8 November 2019

Junior Boys were delighted to meet Old Boy Lieutenant Commander Robert De Maine, a Royal Navy helicopter pilot, before breaking up for half term. He was able to answer the boys' excited questions about his career.

More Old Boys returned to Bolton School as the half term ended: Peter Acton and David Seddon spoke to years 12 and 13 about the move from university to the world of work. The talk was part of a mentoring scheme, run by the School's Development office, which offers students help and advice from alumni.

Bolton School opening its doors to the local community for another enrichment lecture towards the end of last half term. Historian Hallie Rubenhold gave a fascinating address about the lives of the five women killed by Jack the Ripper.

This talk was part of a series of Arts and Sciences Enrichment Evenings hosted by Bolton School Girls' Division. The full programme of events for 2019/20 is here and you can subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates and reminder emails.

The Under 15 and Under 16 netball teams were in fine form for their recent Town Netball Finals. Both teams gave impressive performances throughout their respective competitions and came away as winners and Town Champions!

Over the half term break, Year 11 student Megan Baxendale enjoyed a busy week with her Air Cadet Squadron, attending a camp at RAF Valley where, amongst other achievements, she earned her Blue Flying Wings Qualification.

Recently pupils have been enjoying huge success in international sporting competitions. Porscha Johnson in Year 10 has been named GPC Under 60kg/Under 16 Powerlifting World Champion, despite starting the sport only 7 months ago. Year 11 pupil Marcus Williams won a gold medal in the Under 16 category at the World Thai Boxing Championships. Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt in Year 8 competed from Great Britain in the Lowland Skiing Championships 2019.

Tickets for the annual Burns Night Supper and Ceilidh are now on sale! This event, organised by the Girls' Division Parents' Association, will take place on on 25 January 2020 in the Arts Centre, starting at 7pm.

Finally, the School's Virtual Tour has now been updated to show the new all-weather sports surface at the Leverhulme Pavilion alongside the rest of the campus.