away fixtures. Girls' Netball Results U12B vs Kimbolton B Won 18 - 0U12C vs Kimbolton C Won 25 - 0U13A vs Kimbolton A Won 17-16U13C vs Kimbolton C Lost 8 - 2U14A vs Felsted A Lost 22-181st Team vs Queenswood Won 24-52nd Team vs Queenswood Won 24 - 2 Boys' Football Results U12A vs Knights Templar Drew 1-1U13A vs Knights Templar Won 4 - 1U14A vs Knights Templar Won 7-0On Monday the Boys' U13 Rudiments football teams headed to Kings' Ely for an afternoon of football.U13A vs Kings ElyA Won 3-0U13B vs Kings' Ely Won 6-1U13C vs Kings Ely Won 2-1U13D vs Kings Ely Drew 1-1

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/world-book-day-preparations-well-under-way-at-st-edmund-s-college 2013-03-01T11:57:09Z Melanie Burke

At St Edmunds College, we are looking forward to World Book Day on Thursday 7th March by inviting four fantastic authors to come and talk to students throughout March.On World Book Day itself, we are delighted to be joined by Kevin Crossley-Holland , an award-winning poet and author. He is best known for his Arthur trilogy, the first of which, The Seeing Stone, won the Guardian Childrens Fiction award. He won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for his short novel, Storm, in 1985. Andy Mulligan is a former theatre director and went on to train as a teacher of English and Drama will also be joining us for a day. His most recent book, Trash, was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal in 2012 and a film of the book is in progress! Our third visitor is Dave Cousins, who wrote15 days without a head which has been nominated for this years Carnegie medal and he has another book due out in March.Our final visitor will be, Tom Easton who wrote the exciting, action thrillerHav3n.All four distinguised authors will spend a day holding workshops and speaking to various groups of students throughout their visits which we are all very much looking forward to.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/prep-u11-football-team-continue-their-winning-streak 2013-02-13T09:21:01Z Melanie Burke

On Saturday 9th February, the unstoppable Under 11 football team won the English Schools' Football Association (ESFA) County Final. The boys' travelled to St Alban's representing the district of Bishop's Stortford, after winning the previous rounds at the end of last year.The group games were against Greneway School (Royston), Haberdashers Askes Prep School for Boys (Elstree) and St Josephs Catholic School (Waltham Cross). In a tight first game, our team won 1-0 and comfortably controlled the match against Haberdashers Askes Prep School for Boys. The second game was an even contest against the notoriously strong Greneway. This ended in a 0-0 draw thanks largely in part to Henry Jonscher, our goalkeeper, who saved a penalty close to the end of the match. Our third and final group match was won 4-0 against St Josephs Catholic School to ensure that we finished as group winners with a goal difference of +5.Our semi-final pitted us against Oakmere (Potters Bar). This was a closely fought game with their goalkeeper making several fine saves. The match went to penalties with the two teams cancelling eachother out in a goalless draw, but our boys again won through in the penalty shoot-out (with Henry Jonscher saving all of the penalties that he faced!) The final was against the first team that we had played at the beginning of the tournament, Haberdashers Askes Prep School for Boys. Again, the match was extremely close but our captain Phoenix Healy scored a fine solo effort in the last few moments of the game to secure victory (and the impressive feat of not having conceded a single goal all tournament). The team will now play in the South of England Finals later in the year. The amazing efforts from the under 11 boys in their football season this year has crowned them as ISFA regional (Herts And Essex) champions, Wix District champions, ESFA District and County Champions (with a national and South of England finals to look forward to). Well done team.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/opening-night-success-for-open-house 2013-02-12T01:14:52Z Melanie Burke

Monday evening saw the opening night of Our House, this years College production. It was a fantastic evening which the crew, cast and especially the audience thoroughly enjoyed.Our House is a musical by Tim Firth with the music and lyrics by Madness. The story is based around a boy called Joe Casey, played by Joshua Mann (Yr13). He has the world at his feet great friends, great family and his whole life ahead of him. That is until the night of his 16th birthday when a harmless prank, sees him break into a derelict office block to impress a girl, Sarah, played by Ellen Sutherland (Yr13). This poses him with a difficult question stay and own up like a honest man? Or run and make the escape of a criminal just like his father? This is not just one musical .. It is two! Tickets are still available for both the Tuesday and Wednesday evening performances. Please contact Sally Tinner for tickets music@stedmundscollege.org

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/great-start-to-fundraising-for-noah-s-ark-hospice 2013-02-08T03:09:08Z Melanie Burke

A group of our Elements students held a cake sale on Wednesday in aid the Noahs Ark Childrens Hospice. The students sold cakes and biscuits as well as some homemade milkshakes which all seemed to be very popular.The sale, during break time, raised an amazing 250. Freddie McEwan, who proposed the idea was supported by his class mates Jay, Leah, Dylan and Fabian.This year St Edmunds has selected Noahs Ark as its chosen charity for Charity Week which runs from 4th 8th April. Noah's Ark is an expanding children's hospice service, seeking to serve an estimated900 life-limited or life-threatened children or young people, and their families, living within the communities of Enfield, Barnet, Camden, Haringey and Islington.Their aim is to support these families, often by working in partnership with other agencies, delivering flexible services that encompass the whole family - enabling them to live positive lives and face the future with hope, following the death of their child. These services range from practical and emotional support, ultimately through to end-of-life and bereavement care.The 250 raised in this weeks cake sale is a fantastic start to our fundraising efforts for this wonderful charity.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/weekend-sport-fixture-round-up 2013-02-04T09:48:15Z Melanie Burke

Weekend Fixture Round Up Weekend Football Results U12A vs Sheredes won 5 - 4 U13A vs Sheredes won 10-3 U14A vs Kings Ely won 7 - 0 U14B vs Kings Ely lost 5-2 U15A vs Kings Ely lost 2-1 U15B vs Kings Ely lost 4-2 St Edmund's College U14 7 v Kings Ely 0 On Saturday afternoon the Grammar football side put in a positive performance against Kings Ely. The side won 7-0 and played exceptional attacking football whilst showing discipline in defence. Oliver Watson led the side in superb fashion and showed a controlled captain's performance. Whilst he provided insurance to the back four Giuseppe Re provided the spear head in attack. He made several assists as well as scoring two fine solo efforts. Fraser Bolton and Daniel Ferguson provided dynamism and flair in attack, and Fraser Bolton went close on several occasions. It was a fine performance by all involved. Well done! Mr Cunnah. Weekend Netball Results U12A vs Queenswood won 17 8 12B vs Queenswood won 8-7U15 vs St Benedicts lost 10-7 U12 A vs Queenswood won 17-8 The U12A's had an impressive win this week beating Queenswood 17-8. Every player applied themselves well to the game and demonstrated a high skill level. Molly and Freya linked superbly well in the shooting circle and used their height to their advantage. Alexia played out of her skin at WD and made several turnovers which the team capitalised on. Every player should be proud of their performance and I look forward to the next fixture. Player of the match was awarded to Molly, well played. Miss Hebdon U12 B vs Queenswood won 8 - 7 The U12 B team played a determined Queenswood this week. After a slow start and going 3-1 down in the first quarter the girls turned the deficit around to be 4-4 at half time. Great work mid-court from Caitlin Keith and Lauren Winterton allowed the girls to play some free flowing netball. Movement around the circle meant that the shooters got good ball and began to get into a rhythm with their shots. The match was a nail-biting affair with the final score 8-7 going in favour of St Edmund's. Player of the match was awarded to Caitlin Keith. U15's vs St Benedicts Lost 10 - 7 On Saturday the U15's played St Benedict's in what was a thoroughly entertaining game; St Edmund's started well, the heavy winds forced the girls' to play a short passing game resulting in excellent movement off the ball. St Benedict's shooters were strong and consistent, however, fantastic defensive play from Danielle De Shong and Briana Cumberbatch, using their height to their advantage, made some outstanding interceptions. The first two quarters were very close with only a few goals separating the sides. Holly Wise making some decisive passes and dominating the centre court saw St Edmund's narrowing the gap. St Benedict's shooting remained consistent, increasing their lead in the final quarter. St Edmund's worked hard as a team to claw goals back but unfortunately ran out of time. Well played girls. Player of the Match- Holly Wise

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/tickets-now-available-for-the-college-production---our-house 2013-01-31T12:16:56Z Melanie Burke

Tickets are now available for the College production Our House. Tickets are free and are available to all. Call Sally Tinner on 01920 824210 or email music@stedmundscollege.org to get yours now . Our House is a musical with music and lyrics from Madness and the book by Tim Firth. The show featured songs from the ska/pop band Madness, and was named after one of their popular hit singles, "Our House". The story is of Joe Casey, a rough diamond Londoner, who becomes involved in petty crime and follows different directions both as Bad Joe and Good Joe.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/snow-update---early-departure 2013-01-18T12:35:59Z Melanie Burke

