www.abingdon.org.uk/prep 23 Cross Country News It’s been a busy term for the cross country team who have raced at The Manor, St Hugh’s and Stowe for the regional round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup Competition. Highlights included a 3rd place finish for the U8 team at the St Hugh’s Relays as well as the U13 team securing their place at the ESAA National Final, with James winning the regional event at a cold and challenging course at Stowe School. Well done to everyone involved. Eco group Before half term, our Eco group met with our Director of Estates, Mr McKenna, to talk about the possibility of installing solar panels for cleaner, renewable energy at the Prep School. The pupils were presented with a challenge: they were given maps showing possible roof spaces which could accommodate solar panels and asked to consider the advantages and disadvantages of each site. The children reflected on the angle of the sun, any overlooking obstructions, how well used the area was in terms of construction, as well as whether the roof was strong enough to sustain the panel weight. They then presented their findings to Mr McKenna who was very impressed with the careful consideration and reasoning behind their recommendation to build the panels in ‘location 3’ and discussed when this could realistically happen for the school. This has been a super activity giving the Eco group insight into how planning decisions and processes work, as well as time frames and varying constraints. Football What a fantastic season it’s been for our Prep School football… Our U11s reached the quarter final of the regional IAPS competition, before being knocked out by a last minute goal in stoppage time against a strong Downsend side. Our U13s won their regional heats to qualify for the national finals. Here they reached the quarter finals of the IAPS plate competition which took place at Summer Fields in November. Despite not advancing further, it was an excellent opportunity to learn how to play and adapt to the demands of tournament football and a fantastic chance to play against some high calibre opposition. Finally, many congratulations to Josh, Benji, Will M, Trystan, Oliver, Will B, Carter, Will A, Jack, Jed and Becket who have been selected to play in the Prep School Lions squad. The pupils had to battle it out against over 600 students to be selected and we would like to wish them the best of luck for the upcoming season which will see them play against district teams and academies, as well as have the chance to represent England at the Gothia Youth World Cup.
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