A message from the President
I am deeply honoured to be the President of the Old Arnoldians and even more so when I found out I was to be only the third former member of Arnold teaching staff to be so honoured. The other two were both Headmasters!
When you first joined Arnold School as a student, you became a member of the Arnold family and this membership is retained as an Old Arnoldian. However, to be an informed member, you need to be aware of what is happening at Arnold and hence the benefits of registering with Arnoldians Online.
It is always a great joy for the School and for those who taught you to hear of your successes and of personal changes in your life, i.e. academic success, sporting success, job changes and promotions, marriage, children, changes of address and email addresses. You are still a valued member of the Arnold family for as long as you wish to be.
You are all a product of Arnold School and may, and probably will, meet Old Arnoldians anywhere and everywhere in the World. I have met Old Arnoldians in Canada, USA, Singapore, Australia and throughout Europe; my two sons likewise - Paul (at Arnold 1983-1992) and Mark (1985-1996).
Had I needed help, I am sure it would have been made available and this would be true for you. Arnoldians Online gives you a database of like minded men and women, all of whom have their own memories of Arnold School and will be there for you if needed for advice or just social contact. When I met OAs elsewhere in the world, we merely enjoyed social contact, whilst Mark met an OA at Kandahar Air Base on his second posting to Afghanistan.
Do try to join in some of the activities organised by the OAs and meet up with former students, particularly at the informal reunion, to be held on the weekend of the sports fixtures against the School. Remember too, that those of you in the Capital have a local committee who are planning informal social events as well as the more formal London Dinner.
If you would like to be involved in organising, you would be most welcome. The names and addresses of those you should contact are available on this website as well as on Arnoldians Online. Membership is free and I urge you to register with Arnoldians Online so that you can receive the termly newsletter "What's on at Arnold" which Adrian Wallace, the Foundation Secretary, emails each term. Now I have passed the reins of the Editorship of the Old Arnoldian Magazine to Charlie Woodruff, please do keep him up to date with what you are doing; we are proud of you all.
Michael Butterworth
President
2008-2009