SNOW UPDATE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION Monday 21st January Dear ParentAs a result of the poor weather conditions we have had to rearrange our entrance exams. The roads are now clear around the College and we are operating as usual. Those students registered for the exam tomorrow morning (Tuesday) which was previously the Saturday 19th January will be sitting the exam as planned with arrival at the College at 8.45am.For those students that were due to sit the exam today, we are offering the following alternatives for them;Tuesday 22 January 8.45am arrival - 10 places currently availableWednesday 23 January - 9.00am arrivalSaturday 26 January - 9.00am arrivalPlease respond by email to: mholden@stedmundscollege.org or mburke@stedmundscollege.org with an order of preference for the dates above and we will confirm which date your son or daughter has been allocated.If you are unable to make any of the dates above please let us know and we will make alternative arrangements on Thursday or Friday of this week.Can we also take this opportunity to remind you that your child does not need to bring any equipment with them as we will provide everything they need. They should also wear their school uniform.Thank you for your understanding whilst we deal with the challenging weather conditions.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-carol-service-7pm-wednesday-12th-december 2012-12-11T09:04:22Z Melanie Burke

On Wednesday 12th December at 7pm St Edmund's College will be holding its Carol Service. This is open to all and we look forward to welcoming you at this special service.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/senior-rugby-and-hockey-teams-celebrate-the-terms-successes 2012-12-10T12:01:53Z Melanie Burke

On Friday evening the senior Hockey and Rugby teams came together to celebrate the end of what has been a successful term. Mr Cunnah led the speeches followed by this years rugby captain, Joe McKay. He presented Mr Cunnah, and the rest of the boys PE department, with a shirt that had been presented to Joes father many years earlier. The boys had all signed the shirt and it will be hung in the Butler Hall.Karen Gager and Izzy Clubley, Girls Sports Captains, spoke about their term congratulating all the team on their tremendous efforts. Miss Andrew then congratulated the girls on a term that has seen continually seen huge improvements culminating in a very successful final win on Saturday.In the only fixture that wasnt cancelled due to the weather the girls played their final match on Saturday afternoon against Felsted. It was an exciting game with end to end play. Karen and Izzy were outstanding and led the girls to win their final match of the season.Thanks go to all the team who all put in great performances and especially those that leave the College after their exams in the summer.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/gold-duke-of-edinburgh-awards-for-st-edmund-s-students 2012-11-22T11:05:54Z Melanie Burke

Four past students from St Edmund's College had a day out they will never forget on Tuesday 23rd October. Emily Eveleigh, James Stockman, John Brannan and Dylan Bowey all received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards at St James's Palace. The highlight for them was meeting the Duke if Edinburgh himself. To achieve the Gold DofE Award involves eighteen months of hard work and commitment. Students participate in activities towards the Volunteering, Physical and Skill sections. They also complete a five day residential. The most challenging aspect of the award is probably the expedition section. Here students work in groups of 4-8 and are completely self-sufficient for four days whilst they complete a planned route.Whilst at the Palace the College was also presented with their own licence allowing us to operate as a Duke of Edinburgh licenced centre. This is something the College is very proud of and have been working towards over the last two years. This gives the College more independence and the opportunity to go into the wider community and offer more young people the chance to participate in this excellent scheme. The Award has grown in popularity at the College over the last few years with over 200 students participating, including 58 at Gold level this academic year. The College is not only proud of the large number of students who sign up for the Award but also the 92 per cent completion rate last year. Fourteen staff are actively involved in supporting the students through the Award.The Award supports the College's ethos of providing students with a truly all rounded education. The majority of students are able to complete all areas of the Award through the activities programme on offer. A wide variety of students participate in the Award and it truly this gives them the chance to grow in confidence and provides they with memories that last a lifetime.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/another-football-tournament-victory-for-st-edmund-s-prep 2012-11-21T03:39:17Z Melanie Burke

On Wednesday 14th November, St Edmunds Prep U10s football team travelled to Kingshott School to play in their annual football festival. eager to follow in the footsteps of the Form 6 team that recently won the U11s tournament.The first game was against a tough Kingshott team (one who had defeated them by several goals in the previous year), but despite falling behind to a goal in the first half our team rallied to win the game with two goals in the second period. The second game was against St Josephs In The Park with a 2-1 victory also ending as the final result. The next opponents were Sherrardswood and our boys showed no mercy as they began to gel and play some great football, winning 8-0. The next match was against Milton Keynes Prep in what was a fascinating match ending in a 1-0 victory. The final match was against Kings College from Cambridge who had looked very strong in all of theor previous games in an encounter that was to decide the overall winners. Our U10s team raced into a two goal lead and, despite conceding a goal just before half time, these proved sufficient to earn the team their fifth straight win by 2-1. The team played very well and improved impressively throughout the afternoon, their teamwork and organisation were very good and the attacking play was slick!Not to be outdone by their peers in Form 6, the U10s team won the tournament to add another piece of silverware to the St Edmunds Prep Trophy Cabinet. Well done boys!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/statue-blessing-in-the-boarding-houses 2012-11-21T03:00:21Z Melanie Burke

On the eve of the Feast of St Edmund, a short service was held in boarding to bless two new statues. The boarders gather on the elephant stairs and Mr Duran explained to them why the statues of Mary and Joseph had been chosen. Boarding is home away from home and therefore it was most appropriate that statues of the Holy Family had been chosen. Father Pinot then led us in prayer and we asked that we may be inspired by the Holy Family in our daily life. The statues were then blessed.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/tickets-now-available-for-one-man-two-guvnors 2012-11-15T09:05:44Z Melanie Burke

Tickets are now available for the student led play, One Man Two Guvnors. Please call in to the College reception to collect yours now.The play will be held on the 26th and 27th November 2012 at 7.30pm .Tickets are free but any donations made will go to Noah's Ark Childrens Hospice.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-prep-u11-football-team-celebrate-another-tournament-win 2012-11-12T10:35:32Z Melanie Burke

On Sunday 11th November, St Edmunds Prep U11s football team travelled to Kingshott School to play in their annual football festival. With teams travelling from as far afield as Buckinghamshire, Inner London and Cambridgeshire, the standard of teams at this tournament was probably the best that the boys had come across so far in their season.The opening group was very tough, including games against the Hitchin District representatives, Milton Keynes Prep (winners of the Oxon and Bucks Region of the ISFA regional qualifiers and fellow finalists at the ISFA Finals in April), the hosts Kingshott, Great Houghton and Lodge Farm. However, after remaining unbeaten and only conceding two goals, and beating Lodge Farm 5-0 in the final group game, our boys progressed through to the semi-finals as Group Winners.In the semi-final against Edge Grove, our U11s team raced into a three goal lead with a scintillating display of attacking football and finished the game as victors, 3-1. This set up a final against the other group winners, The Hall from Hampstead. Again, our boys started well and scored a quick goal which was defended resolutely until the end.The boys won 1-0 in the final to claim their fourth tournament trophy of the season!Another fantastic result for the team; well done to all the boys and thank you to all the supporters for coming along to cheer them on.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/we-remember-old-edmundian-s-who-have-fallen-in-conflict 2012-11-09T04:39:46Z Melanie Burke

At this special time of year and during our remembrance service held this afternoon we especially remember those Old Edmundians who have fallen in conflict. The full list is available here.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/year-of-faith-lecture---all-welcome 2012-11-08T07:32:40Z Melanie Burke

As part of our commitment to the Year of Faith we are holding a series of lectures the first being held on Thursday, 15th November 2012 6 pm 7 pm.The lecture will be presented by Sister Frances Orchard (Provincial Superior at Congregation of Jesus) who will be talking on: Mary Ward and the importance of providing pupils with a Catholic Education in the 21st Century. Please join us for this special event. To reserve your seat please email rsvp@stedmundsc ollege.org

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/forthcoming-events-at-st-edmund-s-college 2012-10-29T10:45:31Z Melanie Burke

Friday 9 November 2012 Remembrance Service 3.30pm held in the College Chapel We are pleased to invite parents, Old Edmundians and local residents to our service of Remembrance being held on Friday 9 November 2012 at 3.30. If you would like to attend please email remembrance@stedmundscollege.org or call 01920 821504 to reserve a seat.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-college-sports-academy-presentation 2012-10-23T02:42:48Z Melanie Burke

Sixteen Elements (year 7) students received their certificates for the new St Edmunds College Sports Academy from MrDurn, Headmaster.As part of the selection process the students have been put through their paces during their games lessons at the start of term to assess their overall fitness and skills in our key sports.The successful candidates will meet every Friday with Mr Cunnah, Head of Lower School Sport, providing them with expert advice and coaching in a variety of areas that will enhance their performance. The Academy will also work closely with their clubs to design appropriate training programmes and also provide each member with nutritional, psychological, physiological and expert training advice.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/independent-school-s-football-association-regional-winners 2012-10-08T01:36:08Z Melanie Burke

On Friday 5th October St Edmunds Prep became Herts Essex Champions of the Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA) U11 tournament. The trophy was presented to our St Edmund's prep boys by Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Brad Friedel.The boys were placed in an initial group with Loyola Prep, Forest Prep, Lockers Park, Ilford Ursuline and St Aubyns. They won three and drew two of these games which set up a quarter final against FKS School. This game was won 2-0 which led to a semi-final against Snaresbrook Preparatory School. This is was a very exciting game with some excellent game play from both teams and saw St Edmunds eventually win 3-0.Mr Goodfellow gave a motivating team talk before they started the final match where they met very strong opposition from Forest Prep who they had drawn against in the group matches. The boys raced in to a 2-0 lead only for Forest to score 2 late equalisers in the final minutes of the match. Extra time was a very tense affair but our boys worked together as a team and scored a last minute winner avoiding penalties.This fantastic win takes St Edmunds Prep through to the ISFA National finals which will be held on Monday 29th April at the newly opened National Football Centre; St Georges Park. There will be 16 teams from all over the country taking part and it is sure to be an excellent day.Well done to all the U11 team!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/sixth-form-open-evening---thursday-11th-october 2012-10-04T02:40:17Z Melanie Burke

