Over 1,000 pupils from across the region joined Bolton School boys and girls in the Great Hall for the Royal Society of Chemistry's Flash Bang Show. This chemistry demonstration is annually hosted by Bolton School and enjoyed by pupils from state and independent schools in Year 9 and above.
The Bolton School Foundation gathered to pay tribute to Chairman of Governors and Old Boy Michael Griffiths, who has retired from his post. He has served for 33 years as a Governor and took over as Chairman in 2007. He is succeeded as Chairman by fellow Old Boy Ian Riley.
The guest speaker at this year's Tillotson Lecture as The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder: an Old Boy who is now the Senior President (Chief Justice) of Tribunals in the UK. He talked eloquently about the changing face of justice, giving a comprehensive overview of the justice system's past, present and potential future before taking questions.
The Boys' Division production of 'A Christmas Carol' took place in the Great Hall last week. The impressive performance of this Dickens classic from a cast of talented pupils delighted audience for four nights and was reviewed by Old Boy Sam Warburton.
The families of children attending Beech House, Bolton School's Infant School, helped to bring Christmas cheer to those less fortunate by contributing a huge array of children's toys to the joint Bolton Lions and Bolton News appeal.
Pupils from the Senior School also performed at the Beech House Winter Sparkle Fair recently.
Boys' Division pupils and Sixth Form students from Haslingden High School have been working together on an exciting joint project with optometrist Professor Phil Morgan from the University of Manchester. They have been working to find out how long disposable contact lens material lasts in the environment.
Bolton School Nursery's Christmas Party took place in the Arts Centre, bringing together the children and their families for lots of festive fun.
Pupils in the Boys' Division took part in a Holocaust art project to create moving tributes to the victims and survivors. The work was created by looking at art as an act of spiritual resistance and was based on this year's Holocaust Memorial Day theme: Stand Together.
Congratulations to Old Boy and Lancashire cricketer Matt Parkinson, who has been invited to the England squad for the upcoming tour to South Africa.
Coming up in the New year, the next Girls' Division Enrichment Evening will feature Raynor Winn, author of 'The Salt Path'. Join us for this free, public talk on Monday 27 January at 7.00pm to hear about the remarkable tale of one couple's 630 mile journey around the South West Coast Path. Subscribe to our mailing list here to receive reminders and updated about forthcoming Enrichment Evenings.
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