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Rushden Echo & Argus, 16th September 1949

Metalwork is a special subject at Rushden’s new school for boys —the first complete prefabricated school in the district.

The first classes began this week in a finely-equipped centre, where Mr Glover, the metal work expert,
is seen explaining the
use of apparatus.

Rushden Echo & Argus, 14th August 1959

Spruced up and looking smart in blazers, before their departure

School Boys in Paris
Accompanied by four adults, 32 pupils of Rushden Secondary Modern School for Boys are on holiday in France.

They left Rushden by coach early on Wednesday morning and travelled by train and boat from London to Paris, where they are spending six days.

They are staying on the outskirts of the French capital, at a boarding school at Les Lilas.

Their programme includes tours of Paris historical and modern, and a visit to the Palace of Versailles.

The second part of their holiday will be at St Malo, on the coast, and from there they will go on further excursions, including one to Mont St Michel.

Taken from a programme for the 1960 Prize Giving

Royal Society Of Arts

Certificates - Grouped Technical
Summer Examination 1960

The following boys were successful :
Alan Chettte, Richard Dickens, David Harris, Stuart Miles, Richard Ord, David Rolfe, Michael Willis.

House Sport
Winter Sports Trophy	Peverel
Cricket Trophy	De Ferrers
The Dr. B. Paine Athletic Trophy	Peverel
The G. W. Marriott Swimming Trophy	Peverel
The A. C. A. Colton Cross Country Trophy	Peverel
P.T.A. Rose Bowl Champion	Peverel
Thompson Relay Cup	Chichele
	and Peverel

Prize Winners 1950-6
Form	Prize	Progress Prize	Special Prize
ID	C. Kennell	D. Eades
1C	J. Elliot	G. Norman
IB	M . Denton	R . Bass	M. Sharahan
I A	P . Millard	R. Anderson	M. Haddon
2D	J. Odell		N. Potter
2C	J. Church	A. Thompson	B. Higgins
2B	B. Reynolds		G. Mead
2A	J. Hunter	P.Thacker	A. Bates
3C	P. Middleton	M. Felce	P. Brown
3B	G.Mullholland	M. James	D. Bird
3A	M. Wheatley	C . Anderson	T. Foreman
4C	R. Boswell	I. Macdonald
4B	G. Poole	G. Rawlins
4A	D. Harris		R. Dickens
4G	P. Lane	D. Curtis

Maths	P. Sinfield	English	S. Miles
History	M. Willis	Geography	R. Dodd
Music	P. Burton	Chemistry	P. Sinfield
Physics	P. Lane	Tech. Drawing	D. Hall
Art	D. Rolfe	Gardening	R. Peasnell
Craft	R. Dodd	Metalwork	J. Kearsley
Sports	V. Parker	Woodwork	R. Iliffe
Pottery	G. Walker

	Headmaster	R. Boswell

Probably from The Evening Telegraph, date unknown

Boys dig in for future

GREEN-FINGERED youngsters at Rushden Boys' School planted 30 trees around classrooms yesterday.

The school has been making efforts to improve the environment for more than two years — and the tree planting was the latest phase. Headmaster David Middlewood said: "We are strong believers in environmental education and we have carried out many alterations to the buildings recently.

"The boys have been involved in such things as decorating, putting up fences — and now planting trees." This week was chosen because it is National Tree Week — and all the plants have been donated by local garden centres.

The batch of 30 trees includes silver birches and conifers.

Mr John Skerritt, principal countryside warden at Irchester Country Park, discusses trees with pupils.

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