OHS News
Autumn Term 2006
| Head's
Letter - December 2006
December 2006 end of term letter. more... |
| The
Senior Drama Festival 2006 - December 2006
On the 8th December 2006, the school hall was alive with an electric buzz of creativity. For one night only, a staggering 7 plays were performed by a vast range of students from the Senior School. more... |
| OHS
Students Receive Diana Memorial Award - December 2006
Oxford High School is delighted to announce that two students Alice Eccles and Francesca Woolgar have been chosen to receive the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for their outstanding contribution to the charity Auditory Verbal UK (www.auditoryverbal.org.uk). more... |
| Chamber
Choir Sing in the Westgate Centre - December 2006
Chamber Choir were delighted to be asked by Save the Children to sing in the Westgate Centre last Friday, the 8th of December. The choir sang a variety of Christmas songs, carols and motets. more... |
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Sheldonian Concert - November 2006
On Wednesday the 29th of November 190 girls participated in our first ever concert at the Sheldonian. The first half was an eclectic mix of music and was a chance for our many groups to perform. more... |
| Axios
Winner - November 2006
Many congratulations to Chloe Brown in Year 12 who has won first prize in a competition to find the best female ICT student at GCSE level in the UK. more... |
| French
Day - November 2006
French thrives at OHS with the trip to Angers being the highlight of many students’ careers at school. Back home in Oxford, the school calendar is full of events such as theatre trips and lectures. more... |
| The
Alumnae Visit to 21 Banbury Road - November 2006
Seventy alumnae, one of whom had joined the Kindergarten in 1922, enjoyed a visit to 21 Banbury Road, “the old school”. We were taken by coach and on arrival we were instructed to form a line and keep over to the right, and, of course, with much giggling we did! more... |
| Geography
Worldwise Quiz - November 2006
Congratulations to Olivia Elder, Danielle Greenspan and Genevieve Turner-Moss (in Year 10) for representing OHS in the local Oxfordshire round of the Geographical Association World Wise Quiz at Abingdon School. more... |
| Whizz
Kids! - November 2006
Eight team members and four reserves travelled to Abingdon yesterday to participate in the Kids Lit Quiz, Oxfordshire/Berkshire heat. At the finish the Year 8 team stormed to victory, and the Year 7 team drew for second place. more... |
| Theatre
Trip - November 2006
On the evening of Friday 10th November, a group of sixth form French students squeezed into the packed foyer of the Oxford Playhouse. After each being handed a ticket for “Crime Passionnel”. more... |
| Ada
Benson Lecture - Thursday 9th November 2006
Nicholas Kenyon CBE, director since 1996 of the BBC Promenade Concerts– the Proms to you and me - smiled benevolently as he stood before us to deliver the 6th Ada Benson lecture. more... |
| OHS
reach the final of the U13 Oxfordshire Chess League
Last week, the OHS Under 13 chess team came close to scoring a major upset against Magdalen College School in the Oxfordshire Schools final. The team had qualified by finishing in the top two of the league stage. more... |
| Oxford
High School celebrates 131st Birthday - November 2006
A special assembly led by the Headmistress marked our birthday celebration. The Head Prefect Emma Attwood lit the birthday candles (which represent our motto ‘ Ad Lucem’ Towards the Light). more... |
| Year
12 Visit to the Isle of Dogs, London Docklands - November 2006
On a sunny, cold and crisp 1st November, Year 12 visited the Isle of Dogs in London Docklands to investigate whether the regeneration of the area in the 1980s and 1990s has been successful. more... |
| Open
Evening - Students praised for atmosphere at Senior Department
Once again our Open Evening was a tremendous success with a huge number of visitors attending. The students were involved in a wide range of activities and carried out their duties as guides with great confidence and pride. more... |
| Mandarin
at Oxford High School Proves a Popular Language
All Year Seven students started learning Mandarin in September and it is proving to be very popular with our students. Although this is the first term it is amazing how much our responsive students have covered already. more... |
| Sicily
– October 2006
During this half-term, the Classics Department took thirty-seven girls (Years 9-13) on a tour round some of the major sites in Sicily. We were, again, incredibly lucky with the weather. more... |
| Jinx
in the Times Online – October 2006
Jinx, last year's Young Enterprise company, have appeared in two more articles in the business section of the Times Online. Read the articles here and here. |
| Classics
trip to see Metamorphoses – October 2006
After last year’s spell binding experience of listening to Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden tell the stories of the Trojan War, we couldn’t resist taking the girls to see their version of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. more... |
| 1st
XI Win the GDST Hockey Rally………………at last!! - October 2006
