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16 April 2017 Abingdon Preparatory School The cross-country teams enjoyed an outstanding season culminating in the under 11s winning the team title in the National Preparatory Schools’ Cross-Country Championships. Over 1,000 pupils from more than 80 schools took part. The U13 team also ran extremely well, finishing third in the team competition. Boys and staff let their imagination run wild on World Book Day bringing all their favourite characters to school. Outstanding Scholarship Results Fifteen scholarships and awards were won across the curriculum by our Year 8 pupils – a tremendous achievement. There were seven academic scholarships including the prestigious Mercers’ Company Award, the top academic scholarship to Abingdon School. This is the sixth consecutive year that the Mercers’ Company Award has gone to a pupil from Abingdon Prep. In addition to the academic scholarships there were a total of eight scholarships and awards for music (4), art (2), drama (1) and sport (1). Two sets of hat tricks secured a 10-3 win for the U9A footballers against Cokethorpe. This was just one of the highlights of a good football season. Pre-Prep boys enthusiastically embraced the construction of a living willow den. The den has become a feature of the playground, providing shade and a living natural resource for the boys to enjoy. Year 3 has been spotted around school using the digital cameras ready to print photo montages for their wooden photo frames in CDT. For the third time in four years, the Prep’s debating team picked up first prize at the Oratory School’s ‘Let’s Debate’ Competition. The boys were tasked with opposing the motion ‘This House would rather live in America’. Many congratulations!