Senior Boys' Latest News

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Friday, 18 May 2012

Tennis Boys off to a Flying Start

The U13 Team

The Bolton School Boys' Division U13 and U15 teams are off to a flying start in the AEGON Schools National Tennis Championships. Playing in the group stages, the boys beat schools such as Broughton College, Arnold and Kirkham grammar without droppi...
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Friday, 18 May 2012

Lifetime Achievement Award for Sir Philip

Sir Philip Craven

Old Boy and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Sir Philip Craven has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award. The honour is recognition for his commitment and contribution to UK sport which has also left an indelible mark on the ind...
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Friday, 18 May 2012

Platinum Award for Jazz Band

Jazz Band

Bolton School Jazz Band has returned from the prestigious National Concert Band Finals with a thoroughly deserved Platinum Award. The adjudicators were full of praise for their performance and congratulated them on the choice of programme which rang...
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Saturday, 12 May 2012

Basketball Gold for Patrick

Patrick celebrates a victory in the national basketball final

Patrick Whelan, a Year 11 student at Bolton School, has won a gold medal with the Manchester Team in the U16s' national basketball finals.  Despite a season plagued by injury, Patrick more than played his part in both the semi-final and ...
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Friday, 4 May 2012

Primaries Enjoy School Football Festival

Beaumont CPS

Over the course of two days 500 primary school pupils from across the region have enjoyed a festival of football at Bolton School.  So many teams entered for this year's Crusader Cup 5-a-side festival that three competitions ran ...
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Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Silver for Sam in Bolton Gym Competition

Sam Bowden

A team of Year 7 boys entered the Bolton School's Gymnastics Competition for the first time and Sam Bowden came away with a silver medal! Sam, along with fellow pupils Cian McMahon, and Sammy Gatenby were the only boys in the competition and ...
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Catering Team Raise Funds with Easter Raffle

Catering Easter raffle cheque

Bolton School Boys' Division Catering team has raised £140 for Firwood House Care Home with an Easter raffle. Catering staff worked hard to sell tickets to boys and staff at the school, with Easter egg prizes on offer, which were donated by c...
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Friday, 27 April 2012

Water Polo Boys Qualify for Final

Bolton School U14 water polo team

The Bolton School U14 water polo team has won through to the English Schools final by finishing first overall in the qualifiers at Manchester Aquatic Centre. The boys beat off competition from Manchester Grammar School, Ripley, KES, St Bedes ...
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Friday, 27 April 2012

Chairman of BRIT Awards Judges Battle of the Bands

Absolution with Tony Wadsworth and the sponsors, Talent Pool

Tony Wadsworth CBE returned to Bolton School as the judge at this year's Battle of the Bands competition.  The bands taking part in the competition - Absolution, Cranked Up, Cynical City, This Island Earth and Why Not - could not have asked...
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Thursday, 26 April 2012

Brains of Bolton

Bolton primary schools

Claypool Primary School from Horwich was the inaugural winners of the Bolton School Big Quiz for local primary schools. Twelve teams had pitted their wits against one another over the course of 11 testing rounds, which covered everything from en...
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