Category: Senior

22nd September 2017

Interviewing on Fitbits Thursday 21st September saw television cameras at St Augustine’s Priory when Sky News came to interview pupils on the use of Fitbits, the physical activity trackers which track how many steps are taken each day. Sky News was covering a report by the University of Birmingham (https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/02/fitbit-turns-teens-off-exercising-study-finds/) concerning the use of Fitbits…

20th September 2017

Game Changers of the Future On Saturday 16th September Olivia Sparks, Form IIIA, achieved an impressive result in the Nike Mile Run, held in Richmond.  She came first in the Year 7 girls’ category and second in the Year 7 – 8 category, overall.  Mrs Sparks reports, ‘Olivia battled hard against the Year 7 –…

20th September 2017

Getting the Ealing Feeling One of the main events that amplify the strong sense of community the Borough of Ealing residents feel is coming up this weekend – the Ealing Half Marathon. Social media is buzzing once again this year with messages of preparation, motivation and anticipation as we count down to the annual race…

20th September 2017

Fieldwork Expeditions The Geography Department undertook two days of fieldwork last week, on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th September, when the Upper V Geography students travelled far and wide to conduct their experiments and research. Here Molly Agnew, Upper VA, reports on the visit to Brighton: ‘On Thursday 14th September the Upper V Geography students…

15th September 2017

Sennen Powell shortlisted We are pleased to announce that Sennen Powell, Upper IV Alpha, has her photograph shortlisted in the Ealing Wildlife Group’s photography competition – to have reached this stage in the competition is a great achievement. The winner’s photograph will be displayed in an exhibition in Walpole Park on Saturday 30th September from…

15th September 2017

Mrs Cotton’s shining walk Our Deputy Head, Seniors, Mrs Kate Cotton, has announced that she will ‘be going for a very long stroll (c. 13 miles) with 17 friends on Saturday 23rd September to raise money for Cancer Research’. Mrs Cotton will be participating in the Shine (London) walk in memory of her good friend…

15th September 2017

‘A Journey to Peace and Fulfilment’ On Thursday 14th September Mrs Claire Bourne was the first of our Careers Speakers this term to visit and advise Upper V and Priory 6 girls. Founder of Eden Organic, Mrs Bourne describes herself as “Married. Mum. Health Club Owner”, and began her talk by letting the girls know…

15th September 2017

Game-changing initiative Mrs De Lahitte, Modern Languages Department, reports on the department’s initiative to change the life of a pupil in Latin America.  She reports, ‘At St Augustine’s Priory we have the privilege of receiving a solid education and the opportunity to learn the Spanish language and culture, among many others. However, many Spanish speakers…

14th September 2017

An enjoyable visit to the theatre The commencement of any academic year is an exciting time and for the pupils of Form III this is no exception.  It is not only the beginning of their career in the Seniors and a time to catch up with old friends from Upper II and make new friends…

14th September 2017

Millie Vadon’s accomplishment for charity We are thrilled to announce that Millie Vadon, Lower IV Alpha, has started the new year with an incredible achievement.  On Saturday 9th September she completed an outdoor lake swim of 2.5km to raise money for Cancer Research UK, Marie Curie and The Swimathon Foundation because, ‘I want to raise…