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President’s Welcome
from ONA 83
Welcome to ONA Magazine issue 83! In this issue, we complete the History of the RGS in Ten Objects with the final three objects. I hope you have learnt a little more about the school and its illustrious past. Thank you to all those Old Novos, current pupils and teaching staff who have contributed. In the next magazine we hope to continue this theme with a History of the RGS in Ten People, all former members of the school, pupils or staff. Your ideas will be most welcome.
In this issue, there is a report of the CCF Centenary Dinner held in June. Only one century out of the school’s almost half millennium heritage, but what a century! You’ll find a fascinating insight into school camps in the 1950s, on page 6. We are hoping this will grow into a series on camps of the 60s, 70s, 80s and later, so send us your memories and pictures please!On pages12-13 you can read about two Old Novos very different, but equally interesting, adventures on the sea. Reunions are an important part of the Association’s raison d’etre and Duncan Preston (94-01) reports on a get-together of ONs who left in 2001.
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RGS Day in July gave ONs, current pupils, parents and staff, the opportunity to have a superb fun day with entertainment and good food, combined with prize giving across all year groups. ONA gave its now established prize to pupil Richard Black, who won a competition for the best report of the History department trip to Russia, and Sam Edwards (04-11) for his winning contribution to the Economics prize. My thanks to Mo Malhotra (95-05) for judging the competition. Thank you also to those ON volunteers who gave out ‘goody bags’ to each upper sixth leaver on the day with a variety of what I hope were useful items! And so we continue to forge stronger links with both present and former members of the school.
I cannot close without paying tribute to the school’s alumni manager, Tove Elander, for her constant dedication to the Association. Her work as the anchor for the ONA is vital. Please help her by sending in your news and contributions for issue 84 in good time for the next deadline.
Enjoy the magazine!
Adam Goldwater (87-97) ONA President
