A Monmouth School for Girls student recently captained England’s U15s to victory against Switzerland. Centre back Ellie Brindley led the team to a 2-0 win in Schaffhausen as part of a five day training camp. The Bristol City player said: “It was a fantastic experience to captain England in our first game against Switzerland. I was a bit nervous when I was named captain at the team announcement...
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A Monmouth School for Boys student has won a prestigious essay writing competition and a work experience placement at a major firm in London. Elis Bird clinched the Cazenove Schroders Economic Prize, with fellow Monmouth Boys pupil Jasper Herbert finishing as runner-up. The annual competition was organised by the Haberdashers’ Company and received entries from students studying A Level economics at 10...
Hallam Amos presents a Wales jersey to Monmouth School for Boys’ captain of rugby, Alexi Webb, flanked by players from Monmouth School Boys’ Prep, Toby Crewe-Read (front left) and Harry Dawes A former pupil and current Welsh international rugby player made a surprise visit to Monmouth School for Boys yesterday. Hallam Amos returned to his old school on the eve of the Six Nations tournament to...
A Monmouth School for Girls student has helped lead a charity campaign aiming to raise funds for a Welsh cancer treatment centre. Darcey Roberts-Waite is a young ambassador for Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff and saw first-hand the work they do when her father was treated there. Darcey said: “When I was six years old, my dad, Mark, was diagnosed with bowel cancer and we were told to prepare for...
Past pupils Tomi Lewis and Aron Hemmings join the Wales U20s squad Six former Llandovery College pupils have been selected to represent Wales at this year’s Six Nations. Captain Alun Wyn Jones and George North were selected for the men’s squad, with Carys Phillips captaining the women’s team. The U20s squad includes last year’s leavers Corey Baldwin, Tomi Lewis and Aron...
An aspiring doctor from Monmouth School for Boys has become an ambassador for a national mentoring scheme. Charlie Walker was recently appointed as the school ambassador for the national ‘Medic Mentor’ scheme as part of its education directorate. As part of this role Charlie will be helping other young people who plan to apply for health care-related degrees. Charlie said: “In my new role as...
A pupil at Llandovery College has been selected to represent Wales in a continental karate championship next month. Mina Cook will compete in the 2018 European Karate Federation’s Junior, Cadet and U21s Karate Championship in Sochi, Russia. Mina trains three times a week at Carmarthenshire Karate and also with the Welsh squad in Cardiff. She gained her black belt last summer and her success at the...
Madeleine Bainbridge in the Scottish highlands A student from Monmouth School for Girls has won top prize at a national competition for her picture of glaciers in the Scottish highlands. Madeleine Bainbridge, 12, took the picture from the top of Sgurr a' Mhaoraich, Loch Quioch and finished first in the competition ran by the Geographical Association. She has been invited to an awards ceremony at...
The work of pupils from Monmouth School for Boys will be displayed in an exhibition celebrating the art of a late British painter. Chris Gollon, 64, died last April after a short illness and his work will be celebrated at The Blake Theatre in Monmouth on 2 Februrary. He visited the school in 2015 and gave a masterclass for GCSE students, exploring the themes of war and conflict and the techniques he...
A team from Monmouth School Boys’ Prep has reached the final of the National Inter-school Science Quiz Championship for the second year in a row. Srinivas Rengarajan captained the team that also included Ojas Shanbhag, Cameron Hughes and Hugh Major as they scored an impressive total of 2,105 points. The Monmouth boys have high hopes of winning the final at Oxford University’s Museum of National...
Peter Lavery (centre) with his running group Rydal Penrhos’ head of sixth form has finished a 50km run to raise funds for the renovation of the school’s Ferguson Centre. Peter Lavery completed the challenge on 16 December, running past iconic sites like Canary Wharf, Wembley Stadium and Westminster Abbey. Lavery said: “I am really pleased with how it went and enjoyed the camaraderie of...
A Monmouth School for Boys' student has won the the top prize at the WJEC Innovation Awards for his unique bike lock design. Kyle Williams, 18, achieved top prize at the awards ceremony in Cardiff for his innovation that secures all integral parts of a bicycle. He also won a Gold CREST award and has been entered into the Big Bang Fair at the NEC Birmingham in March for a chance to become the UK Young...
Pupils from Monmouth School for Boys have reached the regional semi-finals of the National Inter-School Science Quiz Championships for prep schools after winning their South-West heat. Srinivas Rengarajan captained the team that also included Ojas Shanbhag, Cameron Hughes and Hugh Major as they edged Redmaids’ High School in a dramatic final round. The Monmouth boys triumphed with a total of 2,000...