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Guys and Dolls
Performing to sell out audiences and
with a long waiting list for ‘returns’, it
was not just the ticket sales for Guys
and Dolls that were reminiscent of
a West End production. The eagerly
anticipated joint St Helen’s and
Abingdon School production of this
classic 1950’s musical comedy was a
brilliant spectacle with outstanding
performances from a talented cast.
Houses
There has been much excitement over the recent reintroduction of Houses, for the first time in
40 years. Each girl now belongs to one of four houses: Benedict (navy) led by Mr Hodgkinson,
Duffield (green) led by Miss Smith, Hayward (silver grey) led by Mrs Trumper and Paterson (pink)
led by Mr Williams. Two L6 House Captains have also been appointed for each House (pictured
above, Benedict: Beth Adams and Francesca Welham, Duffield: Bethany Hull and Emily Nabnian,
Hayward: Honor Grant and Catriona Suttie, and Paterson: Izzy Crowther and Jemima Stobart) and
next term there will be House Leaders from each year to help coordinate activities. The Houses
will participate in numerous competitions including rounders, tennis and music, with more
events to follow. There will also be regular fundraising for our current charity Maggie’s and the
four girls that the school supports in Swaziland have each been allocated a House where pupils
will keep in touch with them for the next ten years. The Houses will be a great opportunity for
girls in different years to spend more time together and will also provide opportunities for girls
to develop teamwork and leadership skills. Most importantly, they will also be very fun!
Jemima Stobart, L6H
Tap Dancing
on Top of
the World
Lily Clifton (Year 8) is the
youngest member of Tap Attack,
a 35 strong tap team, who
travelled to Germany in December
to represent the UK at the World
Tap Dancing Championships.
Securing places in both the
semi-final and then final of the
competition, the team were
eventually placed sixth in the
world – a fabulous achievement
and huge congratulations to Lily
and the rest of the team!
Sophie Topp, L6H
St Helen & St Katharine, Faringdon Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1BE
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Nathan Detroit (Seb Johns) needs
$1000 to pay to host his dice game and
so bets his friend, and fellow gambler,
Sky Masterson (Hugh Cutting) that he
will not be able to take a local mission
girl, Sarah Brown (Heather Conder) on
a date to Havana. Nathan and Adelaide
(Marina Aspinall) produce fine comic
performances as they bicker over the
prospect of marriage after a 14 year
engagement and, of course, Sky falls
for Sarah in a series of wonderful ‘set
piece’ musical numbers and has to
reform his gambling ways to win her!
Supported by a group of comical
gangsters, the vivacious hot box
dancers and the kind-hearted
members of the Save-a-Soul Mission,
the talented cast, directed by Miss Watt
and Mr Phillips and wonderful band,
directed by Miss Rakowski, delivered
tremendous, toe tapping and
memorable musical theatre.
Emily Macpherson, U6E
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National Science & Engineering Week
As part of Science and Engineering Week
(17th – 21st March) a range of talks, activities
and events took place in school.
Girls in Years 5 and 6 watched multiple science
demonstrations accompanied by lots of hands-on
chemistry as the girls made their own sparklers,
golden coins and pH rainbows. Year 8 took part in
the Spaghetti and Marshmallow Challenge making
strong structures which were tested with weights.
The science department borrowed an Infra-Red
Spectrometer from the University of Reading
which all Upper Sixth chemists had the
opportunity to use to determine the structure
of some unknown chemicals.
Leadership has been at the forefront of our
thoughts on a number of occasions this
term, most recently as we have been
electing the new Prefect team and
choosing House Captains for the first time
in 40 years. Over recent years the number
of leadership opportunities for girls in
school has increased and creating
additional leadership roles for the
Sixth Form was one of the reasons for
reintroducing Houses. We have worked
to ensure that the roles, including for
example, form leader, charity
representative, school council
representative, and prefect are meaningful,
that the girls have an opportunity to
reflect on what they learn from their
experience and there are occasions to
thank the girls for their efforts.
In addition to the formal leadership roles,
the girls have daily opportunities to make
an impact, perhaps leading and presenting
an assembly or captaining a sports team,
leading a chamber group, reporting the
views of the form to school council or
writing an article for Lines.
