Worcester

Two talented young musicians from RGS Worcester were successful in reaching the Finals of the Bromsgrove Young Musician’s Platform, with the opportunity to perform at the socially-distanced, live finals.

The reputation of the RGS Worcester Family of Schools’ Digital Learning Programme continues to grow as Apple are increasingly using RGS Worcester as the example for discussing the development of technology in education in the UK, during these challenging times.

Congratulations to former RGS Worcester pupil, Tazmin Barnes on the official release of her new single, ‘Nine More Lives’.

Congratulations to Annie Letori and former pupil Maddie McLeod, who have both been selected for the Severn Stars Under 19 Netball Long Squad for the 2020-21 season.

On Friday 23 October members of the RGS Worcester staff and our Sixth Form pupils took part in ‘Wear Something Pink’ to raise funds for Breast Cancer Now.

Excitement is growing at the RGSW Family of Schools and at Worcester Hockey Club as work continues on the new Hockey Centre in Perdiswell. A time-lapse camera has been set up to record the works and drone footage is being used to show the scale of the development and progress made. We will keep you updated with images as the development takes shape.

At this time, we pause, reflect and remember those who gave their lives so we may live ours. The following is a short epitaph for Francis Hemming, who attended RGS prior to serving in the Army during World War I.

Work started in late September to develop the new Hockey facility at Droitwich Road, Worcester and is in partnership with RGS Worcester, Worcester Hockey Club and Worcester City Council. The project involves building a facility to include two international standard Hockey pitches, two grass Football pitches, changing facilities and onsite parking.

We are thrilled that two of our Music Scholars are competing in the Final of the 2020 Bromsgrove Young Musicians Platform on Sunday. Sasha Penlington, Year Eight, will be competing in the Junior category on the piano, performing Bach’s ‘Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major’, Chopin’s ‘”Black Key” Etude’ and Debussy’s ‘Jardins Sous La Pluie’. Isabella Hulbert, Lower Sixth, will be competing as a singer in the Senior age group; she will perform ‘The Singer’ by Michael Head, Puccini’s ‘Chi il bel sogno di Doretta’ and ‘The Girl in 14G’ by Jeanine Tesori.

As of Tuesday 17 March, the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) was challenged to adapt, improvise and overcome the obstacles presented to the youth organisation in light of the national ‘lockdown’. Training went virtual, lessons were delivered on-line, cadets were challenged in different ways to the norm.