Today

Great night for Drama
Five win NODA's

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?

Great night for Drama

The National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA), held its Award Evening at the Imperial Hotel recently, and Arnold Drama was at the forefront when it came to collecting the prizes.

Sophia Bayjoo, Emily Oldroyd and David Thorp won a NODA for 'Teechers', a production which they have taken all over the country with Head of Drama, Mr Colin Snell.

Claire Harbourne won two NODA's, for Maria in the 'Sound of Music' and for playing Mrs Smith in 'Meet me in St Louis' for Lytham Academy of Theatre Arts (LATA). 

Not to be upstaged by the pupils, Mr Kerr, who is teaching drama during Mr Snell's absence due to ill health, also picked up a NODA on the night. Hopefully all this good news will help Mr Snell to a speedy recovery, although he can be confident that his department is in good hands.

The National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA), founded in 1899, is the main representative body for amateur theatre in the UK. It has a membership of some 2500 amateur/community theatre groups and 3000 individual enthusiasts throughout the UK, staging musicals, operas, plays, concerts and pantomimes in a wide variety of performing venues, ranging from the country's leading professional theatres to village halls.

Posted by: P R Oliver
Date: Friday 21/11/2008