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It all went Swimmingly!
Eloise Van Vuren and Rupert Monkhouse certainly had a good Midland Swimming Championships last weekend.

School Fete was a wonderful occasion
Despite a gloomy forecast and a damp start, King's Bank Holiday biennial fete was once again an enormous success.

Pink Shirt up for grabs!
Following the success of King's First XV in the Daily Mail Cup, now is the chance to own one of the pink shirts

David's Numbers Game
The Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad was held in March, and over 1600 of the Country's best Mathematicians in year 10 were invited to take part in the Hamilton paper.

King's School Fete
King's biennial School Fete takes place this coming Bank Holiday Monday.

King's Girls are Dance World Champions!
Tallula V Kontic-Thomsen (L4) and Shannon Asplen (U4) were part of a 16-strong Irish figure dancing team that won the U13 World Figure Irish Dance Championships in Belfast this year.

Opening of the Michael Baker Boathouse
The eastern bank of the River Severn in Worcester now boasts an iconic new landmark with the completion of the King's School Boathouse.

Give him a big Hand!
Mr. Hand did tremendously well in the London Marathon at the weekend

Summer Term begins
The Summer Term begins at King's today

Rowing Success
King's rowers have achieved impressive results in two recent National Competitions

Presentations at the Palace!
On Wednesday, five OVs attended a Gold DofE Award presentation at St. James' Palace with HRH the Duke of Edinburgh

Four-midable King's take the honours!
King's Worcester's First XI recorded a comfortable victory in their annual clash with neighbours RGS Worcester at St. George's Lane

Bronze Expedition Training
83 of the Upper Remove have successfully completed their Practice Expedition for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

Under 12s Sevens Success
King's U-12 7s squad travelled to the RGS 7s competition

National Maths Team Challenge - Regional Final
King's again showed their skill with numbers in the regional round of the National Maths Challenge.

Young and Younger Enterprise!
King's Young Enterprise companies have again shown the opposition a clean pair of heels!

Outstanding netball success
King's senior netball team is officially the second best in the country!

L4 Inter-Form Maths Challenge
This annual competition was held last week.

LR Trip to Cadbury World
Last week, members of the Lower Remove got the chance to visit Cadbury World

Green Day!
At the end of February the Senior School turned green for Green Day!

Peter pulls out all the stops!
Congratulations to Peter Shepherd (L6) who has passed the exams and auditions to become an Associate of the Royal College of Organists.

The end of the dream!
King's performed heroically on Saturday but were no match for a strong Oldswinford Hospital side

Keep on running.....
This Sunday Rachel Worth is running in the Bath Half Marathon (13 miles) in aid of UNICEF.

Latin Essay Competition
A number of pupils from the LR Latin sets last summer took part in a national Classically themed essay-writing competition

World Book Day 2012
For World Book Day the senior school was festooned with book bunting!

Spanish Theatre Trip
During half term,12 A2 Spanish students went on a theatre trip to London

Oxbridge successes
King's School has shown once again that it is able to place its students at leading universities

Zumba Fundraiser
Richard Brown, from the Malvern-based Joanna Brown Trust, gave an inspiring speech in College Hall

Is that your final answer?
Chris Tarrant visted his old school last week

International Lego Competition
The U4th Robotics team compete in the National Lego League Final!

Netball Champions!
King's girls are West Midlands netball champions!

Our Day Out
The Year 9&10 Drama Club have been meeting regularly this year

U4 (Year 8) Swimming Gala
The Upper Fourth swimming gala took place this week in the King's swimming pool 

Young Performers show their skills
Twice each term, younger musicians at King's get the chance to perform after school to a friendly audience

Christian Union Weekend
A group of 11 pupils from the King's Christian Union and accompanying staff spent a busy and rewarding weekend at a residential centre near Bromyard

Visit to Morgan Technical Ceramics
Last week, 22 Lower Sixth students and 2 members of staff visited Morgan Technical Ceramics in Stourport.

Inspection matters
King's has received its inspection report from the Independent Schools' Inspectorate and what excellent reading it makes!

Daily Mail Cup last 8!
King's first XV have progressed to the last 8 of the national Daily Mail Cup competition

KSW 1st XV needs you!
Daily Mail Cup match at Droitwich RFC this Wednesday!

Skiing in Serre Chevalier
The Senior School Ski team enjoyed a fantastic week of Skiing before Christmas.

Robotics success
The King's Robotics Club have repeated the success of last year's team 

Daily Mail Cup success.
King's 1st XV go marching on in this year's Daily Mail Cup Competition.

