2019 Activities & Societies News

Christmas Fair raises £4,000 for Shrewsbury FoodbankPLUS

Friday 22 November 2019

Pupils from the Global Social Leaders group, the Shrewsbury School Parents’ Association, staff of Shrewsbury FoodbankPLUS and local businesses joined together on Sunday for a wonderfully successful Christmas Fair.

Schools' Challenge Quiz Regional Finals

Thursday 14 November 2019

Two Shrewsbury School Quizzing teams demonstrated their impressive wealth of general knowledge as they competed in the Regional Finals of the Schools’ Challenge Quiz.

Shrewsbury House (The Shewsy) - a view from the Chairman's desk...

Monday 11 November 2019

"It has been a year of tremendous performance for Shrewsbury House. I do feel that our Founding Fathers would be pleased with how their successors have delivered their mission in 2018-19."

Field Day

Thursday 7 November 2019

A tea party for 100+ local elderly people; an art day for local children; running sports events at two local primaries – just a few of the activities Shrewsbury School pupils got up to on Field Day.

Shrewsbury wins Highly Distinguished Delegation Award at Royal Russell International MUN Conference

Wednesday 6 November 2019

The Royal Russell is one of the largest and most prestigious MUN conferences in the UK, attracting delegates from all over the world. Ella Biggs (M 5) gives a fascinating insight into what it's like taking part.

Shrewsbury Tree Walk – an arborial amble around the School Site

Friday 18 October 2019

We have over 800 trees at Shrewsbury - roughly one for every pupil. But how many of us really look at them properly? The Natural History Society have created a wonderful Tree Walk to help us all look up and marvel.

The Sir Steuart Pringle Trophy 2019

Tuesday 15 October 2019

Lt Ciaran O'Rooke pays tribute to the CCF Royal Marines Detachment for the hard work and dedication they put into devising their own training programme for the Sir Steuart Pringle Trophy, and for their tremendous performance in the gruelling two-day...

An impressive haul of awards for Shrewsbury Model United Nations team

Friday 11 October 2019

Shrewsbury School’s Model United Nations delegates enjoyed a very successful weekend at the Cheadle Hulme MUN Conference (5th – 6th October), winning a Highly Commended Delegation Award and several individual awards.

Lower Sixth Form study trip to the Shewsy

Friday 4 October 2019

“Seeing the impact our school has on other people was incredible.” Lower Sixth Former Lucy Lees reports on last week's residential Social Studies course at Shrewsbury House, the School’s youth centre in Liverpool.

RM Pringle Trophy team honour Old Packwoodians killed in WW1

Thursday 3 October 2019

After weeks of intensive training, the CCF Royal Marines Pringle Trophy team will be defending their title this weekend at the RM Commando Training Centre at Lympstone, Devon.

Salopian Art Exhibition raises £2,000 for The Shewsy

Friday 27 September 2019

An exhibition of postcard-sized original artworks by former and current pupils and members of staff has raised a magnificent £2,000 for Shrewsbury House (the Shewsy), the School's youth centre in Everton, Liverpool.

Coast to coast: Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Sea-Kayak Expedition

Friday 13 September 2019

Six members of the Upper Sixth Form spent the final week of their summer break navigating their way by sea kayak through the waterways of northern Scotland on their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expedition.

Junior Beekeeping Awards

Thursday 12 September 2019

The British Beekeeping Association has awarded Junior Certificates to nine members of the School’s Beekeeping Society.

New recruits for the Combined Cadet Force

Tuesday 10 September 2019

It was a busy first parade for the new members of the Combined Cadet Force...

CCF Camp 2019

Monday 9 September 2019

Twenty-two Shrewsbury CCF cadets attended Summer Camp this year, throwing themselves with enthusiasm into a week of challenging activities based in rural Shropshire, on military training areas and in Snowdonia.

Summer Gliding Camp

Monday 26 August 2019

Now an annual fixture in the Shrewsbury School CCF calendar, the Summer Gliding Camp is of huge benefit to aspiring pilots in the School CCF RAF Section due, with six days of focused, individual training.

Withington Model United Nations success

Sunday 30 June 2019

On the day after Speech Day, three Salopians travelled to Manchester to take part in the Withington MUN Conference. Once again, Shrewsbury debaters made their mark.

Looking forward to Medic Malawi 2020

Thursday 27 June 2019

Plans are now underway for the next Shrewsbury School / Shewsy trip to Medic Malawi in July 2020.

Shewsy Visit to Shrewsbury School

Friday 14 June 2019

On Sunday 9th June, we welcomed 30 young people and staff from Shrewsbury House (‘The Shewsy’), our youth club in Everton, Liverpool.

School Firsts

Thursday 6 June 2019

School Firsts are one of the highest honours at Shrewsbury, rewarding pupils who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to School life. They are awarded each term by a committee of Upper Sixth Formers.

Celebrations with The Shewsy

Thursday 23 May 2019

We look forward to three joint events next month with our friends at the Shewsy, our youth club in Liverpool, and share in their pride at having two former Club members celebrated in the news this week.

Success for CCF cadets

Monday 20 May 2019

Fourth Form CCF cadets Issie Urquhart and Eve Llewellyn and Sixth Formers James Weir and Chad Usher have all achieved notable success in recent weeks. Congratulations to them all.