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| Thursday, 24 April 2008 | Tuesday 22nd April 2008 |
Ripon Grammar School will be open on Thursday, 24 April, despite the NUT strike. School will start and finish at the usual time.
M L PearmanHeadmaster ... |
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| Rugby News | Thursday 28th February 2008 |
Pleasing senior rugby results were registered at the Senior Ampleforth Sevens. Tough competition was offered by Barnard Castle and Pocklington but both of these were defeated in good ... |
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| Mr Brian Stanley (former Headmaster of Ripon Grammar School) | Monday 18th February 2008 |
Mr Brian Stanley, headmaster from 1974-1991, sadly died over half term. Many Old Riponians will remember him with much fondness, and our thoughts are with his ... |
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| Sporting Success In The Schools Biathlon | Friday 1st February 2008 |
On Sunday 11th November, a team of sixth formers including Madeleine Wivell, Charlotte Whincup, Katie Bates and Sarah Mosley, along with Becky Owram in the fourth year ... |
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| Budding Architects | Thursday 24th January 2008 |
A small team of students from 2nd year to 6th form including Tom Ravalde, Philip Sowale, Angus Johnston, Emily Steed, Rob Barker, Sarah Haswell and Emma Carter had ... |
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| Oxbridge Success | Monday 21st January 2008 |
Paul Brian (Oxford Chemistry), Laura MacDonald (Law Oxford), Melissa Draper (Medicine Oxford), Emily Reed (Theology Oxford) and Samantha Hall (English Oxford) have all received offers for ... |
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| County Cross Country Championships 2008 | Friday 18th January 2008 |
Congratulations to our pupils who have been selected to represent the area in the County Cross Country Championships on 19th January 2008, following their performances at ... |
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| Non-Uniform Day - Sports Hall | Thursday 17th January 2008 |
We shall be holding a non-uniform day on Thursday, 6th March when all students may come to school wearing their own clothes, ideally with a Sporting ... |
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| Boys Swimming Sports | Thursday 20th December 2007 |
December saw the swimming sports produce four new records:James Woolfenden (Hutton house) U/12 Freestyle 2lengths in 26.41 secs.David James (School house) U/16 Freestyle 3lengths in 36.72 ... |
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| School Buses Friday 21st December | Thursday 13th December 2007 |
The following will leave school at 12.45pm:
Abbotts:
706H
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| North Yorkshire Schools U-16 F.A. Cup Final | Thursday 6th December 2007 |
Wednesday 5th December 2007 kick-off 1:30 pm – Venue: R & R Ice Cream Stadium, BedaleRipon Grammar School 1 v. Wensleydale (AET) 0Goal Scorer (Nicki Gears)
BACK ROW (l ... |
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| Library News | Thursday 29th November 2007 |
READATHONIn OCTOBER all of the First Years took part in the annual READATHONduring which they managed to read over 150 books and raise an amazing £1080.61, ... |
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| Sixth Form Open Evening date for 2008 | Friday 23rd November 2007 |
SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING.Monday, 28th January 2008 at 6.15pm.There is a warm welcome to our Open Evening for students starting 'A' level courses in September 2008.Over ... |
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| Parents Association - Forthcoming Events | Thursday 15th November 2007 |
Dates for your diary: Carol Service in Ripon CathedralThursday 20th December 7.30pm ... |
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| Sport News | Thursday 8th November 2007 |
Rugby is going well at present. The Under 12 team have won two festivals, one in Leeds and one at Ripon. they hold eight league points ... |
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| Two Grammar School Pupils Win National Play-Writing Competition | Thursday 8th November 2007 |
We are both very interested in both writing and drama, with appearances in house, school and external drama. Sam has also written for the RSPB magazine, ... |
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| Art And Design Sculpture - Part Of Ripon Grammar Schools Engineering Bid | Thursday 8th November 2007 |
In September 2006, Ripon Grammar School was awarded the Specialist Schools (Engineering) Status and in response to this a piece of sculpture has been produced using ... |
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| Downhill Mountain Bike Racing - Ben Moorhouse | Thursday 8th November 2007 |
Ben Moorhouse, currently studying in the lower 6th form, has just completed a successful season in his chosen sport of downhill mountain bike racing. He has ... |