We have talented, creative girls, all of
whom are capable of taking a lead. Not
everyone can be elected as a Prefect,
which many of the girls aspire to, but all
can play an important part in the many
and various areas of school life in which
they can make a difference. They are
encouraged to take opportunities to stand
out from the crowd and there are certainly
examples of some mature, sophisticated
leadership in the pages of Lines this term.
Rowan Edbrooke, Headmistress
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Dr George McGavin, Renée Watson,
Dr Ceri Brenner, Professor Fraser
Armstrong, Sara Whelin and Judith
Hackitt all came to school to give
various talks. In addition many girls
and over 200 visitors attended
Converscience held at St Helen’s and
organised by the Abingdon on Thames
Science Festival. This was a rare chance
to hear three scientists (Dame Jocelyn
Bell-Burnell, Professor Frank Close and
Robin Ince) talking about their work.
All in all, it was a fantastic week.
Jess Hoskin, L6D
History Lecture
On Thursday 20th March 50 sixth form historians from St Helen’s, Abingdon and Headington
gathered in the Lecture Theatre to listen to Professor Read, of Warwick University, give a talk
entitled ‘The Communists were more efficient autocrats than the Tsars’. Professor Read
examined the different styles of leadership, focusing particularly on the aspects that make up
a strong autocratic state. He offered a fresh viewpoint in his comparison between Tsarist and
Communist rule, which helped to consolidate our understanding of the subject. It was
interesting and thought-provoking to learn about the Cold War and the political crisis in
Russia at that time, and this provided a broader perspective from which to look at aspects
of leadership. After the lecture pupils gathered in the refectory area for refreshments and
this was a great opportunity to talk to Professor Read who was open to both questions and
discussion from pupils and teachers alike.
Sophie Topp, L6H
Hockey Skills
Briony Hearn (Upper Sixth) has been selected for the
England U18 Hockey Squad. This is the culmination of the
England Hockey Development Pathway that began in
Spring 2013 with representation at U17 County level
(Briony captained Oxfordshire), followed by Junior Regional
Performance Centres, selection for Tier 1 training and
matches, progression to Tier 2 and finally six further days of
U18 assessment camps over the last three months. Coming
up is a programme of training camps and matches with
internationals against a number of countries including
Holland and Belgium, plus a Four Nations Tournament.
Many congratulations on an outstanding achievement.
Briony would like to thank the PE Department for their
support and understanding about her absence from the
lacrosse pitch on Saturdays!
Mrs Wilson, Director of PE and Sport
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U18 Invitational Netball tournament
Results Round Up
Ski Trip
In December, 40 girls from Years 8 and 9
travelled to Austria. There was a mixture of
sunshine, perfect snow and five hours of skiing
a day. The girls skied in four ability groups and
we soon realised that even the most
experienced skiers were being developed and
pushed by the fantastic instructors. The
beginners group were skiing down red runs by
day four and the advanced group were learning
how to ski on just one ski down similar runs.
Netball
The tournament provided a great afternoon of netball,
with six teams participating. The 1st team did
extremely well, winning four out of five matches, losing
only to the eventual winners, Bloxham A. This placed
them a brilliant second overall to take the silver medal.
The 2nd team were placed 6th but also put up a good
fight, playing well in every match. Congratulations to
both senior teams on their performance. This coupled
with the March Madness tournament was a great end
to the season!
The U15s (pictured below) competed in the
county championships, where both the A and B
teams played strong, flowing netball to reach
the quarter finals. The A team progressed to the
final where they beat Oxford High 8-6. The U12
netball team have had an almost unbeaten
season winning against schools such as Downe
House, Cheltenham and Oxford High, and
losing only one match to an U15 team.
Jemima Stobart, L6H
Joint Swim Gala
On Thursday 20th March, a team of 13 St Helen’s girls joined up with Abingdon boys and
swam against Marlborough College and Bradfield College. St Helen’s were dominant in
the pool and won all three age groups (U14, U16 and U18) as well as overall.
Congratulations to all girls involved!
Jess Hoskin, L6D
Lacrosse Nationals
Lacrosse
This year the nationals took place at a new venue which excited both staff and pupils. The
2nds had a storming day on Friday to be placed into the Championship division where they
won some excellent matches finishing in a very tight knock out game with Queen Anne’s.