Pride and Prejudice
'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife'

Monitors' Musical Medley
The School Monitors got in the festive spirit today

Moroccan adventure update
King's was delighted to welcome guests from New College Worcester this week.

Latin comes alive at King's!
The Annual Fourth Form Latin Reading Competition took place last week.

Comenius Conference in Versailles
The latest Comenius Conference students recently returned from Versailles.

King's of Sixways!
King's First XV comfortably beat local rivals RGS by a record score at Sixways.

Open to debate!
Last week, King's hosted the first of this academic year's Junior Debating events

Enterprising students
Young Enterprise group KSi had a successful day at Bewdley Christmas Fayre.

County netball champions!
Congratulations to King's U19 and U16 girls on their recent success at the County Championships.

Children in Need
On Friday, King's School pupils raised £1815.44 for Children in Need.

Legal Matters
Last Friday King's pupils took part in Law Day organised by the Careers Department.

Moroccan Adventure
Over half term, students from King's took part in a trek in Morocco along with students from New College.

Lorna Shaddick, Barnabas Speaker
Former pupil, Lorna Shaddick, is the latest Barnabas Speaker.

U4 Inter-Form Maths Challenge
This annual U4th Inter-Form Maths Challenge competition was held this week.

Countdown Challenge
The recent Inter-House Countdown Competition saw 24 competitors from LR – U6 battling it out

Judge's Half
Senior Scholar, Lucy Butterworth, found herself in court this week!

Orienteering in the dark!
The students taking part in the 2012 Kenya Expedition spent two days up on the Malvern Hills over half term completing an orienteering challenge.

We will remember them
King's remembered the fallen across the Foundation at last week's Remembrance Services.

David Leatherdale interview
David Leatherdale, Chief Executive of WCCC, visited King's last week.

KSW Fest Noz!
On Friday 4th November, the KSW MFL Society held a traditional Breton Fest Noz

Going for Gold!
Gold DofE preparation got underway this half term.

Pink Day!
On the Friday before half term £970 was raised by the pupils of King's

Mandarin at King's
King's pupils and parents have been busying themselves lately in some highly entertaining Mandarin classes

Silver Medals in Singapore!
Former pupil, Jonny Tye, has enjoyed great success at the Junior Kayaking World Championships in Singapore.

Primary Schools' Quiz Winners
This year's King's Worcester Primary Schools' Quiz Winners are Northwick Manor Primary School.

Military matters!
The King's School CCF have won three prestigious awards this half term.

First Prize for King's School Equestrian Team
King's School Equestrian teams competed at a show jumping event last Sunday

East Africa Appeal
East Africa appeal raises a tremendous amount for a very good cause.

DofE success for the Fifth Form!
60 pupils from the Fifth Form have received the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

History comes alive at King's!
Last week historical actor, Kevin Hicks, visited the school to perform for the Lower Fourth and Sixth Form pupils. 

'Oar-some' start for King's Rowers!
The Boat Club has enjoyed a successful start to the new season.

A new face in the Archives!
Pauline Baum has taken on the role of School Archivist this year.

Creighton's gifts reach Kenya!
Boxes of gifts collected by Creighton house have arrived safely at Narok School, Kenya.

Tim earns prestigious Arkwright Scholarship
Tim Engstrom of the Lower Sixth has recently been awarded an Arkwright Scholarship

4x4 design awards
Year 10 pupils from King's showed that they have the drive to succeed recently

Commercial Director from Worcester Warriors interviewed at assembly
King's was delighted to welcome Kathy Leather from Worcester Warriors

6th Form Certificate Awards
King's introduced its Certificate for Skills and All-round achievement to the new Lower Sixth

King's 1st XV off to a flier!
King's 1st XV kicked off their season in fine style this weekend.

Beginning of a new term
The Autumn Term starts this week at King's.

GCSE results scale new heights
72.1% of grades were A* or A in this year's GCSE examinations.

Duke of Edinburgh Gold
Twenty nine King's 6th Formers began their 4 day gold Duke of Edinburgh expedition in fine Lakeland weather on Tuesday.

A-level hat trick for King's
For the third consecutive year, King's pupils have recorded a 100% pass rate at A-level.

From the Archives - 50 years of girls at King's
The latest exhibition put together by Cara and John Roslington features a history of girls at King's.