St Edmund's College is holding its Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday 11th October at 7pm .The evening will be a chance to learn about our academic success and how this is complementedby all the other things the College offers: a place where students grow in faith, whereleadership and service are developed in depth through a wide range of talks, extra-curricularactivities and trips and where every student is looked after as an individual with anoutstanding level of UCAS support, careers advise and preparation for life beyond theCollege.Choosing the combination of A Levels that best suits the individual takes care and time and atSt Edmunds we make every effort to ensure that the transition into Rhetoric is as seamless aspossible. It can seem daunting, but this is above all an exciting time when students looktowards the many opportunities that life as a Rhetorician will bring them, focussing on thesubjects closest to their heart and taking on great responsibilities across the school and itswider community.The focus of the evening will include a short address from Mrs McCann, Head of Rhetoric,followed by presentations from current Rhetoricians who will give their perspective on whatmakes Sixth Form study at St Edmunds so unique. You will also have theopportunity to discuss the demands and content of our many A Level courses withrepresentatives of the relevant departments.St Edmunds also offers a number of Rhetoric Cardinal Allen Scholarships each year. Thesescholarships may be general or subject specific and further information about these will be available from theAdmissions desk during the evening.There is no need to book in advance and I look forward to seeing you at the Open Evening.Should you have any queries in the meantime please do not hesitate to contact ourAdmissions Office on 01920 824247.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/all-smiles-on-the-elements-induction-camp 2012-09-25T10:51:15Z Melanie Burke

In only the third week at school the Elements (Year 7) cohort are out for two days this week on their Induction Camp giving them the opportunity to work as teams, build friendships and ultimately have fun. On Monday morning the first group travelled the short distance to the Herts Young Mariners base in Cheshunt and immediately got stuck into activities despite the very wet conditions. They were all smiles throughout the day and got a bit wetter when they took to the water in their kayaks in the afternoon.Thankfully they enjoyed a dry evening and were able to hold a candlelit vigil around the campfire led by Mr Devine which was followed by singing with Mr Barber and his guitar.The second group I'm sure are looking forward to their visit on Thursday and Friday when we are hoping for good weather! For more news please follow us on Twitter @stedmundsware

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-college-and-prep-open-day---this-saturday 2012-09-25T03:28:30Z Melanie Burke

St Edmunds College and Prep Open Day We are holding an Open Day, this Saturday, the 29th September 2012 9.30am 2pm. There is no need to register for this event and please do feel free to attend at any point throught the day that suits you.Our Open Day is a great inital way to come and discover more about St Edmund's College and Prep. All departments from the Nursery to our Sixth Form will be open and it will give you an opportunity to find out, not only the about the high academic standards we set but also the many extra-curricular opportunities available to students that allows St Edmund's to offer a truly all round, catholic education. Boarding facilities will also be open so to enable families to have an insight into life at as a boarder at the CollegeThe College Headmaster, Mr Durn, will be speak at 9.45am, 11.00am and 1.15pm in the Douay Hall.Mr Blom, Head of the Prep school will speak at 10.15am in the Prep school hall.If you do have any further enquiries please contact the Admission Office on 01920 824247.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/passing-of-brigadier-charles-hince-cbe 2012-09-24T11:44:04Z Melanie Burke

Charles Hince RIP We regret to announce the death of Brigadier Charles Hince CBE on the 16 September 2012 at the age of 82. Brigadier Hince served in theSherwood Foresters and Royal Welch Fusiliers before coming to St Edmund's. He was the Bursar between 1984 and 1992. May he rest in peace.His funeral is on Tuesday 2 October 2012 at 11.30 am in St Richard of Chichester RC Church, High Street, Buntingford SG9 9HT.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/great-sporting-start-to-the-term-for-st-edmund-s-college-and-prep 2012-09-13T03:10:48Z Melanie Burke

St Edmund's Prep Under 11's Football 'A' Come Out On Top! On Saturday 8th September, St Edmund's Prep travelled to Chigwell School for their annual football and netball tournaments that included Prep Schools in the Essex area. The football tournament was organised into three groups with seven teams in each. St Edmund's Prep 'A' were placed in the top group alongside some very strong opposition. The team played some very impressive football, passing the ball very well and displaying good organisation when not in possession. In the first six games, the 'A' team won against Brentwood 'A', Chigwell 'A', Forest 'A' and St Aubyn's 'A', whilst drawing to Ilford Ursuline 'A' and narrowly losing to the hosts, Chigwell 'A'. The final game against Woodford Green Prep 'A' was extremely tight and despite going beind to an early goal our boys rallied to score two late goals and win their final match. This saw our Under 11's football team top their group in their first tournament of the year. A fantastic success!Our 'B' team also played very well in group three and had the enviable record of not having lost a match all afternoon. They won three matches and drew their other three games. The team also played magnificently well and scored some excellent goals. Well done.The netball 'A' team played two matches at the start of the day in their initial group games, before qualifying for group two. The first match against the eventual winners Bancrofts 'A' ended in defeat, before our girls went on to beat Forest 'B' 4-0. Our Under 11's netball team then went on to beat Brentwood 'B' 2-0, Snaresbrook College 'A' 8-0 and draw with Woodford Green Prep 'A' 2-2 in a very exciting game. They then lost to Chigwell 'B' 1-3 and Avon House 0-3. This enabled the girls to finish in a very respectable 10th place out of the 18 participating teams. St Edmund's College Girl's Senior Hockey get a great start to the season On Tuesday the 1st X1 hockey girls played their first fixture of the termagainst Haileybury. The girls looked dominant from the start and it wasn't long until we scored. The girls continued to play with confidence and flair resulting in a 4-0 victory. Goal scorers were Karen G, Alice H, Louise C and Emily B.The U15 girls hockey team made a fantastic start to their season beating Felsted 4-1 in a thriller. The girls showed excellent commitment and determination throughout the match and were a credit to the school. Goal scorers were Harriet F (2) Anna R and Holly W

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-college-students-achieve-best-ever-a-a-gcse-results 2012-08-23T11:38:46Z Melanie Burke

GCSE Results 2012 St Edmund's College 2012 Number of candidates 110 5 Grades A* - C Including English and Maths 84% 5 Grades A* - C 89% Grades A* - A 45% Grades A* B 71% Grades A* C 89% Overall Pass Rate A - E 99% Mr Paulo Durn, the Headmaster of the College said: To achieve our best ever A*/A grades in a year when, nationally, top grades have fallen is wonderful testament to the quality of teaching and learning at the College and I congratulate all concerned, students, parents and staff for such a fantastic achievement.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/a-level-success-for-our-rhetoric-students 2012-08-16T10:20:20Z Maria Holden

Students and staff are today celebrating an excellent set of A Level results with 65% of the students gaining A* - B grades. St Edmund's College 2012 Number of candidates 78 Overall Pass Rate A - E 99% Grades A* B 65% Grades A* C 86% Mr Paulo Durn, the Headmaster of the College said: We congratulate all our students on another fine set of results at A and AS level. They have worked hard to achieve their success and should be proud of their efforts. To have achieved some of our best ever results when grade inflation is being curtailed is great testimony to our students and staff. St Edmund's prides itself on offering a broad-based Catholic education that aims to bring out the very best in all our students, Catholic or not and our excellent academic progress goes hand in hand with an extraordinary level of pastoral support.Special congratulations go to George Beardon, Andrew Brennan, Jonathan Chappell, Catherine Hill, Jamie Leekham, Nicholas O'Ferrall, Jonathan Stephens-Jones and Andrew Tomlinson who achieved three or more A* or A grades and are off to study at high-ranking universities such as Bristol, Edinburgh, UCL, Saint Martin's and Exeter.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/congratulations-to-our-igcse-candidates 2012-08-13T11:47:21Z Melanie Burke

We congratulate our students on an excellent crop of results in IGCSE English Language and Literature, with an increase in our A* grade percentage (11%) in English Literature and an impressive 46% A*/A in both English Language and Literature.This is our first year of English results with the IGCSE examination board and we are delighted that our students have responded so well to the challenge. We wish them all well for the rest of their examination results next week.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-students-take-part-in-independent-schools-golf-day 2012-06-28T10:14:55Z Melanie Burke

On Monday a team of Elements (Year 7)playedin the Independent Schools Golf Association (ISGA) Golf Junior Open at the Shires London.This is deemed to be one of the hardest courses in the area, designed by the late Seve Ballersteros, with water on almost every hole. This was the first time the boys had played in this type of competition and they did not disgrace themselves. They were up against some very good golfers playing off single figure handicaps.On Tuesday our Grammar (Year9)team entered the senior event, and again they found it tough, but did really well. The eventual winner had a gross score of 74, but he played off +1, so even he found it difficult.We hope that in future years our golfers will continue toimprove and as we play in more of these competitions we will be looking to compete for the top places. Well done to all the boys who took part.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/activities-week-preparations-underway 2012-06-27T07:16:02Z Melanie Burke

