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www.abingdon.org.uk 7 This year’s “Be the Best You Can Be” programme was launched in fine style by guest speaker Toby Garbett, double world gold medal-winning rower and triathlon champion. Toby had boys and staff working together on partnered squats and triathlon changeovers. He talked to the boys about the hard work and dedication that were required for him to achieve his goals and also explained the importance of having an “I can do it” attitude. Lower School Be the Best Launch Abingdon News The annual dinner of the Joint M​odern ​F​oreign ​L​anguages​​Sixth​Form ​S​ociety saw students from Abingdon and St Helen’s enjoy an informative talk by Jenny Burns from Warwick University. Jenny discussed the role of research and teaching in Modern Languages in a contemporary, globalised context​​and the need to study and work multi- lingually. Supper was, as always, excellent, many thanks to the girls and staff at St Helen’s. Joint MFL Society Debating Abingdon’s entrants to the prestigious Schools’ Mace debating competition, organised nationally by the English Speaking Union, have successfully passed through the first regional round. Alasdair Czapiewski and Louis Brosnan, both in the Lower Sixth, opposed Bradfield School’s motion that “This house believes that Members of Parliament should be paid the median wage”. e-Sports Lower sixth former Sam Baker represented Europe as part of a team of eight who defeated the world and current champions from Russia 4-1 in an e-sports competition in Minsk.