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| French Exchange 2007-8 | Thursday 8th November 2007 |
25 Fourth Years and Lower Sixth students have just returned from their exchange with the Institution Saint Louis in Pont l'Abb d'Arnoult, near Saintes in the ... |
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| Flying Theatre Company | Monday 29th October 2007 |
On Friday 12th October we welcomed back the Flying Theatre Company who presented their French show Vive la France to a packed hall of First and ... |
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| Finalists in the Area Rounds of 2007 National Schools Hockey Tournaments | Thursday 18th October 2007 |
Congratulations to our U14, U16 and U18 X1 Hockey Teams who each won through to the finals of our Area Tournaments as section winners.On Monday1st October ... |
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| North Yorkshire Inter-Area Tournament 2007 | Thursday 4th October 2007 |
Harrogate & Craven 2 Hambleton & Richmond ... |
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| Wine and Cheese Tasting Evening | Tuesday 2nd October 2007 |
CALL MY BLUFFWine & Cheese Tasting EveningHosted by Great Northern Wines Riponand cheeses etc from Duck Hill DeliFriday 5th October 7.30pm in the School HallCost £5.00 ... |
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| Boys Sporting Fixtures - Autumn Term | Friday 28th September 2007 |
SEPTEMBER Tues 25 Rugby, U15 & U14 XV's (H) v Pudsey Grangefield ... |
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| Good Luck | Friday 28th September 2007 |
Good luck to the girls who are attending development trials for the county hockey squads : U15's Laura McCarthy and Jessica LyallU17's Charlotte Frank ... |
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| Under 16 Girls Football Triumph | Friday 28th September 2007 |
Following the U-16 area girls football trials held on Monday 17th September at St. Aidan's School in Harrogate, the following RGS girls were selected to play ... |
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| Gcse Success At Ripon Grammar | Friday 28th September 2007 |
Five pupils achieved particular exam success in their French GCSEs this year. To get in the top five marks in the country is a very special ... |
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| The Cystic Fibrosis Trust - Charity Run | Friday 28th September 2007 |
Adrenalin mounts this week for a group of Ripon Grammar School students as they frantically prepare for the Great North Run next Sunday. The students have ... |
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| Gifted And Talented Swimming | Friday 28th September 2007 |
Each Monday from 4.15 onwards children who have been identified as talented in swimming attend a training session at the Grammar School. The first hour is ... |
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| National Pool Lifeguard Qualification | Friday 28th September 2007 |
Several of our students embarked on this award in November along with students from Ripon College and two delegates from Ripon Sub Aqua Club. The course ... |
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| Extra-Curricular Activities | Friday 28th September 2007 |
Part of my role as Director of Sport is to introduce activities to students who don't necessarily excel at or even enjoy team sports that much. ... |
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| Level 1 Award In Sports Leadership (Formerly JSLA) | Friday 28th September 2007 |
This year one of the biggest successes from our new involvement in the school sports partnership was the re-introduction of the Level 1 Award in Sports ... |
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| Girls Sporting Fixtures - Autumn Term | Friday 21st September 2007 |
SEPTEMBER Mon 24th Hockey, 1st XI (A) v St Aidans, Harrogate. Coach departs 3.50pm ... |
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| Summer Project | Thursday 20th September 2007 |
An interesting development could well result in the staging of a senior rugby tour to Canada in the summer. Exploratory moves have already been made. The ... |
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| New Arrivals | Thursday 20th September 2007 |
The department would like to welcome Mr. K. Auger and Mr. I Walker who are involving themselves with the Under 13 and the Under 12 rugby ... |
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| House Matches | Thursday 20th September 2007 |
The season of house matches is now complete and the cycle has begun already in September 207 with Junior House Basketball. Six junior matches will be ... |
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| Cricket 2007 | Thursday 20th September 2007 |
An interesting summer saw Dan Craven spin his way into the Yorkshire Schools' Under 19 cricketteam under the captaincy of right hand batsman Matthew Pickes. George ... |
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| Greenpower Electric Car Club | Monday 17th September 2007 |
