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Autumn 2007

Means-Tested Scholarships - Fund Raising

An appeal has been launched in memory of three former iconic members of staff: Dudley Heesom, Frank Spragg and John Matthews.  Between them, these three past masters taught at Oundle for over one hundred years and formed an everlasting impression on the lives of thousands of Old Oundelians.
In each case, the aim is to raise sufficient funds to support a number of means-tested scholarships i.e. The Dudley Heesom History Scholarship.

For further details on the criteria of these awards and how to donate to them, please contact Richard Owen at the Oundle School Foundation Tel. 01832 277293

 

Dec 2006 - SciTec Construction Progress -

Progress on SciTec continues at a pace. The external stone cladding now extends half way up the building and external window frames are being installed. The roof build-up of waterproof layers is well advanced and all the extract chimneys, the lift overrun and the access points to the roof staircase are complete.

The west staircase itself is taking shape. Inside the building a huge amount of progress has been made on

the installation of services. The underfloor heating cables in the corridors have also been laid and the floors screeded. Sanding down of the fair-faced concrete walls is well advanced.

In the next two weeks the complicated connection to the existing Needham Physics Department will also be completed. The Biology and Chemistry staff have toured the building and been impressed by its scale and layout. It is increasingly apparent what a majestic addition SciTec will be to the Home Close.

R I Briggs
Second Master

April 06 - SciTec Groundbreaking Ceremony

An exciting ceremony was held on April 25th to mark the start of work on Phase 1 of SciTec.

The traditional groundbreaking was performed by the Headmaster, Charlie Bush, from the controls of a large mechanical excavator on the site of what will be a perfectly level sports pitch on the Home Close, adjacent to the new SciTec Building.

 

Assisting the Headmaster in the groundbreaking was Head of School, Ed Bury and Emma Wardall and Elizabeth Dorrell, representing Sanderson and Dryden.  Vice Chair of the Governing Body, Ian Schmiegelow and Ian McAlpine, Governor and Chairman of the SciTec Steering Committee were also in attendance, alongside representatives of the architects and contractor companies.

The ceremony provided an opportunity for the Headmaster to thank all

the parties who have brought the SciTec project to fruition over a period of five years, including the Grocers Company, the Governing Body, Bob Briggs, Second Master who has led the project on behalf of the School and the Oundle Society who have managed the fundraising campaign for SciTec.

SciTec Phase 1, which comprises sixteen laboratories for the teaching of biology and chemistry, will be completed and ready for occupancy in Spring 2007.

 

April 2006 - The Headmaster, Charles Bush and the Director of the Oundle School Foundation, Richard Owen,  visited New York, Hong Kong and Malaysia to meet several OOs and Parents, in particular to seek support for the School's SciTec capital campaign.