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Summer 2007 Archived News
Rheinland trip

Colston's pupils savour the delights of the Rheinland

The annual study visit to Boppard took place again in July this year. Here are some comments from a couple of the pupils who went more ...

Golf link Colston’s ‘makes the cut’ at Chipping Sodbury Golf Club
Colston’s School has become a sponsor of Chipping Sodbury Golf Club, and plans to introduce coaching for pupils through the club’s successful golf academy more ...
Leavers' Day 2007 Leavers' Day
Upper Sixth Formers returned to school on Wednesday 11th July 2007 for several events to celebrate the end of their school careers more ...
Drama Society

Drama Society

Students from Years 7-9 presented two very successful productions on 28th and 29th July 2007. These were Jarry’s Ubu Roi and Stoppard’s Dogg’s Hamlet more ...

Wimbledon 2007

Wimbledon 2007

Staff and pupils were greeted by warm sunshine as they began their trip to Wimbledon for the penultimate day of the championships more ...

Tom Mannion

Tom Mannion writes for the Sun

English is one of my strongest subjects and as I really enjoy writing I thought journalism more ...

Jack Hughes

Colston's athlete is national champion

Colston’s pupil Jack Hughes (Year 7) took gold at the National Prep Schools 800 metres Championship at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham more ...

Lancaiach Fawr Manor

Post examinations visit for Years 7 & 8

Year 7 and 8 visited Llancaiach Fawr Manor in June this year more ...

Leavers' concert

Last waltz for the 6th Form

A small but select audience last night enjoyed the last concert to feature the outstanding Upper Sixth musicians more ...

Tennis championships

Independent Schools' National Tennis Championships

Jasmine Gore and Dominique Covington took part in the Independent Schools National Tennis Championships at Eton on Wednesday 4th July more ...

CCF Gliding Gliding
Amongst the benefits of membership of the RAF Section of the CCF is the opportunity to experience flying assorted aircaraft more ...
Sixth Form Art

Sixth Form Art Exhibition

The Art Department recently exhibited students' work at AS and A2 level more...

Sports Day

Inter House Athletics Competition

Another successful athletics season for Colston’s was brought to a close on Thursday with the Inter House Athletics competition more ...

Milo Chen

Composing Competition

Milo Chen (Y11) has been named as runner-up in a nationwide film composing competition for students more ...

Hamlet

Colston’s Drama Society

Colston’s Drama Society members from Years 7-9 are working hard on forthcoming productions of Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry and Dogg’s Hamlet by Tom Stoppard more ...

Year 10 work experience Work Experience 2007
Year 10 have just returned from a week of work experience. Placements chosen ranged from engineering companies to sports centres more...
Yaer 7 induction morning Colston's welcomes new Year 7s
Pictures of the new Year 7s on their induction morning on Tuesday 19th June 2007 more...
Athletics championships Athletics success for junior teams
Having won the Bristol area event our Year 9 & 10 team took part in the ‘A’ grade final at Millfield School for only the second occasion in the school’s history more ...
Year 7 Activity Days

Year 7 Activity Days

Following the school examinations Year 7 pupils had a brilliant time at Drayton Manor and Mill on the Brue more ...

Year 11 Prom Year 11 Prom
For the first time ever, on the 26th of May, a Colston¹s Year 11 Leaver¹s Prom was held, to celebrate the Year 11s last five years at Colston¹s and to say goodbye to those students who are leaving the school this year more ...
Colston's Prize Day 2007

Head questions return on unprecedented investment in education

Speaking at the annual Prize Day, Colston’s Headmaster Peter Fraser questioned the nation’s return on 10 years of unprecedented investment in education - more ...

Mrs Alison Graham Leavers' barbecue
The boarders traditionally have an end of year barbecue at which Mr David Mason, Head of Boarding, presents tankards to the leavers more ...
Colston's Director of Sport - Pete Thornley

Mr Thornley gains more success with Gloucestershire U19s

After their success in the Rosslyn Park National U18 7s several Colston’s students were selected to play for Gloucestershire in the U19 County National Championships more ...

Colston's Community Choir

A Glorious Evening

As a classical music ‘virgin’ I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I attended the Colston’s Community Choir’s performance more ...

Ten Tors

Ten Tors Competition

This weekend 12 members of Colston’s School CCF will be representing the school in the gruelling Ten Tors Competition on Dartmoor more ...

Electronic communication

Inapppropriate electronic communication

Copy of the letter from the headmaster to parents and pupils in years 7, 8 and 9 more ...

Rugby rowers

Colston’s Rugby Rowers Win National Title

What started off as a light hearted discussion, based on goal setting in an A2 Sport Studies lesson in September, has developed into a remarkable achievement more ...