Last 7 Days

Semi-final Songsters
Choir in BBC competition

Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights
A celebration of the Hindu New Year, the passage from darkness to light

Looking Ahead
An invitation to join the Sixth Form

Quiet times
Pupils have time to reflect

A Service of Celebration
Our choristers sing in Lincoln Cathedral

Last 3 Months

Open Evening
So much to see!

OA wins National Award
Hospital Pharmacist of the Year

Cadets remember the fallen
Our CCF cadets parade at the Cenotaph

Network rail
Can the Sixth Form solve the problem?

Booked Up, Fully Booked!
Year 7 worm their way through the titles

Tea Time Concert
Middle School musicians make music for Village Aid

The Old Arnoldians London Dinner
On board the HQS Wellington

Junior School Maths Day
Top mathematicians compete at school

A Tale of Two Cities
Old Arnoldian performs in London

Teen Titles
Arnold dominates reviews

Toast to Art
Art on show

Girls' Choir sing Evensong
Blackburn Cathedral provides beautiful setting

Masterclass Glass
6th Form artists blown away

A Celebration of Unity
The school celebrates its partnership with United Church Schools Trust

Star students
Top of the Class - nationally!

"Flash, Bang, Wallop! What a picture"
School Photograph

Nuffield Bursary for KaYee
Sixth Former works on ‘Building Schools for the Future’ programme

An Indian wedding
Our Indian guests perform in assembly

New Parents' Reception
A splendid lunch and an opportunity to meet

Up, up and away
The school says goodbye to the Orange radio mast

Superdoctors - one small step
The Indiana Jones of surgery

Superdoctor Steve Mannion
Old Arnoldian on TV

Welcome to the 6th Form
Out of green uniform and into business dress, our students begin life in the 6th Form

Which University? Which Course?
Where do our students go on to and what do they study?

OA Weekend

Matches against the Old Arnoldians are always eagerly anticipated by School 1st Team players and Sunday was no different.
The netballers were the first off in what proved to be a very close contest. With the scores just about level at half time experience, and some fresh legs began to tell and the OA team pulled away to a deserved 28-23 win.

The hockey and rugby both started at midday, which was still possibly a little early for some of the players who had attended the reunion party the night before, but both games were played at a tremendous pace.

The hockey was a fast end to end game with neither side able to dominate possession. The OA side were obviously lacking fluidity at times due to the change of personnel and people playing out of their normal position. However they were very strong in attack and gave the School side a very tough match. It looked as if a draw was going to be the fair result but some good skill and pace by the School forwards saw them score the winning goal late on in the match for a 4-3 victory.

The rugby match was a great spectacle with both teams playing an open running game. It was played in a very hard but fair manner and for most of the first half the teams were evenly matched. The second half was a slightly different story as the OA's were able to use their bigger physical strength to score tries from close to the line which the boys were never going to be able to stop. The final score of 29-15 to the OA's is slightly flattering but the School side can be justly proud of the contribution to a tremendously entertaining game.
Pictures of the games.

Posted by: P R Oliver
Date: Monday 23/04/2007