On Wednesday 12th September 2007 the RGS Greenpower Electric Car Club attended ... |
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| Second Year French Trip 2007 | Monday 10th September 2007 |
111 enthusiastic second formers set off for the annual trip to Normandy late on July 25th After an overnight journey to Dover we took the ferry ... |
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| A level and GCSE results 2007 | Friday 31st August 2007 |
A/B percentage 63.7%A-E percentage 97.8%The results are very pleasing with almost all students securing their place at their first choice higher education institution. 63.7% A/B grades ... |
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| BOOK GROUP NEWS | Wednesday 11th July 2007 |
The Library's newest Reading Group:Boys' Reading Champions continues to grow and at our May meeting there were 11 boys, 3 Dads and 1 Grandad who met ... |
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| The RGS Library is in the midst of Harry Potter Mania | Wednesday 11th July 2007 |
First of all, there was a Harry Potter Mastermind Quiz at the beginning of the Summer Term which included 100 fiendishly difficult questions on all 6 ... |
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| Setpoint Engineering Inspirations Day 2007 | Tuesday 10th July 2007 |
Venue - Elvington Air Museum 4.07.07On Wednesday4th July Rachael Sharp, Jonathan Owens and Christopher Ogden represented the Ripon Grammar School Greenpower team at the Setpoint Engineering ... |
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| The Arkwright Scholarship | Tuesday 10th July 2007 |
The aim of the Arkwright Trust is to provide scholarships to pupils who show promise in the field of engineering, and this money is intended to ... |
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| Budding Architects | Tuesday 10th July 2007 |
A small team of students from 2nd year to6th form including Tom Ravalde, Philip Sowale, Angus Johnstone, Emily Steed, Rob Barker, Sarah Haswell, Emma Carter had ... |
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| Scrap Heap Challenge | Tuesday 10th July 2007 |
On the 16th November the school held it's first 'Scrap heap challenge' event. The event attracted 16 teams of students and adults making a total of ... |
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| Rock-It-Ball! | Thursday 5th July 2007 |
I first began playing rock-it-ball when I moved up to Yorkshire in September. I began playing it on a Friday evening with the air cadets. Myself ... |
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| Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2007 | Thursday 5th July 2007 |
The Biology department launched a new photography competition this year inviting students from across the school to try their hand at capturing the essence of Spring ... |
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| Rocket Science | Thursday 5th July 2007 |
Starchaser Industries are a British company who design and make rockets. They are aiming to make space tourism a real possibility in the near future. Some ... |
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| Fourth Year Art Study Visit To The Yorkshire Sculpture Park | Thursday 5th July 2007 |
Monday 11th June afforded a rare opportunity to see a major installation of the work of Andy Goldsworthy at the YSP, Bretton Hall, near Wakefield.This artist's ... |
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| Grease | Wednesday 4th July 2007 |
To put on a show as well-known as Grease is fraught with difficulties. It's so well known that your audience have clear expectations of you before ... |
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| Lower Sixth Work Experience in Germany | Wednesday 4th July 2007 |
Pupils taking part: Thomas Brown, Daniel Lee, Christian Mackintosh, Kate Bruce, Rachael Thomson, Chlo I'Anson and Rosemary Currie.Encouraged by successful work experience placements in Germany in ... |
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| Open Evening | Wednesday 6th June 2007 |
For prospective pupils and parentsWEDNESDAY11th July 2007 Tours of the school arranged from 6.30 pmMeeting in the Hall 7.30 pm BOTH DAY AND BOARDING PLACES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ... |
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| Battle of the Bands 2007 | Wednesday 23rd May 2007 |
The 6th annual Ripon Area Schools Battle of the Bands 2007 saw ten bands compete before a thrilled audience of 300 pupils from Ripon Grammar School, ... |
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| Music Awards 2007 | Wednesday 9th May 2007 |
Congratulations to the following pupils: 1st Year Winner: Fergus Scholes (cornet) ... |
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| French Exchange | Monday 30th April 2007 |
Twenty Three Year 10 pupils and A-level students took part in this year's exchange with the Institution Saint Louis, Pont l'Abbe d'Arnoult. We enjoyed summer weather ... |