As exams for the students come to an end the College is now preparing for Activities Week which starts on Monday.The students have all chosen their activities and have all been given their arrangements and these have all been sent home. If parents do need any further information please see the downloads to the right.Look out for news and pictures as the activities all commence.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/sacrament-of-confirmation-received-by-21-students-at-the-college 2012-06-18T01:22:38Z Melanie Burke

On Sunday 17th June, 21 of our students in the class of Grammar, together with one from Rhetoric 2 and his mother, received the Sacrament of Confirmation during Mass in the College Chapel. We were pleased to welcome Bishop John Sherrington, Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster, as the celebrant. The College Chapel welcomed so many parents and guests of those being confirmed that the congregation extended back into the Galilee Chapel, watching the celebration through a live television feed.The College 'Schola Cantorum' was present to lead the singing. They acted as cantors for the plainchant 'Missa de Angelis'. They also performed a setting of the Responsorial Psalm 'Send forth Your Spirit, O Lord' to a setting composed by former College Organist, Mr Nigel Howard and sang motets during Communion by Thomas Attwood and Cesar Franck. At the end of the Mass, Bishop Sherrington thanked all those who had help with the preparation of those being confirmed and thanked the servers, sacristans and choir for all their efforts.The students had been preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation during the Lent and Trinity Terms with classes and prayer sessions, a Day of Recollection and Penitential Services with individual Confessions.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/ccf-biennial-inspection 2012-05-24T02:34:36Z Melanie Burke

St Edmunds College Combined Cadet Force held its Biennial General Inspection on Wednesday 23 May with our reviewing office Air Commodore Sue Armatige Maddox MBE.We were blessed with fantastic weather that contributed to the days great success. Supporting us for the day were The Royal Anglian Regiments mobile display team, 16 B Army Youth Team from ATR Bassingbourn as well as service support from both Army and RAF Cadet training teams.At 1500hrs we had a visit from Flt Lt J Baker and his crew in a Chinook helicopter this set the scene for the very impressive section attach demonstration.A special thanks has to go to all of the friends and families of the cadets who came along to support the cadets and enjoy the afternoon.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/natwest 2012-05-14T01:44:54Z Melanie Burke

St Edmund's College Elements students spent a practical day in workshops learning and understanding about finance. Mrs June Wilskinson, from the NatWest Moneysense program, visited the children and set them various challenges throughout the day to work in teams to understand budgets and plan finances to meet requirements within a set budget. The teams were set the challenge to arrange a party for the College and had to develop a business plan, and proposal, that met the customers requirements within the budget. The day culminated in the students presenting their business plan to a panel which included Mrs Wilkinson, Mr Tomlinson, Director of Finance and Mr Durn.This was a very positive day giving all the participants a great experience of understanding financial planning, working as a team as well as how to develop good presentation skills.The winning team called, The Gourmet Catering Company, included the team members of Charlie Rose, Oliver Bockman, Josh Gamby and Sicily Scrimali. Well done to all those that took part and thanks must go to Mrs Wilkinson from NatWest for arranging the day.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-prep-charity-fundraising-success 2012-05-10T03:08:24Z Melanie Burke

On Friday 4th May the children of Southworth House at St Edmunds Prep proudly handed a cheque to the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) for an amazing 3168.38.Each term a House at the Prep strive to raise as much money for their chosen charity. Throughout the Lent term the children from Southworth House organised various fund raising activities in which the whole school could participate. These included a spellathon, cookie sale and dotty day where all the children from the Nursery to the Year 6 students had to wear something colourful and dotty. Also included are the very kind contributions from our Masses.Haidee Roberts from the RNIB visited the school to talk to the children about the charity and its work. She praised the children on how hard they had worked and presented them with a special RNIB blazer badge for their efforts. She went on to inform the children that the money will be spent on sign aids and talking literature for people with sight impairments in our community.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/weekend-fun-for-our-boarders 2012-05-08T02:01:03Z Melanie Burke

Despite the weather over the last two weekends, the boarders have had a fun filled start to the term. Whilst the Poetry and Rhetorician students have been very focused on their revision for the forthcoming public examinations, Elements to Syntax have enjoyed some great day trips.On Saturday, they enjoyed a day in London, visiting Covent Garden, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Cathedral and than finishing the day with dinner at a lovely Italian restaurant. On Sunday, students enjoyed a day at Thorpe Park, a large theme park, and rounded off the long weekend with a trip the cinema followed by a BBQ in the quad area in the evening.Last weekend the boarders came together as a community for a quiz. Students were mixed in different age groups and answered questions on a variety of topics including Europe, Liturature, Pop Music, Food, Album covers and Coco Cola bottles from around the world. It was very close but in the end Miss Dunning's team came away as winners!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/rookies-achieve-2nd-place-in-east-anglia-heat-of-the-national-schools-analyst-competition 2012-05-02T10:08:40Z Melanie Burke

Six of our Rhetoricians visited the Hertfordshire Universitys School of Pharmacy, for the East Anglia Region National Schools Analyst Competition on Wednesday 18th April.Teams from schools from across the country compete in an engaging and inspiring battle of intellect and practical chemistry skills.The College entered two rookie teams. Team 1 comprised of Sarah Bellis, Alexandra Bellis and Alistair Wither; whilst Joseph McKay, Josh Mann and Abrar Quashem formed Team 2. The competition was held in a state-of-the-art laboratory filled with equipment, some of which the teams had never seen before. The task was to complete three separate, complex and lengthy experiments, using techniques endorsed by the British Pharmacopeia industry, to analyse the active components of standard drugs.St Edmunds were placed second out of the 15 teams entered which is a great achievement. A more detailed write up of this competition will feature in the next edition of College Life, published at the end of term.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/continual-focus-on-improvement 2012-04-26T10:36:18Z Melanie Burke

At St Edmund's we are not just committed to the spiritual, intellectual and physical decelopment of every child but also to maintaining and restoring our historic College buildings.The College is currently shrouded in scaffolding as the preliminary works starts to re-roof the main building. This is the first phase in a comprehensive programme to be carried out across the campus during the summer holidays.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/adolescence 2012-04-25T01:45:06Z Melanie Burke

On Saturday 21st March we welcomed Alison Webster from the Bishop Harvey Family Service, part of the Catholic Children's Society, who ran a workshop for parents on understanding Adolescence.25 parents attended and found it very useful. It allowed them to discuss some of the difficult issues surrounding teenage development with each other, and also to receive some input on the stages of adolescence, particularly key concerns adolescences have, when to be worried, and how to deal with stress. She also gave some valuable input on e-safety. We look forward to welcoming her back!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/dofe-gold-practice-expedition---roundup 2012-04-05T01:23:33Z Melanie Burke

On Wednesday 28th Marcha group of Poetry and Rhetoric students set off for their Gold training and Practice Canoeing expedition. Many of the students had completed Bronze and Silver previously but were still very excited (if a little nervous) about the white water sections of the trip.We spent two days at the Coalbrookdale youth hostel where during the day the students learnt the necessary skills needed on white water both in their canoes and rescuing each other from the water.On Friday, students began their four day, 100km practice expedition on the River Severn beginning in Pool Quay and eventually finishing on Monday in Ironbridge. Students experienced both cold and hot weather during the expedition, even waking up to a frost on Sunday morning. The group also fitted in Mass on Saturday evening at the Lady of Pity.The students worked extremely hard during the four days and showed outstanding teamwork. They were an absolute credit to the College and we look forward to seeing them through their assessed on the River Wye in July.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/duke-of-edinburgh-gold-canoeing-expedition-update 2012-03-30T02:40:39Z Melanie Burke

Sunday 1st April - UpdateThe Gold DofE Canoeing group are making very good progress on their expedition. They are experiencing all types of weather including a frost this morning. They are keeping in good spirits though.Friday 30th March - UpdateThe Gold DofE canoeing expedition safely arrived in Coalport on Wednesday and have enjoyed a fantastic two days of white water training on the River Severn. They are now prepared and looking forward to the practice expedition beginning on Friday (today).

