Here we see members of upper schoolroom taking a quiet moment to reflect on the tasks ahead of them at the start of prep, ably advised by Robert Hudson.
Thursday 8 March 2012
Preptime for boarders
It isn't all exciting trips out to interesting places of course. Sometimes, (well, every night actually) we gather together in the JB library to do prep. This happens every weekday from 18.40 to 19.45, with study support from selections of the house staff.
Here we see members of upper schoolroom taking a quiet moment to reflect on the tasks ahead of them at the start of prep, ably advised by Robert Hudson.
Here we see members of upper schoolroom taking a quiet moment to reflect on the tasks ahead of them at the start of prep, ably advised by Robert Hudson.
Wednesday 7 March 2012
Trip to Aerial Extreme
Accompanied by Resident Graduates Luke and Maren, a group of students braved the harsh weather conditions last Sunday to test their mettle at Aerial Extreme in Bedale, North Yorkshire. The adventure course, set high among the trees, involved tackling various obstacles up to 13m above the ground including the Skywalk and MegaWall - climbing, swinging, jumping and screaming their way to the end! Exhilarating stuff.
Sunday 4 March 2012
Eye witness account of last night's meteor!
Large Meteorite Seen Over Bootham School
Late on the evening of Saturday 3rd March, a meteorite could be seen making its way across the skies of Northern England. We were surprised and fortunate to catch sight of this phenomenon as we returned to the Fox boarding house after an evening activity in the Sports Hall.
It was like seeing a shooting star, but in slow-motion, in full-colour, and so up-close it felt almost within reach. You could say the head of the meteorite was the size of a football, with a blazing tail of orange and white fire. But perhaps it looked more like a Year-7 student, wearing some kind of jet-boots, like the hero in a sci-fi animation, coolly cruising across the night sky.
In any case, standing on the Fox quad, we saw the meteorite rise over one of the Maths classrooms and travel across Fox House, only to dive behind the Language department and disappear from sight. We almost expected a huge explosion upon impact somewhere on the other side of the river Ouse, but the meteorite continued on its way and is said to have been seen as far south as Devon.
A sighting like this is very rare, perhaps once-in-lifetime. It was certainly strange and startling enough to leave us (two almost-adults) feeling boyishly exhilarated afterwards.
Daniel Gustafsson & Luke Highstead, Resident Graduates
Late on the evening of Saturday 3rd March, a meteorite could be seen making its way across the skies of Northern England. We were surprised and fortunate to catch sight of this phenomenon as we returned to the Fox boarding house after an evening activity in the Sports Hall.
It was like seeing a shooting star, but in slow-motion, in full-colour, and so up-close it felt almost within reach. You could say the head of the meteorite was the size of a football, with a blazing tail of orange and white fire. But perhaps it looked more like a Year-7 student, wearing some kind of jet-boots, like the hero in a sci-fi animation, coolly cruising across the night sky.
In any case, standing on the Fox quad, we saw the meteorite rise over one of the Maths classrooms and travel across Fox House, only to dive behind the Language department and disappear from sight. We almost expected a huge explosion upon impact somewhere on the other side of the river Ouse, but the meteorite continued on its way and is said to have been seen as far south as Devon.
A sighting like this is very rare, perhaps once-in-lifetime. It was certainly strange and startling enough to leave us (two almost-adults) feeling boyishly exhilarated afterwards.
Daniel Gustafsson & Luke Highstead, Resident Graduates
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