News
Golf Course to open for 2010 Season
Ellesmere College is delighted to announce that its nine-hole golf course will be opening throughout the 2010 year. The Golf Course offers local golfers the opportunity to play its picturesque par 30 course throughout the year. Situated on the North edge of the School’s grounds, the course is suitable for players of all abilities with open fairways but can offer an interesting challenge to low handicap players.Besides pupils, their parents, staff and their family members, membership of the Golf...
10th March, 2010 - read more >
Making Holidays Fun
During the forthcoming Easter School Holidays will be providing 2 weeks of activities for children aged between 8 and 15 years old. The courses include Adventure+, Cricket, Multi-Activities and Tennis.Starting on Tuesday 6th April, following the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, the activities start with four days of Multi-Activities which offers a large variety of activities for children aged 8 to 14 years old to enjoy. The activities range from basketball, football and softball with many more...
10th March, 2010 - read more >
Pupils Excel at Oswestry Music Festival
At this year’s Oswestry Music Festival, Ellesmere College was the best represented School and this week, Roger Paul, Director of Music, his team of music teachers and the pupils have been celebrating the success of their achievements.Many pupils took part in a variety of classes and age ranges. This year the School had a special mention in the final concert for entering a pupil on the Chinese Violin. Particular congratulations should go to those who achieved 3rd place, George Fradley, piano,...
10th March, 2010 - read more >
Ellesmere College Choral Society Forthcoming Concert
The College will be alive with the sound of music from France and Italy next Saturday, 13th March when the Ellesmere College Choral Society presents pieces from Faure and Vivaldi. Pupils, staff, parents and members of the local community are all represented in the Ellesmere College Choral Society which has existed for many decades and annually performs a concert that takes place in the College Chapel. The concert will include the 3 professional soloists from Manchester, Roger...
10th March, 2010 - read more >
Students Visit United Nations Peace Palace to Debate
Last weekend a group of students had the opportunity to join schools from around Europe to debate as part of a Model United Nations forum. Representing China, Israel and Amnesty International, the students joined 400 other students to debate a number of issues as part of a mock United Nations General Assembly and Security Council, ranging from Measures to Decrease the Amount of Toxic Waste to Human Rights Abuse in the Diamond Fields of Zimbabwe. Travelling to The Hague in the Netherlands, two...
9th March, 2010 - read more >
Call to Past Pupils
Four months ago Ellesmere College took the bold step of initiating a new Development Office to better serve the Headmaster’s and the College Council’s future vision. Nick Pettingale, their first Development Director, who moved from a similar position at Stamford Endowed Schools in Lincolnshire and is also the Chairman of The Institute of Development Professionals in Education, said, ‘These are exciting times at Ellesmere College, not many schools are looking seriously at their vision for the...
8th March, 2010 - read more >
Lower School pupils perform funding raising Talent Show
A talent show was held recently in aid of the Haiti Disaster Fund. Following the Haiti earthquake, a group of Lower School pupils decided that they wanted to raise funds for the disaster fund. Two Year 5 pupils, Eoin Murtagh and Tom Hill came up with the idea of a Lower School Talent Show. Lower School pupils aged between 7 and 13 participated in the Talent Show which took place over two lunch breaks and was enjoyed by the audience of fellow pupils and...
7th March, 2010 - read more >
Sixth Form Student Travels to Houses of Parliament to Meet Prime Minister
Following Joshua Boswell’s recent success, being the regional national winner of the Parliamentary Press Gallery writing competition, this week he travelled down to London to meet the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House of Commons and his local MP. During the day Joshua learnt that he was the overall national winner and his award was presented by the Speaker of the House of Commons.Joshua’s winning entry recommended three policies that could be adopted by any of the parties for the...
4th March, 2010 - read more >
Year 8 Physics Competition
The Ellesmere College Physics Department recently ran its third annual Year 8 Physics Competition producing an enthusiastic response from the year group, with each form putting forward its champions to the Grand Final. Twelve entries made it to the final stages, where guest judges Louise Paton, Head of History and Ranjit Chatterjee, Head of Middle School and Head of Biology, joined by Year 13 students, quizzed them on their models. A wide range of topics within Physics was evident, from...
4th March, 2010 - read more >
Under 15’s Sevens Rugby Team Win Tournament
On Wednesday, the Under 15’s Sevens Team won the Adams Sevens Tournament. Travelling across the County to Adams’ Grammar School in Newport, to play in this annual tournament, the team was acompanied by their coach, Mike Sampson, who commented, ‘We were blessed with a spell of good weather and this led to some high quality rugby despite the fact that most teams were short of practice.’ After topping their group with wins over Sandbach and Old Swinford Hospital, Birkenhead School...
2nd March, 2010 - read more >