The 1st team finished third in their group after some excellent wins and were placed in
Division 1. There they won all their matches bar one draw on their way to the final against
Benenden. This closely contested match finished 2-2. Golden goals followed and Benenden
scored first winning the trophy.
Jess Hoskin, L6D
All year groups competed in their National
Schools tournaments with enthusiasm and
determination. As their first National Schools’
tournament, the U13s were excited about
playing some of the country’s best. They were
placed into a very difficult draw but showed grit
and determination throughout the day. After a
full day of matches and two very exciting wins,
they finished fifth out of eight in their group.
The U14s faced some stiff opposition and
despite some solid performances, lost five of
six matches, but won convincingly against
Rendcomb. The U15s had an easy victory
against Claremont but three defeats by only
one goal were tough to handle. They finished
fourth in their group.
Cross Country
Three girls, Georgie Pennington (Year 9), Fiona
Bunn (Year 10) and Anna Bedford (U6), travelled
to Castle Donington, Leicestershire, to represent
Oxfordshire in the English School’s Cross
Country Championships. Fiona finished a very
impressive 17th in inter-girls just beating a
former international runner, and Georgie and
Anna also both ran very well in their age groups
in a high standard race.
Jess Hoskin, L6D
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In tune
St Helen’s pupils once again scooped many awards
at the Oxford Music Festival in January. Particular
mention for best overall performances at the Festival
to: Isabel Slater (Year 8), The Michael Howard Cup;
Catriona Suttie (Lower Sixth), The Helen Robson
Memorial Award; and choirs Ensemble Bar 61, The
Edmund Rubbra Choir Cup and Camerata,
The Gwen Archer Cup.
Congratulations also to....
Caroline Conder, Bethan Rose, Vicky Coll, Emily Bates,
Athalie and Charis Armon-Jones, Emma Slater, Molly
Liddell, Lottie Yates, Charlotte Tuffill, Claudia West,
Heather Conder, Carly McIntosh, Chantal Olavesen,
Isabel Caffyn, Ellie Woods, Ruth Delany, Caitlin Wright,
Charlotte Smith, Claire Watters, Hatty Ruck, Erin
Lawson-Smith, Isabelle Jackson, Lizzie Hancock, Katya
Richards, Hannah Tollemache, Lower School Choir
and Chapel Choir... (phew!) who between them
contributed to a haul of 27 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
awards for St Helen’s musicians across solo and group
instrumental and vocal categories at the Festival.
Oxford Music Festival Winners
Miss Rakowski, Director of Music
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contributed this term. Please let us know if you would like to write
a report or if you are interested in joining the ’Lines team’.
You can email the editorial team: [email protected]
Kilve Court
Choreography
competition
The choreography competition contained 16 acts,
all choreographed by the entrants and performed
in front of guest judges, who were dance
professionals. It was brilliant with some exceptional
acts, most notably perhaps the group dance by the
whole of Year 8 based on the work of the Red Cross
in Syria. The overall winners of the competition were
individual performers Emma Harrison (Year 8) and
Louise Ball (L6) with other awards for best
entertainment going to Lily Clifton (Year 8) and
Sarah Adar (Year 11). Mrs Wilson said “the standard
of the performances and the enjoyment evident
were fantastic. It was wonderful to see such a
variety of dance styles from girls of all ages.”
Congratulations to all girls who were involved!
Jemima Stobart, L6H
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At 9:00 am on Wednesday 12th March, 94 Year 7 St Helen’s girls embarked on a four
day, fun-filled, activity-packed trip to Kilve Court, stopping at Cheddar Gorge on the
way. With phones handed in, school uniform replaced with outdoor clothes and
waterproofs and wellies at hand, the girls immersed themselves in all that Kilve had
to offer. With teamwork activities such as the Quantock walk and shelter building to
mountain biking (definitely a favourite!), archery and rifle shooting, the girls were
certainly kept busy! There was also time to relax though; Mr Drew built a fire after
shelter building whilst everyone in his group gathered round and toasted
marshmallows and on the final evening everyone enjoyed dancing at the disco,
even the teachers! Arriving back in the early evening of Saturday 15th, the girls
were tired but in high spirits after yet another fantastic Kilve Court trip.
Sophie Topp, L6H
European Youth Parliament
Monday 10th March saw this year’s L6
European Youth Parliament team take on
the role of the Committee on Fisheries for
the day at the Oxford Union.
