AMERICA 2005

DATELINE : November 1 2005

A party of students and four staff travelled to Washington during the October half-term. They visited many fascinating and moving locations, including the Vietnam War memorial and the Smithsonian Institute.

Report and pictures available here soon

MAKING POVERTY HISTORY

DATELINE : June 24th 2005

Sixth form students Lucy Myers and Matt Clifford  organised a giant petition with over seven hundred signatures calling for a total cancellation of debt of the world's poorest countries.

The petition was presented to newly elected South West Surrey MP Jeremy Hunt in a ceremony at school. Mr. Hunt was enthusiastic about the students' efforts and was honoured to be ale to present it as his first petition since becoming an MP.

Also in attendance was Mrs. Ann Scrase, who has a long relationship with the school as a parent, who is a leading figure in the Farnham Make Poverty History Campaign.

Mr. Hunt congratulated the students on their efforts and encouraged them to remain committed to the cause, and to do more than just putting money in collection boxes.

Lucy Myers and Matt Clifford later met with International Development Secretary, Hilary Benn, to present their petition.

The two 6th-formers travelled to London to meet Mr. Benn at the House of Commons. They were accompanied by Assistant Headteacher Mr. Laing. The visit was arranged by South West Surrey MP, Jeremy Hunt.

Remembering the Holocaust

DATELINE : 9th March 2004

Students meet World War 2
concentration camp survivor

Sixth form students listened enthralled as Ruzzi Oppenheimer (pictured right, with Mrs Ashton, and Mrs Bate) spoke movingly of his personal experiences of the Holocaust. 

Mr. Oppenheimer was a young teenager during World War 2 and was placed in the notorious Belsen camp, He lost his parents and members of his family, but happily survived himself and now devotes himself to giving talks to schoolchildren and others in Britain and the Netherlands. 

His brother, Paul, who was awarded the MBE in 1990 for services to British industry,  has written a graphic account of the family's experiences, aptly titled ‘From Belsen to Buckingham Palace’, 

Virginia Bottomley visits College

DATELINE : 8th December 2003

Students meet local MP

Members of the 6th form College welcomed local MP Virginia Bottomley. Mrs Bottomley gave a detailed description of the varied work she does as a constituency MP and also gave some fascinating insights to her days as a member of the Cabinet.
She gave full and frank answers to a wide range of questions and proved an entertaining and informative speaker.

College Rag Week success

DATELINE : 4th November 2003

6th Form College Rag Week a great success

Our annual 6th form rag week was a rousing success. The college students had a wonderful time  following careful planning and preparation. Each day there was a special theme for fancy dress. Pirates day was a great success, along with the traditional favourites like 'Mr and Mrs'. New for this year was a very amusing 118 v 192 day, which produced a crop of droopy moustaches and running kits!

Lunch-time and evening events included the traditional slave auction, a basket-ball match against the staff and an evening Karaoke event.

As well as having a great deal of fun, the students raised in excess of £500 for two main charities

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