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| Chemistry Department Receives Accolade from The Good Schools Guide | Monday 30th April 2007 |
The Chemistry department at Ripon Grammar School has just won two awards from the Good Schools Guide. They won the awards for best A Level Chemistry ... |
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| An International Diver In Our Midst | Friday 20th April 2007 |
Diving is more comparable to gymnastics than swimming using armstands, somersaults and twists. Competitions take place from 1 and 3 metre spring boards and high board ... |
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| Biology Deptartment - New Pond | Thursday 19th April 2007 |
The Biology department now have a new pond, since the old one ceased to hold water! This is in partnership with Holy Trinity Junior Schools Great ... |
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| GCSE Astronomy | Thursday 19th April 2007 |
GCSE Astronomy is a new course this academic yearit was an exciting prospect and it has all been worth it! When I started the course I ... |
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| Greenpower Developments | Wednesday 18th April 2007 |
New Racing SeasonThe RGS Greenpower team are preparing themselves for a busy season of racing as the first race rapidly approaches. We have been invited to ... |
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| Girls Football | Wednesday 18th April 2007 |
Football at Ripon has enjoyed its most successful year: both the U16 and U14 teams reached the semi-final stage of their respective North Yorkshire County Cup ... |
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| Visit of French Restaurateur | Monday 26th March 2007 |
We were pleased to welcome Monsieur Emmanuel Roy from the Chez la Vie restaurant in Harrogate into school on Thursday 8th March. Lower Sixth students had ... |
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| Election of Parent Governors | Wednesday 14th March 2007 |
ELECTION OF PARENT GOVERNORSAs Returning Officer for the above-mentioned election I hereby declare that the number of votes cast was as follows:MRS. R. ELLERBY - 114 ... |
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| UK Maths Challenge | Tuesday 27th February 2007 |
UK Maths Challenge144 entries were made for this annual competition, and some outstanding results were obtained. The students who sat the exam are mainly in the ... |
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| Press Release - Value Added Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 | Tuesday 27th February 2007 |
Value Added Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3The value added measure between Key Stage (age 11) and Key Stage 3 (age14) is a measure of ... |
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| The Tempest | Tuesday 20th February 2007 |
This is your only opportunity to see The Tempest locally before the SAT's. It is at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. Northern Broadsides, based in ... |
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| Parents' Association Update | Monday 19th February 2007 |
Welcome to update from the Parents' AssociationForthcoming events and newsRipon Grammar School Annual Summer Ball 200719th May 2007This year we thought a theme would be rather ... |
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| Cambridge Admissions tutor speaks at Ripon Grammar School | Tuesday 6th February 2007 |
On Wednesday, 24th January, over 200 students and their parents from local secondary schools packed into the school hall to hear Dr. Andrew Bell, Tutor for ... |
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| German Work Experience | Tuesday 6th February 2007 |
Members of the AS level German group will be going to Germany in the summer term for a week of work experience. Two will have placements ... |
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| Visiting French Restaurateur | Tuesday 6th February 2007 |
On Thursday8th March Mr Emmanuel Roy from the Chez la Vie restaurant in Harrogate will be coming to talk to A-Level French students about running a ... |
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| AS Level Updates - Conference | Tuesday 6th February 2007 |
On Monday 5th March AS Level French Students will be attending a day of presentation in French.The conference is called "Realites Francaises" and is organised by ... |
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| Headstart Engineering At Newcastle University | Tuesday 23rd January 2007 |
What struck me was that there was a taste of how students live from day to day. We had plain, yet cosy, accommodation overlooking St James' ... |
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| Engineering Education Scheme | Tuesday 23rd January 2007 |
This scheme is run by the royal academy for able young engineers. A team of students work alongside a company engineer on an industrial project. The ... |
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| Second Year French Trip | Tuesday 23rd January 2007 |
