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Relay for Life, 11 December 2008

17 October 2008

Next year, the School is planning to be involved with Cancer Research UKs signature event Relay for Life.

Relay for Life is a unique event which honours Cancer Survivors, remembers those lives taken away by cancer and educates the community into cancer prevention. The event runs overnight and includes a survivors lap and candle of hope ceremony.

We are holding a special evening to showcase Relay For Life at the School on Thursday 11 December from 7.00pm and are inviting you to come along and find out more about the event and the work of Cancer Research UK in your area.

There will be a chance for you to hear from one of Cancer Research UK's Senior Research Nurses, talk to other volunteers, see a DVD about the charities work and find out about opportunities to support Relay For Life and the wider Cancer Research UK organisation.

The event will start at 7.00pm with a welcome from local Cancer Research UK staff and volunteers, and will then continue with a presentation explaining the unique concept of Relay For Life. The event will conclude with a question and answer session.

We welcome those who you who may be interested in attending and we hope you will encourage your friends and family to find out more about this exciting new event called Relay For Life.

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 

 
Dahs Bedford High School for Girls
Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2BS UK
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