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U12 Girls’ Netball Team Make Dunottar History!
On 7th March, our Under 12 girls’ netball team travelled to Loughborough University for the National Finals of the Sisters n Sport Bowl competition. Having beaten Queen Ethelburga’s School in their semi-final, our girls then won a thrilling final by 25-5 against Reading Blue Coat School to become national champions.
Dunottar Warriors Win Special “Judges Award”
On Thursday 8th February, the “Dunottar Warriors” – a team of pupils from Year 7 to Year 9 – participated in the First LEGO League Regional Tournament at the newly built STEM Centre at Gatwick Airport. First LEGO League is a global science and technology challenge for teams of pupils. Teams are required to work…
Junior and Senior Chess Teams in Action in the Regional Rounds of the National Schools’ Competitions
This week saw a both the Junior and Senior teams in action in the regional rounds of their National Schools’ Competitions. In this busy week for chess there were some victories and a few more defeats – but there was also a lot of improvement on display. Thursday evening saw the Juniors (U13) A and…
St. George’s House Retain The House Shout Title!
Congratulations to St. George’s, St. Andrew’s, St. David’s and St. Patrick’s Houses for another wonderful and successful House Shout! This year’s theme was “100 Years of Disney”. Although the competition was fierce, pupils were incredibly supportive of each other’s performances and really enjoyed taking part in this fun-filled event. St. George’s House retained their first…
Dunottar Reunion at Benfica Football Club
During their five-day tour to Lisbon, our footballers enjoyed a training session at Benfica’s Academy. Mark Pembridge, one of Dunottar’s football coaches, represented Benfica during the 1998/99 season. See Benfica’s coverage here.
Science Club Solve The Crime!
During the Spring Term, pupils in Science Club have been learning and practising forensic science skills. They have collected and analysed fingerprints, suspected blood stains, fibres, hairs and shoeprints. This week, the students applied their new skills. They were presented with a crime scene and a crime to solve! The pupils worked excellently as a…
Max Trains With Cricket Stars Foakes and Pope
As part of their training for England’s upcoming tour to India, Sixth Form student Max had an invaluable opportunity to train with two England cricketers – wicketkeeper batsman, Ben Foakes and no. 3 test batsman, Ollie Pope. During two training sessions, Max assisted the England stars by bowling his left arm spin at them in…
The Box Clever Theatre Company Performs ‘Macbeth’
On Thursday 8th January, the Box Clever Theatre company visited Dunottar to perform ‘Macbeth’ to Year 11 in the school’s purpose-built Castle Theatre. The lively, action-packed adaptation with modern music helped the pupils to consolidate their knowledge of the characters, plot and themes. The performance was followed by a workshop in which pupils discussed the…
Year 9 Geographers Visit Battersea Power Station
Year 9 geographers took a trip to London to investigate how the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station had incorporated inclusive design and created mixed use spaces in the inner city. They enjoyed panoramic views from the lift at the top of one of Battersea’s chimneys and all tried spotting the main landmarks across the amazing…
Dunottar’s Chess Talents
Dunottar’s A Chess Team recorded a handsome victory in the local chess derby against Reigate Grammar School. The match was close at the halfway point, tied 3-3 after Dunottar played with the white pieces. However, the second half saw the plucky Pelicans in dominating form, scoring 4½ to 1½ against their opponents. Hard work at…