The dates of this year's trip are officially 25th July - 31st July. Please note that we shall depart late on the evening of the 25th ... |
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| French Exchange | Tuesday 23rd January 2007 |
The second half of the exchange to Pont I' Abbe d'Arnoult runs from Sunday 8th April to Friday 20th April.We shall be flying with Ryanair from ... |
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| Greek Trip 2006 | Monday 22nd January 2007 |
GREEK TRIP 2006In the first week of Easter 2006, pupils from the Classics department, from4th year to upper 6th, departed on a seven day trip to ... |
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| Boys' P.E. Autumn News | Monday 22nd January 2007 |
The 1st XV have had somewhat mixed fortunes so far this season! Results have been disappointing, with a failure to convert pressure into points, and a ... |
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| Girls' P.E. Autumn News | Monday 22nd January 2007 |
This term has seen the selection of 5 girls into Harrogate Area hockey team. Congratulations go to Charlotte Frank for the Under 16s and Nicki Gears, ... |
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| Gold Duke Of Edinburgh | Monday 22nd January 2007 |
GOLD DUKE OF EDINBURGH AUGUST 2006 This summer, two groups of either very brave or very stupid 6th formers decided to set out on a mammoth ... |
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| The Shoebox Appeal 2006 | Tuesday 16th January 2007 |
THE SHOEBOX APPEAL 2006At the end of September Mrs Mackenzie, our new Director of Sport, led an assembly based on Operation Christmas Child - which everyone ... |
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| Art Visit to Cornwall | Tuesday 16th January 2007 |
Art Study Visit to Cornwall 19th - 23rd October 2006Friday's weather forecast threatened the departing students and teachers with torrential showers, although saturday and sunday we ... |
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| Laptops for Science | Tuesday 16th January 2007 |
Laptops for ScienceA trolley of 15 laptops for Science has been purchased using specialist status money. The laptops run on the school network via a wireless ... |
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| Lower Sixth Spectroscopy Day | Tuesday 16th January 2007 |
Lower Sixth Spectroscopy DayIn July, about 70 Lower Sixth Chemistry students spent a day at local universities carrying out spectroscopy. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infra-red (IR) ... |
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| Lab Refurbishment | Tuesday 16th January 2007 |
Lab refurbishmentOver the summer, two Chemistry laboratories (S12 and S14), one Physics laboratory (S9) and the Chemistry and Physics prep rooms were completely refurbished. The refurbishment ... |
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| School Librarian writes for | Thursday 11th January 2007 |
The school librarian, Mrs. Anne-Marie Tarter, earlier this year was selected to receive The School Library Association's 'UK School Librarian of the Year' for 2006. Since ... |
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| Oxbridge Success | Thursday 11th January 2007 |
The following have been offered places for September 2007: Robert Foster Oxford, Open Chemistry ... |
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| Sixth Form Open Evening - 29th January | Thursday 11th January 2007 |
Ripon Grammar SchoolSixth FormOffers AWarm WelcomeTo Students Starting 'A' Level Courses In September 200728 'A' Level Courses Available"It Is A Very Good Place To Learn And ... |
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| Flying Theatre Company | Tuesday 5th December 2006 |
On Wednesday 29th November the school welcomed back for a second year the Flying Theatre Company who performed their show called Vive La France to an ... |
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| Reading Champions | Wednesday 22nd November 2006 |
As you may be aware, there is a national campaign to encourage a reading culture amongst teenage boys. The scheme, operated by the Literacy Trust is ... |
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| Relate - Riding the Storm | Wednesday 15th November 2006 |
Riding the Stormfor the parents of teenagers9th, 16th &23rd May 20076.30 pm to 9.30 pmSt Robert's Centre, Robert Street, Harrogate Do you want to learn how to ... |
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| Ripon Grammar School ICT update | Thursday 12th October 2006 |
During the school vacation, while pupils and staff were sunning themselves in far-away places, work in the ICT department of the school carried on to improve ... |
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| Exam Results 2006 | Monday 4th September 2006 |
This year's results brought record achievement at A-level, with over 75% of the grades awarded being at either A or B. This placed Ripon Grammar in ... |
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