Happy Birthday Ben!

Ben Wong turned 18 today, and celebrated last night by taking his friends out for an Italian meal. We wish him many happy returns.

Collge1 (Evelyn & Rowntree) BBQ

Evelyn House played host to a College 1 boarders BBQ on Thursday 24Th September 2009. The event was well attended.

A big thank you goes to the Bootham kitchen staff who provided the chicken, burgers, sausages & salad.

There was music provided by Dan Wright with his I-phone acting a remote control!

As a result there have been new friendships made!!!!

The evening was finished off with toasted marshmallows.

The photographs speak for themselves.








At the end of the evening Collge 2 boarders from Fox finished off the remaining food ensuring that there was no waste!!!!!

Good Bye to Dominic Harker

Dominic has enjoyed his week stay with us and like all good things it must come to an end.
He could have signed out for leave BUT on his last night he preferred to do his Physics whilst catching up on Facebook!

Happy Birthday!

Another two Fox boys celebrate birthdays this week, so congratulations to James Paul and Arthur Mytum!

Welcome back Louise!

Rowntree is pleased to welcome back Louise Eimermann into Rowntree. Louise left us when her family moved to Switzerland but has returned for College. She joins her sister Laura who is in Lower Senior.

Birthday Boy!! - Jamie Charlton

Jamie is 17 today and everyone in the extended Evelyn family wishes him many happy returns for the day.

Jamie's day was started with cake to mark the occasion.

On his special day Jamie was asked how he wanted to make the day special. What do you think was his request? (See photograph below)

100% in Core 1 Mathematics assessment

Charlie Cheng achieved 100% in his Core 1 AS mathematics assessment that he sat on Saturday BUT he also showed that he was equally talented at out-running a digital camera.

His achievement called for a Kodak moment but as the shutter was pressed he managed to escape as the empty photograph shows.



Anyway, well done Charlie!!!

Homemade Apple Crumble!!!!!!!

Sandy Gordhandas made the boys of Evelyn a homemade apple crumble with apples from Sarah Allan's apple trees. On a technical note the crumble was made from rice flour and was topped with desiccated coconut (Gluten free)

The last of it was polished off by the MOD, Phillip Price and the evidence is here!

New boarder at Evelyn House (For a week)

A warm welcome will await Dominic Harker when he arrives at Evelyn House to board until the leave weekend. He has already got to know the housemates by visiting Evelyn and having a good look around.

A temporary addition to the Evelyn family!!!

Welcome back William Griffiths

William had weekend leave to stay with a new found friend and his family. He enjoyed a overnight stay where he was made welcome.

Back to the routine of Evelyn House until the next time!!!!

Hello,

For anyone who has not yet met me I am this year's 'Super Grad'; Sarah. As such, I co-ordinate the evening and weekend boarding activities. Please check the notice boards and doors in your boarding houses for upcoming trips, events and activities. Myself and the Res Grad team look forward to meeting you all during these times and are always open to activity suggestions.

Hopefully see you all soon,
Sarah

Saturday night

Saturday night is X Factor night in Rowntree. This evening the girls will be welcome to join the duty staff in the downstairs common room to watch Simon and friends judge the nation's latest batch of singers hoping for a chance of fame. Chocolate and snacks will be provided with a girlie movie to finish the evening.

Happy Birthday to JJ Tam!

Today is JJ's birthday - we hope he has a terrific weekend!

Here are this week's birthday boys - I'm not sure that JJ quite knows what to do with his "fat rascal" cake...

A new Boarder joins Fox

Welcome to Tom Stabler-Langan (Fox MSch), who has joined the boarding community as a flexiboarder this week!

Happy Birthday Benjamin!

Today is Benjamin Lam's (Fox, USnr) birthday. We wish him the happiest of days and many more to come!

First Week in Evelyn House

It is a week to the day when the new housemates moved into Evelyn House and were being shown to their room. In this week the students have settled in quickly and without fuss to live in Evelyn.

The Evelyn family meet twice daily, 8.20am and 6.30pm. The first meeting was quiet but as the days have gone by the boys are now finding their voice.

The first social event has already been planned for the evening of Thursday 24th. of September when the boys will be hosting a BBQ with College 1 boarders from Rowntree House.

The boys have successfully passed their first training course, How to use the Washing Machine. They have the certificate to prove it!

(Above) Yang Nui on his final assessment for the How to use the Washing Machine course!

A new 108Mb ADSL2+ router has been installed in Evelyn and the network has been extended into the coach-house. The wireless range has also been extended. This is a short term measure until the new fibre optic cable is laid linking Evelyn House to the Bootham computer network. The work is imminent.

The below picture was taken today outside of Evelyn House. Is the road being dug up to lay the new cable?

This evening the house filled with the sound of the fire alarm as the practice fire drill took place. All went well and everyone soon returned to what they were doing and some form of peace and tranquility was restored.

Until next time........

First Leave Weekend coming soon!

For all you new parents, don't forget that there is a leave weekend in just a few weeks! It will start at 4.00pm on Friday evening and goes right through until 5.00pm on Sunday.

The dates of the next few are;

Friday 25th September until Sunday 27th September

and later in the term

Friday 20th November until sunday 22nd November.

During the leave weekends, there is no accommodation available for students in any of the houses, so this is a good opportunity for new students to get to know their guardians, perhaps for the first time. Another alternative is for new students to stay with a recently acquired friend in the wider student body...

Happy New Year!

Yes, it's the start of the academic year, with a brand-new Fox house, new staff in Evelyn and some new resident graduates for Rowntree. As I write, Rowntree are all out on their first house outing of the year - a visit to a Chinese restaurant. Some of the students from Fox have been learning to make bread - with some excellent results! Others have been playing basket ball, or else just settling into their new rooms.