The girls' busy day started with their
proposed resolution which discussed
how to deal with the effects of
sustainable fishing. They participated in
other discussions with regards to
ensuring that the Eurozone crisis won’t
happen again, how to deal with
migration across the EU, how to balance
the EU’s dependence on Russia’s gas and
French Cinema
Screening
oil with our dislike of their human rights
abuses as well as what steps should be
taken to develop the EU’s space
programme; both topical and intriguing,
yet challenging, subjects.
Interview with
David Eley
Mr Eley has been the Bursar at
St Helen’s for four years.
Congratulations to the team who, having
been commended for, amongst many
other things, being extraordinarily
impressive have been selected to
represent the Thames Valley region at the
National Session which will take place in
Liverpool in September!
Sophie Topp, L6H
As part of our linguistic academic enrichment
programme, the A level French students were
joined by sixth form linguists from local schools
to enjoy a workshop on the cinema of Jean
Pierre Jeunet, creator of the famous masterpiece
Amelie, by Dr Isabelle Vanderschelden, an
expert on his films. The afternoon, conducted
entirely in French, saw Isabelle speak with
enthusiasm and passion about Jeunet’s unique
style, his bizarre yet endearing characters and
the poetic atmosphere of his films. The lecture
enabled students to explore the meaning of
Jeunet’s work and expand their analysis
techniques and thinking as part of the
‘cineliteracy’ unit of their A2 course.
Sophie Topp, L6H
What was your previous job and what made you
apply to be Bursar at St Helen’s?
Before St Helen's, I was Director of the Global IT
Programme Office at DHL Logistics. After 25 years in
the corporate world I was seeking a more fulfilling role
where I could make a difference to the people I work
with, every day.
What does your job entail/what do you do daily?
There is no daily routine for a Bursar, every day is
different and somewhat unpredictable, which is of
course the attraction of the role. Essentially everything
that is non-academic finds its way across my desk.
Officially, my role manages finance, estates, ICT, H&S
plus catering, housekeeping and transportation services
but on any given day I could find myself working on long
term planning, building projects, arranging loans,
placing investments, reviewing bursary applications,
recruiting staff, negotiating and tendering contracts
plus much more.
Room 101
What do you enjoy most about working
in a school?
It must be the amazing contrast between the buzz of
term time and the tranquillity of the holiday periods that
make my job so completely different. In addition, I am
fortunate to have the opportunity to attend many of the
fantastic school productions and am constantly amazed
by the talents of our girls who make St Helen's what it is.
Miss Wills is a member of the PE Department and
lacrosse coach. She discussed her ‘pet hates’ with
roving reporter Jess Hoskin, L6D.
If you could change one thing about the school
buildings, what would it be?
Nothing – it’s what goes on inside that is far
more important.
An opportunity for an invited ‘school celebrity’ to
discuss their top five pet hates which they would like
to consign to Room 101, the infamous torture chamber
in George Orwell’s 1984.
Pet Hate 1: The absence of manners - when people do not say please and thank you, hold
the door for someone or frown rather than smile at a person walking by. Simple kindnesses
that make people happy!
Pet Hate 2: Waiting at long traffic lights and traffic in general. I can be extremely impatient
at times so having to wait in any kind of queue as an American (!) is a nightmare.
Pet Hate 3: Nightmares! I really don’t like the way I feel when I wake up after a bad dream.
I just have a negative or uneasy feeling and it’s not a great way to start the day.
Pet Hate 4: Lethargy. I have always had high expectations about effort because it is
something that everyone can control. I was not always the superstar on my sports teams
but I was able to achieve through hard work. As a coach, effort is so much more important
to me than skill.
Pet Hate 5: Negative attitudes. Everyone has off days (especially after months of rain!) but
it is important to always find things to be grateful for. Pharrell William’s Happy is a great
soundtrack for life. I am humming it right now and can’t help but smile!
What new development would you like to see
happening in school over next five years?
We’re already working on various capital projects post
Science, so I hope there will be several new developments
in school within the next five years. However, purely as
a personal opinion, I think there is a really exciting
opportunity to return to our roots and launch a
residential programme for senior girls to complement
our excellent day school offer.
Tell us something interesting about your life
at St Helens.
In case you were wondering, the handsome chap in the
picture is Elvis; he’s a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen or
PBGV for short.
