The life of Riley....

A week in the life of Riley captured in pictures.......



Taking delivery of Riley.



Bathing Riley.



Riley the action dog.



Riley the lazy dog.




That was a week in Riley's life......

New addition to Evelyn House

On Saturday 22nd May 2010 Sandy and Kirit took delivery of the latest addition to the Evelyn House family. He is a Jack-a-doodle pup.

After some deliberation and input from the boarding community of Bootham School he has been named Riley; in Gaelic it means Valiant.

Riley posing for his first photograph.


Everyone in the boarding community took to Riley and he took to them.

(Riley with Fran)

(Riley with Katie Trott)

More to follow.......

Boarding BBQ at The Mount School

Boarders from Bootham School were invited to our sister school The Mount for a BBQ. The weather was perfect as we walked from Bootham to The Mount.



Once there, everyone went onto the field for a game of rounders.




The Mount also provided water pistols and bubble making equipment.


After the game it was back for the BBQ that had been prepared by the staff at The Mount.


Once the plates were filled it was time to enjoy the food in the company of friends old and new.

Mike and Fran enjoying the food.


Enjoying the early evening sun in Museum Gardens as we make our way back to Bootham.



Many thanks to Mike Shaw and boarding staff at The Mount for organising the event.


If you wish to have any of the phots please see Kirit

Alan Ho and Cakes for Quakes Success!

Last Saturday was officially the day to have one's cake and eat it, as
students and staff literally swarmed around the 'Cakes For Quakes'
cake sale stall. And boy, can you guys bake! We must have had about
1,000 cakes donated from all parts of the school community. Check out
the cake-a-licious pictures from the day. What a a brilliant effort!
With all your hard work and generous donations, the cake sale raised a
staggering £550 that can now be sent to the Disasters Emergency
Committee (DEC) to aid disaster relief in countries affected by
earthquakes.
From heart-shaped cupcakes, victoria sponges and multi-coloured sugar
buns to glorious chocolate brownies, beautifully iced cakes and luxury
cookies, the creative cooking prowress of Bootham students, parents
and staff was absolutely incredible, and we'd like to thank every
single person who whipped up a delicious bite or munched on one!

Psychogeography, or just walking the dog?

With so few boarders around at present, this evening's mild weather was a perfect excuse for a bit of a stroll with Maggie, the Fox house dog and a few volunteer expedition members. Here we see them testing a borrowed umbrella that later served as a parachute for getting off the city walls. It never actually rained...

We made our way around the city, using the moats and little-known sections of the inner ramparts to keep away from roads. At Fishergate bar, the team got to interrogate a friendly member of the police, who had been drawn to us because of the unusual jackets! He soon realised his error, and was last seen taking cover behind Dick Turpin's tomb-stone, rather than take any more penetrating questions on powers of arrest, police salaries or what he had enjoyed for lunch that day...

Astronomy Camp

On the first night of the Easter holidays, a select group of lower schoolroom day students became temporary boarders for a night in Fox, so that they could make the most of the observatory.


The evening started with a very fine fish and chip supper, eaten with clandestine glee in the staffroom.

After this, we moved to a teaching lab, where the group asked some excellent questions and learned a fair bit about practical stargazing. By 9pm, the sky was clear enough to move up to the observatory, where we warmed up on lunar craters and Mars. Just before bedtime, Saturn sailed up into a clear part of the eastern sky and we were able to zoom in on that never-to-be-forgotten first sight of the rings.

After that, everyone retired to the Fox house kitchen for cocoa, teeth cleaning and a long night of telling each other scary stories by torchlight...

The Spring Term...

Just a quick update from the Res Grad team about the other events that have been going on in boarding this term...

Lynn Finnegan and I kicked started the term with a boarders trip to the E.I.S in Sheffield to watch a Sheffield Sharks British Basketball League game (see picture). After arriving bang on tip off and finding our seats behind the team bench, the Sharks got off to a hairy start. A few hot dogs and half time free throws later however, the crowd really got behind the team and they came back to beat Leicester Riders 100-81. A thrilling game that was thoroughly enjoyed by all!

Following that, came the Valentines pampering session led by Fran Piddleston and I. There were mud masks galore and the odd marshmallow was sneakily consumed. The girls of Rowntree house felt very relaxed and beautified in preparation for the following nights' DISCO. This will become a regular feature before disco nights due to popular demand!

Suzi Tibbetts has also started a college film night, which will show case the top 10 films that one must see before going to college and judging by the turn out in its first week this will be a great success.

Last night Suzi, Lynn and I took a boarders trip to see the X-factor at Sheffield arena and after enduring many traffic jams, it was a fantastic night... watch this space for a full report and pictures of this event!

In the final 2 weeks of this term the fun just does not stop!!! Lynn and I are taking a trip to the see the Hull Stingrays Elite Men's Ice Hockey team both on and off the rink, Suzi is leading a college and seniors trip to see Alice in Wonderland 3D, the ever popular climbing club run by Robert Sandercock is moving to a new centre in Harrogate and last but by no means least, the whole graduate team will be running an Easter Egg hunt for all boarders the weekend before we break up.

That's all for now...

Sarah Mallinson