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Extracted from "Tennyson Road CM School 1949-1957"
by kind permission
Highlights of the School Year 1955 - 1956

September
21st
1955
AGM of the PTA attended by over 50 parents
28th
1955
Annual Fishing Competition at Felmersham
October
11th
1955
Mr.R.Patterson, FA Coach, held a coaching session with fourth year boys
November
3rd
1955
PTA Social
11th
1955
School Drama Group took part in the Rushden Youth Festival of Drama
29th
1955
Annual School Prize Giving, guest speaker Mr.E.Taylor of Stewarts & Lloyds.
First edition of school magazine "The Spire" on sale
30th
1955
18 fourth year boys visited Wellingborough Technical College
December
14th
1955
18 fourth year boys visited John Caves show factory
16th
1955
Junior School Christmas Party. Entertainment provided by Mr.E.Newell (conjuror) and Mr.R.Roberts (accordion)
19th
1955
Senior School Christmas Party
20th
1955
Annual School Carol Service at St.Peter's Church
21st
1955
Certificates awarded for school handwriting competition
"Form Room" decoration competition won by Form 1C
January
20th
1956
PTA outing to "Babes in the Wood" at Northampton Repertory Theatre
February
9th
1956
Rushden Police inspected cycles. D.Thompson (1B) gained 10/- prize for the best kept cycle
March
7th
1956
77 boys visited Northampton Repertory Theatre to see "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
21st
1956
Mr.D.White spoke to senior boys on the work of Building Societies
April
20th
1956
First "panorama type" School Photograph taken
26th
1956
PTA educational talk from Mr.G.Marriott on Greece and Italy
May
2nd
1956
Annual Rushden & District Schools Music Festival at the Windmill Hall
9th
1956
School Photographic Society visited Grafton Studios
16th
1956
Mr.H.Catlin took 11 boys to the Boot and Shoe School
18th
1956
24 boys visited Stewarts & Lloyds at Corby
28th
1956
Preparation of site for new School extensions
June
6th
1956
District Athletic Sports
8th
1956
Annual School Outings. 117 boys to London, 39 boys to the Peak District and 36 boys to Cadbury Bros. at Birmingham
13th
1956
A party of senior boys visited the County Police Headquarters at Wooton Hall
30th
1956
Annual Athletic Sports
July
5th
1956
43 boys took part in the annual fishing competition and 30 boys in the sketching competition at Sharnbrook
11th
1956
34 senior boys visited Unilever Bros. at Sharnbrook
26th
1956
Exhibition of Work attended by approximately 350 parents
30th
1956
Boys v Fathers Cricket Match
31st
1956
Staff v Boys Cricket Match


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