Emily Macpherson, U6E
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Artwork by Emily Hebbes (Lower Sixth)
Venetian Art
Sixth form artists visited Venice to see art galleries and museums as
well as drawing and painting in the city. Art Scholar Emily Hebbes
(Lower Sixth) found inspiration in the architecture of the city and
made drawings of the work of Rudolf Stingel in the Palazzo Grassi,
where artwork from the Venice Biennale was on show, including
an installation of an interior of a grand Venetian Palace completely
covered in carpet!
Mrs McDonald, Head of Art
Spring Concert
At the start of April, our musicians played, sang and generally
wowed a packed YPH. The audience were treated to stellar
performances from the Concert Band, Ensemble Bar 61, the
Saxotones, Cantores, Senior Brass, and the Chapel Choir who
performed works by Elgar, Gershwin, Sting and Zimmer, to
name a few. Our two soloists, Hannah Tollemache, playing the
Harp with Camerata and Molly Tang, playing the Cello with
the 1st Orchestra, performed with panache and flair. For the
two Upper 6 music scholars, and indeed all of the girls leaving
at the end of the year, this was their last major concert and a
fitting end to their musical careers at St Helen’s.
Miss Rakowski, Director of Music
Bull
January saw Mr Verjee direct a bold joint senior
production of Bull by Mike Bartlett. As three
candidates competed for two jobs, the effortlessly
cold Isobel (Bryony Dawson) and the naturally
assertive Tony (James Beazley) picked on the easy
target Thomas (Tim McGovern) to bring him
down. Innovative staging in the Jean Duffield
Library added to the tension as the razor-sharp
script evoked the manipulation, bullying and
desperation of fighting for one’s job. Stunning
lead performances were complemented by Stella
Ryley’s wonderful portrayal of their equally cold
boss to produce a chilling and captivating piece
of theatre.
Emily Macpherson, U6E
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Interview with Giles Andreae
On Tuesday 25th March St Helen’s was
delighted to welcome international bestselling author Giles Andreae to the school.
Giles, who is also the creator of Purple Ronnie
and Edward Monkton, was interviewed by
Sophie Topp and Lucy Noyes in front of a
packed Lecture Theatre. Discussing important
issues such as who would play him in a movie
of his life (Damien Lewis; “he’s ginger and
better looking than me”), Giles also spoke of
his inspiration to start writing (“Nick Aldridge,
my English teacher”), his reasons for his
character names (including “a guitar player
who took himself too seriously”), the purpose
of his writing (“to get under people’s skin and
tickle them”) and his reasons for supporting
Maggie’s (“a unique and extraordinary charity
who treat cancer with dignity”).
The girls were also thrilled to learn the next
day that Giles will be judging the Years 5-8
Author & Illustrator competition, which was
launched alongside the Middle School and
Sixth Form Design competition and the
school’s participation in the Maggie’s Culture
Crawl in September. On 19th September the
school will join thousands of others walking 15
miles through London accessing buildings and
tourist sites not normally open to the public.
Just for St Helen’s, Maggie’s has allowed girls
under 16 to take part for the first time ever and
they have agreed a shorter route. Maggie’s is
the school’s chosen charity for this year and it is
hoped that these activities will help the school
reach its fundraising total of £18,000. If you
would like to get involved please email
[email protected]
Jemima Stobart, L6H
12 Acts in 12 Hours
The school saw 12 hours of non-stop drama
from nearly every year group, and some staff
as well, on Friday 28th March.
Kicking off in Lower School assembly, the
day then went on to involve play readings,
directorial sessions, an impromptu stage
fighting workshop, performances of GCSE
original work, numbers from Guys and Dolls,
drama games, monologues and much more.
Lower Sixth drama scholar Eloïse Carey was
the mastermind behind this inspiring day, and
with the help of her classmates, she created
opportunities for organic and spontaneous
drama as well as the chance for interaction
across the year groups within a creative setting.
Students and staff supported throughout the
day and after school, parents and visitors were
able to witness the final few hours of this
marathon event. It was a huge success –
well done Eloïse!