On Thursday 12th October the 1st XI travelled to Tilsley park to compete in the 1st XI trust rally. The girls started very well in their section by drawing with both Sutton and Wimbledon. The team then really turned the heat on. more... |
| County
Hockey Success - October 2006
On Tuesday 10th October the Under 16 hockey team travelled to Cokethorpe school to compete in the County tournament. more... |
| Year
9 Bonou Photo Exchange - October 2006
Last Summer Year 9s were given the opportunity to take part in an exchange of photos with the College d’Enseingment Generale in Dangbo, near Bonou, Benin. more... |
| Bitesize
Theatre - October 2006
Year 9 ‘Circus Drama’ has had a splendid start to the year! Over three lunchtimes several Year 9 girls performed 20 minute pieces of theatre with great enthusiasm and to great applause. more... |
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News from the Head Girls’ Conference - September 2006
This annual event was held at Royal High School Bath on 22nd to 24th September 2006 for its Ten Year Anniversary. Head Girls and their deputies from all the GDST schools attended and took part in a range of leadership and team building activities. more... |
| The
Knit-Off! - September 2006
This year Oxford High is starting an original charity project as part of an Inter House competition. Exploring the knitting craze that has taken over sixth form life and younger years we have initiated a ‘Knit-Off. more.. |
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Times Online feature Young Enterprise Group - September 2006
Jinx, last year's Young Enterprise company, have featured in an article in the Times Online. The article entitled 'Will your product sell?' discusses how Young Enterprise teams go about coming up with a winning idea. Read the article here. |
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Awards for GCSE ICT Results - September 2006
Out of nearly over 30,000 girls sitting GCSE ICT in England last summer, Oxford High School managed to get 3 candidates in the top 10! more... |
| Oxford
High School Open Evening
The Senior Department Open Evening will be held on Thursday 19th October while the Junior Department Open Day is on Thursday 9th November. more... |
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World’s Biggest Coffee Morning - September 2006
The Music Department contributed to ‘The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. more... |
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Geography “Gentrification Trail” - September 2006
On Thursday 28th September the Year 12s used their Geography double lesson to conduct a “Gentrification Trail” of the North Oxford Victorian Suburb and Jericho. more... |
| Oxford
Chamber Music Festival - September 2006
On Wednesday 27th of September 9 A level musicians accompanied by Miss White and Mr Spikes went to the Sheldonian Theatre for the opening concert of the Oxford Chamber Music Festival. more... |
| Somerville
& Gurney Essay Prize - September 2006
This Trust-wide competition was judged by Mary Warnock who brought her intellectual rigour to bear on the essay writing efforts of GDST Year 12 students. OHS is delighted that Jennifer Boon took second prize. more... |
| Poetry
Lives at OHS! - September 2006
The GDST Laurie Magnus Poetry Prize was judged this year by Julie Boden. Two OHS students were among the winners. Francesca Hurden (Year 6) was Commended in the Junior Section and Miranda Johnson was Proxime Accessit in the Middle Section. more... |
| Geography
Visit to Lulworth Cove - September 2006
On Friday 22nd September with rain and strong winds forecast the Year 12s set off to Lulworth Cove to investigate the Jurassic coastline. more... |
| Accolades
for Oxford High School from the ‘Good Schools Guide
Oxford High School once again received high praise from the GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE following the recent five yearly visit. more... |
| Fabulous
Response to School’s First Annual Fund Appeal
Last academic year saw the launch of the Annual Fund which raised £42,000. This splendid total was made up by personal donations from across the whole school community and fundraising by FOxHS (Friends of Oxford High School). more... |
| Year
9 Visit to Fishbourne and Portchester - September 200
Thursday 21st September– a lovely sunny day! – we took the whole of Year 9 to visit the palace where the story of their Latin course book (Cambridge Latin Course) is set for the next few months. more... |
| Politics
Society meeting with Dr. Evan Harris MP - September 2006
Oxford High School’s Politics society had a lively meeting with Liberal Democrat MP Dr. Evan Harris on the 14th September. He spoke effectively on the future direction of the National Health Service. more... |
| Awards
For Outstanding GCSE ICT Results - Septemebr 2006
Congratulations to Chloe Brown, Anna Suswillo, and Rebecca Treloar who have reached the finals of the English A Star Awards in ICT for their performance in GCSE ICT last summer. more... |
| Exam
Results 2006 - September 2006
Once again Oxford High School students have achieved fantastic results. At A Level 74 candidates gained 76.89% A grades. 94.54% of all grades were A and B grades. more... |
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Head's Letter - September 2006
September start of term letter. more... |