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"Five Years On" Reunion For 2005 Leavers
On Saturday, 8th May the new Library was filled with 35 members of Year 13 2005, who returned to school for the first time.
Congratulations also to Mara Yamauchi
Congratulations also to Mara Yamauchi who posted a course record time of 1hr 9mins 25secs in the New York City Half Marathon beating home favourite Deena Kastor to the title. Mara also came 10th in this year's London Marathon after the volcanic ash disruption gave her a gruelling six day trip to get there.
Congratulations to Carolyn Plateau
Congratulations to Carolyn Plateau, who has received support from the 'On Camp with Kelly' scheme in Alfamar, Portugal. Carolyn has been a member of double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes's mentoring scheme since 2006.
Congratulations to Al Goudie
Congratulations to Al Goudie who has just arrived back from the European Karate Championships in Turkey. She came third this year in the under 21s, which was good as she has moved up an age group since last year. She had five fights and beat Georgia, Slovenia, Azerbaijan and Finland and lost by a point to Serbia. She was also selected to be the only female representative for England at a senior open weight team competition in Tenerife.
Al is also playing netball for UCL 2nds this year.
Read about the Class of '98 Reunion on Saturday 27th September 2008
On Saturday, 27th September, the parquet floor of the High School Hall was clattering under the high heels of twenty-odd, twenty-something alumnae.
Read about the Class of '76 Reunion on Saturday 11th October 2008
On a beautifully sunny Saturday in October Oxford High School played host to a group of returning alumnae who had decided that their 50th birthdays were something to be celebrated with a party.
Twenty old girls who left school in 1965 celebrated a memorable reunion at a Luncheon on Saturday 19th April 2008.
Twenty old girls who left school in 1965 celebrated a memorable reunion at a Luncheon on Saturday 19th April.
Read an account of the alumnae dinner celebrating the 132nd birthday of the Oxford High School and 50 years at Belbroughton Road
Saturday 3rd November 2007 was a glorious autumnal day on which to celebrate the 132nd birthday of the Oxford High School and 50 years at Belbroughton Road.
Images of the opening of the Oxford high School at Belbroughton Road 50 years ago
Read an account and view the photo gallery of the Alumnae Visit to 21 Banbury Road on Saturday, 11th November 2006
Seventy alumnae, one of whom had joined the Kindergarten in 1922, enjoyed a visit to 21 Banbury Road, "the old school".
The Oxford High School 130th Anniversary Lunch for alumnae and former staff was held on Saturday, 11th February 2006
On a perfect sunny winter's day, 120 alumnae and past members of staff celebrated the 130th birthday of their school.
On Tuesday 5th July 2005 members of the Oxford High School Alumnae Association came back to school!
On Tuesday July 5th 2005, more that 80 alumnae, some accompanied by their partners/husbands, returned for what was to be a decidedly unusual afternoon.
The Luncheon for Alumnae and Former Staff, 5th February 2005
We started with the warmest of welcomes from Felicity Lusk, Headmistress, and from Jane Bale, Chairman of the Alumnae committee, then vintage champagne in the Library, followed by a marvellous lunch, where we were arranged in decades from the 1930s to recent leavers. View the Alumnae Luncheon photo gallery.
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