SCHOOL NEWS: Promenaders turn on the style for Westfield’s Class of 2021
Posted: 12th October 2021
A PROM at Haselbury Mill would not be a prom without an elegantly dressed young lady arriving by tractor and the venue’s legendary Roger Bastable having to help stretched limousine drivers negotiate the narrow bridge leading to the fabulous Tithe Barn. Westfield Academy’s Year 11 prom for the Class of 2021 had all those ingredients when school leavers reunited on…
SCHOOL NEWS: Westfield’s Class of 2020 reunites for the first time since leaving school
Posted: 12th October 2021
SCHOOL reunions are normally held decades after classmates have put away their books and pencil cases. These past 18 months or so, however, have not been normal in any stretch of the imagination because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but Westfield Academy in Yeovil was determined to ensure that its Class of 2020 was able to have its traditional Year 11 Prom. Those young…
SCHOOL NEWS: Caxton, Scott, Newton and Shakespeare
Posted: 10th January 2021
HERE are the pupils of Huish Primary School in Yeovil who are the captains and vice-captains of the four long-standing house groups at the school – Shakespeare, Newton, Scott and Caxton. Thousands of children have gone through Huish School over the years with each having been in one of those house groups. Caxton was represented by blue, Newton by red, Scott by yellow and…
YEOVIL NEWS: Envelope dated 1931 turns up at Yeovil Sorting Office
Posted: 1st August 2019
POSTIES at Royal Mail’s Sorting Office in Yeovil have been scratching their heads after coming across a letter which was posted nearly 90 years ago. Nick Dawson, who is a well-known local postman based at the Sorting Office in Huish, took to social media to see if anyone knew anything about an envelope marked for Mr and Mrs L. Pearce of “Penette”, Penn Hill, Yeovil…
SCHOOL NEWS: SOLD OUT! Full house for Les Miserables as Preston gets ready to man the barricade
Posted: 9th February 2019
TALENTED students at Preston School in Yeovil are busy putting the finishing touches to their forthcoming musical production – the spectacular Les Miserables. Tickets have sold out for the musical which will be staged at Preston School in Monks Dale from February 13-15. The musical is based on the 1862 novel of the same novel by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. It…
SCHOOL NEWS: Milford pupils join battle against waste
Posted: 22nd January 2019
MILFORD Infants School in Yeovil has become the 100th school to join a dynamic campaign of young warriors against waste. Backed by the six council partners in Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP), Schools Against Waste has seen thousands of pupils learning about everything from plastics to composting. The campaign of school visits and student activities is led by…
COLLEGE NEWS: Students pass A-Levels with flying colours at Yeovil College
Posted: 16th August 2018
YEOVIL College’s Kingston Sixth Form Centre has celebrating after achieving outstanding A-Level results with a pass rate of 100% - marking its third successive year of a 100% pass rate. Students and staff have a lot to celebrate after 100% of learners passed their A-Level examinations with flying colours. A 100% pass rate has been achieved in all 18 subjects: Art and…
SCHOOL NEWS: Stanchester students dress to impress for Prom
Posted: 12th July 2018
THE magnificent setting of Dillington House proved the perfect backdrop as Year 11 students from Stanchester Academy at Stoke-sub-Hamdon posed for photographs ahead of the traditional end-of-school Prom. The students – dressed in their finest attire – arrived at Dillington House near Ilminster in a cavalcade of vehicles including sports cars, vintage cars, tractors…
SCHOOL NEWS: Buckler’s Mead students shine at Year 11 Prom
Posted: 5th July 2018
STUDENTS from Buckler’s Mead Academy in Yeovil were more dazzling than the evening sunshine on Thursday (July 5, 2017) in sharp suits and stunning dresses. The annual end-of-school Year 11 Prom was held at Haselbury Mill and the students did themselves and their school proud once more. They arrived in a cavalcade of vehicles before having umpteen photos taken by family…
SCHOOL NEWS: Preston School celebrates its Year 11 Prom
Posted: 3rd July 2018
YEAR 11 students at Preston School in Yeovil had a night to remember at the traditional end-of-school prom held at the Haynes International Motor Museum near Sparkford. Students dressed to impress for the night on Monday (July 2, 2018) and arrived in style in a cavalcade of vehicles. They were greeted by a sea of parents, relatives and friends – plus teachers – and posed…
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