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Presents for the elderly
11 December 2009
This year, while we have all been anticipating the run up to Christmas, many girls, especially in Lower Four and Upper Three, have taken the time to get ready for Christmas earlier than most and have been collecting presents to give to the elderly.
This is in response to a Samaritans Purse drive of requesting people donate presents to elderly people, usually in care homes, who have no family left to have a Christmas with.
The response we received to our plea was fantastic and our thanks go out to any of the girls who donated all these wonderful gifts.
GCSE Results
Girls have once again achieved some truly excellent results in their GCSE examinations this summer. 29% of all results were at A* grade, 57% A*-A and 80% A*-B.
Carla Barberio, Rebecca Murray, Hannah Short and Surina Taneja all achieved 10A* grades, Tessa Forbes and Chloe Scott 9A* grades, Connie Fan, Yasmin Jamil and Frances Whittaker-Wood 8A* and Emily Myrtle, Lauren Roberts and Georgia Austin Greenall 7 A* grades.
Eighteen girls were sitting their examinations having spent, in most cases, only 3 years studying in English, and yet between them they amassed results which closely mirrored the overall percentages: 21% A*, 54% A*-A and 76% A*-B.
Although I am sad that our boarders are unable to progress to Bedford Girls' School for their Sixth Form studies, I am delighted that most of our very top achievers will be going on to take A level or IB courses there.
I wish every girl who left Bedford High School at the end of Upper 5 the very best of luck for their future studies.
Julie Eldridge
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