News Archive - May 2010

Success for show jumpers

The 2'3" show jumping team won their class at the annual Inter Schools Show Jumping competition held at Southview, Wettenhall on Bank Holiday Monday. The team of Sacha Robertson, Tara Beasley, Jack Ashworth and Hugh Davies finished on zero faults and had the quickest time. Hugh was also individually second in the warm up class and Jack was joint fifth. more...

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Election Day in 3W

Since the start of the summer term pupils in 3W have been studying this month’s General Election and the election of 1710 during history lessons. After days of learning about such underhand tactics as the candidate in 1710 who toured Shrewsbury buying 2,000 pairs of shoes, thus securing the shoe makers vote, the meaning of ‘constituencies’, ‘swings’ and the old ‘Rotten Boroughs’, the pupils had their own chance to run a campaign and cast votes into a ballot box. more...

Taking steel to Sheffield

Packwood fencers travelled to Sheffield over the Bank Holiday weekend to participate in the National Championships. more...

Cricketers dominate Wrekin tournament

On Sunday 9th May Packwood took two Under 11 teams to the Wrekin 6-a-side cricket tournament. more...

Scholarship record

Packwood's final year pupils are celebrating winning a record number of scholarships and awards to major independent senior schools. more...

Packwood poet

Jamie Nugent from 1W has this week won the school Elocution Competition with his performance of a poem he wrote himself called 'Choices'. A most impressive achievement, not least because there were some excellent performances from the other finalists all of whom had chosen works by professional poets. more...

Shropshire primary schools World Cup

On Saturday 22nd May Mr Livermore and Mr Nogues took two Under 11 football teams to the Shropshire primary schools World Cup hosted by Shrewsbury Town FC. more...

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