Q news 48 Trinity 2015

Q NEW S.
Art exhibition
For many young children colouring in and drawing are favourite pastimes.
It becomes more of a challenge when you try to draw images of the world around you and for some, it is a challenge that is
insurmountable. Luckily, for those who exhibited work at our annual Art Exhibition, the challenge was met head on, and the quality
of their work is an example of what can be achieved.
It was most pleasing to see the variety of visitors, young and old, from far and wide who clearly enjoyed this exhibition.
NEW S FOR FORMER PUPILS
(maiden name Hoyle).
The new Deputy Head (pastoral)
is no stranger to QEGS.
Old Blackburnian, Nick Vyse
who has taken over from
Dave Hopkinson, who retired
in August, came to QEGS in
1979 along with his brother
Neil and future wife, Fiona
A keen cyclist, Nick spent part of the summer cycling from Nice to
Venice a trip of some 353 miles, so the hills of Lancashire shouldn't
pose too much of a problem for him.
Prior to joining QEGS Nick was Head of Wellington Upper School in
Somerset. "I am very excited to be coming back to QEGS", said Nick,
" I have very fond memories of my time here. I remember Mr Whittle
in the role and I have just taken from Mr Hopkinson. Hard acts to
follow! I had some great teachers during my time here. Mr Whittle
was a superb English teacher and I always felt that he wanted me to
achieve my best. When I was 14 I thought rugby was pretty good. Mr
Evans was the coach of our team and we had a lot of fun and even
won occasionally. I used to tell stories about Mr Grogan's teaching
style, but I stopped because I found that no one believed me. "
Head of Economics, Ms
Kate Walmsley, was delighted
to discover that her
department has received a
windfall donation this term.
The gift was made by Mr Jim Bury of Cherry Tree, Blackburn who
was one of many beneficiaries from the estate of Mr Fred Bury,
former Head of Maths and second master at QEGS. Mr Bury
taught at QEGS for almost forty years and was a pupil at the
school from 1931-1939. He was an enthusiastic and successful
investor on the stock market, so it is only fitting that the gift in his
memory will sponsor QEGS students in a national student investor
competition. The competition will not only give students a
chance to win prizes but also to learn valuable skills of working in
teams and risk analysis.
" I am sure Fred Bury will always be fondly remembered at QEGS
and it is only fitting that some of his estate found its way back to
the school, but I wanted to ensure it was used in a both an
appropriate and beneficial way" said Jim, "this competition
seemed to be ideal and hopefully it will continue for many years
to come and, who knows, it may lead to another genius making
money on the stock market."
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