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Hobbies Competition 12 July 2012
The Hobbies Competition, which dates back to the 1960s, offers students the opportunity to share their passion for particular interests and pastimes. We are grateful to Sarah Slater, Teacher of English & Drama, who has brought new ideas and energy to this excellent and long-standing event. Students in Year 7-9 exhibit under a number of different categories with winners proceeding to the evening event attended by parents and friends of the school. We are indebted to Sheila Randon (pictured below), great Friend of the School, who sponsors the prizes and acts as judge in the final round which leads to the selection of the overall winners. Winners of the Hobbies Competition 2012 : Year 7G - Christopher Wheat (Collections/Models) RC Aeroplanes, Year 8R - Romario Cox - (Sport) Football, Year 9R - Adam Smith (Miscellaneous) Photography.
BVGS Yr7 Places of Worship Visits Activities Week 15 July 2012 The Buddhist Peace Pagoda in Edgbaston and the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Handsworth welcomed Year 7 into their sacred buildings during Activities Week. At the Peace Pagoda the differences between types of Buddhism was explained to students as well as what made the Peace Pagoda distinctive. At the Gurdwara students and staff Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha were given a tour of one of the largest Gurdwaras in Europe. We were also invited to take part in the Langar meal. Special thanks to Alan Jones Head of RS and his team for providing this opportunity to discover more about faith groups in B’ham.
Romeo and Juliet
At the Main School Presentation Evening on 17 July, we were delighted by the BVGS Junior Drama Group’s production of Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Sarah Slater. It is encouraging to see junior drama back on the Vesey stage. Participating students are to be congratulated for a performance through which they demonstrated excellent stage presence and great confidence with the language of Shakespeare. Students who performed in Romeo and Juliet: Jon-Jon Tian, Luke Topley, Ben Smith, Joe Perrin, Jacob Richards, Ben Brady, Joshua Bosman
Activities Week 2012
- a resounding success offering new platforms for personal devel-
opment and insight into so many areas not commonly covered by the standard curriculum offer.