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/students-visit 2012-03-28T03:32:04Z Melanie Burke

On 24th March a group of students attended the "Flame Conference"; organised by the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation this was an inspirational event, with 8500 young Catholics from all over the UK gathered in Wembley Arena to reflect on using our God given gifts. We were urged to fan our gifts into a flame. "For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God" (2 Tim 1:6)

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmunds-college-are-hertfordshire-county-football-champions 2012-03-16T12:17:56Z Melanie Burke

On Thursday 15th March, at Letchworth County Ground, St Edmunds College U18 football were led to County Cup victory by captain Rhys Hunt, Yr 13, against the strong opposition of St Michaels School, Watford.St Michaels early domination was rewarded with a goal scored from a corner after only 12 minutes and St Edmunds had to withstand a lot of pressure for the next 15 minutes as St Michaels took control of the game. Scott Hayes, Head Boy, then hit back with a quickly taken free kick to catch the opposition keeper unawares and bring us back into the game, but it wasnt long until St Michaels regained the lead with a superb finish from their centre forward to go in to the break with a 2-1 lead.St Edmunds started the second half with renewed purpose and created numerous opportunities, keeping up the pressure on St Michaels. This eventually told when Harry Puncher, Yr 11, outwitted the opposition down the left hand side of the pitch and delivered a cross that begged to be converted; on hand was Timur Ekhov, Year 12, who had made a strong run to the back post and nodded the ball home to level the scores.As the game entered the final 20 minutes both sides started to feel the strain, but St Edmunds held their nerve and continued to carve out a string of opportunities despite a very combative display from St Michael's. With ten minutes remaining, Connor Bolton, Yr 13, won possession of the ball on the left and crossed a ball for Harry Puncher to run onto and deliver with aplomb into the bottom right hand corner. The boys then withstood a final 5 minutes of pressure as St Michaels threw everything at them in an attempt to get back into the game. Final score: 3-2 St Edmunds.It was a fantastic team performance from all of the boys, showing true Edmundian spirit, and they were all thankful for the great support given to them by the many family, friends and staff in attendance.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/charity-week-raises-over-6500 2012-03-16T02:08:21Z Melanie Burke

Charity Week took place the week commencing 5th March 2012 and today we can announce that our students, with the help and support of family and staff, raised a tremendous 6625.92 . This money was raised in aid of the Catholic Children's Society whose work addresses the issues that prevent children from reaching their full physical, emotional and educational potential and which affect the well-being and stability of the family. They provide community based social work services, counselling, play therapy, psychotherapeutic and mediation services to support children and families in need.The students raised money through cake and goody sales, sponsored fancy dress, own clothes day, staff football match, cycle ride (on stationary bikes) from John O'Groats to Land's End and the ever popular Splat a Teacher.Thank you to all the support over the week and well done to all.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-college-welcomes---from-lithuania 2012-03-14T11:40:04Z Melanie Burke

This week we welcome the children and staff from Klaipeda Lyceum, a school in Lithuania. This visit is the first leg of a cultural exchange programme between our schools. The children and their accompanying teachers are spending time in the College with some of our Poets and have been attending lessons and activities. During their week here they will also be visiting Cambridge and London.A group of our students will travel to Lithuania later in the year to understand more about their culture and life at Klaipeda Lyceum school.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/1stxi-football-team-reach-the-county-cup-final 2012-03-12T01:24:02Z Melanie Burke

After a stirling performance on Friday afternoon the 1stXI boys football team have reached the final of the Hertfordshire County Cup.The boys played fantastically well, in what was a very close match against St Clement Danes School, winning 3-2 in extra time.The final, against St Michael's, will be held on Thursday 15th March at 7.30pm at the Letchworth County Ground.Well done to all the team and good luck in the final!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/charity-week-kicks-off 2012-03-05T02:41:51Z Melanie Burke

Charity Week has today kicked off with lunch time activities including Splat the Teacher and Houses selling lots of goodies for the children to buy; a big treat!This year our chosen charity is the Catholic Children's Society. Their work addresses the issues that prevent children from reaching their full physical, emotional and educational potential and which affect the well-being and stability of the family. They provide community based social work services, counselling, play therapy, psychotherapeutic and mediation services to support children and families in need. Julie Willoughby, from the charity visited the College last week to speak at assembly to inform our students of the work they do and how the money that our students raise will help the charity.More news will follow throughout the week of the various activities which culminate in a own clothes day and Talent Show, organised by our Rhetoricians on Friday.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/myles-dunnett-comes-second-in-regional-futurechef-final 2012-03-01T03:29:13Z Melanie Burke

This week saw Myles Dunnett, Year 10, Douglass, take part in the regional final of the FutureChef food competition at the University of West London. All finalists were tasked with cooking a hot main course and a hot or cold dessert for two people on a strict budget of 8.00.Myles prepared a Deconstructed Duck Wellington and a Raspberry Ripple Baked Alaska within the tight time allocation of only 90 minutes.We are very proud to announce that Myles came second winning himself a trip to London and two weeks work experience under a mentor chef in a London restaurant.Well done Myles, definitely a chef of the future!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/1st-xi-through-to-the-next-round-of-the-county-cup 2012-02-27T10:18:23Z Melanie Burke

Wednesday 22nd February saw the next round of the football County Cup where the 1stXI played, at home, against Barnwell. The boys played very well, in what was an excellent team performance. The final result was 8-1. Well done to all the boys.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/netball-success-for-our-u12-s 2012-02-27T10:14:27Z Melanie Burke

At the weekend our U12A and B teams travelled to Haileybury for their Saturday morning fixtures.It was end to end action and very exciting game to watch. The defence were amazing and consistentlykept the opposition from scoring. At the other end our shooters kept their heads and were calm under the pressure scoring some well worked goals. Overall the girls were outstanding and deserved to win. Final score the U12A'swon 10-7. The U12B's also came away with a win and were the dominant team from the off. The girls proved to be very resiliant and responded well to the changes in position. It was great to see Lucy Lee play in her first game for the B team. A great all round team performance with the final result being 7-3.Well done to all the girls!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/austria-ski-trip-2012 2012-02-24T10:01:58Z Maria Holden

On Friday 10th February, 43 students and 6 staff left by coach for the village of Mittersill in the beautiful Austrian Tirol. After a safe arrival, temperatures overnight plummeted to a chilly -25Cbutsteadily improved throughout the week.The students enjoyed afun week of skiing, curling, bowling, table tennis and a Mass at the beautiful Church of St Leonhard's in Mittersill.With the help of expert ski instructors all students made good progress with their skiing and thanks must go to the teaching staff, drivers, hotel staff and ski instructors for such a successful week.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/pancake-race-fun-at-the-prep-and-in-boarding 2012-02-22T05:14:03Z Melanie Burke

The Prep school congregated on the Astroturf on Shrove Tuesday for the annual Pancake Race. Each House was represented by children from the year groups and also each House had a member of staff running. The rest of the school cheered the runners on with great excitement.Each team had to run the course with their pans and pancakes and as part of the circuit had to successfully toss their pancakes twice.The children and staff had a great time and this year Mr Blom presented the Pancake Race Cup to Campion. Well done to all the runners and to all the cheerleaders who did a great motivational job.In the evening the boarders also donned their trainers to compete in the Allen Hall (Boys) vs Garveys (Girls) Pancake race around the quad. Although it was difficult to tell who was more competitive between the staff and the students it was a great fun event. This year Miss Cobb was very proud of the girls who came in as the winners.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/ski-trip-return-information 2012-02-16T11:08:07Z Stuart Winfield

The Ski Trip should be back at the College between 12-1pm on Saturday. Mr Jones will update the website when they arrive at Dover.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/ski-trip-update-13th-jan 2012-02-13T11:30:34Z Melanie Burke

Update Monday 13th February 11.15amThe ski trip had their first day on the slopes yesterday and had a brilliant day of skiiing.The snow conditions are very good with quite low temperatures but brilliant blue skies. Below is the slope they skied.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/skiing-and-diving-trips-have-arrived-safely 2012-02-11T06:23:47Z Elizabeth Cobb

18.20Both the skiing and diving trips have arrived at their destinations safely and the students are already having a good time.In Austria the ski fit is completed and they are admiring the snow which has been described as "awesome". The temperature of minus 12 is not stopping them looking forward to a good day of skiing tomorrow.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/half-term-news-roundup 2012-02-10T03:39:17Z Melanie Burke

As the half term draws to a close it has been a very busy few weeks. We have welcomed many new families to the College and Prep who have sat our entrance exams and we look forward to seeing many new faces join us in September.The last few days have seen lots of visitors to the College including the Diocesan Secondary Headteachers who spent an afternoon with us as part of their conference. We also held a user group for iSams which is our school management system. It was wonderful to meet so many other schools and share our best practices as well as to continue and develop our learning. Continuing this theme we also welcomed many of our local Prep schools which was a wonderful opportunity to again share information and develop our understanding of each others schools.Our annual careers fair this year was, once again, a great success; full of information and ideas for our students from Syntax to Rhetoric. We thank all the visitors who attended the event and provided guidance and careers advice to our students.This week saw the production of the Adventures of Mr Toad which despite the adverse weather saw the Douay Hall full on both nights. It was a wonderful production and I'm sure that all those who attended agree.Finally, today, a group of staff and students have set off to Austria for a week of skiing in the mountains and on the other extreme another group of staff, students and parents have gone diving in Eygpt. Any news we receive from the trips will be posted on the website or you can follow us on Twitter @stedmundsware for the latest news. We wish them all fun and safe trips.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-college-hosts-its-annual-senior-citizens-christmas-party-111214020154 2011-12-14T02:01:54Z Melanie Burke

On Sunday 11th December, St Edmund's College once again held its annual Christmas Party for senior citizens, welcoming many old friends as well as several new ones.This popular event, which has been running for many years now, was attended by over 120 senior citizens which was our biggest gathering ever. Visitors came from from the local area, including residents from Northfields and Roundhaye Sheltered Housing schemes and Libury Hall Nursing Home.The guests enjoyed a splendid Christmas Tea in the Colleges Douay Hall, which had been prepared by the staff and was served by the students. The College Choir then led the assembled gathering in the singing of traditional carols and popular Christmas songs including various vocal and instrumental solos.Even Father Christmas paid a jovial visit, distributing raffle tickets for the Grand Draw. Prizes included a selection of hampers and every guest took home a bag of food goodies, the contents of which had been generously donated by parents, students and staff.Chris Long, Headmaster, said: The College really looks forward to this event each year and once again the party was a tremendous success and we were delighted to offer some Christmas cheer to our elderly neighbours. I would like to thank all the staff, parents and students who helped organise this wonderful occasion.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/miles-dunnett-wins-regional-futurechef-competition 2011-12-05T11:20:11Z Melanie Burke