Helen's Opening LInes
'Writing in Chalk', written by Helen Isaacs, Careers Secretary at King's Worcester and former parent,  won the Harper's Bazaar Orange Short Story Prize in 2009

L6th Work Experience
Researching pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean and capturing escaping ferrets

And they're off!
Four King's senior sports teams have left the UK to travel far and wide.

Charity Cheques
KIng's has today presented two major cheques totalling nearly £8,000 to two very worthwhile causes.

U13 County Cricket Champions
King's U13A side finished the season in style with a 154 run victory over Stourport High in the county cup final.

Fort Royal School Garden Party
Once again, the party for Fort Royal School, hosted by the L6th, was a highlight of the summer term.

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
In the final stage of the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh programme a group of 62 students, accompanied by 12 staff, have spent the weekend in the Peak District.

Year 9 'Sleep-Out'
Recently, 44 Year 9 pupils, 8 monitors and 5 hardy teachers did away with beds, duvets and roofs and participated in the third annual Lower Remove Sleep Out.

It's The Business!
King's last week hosted a Business Conference

Netball honours for Hannah
Hannah Jeavons has been selected for the U17 England Excel squad.

Carry on Camping!
The Lower Remove Camps (Year 9) have once again sprung into action.

International Conference at King's
King's hosts international conference on sport and fitness.

Junior Quiz Team Success
The Junior Quiz Team go marching on.

Cricketers go marching on
With yet another superb victory in the Bunbury Cup

First Lego League international tournament
King's school's "Brickbrains" robot design team were one of the UK sides who qualified for the Open European Championships of the First Lego League.

King's named as Young Enterprise Centre of Excellence
King's were delighted to host a Celebration Evening on 13th May at the School where the keynote speaker was Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy

Bunbury Cup success
King's U13s have powered into the last 16 of the prestigious Bunbury Cup

Pi and quips
Maths pupils at King's recently created a mnemonic to help remember the digits of pi.

Choir House are good sports!
It was another win for Choir House in the recent Senior Sports Day at King's

Foundation Charity Concert
On Thursday 28th April over 300 musicians gathered in Worcester Cathedral for our inaugural Foundation Charity Concert.

Dance Showcase success!
Once again the Dance Showcase has been a tremendous success

Cricketers off to a flier!
The First XI cricketers have enjoyed a fine start to the season.

Barnabas Speaker
This term's Barnabas Speaker was Professor David Edwards

Walking the walk!
The sponsored walk from Upton to Worcester on Monday 2nd May was an enormous success.

Cheque this out!
Hazel Mwawembe visited College Hall as part of World Climate Day.

Running for Alzheimer's
A message from Mr. Ford.

Green Day
Lots of green ties, jackets and hairbands were on show when the King's School Charity Committee organised its first GREEN DAY.  

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze
In the latest phase of their Duke of Edinburgh preparation year 10 pupils spent a weekend in the countryside.

Sum victory!
King's mathematicians have done it again!

First Seven dwarves previous success!
King's senior sevens squad have triumphed in their own tournament

Junior netballers triumphant!
Last Monday, King's U12 A team netballers won the District competition with a win over RGS

Senior sevens handed success on a plate!
King's senior 7s squad have made a very promising start to the 7s season.

Netball success
King's 1st 7 avenged earlier defeats when they ran out comfortable winners against local rivals RGS this week.

It all adds up for the 4th Forms!
Last Friday King's held its annual L4 Inter-Form Maths Team Challenge. 

Sevens heaven
On Sunday, the U14 rugby sevens squad travelled to Dean Close for a prestigious 7s tournament

Hitting the Heights
The latest in a series of training events saw a joint group from the New College for blind and partially sighted students and King's students reach the summit of Pen Y Fan.

Back to the classroom
After a day in front of the classroom, 25 King's teachers attended a Twilight training session on effective learning.

Anything you canoe, I canoe better!
CCF cadets' success in national canoeing awards

Political Forum at King's
King's played host to a 'Question Time' style debate

Classics and History Lecture
The Classics Society and History Department hosted a lecture by Dr. Karen Radner, Reader in the Ancient Near East

Netball kit partnership
King's are pleased to announce a major new partner for girls' sport at King's.

Engineering conference
On Friday, February 11th King's held its first Engineering Conference. 

Oxbridge successes
King's pupils have once again shown that they can compete with the very best.

The results are in!!
King's has once again shown the local opposition in the City a clean pair of heels in the latest A-level results league tables.

All-Weather Surface Opens
King's new all-weather surface has formally opened

What's new?
There have been a number of developments over the summer that have allowed us to start the new academic year in particularly good heart.