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| Date |
Title
of Article & Link
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Preview |
| 2010 |
| 29/01/10 |
"Talented
Teenagers Aim For National Finals"
© Rossendale Free Press |
BRGS U-16
and U-14 Netball teams competed in the North
West School finals. |
| 2009 |
04/11/09 |
"Rossendale
Students Sent To Top Of The Class"
© Lancashire
Evening Telegraph |
Certificates were
handed out to more than 50 students who excelled across
a variety of subjects. |
| 10/07/09 |
"Connie
Is Nation's Best Shot"
© Rossendale
Free Press |
Connie Hartley produced
an outstanding score to win the junior national recurve
championships. |
| 10/07/09 |
"Joe
Set For Exciting Atlantic Challenge "
© Rossendale Free Press |
Joe Jackson will be
competing in the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge.
|
03/07/09
|
"BRGS
Sporting Golden Generation"
© Rossendale
Free Press |
Pupils at BRGS have
been celebrating success in Football, Basketball, & Netball. |
08/05/09
|
"Siblings
Conjure Up Magic Victory"
© Rossendale
Free Press |
Jake and Mollie
Campbell competing in the England basketball
final play-offs. |
01/05/09
|
"Sophie
Helps England To Win Bronze"
© Rossendale
Free Press |
Sophie Horrocks helps
team to win bronze medal at the World Schools’ Orienteering
championships in Spain. |
| 28/04/09 |
"Talent
Winner Crowned"
© Rossendale
Free Press |
Harriet Nolan wins"Rossendale's
Got Talent" |
| 27/03/09 |
"Mollie's
England call-up" © Rossendale
Free Press |
Mollie Campbell has
been selected for the U-16 England squad. |
| 27/03/09 |
"Pupils
Reflect On Their Work"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Year 12 Art
Students showcased work at the See Gallery in Crawshawbooth. |
| 2008 |
| 05/12/08 |
"BRGS
find the route to national glory"
© Rossendale Free Press |
BRGS Year
13 boys Orienteering team retain their British Schools
title
|
| 04/12/08 |
"Sophie
maps her way to Madrid"
© Lancashire
Evening Telegraph |
Sophie
Horrocks from BRGS has
been selected to represent England in the World Schools’ Orienteering
Championships in Madrid |
| 23/10/08 |
"Cream
of the crop at Sherwood"
© Lancashire
Evening Telegraph |
BRGS in the medals
at the British Schools’ Orienteering Championships
at Sherwood Pines Forest Park in Nottinghamshire |
| 20/06/08 |
"Maths
team top of the class"
© www.lancashire.gov.uk |
BRGS Year
7 have added the Lancashire Mathematics Challenge champions
trophy to their school cabinet |
| 16/05/08 |
"Maths
team add to trophy cabinet"
© Lancashire Evening Telegraph |
BRGS Year
7 pupils won the latest 2008 Mathematics Challenge
district final. |
| 25/04/08 |
"BRGS
county champs again"
© Rossendale Free Press |
BRGS u19s
1-0 win brought the trophy back to the school for the
second time in three years and the third time in five
years!
|
| 29/02/08 |
"Latest
league tables"
© Rossendale Free Press |
The top-performing
school was once again BRGS with an
average score of 44.8 points |
| 25/01/08 |
Specialist
status for grammar school
© Lancashire
Evening Telegraph |
BACUP and
Rawtenstall Grammar School has been awarded with a specialist status
in maths and computing. |
| 18/01/08 |
Schoolgirls
With Top Class Menu
© Lancashire
Evening Telegraph
|
BRGS pupils Rebecca
Hardman and Emma Jackson hope to cook up a storm in
the Lancashire
Young Chef competition |
| 2007 |
| 7/12/07 |
Tops
In The End
© Rossendale Free Press |
BRGS year
12 orienteers have been crowned national schools champions. |
| 23/11/07 |
Teens
scoop bravery awards
© Rossendale Free Press |
TWO courageous BRGS pupils
have received a special award to recognise their bravery. |
| 02/11/07 |
School celebrates
record success
© Lancashire Evening Telegraph |
BACUP and
Rawtenstall Grammar School celebrated a successful year at its
prize evening. |
| 23/8/07 |
GCSE
Results 2007
© Rossendale Free Press |
GCSE Results published
in Rossendale Free Press.
 Read
press release on BRGS website |
| 22/8/07 |
"Teenager
with 7 A Levels is beyond gifted
© Lancashire
Evening Telegraph |
Article about Luke
Bramwell's academic achievement, and
exceptional results at A Level. |
| 17/8/07 |
A
Level Results 2007
© Manchester Evening
News |
A Level results
published in Manchester Evening News.
Read
press release on BRGS website |
| 16/8/07 |
A
Level Results Photos
© Lancashire
Evening Telegraph |
Photos from Lancashire
Evening Telegraph of groups of A Level students & results. |
| 06/07/07 |
"Golden
Reward"
© Rossendale Free Press |
BRGS teacher Tom
Gray helped to select the orienteering team
and steer the right course to glory...