Myles Dunnett competed in, and won, the LocalFuturechef Final which was held on Friday at Haringey Sixth Form College. On a budget of only 6.00 Myles cooked a Ginger and Coconut Curry served wih Naan bread followed by Melt in the Middle Chocolate Baby Cakes served with Baileys Ice Cream and Vietnamese Lemonade.He has now qualified for the Regional Finals which will take place in February 2012. Myles has also been provided with a Mentor chef to assist him inthe next stage. This will involve meetings and training sessions with the chef both here at College and also at the chef's premises at Reynolds Catering Supplies in Waltham Cross. This will allow Myles to become familiar with the full scale catering equipment he needs to use in the finals and to develop the necessary 'chefy' touches to his menu.Thanks also go Mrs Parker and Mrs Hole who had to head off very early hour on Friday morning with Myles and supported him throughout today's rather eventful competition.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/rugby-teams-fun-run-in-aid-of-teenage-cancer-trust 2011-12-05T10:48:32Z Melanie Burke

The boys from the Senior Rugby Team donned their fancy dress outfits on Saturday morning and set off on a 6km fun run. The run, which started and finished at the front of the College, covered 6km of College grounds and the local villages even at one point having to cross a ford! With an array of great outfits, some not particularly good for running in, where certainly a strange sight on a lovely sunny and very cold Saturday morning. Scooby Doo was definitely a big hit with all the dogs out for their morning walk!The boys have so far raised over 1000 in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust which is a tremendous achievement. Well done to all that took part.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/proposed-industrial-action---wednesday-30th-november-2011 2011-11-29T02:01:32Z Melanie Burke

Dear ParentAs you will know from the national news there is another day of industrial action planned for Wednesday 30th November by, amongst others, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, NASUWT and the National Union of Teachers.I am aware that a few teachers at St Edmund's intend to strike on Wednesday, but I anticipate that the number of teachers involved will be small and, therefore, the College and the Prep should remain open.Yours sincerely, Paulo Durn Deputy Head

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/a-win-for-st-edmund-s-table-tennis-team 2011-11-24T10:58:44Z Melanie Burke

St Edmund's Table Tennis Teams have won the Hertford area tournament for the fifth successive year. This year we entered three teams into the competition and all played extremely well.The U16 team members of Kyri Lambis, Sean Johnson, Alex James, Kieran Gill won the U16 boys title by beating John Warner School in the final.In the U13 section we entered an A and B team with the A team winning the division and the B team being the runners up which is a tremendous result.The U13 A team players were; Ben Van Hemert, Nicholas Thorneycroft, Laurie Johnston and William Lewy.The U13 B team memberts were: Karim Tadros, Josh Gamby, Mason Day and Charlie Spencer.We now look forward to playing in the Hertfordshire Schools Competition on 8th December. Good luck boys!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/as-design-and-technology-students-put-an-old-idea-to-a-new-test 2011-11-21T10:34:40Z Melanie Burke

Its as true as ever you cant make bricks without straw. Mrs Dalys AS Design Technology students triumphantly demonstrated that old adage as part of their study of composite materials and you may see for yourself both the results and their test methods in the accompanying photos.Testing a material virtually as old as civilisation itself, they made bricks using the matrix of mud to which was added the reinforcer of straw. These were baked at 160 C for twelve hours then dried out at room temperature for a further week before being evaluated. Bricks without that reinforcer crumble, whereas the correct mix makes a durable composite building material.Compression testing took three different forms: first Eliot Barden stood on the bricks, then he and Robert Hartley jumped on them and finally they carried out a more formal and measurable trial, using the vice in the Design Technology workshop.Our students exploration of the durability of a composite material in the form of mud bricks both explains why this ancient technology is still used in much of the developing world and also provided an enjoyable, hands-on (or feet-on, at least) experience of active learning.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/come-on-matt-baker 2011-11-18T11:00:07Z Melanie Burke

'Come On Matt!' the Prep children yelled, as Matt Baker, as part of his Children in Need Rickshaw Challenge, pedalled passed the front gates of St Edmund's this morning.With great excitement the children waited for Matt; constantly cheering and waving at the passing motorists, many of who were also following Matt on his challenge.The Year 3 to 6 children where brilliant supporters and definitely seemed to give Matt a help along to make sure he reached London. It was lovely to see the Prep children feature on the BBC's The One Show on Friday 19th November 2011.Matt pedalled a total of 484 miles starting at the Castle Esplanade in Edinburgh culminating in London during the The One Show's BBC Children in Need live special. He cycled up to ten hours a day and burnt a daily total of up to 9000 calories.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/archbishop-vincent-nichols-celebrates-st-edmund-s-sunday 2011-11-15T09:18:57Z Melanie Burke

On Sunday 13th November 2012 Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster visited the College to celebrate High Mass for St Edmund's Sunday with Old Edmundians, current students and staff. On what was a lovely sunny day High Mass started with a short Act of Remembrance at the College War Memorials. The Last Post was followed by two minutes silence to remember the fallen from all conflicts.Mass was followed by a drinks reception in the Ambulacrum where Old Edmundians had a chance to reacquaint themselves with long lost friends: one group met together again for the first time in over 50 years; another group had made a special journey from Madrid just for the day. The afternoon was spent with OE's either playing rugby or hockey, enjoying a relaxed lunch or having tours of the College and Pugin Chapel with our Head Boy and Girl and their deputies.The day ended with Veneration of the Relic of St Edmund followed by Benediction, which had a special significance this year as it was the 150th anniversary of the Solemn Enshrinement of the Relic in the Chapel by Cardinal Wiseman in 1861.The students are looking forward to celebrating St Edmunds Day on Wednesday 16th November where they will be joined for Mass by Father John Hemer.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/duke-of-edinburgh-award-evening 2011-11-10T10:45:18Z Melanie Burke

On Wednesday evening the Duke Of Edinburgh Award evening took place. The children all had put a great deal of effort in to building fantastic, informative and often very amusing presentations. Each group shared with the packed audience their eventful stories of their bronze, silver and gold expeditions for walking and canoeing.Over 130 children took part in Duke of Edinburgh at St Edmunds College last year and the majority of them collected their certificates during the evening. Many of our students who have completed Gold were not with us as they are now at University. Michael Gribbin, Edward O'Bryan and Dylan Bowrey did complete Gold in one year which is a tremendous achievement and were able to join the evening to celebrate their success. Now all the Gold award winners await their invitation to Buckingham Palace next year. We were joined during the evening by Herts Young Mariners Base who run our canoeing expeditions. They have worked tirelessly to ensure that we are able to give our ever increasingly large groups the opportunity to complete the expeditions in a canoe. A to Z Expeditions who run our walking expeditions were also present. We have created a strong relationship with them over the years and they have helped develop our range of areas for our expeditions which now includes the Brecon Beacons, Peaks and the New Forest.As well as the expedition section, the students have participated in a large range of activities and the community service programme over the course of the year to complete their awards.Well done to all our students who have completed their Duke of Edinburgh award and to those who have completed bronze and silver and are now working towards the next stage of their challenge.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/managing-your-finances 2011-11-07T03:16:31Z Melanie Burke

As part of our programme of seminars and talks held throughout the year for our Rhetoricians (Sixth Form), Lesley Slater from Natwest today gave a talk titled, Managing You Finances. The aim of the interactive presentation is to give our students the basic tools they need in preparation for leaving home and moving off to university where they have to live on a budget and start to take more responsibility for their personal finance.We thank Mrs Slater for her time today.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/mmmmake-it-with-mince-success 2011-11-03T05:26:57Z Melanie Burke

Earlier this year our budding chefs took park in a mmmMake it with mince challenge. Brianna Cumberbatch won this event with her tasty Indian Minced Lamb Skewers with Lightly Fried Chapattis. Brianna has now successfully gone one step further and has been selected as a regional finalist for the Mince Challenge 2011 yet again impressing the judges.The next stage of the competition is for Brianna to cook her dish for James Martin, a well known chef and other judges at the Cambridge regional heat on the 16th November against 9 other students from the region.Good luck Brianna!!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/house-music---rock-bands-and-choirs 2011-10-21T01:50:50Z Melanie Burke

Thursday afternoon saw the Houses compete in the House Rock Band and House Choir stage of the Music Competiton. Competition was tough but very good natured and all Houses put in great performances. The choirs were all asked to select three Michael Jackson songs to perform and the results were brilliant.With Elements (year 7) soloists and great accompanying dancemoves from some of our older students it was wonderful to see the children work together to produce such fantastic results.Full House Music results will follow.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/announcement---new-headship 2011-10-20T09:45:12Z Melanie Burke

I am delighted to announce that Paulo Durn, our current Deputy Head, has accepted the invitation of the Governors to become Headmaster of the College with effect from 1st September 2012.Paulo was the Governors unanimous choice in the face of strong competition and they relish the prospect of working with him when he comes into post.Until then, Chris Long will continue to lead the College superbly, as always.Len Blom will of course continue as Head of the Prep School. Jeremy Gillham Chair of Governors

