16 Abingdon School • September 2024 ABINGDON NEWS NATIONAL SCHOOLS REGATTA HOUSE CHALLENGE At the start of the half term break, 11 crews from J14 up to J18 travelled to Dorney Lake for the National Schools Regatta. One of the highlights of the season, it provided fierce competition and super tight racing. With some really good performances, the standout results went to the Fourth Years who came home with bronze medals in both the J15 1st and 2nd eights events, placing them top three in the country. The House challenge is a general knowledge competition based on the long running TV series University Challenge. Throughout the competition the standard was very high and following some tense knockout matches the two teams left standing were Stockdale's and O'Doherty's. Halfway through the final the scores were level but, following some high scoring sets of bonus questions, Stockdale's ended up winning by 22 to 10. Congratulations to them. SCHOLARLY LEARNINGS In June, Fourth Year scholars' visited the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, where they visited the world famous Mary Rose museum, had a boat trip around the harbour and toured Nelson's flagship HMS Victory. A favourite exhibit was the full skeletal remains of a dog that was present on the Mary Rose when it sank. In May, our Fifth Year students participated in an afternoon designed to enhance their understanding and application of leadership skills. Students were divided into groups and took part in a number of activities. These included decision-making tasks, organisational tasks, public speaking, and teamwork exercises. Each task was specifically designed to improve different aspects of leadership, helping to build confidence and teach how to lead and collaborate effectively with others. LEADERSHIP AFTERNOON
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