O L Scholars

In recognition of their outstanding GCSE results, and the excellent start they have made to their sixth form studies, these boys have been awarded an Old Loughburians' Association scholarship, and a prize of £100:

Year 12

Callan Boyle

Rahul Ghelani

Samuel Green

Rikan Patel

Hun Pu

Robert Seaton

Hans Trivedi

Max Wu

Logo winner

Hercules Pang (Year 11) has won a competition run by Leics County Council – he designed a new logo for County Viewpoint, a forum for people with learning disabilities. He will receive his prize at a ceremony at County Hall.

Ski Time

February Half Term means ski trips and this year's Senior Course took place at Alpe d'Huez. Snow in abundance meant that it was fun time on skis for all during the day and fun activities in the evening, such as ice-skating by moonlight. Throw in bum-boarding, cafes and the superb Alpine special restaurant dinner – raclette, fondue, pierrade – and a splendid time was guaranteed for all.

March Past

A contingent of our CCF cadets paraded on the A6 to welcome the Coldstream Guards who are recreating the march from Berwick upon Tweed to London of the original Guards and their first leader General George Monck. 350 years ago a 1,000 strong army marched south, at a pace of 25 miles per day, to persuade Parliament to restore the monarchy after the civil War. The present-day marchers are raising money for the Army Benevolent Fund, and have so far braved the blizzards of the Scottish borders and the snow drifts of the Yorkshire moors.

Clunk Click

As part of LGS's participation in the Charnwood Community Achievement Awards, 55 boys and girls from Sacred Heart and Mountfield Lodge primary schools attended a Road Safety Awareness morning. They enjoyed a range of activities, from investigating an accident scene, deftly created by our VIth Form theatre studies students, to eggy experiments on seatbelts and stopping distances, to ICT web games from Tales of the Road. They were guided around this morning of fun by some of our enthusiastic Year 9 drama students, all of whom seemed to have a cracking good time.

Facelift for the Quad

The time has come, sadly, to say goodbye to the cherry trees that have graced the Quad for so many years producing their wonderful display of vibrant colours in April and May. Unfortunately, over the past few years, many of them have succumbed to disease and several have already had to be removed. All is not lost, however, and replacements have been carefully nurtured and are at this minute being planted so that in a few years time the Quad will once again burst into blossom to welcome the Summer Term.

Helping Haiti

The response to the disaster in Haiti has been tremendous. Boys at LGS have come up with countless ideas for fundraising, including Cake Sales, Football tournaments, Sponsored silences (the teachers' favourite) and many more. The money is still being counted, but it is expected to run into several thousands of pounds. For more pictures of the events, click

Denton Days

Sixty former staff and boarders celebrated Denton House's 50th Birthday, with a nostalgic wander through the Denton dorms before dinner and a 'Denton Quiz'.

Oom, pa, pa!

Here we go again! Another stunning production is underway in the Drama Studio to follow in the magnificent footsteps of Pillowman, Grimm's Tales, A Midsummer Night's Dream and many more. This time it is Oliver! A cast of approaching a hundred have been rehearsing for months, the scaffolding has arrived and the skeleton of another ambitious set is finally being assembled. The show will be on stage from Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th March and tickets will go on sale on February 8th – they are bound to snapped up very quickly, so get ready to buy! Watch this space for more, boy!!

On Ice

Net minder James Hadfield (LGS Year 12) has been selected to represent Great Britain with the U18's Ice Hockey team at the IIHF World championships in Poland during April of this year. He is currently playing for Sheffield Steelhawks, the team he helped to win last year's National Championship. They are mid way through the season and still unbeaten. James trains in Sheffield three times a week with games taking place most weekends from September to May.

Keep on Running

The school cross country runners rounded off the Leicestershire League Season in fine style - especially the Year 7 and Junior (Year 8 and 9) boys who completed a fantastic sequence of 5 straight wins. The Intermediate team also qualified as one of the country's top 24 teams for the National Championships, held in Newquay, though, sadly, their final position was spoilt by an injury during the race to Andy Halliwell. Hopes are high for next year as 4 of the 5 boys will still be eligible.

60 Years On

The Diamond Jubilee of rugby in the school was celebrated when 100 former 1st XV rugby players, including several of the first team that played Burton Grammar School in 1949, returned for luncheon followed by the 1st XV fixture against St Peter's School, York. Much of the time was spent reminiscing – especially on the double-decker bus to the playing fields to watch the game. For 38 of those years Mr C.L.Davies was involved in coaching and the Old Boys Association took the opportunity to present him with a signed ball and a cheque in appreciation of his contribution to the development of the game…from 1 team and 15 players in 1949 to 16 teams and 300 players now.