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/rhetoric-production---two---tickets-available 2011-10-19T11:51:08Z Melanie Burke

Tickets are still available from Mrs Tinner in the Music School for the Rhetoric Production of Two by Jim Cartwright.'Break a leg' to all those involved and for more details please contact Mrs Tinner 01920 824210 for tickets.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/future-chef-competition 2011-10-19T11:28:55Z Melanie Burke

This morning saw our Food Team take part in in a FutureChef competition. The standard of food was very high with great variety of inventive and tasty dishes being served within their set budget of only 4.00 for a main course dish. Dishes served included tagliatelle with meatballs, chicken with a paprika sauce, lemon rice and wilted spinach but all were delicious.The winner of the mornings competition was Myles Dunnett who served an aromatic chicken and coconut curry served with steamed rice, naan and a selection of accompaniments. Well done Myles.Findlay Rowden was the runner up in second place, with Cormac Georigou in third and Hilary Onoabhagbe in fourth.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/scholars-service-of-celebration 2011-10-17T12:11:41Z Melanie Burke

On Friday afternoon the Scholars for 2011 from both the Prep and the College were joined by their parents and existing scholars in a service of celebration. The service was a very special event which marks the importance of all our scholars for what they bring to the college as individuals and in the example that they set to others.The scholars enjoyed refreshments in our newly open St Edmund's quad in the lovely autumnal sunshine.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/cafod 2011-10-17T10:27:25Z Melanie Burke

Following our fundraising day for CAFOD, the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development, we are pleased to announce the total money raised was 1537.76. This is a great sum of money that was raised by the children having the opportunity to wear their own clothes for a day for a small contribution. The students were also given the opportunity to take part in a simple lunch of soup and bread with the reflection from Gandhi of "live simply as others may simply live".Thank you to all those students who took part in raising such a tremendous amount of money for CAFOD which is involved in projects around the world and who the College has supported for many years.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/1st-xv-rugby-team-unveil-new-kit 2011-10-14T03:12:41Z Melanie Burke

The 1st XV Rugby team have debuted the season in their new kit which has begun very well for the team winning three of the four fixtures played due to great attacking flair and strong defensive discipline. The 1st XV are proud of their new kit and incorporates not only our more recent traditional colours of white and blue but also flashes of brown which date back to the early days of rugby being played at St Edmunds. The side continue to work hard throughout their training sessions with Mr Cunnah and with many more fixtures to play throughout the season the 1st XV squad are determined to keep up the hard work.1st XV Rugby Captain - Richard Tomlinson

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/sixth-form-open-evening 2011-10-11T09:56:30Z Melanie Burke

Our Sixth Form Open Evening is being held on the Thursday 13th October 2011 - 7pm - 9pm.The evening will start in the Douay Hallwith a talk from the Head, Head of Sixth Form and current students.Departments will then be open for you to visit and listen to short presentations on individual subjects at A level. Refreshments will be available in the Ambulacrum where, towards the end of the evening, all staff will again be available to discuss their subject at A level. Admissions staff will also be on hand for any enquiries you may have.For more information please contact our Admissions team on 01920 824247.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/house-music-bulletin 2011-10-07T03:21:38Z Melanie Burke

After the first day of the House Music Competition the judges saw some outstanding individual performances. Pole house is currently in the lead with 614 points but with two sections still to go the competition is wide open.The next sections - House Rock Band and House Song will take place on the 20th October so no doubt all students will be practising hard. Winners of each section: Junior Solo Piano: Douglass HouseIntermediate Solo Piano: Poynter HouseSenior Solo Piano Challoner HouseJunior solo instrumental/voice Pole HouseIntermediate solo instrumental/voice Talbot HouseSenior solo instrumental/voice Pole HouseHouse Classical Ensemble Pole House

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/2011-gcse-and-a-level-results---overview 2011-09-23T05:54:02Z Melanie Burke

2011 Exam Results for St Edmunds College These results are our best ever and happened through the hard work of staff and students and the support of our parents. Our oustanding value added score represents the fulfilment of our Catholic mission in ensuring that all make the best use of their talents, often exceeding their potential. External independent reviews of our A Level performance show that St Edmunds College is now in the top 8% of schools (Independent and State) for progress made between GCSE and A Level examinations. This is a very pleasing achievement and shows that St Edmunds College achieves both excellent A*-B % grades and outstanding value added. All university applicants were successful in gaining a place and a majority went to the top universities in the Russell and 94 groups and in America. GCSE Results 95 students sat GCSEs in 2011100% pass rate95% 5 grades A*-C including English and Maths41% achieve A*-A grades including English and Maths A level Results 71 students sat A levels in 2011100% pass rate72% A*-B gradesPoints per entry 214Points per candidate 882

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/success-for-our-gcse-students 2011-08-30T12:38:35Z Melanie Burke

Well done to all our students who sat their GCSE's this year gaining a 100% pass rate.Mr Long, Head, said, 'We congratulate our Year 11 for a record crop of GCSE grades, with 41% awarded at A* or A grades; a great year group,they worked hard throughoutand deserve a lot of credit for their industry and commitment'.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/a-level-success-for-our-rhetoricians-110818025255 2011-08-18T02:52:55Z Melanie Burke

Students and staffare celebrating an excellent set of A Level results today with 72% of the students gaining A* - B grades and an overall 100% pass rate. A LEVEL RESULTS 2011 2011 Number of candidates 71 Overall Pass Rate A - E 100% Grades A* - B 72% Chris Long, Head, said:We are very pleased that our A level results show nearly three quarters of our students achieving at either A*/A or B grade, our best ever performance by some way. Despite the pressure on places this year our students have been highly successful in gaining entry to their chosen courses.Particular local successes include James Hartley from Hertford who achieved four A* grades at A level and goes on to read Medicine at Cambridge; Stella Spanos from Brookmans Park who gained three A* grades and will read Psychology at UCL and finally Jasmine Smith, from Ware, outgoing Head Girl who gained 2 A* and 1 A grades and will study Optometry at Cardiff.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/as-and-a2-public-examination-results-collection 2011-08-17T02:33:08Z Melanie Burke

AS and A2 public examination results will be available in the King Room from 9am on Thursday 18th August 2011.Parents and Students should enter the College grounds via the main entrance and enter the building via main reception.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/trips-and-excursions-update 2011-07-03T01:19:39Z Melanie Burke

Exchange visit to India: Thursday 7th - Sunday 17th July : Mr. Mohana0091810591011400918105910115 Gold Duke of Edinburgh Canoeing Expedition: Friday 8th - Tuesday 12th July : Miss Cobb07764758512 CCF RAF Camp: Saturday 9th - Saturday 16th July : Mr. Liddle07525071906 CCF Army Camp: Saturday 9th - Saturday 16th July: Mr. Jones07738245632 JP2 Exhange Trip: Wednesday 27th July -Wednesday 17th August : Miss Cobb07764758512 In an emergency please contact the SLT member of staff on duty on :07543821561

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/activities-week-kicks-off 2011-07-01T10:22:11Z Melanie Burke

Activities week has begun with the first of our trips departing from the College on Friday morning.All information about the trips and activities over the coming days can be found in the Trips and Excursions section under Senior School/College Life.Emergency contact numbers are also here or you can view from the download on the right of this page.We wish all the children and staff a fun, interesting and safe time over the coming days.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/proposed-industrial-action 2011-06-29T10:24:26Z Melanie Burke

A copy of the letter sent to parents from Mr Long, Head. 28th June 2011Dear ParentYou will, no doubt, have heard of the industrial action planned for Thursday 30th June by, amongst others, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the National Union of Teachers. For the first time in many years the two Unions are asking their members in independent schools to join in this action and I am aware that a few teachers at St Edmund's intend to strike on Thursday.I anticipate that the number of teachers involved will be very small and, therefore, the College and the Prep will remain open.Yours sincerelyMr C P LongHead

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/joshua-best-wins-national-writing-competition 2011-06-21T02:19:44Z Melanie Burke

On Friday 17th June Mrs Joanna Boggle from the Association of Catholic Women visited St Edmunds Prep school with some exciting news for the form 6B children who had entered a national writing competition.This year the Association had set year 6 children the task to enter a small project on the Rosary, including how to pray with the Rosary and to explain one of the mysteries. 6B worked, in class and at home, to produce beautiful handwritten projects that were submitted and were judged with over 2000 other entrants from schools all over the country.St Edmunds Prep did outstandingly with Joshua Best being the overall winner. The Prep children also won seven Special Merit Certificates and seven runner up prizes. Joshua wrote in detail about the Rosary and how we use it to help our prayers, he concentrated on the mystery of the birth of Jesus in a stable, and the visits from the shepherds and the wise men of the East. Joshua won a beautiful trophy, three books, 300 for St Edmunds Prep and 50 of book vouchers for the Catholic Truth Society, who run the competition in conjunction with the Association of Catholic Women. The seven runners up were awarded the Catechism of the Catholic Church; these were Andrew Byrne, Max Wou-Smith, Jack Brody, William Lewy, Croia McDermott, Christina Thorneycroft and Harry Clubley (who was also a runner up last year, so he now has two copies)! Special Merit Certificates were awarded to Tallia Gee, Sicily Scrimali, Lydia Sanders, Nathan Kingseller, Thai Pinsiranon, Marcus Drabwell and Kene Chigbo.The Prep was awarded a commemorative book of Pope Benedict XV1s visit and the beatification of Blessed John Henry Newman last year; Miss Butterworth was also awarded this beautiful book. Joshua is discussing with Miss Butterworth, Mr Blom and Mr Duddy how to spend the prize money on an icon for the school to remember this wonderful occasion.Congratulations to all those who worked so hard to produce such high quality projects.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/st-edmund-s-pilgrimage 2011-06-07T01:32:07Z Melanie Burke

