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Historia This year saw another eclectic mix of talks at the school’s flagship academic forum… HISTORIA. Ranging from The Spartan Mirage to Ted Heath and from the US Election to Easter Island, there really was a bit of something for everyone. The students themselves also hosted their own event, the Cawood-Donnan-West Lectures, during which Jack Bogg, Ellie White, Lydia Clark and Scott Dyson gave short talks to their peers on an area of their own interest. This year’s talks: ‘Britannia’s Empires’ by Dr Tanja Bueltmann, Northumbria University ‘Easter Island: Who Cares?!’ by Mr Long ‘The Vietnam War: Moscow’s perspective’ by Dr Tom Kane, University of Hull ‘The 2012 Election: A game changer in US Politics?’ by Tom Verinder, Silcoates School ‘Ted and Harry and Jim and Maggie: From Hippies to Yuppies’ by Mr Donaldson ‘Continuing the legend: 300 and the Spartan Mirage’ by Mr Hall ‘How Do We Get To Ten? – BHAGs, the Hedgehog Concept and the Relentless Pursuit of Excellence’ by Darryl Wideman, Headmaster, Silcoates School ‘The Cawood-Donnan-West Lectures’ ‘Energy, Food and Climate Change - Key Challenges of the 21st Century’ by Graham Floater, Director of The Climate Centre and former senior policy advisor to the Prime Minister at the Office of Climate Change. GJH
History Leavers’ Cricket Cup The annual History Leavers’ Cricket Cup took place for all our A2 Historians in May 2013. Using a variety of unique rules, the students and teachers competed to have their name inscribed (written in biro) on the ‘Charles Lambert Bat of Honour’. Despite a strong showing from Mr Long, it was Liam ‘The Boss’ Oddell who followed such luminaries as Jacob Sherwood, James Flint and Rich Skowronek onto that most hallowed wooden goliath. GJH
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