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Spring 2007 Archived News
Munich trip Easter 2007

School trip to Munich

An account and photos of Mrs Henderson's school trip to Munich in the Easter holidays more ...

Tennis

Colston’s Win Double in Double’s County Tennis Tournament

On Sunday 22nd April Avon held their doubles county tennis championships at U18, U16 and U14 levels with Colston’s winning both the U16 and U14 titles more ...

Drama

Colston’s drama students to perform at Bristol Old Vic

Colston’s drama students are taking to the stage at the Bristol Old Vic Studio. It is part of ‘The Edge’, a devising festival launched this year by the Old Vic more ...

Winter Park Colorado

Ski Report 2007

This year’s ski trip went further afield than before, taking 36 students and 5 staff to The Rockies, Colorado, USA. Winter Park, a popular resort with day trippers from Denver, at an altitude of around 3000 metres provided over 2 metres of snow for the 32 skiers and 4 boarders more ...

England Rugby More England Caps
Congratulations to Joe Burford and Mitchell Quoi who won caps for England U18 against Italy in Mantova on Sunday 18th March 2007. Luke Eves also added to his caps by representing the more senior U18 squad against France more ...
Champagne moment

Colston's National Schools Rugby Champions - Girls and Boys

Colston's headmaster, Peter Fraser, said after last year's fantastic achievement, when the boys and girls won their respective competitions at the National Schools Rugby Sevens, that this achievement would probably never be achieved by any school again. How wrong could he have been more ...

Years 7 and 8 Choir

Spring Term Concert

Over 200 boys and girls took part in the Spring Term Concert in the Chatterton Hall on Tuesday 20th March 2007 more ...

Tennis team

Tennis success

The autumn/spring terms of 2006/2007 have been very successful for the boys U18 tennis team. Playing for the first time in The Nestlé Team Tennis Senior Students’ competition more ...

Ben Pettit

More internationals

Whilst Shane Geraghty is deservedly grabbing all the headlines following his dramatic début against France at Twickenham last Sunday news has reached us of another Colstonian who has gained international honours more ...

Shane Geraghty

Congratulations to Shane Geraghty

Congratulations to Shane Geraghty who made a very impressive debut for England when he came off the bench to gain a cap for England's full international team for the match v France on Sunday 11th March 2007 at Twickenham more ...

Girls' 7s

Colston's girls start a new rugby campaign

The sevens season kicked off once again on Saturday, with the 2nd Colston’s Girls’ tournament. After last year’s disappointing showing, the girls were keen to impress their home crowd and demonstrate that they are indeed, worthy holders of the Berkhamsted & Rosslyn Park National sevens titles more ...

Geography field trip Year 9 Geography trip to the Woodford Meanders
The long awaited Year 9 River day finally took place on Monday the 26th February. 100 students and 8 staff ventured west to carry out measurements on the Woodford River in North Somerset more ...
Red Arrows

Colston's with the Red Arrows

A group of officers and cadets from Colston's CCF was hosted at the RAF Red Arrows aerobatic display team at RAF Scampton more ....

Music

Musical Trio’s Success

Colston’s School is pleased to report the success of three pupils in gaining Grade 8 certificates in recent music examinations more ...

Daily Mail Vase

Under 15 rugby team reach last 16 of the Daily Mail Vase

Although Colston's lost their first round Daily Mail U15 Cup game narrowly they have enjoyed a successful run in the Daily Mail Vase competition and have now reached the 5th round of that competition more ...

Winter nets

Winter cricket

Colston’s cricket has taken a major step forward by taking advantage of the facilities and expertise offered by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club more ...

Head of mathematics Mr Peter Jones

Maths stars

Year 11 Set 1 mathematics class are celebrating some exceptional results this week more ...

Teacher Colston’s welcomes new staff
Three new members of staff – Tommy Williams, Dylan Kaye and Peter Honess – were welcomed to Colston’s at the start of the Spring Term more ...