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• Tuesday 13 May 2025 Celebrating Sixth Form Life – Sixth Former takes charity trek for the Alzheimer's Society On July 12th, one of our L6th formers, Joshua Lascelles (bravely accompanied by his mum Mrs Lascelles and 4 other members of their family) will be walking 26.2 miles across the North Yorkshire moors to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society. This is a cause very close to Joshua's heart as his maternal grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in April 2023. Calling themselves the 'Douglas Ronald Ramblers' after Joshua's grandfather, the group are aiming to raise £2,100 to help combat this dreadful disease. Any contributions to their challenge would be gratefully received and would go a long way to spurring them on over the hills!! If you would like to contribute, please do click on the link below and you will be taken to the "Douglas Ronald Ramblers' JustGiving page which has been set up for the team by Rosie Barnes (Joshua's cousin).
• Friday 9 May 2025 Tennis season up and running!
• Thursday 24 April 2025 QEGS Italy Trip 2025 For the full size images, please see the gallery at the bottom of this page.36 students and 4 members of staff thoroughly enjoyed the 2025 Geography trip to Southern Italy. Following an overnight coach journey from Horncastle to Gatwick and an early morning flight we arrived in Sicily tired but keen to learn about the local landscape and culture. First stop was the beautiful hill-top town of Taormina and its breath-taking amphitheatre that dates back to the time of Ancient Greece.
• Friday 4 April 2025 QEGS Drama and Arts Students Take on London Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th March
• Thursday 3 April 2025 Open Mic Lunch Spring 2025 At lunchtime today we held our termly open mic lunch. Organised by two members of Y13, six students sang and played piano/guitar to a large audience. Songs included Adele, Coldplay and one original. It was a lovely way to spend our lunchtime and everyone did themselves proud.
• Monday 31 March 2025 The boys making history for QEGS
• Thursday 27 March 2025 Lincolnshire Schools Golf Invitational 2025 On Wed. 26th March, QEGS competed in the first Lincolnshire Schools Golf Invitational, which was played on the Bracken Course at Woodhall Spa Golf Course. The team comprising of W. Trestrail, J. Lascelles, J. Robertson and A. Craigs competed against students from Boston Grammar and Oakham.
• Tuesday 18 March 2025 Local Rugby Derby March 2025
• Monday 17 March 2025 Future of the Past - Sir Joseph Banks Centre The Future of the Past art exhibition is open for all to see at the Sir Joseph Banks Centre, Horncastle from 18th March to 22nd April. The exhibition has been designed and created by QEGS and Banovallum students as part of a project in partnership with the Sir Joseph Banks Society. Come and see original art pieces - printing, drawings, clay work and more - and here soundscapes and sea shanties inspired by the collections and explorations of Sir Joseph Banks. The museum is open every week on Thursday to Saturday, 10am - 4pm. This is not to be missed!Previous articles on this exhibition: https://www.qegs.lincs.sch.uk/News/Sir-Joseph-Banks-Centre-Art-Exhibition-Part-2/ and https://www.qegs.lincs.sch.uk/news/sir-joseph-banks-centre-art-exhibition/
• Friday 14 March 2025 Celebrating Sixth Form Life - Nat Sutcliffe We are absolutely delighted to share the outstanding achievement of our sixth form student, Nat Sutcliffe, who has won the British Powerlifting Championships under the British Drug-Free Powerlifting Association (BDFPA). Nat secured this incredible victory with a personal best lift of 157.5kg.Nat has now qualified for the World Championships in Rome this June. We wish Nat the very best of luck in his future competitions and look forward to following his journey on the international stage. Well done, Nat!
• Thursday 13 March 2025 Fabulous 4
• Monday 10 March 2025 National Finalists Badminton March 2025 WOW! The KS4 boys’ badminton have made QEGS history by being the first team to qualify for the national finals. The team achieved this massive achievement on Friday 7th March, when they competed in the Regional Championships at Nottingham Trent University.For the team to qualify for the national finals, they had to play four very tough fixtures. Each fixture consisted of 5 games, two singles and three doubles all games being played first to 15 points. First up, were the tournament favourite Loughborough Grammar.