The Pilgrimage this year was to see two of London's important Catholic sites both with considerable history and with great significance for the College. Our visit to the Convent at Tyburn started with some minutes spent in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament before we moved to the Crypt to hear a few of the many stories that can be told about the English martyrs many of whom were killed at Tyburn. We heard how Margaret Ward was executed for bringing a rope to prison to help a priest escape and other examples of the Martyr's bravery and purpose. We are pictured in front of the altar in the Crypt which is shaped like the three sided gallows on which the Martyrs were executed.We then moved to Allen Hall in Chelsea where we were given a tour of the seminary which moved to London from St Edmund's in 1975. It was interesting to see the same Martyrs names recorded on the wall of their refectory that we have in our Ambulacrum. The seminary is on the site of St Thomas More's house and we were shown the mulberry tree which is believed to have been alive in his time as well as having time to hear Mass in the upstairs chapel. Fr Richard Nesbit, the Diocesan Director of Vocations kindly gave up his Saturday to talk to us and to say Mass for us. We hope that our links with the Seminary will continue to grow and that perhaps next year we can organise a football game between seminarians and students.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/prep-interhouse-athletics-results 2011-05-30T04:53:32Z Melanie Burke

Friday saw the Prep children take to the athletics field for the Interhouse Athletics competition. Although the skies were overcast, and threatening rain, the afternoon stayed dry and the children had a wonderful afternoon of sport, cheered on by many parents and grandparents.The final results were:1st Campion - 2412nd Southworth -2113rd Mayne - 203The Grand House Relay also took place and these results were:1st Mayne2nd Southworth3rd CampionWell done to all the children.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/mr-webster-s-pedal-power 2011-05-25T03:07:36Z Melanie Burke

Mr Webster spent his Easter holiday cycling a gruelling 180 mile Coast to Coast Challenge route to raise money for research into the cancer that sadly killed his father-in-law.Mr Webster, a keen cyclist, embarked on his first fundraising event after reading about a little known Way of the Roses route in a cycling magazine, some 30 miles longer than the traditional Morecambe to Bridlington track.Mr Webster completed the route over three days, was joined by his wife and daughter although they were happy to travel by car and is already on track to raise 1,000 - double his original fundraising target.The money raised will be donated to the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (www.pcrf.org.uk), which funds vital research to help find new therapies for the disease. Pancreatic cancer has the worst survival statistics of any common cancer. Just 3 per cent of those diagnosed will still be alive after 5 years a figure that hasnt improved in 40 years.I cycle about 40-50 miles a week on average, but this was no easy ride. I knew it was going to be hilly, but it was really tough going especially the hill outside Settle in North Yorkshire which was incredibly steep and seemed to go on forever. On the plus side, I was lucky, with no punctures and no broken spokes along the whole journey.The children at school have been a fantastic support, he says. In fact exceeding my target is down to them really as so many of them have sponsored me a few pounds out of their own pocket money, which is very touching.Mr Webster already has his sights set on his next challenge cycling from London to Paris but may take a well-earned rest first. If youd like to contribute to Mr Webster fundraising please go to http://www.justgiving.com/DominicWebster

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/the-friday-fly-by 2011-05-24T07:51:20Z Melanie Burke

Late last Friday afternoon, just as everyone was switching into weekend mode, the peace of the College was shattered by the thunderous roar of two huge Chinook helicopters passing low over the back of the school. It quickly became obvious that they were intending to land somewhere in the playing field area and the Rhetoric 2 Media Studies group were in pole position to rush out, cameras in hand to record the event. Mrs Ball was actually on the field with a group of girls and they had a grandstand view and quite a surprise!As it turned out the Chinooks had landed behind a line of trees adjacent to and to the south of the playing field, so good photos were not possible. We have included, here, one superb photo taken last year by Mark Leslie when Chinooks landed at the front of the College and one taken by a gasping Mr Breese on Friday as he fought for breath after running to the field to get the shot. (He doesnt run too often these days!).The Chinooks were from RAF Odiham in Hampshire and their occasional appearance at close quarters is as a result of Lt. Adrian Jones initiative in helping the RAF to use St Edmunds as a helicopter landing site at which the RAF practise landing on sloping surfaces and confined areas. Practice makes perfect, you see!

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/win-for-the-u15-rounders--team 2011-05-20T12:21:52Z Melanie Burke

St Edmund's U15 Rounders' team travelled to New Hall on Thursday. The girls batted first and hada fantastic innings led byEmily Butler and Emily Chappell. New Hall had 12 rounders to beat. Within five minutes St Edmund's had caught six New Hall players out. After the first innings the score was 12-8 and a half. St Edmund's had another strong batting innings and were superb in their fielding, rarely dropping a catch or making a wrong decision.The final score - St Edmund's 19 - Newhall 15

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/congratulations-to-the-cricket-1st-xi 2011-05-18T11:23:47Z Melanie Burke

Tuesday 17th May saw the Cricket 1st XI team take on the East Herts Cavaliers. Very good bowling and fielding were displayed with Harry White and Tom Goldie taking 2 wickets each. The debutant Henry Stoffberg snaffled two well taken catches and stalwart Ross Tharby removed two key batsmen with catches in the deep that came down with snow on them. Marko Bozovic and Alex Cheung proved ever reliable in the field and Ryan McMenemy and George Davies capped the fielding display with 2 exception direct hits to run out two of the opposition.The East Herts Cavaliers finished on 191-6 which would prove to be a very testing total. Ryan McMenemy and Harry White opened the innings in aggressive mood which was continued by George Davies after the early departure of White. The two senior boys led the side past 50 before Mcmenemy departed for 34, the side then consolidated their position with a solid second wicket stand to leave the side requiring 120 runs from the final 20 overs. With the light drawing in a powerful middle order display of power hitting by Bozovic and Tharby led the boys within sight of victory and a towering 6 in the penultimate over off of the oppositions former county opening bowler made the 3 runs from the final.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/midsummer-festival---18th-june-2011---130pm---5pm 2011-05-11T01:43:33Z Melanie Burke

St Edmund's College, are aftera one yearabsence, holding our Midsummer Festival on 18th June 2011 from 1.30 - 5.00pm.As in previous years there will be fun stalls and games for all and throughout the afternoon there will be plenty of refreshments. We will also be holding our Charlie Smith Memorial Cricket match at 2.30pm.The event is open to all -current, past and prospective students and their families as well as our neighbours from nearby villages and towns.If you do require any further information then please contact Linsey Sparkes on 01920 824366.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/grand-house-relay-success-for-pole-house 2011-05-07T00:00:00Z Melanie Burke

Friday 6th May saw Grand House Relay success for Pole house after being 2nd or 3rd for at least the last five years.In stark contrast to last year the sun shone down as the whole school congratated on the sports fields to cheer on the runners proudly running for their Houses.The Elements pupils took the first leg and the race culminated in the Rhetoricians bringing home the baton for their respective Houses.The final result saw Pole as the winners closely followed by; 2nd - Talbot, 3rd Poynter, 4th - Douglass and finally Challoner in 5th.All runners did a wonderful job of representing their house with the rest of the students and staff cheering them on the way.

tag:uclb.com,2010-10-12:http://www.stedmundscollege.org/news/boarders-royal-wedding-celebrations-110503111046 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Melanie Burke

On Friday 29th April the Royal wedding celebrations began at St Edmunds College four our Boarders'with a non-alcoholic bucks fizz breakfast which was followed by the viewing of the Royal Wedding. The students particularly enjoyed seeing the wedding dress for the first time along with the rest of the world.Due to slightly overcast weather the tasty BBQ was moved inside but this did not hamper any of the festivities. In the afternoon students had a great time decorating mugs, making Royal wedding cushions (which evenMiss Cobb had a go at), cup cakes and scones and as the weather warmed up they played rounders and volleyball. The highlight of the afternoon though was the tug-a-war!The evening sawa wonderful formal dinner which included a wedding cake in keeping with the days festivities. As can be seen in the photos both students and staffentered into the spirit of the occasion and dressed up as members of the Royal family enjoyinga wonderful, happy day.A big thank you to our catering team for providing such wonderful food throughout the day and of course Miss Cobb for all the arrangements.Due to the long Bank Holiday weekend the boarders' fun weekend didn't end there. On Saturday, the younger students enjoyed a day at Alton Towerswhilethe Rhetoricians had a very productive day of revision in preparation for their forthcoming exams.On Sunday evening a group of students camped out in the College grounds and enjoyed making noodles and hot dogs! On Monday afternoon students enjoyed a welcome break from revision to go to the cinema to watch Fast and Furious and 3D Thor. In the evening to finish the four day weekend students enjoyed a hog roast at the front of College followed by more rounders and tug-a-war!