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Chess Success
After a good season, Abingdon’s team,
City 4, has secured its place in Division III
of the Oxford and District Chess League
for next year. In February, ten Abingdon
boys did themselves credit in the Wiltshire
Junior Open Chess Tournament, with
Daniel Lawson and Thomas Shaw winning
medals in the Beginners’ Section for the
best U11 and U12 competitors respectively.
Lower School players Ray Ren and Joseph
Truran have both represented Oxfordshire
this season with Ray Ren winning the
Oxfordshire Player of the Season medal.
Just before the end of term, fourteen
Abingdon players qualified for the county
stage of the UK Chess Challenge – the
‘Megafinal’.
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Easter Tea Party
A quiz compiled by Alec Curtis, William
Adams, Rafi’i al-Akiti, Louis Hampden and
Josh Davey challenged our guests from
Cygnet Court, Mill Stream Court, Fountain
Court and the Older and Bolder Club at
the Easter tea party in the Dining Hall at
the end of term … and it challenged some
of the boys too.
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The prize was a chocolate
Malteser
Easter egg so it wasn’t surprising that the
competition was intense when a group of boarders, together with some girls from
Downe House, took on a set of raw-egg challenges. Building a tower to support
an egg might not sound very challenging, but when the materials provided are raw
spaghetti, marshmallows and a sheet of paper you can see the problem. For the art
challenge, teams were given were six eggs, coloured paper, straws, felt tips and glue –
it’s amazing how inventive some people can be.
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The Easter Egg Challenge
The Balloon Debate at the
end of term pitched Lego
Man, Buzz Lightyear,
Action Man, Ewoks and
My Little Pony against
each other for that
all-important last place
in the balloon. Jacob
Diamond, with his Lego
Man costume, certainly
gave his character the
visual edge.
Balloon Debate