Senior Life

It was all go for our new 1st Years as they energetically kicked off their games lessons with an exciting afternoon in the sunshine.

Congratulations to Izzy P for achieving 1st in her age category at the Cornwall Oset Cup and Youth Championships last week.

Izzy rides an off-road, electric motorbike called an Oset and is part of the Cornwall Oset Group. Izzy’s result earned her an action picture in TMX, the world’s leading off-road weekly magazine. Great work Izzy!

Prince William inspired the 4th Years to consider their own contributions to the environment through the recently launched Earthshot Challenge, which, it is hoped, will inspire innovations to combat the global climate crisis.

Pupils were asked to consider which problems they deemed the greatest threat to our planet, and devise innovative ways to tackle them. They presented their thoughts to the class with some truly inspiring ideas.

We are confident that we have some brilliant minds here at Truro School who will undoubtedly shape our futures in years to come.

Our Wednesday Afternoon Activities were given a boost with the addition of Horse Riding to the schedule. Other clubs on offer include the Watersports Club at Swanpool Beach, Falmouth. Pupils are given access to SUPs, kayaking and sailing, learning new skills and overcoming difficulties: valuable skills for both on and off the water.

The famous Truro School Clock Tower has been given a new lease of life thanks to Richard Lamboll and the Estates Team.

The historic clock was first presented to the School in 1938, in memory of the late Mr Tom Wickett, former pupil and Governor of the School from 1900 to 1935. The clock was an electrically driven tower clock designed to keep the correct time without the need for winding.

Repairs to the Tower have been extensive and have included maintenance work to the exterior of the building, timber repairs, painting and roof-tile repairs. The mechanism has also been updated to a new GPS- controlled system, and back-lighting so that the clock can be seen at night.

Congratulations to Benjamin O and Ben M, who have been awarded the Science Crest Bronze Award for their brilliant project, “A Comparison of Antarctic Species”.