abingdon.org.uk/prep 7 THE 8R TIMES Careers Fair By Leo, business reporter In late June, Year 8 pupils were given the opportunity for an insight into possible future careers. Parents from a variety of different work roles gave up their time in the afternoon to inform us about potential choices in the future. From surgeons to car engineers and bioinformaticians, we interacted with interest and curiosity. Year 8 had an excellent time learning and beginning to prepare for their next steps forward. Enriching Oxfordshire By Rahul, local reporter After visiting the Culham Science Centre 8R went on into Oxford and the University buildings as part of our post-exam enrichment programme. After lunch and sweet treats in the Covered Market, we met our guide for a walking tour, passing Balliol College. Our next stop was Weston Library, the second largest in England, only superseded by the British Library. Opposite was the Sheldonian Theatre and Museum of Science History. Then the group visited the Bodleian Library and All Souls College before passing by CS Lewis’ house. For our penultimate stop we visited Merton College, the face of Oxford, and for our final destination we toured St John’s College, viewing the chapel and central main grounds. A Satisfactory Season By Mark, tennis reporter We started our tennis season by playing in a Magdalen College tournament against 3 different schools in some typical British weather. A solid performance there coming 3rd out of 6 teams, just missing the runners up place by a single game. Then we played a friendly against our senior school, Abingdon, where our team of 8 obliterated them. Against our next opponent, Moulsford School, we played very well in this clash, beating them in every match. Then, on a peaceful Saturday at Radley, we played our biggest game of any against tough opponents. We came 4th there as a few of our key players were unable to participate. Sports Day By Will McK, athletics reporter Abingdon Prep Sports Day began with the hurdles and finished with each House Relay races for all the year groups. Alongside many track events taking place from the 60m sprint to the 1500m, multiple field events went on. Three school records were set at this year’s Sports Day. Everyone did extremely well in each track or field event they participated in. However, in the end Dragon house took home the victory. In our penultimate match, against my old school New College in the centre of Oxford, which was played on grass, our team thrashed them in a fun afternoon. And finally, after an eventful term, we went back to where we started playing, Magdalen. After upping their game massively since 12 weeks ago, we unfortunately were not able to win any matches despite Leo and I getting agonisingly close to two chances. U13 XI Trip to Lords By Adhiraj, cricket reporter On Monday July 1, the 1st and 2nd XI cricket teams were given the opportunity to visit the historic Lords Cricket Ground, home of the MCC. Despite some congestion on the M40, we made it to the indoor centre in good time. There, we had a concentrated net session to help prepare ourselves for a fun, timed match. At midday, it was time for a muchneeded lunch, before embarking on a breathtaking tour of the Home of Cricket. Inside Lords, our tour guide showed us the Media Centre, the Museum and the player’s Changing Rooms. He introduced us to a new-to-us but historic racquet sport called ‘Real Tennis’ and gave us information on the MCC Association. It was a great experience for the players and we had an insight into what professionals experience when they come to Lords.
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