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Roll Call
Congratulations to Gordonian GEORGE WHITEMAN (2017) Balmoral, who recently graduated as a commissioned officer in the RAF from the RAF College, Cranwell. Flying Officer George Whiteman, who was a member of the school’s Combined Cadet Force RAF, started his Modular Initial Officer Training Course in June last year and will begin his next stage of training as a Pilot. A former Drum Major in the Pipes & Drums who led the Whitehall Parade in January 2019, Flying Officer Whiteman’s graduation in December was all the more special as his father Flight Lieutenant Stuart Whiteman also graduated, having undertaken the Commissioned Warrant Officers Course! In the New Year Honours list we saw Gordonian HANNAH RUSSELL MBE become HANNAH RUSSELL OBE! Gordonian Hannah Russell OBE has a lot to celebrate. Hannah has been busy racing and representing @wearecomast in Aberdeen at the @citi British Para-Swimming World Series Event. Hannah has won 2x World Series Champion Gold Medals, 1x World Series Silver Medal and 2x British Champion Gold Medals.
Always a treat to welcome back a Gordonian to School. On March 1st, the Reverend DENIS ROBINSON, a member of staff at Gordon’s for 37 years, popped in to see students and staff and the Chapel, where he was School Chaplain for 27 years.
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Picture 2 MOD Crown Copyright George Whiteman
Congratulations to Gordonian LAUREN SULLIVAN (2009) Windsor, who became a Guinness WORLD RECORD holder for the greatest number of chest to ground push up burpees by an individual female in 24 hours! She beat the current record of 5,555 by the 13th hour but continued for 24 hours to reach a total of 6,247!! Lauren decided to challenge herself for her birthday this January to raise money for the charity Rock2recovery.
Pictures from www.mymanor.london L–R: Major John Balmer; Rev Denis Robinson; Rev Graham Wright, WO1 Philip Fox
Baptism
Congratulations to Gordonian Stephen Tutt 9783 (2004) Gravesend, and his wife Danielle on the Baptism of their beautiful daughter Evie. The ceremony took place in the Chapel of St Edward the Confessor in March by the School Chaplain Reverend Graham Wright.
