Tuesday, 15 November 2016 09:13
Jacob Speaks in House of Commons Debate
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School student Jacob Reid travelled to London last week to take part in the UK Youth Parliament at Westminster. Jacob is one of just three Youth MPs from Cumbria, and is the youngest of the Cumbria delegation. Fourteen year-old Jacob was the only Cumbrian MP selected to…
Thursday, 30 June 2016 12:21
Year 9 Ready Steady Cook Competition
The competition was again very kindly held at Ullswater Community College who are thanked for their generous support. Each finalist received a book, certificate and in July will be shown behind the scenes of food establishments in Centre Parcs.These prizes are kindly given by Penrith Rotarians who are the main…
Wednesday, 04 May 2016 23:15
UGANDA FASHION SHOW
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School’s hall was transformed into a bit of Africa recently when the school’s Uganda Club put on a fashion show. This year’s club leaders, Karolina Wos and Helena Shaw, decided to show students, parents and friends of the school a variety of traditional clothing from Uganda as…
Tuesday, 03 May 2016 10:14
QEGS students get to grips with making sausage at Cranstons
Year 11 food technology students from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School visited Cranstons on Ullswater Road, Penrith to learn about local food last week. The students toured the company’s production unit, trying their hands at Cumberland Sausage making before visiting the Food Hall and tasting a range of fine foods from…
Thursday, 14 April 2016 14:03
QEGS STUDENTS SING WITH THE NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR OF GREAT BRITAIN
Helen Lawrence (Year 10), Kerran Cotterell (Year 11) and Sula Cotterell (leaver of 2015) all participated in a concert in the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 10th April as part of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB). NYCGB consists of a progression of choirs, starting with the Boys’…
Wednesday, 23 March 2016 22:32
City Cup Runners Up
By Andrew Roythorne QEGS were edged 1-0 in a very narrow match against Trinity in the final of the U18s City Cup with only a lone goal from Josh Morely separating the two sides. The first half was largely uneventful with both sides both happy to sit back and figure…
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Thursday, 17 March 2016 09:26
QEGS Win Debating Competition
On Wednesday 16th March, 10 teams from local secondary and primary schools met together for the second Eden Valley Inter-School Debating Competition. The quality of the debates were fantastic and the judges were particularly impressed by the way teams responded eloquently to questions from the floor. The QEGS team of…
Wednesday, 16 March 2016 09:06
Mr Douglas Selected to Run for England
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School teacher James Douglas has been selected to run for England at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff later this month.Mr Douglas finished the Trafford 10K race in a personal best time of 29 minutes and 57 seconds last weekend, a performance which has now led…
Monday, 14 March 2016 09:09
National Team Maths Challenge Success
A team of four students from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, will be competing against teams from across the United Kingdom for this year's UK Maths Challenge Trophy. The team finished in first place at the Regional Final held in Carlisle on Friday 11 March and won the opportunity to…
Tuesday, 01 March 2016 21:11
QEGS Cambiata Choir Perform in Blackburn
On Saturday 15 boys from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School travelled to Blackburn as part of a 160 strong choir. Rehearsals were followed by a stunning concert on Saturday evening. Thank you to Mrs Bagot for taking to boys to Lancashire!
Monday, 29 February 2016 20:20
Art Trip to Venice
Three members of staff and 21 students set off to Venice on Friday 12th February. We had a few first time flyers so there was great apprehension for the two and a half hour flight from Manchester. After landing safely three speed boats were waiting to take us directly to…