Miss Watt, Head of Drama
World Vision Sponsorship
The final total raised for our 2013 school
charity World Vision was an outstanding
£15,600, substantially more than our target
of £11,000. The money will enable St Helen’s
to support four girls Nokwazi, Nomile,
Precious and Sikhanyiso and their remote
rural community of Macudvulwini, 70km
from Mbabane in south west Swaziland. The
money raised will enable St Helen’s to
support the girls for 10 years, so they are able
to complete their education and ensure the
whole community will benefit from the work
World Vision is undertaking in the area to
improve water sanitation, nutrition and
gender rights. St Helen’s pupils, travelling to
Swaziland this summer to work on other
community projects, hope to be able to visit
the girls in Macudvulwini.
What Next?
Charity Reps
Year 10 Higher Education/Careers Event – 7th March
On Friday 7th March, over 400 Year 10 pupils and their parents from St Helen’s and other local
schools attended What Next? an evening of talks providing insight into their options after
leaving school.
Mike Nicholson, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Oxford University and UK Chair of
HELOA was the keynote speaker; other sessions included 'Options in performing arts and
film', 'Options in the professions' and 'Alternatives to Higher Education'.
It was a really successful and informative evening.
Mrs Armstrong, Head of Sixth Form, Head of Careers & HE
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Croft & Pearce –
Funnier than it sounds
Friends since their school days at St Helen’s,
Hannah Croft and Fiona Pearce (’01 Leavers)
have been writing and performing sketch
comedy together since they left university.
They perform regularly at the Leicester Square
Theatre in London, as well as at the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival, and have written episodes for
a BBC children’s comedy animation called
Numtums. In Edinburgh 2013, they won the
Three Weeks ‘Best Podcast of the Fringe’
competition, were finalists in the Funny Women
Best Show Award and were chosen to perform in
Mervyn Stutter’s legendary Pick of the Fringe
show. After selling out their highly acclaimed
sketch show at the Magnet Theatre in New York
last November, they thought they’d had a pretty
good year, only to then receive a rather special
Christmas present in the form of a BBC Radio 4
commission to make a comedy pilot in 2014,
based on two of their characters, June & Jean.
In their own words... “Having developed a sense
of humour as a defence mechanism in Mrs Govier’s
more tricky Maths classes, we are delighted to
have found a use for it in the real world. We’re very
excited about our BBC commission and do hope
Old Girls will be able to tune in!”
Watch them: www.croftandpearce.com
Mrs Wedge, Alumnae Manager
From the Alumnae Office
Dates for your Diary:
Thank you for all the many positive responses about the new format of the 2013
Newsletter, the larger format and full colour has really brought it to life.
In an exciting departure from recent years, the Old Girls’ Newsletter 2014 will include news
from all groups, both odd and even numbered. I know you all enjoy reading each other’s
news and this will give you the opportunity to share news with the friends in the years
above and below at school. News may be submitted electronically using the form on the
SHSK Society page of the website, follow the link from the homepage www.shsk.org.uk
Moved house recently or have any other contact details changed?
Please let me know, either by using the online ‘update your details’
form on the SHSK Society page on the school website or by using
the contact details below.
Dawn Wedge,
Alumnae Office
Contact the SHSK Society:
Dawn Wedge
[email protected] 01235 532012
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Anniversary Reunion 2014
Saturday 21st June 2014
Leaving years: 1994, 1989, 1984 and 1974 are
warmly invited back to St Helen’s on Saturday
21 June 2014. A lovely opportunity to catch up
with old friends and former staff and revisit your
school days. Tickets are £20 and include welcome
drinks, tours of the school and lunch with wine.
Invitations have been sent to the year groups
concerned but should you require further
information, please contact the Old Girls’ Office:
01235 532012 or email [email protected]
Golden Anniversary Reunion 2014
Saturday 13th September 2014
A very special occasion for all those OGs who left
school 50 or more years ago. We would love as
many of our ‘golden plus’ alumnae to join us as
possible on Saturday 13 September 2014.
Invitations will be sent out during April 2014.
Lines is the newsletter of St Helen & St Katharine, Faringdon Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1BE.
www.shsk.org.uk T: 01235 546 541 E: [email protected]
Editors: Jess Hoskin (L6D), Emily Macpherson (U6E), Jemima Stobart (L6H), Sophie Topp (L6H)
Photography: Thanks to Mr Ash Verjee and the many pupils who have contributed photos
Design by: MCC Design, Oxfordshire