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words and invited them all to stay in touch and par-
Celebrate your time at Henry’s ….. take in the rich tapestry of the Old Coventrian world.
the Class of 2007 Helen Cooper (OCA Chair) welcomed students to the
Old Coventrians’ Association and described what the
by Amanda Garman, KHVIII Alumni Officer organisation can offer and is striving to achieve.
Helen herself is an Old Coventrian, who started at
King Henry VIII School was delighted to welcome King Henry VIII in
Year 13 pupils and their parents for a celebration of 1975, the first year
their time here. We also wanted an opportunity to that admitted girls.
thank the par- ents for their ongoing support Helen spoke about the
and com- mitment to their child’s educa- benefits of being a life-
tion. long member of the
It was a delightful evening on school community.
the day of the last A2 exam,
allowing everyone to relax and Each student was pre-
savour some nostalgic mo- sented with a unique
ments in the place they had gift of 2 large scroll
spent the last 7 years! It was photographs, one of the
wonderful to see so many leavers’ Assembly and the other a tutor group photo,
students with their parents taken at the notorious leavers’ event. It also con-
and tutors, all of whom had a tained an exclusive lapel pin badge of the striking
vital role in them reaching this pivot- King Henry VIII crest on a card illustrating the ‘Old
al stage of their education. Coventrians’ contact details. Finally a copy of our
fascinating book ‘King Henry VIII School - Blitz to
The atmosphere captured the magic of the moment, Millennium’ was enclosed.
assisted by a display of projected photos depicting
their journey through the school. This was universal- Many parents said how
ly enjoyed, as was the ‘Bucks Fizz’ that we used to much they enjoyed the
toast the occasion! event and found it quite
emotional. The students
From our perspective we clearly had fun and were
wanted to say ‘au revoir’, not surprisingly i n
not goodbye and welcome great spirits!
the students into the The event is
realm of the ‘Old Coventri- now a mile-
ans’. This network can stone which
help support them students and
through the next few years parents em-
and aims to provide a brace
‘community for life’. whole
heartedly!
The Headmaster and Richard Atkins (Chair of Gover-
nors) both addressed the audience with sincere


Message from Jason Slack students who have returned from their three week
Eco-Challenge expedition to Borneo, ably master-
Headmaster and President, OCA minded by Anne Wade. This included a Duke of Ed-
inburgh Gold Expedition and represents a fantastic
The end of the academic year, as
always, brings about a few staff opportunity to experience the sights and cultures of
changes. a hugely different environment. Other regular sum-
mer trips to the French Battlefields and the CERN
Pete Forse has taught at King laboratory in Geneva continue to flourish.
Henry VIII School for an incredible
36 years. Pete will be well known Old Coventrians will be interested to learn that the
amongst Old Coventrians as Head old Junior School Hall which has become the Drama
of Sixth Form as well as for his Studio in more recent times has just undergone an-
inspirational teaching of history. After so many other facelift with a refurbishment into a more mod-
years it will be difficult to contemplate the School ern performing space which included the uncovering
without him and we wish him all the best as he em- of the old wooden flooring with the old sports court
barks upon retirement. markings still intact! Unfortunately, this piece of
sporting heritage had to go and the lines were sand-
Shaun Schofield, Biology Teacher and leader of vari- ed off - but the new floor looks superb.
ous high profile hockey tours in recent years has also
now retired, as has Fiona Singer, Languages teacher. As I write, we eagerly anticipate A level and GCSE
Simon Ainge, Head of Chemistry, Ieuan Weir, Head of results and trust that the hard work of the current
Year 11 and Andy Dutch, Assistant Director of Music students will be rewarded with another set of grades
are also moving onto pastures new and will be sorely that continue the proud tradition of academic excel-
missed. lence created by their predecessors.

Old Coventrians will no doubt be delighted to learn I wish you all a restful summer break and look for-
that the tradition of Outdoor Education at the School ward to seeing many of you at next term’s Annual
continues to thrive and I have just spoken to some Dinner.




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