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Quarterly newsletter of King Henry VIII School • Issue 01 • Autumn 2013

In thIs Issue…

Year 7 settle into their new school
on team-building expedition to
Derbyshire ..........................................05
Girls’ teams make a winning
start to their seasons .........................06
Individual sports’ honours
roll in .............................................. 08-09
Inaugural Musicians’ Dinner is a
success ................................................10
Old Coventrians’ News ................ 12-13
Amazing charitable donations
total last year ......................................14
A star turn: GCSE exam results
bring smiles to Year 11 pupils ..........16

expeditions to south Africa,

sri Lanka, Malaysia and Chile From the

headmaster

spectacular summer

expeditions

Rugby has an illustrious history at King Henry
VIII School with several former pupils having
toured with the British Lions. This summer the Welcome to our new ‘Arrow’ newsletter.
senior squad followed in their predecessors’ This exciting format will keep you up
footsteps and headed south on the school’s to date with life in the School and
frst Rugby tour of Chile. Being far from home help us all celebrate our wonderful
comforts and loved ones was the least of the achievements.
boys’ worries; sizeable, skilful opposition and It has been an excellent start to the new
challenging playing conditions were a much academic year and the mood around
greater concern. Nevertheless, the boys school is positive and happy.
returned an excellent scorecard by the end I am delighted to see that the new
of the trip, having played 6, won 5 and students have settled well.
lost only one match. They were bowled The Ilam Hall residential
over by the hospitality they received from trip has made a huge impact
their Chilean hosts and were delighted on allowing the Year 7
to welcome St John’s School, Concepcion students to quickly feel
back to Coventry for a return fxture in part of our community.
September.
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