17 abingdon.org.uk Lower Sixth chemists have been exploring the intermolecular forces that create bubbles holding an impressive exhibition at the end of term to showcase the science behind giant bubbles. News Abingdon In July, The Martlet team attended The Shine Media Awards in London. This national competition for student newspapers was judged by a panel of industry experts including editors at the Daily Mail, Independent and ITN. The team were highly commended in the Best Newspaper and Best Front Cover categories and won Best Print Publication. 2024/25 editor, Tristan, also won Writer of the Year Non-Fiction and Scoop of the Year. His interview with a young asylum seeker facing deportation was described as 'Boundarybreaking and powerful.' Well done all. Pulling their weight Tug of war, tennis, biathlon, swimming, cricket, countdown and reading were amongst the challenges in the Lower School inter-tutor competition at the end of term. First places were awarded to 1G and 2P - congratulations to them. Shining in journalism Fun with bubbles The Second-Hand Uniform Shop (SUS) gave a generous donation of £1,000 to each House at the start of the academic year. Lower School has used this money to buy a blu-ray player, a set of chess clocks, new magazine racks and wall decals for the reading corner, a book stand to allow tutor groups to take it in turns to recommend their top five reads, and a set of cameras that will be used to set up a new photography club next term and taken out on Lower School trips. Lower School pupils are very grateful to SUS for enabling them to improve their facilities in this way. Thank you SUS. Thank you SUS Twenty eight students visited Mexico in July surveying wildlife to add to a biodiversity study and completing a tropical marine ecology course. Biology field trip to Mexico
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