The recent lockdown saw the return of the RGS Cooking Club – Kitchen Adventures with Mrs Nicholls. The resounding success of the Club in the first ‘lockdown’ meant that on our first ‘live cook together’ we had upwards of 25 pupils and it felt like we’d never been away.
It is an exciting time for the School’s Rugby club as the prospect of some competitive Rugby in the New Year draws ever closer. The decision was made early on to move our Rugby season to the Lent term in order to give the players the best chance of playing some matches.
Pupils from across the School who are passionate about the planet and the impact of humans on the environment, have been meeting up each week to discuss ways to make RGS Worcester more ‘green’.
With the aim of putting Movember on the map here at RGS Worcester this November, seven members of staff formed the ‘RGSW Fuzzy Lipsters’, with the aim to raise awareness and funds for the charity.
The School was contacted by Network Rail recently as they wanted to thank seven girls in Years Eight and Ten who had worked together to get help for a man who was clearly distressed at Foregate Street Station.
Last Friday saw the filming of this year’s School Carol Service. Instead of the usual setting of Worcester Cathedral, the venue was a festively decorated Perrins Hall.
Congratulations to RGS Worcester’s new Rowing Captains, Phoebe Ellis-Tait and Daniel Hall. The second lockdown has given the two new Captains the opportunity to show leadership skills via the internet.
Year Eleven Psychology club has started in a flurry of colour, as students have been considering the famous ‘Stroop effect’ experiment (Stroop, 1935).
National Anti-Bullying week 2020 ran from 16 to 20 November. The theme this year was ‘United Against Bullying’, looking at how we are all parts in a puzzle and all have a role to play in stopping bullying.
Kasia Czyrko and Katy Marsh have triumphed again – reaching the Grand Final of their second national Debating competition in seven days.