• Friday 7 March 2025 Student Council represents QEGS at Horncastle Town Council
• Wednesday 5 March 2025 QEGS Students in Allegro Apassionato's Concert Series 12 students in years 7-10 travelled to Louth to perform in the Allegro Apassionato's concert series. The students provided a 45-minute programme of varied music including Holst, Bizet, Schonberg, Coldplay and more. Items including vocal, woodwind, brass and string solos and the performance ended with an ensemble performance of Sia's song Unstoppable. The audience were warming and fully appreciated of our students' efforts. It was an excellent afternoon and the students should be proud of their contribution.
• Tuesday 4 March 2025 Sir Joseph Banks Centre Art Exhibition Part 2 Previous news article here!: https://www.qegs.lincs.sch.uk/news/sir-joseph-banks-centre-art-exhibition/
• Tuesday 4 March 2025 Celebrating Sixth Form Life - Kanak Gupta We are delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievement of Kanak Gupta, who was the only student at QEGS to secure a prestigious Gold award in the British Biology Olympiad. This remarkable accomplishment places Kanak among the top 5% of students nationwide. Kanak’s success has also earned him a place in the next stage of the competition, where he has been invited to trial for the international British Biology Olympiad team. As part of this selection process, he has been provided with a research paper to prepare. Should he qualify, Kanak will represent the UK team at the international competition in the Philippines this July, with all expenses covered. We extend our congratulations to Kanak and wish him the very best in this exciting opportunity.
• Tuesday 4 March 2025 QEGS Spring Concert - 26th March 2025
• Friday 28 February 2025 High and lows of football
• Friday 14 February 2025 Coastal and Wolds Season Football Local Derby Feb 25
• Friday 14 February 2025 QEGS jazz and pop cafe On Thursday 13th February, the music department and Parents' Association joined together for the QEGS jazz and pop cafe. Student bands, soloists, the KS3 choir and QEGS jazz band provided an excellent evening of musical entertainment, alongside cream teas, cakes and sweets being available for purchase. Music included everything from Jessie J and Coldplay to The Cranberries and Bill Withers - there really was something for everyone! The students led the evening and over £500 was raised. The money has been split equally between the Parents' Association and QEGS extracurricular music. We are grateful to Steve Pitts from Lincolnshire Music Service for running the jazz band this year, and to the Parents' Association who funded the project.
• Friday 14 February 2025 Horncastle Library World Book Day Events February 2025
• Thursday 13 February 2025 Year 7 & 8 Girls Football Tournament at QEGS Horncastle QEGS Horncastle recently hosted the Year 7 and 8 Girls Football Tournament, welcoming eight talented teams for an exciting round of competitions. The tournament showcased some fantastic gameplay, with plenty of goals scored and impressive performances from all involved. The QEGS A team emerged as the champions, demonstrating exceptional skill and teamwork throughout. Remarkably, they didn’t concede a single goal throughout any of the games. After an exciting semi-final - where QEGS A faced QEGS B in a thrilling in-house battle - QEGS A went on to meet KEVIGS in the final. A tense match led to a penalty shootout, where QEGS A held their nerve to claim victory. Meanwhile, our QEGS B team put in a strong performance, securing a respectable third-place finish. A huge well done to all players for their effort and sportsmanship. A special thank you also goes to our team managers and referees, whose support was invaluable in making the event a success. We look forward to the next tourna
• Thursday 13 February 2025 Horncastle Lions donate to QEGS Student Council
• Thursday 13 February 2025 Headteacher's Commendations Autumn Term 2024
• Monday 10 February 2025 Time To Talk Day 7th Feb
• Tuesday 4 February 2025 KS4 Boys through to the Regional Badminton Finals
• Tuesday 28 January 2025 Sir Joseph Banks Centre Art Exhibition
• Monday 20 January 2025 QEGS Jazz and Pop Cafe 13th Feb 7pm
• Monday 6 January 2025 Educational visit to jetBlue University, Orlando, Florida, USA - 16/12/24 - 19/12/24 By Ollie Kwee, Year 10.
• Friday 20 December 2024 The Glass Corridor: Issue 7 As 2024 draws to a close, The 7th issue of The Glass Corridor is filled with all sorts of festive and fascinating articles. From the origins of Christmas to the US Election, this issue really has it all; we know there will be something for you! Merry Christmas from the team at The Glass Corridor.

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