Visit
BRGS Orienteering page |
| 29/06/07 |
"African
villagers are well and truly grateful to BRGS"
©Rossendale Free Press |
A village in Zimbabwe
has clean drinking water for the first time thanks
to pupils from BRGS... |
| 22/06/07 |
"Little
rock stars with a big sound"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Beckonsale, a four-piece heavy metal
band, including pupil Matt Evans, 15,
are set to rock out at a pub in Helmshore this weekend... |
| 15/06/07 |
"BRGS
Football Team"
© Rossendale Free Press |
BRGS's second
11 are pictured here at Blackpool Grammar School in
October
1953... |
| 11/05/07 |
"Lord-ing
it over Nelson"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Sixth Form student Ben Lord, 17, and father provided the
"firepower" for Bacup cricket team as they obliterated
Nelson at Lanehead... |
| 27/04/07 |
"Daniel
follows in Bond's footsteps"
©Rossendale Free Press |
Daniel Gray, 18, wins a place at
the prestigious National Youth Theatre |
| 24/04/07 |
"Class
Act"
© Lancashire Evening Telegraph |
"This week's Class Act is Amanda Hughes,
whose organisational skills, diplomacy & friendliness
help BRGS to run smoothly..." |
| 13/04/07 |
"Young
eco-warriors reach county finals"
©Rossendale Free Press |
"Green-minded pupils & teachers from BRGS reached
the final stages of a top community award..."
Link
to photos & report on this website |
| 6/04/07 |
"School's
net gain"
© Rossendale Free Press |
"An energetic bunch of netball players have shot
their way into the record books – by playing
the longest match in history..."
Link
to photos & report on this website |
| 02/04/07 |
"Girls
net a world record"
© Telegraph.co.uk |
Netball squad at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
set a new world record for the longest ever match.
View
Photo Gallery here |
| 30/03/07 |
"Sparkling
Ofsted Report for BRGS"
© Rossendale Free Press |
"The Valley’s grammar school has received
a sparkling Ofsted report – with its sixth form
ranked outstanding in every field..." |
23/03/07
|
"School
is the tops, says Ofsted"
© Lancashire Evening
Telegraph
|
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a "good
school with outstanding features."
View
photograph
|
| March 2007 |
"Anglesey
Trip proves great fun"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Sixth Form students "had a laugh on a comedy-themed
trip to Anglesey"...
Link
to photos on this website |
| March 2007 |
Comic
Relief at BRGS
©Rossendale Free Press |
Photo of Mr. Williamson and Mr. Edwards participating
in 'Deal or No Deal' for Comic Relief. Link
to photos on this website |
| 09/03/07 |
"Expectations
are high at BRGS"
©Rossendale Free Press |
A cast of pupils and teachers have great expectations
of their most ambitious stage show yet. |
| 02/03/07 |
"Valley
schools in a league of their own"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School secured average
point scores in excess of the national mark of 35.
View
enlarged photograph |
| 01/03/07 |
"Grammars
score key success"
© Telegraph.co.uk |
BRGS are in the top 200 in the UK for
performance at Key Stage 3 (Year 7-9).
View
enlarged photograph |
| 26/01/07 |
"Girls Go For New Record"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Twenty BRGS girls will attempt to break
Guinness World Record for longest netball game.
Link
to report & photos |
| 19/01/07 |
"Michael's
Mad For mandolins"
©Rossendale Free Press |
Sixth Form student Michael Giverin is
making a name for himself as a mandolin player. |
| 12/01/07 |
"BRGS ‘delighted’ with
top table position "
© Rossendale Free Press |
BRGS was ranked top in Rossendale’s
table of A-level and equivalent qualifications. |
| 2006 |
|
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| 08/12/06 |
"Students’ high
rise living"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
is converting its old gym into a sixth form facility. |
| 08/12/06 |
"Ambassadors"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Lower Sixth student Jack McGregor has
been selected as one of two sports ambassadors for
Rossendale. |
| 25/08/06 |
"GCSE
Results 2006"
© Rossendale Free Press |
List of names and GCSE results for pupils
at schools in Rossendale.
See
related report about our GCSE results in 2006 |
| 18/08/06 |
"A
Level
Results 2006"
© Rossendale Free Press |
List of names and A Level results for
pupils at schools in Rossendale.
See
related report about our A Level results in 2006 |
| 09/06/06 |
"Blues
offer makes Ben a World Cup Dreamer"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Everton Football Club asked Ben
Horkin, 11, to go down for a six-week period in July to play
in their academy. |
| 05/05/06 |
"Europe's
Best"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Pupil and Bacup Judo Club's David
Groom, 17, was ranked
number one in Europe. |
| April 2006 |
Photo:
Sixth form student, Rachel Henry in the U19 England
Netball
Squad, at the Netball
Europe Championships |
| 21/04/06 |
"Handy
way to teach teenage girls new sport"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Pupils got the chance to try a new sport,
Handball, in a tournament organised by Haslingen Handball
Club. |
| 10/03/06 |
"That's
my boys"
© Rossendale
Free Press |
"The proud Groom family
is celebrating a medal double at the British Schools
national judo
competition at Bath University"... |
| 20/01/06 |
"Valley
schools cheer pupils' exam success"
© Rossendale Free Press
|
"High-flying Valley schools are celebrating
after league tables showed GCSE results were better
than ever in 2005..."
See
related report about our GCSE results in 2005 |
| 13/01/06 |
"Zara
bows out at the top"
© Rossendale Free Press |
Pupil Zara Moon, 17, "was
Britain’s
highest placed finisher at the World Endurance Championships
for Young Riders held at Bahrain"...
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