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Tuesday, 10 Jul 2012

The Senior Prize Giving ceremony in our 450th year had as its Guest of Honour a distinguished Old Wycombiensian, Colonel Jez Bennett OBE.
Colonel Bennet left RGS in 1987 and after university attended Sandhurst before being commissioned into the Gunners and later commanded the 1st Royal Horse Artillery.  He has been involved in deployments in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.  He currently holds a post at the Ministry of Defence.

The evening started with a musical introduction featuring James Duff  playing a violin piece by Bruch with orchestral accompaniment.  

Headmaster Mr Page in his address spoke of the unprecedented changes that face the RGS and all schools, singling out the changes to academy status and funding cuts.  Academic standards remain high with 81% of grades at A level being A* to B.  Our EBac success rate was 95.5%, the best in Bucks.  The school has also seen some building developments, namely the refurbishment of the Maths block, the mezzanine study area for sixth-formers, the new Fitness Suite, refurbished science labs and the new food-technology area.  A Capital Project Grant will enable us to replace all the windows in the main block, now in serious need of repair after nearly 100 years of service.

Mr Page listed the impressive series of events that are marking our 450th anniversary, including a lecture, a fete, Old Wycombiensians' sports fixtures, a gala ball that raised £40,000, the Charter Day on the 18th July and an Old Wycombiensians' dinner in September.






After awarding the prizes Colonel Bennett In his address told some personal anecdotes of his time at RGS, admitting that he committed some youthful indiscretions himself.  The words of rebuke from his form master, Mr Neil Cooper, always remained with him: "There is a time and a place for that sort of behaviour, Bennett, and that was neither the time nor the place.  Enough said." 

Learning to work within the boundaries that are set in school helps us to master the wider opportunties and the accompanying risks that we meet after we leave.  We often have to work in 'grey areas' where the the legality or ethics of the situation are unclear.  It is important to work out what we really believe in so that we can work within self-imposed boundaries and still achieve our goals, whilst remaining true to ourselves.

 

Source: Website Reporter